mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method of processing video data, the method comprising: obtaining one or more blocks of video data; populating a history-based motion vector predictor, HMVP, table with two or more HMVP candidates, wherein a first entry of the HMVP table associated with a first index value comprises a first HMVP candidate and a second entry of the HMVP table associated with a second index value comprises a second HMVP candidate, the first index value being lower than the second index value; selecting , for an advanced motion vector prediction, AMVP, candidate list , a first set of one or more HMVP candidates from the HMVP table in a forward order, wherein the first HMVP candidate is selected before the second HMVP candidate according to the forward order; adding the selected first set of one or more HMVP candidates to the AMVP candidate list, the AMVP candidate list being used to perform AMVP for the one or more blocks; selecting, for a merge candidate list , a second set of one or more HMVP candidates from the HMVP table in a reverse order, wherein the second HMVP candidate is selected before the first HMVP candidate according to the reverse order; and adding the selected second set of one or more HMVP candidates to the merge candidate list, the merge candidate list being used to perform merge prediction for the one or more blocks. obtaining one or more blocks of video data; populating a history-based motion vector predictor, HMVP, table with two or more HMVP candidates, wherein a first entry of the HMVP table associated with a first index value comprises a first HMVP candidate and a second entry of the HMVP table associated with a second index value comprises a second HMVP candidate, the first index value being lower than the second index value; selecting , for an advanced motion vector prediction, AMVP, candidate list , a first set of one or more HMVP candidates from the HMVP table in a forward order, wherein the first HMVP candidate is selected before the second HMVP candidate according to the forward order; adding the selected first set of one or more HMVP candidates to the AMVP candidate list, the AMVP candidate list being used to perform AMVP for the one or more blocks; selecting, for a merge candidate list , a second set of one or more HMVP candidates from the HMVP table in a reverse order, wherein the second HMVP candidate is selected before the first HMVP candidate according to the reverse order; and adding the selected second set of one or more HMVP candidates to the merge candidate list, the merge candidate list being used to perform merge prediction for the one or more blocks.
An isolated full-length genome of mumps virus attenuated JL2 strain which comprises the polynucleotide sequence having SEQ ID NO.8.
An apparatus for introducing and distributing a flowable additive into an exhaust gas flow , the apparatus comprising an inlet to receive the exhaust gas flow from a first exhaust gas treatment device , an outlet to output the exhaust gas flow to a second exhaust gas treatment device , a flow conducting device to lead the exhaust gas flow from the inlet to the outlet , and an injector opening into the flow conducting device , wherein an at least substantially straight-line main flow direction of the apparatus is defined by the inlet and the outlet ; and wherein a mixing section of the flow conducting device arranged downstream of the injector extends obliquely or transversely to the main flow direction , in particular wherein the mixing section extends in an angular range between 30° and 150°, preferably between 60° and 120°, particularly preferably between 70° and 100°, with respect to the main flow direction , characterized in that the flow conducting device defines a first flow path comprising the mixing section for a first part flow of the exhaust gas flow and a separate second flow path for a second part flow of the exhaust gas flow , with the first and second flow paths being arranged in parallel with one another in a technical flow aspect, and wherein the second flow path comprises a swirl generating section which generates a swirl , in particular a double swirl, in the respective part flow during operation of the apparatus due to its shape, wherein the mixing section is at least sectionally led around the swirl generating section . and wherein a mixing section of the flow conducting device arranged downstream of the injector extends obliquely or transversely to the main flow direction , in particular wherein the mixing section extends in an angular range between 30° and 150°, preferably between 60° and 120°, particularly preferably between 70° and 100°, with respect to the main flow direction , characterized in that the flow conducting device defines a first flow path comprising the mixing section for a first part flow of the exhaust gas flow and a separate second flow path for a second part flow of the exhaust gas flow , with the first and second flow paths being arranged in parallel with one another in a technical flow aspect, and wherein the second flow path comprises a swirl generating section which generates a swirl , in particular a double swirl, in the respective part flow during operation of the apparatus due to its shape, wherein the mixing section is at least sectionally led around the swirl generating section .
