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Patent EP-1373533-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BADUR RALF
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 2002-03-07
Granted: 2008-11-05
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé d'obtention de la vitamine E par culture d'organismes, en particulier de plantes présentant, par rapport au phénotype sauvage, une activité accrue de la tyrosine aminotransférase. L'invention concerne également les organismes génétiquement modifiés, en particulier, les plantes elles-mêmes.
Patent EP-1352046-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FARRAR JOHN MARTIN
IPC: C11D3/42
Filed: 2002-01-08
Granted: 2011-03-30
Abstract: The invention relates to an optical brightener mixture (W) comprising optical brighteners (A) of formula (Ia), and (B) of formula (Ib) and optionally (C) of formula (Ic) as defined herein, their concentrated aqueous solutions (S), their production and their use.
Patent EP-1405722-B1 (EP)
Inventor: IKEMOTO YUICHIRO
IPC: B41J2/145
Filed: 2002-06-14
Granted: 2010-12-15
Abstract: Selon l'invention, des buses (31) agencées sur une puce de tête (25) sont disposées de manière à chevaucher une partie des buses d'une puce de tête adjacente (25), vu dans le sens d'alimentation d'un objet à imprimer. La distance Ls entre les buses des puces de tête adjacentes de même couleur est établie selon un nombre pair d'écartement, la distance Ld entre les buses des puces de tête de couleurs différentes étant établie selon un nombre pair d'écartement. Une partie mosaïque peut être imprimée selon un motif en damier lors d'une activation séparée d'une tête de ligne, la mosaïque présentant une partie de chevauchement. L'invention permet ainsi de résoudre le problème caractérisé en ce que le développement couleur dans les zones chevauchantes est différent de celui qui intervient dans les zones non chevauchantes.
Patent EP-1377247-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LOCHTE KARIN
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2002-02-27
Granted: 2006-06-21
Abstract: L'invention décrit un tampon hygiénique primaire pour des utilisations d'hygiène féminine ou médicale. Ce tampon comporte une partie absorbante cylindrique, à une  extrémité de laquelle un cordon de retrait est prévu. Cette partie absorbante est enveloppée d'un emballage qui peut être ouvert par une banded'ouverture à déchirer qui divise l'emballage en deux manchons d'emballage. Cette bande d'ouverture présente une largeur qui correspond à 25% au moins de la longueur de la partie absorbante cylindrique.
Patent EP-1438421-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VESEY GRAHAM
IPC: C12Q1/06
Filed: 2002-09-04
Granted: 2009-07-29
Abstract: A method for forming a substantially solid product containing a desired quantum of bioparticle, the method comprising (a) providing a sample of bioparticle in liquid form; (b) selecting a desired quantum of the bioparticle; and (c) forming a substantially solid product containing the desired quantum of the bioparticle, wherein the product is capable of being transferred between containers in its solid form without loss of bioparticle, and wherein the product is capable of releasing the bioparticle in a liquid.
Patent EP-1438629-B1 (EP)
Inventor: AZENS ANDRIS
IPC: G02F1/1523
Filed: 2002-09-26
Granted: 2009-01-14
Abstract: Electrochromic film with the general formula: A p B q O x X y  wherein: -A is one or more of the elements from the group consisting of Ni, Ir, Cr, V, Mn, Fe, W, Mo, Ti, Co, Ce, Pr and Hf; -B is one or more of the elements from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Nb, Al, Zr, Ta and Si; -O is oxygen; -X is an element from the group consisting of: H, F and N; and the ratio q/p is greater than 0.2 and less than 3.5, x is greater than 0.5(p+q) and less than 5(p+q), and y is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 2x. The film may further comprise an amount of Li, Na or K. The invention further relates to an electrochromic device comprising at least one layer of said electrochromic film.
Patent EP-1485266-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BISCHOFF CLAUS
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2002-09-07
Granted: 2006-05-24
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Hybridantriebes eines Fahrzeuges, wobei der Hybridantrieb als Antriebsmaschinen eine Verbrennungskraftmaschine und wenigstens eine elektrische Maschine umfasst und die Abtriebswellen der Antriebsmaschinen mit einem Antriebsstrang des Fahrzeuges wirkverbindbar sind. Es ist vorgesehen, dass bei einer negativen Momentenanforderung (Bremsen) an den Antriebsstrang des Fahrzeuges eine kennfeldbasierte Ansteuerung der wenigstens einen elektrischen Maschine (16) und des Getriebes im generatorischen Betriebsmodus erfolgt.
