mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a storage means configured to store recording sheets; an image forming means configured to form an image on a recording sheet fed from the storage means ; an insertion means , including an interleaving sheet tray on which an interleaving sheet is stacked, configured to insert the interleaving sheet fed from the interleaving sheet tray between recording sheets conveyed from the image forming means ; a first detection means configured to detect the presence or absence of a recording sheet in the storage means ; a second detection means configured to detect the remaining amount of recording sheets in the storage means ; and a control means configured to control sheet feeding start timing of the interleaving sheet stacked on the interleaving sheet tray , wherein the control means is arranged to control the insertion means to start feeding the interleaving sheet from the interleaving sheet tray regardless of a detection result acquired by the first detection means before the second detection means detects that a remaining amount of recording sheets in the storage means is smaller than a threshold, characterized in that the control means is arranged to control the insertion means to start feeding the interleaving sheet from the interleaving sheet tray based on the detection of the presence of a recording sheet preceding the interleaf sheet acquired by the first detection means after the second detection means detects that a remaining amount of recording sheets in the storage means is smaller than the threshold. a storage means configured to store recording sheets; an image forming means configured to form an image on a recording sheet fed from the storage means ; an insertion means , including an interleaving sheet tray on which an interleaving sheet is stacked, configured to insert the interleaving sheet fed from the interleaving sheet tray between recording sheets conveyed from the image forming means ; a first detection means configured to detect the presence or absence of a recording sheet in the storage means ; a second detection means configured to detect the remaining amount of recording sheets in the storage means ; and a control means configured to control sheet feeding start timing of the interleaving sheet stacked on the interleaving sheet tray , wherein the control means is arranged to control the insertion means to start feeding the interleaving sheet from the interleaving sheet tray regardless of a detection result acquired by the first detection means before the second detection means detects that a remaining amount of recording sheets in the storage means is smaller than a threshold, characterized in that the control means is arranged to control the insertion means to start feeding the interleaving sheet from the interleaving sheet tray based on the detection of the presence of a recording sheet preceding the interleaf sheet acquired by the first detection means after the second detection means detects that a remaining amount of recording sheets in the storage means is smaller than the threshold.
A method for filtering noise in a sequence of pixels, each pixel having an associated pixel value, the method comprising: recursively filtering the sequence of pixels in first and second directions so as to form first and second filtered pixel values for each pixel by, for each pixel: reading a filtered pixel value for the preceding pixel of the sequence with respect to the direction of operation of the recursive filter; scaling the filtered pixel value of the preceding pixel of the sequence by a measure of similarity between a property of the pixel and a corresponding property of the preceding pixel; and forming a filtered pixel value for the pixel in dependence on the pixel value of the pixel and on the scaled filtered pixel value for the preceding pixel; forming a weight for the filtered pixel value in dependence on a measure of confidence in the pixel values which contributed to that filtered pixel value; and combining the first and second filtered pixel values formed in respect of each pixel of each sequence so as to generate a filter output for the pixel, wherein combining the first and second filtered pixel values comprises calculating a weighted average of the first and second filtered pixel values using the formed weights. recursively filtering the sequence of pixels in first and second directions so as to form first and second filtered pixel values for each pixel by, for each pixel: reading a filtered pixel value for the preceding pixel of the sequence with respect to the direction of operation of the recursive filter; scaling the filtered pixel value of the preceding pixel of the sequence by a measure of similarity between a property of the pixel and a corresponding property of the preceding pixel; and forming a filtered pixel value for the pixel in dependence on the pixel value of the pixel and on the scaled filtered pixel value for the preceding pixel; forming a weight for the filtered pixel value in dependence on a measure of confidence in the pixel values which contributed to that filtered pixel value; and reading a filtered pixel value for the preceding pixel of the sequence with respect to the direction of operation of the recursive filter; scaling the filtered pixel value of the preceding pixel of the sequence by a measure of similarity between a property of the pixel and a corresponding property of the preceding pixel; and forming a filtered pixel value for the pixel in dependence on the pixel value of the pixel and on the scaled filtered pixel value for the preceding pixel; forming a weight for the filtered pixel value in dependence on a measure of confidence in the pixel values which contributed to that filtered pixel value; and combining the first and second filtered pixel values formed in respect of each pixel of each sequence so as to generate a filter output for the pixel, wherein combining the first and second filtered pixel values comprises calculating a weighted average of the first and second filtered pixel values using the formed weights.
