baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-4139434-B2 (JP)
IPC: H01L41/311
Filed: 1995-01-27
Granted: 2008-08-27
Abstract: A modular actuator assembly includes one or more plates or elements of electro-active material bonded to an electroded sheet, preferably by a structural polymer to form a card. The card is sealed, and may itself constitute a practical device, such as a vane, shaker, stirrer, lever, pusher or sonicator for direct contact with a solid or immersion in a fluid, or may be bonded by a stiff adhesive to make a surface-to-surface mechanical coupling with a solid workpiece,device, substrate, machine or sample. The structural polymer provides a bending stiffness such that the thin plate does not deform to its breaking point, and a mechanical stiffness such that shear forces are efficiently coupled from the plate to the workpiece. In further embodiments, the card may include active circuit elements for switching, powering or processing signals, and/or passive circuit elements for filtering, matching or damping signals, so that few or no connections to outside circuitry are required. The actuator assembly can be manufactured in quantity, to provide a versatile actuator with uniform mechanical and actuation characteristics, that introduces negligible mass loading to the workpiece. The cards themselves may be arranged as independent mechanical actuators, rather than strain-transfer actuators, in which the induced strain changes the position of the card. Various arrangements of pinned or cantilevered cards may act as a pusher, bender or other motive actuator, and structures such as powered bellows may be formed directly by folding one or more suitably patterned cards.
Patent JP-3586279-B2 (JP)
IPC: C12N1/00
Filed: 1994-03-31
Granted: 2004-11-10
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB94/00702 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 26, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 26, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 31, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/22582 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 13, 1994The invention relates to a separator, which is particularly useful for separating cellular matter. The separator utilizes the phenomenon known as dielectrophoresis (DEP). A DEP force effects a particle suspended in a medium. The particle experiences a force in an alternating electric field. The force is proportional to, amongst other things, the electrical properties of the supporting medium and the particle and the frequency of the electric field. The separator, of the present invention, comprises a chamber (10) and a plurality of electrodes (12) disposed in the chamber (10). An electric field established across electrodes subjects some of the particles to a stronger force than others such that they are confined within the chamber. Particles which are not confined are removed from the chamber by the supporting medium which is preferably urged through the chamber. Valves (101 and 202) are provided on exhausts of the chamber. The invention is able to separate two different particles continuously.
Patent JP-2944219-B2 (JP)
IPC: A24F13/16
Filed: 1994-04-14
Granted: 1999-08-30
Abstract: A smoker's accessory for filtering sidestream smoke emitted from a burning cigarette comprises an exhaust fan mounted in a central unit and a sidestream smoke filter cartridge having a cigarette tube for a burning cigarette, is placed is provided alongside the central component. The filter cartridge is provided in a housing which is connected to the central fan support. The cigarette tube is as long as a cigarette and has a diameter of at least 1.5 times the diameter of the cigarette. A porous low pressure drop filter element is provided at the end of the cigarette tube for removing sidestream smoke. The housing has a front end wall in which the cigarette holder with the cigarette to be positioned. A fresh air inlet is provided which permits the fan to draw fresh air inside the cigarette tube along the cigarette and pick up the sidestream smoke from the lit cigarette for purposes of drawing through the filter cartridge before release to the surroundings. The smoker's accessory may optionally be provided with an exhale filter so that both sidestream smoke and exhale smoke is filtered before release to the surroundings. The filters are high efficient, low pressure drop filters which ensure there is minimal, if any, detectable traces of cigarette smoke released to the surroundings.
Patent JP-3661875-B2 (JP)
IPC: G10L25/78
Filed: 1996-01-25
Granted: 2005-06-22
Abstract: When one vocoding system is coupled to another vocoding system, a tandem arrangement results. The tandem configuration results in voice quality degradation as speech is encoded and decoded, then encoded and decoded again. One reason for the degradation is that postfiltering performed at the output of the speech decoding process introduces distortions in the spectral content of the reconstructed speech as compared to the original speech. The present invention prevents the degradation due to the use of postfilters by modifying the postfiltering within the vocoders where a tandem configuration exists. A detection code is embedded within the data signal to indicate the existence of a tandem configuration. If the detection code is received at a vocoder, modified vocoding is established within the vocoders to prevent the degradation due to the postfiltering.
