mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A dispenser comprising a housing defining a web material reservoir and a web material comprising preformed lines of weakness contained inside said housing, said dispenser further comprising a separation unit , said separation unit having a width direction and comprising at least a first roller having a rotational axis extending in said width direction and a web width extending in said width direction, and at least a second roller having a rotational axis extending parallel with said rotational axis of said first roller and a web width extending in said width direction, said second roller being positioned at a distance from said first roller , said distance extending in a direction perpendicular to said width direction, wherein each of said first and said second rollers is provided with at least one protrusion element extending perpendicularly from said axes, wherein each of said protrusion elements has a maximum width in said width direction, a maximum radial extension from said rotational axes, an inner portion adjacent to said rotational axes, and an outer portion remote from said rotational axes, wherein said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said first roller are arranged in a staggered relationship with said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said second roller , and wherein said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said first roller are partially overlapping with said outer portions of said protrusion elements on said second roller with a radial overlap length (L), thus forming an undulating passage for said web material between said rollers , wherein said web material is Z-folded to form a stack, said separation unit is configured to separate said web material along said preformed lines of weakness by passage through said undulating passage of said separation unit and in that said radial overlap length (L) is between 2-40 mm, preferably 2- 20 mm, more preferably 3-12 mm, or most preferably between 4-10 mm, and wherein each of said first and said second rollers is provided with a plurality of protrusion elements being spaced along said rotational axes and protruding perpendicularly from said axes, wherein each of said first and said second rollers has a central portion and peripheral portions in said width direction, and wherein said spacing between said protrusion elements is greater in said central portion than in said peripheral portions.
A method for transmitting a Device-to-Device, D2D, signal at a User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining, by the UE, a transmission timing of a first D2D subframe which is one of D2D subframes configured for a D2D link based on a downlink subframe received from a base station; and transmitting a first D2D signal for discovery in the first D2D subframe based on the determined transmission timing, wherein the transmission timing of the first D2D subframe is determined by configuring a timing advance for the first D2D signal as 0 and applying the timing advance for the first D2D signal based on a boundary of the downlink subframe. determining, by the UE, a transmission timing of a first D2D subframe which is one of D2D subframes configured for a D2D link based on a downlink subframe received from a base station; and transmitting a first D2D signal for discovery in the first D2D subframe based on the determined transmission timing, wherein the transmission timing of the first D2D subframe is determined by configuring a timing advance for the first D2D signal as 0 and applying the timing advance for the first D2D signal based on a boundary of the downlink subframe.
A method comprising steps of: responsive to any of ongoing operation and connection of one or more fibers of a plurality of fibers in a Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer, ROADM, , wherein the one or more fibers connect to ports in the ROADM, performing a Connection Validation, CV, scan in the ROADM that cycles through the one or more fibers; attaining a desired cycle time for the CV scan that is reduced relative to an ongoing CV through use of one or more techniques that each reduce the desired cycle time by a different amount; and determining one or more of connectivity and whether fiber loss is within expectations, based on the CV scan, wherein the one or more techniques include one or more of skipping unused ports, skipping in-service ports of the ports in the ROADM, a CV scan for only fibers that are recently detected as connected or reconnected to the ports in the ROADM, a transmission of dwell time between components for coordination, the coordination allowing each side in the scan to be on a given port in the ROADM at a same time, and a threshold of signal power for received packets, wherein the threshold is used to identify when the scan can move to a next port of the ports in the ROADM. responsive to any of ongoing operation and connection of one or more fibers of a plurality of fibers in a Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer, ROADM, , wherein the one or more fibers connect to ports in the ROADM, performing a Connection Validation, CV, scan in the ROADM that cycles through the one or more fibers; attaining a desired cycle time for the CV scan that is reduced relative to an ongoing CV through use of one or more techniques that each reduce the desired cycle time by a different amount; and determining one or more of connectivity and whether fiber loss is within expectations, based on the CV scan, wherein the one or more techniques include one or more of skipping unused ports, skipping in-service ports of the ports in the ROADM, a CV scan for only fibers that are recently detected as connected or reconnected to the ports in the ROADM, a transmission of dwell time between components for coordination, the coordination allowing each side in the scan to be on a given port in the ROADM at a same time, and a threshold of signal power for received packets, wherein the threshold is used to identify when the scan can move to a next port of the ports in the ROADM.
