baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0913792-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SNYDER PATRICIA D
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1998-10-16
Abstract: The present invention automatically and quickly digitizes small
format films, such as dental radiographs, processes digital images, and provides a
means for digital image authentication. The radiographs are scanned using a flat-bed
scanner with a transparency adapter. A template is used during image capture
to assist in proper exposure during the digitization step to minimize undesired
flare. Exposure levels are adjusted to accommodate the wide variability that can
be found in processed films. A user interface is provided that will automatically
bound the region of the platen to be scanned so that image processing can be
accommodated on an image by image basis. An image tonescaling algorithm is
implemented to render the image for soft copy display on an electronic display or
other output device.
Patent EP-0875859-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PROKOP TOMASZ THOMAS
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1998-04-29
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus (1158, 1171-1173,
1180-1184, 1188) for decoding blocks of data encoded using a plurality of variable-length
code words. Preferably, the encoding used is Huffman coding. The blocks also
comprise fixed-length, not-encoded fields and variable-length, not-encoded bit fields.
The code words are interleaved with the variable-length, not-encoded bit fields. The
apparatus (1158, 1171-1173, 1180-1184, 1188) includes a preprocessing logic unit for
removing the fixed-length, not-encoded fields. The preprocessing logic unit outputs the
variable-length code words interleaved with the variable-length, not-encoded bit fields,
as well as signals indicating positions of the fixed-length, not-encoded fields in the data
blocks. The apparatus (1158, 1171-1173, 1180-1184, 1188) also includes a circuit that
synchronously passes the position-indicating signals to an output of the apparatus with
the data being decoded. Thus, if there is a multiplicity of variable-length coded data
between the fixed-length, not-encoded fields on the input of the apparatus(1158, 1171-1173,
1180-1184, 1188), a multiplicity of corresponding decoded data appears on the
output of the apparatus (1158, 1171-1173, 1180-1184, 1188) between any two position-indicating
signals corresponding to the fixed-length not-encoded words on the input.
Patent EP-0909874-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NGUYEN PHILIP D
IPC: E21B43/04
Filed: 1998-10-14
Abstract: An unconsolidated subterranean zone (12) penetrated by a wellbore
(10) is completed by placing a slotted liner (20) in the zone, isolating the slotted
liner and the wellbore in the zone, injecting a hardenable resin composition coated
particulate material (27) into the zone by way of the slotted liner and then
hardening the resin composition whereby the particulate material is consolidated
into a hard permeable uniform mass.
Patent EP-0926708-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOINKIS MARK
IPC: B65G49/07
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for processing
semiconductor wafers, and in particular for determining
a warpage of a wafer (14) for providing a minimum
clamping voltage to an electrostatic chuck (ESC) when
the wafer is subsequently processed thereon. The
apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck (12, 120) and
a control arrangement (16, 18, 20). The electrostatic
chuck includes a clamping surface (13, 130) for
clamping a wafer thereto by a clamping force that is
dependent on a clamping voltage applied to the
electrostatic chuck. The control arrangement is used
to detect an inherent warpage in the wafer prior to a
processing of that wafer, and determine a minimum
clamping voltage from the measured warpage that is to
be applied to the electrostatic chuck during a
subsequent processing of the wafer. The minimum
clamping voltage has a value for each wafer that
securely clamps the wafer to the clamping surface and
avoids excessive warpage and backside abrasion of the
wafer. The control arrangement includes a suitable
wafer warpage measuring tool (20, 50, 52, 54) such as,
for example, a capacitance warpage measuring tool (50,
52, 54) or a optical warpage measuring tool (20) that
measures the inherent warpage of a wafer, and an
electrostatic chuck software control (18). The
electrostatic chuck software control uses the measured
warpages to determine and store data of a minimum
clamping voltages and an associated wafer
identification for each wafer for use in subsequently
processing each wafer.
Patent EP-0868990-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHLAEPFER BRUNO
IPC: B22D17/32
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: The measurement of the nozzle pressure and/or force, encountered during injection moulding of plastics or die-casting of metals, and the evaluation of signals of the measured values comprises determining the measured values by at least one sensor (38, 52) which is located in a zone between the injection nozzle (24) and the tool in a load (34) and/or load/pressure (44) cell. Also claimed are an apparatus for the above process, and an application of the measurement.
