baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0800897-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JEHAN HOWARD PAUL
IPC: B65G49/00
Filed: 1997-03-27
Abstract: An apparatus for handling and automatically positioning film samples such that individual film samples can be retrieved from a magazine and moved precisely to a position where a subsequent operation can be performed such as the reading thereof by a densitometer. Individual samples are acquired from the magazine by means of a vacuum pad supported on a rotatable arm. Once acquired, the sample is repositioned in a horizontal plane through rotation of the arm. A second arm is moved into position such that clamping jaws grasp one end of the sample. Once the sample has been grasped by the clamping jaws, the sample is released from the vacuum pad. The second arm which is rotatable in a horizontal plane is mounted on a linear slide such that through operation of the linear slide and rotation of the arm, the acquired film sample can be automatically and precisely positioned through computer control thereof. Once a sample has been read, the sample is automatically discarded and a new sample is acquired by the vacuum pad.
Patent EP-0788235-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RUNAS MICHAEL E
IPC: H03K19/0185
Filed: 1995-08-08
Abstract: A digital voltage shifter is provided which includes an input buffer 200 having an input for receiving data logic high signals at a first voltage, a true output and a complementary output. A static random access memory cell 220 is also included which operates in response to a voltage supply providing a second voltage differing from the first voltage and having a first input coupled to the true output of the input buffer and a second input coupled to the complementary output of the input buffer. An output driver 230 is further included which operates in response to the second supply voltage and is coupled to an output of the memory cell, the output driver outputting the received logic signals at the second voltage.
Patent EP-0834279-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BONADIO FRANK
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 1994-09-06
Abstract: A valve (1) comprises an outer ring (5,6) and a sealing
sleeve (7) of flexible material mounted to the ring (5,6)
and extending into the opening defined by the ring to
terminate in a substantially centrally disposed inlet
opening (8). Through the opening (8) a member such as a
trocar (3) or surgical instrument may be passed. The
sealing sleeve (7) remains in sealing engagement with the
member (3) as it is passed therethrough.
Patent EP-0851528-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAGY LOUIS LEONARD
IPC: H01Q1/12
Filed: 1997-11-24
Abstract: A vehicle window antenna (40) comprises a grid of
conductive frit material affixed to the inner side of a window glass (24) in a
confined area above a window heating element (30) comprising a grid of
similar material similarly affixed and covering most of the window viewing
area. The window glass is retained in a channel (14, 15) surrounding an
aperture edge (12) of the vehicle body (10) by a mounting and sealing member
(50) comprising a strip of a urethane material which is electrically conductive
with a low impedance at radio frequencies. At least one electrically
conducting ground element (60), made of the same frit material, is affixed to
the inner side of the window glass and electrically coupled at radio
frequencies through the mounting and sealing member to the vehicle body.
The ground element is provided at the point (17) where the antenna element
most closely approaches the mounting and sealing member and aperture edge
and has an inner edge (68) extending sufficiently close to the antenna element,
as compared with the mounting and sealing element, to replace the latter in
defining the closest distance between the ground plane and the antenna
element and thus provides a predetermined antenna impedance or other
antenna parameter regardless of variations in position, configuration and
dimension of the mounting and sealing element. The ground element may be
located at one of the upper corners (47) of the antenna element and may
comprise a generally L shaped element between the antenna element and the
upper corner with a horizontal portion (64) and a vertical portion (62), the
latter extending along the side of the antenna element. The antenna may also
comprise a similar ground element (70) adjacent the other upper corner (48)
of the antenna element.
Patent EP-0790684-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STULTZ ROBERT D
IPC: H01S3/16
Filed: 1997-01-21
Abstract: A glass fiber laser system (20) includes a laser resonator cavity (22) having a resonant path (23) and an erbium-doped glass fiber lasing element (28) with an emitted coherent light beam of from about 1.5 to about 1.6 micrometers within the laser resonator cavity (22). A pumping light source (32) directed into an input end of the glass fiber lasing element (28) optically pumps the lasing element (28) to emit light. A passive Q-switch (38) lies along the resonant path (23) within the laser resonator cavity (22). The Q-switch (38) is formed of a host material having a concentration of uranium ions therein, so as to be a saturable absorber of the light emitted by the lasing element. The Q-switch (38) is preferably a uranium-doped fluoride crystal such as U:CaF 2 , U:SrF 2 , or U:BaF 2 .
