baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0823614-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLACKMAN WILLIAM C
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 1997-07-25
Abstract: A slide lock for a power return measuring tape includes an elongated lock
member slidably mounted in a casing. The lock member has a resilient locking tongue
and follower pins extending laterally from lock member. The follower pins engage guide
means in the casing, which includes a guiding surface formed by a ridge in each side wall
to engage the pins, the guiding surface defining a descending path to guide the tongue
from a position above a measuring tape in the housing to a position in contact with the
measuring tape. A lock surface is formed at a lower end of the guiding surface with a
protrusion at a junction between the guiding surface and the lock surface. Movement of
the pins over the protrusion to the lock surface forces the tongue in contact with the
measuring blade and causes the tongue to bend to apply a clamping force to the
measuring blade. The movement of the pins over the protrusion produces a snap action
of the lock member, which provides a tactile and auditory indication that the lock
member is in the locked position.
Patent EP-0829348-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KLEIST EGON
IPC: B41F17/00
Filed: 1997-09-16
Abstract: Ink cups (22) of pad printing machines are produced by
insert molding a flanged plastic cup body directly on a
hard doctor knife blade ring (24) of carbide whereby the
mounting portion of the blade ring is embedded and
mold-bonded with the cup flange (92). The resulting cup is
included in a pad printing machine that includes an annular
hold-down ring (36, Figure 7) that engages directly and
uniformly on the cup flange (92).
Patent EP-0851674-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIRARD PIERRE
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 1997-12-19
Abstract: The panoramic camera includes a housing (10) comprising a first part (3) and a second part (5) coaxial with the first about an axis of rotation (2). The second part (5) may be driven in rotation about the first by a motor driving a pinion which engages a toothed wheel. A lens (7) is mounted in the second part of the housing and is orientated with it axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation and thus lying radially with respect to the housing. A linear CCD device is placed at the focus of this lens in order to receive the images transmitted by the lens. An A/D converter is connected to the linear sensor in order to provide digital information. The digital information is stored on a hard disc, together with information about the azimuth of the camera. A microcomputer controls rotation of the housing and co-ordinates this with the image storage.
Patent EP-0883732-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DE BOER WILHELMUS PETRUS HENRI
IPC: E21B36/00
Filed: 1997-03-05
Abstract: On stimule l'écoulement descendant dans un puits de gaz naturel au moyen d'un compresseur de fond rotatif à plusieurs étages (10), actionné par un moteur électrique (6). De préférence, l'arbre (9) du compresseur est équipé de paliers de tourillon à gaz (12), le moteur est un moteur à aimant permanent sans balais qui est susceptible de fonctionner à une vitesse de 5000 tours/mn et qui entraîne directement l'arbre (9) du compresseur, et la colonne de production est thermiquement isolée par suppression de l'espace annulaire environnant.
Patent EP-0863655-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANIMOTO YOSHIFUMI
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: The facsimile machine (F) having its own printer is connected to
a personal computer (PC) and a telephone line (La) respectively
and has a plurality of mode selection keys on its control panel
(4). A user of this FAX-PC system can determine an operating
mode of the facsimile machine (F) by pressing a particular
function key on the control panel even if the system has
already been set by the software of the personal computer. One
of the modes which the user can choose is a mode that causes the
facsimile machine (F) to print data from its printer (10) whether
it receives the data from the personal computer device or over
the telephone line. In this mode, the data transmitted to the
facsimile machine from the data terminal device is not sent to a
remote facsimile machine via the telephone line and the data
transmitted to the facsimile machine via the telephone line is
not sent to the personal computer.
Patent EP-0874509-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANTTILA ISMO
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: A method of operating a computer having an audio device
driver (ADD) for driving a soundcard (1), and an application
manager (AM) for interfacing the ADD with an audio
compression manager (ACM) to facilitate the transfer of
uncompressed audio data between the ADD and ACM and for
interfacing the ACM with an external data transfer channel (10)
to facilitate the transfer of compressed audio data between the
ACM and the external data transfer channel (10). The method
comprises providing a data transfer manager (DTM) in place of
the ACM, the DTM facilitating the transfer of compressed audio
data between an external mobile phone (11) and the external
data transmission channel (10) via the AM whilst generating
dummy control and uncompressed audio data for use by the
AM in interfacing with the ADD.
