baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0816829-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDERSON DAVID L
IPC: A61B5/145
Filed: 1997-06-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining concentrations of a predetermined tissue
chromophore with respect to the total concentration of a different, but related tissue
chromophore within a predetermined tissue of interest which may, but need not have
physiological characteristics observed in blood-containing tissue. The aforesaid is
achieved by first measuring an absorbance spectrum for the tissue at a multiplicity of
predetermined wavelengths. The absorbance spectrum is transformed into a second
derivative spectrum which is subsequently scaled, rendering a spectrum which is robust to
changes in amplitude and constant slope bias as well as to changes in optical pathlength
and total chromophore concentration. Selected spectra obtained from the scaled second
derivative spectrum is manipulated within a neural network to generate quantified output
data values representative of actual concentrations of the predetermined tissue
chromophore with respect to the total concentration of the different, but related
chromophore.
Patent EP-0813325-A2 (EP)
Inventor: APTE JITENDRA
IPC: G06Q20/08
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: A method is provided for performing a transaction that is initiated over an open communication network between a user and a remotely located server. The open communication network may be the Internet, for example. In accordance with one embodiment of the method, a transaction identification number is received from the remotely located server over the open network and subsequently, communication between the user and the remotely located server is discontinued. Communication is established between the user and a transaction server. The transaction server is operatively coupled to the user and the remotely located server over a communication network which is isolated from the open network. The transaction identification number is transmitted to the transaction server over the communication network. After the transaction server confirms the validity of the transaction identification number, in response to a request from the transaction server, a transaction authorization number is transmitted over the communication network to the transaction server to complete the transaction.
Patent EP-0816795-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEYER HANS ULRICH
IPC: G01B5/06
Filed: 1997-06-24
Abstract: The trolley (11) is driven along a rail (10) by a motor (15) and belt on rollers (16). The trolley carries a driving cursor (12) and also a measuring cursor (20,24,40) which is able to move within limits relative to the driving cursor (12). The relative movement is controlled by a pivoted lever (26) with adjustable restraint spring (30,32) which engages the measuring cursor (20) through a roller and vee slot (28,29) such that there is a rest position and also two measuring positions corresponding to two predetermined measuring forces. The speed and direction of the motor (15) is controlled first by manual parameters (42,43) and then by relative cursor position data from a position sensor (36). The measurement piece (24) exerts a predetermined measurement force on the piece to be measured.
Patent EP-0823293-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRUNS VOLKER
IPC: B08B9/055
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: The mole has a convex front (2) and rear (4) ends, and through holes (21, 21') fitted with non-return valves (30, 30'), two peripheral sealing edges (8), separated by a waisted section (6) and passages between the ends and the space between the waisted section and the pipe bore. To effect a transfer, a pressurised fluid (T1) may be used to propel the mole and, ahead of it, the matter (M), some fluid can pass through the passages to prevent matter packing against the front of the mole. Reverse fluid pressure, applied to return the mole, can close the non-return valves.
Patent EP-0826885-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEYER ROBERT
IPC: F15B11/12
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: The pneumatic drive has a pneumatic duct (16) with a second valve system (25), with a second actuator unit (26) to switch it between open and closed positions. The unit is located in a second energy supply system (36) with operating switch (33), and a first controller switch (37) is located in series with the operating switch. The controller switch is mechanically connected to the drive output (8), so that in an intermediate position of that output, the switch is moved from a home into a switching position, and back into the home position after the output has passed through the intermediate position. Operating and controller switches are switched with the second valve actuator unit.
Patent EP-0814438-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRAVES BRADFORD T
IPC: B07C5/342
Filed: 1995-09-07
Abstract: A device for authenticating documents comprises an ultraviolet light source for illuminating the document, an ultraviolet light detector responsive to ultraviolet light reflected by the document, means for selecting one of a plurality of sensitivity settings each having a reference signal associated therewith, and a signal processor receiving said ultraviolet light detector output signal and determining the authenticity of the document based upon the output signal, said signal processor determining the authenticity of the document by comparing the output signal to the reference signal associated with said one of said plurality of sensitivity settings selected by the selecting means.
