baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0924633-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAGANA LEROY ESTEBAN
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 1998-10-15
Abstract: Apparatus for use in an unsupervised public setting to receive a smart
card so the card front portion can enter a card reader (20), which safeguards
the card reader from vandalism. A card gate mechanism (30) includes a gate
device (32) that is moveable between a closed position wherein it blocks the
card path (16) and an open position which allows passage of the card to the
card reader. At least one lever (34, 36, 38) has a card-engaging part (50, 52,
72) lying along the card path so the lever is deflected by the leading edge (46)
of the card to release the gate device so it can open. Preferably, a plurality of
card-engaging levers have card-engaging parts which must be deflected by the
card leading edge to allow the gate to open, with at least one and preferably
two of the levers deflected to the side of the card path by the leading edge of
the card. The gate has a roller (100) that rolls along the top of the card when
the gate is raised, to avoid scratching the card. A well (110) lies across the
entire width of the card path between the card-passing slot and the gate device,
to receive any debris that is inserted into the slot.
Patent EP-0908300-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BROWNE ALAN LAMPE
IPC: F16L9/12
Filed: 1998-09-14
Abstract: A multi-fabric layer (52, 54, 56, 72), resin matrix laminated
composite tube (50) is disclosed having an end portion (70) adapted for crush
initiation by the provision of slits (58, 60, 66) in the fabric of at least the
innermost fabric layers (52, 54, 56) of said tube, the lengths of said slits (58,
60, 66) preferably decreasing in progressively outer fabric layers of the
laminated material.
Patent EP-0924728-A2 (EP)
Title: High-voltage circuit breaker for high currents
Inventor: PIAZZA COSTANTE
IPC: H01H33/42
Filed: 1998-12-16
Abstract: A circuit breaker for high-voltage currents comprising a vertical rod-like insulator
(4) and at least one contact chamber arranged inside the insulator and containing
fixed contacts (1) and movable contacts (2); the movable contacts (2) are connected
to actuation means (5) for opening and closing the circuit breaker; the circuit breaker
further comprises first and second elastic means (6,7), for opening and for closure
respectively, which are made of insulating material and are arranged inside the
insulator, and means (19,20,31,34,35,36) for actuating the circuit breaker which are
coupled to the base of the insulator.
Patent EP-0852161-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASHWORTH TERENCE IVES
IPC: B08B3/00
Filed: 1998-01-06
Abstract: With reference to Figure 1, solvent cleaning apparatus 1 comprises a
sealable enclosure 2 containing a solvent fluid discharge nozzle (Figure 7)
in the form of a trigger-operable discharge nozzle 130. The enclosure 2 is
of electrically conductive plastics material and is provided with an earth 95
whereby a substantial build-up of static electricity does not take place. The
enclosure 2 is provided with a substantially flat rectangular access door 4
of toughened glass pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis, provided
with a pneumatic lock assembly comprising a piston 7 and cylinder 8.
Located at the uppermost region of the door 4 is a light unit 10 providing,
in use, additional illumination for the inside of the enclosure 2. The front
panel 12 of the enclosure 2 is formed with two circular access glove ports
14, 16, used to operate the trigger of the discharge nozzle and to
manipulate the article being cleaned. The solvent cleaning fluid is stored
in a reservoir box 18 formed with an inlet port 20 and an outlet port 22. In
use, the solvent fluid is drawn from the reservoir box 18, via a pick-up tube
32 by way of a diaphragm pump 34, to be transported to the enclosure 2 via
a cartridge filter 36. Once the solvent liquid has been discharged through
the discharge nozzle within the enclosure 2, it falls under gravity into a
collection tray 40 to return to the reservoir box 18.
Patent EP-0887799-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIM JAE-SEONG
IPC: H04N5/92
Filed: 1998-01-07
Abstract: A control apparatus for reproducing data from a
digital video disk at high speed and a method therefor.
The control apparatus including a descrambler (240) for
descrambling the data which is read from the digital video
disk (100), demodulated and error-corrected, and detecting
a navigation pack sector from the data, a navigation
interrupt generator (260) for generating a navigation
interrupt if the navigation pack sector is detected by the
descrambler (240), a memory (330) for storing the
descrambled data, and a microprocessor (500) for
determining a next reproducing position of the digital
video disk (100) on the basis of information of the
navigation pack sector contained in the descrambled data
by accessing the memory (330) if the navigation interrupt
is detected, and controlling a driving of the digital
video disk (100).
