baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0908980-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIDEYUKI HIRATA
IPC: H01R13/648
Filed: 1998-10-07
Abstract: Disclosed is an improved card connector (1) comprising a shell
assembly (2) and a pin connector assembly (3). The pin connector assembly has a
plurality of connecting terminals (19) and grounding terminals (27) mounted therein.
Connection pins (20) of the connecting terminals are arranged in upper and lower
levels in the insulating housing. The grounding terminals are arranged parallel to the
connecting terminals at upper and lower levels. The upper and lower grounding
terminals are electrically coupled in the insulating housing, and a single row of DIP-type
solder tails extending from the lower grounding terminals can be soldered to
selected conductors on a printed circuit board.
Patent EP-0910076-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAYAMA HIROSHI
IPC: G11B11/10
Filed: 1998-10-09
Abstract: A magneto-optical disc in which a desired exchange reciprocal action is displayed
between two sorts of the rare earth-transition metal alloy films to realize optimum
recording/reproducing characteristics, and a manufacturing method for the magneto-optical disc.
To this end, a magneto-optical disc 1 includes a first rare earth-transition metal alloy film
containing rare earth elements and transition elements and a second rare earth-transition
metal alloy film layered on the first rare earth-transition metal alloy film.
The second rare earth-transition metal alloy film has a composition different from
that of the first rare earth-transition metal alloy film and contains rare earth elements
and transition elements. An oxidized area defined between the first rare earth-transition
metal alloy film and the second rare earth-transition metal alloy film has
an oxygen content not higher than 2.5 atom% and a thickness not larger than 7 nm.
Patent EP-0920922-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOEHLER WALDEMAR DR
IPC: B07B1/15
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: A device (I) for the separation of solid foreign bodies (II) from a liquid, paste, plastic or fine particulate material (III) comprises a driven cylindrical drum (13) having grooves in its peripheral surface (15) that are narrower than the dimensions of the foreign objects to be separated. One or more press components (16) are arranged behind the conveyor (26) and by means of at least their own weight stay in effective contact with the peripheral surface (15). A doctor blade (23) in effective contact with the peripheral surface (15) and a scraper (24) are engaged in the grooves of the drum (13). An Independent claim is included for a process for the separation of foreign bodies (II) from particulate material (III) by means of (I) whereby the material to be cleaned is brought as a thin layer onto the surface (15) of the drum (13) using the conveyor (26) and foreign bodies (II) outside of the grooves are removed by the doctor blade (23) and the cleaned material within the grooves is removed by the scraper (24) and fed away for further use.
Patent EP-0925964-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATO RENTARO
IPC: B23K103/10
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: A connected structure includes a supporting member (1) and
a bushing mounting member (10) connected thereto. The supporting
member is made of a pipe having a round cross-sectional shape.
The bushing mounting member includes a bushing mounting
portion (11) for mounting a bushing (20) having a rubber elastic member
and a connecting portion (13) protruded from the bushing mounting
portion. The connecting portion is press-fitted into an
opening (12) at one end of the supporting member, and the
connecting portion and the supporting member are joined
together along a circumference of the supporting member by a
friction agitation joining method. Accordingly, the
connecting member which is light in weight and high in
strength with an improved efficiency for utilizing the
surrounding space and a predetermined characteristics of a
bushing can be obtained.
Patent EP-0862065-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REDFERN STEPHEN WILLIAM
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: A microwave frequency Doppler vehicle intruder alarm comprises an oscillator 3, a
mixer 2 and an amplification stage 4, 5 having its output applied to a low-pass filter 7,
whose output is split into two branches. A first branch, comprising a rectifier diode and
a comparator, provides a signal on its output when a significant level of non-carrier
microwave signals is received. This branch is sensitive to signals having Doppler
frequencies of 0-200Hz, which includes the intruder indicative frequencies. A second
branch, comprising an amplifier 8, a high pass filter 9, and a comparator 10, provides an
output signal on the detection of a significant level of signals in the 40-200Hz band,
which frequencies are indicative of externally generated interference. A logic element
15 mutes the output of the alarm when the second branch indicates the presence of
externally generated interference. An antenna arrangement (Figure 3, not shown)
generates a rectangular radiation field which provides optimum coverage of the interior
of a vehicle by being mounted in the roof thereof. Steering of the radiation field to
provide optimum illumination when the arrangement is mounted off-centre on the roof
is achieved by the use of a shunt capacitor to effect a phase difference in signals applied
to respective ones of first and second antennae.
