baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0834618-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOEGL LEONARD
IPC: B65D5/56
Filed: 1997-09-25
Abstract: A coated card has a coating applied as a dispersion of copolymers and paraffins which acts as a water vapour and/or fat barrier. Also claimed are (i) a package for foodstuffs, especially fresh baked pizza, made from the coated card; (ii) manufacture of the coated card involving applying the dispersion (4) to the card (11) and then drying; and (iii) process equipment for the continuous manufacture of coated card includes a pressure roll (5) for applying the dispersion (4) from below onto the card (1). Preferably the dispersion fluid, preferably water, contains a higher level of copolymers than paraffins and 2-20 g/sq m of dispersion are applied in a single sided coating. The level of copolymers and paraffins in the dispersion is 20-40%, preferably 30%.
Patent EP-0841654-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUKUSHIMA MICHIHIRO
IPC: H04N19/423
Filed: 1997-11-05
Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a display memory for storing
decoded picture data is disclosed, that comprises a data
dividing portion for dividing decoded picture data as one
macroblock in a vertical direction, a write address generator
for generating the binary value of a write address necessary
for writing the divided picture data to the display memory, a
slice counter for counting the number of slice lines of
picture data that has been written to the display memory, a
rotate-shifter for rotating and shifting the binary value of
the generated write address to the left by a first bit number
corresponding to the number of slice lines counted, a means
for writing the divided picture data to the display memory
corresponding to the write address that has been rotated and
shifted, a read address generator for generating the binary
value of a read address necessary to read picture data from
the display memory, a rotate-shifter for rotating and shifting
the binary value of the generated read address to the left by
a second bit number corresponding to output data of the slice
counter, and a means for reading picture data from the display
memory corresponding to the read address that has been rotated
and shifted.
Patent EP-0848998-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DVORAK MICHAEL DR
IPC: C23C4/123
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: A thermal spraying gun comprises a unit which has a flame produced from a liquid or gaseous fuel and an oxidation gas in a combustion chamber, and is accelerated in a constriction tube. The unit has a water-cooled burner incorporating at least three parts, with a combustion chamber (26), a constriction tube (34) and a flame constriction channel (32). The constriction tube is exchangeable, and has at least one sealing unit (40) which can be pressurised via a force accumulator unit (42). Also claimed is a corresponding method, where the flame is produced from a liquid or gaseous fuel in the form of an aliphatic compound such as butane or ethyl alcohol.
Patent EP-0785523-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMURA AKIHIRO
IPC: G06F3/153
Filed: 1990-03-06
Abstract: A character pattern generator which is detachably connected to an output device for outputting a pattern as a set of dots, includes a memory for storing a character or figure pattern in a format other than a dot image format, a CPU for converting the character or figure pattern stored in the memory into a dot image in accordance with a pattern request from the output device, and an interface for sending the dot image of the character or figure converted by the CPU to the output device.
Patent EP-0786907-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SRIVASTAVA ADITYA
IPC: H04N7/36
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: The present invention includes a video encoder optimized so as to be implemented using general purpose DSPs or as software executable on a general purpose microprocessor. The present invention includes a modified motion detector module (50) which classifies blocks in the currently processing image as moving or stationary. Blocks classified as moving are then processed by an modified motion compensation module (52) which uses a center-biased orthogonal searching procedure to match the block with a previously processed image. A zero block detector module (54) determines whether the block will generate a zero-valued block after being processed by a transform module 18 and a quantization module 20. If a zero-valued block is predicted, the transformation module 18 and the quantization module 20 are bypassed.
Patent EP-0816498-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BELAGAJE RAMA MOORTHY
IPC: C12N15/12
Filed: 1997-07-02
Abstract: This invention describes a novel human glutamate
receptor, designated mGluR8. This invention also
encompasses nucleic acids encoding this receptor, or a
fragment thereof, as well as methods employing this receptor
and the nucleic acid compounds.
