baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1093288-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PAZ-PUJALT GUSTAVO ROBERTO
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2000-10-02
Abstract: A method of delivering printed images to a recipient, includes the
steps of electronically transmitting digital images and image locator information
from a location remote from and over a communication channel to a central
receiving agency which stores such images and locator information in memory;
and identifying a particular stored image in the memory using the corresponding
image locator information and the location of one or more recipients and printing
locations corresponding to each of the recipients. The method further includes
transmitting the identified particular stored image in the memory to the printing
location of each of the recipients; and printing the image at the printing location of
each of the recipients and delivering the printed image to the location
corresponding to of each of the recipients.
Patent EP-1087381-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YODA HIROAKI
IPC: G11B5/31
Filed: 2000-09-25
Abstract: A magnetic head (10A) is configured by forming a thin-film-shaped magnetic
element (11-14) on top of a thin film (30) that is provided parallel to a medium-facing
surface. An aperture (30H) is formed in the thin film, and part (10T) of a main
magnetic pole is formed to have a tip portion that protrudes into that aperture. This
configuration makes it possible to impose highly accurate control over the amount by
which thin-film-shaped magnetic elements are recessed from the medium-facing
surface, while simultaneously exerting accurate control over the amount of protrusion of
the main magnetic pole tip portion by making the thickness of the thin film extremely
small. As a result, the recording flux strength at the main magnetic pole tip portion can
be increased to the ultimate value thereof, making it possible to supply a head that can
record on a high retention force medium suitable for higher storage densities. 
     The invention also relates to a reading magnetic head (20A), to a magnetic
storage device incorporating such a head and to a method of fabricating a head.
Patent EP-1113413-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TUREK MATTHEW W
IPC: B41J5/44
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: A workstation performs one or more application programs which generate text
rendering commands identifying characters. A font cache stores font bitmaps
for a plurality of different fonts and these are used to render characters on a
display . New font bitmaps are generated when different fonts are identified
in a text rendering command and the new font bitmaps are added to the font
cache or replace less used font bitmaps.
Patent EP-1168783-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MATERO JUHA
IPC: H04M1/60
Filed: 2001-06-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a portable device, such as a mobile station. Furthermore,
the invention relates to a method of providing a user with information on
the operation of the portable device. In the device, such a tone is produced
that, due to a tone feature, can be distinguished from background noise. This
feature can be tone frequency, duration, volume or moment of time. The device
can analyse background noise automatically, and based on this, it adjusts
at least one feature of the tone automatically such that the tone can be distinguished
from background noise, and the background noise does not mask out
the tone. Alternatively, the user himself can adjust the tone frequency or duration
in a desired way so that it would be distinguished from background noise
more clearly. The method comprises the steps of: (202) detecting an event
that interests the user and concerns the operation of the device; (204) determining
the volume of background noise in the usage environment of the device;
(206) automatically adjusting at least one tone feature that can be
sensed by hearing such that the tone is distinguished from background noise
by a human hearing sense; (208) giving feedback on the operation of the device
by using a tone. Alternatively, the method comprises the steps of (302)
receiving a control affecting the tone frequency and/or duration and controlling
the tone production from a user interface of the device; (306) adjusting the
tone frequency and/or duration according to the control.
Patent EP-1146499-A3 (EP)
Title: Flüssigkristall-Anzeige, insbesondere in einem Kraftfahrzeug
Inventor: WENDT ANTON
IPC: G09F9/35
Filed: 2001-02-16
Abstract: Eine Flüssigkristall-Anzeige hat eine mit einem Boden (7)
versehene Wanne (8), gegen die eine Lichtführung (5) mit
Reflektoren (10) abgestützt ist. Die einzelnen Reflektoren
(10) umgeben jeweils eine auf dem Boden (7) abgestützte
Leuchtdiode (9). Die Flüssigkristall-Anzeige hat
weiterhin eine Display-Aufnahme (3) mit einer darin eingesetzten
Flüssigkristallzelle (2) und zusätzlich eine
außenseitig über die Flüssigkristallzelle (2) greifende,
mit der Wanne (8) verbundene, über den Rand der Flüssigkristallzelle
(2) greifende Frontabdeckung (1). Die Display-Aufnahme
(3) ist durch Federn von der Lichtführung
(5) weg zu der Flüssigkristallzelle (2) hin vorgespannt.
