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Patent EP-2348341-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIN SHENG-HUNG
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 2011-01-14
Abstract: A light source apparatus including a light guide plate, a first light emitting unit, and a second light emitting unit is provided. The light guide plate has a first surface, an opposite second surface, a first side surface, and an opposite second side surface. The first light emitting unit is disposed beside the first side surface for providing a first light beam. The second light emitting unit is disposed beside the second side surface for providing a second light beam. The first light emitting unit has a central line passing through a geometric center of the first light emitting unit and being perpendicular to the first side surface. The second light emitting unit has a central line passing through a geometric center of the second light emitting unit and being perpendicular to the second side surface. The central lines do not coincide with each other.
Patent EP-2385202-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DE MARIA FABIO
IPC: E05D11/10
Filed: 2011-03-28
Abstract: A hinge is described, adapted to allow locking mobile frameworks and to operate as blind-stopper, window-stopper, opening restrictor, anti-theft device, door-stopper; the hinge is composed of a male hinge component (1, 1', 1'', 1''', 1'''') and a female hinge component (2, 2', 2'', 2''', 2'''') adapted to be operatively coupled with the male hinge component (1, 1', 1'', 1''', 1''''), that is equipped with a pin (6, 6', 6'', 6''', 90) that is partially shaped and partially smooth, while the female hinge component (2, 2', 2'', 2''', 2'''') is equipped with a bush (1, 7', 7'', 7''', 70) shaped in order to allow, through the coupling with the shaped pin (6, 6', 6'', 6''', 90), an on-off latch movement of the hinge with consequent locking of the mobile framework in a plurality of positions in a range of rotation from 0° to 180° of the mobile framework around the hinge.
Patent EP-2384871-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VOGT SEBASTIAN DR
IPC: B05C17/015
Filed: 2011-04-14
Abstract: The discharge device comprises a drain handle (110) for operating a valve of the discharge device. The valve is a valve body (103) which is arranged in a base body (101) in a rotating manner. The movement of the drain handle, is guided to the rotation of the valve body in the base body.
Patent EP-2518316-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LOECKENHOFF RUEDIGER DR
IPC: F24S20/20
Filed: 2011-04-28
Abstract: The unit (10) has a support device (30) comprising a shaft (34) that has first and second radial bearing points (50, 56) i.e. radial bearings. A third radial bearing point for accommodating another shaft (36) is flanged between the first and second bearing points. A mirror arrangement is connected with the latter shaft in a force-fit manner. The arrangement has segments (42, 44, 46, 48) and a gap formed between the segments. The former shaft absorbs weight of the latter shaft and the arrangement. A repositioning unit orients the arrangement towards the sun position by rotating the shafts.
Patent EP-2416333-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMECKEBIER MARIO
IPC: H01H9/00
Filed: 2011-05-21
Abstract: The method involves detecting rotational torque of a drive motor during operation of a step switch while maintaining detection of current position of the step switch. The detected rotational torque is differentiated to determine the minimum of the differentiated rotational torque, where a time point of the determined minimum of the differentiated rotational torque is rated as time point of a transfer switch leap, for forming a synchronous pulse. The rotational torque is divided into time domains.
Patent EP-2600070-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NODA SEIJI
IPC: C02F1/72
Filed: 2011-12-02
Abstract: A cathode of a scale inhibiting means can be formed of a porous conductive material and can be placed so as to separate outer air and water in an electrolysis tank. Accordingly, dissolution speed of oxygen can be drastically increased and a generation of combustible hydrogen gas in accordance with water electrolysis can be suppressed while scale sticking to a heat transfer passage can be reliably prevented. 
     A water heater can be provided with such a scale inhibiting means which includes the electrolysis tank, an anode and a cathode arranged in the tank in an opposed manner and a power source to apply voltage between the anode and the cathode and which deposits scale ingredients dissolved in water in the electrolysis tank, a heat transfer passage which is disposed at the downstream side of the scale inhibiting means to guide the water, and a heat source which heats the water at the heat transfer passage owing to heat exchange, and the cathode of the scale inhibiting means can be formed of said porous conductive material being arranged so as to separate the outer air and the water.
