baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1241872-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOMOBUCHI HIROYOSHI
IPC: H04N5/217
Filed: 2002-02-27
Abstract: The solid-state image pickup device permitting parallel readout having an image pickup section partitioned into strip blocks and a readout amplifier for each block further has: an input source; and a marker signal generation section for generating marker signals for correction of outputs of the readout amplifiers. The marker signal generation section has a marker charge storage portion made of capacitors for respectively storing an amount of charge corresponding to the potential at the input source. The marker signals having a same charge amount generated in the marker signal generation section are read through vertical CCDs of two adjacent blocks and corresponding horizontal CCDs and readout amplifiers sequentially.
Patent EP-1249435-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GREGHI RENZO
IPC: C05F17/02
Filed: 2002-04-10
Abstract: An apparatus for storing and metering
compostable materials or mixtures thereof, for
biomass composting systems, comprises two mutually
separated apparatus sections, of which a first
section comprises a compostable material accumulating
construction, and the second section comprises a
metering construction, of a constant flow-rate type,
for metering the stored materials.
Patent EP-1249481-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAZAKI SHIGERU
IPC: B28D1/04
Filed: 2002-04-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to an abrasive that decreases the heat generation by a
core bit due to boring and allows the boring of a deep hole while maintaining the boring
speed even when a deep hole is cut using a dry method. This abrasive contains abrasive
grains, particles of anhydrous silica having a particle diameter from 5nm to 50nm and
silanol groups in the surface thereof or abrasive grains and hydrous resin which discharges water when the
hydrous resin is pressed by a core bit or the temperature of the hydrous resin rises, or abrasive grains and a sublimate. The
abrasive (51) is supplied between the distal end of a rotating core bit (11) and a working
material (20).
Patent EP-1258925-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASHI KATSUHIKO
IPC: H01L31/046
Filed: 2002-05-15
Abstract: An integrated thin-film photoelectric conversion module (1) includes
a multi-layered film including a first electrode layer (3), a semiconductor
layer (4) and a second electrode layer (5) stacked on a main surface of a
substrate (2). The multi-layered film includes a cell region including a
plurality of photoelectric conversion cells (10) connected in series, a bypass
diode region (18) and a connection region (19). The connection region (19)
does not connect the bypass diode (18) to the cell (10) during reverse bias
treatment of the cell (10) and the bypass diode (18), while the connection
region (19) connects the bypass diode (18) in antiparallel to at least one of
the plurality of cells (10) connected in series after the reverse bias
treatment.
Patent EP-1279573-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REITER FRIEDRICH
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 2002-06-01
Abstract: The safety device (2) has at least one aperture (3) for gas inflow and outflow, and a means of varying the flow resistance of this aperture. The flow resistance value is set dependent on the pressure at a specific point of the safety device, so that the flow resistance of the aperture is increased as the internal pressure rises and decreased as it falls.
Patent EP-1276088-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MESSERSCHMIDT RUDOLF
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-07-06
Abstract: The method is for position dependent output of image and sound reports in a public transport vehicle whereby the actual position of the vehicle is determined from a signal transmitted to the vehicle over its radio interface. The report selected to be played back in the bus is either a position dependent report where relevant or a report stored in the vehicle. <??>An Independent claim is also included for a corresponding computer program.
Patent EP-1282097-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOLZ MICHAEL
IPC: H04B10/118
Filed: 2002-07-31
Abstract: The method involves radiating laser light outside the visible spectrum in a predefined spatial angular range observed by a camera whose images are displayed to the driver and also using the laser light and/or the camera for optical communications with other vehicles. The laser light can be modulated with the information to be transmitted.
