baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0866308-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PIETRZAK KENNETH A
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1998-02-19
Abstract: An apparatus for determining the profile of an object (20) provides a sensor
(50) having at least one light source (55) which projects a shect of light that is
intersected by the object, whereby a stripe of points on the object are illuminated.
The light source projects thc sheet from multiple angles, so that the resulting stripe
(60) represents a continuous profile. The profile is collectively viewed by at least two
optical detectors (65, 70), which each have a different view than the others and
provide an output signal representing its particular view of the profile. The output
signals are received by an image processor (95), which digitizes thc signals. provides
filtering, and identifies (extracts) the points in each view that represent the profile.
The image processor uses a predetermined set of calibration parameters to transform
the coordinates of the extracted points to corresponding coordinates in a common
reference system that collectively represent the profile of the object. 
     Methods for evaluating a profile of a blade edge are also provided. including
methods for locating the tip of a profile. comparing the profile to a tolerance band.
and finding a width (thickness) of the profile. These methods provide quick and
accurate evaluations and are not prone to errors during data manipulation. Nor do
they require measurements of other profile portions not of primary concern.
Patent EP-0862921-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HOWLETT DAVID
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 1998-02-27
Abstract: This invention relates to an inhalation apparatus
for dispensing substances for inhalation and, in
particular, but not exclusively, for dispensing
medicinal products in aerosol form from a pressurised
dispensing container. 
     The inhalation apparatus comprises an inhaler
apparatus (1) for dispensing a product comprising a
housing (2) having a portion adapted to receive a
pressurised dispensing container (3) of a product and a
mouthpiece (7). The apparatus further comprises duct
means (12,18) communicating with the container, said duct
means having an outlet (13) defining the direction of flow
of the product towards the mouthpiece section. Air
inlet valve means (39) are provided comprising at least one
air inlet (14) for allowing air into the housing and an
airflow controller (39) is biased to seal said air inlet.
The airflow controller is manually movable to unseal
the air inlet to allow air to flow into the housing
when a user applies suction to the mouthpiece.
Passage means (46) are provided to direct the airflow to a
location adjacent the outlet of the duct means and the
positioning of the passage means relative to the duct
means outlet and the mouthpiece is such that a
component of the initial air flow direction opposes
the product flow before being directed towards the
mouthpiece.
Patent EP-0864424-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIOYA MAKOTO
IPC: B41J29/393
Filed: 1998-03-12
Abstract: An ink jet recording method and apparatus for
performing recording by discharging ink onto a recording
medium in accordance with recording data using a
recording head having ink discharge ports for discharging
the ink. The apparatus includes a scanning unit for
scanning the recording head relative to the recording
medium for discharging ink to record pixels on the
recording medium, and a determining unit for determining
whether the recording data includes non-discharge data
for a predetermined number of successive pixels to be
recorded by the recording head, and for generating a
corresponding determination output signal. The apparatus
further includes a control unit for controlling ink
discharge in accordance with the determination output
signal such that an amount of ink discharged for forming
at least one pixel subsequent to the predetermined number
of successive pixels is reduced from a predetermined
recording amount, when the recording data is determined
to include non-discharge data for the predetermined
number of successive pixels.
Patent EP-0887761-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BURGES CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: G06F15/18
Filed: 1998-06-17
Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for improving the efficiency of any machine
that uses an algorithm that maps to a higher dimensional space in which a given set of
vectors is used in a test phase. In particular, reduced set vectors are used. These reduced
set vectors are different from the vectors in the set and are determined pursuant to an
optimization approach other than the eigenvalue computation used for homogeneous
quadratic kernels. An illustrative embodiment is described in the context of a support
vector machine (SVM).
