baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0890849-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BONNEFOY PIERRE
IPC: G10K11/34
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: This invention relates to a method for electronically controlling an
ultrasonic transducers phased array to scan a recognition area, the ultrasonic
transducers being usable as emitters or receivers. 
     In particular, this inventive method controls the array so as to
successively scan the same observation area by controlling a first configuration
of transducers so as to emit a first emission acoustic lobe pattern (9,10,10',11)
in order to obtain returned echo signals with a high resolution, and by
controlling a second configuration of transducers which is different from the
first one, so as to emit a second emission acoustic lobe pattern (14,15,15',16),
and by combining the corresponding returned echo signals. The ambiguities
which can be present in the returned echo signals from the first emission
acoustic lobe pattern (9,10,10',11), are eliminated. The mapping quality can be
thus improved. 
     The present invention is well adapted to robot guidance systems and
sonar for vehicles.
Patent EP-0812583-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOLMBERG STEEN
IPC: A61F5/448
Filed: 1997-02-06
Abstract: An adhesive faceplate for detachable connection to an ostomy pouch is disclosed. The faceplate has an integrated convex pressure ring (13) for promoting stomal protrusion and a so-called floating flange (i.e., coupling ring (14) for mechanical attachment to the mating coupling ring of an ostomy pouch (11). The convex pressure ring is provided with a deep annular recess behind the faceplate's coupling ring to accommodate a user's finger during a coupling operation, thereby facilitating attachment of a pouch. The recess is also useful because it may accommodate the flexible web (which is preferably pleated to allow greater movement of the faceplate's coupling ring) when the coupling ring is immediately adjacent the remainder of the faceplate. The pressure ring includes a thin, inwardly-extending connecting portion which is heat sealed to the backing layer of the faceplate's adhesive wafer and, when that backing layer is formed of a porous material, such heat seal effectively closes the pores of the backing layer in the area of the seal.
Patent EP-0814409-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ARP RONALD
IPC: G06F13/36
Filed: 1997-06-16
Abstract: A system and method is provided in a self-contained high speed repeater/LUN converter that allows for up to fifty-six devices to be connected to a narrow host SCSI bus (540, 550) via a local SCSI bus (580), where there does not have to be any modification of the devices on the local SCSI bus (580) in terms of the SCSI interface. The host side of the converter supports either a single-ended or a differential SCSI bus. The converter controls all SCSI operations between the host SCSI bus (540, 550) and the local SCSI bus (580) by means of an improved bus bridge device (510) and a controller, where the improved bus bridge (510) controls all of the physical SCSI signals and the controller provides the capability to detect and respond to SCSI error conditions. The controller also selects the operation mode (LUN or repeater), board addresses, host bus type (single-ended or differential) selection, LUN/SCSI address mapping, and data mode (asynchronous, synchronous or fast synchronous) conversion.
Patent EP-0823321-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SATO NOBORU
IPC: B29C57/10
Filed: 1997-08-07
Abstract: A method of joining the two thermoplastic parts (20,30) of a battery
casing, as example, uses an electric heating element wire (40) which is
seated in channels (21,22) of the bottom casing (20). The casing cover
(30) has a rim (31) which presses the wire (40) into the channels (21,22)
when the parts are assembled. Electric current is applied to the ends of
the element wire (40) using electrodes (not shown) which are inserted
through apertures (25) adjacent each end of the wire (40) to heat the wire
and fuse the plastic parts together at the joint after which the electrodes
are withdrawn and the apertures (25) sealed, if required, using plugs or by
external fusion. The advantage is that there are no protruding or exposed
wires remaining and the casing can be fully sealed.
Patent EP-0836977-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TANDY DAVID W
IPC: B61G5/02
Filed: 1997-10-13
Abstract: A railway vehicle coupling system for coupling together two railway vehicles,
the system comprises a sub-assembly (20) for coupling to one of the railway vehicles,
and a drawbar (30) for coupling the sub-assembly to the other railway vehicle. The sub-assembly
(20) comprises mounting means (40) for connection to the railway vehicle,
spring means (22) mounted on the mounting means, compression means (23, 24)
movable axially relative to the mounting means to compress the spring means in
response to movement of the railway vehicles towards or away from one another. A
pivotal bearing (32) connects the drawbar to the compression means (23, 24) to effect
axial movement of the compression means in response to relative movement between the
railway vehicles whilst permitting limited relative pivoting movement between the
drawbar and the compression means. Guide means (49, 50) are provided for guiding the
bearing in a manner to prevent rotational movement thereof.
