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Patent EP-0548448-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OSHLACK BENJAMIN
IPC: A61K9/48
Filed: 1992-04-15
Granted: 2000-09-06
Abstract: A stabilized solid controlled release dosage form having a coating derived from an aqueous dispersion of ethylcellulose is obtained by overcoating a substrate including a therapeutically active with an aqueous dispersion of ethylcellulose and then curing the coated substrate at a temperature and relative humidity elevated to a suitable level above ambient conditions until the coated dosage form attains a stabilized dissolution profile substantially unaffected by exposure to storage conditions of elevated temperature and/or elevated relative humidity. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0509485-B1 (EP)
Inventor: INOUE MAKOTO
IPC: G06F11/267
Filed: 1992-04-15
Granted: 1996-10-02
Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit including therein an electrically writable non-volatile semiconductor memory (10) and an error detection and correction circuit (3) for detecting and correcting an error of data read out from the semiconductor memory, there is provided an output selection register (6) set with a register setting signal (RS) so as to output a selection signal (R) having the level of the stored content of the output selection register itself. A selection signal switching circuit (7) receives the selection signal (R) from the output selection register (6) and another selection signal (S) from an output selection memory cell section (4) of the non-volatile semiconductor memory (10). The selection signal switching circuit (7) selects one of the received selection signals in accordance with a test signal (TS) and outputs the selected selection signal (DS) to a data selection circuit (5). With this arrangement, even after the semiconductor integrated circuit is assembled in a package or a system both of which do not allow to erase the content of the memory, it is possible to verify the operation of the error detection and correction circuit (3). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0549855-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JAMES KELVIN B
IPC: A61F2/50
Filed: 1992-09-12
Granted: 1996-03-27
Abstract: This invention relates to an above knee prothesis which employs a hydraulic damper to passively regulate the angular velocity or rotation of the artificial knee joint. A programmed microprocessor recognizes common gait patterns from information received from strain and knee angle sensors on the prosthesis. The microprocessor reacts at various transition points in the gait by activating a motor which in turn adjusts a valve assembly in the damper. The valve assembly is capable of variably and separately damping the knee joint motion in each of flexion and extension at the same time. Gait is improved because of the improved extent of control of knee action. In addition, distinct routines such as stair descending and sitting down can also be practised. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0543358-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BERNHARDT BRUNO
IPC: E21B43/38
Filed: 1992-11-19
Granted: 1995-12-13
Abstract: In the arrangement for purifying polluted ground water on site, in a shaft insert, provided with a circulation pump (21) beneath a partition (17), a shaft chamber is packed with flowable filter material, through which gases can flow and which can be fluidised by gases. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0494720-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BOWMAN BEN BRIAN
IPC: F27B3/28
Filed: 1992-01-09
Granted: 1995-03-08
Abstract: System for controlling the positions of each of the three electrodes of a three phase electric furnace to maintain optimum real power delivered to the furnace in the event of electrode short circuiting or arc extinction due to scrap movement in the furnace. The system includes means for determining the magnitude of arc voltage and arc current and means to change the position of selected electrodes when either arc voltage or arc current is determined to be zero. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0506308-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OTTOBONI THOMAS B
IPC: C07C303/06
Filed: 1992-03-20
Granted: 1995-05-10
Abstract: A method is provided for sulfonating an acyloxy substituted benzene ring to obtain high yields of desired sulfonated compounds that are useful as cleaning, bleaching, or fabric treating additives. A particularly preferred additive so prepared has the structure <CHEM> where R<7> is a branched or unbranched alkyl with about 5 to 9 carbons and M is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or ammonium. The benzene ring is sulfonated by contacting with a molar excess of sulfur trioxide source and then irreversibly reacting the sulfur trioxide excess with a quenching agent. A neutralization process for preparing peracid precursors in high yield by neutralizing sulfonated aryl esters is also provided.
