baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0809213-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POLITIS GEORGE C O CANON INF S
IPC: G06T15/40
Filed: 1997-05-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and system for optimising an expression tree (101,902,1102) for compositing an image. Such an expression tree (101,902,1102) can comprise at least two nodes. Each node is either a graphical element (102,104) or image compositing operator ((103,104) and has a region of the image represented by the node (102,103,104). In the method, for at least one node in the tree, several steps are carried out. The region represented by the node (103,104) is compared to a region representation data structure, which is preferably a quadtree representation, corresponding to one or more regions represented by at least one other node. A determination is thea made if the region represented by the node (102,103,104) is totally or partially obscured by the one or more regions. If the region represented by the node is at least partially or totally obscured, the expression tree (101,902,1102) is modified. Modifying the expression tree (101,902,1102) involves applying a clipping operator (58,59) to the node if the region represented by the node is partially obscured. If the node is totally obscured, either removing the node if the node is a graphical element (102, 104) or applying a predetermined set of node replacement rules in accordance with the image compositing operator if the node (103) is a image compositing operator.
Patent EP-0812604-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATO MAKOTO
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: A bed includes a bag filled with a transparent fluid and formed with a transparent portion at least at an upper surface portion thereof, and a light source for emitting light. The light emitted from the light source passes through the fluid and propagates to an outside of the bag through the transparent portion on an upper surface of the bag. As a result, a bedsore can be prevented, and a decrease in bone mass can be prevented, thus suppressing occurrence of osteoporosis.
Patent EP-0835957-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YEH KANG CHANG
IPC: D21H21/18
Filed: 1997-10-10
Abstract: The present invention is a through-air-drying process for producing a fibrous web that
possesses not only softness and absorbency but also strength. The method of the present
invention monitors and controls the overall charge in the headbox.
Patent EP-0829864-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IKEGAME TETSUO
IPC: G11B7/135
Filed: 1995-11-10
Abstract: An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from an optical recording medium comprises a light source (50), at least two objective lenses (4,5) corresponding to at least two kinds of optical recording media (1,2) having different thicknesses of protective layer, respectively, a holder (6) for supporting these objective lenses (4,5), selection means for selecting one of these objective lenses in accordance with that one of the optical recording media (1,2) to be read, the light of the light source (50) being directed onto that optical recording medium (1,2) through the objective lens (4,5) selected by the selection means, thereby performing recording and/or reproducing of the information.
Patent EP-0812893-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COX DAVID D
IPC: A61B19/08
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: An adhesive composition having dispersed therein a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent for use in medical applications, such as an adhesive for surgical drapes, wound dressings and tapes. The adhesive is composed of acrylic polymers, tackifiers and a preferred antimicrobial agent, diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone. The adhesive composition is essentially solventless and capable of application in a hot melt process while maintaining stability at elevated temperatures in the range of 275°F to 350°F, which not only allows hot melt application, but allows for ethylene oxide sterilization under heat stress.
Patent EP-0890113-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZHANG YI
IPC: G01R33/035
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: Ce dispositif de couplage d'un magnétomètre HF à anneau de commutation à un circuit bouchon supraconducteur sur un substrat est conçu de sorte que les deux composants sont entièrement intégrés l'un à l'autre. Cette intégration permet d'accroître la qualité du circuit bouchon de deux à trois fois par rapport à un dispositif pouvant être obtenu selon la technique des puces à bosses. Ce dispositif intégré permet en outre d'évaluer facilement le couplage k entre l'anneau de commutation et le circuit bouchon.
Patent EP-0882885-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOELLE ULRICH
IPC: F02M63/02
Filed: 1998-02-18
Abstract: The fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine has a high-pressure fuel pump (5) through which a high-pressure fuel container (8) is supplied with fuel. Pipelines (15) lead from the container to electrically controlled fuel injection valves (14) on the engine. The valves extract fuel from the container and bring it to the engine for injection. The pressure in the container is controlled by a regulating valve (11) and a filter (17) is located between them. The clear width of the cross-section at the filter is smaller or equal to half the clear width of the outflow cross-section of the regulating valve.