Patent EP-0794052-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUTH JEROME
IPC: B32B15/08
Filed: 1997-02-28
Abstract: The sandwich or composite plate (1) consists of a central layer (7) of polymer (8) and conducting metal balls (9) enclosed by external metallic facing plates (3,5). An electrical signal of frequency (f) is applied across the sandwich by electrodes (11,13) which are in contact with the external plates (3,5). The central layer (7) behaves as a parallel resistive and capacitative circuit and the voltage/current phase angle may be measured. This angle allows the fraction of metallic balls (9) to be calculated and provided this is above a preset threshold the external plates (3,5) may be satisfactorily welded together.
Patent EP-0824039-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BERTHIER PAUL
IPC: B01J38/04
Filed: 1997-08-05
Abstract: In the treatment of a catalyst with a lead-based active phase, contaminated with arsenic, the catalyst is heated to at least 550 degrees C in the presence of a gaseous mixture comprising at least 20 vol.% of a reducing gas, the remainder being an inert gas.
Patent EP-0837185-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BILAL JULIEN
IPC: E01C7/35
Filed: 1997-09-03
Abstract: New hot bituminous coating for road surfaces (I) comprises gravel and a bituminous binder (II) modified by polymers (III), including PE. Also claimed is a road surface prepared by applying 2-8 cm of (I) containing gravel of different sizes. Also claimed is a foundation layer for a road surface prepared by applying 6-16 cm of (I) containing gravel of just one size. Also claimed is a method (IV) of preparing (I) comprising heating the gravel and (III) to the coating temperature, mixing the gravel and (III) and adding PE during the mixing stage. Also claimed is a method of laying a road surface comprising the application of (I) prepared according to (IV) followed by compaction.   Preferably the PE is a low-density linear PE. (III) are elastomeric copolymers (styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymers preferred). The PE is added in thermofusible packets or by a dosing nozzle. The coating temperature is 150-190 degrees C.
Patent EP-0920204-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PAU DANILO
IPC: H04N19/50
Filed: 1997-11-24
Abstract: The memory requisite of MPEG decoders and SQTV (or IQTV) systems may be
reduced by recompressing the MPEG decoded data stream before storing pixels in
an external RAM. An efficient compression method based on the tree-search
vector quantization (TSVQ) as proposed for recompressing video picture data
may be rendered even more effective by optimizing the way the quantizer is
chosen for quantizing the differences among adjacent pel vectors. The method
herein disclosed is based on premultiplying a read-only table using quantized
complexity measures relative to the centroids of the tree-like scheme used in the
TSVQ processing, producing a plurality of precalculated tables of quantization of
the prediction error of a physical parameter of blocks of digital data. For each one
of the regions in which a block is divided, the calculated and quantized
complexity measure provides an address that selects the most appropriate
precalculated table for quantizing the prediction error. 
     A hardware architecture implementing said method is disclosed.
Patent EP-0820532-A1 (EP)
Inventor: EDLINGER ALFRED
IPC: A62D3/33
Filed: 1997-02-05
Abstract: In a process for the separation of copper and heavy metals from incinerated garbage residue and slag, the residue and slag from garbage incineration or pyrolysis is heated to over 650  DEG C under reducing conditions together with substances containing chlorine or chlorides, such as flue gas cleaning residues, CaCl2 from the soda production, cooking salt, organic solvents or electroplating sludge containing chlorine, whereupon Cu-chlorides and volatile heavy metal chlorides, such as PbCl2 or ZnCl2, are drawn off in the gas phase.
Patent EP-0882366-A1 (EP)
Title: Procede pour mettre a disposition des informations de serveurs a des utilisateurs d'un reseau telephonique
Inventor: LOW COLIN
IPC: G06F40/00
Filed: 1997-02-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne des informations (49) disponibles sur des serveurs Internet (51), chaque information étant localisable par un identificateur de ressource uniforme (IRU) correspondant et ayant un chiffre d'identification associé (+1234567') qui peut être entré au moyen d'un clavier de téléphone. Un réseau téléphonique commuté public comporte un périphérique intelligent (70) qui permet une connexion avec Internet (50). Pour accéder à une information particulière (49), l'utilisateur du téléphone (A) entre le code désignant le service (333'), puis le numéro d'identification ('1234567') de l'information souhaitée (49). Le périphérique intelligent (70) traduit le numéro d'identification entré en IRU de l'information requise. Cet IRU est ensuite utilisé par le périphérique intelligent (70) pour rechercher l'information demandée et la fournir à l'utilisateur (A) du téléphone, normalement sous forme audio.
