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Patent EP-0940040-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OLLIKAINEN VILLE JUHANA
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1997-06-11
Abstract: The present invention is related to a file server particularly suited for video-on-demand service based on decentralization of files contained in the nodes over a configuration formed by nodes serving a single user or multiple users, each equipped with a magnetic or optical mass memory unit. Such nodes are designed to serve not only their own users but also other nodes of the decentralized file server so that files incoming to the node can be distributed forward to at least two other nodes of the server. A file fetched by several users simultaneously is copied automatically into a plurality of nodes in the file server. This arrangement permits the data transfer rate required from the magnetic or optical memory units to be defined as a constant which is independent from the number of users, mode of use and file server size without any compromise in the performance of the file server.
Patent EP-0918504-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEI HUACHEN
IPC: A61Q19/08
Filed: 1997-06-09
Abstract: A method of inhibiting the harmful effect of UVR exposure to the human skin comprising topically applying a therapeutically effective amount of genistein to the skin at a time sufficiently close to the time of UVR exposure to inhibit UVR-induced damage to the skin. The genistein appears to act as a chemo preventative agent since it has no appreciable sun blocking effect. The genistein may be mixed with a variety of carriers and skin treatment compositions.
Patent EP-0860709-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHANG DONALD C
IPC: G01S13/87
Filed: 1998-02-21
Abstract: A method and system for determining a position of an object
utilizes two-way ranging and polystatic techniques. A first
communication transceiver (11) at a first known location provides
a bidirectional communication path between the first communication
transceiver (11) and the object (12) wherein the
first communication transceiver (11) transmits a first ranging
signal to the object (12) and the object (12) transmits a second
ranging signal to the first communication transceiver (11)
in response to the first ranging signal. The first communication
transceiver (11) further provides a first unidirectional
communication path between the first communication transceiver
(11) and the object (12) wherein the first communication transceiver
(11) performs one of transmitting a third ranging signal
to the object (12) and receiving a fourth ranging signal from
the object (12). A second communication transceiver (11) at a
second known location provides a second unidirectional communication
path between the second communication transceiver (11)
and the object (12) wherein the second communication transceiver
(11) performs one of transmitting a third ranging signal
to the object (12) and receiving a fourth ranging signal from
the object (12). A signal processor (14, 16) determines a first
path length corresponding to a first time length of the bidirectional
communication path, a second path length corresponding
to a second time length of the first and second unidirectional
communication paths, and the position of the object (12)
based on the first and second known locations and the first and
second path lengths.
Patent EP-0861713-A2 (EP)
Inventor: INGRAM KEITH W
IPC: B29C31/04
Filed: 1998-02-25
Abstract: A method and apparatus for making plastic articles utilizing a
plurality of tools (27, 28), each of which is moved by cams
(29, 31) and includes a nitrogen cylinder (82) wherein
provision is made for catastrophic overload prevention. For
catastrophic overload prevention, one (84) of the cams is
supplied by a top plate (80) and held in normal fixed position
by a plurality of nitrogen cylinders (82). Abnormal movement
of the top plate (80) is detected and the machine is stopped.
For predictive overload protection, a load cell (L) is
positioned at the off load position of one of the cams and any
excessive load provides a signal for an alarm, interrupting
the feeding of plastic charges and stopping the machine.
Patent EP-0869491-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FURUKAWA KEN ICHI
IPC: G11B7/085
Filed: 1998-04-01
Abstract: An improved disc clamper and a disc drive equipped with the
disc clamper is disclosed. The disc clamper is used in a disc drive
for carrying out playing back or playing back and recording of a disc
which is rotated by means of a turntable movable between a raised
position and a lowered position. The disc clamper is supported
rotatably and movably in up and down direction by a support member
with an opening provided above the turntable so as to hold the disc
between the clamper and the turntable moved to the raised position
The disc clamper comprises a disc clamper main body including a
cylindrical part, which has a substantially cylindrical shape and a
diameter almost equal to the diameter of the turntable, to be inserted
into the opening in the support member, and a flange part provided
integrally with the upper circumference of the cylindrical part so
as to be supported on the upper surface of the support member, an
attraction means provided in the disc clamper main body to be attracted
to the turntable, and a plurality of disc pressing protrusions
projecting outward in the radial direction from the lower
circumference of the cylindrical part of the disc clamper main body.
