baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent TW-202216874-A (TW)
Title: Method and device for processing object
Inventor: KITAMURA KEIKO
IPC: C08J11/16
Filed: 2021-06-10
Abstract: A method for processing an object, the method comprising: a step for disposing the object in a first portion that has a space and is for processing the object; and a step for covering the object with a catalyst including grains of a metal oxide containing titanium, and maintaining the catalyst in the first portion at a temperature of 480-550 DEG C with the catalyst in contact with an organic matter, to degrade organic matter in the object. In the step for degrading organic matter in the object, a gas containing oxygen is caused to flow into the first portion so that a degradation reaction of the organic matter occurs, and that the catalyst is slightly moved in at least a portion of the surface of the object.
Patent TW-202200179-A (TW)
Title: Composition for inhibiting phosphodiesterase 5 activity or improving erectile function by using a plant of the genus Phyllanthus
Inventor: ITO YUKI
IPC: A61K36/185
Filed: 2021-06-17
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new use for a processed product of a plant of the genus Phyllanthus. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a composition for inhibiting PDE5 activity, a composition for improving erectile function, and a composition for improving at least one of benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary function, urine storage function, and male vitality that have a processed product of a plant of the genus Phyllanthus as an active ingredient. Furthermore, the plant of the genus Phyllanthus is Phyllanthus emblica, and the composition is food and drink composition, medicine composition or feeding stuffs composition.
Patent TW-202302322-A (TW)
Title: In-situ precipitation 3D printing device capable of printing a thin film or a structure for manufacturing an ionic crystal, particularly with regard to printing a regular ionic crystal structure
Inventor: Lin qing-bin
IPC: B33Y70/10
Filed: 2021-07-01
Abstract: This invention provides an in-situ precipitation 3D printing device. The 3D printing device comprises six parts including a computer control and 3D movement system, an etching solution supply system, a printing pen, a forming solution supply system, a forming solution recovery system and a printing platform system. The equipment of this invention is composed of the above-mentioned systems, and an in-situ precipitation 3D printing method is further proposed. The 3D printing method can be used to print a thin film or a structure for manufacturing an ionic crystal, particularly with regard to printing a regular ionic crystal structure.
Patent TW-202211219-A (TW)
Title: Method for memory storage and access
Inventor: KERN THOMAS
IPC: G11C13/00
Filed: 2021-07-12
Abstract: A method for storing data bits in memory cells, in which the data bits have at least one byte-filling bit, where at least one predefined functionality for a subset of the data bits is coded in the at least one byte-filling bit, and in which the data bits are stored in the memory cells. A method for reading data bits from memory cells, in which the data bits have at least one byte-filling bit, where at least one predefined functionality for a subset of the data bits is coded in the at least one byte-filling bit, and in which the data bits are read from the memory cells based on the coded predefined functionality. Corresponding apparatuses and memories are also disclosed.
Patent TW-202220987-A (TW)
Title: Substituted heterocyclic compounds and therapeutic uses thereof
Inventor: SCHULZE VOLKER
IPC: C07D471/04
Filed: 2021-07-27
Abstract: Compounds of formula ( I ), processes for their production and their use as pharmaceuticals.
