baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1281816-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STUMP GREG
IPC: E02F5/14
Filed: 1996-06-19
Abstract: A system for locating an underground utility, comprising:
     a detector unit that generates detection data representative of an underground utility
within a subsurface of the earth;   a geographic positioning system that generates geographic positioning data
representative of a geographic position of the detector unit as the detector unit
moves along a predetermined route;   memory for storing the geographic positioning data and the detection data acquired
by the geographic positioning system and the detector unit, respectively; and   a processor, coupled to the memory, that associates the geographic positioning data
with the detection data to generate location data representative of a location of the
underground utility within the subsurface.
Patent EP-1298700-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAKAROV ALEXANDER ALEKSEEVICH
IPC: H01J49/38
Filed: 1996-03-29
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprises an ion source (11), an ion injection
arrangement (12), field generator defined by shaped electrodes (14, 16) and
a detector (18) to detect ions. 
     The electrodes (1 4, 16) are shaped so as to provide therebetween a
field of substantially hyper-logarithmic form whereby ions can be trapped
within a potential well of the field for analysis.
Patent EP-1319932-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YONETSU MICHIHIKO
IPC: G01G19/393
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus includes a plurality of hoppers
each having a gate and being capable of accommodating an article and
discharging the article therefrom upon opening of the respective gate, a drive
device for selectively opening and closing the gate and maintaining the gate in an
opened position when in a conducting state, and a control device for controlling
the drive device and having a weighing mode, in which the gates of the hoppers
selected for combination are opened to combine the respective articles, and a
discharge mode in which the articles within the hoppers are discharged while the
gates are maintained in the opened position. The control device performs a
control of closing the gate when during the discharge mode the opening of the
gate lasts a predetermined length of time. The control device also performs a
control of setting a closing duration of the gate during the discharge mode to a
value longer than a closing duration of the gate during the weighing mode.
Patent EP-1308326-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PAWLAK III JOHN LAWRENCE
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2002-10-10
Abstract: An air distribution module (60) for a vehicle heating, ventilation
and air-conditioning system (50) receives a layered air-flow of an upper (92)
and lower (94) layer for delivery to a vehicle interior. The air distribution
module (60) includes a housing (62) defining a central plenum (63) and an air
inlet at an upstream side (61) thereof for receiving the layered air-flow of first
(92) and second (94) layers. At least a first arcuate duct (74) is coupled to the
housing (62) and defines an inner passage wherein the arcuate duct (74) further
includes an inlet coupled to a downstream side (65) of the housing (62) and in
fluidic communication with the plenum (63). The duct (74) further includes an
inversion loop (78) for inverting the air-flow layers and an outlet for discharging
the air into the vehicle interior.
Patent EP-1289340-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIM SEOG-TAE
IPC: H05B6/66
Filed: 2002-08-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling output power
of a combination hood and microwave oven, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method
for controlling power of a combination hood and microwave oven, wherein an output level of a
high voltage transformer for generating a high voltage can be adjusted. According to the
combination hood and microwave oven of the present invention, the electric power supplied to
the high voltage transformer can be increased by temporarily turning off the parts (limited to the
components which can be controlled separately from the microwave oven function), such as the
vent fan or the electric indicator lamp, having large power consumption. Thus, the output
power level thereof can be increased. Therefore, there are advantages in that the quick cooking
can be made and cooking performance can be improved due to the high output of the transformer,
when the user intends to make the quick cooking with the high output power.
Patent EP-1246126-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SATO TADAMITSU
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2002-02-16
Abstract: An input device (1) has a combination of a plurality of
capacitance and flat-type detection members (4). Each
detection member can be switched on and off, and an
indicator (5) indicating an individual input portion is
formed on the surface of the detection member. A controller
(11) provided in the input device can switch between a
single input mode and a motion input mode. In the single
input mode, when one of the detection members is operated,
data in accordance with the switching-on or switching-off of
the operated detection member is generated. In the motion
input mode, when some of the detection members are
continuously operated, coordinate data in accordance with
the positional relationship of the operated detection
members is generated.