Patent EP-1306255-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUELLER ROBERT DR
IPC: B60W20/00
Filed: 2002-09-06
Abstract: The device has a revolution rate/torque transfer and conversion device arranged between an electric drive motor and the driven wheels or axle drive in the form of a converter gearbox unit with power branching containing at least one hydrodynamic revolution rate/torque converter in a first arm of a power branch. <??>The device has an internal combustion engine (2), an electrical machine (3) that can be operated as a generator in traction mode and an electric drive motor (4) for at least indirect coupling to an axle drive (7) and/or the driven wheels (5,6). A revolution rate/torque transfer and conversion device is arranged between the drive motor and driven wheels or axle drive in the form of a converter gearbox unit (15) with power branching containing at least one hydrodynamic revolution rate/torque converter (16) in a first arm of the power branch (19). Independent claims are also included for the following: a method of increasing the torque transferred to the axles of a non-railway vehicle.
Patent EP-1306806-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAKARALA RAMAKRISHNA
IPC: H04N1/41
Filed: 2002-09-10
Abstract: Previously-unused slots in a Huffman code table associated with a Joint
Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image file (106) are associated with various
quantization matrices (Q matrices) that are used to quantize data blocks of the
JPEG image file (106). Huffman codes associated with the various Q matrices
permit the particular Q matrix used to quantize a given data block to be signaled to
a decoder (202) as an end-of-block (EOB) code. The EOB codes and the Huffman
code table are sent with the JPEG image file (106). Upon decoding of the image
file (106), a standard JPEG decoder reads each of the EOB codes as a standard
JPEG EOB code and does not vary the Q matrix. A modified decoder (102) reads
from each of the EOB codes which Q matrix was used to encode each particular
data block of the image (104) and uses that Q matrix to dequantize the data block.
Patent EP-1282118-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MIYAMOTO HARUKAZU
IPC: G11B7/24091
Filed: 1996-02-09
Abstract: An optical recording medium is disclosed in which the tracks include
groove portions and land portions alternately arranged in the radial
direction, 
wherein a plurality of prepits including the address information prepits
of first and second prepits portions are meanderingly arranged with
respect to center lines of the groove and land portions; and 
wherein prepits among the plurality of prepits are arranged at a
predetermined interval such that specific prepits present in the
meanderingly arranged prepits are always reproduced when an optical spot
having a predetermined spot diameter irradiated on the optical recording
medium scans the information recording area in the circumferential
direction. 
     An optical information processing apparatus for such a medium is also
disclosed. The apparatus has means to irradiate a light spot having a
predetermined spot diameter such that one specific prepit among the
prepits is always reproduced.
Patent EP-1233160-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F02B47/08
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: A multi cylinder internal combustion engine 10 is
described in which each cylinder is capable of operating
within a predetermined auto ignition load/speed range.
Selected cylinders are disabled when the average cylinder
load lies below the auto ignition load/speed range so as to
raise the load on the remaining power producing cylinders
and enable them to continue to operate within the auto
ignition load/speed range.
Patent EP-1317094-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GUMMADI SRIKANTH
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: Detecting a boundary between training sequences in a
transmission is an important operation. In many communications
systems, there are no special boundaries or markers to denote
the end of one sequence and the beginning of another.
Correlation has been a commonly used technique to detect
sequences and a fall in the correlation can be used to indicate
such boundaries, but classical correlation can be slow and a
significant portion of the new sequence is received prior to the
boundary being detected. A method and apparatus is presented
that allows rapid detection of the boundary and only a small
amount of the new sequence needs to be received prior to the
detection of the boundary. Additionally, the method and
apparatus can be used to detect the presence of a transmission
on the communications medium.
Patent EP-1233336-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HEMSING CRAIG
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method to reduce the
memory footprint of a processor architecture by structuring processor code to be
stored in an external device, and transferring into the processor certain code and
associated data as it is needed. The processor code or algorithm is divided into a
controlling piece and a working piece. The controlling piece can be located on a low-MIPS,
high memory-footprint device, whereas the working piece can be located on a
high-MIPS, low memory-footprint device. The working piece can also be broken
down into phases or segments, which are put in a data store. The segments are then
transferred, on an as-needed basis along with associated data, from the store into the
constrained memory of the low memory-footprint device. Transfer is facilitated by a
segment manager which can be processed from the low-MIPS device, or alternatively
from the high-MIPS device.