Patent TW-202213116-A (TW)
Inventor: MISHRA LALAN JEE
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 2021-08-03
Abstract: 描述了用於多點共存管理的系統、方法和裝置。一種資料通訊裝置，具有將該資料通訊裝置耦合到串列匯流排的匯流排介面，並且具有控制器，該控制器被配置為：決定從串列匯流排接收到的資料包被定址到與共存管理辨識符相對應的暫存器位址；當一或多個共存管理訊息準備好從從設備發送時，在資料包的第一有效負載的一部分期間，啟動被耦合到串列匯流排的資料線的匯流排介面電路的線驅動器，其中資料包的第一有效負載的該一部分被分配用於被分配用於裝置使用；及在資料包的第一有效負載的、被分配用於資料通訊裝置使用的該一部分中，發送第一共存管理訊息。
Patent TW-202307613-A (TW)
Inventor: Li sheng-hua
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2021-08-04
Abstract: 本案提供一種中高壓系統電源模組安全裝置，包括機櫃、電源模組與金屬蓋板。機櫃包括容置座形成容置空間，且連接至中壓帶電區域，容置座具有開口。電源模組通過開口，可拆地設置於容置座內，以與中壓帶電區域電連接。金屬蓋板樞接於容置座的上緣並接地。金屬蓋板於第一位置時，封閉該開口且同時遮蔽中壓帶電區域。電源模組可通過開口推抵金屬蓋板，使金屬板樞轉至第二位置並抵接電源模組的頂面，當電源模組安裝於容置座時與中壓帶電區域形成電連接。當電源模組脫離容置座時，金屬蓋板轉動至第一位置，開口封閉以屏蔽中壓帶電區域。
Patent TW-202215376-A (TW)
Title: 用於圖形處理單元混合渲染的裝置和方法
Inventor: ALLA SRIHARI BABU
IPC: G06T1/60
Filed: 2021-08-31
Abstract: 本案涉及用於由圖形處理單元對視訊/圖形內容進行混合渲染的方法和裝置。該設備可以配置顯示裝置的圖形處理單元以針對要在顯示裝置上顯示的場景的訊框執行多個渲染遍次。此外，該裝置可以控制圖形處理單元執行多個渲染遍次中的第一渲染遍次，以產生第一渲染目標，該第一渲染目標被儲存在GPU的片上圖形記憶體或顯示裝置的系統中。該裝置亦可以控制圖形處理單元執行第二渲染遍次，以產生第二渲染目標，該第二渲染目標可替換地儲存在顯示裝置的系統記憶體或GPU的片上圖形記憶體中。
Patent TW-202236516-A (TW)
Title: Semiconductor device
Inventor: CHOU CHIH-CHAO
IPC: H01L21/335
Filed: 2021-09-30
Abstract: Semiconductor device and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device comprises a dielectric layer formed over a conductive feature; a semiconductor stack formed over the dielectric layer, wherein the semiconductor stack including semiconductor layers stacked up and separated from each other; a first metal gate structure and a second metal gate structure formed over a channel region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure wrap each of the semiconductor layers of the semiconductor stack; and a first epitaxial feature disposed between the first metal gate structure and the second metal gate structure over a first source/drain region of the semiconductor stack, wherein the first epitaxial feature extends through the dielectric layer and contacts the conductive feature.
Patent TW-202207435-A (TW)
Title: Display device
Inventor: YAMAZAKI SHUNPEI
IPC: H01L29/772
Filed: 2014-11-28
Abstract: To provide a display device in which plural kinds of circuits are formed over one substrate and plural kinds of transistors corresponding to characteristics of the plural kinds of circuits are provided. The display device includes a pixel portion and a driver circuit that drives the pixel portion over one substrate. The pixel portion includes a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor film. The driver circuit includes a second transistor including a second oxide semiconductor film. The first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film are formed over one insulating surface. A channel length of the first transistor is longer than a channel length of the second transistor. The channel length of the first transistor is greater than or equal to 2.5 micrometer.
Patent TW-202226919-A (TW)
Inventor: CHU CHIH-LIANG
IPC: H05K3/46
Filed: 2021-10-15
Abstract: 本文提供用於製造具有嵌入式線路的多層電路結構件之方法及由此製成的多層電路結構件。提供在表面上具有至少一個既有電路的基板，然後形成介電層以覆蓋該既有電路。隨後在該介電層上形成金屬層。藉由影像轉移將該金屬層製成帶有線路圖的金屬掩膜，然後藉由電漿蝕刻將線路圖轉移到其下的介電層以同時產生多個溝槽和焊盤。在該焊盤處製作盲孔後，將導電金屬沈積到溝槽和盲孔中，以在介電層中形成帶有過量導電金屬的嵌入式線路層。移除過量導電金屬以獲得嵌入在介電層中並與介電層的表面齊平的新電路。
Patent TW-202320555-A (TW)
Title: Recording method, and associated audio processing circuit
Inventor: LU CHUN-NAN
IPC: H04R5/04
Filed: 2021-11-03
Abstract: A recording method and an associated audio processing circuit are provided. The recording method may include: at a first time point, initializing the audio processing circuit; at a second time point, setting a gain of the audio processing circuit to be a first value; at a third time point, utilizing the audio processing circuit to start recording; at a fourth time point, completing the initialization of the audio processing circuit; and at a fifth time point, adjusting the gain of the audio processing circuit to be a second value; wherein, the second value is greater than the first value; wherein, the first time point and the second time point are earlier than the third time point, the fourth time point is later than the third time point, and the fifth time point is later than the third time point.