Patent EP-0911422-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ZHENG XIAOCI MAGGIE
IPC: C23C26/00
Filed: 1998-10-27
Abstract: A method of depositing a bond coat (16) of
a thermal barrier coating (TBC) system (14) for a
component (10) designed for use in a hostile thermal
environment. The method yields a bond coat (16)
having an adequate surface roughness for adhering a
plasma-sprayed ceramic layer (18), while also
exhibiting high density and low oxide content. The
method generally entails forming the bond coat (16) by
depositing a metal powder on the substrate (12) using
a plasma spray or high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF)
technique. The metal powder contains particles that
are sufficiently large to incompletely melt during
deposition, yielding a surface roughness of at least
about 350 microinches Ra. The large particles cause
the bond coat (16) to have relatively low density and
a propensity to oxidize, both at the surface of the
bond coat (16) and internally due to the porosity of
the bond coat (16). The propensity for internal
oxidation is considerably reduced by heat treating the
bond coat (16) in a vacuum or inert atmosphere after
deposition and before exposure to a high temperature
oxidizing environment, such that interparticle
diffusion bonding and densification of the bond coat
(16) are promoted without oxidizing the bond coat
(16). Thereafter, a ceramic layer (18) is plasma
sprayed on the bond coat (16) without forming an oxide
scale on the particle surfaces, which if formed would
prevent subsequent interparticle diffusion bonding,
leaving unclosed porosity that reduces the oxidation
life of the bond coat (16).
Patent EP-0987359-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ROCK MOSHE
IPC: D04B1/02
Filed: 1998-11-20
Abstract: A cut loop fabric, knit on a conventional terry
knitting machine utilizing a reverse plaiting technique,
is provided. The fabric has a technical face with a
raised or napped surface, and a technical back in which
the sinker loops are sheared in order to form a cut loop
velvet surface.
Patent EP-0920923-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DAINTON LESLIE JOHN
IPC: B08B9/043
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: A cleaning apparatus adapted for use in fuel hydrant pipelines and the like when that
pipeline is full of product, comprises a sledge (10) carrying magnets (3) carried below
a deck (1) of the sledge for removing magnetically susceptible particles and a suction
foot (4) attached to a hose (7) via a swivel connection (5). The other end of the hose is
connected to vacuum generating means so that a reduced pressure area is generated
below the suction foot (4). The sledge (10) is adapted to enter the pipeline via features
thereof, such as risers, which are of a smaller diameter than the main pipeline. The
sledge (10) is movable through the pipeline, for example, by using draw wires
attached to (holes) 6 in the deck (1).
Patent EP-0976678-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ETO HIROYUKI
IPC: A47C27/06
Filed: 1998-12-31
Abstract: An inner spring (40), for use in furniture and bedding,
comprising coil springs (2) which are cased, with their axes arranged
in parallel, in cylindrical spring casings (39) having a
predetermined number of spring casing portions continuously arranged
in parallel, is characterized by that at least a part of the coil
springs cased in the spring casing portions are set at different
repulsion by varying their pitches and are set in place in the
cylindrical spring casings to form a row of inner springs.
Patent EP-0919199-A3 (EP)
Title: Dispositif de liaison interverttébrale à débattement axial et angulaire
Inventor: ALBY ALBERT
IPC: A61B17/70
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif de liaison intervertébrale comportant au moins
un élément amortisseur  (7)  constitué d'une cage  (8)  et d'un axe  (4Ba)  destinés à
être raccordés à des éléments d'ancrage osseux, l'axe étant engagé à l'intérieur
d'un logement  (8a)  de la cage en étant équipé de deux organes déformables  (7A) 
élastiquement fonctionnant de manière antagoniste selon l'application d'un effort
de traction ou de compression. 
         Selon l'invention, l'élément amortisseur  (7)  comporte :
   un axe  (4Ba)  qui est monté à l'intérieur de la cage  (8)  selon une
articulation  (11)  autorisant, relativement entre-eux, un pivotement
multidirectionnel selon au moins des axes contenus dans un plan
perpendiculaire à l'axe,   et des moyens de butée angulaire  (10)  entre la cage  (8)  et l'axe  (4Ba) 
permettant de limiter le pivotement relatif multidirectionnel à une valeur de
l'ordre de 4 degrés d'amplitude.
