baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0872921-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHUMACHER HARTMUT DIPL-ING
IPC: H01R12/55
Filed: 1998-04-06
Abstract: The contact device has a contact (1) which is spring biased in an operating direction (8) and a counter-contact (7). The contact is provided by a curved springy contact with a spring contact arm (2) having a curved contact surface (3) and a second arm (4) bent towards the spring contact arm in the operating direction. The contact is secured to the surface of the circuit board at its end and cooperates with a contact pin or contact pad, attached to the circuit board, acting as the counter-contact.
Patent EP-0872594-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MULLER M FRANZ
IPC: E01F15/14
Filed: 1998-04-09
Abstract: An energy absorption apparatus (10) to dissipate
impact force of a vehicle and to protect fixed
objects near highway by safely stopping the vehicle.
A plurality of energy absorbing metal plates (27) are
configured in such a way that by applying the force
of impact of a vehicle that they successfully
collapse absorbing the impact forces.
Patent EP-0875675-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIYUKI MIYAGI
IPC: F02B39/00
Filed: 1998-04-17
Abstract: The supercharging system for a vehicle engine (10) equipped with
a screw supercharger (12). The screw supercharger (12) is
connected to an intake air pipe (11), and a water feed mechanism
(21) is connected to the intake air pipe (11a) upstream of the
supercharger. An intake air flows in the engine (10) after
compressed by the supercharger (12). Before the air enters the
screw supercharger for compression, water is mixed with the
intake air as fed from the water feed mechanism. Thus, a water-air
mixture enters the supercharger and compressed therein. The
water contained in the intake air reduces leakage of the
compressed air from a body of the supercharger. The water also
lowers the intake air temperature so that a volumetric efficiency
is improved (i.e., larger amount of air can be introduced to the
engine) and therefore an engine output is raised. Water feeding
is also effective in knocking prevention.
Patent EP-0879657-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEIFERT MICHAEL
IPC: B21D26/02
Filed: 1998-05-07
Abstract: Automobile hoods and doors etc., in the form of hollow bodies, are manufactured by a method in which at least two panels, preferably of sheet steel, are held tightly together along an at least almost closed line and are formed into the hollow body with the aid of an internal high-pressure forming process. The panels are forcibly joined together. The joining process may be carried out before, during and/or after forming. Also claimed is equipment for carrying out the process comprising an upper tool (4) attached to a ram (2) which can move up and down and a lower tool (5), fastened to a press table (3), in which a supplementary tool is integrated. A lance (7) supplies pressure medium into the a between the sheets (12, 13).
Patent EP-0887365-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHICKMANN HARALD
IPC: C08G77/08
Filed: 1998-06-17
Abstract: Production of polyorganosiloxanes (I) comprises (1) equilibration of linear and/or cyclic siloxanes (II) free from silanol groups and (2) reaction with polydiorganosiloxanes (III) containing silanol groups, using the same catalyst in both stages.
Patent EP-0880212-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN MEEUWEN BART
IPC: H02G15/18
Filed: 1998-05-18
Abstract: A method of providing an environmental seal around a splice between cables which
have been bared of outer insulation in the splice region, the method comprising:
   (i) wrapping a sealing member around the ends of the cut back insulation of
each cable on either side of the splice region, each sealing member
comprising an elongate strip of a sealing material; and   (ii) wrapping a cover around the sealing member so that the cover exerts an
inwardly directed compressive force on the sealing member.
Patent EP-0863646-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HENDEL ARIEL
IPC: H04L69/14
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: A method and apparatus for interconnecting a first device and a second device in
a network. The first device and the second device are connected to a plurality of
interfaces. The plurality of interfaces emulate a single high-speed interface. According
to an embodiment of the present invention, a first identifier is assigned to the first
interface and the second interface at the first device. According to another embodiment
of the present invention, one of the plurality of interfaces is selected to transmit a packet
of data.
