baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1583848-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MOYES JOHN
IPC: C22B11/08
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: A process for recovering a precious metal from a sulfidic material comprises the steps of preparing an acidic aqueous halide solution having an oxidation potential sufficient to oxidise the sulfidic material and render the precious metal soluble in the solution, adding the material to the acidic aqueous halide solution so that the sulfidic material is oxidised and the precious metal is solubilised and separating the precious metal from the oxidised sulfidic material. In addition, a process for removing a contaminant from a contaminated sulfidic material comprises the steps of mixing the material in an aqueous solution wherein a multi-valent species of a relatively high oxidation state oxidises the contaminant to render it soluble in the solution, produces a contaminant refined material, and is reduced to a relatively lower oxidation state; and removing the contaminant from the solution whilst regenerating the multi-valent species to its relatively high oxidation state.
Patent EP-1583965-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SARVER RONALD WALDO JR
IPC: G01N33/58
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé spectroscopique fluorescent permettant de déterminer des affinités moléculaires de composés d'essai avec la sérum-albumine humaine au moyen d'un composé sonde qui lie une multitude de sites de liaison.
Patent EP-1590964-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BRULS WILHELMUS H A
IPC: H04N19/59
Filed: 2003-12-16
Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding an input video bitstream to produce an encoded output bitstream is disclosed. A base stream is enhanced based on enhancement control parameters. At least one picture content parameter is extracted from the enhanced base stream. At least one picture content parameter is extracted from the input video bitstream. The enhanced picture content parameters are compared with the input picture content parameters. An output from the comparison step is received and the enhancement control parameters are calculated so as to minimize the difference between the input picture content parameters and the enhanced picture content parameters. The calculated control parameters are incorporated into the encoded output bitstream.
Patent EP-1545978-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEIGHTON MURRAY EDWARD BRUCE
IPC: B31B19/90
Filed: 2003-08-07
Abstract: The bags are produced on a form-fill seal machine operating horizontally or vertically. Zipper strips ( 16 ) are initially attached to a continuous web ( 12 ) which is subsequently formed into a continuous run of bags having end seals ( 20 ) and a back seal ( 18 ). The continuous run is separated into individual bags and the zipper strips finally attached to the bag walls by application of heat and/or pressure by a belt sealer ( 26 ) operating in a direction perpendicular to that of movement of the continuous web.
Patent EP-1551196-A1 (EP)
Title: A gateway home location register and a method of subscriber      s routing information exchange
Inventor: ZHANG WENLIN
IPC: H04W8/06
Filed: 2003-09-12
Abstract: The present invention relates to a routing information optimization
and control technology in mobile communication. A Gateway Home Location
Register (GHLR), comprising a signaling transceiving module, a security
rule configuration database, and information security analysis module.
A method of exchanging roaming subscriber routing information,
comprising: the GHLR in the home network receiving a information request
and determining the request according to the security rules in GHLR;
if the request is accordant to the security rules in GHLR, GHLR sending
called information to the network element capable of fetching subscriber
information in the visited network. Through introducing a roaming
subscriber information security control method and a device GHLR, the
present invention can solve the problemof exchanging roaming subscriber
information between networks, support the visited network to provide
service for the roaming subscribers in it, and protect security of
the home operator and subscriber information.
Patent EP-1578979-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KLOPPROGGE CORINNA
IPC: C12P13/04
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé de production d'un acide aminé qui consiste à cultiver un micro-organisme du genre Corynebacterium ou Brevibacterium, ledit micro-organisme étant partiellement ou totalement dépourvu d'au moins un locus de gène du groupe comprenant otsAB, treZ et treS; puis à isoler l'acide aminé du milieu de culture.
Patent EP-1548433-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TAGUCHI TAKAYUKI
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2003-09-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical tool (Y)
including a liquid introduction port (61), one or a plurality
of flow paths (51) for moving a sample liquid introduced through
the liquid introduction port (61), and a separation film (8)
for filtering the sample liquid supplied to the liquid
introduction port (61) and then introducing the sample liquid
to one or plurality of flow paths (51). The analytical tool
(Y) is structured tomove the sample liquid through the separation
film (8) in the thickness direction of the separation film (8)
for filtration. The flow path (51) is structured to move the
sample liquid by capillary action.