This disc clamper is light and has a simple structure for easy
assembling, and makes it possible to press the top surface of the disc
with an effectively large area.
Patent EP-0874428-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAMDANI JAMAL
IPC: H01L21/20
Filed: 1998-04-15
Abstract: A VCSEL for emitting long wavelength light including a
GaAs (111) substrate element (12), a first mirror stack (14)
with mirror pairs in a GaAs/AlGaAs material system lattice
matched to a GaInAsN active region (20) with an active
structure (23) sandwiched between a first cladding region
(24) adjacent the first mirror stack (14) and a second
cladding region (25), the active structure (23) including a
nitride based quantum well (35, 36, & 37), and a second
mirror stack (26) lattice matched to the second cladding
region (25) and having mirror pairs in a GaAs/AlGaAs
material system.
Patent EP-0872287-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMADA TOYOO
IPC: F01N3/021
Filed: 1998-04-17
Abstract: A vehicle exhaust-gas purifier adapted for use on a
testing line in a repair shop or the like is provided,
wherein exhaust gases emitted from an engine of a vehicle
are gathered directly from the vehicle and emitted into the
environment after being purified. The vehicle exhaust-gas
purifier is provided with a mechanism for preventing
deterioration of catalysts used for reducing gaseous
pollutants in the exhaust gases. The purifier has an
exhaust-gas gathering nozzle A which is detachably connected
to an exhaust pipe of an engine of a vehicle. The exhaust
gases are introduced through the exhaust-gas gathering
nozzle A and an inlet C into a purifier housing. Then, any
carbon particles and unburned fuel mist particles are
removed from the exhaust gases through a filter chamber 10,
and then the major gaseous pollutants, HC, NO x  and CO, are
removed from the exhaust gases through a catalyst chamber 20.
The filter chamber 10 has a filter unit 11 and an
electrostatic dust collecting unit 12 provided therein. Any
carbon particles and unburned fuel accumulated on the
electrostatic dust collecting unit 12 are removed therefrom
in a cleaning chamber 40 so as to refresh the electrostatic
dust collecting unit 12.
Patent EP-0881803-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STEPHENS SCOTT A
IPC: H04L25/497
Filed: 1998-05-04
Abstract: A weighted interleaving system (10) is used for
correlated channel coding. The weighted interleaving
system (10) includes a weighted interleaver (12)
having a pseudo-random demultiplexer (18), a first
branch (28), a second branch (30), a third branch (32)
and a pseudo-random multiplexer (38). The pseudo-random
demultiplexer (18) receives input data bits at
an input (20) and randomly distributes the input data
bits to first (22), second (24) and third (26) outputs
of the pseudo-random demultiplexer (18). The first
branch (28) in communication with the first output
(22) delays the transmission of the input data bits
routed to it by a minimum delay. The second branch
(30) in communication with the second output (24)
delays the transmission of the input data bits routed
to it by a delay uniform in probability from the
minimum delay to a maximum delay. The third branch
(34) in communication with the third output (26)
delays the transmission of the input data bits routed
to it by the maximum delay. The pseudo-random
multiplexer (38) combines the input data bits received
in its first (40), second (42) and third (44) inputs 
and routes the input data bits to an output (46).
Patent EP-0893278-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEPARAUTZKI REINHOLD
IPC: B60B3/10
Filed: 1998-06-26
Abstract: In the production of a vehicle wheel the wheel centre (2) and the tyre locking ring (3) are friction welded together. The control operations are set according to the physical characteristics of the magnesium alloy and especially its ability to distort. The production method involves setting the actions by a controller including the speed of the rubbing which are approximately 500-1000 rpm and the pressure. The pressure forces are set according to the force and the movement path so that the reduction in the components is about the wall thickness of the wheel centre and tyre locking ring.
Patent EP-0943351-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAJIMA NOBORU
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 1998-08-05
Abstract: Disclosed is an improved safety injector equipped with needle
winding-and-storing means (4,24). It comprises a cylindrical
container (6,26) and a needle winding axle (5,25) rotatably fixed
therein. The hub (2) of a needle-and-hub body is fixed to the
syringe (1) to draw or purge liquid therefrom, and to the bottom
of the winding axle (5,25) at an eccentric position relative to
the center axis of the cylindrical container (6,26) to permit the
needle (3) of the needle-and-hub body to pass therethrough. After
using the injector the cylindrical container (6,26) is made to turn
about the winding axle (5,25), thereby pulling in and winding the
used needle of the needle-and-hub body around the winding axle (5,25).