Patent EP-0865041-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HUETTER INGO
IPC: G11B20/18
Filed: 1998-02-27
Abstract: In a further development of the CD, the so-called
DVD, a data format was chosen which is upwards compatible
with the CD. As a result, existing audio CDs can also be
played on a DVD player. If complete error correction is not
possible during the reproduction of a CD by an audio CD
player, then simple measures for error concealment are
additionally taken, but they are not always adequate.
However, for cost reasons more complicated methods are not
used in an audio CD player, since they would require a more
powerful processor and a larger memory. However, a DVD player
has this more complex hardware in any event, in order to
enable the outstanding video quality that is intended.
According to the invention, therefore, during the
reproduction of an audio CD on a DVD player, one of various
error concealment methods is carried out in dependence on the
error rate that occurs, with a low error rate it being
possible to effect error concealment that is considerably
more accurate in comparison with a conventional CD player.
Patent EP-0864372-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUEOKA EIZO
IPC: B05C17/01
Filed: 1998-03-12
Abstract: The dropping container of the present invention
does not deteriorate a chemical such as a curing agent
through its long-time preservation and thus can supply a
content such as a curing agent which maintains its
activity stably and continuously for a long time. The
dropping container comprising (a) a cylindrical body (A);
(b) a dropping portion (9) having a pressure valve for
closing an opening in a dropping container body such
that it can be opened by pressure and a thin tube which
is open to the outside, the pressure valve comprising a
sealing plug (6) portion formed of an elastic body or a
rigid body and a pressing member, formed of an elastic
body, for pressing the sealing plug (6) portion against the
opening to close the opening; and (c) a movable plug (11) for
supplying the content of the cylindrical body (1) to the
dropping portion.
Patent EP-0889305-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FISCHER HEINRICH
IPC: F17C13/02
Filed: 1998-04-16
Abstract: The device uses a liquid tank (2) containing the pressurised gas bottle (3), with the liquid within the tank subjected to atmospheric pressure and the liquid level monitored, via an electronic measuring device, for detecting the expansion of the gas bottle when it is subjected to pressure. The measuring device may use a pressure sensor (4) incorporated in the wall of the liquid tank and a second reference pressure sensor (15), both sensors coupled to an electronic evaluation circuit (5).
Patent EP-0880005-A2 (EP)
Title: Propellant charge for an ammunition cartridge and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: CANDLAND CALVIN T
IPC: F42B5/16
Filed: 1998-04-21
Abstract: An improved geometric propellant loading configuration
for high velocity, large or medium caliber projectile
ammunition is disclosed. The propellant system includes
several mutually contiguous extrudable stick shapes that in
concert result in highly efficient use of propellant load
space. The system reduces loading, assembling and packing
(LAP) labor and overall cost, yet provides a dense pattern
to increase propellant load and high perforation to improve
burning progressivity over prior stick loads and more
reliable and improved ballistic performance.
Patent EP-0878831-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MIYASHITA NAOTO C O INT PROP D
IPC: H01L21/304
Filed: 1998-05-14
Abstract: A double side cleaning apparatus includes a pair
of roll-like brushes (3, 4) and at least one cleaning
brush (2). The roll-like brushes (3, 4) are driven to
rotate in opposite directions, and a semiconductor
wafer (1) is arranged between them in a non-contact
manner. The cleaning brush (2) is arranged near
the pair of roll-like brushes (3, 4). While the
semiconductor wafer (1) is arranged between the pair
of roll-like brushes (3, 4) and its upper and lower
surfaces are being cleaned, the cleaning brush (2)
brushes the side surface of the semiconductor wafer (1).
A cleaning agent is supplied from the pair of roll-like
brushes (3, 4) to the semiconductor wafer (1) to clean
it. Since the upper and lower surfaces of the
semiconductor wafer (1) are cleaned in a non-contact
manner, dust can be removed efficiently (within a short
period of time and a small space).
