baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-3658948-A1 (EP)
Title: Transmitting device for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle, detection system, driver assistance system and method for optically scanning a monitoring region
Inventor: BERTSCHINGER BERND
IPC: G01S7/481
Filed: 2018-07-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a transmitting device (26) for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle for monitoring at least one monitoring region (14) for objects, comprising at least one light source (40a, 40b) for producing at least one optical transmission signal (32a, 32b) and comprising at least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b) having a diffractive effect on the at least one transmission signal (32a, 32b) for controlling at least one beam direction (66a, 66b) of the at least one transmission signal (32a, 32b). In at least two different signal paths (41a, 41b) of a transmission signal or of different transmission signals (32a, 32b), at least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b) is arranged, which can be adjusted in order to adjust the beam directions (66a, 66b) belonging to the respective signal paths (41a, 41b). In each of the signal paths (41a, 41b), at least one beam-directing device (38) is arranged after the at least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b) in order to direct the adjusted beam directions (66a, 66b) into the at least one monitoring region (14) while maintaining at least one angular offset between the adjusted beam directions (66a, 66b) that is produced before the at least one beam-directing device (38) or while producing at least one angular offset between the adjusted beam directions.
Patent EP-3685629-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RUIGROK VAN DE WERVE JAN
IPC: H05B3/78
Filed: 2018-07-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a heating device for heating a liquid, in particular a liquid in a tank for storing the liquid, having at least one heating element and at least one thermally conductive body, characterized in that the heating element consists of an electrically conductive plastics material, and in that the electrically conductive plastics material is coupled to the thermally conductive body in an electrically and thermally conductive manner.
Patent EP-3662361-A1 (EP)
Title: Matching consecutive values in a data processing apparatus
Inventor: VICENTE ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2018-07-05
Abstract: An apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus are provided for performing a comparison operation to match a given sequence of values within an input vector. Instruction decoder circuitry is responsive to a string match instruction specifying a segment of an input vector to generate control signals to control the data processing circuitry to perform a comparison operation. The comparison operation determines a comparison value indicative of whether each input element of a required set of consecutive input elements of the segment has a value which matches a respective value in consecutive reference elements of the reference data item. A plurality of comparison operations may be performed to determine a match vector corresponding to the segment of the input vector to indicate the start position of the substring in the input vector. A string match instruction, as well as simulator virtual machine implementations, are also provided.
Patent EP-3645512-A1 (EP)
Title: Modulators of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
Inventor: DE LA ROSA MARTHA ALICIA
IPC: C07D417/12
Filed: 2018-06-27
Abstract: Provided are IDO inhibitor compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their pharmaceutical compositions, their methods of preparation, and methods for their use in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases. Formula I
Patent EP-3646133-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN JAMEISON BEAR
IPC: G06F/
Filed: 2018-06-26
Abstract: System and methods are provided for creating a tenant of a database system, the tenant to have tenant data stored in an immutable storage of the database system associated with a tenant identifier. A request may be received at the database system to create a new tenant. A template tenant metadata of a template tenant may be selected at the database system to create the new tenant based on the received request. A new tenant identifier may be created at the database system based on the selected template tenant metadata. The new tenant may be created by associating the new tenant identifier with a snapshot of at least a portion of the template tenant metadata at a point in time when the template tenant metadata is made accessible to the new tenant. Systems and methods are also provided for removing a tenant of a database system by removing references to a tenant identifier.
Patent EP-3602264-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MURPHY DAVID JOSEPH
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 2018-07-17
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for graphical icon manipulation. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of a graphical item that is located in a first portion of the graphical interface. The actions further include receiving a translation input that corresponds to a drag of the graphical item. The actions further include determining that a location of the selection input is in a second portion of the graphical interface. The actions further include updating the graphical item by providing, in place of the graphical item, a representation of a change to the graphical item based on the graphical item being placed in the second portion. The actions further include determining that the selection input has ceased. The actions further include providing, for output, the change to the graphical item.
Patent EP-3651951-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SLOAN CHARLIE BERT IV
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2018-07-13
Abstract: Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of paper, sheet, and/or box products of varying size and structure, often with pre-applied print ("pre-print"), are provided herein. One or more controllers can be used to aggregate upcoming orders and information needed to complete the manufacturing process for the order. A controller enables a user to prepare control plans (e.g., reel maps, reel plans, etc.) for processing rolls of web product through the manufacturing process. Criteria filtering and/or various features enable generation of efficient and effective control plans for rolls of web product, including, in some cases, multiple orders. The control plan may include a set of instructions for operating one or more systems within the manufacturing process to form the desired finished paper-based product. In such a regard, efficient manufacturing of various paper-based products, including corrugated boxes, folded carton, labels, flexible paper, industrial bags, plates, cups, decor, and many others, can be achieved.