Patent EP-1449614-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHIRMER TORSTEN
IPC: B29C48/355
Filed: 2004-01-21
Abstract: The machine tool for machining bar stock profiles of plastic, wood or aluminium has counter-profiles with supports for stable holding of the work in a lateral position. The supports (9) are adjustable on the counter-profiles (4) for receiving workpieces of different cross section. The supports can be adjustable for horizontal and vertical position.
Patent EP-1443068-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ECHIGO MASATOSHI
IPC: C08L71/02
Filed: 2004-01-29
Abstract: A modified polyoxyalkylene polyamine obtained by addition
reaction of a polyoxyalkylene polyamine and an alkenyl group-containing
compound has a low viscosity and it provides, when
used as a curing agent for epoxy resin, an epoxy resin
composition which can provide an epoxy resin cured product
having excellent chemical resistance.
Patent EP-1445211-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BEARDSALL IAN
IPC: B65D81/26
Filed: 2004-02-05
Abstract: There is described a rigid or semi-rigid absorbent pad (10) suitable for the packaging
of food products. The pad (10) includes a support (11) made of a liquid impermeable
material having two flat opposing surfaces, and a mat of liquid absorbent material
(12) laminated over one of the surfaces of the rigid or semi-rigid support (11). The
mat of liquid absorbent material (12) has a surface smaller in size than that of the
rigid or semi-rigid support (11). The portion (13) of the surface of the support (11)
not covered by the mat of absorbent material (12) is provided of means (30) for
binding the pad to a container, which means (30) do not encircle the mat of liquid
absorbing material (12) in a continuous manner. Also described is a process for the
manufacture of the pad and a package comprising the pad (10) and a container (20).
Patent EP-1449474-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MEYER FRANK
IPC: A47L9/04
Filed: 2004-02-06
Abstract: The carpet cleaning brushes (15) are mounted in a spiral manner on the cylinder (14) driven by a shaft (8) having bristles on the outer surface of a drive coupling (18) cooperating with those on the inner surface of the brush cylinder (19) providing a clutch drive.
Patent EP-1447963-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIM JUNE-DO
IPC: H04M1/72454
Filed: 2004-02-12
Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for processing a calling tone of a wire/wireless
telephone, if an RF signal corresponding to a ring receiving generation control
signal is transmitted to a portable device from a fixed device after a ring signal
is received in the fixed device of the wire/wireless telephone, the portable device
measures the distance between the fixed device and the portable device
according to electric field strength of the RF signal transmitted by the fixed
device. If the measured distance is less than a preset reference distance, the
portable device disables generation of the calling tone and the calling tone is
generated in the fixed device only. Thus, when the fixed device is near the
portable device, only the fixed device processes the calling tone for receiving a
ring signal, and the problem of user inconvenience caused by lack of harmony
between melody chords generated in the fixed device and the portable device is
solved.
Patent EP-1566745-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ENZLER URS
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a computer component for generating a database
query from a database independent search request. In a first step, one or more
predefined query strings are provided in a database specific format. The query
strings include one or more placeholders that substitute database specific selection
operators. In a next step, a search request is received in a database independent
format. The search request specifies at least one selection condition. Then, one or
more database specific selection operators are derived from the at least one selection
condition specified in the search request. Generation of the database query includes
substituting the placeholders in one or more of the predefined query strings with the
database specific selection operators derived from the search request.
