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Patent EP-0827215-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAGAWA SHUZO
IPC: H01L35/34
Filed: 1997-07-26
Abstract: The invention provides a thermoelectric element
produced by placing a powder of thermoelectric material over
an electrode plate first and then an electrode plate over the
power to form superposed layers, and thereafter sintering
the powder with a pressure applied thereto perpendicular to
the superposed layers. The electrode plates and the
thermoelectric material are joined into an integral assembly
before fabricating a thermoelectric module. The invention
provides a thermoelectric module which is produced by
arranging p-type thermoelectric elements and n-type
thermoelectric elements alternately in a row at a
predetermined interval, each of the elements comprising a
thermoelectric material provided between and joined to a
pair of opposed electrode plates, and interconnecting pairs
of spaced adjacent upper electrode plates and pairs of spaced
adjacent lower electrode plates alternately by brazing to
electrically connect the p-type and n-type thermoelectric
elements in series. Another thermoelectric module of the
invention is fabricated by preparing a plurality of
submodules each comprising p-type thermoelectric elements
and n-type thermoelectric elements arranged alternately in
an elongated row and electrically connected in series
through electrode plates, arranging the submodules side by 
side suitably, and brazing the electrode plate of the p-type
thermoelectric element at an end position of each submodule
to the electrode plate of the n-type thermoelectric element
at a corresponding end position of another submodule
adjacent to the submodule so as to electrically connect the
plurality of submodules in series.
Patent EP-0822337-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIRCHGESSNER HILMAR
IPC: F04D29/60
Filed: 1997-07-28
Abstract: The holding device (4) holds an electric fan (1) on a wall (2). It has at least one holding part (10) defining on one side the fan fitting plane (12), with at least one insertion element perpendicular to the fitting plate and fitted positively or non-positively in an assembly hole (16) in the fan. There is also at least one fixing element (22), in the form of a pin (14), extending in a roughly perpendicular direction towards the support element and spaced away from the holding part. This fixes through a hole (20) in the wall.
Patent EP-0832790-A2 (EP)
Title: Einrichtung zum Befestigen eines Gassackmoduls
Inventor: FISCHER ANTON
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1997-08-27
Abstract: Eine Einrichtung zum Befestigen eines Gassackmoduls (1) an einem Fahrzeugteil, insbesondere an einer Lenkradnabe, ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Fahrzeugteil wenigstens ein abstehendes Halteteil (23) mit einem sich in zwei Stege (25, 27) aufspaltenden Ende und das Gehäuse (9) des Gassackmoduls (1) wengistens eine seitlich in das Gehäuse oder ein mit diesem verbundenes Teil eingedrehte, vormontierte Schraube (17) aufweist, deren Schaft beim Aufsetzen des Gassackmoduls (1) auf das Fahrzeugteil zwischen die Stege (25, 27) greift und die sich beim anschließenden Anziehen mit ihrem Schraubenkopf am Halteteil (23) abstützt. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0796917-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COLLIS MATTHEW P
IPC: A61K48/00
Filed: 1997-03-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle for delivery of particles to a sample of cells. The vehicle includes a barrier to retain the particles, which barrier in one embodiment is a frangible. dissolvable or meltable material. Once released into the sample, the particles are useful in methods to lyse or disrupt cells or in methods to separate cellular components from one another if the cells in the sample are already lysed or disrupted.
Patent EP-0817030-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PROVINO JOSEPH E
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 1997-06-06
Abstract: Communication between application programs is facilitated
by a virtual device driver to which the application programs make
function calls. The device driver registers each application in
response to a request for application-to-application communication.
During registration, the device driver determines the addressing mode
of the application being registered. An address mapping operation is
performed and the results of the mapping operation along with other
information about the application are stored in a data store
administered by the kernel of the device driver. The device driver
allows two applications of dissimilar addressing mode to communicate
with one another without  a priori  knowledge of the communicating
partner's addressing mode. The virtual device driver handles
communication transparently for the communicating applications,
allowing the applications to send and receive data.
