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Patent EP-0598499-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOCKTER MICHAEL JON
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 1993-10-25
Abstract: A computer-based multimedia presentation system is provided with a synchronization scheme for recording and playing independent media. The disclosed system and method allows media processes and single medium processes to achieve and maintain synchronization with each other without process interdependence and without interprocess communication. This capability is provided by assigning a common clock for all processes, requiring all participating media processes to reference the common clock, informing each process of a synchronization basepoint called a "zero-time", and then allowing each process to independently synchronize itself to the common clock. The common clock itself does not provide any stimulus to a media process; it is a passive component in the synchronization. The media process is the active component, referring to the common clock as required to maintain synchronization for the particular media it is handling.
Patent EP-0597675-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARLOTTA MICHAEL
IPC: B41J2/18
Filed: 1993-11-09
Abstract: At one location within an ink jet printer maintenance station, a printhead carrying translatable carriage (16) is moved to bring a cap (46) into sealing engagement with the nozzle containing face (23) of the printhead. A vacuum pump (58) is connected to the cap by flexible hose (62,63) with a separator (64) intermediate the cap and vacuum pump. Priming is conducted when the carriage, with the cap sealed to the nozzle face of the printhead, is moved to another location to actuate a pinch valve (66) which squeezes the flexible hose closed. When the carriage is removed from that location, the hose returns to its original open state, thereby providing no crevices to collect ink. The flexibility of the hose and the built in flexibility of the pinch valve combine to eliminate the need for high positional tolerances in the carriage.
Patent EP-0617265-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI TOSHIYUKI
IPC: G01L1/08
Filed: 1994-03-25
Abstract: A force measuring instrument for determining the strength of an applied force by measuring the strength of an electromagnetic force developed so as to counterbalance the applied force, the instrument including a force coil (5a, 5b), a displacement sensor (3) for detecting any displacement occurring on a scale balance (2), an analog arithmetic unit (8) for performing PD operation of analog detecting signals sent by the displacement sensor, a pulse converter (7) for converting the analog signal into a signal having a frequency depending upon the magnitude of the analog signal, an up/down counter (11a) for counting up or down pulse signals from the pulse converter depending upon the polarity of the analog signal, a D/A (digital-to-analog) converter (12a) for converting the number of counts by the up/down counter into an analog signal, and wherein the sum of the output of the D/A converter and the output of the analog arithmetic unit is fed back to the force coil, thereby ensuring that the counts by the counter alone are used to determine the measurements.
Patent EP-0616899-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ABILDGAARD WILLIAM H
IPC: B42B5/08
Filed: 1988-11-01
Abstract: Male and female book binding strips are packaged in cassettes (31) and the respective cassettes are stacked in male and female hopper stations (66, 116). Punched sheets are deposited in a staging station. The components of the book are then assembled in an assembly station (121). Thus the stack of sheets is fed onto one jaw and one male strip is fed onto that jaw while a female strip is fed onto the opposite jaw superimposed above the first-mentioned jaw. The two jaws (123, 136) are moved toward each other until the stack is loosely held therebetween. Thereupon the jaws are pivoted to vertical position, the stack resting on a base plate attached to one jaw. The stack is jogged so that the holes in the sheets are aligned with each other and with the holes in the female strip. The male strip is pushed inward toward the stack, the studs fitting through the holes in the sheets and through the female strip. The assembled stack and strips are then moved into a bind station (201) where the strips are compressed together, excess stud length cut off and rivet heads formed on the severed ends of the studs.
Patent EP-0636713-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOFFACKER GERD
IPC: C25D3/58
Filed: 1994-06-17
Abstract: To produce bright to glossy, planarised copper-tin alloy coatings, electroplating baths are used which contain from 1 to 60 g/l of copper as copper cyanide, from 1 to 50 g/l of tin as alkali metal stannate, from 0 to 10 g/l of zinc as zinc cyanide, from 1 to 100 g/l of free alkali metal cyanide, from 1 to 50 g/l of free alkali metal hydroxide and, as a complexing agent, from 1 to 200 g/l of oligosaccharides and/or polysaccharides as well as, additionally, from 0.01 to 4 g/l of alkene sulphonate, alkine sulphonate, pyridine compounds or sulphur-containing propane sulphonates as a brightener.