A steering controller for operating a steering actuator that incorporates an electric motor and steers a steerable wheel , wherein the steering controller is configured to execute: a torque feedback process (M18) for calculating a steering-side operation amount (Ts*), the steering-side operation amount (Ts*) being used for feedback control that adjusts a steering torque (Th) input by a driver to a target torque (Th*) and being convertible into torque (Td) required for the electric motor ; an angle command value calculation process (M30) for calculating an angle command value (θp*) based on the steering-side operation amount (Ts*), the angle command value (θp*) being a command value of a convertible angle (θp) that is convertible into a steerable angle of the steerable wheel ; an angle feedback control process (M50) for calculating a steerable wheel-side operation amount (Tt*), the steerable wheel-side operation amount (Tt*) being used for feedback control that adjusts the convertible angle (θp) to the angle command value (θp*) and being convertible into the torque (Td) required for the electric motor ; and an operation process (M70, M72, M74) for calculating a torque command value (Tm*) corresponding to a sum of an amount by which the steering-side operation amount (Ts*) is converted into the torque (Td) required for the electric motor and an amount by which the steerable wheel-side operation amount (Tt*) is converted into the torque (Td) required for the electric motor and operating a drive circuit of the electric motor to adjust the torque (Td) of the electric motor to the torque command value (Tm*). a torque feedback process (M18) for calculating a steering-side operation amount (Ts*), the steering-side operation amount (Ts*) being used for feedback control that adjusts a steering torque (Th) input by a driver to a target torque (Th*) and being convertible into torque (Td) required for the electric motor ; an angle command value calculation process (M30) for calculating an angle command value (θp*) based on the steering-side operation amount (Ts*), the angle command value (θp*) being a command value of a convertible angle (θp) that is convertible into a steerable angle of the steerable wheel ; an angle feedback control process (M50) for calculating a steerable wheel-side operation amount (Tt*), the steerable wheel-side operation amount (Tt*) being used for feedback control that adjusts the convertible angle (θp) to the angle command value (θp*) and being convertible into the torque (Td) required for the electric motor ; and an operation process (M70, M72, M74) for calculating a torque command value (Tm*) corresponding to a sum of an amount by which the steering-side operation amount (Ts*) is converted into the torque (Td) required for the electric motor and an amount by which the steerable wheel-side operation amount (Tt*) is converted into the torque (Td) required for the electric motor and operating a drive circuit of the electric motor to adjust the torque (Td) of the electric motor to the torque command value (Tm*).
A measuring device including a feeler for workpieces , said feeler comprising a rocking arm adapted to feel said workpiece and a first sensor adapted to measure the position of said rocking arm ; wherein said feeler comprises at least one additional sensor operatively connected to said rocking arm and adapted to detect external perturbations acting on said feeler even when the rest of said device is inactive, wherein the additional sensor is adapted to transmit the perturbations to a measuring apparatus .
A terminal-screen unlocking method based on fingerprint identification, comprising: acquiring (S101) a user operation instruction on a designated unlocking area of a terminal; determining that the user operation instruction is a touch instruction when a strength value of the user operation is less than a preset strength threshold, and otherwise determining that the user operation instruction is a press instruction; if the user operation instruction is determined to be the press instruction, initiating (SI02) a press interrupt request according to the press instruction, wherein the press interrupt request is sent to the processor of the terminal to cause the processor to respond to the press instruction; while waiting for a response instruction of the press interrupt request, collecting fingerprint data at a press position corresponding to the press instruction and comparing (S103) the fingerprint data with fingerprint verification data pre-stored in an external storage space of the terminal; and enabling (S104) a screen interface of the terminal and lighting up a screen of the terminal when the response instruction of the press interrupt request is received, based on a determination that the fingerprint data and the fingerprint verification data are matched. acquiring (S101) a user operation instruction on a designated unlocking area of a terminal; determining that the user operation instruction is a touch instruction when a strength value of the user operation is less than a preset strength threshold, and otherwise determining that the user operation instruction is a press instruction; if the user operation instruction is determined to be the press instruction, initiating (SI02) a press interrupt request according to the press instruction, wherein the press interrupt request is sent to the processor of the terminal to cause the processor to respond to the press instruction; while waiting for a response instruction of the press interrupt request, collecting fingerprint data at a press position corresponding to the press instruction and comparing (S103) the fingerprint data with fingerprint verification data pre-stored in an external storage space of the terminal; and enabling (S104) a screen interface of the terminal and lighting up a screen of the terminal when the response instruction of the press interrupt request is received, based on a determination that the fingerprint data and the fingerprint verification data are matched.
A method for improving the sensitivity of an rRNA assay, the method comprising the steps of: (a) introducing an RNase that hydrolyzes rRNA into a sample comprising living cells; (b) inactivating the RNase prior to releasing rRNA from the living cells; (c) measuring the amount of rRNA in the sample after releasing rRNA from the living cells. (a) introducing an RNase that hydrolyzes rRNA into a sample comprising living cells; (b) inactivating the RNase prior to releasing rRNA from the living cells; (c) measuring the amount of rRNA in the sample after releasing rRNA from the living cells.