Patent EP-1571794-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WILDHAGEN JENS
IPC: H04B3/06
Filed: 2004-03-01
Abstract: A method for preprocessing a signal and for signal processing are suggested, wherein an iterative process with at least one iteration is performed to generate an output signal (O) based on an input signal (I). In each iteration a preceding intermediate output signal (PIO) and said input signal (I) are received (S21). A process (g) is applied (S22) to said preceding intermediate output signal (PIO) to transform the latter according to a given transfer function (h) so as to generate a transformed preceding intermediate output signal (TPIO). Then, said input signal (I) is subtracted (S23) from said transformed intermediate output signal (TPIO). Thereby, an intermediate error signal (IE) is generated and then added to said intermediate output signal (PIO) so as to generate a succeeding intermediate output signal (SIO) which is used as an output signal (O) after the iterative process stopped. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1486358-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YANASE MINAO
IPC: B60C23/06
Filed: 2004-05-04
Abstract: A method for detecting decrease in tire air-pressure on the
basis of wheel rotational information obtained from tires attached to a
four-wheeled vehicle. The method includes the steps of: obtaining
wheel rotational information obtainable from the respective tires, storing
the wheel rotational information, and judging decrease in air-pressure of
a tire. The step of judging decrease in air-pressure includes the step of
adjusting a sensitivity of judgment upon multiplying a specified
sensitivity coefficient to the wheel rotational information of the
respective wheels of a front axis or those of the respective wheels of a
rear axis of the vehicle and of judging a running condition of the vehicle.
When it is determined that the vehicle is performing straight-ahead
running, the judgment of decrease in tire air-pressure is performed only
on the basis of wheel rotational information when performing straight-ahead
running. It is possible to maintain detection accuracy of
decrease in tire air-pressure and to prevent erroneous alarm.
Patent EP-1612469-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIZILAY GOEKHAN
IPC: F21L4/02
Filed: 2004-06-28
Abstract: A battery-driven reflector lamp (10) comprises an exchangeable battery (14) and a reflector (14) that is divided into many chambers (16) in each of which is a light (18). Preferably the lamp is watertight and there is an O-ring seal between the battery and housing in a groove in the housing. An independent claim is also included for a component comprising the reflector as above and a charger.
Patent EP-1628458-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STADEMANN RAINER DR
IPC: H04L29/12
Filed: 2004-08-19
Abstract: Method for transmission of IP packets between customer networks and IP provider networks using an access network, in particular, a network element of the access network has the following steps: creation of a level 2 connection between provider network and customer network using a customer IP address; creation of a service connection; allocation of an active IP session and; transmission of IP packets between active IP sessions of service connections. An independent claim is made for a network element of an access network.
Patent EP-1505431-A1 (EP)
Inventor: UCHIYAMA KEIJI
IPC: G03B17/02
Filed: 2003-05-15
Abstract: A method of producing a lens-fitted photo film unit
comprises the steps of providing a main body (8),
providing a standard front cover for said main body,
providing a specific front cover with a photographing
auxiliary device, and attaching the standard front cover
to the body (8) to produce a normal lens-fitted photo
film unit, or attaching the specific front cover to the
body (8) to produce a specific lens-fitted photo film
unit. The invention also extends to the specific lens-fitted
photo film units so produced.
Patent EP-1560355-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEE SEUNG-JIN
IPC: H04N21/647
Filed: 2004-11-17
Abstract: A TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) frame applicable to digital broadcast data
transmission in an FTTH (Fiber To The Home) system and a method for transmitting
and receiving the TDM frame is disclosed. The TDM frame and methods are
applicable to transmit a plurality of digital broadcast data units having different
synchronous clocks using a simple format. The TDM frame for multiplexing digital
broadcast and communication signals having different synchronous signals in a
broadcast/communication convergence system using an FTTH system comprises a
framing bit field for identifying a start and end of the TDM frame seamlessly provided;
two MPTS (Multiple-Program Transport Stream) fields respectively having at least one
bit assigned for digital broadcast data transmission wherein an amount of input digital
broadcast data is adjusted according to a difference between a multiplexing rate and an
input rate associated with the digital broadcast data in the digital broadcast data
transmission; and a fast Ethemet field having at least one bit assigned for
communication data transmission.
