mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A conversation evaluation device comprising: a reception section configured to receive information related to voice of a question and information related to voice of a response to the question; and an analysis section , characterized in that said analysis section is configured to acquire a representative pitch of the question and a representative pitch of the response based on the information received by the reception section ; the conversation evaluation device comprises an evaluation section configured to evaluate the response to the question based on a difference value between the representative pitch of the question and the representative pitch of the response acquired by the analysis section , and the evaluation section is configured to evaluate the response to the question based on how much the difference value is away from a predetermined reference value indicative of a consonant interval between two pitch values. a reception section configured to receive information related to voice of a question and information related to voice of a response to the question; and an analysis section , characterized in that said analysis section is configured to acquire a representative pitch of the question and a representative pitch of the response based on the information received by the reception section ; the conversation evaluation device comprises an evaluation section configured to evaluate the response to the question based on a difference value between the representative pitch of the question and the representative pitch of the response acquired by the analysis section , and the evaluation section is configured to evaluate the response to the question based on how much the difference value is away from a predetermined reference value indicative of a consonant interval between two pitch values.
An outlet connector , comprising: an outlet core having an input side and an output side with at least three aligned apertures extending therebetween; a plurality of electrical terminals each positioned in a corresponding one of the apertures; and an end cap connected to the outlet core and surrounding the electrical terminals ; the end cap includes a body portion and characterised in that the end cap includes a pair of latches positioned to engage a pair of corresponding ledges formed in a cavity of the outlet core , and an internal indexing feature extending from the body portion and mateable with an indexing cutout of the outlet core . an outlet core having an input side and an output side with at least three aligned apertures extending therebetween; a plurality of electrical terminals each positioned in a corresponding one of the apertures; and an end cap connected to the outlet core and surrounding the electrical terminals ; the end cap includes a body portion and characterised in that the end cap includes a pair of latches positioned to engage a pair of corresponding ledges formed in a cavity of the outlet core , and an internal indexing feature extending from the body portion and mateable with an indexing cutout of the outlet core .
Particles comprising (i) a core comprising a hydrophobic polymer; (ii) a shell comprising hyperbranched polyglycerol; and (iii) one or more therapeutic agents, diagnostic agents, or prophylactic agents encapsulated within the particles; wherein the hydrophobic polymer is more hydrophobic than the hyperbranched polyglycerol; the hyperbranched polyglycerol is covalently bound to the hydrophobic polymer; and polyethylene glycol is covalently attached to the surface of the particles by converting vicinal diol groups on the hyperbranched polyglycerol to aldehyde groups and reacting the aldehyde groups with functional groups to attach the polyethylene glycol. (i) a core comprising a hydrophobic polymer; (ii) a shell comprising hyperbranched polyglycerol; and (iii) one or more therapeutic agents, diagnostic agents, or prophylactic agents encapsulated within the particles; the hydrophobic polymer is more hydrophobic than the hyperbranched polyglycerol; the hyperbranched polyglycerol is covalently bound to the hydrophobic polymer; and polyethylene glycol is covalently attached to the surface of the particles by converting vicinal diol groups on the hyperbranched polyglycerol to aldehyde groups and reacting the aldehyde groups with functional groups to attach the polyethylene glycol.
Method for at least semi-autonomous parking of a motor vehicle in a parking space , the motor vehicle having two steerable front wheels and two rear wheels which can be steered by way of a rear axle steering system of the motor vehicle , a parking trajectory being determined starting from a starting position (A) of the motor vehicle , which parking trajectory has at least one first section which comprises the starting position (A) and a second section which directly follows the first section , the rear axle steering system setting a steering angle at the rear wheels during the parking operation, before the motor vehicle reaches the second section , a first intermediate position (B1) of the motor vehicle on the parking trajectory being determined, which first intermediate position (B1) defines an end of the first section of the parking trajectory and a beginning of the second section , a setpoint steering angle of the rear wheels being determined for the first intermediate position (B1), furthermore, and the rear axle steering system setting the steering angle at the rear wheels to the setpoint steering angle during the parking operation before the first intermediate position (B1) is reached, the rear axle steering system deflecting the rear wheels at least not in the same direction as the front wheels during the driving of the motor vehicle along a first part section of the first section from the starting position (A) as far as a second intermediate position (B2), and deflecting the rear wheels , in particular in the same direction as the front wheels, during the driving of the motor vehicle on a second part section of the first section , a path length being determined which fixes the second intermediate position (B2), with the result the length of the parking trajectory from the second intermediate position (B2) as far as the first intermediate position (B1) represents the path length, a deflection of the rear wheels for setting the setpoint steering angle being started during the parking operation from the second intermediate position (B2) being reached, or a time duration being determined which fixes a certain time before the first intermediate position (B1) is reached, when the motor vehicle is driven along the parking trajectory , with the result that a duration from the defined time until the first intermediate position (B1) is reached by way of the motor vehicle represents the defined time duration, a deflection of the rear wheels for setting the setpoint steering angle being started during the parking operation at the defined time, characterized in that the time duration or the path length is determined in a manner which is dependent on a given dynamic property of the rear axle steering system .
