baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0959577-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMOMURA HIROFUMI
IPC: H04J14/02
Filed: 1998-11-30
Abstract: Disclosed is an optical signal repeating and amplifying device
which has: an optical amplifier which amplifies an optical signal
to be input thereto and then outputs it; and an optical filter means
through which only one wavelength light of the optical signal to be
output from the optical amplifier is passed. Also disclosed is an
optical level adjusting device which has: an optical demultiplexer
which demultiplexes a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal into a
plurality of wavelength lights; a plurality of optical attenuators
which attenuate separately the demultiplexed plurality of wavelength
lights to be output from the optical demultiplexer; and an optical
multiplexer which multiplexes the attenuated wavelength lights to
be output from the plurality of optical attenuators into a
wavelength-multiplexed optical signal and output it.
Patent EP-0903511-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FUKUSHIMA HIROTAKA
IPC: F16H41/24
Filed: 1997-01-27
Abstract: A flywheel assembly 130 includes a flexible plate 135
and a flywheel 2. The flexible plate 135 has a rigidity in a
rotation direction and flexibility in a bending direction,
and is coupled at its radially inner portion to a
crankshaft 100.
The flywheel 2 is fixed at its outer
peripheral portion to an outer peripheral portion of the
flexible plate 135.
Patent EP-0926323-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SAKON TOSHIO
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 1998-12-16
Abstract: Provided is steam cooled type gas turbine
comprising steam chamber unit formed in one unit having
compact structure by which steam as cooling medium is
appropriately supplied, used for cooling and recovered. The
steam cooled type gas turbine comprises steam chamber unit
(1) formed in one unit having steam supply passage (31) for
leading cooling steam; steam connection passage (32) for
leading the cooling steam which has cooled front stage (5)
to subsequent stage (16); and steam recovery passage (33) for
recovering the cooling steam which has cooled plurality of
said stages as well as having heat insulating structural
member (8) for insulation of heat from moving blade (9); and
stationary blade supporting portion (7), both provided in
inner circumferential surface portion of the steam chamber
unit. Supply and recovery of steam to and from stationary
blade and cooling by steam of stationary blade can be done
by compact structure having single consecutive cooling steam
passage so that stationary blade can be cooled efficiently.
Patent EP-0887041-A3 (EP)
Inventor: EVANS DAVID H
IPC: A47L15/13
Filed: 1998-06-19
Abstract: A portable ultrasonic cleaning system (1), comprising an ultrasonic transducer (49)
contained within a submersible housing (3) to be removably placed in a liquid (31) in
a bath (33) for receiving items (36) to be cleaned, a controller (5) for operating the
transducer, a tubular conduit (7) attached to the housing and extending from the
housing out of the liquid bath to a flexible electrical cable (9) attached to the
controller. The cleaning system may employ a submersible low liquid level sensor
(18), either as a separate submersible item in the liquid bath, or as an integral part of
the transducer hardware. The low liquid level sensor may be mechanically mounted
to the tubular conduit leading to the transducer housing, or it may be mounted on the
housing itself. The cleaning system is especially adapted for cleaning kitchen ware.
Patent EP-0897166-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MAJIMA SHIRO
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 1998-07-06
Abstract: In a panel mounting apparatus for mounting a light-transmittable
panel (16; 17) to an opening (4a) of a top box (4) of a game
machine containing a fluorescent lamp (18), a pair of retainer frames (31,
32) for retaining a pair of parallel ends (16a, 16b) of the panel (16) are
formed on the periphery of the opening (4a). One of the retainer frames
(31, 32) is provided with a movable member (41) for changing the shape
of the retainer frames (31, 32) between a state of preventing the removal
of the panel (16) and a state of allowing the attachment and detachment
of the panel (16). Disclosed also is a game machine using the panel
mounting apparatus.
Patent EP-0901085-A3 (EP)
Inventor: POZNANSKI VICTOR
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 1998-09-04
Abstract: An apparatus for identifying collocates determines whether each word in a phrase is a
collocate, and displays the phrase such that collocates in the phrase are displayed in a
different manner from non-collocates (for example by underlining collocates). If the
phrase contains two or more collocations, the phrase is displayed such that collocates
belonging to different collocations are displayed in different manners.
