baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0416849-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HERBERT RAYMOND JOHN
IPC: B41J2/165
Filed: 1990-09-03
Abstract: A franking machine is disclosed in which the franking impression is printed by means of an ink jet print head (10). Debris from mail items (17) which is liable to be deposited on the nozzles (11) of the print head is removed periodically by a cleaning device (26, 27) operated in gaps between feeding of successive mail items. In the event that a gap does not occur, the feeding means (18) is controlled periodically to cause occurrence of a gap. The ink jet print head (10) may utilise solid ink which is heated by a heater (49) to melt it for ejection in drops from the nozzles (11).
Patent EP-0432884-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JUNKERS JOHN K
IPC: B25B21/00
Filed: 1990-10-25
Abstract: A power wrench for tightening and loosening threaded connectors, comprises a housing (10), a ratchet mechanism (6, 7) turnable about an axis (A); a power drive (5) arranged to turn the ratchet mechanism about the axis (A). A drive shaft (13) is drivably connected to the ratchet mechanism (6, 7) and is arranged to support means (26) for turning threaded connectors. The drive shaft (13) extends substantially along the axis (A) at one side of a plane (B). The drive shaft (13) is removably connected with the ratchet mechanism (6, 7) so that it can be easily removed from the housing (10) and replaced by a drive shaft of different length to reach threaded connectors located farther from or closer to the plane (B). A reaction member (22) is connected to the housing (10) and extends transversely to the plane (B) substantially in the direction of the axis (A) at the same side of the plane (B) as the drive shaft (13) to transmit reaction torque to an object selected to resist it. The reaction member (22) is also removable from the housing (10) so that it can be replaced by a reaction member of a different size to reach a stationary object located adjacent to the threaded connector to be tightened or loosened but farther from or closer to the plane (B).
Patent EP-0434333-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHITE JACKIE LEE
IPC: A24D3/14
Filed: 1990-12-17
Abstract: Flavorful tobacco extracts are provided by subjecting a moist spray dried tobacco extract to heat treatment. The moist extract is contacted with a sugar and an amino acid, and exposed to a temperature above about 100°C in a pressure controlled vessel. Resulting flavorful extracts are useful as forms of tobacco in cigarettes and other smoking articles.
Patent EP-0426600-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAPLANTE MARK JOSEPH
IPC: B23K26/02
Filed: 1990-10-09
Abstract: An apparatus and method for accurately and rapidly machin­ing a workpiece, particularly for drilling holes smaller than can be formed by other methods, by using a high power pulsed Nd:YAG laser. A low power HeNe laser is joined to the optical path of the high power laser. The colinear beams then scan along one axis of the workpiece. The low power beam is partially split off to a location determin­ing device before final deflection to the workpiece. Deflection in a second axis is achieved by linearly moving the workpiece so that the beam will impinge upon the desired location of the workpiece.
Patent EP-0419417-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CASTELLETTI LUCIANO
IPC: F24H1/06
Filed: 1990-09-18
Abstract: A complete central heating plant, comprising all the necessary safety systems, is installed on a transportation vehicle. 
     It has the means necessary for being connected to the plumbing network for distribution of hot water for heating and for sanitary use of a building, replacing in operation the original central heating plant. 
     The burners (3 fig. 1 -- 4 fig. 2), connected to the boilers (1 fig. 1 -- 2 fig. 2), have connecting means for being supplied by a tank (5) installed on the vehicle itself, or by a tank of the building or by a tank trunk parked nearby. 
     A television camera transmits to a monitor (8 fig. 1) the images of the elements for measuring pressures and temperatures on premises of the original central heating plant, making possible a continuous and effective checking. 
     Safety systems (9 fig. 1) stop the central heating plant when preset temperature and pressure values are reached. 
     If the stacks (6 fig. 1 -- 7 fig. 2) for evacuation of fumes are not correctly positioned and connected, current does not reach the central heating plant, thus preventing its operation.
