baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0744466-A3 (EP)
Inventor: AZZONI ALFREDO
IPC: G01N31/00
Filed: 1996-05-10
Abstract: A method is described for the determination of
lactic acid in organic materials of alimentary interest
that involves reacting, in a buffered aqueous medium, a
sample of the said materials, or a solution obtained by
extracting them, with an enzyme system comprising L(+)
lactate oxidase, D(-) lactate dehydrogenase and
horseradish peroxidase and measuring the concentration of
any oxygen produced as a result of the oxidation of the
lactic acid contained in the said sample with an amperometric
electrode that is selective for oxygen. 
     A biosensor that can be used to put the above method
into effect is also described.
Patent EP-0753548-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HIRAYAMA TAKAYUKI
IPC: C09C1/44
Filed: 1996-06-27
Abstract: A method for producing a carbonaceous material
including the step of contacting a carbon material with a
polymer having in the molecule thereof one or more
reactive group(s) selected from aziridine group,
oxazoline group, N-hydroxyalkylamido group, epoxy group,
thioepoxy group, isocyanato group, hydroxyl group, amino
group, vinyl group, acryl group or methacryl group, and
an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by the formula (I)
 R 1  R 2  R 3  C-O-CO-   
     wherein R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are the same or different groups
and denote a hydrogen atom, or a specific organic residue.
Patent EP-0786519-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KUNSCH CHARLES A
IPC: C12N15/52
Filed: 1997-01-07
Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotide sequences of the genome of
 Staphylococcus aureus,  polypeptide sequences encoded by the polynucleotide
sequences, corresponding polynucleotides and polypeptides, vectors and hosts
comprising the polynucleotides, and assays and other uses thereof. The present
invention further provides polynucleotide and polypeptide sequence information stored
on computer readable media, and computer-based systems and methods which
facilitate its use.
Patent EP-0794101-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWENDT LUTZ
IPC: B61F5/44
Filed: 1997-02-28
Abstract: Simultaneously, the geometrically required cross movement (12) and longitudinal movement (13) of the wheel sets (3-8) during track curve travel in relation to the vehicle bodywork are passively or actively adjustable by means of kinematics (3). All wheel sets during track curve travel are controllable in a radial or virtually radial position. Passive radial control pins are provided at both ends of the wheel set axles, which slide in guide grooves connected to the bodywork (2) of the vehicle.
Patent EP-0798778-A3 (EP)
Inventor: INOHARA MASAHIRO
IPC: H01L21/768
Filed: 1997-03-25
Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor
device, when a copper diffusion preventing film portion (165)
on the connecting hole bottom portion (145,155) is to be removed,
a film thickness of other portion of the copper
diffusion preventing film (165) not to be removed is more
thickly formed than that of the to-be-removed copper
diffusion preventing film portion on the connecting
hole bottom portion, thereby only the copper diffusion
preventing film portion to be removed can be removed.
The method can extend a durable length of time of
a wire and can reduce a resistance of the metal wires
in a connecting hole bottom portion by removing
a copper diffusion preventing film (165) on the bottom
portion of the connecting hole (145,155).
Patent EP-0798320-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ITOH AKINORI
IPC: C08F220/38
Filed: 1997-03-26
Abstract: A ternary copolymer which comprises (a) unit of a polyoxyalkylene
alkenyl ether, (b) unit of alkenylsulfonic acid, and (c) unit of a maleic
acid compound as essential monomer units; contains essential
monomer units (a), (b) and (c) in amounts satisfying a relation: {(a) + (b)}
: (c) = 3 : 7 to 7 : 3 by mol, and a relation: (a) : (b) = 1 : 5 to 99 : 1 by mol;
and has a weight-average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000. 
     The copolymer is stable against hydrolysis and useful as a
macromolecular surfactant.
Patent EP-0801021-A3 (EP)
Inventor: UCHIDA MITUYA
IPC: B66B29/00
Filed: 1997-04-09
Abstract: A safety device for a passenger conveyor includes a timer connected to a
passenger detecting sensor disposed proximate to the combplate of the conveyor.
If the sensor detects the continued presence of a passenger for a time period
exceeding a predetermined time threshold, the passenger conveyor is stopped.
Patent EP-0814509-A3 (EP)
IPC: H01L23/14
Filed: 1994-06-27
Abstract: A method for making a substrate structure with improved heat
dissipation is provided. A semiconductor wafer (14) is provided. A diamond
layer (12) is formed on the back (20) of the wafer (14). The diamond layer (12)
provides structural support and heat dissipation. In certain embodiments, the
diamond layer may be an amorphous diamond substrate (12) bonded to the
semiconductor wafer (14). In certain other embodiments the diamond layer
(12) may be a thin film layer (12) deposited on the back of the semiconductor
wafer (14). The semiconductor wafer (14) is thinned to a minimum thickness
necessary for forming an electronic device in a surface (22) of the wafer (14).