Patent EP-1270892-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROBB NEIL E
IPC: F01P5/10
Filed: 2002-06-18
Abstract: An electronically-controlled viscous coupling
is coupled to a water pump to control the coolant flow
rate of engine coolant to an engine to maximize fuel
economy and minimize emissions. The viscous coupling
controls the rotational speed of a water pump shaft that
is used for moving engine coolant through a cooling
system as a function of engine speed and engine
temperature. The viscous coupling controls the amount
of viscous fluid entering a working chamber between a
pulley coupled to a belt drive and a clutch. The
viscous fluid contained in the working chamber is
sheared to produce torque that drives the clutch and
coupled water pump shaft to direct coolant flow. The
viscous coupling has a stationary electrical coil that,
when excited by electrical current, closes valve members
which prevent the viscous fluid from entering the
working chamber, thereby preventing the creation of
torque to drive the water pump shaft. The viscous
coupling limits rotational water pump shaft speed as a
function of the maximum torque to drive the water pump
shaft and prevents pump cavitation and possible water
pump damage.
Patent EP-1275394-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HODGEN GARY D
IPC: A61P15/18
Filed: 2002-07-09
Abstract: A method of female contraception involves administering a combination of
estrogen and progestin continuously for more than a year in which the daily amounts
of estrogen and progestin are equivalent to about 5-35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol and
about 0.025 to 10 mg of norethindrone acetate, respectively. The advantages include
lack of menstrual bleeding, less patient anemia, less total exposure to medication
when compared to a 35 microgram (low dose) containing oral contraceptive, reduced
risk of endometrial cancer, higher compliance rates and more lifestyle convenience
for patients who desire less uterine bleeding each year or longer.
Patent EP-1321541-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DAROLIA RAMGOPAL
IPC: C22C19/03
Filed: 2002-10-17
Abstract: A protective overlay coating (24) for articles (10) used in hostile thermal
environments, and particularly for use as a bond coat for a thermal barrier coating
(26) deposited on the coating (24). The coating (24) is predominantly beta-phase
NiAl into which a platinum-group metal is incorporated, yielding a coating system
(20) capable of exhibiting improved spallation resistance as compared to prior bond
coat materials containing platinum, most notably the platinum aluminide diffusion
coatings. A preferred composition for the beta-phase NiAl overlay coating (24)
further contains chromium and zirconium or hafnium.
Patent EP-1322119-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEE SHIN-JUN
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: An apparatus for encoding and decoding key data and key value data of a
coordinate interpolator and a recording medium, on which a bitstream, into which a
coordinate interpolator is encoded, is written, are provided. The bitstream includes
key data encoding/decoding information, into which key data and information
necessary to decode the key data are encoded, and key value data
encoding/decoding information, into which key value data and information necessary
to decode the key value data are encoded. The key data encoding/decoding
information includes inverse DND operation information including the order of
inverse DND indicating a predetermined number of cycles of inverse DND to be
performed on differential data generated by entropy-decoding the bitstream in order
to extend the range of the differential data and maximum and minimum values
among differential data used in each cycle of inverse DND operation, first inverse
DPCM operation information including the order of inverse DPCM operation to be
performed on the inverse-DNDed differential data so as to convert the
inverse-DNDed differential data into quantized key data and intra key data which are
used for each cycle of inverse DPCM operation, and first inverse quantization
information used in inverse quantization to generate retrieved key data by
inverse-quantizing the quantized key data. The key value data encoding/decoding
information includes dictionary decoding information including information on
symbols representing differential data of dictionary-encoded key value data, which
are entropy-decoded from the bitstream, first position indexes indicating the positions
of the symbols, and a dictionary decoding mode indicating a dictionary decoding
method to be performed on the first position indexes, second inverse DPCM
operation information including second position indexes indicating the positions of
symbols, which are used in an inverse DPCM operation to convert
dictionary-decoded differential data of components of each vertex into quantized key
value data and correspond to combinations of inverse DPCM operation modes, and
second inverse quantization information used in inverse quantization to generate
retrieved key value data by inverse-quantizing the quantized key value data.