Patent EP-0507605-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ROTHFUSS ROBERT G
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 1992-04-03
Granted: 1996-07-03
Abstract: A unique hernia repair stapler is described which allows the forming of staples to attach prosthetics to tissue, or to approximate herniated tissue. The staple is useful in endoscopic operations and may be rotatable or stationary. The stapler has a unique forming and ejecting mechanism. A staple holder (24), holds the staple (20) against the anvil portion (30) at all times. As well, there is the availability of a loading mechanism useful for both cartridges and magazines of staples. An improved staple shape allows for better staple alignment, especially in a multiple load device.
Patent EP-0550308-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MAJ PHILIPPE
IPC: C08L77/06
Filed: 1992-12-17
Granted: 1998-06-17
Abstract: Transparent polyamide compositions with high resistance to chemical agents, and process for their preparation and objects obtained therefrom. The polyamide compositions comprise from 1 to 99 % by weight, preferably 40 to 90 %, of a first polyamide consisting of aliphatic units containing at least 7 carbon atoms, of iso- and terephthalic diacids, the latter predominating, of cycloaliphatic diamine units and of 99 to 1 % by weight, preferably 60 to 10 %, of a semicrystalline polyamide consisting of at least 35 %, preferably 50 %, by weight of an aliphatic unit containing at least 7 carbon atoms.
Patent EP-0560927-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NICHOLS RAYMOND LARRY
IPC: A63B21/00
Filed: 1991-12-05
Granted: 1996-06-12
Abstract: L'invention décrit un appareil utilisant des mouvements de flexion et servant à entraîner et/ou à réeduquer les muscles et les articulations de la partie inférieure du dos, des hanches et des jambes. Un ensemble chariot unique (14) comprenant quatre éléments allongés (32, 34, 36, 38), à liaisons pivotantes pour former un rectangle, constitue un dispositif de type parallélogramme produisant un mouvement de type pantographe vers un support dorsal (16) à orientation verticale, supporté en porte-à-faux par l'élément vertical (34) de l'ensemble chariot (14). Le support dorsal (16) est maintenu verticalement pendant les mouvements de flexion, tout en se déplaçant le long d'un trajet incurvé, produit par le mouvement de pantographe de l'ensemble chariot (14). Les éléments allongés (32, 34, 36, 38) de l'ensemble chariot unique (14) sont constitués par des structures présentant une résistance importante aux couples de torsion et les liaisons pivotantes (58, 60, 62, 64) reliant lesdits éléments entre eux sont montées avec des tolérances correspondant pratiquement à un ajustement serré, afin d'empêcher un jeu à l'emplacement desdites liaisons (58, 60, 62, 64) susceptible d'y provoquer un blocage pendant les exercices de flexion.
Patent EP-0533857-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WOOTEN RICHARD R
IPC: A01K1/01
Filed: 1991-11-22
Granted: 1995-02-01
Abstract: A combined portable animal waste and training device whereby a pet's owner, by means of the device's training structure, can induce, teach and train the pet to eliminate its urine and feces upon the device's animal waste structure being operatively emplaced relative to a toilet bowl of a standard toilet having a toilet tank and followed by the sequential operation of the animal waste structure in depositing the urine and feces eliminated by the pet and disposed in the toilet bowl, followed by cleansing action and then followed with the flushing of the toilet tank to flush down such urine and feces in the toilet bowl.
Patent EP-0569496-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MABILE MICHEL
IPC: G01N33/58
Filed: 1992-01-27
Granted: 1994-09-21
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FR92/00069 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 28, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 28, 1993 PCT Filed Jan. 27, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/13264 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 1992.The present invention relates to a method employing at least one luminescent tracer compound and a luminescent compound used as an internal reference, which, when exposed to the same excitation wavelength, are capable of emitting at difference wavelengths,  lambda 2 and  lambda 1 respectively, either by direct luminescence or by the induction of a luminescent emission, and correcting the measurement of the luminescence emitted by the tracer compound at wavelength  lambda 2 on the basis of the measurement of the luminescence emitted by the reference compound at wavelength  lambda 1.
Patent EP-0574457-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PAINTER GEORGE ROBERT III
IPC: A61P31/18
Filed: 1992-03-05
Granted: 1999-10-13
Abstract: Synergistic combinations of nucleoside derivatives, pharmaceutical formulations containing said combinations and use of the combinations in the treatment of retroviral infections are disclosed.
