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Patent EP-2653864-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEIBBRANDT Alexis
IPC: G01N17/02
Filed: 2012-04-17
Abstract: A climbing robot (20) for corrosion monitoring of reinforced concrete structures (10) comprises a robot device (30; 40) adapted to move on an essentially plan or slightly curved concrete surface independent from the orientation of the surface, especially vertically, inclined or upside down, and at least one sensor (50) for detecting properties of the concrete surface (15) the corroding areas of a reinforced concrete structure (10). The sensor comprises a wheel electrode (50; 55) adapted to detect an electrode electrical potential difference between the reinforced concrete structure (10) and a reference electrode (55) of the wheel electrode.
Patent EP-2476470-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BRUDER PAUL HEINZ
IPC: A63H17/38
Filed: 2012-01-04
Abstract: The vehicle has running wheels (2-5) attached with an undercarriage (1). A steering actuator operates steering drive element (27) for steering the toy vehicle in different running positions. A steering device (42a) has steering plates (13,19,41) displaced by drive element. The running wheels are linked at different portions of steering plates. A steering change-over unit (21) is selectively switched between primary steering position and secondary steering position relative to the portions of steering plates independent of the steering actuator.
Patent EP-2615424-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FRANCESCON MASSIMO
IPC: G01B7/00
Filed: 2012-01-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supervising the correct function of a periodically modulated sensor (110) controlling the position of a rotating system, said method comprising the steps of a) determining a response          g   i     →     =       g     c   ⁢   i       ⁢     g     s   ⁢   i              of the periodically modulated sensor (110), b) determining the inverse K=W -1  of a 2x2 matrix W describing gains and rotations induced by a digital signal processing routine applied to the raw sensor data to extract the position data, c) determining the complex number m=m cos +im sin  obtained by processing a raw sensor data value a i  corresponding to a first position of the rotating system with the digital signal processing routine, d) calculating an estimate a' i  for the next raw sensor data value a i+1  based on the formula a' i  = g i K m , where        m   →     =             m   cos               m   sin             ,        and e) comparing the estimate and the next raw sensor data and creating an alert if the result of this comparison exceeds a predetermined value and Controller device (100) for performing the method according to one of claims 1 to 5, said controller device (100) comprising a periodically modulated sensor (110), a signal generator (120) for providing periodic excitation functions for the periodically modulated sensor (110) and a data processing device (130) for performing a discrete Fourier transform on data provided by the sensor and for filtering of data provided by the periodically modulated sensor (110) which further comprises an estimator device (140) for calculating an estimate a' i  for the next raw sensor data value a i+1  using the method of this invention.
Patent EP-2486938-A1 (EP)
Inventor: REED STEVEN G
IPC: A61K45/06
Filed: 2007-09-26
Abstract: Compositions and methods, including vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing or enhancing an immune response are disclosed based on the discovery of useful immunological adjuvant properties in a synthetic, glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA) that is provided in substantially homogeneous form. Chemically defined, synthetic GLA offers a consistent vaccine component from lot to lot without the fluctuations in contaminants or activity that compromise natural-product adjuvants. Also provided are vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions that include GLA and one or more of an antigen, a Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonist, a co-adjuvant and a carrier such as a pharmaceutical carrier.
Patent EP-2546685-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JUNG SANG HYEOK
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 2012-02-22
Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus using the same. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate (20) including first and second grooves (70,24), and light source modules (50) disposed within the second grooves (24). The first grooves (70) are disposed on the upper surface of the light guide plate, and the second grooves (24) are disposed on the lower surface of the light guide plate, and the first grooves (70) are disposed between light sources of the light source module (50).
Patent EP-2508908-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HERSMAN F WILLIAM
IPC: G01R33/28
Filed: 2012-04-04
Abstract: A polarizing apparatus has a thermally conductive partitioning system (82) in a polarizing cell (32). In the polarizing region, this thermally conductive partitioning system serves to prevent the elevation of the temperature of the polarizing cell where laser light (48) is maximally absorbed to perform the polarizing process. By employing this partitioning system, increases in laser power of factors of ten or more can be beneficially utilized to polarize xenon. Accordingly, the polarizing apparatus and the method of polarizing  129 Xe achieves higher rates of production.