Patent JP-3270480-B2 (JP)
IPC: G10L25/00
Filed: 1996-01-29
Granted: 2002-04-02
Abstract: This invention relates to an improved adaptive spectral estimator for estimating the spectral components in a signal containing both an information signal, such as speech and noise. The improvements relate to a noise power estimator and a computationally efficient gain calculation method. The adaptive spectral estimator is particularly suited to implementation using digital signal processing and can be used to provide improved spectral estimates of the information signal. It can be combined with a speech or voice recognition system. A further object of the invention is to provide an accurate method for voice detection.
Patent JP-3115606-B2 (JP)
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 1996-02-14
Granted: 2000-12-11
Abstract: The instant invention provides for monoclonal antibody which is specific for the ²A4 peptide, and in particular the free C-terminus of ²A4 "1-42" but not "1-43", and stains diffuse and fibrillar amyloid, vascular amyloid and neurofibrillary tangles. The instant invention further provides for antibody fragments and constructs thereof which have the same binding specificity. The instant invention also provides for methods of diagnosis, screening and therapeutics for treating unique forms of ²A4 peptide, using the antibodies of the instant invention.
Patent JP-3851352-B2 (JP)
IPC: A63F9/08
Filed: 1996-11-12
Granted: 2006-11-29
Abstract: A logical ball-shaped toy comprises rotated elements with lateral projections shape-connected to permutated elements with grooves. A segment of the toy, which is rotatable by the application of manual force, comprises one rotated element and three permutated elements.
Patent JP-4174074-B2 (JP)
IPC: B23P6/00
Filed: 1997-12-18
Granted: 2008-10-29
Abstract: A method of forming an engine airfoil part. The attributes of a final workpiece product are selected. An appropriate substrate composition is determined depending on the selected attributes. A workpiece substrate is formed to near-finished dimensions. An appropriate coating material composition is determined depending on the selected attributes. The workpiece substrate is prepared for a high-density coating process. The high-density coating process, such as HVOF thermal spray, is performed to coat the workpiece substrate with the coating material. The coating material is built-up to a thickness effective to obtain desired finished dimensions after performing a hot isostatic pressing treatment. The appropriate hot isostatic pressing treatment parameters are determined. The hot isostatic pressing treatment is performed on the coated workpiece substrate to obtain a metal product having the desired finished dimensions and diffusion bonding between the coating material and the workpiece substrate.
Patent JP-3739399-B2 (JP)
IPC: B01J20/281
Filed: 1996-04-19
Granted: 2006-01-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to an on-line detection method comprising the on-line coupling of a fractionation and a biochemical detection technique, which method comprises the addition of a controlled amount of an affinity molecule to the effluent of the fractionation step to react with analytes in the effluent, the subsequent addition of a controlled amount of a detectable ligand capable of binding to the affinity molecule, and detection of the affinity molecule/detectable ligand complex. Further, the invention is directed to an on-line method for the screening of compounds on their binding capability to a known affinity molecule, which method comprises a fractionation step providing an effluent, the addition of a controlled amount of said affinity molecule to the effluent of the fractionation step and effecting a contact time sufficient to allow a reaction with or interaction between the compounds in the effluent, the subsequent addition of a controlled amount of a detectable ligand capable of binding to the affinity molecule, and detection of the affinity molecule/detectable ligand complex.
Patent ES-2399729-B2 (ES)
Title: Anillo obturador radial con elementos de unión positiva de forma.
Inventor: HINTENLANG GUENTER
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 2011-05-20
Granted: 2014-02-18
Abstract: Anillo obturador radial (1) que comprende un cuerpo de sustentación (7), en el que está dispuesto un labio de obturación (2), en el que el cuerpo de sustentación (7) presenta una cara interior (8) situada radialmente en el interior y en el que al cuerpo de sustentación (7) están asociados elementos de unión positiva de forma que pueden ser agarrados con unión positiva de forma por una herramienta de ensamblaje, que en lo que respecta al objeto de indicar un anillo obturador radial que tras una fabricación sencilla pueda ser introducido a presión en una carcasa sin problemas está caracterizado porque los elementos de unión positiva de forma están realizados como salientes (9) que sobresalen en dirección radial hacia el interior.