Patent EP-0915082-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GREINDL THOMAS DR
IPC: C07C277/08
Filed: 1998-10-14
Abstract: Preparation of substituted guanidine derivatives (I) comprises reacting calcium cyanamide in the form of chalk nitrogen with a primary or secondary aminocarboxylic acid or aminosulfonic acid, under basic conditions. Preparation of substituted guanidine derivatives of formula (I) comprises reacting calcium cyanamide with a primary or secondary aminocarboxylic acid or aminosulfonic acid (II) (or their derivatives). R<1> = H or 1-20C alkyl; R<2> = (1-20C alkylene)-COOR<3>, (1-20C alkylene)-CONR<4>R<5>, (1-20C alkylene)-CN or (1-20C alkylene)-SO2R<6>; R<3> = H, 1-20C alkyl, 2-10C alkenyl, 3-8C cycloalkyl, 6-18C aryl, Na, K, Li, Ca, Mg or N(R<1>)4; R<4>, R<5> = independently H, 1-20C alkyl, 2-10C alkenyl, 3-8C cycloalkyl or 6-18C aryl; R<6> = OR<7> or N(R<8>)2; R<7> = H, 1-20C alkyl, 2-10C alkenyl, 3-8C cycloalkyl, 6-18C aryl, Na, K, Li, Ca, Mg or N(R<1>)4; R<8> = H, 1-20C alkyl, 2-10C alkenyl, 3-8C cycloalkyl or 6-18C aryl.
Patent EP-0913101-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CABERLOTTO ALBERTO
IPC: A43B13/41
Filed: 1998-10-19
Abstract: A device for differentiating the torsional stress
reactions of shoes for soccer or similar sports comprising
a substantially flat kevlar element (16) which is
integrated into an insole (14) made of polymeric material
with a rear part (15) shaped like a heel containment cup.
The element (16) surrounds the heel region (17) starting
from the part (18) that corresponds to the outside of the
foot and affects the metatarsal region (19) by widening in
a transverse direction.
Patent EP-0962365-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIRAMATSU KOJI
IPC: B60R22/46
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: A seat belt retractor comprises
a spool of a type which a torsion bar is inserted into an inner hole
formed in the spool, a webbing is firmly fixed onto the spool. A spool (50) has an
inner hole (52) into which a torsion bar (54) is inserted. The spool has a first slit
(124) and a second slit (126) which extend in parallel with each other along the chord
direction in the cross section perpendicular to the axis of the inner hole. The end
of the webbing (130) is passed through these slits (124) and (126). The end of the
webbing (130) is folded back and sewn together to form a loop and a webbing
stopper (132) is inserted into the loop made by folding and sewing. The end of the
webbing with webbing stopper (132) engages the second slit (126). 
     In a second aspect of the invention after actuation of a pawl (74)
and locking of a pawl holder (58) a stopper member (70) is slidably
guided inside the spool (50) during twisting of the torsion bar (54), to
come into contact with the pawl holder (58) and stop further rotation of
the spool (50) to restrict the upper limit of the torsional revolution
of the torsion bar (54).
Patent EP-0927859-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VANGEDAL-NIELSEN ERLING
IPC: F25C1/24
Filed: 1998-12-09
Abstract: An ice cube bag comprises two sheet-shaped foil layers (12, 14; 12',
14') defining an outer periphery. A peripheral joint (20, 21, 21a, 21b)
extends along the major part of the outer periphery of the foil layers,
with the exception of a peripheral area constituting a inlet aperture of
said bag (10). Their peripheral joint joins the foil layers together
defining an inner chamber which is divided into several ice cube
compartments defined by separate joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29) of the foil
layers. An inlet channel extends from the inlet aperture to the inner
chamber of the bag hereby allowing admission from the surroundings to
the inner chamber of the bag through the inlet channel. Each of said
separate joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29) is constituted by a number of
individual joints (22, 23, 24, 25, 29), each of these individual joints (22,
23, 24, 25, 29) establishing a connection between the two sheet-shaped
foil layers (12, 14; 12', 14') with such a joint strength and with such a
limited area extension that the individual joint is not broken when the
foil layers (12, 12; 12', 14') are exposed to a separation force, but
provides a tearing apart or perforation (44) in one of the foil layers (12,
14; 12', 14') along the periphery of said individual joints. Hereby an ice
cube bag is obtained which is easy to open by tearing it apart.
