baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1161191-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARBERA-ALACREU JOSE VICENTE
IPC: A61B17/70
Filed: 2000-03-15
Abstract: Spinal osteosynthesis instrumentation comprising at least one elongate vertebral plate (1, 2), at least one bone screw (7, 8) including a threaded shank (8, 9) and an opposite threaded end portion (16, 17) sized to be inserted through a longitudinal oblong opening (3) in the plate (1, 2), and means for locking the screw (7, 8) relative to the plate in a particular longitudinal position and at a particular angular orientation. The instrumentation comprises at least one shoe (22, 23) mounted to slide on slides (24, 25) formed on one face of the plate (1, 2) and being positively retained thereon. Each shoe (22, 23) has an opening (28, 29) through which passes the threaded end portion (16, 17) of the screw (7, 8). The threaded end portion (16, 17) is adapted to receive a locking nut (21). Each shoe (22, 23) has a spherical bearing surface (31, 32) corresponding to a spherical bearing surface of the locking nut (21) for locking the screw (7, 8) in the chosen angular orientation relative to the plate (1, 2). A large range of angular movement of the screw (7, 8) is thereby allowed relative to the plate (1, 2). The screw is fixed in a particular longitudinal position and at a particular angular orientation by tightening the nut (21) against the shoe (22, 23).
Patent EP-1161525-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALBERINI CRISTINA M
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2000-03-13
Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identifying genes involved in memory consolidation, and for identifying agents which effect memory consolidation in a mammal. These methods preferably use (1) non-human mammals which have been manipulated to create at least partial disruption of fornix-mediated afferant signalling to the hippocampus, said disruption affecting memory consolidation or (2) non-lesioned mammals which have been subjected to a learning and memory test to provide a learned behavior in the mammal.
Patent EP-1190413-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIPP ANDREAS
IPC: G10L15/26
Filed: 2000-04-05
Abstract: A voice recognition method wherein a section of a continuous speech flow consisting of spoken words is detected by means of comparison with stored models. In response to the detection of a first key word, said key word is stored, a first voice recognition system is deactivated and a second voice recognition system is activated. In a second detection step, the speech flow is checked by the second speech recognition system for the appearance of a predetermined, second key word or a second key word sequence.
Patent EP-1194840-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CALDER BARTLEY H
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2000-07-13
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing execution of an application according to an application lifecycle. The application lifecycle is managed by an application manager through a set of commands that enable the application manager to cause the application to enter one of a plurality of states. In addition, the application can communicate with the application manager to indicate that the application cannot change its state as the application manager has requested or to request that the application manager change the state of the application to a particular state.
Patent EP-1206264-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COOPER BARRETT R
IPC: A61K31/485
Filed: 2000-08-24
Abstract: La présente invention concerne des compositions comprenant un analgésique opiacé et un composé actif contenant l'isomère R de la N-méthylnalorphine dans un support acceptable d'un point de vue pharmaceutique. Cette invention concerne également des procédés permettant de traiter l'intolérance aux opiacés, par administration d'un composé actif contenant de la N-méthylnalorphine R ou un sel, acceptable d'un point de vue pharmaceutique, de cette dernière. Ledit composé actif peut être administré soit de façon aiguë, soit de façon chronique, à des sujets recevant un traitement opiacé. Cette invention concerne également des procédés permettant d'induire une analgésie, par administration à un sujet d'un analgésique opiacé et, simultanément, d'un composé actif contenant de la N-méthylnalorphine R ou un sel, acceptable d'un point de vue pharmaceutique, de cette dernière.
