mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A working vehicle comprising: - a traveling vehicle configured to perform an autonomous travel along a target traveling route (L1); - a working device attached to the traveling vehicle ; - an offset acquisition unit to acquire an offset amount (ΔW) and an offset di-rection (C1, C3) in a vehicle width direction between a width directional center (W1) of the traveling vehicle and a predetermined point (P1) in the working device ; and - a traveling position corrector to correct, based on the offset amount (ΔW) and the offset direction (C1, C3) acquired by the offset acquisition unit , a traveling position of the traveling vehicle so that the predetermined point (P1) is located on the target traveling route, wherein the working vehicle is configured such that: when, in the vehicle width direction, a width directional center (W2) of the working device matches a center (W3) in a working width (WA) of the working device , the offset acquisition unit acquires the offset amount (ΔW) and the offset direction (C1, C3) based on the width directional center (W2) of the working device serving as the predetermined point (P1); and characterized in that the working vehicle is configured such that when, in the vehicle width direction, the width directional center (W2) of the working device does not match the center (W3) in the working width (WA) of the working device , the offset acquisition unit acquires the offset amount (ΔW) and the offset direction (C1, C3) based on the center (W3) in the working width (WA) of the working device serving as the predetermined point (P1). - a traveling vehicle configured to perform an autonomous travel along a target traveling route (L1); - a working device attached to the traveling vehicle ; - an offset acquisition unit to acquire an offset amount (ΔW) and an offset di-rection (C1, C3) in a vehicle width direction between a width directional center (W1) of the traveling vehicle and a predetermined point (P1) in the working device ; and - a traveling position corrector to correct, based on the offset amount (ΔW) and the offset direction (C1, C3) acquired by the offset acquisition unit , a traveling position of the traveling vehicle so that the predetermined point (P1) is located on the target traveling route, wherein the working vehicle is configured such that: when, in the vehicle width direction, a width directional center (W2) of the working device matches a center (W3) in a working width (WA) of the working device , the offset acquisition unit acquires the offset amount (ΔW) and the offset direction (C1, C3) based on the width directional center (W2) of the working device serving as the predetermined point (P1); and characterized in that the working vehicle is configured such that when, in the vehicle width direction, the width directional center (W2) of the working device does not match the center (W3) in the working width (WA) of the working device , the offset acquisition unit acquires the offset amount (ΔW) and the offset direction (C1, C3) based on the center (W3) in the working width (WA) of the working device serving as the predetermined point (P1).
A modular, space-efficient lavatory for an aircraft comprising an aisle, the lavatory comprising: a narrow base configured to be arranged adjacent the aisle; a widening portion of the lavatory configured to be arranged adjacent the aisle that expands the lavatory width from the narrow base ; an expanded upper portion of the lavatory configured to be arranged adjacent the aisle having a width that is greater than the narrow base , whereby a void is created below the upper portion adjacent the narrow base ; wherein the narrow base is straight and rises up from the floor of the aircraft to the widening portion as the lavatory expands and establishes the expanded upper portion , and wherein a height of the widening portion is selected to allow an adjacent passenger seat to fully recline against the narrow base of the lavatory , and wherein the void is configured such that a last row of seats can be moved rearward to extend into, at least partially, the void to increase the usable floor space of the aircraft. a narrow base configured to be arranged adjacent the aisle; a widening portion of the lavatory configured to be arranged adjacent the aisle that expands the lavatory width from the narrow base ; an expanded upper portion of the lavatory configured to be arranged adjacent the aisle having a width that is greater than the narrow base , whereby a void is created below the upper portion adjacent the narrow base ; wherein the narrow base is straight and rises up from the floor of the aircraft to the widening portion as the lavatory expands and establishes the expanded upper portion , and wherein a height of the widening portion is selected to allow an adjacent passenger seat to fully recline against the narrow base of the lavatory , and wherein the void is configured such that a last row of seats can be moved rearward to extend into, at least partially, the void to increase the usable floor space of the aircraft.