Patent EP-0962107-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ACAMPORA ANTHONY
IPC: H04B10/2575
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: Diverse communication terminals attach via broadband radio to a communications network at any of typically three hierarchical cell sizes; picocells (1), standard cells (2) and macro cells (3), increasing from, typically, a single building to a city to a region. Almost all telecommunications traffic transpires, however, within the lowest levele picocells (1) to and from low cost base stations (11) that have typically one radio transceiver (111), four optical transceivers (112) an ATM switch (11) and an ATM controller (114). Each local base station (11) is interconnected to a regional end office switch (12), where a connection to a worldwide wire/fiber line communications backbone (4), upon a multi-hop mesh network (100) via short highly-focused free-space broadband directional optical links (10). By this free-space wireless broadband access, subscriber service requirements on the order of 20 Mbps peak rate and 10 Mbps average are provided.
Patent EP-0975340-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUNZ LAWRENCE L
IPC: A61K31/704
Filed: 1998-03-31
Abstract: Methods are provided for inhibiting stenosis or restenosis following vascular trauma in a mammalian host, comprising administering to the host a therapeutically effective dosage of a cytostatic agent and/or cytoskeletal inhibitor so as to biologically stent the traumatized vessel. Also provided is a method to inhibit or reduce vascular remodeling following vascular trauma, comprising administering an effective amount of a cytoskeletal inhibitor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the therapeutic agents of the invention.
Patent EP-0988297-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HASHIYAMA TOMIKI
IPC: C07D281/10
Filed: 1998-06-05
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'un composé de phényloxyrane actif sur le plan optique, lequel composé correspond à la formule (II) où l'anneau A représente un anneau de benzène substitué ou non. R représente un groupe -CO2Rq ou un groupe pouvant être transformé en un groupe -CO¿2R?q, étant entendu que Rq représente un résidu d'ester. Le symbole * représente enfin un atome de carbone asymétrique. Ce procédé fait appel à un dérivé de styrène correspondant à la formule (I) où l'anneau A et R sont tels que définis précédemment. Ce procédé consiste à traiter le dérivé de styrène à l'aide d'un agent d'oxydation asymétrique qui se compose d'un composé de cétone chiral et d'un agent oxydant ou, encore, d'un composé de dioxyrane chiral.
Patent EP-1011752-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JORGENSEN GLEN
IPC: A61M1/10
Filed: 1998-05-20
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de traitement interactif de cellules biologiques maintenues dans un environnement stérile. L'invention concerne également un système supérieur de conversion enzymatique de globules rouges des groupes A, B ou AB en groupe O. Un système (10) de traitement interactif de cellules biologiques maintenues dans un environnement stérile comprend un module d'alimentation (20), un module de cellule (12), un module de traitement (60), un ensemble de conduits, une pluralité de soupapes, une pluralité de détecteurs et un module de commande (80). Le module d'alimentation est conçu et agencé de manière à fournir des quantités sélectionnées de produits chimiques de traitement. Le module de cellule comprend un détecteur de cellule destiné à mesurer la quantité de cellules biologiques fournies pour traitement au module de traitement. Le module de traitement est conçu et agencé de manière à traiter lesdites cellules biologiques. Plusieurs conduits relient le module d'alimentation, le module de cellule et le module de traitement de manière stérile, et les soupapes commandent le transfert des cellules biologiques et des produits chimiques de traitement entre les modules. Les détecteurs sont conçus et agencés de manière à détecter le transfert des cellules biologiques et des produits chimiques de traitement dans les conduits. Le module de commande est relié, de manière fonctionnelle, aux soupapes, aux détecteurs et au module de traitement. Le module de commande reçoit également des données du détecteur de cellule et commande le transfert et le traitement des cellules biologiques à partir des données du détecteur de cellule. Le système peut ajuster l'algorithme de traitement à partir du type de cellules traitées ou de la quantité de cellules fournies pour le traitement.
Patent EP-0996628-A2 (EP)
Title: Proteine de mammifere de type facteur de croissance nerveuse
Inventor: SHEPPARD PAUL O
IPC: C12P21/08
Filed: 1998-06-18
Abstract: L'invention concerne de nouveaux polypeptides de mammifère de type facteur de croissance nerveuse, des polynucléotides codant les polypeptides et des compositions et des procédés associés comprenant des anticorps et des anticorps anti-idiotypes.