Patent EP-1146472-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HANDLEY JOHN C
IPC: G06V10/36
Filed: 2001-02-16
Abstract: An apparatus and method of template fitting for fitting a
plurality of templates in correspondence with a gray-scale image, including
receiving gray-scale image information of an observed image; defining a
window of the gray-scale image information so as to enable a loose-grayscale
fit between the defined window and the plurality of templates;
extracting a plurality of pixels of the image information and using the
window to which to fit at least one of the plurality of templates. Further,
fitting one of the plurality of templates to the defined window within a
threshold looseness interval associated with the template wherein a
looseness interval between the window of image data and the template is
less than the threshold looseness interval
Patent EP-1127638-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASHI TAKAO
IPC: H01G4/008
Filed: 2001-02-27
Abstract: Nickel powder herein disclosed is characterized in that
it has an average particle size as determined through the
observation by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) ranges
from 0.1 to 1 µm and that the D 50  value as determined by laser
diffraction-scattering particle size distribution analysis
and the average particle size as determined by SEM observation
satisfy the following relation represented by Formula (1):
 1 ≦ [(D 50  value)/(average particle size as   
determined by SEM observation)] ≦ 1.8 
The nickel powder is highly dispersible in an organic vehicle
during the preparation of a conductive paste because it has
low agglomerate properties and it is in an approximately
monodispersed condition and the nickel powder is particularly
suitable in the preparation of a conductive paste for use in
making a thin internal electrode of a multilayer ceramic
capacitor, which is free of any projection, because of it
sharp particle distribution.
Patent EP-1111441-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEDA ARIHIRO
IPC: G02F1/1368
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided which
comprises a first substrate (17) and a second substrate
(16) for sandwiching a liquid crystal having a negative
dielectric constant anisotropy; and first (20B) and
second (20A) domain regulating means for regulating
azimuths of orientations of said liquid crystal when a
voltage is applied to said liquid crystal. When
vertically seen to the substrates (17, 16), said first
and second domain regulating means (20B, 20A) are
arranged on said substrates (17, 16) so that said first
domain regulating means (20B) substantially surrounds
said second domain regulating means (20A) in the
display areas of the pixels.
Patent EP-1176035-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LEO LEONARDO
IPC: B60C29/02
Filed: 2001-06-05
Abstract: A valve for tubeless bicycle tires destined to be mounted in a circumferential seat (50)
formed in the peripheral part of a rim (5) of a wheel, the valve comprising a
mechanism (3) for the passage of air for inflating/deflating the tire, a valve body (2)
containing the mechanism (3) and destined to be housed in a hole (52) formed in the
rim (5) and communicating with said seat (50) for accommodating the tire, a gasket
(4) with a substantially frusto-conical shape to ensure the tight seal of the valve body
(2) inside the hole (52) in the rim (5).
Patent EP-1162402-A3 (EP)
IPC: F22B1/28
Filed: 2001-06-07
Abstract: Each desired value is recorded and stored in memory as a steamer operates for the first time when it is brand-new and filled with fresh water for the first time. The time gap between two consecutive fresh water refills at boiling temperature for the water in the steamer sets important operating parameters, which are the steamer's water boiling temperature according to geographical height, the filling time between low and high water levels fixed by devices monitoring water levels, the filling time up to the highest level after complete emptying and the speed at which the temperature of the water in the steamer changes.
Patent EP-1166814-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH DANIEL JOHN
IPC: A61M16/08
Filed: 2001-06-21
Abstract: A conduit for a breathing circuit includes a heater (110) associated, at least in part, with
a portion of hydrophilic material (108). The purpose of the heater is to evaporate any condensed
liquid collecting in the conduit, which is first sucked up by the hydrophilic material (108). The
heated wick (100) reduces the risk of collected water being passed to the patient and causing
choking fits or discomfit. It is preferred that the heated wick (100) lies freely in the conduit to
settle at low points in the conduit where condensation may collect.
