baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1223516-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HANNAH MICHAEL A
IPC: G06F3/16
Filed: 2001-10-25
Abstract: Apparatus and method for transferring compressed or
high-precision data over an isochronous-signal interface. A
preferred embodiment enables the transfer of compressed data
simultaneously with standard isochronous data, such as
isochronous PCM data in an AC97 interface. Another
preferred embodiment enables the transfer of high-precision
isochronous data with a bit length longer than the bit
length of standard precision isochronous data. For example,
high-precision 24 bit data may be sent over an AC97
interface with a slot size of 20 bits.
Patent EP-1162404-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POMA MARCO
IPC: F23D14/06
Filed: 2001-03-16
Abstract: A gas burner (1) is associated with a support member such as a
cooking hob (2) and comprises a conduit (5) from which there
emerges a gas/air mixture, said conduit (5) being operationally
associated with a burner body (8). This latter comprises a base
portion (9) and a burner head (10) disposed on said portion, said
conduit opening (at 6) into the base portion (9), between said
portion (9) and said burner head (10) there being present to the
side of the burner body (8) an annular gap (16) at which an
annular flame is generated when the burner (1) is activated. A
cooking hob with at least one such burner is also claimed.
Patent EP-1139255-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJIWARA YASUHISA
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2001-03-30
Abstract: In client-server systems interconnected through a network (10), a server
computer (12) accepts bids from respective client computers (14 to 20) while reducing
the price of an article stepwise. If a plurality of bids have been made at a certain
price, one of the bidders is determined as a winner at the price. The server computer
(12) sends information on the confirmation of a knock-down to the winner. The
auction is closed upon completion of the knock-down process. The auction is easily
and reliably held by using the network.
Patent EP-1148136-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WILSON C RON
IPC: C12P7/44
Filed: 1999-09-10
Abstract: Novel genes have been isolated which encode cytochrome P450 and NADPH reductase
enzymes of the ω-hydroxylase complex of  C. tropicalis  20336. Vectors including these genes,
transfected host cells and transformed host cells are provided. Methods of producing of
cytochrome P450 and NADPH reductase enzymes are also provided which involve transforming
a host cell with a gene encoding these enzymes and culturing the cells. Methods of increasing the
production of a dicarboxylic acid and methods of increasing production of the aforementioned
enzymes are also provided which involve increasing in the host cell the number of genes
encoding these enzymes. A method for discriminating members of a gene family by quantifying
the expression of genes is also provided.
Patent EP-1260976-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAMANOI KEN
IPC: G11B11/105
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium includes at least three
magnetic layers of a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer and a
third magnetic layer, in which a recording mark recorded in the third
magnetic layer by irradiation of a light beam is transferred through the
second magnetic layer formed above the third magnetic layer to the
first magnetic layer formed above the second magnetic layer for
reproduction, wherein the first magnetic layer is provided with a high
temperature mask having no spontaneous magnetization in a region
where its temperature becomes a predetermined temperature or
higher.
Patent EP-1205733-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAGAWA KATSUYA
IPC: H04W64/00
Filed: 2001-11-07
Abstract: An information providing system includes a mobile terminal (300)
and an information providing device (100). The mobile terminal (300)
includes a communication circuit (304) transmitting positional information
representing a position of the mobile terminal (300) to the information
providing device (100) in response to an inquiry from the information
providing device (100). The information providing device (100) includes a
storage circuit storing plan information representing a plan to be executed
by the user of the mobile terminal (300), and a control circuit (120)
generating traveling information related to traveling for the user to execute
the plan and transmitting the traveling information to the mobile terminal
(300) based on the positional information received from the mobile terminal
(300) and the plan information stored in the storage circuit. The mobile
terminal (300) further includes a display circuit (306) displaying the
traveling information received from the information providing device (100).
Patent EP-1215512-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUSCHNEREIT RALF DR
IPC: G02B1/11
Filed: 2001-12-10
Abstract: Optical component comprises a substrate (2) with a multiple component system (4) with overlying layers (5, 6, 7) on its surface (3) to reduce reflection. One layer is made from a high refractive or a low refractive dielectric material. Preferably the high refractive material consists of a metal oxide, especially hafnium oxide, zirconium oxide or aluminum oxide. The low refractive material is made from a fluoride, especially magnesium fluoride. The substrate is made from fluoridic crystals, especially calcium fluoride or magnesium fluoride.
