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Patent EP-0637808-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FOX DAVID
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 1994-07-14
Abstract: The buttonless memory system of the present invention retrieves and stores the measurement results of a sample for the user of an electronic measurement device, particularly a portable and personal electrical measurement device, with minimal user interaction. The user simply activates the portable measurement device and waits as the buttonless memory system initially cycles through the stored measurement results. The buttonless memory system stops retrieving from memory when the measurement device detects a sample or control solution. After test measurement of the sample, the user can choose to store the measurement result by deactivating the measurement device during the time the memory display is on. If the sample is a control solution, the user can delete the measurement result from memory by waiting and deactivating the measurement device after the memory display is off. In this way, the buttonless memory system provides a simple and effective memory management scheme for measurement devices.
Patent EP-0654685-A2 (EP)
Title: Arrangement and method for detecting metal objects
Inventor: KELLER HELMUT
IPC: G01V3/10
Filed: 1994-08-31
Abstract: Probe for a metal detector having at least one transmitting and receiving coil (1, 2), in which two essentially oval transmitting and receiving coils are arranged alongside each other in a housing and are partly superimposed on each other on the two inner longitudinal sides (5, 6) facing each other. The longitudinal axes of the coils extend parallel to each other and the transverse axes lie on a line, the spacing (d) between the two overlapping longitudinal sides (5, 6) of the coils is selected such that the alternating induction coefficient is a minimum. A probe of such a configuration allows the detection of metal objects even with a short time constant. Furthermore, the exact determination of the point of an object is improved, since the two coils operate like two detectors working independently of each other, the receiver signals of which as a result allow both absolute measurements and differential measurements. A pulsed metal detector having a probe of such a construction and a method for detecting metal objects and the use of such a probe are also described. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0655852-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIBATA KOICHI C O MITA INDUST
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 1994-11-22
Abstract: The present invention provides a facsimile apparatus which enables the printer section and document original reading section thereof to be used as a printer means and image reading means, respectively, for a personal computer. To use the reading section (2) for reading a document original as the image reading means for the personal computer (15), the operation mode of the facsimile apparatus (20) is switched from an ordinary operation mode to a PC-FAX mode. When a document original is read by the reading section (2) in the PC-FAX mode, the facsimile apparatus (20) behaves as if it received a call-in of facsimile correspondence, and sends image data to the personal computer (15). Further, by operating an operation section (7), a printer function call number is registered for an external input printing function which enables information input to an interface (10) to be printed out. When a call-out command designating a phone number is sent to the facsimile apparatus (20) from the personal computer (15), a control section (1) judges if the phone number agrees with the printer function call number. If the input number agrees with the printer function call number, information input from the personal computer (15) is printed out by a printer section (6).
Patent EP-0659572-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAMA SUSUMU C O SEIKO EPSON CO
IPC: B41J19/18
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: A serial printer has a pulse generator (25, 25a, 31) for generating timing pulses in a number proportional to the movement of a carriage mounting the printer's recording head. The pulse generator comprises an encoder (25) and a detector (31) moved relative to each other as the carriage is moved. The detector is responsive to marks (25a) provided on the encoder (25) for generating the timing pulses. Blocking means (33) are provided to block the detector (31) when the carriage is at a predetermined position such that the detector cannot detects any marks of the encoder as long as the blocking condition is maintained. Signal processing means are provided to recognize the blocked condition of the detector and to output a home position detection signal in response to it. In this way the pulse generator also functions as a home position detector obviating use of a separate home position detector.
Patent EP-0600853-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANIGUCHI HIDEO
IPC: H04N1/036
Filed: 1989-06-20
Abstract: An apparatus is provided for optically writing or reading information comprising a row of optical dot array chips each including a plurality of optical dot elements constantly arranged in the direction of the row. The respective array chips are driven by separate control circuits (IC) each incorporating a plurality of drive transistors (TR1-TR64) for driving the respective optical dot elements of a corresponding array chip. Each control circuit further incorporates a gate voltage setting circuit (27) which applies an adjustable gate voltage (VG) to the respective drive transistors (TR1-TR64). The gate voltage setting circuit (27) comprising a plurality of parallel voltage dividing resistors (R1-R7) which are selectively incorporated into said gate voltage setting circuit (27).