Electric fluid heater for a vehicle, comprising a heating block 1 comprising an inlet and an outlet for the fluid, a first channel for the fluid intended to flow between the inlet and the outlet , a first tube and a second tube characterized in that opposing ends of the first tube and the second tube are mounted in headers , wherein the tubes comprise heating elements and wherein the first channel is delimited by a top plate and a bottom plate sealingly connected to the first tube , the second tube and the headers .
A method for producing chondrocytes from pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising the steps of: (i) culturing pluripotent stem cells under adherent conditions in a medium containing BMP2, TGFβ, GDF5 and a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and (ii) culturing the cells obtained in step (i) under suspension conditions in a medium containing BMP2, TGF β , GDF5 and a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, wherein the pluripotent stem cells used in step (i) are in the form of cell clusters produced by a method comprising a step of suspension culture in a medium that allows the pluripotent stem cells to retain their undifferentiated state. (i) culturing pluripotent stem cells under adherent conditions in a medium containing BMP2, TGFβ, GDF5 and a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and (ii) culturing the cells obtained in step (i) under suspension conditions in a medium containing BMP2, TGF β , GDF5 and a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor,
Method for starting a gaseous fuel internal combustion engine having a plurality of gas admission valves respectively associated with a plurality of cylinders (26A-26D), the method comprising: rotating the engine until the first speed threshold is reached; starting a supply of pilot fuel to the plurality of cylinders (26A-26D) by a pilot fuel system after reaching the first threshold to initiate combustion of the pilot fuel and intake air; and performing an ignition health check, the ignition health check comprising determining the status of operation of the pilot fuel system as the pilot fuel is supplied to the plurality of cylinders (26A-26D) to determine whether an ignition device is functional, the ignition device being a pilot injector configured to inject a pilot amount of the pilot fuel; characterised by , after determining that the ignition health check has been passed, operating the engine and performing a gas admission valve health test by opening the associated gas admission valves for a predefined duration, independent of a speed or speed governor of the engine, to supply gaseous fuel to the plurality of cylinders (26A-26D) via the associated gas admission valves to accelerate the engine ; wherein, during the gas admission valve health test, the status of operation of the gas admission valves is detected during the supply of gaseous fuel to the plurality of cylinders to determine whether all gas admission valves are fully functional; and then, after determining that the gas admission valve health test has been passed, increasing a pressure of the gaseous fuel to further accelerate the engine. rotating the engine until the first speed threshold is reached; starting a supply of pilot fuel to the plurality of cylinders (26A-26D) by a pilot fuel system after reaching the first threshold to initiate combustion of the pilot fuel and intake air; and performing an ignition health check, the ignition health check comprising determining the status of operation of the pilot fuel system as the pilot fuel is supplied to the plurality of cylinders (26A-26D) to determine whether an ignition device is functional, the ignition device being a pilot injector configured to inject a pilot amount of the pilot fuel; characterised by , after determining that the ignition health check has been passed, operating the engine and performing a gas admission valve health test by opening the associated gas admission valves for a predefined duration, independent of a speed or speed governor of the engine, to supply gaseous fuel to the plurality of cylinders (26A-26D) via the associated gas admission valves to accelerate the engine ; wherein, during the gas admission valve health test, the status of operation of the gas admission valves is detected during the supply of gaseous fuel to the plurality of cylinders to determine whether all gas admission valves are fully functional; and then, after determining that the gas admission valve health test has been passed, increasing a pressure of the gaseous fuel to further accelerate the engine.
