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Patent EP-0883033-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BURROWAY GARY LEE
IPC: C08F236/04
Filed: 1998-05-27
Abstract: This invention is based upon the discovery that
the characteristics of toner resins made by emulsion
polymerization can be improved by utilizing diacid
cycloaliphatic emulsifiers in the synthesis thereof.
Toner resins which are made utilizing such diacid
cycloaliphatic emulsifiers do not exhibit significant
electrical charge effects from the residual level of
soap in the resin compared to resins made using
standard soaps; such as, rosin acid soaps and fatty
acid soaps. They also generally contain a lower level
of ash since salts do not need to be used in their
coagulation. As a result of the low level of ash, the
toner resin made from the diacid soap exhibits
excellent resistance to moisture sensitivity and
adsorption. This feature gives the toners made from
these resins better electrical charge stability
compared to resins made from conventional soaps since
adsorbed moisture is known to neutralize electrical
charges. Toners made from these resins also exhibit
greatly improved adhesion to paper. This invention
more specifically discloses a process for preparing a
polymer which is particularly useful as a toner resin,
which comprises (1) emulsion copolymerizing a vinyl
aromatic monomer and a second monomer selected from
the group consisting of conjugated diene monomers and
an acrylate monomer selected from the group consisting
of alkyl acrylate monomers and methacrylate monomers
in the presence of a diacid cycloaliphatic emulsifier
to produce the polymer and (2) recovering the polymer
from the aqueous emulsion.
Patent EP-0900904-A3 (EP)
Title: Scharnier für Behälterabdeckungen
Inventor: NEUMANN RENE
IPC: E05D3/06
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Scharnier für Türen oder Abdeckungen (60) von
Möbeln und Behältern, insbesondere von Küchenmöbeln, mit einem Korpusbeschlagskörper (20)
und einem Türbeschlagskörper (30) mit Montagefläche (32) zur Aufnahme
einer Tür oder Abdeckung (60). Ein Hineinragen der Tür oder Abdeckung (60) in den mit
dem Innenraum fluchtenden Raum des Möbelstückes in wenigstens einer Position
des Scharniers wird dadurch verhindert, daß ein erster (40) und ein zweiter (50) Hebel vorgesehen
sind und beide Hebel (40,50) um parallele Achsen (42,44,52,54) schwenkbar an dem Korpusbeschlagskörper (20)
sowie an dem Türbeschlagskörper (30) angeordnet sind, wobei der
Abstand der Schwenkachsen beider Hebel zwischen Korpusbeschlagskörper und
Türbeschlagskörper identisch ist und die Schwenkachsen auf den Korpusbeschlagskörper (20)
einen Abstand aufweisen, die den Abstand der Schwenkachse auf
dem Türbeschlagskörper (30) unterschreitet und wobei die Schwenkachsen (42,44) des ersten
Hebels (40) derart angeordnet sind, daß der lotrechte Abstand der an dem Türbeschlagskörper (30)
vorgesehenen Schwenkachse (44) von der Montagefläche (32) des Türbeschlagskörpers (30)
den lotrechten Abstand der an dem Korpusbeschlagskörper (20) vorgesehenen
Schwenkachse (42) von der scharnierseitigen Seitenfläche (22) des Korpusbeschlagskörpers (20)
überschreitet.
Patent EP-0878625-A3 (EP)
Title: Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Abdichten einer Welle sowie Anwendung des Verfahrens und Verwendung der Vorrichtung bei einer Zahnradpumpe
Inventor: BLUME PETER
IPC: F16J15/40
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung
zum Abdichten einer in einem flüssigen Medium drehbar
gelagerten Welle (W), in die eine Muffe (MF) eingeführt
ist. In dieser Muffe (MF) ist mindestens ein
schraubenförmiger Kanal (SK) zur Erzeugung der
Dichtfunktion im Bereich der Muffe (MF) vorgesehen.
Erfindungsgemäss ist mindestens einer der schraubenförmigen
Kanäle (SK) im Bereich einer Dichtungshülse (DH)
eingelassen, die drehbar in der Muffe (MF) gelagert ist.
Die Erfindung weist den Vorteil auf, dass der
Abdichtungsgrad unabhängig von der Drehzahl der Welle (W)
einstellbar ist.
