baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-1204187-A3 (EP)
Inventor: REIPUR JOHN
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 1993-08-16
Abstract: A battery charging system is provided, comprising a rechargeable battery (40) including at least one rechargeable battery cell, a pair of battery terminals and information means (41) for containing information about the battery in the form of an information code, a charging apparatus (42) for charging the rechargeable battery (40), the charging apparatus including a pair of charger terminals, means for releasably interconnecting the battery and the charging apparatus so that the battery terminals are in electrical conductive contact with the charger terminals, and information receiving means for electronically reading or sensing the information code of the information means of the battery, said charging apparatus (42) further comprising control means (43) for controlling the charging process based on the information code received by the information receiving means of the charger. The invention further relates to a battery for use in said rechargeable battery system.
Patent EP-1204064-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MAITERTH EDUARD
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 2001-11-05
Abstract: A smart card connector (10) for two smart cards (1), in particular SIM cards, is
provided. The smart card connector comprises a first contact support (11),
within which a set of first contact elements (61) is arranged for
contacting a first SIM card and a second contact support (12) in the form of a cover
carrying a second set of contact elements (81) for contacting said second SIM
card. Means are provided for linking the first contact support and the cover.
Patent EP-1207602-A3 (EP)
Title: Gas-insulated switchgear
Inventor: KOGA HIROMI
IPC: H02B13/02
Filed: 2001-11-07
Abstract: A gas-insulated switchgear is miniaturized and bus-bars connected
to bushings are simplified in configuration. 
     A distance L between outer peripheries of a first vacuum interrupter
12 and a second vacuum interrupter 13 is established to be smaller
than an external diameter D of the vacuum interrupters 12 to 14,
and insulating barriers 28 to 30 are installed between the first
vacuum interrupter 12 and the second vacuum interrupter 13, between
the first vacuum interrupter 12 and a hermetically sealed container
11, between the second vacuum interrupter 13 and the hermetically
sealed container 11, and between the first and second vacuum
interrupters 12 and 13 and the third vacuum interrupter 14.
Patent EP-1197918-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GADIEL FRANK-ULRICH
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2001-09-28
Abstract: A method and system for use in freeform modeling of solids and surfaces in
which multiple commands for modifying the geometry of an object can be designated to
run concurrently, so as to greatly reduce the number of steps required of the user in the
design process. 
     The method and system also allows commands to be designated as associative, so
that the command is performed automatically whenever the geometry to which it is
attached is modified. This leads to a further streamlining of the design process. 
     The method and system also allows the user to store the interactive scene as it is
at any given time, with the current selections and tool representations, so that the work
can be resumed later without the user having to redo any interactions. With that, and in
relation to parallel and associative commands, the system allows the user to capture all
design constraints and dependencies throughout the whole lifetime of a design model.
Patent EP-1129649-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASE KOUJI
IPC: F25D21/14
Filed: 2001-02-05
Abstract: A showcase (1) permits easier replacement of a blower (69) if
the blower (69) in a machine chamber (14) should fail. The showcase (1)
is equipped with a unit base (3) that provides the bottom surface of
the machine chamber (14), a blower (69) provided in the machine chamber
(14), and a detachably installed drain pan (68) for receiving drained
water. The unit base (3) is provided with a drilled hole (92) that
allows the blower (69) to be taken out therethrough, the drilled
hole (92) being covered by the drain pan (68).
Patent EP-1149540-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KOHKI FUKUYAMA
IPC: A41G3/00
Filed: 2001-04-25
Abstract: Disclosed is an automated wig manufacturing system. A two-dimensional thin wig
base (11) of fabric material woven by resin fiber, for example, is supplied to above a
conveyor table (21), whereas an artificial hair (30) is supplied to the underside of the
base. The base is subjected to tensioning rollers (23) so that it is placed on the table
in a stretched condition. A reciprocating needle (41) penetrates the stretched base to
engage the artificial hair, which is pulled above to thereby transplanted on the base.
The hair transplanting operation in such a manner is repeated at different points, as
the table is moved in predetermined direction(s) with a predetermined pitch. After the
hair transplanting operation is completed, the base is released from being stretched,
thereby allowing shrinkage of the base due to its material shrinkability. The base with
the artificial hairs transplanted is then formed into a three-dimensional configuration to
provide fittability to a human head.