Patent EP-1270067-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BASS JAY K
IPC: C40B60/14
Filed: 2002-06-27
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for synthesizing a plurality of compounds on
the surface of supports. Biopolymer features are attached to the surfaces of the supports.
The synthesis generally comprises a plurality of steps. At least two of the steps are
performed by placing a support having functionalized surface into a chamber of a flow cell
(210) and subjecting the surface to a step of the synthesis and placing the support into a
chamber of another flow cell (212) and subjecting the surface to another step of the
synthesis. An apparatus generally comprises a plurality of flow cells (210, 212) and one or
more fluid dispensing stations (234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244) are mounted on a platform
(201) and are in fluid communication with one or more of the plurality of flow cells (210,
212). A station (204) for monomer addition to the surface of the support is mounted on the
platform. The apparatus further comprises a mechanism (208) for moving a support to and
from the station for monomer addition and a flow cell and from one flow cell to another
flow cell.
Patent EP-1310757-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHIBA TOMOHIRO
IPC: B60H1/32
Filed: 2002-10-10
Abstract: A heat exchanger has a laminating tube group communicating between a first
tank (31) and a second tank (32). The heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange portion (46),
a second heat exchange portion (48), and a third heat exchange portion (47). The first heat
exchange portion (46) is disposed at a downstream side of an air passing through the heat
exchanger and has a first group of tubes (6) forming a first route of a heat exchange
medium. The second heat exchange portion (48) is disposed at an upstream side of the
air and at a back side of the first heat exchange portion (46). The second heat exchange
portion has a second group of tubes (7) forming a second route of the heat exchange
medium. The third heat exchange portion (47) is disposed at both the upstream and the
downstream sides of the air and at adjacent to the first (46) and the second heat exchange
portions (48). The third heat exchange portion (47) has a third group of tubes (8) forming a third
route of the heat exchange medium.
Patent EP-1360280-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POWELL MICHAEL
IPC: C12N9/10
Filed: 2002-02-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to tissue transglutaminase (tTG), and more particularly to DNA coding for and polypeptides containing, the primary structural conformaion of one or more epitopes of tTG and to the use thereof in the detection of autoantibodies and/or lymphocytes produced in response to tTG.
Patent EP-1407392-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHITAKER STERLING R
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2002-06-17
Abstract: La présente invention concerne une microcircuit intégré numérique conçu par l'identification d'une structure logique à mettre en oeuvre. Ladite structure logique est représentée en termes d'opérations logiques, dont au moins 5 % comprend la sélection d'opérations. On détermine des cellules logiques correspondant à une mise en oeuvre de ces opérations logiques.
Patent EP-1413117-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROCKWELL LAURENCE I
IPC: H04L12/66
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: L'invention se rapporte à un système de gestion de sécurité de bord, destiné à contrôler les activités liées à la sécurité ayant lieu dans une plate-forme de réseau mobile. Ledit système de gestion de sécurité de bord comprend : un réseau mobile, qui est interconnecté à un système terrestre de gestion de sécurité de réseau par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de communication non fiable; un système de détection d'intrusion, relié au réseau mobile et capable de détecter un événement d'intrusion de sécurité dont l'origine est associée au réseau mobile ; et un gestionnaire de sécurité mobile, adapté de façon à recevoir les événements d'intrusion de sécurité transmis par le système de détection d'intrusion. Le gestionnaire de sécurité mobile est capable de transmettre un message donnant des indications sur l'événement d'intrusion de sécurité au système de gestion de sécurité de réseau, et de réaliser des activités de réaction de sécurité, en réaction aux commandes de sécurité reçues du système de gestion de sécurité de réseau. Le gestionnaire de sécurité mobile est également capable de commander des activités de réaction de sécurité sur la plate-forme de réseau mobile, lorsque la plate-forme de réseau mobile n'est pas reliée au système de gestion de sécurité.