Patent EP-0973330-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI SUSUMU
IPC: H04N5/14
Filed: 1997-03-25
Abstract: A contour emphasizing circuit is provided with a
number-of-pixels changing circuit (37) which changes the
numbers of pixels of digital R, G, and B signals, a gamma
correction circuit (39) which performs gamma correction on
the output of the circuit (37), a Y-signal generating
circuit (36) which generates luminance signals from the
output of the circuit (37), an contour extracting circuit
(38) which extracts contour components from the output of
the circuit (36), a coefficient multiplying circuit (42)
which outputs contour components for R, G, and B by
multiplying the extracted contour components by
coefficients Kr, Kg, and contour adding circuit (34r),
(34g), and (34b) which respectively add the outputs of the
circuit (39 and 42). Thus, the contour emphasizing circuit
makes contour emphasis on the digital R, G, and B signals.
Patent EP-0881227-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IIDA TAKAO
IPC: C07H15/04
Filed: 1997-10-22
Abstract: The invention provides a compound represented
by the following formula (I)
 
wherein m is an integer of 2-15; n is an integer of 0-12;
R represents a sugar chain or a derivative thereof; R'
represents a general formula (II)
 
(wherein p is an integer of 0-4, q is an integer of 0-5;
r is an integer of 2-5; R 12  and R 13  are the same or 
different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower
alkyl group, an aliphatic acyl group, a nitro group or a
nitrile group), R 1  represents a hydrogen atom or a
protective group of carboxylic acid, R 2 , R 4  and R 5  are
the same or different and each represents a hydrogen
atom, an aliphatic or aromatic acyl group; R 3  represents
an acetyl group, a glycolyl group or a trifluoroacetyl
group; useful as reagent for detecting influenza virus A.
Patent EP-1011323-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BJOERSHOL KOLBJOERN
IPC: A01K91/18
Filed: 1997-11-10
Abstract: Cette technique de pêche à la ligne consiste à manipuler des hameçons (16, 116) par rapport à des lignes de pêche (15), notamment à bord d'un bateau de pêche (10). Chaque hameçon est conçu pour que, lors de la remontée de la ligne de pêche (15) et des prise associées et fixées aux hameçons (16, 116), et notamment en cas de forces de traction extrêmement élevées, il se brise en morceaux au niveau d'un point de rupture déterminé, plutôt que d'être déformé. Le point de rupture est fixé au niveau d'un emplacement local affaibli du hameçon. Cet emplacement local détermine un bras de moment (116') dans le hameçon (16, 116) par rapport à une position de charge de traction déterminée de celui-ci. L'invention concerne également un hameçon (116) utile avec cette ligne de pêche et conçu pour être manipulé mécaniquement à bord du bateau de pêche (10). Ce hameçon (116) est réalisé dans un matériau rigide à la flexion et présente, au niveau d'un emplacement déterminé (116a), une section affaiblie, destinée à diriger une éventuelle rupture du hameçon vers l'emplacement déterminé (116a) de celui-ci.
Patent EP-0948414-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SAINT CLAIR DAVID JOHN
IPC: C09D167/00
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé permettant de peindre un substrat, comprenant les étapes consistant à: (a) apprêter le substrat en employant un apprêt sélectionné dans le groupe constitué par des apprêts à résine époxy et des apprêts à résine de polyester; (b) appliquer au substrat apprêté une composition de couche de fond réticulable comprenant de 10 à 90 % en poids d'un polymère polydiène monohydroxylé époxydé, de 8 à 60 % en poids d'un agent de réticulation à résine aminique, et de 2 à 40 % en poids d'un agent de réticulation à résine aminique, et de 2 à 40 % en poids d'un agent renforçant; et (c) appliquer sur cette couche de fond un transparent sélectionné dans le groupe constitué par des transparents à base de polydiène monohydroxylés époxydés, des transparents à base de polyester, et des transparents acryliques.
Patent EP-0904205-A1 (EP)
Title: Procede de production d'un transfert pour ceramiques
Inventor: EATON GAIL
IPC: B41M7/00
Filed: 1997-06-11
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé pour fabriquer un transfert ou une décalcomanie pour céramiques, avec un substrat composé d'une feuille dont une face est revêtue d'un agent de séparation. Ce procédé consiste à appliquer une couche de résine non pigmentée à cette face du substrat pour former une couche primaire, puis une encre d'impression durcissant sous l'action des ultraviolets pour former une image, et enfin à éclairer cette encre avec une lumière ultraviolette pour assurer son durcissement.
