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Patent EP-0615473-A1 (EP)
Title: Method and device for removing one or more contaminations from a bulk material.
Inventor: BLONK DIRK JAN
IPC: F27D99/00
Filed: 1992-10-27
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/NL92/00191 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 22, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 22, 1994 PCT Filed Oct. 27, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/08936 PCT Pub. Date May 13, 1993.A method for removing one or more contaminations from a bulk material, the bulk material being fed into a treating chamber (1), exposed therein to a temperature treatment and then discharged. According to the invention, the bulk material is exposed to a vacuum treatment during temperature treatment. An apparatus according to the invention for the implementation of the method comprises a treating chamber (1) for treating contaminated bulk material therein, feeding means (2) for feeding the bulk material to the treating chamber (1), discharging means (9) for discharging the bulk material from the treating chamber and heating means (19) for heating the bulk material in the treating chamber. The apparatus also includes a vacuum forming means (16) for forming a vacuum in the treating chamber.
Patent EP-0562252-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KUPPER DETLEV DIPL-ING
IPC: F27B21/00
Filed: 1993-02-08
Abstract: The invention relates to the cooling of warm bulk material, in particular cement clinker, ore material or the like, in a grate cooler, on the cooling grate surface of which the bulk material is transported along and at the same time passed through by a cooling-gas flow. To achieve great cooling efficiency with a relatively small grate surface, at least a part quantity of bulk material is drawn off downwards from the bulk-material layer by gravity on the transport path of the bulk material before the cooler outlet.
Patent EP-0573742-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NOHREN HARTMUT
IPC: F24H9/00
Filed: 1993-03-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a boiler for low temperature heating systems with a primary circuit (6) and a secondary circuit (3), the boiler being designed as a three-pass boiler and the actual waste-gas duct (2), i.e. the third pass, lying within the primary circuit (6). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0616274-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BARTHEL HERBERT DIPL-ING
IPC: G06F11/16
Filed: 1993-03-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a synchronisation method for an automation system (1) constructed redundantly from at least two partial systems (2, 2'). According to the invention, the sequences of machine commands (MP) for the partial systems (2, 2') contain run-time queries. Upon reaching the run-time queries, the actual run-time since the last synchronisation of the partial systems (2, 2') is determined, but a synchronisation is only then carried out if the actual run-time exceeds a preselectable synchronisation pattern. The run-time queries are in this case inserted always into the series of machine commands (MP) if the accumulated run-time expected value of the machine commands (MP) since the last run-time query exceeds a preselectable limiting time. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0565917-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LINKE MICHAEL
IPC: B29C49/56
Filed: 1993-03-24
Abstract: The device is used for blow moulding thermoplastics and has a blow mould comprising at least two blow moulding elements. The blow mould is provided with an inner cavity intended for shaping a container to be produced. The blow moulding elements are arranged in the region of pivotably mounted mould carriers (1, 2). The mould carriers are guided on a shaft (3) and, in the region of that end of the mould carriers facing away from the shaft, a locking apparatus is provided. In the region of their extent facing away from the locking apparatus, the mould carriers project over the shaft with actuating arms (4, 5). The actuating arms are coupled to a displacement element, via coupling levers, so as to be rotatable. The displacement element is guided essentially in the direction of a centre line of the blow mould.
Patent EP-0591613-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOLTZ HERWIG DR
IPC: A61B46/10
Filed: 1993-05-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a protective device for a medical irradiation apparatus which comprises an enveloping part with a reception opening and means for holding the enveloping part on an irradiation apparatus. In order to provide a protective device that reliably prevents transmission of organisms or contaminants from the patient to the device and, vice versa, from the device to the patient without any significant impairment of the functioning of the irradiation apparatus, a window is provided at least on the closed end of the enveloping part. The window is at least partially permeable to radiation in the wavelength range of 370-520 nm. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0589187-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ALTMANN MANFRED DIPL-ING
IPC: H02K5/20
Filed: 1993-08-05
Abstract: The requirements for compact electrical machines having high powers (high performance) and the relatively high operating temperatures resulting from this necessitate effective measures for improved cooling of such machines. This is achieved according to the invention in that the wall (41) of the cylindrical housing casing (3), which consists of metal, has longitudinal channels which are distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction and are connected to one another via guide channels (deflection channels) (57)and connecting channels (63), which are arranged in the end surfaces (5, 7) of the housing casing (3), in such a manner that the coolant passes through the housing casing (3) in a meandering form, over the entire circumference, from an inlet connecting stub (61) to an outlet connecting stub. In an advantageous refinement, the guide channels and the connecting channels are incorporated in the end surfaces of the cylindrical housing casing (3), which end surfaces can be closed by means of sealing surfaces (79, 81) which are arranged on the bearing plates (69, 71). The bearing plates consist of waterproof plastic, for example of polyimidamide (polyimideamide). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0594998-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHAEFER GUENTER
IPC: B60T15/24
Filed: 1993-09-13
Abstract: A relay valve which can be controlled by at least one circuit and can be used as a trailer control or trailer brake valve has at least one control piston (3) and a first reaction surface (21) on which the output pressure of the brake chamber (25) acts. A second reaction surface (22) is provided on a reaction piston (17) which, to provide a first point of inflexion in the characteristic of the relay valve, has a retaining spring (28) supported on the housing. Provided between the control piston (3) and the reaction piston (17) are mechanical stops (30, 31) which permit a travel (32). To provide a second point of inflexion in the characteristic of the relay valve, the second reaction surface (22) is allocated a transmission spring (33) between the control piston (3) and the reaction piston (17) and this spring comes to rest on the control piston (3) only when the first point of inflexion is reached, its compression being limited by the meeting of the stops (30, 31). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0589433-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HIROSE MASAYOSHI C O EBARA COR
IPC: H01L21/304
Filed: 1993-09-22
Abstract: A workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer (6) is supported on a top ring (3) and polished by an abrasive cloth (23) on a turntable (20) while the top ring is being pressed against the turntable and the turntable and the top ring are being rotated. The top ring is coupled to a top ring drive shaft (1), coupled to a pressure cylinder (12) for pressing the top ring, and coupled to a motor (13) for rotating the top ring. A spherical bearing is interposed between the top ring (3) and the top ring drive shaft (1) for allowing the top ring to follow tilted surface of the moving turntable. A torque transmitting mechanism (7,8) is operatively coupled between the top ring and the top ring drive shaft for rotating the top ring in synchronization with the top ring drive shaft.