Patent EP-0800814-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ECCLESON GRAHAM CHARLES
IPC: A61K8/73
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial hair treatment composition which is a shampoo composition comprising an antimicrobial compound selected from certain 1-hydroxy-6-substituted pyridine-2-one and 2-thione compounds, a shampoo surfactant and a polymeric, water-soluble cationic deposition aid. The pH of the hair treatment composition is adjusted to less than 7, so that the antimicrobial compound is present as insoluble particles in the hair treatment composition. In this way, enhanced antidandruff activity can be obtained from a rinse-off shampoo composition by utilising the antimicrobial compound in insoluble form and in combination with a cationic deposition polymer as a deposition aid for the insoluble particles of antimicrobial compound.
Patent EP-0801228-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAND KENT P
IPC: F04B43/02
Filed: 1997-04-11
Abstract: An air operated double diaphragm pump 10 is provided with an air valve assembly which allows the valve cup 38 to move in a rectangular pattern which greatly reduces the cost and number of parts required for such an air valve. The main housing 12 of the pump 10 is mounted on a fluid base 20 to which the lines of fluid are attached. This allows removal of the pump for servicing by undoing several basic fasteners such as nuts and bolts 18 without requiring removal of the fluid fittings to the base 20. Thus, in the event of a pump malfunction, the pump may be easily replaced while the fluid fittings remain intact. Provision is also made for additional passages 54, 56 into each air chamber 44, 46 for operation via an externally operated solenoid valve. A one-piece check valve 26 construction is utilised with the part having a central sealing disk 26A having a plurality of radially axially extending guide members 26B extending therefrom wherein each of the guide members has an outer diameter sized to slidingly fit within a cylindrical cavity 28 and each of the guide members 26B having axially opposite the sealing disk 26A a plurality of spring loaded fingers 26D which serve to bias the check valve 26 into a closed position.
Patent EP-0811492-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASAKAWA YOSHIE
IPC: B41J2/05
Filed: 1997-06-06
Abstract: A liquid discharge method for discharging a liquid through a discharge port for discharging the liquid utilizing a bubble by displacing a movable separation film for always substantially separating a first liquid flow path in communication with said discharge port for discharging the liquid from a second liquid flow path comprising a bubble-generating region for generating the bubble in said liquid, on the upstream side of said discharge port with respect to flow of the liquid in said first liquid flow path, comprises a step of displacing a downstream portion of said movable separation film toward said discharge port relatively more than an upstream portion of said movable separation film with respect to a direction of the flow of the liquid.
Patent EP-0853125-A2 (EP)
Title: cDNA clone HNFJD15 that encodes a  human 7-transmembrane receptor
Inventor: SATHE GANESH MADHUSUDAN
IPC: A61P9/10
Filed: 1997-11-20
Abstract: HNFJD15 polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such
polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for
utilizing HNFJD15 polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the
treatment of infections such as bacterial, fungal, protozoan and viral infections, particularly
infections caused by HIV-1 or HIV-2; pain; cancers; anorexia; bulimia; asthma; Parkinson's
disease; acute heart failure; hypotension; hypertension; urinary retention; osteoporosis; angina
pectoris; myocardial infarction; ulcers; asthma; allergies; benign prostatic hypertrophy; and
psychotic and neurological disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, manic depression,
delirium, dementia, severe mental retardation and dyskinesias, such as Huntington's disease or
Gilles dela Tourett's syndrome, among others and diagnostic assays for such conditions.
