baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0909584-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OTTO RALF
IPC: B65D45/02
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: Closure cap for a vessel containing reagents has a closable cover with an angled and bistable hinge to give an opening action in a side and upwards swing movement. The lid has one or more structures (4) to be used by an apparatus to open and close the cap cover. The cap (1) has one or more centering units (5), to fix the position of the reagent vessel in the analysis apparatus. In an Independent claim the indicating reagent is taken from the vessel by a pipette, and the cover is opened and closed for the pipette access. After each reagent extraction, the pipette is cleaned in a washing station. Preferred Features: The cover is opened and closed by a mechanical system. The cover has a projection which, in the closed position, engages in a recess as a ratchet lock, and gives a pressure sealing between the cover and the upper edge of the reagent vessel. The cover has an inner sealing insert, of an elastic material, with contours to hold it axially in the cap. It has sealing lips between the cap and the cover and between the cap and the opening into the vessel. The sealing insert has structures (8) within the cap, to allow cap rotation on the reagent vessel, and give an effective seal with reagent vessels having openings of different shapes. The angled hinge at the cap (1) secures the cover in the open and closed positions. The cap (1) has a marking such as a barcode to show a given cap orientation on the vessel. The reagent vessels for a given test have caps of the same color. The cap is made of one or more thermoplastics.
Patent EP-0855283-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BEADMAN MICHAEL ANDREW
IPC: B41J3/407
Filed: 1993-06-08
Abstract: A label printing device is disclosed in which font data for
a plurality of characters is stored. Characters are derived from
the font data for displaying and printing in sizes determined by
appropriate scaling factors. In this way, characters derived for
printing have the same proportion and appearance as characters
derived for displaying. Moreover, a large variety of character
sizes can be produced both for printing and displaying. A
sensing arrangement determines the breadth of tape and a clear
area is provided on a display of the label printing apparatus
corresponding to the sensed tape breadth.
Patent EP-0865120-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRAY IAN JAMES STAFFORD
IPC: H01R13/646
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: An adapter for connection of an RF connector to a printed circuit board (PCB), the
adapter comprising a plastics body adapted to mate with an RF connector, one or more
contacts for electrical connection with the RF connector upon mating therewith and one
or more attachment means disposed so as to permit connection to tracks on a printed
circuit board, wherein coupling between each contact and an associated attachment
means is effected via a conductive layer provided on the surface of the body.
Patent EP-0872260-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BORNZIN GENE A
IPC: A61N1/37
Filed: 1998-04-14
Abstract: An implantable pacemaker including means to effectuate a capture
verification method that minimises the expenditure of battery current. A
capture verification test is performed only occasionally, on a sampled
basis, following delivery of a stimulation pulse. If capture is not
verified, a loss of capture response mode is invoked that searches for an
appropriate capture threshold, and when found, sets the stimulation
energy at a level that is a prescribed safety factor above the capture
threshold. All testing for capture is performed only after the heart
rhythm has been measured, a short test pacing interval is selected that
will be likely to overdrive the native rhythm, and the test pacing pulse
delivered is delivered at the shortened interval so that the likelihood of
fusion will be minimal.
Patent EP-0887981-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GONG LI
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1998-06-19
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing layer-independent secure network
communication is provided. According to an embodiment of the invention, a
transmission medium is provided between a first network node and a second network
node. Both the first network node and the second network node support at least one
common communication protocol. A Java output stream is established between a first
process executing on the first network node and the transmission medium. Also, a Java
input stream is established between a second process executing on the second multilayered
node and the transmission medium. Data to be transmitted from the first process
to the second process is encrypted by the first process and written to the Java output
stream. The data is transmitted to the second network node. Then the data is read from
the Java input stream by the second process and decrypted.
Patent EP-0887977-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIM YONG-SANG
IPC: H04B3/10
Filed: 1998-06-24
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for generating address of a coefficient memory in an
OFDM adaptive channel equalizer are disclosed. The address generating apparatus
comprises a signal generator for generating a symbol identification signal according to
modulo-(Y+1) operation on symbol numbers within one OFDM transmission frame; a first
pulse generator for generating a first pulse signal synchronized with a sample clock
according to the location of the pilot signal within each symbol respective to the symbol
identification signal; a write address generator for generating a write address of the
coefficient memory by the first pulse signal and the symbol identification signal; a second
pulse generator for generating a second pulse signal by frequency-dividing the sample clock
by Y; and a read address generator for generating a read address of the coefficient memory
by the second pulse signal. Therefore, the address and the enable signal for the coefficient
memory can be simply generated by using the sequential circuit such as the counter,
thereby accessing efficiently the updated coefficient value according to the pilot insertion
principle.