Patent EP-0691621-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARACKELLIAN KEVORK
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1987-07-09
Abstract: A preferably hand-held bar code scanner is described in which an invisible laser beam is scanned along a line across the bars of a code in a nominal plane 92 (Fig. 8) in which the bars of said code are disposed; associated with said bar code scanner and preferably integrated with the (hand-held) bar code scanner assembly there is a marker beam system which comprises a source 78 of visible light and associated optics 48 providing a focus of said visible light marker beam along a line 98 generally congruent with the line along which said invisible beam is scanned. For providing said visible light line focus substantially congruent with the line along which the invisible laser beam is scanned, the optics 48 may be an anamorphic or cylindrical lens. The cylindrical lens preferably may serve a double duty in that additionally to providing the visible light line focus of the marker beam system, it may also contribute to suitably shaping the invisible laser beam used for scanning the code bars and/or may also contribute in collecting and focussing the invisible laser beam radiation reflected back from the bar code plane scanned, for detection in the means for reading the bar code. 
     The apparatus disclosed and described thus provides an improved marker beam system which generates a line congruent with the scan path of the invisible laser beam and centered with respect to the length of the scanning path, thus enabling the person handling the bar code reader to reliably and optimally direct the invisible laser scanning beam towards, and into alignment with, the bar code to be read.
Patent EP-0645897-A2 (EP)
Title: Interface circuit with transparent impedance
Inventor: HOELLRIGL FRANZ ING
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 1994-09-21
Abstract: Interface circuit (IF) for line connections, in particular in telecommunications systems, with at least two interface connections (AS1, AS2) and with at least one circuit arrangement (SE1, SE2) per interface connection (AS1, AS2), one circuit arrangement (SE1, SE2) in each case adjusting the current (I2', I1') or the voltage signal (U2, U1) of an assigned interface connection (AS2, AS1) depending on the current (I1', I2') and the voltage signal (U1, U2) on a different interface connection (AS1, AS2) in such a way that the current (I2', I1') and the voltage signals (U2, U1) of the individual interface connections (AS2, AS1) are related to one another in a predefined manner. Each circuit arrangement (SE1, SE2) has an analog computer circuit (AR1, AR2) with two control inputs (E11, E12, E21, E22) and one output with a low output impedance and the two control inputs (E11, E12, E21, E22) are in each case interconnected via a measurement impedance (Z1, Z2). One of the control inputs (E11, E21) in each case of a circuit arrangement (SE1, SE2) has a high input impedance in relation to the measurement impedance (Z1, Z2) and is connected to an interface connection (AS1, AS2) and the other control input (E12, E22) of one circuit arrangement (SE1, SE2) is in each case connected to the output (A2, A1) of the other circuit arrangement (SE2, SE1). The analog computer circuits (AR1, AR2) are designed in a suitable manner to provide in each case at their output (AR1, AR2) a voltage signal (UA1, UA2) which is equal to the sum of the voltage signal (U1, U2) on their control input (E11, E21) which is connected to the interface connection (AS1, AS2) and the voltage (I1 &cirf& Z1, I2 &cirf& Z2) between the two control inputs (E11, E12, E21, E22), in each case multiplied by a specific factor. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0655736-A2 (EP)
Title: Disk drive with acceleration rate sensing
Inventor: LEE CHIH-KUNG
IPC: G11B19/20
Filed: 1994-11-29
Abstract: A data recording disk drive includes acceleration rate sensing for controlling or modifying one or more disk drive operations in response to external shock or vibration. An acceleration rate sensor is mounted on the disk drive housing and provides direct detection of acceleration rate of the disk drive when subjected to external shock or vibration. The sensor includes two spaced-apart piezoelectric transducers that operate in current mode. The transducers are connected to an interface circuit that generates two voltage signals that are directly proportional to the angular and linear acceleration rates, respectively, when the disk drive is subjected to an external force. The disk drive microcontroller uses the voltage signals to inhibit writing of data or modify the servo control signal to maintain the heads on track during track seeking or following. The microcontroller can also combine the two signals to determine the acceleration rate of an unbalanced rotary actuator, which can then be used to modify the servo control signal. This permits the use of an unbalanced rotary actuator, which makes the disk drive smaller and lighter and reduces power consumption.