Patent EP-1182516-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PARK WOO-YONG
IPC: G03G15/10
Filed: 2001-05-25
Abstract: An ink pollution prevention device for use in a wet
electrophotographic printer, for preventing a developer
from polluting a photoreceptor and peripheral devices by
flowing out at the ends of a development roller, a
squeegee roller, or a cleaning roller. The ink pollution
prevention device comprises a pair of ink stoppers
(50,50') mounted around a shaft (13a) of each roller (13)
in a symmetrical manner with each other. Each ink stopper
(50,50') has a plurality of peaks (51) and recesses (52)
which form a continuous helical shape in an opposite
helical direction from the other ink stopper. The helical
direction of the ink stopper (50,50') is formed to permit
the ink in the ink stopper to flow toward the center of
the roller (13) when the roller is rotated.
Patent EP-1172916-A3 (EP)
Inventor: UMEMURA TOKIHIRO
IPC: H02J7/34
Filed: 2001-07-05
Abstract: A power control device includes an electric power storage
device connected across a power supply line for a load. The
electric power storage device includes an electric double layer
capacitor (EDLC) bank (4) including a plurality of parallel-connected
rows of EDLC unit cells (12), each of which rows
includes a plurality of series-connected EDLC unit cells (12).
Patent EP-1202453-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAWASHIMA HIROFUMI
IPC: G01C19/5607
Filed: 2001-09-25
Abstract: The flexural mode, tuning fork, quartz crystal resonator comprising of tuning fork tines and tuning fork base is shown with novel shape and electrode construction, which provides a high electro-mechanical transformation efficiency, even when said resonator is miniaturized. As a result of which the miniaturized quartz crystal resonator may be provided with a small series resistance R 1  and a high quality factor Q. This is accomplished by grooves or a step difference and by electrode construction on the tuning fork tines and/or tuning fork base of the tuning fork, quartz crystal resonator. In addition, an improvement of the frequency temperature behaviour for the flexural mode, tuning fork, quartz crystal resonator is accomplished by connecting a plurality of resonators integrally at their respective tuning fork bases. Quartz crystal resonators with differing peak temperature points are electrically connected in parallel. Consequently, the integrally formed quartz crystal resonator has an excellent frequency temperature behaviour over a wide temperature range of between -10°C to +50°C.
Patent EP-1206014-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIKAWA RYOTARO
IPC: H01R13/74
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: The invention provides a simple means for preventing a panel connector from rotating.
A circular attachment hole 2 opens into a panel 1, and a cylindrical hood 12 is formed
on a male housing 10. An outer circumference face of this hood 12 has a flange 20 and
retaining claws 22 and 23 formed thereon. A position fixing pin 3 protrudes from a
hole edge of the attachment hole 2 at an innermost face thereof, and a position fixing
recess 28 opens onto an outer circumference edge of the flange 20. A protrusion 31
protrudes from an anterior end of the hood 12 at a side thereof opposite the side
provided with the position fixing recess 28. The male housing 10 is inclined, and the
protrusion 31 is fitted into the hole edge of the attachment hole 2. Then the male
housing 10 is returned to its straight state, using the protrusion 31 as a fulcrum, and the
position fixing pin 3 is passed through the position fixing recess 28 from an insertion
opening 29 thereof opening onto the outer circumference edge of the flange 20. The
male housing 10 is inserted smoothly through the attachment hole 2 and is maintained
in a prescribed position whereby it is prevented from rotating.
Patent EP-1214912-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DEY CLIFFORD
IPC: A61B17/06
Filed: 2001-12-13
Abstract: A machine and process for packaging armed sutures
into tray packages. The machine has a frame with a
rotatable indexing disc member mounted to the top of
frame. A plurality of tool nests are rotatably mounted to
the top of the indexing disc. Tray packages mounted in
the tool nests are rotated to wind sutures into a suture
channel in the packages. A stylus having a front nose
member and a rear heel member guides suture into the
suture channel.
