baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0884272-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AUTENRIETH RAINER
IPC: C01B3/32
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: A methanol reforming reactor includes a reaction chamber into which the catalyst is charged. Before operations begin, the catalyst is aged, its volume either being reduced before being charged into the reaction chamber or further catalyst being introduced to compensate for shrinkage after the catalyst has been aged inside the chamber. The ageing process is continued until the shrinkage rate falls below a predetermined value. Also claimed is a process for pre-treating the catalyst by heating it for between 1 and 50 hours in an atmosphere of CH3OH and H2O at between 240 and 350 degrees C at a charge rate of between 0.5 m<3>H2/h and 50 m<3>H2/h per litre of catalyst until its shrinkage rate falls below a predetermined value.
Patent EP-0883240-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHOU CHANGMING
IPC: H03F1/30
Filed: 1998-05-29
Abstract: An inverting amplifying circuit for outputting an inversion of an
input with good linearity, having an inverter circuit, a feedback capacitance,
an input capacitance, a first refresh switch, a second refresh switch and a
sleep switch. A sleep voltage is input through the sleep switch to the
inverter circuit for minimizing the electrical power consumption.
Patent EP-0909891-A1 (EP)
Inventor: POTSCHIN ROGER
IPC: F16K31/00
Filed: 1998-06-19
Abstract: The valve piston (25) moves in a guide bore (28) with a leak path formed between the surface of the piston and the bore wall. The leak path connects a coupling chamber (30) to a low pressure chamber (18) containing a hydraulic pressure medium. A filling valve (33) is provided in the connection, located on the piston, which actuates the valve member (22). Preferably a control chamber (41) is provided between coupling chamber and filling valve,
Patent EP-0921408-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TREQUATTRINI ALESSANDRO
IPC: G01R33/3873
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: A permanent magnet for nuclear magnetic resonance
image detection, either of the so-called total-body or
of the so-called dedicated type, comprising:
   a) a magnetic structure having a yoke and magnetic
poles, so shaped as to delimit or enclose a cavity, at
least a part of whose volume forms a compartment for
receiving at least a part of the body under
examination, and at least a part of whose volume is the
volume permeated by a static magnetic field having
specific intensity and homogeneity characteristics;   b) the magnetic structure has at least one open
side, parallel to the static magnetic field;   c) the structure has at least two opposite poles,
lying face to face, transverse to the open side, the
static magnetic field being generated therebetween.    
     In the vicinity of the open side/s, the magnet has
means for correcting (103,203) the static magnetic field
generated between the main poles, which are intended to
increase the magnetic potential near the opening, and
over a predetermined depth therefrom, transverse to the
open side, without reducing the span of said opening.
Patent EP-0884415-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HENRICSON KAJ
IPC: D21C9/153
Filed: 1993-05-25
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of washing pulp in connection with
bleaching, in which method the pulp is bleached in a first bleaching arrangement, washed
in a first washer, bleached in a second bleaching arrangement, and washed in a second
washer in such a manner that the washing liquid is recirculated from said second washer
to said first washer countercurrent to the pulp flow, characterized in introducing washing
liquid to said second washer for washing the pulp coming from said second bleaching
arrangement, displacing with said washing liquid at least two different filtrates, collecting
said at least two different filtrates separately, and using said at least two filtrates separately
upstream of said second washer as washing liquids.
Patent EP-0895956-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HERTEL JAMES E
IPC: B65H18/02
Filed: 1998-07-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing a roll or log of bathroom tissue or kitchen toweling with a pattern (M) being repeated between each pair of transverse perforations (LP) wherein an extensible web having a pattern thereon repeated at equally longitudinally spaced position is advanced along a path toward a rewinder having a knife-equipped perforator and a cutoff mechanism. A detector senses the position of each pattern and also sensed is the position of the perforation knife with the positions being reported to a controller. The perforation knife is adjusted to insure that each perforation is between pattern positions and the cutoff mechanism is adjusted to stay in time with the transverse lines of perforations to provide a selected count of patterns in each winding cycle.
