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Patent EP-0577398-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRIOTT DONALD E
IPC: A61C7/14
Filed: 1993-06-29
Abstract: A dental bracket is described which comprises a non-metallic bracket, typically formed from a transparent crystalline alumina. To this non-metallic bracket there is bound a stainless steel metallic foil mesh pad which is adhesively connected to the dental bracket. The foil mesh pad can thereafter be bound to the tooth using typical adhesives, and without worrying of bonding or debonding associated with ceramic or crystallic brackets. If desired, one can make the stainless steel pad aesthetically pleasing, to obtain further aesthetic benefits from this device.
Patent EP-0604188-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MACTAGGART IAIN ROSS
IPC: H04L7/033
Filed: 1993-12-21
Abstract: A clock recovery circuit 10 for a data processing system 2 generates a clock signal which does note require a preamble for synchronization. The circuit has two burst oscillatores 22 and 24, and multiplexer 26 and a phase lock loop 30. The two burst oscillators respond to translations in the incoming NRZ signal and accordingly output a clock signal. The phase lock loop controls the oscillation rates of each of the burst oscillatores. The multiplexer controls which burst oscillator is used as the clock signal for a shift register which stores the incoming data.
Patent EP-0652567-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MOYAL MIKI
IPC: H01C17/22
Filed: 1994-10-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus provide fuse trimming of analog integrated circuit parameters in plastic packages. The apparatus includes an electrically interruptible circuit element, such as a fuse; a level reading unit which reads the state of the electrically interruptible circuit element and generates a code in response to the state; a state altering unit, such as a current source for providing a blow current; and a control circuit. A test level reading device allows screening for marginally-blown fuses. A switchable element removes applied voltage from fuses when the fuse is not being blown or read to prevent fuse regrowth.
Patent EP-0663704-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAILEY WILLIAM R
IPC: H01R12/71
Filed: 1995-01-13
Abstract: Electrical connector devices are provided for interconnecting external conductors with a connecting member such as a circuit which has upwardly projecting components that are adjacent contact areas on an exposed surface. The connector device comprises an insulator body for supporting a plurality of conductor elements in spaced relation to one another. The insulator body includes a plurality of cantilever hollow projections which have a length that exceeds the height of the components above the contact surfaces. The projections extend from the conductor sites generally parallel to one another and are disposed to mate the contact surfaces while providing spaces therearound to receive and accommodate the components. The insulator body preferably is a unitary molded body which includes the projections. An axially compressible conductive means extends through each of the hollow projections from the respective conductor site to an exposed end at the distal end of the respective projection. Preferably each compressible conductive means includes a wadded wire contact button and an exposed end plunger.
Patent EP-0665529-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DODT DR THOMAS
IPC: G10K11/16
Filed: 1995-01-25
Abstract: The device has noise absorbers (40) formed as resonators arranged in the area of the radiation directions of tyre and road noise, which are tunable to the noise parts, the frequencies of which alter proportionally to the wheel speed. The resonators are fitted on the vehicle in the inner wall of the wheel box and an electronic control device (42) is provided. The control device affects the noise radiation characteristic according to the total block count of the tyre and the variable wheel speed and adjustment of the resonators. An adjustment device affects an adjustment of the resonators so that the measured noise pressure signal is minimal.
Patent EP-0692781-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SOLOMON RODNEY J
IPC: A61B8/14
Filed: 1995-05-08
Abstract: An ultrasound transducer assembly includes an ultrasound transducer (10, 36, 72) for transmitting and receiving ultrasound energy and one or more interface elements for conducting transmitted ultrasound energy from the transducer (10, 36, 72) to a patient's body and for conducting received ultrasound energy from the patient's body to the transducer. At least one ultrasound-transmissive interface element (20, 60, 45, 62, 70) is fabricated of a polymeric material. The material preferably has a sound speed that approximately matches the speed of sound in human tissue. The material comprises at least one primary rigid component material and at least one secondary component material, and has a Shore D durometer hardness value of greater than about 60D, and a sound speed of between about 1,450 meters/second and about 1,700 meters/second. The ultrasound-transmissive element fabricated of a polymeric material can be a protective lens cover (20, 60), an ultrasound lens or lens element (62), an ultrasound-transmissive window (45) or a sound pipe (70).