Patent EP-0834719-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJIMOTO KATSUMI
IPC: G01C19/5663
Filed: 1997-09-29
Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope (10) includes a vibration member
(12) in which first and second piezoelectric substrates (14,
16) are joined together. On the outside main surface of the
first piezoelectric substrate (14), a first external
electrode (20) divided into six electrode sections (20a,
20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 20f) is formed. On the outside main
surface of the second piezoelectric substrate (16), a second
external electrode (24) is formed. By removing a part of
the electrode sections disposed at the center, a capacitance
difference C(L) - C(R) between the capacitance C(L) formed
between one of the electrode sections disposed at the center
and the second external electrode (24), and the capacitance
C(R) formed between another electrode section disposed at
the center and the second external electrode (24) is
adjusted.
Patent EP-0834501-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOJIMA YASUHIKO ING
IPC: B01J10/00
Filed: 1997-10-02
Abstract: A vertical condenser is installed on or above a urea
synthesis column to condense the mixed gas from the stripper
by bringing it into contact with an absorption medium under
cooling. A first down pipe for making the top part of the
condenser communicate with the bottom part of the synthesis
column is provided to allow the resultant condensate to flow
down to the bottom part of the synthesis column by gravity.
The condensate is subjected to urea synthesis together with
feed ammonia or a part of feed carbon dioxide supplied
thereto. The urea synthesis solution thus formed is
introduced into the stripper by gravity through a second
down pipe having an opening in the top part of the synthesis
column. Unreacted ammonia and carbon dioxide are separated
as the aforesaid mixed gas by the rest of the feed carbon
dioxide and introduced into the bottom part of the aforesaid
condenser so as to be condensed. Alternatively, the
condensate from the vertical condenser is sucked by means of
an ejector using preheated feed liquid ammonia as the
driving fluid, so that it is introduced into the bottom part
of the urea synthesis column and is subjected to urea
synthesis.
Patent EP-0836027-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASAI SEIJI
IPC: F16D51/24
Filed: 1997-10-08
Abstract: A drum brake device of the leading-trailing (LT) type is
provided having a duo-servo effect when the parking brake
is applied. First and second brake shoes (2, 3) are mounted
between an actuator cylinder (8) at one end and an anchor
block (9) at the other ends of the brake shoes (2, 3). A
shoe clearance adjustment device (12) is provided between
first adjacent ends of the brake shoes (2, 3) adjacent the
actuator cylinder (8). The parking brake actuator means
(18) are disposed between the second adjacent ends of the
brake shoes (2, 3) adjacent the anchor block (9). The
parking brake actuator means are provided with stroke
adjustment means (13'a) for adjusting the length of the
stroke travelled by the parking brake actuator means (18)
when applying the parking brake.
Patent EP-0840523-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONUMA NOBUHIRO
IPC: H04N9/31
Filed: 1997-10-28
Abstract: A liquid crystal projector, having a configuration in which an exhaust fan (38) is arranged adjacently to a projection lens (37; 82) at an angle to the optical axis of the projection lens, a configuration including a plurality of tilted wind-directing plates (40), a configuration in which the arrangement of a first reflection mirror (10; 55), a first lens array (4; 54), a light source (1; 51) and the exhaust fan is substantially parallel and adjacent to the arrangement of the projection lens, a dichroic prism (35; 80) and a second dichroic mirror (19; 64), and/or a configuration in which the lens array has the incident surface thereof made of a concave lens (43).
Patent EP-0844634-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHAMBERGER STEPHEN
IPC: H01H37/04
Filed: 1997-11-11
Abstract: A controller having a housing with a cover plate attached and a user moveable
control shaft extending from the housing. The cover plate has a spring member with tabs
attached which permits the cover to be attached to the housing over the shaft and the
assembly shaft inserted into a clearance hole in a panel to which it is to be attached and
pivoted into locking tabs on the panel and the spring tabs cammed along the panel surface
deflecting the spring until the spring tabs drop into an aperture provided in the panel,
locking the cover plate and housing to the panel.
