baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0903239-A3 (EP)
Inventor: USHIOGI HITOSHI
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1998-09-16
Abstract: The ink-jet printer includes four ink tanks (TK)
supporting four ink reserve bottles (CT) filled with
inks of different colors and detachably attached
thereto, for storing the inks respectively supplied
from the ink reserve bottles (CT), a print head (20U)
having four nozzle units (20) and connected to receive
inks supplied from the ink tanks (TK), for printing a
color image by ejecting the inks from the nozzle units
(20) onto a paper sheet (P), a lock system (90) for
locking each ink reserve bottle (CT) attached to a
corresponding ink tank (TK) to prevent detachment from
the corresponding ink tank (TK), and a lock system
controller (100, 110, CNT) for controlling the lock
system (90). Particularly, the lock system controller
includes a detecting section (100) for detecting which
one of the ink reserve bottles (CT) has been locked by
the lock system (90), and an unlock section (110, CNT)
for causing the lock system (90) to unlock any of the
ink reserve bottles (CT) to be detached from the ink
tanks (TK) for replacement, in a manner that ink
reserve bottles (CT) other than the unlocked one is
inhibited from being unlocked until the unlocked ink
reserve bottle (CT) is replaced by a new ink reserve
bottle (CT) and the new ink reserve bottle (CT) is
detected to be locked by the lock system (90).
Patent EP-0903583-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LOGAN MARGARET ELIZABETH
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 1998-09-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dry immunoassay analytical element for assaying a ligand,
comprising a support bearing: (a) a label layer comprising an enzyme labeled ligand or an enzyme
labeled receptor; (b) a spreading layer ; (c) a receptor layer comprising a fixed concentration of an
immobilized receptor for the ligand; and (d) a gravure layer comprising a diaryl telluride. A prefered
embodiment of the present invention further comprises a vanadyl salt. The present invention further
relates to a method for performing an assay using an element as described above.
Patent EP-0926330-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BRIGNALL ALLAN
IPC: F02F1/42
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cylinder head for an
internal combustion engine of the reciprocating piston
type, and in particular to a helical inlet port (1)
with a sharp edge swirl lip (18) on a generally
cylindrical valve stem recess. The helical inlet port
(1) has an inlet passage (20), a bowl-shaped chamber
(6) which has a rim that terminates in an annular valve
seat (10) and which encompasses an annular space (14)
about a generally cylindrical valve stem guide (8) for
a poppet valve stem. One surface (25) of the bowl meets
one wall (28) of the inlet passage along a swirl edge
(18), which has a radius of less than about 0.5 mm, and
preferably a sharp edge with a radius of less than
about 0.1 mm. Such swirl edges may be formed by casting
the inlet port with excess material (24), which is then
machined away only within the bowl (6) along a
cylindrical cutting line (26).
Patent EP-0906857-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SCHNEIDER MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B60L7/24
Filed: 1998-09-30
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing regenerative and
friction braking on a vehicle having one or more wheels
driven by a drive motor includes a master cylinder (28), a
hydraulic control unit (30), a brake control unit (38), a
drive motor control unit (52) and a drive motor (18). The
brake control unit commands build and dump valve pairs (31,
35) such that brake forces generated at the driven left and
right wheels (14, 16) are a combination of the regenerative
braking and hydraulic braking, the hydraulic braking being
generated in response to left and right wheel speed error
signals by modulation of the build and dump valve pairs so
as to maintain a predetermined front to rear brake
proportioning.
Patent EP-0897215-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIBUTANI MAKOTO
IPC: H03H9/25
Filed: 1998-08-11
Abstract: A surface acoustic wave device substantially eliminates a stress caused
by a curing shrinkage of an adhesive (8) and substantially eliminates a strain in a
case (2) containing a surface acoustic wave element (3) to prevent variation in
characteristics of the surface acoustic wave device. In addition, a strength of
joining of bonding wires (14, 15) provided in the surface acoustic wave device is
improved to have an improved reliability. The surface acoustic wave element (3)
of the surface acoustic wave device is fixed on a case member (4) via a soft
adhesive (8) and bonding electrodes (9a, 9b) of the surface acoustic wave element
have a plurality of through holes (11). Ends of the bonding wires (14, 15) are
wire-bonded to the bonding electrodes (9a, 9b) having the through holes (11)
formed therein.