Patent EP-0888756-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TRABUCCO ERMANNO
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1998-06-17
Abstract: The prosthetic plug comprises a base (1) of circular or rectangular
shape made of monofilament macroporous polypropylene mesh of
surgical quality of rigid type with controlled memory for the tension free
suturless positioning of said plug, and a flattened blunted apex (2) with
rounded shape (2a) made of a preformed mesh of surgical quality with
surface memory for its introduction and obstruction inside the wall
defect. Unlike the plugs of the prior art that cause tension or sting and
tickle under the skin because of their point after the implant, or like the
cylindrical plugs requiring an awkward preparation during the operation
and are difficult to be accomplished without tension, the plug of the
invention allows tension free implants with pre-peritoneal approach for
relapsing cruroinguinal herniae, for front repair of crural herniae and
with front approach repair of big relapsing inguinal herniae. The plug
can be more particularly applied in hernioplasty surgery, more
particularly in the inguinal surgery, with dramatic reduction of failures
and relapses.
Patent EP-0890430-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KLIS GERHARD
IPC: B32B5/26
Filed: 1998-07-10
Abstract: A cut-resistant composite for padding materials (1) with at least one layer, free from metal and comprising at least 80 (preferably at least 95) wt% polyester fibres. Also claimed is (i) padding material with a patterned layer (2) attached to the above composite, and (ii) a process for the production of padding material by applying a patterned layer (2) to the composite.
Patent EP-0901225-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHULTER WOLFGANG DR
IPC: H03H17/04
Filed: 1998-08-18
Abstract: Durchstimmbare Filteranordnung, die die Differenzengleichung y[n] = α · (x[n] ± x[n - 1]) + (1 - 2α) · y [n - 1] realisiert und bei der mittels nur eines Durchstimm - Parameters α die Grenzfrequenz linear durchgestimmt werden kann. Der Durchstimmbereich ist einzig durch die Abtastrate und Bit-Breite der Register begrenzt und kann auch insbesondere sehr tiefe Frequenzen annehmen. Die Filteranordnung ist deshalb insbesondere auch zur Vorfilterung von abgetasteten und digitalisierten Meßwerten des Motorstroms zur lastabhängigen Motorsteuerung im extrem langsamen Drehzahlbereich einsetzbar. . Durch Wahl des Operators <IMAGE>±" als +" ergibt sich eine Tiefpaßcharakteristik ; ein -" als Operator ergibt einen Hochpaß. Eine Kaskadierung mehrerer Tief- und/oder Hochpässe ist möglich. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0928939-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAESSEN JOS
IPC: F28F27/02
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: An opening (9) is provided at the bottom end of an inner tube (8) running from top to bottom inside one of the vertical distribution tubes (3, 4) for the heating medium. The opening links the inside of the inner tube with the horizontal radiator tube (5) extending between the inlet and outlet connections (6, 7) for the heating medium. A partition wall (10) extends between the inner tube and the vertical distribution tube above the opening, sealing off a space (11) around this opening from the rest of heating medium.
Patent EP-0930262-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJITA HIROKI
IPC: G01N21/89
Filed: 1998-10-30
Abstract: An intake member 15 which sucks in the tip of a loosened bunch winding yarn
W and removes it from the inspection area of package P is arranged in a package
inspection device. Since the loosened bunch winding yarn W is removed from the
inspection area by the intake member, the tip of the loosened bunch winding is
prevented from unraveling from the package, entering the inspection area, and
interfering with the inspection.
Patent EP-0924120-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BUDIG OLAF DIPL-ING
IPC: B60L9/30
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a first inverter-fed (3) converter (1) and a first, part-DC link circuit (5), a second inverter-fed (4) converter (2) and a second, part-DC link circuit (6). In AC drive, the first and second, part-DC-link circuits (5;6) are connected in parallel and the input inverters (3,4) are each connected to a traction transformer secondary part-winding (11;12). The first and second DC-link capacitors (7;8) are connected across a series resonant circuit (21). In DC-drive, the first and second, part-DC link circuits (5;6) are connected in series via control reactors (25,26,28,29), the input inverters (3;4) function as DC chopper converters, and the series resonant circuit reactor (23) is connected via a series-circuit with a DC traction network reactor (30) to an input filter, whose input filter capacitance is formed by the series resonant-circuit capacitor (22).