A diol represented by the formula below: wherein each of R 1 and R 2 independently represents a hydrocarbon group; and each R 3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, hetero atom-containing group, halogen atom, straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, branched alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or, aryl group-containing group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
Apparatus for heating polymer powder particles, comprising a radiation source , a housing and a screen , wherein the radiation source has its maximum radiation power within the wavelength range of 0.78-2.5 μm and the screen has an absorbance of at least 0.8 within the wavelength range of 0.78-2.5 μm, wherein the screen has at least the absorbance specified at all wavelengths in the wavelength range specified, wherein the housing has at least one opening in the direction of the screen , characterized in that the radiation maximum of the apparatus is at a wavelength of more than 2.5 μm and below 4.8 μm.
A pulse width modulation method wherein unit voltage vectors are units composing an instantaneous space vector indicating voltage (Vu, Vv, Vw) which an inverter for driving a compressor motor outputs except in a dead time period, characterized in that a locus of integrals (Ψ(θ)), in terms of time, of said unit voltage vectors forms a loop (S) within a period shorter than a reciprocal of a maximum value of an operating frequency, in terms of electrical angle, of said compressor motor .
A method of processing data for an autonomous vehicle, comprising: acquiring (S110) sensor data for the autonomous vehicle, wherein the sensor data comprises inertial measurement data, LiDAR data, and visual image data; determining (S120) a first constraint factor for the inertial measurement data according to the inertial measurement data and the visual image data; determining (S130) a second constraint factor for the LiDAR data according to the inertial measurement data and the LiDAR data; determining (S140) a third constraint factor for the visual image data according to the inertial measurement data, the visual image data and the LiDAR data; and processing (S150) the sensor data based on the first constraint factor, the second constraint factor and the third constraint factor, so as to obtain positioning data for positioning the autonomous vehicle, wherein the determining (S140) a third constraint factor for the visual image data according to the inertial measurement data, the visual image data and the LiDAR data comprises: determining a depth information of the visual image data according to the visual image data and the LiDAR data; determining a mapping relationship between the visual image data and the inertial measurement data according to the visual image data and the inertial measurement data; and determining the third constraint factor according to the depth information and the mapping relationship. acquiring (S110) sensor data for the autonomous vehicle, wherein the sensor data comprises inertial measurement data, LiDAR data, and visual image data; determining (S120) a first constraint factor for the inertial measurement data according to the inertial measurement data and the visual image data; determining (S130) a second constraint factor for the LiDAR data according to the inertial measurement data and the LiDAR data; determining (S140) a third constraint factor for the visual image data according to the inertial measurement data, the visual image data and the LiDAR data; and processing (S150) the sensor data based on the first constraint factor, the second constraint factor and the third constraint factor, so as to obtain positioning data for positioning the autonomous vehicle, wherein the determining (S140) a third constraint factor for the visual image data according to the inertial measurement data, the visual image data and the LiDAR data comprises: determining a depth information of the visual image data according to the visual image data and the LiDAR data; determining a mapping relationship between the visual image data and the inertial measurement data according to the visual image data and the inertial measurement data; and determining the third constraint factor according to the depth information and the mapping relationship. determining a depth information of the visual image data according to the visual image data and the LiDAR data; determining a mapping relationship between the visual image data and the inertial measurement data according to the visual image data and the inertial measurement data; and determining the third constraint factor according to the depth information and the mapping relationship.