A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a breathable gas to the patient, the breathing arrangement comprising: a pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage within nasal passages of a patient's nose in use, characterized in that each of said nozzles including a curved inner wall and one or more outer walls that surround the inner wall, wherein the inner wall and the one or more outer walls have a similar curvature along their length when seen in a cross-section, and wherein each outer wall includes a free end that is spaced from and unattached to a free end of the inner wall. a pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage within nasal passages of a patient's nose in use, characterized in that each of said nozzles including a curved inner wall and one or more outer walls that surround the inner wall, wherein the inner wall and the one or more outer walls have a similar curvature along their length when seen in a cross-section, and wherein each outer wall includes a free end that is spaced from and unattached to a free end of the inner wall.
A medication delivery device including a housing ; a needled syringe supported by the housing and having a plunger and a volume configured to contain a medication ; and an expelling mechanism (6, 106, 106', 106", 306, 406) operably coupled to the plunger and including a first expelling component operably supported by the housing; characterized in that the medication delivery device further includes: a thermal locking mechanism having a disabling condition and an enabling condition and comprising a phase-change material operably coupled between the first expelling component and the housing, the phase-change material having a phase-change temperature (A) at which it will transition between a solid phase and a liquid phase, wherein the phase-change material is configured in its solid phase to inhibit movement of the first expelling component relative to the housing thereby inhibiting delivery of the medication in the disabling condition and is configured in its liquid phase to permit movement of the first expelling component relative to the housing thereby permitting delivery of the medication in the enabling condition, the locking mechanism thereby being configured to transition between the disabling and enabling conditions at the phase-change temperature.
A method of maintaining an electrodeposition system free of microbial contamination, comprising: a) providing an effective amount of at least one antimicrobial agent comprising at least an inorganic bismuth-containing compound, wherein the inorganic bismuth-containing compound is a bismuth salt of a metal oxyanion or a hydrate thereof; b) adding the antimicrobial agent to at least a part of the electrodeposition system; c) monitoring bacterial and fungal growth in the electrodeposition system at regular intervals; and d) adding an additional amount of the antimicrobial agent to the electrodeposition system if bacterial or fungal growth is observed. a) providing an effective amount of at least one antimicrobial agent comprising at least an inorganic bismuth-containing compound, wherein the inorganic bismuth-containing compound is a bismuth salt of a metal oxyanion or a hydrate thereof; b) adding the antimicrobial agent to at least a part of the electrodeposition system; c) monitoring bacterial and fungal growth in the electrodeposition system at regular intervals; and d) adding an additional amount of the antimicrobial agent to the electrodeposition system if bacterial or fungal growth is observed.
A wound dressing, in the form of a dry flat sheet of synthetic polymer foam matrix having two opposed external surfaces, a first external surface configured to face the wound bed and a second external surface exposed to the external environment, the matrix comprising: (i) an open conduit polymer foam comprising an open conduit polyurethane foam, wherein the diameter of the conduits within the polyurethane foam is between about 300 μm and about 1000 μm, and wherein the polymer foam has from about 200 to about 500 conduit openings per cm 2 ; and (ii) at least one gel-forming hydrophilic polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide is disposed in dry form on the inner surfaces of the open conduits within the polyurethane foam, wherein the polysaccharide comprises hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, and wherein said hyaluronic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof is present in an amount from about 0.001 gram to about 0.01 gram per cm 3 of said polyurethane foam. (i) an open conduit polymer foam comprising an open conduit polyurethane foam, wherein the diameter of the conduits within the polyurethane foam is between about 300 μm and about 1000 μm, and wherein the polymer foam has from about 200 to about 500 conduit openings per cm 2 ; and (ii) at least one gel-forming hydrophilic polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide is disposed in dry form on the inner surfaces of the open conduits within the polyurethane foam, wherein the polysaccharide comprises hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, and wherein said hyaluronic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof is present in an amount from about 0.001 gram to about 0.01 gram per cm 3 of said polyurethane foam.
