baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-2096428-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIMURA TOSHIHITO
IPC: G01N21/47
Filed: 2009-02-25
Abstract: A sensing apparatus comprises: a prism; a metal film provided on a surface of the prism; a substrate that is provided on a surface of the prism and which has formed therein a channel for supplying a sample to the metal film; a light source for issuing light; an optical unit for incident light by which the light being issued from the light source is launched into the prism at such an angle that the light is totally reflected on a boundary surface between the prism and the metal film, the optical unit for incident light including a light intensity distribution adjusting section that reduces difference between the maximum and the minimum values in the intensity distribution of the light that is launched into the prism; and a light detecting unit for detecting the light that is generated in neighborhood of the metal film.
Patent EP-2165859-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SATO KENICHI
IPC: B60C11/16
Filed: 2009-03-11
Abstract: Pneumatic tire capable of improving the visibility of stud affixing positions and capable of enhancing stud holding ability, wherein studs (20) are embedded in a tread portion (1), whereby the stud affixing positions (7) are located in the tread portion (1), and a plurality of protruding portions (10) are formed to surround, in a ring shape, each of the stud affixing positions (7).
Patent EP-2239689-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DROZ FRANCOIS
IPC: G06K19/073
Filed: 2009-04-09
Abstract: The card (2) has a switch (12) that is actuated by a user of the card, and an application introduced into an electronic unit (6). A detection unit detects actuation of the switch, and determines whether the switch actuation corresponds to a pulse whose length is comprised within a certain predetermined time range or to a series of pulses defining a digital signal with a time profile. The application is actuated or the actuation is validated when the detection unit detects the pulse or series of pulses, where the application is a personal identification program.
Patent EP-2119747-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAHNMUELLER STEFAN DR
IPC: H05K3/12
Filed: 2009-05-02
Abstract: Printable composition comprises: (a) 5-40 parts by weight of silver metal particles with an effective diameter of at most 150 nm (preferably 40-80 nm); (b) 50-99.5 parts by weight of water and optionally up to 30 parts by weight of solvent; (c) 0.01-15 parts by weight of at least one polymeric dispersant; (d) 0.5-5 (preferably 1-4) parts by weight of thickener; (e) 0-5 (preferably 1-4) parts by weight of additive; (f) 0-5 (preferably 1-4) parts by weight of conductive, optionally water-soluble polymer; and (g) 30-70 parts by weight of metal particle. Printable composition comprises: (a) 5-40 parts by weight of silver metal particles with an effective diameter of at most 150 nm (preferably 40-80 nm) determined with laser correlation spectroscopy, where the silver particles exhibit a bimodal size distribution; (b) 50-99.5 parts by weight of water and optionally up to 30 parts by weight of solvent; (c) 0.01-15 parts by weight of at least one polymeric dispersant; (d) 0.5-5 (preferably 1-4) parts by weight of thickener; (e) 0-5 (preferably 1-4) parts by weight of additive; (f) 0-5 (preferably 1-4) parts by weight of conductive, optionally water-soluble polymer and (g) 30-70 parts by weight of metal particle, which is coated with silver (preferred) or copper particle, having an effective diameter of at most 10 mu m (preferably 500 nm to 10 mu m), where the composition exhibits a viscosity of at least 1 Pa.s. Independent claims are included for: (1) a method for producing conductor path comprising (i) printing the above printable composition on a substrate surface with the help of screen printing-, flexo printing-, gravure printing- or offset printing-technique, and (ii) heat-treating preferably at a temperature of at most 140[deg] C for separating water and optional solvents; and (2) a substrate, preferably transparent plastic substrate, comprising the electrically conducting coating obtained from the above composition.
Patent EP-2260977-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIN KUO-LEN
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2009-06-12
Abstract: The invention is to provide a method for making heated plane (34, 34', 42) of cooler (30, 30', 40) obtain better flatness and roughness. First, grinder (10) and fixture (20), with grinding plate (11), are provided. Then, the cooler (30, 30', 40) is arranged onto the fixture (20). Next, abrasive (132) is injected into the gap between the grinding plate (11) and the heated plane (34, 34', 42), making the fixture (20) press and clamp the cooler (30, 30', 40) in a way, such that the heated plane (34, 34', 42) of the cooler (30, 30', 40) contacts the abrasive (132) closely. Finally, the grinding plate (11) is rotated to make at least one grinding process to the heated plane (34, 34', 42), making the heated plane (34, 34', 42) obtain a surface with better roughness and flatness, further enhancing the contact tightness between the heated plane (34, 34', 42) and a heating element, and therefore promoting the thermally conductive efficiency between the cooler (30, 30', 40) and the heating element.
