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Patent EP-0531047-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDERSON CLEO D
IPC: H04B10/00
Filed: 1992-08-27
Abstract: A relatively simple, low cost apparatus detects the presence and location of faults in an optical transmission system. It is particularly applicable to underwater optical transmission systems. The optical transmission system contains at least one optical fiber pair extending between two terminals. Optical amplifier based repeaters are located at predetermined positions along fibers. Each repeater has a simple high-loss optical loopback circuit which is used to provide fault identification and location. The loopback circuit couples a portion of the optical signal travelling from a transmitting station through one of the fibers, attenuates that portion of the optical signal, and adds the attenuated signal to the optical signal in the other fiber for return to the transmining station. Fault location is accomplished by launching a supervisory signal into the fiber from one of the terminals. At each repeater, the loopback circuit causes an attenuated version of the supervisory signal to return to the station from which it was launched, combined with any noise and signal in the return lines. The supervisory signal is a pseudo-random word which can be recovered from the signal and noise in the return line via a correlation technique. The loopback circuit in the repeaters is composed of passive components which may comprise a pair of optical couplers each of which is adjacent one of the two transmission fibers. The optical couplers are connected by a fiber containing a preselected amount of attenuation. There is no need for any sensing circuitry in the repeater to activate the loopback in response to command signals in the supervisory signal. The production of the supervisory signal consequently is simplified because there is no need for command information to be a part of the supervisory signal. Degradation of signals through the optical transmission system is easily detected in a reasonable amount of time at the terminals of the system via the correlation technique. In addition, the correlation technique allows one to easily identify the location of the degradation on the transmission line.
Patent EP-0531096-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ELVES JOHN
IPC: D03D11/00
Filed: 1992-09-01
Abstract: Absorbent composite fabrics for use as or in absorbent products such as wound dressings are disclosed. The fabrics comprise a light, water-permeable hydrophobic first layer (2,8,9) of nonwoven fibrous material having a weight of from 15 to 40g/m² and bonded by hydraulic entanglement to a water-absorbent nonwoven fibrous second layer (3,7). The fabrics are applied to wounds or burns with the hydrophobic first layer in contact with the wound. Fluids from the wound pass through the water-permeable hydrophobic first layer (2,8,9) and are absorbed in the fibrous second layer (3,7). The surface of the first layer (2,8,9) remains dry and non-adherent to the wound. A method of manufacture of the absorbent composite fabrics by hydraulic entanglement is also disclosed.
Patent EP-0535879-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ITO KAZUMASA
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1992-09-25
Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes image information that includes pixels each of which have X-axis and Y-axis coordinates. The apparatus includes a circuit for processing the image information in an X-axis direction, a circuit for processing the image information in a Y-axis direction and a circuit for adding a predetermined value representing a coordinate in a Z-axis direction to each of the pixels of the image information so that the image information is expressed in three dimensions. In this way information representing a two-dimensional primitive image is transformed into pseudo three-dimensional image information that can be combined with three-dimensional images.
Patent EP-0543567-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DRERUP BERNARD CHARLES
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 1992-11-12
Abstract: A mechanism is provided for ensuring that a feature processor card, included with other feature cards in a host system, can be reset without interrupting software running on other feature cards. A delay is provided that starts counting each time a watchdog timer expires. If the watchdog timer is reset by an interrupt service routine, then the feature card processor is assumed to be reset. However, if the watchdog timer is not reset before the delay timer expires, then it is assumed that the service routine is corrupt and that external reset of the feature card is required. Upon expiration of the watchdog, an error signal is sent, via the system bus, to the host CPU. Recovery code that is resident on the host CPU is then run and resets the CPU on the feature card. A reset signal is output from the host CPU, via the system bus, to a reset register on the feature card which then forwards the signal to the feature card CPU, thereby initiating reset of the system.
