baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1221625-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LESLIE KENRICK ROFORD
IPC: G01W1/00
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: An apparatus for determining clear air turbulence conditions based on the prediction of the Richardson number comprising:  a directional passive radiation detector (12);  gradient calculating means (22) for determining the vertical lapse rate of the potential temperature, ¸/z where ¸ is the potential temperature and z is the vertical direction;  wind shear calculating means (24) for determining the vertical wind shear, V/z where V is the horizontal wind vector; and  calculation means (30) responsive to said gradient calculating means (22) and said wind shear calculating means (24) for calculating the Richardson number (Ri).
Patent EP-1243304-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZOELLNER THORSTEN
IPC: B01D46/06
Filed: 2002-02-20
Abstract: Filter device comprises a housing (2) having an inlet opening (14) and an outlet opening (15), and filter elements (18) arranged in the housing. The filter elements are formed as flow deviating elements with a rough surface structure to remove sticky substances. Preferred Features: The filter elements form a meandering flow channel (19) for the gas or gas mixture to be cleaned. The filter elements each comprise a long straight deviating section (20) and a bend (21, 30) formed as one piece. The lower side (22) of the filter element is connected to the free bend end (23) on the transition point (24) of the deviating section to the bend. The flow channel comprises two meandering flow channel sections (25, 26) arranged next to each other.
Patent EP-1246100-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUTH RAINER
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2002-03-18
Abstract: Method for recognition of unwanted e-mails has the following steps: receipt of an e-mail addressed to an addressee; storage of the e-mail for 24 hours; evaluation of criteria to determine if an addressee will want to view an e-mail; according to the results of the evaluation sending of short e-mails (400, 500) to the addressee inquiring whether he would like to open the originating e-mail and if the answer is no, automatic deletion of the e-mail. User can select criteria according to which e-mail is to be deleted, e.g. total number of addresses and the number of times an e-mail with the same subject has been received in 24 hours and receives a brief message listing the subject and sender's address to the addressee before an e-mail is deleted. Independent claims are also included for the following; (1) a device for recognizing unwanted e-mail, (2) an e-mail server that manages delivery of e-mail to an addressee.
Patent EP-1236994-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TAIZO
IPC: G01N21/85
Filed: 1995-11-24
Abstract: Pressed articles are arranged substantially vertical
in guide grooves, and transferred to pockets of a conveying
drum which is intermittently rotated. The pressed articles
are rotated at least more than one turn by a pressed article
rotating roller while the pockets are stopped at
predetermined positions, and the whole side face of the
pressed article is observed by an image pickup apparatus.
After changing posture of the pressed articles to be
substantially horizontal posture by a posture changing
apparatus, front and rear surfaces of the pressed articles
are observed by image pickup apparatuses while the pressed
articles are held and conveyed on respective sides of
equilateral polygons of conveying drums which have
equilateral polygonal cross-sections.
Patent EP-1255036-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GLINIECKI GARY U
IPC: F02M17/04
Filed: 2002-04-29
Abstract: A carburetor (40) having throttle valve co-rotatable with a small diameter
throttle shaft (46) having a free end protruding from an exterior side surface of the associated
carburetor body (42). A throttle lever detent arm (52) is co-rotatable on and with the throttle shaft
free end adjacent each body surface. Interengageable detents on the detent arm (72,76) and body
surface (90) are spaced radially away from throttle shaft the rotational axis by a distance, for
example, of about three times the shaft diameter. The arm and body detents are
releasibly engageable with one another for thereby yieldable holding the detent arm and
hence the throttle shaft and associated throttle valve in any one of a plurality of selected
angular settings. Hence, the angular tolerance variation on the set positions of the throttle
valve blade as controlled by the detents is now, for example, approximately three times
more precise so that the tolerance limits for such positions are now rendered three time
tighter than otherwise would be possible when utiliang the prior art. Hence
manufacturing tolerances do not need to be tightened up in order to achieve the
exemplary three-fold improvement in operational tolerances of the carburetor throttle
control detent mechanism. The invention thus provides a low cost throttle control detent
mechanism that enables fine increment, positive stops at predetermined valve blade
settings, such as the wide-open throttle, idle and closed valve positions.
