baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0831343-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHNEIDER HARTMUT DR
IPC: G02B6/13
Filed: 1997-08-05
Abstract: The optical waveguide has a core (11) surrounded by a lower refractive index (n2) cladding (12) which includes one or more cavities (13). Also claimed is the production of the above waveguide in the form of an integrated planar waveguide on a substrate (2) surface (20), comprising: (a) forming a waveguide layer stack on the substrate surface (20) only up to an aperture layer for forming an aperture which defines a cavity (13); (b) producing the aperture in the aperture layer; and (c) applying the remaining layer(s) of the waveguide (1) such that the aperture is covered but not filled.
Patent EP-0840273-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SALONEN VESA
IPC: G09G1/00
Filed: 1997-10-18
Abstract: The invention relates to reducing the power consumption of a display unit. In a system according to the invention, the power source (2) is switched off in the OFF mode, and only the processor control circuit (4) is in operation, in order to detect the occurrence of control signals (8). If the control circuit (4) detects a control signal, it switches an operating voltage to the microprocessor (6) from the energy supply (12) of the secondary circuit. Then the microprocessor starts the power source (2) and examines the state of the control signals (8). If the state of the control signals requires starting the system, the processor (6) starts switching the whole system into operation. The control circuit (4) can be very simple, and thus its power consumption is also very low. The power input of the control circuit can be implemented by means of passive components (22), such as large resistors, directly from the primary side.
Patent EP-0798342-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFFITH PHILLIP JOSEPH
IPC: C08L83/05
Filed: 1997-03-19
Abstract: Described herein is a platinum curing organosiloxane composition having improved hysteresis characteristics when cured. The composition requires the presence of a diorganovinylsiloxy terminated polydiorganosiloxane having a viscosity within a range of 20 to 200 Pa·s at 25°C. and containing essentially no ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals bonded to non-terminal silicon atoms and a diorganovinylsiloxy terminated polydiorganosiloxane having a viscosity within a range of 0.1 to 200 Pa·s at 25°C., where from 1 to 5 percent of the non-terminal repeating units of the siloxane comprise a vinyl radical. In addition, the present composition comprises 10 to 30 weight percent of a reinforcing silica filler that has been treated with hexamethyldisilazane and 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-1,3-divinyldisilazane and an organohydrogen siloxane crosslinker comprising at least ten silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule.
Patent EP-0808848-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO RYOICHI
IPC: B01J8/24
Filed: 1997-05-14
Abstract: A blower 100 for recycling a powder containing gas or for conducting a cyclone treatment thereof, which comprises a casing of blower body 108 having therein a slide or rotational slide part between its discharge side as a high pressure side and its suction side as a low pressure side, the above slide or rotational slide part being provided with a noncontacted gas leakproof seal part 166 at a clearance ranging from 0.7 to 2.5 mm. A vapor phase polymerization method is provided which is free from the problem that recycling gas such as unreacted gaseous olefin having been discharged from a fluidized bed reactor is formed into a stringy melt polymer or combined into powder to thereby clog a gas recycling pipe or is entrained to a gas recycling pipe or a distributor plate of a polymerizer to thereby cause clogging. Also, a vapor phase polymerizer suitably employed in the above method of vapor phase polymerization and blowers suitably employed in the vapor phase polymerization method and vapor phase polymerizer are provided.
Patent EP-0811550-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GLEN ROBERT DUNCAN
IPC: B63H23/24
Filed: 1997-06-04
Abstract: The invention provides drive means for a boat comprising a propeller (32), a propeller shaft (30) and a motor (28) for driving the propeller shaft (30), the motor (28) and at least part of the propeller shaft (30) being housed within a cavity (20) defined by a keel portion (18) attachable to or forming part of the hull of the boat. The motor (28) has flexible connectors (37) for connection to an engine or power pack (38) whose position with respect to the motor (28) can be selected or adjusted whilst remaining connected to the motor (28). The invention also provides a method of converting an existing boat into a boat incorporating such drive means, comprising the steps of forming an aperture in the hull of the boat corresponding to the shape of the keel portion (18), adapting the keel portion (18) to the shape of the hull and attaching the keel portion (18) to the hull so as to close and seal the aperture. The provision of drive means of this type removes at least some of the components of the drive means from the interior of the boat and provides additional directional stability to the boat.