Patent EP-0853957-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FISCHELL ROBERT E
IPC: A61F2/958
Filed: 1998-01-20
Abstract: This invention provides an elastic balloon catheter
(10). The elastic balloon catheter (10) includes an
inflatable balloon (14 and 15) and a generally cylindrical
as well as thin-walled elastic radioactive source (16)
where both the inflatable balloon (14 and 15) and the
radioactive source (16) are located coaxially at a distal
end of the balloon catheter (10). The inflatable balloon
(14 and 15) is adapted to be internally inflated by
injection of an inflation fluid. The elastic radioactive
source (16) has a proximal end as well as a distal end and
is displaced in a radially outward direction as a result of
the injection of the inflation fluid into the inflatable
balloon (14 and 15) which places the radioactive source
(16) in close proximity to the wall of a vessel of the
human body into which the balloon catheter (10) is
inserted.
Patent EP-0915241-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DIXON GLYN EDWARD
IPC: F02C9/26
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: This application relates to a fluid flow system for supplying fuel to an
engine, the system including a fluid flow valve (10) having a valve
element (11) movable alternatively to a first operative position in which a
relatively low fluid flow rate is permitted through the valve (10), for
achieving a normal gradual shut-off of fuel supply, and a second operative
position in which a relatively high fluid flow rate is permitted through the
valve (10), for achieving a rapid emergency shut-off of fuel supply. The
application also discloses a fluid flow valve (10) for use in the system.
The invention has application in aircraft gas turbine engines.
Patent EP-1006886-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GELLMAN BARRY N
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 1998-02-13
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif d'entraînement (70) et des procédés permettant d'introduire des aiguilles, des canules (90) et d'autres dispositifs médicaux au travers de l'os pubien (45). On peut utiliser le dispositif d'entraînement (70) en connexion avec un ensemble cadre d'entraînement (100) pour placer et stabiliser de façon appropriée le dispositif d'entraînement (70), et avec d'autres dispositifs pour créer une cavité dans le plancher pelvien et y placer des dispositifs médicaux. L'invention concerne également des connexions (126) simples servant à fixer une suture (88) à un dispositif situé à l'intérieur de la cavité dans plancher pelvien ou dans le vagin (4), et également à fixer des sutures (88) à l'os pubien (45).
Patent EP-0977600-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KLAVENESS JO
IPC: A61K49/22
Filed: 1998-04-24
Abstract: The invention provides a method of generating an image of an animate human or non-human animal subject previously administered with a contrast agent involving generating an image of at least a part of said subject to which said contrast agent has distributed, characterised in that said contrast agent is a composition of matter of formula I V - L - R where V is a vector moiety having affinity for an angiogenesis-related endothelial cell receptor, L is a linker moiety or a bond and R is a detectable moiety, characterised in that V is a non-peptidic organic group, or V is peptidic and R is a macromolecular or particulate species providing a multiplicity of labels detectable in in vivo imaging.
Patent EP-1071724-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HALLOCK JOHN SCOTT
IPC: C01F7/00
Filed: 1998-09-15
Abstract: L'invention concerne un désoxygénant et des compositions qui contiennent ledit désoxygénant et présentent de bonnes capacités d'absorption de l'oxygène, ledit désoxygénant pouvant être modifié par un matériau particulaire anionique à base d'hydrotalcite.
Patent EP-0928942-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAUSCHENBERGER JOERG DIPL-ING
IPC: F28F9/26
Filed: 1999-01-05
Abstract: Laser welding is used to join together one or more of the following - the individual radiator elements, the tubes to the radiator connections, the blind covers or inlet or outlet covers with the end elements, the blind discs with the radiator elements, the threaded rings with the end elements, or the vertical inlet or outlet with the corresponding elements. A number of identical radiator elements (1.1-1.n) connected together by their hubs are formed by welding together half shells (3) and end pieces (2.1-2.n) in pairs to form the radiator tubes (R). A blind disc (7) is fitted to form a partition between the radiator inlet (V) and outlet. Blind covers (6) and radiator inlet or outlet connection covers (5) are screwed into threaded rings mounted on the two end elements. Two radiator inlet and outlet connections extend vertically downwards from either end of the radiator.