Patent EP-0871130-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOLDIN RUDI
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: the unit has a housing, at least one bus connector, an interface connector for a multiple interface for several electrical devices to be controlled or which exert control, esp. switching devices, and an electronic assembly between the bus connector and interface connector for managing the data exchange between the bus and the electrical devices. Different, interchangeable processing modules (102,103) can be inserted in the housing by making electrical connections to the bus connector(s) (114) and interface connector (122,172) and contain electronic assemblies (121,171) compatible with the current bus system. There is at least one further bus connection compatible with the current bus system.
Patent EP-0903697-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIBSON SARAH F
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 1998-05-14
Abstract: A linked volumetric representation for graphical objects
is presented together with techniques for physically-plausible
modeling of object cutting, joining
and tearing. In one embodiment, each element is may
be explicitly linked to its six nearest neighbors by
storing pointers to those neighbors in the element's
data structure. The link between two elements can be
cut when a graphical representation of cutting tool
passes between the elements by setting the appropriate
neighbor pointers in the two elements to point to
NULL instead of to each other. If material limits in
the link between two elements are exceeded during
simulation of object deformation, the link can be
torn apart by setting the appropriate neighbor pointers
in the two elements to NULL. When a joining tool
is applied to two volumetric objects in close proximity,
edge elements in the two objects that have complimentary
neighbors set to NULL can be joined by
setting these missing neighbors to point to each
other.
Patent EP-0890716-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAYER THOMAS E
IPC: F01N7/00
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: The method involves an electronic motor control system (12) for an IC motor (10) with an exhaust gas catalytic converter (28). When the motor is in operation the exhaust gas temperature in the direction of flow is measured behind not less than one converter catalytic element of the exhaust gas catalytic converter. This temperature is then compared with a preset threshold value which lies above the activity limiting temperature of the catalytic element. If the temperature measured lies below the threshold value the motor control system initiates action to raise the exhaust gas temperature
Patent EP-0909914-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRAND SIEGFRIED
IPC: F16L15/02
Filed: 1998-08-11
Abstract: The fitting consists of a tubular sleeve (10) provided with a thread running along part of its length. The sleeve is designed to be screwed into a mating part having a sealing surface and on the other end, a lock nut (1). The lock nut is built in a polygonal fashion on its inner contour (12), the sleeve having a region between its end and the threaded region which has a corresponding outer contour (3). The polygonal contour is octagonal. The sleeve has at least one seal at its end facing away from the lock nut, where the seals are in the form of O-rings.
Patent EP-0901931-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OTSU ATSUSHI
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: There is provided a motor controlling apparatus for a
hybrid car which can effect current feedback control by
which motor current can be controlled with a high degree of
accuracy when a generator-motor rotates at a low speed to
protect the generator-motor from over-current and can
effect torque feedback control in a high vehicle speed-high
torque region to raise the fuel consumption efficiency of
an engine. 
     The motor controlling apparatus
comprises motor control means (130) which
includes current feedback control means (131), selection
comparison means (132), oscillation means (133), selection duty
limitation means (134), UVW energization pattern generation
means (135), current/torque feedback control means (136), and
torque feedback control means (140).
Patent EP-0914015-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMOMURA HIROFUMI
IPC: H04Q11/00
Filed: 1998-10-28
Abstract: The first present invention provides a optical switch
including the following elements. At least a plurality of optical
transmission lines are provided for transmissions of optical signals. Each of
the at least plurality of optical transmission lines have at least an impurity
doped fiber. At least an excitation light source is provided for emitting an
excitation light. At least a excitation light switch is provided which is
connected to the excitation light source and also connected to the at least
plurality of optical transmission lines for individual switching operations to
supply the excitation light to the at least plurality of optical transmission
lines to feed the excitation light to the impurity doped fiber on the at least
plurality of optical transmission lines, thereby causing an excitation of the
impurity doped fiber on selected one of the at least plurality of optical
transmission lines so as to permit a transmission of the optical signal
through the excited impurity doped fiber, whilst unselected one of the
impurity doped fibers is unexcited whereby the optical signals are absorbed
into the unselected one of the impurity doped fibers thereby to discontinue
transmission of the optical signal by the unselected one of the impurity
doped fibers.
