baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0820745-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JOHNSON BRUCE C
IPC: A61F13/56
Filed: 1992-06-02
Abstract: A nasal dilator (10) that prevents the outer wall tissue (60,62) of the nasal passages (54,56) of the nose (12) from drawing in during breathing comprises a truss member (16). The truss member (16) includes a flexible strip of material (18) having a first end region (20), a second end region (22) and an intermediate segment (24). The first and second end regions (20,22) are adapted to engage the outer wall tissue (60,62) of first and second nasal passages (54,56) of the nose (12). The truss member (16) further includes resilient bands (30a,30b) secured to the strip of material (18). The resiliency of the bands (30a,30b) acts to stabilise the outer wall tissue (60,62) and thereby prevents the outer wall tissue (60,62) of the nasal passages (54,56) from drawing in during breathing. The first and second end regions (20,22) are secured to the outer wall tissue (60,62) by an adhesive layer whose effect is less at the intermediate segment (24)
Patent EP-0839483-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TOPEL MARTIN
IPC: A47F5/00
Filed: 1997-09-13
Abstract: The display stand (1) is for esp. electrical goods and their accessories, which are for sale. The stand has feet (55) which stand on the floor (2) and which support uprights (5) which are of H-cross-section. With a row of perforations (52) on each of their flanges. There is a sheet of flat board material fastened at its vertical edges to the uprights. The edges are in contact with the webs of the H-beams and are overlapped by the flanges. Crossbeams (14) may extend between the uprights in front of the sheet of board and may hold vertical frames (32) which may support the items (12) to be displayed.
Patent EP-0835032-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAKINUMA KAZUHIKO
IPC: H04W16/32
Filed: 1997-10-02
Abstract: A mobile communication scheme capable of notifying a
communication regulation information efficiently by using
radio interfaces from the macro-cell system to the micro-cell
system, without requiring communications through a
fixed communication network, so as to be able to regulate
the service through the micro-cell system efficiently in
coordination with the regulation of the service through the
macro-cell system. In this mobile communication scheme, the
communication regulation information is notified from the
macro-cell system to the mobile station while the mobile
station is located within the macro-cell system, and stored
in a memory of the mobile station. Then, the communication
regulation information is notified from the mobile station
to the micro-cell system while the mobile station is
located within the micro-cell system after moving from the
macro-cell system to the micro-cell system, so that the
communication regulation is applied to the mobile station
at the micro-cell system according to the receivied
communication regulation information.
Patent EP-0848969-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HANSEN REINHARD
IPC: A63C10/04
Filed: 1997-11-03
Abstract: The binding has an instep element (3), which partly grips the upper of a snowboard boot (2) and is movably fixed to a snowboard base or chassis. A heel element (4) supporting the back of the snowboard boot is attached to the base and swivels between an open position parallel with the snowboard surface, and a closed position at right angles to it. The snowboard binding has a movable tread element (6) in the tread area of the boot sole, which is hinged to the instep element and to the base element. At least one first (17) and one second (20) tension piece are joined at one end to the free end (11) of the tread element. The tension pieces are connected at their other ends to one side of the back (16) of the instep element and the heel element, respectively. The two tension pieces lead over deflector rollers (21) fixed to a side-plate (5).
Patent EP-0848508-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUWABARA KENJI
IPC: H04W56/00
Filed: 1997-12-10
Abstract: In a time-division multiple access cellular mobile communication
system, first and second base stations respectively provide coverages over
adjacent cells. A receiver station is located in a region where the coverages
of the base stations partially overlap for receiving first and second
synchronization signals from the first and second base stations, respectively,
to detect a time difference between the received synchronization signals.
The receiver station then communicates time difference data to the first and
second base stations, the data representing the detected time difference and
channel identifiers of the first and second base stations. The first and
second base stations time-division multiplex the time difference data with a
downlink traffic signal and broadcast the multiplexed time difference data.
A mobile station is arranged to receive the multiplexed time difference data
from the first base station and makes a timing adjustment with respect to
the second base station according to the time difference data.
Patent EP-0784382-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JUBERT LAURENT
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 1997-01-08
Abstract: The apparatus includes a programme mode adaptor which is housed in a portable telephone lid (3). The lid has a long elongated sliding section (4) which can be reversed so that the upper face or lower face is showing. The lower face has side sliding rails (5) at one end with an end stop (6) and a protruding position holder (7). A programmed smart card adaptor is placed in the holder and has connector strips which protrude and contact an adaptor on the main body. By reversing the sliding section, micro-SIM or full-SIM adaptor mode can be introduced.