Patent EP-0999638-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BERGHAENEL DIETMAR DIPL-ING
IPC: H02K15/06
Filed: 1998-11-03
Abstract: The method involves subjecting the rotor (1) to a primary electromagnetic field with its current tapping (3) short circuited, whereby the applied frequencies stimulate the rotor to resonant mechanical vibrations and the short circuit currents flowing in the rotor coils (6) rapidly heat the rotor. The frequency of the voltage source (5) can be fixed or variable. The rotor is shaped before applying the commutator and at least before balancing. The rotor is slowly rotated during shaping.
Patent EP-0888749-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LONG GARY L
IPC: A61B17/34
Filed: 1998-06-29
Abstract: In the present invention, a cordless capacitively coupled electrosurgical
instrument is adapted to receive electrosurgical energy from a specially designed
trocar or trocar adapter. In one embodiment of the present invention, a
capacitively coupled electrosurgical instrument includes a handle, an elongated
tube and an electrosurgical end effector. The handle may include an actuator such
as a trigger which is operatively connected to the end effector through the
elongated tube. The elongated tube may be a closure tube which is adapted to
close the end effector when the handle actuator is moved. Alternatively, the
closure tube may include a mechanism connecting the handle actuator to the end
effector, which mechanism acts to close the end effector when the handle actuator
is moved. The electrosurgical end effector is adapted to apply electrosurgical
energy to biological tissue in order to effect treatment of the tissue. The elongated
closure tube includes one or more capacitor plates adapted to couple
electrosurgical energy to the end effector. The capacitor plates are connected to
the end effector through one or more electrical conductors.
Patent EP-0974829-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SEE HAROLD J
IPC: G01N21/41
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: A refractive index measuring apparatus (10) includes a planar base
(12) upon which the various components are mounted. The components
include a diode laser (14) at one end of the base (12), a lens (16), a
sample cell (18), a positioner (20), and an angle detector (22) at the
other end of base (12). Laser (14) is a source of light positioned
exterior of sample cell (18) to direct light into the sample chamber
(24) through first transparent window (26). Light exits sample chamber
(24) and sample cell (18) through second transparent window (28). Light
exiting window (28) travels through positioner (20), which preferably is
a transparent block of acrylic plastic. Angle detector (22) is
preferably an array of photodiodes adapted to determine the angle of
light exiting sample cell (18) with respect to the sample cell. Sample
cell (18) has walls defining sample chamber (24), as well as an inlet
opening (30) and an outlet opening (32) for introducing a fluid sample
into the sample chamber (24). 
     The apparatus finds application in monitoring the composition of
refrigerants, e.g. freons. In preferred embodiments, the composition of
the fluid is determined using multivariate analysis, or neural networks
etc.
Patent EP-0895922-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MAXISCH PETER
IPC: B62B9/00
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: A pram or pushchair has a body is secured to
parallel rails (30) of a chassis by detent projections (50,
52, 54, 56) which extend laterally from each side of the
body and engage in slots (60, 62, 64, 66) in the parallel
rails (30). Each slot (60, 62, 64, 66) has a vertical
portion (72) leading downwardly from the top edge of its
rail and a horizontal portion (70) extending along the rail
from the bottom end of the vertical portion (72). A
manually disengageable blocker means (80) on one of the
rails (30) is resiliently biased into engagement with a
corresponding detent projection (50) so as to obstruct
displacement thereof along the horizontal portion (70) of
the slot (60) towards the vertical portion (72) thereof.
The blocker (80) is arranged to be displaced out of its
blocking position by the corresponding detent projection
(50) during insertion down the vertical portion (72) of the
slot (60).
Patent EP-0899836-A1 (EP)
Inventor: THORNTON ROBERT L
IPC: H01S5/183
Filed: 1998-08-18
Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) (52)
is provided with an integrated detector (72). The detector
(72) may be of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) or
alloys thereof with transparent electrodes (76, 84), of for
example of indium tin oxide (ITO). Advantages provided by
this structure include increased size of the detector
electrodes (76, 84), low attenuation of the laser beam,
capability of adjusting the detector layer thickness to
maximize beam output power, simplicity of detector
formation processes, and low temperature detector formation
processes to minimize VCSEL damage during detector
formation.