Patent EP-0910105-A2 (EP)
Title: Electrical switching system
Inventor: MONGIARDO MARCELLO
IPC: H01H19/58
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: An electrical switching system comprises a switch 10
having a wiper arm 14 movable between discrete contact
points 16 on a resistive track 12 and a control unit 20
connected to the wiper arm 14 of the switch 10 to receive
a signal indicative of the position of the wiper arm 14
along the resistive track 12 and arranged to switch a
plurality of electrical loads 24 to 32 on and off in
dependence upon the received signal.
Patent EP-0867285-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CORNELL ROBERT WILSON
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1998-03-25
Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus (10) is provided
comprising first and second print cartridges. The first
print cartridge (20) includes at least one first
resistive heating element (52) in at least one first
ink-containing chamber (55) having a first orifice
(56a). The first heating element (52) has a first
surface area. The second print cartridge (30) includes
at least one second resistive heating element (62) in at
least one second ink-containing chamber (65) having a
second orifice (66a). The second heating element (62)
has a second surface area which is less than the first
surface area. The apparatus further comprises a driver
circuit (70), electrically coupled to the first and
second print cartridges (20,30), for selectively
applying to one of the first and second heating elements
(52,62) via a common drive circuit (90) a firing pulse.
The firing pulse to the first heating element (52)
causes a vapor bubble to be produced in the first
chamber (55) such that a droplet of ink of a first size
is ejected from the first chamber orifice (56a). The
firing pulse to the second heating element (62) causes a
vapor bubble to be produced in the second chamber (65)
such that a droplet of ink of a second size which is
smaller than the first size is ejected from the second
chamber orifice (66a).
Patent EP-0924907-A2 (EP)
Title: Multiplexed transmission using PAM
Inventor: DIBENNE JOSEPH T II
IPC: H04L25/49
Filed: 1998-11-05
Abstract: A high speed quaternary bit stream encoded serial data link for transmitting data is
disclosed. Serial digital data streams are multiplexed together and encoded using a pulse
amplitude modulated encoder to increase the data throughput of the data link.
Patent EP-0923144-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKUMURA ICHIRO
IPC: H02N2/10
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: A vibration type actuator comprises a vibration
member for generating vibration displacements in at
least three different directions and a contact member
in contact with the vibration member. In the actuator
the vibration displacements in at least three different
directions are excited in the vibration member to
generate synthetic vibrations and provide the vibration
member and contact member with a relative motion in a
desired direction.
Patent EP-0902061-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAEBLER FRIDOLIN
IPC: C09B67/20
Filed: 1998-09-01
Abstract: A stir-in pigment composition for coloring high-molecular-weight material, particularly
coatings and ink systems, comprises 85 to 99.5 parts by weight of a pigment and 0.5 to 15
parts by weight of an additive comprising a vinylpyrrolidone polymer or copolymer. The stir-in
pigment composition is in the form of microgranules and is obtainable by spray drying a
high solids content aqueous pigment dispersion containing the pigment and the additive.
The new pigment composition powders are easily handled, easily wetted and disperse
rapidly to form homogeneous aqueous pigment dispersions which are practically free of
larger pigment aggregates and can readily be incorporated into aqueous ink and paint
systems as stir-in pigments without a dispersion step in a bead mill.
Patent EP-0953263-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KARI HANNU
IPC: H04W8/12
Filed: 1998-01-16
Abstract: Procédé de maintien de localisation de station mobile (MS) dans un réseau de radiocommunication par paquets (1, 2) avec au moins deux noeuds auxiliaires (SGSN) et au moins un enregistreur de localisation nominal (HLR/GR). Lorsque la station (MS) se rattache audit réseau (1, 2), l'information sur le noeud (SGSN) qui dessert la station (MS) est transmise à l'enregistreur (HLR/GR). Au moins un enregistreur intermédiaire (IRSN) est implanté dans le réseau (1, 2) pour le maintien de l'information sur le noeud (SGSN) qui dessert la station (MS). Lorsque la station (MS) fait une recherche de localisation depuis la zone d'un premier noeud (SGSN1) vers celle d'un second noeud (SGSN2), l'information sur le changement de noeud (SGSN1, SGSN2) est stockée dans l'enregistreur (IRSN), sans qu'il soit nécessaire de la transmettre vers l'enregistreur (HLR/GR). En mode de réalisation préféré, un second enregistreur intermédiaire (IBSN) est également implanté pour stocker l'information sur les noeuds (SGSN) qui desservent les stations (MS) non situées dans la zone de leurs réseaux de rattachement.