Patent EP-0684656-A2 (EP)
Inventor: INAMI KAZUYOSHI C O MITSUBISHI
IPC: H01P5/08
Filed: 1995-05-23
Abstract: There is provided a small size phase shifter which can shift a phase by 180 degrees wherein the accuracy of preset phase is less dependent on frequency. The phase shifter comprises first to fourth switches provided between a first line pair and a second line pair. By turning the first and second switches ON and the third and fourth switches OFF, a signal inputted to the first line pair is outputted from the second line pair in phase. By turning the first and second switches OFF and the third and fourth switches ON, a signal inputted to the first line pair is outputted from the second line pair out of phase. A small-size phase shifter which has the accuracy of preset phase less dependent on frequency can then be obtained.
Patent EP-0729268-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIMATA MASAFUMI
IPC: H04N5/378
Filed: 1995-08-08
Abstract: A solid state image sensor of charge sweep architecture comprises photodetectors in two-dimension, vertical charge transfer elements and a horizontal charge transfer element. A driver circuit for the vertical charge transfer elements mounted in the solid state image sensor comprises a circuit for setting initial states of shift registers and a circulation loop line connecting an output of the shift register at the last stage to an input of the shift register at a first stage. Thus, a lower consumption power and high efficiency charge transfer are provided in the solid state image sensor.
Patent EP-0705048-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GINGELL MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H04J3/08
Filed: 1995-09-05
Abstract: A cross-connect for interfacing high-speed ports and having add/drop multiplexing capabilities for permitting simultaneous access to all individual subscribers may be improved by utilizing a switch block arrangement for allowing downstream subscribers to be switched among each other without the need to be switched upstream through the cross-connect or may alternatively be improved by substituting an expansion shelf in place of a line shelf so as to permit the addition of additional line shelves and hence, additional subscribers. This latter improvement is made possible by assuming that not all subscribers will need access to the cross-connect at the same time. A switch block for such arrangements can output either an input data signal previously stored in a switch memory or a daisy-chain input that is output from another switch block in the arrangement.
Patent EP-0674241-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZOLTNER JOHN D
IPC: B41J15/04
Filed: 1995-03-23
Abstract: An end of media detection system (70) is provided for a system which unrolls a media supply such as paper from a cylindrical core substrate. One (trailing) edge of the media is attached to the core substrate. As part of the media detection system, a shaft (80) which is positioned within a pair of cradles (79) supports the cylindrical core. One of the cradles houses a plastic slide (85), which in turn acts vertically on the actuator of a microswitch (71) when the shaft is in place. The weight of the shaft and media roll acting on the microswitch (71) keeps the microswitch in an inactive state, however, as the media on the roll is played out, at some point just before the media is exhausted the shaft (80) is moved upward due to the adhesive attachment of the trail edge of the media to the core substrate. Movement of the shaft relieves the pressure on the actuator of the microswitch thereby actuating the microswitch to send a signal to a controller to stop rotation of the shaft. This prevents a situation where the sheet still attached to the core stalls at the end of media feed.
Patent EP-0704493-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEWIS LARRY NEIL
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 1995-08-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for making nitrosamine-free silicone articles by post baking in an inert atmosphere a cured mixture of a vinyl containing organopolysiloxane, a silicon hydride siloxane or silicon hydride siloxane fluid, a filler and a catalyst.
Patent EP-0797615-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COOMBES ALLAN GERALD ARTHUR
IPC: C08J3/14
Filed: 1995-03-27
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB95/00686 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 4, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 4, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/26376 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 5, 1996The invention relates to microspheres which are suitable for biomedical uses which have a diameter in the range of 10 nm to 2 mm and which comprise a substantially spherical core particle of a non-water-soluble polymer and an outer surface layer consisting substantially of a water-soluble polymer. The water-soluble polymer is conjugated to polyethylene glycol and the non-water-soluble core particle is attached to the water-soluble polymer by the polyethylene glycol moiety. The microspheres are prepared by dissolving the non-water-soluble polymer in a suitable first solvent, dispersing the polymer solution in a solution of the PEG/water-soluble polymer conjugate and evaporating the first solvent to form microspheres in which the PEG anchors the water-soluble polymer to the core particle.