Patent EP-0617129-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAMACHANDRAN RAMAKRISHNAN
IPC: C12P21/00
Filed: 1994-03-23
Abstract: Proteins are prepared in reactor A by the reaction of a hydrocarbon utilizing microbe on a low molecular weight hydrocarbon, such as methane, in an aqueous medium in the presence of oxygen and a fixable nitrogen compound. Protein is recovered in Unit B, and a gaseous dioxide is passed from the reactor A to the separator C where it is separated by pressure swing adsorption in one or two stages, so as to form a carbon dioxide stream and to recycle unreacted hydrocarbon and oxygen to the reactor A. Sufficient hydrocarbon is introduced into the system to prevent the formation of a flammable mixture therein. Part or all of the hydrocarbon can be introduced into the system downstream of the reactor A, where the propensity for forming a flammable gas mixture is greatest.
Patent EP-0631772-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WANG JONAS C T
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1994-05-26
Abstract: Skin care compositions comprise retinol and an irritation ameliorating amount of glycolic acid. The glycolic acid is preferably present in an amount of at least 2%, and preferably about 5 to about 10% by weight of the composition.
Patent EP-0674468-A2 (EP)
Title: Medical care apparatus using colored light
Inventor: LENKE MICHAEL
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 1995-03-22
Abstract: The appts. (1) includes switches (4-8) corresponding to different colours controlled by a selector (10). Also provided is a monitor (14-16) e.g. EEG, EKG which measures e.g. patient skin temp., blood pressure. A cable (11) with a free plug (12) is inserted into a power supply socket (13) to supply power. The monitor is attached to the lobe of an ear and plugged (16) in. A circuit board projecting from the handle (2) into the head (3) of the appts. carries the switches for differently coloured LED arrays. An ON/OFF switch (9) and the selector of pulsed or continuous illumination are also carried. Cascaded driver circuits within the handle supply the LED currents so that selected colour gps. flash at a selected rate or in synchronism with the heart.
Patent EP-0685684-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RIPPLINGER HANS-JOACHIM
IPC: F23D14/10
Filed: 1995-04-20
Abstract: The supply duct is connected to a combustion boiler of the essentially closed type, for installation in a room of a building, and for opening out into the atmosphere. The ducts are in fluid communication of a transition part with controllable shut-off element if the shut-off element is in the open position. The shut-off element is controlled between the open and the closed position depending on the pressure prevailing in the air supply duct. A combustion air injection duct (4) runs between the combustion boiler and the combustion air discharge duct. The combustion air injection duct opens out into the combustion air discharge duct downstream of the place where the transition part opens out into the combustion air supply duct. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0734992-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLAIN ROY W
IPC: G05D7/06
Filed: 1995-05-29
Abstract: A hydraulic elevator up direction control system is provided that has a circulating valve connected between the supply and the return of a source that normally supplies pressure to the cylinder of an elevator. The circulating valve is controlled by a computer regulated stepless variable solenoid valve that influences the pilot fluid pressure in the operating chamber of the circulation valve to control the size of the opening of the circulating valve and thereby the volume of fluid passing through the circulating valve. This affects inversely the volume of fluid passing through a fluid flow measuring valve, to the cylinder, to provide selectably variable up speeds of travel facilitating a fast, smooth, accurate ride of the elevator car as it approaches a stopping point relative to an upper floor of a building. Such operation is substantially independent of the system pressure and fluid viscosity. A selectably variable speed down direction control system operates on largely the same principle.