Patent TW-202232790-A (TW)
Inventor: CHIEN CHENG-YU
IPC: H01L33/62
Filed: 2021-11-03
Abstract: A light emitting diode structure includes a metal reflective layer, a first transparent electrically-conductive layer, a dielectric layer, second transparent electrically-conductive layers, a first type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second type semiconductor layer. The metal reflective layer has first concave sections. The first transparent electrically-conductive layer is conformally formed over the first concave sections of the metal reflective layer. The dielectric layer is formed over the first transparent electrically-conductive layer and has through holes to expose the first transparent electrically-conductive layer. The second transparent electrically-conductive layers are formed over the dielectric layer, and connected with the first transparent electrically-conductive layer via the through holes. Each second transparent electrically-conductive layer is connected to the first transparent electrically-conductive layer to form a T-shaped cross section in each first concave section.
Patent TW-202223621-A (TW)
Title: Signal processing circuit and link initialization method thereof
Inventor: LIN WEN-CHI
IPC: G06F3/14
Filed: 2021-12-03
Abstract: A signal processing circuit, complying with DisplayPort standard and operated in a display device which is as a DisplayPort sink device, includes a main physical circuit, which is configured to receive a first signal from one of a plurality of DisplayPort connectors of the display device connected to a first DisplayPort source device and a plurality of auxiliary physical circuits. Only a first auxiliary physical circuit of the plurality of auxiliary physical circuits is enabled to receive a second signal from the DisplayPort connector connected to the first DisplayPort source device.
Patent TW-202228465-A (TW)
Title: Method and appartus for contending for access to a medium based on twt
Inventor: Vig Prakhar
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2021-12-16
Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to minimization of target wakeup time (TWT)-based contention in mesh networks are described. An apparatus functioning as an agent collates TWT durations requested by a plurality of stations (STAs) to generate a total TWT duration. The apparatus transmits information of the total TWT duration to a controller. In response to the transmitting, the apparatus receives receiving an allocation of a slot from the controller. The apparatus then causes the plurality of STAs to contend for access to a medium during the slot.
Patent TW-202326027-A (TW)
Inventor: YU CHENG-YI
IPC: F21S41/60
Filed: 2021-12-22
Abstract: The present invention provides a horizontal lighting pattern adjustment system of car lights, comprising a slant angle sensing unit which is configured to a vehicle to sense the value of slant angle, a processing unit which generates a value of drive quantity correspondingly converted from the received value of slant angle, and a drive module which makes a drive unit to correspondingly drive and rotate an illuminator according the value of drive quantity. The present invention can be configured to scooters or electric vehicles. Therefore, when the vehicle tilts because of making a turn, the processing unit can straighten the lighting pattern of the illuminator through the drive module and drive unit that fill in the dark space to eliminate it without producing blind spot in the dark space; hence the driver’s view can be maintained well. A complete lighting pattern can be possessed while driving and making a turn at a dark place, hence greatly improves the drivers’ and every road user’s driving safety.