Patent EP-2606836-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SENGER RETO
IPC: A61B17/17
Filed: 2011-12-23
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a targeting guide to be used in the internal fixation for fractured long bones, comprising an arm (11) which is adapted and configured to be connected to an implant (13) which is adapted and configured to be inserted into a fractured long bone (15), a first guide member (17) and a second guide member (15) being arranged one inside the other and being displaceable with respect to each other in a displacement direction between a release configuration and a locking configuration, one of the guide members (17) being connected to the arm (11) such as to be immobile with respect to the arm (11), a first guide passage (19, 19') formed in the first guide member (17) and a second guide passage (27, 27') formed in the second guide member (25), the guide passages (19, 19', 27, 27') being adapted and configured to receive a tool (16) and/or a tool guide (23), wherein in the release configuration the guide passages (19, 27 and 19', 27', respectively) are aligned and define an alignment axis along which the tool (16) or tool guide (23) is freely movable with respect to the guide members (17, 25), and wherein in the locking configuration the guide passages (19, 27 and 19', 27', respectively) are misaligned and/or offset such as to clamp the tool (16) or tool guide (23) received in the guide passages (19, 19', 27, 27'), and an actuation mechanism adapted and configured to displace the guide members (17, 25) with respect to each other between the release configuration and the locking configuration.
Patent EP-2472728-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MUHAMMAD KHURRAM
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 2011-01-04
Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device includes a portable housing, a transmitter carried by the portable housing and configured to modulate an input signal, and an adjustable impedance matching network coupled downstream from the transmitter. An antenna is coupled downstream from the adjustable impedance matching network, and a non-directional coupler is coupled between the adjustable impedance matching network and the antenna. A feedback receiver is coupled to the non-directional coupler to generate a feedback signal. A controller is configured to control the adjustable impedance matching network based upon the input signal and the feedback signal.
Patent EP-2484567-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BRAENNSTROEM MATTIAS
IPC: B60W30/08
Filed: 2011-02-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to an onboard perception system (105) of a vehicle (4) comprising: 
     - a state assessment means (110) adapted to at least assess a state of a first external object (6) located in a vicinity (12) of the vehicle (4) hosting the onboard perception system (105), 
- at least a first sensor assembly (120) for assessing sound information, and 
- an evaluation means (130) adapted to evaluate a change in the state of the first external object (6) by using the assessed sound information. 
     The invention further relates to a collision avoidance system (100) comprising such an onboard perception system (105) and to the vehicle (4). Additionally, the present invention relates to a method for evaluating a reason of a change in a state of a first external object (6) located in a vicinity (12) of the vehicle (4) hosting the onboard perception system (105).
Patent EP-2361751-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OBERHOFER JOHANN
IPC: B22F3/105
Filed: 2011-02-23
Abstract: The laser fusion method involves producing object (3) by sequential solidification of individual layers of liquid or powdered building material (3a) by effect of an electromagnetic radiation (7a). The pulsed electromagnetic radiations are used within a layer, where latter pulsed radiation has a higher frequency than the former pulsed radiation or a continuous electromagnetic radiation. An independent claim is also included for a device for manufacturing three-dimensional object.
Patent EP-2502768-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIESENER ALF
IPC: B32B17/10
Filed: 2011-03-15
Abstract: The windshield (02) has a conductor path (05) lead to the inside (03) of the windshield and is formed on one edge of a base (06), where the conductor path formed on the base is provided on an electrically conductive portion (07) that is formed on the surface of the windshield. The conductor path is glued to the edge of the base, where the conductor path is partially printed and is extended to the interior of the windshield. An independent claim is provided for an interior rear view unit in an interior rear view unit assembly for a vehicle.
