baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-2292158-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WHITMAN MICHAEL P
IPC: A61B17/072
Filed: 2001-02-21
Abstract: An electromechanical assembly, comprising: a) at least one selectively engageable steering motor (130) for engaging a steering wire (140), b) at least one spring means (220) for biasing said steering wire toward a taut state, and c) at least one selectively engageable carriage motor (240) for overcoming the bias created by said spring means.
Patent EP-2332661-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAYAKAWA OSAMU
IPC: C09D7/61
Filed: 2006-12-13
Abstract: A non-stick coating composition comprising diamond particles of relatively large size, i.e., greater than 1 micrometer, preferably greater than 10 micrometers, and a fluoropolymer, can be applied to a substrate. In addition, a structure comprising a substrate and an undercoat applied to the substrate, where the undercoat comprises a primer layer comprising a heat resistant non-fluoropolymer polymer binder and diamond particles, and optionally a midcoat also comprising diamond particles.
Patent EP-2363173-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FREITAG JENS
IPC: A63B22/02
Filed: 2010-11-26
Abstract: The belt (10) has two circulating straps that are arranged at a specific distance to each other, and individual plates arranged at the circulating straps. Width of the plates is dependent on a diameter of guide rollers (3) of a treadmill trainer (1). Circulating belts are connected with a circulating endless mat and a relief-like structure on an upper side of the belt. The relief-like structure and the mat are made from an elastic, flexible material i.e. polyurethane foam. A carrier layer is formed as a running layer with the relief-like surface. A padding is formed from soft plastic.
Patent EP-2360867-A1 (EP)
Inventor: UZIEL LIOR
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2010-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enhancing uplink frame throughput in an OFDMA system. 
     According to the invention, said method comprises, after a preliminary uplink map fill phase for at least one mobile station comprising allocation of grants in said uplink frame for said at least one mobile station, said method comprising at least one iteration of: 
- a subchannel expansion step in which at least one subchannel is added to a subchannel of said uplink frame for said at least one mobile station, delivering an expanded uplink map; 
- a slot compression step in which an improvement of a modulation and coding scheme is realized by increases said modulation and coding scheme of a grant dependent on an current pair/s optimizing mutual capacity delivering an improved uplink map.
Patent EP-2226348-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHIBA YASUO
IPC: C08G59/50
Filed: 2010-02-25
Abstract: An epoxide-based composition comprising a combination of an epoxide and a curing agent, wherein the epoxide is selected from a phenyl glycidyl ether-based polyepoxide and the curing agent is a salt compound composed of a N-alkanol piperidine and a carboxylic acid.
Patent EP-2237176-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHERMAN JASON
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2010-03-10
Abstract: A computer assisted orthopaedic system includes a sensor module, a display, and a computer coupled to the display. The sensor module is configured to be positioned in a knee joint of a patient and transmit joint force data indicative of a j oint force of the patient's knee joint. The computer includes a receiver circuit to receive the joint force data. The computer is configured to determine position data indicative of a position of a patient's femur and a patient's tibia and display an image of the patient's femur and the patient's tibia based on the position data. The computer is also configured to determine a medial force value and a lateral force value based on the joint force data and display the medial and lateral force values on the display.
Patent EP-2273424-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAMZA RIDA
IPC: G06V20/13
Filed: 2010-04-29
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for recognizing particular objects of interest in a captured image. One or more salient features that are correlative to an object of interest are detected within a captured image. The captured image is segmented into one or more regions of interest that include a detected salient feature. A covariance appearance model is generated for each of the one or more regions of interest, and first and second comparisons are conducted. The first comparisons comprise comparing each of the generated covariance appearance models to a plurality of stored covariance appearance models, and the second comparisons comprise comparing each of the generated covariance appearance models to each of the other generated covariance appearance model. Based on the first and second comparisons, a determination is made as to whether each of the one or more detected salient features is a particular object of interest.
Patent EP-2395181-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROGMANN THEODOR
IPC: E04F19/06
Filed: 2010-06-14
Abstract: The system (1) has a covering profile (3) attached at a base profile (2) and overlapping a free space on one side. The base profile and the covering profile include respective contact surfaces (6) for attaching the covering profile at the base profile. The base profile includes two separate elongate base profile-longitudinal sub elements (2a, 2b), which are laterally arranged adjacent to each other by a spacer (7). The sub elements include laterally projected bars (8) for sealing into a floor pavement. The bars are aligned away from the spacer. An independent claim is also included for a method for attaching a profile system.