Patent TW-202326556-A (TW)
Title: 喚醒未購物消費者之系統及其實施方法
Inventor: LEE CHEN-WEI
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2021-12-22
Abstract: 本發明揭露一種喚醒未購物消費者之系統及其實施方法，係利用人工智慧將消費者分群，再判斷出長期未購物的消費者，透過分析分群結果提供符合消費者所需的商品，作為消費者購物的選擇參考，進而勾起消費者購買商品的慾望，達到喚醒長期未購物的消費者。
Patent TW-202230941-A (TW)
Title: Switching regulator and controller circuit and control method thereof
Inventor: CHUANG YUNG-CHUN
IPC: H02M1/08
Filed: 2021-12-23
Abstract: A switching regulator for converting an input voltage to an output voltage, includes a power stage circuit and a controller circuit. The controller circuit includes a first amplification circuit and a second amplification circuit. The first amplification circuit generates an amplification signal according to a reference signal and a feedback signal. The second amplification circuit generates an adjustment signal according to a difference of the feedback signal and a response enhancement signal. The adjustment signal is for adaptively adjusting the amplification signal or a ramp signal, so as to decrease a response time and/or to prevent the output voltage overshooting or undershooting when the control circuit performs dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) on the output voltage. The reference signal is related to a target level of the output voltage. A switch control signal is generated according to the amplification signal and the ramp signal, to control a power switch of the power stage circuit.
Patent TW-202231796-A (TW)
Inventor: PARK ON-YOU
IPC: C09D4/02
Filed: 2022-01-24
Abstract: 本發明揭露一種無溶劑型的可固化組成物，包含：量子點；以及由化學式1表示的可固化單體、一種使用所述組成物製造的固化層、一種包含固化層的彩色濾光片以及一種包含彩色濾光片的顯示裝置。
         在化學式1中，各取代基如說明書中所定義。
Patent TW-202331660-A (TW)
Title: Mounting seat for doorbell and doorbell assembly
Inventor: Lin zi-zhi
IPC: G08B3/10
Filed: 2022-01-26
Abstract: A mounting seat is connected to a doorbell includes a mounting portion, an extendable portion, and a connecting portion. The mounting portion is connected to a mounting surface. The extendable portion is connected to the mounting portion. The extendable portion could be extended or retracted by exerting force. The extendable portion includes a first extendable section and a second extendable section. The connecting portion is connected between the extendable portion and the doorbell. When the first extendable section is extended or retracted relative to the mounting portion, the extendable portion drives the connecting portion and the doorbell to turn along a first axis. When the second extendable section is extended or retracted relative to the mounting portion, the extendable portion drives the connecting portion and the doorbell to turn along a second axis. The first axis is not parallel to the second axis.
Patent TW-202330244-A (TW)
Title: Automatic suction and release mechanism for contact lenses and method thereof effectively save labor forces and costs during production operation
Inventor: CHENG KUN-HSIEN
IPC: B29D11/00
Filed: 2022-01-26
Abstract: The invention provides an automatic suction and release mechanism for contact lenses and its method, which is used for sucking contact lenses in a contact lenses tray, wherein the contact lenses are arranged in the grooves of the contact lenses tray. Under normal circumstances, the groove may be injected with liquid such as water. The automatic suction and release mechanism for contact lenses comprises: a lenses sucker using vacuum suction to suck the contact lenses; wherein the lenses sucker comprises a cavity, and one end of the cavity is connected to an airstream tube while the other end is formed with at least an air pumping hole, and the air pumping hole communicates with outside. While in use, the lenses sucker is moved to approach the contact lenses. Afterwards, the cavity is pumped with air through the airstream tube. The contact lenses can be sucked by using vacuum suction force so that the contact lenses are separated from the groove bottoms of the grooves. Therefore, the contact lenses can be sucked from the contact lenses tray. In addition, the lenses sucker can pump air into the cavity to release the contact lenses and place the contact lenses in a lens place. The invention further provides the method of automatically sucking and releasing contact lenses by using the mechanism.
Patent TW-202326328-A (TW)
Title: Operation control method of agv, electronic equipment and computer readable storage media
Inventor: GAN TAO
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2022-01-27
Abstract: This application proposes an operation control method of AGV, an electronic equipment, and a computer readable storage medium. The method is applied to an AGV system, which includes a first AGV and a second AGV in the same LAN. The method includes: obtaining first path information of the first AGV and second path information of the second AGV; determining whether the first path information is overlapped with the second path information; obtaining first transport information of the first AGV and second transport information of the second AGV if the first route information is overlapped with the second route information; determining conflict types of the first AGV and the second AGV according to the first transport information and the second transport information; and using a conflict management mechanism corresponding to the conflict types to manage the first AGV or the second AGV.