Patent EP-0785699-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHIUSSI FABIO MASSIMO
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 1997-01-07
Abstract: Multicasting of an ingress cell received at one of a plurality of input ports is provided through a multistage switching network to one or more of a plurality of output ports. An ingress cell including a data payload and information identifying output ports of the network is received at one of the input ports of a first stage of the network. A determination is made of the minimum number of first output ports of the first stage of the network to which a single copy of the ingress cell is to be outputted to enable the ingress cell to reach all of the identified output ports. The single copy of the ingress cell is then routed to the minimum number of first output ports of the first stage of the network.
Patent EP-0814614-A2 (EP)
Title: High bit-rate Huffman decoding
Inventor: HINTZMAN JEFFREY A
IPC: H03M7/40
Filed: 1997-06-11
Abstract: A high bit rate Huffman decoder (300) is provided for compressed data bit stream. In an exemplary embodiment, JPEG and MPEG data compression is explained. An oversized input data register (313) receives (buss 200) sequential input data words to be decoded. Each new data word is appended to data already in the register by right shifting the new data word by the number of valid data bits in the register. A bitwise logical OR (315) operation is performed to load an operative data register (301). The operative data register is left-shifted (317) based upon the number of bits in a previous Huffman code word-coefficient pair. The left-most pair of the appropriate size is separated for examination. The separated bit strings are examined as representing the coefficient of the previous code word-coefficient pair and the current code word. The code word is used to access a Huffman lookup table (323). The lookup table provides the zeroes run length, coefficient size, and code word-coefficient pair length which is used for the next left shift. Header/marker and byte boundary information (buses 202, 204) are separately padded (303, 305, respectively) to construct same width words as the input data words. Simultaneous shifting in parallel with the data word examination preserves the relative locations of the header/markers with the data.
Patent EP-0836334-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAM CHI K
IPC: H04Q3/00
Filed: 1997-08-20
Abstract: A telephone call on a remote line (190) is initiated by establishing a simultaneous
voice and data connection with a slave processor (180) tied to the remote line. The slave
processor is responsive to commands received on the data connection, including an off
hook command signaling the slave processor to go off-hook on both the voice connection
and remote line. Thereafter, the slave processor (180) bridges the voice connection and
remote line. Upon receipt of the digits of a telephone number entered on the voice
connection, the slave processor, in turn will dial the digits on the remote line, thereby
initiating a call on that line.
Patent EP-0831289-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GOMEZ ENRIQUE LLORENTE
IPC: F28D15/02
Filed: 1997-09-17
Abstract: An apparatus for controlling temperature within an equipment housing comprises: a
plurality of thermal storage dcvices (10a-d) for location within the housing, each for
exchanging heat between itself and the interior of the housing and between itself and
a thermal transfer fluid, and each having first and second ports providing an inlet and
outlet for the passage of the thermal transfer fluid therethrough; and a plurality of heat
exchangers (12a-d) for location on top of the housing, each for exchanging heat
between the thermal transfer fluid and the external environment, and each having first
and second ports providing an inlet and outlet for the passage of the thermal transfer
fluid therethrough. The first ports of the thermal storage devices are each primarily
connected to a respective one of the first ports of the heat exchangers by a first pipe
arrangement (16), and the second ports of the thermal storage devices are each primarily
connected to a respective one of the second ports of the heat exchangers by a second
pipe arrangement (14). In order to improve the overall rate of heat extraction from the
housing when the heat given off by the equipment is not evenly distributed, the first
pipe arrangement connects the first ports of the thermal storage devices not only to the
first ports of the heat exchangers but also directly to one another and the second pipe
arrangement connects the second ports of the heat exchangers not only to the second
ports of the thermal storage devices but also directly to one another.