Patent EP-1160965-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POWELL JEFFREY M
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 2001-06-01
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving the disturbance pass through
characteristics of a line interactive uninterruptible power supply ("UPS"). One disclosed
technique uses a naturally commutated fast utility disconnect switch, wherein the switch
is self commutated by the UPS inverter forcing the current through the switch to zero. A
second disclosed technique uses a gate commutated fast utility disconnect switch and the
associated snubber circuits, wherein the fast utility disconnect is opened quickly upon
occurrence of a line fault and the energy generated in interrupting the line current is
dissipated by the snubber circuits.
Patent EP-1122776-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOGUCHI HAYATO
IPC: H01L21/301
Filed: 2001-02-07
Abstract: A process for producing semiconductor chips,
comprising the following steps. A semiconductor wafer
having a surface overlaid with circuits is provided.
An arrangement wherein a back of the semiconductor
wafer is fixed on a dicing tape and wherein a pressure
sensitive adhesive double coated sheet is stuck to a
circuit surface of the semiconductor wafer.
The pressure sensitive adhesive double coated sheet
comprises a shrinkable base having its both sides
overlaid with pressure sensitive adhesive layers and at
least one of the layers is composed of an energy
radiation curable pressure sensitive adhesive. The
semiconductor wafer together with the pressure
sensitive adhesive double coated sheet is diced
to thereby form semiconductor chips. The
semiconductor chips are fixed on a transparent hard
plate by adherence of the pressure sensitive adhesive
layer of the pressure sensitive adhesive double coated
sheet remote from the semiconductor chips. The dicing
tape is stripped from the semiconductor chips. The
pressure sensitive adhesive double coated sheet, on its
transparent hard plate side, is irradiated with energy
radiation. The shrink base of the pressure sensitive
adhesive double coated sheet is shrunk, and the 
semiconductor chips are picked up. In the working of a
semiconductor wafer into extremely reduced thickness,
semiconductor chips can be produced with high yield
without suffering from damaging of semiconductor chips
such as chip splitting or cracking.
Patent EP-1148741-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAUCHI YOICHIRO
IPC: G11B5/008
Filed: 2001-03-30
Abstract: A magnetic-tape recording apparatus for recording
digital data on a magnetic tape (21) by a rotating head (10) includes a
first obtaining unit for obtaining first-group data (1-7),
including video data, audio data, or search data. A second
obtaining unit obtains second-group data (11), including sub-code
data related to the first-group data. A synthesizing unit (8)
synthesizes the first-group data and the second-group data
such that they are continuous without any space disposed
therebetween, on each of two sub-tracks formed with a gap
sandwiched therebetween on a track in the magnetic tape (21). A
sending unit (9) sends data synthesized by the synthesizing unit (8)
to the rotating head (10) in order to record the data on the
magnetic tape (21).
Patent EP-1178235-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAERHEIM YNGVE
IPC: F16D65/10
Filed: 2001-07-19
Abstract: A rotating frictional brake element (10) is provided that includes a structural member (12) such as
a brake rotor or drum constructed from a first metallic material, preferably steel. The
structural member may be spin cast in a mold. The structural member has a surface (14). In
the case of a brake drum, the surface is an interior cylindrical surface to which brake
shoes are applied. In the case of a brake rotor, the surface is spaced apart annular
surfaces to which the brake pads are applied. A frictional layer (15) of a second metallic
material different than the first metallic material covers the surface for providing a
desired friction characteristic. For example, the friction layer may be gray iron that
includes wear resistant particles. Preferably, the structural member is spun while the
second metallic material is applied to the surface in molten form.
Patent EP-1178513-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PERKINS PATRICK D
IPC: H01J27/02
Filed: 2001-07-31
Abstract: An ionization source has a chamber for ionizing a fluid sample, the chamber
having surfaces to reduce the overall interaction with reactive samples. The inner
surface walls of the ionization chamber may be formed from an inorganic
conductive nitride or disulfide material or may be applied to a substrate as a
coating. A method for reducing the interaction of a reactive analyte with an ion
source comprises coating the source with an inert conductive material.