Patent EP-2088261-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROBBA CARLO
IPC: E04H15/64
Filed: 2009-01-27
Abstract: The assembly has armature elements forming a support armature and with a lower element (3), an upper element (2) and a ground support base (4), where the elements are constituted by groove sections. A rod (6) includes a finger (27) engaged inside a groove (10) of the upper element, and an immobilization unit immobilizing the rod relative to the lower element or the base connected to the lower element. A web (5) placed on the armature includes a cord (15) extending along the upper element. The web includes a hem (16) extending along the lower element to assemble an edge of the web to the bar.
Patent EP-2236077-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BEYER UWE
IPC: G01N11/16
Filed: 2009-03-31
Abstract: There is provided a medical device for measuring an analyte concentration in the subcutaneous tissue of a patient, the medical device comprising a body access unit and a processing unit. The body access unit and the processing unit are functionally connected when an analyte concentration is measured. The body access unit comprises a transcutaneous dialysis member for accessing the body of a patient. A fluid reservoir is contained at least partially in the transcutaneous dialysis member, and the fluid reservoir is at least partially bounded by a porous membrane. The fluid reservoir contains an analyte sensitive liquid. The processing unit comprises an excitation means adapted to act on a displacement member of the body access unit to generate a flow of the analyte sensitive liquid in the fluid reservoir. The processing unit further comprises a displacement sensor adapted to measure a displacement behavior of the displacement means, a damping of the displacement behavior caused by at least the viscosity of the analyte sensitive liquid contained in the fluid reservoir.
Patent EP-2242045-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DRUGMAN THOMAS
IPC: G10L19/125
Filed: 2009-04-16
Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for coding excitation signal of a target speech comprising the steps of: 
- extracting from a set of training normalised residual frames, a set of relevant normalised residual frames, said training residual frames being extracted from a training speech, synchronised on Glottal Closure Instant(GCI), pitch and energy normalised; 
- determining the target excitation signal of the target speech; 
- dividing said target excitation signal into GCI synchronised target frames; 
- determining the local pitch and energy of the GCI synchronised target frames; 
- normalising the GCI synchronised target frames in both energy and pitch, to obtain target normalised residual frames; 
- determining coefficients of linear combination of said extracted set of relevant normalised residual frames to build synthetic normalised residual frames close to each target normalised residual frames; 
 
wherein the coding parameters for each target residual frames comprise the determined coefficients.
Patent EP-2104109-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BERTIN CLAUDE
IPC: G11C11/56
Filed: 2007-08-08
Abstract: A non-volatile resistive memory is provided. The memory includes at least one non-volatile memory cell and selection circuitry. Each memory cell has a two-terminal nanotube switching device having and a nanotube fabric article disposed between and in electrical communication with conductive terminals. Selection circuitry is operable to select the two-terminal nanotube switching device for read and write operations. Write control circuitry, responsive to a control signal, supplies write signals to a selected memory cell to induce a change in the resistance of the nanotube fabric article, the resistance corresponding to an informational state of the memory cell. Resistance sensing circuitry in communication with a selected memory cell, senses the resistance of the nanotubc fabric article and provides the control signal to the write control circuitry. Read circuitry reads the corresponding informational state of the memory cell. A non-volatile latch circuit and a non-volatile register file configuration circuit for use with a plurality of non-volatile register files are also provided.
Patent EP-2131373-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GABLENZ SILVIO DR
IPC: C04B35/26
Filed: 2009-05-13
Abstract: The material has a micro-fraction of soft magnetic material particles with a particle size in a range of 1 to 350 pico meter, and a nano-fraction of soft magnetic material particles with a particle size in a range of 10 to 200 nano meter. A ratio of the nano fraction to a total mass of the micro fraction and the nano fraction amounts to 5 to 70 weight percent, where the material is produced by spray drying, and comprises a synthetic binder such as polyethylene tetrafluoride or polyetheretherketone. An independent claim is also included for a method for producing an object from a soft magnetic material.