Patent EP-2325774-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BJOERKENGREN ULF
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2010-06-21
Abstract: A method for imposing one or more usage constraints on digital content, the method comprising communicating a digital content data item to a digital content receiver system; wherein the digital content data item includes the digital content and a usage constraint data item different from a digital license data item, or a reference to said usage constraint data item, the use case item being indicative of the one or more usage constraints.
Patent EP-2399472-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN WAES SEAN
IPC: A42B3/14
Filed: 2010-06-28
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a self-adjusting retention system for a helmet comprising a front head belt (4), a rear basket (5) and a tensioning means for tensioning the front head belt (4) and the rear basket (5) along a wearer's head, wherein the tensioning means comprises a spring (1) and a cable (2) attached to the front head belt (4), said spring tensioning the front head belt (4) via said cable (2). 
In addition, the present invention is directed to a helmet comprising a dome and such self-adjusting retention attached to the dome.
Patent EP-2258409-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RIEGEL ULRICH
IPC: A61L15/18
Filed: 2005-10-14
Abstract: Water-absorbent polymer particles with a centrifugal retention capacity (CRC) of at least 26 g/g and a transport value (TW) of at least 15000 cm 3>.s, where TW is the product of saline flow conductivity and wick absorption after 60 minutes multiplied by 10 7>. Water-absorbent polymer particles (I) containing (a) unsaturated monomer unit(s) with acid groups, (b) crosslinker unit(s), (c) optionally one or more ethylenic and/or allylic unsaturated comonomer unit(s), (d) optionally one or more water-soluble polymers onto which monomers (a)-(c) are at least partly grafted, and (e) converted post-crosslinker(s). These particles (I) show a centrifugal retention capacity (CRC) of at least 26 g/g and a transport value (TW) of at least 15000 cm 3>.s, where TW = the product of fluid transfer (saline flow conductivity; SFC) and wick absorption after 60 minutes (DA60) multiplied by 10 7>, and DA60 = the amount of 0.9 wt% sodium chloride solution absorbed by 70 g (I) in 60 minutes in a circular vessel with an internal diameter of 6 cm, closed at the bottom with a sieve plate of mesh size 36 microns which is in unpressurised contact with 0.9 wt% NaCl solution. Independent claims are also included for (1) a method for the production of (I) by making a graft copolymer from components (a)-(d), drying and classifying the copolymer, treating with crosslinker (e), drying and thermally crosslinking (2) hygiene articles containing (I) .
Patent EP-2425934-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WU YI-MIN
IPC: B25B23/142
Filed: 2010-09-03
Abstract: A wrench (10) includes a shank (11) including a slot (14) defined therein longitudinally, a handle (13) attached to an end of the shank (11), a head (12), a torque assembly (20) for connecting the head (12) to another end of the shank (11), a torque-setting device (30)and a torque-measuring device (50). The torque-setting device (30) includes a knob inserted in the handle (13) and a pin (32) movable in and along the slot (14) as the knob is spun. The torque-measuring device (50) includes a measurement sleeve (60) and a collar (80). The measurement sleeve (60) is rotationally located around the shank (11) and includes a helical groove (61) defined in an internal side and a scale provided on an external side. A portion of the pin (32) is movably inserted in the helical groove (61) so that the measurement sleeve (60) is spun as the pin (32) is moved in and along the slot (14). The collar (80) is located around the shank (11) and includes a window (51) through which the scale (64) is observable.
Patent EP-2298117-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DELBOVE WILLIAM
IPC: A45D40/02
Filed: 2010-09-16
Abstract: The device (10) has a distribution assembly including a case inside which a support cupule is mounted, a cover surrounding the case, and an exterior sleeve surrounding the cover. The case and the cover respectively have grooves cooperating with a guiding unit of the cupule to axially displace the cupule relative to the case and the cover between intermediate exit and product utilization positions. The assembly is mounted inside a protective casing that forms a covering for the assembly and is made of metallic material. The casing has an actuating unit (80) for rotating the sleeve.
