baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0877180-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DUSINBERRE PAUL E II
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 1998-04-23
Abstract: A hydraulic tensioner (10) having a rack and ratchet system that
provides a no-return function, limits maximum piston travel outward from
the housing, and retains the piston in place for shipping. The rack and
ratchet system includes a ratchet clip (3) with flexible tabs (13A,13B)
and a plurality of grooves (11) on the outside of a piston (2).
Patent EP-0883216-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DOERR CHRISTOPHER RICHARD
IPC: G02B6/34
Filed: 1998-05-12
Abstract: A single-mode stabilized laser comprises a laser cavity having a
round trip time τ r  and a linewidth enhancement parameter α; and a frequency
routing device formed in the laser cavity comprising controllable frequency
selective pathways such that selective gating of the frequency selective
pathways causes selected lasing frequencies to be supported in the laser cavity
separated by a frequency spacing ΔF C , ΔF C  = 1/τ r . The frequency routing
device has an optical grating having unequal length waveguides to form paths.
The optical grating has arms, a time delay τ f  between the longest path and the
shortest path, and a grating bandwidth ΔF F , ΔF F  = 1/τ f , at least one of (1) α and
(2) τ r  and τ f  having sufficient value to stabilize the laser in single-mode
operation. A method of turning on a laser having a waveguide grating to a
stable operating condition comprises the steps of applying an initial current to a
first amplifier and maintaining a second amplifier off; allowing the laser to
reach thermal equilibrium; applying an operating current to the second
amplifier; and applying another operating current to the first amplifier to stably
operate the laser.
Patent EP-0888860-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SPECK DONALD R
IPC: B29C48/255
Filed: 1998-07-02
Abstract: An adjustable variable flow restriction element (43) and an extruder (11)
containing the same are provided for mechanically controlling the bulk density of an
extruded material. The adjustable flow restriction element (43) is located in an extruder
upstream of, and preferably proximate to, the die (35) of the extruder (11) in position to
partially block the downstream flow of material through the extruder (11). The adjustable
flow restriction element (43) is structured to be capable of assuming one of a plurality of
uniquely flow restrictive positions, where the degree of restriction of flow controls the
bulk density of an extruded material. A method of mechanically controlling the bulk
density of an extruded material by restricting the flow of the material through an extruder
(11) is also provided.
Patent EP-0893795-A3 (EP)
IPC: G11B15/60
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: An air dam (35) is place between free tape (13) extending to a reel
(11) and the reel (11). During high speed winding operations, the air dam (35)
interrupts air flow toward the convergence (17) of the free tape (13) with the
reel (11). This reduces a tendency for air entrainment in tape (15) packed on
the reel (11) during the high speed winding operations.
Patent EP-0912012-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CHUAH MOOI CHOO
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 1998-10-13
Abstract: A coupled data network with an accounting system is disclosed. The coupled
data network includes a foreign network and a home network. The foreign network
includes a base station with an access hub and a foreign mobile switching center with a
serving registration server, the access hub including a serving inter-working function, the
serving inter-working function including a foreign accounting collection module. The
home network includes a home mobile switching center with a home inter-working
function, the home inter-working function including a home accounting collection
module. An end system is a subscriber to the wireless data network and coupleable to
the foreign access hub. The home and serving accounting collection modules collect
accounting data on message traffic transported between the end system and a
communications server through the home inter-working function and through the serving
inter-working function.
Patent EP-0916705-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LILLY KENNETH LEE
IPC: C09D175/04
Filed: 1998-11-11
Abstract: This invention relates to curable coating compositions that may be
applied and cured to form thermoplastic coatings. More specifically, this
invention relates to curable acrylate coating compositions that may be applied
to polycarbonate substrates and cured to form optically transparent,
polyacrylate coatings having a refractive index that is closely matched to the
refractive index of polycarbonate. Such coatings also may be preferably
formulated to provide abrasion, chemical, water vapor and UV resistance, as
well as thickness consistency, to the polycarbonate substrate.