Patent EP-1256532-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAESEL UWE DR
IPC: B65H3/08
Filed: 2002-04-27
Abstract: Separating device comprises a double deflector (1) for conveying an arc, and a connecting rod (10) connected to a vertically extending link (11) which pivots on its end opposing the connecting rod about a fixed pivoting axis (12) and drives the radial cam (13) of a cam drive. The link extends so that it linearly moves when the connecting rod moves.  The radial cam interacts with the link in the central region of the longitudinal extension of the link.
Patent EP-1300238-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROUSSOS GEORGE
IPC: B65D81/20
Filed: 2002-09-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer film for packaging, comprising:
   a. a sealing layer, comprising one or more of the following components:
a ionomer, a cycloolefin copolymer, a low density polyethylene (LDPE)
and a plastomer;   b. at least one bulk layer, comprising one or more of the following
components: a plastomer, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), a cycloolefin
copolymer and a polyolefin elastomer;   c. a barrier layer, comprising a vinylidene chloride homopolymer or
copolymer and/or an ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer (EVOH);   d. an abuse layer, comprising one or more of the following components:
a high density polyethylene (HDPE), a plastomer, a LDPE, a ionomer, a
linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and a cycloolefin copolymer.  
provided that at least one of the sealing or bulk layer comprises a plastomer
and/or a cycloolefin copolymer. 
     The present invention also relates to a vacuum skin packaging process, especially
for the packaging of food like processed meats such as bacon and ham, a process
for skin packaging employing the films of the present invention and packed articles
comprising the films of the present invention.
Patent EP-1309033-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWARTZMAN ZALMAN
IPC: H01P3/08
Filed: 2002-10-21
Abstract: An arrangement for radiating RF signals from a radio
transmitter which comprises an antenna and an electrical
isolator connected to the antenna for isolating the
antenna from the transmitter, wherein the isolator
includes a conducting elongate element along which RF
electrical signals are fed in use, and further
conductors which are not electrically connected to the
elongate element, the further conductors comprising
first and second conducting layers arranged with the
elongate element extending between them and third and
fourth conducting layers arranged with the first and
second layers extending between them, the further
conductors forming in use an electromagnetic shield to
RF electrical signals passing along the elongate
element, the antenna being connected to the elongate
member of the isolator. 
     The layers of the isolator may be planar. The total
combined effective electrical length of the first and
third layers along an axis of the isolator and the total
combined effective electrical length of the second and
fourth layers along the axis of the isolator may be or
approximate to 0.5λ, where λ is the mean wavelength of
RF electrical signals to be passed in use along the
elongate element. The effective electrical length of
each of the first, second, third and fourth layers along
the axis may be or approximate to 0.25λ.
