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20090320199 | CONTAINMENT APPARATUS FOR TOILETS - A spray system, which reduces contamination caused by toilet flushing, is activated during a flush cycle to contain waste matter and prevent escape thereof from the bowl. The system is mounted above the level of water in a toilet and includes an aperture that creates a spray and is fluid communication with the flush valve of the toilet. Accordingly, each time the flush valve is activated, a portion of the water provided to the toilet is directed to the aperture to create a spray to minimize escaping effluent. | 12-31-2009 |
20100269248 | DUAL FLUSH ELECTRONIC FLUSH VALVE - A flush valve utilizes a sensor to determine how close a user is to a toilet to determine whether to utilize a longer flush with more water to remove, typically, solid waste or a shorter flush with less water to remove, typically, liquid waste. If a user is in a zone that is closer to the toilet, a longer flush is deemed necessary and if a user is in a zone farther from the toilet, a shorter flush is deemed necessary. Users sometimes move between one zone or the other and the flush valve determines whether a user spends more or less time in the zones to determine whether to provide a shorter or a longer flush. | 10-28-2010 |
20110226357 | FLUSH VALVE ANTI-BACKFLOW CARTRIDGE - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, a piston disposed in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet, a cartridge disposed in the outlet and a plurality of check valves disposed serially within the cartridge for preventing backflow through the outlet and wherein vacuum effects are minimized. | 09-22-2011 |
20110226977 | FLUSH VALVE - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, and a piston disposed in the valve body between the inlet and said outlet to regulate flow through the valve body. The piston has a shoulder. A neck depends from the shoulder and has a smaller perimeter than the shoulder. And, a flange depends from the neck and has a larger perimeter than the neck. Better flow characteristics of fluid about the shoulder, neck, and flange minimize noise coming from the valve and increase reliability thereof. | 09-22-2011 |
20110226978 | FLUSH VALVE SEAT - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, and a piston disposed in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet. A surface is disposed in the valve body for seating the piston. The surface tapers inwardly as it passes into the outlet wherein the taper improves the flow characteristics of fluid passing by the taper thereby minimizing water hammer and leakage therethrough. | 09-22-2011 |
20110226979 | FLUSH VALVE PRESSURE BALANCE - A flush valve has a valve body having an inlet and an outlet. A piston is disposed in the valve body between the inlet and the outlet. A piston cap is disposed within the valve body and has a wall along which the piston is guided. A groove is disposed in the piston cap wall for equalizing pressure on sides of the piston translating therein. The groove has a shallow, semicircular shape whereby a possibility that fluid flow therethrough is diminished is minimized. | 09-22-2011 |
20110265879 | SECONDARY BLEED VALVE FOR DUAL FLUSH VALVE - An apparatus for providing flushing fluid at different rates has a valve for controlling flow through a housing, the valve having a reset area to close the valve, a first bleed valve for constantly providing high pressure fluid to the reset area through a first path, a second bleed valve for providing high pressure fluid to the reset area through a second path, and an actuator. The actuator has a first position in which fluid is prevented from escaping from the second path, a second position in which fluid is allowed to escape from the second path and the second bleed valve is activated, and a third position in which fluid is allowed to escape from the second path and the second bleed valve is deactivated. If the second bleed valve is activated, the first bleed valve causes the reset area to close the valve in a first time period and if the second bleed valve is not activated the first and second valves cause the reset area to close the valve in a second time period wherein the second time period is less than the first time period. | 11-03-2011 |
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20090102968 | Color Metadata for a Downlink Data Channel - The present invention provides a method and system for determining and providing color metadata for a downlink data channel. In accordance with the present invention color metadata is determined such that gamut mapping is defined by a transmitted source gamut which enables adapted mapping that preserves saturation and contrast levels of the source for a downlink data channel. The metadata is then provided to a downlink data channel for color management. | 04-23-2009 |
20090141041 | Mapping method along anchored mapping trajectories with improved uniformity - In the different mapping planes, described by plane coordinates, of the color space in which colors to map are represented, a uniformity testing curve can be found that intersects all mapping trajectories of this mapping plane and, at any intersection of a mapping trajectory with said uniformity testing curve, the gradients calculated in said plane coordinates of the intersecting mapping lines and the first derivation along this uniformity testing of these gradients are continuous. | 06-04-2009 |
20100265264 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COLOR GRADING FOR DISPLAYS - A method, apparatus and system for providing color grading or color correction for displays includes a plurality of virtual device models where each virtual device model has a virtual model specification (VMS) which controls a display feature. Each display includes a display specification including a display requirement or requirements. An apparatus of the present invention is configured to compare the display feature of at least one VMS against the display requirement of the display specification to determine a best match therebetween to select a virtual device model to control a display picture. Color correction is further provided in post production using the VMS to provide consistency across multiple display types. | 10-21-2010 |
