mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An interchangeable lens that is removably attachable to a camera body comprising: a clock receiving unit that receives a first clock signal (CLK) from the camera body ; a clock transmitting unit that outputs a second clock signal (HCLK) to the camera body ; a moving member that is movable within the interchangeable lens ; a first communication unit that performs first communication in which an instruction is received from the camera body in synchronization with the first clock signal (CLK), and information of the interchangeable lens is transmitted to the camera body in synchronization with the first clock signal (CLK); and a second communication unit that performs second communication in which data transmissions, each data transmission comprising first information indicating a position of the moving member and second information to be used for calculation of a drive amount of the moving member , are repeatedly transmitted to the camera body in synchronization with the second clock signal (HCLK), wherein in the second communication each data transmission, comprising the first information and the second information, is transmitted in synchronization with the second clock signal in a communication time (Ttransmit) during which the second clock signal is periodically output, and wherein in the second communication, once transmission of a data transmission has been completed, the lens-side second communication unit stops outputting the second clock signal until a time point when transmission of the next data transmission is started. a clock receiving unit that receives a first clock signal (CLK) from the camera body ; a clock transmitting unit that outputs a second clock signal (HCLK) to the camera body ; a moving member that is movable within the interchangeable lens ; a first communication unit that performs first communication in which an instruction is received from the camera body in synchronization with the first clock signal (CLK), and information of the interchangeable lens is transmitted to the camera body in synchronization with the first clock signal (CLK); and a second communication unit that performs second communication in which data transmissions, each data transmission comprising first information indicating a position of the moving member and second information to be used for calculation of a drive amount of the moving member , are repeatedly transmitted to the camera body in synchronization with the second clock signal (HCLK), wherein in the second communication each data transmission, comprising the first information and the second information, is transmitted in synchronization with the second clock signal in a communication time (Ttransmit) during which the second clock signal is periodically output, and wherein in the second communication, once transmission of a data transmission has been completed, the lens-side second communication unit stops outputting the second clock signal until a time point when transmission of the next data transmission is started.
A method for estimating an external force acting on an electrohydrostatic actuator , the actuator comprising a cylinder including a first chamber , a second chamber and a piston located between the first chamber and the second chamber , a pump suitable for injecting fluid into the chambers to control a displacement of the piston , and an electric motor driving the pump , the external force being an axial force acting on the cylinder , characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - estimating by means of a first state observer , a dynamic component of an equivalent pressure difference of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber and a speed of displacement of the piston , from a speed of rotation of the electric motor and from a position of the piston , - estimating by means of a second state observer , the static component of the equivalent pressure difference of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber , from the speed of displacement of the piston estimated by the first observer , the speed of rotation of the electric motor and the supply current of the electric motor ; - estimating the external force by means of a post-processing module as a combination of the dynamic component and the static component of the estimated fluid pressure difference. - estimating by means of a first state observer , a dynamic component of an equivalent pressure difference of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber and a speed of displacement of the piston , from a speed of rotation of the electric motor and from a position of the piston , - estimating by means of a second state observer , the static component of the equivalent pressure difference of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber , from the speed of displacement of the piston estimated by the first observer , the speed of rotation of the electric motor and the supply current of the electric motor ; - estimating the external force by means of a post-processing module as a combination of the dynamic component and the static component of the estimated fluid pressure difference.