Patent EP-2337403-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHENK MICHAEL
IPC: H04W4/50
Filed: 2009-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a telecommunications network configured for providing access to a plurality of terminals is proposed and a method therefore. Each terminal comprises a unique identifier for accessing the telecommunications network. The telecommunications network comprises a register, an access request receiver and an access module. The register is configured for storing the unique identifier of at least one terminal in combination with at least one grant access time interval, or an equivalent thereof, during which access for the terminal is permitted. The access request receiver is configured for receiving the access request and the unique identifier for accessing the telecommunications network from the terminal. The access module is configured for denying access for the terminal if the access request is received outside the time interval, or the equivalent thereof.
Patent EP-2355523-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHUJOH TAKESHI
IPC: H04N19/94
Filed: 2003-04-18
Abstract: A video decoding method for decoding encoded data obtained by subjecting a video image having a luminance and two color differences to prediction encoding, the method comprising: receiving an input of encoded data obtained by encoding, for one or more to-be-decoded blocks, a plurality of combinations each comprising a weighting factor for each of the luminance and the two color differences and an offset for each of the luminance and the two color differences, and encoding, for a to-be-decoded block, a quantized orthogonal transform coefficient of a prediction error signal concerning the luminance and the two color differences and a given number of index informations each indicating a combination of the plurality of combinations and a reference image; obtaining, for the to-be-decoded block, the given number of combinations each comprising the weighting factor and the offset from the plurality of combinations and the given number of index informations; generating a prediction image for the to-be-decoded block by multiplying a given number of reference images by the given number of weighting factors corresponding to respective reference images and adding the given number of offsets; generating a prediction error signal for the to-be-decoded block by subjecting the quantized orthogonal transform coefficient to dequantization and inverse orthogonal transform; and generating a decoded image signal for the to-be-decoded block by calculating a sum of the prediction error signal and the prediction images.
Patent EP-2377436-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RADLINGER EDMUND
IPC: B65D81/32
Filed: 2011-04-15
Abstract: The hollow auxiliary vessel (1) has a fastening device (2), where an opening is provided in the upper area (3) of the auxiliary vessel protruding over the discharge opening (7). The additional vessel is filled with a free-flowing material. The auxiliary vessel is made of flexible plastic material.
Patent EP-2381009-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BLACK RUSSELL WELDON
IPC: C23C14/06
Filed: 2011-04-20
Abstract: An apparatus (60) and associated method of operation is provided for vapor deposition of a sublimated source material, such as CdTe, as a thin film on discrete photovoltaic (PV) module substrates (14) that are conveyed in a continuous, non-stop manner through the apparatus. The apparatus includes a deposition head (62) configured for receipt and sublimation of the source material. The deposition head has a distribution plate (88) at a defined distance above a horizontal conveyance plane (117) of an upper surface of the substrates conveyed through a deposition area (112) within the apparatus. The sublimated source material moves through the distribution plate and deposits onto the upper surface of the substrates as they are conveyed through the deposition area. The substrates move into and out of the deposition area through entry (120) and exit slots (122) that are defined by transversely extending entrance and exit seals (96). The seals are disposed at a gap distance (113) above the upper surface of the substrates that is less than the distance or spacing between the upper surface of the substrates and the distribution plate. The seals have a ratio of longitudinal length (in the direction of conveyance of the substrates) to gap distance of from about 10:1 1 to about 100:1.
Patent EP-2384695-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KRAEMER UWE
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2011-05-02
Abstract: The system has an analysis unit (2) determining an analyte measured value for a body fluid specimen applied, and a fingerprint sensor unit (3) detecting fingerprint sensor signals for users. A control unit (1) is connected to the analysis unit and the fingerprint sensor unit for data transmission, where the control unit analyzes the detected fingerprint sensor signals and optionally additional detected fingerprint sensor signals in addition to a user identification to provide control signals for executing additional measurement system functions. An independent claim is also included for a method for operating a measurement system for analyte determination.