Patent EP-1543979-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JONES BRENT R
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2004-11-29
Abstract: A drip plate (29) that is part of a melt plate assembly (70) in a phase change ink jet printer
using solid ink (12). The drip plate includes an upper portion (76) having substantially flat upper
first and second opposing sides, and a lower pointed (74) portion having substantially flat lower
first and second opposing sides. The lower portion is not coplanar with the upper portion.
The drip plate can be fastened to a melt plate (60). The ink side surface of the drip or the melt
plate can include cutouts anchor tabs (46), and a sliver strainer (48) located near a lower portion of
the drip or melt plate. A flange (78) may extend upwards from the upper portion of the drip
plate to block ink overflow.
Patent EP-1538176-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TSUJI YOSHIHISA
IPC: C08K3/10
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: An oxygen absorption resin composition is provided that comprises
a thermoplastic resin (A) having carbon-carbon double bonds substantially
in its main chain and a transition metal salt (B). If necessary, the
composition further comprises a gas barrier resin (C), a compatibilizer (D)
and the like. The composition has excellent oxygen absorption properties,
and when the composition is employed, generation of odorous substances
derived from the decomposition of resins as a result of oxygen absorption
can be suppressed.
Patent EP-1575004-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NORDENTOFT TORSTEN
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2004-03-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a credit card comprising a card body, which
comprises fingerprint reading means providing fingerprint signals representative of at
least one fingerprint from a card user, when at least one finger of said user is pressed
against said fingerprint reading means. Said card body further comprises data carrier
means holding at least card owner fingerprint data and secured data, and fingerprint
authentication means for activating said secured data. The card body further
comprises an electrical power supply delivering electrical current to at least said
fingerprint reading means. Accordingly, there is no need for an external electrical
power supply, and thus the existing standard card reading systems, such as ID-card
readers, money transfer machines such as ATM's and the like may be used in
conjunction with said credit card. Thus, investments into new standard reader
systems are not necessary in order to improve the security of the secured data carried
by the credit card. A complete and self-contained automated authentication process is
conducted prior to communication concerning said secured data being established
between said credit card and any of the existing ATM's on the market today,
irrespective of type (automated or manually operated), manufacturer, version, or
geographical position of said ATM and of credit card use.
Patent EP-1591470-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JANSEN JOHAN FRANZ GRADUS ANTO
IPC: A61C13/15
Filed: 2004-04-26
Abstract: The invention relates to methods for Light Emitting Diode (LED) curing
of a curable resin composition containing a photoinitiating system, wherein the highest
wavelength (λ max PIS ) of a maximum in absorption of the photoinitiating system is at least
20 nm below, and at most 100 nm below, the wavelength of the maximum in emission
of the LED (λ LED ). The invention also relates to use of LED curing in structural
applications, in particular in applications for lining or re-lining of objects and to objects
containing a cured resin composition obtained by LED curing.
Patent EP-1595497-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CRESCINI MATTEO
IPC: A61B5/026
Filed: 2004-05-05
Abstract: A terminal device (10) for measuring at least one
physiological parameter on a subject and radiotransmitting
the value of the measured parameter to a central processor,
comprising a housing including therein
     an electronic control card (11) comprising a radio
frequency transceiver (1) and an analogue/digital converter
(2) connected thereto,   an antenna (16) connected to the transceiver (1),   an acceleration sensor (12) connected to the electronic
card (11),   an on/off switch (15) connected to the electronic card
(11), and   a connector (13), connected to the electronic card (11),
suitable to be connected to at least one external sensor of
a physiological parameter.
Patent EP-1630139-A1 (EP)
Title: Process for the biological denitrification of ammonium containing wastewater
Inventor: MULDER ARNOLD
IPC: C02F3/30
Filed: 2004-08-23
Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for biological denitrification of waste water, comprising a nitrifying reactor (2) and a denitrifying reactor (3), wherein an ammonium ion containing waste water stream is partly fed to the denitrifying reactor (3) and partly to the nitrifying reactor (2), in which process the ammonium ion is at least partly biologically nitrified in the nitrifying reactor to nitrite and/or nitrate, which nitrified waste water flow is subsequently fed to the denitrifying reactor.