Patent EP-0829848-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDERSSON ANDERS O
IPC: G10K11/16
Filed: 1997-09-17
Abstract: Fluidic constructs (55), including grouped stacks (50) of fluidic elements (40-46), that provide countersound to control sound in a noisy environment, prevent radiation of sound from vibrating surfaces, reduce sound-induced vibration of surfaces, and absorb sound that might otherwise impact on surfaces, are provided. These constructs (55) may have a wide range of geometries for specific applications, but generally include a face plate (46) on one side, and a back plate (40) on the other side. Supply ports (40B) on the back plate (40) provide a supply of fluid that flows through the construct (55), while undergoing acoustic modulation through fluidic amplifiers (41-45). The face plate (46) includes input ports (m) that sense sound waves to be controlled, and transmits this sound to influence the acoustic modulation of the supplied fluid. The construct (55) produces an amplified output, having sound out of phase with the sound sensed by the input ports (m), at output ports (p) on the face plate (46) in a sufficient volume to substantially neutralize incoming sound waves, or reduce sound radiation from an object. Any sound produced by the construct (55) of the invention that is substantially in phase with sound to be neutralized is dumped at a sufficient distance from the produced countersound to minimize interference.
Patent EP-0839546-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BATHE DUNCAN P
IPC: A61M16/12
Filed: 1997-09-30
Abstract: A system for providing nitric oxide therapy to a patient, the system having a source of
NO containing gas, a source of O 2  containing gas, at least one gas monitor and an
electrically operated valve for controlling the amount of NO containing gas
administered to the patient, a therapy CPU providing an electrical signal for controlling
the position of the electrically operated valve and for continuously monitoring the value
of the electrical signal provided to the electrically operated valve, the improvement
comprising a means to activate a calibration system to effect the calibration of the at
least one gas monitor whereby the at least one gas monitor is inactivated from
monitoring a gas, the means to activate the calibration system providing a signal to the
therapy CPU to cause the CPU to detect the value of the electrical signal then being
provided to the electrically operated valve by the therapy CPU, means to determine
limits of change of the electrical signal with respect to the detected signal value and
means to continuously monitor the electrical signal to the electrically operated valve
and to provide an alarm signal wherever the monitored signal exceeds the determined
limit.
Patent EP-0837602-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONISHI KAZUO
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1997-10-17
Abstract: A letterbox image detection apparatus for detecting a
letterbox image by detecting a boundary of an image area and
a non-image area, so as to display the image area on a full
screen according to the detection result but not to display
the non-image area. The apparatus includes timing pulse
generating means for generating a timing pulse for splitting
one screen image into N columns (N is an integer of 2 or more),
image property calculation means for calculating the image
property of the N horizontal sections (hereinafter referred
to as columns) split by the timing pulse generator, inter-line
difference calculation means for calculating the inter-line
difference of the N image properties, edge detecting means
for comparing the inter-line difference with a predetermined
upper first threshold th1 and for detecting the edge, and
edge position data holding means for holding the vertical
position data of the in-column edge detected by the edge
determinator.
Patent EP-0848930-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BERTAZZONI ROBERTO
IPC: A47L15/50
Filed: 1997-12-17
Abstract: A device for changing the position in height of a dishwasher rack (C) slidably
mounted on a guide (G) through wheels (4), including a support and guide bracket
(1), a plate (2) provided with means for coupling to the rack (C), a latch (3)
interposed between said guide (1b) and said plate (2) and integral with the latter, as
well as a spring biassing the latch (3) against the bracket (1). The latter consists of a
lower elongated support (la), on which the wheels (4) are secured, and an upper
guide (1b), on which there is vertically slidably inserted the plate (2). The guide
(1b) is provided with a locking tooth to lock the latch (3) and therefore the rack (C)
at a raised position, while the disengagement ofthe latch (3) is performed through a
window (5) by acting on its lower end (3b).
Patent EP-0976099-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FINN DAVID
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 1997-03-17
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a chip card for contact or contact-free access to a chip inside a chip module. The chip module is arranged in a recess (59) in a card body (49) in such a way that outer contact surfaces (51) of the chip module are disposed on the surface (60) of the card body (49) and inner contact surfaces (53) of the chip module are connected to the wire ends (55, 56) of a coil (57) fitted in the card body to form a transponder unit. The coil is a wire-wound coil (57) and the recess (59) for the chip module is of a depth (t) such that wire ends (55, 56) inside the recess (59) are provided with a flattened contact area (63) by the process which forms the recess (59).