Patent TW-202246906-A (TW)
Title: Pneumatic controlled flexure system for stabilizing a projection device
Inventor: KIDRON ASSAF
IPC: G03F7/20
Filed: 2022-02-07
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to projection stabilization systems and maskless lithography systems having projection stabilization systems. The projection stabilization system compensates for propagating vibrations that move image projection systems (IPS's). The IPS's are in a processing positon prior to operation of the maskless lithography process. One or more stiffeners are coupled to the IPS. The one or more stiffeners apply pressure to flexures coupled to each stiffener. The flexures are coupled to the IPS to provide stabilization to the IPS during the operations of the maskless lithography process. For example, the one or more of stiffeners protect the IPS from vibrations that propagate through the system during operation.
Patent TW-202236267-A (TW)
Title: semiconductor device
Inventor: OKUNO SHINYA
IPC: G06F5/06
Filed: 2015-09-02
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a memory circuit, a first FIFO, a second FIFO and an input/output circuit. The memory circuit outputs data. The first FIFO receives data from the memory circuit and outputs data synchronously with a first clock signal. The second FIFO receives data output from the first FIFO and outputs data synchronously with the first clock signal. The input/output circuit outputs data output from the second FIFO. The second FIFO is disposed in the vicinity of the input/output circuit than the first FIFO.
Patent TW-202244301-A (TW)
Title: Surface treatment method, surface treatement agent, method for producing bonded body, method for producing substance having conductor coating, method for producing substance on which coating film is formed, method for producing conductor-coated resin substrate, method for producing waveguid, method for producing circuit board or antenna, and compound
Inventor: SHIHO HIROSHI
IPC: C23C16/30
Filed: 2022-02-24
Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a surface treatment method which comprises a step wherein, for the purpose of forming a bonded body of two substances by means of interfacial molecular bonding, a compound [alpha] is provided on the surface of at least one of the substances by applying one or more solutions that contain the compound [alpha] to the surface. The compound [alpha] is a compound [alpha]1 that has a benzene ring, an alkoxysilyl group, and one or more groups which are selected from the group consisting of an azide group, an azide sulfonyl group and a diazomethyl group in each molecule, or a compound [alpha]2 that is obtained by subjecting a hydrolyzable silane compound containing the compound [alpha]1 to hydrolysis-condensation.
Patent TW-202222542-A (TW)
Inventor: ZENOU MICHAEL
IPC: B29C64/336
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: 本發明係揭露一實體自由成形製造(SFF)的方法。該方法包含：接收SFF資料，其集體地有關物體的三維形狀且包含複數個切片資料，複數個切片資料各界定物體的一層。該方法亦包含：對於至少數個層的各者，將一建造材料施配於一接收媒體上，直化建造材料，及根據各別切片資料來選擇性剝蝕建造材料。
Patent TW-202223098-A (TW)
Title: Methods for multiplex detection of alleles associated with ophthalmic conditions
Inventor: CHAO-SHERN CONNIE
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2014-11-17
Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting at least two genomic alleles associated with corneal dystrophy in a sample from a human subject are disclosed in which cells (e.g., epithelial) of the subject are adhered to a tip of a substrate. The tip of the substrate is agitated in a lysis solution that lyses cells adhered to the substrate. The substrate is removed from the lysis solution upon completion of this agitation. The resulting lysis solution is incubated and then genomic DNA from the lysis solution is isolated to form a gDNA solution. From this, identity of at least two nucleotides present in the human TGFβI gene is determined using at least two oligonucleotide primer pairs and the gDNA solution. These at least two nucleotides are located at respective independent positions of the TGFβI gene corresponding to respective independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with corneal dystrophy.