Patent EP-0886312-A2 (EP)
Inventor: USHIKOSHI RYUSUKE
IPC: C04B37/02
Filed: 1998-06-15
Abstract: A ceramics member (10) having an oxidation resistance property and a
metal member (8) are joined via a joint layer (12). An embedded member (5) is
exposed to a joint surface of the ceramics member and is contacted with the joint
layer to join the ceramics member via the joint layer to the metal member. The
embedded member (5) is at least partly of molybdenum. The joint layer (12) is
mainly made of one or more metal selected from the group consisting of gold,
platinum and palladium. Insulation defects due to corrosion of the embedded
member, or leaching of a low melting point compound are avoided. The
product is useful as an electrostatic chuck in semiconductor manufacture.
Patent EP-0894472-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STRASSER SCOTT A
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1998-07-30
Abstract: Control apparatus is provided for a medical diagnostic imaging system,
such as a mobile X-ray unit. The imaging system includes a battery (32) or like
power storage device of limited capacity, and a number of components disposed to
perform respective corresponding functions. The control apparatus includes a
user interface (36) for enabling an operator to generate commands which
selectively direct the components to perform their respective corresponding
functions. The control apparatus further includes a system control means,
comprising a controller (52) and set of control circuits (54), for initially placing
the imaging system in a powered-up mode, wherein each component is coupled to
receive power from the battery (32). 
     A sleep mode activation device (70) is included in the system control for
decoupling a first set of components from the battery (32), while allowing a
second set of components to remain coupled thereto, following a first time period
during which no command is generated by the user interface. Each component of
the second set performs a function which is required to enable the system control
to recognize that a command has been generated.
Patent EP-0909079-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BUHRMANN MICHAEL
IPC: H04M1/57
Filed: 1998-10-09
Abstract: A method facilitates providing private exchange
functionality to a subscriber that is remote from the
private network. In the private network, telephones
connected thereto can be accessed via extension
dialing. The remote subscriber can dial the extension
or a second telephone connected to said private
network. A local exchange receives the extension and
translates it into a phone number for the second
telephone. The local exchange then uses the phone
number to establish a connection between the
subscriber and the second telephone. The same method
can be used to implement remote speed dialing and
automatic callback through the private network.
Patent EP-0927816-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POPOOLA OLUDELE OLUSEGUN
IPC: F01L3/22
Filed: 1998-12-21
Abstract: Method of making seat inserts by thermally spraying
bulk material. The method comprises the steps of: (i)
preparing a mandrel (10) having an outside dimension (11) not
greater than the desired inside dimension of the desired
insert, the mandrel (10) having means to provide for separation
of the sprayed bulk material from the mandrel (10), (ii) thermal
spraying separate particles of one or more types of steel or
nickel alloys in the presence of a controlled oxidizing
medium to form a bulk composite material (17) on the mandrel
(10) with a density of at least 99% and, (iii) after cooling
the bulk material (17), removing such material from the
mandrel and slicing it into discrete seat shapes (29) for
implanting into the final product.
Patent EP-0898953-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKADA HIROTAKA
IPC: A61K8/26
Filed: 1998-08-27
Abstract: An eyelash cosmetic composition containing 0.5 to
10% by weight of a water-dispersible or water-soluble
sucrose fatty acid ester and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a
fatty acid soap and, optionally containing a water-dispersible
clay mineral and/or a synthetic resin
emulsion.
Patent EP-0918259-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SATO KAZUMA
IPC: G03G5/05
Filed: 1998-10-30
Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a
support and a photosensitive layer provided on the
support. The photosensitive layer contains a compound
which is represented by the following Formula (1):
 
wherein R 1  represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl
group, R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  are the same or different and
each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an
alkenyl group, and X 1  and X 2  are the same or different
and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an
alkenyl group or an acryloyl group, provided that X 1  and
X 2  are not hydrogen atoms at the same time.
Patent EP-0915587-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POWELL WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 1998-11-02
Abstract: An existing synchronous residual time stamp (SRTS)
algorithm (76, 78, 80, 82, 106, 104) is used in
conjunction with adaptively filtered buffer fill
information (74) to reconstruct an original constant bit
rate (CBR) payload clock rate (102) for asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM) CBR payloads (88, 96). The SRTS time
stamp (96) is used as the primary factor used to recover
the payload clock rate, but a secondary payload frequency
correction factor (112) is generated by filtering (118,
120) the desynchronizer buffer fill position. This
correction factor is determined as part of a feedback
arrangement which adaptively (128) alters the filtering
time constant based on the offset position of the buffer
from its center. In this way, payload clock frequency
(102) is corrected, even in the presence of loss of
synchronization PRS traceability between mapping and
desynchronizer nodes to keep the desynchronizer buffer
from overflowing.
