baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0781720-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATO HIROYUKI
IPC: B65H3/52
Filed: 1996-12-24
Abstract: A sheet feeder capable of providing accurate separation of an uppermost sheet from remaining sheets of a sheet stack stored in a hopper regardless of a size and rigidity of the sheets. The sheet feeder includes a sheet feed roller positioned in confrontation with the hopper for feeding the sheet in a sheet feeding direction. An outlet end portion of the hopper is provided with a wall to which the leading edge of the sheet abuts. The wall is provided with a slanted surface sloping toward the sheet feeding direction, and a stop member protrudable from or retractable into the slanted surface. The stop member is biased in the protruding direction by a coil spring. When the sheets having high rigidity are stored in the hopper, the leading edge of the sheet pushes the stop member into the slanted surface 51 and the uppermost sheet is separated from the remaining sheets by the slanted surface. When the sheets having low rigidity are stored, the leading edge of the sheet abuts against the protruding stop member for imparting large bending of the sheet.
Patent EP-0742284-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAJARD JEAN
IPC: G01N35/02
Filed: 1996-04-29
Abstract: Process for the identification of bacterial cultures and determn. of their sensitivity to antibiotics is new. A known vol. of bacterial culture is placed manually in each of several prim. containers (101) where it disperses in a liq. to form a pre-calibrated inoculum. All or part of this inoculum is transferred (101') to measuring containers where identification (104) and/or determn. of sensitivity (105) occurs. The inoculum may be allowed to undergo a pre-culture phase to bring it to a state of rapid cell division before spreading into cavities in the container contg. reagents. The containers are then incubated, during and after which time cell density in the cavities is measured and stored on computer (108). This data can be used to characterise the growth of bacteria in the inoculum, their identification and sensitivity to antibiotics. Also claimed is appts. for carrying out the method.
Patent EP-0802555-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOGA KEISUKE
IPC: H01J9/02
Filed: 1997-04-15
Abstract: A withdrawn electrode is formed on a silicon substrate with intervention of upper and lower silicon oxide films each having circular openings corresponding to regions in which cathodes are to be formed. Tower-shaped cathodes are formed in the respective openings of the upper and lower silicon oxide films and of the withdrawn electrode. Each of the cathodes has a sharply tapered tip portion having a radius of 2 nm or less, which has been formed by crystal anisotropic etching and thermal oxidation process for silicon. The region of the silicon substrate exposed in the openings of the upper and lower silicon oxide films and the cathode have their surfaces coated with a thin surface coating film made of a material having a low work function.
Patent EP-0816389-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BENDER ALBERT DR
IPC: C09D11/108
Filed: 1997-06-25
Abstract: Modified hydrocarbon resins are obtained by an at least 2-stage reaction in which, in the first stage, at least one compound (A) a di- or poly-unsaturated optionally cyclic 4-10C hydrocarbon or its (optionally mixed) oligomers of DP 2-10 or (B) a fatty acid and/or ester is used. In the subsequent stages, the reaction product is reacted with at least one compound (D)  alpha , beta -olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid or anhydride or (E) divalent metal compounds, both of the initial stages being effected in presence of a compound (C) a natural resin and/or natural resin acid.
Patent EP-0822581-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PAL GOSAIN DHARAM
IPC: H01L21/268
Filed: 1997-07-09
Abstract: To enable radiating an optimum energy beam depending
upon the structure of a substrate (whether a metallic film
is formed or not) when an amorphous semiconductor film is
crystallized and uniformly crystallizing the overall film,
first, a photoresist film and the area of an N +  doped amorphous
silicon film on the photoresist film are selectively removed
by a lift-off method. Hereby, the amorphous silicon film
is thicker in an area except an area over a metallic film
(a gate electrode) than in the area over the metallic film.
In this state, a laser beam is radiated. The N +  doped
amorphous silicon film and an amorphous silicon film are
melted by radiating a laser beam and afterward, melted areas
are crystallized by cooling them to room temperature. As
the amorphous silicon film is thicker in the area except the
area under which the metallic film (the gate electrode) is
formed than in the area under which the metallic film is
formed, the maximum temperature of the surface of the film
is equal and the overall film can be uniformly crystallized.
