baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2002172905-A (JP)
Title: Hub unit for vehicle
Inventor: ARAKI SATOSHI
IPC: B60B35/14
Filed: 2000-12-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that when a seal boot is broken, a lubricant in a constant velocity joint is scattered and defective lubrication occurs, and if breakage of the seal boot is detected at an easy stage, the constant velocity joint can be protected by replacing the seat boot, but since the period of periodic inspection is long, when breakage is detected, defective lubrication sometimes occurs, and in the case of non-separation type, both a hub wheel and a double row rolling bearing must be replaced, and it is uneconomical. SOLUTION: By embedding a lead 28 for detection in a seal boot 21, it is detected by a detector 29 that the lead 28 for detection is disconnected and that the seal boot 21 is broken. Thus, before defective lubrication occurs to the constant velocity joint 5, only by replacement of the seal boot 21, a need for exchange of the whole of the equal velocity joint 5 or including the double row rolling bearing 6 is eliminated, man-hours and a replacement cost can be reduced in the non-separation type hub unit 1 for a vehicle.
Patent JP-2002175511-A (JP)
Title: Contactless data carrier device and wiring member for booster antenna part
Inventor: HIGUCHI TAKUYA
IPC: G06K19/07
Filed: 2000-12-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contactless data carrier device which eliminates the need for high-level precise machining such as through-hole machining and then has no decrease in yield, and has high magnetic coupling efficiency between a booster antenna coil and a secondary coil. SOLUTION: Sheet conductor parts of both wiring layers which are made electrically conductive by caulking are provided with spiral winding parts which have one end part connected outside of them, are wound spirally in a nearly rectangular shape, and have the other end part as the center of the spiral winding in an electrically floating state so that they are put one over the other and placed nearly overlapping with one spiral winding part along the secondary coil of a semiconductor chip for a data carrier or other data carrier modules, thereby electromagnetically coupling the spiral wiring parts to the secondary coil.
Patent JP-2002176937-A (JP)
Title: Low-sweetness and low-caloric food
Inventor: NAKAJIMA KOICHI
IPC: A23L29/20
Filed: 2000-12-12
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a low-sweetness and low-caloric food having saccharide absorption inhibitory property. SOLUTION: This low-sweetness and low-caloric food comprises at least one kind of pentose selected from the group consisting of L-arabinose and D-xylose, and a retardant of digestive canal movement of the pentose.
Patent JP-2002180838-A (JP)
Title: Direct injection type internal combustion engine
Inventor: ONO YASUHISA
IPC: F02B75/12
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the atomization or gasification of a fuel in an initial period of fuel injection, in a direct injection type internal combustion engine composed by mounting a fuel injection valve 10 to a cylinder head 3 so as to face its tip part having a nozzle to the inside of a cylinder at a position adjacent to the inside surface of the cylinder 2, and by hollowly forming a cavity 12 on the top face of a piston 11 in the cylinder. SOLUTION: A projecting part 13 having an abutting surface 13a for allowing the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve to abut on itself to scatter it laterally is formed at a position within the inside surface 12a of the cavity 12 where the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve 10 first reaches.
Patent JP-2002183715-A (JP)
Title: Method and device for acquiring/processing spatial object surface texture and recording medium recorded with spatial object surface texture acquiring/processing program
Inventor: OZAWA SHIRO
IPC: G06T3/00
Filed: 2000-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take a picture of e.g. a city landscape as an omnidirectional image for acquiring a surface texture of a building. SOLUTION: An omnidirectional camera is used and a texture image of an object to be taken such as the building is retrieved considering parameters including position information of the camera for processing a silhouette region acquired by projecting a retrieved spatial model to acquire the surface texture of the object.