Patent EP-1336631-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUEHLFELD HORST
IPC: C08G18/65
Filed: 2002-10-24
Abstract: A thermoplastic workable polyurethane molding composition comprising a mixture of at least two thermoplastic polyurethanes, where at least 5 wt.% consists of a polyurethane, obtained by reaction of one or more aliphatic polyols of mol. wt. 800-4000 g/mole and OH number 20-235, a corresponding copolymer and a chain lengthening agent. A thermoplastic workable polyurethane molding composition comprising a mixture of at least two thermoplastic polyurethanes, where at least 5 wt.% consists of a polyurethane, obtained by reaction of one or more aliphatic polyols of mol. wt. 800-4000 g/mole and OH number 20-235, selected from polyadipate, polycaprolactone, polycarbonate, polytetrahydrofuran and a corresponding copolymer or their mixtures with 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and the chain lengthening agent 1.6-hexanediol in an equivalent ratio of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate to polyol of 1.5:1 to 14.0:1, where the characteristic NCO number, formed from the quotients of the equivalent ratio of the isocyanate groups to the sum of the polyol OH groups and the chain lengthening agent multiplied by 100 lies within the range 96 to 105, as component A, and the remainder (to 100 wt.%) of one or more compounds obtained by reaction of one or more aliphatic polyols, of mol. wt. 800-4000 g/mole and OH number 20-235, selected from: polyadipate, polycaprolactone, polycarbonate, polytetrahydrofuran and corresponding copolymer or their mixtures with the diisocyanates: 1,6-hexamethylene-, isophorone-, dicyclohexylmethane-, diphenylmethane diisocyanate and a chain lengthening agent from the group: 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanediol, bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, bis(hydroxyethyl)hydroquinone, polycaprolactone, of mean number average mol. wt. of 250-600 g/mole and polytetrahydrofuran of number average mol. wt. of 200-600 g/mol, in an equivalent ratio of diisocyanate to polyol of 1.5:1 to 14.0:1, where the characteristic NCO number, formed from the quotients of the equivalent ratio of the isocyanate groups to the sum of the polyol OH groups and the chain lengthening agent multiplied by 100 lies within the range 96 to 105, as component B. Independent claims are included for: (1) a thermoplastic polyurethane molding composition in which the starting polyurethane is prepared separately and is worked to a polyurethane composition in an extruder or kneeder; and (2) a shaped body obtained from a thermoplastic polyurethane.
Patent EP-1279359-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCGILL SHANE ROBERT
IPC: B65D81/32
Filed: 1998-10-27
Abstract: In blending food products, particularly milkshakes, a container 3 is provided which has a lid 2 which seals the upper end of the container and has blending means in the form of a rotatable blending element 1, extending, in use, into the body of the container to blend the contents. The container is filled, the lid 2 applied and the container is inverted so that with the blending element 1 rotating, the contents are blended. Thereafter the lid is removed or opened to access the blended contents. 
     The invention also provides a seating for the container during blending which may embrace the sides of the container, an optional heater or a cooler to cool the contents before blending.
Patent EP-1306460-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONO AKIRA
IPC: C22C49/11
Filed: 2002-10-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a metal matrix composite having
stable performance without extremely weak portions and capable of
assuring strength with a simple structure, the metal matrix
composite being formed by hot-pressing or hot-isostatic-pressing
a flat formation of reinforcing fibers ( 10 ) sandwiched between metal
matrices ( 12 ) and comprising a joined end part ( 11 ) in the longitudinal
direction of reinforcing fibers ( 10 ) which is joined obliquely at a
joining angle of 5 to 60 degrees with respect to the longitudinal
direction of reinforcing fibers or more preferably wherein a
plurality of metal matrices ( 11 ) and a plurality flat formations of
reinforcing fibers ( 10 ) are overlapping each other to form layers of metal
matrices and flat formations of reinforcing fibers so that the
adjacent upper layers of flat formations of reinforcing fibers and
the adjacent lower layers of flat formations of reinforcing fibers
to a layer having a joined part of flat formations of reinforcing
fibers are continuous and have no joined parts.
Patent EP-1333555-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BERTRAM ANDRE
IPC: H01M50/574
Filed: 2002-12-04
Abstract: A process for avoiding the standby discharge of a battery-powered sensor signal evaluation circuit, especially for a dust sensor, uses the charging signal (L) of the sensor (1) to switch on the current supply of the signal evaluation circuit (5). An absence of this signal gives rise to a disconnection of the current supply.  An Independent claim is also included for a circuit for the above process.
Patent EP-1326197-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIM HO
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2002-12-27
Abstract: Disclosed is a method to improve iris recognition success
ratio and speed by registering the iris code on location of
illuminator. In the present invention, iris codes for a single
iris generated as many as the number of a plurality of
illuminators are registered on an iris database every area
corresponding to the location of the illuminator. The iris codes
generated one by one whenever the plurality of illuminators are
turned on one by one for recognition are searched on the
corresponding areas of the iris database to determine the
recognition.