Patent EP-0687532-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAEDA HIROSHI C O FUJI PHOTO F
IPC: B26D1/06
Filed: 1992-12-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet cutting apparatus (2) for cutting a stack of a plurality of sheets (6a), with an air removing apparatus (M1). The apparatus (2) comprises an air removing mechanism (M1) which is provided with an aligning means (30) for pushing edges of the stack of the sheets (6a), which is placed on a table (4) before being cut, towards a center part of the stack of the sheets and thereby aligning up the edges of the stack of the sheets; a cover member (18) for covering the whole stack of the sheets on said table (4) such that the whole stack of the sheets (6a) may be contained in a hermetically sealed volume; a pushing means (24) for pushing the stack of the sheets (6a), which has been covered by said cover member (18), from above, and an evacuation means (28) for removing air from the hermetically sealed volume created between said table (4) and said cover member (18).
Patent EP-0698453-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUZAKI HIROSHI
IPC: B26F1/00
Filed: 1993-12-07
Abstract: A perforator for making perforations in a continuous film which is thereafter cut into individual filmstrips having variable lengths. A die set unit of the perforator has a plurality of punches and corresponding dies which are respectively arranged along the continuous film. The die set unit performs die-punching  N  times (N = 1, 2, 3 ...) in every first section having a variable length  Lx , and the measuring feeder transports the continuous film by a first length after each of (N - 1) times die-punching and by a second length after the last die-punching for every first section. The first length is given as Lx / N, and the second length corresponds to the first length plus the length  L2  of a second section disposed alternately with the first section along the continuous film. In alternative, the die set unit is constituted of first to  n th die sets aligned in this order from downstream in the film transporting direction. The  i th die set of the die sets has a number  Gi  (i = 1, 2, ... n) of punches as a segment of the total punches. The first to  i th die sets are simultaneously activated to perform die-punching. The number  i  is selected depending on the number  F  of frame exposure locations to be provided in each individual filmstrip.
Patent EP-0716154-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHUETZE MICHAEL DR-ING
IPC: C22C14/00
Filed: 1995-11-29
Abstract: An Al-Ti alloy contains 22-56 atm.% Al.
Patent EP-0702485-A2 (EP)
Title: Motion estimation apparatus
Inventor: WUERTELE DAVID
IPC: H04N5/14
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: A motion vector is calculated on the basis of a current block (50) having current block data and a search window (60) having search window data. The search window (60) includes integer pel blocks (61i) and half-pel blocks (61v, 61h, 61d) each deviated by half-pel pitch from each of the integer pel blocks (61i). The search window data are repeatedly transferred between and held by the shift registers. The search window data held by the shift registers (112-120) and the current block data outputted from current block data outputting means (300) are supplied to an integer pel block distortion calculating unit (220) of each of processor elements (201-209). The integer pel block distortion calculating unit (220) calculates local distortion values, and each of integer pel block distortion values defined by the local distortion values and indicative of a difference between a current block (50) and each of integer pel blocks (61i) on the basis of the received search window and current block data. Each of the processor elements (201-209) further includes half-pel block distortion calculating units (230, 240, 250) for calculating half-pel block distortion values each indicative of a difference between the current block (50) and each of the half-pel blocks (61v, 61h, 61d) on the basis of the local distortion values from the integer pel block distortion calculating unit (220). The motion vector is detected by a motion vector detector (600) on the basis of the integer pel block distortion values and half-pel block distortion values. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0682417-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOHI TOMOHIRO NTT TOMIOKA DAII
IPC: H04W52/04
Filed: 1995-05-12
Abstract: A transmission power control method of a spread-spectrum communication system which determines transmission power in accordance with a transmission power control bit. The transmission power control bit is extracted at a base station from a signal sequence obtained by receiving a signal transmitted from a mobile station, and by despreading and demodulating the received signal. When the same value of the transmission power control bit is consecutively received, the transmission power of the base station is controlled in accordance with transmission power control quantities which are predetermined in accordance with the consecutive number of receptions of the same value of the transmission power control bit. This is because the consecutive receptions of the same value of the transmission power control bit suggests that the received power of the other party (the mobile station in this case) changes greatly. Thus, an amount of an increment or a decrement in the transmission power is increased with the duration of the consecutive receptions. This makes it possible for the transmission power control to follow sudden changes in propagation paths.