Patent EP-0864665-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUHARA MICHINORI
IPC: F16C13/00
Filed: 1997-07-08
Abstract: By means of forming equipment for use in molten metal plating baths
using a composition containing Si 3 N 4 : 70 - 95%, Al 2 O 3 : 2 - 10%, AlN: 1-10%,
and Y 2 O 3 : 1 - 10%, it is possible to greatly extend the period of
operation before the appearance of defects in the products.
Patent EP-0963582-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KENNEDY STEPHEN E
IPC: G09B15/04
Filed: 1997-08-08
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un produit multimédia destiné à être utilisé sur un ordinateur multimédia (12, 27) pour aider un étudiant à apprendre à jouer une oeuvre musicale donnée préalablement enregistrée sur un disque original (disque original). On décrit un procédé de fabrication du produit qui permet d'assurer que les représentations multimédia de l'oeuvre sont correctement synchronisées avec les variations réelles de rythme (94), le cas échéant, de l'enregistrement original (disque original). On décrit aussi un procédé d'utilisation du produit à des fins de formation musicale.
Patent EP-0918673-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RIETH PETER
IPC: B60T13/66
Filed: 1997-08-15
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Fremdansteuerung einer Bremsanlage sowie eine geeignete Bremsanlage hierzu. Mit der Erfindung soll die Bremsanlage aufgrund geeigneter Sensoranlage selbsttätig in einen geeigneten Aktivierungszustand gebracht werden. Dabei soll eine Gefährdung des Fahrers oder eine versehentliche Aktivierung der Bremse weitgehend vermieden werden. Die Erfindung schlägt hierzu vor, mittels einer Sensoreinrichtung (6, 10, 11) nicht nur das Umfeld des Bremspedals, sondern ggf. auch zusätzliche Parameter (d, d, vref) zu überwachen. Dabei wird der Bremsdruck (pnom) in Abhängigkeit von den bewerteten einzelnen Parametern in geeigneter Weise selbsttätig eingestellt. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen beschäftigen sich damit, in Abhängigkeit von den Meßergebnissen die Bremse vorzufüllen oder leicht zu bremsen bzw. einen höheren Bremsdruck selbsttätig anzulegen, soweit dies die Fahrbahnverhältnisse und die Erkennbarkeit des Fahrerwillens zulassen.
Patent EP-0884987-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMITZ KLAUS-PETER
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1997-10-28
Abstract: Expandierbare intraluminale Vorrichtung (1) zum Aufweiten eines Gefäßes, welche im wesentlichen die Form eines dünnwandigen Hohlzylinders aufweist, dessen Mantelfläche netzförmig ausgebildet ist und durch Stege (4, 5) begrenzte, jeweils eine Ausnehmung umschließende expandierbare Steganordnungen (3) aufweist, wobei die sich axial erstreckenden Reihen (2) durch sich in Umfangsrichtung erstreckende stegförmige Koppelglieder (6) jeweils in der Mitte der sich axial erstreckenden Stege (4) von in Umfangsrichtung benachbart angeordneter jeweils eine Ausnehmung umschließende expandierbare Steganordnungen (3) befestigt sind, wobei die in Reihen (2, 13) angeordneten jeweils eine Ausnehmung umschließende expandierbare Steganordnungen (3, 12) eine im wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Längsachse gerichtete Einschnürung (7, 7') aufweisen.
Patent EP-0946751-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GRANT PETER JOHN
IPC: C12Q1/6883
Filed: 1997-12-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a mutation in the Factor XIII A-subunit gene. The Factor XIII A gene product catalyzes the covalent cross linkage of two glutamate amino acid residues with two lysine amino acid residues in the η-chain of fibrin followed by the polymerisation of α-fibrin to form a blood clot. This application describes how a point mutation in codon 34 of exon 2 which results in a Valine→Leucine substitution (Factor XIII Val34 Leu) is protective against atherothrombotic disorders and more specifically myocardial infarcation. This application describes a method and a kit for use in clinical diagnosis of thrombotic disorders and preventative prophylactics.
Patent EP-1005410-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STALL ALAN DAVID
IPC: B29C48/09
Filed: 1997-12-04
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un procédé de fabrication de boyaux à saucisse de cellulose régénérée consistant: à extruder de la viscose dans une filière annulaire (24) de manière à former un boyau; à mettre en contact l'intérieur du boyau avec un premier liquide régénérateur; et à mettre en contact l'extérieur du boyau avec un deuxième liquide régénérateur (30), de manière à ce que la régénération de la partie intérieure intervienne avant celle de la partie extérieure.
