baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0805091-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PADULA SANTO ANTHONY
IPC: G01L5/22
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: A torque transducer has a circumferentially magnetized sleeve press fitted on the
user-tiltable portion of a vehicle steering shaft and disposed axially intermediate the shaft
support bearings. A stationary pickup coil is mounted over the sleeve and located with
respect to the sleeve by a second pair of bearings. In an alternate embodiment, two
circumferentially magnetized, axially spaced sleeves are utilized.
Patent EP-0806815-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HIRUMA YOSHIMASA
IPC: H01R13/66
Filed: 1997-05-06
Abstract: A connector device includes a main body having a plug
section. The main body accommodates therein two contact
members, a bidirectional diode-thyristor, and a distal end
portion of a signal-transmission cable connected with an
external electronic equipment. The two contact members are
connected with two terminals of the thyristor and two conductor
wires of the signal-transmission cable, to thereby obtain a
modular plug with overvoltage protection. By inserting the
modular plug into a modular jack, the external electronic
equipment is connected with a communication line. If an
overvoltage is applied to the communication line, the thyristor
is rendered conductive to absorb the overvoltage, so that the
electronic equipment is protected from the overvoltage. In
place of designing the connector plug to hold the distal end
portion of the signal-transmission cable, the connector body
may be formed with a socket section which receives an external
modular plug, to thereby obtain a modular adapter with
overvoltage protection which is used to connecting a modular
plug with a modular jack.
Patent EP-0833045-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HARADA JUN
IPC: B60W10/18
Filed: 1997-06-25
Abstract: An improved apparatus controls negative pressure in a
combustion engine. The apparatus has a brake booster that
is capable of increasing braking force of a vehicle by means
of the negative pressure in the brake booster. A valve
disposed in an air intake pressure generates the negative
pressure that is supplied to the brake booster. An
electronic control unit (30) controls the valve when pressure in
the brake booster is in excess of a predetermined magnitude.
Patent EP-0837054-A3 (EP)
Title: Verbindungen und deren Verwendung sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung von flüssigkristallinen Polymeren daraus
Inventor: STROHRIEGL PETER DR
IPC: C08F290/12
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Verbindungen der allgemeinen Formel
Y 1 -A 1 -M 1 -A 2 -Y 2 , worin
     Y 1  und Y 2  voneinander verschieden sind und Y 1  einen Acrylat- oder
Methacrylatrest und Y 2  einen Vinylether-, Epoxid- oder
Azidrest bedeutet,   A 1  und A 2  gleiche oder verschiedene Reste der allgemeinen
Formel C n H 2n  sind, in der n eine ganze Zahl von 0 bis 20 ist
und eine oder mehrere Methylengruppen durch Sauerstoffatome ersetzt
sein können, und   M 1  die allgemeine Formel -R 1 -X 1 -R 2 -X 2 -R 3 -X 3 -R 4 - besitzt, wobei   R 1 , R 2 , R 3  und R 4  gleiche oder verschiedene zweibindige Reste
aus der Gruppe -O-, -COO-, -CONH-, -CO-, -S-, -C≡C-, -CH=CH-, -
CH=N-, -CH 2 -, -N=N- und -N=N(O)- bedeuten und R 2 -X 2 -R 3  oder R 2 -X 2 -R 3 -X 3 
auch eine C-C-Bindung sein kann und   X 1 , X 2  und X 3  gleiche oder verschiedene Reste aus der Gruppe
1,4-Phenylen, 1,4-Cyclohexylen, mit B 1 , B 2  und/oder B 3  substituiertes
Arylalkan oder Heteroarylalkan, das 1 bis 3 Heteroatome
aus der Gruppe O, N und S enthält, mit 1 bis 10 Kohlenstoffatomen
und mit B 1 , B 2  und/oder B 3  substituiertes Cycloalkylen
mit 1 bis 10 Kohlenstoffatomen sind, worin B 1 , B 2  und B 3  gleiche
oder verschiedene Substituenten aus der Gruppe -H, C 1 -C 20 -Alkyl,
C 1 -C 20 -Alkoxy, C 1 -C 20 -Alkylthio, C 1 -C 20 -Alkylcarbonyl,
C 1 -C 20 -Alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 20 -Alkylthiocarbonyl, -OH, Halogen
(Fluor, Chlor, Brom, Iod), -CN, -NO 2 , Cycloalkyl, Formyl, Acetyl
und durch Ethersauerstoff, Thioetherschwefel oder Estergruppen
unterbrochene Alkyl-, Alkoxy- oder Alkylthioreste mit
1-20 Kohlenstoffatomen sein können.