Patent EP-0909636-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WHEAT WILLIAM R
IPC: C08L23/12
Filed: 1998-10-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of metal bond strength in polypropylene
films surface treated at higher levels through the addition to the basic isotactic polypropylene
(iPP) polymer of an amount of syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) in an amount no more than
about 10 percent by weight and preferably in an amount between about 0.5 percent and about
8 percent by weight. The invention encompasses both the resulting metallized polypropylene
films with enhanced bond strength and the process for producing such films. The prescribed use
provides improved bonding properties over a simple non-blended isotactic polypropylene
homopolymer, while maintaining at acceptable levels the optical and physical characteristics of
a film made from non-blended iPP homopolymer. At increasing percentages of sPP above the
preferred levels, bond strength continues to increase, but a deterioration in other properties may
be noted, particularly in the optical property haze.
Patent EP-0911883-A3 (EP)
IPC: H01L29/73
Filed: 1998-10-19
Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device,
comprising the steps of forming an insulating film (2) and an electrically
conductive film (3) on a silicon substrate (1), forming a first opening (2a) in the
insulating film (2) and a second opening (3a) in the electrically conductive film (3),
the second opening (3a) having a smaller length than the first opening (2a) so that
tunnel portions (2b) are formed in the insulating film (2) below the electrically
conductive film (3), and forming a Si 1-X Ge X  base epitaxial layer (5) on the silicon
substrate (1) in the first opening (2a), wherein a process gas includes disilane, an
etching gas includes chlorine, a ratio of the chlorine to the disilane is 1/50 or
greater, and a growth temperature is 640 degrees centigrade or smaller.
Patent EP-0918016-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PURPER GUNTHER
IPC: B65B57/02
Filed: 1998-11-03
Abstract: The pneumatically-powered bottle handling machine picks up or deposits bottles into or out of their packing e.g. cartons. The machine has a number of tulip (2) bottle head grips, each with a sensor (8) pin (5). The sensor transmits signals to a central control unit which registers the height of the individual pins (5) and indicates the current height in accordance with changes. The sensor pin (5) also incorporates a detection interface (7) which comes into contact with the sensor in the grip or housing (4). The pin (5) moves axially against a spring within the housing (4) and has a control ring which acts on the sensor (8) in its upper position.
Patent EP-0859203-A3 (EP)
Inventor: VAN HECKE ANTONIUS
IPC: F24F1/0059
Filed: 1998-02-13
Abstract: Method for cooling air, characterized in that it
consists in the cooling of an air stream (11) on the one
hand by sending it through a primary canalization (3) of
a heat exchanger (2), and by vaporizing fluid (6), in
particular water, in a secondary canalization (4) of this
heat exchanger (2) on the other hand by means of an
auxiliary air stream (12) which is tapped off the air
stream (11) leaving the primary canalization (3).
Patent EP-0897896-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FREIDEL KENNETH
IPC: C03B29/08
Filed: 1998-07-28
Abstract: A semi-convective forced air system for heating glass sheets during a heating
cycle. In a heating chamber (14) a plurality of longitudinally-extending air
manifolds (20) are in fluid connection with a compressed air source (34). Each
of the air manifolds (20) are oriented parallel to the length of a longitudinal
conveyor (18) and constructed and arranged to create a downward flow of
heated air toward the conveyer (18) to convectively heat the entire length of
selected widthwise portions of a sheet of glass (S) on the conveyor. A controller
(24) is arranged for supplying or restricting the flow of air to selected
manifolds (20) at predetermined times during the heating cycle.
Patent EP-0874353-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BAKER JAMES K
IPC: G10L15/06
Filed: 1998-03-30
Abstract: A method of adding a word to a speech recognition
vocabulary includes creating a collection of possible
phonetic pronunciations from a spelling of the word and
using speech recognition to find a pronunciation from the
collection that best matches an utterance of the word.
The collection is created by comparing the spelling to a
rules list of letter strings with associated phonemes.
The list is searched for a letter string from the
spelling of length greater than one letter. The
collection is limited to phonetic pronunciations
containing phonemes associated with the letter string of
length greater than one. In another method, a net of
possible phonetic pronunciations of the word is created
from the spelling and speech recognition is used to find
the pronunciation from the net that best matches the
utterance of the word. The invention also features
methods of assigning a pre-filtering class to a word.