Patent EP-1162538-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BAMFORD ROGER J
IPC: G06F12/0815
Filed: 1999-02-12
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transferring a resource from the cache
of one database server to the cache of another database server without first writing the
resource to disk. When a database server (Requestor) desires to modify a resource, the
Requestor asks for the current version of the resource. The database server that has the
current version (Holder) directly ships the current version to the Requestor. Upon
shipping the version, the Holder loses permission to modify the resource, but continues
to retain the resource in memory. When the retained version of the resource, or a later
version thereof, is written to disk, the Holder can discard the retained version of the
resource. Otherwise, the Holder does not discard the retained version. Using this
technique, single-server failures are recovered without having to merge the recovery
logs of the various database servers that had access to the resource.
Patent EP-1197422-A3 (EP)
Title: Einrichtung und Verfahren zum Positionieren von Transportfahrzeugen in Arbeitsstationen
Inventor: SCHUPP GERHARD
IPC: B62D65/02
Filed: 2001-09-26
Abstract: Transportfahrzeuge werden in der Regel mit aufwendigen
Positioniereinrichtungen, wie Hebeeinrichtungen oder
Zentriereinrichtungen, zur Bearbeitung der mit diesem Transportfahrzeug
transportierten Bauteilen positioniert. Neben der aufwendigen
Positionierung wird durch diesen zusätzlichen Arbeitsschritt die
Taktzeit verkürzt. Das durch die vorliegende Erfindung zu lösende
Problem ist, eine Einrichtung anzugeben, mit der die genaue
Positionierung eines Transportfahrzeuges (1) mir einfachen Mitteln
selbsttätig, ohne zusätzliche, angetriebene Hebeeinrichtungen und ohne
Zeitverlust möglich ist. Dieses Problem wird vorrangig dadurch gelöst,
dass zur Positionierung des Transportfahrzeuges (1) in vertikaler
Richtung zumindest eine Referenzfläche (4z) und zumindest ein
zugehöriges Gleitelement (5z) vorgesehen sind, wobei die Referenzfläche
(4z) und das Gleitelement (5z) relativ zueinander bewegbar sind und das
Transportfahrzeug (1) beim Auflaufen des Gleitelementes (5z) auf die
Referenzfläche (4z) durch die Längsbewegung des Transportfahrzeuges (1)
selbstständig positionierbar ist.
Patent EP-1304090-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RICHTER JACOB
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2001-10-29
Abstract: An intravascular stent (208) especially suited for implanting in curved arterial portions (210).
The stent (208) retains longitudinal flexibility after expansion. The stent (208) is formed of
intertwined meander patterns (301,312) forming triangular cells (500). The triangular cells (500) are
adapted to provide radial support, and also to provide longitudinal flexibility after
expansion. The triangular cells (500) provide increased coverage of a vessel wall. The
stent (208) can have different portions adapted to optimize radial support or to optimize
longitudinal flexibility. Loops (304,306,316,318,320,322) in the stent are disposed and adapted to cooperate,
so that after expansion of said stent (208) within a curved lumen (210), the stent (208) is curved and
cells (500) on the outside of the curve (210) open in length, but narrow in width, whereas cells (500)
on the inside of the curve (210) shorten in length, but thicken in width to maintain a
density of the stent element area which is much more constant than otherwise
between the inside and outsidc of the curve. As a result, when the stent is coated
with a medicine, the more constant density of stent elements results in an even
dose being applied to the inside wall of the lumen.
Patent EP-1174320-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BRANCOLINI EMILIANO
IPC: B60T11/28
Filed: 2001-06-29
Abstract: A vehicle has a hydraulic utility system (2) for
supplying a pressurized fluid to a number of user
devices; two axles (3, 4), each having at least one
'wheel; and a brake assembly (12, 5) for each of the axles
(3, 4). A valve (14) is provided to feed the pressurized
fluid of the hydraulic system (2) directly to one of the
two brake assemblies (12, 5) in response to a signal from
the other of the two brake assemblies (12, 5).