Patent EP-0847034-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DESHIMARU MASATSUGU
IPC: G01C21/34
Filed: 1997-12-09
Abstract: A route search apparatus according to the present
invention comprises: a storage device that stores link
positional information of individual links and link
connection information between the links, a minimum unit
of road on a map being referred to as a link; a departure
point specification device that specifies a point of
departure on the map; a destination specification device
that specifies a destination on the map; and a control
device that selects a start point link that is to
constitute a start point of a route search based upon the
point of departure specified by the departure point
specification device and the link positional
information, selects an end point link that is to
constitute an end point of the route search based upon
the destination specified by the destination
specification device and the link positional
information, and performs a route search between the
start point link and the end point link based upon the
link connection information. And the control device
selects a plurality of the start point links and a
plurality of the end point links.
Patent EP-0810685-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AOSHIMA SHIGEKI
IPC: G01S3/42
Filed: 1997-05-27
Abstract: A vehicle-mounted satellite signal receiving system adopting a satellite tracking system combining gyro tracking and hybrid tracking is disclosed which can correct a sensitivity coefficient for correcting a gyro sensor output signal to make up for a sensitivity error, even when a drift is produced in the sensitivity error. In this system, gyro tracking is caused when the received power level is above a threshold power level. The gyro tracking is done by determining the angular velocity ω of an antenna as ω = -(ωG × ΔSB + ωG from a value obtained by inverting the sign of the product of a gyro tracking angular velocity ωG and a sensitivity coefficient ΔSB for dealing with the sensitivity error and a predetermined offset error correction value ωG and setting the antenna to ω. When ΔSB is inaccurate and a sensitivity error is generated in the gyro sensor output signal, the received power level is reduced. When the received power level becomes lower than a threshold power level LB, the sensitivity coefficient is corrected on the basis of the sense of the angular velocity ωS in the hybrid tracking (step tracking) and in the gyro tracking.
Patent EP-0840189-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIRARD JEAN-MARC
IPC: G01F1/34
Filed: 1997-10-13
Abstract: The system comprises a circuit where alternative carrier gases, such as hydrogen and nitrogen, are fed to a mass spectrometer (3) includes flow control systems (14A,14B) designed to ensure that similar flows of the gases reach the spectrometer. Each system comprises two differently calibrated restrictions (27,41) and valves (29) able to maintain flow through the restriction (27) alone or through both restrictions (27) and (41) in parallel as required.
Patent EP-0860817-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WANG SHIH-YUAN
IPC: G11B7/125
Filed: 1998-01-16
Abstract: A read/write head assembly[200, 300] for use in optical disk drives and the
like. The head assembly[200, 300] includes multiple vertical surface emitting lasers (VSELs)
for reading and writing the optical disk[11]. The reading and writing functions are provided
by different VSELs. The VSELs are constructed on a common substrate[201, 301] together
with one or more photodetectors for detecting light reflected from the disk. Multiple reading
assemblies[210, 311,312], each comprising a photodetector[212] and VSEL[211], may be
implemented on the same substrate[201, 301] thereby increasing the rate at which data may
be read from the disk. In addition, multiple VSELs for writing the disk[331, 332] may be
implemented on the common substrate[201, 301] thereby increasing the rate at which data is
written to the disk.
Patent EP-0858145-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHOLZ NORBERT
IPC: H02K11/33
Filed: 1998-02-04
Abstract: The method for heat recovery from engineering, automated processes (Pr1, Pr2,,Prn), which have one or more heat sources for waste heat (PL) is carried out across one or more heat transfers (3). The lost power (PL) as the heat source is used producing an electric drive system (EDS). Its cooling medium (6, fig. 2) or other heat carrier is supplied directly after its application in the electric drive system (EDS) to the heat exchanger (s) and/or bridges which are coupled and/or integrated with the heat user or users of the adjacent process (NPr1,... NPrN). The electric drive system (EDS) is penetrated and/or is acted on by a closed cooling medium circuit. The electric drive system (EDS) has one or more electric motors with a cooled stator and rotor. The cooling medium for cooling the stator at least is supplied to the heat exchanger or heat exchangers.
Patent EP-0875768-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARROZZI ALESSANDRO
IPC: G01R33/3815
Filed: 1998-04-20
Abstract: A magnetic structure for generating magnetic
fields to be used in nuclear magnetic resonance image
detection, having means (1, 101, 201, 301, 101', 201',
101'', 201'', 3, 3') for generating a magnetic field with
the characteristics required to obtain valid images
inside a predetermined tridimensional area (102), being
at least a part of a cavity (2), which is at least
partially contained in the magnetic structure.
