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A method for accurately decoding spoken utterances using minimal resources, the method comprising the acts of: ordering a plurality of utterance decoders into a series; and sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained , wherein the act of sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained further comprises the acts of: decoding the spoken utterance with a first utterance decoder from the series to obtain a first recognition result; decoding the spoken utterance with a second utterance decoder from the series to obtain a second recognition result only if the first recognition result is neither accepted as being accurate nor rejected as being unrecognizable, and combining the second recognition result with the first recognition result to produce a combined recognition result; and accepting the combined recognition result if accurate . ordering a plurality of utterance decoders into a series; and sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained , wherein the act of sequentially decoding a spoken utterance with each utterance decoder in the series and combining the results until suitable accuracy is obtained further comprises the acts of: decoding the spoken utterance with a first utterance decoder from the series to obtain a first recognition result; decoding the spoken utterance with a second utterance decoder from the series to obtain a second recognition result only if the first recognition result is neither accepted as being accurate nor rejected as being unrecognizable, and combining the second recognition result with the first recognition result to produce a combined recognition result; and accepting the combined recognition result if accurate . decoding the spoken utterance with a first utterance decoder from the series to obtain a first recognition result; decoding the spoken utterance with a second utterance decoder from the series to obtain a second recognition result only if the first recognition result is neither accepted as being accurate nor rejected as being unrecognizable, and combining the second recognition result with the first recognition result to produce a combined recognition result; and accepting the combined recognition result if accurate .
Method for actuating a part that can be moved by means of a coil , wherein the method comprises the following steps: sampling a current flowing through the coil and/or a voltage applied to the coil in order to produce a coil signal ; and determining at least one movement parameter representing a jitter of the part by using the coil signal and a step of changing at least one signal parameter of a dither setpoint signal for producing the jitter by comparing the movement parameter with at least one setpoint value in order to adjust the jitter to the setpoint value . sampling a current flowing through the coil and/or a voltage applied to the coil in order to produce a coil signal ; and determining at least one movement parameter representing a jitter of the part by using the coil signal and a step of changing at least one signal parameter of a dither setpoint signal for producing the jitter by comparing the movement parameter with at least one setpoint value in order to adjust the jitter to the setpoint value .
An article of footwear comprising: an adjustable pressure bladder ; a constant pressure reservoir ; a first valve being an electronically controlled valve, and having a fluid port in fluid communication with the bladder and a fluid port in fluid communication with the reservoir ; a pressure sensor configured to output bladder pressure values; a second valve in fluid communication with the bladder and an exterior of the article of footwear; and an electronic control unit configured to iteratively transfer gas between the bladder and the reservoir . an adjustable pressure bladder ; a constant pressure reservoir ; a first valve being an electronically controlled valve, and having a fluid port in fluid communication with the bladder and a fluid port in fluid communication with the reservoir ; a pressure sensor configured to output bladder pressure values; a second valve in fluid communication with the bladder and an exterior of the article of footwear; and an electronic control unit configured to iteratively transfer gas between the bladder and the reservoir .
A method of producing ice cream, comprising the steps of: providing an ingredient composition comprising, micellar caseins and whey proteins and having a pH of 6.1 - 7.1 and a concentration of 1 - 15 wt.% of proteins, and wherein the ingredient composition has a casein to whey protein ratio of 90/10 - 60/40, adding 3 - 25 mM divalent cations to provide a concentration of 3 - 8 mM free divalent cations in the ingredient composition, homogenising the ingredient composition; and subsequently pasteurising and stirring the ingredient composition at a temperature of 80°- 100°C for a period of 0.5 - 3 min to form agglomerated proteins comprising caseins and beta-lactoglobulin from the whey proteins, the agglomerates having a size of 5 - 50 microns as measured by D mean diameter, and wherein the divalent cations are calcium cations, and freezing the ingredient composition, and wherein the ingredient composition is a mix is for frozen confection and comprises fat in an amount of 0.5-20 wt.%, milk solids non-fat in an amount of 5-15 wt.%, a sweetening agent in an amount of 5-30 wt.%, a stabiliser system in an amount up to 6 wt.%. providing an ingredient composition comprising, micellar caseins and whey proteins and having a pH of 6.1 - 7.1 and a concentration of 1 - 15 wt.% of proteins, and wherein the ingredient composition has a casein to whey protein ratio of 90/10 - 60/40, adding 3 - 25 mM divalent cations to provide a concentration of 3 - 8 mM free divalent cations in the ingredient composition, homogenising the ingredient composition; and subsequently pasteurising and stirring the ingredient composition at a temperature of 80°- 100°C for a period of 0.5 - 3 min to form agglomerated proteins comprising caseins and beta-lactoglobulin from the whey proteins, the agglomerates having a size of 5 - 50 microns as measured by D mean diameter, and wherein the divalent cations are calcium cations, and freezing the ingredient composition,
An eyepiece device for a surgical instrument , in particular for an endoscope, wherein the eyepiece device comprises an eyepiece frame and at least one optical unit which is accommodated in the eyepiece frame , wherein the optical unit comprises at least one first optical element and a second optical element connected therewith, characterized in that the second optical element is manufactured from a second material with anomalous dispersion and the first and the second optical elements together form an optical unit which is corrected with respect of chromatic aberration, wherein the eyepiece frame comprises an expansion chamber for the second optical element , wherein the expansion chamber extends an installation space provided for the optical unit in a radial direction (R).