Patent EP-0441126-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STEIN CHRISTIAN
IPC: H01L27/02
Filed: 1991-01-10
Abstract: An ESD protection circuit arrangement for outputs (11) of integrated circuits having transistors (20, 21) of the same type, which are connected between the connections (11) and supply potentials (Vss, Vdd). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0438142-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAJIRI TAKASHI
IPC: H04N1/327
Filed: 1991-01-16
Abstract: A method of controlling transmission of a facsimile has following steps. Determining whether a training end signal is obtained (S12) when the reception energy has been detected, determining whether or not a tonal signal at a lower side frequency with respect to a carrier frequency is detected (S14) when the training end signal was not obtained, and identifying the reception energy as a control signal when the tonal signal has been detected.
Patent EP-0439196-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAKO YOICHIRO C O SONY CORPORA
IPC: G11B7/0033
Filed: 1991-01-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to a record medium such as a magneto-optical disk (1), an optical disk and so on from which recorded data is read out by an optical means. This record medium is comprised of a recording track formed beforehand on the optical record medium, a recordable area (1a) formed on the record track and in which data is recorded along a track direction, and an area (1b) used exclusively for reproduction in which data is recorded beforehand by displacing a track in the track width direction in response to data, wherein a track width of the data recordable area is made wider than that of the area used exclusively for reproduction. Thus, data can be recorded in and reproduced from this record medium satisfactorily.
Patent EP-0462438-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WELTE RAINER DR
IPC: C08G101/00
Filed: 1991-06-01
Abstract: Essentially closed-cell rigid foams containing urethane, urea and biuret groups and having exceptional adhesion to solid surfaces are prepared by reacting   a) prepolymers which contain terminal NCO groups and are the products of the reaction of a parts by weight of an at least difunctional polyol with b parts by weight of an at least difunctional polyisocyanate, where     1) the a:b ratio is at least 1:10 and   2) the OH number of the at least difunctional polyol is <100,  with b) compounds containing at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive towards isocyanates, and generally have a molecular weight of 400 - 10,000, in the presence of   c) catalysts and   d) water as blowing agent, and optionally in the presence of   e) chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents, and   f) assistants and/or additives. a
Patent EP-0461621-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MOURI AKIHIRO CANON KABUSHIKI
IPC: G03F7/028
Filed: 1991-06-11
Abstract: An image is formed by subjecting to imagewise exposure an image forming medium containing at least a heat-diffusible coloring matter, a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a polymerizable polymer precursor and a photopolymerization initiator; heating the image forming medium thus treated; subjecting it to polymerization exposure to form a polymerized area and an unpolymerized area in the image forming medium; separating the polymerized area from the unpolymerized area; and superposing an image receiving medium onto the unpolymerized area to transfer the heat-diffusible coloring matter in the unpolymerized area to the image receiving medium.
Patent EP-0460711-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWABUCHI MASAMI
IPC: G10K11/35
Filed: 1987-07-06
Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer element is supported by a member. The transducer element and the supporting member are disposed within a casing filled with ultrasonic wave propagation medium. At least part of the casing forms an ultrasonic wave transmission window. In a first case, the casing has a first portion accommodating the transducer element and the supporting member and a second portion extending in rear of the first portion and being narrower than the first portion, and the transducer element is allowed to emit and receive ultrasonic wave to and from a region extending in front of the casing with respect to a direction of insertion of the casing into a body to be examined. In a second case, a sensor detects at least one condition related to operation of a mechanism driving the supporting member.
