baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0884495-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAEHARA TOSHIFUMI
IPC: F16D65/14
Filed: 1998-06-12
Abstract: Counter braking force acting on a secondary shoe (3) of a duo-servo
drum brake (1) is input
to one end portion of a control lever (14) supported with an anchor
pin (13) vertically provided on a backing plate (12) in such a manner that
the control lever (14) is capable of swinging. An inner end portion (17)
in the radial direction of the control lever (14) engages with a strut (11)
for pressing a primary shoe (2) against a brake drum. Pressing force
(A) with which the strut (11) is pressing the primary shoe (2) against the
brake drum is drastically reduced when braking force, that is,
the counter braking force increases and slightly reduced when the
braking force, that is, the counter braking force decreases,
whereby an increase or a decrease in the braking force is made
automatically controllable.
Patent EP-0915276-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KANESHIGE NORITSUGU
IPC: F16K1/32
Filed: 1998-07-02
Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel valve which is used
at 100°C or higher and easy to handle at the beginning of
use. The valve has a valve body made from an austenitic
stainless steel, and a stem adapted to be reciprocated to
open and close the valve. The stem is made from a metal
having a thermal expansion coefficient that is ten-thirteenths
or less of that of an austenitic stainless
steel. Such a metal may be a ferritic or martensitic
stainless steel. With this arrangement, it is possible to
restrict the compressive stress applied to the stem
within the allowable stress of the material of the stem
and thus to prevent the destruction of the seat or the
bending of the stem. The valve can thus be handled easily.
Patent EP-0908351-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NUYAN VEDAT
IPC: B60N3/02
Filed: 1998-07-09
Abstract: Each bar unit consists of a sleeve (1) around a support bar (3) and a grip (2) on the sleeve which has an axial partition (4) and is elastically expandable. Two radial overlapping material sections (5,6) are located at the ends of the sleeve on either side of the partition. The sections are at a relative distance when the sleeve is expanded, and overlap when the partition is closed. The grip is fastened to the overlapping sections, so that when a pulling force is applied to the grip, the partition is closed further and the sleeve clamps the bar.
Patent EP-0901247-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARROWSMITH DOUGLAS SCOTT
IPC: H03M11/04
Filed: 1998-08-13
Abstract: A multi-function RDS button and a menu driven
interface for accessing RDS features facilitates easy
access to RDS functions with minimal demands upon the
attention of the user. Large numbers of push buttons
with cryptic labels and unintuitive push-button sequences
of prior RDS radio receivers are avoided. Due to a long
time-out period provided before automatically exiting the
menu, the user can alternate attention between the radio
and the road without losing their place in the menu or
initiating an unwanted action.
Patent EP-0902073-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO KAZUHIRO
IPC: C08L27/08
Filed: 1998-08-28
Abstract: A water-dispersible, water- and oil-repellent agent, Which comprises an
aqueous emulsion comprising a copolymer of a fluoroalkyl group-containing
monomer with vinylidene chloride or benzyl (meth)acrylate and a carboxyl
group-containing, water-soluble polymer, dispersed in water by a nonionic
surfactant, preferably the carboxyl group-containing, water-soluble polymer is
used together with a sugar alcohol, contains no organic solvent and has a
distinguished freeze-thaw stability.
Patent EP-0905496-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANIGUCHI NAOHIRO
IPC: G01L9/00
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: A pressure sensor (S1) includes a body (11), a pressure inlet tube (12)
housed in the body (11) and having a pressure inlet opening (33) defined therein for
introducing oil pressure, and a pressure sensor unit (13) affixed to a proximal end
surface of the pressure inlet tube (12) covering the pressure inlet opening (33) to
convert the oil pressure to an electrical signal. An oil flow decelerating structure (15,
51, 62a) is disposed to a distal end side of the pressure inlet tube (12) for reducing the
flow rate of oil.
Patent EP-0903291-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRUENE HELMUT
IPC: B65B7/16
Filed: 1998-09-15
Abstract: A heat sealing station (2) connects the edge (4) of a container opening to a foil (19). The station has a top tool (7) and a lower tool (8). These are moved towards each other until a heated sealing electrode (18) on the top tool moves the foil-covered edge against the lower tool. The top tool is lowered towards the other tool, and is retracted into an upper position when the filling process is interrupted.