Patent EP-0898341-A3 (EP)
Inventor: VIRTANEN JARMO
IPC: H01R13/633
Filed: 1998-08-20
Abstract: This invention relates to a plug-in contact pair consists of a male contact (1)
and a female contact (2), wherein a first coupling element (6) of the male
contact (1) and a second coupling element (9) of the female contact (2) are
formed to be each other's counterparts in such a manner that they can be
coupled to each other to provide an electric contact between a first and a second
electric wires, and wherein the male and the female contacts are provided
with locking means (12 to 16) which lock them together. In order that the interlocking
of the plug-in contacts could be unlocked more easily than before,
the locking means (12 to 16) of both the male contact and the female contact
are formed for unlocking in such a way that a force exerted on the locking
means of either one of the plug-in contacts (1, 2) unlocks the interlocking of
the male contact and the female contact.
Patent EP-0886207-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIZUHARA BUN
IPC: G06F7/02
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: In a longest coincidence data detecting
apparatus, a control section (1a and 1b)
distributes an external data to the N M-bit
associative memory units (2a and 2b) to satisfy a
relation of
 X ij  = Y Nj+i   
where each of N and M is an integer more than 1,
0 ≦ i < N, 0 ≦ j < M, i and j are integers, X ij 
is a j-th bit of the i-th one of the N
associative memory units, and Y k  is a k-th bit of
the external data. Each of the N associative
memory units compares a distributed portion of
the external data and a corresponding portion of
an internal data in a designated bit region from
a most significant bit of the distributed portion,
and outputs a matching signal when the
distributed portion of the external data portion
and the corresponding portion of the internal
data are coincident with each other in the
designated bit region.
Patent EP-0947193-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MURAHASHI NAOKAZU
IPC: A61K9/06
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: The present invention provides a percutaneously applicable preparation containing an antidementia medicament, wherein the antidementia medicament is incorporated a higher alcohol, a lactate of a higher alcohol, an ester of a higher fatty acid and a lower alcohol, or an ester of a fatty acid having 6-18 carbon atoms and propyleneglycol. The present invention also provides a rectum applicable preparation containing an antidementia medicament, wherein the antidementia medicament is incorporated a tiriglyceride of a fatty acid and/or a water-soluble macromolecule. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0940924-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKUJI MOCHIZUKI
IPC: H01Q5/335
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: The reception of a radio wave from a satellite is enabled
by receiving a radio wave from a satellite
by an antenna for a land mobile communication network in
case an antenna for a
satellite mobile communication network is stored and inputting
the high-frequency signal received by the antenna for land to
a receiver for the satellite mobile communication network.
Patent EP-0941819-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMAHL FRANZ ARNOLD
IPC: B27B3/30
Filed: 1999-02-15
Abstract: A first bar (4) has laterally protruding pins (6) fitting through holes (7) in the saw-blade (1). The free ends of the pins form inward-sloping surfaces (15) and each fit into a cylindrical opening (8) in a second bar (5). The contact edge (16) faces each surface in the direction of pressure. The surface is formed by the outer surface of a truncated cone-shaped section (14) with its base (13) pointing outwards and next to a flange (12) on the pin.
Patent EP-0922820-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHOOK WILLIAM E
IPC: E03F5/02
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: A sprayer (22) for applying an uncured grout to the interior surface of
an enclosed wall (10) includes a sprayer motor (30) having a rotor (62)
rotatably mounted within the motor housing (40). A spray head (32) is
attached to the rotor (62) and a spray conduit (86) is adapted to introduce fluid
grout under pressure to the spray head (32) so that it will be thrown radially
outwardly in a circular pattern. The motor (30) and spray head (32) are
inserted into a conduit (10) and actuated to throw the grout outwardly onto the
interior walls of the elongated conduit (10).
Patent EP-0953981-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TSUDA MASAYUKI
IPC: G11B19/12
Filed: 1999-04-28
Abstract: There is provided means for discriminating whether a
language code of a designated text information recorded on
a recording medium is discriminated whether the read
language code is a code of the language that said apparatus
is able to display properly, prior to reading the text
information, thereby memory can be saved and a reproducing
time can be reduced.