Patent EP-0945288-A3 (EP)
Title: Luftfederungsanlage für Fahrzeuge
Inventor: KUTSCHER EBERHARD
IPC: B60G17/015
Filed: 1999-02-26
Abstract: Eine Luftfederungsanlage (1) für Fahrzeuge mit den Fahrzeugsachsen
bzw. Fahrzeugrädern (3) zugeordneten Luftfederelementen (2), mit
einem Kompressor (7) und einem davon gespeisten Zentraldruckspeicher (9)
zur Druckluftversorgung der Luftfederelemente (2), mit einem
Speicherdrucksensor (13), der den Luftdruck (P z ) im Zentraldruckspeicher (9)
detektiert und einen damit korrelierenden Signalwert (S z ) generiert,
und mit einer elektronischen Steuereinrichtung (11), die
die Signalwerte (S z ) des Speicherdrucksensors (13) verarbeitet und eine
Druckbeaufschlagung des Zentraldruckspeichers (9) durch den Kompressor (7)
veranlaßt, wenn der Signalwert (S z ) des Speicherdrucksensors (13)
einen vorbestimmten unteren Schwellsignalwert (S zu ) erreicht,
und diese beendet, wenn der Signalwert (S z ) des Speicherdrucksensors (13)
einen vorbestimmten oberen Schwellsignalwert (S zo ) erreicht,
soll hinsichtlich ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit verbessert werden.
Dies wird dadurch erreicht, daß ein Umgebungsdrucksensor (25) vorgesehen
ist, der den Luftdruck (P u ) in der Umbegung des Fahrzeugs
detektiert und einen damit korrelierenden Signalwert (S u ) generiert,
wobei die Steuereinrichtung (11) die Signalwerte (S u ) des Umgebungsdrucksensors (25)
verarbeitet und in Abhängigkeit davon den oberen Schwellsignalwert (S zo ) variiert.
Patent EP-0958760-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SCHAEL OLIVER
IPC: A47B88/04
Filed: 1999-03-25
Abstract: A guide rail (11) is fixed into the body of the furniture (12) for receiving a runner (15) mounted in one side of the drawer (16). The runner is moved on rollers (17) along a track in a profiled rail (13) at one or both ends of the guide arrangement (10). The area of the profiled rail engaging with the runner has at least one region displaced from the vertical so that it extends in the direction of the lateral forces that occur in the arrangement when the runner is placed under load.
Patent EP-0933329-A3 (EP)
IPC: B67D7/32
Filed: 1996-06-12
Abstract: A fail-safe fluid transfer control apparatus has at least one switch (44,46) that must be
closed to provide power to a pump or valve that enables fluid transfer, and at least one
controller that monitors the switched state (i.e. open or closed) of each of the switches.
The controller also responds to a number of the inputs with regard to enabling or
disabling fluid flow. If a controller senses that one of the switches (44,46) is in a closed state
when the input conditions warrant it being in an open state, the controller opens the
switch, and does not close it until the problem corrects itself or until the problem is
corrected by a service person. The system also includes a sensing circuit (63,65) that detects a
status signal that indicates whether the switch is in the closed position or the open
position. The status signal may be developed from the "permit" signal that is switched
across the primary switch contacts, or may be internally generated. A signal blocker (69,71) is
also used with the switch to block the status signal so that it is not detectable across the
contacts of the switch, and at least one optoisolator (63,65) provides electrical isolation between
the status signal and an output signal generated to report the switch status to the
controller.
Patent EP-0962908-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAZAKI TAKESHI
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 1999-05-19
Abstract: To provide a movable body detecting/notifying system that is capable of
determining and reporting whether another movable body exists behind an
obstruction or at a position that can be verified by the sense of sight. A movable
body detecting/notifying system allows a detecting movable body to detect and
report a detected movable body by using electromagnetic wave communication.
The detected movable body transmits a large-wavelength electromagnetic wave
easily diffractable by an obstruction as well as a small-wavelength electromagnetic
wave not easily diffractable by an obstruction at the same time. The detecting
movable body generates a notice for reception of only the large-wavelength
electromagnetic wave without the small-wavelength electromagnetic wave or a
notice for reception of both the large-wavelength and small-wavelength
electromagnetic waves different from the notice for reception of only the large-wavelength
electromagnetic wave.
Patent EP-0972699-A3 (EP)
Title: Vordere Lagerung des kippbaren Fahrerhauses eines Lastkraftwagens
Inventor: KIENAST FRANK DIPL-ING
IPC: B62D33/067
Filed: 1999-06-10
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft die vordere Lagerung des kippbaren Fahrerhauses eines Lastkraftwagens.