Patent EP-0925741-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIRAGLIA LORETTA A
IPC: A46D9/02
Filed: 1998-12-16
Abstract: This invention provides a method for cutting the bristles of a cosmetic brush by means of a laser beam, which comprises directing a focused laser beam on a bristle, the beam remaining focused on the bristle for a time sufficient to cut through the bristle. The increased accuracy of the laser beam as a cutting tool provides for brush designs which are unable to be achieved by conventional cutting methods.
Patent EP-0894555-A3 (EP)
Title: Profilrollmaschine mit Kraftrahmen
Inventor: VOEGELIN FRITZ
IPC: B21H3/04
Filed: 1998-07-13
Abstract: Eine Profilrollmaschine weist zwei zumindest ungefähr parallele
Rollspindeln (1,10) auf, die mit je einem Rollkopf
(11,12) zur Bearbeitung eines Werkstücks versehen sind. Die
beiden Rollspindeln (1,10) werden von zwei verschiebbaren
Schlitten (4,40) getragen, die auf einem Maschinenbett (3)
abgestützt und geführt sind. Die Profilrollmaschine umfasst
ausserdem einen Kraftrahmen (2) mit zwei Jochplatten
(21,22) und mindestens zwei die Jochplatten (21,22) verbindenden,
je in einem Zugankerrohr (25,26) angeordneten Zugankern
(23,24). An einer der Jochplatten (22) ist ein Hydraulikzylinder
(5) mit einem Zylinderkolben (50) zum Stossen
einer der Rollspindeln (10) in Richtung der anderen (1)
angebracht. Der Kraftrahmen (2) ist auf dem Maschinenbett
(3) so in Rollspindelstossrichtung beweglich angeordnet
ist, dass auf dieses im wesentlichen keine Stoss- und Rollkräfte
übertragen werden.
Patent EP-0933587-A3 (EP)
Title: Stabförmiger Lichtleiter
Inventor: DECKER DETLEF
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 1999-01-26
Abstract: Stabförmiger Lichtleiter (1) für eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung für Kraftfahrzeuge mit
mindestens einer Stirnfläche (4) als Lichteinkoppelfläche (5) und einer in Richtung einer
Längsachse (3) angeordneten quer zur Längsachse abstrahlenden Lichtaustrittsfläche (8)
der gegenüberliegend eine reflektierende Fläche (9) angeordnet ist, die quer zur
Längsachse eine Vielzahl lichtablenkender Prismen (10) aufweist, deren einander
zugewandte Flanken (12,13) benachbarter Prismen (14,15) direkt aneinander stoßen und einen
Einschnittwinkel (16) bilden, dessen Winkelhalbierende (17) etwa senkrecht zu einer die
Dachkanten (11) der Prismen (10) miteinander verbindenden Linie (18) angeordnet sind, wobei
der Abstand (19) zwischen Lichtaustrittsfläche (8) und reflektierender Fläche (9) in Richtung der
Längsachse (3) variiert, so daß der Abstand (19) von der Lichteinkoppelfläche (5) weg sich
verringert und wobei mindestens zwei verschiedene Einschnittwinkel (16,16',28,28') gebildet
werden.
Patent EP-0945519-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PECK KONAN
IPC: C12Q1/6809
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting differentially expressed genes,
which comprises the steps of:
   (a) providing a first sample of nucleic acids representing a first population
of RNA transcripts and a second sample of nucleic acids representing
a second population of RNA transcripts;   (b) labeling the nucleic acids in the first sample with a first labeling
element, and labeling the nucleic acids in the second sample with a
second labeling element;   (c) hybridizing the labeled nucleic acids in each sample to an excess of
copies of a gene-specific sequence from a DNA library;   (d) subjecting the hybridized nucleic acids in the first sample to a first
enzymatic reaction and subjecting the hybridized nucleic acids in the
second sample to a second enzymatic reaction, thereby generating a
first chromogen from the first sample and generating a second
chromogen from the second sample; and   (e) determining the amounts of the first chromogen and the second
chromogen relative to each other; wherein a difference in the amounts
of the first chromogen and the second chromogen indicates that the
gene-specific sequence is differentially expressed in the first
population of RNA transcripts and the second population of RNA
transcripts.