Patent EP-0892130-A3 (EP)
Title: Lock cylinder
Inventor: COWPER BRIAN
IPC: E05B19/06
Filed: 1998-07-15
Abstract: A key-operable lock cylinder (2) comprises a rotor (4), a stator (6), a keyway (10) extending axially into the rotor (4) and a plurality of locking pins (16, 16'). The rotor (4) is mounted within the stator (6) for rotation about its axis and a plurality of transverse passageways (12) extend through the rotor (4) and the stator (6) and intersect the keyway (10). A pair of the locking pins (16, 16') are slidably mounted in each passageway (12) and the locking pins (16, 16') of a pair are resiliently biased so as to be in mutual abutment within the keyway (10) by a biasing means associated with each locking pin (16, 16'), such that one locking pin (16, 16') of each pair projects across an interface (22) between the rotor (4) and stator (6) so as to prevent rotation of the rotor (4). In use, when a complementary key (30) is inserted in the keyway (10), the locking pins (16, 16') are movable by the key (30) such that all the locking pins (16, 16') become located entirely within the rotor (4), so as to permit rotation of the rotor (4) (Fig 2). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0924320-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KITAZAWA HIROSHI
IPC: C25D5/10
Filed: 1998-10-14
Abstract: A copper plated aluminum wire improved in the adhesion is fabricated by
a method which comprises a zinc displacement step of forming a zinc thin
layer by zinc displacement on the surface of an aluminum or aluminum alloy
conductor, an electroplating step of coating the surface of the zinc thin layer
continuously with copper layers by electroplating to have a copper coated
aluminum conductor, and a thermal diffusion step of heat treating the copper
coated aluminum conductor at a temperature of 120 °C to 600 °C under an
inert gas atmosphere for thermal diffusion to ease the electrodeposition
stress. 
     Accordingly, the resultant copper plated aluminum wire can easily be
shaped by cold plastic working process, decreased in the diameter at higher
efficiency, and improved in the power of adhesion. 
     A plated aluminum wire is provided comprising an anchor metal layer by
displacement plating, a low thermally conductive metal layer by electroplating,
and a high electrically conductive metal layer by electroplating which all are
deposited in a sequence on the outer surface an aluminum or aluminum alloy
conductor. 
     Accordingly, the resultant plated aluminum wire or insulating plated
aluminum wire can be minimized in the overall weight and prevented from
disconnection caused by thermal diffusion. 
     A plated aluminum wire is provided comprising an anchor metal layer by
displacement plating and a high electrically conductive metal layer by
electroplating which both are deposited in a sequence on the outer surface an
aluminum or aluminum alloy conductor.  
     Accordingly, the resultant plated aluminum wire or insulating plated
aluminum wire can be minimized in the overall weight. 
     A composite light-weighted plated wire is provided having an electrically
conductive metal layer, which has a potential equal to or higher than that of
zinc, deposited by electroplating on the outer surface of a zinc anchor metal
layer provided on an aluminum conductor, said electroplating carried out under
a condition that the concentration of hydrogen ion in an electrolyte solution is
higher than 4 (pH) as an electrolysis parameter and the thickness of plating x
(micrometer) is 0.2<x≦5. 
     Accordingly, the resultant composite light-weighted plated wire can be
improved in the adhesion between the aluminum conductor and the electrically
conductive metal layer, easily shaped by plastic forming process, decreased in
the diameter at higher efficiency, and improved in the reliability of soldering
work.
Patent EP-0939509-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKATSU KAZUO
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1999-02-26
Abstract: A wavelength-division multiplexing optical communication system
for wavelength-division multiplexing a plurality of optical signals having
different wavelengths and transmitting a wavelength-division multiplexed
signal via an optical fiber transmission line. The wavelength-division
multiplexing system includes a multiplexing unit that wavelength-multiplexes
a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths. A
storing unit stores information regarding an addition or subtraction of an
optical signal to be wavelength-multiplexed, into a predetermined time slot
of a frame signal that is composed of a plurality of time slots. The
wavelength-division multiplexing system outputs a monitor/control frame
signal, based upon the stored information. A transmitting device transmits
the monitor/control signal as an optical signal having a wavelength different
from the wavelengths of the multiplexed optical signals.