Patent EP-1282105-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IRIE KATSUYA
IPC: H01J11/26
Filed: 2001-11-27
Abstract: A method for displaying a color image is provided in
which a predetermined display quality is secured
regardless of a type of an input image, and display
quality of an image having a linear edge is improved. The
method comprises the steps of using a display device
having a cell arrangement structure in which cells of each
cell column in a display screen have the same light color,
a light color of a cell column is different from that of
the neighboring cell column, and a cell position in the
column direction of a cell column is shifted from that of
the neighboring cell column among a set of the cell
columns each having the same light color, and lighting two
neighboring cells in at least one cell column out of a set
of cell columns each having the same light color when
displaying a display line perpendicular to the column
direction.
Patent EP-1197436-A2 (EP)
Title: Method and machine for securing objects in a container with a rectangular or square cross-section
Inventor: ESNAULT CHRISTIAN
IPC: B65D77/26
Filed: 2001-09-27
Abstract: Process for the fastening of objects into a box made of a bottom and of at least four lateral sides including introducing, into this box, a sheet of a flexible material, for example, made of cardboard, this sheet consisting of a central part having dimensions that are approximately the same as the bottom of the box, in a manner so as to be able to be displaced in a direction to the bottom of the box and, on at least two opposing sides of this central part, at least one flexible folding panel. The flexible folding panels are folded up to the top. The fastening sheet is shaped, prepared, inserted and pushed into the box until the sheet contacts the upper surface of the objects housed in the box. The folding panels are pushed back, applied and fixed, for example, by gluing, against the internal side of the lateral walls of this box, in a manner so as to create solid fixation of the fastening sheet onto the lateral walls of the box, and, as a result, the fastening of the objects housed in it.
Patent EP-1211149-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GILL JEREMY J
IPC: F16D65/18
Filed: 2001-11-14
Abstract: An electric parking brake assembly includes an electric motor having
an output shaft, a control module coupled to the electric motor for
controlling the electric motor and a transmission coupling a threaded
lead screw to the output shaft of the electric motor. A stationary
elongate guide shaft extends substantially parallel to and spaced apart
from the lead screw. A drive nut has a lead screw bore threadably
receiving the lead screw therein. The drive nut also has a cable
attachment for attaching a brake cable to the drive nut. The cable
attachment has a central axis offset from a central axis of the lead
screw and is preferably located midway between the lead screw bore and
the guide shaft bore. The assembly preferably includes a manual override
device operatively connected to the lead screw.
Patent EP-1250454-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HUNT PENELOPE JANE
IPC: C12Q1/6883
Filed: 2001-01-11
Abstract: L'invention porte sur une méthode qui permet de déterminer chez un sujet humain une prédisposition à une maladie thyroïdienne auto-immune, telle que l'hypothyroïdie auto-immune ou la maladie de Graves. La méthode consiste à déterminer le génotype du sujet humain à la position 590 de la région promotrice du gène IL-4.
Patent EP-1263981-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BUCHBERGER BERND
IPC: C07K14/435
Filed: 2001-03-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a matrix reactor for reactions, whereby low-molecular and high-molecular reaction partners take part in said reactions. The reactor chamber VR contains a matrix and comprises a reaction compartment and a supply compartment. The matrix consists of a porous material which can receive low-molecular reaction partners. The excluded volume V0 of the matrix is provided as the reaction compartment and the matrix volume VM is provided as the supply compartment. The matrix reactor can be used for enzymatic methods, especially for the coupled in vitro transcription/translation reaction for producing proteins.
Patent EP-1278426-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDERSEN KIM TOFT
IPC: A23C19/06
Filed: 2001-04-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of cheese manufacturing. In particular, there is provided a novel method for making cheese involving the preparation of a cheese curd using a curdling agent and wherein a lactic acid bacterial starter culture is introduced into the resulting cheese curd. The advantage of the present method is that is possible to produce a large amount of cheese curd which may subsequently be divided into smaller portions each of which can be inoculated with specific and designed lactic acid bacterial starter culture to obtain different types of cheese or different ripening profile (storage time) for the same cheese type. Thus, this method is useful in the manufacturing of a variety of cheese types originating from a single curd.