Patent EP-0884885-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LISCA LORENZO
IPC: H04Q3/72
Filed: 1998-06-08
Abstract: A method and an improved digital telephone answering recording machine are
disclosed which automatically provide customized announcements to different
calling parties, recognized through the calling line identification presentation
service or through DTMF access code (mailbox). 
     The digital telephone answering recording machine is enabled to recognize the
calling party. A special editor is used for programming, either locally or
remotely, the device profile both with respect to recorded announcements and
to special actions to be taken; a software module is used for managing a
database storing configuration data, announcements and messages and for
coordinating the actions specified in the profile.
Patent EP-0877156-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DOEBBELING KLAUS DR
IPC: F02C3/20
Filed: 1998-04-06
Abstract: To operate the combustion chamber of a gas turbine assembly, using liquid fuel, the liquid fuel (38) is evaporated in a separate evaporator reactor (12) in at least two steps. Initially, the liquid fuel (38) is brought into indirect contact with an initial heat exchange medium (21) for sputtering as a mixture of liquid and vapour fuel. Part of the liquid fuel (38) is abruptly vaporised, and the remainder of the liquid fuel (38) is evaporated by direct contact with a heat exchange medium (51). Also claimed is an assembly with a vertical evaporation reactor (12) upstream of the mixing stretch (56) of the combustion chamber (2), with a connection (11) to it. It has a liquid fuel feed (19) and a feed (20) for the initial heat exchange medium (21) with a twin-material jet (22). The evaporation reactor (12) has a pressure body and a mantle tube, with a feed and an exhaust channel (49,50) for a second heat exchange medium (51), leading into a ring channel between the pressure body and mantle. The jet (22), for two materials, has a tubular inner body and an outer mantle, forming a ring gap between them.
Patent EP-0932059-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMIZU AKIKO
IPC: B32B7/02
Filed: 1999-01-20
Abstract: A phase retarder film is provided wherein at least one
oblique evaporation layer comprising an inorganic
dielectric mainly containing TiO 2  is formed on at least one
surface of a transparent polymer film with an intermediate
layer between, the evaporation layer having positive
refractive index anisotropy and a principal optic axis
tilted 20 degrees to 70 degrees from a normal direction to
said transparent polymer film. The phase retarder film
is suitable for improving viewing angle characteristics of
the TN-LCD.
Patent EP-0945504-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BOROVSKY DOV
IPC: A01N63/50
Filed: 1992-12-11
Abstract: Isolated DNA encoding YDPAP 1-4 .
Patent EP-0943652-A3 (EP)
Title: Neue Compact Disc - Compounds
Inventor: KAUFMANN RALF DR
IPC: G11B7/2534
Filed: 1996-11-22
Abstract: Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung sind Compact Discs enthaltend ein oder
mehrere cyclische Carbonate und thermoplastische Polycarbonate.
Patent EP-0944067-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OHKAWARA MASAMITSU
IPC: G11B17/04
Filed: 1999-03-16
Abstract: A disk player (1) has a structure capable of mounting on a
turntable (33) a disk-shaped recording medium (41) contained
within a cartridge (40). Such a disk player (1) comprises a
cartridge transporting system (50) capable of transporting the
cartridge (40) in a direction generally parallel to a sliding
direction of a shutter (42) of the cartridge (40), and a
pivotable chassis (30) on which the turntable (33) is mounted.
The chassis (30) is pivotable by a chassis driving system (60)
so as to enable the disk-shaped recording medium (41) to be
mounted on the turntable (33), with its pivoting axis being
generally parallel to a transporting direction for transporting
the cartridge (40).
Patent EP-0952036-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TORIYAMA MASAYUKI
IPC: B60K28/10
Filed: 1999-03-18
Abstract: The invention provides a vehicle mounted with an engine
stopping/starting control system which is configured to
give caution to a driver who just goes apart from the
vehicle without turning off a main power source when an
engine is automatically stopped. 
To achieve this, a vehicle has an engine stopping/starting
control system for stopping an engine in operation in
response to a specific vehicle stopping condition and restarting
the engine in stoppage in response to a specific
vehicle starting operation. The control system includes a
sitting switch SW54 for detecting whether or not a driver
is sitting in a seat, and a headlamp/buzzer control unit
800 for controlling a buzzer 75. Detecting the non-sitting
state of the driver with a main switch left
turned on when the engine is automatically stopped, the
headlamp/buzzer control unit 800 discriminates that the
driver just goes apart from the vehicle with the main
switch left turned on and actuates the buzzer 75.