20130002810 | OUTLIER DETECTION FOR COLOUR MAPPING - A method and an arrangement for an improved outlier detection for colour mapping are recommended, wherein a neighborhood of a partially colour compensated test-image by comparing the initially corrected test-image with a reference image in a neighborhood comparator is used for outlier detection and not outlier detection of at least two images for colour mapping. | 01-03-2013 |
20130033528 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE TO ALLOW THE SAME PERCEPTION OF COLOURS OVER A LARGE VARIETY OF OBSERVERS - For each colour, the method comprises the following steps: —converting the first set of colour coordinates (R | 02-07-2013 |
20130077859 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLOR LOOK UP TABLE GENERATION - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided to generate a color look up table for multiple images. The method includes selecting color points from a first image. The first color points comprise weak image texture. The method also includes identifying feature points in a spatial neighborhood of each first color point. Additionally, the method includes identifying feature points from a second image. The second feature points correspond to the first feature points. The method also includes determining a color points in the second image. The second color points correspond to the first color points, and are determined using a spatial interpolation of the first plurality of color points from the first plurality of feature points and then applying the obtained spatial interpolation to the second plurality of feature points. Further, the method includes generating the color lookup table. | 03-28-2013 |
20130286286 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A VIDEO CONTENT ALLOWING THE ADAPTATION TO SEVERAL TYPES OF DISPLAY DEVICES - Method wherein each image of the content is transformed using at least one pre-transformed image which is associated with a key image of this content wherein, from each key image and an associated pre-transformed image, a color transform is derived, and wherein each color transform is applied to a selection of images of this content which is associated with said key image. Applied to a content broadcast system comprising a server and a receiver to which are connected several types of display devices, the invention advantageously makes it possible to adapt the content to these different types. | 10-31-2013 |
20140168250 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE TO ALLOW AN OBSERVER TO PERCEIVE COLOURS AS ANOTHER OBSERVER - Method for transforming a first version of a color to be reproduced by a proof viewing device a into a second version of the same color to be reproduced by the same proof viewing device in a way that a first human observer perceives this color reproduced on said proof viewing device according to said second version as this color is perceived on a final color reproduction device by a second human observer having human visual characteristics different from those of the first observer. | 06-19-2014 |
20150139544 | METHOD OF EMBEDDING OF AN IMAGE WITH A COLOR TRANSFORM - The method comprises the generation of a deteriorated image associated with a first bit rate and of a deteriorated color transform associated with a second bit rate, an evaluation of a first distortion by comparison of the image with a first test image obtained by the application of the color transform to the deteriorated image, and of a second distortion by comparison of the image with a second test image obtained by the application of the deteriorated color transform to the image, and the determination of a final conjoint bit rate associated with a best trade-off between a conjoint bit rate (R=R1+R2) and a global distortion (dE=dE1+DE2). The optimized deteriorated image and the optimized deteriorated color transform are then embedded based on this conjoint bit rate. | 05-21-2015 |
20150179135 | METHOD OF MAPPING SOURCE COLORS FROM A SOURCE COLOR GAMUT INTO A TARGET COLOR GAMUT - The method comprises:
| 06-25-2015 |
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20100053199 | Image processing method and device implementing said method - The invention relates to a processing method of a sequence of images comprising image points each of which is associated with a colour component. The method comprises a processing step of at least one image of the sequence from reference images, the processing step being adapted to reduce the flicker effects. According to the invention, the reference images are selected according to the following stages:
| 03-04-2010 |
20100128976 | METHOD FOR DESCRIBING AN ACTUAL COLOR GAMUT OF A COLOR DEVICE OR OF A COLOR CONTENT - To describe the actual color gamut, a hierarchical structure is proposed which comprises, from bottom to top:
| 05-27-2010 |
20110148903 | Image display system comprising a viewing conditions sensing device - The viewing conditions sensing device comprises an image sensing device and is able to output target viewing conditions under which the image display device displays images. Then, a color appearance adaptation module transform reference colors of images delivered under reference viewing conditions into target colors under target viewing conditions, according to a color appearance model, as the CIECAM, differentiating a display field from a surround field. According to the invention, the viewing conditions sensing device further comprises identifying means adapted for identifying, within the sensing images, the contour of the display field. The background and the surround are therefore better connected and the CIECAM model can be implemented more efficiently. | 06-23-2011 |