Patent EP-2511915-A1 (EP)
Inventor: QIN JIFENG
IPC: H02H3/04
Filed: 2011-05-13
Abstract: An electric device (15) comprising: 
an electric element (1) comprising a body (13) and a terminal (5), and 
a conductive spring (17) being deflected, the spring (17) being electrically connected to the terminal (5) by a fusible joint (19), where the spring (17) and the terminal (5) are electrically disconnected if the joint (19) fuses.
Patent EP-2386839-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAGEYAMA TOSHIHARU
IPC: G01G19/393
Filed: 2003-11-11
Abstract: A combinational weighing device is provided with a detection part detecting a measuring state on the basis of the quantity of a object introduced into each measuring hopper and a correction part operating a target dispersed weight defining the reference for control on a cross feeder by a supply control part. The correction part corrects the target dispersed weight in response to the measuring state of the combinational weighing device detected by the detection part. In other words, the correction part controls the quantity of the object supplied to a dispersion feeder on the basis of measured data indicating an actually measured value. Thus provided is a combinational weighing device performing efficient measurement without complicating the device structure.
Patent EP-2559926-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WOLPERT GERHARD
IPC: F16K17/04
Filed: 2011-08-19
Abstract: The valve has a cap (2) extended in a longitudinal direction, and a housing (1) attached with a rear portion (10). A valve seat and a valve disk are arranged between an inlet opening and an outlet opening (30) that is formed in the rear portion of the housing. A front portion (11) of the housing is provided with an annular flange (110) that surrounds the inlet opening, where the annular flange forms a contact surface with surface normals lying at right angle to the longitudinal direction of the valve. The valve seat is formed as a separate part of a rear opening.
Patent EP-2423163-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PECH DR REINER
IPC: C01B33/037
Filed: 2011-08-22
Abstract: Polycrystalline silicon has polycrystalline silicon fragments, where at least 90% of the fragments have a size of 10-40 mm, 20-60 mm, greater than 45 mm, 3-15 mm or 0.5-5 mm, where the proportions of silicon dust particles is: less than 15 ppmw, 45 ppmw or 70 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 400 mu m; less than 14 ppmw,30 ppmw or 62 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 50 mu m; less than 10 ppmw, 20 ppmw or 60 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 10 mu m; and less than 3 ppmw, 10 ppmw or 40 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 1 mu m. Polycrystalline silicon comprises polycrystalline silicon fragments, where at least 90% of the fragments have a size of 10-40 mm, 20-60 mm, greater than 45 mm, 3-15 mm or 0.5-5 mm, where the proportion of silicon dust particles is: less than 15 ppmw, 45 ppmw or 70 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 400 mu m; less than 14 ppmw,30 ppmw or 62 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 50 mu m; less than 10 ppmw, 20 ppmw or 60 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 10 mu m; and less than 3 ppmw, 10 ppmw or 40 ppmw for particle sizes of less than 1 mu m. The polycrystalline silicon has surface contamination with metals of >= 0.1-= 100 ppbw. An independent claim is also included for producing polycrystalline silicon comprising breaking of thin rods of deposited polycrystalline silicon into fragments in a Siemens reactor, classifying the fragments into size classes of 0.5 mm to greater than 45 mm and treating the fragments by means of compressed air or dry ice to remove silicon dust from the fragments, where no chemical wet cleaning is carried out.
Patent EP-2562123-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIYUKI ALBERTO
IPC: B66B7/12
Filed: 2011-08-24
Abstract: The lift has a monitoring device (30) for monitoring a driving route determined by guide rails (7, 8) in the lift. The device comprises a transmission unit for sending a directional signal (32) e.g. light signal and/or laser rays, and a receiving unit for receiving the directional signal. A control mask (34) is connected to the rails and arranged such that the mask passes the directional signal when the rails are correctly aligned and intercepts or reflects the directional signal during displacement of the rails. A lift cage and/or counter-weight are guided via the rails. An independent claim is also included for a method for permanent monitoring of a driving route of a lift.