Patent EP-0862031-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DENNIS RICHARD D
IPC: F25B30/02
Filed: 1998-02-06
Abstract: In a heat pump system operating in the heat cycle mode, a sensor (3,104) is provided
for sensing either the pressure or temperature of a refrigerant. A speed controller (7,116)
receives an output of the sensor (3,104) so that the speed (including cycle rate) of an
evaporator fan (12,109) is controlled, resulting in control of the pressure or temperature of the
refrigerant. The temperature or pressure of the refrigerant is controlled for a heat
pump system comprising one refrigeration circuit and more than one refrigeration
circuit. A separate speed control is provided for a fixed speed motor, a sleeve
bearing fan motor, and a variable speed ball bearing fan motor.
Patent EP-0905427-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JOHNSON JAN
IPC: F16L9/16
Filed: 1998-09-17
Abstract: The present invention is for a liquid- and gas-sealed spirally wound tube having a
creased joint. The strips 6 are corrugated to a wavelike shape by rolling and are given
an appearance and a cross-section profile having a number of ridges and grooves.
Thereupon the band is spirally wound with overlap between adjacent winding turns.
Patent EP-0897992-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLAIMSCHEIN GOTTFRIED DIPL-ING
IPC: C14B5/00
Filed: 1998-07-29
Abstract: Computer-based process to prepare an animal leather hide for cutting out e.g. in the manufacture of leather upholstery, comprises giving the hide a unique mark and placing it under an optical scanner with a digitiser, registering with the scanner the hide profile together with the unique marker and any blemishes, feeding the data to a computer (5) which in an interactive process compares the characteristics of the available hide with the profile of the leather shapes required to determine and optimise the cutting pattern to be adopted and issuing the cutting commands from the computer for the subsequent cutting process.
Patent EP-0956504-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FITZPATRICK JUDITH
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 1998-06-26
Abstract: An monoclonal antibody, Serex A93, recognizes peptide linked pyridinoline in Type I bone collagen fragments and can be used to quantitate bone resorption. The hybridoma producing this antibody has been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, MD under accession number HB-12254. The epitope reactive with the antibody is stable to acid hydrolysis and therefore is not a linear peptide. The antibody recognizes pyridinoline in bound or conjugated form, but not in the free form found in urine. The antibody is useful in immunoassays for determining bone resorption, utilizing body fluids such as urine, saliva, blood, or sweat.
Patent EP-0953725-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARTELLA ACHILLE
IPC: E21D20/00
Filed: 1999-04-16
Abstract: Device for storing and loading reinforced rods for
the front and vault of a tunnel mounted on a machine
for the preventive consolidation of excavations in
tunnels in correspondence to a working unit (19) of
the machine, which is in turn mounted in
correspondence to one end of telescopic standards
(14, 15) hinged to the frame (10) of the machine
itself, comprising a number of tubes (39) flanking
each other containing the rods (36, 37, 38) for
feeding to the working unit (19) singularly and
selectively by means of a tapered conveyor (34) with
a funnel (35); thrusting means (44) with fingers (40,
41, 42) which are longitudinally spaced are
positioned in correspondence to the ends of each rod
(36, 37, 38) opposite those fitted into the conveyor
(34).
Patent EP-0982912-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CZEMETZKI PETER
IPC: H04M1/247
Filed: 1999-05-25
Abstract: The telephone has a display, with a user guide implemented as a microprocessor program, which offers the user several menus. There is at least one menu selection button and a confirmation button for activating the selected function. Before dialing a call number, a first menu is shown with menu points for preparation of calls, and for setting different telephone parameters. After dialing a number and after receiving a call, a second menu is shown containing menu points for functions that can be selected during a call, irrespective of the telephone network state.
