mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
Method for watermarking video images wherein modifiable blocks are selected among a plurality of candidate blocks, the method comprising: • obtaining a pixel error block ( e ) with respect to an original block ( o ) and a modified block ( w ) for a candidate block among said plurality of candidate blocks; • determining an error concentration metric ( ec ) for said pixel error block, comprising: ∘ obtaining a sorted error vector ( e *) by sorting said pixel error block in descending order of error value; ∘ computing a normalized accumulated error vector ( ec *) of said sorted error vector; ∘ determining said error concentration metric ( ec ) by obtaining a minimum index of said normalized accumulation error vector for which a normalized accumulation error value is above a target value ( ec T ); • determining that said candidate block is a modifiable block in the case where said error concentration metric ( ec ) is larger than a concentration value. • obtaining a pixel error block ( e ) with respect to an original block ( o ) and a modified block ( w ) for a candidate block among said plurality of candidate blocks; • determining an error concentration metric ( ec ) for said pixel error block, comprising: ∘ obtaining a sorted error vector ( e *) by sorting said pixel error block in descending order of error value; ∘ computing a normalized accumulated error vector ( ec *) of said sorted error vector; ∘ determining said error concentration metric ( ec ) by obtaining a minimum index of said normalized accumulation error vector for which a normalized accumulation error value is above a target value ( ec T ); ∘ obtaining a sorted error vector ( e *) by sorting said pixel error block in descending order of error value; ∘ computing a normalized accumulated error vector ( ec *) of said sorted error vector; ∘ determining said error concentration metric ( ec ) by obtaining a minimum index of said normalized accumulation error vector for which a normalized accumulation error value is above a target value ( ec T ); • determining that said candidate block is a modifiable block in the case where said error concentration metric ( ec ) is larger than a concentration value.
A method implemented by a network device functioning as a controller in a Software Defined Networking, SDN, network to configure a switch in the SDN network to process packets on behalf of a Service Function Chain, SFC, proxy so that the packets bypass the SFC proxy, the method comprising: receiving a translation rule for an SFC encapsulation from the SFC proxy; the method being characterized in that it further comprises: transmitting SFC proxy bypass instructions to the switch, the SFC proxy by pass instructions being instructions to the switch to translate packets belonging to a flow associated with the SFC encapsulation according to the translation rule for the SFC encapsulation and to forward the packets belonging to the flow associated with the SFC encapsulation to a Service Function, SF, while bypassing the SFC proxy; and transmitting an indication to the SFC proxy that the packets belonging to the flow associated with the SFC encapsulation are to bypass the SFC proxy. transmitting SFC proxy bypass instructions to the switch, the SFC proxy by pass instructions being instructions to the switch to translate packets belonging to a flow associated with the SFC encapsulation according to the translation rule for the SFC encapsulation and to forward the packets belonging to the flow associated with the SFC encapsulation to a Service Function, SF, while bypassing the SFC proxy; and transmitting an indication to the SFC proxy that the packets belonging to the flow associated with the SFC encapsulation are to bypass the SFC proxy.
An electronic product comprising a component having a first electrode comprising a first surface and a pillar extending from the first surface in a first direction, the pillar comprising three protrusions , the three protrusions forming angles of about 120 degrees with each other around a central line of the pillar where the three protrusions meet, and characterized in that the three protrusions are bent in the same direction so that the pillar has a triskelion cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the first direction.