Patent EP-1407534-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SPAZIANTE PLACIDO MARIA
IPC: H02M7/487
Filed: 2002-07-09
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un onduleur statique pour une batterie de sources de courant élémentaires ou d'éléments reliés en série et un nombre N de piquages de tension intermédiaires sur une chaîne de sources de courant continu élémentaires, le nombre d'éléments compris entre un piquage intermédiaire et un autre piquage intermédiaire adjacent ou une borne d'extrémité de ladite chaîne étant proportionnel à l'amplitude de l'intervalle de phase correspondant du nombre N de phases de discrétisation pour la forme d'onde de la tension en courant alternatif à produire dans un quadrant. A cette fin, on prévoit : un nombre N de commutateurs reliant chacun un piquage intermédiaire correspondant et une première borne d'extrémité d'une première polarité de ladite chaîne d'éléments connectés en série à un noeud de circuit commun de la première polarité ; un étage de pont de sortie formé par au moins quatre commutateurs commandés par paires et commutant les trajets de courant via l'étage de pont, avec une première paire de noeuds couplés audit noeud de circuit commun de ladite première polarité et à la borne de polarité opposée de la chaîne d'éléments, respectivement, et une seconde paire de noeuds formant une sortie de courant alternatif ; et un circuit de commande qui active de manière cyclique et séquentielle, en continu, un commutateur à la fois des N commutateurs, chacun pour un intervalle de phase correspondant à 1/(4N) fois la période dudit courant alternatif de sortie et, en alternance et par paires, les quatre commutateurs dudit étage de pont de sortie à chaque demi période.
Patent EP-1392345-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NICOLAS GAEL
IPC: A61K38/03
Filed: 2002-05-24
Abstract: The invention concerns the use of hepcidin for the diagnosis and therapy of disorders of iron homeostasis.  Hepcidin can be used in the treatment of disorders resulting from iron overload, while inhibitors of hepcidin can be used in the treatment of anaemia.
Patent EP-1435903-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HARMALKER SUBHASH
IPC: A61K8/39
Filed: 2002-09-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne une composition liquide aqueuse, qui renferme: (a) une quantité efficace, pour le nettoyage, de tensioactif ou de mélange correspondant, (b) une quantité efficace, pour l'action antibactérienne, de composé à base de N,N'-diphénylurée ou de mélange correspondant, (c) au moins environ 0,25 %, en poids, de composé ou de mélange correspondant représenté par la formule O OH; R - C - NH(CH2)pO(CH2CHCH3-O) n CH2CHCH3; dans cette formule, R est alkyle ou alcényle, ayant entre environ 8 et environ 20 atomes de carbone, n est un entier valant entre 1 et environ 8, et p vaut 2 ou 3, et (d) éventuellement un alcool ou un mélange correspondant de formule R'(CH2CH2O)qH; dans cette formule, R' est alkyle ou alcényle ayant entre 10 et 15 atomes de carbone, et q vaut 7, 8 ou 9.
Patent EP-1441854-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLOUIN MATTHEW R
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 2002-10-23
Abstract: A sample holder system for an automated sample analyzer, comprising at least a first well strip and a second well strip having substantially similar configurations, and each well strip comprises 
a longitudinal axis (109), a plurality of wells (108), a first end (101), a second end (103), first and second side walls (121, 124), 
a first engagement piece (200) disposed on said first side wall (121) and a second engagement piece (301) disposed on said first side wall (121), 
another first engagement piece (300) disposed on the second side wall (124) and another second engagement piece (201) disposed on said second side wall (124); 
wherein said first and second well strips are reversibly interlockable with each other such that in one orientation, said first engagement piece (200) of said first well strip cooperates with said another second engagement piece (201) of said second well strip and said second engagement piece (301) of said first well strip cooperates with said another first engagement piece (300) of said second well strip to reversibly attach said first well strip with said second well strip to form said sample holder system, and, in a second orientation, said first engagement piece (200) of said first well strip cooperates with said second engagement piece (301) of said second well strip and said second engagement piece (301) of said first well strip cooperates with said first engagement piece (200) of said second well strip to reversibly attach said first well strip with said second well strip to form said sample holder system; 
wherein said first and second engagement pieces are reversibly interlockable by horizontally sliding said first well strip relative to said second well strip along said longitudinal axes (109) of said first and second well strips.