Patent EP-0863117-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAGUCHI TATSUO
IPC: C30B33/10
Filed: 1998-03-02
Abstract: A process for forming a microstructure at a
surface of a substrate (1) made of a ferroelectric
single crystal, includes the steps of subjecting the
substrate to a single-poling treatment so that an easy-to-etch
surface (2a,10a) and a difficult-to-etch
surface (2b,10b) are exposed at respective faces of the
substrate, forming a domain-inverted region (11) in at
least one of the faces of the substrate, and forming
the microstructure (30) at the substrate in the domain-inverted
region by selectively etching the substrate.
Patent EP-0867743-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MINEMOTO HISASHI
IPC: G01R19/00
Filed: 1998-03-27
Abstract: An optical fiber modulator comprises an optical fiber (12), a
substrate (10) having a groove pattern (11) in which the optical fiber (12)
is fixed, and a modulation unit including a polarizer (18), an
electrooptic element, and an analyzer (19) aligned in a light path
of the optical fiber in this order, wherein the electrooptic
element is made of a poled portion (14) of the optical fiber (12), and
when the electrooptic element is in an electric field-free
condition, an absolute value, δ, of a phase difference of a
beam passed through the electrooptic element is within the
following range
 (m/2 - 1/6)π≤δ≤(m/2 + 1/6)π 
wherein m is an odd number. When the portion (14) of the optical
fiber (12) is poled from two different directions, the modulation
unit should further include a wave plate, and an absolute
value, δ1, of a phase difference of a beam passed through the
wave plate and the electrooptic element is within the
following range of (n/2 - 1/6)π≤δ1≤(n/2 + 1/6)π wherein n is an odd
number. Methods for making the modulators are also described.
Patent EP-0889640-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HARRINGTON STEVEN J
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1998-06-23
Abstract: A vector error diffusion system (16,18) for quantizing
pixel value in color images, which initially determines
whether any pixel should be white or colored, and
subsequently determines for a CMYK printer (20) whether the
pixel should be a primary color, a secondary color or
black.
Patent EP-0903810-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHOLZ JIM P
IPC: H01R12/52
Filed: 1998-09-09
Abstract: A connector (10) for interconnecting circuits of
adjacent circuit-bearing substrates (50,60) comprises a
housing (12) having contacts (30) disposed in contact-receiving
cavities (20). Each contact includes a plate-like
body section (32) secured in the associated cavity and a
pair of elongate spring arm contact sections (40) co-extending
from a common edge(34) of the body section (32)
and outwardly from the cavity (20) and from the mounting
face of the housing (12). The elongate spring arm contact
sections (40) have end portions arcuately diverging from
each other to free ends so that continuous arcuate edges
(46) thereof face away from the mounting face for
engagement with associated circuit termini (52,62) of the
circuit-bearing substrates (50,60). The elongate spring arm
contact sections (40) are independently deflectable toward
the mounting face under spring bias.
Patent EP-0907176-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORI HIDENORI
IPC: G11B17/04
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: An optical disc device 60 which prevents intrusion of
foreign matter such as dust and dirt into a disc cartridge
1 to assure reliable recording or reproduction of
information signals. The optical disc device is designed to
record or reproduce the disc cartridge 1 having a main
cartridge body unit 4 for rotatably housing an optical disc
5, apertures 7, 8 for partially exposing a signal recording
area of the optical disc 5 and a shutter member 9 movably
mounted on the main cartridge body unit for closing the
apertures 7, 8. The optical disc device also includes a
loading mechanism 76 for loading the disc cartridge 1
across the inside and the outside of the main body portion
cf the device, a shutter actuating unit 154 for moving the
shutter member 9 for opening the recording/reproducing
apertures 7, 8 when the disc cartridge 1 is loaded on the
recording/reproducing unit adapted for recording and/or
reproducing information signals and an optical pickup
device 143 for intruding into the disc housing via the
recording/reproducing aperture when the shutter member 9
has opened the recording/reproducing aperture.
