baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent NZ-335477-A (NZ)
Title: Steel slag and ferriferous material reprocessing process comprising adding a silicon dioxide containing material to the slag to adjust the calcium oxide/silicon dioxide ratio useful to produce pig iron and environmentally compatible slags
Inventor: EDLINGER ALFRED
IPC: C21B3/04
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: The process is for working up steel slags and/or iron carriers for obtaining pig iron and/or environmentally safe slags.  The volume ratio of molten slag to iron bath is chosen to be larger than 0.5 to 1 and the slags are supplemented with SiO2 carriers so as to adjust slag basicity (CaO/SiO2) to between 1.0 to 1.8 at an Al2O3 content of between 10 and 25% by weight based on the slag.  Hot blast is top-blown and coal optionally with an inert gas and optionally with oxygen or hot air is blown through the iron bath.
Patent NZ-500357-A (NZ)
Title: A flexible tube pinch mechanism
Inventor: GRAPES ROBERT DONALD
IPC: F04B45/08
Filed: 1998-07-02
Abstract: Provided is a pinch mechanism suitable for use as a valve or as part of a pump comprising a housing (11) within which an elongate conduit element (12) is located, a conduit engagement member (13c) retained within the housing (11) to be movable transverse to a longitudinal axis of the conduit element (12).  The engagement member has an end portion (13d) which engages with the conduit element (12), the end portion (13d) having a cross-sectional dimension less than the lateral inner dimension of the conduit element (12) and the lateral dimension being at right angles to the direction of movement of the engagement member (13c).
Patent NZ-500666-A (NZ)
Title: Composition comprising mainly of collagen type 1 for cosmetic or tissue reconstruction
Inventor: VIDAL LINUS
IPC: C09H3/00
Filed: 1998-04-03
Abstract: An injectable collagen composition comprising 100% Type I collagen. The injectable composition having a pH in the range of from about 3 to 6 and a collagen concentration of from about 20-90 mg/ml.
Patent NZ-503261-A (NZ)
Title: Fungicidal pyrimidin-4-one and pyrimidin-4-thione derivatives
Inventor: BECKER KONRAD
IPC: C07D487/04
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: Pyrimidin-4-one and pyrimidin-4-thione derivatives of formula I wherein; A is thienyl (including all 3 isomers), thiazolyl, pyridyl or pyridazinyl; X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, or trimethylsilyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, or trimethylsilyl; at least one of R1 and R2 is not hydrogen; R3 is C1-C8alkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl which are unsubstituted or mono to tri-substituted by C3-C6cycloalkyl, halogen, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6haloalkoxy; O-C1-C6alkyl, O-C2-C6alkenyl, O-C2-C6alkynyl, which are unsubstituted or mono to tri-substituted by C3-C6cycloalkyl, halogen or C1-C6alkoxy; N-C1-C6alkyl; or N=CHC1-C6alkyl; R4 is C1-C8alkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl which are unsubstituted or mono to tri-substituted by C3-C6cycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6haloalkoxy; nitro; -CO-C1-C6alkyl; C3-C6cycloalkyl; or phenyl, which is unsubstituted or mono to tri-substituted by halogen, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6haloalkoxy, cyano, nitro, amino, mono-C1-C6alkylamino, di-C1-C6alkyl-amino, C1-C6alkylthio, phenyl or phenoxy and in which the phenyl part is unsubstituted or mono to tri-substituted by halogen, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6haloalkoxy. The compounds have plant-protective properties and are suitable for protecting plants against infestation by phytopathogenic microorganisms, in particular fungi.
Patent NZ-503643-A (NZ)
Title: Method for preventing the misuse of a transdermal therapeutic system
Inventor: BECHER FRANK
IPC: A61K9/70
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: Transdermal therapeutic patches comprising of at least one active substance containing layer and at least one further active substance impermeable backing layer wherein the active substance containing layer is denatured with a therapeutically neutral, inert substance with an unpleasant taste to guard against oral ingestion of active ingredients.
Patent NZ-506601-A (NZ)
Title: Folding conical container holder with slot and tab connection
Inventor: DUNNE STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: B65D85/52
Filed: 2000-08-29
Abstract: A collapsible container holder (1) erected from a blank of a sheet of foldable material having an upper portion (4), and first (2) and second (3) edge portions with engagement means.  The engagement means are in the form of a slot (5) in the first edge portion (2) and, a slot and a projection (6) on the second edge portion (3).  The blank is folded to form a conical shape and the engagement means are interlocked to create the container holder (1).