Patent EP-2660684-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFFIN JASON TYLER
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2012-04-30
Abstract: A user interface for changing an input state of a virtual keyboard for a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device is provided. The method comprises: displaying the virtual keyboard on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of character keys, each key in the plurality of character keys corresponding to a character in a first input character set when the virtual keyboard is in a first input state; and displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) element which overlays at least a designated key when a designated touch gesture is detected in association with the designated key when the virtual keyboard is in the first input state, wherein the GUI element includes a gestural guide for a first touch gesture which transitions the virtual keyboard from the first input state to a second input state.
Patent EP-2662588-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUSTAVSSON BENGT-GOERAN
IPC: F16F1/373
Filed: 2012-05-09
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a frequency tuned damper with an elastic element (7) adapted to connect a vibration body (5) to a surface (3). The elastic element has a wide portion (17) and a narrow portion (19) disposed at different locations along a longitudinal axis (23) which is substantially parallel with the normal of the surface when the damper is mounted, and has a first circumferential mounting groove (11) in the wide portion (17), for attaching the wide portion (17) to the surface (3), and a second circumferential mounting groove (15) in the narrow portion (19), for attaching the narrow portion (19) to the vibration body (5). The first circumferential mounting groove extends along an elongated path. This provides a damper that is capable of providing two different resonance frequencies in two perpendicular directions in the plane of the surface, and can easily be aligned in a desired direction.
Patent EP-2651126-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STEINMETZLER ANDREAS
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2012-05-10
Abstract: The method involves operating a video mail box unit as a virtual door station in a door communication system. A home station is reversed over a door call signaling, and an audio and/or video connection is formed between the video mail box unit and home station. The video mail box unit is designed to transmit an audio and/or video message over the audio and/or video connection. The audio and/or video message is output by the home station over the audio and/or video connection that is interrupted by the video mail box unit at an end of the audio and/or video message. An independent claim is also included for a door communication system comprising a video mail box unit.
Patent EP-2505671-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOARD RUTH
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2008-09-29
Abstract: A polynucleotide comprising at least the final six nucleotides of one of the following primer sequences, or a sequence complementary thereto: SEQ. ID NOS. 20 to 26, 35 or 37 to 39. A method of detecting the presence or absence of the H1047R mutation in the PIK3CA gene, preferably using an ARMS primer combined with a Scorpion primer.
Patent EP-2671727-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FELDHUES ULRICH
IPC: B60C1/00
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: Silicic acid-containing rubber mixture comprises at least one rubber, a sulfur-containing alkoxysilane, a crosslinker, a filler, optionally further rubber auxiliary products, 0.1-15 pts. wt. a polysulfide additive (I), based on 100 pts. wt. rubber, and 0.1-15 pts. wt. 1,6-bis(N,N-dibenzylthio-carbamoyldithio)hexane, based on 100 pts. wt. rubber. Silicic acid-containing rubber mixture comprises at least one rubber, a sulfur-containing alkoxysilane, a crosslinker, a filler, optionally further rubber auxiliary products, 0.1-15 pts. wt. a polysulfide additive of formula (A-S-(S) x-S-B1) (I), based on 100 pts. wt. rubber, and 0.1-15 pts. wt. 1,6-bis(N,N-dibenzylthio-carbamoyldithio)hexane, based on 100 pts. wt. rubber. x : 0-4; A : R1O-C(=O)-(CH(R6)) y-CH(R2)-, benzoic acid moieties of formula (Ia) or phenol moieties of formula (Ib); B1 : R4O-C(=O)-(CH(R7)) z-CH(R3)-, benzoic acid moieties of formula (Ia) or phenol moieties of formula (Ib); R1-R4, R6-R7 : H, 1-6C alkyl, 5-6C cycloalkyl, 6-10C aryl, -CH 2-OR5, -CH 2-CH 2-OR5, -NHR5, -COR5, -COOR5 or -CH 2COOR5; R5 : H, 1-6C alkyl, 5-6C cycloalkyl, 6-10C aryl or 1-6C acyl; and y, z : 0-2. Independent claims are also included for: (1) preparing the silicic acid-containing rubber mixture by a mixing process with several mixing steps, comprising mixing at least one rubber, at least one hydroxy group-containing oxidic filler, at least one sulfur-containing alkoxysilane, at least one vulcanization additive, at least one rubber additive, at least one polysulfide additive, and 1,6-bis(N,N-dibenzyl-thiocarbamoyldithio)hexane in first mixing step; and (2) an additive mixture comprising (I) and 1,6-bis(N,N-dibenzylthio-carbamoyldithio)hexane. [Image].
