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Patent EP-2633798-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MINAI TETSUO
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2011-12-15
Abstract: Provided are an image processing device, an image processing method, an image processing program, and an endoscope system which are capable of accurately obtaining a distance to a surface of a biological tissue stably while avoiding the influence of spectral sensitivity characteristics of the biological tissue, on the basis of image information obtained by exposure with one-time illumination. A workstation 4 according to the present invention processes image data including light reception value data obtained by imaging an inside of a living body with one-time exposure, and includes a distance data obtainment unit 23 that obtains, at a bright region in the image data, distance data to a surface of the living body based on exposure time and the light reception value data on light in a first wavelength range, and obtains, at a dark region in the image data, distance data to the surface of the living body based on exposure time and the light reception value data on light in a second wavelength range which is a longer wavelength range than the first wavelength range.
Patent EP-2677435-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO AISA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2011-12-08
Abstract: While making it possible to register generation information used to generate a Web page for each topic by sending element information being components of the Web page by an email and add element information to the generation information by an email, it is made difficult for persons other than a person who registered the generation information to add the element information. When a receiver address included in a received email is a first address, an information registration apparatus registers generation information included in the email and transmits an email including a unique second address corresponding to the generation information to a sender of the received email, and when the receiver address is a second address and the receiver address is not the same as receiver addresses included in emails received before, the information registration apparatus adds element information to the generation information corresponding to the receiver address included in the currently received email.
Patent EP-2749107-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AGRAWAL RAJEEV
IPC: H04W72/542
Filed: 2011-12-16
Abstract: Systems and techniques for scheduling of use of resources by wireless devices and allocation of resources among devices. Information is received relating to channel efficiency experienced by a user equipment and also to the channel efficiency experienced by other user equipments. The information may include channel gain. Scheduling and resource allocation are performed so as to provide service to each device while minimizing interference penalties imposed by devices on one another. Scheduling and resource allocation may be evaluated and conducted through a number of mechanisms, such as ranking users according to transmit power, ranking user equipments according to target signal to noise ratios, and evaluation of relative advantages to users with the evaluation being performed resource block by resource block. The various metrics take into account both advantages to a particular user equipment under consideration and detrimental effects on other user equipment.
Patent EP-2764421-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PASQUERO JEROME
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2011-10-03
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé et des dispositifs électroniques pour permettre un mode d'interface d'utilisateur commune sur un premier dispositif électronique et sur un second dispositif électronique. Selon un aspect, le procédé consiste à : recevoir des premières données d'orientation d'un capteur d'orientation associé au premier dispositif électronique ; recevoir, sur le premier dispositif électronique, des secondes données d'orientation du second dispositif électronique ; déterminer, d'après les premières données d'orientation et les secondes données d'orientation, si l'orientation du premier dispositif électronique et l'orientation du second dispositif électronique satisfont au moins un critère d'orientation prédéterminé ; et si l'orientation du premier dispositif électronique et l'orientation du second dispositif électronique satisfont au moins un critère d'orientation prédéterminé, permettre au premier dispositif électronique et au second dispositif électronique d'entrer dans un mode d'interface utilisateur commune.
Patent EP-2775111-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOTTA SHINTARO
IPC: F02B37/00
Filed: 2011-10-31
Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a ventilation control apparatus for a supercharged internal combustion engine that can perform crankcase ventilation favorably. 
     A system of the invention includes a supercharging system, an EGR mechanism, and a blow-by gas reflux mechanism. The EGR mechanism includes an ejector 56 between an EGR valve 50 and an EGR cooler 52. A suction port 56a is connected to a cylinder head cover 18 via a PCV passage 62. A nozzle portion 56b is connected to an EGR passage 48 on the EGR cooler 52 side. A diffuser portion 56c is connected to the EGR passage 48 on the EGR valve 50 side. By making EGR gas flow through the EGR passage 48, gas in the crankcase can be drawn through the PCV passage 62 to thereby be burned, together with the EGR gas or fresh air, in an engine 10.