Patent JP-2002003592-A (JP)
Title: Method of producing modified polyester
Inventor: TAKASE TORU
IPC: B29B7/88
Filed: 2000-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a modified polytrimethylene terephthalate having improved tone of color, strengths, processability and resistance to alkali-lysis, and further having excellent dyeability by a cationic dye. SOLUTION: This method comprises the steps of charging polytrimethylene terephthalate and polytrimethylene terephthalate copolymerized with a sulfonate to a twin-screw extruder with vent to melt and knead so that the content of the sulfonate becomes 0.1 to 5 mol% based on total trimethylene terephthalate unit, and proceeding polymerization using the twin-screw extruder unitll the intrinsic viscosity of the obtained polyester exceeds the average by mol fraction between the polytrimethylene terphthalate and the copolymerized polytrimethylene terephthalate.
Patent JP-2002184506-A (JP)
Title: Connector
Inventor: FUJITA SHINYA
IPC: H01R13/42
Filed: 2000-12-15
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect a retainer hinge by restricting the reversal turn of a retainer. SOLUTION: A retainer 14 is capable of moving aslant mounted to a connector housing 1 having a cavity 10 through a hinge 15. When the retainer 14 is turned toward the side which is reverse in the direction of closing an entrance 19, as a reversal turn restricting part 18, touching the retainer 14, is mounted to the connector housing 1, an excessive movement of reversal turn is restricted, and the hinge 15 is protected.
Patent JP-2002183026-A (JP)
Title: System and method for, providing contents, system and method for registering contents information, system and method for charging for contents information registration, contents selection user interface, user, terminal, and contents information database, contents selection processor, and registration charging processor
Inventor: NAKAGAWA TOSHIO
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 2000-12-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actualize a contents providing system so that a user can speedily use contents through a user terminal when additional information, etc., is provided as contents on a network in relation to information and an event provided according to time like a broadcast program. SOLUTION: Temporally interlocked contents are placed on a contents providing server 1, etc., on the network. A selection indication that a user gives by depressing a button of a contents selection user interface 5 is transmitted to a contents selection processor 3 through the user terminal 4. The contents selection processor 3 extracts location information on contents of a channel specified at the time from a contents information database 2 prepared on the network and sends the result back to the user terminal. The user terminal receives the reply to know the location of the contents and automatically obtains the contents so that the user can browse them.
Patent JP-2002182248-A (JP)
Title: Picture display device
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI YOSHIRO
IPC: G02F1/167
Filed: 2000-12-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture display device which performs stable density display by adjusting potential necessary for driving particles; also prevents high potential from being applied across electrodes due to sudden potential increase at the time of generating electricity; can thereby prevent the device from being destroyed by discharge caused by the excessive potential generation; and can realize favorable display. SOLUTION: The picture display device is comprised of a picture display part 10 and a voltage control part 12. The voltage control part 12 is comprised of a piezo-electric element 30 and a voltage regulating member 34, and makes the piezo-electric element 30 generate electromotive force by applying a large concentrative pressure on the piezo-electric element 30. The voltage regulating member 34 is arranged in parallel with the piezo-electric element 30, and consists of a capacitor and a resistance. The voltage regulating member 34 adjusts potential to be applied to the picture display part 10 so that the potential is not suddenly increased, by accumulating the potential generated in the piezo-electric element in the capacitor.
Patent JP-2002184502-A (JP)
Title: Electric connector
Inventor: HARASAWA MASAAKI
IPC: H01R13/428
Filed: 2000-12-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently secure a contact pressure between a contactor of an electric connector and a conductive part of the second object when locking the electric connector, connected to electric wire or the like which is a conductive part of the first object, into the first and/or the second object, and making the contactor of the electric connector directly contact the conductive part of the second article. SOLUTION: The electric connector, used for electrically connecting two objects having conductive part respectively, comprises a housing 110 at least locked to one of those objects, and a contactor 120 mounted to the housing. The contactor comprises a connection part 121 to be connected to a conductive part 211 of the first object 210, a contact point 122 touching a conductive part 221 of the second object 220, and an elastic part 123 elastically deforming when the contact point is pressed. A holding member 130, holding the elastic part in the state of being elastically deformed in the direction of pressure in advance, preventing the elastic part from returning, is mounted at least to the housing or to the contactor.