Method for combustion of gaseous or liquid fuel in a combustion chamber with a hydraulic diameter D, whereby the fuel as well as the primary oxidant are introduced via a burner lance into the combustion chamber , whereby fuel and primary oxidant have a certain mean velocity u 1 at the entry from the burner lance into the combustion chamber , whereby the mean velocity u 1 is defined as u 1 = ∑ i = 1 n ν i 2 ⋅ ρ i ⋅ A i m ̇ ges , whereby v i is the velocity of each separate fluid in the burner lance, ρ i is the density of each separate fluid in the burner lance, A i is the cross-section for the flow of each separate fluid in the burner lance at the entry of the burner lance into the combustion chamber and ṁ ges is the overall mass flow in the burner lance and whereby a secondary oxidant with a mean velocity of u 2 is introduced via a downcomer into the combustion chamber , wherein the burner lance is arranged in a position p measured from the tip of the burner lance such that position p has a distance | d 1 | defined as the smallest distance between p and a combustion chamber centerline a, that the burner lance is arranged such that the distance from position p to an intersection point i of a downcomer centerline and an intersection area S of combustion chamber and downcomer is smaller than the distance | d c | from the intersection of the combustion chamber centerline a and the shortest connection between p and the combustion chamber centerline a to the intersection point i of the downcomer centerline c and the intersection area S of combustion chamber and downcomer , characterized in that the value of | d 1 | is defined as d 1 = 1 − d ⋅ u 1 u 2 1 4 ⋅ D 2 and that d is in the range of 0.05 to 0.15. the burner lance is arranged in a position p measured from the tip of the burner lance such that position p has a distance | d 1 | defined as the smallest distance between p and a combustion chamber centerline a, that the burner lance is arranged such that the distance from position p to an intersection point i of a downcomer centerline and an intersection area S of combustion chamber and downcomer is smaller than the distance | d c | from the intersection of the combustion chamber centerline a and the shortest connection between p and the combustion chamber centerline a to the intersection point i of the downcomer centerline c and the intersection area S of combustion chamber and downcomer , characterized in that the value of | d 1 | is defined as d 1 = 1 − d ⋅ u 1 u 2 1 4 ⋅ D 2 and that d is in the range of 0.05 to 0.15.
A reciprocal quantum logic, RQL, phase-mode flip-flop (100; 200; 500) comprising: a storage loop configured to receive a data input signal on a data input line (D) as positive or negative single flux quantum, SFQ, pulse and to store the data input signal in the storage loop, the storage loop being configured to contain one of -Φ 0 , zero, or +Φ 0 of current ; a comparator configured to receive a logical clock input signal on a logical clock input line (LCLK) and to compare the received logical clock input signal with the stored data input signal; and an output signal line (Q) configured to transmit an output signal corresponding to a logical "1" or logical "0" value based on the comparison. a storage loop configured to receive a data input signal on a data input line (D) as positive or negative single flux quantum, SFQ, pulse and to store the data input signal in the storage loop, the storage loop being configured to contain one of -Φ 0 , zero, or +Φ 0 of current ; a comparator configured to receive a logical clock input signal on a logical clock input line (LCLK) and to compare the received logical clock input signal with the stored data input signal; and an output signal line (Q) configured to transmit an output signal corresponding to a logical "1" or logical "0" value based on the comparison.
A method for catalytic conversion of waste plastic into liquid fuel, the method comprising the following steps: i. mixing the waste plastic feed and a catalyst in a feed hopper to obtain a mixture; ii. feeding the mixture to a rotary kiln rotator via a screw feeder ; iii. thermally decomposing the waste plastic from the mixture at a temperature in the range of 350 to 650 °C and under a pressure in the range of 6.9 to 207 Pa (0.0010 psi to 0.030 psi), to obtain a gaseous stream; iv. purging the gaseous stream from the rotary kiln rotator by means of carrier gas; v. feeding the purged gaseous stream to a cyclone separator to separate solid particles from the gaseous stream; vi. subjecting the gaseous stream obtained from the cyclone separator to sequential cooling in a condensation unit to a temperature in the range of-5 to -15°C to condense the liquid fuel; vii. collecting the condensed liquid fuel in a liquid collection tank ; and viii. feeding the non-condensable gas from the condensation unit to a gas-liquid separator to separate a product gas comprising C 1 to C 4 hydrocarbons and the liquid fraction. i. mixing the waste plastic feed and a catalyst in a feed hopper to obtain a mixture; ii. feeding the mixture to a rotary kiln rotator via a screw feeder ; iii. thermally decomposing the waste plastic from the mixture at a temperature in the range of 350 to 650 °C and under a pressure in the range of 6.9 to 207 Pa (0.0010 psi to 0.030 psi), to obtain a gaseous stream; iv. purging the gaseous stream from the rotary kiln rotator by means of carrier gas; v. feeding the purged gaseous stream to a cyclone separator to separate solid particles from the gaseous stream; vi. subjecting the gaseous stream obtained from the cyclone separator to sequential cooling in a condensation unit to a temperature in the range of-5 to -15°C to condense the liquid fuel; vii. collecting the condensed liquid fuel in a liquid collection tank ; and viii. feeding the non-condensable gas from the condensation unit to a gas-liquid separator to separate a product gas comprising C 1 to C 4 hydrocarbons and the liquid fraction.