baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2006161621-A (JP)
Title: Fan unit
Inventor: FUKUSHIMA KAZUHIRO
IPC: F04D25/16
Filed: 2004-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low-cost fan unit saved in space to be required, reduced in power consumption, easy to cope with various cooling specification, and facilitated in maintenance.  <P>SOLUTION: The fan unit is structured of transmission gears 35 such as a toothed fan 33 and a toothed propeller 34, which can be arranged in a case 31 in response to cooling specification and which are housed in frames having the same outside dimension and which have the same-shape gear, and connecting gears 36 respectively fitted in a connecting gear fitting part formed in the frames of these members to connect these gear members. The number of the toothed fan 33 having a driving source is reduced to reduce a space to be required and to reduce maintenance cost, and the transmission gears are arranged without arranging the toothed propeller 34 in a part unnecessary to cool, with this structure, cooling is efficiently performed to reduce power consumption.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006159602-A (JP)
Title: Recording method and recorder
Inventor: FUJIIKE HIROSHI
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2004-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compensate a density characteristic by enabling good measurement in a measurement step also to different recording media.  <P>SOLUTION: Contents to be recorded in a recording step according to kinds of the recording media are changed from a density irregularity correction table.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006163902-A (JP)
Title: Update notification device and update notification method
Inventor: NAGAI HIROYUKI
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2004-12-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem that an update notification device for an electronic document performs update notification independently of update contents.  <P>SOLUTION: This update notification device as one embodiment has a notification content generation part generating notification contents from the update information of the electronic document that is updated and detected. The notification content generation part analyzes an importance level of the updated contents described in the electronic document, and reflects them in the notification contents.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006158306-A (JP)
Title: Application apparatus
Inventor: YANO NORIHIRO
IPC: A01M9/00
Filed: 2004-12-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem wherein a conventional application apparatus for applying a granular or powdery fertilizer or agrochemical has a structure for applying the application material from application ports in the middle and tip portions of an application boom, discharges the whole amount of the left material not discharged from the middle portions of the boom, from the tip portion, and thereby irregularly and uselessly discharges the material to enhance the cost.  <P>SOLUTION: The granular or powdery application material received in a tank (6) is transferred into a main ventilation route (14a) provided on an application boom (11) together with air and then applied from application ports (12, 12, ...) opened on the main ventilation route (14a). The tip of the main ventilation route (14a) is provided with a returning ventilation route (14b) to return the residual application material to the tank (6).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006166213-A (JP)
Title: Harmonic mixer circuit
Inventor: ITO SEIICHI
IPC: H03D7/02
Filed: 2004-12-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a harmonic mixer circuit for suppressing the fluctuation width of a level in an output RF signal without adopting an automatic level control means even when a comparatively large level fluctuation occurs.  <P>SOLUTION: An LO signal inputted from an LO input port 6 is divided into two LO signals same in phase but mutually different in amplitude by a nonuniform division coupler 3. The two signals are respectively inputted to two harmonic mixers 1, 2 same in structure and characteristic. An IF signal inputted from an IF input port 7 is divided into two IF signals same in phase and amplitude (the level of the same signal) by a non-uniform division coupler 4. The two signals are respectively inputted to the respective harmonic mixers 1, 2. The harmonic mixers 1, 2 perform the mixing of the inputted LO signals and the IF signals and generate RF signals mutually different in signal level. A synthetic coupler 5 performs synthesis by same phase so as to output it from an RF output port 8.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006159784-A (JP)
Title: Polyolefin-based agricultural film resistant to agricultural chemicals
Inventor: NOMURA TAKAHIRO
IPC: A01G13/02