Patent EP-0939467-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIRAI TAKESHI
IPC: G02B5/08
Filed: 1999-02-19
Abstract: A mirror for an ultraviolet laser and method of formation such taht the mirror is highly
reflective to a laser beam generated in the ultraviolet spectrum over a wide range of incident
angles and has little fluctuation in polarization reflectivity in relation to a change in an incident
angle of the beam. The mirror has a structure comprising an aluminum (Al) film coated over a
substrate and a dielectric multi-layer film coated over the aluminum film. The dielectric multi-layer
film comprises alternating layers of a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index
layer according to the following relationship: L 1  / [H / L 2  ]  x  and with an optical thickness
according to the following relationship:
   2L 1  ≒ L 2  ≒ H = 0.25 ∼ 0.35 λ: or   2L 1  = L 2  = H = 0.25 ∼ 0.35 λ:   
wherein:
     L 1  , L 2 :   represents the low refractive index layers;   H:   represents the high refractive index layer(s); and   X:   is an integer between 1 and 10.
Patent EP-0949004-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PALLMANN WILHELM
IPC: B02C13/08
Filed: 1999-03-02
Abstract: The wood chip making machine has a rotating striker wheel system (cutter-crown chipper) with a striker wheel (13) and chipping tools (22,27). At least two impact surfaces (A,B,C,D) are provided, axially stepped in the depth of the chipping cavity (9). Each successive impact surface moving in the axial direction projects above the axial projection of the previous one.
Patent EP-0964017-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TONELLI CLAUDIO
IPC: C08G65/02
Filed: 1992-10-21
Abstract: A process for separating, or enriching, in non-functional,
monofunctional and bifunctional species the perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes
of formula (I): Z-O-Rf-Y where
     Rf =   a perfluoropolyoxyalkylene chain comprising one or more
monomeric units of formula
 
 
CFXO (X = F, CF 3 ), and optionally also units
(-CF 2 CF 2 O-);   Z, Y,   like or different from each other, are non-functional
groups or functional groups -OH, with at least Z or Y in
part of such perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes being or containing
an -OH group,   
which consists in subjecting said perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes to
column chromatography using, as eluents, non-polar fluorinated
solvents, either alone or in admixture with polar solvents.
Patent EP-0978573-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI HIDEKI
IPC: C22C21/00
Filed: 1999-07-30
Abstract: The present invention provides a support for a
lithographic printing plate prepared by cold rolling a
sheet while intermediate annealing is omitted to save
energy and the number of the cold rolling steps are
decreased to simplify the sheet production steps and to
give a desired strength of the sheet, and by inhibiting
precipitation of Si particles in the substrate to give
extremely excellent resistance to ink staining in the
nonimage areas during printing, and a process for
producing a substrate therefor. 
     The production process comprises homogenization
heat-treating an aluminum alloy slab comprising 0.10 to
0.40 wt% of Fe, 0.03 to 0.15 wt% of Si, 0.004 to 0.03 wt%
of Cu, and the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities,
hot rolling the heat-treated slab, and cold-rolling the
hot-rolled strip without intermediate annealing, the cold
rolling including a final pass after which the sheet
temperature becomes at least the recovery temperature of
the sheet and the following rapid cooling, whereby an
aluminum alloy substrate for a lithographic printing
plate having a content of precipitated Si of up to 30 ppm
and a tensile strength of from 145 to 180 MPa is
produced. When the aluminum alloy is electrolytically
grained and anodically oxidized, the resultant anodic
oxide film can contain up to 200/mm 2  of precipitated Si
particles having an average particle size of at least 0.5
µm.