Patent EP-0844422-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LIVERNASH ROBERT ANTON
IPC: F16K11/072
Filed: 1997-10-29
Abstract: A motorized diverter valve (10) having a rotatable valve member (28) disposed in a valving
chamber (20) in a multi-ported valve body (12). The valve member drives through the chamber
cover a rotary cam member (46) which actuates a plurality of position-indicating switches on a
circuit board (130) adjacent the cam and the cover. The motor speed reducer is mounted over
the circuit board and drives the valve member. The cover (60) for the cam, motor and circuit
board is attached to the body and includes an electrical connection receptacle. Upon
energization of the motor the valve is rotated to the desired position whereupon the cam
opens one of the switches and stops the motor at the desired position for the desired valve
outlet porting.
Patent EP-0841025-A3 (EP)
Title: Vorrichtung zum Halten eines Pflegegerätes
Inventor: KLOTZ MATHIAS
IPC: A46B5/00
Filed: 1997-11-10
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Halten eines
einen Handgriff aufweisenden Pflegegerätes, insbesondere
einer Bürste oder eines Naßrasierapparates. Das Ende des
Handgriffs, das von dem pflegeaktivem Teil der Vorrichtung
entfernt liegt weist einen verdickten Bereich mit unterer
konvex gewölbter Standfläche auf. Der Schwerpunkt des
verdickten Bereiches liegt so niedrig, daß die gesamte
Vorrichtung sich stets selbsttätig senkrecht aufstellt.
Patent EP-0805476-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RIETZEL JAMES G
IPC: C23C16/44
Filed: 1997-04-28
Abstract: A plasma treating apparatus comprising:
   an evacuable chamber (14);   a power source (20) connected to two electrodes in the evacuable chamber
(14) so that a plasma can be formed for the treatment of a substrate (22)
when it is placed in the evacuable chamber (14);   a gas supply (17) supplying gases for the plasma to a gas injector (12), the
gas injector (12) including gas ports (42) for allowing gases to enter the
evacuable chamber(14), wherein the gas ports (42) include plugs (40) made
of a dielectric material, the plugs having a centre hole (40a) through which
the gases pass into the evacuable chamber (14), the plugs (40) fitted
securely into the gas injector (12) so that gas does not leak around the
sides of the plug (40) into the evacuable chamber (14).
Patent EP-0809219-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CRABTREE RALPH NEWTON
IPC: G06V30/10
Filed: 1997-05-06
Abstract: A knowledge-based document analysis system and
process for identifying and decomposing constrained and
unconstrained images of scanned documents (100) is
disclosed. Low level features are extracted by a document
feature extractor (105) within bitonal and grayscale images.
Low level features are passed to a document classification
means (115) which forms initial hypotheses about the
document class. For constrained documents, a document
analysis means (125) sorts through various models to
determine the exact type of document and then extracts the
relevant fields for character recognition. For
unconstrained documents, through the use of a blackboard
architecture which includes a knowledge database and
knowledge sources, the document analysis means (125) creates
information and hypotheses to identify and locate relevant
fields within the document. These fields are then sent for
optical character recognition.
Patent EP-0811687-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ARIO TAKESHI
IPC: C12N15/55
Filed: 1997-06-06
Abstract: Disclosed are polypeptides which originate from
mammal, having L-asparaginase activity. The polypeptides are
easily prepared by applying recombinant DNA techniques to DNAs
encoding the polypeptides and they exert satisfactory effects
in the treatment and/or the prevention for diseases caused by
tumor cells dependent on L-asparagine, and cause no substantial
serious side effects even when administered to humans in
relatively-high dose.
Patent EP-0832663-A3 (EP)
IPC: A61M25/06
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vascular access device for introducing a catheter in
a blood vessel using a guide advancing mechanism. The device generally comprises a housing,
an introducer needle, a catheter, a guide wire and an actuating means. The introducer needle of
the vascular access device is used to penetrate the blood vessel. The actuating means is then
initiated and the guide wire is steadily propelled into the blood vessel. Once the guide wire is in
place, the catheter, which is concentrically placed over the introducer needle and guide wire, is
uncoupled from the vascular access device and guided into the blood vessel by the guide wire.