Patent EP-0544448-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LA FORGE WAYNE CLIFFORD
IPC: H04W8/06
Filed: 1992-11-19
Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus and methods for providing cellular mobile telecommunication service in accordance with the requirements of the Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard. A modular switching system is provided which performs the functions of the mobile switching center (210) plus those of a home location register (212), authentication center (216), visitor location register (214), and equipment identity register (218). The latter functions are advantageously spread among the modules of the switching system, thus avoiding the getting started cost of expensive dedicated data bases. A wireless global switching module advantageously switches mobile communications control messages among the modules of the system and between the modules and the base station systems (204), and terminates signaling links between the mobile switching center and the base station systems.
Patent EP-0511931-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ECKER MARIO ENRIQUE
IPC: H04B10/2581
Filed: 1992-03-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical fiber interface and a method for making the same. A Thermal Conduction Module or TCM (10), comprises a lower frame (12), an upper frame (16), sandwiching a seal frame (14), are held together by bolts (18). Usually a cold plate (17), having a number of coolant channels (21), is secured to the upper surface of the upper frame (16), A substrate (40), having stepped edge (42), and having semiconductor chips (50), thereon, is secured between the ledge (41), of the lower frame (12), and the extension of seal frame (14), with a gasket (46), therebetween. Heat exchange elements (52) transfer the heat generated by the chips (50), to the upper frame (16). A retainer (51), holds the heat exchange elements (52), in place, and is also used to provide the guide grooves and securing means for an optical fiber (23). Cooling devices where there is no retainer, can be modified to provide means for guiding and securing the optical fiber (23), from the exterior of the TCM (10) , to an optoelectronic device on the substrate (40). A fluid tight seal for the chips (50), that are on the substrate 40, is achieved by means of gaskets (46, 48). An optical fiber mounting assembly (20), provides the interface between the multi-fiber optical cable (25), and the TCM (10). Face plate (22), keeper (32), wave washer (31), retainer (30), and shoulder (28), are various components of the optical fiber mounting assembly (20), that normally protrude out of the TCM (10). 
     The optical fiber mounting assembly (20), may be located between any adjacent pair of bolts (18), along the sides of the TCM (10). Therefore, any side of the TCM (10), may then accommodate (N-1) optical fiber mounting assemblies (20), where N = number of bolts along the given side of the TCM (10). Each optical fiber mounting assembly (20), can have a multi-fiber optical cable (25), having one or more optical fibers (23) having a core of a first refractive index material with a cladding of a second refractive index material and a protective jacket which is typically of a polymeric material.
Patent EP-0506599-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAGARES COROMINAS NARCISO
IPC: A23L13/00
Filed: 1992-03-26
Abstract: Pasteurization, sterilization and aseptic packing procedure for meat products and machine therefor, characterized by comprising the following steps: 
   meat piece pasteurization until it reaches a temperature in the thermal center of the meat piece from 65 to 75 Degrees C during a time interval enough; 
   withdrawal of the pasteurized meat piece from its wrapping means, exuded fluids elimination and product external surface conditioning; 
   sterilization of the meat piece surface layer or stratum by means of a thermal shock according to HTST technique, operating in room temperature conditions directly in contact with the meat piece surface over 100 º C, the time of treatment being under 15 seconds each piece. 
   product re-packing in aseptic conditions. 
   the two latter steps being carried out by an automatic equipment by means of a nonstop process, without organoleptic and nutritious conditions impairment.