Dabei ist das Fahrerhaus (5) vorne auf zwei Anschlußkonsolen (13, 14)
befestigt, mit diesen an zwei Feder-Dämpfer-Beinen (6, 7) angelenkt, über diese
gegenüber dem Fahrgestell-Rahmen (1, 2) abgefedert, und außerdem an einer U-förmigen
Stabilisatorschwinge (8) quergeführt sowie für Kippen schwenkbar angelenkt.
Die Stabilisatorschwinge (8)
     ist im Bereich ihrer hinteren Enden an fahrgestellrahmenfest angeordneten Lagerböcken
(9, 10) angelenkt,   besteht aus zwei vorne durch eine Querstange (17) fest miteinander verbundenen
Längsarmen (15, 16) mit in deren hinterendigen Lageraugen (23, 24) eingebauten
Lagern (25, 26),   weist vorne jeweils am Übergangsbereich zwischen Querstange (17) und einem
Längsarm (15, 16) ein nach oben abragendes Lagerauge (18, 19) mit eingebautem
Lager (20, 21) für einen quergeführten und kippbaren Anschluß an jeweils
einer Anschlußkonsole (13, 14) auf, und   besitzt außerdem zwei Anschlagfüße (97, 98), von denen jeder unten abragend
am vorderen Ende jeweils eines Längsarmes (15, 16) angeordnet ist und ein Teil
einer das Einfedern des Fahrerhauses (5) beim Kippen begrenzenden Einrichtung
bildet, die desweiteren zwei zugehörige, rahmenfest angeordnete Anschläge
(99, 100) umfaßt.
Patent EP-0978573-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI HIDEKI
IPC: B41N1/08
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-0976368-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ORIKASA MASAAKI
IPC: A61C7/28
Filed: 1999-07-27
Abstract: In an orthodontic device, a main body (1) has an
opening (1a) formed to permit detachable passage of a
principal wire and a flange (2) formed in a mesiodistal
direction so that the device is fixed via said extension
flange (2) to an band to be fitted over the crown of molar.
The width (W) of the extension flange (2) in an occluso-gingival
direction is made greater than the width (B) of
said main body (1) in the same direction.
Patent EP-0987566-A3 (EP)
Title: Fahrzeugdetektor mit mindestens einer Induktivschleife als Sensor und Verfahren zum Durchführen einer Fahrzeugdetektion
Inventor: PIEVERLING KLAUS DR
IPC: G01V3/10
Filed: 1999-09-03
Abstract: Bei Fahrzeugdetektoren mit mindestens einer Induktivschleife
(1) als Sensor wird eine Oszillatorschaltung (4) zum Anregen
dieser Induktivschleife, eine Abtastschaltung (6, 7) zum
Feststellen des Funktionszustandes der Induktivschleife und
eine daran angeschlossene Auswerteeinrichtung zum Ableiten
von Detektorsignalen eingesetzt. Konventionell bilden Induktivschleife
(1) und anregende Oszillatorschaltung (4) einen
individuell abgestimmten Resonanzkreis, dessen Frequenz sich
verschiebt, sobald sich ein Fahrzeug im Erfassungsbereich der
Induktivschleife aufhält. Aus einer Messung der Frequenzänderung
werden die Detektorsignale abgeleitet. Die individuelle
Resonanzabstimmung der Induktivschleifen ist aufwendig, die
Auswertung störanfällig. Erfindungsgemäß weist die Oszillatorschaltung
einen Festfrequenzoszillator (4) auf, der zum
Anregen der Induktivschleife (1) durch ein Sendesignal (ss)
an einen ihrer zwei Anschlüsse (2 bzw. 3) direkt angeschlossen
ist. Ferner ist zwischen dem Festfrequenzoszillator (4)
und dem anderen, einen Summenpunkt (S) bildenden Anschluß der
Induktivschleife (1) ein Phasen-/Amplitudenregler (5) zum Zuführen
eines aus dem Sendesignal (ss) amplituden- und phasengeregelt
abgeleiteten Kompensationssignales (ks) angeordnet.
Dabei bilden die Induktivschleife (1), der Festfrequenzoszillator
(4) und der Phasen-/Amplitudenregler (5) eine Brückenschaltung,
bei der sich Sendesignal (ss) und Kompensationssignal
(ks), bezogen auf die resultierende Spannung am Summenpunkt
(S), im Ruhezustand der Induktivschleife (1) zu Null
summieren. Aus einer davon abweichenden Spannung an diesem
Summenpunkt (S) wird ein Detektionssignal für die Anwesenheit
eines Fahrzeugs im Erfassungsbereich der Induktionsschleife
(1) abgeleitet.