Patent EP-0805477-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUYAMA MOTOHIRO
IPC: H01J43/28
Filed: 1997-05-02
Abstract: This invention relates to an electron tube having
a structure for enabling a stable operation for a long
time. In the electron tube, at least a confining
mechanism (60,61) is arranged between a photocathode (22) and the
electron incident surface of a semiconductor device (40),
which are arranged to oppose each other through a
container. Particularly, the area of the opening of
the confining mechanism is smaller than that of the
electron incident surface, thereby confining the orbits
of photoelectrons from the photocathode. This
structure avoids bombardment of electrons arriving at
portions other than the electron incident surface of
the semiconductor device and prevents the semiconductor
device from being unnecessarily charged.
Patent EP-0825736-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PAPADOPOULOS HARALABOS C
IPC: H04J11/00
Filed: 1997-08-12
Abstract: In a system for simulcasting digitally modulated
and analog FM signals over the same FM frequency band, the
effect of the analog FM signal on the digitally modulated
signal in the simulcast is calculated and canceled from
the latter signal before its transmission. As a result,
the digital transmission is free from interference from
the analog FM signal. Moreover, the digital transmission
is designed in such a manner that the interference caused
thereby to the analog FM signal is kept at a minimal
level.
Patent EP-0829255-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SYED ALI N
IPC: A61K8/73
Filed: 1997-09-15
Abstract: A method for protecting previously chemically processed hair fibers from
damage during subsequent chemical processing comprising the steps of: (a) applying
to the previously processed hair fibers a protectorant composition comprising (i) a
sugar; a starch hydrolysate, sorbitol, glycerol, propylene glycol, or a polyol, and (ii)
and at least one cationic or non-ionic polar polymer; and thereafter, (b) processing the
hair fibers with the same chemical process previously used; and thereafter (c) rinsing
the hair for a time sufficient to remove all chemicals from the hair. Also claimed is a
composition for protecting previously chemically treated hair and a kit for processing
previously processed hair using the compositions of the invention.
Patent EP-0832583-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JACKSON DARREN D
IPC: F16F9/56
Filed: 1997-09-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a locking fluid spring comprising a piston (20)
movable in a cylinder (1) containing a fluid (14) so that movement of the
piston varies the pressure of the fluid, a first flow path (10) between
opposite sides of the piston, controlled by a valve (11) operable externally
of the cylinder, the valve (11) being movable in the first flow path between
a locked position of the spring preventing flow of the fluid from one side of
the piston to the other and an unlocked position allowing controlled flow of
fluid through the first flow path, a relief flow path (30), a closure member
(22) urged by spring biasing means (25) to a normally closed position closing
the relief path, the arrangement being such that excess pressure on one side
of the piston will act to move the closure member to an open position in
which fluid can flow to relieve the excess pressure and allow movement of
the piston in the cylinder while the valve remains in its locked position. The
biassing means acts to reset the locked spring immediately an overload is
removed. Preferably the first flow path (10) is through the centre of the
piston and the relief flow path (3) is also through the piston. Preferably the
closure member comprises an outer annulus (22) of the piston (20) slidable
axially relative to a central portion (21) of the piston.
Patent EP-0848214-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAMIMURA ICHIRO
IPC: F24F3/06
Filed: 1997-12-08
Abstract: There is provided a method of returning a refrigerator
oil of an air conditioner having an outdoor unit (11) and a
plurality of room units (12a-12c) supplied with a
refrigerant from the outdoor unit (11) in which the outdoor
unit (11) and the room units (12a-12c) are connected by a
plurality of refrigerant pipes. In the recovery operation
for returning the refrigerator oil from the room units (12a-12c)
and refrigerant pipes to the outdoor unit (11), the
plurality of room units (12a-12c) are divided into a
plurality of room unit groups and the recovery operation of
the refrigerant is carried out for each of the room unit
groups.
Patent EP-0858115-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OHTSUKA TAKASHI
IPC: E04D3/40
Filed: 1998-02-04
Abstract: Roof members of the present invention are those
fixed to the roof, each roof member being a combination
solar cell and roof member having a solar cell element
and a metal reinforcing member, wherein a metal member
is provided below the combination solar cell and roof
member or a metal member is provided along an adjacent
portion between adjacent combination solar cell and
roof members, wherein the metal member is electrically
conductive to metal reinforcing members of plural
combination solar cell and roof members and wherein the
metal member is electrically grounded. Provided based
on this structure are the roof members easy to install
and excellent in the external view and electric safety.
