baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0897180-A2 (EP)
Title: Circuit for processing memory cell data
Inventor: BREDE RUEDIGER
IPC: G11C11/4094
Filed: 1998-06-22
Abstract: The circuit includes a current compensation element (ST,SC) connected between adjacent bit lines (BT,BC). The current compensation element may be a switch controlled by a variable control signal. The current compensation element may be formed or arranged and/or arranged such that the compensation current flowing through it is adjusted so that a very weak ZERO or very weak ONE is evaluated as data content of a particular memory cell as a ZERO or ONE digit. Each bit line may comprise a pair of complementary bit line halves which are connected together to a sense amplifier. Each memory cell may have a cell capacity and an associated selection transistor whose drain or source is connected to one bit line half and whose gate is connected to the other half.
Patent EP-0888781-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEBER MARKUS
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1998-07-01
Abstract: Holder for a scent carrier comprises a circular disk (2) and takes the form of a substantially rectangular envelope (1) with an insertion opening on one edge (3), and a tapering cut-out (5) in the front wall leaving a part of the disk exposed.
Patent EP-0896388-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATERMANN FRED
IPC: H01R12/59
Filed: 1998-07-31
Abstract: The connector has a housing with a clamp element (4) movably attached to the housing and pressed against at least one blocking element (10) by a spring element (20), whereby the foil conductor (2) is moved into the opening (6) of the blocking element into an unlocking position in which the clamp element is released. The clamp element is snapped into the housing by the spring element and a foil conductor presses against the contact elements.
Patent EP-0898251-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHULZE ULRICH
IPC: G07D1/04
Filed: 1998-08-10
Abstract: The machine is operated by the insertion of banknotes or coins. The machine has a program (14) that switches between the two modes that are associated with old and new currency values. The program controls a money value checking system (10) and controls the transfer of the received money to a magazine (20). The money checking system accepts in a first checking state only the old currency and in a second checking state both the old and the new currencies. The money checking system is switched from the first into the second checking state using a connection (55) to a date generator (70). The generator provides a switching signal automatically at the start of the currency change.
Patent EP-0869459-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BONELLO BURCKHARDT
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 1998-04-03
Abstract: The image representation method uses a grid model of an object provided by a computer, with the object defined by the node points of the grid model and the optical characteristics of the polygonal surfaces between these node points. The individual polygonal surfaces are divided into a number of raster lines and raster elements, with calculation of the image information values for selected raster elements using the position coordinates and the optical characteristics of at least one light source, the corresponding image information values for the remaining raster elements obtained by interpolation.
Patent EP-0864990-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKA TOSHIO
IPC: H04N19/40
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: Prior to sending to a requesting client device a requested multimedia
application which comprises a plurality of kinds of materials and a scenario
which defines a role of each material, the server converts an input (or
original) format of a certain kind of materials of the requested application into
a format with which the requesting client device can deal and converts format-dependent
data of the scenario accordingly. This enables every consuming
device to consume any ofthe multimedia applications stored in the server
regardless of the material format with which the consuming device can deal
with respective to a certain kind of materials. Four schemes different in
conversion timing of the materials and the scenario are disclosed. The original
format of the materials may be limited to a master data format, eg., the DV
format if the certain kind of materials are moving picture materials.
Patent EP-0877225-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VELTZE JANUSZ ANDREW
IPC: G01B11/02
Filed: 1998-03-12
Abstract: An optical surface measurement device is disclosed. A beam of
light is focused through an optical system into a spot on a
sample and the optical system collects light reflected and
scattered by the sample forming an image of the illuminated
part of the sample on a focus detector. A control system
responds to the focus detector moving the optical system to
keep the spot in focus on the sample as the sample is tracked
past the apparatus. The optical system may be moved as a
whole or one of the lenses therein may be moved with respect
to the others. Alternatively the movable lens may be set to
oscillate and its position is recorded each time focus is
achieved. The focus detector has two outputs one of which is
larger than the other when the surface of the sample is above
the plane focussed by the optical system and the other being
larger when it is below. The control system uses both sum and
difference signals calculated from those outputs to
discriminate the point of focus. Other instruments are
combined into the same optical system one of which is a
camera which enables the measuring spot to be located on the
sample. A beam splitting prism is used to divert light
collected from the sample into the focus detector. In an
alternative embodiment the light through the optical system
on its way to the sample is caused to pass through separate
parts of the optical components making up the optical system
from those parts through which light is brought back to the
focus detector from the sample.