Patent EP-0972599-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YAKAMAVICH ANTHONY JR
IPC: B23B51/00
Filed: 1999-06-03
Abstract: A metal cutting drill includes a steel drill body, and a carbide insert (60)
brazed therein. The drill body includes a front face (52) having a recess (54) formed
therein, the recess radially overlapping a longitudinal axis of the drill body.
The insert (60) is brazed in the recess (54) and includes a plurality of spaced-apart
cutting edges (62,64,66,68) disposed on opposite sides of the axis. The cutting edges radially
overlap during a drilling operation. One of the cutting edges (68) projects radially
outwardly beyond a side face of the head, and another of the cutting edges
terminates radially inwardly of the side face.
Patent EP-0967011-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HIDAKA TOSHIO
IPC: B01J29/85
Filed: 1999-06-11
Abstract: Methylamines are prepared from methanol and ammonia in
the presence of modified molecular sieve catalysts obtained by
mixing crystalline molecular sieves such as SAPO with
modifiers such as titanium oxide. The catalysts are also
suitably used for a disproportionation reaction of
monomethylamine.
Patent EP-0979002-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAHASHI SUTOMU
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 1999-08-02
Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting fade of a video signal
which can detect a fade state of an image from a video signal
at a high speed. It is determined that an image based on an
original video signal is in a fade state when the absolute
value of the difference between the total luminance value of
original video signal of one frame and the total luminance
value of the neighboring video signal of one frame which are
neighboring just before or after the original video signal is
relatively large and the number of pixel data in which the
absolute value of the difference between each pixel data in
the original video signal of one frame and each pixel data in
the neighboring video signal is relatively small with respect
to pixels existing at the spatially same position is large.
Patent EP-0980927-A3 (EP)
Title: Nähnadel
Inventor: BUERGER JUERGEN
IPC: D05B85/02
Filed: 1999-08-16
Abstract: Nähnadel mit einer in der Nähe des hinteren Endes
angeordneten Öse zur Aufnahme eines Fadens, welche
die Nadel durchgreift, wobei zwischen der Öse (2)
und dem seitlichen Nadelrand (5) ein Schlitz (3)
verläuft, sowie innerhalb der Öse (2) und/oder
durch den Schlitz (3) eine Einschnürung (4a, 4b)
gebildet ist.
Patent EP-0985349-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GUTZMANN TIMOTHY A
IPC: A01N59/00
Filed: 1999-08-18
Abstract: Described is a method of sanitizing meat product using aqueous streams
having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the
antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids
having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to
12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C 2 -C 4  peroxycarboxylic acid and a C 8 -C 12 
peroxycarboxylic acid. Also described is a novel antimicrobial composition adapted
for sanitizing meat product containing a mixture of one or more C 2 -C 4 
peroxycarboxylic acids and one or more C 8 -C 12  peroxycarboxylic acids and an alpha-hydroxy
mono- or dicarboxylic acid.
Patent EP-0973157-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIDA TAKASHI
IPC: G11B27/30
Filed: 1997-10-24
Abstract: An optical disc comprising a read-only (ROM) field and a rewritable
field and a rewritable field has a constant track pitch To in the
read-only field and a variable track pitch Tw of the rewritable field,
set in a relation of To > = Tw. Thus the data capacity of the disc
may be increased by reducing the track pitch Tw of the rewritable field,
while compatibility is assured by recording the control information at
the known track pitch To in the read-only field.
Patent EP-0940499-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ELKINS PHILLIP R
IPC: D21F7/08
Filed: 1999-03-04
Abstract: An on-machine-seamable papermakers' fabric
includes a first and a second base fabric, each of
which is joined into endless form with a seam. The
first and second base fabrics are attached to one
another by at least one layer of staple fiber batt
entangled therethrough such that they are offset with
respect to one another in a lengthwise direction when
so joined. As a consequence, seaming loops at one
widthwise edge of the first base fabric coincide with
a non-seam region of the second base fabric, and
seaming loops at one widthwise edge of the second base
fabric coincide with a non-seam region of the first
base fabric. These coincident non-seam regions have
additional flow-resistant material included so that
when the on-machine-seamable papermakers' fabric is
joined into endless form by closing both seams, it
may, in the vicinities of the seams, have
permeabilities to air and water substantially
identical to the remainder of the fabric body thereof.