Patent EP-1373074-A2 (EP)
Title: Pince a machoires separables
Inventor: FOLKMAR JAN
IPC: B65D33/16
Filed: 2002-03-21
Abstract: Une pince moulée destinée à fermer des sacs et analogues comprend une paire de mâchoires présentant un cliquet ainsi qu'une charnière aux extrémités opposées. La charnière s'étend vers l'arrière des mâchoires et comprend un support de charnière présentant une ouverture tournée vers l'arrière de diamètre limité par rapport à celle-ci. L'autre mâchoire comprend un axe de charnière fixe pouvant être encliqueté dans le support par un passage souple à travers l'ouverture. Dans les cas où les mâchoires sont relativement grandes, elles peuvent être dotées d'épaulements coopérant limitant le mouvement axial des mâchoires sous des formes générées en réaction. Selon un mode de réalisation, une des mâchoires est à double face et la pince peut être assemblée avec l'une ou l'autre de ces faces en confrontation avec l'autre mâchoire pour offrir différentes fonctions de pince.
Patent EP-1395669-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MERMOD NICOLAS
IPC: C12N5/06
Filed: 2002-01-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for transfecting eukaryotic cells with nucleic acid vectors. In particular, the invention relates to the uses of Matrix Attachment Region (MAR) elements to increase stable and transient transfection efficiency.
Patent EP-1397074-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAKIN INDER RAJ S
IPC: A61B17/22
Filed: 2002-05-28
Abstract: An ultrasound medical treatment system includes an end effector insertable into a patient. The end effector includes a tissue-retaining device. The tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member. The first and second tissue-retaining members are operatively connected together to retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members and to release patient tissue so retained. In one example, the second tissue-retaining member has an ultrasound reflector. In the same or a different example, the ultrasound medical-treatment transducer is an ultrasound imaging and medical-treatment transducer.
Patent EP-1400093-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEHTA SAMIR NARENDRA
IPC: H04L29/12
Filed: 2002-06-10
Abstract: Methods and systems for providing two-way initiated, bi-directional communication with wireless devices using connection-based or connection-less protocols, such as, for example, TCP/IP and UDP/IP, are provided. Example embodiments provide an Address Management Proxy System ("AMPS"), which enables devices and systems connected to a public internet, such as the Internet, to initiate communication with and to send data to wireless devices connected to a private wireless network, without exposing the non-routable private addresses of these wireless devices. The AMPS allocates a public (routable) network address for temporarily use by a requesting device on a public network to communicate with a wireless device on a wireless network. In one embodiment, a pool of public addresses, for example, public IP addresses, is maintained by the AMPS and allocated dynamically to wireless network devices as required. In one embodiment, the AMPS comprises one or more modified DNS/API servers, one or more Address Proxy/Routers, an Address Management Data Server, one or more data repositories, and optionally a load balancer. The AMPS DNS'/API server receives a request from a device on a public network for a particular wireless device, and returns an appropriate temporary public address, which is internally mapped to the private address of the wireless device. The public address is then usable by the device on the public network to send data to the wireless device.