A method of preparing a catalyst composition useful in the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks, wherein said method comprises: providing a support particle; impregnating said support particle with a first aqueous impregnation solution comprising a first Group VIII metal component, a first Group VIB metal component and a first phosphorous component to thereby provide a metals impregnated support; calcining said metals impregnated support wherein the calcining step comprises contacting said metals impregnated support with an atmosphere of an oxygen-containing gas at a calcination temperature in the range of from 350 °C to 900 °C to provide a base catalyst comprising Type I active sites and said first phosphorous component; impregnating said base catalyst with a second aqueous impregnation solution comprising a second Group VIII component, a second Group VIB component and a second phosphorous component to thereby provide a metals impregnated base catalyst; drying said metals impregnated base catalyst at a drying temperature that does not exceed 250 °C to remove at least a portion of the free water or volatile content, so as to provide a dried, non-calcined intermediate comprising Type II active sites and said second phosphorous component and having a volatiles content in the range of from 1 to 20 wt.% LOI, wherein LOI is loss on ignition; and sulfiding said dried intermediate, without a prior calcination thereof, to thereby provide said catalyst composition. providing a support particle; impregnating said support particle with a first aqueous impregnation solution comprising a first Group VIII metal component, a first Group VIB metal component and a first phosphorous component to thereby provide a metals impregnated support; calcining said metals impregnated support wherein the calcining step comprises contacting said metals impregnated support with an atmosphere of an oxygen-containing gas at a calcination temperature in the range of from 350 °C to 900 °C to provide a base catalyst comprising Type I active sites and said first phosphorous component; impregnating said base catalyst with a second aqueous impregnation solution comprising a second Group VIII component, a second Group VIB component and a second phosphorous component to thereby provide a metals impregnated base catalyst; drying said metals impregnated base catalyst at a drying temperature that does not exceed 250 °C to remove at least a portion of the free water or volatile content, so as to provide a dried, non-calcined intermediate comprising Type II active sites and said second phosphorous component and having a volatiles content in the range of from 1 to 20 wt.% LOI, wherein LOI is loss on ignition; and sulfiding said dried intermediate, without a prior calcination thereof, to thereby provide said catalyst composition.
An electromagnetic contactor comprising: an arc-extinguishing chamber (S) in which a movable contact and a fixed contact are disposed; a case having an arc-extinguishing chamber housing portion in which the arc-extinguishing chamber is housed; and an arc-extinguishing cover mounted on the case and configured to cover the arc-extinguishing chamber housing portion, wherein at least one of the case and the arc-extinguishing cover has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion , the other of the case and the arc-extinguishing cover has a third engaging portion configured to engage with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the arc-extinguishing cover is held to the case in either a first state in which the first engaging portion and the third engaging portion are engaged with each other or a second state in which the second engaging portion is engaged with the third engaging portion. an arc-extinguishing chamber (S) in which a movable contact and a fixed contact are disposed; a case having an arc-extinguishing chamber housing portion in which the arc-extinguishing chamber is housed; and an arc-extinguishing cover mounted on the case and configured to cover the arc-extinguishing chamber housing portion, wherein at least one of the case and the arc-extinguishing cover has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion , the other of the case and the arc-extinguishing cover has a third engaging portion configured to engage with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the arc-extinguishing cover is held to the case in either a first state in which the first engaging portion and the third engaging portion are engaged with each other or a second state in which the second engaging portion is engaged with the third engaging portion.
A combination of at least two components, component A and component B, comprising a component A being an inhibitor of ATR kinase and component B being a PD-1 inhibitor or a PD-L1 inhibitor, in which said component A has the formula: or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and in which said component B is pembrolizumab as PD-1 inhibitor, or atezolizumab as PD-Ll inhibitor, said combination being for use in the treatment of a hyper-proliferative disease, said hyper-proliferative disease being lymphoma, lung carcinoma or colon carcinoma, wherein said component B is to be administered prior to the first administration of component A. or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and in which said component B is pembrolizumab as PD-1 inhibitor, or atezolizumab as PD-Ll inhibitor, said combination being for use in the treatment of a hyper-proliferative disease, said hyper-proliferative disease being lymphoma, lung carcinoma or colon carcinoma, wherein said component B is to be administered prior to the first administration of component A.
A dispenser for liquid to pasty substances with a dispenser head and a dispenser body , wherein the dispenser head is movable relative to the dispenser body in a displacement direction in order to carry out a pumping motion, as well as rotatable relative to the dispenser body , wherein the dispenser furthermore features a pump chamber with a pump piston , an inlet valve and an outlet valve , wherein a dispensing tube is arranged downstream of the outlet valve in a dispensing direction of the substance and said dispensing tube is divided into two sections , which can be moved relative to one another and, as a result of a motion relative to one another, transferred into a closed position, in which the substance cannot be dispensed, and into an open position, in which the substance can be dispensed, wherein the sections are nested in one another at regions that face one another in order to form an inner part and an outer part, wherein a seal can be produced between an outer wall of the inner part and an inner wall of the outer part, and wherein the sections can be moved relative to one another without a relative motion in the displacement direction in order to change between the closed position and the open position, characterized in that a first section carries the pump piston on its bottom side and is guided in the pump chamber such that it is non-rotatable relative to the dispenser body , but displaceable in the axial direction.