Patent EP-0474155-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOGER BENTLEY J
IPC: B05C5/00
Filed: 1991-09-02
Abstract: A nozzle cap (42), adapted for use with an adhesive dispensing device which includes a gun body (12) and a nozzle (14) having an adhesive passageway (76) and an air passageway (110), comprising a nozzle mounting portion or nut (44) permanently mounted to a nozzle plate (46) formed with a stepped throughbore (72) having an inlet (74) with a seat which mounts an O-ring (80) and a plurality of spaced air jet bores (90) located radially outwardly from the throughbore (72) and O-ring (80). Both the nut (44) and nozzle plate (46) are machined separately, and then are substantially permanently interconnected by roll-forming an end of the nut onto the peripheral edge of the nozzle plate. When the nut portion (44) of the nozzle cap is assembled on the nozzle (14) of the adhesive dispensing device, the nozzle plate (46) is positioned such that its stepped throughbore (72) communicates with the adhesive passageway in the nozzle and its air jet bores (90) communicate with the air passageway in the nozzle. An adhesive bead is extruded through the stepped throughbore in the nozzle plate, and this bead is impacted by air jets from the spaced air jet bores which stretch or attenuate the adhesive bead to form an elongated adhesive fiber for deposition in a controlled spiral spray pattern onto a substrate.
Patent EP-0481491-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKU JUNTARO
IPC: H01S5/062
Filed: 1991-10-17
Abstract: A laser power control apparatus which comprises an exciting section for supplying a drive current to a laser oscillation device, a laser power controller (13) for generating current designating data which is incremented and decremented in a binary order, first and second digital/analog converters (25, 26) respectively assigned to lower digits and higher digits of the current designating data, for performing digital-to-analog conversion on the lower-digit data and the higher-digit data, a current setting section for setting a level for the drive current in accordance with the sum of output voltages of the first and second digital/analog converters (25, 26). In the apparatus, the current setting section has circuit constants which cause the ranges of the drive current for sequential two values of the higher-digit data to be overlapped with each other by a predetermined amount, and the laser power controller (13) has a circuit (14', 51, 52, 53, 54, 19) for limiting the range of the lower-digit data to compensate the overlap of the drive current ranges.
Patent EP-0438311-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WILLIAMS PETER D
IPC: A61K31/435
Filed: 1991-01-17
Abstract: Di- and tripeptide enzyme inhibitors of the formula:
       
 and analogs thereof, which inhibit renin and are useful for treating various forms of renin-associated hypertension, hyperaldosteronism and congestive heart failure; compositions containing these renin-inhibitory peptides, optionally with other antihypertensive agents; and methods of treating hypertension, hyperaldosteronism or congestive heart failure or of establishing renin as a causative factor in these problems which employ these novel peptides. 
     In addition, these renin inhibitors are useful in the inhibition of HIV protease, the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, either as compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical composition ingredients, whether or not in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
Patent EP-0444928-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOMOTO AKIRA
IPC: G01G7/04
Filed: 1991-02-28
Abstract: The weighing pan 11 is counterbalanced by electromagnetic forces developed by coil 13 under control of displacement detector 2 and PID operation circuit 4 which develops an output based on a Proportional term, an Integral term, and a Differential term multiplied by respective coefficients. A step 12 limits the downward displacement of the pan 11 under load. A level comparator 6 detects when the pan 11 is resting against the stop and acts to increase the coefficient multiplying at least the integral term in the PID circuit 4 in order to rapidly increase the balancing force. 
     In an alternative the PID circuit, which controls the duty factor of a pulse generator feeding the balancing coil, includes software for increasing the coefficient of the integral term when the displacement reaches a predetermined value corresponding to the position of the stop.
Patent EP-0449616-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REID THOMAS S MINNESOTA MINING
IPC: C08G18/46
Filed: 1991-03-27
Abstract: A substantially solvent-free two-part polyurethaneurea composition having excellent adhesion to elastomeric substrates, comprising the reaction product of a macrodiol endcapped with an oligomeric aromatic amine and a polyisocyanate or prepolymer. With selected compositions, curing can be effected in moist conditions, or even under water. The composition provides an excellent sealant or repair for elastomeric/rubberized articles such as waders, etc.
Patent EP-0473373-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LOPER ROGER K
IPC: H04B1/30
Filed: 1991-08-23
Abstract: A calibration system for use in a direct conversion receiver having a plurality of single channels which is operative for detecting and correcting for gain, DC offset and phase errors associated with the signal channels. The present invention provides a built-in test function which may be used on a discontinuance basis to calibrate the receiver so as to correct for the inevitable variation between the amplifiers, filters and other equipment which make up the signal channels in the receiver and result in hardware-induced errors in the baseband components produced on these channels and distortion in the output of the receiver. 