Patent EP-2431294-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAKIC DIETER
IPC: B65D47/24
Filed: 2010-09-16
Abstract: The system has a nozzle element with a projection moved along a helical wall of a fixing device during rotation of a sleeve. The sleeve has recesses receiving pivot elements of the nozzle element. The fixing device has helical recesses receiving projection of the sleeve. The fixing device is moved from the sleeve in an opposite direction parallel to a rotational axis. Movement of the nozzle element exposes a tubular channel (17) in interior of a cosmetic container (2). The sleeve partially encloses the fixing device. An independent claim is also included for a method for opening and/or closing a cosmetic container.
Patent EP-2402447-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MANGENEY MARIANNE
IPC: C12N7/00
Filed: 2006-03-30
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for the prevention and/or the treatment of cancer in a mammal, wherein the cancerous cells express at least one protein of endogenous retrovirus, particularly immunosuppressive protein such as  env  gene encoded protein from HERV-K, particularly the Np9 protein, said method comprising inhibiting the expression and/or the activity of said endogenous retrovirus and/or said  env  gene encoded immunosuppressive protein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising nucleic acid capable of inhibiting said expression, ligand such as antibodies capable of inhibiting the activity of said  env  gene encoded protein, or immunogen or vaccinal composition capable of inducing an immune response, cellular or humoral response directed against said  env  gene encoded protein. The invention is further directed to the use of such  env  gene encoded protein, mutated or not, for the manufacture of a medicament or a vaccine composition intended for the prevention or the treatment of cancers.
Patent EP-2308783-A1 (EP)
Title: Machine for handling glass sheets
Inventor: GARINO ENRICO
IPC: H02P3/14
Filed: 2010-10-06
Abstract: In a glass sheet processing/handling machine (5)(11)(15), at least one electric motor (9)(13)(19) for powering a respective movable member (6)(12)(16) is powered by a drive (20) having a direct power device (23) connected to an industrial electric power mains (21); and a rechargeable power device (28) alternative to the direct power device (23) and having a storage block (29) for storing energy produced by the electric motor (9)(13)(19) when decelerating the relative movable member (6)(12)(16).
Patent EP-2319443-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KELLER CRAIG A
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2010-11-08
Abstract: An electrosurgical device is provided where the device includes a housing including a cavity defined therein for housing an electrosurgical energy source, a controller configured to control the output of the electrosurgical energy source, and a power supply configured to supply power to the electrosurgical energy source and the controller. The housing also includes an active port configured to be operatively coupled to an end effector wherein the end effector applies electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical energy source to tissue. The device also includes a return port configured to be operatively coupled to a return pad to provide a return path for the electrosurgical energy applied to tissue.
Patent EP-2328212-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AWANO HIDEKAZU
IPC: H01M10/052
Filed: 2010-11-25
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing lithium titanate for a lithium secondary battery active material that can provide excellent rapid charge and discharge characteristics to a lithium secondary battery when used as a negative electrode active material, by which method lithium titanate that is a single phase by X-rays can be obtained. The method for manufacturing lithium titanate for a lithium secondary battery active material according to the present invention comprises a first step of preparing a mixture comprising a lithium compound, and anatase type titanium dioxide obtained by a sulfuric acid method and having a specific surface area of 10.0 to 50.0 m 2 /g as measured by a BET method; a second step of pressure-molding the mixture to prepare a reaction precursor; a third step of firing the reaction precursor; and a fourth step of pulverizing a fired product obtained in the third step by a gas-flow pulverizer to obtain lithium titanate represented by a general formula: Li x Ti y O 12 , having an average particle diameter of 3.0 µm or less.
Patent EP-2461241-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFFIN JASON TYLER
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2010-12-03
Abstract: A portable electronic device that has a touch-sensitive display with one or more soft keys. Each soft key has associated thereto a main function with a default input parameter and one or more sub-functions. Each sub-function is an instance of the main function but with a modified input parameter. Each sub-function can be launched by performing two or more actions on the touch-sensitive display. One of the action is to be performed on the soft key itself. The function and the sub-function serve to process displayed content.