Patent EP-0920190-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CURRY DONALD J
IPC: H04N1/409
Filed: 1998-11-16
Abstract: A process for selectively operating an engine that renders digitally represented
images in a reduced marking material mode and at least one other mode, said method
comprising the steps of producing a digitally represented unsharp mask of such an
image and combining said unsharp mask with said witness with a relatively high
weight being given to said unsharp mask for operating said engine on said reduced
marking material mode and substantially less weight being given to said unsharp
mask for operating said engine in said other mode.
Patent EP-0923912-A2 (EP)
Title: Stent-graft with bioabsorbable structural support
Inventor: BURNSIDE DIANE KRISTINE
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1998-06-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a stent-graft (100) with a bioabsorbable structure
(110) and a permanent graft (120) for luminal support and treatment of arterial
fistulas, occlusive disease, and aneurysms. The bioabsorbable structure (110) is
formed from braided filaments (112) of materials such as PLA, PLLA, PDLA, and
PGA and the graft (120) is formed from materials such as PET, ePTFE, PCU or
PU.
Patent EP-0865947-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COLLET CORBIN L
IPC: B60J3/02
Filed: 1998-03-18
Abstract: The visor system (20) of the present invention provides a unique visor
control and visor in which a two-piece control receives an elongated pivot rod (30). The
combined torque control and slide permit the visor panel (22) to slide with respect to the
pivot rod (30) and comprises a lubricous polymeric slide which extends around the visor
rod to provide a sliding interface between the visor rod (30) and a torque spring (60) which
surrounds the polymeric member and allows the visor to be moved to desired adjusted
positions. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the slide comprises a
segmented and partially split polymeric sleeve (70) surrounding the visor rod (30). An
adjustable cylindrical steel torque spring (60) surrounds the sleeve and is secured to the
visor body (24) for providing the desired visor rotation and sliding action.
Patent EP-0875218-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAN JOHN Y
IPC: A61L31/02
Filed: 1998-04-15
Abstract: A medicated prosthesis, such as a stent, is deployed in a human vessel. A
metallic stent has a plurality of pores in the metal which are loaded with medication.
When the stent is implanted into the vasculature of a patient, the medication in the stent
dissipates into the tissue of the vasculature proximate the stent. The stent may be formed
from a porous metal in the form of a wire, tube, or metal sheet. The present invention
also includes a method of treating vasculature disease by delivering medication to the site
of the vascular disease including the step of deploying a metal stent having a plurality of
pores in the stent and further having medication in the pores and delivering the stent to
the site of vasculature disease.
Patent EP-0878836-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIN CHANG-GYU
IPC: H01L21/3105
Filed: 1998-05-18
Abstract: A method for planarising a substrate 10, such as a
semiconductor substrate, having an uneven topography uses
different etch rates of insulating layers. First 14 and
second 16 insulating layers are formed on an elevated
region and a recessed region. Portions of the second
insulating layer at an interface between the elevated
region and the recessed region are removed, to isolate a
portion of the second insulating layer within the
recessed region from a portion of second insulating layer
overlying the elevated region. A third insulating layer
18 is formed on the resultant surface, and is partially
removed from its upper surface until a part of the
portion of second insulating layer overlying the elevated
region is exposed. The portion of second insulating layer
overlying the elevated region is removed, causing lift-off
of corresponding portions 18a of the third insulating
layer.
Patent EP-0887214-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCBROOM MARK D
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 1998-06-15
Abstract: A method and system for automatically controlling a
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit (10)
of a vehicle includes multiple electric motors (16,17,18,19)
for actuating multiple respective doors (12,13,14,15)
directing air flow through the HVAC unit and temperature of
the air flow. A plurality of sensors (29,30) sense a
plurality of temperatures. A controller (33) determines a
desired temperature and desired direction of air flow based
on the plurality of temperatures. The controller (33) also
controls the multiple electric motors (16,17,18,19) so that
their respective doors move at the same time while
preventing preselected doors from operating at the same time
based on the desired temperature and desired direction of
air flow.