Patent EP-1446331-B1 (EP)
Title: Closure assembly for a wide mouth vessel
Inventor: KING ROGER MILNER
IPC: B65D51/16
Filed: 2002-11-19
Granted: 2005-10-26
Abstract: The invention provides a threaded container closure assembly includes: a container neck having an opening; a closure for said neck, the closure having a base portion and a skirt portion; a first screw thread on the neck, said first screw thread comprising one or more first thread segments; a second screw thread on an inner surface of the skirt of the closure, said second screw thread comprising one or more second screw thread segments; said first and second screw threads being configured to enable a user to secure, remove and resecure the closure into a sealing position on the neck by rotation of the closure on the neck; and wherein said first thread segments are shorter than said second thread segments; and wherein the second thread segments are each made up of one or more radially spaced projecting portions, each said portion extending radially no more than about 60 ° around the closure skirt.
Patent EP-1449920-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SANCHEZ GARCIA ISIDRO
IPC: A61K31/7105
Filed: 2002-11-11
Granted: 2008-08-06
Abstract: The invention relates to non-human transgenic mammals which reproduce human pathologies originating from stem cells, e.g. chromosomal anomalies associated with chronic myeloid leukaemia, B-cell lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, T-cell lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or the migration of hematopoietic or embryonic stem cells. The invention makes use of the expression of genes which, in humans, are involved in said pathology, employing a promoter which directs the expression of a transgene in Sca-1+ cells. The aforementioned transgenic animals provide a model which allows the above-mentioned diseases to be studied and compounds for treating and/or preventing said diseases to be evaluated.
Patent EP-1450797-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FLOHR ALEXANDER
IPC: C07D277/82
Filed: 2002-11-21
Granted: 2006-06-21
Abstract: Cette invention se rapporte à des composés représentés par la formule générale (I) où R1 représente hydrogène ou alkyle inférieur; R2 représente alkyle inférieur, -(CH¿2?)n-O-alkyle inférieur, -C3-6-cycloalkyle ou -(CH2)n-NR'2; R' représente hydrogène, alkyle inférieur ou -(CH2)n-O-alkyle inférieur, séparément l'un de l'autre pour R'2, ou R'2 peut former avec l'atome N un cycle pyrrolidine; et n est égal à 1, à 2 ou à 3, ainsi qu'à des sels d'addition d'acide de ces composés acceptables sur le plan pharmaceutique. On a découvert avec surprise que les composés de formule générale (I) sont des ligands des récepteurs d'adénosine. Plus spécifiquement, ces composés possèdent une bonne affinité pour le récepteur A2A et ils sont par conséquent utiles dans le traitement des maladies associées à ce récepteur.
Patent EP-1417327-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CLINE JANICE M
IPC: C12N15/10
Filed: 2002-07-18
Granted: 2009-06-03
Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and improved methods for multi-site directed mutagenesis and DNA shuffling. The present compositions and methods provide increased mutation frequency and increased number of transformants which allow one to sequence only a few clones in order to identify the correct mutants and to obtain the desired mutant by screening large number of transformants in a short time. Moreover, the inclusion of FEN-1, PEF and optimized buffer and cycling conditions provided in the present invention should also facilitate random mutagenized library construction and the mutagenesis of large or difficult templates.