An uncontrolled alternating-current demagnetizer , comprising an alternating-current circuit and an AC voltage source , wherein the alternating-current circuit , via the actuation of a switch (S), permits the application of an AC voltage to a parallel oscillating circuit (P) comprising a demagnetizer coil (L) and a capacitor (C1) connected in parallel to said demagnetizer coil (L), and wherein the alternating-current circuit has at least one inrush current-limiting semiconductor element (D) which switches the AC voltage at the zero crossing, is arranged in series to the AC voltage source and can be operated by means of switch (S), with which semiconductor element an AC voltage can be applied to the alternating-current circuit at precisely the zero crossing of the AC voltage, whereby an inrush current pulse can be avoided, characterized in that the alternating-current circuit has a series capacitor (C2) which is connected in series with the demagnetizer coil (L) in the alternating-current circuit .
A method of preparing polymeric microparticles comprising the steps of: subjecting a mixture containing a biocompatible polymer in an emulsion state and a first crosslinking agent to a primary crosslinking reaction to form crosslinked particles; and extracting the crosslinked particles and performing a secondary crosslinking reaction in an organic solvent phase including a second crosslinking agent, wherein the step of subjecting a mixture containing a biocompatible polymer in an emulsion state and a first crosslinking agent to a primary crosslinking reaction to form crosslinked particles comprises adding an aqueous solution in which the biocompatible polymer is dissolved to a hydrophobic solvent to form an emulsion; and adding the first crosslinking agent to the mixed solution containing the emulsion, wherein in the step of extracting the crosslinked particles and performing a secondary crosslinking reaction, the crosslinked particles and the second crosslinking agent proceed the secondary crosslinking reaction in a solid phase, and wherein the biocompatible polymer means a polymer that can be injected directly into a human body for effective drug delivery of drugs applied to the human body. subjecting a mixture containing a biocompatible polymer in an emulsion state and a first crosslinking agent to a primary crosslinking reaction to form crosslinked particles; and extracting the crosslinked particles and performing a secondary crosslinking reaction in an organic solvent phase including a second crosslinking agent, wherein the step of subjecting a mixture containing a biocompatible polymer in an emulsion state and a first crosslinking agent to a primary crosslinking reaction to form crosslinked particles comprises adding an aqueous solution in which the biocompatible polymer is dissolved to a hydrophobic solvent to form an emulsion; and adding the first crosslinking agent to the mixed solution containing the emulsion, wherein in the step of extracting the crosslinked particles and performing a secondary crosslinking reaction, the crosslinked particles and the second crosslinking agent proceed the secondary crosslinking reaction in a solid phase, and wherein the biocompatible polymer means a polymer that can be injected directly into a human body for effective drug delivery of drugs applied to the human body.
A method for computing joint torques applied by actuators to perform a control of a movement of a robot arm having several degrees of freedom (DoF), characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: (a) providing (S1) by a trajectory generator trajectory vectors (x) specifying a desired trajectory comprising a position, velocity and acceleration of the robot arm for each degree of freedom (DoF); (b) mapping (S2) the trajectory vectors (x) into corresponding latent representation vectors (a) which capture inherent properties of the robot arm using basis functions (A) with trained parameters, wherein the basis functions (A) are functions which are trained on a data set comprising joint torques (t) and corresponding trajectories of the robot arm; (c) multiplying (S3) the latent representation vectors (a) with trained core tensors (G) to compute the joint torques (t) for each degree of freedom (DoF) wherein the number of trained core tensors (G) corresponds to the number of degrees of freedom (DoF) of the robot arm to be controlled. (a) providing (S1) by a trajectory generator trajectory vectors (x) specifying a desired trajectory comprising a position, velocity and acceleration of the robot arm for each degree of freedom (DoF); (b) mapping (S2) the trajectory vectors (x) into corresponding latent representation vectors (a) which capture inherent properties of the robot arm using basis functions (A) with trained parameters, wherein the basis functions (A) are functions which are trained on a data set comprising joint torques (t) and corresponding trajectories of the robot arm; (c) multiplying (S3) the latent representation vectors (a) with trained core tensors (G) to compute the joint torques (t) for each degree of freedom (DoF) wherein the number of trained core tensors (G) corresponds to the number of degrees of freedom (DoF) of the robot arm to be controlled.