Patent EP-2362436-A1 (EP)
Inventor: THIBEAULT BRIAN
IPC: H01L33/00
Filed: 2000-11-30
Abstract: Naturally occurring polarization-induced electric fields in a semiconductor light emitter with crystal layers (2-7) grown along a polar direction are reduced, canceled or reversed to improve the emitter's operating efficiency and carrier confinement. This is accomplished by reducing differences in the material compositions of adjacent crystal layers (2-7), grading one or more layers to generate space charges and quasi-fields that oppose polarization-induced charges, incorporating various impurities into the semiconductor that ionize into a charge state opposite to the polarization induced charges, inverting the sequence of charged atomic layers, inverting the growth sequence of n- and p-type layers in the device, employing a multilayer emission system instead of a uniform active region and/or changing the in-plane lattice constant of the material.
Patent EP-2347787-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MAKI HIDEAKI
IPC: A61M25/09
Filed: 2010-12-27
Abstract: There is provided a medical guidewire which reduces the resistance with a curved guiding catheter, and has improved durability that can keep the resistance reduced for a long time. A core shaft of the medical guidewire has a second cylindrical part, with a smaller diameter than that of a coiled body, on a proximal end side of the coiled body. This second cylindrical part is coated with a hydrophilic material. Further, the hydrophilic material coated on the second cylindrical part has a larger thickness than a hydrophilic material coated on the coiled body.
Patent EP-2348319-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARTINOLI JEAN-LUC
IPC: G01N33/96
Filed: 2010-01-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting the coagulation time during the manufacture of calibrators and controls produced from frozen plasma or plasma treated for lyophilization thereof, for haemostatis tests relating to assaying and to monitoring anticoagulant treatments in a patient. 
     In the method of the invention, the plasmas selected to prepare the calibrator plasmas or the control plasmas are treated with a view to lyopholization and supplemented with different predefined doses of a drug and a procoagulant factor.
Patent EP-2378307-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AMADON ALEXIS
IPC: G01R33/483
Filed: 2010-04-15
Abstract: A method of exciting nuclear spins in a body, the method comprising the steps of: 
(a) immerging said body (PB) in a static magnetic field (B 0 ) for aligning nuclear spins along a magnetization axis (z), said static magnetic field being substantially uniform over at least a volume of interest (VOI) of said body; 
(b) exposing said body, or at least said volume of interest, to a time-varying magnetic field gradient having components (G x , G y , G z ) directed along at least three non-coplanar directions (x, y, z) and to a transverse radio-frequency field (B 1 ), whereby said time-varying magnetic field gradient defines a three-dimensional trajectory in k-space constituted by segments linking discrete points (k T   1 -k T   9 ), and said transverse radio-frequency field deposits radio-frequency energy along at least part of said trajectory for flipping said nuclear spins by a same predetermined flip angle, independently from their position within said volume of interest. 
     A method of performing magnetic resonance imaging comprising a step of exciting nuclear spins in a body to be imaged, characterized in that said step is performed by carrying out a method 
     A magnetic resonance imaging scanner for carrying out such a method.
Patent EP-2399016-A1 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zum betreiben einer endstufe für mindestens einen piezoaktor
Inventor: FUCHS STEFAN
IPC: F02D41/20
Filed: 2010-01-05
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Endstufe für einen Piezoaktor, bei dem während einer Betriebsphase bei Unterschreiten eines Stroms (80) für den Piezoaktor unter einen Sollstrom (82) überprüft wird, ob ein Zeitpunkt für das Unterschreiten außerhalb oder innerhalb eines Zeitfensters (90) liegt, wobei ein nachfolgender Strompuls über den Sollstrom (82) gesteuert wird, falls sich der Zeitpunkt (92, 93, 94) außerhalb des Zeitfensters (90) befindet, und wobei der nachfolgende Strompuls über eine Einschaltzeit gesteuert wird, falls sich der Zeitpunkt innerhalb des Zeitfensters (90) befindet. Die Erfindung betrifft auch eine Anordnung zum Betreiben einer Endstufe für einen Piezoaktor, ein Computerprogramm und ein Computerprogrammprodukt.