Patent EP-3583289-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BILEN JUAN MIGUEL
IPC: F16B1/00
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A fastening apparatus includes a retaining member comprising a shape memory material configured to transform, responsive to application of a stimulus, from a first solid phase to a second solid phase. The retaining member is disposed within a hole in a body and secured within the hole by phase change which creates an interference fit to secure the retaining member against rotational and axial movement. The hole has a second axial cross-sectional shape. The retaining member has a first axial cross-sectional shape that is preferably either circular or rectangular.
Patent EP-3586718-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO HIROAKI
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: Provided are an endoscope system, a processor device, and a method of operating an endoscope system that can substantially simultaneously and accurately discriminate a plurality of regions having different features.An endoscope system (10) includes a light source unit (20), an image sensor (48), an image acquisition unit (54), a first image generation unit (81), a second image generation unit (82), and a region discrimination unit (84). The light source unit (20) emits a plurality of types of illumination light beams with different wavelengths. The image acquisition unit (54) acquires images corresponding to the respective illumination light beams. The first image generation unit (81) generates a first image (white light image (101)) serving as a base of a display image (121). The second image generation unit (82) generates a second image (bright/dark region discrimination image (112) or the like), using at least one image having a different corresponding wavelength from that of the image used for the generation of the first image. The region discrimination unit (84) discriminates the regions in the observation target, using the second image.
Patent EP-3585404-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZENG DEFU
IPC: A61K35/28
Filed: 2018-02-23
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preventing and treating acute GVHD and chronic GVHD after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), as well as methods of in vivo augmenting expansion of donor CD8+ T cells in the lymphoid tissues in vivo after HCT and methods of augmenting recipient tissue expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1, or B7H1) after HCT. The methods entail administering one or more doses of an effective amount of a therapeutic agent to a recipient simultaneously, immediately before, or immediately after HCT to temporarily deplete CD4+ T cells or to reduce serum IL-2. Some examples include an anti-CD4 antibody or an anti-CD4-meditope-immunotoxin, an anti-IL-2 antibody, an agent blocking IL-2R, and/or a PD-L1-Ig. One or more additional therapeutic agents such as IFN-y can be administered.
Patent EP-3658714-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHANY ARNON
IPC: E02B15/08
Filed: 2018-07-20
Abstract: A boom for containing floating material spilled in water including an elongated sheet including units and spaces between the units, each one of the units including a plurality of plates attached to the sheet, designed to fold flat when packed, and to self-expand into a polygonal cross-sectional shape when unpacked. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
Patent EP-3589438-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUO JIAYIN
IPC: H01M4/04
Filed: 2018-03-02
Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing nanoparticles comprising the steps of feeding a core precursor into a plasma torch in a plasma reactor, thereby producing a vapor of silicon or alloy thereof; and allowing the vapor to migrate to a quenching zone of the plasma reactor, thereby cooling the vapor and allowing condensation of the vapor into a nanoparticle core made of the silicon or alloy thereof, wherein the quenching gas comprises a passivating gas precursor that reacts with the surface of the core in the quenching zone produce a passivation layer covering the core, thereby producing said nanoparticles. The present invention also relates to nanoparticles comprising a core covered with a passivation layer, the core being made of silicon or an alloy thereof, as well as their use, in particular in the manufacture of anodes.
Patent EP-3592485-A1 (EP)
Title: Appareil de coulée de forme tubulaire
Inventor: MONTGRAIN LUC
IPC: B22D13/02
Filed: 2018-03-05
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système destiné à couler une longueur d'un poteau de forme tubulaire avec un métal fondu. Le système comprend un creuset destiné à contenir le métal fondu ; un bec verseur en communication fluidique avec le creuset ; et un plongeur destiné à plonger dans le creuset en vue d'augmenter le niveau du métal fondu dans le creuset et de forcer ainsi un écoulement du métal fondu du creuset au bec verseur. Le système comprend en outre une bague de coulée destiné à recevoir le métal fondu versé hors du bec verseur ; un moteur destiné à faire tourner la bague de coulée ; un ensemble de refroidissement destiné à refroidir le métal fondu ; et un ensemble de traction destiné à tirer le poteau hors de la bague de coulée et à distance de cette dernière lorsque le métal fondu se solidifie.
Patent EP-3681282-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BRÜCKNER RALPH
IPC: A01N25/34
Filed: 2018-09-12
Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-microbial coating (10, 10', 10", 10"', 10"") of a substrate (12), wherein the coating (10, 10", 10", 10'", 10"") is obtained by applying the coating (10, 10', 10", 10"", 10"") to a surface (14) of the substrate by means of an electrostatic spray method, and wherein the coating contains at least one metal oxide and/or at least one metal salt. The present invention further relates to an electrostatic spray method for coating at least one substrate (12) with an anti-microbial coating (10, 10', 10", 10"', 10""). The present invention also relates to a use of a coating material to create an anti-microbial coating (10, 10', 10", 10"', 10"") on a surface of a substrate (12), wherein the coating (10, 10', 10", 10'", 10"") contains at least one metal oxide and/or at least one metal salt.