Patent EP-0965223-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FARBER ALLAN
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1998-01-06
Abstract: A television signal distribution system, comprising an antenna for receiving a composite microwave satellite signal having a plurality of television channel signals combined with a modulation and/or encoding format; and a network for distributing the composite satellite signal received by the antenna to each of a plurality of television receivers, such composite satellite signal being distributed as an optical frequency signal having the plurality of television signal channels combined with said modulation and/or encoding format prior to being fed to the television receivers.
Patent EP-0976234-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZEY DAVID A
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 1998-04-15
Abstract: A hybrid telecommunication system includes a switched network which transfers information across the Internet to provide multi-routed and multidimensional callback processing. The hybrid network includes one or more switched networks coupled to one or more packet transmission networks, and a call router coupled to the switched communication network and the packet transmission network to route information to the appropriate switched telephony device or Internet device address. A computer with an attached display communicates with the packet transmission network. The computer is used to initiate remote management of the hybrid network, including tests of the hybrid network. The tests include circuit analysis such as selecting signaling states which could be loop start, ground start, or detecting signals such as dual tone multifrequency, multifrequency or dialpulse. The hybrid network includes support for an operator to monitor the management of the hybrid network, and an expert system to regulate the Quality of Service of the hybrid telecommunication system.
Patent EP-1005367-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FARRAR GRAHAM HENRY
IPC: A61K39/116
Filed: 1998-06-22
Abstract: A vaccinating conjugate comprises an antigen conjugated to a carrier selected from Bordetella pertussis fimbria, pertussis toxin, pertussis toxoid, and pertussis 69kD protein. The conjugate may also comprise a second antigen, different from the first. An oral vaccinating composition comprises Bordetella pertussis fimbria or fimbria-antigen conjugate.
Patent EP-0975637-A2 (EP)
Title: Derives d'amidino-camptothecine
Inventor: BEDESCHI ANGELO
IPC: A61K31/4745
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dérivé de camptothécine hydrosoluble correspondant à 20(S)-7-éthyl-9(N-méthyl-N-phényl)amidino-camptothécine, ainsi que ses sels pharmaceutiquement acceptables, des compositions pharmaceutiques les renfermant et un de leurs procédés de préparation. Le composé de l'invention et ses sels pharmaceutiquement acceptables constituent des agents antitumoraux utiles et se caractérisent aussi par un index thérapeutique remarquable.
Patent EP-0943878-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YANO MASAMICHI
IPC: F16K31/68
Filed: 1999-02-02
Abstract: An expansion valve 101 comprises a substantially
prismatic-shaped valve body 301 made of aluminum alloy. On
the valve body 301 is formed a first passage 32 through which
a liquid-phase refrigerant travels towards an evaporator, and
a second passage 34 through which a gas-phase refrigerant
travels from the evaporator toward a compressor. On the upper
portion of the valve body 301 is mounted a power element portion
36 for driving the valve mounted in the middle of a first passage
32. On the side surfaces 301a of the valve body 301 are formed
protruding portions 301c, and to the protruding portions,
penetrating holes 50 for inserting the bolt for mounting the
expansion valve are formed.
Patent EP-0937473-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATTS LENNOX
IPC: B65D51/00
Filed: 1999-02-08
Abstract: A medication cartridge for use with a medication delivery pen having a cartridge body
with threads at its distal end for receiving a pen-needle. The threads are either integrally
molded in the cartridge or on the outer surface of a cap used to retain a septum on the distal
end of the cartridge body. The cartridge body of the medication cartridge also includes
threads or a snap-ring at its proximal end for attaching the medication cartridge directly to a
pen body housing of the medication delivery pen without the need for a medication cartridge
holder.
Patent EP-0942543-A2 (EP)
Title: Slot timing detection method and circuit
Inventor: YONEYAMA KOH
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 1999-03-12
Abstract: In a slot timing detection method, only data of power
values, of power values at points as the ordinal numbers
of data, which fall within upper N power values in a
decreasing order of power values are stored, and the Nth
data is as a threshold. The thresholds in the slot
intervals are accumulated to obtain a base value. Only
predetermined M data of the data of the power values are
stored in correspondence with point information. When
data corresponding to the points corresponding to the N
data fall within the M data, currently obtained data is
added to the data at each point to generate new data.