Patent EP-2526773-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PERL DANIEL P
IPC: A61K33/24
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for preventing or treating infectious diseases caused by extracellular microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, by systemically administering to a patient a compound containing gallium. The extracellular microorganisms targeted by the present methods include methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus aureus  (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant  Enteracoccus faecalis  (VRE),  E. coli  O157:H7, fluoroquinolorte-resistant  Salmonella typhi,  and the like. Furthermore, in the present methods, gallium compounds can be co-administered with one or more conventional antimicrobial agents to treat infectious diseases with reduced risks of creating multi-drug resistant pathogens. The methods of the present invention is also applicable to those microorganisms, such as ulcer-causing  Helicobacter pylori,  complete eradication of which so far has been difficult to achieve.
Patent EP-2554449-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NOZU TOMOHIRO
IPC: B60K17/35
Filed: 2012-08-01
Abstract: A road surface frictional coefficient estimation device (32) includes: a first straight travel determination unit (321) configured to determine whether or not a vehicle travels straight based on a rotational speed difference between a plurality of wheels of the vehicle; a second straight travel determination unit (322) configured to determine whether or not the vehicle travels straight based on a steering angle of the vehicle; a selection unit (323) configured to select one of determination results of the first straight travel determination unit (321) and the second straight travel determination unit (322); and a frictional coefficient estimation unit (324) configured to estimate a frictional coefficient of a road surface on which the vehicle travels when the one of the determination results selected by the selection unit (323) indicates that the vehicle travels straight. A driving force distribution control device (3) mounted on a vehicle including a pair of main drive wheels and a pair of auxiliary drive wheels comprises a respective road surface frictional coefficient estimation device (32). A four-wheel-drive vehicle comprises a respective driving force distribution device (3).
Patent EP-2543353-A1 (EP)
Title: ECG electrode and electrode support
Inventor: HULDT OLOF
IPC: A61B5/25
Filed: 2007-06-11
Abstract: An ECG electrode for mounting, in use, in a recess of a support for supporting the back of a patient in a supine position, said electrode comprising an electrically conductive electrode disk, resiliently compressible spring means disposed, in use, between the electrode disk and the support, and a flexible conducting means for connecting the electrode disk with an ECG monitoring unit.
Patent EP-2708345-A1 (EP)
IPC: B29C45/27
Filed: 2012-09-17
Abstract: The needle (2) has a small inner tube (1) formed by forming a blind hole either into the region of the tip of a solid tube or a tip sealed tube, where the needle is maintained at moderate temperature by moderate temperature medium e.g. oil or gas such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide, that flows inside the tube via the blind hole. The tube ends inside the needle in the needle tip, so that the exiting moderate temperature medium is vaporized by sudden increase in volume and draws a variable amount of heat energy by the volumetric flow of the medium.
Patent EP-2572870-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SEGER MARK J
IPC: B29C70/86
Filed: 2012-09-24
Abstract: A composite structure (10) for aerospace applications includes a structural member (11) having multiple composite layers (12) providing a longitudinally extending cavity (13). A conveyance element (14) is arranged between and integral with the layers (12). In one example, the structural member (11) provides a gas turbine engine duct (30) or an airframe component (37). A composite structural assembly is manufactured by providing a first composite layer (12) on a form that corresponds to a cavity (13). A second form, which may be a conveyance element (14) in one example, is positioned along the first layer (12). A second composite layer (12) is laid onto the second form and the first composite layer (12) to provide a composite structural member (10) with an integrated conveyance element (14).