Patent EP-0906852-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GILBERT ROBERT WILLIAM
IPC: B60R1/076
Filed: 1998-10-01
Abstract: A vehicle mirror comprises a mirror case (20), an
intermediate member (38), a base member (18) secured to a
vehicle, and a mirror case pivot assembly (56, 72) at one
end of the intermediate member (38) pivotally connecting
the intermediate member (38) to the mirror case (20) for
relative angular movement about a first pivot axis. First
and second rigid link (26, 42) have opposite ends pivotally
connected to the base member (10) and to the opposite end
of the intermediate member (38). The pivotal connections
(28, 44) at the ends of the first and second rigid links
(26, 42) nearer to the front of the vehicle are more widely
spaced from each other than the pivotal connections (40,
52) at the other ends of the first and second links (26,
42).
Patent EP-0926920-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EVANS STEPHEN
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1998-12-08
Abstract: A connection broker (44), located between lower-level system entities (16,
58, 264) associated with a narrowband-broadband interface (250) and a
call server (18) that controls call connection across the narrowband-broadband
network, contains a memory (251) that stores connection-related
information and protocol converters. The connection broker (44)
accesses the protocol converters to interpret control messages received
from the call server (18) and, where necessary, transposes messages for
the call server into a standardised format for use over a uniform fabric
application interface (66). Control messages pertaining to connection paths
within the narrowband-broadband network (250) and relayed via the
connection broker (44) are appropriately phrased (by the connection-related
information and protocol converters) to ensure that meaningful information
and instruction is communicated between the call server (18) and the
lower-level system entities (16, 58, 264). Use of the protocol converters
therefore enables connection attributes and network operation and
configuration to be altered and advised in-call by having the connection
broker (44) both change connection-related information and communicate
any change in network configuration to the call server and lower-level
system entities, as appropriate.
Patent EP-0926683-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUELLER GERHARD
IPC: G11C11/401
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor memory having a
hierarchical bit line and/or word line architecture.
In one embodiment, a memory having a hierarchical bit
line architecture, particularly suitable for cells
smaller than 8F 2 , includes a master bit line pair in
each column, including first and second master bit
lines with portions vertically spaced from one another.
The first and second master bit lines twist with
respect to one another in the vertical direction such
that the first master bit line alternately overlies and
underlies the second master bit line. A plurality of
local bit line pairs in each column are coupled to
memory cells, with at least one of the local bit lines
coupled to a master bit line. In other embodiments,
hierarchical word line configurations are disclosed
including master word lines, sub-master word lines, and
local word lines, electrically interconnected to one
another via either switches, electrical contacts, or
electrical circuits.
Patent EP-0942473-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIGASHIKAWA MAKOTO
IPC: C23C16/54
Filed: 1999-03-02
Abstract: A process for forming a microcrystalline silicon
series thin film by arranging a long substrate in a
vacuum chamber so as to oppose an electrode provided in
said vacuum chamber and while transporting said long
substrate in a longitudinal direction, causing glow
discharge between said electrode and said long substrate
to deposit said microcrystalline silicon series thin film
on said long substrate, wherein a plurality of bar-like
shaped electrodes as said electrode are arranged such
that they are perpendicular to a normal line of said long
substrate and their intervals to said long substrate are
all or partially differed, and said glow discharge is
caused using a high frequency power with an oscillation
frequency in a range of from 50 MHz to 550 MHz, whereby
depositing said microcrystalline series thin film on said
long substrate. An apparatus suitable for practicing said
process.