Patent EP-0960802-A3 (EP)
Title: Fahrzeugdach
IPC: B62D65/00
Filed: 1998-03-04
Abstract: Es wird ein Fahrzeugdach, insbesondere Kraftfahrzeugdach offenbart,
das sandwichartig mit einer Dachhaut (1) ausgebildet, getrennt
von der Fahrzeugkarosserie hergestellt, mit seinen Dachrändern
auf einen Karosserierahmen (4) auflegbar und mit diesem
fest verbindbar ist. Erfindungsgemäß ist die mit einer Dachöffnung
versehene Dachhaut (1) mit einem Schaumkunststoff ausgeschäumt,
wobei in dem Schaumkunststoff ein die Dachöffnung umgebender
Verstärkungsrahmen (28) eingebettet ist, an dem ein
Schiebedachrahmen (25) befestigt ist. Im Ergebnis wird ein eine
schnelle und leichte Montage einer Schiebedacheinheit gestattendes
Fahrzeugdach geschaffen, welches einfach ausgebildet und
herstellbar ist.
Patent EP-0992824-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KUHN GERHARD DR
IPC: H01S3/101
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines
mikrooptischen Bausteins mit einem Träger, einem Lichtsender,
einem Umlenkmittel und einem Fokussierungsmittel. 
     Erfindungsgemäß zeichnet sich dieses Verfahren dadurch aus,
daß der Lichtsender und das Umlenkmittel auf einer Seite (1a)
eines Trägers (1) aufgebracht werden, daß auf einer der
ersten Seite (1a) gegenüberliegenden zweiten Seite (1b) das
Fokussierungsmittel (2) angeordnet wird, daß es von dem
Lichtsender (4) emittierte Lichtstrahlung durch den Träger
(1) in Richtung auf das Fokussierungsmittel (2) ablenken
kann. 
     Die Erfindung betrifft ferner ein mit Hilfe des Verfahrens
hergestelltes Bauteil.
Patent EP-0994274-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUGAYAUCHI TATSUHIKO
IPC: F16F15/32
Filed: 1999-10-11
Abstract: This invention relates to a wheel balance weight attached to
a wheel of an automobile. The conventional wheel balance weight has
an disadvantages that the numbers of parts and a manufacturing cost
of the wheel balance weight increase, or an disadvantage that the
fixing of the engaging member to the weight body is not sufficient.
In the present invention, the weight body 1 has an engaging groove 1
1 with which one end portion 31 of the engaging member 3 engages.
Opened end portions of the weight body 1 defining the engaging
groove 11 are caulked over the one end portion 31 to form pawl
portions 12. Thus, the one end 31 of the engaging member 3 is fixed
to the engaging groove 11 of the weight body 1.
Patent EP-0979629-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DOERNER STEFAN
IPC: A47J36/16
Filed: 1995-04-28
Abstract: The kitchen appliance has a beater and a handle (5) having an opening with an ellipsoid top cross-section. The top cross-section has a geometric centre staggered in relation to the centre (10) of the opening's bottom cross-section. The centre of the opening's top cross section is further from the handle than the centre of the opening's bottom cross-section. The cross-section of the opening in the mixer's bottom and middle part is circular and the cross-section in the top part is ellipsoid. One wall of the mixer is curved and an inner wall surface in a horizontal cross-section has an inward-protruding step (21) which flattens out on the other side into the wall (23). The handle has a fastening (24) securing the mixer-container in the holder (37) and the lid (9) on the container.
Patent EP-0997975-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KITAMORI NOBUMASA
IPC: H01Q15/08
Filed: 1999-10-21
Abstract: An antenna apparatus (10) includes two substantially
parallel conductor plates (11; 12), a dielectric strip (13)
held between the two conductors, an aperture (14) formed on
the upper conductor plate above the dielectric strip (13),
and a matching section (20) for matching impedance between
the dielectric strip (13) and the aperture (14). The
matching section (20) is integrated with the dielectric
strip (13) below the aperture (14), thus continuously
connecting the matching section (20) to the dielectric strip
(13).
Patent EP-1017021-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DAVIES BRAD L
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 1999-11-19
Abstract: Apparatus and method for printing in which print software (106)
is decoupled from print data (116) such that print image data can
change without impacting software (106). The decoupling can be
performed using distributed architecture. Additionally, tables are used
to decouple the print software from the print data.