Patent EP-2492236-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OEHM TORSTEN
IPC: B65B13/18
Filed: 2012-01-31
Abstract: The lifting device (10) has tool (13) which is vertically movable by a motor and coupled to gear wheel (14) which is fixedly engaged with rack gear (15). A safety device includes blocking element (18) which holds the tool in a locking position, against gravitational force, in deenergized state. The blocking element holds the tool in vertical position freely, for vertical movement of tool against return force.
Patent EP-2575290-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MATTHEWS BRAD
IPC: H04L12/931
Filed: 2012-08-28
Abstract: A system and method for improving multicast performance in banked shared memory architectures. Temporal localities created by multicast packets in a shared memory bank are addressed through caching. In one embodiment, multicast packets are stored in a cache memory (110) that is associated with a bank of shared memory (114). In another embodiment, read requests for multicast packets are stored in a read request cache, wherein additional read requests are accumulated prior to an actual read event.
Patent EP-2708571-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NICOLOSI LIBANORI RAFAEL AUGUSTO
IPC: B32B27/20
Filed: 2012-09-12
Abstract: A reinforced composite material based on a polymer matrix with reinforcement particles embedded therein is proposed. The polymer matrix is based on a polymer with soft and hard domains, and the reinforcement particles comprise inorganic nano-platelets in the polymer matrix in a volume fraction in the range of 0.01 %-50%, wherein the inorganic nano-platelets have a thickness in the range of 0.3-50 nm and preferably a length and/or width in the range of 5-500 nm, with the proviso that the largest length and width is at least twice as large as the thickness; as well as inorganic micro-platelets in a volume fraction in the range of 1%-90%, wherein the inorganic micro-platelets have a thickness in the range of 10 nm-100 µm and preferably a length and/or width in the range of 100 nm-10 mm, with the proviso that the largest length and width is at least twice as large as the thickness. Also proposed are multilayer structures based on such layers, methods for making such multilayer structures and uses thereof.
Patent EP-2474385-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAHN NORBERT
IPC: A47L7/00
Filed: 2012-01-04
Abstract: A suction cup dust extractor for a drill comprising: a housing (10); a drill collar (12) having a drill passage (18) formed through it; a recess (38) formed by the walls (50, 52) of the housing (10) having an opening and which, in use, locates against a work piece to create a chamber; an aperture (24) located on the housing (10) through which air can pass; at least one first air passage (32) formed within the housing (10) which connects to the aperture; and at least one second air passage (36) formed within the housing (10) which enables air to pass from the recess (38) to the aperture (24); characterized in that the collar is releasably attachable to the housing, the at least one first air passage making fluid connection with the drill passage when it is attached to the housing to enable air to pass from the drill passage (18) to the aperture (24).
Patent EP-2474993-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MADAMSHETTY PRANEETH KUMAR
IPC: H01H77/10
Filed: 2012-01-04
Abstract: A circuit interruption device (100) includes a conductive element (218) configured to be coupled to a circuit, a contact arm (214) configured to move with respect to the conductive element (218) between a first position and a second position, and a biasing element (216) configured to apply a biasing force on the contact arm (214) to maintain contact between the contact arm (214) and the conductive element (218) when the contact arm (214) is in the first position, wherein the contact arm (214) is configured such that a current flow through the contact arm (214) causes an electromagnetic repulsive force to act on the contact arm (214) in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
Patent EP-2479595-A1 (EP)
Inventor: URAKAMI TOSHIFUMI
IPC: H04N5/217
Filed: 2012-01-23
Abstract: A foreign substance removal unit includes an optical member (410), disposed in an optical path, which is rectangular-shaped and in which an optical effective area for a light flux to pass through is set, and a piezoelectric element (430) including a piezoelectric member (431), and a driving electrode (AF), and a sensor electrode (SF) formed on a surface of the piezoelectric member (431). The piezoelectric element is provided on a surface of the optical member outside the optical effective area and along one side of the optical member (410). The sensor electrode (SF) is formed on the surface of the piezoelectric member (431) to be positioned within a range of the optical effective area in a side direction of the optical member (410) to which the piezoelectric element (430) is provided.