Patent EP-1202792-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAHL JOHAN-VALENTIN
IPC: B01D57/00
Filed: 2000-07-26
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé de séparation électrophorétique de particules, en particulier de macromolécules, comprenant les étapes suivantes: mise en place des particules à séparer dans une membrane supportée par un substrat, de sorte que les particules peuvent se déplacer le long de la surface de la membrane supportée par un substrat; apport d'un champ électrique de manière à faire se former des champs E le long de la surface le long de laquelle les particules peuvent se déplacer; et modification temporaire du champ électrique et/ou utilisation d'une membrane supportée par un substrat présentant une surface structurée. La direction et l'intensité du champ électrique sont modifiées temporairement de sorte que et/ou la membrane supportée par un substrat a une structure telle qu'une force agit sur les particules pour leur donner un mouvement dépendant de la longueur des particules. Cette invention concerne également: un substrat servant en particulier à supporter une membrane lors de la mise en oeuvre du procédé de l'invention, ledit substrat étant constitué de matériau optiquement transparent; une membrane supporter par un substrat, servant à la mise en oeuvre du procédé de l'invention, présentant un substrat, selon l'une des revendications, et une membrane lipidique fluide; une chambre d'électrophorèse à microcanaux comportant au moins un canal dont la surface du fond est constituée du substrat de l'invention, et un dispositif d'électrodes.
Patent EP-1248961-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARLSON STEVEN A
IPC: G02B26/04
Filed: 2000-11-02
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un obturateur optique comprenant un composé organique à radicaux libres, de préférence un radical cation et un radical anion, lequel composé forme un produit oxydé ou réduit présentant une modification du coefficient d'absorption dans l'infrarouge proche ou dan une zone de longueur d'onde visible à la suite d'une réaction photo-induite par transfert d'électrons du composé à radical libre. Cette réaction se produit de préférence en l'espace de moins de 0,1 nanoseconde après absorption de photons par le composé à radical libre. De plus, la modification du coefficient d'absorption est de préférence réversible et intervient en moins de 10 millisecondes. L'invention concerne également un obturateur optique utilisé comme commutateur optique dans le domaine des communications par fibres optiques et, en variante, dans un dispositif de protection contre le rayonnement laser, dans un système de protection ou dans un dispositif de vue.
Patent EP-1242369-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COURAGE ANTONIUS JOHANNES FRAN
IPC: B29B17/02
Filed: 2000-12-01
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering monomeric units of a nylon from carpet material, said carpet material comprising fibres containing said nylon bound to a backing containing one or more non-nylon components, the carpet material containing between 15 and 35 wt.% of said nylon, which process comprises the steps of: a) mechanically separating the carpet material into an enriched carpet mixture containing between 35 and 55 wt.% of said nylon and into a depleted carpet mixture having a lower content of said nylon than the carpet material; b) exposing the enriched carpet mixture to conditions at which depolymerisation of said nylon is effected.
Patent EP-1208797-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BUSSE FALKO
IPC: G01T7/00
Filed: 2001-11-26
Abstract: An X-ray detector cooler has a coolant pipe system (7,8,9) flowing through the X-ray detector (1) to the source (2) and heat exchanger (6) with a temperature signal (15) to control the heat exchanger.
Patent EP-1132833-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HUETSCH MATTHIAS
IPC: G06F17/22
Filed: 2001-01-15
Abstract: A filter server receives a request for data, and in
responses retrieves a rule set for a plurality of
partial filter adapters from a filter registry. A
filter is built using said rule set. The filter
includes a chain of said plurality of partial filter
adapters. Each partial filter adapter includes a
generic format independent interface. The generic
format independent interface is used in passing data
from one partial filter adapter in said plurality of
partial filter adapters to another partial filter
adapter in said plurality of partial filter adapters.
Patent EP-1168164-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GOTO SHOJO
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2001-01-29
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the updating of control programs using the Internet. More particularly techniques are provided for the automatic and safe updating of a control program in a stored control program unit of a computer system.. A specific embodiment provides security and reduces the cost of updating a control program by first, executing the instruction to update the control program using a first connection, for example a public telephone line, and then using a second connection via the Internet to download the update to the control program.