Patent EP-1436411-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BURTON MICHAEL
IPC: C07H15/203
Filed: 2002-10-24
Abstract: A method of detecting β-D-ribofuranosidase activity in bacterial samples includes the step of incubating a sample to allow bacterial growth in the presence of chromogenic β-D-ribofuranosidase substrate, the cleavage products of which produce an indicator, for instance observable visually. The substrate may be incorporated into solid growth media such as agar. It is of particular utility for detecting bacteria from the genera Yersinia, Shigella, Vibrio, and species Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Arcanobacterium haemolytica. The substrate may be a catechol compound, or an indoxyl compound.
Patent EP-1446675-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROBERTS JEFFREY B
IPC: H02H3/08
Filed: 2002-10-23
Abstract: The directional element, following enablement under selected input current conditions, calculates a zero sequence impedance, in response to values of zero sequence voltage and zero sequence current. The current value is selected between two possible values, one being the value from an associated current transformer, the other being the sum of the currents IA+IB+IC. The calculated zero sequence impedance is then compared against sensitive selected threshold values, established particularly for ungrounded systems. A forward fault indication is provided when the calculated zero sequence impedance is above a first established sensitive threshold value, and a reverse fault indication is provided when the calculated zero sequence impedance is below a second established sensitive threshold value.
Patent EP-1450921-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JEBSON RICHARD SELWYN
IPC: B01D1/22
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: L'invention concerne un évaporateur particulièrement utile pour l'évaporation du lait. Cet évaporateur comprend un rotor (12) compris dans une chambre de vapeur (11) d'un boîtier (10). Le liquide en écoulement traverse un conduit (13) de façon à sortir par l'intermédiaire de sorties (14) et (15) sur la périphérie intérieure de surfaces d'évaporateur (16) et (17) de paires de cônes (C, C1) et (C2). Un concentré peut s'écouler entre les paires de cônes par l'intermédiaire de tubes (22) au niveau de l'autre périphérie des paires de cônes. Ce concentré est recueilli au niveau de la paire de cônes (C2) et de la paire de cônes la plus basse (C1) de façon à traverser un conduit de sortie (30). L'angle de chaque cône est compris entre 5° et 45°, et vaut de préférence environ 10°.
Patent EP-1407173-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BING KARLHEINZ
IPC: F16J1/09
Filed: 2002-06-26
Abstract: Bei einem gekühlten Ringträger, der in einem Kolben für Verbrennungsmotoren eingegossen ist, soll verhindert werden, dass beim Alfinieren des gekühlten Ringträgers Luft vom Kühlkanal durch den Ringträgerwerkstoff hindurch in die Schmelze austritt und Oxide bildet. Hierzu wird der Bereich des Ringträgers, der zum Kühlkanal hin weist, beschichtet.
Patent EP-1338451-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALBAN THOMAS
IPC: F24H3/04
Filed: 2003-01-24
Abstract: The device has electrical heating elements and a housing with an earth connection, an electrical supply connection and an electronic circuit for controlling the electrical supply to the heating elemensts arranged on it in electrical contact with the earth and electrical supply connections. The electrically conducting housing is in one piece with the earth connection. The heating elements and electronic circuit are in direct contact with the housing.  The device has electrical heating elements (3a,3b) for heating the air and a housing (1) with an earth connection (1a), an electrical supply connection and an electronic circuit (7) for controlling the electrical supply to the heating elements and on which the heating elements are arranged in electrical contact with the earth connection and the electrical supply connection. The housing consists of an electrically conducting material and is made in one piece with an earth connection and the heating elements and the electronic circuit are arranged in direct contact with the housing.
Patent EP-1388825-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOLTE MICHAEL
IPC: G07F19/00
Filed: 2003-05-06
Abstract: The secure transaction device has a data processor (14) linked to the bank host computer (20) and to a data input device (18) via a controller (16), with a cryptographic unit (22) for encoding and decoding of data exchanged between the data processor and the host computer. The cryptographic unit has a chip card reader (28) for a chip card (30) provided with a cryptographic function chip and at least one sensor (32,34) detecting unauthorised manipulation of the ctyptographic unit, the chip card reader and/or the chip card.