Patent EP-0874283-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MORI TAKASHI
IPC: G03F7/20
Filed: 1998-04-22
Abstract: Optical exposure apparatus (5) and methods of using same, for
patterning a workpiece and photo-cleaning the optical
components in the apparatus, which can be contaminated by
moisture and organic compounds in the atmosphere. The apparatus
comprises an illumination optical system (10-19) having a light
source (10) and one or more optical components, and a
projection lens (21) having an object plane (OP) and an image
plane (IP) and one or more optical components. The optical
exposure apparatus (5) includes an exposure optical path or an
exposure light beam through a predetermined space in the
optical exposure system. An optical path deflection member for
deflecting light is introduced into the exposure optical path
so as to create a second optical path that differs from the
exposure optical path. Also, a method for photo-cleaning the
aforementioned optical components, including the steps of
forming an exposure optical path and then changing this path to
create a second optical path that differs from the exposure
optical path.
Patent EP-0918105-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TURKOVIC DAMIR
IPC: D21H25/18
Filed: 1998-07-30
Abstract: The system to reduce the acid contained in books and documents, through their paper compositions, has a hermetically sealed chamber (21) to take the books. The chamber has an inner vacuum. Powder, to build up an alkaline reserve in the books, is eddied out of a supply container and carried to the book pages in an air stream. The powder is carried in a turbulent air stream. Two opposing air streams, at 180 degrees to each other, are directed at the books in the chamber (21). The books, in the chamber (21), are horizontal with their spines downwards, and are opened by about 90 degrees . The books are initially cleaned by a preheated air stream. The opened books are moved to and fro in the air stream(s). The eddied powder in the supply chambers is drawn into the chamber (21) by the vacuum. The books are heated by the air stream(s) and, after dusting with the powder, are treated with steam with heating to prevent steam condensation. The books are cleaned of any residual powder by an air stream. The books are initially cleaned to remove any dust or loose paper particles, and then treated by the application of powder to the pages. The treated pages are conditioned by steam, followed by cleaning to remove any surplus powder. The powder is preferably MgO. An Independent claim is included for an assembly, where the books are arranged in a cassette trolley, which is moved to and fro within the chamber (21). Preferred Features: The book cassettes have side walls to enclose an inner zone of 90 degrees , and form an angle of 45 degrees to the upper side of the trolley. The side walls are adjustable for the book widths, and have openings to secure the book covers. The chamber (21) has a closure to give a hermetic seal against the ambient atmosphere.
Patent EP-0905522-A3 (EP)
Title: Anordnung zum Messen einer Messgrösse aus einem vorgegebenen Messbereich
Inventor: BOSSELMANN THOMAS
IPC: G01J4/04
Filed: 1998-08-03
Abstract: Bei der Anordnung zum Messen einer Meßgröße (I) werden zur
Erhöhung der Meßauflösung (MA) eines Meßsignals (M 1 ) ein periodisches
zweites Meßsignal (M 2 ) und erfindungsgemäß ein periodisches
weiteres zweites Meßsignal (M 2 ') abgeleitet und
ein drittes Meßsignal (M 3 ) aus dem ersten Meßsignal (M 1 ) und
dem zweiten und/oder weiteren zweiten Meßsignal (M 2 , M 2 ,) ableitet.
Patent EP-0926408-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIZUNOYA KOICHI
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 1998-10-26
Abstract: The sealing apparatus (1) of
the invention is composed of a metal ring (20) having a
cylindrical portion and an inward flange portion bending
from the open-air side end of the cylindrical portion
radially inward; a first sealing member (30) formed integral with
the metal ring (20), and having a first sealing lip (33); a
flange-shaped interposed portion held between the inward
flange position of the metal ring (20) and the radial portion (32) of
the first sealing member (30); a second sealing member (40) made of a
resin material, which extends from the inside-diameter end
of the interposed portion axially toward the sealing liquid
side, is located in a gap between the open-air side surface
of the first sealing lip (33) and a rotary member (70), has the inner
periphery thereof slidably in close contact with the surface
of the rotary member (70), and regulate radial deformation of the
first sealing lip (33); a first screw pumping portion provided
with the screw pumping function of transporting the liquid
between the sliding surfaces to the sealing liquid side
under the effect of rotation sliding with the rotary member (70),
provided on the sliding surface of the first sealing lip;
and spiral or annular slit grooves provided on the sliding
surface of the second sealing lip (42).