A method, comprising: receiving, by a device, an input associated with deploying a virtual firewall on a computing device ; determining, by the device, a first set of characteristics associated with the virtual firewall and a second set of characteristics associated with a hypervisor associated with the computing device , and associated with the virtual firewall; automatically tuning, by the device, the virtual firewall, wherein automatically tuning the virtual firewall comprises modifying a hypervisor setting and/or a virtual machine setting based on the first set of characteristics and the second set of characteristics ; and deploying, by the device, the virtual firewall after tuning the virtual firewall . receiving, by a device, an input associated with deploying a virtual firewall on a computing device ; determining, by the device, a first set of characteristics associated with the virtual firewall and a second set of characteristics associated with a hypervisor associated with the computing device , and associated with the virtual firewall; automatically tuning, by the device, the virtual firewall, wherein automatically tuning the virtual firewall comprises modifying a hypervisor setting and/or a virtual machine setting based on the first set of characteristics and the second set of characteristics ; and deploying, by the device, the virtual firewall after tuning the virtual firewall .
An agricultural work machine , comprising: a communication system configured to receive an information map that includes values of a first agricultural characteristic corresponding to different geographic locations in a field; a geographic position sensor configured to detect a geographic location of the agricultural work machine; an in-situ sensor configured to detect a value of a second agricultural characteristic indicative of a characteristic of processed material corresponding to the geographic location; a predictive model generator configured to generate a predictive agricultural model that models a relationship between the first agricultural characteristic and the second agricultural characteristic based on a value of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map at the geographic location and a value of the second agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor at the geographic location; and a predictive map generator configured to generate a functional predictive agricultural map of the field that maps predictive values of the second agricultural characteristic to the different geographic locations in the field based on the values of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map and based on the predictive agricultural model, and a control system configured to generate control signals to control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural work machine based on the functional predictive agricultural map. a communication system configured to receive an information map that includes values of a first agricultural characteristic corresponding to different geographic locations in a field; a geographic position sensor configured to detect a geographic location of the agricultural work machine; an in-situ sensor configured to detect a value of a second agricultural characteristic indicative of a characteristic of processed material corresponding to the geographic location; a predictive model generator configured to generate a predictive agricultural model that models a relationship between the first agricultural characteristic and the second agricultural characteristic based on a value of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map at the geographic location and a value of the second agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor at the geographic location; and a predictive map generator configured to generate a functional predictive agricultural map of the field that maps predictive values of the second agricultural characteristic to the different geographic locations in the field based on the values of the first agricultural characteristic in the information map and based on the predictive agricultural model, and a control system configured to generate control signals to control a controllable subsystem on the agricultural work machine based on the functional predictive agricultural map.
A camera device, comprising a lens module, a light-guiding tube and a photosensitive sensor; wherein the light-guiding tube is arranged at a periphery of a light-entering hole of the lens module, and the light-guiding tube is connected to the photosensitive sensor ; the lens module comprises a plurality of lenses, the light-entering hole formed by the plurality of lenses, a housing configured to fix the plurality of lenses, a camera sensor and a circuit board ; the lens module is configured to obtain a picture, and the photosensitive sensor is configured to detect an intensity of light from an external of the lens module; the photosensitive sensor is connected to the circuit board of the lens module, characterized by that the light-guiding tube comprises a first light-guiding segment and a second light-guiding segment , the first light-guiding segment completely surrounds the light-entering hole of the lens module, the second light-guiding segment and the photosensitive sensor are arranged inside the housing of the lens module, and the second light-guiding segment is connected to the photosensitive sensor ; and the first light-guiding segment is configured to receive the light from the outside of the lens module and guide the light to the second light-guiding segment , and the second light-guiding segment is configured to guide the light to the photosensitive sensor .
A bone graft comprising cells obtained from a human subject at least 50 years old, for use in transplantation into the human subject, wherein the bone graft has been exposed ex-vivo to a liposome comprising a Wnt3a protein, thereby restoring the osteogenic competence of the cells of the bone graft.
Internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder and a piston supported for repeated reciprocal movement in the cylinder so as to define a combustion chamber of an engine bore diameter (A-A), the internal combustion engine further comprising an ignition device arranged in said cylinder having an igniter portion and an fuel injector which are both arranged in a pre-chamber , wherein the pre-chamber comprises a plurality of orifices for providing fluid communication between said pre-chamber and the combustion chamber , wherein the inner volume of the pre-chamber is in the range of 0.3 % to 3 % of the minimum volume of the combustion chamber , wherein the number of orifices is in the range of 6 to 8, characterized in that the engine bore diameter (A-A) is 87.5 mm, the diameter of the orifices is in the range of 1 mm to 1.1 mm, and in that the plurality of orifices are of an overall orifice area so that the ratio between the overall orifice area and the engine bore diameter (A-A) of 87.5 mm ranges from 0.062831853 mm to 0.071807832 mm, for a maximum in net thermal efficiency.
A puncture mechanism for a beverage machine, comprising: a receiving cavity for a beverage pod ; a first cam ; a first cam follower associated with the first cam and configured to move in an axial direction in response to rotation of the first cam, thereby causing relative axial movement between an anvil positioned at the bottom of the receiving cavity and the beverage pod within the receiving cavity; a second cam ; and a second cam follower associated with the second cam and configured to move in a lateral direction in response to rotation of the second cam, thereby causing engagement between a sliding lock and the beverage pod. a receiving cavity for a beverage pod ; a first cam ; a first cam follower associated with the first cam and configured to move in an axial direction in response to rotation of the first cam, thereby causing relative axial movement between an anvil positioned at the bottom of the receiving cavity and the beverage pod within the receiving cavity; a second cam ; and a second cam follower associated with the second cam and configured to move in a lateral direction in response to rotation of the second cam, thereby causing engagement between a sliding lock and the beverage pod.
Apparatus for neuromuscular stimulation, comprising: (a) a module for receiving EMG signals from skin adjacent a muscle whose contraction is to be stimulated; and (b) a module for supplying a succession of stimulation (STIM) pulses; and (c) a controller configured (i) to cause the EMG-receiving module to be operable during quiescent periods between successive pulses to receive a composite inter-pulse EMG waveform; (ii) to extract a voluntary EMG signal from the composite inter-pulse EMG waveform dominated by much larger m-waves; and (iii) to modulate the amplitude of stimulation pulses in the succession depending on a voluntary component of the received EMG signals. (a) a module for receiving EMG signals from skin adjacent a muscle whose contraction is to be stimulated; and (b) a module for supplying a succession of stimulation (STIM) pulses; and (c) a controller configured (i) to cause the EMG-receiving module to be operable during quiescent periods between successive pulses to receive a composite inter-pulse EMG waveform; (ii) to extract a voluntary EMG signal from the composite inter-pulse EMG waveform dominated by much larger m-waves; and (iii) to modulate the amplitude of stimulation pulses in the succession depending on a voluntary component of the received EMG signals. (i) to cause the EMG-receiving module to be operable during quiescent periods between successive pulses to receive a composite inter-pulse EMG waveform; (ii) to extract a voluntary EMG signal from the composite inter-pulse EMG waveform dominated by much larger m-waves; and (iii) to modulate the amplitude of stimulation pulses in the succession depending on a voluntary component of the received EMG signals.
A computer-implemented method for transmission of data streams to a plurality of endpoints , the method comprising: monitoring, by at least one processor , transmission characteristics of a plurality of transmitters ; and organising, by the at least one processor, the plurality of transmitters into a plurality of groups based on at least one monitored transmission characteristic; dynamically adjusting, by the at least one processor, membership of the transmitters in the plurality of groups responsive to a change in the monitored transmission characteristics, each group of the plurality of groups corresponding to a corresponding ranked tier of a plurality of ranked tiers associated with a corresponding encoding bitrate range, such that the transmitters are promoted to a corresponding higher tier or demoted to a corresponding lower tier in response to the change in the monitored transmission characteristics; wherein a plurality of encoders are each configured to encode a data stream according to at least one encoding parameter; wherein each group of transmitters is configured to receive encoded data from an associated one of the encoders ; and each transmitter of the plurality of transmitters is configured to transmit the encoded data to an associated one of the plurality of endpoints; the method further comprising dynamically adjusting, by the at least one processor, the encoding bitrate of each encoder , according to the lowest bitrate of the transmitters that are members of the group associated with the respective encoder. monitoring, by at least one processor , transmission characteristics of a plurality of transmitters ; and organising, by the at least one processor, the plurality of transmitters into a plurality of groups based on at least one monitored transmission characteristic; dynamically adjusting, by the at least one processor, membership of the transmitters in the plurality of groups responsive to a change in the monitored transmission characteristics, each group of the plurality of groups corresponding to a corresponding ranked tier of a plurality of ranked tiers associated with a corresponding encoding bitrate range, such that the transmitters are promoted to a corresponding higher tier or demoted to a corresponding lower tier in response to the change in the monitored transmission characteristics; wherein a plurality of encoders are each configured to encode a data stream according to at least one encoding parameter; wherein each group of transmitters is configured to receive encoded data from an associated one of the encoders ; and each transmitter of the plurality of transmitters is configured to transmit the encoded data to an associated one of the plurality of endpoints; the method further comprising dynamically adjusting, by the at least one processor, the encoding bitrate of each encoder , according to the lowest bitrate of the transmitters that are members of the group associated with the respective encoder.