At least one computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to: receive a request to access at least part of functionality of the system; perform face authentication based on a first input from a camera , to determine if a person attempting to access the at least part of the functionality has been approved to do so; perform liveness verification, based on a second input from the camera , to determine whether the second input is from a living person corresponding to the person; and grant access to the at least part of the functionality only if both the face authentication and the liveness verification are successful; wherein the instructions enable the system to perform the liveness verification by: prompting, via a video output of the system, to direct the person to blink; using the camera to take a picture of at least a part of a face of the person; illuminating an eye of the person with an illuminator, the illuminator located close enough to the optical axis of the camera's lens to produce a red-eye effect; and using the camera to take a flash picture of the user's eye, to detect the red-eye effect. receive a request to access at least part of functionality of the system; perform face authentication based on a first input from a camera , to determine if a person attempting to access the at least part of the functionality has been approved to do so; perform liveness verification, based on a second input from the camera , to determine whether the second input is from a living person corresponding to the person; and grant access to the at least part of the functionality only if both the face authentication and the liveness verification are successful; wherein the instructions enable the system to perform the liveness verification by: prompting, via a video output of the system, to direct the person to blink; using the camera to take a picture of at least a part of a face of the person; illuminating an eye of the person with an illuminator, the illuminator located close enough to the optical axis of the camera's lens to produce a red-eye effect; and using the camera to take a flash picture of the user's eye, to detect the red-eye effect. prompting, via a video output of the system, to direct the person to blink; using the camera to take a picture of at least a part of a face of the person; illuminating an eye of the person with an illuminator, the illuminator located close enough to the optical axis of the camera's lens to produce a red-eye effect; and using the camera to take a flash picture of the user's eye, to detect the red-eye effect.
An optical correlator system comprising an optical input, a first optical processing module comprising a beam splitter which receives incoming light from said optical input and splits said light to be transmitted to two or more spatial light modulating devices ; the output from the first module is transmitted through a lens and focused on a second optical processing module comprising a beam spitter which splits incoming light to be transmitted to two or more spatial light modulating devices ; the output from the second module is focused through a lens and captured by a detector ; wherein said beam splitter of said first module comprises a first cubic block with sides and the spatial light modulating devices are bonded to the sides of the first cubic block; whereby said spatial light modulating devices are orthogonal from one another; and said beam splitter of said second module comprises a second cubic block with sides and the spatial light modulating devices are bonded to the sides of the second cubic block; whereby said spatial light modulating devices are orthogonal from one another.
Process for treating water, in particular for the preparation of ultrapure water, in which a water stream is purified in a reverse-osmosis unit, wherein the water stream is subjected to pretreatment comprising the steps - partial exchange of the cations present in the water stream with H + ions and - essentially complete exchange of the anions present in the water stream with OH - ions and the water stream resulting from the pretreatment is fed directly into the reverse-osmosis unit, characterized in that , to bring about the partial exchange of the cations present in the water stream and the complete exchange of the anions present in the water stream, - the water stream is divided into at least two substreams, - at least one of the substreams is treated by means of a cation exchanger operated in H + mode, - at least one more of the substreams is treated by means of a softener connected in parallel to the cation exchanger and - the substreams treated by means of the cation exchanger and the softener are treated by means of at least one anion exchanger operated in OH - mode. - partial exchange of the cations present in the water stream with H + ions and - essentially complete exchange of the anions present in the water stream with OH - ions and the water stream resulting from the pretreatment is fed directly into the reverse-osmosis unit, characterized in that , to bring about the partial exchange of the cations present in the water stream and the complete exchange of the anions present in the water stream, - the water stream is divided into at least two substreams, - at least one of the substreams is treated by means of a cation exchanger operated in H + mode, - at least one more of the substreams is treated by means of a softener connected in parallel to the cation exchanger and - the substreams treated by means of the cation exchanger and the softener are treated by means of at least one anion exchanger operated in OH - mode.
A bit error information transfer method, comprising: detecting, by a second network device, whether a bit error occurs on a first unidirectional link from a first network device to the second network device; when detecting that a bit error occurs on the first unidirectional link, generating an Intermediate System to Intermediate System, ISIS, packet comprising an ISIS protocol packet extended by adding bit error information wherein the bit error information is used to indicate that the bit error occurs on the first unidirectional link; and sending the ISIS packet to the first network device. detecting, by a second network device, whether a bit error occurs on a first unidirectional link from a first network device to the second network device; when detecting that a bit error occurs on the first unidirectional link, generating an Intermediate System to Intermediate System, ISIS, packet comprising an ISIS protocol packet extended by adding bit error information wherein the bit error information is used to indicate that the bit error occurs on the first unidirectional link; and sending the ISIS packet to the first network device.