Alternatively, the on-machine-seamable papermakers'
fabric includes a multi-layered integrally woven base
fabric having two systems of machine-direction yarns
forming seaming loops in two distinct rows separated
from one another in a thicknesswise direction of the
fabric along each of its two widthwise edges. The two
distinct rows are offset with respect to one another
in a lengthwise direction of the base fabric. As a
consequence, the seaming loops in one row coincide
with a non-seam region of the base fabric at each
widthwise edge thereof. The coincident non-seam
regions, as above, have additional flow-resistant
material.
Patent EP-0930786-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YAMATO ATSUSHI
IPC: H04N5/91
Filed: 1999-01-06
Abstract: An editing apparatus and the like are provided for splicing two data streams of
compressed picture data at an arbitrary splice point without breaking down the VBV buffer.
The editing apparatus inserts between a main stream and a sub-stream compressed by the
MPEG-2/Video Method an inserted stream of which a first picture is a black I picture and
succeeding pictures are repeat P pictures of which all macro blocks are skipped macro blocks.
In this inserted stream, a VBV delay of a picture to be transmitted next, after a last picture in
the main stream, is written as a VBV delay of a first picture in the main stream into the
picture header. Further, a stuffing byte of which the data amount is calculated based on the
bit occupancy in the VBV buffer by the sub-stream at an arbitrary splice point is transmitted
along with the last picture in the inserted stream.
Patent EP-0930219-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JONES ROBERT ALLEN
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 1999-01-12
Abstract: A rear structure of a motor vehicle increases the
packaging flexibility within the body structure area above a
differential unit (36) such that a third row seat (110) may
readily be incorporated therein. The rear structure
includes a floor pan (14) and a pair of spaced apart rear
side frame members (22,24) having middle portions (70, 72)
with first and second apertures (90,92) therein. The
differential unit includes first and second axle members
(34,36) which extend through the first and second apertures.
Patent EP-0956802-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TURK MARC TIMOTHY
IPC: A47K5/12
Filed: 1999-02-17
Abstract: A dispenser (10) for dish washing liquid comprises a reservoir which is fixed at a suitable location
and which has a flexible pipe (14) attached to its outlet, the flexible pipe having a dispenser pump
for discharge of a predetermined volume of the liquid.
Patent EP-0940363-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RIDLEY STEVEN JOHN
IPC: B66B7/06
Filed: 1999-03-04
Abstract: A rotatable hitch (30) for securing a lift sheave
to a frame element (10), including a hollow sleeve (50),
first coupling means (54) for coupling the hollow sleeve
to the lift sheave, second coupling means (52) for
coupling the hollow sleeve to the frame element, a
connecting rod (60) arranged within the hollow sleeve;
third coupling means (68) for coupling the connecting
rod to the lift sheave, and fourth coupling means (72)
for coupling the connecting rod to the frame element,
the hollow sleeve being rotatable relative to the frame
element and/or the lift sheave when installed between
the lift sheave and the frame element, to enable
rotation of the lift sheave relative to the frame
element.
Patent EP-0930327-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HSU CHIH-PIN
IPC: C08G63/91
Filed: 1999-01-18
Abstract: Unsaturated polyetherester resins, and processes for making
them, are described which are useful for making curable thermoset
resin compositions, intermediates for curable thermoset resin
compositions, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, intermediates for
making skin laminates for gel coated fiber-reinforced composites and
gel coated polymer laminates. The unsaturated polyetherester resin is
obtainable by reacting at least one acid-terminated unsaturated
polyetherester resin with at least one aromatic polyol having at least
one nonprimary hydroxy group to produce an unsaturated
polyetherester resin at least partially end-capped with an aromatic
polyol. The described processes, compositions, methods and uses
improve the chemical and/or water resistance of resin compositions,
particularly composite materials having a gel coat. That improvement
has special significance in outdoor and marine applications, bathtubs
and shower stalls and environments exposed to chemicals such as
industrial and commercial applications.