A device, comprising: a scintillator layer configured to convert x-ray or gamma ray photons into photons of visible light; a photodiode layer configured to convert visible light produced by the scintillator layer into an electric current; an integrated circuit , IC, layer situated below the photodiode layer and configured to receive and process the electric current, characterised in that electrical contacts of the IC layer are directly connected to electrical contacts of the photodiode layer using wire-bonding ; and the wire-bonding is covered with a protective material while bottom part of the IC layer is left at least partly exposed. a scintillator layer configured to convert x-ray or gamma ray photons into photons of visible light; a photodiode layer configured to convert visible light produced by the scintillator layer into an electric current; an integrated circuit , IC, layer situated below the photodiode layer and configured to receive and process the electric current, characterised in that electrical contacts of the IC layer are directly connected to electrical contacts of the photodiode layer using wire-bonding ; and the wire-bonding is covered with a protective material while bottom part of the IC layer is left at least partly exposed.
An assay device comprising: a lateral flow assay test strip ; a capillary tube component configured to provide a metered sample to the lateral flow assay test strip ; a depressible air chamber in communication with a sample receiving area and the capillary tube component ; further comprising a buffer well connected to the sample receiving area via the capillary tube component ; and wherein the depressible air chamber is adapted to move a metered sample in the capillary tube component into the buffer well . a lateral flow assay test strip ; a capillary tube component configured to provide a metered sample to the lateral flow assay test strip ; a depressible air chamber in communication with a sample receiving area and the capillary tube component ; further comprising a buffer well connected to the sample receiving area via the capillary tube component ; and wherein the depressible air chamber is adapted to move a metered sample in the capillary tube component into the buffer well .
A semiconductor device structure comprising: a layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material; and a layer of polycrystalline diamond material, wherein the layer of polycrystalline diamond material is bonded to the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material via a bonding layer formed of nano-crystalline diamond and having a thickness of less than 25 nm and a thickness variation of no more than 15 nm, wherein an effective thermal boundary resistance as measured by transient thermoreflectance at an interface between the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material and the layer of polycrystalline diamond material is less than 25 m 2 K/GW with a variation of no more than 12 m 2 K/GW as measured across the semiconductor device structure, and wherein the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material has one or both of the following characteristics: a charge mobility of at least 1200 cm 2 V -1 s -1 ; and a sheet resistance of no more than 700 Ω/square. a layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material; and a layer of polycrystalline diamond material, wherein the layer of polycrystalline diamond material is bonded to the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material via a bonding layer formed of nano-crystalline diamond and having a thickness of less than 25 nm and a thickness variation of no more than 15 nm, wherein an effective thermal boundary resistance as measured by transient thermoreflectance at an interface between the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material and the layer of polycrystalline diamond material is less than 25 m 2 K/GW with a variation of no more than 12 m 2 K/GW as measured across the semiconductor device structure, and wherein the layer of single crystal compound semiconductor material has one or both of the following characteristics: a charge mobility of at least 1200 cm 2 V -1 s -1 ; and a sheet resistance of no more than 700 Ω/square. a charge mobility of at least 1200 cm 2 V -1 s -1 ; and a sheet resistance of no more than 700 Ω/square.