Patent EP-0893109-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOUCHER JAMES A
IPC: A61B17/064
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: An apparatus and method for tibial fixation of a soft tissue graft includes a body (12)
having a first side and a second side (30). A first plurality of spikes (14) extend from
the second side (30) of the body each having a first length. A second plurality of spikes
(36) extend from the second side of the body each having a second length where the
first length is longer than the second length. The first plurality of spikes (14) are
operable to engage the bone (54) without the second plurality of spikes (36)
substantially engaging the soft tissue graft to permit proper tensioning of the soft tissue
graft. The method includes forming a tunnel in a bone and forming a counterbore
substantially perpendicular with the tunnel and partially within an entrance opening of
the tunnel. The soft tissue graft passes through the tunnel and the counterbore and is
secured within the counterbore with an apparatus which is nested within the
counterbore.
Patent EP-0914842-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHAN-TONG JANINE
IPC: A63B23/04
Filed: 1998-11-09
Abstract: An exercise device includes a pair of foot engaging links (30a, 30b). The
rearward ends of the foot links are supported by a coupling system (100, 102, 104,
110) for arcuate motion about a closed path of travel, and the forward ends of the
foot links travel back and forth along a guide (36). The combination of these two
foot link motions permits the users feet to travel along an elliptical path of travel. The
inclination or elevation of the guide may be selectively altered to vary inclination of
the foot links which in turn changes the nature of the stepping motion experienced by
the user. At flatter inclinations of the foot links, the stepping motion may resemble
cross country skiing. At progressively greater angles of inclination of the foot links,
the stepping motions may simulate walking, jogging, running and climbing. Also, the
coupling system may be adjustable to change the length of the closed path of travel of
the rear ends of the foot links.
Patent EP-0922837-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DUYN KEVEN G VAN
IPC: F01D11/08
Filed: 1998-11-11
Abstract: A fan containment case assembly (30) of a gas
turbine engine (10) includes a hardened fan case liner
(42) disposed therein. In the event of a fan blade loss
condition, the hardened fan case liner allows for
circumferential movement of the fan blade tips (38)
around the fan case (48). Thus, the liner reduces the
destructive cutting away of the fan case, minimizing
damage to the fan case and decreasing torque loading of
the fan case from rotor deflections. The liner is
preferably formed from overlapping shingles 52.
Patent EP-0916937-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PRIEVE JOHN F
IPC: G01N21/33
Filed: 1998-11-13
Abstract: An improved apparatus and method for measuring the concentration of
hydrogen peroxide vapor or gas in a sterilization chamber. The hydrogen peroxide
is measured spectrophotometrically in the ultraviolet region between 200 and 400
nm. Because water vapor does not absorb in the ultraviolet region, it does not
interfere with the determination of the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide
vapor. Although organic compounds have absorbances in the ultraviolet region, the
organic compounds are removed by evacuating the sterilization chamber to low
levels before doing the hydrogen peroxide determination. The ultraviolet light
source is either a low pressure mercury vapor lamp with an emission at 254 nm or
a deuterium lamp with an optical filter selective of 206 nm light. A movable gas
cell can be used to measure the hydrogen peroxide concentration at various areas in
the sterilization chamber. The measurement system can be combined with a
feedback loop to control the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the sterilization
chamber.
Patent EP-0936059-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIBUCHI HIROSHI C O HIROSHIM
IPC: B31F1/28
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: A corrugator has an adhering section (B) equipped
with a plurality of pressurizing units (i') separately
disposed in series along a sheet conveying direction,
where a front linerboard (1) and a rear linerboard (2)
are adhered to each other to form a corrugated
fiberboard sheet (5) and the corrugated fiberboard
sheet formed in the adhering section is processed into
a predetermined configuration in a processing section
standing on the downstream side of the adhering section
(B). The corrugator comprises sensors (14s), (14r)
placed on the upstream side of the processing section
for detecting moisture content conditions of the front
linerboard (1) and the rear linerboard (2),
respectively, moisturizing means (6s), (6r) provided on
the upstream side of the sensors (14s), (14r) and on
the downstream side of the adhering section (AA) for
directly supplying moisture to surfaces of the front
linerboard (1) and the rear linerboard (2) and a
controller (17) for setting moisture quantities to be
supplied from said moisturizing means (6s), (6r) on the
basis of detection information from said sensors (14s),
(14r). 