Patent TW-202336602-A (TW)
Title: 基於rs232序列埠實現的資料與指令傳輸方法
Inventor: CHANG YUNG-LIANG
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 2022-03-10
Abstract: 一種基於RS232序列埠實現的資料與指令傳輸方法，應用於通過RS232序列埠連接的用戶端設備及伺服器設備，並且包括下列步驟：於伺服端設備傳送一筆資料至用戶端設備時，控制用戶端設備中的第一計數器及伺服端設備中的第二計數器進行累加；於兩個計數器的計數到達觸發門檻值時，控制伺服端設備暫停傳送資料並進行等待；於伺服端設備進行等待時，控制用戶端設備發送指令至伺服端；於待等時間到達後清除兩個計數器，並且控制伺服端設備恢復傳送資料至用戶端設備。
Patent TW-202335687-A (TW)
Inventor: HSIEH YI-CHE
IPC: A61L9/015
Filed: 2022-03-10
Abstract: 本發明係提供一種光合離子化反應方法及其裝置，係以金屬觸媒腔體搭配多波長發光元件，以不同波長之紫外光對氧氣及水進行二段光合分解，先形成氫氣(H
         2 )及臭氧(O
         3 )，最後合成H
         2 O
         2 、OH
         - 、H
         3 O
         + 及O
         2   - 作為淨化因子。金屬觸媒腔體的材料包含鋅合金、鋁合金或鏡面不鏽鋼，觸媒鍍層的材料包含TiO
         2 、Rh、Cu、Ag、Zn、Al或其組合。
Patent TW-202302143-A (TW)
Title: Pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prevention of myasthenia gravis
Inventor: OZAWA TAKATOSHI
IPC: A61K39/395
Filed: 2022-03-11
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of myasthenia gravis, having as an active ingredient satralizumab.
Patent TW-202301479-A (TW)
Title: Fin to fin trench contact through a metal gate cut
Inventor: BOUCHE GUILLAUME
IPC: H01L23/28
Filed: 2022-03-17
Abstract: Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to manufacturing a gate structure that includes adjacent gates that are coupled with the first fin and a second fin, with a metal gate cut across the adjacent gates and a trench connector between the adjacent gates that electrically couples the first fin and the second fin. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
Patent TW-202326262-A (TW)
Inventor: YU HUNG-TA
IPC: G02F1/157
Filed: 2022-03-28
Abstract: 一種顯示器的背光模組包含載板、複數個發光二極體晶片與第一擴散板。複數個發光二極體晶片排列在載板上。第一擴散板位於載板與發光二極體晶片上。第一擴散板包含第一基板、第一稜狀結構與複數個第一油墨結構。第一基板具有遠離載板的上表面。第一稜狀結構位於第一基板的上表面上，其中第一稜狀結構包含第一稜狀子結構與第二稜狀子結構，第一稜狀子結構、第二稜狀子結構與第一基板的上表面共同定義間隙。複數個第一油墨結構位於間隙中且接觸第一基板的上表面。
Patent TW-202309867-A (TW)
Inventor: LU YOU-CHENG
IPC: G09G3/32
Filed: 2022-03-30
Abstract: 一種顯示面板，包括基板、第一訊號線以及第一虛設導電圖案。基板包括功能顯示區、緩衝區以及一般顯示區，其中緩衝區位於功能顯示區與一般顯示區之間。第一訊號線以及第一虛設導電圖案設置在基板上且對應於緩衝區，其中第一虛設導電圖案與部分的第一訊號線重疊。
Patent TW-202246990-A (TW)
Title: storage device
Inventor: ISOZAKI HIROSHI
IPC: G06F12/14
Filed: 2018-02-06
Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device is configured to store unencrypted user data. The user data is erased according to at least one data erasure mechanism. The storage device comprises a receiver configured to receive an inquiry from a host device, and a transmitter configured to transfer response information indicating the at least one data erasure mechanism to the host device.
Patent TW-202239541-A (TW)
Inventor: BEER JOSHUA M
IPC: B25B23/00
Filed: 2022-04-13
Abstract: A flexible head joint for a tool, such as a motorized ratcheting-type tool. The flexible joint also allows an output mechanism of the tool, such as a ratchet head, to be disposed at an angle with respect to a housing to the tool, which houses a motor. For example, the first shaft is pivotably coupled to a first connector, which may have a tongue shaped portion. The second shaft is pivotably coupled to a second connector, which may have a slotted portion adapted to receive the tongue portion. This provides two pivot points that have parallel axes.