Patent EP-0577946-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEHLING WERNER
IPC: F04B43/12
Filed: 1993-05-07
Abstract: In a tube pump with, arranged in a pump housing on its bottom, a pump tube with elastically deformable wall which is inserted into the pump housing with a part-circularly bent section around a shaft of a rotor inside the wall of the tube pump as well as at a radial spacing therefrom and the cross-section of which, during the delivery operation, is modified partially by at least one member of the rotor which presses the pump tube cross-sectionally against an abutment, the inner volume being reduced, the rotor (14) is formed in the manner of a bowl from a rotor bottom (13) and a rotor wall (15) and the latter is directed towards the bottom (38) of the pump housing (12), the shaft (16) of the rotor being attached directly to its rotor bottom. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0592782-A2 (EP)
Title: Termination for pressurized cable
Inventor: HUELSKEN GEORG DR-ING
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 1993-08-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a termination for a pressurised cable having at least one line - especially a telecommunications line - which is carried in the pressurised cable, having at least one gas-tight line bushing for lines which are carried, having a pressure conveying tube and distribution housing, and oil or gas as the pressure medium. The termination is distinguished by the fact that the distribution housing (12) is provided with a connecting stub for the attachment of line bushings (28, 31), that a chamber (which is called a pressure protection chamber (400)) is provided outside the first-mentioned line bushings (28, 31), at least one second line bushing (33, 33') being provided in the wall of said chamber for lines which are carried in the cable, and that the connecting stub (20), the wall of the pressure protection chamber (400) and the second line bushings (33, 33') are pressure-resistant and are sealed against the passage of the pressure medium. The termination is used to pass out at least one electrical or optical line (32, 32') which is located in pressurised cables. The termination - especially for multicore power cables - can be used just as well for cables which are pressurised by oil or external gas pressure. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0626175-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DEWILLE NORMANELLA TORRES
IPC: A23L1/305
Filed: 1993-09-08
Abstract: A liquid enteral nutritional product contains a protein system of, by weight, about 50-90% of a soy protein hydrolysate having a degree of hydrolysis in the range of 14 to 17 and not more than 50% of one or more intact protein sources. The nutritional product may also contain an emulsifier, Iota carrageenan and Kappa carrageenan.
Patent EP-0555942-A2 (EP)
Inventor: THOM RICHARD
IPC: B41J2/32
Filed: 1991-11-19
Abstract: A printer comprises a cassette bay (8) having a lid (16), a printing mechanism comprising a thermal print head (26) and a platen (32) and a linkage (38,50) coupled between the lid and the printing mechanism. On opening the lid, the linkage causes the print head to adopt an inoperative position in which a cassette can be loaded into or removed from the cassette receiving portion and, on closing the lid, the linkage causes the print head to take up its operative position reading for printing. The invention provides a cassette for the printer, which cassette has a recess sized to accommodate the print head in its operative and inoperative positions.
Patent EP-0584890-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN DER LELY EDWIN
IPC: A01J5/007
Filed: 1990-02-23
Abstract: A milking plant for milking cows, which plant comprises teat cups (2) that are connectable to the respective teats of cow's udder. The plant furthermore comprises an electronic pulsator system (42) by means of which an adjustable suction-rest ratio is applied in the teat cups (27). The suction-rest ratio can be set by a computer (22) in dependence on the milk flow. The milk flow is detected by means of a milk flow sensor.
Patent EP-0557107-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKACHO KENJI
IPC: C08F4/649
Filed: 1993-02-19
Abstract: A method for the preparation of a polyolefin such as an ethylene-based copolymeric resin comprises contacting an olefin monomer or monomers with a catalyst system comprising, for example, (a) a titanium compound such as a titanium tetraalkoxide, (b) an aluminoxane compound and (c) an organic aluminium compound such as a trialkylaluminum and/or (d) an organic compound having a π electron in the molecule such as toluene, in a specified molar proportion. Preferably, the catalytic ingredients are contacted with each other prior to contacting with the monomer or monomers to be polymerized so that the catalytic activity of the catalyst system can be further enhanced. The polymeric resin obtained by the method has a very high average molecular weight so as to give excellent mechanical properties of shaped articles made therefrom but is still capable of exhibiting good molding workability by virtue of the relatively low melting point and low degree of crystallinity.
Patent EP-0585090-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEONOWICH ROBERT HENRY
IPC: H03L7/089
Filed: 1993-08-20
Abstract: The loop gain of a phase locked loop (10) is made to be controllably responsive to the transition density of an input data signal. In one embodiment a charge pump (16), positioned between the phase detector (14) and the loop filter (18), supplies pulse-amplitude-modulated current pulses to the loop filter, the amplitude of pulses being related to the data transition density.