Patent EP-1431143-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOCHAT RALF
IPC: B60S1/08
Filed: 2003-06-04
Abstract: A car windscreen (12) mounted rain sensor has a measurement region (40) under the windscreen wiper swept area and measures light reflected from (18) transmitter (14) to receiver (16) with environmental light sensor (20) detecting the windscreen wiper passage.
Patent EP-1415795-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WALCZOK MARIO
IPC: B29D30/06
Filed: 2003-08-16
Abstract: The press(1) includes a steam heated curing bag(3) and a sensor(9) for measurement of vulcanizing temperature. One or more sensors are employed and are located either in the bag wall or immediately adjacent to the internal wall surface of the bag.  A wireless connection links the temperature sensor(9) to a signal receiver(10) in a press chamber(8) for the heating steam. Alternatively the sensor can be mounted on a moving arrangement such as a rod inside the steam chamber. In the latter case the sensor is inside a rubber sphere(13) and the radial distance between the sensor and outer wall of the sphere is similar to the curing bag wall thickness of the bag(3). Sensors are located at heat critical points(11,12) of a tire being vulcanized.
Patent EP-1403953-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ONO MICHIO
IPC: C09K19/40
Filed: 2003-09-26
Abstract: An organic-inorganic hybrid material produced by crosslinking a precursor that is an organosilicon compound having a mesogen group is disclosed. The organic-inorganic hybrid material is favorable for electrolytic membranes for fuel cells.
Patent EP-1449965-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAUGWITZ NIELS
IPC: E02D3/074
Filed: 2003-11-20
Abstract: A vibration exciter has two pairs of unbalanced shafts (2,3) arranged beside each other as such that unbalanced shafts (4,4',5,5') in both pairs are diagonally spaced from each other and rotate in the same direction.
Patent EP-1394379-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI MAKOTO
IPC: F02M31/07
Filed: 1998-11-09
Abstract: An internal combustion engine (3) having a combustion
heater (17) is constructed to prevent a thermal damage to the
structure of an intake system (5) due to combustion heat
emitted from the combustion heater (17). The engine includes
the combustion heater (17) operating at a cold time. Cooling
water is warmed by heat of combustion gas emitted from the
combustion heater (17) when in combustion, thereby speeding up
a warm-up of the engine and enhancing a performance of a
car room heater (9) of a vehicle mounted with the engine. In
the thus constructed internal combustion engine (3) having the
combustion heater (17), fresh air entering an intake air
passageway of the engine is mixed with the combustion gas
of the combustion heater (17), whereby the fresh air becomes a
combustion gas mixed intake air toward an engine body. A
temperature of the combustion gas mixed intake air is
obtained, and a combustion state of the combustion heater (17)
is controlled based on this temperature.
Patent EP-1449608-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BONFIGLIOLI GIANCARLO
IPC: B23D31/00
Filed: 2003-11-20
Abstract: A machine for separating blocks of iron material from a mass of
loose scrap, comprising a loading bin (2) of inclined base (21), a frame (1)
perpendicular to and located at the lower end of the base (21), a fixed
blade (31) adjacent to the base (21) and carried by the frame (1), a slidable beam (320)
operated by at least one cylinder-piston unit (29) and guided by said
frame (1), and carrying a blade (32) movable within the plane adjacent to the
fixed blade (31), and a slab (34) which closes the bin downstream of said
frame (1).
Patent EP-1335280-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OSADA MAMORU
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2003-01-29
Abstract: A peripheral apparatus which can communicate
with a server via a network has: user interface means
for operating the peripheral apparatus; communicating
means for performing a log-in to the server;
information obtaining means for obtaining operating
environment information of the log-in user from
operating environment managing means of each user of
the server when the user is authenticated by the
server; user interface constructing means for
constructing a user interface such as an operating
picture plane or the like in accordance with the
operating environment information of the user;
program downloading means for, when execution of a
predetermined program held by program information
managing means of each user on the server is
instructed by the user interface means, downloading
the program whose execution has been instructed from
the server; data managing means for holding the
downloaded program; and program executing means for
executing the downloaded program. A server which
communicates with the peripheral apparatus and a
system including those apparatuses are also disclosed.