Patent EP-0856975-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LO WILLIAM
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1997-07-25
Abstract: A reversible media independent interface (MII) circuit is disclosed. The MII
circuit comprises a first management circuit and a second management circuit. The MII
circuit also includes a plurality of signals being provided to and sent from the MII circuit.
A first portion of the plurality of signals are reversible such that they operate within either
a physical layer device in a first mode or a media access control device in a second mode.
A second portion of the plurality of the signals are provided the first management circuit
and the second management circuit. The second portion of the plurality of signals are
modifiable such that they are utilized by the first management circuit in the first mode and
are utilized by the second management circuit in the second mode. In one embodiment by
allowing the portion of the plurality of signals to be in a first and second mode (i.e.,
forward or reverse). The MII interface can be reversed such that it looks likes the MII
interface found on either the PHY or MAC device. Accordingly, then either the MAC
device can then be connected directly to the repeater without any PHYs or vice versa.
Patent EP-0845364-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH GREG S
IPC: B41J2/485
Filed: 1997-10-07
Abstract: Achromatic Component Addition technique for producing printed ink-jet images of
high quality, low granularity, and increased resolution of dithered gradients. Drops of
chromatic inks ( 46 ) are combined with drops of achromatic ink ( 43 ) in any
predetermined ratio and in any predetermined order on predetermined areas ( 42 ) on a
printing medium ( 27 ) to produce imaged areas having differing lightness and lower
chroma. The technique increases the number of color levels without increasing printer
resolution and effectively increases resolution of dithered gradients by requiring fewer
addressable pixels to produce the same color transition.
Patent EP-0842614-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIM SINYONG
IPC: A23N12/02
Filed: 1997-11-19
Abstract: A method of cleaning fruit or vegetables prior to consumption is disclosed, and
includes the steps of placing the fruit or vegetables in a dishwasher and operating the
dishwasher to wash the fruit or vegetables to prepare them for consumption. 
     A dishwasher configured to perform the method is also disclosed and is operative to
perform a cleaning cycle configured to clean fruit or vegetables prior to consumption.
Patent EP-0940024-A2 (EP)
Title: Systeme de communication de donnees
Inventor: MUIRHEAD CHARLES
IPC: H04L12/14
Filed: 1997-11-24
Abstract: Procédés et dispositifs servant à analyser les demandes de données dans un réseau informatique et à conférer aux données des paramètres de transfert particuliers en fonction de la demande, tels qu'une largeur de bande, un temps d'attente ou une instabilité. Différentes façons de déterminer ces paramètres de transfert appropriés comprennent l'analyse du noeud ou de l'usager émettant la demande, l'analyse du noeud desservant la réponse ou l'analyse de la demande ou de la réponse.
Patent EP-0901685-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IDING WILHELMUS HERMANUS
IPC: H01J61/54
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne une unité d'éclairage dans laquelle l'enceinte à décharge gazeuse se compose d'au moins deux éléments tubulaires adjacents, reliés par une structure en pont et entre lesquels on a placé un élément électroconducteur connecté de façon galvanique à l'une des électrodes (filaments) de la lampe à décharge gazeuse, de préférence via une résistance électrique fortement ohmique. L'élément électroconducteur fonctionne comme une aide supplémentaire destinée à l'allumage de la lampe et il peut être également utilisé à des fins de réflexion de la lumière.