Patent EP-0702132-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORII YASUSHI
IPC: F16H55/14
Filed: 1995-08-31
Abstract: A control member (9) of a torque transmitting apparatus is composed of pins (11), a retainer (12), a first and a second arc-shaped gears (10,14) which are formed from a single ring gear divided by a plane including an axis of the gear, a piston (13), first springs (27) and second springs (15). The first and second arc-shaped gears (10, 14) are biased respectively by the first and second springs (27, 15) in opposite directions so that the splines (10a, 10b, 14a, 14b) of the first and the second gears are deviated from each other while they are in mesh with corresponding splines (7a, 4a) of a sprocket sleeve (7) and a cam sleeve (4). As a result, rattling noise due to backlash of the splines is suppressed even when torque change is transmitted to the sprocket sleeve (7).
Patent EP-0693356-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JONES KENNETH MORGAN
IPC: C08G63/83
Filed: 1991-06-14
Abstract: Refillable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are made by injection stretch blow moulding and comprise a threaded neck of transparent amorphous substantially non-oriented PET; a substantially cylindrical body of transparent biaxially oriented amorphous PET from 0.4 to 0.9 mm thick and an area expansion ratio of at least 7; and a base of transparent amorphous substantially non-oriented or partly oriented PET in which the PET is a polyethylene terephthalate polymer randomly modified by replacing from 1 to 6 mole % of the terephthalate units with units of a chain orientation disrupting aromatic dicarboxylic acid, such as  iso -phthalic acid, having an Intrinsic Viscosity of at least 0.75. The polymer particularly includes fine metal particles especially of antimony to reduce the reheat, and optionally includes a level of diethylene glycol residues greater than normally present in PET to improve the blowing performance of the polymer.
Patent EP-0717029-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HERBST HOLGER DR
IPC: C07C57/075
Filed: 1995-12-01
Abstract: A process for the sepn. of (meth)acrylic acid (I) from a mixt. contg. (a) (I), (b) inert, hydrophobic organic liq. with a higher b.pt. than (I) as main component and (c) lower aldehydes as minor components, comprises rectification with the addn. of a prim. amine and/or salts thereof (II). Also claimed are processes for the prodn. of (I) by gas-phase oxidn. of a 3C/4C starting material (III). Pref. liq. (b) contains diphenyl ether (DPE), and pref. comprises a mixt. of 70-75 wt.% DPE and 25-30 wt.% biphenyl contg. 0.1-25 wt.% (w.r.t. the mixt.) of dimethyl o-phthalate. Amine (II) is a hydrazine deriv., pref. the hydrazide of a carboxylic acid, esp. pref. adipic acid dihydrazide.
Patent EP-0688062-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REITS BERNARD JOZEF
IPC: H01Q19/06
Filed: 1995-06-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a reflective Fresnel zone plate for concentrating microwaves into a focal point. The Fresnel zone plate consists of a large number of mechanically adjustable subreflectors (4) each having two possible positions. The subreflectors constitute a first set of zones (1) and a second set of zones (2), with each zone construed for optimally contributing to the concentration of the microwaves.
Patent EP-0665692-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONDO TETSUJIRO C O INTELLECTU
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 1995-01-30
Abstract: To reduce the number of calculations and prevent an error from being detected due to a phase deviation when detecting a motion vector corresponding to the block matching method. A representative pixel value x of a base block composed of (3 x 3) pixels is detected by a representative value extracting circuit 7. A maximum value and a minimum value of a verification block that has the same size as the base block are detected by a MAX/MIN detecting circuit 8. A comparing circuit 9 compares and determines whether or not the representative pixel value x is in the range from the MAX to the MIN. An evaluated value calculating circuit 10 calculates an evaluated value Δ corresponding to the compared result. When x is included in the range from the MAX to the MIN, Δ is 0. An evaluated value is calculated in the vicinity of the position corresponding to the representative pixel of the reference frame. Corresponding to the evaluated value, a motion vector is detected.
Patent EP-0683222-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANAKA MASANORI MIZUSAWA IND C
IPC: C12H1/048
Filed: 1995-05-18
Abstract: A stabilizing agent for beer comprising a specific amorphous silica composition having a specific surface area of from 100 to 600 m 2 /g, a porous volume of 1 to 2 cc/g, and an aqueous suspension thereof having a pH of from 4 to 6.2 and a zeta-potential of negative polarity, of at least 20 mV is useful in removing haze from beer.