Patent EP-0875203-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LITTLE BLAKE
IPC: G01S15/00
Filed: 1998-04-02
Abstract: A portable ultrasonic instrument which performs both B mode and
Doppler imaging, includes a transducer array (10) mounted in a hand-held
enclosure (81), with an integrated circuit transceiver (20) connected to
the elements of the array just behind the transducer.
The transceiver is controlled by, and provides
received echo signals to, a digital beamformer (30)
mounted in the hand-held enclosure (81).
Patent EP-0898180-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ENGEL RAYMOND W
IPC: G01D5/245
Filed: 1998-07-10
Abstract: A magnetic field sensor assembly has a magnet (48), a semiconductor
sensor (46) and a metal leadframe (44) encapsulated in a plastic package (50) to form a
semiconductor integrated circuit. A metal leadframe (44) has a die attach pad (58) on
which the sensor (46) is secured and an assembly having one or more projections (60) for
securing the magnet (48) in close proximity to the sensor (46). The leadframe (44) is made from
a metal having sufficient spring tension so that the assembly having the
projections (66) will secure the magnet. The sensor (46) is adjacent to a ferromagnetic
object (34) and will detect a change in magnetic field caused by the ferromagnetic
object (34). Only a thin layer of the plastic package (50) covers the sensor (46) thus reducing
the distance between the sensor (46) and the ferromagnetic object (34) but still maintaining
an air gap between the plastic package (50) and the ferromagnetic object (34) sufficient to
allow passage of the ferromagnetic object.
Patent EP-0895417-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KANEKO KATSUYUKI
IPC: G11B27/11
Filed: 1998-07-31
Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a
monitoring video system that records high-quality video
images over a long period. The monitoring video system of
the present invention includes cameras (1-4), a codec (5-8) for
encoding the video data output from the cameras (1-4), a
magnetic disk (11) for temporarily storing the encoded video
data output from the codec (5-8), and a digital VTR (12) for
recording the encoded video data stored on the magnetic
disk (11). Frame data are sampled from video data in at least
one of the data transmission from the codec (5-8) to the
magnetic disk (11) and the data transfer from the magnetic disk (11)
to the digital VTR (12) to decrease the frame rate of the video
data. When data is transferred to the archive device,
edited data are intermittently transferred, and the
recording operations of the digital VTR (12) device are
synchronous to the data transfer.
Patent EP-0919901-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EWING KIP ALAN
IPC: B60K26/02
Filed: 1998-09-04
Abstract: An adjustable pedal mechanism allows the
adjustment of a first end of a pedal lever (18) to
accommodate operators having varying anatomical
characteristics. The mechanism includes an adjuster link
(28) having a first end pivotally connected to a second end
of the pedal lever and a first end pivotally connected to a
first ground point (32). A bell crank (38) is pivotally
connected to a second ground point at one end and a push rod
(48) at the opposite end. A drag link (54) interconnects the
bell crank between its ends and the pedal lever (18) between
its ends. The interconnection of the adjuster link the pedal
lever form a virtual ground point (58) so as to form an
adjustable ground link with the second ground point. The
adjustable ground link allows the first end of the pedal
lever (18) to be adjusted between first and second pedal
positions.
Patent EP-0905443-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LOPRINZO ANTHONY J
IPC: F02C7/22
Filed: 1998-09-30
Abstract: The dual-fuel nozzle for a gas turbine and combustor includes a
liquid fuel nozzle (12) surrounded by a gas fuel nozzle (14). A converging
sleeve (16) surrounds the converging outer wall of the combined liquid fuel
and gaseous nozzle to form a duct (D) of decreasing cross-sectional area
in a downstream direction whereby air flow through the duct accelerates
toward the conical droplet spray pattern emerging from the liquid fuel
nozzle. An inside swirler (18) is located upstream of the liquid fuel tip (30)
to swirl the air flowing through the duct. An outer swirler (20) is provided
about the downstream end of the sleeve, likewise to swirl air. The
accelerated swirling air flow through the duct and outer swirling air flow
preclude impingement of oil spray droplets onto metal surfaces of the
nozzle and hence prevent carbon deposition thereon which would
otherwise be deleterious to the liquid fuel and gaseous nozzles.