Patent EP-0959417-A3 (EP)
Inventor: IWAI TOSHIYUKI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-05-17
Abstract: Information processing devices each creates a dirty bit indicative of the presence or absence of update per tip in a sharing region, and updates the dirty bit in accordance with an operation on the tip. A synchronize processing section compares dirty bits of corresponding tips in a synchronous process so as to judge whether the tips have been updated in the both parties. When there is an update in the both parties, a priority side is decided in accordance with a predetermined rule, for example, such as the promoting side of the synchronous process before transmitting the entire contents of the tips. Further, the synchronous processing section sends the contents of the tip on the priority side to the information processing device on the non-priority side so as to replace the contents of the tip on the non-priority side, thereby realizing a database managing device capable of carrying out the synchronous process with a small effort and a small amount of communications data without increasing the size of the database even when plural data corresponding to each other are independently updated.
Patent EP-0962259-A3 (EP)
Title: Farbroller
Inventor: SCHMIDT HEINZ
IPC: B05C17/02
Filed: 1999-05-19
Abstract: Farbroller mit einem zylindrischen Träger für einen Überzug aus Fell, Plüsch
od.dgl. und einem mehrfach gewinkelten Griffteil, dessen die Achse für den zylindrischen
Träger bildender, im wesentlichen senkrecht zum Griff verlaufender, freier
Lagerschenkel drehbar in Lagerhülsen gelagert ist, die an den zylindrischen
Träger endseits verschließenden Einsteckkappen angeformt sind, wobei das freie
Ende des Lagerschenkels mit einer einen axialen Anschlag bildenden Quetschstelle
oder einem angestauchten Bund versehen ist, wobei die Lagerhülse (5) außen
geschlossen ist und mit einem gegenüber dem verengten Einführende (10) zum Einsprengen
der Quetschstelle (12) auf wenigstens den Durchmesser der Quetschstelle (12)
erweiterten Lagerabschnitt (11) versehen ist.
Patent EP-0947132-A3 (EP)
Title: Puffer zum Zwischenspeichern von Nahrungsmittel
Inventor: FOERSTER MARTIN
IPC: A01K9/00
Filed: 1997-04-02
Abstract: Bei einem Puffer zum Zwischenspeichern von Nahrunsmittel
und Einsetzen in eine Einrichtung zur Versorgung von
Haustieren mit einem flüssigen Nahrungsmittel, mit einem
Gehäuse (29) zumindest einem Einlass (30) und einem Auslass
(31), soll ein inneres Volumen des Behälters (29)
veränderbar sein.
Patent EP-0976536-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CARETTA RENATO
IPC: B60C15/00
Filed: 1999-07-26
Abstract: A carcass ply (3) is formed by laying down on a toroidal
support (11), a first and a second series of strip-like
sections (13, 14) cut to size from a continuous strip-like
element (2a) and each comprising longitudinal
thread-like elements (15) incorporated into a layer of
elastomer material (18). The sections (13) of the first
series are sequentially laid down circumferentially
spaced apart a given distance from each other, to form
side portions (13a) to the end flaps of which respective
reinforcing structures (4) at the beads are applied. The
sections of the second series (14) are each interposed
between two sections of the first series (13), in spaces
therein defined, with the respective end flaps
overlapping the annular structures (4). Each annular
portion (4) comprises an elastomer filling (22) applied
to a radially outer position relative to a single annular
anchoring insert (21) formed of at least one elongated
element wound up into radially superposed concentric
coils (21a).