Patent EP-0944871-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ELLIS FRAMPTON E III
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in the network. More particularly, this invention relates to one or more large networks composed of smaller networks and large numbers of computers connected, like the Internet, wherein more than one separate parallel processing operation involving more than one different set of computers occurs simultaneously and wherein ongoing processing linkages can be established between virtually any microprocessors of separate computers connected to the network. Still more particularly, this invention relates to business arrangements enabling the shared used of network microprocessors for parallel and other processing, wherein personal computer owners provide microprocessor processing power to a network, preferably for parallel processing, in exchange for network linkage to other personal and other computers supplied by network providers, including linkage to other microprocessors for parallel or other processing; the basis of the exchange between owners and providers being whatever terms to which the parties agree, subject to governing laws, regulations, or rules, including payment from either party to the other based on periodic measurement of net use or provision of processing power.
Patent EP-1011601-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOLMES WILLIAM K
IPC: A47B81/00
Filed: 1997-12-04
Abstract: A method for restocking pharmaceutical or medical supply items into a dispensing unit (10) having a processor, with at least some of the pharmaceutical or medical supply items being held in removable liners (34) having a plurality of receptacles (36). According to the method, a request is entered into the processor to restock pharmaceutical or medical supply items. One of the liners is then removed from the dispensing unit and is replaced with a replacement liner having a new inventory of pharmaceutical or medical supply items. Information identifying the replacement liner is also entered into the processor.
Patent EP-0847772-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAMSON GENE
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 1995-06-26
Abstract: This invention is a surgical device. In
particular, it is a catheter suitable for treating a
tissue target within the body, which target is accessible
through the vascular system. Central to the invention is
the use of stiffener ribbons, typically metallic, wound
within the catheter body in such a way as to create a
catheter having controllable stiffness.
Patent EP-0890764-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OCHIAI TATSUO
IPC: F16H61/16
Filed: 1998-07-09
Abstract: In a vehicle transmission wherein plural speed change ratios from a
highest speed change ratio to a lowest speed change ratio are selectively
applied according to a command input by a driver, a real speed change ratio of
the transmission is detected. It is determined whether or not the transmission
is performing a shift-down based on the input command and the real speed
change ratio. A shift-down limit speed change ratio is determined based on
the speed change ratio before the shift-down operation is performed, and when
the engine brake of the vehicle is operating, the transmission is controlled so
as not to apply a speed change ratio larger than this shift-down limit speed
change ratio. Due to this, the driver does not experience an excessive engine
braking sensation even when an extreme speed change command is issued.
Patent EP-0895363-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BABA SATOSHI
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: There is disclosed a digital modulator whose modulation
parameter can be controlled and in which modulation data or
modulated signals are prevented from generating interference
signals with adjoining circuits through control when power
supply is turned on or system is changed. The digital
modulator has means for detecting that the power supply is
turned on, and the transmission data is modulated with fixed
data in response to an output of the detecting means for a
time required for completing a required system constitution
setting. The digital modulator also has means for detecting
the presence of the control for changing the system after the
power supply is turned on. In response to an output of the
detecting means, modulation is performed with the fixed data
for a time from the start till the completion of the setting
with a predetermined time added thereto.
Patent EP-0902358-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWASAKI SHUMPEI
IPC: G06F7/52
Filed: 1992-06-22
Abstract: A microcomputer MCU adopting the general purpose register
method is enabled to have a small program capacity or a high
program memory using efficiency and low system cost, while enjoying
the advantage of simplification of the instruction decoding
as in the RISC machine having a fixed length instruction
format of the prior art, by adopting an instruction format
of a fixed length of 2 n  bits which is smaller than the
length of the maximum data word fed to instruction execution
means. The control of the coded division is executed by noting
the code bits.
Patent EP-0877257-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRAGA ILLA ALVISE
IPC: G01R21/133
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: Electronic unit for measuring electric energy supplied by a producer to a user, comprising
sensors (of the current and/or voltage and/or power and/or rotational or other type)
located directly or indirectly on the power supply line and an electronic unit for
processing the signal provided by said sensors, said unit comprising at least one database
and at least one programmable microprocessor. According to the invention, the program
which runs on said microprocessor is organized as a set of algorithm agents, including at
least one "agenda" algorithm agent and at least one "function" algorithm agent (for each
of the functions: measurement, processing, communication); said algorithm agents
operate independently as concurrent processes; and said algorithm agents interact only by
means of remote procedure calls, without sharing data.
Patent EP-0879748-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OSTERDAY CRAIG ALAN
IPC: B60T13/567
Filed: 1998-04-23
Abstract: A power booster includes a housing with a rear housing section
(34) and a front housing section (33) defining an internal cavity (35). A
housing wall (41) separates the internal cavity into a first chamber (42) and a
second chamber (43) with an opening (86) formed in the housing wall,
wherein it is desirable to extend a component (75) through the opening. A
tube (70) has an end (88) secured in the opening in the housing wall. The
tube's end includes a radially directed wall (90) extending from the end of the
tube that extends to an axially extending wall (91) positioned concentrically
with the tube and terminating with an outwardly turned segment (92). The
axially extending wall is positioned within the opening in the housing wall
with a seal (87) positioned between the axially extending wall and the housing
wall wherein the distance between the front housing section and the rear
housing section is minimized, by extending the component through the tube.
