mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method of positioning a virtual camera in a 3D computer generated environment comprising a plurality of objects defined as a plurality of voxels, such positioning affording a view of a selected one of said objects with minimum occlusion from the other said objects, said method comprising the steps of: calculating a total occlusion value for each of a plurality of predefined virtual camera positions with respect to a reference point within said selected object, wherein each said total occlusion value is determined by calculating the respective path from each said virtual camera position to the reference point, and identifying each voxel along said path, calculating an occlusion value for each voxel along each said respective path by multiplying that voxel's density by a transfer function value defined for that respective density, summing the occlusion values determined for all voxels along each said respective path calculated for a respective said predefined virtual camera position to obtain a total path occlusion value, selecting the predefined virtual camera position corresponding to the path with the lowest total path occlusion value, and enabling display of a graphical representation of said 3D computer generated environment corresponding to said selected predefined virtual camera position. calculating a total occlusion value for each of a plurality of predefined virtual camera positions with respect to a reference point within said selected object, wherein each said total occlusion value is determined by calculating the respective path from each said virtual camera position to the reference point, and identifying each voxel along said path, calculating an occlusion value for each voxel along each said respective path by multiplying that voxel's density by a transfer function value defined for that respective density, summing the occlusion values determined for all voxels along each said respective path calculated for a respective said predefined virtual camera position to obtain a total path occlusion value, selecting the predefined virtual camera position corresponding to the path with the lowest total path occlusion value, and enabling display of a graphical representation of said 3D computer generated environment corresponding to said selected predefined virtual camera position.
A computerized method for calculating a normalized activity score value to rank an identified document, the method comprising: identifying a stored document; determining a number of times the identified document was cited in a subject matter community of the identified document; determining a probability distribution that individual documents within the subject matter community are cited a variable number of times by other individual documents in the subject matter community, wherein the probability distribution is calculated according to a probability that an individual document is cited a number of times greater than or equal to the number of times the identified document was cited in the subject matter community; calculating a probability function by performing a regression on the probability distribution; calculating the activity score value according to an activity score function formulated as an inverse of the probability function such that the activity score function is defined by: Score x = k a ⋅ x − α + 1 p , wherein: Score(x) is the activity score value, k and p are constants, x is the number of documents citing the identified document, and a and α are learned from the regression on the probability distribution; weighting the activity score value by an age of the identified document; and storing in computer memory a ranking of the identified document based on the activity score value. identifying a stored document; determining a number of times the identified document was cited in a subject matter community of the identified document; determining a probability distribution that individual documents within the subject matter community are cited a variable number of times by other individual documents in the subject matter community, wherein the probability distribution is calculated according to a probability that an individual document is cited a number of times greater than or equal to the number of times the identified document was cited in the subject matter community;
A method for transmitting a relay node, RN, specific physical downlink control channel, R-PDCCH, at a base station, eNB, in a Long Term Evolution, LTE, wireless communication system, the method comprising: mapping the R-PDCCH to resource elements, REs, by slot basis, wherein one or more aggregated Resource Blocks, RBs, consist of the REs, wherein the R-PDCCH is being mapped along a frequency direction in a symbol belonging to the lowest orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbol index in a resource region allocated for an eNB-to-RN transmission over the aggregated RBs, and is then being mapped in the frequency direction in a symbol belonging to the next OFDM symbol index in the resource region allocated for the eNB-to-RN transmission over the aggregated RBs; and transmitting the R-PDCCH to an RN on the aggregated RBs via a downlink subframe configured for the eNB-to-RN transmission, and wherein the one or more RBs are aggregated based on a downlink bandwidth configuration and a size of a resource block group, RBG, which is the basic unit for resource allocation. mapping the R-PDCCH to resource elements, REs, by slot basis, wherein one or more aggregated Resource Blocks, RBs, consist of the REs, wherein the R-PDCCH is being mapped along a frequency direction in a symbol belonging to the lowest orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbol index in a resource region allocated for an eNB-to-RN transmission over the aggregated RBs, and is then being mapped in the frequency direction in a symbol belonging to the next OFDM symbol index in the resource region allocated for the eNB-to-RN transmission over the aggregated RBs; and transmitting the R-PDCCH to an RN on the aggregated RBs via a downlink subframe configured for the eNB-to-RN transmission, and wherein the one or more RBs are aggregated based on a downlink bandwidth configuration and a size of a resource block group, RBG, which is the basic unit for resource allocation.