Patent EP-0913121-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ELGHAZZAWI ZIAD
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 1998-10-16
Abstract: A heart rate value determined from a first physiological signal that is acquired
independently from a second physiological signal, is used to control a band pass filter
for controllably bandpass filtering the second physiological signal. In a system having
sensors for independently acquiring both electrocardiogram (ECG) and pulse oximetry
(SpO2) signals, a heart rate value determined from the ECG signal is used to
controllably bandpass filter the red and infrared SpO2 signals, thereby reducing the
level of artifact signal in the SpO2 signals.
Patent EP-0875315-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DAMASSE JEAN-MICHEL
IPC: B22D11/06
Filed: 1998-04-16
Abstract: An installation for the continuous casting of metal strip (13) between two counter rotating rolls (1, 1') with horizontal axes. The rolls (1, 1') are internally cooled, with their surfaces (2, 2') defining a casting space (3) laterally closed by two lateral faces (4, 4') of refractory material with a means for flattening them, at least intermittently, against the ends (5, 5', 5", 5"') of the rolls (1, 1'). It incorporates a cover (6) overhanging the casting space (3), some horizontal clearance ( epsilon ) being between the lateral faces (4, 4'). The lateral faces (4, 4') and/or the cover (6) incorporate some means for reflecting, during the whole of the casting operation onto the surface (8) of the liquid metal (9) present in the casting space (3), the radiation issued by the portions (16) of the liquid metal (9) which are situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the lateral faces (4, 4'), thus ensuring that this radiation does not cross the horizontal clearance ( epsilon ).
Patent EP-0888792-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOUSSIGNAC GEORGES
IPC: A61M1/00
Filed: 1998-06-26
Abstract: The invention concerns a tracheal catheter (5) for aspirating pulmonary phlegm for a patient under artificial ventilation. The invention is characterised in that said catheter (5) has a channel (9) permanently blowing pressurised breathing mixture and said blowing channel (9) distal orifice (12) is lateral and sufficiently distant from the said aspirating catheter(5) distal end (5E) to be located opposite the ventilation tube (1) inner wall (1I), even when said aspirating catheter (5) takes up a maximum penetration position inside said ventilation tube (1).
Patent EP-0939199-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FRUTSCHI HANSULRICH
IPC: F02C1/10
Filed: 1998-02-25
Abstract: The method involves isentropic compression, isobaric and/or isochoric heat input, isentropic expansion, isobaric and/or isochoric heat removal. The carbon dioxide process is driven by internal combustion. The oxygen (18) required for oxidation is introduced in addition to a fuel (21). An Independent claim is also included for a circuit for implementing the method.
Patent EP-0998942-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FURUYA HIDEYUKI
IPC: A61K47/12
Filed: 1998-01-19
Abstract: A method for stabilizing a peptide containing a sequence
-Asp-Gly- or -Asn-Gly-, which comprises controlling change of
the sequence -Asp-Gly- or -Asn-Gly- into a succinimide moiety
or a β-rearranged moiety and a hirudin-containing lyophilized
pharmaceutical composition with excellent stability by
utilizing the stabilizing method. 
     The method for stabilizing the peptide comprises adding
an organic acid and adjusting the pH of a solution of the peptide
to 5-6.5 and lyophilizing the resulting mixture. 
     Desulfatohirudin or a hirudin variant is used as the
peptide. Saccharose, mannitol, and the like may be added in
addition to the organic acid.
Patent EP-0968300-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOCH RAINHARD
IPC: C08J11/10
Filed: 1998-02-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé de décomposition complète de corps de moulage, de structures en nappe, de revêtements, d'assemblages par collage ou de mousses en polymères biodégradables, avec des enzymes. Ce procédé concerne notamment la décomposition enzymatique d'amides de polyester et de polyesteruréthanes comportant des groupes urée.
Patent EP-1014854-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STENSLOKKEN DOUGLAS L
IPC: A61B5/087
Filed: 1998-02-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne un spiromètre volumétrique léger et portable (10), destiné à mesurer le volume et le débit d'air inhalé par des poumons humains. Ce spiromètre (10) comprend deux chambres cylindriques transparentes (14, 16), qui communiquent avec un ensemble tube respiratoire (36). Cet ensemble tube respiratoire (36) est conçu exclusivement pour diviser l'air inhalé en deux parties déterminées, l'une de ces parties venant de la première chambre (14), et l'autre venant de la seconde chambre (16). Le tube respiratoire (36) peut se plier afin de réduire sa longueur totale jusqu'à environ la hauteur du spiromètre (10), et peut également être transporté avec ledit spiromètre (10) au moyen d'une poignée (20) située sur ce dernier. En marche, le tube respiratoire (36) peut s'allonger jusqu'à environ trois fois sa longueur en position pliée. Ce tube respiratoire (36) présente de préférence une structure en accordéon, qui permet à l'utilisateur d'ajuster ledit tube selon sa configuration préférée.