Patent EP-0903451-A2 (EP)
Inventor: THIERS BARNARD
IPC: B27N7/00
Filed: 1998-09-17
Abstract: Floor part, in particular a floor panel for forming a
parquet floor or such, characterized in that it is
treated with a sealing agent (6) on one or several sides
(2-32-33-34).
Patent EP-0887146-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEE GEUM-CHAN
IPC: B65G47/14
Filed: 1998-02-20
Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing balls (15) into a device for dynamically compensating for
imbalanced rotation of a drum of a washing machine is disclosed and includes a
hopper (35) for storing a supply of balls (15) ready to be dispensed, a chute (37)
through which balls (15) are dispensed from the hopper (35) into the device, and
control means (40) for terminating the passage of balls (15) through the chute (37)
after a preselected number have been dispensed.
Patent EP-0884099-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHINO AKIRA
IPC: F01K23/06
Filed: 1998-06-09
Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generating
apparatus which comprises a combustor (3) for reacting
a raw material hydrocarbon with oxygen at a high
temperature for partial oxidation thereof to produce a
gas mixture essentially containing carbon monoxide and
hydrogen, and a turbine (5) which is driven by a stream
of the gas mixture generated by the combustor (3) for
generation of power, wherein the power generated by the
turbine is utilized as an effective output. The
apparatus of the invention contributes to reduction in
the plant scale and the initial costs, and readily meets
the demands for plant shift and enhancement of the gas
production capacity in the future.
Patent EP-0889654-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LIN MIN-HSIUNG
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 1998-07-02
Abstract: In a time domain video compression and
decompression system, difference frames obtained by
subtracting pairs of consecutive frames in a time
sequence of video frames are quantized to reduce the
number of bits by coding the signals are transmitted.
Offsets are added or subtracted from the signals in the
difference frames for reducing truncation errors as a
result of quantization. The dynamic range of the
difference signals is reduced by clamping the maximum
amplitudes of the difference signals to below certain
predetermined values. Incomplete frames as well as
complete frames are transmitted from the encoder to the
decoder and the decoder ascertains the degree of
completeness of the frames and decides whether to
display or discard the incomplete frames based on how
complete they are.
Patent EP-0905632-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LIN ARTHUR
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: In a control block design methodology, a control block
is designed, synthesized, and laid out. The control block
includes one or more storage devices, such as flops. The
flops include a header which buffers signals common to the
flops and a storage cell for storing data. A flop grouping
tool is used to merge flops having the same type of header
into a flop having storage equivalent to the merged flops
but using a single header. Multiple instances of the header
may be deleted from the control block.
Patent EP-0912026-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAI GIRISH
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 1998-10-13
Abstract: A coupled data network with a system for registering end systems is disclosed.
A foreign network includes a foreign mobile switching center and a foreign base
station. The foreign mobile switching center includes a serving registration server,
the foreign base station includes a foreign access hub, and the foreign access hub
includes a proxy registration agent. A home network includes a home mobile
switching center with a home registration server. A first end system subscribes to the
home network and operates within the foreign network. The end system includes an
end registration agent, the end registration agent being coupled to the proxy
registration agent, the proxy registration agent being coupled to the serving
registration server, and the serving registration server being coupled to the home
registration server.
Patent EP-0910073-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUTSUI KEIICHI
IPC: G11B7/085
Filed: 1998-10-16
Abstract: A malfunction during focusing pull-in in an optical disc
recording/reproducing apparatus is to be prevented. To this end, the optical disc
recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical pickup (10) having an
objective lens (8) and a biaxial actuator (9), a photodetector for generating
tracking error signals from the return light of the laser light illuminated on the
optical disc (100) and a position sensor for detecting the position of the objective
lens (8) relative to the optical disc (100). The optical disc recording/reproducing
apparatus also includes an actuator driving circuit for controlling the servo
operation by a biaxial actuator (9), based on the tracking error signals, so that the
converging point will be on the signal recording surface of the optical disc (100),
and a pull-in range decision unit for outputting a permission signal according
permission for the servo operation when the position of the objective lens (8) is
within a preset range.