     Such a corrugator and corrugated fiberboard sheet
manufacturing method can accurately adjust the quantity
of moisture included in a sheet to reliably suppress
the warp deformation of the sheet with the passage of
time.
Patent EP-0917297-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEHTINEN KARI
IPC: H04Q7/00
Filed: 1998-11-12
Abstract: A radio transceiver (400, 450) is intended for transmission and reception of radio
signals in two frequency bands, and it comprises a first signal input (101) for
receiving radio signals in the first frequency band, and a second signal input (102)
for receiving radio signals in the second frequency band. In addition, it comprises
     a first mixer connected to the first signal input (101) for mixing the radio signals
(DCS RX) in the first frequency band onto a predetermined first intermediate
frequency (IF1);   a second mixer (404) for mixing the first intermediate frequency (IF1) onto a
predetermined second intermediate frequency (IF2); and   a third mixer (402, 461) connected to the second signal input (102) for mixing the
radio signals (GSM RX) in the second frequency band onto a predetermined
frequency (IF2), which is substantially the same as the second intermediate
frequency.
Patent EP-0894956-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MALATTO DANTE RODOLFO
IPC: F02B1/04
Filed: 1998-01-28
Abstract: A spark ignition internal combustion engine has a
combustion chamber provided with three valves (9, 13,
14) and a spark-plug (18) at the centre thereof.
Patent EP-1031182-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOEHM JUERGEN
IPC: H02P7/00
Filed: 1998-11-20
Abstract: Electrical direct current actuators are frequently used in electronic control and regulation devices. Said actuators have a distinct low-pass behavior with respect to the actuating signal. Typical examples for such actuators are electric motors or electromagnets. In order to minimize power losses when controlling such electric direct current actuators, the associated power amplifiers are usually controlled by a pulse-width modulated actuating signal in the kHz frequency. In order to control the actuator with the previously determined actuating signal even in the case of variations in the direct current fed by the power supply, the calculated actuating signal (UA) is multiplied in a first functional module (5) with a scaling factor calculated in a second functional module (3) on the basis of the relationship between the actual power supply voltage (UBat,N) and the nominal power supply voltage (UBat,Ist). This scaled actuating signal is then fed to the pulse width modulator instead of the output actuating current (UA), whereby the pulse duty factor is thus adapted to the actual power supply current.
Patent EP-0937572-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOFFMANN HARTMUT PROF DR-ING
IPC: B30B1/42
Filed: 1999-02-16
Abstract: A press or press installation has an electric drive according to the linear motor principle, with press frame (1), press table (2) and at least one press rod (3) for accommodating workpiece lower and upper parts (4). Each press rod is supported in the frame so that it can move back and forth. The main drive of the press rod occurs by drive devices according to the linear motor principle and the linear motors necessary for this is located between the press frame and inside this and the press rod or each of the press rods. The linear motors are located as direct drives in the region of the guides (8) of the press rod. The guide devices are replaced by linear motors between press frame and press rod.
Patent EP-0943252-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAI YOSHIHIKO
IPC: A44B11/26
Filed: 1999-03-16
Abstract: As a tongue 10 is inserted into a buckle 1 of the present invention in
a state where restraint portions 4a, 4b of a lock slider 4 are positioned
below a latch member 3, an ejector 6 moves leftward and presses the lock
slider 4. As the lock slider 4 moves leftward, the restraint portions 4a, 4b
are displaced from shoulder portions 3d, 3e of the latch member 3. Then,
the latch member 3 pivots about the shafts 3a, 3b in the clockwise direction
so that a joggle portion 3c enters into an latch hole 10a and the lower
surfaces of the restraint portions 4a, 4b are positioned above the shoulder
portions 3d, 3e. As the tongue 10 is released, the lock slider 4, the ejector
6, and the tongue 10 move rightward so that the tongue 10 is engaged with
the joggle portion 3c and the restraint portions 4a, 4b are positioned right
above the shoulder portions 3d, 3e. Therefore, the latch member 3 is
restricted from pivoting in the counter-clockwise direction and is held in
the engaged position. This simplifies the movement of the lock member
and improves the controllability of the latch member.