Patent EP-0992016-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISAKSSON LENNART
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: The present invention is based on a mechanism which enables information providers to direct their offerings to individual information users during those periods when an information user has a high probability of requiring the information on offer. The system of the present invention comprises three entities, an information user terminal, of which there may be a plurality, information providers, of which there may also be a plurality, and an information broker's file server. These entities are linked via the Internet. Thus, the present invention is based on a system having the following functional elements: an agent-based information gathering, packaging, and presentation sub-system; a database for storage of statistical and dynamic information on customers; distribution of advertising from companies to individual customers; distribution of targeted advertising/promotional materials to individual customers; and filtration of unwanted information on an individual customer basis.
Patent EP-0984754-A2 (EP)
Title: Orientierungshilfe für blinde und sehbehinderte
Inventor: RITZ MARIA
IPC: G01S17/93
Filed: 1998-04-30
Abstract: Ein Gerät zur Orientierungshilfe für Blinde und Sehbehinderte enthält mindestens ein berührungsloses Entfernungsmeßsystem (1, 2), welches eine von der Entfernung zwischen dem Gerät und einem von dem Entfernungsmeßsystem (1, 2) erfaßten Gegenstand abhängige Stellgröße erzeugt. Weiterhin ist mindestens eine Anzeigevorrichtung vorgesehen, welche von der Stellgröße des Entfernungsmeßsystems (1, 2) beaufschlagt wird und welche eine von der Stellgröße abhängige Anzeige liefert. Die Anzeigevorrichtung weist mindestens eine Fühlanzeige (3) auf, welche sich längs einer Abtaststrecke als monotone Funktion der durch das Entfernungsmeßsystem (1, 2) gemessenen Entfernung stetig oder quasi-stetig verlagert. Die Fühlanzeige kann beispielsweise ein verstellbares Element (3) aufweisen. Der Benutzer fühlt somit die gemessene Entfernung durch Abtasten der Lage des verstellbaren Elements (3).
Patent EP-1028941-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KLUNK WILLIAM E
IPC: C09B35/10
Filed: 1998-11-06
Abstract: La présente invention concerne, d'une part des composés se liant aux amyloïdes et qui sont des dérivés de la Chrysamine G, et d'autre part des compositions pharmaceutiques contenant ces composés. L'invention concerne également l'utilisation de ces composés pour l'identification in vivo du cerveau atteint par l'Alzheimer, mais aussi pour le diagnostic d'autres états pathologiques caractérisés par l'amylose, notamment la monosomie 21. L'invention concerne aussi des compositions pharmaceutiques à base de Chrysamine G et de ses dérivés, ainsi que l'utilisation de telles compositions pour prévenir la dégénérescence cellulaire et la toxicité induite par les amyloïdes dans les états liés à l'amylose. L'invention concerne en outre l'utilisation de dérivés de Chrysamine G pour colorer ou détecter les dépôts de plaques amyloïdes dans les biopsies ou les tissus autopsiés. L'invention concerne enfin l'utilisation de dérivés de Chrysamine G pour l'analyse quantitative des dépôts de plaques amyloïdes dans l'homogénat de biopsie et les tissus autopsiés.
Patent EP-0939348-A2 (EP)
Title: Charging  member and image forming apparatus
Inventor: ANDO ATSUTOSHI
IPC: G03G15/02
Filed: 1999-02-25
Abstract: A charging member includes an
electroconductive base for being supplied with a
voltage; a first resin layer; a second resin layer;
wherein said first and second resin layers are
produced by applying and drying paint-like material
comprising resin material dispersed in aqueous
material.
Patent EP-1001002-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LIN SHI-YING
IPC: C01B3/56
Filed: 1999-04-30
Abstract: Organic materials such as coal, petroleum, plastics, biomass,
etc. is decomposed by use of supercritical water to selectively product
hydrogen. A thermochemical reaction is promoted to reduce supercritical
water and selectively produce hydrogen without substantially adding any
oxidizing agent in the supercritical water of specific temperature and
pressure in the presence of a carbon dioxide absorbing substance in an
amount sufficient to absorb all of generated carbon dioxide.