Patent EP-0940753-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUCHIYA TOMOHIRO
IPC: G11C29/00
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes blocks (101-104) having normal
cell arrays and redundant cell arrays. An R/N switchover setting circuit (140) includes, in
one embodiment, a plurality of normally conducting transistors arranged in series. A
redundancy determination circuit (120) receives an address and determines whether or not a
redundancy cell array is to be used. When a redundancy cell array is to be used, the
redundancy determination circuit (120) outputs not only an active YPR signal, but also the
current column-wise position of the defective cell array. The position information is applied
to the switchover setting circuit (140) through a redundancy position decoder (130). The
switchover setting circuit (140) generates switching signals DSW based on the received
column positions, and outputs the signals to the R/N switching circuit (150). The switching
circuit (150) switches and connects, on the basis of the received signals, the I/O lines of an
input/output section to selected normal cell arrays and a redundant cell array, bypassing the
defective cell array.
Patent EP-0943891-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUJINO NORIHISA KAWAGOE KOUJOU
IPC: F16H19/04
Filed: 1999-03-19
Abstract: A movable member (2) is slidably mounted on a fixed member (1)
so as to be moved in a predetermined direction, and a linear
sensor (3) is attached to the fixed member (1), a slider (3B) is
slidably mounted on the linear sensor (3) so as to be moved in
the predetermined direction. A fixed rack (22) is attached to
the fixed member (1), and a movable rack (21) is slidably
mounted on the fixed member (1) and connected to the movable
member (2) so as to be moved in the predetermined direction. A
first gear (20) is pivotally mounted on the slider (3B) and
engaged with the fixed rack (22) and movable rack (21).
Patent EP-0965435-A2 (EP)
Title: Method for manufatcuring partly reinforced plastic parts
Inventor: DEINERT JUERGEN
IPC: A61L27/44
Filed: 1999-04-09
Abstract: A thermoformable reinforcing material (4) with fibers longer than 1 mm is heated (1) and draped with specific orientation onto particular areas of a positive thermoforming tool (6) and a plasticized plastic sheet (3) is then drawn over the tool by vacuum (5) and pressed against the tool surface where the reinforcement and plastic sheet fuse together. An Independent claim is made for a plastic component produced by the process and used either as a spring, a joint replacement with a spring resetting system or part of a prosthesis or orthesis. Preferred Features: The plastic sheet (3) is clamped in a frame (2) and heated to the softening point where it hangs in the frame and is prestretched. Alternatively, prestretching is by compressed air. Heat for the fusing action is transferred from the plastic sheet to the reinforcing material (4). Fibers are uni- or multidirectional and are homogeneously distributed in sections of a thermoplastic matrix. Reinforcement may also be a layered composite material with one or more fibrous reinforcing layers and an unreinforced plastic layer.
Patent EP-0987333-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHAN MAN-SHEUNG
IPC: G01N33/487
Filed: 1999-08-30
Abstract: The invention is directed to polymer thick film conductor compositions
comprising conductive metal particles selected from the group consisting of finely
divided powders of platinum group metals and mixtures thereof: modified
graphite; and a thermoplastic polymer and optionally, graphite and/or a metallized
graphite in combination with a surfactant may replace the modified graphite.
Patent EP-0995480-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CUNKELMAN BRIAN L
IPC: B60T17/00
Filed: 1999-10-06
Abstract: A control system reduces the amount of gas lost as
sweep gas from a membrane gas dryer. The membrane gas dryer is
of the type that features an inlet end that receives moisture
laden gas from a compressor, an outlet end from which dried gas
is discharged to a pneumatic component and a drain port from
which permeate sweep gas inclusive of permeate water vapor is
expelled from the gas dryer. The control system includes a
purge valve that is connected to the drain port of the gas dryer
and a mechanism that controls the purge valve. The purge valve
has a pilot port that responds to pressure by closing the purge
valve thereby preventing the permeate sweep gas from exhausting
to atmosphere through the drain port. The mechanism controls
the purge valve such that (i) when the compressor is unloaded,
the mechanism allows flow of the dried gas from the pneumatic
component to pressurize the pilot port thereby closing the purge
valve and preventing the permeate sweep gas from exhausting to
atmosphere and (ii) when the compressor is loaded, the mechanism
vents the pilot port to atmosphere thereby opening the purge
valve and allowing the permeate sweep gas to exhaust to
atmosphere via the drain port of the membrane gas dryer.