Patent EP-2268058-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PAPAKYRIACOU MARIA
IPC: H04R31/00
Filed: 2009-06-26
Abstract: A speaker comprises a permanent magnet (2) and a coil (8) positioned around the permanent magnet (2) and attached to a membrane (10), wherein the membrane comprises an elastomer of thickness less than 0.3mm and with a Young's modulus below 100MPa.
Patent EP-2145749-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEBLOND ROLAND
IPC: B29C49/42
Filed: 2009-07-10
Abstract: The installation (1) has an enclosure (7) e.g. cylinder, with a variable volume chamber (8) connected to a pressurized thermoregulated fluid circuit (5). An auxiliary fluid generating unit (9) is connected to the enclosure such that the chamber is subjected to back pressure of an auxiliary fluid. The unit and the enclosure are arranged such that the back pressure is reduced to a minimum pressure and thermoregulated fluid e.g. oil, is relaxed in the chamber till the pressure of the thermoregulated fluid attains atmospheric pressure, before a blowing mold (3) is detached from a mold support (2).
Patent EP-2127595-A1 (EP)
Inventor: REMIJAN PAUL
IPC: A61B1/313
Filed: 2000-09-13
Abstract: A miniature endoscope (10) for imaging comprising a base unit which includes a handle (16), an imaging device , an imaging channel, an annular illumination channel (34) and in which the imaging device is in the handle (16); the imaging channel (12) is optically coupled to the imaging device and has a first lens and a second lens at the distal end; the annular illumination channel (34) surrounds the imaging channel to provide a probe having a diameter of 2 mm or less.
Patent EP-2163863-A1 (EP)
Inventor: INAGAKI HIROYUKI
IPC: G01F1/684
Filed: 2009-09-08
Abstract: To provide a flow meter, and a flow volume controlling device equipped therewith, capable of reducing pressure loss while obtaining a flow rectifying effect in a measurement fluid. A flow meter for measuring the flow volume of a measurement fluid, equipped with a flow path wherein the measuring fluid flows, and a flow rectifier that is disposed within the flow path, where the flow rectifier has holes for rectifying the flow of a measurement fluid, and has an area that is wider than the flow path cross-sectional area in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction in which the flow path extends. The flow volume controlling device is provided with the flow meter, a controlling valve, and controlling means for adjusting the flow volume of a fluid that flows through the flow path of the flow meter through controlling the controlling valves based on information regarding the flow volume detected by the flow meter.
Patent EP-2299020-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN OVERBEEK ANTONIUS BERNARDUS
IPC: E04C2/288
Filed: 2009-09-15
Abstract: Hollow core slab comprising a top flange (14) and a bottom flange (18), a plurality of voids and webs (11) between said voids, said webs (11) extending between said bottom (18) and top (14) flange. The hollow core slab is provided with one or more constructive elements for reducing the shear and/or bending force in the webs and/or for increasing the shear and/or bending resistance or capacity of the webs. Such constructive elements may comprise e.g. non-vertical webs (11), expansion joints (12), non-homogeneous material distribution (13) in the slab, small outer cores, preferably positioned at the side of the top flange (14), wide outer webs and/or absence of outer cores, bottom comer not significantly rounded off (16), vertical outer edges (17), reinforcement means (18) in the bottom flange, reinforcement means (19) in at least part of the webs.
Patent EP-2305938-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RIVERA FRANCO GONZALO
IPC: B60J10/08
Filed: 2009-09-23
Abstract: A sealing arrangement 10 for sliding doors and/or sash windows comprises a guide rail 12 and at least one elongated sealing member 14 which is displaceable in the guide rail 12 transversely to the longitudinal axis 78 thereof. The sealing member 10 can be moved from a recess position 16 into a sealing position 18 by translational movement of a driving member 50 so as to seal a transverse gap parallel to the direction of travel of the sliding door or sash when the door is closed. The sealing arrangement 10 further comprises an actuator 20 for movement of the driving member 50, said actuator 20 being movable along an axis 36 parallel to the longitudinal axis 78 of the guide rail 12 from an inactive position 38 to an actuating position 40. The actuator 20 and the driving member 50 are coupled such that a motion of the actuator 20 in one direction causes a movement of the driving member 50 in the opposite direction.