Patent EP-1138645-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DE FAY THIERRY
IPC: E01C7/26
Filed: 2001-03-30
Abstract: La présente invention a pour objet un complexe d'étanchéité (1a)
comportant deux couches, une couche inférieure élastique (1'a) et une couche
supérieure apte à supporter les charges (1"a), caractérisé en ce que:
   + ladite couche inférieure (1'a) est en un bitume-polymère (3), dont la teneur en
fines (2') est faible voire nulle ; et   + ladite couche supérieure (1"a) est du type béton bitumineux coulé, à base d'un
bitume-polymère (3) et d'une charge minérale (2 + 2'), à faible teneur en fines (2').    
     Elle a également pour objet des procédés de préparation et d'utilisation
dudit complexe (1a) ainsi que ledit béton bitumineux coulé à base d'un bitume-polymère
(3) et d'une charge minérale (2 + 2'), à faible teneur en fines (2').
Patent EP-1209243-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BULLON CAMARASA JAVIER
IPC: H05B7/144
Filed: 2001-08-03
Abstract: Multifrequency equipment is provided for sensing the state of self
baking electrodes in an electric arc furnace
to obtain real values of the internal situation
of an electrode where changes of phase are being produced.
By means of said external equipment a small
low power and variable frequency electric signal is
introduced through a good conducting core component of the electrode
and which on changing the frequency of said electric current, will allow
the electrode situation to be known at different heights,
even beneath the baked plates.
Patent EP-1233586-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAEMAELAEINEN ARI
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for channel
equalization in a receiver (2), in which a signal is
received from a communication channel, the signal
containing symbols ( S ( B l   )) formed of binary information
by phase shift keying. In the receiver, channel
estimation is performed to estimate the properties of the
communication channel, and samples are taken of the
received signal at intervals. In the method, a determined
number of samples is examined at the time, and a
decision step is taken, in which, to find out the
transmitted symbols ( S ( B l   )), bit decisions (B) are
computed on the basis of said determined number of
samples. After each decision step, it is examined,
whether said decision step is to be iterated. Upon
iteration of said decision step, at least some of the bit
decisions of the preceding decision step are used in
addition to the samples under examination at the time,
for computing the bit decisions.
Patent EP-1238879-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ALBRICH REINHARD
IPC: E01B25/24
Filed: 2001-11-15
Abstract: The system to carry people away from a mountain station to a valley station has guide rails (4) suspended from supports (1-3) over the ground. The separate rail sections are linked together without sliding. The guide rails are held by guides (31), at least at a part of the supports, which swing around a vertical axis. When at rest, the rail sections (41,42) have a consistent sag, like a chain.
Patent EP-1237215-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KANETA YASUSHI
IPC: H01M8/02
Filed: 2002-02-28
Abstract: A highly corrosion-resistant material and a corrosion-resistant
member which are improved in corrosion resistance, adhesion,
contact electrical resistance, electrical conductivity,
airtightness, etc. and are suitable for use as, e.g., a
metallic separator for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC);
and a process for producing them. A thin noble-metal layer is
formed on the desired part of the surface of a metallic base
and then subjected to compression working. The coated base may
further be subjected to anticorrosive treatment with a liquid
phase containing a peroxide or ozone or with an active gas
atmosphere.
Patent EP-1238862-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SATOU KENICHI
IPC: B60R19/12
Filed: 2002-03-07
Abstract: A front portion of an under cover fastened to a cross
member extends to the front, so that the extension is
formed as a mounting bracket (25) for a bumper face (5). A lower
impact absorbing member (30) is integrally formed on the
bracket (25) which lower impact ab sorbing member has a rib (31)
provided to erect from the bracket (25) in such a manner as
to be opposed to an inner vertical surface of a lower
protruding portion (7) of the bumper face (5) and a plurality
of beads (32) disposed behind the rib (31) for transmitting an
impact from the rib (31) to the cross member (20), to thereby
provide a bumper structure with appropriate impact
absorbing function at a lower portion thereof, with a
simple structure and without increasing the number of
components.