Patent EP-0683598-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOKOBORI JUN
IPC: H04N1/407
Filed: 1995-05-17
Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit to optically read a document image and to convert the read document image into an electrical signal, a correction member to correct the electric signal through a γ-curve and to generate a recording signal in which the corrector has plural γ-curve characteristics data corresponding to plural γ-curves, a writing unit to form a recording image on a transfer sheet on the basis of the recording signal, and a selector to select a monitor mode. The apparatus further includes a controller to select the writing unit so as to form plural recording images corresponding to each of the plural γ-curves, on the transfer sheet within a single copy operation, when the monitor mode is selected.
Patent EP-0688903-A2 (EP)
Title: Self-emission road studs
Inventor: ISHIDA KAORU
IPC: E01F9/576
Filed: 1995-06-14
Abstract: A self-emission road stud is designed to be embedded in a road with its head protruding from the road surface, a series of such studs being spaced at intervals to form an indication of a route required or, stop line for example. A self-emission road stud is a road stud of the type which includes an internal light source for spontaneously emitting light from the stud. This self-emission road stud has a body 2 having a reduced-diameter bottom portion serving as a retaining leg 1, the body 2 being in the form of an open-topped metal vessel provided with a relatively thin lid 13 made of transparent material such as polycarbonate, acrylic, or hard glass fitted to the open top of the vessel. The light source 9 is positioned under the lid 13, and parts of the inside and outside of the lid 13 are provided with bevelled surface 16, 17 so that the light source 9 emits light through the bevelled surfaces. Such a road stud can be manufactured in a straightforward manner, and, in use, protrudes from the road surface to only a limited extent whilst providing efficient emission of light.
Patent EP-0694763-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WOOD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G01D5/30
Filed: 1995-07-11
Abstract: A position sensor for monitoring the position of the valve element (7) of a valve is described. The sensor comprises reflector means (2) associated with the valve element (7) and arranged to reflect energy, for example visible light, from a suitable source (3) such that when the valve element (7) is in a first position the reflected energy is incident upon a detector (4). Movement of the valve element (4) away from the first position results in the reflected light no longer being incident upon the detector (4). 
     The invention further relates to a valve including such a position sensor.
Patent EP-0706271-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HEUTMAKER MICHAEL S
IPC: H04B17/40
Filed: 1995-09-20
Abstract: A method is provided for accomplishing unified testing of a digital/RF system (10'), comprised of a digital controller (14), a base-band processor (20), an RF transmitter (24) and an RF receiver (34). The digital portion of the digital/RF system (10'), including the digital controller (14) and the base-band processor (20), is tested by a digital test technique such as Boundary-Scan testing. Test patterns for the RF elements are down-loaded from the digital controller (14) to the base-band processor via a Boundary-Scan Test Access Port (TAP). Thereafter, the RF transmitter (24) and the RF receiver (34) are tested by applying the test patterns from the base-band processor to the RF transmitter for transmission thereby. The signal produced by the RF transmitter (24) in response to the applied test pattern is converted to a first digital signal stream for processing by the base-band processor (20) to determine the operability of the transmitter. The signal produced by the RF transmitter (24) is also received by the RF receiver (34) for demodulation thereby. The demodulated receiver signal is then converted to a second signal stream for input to the base-band processor to determine the operability of the receiver.