A method for detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a battery , comprising the steps of: measuring an internal impedance (R 11 ) of the battery ; measuring temperature (T 1 ) of the battery at the time of measuring the internal impedance (R 11 ); correcting the measured internal impedance (R 11 ) to a corrected internal impedance (R 01 ) at a predetermined temperature (T 0 ) based on a previously obtained relation (Figs. 8, 15) between the internal impedance and temperature; changing a coefficient (gradient a) and a constant (intercept b) of a SOC-OCV-function showing a relation ( SOC = f(OCV) ) between a stable-state voltage (OCV) and the state of charge (SOC) of the battery in accordance with the corrected internal impedance (R 01 ); measuring the stable-state voltage (OCV) of the battery ; and determining the state of charge (SOC) of the battery by inserting the measured stable-state voltage (OCV) into the changed SOC-OCV-function showing the relation ( SOC = f(OCV) ) between the stable-state voltage (OCV) and the state of charge (SOC). measuring an internal impedance (R 11 ) of the battery ; measuring temperature (T 1 ) of the battery at the time of measuring the internal impedance (R 11 ); correcting the measured internal impedance (R 11 ) to a corrected internal impedance (R 01 ) at a predetermined temperature (T 0 ) based on a previously obtained relation (Figs. 8, 15) between the internal impedance and temperature; changing a coefficient (gradient a) and a constant (intercept b) of a SOC-OCV-function showing a relation ( SOC = f(OCV) ) between a stable-state voltage (OCV) and the state of charge (SOC) of the battery in accordance with the corrected internal impedance (R 01 ); measuring the stable-state voltage (OCV) of the battery ; and determining the state of charge (SOC) of the battery by inserting the measured stable-state voltage (OCV) into the changed SOC-OCV-function showing the relation ( SOC = f(OCV) ) between the stable-state voltage (OCV) and the state of charge (SOC).
A piezoelectric laminate, comprising: a substrate; and a piezoelectric film formed on the substrate, characterized in that the piezoelectric film is a film containing an alkali niobium oxide of a perovskite structure represented by a composition formula of (K 1-x Na x )NbO 3 (0<x<1), and having Young's modulus of 53 GPa or more and 73 GPa or less. a substrate; and a piezoelectric film formed on the substrate, characterized in that the piezoelectric film is a film containing an alkali niobium oxide of a perovskite structure represented by a composition formula of (K 1-x Na x )NbO 3 (0<x<1), and having Young's modulus of 53 GPa or more and 73 GPa or less. characterized in that the piezoelectric film is a film containing an alkali niobium oxide of a perovskite structure represented by a composition formula of (K 1-x Na x )NbO 3 (0<x<1), and having Young's modulus of 53 GPa or more and 73 GPa or less.
A stent graft (10; 30) having a longitudinal extent and comprising a plurality of mutually-parallel stents , the ends of all the stents being perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the stent graft and mutually-adjacent ones of the stents are spaced apart by respectively adjacent first, second and third spacings in a direction from one end of the stent graft to the other, characterised in that the first spacing is smaller than the second spacing and the second spacing is smaller than the third spacing.
A battery module comprising: a housing having an internal accommodating space; and a plurality of battery cells located in the internal accommodating space, wherein the housing includes a welding joint portion in which a first base material of a first alloy and a second base material of a second alloy are welded, the welding joint portion includes a bonding region, in which the first base material and the second base material are melt-bonded on the internal accommodating space side of the housing, and a surface region covering the bonding region so that the bonding region is not directly exposed to the surface, and the bonding region and the surface region have different microstructures, wherein the surface region has a finer microstructure compared to the bonding region. a housing having an internal accommodating space; and a plurality of battery cells located in the internal accommodating space, wherein the housing includes a welding joint portion in which a first base material of a first alloy and a second base material of a second alloy are welded, the welding joint portion includes a bonding region, in which the first base material and the second base material are melt-bonded on the internal accommodating space side of the housing, and a surface region covering the bonding region so that the bonding region is not directly exposed to the surface, and the bonding region and the surface region have different microstructures, wherein the surface region has a finer microstructure compared to the bonding region.