Patent NZ-507331-A (NZ)
Title: Glycosylated bile salt-stimulated lipase (BSSL) obtainable from transgenic sheep
Inventor: DALRYMPLE MICHAEL
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 1999-04-21
Abstract: A recombinant human bile salt-stimulated lipase (BSSL) that is at least 5% glycosylated is produced by a transgenic non-human animal.   A transgenic sheep whose germ cells and somatic cells contain a recombinant nucleotide molecule at an embryonic stage is described.  The recombinant nucleotide molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding for the BSSL operatively linked to a promoter.  Also described is a process to produce the transgenic sheep and for the production of BSSL. The BSSL is useful in the improvement of the utilization of dietary lipids in preterm born infants and for pathological conditions related to exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.  The condition may be caused by cystic fibrosis.
Patent NZ-509350-A (NZ)
Title: A composite material comprising a substrate with a barrier layer
Inventor: JAHROMI SHAHAB
IPC: C08J7/048
Filed: 1999-04-15
Abstract: A composite material and a process for manufacturing the composite material by applying at least a single organic barrier layer to a substrate to reduce the oxygen permeability of the substrate.  The barrier layer comprises a triazine compound selected from melamine, ammeline, ammelide, cyanuric acid, 2-ureidomelamine, melam, melem, melon, and melamine salts.  Depending on the intended application, the composite material may also include an outer cover layer over the barrier layer to improve moisture resistance. The preferred materials are triazines, particularly melamine, that are vapour-deposited onto the substrate to form a thin, durable transparent barrier layer.
Patent NZ-513307-A (NZ)
Title: Infusion pump with compressor, storage tank and pumping mechanism to force liquid through tubes
Inventor: NGUYEN KHOI MINH
IPC: F04B43/08
Filed: 1999-12-10
Abstract: Liquid is pumped through tube 28 by plunger 73 and occluders 152, 162. Pumping is actuated by compressor, tank and a fluid driven pumping mechanism (not shown).
Patent NZ-515023-A (NZ)
Title: Method for the treatment of neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders
Inventor: WILLIS GREGORY LYNN
IPC: A61P25/18
Filed: 2000-03-31
Abstract: Use of a compound of formula (I), where X is NO2 or -NH3, and Y is H or I, for the treatment or prophylactic treatment of neurological disorders with altered dopamine function. Examples of neurological disorders with altered dopamine function include Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, anxiety, Huntington's chorea, periodic limb movement syndrome, restless leg syndrome, Tourrette's syndrome, , malignant syndrome, multiple sclerosis, stroke, tardive dyskinesia, trans-ischaemic attack, Koraskow's syndrome, , post-traumatic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Alzheimer's disease, dementia. A compound of formula (I) can be used in combination with the following: a)  external thrapy which blocks or inhibits melatonin, such as light therapy. b)  Surgical ablation or destructionof the pineal gland. c)  A Beta-adrenergic antagonst, a calcium channel blocker, or a melanocyte stimulating hormone. d)  A drug which alters dopaminefunction such as a dopamine receptor blocker or a Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist.
Patent NZ-515639-A (NZ)
Title: Amide substituted imidazoquinolines
Inventor: COLEMAN PATRICK LOUIS
IPC: A61K31/4745
Filed: 2000-06-08
Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), wherein: R1 is -alkyl-NR3-CO-R4 or -alkenyl-NR3-CO-R4, wherein R4 is optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl or alkenyl, R2 is H, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, alkyl-O-alkyl or alkyl-O-alkenyl, R is each independently alkyl, alkoxy halogen or trifluoromethyl, and n is 0-4. The compounds are used for the manufacture of medicaments for use as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis, and for the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases.
Patent NZ-515937-A (NZ)
Title: Sorting and separating method and system for recycling plastics
Inventor: GRAF VON DEYM CARL-LUDWIG
IPC: B29B17/02
Filed: 2000-05-05
Abstract: A sorting and separating method for recycling plastics which are provided in a mixture of plastics as refuse, wherein the method includes separating the plastics according to types of plastic, characterized in that the mixture of plastics is sorted and separated according to colours, and the fractions of plastics thus obtained, separated according to colours, are sorted and separated according to types of plastic.