Patent EP-0667206-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VOILMY LAURENT
IPC: B23K11/30
Filed: 1995-04-21
Abstract: A double extractor and an electrode supply station are provided for automatically replacing electrodes in opposing jaws of a resistance welding machine. With coated sheet steels now used for car body structures, it is found that electrodes must be replaced more often. The automatic replacement system is programmed to replace electrodes when the welding machine is idle such as between the movement of car bodies or other structures moving on a conveyor. A double extractor has a first position (30) for extracting top electrodes and a second position (54) for extracting bottom electrodes. Both positions have a plurality of gripping fingers (32) operated by a cam (34), which simultaneously twist and pull-off the electrodes from the jaw. After the jaw has been removed, the gripping fingers release the old electrode.
Patent EP-0799233-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CALLEWAERT GEORGE LEO
IPC: C07D503/00
Filed: 1995-12-22
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un sel di-clavulanate dérivé de l'acide clavulanique et d'un éther diamino, représenté par la formule (I), où R1 représente un groupe alkylène, comportant éventuellement un ou plusieurs substituants inertes; et chaque élément R2 et R3 représente un atome d'hydrogène ou un groupe alkyle, comportant éventuellement un ou plusieurs substituants inertes, ou alors R2 et R3 forment ensemble une chaîne fermée hétérocyclique ayant 4 à 7 atomes de carbone, comportant elle aussi éventuellement un ou plusieurs substituants inertes. On prépare ce sel en faisant réagir un bis(2-dialkylaminoalkylène)éther (ou un sel de celui-ci) avec de l'acide clavulanique dans un solvant organique et en isolant le sel résultant. Le sel de l'acide clavulanique peut être utilisé dans des formulations pharmaceutiques avec un vecteur acceptable sur le plan pharmaceutique et éventuellement un antibiotique du type bêta-lactame, et il est utile comme intermédiaire pour obtenir le sel de potassium.
Patent EP-0726114-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIRBY J LESLIE
IPC: B22D11/11
Filed: 1996-02-07
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for melting and casting aluminum-lithium alloy ingots enhance ingot quality by supplying an inert gas such as argon to ambient atmospheric air (31, 35) during melting and casting. Argon is supplied to one or more covers (3, 11, 17) of the furnace (1), pour trough (9) and casting station (30) to reduce moisture pick up by hygroscopic molten salt baths (25, 27) used during the melting and casting steps.
Patent EP-0740360-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMIZU HIROYUKI
IPC: H01P1/205
Filed: 1993-04-30
Abstract: A dielectric filter device including at least two dielectric resonator bodies juxtaposed to each other each provided with a through bore which has an inner conductive layer, a first dielectric substrate provided with electrodes on its surfaces for forming an input and output capacities and a second dielectric substrate provided with capacitvely coupled electrodes on its inner surfaces for forming a coupling capacity and an electrode which cooperates with the capacitvely coupled electrodes to form stray capacities, the first and second dielectric substrates being superimposed and mounted on the front surfaces of the juxtaposed dielectric resonator bodies. Each dielectric resonator body comprises two longitudinally divided halves, and the innser surface of one of the halves which form the outermost resonator body are provided with conductive connecting lines each of which has one end connected with the inner conductive layer in the through bore and the other end connected with an input or output terminal provided on the lateral surface of the associated resonator body.
Patent EP-0743562-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OGURA MOTOHIRO
IPC: G03G7/00
Filed: 1996-05-14
Abstract: A transfer paper for color electrophotography has an intermediate layer and transfer layers respectively provided on the surface side and back side of the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a surface resistivity which is higher than the surface resistivity of the transfer layers. The transfer paper has a basis weight of from 100 g/m 2  to 160 g/m 2 . The surface of the transfer paper has a Bekk smoothness within the range of from 100 seconds to 200 seconds.