Patent EP-1032754-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RENNEKE ROMAN F
IPC: B01J20/06
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: Selon cette invention, le monoxyde d'azote (NO) et le dioxyde d'azote (NO2) sont évacués de l'air au moyen d'un adsorbent qui comprend une combinaison d'un support et d'une substance alcaline. Le supporte se présente comme un mélange comprenant du dioxyde de manganèse (MnO2) et du dioxyde de cuivre (CuO). La substance alcaline peut être, par exemple, le carbonate de potassium (K2CO3) ou l'hydroxyde de potassium (KOH). L'adsorbent permet une évacuation efficace des NOx à des températures supérieures à 100 °C.
Patent EP-0934811-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOAST ANDREW J
IPC: B01D29/01
Filed: 1999-01-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a plastic component with at least
a first and second set of integrally molded castellations for retaining an O-ring
therebetween; the component therefrom; and further embracing a method and
apparatus for forming such a plastic component comprising one or more
filtration windows with filtration material outwardly of the castellations.
Patent EP-0940802-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIROAKI HATTORI
IPC: G10L17/08
Filed: 1999-03-04
Abstract: A method of recognizing a speaker of an input speech
according to the distance between an input speech pattern,
obtained by converting the input speech to a feature parameter
series, and a reference pattern preliminarily registered as
feature parameter series for each speaker is disclosed.
Contents of the input and reference speech patterns is obtained
by recognition. An identical section, in which the contents
of the input and reference speech patterns are identical is
determined. The distance between the input and reference
speech patterns in the calculated identical content section
is determined. The speaker of the input speech is recognized
on the basis of the determined distance.
Patent EP-0947381-A2 (EP)
Title: Longitudinal regulating device for vehicle seat
Inventor: GALLO SERGIO
IPC: B60N2/07
Filed: 1999-03-18
Abstract: This is a description of a longitudinal regulating
device for vehicle seats comprising a pair of fixed
guides (12), fixedly connected to the understructure
of the vehicle, and a pair of mobile guides (1),
fixedly connected to the vehicle seat and able to
slide along said fixed guides, where the fixed guide
(12) presents a transverse section substantially in
the shape of a U with edges (14) folded outwardly
downwards to form surfaces (12b) for the rolling
action of a number of rollers (8) interposed between
the fixed guide and the mobile guide and a
longitudinal recess (12c) suitable for longitudinally
guiding and laterally containing vertically folded
edges (13) of the mobile guide (1); on each of said
edges (13) of the mobile guide are fixed a number of
slide blocks (2), longitudinally spaced from each
other and comprising: first elastically yieldable
means (2a) which are suitable for remaining
elastically compressed in a vertical direction
against a first surface (12c) of the fixed guide to
eliminate vertical clearance between the guides; and
second elastically yieldable means (2b) which are
suitable for remaining elastically compressed against
a second surface (15) of the fixed guide (12) to
eliminate transverse clearance between the guides (1,
12).
Patent EP-0952488-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAYAMA NAOHISA
IPC: G03F1/84
Filed: 1999-04-23
Abstract: A reticle inspecting apparatus comprises an image-pickup optical system (4, 5) for picking up an image of a pattern of a reticle mounted on an XY stage (3) to obtain a picked-up image pattern having first through N-th (N being an integer not smaller than two) frames, first through M-th (M being an integer not smaller than two and not greater than N) image comparators (71-74), a distributor (6) for distributing the first through the N-th frames of the picked-up image pattern to the first through the M-th image comparators (71-74) one after another, and an inspection controller (1) for converting CAD (Computer Aided Design) data used in drawing the pattern of the reticle into first through N-th intermediate data corresponding to the first through the N-th frames of the picked-up image pattern and for preliminarily transferring the first through the N-th intermediate data to the first through the M-th image comparators (71-74) one after another. The first through the M-th image comparators (71-74) compare the first through the N-th frames of the picked-up image pattern with first through N-th reference images produced from the first through the N-th intermediate data, respectively.