Patent EP-0927959-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GRAVELL LINDA V
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: A postage metering system (10) includes a plurality of printer modules (20,
22) connected as part of a network and operating as clients on the network. Postal
security devices (40) (PSDs) are coupled the clients (20, 22). Each PSD (40) is
local to the coupled client functioning as a host to the PSD and remote to the other
of the plurality of clients. The PSD includes unique identification, postal value
storage and a digital signature generator. The clients function as a postage
metering network (10) wherein a client requests evidence of postage payment from
a remote PSD (40) for concluding postage metering transactions. Each of the
clients determines which of the remote PSDs are available for metering transactions
on the network by broadcast messages and requests. In one embodiment, a
broadcast request for the identity of remote PSDs whose host is logged onto the
network is sent over the network by a client when the client logs onto the network.
Additional broadcast requests are periodically sent over the network by the client to
other clients logged onto the network. Broadcast messages indicating the unique
identification of the PSD coupled to a host are sent over the network by the host
when the host logs onto the network. Additional broadcast messages are sent
periodically over the network by the host. Another broadcast message indicating
that a PSD is no longer available is sent over the network by the host when it logs
off the network. In alternate embodiments a network server controls broadcast
requests and messages.
Patent EP-0883091-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LINDINGER WERNER
IPC: G11B7/24003
Filed: 1998-06-02
Abstract: The dual purpose ticket (1) has a main section containing a CD/CD-ROM which can be played after the ticket has been used. A tear-off panel (3) is removed on entry to the event. For larger compact discs the corners of the ticket define the circumference of the CD while the tear-off tag is joined to the ticket by a weakened seam
Patent EP-0930586-A3 (EP)
Title: Anordnung und Verfahren zum Datenaustausch zwischen einer Frankiermaschine und Chipkarten
Inventor: GUENTHER STEPHAN
IPC: G07F7/10
Filed: 1998-11-23
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung und ein Verfahren zum Datenaustausch
zwischen einer Frankiermaschine und Chipkarten. Die
Frankiermaschine ist mit einer Chipkarten-Schreib/Leseeinheit und
zugehörigen Steuerung ausgestattet, welche entsprechend einer
Folgenummer (FN) einerseits für gültige Chipkarten (50, 49) eine
bestimmte Reihenfolge für deren Einstecken in die Chipkarten-Schreib/Leseeinheit
verlangt, um Daten nachzuladen und welche
andererseits dem autorisierten Benutzer gestattet, für das Einstecken
weiterer geeignet initialisierter Chipkarten (51, 52, 53) niedrigen Ranges
eine bestimmten Reihenfolge festzulegen, um die Funktions- und
Dateneingabe in die Frankiermaschine zu vereinfachen. Letztere
Chipkarten stellen einen eingeschränkten Funktionsumfang ein. Zu deren
Initialisierung wird innerhalb der Frankiermaschine eine Tabelle mit einer
speziellen hierarchischen (Baum-)Struktur erstellt, indem die
vorgespeicherte Struktur entsprechend vom Benutzer modifiziert wird. Die
weiteren Chipkarten (51, 52, 53) gestatten mit ihrer Chipkartennummer
den Zugriff auf die Tabelle, um Funktionenanwendungen mit Limit-Daten
aufzurufen, die in nichtflüchtigen Speicherbereichen (A, B, C) der
Chipkartennummer zugeordnet vorliegen.
Patent EP-0854053-A3 (EP)
IPC: B41M5/44
Filed: 1998-01-16
Abstract: The thermal transfer sheet (1) has a substrate film (2), and plural
kinds of transferable layers, i.e., sublimation dye layers of Yellow
(3Y), Magenta (3M), Cyan (3C) and Black (3B) are formed on a front
surface of the substrate film (2) side by side in this order.
Furthermore, a primer layer (4), a heat resistant layer (5) and a slip
layer (6) are formed on a back surface of the substrate film (2) in this
order from a position close to the back surface. 
     The heat resistant layer contains a binder resin
having a molecular structure, one end portion of which
is an end group selected from the group consisting of
hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl and mercapto. The slip layer
contains silylisocyanate represented by the following
formula (1) R n  - Si - (NCO) 4-n  [in the formula (1), R
denotes alkyl, aryl or vinyl; and "n" denotes an integer
of 0 to 3]. The slip layer is hardened by reacting an
isocyanate group of the silylisocyanate contained
therein with the end group of the binder resin contained
in the heat resistant layer.