Patent EP-0955030-A3 (EP)
Title: Liegevorrichtung zur Dekupitusprophylaxe und/oder Dekupitusbehandlung
Inventor: MENGES MARTIN
IPC: A61G7/057
Filed: 1999-04-29
Abstract: Bei Patienten, welche längere Zeit bettlägerig und gleichzeitig bewegungsbehindert
sind, besteht die Gefahr, daß sich an den mit höherem Druck aufliegenden
Körperteilen wunde Stellen (Dekupitus) bildet. Alle bisher bekanntgewordenen
Einrichtungen sind nicht in der Lage den Körperaufliegedruck auf
ein Maß zu reduzieren, daß Dekupitusbildung weitgehend ausgeschlossen ist
oder Dekupitus sogar wieder heilen kann. 
     Indem man den Patienten freischwebend in einer tuchartigen Auflage lagert
und dabei die Auflage (7) im Aufliegebereich mit einer druckreduzierenden
Matte (8) versieht, erreicht man an den gefährdeten Körperpartien einen
Auflagedruck von etwa 30 mmHg und darunter, sodaß die für die Infolge von
Kapilarverschlüssen gefürchtete Bildung von Dekupitus verhindert werden kann. 
     Bei entsprechender Schräglage des Patienten kann der Körperdruck sogar soweit
gesenkt werden, daß eine Heilung von bereits aufgetretenem Dekupitus wieder
möglich ist.
Patent EP-0976612-A3 (EP)
Title: Nebel-Scheinwerfer für Fahrzeuge
Inventor: HUHN WOLFGANG
IPC: F21V14/02
Filed: 1999-05-22
Abstract: Ein Nebel-Scheinwerfer für Fahrzeuge, der einen bis in eine Entfernung von ca. 30
m vor dem Fahrzeug reichenden Ausleuchtbereich besitzt, hat einen zentralen fernlichtartigen
Lichtanteil, der in Fahrtrichtung über den Ausleuchtbereich hinausreicht.
Patent EP-0942394-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PRICE JOHN GERWYN
IPC: G06M9/02
Filed: 1994-02-15
Abstract: Sheet processing apparatus for feeding a stack of
sheets to a sheet processing position comprises a pivoted
sheet stack support plate (27) against which a stack of
sheets (26) is provided in use. A motor (24) is coupled to
the support plate to move the support plate towards the
sheet processing position while sheets from the stack are
being processed.
Patent EP-0964130-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BAUER MICHAEL R
IPC: E06B9/303
Filed: 1999-06-09
Abstract: A window blind assembly (30) is provided. A header (22) mounts near a window (W). A
window blind (30) is moveable between a raised position (34) near the header (22) and a lowered
position (32) over a portion of the window (W). A shaft (40) is rotatably mounted in the header (22) and
connected to the blind (30) such that rotation in a first direction raises the blind (30), and rotation
in a second direction lowers the blind (30). A brake engages the shaft (40) to prevent rotation in
the first direction, but allows rotation in the second direction to lower the blind (30) when a
downward force is applied to the blind (30). A brake release is engaged with the brake and
is configured such that activation of the brake release releases the brake, allowing the
shaft (40) to rotate in the first direction and raise the blind (30), until deactivation of the brake
release causes the brake to reengage the shaft (40).
Patent EP-0962900-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TSUMURA MIHOJI
IPC: G07F17/16
Filed: 1993-02-18
Abstract: The invention comprises a computer game device comprising a host computer
registering the ordering of a plurality of terminal devices as participants in a game.
Said host computer further includes means for transmitting game data to one of the
registered terminal devices when a predetermined number of terminal devices have
been registered and means for accepting uploaded play data from one of said
terminal devices, and means for transmitting said play data along with said game
data to a subsequent one of said registered terminal devices.
Patent EP-1025773-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAMILTON JEFFREY R
IPC: A45C13/30
Filed: 1999-12-15
Abstract: A waist-belt and buckle assembly for mounting a pack (110) on a person,
preferably on a back side portion of a human torso, having two strap portions (10,20,30,40)
extendable forwardly from each side portion (112,114) of the pack toward a front side portion
of the person where the four strap portions are fastenable, for example with a buckle (120),
and preferably with a buckle having substantially discrete accommodations (121,123,122,124) for each
strap portion. The strap portions are independently adjustable, and are loosenable
independently without loosening other strap portions, preferably by moving a corner
portion of the buckle (120) away from the torso.