Patent EP-0839993-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STERRETT DALE E
IPC: F01N1/08
Filed: 1997-10-29
Abstract: The present invention provides an acoustic muffler (10) for attenuating sound waves
of the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine including a shell (12), a plurality of walls
closing both ends of the shell and dividing an interior of the shell into a plurality of chambers
(18,20,22). The plurality of chambers include a first chamber having a sound absorbing
material disposed therein. An imperforate pipe (40) extends between the walls of the first
chamber. Preferably, the plurality of chambers also include a second and a third chamber
communicating with the imperforate pipe. Furthermore, a fourth chamber communicates
with the second chamber.
Patent EP-0848130-A2 (EP)
Title: Improved safe
Inventor: HYDE RICHARD W
IPC: G08B13/10
Filed: 1997-12-08
Abstract: A safe (20) for an ATM comprises a layer of piezoelectric or
pyroelectric material, and contains electrical circuitry (24)
to sense a mechanical or thermal attack on the safe. The safe
also contains response means such as a silent alarm (26)
connected by radio to an external security centre; an audible
alarm (28) and a dye spray (30). A neural network (22) is
connected to the circuitry, and is trained to distinguish
between different types of attack on the ATM (e.g. a casual
kick or several hammer blows) and to activate the appropriate
response means. Preferably said layer is polyvinylidene
fluoride, which has both piezoelectric and pyroelectric
properties.
Patent EP-0851468-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHITTIPEDDI SAILESH
IPC: H01L27/092
Filed: 1997-12-16
Abstract: A twin tub integrated circuit and method for its formation are disclosed.
A portion of the substrate is covered by phototesist while an n region (23) is formed,
illustratively, by ion implantation. Then the n region is covered with a protective
material, illustratively a spin-on glass or another photoresist. The previously-formed
photoresist is removed and a p-type implant is performed to create an p region (27).
When all the protective layers are removed, both regions have upper surfaces (29,31)
which are co-planar. The co-planar surfaces, a departure from previous practice,
make submicron lithography easier. The regions are annealed to form twin tubs.
Patent EP-0830875-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PIUNTI LUIGE
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: A method for controlled stimulation of predetermined parts (10,20,30,40,50) of
the human body, includes application of a plurality of positive electrodes (2)
and a plurality of discharge electrodes (3), a voltage being then applied to the
positive electrodes (2) and discharge electrodes (3) and varied in frequency
and intensity according to a predetermined way. In accordance with the
method a plurality of configurations of the positive electrodes (2) and
discharge electrodes (3) are adopted in peripheral positions of body zones
(10,20,30,40,50) to be stimulated, and the electrodes are activated in prefixed
sequences so as to provoke in these zones (10,20,30,40,50) concentration of
electromagnetic waves which improve some physiological parameters.
Patent EP-0857682-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MIYAGAWA TAKASHI
IPC: B65H54/70
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: In order to suppress vibration specific to a long rod reciprocating
apparatus such as a traverse device, the apparatus of the present invention is
provided with a vibration suppressing means 17 that suppresses vibrations in the
reciprocating direction. Ideally, this vibration suppressing means 17 is a
dynamic vibration absorber comprising a visco-elastic body 17a that expands and
contracts in the reciprocating direction and a weight 17b attached to this
visco-elastic body 17a. This dynamic vibration absorber should be distributed
and housed in the free-end section A1 located at the far end of the long rod
that has a hollow, as a pipe does.
Patent EP-0873935-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VIELMO PAOLO
IPC: B63B21/50
Filed: 1998-03-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a guiding system
between structural bodies in relative movement, in
particular structural bodies (1,2) of floating ships, which
has co-axial guiding elements (6,7), preferably metallic, in
which an element (5), or axialsymmetrical block made of an
elastically active material, is inserted, and these coaxial
guides are operatively coupled with sliding
tracks each joined to a structural body (1) in relative
movement with respect to the other (2) structural body of
the tanker or natant in general.