Patent EP-0840459-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASAKURA KEIICHI
IPC: G06F3/023
Filed: 1997-09-04
Abstract: A microcomputer has an output-port and an input port.
A plurality of switches are provided between and matrix-connected
to respective bits of the output port and
respective bits of the input port. The microcomputer renders
all of the bits of the output port in an output state, and,
in this state, checks whether an output of the output port is
obtained at one of the bits of the input port. If an output
of the output port is obtained, data indicating a manipulated
one of the plurality of switches is acquired by rendering, in
order, the bits of the output port in an output state, and
then the process of acquiring data indicating a manipulated
switch is again executed after a lapse of a predetermined
time. The acquired data is made effective if first acquired
data and second acquired data are identical.
Patent EP-0796015-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PETERS WOLFGANG DR
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: The transmission device includes a transmitter (SEN) and a receiver (ENP) which are incorporated in a server (SER). A transmission request is received from a video telephone (TEL2) via the ISDN (NET). The transmitted video image data is coded using a coding unit (K), which comprises two coders (K1,K2) for coding still pictures and picture sequences. The coder is selected in dependence on the received request signal, using a microprocessor (CTRL). The video data are transmitted in real time to the video telephone via a switching connection.
Patent EP-0827264-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUJI HITOSHI
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: A switching power supply apparatus designed for suitably controlled
stabilisation of its output. The apparatus has a charge control circuit (20). If the
voltage across an input capacitor (2) is lower than a set voltage (V CTL ) when a
main power supply switching element (4) turns on, a control circuit switching
element (11) turns on and energy is transferred from an input power source (1) by
conduction through the control circuit switching element (11) and an inductance
(12), and the inductance (12) stores transferred energy. When the main switching
element (4) turns off, the charge control circuit (20) turns off the control circuit
switching element (11) to supply the stored energy in the inductance (12) to the
input capacitor (2). If the voltage across the input capacitor (2) is equal to or
higher than the set voltage (V CTL ) when the main switching element turns on, the
control circuit switching element (11) is maintained in the off state and the
inductance (12) cannot store energy. The voltage across the input capacitor (2) is
thereby limited. In this manner, the voltage across the input capacitor is controlled
so as to be stabilized at the set voltage (V CTL ). This stabilises the output voltage of
the apparatus and improves its circuit efficiency.
Patent EP-0839944-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CAUDEVILLA DE SOLA ANGEL
IPC: D06F39/02
Filed: 1997-11-03
Abstract: Self-adjustable starting system for the water distributor in automatic washing
machine dispenser, for transmiting the movement from the cam reader of the progammer to
the distributor of the water among the several divisions of the dispenser, being the
connection carried out through a cable that is lodged in a cover so that the self-adjustable
starting system of the distributor (1) is defined by a pulley (3) of spiral narrow pass (13),
some stops means of the whole pulley (3)-distributor (1), some tensile means of the
connection cable (4) and some guide means of the own connection cable (4), so that the
pulley (3) of spiral narrow pass (13) is joined to the distributing body (1) through a lower
projection thas is inserted into a housing of similar section and that acts as the turn spindle
of the whole when the connection cable is activated.
Patent EP-0901392-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAGAOISAN CELSO J
IPC: A61M29/02
Filed: 1997-05-19
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tapering core wire incorporated into the distal end of a catheter. The catheter has a tubular body. Both ends of an inflatable balloon are mounted to the tubular body. The core wire extends from the distal end of the tubular body. In one embodiment, substantially all of the taper of the core wire occurs in the extending portion of the core wire over a length of a least 15 mm but more than 60 mm.