Patent EP-1137255-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OHASHI KAZUHITO
IPC: H04N1/407
Filed: 2001-01-31
Abstract: Image signals output from a linear image sensor
which outputs charges accumulated in pixels in the
right-side area and charges accumulated in pixels in the
left-side area via different channels are subjected to
discrepancy correction. First, a gray reference board is
scanned by the linear image sensor while changing
charging periods, and look up tables for converting
signal levels of the respective channels are generated
on the basis of signal levels obtained by scanning the
gray reference board. A discrepancy correction is
realized by converting levels of image signals output
from the two terminals using the look up tables.
Patent EP-1129816-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SABIA ROBERT
IPC: B24B37/04
Filed: 2001-02-05
Abstract: The invention includes a method of finishing a polycrystal silicon nitride surface. The
method of finishing the polycrystal silicon nitride includes providing a polycrystal silicon
nitride composite which includes a plurality of silicon nitride crystal grains and a glassy-phase
grain boundary medium. The method further includes providing an abrading finishing
mixture with the finishing mixture including an abrasive and an oxidant. The method
includes concurrently oxidizing the silicon nitride grains and abrading the silicon nitride
composite to provide a finished polycrystal silicon nitride surface.
Patent EP-1149954-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PETZOLD HERMANN
IPC: D04H13/00
Filed: 2001-04-14
Abstract: The drain mat has a textile carrier (1) and a textile covering layer (3) bonded to it, with an intermediate layer (2) of water draining granules of foam concrete or pumice with a granule size of at least 2.5 mm. The outer textile layers are bonded together by parallel seams (4) at intervals of 20-60 mm. The granules within the drain mat have a preferred size of 4-6 mm, and the bonding seams are at a preferred interval of 30-50 mm. The flanking textile layers are of a stitch knit nonwoven. The intermediate layer is a filling of granular materials at a rate of 5 kg/m<2>, mixed together with natural e.g. coir or sisal or synthetic fibers. An INTERMEDIATE CLAIM is included for a drain mat production process where the outer textile layers are bonded together by seams at the fabric stitching machine, to leave a gap between them. The stitching is at a short interval from the start of the gap between the layers. The granular material is fed in between the outer textile layers and between the stitched seams.. Preferred Features: The gap between the textile layers is open upwards, for the granular material to fed between them from above. The material flow is set by dividing walls, and the fabric layers are held apart at the needles. The seams are stitched by stitch knitting. A further Independent claim is included for a production machine where the upper and lower textile layers are passed over guides in front of the needles, in the material movement direction, to hold them apart by a gap which represents the mat thickness. The outlet from the granule hopper is over or within the gap between the fabric layers, with dividing walls to guide the granule flow and hold the outer layers apart. Preferred Features: The dividing walls are narrow shrouding hoods, open in the working direction of the machine, between the fabric layers at the intervals where the seams will be stitched, to shroud the needles and the sewing thread against the granules. The granule flow outlet has the shrouding hoods between its walls, as pipe sections, hoses or channels, which end on a plane below the ends of the needles. The granules pass from their container between the movement paths of the needles through the mat. The guides for the textile layers form a gap at the edges which is decreased to the mat thickness so that the edges of both layers can be stitched directly together.
Patent EP-1149708-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SATO AKITO
IPC: B41J2/01
Filed: 2001-04-24
Abstract: A printing method drives each of the n(j) number of nozzles to enable
the nozzle to form dots intermittently at a rate of one in mxq dot positions on
the j-th main scan line during one main scan, where m is an integer of 1 or
more, and q is an integer of 2 or more, to thereby complete dot formation on
the j-th main scan line with the n(j) number of nozzles during n(j) number of
main scans. The printing method attains high recording speed and high
image quality, comparing to cases when all main scan lines are recorded using
a fixed number of nozzles.
Patent EP-1193041-A2 (EP)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling film thickness in a film blowing apparatus
Inventor: MAHLER FRANZ DIPL-ING
IPC: B29C48/10
Filed: 2001-07-27
Abstract: Film thickness is recorded around the circumference of the tubular film(6) and compared with a set value to produce a controlling variable for adjustment of the thickness profile. The controlling variable is realized through measurement of either a single or several individual layer thicknesses. An Independent claim is made for a film blowing plant for production of multi-layer tubular film. A non-contact sensor(18) working on the principal of white light interferometry measures thickness in single or multiple layers of the tube. An analyzing unit is also employed for comparison of a measured thickness profile with a set profile to produce a controlling variable.