Patent EP-1008950-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BOHN DAVID D
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1999-08-25
Abstract: Hand-held image scanner apparatus (10) may comprise
a body (12) having first and second side walls (24, 26)
positioned in spaced-apart relation so that the second
side wall (26) is located a spaced distance from the first
side wall (24). The body (12) also includes a convex face
portion (20) that extends between the first and second
side walls (24, 26) and defines a contact axis (22) that
extends along a lateral direction (84) and that is located
longitudinally between the first and second side walls
(24, 26). The convex face portion (20) allows the body
(12) to be tilted about the contact axis (22) when the
convex face portion (20) is in contact with an object (14)
to be scanned. An image sensing system (36) mounted
within the body (12) is responsive to image light (52)
reflected by the object (14) being scanned and produces an
image signal based on the image light (52). The image
sensing system (36) is optically coupled to an image light
opening (46) in the convex face portion (20) of the body
(12) so that image light (52) passing through the image
light opening (46) is received by the image sensing system
(36).
Patent EP-0983787-A3 (EP)
Inventor: AKAMA HIROSHI
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 1999-09-01
Abstract: A first catalytic material contains a first refractory inorganic compound
having pores of equal to or less than 1 nm in size. The first catalytic
material has a first activation temperature to reduce a NOx emission of the
engine. A second catalytic material contains a second refractory
inorganic compound having pores of equal to or more than 2 nm in size.
The second catalytic material has a second activation temperature to
reduce the NOx emission. The first and second activation temperature
are within a range of 30 °C relative to each other.
Patent EP-1001459-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MOISE THEODORE S
IPC: H01L21/8246
Filed: 1999-09-09
Abstract: A via etch to contact a capacitor with ferroelectric
between electrodes together with dielectric on an insulating
diffusion barrier includes two-step etch with F-based dielectric
etch and Cl- and F-based barrier etch.
Patent EP-0985418-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FERNANDEZ-ARIAS MONTOYA ALBERT
IPC: A61D19/02
Filed: 1999-09-13
Abstract: Device for the automatic injection of
any type of liquid substance in a
continuous manner or for artificial insemination and
usable for animals or humans is described. The device (1)
has a tubular syringe body (2), which at one
end narrows to a neck (3) to which an injection set is
coupled, and at its other end it has a threaded part
(8), incorporating on its inside a piston (4) which
defines two mutually water-tight chambers (5) and (6),
being closed hermetically at its threaded end by means of
a threaded cap (9).
Patent EP-0936547-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BOGGS GARY LEE
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 1999-02-01
Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifiying at-risk data in systems with redundant
components is described. The method comprises the steps of representing the system by a
plurality of nodes representing components and a plurality of paths representing
communication paths among the components, each node having a path count representing the
number of paths leading into the node, decrementing the path count for each node by one, for
each failure of a path leading to the node, decrementing the path count for each node by one,
for every path leading from each node having a zero path count, decrementing the path count
for each node by one, for every path leading from a failed node, and presenting a graphical
depiction of the nodes and the paths to a user.
Patent EP-1013429-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KOIKE SHUJI
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 1999-07-21
Abstract: A piezo-electric reinforcing member
surrounding a plurality of pressure generating units
is formed in a thin vibrating chromium film membrane.
The reinforcing member is not discrete but
continuous with respect to a region of the membrane
enclosing the pressure generating units. Within the
membrane, thermal stress as well as stress caused by
differences in the crystal structure of the piezo-electric
member and the chromium film arise. The
mechanical strength of the reinforcing member itself
restrains the shrinkage of the vibrating membrane
caused by the internal stress, thereby preventing
cracks from occurring in the vibrating membrane.
Likewise, the ends of the pressure generating
components as well as the individual electrodes are
shaped so as to make it difficult for stress to
accumulate thereat, thereby also preventing cracks
from occurring in the vibrating membrane.
Patent EP-0989527-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GILBERT WAYNE
IPC: G07D7/12
Filed: 1999-08-23
Abstract: A system for validating objects employs a
tristimulus light source (20) which illuminates a
colour target image (35) with collimated light of at
least one predetermined wavelength. Light reflected
off the target image is directed into a photodetector
array (90) arranged as a linear stack of photosensors
(100). The reflected light received off the target
(35) is thus quantized into a plurality of discrete
regions in a first direction. The tristimulus
incident beam is incrementally scanned in a second
direction orthogonal to the first direction to obtain
an array of numerical data based upon the colour of
rectangular sub-portions of the colour image (35). 
     Data from a master colour image can be stored as
a numerical code array. Validation of a value object
such as a credit card can be achieved by comparing the
data from the master image with data read from an
identical image affixed to that value object. The use
of colour allows each rectangular portion of the image
to represent a very large amount of data.