Patent EP-0881637-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OGURO MASAKI
IPC: H04N9/804
Filed: 1994-09-21
Abstract: There is realized a cassette (41a,41b) with a memory
(MIC) in which the writing time is short, it can be
accessed in a short time, and there is no need to provide
an apparatus side of a main body with an additional memory.
The memory (MIC) comprises an EEPROM (SPACE 0) to store
fundamental data such as table of contents (TOC)
information or the like, and a large capacity memory (SPACE
1), for example, flash memory, to store data.
Patent EP-0867840-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FREYTAG CLAUS
IPC: G07B17/04
Filed: 1993-05-19
Abstract: The franking machine has a flexible user interface with at least one input device and an output device with a display window, in which the input functions are displayed under control of a processor system. All representations are provided via adjacent fields of a single display window of a graphic display (30), with associated operating elements (105,106) for switching between the planes or operating steps and additional elements for call up of the input functions.
Patent EP-0859341-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HERBERT RAYMOND JOHN
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 1998-01-28
Abstract: A secure communication system for transmission of messages
utilises postage meters (10) as terminals of the system.
The postage meters include means (13) for input of postage
amount, an encryptor (26) to encrypt postage information
to be printed by a printer (21) of the meter. The input
means are used for input of a message, the encryptor
encrypts the message with a key unique for an intended
recipient terminal and the printer prints the encrypted
message on a mail item (20). The terminals also are
provided with reading means (31; 32) to read a received
encrypted message (30) and the encryption means (26) is
utilised to decrypt the received encrypted message using
the unique key of the recipient terminal.
Patent EP-0866491-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HARA TOSHITAMI
IPC: H01J29/08
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: An electron emission apparatus can effectively
suppress the adverse effect of electric discharges that
can take place between the oppositely disposed
electrodes (5,9) of the apparatus to which a high voltage is
applied by dividing the electrode (9) adapted to have a
higher electric potential into segments in order to
reduce the electrostatic capacitance between the
electrodes. In the case of an electron emission
apparatus comprising electron-emitting devices (5), said
plurality of electron-emitting devices are disposed
such that the direction along which those that can be
driven simultaneously are arranged is not parallel with
the direction along which the electrode is divided into
the electrode segments in order to reduce the variable
range of the electric current that can flow in the
segments.
Patent EP-0867575-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DESCAMPS PIERRE
IPC: E04C2/54
Filed: 1998-03-23
Abstract: An improved method of making glass building elements
filled with cured polydiorganosiloxane compositions. The
method comprises first coating the interior surfaces of a
hollow glass block with a first curable polydiorganosiloxane
composition. This first composition is then cured. Next,
the block is charged with a quantity of a second curable
polydiorganosiloxane composition. This second composition
is then cured to form the building element. The resultant
element has improved aesthetics because of the decreased
quantity of entrapped bubbles.
Patent EP-0869359-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA TOSHIHIRO
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 1998-03-30
Abstract: An apparatus for sensing low concentration NOx in
the atmosphere is disclosed. The apparatus has sensor
elements arranged in a flow path of the atmosphere, the
resistance of each of said sensor elements varying in
response to changes in NOx concentration of the atmosphere;
a catalyst arranged between said sensor elements to
maintain partial pressures of NO and NO 2  in the atmosphere
at an equilibrium state; and measuring means for receiving
signals from said sensor elements, one sensor element
being contacted with the atmosphere which is not passed
through said catalyst and the other sensor element being
contacted with the atmosphere which is passed through said
catalyst and for determining the concentrations of NO 2  and
NO in the atmosphere on the basis of said signals.
Patent EP-0913954-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUBINEC JAMES J
IPC: H04L25/02
Filed: 1998-05-21
Abstract: A circuit (200; 210) for transferring signals between semiconductor integrated
circuit devices comprises a power supply pin which couples a semiconductor device to a
power supply line. A first filter (202; 212) is coupled to the power supply pin and
functional elements (208; 218) of the semiconductor device for supplying a low-frequency
signal from the power supply line to the device functional elements. A second filter (204;
214) is coupled between the power supply pin and a transceiver (206; 216; 300; 400) for
supplying the transceiver with high-frequency signal components of the power supply line.
The transceiver (206; 216; 300; 400), coupled to the second filter (204, 214) and device
functional elements, is configured for serializing and deserializing multiple bit data
received from and supplied to the power supply line for signal transfer between
semiconductor devices.