Patent EP-2174892-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JOYEUX JEAN-PIERRE
IPC: B65G1/02
Filed: 2009-10-06
Abstract: The device has a protective net fixed to an upper fixed element i.e. building frame, and a lower fixed element i.e. building floor, at its respective upper and lower ends. The net is integrated to net tensioning units constituted of chains and cables (9), by respective rapid fixation units e.g. rapid attachment hooks. One of the tensioning units is provided with a controlled rupture unit (14) that fluctuates when subjected to a traction force higher than a preset value, where the rupture unit is constituted of rings (14a, 14b, 14c).
Patent EP-2180345-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MOORE IAN
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2009-10-21
Abstract: A technique includes providing seismic data that is indicative of energy that is sensed in response to a first operation of at least one seismic source in a first seismic survey and a second operation of at least one seismic source in a second seismic survey. The technique includes processing the seismic data to determine a timing of the second operation relative to the first operation, and the technique includes based at least in part of the determined timing, processing the seismic data to generate a dataset, which is indicative of the sensed energy that is attributable to the first operation and is not attributable to the second operation.
Patent EP-2163631-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KEETMAN ULRICH
IPC: C07K14/415
Filed: 2005-10-20
Abstract: The present invention relates to expression cassettes comprising transcription regulating sequences with guard cell-preferential or guard cell-specific expression profiles in plants obtainable from  Arabidopsis thaliana  genomic DNA sequences as described by SEO ID NO: 1, 2 or 3.
Patent EP-2189250-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NASON JOHN
IPC: B25F1/00
Filed: 2009-11-18
Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to a locking pliers. The locking pliers include a pair of handles (20,30) and a pair of interconnected jaws (40) coupled to the handles. The jaws are movable between a retracted position within the handles (20,30) and an extended position extending from the handles. The jaws (40) are slidably coupled to the handles (20,30) and configured to slide between the retracted position and the extended position without opening the handles. When the jaws are in the extended position, the jaws (40) have an unclamped configuration in which the jaws are adjustable by a user to permit the jaws to lock onto objects of various sizes and clamped configuration in which the jaws are releasably locked onto an object.
Patent EP-2192635-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARY ALEXANDRE
IPC: H01L51/56
Filed: 2009-11-20
Abstract: The method involves maintaining organic resin or mineral material at preset temperature during annealing time, so that organic resin or mineral material fluid and nanostructure of an organic resin or mineral material layer (41) are modified to produce another nanostructure. The organic resin or the mineral material is cooled below glass transition temperature or melting point to solidify the organic resin or the mineral material. The solid organic resin or the solid mineral material is annealed. An independent claim is also included for a method for fabricating an organic LED.
Patent EP-2335813-A1 (EP)
IPC: F01K17/02
Filed: 2009-12-01
Abstract: A rich stream (212) comprising one or more sorbate components is treated with a sorbent to capture one or more of the one or more sorbate components and to provide a lean stream (214) that is diminished in sorbate component content and a loaded sorbent (200, 206, 228) comprising the sorbent and one or more sorbate components. Solar energy from the sun is collected in a concentrated solar power system (10) to provide a pressurized steam stream (42) with the captured solar thermal energy. The pressurized steam stream (42) is converted into electric power (45) and an exhaust steam stream (43). Heat from the exhaust steam stream (43) is used to regenerate the loaded sorbent (200, 206, 228).
Patent EP-2199800-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STROHALM MARTIN
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2009-12-14
Abstract: Compared to current methods, using the novel approach for protein analysis, up to 7-fold increase of identified peptides can be reached. This improves better sequence coverage and enables identification of post-translational modifications or important changes in amino acids, peptides, proteins. More reliable protein quantitation results are obtained.