Patent EP-0579704-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KARLSSON JOERGEN
IPC: A61M5/158
Filed: 1992-04-13
Granted: 1996-06-05
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/SE92/00249 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 8, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 8, 1993 PCT Filed Apr. 13, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/18182 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 1992.A device for protecting a needle in medical equipment includes a rigid front part connected to a flexible rear part. The front and rear parts surround the needle circumferentially. A locking mechanism is accommodated in a chamber provided in the front part. In a position of preparedness, the locking mechanism allows the needle to pass through a hole or in the front part. In an activated position, it presents the needle from passing through. In the position of preparedness, the parts are spaced from the tip of the needle. The locking mechanism is a resilient member which in the position of preparedness is maintained under tension, exerting a force substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the needle, so that the tip of the needle, in the position of preparedness, is supported by the hole or the channel. The resilient member is thus maintained under tension and prevents the needle from passing through the hole after it passes from the position of preparedness to the activated position when the needle is moved rearwards relative to the front part.
Patent EP-0542974-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TOURTIER PHILIPPE
IPC: H04N7/015
Filed: 1992-06-09
Granted: 1997-09-03
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FR92/00514 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 11, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 11, 1993 PCT Filed Jun. 9, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/22985 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 1992.A coder comprising banks of analysis filters (26, 27) for partitioning the spatio-temporal spectrum of each television image into sub-bands. The banks of analysis filters are coupled to devices for differential coding (30i, 31i, 32i) for separately coding the signals obtained in each sub-band. The decoder comprises prediction loops (24; 25; 12, 17 . . . 20, 3, 21, 22, 23) equal in number to the number of sub-bands for reconstructing each television image transmitted by the coder portion together with its level of resolution in each of the sub-bands.
Patent EP-0595893-B1 (EP)
Inventor: L ESPERANCE FRANCIS A
IPC: A61F9/007
Filed: 1992-07-06
Granted: 1998-09-09
Abstract: An instrument for ophthalmic surgery to remove cataractous-lens tissue has an elongate stem which enables external manipulation at its proximal end and which at its distal end presents a cutter adjacent a transiently open cavity into which cut or chopped tissue can be manipulated. The instrument provides for selectively operated closure of the thus-loaded cavity, an event which must occur before laser radiation can issue within the cavity, in fragmenting or emulsifying reduction of cut or chopped tissue within the cavity. Thus, reduced, the fragmented material is extracted by an aspirating flow of liquid. This process is repeated until the capsulary bag has been cleared of cataractous material, be it nuclear or cortical.
Patent EP-0550729-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JAEGER WOLFGANG
IPC: D01H4/12
Filed: 1992-07-18
Granted: 1996-09-25
Abstract: Un procédé et un dispositif qui permettent de réduire la consommation d'énergie lors de l'exploitation d'éléments à filer peuvent être utilisés pour entraîner les rotors de filage de métiers à filer 'open-end', la broche de métiers continus à l'eau ou l'ailette de filage. L'objet de l'invention est de maintenir la consommation d'énergie pendant le fonctionnement d'éléments à filer à un niveau minimal constant. A cet effet, la force de compression entre chaque élément à filer et l'élément d'entraînement indirect est réglée en fonction de la différence momentanée entre les vitesses de rotation de l'élément à filer et de l'élément d'entraînement indirect pendant leur exploitation stationnaire à des vitesses de rotation nominales ou lors de changements de la vitesse de rotation, de sorte que le glissement entre l'élément d'entraînement indirect et l'élément à filer reste constant dans le temps.