Patent NZ-517166-A (NZ)
Title: Synergistic combination of PDE inhibitors and beta 2 adrenoceptor agonists
Inventor: KILIAN ULRICH
IPC: A61K31/135
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: An oral medicament comprises synergistically effective amounts of a PDE inhibitor selected from roflumilast, BYK-33043 or a salt or N-oxide thereof and a b2 adrenoceptor agonist such as salmeterol, repoterol, bambuterol or terbutaline.
Patent NZ-518099-A (NZ)
Title: A wrapping method and apparatus
Inventor: LACEY LIAM J
IPC: B65B11/58
Filed: 2000-09-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for wrapping loads (1) of goods and materials in a wrapping material, such as a plastics film, which comprises placing at least two battens in a spaced substantially parallel orientation on one surface of the load, partially wrapping the load in a wrapping material by rotating the load relative to dispensing means for the wrapping material and/or rotating the dispensing means around the load, to envelop the battens in the wrapping material and to hold the battens in place on the surface of the load, the battens being placed apart to support the load and being adapted to receive between the forks of a fork-lift truck for transporting the load. Preferably, the wrapping material overlaps the ends of the battens to hold the battens in position. The load is then turned through about 90 ° from a first wrapping station (4) to a second wrapping station (7), where the wrapping is completed. The apparatus includes a first wrapping station (4) having a wrapping platform to receive the load (1) to be wrapped, a pick end place unit (3) at the first wrapping station (4) for placing battens on a surface of the load (1), wrapping material dispensing means at the first wrapping station, means for rotating the platform relative to dispensing means, and/or means for rotating the dispenser relative to the platform, to partially wrap the load (1), including at least part of the battens, with the wrapping material, transfer means (6) the load (1), through about 90 ° to a second wrapping station (7), and means at the second wrapping station (7) for completing the wrapping of the load (1).
Patent NZ-521868-A (NZ)
Title: Methods for ansamitocin production
Inventor: FULSTON MARK A
IPC: C12P21/04
Filed: 2001-04-11
Abstract: A method for preparing purified ansamitocins comprising the steps of: (a) culturing an ansamitocin-producing microorganism in a liquid culture medium; (b) extracting ansamitocins from the culture medium with an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent; (c) concentrating the extracted ansamitocins; and (d) purifying the ansamitocins by crystallisation.
Patent NZ-522195-A (NZ)
Title: Novel amino carboxy alkyl derivatives of barbituric acid, preparation process and use for treating central nervous system disorders thereof
Inventor: CURRY KENNETH
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2001-04-18
Abstract: Therapeutically active amino, carboxy, alkyl derivatives of barbituric acid of formula (I) are disclosed, wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 or R4 comprises an NH2 moiety and at least one of R1, R2, R3 or R4 comprises one COOH moiety and that R1, R2, R3 or R4 are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed is a method of preparing compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. These compounds act as modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors and, as such, are useful in treating diseases of the central nervous system related to the metabotropic glutamate receptor system.
Patent NZ-523107-A (NZ)
Title: A recombinant adenovirus (Ad5) with a chimaeric or a replaced adenoviral (short) protein of the B-type or D-type
Inventor: HAVENGA MENZO JANZ EMCO
IPC: C12N15/861
Filed: 2001-05-23
Abstract: Described are human primary fibroblasts with a nucleic acid of interest for which the purpose, among others, is to promote the taking of skin transplants for example. Particularly described is the transuding of fibroblasts with the nucleic acid of interest by means of gene delivery vehicles, in particular chimaeric recombinant adenovirus (having a tropism for human primary fibroblasts) based gene delivery vehicles. An example of the transduction is an adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) genome based vector with an adenoviral fibre protein of a B-type or a D-type adenovirus, in particular adenovirus types 11,13, 17, 35 and/or 38 wherein the nucleic acid of interest encodes a protein which promotes angiogenesis and/or neurovascularisation, in particular myogenin or MyoD.
Patent NZ-523566-A (NZ)
Title: Imidazopyridine and imidazopyrimidine antiviral agents
Inventor: YU KUO-LONG
IPC: A61K31/522
Filed: 2001-05-08
Abstract: An anti-RSV compound of formula I (see below) where the variables are disclosed in the specification. The use of the compound is disclosed as being effective as a pharmaceutical for the treatment of mammals infected with RSV.