Patent JP-2002182843-A (JP)
Title: Ultrasonic wave touch position detection device
Inventor: TODA KOJI
IPC: G01B17/00
Filed: 2000-12-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect a contact position with high sensitivity when a surface acoustic wave comes into contact with a propagated non-piezoelectric plate. SOLUTION: First surface acoustic wave propagation paths are formed between interdigital electrodes Tx1 to Tx5 for input and electrode groups Gx1 to Gx5 on the top edge surface of the non-piezoelectric plate 1 and second surface acoustic wave propagation paths are formed between interdigital electrodes Ty1 to Ty5 for input and electrode groups Gy1 to Gy5 by applying an input electric signal to two adjacent interdigital electrodes for input at the same time. When the point of intersection between a first surface acoustic wave propagation path and a second surface acoustic wave propagation path is touched, first and second delay electric signals appear two times in succession at one terminal among terminals Ux1 to Ux3 and at one terminal among terminals Uy1 to Uy3 respectively.  The contact position can be discriminated by detecting the interdigital electrodes for input when the first and second delay electric signals appear.
Patent JP-2002189463-A (JP)
Title: Video information quantity calculating device
Inventor: NARITA NAGAHITO
IPC: G09G5/36
Filed: 2000-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video information quantity calculating device capable of calculating a video information quantity of a video in which an effect on the visual psychology of a viewer is reflected. SOLUTION: This video information quantity calculating device 1 is for calculating a video information quantity when displaying a video of an arbitrary number of pixels having an arbitrary aspect ration of a':b', and the device is characterized in comprising a calculating means (picture size calculating means) 12 for calculating an optimal picture size (optimal picture width) W' maximizing the visual psycholgic quantity of the viewer adopted as the maximum based on a viewing distance between the video display device and the viewer and the arbitrary aspect ration of a':b'.
Patent JP-2001244702-A (JP)
Title: Reconfigurable switch matrix especially for universal space
Inventor: CAYROU JEAN-CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H01P1/15
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reconfigurable electronic switch matrix, especially for universal space having little loss or less attenuation. SOLUTION: The switch matrix 60 of this invention having n-inputs and p-outputs includes electronic type switches 101, 102, 103, 104, 10"1, 10"2, 10"3, and 10"4. When switching changes connection of an input of the switch matrix to an output to connect the input to other output of the switch matrix, the switches are connected among the inputs and outputs, so that a loss by the switches interposed between an input and an output remains the same. This invention is applied to switch matrices, where a failed electronic element connected to one output of one switch matrix is replaced with another electronic element connected to other output of the switch matrix.
Patent JP-2002201542-A (JP)
Title: Synthetic staple fiber and method for producing the same
Inventor: TAKEHARA KATSUMI
IPC: D06B3/02
Filed: 2000-12-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce synthetic staple fiber which allows a reduction in the amount of oil adhered to lower the cost and inhibits the generation of static electricity caused by the reduction in the amount of oil adhered as much as possible. SOLUTION: The synthetic staple fiber has a single filament fineness of 0.6 to 4.4b dtex, a finishing oil adhesion amount of 0.10 to 0.18 wt.%, and a web-charging voltage absolute value of <=1000 V. The method for producing synthetic stable fiber comprises spraying and imparting a finishing oil on a synthetic fiber tow just after drawn and thermally treated, crimping the synthetic fiber tow and then cutting the fiber tow.
Patent JP-2002192666-A (JP)
Title: Release film
Inventor: TANAKA ITSUKI
IPC: C09J7/02
Filed: 2000-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a release film which satisfies mold release characteristics, mar resistance and contamination proofness simultaneously. SOLUTION: This release film has a surface layer composed mainly of a fluorine-containing acrylic resin which shows a pencil hardness of H or more and a peeling to an adhesive-backed tape of an acrylic polyester of 5 g/25 mm-200 g/25 mm, laminated on at least one of the sides of a base material film composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin.