Patent EP-1016701-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HASHIMOTO KEISUKE
IPC: C09K5/14
Filed: 1999-12-21
Abstract: A cold accumulating material (19) comprises a set of
particulate cold accumulating substances, pores formed
between the particulate cold accumulating substances, and a
binder for mutually binding the particulate cold
accumulating substances, wherein a porosity of the cold
accumulating material is 15 - 70vol%. A median diameter of
the pores existing in the cold accumulating material (19) is
preferably set to 10-300µm. An oxygen concentration at an
area ranging from a surface of the particulate cold
accumulating substance to a portion having a depth of 100
angstroms (A) from the surface is preferably set to 5 - 80at%.
According to the above structure, there can be
provided a cold accumulating material (19) and a refrigerator (10,34,44,52,64)
using the cold accumulating material (19) which is free from
being finely pulverized, and has a high mechanical
strength, and capable of exhibiting a significant
refrigerating performance at low temperature range for a
long period of time in a stable condition, and which can be
mass-produced with a high production yield and low cost.
Patent EP-0961483-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BUHR JOHN DOUGLAS
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 1999-05-15
Abstract: A method of digital photofinishing comprising the steps of:
producing a digital color image in optical printing densities of a color image
captured on photographic media; processing the digital color image with an
underexposure gamma correction algorithm, a scene balance algorithm, and a
contrast normalization algorithm to produce a processed digital color image;
mapping the processed digital color image through a hard copy media
characteristic curve to produce a mapped digital color image mapped to print
densities of the hard copy media; sharpening the mapped digital color image with
a sharpening algorithm optimized to avoid unacceptable artifacts; and digitally
printing the sharpened digital color image onto hard copy media.
Patent EP-0987642-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KATIS THOMAS
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: A method and system of co-branding an electronic payment platform, such
as an electronic wallet, makes use of computer hardware and software including,
for example, one or more electronic wallet related servers controlled by a financial
institution, which can be coupled over the Internet to a user's personal computer
and merchant's website server. The electronic wallet is co-branded, for example,
with the brand of the financial institution and the brand or brands of one or more
cooperating merchants. The co-branded electronic payment platform makes use of
a payment mechanism related, for example, to a credit card account of the user or
digital payment tokens pre-allocated for the user. The user is given an incentive
award for use of the co-branded electronic payment platform which is stored for
the user and redeemable on one or more of the cooperating merchants.
Patent EP-1022441-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GREENE CYNTHIA ANN
IPC: F01L1/18
Filed: 1999-12-20
Abstract: A valve actuator for an engine includes a pivot socket (36)
having a dome (44) with an improved lubrication passage. The actuator may
be a finger follower (22) with a body (38) having spaced side walls (40)
connected adjacent opposite ends by first and second transverse webs (20, 42).
A cam follower, preferably a roller, having a cam engaging surface (26) is
supported on the side walls between the opposite ends of the body (38). The
first web (20) is engagable with a valve (16) while the second web (42) has a
pivot socket (36) with a dome (44) having a generally spherical lower recess
(46) for engaging a pivot and a domed upper surface (48) adjacent to the
follower cam engaging surface (26). A lubrication passage (50) extends
through the dome (44) from the lower recess (46) to the upper surface (48).
The passage (50) includes an inverted inner channel (54) formed in the recess
(46) and having upwardly converging sides (56) meeting at a peak (58), and a
connecting outer channel (62) formed in the domed upper surface (48) and
having downwardly converging sides (64) meeting at a valley (66). The peak
(58) and the valley (66) are connected at adjoining ends of the inner and outer
channels (54, 62) to form a restricting opening (70). The opening (70) has an
upper edge formed by the peak (58) and a lower edge formed by the valley
(66) and connects the channels (54, 62) to form the lubrication passage (50).
The passage (50) is formed by oppositely moving dies that form the inner and
outer channels (54, 62) and overlap at adjoining ends to form the opening
without leaving a slug. A final sizing step is preferably included to finish the
opening (70).
Patent EP-0961487-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUURA TAKAHIRO
IPC: H04N9/64
Filed: 1999-05-25
Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method. 
     According to the present invention, an image
processing method comprises the steps of retaining on
file a profile for an input device and a profile for an
output target film, employing the profiles for the
input device and for the output target film to prepare
a color reproduction table to facilitate the input of
image data that is near that of the output target film,
and correcting the colors of the input image data in
accordance with the table that is prepared.