Patent EP-0605210-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAKAWA JUNICHI C O CANON KAB
IPC: G06T9/20
Filed: 1993-12-23
Abstract: Outline vectors representing an arrangement of pixels of a binary image obtained by a binary image obtaining unit are extracted by an outline extractor. From the extracted outline vector, isolated points are extracted. These isolated points are stored in an isolated point data generator 7 as information indicative of the position of isolated point. The outline vectors other than the isolated points are stored in the vector generator 3 as vector data. When a binary image is reproduced, the stored position information of the isolated points is developed to vector data by the isolated point data developer 8. Accordingly, since the isolated points are stored not in the form of outline vectors, but position information, the storage capacity for storing the outline vectors can be small. This construction is effective in halftone image in particular.
Patent EP-0628962-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHINOHARA ISAO
IPC: G11B15/675
Filed: 1994-06-07
Abstract: A cassette tape player has a cassette chamber defined therein and adapted to be selectively opened and closed by a hingedly supported lid which is movable between open and closed positions. This cassette tape player includes a cassette holder movable between loading and operative positions about a holder hinge axis lying parallel to the lid hinge axis about which the lid pivots. The cassette holder includes a generally elongated holder base and holder arms connected at one end rigidly to respective opposite ends of the holder base so as to define a cassette receiving chamber. A cassette guide is movably secured to a portion of the lid opposite to the lid hinge axis for pivotal movement between retracted and protruding positions about a guide hinge axis parallel to the holder hinge axis and operable to guide a tape cassette into the cassette receiving chamber with opposite side portions of the tape cassette slidingly received by the holder arms when the lid is in the open position. The cassette guide includes guide arms which are spaced from each other a distance corresponding to a space between the holder arms and which, when the lid is in the open position and the cassette guide is biased to the protruding position, form respective guide slopes generally continued to the cassette receiving chamber.
Patent EP-0624664-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMADA YASUJI
IPC: C30B15/32
Filed: 1994-05-09
Abstract: A method of preparing a crystal of a Y-series 123 metal oxide is disclosed, in which a substrate is immersed in a liquid phase which comprises components constituting the metal oxide. The liquid phase contains a solid phase located at a position different from the position at which the substrate contacts the liquid phase. The solid phase provides the liquid phase with solutes which constitute the Y-series 123 metal oxide so that the solutes are transported to the position at which the substrate and the liquid phase contact, thereby permitting the Y-series 123 metal oxide to grow on the substrate as primary crystals.
Patent EP-0652588-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHITTIPEDDI SAILESH
IPC: H01L21/306
Filed: 1994-10-26
Abstract: A method for etching metal conductors and stacks of conductors is disclosed. A doped silicon dioxide layer (e.g., 15) is deposited upon a metal (e.g., 13) or stack of conductive layers to be etched with phosphorous. Next, the silicon dioxide layer (e.g., 15) is partially etched and the photoresist removed. Subsequent etching utilizes the raised feature created in the silicon dioxide layer (e.g., 15) as a mask to etch the underlying metal (e.g., 13) or stack of conductors.
Patent EP-0676693-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REYNOLDS DAVID CORDER
IPC: G06F15/177
Filed: 1995-01-25
Abstract: In a multi-processor parallel processing computer environment different communication modes are available for performing an information distribution operation (e.g., a broadcast) between processors. The technique comprises automatically selecting an optimal communications mode at operation run-time. The selection decision utilizes hardware parameters of the system (e.g., communication speed between processors) and run-time parameters (e.g., number of nodes to broadcast a message to). The communication mode selection decision seeks to optimize factors such as time required to execute or work space requirements of the distribution operation.