Patent EP-0664054-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JUERGENS TRISTAN E
IPC: H01M50/541
Filed: 1992-09-09
Granted: 1998-12-30
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery which comprises a first electrical plate (20; 120; 310) having a first electrical polarity, a first electrical battery terminal (26;160), and a first end connector (24; 162) for establishing electrical communication between said first electrical plate (20; 120; 310) and said first electrical battery terminal (26; 160), said first end connector (24; 162) being connected to said first electrical battery terminal (26; 160) and cast onto said first electrical plate (20; 120), characterised in that said casting is carried out by immersing an edge of said first electrical plate in a mould containing molten metal which has a heat content substantially such that the addition of heat will result in an increase in temperature of the molten metal whilst the subtraction of heat will result in the formation of a mixture of solid and molten metal, whereby by drawing a graph in which the ordinate represents the temperature of said metal and the absiscae represents heat input so as to define a first portion (A) in which the temperature of the solid metal rises as heat is added to it, followed by a plateau portion (B) where heat is utilised to melt the solid metal without materially increasing the temperature of the solid/liquid mixture, and a third portion (C) having an incline and representing an increase of the temperature of the melt as heat is added to it, the plate is submerged in the molten metal when its heat content is such, that it corresponds to a point, which is close to the boundary between the plateau portion (B) and the incline of the third portion (C). <IMAGE>   <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0612412-B1 (EP)
Title: Verfahren und vorrichtung zur polaritätsprüfung von elektrolytkondensatoren
Inventor: BUNDSCHUH GOETZ
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 1992-11-06
Granted: 1996-01-31
Abstract: Es wird ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Polaritätsprüfung von Aluminium-Elektrolytkondensatoren (11) mit metallischem Gehäuse (12) und wenigstens zwei Anschlüssen (13, 14) unterschiedlicher Polarität vorgeschlagen. Hierzu wird eine Prüfwechselspannung (UG) zwischen das metallische Gehäuse (12) und die beiden Anschlüsse (13, 14) des Kondensators gelegt, und die unterschiedlichen, durch diese beiden Anschlüsse (13, 14) fließenden Ströme werden erfaßt. Dies kann beispielsweise mit Hilfe von in diese Stromkreise geschalteten Meßwiderständen (17, 18) erfolgen, wobei der Spannungsabfall an diesen Meßwiderständen (17, 18) als Meßspannungen (UK bzw. UA) ausgewertet werden. Der einen größeren Stromfluß und/oder nacheilenden Stromverlauf gegenüber dem anderen aufweisende Anschluß (13) ist dann der Kathodenanschluß (Minusanschluß) des Elkos (11).
Patent EP-0585639-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PEGOURET JEAN MARIE MARCEL GEO
IPC: C03C27/10
Filed: 1993-08-04
Granted: 1996-05-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating a machined glass surface for improving the adhesive attachment of an optical fiber to this surface, characterized in that machined surface is attacked by an aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid, then the attacked surface is treated with a bifunctional hydrolyzable silane adhesion promoter or the product of its hydrolysis and partial condensation.
Patent EP-0599394-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN DER TOL JOHANNES JACOBUS G
IPC: G02B6/13
Filed: 1993-11-16
Granted: 1998-01-21
Abstract: To manufacture a channel-type waveguide pattern (1.1) having Y-shaped branches and a sharp vertex (V) on or in a substrate (1), masks (6 and 7) which partially overlap one another are used for two different etching steps, which successively define a part of the Y-shaped pattern. In this process, use is made of only one auxiliary mask layer (2) made of suitably chosen material which can be etched in the first etching step but is resistant in a second etching step involving dry etching. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0564093-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WONG SAMUEL SIU-MING
IPC: A61K31/505
Filed: 1993-02-26
Granted: 1999-12-01
Abstract: This invention relates to the use of certain hydroxylated metabolites and derivatives of doxazosin and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts for retarding the development of atherosclerosis in a mammal. Such compounds are useful for reducing atherosclerotic plaque involvement and for retarding and reducing both lipid deposition fibrosis in the development of atherosclerotic plaques.
Patent EP-0562843-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BERLINER DAVID
IPC: A61K8/34
Filed: 1993-03-24
Granted: 1998-12-23
Abstract: The invention concerns novel, non-therapeutic fragrance compositions and other compositions containing an odorant and a naturally occurring human pheromone. The invention also concerns fragrance compositions containing mixtures of naturally occurring human pheromones. The human pheromones disclosed are steroids which desirably belong to two distinct chemical classes: 16-Androstenes and Estrenes.