Patent EP-0899583-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH GRAEME PETER
IPC: G01S13/931
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: A motor road vehicle collision warning system (1)
comprises an obstacle sensing system (3), comprising a
plurality of sensors (5) together capable of sensing
obstacles around the vehicle (7) and generating obstacle of
concern signals when obstacles are sensed, and a warning
control system (9) for receiving said obstacle of concern
signals and for determining whether a collision warning
signal should be generated, in which the sensing system
includes at least one antenna cluster (11) mounted in the
region of a corner (13) of the vehicle (7), the antenna
cluster (11) comprising a radar transmit antenna (15) and
two receive antennas (17,19) the transmit antenna (15)
mounted between the receive antennas (17,19) a first receive
antenna (17) facing towards the front of the vehicle and a
second receive antenna (19) facing towards the rear of the
vehicle, and means (21) to trigger the operation of the
transmit antenna (15) and one or both of the receive
antennas (17.19).
Patent EP-0901262-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHRISTENSEN MORTEN ROLIGHED
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1998-08-18
Abstract: A telephone handset comprises a front surface with a display and a keypad. The
keypad includes a group of keys for entering alphanumeric signs and a key for
navigating a cursor in the display. The navigation key is placed in the front surface of
the phone between the display and the group of alphanumeric keys, and it includes
a roller body which extends partly though an opening in the front surface of the
phone. The roller body is essentially cylindrical with a length and diameter of the
same size as the width of the keys in said group of keys for entering alphanumeric
signs.
Patent EP-0913794-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MECH ROLAND
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: An image region changed by a moving cast shadow from a first image to a
second image is detected. For each pixel within a change detection mask (a binary
mask indicating image areas of difference between the first image and the second
image) and a set of neighboring pixels, the following steps are performed. Whether
the pixel and the set of neighboring pixels include a static background edge or no edge
is determined. Whether the pixel and the set of neighboring pixels include an edge
with a spatial signal step width greater than a threshold is determined. Whether the
pixel and the set of neighboring pixels have a uniform temporal change of
illumination is determined. The pixel is classified as being changed by a moving cast
shadow when at least two of the above-mentioned determinations succeed for the
pixel or when at least one determination from the above-mentions determinations
succeed for a majority of the set of neighboring pixels. In another embodiment of the
present invention, detected image regions are used to estimate the two-dimensional
shape of moving objects in image sequences even in the presence of moving case
shadows. In another embodiment. detected image regions are temporarily integrated
to represent the total of moving cast shadows.
Patent EP-0915289-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHITFIELD OLIVER J
IPC: F23L15/00
Filed: 1998-10-30
Abstract: A pellet fuel burner (10) includes a compact thermally insulated
firebox (56) for providing hot gases to a boiler, furnace or dryer. The
apparatus includes a grate (52) that includes a reciprocating arm (98) for
removing clinkers and ash from the grate. Pellet fuel feed is provided by
a hopper that is isolated from the firebox by an airlock (130). A
combustion air manifold (142) is provided around the firebox to preheat
primary and secondary combustion air.
Patent EP-0924632-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEATHERLY JAMES E
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 1998-12-15
Abstract: A computerized system and method for creating and
managing a lease agreement includes a lease control computer
(14) including means (18,22) for analyzing and processing
predetermined financial information regarding a potential
tenant (T) and a potential landlord (L) on behalf of a lease
control intermediary, means (24) for evaluating the
information to determine the acceptability of the financial
risk associated with potential tenant, creating a service
product in the form of a guaranty (30) directed to periodic
lease payments from the lease control intermediary to the
landlord (L) for a predetermined amount defining a guaranty
limit with the guaranty limit corresponding to a
predetermined time period with the guaranty obligation
becoming active upon failure of the potential lessee to pay
periodic lease payments; providing a lease agreement (32)
for execution by the landlord (L) and the tenant (T) and the
lease control intermediary, and means for depositing
periodic lease payments received either from the tenant or
made by the lease control intermediary according to the
service product into an account held by the landlord (L),
the payments having a management fee removed therefrom by
the lease control intermediary.