Patent EP-1188617-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KITAO MITSURU
IPC: H04N7/14
Filed: 2001-09-11
Abstract: A handsfree video phone system that includes a video phone
terminal 106 and a car device in which a microphone 101, a speaker
102, a camera 103 are connected with an instrument panel 105 via
a cable 104. The video phone terminal 106 is connected with the
instrument panel 105 via a wireless communication medium 107.
When the video phone terminal 106 is brought into the vehicle, the
instrument panel 105 informs the video phone terminal 106 of the
attribute information on the system structure. According to the
attribute information, the video phone terminal 106 switches the
paths of multiplexed audio-video data so as to replace a microphone,
a speaker, a camera, and a display that have been built in the video
phone terminal 106 with the microphone 101, the speaker 102, the
camera 103, and a display of the instrument panel 105 when the
status changes to the communication status.
Patent EP-1189455-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IKEDA SHINGO
IPC: H04N21/438
Filed: 1989-08-03
Abstract: There is disclosed an information transmission
system provided with:
   a record/reproducing unit for recording
compressed information obtained by compressing digital
information with highly efficient encoding, on a
recording medium, and reproducing the information from
the recording medium;   a transmitting unit for transmitting the
compressed information, reproduced by the record/
reproducing unit, to a transmission channel; and   a receiving unit for receiving the compressed
information from the transmission channel and expanding
the amount of the received compressed information to
reproduce the original digital information.
Patent EP-1172123-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAPOPORT DAVID M
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 1995-05-16
Abstract: In the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, a method and apparatus (70) are disclosed for
optimizing the controlled positive pressure to minimize the flow of air from a flow
generator (86) while still ensuring that flow limitation in the patient's airway does not
occur. In particular, the invention relates to a breathing device (70) and method of use to
adjust a controlled positive pressure to the airway of a patient by detecting flow limitation
from analysis of an inspiratory flow waveform. Once the presence of flow limitation has
been analyzed the system determines an action to take for adjustment of the controlled
positive pressure. The pressure setting is raised, lowered or maintained depending on
whether flow limitation has been detected and on the previous actions take by the system.
The preferred breathing apparatus (70) consists of a flow generator (86), a flow sensor (72),
an analog to digital converter (78), a microprocessor (80), and a pressure controller (82,84),
a patient supply hose (74), a nasal fitting, and, optionally, a pressure transducer (90).
Using the method of the present invention, the microprocessor (80) adjusts the air pressure
in the patient supply hose (74) when flow limitation is detected in the airway of the patient.
Patent EP-1207190-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARIMA KENICHI
IPC: C10J3/20
Filed: 1995-07-14
Abstract: Organic waste such as scrap tires and waste plastics is
burned and gasified in a fixed-bed gasification furnace. A
gasifying agent comprising an oxygen-containing gas is supplied
to the furnace charged with organic waste, volatiles present in
the organic waste are pyrolyzed and gasified in the upper part
of the furnace, residual fixed carbon is gasified by reaction
with the gasifying agent in the lower part of the furnace, and
the residual fixed carbon also serves to supply heat for the
pyrolysis of the volatiles. The fixed-bed gasification furnace
comprises two divided internal sections: a volatiles pyrolysis
section for gasifying a portion of the residual fixed carbon by
reaction with the gasifying agent and for pyrolyzing and
gasifying the volatiles by heat so evolved; and a fixed carbon
partial combustion/gasification section for reacting surplus
fixed carbon with the gasifying agent.
Patent EP-1215474-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KNESTEL ANTON
IPC: G01M17/007
Filed: 2000-01-10
Abstract: The test bed has a guiding drum for each vehicle wheel, a drum control with stator housing in a moving frame support for each drum, and a control unit connected to a driving simulator. The stator housings have a bearing arrangement and oil pockets giving a constant pressure flow. An Independent claim is included for controlling the drive machines of a drum test bed for testing vehicles.