Patent NZ-525368-A (NZ)
Title: Novel aggrecanase molecules
Inventor: RACIE LISA ANNE
IPC: C12N9/48
Filed: 2001-10-17
Abstract: The identification of aggrecanase protein molecules capable of cleaving aggrecanase, the nucleotide sequences which encode aggrecanase enzymes and the processes for the production of aggrecanases are disclosed. The composition comprises the aggrecanase enzymes, the antibodies and methods for developing inhibitors of the aggrecanase. The inhibitors and antibodies may be used in the treatment of conditions characterised by degradation of articular cartilage.
Patent NZ-525746-A (NZ)
Title: Rapid quenching process for large sections of precipitation hardenable alloys
Inventor: BISHOP WILLIAM J
IPC: C22F1/00
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: A process for quenching a precipitation hardenable alloy is disclosed, wherein large sections of solution annealed, precipitation hardenable alloys which are resistant to internal cracking yet fully hardenable can be produced if, during rapid quenching, the temperature of the section is allowed to stabilize immediately above the alloy's solvus temperature before the section is rapidly quenched. Preferably, the temperature of the section is allowed to stabilize a second time, this time at an elevated temperature not so high that significant phase changes occur, before the section is cooled to ambient temperature conditions.
Patent NZ-527784-A (NZ)
Title: Apparatus and method for detection and quantification of oscillatory signals
Inventor: MALPAS SIMON CHARLES
IPC: G01R23/165
Filed: 2002-03-08
Abstract: A method of determining the location in time of maxima and/or minima of an oscillatory signal, includes the steps of: i) observing the amplitude of the oscillatory signal over a predefined measurement period and identifying local maxima or minima that have a preselected measure indicative of the size of the maxima or minima, which exceeds a certain threshold ; ii) computing an average interval between local maxima or minima identified in step i); iii) computing the duration of one or more exclusion periods dependent on the average interval; iv) determining a location in time of the one or more exclusion periods based on the observed signal ; v) detecting local maxima or minima in the observed signal and rejecting a maximum or minimum if a maximum or minimum is located in time within an exclusion period.
Patent NZ-534818-A (NZ)
Title: Process for producing molten iron
Inventor: TANAKA HIDETOSHI
IPC: C21B13/14
Filed: 2003-01-16
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for making molten iron, comprising the steps of: feeding a raw material mixture containing an iron oxide material and a carbonaceous reductant into a heating reduction furnace to reduce iron oxide in the raw material mixture with the carbonaceous reductant into solid reduced iron; transporting the solid reduced iron to a melting furnace; and combustion of a carbonaceous material supplied as fuel to melt the solid reduced iron in the melting furnace for producing molten iron, wherein after the metallization of the solid reduced iron is enhanced to at least 60%, the solid reduced iron is transported to the melting furnace, and the amounts of oxygen and the carbonaceous material supplied to the melting furnace are controlled so that the secondary combustion ratio of CO gas in the melting furnace is reduced to 40% or less.
Patent NZ-535228-A (NZ)
Title: Hand trolley with winch operated lifting carriage
Inventor: MIDDLEBY ROBERT JOHN
IPC: B62B1/10
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: A hand trolley 1 of the type having a chassis formed from side frames comprising parallel frame members 6, 7, wheels 4 and a base platform 5, provided with a load lifting carriage 9 having a lifting surface 12. The carriage 9 can be raised from a low position on the base platform 5 to an elevated position by operating a hand cranked winch 20 with a crank handle 21 rotatable about an axle 22 located proximate to a hand grip on the chassis rails and parallel to the axis of the wheels 4. The positioning and orientation of the crank handle 21 allows correct ergonomic use by an operator 24 who can grip the trolley chassis with one hand 25 while controlling and operating the crank handle 21 in an ergonomically sound position.
Patent NZ-538642-A (NZ)
Title: Multiple directional wheel
Inventor: GUILE GRAHAM
IPC: B62B7/04
Filed: 2003-08-07
Abstract: A multiple directional wheel (10) including a frame (11) having a central hub (12) rotatable about a main axis and a plurality of roller supports (16) radially spaced from the central hub, a plurality of rollers evenly spaced around the circumference of the wheel (10) and rotatably mounted on the roller supports (16), the rollers rotatable about a corresponding plurality of roller axes aligned in the plane of the wheel and transverse to the main axis, the frame (11) is integrally formed in a first moulding process and the rollers are formed in place on the wheel (10) about the roller supports (16) in a separate process. In another embodiment there is disclosed a multiple directional wheel including a pair of opposed separately integrally formed first and second frames.