A method of controlling a washing machine, the washing machine including a motor configured to rotate a rotating tub rotatably provided in a fixed tub and a detergent supply device configured to store softener, the method comprising: performing a first rinsing process based on a first target water level and a first duty ratio of the motor ; supplying water to an intermediate water level of the fixed tub based on a second rinsing process starting; additionally supplying water to a second target water level together with the softener, the second target water level being lower than the first target water level: setting a duty ratio of the motor to a second duty ratio higher than the first duty ratio; and driving the motor based on the second duty ratio. performing a first rinsing process based on a first target water level and a first duty ratio of the motor ; supplying water to an intermediate water level of the fixed tub based on a second rinsing process starting; additionally supplying water to a second target water level together with the softener, the second target water level being lower than the first target water level: setting a duty ratio of the motor to a second duty ratio higher than the first duty ratio; and driving the motor based on the second duty ratio. setting a duty ratio of the motor to a second duty ratio higher than the first duty ratio; and driving the motor based on the second duty ratio.
Method for controlling the power supplied to only exactly one single induction heating coil of an induction hob for inductively heating a pot with a pot base as a function of the relative position between a coil center point of the induction heating coil and a base center point of the base of the pot , wherein: - a change of the relative position of the pot base of the pot relative to the induction heating coil is determined by means of the induction heating coil and used as a basis for increasing the power supplied to the induction heating coil or reducing the power supplied to the induction heating coil , wherein - the initial position of the base center point of the pot relative to the coil center point of the induction heating coil can be whatever where the pot stills covers at least a part of the induction heating coil . - a change of the relative position of the pot base of the pot relative to the induction heating coil is determined by means of the induction heating coil and used as a basis for increasing the power supplied to the induction heating coil or reducing the power supplied to the induction heating coil , wherein - the initial position of the base center point of the pot relative to the coil center point of the induction heating coil can be whatever where the pot stills covers at least a part of the induction heating coil .
A catheter for use with a guidewire , the catheter comprising: a proximal portion , distal portion , and a deflectable section located therebetween, the deflectable section having a deflectable cross section; where the deflectable section cross section comprises an elastic material on a first side and a flexible support material on a second side, an inflation lumen bounded by both the elastic material and the flexible support material, and where the deflectable section cross section rotates along a length of the deflectable section such that the elastic material, inflation lumen and flexible support material extend helically along the length of the deflectable section, wherein when a pressure within the inflation lumen increases, the elastic material expands away from the inflation lumen; a pull wire extending through the flexible support material at least along the length of the deflectable section and at least to the proximal portion of the catheter, such that proximal tension applied to the pull wire causes the deflectable section to deflect into a helical profile , characterized in that a guidewire lumen extending through the distal portion has an actuatable structure located therein to occlude the lumen, such that when the guidewire is located within the guidewire lumen, actuation of the actuatable structure occludes the guidewire lumen to apply a compressive force against the guidewire. a proximal portion , distal portion , and a deflectable section located therebetween, the deflectable section having a deflectable cross section; where the deflectable section cross section comprises an elastic material on a first side and a flexible support material on a second side, an inflation lumen bounded by both the elastic material and the flexible support material, and where the deflectable section cross section rotates along a length of the deflectable section such that the elastic material, inflation lumen and flexible support material extend helically along the length of the deflectable section, wherein when a pressure within the inflation lumen increases, the elastic material expands away from the inflation lumen; a pull wire extending through the flexible support material at least along the length of the deflectable section and at least to the proximal portion of the catheter, such that proximal tension applied to the pull wire causes the deflectable section to deflect into a helical profile , characterized in that a guidewire lumen extending through the distal portion has an actuatable structure located therein to occlude the lumen, such that when the guidewire is located within the guidewire lumen, actuation of the actuatable structure occludes the guidewire lumen to apply a compressive force against the guidewire.