Patent EP-0836864-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEMLER JOHN R
IPC: A61N1/04
Filed: 1997-10-20
Abstract: A defibrillator electrode comprising a substrate having a periphery,
a foil plate adhered to the substrate, a retaining ring defining a volume adhered
around the periphery of the substrate, a conductive hydrogel adhesive containing
an electrolyte disposed over the foil plate within the volume of the retaining ring,
and a release liner disposed over the conductive hydrogel adhesive. The
electrolyte is preferrably potassium bromide. Also included is a post for making
an electrical connection with the electrode. The post has a substantially
cylindrical portion with an end, an indentation on the spherical portion, and a
spherical ball on the end, wherein the indentation and the spherical ball are
adapted to mate with corresponding portions of a plug to which the post is
connected. In another aspect, the invention provides a post having a
substantially disk-shaped body portion and a top portion disposed on the body
portion, the body portion having a hole extending diametrically therethrough to
receive a wire for establishing electrical connection with the electrode. In still
another aspect, the invention provides a post having a substantially cup-shaped
body portion having a wall, a groove in the wall, and a snap ring disposed in the
groove. In all of these aspects, the post has a portion adapted to extend through
a hole in the electrode and to be crimped thereon. The invention also includes a
washer for making electrical contact between the foil plate and the post.
Patent EP-0841681-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAGOME NOBUTAKA
IPC: H01J37/304
Filed: 1997-11-07
Abstract: A projection optical system and an electron optical system are mounted in a vacuum chamber in a side-by-side relationship to each other. An interferometer system controls the position of a substrate stage such that each of the projection optical system and the electron optical system can expose a radiation-sensitive substrate placed on the substrate stage. Therefore, combined exposure can be performed by using light and an electron beam in the same system. For example, the greater part of a predetermined pattern is formed on a radiation-sensitive substrate by exposure using light, and particularly fine pattern elements are formed by exposure using an electron beam. 
Alternatively, a pattern is formed on a radiation-sensitive substrate by exposure using light, and then exposure is carried out by using an electron beam to correct the pattern formed by the exposure using light.
Patent EP-0908043-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JACKSON ALLEN LEE
IPC: H04M3/54
Filed: 1997-06-30
Abstract: Cette invention porte sur un procédé permettant de transmettre un appel à un abonné se trouvant sur un site quelconque parmi plusieurs, tout en évitant des retards dans la transmission de l'appel reçu à l'abonné appelé. Lorsqu'un appel est reçu à un commutateur, un contrôleur au niveau du commutateur met en oeuvre une base de données intégrée pour identifier, parmi de nombreux sites auxquels le commutation peut être connecté, plusieurs sites où il est possible de joindre l'abonné appelé et fait effectuer, par le commutateur, des connexions simultanées entre le commutateur et les sites identifiés. L'invention concerne un autre procédé d'exploitation d'un réseau téléphonique dans lequel un abonné appelé reçoit d'un appelant une communication pour laquelle une réponse n'est pas attendue, l'abonné appelé pouvant utiliser librement son téléphone tout en continuant d'émettre un signal d'appel destiné audit appelant. Après avoir reçu un ou plusieurs appels sur son téléphone, l'abonné tape sur une ou plusieurs touches de son téléphone pour adresser un signal de refus au réseau téléphonique qui émet un signal d'appel destiné à l'appelant. L'invention concerne aussi un autre procédé permettant de transmettre à un abonné appelé ayant plusieurs numéros de téléphone une communication d'arrivée reçue sur un système de commutation. La communication d'arrivée est automatiquement analysée pour permettre de déterminer vers quel appareil, parmi plusieurs appareils ayant des numéros de téléphone différents, l'appel reçu doit être acheminé pour joindre l'abonné appelé, lesdits appareils pouvant être un téléphone sans fil ou un récepteur d'appels de personnes.