Patent EP-0918241-A3 (EP)
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 1994-11-28
Abstract: A transparency viewing device including a faceplate adapted
for mounting at least one transparency thereon, an LCD array
defining an array of pixels, a driver with selectively varies the
transparency of the pixels, a source of back illumination for the LCD
array wherein the LCD is effective to block light within a relatively
limited range of angles around the normal to the LCD and is relatively
ineffective to block light reaching it from angles outside the limited
range of angles and a light detector which views the array from an angle
outside the range of angles at which the LCD is effective to block the
light.
Patent EP-0989370-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CHIU RANDOLPH KWOK-KIN
IPC: F23Q7/00
Filed: 1999-09-17
Abstract: A glow sensor (10, 60, 100, 130, 140, 154) provides functions of
both a diesel engine glow plug and an ion sensor for sensing engine combustion
initiation and characteristics. The sensor includes a tubular metal sheath (14,
64) supported by various embodiments of electrical insulating and retaining
means in a metal shell (12, 62) mountable in an engine cylinder head. The
metal sheath (14, 64) includes a heating element (24) in a glow tip (22) at an
inner end of the sheath (14, 64) which, in use, extends into an engine
combustion chamber or pre-chamber and is connected by a conductor with a
source of electric voltage. In use, the voltage produces a current carried by
electrons generated by ionization of the combustion chamber gases during
combustion. The current varies with the degree of ionization and the amount of
electrons generated during various phases of the combustion event. The
resulting information is usable in controlling engine operation or evaluating its
operation for test purposes. Various construction features of disclosed
embodiments include isolated or non-isolated heating coils for electric heaters
(24) within the glow tip (22) with various arrangements for internally
connecting and grounding the electrical elements in the glow sensor (10, 60,
100, 130, 140, 154).
Patent EP-1003056-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MRAKOVICH MATTHEW S
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 1999-10-13
Abstract: A coupling assembly (400) for a hybrid fiber optic lighting
distribution system including a first coupling member (406) having first cavities
(408) for individually receiving first ferrules (410) of glass optical fiber (GOF)
leads (402), a slidably interfitting second coupling member (412) having second
cavities (414) for individually receiving second ferrules (416) of plastic optical
fiber (POF) leads (404), and an alignment body (418) which is interfaced between
the first and second coupling members (406, 412) so that mating cavities (420)
thereof are each respectively aligned with respective pairs of aligned first and
second cavities (408, 414) for providing a precisely aligned optical interface
between the GOF downstream face (422) of the GOF leads and the POF upstream
face of the POF leads. The coupling member (412) further includes a ferrule
position assurance member (426) which is affixed to the rear of the second
coupling member (412) so as to compress cylindrical springs (465) associated
with each second ferrule (416), whereupon the POF upstream faces (424) are
caused to biasably abut the GOF downstream faces (422).
Patent EP-0961097-A3 (EP)
IPC: F41B15/02
Filed: 1999-05-27
Abstract: An expandable police baton having tubular members, and positive
ball bearing locking with an axially positioned cam release mechanism,
which will maintain the members in an expanded telescoped position and
then can release the locking mechanism by pushing a single button at the
rear thereof so that the members can slide over one another to a collapsed
position convenient for carrying the baton.
Patent EP-0964204-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KORZENDORFER JOHN J
IPC: F23D14/02
Filed: 1999-06-08
Abstract: A premixing, tangential entry fuel injector ( 10 ) for a
gas turbine engine features a secondary fuel-air injection
insert ( 40 ) positively secured to a centerbody shell ( 38 ) by
a braze joint ( 98 ). A secondary fuel supply tube ( 42 ),
positively secured to both a centerbody base ( 36 ) and to the
insert ( 40 ), is curved in at least two dimensions. In an
exemplary embodiment, the tube is coiled into a spiral shape
covering a single 360° cycle. During engine operation, the
centerbody expands axially in response to elevated
temperatures in the engine's interior, causing the insert
( 40 ) to be displaced away from the base ( 36 ). The curvature
of the tube allows the tube ( 42 ) to flex slightly to
accommodate the displacement. Ideally the curvature of the
tube is such that the tube's natural frequency is well above
the maximum vibratory frequency that the tube will
experience during engine operation.