Patent EP-1231484-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WANG XIAOHUI
IPC: G03B42/04
Filed: 2002-02-01
Abstract: A method of forming a composite image from first and second
digital images formed by recording first and second contiguous segments of a
larger radiographic image in first and second overlapping storage phosphor
members, exposed to a source of X-rays wherein the image content in the
overlapped region is the same in both images and the end edge of the first member
is present both on the first image and as a shadow edge in the second image, the
method comprising: correcting for geometric distortion in the first and second
digital images; determining any rotational displacement and any vertical
displacement between the first and second images by matching the first member
end edge in the first image to its shadow in the second image; correcting for image
orientation based on any said rotational displacement; determining any horizontal
displacement between the first and second images by correlating the image
content in the overlapped region of the first and second images; and stitching said
first and second images together along the first member end edge based on any
said horizontal and vertical displacements.
Patent EP-1229537-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAKO YOICHIRO
IPC: G11B7/004
Filed: 1996-06-27
Abstract: An optical disk (D) has a first working area and a second working area
having two recording formats. Encrypted data is recorded on the second working area.
Encrypting key data is recorded on the first working area. The
encrypting key data is used for decoding the encrypted data. This recording
technique makes easy reproduction of the recorded data quite difficult. If data
recorded on a bit-formed portion can be reproduced by any means, the data signal
recorded on the optical disk cannot easily be reproduced.
Patent EP-1308666-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BERNDORFER AXEL H
IPC: F01M11/10
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A method for continuously predicting remaining engine oil life includes
counting down a remaining oil life (ROL) from 100% ROL to a predetermined
warning threshold at a first rate. If an oil life event occurs prior to the threshold,
the countdown rate is increased until the threshold is reached. On the other
hand, if the threshold is reached and the oil life event has not yet occurred, the
countdown rate is decreased until the oil life event occurs. During the
countdown, if fresh oil or an additive is added to the oil, the countdown rate is
adjusted in a positive direction. On the other hand, if the oil becomes
contaminated, the countdown rate is adjusted in a negative direction.
Patent EP-1233340-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHITTON ROBERT ALLAN
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2002-02-06
Abstract: A processor which is switchable between a first
execution mode (such as a scalar mode) and a second
execution mode (such as a VLIW mode) is disclosed. The
processor has a first processor context when in the
first execution mode and a second processor context,
different from the first processor context, when in the
second execution mode. The processor generates an
exception when the processor attempts to change from
one execution mode to the other. When the processor
switches to a thread of execution which is in the first
execution mode, or when the processor switches to a
thread of execution which was the last thread to be in
the second execution mode, only the first processor
context is preserved. The processor may be arranged
such that the number of threads that may be in the
second execution mode at any one time is less than the
total number of threads that may be active on the
processor at any one time.
Patent EP-1245431-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUMAR AJITH KUTTANNAIR
IPC: B60L50/30
Filed: 2002-03-25
Abstract: An energy management system (502) for use with off-highway vehicles,
including locomotives, that traverse a known course. A processor (506)
determines power storage and transfer parameters, including data indicative
of present and future track profile information. The energy management
system (502) controls the storage and regeneration of electrical energy. A
hybrid energy locomotive system has an energy storage and regeneration
system (204). In one form, the system can be retrofitted into existing
locomotives or installed as original equipment. The energy storage and
regeneration system (204) captures dynamic braking energy, excess motor
energy, and or externally supplied energy. The captured energy is stored in
an energy storage system such as a battery, a flywheel system, or a capacitor
system. The energy storage and regeneration system can be located in a
separate energy tender vehicle. The separate energy tender vehicle is
optionally equipped with traction motors.
Patent EP-1320259-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEE KYUNG-KYUN
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2002-08-07
Abstract: Display apparatus 1 includes an LCD panel 30, a main PCB 31 and a PCB
supporting member 40 disposed between front and rear covers 10, 20. A tuner
accommodating part 60, hooked onto the PCB supporting member 40, includes a
housing into which a TV tuner unit 50 is removably inserted. A release member 62
is inserted through a hole in the rear cover 20, and connects with the TV tuner unit
50 when it is included in the tuner accommodating part 60. The TV tuner unit 50 is
easily joined to and released from the display apparatus. An earth connection
extends from the PCB supporting member 40 through apertures in the tuner
accommodating part 60 and a casing of the TV tuner 50 to contact with an earth
part of circuitry in the TV tuner.