Patent EP-0695062-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RASHID RICHARD F
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1995-07-24
Abstract: An ATM switch is used to combine blocks of data from multiple data servers into a single continuous data stream. The ATM switch is especially well adapted for use in a video-on-demand environment. Blocks of data may be striped across the data servers so that they are output from respective data servers in sequence. Transmission of data from the data servers to the ATM switch is scheduled so that the blocks of data are output in sequence without undue delay between the transmission of blocks of data from the servers. Synchronizing tokens are provided to the data servers to specify that they are to output data of a given sequence and to direct the sequence to a given virtual channel. As a result, the system of this invention appears to output single continuous data streams from the output ports of the ATM switch.
Patent EP-0719072-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PLANKL MANFRED DIPL-ING
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 1995-11-22
Abstract: The power setting control has an electronic control stage (1), coupled on the input side to an input element (2) and on the output side to a display (3), with regulation of the heating power for the load (5) in dependence on the switching frequency, the heat distribution and the cooking parameters, for optimum control with prevention of feedback to the mains supply. Pref. the cooking field has different radiation heating elements, supplied individually or in conjunction via respective switching contacts controlled by the electronic control stage.
Patent EP-0731574-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALTHOFF JUERGEN
IPC: H04H60/63
Filed: 1995-12-08
Abstract: The transmission system allows additional digital information for teleshopping or telebanking services to be transmitted to customers together with a radio service. The digital information for the teleshopping or telebanking services is provided at a studio, with structured combining of the information for a number of services in dependence on logical and physical criteria, before transmission to the customers. The received information is temporarily stored upon reception after initial filtering for extracting the required service information, for subsequent customer selection.
Patent EP-0681424-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LINDLAND GAEL DIANE
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 1995-04-06
Abstract: An RF shielded electronic module is formed of stamped sheet metal in the form of a wrap (10) having four side walls (11-14). A sheet metal cross-member (18) extends between opposed walls (12, 14) and is welded thereto. A printed circuit board (20) is soldered to the cross-member (18) and to the wrap (10) such that the cross-member (18) provides an RF shield between separate areas (21, 22) of components (70, 71) on the printed circuit board. A pair of sheet metal covers (16, 17) are joined to the wrap (10) substantially enclosing the circuit board (20). The wrap (10) and covers (16, 17) provide an externally shielded enclosure. The wrap (10), covers (16, 17), and cross-member (18) provide internal shielded compartments.
Patent EP-0685955-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARANTZ LYN R
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 1995-05-24
Abstract: With only an understanding of the functionality to be provided by a service, one can quickly and easily develop or create such a service by, in accordance with the principles of the invention, selecting and arranging instantiations of predetermined "pictures", e.g., icons, into a multilevel outline which generally specifies the service logic of the desired service. Each picture represents a "service building block", e.g., a high level process part and its customizable attributes, and for each instantiation of a picture in the multilevel outline there exists a corresponding instantiation of a service building block. The operation of the instantiations of the service building blocks are customizable in response to attributes supplied by the service creator. A service development system arranges instantiations of the service building blocks, in response to the operations on the pictures, to develop a program that implements the service logic as specified by the multilevel outline. The display of the graphical multilevel outline may be expanded or collapsed by the service creator for viewing convenience without affecting the service logic or attributes of the corresponding service.
Patent EP-0695891-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STASIK ANTHONY
IPC: B60W10/10
Filed: 1995-07-13
Abstract: A control system and method for a vehicular semi-automatic mechanical transmission system (10) is provided for allowing operator request, immediately after bringing a vehicle to rest, for both a direct shift into a preselected start ratio and a direct shift into neutral, under certain predefined conditions, by a single movement of the shift selection lever (1).
Patent EP-0700200-A2 (EP)
Title: Video sync tip clamp circuit
Inventor: CARROLL SARAH JOANNE
IPC: H04N5/18
Filed: 1995-07-13
Abstract: In a video sync tip clamp circuit having a section (A) defining an input voltage and a section (B) defining a reference voltage there is provided a feedback section (C) interconnecting the input and reference sections and operating to maintain the input voltage at substantially the same level as the reference voltage.