Patent EP-0965176-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHITE DONALD R
IPC: H04B3/20
Filed: 1997-12-12
Abstract: Les circuits de duplex intégral créent un parcours de signal bidirectionnel au niveau d'un point d'accès pour des signaux d'émission et de réception simultanée, et assure également une séparation entre les signaux d'émission et de réception au niveau de leurs points d'accès respectifs. A cet effet, les circuits utilisent des configurations d'amplificateurs, y compris des configurations hybrides bilatérales en T et des configurations à impédance équilibrée. Le dispositif de l'invention est utilisé entre autres dans une interface de transducteur, où un seul transducteur est utilisé comme haut-parleur/écouteur et microphone. Il peut également être utilisé dans une interconnexion de lignes téléphoniques, où l'interface de lignes téléphoniques transmet et reçoit simultanément des signaux électriques représentant des données audio, par ex. des données vocales. L'interface de transducteur achemine un signal de réception vers un transducteur avec virtuellement aucune charge pour créer un signal de sortie audio et produire simultanément un signal d'émission à partir d'un signal d'entrée audio. L'interconnexion de lignes téléphoniques achemine un signal d'émission vers un transformateur pour émettre ledit signal à destination d'une ligne téléphonique et produire simultanément un signal de réception depuis la ligne téléphonique. Dans ces deux applications, les circuits créent un parcours de signal bidirectionnel (signaux d'émission et de réception simultanée) au niveau d'un point d'accès, et assurent la séparation des signaux d'émission et de réception au niveau de points d'accès d'émission et de réception correspondants. Afin d'éliminer la rétroaction, les circuits compriment simultanément le signal brouilleur et provoquent une extension de l'autre signal pour produire un signal de sortie qui est de 35-40 dB supérieur au signal brouilleur au niveau de la sortie.
Patent EP-0878799-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SIMS ROBERT J III
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 1998-01-19
Abstract: A method of formatting rewritable compact optical disks. In some example
embodiments, a disk is initially partially formatted for immediate useability, and then
additional incremental formatting is provided until the disk is completely formatted. The
additional formatting may take place while a drive is off-line. In one embodiment, data
(700, 904, 1104) is written to an unformatted disk with data writing and formatting taking
place simultaneously. In various example embodiments, lead-in and lead-out areas (1100,
1102) may be written first with nothing in between or lead-in and lead-out areas (704, 708)
may optionally written only if needed.
Patent EP-0881439-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REICHERTER PETER
IPC: F24H9/20
Filed: 1998-04-09
Abstract: The inlet (10) includes a conduit (12) with a longitudinally extending flow passageway, a portion defining a flow opening for water flow into the passageway and a portion extending from this. Several wall openings are in the wall for water flow from the passageway with a radial component. A deflector extends in the conduit and into a path of the water flow and deflects a portion of the flow outwards through the openings. On installation of the inlet into the tank one end of the conduit extends through the port and the other end into the tank. The wall openings and the deflector coact as the flow is introduced into the tank to reduce generation of temperature gradients within the tank.
Patent EP-0902148-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TOENSMANN ARMIN
IPC: E06B3/22
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: A fibre-reinforced plastic profile, solid or hollow, is used for making doors, windows or facades. Natural fibre reinforcement is used. Preferably the fibres are hemp, sisal, jute, cord or a combination of these natural fibres, which run axially along the profile, and are long fibres. The profile is produced using a press extrusion process or pultrusion (a process urging fibres into a plastic matrix).
Patent EP-0902316-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATANABE HITOMU
IPC: G03B21/625
Filed: 1998-08-26
Abstract: A lenticular lens sheet for use as a rear-projection screen,
comprises a body sheet; back lenses having a substantially elliptic
cross section and formed in a back surface of the body sheet; front
lenses formed in a front surface of the body sheet at the focal points
of the back lenses or in the vicinity thereof; and a light absorbing
layer formed on sections of the front surface at the non-focal points
of the back lenses. Pitches p of the back and the front lenses, and
thickness t of the lenticular lens sheet equal to distance between a
plane in contact with the back lenses and a plane in contact with the
front lenses meet an inequality:  1.1 ≦ t/p ≦ 1.4 , and conic
coefficient k of a conic section defining the cross section of the back
lenses is in the range of -0.5 to -0.4.
Patent EP-0887867-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ERIGUCHI KOFI
IPC: G01Q70/10
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: On a silicon substrate is formed a silicon dioxide film and
then hemispherical grains made of silicon, each having an
extremely small diameter, are deposited thereon by LPCVD.