Filed: 2004-12-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agricultural film transparent, having resistance to degradation factors, having good resistance to chemicals such as fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, having high heat retaining property, excellent in mechanical properties, and maintaining good anti-clouding/dew-running-off property over a long period of time.  <P>SOLUTION: The polyolefin-based agricultural film resistant to agricultural chemicals is formed by laminating layer (A)/layer (B)/layer (C) (mentioned below) in this order and incorporates a hindered amine type light stabilizer. The layer (A) is mainly composed of a polyethylene resin. The layer (B) is mainly composed of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 5-20 wt% and a melt mass flow rate of 0.5-4.0 g/10 min (190°C) and contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin and an inorganic heat retaining agent. The layer (C) is mainly composed of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 3-15 wt% and a melt mass flow rate of 0.5-4.0 g/10 min (190°C).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006171049-A (JP)
Title: Display apparatus, display method, program and recording medium
Inventor: OGASAWARA KATSUICHI
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 2004-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display apparatus, a display method, a program and a recording medium in which a sense of incongruity of color appearance is decreased.  <P>SOLUTION: The display apparatus in which one pixel is displayed with four colors of three primary colors with a white color added, a color signal corresponding to a mixing ratio of four colors, comprises; a color component separation means 10 for separating predetermined color components included in the color signal corresponding to the pixel; a color component detecting means 11; a coefficient generation means 12 for generating a coefficient according to a color component level which is detected; a level conversion processing means 13 of a complementary color signal of the predetermined color; a multiplication section 15; a selection means 16 for changing an output of the multiplication section and the output of a white component separation means 14 for separating the white component from an original signal, when the predetermined color component exists; and display means 19 and 20 for displaying the color signal which is selected, in the pixel as white.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006172009-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing process management device
Inventor: IWAMATSU YOJI
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing process management device which enable countermeasures to a defect occurring in a manufacturing process to be quickly taken.  <P>SOLUTION: The manufacturing process management device 100 is provided with: a receiving part 110 for receiving countermeasure information to defect having occurred in an automated manufacturing process (IL manufacturing device 10, carcass mounting device 22 or the like); a countermeasure information DB140 for making the countermeasure information received by the receiving part 110 correspond to the manufacturing process and storing the countermeasure information; a manufacturing plan DB150 for storing manufacturing start time information(manufacturing plan or the like) being information specifying a time to start manufacturing in a manufacturing process; and a manufacturing instructing part 160 for instructing the transmission of the manufacturing instruction information to instruct the start of the manufacturing in the manufacturing process to the manufacturing process side before the time specified by the manufacturing start time information. The manufacturing instruction information includes the countermeasure information stored in the countermeasure information DB140.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006168156-A (JP)
Title: Printer
Inventor: FUKUDA SHIGENORI
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2004-12-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a printer which can be set with UI just like an existing printer driver even in case of direct printing and a printing function unique to the device can be used.  <P>SOLUTION: In a system for delivering direct data having no Job Ticket such as print setting to a device, the device analyzes the host information of a client upon receiving such data, delivers a Java(R) program for UI display and/or print setting to the client thus urging selection and/or input of a user.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006169900-A (JP)
Title: Underground water draining device, connecting pipe and method for draining underground water
Inventor: SAKURAI MITSUO
IPC: E02D19/10
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an underground water draining device, a connecting pipe and a method for draining underground water, enabling to reduce cost and to improve strength of an outer pipe.  <P>SOLUTION: The device is provided with a perforated pipe 11 having water passage holes 21 and a pipe 12 without holes on its side. The connecting pipe 14 has a passage groove 22 communicating with both ends. The periphery of the connecting pipe 14 is covered by the perforated pipe 11 and the pipe 12 without holes while the perforated pipe 11 and the pipe 12 without holes are connected in tandem. An inner pipe 15 having a space 25 for water to pass through between the perforated pipe 11 and the pipe 12 without holes, is provided inside the perforated pipe 11 or the pipe 12 without holes. The inner pipe 15 is connected to the inner periphery of the joint pipe 14 while the lowest end 15a of the inner pipe has an absorption hole 26 at the side of the tip end part. The perforated pipe 11 is placed at the height of a sand layer 1 under the ground and the pipe 12 without holes is placed at the height of a silt layer 2 under the ground to be driven into a hole 3 in the ground, so as to drain the underground water by pumping water up with a pump 18 through the inner part 30 of the inner pipe 15.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006168302-A (JP)