Patent EP-1186424-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FAISST CHARLES F
IPC: B41J2/185
Filed: 2001-08-27
Abstract: A screen mesh ink drop catcher assembly (28), which is adapted to
catch non-printed ink drops (58) while not catching printed ink drops (46),
includes a housing (30) having a fluid return channel (32), and a screen (60)
extending from the housing shaped to collect unwanted ink drops. The housing of
the ink drop catcher assembly may include at least one surface, at least a portion
of which is grooved and operatively associated with the screen such that ink drops
flow from the screen to the fluid return channel. The housing of the ink drop
catcher assembly may include a screen support (70) with the screen being at least
partially positioned about the screen support. The screen support of the ink drop
catcher assembly may include at least one surface, at least a portion of which is
grooved and operatively associated with the screen such that ink drops flow from
the screen to the fluid return channel.
Patent EP-1174873-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIOMI TETSUHIRO
IPC: G11B17/04
Filed: 2001-07-11
Abstract: In order to enable a hand inserting direction against
a disk tray to be freely changed during loading/unloading
of the laser disk in respect to the disk tray, there is
provided a disk drive apparatus in which the disk outer
circumference mounting surface to be formed on the disk
tray is formed substantially in flush with the upper
surface of the disk tray and its outer circumference is
provided with a plurality of disk guides.
Patent EP-1193393-A3 (EP)
Title: Starter motor
Inventor: HO SHINE
IPC: F02N15/06
Filed: 2001-09-25
Abstract: A starter motor for an internal combustion engine has an inertia type pinion mechanism and an axial solenoid 34 which is arranged to prevent pump out of the pinion 48 during start up of the engine. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1193565-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ENDO AKIRA
IPC: G03G9/087
Filed: 2001-10-01
Abstract: A toner composition that permits printing of clear-cut and high image quality without developing a fog or a blur is provided. Binder resin particles manufactured. through a dispersing polymerization method are colored using a dye and are then subjected to a process of injecting an organic finely divided powder and a charge controlling agent and to a process of externally adding a hydrophobic silica and a conductive titanium oxide, thereby making a toner composition having an average particle diameter by volume of 7 mu m or less, a coagulation level of 10% or less, and an external additive coating ratio of 70% or less. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1219332-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KURODA KAZUO
IPC: A63F13/79
Filed: 2001-12-07
Abstract: A network game system for operating on a network a game
made up of basic content containing a basic program for executing
start of a game solely and one or more types of relevant content
each containing a relevant program corresponding to the basic
program for further advancing the game started by the basic
program. The system includes a content management section
adapted to set an address of which users are not notified in
one or more content providing servers each in which the relevant
program is placed, the address for which a search is made by
search means on the network from a user terminal; wherein the
content providing server sends the relevant content placed in
the content providing server to the user terminal in response
to a download request made by the accessing user.
Patent EP-1136810-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAKITA YUKI
IPC: H01B13/012
Filed: 2001-03-19
Abstract: The invention provides a method of simulating and estimating
the minimum lifetime under repeated bending for a wire harness (WH)
containing a plurality of electrical cables, by applying a compact and
lightly equipped device. To this end, representative electrical cables
(1), contained in the wire harness (WH), are subjected to flexing and
stretching until they fail under repeated bending, so that the number of
bending cycles is obtained for each representative electrical cable (1).
The minimum lifetime for the wire harness (WH) can then be
estimated on the basis of the shortest cable lifetime that can be found
among all the representative electrical cables (1) tested.
Patent EP-1174280-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DOUBLET PIERRE
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 2001-07-19
Abstract: Production of a personalized printing/writing support involves: (a) setting up an information system including a data store and a data processing unit, for recording the type of support wanted by the user, where the support is to receive a personalized mark (PM) (selected by the user or suggested by the system) serving as anauthentication element; recording PM; providing the user with a confidential code during a first command, the code also serving during a subsequent command; verifying (during a further command) that the confidential code has not been previously attributed (so that two different users cannot obtain the same support carrying the same PM); and (b) forming or delivering the requested support with the corresponding PM. Independent claims are included for: (i) a personalized support obtained by the process; and (ii) the information system as described in (a).