Patent EP-0952982-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MURRAY KENNETH
IPC: A61K39/29
Filed: 1997-10-31
Abstract: Peptides and other molecules which inhibit the assembly of the hepatitis B virus, methods of treatment, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
Patent EP-0958004-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BEUTEL GUENTHER
IPC: A63B23/00
Filed: 1997-11-22
Abstract: The power to a linear drive mechanism (5) is supplied by an accumulator (8), manual control (9) or cable (10). Guide plates (11,18,20) are connected by bars (17,19). The profiled lifting bars (13) and pulley holder bars (15) are pivot mounted on pivot links (12,14,16). Floor supports (23) are joined by pivot links (22) to the linear guides (21) which are contained in sleeves (32). Compression springs (25) press the linear guides upwards when the appliance folds up, and press the foot-plates (24) for stabilising the appliance, onto the ground by means of the rotary profiled bars (27) with the pivot links (26,28). Pivot mounted seats (29) with legs (31) and holder grips (33) form exercise segments (34) for at least six people.
Patent EP-0866239-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FRALEY GLENN W
IPC: F16H63/30
Filed: 1998-02-20
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reverse brake incorporated into
the geartrain of a manual transmission which functions to stop inertial rotation of the
input shaft prior to engagement of reverse gear. In particular, a constant-mesh
gearset is operable with a first clutch to establish a forward drive connection
between the input shaft and the output shaft, and is further operable with a second
clutch to brake rotation of the input shaft without establishing a forward drive
connection with the output shaft.
Patent EP-0866253-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WANGEMANN MATTHIAS
IPC: F16K27/02
Filed: 1998-03-11
Abstract: The back-flow prevention valve (1) has a housing (2) with a main inlet connector (3) to a fluid-flow passage (R), facing an outlet connector (4). The main flow passage is subdivided into two (7,8) by a central wall (6) which is arranged approximately parallel to the main direction of fluid flow. A fluid passage (9) and valve seat (11) are located on the outflow side of the central passage, transverse to the main direction of flow. The main valve head (10) moves within the passage, closing against the valve seat. A bypass opening (5a) is located on the inlet side and is coaxial with the passage. The bypass opening incorporates a minimum-quantity valve (30,31) coupled to the main valve head and opens or closes in response to the position of the main valve head.
Patent EP-0909836-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUKUNAGA YUKIO
IPC: C23C16/455
Filed: 1998-07-21
Abstract: A compact thin-film deposition apparatus can promote a
stable growth of a high quality thin-film product of uniform
quality. It comprises a vacuum-tight deposition chamber (10)
enclosing a substrate holding device (12) for holding a substrate (W).
An elevator device (14) for moving the substrate holding device and
a gas showering head (16) for flowing a film forming gas towards the
substrate are provided. A transport opening (20) and an exhaust
opening (22) are provided on a wall section (18) of the deposition chamber
at a height to correspond to the transport position and the
deposition position respectively. The deposition chamber is
provided with a flow guiding member (44), and the flow guiding member
comprises a cylindrical member (48) to surround an elevating path of
the substrate holding device and a first ring member (50) to vertically
divide a chamber space at a height between the exhaust opening
and the transport opening.
Patent EP-0908556-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HEINZMANN HELMUT
IPC: D21F3/04
Filed: 1998-09-21
Abstract: The papermaking machine, to produce a web (10) of paper or cardboard, has an extended press gap (36) along the direction (L) of web travel at the pick-off point (30). At this zone, the smooth surface of the transfer belt (24) towards the web (10) is deflected by the action of a concave trough (38) and the pressure against the pick-off roller (34), to increase the separation of the web (10) from the smooth transfer blanket surface.
Patent EP-0920960-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TIEZZI LIVIO
IPC: B25B11/00
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: A combination of a work
table having a smooth upper surface (1), upon which
air suction or delivery holes (6;30) are
distributed, at least the majority of the holes
surrounded by a magnetic portion (3;34), an
electromagnet or a ferromagnetic surface, and a
plurality of support devices (9), each with a lower
section that has at least one part made of a
ferromagnetic or magnetic material (10), designed
to interact with the corresponding magnetic,
electromagnetic or ferromagnetic parts (3;34) of
the work table (5;35), and a seal (11), flexible
and projecting at the perimeter, designed to adhere
to the surface (1) of the work table (5;35).