Patent AU-2001252608-B2 (AU)
Title: Novel (r)-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate (d-phenyllactate) dehydrogenase and gene encoding the same
Inventor: SUMIDA NAOMI
IPC: C12N1/21
Filed: 2001-04-26
Granted: 2005-09-29
Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a D-phenyllactic acid dehydrogenase. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a gene which encodes the D-phenyllactic acid dehydrogenase. A D-phenyllactic acid dehydrogenase according to the present invention is a protein comprising an amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or a modified amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 that has one or more modifications selected from a substitution, a deletion, an addition and an insertion and has D-phenyllactic acid dehydrogenase activity. A D-phenyllactic acid dehydrogenase gene according to the present invention comprises a nucleotide sequence which encodes the D-phenyllactic acid dehydrogenase, for example the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. <IMAGE>
Patent AU-2001279963-B2 (AU)
Title: Compositions adapted for chain linking
Inventor: CARTER JEFFREY THOMAS
IPC: C08G75/02
Filed: 2001-08-20
Granted: 2006-04-27
Abstract: A polymer composition comprising chains of at least one aromatic polymer or a mixture thereof together with at least one chain linking component wherein the at least one aromatic polymer comprises polymer chains of number average molecular weight (Mn) in a first range and characterised by a polymer flow temperature, and having at least one reactive end group, and wherein the at least one chain linking component comprises at least two linking sites, characterised in that a plurality of the polymer chain end groups are adapted to react with the linking sites at chain linking temperature in excess of the polymer flow temperature to form linked polymer chains of number average molecular weight (Mn) in a second range which is in excess of the first range, substantially thermoplastic in nature; process for the preparation thereof; prepreg, composite or shaped product obtained therewith and the use thereof.
Patent AU-2001282724-B2 (AU)
Title: Apparatus and method for use in packing meat cuts
Inventor: STEELE CLIFFORD BRUCE
IPC: B65B59/00
Filed: 2001-08-22
Granted: 2006-01-05
Abstract: Apparatus for use in packing meat cuts including a machine vision system arranged to scan or view individual meat cuts and acquire dimensional, volume, shape, cut type, or meat quality or grading information or other information relating to the individual meat cuts, two or more meat cut packing stations arranged to receive the acquired information relating to individual meat cuts and to dispense to an operator or automatedly apply to the meat cuts a pack matched to each individual meat cut as meat cuts arrive at the packing stations, and a diversion stage arranged to direct individual meat cuts to one or other of the packing stations based on the acquired information relating to the individual meat cuts from the machine vision system.
Patent AU-2001290149-B2 (AU)
Title: A composite
Inventor: WOOLSTENCROFT DAVID HAROLD
IPC: B29C70/22
Filed: 2001-09-27
Granted: 2006-04-06
Abstract: A composite comprising a structural component and a matrix component, the structural component comprising structural fibres and a toughening additive comprising non structural fibres of a first thermoplastic material and the matrix component comprising a second thermoplastic material. The structural component is a fabric formed from the structural fibres and the non structural thermoplastic fibres, the fabric comprising non structural thermoplastic fibres which are in fibre form in the final composite. The first and second thermoplastic materials differ as to their molecular weight or are dissimilar.
Patent AU-2001292109-B2 (AU)
Title: Direct write holographic printer
Inventor: BROTHERTON-RATCLIFFE DAVID
IPC: H01S3/16
Filed: 2001-10-08
Granted: 2006-03-16
Abstract: A direct write holographic printer for producing RGB color reflection holograms is disclosed. A Nd:YLF crystal ( 1 ) in a laser cavity is excited to produce an emission at 1313 nm which is frequency converted by doubling to 656.5 nm and by tripling to 437.7 nm. In a separate cavity a similar Nd:YLF crystal ( 1 a) is synchronously or asynchronously excited to produce an emission at 1047.1 nm (or at the related line of 1053 nm) which is frequency converted by doubling to 523.6 nm (or 526.5 nm). The emissions at 437.7 nm and 656.5 nm are combined co-linearly with the emission at 523.6 nm (or 526.5 nm) to produce a single RGB pulsed laser beam.