Patent EP-0865087-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAJIMA TAKAHIRO
IPC: H01L31/20
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: A process for forming a deposited film, a process
for manufacturing a semiconductor element and a process
for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element
are disclosed which each comprises a step of forming a
first conductivity type semiconductor layer comprising
a non-monocrystalline semiconductor on a substrate, a
step of forming a substantially i-type semiconductor
layer comprising an amorphous semiconductor on the
first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a step of
forming a substantially i-type semiconductor layer
comprising a microcrystalline semiconductor on the
substantially i-type semiconductor layer comprising the
amorphous semiconductor while decreasing the film
forming rate thereof and a step of forming a second
conductivity type semiconductor layer comprising a non-monocrystalline
semiconductor on the substantially i-type
semiconductor layer comprising the
microcrystalline semiconductor. Further, a process for
forming a deposited film, a process for manufacturing a
semiconductor element and a process for manufacturing a
photoelectric conversion element are disclosed which
each comprises a step of forming a first conductivity
type semiconductor layer comprising a non-monocrystalline
semiconductor on a substrate, a step of
forming a substantially i-type semiconductor layer
comprising an amorphous semiconductor on the first 
conductivity type semiconductor layer, a step of
forming a substantially i-type semiconductor layer
comprising a microcrystalline semiconductor on the
substantially i-type semiconductor layer comprising the
amorphous semiconductor and a step of forming a second
conductivity type semiconductor layer comprising a non-monocrystalline
semiconductor on the substantially i-type
semiconductor layer comprising the
microcrystalline semiconductor while increasing the
film forming rate thereof. Thereby, a photoelectric
conversion element having a high photoelectric
conversion efficiency can be obtained with a high
productivity.
Patent EP-0869405-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAUCHI SHIN
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 1998-03-19
Abstract: A microcomputer control section (76) is such that,
when switching is mode from a pain sheet mode to a
sheetboard/OHP mode by the operation of a corresponding
keys (43) on an operation panel (40), the microcomputer
control section changes the control temperature of an
upper roller (81) to an equivalent bit value so as to
vary that control temperature from 150°C to 160°C during
which time the microcomputer control section,
confirming the surface temperature of an upper roller
(81) from a detection signal of a sensing section (73)
through an A/D conversion section (77), turns an upper
lamp heater (71) ON through a lamp control section (75)
if the surface temperature of the upper roller is below
155°C and, effecting continued confirmation of the
surface temperature of the upper roller (81) from the
detection signal of the sensing section (73) through
the A/D conversion section (77), turns the upper lamp
heater (71) OFF through the lamp control section (75)
when the surface temperature of the upper roller (81)
increases above 160°C, so that a sheetboard/OHP sheet-ready
(copyable) state is displayed on a liquid-crystal
display section (42) on an operation panel (40).
Patent EP-0875505-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CUSHMAN MICHAEL ROY
IPC: C09B47/073
Filed: 1992-10-13
Abstract: Provided are compounds effective in a method for "marking" or
"tagging" a thermoplastic polymeric material by incorporating
one or more thermally stable, near infrared fluorescing
compounds therein by admixing or copolymerizing 
with certain condensation polymers containing one or more near
infrared fluorescing compounds copolymerized or admixed therein.
Patent EP-0888040-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI MASATAKA
IPC: H01Q17/00
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: A structure (100) for shielding an electronic circuit (220) from radio
waves is characterized by that the shield case (300) is formed therein with a
cavity which is open in one side (310), that a first electrically conductive layer
(330) is formed on an inner surface of the cavity; and that the printed wiring
board (200) includes a main board (213) closing the cavity therewith as a cover, an
electronic circuit (220) mounted on a lower surface of the main body (213), and a
second electrically conductive layer (210) coextensive with the main body and
making electrical contact with the first electrically conductive layer (330) when
the printed wiring board is put onto the open side (310) of the shield case (300).
The second electrically conductive layer cooperates with the first electrically
conductive layer to form a shielded space in which an electronic circuit is to be
mounted.
Patent EP-0898440-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MACDONALD ROBERT I
IPC: H04B10/27
Filed: 1998-08-18
Abstract: A system of interconnected functionally identical modules for switching P optical signals
to P locations in a non-blocking manner is disclosed. Each of the functionally identical
modules provides a same function, which may or may not be provided in an identical
manner. Each module has several of first ports and several second ports optically coupled
to second ports of other modules. Switching means are provided for switching means for
switching between the first ports and the second ports. Each module has at least a second
port directly coupled to another second port. Providing a system wherein modules are
identical provides numerous advantages. The architecture further provides the advantage
of ease of repair within no disturbance to communications being handled by other
modules.