Patent EP-0855715-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HEO JUNG-KWON
IPC: G11B20/00
Filed: 1998-01-28
Abstract: A DVD audio disk on a lead-in area of which an audio
title information management table is stored, and on a
data area of which an audio pack of linear PCM mode is
stored, wherein first, second and third quantization bits,
first, second and third sampling frequencies, and
information relative to the number of audio channels are
all recorded on the title information management table,
the audio pack being provided with audio packets made up
with the quantization bits, the sampling frequencies and
the information relative to the number of channels all
recorded on the title management table, the packets
further containing audio data.
Patent EP-0880094-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BATE IAIN
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 1998-05-18
Abstract: A hybrid control system executes tasks within a
transaction which is executed in a given order. The order in
which the tasks are executed is inversely proportional to
their deadlines. The deadlines are assigned an initial
deadline D, an initial maximum end-to-end delay of the
transaction is calculated using the initial deadlines D and
the given order of the tasks. 
     The deadline of the task with the largest deadline is
reduced by an increment to give a new deadline and if the
task following it has an increment to give a new deadline. A
new end-to-end delay is calculated using the new deadlines
and the given order of the tasks. These steps are repeated
until the new end-to-end delay does not exceed the desired
maximum end-to-end delay.
Patent EP-0880255-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WARD DAVID
IPC: H04M3/42
Filed: 1998-05-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a communication system for remote access to a telephone
switching system, such as a private branch exchange (PBX) switch located at a
company's main office, using an Internet Protocol (IP) network, such as the Internet.
The system further comprises a voice to IP gateway coupled to the telephone
switching system and the IP network, and a computing device, such as a personal
computer, capable of connecting to and communicating with the IP network. By
communicating through the IP network and the gateway with the telephone switching
system, the computing device gains access to functions supported by the switch, thus
providing a remote user of the system with a virtual main office desktop environment.
Patent EP-0881521-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SATO YASUCHI
IPC: G02F1/13363
Filed: 1998-05-27
Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device of a TN type
which is improved on a display contrast, gray scale
characteristics and viewing angle characteristics of a display
color. A liquid crystal cell of a TN type for drive is sandwiched
by a pair of upper and lower polarizing plates and at least one
compensating film which has an extinction axis angle of 5 to
90 degrees as an absolute value and an optical rotating angle
of 0.5 to 10 degrees as an absolute value, wherein signs of the
extinction axis angle and the optical rotating angle are
contrary to each other, is inserted between the liquid crystal
cell and the upper polarizing plate, or between the liquid
crystal cell and the lower polarizing plate, or at least two
compensating films are respectively inserted between the liquid
crystal cell and the upper polarizing plate, and between the
liquid crystal cell and the lower polarizing plate, wherein a
quasi fast axis vector of a compensating film and an easy axis
vector of an electrode substrate nearer the compensating film
of the liquid crystal cell satisfy an angular relation
therebetween in the range of - 30 to + 30 degrees or + 150 to
+ 210 degrees.
Patent EP-0886241-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HERLEY CORMAC
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 1998-06-16
Abstract: In a method to reduce the distortion introduced by lossy compression of
interpolated images, where the output of the compression algorithm does not satisfy
the constraint represented by the interpolation, the estimate of the output can be
improved by re-imposing the constraint. An alternating projection algorithm is used
to impose both the interpolation constraint, and the requirement that the image
compress to the observed compressed output. This involves finding the orthogonal
projection alternately on the space of interpolated images, and on the set of images
that quantize to the appropriate image produced by the compression algorithm.
Although this algorithm is not restricted to the correction of errors in block coding
schemes, the explicit introduction of the interpolation constraint allows this algorithm
to outperform all other interactive algorithms that attempt only to remove blocking
artifacts introduced by transform coders. An important special case is the case of color
interpolated images, and JPEG compression. This method is able to improve the
output image both in terms of mean squared error and visual appearance.
Patent EP-0904895-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DORAN DANIEL B
IPC: B24B37/005
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: A method and apparatus provides a method for polishing
a surface of a substrate with a polishing pad (212). The
surface of the substrate (204) is polished using the
polishing pad (212) and the surface of the substrate (204)
is deformed in response to changes in the polishing pad
(212), wherein deformation of the surface of the substrate
(204) increases uniformity in polishing of the surface of
the substrate (204).