Patent EP-2500079-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HIROSE SHOGO
IPC: B01D46/24
Filed: 2012-03-14
Abstract: A honeycomb structure 1 comprising porous partition walls 13 forming a plurality of cells 3 extending between the two end faces and an outer peripheral wall 19 formed integrally with the partition walls 13, wherein the cells 3 comprise complete cells 5 having a hexagonal, complete cell section and partial cells 7 present at the outermost portion of the plurality of cells and having an incomplete cell section not forming a hexagon, the honeycomb structure satisfying at least one of the relationships (1) to (4).
Patent EP-2641844-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ELLENRIEDER MICHAEL
IPC: G09F19/12
Filed: 2012-03-20
Abstract: A packaging element (1) for a packaging unit (4) of a food product, comprising a back side (3); a front side (5); and a lenticular sheet (40), including an at least semi-transparent layer (10) with a front surface (12) forming a lenticular lens (19) and constituting at least a part of the front side of the packaging element; a decorated layer (20) at least partly covering the back surface (15) of the at least semi-transparent layer and being visible through the at least semi-transparent layer; and the lenticular sheet having a protrusion and/or depression (7); wherein the decorated layer at least partly extends into the protrusion and/or depression of the lenticular sheet (40).
Patent EP-2511953-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MCDONALD TIM
IPC: H01L25/07
Filed: 2012-04-04
Abstract: In one implementation, a stacked composite device comprises a group IV lateral transistor and a group III-V transistor stacked over the group IV lateral transistor. A drain of the group IV lateral transistor is in contact with a source of the group III-V transistor, a source of the group IV lateral transistor is coupled to a gate of the group III-V transistor to provide a composite source on a top side of the stacked composite device, and a drain of the group III-V transistor provides a composite drain on the top side of the stacked composite device. A gate of the group IV lateral transistor provides a composite gate on the top side of the stacked composite device, and a substrate of the group IV lateral transistor is on a bottom side of the stacked composite device.
Patent EP-2535175-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WATABE YASUHIRO
IPC: B29D30/42
Filed: 2012-05-02
Abstract: An apparatus (1) for manufacturing a lengthy tire ply material (10) as numbers of cut pieces (13) connected in series in a conveyed direction by successively joining the rear edge of a cut piece conveyed ahead and the front edge of a next cut piece. The apparatus comprises: an image capture device (2) capturing images of the cut pieces and outputting image data; a position presuming device (3) processing the image data and presuming the exact positions of the rear and front edges even if the edges are deformed by curling and outputting the positional data; and a holding and positioning device (4) holding and moving the next cut piece to a joint position according to the positional data, therefore, the edges are connected with accuracy and a nondefective uniform tire ply material (10) can be manufactured with a high percent yield.
Patent EP-2660484-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN I-FU
IPC: F16B37/08
Filed: 2012-05-04
Abstract: A locking and unlocking nut structure contains a body including a through hole and a semi-circular recess, and the semi-circular recess having a starting segment and a stopping segment, the body further including a diameter-decreased screw section; a slidable block including a C-shaped cutout, and the C-shaped cutout including an engaging hook extending outward from a lower end thereof, the slidable block including first threads, while the slidable block is fixed on the starting segment, a distance from the first threads to an inner wall of the through hole is larger than an outer diameter of the screw rod (tube); while the slidable block is fixed on the stopping segment, a distance from the first threads to the diameter-decreased screw section is equal to the outer diameter of the screw rod (tube); the screw rod (tube) including second threads to match with the diameter-decreased screw section and the first threads.