Patent EP-0977097-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN MICHAEL J
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 1999-03-16
Abstract: A fixing device control system controls multiple heating elements (301, 302,
401, 402, 501, 502) included in the fuser (300, 400, 500) so that the duty
cycle of the power applied to the multiple heating elements (301, 302, 401,
402, 501, 502) results in an optimal temperature profile over the length of the
fuser (300, 400, 500). Multiple thermistors are used in a feedback control
circuit to regulate the temperature profile of the fuser (300, 400, 500). A
formatter (24) uses print data from a host to generate data defining the size and
location of a printing area on the print media (12). Using the data defining the
size and location of the printing area, the formatter (24) generates a command
to send to a controller (26). The controller (26) applies power to the multiple
heating elements (301, 302, 401, 402, 501, 502) in order to generate the fuser
temperature profile corresponding to the command. In a first embodiment of the
fixing device control system, the formatter (24) generates the command by
using the data defining the size and location of the printing area to access
information stored in a table. In a second embodiment of the fixing device
control system, the formatter (24) computes the command from the data
defining the printing area.
Patent EP-0952068-A3 (EP)
Inventor: STEIN HELMUT
IPC: B62D25/16
Filed: 1999-03-16
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Radhausschale (4) für die Radkästen (2) von Kraftfahrzeugen,
bestehend aus mechanisch verfestigtem Vliesstoff mit Kunstsoff als Bindemittel, wobei das
Faser-Komposit durch Thermoverformung als Radhausschale (4) ausgeformt und an nach
außen weisenden Flanschbereichen des Radkastens befestigt ist. Die erfindungsgemäße
Radhausschale bietet optimalen Schutz vor Steinschlag und Korrosion und führt zu einer
merklichen Verminderung der Innengeräusche, insbesondere bei einer Fahrt auf regennasser
Fahrbahn. Diese Radhausschale ist kostengünstig herstellbar. 
Realisiert wird dies dadurch, daß der tragende Bereich der Radhausschale in bekannter
Weise aus einem thermoverformten oder spritzgegossenen Thermoplasten besteht, und
daß die dem Rad zugewandten Oberflächenbereiche (8) der Radhausschale vollflächig oder in
gezielten Teilbereichen mit einer geräuschmindernden Beschichtung (14) versehen sind.
Patent EP-0952258-A3 (EP)
Inventor: STROBEL JOHANN
IPC: E02D5/18
Filed: 1999-03-27
Abstract: The component has a basic body (1) with concrete-side surface parts (3) forming vertical guide components (2), between which a U-shaped pressure body (6) in the section of a horizontal plane (x-x) is formed with a vertical through passage (5) to accommodate a bracing device (4). The pressure body is locatable between the surface parts (3) of the guide components (2).
Patent EP-0993124-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MAEDA KAZUKI
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 1999-06-29
Abstract: A signal including an RF signal and a code division multiple
access signal is transmitted so that, in relation to both of the
RF signal and the code division multiple access signal, a
receiving end can obtain a signal having sufficiently larger power
as compared with noise and with no distortion. In order to attain
this object, a separation part (10) separates the signal into the
RF signal and the code division multiple access signal at a sending
end. An amplification part (11) amplifies the RF signal with an
amplification factor related to its power. An amplification part
(12) amplifies the code division multiple access signal with an
amplification factor related to its power. A combination part
(13) combines the amplified RF signal and the amplified code
division multiple access signal with each other.
Patent EP-0978744-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HENSON GORDON D
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 1996-05-07
Abstract: A fiber optic ribbon cable (20) has optical connector assemblies (22) and release
elements manufactured in line with the ribbon cable assembly so as to provide a
fixed, lateral spacing of the optical fibers (30) relative to each other within the connector
assembly and has the remaining portion of the fiber optic ribbon cable manufactured
within an arbitrary lateral spacing of the optical fibers relative to each other. A pair
of adhesive tape layers (26,27) are sandwiched around the optical fibers and the in-line
optical connector assemblies. By having the connector assemblies manufactured in
line with the fiber optic ribbon cable, the resulting ribbon cable assembly is easier to
manufacture, has a higher alignment accuracy, and is more cost effective than
existing techniques for manufacturing ribbon cable assemblies.