A computer implemented method of control and data exchange between autonomous devices, the method comprising: receiving, from each of a plurality of autonomous devices, a device specification, the device specification defining a device identifier, receivable commands and device outputs; storing, for each device of the plurality of autonomous devices, the device specification; publishing at least a portion of the stored device specification for receipt by at least one other of the autonomous devices; and transmitting, based on the published device specification, a message including a command or a device output from one of the autonomous devices to a destination device of the autonomous devices, the transmission being initiated by the transmitting autonomous device for receipt by the destination device, the transmission being based on the published device specification from the destination device, wherein the device specification includes a plurality of output fields defining the device outputs and a plurality of control fields defining the receivable commands, the output fields and control fields having a common format independent of the destination device. receiving, from each of a plurality of autonomous devices, a device specification, the device specification defining a device identifier, receivable commands and device outputs; storing, for each device of the plurality of autonomous devices, the device specification; publishing at least a portion of the stored device specification for receipt by at least one other of the autonomous devices; and transmitting, based on the published device specification, a message including a command or a device output from one of the autonomous devices to a destination device of the autonomous devices, the transmission being initiated by the transmitting autonomous device for receipt by the destination device, the transmission being based on the published device specification from the destination device, wherein the device specification includes a plurality of output fields defining the device outputs and a plurality of control fields defining the receivable commands, the output fields and control fields having a common format independent of the destination device.
Air spring , in particular for road vehicles and/or for rail vehicles, at least having at least one first contact element and at least one second contact element which are configured so as to be able to contact one another, characterized in that at least one first transponder is embedded in the first contact element , said first transponder being spaced apart from that surface of the first contact element that faces the second contact element by a first predetermined dimension (A), or vice versa, wherein the transponder by means of a scanning apparatus is configured so as to be able to be excited so as to emit a signal which is able to be detected by a scanning apparatus. at least one first contact element and at least one second contact element which are configured so as to be able to contact one another, characterized in that at least one first transponder is embedded in the first contact element , said first transponder being spaced apart from that surface of the first contact element that faces the second contact element by a first predetermined dimension (A), or vice versa, wherein the transponder by means of a scanning apparatus is configured so as to be able to be excited so as to emit a signal which is able to be detected by a scanning apparatus.
A bone fastener comprising: a receiver including an inner surface and an outer surface having an extension that includes an inner surface defining at least one projection ; a saddle being pivotable relative to the inner surface of the receiver , the saddle including a first surface that defines an implant cavity with the inner surface of the receiver and a second surface ; a cap engageable with the receiver and including an inner surface that defines an inner cavity configured for disposal of the extension , the cap further including at least one planar surface ; and a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end configured to penetrate tissue, the first end including at least one planar surface configured to engage the at least one planar surface of the cap , wherein the receiver is rotatable relative to the shaft in a first plane (TP1, TP2) of a body and the saddle is rotatable relative to the receiver in a second plane (SP1, SP2) of the body, characterized in that the inner surface of the extension includes at least one circumferential projection engageable with the first end in a configuration to retain the shaft with the receiver , wherein in an assembled state of the bone fastener the first end of the shaft is engaged with the at least one circumferential projection and is in contact thereto. a receiver including an inner surface and an outer surface having an extension that includes an inner surface defining at least one projection ; a saddle being pivotable relative to the inner surface of the receiver , the saddle including a first surface that defines an implant cavity with the inner surface of the receiver and a second surface ; a cap engageable with the receiver and including an inner surface that defines an inner cavity configured for disposal of the extension , the cap further including at least one planar surface ; and a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end configured to penetrate tissue, the first end including at least one planar surface configured to engage the at least one planar surface of the cap , wherein the receiver is rotatable relative to the shaft in a first plane (TP1, TP2) of a body and the saddle is rotatable relative to the receiver in a second plane (SP1, SP2) of the body, characterized in that the inner surface of the extension includes at least one circumferential projection engageable with the first end in a configuration to retain the shaft with the receiver , wherein in an assembled state of the bone fastener the first end of the shaft is engaged with the at least one circumferential projection and is in contact thereto.