Patent NZ-542960-A (NZ)
Title: Method and system for enhanced data searching
Inventor: MARCHISIO GIOVANNI B
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-08-14
Abstract: A syntactic query engine for transforming a document of a data set into a canonical representation is disclosed where the document having a plurality of sentences. Each sentence has a plurality of terms. The syntactic query engine comprises: a parser that is configured to decompose each sentence to generate a parse structure for the sentence having a plurality of syntactic elements and a postprocessor that is configured to: receive from the parser the parse structure of the sentence; determine a set of meaningful terms of the sentence from the syntactic elements; determine from the structure of the parse structure and the syntactic elements a grammatical role for each meaningful term; determine an additional grammatical role for at least one of the meaningful terms, such that the at least one meaningful term is associated with at least two different grammatical roles and store a representation of each association between a meaningful term and its determined grammatical roles in an enhanced data representation data structure, in a manner that indicates a grammatical relationship between a plurality of the meaningful terms and such that at least one meaningful term is associated with a plurality of grammatical relationships. The grammatical role is at least one of a subject, object, verb, part of a prepositional phrase, noun modifier or verb modifier. The additional grammatical role indicates that the at least one meaningful term is a subject or an objection in addition to the grammatical role determined from the parse structure.
Patent NZ-543237-A (NZ)
Title: Process for the synthesis and/or preparation of modafinil having a defined granulometry
Inventor: ROSE SEBASTIEN
Filed: 2004-05-05
Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing modafinil having a granulometry wherein the ratio of median to mean is of 1:3 to 1:0.3 and median to mode is of 1:3 to 1:0.3, and having a granulometric median of between 2 and 60 micrometers, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a solution of DMSAM in a solvent, in which the concentration of DMSAM is of between 1 and 1.25 mol L-1; (b) contacting the solution obtained with NH3 at a temperature of between 15 Deg C and 65 Deg C and under a predetermined stirring; and (c) isolating the modafinil formed, wherein the stirring speed is predetermined in order to obtain said defined granulometry and granulometric median.
Patent NZ-544412-A (NZ)
Title: Improvements in/or relating to a method of determining a refund on a communications network
Inventor: ROBINSON ANDREW FRANKLIN
Filed: 2005-12-23
Abstract: An information service comprises a communications network and material on the network provided by a service provider. The network provides, or is linked to, a request for information means for submission of a request by a user to the information service. The information service also comprises a means to allow the user to request responses to a query through the medium of the communications network in return for a fee paid by the user, and a means to determine a refund if any to the user based on a criterium or on criteria which criterium or criteria is independent of the user. The criterium or the criteria are also independent of the person or persons responding to the request. The criterium or criteria comprises consideration of one or more of written responses to the query, and the quality of those responses.
Patent NZ-547127-A (NZ)
Title: Methods and compositions comprising thalidomide for treatment of fibromyalgia
Inventor: ZELDIS JEROME B
IPC: A61K31/55
Filed: 2004-10-22
Abstract: Provided is the use thalidomide in the manufacture of a medicament for treating, preventing modifying or managing fibromyalgia. Also provided are uses involving a second active agent, which can be antidepressant, anxiolytic, salisylic acid acetate, celecoxib and others.
Patent NZ-547767-A (NZ)
Title: Therapeutic agents and uses therefor
Inventor: SHORTMAN KEN
IPC: A61K38/17
Filed: 2004-12-23
Abstract: Provided is the use of Flt-3L (also known as fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 or foetal liver kinase-2) in the production of a medicament for preventing the onset of diabetes.
Patent NZ-553335-A (NZ)
Title: Pyrimidine sulphonamide (sulfonamide) derivatives as chemokine receptor modulators
Inventor: CHESHIRE DAVID RANULF
IPC: A61K31/5377
Filed: 2005-08-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of formula (1), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, wherein X is a bond, CH2, O, S, SO, or SO2, and wherein the other substituents are as described in the specification. Also disclosed is the use of the compounds to treat asthma, allergic rhinitis, COPD, inflammatory bowel disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or cancer. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the compound and intermediates useful in the process.