Patent EP-0864480-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUR ALBERT
IPC: B62B7/14
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: The trolley has a baby seat shell fastened to the chassis. The seat shell (10) has a cover (12) of transparent material fastened to it. The cover moves between a closed and an at least partially open position. The cover is connected to the main shell (11) of the seat via a hinged joint (13), or via a telescopic guide. On the outside, the seat shell has fasteners (16) to fasten it to safety belts in motor vehicles and/or to shopping trolleys. It also has at least one handgrip (17).
Patent EP-0947223-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JOB EDUARD J DIPL-ING
IPC: A62C37/14
Filed: 1998-04-04
Abstract: The restraining system for the pull cord (4) of a fire extinguisher, which activates the extinguisher when released, is a contracted structure (1) which is released by retainer (5,6) on being heated. The structure (1) is wound and twisted from a single spring steel wire, with an eyelet (2) at one end to take the extinguisher pull cord (4) and lead it through a further eyelet (3). The wire structure is held in the tensed restraining position by the retainer (5,6) to spring out when released and exert a pull on the extinguisher cord.
Patent EP-0872232-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TICO GRAU JOSE RAMON
IPC: A61K47/12
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: A delayed release formulation (I) contains an active agent, a gel-forming agent, a buffer, a surfactant and optionally a solvent or solvent system.
Patent EP-0891022-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FLORENTINO CAESAR C
IPC: H01S3/22
Filed: 1998-06-08
Abstract: A gain generator  10  for use in high-energy flowing gas
lasers such as COIL devices comprises a chemical reactant mixing
nozzle  12  disposed in a gain medium  16 . The nozzle includes a
plurality of blades  22  formed of a plastic material resistant to
chemical attack at the operating temperature of the gain medium
and non-catalytic to O 2 ( 1 Δ). A preferred material is
polyetherimide. The gain medium includes octagonal shaped
openings  50  for the optical mode of the laser beam.
Patent EP-0915327-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GIERSCH ROLF-JUERGEN
IPC: G01L19/06
Filed: 1998-06-24
Abstract: Pressure sensor with a measurement head which is joined to its housing by a weld. The pressure sensor (1) has a housing with a separate forward part (8), which is joined to a measurement element support (16) by a welded joint (18). The measurement element (14), the pressure transfer element (12) and the membrane (10), which forms the bottom of the forward housing (8), are pre-pressurised and form a nondetachable measurement head (6), which is only in contact with the rest of the measurement head via the outer circumference of head's outer flange (20).
Patent EP-0908807-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ELSNER PETER
IPC: F17C13/04
Filed: 1998-09-16
Abstract: The gas delivery system has an integrated two-stage pressure reduction device with two successive regulation stages (5,5') having a pressure decreasing characteristic, which are positioned in opposition to one another, with a gas blocking valve between them. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a pressurized gas flask for use with the gas delivery system; (2) a method for delivering gas from the gas source.
Patent EP-0913711-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ALTWASSER RICHARD
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 1998-10-14
Abstract: The identification element is connected to the integrated circuit, which is a non-encapsulated chip (5), and an antenna coil (1,2) which comprises at least one layer of a metallic coating. The antenna coil is constructed to form a resonant circuit, and the chip is connected to the antenna coil by contacting method employed in semiconductor production. The antenna coil makes a major contribution to the total capacitance, while only a minor part of the capacitance, while only a minor part of the capacitance originates from the chip (integrated circuit). The Q-factor of the resonant circuit is high, at least higher than 50, and the capacitance is higher than 1 nF. An additional capacitance is provided that stores an amount of energy sufficient to activate the chip as and when required.
Patent EP-0915136-A1 (EP)
Title: Photocurable paint composition for road markings
Inventor: NAKAMURA KENICHI
IPC: C08F2/48
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: A photocurable paint composition for road markings is
disclosed, comprising (A) a compound having an ethylenically
unsaturated group, (B) a filler, (C) a cationic dye
represented by formula (1):
 D + ·A 1   -   
(wherein D +  represents a cation having an absorption maximum
wavelength in the wavelength region of from 400 to 1,200 nm,
and A 1   -  represents an optional anion), (D) a quaternary
organic borate-type sensitizer represented by formula (2):
 
(wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3  and R 4  each independently represents an
alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl
group, an alkynyl group, a silyl group, a heterocyclic group
or a halogen atom, and Z +  represents an optional cation) and
(E) an ultraviolet radical polymerization initiator capable
of generating a radical upon absorption of light at a
wavelength of 400 nm or less, or additionally comprising (F)
glass beads.