Patent EP-1285291-A2 (EP)
Title: Fibre optique
Inventor: HASEGAWA T
IPC: H01S3/06
Filed: 2001-05-02
Abstract: La présente invention concerne une fibre optique (1) qui possède une âme (3) et un gainage (5) entourant cette âme (3). Une pluralité de régions constituées de sous supports (2) possédant un indice de réfraction différent de celui du support 4 principal qui constitue le gainage (5) sont espacés dans la section transversale de ce gainage (5), et l'indice de réfraction moyen de l'âme (3) est inférieur à celui du gainage (5). Les régions (2) de sous supports sont agencées de façon régulière dans le sens radial de cette fibre (1) optique de façon que la lumière possédant une longueur d'onde, un coefficient de propagation et une distribution de champs électrique donnés se propage le long de l'axe de la fibre et qu'elle ne concentre pas moins de 50 % de sa puissance totale de propagation dans l'âme (3). Cet agencement ne présente pas de symétrie de translation dans sa section transversale.
Patent EP-1278504-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SINGH SANDHYA B
IPC: A61K8/04
Filed: 2001-05-03
Abstract: L'invention concerne une formulation d'émulsion à phase continue aqueuse contenant de l'hydroquinone et du rétinol. Une émulsion à phase continue aqueuse contient de l'hydroquinone enfermée dans des micro-agrégats absorbants ou imprégnée dans des microparticules poreuses et des microparticules imprégnées de rétinol.
Patent EP-1285462-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRUNNER HERBERT
IPC: H01L23/12
Filed: 2001-05-10
Abstract: L"invention concerne un élément à semiconducteur avec métallisation de surface, comprenant au moins un corps de semiconducteur (3) et un corps de base de boîtier (2), sur la surface duquel des structures à pistes conductrices (7) sont formées par métallisation de surface. Une zone partielle de ces structures de pistes conductrices (7) constitue les connexions soudées (1) de l"élément à semiconducteur. Ces connexions soudées (1) sont regroupées en rangs, disposés avec un faible écartement prédéterminé les uns par rapport aux autres.
Patent EP-1309742-A2 (EP)
Title: Fibres filees par fusion issues de melanges de poly(tetrafluoroethylene) et poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoro-alkylvinyl ether)
Inventor: HEFFNER GLENN WILLIAM
IPC: D01F6/32
Filed: 2001-07-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne des fibres filées par fusion préparées à partir de mélanges de poly(tétrafluoroéthylène) et poly(tétrafluoroéthylène-co-perfluoro-alkylvinyl éther).
Patent EP-1227610-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANCEVSKI LJUBISA
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 2002-01-10
Abstract: A metropolitan access network (10) uses a variation of a MAC protocol,
where each station (14) on a ring (12) is associated with one or more time slot (30).
Each slot carries information regarding the associated station, basic connection fields
(32), communications fields (34), and quality of service fields (36). Each station
maintains its own local database regarding the status of the network (10) by reading
the information in each time slot (30).
Patent EP-1233290-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SASAOKA EISUKE
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 2002-02-07
Abstract: Provided are an optical transmission line including a connected part of
the optical fibers having different refractive index profiles, wherein at least one
of the optical fibers has a hollow region, and a method for connecting such
optical fibers, wherein connection loss in a connection of such optical fibers is
reduced. In the case of connecting an optical fiber 1, which does not have a
hollow region and which consists of a core region 3 and a cladding region 4, and
an optical fiber 2, which consists of a hollow core region 5 and a cladding region
6 having a plurality of refractive index variation parts 7 which extend along
optical fiber 2, matching oil M is first injected into the connecting end portion of
the hollow core region 5 to be connected with the optical fiber 1. 
     The matching oil M is a substance that has a matched refractive index
greater than the refractive index of the material which forms the cladding
region 6. Subsequently, one end portion of the optical fiber 1 and the connecting
end portion of the optical fiber 2, wherein the matching oil M is injected, are
inserted into the glass pipe 8, and the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber 2 are
connected.
Patent EP-1244129-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YANAGISAWA TAKASHI
IPC: D01F9/127
Filed: 2002-03-21
Abstract: A carbon fiber for a field electron emitter has a coaxial
stacking morphology of truncated conical tubular graphene
layers, each of which includes a hexagonal carbon layer and has
a large ring end and a small ring end at opposite ends in the
axial direction. The edges of the hexagonal carbon layers are
exposed on at least part of the large ring ends. Since all the
exposed edges function as electron emission tips, a large amount
of emission current can be obtained.