Patent EP-0849729-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NOBUMASA HITOSHI
IPC: G11B7/257
Filed: 1997-12-16
Abstract: An optical recording medium has a high hardness layer, first dielectric layer,
recording layer, second dielectric layer and reflective layer. The hardness of the high
hardness layer is larger than the hardness of the first dielectric layer, and the
thickness of the second dielectric layer is in the range of 3 to 50 nm. 
     Such a rewritable phase change type optical recording medium may show
reduced degradation in the write-start portion and write-end portion of frequently
rewritten sectors, and have good jitter characteristics.
Patent EP-0860217-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHORE TERENCE MICHAEL
IPC: B21C47/14
Filed: 1997-12-29
Abstract: In a rolling mill, a reforming chamber (24) is positioned to receive rings (20) of hot
rolled steel rod descending along a vertical path from the delivery end of a conveyor (22)
onto a support (40) on an underlying carrier (36). The carrier has an upstanding stem (42) around
which the rings (20) accumulate to form a cylindrical coil C. First, interceptor elements (30)
operate above the carrier (36) to interrupt the descent of rings (20), and second interceptor
elements (60,62) supported on the carrier (36) beneath the first interceptor elements (30) operate to
subdivide the coil C being formed around the stem (42) into upper and lower segments, with a
gap therebetween occupied by the second intercepting elements (60,62).
Patent EP-0869187-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FRAISER MELINDA S
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1998-02-17
Abstract: Single-strand DNA binding proteins have been found to increase the efficiency of
strand-displacement replication of long targets, and when added to amplification reactions such
as SDA, they significantly improve the amplification efficiency of targets which are otherwise
too long to be efficiently amplified. The gp32 protein of T4 has been shown in SDA to
produce about 10 6  to 10 8 -fold amplification in 15-20 min. for targets about 800-1,000 bp in
length. In the absence of gp32 there is essentially no detectable amplification for targets of this
length. Targets about 400-500 bp in length are amplifiable about a billion-fold in the presence
of gp32, representing an amplification factor approximately equivalent to that observed for
targets less than 100 bp in length in conventional SDA reactions in the absence of SSBs. Other
single-strand DNA binding proteins have also been shown to improve replication and
amplification efficiency for long targets.
Patent EP-0877050-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BETSO STEPHEN R
IPC: C08L75/00
Filed: 1993-09-15
Abstract: A process to improve low temperature impact performance of a
thermoplastic selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic
polyurethanes, polyvinyl chlorides, styrenics, engineering
thermoplastics, and polyolefins 
characterized in that the thermoplastic is compounded with at least one
substantially linear ethylene/α-olefin polymer, the polymer backbone of
which is substituted with 0.01 to 3 long chain branches having a chain
length of at least 6 carbons per 1000 carbons and which does not
contain a polymer fraction with a degree of short chain branching less
than or equal to 2 methyls/1000 carbons and does not contain a
polymer fraction with a degree of short chain branching equal to or
more than 30 methyls/1000 carbons, wherein the substantially linear
ethylene/α-olefin polymer is characterized as having:
   a) a melt flow ratio, I 10 /I 2 , ≥ 5.63,   b) a molecular weight distribution, M w /M n , defined by the
equation:  M w /M n  ≤ (I 10 /I 2 ) - 4.63 , and   c) a critical shear rate at onset of surface melt fracture of at
least 50 percent greater than the critical shear rate at the
onset of surface melt fracture of a linear ethylene/α-olefin
polymer having about the same I 2  and M w /M n .
Patent EP-0903560-A3 (EP)
Title: Optoelektronische Sensoreinrichtung
Inventor: STAPELFELDT KAI
IPC: G01D5/34
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: Es wird eine optoelektronische Sensoreinrichtung (10)
vorgeschlagen, umfassend wenigstens zwei benachbart
angeordnete lichtempfindliche Sensorelemente (11, 12),
die bei der Beaufschlagung ihrer sensorischen Flächenbereiche
(13, 14) mit Licht (15) das Fließen oder
Hindurchfließen eines elektrischen Stromes ermöglichen,
dessen Stärke in Abhängigkeit der Lichtintensität
variiert, wobei die beiden Sensorelemente (11, 12) auf
vorbestimmbare Weise elektrisch zusammengeschaltet und
betreibbar sind. Die Flächenbereiche (13, 14) der
Sensorelemente (11, 12) sind längs einer Geraden (16)
aneinanderliegend ausgebildet, wobei die Bewegungsrichtung
(17, 18) eines Objekts (19) im wesentlichen orthogonal
zur Normalenrichtung des Einfalls des Lichts (15)
auf die Flächenbereiche (13, 14) unter einem spitzen
Winkel α zur Geraden (16) verläuft.