A table with central extension , comprising a frame , two movable trays bearing on said frame and adapted to be brought close to one another so as to constitute a continuous surface on their own, or to be symmetrically brought away from each other, or independently of each other so as to enable the set-up of one or several central extension(s) between said movable trays , the edges of the movable trays and of said extension(s) including at least one tab located on a first half of said edge and a groove located on a second half of said edge , said tab having a height increasing from its distal edge up to its central portion and decreasing from its central portion up to its proximal edge, and the depth of the groove being larger than the height of the tab , enabling an assembly by mortise-and-tenon joint even when the trays and/or the extension are deformed, characterized in that the tab includes: - a first tab portion (12.1) which extends from the distal edge of the tab and which has a length comprised between 30 and 50% of the total length of the tab , the first tab portion (12.1) having a height increasing from the distal edge of the tab up to the central portion of the tab , and - a second tab portion (12.2) which extends up to the proximal edge of the tab and which has a length comprised between 30 and 50% of the total length of the tab , the second tab portion (12.2) having a height decreasing from the central portion of the tab up to the proximal edge of the tab . - a first tab portion (12.1) which extends from the distal edge of the tab and which has a length comprised between 30 and 50% of the total length of the tab , the first tab portion (12.1) having a height increasing from the distal edge of the tab up to the central portion of the tab , and - a second tab portion (12.2) which extends up to the proximal edge of the tab and which has a length comprised between 30 and 50% of the total length of the tab , the second tab portion (12.2) having a height decreasing from the central portion of the tab up to the proximal edge of the tab .
A control method for controlling a vehicle that has tires mounted thereon and drives autonomously on a course , the course including a banked section , the control method comprising: an acquisition step (S11) of acquiring a detection result of a sensor , the sensor being mounted on the vehicle or installed along the course, that detects information about the vehicle and other vehicles on the course, and detecting a position of the vehicle and other vehicles on the course based on the detection result; and characterized by a control step of stopping the vehicle (S14) so that the vehicle does not enter the banked section when it is determined that there is another vehicle in the banked section based on the detection result of the sensor; wherein the vehicle is stopped at a stopping position, located ahead of the vehicle in a travel direction at a predetermined distance from a starting point of the banked section, when it is determined that there is another vehicle in the banked section. the course including a banked section , the control method comprising: an acquisition step (S11) of acquiring a detection result of a sensor , the sensor being mounted on the vehicle or installed along the course, that detects information about the vehicle and other vehicles on the course, and detecting a position of the vehicle and other vehicles on the course based on the detection result; and characterized by a control step of stopping the vehicle (S14) so that the vehicle does not enter the banked section when it is determined that there is another vehicle in the banked section based on the detection result of the sensor; wherein the vehicle is stopped at a stopping position, located ahead of the vehicle in a travel direction at a predetermined distance from a starting point of the banked section, when it is determined that there is another vehicle in the banked section. an acquisition step (S11) of acquiring a detection result of a sensor , the sensor being mounted on the vehicle or installed along the course, that detects information about the vehicle and other vehicles on the course, and detecting a position of the vehicle and other vehicles on the course based on the detection result; and characterized by a control step of stopping the vehicle (S14) so that the vehicle does not enter the banked section when it is determined that there is another vehicle in the banked section based on the detection result of the sensor; wherein the vehicle is stopped at a stopping position, located ahead of the vehicle in a travel direction at a predetermined distance from a starting point of the banked section, when it is determined that there is another vehicle in the banked section.