Patent EP-0822554-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIH SHIH-MING
IPC: H03H11/50
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: Apparatus and Methods are disclosed for adaptively
optimizing an ER filter in a readback system of a
storage device, such as a disk drive. A sample value
is read from the storage device and an error measure is
calculated between the sample value and an ideal value.
Pole parameters and zeros of the ER filter are modified
to minimize the ER filter. The apparatus and methods
disclosed can function with customer data to adaptively
optimize the ER filter in real time during normal
operation of the storage device. Furthermore,
temperature compensation circuits are disclosed to
compensate for temperature dependencies in the ER
filter.
Patent EP-0831405-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIZAWA MASAHIKO
IPC: G06F15/18
Filed: 1997-09-24
Abstract: A method for learning multivalued mapping comprises the steps of:
mathematically expressing a multivalued function directly in Kronecker's
tensor product form; developing and replacing the tensor product form so as to
obtain a linear equation with respect to unknown functions; defining a sum of a
linear combination of local base functions and a linear combination of
polynomial bases with respect to the replaced unknown functions; and learning
or structuring a manifold which is defined by the linearized functions in the
input-output space, from example data, through use of a procedure for
optimizing the error and the smoothness constraint. Therefore, mapping
learning can be performed from a small amount of data.
Patent EP-0831302-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOEGGE MICHAEL DIPL-ING
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 1997-09-24
Abstract: The method involves representing a function y (x) in a coordinate system though a set of points in a condensation interval Dxi of the variable x with a width bDx. The set of points is either described by P1i= (x1i, yAi), P2i= (x2i, ymaxi), P3i= (x3i, ymini) and P4i= (x4i, yEi) or by P1i= (x1i, yAi), P2i= (x2i, ymini), P3i= (x3i, ymaxi) and P4i= (x4i, Yei). The variable x1i is chosen as the starting value of the variable x in the condensation interval, x2i is chosen as the sum of x1i and 0.25*bDx, x3i is chosen as the sum of x1i and O.5*bDx, and x4i is chosen as the sum of x1i and O.75*bDx. The variable yAi is chosen as the value of the function at the smallest variable x which lies still within the condensation interval, ymaxi is chosen as the largest value of the function which lies within the condensation interval, ymini is chosen as the smallest value of the function which lies within the condensation interval, and yEi is chosen as the largest variable x which lies still within the condensation interval.
Patent EP-0849946-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAMI KATSUNORI
IPC: H04N21/431
Filed: 1997-11-19
Abstract: An HTML file is converted to an IT script and then distributed from a TV station 12 or response server (15) to each home TV receiver (11). In this case, link information which is the most significant feature of the HTML file is used as the operation guiding button of the IT script. If the button is selected by the user by use of a remote-control unit or the like, access is automatically made to the response server (15) via a trunk line network (14). In the response server (15), a large number of HTML files converted to interactive program scripts are previously held and an IT script corresponding to an HTML file specified by the link information assigned to the button selected by the viewer is transmitted online from the response server to the TV receiver (11). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0851161-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANG TAGE
IPC: F16K11/087
Filed: 1992-09-22
Abstract: A ball valve for a faucet is pivotably mountable in a valve
receiving cavity of a housing body which has a plurality of
ports in fluid communication with the cavity. The ball valve
has a plurality of openings (90 - 98) in an outer at least
partially spherical valve surface, which cooperate with the
ports to control liquid flow in both flow rate and temperature
mix, and a control stem connected thereto and extendable
through a control opening in the body. Further, the ball valve
has at least two openings (90, 92) for allowing entry of cold
water from a first port of the body and at least two openings
(94, 96) for allowing entry of hot water from a second port in
the body, one (90, 96) of the openings (90 - 98) having a
concave edge section to modulate flow through the opening (90,
96). The opening (90, 96) with the concave edge section has a
peripheral shape defined by at least five radial arcs having a
respective radial center, at least four of the centers being
located within the periphery of the opening (90, 96) and one
center being located outside of the periphery of the opening
(90, 96) at the side of the concave edge section.