Patent EP-0945868-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEINFURTNER OLIVER
IPC: G11C11/4074
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: A plurality of voltage generating circuits forming a voltage generator
system on a chip are controlled by a centralized voltage generator control
arrangement. The voltage generator control arrangement includes a controller
with a state machine (52) that receives control signals from various devices on
the chip as, for example, a clock generator, voltage detectors, bondpads,
testpads, fuses, and predetermined registers. From the received signals, the
controller generates control signals to the plurality of generating circuits of the
voltage generator system and other circuits on the chip in accordance with a
predetermined program sequence for each phase of operation required by the
generating circuits to provide the necessary stable voltages to circuits on the
chip.
Patent EP-0959369-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BENZ URSULA DR
IPC: G01S13/90
Filed: 1999-05-22
Abstract: The method involves converting data block-wise into polar co-ordinates and compressing amplitude and phase values separately with different algorithms at transmitter. The data are converted into complex signals in inverse manner in the receiver. The method involves directly compressing in complex signal form (real and imaginary parts), depending on the required degree of compression and the quality requirements. The data are converted block-by block into polar co-ordinates with amplitude and phase values. The amplitude and phase values are compressed separately with different algorithms at the transmitter. At the receiver, the transmitted signals are separately decompressed according to amplitude and phase. The compressed amplitude and phase signals are converted into complex signals in inverse manner and converted block-by-block into the complex signal format of the synthetic aperture radar data.
Patent EP-0996112-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YUI MIEKO
IPC: G10L25/93
Filed: 1999-10-18
Abstract: A silence compression coding / decoding method and device of the
same enables sound quality of background noise at the time of decoding
and transmission efficiency to be improved while selecting either silence
compression coding processing or regular coding processing corresponding
to background noise level of input speech signal in digital image / speech
transmission. A background noise measuring section compares
background noise component level 'Sm' in every input frame with
discrimination threshold value data 'Srf' in background noise level
discrimination section. When the background noise component level 'Sm'
exceeds the discrimination threshold value data 'Srf', switches SW1, SW2
select coder (regular coding processing). When the background noise
component level 'Sm' does not exceed the discrimination threshold value
data 'Srf', switches SW1, SW2 select silence compression correspondence
coder (silence compression coding processing). Thus each result of
selection is transmitted to decoder. The decoder implements either
regular decoding processing or decompression decoding processing
according to in-active / active flag stored in frame transmitted from a
silence compression coding selector. When the background noise level is
large, the device reduces sound quality deterioration of the background
noise at the time of decoding while implementing regular coding
processing.
Patent EP-0997817-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIMURA TAKAHISA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-10-25
Abstract: By assuring and maintaining consistency of data within a
range expected by the user, significance of the consistency of
data is assured. 
     A master control unit 105 to which write data and its write
time is transferred from an information processor 100 is
provided with a function of obtaining the latest write time and
the oldest write time of write data which has not been copied
to each of remote control units 115 as a copy destination at
proper timings and comparing the difference between the latest
and oldest write time with a preset time on the basis of a data
consistency unit such as a data set. When the difference reaches
or exceeds the preset time, data within the data consistency
assuring range is suspended or write data and copy data is
regulated.
Patent EP-0987255-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UEHARA MASAHIRO
IPC: C07D417/12
Filed: 1996-03-28
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of general formula (II)
 
   (wherein X, n and Y are as defined in the specification), processes for the
production of the compound of general formula (II) and the use of the compound
of general formula (II) for the preparation of compounds of general formula (I)
 
   (wherein R, R 1 , X, Y and n are as defined in the specification).
Patent EP-0966885-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DESTEPHEN STEPHEN J
IPC: A23G1/04
Filed: 1999-04-28
Abstract: Chocolate or a compound coating comprising up to 2% by weight of alkaline earth phosphate based on the total weight of the product, and a process for the preparation thereof.