Patent EP-0950865-A2 (EP)
IPC: F28D1/03
Filed: 1996-03-15
Abstract: Heat is transmitted from preferably horizontal tubes between two vertical collectors connected to the flow and return pipes of a central heating system. The front (12) of the cladding extends between sections (22) adjoining the sides (16) and may incorporate an opening (26) for a valve or thermostat head. The region between the collectors is substantially covered across their width, while the length is partially uncovered so that the flow and return pipes are not entirely exposed.
Patent EP-1014016-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJII TOSHIRO
IPC: F25B41/04
Filed: 1999-12-20
Abstract: The air conditioning system 100 may include a compressor 101, a heating circuit
152, and a capacity controller 181. The compressor 101 has a suction port 115, a discharge
port 120, a driving unit 130 provided within a driving chamber 110, a first passage 201 and a
second passage 202. The driving unit 130 may decrease compressor output discharge
capacity when the pressure within the driving chamber 110 increases. The first passage 201
may connect the discharge port 120 to the driving chamber 110 and the second passage 202
may connect the driving chamber 110 to the suction port 115. The capacity controller 181,
185 may open the first passage 201 when the refrigerant discharge pressure results
predetermined pressure. Further, the capacity controller 181, 185 may narrow the second
passage 202 in response to the opening of the first passage 201. By opening the first passage
201, the high-pressure refrigerant may be released from the discharge port 120 to the driving
chamber 110 through the first passage 201. By narrowing the second passage 202, the high-pressure
refrigerant released from the discharge port is difficult to be released from the
driving chamber 110 to the suction port 116. Thus, the pressure within the driving chamber
110 may quickly increase, the compressor output discharge capacity can be quickly reduced,
the abnormally high discharge pressure of the compressor 101 can be quickly alleviated by
the reduction in the compressor output discharge capacity.
Patent EP-0986181-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAKARIAN GAREGIN
IPC: H03M13/25
Filed: 1999-09-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding input words
consisting of a plurality of information bits so as to produce encoded output symbols.
The invention has particular application to the production of encoded output symbols
which are to be subject to phase shift key (PSK) modulation. The invention is
advantageously employed in generating phase shift key modulated signals for digital
television signal transmission. 
     A turbo encoder is used to receive and encode a first portion of each input word so as
to generate corresponding encoded and parity bits from the input words. A puncturing
module punctures the parity bits once for each encoded bit. A mapping circuit receives
an uncoded second portion of each input word and forms an output symbol for each
input word from the uncoded second portion and from the corresponding encoded and
punctured parity bits.
Patent EP-1014412-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCIACCA ALDO
IPC: H01L41/09
Filed: 1999-12-02
Abstract: A bistable actuator for residual-current devices, comprising a metallic lamina on at least one
face of which, at at least one portion of the lamina, there is provided a layer of piezoelectric
material, the end of the lamina at the piezoelectric layer being inserted with an interlock
coupling in a supporting element, the opposite end being rigidly coupled so as to keep the
lamina in a loaded position.
Patent EP-0949156-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OHMI HIDEHIKO
IPC: B65D47/32
Filed: 1999-03-09
Abstract: A plastic cap of this invention is opened by
tearing-off and is comprising a top plate (1) provided with a
sealing portion to be engaged with the mouth of a
container, a skirt (2) extending perpendicularly from the top
plate, and a tear-off portion (3) arranged around the skirt
and defining an upper closure portion for resealing and a
lower opening band, wherein in the inner surface of the
skirt, at an upper position than the tear-off portion, a
diametrically inwardly-directed protrusion which is
engaged with a jaw of the container is formed
peripherally intermittently, simultaneously, at a lower
position than the tear-off portion, a flap piece (7) whose
tip portion (71) is engaged with the jaw of the bottle is
formed peripherally intermittently, and the engaged
protrusion (6) and the flap piece are formed at least
alternately in most of the peripheral direction. The
plastic cap has excellent sealing reliability, easy
openability, and tamper-evident property while the cap
height is lowered and the resin weight of the resin is
reduced.
