162 results about "Distance space" patented technology

Similarity searching techniques are provided. In one aspect, a method for use in finding near-neighbors in a set of objects comprises the following steps. Subspace pattern similarities that the objects in the set exhibit in multi-dimensional spaces are identified. Subspace correlations are defined between two or more of the objects in the set based on the identified subspace pattern similarities for use in identifying near-neighbor objects. A pattern distance index may be created. A method of performing a near-neighbor search of one or more query objects against a set of objects is also provided.

A pair of sheets defining a disposable sheath for covering the electrical leads in a monitoring system used for monitoring patient vital signs and secured together along edges and along spaced seams to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments. A plurality of tear lines extend along the spaced seams from the second end to a distance spaced from the first end for laterally separating the compartments into separate arms, and fingers, whereby electrical leads may be bundled together in the open distance at the first end and inserted into the arms and fingers. A seal seals the sheets about the electrical leads at the respective ends.

A method and a system including a catcher tire abutment device is described for restraining road vehicles transported on a support surface of a transport vehicle. Primary wheel restraining devices are secured to the support surface on outward sides of pairs of wheels of each road vehicle adjacent the thread surface of the wheels. A catcher tire abutment device is also secured to the support surface an approximate predetermined distance spaced adjacent the thread face on inward sides of front and rear pairs of wheels of the vehicle. When the road vehicles are subjected to an impact force, from either a front or rear direction, kinetic energy from the impacted vehicle is absorbed and dissipated softly in a sequential manner by (a) contact of the tires of one of the front and rear pairs of wheels against an arresting surface of the primary wheel restraining devices and (b) by the tires of the other pair of wheels contacting the arresting surface of the catcher tire abutment devices.

A plate type thin heat pipe comprises: a group of wire members comprising a plurality of first metal wire members placed in a same plane in parallel with a prescribed distance spaced out, and a plurality of second metal wire members placed in a same plane in parallel with a prescribed distance spaced out and placed so as to cross the plurality of first metal wire members; a container having a hollow portion which is reduced in inner pressure and hermetically sealed comprising an upper plate member and a lower plate member placed face to face, each of which is made of thin copper plate, formed in such a manner that each of the upper plate member and the lower plate member contacts the group of wire members, and the group of wire members are sandwiched by the upper and lower plate members, and water as a working fluid received in the container.

An inkjet type fabric printing apparatus is provided with an inkjet head, a platen and a positioning member. The inkjet head reciprocally moves in main scanning direction and auxiliary scanning direction relative to a fabric (e.g., clothes). The platen holds the fabric to extend on a plane parallel with the main scanning direction and the auxiliary scanning direction with a first predetermined distance spaced from the inkjet head. On the positioning member, the fabric is set. The fabric is positioned on the platen in place in a direction parallel with the main scanning direction and the auxiliary scanning direction. The positioning member supports at least one of a neck portion and a shoulder portion of the fabric such that the neck portion and / or a shoulder portion is spaced from the inkjet head by a second predetermined distance.

A method of clustering communication nodes based on network attributes such as network delays and forwarding capacity; on communication interest attributes; and on application attributes such as quality of service preferences / constraints in providing communications between users and application servers. A multi-attribute communication feature vector is formed. That vector is comprised of network attributes, communication interests attributes, and quality of service requirements and is used to form efficient group communication mechanisms for distributed collaborative applications. Then the multi-attribute communication feature vectors are clustered. The clustering methods for multi-type attribute feature vectors are: iterative clustering using a generalized distance space with normalized attribute subspace metrics; fusion clustering, and nested clustering.

A striker mechanism 21 which clangs a bell 21 is made up of a support member 31 which projects radially outward of the bell, a striker 41 pivotably mounted on the support member so as to be rockable in a direction toward and away from the outer peripheral surface of the bell, and a leaf spring member 41 for maintaining the striker at an intermediate position as viewed in the rocking direction which is by a given distance spaced from the bell. The striker is formed at its one end with an impactor 42 which impacts the bell and an operator 43 which operates the striker for rocking motion and is formed at the other end with a spring abutment 46 against which the leaf spring member resiliently abuts, an intermediate portion between the opposite ends being pivotably mounted on the support member so as to be rockable. The striker 41 is pivotably mounted on projections 33 so as to be rockable, and accordingly, if an excessive magnitude of force is applied to the striker 41, a displacement of its orientation can be prevented.

The invention relates to a surge protector having a thermal separating device and an error display, and at least two first protection elements, particularly disk-shaped varistors (7), and at least one second protection element, particularly a gas arrester (9), wherein the first and the at least one second protection elements are switched in a Y arrangement, further comprising a device housing foraccommodating the protection elements, and a means (11) for the mechanical biasing of the thermal separating device, wherein the thermal separating device has a low-melting solder, and the first protection elements (7) are disposed in the device housing such that a connection arm of a protection element (7) is positioned opposite the connection arm of the further protection element (7) at a distance, and the thermal separating device is predominantly positioned in the distance space (13); formed in such a manner. According to the invention, a connection arm of the second protection element (9) directly bypasses said connection arms (12) of the first protection elements (7) in the distance space in a solder-contacted manner, wherein a finger (16) of a mechanically biased separating block (5) acts upon the bypass connection arm (15) such that in the event of an overload the bypass connection arm (15) is spatially placed at a distance to the connection arms (12) of the first protection elements (7).