Patent EP-1300116-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TOVEY H JONATHAN
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 1994-10-06
Granted: 2006-03-29
Abstract: Surgical apparatus (1) for passing a surgical incision member, that is a needle (14) that is pointed at both its ends, backwards and forwards between first and second jaw elements (4, 5) at the distal end of the apparatus, the apparatu-s having at its proximal end a pair of handles (2) so connected to the jaw elements that the jaws open and close as the handles are manipulated away from and towards the longitudinal axis of the apparatus, the apparatus including a locking mechanism (26, 28) constructed and arranged to prevent unintended detachment of the needle from both the jaw elements. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1326479-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BRENNAN ROBERT
IPC: H03G7/06
Filed: 1998-04-16
Granted: 2009-02-18
Abstract: This invention describes a practical application of noise reduction in hearing aids. Although listening in noisy conditions is difficult for persons with normal hearing, hearing impaired individuals are at a considerable further disadvantage. Under light noise condition, conventional hearing aids simplify the input signal sufficiently to overcome the hearing loss. For a typical sloping hearing loss where there is a loss in high frequency hearing sensitivity, the amount of boost (or gain) rises with frequency. Most frequently, the loss in sensitivity is only for low-level signals; high level signals are affective minimally or not at all. A compression hearing aid is able to compensate by automatically lowering the gain as the input signal level rises. This compression action is usually compromised under noisy conditions. In general, hearing aids are of lesser benefit under noisy conditions since both noise and speech are boosted together when what is really required is a reduction of the noise relative to the speech. A noise reduction algorithm with the dual purpose of enhancing speech relative to noise and also providing a relatively clean signal for the compression circuitry is described. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1367528-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RAGHUPATHY SASHI
IPC: G06K9/22
Filed: 2003-02-19
Granted: 2007-07-18
Abstract: Flexible and efficient systems and methods for organizing, analyzing, and processing digital ink incrementally analyze input data (e.g., representing ink strokes) as the user continues to add to, edit, or modify the data. In this manner, processing is performed promptly as the ink is entered, and the processing system and method can effectively keep up with the user. This prevents long processing delays, because the systems and methods need not first process a large volume of ink data present after the user has entered has completely filled a page with ink. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1357366-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BALJOEHR THOMAS
IPC: G01F23/22
Filed: 2003-03-25
Granted: 2006-06-07
Abstract: The method involves using a drive device (6) with a driven element (8) and a rotary vane (12) at least partly arranged in the bulk material driven by the driven element via a slipping clutch (10) with a predefined trigger torque. The driven element is rotated, the vane rotation is monitored and a suitable switching signal is generated on detecting inhibition of the rotary motion of the vane.  AN Independent claim is also included for the following:  (a) an arrangement for determining level of bulk material in container with rotating element.
Patent EP-1455275-B1 (EP)
Inventor: EGUCHI YOSHIAKI
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2003-04-22
Granted: 2008-05-21
Abstract: A host (1) and a storage system (2) each keep a shared identifier indicating a state of a system. The storage system (2) acquires, at update of data, a data pair including data for a change through processing of the host (1) and data before the update. The storage system (2) relates the data pair to a shared identifier. When the host (1) indicates an identifier, the storage system (2) restores data using the data pair.
Patent EP-1396845-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ACERO ALEJANDRO
IPC: G10L15/20
Filed: 2003-09-05
Granted: 2007-01-31
Abstract: A method and apparatus estimate additive noise in a noisy signal using an iterative technique within a recursive framework. In particular, the noisy signal is divided into frames and the noise in each frame is determined based on the noise in another frame and the noise determined in a previous iteration for the current frame. In one particular embodiment, the noise found in a previous iteration for a frame is used to define an expansion point for a Taylor series approximation that is used to estimate the noise in the current frame.The noise estimation employs a recursive-Expectation-Maximization framework based on a MAP (maximum a posterior) criteria. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1364628-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FALOTICO ROBERT
IPC: A61K45/06
Filed: 2003-05-19
Granted: 2007-03-21
Abstract: A drug and drug delivery system for use in the treatment of vascular disease is coated with rapamycin or other suitable drug, agent or compound and delivered intraluminally for the treatment and prevention of neointimal hyperplasia following percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography. The local delivery of the drugs or agents provides for increased effectiveness and lower systemic toxicity.
Patent EP-1382985-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI SUSUMU
IPC: G02B13/18
Filed: 2003-07-07
Granted: 2008-11-19
Abstract: An image pickup lens has four lenses arranged in an order of a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens from an object side. The first lens has positive refractive power and has a convex surface facing toward an object side, the second lens has the positive refractive power, the third lens has negative refractive power and has a concave surface facing toward the object side to be formed in a meniscus shape, and the fourth lens has the positive or negative refractive power and has a convex surface facing toward the object side to be formed in the meniscus shape. 
An image pickup unit (50) comprising a solid state pickup element (51), a substrate (52) for holding the solid state image pickup element, a casing (53) and the image pickup lens (L1-L4) has a length of not more than 15 mm.