Patent EP-2712611-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GIL BEJAR JUAN
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2012-09-27
Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising a quaternary ammonium blocking agent and a polyhydroxy acid based excipient, and a method for producing said composition. In particular the neuromuscular blocking agent may be a Rocuronium salt and the excipient is an aldonic acid, e. g. gluconic acid or an intramolecular lactone thereof. Furthermore, the invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising said aqueous composition. The compositions of the present invention can further be comprised in a container made of glass or an organic polymer. Additionally, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical kit comprising the compositions of the present invention.
Patent EP-2572727-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUEHENNEUX FABIENNE
IPC: A61K39/145
Filed: 2008-04-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a duck cell infected with a paramyxovirus or a recombinant paramyxovirus, wherein said duck cell does not produce replication-competent endogenous retrovirus particles.
Patent EP-2581498-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SIEPI MAURIZIO
IPC: E02D5/34
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: A small diameter cylindrical pilot core (15) made of mechanically erodible materials is provided in the ground, extending along the central axis of a large diameter underground pile to be constructed. Then, the soil around the core pilot (15) is excavated, using the same core as a guide for a drilling tool (20). This tool has a central cylindrical guiding cavity (26) inserted around the core (15), lower cutters (21, 21') for breaking up the soil under the tool and inner cutters (28) arranged above the cylindrical cavity (26), for milling the top of the core (15) as the tool moves downward guided along the core.
Patent EP-2722774-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MAZZARONE MARCO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-10-18
Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a system for transferring data to be archived from a runtime database (RT_DB) into a long-term archive database (LTA_DB) in a MES system, comprising: 
a) an additional database, herein after referred as temporary database (TMP_DB) acting as buffer database for the selected data record set to be archived; 
c) copying (STc), for each table of the runtime table subset, the selected record subset to be archived into its corresponding table of the temporary table set in the temporary database (TMP_DB); 
d) copying (STd), for each table of the temporary table set, the selected record subset to be archived into its corresponding table of the long-term archive table subset in the long-term archive database (LTA_DB); 
e) creating (STe), for each table of the temporary table set, a temporary deletion table comprising a set of primary keys of the records to be deleted from the runtime database (RT_DB; 
f) in the runtime database (RT_DB), for each runtime table having a corresponding temporary deletion table of the set of temporary deletion tables, deleting (STf) each record having primary key matching the primary key of the primary key set of its corresponding temporary table; 
 
- wherein items c), d) and step e) are executed under a same transaction and wherein item f) is executed under another transaction.
Patent EP-2559454-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DECRE MICHEL MARCEL JOSE
IPC: A61N1/05
Filed: 2007-09-21
Abstract: A stimulation apparatus includes a stimulation lead (102), a multiplexer (114), a stimulation signal generator (116), and a signal detector (120). The stimulation lead (102) includes a plurality of stimulation electrodes (112) disposed in an array about a distal portion of the lead body (110). The arrangement of the electrodes (112) facilitates the controlled steering of stimulating electrical field (118) in three dimensions. Four dimensional field steering may also be provided.
Patent EP-2602213-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WINKLER WALTER
IPC: B65G1/137
Filed: 2012-12-10
Abstract: The device has lying end palletization devices (29, 30) connected to a pallet store such that goods units are automatically discharged from the pallet store. The goods units remove goods in layers and automate introduction of the goods into a transport unit. A picking line and/or picking vehicles have optical and/or acoustic display device to display pick task. The good units are placed in sequence in the pallet store corresponding to sequence of stacking of the goods in the transport unit. An independent claim is also included for a method for picking goods in a transport unit.