Patent EP-3602430-A1 (EP)
Title: Method and system for generation of adjustable automated forecasts for a promotion
Inventor: LAING NEIL
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2018-03-21
Abstract: A system and method generation of adjustable automated forecasts for a promotion. The method includes: determining, using a machine learning model, a set of forecasts each based on different parameters; determining at least one set of optimized parameters that maximize an outcome measure of the forecast for the promotion; generating a graphical representation of the forecast; receiving an adjustment to at least one parameter from a user; determining an adjusted outcome measure of the forecast for the promotion by applying the adjustment to the machine learning model; generating an adjusted graphical representation of the forecast; and displaying the adjusted graphical representation to the user.
Patent EP-3695692-A1 (EP)
Title: Method for mechanical contacting of a potting frame on a printed circuit board
Inventor: STRÜTT BERND
IPC: H05K3/28
Filed: 2018-09-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mechanical contacting in particular of a potting frame (1) on a printed circuit board (20) of an electronic assembly (2). To this purpose, the potting frame (1) has at least one metallic contact surface (11); the printed circuit board (20) has a base surface (21) which is metallically structured so as to correspond to the contact surface (11). The method comprises the following method steps: positioning the mechanical component (1) with the contact surface (11) oriented towards the corresponding base surface (21), and soldering the mechanical component (1) to the circuit board (20) via the contact surface (11) and the base surface (21). The method according to the invention thus firstly has the advantage that material-saving encapsulation can be provided for electronic assemblies (2) in potentially explosive atmospheres. At the same time, it is possible to dispense with an additional process step for mechanically contacting the encapsulation on the circuit board (20) because mechanical contacting of the potting frame (1) can be completed in a process step together with the soldering of the further electrical components (3) on the circuit board (20).
Patent EP-3695245-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PHILIPP DIETMAR
IPC: G01S17/32
Filed: 2018-10-02
Abstract: The invention relates to an optical device (10) for a distance measuring device according to the LIDAR principle, comprising at least one light source (11), first deflecting means which deflect the light (12) coming from the at least one light source (11) into a first angular range during the operation of the device (10), second deflecting means which deflect the light (12) coming from the first deflecting means into a second angular range which is wider than the first angular range during the operation of the device (10), and optical means which influence the light (12) such that the light is incident on the second deflecting means in the form of convergent light (12).
Patent EP-3610365-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MCGLAUGHLIN EDWARD
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2018-04-06
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed, including a host interface circuit configured to control communication between a set of virtual functions (VFs) and a media management system (MMS). The host interface circuit can consolidate commands from the set of VFs, dynamically allocate write buffers (WBs) from a set of available WBs to the set of VFs using the commands, and manage WB access for the set of VFs and provide write data to the MMS using the allocated WBs. For each VF in the set of VFs, the host interface circuit can manage a submission queue (SQ) for a respective VF from the set of VFs, receive a command from the respective VF, including one or more submission queue entries (SQEs), and coordinate the one or more received SQEs with allocated WBs.
Patent EP-3477962-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FUKUDA MIKIO
IPC: H04R1/00
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: To provide a bone conduction speaker unit with which the possibility of adsorption of fine iron powder and dirt and dust, entrance of moisture, or the like, has been eliminated, and further the level of the sound leakage from the bone conduction speaker unit as a single element is satisfactorily low over a frequency range that is crucial for good sound transmission using a bone conduction speaker.  The bone conduction speaker unit is of magnetic type, having a bone conduction speaker 2 being housed in a unit casing 1 the top of which is opened, with a contact plate 4 for vibration transmission being disposed above a diaphragm 3 of the bone conduction speaker 2, the top opening of the unit casing 1 being blocked with an elastic membrane 5 that is breathable.
Patent EP-3704044-A1 (EP)
Title: Verstellbares vakuumrad
Inventor: HEMER MICHAEL
IPC: B65G47/84
Filed: 2018-10-15
Abstract: Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Transportradanordnung zum Handhaben von zylindrischen Körpern, umfassend einen Grundkörper (104), eine Unterdruckquelle, einen scheibenförmigen Radkörper (102), welcher um seine Mittelachse (Rl) drehbar an dem Grundkörper (104) gelagert ist, eine Antriebsvorrichtung, welche dazu eingerichtet ist, den Radkörper (102) in eine Drehbewegung zu versetzen, wenigstens eine Aufnahmebaugruppe (112) zum Halten eines zylindrischen Körpers, umfassend einen Schaft (114), welcher eine Leitung (120) zum Führen des Unterdrucks aufnimmt, ein radial außen an dem Schaft (114) vorgesehenes Anlageelement (116), und ein Saugnapfelement (118); und eine Steuereinheit, welche dazu eingerichtet ist, den Betrieb der Antriebsvorrichtung und gegebenenfalls der Unterdruckquelle zu steuern, wobei die Transportradanordnung ferner eine Verlagerungseinrichtung (122) umfasst, welche dazu eingerichtet ist, das Anlageelement (116) und das Saugnapfelement (118) der Aufnahmebaugruppe (112) oder wenigstens einer der mehreren Aufnahmebaugruppen (112) in koordinierter Weise bezüglich des Radkörpers (102) zu verlagern.