Patent EP-2526873-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LADTKOW CASEY M
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2012-05-22
Abstract: A tissue dissector is provided. The tissue dissector includes an introducer including a lumen extending along a length thereof and defining a longitudinal axis therethrough. The introducer configured for placement adjacent target tissue. A shaft operably coupled to the introducer is deployable from a distal end thereof and includes a proximal end for approximating the distal end of the shaft adjacent target tissue. The distal end of the shaft is movable from a non-expanded configuration to an expanded configuration for separating target tissue from neighboring tissue.
Patent EP-2532397-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHIBUYA KAZUHIRO
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: A swing analyzing device (1) includes at least an angular velocity sensor (10), a data acquiring unit (22), and a motion detecting unit (24). The angular velocity sensor (10) detects angular velocities generated about a plurality of axes by a swing. The data acquiring unit acquires detection data of the angular velocity sensor. The motion detecting unit detects at least one of motions of the swing. Particularly, the motion detecting unit (24) includes an angular velocity calculating unit (240) which calculates the sum of the magnitudes of the angular velocities generated about the plurality of respective axes using the acquired detection data.
Patent EP-2533273-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHANTELAUZE SIMON
IPC: C25D17/00
Filed: 2012-06-07
Abstract: A method for providing an ECPR master electrode is provided. The method comprises the step of: providing a circular carrier element having an electrically conducting electrode surface on a back side and a topographical pattern with an at least partly electrically insulating top (310) on a front side of said carrier element, said topographical pattern comprising a plurality of electrochemical cells (309) in said carrier element, each one of said electrochemical cells comprising a bottom and at least one side wall, said bottom having an electrically conducting surface (313) being conductively connected to the electrically conducting electrode surface on the back side through the carrier element, wherein the step of providing said topographical pattern comprises: passivating a peripheral part (302) of the front side of the carrier element for forming an isolation region (315), said isolation region surrounding a circular device area (301); providing an etch mask across said device area and said isolation region; and etching the carrier element such that said electrochemical cells (309) are formed at the device area (301), and such that the passivation of the isolation region provides a further etch mask for preventing the formation of electrochemical cells at said isolation region.
Patent EP-2679210-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WIRTZ BIRGIT
IPC: A61F13/534
Filed: 2012-06-28
Abstract: An absorbent article (20) comprising a wearer-facing topsheet (24), a backsheet (26) and an absorbent core (28) disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, characterized in that the absorbent core comprises: 
a first absorbent layer (1) comprising a first substrate (2), a layer (3) of first superabsorbent polymer particles deposited on the first substrate, and a fibrous layer (4) of thermoplastic adhesive material covering the layer of first superabsorbent polymer particles; 
a second absorbent layer (5), the second absorbent layer comprising a second substrate (6) and a mixed layer (7) deposited on the second substrate, the mixed layer comprising a mixture of second superabsorbent particles and cellulosic fibers, 
the first absorbent layer and the second absorbent layer being combined together such that at least a portion of the fibrous layer (4) of thermoplastic adhesive material of the first absorbent layer contacts at least a portion of the mixed layer (7) of the second absorbent layer (5), 
and wherein the first absorbent layer (1) is placed closer to the topsheet than the second layer (5).
Patent EP-2581178-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KUTSUKAKE FUMINORI
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: A workpiece takeout system includes a robot arm and a disposed-state detector. The robot arm is configured to perform a workpiece takeout operation to take out a workpiece disposed in an area among a plurality of areas. The disposed-state detector is configured to detect a disposed state of the workpiece and is configured to, while the robot arm is performing the workpiece takeout operation to take out the workpiece disposed in the area among the plurality of areas, detect a disposed state of another workpiece disposed in another area among the plurality of areas.