Patent EP-1582808-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MOCCAND HERVE
IPC: F23D11/00
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: The furnace has a combustion head mounted on a casing (3), and a fan wheel arranged around a rotation axis (9) and fixed with respect to the casing for being housed in a fan scroll of the casing. The head and the fan scroll communicate with each other through an air vent. The fan scroll and the air vent extend in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis and are inclined with respect to an axial direction (A) of the head.
Patent EP-1645969-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KLEIN FRANK
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 2004-10-08
Abstract: The invention relates to managing a local data processing unit - DPU - (70) from remote by a remote control unit (10), wherein a remote management unit - RMU - (50) is coupled to the remote control unit (10) by means of a network (30) external with respect to the DPU (10), and the RMU (50) is coupled with the DPU (70) through a data bus (60), and wherein the RMU (50) executes the steps of storing configuration data in a memory (52) local to the RMU (50), accessing configuration data from the local memory (52) and transmitting the data to the DPU (70) over the data bus (60).
Patent EP-1557887-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PURCELL MATTHEW
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 2004-01-22
Abstract: Image sensor quality can be affected by power supply ripple caused by different loads on the power supply or through electromagnetic interference affecting the image sensor reference supplies. Improved reference voltage supplies are disclosed, minimising the effects of power supply ripple through Ahuja compensation and utilising parasitic capacitance. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1605602-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMIZU MASAHIKO
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2004-11-25
Abstract: An autocorrelation peak detector (54) and an
interference-reducing timing generator (55) decide
interference-reducing timings τ ± (τ 2 -τ 1 ) for eliminating
interference components that arrive from an adjacent base
station, and a path searcher (53) decides the path timing
τ of multipath from a base station with which
communication is currently in progress. A despreading
timing decision unit (56) decides a plurality of
despreading timings τ, τ ± (τ 2 -τ 1 ) from the above-mentioned
timings, fingers (57 1  to 57 3 ) despread a
receive spread-spectrum signal at respective ones of the
despreading timings, and a RAKE combiner (58) weights and
combines a plurality of results of despreading to thereby
diminish interference components.
Patent EP-1543825-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TADA AKIHIRO
IPC: A61Q19/02
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to an external preparation for
skin comprising a compound, such as
centaureidin(5,7-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-2-(5-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one); 
5,7-dihydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; 
3,5-diethoxy-6,7-dimethoxy-2-(5-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one;
and 
5,6-dihydroxy-3,7-dimethoxy-2-(5-hydroxy-2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; and/or salt thereof and 4-n-butyl resorcinol
and/or a salt thereof. 
     The present invention provides an external preparation for
skin having a function as a substantial lightening cosmetic that
exerts whitening action of inhibiting excessive melanin production
and keeping natural-looking whiteness.
Patent EP-1548881-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROMAO FERNANDO
IPC: H01Q21/28
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: The antenna has two plane surfaces (61, 62) extending parallelly to a partial ground reference zone (60). A switching unit (63) electrically connects the zone to one of the plane surfaces (61, 62) alternatively to define switching between two configurations. The surface (62) constitutes a radiation surface (2) and is electrically connected to the zone to form the entire ground plane (1), in respective configurations. An independent claim is also included for a telephone comprising an antenna.
Patent EP-1657915-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWENG DETLEF
IPC: H04N5/907
Filed: 2004-11-12
Abstract: A method to convert line-based pixel data from an imager, e.g. a video camera into block-based pixel data with a minimum of buffer memory size has been achieved. Key of the invention is that as soon pixel data are read-out of a buffer memory, pixel data of the next image are written to the same position of the buffer memory as the pixels, which have been just read-out have been located. While in prior art the buffer memory required a capacity to store two images is, using the method invented, only a capacity to store one image required. A method to convert line-based pixel data for an image application reading-out column-wise has been illustrated in detail. This general method can be used for a multitude of image transformations and image compression methods e.g. for compression of pixel data as JPEG, for mirroring, tilting, rotating etc. of line-based pixel data.