Patent EP-0943751-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEYER DIETER
IPC: B61D17/18
Filed: 1999-03-18
Abstract: A holder sleeve (3) is secured inside the raster opening (2.1) to receive and fix into position a holder bolt (4). Adhesive (6) is applied to the outwards facing support surface (5) on the rear side of the bolt before or after it is pressed into the sleeve, and then a panel (7) is applied to the adhesive-coated support surface and oriented into position. Independent claims are also included for (a) the fittings used and (b) paneling assembled by this method.
Patent EP-0964126-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANSCHICKS ROLF
IPC: H02K11/215
Filed: 1999-03-25
Abstract: The drive unit has an electric motor (12) with a worm (24) mounted on its drive shaft (20) that drives a worm wheel (18) on a driven shaft (16) whose position is detected by sensors (34,36). One of at least two contactless position sensors interacts with a transducer element rotating at the rate of the motor shaft. The other sensor interacts with a transducer element rotating at the rate of the driven shaft.
Patent EP-0945272-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUSUMI TATSUYA
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1999-03-26
Abstract: A print head for an ink jet printer of the present
invention includes a plurality of nozzles (6) for ejecting
ink, an ink passage (3a,3,3b,5) fluidly communicated
to the nozzles (6), and a filter (4) disposed in the ink
passage (3a,3,3b,5). The ink passage (3a,3,3b,5) has a
hydrophobic wall (9) upstream of the filter (4) and a hydrophilic
wall (10) downstream of the filter. The print
head is capable of reducing the deposition of bubbles on
a nozzle portion and thereby insuring desirable printing
free from defective ink ejection.
Patent EP-1038658-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA AKIHIRO
IPC: B30B15/04
Filed: 1999-07-06
Abstract: A press machine includes upper and lower slides (22, 28)
respectivelly attached to upper and lower portions of posts (24)
movable in the up and down directions; a link mechanism (34)
having first and second levers (42, 44) connected with each other to
cause bending and stretching motion, one lever (42) having a first
fulcrum (46) connected with a frame (12, 14), and the other lever
(44) having a second fulcrum (48) connected with the lower slide, a
connecting mechanism (36) for connecting a crankshaft (16) with
the link mechanism such that the first and second levers are bent
and stretched as the crankshaft is rotated; and an adjusting device
(38, 90) for connecting with the link mechanism or the connecting
mechanism such that the range of the bent angle made by the first
and second levers can be adjusted.
Patent EP-0975070-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHAUT DIETHARD
IPC: H01R39/40
Filed: 1999-07-20
Abstract: A square-shaped casing takes a carbon brush pushed in and has an opening (16) on its face side for passing the carbon brush through. A spring (41) fitted in the casing acts upon the carbon brush and is restrained by a device on the side of the casing. A second restrainer (48,50) runs towards the rear side of the casing to operate with the spring.
Patent EP-0987367-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HENRY LEE L
IPC: D21G1/02
Filed: 1999-08-23
Abstract: An air heating and control system, which in one application controls the diameter
of a calender roll in the paper making process, includes a row of heater packs
proximate to the various zones of the calender roll. Each heater pack has a
plurality of electrical heating coils which are at least partially connected in parallel
so that failure of one coil does not interrupt power to the remaining coils. Air
flowing through the heating coils is heated to a desired temperature and impinges
upon the calender roll to expand it as desired. A control system senses a
defective coil, which effectively reduces current in a heater pack, and increases
the voltage imposed upon that heater pack to again produce the desired power
level or heating effect. Thus failure of a heating coil is immediately compensated
for.
Patent EP-0990436-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAMIREZ JOSE E
IPC: C11D3/48
Filed: 1999-09-29
Abstract: Novel clear solutions or gels containing a volatile hydrocarbon,
surfactants and a polyalkylene oxide block copolymer coupling agent do not separate, but
rather due to solubilization of the volatile hydrocarbon by the coupling agent, provide
acceptable consumer products.