Patent EP-0733570-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ENDERLE RALF DR
IPC: B65H19/26
Filed: 1996-03-14
Abstract: The separating device is part of a device for winding webs of paper, foil, plastics etc. onto at least one roll (5). There is a first roller (4) contacting the outer surface of the roll, and a holding device (73-82) round the roller, able to turn round it, controlling a wire or similar acting on the web (1) after the winding process. The holding device is concentric to the first roller, and has at least one holder (73) which can be altered in the radial direction. The holder facing each endface of the first roller consists of two parts (75,76). There is a pressure cylinder (79) between these two parts to push one of them (75) relative to the other (76).
Patent EP-0753447-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POLSTER MICHAEL DIPL-ING
IPC: B62D1/18
Filed: 1996-07-03
Abstract: The facing has a flexible cover plate for an adjustable gap between steering column and dashboard. The cover plate (2;2a;2b) is dimensionally stable, and is removably fastened to at least the dashboard (1). The edges of the plate are stiffer than the intermediate section. Fastening is via pref. locking elements, which engage non/positively. The elements can consist of a U-shaped groove with elastic legs in the plate. The groove engages locking or self-adhesive on the fastening edges (8) of an aperture (6) in the dashboard.
Patent EP-0762538-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KANBA SEIJI
IPC: H01Q1/38
Filed: 1996-09-05
Abstract: A chip antenna (10) having a substrate (11) comprising either of a dielectric material or a magnetic material, at least one conductor (12) formed on at least one side of a surface of the substrate (11) or inside the substrate (11), and at least one feeding terminal (16) provided on the surface of the substrate for applying a voltage to the conductor (12), a part of the conductor (12) connecting with the feeding terminal (16). The end section (12a) of the conductor (12) or a portion of the conductor other than an end section of the conductor (11) may be connected with the feeding terminal (16).
Patent EP-0779737-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIROHATA NAOTO
IPC: H04N5/7826
Filed: 1996-12-13
Abstract: A magnetic tape, on which a plurality of patterned tracks indicating a plurality of PAL type color television video signals recorded at a long time recording speed in a long time play mode are formed in series, is wound on a rotational drum on which a pair of rotational magnetic heads are arranged to be spaced at 180 degrees apart. When the PAL type color television video signals are read out from the magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is run at a special reproducing speed higher than the long time recording speed, phases of a plurality of color difference signals R-Y included in the PAL type color television video signals are controlled on condition that the phases of the color difference signals R-Y are alternately set to an inverted condition every horizontal scanning period even though one rotational magnetic head scanning the magnetic tape is changed to the other rotational magnetic head. Therefore, the occurrence of a skew in a reproduced image or the decolaration of the reproduced image can be prevented.
Patent EP-0787701-A2 (EP)
IPC: F42B5/196
Filed: 1991-08-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an encased propellant which comprises overwrapping at least one charge of propellant with an elastomeric coating composition to produce the desired encased propellant. The process is suitably effected by molding, casting, dipping, or otherwise applying the coating composition to the charge of propellant. The process and composition of the present invention is expected to be useful in the production of encased tank ammunition, and the like.
Patent EP-0773534-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GANDOLA KENT RAPHAEL
IPC: G11B15/62
Filed: 1996-11-06
Abstract: Magnetic recording and reproducing linear thin film head arrays (30) particularly for use for recording and reading information on a magnetics-on-film (MOF) layer (28) in the image area of photographic filmstrips (10) and particularly a configuration and mounting of such heads to achieve high compliance with the relatively stiff filmstrip and MOF layer in cameras or other filmstrip handling apparatus without damaging the filmstrip. When constrained in the film transport path, the filmstrip assumes a convex cross film curvature on the MOF layer side approximated by a sixth order polynomial having even terms only. A base line for the deposition of thin film head layers of each head of the array on a linear substrate is approximated by the sixth order polynomial having even terms only. After deposition of the thin film layers, the linear head array is shaped to the cross film curvature, and the lapped head surfaces are aligned with the base line. Preferably, at least one electrical lapping guide is deposited on the substrate in relation to the linear array of magnetic head elements and the base line, wherein the head element layer height is controlled in the head fabrication processing by monitoring the electrical resistance of the electrical lapping guide during shaping of the convex curvature of the head surface.