A system for testing milk for microbial contamination according to the method of claim 5, the system comprising: a sterile sample container configured for use in an incubator that monitors a milk sample disposed in the container; a sensor disposed in the container , the sensor configured to monitor at least one parameter of the milk sample as the milk sample is heated in the incubator , the at least one parameter being a condition that changes in response to microbial growth in the milk sample wherein the sensor is positioned in the container such that, when the milk sample is introduced into the container, the sensor is in contact with the milk sample; the system programmed with a predetermined value of the monitored parameter, that predetermined value being indicative of microbial growth in the milk sample; a receptacle in the incubator adapted for receiving the sample container with the milk sample therein; a detector for monitoring changes in the sensor during incubation of the milk sample in the incubator ; characterised in that the sensor is configured to monitor a parameter from the group consisting of carbon dioxide concentration, oxygen concentration and pH; and THAT the sample container contains no additives that contain nutrients for microbial growth. a sterile sample container configured for use in an incubator that monitors a milk sample disposed in the container; a sensor disposed in the container , the sensor configured to monitor at least one parameter of the milk sample as the milk sample is heated in the incubator , the at least one parameter being a condition that changes in response to microbial growth in the milk sample wherein the sensor is positioned in the container such that, when the milk sample is introduced into the container, the sensor is in contact with the milk sample; the system programmed with a predetermined value of the monitored parameter, that predetermined value being indicative of microbial growth in the milk sample; a receptacle in the incubator adapted for receiving the sample container with the milk sample therein; a detector for monitoring changes in the sensor during incubation of the milk sample in the incubator ; characterised in that the sensor is configured to monitor a parameter from the group consisting of carbon dioxide concentration, oxygen concentration and pH; and THAT the sample container contains no additives that contain nutrients for microbial growth.
A monitoring system for detecting or predicting onset of adverse physiological phenomenon in a patient, the system comprising: at least one monitoring electrode operably coupleable with a monitoring site of interest including a surgical site, the at last one monitoring electrode having electrical characteristics that are responsive to changes in physiological characteristics of the monitoring site, at least one reference electrode operably coupleable with a reference location for monitoring a reference site which is remote from the surgical site and where no anastomotic leakage is expected to occur; and the at least one monitoring electrode and the at least one reference electrode each being operable to provide at least one output signal descriptive of changes in physiological characteristics of the patient; a memory, and a processor operable to execute instructions stored in the memory to perform: detecting the adverse physiological phenomenon by comparing the at least one output signal produced by the at least one monitoring electrode against the at least one output signal produced by at least one reference electrode ;and; characterized in that the at least one output signal for at least one electrode including the at least one monitoring and/or the at least one reference electrode comprises at least one impedance signal and at least one electrophysiological signal. at least one monitoring electrode operably coupleable with a monitoring site of interest including a surgical site, the at last one monitoring electrode having electrical characteristics that are responsive to changes in physiological characteristics of the monitoring site, at least one reference electrode operably coupleable with a reference location for monitoring a reference site which is remote from the surgical site and where no anastomotic leakage is expected to occur; and the at least one monitoring electrode and the at least one reference electrode each being operable to provide at least one output signal descriptive of changes in physiological characteristics of the patient; a memory, and a processor operable to execute instructions stored in the memory to perform: detecting the adverse physiological phenomenon by comparing the at least one output signal produced by the at least one monitoring electrode against the at least one output signal produced by at least one reference electrode ;and; characterized in that the at least one output signal for at least one electrode including the at least one monitoring and/or the at least one reference electrode comprises at least one impedance signal and at least one electrophysiological signal. detecting the adverse physiological phenomenon by comparing the at least one output signal produced by the at least one monitoring electrode against the at least one output signal produced by at least one reference electrode ;and; characterized in that the at least one output signal for at least one electrode including the at least one monitoring and/or the at least one reference electrode comprises at least one impedance signal and at least one electrophysiological signal.
A method for producing ethylene oxide comprising: a) providing one or more feed components, wherein the one or more feed components contain at least ethylene; b) contacting the one or more feed components with an ethylene oxide catalyst bed disposed in a reactor tube, the ethylene oxide catalyst bed comprising: an upstream ethylene oxide catalyst having a first cesium concentration and a downstream ethylene oxide catalyst having a second cesium concentration, wherein the first cesium concentration is higher than the second cesium concentration. a) providing one or more feed components, wherein the one or more feed components contain at least ethylene; b) contacting the one or more feed components with an ethylene oxide catalyst bed disposed in a reactor tube, the ethylene oxide catalyst bed comprising: an upstream ethylene oxide catalyst having a first cesium concentration and a downstream ethylene oxide catalyst having a second cesium concentration, wherein the first cesium concentration is higher than the second cesium concentration.