Patent EP-0993085-A2 (EP)
Title: Electric wire grasping clamp
Inventor: NOMOTO YOSHIAKI
IPC: H01R43/28
Filed: 1999-10-08
Abstract: There is provided a support block; one pair of grasping
blocks which have sandwich faces for sandwiching an electric
wire (W) between in a predetermined position and which are
supported by the support block so as to be freely rotatable
between the position for sandwiching the electric wire and at
least a horizontal position; and grasping concave portions
which are provided in the sandwich faces, and each of which has
two contact faces coming into contact with outer periphery of
the electric wire. 
     An angle formed between one contact face located on a
rotation center side in the grasping block when the grasping
block is in a horizontal position state and a perpendicular line
is set so as to be larger than an angle formed between the other
contact face and the perpendicular line, and consequently the
electric wire is located so as to have same axis height
irrespective of a diameter of the electric wire.
Patent EP-0990640-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMAMOTO KEIKO
IPC: C07C229/24
Filed: 1997-10-24
Abstract: The present invention provides blockers for glutamate transporters. During a series of syntheses searching for glutamate uptake inhibition in Xenopus oocytes injected with bovine glutamate transporter genes (BGLAST), we obtained β-hydroxyaspartic acid derivatives of the following chemical formula (1): wherein R represents an aromatic acyl group which may be substituted on the ring, a straight or branched lower aliphatic acyl group, an aryl group which may be substituted on the ring, an aralkyl group which may be substituted on the ring, or a straight or branched lower alkyl group, and salts thereof. These compounds are blockers of glutamate transporters, which are useful for the understanding of the function of glutamate transporters and show promise for the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases.
Patent EP-0950711-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN DER SPEK PETRUS JOHANNES
IPC: C07K14/72
Filed: 1999-02-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to newly identified DNA sequences which code for
novel gonadotropin receptors, as well as to the complete genes and the encoded proteins.
The invention furthermore relates to a method for identification of molecules able to
bind to these receptors. The invention can be used for the development of new drugs for
treatment of infertility or for contraception.
Patent EP-0925752-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARRE BERTRAND
IPC: A47K1/09
Filed: 1994-04-15
Abstract: The invention provides a toothbrush assembly comprising a
toothbrush having a head portion with bristles attached
thereto, and a handle portion, on a free-standing stand for
the brush, the stand being capable of retaining the brush in
a substantially upright position.
Patent EP-0933537-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN PAUL ALFRED
IPC: F16B5/00
Filed: 1999-01-26
Abstract: A method of fixing a plastics article (16) to a metal article (18) in sealed
relationship comprises providing the metal article with a plurality of projecting
grooved pins (12), threading the pins through pre-formed bores in the plastics article,
and engaging a separate and corresponding spring clip (14) with each pin (12), each clip (14)
being arranged to be in compression between the pin (12) and the plastics article (16) and
urging the same into said relationship.
Patent EP-0942134-A2 (EP)
Inventor: THOMAS ANDREW PATRICK
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1999-01-26
Abstract: The present invention provides an automotive vehicle
electric door latch mechanism having a striker (22), a catch (24), a
pawl (26), a key actuatable lock cylinder lever (28), an electrically
driven output gear (30), and a manually actuatable release lever (32).
The catch (24) has a striker receiving surface (38) and a pawl
engaging surface (40). The pawl (26) has a pin (52) projecting therefrom,
a catch engaging surface (50), and a cam contacting surface (46), the
pawl (26) being pivotally movable from a biased, catch engaging
position to a catch disengaging position. The key
actuatable lock cylinder lever (28) has a pin striking surface
and is pivotally movable between a biased, neutral position
and a pin striking, pawl pivoting, catch disengaging
position. The electrically driven output gear (30) has at least
one cam (70,72) that is electrically movable between a neutral
position and a pawl contacting, pawl pivoting, catch
disengaging position. The manually actuatable release lever (32)
has a pin contacting surface and is manually pivotally
movable from a biased, neutral position to a pin contacting,
pawl pivoting, catch disengaging position.