     The calibration system includes a system generator for providing a calibration signal, a control unit (110) for regulating the overall operation of the system, a synthesizer (60) for use in providing injection signals to the mixer in the receiver and a signal processing unit for use in determining errors and implementing appropriate corrections. The calibration system may utilize the receiver's regular synthesizer and signal processing unit by adapting their functions for calibration purposes.
Patent EP-0481766-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JEROME M DAUGHERTY
IPC: F16G5/20
Filed: 1991-10-16
Abstract: A power transmission belt having a body portion comprising at least one strip of belt body material helically wound at an incline with respect to the surfaces of the finished belt. The belt material is wound against itself to form generally inclined and successive plies of body material. Tensile material or load carrying cord is helically wound between the successive plies of the body material. The method and apparatus for simultaneously winding the belt body material and the load carrying cord is disclosed.
Patent EP-0484137-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LISLE RONALD J
IPC: G10H1/053
Filed: 1991-10-30
Abstract: A digital filter controlled by a plurality of filter coefficients is preferably coupled to the output of an excitation signal source within a MIDI synthesizer. The excitation signal source is typically controlled by a MIDI data file comprising a sequential series of program control commands and matching note on and note off commands. A plurality of filter coefficient factors are stored in memory and periodically accessed in response to variations in the program control commands and matching note on and note off commands. The selected filter coefficient factors are then utilised to calculate appropriate filter coefficients so that the centre frequency and filter Q of the digital filter may be dynamically and optimally controlled. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention a filter control circuit is also utilised to limit the output of the filter to a maximum level so that output stability is always maintained, independent of the initial conditions and filter coefficients of the filter.
Patent EP-0500085-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MIYAZAKI SHIGEKI
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 1992-02-19
Abstract: The electro-optical device applied as an image display device comprises a first substrate (1) having a plurality on non-overlapping first electrodes (5) on a major surface (1a) thereof, and a second substrate (2) opposed to the first substrate (1) and having a plurality of non-overlapping second electrodes (7) on a major surface thereof, wherein the second electrodes (7) are disposed substantially perpendicular to the first electrodes (5). This device further comprises an electro-optical material layer (3) disposed between the first and second electrodes (5,7); and a discharge chamber (4) disposed between the electro-optical material layer (3) and the second substrate (2), and filled with an ionizable gas, the discharge chamber having a plurality of scanning units (P₁, P₂,...), the scanning units being divided by partition walls (9) formed by printing process. By formation of grooves by the printing process, a difficult process of etching of grooves or the formation of electrodes into grooves is unnecessary, and the manufacturing becomes easy. This is advantageous for the implementation of large display screens or for miniaturization.
Patent EP-0504801-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKIHARA DAIJIROU
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 1992-03-17
Abstract: A data recording method and apparatus records a record data (REC) with sequentially adding block numbers (BLNO) at every predetermined block, and the reproduction data (PB; RAW) obtained by simultaneous reproduction are monitored. When detecting an error of the reproduction data (PB; RAW), data is recorded again from the data having block number (BLNO) with the error occurrence. Therefore, a bit error rate will be enhanced remarkably.
Patent EP-0509560-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAITOH KAZUMI
IPC: H01G9/02
Filed: 1987-05-13
Abstract: A roll type solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a valve metal positive electrode substrate having semiconductor layers on both surfaces and electroconductive layers on the semiconductor layers is disclosed. In the process for making the capacitor, a roll-form valve metal positive electrode substrate having the semiconductor layers is immersed in an electroconductive paste, whereby an electroconductive layer composed of an electroconductive dry paste is formed in the form of being filled in every space between the adjacent semiconductor layers.