After annealing the hemispherical grains, the silicon dioxide
film is etched using the hemispherical grains as a first dotted
mask, thereby forming a second dotted mask composed of the
silicon dioxide film. The resulting second dotted mask is used
to etch the silicon substrate to a specified depth from the
surface thereof, thereby forming an aggregate of semiconductor
micro-needles. Since the diameter of each of the semiconductor
micro-needles is sufficiently small to cause the quantum size
effects as well as has only small size variations, remarkable
quantum size effects can be obtained. Therefore, it becomes
possible to constitute a semiconductor apparatus with a high
information-processing function by using the aggregate of
semiconductor micro-needles (quantized region).
Patent EP-0966133-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IZUMI SEIICHI
IPC: H04L5/02
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: According to the present invention a transmitter for the wireless transmission of
information data for example according to the OFDM system is provided. The
transmitter comprises means (9) for random orthogonal transforming (ROT) of blocks
of data to be transmitted by a multiplication of a symbol vector (26) comprising the data
of one block, with a matrix (29). Furthermore means for the transmission of data
originating from the means (9) for random orthogonal transforming (ROT) are
provided. According to the invention, the matrix operation uses a matrix (29)
comprising n orthogonal columns, wherein n is the number of data samples comprised
in one of said blocks, for example the number n used for the following IFFT procedure
(10). The number of rows of said matrix (29) is larger than the number of said columns
of said matrix (29). 
     According to a further aspect of the present invention, a plurality of mutually
orthogonal matrices are used in one base station. With other words, a plurality of
orthogonal matrices are allocated to the same base station. The frequency band of
OFDM can the be divided by these orthogonal matrices. Therefore, according to this
aspect of the present invention, a multiple access technique in OFDM is provided
Patent EP-0925852-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUO GIICHI
IPC: B23K11/04
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: A method and facilities for continuously rolling billet
are presented. The method according to the present invention
comprises the steps of: i) lightly rolling the end portions
of billets (10) successively transported; ii) welding the rear end
of preceding billet with the front end of succeeding billet by a
flash butt welder (4); iii) removing a burr in the welded part;
and iv) rolling the welded billets, making it possible to easily
and perfectly remove a burr after flash butt welding and
also to descale the portions of billet on which the power
supply clamps of the flash butt welder (4) are set.
Patent EP-0928028-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUDA SHUICHI
IPC: H01L23/498
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: A semiconductor device equipped with a TAB (tape automated
bonding) tape. A desired pattern of wiring is formed on one surface
of the TAB tape(2) and a semiconductor chip(1) having tow or more chip
electrodes(4) is disposed on the other surface of the TAB tape(2). The
wiring and the chip electrodes(4) are electrically interconnected via
bumps(5;6;9) that are formed in through-holes of the wiring in
confronting relationship with the chip electrodes(4). This prevents
fault connection between the chip electrodes(4) and the bumps(5;6;9).
Patent EP-0857574-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IMAI TAKASHI
IPC: B41J2/125
Filed: 1997-03-05
Abstract: A printer which performs accurate ink detection
even if its operational environment has changed, and a
facsimile apparatus using the printer. When printing
of one page of print sheet has been completed,
printhead is moved to a position opposite to ink
detection position sensor and ink detection is
performed. If it is determined that ink is exhausted,
the printhead is moved in a printhead-moving direction
by a slight amount (±ΔL) from a normal detection
position, and the ink detection is performed again.
Printing is controlled based on the result of the
retried detection. Print control may be performed
such that upon estimating a residual ink amount (x), a
value obtained from the result of ink detection is
compared with two threshold values (TH1, TH2), and if
TH1 ≤ x (sufficient ink remains) holds, the printing
is performed; if TH2 ≤ x ≤ TH1 (residual ink amount is
small) holds, alarm processing such as displaying a
warning message on LED, turning LED on, and emitting
an alarm sound from speaker is performed. If x < TH2
(ink is exhausted) holds, the printing is suppressed.