Patent EP-0981218-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LI JIFENG
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 1999-08-12
Abstract: A desired encoding rate is obtained by an error-correcting encoding apparatus
including convolution units (43, 44) provided in parallel with each other. The convolution
units provided in parallel with each other perform convoluting processes on source data.
An interleaver (42) randomizes the source data provided from one of the convolution
units. Puncturing units (45, 46) select data elements form parity data sequences produced
by the convolution according to predetermined puncturing patterns. A multiplexing unit
(47) provides the parity data elements selected by the puncturing units for the output data
sequence.
Patent EP-0992328-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHELAUSKE PETER DIPL-ING
IPC: B29B9/06
Filed: 1999-09-30
Abstract: A granulating device for plastic strings passing through a perforated plate (1) comprises a cutter head (3) mounted on an axially split shaft. One shaft section (5) carries the cutter head and the other section (6) is a hollow-bored drive shaft. The shaft sections are connected by flexible bellows (7) for torque transmission, the bellows being expandable for axial displacement of the cutter head. Preferred Features: A pump may supply a hydraulic fluid through the hollow-bored section to expand the bellows. Alternatively, a gas (air) may be used. A further alternative is the use of a spring (especially a coiled spring) disposed between the shaft sections. The first shaft section (5) may be mounted on a stub shaft which is integrally connected to the perforated plate (1). The bellows may be of elastomer or metal.
Patent EP-0992871-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BALISTRERI EMANUELE
IPC: G05F3/24
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: A current reference generator comprises a pair of identical units (G1, G2) which
generate respective current references (I1, I2), and a circuit (CL) for the linear
combination of the two references. In each of the two units, the elements (S1, S2)
which, by their current-voltage characteristics, determine the working point comprise
respectively a single transistor (T1) and a pair of transistors (T2, T3), of the same
type as the first, connected in series. A differential amplifier (AD) maintains stable
the working point of the respective unit as power supply voltage varies.
Patent EP-1004441-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARAKI MASATOSHI
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 1999-11-24
Abstract: In the ink jet printer, a pressure generation chamber 11
is expanded in a stepped manner, which enables a high speed
discharge of a very small ink droplet. Prior to the ink
discharge, the pressure generation chamber is contracted so
as to enable a high-accuracy gradation printing with a wide
range of ink droplet size. A control unit 20 generates: a
first contraction signal for contracting the pressure
generation chamber 11 without discharging any ink droplet 17;
a first expansion signal for expanding the pressure
generation chamber 11 to discharge the ink droplet 17; and a
second expansion signal to further expand the pressure
generation chamber 11 so as to break off an ink column
discharged from a nozzle 12 and pull an unnecessary portion
of the ink back into the nozzle 12.
Patent EP-1028236-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIM HAN-SANG
IPC: F02B27/04
Filed: 1999-12-30
Abstract: An exhaust manifold of an internal combustion gasoline engine includes
first, second, third and fourth runners and mixing pipe, one end of each runner
being connected to a cylinder head and another end of each runner being
connected to the mixing pipe wherein the runners are connected to the mixing
pipe in a longitudinal direction such that exhaust gases are introduced into the
mixing pipe without colliding into an inner wall of the mixing pipe.
Patent EP-0986217-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCROBERT STEPHEN
IPC: G01R31/08
Filed: 1999-02-15
Abstract: A method of operating repeaters (12, 14) or other hub devices in a local area
network (5), such as one conforming to Ethernet protocol, in which there are a plurality
of repeater interfaces (22, 24) of respectively different data rates for communicating with
a link partner (50) on a network medium (52) comprises determining the data rate of
operation of the link partner (50), and based on that data rate, automatically steering data
between the network medium (52) and a selected one of the repeaters (12, 14). In a
preferred embodiment, a network transceiver (16) comprises one or more physical layer
devices (PHY), and a plurality of shared data busses (48) corresponding, respectively, to
the speeds of operation of the repeaters, for interconnecting the repeaters (12, 14) and
one or more of the physical layer devices (16; 70). A multiplexer (60) interconnects each
of the one or more physical layer devices to a selected one of the plurality of busses (48),
and an auto-negotiation unit (54) controls the multiplexer (60) to interconnect the physical
layer devices to corresponding busses selected depending on the operating speed of the
link partner.