Patent EP-2409378-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VON NOVAK WILLIAM H
IPC: H01F38/14
Filed: 2010-03-22
Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power. A wireless power receiver includes a receive antenna for coupling with near field radiation in a coupling-mode region generated by a transmit antenna operating at a resonant frequency. The receive antenna generates an RF signal when coupled to the near filed radiation and a rectifier converts the RF signal to a DC input signal. A direct current (DC)-to-DC converter coupled to the DC input signal generates a DC output signal. A pulse modulator generate a pulse-width modulation signal to the DC-to-DC converter to adjust a DC impedance of the wireless power receiver by modifying a duty cycle of the pulse-width modulation signal responsive to at least one of a voltage of the DC input signal, a current of the DC input signal, a voltage of the DC output signal, and a current of the DC output signal.
Patent EP-2424939-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DATTA SUDHIN
IPC: C10M143/02
Filed: 2010-04-15
Abstract: Disclosed are rheology modifiers comprising compositionally disperse polymeric compositions and/or crystallinity disperse polymeric compositions that may be useful in modifying the rheological properties of lubrication fluids, and methods for making such compositions. The compositionally disperse polymeric composition are formed from at least two discrete compositions of ethylene copolymers. The crystallinity disperse polymeric composition are formed from ethylene copolymers having at least two discrete values of residual crystallinity.
Patent EP-2430442-A1 (EP)
Title: Technologies de plateforme pour des maladies se produisant spontanément
Inventor: FRANK MATTHEW
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2010-05-14
Abstract: L'invention porte sur des technologies de plateforme pour des maladies se produisant spontanément, lesquelles technologies peuvent être utilisées pour de la médecine translationnelle. Des animaux de compagnie non humains, tels que des chiens, développent spontanément des maladies qui ressemblent à des maladies humaines. L'utilisation d'animaux de compagnie qui développent des maladies se produisant spontanément peut profiter du temps et du coût de la médecine translationnelle en permettant de tester un ou plusieurs paramètres qui sinon ne seraient pas autorisés par les règlements de la Food and Drug Administration. De plus, les animaux de compagnie sont également aidés par des découvertes potentielles qui pourraient soigner ou traiter leurs maladies se produisant spontanément.
Patent EP-2457257-A1 (EP)
Title: Procédés de fabrication de structures semi-conductrices et dispositifs utilisant des structures à point quantique et structures associées
Inventor: ARENA CHANTAL
IPC: H01L31/18
Filed: 2010-05-26
Abstract: Les procédés de fabrication de dispositifs photovoltaïques selon linvention consistent à former une pluralité de sous-cellules dans un agencement empilé verticalement sur le matériau semi-conducteur, chacune des sous-cellules étant formée à une température différente dune sous-cellule adjacente de telle sorte que les sous-cellules adjacentes aient des bandes interdites effectives différentes. Les procédés de fabrication consistent aussi à inverser la structure, à attacher un autre substrat au second matériau semi-conducteur, et à retirer le substrat. Par exemple, chacune des sous-cellules peut comprendre un matériau au nitrure III, et chaque sous-cellule consécutive peut avoir une teneur en indium différente de la sous-cellule adjacente. Des structures innovantes peuvent être formées au moyen de tels procédés.
Patent EP-2436027-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAHN GISO
IPC: H01L21/306
Filed: 2010-05-20
Abstract: Es wird ein Verfahren zum Texturieren einer Oberfläche eines Halbleitersubstrates vorgeschlagen. Die Oberfläche wird dabei mit einer das Halbleitersubstratmaterial ätzenden Ätzlösung geätzt, wobei der Ätzlösung ein Benetzungsmittel beigefügt ist, welches wasserlösliche Polymere, insbesondere in Form von Polyvinylalkohol, enthält. Hierbei können die Prozesstemperaturen der Ätzlösung im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Texturierungsverfahren erhöht werden, wodurch sich die Prozessdauer verkürzen lässt. Eine Prozessführung wird vereinfacht und eine Prozessstabilität erhöht. Eine geeignete Texturierungsvorrichtung zum Durchführen des Verfahrens kann zusätzlich zu einem Becken (6) zum Aufnehmen der Ätzlösung (7) und einer Heizung (9) zum Erhitzen der Ätzlösung (7) auf mindestens 85°C noch eine optional beheizbare Entleerungseinrichtung (12) zum Entleeren der Ätzlösung aus dem Becken (6), eine Entfernungseinrichtung (14, 15) zum Entfernen von kristallisierten wasserlöslichen Polymeren aus der Ätzlösung (7) sowie eine Umwälzeinrichtung (18) zum Umwälzen der Ätzlösung aufweisen.