Patent EP-0863072-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH BLAIR A
IPC: C25D3/56
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: A sheath (12) for covering and protecting a component leading edge of an
airfoiled component is disclosed The sheath includes a sheath leading
edge (14), and a first protective side (16) and a second protective side (18), wherein the
first and second protective sides (16,18) are merged at the sheath leading edge (14). A
cavity (20) is formed between the first and second protective sides (16,18), wherein the
cavity (20) is adapted to have the airfoiled component positioned therein and
engage an inside surface of each of the first and second protective sides (16,18).
The sheath (12) is formed from a material including cobalt, and preferably a
nickel-cobalt composition. Preferred embodiments include cobalt in the
nickel-cobalt composition present between 8-32 wt.% and 30-54 wt.%,
based on the weight of the sheath. An airfoiled component construction is
also disclosed. This construction includes a main structural component
formed in the shape of an airfoil, wherein the main structural component has
a leading edge (14), and a sheath covering and protecting the leading edge (14),
wherein the sheath is formed from a material including cobalt such as a
nickel-cobalt composition. Preferred embodiments include cobalt in the
nickel-cobalt composition present between 8-32 wt.% and 30-54 wt.%,
based on the weight of the sheath.
Patent EP-0906615-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN KESTEREN HANS WILLEM
IPC: G11B5/31
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: Method of manufacturing a magnetic head which is built up in layers. A first magnetically permeable layer (9) for forming a first flux guide, a non-magnetic gap layer (15) for forming a transducing gap and a second magnetically permeable layer (17) for forming a second flux guide are provided consecutively. To be able to form narrow gap widths in a reproducible manner, the method comprises the steps of: providing a non-magnetic basic layer; forming a hollow part in the basic layer by removing non-magnetic material, resulting in a hollowed basic layer (3a); providing the first magnetically permeable layer on the hollowed basic layer; providing a non-magnetic intermediate layer (11) on the first magnetically permeable layer; forming a plane surface by removing material, said surface comprising a part of the basic layer, a part of the first magnetically permeable layer and a part of the intermediate layer, in which the thickness of the first magnetically permeable layer at the area of said surface determines the gap width of the transducing gap of the magnetic head which is being formed; providing the non-magnetic gap layer on said surface, and providing the second magnetically permeable layer on said gap layer.
Patent EP-1015362-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BONNET HENRI
IPC: B65G47/10
Filed: 1998-04-29
Abstract: An automated conveyor sortation and item discharge system for sorting items of various sizes and weights to designated output destinations along a conveyor is provided. The system utilizes a discharge drum ejection mechanism mounted medially between a pair of parallel cog belt conveyors for ejecting an item such as a parcel laterally from the surface of the cog belt conveyors to an adjacent chute or slide. The discharge drum of the ejection mechanism is generally rectangular and defines convex opposing sides separated by the longer diameter of the drum. The convex sides of the discharge drum define flexible ridges for contacting an overlying parcel to be discharged from the surfaces of the cog belt conveyors. The flexible ridges enhance translation of the item or parcel by the discharge drum and serve to reduce noise caused by the impact of the discharge drum with the overlying parcel. A tapered discharge drum may be used to counteract rotation of the parcel during the discharge. A programmable controller may be provided to control the conveyor system and the discharge of items from the conveyor by the ejection mechanisms. The system is easy to repair and operates at high speeds at reduced noise levels. Also provided is a relatively flat disc intermediate a conveyor gap, which may be disassembled without disturbing the shaft to which the disc is mounted.
Patent EP-0992138-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OLOFSSON SVEN-RUNE
IPC: H04B10/556
Filed: 1998-06-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne une configuration de synchronisation des noeuds de systèmes VDSL (ligne d'abonné numérique à très haut débit), ou plus précisément de synchronisation de noeuds VDSL optiques (2) qui partagent une partie commune d'un câble dans le réseau d'accès entre les abonnés (3) et la station locale (1). L'invention concerne une synchronisation temporelle dirigée vers un système exterieur (7), par exemple un GPS, qui donne une référence de temps par laquelle les différents noeuds peuvent être synchronisés. La synchronisation réduit la paradiaphonie entre les systèmes VDSL dans les différents noeuds. De préférence, le noeud respectif contient un récepteur (6) destiné à un signal de synchronisation et un oscillateur interne de grande stabilité permettant de délivrer un signal d'horloge stable.