Patent EP-0953911-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALLEN REGINALD L
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 1999-04-13
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing scalable layers of highly available
applications using loosely coupled commercially available computers. The software
running on the loosely coupled computers is divided into three layers: the system layer,
the platform layer, and the application layer, each having its own process group
activation and fault recovery strategy. A process group contains software processes that
depend upon a set of resources common to the process group. In addition to depending
upon a common set of resources, processes within a process group share a fault recovery
strategy. Fault recovery is performed at the process group level, such that if one process
within a process group fails, fault recovery is takes place for all processes within the
process group. In the preferred embodiment, an application layer process group may be
paired with another application layer process group on a separate computer. As part of
certain escalated process group fault recovery strategies, upon taking an application
layer process group out of service, its paired application layer process group, if any
exists, takes over performing the functions of the process group that was taken out of
service.
Patent EP-0962349-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NISHIJI MAKOTO
IPC: F16H48/11
Filed: 1999-05-14
Abstract: A power transmission device with a housing (2)
including first and second housing component members
(3A,3B). The first and second component members (3A,3B)
are fixed by bolts (6). Each bolt (6) extends through a
central portion of a planetary gear (72) of a planetary
gear mechanism (7). The planetary gear (72) is rotatably
supported on the housing (3) through the bolts (6).
Patent EP-0976892-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOUNGQUIST ANDREW
IPC: E04H3/12
Filed: 1999-07-27
Abstract: A modular structure (10) is assembled through a multiplicity of modules aligned in a
series of horizontal rows, with each successive row being higher than the preceding row by
a given height. Each row is composed of series of adjacent modules of the same height in
that row, the modules composed of four vertical posts (e.g. 310,320,330,340) with adjacent modules sharing the
same two intermediate posts (e.g. 320,340) between them. In alternating rows, the vertical posts are
strengthened by widthwise crossbeams (e.g. 360) extending from adjacent the top of one vertical post
to adjacent the bottom the next vertical post (e.g. 310,330) for all widthwise pairs of vertical posts in the
given row. Each vertical post is anchored to the ground by being welded to a base plate (e.g. 312,322,332,342)
assembly which in turn in bolted or anchored into the ground or concrete floor. Each
module supports a concrete formed bed (e.g. 220). The concrete bed (e.g. 220) is formed by a pair of oppositely
disposed lengthwise right angle support members on each module which extend for the
length of a given row and bounded on each end of the row by a transverse right angle
support member. A metal bed is supported by the oppositely disposed lengthwise right
angle support members in each module to form the floor of the concrete bed (e.g. 220) and concrete
is poured for the entire length and width of each module to form a floor in a given row.
Seats are thereafter positioned on the concrete floor.
Patent EP-0997612-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HARVEY NEIL WILLIAM
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 1999-10-20
Abstract: An axial flow turbomachine has at least one
circumferential row of aerofoil members in which at least one
of the two end walls (33) between successive blades (30) is
given a non-axisymmetric profile to modify the boundary layer
flow at the wall. In one form of the profile, a convex
region (33) adjacent each member pressure surface (35) and a
complementary concave region (34) adjacent each member
suction surface (34) extend over at least a major part of the
blade chord lengths to reduce the transverse pressure
gradient and thereby reduce vortical energy losses. In
another form of the profile, at least one end wall (33) has
complementary convex and concave regions (50,51) extending
through the zone of the trailing edges of the members (30) on
the suction end pressure surface sides (34,35) respectively
of each member, thereby to reduce over turning of the flow.
Both forms of profiling can be employed in combination.
Patent EP-0998180-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STERNER JOHN R
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 1999-10-22
Abstract: An electronic device (10) has at least one component (240) that is capable of
generating a quantity of heat. The electronic device (10) further has an air-moving device
(100) and an air duct (15). The air moving device (100) is capable of creating a flow of air
that removes a portion of the quantity of heat. The flow of air enters the air duct (15). The
air duct (15) has a restriction chamber (150) that includes a venturi vent (120) in which the
flow of air into the air duct (15) and through the restriction chamber (150) creates a new flow
of air into the venturi vent (120). The new flow of air into the venturi vent (120) does not
pass over the at least one component (240) in the electronic device (10).