Patent EP-0949560-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAGASAKA FUMIO
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 1998-12-24
Abstract: In a receiver computer 100, a transmission controller 111 transmits user interface data 171 to a transmitter computer 200. In the transmitter computer 200, a display processing unit 213 causes a user interface for inputting print settings information to be displayed on the screen of a monitor 250, based on the transmitted user interface data 171. When the print settings information is input via an input device 240, a transmission controller 211 transmits color image data 271, color-correction source data 272, and the input print settings information to the receiver computer 100. In the receiver computer 100, a print processing unit 114 carries out a variety of processing operations with respect to color image data, based on the print settings information. A color correction element 118 in the print processing unit 114 carries out a color correction of the color image data using the color-correction source data 272 and color-correction destination data 172 read from a hard disk 170. A printer 180 prints a color image, which is expressed by the contents of the color-corrected color image data. This arrangement enables a printer connected to the receiver computer to print a color image based on the print data transmitted from the transmitter computer via a computer network, even if a printer driver exclusively provided for the printer has not been installed in the transmitter computer.
Patent EP-0981928-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AZIMA HENRY
IPC: H04R9/00
Filed: 1998-05-13
Abstract: L'invention a trait à un haut-parleur à panneaux. Ce haut-parleur comporte au moins deux panneaux acoustiques fonctionnant en mode résonnant réparti. Il est doté d'une seule unité de commande destinée à exciter tous les panneaux de telle manière que l'énergie de l'onde de flexion soit transmise efficacement à chacun de ces panneaux aux fins d'exciter leur résonance en mode réparti et ce, dans le but de provoquer une sortie acoustique. Le haut-parleur peut comporter deux panneaux, l'un étant plus grand que l'autre, le plus grand présentant une rigidité d'onde de flexion inférieure à celle du petit. Le petit panneau est positionné de manière excentrique par rapport au grand panneau. L'unité de commande est positionnée de manière excentrique par rapport au petit panneau. Une pluralité de petits panneaux peuvent être associés à un seul grand panneau. Selon un mode réalisation, une unité de commande montée sur le petit panneau, ou sur chaque petit panneau, est fixée par la voie adhésive, face à face par rapport au grand panneau. Selon un autre mode réalisation, le petit panneau, ou chaque petit panneau, est formé à l'intérieur du grand panneau et fixé sur celui-ci, une unité de commande étant fixée au petit panneau, ou à chaque petit panneau. La fixation des panneaux nécessite l'utilisation d'une matière formant un couplage de commande adapté. Selon un troisième mode de réalisation, le petit panneau, ou chaque petit panneau, est fixé au niveau d'une extrémité d'un coupleur associé traversant le grand panneau, et fixé sur celui-ci, une unité de commande étant fixée au niveau de l'autre extrémité du coupleur, ou de chaque coupleur. La fixation du coupleur, ou de chaque coupleur, au grand panneau nécessite l'utilisation d'une matière formant un couplage de commande adapté. Le coupleur, ou chaque coupleur, présente une coupe transversale tubulaire.
Patent EP-0977497-A2 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zum anfahren einer flüssigkeits-dosieranlage mit in-line-eigenschaften, insbesondere bei der herstellung von softdrinks
Inventor: BOEE KRISTINA
IPC: A47J31/40
Filed: 1998-04-16
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Anfahren einer Flüssigkeits-Dosieranlage mit In-line-Eigenschaften, insbesondere bei der Herstellung von Softdrinks aus Wasser, Sirup und Kohlendioxid, mit dem Produktverluste, insbesondere des Sirups bei der Softdrink-Herstellung, beim Anfahren minimiert oder gänzlich vermieden und die Dosier- und Karbonisiergenauigkeit deutlich erhöht werden. Dies wird unter anderem dadurch erreicht, dass ein definiertes, abgrenzbares Volumen (VCLT) der Flüssigkeits-Dosieranlage zwischen einer für die Dosierung der zweiten (Sirup) in die erste Flüssigkeit (Wasser) vorgesehenen Dosierstelle und einem Eintritt in den Puffertank mit entgaster erster Flüssigkeit (Wasser) vollständig befüllt wird, dass dem Volumen (VCLT) eine Menge Kohlendioxid zugeführt wird, die in einem dem Volumen (VCLT) entsprechenden Softdrink-Volumen enthalten sein muss, dass das Kohlendioxid im vorgelegten Wasser gelöst wird, dass dem Volumen (VCLT) eine Menge Sirup zugeführt wird, die in einem dem Volumen (VCLT) entsprechenden Softdrink-Volumen enthalten sein muss, dass im Zuge der Zuführung von Kohlendioxid und Sirup jeweils ein Teilvolumen des im Volumen (VCLT) befindlichen Gemisches in den mit Kohlendioxid vorgespannten Puffertank entlassen wird, und dass anschliessend der Puffertank befüllt wird durch kontinuierliche Zufuhr von entgastem Wasser, von Sirup und Kohlendioxid im für die Herstellung des Softdrinks erforderlichen Mengenverhältnis an den dafür vorgesehenen Stellen der Flüssigkeits-Dosieranlage.