Patent EP-0969652-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WADA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: G03B17/24
Filed: 1999-06-28
Abstract: This invention has as its object to provide an
image reading apparatus which can easily and accurately
read additional information written on a film leading
portion, an information processing method, and a
storage medium. For example, in an APS film, since the
distances from the leading edge of the film to a
magnetic recording layer and barcode recording portion
are not constant, it is difficult to accurately read
data on these recording layer and recording portion
with reference to the leading edge of the film. In
this invention, since the read is done with reference
to the position of the perforation of the first frame,
information can be easily and accurately read.
Patent EP-1053813-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIDEO TAKAHASHI
IPC: B23D51/10
Filed: 1999-09-20
Abstract: There is disclosed an epoch-making blade plate
attachment structure of extremely-excellent utility in which
a retaining mechanism can be switched between a locked
condition and a free condition by effecting a simple
operation, that is, by angularly moving a retaining pin
portion, and this blade plate attachment structure is simple
in construction, and is excellent in mass productivity, and
the shaking of a blade plate in a locked condition is prevented.
The blade plate 3 is slidingly inserted into an insertion
cavity 2, formed in a handle 1, and is retained and fixed
to the handle. A retaining pin portion 5 for engagement in
a guide groove 4, formed through the blade plate 3, is mounted
in the insertion cavity 2 for angular movement between a free
position and a locked position. A retaining hole 6, having
a diameter larger than a width of the guide groove 4, is formed
at an inner end of the guide groove 4. The retaining pin
portion 5 is formed into such a configuration that a width
of the retaining pin portion varies depending on an angular
position thereof, so that the retaining pin portion, when
disposed in the free position, is able to slide along the
guide groove 4 whereas the retaining pin portion, when
angularly moved into the locked position, is unable to slide
along the guide groove 4. When the retaining pin portion 5
is held in the free position, the blade plate 3 is inserted
into the insertion cavity 2 until the retaining pin portion
reaches the retaining hole 6, and then the retaining pin
portion is angularly moved into the locked position, so that 
the retaining pin portion is unable to slide along the guide
groove 4, thereby fixing the blade plate 3 to the handle 1
against withdrawal. A fix-free switching operation portion
7, which is operable to angularly move the retaining pin
portion 5 between the free position and the locked position,
is mounted on the handle 1.
Patent EP-1004398-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATTHIAS EICH
IPC: C02F1/52
Filed: 1999-10-23
Abstract: An indoor floor-abrading process generates dust which is by a combined water jet and water suction unit, the water from which must be filtered prior to re-use or disposal. The water is filtered in a mobile assembly which has a tank (3) for the dirty water containing a rising channel (7) which is inclined to the vertical. Water is moved from the tank (3) by a pump (4, 5) through the channel (7) which consists of a cylinder containing a number of tubes (8). Dirt particles sink to the bottom while clean water emerges from the tubes (8) at the top. Cleaned water is then collected in a capture chamber and returned by pump to the production process. Particles are collected in a sludge chamber (26) and are disposed of from time to time.
Patent EP-1016364-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOIDO VALENTINO
IPC: A47J31/06
Filed: 1999-12-17
Abstract: Device (1) usable in a machine for the preparation of
beverages, such as infusions, in particular coffee,
obtained by means of a liquid/solid extraction
operation, in which a liquid heated and pressurized to a
pre-set pressure, passes, by trickling down, through a
pre-set amount of solid substance (20) contained in a
filter (4, 45). The device (1) includes a back-pressure
device (6) set downstream of the filter (4, 45), which
is hydraulically connected to the first seat (3, 44).
The back-pressure device (6) includes at least one
pressure-containing element (12) and one spring (14)
which is pre-loaded in compression and is designed to
exert a pre-set force on the pressure-containing member
(12) and to force it to close a respective second seat
(13) having a surface which is substantially shaped like
a frustum of a cone and is inclined with respect to the
horizontal by an angle (α) of between 40° and 50°.
Patent EP-0992852-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAMATSU HIDEO
IPC: G03F7/40
Filed: 1999-09-09
Abstract: The problem of bending or distortion of patterns in a fine pattern formation method used in
the fabrication of semiconductors is solved by a pattern formation method using a supercritical
fluid for drying. Such a method can comprise the steps of forming a resist pattern
layer; performing a rinse process by exposing said resist pattern layer to a rinse solution;
supplying supercritical carbon dioxide having a pressure of not more than 8.5 MPa to an
ambient of said substrate, after the rinse process and before the rinse solution sticking to said
layer dries out, and vaporizing said supercritical carbon dioxide by lowering the pressure of
the ambient of said substrate. In another embodiment a processing fluid not in the gaseous
state is supplied to an ambient of the substrate, followed by a supercritical fluid being
supplied to the ambient of the substrate, the processing fluid being a gas in steady state.