Patent EP-1258287-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HOSOI YUICHI
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 2002-05-21
Abstract: A composite material sheet favorably utilizable for
analysis of substances originating from living body or
its analogues has partitions (11) two-dimensionally extending
on a sheet plane to form on the sheet plane plural fine
sections surrounded by the partitions (11) and porous material
portions (12) each of which is placed in the fine section, in
which the partitions are made of material having a mean
density of 0.6g/cm 3  or higher and the porous material
portions (12) have a mean density of 1.0g/cm 3  or lower, under
the condition that the mean density of material of the
partitions (11) is higher than the mean density of the material
of the porous material portions (12).
Patent EP-1249674-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HARAMOTO CARY
IPC: B01D53/26
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: A receiver/dryer (10) includes a canister (12) with a cylindrical sidewall (13), an
integral lower end (14), and an open upper end (16). A pick-up tube (18) is disposed centrally
within the canister. According to one aspect, the lower end (19) of the pick-up tube has a
wedged-shape and which is supported by the lower end of the canister. The upper end (20) of
the pick-up tube has an annular groove (21) which carries an O-ring seal (22). A lower baffle
(23) and lower filter pad (40) are received over the pick-up tube with the lower baffle having a
tight slip-fit therewith; loose desiccant (24) is introduced into the canister and supported by the
lower baffle and filter pad; and then an upper filter pad (50) and upper baffle (44) are received
over the pick-up tube, with the upper baffle having a slip-fit therewith. An upper end cap (60)
is then secured to the open end of the canister, with the pick-up tube being received within an
outlet passage (64) in the upper end cap and a fluid-tight seal being provided between the pick-up
tube (70) and the end cap by the O-ring seal. According to another aspect, a desiccant tube
is disposed in fluid-tight relation around the pick-up tube and extends between the lower baffle
and the upper baffle. The lower baffle has a fluid-tight fit with the desiccant tube, and
preferably has an annular bead (72) and annular flange (74) on the desiccant tube retaining the
baffle to the tube. In this further aspect, the pick-up tube can be connected off-center to the end
cap, and then bent or curved so as to be aligned with the desiccant tube. In either aspect, the
desiccant material can be loose fill, which reduces the over-all cost of the receiver/dryer.
Patent EP-1293476-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIEKE KLAUS
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 2002-07-27
Abstract: The container (1) has a cylindrical lower sidewall (11) and a floor (30) which define a lower beverage chamber (2), and a cylindrical upper sidewall (9) and a top wall (31) which define an upper pressurized gas chamber (3). A lower protective ring (7) is fitted around the floor, while an upper protective ring (8) is fitted around the top wall, to facilitate stacking of the containers. A partition (10), which has an outer edge welded to the upper sidewall lower edge and the lower sidewall top edge, is set between the beverage chamber and the pressurized gas chamber. A valve assembly (4), which includes a riser tube (32) that extends through the partition into the beverage chamber, is installed at the top wall. A tap (25) is connected to the valve assembly.
Patent EP-1271535-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KO JUNG-WAN
IPC: G11B19/02
Filed: 1999-03-04
Abstract: A storage medium for storing catalogue information and catalogue information playback apparatus and method are provided. By the method, catalogue information formed of a still picture and additional information together with audio data are recorded on a storage medium such as a DVD (210), which is an optical record storage medium, and the catalogue information is played back during playback of audio, to thereby provide various information on the audio. Also, the apparatus includes a buffer memory (250) for catalogue playback maintaining the predetermined standard and compatibility, and capable of real-time reading during playback of audio, and automatically playing back the catalogue content, corresponding to the playback state of the audio data, when there is no additional selection of a user.
Patent EP-1298595-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NAOI JUNICHI
IPC: G06T15/40
Filed: 2002-09-24
Abstract: A rendering processing device includes a subpixel buffer (68) having a rendering
region which corresponds to a display region of a display (55), a color buffer (69) that
registers a color value of a pixel, and a Z buffer (70) for registering a Z value of the pixel,
and renders the pixel in the rendering region in accordance with the color value and Z value
of the pixel to be displayed. When there is a new pixel to be rendered, it is verified whether
an empty region for registering the color value and Z value of the new pixel exists in the
buffers (69) and (70), or not, and when no empty region exists, the color value and Z value of
the new pixel and the registered color values and Z values are compared with each other, the
most approximate color values or Z values are integrated together to produce an empty
region.