Patent EP-0791720-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MULLEN BRYON D
IPC: E21B33/129
Filed: 1997-02-19
Abstract: A packer (10) for use in subterranean wellbores comprises a tubular mandrel(40), a seal ring on the mandrel, upper and lower compression members axially straddling the seal ring, a casing slip (80), upper and lower wedges (84,86) axially straddling the casing slip, a release mechanism, and a series of threaded load-distributing components which help to prevent collapse of the mandrel.
Patent EP-0810807-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BURN-THORNTON KATHRYN ELIZABET
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: A network monitoring and diagnosis apparatus comprises a processor (500), data storage device (501, 504), graphical user interface (401), data mining means (505), data visualization means (506), data correlation means (507), and problem solving means. Performance data signals generated periodically by a communications network are collected by a network controller (400). The collected performance data is continuously mined, examining the data for performance parameters which are outside preset limits. Performance data outside preset limits is displayed on a graphical user interface, in a format determined by the visualization means. Performance parameters which are out of limits are correlated with other related parameters, information on which is available from the performance data signals, and patterns of parameter changes are identified by the correlation means. For performance parameters which are outside limits, a problem solving means (508) examines the out of limit performance data and generates suggested solutions to underlying problems resulting in out of limit performance parameters.
Patent EP-0812922-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEE MARK
IPC: G02B21/00
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: The invention provides novel human mitochondrial polymorphisms, and probes and primers for detecting the same. Detection of such polymorphisms is useful in a variety of fields such as forensic analysis, epidemiology and preventive medicine.
Patent EP-0840454-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUMOTO TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H03K19/0185
Filed: 1997-10-29
Abstract: A level shift circuit consisting MOSFETs is provided which
comprises at least two bias voltage supply circuits (B 1'  B 2 ) and a driver
circuit (D) cascaded between input and output terminals (V 1'  V 2 ) of the
level shift circuit. The first stage of the bias voltage supply circuits
receives an input voltage and the last stage thereof supplies a level-shifted
voltage to the driver circuit. The driver circuit includes N- and P-channel
transistors (7, 2, 5). Gates of the transistors of the driver circuit receive
the level-shifted voltage from the bias voltage supply circuits and the
input voltage, respectively. Sources of the transistors of the driver circuit
are commonly connected to the output terminal to provide an output
voltage.
Patent EP-0855442-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOTTA YOSHIKI
IPC: C07K14/435
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide which
is common to essentially all proteins expressed by the
glial cells missing ( gcm ) gene, which is a fate
determination gene of animal central nervous system
cells, said polypeptide having the amino acid sequence
of Sequence ID No. 1 or a part, functional fragment,
derivative, homologue or analogue, thereof and a DNA
sequence to which proteins containing the polypeptide
binds. The polypeptide and DNA sequence bound by the
polypeptide facilitate study and clarification of the
mechanisms by which the human nervous system is formed
and opens up new ways to develop diagnostic and medical
treatment regimes for cerebral functional diseases and
cerebral tumours.
Patent EP-0782983-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PHILION RICHARD
IPC: C07C281/18
Filed: 1997-02-18
Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing 2,2'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediylidene)bis[hydrazine carboximidamide] comprising the steps of :
     a) reacting aminoguanidine hydrochloride with methylglyoxal aldehyde or methylglyoxal dimethyl acetal in an acidic aqueous reaction medium to produce 2,2'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediylidene)bis[hydrazine carboximidamide]; and   b) purifying the 2,2'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediylidene)bis[hydrazine carboximidamide] by recrystallization from an acidic aqueous medium.
Patent EP-0837474-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PELAGALLI SERGIO
IPC: G11C8/00
Filed: 1997-05-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a matrix of memory cells for a
semiconductor integrated microcontroller, being of the type
intended for accommodation between macrocells of the
microcontroller, so as to minimize the consumption of
circuit area on the semiconductor. The matrix comprises
memory cells which are organized into rows and columns,
with the number of columns defining the matrix height (X),
which is advantageously variable according to the number of
bits intended for selecting the matrix column, while its
width (Y) is dependent on the overall capacity of the
memory.