When data corresponding to the points corresponding to the
N data fall outside the M data, currently obtained data is
added to the base value to generate new data. New data is
generated by adding the threshold to data, of the M data,
which corresponds to a point where no data falls within
the N data. When the number of generated data is M or
more, only upper M data are stored together with point
information. When slot averaging is performed a
predetermined number of times, the M data is divided by
the predetermined number and the quotient is as an average
value. A slot timing detection circuit, a mobile station,
and a mobile communication system are also disclosed.
Patent EP-0967555-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WANA JOHN SURAPUNT
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 1999-06-18
Abstract: Converting text corresponding to one keyboard mode to text
corresponding to another keyboard mode. Language detection is used to
determine whether text was entered using the correct keyboard mode. If
the text was entered using an incorrect keyboard mode, then the text is
automatically converted to text that corresponds to the correct keyboard
mode. The incorrect text is converted on a character by character basis to
the correct text by mapping each incorrect character to a virtual key and
then mapping the virtual key to the correct character.
Patent EP-0970763-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANTON HANS-GEORG
IPC: B21C37/12
Filed: 1999-07-01
Abstract: A spirally wound corrugated tube manufacturing mill has interior and exterior strip joining rolls (4, 5) with diametrically opposite shoulder regions for defining a rectangular deformation space. A mill for corrugated tube manufacture by spiral winding of longitudinally corrugated strip comprises:  (a) an exterior strip joining roll (5) with a corrugation profile matching that of the strip (6); and  (b) an interior strip joining roll (4) with a corrugation profile larger than that of the strip, the corrugation peaks having the same curvature radius as the strip corrugations, and the corrugation valleys having a slightly greater curvature radius than the strip corrugations.  In the region of the corrugations to be strip joined and deformed, the two rolls have diametrically opposite shoulder regions forming an intermediate rectangular deformation space.
Patent EP-0989321-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KRAFT KLAUS
IPC: F16D65/12
Filed: 1999-08-09
Abstract: The brake disc for a disc brake has a friction ring (1) to which is fixed a support part (2) by means of a radially inward-pointing pin (6). One wall of the support part is radially flexible and has the pin anchored to it. The wall is formed of flexurally elastic axially pointing strips(1) distributed over the wall's periphery.
Patent EP-0999296-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMID DIETER C
IPC: H05K3/07
Filed: 1999-08-14
Abstract: Durch eine erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung zum wenigstens teilweisen Abtrag einer Beschichtung von Gegenständen, insbesondere Kontaktiermitteln (19), in einer Galvanisiereinrichtung (11) kann der Abtrag im wesentlichen geregelt erfolgen. Bei einem Abtrag werden die Gegenstände von Steuermitteln (37) gesteuert mit einer Stripp-Spannung beaufschlagt, wobei Überwachungsmittel (34, 39) mit den Steuermitteln verbunden sind und den Verlauf der Spannung und/oder eines Stromes (52) bzw. eines Potentials (41) zumindest teilweise erfassen. In Abhängigkeit von wenigstens einem charakteristischen Abschnitt (44, 46, 54, 56) können die Steuermittel (37) die Spannungsbeaufschlagung ändern, vorzugsweise unterbrechen. Besonders bevorzugt wird die Erfindung bei segmentierten Kontaktierrädern (19) einer Galvanisiereinrichtung (11) für Leiterplatten (17) verwendet. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0987791-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEONG MUN FAI
IPC: H01R43/02
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: An electrical connector (10) is mountable on a
surface of a printed circuit board (11). The connector
includes an elongated dielectric housing (12) having a
central body portion (12a) with a front mating face (16a),
a rear face (23) and a plurality of terminal-receiving
passages (19) extending therebetween. A plurality of
terminals (20) are received in the passages. Each
terminal includes a forward contact portion (21) and a
tail portion (22) projecting rearwardly from the body
portion beyond the rear face (23) thereof. The tail
portions include angled sections (22a) for surface
mounting on the printed circuit board (11). An elongated
tail aligner (32) is fixed to the housing (12) spaced from
the rear face (23) thereof. The tail aligner has a
plurality of apertures (34) through which the tail
portions (22) of the terminals (20) extend.