According to the invention, the means for generating
the magnetic field consist of at least one coil (3,
3'), of the resistive or superconductive type. The coil
(3, 3') is associated to an element (1) made of a
highly permeable material, the so-called yoke, which
defines a cavity (2), having at least one open side,
whereas one or more inner pole pieces (101, 201, 301;
101', 202'; 101'', 201'') branch out of the inner side
facing the cavity (2) of the yoke (1), at least in the
area (102) which is meant to receive the body or the
part thereof to be scanned, and terminate with a free
end inside the cavity (2), around which pole piece or
pole pieces, the coil or coils (3, 3') for generating
the magnetic flow are arranged.
Patent EP-0877216-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATANABE AKIMASA
IPC: F25J3/04
Filed: 1998-05-05
Abstract: The air separation plant is provided with a housing for
containing cryogenic equipments, at least one free-standing
column to be disposed in the housing, at least one column to
be disposed in the housing on a frame constituting the
housing, and a powdery thermal insulator packed in the
housing, having a packing density to be obtained by packing
under atmospheric pressure; the free-standing column being
set to have a first natural frequency of not more than 0.7
times or not less than 1.0 times as large as that of the
housing. Further, the packing density of the powdery
thermal insulator is 55 to 80 kg/m 3 .
Patent EP-0876908-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIBUCHI HIROSHI
IPC: B65H23/10
Filed: 1998-05-06
Abstract: The present invention relaters to a sheet tension
adjusting method which allows the tension to a single-faced
corrugated fiberboard sheet or a liner to be greatly adjusted
with a high accuracy to be capable of the adjustment of
upward or downward warps of the corrugated fiberboard
sheet. In the method according to this invention, when
manufacturing a single-faced corrugated fiberboard sheet S 1 
in a manner that a liner L 1  is adhered onto a corrugated sheet
C 1 , the single-faced corrugated fiberboard sheet S 1  is wound
around one or more rolls 1 to change a braking force to the roll
1, thereby adjusting the tension to the single-faced fiberboard
sheet S 1 . Further, this invention is effectively applicable in
manufacturing various kinds of corrugated fiberboard sheets.
Patent EP-0896210-A2 (EP)
Title: Hydraulikzylinder für eine Kraftmessmaschine
Inventor: BAETHKE KLAUS DIPL-ING
IPC: G01L25/00
Filed: 1998-05-22
Abstract: Als Hydraulikzylinder für eine Kraftmeßmaschine ist eine Anordnung aus zwei gleich aufgebauten und hydraulisch gekoppelten Zylindern (7, 7') vorgesehen. Jeder Zylinder (7, 7') weist einen abgedichtet geführten Arbeitskolben (8, 8') und einen vom Zylinder (7, 7')getragenen und am Arbeitskolben (8, 8') dichtend anliegenden, elastisch verformbaren Dichtring (10, 10') auf. Jeder Zylinder (7, 7') ist von einem Drehantrieb, der eine Relativdrehung zwischen dem Arbeitskolben und dem Dichtring um die Zylinderachse bewirkt, angetrieben. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0889315-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAINO BRUNO
IPC: F16H57/00
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: The method includes the steps of: acquiring a signal
( s(t) ) from an acceleration sensor; calculating the
Fourier transform ( F(h) ) in the frequency domain of the
signal ( s(t) ) to obtain a sequence of samples; acquiring
from the sequence of samples a set of samples including
samples at the meshing frequency of the gears monitored
by the sensor, and samples at the harmonic frequencies
of the meshing frequency; calculating the energies
associated with the set of samples and the signal;
calculating a noise energy parameter ( MFP ) correlated to
the ratio between the energy of the set of samples and
the energy of the signal; comparing the noise energy
parameter ( MFP ) with at least one predetermined
threshold ( TH1 ); and generating an alarm signal in the
event the noise energy parameter ( MFP ) exceeds the
threshold value ( TH1 ).