Patent EP-0911540-A3 (EP)
Title: Riemenantrieb mit stufenlos variabler Übersetzung für die Hilfsaggregate einer Brennkraftmaschine
Inventor: KERN JOSEF
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 1998-09-12
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft einen Hilfsaggregate-Antrieb, insbesondere für eine
Brennkraftmaschine (1), mit variabler Übersetzung, wobei ein Antriebsriemen (4)
über eine in ihrem wirksamen Durchmesser (D) variable Antriebs-Riemenscheibe,
(5) weiterhin über ein unterschiedlich positionierbares
Spannrollensystem (6), mit Hilfe dessen die gewünschte Übersetzung einstellbar
ist, sowie über zumindest eine einem Hilfsaggregat zugeordnete Abtriebs-Riemenscheibe
(3a-3d) geführt ist. Erfindungsgemäß besteht das Spannrollensystem
aus zwei Spannrollen (6a,6b), zwischen denen der Antriebsriemen (4) hindurch
geführt ist, wobei die beiden Spannrollen (6a,6b) auf einer Tragplatte (8) angeordnet
sind, die in einer zur Antriebsriemen-Ebene parallelen Ebene verdrehbar
ist. Die Tragplatte kann ein Zahnradsegment (12) tragen, welches mit
einem Ritzel (11a) eines elektrischen Stellmotors (11) kämmt. Ferner greift an der
Tragplatte ein im wesentlichen die Riemenspannung abstützendes Federelement
(14) an.
Patent EP-0911518-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIYAJI TOSHIKATSU
IPC: F04B27/10
Filed: 1998-10-19
Abstract: A swash plate type compressor comprises a case including
a cylindrical cylinder block; a drive shaft installed in the case and
rotatable about its axis; a swash plate carried by the drive shaft
and rotatable together therewith; a cylindrical rear housing
having refrigerant intake and exhaust chambers defined therein;
and a sealing structure arranged between the cylinder block and
the rear housing to assure a hermetical sealing therebetween.
The sealing structure comprises a rear annular flat end possessed
by the cylinder block; a front annular flat end possessed by the
rear housing and attached to the rear annular flat end; an
annular groove formed in one of the rear and front annular flat
ends, the annular groove consisting of mutually merged first and
second annular recesses, the first annular recess being positioned
radially inside of the second annular recess and having a deeper
bottom than the second annular recess; a valve plate interposed
between the cylinder block and the rear housing having a
peripheral portion thereof received and compressed in the first
annular recess; and a seal ring received and compressed in the
second annular recess.
Patent EP-0913661-A3 (EP)
Title: Einrichtung zum Schutz von mobilen Opjekten, insbesondere gepanzerten Fahrzeugen, gegen Geschosseinwirkung
Inventor: ENNENGA LUITJEN
IPC: F41H5/007
Filed: 1998-10-22
Abstract: Eine Einrichtung zum Schutz von mobilen Objekten,
insbesondere gepanzerten Fahrzeugen, gegen
Geschoßeinwirkung, insbesondere gegen Flugkörper, weist
eine Vorrichtung zur Ortung des anfliegenden Geschosses mit
mehreren Sensoren, die über das Objekt (10) derart verteilt
angeordnet sind, daß im Abstand vom Objekt (10) um das
Objekt (10) herum ein geschlossener Überwachungsschirm
aufgespannt ist, und eine von der Ortungsvorrichtung
aktivierbare Vorrichtung zum Abfeuern von Geschoß-Bekämpfungsmitteln
auf. Zwecks Verbesserung einer solchen
Schutzeinrichtung derart, daß sie keinen Beitrag zu einer
erleichterten Detektion des mobilen Objekts (10) liefert,
einen zuverlässigen Eigenschutz sicherstellt und zu
günstigen Gestehungskosten erhältlich ist, sind die
Sensoren Bildkameras (12), die mit Abstand (a) am Objekt
(10) so angeordnet sind, daß sich jeweils die Sichtwinkel
(β 1 , β 2 ) benachbarter Bildkameras (121, 122) überlappen.
Eine Bildverarbeitungseinheit bestimmt aus den Koordinaten
der Geschoßabbildung in den beiden Bildebenen der
benachbarten Bildkameras (121, 122) und dem gegenseitigen
Abstand (a) der Bildkameras (121, 122) fortlaufend die
Geschoßposition und berechnet aus den
Positionsveränderungen und der Abtastfrequenz der
Bildkameras (121, 122) die Gechoßgeschwindigkeit.