Patent EP-0882465-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BROWN RICHARD I
IPC: B04B5/00
Filed: 1994-02-14
Abstract: Whole blood is centrifugally separated in a separation
chamber (12) into a red blood cell layer and a platelet rich plasma
layer with an intermediate layer containing leukocytes. The
intermediate layer is maintained in the separation chamber (12)
while leukocyte depleted platelet rich plasma is conveyed to a filter
(14). The filter filters out residual leukocytes from the plasma and
platelets, which are then conveyed to a container 916). This
method removes a high proportion of leukocytes.
Patent EP-0895426-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONDO TETSUJIRO
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 1995-01-30
Abstract: To reduce the number of calculations and
prevent an error from being detected due to a phase
deviation when detecting a motion vector corresponding
to the block matching method. A representative pixel
value x of a base block composed of (3 x 3) pixels is
detected by a representative value extracting circuit
7. A maximum value and a minimum value of a
verification block that has the same size as the base
block are detected by a MAX/MIN detecting circuit 8. A
comparing circuit 9 compares and determines whether or
not the representative pixel value x is in the range
from the MAX to the MIN. An evaluated value
calculating circuit 10 calculates an evaluated value Δ
corresponding to the compared result. When x is
included in the range from the MAX to the MIN, Δ is 0.
An evaluated value is calculated in the vicinity of the
position corresponding to the representative pixel of
the reference frame. Corresponding to the evaluated
value, a motion vector is detected.
Patent EP-0857550-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STUMPF WILLIAM
IPC: B23D47/02
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A compound miter saw (10) includes a table (14) on
which a workpiece is placed, a miter saw unit supporting a
saw blade (18), and a housing (16) pivotally supporting the
miter saw unit related to the table (14) in such a manner
that the miter saw unit is at least laterally pivotable.
Further, the miter saw includes a bevel mechanism for
selectively determining the lateral position of the miter
saw unit at any of a plurality of pivoted positions,
including a vertical position where the saw blade (18) is
positioned substantially vertically relative to the table
(14), and leftward and rightward pivoted positions where the
blade (18) is inclined laterally leftwardly and laterally
rightwardly from the vertical position. The bevel mechanism
includes a movable rod (84) and three fixed stop members
(88), the rod (84) being operable to move between a first
rod position abutting one of the fixed stop members (88) and
a second rod position not abutting the one of the fixed stop
members so as to permit the lateral pivotal movement of the
miter saw unit. The first fixed stop member (88) is
disposed so that the rod (84) abuts the first fixed stop
member (88) when the miter saw unit is at the vertical
position. Similarly, the second fixed stop member (88) is
disposed so that the rod (84) abuts the second fixed stop
member when the miter saw unit is leftwardly pivoted at a
first predetermined angle from the vertical position.
Further, the third fixed stop member (88) is disposed so
that the rod (84) abuts the third fixed stop member when the
miter saw unit is rightwardly pivoted at a second
predetermined angle from the vertical position.
Patent EP-0857863-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KASHIMA KAZUTSUGU
IPC: F16L27/053
Filed: 1998-02-06
Abstract: A spherical annular seal member which has a cylindrical
inner surface defining a through hole in a central portion
thereof, an outer surface formed in the shape of a partially
convex spherical surface, and an annular end face on a
large-diameter side of the outer surface, and which is used
particularly in an exhaust pipe joint, comprises: a
reinforcing member made from a compressed metal wire net; a
heat-resistant material filling meshes of the metal wire net
of the reinforcing member and compressed in such a manner as
to be formed integrally with the reinforcing member in mixed
form, the heat-resistant material and the reinforcing member
being provided as principal components in an inner portion
of the spherical annular seal member which extends from the
cylindrical inner surface to the outer surface formed in the
shape of the partially convex spherical surface, boron
carbide, a metal boride, a metal fluoride, graphite, and
aluminum phosphate being also formed integrally with the
reinforcing member and the heat-resistant material in mixed
form; an outer surface layer formed of boron carbide, a
metal boride, a metal fluoride, graphite, and aluminum
phosphate; and a reinforcing member made from a compressed
metal wire net and formed integrally with the outer surface
layer in mixed form, wherein the outer surface formed in the
shape of the partially convex spherical surface is formed 
into a smooth surface where the outer surface layer and the
reinforcing member made from the metal wire net and formed
integrally with the outer surface layer in mixed form are
exposed.