A T cell or natural killer (NK) cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising: (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain wherein the antigen binding domains of the first and second CARs bind to different antigens, wherein the spacer of the first CAR is different to the spacer of the second CAR, wherein the spacer of the first CAR has a different size of the spacer of the second CAR, such that when the first CAR and the second CAR bind their respective target antigens, the first CAR and second CAR become spatially separated on the T cell membrane, wherein one of the first or second CARs is an activating CAR comprising an activating endodomain and the other CAR is an inhibitory CAR comprising a ligation-off inhibitory endodomain, and wherein the inhibitory endodomain comprises the endodomain from CD148 or CD45. (i) an antigen-binding domain; (ii) a spacer (iii) a trans-membrane domain; and (iv) an endodomain
A forklift truck mounted on a carrier vehicle , said truck comprising a frame , forks for handling the load and coupling the truck to a carrier vehicle , means for connecting the forks to the frame , said connection means comprising at least one lifting jack to drive the forks and the frame in relative displacement in the direction of approach towards one another and moving away from one another in order to permit raising of the forks in a so-called handling operating mode, in which the forks are mounted so as to be free in upward and downward displacement relative to the ground, and to permit raising of the frame in a so-called transport operating mode, in which the forks are in the high position and their upwards and downwards displacement relative to the ground is immobilized, the or each lifting jack comprising at least one body and a piston rod dividing the body into two chambers , this lifting jack being a double-effect lifting jack, each chamber (7; 8) of which is equipped with a fluid duct (C1, C2) for connection of the chamber (7; 8) to a hydraulic source comprising a pump and a reservoir via a distributor to permit supply of fluid to one or the other of the chambers , characterized in that , in the so-called handling operating mode, under the effect of their weight, the forks form a driving element for actuation of the or each lifting jack for the passage of the forks from the high position to the low position, and in that , for the or each lifting jack , the fluid ducts (C1, C2) for connection of the chambers of the lifting jack to the hydraulic source are connected to one another by a fluid connection , in order to permit a transfer of fluid from one of the chambers in the direction of the other chamber of the jack, this fluid connection being equipped with a closing member that is mounted so as to be mobile between a closed position and an open position of the fluid connection , this closing member being in the closed position at least in the transport operating mode, in the state in which the frame is driven in the direction of raising of the frame .
CNG power system comprising a storage tank , a fuel conversion system and an energy transfer system , wherein the storage tank is connected fluidically to the fuel conversion system via the energy transfer system , the fuel conversion system comprising a power unit using CNG as fuel and generating gas emissions comprising CO2, the fuel conversion system comprising a CO2 capture unit configured for separating out CO2 from the gas emissions, wherein the energy transfer system comprises a CNG expansion turbine mounted in a fuel circuit between the storage tank and fuel conversion system powered by expansion of the CNG flowing from the storage tank to the fuel conversion system, characterized in that the energy transfer system further comprises a CO2 compressor connected between the fuel conversion system and the storage tank along a CO2 circuit for compressing the CO2, wherein power for driving the CO2 compressor is supplied in part by power generated by the CNG expansion turbine .
A cooking appliance comprising: a first cavity configured to form a first cooking chamber ; a first fan configured to form a flow of air to flow outside the first cooking chamber; a second fan configured to form a flow of air to flow through an inside of the first cooking chamber; a first cover provided at an outer side of the first cavity; a first cooling channel formed between the first cavity and the first cover by the first fan; a second cavity stacked on the first cavity to form a second cooking chamber ; a second cover provided at an outer side of the second cavity; a second cooling channel formed between the second cavity and the second cover by the third fan; a vent configured to discharge air from the first cooling channel and the second cooling channel; characterized by a third fan configured to form a flow of air to flow outside and inside the second cooking chamber; and a third cooling channel configured to guide air inside the first cooking chamber to the vent through the second cooling channel, the third cooling channel being isolated from the first cooling channel. a first cavity configured to form a first cooking chamber ; a first fan configured to form a flow of air to flow outside the first cooking chamber; a second fan configured to form a flow of air to flow through an inside of the first cooking chamber; a first cover provided at an outer side of the first cavity; a first cooling channel formed between the first cavity and the first cover by the first fan; a second cavity stacked on the first cavity to form a second cooking chamber ; a second cover provided at an outer side of the second cavity; a second cooling channel formed between the second cavity and the second cover by the third fan; a vent configured to discharge air from the first cooling channel and the second cooling channel; characterized by a third fan configured to form a flow of air to flow outside and inside the second cooking chamber; and a third cooling channel configured to guide air inside the first cooking chamber to the vent through the second cooling channel, the third cooling channel being isolated from the first cooling channel.