A method for improving the uniformity of a tire, comprising: identifying at least one candidate process effect, the candidate process effect associated with a manufacturing variation related to a process element, the candidate process effect having one or more process harmonics associated with a period that does not fit an integer number of times within a circumference of the tire; identifying a process harmonic magnitude pattern for the at least one candidate process effect, the process harmonic magnitude pattern specifying a candidate magnitude for each of one or more process harmonics of the at least one candidate process effect; obtaining an observed magnitude for each of one or more harmonics of a measured uniformity parameter for each tire in a set of one or more test tires, the observed magnitude being derived from a measured uniformity parameter for each tire; determining, with a computing device, an estimated process harmonic magnitude for each of the one or more process harmonics based at least in part on the candidate magnitude associated with the process harmonic and the observed magnitude associated with a corresponding harmonic of the measured uniformity parameter for each tire in the set of one or more test tires, the estimated process harmonic magnitude being determined based solely on magnitude information without requiring phase angle or azimuth information; and modifying tire manufacture based at least in part on the estimated process harmonic magnitude determined for each of the one or more process harmonics of the at least one candidate process effect. identifying at least one candidate process effect, the candidate process effect associated with a manufacturing variation related to a process element, the candidate process effect having one or more process harmonics associated with a period that does not fit an integer number of times within a circumference of the tire; identifying a process harmonic magnitude pattern for the at least one candidate process effect, the process harmonic magnitude pattern specifying a candidate magnitude for each of one or more process harmonics of the at least one candidate process effect; obtaining an observed magnitude for each of one or more harmonics of a measured uniformity parameter for each tire in a set of one or more test tires, the observed magnitude being derived from a measured uniformity parameter for each tire; determining, with a computing device, an estimated process harmonic magnitude for each of the one or more process harmonics based at least in part on the candidate magnitude associated with the process harmonic and the observed magnitude associated with a corresponding harmonic of the measured uniformity parameter for each tire in the set of one or more test tires, the estimated process harmonic magnitude being determined based solely on magnitude information without requiring phase angle or azimuth information; and modifying tire manufacture based at least in part on the estimated process harmonic magnitude determined for each of the one or more process harmonics of the at least one candidate process effect.
A detection device for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample, the device comprising: a) a testing strip comprising a sample application area and a test area ; b) a base layer , wherein the base layer comprises a groove for containing the testing strip; c) a sample chamber for collecting a liquid sample; d) a covering layer covering the groove on the base layer to form a first sealed end channel and a second sealed end channel, the first and the second sealed end channels accommodating part of the testing strip therein and the second sealed end channel forming the sample chamber; and e) an opening included on the base layer or the cover layer in fluid communication with the sample chamber, to allow the liquid sample to enter into the sample chamber for contacting the sample application area when the test device is inserted into the liquid sample, so that the sample chamber can retain the liquid sample therein such as the liquid sample retained in the sample chamber is sufficient for a sample application area of the test strip to absorb the sample; characterized in that the first sealed end channel is an air-tight sealed end channel. a) a testing strip comprising a sample application area and a test area ; b) a base layer , wherein the base layer comprises a groove for containing the testing strip; c) a sample chamber for collecting a liquid sample; d) a covering layer covering the groove on the base layer to form a first sealed end channel and a second sealed end channel, the first and the second sealed end channels accommodating part of the testing strip therein and the second sealed end channel forming the sample chamber; and e) an opening included on the base layer or the cover layer in fluid communication with the sample chamber, to allow the liquid sample to enter into the sample chamber for contacting the sample application area when the test device is inserted into the liquid sample, so that the sample chamber can retain the liquid sample therein such as the liquid sample retained in the sample chamber is sufficient for a sample application area of the test strip to absorb the sample;
A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed on a surface of the dielectric film, the method comprising: a step (A) of, in a liquid comprising a polyanion and an aqueous medium, polymerizing a monomer compound for obtaining a conjugated electrically conductive polymer to obtain a dispersion containing the conjugated electrically conductive polymer and subjecting the dispersion to a dispersion treatment to obtain a dispersion containing the conjugated electrically conductive polymer; a step (B) of depositing the dispersion on a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof; and a step (C) of removing the aqueous medium from the dispersion deposited on the porous anode body to form a solid electrolyte layer, wherein the step (A) comprises pausing the dispersion treatment and allowing the dispersion to stand to cause the dispersion to thicken, wherein the pausing is performed once or several times, and the pausing time is from 1 to 6000 minutes in total and is from 1 to 300 minutes per pausing. a step (A) of, in a liquid comprising a polyanion and an aqueous medium, polymerizing a monomer compound for obtaining a conjugated electrically conductive polymer to obtain a dispersion containing the conjugated electrically conductive polymer and subjecting the dispersion to a dispersion treatment to obtain a dispersion containing the conjugated electrically conductive polymer; a step (B) of depositing the dispersion on a porous anode body made of a valve metal having a dielectric film on a surface thereof; and a step (C) of removing the aqueous medium from the dispersion deposited on the porous anode body to form a solid electrolyte layer, wherein the step (A) comprises pausing the dispersion treatment and allowing the dispersion to stand to cause the dispersion to thicken, wherein the pausing is performed once or several times, and the pausing time is from 1 to 6000 minutes in total and is from 1 to 300 minutes per pausing.