Patent EP-0796623-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TURECEK PETER DR
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: The following are claimed: (1) a pharmaceutical composition for treating blood clotting disorders, containing ≥ 2 clotting factors that are components of a pro-thrombinase or pro-pro-thrombinase and are free of phospholipids; (2) a composition containing purified prothrombin as the sole active ingredient; (3) a composition for treating clotting disorders, containing biologically active purified prothrombin; (4) a complex consisting of prothrombin, factor Xa and optionally factor V or Va; (5) a complex consisting of prothrombin and factor V or Va; (6) a complex consisting of factor X and factor V or Va; (7) a preparation containing the complex of (4), (5) or (6) and calcium ions; (8) a process for preparing a purified pharmaceutical prothrombin composition, comprising subjecting a prothrombin complex concentrate to chromatographic purification and converting the fraction containing prothrombin into a pharmaceutical preparation; (9) a prothrombin composition obtainable by the process of (8) which is free of thromboembolic side effects at a dose of ≥ 150 U prothrombin/kg, as expressed by a score of ≤ 3 in the Wessler thrombosis model, and which in freeze-dried form can be reconstituted to a clear solution with an activity of ≥ 10 U prothrombin/ml in a dissolution time of ≤ 1 minute, and (10) use of purified pro-thrombinase factors to produce a pharmaceutical preparation for establishing supra-normal prothrombin concentrations in the blood of a patient.
Patent EP-0855793-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEKINE KOJI
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 1998-01-19
Abstract: A method of controlling a dynamic range control level
according to a user's choice or the level of noise. A table
containing dynamic range control data (DRC data) and dynamic
range control levels (DRC levels) correlated to each other
is stored in a memory of an audio decoding unit, and level
control data items α L , α M  and α H  for changing each DRC level
are stored in a data memory. One of the level control data
items α L , α M  and α H  to be used is designated by operating an
operating section or automatically determined on the basis
of the level of external noise. The audio decoding unit
obtains the DRC level corresponding to DRC data added to
audio data from the correlation table. A DRC level
adjustment unit adjusts the DRC level by using the
designated one of the level control data items α L , α M  and
α H . The audio decoding unit controls the dynamic range of
an audio signal on the basis of the adjusted DRC level.
Patent EP-0843204-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAITO TAKAHIKO
IPC: H04N1/195
Filed: 1993-03-15
Abstract: A photographic printer reads signals provided on exposed photographic film in the margin area along the edge of the film. These signals are indicative of a print aspect ratio chosen by a photographer taking each picture.The printer varies the width of the print mask determined by the signals to provide prints of different sizes according to the photographers choice. The printer also includes means for determining if the read signals are correct or not.
Patent EP-0865883-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ABE HIDEAKI
IPC: B26F1/38
Filed: 1998-03-16
Abstract: In a method of correcting a cutting pattern according
to a characteristic of a fabric, a shrinkage ratio of the
sponged fabric is measured, and the cutting pattern is
corrected according to thus obtained shrinkage ratio data.
Since the fabric is sponged, the amount of moisture contained
in the fabric is controlled, and the tension applied to the
fabric is relaxed, whereby the fabric is restrained from
changing its size in the subsequent steps. Also, when
shrinkage ratio data taking account of the subsequent fabric
processing steps are used for the correction, the cutting
pattern can be corrected more accurately.
Patent EP-0890844-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZIEGLER HARALD
IPC: G01R19/165
Filed: 1998-06-20
Abstract: The circuit comprises an ammeter connected in series to the load, which is connected to a comparator unit (V). A current conversion unit (R2) is connected to an evaluation unit (S). The comparator unit controls the current through the evaluation unit, as a function of a reference value prepared by the current conversion unit. A current mirror (T1,R3) may be connected between the current conversion unit and the evaluation unit. The current mirror is controlled from the output of the comparator unit such that the voltage drop across the current measuring unit is almost equal to the voltage drop across the current conversion unit.