Patent EP-0863244-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CLAY PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: D06F58/28
Filed: 1998-02-12
Abstract: A tumble dryer (1) comprises a control device (2)
comprising a moisture sensor, and a timer, the timer (9) being
triggered by the sensor on sensing a predetermined trip point,
and the timer causing a tumble dryer to switch off at the end
of a predetermined time period after the timer has been
triggered.
Patent EP-0864418-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAOHITO TAKEUCHI
IPC: D21H27/32
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: After laminating together the first sheets crepe-processed
at a high crepe ratio and the second sheet crepe-processed
at a crepe ratio lower than that of the first sheet
or not crepe-processed, the sheets are bonded together at
bonding parts at a given pitch in rows. When the resulting
bonded sheets are impregnated with a liquid, expansions are
generated between the rows of bonding parts due to the
difference in ratios of the elongation of the two sheets. The
expansions take on the shape of large wrinkle according to the
pitch of the bonding parts. At the production process of the
sheet, the sheet is crepe-processed containing water at a preset
ratio, whereby small wrinkles as residual crepe wrinkles are
formed on the sheet surface. The large wrinkles and the small
wrinkles can enhance the wiping effect.
Patent EP-0899688-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ITOH HIROYASU
IPC: G06F21/16
Filed: 1998-03-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to a apparatus for
inserting watermark information into a moving
image. The watermark information indicative of the
ownership of the copyright of the moving image is
inserted by a watermark-information insertion unit (2)
into the frames of the moving image at irregular
intervals, the frames being selected by a frame-insertion
unit (1) so that the watermark information is
visually unperceivable in the moving image. In
addition, the insertion positions of the watermark
information in the frames may be determined on
the basis of random number values. Besides, restrictive
information for the copying of the moving image is
inserted together with the watermark information. When
the moving image has been brought to a standstill into
a static image, the watermark information can be
visually perceived with ease, so that illegality such
as piracy can be readily exposed. Thus, the present
invention can provide a simple and inexpensive scheme
for the copyright protection of the moving image.
Patent EP-0920176-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CRUICKSHANK BRIAN
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: To reduce telephone toll costs to a user, a PBX preferentially establishes a call
to a destination number (DN) over a WAN or the internet. The PBX determines the available
connection types available by querying look-up tables for the particular DN. If no alternatives
to the PSTN are available, the call is routed over the PSTN. Where a WAN or internet
connection is available, the call is then routed over this alternative service. If the Quality of
Service (QoS) over the computer network connection falls below a specified threshold, a
second parallel connection is made over the PSTN and the call is then transferred to the PSTN.
The user is notified of this change in service. During the PSTN connection, the PBX polls the
alternative service and, upon the QoS rising above a specified threshold, the call is then routed
back to the alternative service and the PSTN connection is torn down. The user is again
notified of this change in service.
Patent EP-0915384-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUGITA MITSURO
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: An exposure method for dual or multiple
exposure, wherein a first exposure process is
performed by use of interference fringe produced by
interference of two light beams, and a second exposure
process is performed by use of a light pattern
different from the interference fringe, and wherein,
in at least one of the first and second exposure
processes, a multiplex exposure amount distribution is
provided.
Patent EP-0923232-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WALLER ARTHUR SIMON
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 1998-11-06
Abstract: An integrated circuit for use in a digital set top box
including at least one control unit, a plurality of data
processing units and common data bus for connecting at least
two of the processing units to a common external memory
wherein two or more common data buses may be provided for the
plurality of data processing units and, where there are a
plurality of control units, a separate control bus may be
provided connecting the control units.
Patent EP-0866183-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEGIETH MATTHIAS
IPC: E03D1/012
Filed: 1998-01-06
Abstract: The plate (1) is secured on a frame (4), preferably on its lower edge (3), with an locking device (30). The locking device is captively mounted in a holder element's (16) adjustable locking element (10), which is, for instance, movable with a screw-key (32) between an unlocked and a locked position. In the locked position, a height relocation of the cover plate (1) is prevented. The holder element may have an opening (18) in which the locking element may be adjustable when the cover plate is set. The locking element may be mounted on the rear-side of the cover plate, and be turnable in the opening of the holder element.