A surgical system for implanting a spinal plate having a shape, size and depth, comprising: a surgical device configured to be manipulated by a user to perform an implantation procedure on a patient, the surgical device including at least a feedback mechanism; a surgical tool coupled to the surgical device; and a computer system , characterized in that the computer system is programmed to associate at least one virtual object with desired cavities to be sculpted in a first vertebrae and an adjacent second vertebrae of the patient's spine to enable the surgical device to provide a limit on user manipulation of the surgical tool , based on a relationship between a position of the surgical tool and the desired sculpted cavity; wherein the feedback mechanism is configured to supply feedback to the user manipulating the surgical device, and the computer system is further programmed to control the feedback device to provide the limit on user manipulation, based on a relationship between a position of the surgical tool and the desired sculpted cavity; and wherein the virtual object is associated with the desired cavities that are sized and configured, and have a depth that is greater than or equal to the thickness of the spinal plate , to receive the spinal plate therein, according to a planned placement of the spinal plate to achieve a desired relationship between two adjacent vertebrae. a surgical device configured to be manipulated by a user to perform an implantation procedure on a patient, the surgical device including at least a feedback mechanism; a surgical tool coupled to the surgical device; and a computer system , characterized in that the computer system is programmed to associate at least one virtual object with desired cavities to be sculpted in a first vertebrae and an adjacent second vertebrae of the patient's spine to enable the surgical device to provide a limit on user manipulation of the surgical tool , based on a relationship between a position of the surgical tool and the desired sculpted cavity; wherein the feedback mechanism is configured to supply feedback to the user manipulating the surgical device, and the computer system is further programmed to control the feedback device to provide the limit on user manipulation, based on a relationship between a position of the surgical tool and the desired sculpted cavity; and wherein the virtual object is associated with the desired cavities that are sized and configured, and have a depth that is greater than or equal to the thickness of the spinal plate , to receive the spinal plate therein, according to a planned placement of the spinal plate to achieve a desired relationship between two adjacent vertebrae.
An array antenna for radiating a radio wave at a first frequency, said array antenna comprising: a feed line that is provided on a first surface of a substrate ; a plurality of antenna elements (5a-5n) that are provided on the first surface at predetermined gap along the feed line and that are electromagnetically coupled with the feed line ; the plurality of antenna elements (5a-5n) including a first antenna element and a second antenna element(5a-5d, 5'a-5'd); and the first antenna element is shaped so as to resonate at the first frequency; characterized in that the second antenna element (5a-5d, 5'a-5'd) is shaped so as to resonate at a second frequency; wherein the second frequency differs from the first frequency by a predefined amount Δf so that the second antenna element (5a-5d, 5'a-5'd) radiates, when the array antenna is driven by the first frequency, an amount of power, which is lower than an amount of power radiated by the first antenna element , and so that the array antenna radiates the radio wave with a desired beam pattern with suppressed side lobes at the first frequency. a feed line that is provided on a first surface of a substrate ; a plurality of antenna elements (5a-5n) that are provided on the first surface at predetermined gap along the feed line and that are electromagnetically coupled with the feed line ; the plurality of antenna elements (5a-5n) including a first antenna element and a second antenna element(5a-5d, 5'a-5'd); and the first antenna element is shaped so as to resonate at the first frequency; characterized in that the second antenna element (5a-5d, 5'a-5'd) is shaped so as to resonate at a second frequency; wherein the second frequency differs from the first frequency by a predefined amount Δf so that the second antenna element (5a-5d, 5'a-5'd) radiates, when the array antenna is driven by the first frequency, an amount of power, which is lower than an amount of power radiated by the first antenna element , and so that the array antenna radiates the radio wave with a desired beam pattern with suppressed side lobes at the first frequency.