Patent EP-1013995-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOMSCHKE THOMAS DR
IPC: F23G7/04
Filed: 1999-11-30
Abstract: Process to remove heavy impurities from inflammable liquid effluent within a burner chamber by admixture with fuel and inert gas. A thermal process treats a non-flammable liquid such as waste water. In the process flammable components within the liquid are converted by a chemical process, while inflammable components are generally evaporated. The inflammable mixture is released into a burner chamber (1) with a flammable additive fuel. The non-flammable liquid and the fuel additive are introduced to the burner chamber (1) especially at different points. Before the two make contact, the non-flammable liquid makes contact with a reactive gas, and the additive makes contact and is mixed with an inert gas. The non-flammable liquid and the additive fuel are evaporated in the burner chamber before contact is made.
Patent EP-1013530-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUNO ISAO
IPC: B60T13/68
Filed: 1999-12-21
Abstract: A hydraulic brake booster includes a primary master
cylinder M 1 , a hydraulic power source 5, a fluid tank 11 and
proportional booster valves Vf, Vr for boosting an output
hydraulic pressure from the primary master cylinder M 1 
proportionally so as to supply the hydraulic pressure so boosted
to wheel brakes Bfa, Bfb, Bra, Brb, the proportional booster
valves being constructed as a spool type proportional booster
valve.
Patent EP-0989701-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BUEHRING PETER
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: The serial data bus has dominant and recessive states, each associated with a bit value. Messages are transmitted in message blocks, each with a start block (SOF) with (n+k) dominant bits and j successive recessive bits. Subsequent data blocks (DB) with n data bits and m successive recessive bits are transmitted. A low priority data message block being transmitted can be interrupted by another device transmitting a higher priority message block by generating a new start block (SOF) on the bus and then sending the associated data blocks. A device sending a message block, on the bus, continuously checks whether a start block has appeared on the data bus and interrupts the transmission of message blocks if appropriate. An Independent claim is also included for an application of the data bus for motor vehicles for exchanging messages between controllers.
Patent EP-1020301-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROMANO CHARLES EUGENE JR
IPC: B41M7/00
Filed: 1999-12-06
Abstract: An ink jet printing process for improving the water-fastness of an
ink jet image comprising:
   a) providing an ink jet recording element comprising a support having
thereon an image-recording layer comprising a cross-linkable
polymer of acetoacetylated poly(vinyl alcohol) and a mordant,   b) applying liquid ink droplets of an anionic, water-soluble dye on the
image-recording layer in an image-wise manner, and   c) submerging the element in an aqueous solution of a hardener to
cross-link the binder.
Patent EP-0945144-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEYER-INGOLD WOLFGANG DR
IPC: A61L15/40
Filed: 1999-03-26
Abstract: A carrier-based wound dressing supports covalently bonded substances which interact with and remove factors present in the wound exudate which prevent or slow wound healing. A wound dressing comprises a carrier and substances which are covalently bonded to the carrier and which interact by binding, complexing, chelating or chemically reacting with factors comprising suspended cells, cell fragments and dissolved components which are present in the wound exudate and which prevent wound healing. An Independent claim is also included for the preparation of the wound dressing.
Patent EP-0938052-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROSSMANN ALAIN S
IPC: H04M1/72469
Filed: 1999-02-15
Abstract: A method for accelerating the navigation of hypertext pages based on a compound request is
disclosed. According to a request entered by a user, a choice card is received (902) in a client
device and displayed (904) as a list of items. One or more numerals are keyed into the device
(906) and the request is examined (908) to determine if the request is a compound request. If
a single numeral is entered, the request is processed (918) as usual to fetch a card and then
display the card (914). If the entered request is a compound request, a parsing process is
activated (910) to parse the compound request into individual requests. Then, a corresponding
card is fetched (912) individually for each intermediate request without display of the
intermediate card. When the final request is processed, the corresponding card containing
desired information is displayed at (914). This compensates for the limited bandwidth of the
current wireless data network and the low memory in mobile devices in use today.