Patent EP-1481155-B1 (EP)
Title: Stirling engine including a recuperative heater
Inventor: CLUCAS DONALD MURRAY
IPC: F02G5/02
Filed: 2003-02-26
Granted: 2007-08-01
Abstract: A recuperative heater for heating the heater heads of an external combustion machine includes a recuperative heat exchanger having an axial pass section partially surrounding the combustion chamber. Combustion products pass from the recuperative heat exchanger to a condensing exhaust gas heat surrounding the axial pass section and comprising a cylindrical exhaust gas passage ringed externally by a water jacket. Water from the water jacket may be circulated to a thermal load. A top cover of the heater opposes the heater heads or hot end of the engine. Inner and outer plenums are formed between the combustion chamber wall and the top cover and inlet air is heated in stages as its enters the outer plenum, passes into the axial pass section, into the inner plenum, then into the combustion chamber.
Patent EP-1497232-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BIZAZZA GIUSEPPE
IPC: C03B5/027
Filed: 2003-04-08
Granted: 2006-07-19
Abstract: A method and apparatus for melting vitrifiable materials employs a melting tank for containing a molten bath with an upper surface. The tank has a floor and side walls and channels for discharging molten materials. A crown is situated above the floor and vitrifiable materials are introduced onto the upper surface of the molten bath. A plurality of electrodes having a selected shape and position are situated inside the tank for melting the vitrifiable materials with electric current. The electrodes rest on the floor and extend across the furnace to the opposite wall so as to reduce the head of the molten bath and consequently reduce melting time and energy consumption.
Patent EP-1518086-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WOESSNER ERNST
IPC: F41A21/48
Filed: 2003-06-05
Granted: 2006-02-15
Abstract: Machine guns having detachable barrels and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An illustrated example firearm includes a housing; a removable barrel; a latch to releasably secure the barrel in the housing, the latch having a released state and a secured state; and a carrying handle movable between a rest position and a carry position. The carrying handle cooperates with the latch such that the latch can only be moved into the released state to permit removal of the barrel when the carrying handle is at least substantially in the carry position.
Patent EP-1513464-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BUYSSE STEVEN P
IPC: A61B18/12
Filed: 2003-06-03
Granted: 2006-08-09
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un instrument électrochirurgical bipolaire laparoscopique (10) conçu pour suturer des tissus. Cet instrument comprend une poignée (14) sur laquelle se trouve un tube allongé (13). Ce tube comprend des premiers éléments de mâchoire (15) et des seconds éléments de mâchoire (16) qui présentent des surfaces de suture électroconductrices (39, 40) reliées à une extrémité distale (12) et qui peuvent être déplacés d'une première position pour s'approcher du tissu à une seconde position pour saisir le tissu entre les éléments. La poignée (14) comprend une poignée fixe (50) et une poignée (52) qui peut se déplacer par rapport à la poignée fixe afin de faire passer les éléments de mâchoire (15, 16) de la première position à la seconde position en vue de saisir le tissu. Les éléments de mâchoire sont connectés à une source d'énergie électrochirurgicale de façon que les surfaces de suture pouvant être opposées puissent conduire de l'énergie électrochirurgicale à travers le tissu maintenu entre eux. Une butée (33, 90, 95) permet de maintenir une distance de séparation minimale entre des surfaces de suture opposées (39, 40). Un cliquet (60, 62) permet de maintenir une force de fermeture qui va d'environ 7 kg/cm2 à environ 13 kg/cm2 entre des surfaces de suture opposées.
Patent EP-1516196-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SPIES PETER
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2003-06-26
Granted: 2005-08-10
Abstract: A device for determining a charged state of a battery (116) comprises a device (126) for detecting an operating state of a consumer and for generating a signal that depicts the operating state. The device for determining a charged state also comprises a current measuring device (110) for measuring an electric current from the battery to the consumer. The signal that depicts the operating state is fed to a control device (122) for controlling the current measuring device (110), which activates the current measuring device (110) for measuring the electric current only when the signal depicting the operating state indicates a change in the operating state. In addition, an evaluation device (128) is provided that determines the charged state of the battery based on the electric current measured by the current measuring device (110) and on the time elapsed between respective changes in the operating state.