Patent EP-0972190-A2 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zur erzeugung und zum einsatz von wirbelströmen zur erfassung von magnetischen und elektrischen materialeigenschaften
Inventor: HARTMANN UWE
IPC: G01N27/72
Filed: 1998-04-01
Abstract: Es wird ein Verfahren zu einer Erzeugung und zu einem Einsatz von Wirbelströmen zur Erfassung von Magnetfeldern und elektrischen Leitfähigkeiten von Materialien offenbart, das eine beeinflussungsfreie Messung der Magnetfelder und Leitfähigkeiten mit höchster Ortsauflösung erlaubt. Dabei werden zunächst entweder eine elektrisch leitfahige oder eine permanent-magnetische Spitze (1) einer Oberfläche (2) angenähert und dann Wirbelströme entweder in der Spitze oder in der Probe erzeugt. Die von den Wirbelströmen erzeugten Magnetfelder bewirken eine Kraft zwischen Probenoberfläche und Spitze, die gemessen wird und die von den jeweiligen Probeneigenschaften abhängt. Aus der Messung der Kraftwirkungen lassen sich dann die Probeneigenschaften bestimmen.
Patent EP-0988189-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAMM HUBERT
IPC: B60S1/08
Filed: 1998-05-19
Abstract: Es wird eine Vorrichtung zum Erfassen einer Benetzung einer Scheibe mit einem optischen Regensensor vorgeschlagen, die Fremdlicht erfaßt und hinsichtlich einer Tag-Nacht-Erkennung auswertet. In einer Integrationsstufe (16) wird die Lichtmenge des auf einen Empfänger (14) fallenden Lichts integriert und einer Komparatorstufe (20) zugeführt. Die aus dem Licht eines Senders (12) und eventuellen Fremdlicht bestehende Gesamtlichtmenge und die bei abgeschlateten Sender (12) erfaßte Fremdlichtmenge wird in gesonderten Zeitintervallen (Tg, Tf, Tf') gemessen, wobei das zur Messung der Fremdlichtmenge herangezogene Zeitintervall (Tf, Tf') nach einer vorgebbaren Anzahl von Meßzyklen (M) oder nach einer vorgebbaren Zeitdauer zu verlängern und/oder die Schwelle (S2) zu erniedrigen ist.
Patent EP-0970124-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GALLATIN W MICHAEL
IPC: C07K16/28
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: L'invention concerne des procédés d'identification de modulateurs de liaison αd à VCAM-1.
Patent EP-0942339-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LANGE JUERGEN DR
IPC: G04B47/06
Filed: 1999-03-12
Abstract: The watch has a conventional analogue clock mechanism in a casing (12). A mechanical pressure sensor in the casing detects the external pressure outside the watch casing and causes a mechanical depth meter to drive a mechanical display. The depth meter has an indicator shaft that can be driven by the pressure transducer, a depth pointer (6) and scale (5).
Patent EP-0948237-A2 (EP)
Inventor: THOMAS HANS-JOERG
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 1999-04-01
Abstract: The noise reduction method uses subtraction of a noise compensation signal from the microphone signal (y), the noise compensation signal provided by simulation of the noise signal via an adaptive filter (H) using a least mean square algorithm, supplied with a reference signal, e.g. a loudspeaker signal, with transformation of the microphone signal, the compensation signal and the output signal into the frequency range.