Patent EP-1005085-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KOBAYASHI TAKESHI
IPC: H01L23/28
Filed: 1999-10-16
Abstract: A resin sealed electronic device has an electronic element (30), a first
external lead (10) with an element placement pad (11) having a thickness t of
less than 0.1 mm, and a second external lead (20), which is disposed at a
distance from the element placement pad (11), the first external lead (10) being
bent into an S shape, the bending depth d thereof being made at least the
thickness t of the first external lead (10), and the thickness T of the sealing
resin on the non-element side of the element placement pad (11) being made
smaller than the bending depth d. The electronic element (30), part of the first
external lead (10), and part of the second external lead (20) are sealed by a
sealing resin(40). This structure provides a compact electronic device, the
vertical, horizontal, and height dimensions of which are all under 1 mm.
Patent EP-0955423-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RENDER STEPHEN
IPC: E04C5/06
Filed: 1999-05-03
Abstract: This invention relates to a cage former (14), and in
particular to a cage former for use in assembling and
maintaining a pile cage (10) for a reinforced concrete pile. 
     According to one feature of the invention there is provided
a cage former (14) having two frames (16) interconnected by
a plurality of rods (18), the cage former having integral
spacer means (22), characterised in that the spacer means is
separate from each rod. Separating the spacer from the rod
enables the number of spacers to be chosen separately from
the number of rods which may be required. 
     According to another feature of the invention, the spacer
means (22) has an extended surface (30); this increases the
surface area in engagement with the earth surrounding the
pile in use, and reduces the likelihood that the spacer will
dig into that earth and so mis-align the pile cage.
Patent EP-0969317-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GRAY COLIN JAMES
IPC: G03C1/06
Filed: 1999-06-28
Abstract: A method of forming a photographic image in an
imagewise exposed high contrast photographic material
free from nucleating agents comprising a support
bearing a silver halide emulsion layer comprising
silver halide grains wherein at least 10% of the
silver halide grains are spectrally sensitised and a
hydrophilic colloid having a silver:hydrophilic
colloid ratio above 1, which method comprises
developing the material in a developer comprising an
ascorbic acid developing agent at a pH no greater than
10.5, the developer being free of hydroquinone.
Patent EP-0939455-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ARNETT JAIME RAY
IPC: H01R13/6461
Filed: 1999-02-16
Abstract: A low crosstalk connector includes a connector
terminal face, and at least three pairs of electrical
connector terminals. Each pair of terminals is situated
at a different corner of an approximately square terminal
pattern projected on the connector terminal face. Pairs
of terminals at opposite side ends of the square pattern,
are aligned in respective planes that are substantially
perpendicular to one another. Pairs of terminals at
diagonally opposite corners of the square pattern, are
aligned in respective planes that are substantially
parallel to one another.
Patent EP-0959423-A3 (EP)
IPC: H01R13/24
Filed: 1999-04-13
Abstract: A card connector comprising a connector housing formed by
supporting a basal end of a cover (2) on a basal end of a base (1) through a pin (3) such
that the cover can open and close with respect to the base and a card insert
port (9) formed in a free end of the cover, an IC card being inserted into the
cover through the card insert port and then, the cover holding the IC card
being closed with respect to the base, so that external terminals of the IC
cards are brought into contact, under pressure, with contacts (5) formed on the
base, wherein the card connector comprises a lock bar (13) extending in parallel
to the card receiving port and resiliently held, in a locking direction, on the
other end portion of the base such that the lock bar can be rotated in a
locking direction and in an unlocking direction, the lock bar being brought
into locking and unlocking relation with the free end of the cover to realize a
locking and an unlocking state.
Patent EP-0958870-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DORSETT MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: B21D39/02
Filed: 1999-05-04
Abstract: The press comprises a first generally-horizontal link (L1) below a second
generally-horizontal link (L2). A third link (L3) extends down from the second link
to the first link and carried a press tool (70) with a generally downwardly facing
working surface. A fourth link (L4) is arranged to be driven by a first mechanism
(DS, M2) to push the second link and thus the press tool generally forwards from a
horizontally retracted start position to a horizontally advanced initial pressing
position, after which the first mechanism is arranged to hold the position of the
fourth link. A second mechanism (DS, C, L5) is arranged, when the position of the
fourth link is being held, to pivot the first link to drag downwards the third link and
thus drag the press tool generally downwards from the initial pressing position to a
vertically lower final pressing position.