Patent EP-1017309-A1 (EP)
Title: Procede et dispositif permettant l'evaluation de la pression capillaire dans les poumons
Inventor: DE BOISBLANC B P
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 1998-02-11
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un dispositif médical permettant de déclencher le gonflement d'un ballonnet (22) de cathéter introduit dans une artère pulmonaire. Le dispositif comporte généralement un appareil (11) d'analyse de formes d'ondes qui contrôle la forme d'onde de la pression sanguine de l'artère pulmonaire et déclenche le gonflement du ballonnet (22) du cathéter à un moment précis, en vue de provoquer l'occlusion de l'artère pulmonaire pendant la phase systolique ascendante. La période correspondant à l'occlusion apparaît tout de suite dans la forme d'onde décroissante de la pression sanguine qui est obtenue sur l'appareil (11). Par la suite, on peut utiliser cette forme d'onde comme une base permettant l'évaluation des modèles compartimentaux de la pression capillaire pulmonaire.
Patent EP-1023107-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MATHIESEN IACOB
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 1998-04-03
Abstract: A method is disclosed for delivering molecules such as pharmaceutical drugs and nucleic acids into skeletal muscle in vivo. The pharmaceutical drug or nucleic acid is first injected into the muscle at one or multiple sites. Immediately, or shortly after, injection, electrodes are placed flanking the injection site and a specific amount of electrical current is passed through the muscle. The electrical current makes the muscle permeable, thus allowing the pharmaceutical drug or nucleic acid to enter the cell. The efficiency of transfer permits robust immune responses using DNA vaccines and produces sufficient secreted proteins for systemic biological activity to be observed.
Patent EP-0979080-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MICHAELS FRANK
IPC: A61P33/02
Filed: 1998-01-02
Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating an immune response in a mammal infected with a bacterium, a virus, or a parasite are provided. The methods and compositions are useful in mammals experiencing an acute infection and in mammals experiencing a chronic infection. The methods and compositions may be used in conjunction with a known treatment for infection of a mammal by an infectious agent. Methods and compositions for transmucosal delivery of a molecule comprising an epitope located in close proximity to the immune response are provided.
Patent EP-1011820-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAZIK DIETER
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: The invention describes a piece of equipment for climbing and/or balance training with adjustably arrangeable climbing grips or with an adhesion-friction coating, which consists of a flat disk on a holding system, and the disk design provides for rotating and/or tipping of the disk. By means of a guide element with rollers and/or grooves, the disk is mounted with the ability to rotate, and the rotation resistance can be varied with an adjustable brake device that is part of a mechanical brake system. In addition, with another free rotational axis, the angle of inclination of the disk can be modified, and/or by releasing the plug-in connections a combined rotating and tipping movement is made possible. Also, the rotating and tipping movements of the disk as well as the adjustments of the brake resistance can be predetermined with a programmable motor control. On the disk are openings that receive the plug-in devices for the climbing grips, the distribution of which is flexible in accordance with user preferences.
Patent EP-0979163-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PARTANEN JOUNI P
IPC: B29C67/00
Filed: 1998-04-22
Abstract: L'invention concerne des procédés et un appareil pour former des objets tridimensionnels à partir d'un milieu se solidifiant lorsqu'il est exposé à un faisceau de rayonnement pulsé, lesdites impulsions de rayonnement étant produites lorsque le faisceau est orienté vers les zones d'émission d'impulsions voulues sur une surface cible du milieu. Dans les modes de réalisation préférés, on utilise un ensemble laser pulsé comportant un laser et un circuit de génération d'impulsions, un ordinateur de commande, plusieurs miroirs et des codeurs de miroirs. L'ordinateur commande le mouvement des miroirs qui guident le faisceau laser sur la surface du milieu solidifiable. L'application d'impulsions au faisceau laser est corrélée à la position des miroirs et, ainsi, ne dépend pas du temps. L'application d'impulsions en fonction du placement du faisceau permet l'utilisation répétée et modulable d'un faisceau pulsé pour la formation d'objets.