Patent EP-1248036-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MANDELLI GUIDO
IPC: F16B21/02
Filed: 2002-04-04
Abstract: There is provided a fast-fit device (1) for fastening a lighting fixture (2) to a supporting wall (3). A supporting assembly (5) is first fitted directly to the supporting wall (3), in which a through opening (75) has been formed beforehand; and, after making the electric connection by connecting a connector (69) on the lighting fixture (2) to a connector (77) projecting from the opening (75), a retaining assembly (6) carried integrally by the lighting fixture (2) is connected to the supporting assembly (5) by coupling means (7) for securing the retaining assembly (6) axially to the supporting assembly (5) with a predetermined axial slack, and by tightening means (8) for reducing the axial slack between the retaining assembly (6) and the supporting assembly (5) to secure the retaining assembly (6) integrally to the supporting assembly (5). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1262798-A2 (EP)
Title: Verfahren und Gerät zur Untersuchung von Gepäck und anderer Gegenstände
Inventor: BENEKE KNUT
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2002-04-17
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Inspektionsanlage u.a. zur Prüfung für Objekte nach Spreng- und/oder Explosivstoffen sowie anderen unzulässigen Reisegegenständen, insbesondere von Handgepäckstücken. Bekannte Anordnungen zur Erkennung von derartigen Stoffen sind für Nachrüstungen mit geringem Platzangebot für eine Inspektionsanlage nicht verwendbar. Hiergegen sieht die Erfindung vor, bei geringem Platz in diesen Bereich (6) einen Transportschacht (101) einzubinden, um den Strahlenquellen (10, 20, 30) angeordnet sind, die wenigstens drei Strahlen (FX1, FX2, FX3) erzeugen, auf die entsprechende Detektorzeilen (11, 21, 31) ausgerichtet sind. Dieser Transportschacht (101) wird dabei durch Einbindung nicht zur Inspektionsanlage (100) zugehörender Einrichtungen oder Anlagenteile (3, 4, 40) verlängert, wobei der notwendige Strahlenschutz der Inspektionsanlage gemäß der gesetzlichen Strahlenschutzverordnung dadurch eingehalten wird, daß in idealer Weise vor dem Transportschacht (101) eine Abschirmung (102) auf bzw. um eine bereits im Transportsystem (1) vorhandene Einrichtung oder deren Anlagenteile (3) aufgesetzt wird oder weitere Anlagenteile (4, 40) in das Gehäuse ( 103) der Inspektionsanlage (100) integriert werden. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1258467-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RETHMANN KLEMENS
IPC: C05B17/00
Filed: 2002-05-04
Abstract: Production of phosphorus-containing fertilizer (I) comprises: (a) processing slaughterhouse waste and similar animal carcass material for disposal to give animal meal and animal fat; (b) burning the meal alone without addition of other combustible material, and (c) treating, packaging and utilizing the obtained ash as a calcium-phosphorus fertilizer, in a similar way to soft phosphate rock. An Independent claim is included for a variant of the process in which the animal waste material is used to form a meat slurry (rather than being converted into meal) and burned in a circulating fluidized bed (preferably after removal of free water from the slurry) to give ash which is processed as before.
Patent EP-1275902-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EIGL PETER-WERNER
IPC: F23L17/04
Filed: 2002-07-15
Abstract: Device for guiding air and exhaust gas, especially for a gas-heated heat-generating device, comprises at least one exhaust gas pipe (2) and at least one, preferably concentric, air inlet pipe (3). At least the surfaces of the device exposed to exhaust gas and/or weathering are at least partially coated or made of a material, especially a ceramic or copper-containing material, which is inert to the combustion air and/or exhaust gas. An Independent claim is also included for the use of a gas-guiding device, especially an exhaust gas pipe, coated with a ceramic or copper-containing material as an insert in or attachment on an air- and exhaust gas-guiding device. Preferred Features: Wind and weather protection (5) is provided in the form of at least one gas-guiding device guaranteeing spatial separation of the inlet air and exhaust gas flows. At least part of the device is made of sheet copper. A surface of copper-containing and/or ceramic material is profiled to increase the surface area. The ceramic material is titanium, especially titanium dioxide.