Patent EP-0694948-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKASE TAKEO
IPC: H01J3/02
Filed: 1995-06-22
Abstract: A magnetron (31) comprising a cold cathode (2) having an electron emitting member (2a) which is formed linearly or on a plane on a substrate (1) to emit electrons, a subdivided anode (4) disposed oppositely in parallel with the electron emitting member (2a), the subdivided anode (4) having cavity resonators formed therein at the side of the cold cathode (2), and a magnet (6) producing a magnetic field lying at right angles to an electric field applied between the cold cathode (2) and the subdivided anode (4). Also a microwave oven for dielectric-heating a substance (F) to be heated by using the magnetron (31) as a microwave supply source.
Patent EP-0709633-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUMA TOSHIMI
IPC: F26B5/00
Filed: 1995-10-27
Abstract: An article to be dried (1) is transferred, being pressed and held between a wire endless conveyor (8) and a "cushion" conveyor (7). The wire endless conveyor (8) is placed between a nozzle (20), comprising a suction nozzle (20a) and a blowing nozzle (20b), and the cushion conveyor (7) in order to press, hold and transfer the article (1) to be dried, and the nozzle (20) being operative to dehydrate/dry the article to be dried. When an article (1) narrower than the width of the nozzle (20) is to be dried, the exposed zone where the article to be dried is not placed is automatically shut by the "cushion" conveyor (7). The article to be dried is dehydrated/dried while it is pressed, held and transferred in the closed state so that high speed air jet stream R and high speed negative pressure air stream Q do not flow out/in to outer air. While the article to be dried is transferred, being pressed and held by the "cushion" conveyor (7), water adhering to it is transformed into minute water drops by the high speed air jet stream R and the high speed negative pressure air stream. The minute water drops are sucked out and removed on the high speed negative pressure air stream Q. Thus dehydrating/drying can be performed continuously without water evaporation heat, in a short time and efficiently with a little energy for articles to be dried of various sizes and of irregular shape.
Patent EP-0717541-A2 (EP)
Inventor: URATANI CHIKARA
IPC: H04M1/72505
Filed: 1995-12-15
Abstract: A portable telephone system includes at least one master unit connected to a telephone line, and a plurality of subsidiary units for performing radio communication with the master unit. Each subsidiary unit includes radio section, a calling information memory section, and an originating circuit section. The radio section selectively performs first radio communication with the master unit and second radio communication with a remote subsidiary unit. The calling information memory section prestores a telephone number for the telephone line which is assigned to the remote subsidiary unit in correspondence with the master unit. The originating circuit section calls the remote subsidiary unit by the second radio communication. When connection for the second radio communication cannot be performed with respect to the remote subsidiary unit, the originating circuit section automatically calls the remote subsidiary unit through the telephone line by the first radio communication in accordance with the telephone number of the remote subsidiary unit which is stored in the calling information memory section.
Patent EP-0719566-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRIMHALL GREG L
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 1995-12-18
Abstract: An elastic plug assembly is provided for selective penetration by a needle. The elastic plug assembly comprises an elastic plug that is retained in a radially compressed state by a rigid plug retainer. The combined elastic plug and rigid plug retainer may be secured in a housing formed from an elastomeric material. The elastic plug may be penetrated by a needle. Upon removal of the needle, the radially compressed elastic plug will be urged toward its compressed condition with the space that had been occupied by the needle being completely filled to effectively achieve the sealing function of the plug. Needles may repeatedly be penetrated through the plug and removed as necessary, and the plug will efficiently return to its substantially solid sealed state after each successive needle removal.