A method for encoding a soundfield representation, referred to as SR, input signal describing a soundfield at a reference position; wherein the SR input signal comprises a plurality of channels for a plurality of different directivity patterns of the soundfield at the reference position; wherein the method comprises, - extracting one or more audio objects from the SR input signal ; wherein an audio object comprises an object signal and object metadata indicating a position of the audio object ; - determining a residual signal based on the SR input signal and based on the one or more audio objects ; - downmixing the SR input signal to a SR downmix signal ; - performing joint object coding of the one or more audio objects and the residual signal to determine joint object coding parameters for enabling upmixing of the SR downmix signal to one or more reconstructed audio objects corresponding to the one or more audio objects and to a reconstructed residual signal corresponding to the residual signal; and - generating a bitstream based on the SR downmix signal and the joint object coding parameters, wherein the method comprises inserting SR metadata indicative of a format and/or of a number of channels of the SR input signal into the bitstream . - extracting one or more audio objects from the SR input signal ; wherein an audio object comprises an object signal and object metadata indicating a position of the audio object ; - determining a residual signal based on the SR input signal and based on the one or more audio objects ; - downmixing the SR input signal to a SR downmix signal ; - performing joint object coding of the one or more audio objects and the residual signal to determine joint object coding parameters for enabling upmixing of the SR downmix signal to one or more reconstructed audio objects corresponding to the one or more audio objects and to a reconstructed residual signal corresponding to the residual signal; and - generating a bitstream based on the SR downmix signal and the joint object coding parameters,
An indirect heat exchanger (100; 200) comprising: a plurality of coil circuits, an inlet header (102; 202) connected to an inlet end of each coil circuit and an outlet header (104; 204) connected to an outlet end of each coil circuit, each coil circuit comprised of a circuit tube (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113; 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213) that extends in a series of run lengths and return bends from the inlet end of each coil circuit to the outlet end of each coil circuit, each circuit tube run length having a decreasing horizontal cross sectional dimension and an increasing vertical cross sectional dimension as the circuit tube run length extends from near the inlet end of each coil circuit to near the outlet end of each coil circuit, characterised in that each circuit tube has a cross sectional area that decreases from the inlet end of each coil circuit to the outlet end of each coil circuit. a plurality of coil circuits, an inlet header (102; 202) connected to an inlet end of each coil circuit and an outlet header (104; 204) connected to an outlet end of each coil circuit, each coil circuit comprised of a circuit tube (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113; 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213) that extends in a series of run lengths and return bends from the inlet end of each coil circuit to the outlet end of each coil circuit, each circuit tube run length having a decreasing horizontal cross sectional dimension and an increasing vertical cross sectional dimension as the circuit tube run length extends from near the inlet end of each coil circuit to near the outlet end of each coil circuit, characterised in that each circuit tube has a cross sectional area that decreases from the inlet end of each coil circuit to the outlet end of each coil circuit.
A joint device comprising: a linking unit that links a first member with a second member such that the first and second members are movable relative to each other; and an extension and contraction device that is connected between the first member and the second member in a manner allowing power transmission, and is capable of varying an angle formed by the first member and the second member around the linking unit by extending and contracting, wherein the extension and contraction device includes a rotary unit that is configured to generate a rotational power, and a conversion unit that is connected to the rotary unit in a manner allowing power transmission and is configured to convert the rotational power generated by the rotary unit into translational motion in an extension and contraction direction, and includes, between the rotary unit and the conversion unit , a connection and disconnection unit that is capable of connecting and disconnecting power transmission from the rotary unit to the conversion unit , characterized in that the connection and disconnection unit includes a first connection and disconnection member coupled to a side of the rotary unit and a second connection and disconnection member coupled to a side of the conversion unit , and further includes a first urging part that applies an urging force in a direction in which the first and second connection and disconnection members are constantly spaced apart from each other. a linking unit that links a first member with a second member such that the first and second members are movable relative to each other; and an extension and contraction device that is connected between the first member and the second member in a manner allowing power transmission, and is capable of varying an angle formed by the first member and the second member around the linking unit by extending and contracting, wherein the extension and contraction device includes a rotary unit that is configured to generate a rotational power, and a conversion unit that is connected to the rotary unit in a manner allowing power transmission and is configured to convert the rotational power generated by the rotary unit into translational motion in an extension and contraction direction, and includes, between the rotary unit and the conversion unit , a connection and disconnection unit that is capable of connecting and disconnecting power transmission from the rotary unit to the conversion unit , characterized in that the connection and disconnection unit includes a first connection and disconnection member coupled to a side of the rotary unit and a second connection and disconnection member coupled to a side of the conversion unit , and further includes a first urging part that applies an urging force in a direction in which the first and second connection and disconnection members are constantly spaced apart from each other.