Patent EP-2337326-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RUNGE DIPL-ING FRED
IPC: H04M3/53
Filed: 2009-12-15
Abstract: The method involves identifying a set of picture regions including one of the faces and persons in digital data of a set of messages on a digital messaging system having same sender address. A set of sender-relevant picture regions in the identified picture regions representing a sender of one of the messages is determined based on frequency of occurrence of the identified picture regions in the messages having the same sender address. The digital data of the messages is modified to emphasize one of the sender-relevant picture regions. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a digital messaging system comprising an identifying unit (2) a method for controlling a digital messaging system.
Patent EP-2101356-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SONG MYUNG-WON
IPC: H01L27/32
Filed: 2009-03-13
Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same, the organic light-emitting display device including pixels (R,G,B) including opposing first (131) and second electrodes (134), and an intermediate layer (142) disposed between the first (131) and second electrodes (134). The pixels are divided into red, green, and blue sub-pixels. The intermediate layer (142) has a thickness that varies according to the sub-pixels (R,G,B).
Patent EP-2241531-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RASMUSSEN JAN NOERRAGER
IPC: B65D83/14
Filed: 2009-04-15
Abstract: A self regulating and constant pressure maintaining beverage dispenser assembly comprises a dispensing device and a beverage container defining an inner space constituting a beverage space filled with carbonated beverage and communicating with the dispensing device for allowing dispensation of the carbonated beverage, and a head space communicating with the beverage space and filled with CO 2  having an initial pressure of 0.1-3 bar above the atmospheric pressure when subjected to a specific temperature of 2°C-50°C, preferably 3°C-25°C and more preferably 5°C-15°C. The beverage dispenser assembly further comprises at least one carbonisation canister communicating with the head space via a hydrophobic labyrinth and comprising a particular amount of adsorption material having adsorbed a specific amount of CO 2 . The particular amount of adsorption material is inherently capable of regulating the pressure in the head space and of preserving the carbonisation of the carbonated beverage in the beverage space by releasing CO 2  into the head space.
Patent EP-2210994-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PIRETTI GIANCARLO
IPC: E04F11/035
Filed: 2009-01-21
Abstract: A modular stairway (10) comprising a load-bearing structure (12) and a plurality of steps (14) fixed to the load-bearing structure (12), wherein the load-bearing structure (12) comprises a plurality of modular elements (16) fixed to one another, in which each modular element is tubular and substantially S-shaped with a first end section (24) and a second end section (30) of a circular shape with respective axes (18a, 18b) parallel to one another, wherein at least one of said ends (24, 30) is fixed to a corresponding end (24, 30) of an adjacent modular element (16) by means of a spacer member (54) with adjustable length that defines the riser or the tread of the corresponding steps.
Patent EP-2335470-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CARBONI LORENZO
IPC: A01D45/02
Filed: 2009-12-18
Abstract: A machine for harvesting maize, comprising a supporting structure (12) carrying a plurality of harvesting units (18) set alongside one another in a transverse direction, wherein each harvesting unit (18) comprises: 
     - a framework (26) fixed with respect to the supporting structure (12) and including two box sections (28) set at a distance from one another in a transverse direction by an empty space (30) elongated in a longitudinal direction (A); 
- two stripper plates (44) carried by respective box sections (28), the stripper plates (44) having respective top surfaces (44a) and respective edges (46) facing one another that extend on opposite sides in said empty space (30), the facing edges (46) of said stripper plates (44) forming a squeezing channel (48); 
- a pair of counter-rotating traction rollers (82) arranged underneath said squeezing channel (48), set for drawing downwards stalks of maize plants contained in said squeezing channel (48) in such a way that, in operation, the cobs (C) of the maize plants contained in said squeezing channel (48) are detached from the respective stalks and gather on said top surfaces (44a) of said stripper plates (44); and 
- a pair of harvesting chains (24), which move along respective closed-loop paths and are equipped with respective thrust elements (96), which move on top of respective top surfaces (44a) of said stripper plates (44) for drawing in a direction of harvesting (D) the cobs (C) that lie on said stripper plates (44), wherein at least one of said thrust elements (96) of each of said harvesting chains (24) carries a member for gathering grains (98) that slides on the top surface (44a) of the respective stripper plate (44) for pushing loose grains of maize (G) that lie on said top surfaces (44a) in said direction of harvesting (D).