A device for encoding audio data, the device comprising: one or more processors configured to: obtain an audio signal comprising a plurality of elements; generate a first Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) soundfield that represents the audio signal; select a set of elements of the audio signal for encoding in a non-Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) domain; generate, based on the selected set of elements and a set of spatial positioning vectors, a second HOA soundfield that represents the selected set of elements; generate a third HOA soundfield that represents a difference between the first HOA soundfield and the second HOA soundfield; and generate a coded audio bitstream that includes a representation of the selected set of elements in the non-HOA domain, an indication of the set of spatial positioning vectors, and a representation of the third HOA soundfield; and a memory, electrically coupled to the one or more processors, configured to store at least a portion of the coded audio bitstream. one or more processors configured to: obtain an audio signal comprising a plurality of elements; generate a first Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) soundfield that represents the audio signal; select a set of elements of the audio signal for encoding in a non-Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) domain; generate, based on the selected set of elements and a set of spatial positioning vectors, a second HOA soundfield that represents the selected set of elements; generate a third HOA soundfield that represents a difference between the first HOA soundfield and the second HOA soundfield; and generate a coded audio bitstream that includes a representation of the selected set of elements in the non-HOA domain, an indication of the set of spatial positioning vectors, and a representation of the third HOA soundfield; and obtain an audio signal comprising a plurality of elements; generate a first Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) soundfield that represents the audio signal; select a set of elements of the audio signal for encoding in a non-Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA) domain; generate, based on the selected set of elements and a set of spatial positioning vectors, a second HOA soundfield that represents the selected set of elements; generate a third HOA soundfield that represents a difference between the first HOA soundfield and the second HOA soundfield; and generate a coded audio bitstream that includes a representation of the selected set of elements in the non-HOA domain, an indication of the set of spatial positioning vectors, and a representation of the third HOA soundfield; and a memory, electrically coupled to the one or more processors, configured to store at least a portion of the coded audio bitstream.
A method (390; 490; 590) of manufacturing an airfoil of a gas turbine engine, the method (390; 490; 590) comprising: fixing the airfoil in a workpiece space ; detecting a position of the airfoil in the workpiece space using a force-sensing element ; and removing material from the airfoil to reduce a dimension of the airfoil , wherein detecting the position of the airfoil comprises moving the force-sensing element across a surface of the airfoil , wherein the surface of the airfoil is a first surface, wherein removing material from the airfoil to reduce the dimension of the airfoil comprises removing material from a second surface of the airfoil opposite the first surface, characterised in that removing material from the second surface of the airfoil is performed substantially simultaneously as moving the force-sensing element across the first surface of the airfoil by using a clamp force-sensing element having a sensing portion and a cutting portion. fixing the airfoil in a workpiece space ; detecting a position of the airfoil in the workpiece space using a force-sensing element ; and removing material from the airfoil to reduce a dimension of the airfoil , wherein detecting the position of the airfoil comprises moving the force-sensing element across a surface of the airfoil , wherein the surface of the airfoil is a first surface, wherein removing material from the airfoil to reduce the dimension of the airfoil comprises removing material from a second surface of the airfoil opposite the first surface, characterised in that removing material from the second surface of the airfoil is performed substantially simultaneously as moving the force-sensing element across the first surface of the airfoil by using a clamp force-sensing element having a sensing portion and a cutting portion.
A medical device delivery system for delivering a medical implant, comprising: a catheter having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion ; a handle coupled to the proximal end portion of the catheter ; a lock line handle releasably coupled to the handle ; a release assembly configured to releasably couple the lock line handle to the handle ; and a lock line having a first end portion fixedly coupled to the lock line handle , a second end portion releasably coupled to the lock line handle ; wherein the second end portion is configured to be released from the lock line handle by release of the lock line handle from the handle via operation of the release assembly. a catheter having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion ; a handle coupled to the proximal end portion of the catheter ; a lock line handle releasably coupled to the handle ; a release assembly configured to releasably couple the lock line handle to the handle ; and a lock line having a first end portion fixedly coupled to the lock line handle , a second end portion releasably coupled to the lock line handle ; wherein the second end portion is configured to be released from the lock line handle by release of the lock line handle from the handle via operation of the release assembly.