Patent EP-0880960-A3 (EP)
Inventor: IANNI CARMELO
IPC: A61H33/06
Filed: 1998-05-20
Abstract: Apparatus for the production of steam and the delivery thereof into a closed environment for the
purposes of a Turkish bath, of the type basically comprising a water tank (22) that is provided with
heating means (36) and that is connected to a steam outlet head (26). The apparatus also comprises a
station for the production of hot air that is connected, simultaneously with the steam delivery head
(26), to the inside of the closed environment (10).
Patent EP-0893912-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OHTA TAKATOSHI
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: An image processor converts an input signal into first
and second color components and a brightness component. A plurality of
output device dependent color-component data is read from a
look-up table on the basis of the first and second color
components and the brightness component. Interpolation
processing is performed on the basis of the read plurality
of color component data to generate output device dependent
color-component data corresponding to the input signal.
Patent EP-0905970-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ESCHBACH REINER
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 1998-09-07
Abstract: A method of separating the detection of text/line
jaggedness via a resolution enhancement filter from the
actual operation of smoothing image jaggedness or flaws is
presented. The advantage of this system is that jaggedness
detection can be easily done via established resolution
enhancement techniques on a binary signal, but the
smoothing can operate on a full color 24 or 32 bit system.
This method also performs resolution enhancement or
smoothing operations on multi-bit pixel depth data wherein
separation is first conducted to detect image jaggedness
and, secondly, smoothing operations are performed. In one
embodiment of the invention, input data can be comprised of
a byte stream (11) connected to a mask FIFO (20) through an
ink filter (60), and to data FIFOs (21-24). Pre-filters in
this case are connected to additional FIFOs and a
resolution enhancement filter (30) to receive a jaggedness
detection signal. Processed data is then passed to a
buffer where the resolution enhancement filter provides a
signal to a halftoner (45) indicating a switch has occurred
in the halftone structure of the image. The halftoner
processes the data from buffer under control of the
resolution enhancement filter and eventually passes the
data to the IOT.
Patent EP-0879923-A3 (EP)
Title: Wohnhaus
Inventor: JULEN HEINZ PAUL
IPC: E04B1/343
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: Ein Wohnhaus mit einer als Wärmebarriere ausgebildeten Gebäudehülle (2) verfügt über
einen ausfahrbaren Wohnpavillon (5). Dieser Pavillon (5) ist als Ganzes auf eine der Gebäudehülle
vorgelagerte Terrasse (3) verschiebbar. Der Wohnpavillon (5) ist vorzugsweise
als Glaskonstruktion ausgebildet. Die Frontseite des Hauses ist mit einem Portal verschliessbar.
Patent EP-0930005-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FACCIA ALESSANDRA
IPC: A01K5/00
Filed: 1999-01-18
Abstract: A truck (10) for shredding and mixing products for zootechnical use, comprising on a self-propelled or towed wheeled chassis (11), a container (13) with one or more rotating scrolls (14) provided with shredding blades (14a). The container (13) has a front opening (15) for the passage of the shredded and mixed fodder which is associated with a closure door (16) which has a vertical shutter-like movement. The truck further comprises at the outlet at the opening (15), two continuous conveyance elements (18,20) for conveying and distributing the fodder; a first one (18) of the conveyance elements is arranged longitudinally with respect to the chassis (11) and adjacent to the opening (15) and a second one (20) of the conveyance elements (18,20) is arranged transversely with respect to the first one (18), from which it receives the fodder. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0947694-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAGUCHI MASAHIRO
IPC: F04B49/00
Filed: 1999-03-30
Abstract: A variable displacement compressor having a
pressurizing passage (55), which extends through a cylinder
block (12). The pressurizing passage (55) connects a
discharge chamber (39) and a crank chamber (15). A valve
(V) is arranged in the pressurizing passage (55). A drive
shaft (16) rotates and produces centrifugal force that
causes the valve (V) to open the pressurizing passage (55).
The pressure of the crank chamber (15) is increased when the
rotation of the drive shaft (16) is accelerated thereby
opening the pressurizing passage (55) with the valve (V).
This moves a swash plate (21) such that its inclination,
relative to a plane perpendicular to the drive shaft (16),
decreases. As a result, the compressor shifts from a
maximum displacement state to a minimum displacement state,
which improves the acceleration performance of an engine
connected to the compressor. Furthermore, the displacement
of the compressor in the minimum displacement state is 50%
of that in the maximum displacement state. This prevents an
excessive decrease in the cooling capability of the
compressor.