Patent EP-0945654-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CROMER ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: F16J15/22
Filed: 1999-03-23
Abstract: A brush seal includes a plurality of bristles (26) in a
circumferential array secured to a fixed component and about
a rotary component. The bristles are cantilevered toward the rotary
component at an angle to the radii of the rotary component with the
bristle tips (25) engaged against the rotary component. The bristles
are supported by plates (28,30) on opposite axial sides of the bristles.
The plates have channels for directing fluid under pressure into the
channels (44) and against the bristles to deflect or bend the bristles
toward the rotary component so that the tips (25) of the bristles bear
against the surface of the rotary component, enhancing the seal.
Patent EP-0945111-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIOKA TOSHIYASU
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 1999-03-29
Abstract: A disposable diaper includes barrier cuffs 19 around
wearer's legs. Each of the barrier cuffs longitudinally
extends on an inner surface of the disposable diaper 1 and
includes a supporting wall section 16 adapted to rise on the
inner surface of the diaper and a sealing surface zone 20
which includes a first overhead section 17 extending inwards
from the supporting wall section 16 and a second overhead
section 18 extending outwards from the supporting wall
section 16. A first elastic member extending along an inner
edge of the sealing surface zone 20 in operative association
with the first overhead section 17 has an elongation stress
higher than that of a second elastic member extending along
an outer edge of the sealing surface zone 20 in operative
association with the second overhead section 18. The barrier
cuffs 19 thus constructed provide a good fit around a
wearer's legs to prevent body fluids from leaking.
Patent EP-0950794-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MULLEN BRYON D
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 1999-04-14
Abstract: A method of completing a subterranean well having a wellbore (12) intersecting a
formation (16). The method comprises the steps of: conveying an assembly (18) into the
wellbore (12), the assembly (18) including a packer (22), a tubular string (20) engaged with
the packer (18), a screen (24) and a flow directing mechanism (30), the flow directing
mechanism (30) permitting fluid flow longitudinally through the assembly (18) during
conveyance into the wellbore (12); setting the packer (22) in the wellbore (12), thereby
dividing a first annulus (32) from a second annulus (24), the first and second annulus
(32,34) being formed between the assembly (18) and the wellbore (12), the tubular string
(20) being positioned within the first annulus (32) and the screen (24) being positioned
within the second annulus (34); actuating the flow directing mechanism (30) to isolate the
first annulus (32) from the second annulus (34) while permitting fluid communication
between the interior of the tubular string (20) and the second annulus (34); and actuating
the flow directing mechanism (30) to permit fluid communication between the second
annulus (32) and the first annulus (34).
Patent EP-0965465-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UEYOKO KIYOSHI
IPC: B60C1/00
Filed: 1999-06-18
Abstract: A pneumatic tyre comprises a bead apex (5) disposed
in each bead portion (4), and a carcass ply (6)
extending between the bead portions and turned up in
each bead portion (4) so as to wrap the bead apex
(5) therein, the bead apex (5) being made of a
hybrid material which is compounded from rubber,
synthetic resin and short fibre at least.
Preferably, the short fibre has an average diameter
of 0.01 to 0.20 mm and an average length of 1.0 to
10.0 mm, and the proportion of the short fibre is 3
to 15 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by
weight of the rubber. The hybrid material has a
100% modulus of at least 10.0 MPa, a tensile
strength of at least 10.0 MPa, a breaking elongation
EB of at least 200 %, a Mooney viscosity of from 30
to 50 ML1+4, and a scorch time (t10) of at least 20
minutes. Optionally, a reinforcing cord layer (8)
embedded in the bead apex (5) or a bead core (20)
disposed immediately radially inside the bead apex 
is used.
Patent EP-1014591-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRETT SEAN
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 1999-11-23
Abstract: A transmitter for a radio communications device is disclosed. The transmitter
comprises a conventional transmitter path (10), a feedback path (20) and
control means (40). The feedback path feeds back the signal amplified, and
the control means provides adaptive distortion of the signal transmitted on the
basis of this fedback signal.