Patent EP-0963688-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHERHAUFER-KREMMER HELMUT
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 1999-06-01
Abstract: The machine pressure medium-operated tool can be replaced using a quick-release coupling system (1) comprising a mechanical coupling and at least one fluid coupling (3). The fluid coupling has a machine-side coupling component (31) and a tool-side coupling (32). When the mechanical couplings are engaged, they are positioned at a predetermined distance from one another. At least one of the coupling components can be moved by a motorised drive in the direction of the other to close the coupling and at least one of the coupling components is deformable or adjustable in position to compensate for alignment errors.
Patent EP-0978243-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEBER NORBERT
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 1999-06-16
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Wickelunterlage, die für den Gebrauch in einem wenigstens zwei Sitzreihen aufweisenden Personenkraftfahrzeug geeignet ist. Die erfindungsgemäße Wickelunterlage umfaßt eine aufrollbare Matte aus einem elastischen Material, die an zwei gegenüberliegenden Enden Bänder und/oder Schlaufen aufweist, mit denen die Matte an zwei Kopfstützen von zwei in Fahrtrichtung hintereinander angeordneten Fahrzeugsitzen des Fahrzeuges fixierbar ist, und die zwischen den mit den Bändern und/oder Schlaufen versehenen Enden auf ihrer Innenseite mit einer weichen Babyunterlage ausgestattet ist, wobei die Anordnung der Babyunterlage auf der Matte und die Abmessungen der Matte sowie deren Bänder und/oder Schlaufen derart gewählt sind, daß bei an den Kopfstützen fixierter Matte diese in demjenigen Bereich mit ihrer Außenseite auf einer Sitzfläche des in Fahrtrichtung hinteren Sitzes aufliegt, in dem auf der Innenseite der Matte die Babyunterlage angeordnet ist. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0971256-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIGGENBACH DIRK
IPC: G02F1/035
Filed: 1999-07-05
Abstract: The method involves determining the dependency between the phase amplitude of the integrated optical phase modulator (5) and the control frequency and control voltage of the modulation signal using a network analyzer (14) receiving the output from the phase modulator via a photodetector (12). A second photodetector (13) provides a sensor signal for a regulator (15) for a second integrated optical phase modulator (7) in a reference light path. An Independent claim is also included for a quantitative evaluation device.
Patent EP-0973089-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI MASATO
IPC: G06F7/57
Filed: 1991-08-20
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for computing the
floating point data which is used in a central processing
unit and so on for a digital computer, and especially for
effecting four fundamental rules of arithmetics of the
floating point data and the rounding and the normalizing
computation, and wherein at the case of the addition,
subtraction, the mantissa portion of the two floating point
data and the generated round addition values are added to an
adder, and, at the case of the multiplication, the sum
output and the carry output of the multiplying unit, and the
generated round addition values are added to the adder so as
to correct the least significant bit of the output of the
adder or the round addition value is again added, whereby,
in order to provide the necessity of reoperation for round
becoming small, the average processing step numbers because
small in comporison with the conventional, and, as the
mantissa operation and round are practised by the same adder
at the same time, the increasing of handwares are extreamly
small.
Patent EP-0987163-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAJI HIROAKI
IPC: B62D6/00
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: A power steering apparatus which generates a steering assist
force to be applied to a steering mechanism (1) by a hydraulic
pressure generated by a pump (26) driven by an electric
motor (27). The apparatus determines a rotation speed (R) of
the motor (27) in accordance with a steering angular speed (W)
sensed when the steering mechanism (1) is operated. The motor
(27) is driven at a lower motor rotation speed when the steering
mechanism (1) is operated toward a steering angle midpoint
than when the steering mechanism is operated away from the
steering angle midpoint.