Patent EP-0955534-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMIZU AKIYOSHI
IPC: G01N3/56
Filed: 1999-05-07
Abstract: A wear resistance index G1 of a tire whose wear life is to be
estimated is measured by the Lambourn abrasion tester. Then, friction
energies in free rolling, when the tire is fitted with a toe angle, under
application of a side force, under application of a braking force and under
application of a driving force of the tire are measured. An expected value
of the wear life T1 is calculated using the wear resistance index G1 and the
friction energies thus obtained and the wear life of the tire is estimated on
the basis of the expected value of the wear life T1. The wear life of a tire
can be estimated accurately in a short time in accordance with the method
for estimating a tire wear life of the present invention.
Patent EP-0977143-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NORISHIGE KAKUNO
IPC: B41J5/30
Filed: 1999-05-25
Abstract: A printer includes an intermediate code preparation section (10) that converts print
data (6) into intermediate codes for each band, and the thus-converted intermediate code
is stored in memory. The intermediate code is expanded (14) to bit-map data, and the bit-map
data are transferred to a print engine (4). An expansion time measurement section (12b)
measures the time required for expanding the intermediate code for each band. A
comparison-and-determination section (12a) determines, for each band, whether or not the
time required for expanding the intermediate code into the bit-map data exceeds a
threshold value, thereby preparing a band management table (18a). With regard to only the
bands which exceed a threshold value, an expansion management table (18b) is prepared by
copying the band management table (18a). The expansion management table (18b) is converted
into a sorted expansion management table (18c) in which bands are sorted in descending
order of expansion time. Intermediate codes for the bands are expanded beforehand
into bit-map data in descending order from a higher band to a lower order band in the
sorted expansion management table (18c), so long as memory for expansion is reserved.
Patent EP-0982622-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MURAMATSU EIJI
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 1999-08-20
Abstract: A liquid crystal device has a structure which allows
an conductive connection to be achieved using only a panel
supporting member, without necessitating an additional
component such as a cover, thus reducing cost. The liquid
crystal device 1 includes a liquid crystal panel 2 including
a liquid crystal enclosed between a pair of substrates 7a
and 7b, at least one of which includes a panel-side
electrode terminal 11, a light guide 17 for supporting the
liquid crystal panel 2 on a main substrate 23 including a
main substrate-side electrode terminal 28, and an elastic
connector 4 for conductively connecting the panel-side
electrode terminal 11 and the main substrate-side electrode
terminal 28 to each other. The light guide 17 includes an
engagement pawl 24 for engagement with the main substrate 23
and a uniformly pressing member 31 for uniformly applying
pressure to the elastic connector 4. A pawl member is
employed as the uniformly pressing member 31 which engages
an engagement hole 32 thereby achieving a connection with
the main substrate 23 so as to allow the pressure applied to
the elastic connector 4 to become uniform.
Patent EP-0989341-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BAGEPALLI BHARAT SAMPATHKUMAR
IPC: F01D25/00
Filed: 1999-09-21
Abstract: The brush seal (10) includes manually-flexible, plastic-containing,
brush-seal bristles (18) attached to an elongated bristle
holder (20). The rotary machine (12) has a rotor (36) and stator casing
segments (38,40) with segments (14,16) of the brush seal positioned
one each in a surface groove (46) of a corresponding stator casing
segment. In one example, the bristle holder is manually flexible, the
bristles and the bristle holder define a monolithic unit, and the brush
seal is coiled onto a spool from which a desired length is cut thereby
avoiding the necessity of manufacturing a brush seal segment to a
specific radius and a specific circumferential length to match a
particular stator casing segment.
Patent EP-1046470-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KATO TETSUAKI
IPC: H01J29/86
Filed: 1999-12-24
Abstract: An industrial robot capable of preventing re-collision after colliding
with an obstacle (20). Disturbing torque exerted on each servomotor for a robot
axis is estimated by its associated disturbance estimating observer. When a
hand (21) attached to an end of a robot arm (22)
collides with an obstacle (20), an estimated
value of disturbance given by a disturbance estimating observer exceeds a
predetermined threshold, and the collision is detected. Then, each motor for
driving a robot arm is drivingly controlled with a velocity command turned to
"0". Each motor for driving the robot hand is driven with torque having a
predetermined magnitude (maximum magnitude) and the same sign as that of
an estimated value of disturbing torque exerted on it, for a predetermined time,
and then it is brought to an emergency stop. Thus, after colliding with an
obstacle (20), the robot hand is driven in a direction such that it recedes from the
obstacle (20). Therefore, the robot hand (21) is prevented from colliding with the
obstacle (20) again, and parts of the robot, the hand (21)
and the obstacle (20) are prevented
from being damaged by collision.