Patent EP-1221658-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SIMCHIK ANDREW D
IPC: G06F3/0482
Filed: 2001-12-12
Abstract: A method of displaying hypertext is disclosed. The method includes tracking a hypertext access to a document and assigning a prominence rating to the hypertext based on the tracking, wherein the prominence rating is based on frequency of access by a user, and on recency of access by the user. A visual cue of the hypertext is changed on a display according to the prominence rating. An apparatus for displaying hypertext is also disclosed.
Patent EP-1138459-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YUTANI HIROSHI
IPC: B29C45/76
Filed: 2001-03-27
Abstract: An injection-compression molding apparatus includes
a stationary mold (10b) provided with a nozzle for
injecting molten resin, and a movable mold (10a) driven
by a servomotor (1). In compressing the resin, high-speed
position control of the movable mold is first performed,
which is then switched to speed feedback control which
enables delicate regulation of clamping pressure in
accordance with pressure fluctuations in the resin.
Patent EP-1164509-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AU GRACE KWAN-ON
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-06-06
Abstract: The retrieval of data from a database in a computerized database management
system is optimized through the use of an aggregate join index. The aggregate join index
combines one or more commonly-used columns of the base tables with the results from
one or more aggregation expressions pre-computed from one or more columns of the
tables.
Patent EP-1211639-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IDA TAKASHI
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2001-07-25
Abstract: An object extraction method comprises generating alpha data for each frame, determining an overwrite enable mode and an overwrite disable mode for each frame, setting one of the overwrite enable mode and the overwrite disable mode to the alpha data in accordance with a result of the determining, and overwriting new alpha data on the alpha data set to the overwrite enable mode.
Patent EP-1184088-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RUSSELL JAMES G JR
IPC: B05C5/00
Filed: 2001-08-23
Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided to apply a
polymeric coating to the ends of a fuser roll (48). A
wiper arm (4,5) is constructed having a wiper edge with may
be rotated into contact with the end to be coated. Coating
solution is applied to the wiper edge and allowed to flow
onto the end surface of the roll (48).
Patent EP-1213589-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATO KAZUO
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 2001-09-19
Abstract: To easily adjust an indication reference of a battery life. A CPU generates a maximum voltage value necessary for the operations of all functions of an electronic watch as a reference voltage of an analog quantity, inputs the voltage value to an A/D converting circuit to convert it into a digital value, stores the digital value outputted from the A/D converting circuit as a reference value corresponding to a voltage value necessary for each processing mode of the electronic watch into an EEPROM, converts the voltage value as an analog quantity of a battery into a digital value, and compares the digital value with the foregoing reference value to determine and indicate the battery life.
Patent EP-1239414-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AKIYOSHI KOZO
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2001-11-26
Abstract: A preprocessing unit (12) degenerates object data
into three variates. A conversion unit (14) specifies a
reference variate among the three variates, then
determines values of the remaining two vairates at two
respective specific values of the reference variate, so
that a first image and a second image which correspond to
the two respective values are generated. A matching
processor (16) computes a matching between the first image
and the second image, and an intermediate image generator
(20) generates an intermediate image of those two images
based on its matching result.
Patent EP-1219310-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TROTTA THOMAS N
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2001-12-13
Abstract: Catheters of the present invention include polymer blends of polyamide and
maleated polyethylene. The polyamide component of the blended materials of the present
invention may include both homopolymers and copolymers. The other component of the present
invention is preferably HDPE, with the addition of maleic anhydride. Accordingly, the materials
of the present invention provide a unique combination of physical properties that are
advantageous for use in various devices, including catheters for manoeuvering through the
circulatory system. The properties of high-strength, capability of bonding to other polyamides,
and kink resistance are retained. In addition, several physical properties and benefits are
provided by the materials of the present invention, including low friction, functional groups to
bond to low friction services, a range of flexibilities, and low gel counts.