Patent EP-1010949-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HERRSCHMANN ROBERT
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 1999-12-02
Abstract: The arrangement has a cooking device (2), esp. an oven or hob, at least one control element (10) for selecting at least one operating state for the cooking device, an extractor (4) for sucking off steam arising during cooking and a controller connected to the control element(s) and extractor. The controller sets a suitable cooking device operating state and activates the extractor in response to at least one defined operation of the or a control element. An Independent claim is also included for a method of operating an equipment combination.
Patent EP-1014018-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SOERENSEN ERIK PETER VILLUM
IPC: F25D31/00
Filed: 1999-12-11
Abstract: The invention concerns a vertical plate freezer for freezing foodstuffs, e.g. freezing
fish on board a fishing vessel. The plate freezer has forks (7) provided with lower and
rear coverings (10,11). The forks (7) have a toe (40) with a contact surface facing
slantingly upwards and which can abut on a contact plate (17) with a contact surface
facing slantingly downward so that water may easily run off the slantingly downward
facing contact surface. The contact surface is preferably made of thermally insulating
material. The coverings are fastened to support members (8,9) by means of transition
elements (18) made of a thermally insulating material, so that the coldness from the
coverings (10,11) is not conducted to the support members (8,9).
Patent EP-0964061-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FARONE WILLIAM A
IPC: C13B20/14
Filed: 1994-03-25
Abstract: An economically viable method for producing
sugars using concentrated acid hydrolysis of biomass
containing cellulose and hemicellulose is disclosed. The
cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass are first
decrystallized and then hydrolyzed to produce a
hydrolysate containing both sugars and acid. Silica
present in the biomass can then be removed for further
processing. The remaining solids are then subjected to a
second decrystallization and hydrolyzation to optimize
the sugar yields. An improved method for separating the
sugars from the acid in the hydrolysate is also disclosed.
The resulting sugar stream can then be fermented, using an
improved method which allows both hexose and pentose
sugars to be fermented simultaneously.
Patent EP-0933257-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORENO RICARDO POVEDA
IPC: B60R1/076
Filed: 1999-01-28
Abstract: A retention device for a rear-view mirror (1, 2), such as
a wing mirror for an automobile. A mirror housing (2) is
articulatedly mounted on an arm (3) which in turn has a shaft
(30) received in an sleeve (40) of a base (4) adapted to be
secured to a side of a vehicle. Means (5) are provided for
tightening or loosening the grip of the sleeve on the shaft to
allow or prevent rotation of the arm relative to the base, and
a retaining device (6) comprises a projecting tip (60)
projecting from the inner wall of the sleeve into a recess in
the shaft or  vice versa  and urged into engagement by resilient
means such as a leaf spring or laminated spring (61).
Patent EP-0977329-A2 (EP)
Title: Long wavelength semiconductor lasers incorporating waveguides based on surface plasmons
Inventor: CAPASSO FEDERICO
IPC: H01S5/323
Filed: 1999-07-20
Abstract: A long wavelength (e.g., mid-IR to far-IR) semiconductor laser comprises an
active region and at least one cladding region characterized in that the cladding region
includes a light guiding interface between two materials which have dielectric constants
opposite in sign. Consequently, the guided modes are transverse magnetic polarized
surface waves (i.e.,  surface plasmons ) which propagate along the interface without the
need for a traditional dielectric cladding. In a preferred embodiment, the interface is
formed between a semiconductor layer and a metal layer. The complex refractive index
of the metal layer preferably has an imaginary component which is much larger than its
real component. In an illustrative embodiment, our laser includes a Quantum cascade active region
sandwiched between a pair of cladding regions one of which is a guiding interface based
on surface plasmons and the other of which is a dielectric (e.g., semiconductor)
structure.
Patent EP-0982769-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOCHI TETSUNOBU
IPC: G03F1/70
Filed: 1999-08-27
Abstract: A device having a substrate and a pattern
structure formed on the substrate in accordance with
plural processes including a multiple exposure process
having (i) a step for photoprinting a fine stripe
pattern on the substrate and (ii) a step for
photoprinting a predetermined mask pattern on the
substrate, such that the fine stripe pattern and the
mask pattern are printed superposedly, wherein, in the
pattern structure, a particular structural portion of
the device is disposed in a portion where the fine
stripe pattern and the mask pattern are printed
superposedly.