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20130134967 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CHECKING THE ROTOR POSITION OF A SYNCHROUNOUS MACHINE - A method for validating a vehicle-to-X message, in which the message is received by an antenna arrangement having a least two antenna elements connected with a communication device. An electromagnetic field strength of the message is recorded based on different reception characteristics with different power densities, wherein the message includes an absolute position of a transmitter, and an absolute position of a receiver determined on the basis of global satellite navigation or on a map comparison. A first relative position of the transmitter is calculated from the absolute positions of the receiver and the transmitter. A second relative position is calculated from the ratio of the power densities or read out from a reference diagram. If a comparison of the first and second relative positions reveals a large degree of correspondence, the message is validated, and if a large degree of deviation is detected, the message is rejected. | 05-30-2013 |
20130300324 | Method for Determining the Speed of a Synchronous Machine, Circuit Configuration for Actuating a Synchronous Machine, and Use of Such a Configuration - The invention relates to a method wherein the speed of the rotor of an electronically commutated synchronous machine is determined or controlled by means of one or more rotor position sensors, in particular, three rotor position sensors that are fixed to the stator, and a time measuring device, wherein the angle traveled by the rotor and the time lapsed during the travel are measured, wherein the measured angle traveled by the rotor is corrected by means of one or more first correction constants, in particular a differential for correcting for the influence of non-uniform positioning or expansion of the position marking of the rotor, and a circuit configuration for actuating an electronically commutated synchronous machine. | 11-14-2013 |
20140028084 | Brake System for Motor Vehicles - A motor vehicle brake system operable in a brake-by-wire and fallback modes. The system includes a brake pedal ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140300299 | Method for Controlling an Electronically Commutated Polyphase DC Motor - A method for controlling a brushless DC motor (BLDC motor) having a rotor, a stator and an angle sensor and a logic circuit for generating the phase voltages of the windings depending on the phase angle of the rotor. The logic circuit access a lookup table, in which to implement commutation with block-shaped, trapezoidal, sinusoidal, sinoid-based signal waveforms. The drive values are stored for the electrical phase angle of the rotor for generating phase voltages (V | 10-09-2014 |
20150162856 | Method and Electronic Device for Improving the Availability of an Electromechanical Actuator - A method for improving the availability of an electromechanical actuator of an electromechanical or electrohydraulic brake system in a motor vehicle, including electronic motor regulation functioning in a non-restricted operating mode (normal operation) for a field-commutated electric motor actuated by pulse width modulation. An electronic device having a setpoint value interface ( | 06-11-2015 |
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20120071834 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE BODY - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a drug delivery device body comprising the following steps:
| 03-22-2012 |
20120078195 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE BODY - The body of a portable drug delivery device, especially an injection pen, is provided on its outer surface with a recess, in which directly accessible information is displayed. The information is protected against damages during everyday use by the recessed location. | 03-29-2012 |
20120095411 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device comprises an outer housing rollable around a rotation axis and at least one stop member. The stop member protrudes radially from the outer housing of the drug delivery device and is configured to prevent rolling movement of the drug delivery device along a predetermined surface. The outer housing comprises a main housing and a dose member. The dose member is movable with respect to the main housing when setting and/or delivering a dose of a drug. The stop member comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is arranged on the main housing and the second part is arranged on the dose member. | 04-19-2012 |
20120109075 | MEDICAL DEVICE - The medical device comprises a wave spring or wave washer in a mechanism to engage or disengage a first element and a second element. The invention also discloses the use of a multiple wave spring or wave washer comprising at least two waved spring layers in a medical device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120160723 | Fixing Means - A fixing means ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120165741 | Dose Button for a Drug Delivery Device and Method for Manufacturing a Dose Button - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120302963 | METHOD FOR TREATING A PLASTIC PART, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - Method for treating a plastic part, which comprises a surface, comprising the steps: A) irradiating at least a part of the surface with a treatment radiation to obtain a modified surface area, the modified surface area being capable of absorbing a heating radiation to an extent greater than the unmodified surface area, and B) irradiating the modified surface area with the heating radiation at least in a section so that the plastic part is heated and softened in a region defined by the irradiated section of the modified surface area. | 11-29-2012 |