Patent AU-2002258642-B2 (AU)
Title: Devices, methods and systems for collecting material from a breast duct
Inventor: HUNG DAVID
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 2002-03-29
Granted: 2006-08-31
Abstract: The invention provides methods, devices and systems for collecting breast ductal fluid comprising cellular material and other useful markers for analysis. The methods typically comprise access of at least one breast duct and collecting materials from that duct separate from all other ducts in the breast. The devices comprise ductal access devices that provide the opportunity to collect fluid from a single duct separate from all the other ducts in the breast. The systems employ the methods and devices that used together provide systems for analysis of a breast condition in a patient specific to accessed breast ducts. The methods, devices and systems are particularly useful for identification of breast precancer or cancer in within the patient.
Patent AU-2002300425-B2 (AU)
Title: Support frame barbecue grill assembly
Inventor: BRUNO ADRIAN A
IPC: A47J37/07
Filed: 2002-08-07
Granted: 2006-11-23
Abstract: The present invention provides a barbecue grill assembly (10) comprising an upper assembly (12) and a lower assembly (14), the upper assembly (12) adapted to receive a cooking chamber (16). The grill assembly (10) further comprises at least one projection (48) on one of either the lower assembly or the upper assembly, and at least one receiver (50) on the other of said lower assembly or said upper assembly. The projection (48) and the receiver (50) are cooperatively dimensioned such that the projection is received by the receiver. The projection having a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion is adapted to be biased into contact with an inner surface of the receiver. The barbecue grill assembly (10) includes a lateral assembly (40), positioned proximate the upper assembly (12). The lateral assembly (40) is adapted to receive an auxiliary work surface or a cooking burner. The upper, lower, and lateral assemblies are each formed from a plurality of tubular frame members. The upper, lower, and lateral assemblies can be preassembled by welding the frame members. <IMAGE>
Patent AU-2002341747-B2 (AU)
Title: Process for making carbapenem compounds
Inventor: CROCKER LOUIS
IPC: C07D487/04
Filed: 2002-09-20
Granted: 2007-10-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing the levels of organic solvents to pharmaceutically acceptable levels in thermally unstable crystalline carbapenem solids represented by formula I: or a salt thereof, wherein R<SUB>1 </SUB>and R<SUB>2</SUB>, are the same or different, and are selected from H, alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl, comprising washing a carbapenem solid containing organic solvent with an organic solvent containing water; and using vacuum and/or inert gas (hydrated or dry) at low temperature to produce a compound of formula I containing pharmaceutically acceptable levels of organic solvents, wherein the water content of the crystalline carbapenem solid, correcting for organic solvents, is maintained at about 13% to about 25% during the process.
Patent AU-2002358272-B2 (AU)
Title: Growth factor modified protein matrices for tissue engineering
Inventor: SCHENSE JASON
IPC: C12N5/071
Filed: 2002-12-18
Granted: 2009-01-22
Abstract: Proteins are incorporated into protein or polysaccharide matrices for use in tissue repair, regeneration and/or remodeling and/or drug delivery. The proteins can be incorporated so that they are released by degradation of the matrix, by enzymatic action and/or diffusion. As demonstrated by the examples, one method is to bind heparin to the matrix by either covalent or non-covalent methods, to form a heparin-matrix. The heparin then non-covalently binds heparin-binding growth factors to the protein matrix. Alternatively, a fusion protein can be constructed which contains a crosslinking region such as a factor XIIIa substrate and the native protein sequence. Incorporation of degradable linkages between the matrix and the bioactive factors can be particularly useful when long-term drug delivery is desired, for example in the case of nerve regeneration, where it is desirable to vary the rate of drug release spatially as a function of regeneration, e.g. rapidly near the living tissue interface and more slowly farther into the injury zone. Additional benefits include the lower total drug dose within the delivery system, and spatial regulation of release which permits a greater percentage of the drug to be released at the time of greatest cellular activity.