Patent EP-1490577-B1 (EP)
Inventor: THURESSON JONAS
IPC: E21B10/24
Filed: 2003-03-14
Granted: 2006-09-06
Abstract: An arrangement for replenishing lubricating grease in drill cutters ( 3 ) that include a conical outer barrel ( 7 ) which is rotatable about a shaft ( 5 ) disposed centrally in the cutter, wherein there is provided in the cutter shaft ( 5 ) a passageway ( 16 ) that extends along the shaft from the cutter end of largest diameter and that connects with a transverse passageway ( 18 ) which opens into a bearing-accommodating space ( 13 ) in the cutter for delivering lubricating grease to the space ( 13 ), and wherein a lubricating nipple ( 19 ) is provided on the cutter end wall of largest diameter and functions to allow lubricating grease to be released from the bearing-accommodating space ( 13 ).
Patent EP-1488232-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YUSUF SALIM
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 2003-03-24
Granted: 2007-11-14
Abstract: A novel method for detecting the concentration of a metabolite in a fluid sample is provided. Devices for the detection of the analyte are also provided. In particular, a device for determining the concentration of 11-dehydro thromboxane in a urine sample and comparing it to a set of standardized quartile concentrations is provided. A concentration of urinary 11-dehydro thromboxane that falls within the fourth quartile is indicative of a greatly increased risk of a recurrent cardiovascular event.
Patent EP-1560985-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FEIX JUERGEN
IPC: E01B25/30
Filed: 2003-11-14
Granted: 2007-05-16
Abstract: There may be redundant fastenings for the stator packets (11). The running rail (1) has a flat upper surface (2) and vertical sidewalls (4,5). One of the sidewalls has its lower edge fastened to the middle of the upper surface of the inverted U-section rail (9). There are transverse reinforcing bulkheads (18).  The inverted U-section rail has castellated sides with holes accommodating pairs of fastening bolts (16). The stator packets may have flat ends (22) butted together, or the ends may be dovetailed. The stator packets have downward-facing projections (28) at the bottom, with arch-shaped cutouts (13) between them.
Patent EP-1567978-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ABGRALL RENAN
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2003-11-21
Granted: 2008-01-02
Abstract: The electronic entity (11) includes a clock (18) which runs from an object reference date and a memorisation unit (19) which contains a length of life for the object and compares it with the elapsed time. If the length of life has expired an updating/invalidating unit (21) updates the length of life or indicates replacement or prevents operation temporarily or permanently. Object data is contained in a separate memory (23)
Patent EP-1545657-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PEDERSEN PER ELG RD
IPC: A61M5/148
Filed: 2003-09-08
Granted: 2006-11-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to flow restrictors suitable for the controlled transfer of fluid from a first compartment to a second compartment. More specifically, the invention relates to a safety arrangement reducing the risks associated with diminished flow resistance through the flow restrictor. In a first aspect the present invention provides a flow restrictor comprising a flow-restricting channel formed between at least a first member and a second member arranged in contact with each other, the flow channel being arranged to form at least one generally U-formed portion with a pair of opposed first and second channel portions, and with a safety channel arranged between the opposed first and second channel portions. The safety channel provides a fluid communication with an exterior space relative to the flow restrictor.
Patent EP-1554700-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HERSCH ROGER D
IPC: G07D7/12
Filed: 2003-09-24
Granted: 2007-01-03
Abstract: The present invention relies on the moiré patterns generated when superposing a base layer made of base band patterns and a revealing line grating (revealing layer). The produced moiré patterns comprise an enlargement and a transformation of the individual patterns located within the base bands. Base bands and revealing line gratings may be rectilinear or curvilinear. When translating or rotating the revealing line grating on top of the base layer, the produced moiré patterns evolve smoothly, i.e. they may be smoothly shifted, sheared, and possibly be subject to further transformations. Base band patterns may incorporate any combination of shapes, intensities and colors, such as letter, digits, text, symbols, ornaments, logos, country emblems, etc. . . . . They therefore offer great possibilities for creating security documents and valuable articles taking advantage of the higher imaging capabilities of original imaging and printing systems, compared with the possibilities of the reproduction systems available to potential counterfeiters. Since the revealing line grating reflects a relatively high percentage of the incident light, the moiré patterns are easily apparent in reflective mode and under normal illumination conditions. They may be used for the authentication of any kinds of documents (banknotes, identity documents, checks, diploma, travel documents, tickets) and valuable articles (optical disks, CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, packages for medical drugs, bottles, articles with affixed labels).