Patent JP-2002191395-A (JP)
Title: Method for discriminating genuine product from false product
Inventor: TACHIBANA YOICHI
IPC: C09K11/07
Filed: 2000-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a marker agent to easily discriminate a genuine product from a false product, a false product detecting agent and to provide a method for the use of the detecting agent. SOLUTION: A marker agent containing at least one substance selected from a chemoluminescent substrate, a bioluminescent substrate and their derivatives is (1) attached to a fiber or cloth and a genuine product is produced by using the marked fiber, or the like, or (2) attached to a genuine metall fitting to be attached to a genuine product. A false product detecting agent containing luciferase and ATP is applied to the genuine product, the product is irradiated with light and the emission of fluorescence or luminance is detected to ascertain the genuineness of the product.
Patent JP-2002201609-A (JP)
Title: Construction method for concrete arch bridge
Inventor: KAWAMURA TETSUO
IPC: E01D21/00
Filed: 2000-12-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a construction method for a concrete arch bridge so as to construct a long and large concrete arch bridge. SOLUTION: A synthetic arch lining construction method is used. A steel pipe arch rib 11 is formed so as to have a truss structure, concrete is filled into a steel pipe, and then a precast board or a steel panel serving also as a form is attached to a lower floor board and a side wall part of the arch rib. The arch rib is divided into zones according to the order that the deformation and stress intensity of the arch rib become below a limit value, and concrete placing of the lower floor board, a web, and an upper floor board is performed according to the order shown of, for example, (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) to perform concrete lining for a steel pipe truss arch.
Patent JP-2002191357-A (JP)
Title: Novel microbial biomass having glycine dehydrogenase activity, and method for producing glycine by using the same
Inventor: YAMAMOTO MINORU
IPC: C12P13/04
Filed: 2000-12-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discover an unrevealed microbial biomass having activities of a glycine dehydrogenase widely from the natural world, and further to provide a method for producing glycine from glyoxylic acid by using the microbial biomass. SOLUTION: This microbial biomass belongs to the genus Bacillus, and has glycine dehydrogenase activities for converting the glyoxylic acid to the glycine. The method for producing the glycine comprises converting the glyoxylic acid to the glycine in the presence of a culturing liquid of the microbial biomass, the microbial biomass or a treated product of the microbial biomass.
Patent JP-2002186574-A (JP)
Title: Mop and mop squeezer
Inventor: TAKEMOTO GOHEI
IPC: A47L13/58
Filed: 2000-12-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate such problems that although a mop using a sponge mop pad is effective for the wipe-cleaning of a hospital for the prevention of an in-hospital infection, when a conventional sponge mop is used, contamination and dirt adhered to the sponge mop pad is washed with a cleaning water after a cleaning, and then, the sponge mop pad is doubly folded at the center by utilizing a spring force in order to squeeze out the water content contained in the sponge mop pad, and the compressing force is used, and therefore, a large force is required to doubly fold the sponge mop pad, and the folding has been a hard work for a worker, especially, for a female worker. SOLUTION: A protruding section is provided on this mop having the sponge mop pad. A receiving body in which the protruding section is fitted is provided on the mop squeezer. After the protruding section and the receiving body are fitted, the water content of the sponge mop pad is uniformly squeezed out by utilizing the theory of lever.
Patent JP-2001513346-A (JP)
IPC: A46B9/02
Filed: 1998-08-12
Abstract: For implant molding of toothbrushes pre-cut and pre-rounded fiber of thermoplastic material are used. Loose fibers are presented to an endrounding tool in a tuft or bundle and the free ends of the fibers are exposed to a working surface of the tool. Relative movement between the fiber ends and working surface causes the material of the fibers to be heated by friction of a predetermined intensity. The fibers while they are exposed to the working surface of the tool are permitted to flex laterally and are held in an axial direction of the tuft or bundle with their free ends commonly defining a surface different from a plane which is perpendicular to the axial direction, thereby achieving a substantially consistent flexing resistance throughout the cross-section of the tuft or bundle with respect to lateral deflection upon engagement by the endrounding tool.