Patent EP-0894703-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAMBURINI MASSIMO
IPC: B62L3/02
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: A pump-tank assembly unit (1) for braking circuit
fluid of a motorcycle of type associated with
handlebars (7) of this last one including a pump body
(3) to which a tank (4) is associated. Pump body (3)
includes a portion (9) capable of connection, by means
of a bayonet cap type coupling, with a related
connection part (10) of tank (4).
Patent EP-0893833-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SANO MASAFUMI
IPC: H01L31/0216
Filed: 1998-07-24
Abstract: A photovoltaic device is provided which
comprises a back reflection layer, a zinc oxide layer
and a semiconductor layer stacked in this order on a
substrate, wherein the zinc oxide layer contains a
carbohydrate. The content of the carbohydrate is
preferably in the range of from 1 µg/cm 3  to 100 mg/cm 3 .
Thereby, the zinc oxide layer can be formed without
abnormal growth to have a rough surface to achieve
sufficient optical confinement effect, and the
photovoltaic device is improved in the durability and
the photoelectric conversion efficiency.
Patent EP-0905701-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUELLER GERHARD
IPC: G11C7/18
Filed: 1998-09-04
Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor memory (18, 20, 100, 200) having a hierarchical
bit line architecture including local bit lines (LBL 1 , LBL 2 ) on a lower fabrication layer,
coupled to memory cells (MC), and master bit lines (MBL) on a higher fabrication
layer, each coupled to an associated sense amplifier (SA i) . Local bit lines disposed in
any given column are coupled to different numbers of memory cells, i.e., the local bit
lines have different lengths (L1, L2) over the memory cells. A hybrid configuration is
preferably employed in which one local bit line (LBL 1 ) in a column is directly coupled
via a switch (25 1 ) to an associated sense amplifier, whereas the other local bit lines in
the column (LBL 2 -LBL 4 ) are operatively coupled to the sense amplifier via the master
bit line. The different local bit line lengths are preferably selected such that total bit
line capacitance with respect to any of the memory cells is substantially equalized,
thereby improving data retention time for the memory.
Patent EP-0908372-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKATANI SHINSUKE
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: In a disclosed construction of a root portion of a front
side member, the front side member is extended to a
forward-and-backward direction of a vehicle body. At the root
portion of the front side member, the front side member is joined
to a lower surface of a floor panel. The floor panel to which
the front side member is joined is jointed to a first dash panel.
A first bent portion is provided to the front side member so
that the front side member is bent to the downward direction
of the vehicle body, a slanted portion is provided to the front
side member so that the front side member is slanted from the
first bent portion towards the lower surface of the floor panel,
and a second bent portion is provided to the front side member
so that the front side member is bent from the slanted portion
towards the lower surface of the floor panel. Further, a gap
is left between the first bent portion and the first dash panel,
and a second dash panel is provided by utilizing this gap.
Patent EP-0902361-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWASAKI SHUMPEI
IPC: G06F7/52
Filed: 1992-06-22
Abstract: A microcomputer MCU adopting the general purpose register method is enabled to have a small program capacity or a high program memory using efficiency and low system cost, while enjoying the advantage of simplification of the instruction decoding as in the RISC machine having a fixed length instruction format of the prior art, by adopting an instruction format of a fixed length of 2<sup>n</sup> bits which is smaller than the length of the maximum data word fed to instruction execution means. The control of the coded division is executed by noting the code bits.
Patent EP-0942518-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAGAWA SHIN
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a switching element for relaying
electrical current to be supplied to a transformer and a controlling circuit for
controlling an operation of said switching element. The controlling circuit has a first
oscillator which works to continuously drive the switching element and a second
oscillator which works to intermittently operate the switching element. An amount of
electrical current to be supplied to the transformer is controlled by changing a duty
cycle or an oscillating period of the second oscillator in accordance with a variation of
the amount of load current. Further, an initiating resistance for initiating the
controlling circuit and a "cut-off" circuit cutting the resistance off: it is arranged such
that the resistance is "cut- off" from the controlling circuit after initiating the
controlling circuit in order to avoid that a significant amount of current is consumed at
the resistance after initiating the circuit.