Patent EP-1215683-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GLASS SAMUEL W
IPC: B08B9/093
Filed: 2001-11-19
Abstract: The present invention is drawn to an incremental link robot mast (14)
for vacuuming nuclear waste from a storage silo (12). The mast is made of
incrementally linked segments (18) that are clamshell in construction to enclose
and shield the working cables of the vacuuming robot. Each segment
(18) is linked together as needed by a transverse hinge pin and two hydraulic
connecting pins. The clamshell is hinged and latched together by an array
of screws. The robot comprises a linked clamshell mast (14) and a master-slave
robot arm (28) on the end of the mast (14) which includes tools for
viewing and breaking up the waste and vacuuming same to a removal area.
Patent EP-1180385-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FINER JANI
IPC: A63F13/12
Filed: 2001-08-15
Abstract: A computer aided board game played by means of a wireless remote terminal, the
game board (2) of which is formed by a publication surface and a representation of
the game on the said surface. The publication surface is attached to, or the
representation of the game is printed on, products, accessories, publications
and/or advertising material distributed or sold to the public. The game server (6),
which is equipped with game simulation software, is arranged to receive player-specific
control messages via control messages sent to a wireless network (4) by
means of a wireless remote terminal (3), and to send the player-specific simulation
results to at least the wireless remote terminal (3) of the sender of the control
messages.
Patent EP-1231295-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KATHREIN MARTIN DIPL-ING
IPC: C23C16/40
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: Ein Verschleißteil aus Hartmetall oder Cermet, insbesondere ein
Schneideinsatz, besitzt einen Hartstoffüberzug, darin enthalten eine ein- oder
mehrlagige Mischoxidschicht, vornehmlich aus Al 2 O 3 , in der bestimmte Anteile
an Titan- und Boroxid gelöst oder homogen feinst verteilt sind. 
Das Verschleißteil zeichnet sich durch eine hohe, die Standzeit verbessernde
Verschleißfestigkeit sowie Feinkömigkeit und Gleichmäßigkeit der Schicht und
durch hohe Wirtschaftlichkeit der Schichtaufbringung aus.
Patent EP-1233231-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ANGEL JEFFREY R
IPC: F16P3/14
Filed: 2002-02-13
Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling equipment in
response to a proximity signal from one or more chips and sensors for
detecting proximity of an individual with respect to a manufacturing device.
A chip (12a,12b) can be retained by an individual and a sensor (14a,14b) can be mounted on the
manufacturing device (22a,22b). When the individual retaining the chip (12a,12b) comes into a
predetermined proximity with the sensor (14a,14b), the sensor can emit a signal. The
signal can be received by an electric control device (20a,2b) for disengaging
operation of the machine or for placing the machine in a safe mode in
response to the signal. The chip (12b) and the signal can interact in a first manner
where the chip (12b) emits a signal receivable by the sensor. Alternatively, the
chip (12a) and sensor (14a) can interact where the sensor (14a) emits a signal creating a field
for identifying when a chip (12a) enters the signal generated field.
Patent EP-1231744-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TERRY STEPHEN E
IPC: H04L47/6275
Filed: 2000-05-19
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling packet data from multiple
types of data sources, including data sources having reroutable data and data sources
having non-reroutable data, the multiple types of data sources flowing into a multiuser
channel (56) in a wireless spread spectrum code division multiple access
communication system, the method comprising: providing a queue (54, 76-86) for
incoming data of each data source; tracking a backlog of data in the queue (54, 76-86);
and limiting data flow from each of the data sources based on in part the tracked
backlog; the method characterized by:
   selectively rerouting packet data intended to be transmitted over the multiuser channel
(56) to another channel based on in part the tracked backlog.
Patent EP-1251263-A3 (EP)
Inventor: COLLINS LAURENCE A D
IPC: F02M25/07
Filed: 2002-03-25
Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation device comprises an exhaust gas recirculation conduit for feeding exhaust gases to an intake air channel of said engine, an exhaust gas recirculation valve arranged in said exhaust gas recirculation conduit for controlling the amount of exhaust gases fed into said intake air channel, and an exhaust gas cooler arranged in said exhaust gas re-circulation conduit for cooling the exhaust gas fed into said intake air channel, said exhaust gas cooler comprising a cooling circuit for a cooling fluid. According to the invention, the exhaust gas recirculation valve comprises at least one cooling circuit for a cooling fluid, said cooling circuit of said exhaust gas recirculation valve being connected to said cooling circuit of said exhaust gas cooler. <IMAGE>