Patent EP-1411968-A2 (EP)
Title: Glp-1 exendin-4 peptide analogs and uses thereof
Inventor: GREIG NIGEL H
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2002-07-30
Abstract: The invention relates to novel polypeptide analogues of GLP-1 and exendin-4. The polypeptide, in a preferred embodiment, is insulinotropic and long-acting. Preferably, the polypeptide's insulinotropic effect is comparable to or exceeds the effect of an equimolar amount of GLP-1 or exendin-4. The invention also relates to a method of treating a subject with diabetes, comprising administering to the subject the polypeptide of the invention in an amount that has an insulinotropic effect. The invention also relates to methods of using GLP-1, exendin-4, and polypeptide analogues thereof for neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects.
Patent EP-1454441-A2 (EP)
Title: Procede et appareil de mise en oeuvre de projections dans des applications de traitement de signaux
Inventor: THOMAS JOHN
IPC: H04W88/00
Filed: 2002-09-25
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de calculer un signal dans un certain sous-espace, sa projection qui repose à l'extérieur de ce sous-espace et la base orthogonale pour une matrice donnée. Cette invention porte plus particulièrement sur l'utilisation de ce procédé ou de cet appareil pour des applications matérielles en temps réel, du fait que ce procédé et cet appareil peuvent être utilisés sans inversion de matrice ou calcul de racine carrée.
Patent EP-1453859-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOX RORY F
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: The present invention provides a chemically modified human Growth Hormone (hGH) prepared by binding a water soluble polymer to the protein. The chemically-modified protein according to the present invention may have a much longer lasting hGH activity than that of the unmodified hGH, enabling reduced dose and scheduling opportunities.
Patent EP-1453955-A2 (EP)
Title: Cell constructs cultured in vitro, preparation and uses
Inventor: BLACK ANNIE
IPC: A61K35/12
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: The invention concerns a cell construct cultured in vitro characterized in that it comprises: (i) animal cells cultured in vitro in conditions ensuring formation of a three-dimensional tissue structure and (ii) an endogenous extracellular matrix wherein said cells are imprisoned, and it comprises, among said cells, cells having mineral- and/or bone-forming property. The invention is particularly useful in the field of grafts and implantology (tissue reconstruction or repair), as well as in the pharmaceutical industry, for research on tissue and analysis of the toxic or beneficial profile of molecules capable of being used in pharmaceutics development and/or pharmaceutical compositions.
Patent EP-1458807-A2 (EP)
Title: Melanges en fusion de polyethylene en vue d'applications de polyethylene haute densite
Inventor: HARRIS MICHAEL G
IPC: C08L23/08
Filed: 2002-10-03
Abstract: L'invention concerne une composition de polyéthylène présentant une densité comprise entre 0,945 et environ 0,960 g/cm3 et un indice de fluage compris entre 0,1 et environ 0,4. La composition est un mélange en fusion d'une résine de polyéthylène linéaire à faible densité et/ou d'une résine de polyéthylène linéaire à moyenne-faible densité, et d'une résine de polyéthylène à forte densité. La composition est caractérisée en ce que les résines peuvent être indépendamment vierges, recyclées, constituer des déchets et/ou hors spécifications, et former des mélanges. Font également l'objet de cette invention, des procédés d'obtention des compositions et d'articles en plastique extrudés, moulés et façonnés obtenus à partir des compositions de cette invention.
Patent EP-1336680-A2 (EP)
Title: Spreading roller for guiding webs
Inventor: FLASS WINFRIED
IPC: D06C3/06
Filed: 2003-02-06
Abstract: A rotary textile or paper web stretcher drum has a shaft (3) with a flexible mantle (5) and a first array of helical grooves commencing (7A, 9A) near the center (M) and proceeding left and right (7, 9) to the periphery. The drum especially has a second set of helical grooves (13, 15) commencing at points (13A, 15A) which are axially transposed (X, Y) to the first set (7A, 9A), and terminating at the drum ends (5L, 5R).  The first set of grooves (7, 9) increase in pitch towards the drum ends. The second set of helical grooves (13, 15) commence no later than in-line with the fifth rotational point of the first set of grooves, preferably between the first and third. The first and second sets of helical grooves are parallel to each other.