Patent EP-1033535-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCCOY HUGH W
IPC: F23N5/20
Filed: 1999-03-26
Abstract: A fuel oil burner utilizing a hot surface ignition with an ignitor that is
fully sintered and has essentially no porosity, a voltage phase regulator circuit for
applying rectified half-wave AC line voltage, full-wave rectified AC, or either half-wave
or full-wave rectified AC line voltage to the ignitor to supply power thereto,
and AC line voltage to a blower motor, an AC-to-DC converter, a DC voltage
preregulator, and a DC voltage regulator for providing twelve volts DC for
operation of a control circuit that has a first time constant circuit for preheating the
ignitor and maintaining the ignitor at consistent ignition temperature for a
predetermined ignition trial time period and a second time constant circuit for
driving second and third motor drive circuits. The third motor drive circuit
energizes the start winding of the blower motor and the second motor drive circuit
energizes the main winding of the blower motor thus starting the motor and
providing fuel to the combustion chamber during a predetermined time concurrent
with the ignition trial period. At that time, a third time constant circuit either
maintains the fan blower motor in its energized state, if a flame of sufficient
magnitude and frequency is detected, or de-energizes the blower motor, if the flame
is not detected in less than one second after the ignitor is de-energized. 
     A lock-up circuit is provided such that if no flame is detected, restart is
accomplished only by first removing power and then reapplying power to the unit. 
The unit can be restarted in this manner even if there is a flame in the combustion
chamber. Also, a shutdown circuit is provided if the flame detector shorts during
burner operation.
Patent EP-0992612-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RIGNEY JOSEPH DAVID
IPC: C23C14/16
Filed: 1999-09-13
Abstract: A coating system (20) for articles used in hostile thermal environments,
such as turbine, combustor and augmentor components (10) of a gas turbine
engine. The coating system (20) of this invention employs a NiAl-based
intermetallic coating (24) containing 30 to 60 atomic percent aluminum so as
to be predominantly of the β-NiAl phase, but also contains alloying additions
intended to increase the creep strength of the coating (24), and optionally
contains alloying additions to getter impurities, increase fracture resistance,
and promote oxidation resistance. For this purpose, the coating (24)
preferably includes additions of chromium, titanium, tantalum, silicon,
hafnium and/or gallium, and optionally contains additions of calcium,
zirconium, yttrium,
Patent EP-0999719-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SYLVAIN DANY
IPC: H04M7/00
Filed: 1999-11-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for completing telephone
calls between trunk subnetworks (32,34) overlaid on an
ATM backbone (25) is described. Each of the trunk
subnetworks include a call manager (44,50) which is
configured for exchanging signaling messages with both a
common channel signaling network (58) and the ATM
backbone network. This permits ATM facility providers to
link subnetworks using a common infrastructure so that
calls can be effectively diverted from the PSTN (7)
between end offices while fully supporting PSTN/ISDN
services. This is achieved by using a signaling method
in which call request messages are encoded by a first
call manager (44) with a parameter so that a second call
manager (50) in the signaling path can effect backward
call set up between ATM interfaces (40,42) using data
from the parameter. The advantage is the extension of
call completion between subnetworks overlaid on an ATM
backbone using ATM facilities without sacrificing
PSTN/ISDN call features.
Patent EP-1005798-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WADE COLIN MAXWELL
IPC: A23L7/196
Filed: 1999-11-11
Abstract: Apparatus for portioning rice, particularly for sushi, comprises a mould (14) horizontally
shiftable between a charging position, in which a row of mould cavities (15) are filled with
compressed rice, and a discharge position in which the mould cavities (15) are positioned
over a tray (32) to receive the rice portions (11). When the mould (14) is in the discharge
position, ejector members (26) move downwardly towards the mould, the ejector members
(26) and the mould (14) then moving downwardly together until an over-centre mechanism
is released to move the mould (14) upwardly with a snap action which causes the rice
portions (11) to be released from the mould cavities (15) and placed in the receiving tray
(32).
Patent EP-1093638-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LINNEBERG CHRISTIAN
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 1999-06-21
Abstract: The invention relates to n-tuple or RAM based neural network classification methods and systems and, more particularly, to n-tuple or RAM based classification systems where the decision criteria applied to obtain the output sources and compare these output sources to obtain a classification are determined during a training process. Accordingly, the invention relates to a system and a method of training a computer classification system which can be defined by a network comprising a number of n-tuples or Look Up Tables (LUTs), with each n-tuple or LUT comprising a number of rows corresponding to at least a subset of possible classes and comprising columns being addressed by signals or elements of sampled training input data examples.