Patent EP-2399535-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GREGG WILLIAM N
IPC: A61B18/16
Filed: 2008-07-31
Abstract: A system for determining probability of tissue damage is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of return electrodes adhered to a patient and adapted to couple to an electrosurgical generator configured to generate an electrosurgical current. The system also includes a current monitor and a switching component connected in series with each of the plurality of the return electrodes. The current monitor being configured to measure the electrosurgical current passing therethrough. The system further includes a processor coupled to each of the current monitors and the switching components. The processor is configured to determine the balance of a current load among the plurality of the return electrodes and configured to control each of the switching components to adjust the current passing through each of the return electrodes to balance the current load.
Patent EP-2570310-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SPECKMAIER ANDRE
IPC: B60S3/06
Filed: 2011-09-19
Abstract: The vehicle washing process is performed automatically relative to vehicle motor movable washing tools (34,46,48). The movable washing tools are controlled by a control device (54). The vehicle characteristics are detected by sensors (64,67,72,74) of a vehicle washing facility (10). The vehicle to be washed is assigned automatically based on the detected vehicle characteristics of several predetermined classes of vehicles. The operations of the washing tools are automatically adapted with the associated class of vehicle. An independent claim is included for a vehicle washing facility.
Patent EP-2408170-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VANSTONE SCOTT A
IPC: H04L9/10
Filed: 2002-07-16
Abstract: A method and system for verifying the integrity of data presented for signing to a user of the personalized device in a public-key cryptographic scheme. The method comprises establishing a trusted path between the user and secure module residing on the personalized device. The secure module holds the user's private key, displays information about the data message directly to the user, and generates the signature only when instructed to do so. The decision whether or not to sign the data message is determined by the user.
Patent EP-2587133-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KERPE ALEXANDER
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 2011-10-28
Abstract: A LED-based lighting component is disclosed. It comprises of a plurality of LEDs (20) mounted to a printed circuit board (10). Furthermore, a reflector strip (30) of a metal sheet with punched out reflectors (34,35,36,37) is located on the printed circuit board (10). The reflector strip (30) forms at least two reflectors (34,35) at opposing sides of each LED, reflecting and/or shading light from the LED (20). The reflector strip (30) and the printed circuit board (10) are held together within a frame (40).
Patent EP-2463421-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GOLLER WILFRIED
IPC: D04B37/02
Filed: 2011-11-21
Abstract: The design device has a storage unit for receiving knitted product (100). A display unit is provided for displaying compressed symbol representation (10) and a non-compressed symbol representation of the knitted product. An input device is provided for modifying compressed symbol representation into non-compressed symbol representation using a conversion law. The non-compressed symbol display is updated automatically whenever the compressed representation symbol is changed using input device.
Patent EP-2460776-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUDO TOSHIAKI
IPC: C03B19/09
Filed: 2011-11-29
Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible and a manufacturing apparatus (1) for the same which can reduce the amount of bubbles and impurities of a crucible inner surface and enhance a crystallization yield of silicon single crystal. A method for manufacturing a vitreous silica crucible of the invention includes a silica powder supplying process of supplying silica powder in a rotating mold (10) to form a silica powder layer (11); an arc fusing process of fusing the silica powder layer (11) by arc discharge generated by carbon electrodes (13); and a fire polishing process of throwing an arc flame toward a target surface of the silica powder layer (11) for surface removal, wherein, in the fire polishing process, distances from tips of the carbon electrodes to the target surface is set to be equal.
Patent EP-2591658-A1 (EP)
Inventor: COLBER WILLIAM
IPC: A01D34/416
Filed: 2011-11-09
Abstract: A trimmer (10) and a trimmer head (20) for use with the trimmer, the trimmer head including a body (28) rotatable about an axis (32), the body defining a plurality of axially spaced channels (36) each sized to receive at least a portion of a trimmer line (24) therein, and a clamping mechanism (40) in operable communication with at least two of the axially spaced channels to selectively retain a trimmer line positioned within any one of the at least two axially spaced channels. The trimmer head may include a wear disk (44) pivotable relative to the trimmer head body. In addition, a release button (104) of the clamping mechanism may be arranged on the body to provide additional clamping force when the trimmer head rotates about the axis.