Patent EP-0984800-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHAPMAN JOHN
IPC: A61L2/00
Filed: 1998-04-29
Abstract: A method for at least reducing the potential risk for the transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy through blood products comprising the step of removing, intact, substantially all leukocytes that are present in the blood product or an intermediate of the blood product, prior to administering the blood product to a patient.
Patent EP-0912811-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WOESS FRANZ
IPC: E05F1/02
Filed: 1998-05-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding door, comprising at least one door wing (2, 102, 202, 302, 402). Said door wing is mounted so that it is able to slide between a closed position and an open position on a runner device, by means of a roller element (3, 103, 203, 303, 403a, 403b). It is possible to ensure easy control of the opening and closing movement by arranging the runner device so that it is mobile, and is able to move by pivoting from a tilted position in the closing direction of the door wing (2, 102, 202, 302, 402) to a tilted position in the opening direction of said door wing (2, 102, 202, 302, 402), by means of at least one adjusting drive mechanism.
Patent EP-0920000-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMADA HIDEAKI
IPC: G11B7/26
Filed: 1998-05-15
Abstract: A process for a master optical disk of the present
invention is a process for a master optical disk having a
physical format in which in a groove-and-prepits-included
rewritable optical disk, prepits not being on spirals
identical to those of a groove, for example, prepits shifted
outward and inward by a half-track pitch from the groove
center, are recorded, wherein an acoustooptic-effect-used
optical deflector or a field-optical-effect-used optical
deflector 101 is disposed on an optical path of a mastering
apparatus so that a single laser beam is deflected. This
process makes it possible to use a single processing scan to
perform laser processing for a plurality of arbitrary
points, for example, the center of the groove, and positions
shifting inward and outward by a half-track pitch from the
center.
Patent EP-1003921-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GILLES MICHAEL
IPC: C22C18/00
Filed: 1998-05-25
Abstract: This disclosure relates to an Sn-containing and/or Bi-containing zinc alloy for hot galvanizing steel, more particularly for component galvanizing. The alloy is composed of 1 to 5% by weight of Sn+Bi, 0 to saturation of Pb, 0.025 to 0.200% by weight of at least one of Ni, Cr or Mn, 0 to 0.030% by weight of at least one of Al, Ca and Mg, the remainder being zinc and unavoidable impurities.
Patent EP-0996474-A1 (EP)
Title: Systeme d'applicateur de colle de fibrine
Inventor: EHRENFELS KARL
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 1998-07-13
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système d'applicateur de colle fibrine (10) conçu pour distribuer des première et deuxième solutions protéiniques qui forment un adhésif biologique lorsqu'elles sont mélangées sur un site d'application. Le système d'applicateur de colle de fibrine (10) comporte une interface de raccord (16), une unité de charge jetable (DLU)(14), et un boîtier (12) ayant une partie poignée (20) qui comprend une gâchette (22) associée de manière active à une barre coulissante (36) pour la distribution des solutions depuis les DLU (14). Chaque perceur (66) est en communication fluidique avec un des deux cylindres (46) du DLU (14) par l'intermédiaire d'un conduit respectif (64) raccordé à un conduit principal respectif (60). Une soupape unidirectionnelle (68) est incluse dans chaque conduit (64) pour ouvrir et fermer un passage conduisant du perceur (66) au conduit principal (60). La deuxième soupape unidirectionnelle (70) est fixée à l'intérieur de chaque conduit (60) à proximité de chaque orifice à proximité de chaque orifice de distribution, pour ouvrir et fermer un passage reliant chaque cylindre (46) à l'orifice de distribution correspondant.
Patent EP-1008202-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KRONFLI ESAM
IPC: B29C47/00
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: A method of making a cell component containing a polymer, the polymer consisting primarily of vinylidene fluoride, in which the polymer is mixed with at least one other ingredient, such as an organic plasticiser, and extruded at a temperature above its melting point. The method can be used to make electrolyte layers in which case the polymer would be mixed with at least a salt, and to make layers of composite material for use as anodes or cathodes, in which case the polymer would be mixed with at least a particulate insertion material. No solvents are required.