Patent EP-0797349-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEE YUNG-LYUL
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 1996-09-23
Abstract: A signal adaptive filtering method is provided to reduce blocking effects caused by decompression of the block-based compressed images, including the steps of generating binary edge map information by globally thresholding and locally thresholding the decompressed image; judging whether the binary edge map information within a filter window corresponding to respective pixels is either homogeneous area or edge area, by using the binary edge map information belonging to a predetermined size of the filter window; generating a filtered pixel value corresponding to a respective pixel using the filter window which has a predetermined first weight factors related to the homogeneous area, when the binary edge map information is judged as the homogeneous area in the second step; altering the predetermined second weight factors according to a binary edge map information included in the filter window when the binary edge map information is judged as the edge area in the second step; and generating a filtered pixel value corresponding to the respective pixel, using the filter window which has altered second weight factors in said fourth step. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0774437-A2 (EP)
Title: Printer with distribution stations
Inventor: EDWARDS EARL GARLAND
IPC: B65H29/12
Filed: 1996-11-13
Abstract: A printer (1) and portable stations (2,3) wherein paper is moved upward from the printer into a U-shaped guide (1a) by pinch rollers (6,7) and then moved laterally by pinch rollers (8,9) in the guide. Similar rollers are in further guides (1b,1c) to direct the paper to the selected station and then downward.
Patent EP-0832467-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMEI SHINJI
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 1996-06-13
Abstract: L'invention concerne une carte à circuit intégré qui a une configuration simplifiée et qui est plus facile à programmer, ainsi qu'un système de communication perfectionné sur certains plans, tels que la vitesse de communication et la distance de communication. Une carte (10) à circuit intégré comprend une antenne (22a) pour recevoir une onde électromagnétique fournissant l'énergie électrique, une antenne (22b) pour recevoir une onde électromagnétique portant des informations, un circuit redresseur (11) doté d'un condensateur (6) pour redresser l'onde électromagnétique fournissant l'énergie électrique, un circuit d'alimentation en courant (12) constituant une source de tension électrique pour un circuit interne de la carte (10) utilisant le courant électrique obtenu, un circuit de détection (13) pour détecter une composante des données provenant de l'onde électromagnétique reçue, un circuit modulateur/démodulateur (14) pour démoduler les données reçues et moduler les données à transmettre, un circuit oscillateur (1) pour générer un signal d'horloge (CP) destiné aux circuits internes et un dispositif à semi-conducteur tel qu'un micro-ordinateur et des mémoires (non représentés), pour traiter et mémoriser les données obtenues.
Patent EP-0806502-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAUTHE ALFRED
IPC: D01H13/04
Filed: 1997-03-19
Abstract: A fleece hopper follows at a known distance from a drafting frame outlet rollers. In the region (303) of its long funnelling side it has a guiding surface (310) bounding an impact surface (309) which is concavely curved and at the deepest point of the concavity has a hopper mouth leading to a hopper channel (304). Outside the hopper region is a ramp face (302). The impact surface is extended so far towards the ramp face that their contours form a single common cross-section.
Patent EP-0819849-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIRAMATSU OSAMU
IPC: F04B27/08
Filed: 1997-07-14
Abstract: A piston (21) for use in a compressor that compresses gas
containing lubricating oil is disclosed. The compressor
includes a housing (11, 12, 13) having a crank chamber (15)
and cylinder bores (12a), and a swash plate (19) located in
the crank chamber (15). The swash plate (19) is operably
connected to the pistons (21) by shoes (22) to convert the
rotation of a drive shaft (16) to the reciprocation of each
piston (21). Each piston (21) has a head (21c) for
compressing the gas supplied to the cylinder bore (12a) and
a skirt (21a) projecting from the head (21c) toward the
crank chamber (15). The skirt (21a) is connected to the
swash plate (19). A restrictor (21e) is provided on the
skirt (21a) to prevent the piston (21) from rotating in the
cylinder bore (12a). The restrictor (21e) has a pair of
arched surfaces (31) slidably contacting an inner surface of
the housing (11, 12, 13) and a recessed surface (30) located
between the arched surfaces (31) and free from contact with
the inner surface. The recessed surface (30) defines a gap
(S1) for allowing passage of the oil between the recessed
surface (30) and the inner surface. The gap (S1) leads the
oil in the crank chamber (15) toward the shoes (22) when the
piston (21) moves from a top dead center position to a
bottom dead center position.