Patent EP-0998138-A3 (EP)
Inventor: POURJAVID SUSSAN
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1999-10-21
Abstract: Potentially defective pixel regions (100) of a discrete pixel detector
are identified through analysis of a series of dark images and a series of
exposed images. In the case of an x-ray system, the dark images are
created with little or no radiation impacting the detector, while the exposed
images are created with a uniform level of radiation over the detector
surface. Output signals from the detector are averaged over the series of
dark images, and over the series of exposed images. Analyses are
performed on the average values to identify pixels producing inconsistent
output signals, pixels producing output signals varying more than a desired
amount from reference levels, and pixels producing output signals varying
more than a desired amount from output signals of neighboring pixels
(102, 104, 106, 108). A mask is generated referencing the defective pixels
(100) for use in processing subsequent images.
Patent EP-0997161-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHCHERVINSKY SEMYON
IPC: A61N1/05
Filed: 1999-10-28
Abstract: A surgical electrode of the type used as a temporary
cardiac pacing wire provides electrical contact between a
patient's heart and a source of electrical pulses (i.e.,
a pacemaker). One end of the wire attaches to the heart.
The other end is attached to a surgical needle that has
a weakened zone in its shaft, to permit the sharp end of
the needle to be broken off and discarded. The remaining
shaft connects to the pacemaker. By providing an
insulating coating over part of the shaft, the electrode
of the invention protects against harm to the patient
that would otherwise be caused by mis-connecting the
electrode or by shorting the two electrodes that comprise
a setup.
Patent EP-1006710-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MURATANI HIROFUMI
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 1999-11-29
Abstract: A digital watermark embedding device has an input
section which inputs pixel value data of an image which
is a target for embedding of watermark information, an
embedded position selection section which determines a
position in frequency domain into which the watermark
information is to be embedded, irrespectively of a
frequency component value, a frequency component value
variation decision section which determines a variation
of a frequency component value at each embedded position
determined by the embedded position selection section, a
pixel value variation calculation section which
calculates a variation of a pixel value at each point in
pixel value domain of the image based on the embedded
position in frequency domain determined by the embedded
position selection section and on the variation of a
frequency component value determined by the frequency
component value variation decision section, a pixel
value conversion section which embeds watermark
information by changing corresponding pixel value data
of the image in accordance with the variation of a pixel
value at each point in pixel value domain calculated by
the pixel value variation calculation section, and an
output section which outputs pixel value data of the
image into which watermark information has been embedded.
Patent EP-1009106-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FALCO STEVEN ANTHONY
IPC: H04J3/16
Filed: 1999-11-30
Abstract: A method that selects one of a plurality of priority schemes for scheduling messages for
one of cyclically repeating sets of time slots of a control channel based on at least one of a
plurality of characteristics of the state of the control channel (10). The state of the control
channel (10) is the all information regarding what has arrived, what is queued, and what has been
transmitted. This includes the status of the queues, the messages awaiting transmission, along
with their type and the time they have been waiting, the sequence of past transmissions, as well as
other information. In one embodiment, in a control channel of a TDMA system where the
hyperframe number is the characteristic used to select the priority scheme, a priority scheme is
selected that assigns a voice page highest priority when the hyperframe number is an even
number, and that assigns an R-DATA SPACH notification highest priority when the hyperframe
number is an odd number. In another embodiment of the invention, if there is a packed airlink
message, the packed airlink message is scheduled in the time slot. If there are no packed airlink
messages, then the method dynamically alters the priority of messages based on whether there is a
voice page or an R-DATA SPACH notification in the message queues since at least the end of the
time slot construction period of a corresponding time slot of a previous hyperframe. If there are
no such messages and there is a non-packable message, the non-packable message is scheduled in
the time slot, although if there are no non-packable messages and there is a voice page or R-DATA
SPACH notification, it is packaged in an unpacked airlink message that is scheduled in the
time slot. However, if there is a voice page or an R-DATA SPACH notification in any of the
message queues since at least the end of the time slot construction period of the corresponding
time slot of the previous hyperframe, the voice page or R-DATA SPACH is packaged in an
unpacked airlink message that is scheduled in the time slot. This significantly reduces both the
number of messages that are blocked and the number of messages timed out.