Patent EP-0864309-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PAXMAN NEIL ERIC
IPC: A61F7/10
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: Known kinds of apparatus for cooling human scalps,
especially though not exclusively for preventing or reducing
hair loss in conjunction with anti-cancer treatment by
chemotherapy, suffer for various reasons from insufficiently
accurate temperature control which drastically reduces
success rates. All but the most basic and ineffective kinds
of such apparatus are also very large units. Portable
apparatus with accurate temperature control comprises a
glycol tank 40 of minimal capacity, a generally conventional
refrigeration system including an evaporator 42 disposed
within the tank, a thermostat 76 for controlling the system
to maintain the temperature of the glycol within close
limits, and a single cooling hat 24 through which glycol from
the tank is continuously circulated by a pump 66. The
thermostat 76 is disposed at the outlet of the tank; and the
pump continuously circulates some glycol directly back to the
tank by way of a by-pass pipe 72 without passing through the
hat. A safety device 82 which warns of low coolant flow
without shutting down the apparatus comprises a temperature
measuring probe arranged to activate an audible and/or visual
alarm and disposed adjacent to the tank in a pipe 22
returning glycol from the hat to the tank.
Patent EP-0924364-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUSGRAVE PAUL BARNABY
IPC: E04H15/64
Filed: 1998-12-17
Abstract: A roofing structure assembly comprises elongate roofing material support members
including means for attachment to roofing scaffold members and a flexible roofing material
engageable with said support members, in which the support members include means for
tensioning the roofing material between adjacent support members in use. 
     The roofing material is preferably supported above the scaffold members and is tensioned
by applying inverted channel section capping members over the support members to apply
out-of-plane deformation to the roofing material.
Patent EP-0950708-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TURLEY EVA A
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: Novel hyaluronan-binding peptides are provided. The
peptides are useful in preventing and treating disorders associated with
altered tissue levels of hyaluronan or RHAMM, including cancer,
inflammatory and autoimmune disorders and fibrotic disorders
associated with tissue trauma.
Patent EP-0860118-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SENFTER FRANZ
IPC: A22C17/10
Filed: 1998-02-19
Abstract: Method for preparing and packing Würstel, comprising the following operating phases:
   a) on a strip of film made of synthetic material are affixed recognisable markings delimiting
sections of the strip of film;   b) on each of these sections of the strip of film is printed a label in a freely determinable
position, in particular a centred position;   c) a continuous casing is created by joining the longitudinal edges of the strip of film;   d) the mixture is stuffed into the continuous casing;   e) in correspondence with each marking, the casing is closed and subsequently cut, giving
rise to Würstel in a paste state;   f) the Würstel in a paste state are cooked in an autoclave thus reaching a solid state;   g) the cooked Würstels are cooled.
Patent EP-0873712-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SJOEBERG GOEREN
IPC: A47L9/20
Filed: 1998-03-25
Abstract: A wet suction cleaner including a container (19) for holding dirty liquid, a suction
nozzle (12), a vacuum source (25), and an air passage (26). The vacuum source draws dirty
liquid through the suction nozzle and into the container. The vacuum source communicates
with the container via the air passage. The air passage holds a filter (27) which separates dirt
particles from the air flowing through the air passage. A filter cleaning nozzle (36) is disposed
below and close to the filter (27). Cleaning liquid flows through the filter cleaning nozzle and
is sprayed onto the filter to clean collected particles therefrom. The particles cleaned from the
filter flow with the liquid downwardly into the container.