Patent EP-0903086-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SPRIANO MASSIMO
IPC: A42B3/06
Filed: 1998-09-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a motorcyclist
helmet, comprising channels for the passage
therethrough of an air flow generated as the
motorcycle is driven, said channels being defined by
connecting a contoured inner construction to the
outer cap of the helmet. To the contoured
construction soft foamed material bands contacting
the user head are applied. Each ventilating channel
is provided with an air flow inlet, arranged on the
front and at a lower position than the helmet visor,
as well as with air flow outlets arranged at portions
of the helmet which are not covered by the foamed
material bands. The subject helmet is moreover
provided with a transparent material covering
element.
Patent EP-0905506-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAMURA TATSUROU
IPC: G01N21/11
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transfusing liquid
specimen for an optical characteristic measurement, which is
excellent in operability and handling, and capable of
introducing a liquid specimen into a sample cell (2) without
detaching the cell from an optical characteristic measurement
apparatus and without bubbling, as well as a polarimeter are
disclosed. According to the present invention, the specimen can
be introduced into the sample cell (2) without detaching the
sample cell (2) from the equipment, in a way of connecting the
bottom of the sample cell (2) with a reservoir (1) for
temporarily accommodating the liquid specimen through a tubular
path (7), then varying a difference in the levels of the sample
cell (2) and the reservoir (1), or a way of using a syringe
arranged in the tubular path (7). At expelling the specimen
from the sample cell (2), the specimen is transfused into the
reservoir (1) in a similar manner.
Patent EP-0921024-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LYONS ARTHUR PAULL
IPC: F02D29/02
Filed: 1998-11-19
Abstract: An electric vehicle is controlled to conform
its operation to that of a conventional internal-combustion-engine
powered vehicle. In some
embodiments, the charging of the batteries by the
auxiliary source of electricity and from dynamic
braking is ramped in magnitude when the batteries lie
in a state of charge between partial charge and full
charge, with the magnitude of the charging being
related to the relative state of charge of the battery.
The deficiency between traction motor demand and the
energy available from the auxiliary electrical source
is provided from the batteries in an amount which
depends upon the state of the batteries, so that the
full amount of the deficiency is provided when the
batteries are near full charge, and little or no energy
is provided by the batteries when they are near a
discharged condition. At charge states of the
batteries between near-full-charge and near-full-discharge,
the batteries supply an amount of energy
which depends monotonically upon the charge state.
Charging of the batteries from the auxiliary source is
reduced during dynamic braking when the batteries are
near full charge. Control of the amount of energy
returned during dynamic braking may be performed by
control of the transducing efficiency of the traction
motor operated as a generator.
Patent EP-0872779-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN ANDREW T
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 1998-04-06
Abstract: A print media sheet tray control system for use with
a printing system having a controller is provided. The
control system includes a print media sheet tray which is
configurable, through use of the controller, in a selected
one a first operational mode or a second operational mode.
The configurable print media sheet tray is characterized by
a print media attribute set having a selected state which
can be either a first state or a second state. If the
configurable print media sheet tray is configured in the
first operational mode, then the controller prohibits
printing system operation if the selected state has been
altered from the first state to the second state. On the
other hand, if the configurable print media sheet tray is
configured in the second operational mode, then operation
of the printing system is permitted provided the alteration
was achieved pursuant to a preselected alteration process.
Patent EP-0896035-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TIMMONS RICHARD B
IPC: C09D4/00
Filed: 1998-07-29
Abstract: A device, and its production method, the device has a substrate
and a coating composition, the coating composition being formed by the
gas phase or plasma polymerization of a gas comprising at least one
organic compound or monomer. The polymerization is carried out using
a pulsed discharge having a duty cycle of less than about 1/5, in which
the pulse-on time is less than about 100 msec and the pulse-off time is
less than about 2000 msec. The duty cycle can also be varied, thus the
coating composition can be gradient layered accordingly. The device has
a coating composition which is uniform in thickness, pin-hole free,
optically transparent in the visible region of the magnetic spectrum,
permeable to oxygen, abrasive resistant, wettable and biologically non-fouling.