Patent EP-2654316-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ONNO STEPHANE
IPC: H04N21/436
Filed: 2012-04-19
Abstract: Enforcing a global access policy, comprising a global access rule for a user's devices, for consumption of a content item. The user's devices advantageously comprise a set-top box (112), a tablet (140) and a gateway (111). The gateway (111) is configured to split the global access rule into local access rules for the set-top box (112) and the tablet (140) so that independent consumption of the content item by the set-top box (112) and the tablet (140) according to the respective local access rules does not violate the global access rule; and to send the local access rules to a first and a second enforcement point (1121; 151; 141; 123), which are configured to receive a request to access the content item from a user device (112; 140); and allow or inhibit access to the content item depending on whether or not access to the content item is authorized by the local access rule for the user device (112; 140) from which the request was received.
Patent EP-2673221-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KRULITSCH DIETER-RUDOLF
IPC: B65G29/00
Filed: 2012-01-26
Abstract: A container handling machine includes transport stars and a container transfer station between adjacent stars. The container transfer station has a drive element arranged between two adjacent stars for moving them relative to each other in a way that results in centers of the adjacent stars being moved relative to each other according to an ascertainable and operationally-induced deviation during operation of the container handling machine.
Patent EP-2665384-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SWAN GEORGIE MARK REGINALD
IPC: A41D13/08
Filed: 2012-01-26
Abstract: A support device for transferring at least part of the weight of an earring from an earlobe to a part of the ear that comprises cartilage, the device comprising a first portion (P1') capable of being attached to the earlobe and a second portion (P2') protruding from the first portion and capable of, when the first portion is attached to the earlobe, extending from the earlobe to attach to the part of the ear comprising cartilage.
Patent EP-2668829-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DUHAMEL ERIC V
IPC: H05G1/10
Filed: 2012-01-24
Abstract: An X-ray imaging system can include an X-ray tube, an X-ray generator, a precharging module and a triaxial cable. The X-ray tube can be configured to generate an X-ray emission and include an anode, a cathode and a filament. The X-ray generator can be coupled with the X-ray tube and include a high voltage module and a low voltage module. The high voltage module can be being configured to supply a dosing voltage across the X-ray tube and the low voltage module can be configured to supply a dosing current to the filament. The precharging module can be configured to supply a precharge voltage. The triaxial cable can electrically connect the X-ray generator to the X-ray tube. The outer shield conductor of the triaxial cable can carry a ground voltage, the inner shield conductor can carry the precharge voltage and the center conductor can carry the dosing voltage.
Patent EP-2664132-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CAZAUX YVON
IPC: H04N5/359
Filed: 2012-01-09
Abstract: The invention relates to an image sensor with time delay and integration, including an array of light-sensitive pixels (Px) organized into rows and columns. Each pixel (Px1) of a column includes a light-sensitive element (Do), a storage node (C2o), and a first transfer transistor (TG1o) connecting the light-sensitive element to the storage node. Each pixel (Px1) of a column, except for the last, also includes a second transfer transistor (TG2o) that connects the storage node (C2o) of the pixel to the light-sensitive element (De) of the next pixel (Px2) in the column. Both transfer transistors are connected so as to be operative at the same time. With such a configuration, a sliding group of a plurality of consecutive pixels in a column is defined, the group of pixels is exposed, the information of the group of pixels is aggregated, and the process starts over after the group of pixels is shifted by one pixel.
Patent EP-2675497-A1 (EP)
Title: Opération de surveillance d'un injecteur motorisé via une mesure de courant moteur
Inventor: WINN CHARLES L
IPC: A61M5/145
Filed: 2012-02-08
Abstract: Des modes de réalisation de la présente invention surveillent la résistance au mouvement du piston et détectent une ou plusieurs conditions de fonctionnement d'un injecteur sur la base de cette réduction. Certains modes de réalisation détectent automatiquement si une seringue est présente dans chaque chambre de seringue d'un injecteur sur la base de la résistance au mouvement de piston de sorte que les étapes ultérieures du processus d'injection puissent être automatiquement initiées ou retardées sur la base de la présence ou l'absence de la/des seringue(s). D'autres conditions de fonctionnement d'injection qui peuvent être détectées comprennent un désalignement du manchon de seringue de l'injecteur, une occlusion dans la seringue, une surpression pendant l'injection, etc. Une façon commune de mesurer la résistance du mouvement de piston la quantité de courant qui est requise par le moteur entraînant le piston.