Patent EP-1298916-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LOCE ROBERT P
IPC: B41J2/52
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: Error is distributed to pixels neighboring a pixel of interest based on a ranking
of the neighboring pixels. The ranking is based on pixel values of the neighboring
pixels. Optionally a spatial weighting is applied to the pixel values before ranking, to
provide a preference for pixels closest to the pixel of interest or to a particular portion
of a related halftone screen. Rank order based error diffusion provides compact
halftone dots without patterning artifacts. An image processing system operative to
perform rank order error diffusion includes a pixel ranker and an error diffuser. In a
xerographic environment the image processing system includes a xerographic printer.
Patent EP-1314632-A3 (EP)
Title: Karosserie mit rahmenartigem Achsträger
Inventor: OEHLMANN JOERG DIPL-ING
IPC: B62D21/15
Filed: 2002-11-21
Abstract: Bei einer Karosserie für ein Kraftfahrzeug wird ein Achsträger
(3) von Stützen (8) gegenüber einer Mittenverstärkung
(4) und zwei Längsträgern (1, 2) abgestützt. Die
Stützen (8) sind im Wesentlichen dreieckig gestaltet und
mit ihren Eckbereichen mit der Mittenverstärkung (4), jeweils
einem Längsträger (1, 2) und jeweils einem an dem
Achsträger (3) angeordneten Stützelement (7) verschraubt.
Hierdurch werden bei einem Crash des Kraftfahrzeuges in
den Achsträger (3) eingeleitete Kräfte gleichmäßig in die
Mittenverstärkung (4) und die Längsträger (1, 2) eingeleitet.
Patent EP-1291893-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAMURA HIROYUKI
IPC: H01J11/42
Filed: 1999-07-08
Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a
manufacturing method for a PDP that can continuously apply
phosphor ink for a long time and can accurately and evenly
produce phosphor layers even when the cell construction
is very fine. To do so, phosphor ink is continuously
expelled from a nozzle while the nozzle moves relative
to channels between partition walls formed on a plate so
as to scan and apply phosphor ink to the channels. While
doing so the path taken by the nozzle within each channel
between a pair of partition walls is adjusted based on
position information for the channel. When phosphor
particles is successively applied to a plurality of
channels, phosphor ink is continuously expelled from the
nozzle even when the nozzle is positioned away from the
channels. The phosphor ink is composed of: phosphor
particles that have an average particle diameter of 0.5
to 5µm; a mixed solvent in which materials selected from
a group consisting of terpineol, butyl carbitol acetate,
butyl carbitol, pentandiol, and limonene are mixed; and
a binder that is an ethylene group polymer or ethyl
cellulose containing at least 49% of ethoxy group (-OC 2 H
Patent EP-1316481-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PRAKAH-ASANTE KWAKU O
IPC: G01S13/931
Filed: 2002-11-26
Abstract: A pre-crash assessment system 1 includes a host vehicle
3 in motion, a remote sensor 4, status monitoring sensors 5
and safety device actuators 6, 8 are coupled to the host
object 3. The remote sensor 4 is used to detect the
dynamics of a target object 2 and the status monitoring
sensors 5 detect the host object dynamics. The safety device
actuators 6, 8 activate safety devices 7, 9 and a threshold
for each safety device actuator 6, 8 is defined by a safety
device activation specification. 
     A safety device controller 10, coupled to the host
object 3, generates tracking signals based on the host
object and target object dynamics and estimates future
positions of the host and target objects 3 and 2, and
estimates whether the potential for crash between the host
and target objects 3 and 2 is within the threshold criteria
for specific safety device actuation. The controller 10
then controls the safety device actuators when the potential
for crash is within the pre-determined threshold criteria.
Patent EP-1318465-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MINAGAWA KUNIO
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2002-03-19
Abstract: A data management mechanism (1) comprises a unit
(2) for managing data attributes, including a data
conversion policy, a unit (3) for detecting timing for
data conversion and/or distribution as a trigger, and a unit
(4) for converting and/or distributing data depending
on a data attribute managed by the unit (2) when the
unit (3) detects the trigger. The data management
mechanism (1) is managed by an operating system for
managing a file system (11) and operates independently
from an application program.