Patent JP-2001514242-A (JP)
IPC: C07C213/10
Filed: 1998-09-01
Abstract: A process for enhancing the purity of 2R-[1-hydroxy- 1-trifluoromethyl- 3-cyclopropylpropyn-2-yl] -4-chloroaniline comprising the formation of an acid addition salt which is capable of rejecting the racemate in the selected organic solvent.
Patent JP-2001516627-A (JP)
Title: 電磁式加速トランスジューサを備えた埋込み可能な医用装置
IPC: A61N1/365
Filed: 1998-09-02
Abstract: (57)【要約】
２個の磁石（１０６、１１４）を剛性シェル（１０２）のいずれかの端に固定し、一個の磁石（１１０）を、これらの固定磁石の間で移動できるようにしている空胴（１０４）のある剛性シェルを含む電磁式加速度計（１００）が入っている埋込み可能な医用装置（５０、６０）。これら３個の磁石は、可動磁石を、固定磁石からの磁力で固定磁石間に浮遊させるように配置されている。電線コイル（１１６）が、剛性シェルと磁石を取り巻いている。加速度計の加速により、空胴内で可動磁石が移動する。その結果、電線コイルに電流が誘導される。電線コイルに発生する電圧は、加速度計が受ける加速に比例する。この電磁式加速度計は、埋込み可能なペースメーカ（５０）または細動除去器に特に有用であり、ペースメーカ（５０）のリード（６０）と筐体、あるいはそのいずれかに含めることができる。さらに、この電磁式加速度計は、加速に応じて、それ自体の電圧を発生させ、その結果得られる電気エネルギーを電源として使用できる。
Patent JP-2001516675-A (JP)
IPC: B63H5/125
Filed: 1998-09-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to a propulsion system for vessels and a method for moving a vessel in ice conditions. The system comprises a drive shaft (3), a propeller (4) attached to the drive shaft, a nozzle (5) surrounding the propeller, the nozzle having a water inlet (10) and a water outlet, and rotatable blades or vanes (6) attached to a portion of the drive shaft which projects outside the water inlet for breaking and/or crushing ice before the ice enters into the nozzle. The point of maximum diameter of the blades or vanes is positioned at an axial distance from the plane of the water inlet which is 0.02 to 0.25 times the diameter of the propeller. The rotatable blades or vanes are also having a diameter which is 0.6 to 0.8 times the diameter of the propeller.
Patent JP-2001518568-A (JP)
Title: 精練羊毛の品質を大いに高めるための方法とその高品質化を達成するための機械
IPC: D01C3/00
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: (57)【要約】
少なくとも次のうちの一つを含む羊毛またはそれに類似した繊維の精練機：（ａ）繊維を酸抽出工程にかけて吸収鉄を除去し、それによって繊維の明るさ（Ｙの三刺激値）を大幅に改善する精練工程；（ｂ）途中まで湿式工程によって漂白工程を実行し、続いて乾燥、再湿潤、化学還元を行い漂白した色を安定させてその後染色槽において戻りが起きないようにする精練工程；（ｃ）精練した清浄な繊維を乾燥させて塵を払い、界面活性剤と分散剤が入ったリカーに再び浸して余分な量の残留ごみを効果的に取除く精練工程。精練により、改良された品質の繊維を生成することができる。
Patent JP-2001520423-A (JP)
Title: 高温ｒｆｉｄタグ
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 1998-09-03
Abstract: (57)【要約】
【解決手段】約−４０℃〜３００℃の範囲の非破壊温度と約−２０℃〜２００℃の操作温度とを有する高温ＲＦＩＤタグ（１０，２０）が記載されている。この高温ＲＦＩＤタグは第１の耐熱性材料を備えるとともにベース（２４）およびトップ（２２）を有するハウジング（２１）と、ＩＣ回路８２８）を備え、タグチャンバ（３６）内に配置されている回路板基板とを備え、この基板はハウジング内に保護されている第２の耐熱性材料を備える。これらの耐熱性材料は２８７℃〜３２０℃の範囲内の撓み温度を示す。
Patent JP-2001521874-A (JP)
Title: プレートレット強化された焼結成形体
IPC: A61L27/10
Filed: 1998-11-02