Patent EP-0732512-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MOELLER RUDOLF
IPC: F15B13/044
Filed: 1996-02-07
Abstract: The piston-cylinder unit has a valve connected to at least one cylindrical cavity. The valve casing (1a), which carries an electromagnet (3), forms a unit casing (5) with at least one cylindrical tube (4). The valve seat (6) and piston endface (7) are connected to each other by a common cavity (8). The casing may be manufactured in one piece. The cylindrical tube has its longitudinal axis (4a) perpendicular to, or in the same direction as the operating device (9) of an electromagnetic valve (10). It may be possible to alter the ID of the cylindrical tube by means of tube pieces (11).
Patent EP-0735260-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OTTERMAN JOHN
IPC: F02D41/30
Filed: 1996-03-07
Abstract: An adapting mechanism for controlling the speed of a variable speed fuel pump in a returnless fuel delivery system includes a demand sensor, feed forward fuel pump values, adaptive adjustments corresponding to the feed forward values, a pump controller which controls the speed of the fuel pump, a timer, a steady demand indicator, a flow error accumulator, and an adjustor. The system chooses a feed forward value which corresponds to the engine's fuel demand and combines it with the corresponding adaptive adjustment to drive the fuel pump. The system monitors the average flow error over a time interval throughout which the fuel demand is substantially steady and modifies the adaptive adjustments to reduce any error offsets beyond a predetermined acceptable level.
Patent EP-0742442-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WARWICK RONALD
IPC: G01R21/133
Filed: 1996-04-22
Abstract: A modulised utility meter comprising a basic meter module and an 'add-on' module, two counters one of which is operatively associated with each module, each counter being arranged to count in dependence upon connection of the module with which it is associated to the utility and a comparator which operates to compare the count state of the counters and to provide an output signal in dependence upon this comparison, which output signal serves to provide an indication when the meter has been tampered with.
Patent EP-0747993-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KABUTO KATSUMI
IPC: H01Q5/00
Filed: 1996-06-04
Abstract: In a three-wave receiving apparatus mounted on, e.g. a vehicle, a GPS wave receiving antenna (20) capable of receiving GPS waves from a satellite is integrally mounted in an attachment base (F) of an AM/FM wave receiving antenna (10, 30, 50) capable of receiving AM waves and FM waves. Thus, three waves, i.e. an AM wave, an FM wave and a GPS wave can be received selectively. It is desirable that the GPS wave receiving antenna (20) be contained within the attachment base (F) in the state in which a disk-like antenna body (21) and an amplifier (22) connected to the antenna body (21) are integrally contained in a holding case (23).
Patent EP-0747086-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOVALIC GERALD J
IPC: A61M5/158
Filed: 1996-06-06
Abstract: A catheter needle tip protector which assures that the needle is secured against accidental punctures after it is withdrawn from a patient's body. A catheter comprises a catheter hub, and a needle tip protector positioned within the catheter hub. A catheter needle defines a needle tip, with the needle being secured to a needle housing by first and second unequal biasing wires which extend between the needle housing and the needle tip protector. When the needle is withdrawn from the catheter hub, the first and second biasing wires extend the needle tip protector relative to the needle to an oblique position caused by the unequal biasing in which the needle tip is positioned within the needle tip protector. The first and second unequal biasing wires can comprise first and second coiled wires, which can have different biasing strengths to bias the needle tip protector to the oblique position, or can have different lengths to bias the needle tip protector to the oblique position. In one embodiment, the first and second coiled wires are encased within a sleeve in a bellows-like structure.