Title: Plate locking-up device of sheet-fed printing machine
Inventor: MIWA TOSHIO
IPC: B41F27/12
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the plate locking-up device of a sheet-fed printing machine, with which a plate can be collectively locked up backward and forward.  <P>SOLUTION: A clamping tail side vice 5, in which a cam shaft 12 nearly parallel to the rotating shaft of the plate cylinder 1 of the sheet-fed printing machine is provided and to which a backplate 19 abutting against the cam surface of the cam shaft 12, is equipped with a pin 14, which insertingly passing through the through hole of the backplate 19 and projecting movably from the abutting surface 19a of the backplate 19 and a spring 15 energizing the pin 14 toward the cam surface are provided so as to constitute to move the clamping tail vice 5 by the force of the spring in the back and forth direction of a plate 11 through the compression of the spring 15 caused by the depression of the pin 14 with the cam surface under the state that the cam shaft 12 is pivoted by a certain angle and to constitute to further move the clamping tail vice 5 through the abutting of the cam surface against the backplate 19 under the state that the cam shaft 12 is pivoted over a certain angle.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006175685-A (JP)
Title: Molded product having photocatalytic function
Inventor: SUZUKI YOSHIKI
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molded product which develops a photocatalytic function even by the visible light of a fluorescent lamp or the like emitted in a room.  <P>SOLUTION: A photocatalyst layer 5, in which photocatalyst particles developing the photocatalytic function by visible light are dispersed, is provided at least on one side of a base material 10 such as a decorative panel, a double-layer panel or a pattern panel. As the photocatalyst particles, particles of a nitrogen doped photocatalytic titanium oxide, photocatalytic titanium oxide having an oxygen lattice defect or photocatalytic titanium oxide having a brookite crystal structure are used. The photocatalyst layer 5 is laminated through an adhesive layer 3 and a protective layer 4 and the thickness thereof is set to about 1-1,000 nm but set to 150 nm or below in order to prevent the occurrence of a crack in the photocatalyst layer 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005179884-A (JP)
Title: Paper product and method for producing
Inventor: WEST HUGH
IPC: D21H17/03
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide paper having improved curl properties and cockle properties and for water-based ink-jet printing applications, and to provide a method for producing the paper.  <P>SOLUTION: The paper contains at least 50 pounds per 1 ton of a material that is water soluble, can be highly concentrated during application and has low viscosity and low hygroscopicity. The paper has a maximum Cockle Value of 0.25. And the paper is imparted water fastness by certain materials.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006179700-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method of rare earth sintered magnet
Inventor: NAKAMURA HIDEKI
IPC: B22F3/00
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly fill into a metal mold by making good flowability of a fine rare earth alloy powder to improve magnetic field orientation.  <P>SOLUTION: When the fine rare earth alloy powder is molded and then sintered into a rare earth sintered magnet, a bulk density of the fine powder is made smaller by 5% or more than that of the fine powder during storage, before using the powder for molding. The powder is stirred in an inert gas atmosphere to reduce its bulk density. The powder is used for molding within 24 hours after the stirring.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006179354-A (JP)
Title: Electromagnet device for relay
Inventor: SASAKI TOMOAKI
IPC: H01H50/64
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electromagnet device for a relay enabled to design an interval of a gap irrespective of the size of a coil, and that, with little fluctuation in intervals of a gap from one product to another.  <P>SOLUTION: An iron core 42 is inserted into an shaft part 41a of a coil bobbin 41, and a magnetic pole piece 42b fitted at one end of the core 42 is protruded from one end of the coil bobbin 41. The other end of the iron core 42 is coupled with a center piece 43c of a U-shaped yoke 43 arranged so as to surround the coil bobbin 41, and both leg pieces 43a, 43b of the yoke 43 are put in opposition to a magnetic pole piece 42b of the iron core 42. An armature block 7 is axially fitted to the coil bobbin 41, magnetic pole plates 54a, 54b fitted to the armature block 7 are inserted into a gap between the magnetic pole piece 42b and the leg pieces 43a, 43b. A sub yoke 45 is fitted to the leg pieces 43a, 43b, slid toward an extension direction of the leg pieces 43a, 43b.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006185664-A (JP)