Patent EP-0530742-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PATRAT JEAN CLAUDE
IPC: B62B3/06
Filed: 1992-09-01
Abstract: An industrial truck has at least four wheels 1 to 4, two of which being arranged in each case one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. It is proposed to connect the wheels 3, 4 of at least one side of the vehicle in a load-compensating fashion. As a result, a static indeterminacy is avoided and, at the same time, an arrangement of a supporting triangle which is favourable with respect to the stability of the industrial truck is achieved. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0517337-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IMURA TETSUROH
IPC: C08G59/18
Filed: 1992-06-04
Abstract: An epoxy resin composition for use in electrical laminates which contains as essential components an epoxy resin, hardener, and solvent, characterized in that said epoxy resin is at least one kind of cyclic terpene skeleton-containing epoxy resin which is selected from the group consisting of (1) a cyclic terpene skeleton-containing epoxy resin produced by the process in which a phenolic compound is added to a cyclic terpene compound to give a cyclic terpene skeleton-containing polyhydric phenolic compound, which is subsequently reacted with an epihalohydrin, (2) an epoxy resin as a reaction product of said cyclic terpene skeleton-containing epoxy resin (1) and a polyhydric phenolic compound, and (3) an epoxy resin as a reaction product of said cyclic terpene skeleton-containing epoxy resin (1), another epoxy resin, and a polyhydric phenolic compound.
Patent EP-0494746-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMMERER GERALD A
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 1992-01-06
Abstract: Apparatus for interfacing a network manager to a network of communication devices over a single communications channel of a plurality of signals is disclosed. Each communication device of the network is uniquely assigned a poll address for communication selection by the network manager which is operative to establish communication with a communication device of the network by transmitting the poll address thereof over the single communication channel. The network of communication devices are coupleable together in a daisy chain through input and output port circuits thereof to form the single communications channel. The input port circuit of each communications device receives and transmits signals from and to the single communications channel upstream of its position in the daisy chain and the output port circuit of each receives and transmits signals from and to the single communications channel downstream of its position in the daisy chain. In addition, the input port circuit of the communication device in the first position of the daisy chain is coupleable to the network manager for receiving signals, including the poll address, therefrom and for transmitting signals thereto. Each communication device further includes a control circuit which is coupleable to both the input and output port circuits thereof for governing the receiving and transmitting operations of each based on the poll address transmitted over the single communications channel by the network manager.
Patent EP-0500391-A2 (EP)
Title: Apparatus for reproducing information with different scanning modes
Inventor: SHIBA TAKAHUMI
IPC: G11B27/00
Filed: 1992-02-21
Abstract: An information recording apparatus such as a CD player successively plays back portions of the first pieces of information (TNo.11, TNo.21 - TNo.n1), such as musical information, recorded in respective information storage media, such as CDs, over a predetermined period of time in a disc highlight scanning mode, and also successively plays back portions of the pieces of information (TNo.41, TNo.42, ...) recorded in any one (CD4) of the information storage media in a track highlight scanning mode. The information recording apparatus has a system controller for selecting one at a time of the disc and track highlight scanning modes in response to a signal from a scan key of an input keyboard. Specifically, the system controller selects the disc highlight scanning mode in response to a signal from the scan key, and thereafter selects the track highlight scanning mode in response to another signal from the scan key.
Patent EP-0506460-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIRONO KAZUHISA
IPC: B41J19/14
Filed: 1992-03-27
Abstract: A tape printer (1) automatically expands an input character string up to the length of a desired printing range. Operating a fixed length key after input of printing data causes an indication, for example, "PRINTING LENGTH: 10" to appear. The "PRINTING LENGTH" indication is varied by, for example, rotating a character selecting dial (3). When a printing key is operated, an actually printable dot column count is determined from the selected printing length. The dot column count minus the total character width (dot column count required to print all desired characters) provides a margin space YS. If the margin space is equal to or greater than the total character spacing (i.e., the number of inter-character positions), a new margin space YS is determined, and the character spacing value is incremented by one dot column. The characters are then printed on the printing tape (9) using the spacing value thus obtained.