Patent EP-0957251-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MINEGISHI TERUHIKO
IPC: F02M69/00
Filed: 1999-04-13
Abstract: A rotating shaft (12) and a drive shaft (2) are used
in an air intake apparatus for an internal combustion
engine. At one end portion of the rotating shaft (12) and
the drive shaft (2) a sphere portion (16) and a projection
portion (17) are formed, and another end portion of
the rotating shaft (12) and the drive shaft (2) a cup
portion and a faucet portion are formed. The sphere portion
(16) is inserted to the cup portion and further the
projection portion (17) is engaged with the faucet portion,
thereby a universal joint is formed. Since a connection
structure between the rotating shaft (12) and the
drive shaft (2) is constituted with few component elements,
a cost reduction in the air intake apparatus for
the internal combustion engine can be improved.
Patent EP-0955380-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMOKAWATOKO YASUTAKA
IPC: C12Q1/6897
Filed: 1999-04-09
Abstract: The present invention provides:
     A method for evaluating the ability of a compound to inhibit the protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity, which comprises the steps of:
   (1) culturing a transformant expressing a protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene present in a DNA fragment in a medium containing substantially no protoheme compounds in each comparative system of the presence and absence of a test compound to measure a growth rate of the transformant under each condition, said transformant being resulted from a host cell deficient in the growing ability based on the protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity transformed with the DNA fragment in which a promoter functionable in the host cell and a protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene are operatively linked, and   (2) determining the ability of the compound to inhibit the protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity by comparing the growth rates;    and the like.
Patent EP-0967445-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIRONAKA TAKANORI
IPC: G01F1/698
Filed: 1999-06-04
Abstract: In an air conditioning apparatus, it includes a
clean room (12), an air cleaning section (11), a
cooling section (14) and an air mixing section (17).
The air cleaning section (14) cleans air to supply to
the clean room (14) as cleaned air. The cooling
section (14) includes a plurality of cooling units
(15) and a plurality of non-cooling units (16) (16).
A plurality of cooling units (15) cool air from the
clean room (12) to send out as cooled air. A
plurality of non-cooling units (16) sends out as non-cooled
air from the clean room (12) without cooling
air. Each of the quantity of the cooled air and the
non-cooled air is determined to compensate an amount
of heat generated in the air conditioning apparatus
and to reduce a pressure loss given to the air passing
through the cooling section (152) to a substantial
minimum. The air mixing section (17) mixes the cooled
air and the non-cooled air to supply to the air
cleaning section (11). The cleaned air is circulated
through the clean room (12), the cooling section (14)
and the air mixing section (17) to the air cleaning
section (11).
Patent EP-0971208-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NEGORO YASUHIRO
IPC: G01C19/5719
Filed: 1999-07-06
Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes: a board (1) in the
form of a flat plate; a rotational vibrator (4) extended to the
right and left from a central axis (01 - 01) vertical to the
board (1) at the center of rotational vibration over the board
(1) and supported at the location of the central axis (01 - 01)
by rotational supporting beams (5, 7) so as to be rotationally
vibrated; a first vibrator (6) located on the left side of the
rotational vibrator (4) and supported by first supporting beams
(5); a second vibrator (8) located on the right side of the
rotational vibrator (4) and supported by second supporting beams
(7); a rotational vibration generator (12A - D) for vibrating
the second vibrator (8) backward and forward when the first
vibrator (6) is vibrated forward and backward by giving
rotational vibration to the rotational vibrator (4); a first
displacement detector (16L, 16R) for detecting displacement of
the first vibrator (6) vibrated to the right and left when an
angular velocity is applied around the central axis (01 - 01) of
the rotational vibrator (4) in the state that rotational
vibration is given to the rotational vibrator (4) by the
rotational vibration generator (12A - D); and a second
displacement detector (20L, 20R) for detecting displacement of
the second vibrator (8) vibrated to the right and left when an
angular velocity is applied around the central axis (01 - 01) of
the rotational vibrator (4) in the state that rotational
vibration is given to the rotational vibrator (4) by the
rotational vibration generator (12A - D).
Patent EP-0974725-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PLENK ANTON
IPC: E06B3/82
Filed: 1999-07-21
Abstract: The two side parts (11,12) and at least two spaced apart covering parts (14,15) form a space between them filled with plastic foam and containing at least one reinforcement (23) in the form of an elongated band resting against the side parts. The reinforcement contains differently sized holes.