A document security element comprising an image invisible in visible light, and visible in the infrared in the 700-1000 nm range, characterised in that it includes a layer of paper susceptible to laser engraving, covered with a layer of paint transparent in infrared radiation, wherein the layer of paper comprises an engraving made by means of a laser beam pulse, performed after covering the layer of paper with the layer of paint .
Adapter arrangement (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e; 10f) for the gas-tight conducting of electrical current into a gas container , wherein the gas container comprises a projection-like current connection , which, for conducting the electrical current into the gas container , extends from an inner volume of the gas container beyond an outer surface of the gas container , having: - a housing for at least partially enclosing the current connection in a circumferential direction of the current connection , wherein the housing has a cover with a through-opening for leading the current connection out of the housing in a contact-free manner, - a container sealing means for the gas-tight fastening of the housing to the gas container , - a bearing means for fastening to the current connection within the housing , - a first insulating means for positioning at least partially between the bearing means and the cover within the housing for electrical insulation between the bearing means and the cover , - a housing sealing means for fastening to the current connection led out of the housing for sealing a gap between the current connection and the cover , and - a second insulating means for positioning at least partially between the housing sealing means and the cover outside the housing for electrical insulation between the housing sealing means and the cover , characterized by a clamping means , which is arranged at least partially between the bearing means and the first insulating means for applying pressure to the first insulating means in the direction of the cover . - a housing for at least partially enclosing the current connection in a circumferential direction of the current connection , wherein the housing has a cover with a through-opening for leading the current connection out of the housing in a contact-free manner, - a container sealing means for the gas-tight fastening of the housing to the gas container , - a bearing means for fastening to the current connection within the housing , - a first insulating means for positioning at least partially between the bearing means and the cover within the housing for electrical insulation between the bearing means and the cover , - a housing sealing means for fastening to the current connection led out of the housing for sealing a gap between the current connection and the cover , and - a second insulating means for positioning at least partially between the housing sealing means and the cover outside the housing for electrical insulation between the housing sealing means and the cover ,
A method for determining virtual machine, VM, migration, wherein the method comprises: after the VM is migrated from a second device to a first device, obtaining (S201), by the first device, a Media Access Control, MAC, address of the VM from a local interface, and perceiving, by the first device, according to a same MAC address already learned from the second device, that the VM is migrated; sending (S204), by the first device, an address resolution protocol, ARP, request packet to the VM according to the MAC address of the VM, the ARP request packet is used to probe the VM, receiving (S205), by the first device, an ARP response packet from the VM; and; advertising, by the first device, a route to the second device, wherein the route is a route to the VM. after the VM is migrated from a second device to a first device, obtaining (S201), by the first device, a Media Access Control, MAC, address of the VM from a local interface, and perceiving, by the first device, according to a same MAC address already learned from the second device, that the VM is migrated; sending (S204), by the first device, an address resolution protocol, ARP, request packet to the VM according to the MAC address of the VM, the ARP request packet is used to probe the VM, receiving (S205), by the first device, an ARP response packet from the VM; and; advertising, by the first device, a route to the second device, wherein the route is a route to the VM.