Patent AU-2002363248-B2 (AU)
Title: Method of administering a Thymosin alpha 1 peptide
Inventor: TUTHILL CYNTHIA W
IPC: A61K38/22
Filed: 2002-11-01
Granted: 2007-11-22
Abstract: A Thymosin alpha 1 (TA1) peptide is administered to a patient in need of immune stimulation so as to substantially continuously maintain an immune stimulating-effective amount of the TA1 peptide in the patient. The administration method may be by continuous infusion.
Patent AU-2003201368-B2 (AU)
Title: Magazine rail system for fastener-driving tool
Inventor: JABLONSKI DAVID W
IPC: B25C1/00
Filed: 2003-03-19
Granted: 2005-08-04
Abstract: In a fastener-driving tool, a magazine (60) configured for storing and feeding at least one collated strip of fasteners (40), including a housing defining a feed end (64), a driving end (66) and a guidance portion (70) having a first guidance formation (72) configured for engaging the fastener strip at a first location, and second guidance formation (74) configured for engaging the fastener strip at a second location.
Patent AU-2003241181-B2 (AU)
Title: Digital camera and control method thereof, and printing system
Inventor: AIZAWA TAKASHI
IPC: G03B19/02
Filed: 2003-06-03
Granted: 2008-05-29
Abstract: This invention completes an authentication procedure early when it is ready to directly communicate with a printer, and serves as a user interface device of a direct print system. To this end, when a digital camera DSC is ready to directly communicate with a printer, and receives from the printer an inquiry about objects stored and held by the camera, it assigns an object which contains a word serving as authentication information of those stored and held in the DSC to a first handler (S52), assigns other objects (image data and the like) to subsequent handlers (S53), and sends that assignment result to the printer (S54).
Patent AU-2003244822-B2 (AU)
Title: Canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCV) spike protein, polymerase and hemagglutinin/esterase
Inventor: CHALKER VICTORIA JANE
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 2003-07-01
Granted: 2009-01-29
Abstract: A canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCV) that is present in the respiratory tract of dogs with canine infectious respiratory disease and which has a low level of homology to the enteric canine coronavirus, but which has a high level of homology to all bovine coronavirus strains (eg Quebec and LY138) and human coronavirus strain OC43.  The CRCV spike, polymerase and hemagglutinin/esterase cDNA and protein partial sequences are listed in Figures 1 to 4, 13 and 14.
Patent AU-2003247569-B2 (AU)
Title: Composition and method for reduction of persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic pollutants in carbochlorination processes
Inventor: TAYLOR STEPHEN W
IPC: C10L5/00
Filed: 2003-06-19
Granted: 2009-07-02
Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and a method for reducing the production of persistent bio-accumulative and toxic pollutants in solid carbonaceous reduction reactions in carbochlorination processes.
Patent AU-2003258088-B2 (AU)
Title: Buffer polymers, co-immobile buffer and enzyme polymers and methods of synthesis thereof
Inventor: LEJEUNE KEITH E
IPC: C08G18/10
Filed: 2003-08-06
Granted: 2008-07-17
Abstract: A polyurethane polymer includes at least one buffer selected to adjust pH to a pH within a desired range. The buffer compound is immobilized within the polymer, and the polymer has a buffer capacity in excess of 3 micromoles of acid or base per gram polymer. A polymer includes at least one enzyme that is selected to catalyze a reaction of a substance. The enzyme is immobilized within the polymer. The polymer also includes at least one buffer selected to adjust the pH in the vicinity of the enzyme to a pH within a desired range. The buffer compound is also immobilized within the polymer. The polymer preferably has enzyme activity and a buffer capacity in excess of 3 micromoles acid or base per gram polymer. In one embodiment, each of the enzyme(s) and the buffer(s) are covalently bonded to the polymer.
Patent AU-2003281031-B2 (AU)
Title: Crystalline forms of imidoalkanpercarboxylic acids
Inventor: BIANCHI UGO PIERO
IPC: C11D3/39
Filed: 2003-07-08
Granted: 2010-02-25
Abstract: Imidoalkancarboxylic acids of formula: are described, wherein A, X and M are as defined in the application, said acids being in a crystalline form which in contact with water gives rise to crystals having sizes lower than 30 micron.