Patent EP-0720176-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GILLINGHAM PETER B
IPC: G11C11/56
Filed: 1995-12-28
Abstract: In a multi-level DRAM, one of multiple voltage levels may be stored in each memory cell. In a four-level system, each of a pair of bitlines is divided into two subbitlines which are connected to respective sense amplifiers. Dummy cells matching the storage cell are provided on each subbitline to balance the capacitances of the subbitlines. The stored voltage is dumped onto left and right subbitlines which are then isolated, and one of the voltages is then sensed to provide a sign bit. A second reference level is generated by dumping the charge associated with the sign bit over three subbitlines and the magnitude bit is sensed using that reference. The stored voltage is restored by charge sharing a sign bit charge on two bitlines with a magnitude bit charge on one bitline.
Patent EP-0791073-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REED MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: C12Q1/44
Filed: 1995-11-10
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB95/02638 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 2, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 2, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 10, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/15257 PCT Pub. Date May 23, 1996An assay comprising determining the absence or presence of steroid sulphatase activity is described. In a preferred embodiment, the assay uses white blood cells. The assay can be used to determine if an agent is an in vitro and/or in vivo steroid sulphatase inhibitor.
Patent EP-0726489-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIGAKI KUNIO
IPC: G03C1/053
Filed: 1996-02-12
Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains a hydrazine derivative and a polymer latex having a core/shell structure which each are incorporated in at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layers of the photographic material. The photographic material provides superhigh contrast images without impairing the physical properties of the film.
Patent EP-0743757-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JONES OSCAR FREDERICK JR
IPC: H03K23/00
Filed: 1996-05-17
Abstract: A counter circuit (10) selectively generates counting sequences in binary and interleave counting modes. A counter (16) is formed by 3 toggle flip-flops (44, 46, 48). The toggle signals are provided by a toggle control circuit (20) which contains logic gates that are enabled or disabled based on the state of a mode select signal (SELECT). In binary mode, output bits are permitted to be used to toggle higher order count stages (46, 48). In interleave mode, the binary toggle signals are blocked, and another counter circuit (18) counts toggle signals in the interleave sequence, which signals are passed by the toggle control circuit (20) to toggle inputs of the main counter (16). The other counter circuit (18) can be reset in response to a reset signal (IRESET) applied to a load enable input.
Patent EP-0737445-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GUNDOLF FERDINAND
IPC: A61B17/16
Filed: 1994-06-08
Abstract: The surrounding tensioner takes the form of a tube or hose strap constituting a flat band tension band (1), at the one end section (11) of which, i.e. that nearest the bone, a receiver (12) is arranged. Through the receiver, the other end section (13) of the tension band remote from the bone is threaded for tensioning the band. The receiver is pivotably located around an axis extending somewhat vertically to the flat side of the tension band (10). On the side of the end section (11) of the tension band facing the bone a spike (15) penetrating the bone is arranged. The receiving component is formed by a tension band section bent to form a flat casing (17), the free, rectangular cross-section of which corresponds to that of the tension band.
Patent EP-0730167-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EGAWA AKIRA
IPC: G01S7/4914
Filed: 1996-02-27
Abstract: This invention has as its object to provide a distance measurement apparatus which can relatively easily control the clock generation timing and can prevent dark currents generated by accumulation units from being unbalanced between the ON and OFF states of a light-projection operation even when the accumulation apparatus for temporarily holding charges are arranged between a sensor array and a charge transfer apparatus. In order to achieve this object, a distance measurement apparatus, which projects a beam spot onto an object to be measured, a distance to which is to be measured, and performs triangulation by receiving light reflected by the object to be measured, includes light-projection apparatus for projecting the beam spot onto the object to be measured, a sensor array including an array of a plurality of sensors for receiving and photoelectrically converting the light reflected by the object to be measured, integral apparatus for integrating output charges from the sensors of the sensor array, charge transfer apparatus for transferring the charges integrated by the integral apparatus, at least a portion of the charge transfer apparatus being coupled in a ring shape, and a pair of charge accumulation apparatus, arranged in parallel between the integral apparatus and the charge transfer apparatus, for temporarily storing the charges transferred from the integral apparatus to the charge transfer apparatus.