Patent EP-0886170-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TSUYOSHI
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 1998-06-10
Abstract: An ECB mode liquid crystal display device in which
birefringence of liquid crystal is controlled by an applied
voltage. The liquid crystal display device has: a drive liquid
crystal cell having a pair of substrates disposed to face each
other through a predetermined gap, each substrate having an
electrode on one surface thereof, and a liquid crystal layer
disposed between the pair of substrates, birefringence of the
liquid crystal layer of the drive liquid crystal cell being
controlled by a voltage applied between electrodes; and an
optical compensation unit disposed between the drive liquid
crystal cell and one of the pair of polarizers, wherein the
optical compensation unit is constituted of a lamination of a
left-twist liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal
molecules having a chirality in a left-twist direction and a
right-twist liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal
molecules having a chirality in a right-twist direction.
Optical compensation techniques are provided for an ECB mode
liquid crystal display device capable of having a high
reliability without light leakage and unnecessary coloring even
under a high temperature environment.
Patent EP-0905515-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EIPEL HEINZ
IPC: G01N33/551
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: An assay method uses hydrophilic measuring areas on a inert carrier, separated by a hydrophobic coating. The method involves applying individual and common reagents, optionally washing and evaluating the measuring areas. An analytical determination method uses a solid carrier consisting of an inert solid carrier material having optionally surface-charged hydrophilic measuring areas, separated from each other by at least one hydrophobic coating. The carrier has at least 10 measuring points per cm<2>. The process involves: (a) single or multiple application of different reagents (individually or as mixtures) onto the individual measuring areas; (b) treating the carrier with at least one common reagent for all the measuring areas, such that the reagent is applied simultaneously to several or all of the measuring areas; (c) optionally washing all of the measuring regions after applying the reagents or after a period for reaction of the reagents with each other; and (d) simultaneously or separately evaluating the measuring areas.
Patent EP-0916497-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KURASHIMA NORIHIKO
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 1998-11-06
Abstract: An ink-jet recording head is described, in which segment
terminal electrodes (371-376) for connecting to the segment
terminals (241-246) of TCP (2) and common terminal electrodes
(381-386) at both ends in a direction in which these segment
terminal electrodes (371-376) are arranged are formed on the
surface of an actuator unit (30) and the common terminal
electrodes (381-386) at both ends of each row are connected via
conductive members (381c-386c). Each grounding conductor (251-257)
on TCP (2) is mutually connected via each common terminal
electrode component (381a-386c) on the actuator unit (30).
Therefore, the common terminal electrodes (381a, 381b to 386a,
386b) on plural actuator units (30) can conduct to grounding
conductors (251, 252).
Patent EP-0924576-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATANABE TAKAHIRO
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: In a standby state capable of forming an image, a
period of a drive pulse of a heater in a fixing unit is
made longer than that of the drive pulse in an image
formation state to decrease the number of ON/OFF times
of a fixing heater, thereby decreasing a brightness
flicker in an illumination equipment which is connected
to a power supply system identical with that of an
image formation apparatus for ON/OFF controlling the
heater to control temperature of the fixing unit to be
at a target temperature.
Patent EP-0853980-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JEFFERIES ANDREW
IPC: B05B5/16
Filed: 1994-08-22
Abstract: An electrostatic spraying device is provided with a
container (16) for the liquid to be sprayed and a
capillary structure (22) extending into the container.
To maintain a substantially constant liquid level at
the location where liquid is drawn into the capillary
structure, the container is partitioned into two
chambers one (68) of which is isolated from atmosphere
and the other (66) of which is in communication with
atmosphere. The capillary structure (22) extends
through one chamber and the arrangement is such that
the liquid level at the location where the capillary
structure communicates with the liquid is maintained
substantially constant over a wide range of variation
of the liquid level within the other chamber. The
upper end of the capillary structure may be provided
with an oblique end face (50; 70, 72) to facilitate
dispersal of the spray into the surroundings.