A knitted lacing element comprising: a boundary ; a first lace aperture disposed proximate the boundary ; and a plurality of knit courses that comprise: a first knit course and a second knit course extending from the boundary , wherein the first lace aperture is disposed between the first knit course and the second knit course ; a first contour section comprising at least one shortened knit course extending between the first lace aperture and the boundary , J and wherein the first knit course and the second knit course are interlooped with the first contour section between the first lace aperture and the boundary , wherein the knitted lacing element is characterized in that the first knit course is interlooped with the second knit course on an opposite side of the first lace aperture . a boundary ; a first lace aperture disposed proximate the boundary ; and a plurality of knit courses that comprise: a first knit course and a second knit course extending from the boundary , wherein the first lace aperture is disposed between the first knit course and the second knit course ; a first contour section comprising at least one shortened knit course extending between the first lace aperture and the boundary , J and wherein the first knit course and the second knit course are interlooped with the first contour section between the first lace aperture and the boundary , wherein the knitted lacing element is characterized in that the first knit course is interlooped with the second knit course on an opposite side of the first lace aperture .
Electroweldable saddle-type fitting comprising a saddle-type wall that defines on opposite sides a convex surface and a concave surface, said saddle-type wall being equipped with a predetermined curvature radius that is couplable with the curvature radius of the heat-sealable pipe section, said saddle-type wall being associated with at least one first electric wire winding associated with the convex side and bearing a first pair of electric terminals arranged on the concave side for the application of an electric current adapted to cause the heat fusion of said saddle-type wall , said saddle-type fitting being adapted to be welded inside a heat-sealable pipe by means of heat fusion of said convex side of the saddle-type wall with the inner surface of the heat-sealable pipe, said electroweldable saddle-type fitting further comprising a cylindrical sleeve made of heat-fusible material, provided with at least one further electric wire winding bearing a further pair of electric terminals for the application of an electric current, wherein said further pair of electric terminals is also arranged on the concave side of the saddle-type wall and in that said further electric wire winding is arranged helically wound on the inner surface of said cylindrical sleeve for the application of an electric current adapted to cause the heat fusion of the cylindrical sleeve on a heat-sealable by-pass pipe.
A method of amplifying a target nucleic acid in a sample, the method comprising, incubating said target nucleic acid in a reaction mixture comprising: at least one primer, an exonuclease deficient hybrid polymerase comprising a B family polymerase domain and a heterologous DNA binding domain, and a double-stranded DNA binding dye; wherein said incubating is under conditions that permit amplification of said target nucleic acid by said hybrid polymerase, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection is used to monitor amplification in real-time. at least one primer, an exonuclease deficient hybrid polymerase comprising a B family polymerase domain and a heterologous DNA binding domain, and a double-stranded DNA binding dye; wherein said incubating is under conditions that permit amplification of said target nucleic acid by said hybrid polymerase, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection is used to monitor amplification in real-time.
An electrically conductive textile material, in the form of a braid for dissipating static charge, consisting of plastic and metal threads , the textile material being designed as a flat braid , in which the plastic threads are connected to one another at connection points , the connection points of the plastic threads being created by a chemical and/or thermomechanical treatment of the flat braid, wherein the connecting points between the plastic threads are formed in the shape of points or lines, characterised by central end threads braiding around the plastic and metal threads of the flat braid , and the number of threads is 82, provided by 33 bobbins each with 2 threads and additionally 16 central end threads .