Patent EP-0907144-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KANG SING BING
IPC: G06V10/10
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: In a computerized method, a three-dimensional model is
extracted from a sequence of images that includes a
reference image. Each image in the sequence is registered
with the reference image to determine image features. The
image features are used to recover structure and motion
parameters using geometric constraints in the form of a
wireframe mode. A predicted appearance is generated for
each image using the recovered structure and motion
parameters, and each predicted appearance is registered
with the corresponding image. The recovering, generating,
and registering steps are repeated until the average pixel
value difference (color or intensity) between the predicted
appearances and the corresponding images is less than a
predetermined threshold.
Patent EP-0911804-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REITMAJER RALPH
IPC: G10K15/06
Filed: 1998-10-23
Abstract: The method involves determining the discharge curve of the spark discharge system and comparing it with a nominal curve, and automatically correcting for deviations in the separation of the spark gap electrodes. The correction may involve ensuring that the discharge occurs at maximum charge of a high voltage capacitor (12).
Patent EP-0917011-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUMAR AJAY
IPC: G03G15/02
Filed: 1998-11-06
Abstract: A charging apparatus for applying a uniform electrostatic charge
to a charge retentive surface is provided. The charging apparatus is operably
electrically connectable to a power supply for supplying an electrical bias to
the charging apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing and an electrode
mounted to the housing and positioned adjacent the surface in a non-contact
relationship therewith. The apparatus also includes a shield connected to the
housing and at least partially surrounding the electrode. The apparatus also
includes an electrical connector, electrically connected to the shield and
electrically connectable to the power supply for providing an electrical bias to
the shield. The electrical connector extends from the shield and is integral
therewith.
Patent EP-0917840-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MOTTA GIUSEPPE
IPC: A47B9/04
Filed: 1998-11-10
Abstract: The table has a table top portion (A) intended for use as a
working surface and a table top portion (B) intended for use
as an additional supporting surface. The two table top
portions (A,B) are adjustable in height conjointly or
separately. The vertical member (100,200) for supporting the
table top comprises at least two tubular members (101,102;
201,202,219) arranged one into the other so as to be axially
movable relative to each other, drive means (105,106;
205,206; 223,224) adapted to impart an axial motion to the
movable tubular members (102;202,219), and control means
(300) arranged so as to permit a conjoint height-adjustment
of the two table top portions (A,B) or a separate
height-adjustment of one of the two table top portions (A,B)
relative to the other.
Patent EP-0884822-A2 (EP)
Title: Adaptive noise cancellation system
Inventor: WYNN WOODSON DALE
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 1998-05-21
Abstract: A power line adaptive noise cancellation system (200) receives noise signals from
house power lines (202,204) and adaptively cancels the received noise from a power line input signal.
The system includes a power line input signal receiver (222), at least one power line noise signal
receiver (232,234) and an adaptive noise cancellation device (244). The input signal and the noise signals are
bandpassed filtered and demodulated by a local oscillator to generate baseband signals for
both the input signal as well as the noise signals. The noise signals are input into adaptive
filters that filter the noise signal based on a set of adaptive weights. The output of the
adaptive filters are subtracted from a delayed baseband input signal to generate a received
input signal. The received input signal is also fed back to the adaptive filters for updating
adaptive weights of the adaptive filters.
Patent EP-0904825-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JAIN RAVI
IPC: B01D53/047
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: A PSA process for purifying a gas stream, for example, of air, by removal of carbon
dioxide impurity employs a blend or composite of activated alumina and a zeolite that
is a selective adsorbent of carbon dioxide. The combined adsorbent results in a
higher sieve specific product and lower vent loss as compared to a PSA process
utilising activated alumina alone. Any moisture present in the gas stream is removed
by the combination adsorbent or by a preliminary layer of desiccant. The method is
particularly useful for the prepurification of atmospheric air by pressure swing
adsorption.
Patent EP-0910004-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHIKEHART J WILLIAM
IPC: G06F1/03
Filed: 1998-09-30
Abstract: A digital waveform oscillator generates digitized
waveforms without distortion using a lookup table. The
frequencies which may be generated using direct lookup
tables at their fundamental table frequencies are increased
according to this invention by including multiple cycles of
the waveform within a single table. The selection of a
table length L and a number of cycles N to be stored in a
lookup table is done in a manner to optimize corresponding
values of the frequencies to be generated and the sample
rate.