Patent EP-1243502-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARMOUR ROBERT
IPC: B63B27/14
Filed: 2002-03-07
Abstract: A marine vessel (10) used for loading and offloading vehicles and cargo that has both
excellent seakeeping and beaching properties. The vessel (10) is provided with azimuthing or
steerable thrusters (20,22) below the waterline at the bow (12) and stem (14) of the ship, with the stern end
thrusters (22) being retractable into the hull during beaching operations. Because the vessel (10) is
beached "stem first" the bow (12) may be designed with better wave breaking and seakeeping
features than are on prior landing craft designs.
Patent EP-1266846-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GULDENFELS DIETER
IPC: B65G17/08
Filed: 2002-05-10
Abstract: A modular conveyor belt (20) is formed of rows of belt
modules (23, 26, 27, 29) pivotally interlinked by
transverse pivot rods (35) and specially adapted for
following a curved conveyor path. The belt modules have a
plurality of first link ends (41) disposed in the direction
of travel of the conveyor belt (20) and a plurality of
second link ends (44) disposed in the opposite direction.
Transverse openings in the link ends are aligned to
accommodate the pivot rods (35). To permit the belt (20)
to flex sidewise, the openings in the first link ends (41)
are slotted longitudinally in the direction of belt travel.
In order to prevent fingers from penetrating the grid, the
belt modules (23, 26, 27, 29) have a cross-rib (38) with an
extended portion in the longitudinal direction designed so
as to allow the link ends (41, 44) to undercut the
cross-rib (38) when collapsing and to reduce the gap (200)
between adjacent modules (23, 26, 27, 29).
Patent EP-1323645-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LIGABUE PATRIZIO
IPC: B65D85/46
Filed: 2002-04-17
Abstract: The packs cover only peripherally, and over a parital area of border (5), two
or three sides of stacked packs of rigid bodies such as tiles,. The packaging can
be L-shaped, covering two sides, or U-shaped, covering three sides, with or
without end flaps (8). The packaging can be overlaid and glued and may
include safety straps, and can be glued between overlaid peripheral corners and
bottom surfaces of a bottom-most tile of the stack of tiles.
Patent EP-1228703-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STULENS ELS
IPC: A23L19/00
Filed: 2002-02-06
Abstract: The present invention is related to frozen
fruits or frozen fruit pieces, especially strawberry or
strawberry halves, coated with a powder layer able to avoid
juice leaking from said fruits or fruit pieces. 
     The invention is also related to the
preparation process of said frozen fruits or frozen fruit
pieces.
Patent EP-1358176-A2 (EP)
Inventor: QUIBELL MARTIN
IPC: C07D307/935
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I): wherein R1, Y, (X)¿0?, (W)n, (V)m, Z and U are as defined in the specification, are inhibitors of cruzipain and other cysteine protease inhibitors and are useful as therpeutic agents, for example in Chagas' disease, or for validating therapeutic target compounds.
Patent EP-1379945-A2 (EP)
Title: Method for carrying out an update in a programme-controlled device, programme-controlled device and programme code that can be executed in a web browser
Inventor: THEIS RUEDIGER
IPC: G06F8/65
Filed: 2002-02-09
Abstract: In an update method for a program in a program-controlled device, having a network connector, Web server functions, and being accessible via a Web browser, the device requests update information for a program update from a Web server. The update information is downloaded from the Web server on the device and transferred by the device to the Web browser. The update information is cached by a program code executable in the Web browser and then programmed into the device by the program code. The program-controlled device has a network connector to a Web server, an interface to a Web browser, and Web functions for downloading update information from the Web server and transferring it to the Web browser. A stored program code executable in the connected Web browser and at least one program changeable by the program code with the update information transferred to the Web browser are provided.