A camera module, comprising: a body including a first body , and a second body coupled to the first body ; a lens part coupled to the second body ; and a circuit board part disposed at an inner space formed by the first body and the second body , and fixed to the first body ; wherein the lens part includes at least one lens , wherein the circuit board part is mounted with an image sensor , wherein the second body includes an outer projection part formed on a floor surface and an inner projection part formed the floor surface, wherein a concave part is formed between the inner projection part and the outer projection part, wherein a body part is accommodated in the concave part, wherein a distance in an optical axis direction (C L ) between the lens part and the image sensor can be adjusted by a focus adjusting unit (F), characterized in that the focus adjusting unit (F) comprising the body part is coupled to an upper surface of the circuit board part , wherein the body part comprises a screw thread coupled to a screw thread formed at an inner surface of the second body . a body including a first body , and a second body coupled to the first body ; a lens part coupled to the second body ; and a circuit board part disposed at an inner space formed by the first body and the second body , and fixed to the first body ; wherein the lens part includes at least one lens , wherein the circuit board part is mounted with an image sensor , wherein the second body includes an outer projection part formed on a floor surface and an inner projection part formed the floor surface, wherein a concave part is formed between the inner projection part and the outer projection part, wherein a body part is accommodated in the concave part, wherein a distance in an optical axis direction (C L ) between the lens part and the image sensor can be adjusted by a focus adjusting unit (F), characterized in that the focus adjusting unit (F) comprising the body part is coupled to an upper surface of the circuit board part , wherein the body part comprises a screw thread coupled to a screw thread formed at an inner surface of the second body .
A multilayer porous membrane comprising a porous membrane that includes a polyolefin resin as a main component, and a porous layer that includes inorganic particles and a binder polymer, layered on at least one side of the porous membrane, wherein the total thickness of the porous layer is 0.5 μm or more and 3.0 μm or less, the number of holes with hole areas of 0.001 μm 2 or greater in the porous layer is 65 or more and 180 or less per 10 μm 2 visual field, the percentage of holes with areas in the range of 0.001 μm 2 to 0.05 μm 2 among holes with areas of 0.001 μm 2 or greater in the porous layer is 90% or greater, the percentage of inorganic particles occupying the porous layer is 90 weight% or more and 99 weight% or less, and an aspect ratio of the inorganic particles is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less.
A method to manufacture reticulated metal foam via a dual investment solid mold, comprising: pre-investing a precursor with a diluted pre-investment ceramic plaster to encapsulate the precursor ; and investing the encapsulated precursor with a ceramic plaster within a varied cross-section mold ; characterised in that : the varied cross-section mold forms a mold thickness between an outer periphery of the encapsulated precursor at a top of the encapsulated precursor which is between 200-500% of a thickness between the outer periphery of the encapsulated precursor at a base of the encapsulated precursor . pre-investing a precursor with a diluted pre-investment ceramic plaster to encapsulate the precursor ; and investing the encapsulated precursor with a ceramic plaster within a varied cross-section mold ; characterised in that : the varied cross-section mold forms a mold thickness between an outer periphery of the encapsulated precursor at a top of the encapsulated precursor which is between 200-500% of a thickness between the outer periphery of the encapsulated precursor at a base of the encapsulated precursor .
A method for detecting a microorganism in a sample, the method comprising: a) filtering a sample through a filter to entrap any microorganisms present in the sample; b) treating the filter to release genomic material or DNA from the entrapped microorganisms; c) amplifying the genomic material or DNA released from the entrapped microorganisms; and d) identifying specific regions of the genomic material or DNA to determine the presence, identify the species or quantify the approximate number of any entrapped microorganisms, wherein step c) comprises multiple displacement amplification on the filter. a) filtering a sample through a filter to entrap any microorganisms present in the sample; b) treating the filter to release genomic material or DNA from the entrapped microorganisms; c) amplifying the genomic material or DNA released from the entrapped microorganisms; and d) identifying specific regions of the genomic material or DNA to determine the presence, identify the species or quantify the approximate number of any entrapped microorganisms,
An air conditioning pack management system for controlling distribution of a predetermined amount of conditioned air from a system comprising two or more air conditioning packs , the pack management system comprising a management unit arranged to apportion the predetermined amount of conditioned air to be provided by one or more of the two or more packs based on pre-selected metrics; characterised in that the pre-selected metrics include the respective operating efficiencies of the packs, and wherein, depending on the predetermined amount of conditioned air, the pack management system is configured to apportion the predetermined amount of conditioned air unequally between the two or more packs such that one provides a greater proportion of the predetermined amount of conditioned air than the other/another air conditioning pack so to maximize the efficiency of the two or more air conditioning packs.