A dissolver tube to generate a pressure change to a fluid to change a physical property of the fluid, the tube comprising: a hollow tubular outer body ; an inlet cap coupled to the body at an inlet thereof; an outlet cap coupled to the body at an outlet thereof; and a plurality of mesh screens arranged between the inlet cap and outlet cap , wherein each mesh screen (160a∼160n) has a plurality of micro-holes formed therethrough, each micro-hole having a Venturi structure, thereby to momentarily continuously contract, relax, and shear the fluid passing through the tube, and wherein the Venturi structure has a maximum constricted portion, and the plurality of micro-holes is arranged in a grid pattern, and characterized in that each micro-hole has a first tilted face toward the maximum constricted portion and a second tilted face toward the maximum constricted portion, and the first and second tilted faces meet at the maximum constricted portion, wherein the first tilted face (d1) is shorter than the second tilted face (d2), and wherein a first end of the first tilted face opposite to the maximum constricted portion has a hexagonal shape when viewed from top of the micro-hole thereof, and a second end of the second tilted face opposite to the maximum constricted portion has a hexagonal shape when viewed from top of the micro-hole thereof, and wherein edges of each micro-hole are shared. a hollow tubular outer body ; an inlet cap coupled to the body at an inlet thereof; an outlet cap coupled to the body at an outlet thereof; and a plurality of mesh screens arranged between the inlet cap and outlet cap , wherein each mesh screen (160a∼160n) has a plurality of micro-holes formed therethrough, each micro-hole having a Venturi structure, thereby to momentarily continuously contract, relax, and shear the fluid passing through the tube, and wherein the Venturi structure has a maximum constricted portion, and the plurality of micro-holes is arranged in a grid pattern, and characterized in that each micro-hole has a first tilted face toward the maximum constricted portion and a second tilted face toward the maximum constricted portion, and the first and second tilted faces meet at the maximum constricted portion, wherein the first tilted face (d1) is shorter than the second tilted face (d2), and wherein a first end of the first tilted face opposite to the maximum constricted portion has a hexagonal shape when viewed from top of the micro-hole thereof, and a second end of the second tilted face opposite to the maximum constricted portion has a hexagonal shape when viewed from top of the micro-hole thereof, and wherein edges of each micro-hole are shared.
A system for forming an anastomosis in a heart, comprising: a first catheter comprising an electrode ; and a second catheter slidably disposed within the first catheter , the second catheter comprising a barb and a dilator the system being characterized in that the dilator comprises a mating surface, wherein the mating surface is configured to engage the electrode . a first catheter comprising an electrode ; and a second catheter slidably disposed within the first catheter , the second catheter comprising a barb and a dilator the system being characterized in that the dilator comprises a mating surface, wherein the mating surface is configured to engage the electrode .
Electrical connection socket, adapted to control an electrical equipment, having a male type plug , a female connection interface and at least one control button comprising: - A control unit, having data processing capacity, comprising a wireless communication module , control electronics, memory storage space and internal clock; and - An infrared commands emitter ; characterized in that - Said electrical connection socket is adapted to receive by the wireless communication module an instruction of a user and a driver associated to the equipment to be controlled; - whereby said driver is adapted to transform said instruction into set of instructions coded in a language understandable by the equipment to be controlled; - the infrared commands emitter is configured to send said set of instructions. - A control unit, having data processing capacity, comprising a wireless communication module , control electronics, memory storage space and internal clock; and - An infrared commands emitter ; - Said electrical connection socket is adapted to receive by the wireless communication module an instruction of a user and a driver associated to the equipment to be controlled; - whereby said driver is adapted to transform said instruction into set of instructions coded in a language understandable by the equipment to be controlled; - the infrared commands emitter is configured to send said set of instructions.
Use of a Streptococcus thermophilus strain with a deficiency in glucose metabolism for improving growth of a Lactobacillus strain in a process for producing a fermented milk product, wherein the Lactobacillus strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Lactobacillus paracasei, and wherein at the start of the fermentation the ratio of CFU/g of the Streptococcus thermophilus strain to CFU/g of the Lactobacillus strain is at least 50.
An ex vivo method of identifying any one of the following scenarios selected from the group comprising: (i) differentiating meningitis as either bacterial meningitis or aseptic meningitis in a subject in need thereof; and (ii) differentiating a bacterial meningitis infection associated with an indwelling shunt and/or extraventricular device in a subject in need thereof; the method comprising measuring the amount of: complement membrane attack complex (MAC) in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample obtained from the subject: a) wherein an amount of complement MAC measured that is greater than a threshold amount of complement MAC identifies the scenario as defined in parts (i) to (ii); or b) comparing the amount of complement MAC measured in a control sample, wherein an amount of complement MAC measured in the sample obtained from the subject that is greater than an amount of complement MAC measured in the control sample identifies bacterial meningitis in the scenario as defined in parts (i) to (ii). (i) differentiating meningitis as either bacterial meningitis or aseptic meningitis in a subject in need thereof; and (ii) differentiating a bacterial meningitis infection associated with an indwelling shunt and/or extraventricular device in a subject in need thereof; the method comprising measuring the amount of: complement membrane attack complex (MAC) in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample obtained from the subject: a) wherein an amount of complement MAC measured that is greater than a threshold amount of complement MAC identifies the scenario as defined in parts (i) to (ii); or b) comparing the amount of complement MAC measured in a control sample, wherein an amount of complement MAC measured in the sample obtained from the subject that is greater than an amount of complement MAC measured in the control sample identifies bacterial meningitis in the scenario as defined in parts (i) to (ii). a) wherein an amount of complement MAC measured that is greater than a threshold amount of complement MAC identifies the scenario as defined in parts (i) to (ii); or b) comparing the amount of complement MAC measured in a control sample,