Patent EP-0572295-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BRAUD YVES
IPC: F27D5/00
Filed: 1993-05-10
Granted: 1996-03-13
Abstract: Refractory lining for skids for metallurgical or ceramic furnaces, characterised in that it is constituted by an assembly of composite elements, either premoulded in a workshop or cast on site, of a shape which is generally parallelepipedal, and it also comprises firstly a ring (2) made on a basis of aluminous refractory concrete with coarse aggregates, the hollow space (3) in its centre is filled on mounting with an insulating material, the whole rests on its lower face (6) on a metal structure connected to the device for displacement of said skids, while the upper face (5) of said assembly is surmounted by a block of aluminous concrete (1), and the sandwich thus formed is passed through over its entire thickness by a plurality of means for fixing (7) and blocking (10, 11). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0576337-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DELPONTE PATRICK
IPC: A61F2/08
Filed: 1993-06-18
Granted: 1997-03-05
Abstract: This device consists of a needle (1) at whose end there is fixed, by crimping, a flexible tie piece (2) having a suitable resistance to tensioning and equipped, at a distance from the needle, with a harpoon element (3) and, at the free end, with an end-piece (4) which is used for gripping and which is fixed by crimping, the said device additionally comprising a bearing washer (5) and a deformable stop member (6) which are both intended to be engaged on the tie piece. With the aid of the needle it is possible to introduce the tie piece into the two stumps of the tendon in the axis of these stumps, and the needle emerges in the retromalleolar fovea, the harpoon element anchoring in the upper stump and the washer being engaged on the tie piece in order to bear in the retromalleolar fovea. The stop member is deformed on the tie piece against the bearing washer, which ensures the tensioning of the tie piece and the telescoping of the fibres of the stumps in the rupture zone. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0570315-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WALCH MARTIN
IPC: B60G17/005
Filed: 1993-05-14
Granted: 1998-01-21
Abstract: The invention relates to an agricultural implement, and particularly a mower, including a lightening (load relief) and lifting device consisting of an elastically deformable element mounted in parallel with a cylinder actuator (jack). According to the invention, the agricultural implement is characterised in that the piston (54) is not attached to the rod (52) of the cylinder actuator (46), and that the said rod (52) includes a stop piece (62) against which the piston (54) is intended to come to bear, so that:   - in a first operating mode (237, 238), the rod (52) can slide in the cylinder without the stop piece (62) of the said rod (52) touching the piston (54), which allows a normal operation of the elastically deformable element (45), and - in a second operating mode, the piston (54) is brought into contact with the stop piece (62) of the rod (52), under the action of the fluid of a supply source, so as to move the said rod (52) with respect to the cylinder (51).   <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0618850-B1 (EP)
Title: Method and system for control of a material removal process using spectral emission discrimination
Inventor: CATES MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B23K26/02
Filed: 1992-12-17
Granted: 1996-07-17
Abstract: A method for removing material from a structure, comprising the steps of: (1) generating a light beam; (2) irradiating the surface material of a structure with the light beam having an intensity sufficient to ablate the surface material and to cause the surface material to generate spectral emission signals having intensities; (3) scanning the structure with the light beam at a scan speed; (4) monitoring the spectral emissions to detect a selected one of the spectral emission signals having a selected wavelength and generating an electronic output signal representative of the intensity of a selected one of the spectral emission signals in response to detecting the selected one of the spectral emission signals; (5) determining an updated scan speed functionally related to the electronic output signal; and (6) directing the scan speed to be equal to the updated scan speed. A second embodiment determines the updated scan speed based on the intensity of spectral emission signals detected during predetermined intervals while the structure is illuminated by the light source. A third embodiment determines an updated scan speed based on the intensity of spectral emission signals resulting from a laser pulse irradiating the structure when the output of the light beam is approximately at a minimum.
Patent EP-0631629-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STRITTMATTER GUENTER
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 1993-03-22
Granted: 2003-12-03
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/EP93/00700 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 30, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 30, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 22, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/19188 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 1993Fungus-responsive chimaeric genes are used in the production of transgenic plants which can produce plant cells surrounding the fungus infection that become capable of killing, disabling or repelling the fungus or that are themselves killed or rendered unsuitable for the fungus to feed upon, thereby preventing the spread of the fungus infection.