Title: Lighting device
Inventor: NAKAI YOSHIYUKI
IPC: H05B41/24
Filed: 2004-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting device in which flickering of a high pressure discharge lamp is prevented, and a service lifetime has been improved by suppressing overshoot occurring in a voltage waveform of an AC lamp voltage.  <P>SOLUTION: An igniter circuit 22 which applies an AC starting voltage for initial starting to the high pressure discharge lamp 21 such as a high pressure mercury lamp, and an AC conversion circuit 23 which applies an AC lamp voltage for normal starting of the high pressure discharge lamp 21 are provided, and an overshoot correction circuit 35 which applies a correction voltage to the AC lamp voltage has been installed so as to offset the overshoot occurring at discontinuous points of the voltage waveform of the AC lamp voltage.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006186179-A (JP)
Title: Electronic component compression bonding device, electronic component compression bonding inspecting device, and electronic component compression bonding inspection method
Inventor: FUKAE TAKAYUKI
IPC: H01L21/60
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inspect the good or bad compression bonding condition of a bump against an electrode pad.  <P>SOLUTION: Electronic component compression bonding device comprises a compression bonding stage 2 on which a transparent substrate 3 is mounted; having an ACF (Anisotropic Conductive Film) 5 covering an electrode pad 4 thereon; a thermocompression bonding tool 9 for compression bonding the bump 8 of a drive IC chip 7 against the electrode pad 4 with the ACF 5 disposed therebetween; a differential interference contrast microscope 1 located at the lower side of the compression bonding stage 2 to observe an indentation in a conductive particle 6 of the ACF 5 from the side of the compression bonding stage 2 of the electrode pad 4; a camera 11 for photographing a indentation image on the conductive particle 6 observed by the differential interference contrast microscope 1; and an inspection unit 12 for inspecting the good or bad compression bonding condition of the bump 8 against the electrode pad 4, on the basis of the indentation image of the conductive particle photographed by the camera 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006191205-A (JP)
Title: Communication apparatus, communication method, and communication system
Inventor: IMAI TOMIICHI
IPC: H04L12/22
Filed: 2004-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus that can achieve data communication without using their identifiers and by changing various settings, and to provide a communication method.  <P>SOLUTION: The present invention is applied to communication apparatuses 1 and 2 which have no IP address, and each communication device is connected to a terminal having an IP address through a communication interface 11 for a LAN. The IP address of the terminal and the IP address of another terminal are paired and stored in a table storage portion 14 and packets generated through IP layer processing are sent and received between other communication apparatuses 2 and 1 having no IP addresses to send and receive setting information to and from the communication apparatuses 1 and 2. An additional function control portion 15 adds a new function.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005524714-A (JP)
Title: ミトコンドリアのエンハンサーを使用する、細胞性の血液成分に対するダメージを防止し、または若返らせる方法。
IPC: A61K35/14
Filed: 2003-05-06
Abstract: 本発明は、細胞に対するミトコンドリアのエンハンサーと細胞を接触させることによって、細胞の生命の質を改善するために細胞性の血液成分およびミトコンドリアを含むその他の細胞を処理するために方法を提供する。ミトコンドリアのエンハンサーは、ミトコンドリアおよびミトコンドリアを含む細胞に対する防止し、若返らせる。ミトコンドリアのエンハンサーは、リボフラビンなどのアロキサジン類および関連した化合物を含む。細胞は、ミトコンドリアのエンハンサーで処理の前に、後に、および／または間に、存在するであろう病原体を減少させるために、光放射によって任意に処理される。ミトコンドリアのエンハンサーによって処理すると、より高い光放射エネルギーのを利用することができ、より優れた病原体の減少が達成される。血小板をミトコンドリアのエンハンサーによって処理するときは、処理した血小板を、これらが患者に投与される前に未処置の血小板よりも長時間貯蔵してもよい。
Patent JP-2005524527-A (JP)
IPC: B05B1/14
Filed: 2003-05-07
Abstract: A nozzle for atomizing and spraying liquid is provided. The nozzle includes a longitudinal liquid flow passageway that terminates in a liquid orifice for directing a stream of liquid along a predetermined axis. A plurality of intersecting, transverse passageways extend perpendicular to and intersect the predetermined axis. Each of the transverse passageways terminates at either end in an outlet. The transverse passageways define a first impingement surface downstream of the liquid orifice for breaking up a stream of liquid impinging thereon into a laterally spreading dispersion which disperses through the transverse passageways. An air annulus is arranged in surrounding relation to the outlets of the transverse passageways and oriented to discharge air in a downstream direction so as to strike the fluid dispersed through the outlets of the transverse passageways. An expansion chamber is arranged downstream of the transverse passageways and air annulus. The expansion chamber communicates with a nozzle discharge orifice.