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、酸化アルミニウム−／酸化クロム−混晶以外に、一般式Ｌａ 0.9 Ａｌ 11.76-x Ｃｒ x Ｏ 19 、Ｍｅ 1 Ａｌ 11-x Ｃｒ x Ｏ 17 、Ｍｅ 2 Ａｌ 12-x Ｃｒ x Ｏ 19 、Ｍｅ     2' Ａｌ 12-x Ｃｒ x Ｏ 19 および／またはＭｅ 3 Ａｌ 11-x Ｃｒ x Ｏ 18 による少なくとも１種の混晶から選択されているもう１種の混晶を含有しているマトリックス材料を有する焼結成形体を記載するものであるが、その際、Ｍｅ 1 は、アルカリ金属、Ｍｅ 2 はアルカリ土類金属、Ｍ 2' はカドミウム、鉛または水銀、およびＭｅ 3 は希土類金属をあらわし、かつｘは０．０００７〜０．０４５の値に相応する。
Patent JP-2003526955-A (JP)
Title: 無線通信システムにおけるフレキシブルな周波数／時分割２重
IPC: H04W92/10
Filed: 1998-11-13
Abstract: (57)【要約】
フレキシブルなチャネル方式は、例えばＰＷＴ基地局又はＤＥＣＴ基地局といった基地局と、移動端末のグループとの間の全二重無線周波数通信をサポートする。基地局から端末へのダウンリンク通信は第１無線周波数搬送波を介して、端末から基地局へのアップリンク通信は第２無線周波数搬送波を介して行われる。各搬送波は、Ｎ個のタイム・スロットの時分割多元接続データ・ストリーム（Ｎは整数）を提供するように構成され、したがって、２つの搬送波が共に２Ｎ個のタイム・スロット・システムを提供する。各フレーム内で、基地局から端末へのデータが第１タイム・スロット中に第１搬送波上で送信され、端末から基地局へのデータが第２タイム・スロット中に第２搬送波上で送信されるが、第１、第２タイム・スロットは、通信リンクにわたって変動することの可能なタイムオフセット分だけオフセットされる。開示するシステムは、単一の時分割多元接続ハードウェア・プラットフォームが効率的かつ選択的に時分割二重と周波数分割二重のいずれかをサポートできるようにする、統一されたアーキテクチャを提供する。
Patent JP-2001525276-A (JP)
Title: 低密度ストランド発泡体
IPC: B29C48/345
Filed: 1998-11-11
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、発泡させた製品に関する。さらに詳しくは、本発明は、低密度を有する発泡熱可塑性組成物の複数の融合押出されたストランドもしくは形材または層を含む発泡させた製品に関する。
Patent JP-2001526362-A (JP)
Title: 摩擦クラッチ
IPC: F16D13/71
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、ケーシングとプレッシャプレートとの間に配置されたばねを備えた摩擦クラッチに関する。
Patent JP-2002500181-A (JP)
Title: ジスキネジーの処置
IPC: A61K31/425
Filed: 1999-01-05
Abstract: (57)【要約】
レボドパが誘起するジスキネジーおよび遅発性ジスキネジーは、必要な個体にリルゾールを投与することにより改善される。
Patent JP-2002501838-A (JP)
IPC: B24D5/04
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: A method of obtaining superabrasive grinding performance from tools employing less expensive, non-superabrasive conventional abrasive grain involves operating the conventional abrasive tool at ultra high tangential contact speed, (that is at least about 125 m/s). Such ultra high operating speeds can be achieved with segmented abrasive grinding wheels having segments formed from vitreous or resin bonded particles of aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, iron oxide, molybdenum oxide, vanadium oxide, tungsten carbide, silicon carbide and the like. The abrasive segments can be cemented to the core of the tool with an adhesive such as epoxy cement. Abrasive segments can be made to a significantly greater depth than traditional superabrasive-bearing segments, and consequently, should provide long life as well as high performance. Additionally, conventional abrasive segments are easier to true and dress and to make into intricate profiles for grinding complex shaped work pieces.