Patent EP-0911162-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOITABASHI NORIBUMI
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 1998-10-23
Abstract: A liquid discharge recording method utilizing two
electrothermal transducing members (101,102) to be driven
independently provided in a liquid path (103) communicating
with a discharge opening at different distances OH from
the discharge opening, and adapted to discharge liquid
by bubble generation caused by heat generation in the
electrothermal transducing members, in which an
electrothermal transducing member positioned farther
from the discharge opening is placed within an area
where a ratio v/Vd of a discharge speed v to a
discharge amount Vd of the liquid discharged by heating
with the electrothermal transducing member remains
substantially constant with respect to the distance OH,
while the other electrothermal transducing member
positioned closer to the discharge opening is placed in
an area closer to the discharge opening than the above mentioned
range; and the bubble generation by the
electrothermal transducing member positioned farther
from the discharge opening is delayed by a
predetermined time from the bubble generation by the
electrothermal transducing member positioned closer to
the discharge opening, the predetermined time being
variable to vary the discharge amount of the liquid.
Patent EP-0917070-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHANG CHING FANG
IPC: H04N7/30
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: Methods and systems for data compression and decompression are
disclosed. Specifically, the method for data compression of the present
invention receives four or eight inputs representing pixel information of an
image and performs an 8-point discrete cosine transform (DCT) or a
combination of a 4- and 8-point DCT and a weighting function to obtain four
or eight outputs representing digital representations of an image. The method
for data decompression receives four or eight inputs representing digital
representations of an image and performs a combination of an inverse
weighting function and an 8-point inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT) or
combination of a 4- and 8-point IDCT to obtain pixel components of an image.
The methods and systems of the present invention may be used in optimizing
digital video encoders and decoders.
Patent EP-0905813-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WOJTKOWIAK DANIEL DR
IPC: H01P1/161
Filed: 1998-08-14
Abstract: A first junction in the form of a cavity (11) of rectangular cross-section is provided between a radially connected rectangular waveguide and an aperture opening. A second, stepped junction (8) is provided between a shaping piece (7) and a closed-front rectangular waveguide. The latter is connected to the second junction.
Patent EP-0920772-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WIECZOREK HERFRIED K
IPC: H04N3/15
Filed: 1998-01-05
Abstract: A medical X-ray apparatus is provided with image detector elements (30) which are arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. In order to improve the noise behaviour of the read amplifiers (46) during the reading per row, a plurality of column conductors (36) is provided per column so that the read time is prolonged in proportion to the number of column conductors and the stray capacitance is reduced proportionally. Both steps reduce the noise in known manner. In the case of an integrated implementation, the conductors for driving the reading per row cannot be arranged arbitrarily close to one another because of their mutual capacitance, so that these conductors require a comparatively large surface area. In order to make a smaller surface area suffice for these conductors, according to the invention each read driver (42) is connected to at least two rows of image detector elements (30) which are not associated with the same column conductor, the number of rows thus connected to one read driver being at the most equal to the number of groups of image detector elements in one column.
Patent EP-0958108-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEESE LUDWIG
IPC: B25B5/14
Filed: 1998-02-09
Abstract: A workpiece clamp is disclosed for pressing first and second workpieces into engagement by a chucking tool (6) and a counter-holding device (7) supported by a frame (5). A pair of clamping jaws (11,12) with spiral shaped clamping surfaces (13,14) are pivotally mounted on the clamping jaw support (8) of U-shape having two spaced apart support members. First and second pivot pins (21,22) are mounted opposite and parallel to each other on the support members. The clamping jaws squeeze and hold one workpiece therebetween when the chucking tool (6) is moved against the other workpiece to force the workpieces into engagement. The spaced apart support members provide a clearance space to allow one of the workpieces to be inserted between the jaws at any angle for engagement with the other workpiece.