Patent JP-2005533037-A (JP)
Title: （Ｓ）−テトラヒドロ−α−（１−メチルエチル）−２−オキソ−１（２Ｈ）−ピリミジン酢酸の調製方法
IPC: C07D239/10
Filed: 2003-05-28
Abstract: たとえば米国特許第５  ９１４  ３３２号に記載されているもののようなＨＩＶプロテアーゼ阻害剤の合成に有用な中間体である、（Ｓ）−テトラヒドロ−α−（１−メチルエチル）−２−オキソ−１（２Ｈ）−ピリミジン酢酸を調製する方法が記載される。この方法は以下のステップを含んでいる。Ｌ−バリンをアクリロニトリルと反応させる。このようにして得られたＮ−（２−シアノエチル）−Ｌ−バリンを単離し、クロルギ酸アルキルエステルと反応させる。このようにして得られたＮ−（２−シアノエチル）−Ｎ−（アルコキシカルボニル）−Ｌ−バリンを水素化触媒、好ましくはロジウムの存在下で水素化する。このようにして得られたＮ−（３−アミノプロピル）−Ｎ−（メトキシカルボニル）−Ｌ−バリンを環化して所望の化合物を得る。
Patent JP-2005528900-A (JP)
IPC: A01D34/73
Filed: 2002-06-07
Abstract: A cutting unit for a plant or vegetation cutting device and which comprises a rotary cutting head and at least one cutting filament extending radially from the head. The filament has a cutting edge which is defined by two intersecting faces, and the filament is retained by the cutting head in an angular position wherein the cutting edge constitutes the leading edge that engages the plants during operation of the cutting unit. The filament may have a primary or preferred bending plane, and the filament is held in a configuration wherein the filament is bent essentially in the primary bending plane. Also, the localized working zone may be formed of a material which is different from the material of the remainder of the filament.
Patent JP-2005535310-A (JP)
Title: サイトメガロウィルスエンハンサー及び骨髄増殖性肉腫ウィルスプロモーターを有するハイブリッドベクター
IPC: C12N15/86
Filed: 2003-06-18
Abstract: 骨髄増殖性肉腫ウィルス（MPSV）プロモーターから上流の5’側にサイトメガロウィルス（CMV）エンハンサーを有する、高レベルの異種タンパク質を発現できる発現ベクターに関する。
Patent JP-2005529615-A (JP)
Title: リボヌクレアーゼチモーゲンの設計
IPC: C12N9/22
Filed: 2003-06-13
Abstract: 酵素を再設計して、チモーゲン、即ち、プロテアーゼ切断によって酵素に変換される酵素前駆体とする。ここに記載される例において、RNアーゼ A 酵素は、酵素にその酵素のアミノ末端及びカルボキシル末端を連結するアミノ酸の架橋を付加することによりチモーゲンに変換される。この架橋は、特異的なプロテアーゼ、例えばマラリア原虫によって産生されるプロテアーゼプラスメプシンIIのプロテアーゼの切断部位中に作られる。RNアーゼAは、細胞毒性とされ得るので、これによって、細胞毒性酵素は、特別なターゲット、例えば病原体にのみ存在するプロテアーゼが作用するときにだけ活性化形態となるチモーゲンの形態となることができる。
Patent JP-2005530933-A (JP)
Title: 引っ張り付ける索導器
IPC: D21F7/10
Filed: 2003-06-04
Abstract: それに引きロープ又はケーブルをしっかり固定するためのほぐれた領域（１１８）を含む抄紙機上に継ぎ合わせることが可能な抄紙布（１１２）を引き付けるのに用いる索導器（１００、２００）。
Patent JP-2005536407-A (JP)
Title: 流体ディスペンサ
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2003-08-12
Abstract: 液状または粉末状の流体を投与するための流体ディスペンサ（１００；２００；３００；４００）であって、流体を格納する働きをする貯蔵器（１２）と投与される流体が通過する投与開口部（１１４；２１４；３１４；４１４）とを含み、前記貯蔵器（１２）は、駆動壁（１１１；２１１；３１１；４１１）と支持壁（１１２；２１２；３１２；４１２）とを有し、前記２つの壁は、弾性変形によって互いに接近させられることで貯蔵器の容積を小さくし、それによって、投与開口部を通して流体を送り出すように作られており、特徴となるのは、単一部材の本体（１１０；２１０；３１０；４１０）と１枚以上の可撓性密閉フィルム（１２０；２２０；３２０；４２１；４２２）とで作られ、駆動壁および支持壁は単一部材の本体に形成されていることである、という前記ディスペンサ。
Patent JP-2006500299-A (JP)
IPC: B65G47/51
Filed: 2003-08-01
Abstract: A continuous product conveyor system of loop configuration is provided to receive products from an upstream destination in a given product delivery path arrangement and to deliver those products to a downstream destination in a different product delivery path arrangement. The system is adapted, for example, to deliver a single file product path from an upstream destination and deliver multiple delivery paths downstream. The system also can be used to receive multiple product delivery paths from an upstream destination and deliver a single file product path or a different number of product paths downstream. The system can further be used for receiving mass product flow and delivering one or more product delivery paths downstream.