Patent EP-2584617-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GASSE ADRIEN
IPC: H01L33/50
Filed: 2012-10-17
Abstract: The component (100) has a conversion layer (3) forming a secondary source for emitting a secondary radiation. An optically homogeneous reflection layer (i) comprises a face in contact with the conversion layer and another face in contact with an encapsulation layer (2) to form an interface (22) with the encapsulation layer. The reflection layer and the encapsulation layer are arranged such that the interface allows a primary radiation originating from a primary source (1) to pass and the rays of the secondary radiation emitted toward the direction of the interface. The encapsulation layer is made of a material selected among organic polymer including of silicone, epoxy or acrylic resin, or an inorganic material including of glass. An independent claim is also included for a method for manufacturing an LED component.
Patent EP-2728713-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SPOONER EDWARD
IPC: H02K16/04
Filed: 2012-10-31
Abstract: An electrical machine comprising a stator and a member arranged to move relative to said stator. The stator comprises a first stator structure incorporating a first plurality of windings disposed along the direction of relative motion and displaced from the movable member in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion, and a second stator structure incorporating a second plurality of windings displaced in a second direction from the movable member, so that the movable member lies between the two stator structures. The movable member is arranged to electrically couple with the windings. The first plurality of windings includes a single phase winding connected to a first single-phase ac supply, and the second plurality of windings includes a single phase winding of the same pole pitch being displaced in the direction of relative motion from first plurality of windings and connected to a second single-phase ac supply whose phase is displaced from that of the first supply.
Patent EP-2556814-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHILTON ROBERT J III
IPC: A61G11/00
Filed: 2008-12-03
Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing patient access in a warming therapy device (e.g., incubator, warmer, etc.) is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hood with a retractable top member, which permits access to a patient disposed within the warming therapy device without lowering or removal of one or more sidewalls of the hood.
Patent EP-2730330-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOFFMANN TOM
IPC: B01D61/22
Filed: 2012-11-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane filtration assembly (1) and a method of controlling trans-membrane pressure (TMP) by means of a permeate side co-crrent cross-flow (16,16'). Said membrane filtration assembly comprising a trans-membrane pressure control system including pressure sensors (32,33,34,35) and flow control means (20, 22) for controlling the trans-membrane pressure (TMP) profile versus the lenght of the module.
Patent EP-2730894-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HUGLER KARSTEN
IPC: G01D5/347
Filed: 2012-11-13
Abstract: A detector is provided for detecting the interruption of a light path, the detector comprising a light emitter (2), a light receiver (4), and a light guiding arrangement disposed opposite the light emitter and receiver. A gap is defined between the light guiding arrangement and at least one of the light emitter and receiver to receive a movable part (24) capable of interrupting the light path there between. Also provided is a light guide for use with such a detector and a utility meter comprising such a detector. In one specific embodiment, an opto electronic detector for detecting rotation of a coding wheel in a utility meter is provided.
Patent EP-2747270-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KARLSSON ULF BENGT INGEMAR
IPC: H02M1/34
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a bridge leg (12) switching a DC voltage at its respective input terminal (30, 31) to produce an AC voltage at its output terminal (2) for supply to an inductive load. The bridge leg comprises a first switch assembly (22), a second switch assembly (21), a third switch assembly (24), a fourth switch assembly (23) and at least a first inductive element (51). The first switch assembly (22) and the second switch assembly (21) are serially connected between the bridge leg input terminals (30, 31), the bridge leg output (2) being formed at a point of interconnection of the first switch assembly (22) and the second switch assembly (21). The third switch assembly (24) and the fourth switch assembly (23) are serially connected between the bridge leg input terminals (30, 31), the inductive element (51) being connected between a point of interconnection of the third switch assembly (24) and the fourth switch assembly (23) and the bridge leg output (2). The third switch assembly (24) and the fourth switch assembly (23) are controlled such that reverse current through either of the first switch assembly (22) or the second switch assembly (21) is reduced compared to bridge leg output current prior to the moment of switching of the bridge leg output (2).