A method for segmenting images comprising cells, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of images comprising a plurality of pixels; identifying one or more three dimensional clusters of cells in said one or more images, wherein each 3D cluster of cells comprises a multi-dimensional cell population; finding a z-component of a cluster center for one or more of the 3D clusters of cells which comprises: creating a max index image, wherein each pixel corresponds to an image slice containing a maximum value at an x,y location; generating a histogram of one or more max indices around a border of one or more of the clusters derived from a mask generated in a step of segmenting the cluster; and locating a mode of the histogram and identifying one or more centers of one or more of the clusters based on the mode; and automatically segmenting one or more of the 3D clusters of cells into one or more individual cells using one or more models. providing a plurality of images comprising a plurality of pixels; identifying one or more three dimensional clusters of cells in said one or more images, wherein each 3D cluster of cells comprises a multi-dimensional cell population; finding a z-component of a cluster center for one or more of the 3D clusters of cells which comprises: creating a max index image, wherein each pixel corresponds to an image slice containing a maximum value at an x,y location; generating a histogram of one or more max indices around a border of one or more of the clusters derived from a mask generated in a step of segmenting the cluster; and locating a mode of the histogram and identifying one or more centers of one or more of the clusters based on the mode; and creating a max index image, wherein each pixel corresponds to an image slice containing a maximum value at an x,y location; generating a histogram of one or more max indices around a border of one or more of the clusters derived from a mask generated in a step of segmenting the cluster; and locating a mode of the histogram and identifying one or more centers of one or more of the clusters based on the mode; and automatically segmenting one or more of the 3D clusters of cells into one or more individual cells using one or more models.
Functionalized object provided with at least one mechanical wave sensor providing said object with a vibration and deformation detection capability, the functionalized object being characterized in that it is composed of a material having an acoustic absorption coefficient lower than 0.6 in a frequency range from 1Hz to 40kHz, and in that the mechanical wave sensor comprises: - a sensitive cell having a thickness less than or equal to 50 microns, and comprising an active layer made of monocrystalline or polycrystalline piezoelectric material and two electrodes in contact with the active layer and accessible at a first surface of the sensitive cell , - a support layer composed of a material identical to or capable of adhering to the material making up the object , secured to a second face of the sensitive cell and secured to the object , said support layer being integrated into the material of the object , and in that the functionalized object comprises at least two electrically conductive tracks which are disposed on the first face of the sensitive cell and on a surface of the object , each track connecting an electrode to an electrical connection pad . - a sensitive cell having a thickness less than or equal to 50 microns, and comprising an active layer made of monocrystalline or polycrystalline piezoelectric material and two electrodes in contact with the active layer and accessible at a first surface of the sensitive cell , - a support layer composed of a material identical to or capable of adhering to the material making up the object , secured to a second face of the sensitive cell and secured to the object , said support layer being integrated into the material of the object , and in that the functionalized object comprises at least two electrically conductive tracks which are disposed on the first face of the sensitive cell and on a surface of the object , each track connecting an electrode to an electrical connection pad .
A composition comprising an effective amount of at least one lithium compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; an effective amount of at least one glycyrrhizic triterpenoid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an effective amount of at least one retinoic acid compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Wear ring for guidance of two machine components which are arranged movably relative to one another along/around a movement axis , the wear ring being formed in one piece from a plastic or a reinforced plastic material and which is slit such that it has two free ends , wherein the wear ring has a front side , a rear side and two flanks , wherein the wear ring has a cross-sectional width W, which, with respect to the wear ring's central axis , at least sectionally increases in a radial direction towards the rear side thereof and wherein the wear ring has one or more recesses formed on its front side and on its rear side , characterized in that the recesses of the front side and the recesses of the rear side are spaced from one another in the direction of the central axis of the wear ring and the recesses of each side of the wear ring are arranged spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction of the wear ring .