Turbofan for an aircraft , said turbofan having a longitudinal axis (X) and having a fixed structure, a fan , a cylindrical fan casing surrounding the fan , at least one outer cowl disposed around the fan casing and mounted so as to be articulated on the fixed structure, and, for each outer cowl , a deployment system that moves the outer cowl from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, wherein each deployment system has: - a guide rail fastened along a part of the circumference of the fan casing , - a slider that is able to move along the guide rail and has a shoe , - an activation system that moves the slider and the shoe alternately in one direction or the other along the guide rail , and - an arm of which one end is mounted so as to be articulated on the shoe and of which the other end is mounted so as to be articulated on the outer cowl , wherein the activation system has, for each slider , a motor that is fixed relative to the guide rail and of which the drive shaft is equipped with a gear and a rack that is realized on the slider and meshes with the gear . - a guide rail fastened along a part of the circumference of the fan casing , - a slider that is able to move along the guide rail and has a shoe , - an activation system that moves the slider and the shoe alternately in one direction or the other along the guide rail , and - an arm of which one end is mounted so as to be articulated on the shoe and of which the other end is mounted so as to be articulated on the outer cowl ,
A method for cooling of a liquefied gas stored in the inner space of a sealed and thermally insulated vessel , said liquefied gas being stored in the inner space of the vessel in a state of two-phase liquid-vapor equilibrium and having a lower liquid phase and an upper vapor phase separated by an interface, characterized in that said method involves the steps of: - drawing by means of a vacuum pump a stream of gas in vapor phase into a zone of the vapor phase in contact with a zone of the interface, said step of drawing a stream of gas in vapor phase generating in said zone of the vapor phase a pressure P1 of less than the atmospheric pressure such that vaporization of the liquid phase is promoted in the area of the zone of the interface and the liquefied gas in contact with the zone of the interface is placed in a state of two-phase liquid-vapor equilibrium in which the liquefied gas has a temperature less than the liquid-vapor equilibrium temperature of said liquefied gas at atmospheric pressure; and - guiding the drawn stream of gas in vapor phase toward a circuit for use of gas in vapor phase . - drawing by means of a vacuum pump a stream of gas in vapor phase into a zone of the vapor phase in contact with a zone of the interface, said step of drawing a stream of gas in vapor phase generating in said zone of the vapor phase a pressure P1 of less than the atmospheric pressure such that vaporization of the liquid phase is promoted in the area of the zone of the interface and the liquefied gas in contact with the zone of the interface is placed in a state of two-phase liquid-vapor equilibrium in which the liquefied gas has a temperature less than the liquid-vapor equilibrium temperature of said liquefied gas at atmospheric pressure; and - guiding the drawn stream of gas in vapor phase toward a circuit for use of gas in vapor phase .
A flap for an air extractor , in particular of a motor vehicle, said flap comprising a rigid or semi-rigid wall , articulation means to allow a pivoting of the flap about an axis (A) substantially parallel to the wall, and at least one counterweight , characterized in that said axis (A) is spaced from said wall and said at least one counterweight is at a distance from said wall and is connected removably to said wall .
Process for obtaining phosphate from raw material containing valuable materials, the raw material being selected from the group consisting of sewage sludge, sewage sludge ash, sewage sludge slag, fermentation residues, residues from the fermentation of biomass, farm manure, liquid manure, animal fat, animal meal, animal meal ash, meat bone meal, organic waste, garden waste, Bonder sludge, phosphate-containing technical waste solutions, phosphate-containing sewage, byproducts of food production, including casein, cheese dust, meat and fish waste and press cakes remaining in the production of edible oil, and mixtures thereof, by extraction, in which one (a) provides the raw material containing valuable materials in the form of a suspension or provides a suspension of the raw material containing valuable materials in a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of water, alcohol, water/alcohol mixture or aqueous solution, (b) introduces extractant into the suspension from step a), the extractant being a combination of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), different compounds of the extractant being introduced into the suspension simultaneously or one after the other until the pH of the suspension being reached is less than or equal to 3.5, (c) separates undissolved solids from the suspension, whereby a liquid is obtained, and (d) precipitates phosphates, dissolved therein, from the liquid obtained in step c) and separates them from the liquid. (a) provides the raw material containing valuable materials in the form of a suspension or provides a suspension of the raw material containing valuable materials in a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of water, alcohol, water/alcohol mixture or aqueous solution, (b) introduces extractant into the suspension from step a), the extractant being a combination of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), different compounds of the extractant being introduced into the suspension simultaneously or one after the other until the pH of the suspension being reached is less than or equal to 3.5, (c) separates undissolved solids from the suspension, whereby a liquid is obtained, and (d) precipitates phosphates, dissolved therein, from the liquid obtained in step c) and separates them from the liquid.