Patent EP-3703850-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WURNITSCH CHRISTOF
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2018-11-02
Abstract: Described herein is a polymerization reactor system comprising at least one loop reactor and/or at least one transfer line, and further comprising at least one withdrawal valve, wherein the at least one withdrawal valve is mounted to a wall of a lower horizontal segment of the loop reactor and/or to a wall of the transfer line, at an angle a of more than 0° and equal to or less than 85°, determined from perpendicular to a tangent of the wall at the mounting position in flow direction of a slurry in the loop reactor and/or in the transfer line. The valve piston of the at least one withdrawal valve comprises a valve plate at an end directed to the at least one loop reactor and/or at an end directed to the at least one transfer line, the valve plate being shaped according to an inner wall of the at least one loop reactor and/or according to an inner wall of the at least one transfer line such that the valve piston is flush with the inner wall of the at least one loop reactor and/or with the inner wall of the at least one transfer line in a closed position of the withdrawal valve. By using such a withdrawal valve, a limitation of the effective withdrawal area can be avoided or at least be reduced such that the liquid slurry can efficiently be withdrawn and the risk of plugging is reduced. Further disclosed is a method for producing an olefin polymer in the inventive polymerization reactor system.
Patent EP-3698557-A1 (EP)
Title: Electrodes for hearing devices and related methods
Inventor: GLENN JANET MARIE
IPC: A61B5/0496
Filed: 2018-10-04
Abstract: A hearing device for electrically coupling to skin of a user includes a body having a housing forming at least part of an outer surface. The device includes an acoustic transducer and an electrode disposed at least partially in the body. The electrode includes an outer conductor disposed at least partially in the housing and an inner conductor electrically coupled to the outer conductor and disposed subflush to the outer surface. A method of forming the hearing device includes providing a cast shell, forming an elastomeric conductor in a cavity of the cast shell, and removing a thin outer wall of the cast shell to form the housing of the hearing device.
Patent EP-3635661-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WHITELAW DAVID
IPC: G06Q20/10
Filed: 2018-05-11
Abstract: A method and system for efficiently providing digital receipts is disclosed. Digital receipts can be provided to a user in real-time and on-demand, via a communication device operated by the user. The user can use the communication device to request a digital receipt or other transaction information. This request can be formatted as an API call and transmitted to a processing server, which can then query a database and request transaction information from a resource provider in order to produce the digital receipt. The digital receipt can be transmitted back to the user via the communication device, or to an authorizing entity, which can then present the digital receipt to the user
Patent EP-3878102-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIU QINGCHAO
IPC: H03M13/27
Filed: 2018-11-07
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for a communication device associated with a wireless transmission. In one embodiment, a method includes performing one of a low-density parity check, LDPC, decoding process and an LDPC encoding process by loading a set of bits, in parallel, into a plurality of registers, the set of bits being distributed among the plurality of registers; one of de-interleaving and interleaving the loaded set of bits within the plurality of registers by rearranging the loaded set of bits into one of a de-interleaved and an interleaved set of bits; and after the set of bits is rearranged into the one of the de-interleaved and the interleaved set of bits within the plurality of registers, writing the one of the de-interleaved and the interleaved set of bits, in parallel, from the plurality of registers to memory.
Patent EP-3707784-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KROPIEWNICKI NORBERT
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 2018-10-24
Abstract: L'invention concerne un boîtier de connecteur électrique (2) comportant au moins un étrier de verrouillage (1) monté pivotant par l'intermédiaire de tourillons (3), ledit étrier de verrouillage présentant une zone de verrouillage (21) et une zone d'actionnement (4), ladite zone de verrouillage (21) recouvrant, pour assurer un verrouillage réversible du boîtier de connecteur électrique (2), avec un boîtier de connecteur électrique homologue (2'), des tourillons (3') formés sur ledit boîtier de connecteur électrique homologue (2'), l'étrier de verrouillage (1) comprenant un moyen de verrouillage (10) destiné à bloquer le mouvement pivotant dudit l'étrier de verrouillage (1). Un détachement intempestif de la connexion enfichable électrique peut ainsi être évitée.