Patent EP-0598201-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TOVEY JONATHAN H
IPC: A61B17/28
Filed: 1993-09-23
Abstract: A surgical apparatus is provided which includes a handle portion (12), an endoscopic portion (20) extending longitudinally from the handle portion, and a pair of articulating jaw members (26,28) each having first and second relatively articulatable sections (100,130) movable between a retracted position and a deployed position. A tubular member (22) is associated with the endoscopic portion of the instrument and is movable along the longitudinal axis thereof between a proximal position spaced from the jaw members and a distal position substantially enclosing the jaw members and maintaining them in their contracted position.
Patent EP-0593008-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUTIERREZ JAVIER
IPC: F16L25/00
Filed: 1993-10-12
Abstract: In a fillgas fitting (1) with a gas passage pipe (2), which at its free end (4) carries a pressure seal (5) which forms a seal on a threaded connection piece of a gas-cylinder valve, and a sleeve (6) which is coaxially rotatable on the gas passage pipe and is provided at its free end with an internal thread (7) fitting onto an external thread of the threaded connection piece, the gas passing from a pipe (8) of a gas distributor into the gas cylinder, provision is made according to the invention for the sleeve (6) to form the output of a gear unit (14), the drive shaft (15) of which is mounted in a housing (19) which is attached to the gas distributor (8), the gas passage pipe (2) being secured gas-tight with its inner end (18) in the housing (19), the free end (20) of which serves to mount and lead through the drive shaft (15), the kinetic energy of which serves to screw the sleeve (6) to the threaded connection piece of the gas-cylinder valve. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0600199-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BARUD SIGVARD
IPC: A61B6/04
Filed: 1993-10-14
Abstract: The invention relates to an examination table for a patient, the said table comprising a support area and a stand. The examination table is provided with means with which the support area can be displaced relative to the stand in the longitudinal direction of the support area. In order to obtain an examination table which is comparatively simple in terms of construction and which permits very good access for an X-ray examination stand, the invention proposes that the means consist of an articulated arm (2) between the stand (5) and the support area (1), the articulated arm (2) comprising at least two arms (3, 4), one end of one arm being connected rotatably to one end of the other about a first shaft (6), and that the other end of the first arm (3) is connected rotatably to the support area (1) about a second shaft (7), and the other end of the second arm (4) is connected rotatably to the stand (5) about a third shaft (8). The shafts (6, 7, 8) are arranged vertically at the connection points in relation to the horizontal plane of the support area (1) so that the arms (3, 4) always move parallel to this plane, and the articulated arm (2) can be controlled in such a way that the angle ( alpha ) between the longitudinal side of the support area (1) and the first arm (3) is in all positions equal to the angle ( beta ) between the longitudinal side of the support area (1) and the second arm (4). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0594190-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MITCHELL KENT EDWARD
IPC: C08F4/658
Filed: 1993-10-22
Abstract: A process as disclosed for preparing a titanium-containing olefin polymerization catalyst that has improved utility for the copolymerization of ethylene and a higher alpha-olefin. The method involves the addition of a specified amount of water during the initial steps of the catalyst preparation. The resulting catalyst and its use in copolymerization are also described.
Patent EP-0657716-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KUBO AKIO
IPC: G01C1/02
Filed: 1993-12-06
Abstract: The resetting mechanism for electronic theodolite of the present invention comprises a horizontal shaft (2) for vertically turning telescope (1), first cam (3) provided at one end of the horizontal shaft, a lock lever (4) limited by the first cam, a second cam (5) locked or released by the lock lever, a lock member (6) operated by the second cam, a lock concave (1a) provided on the telescope to be locked by a lock member when the telescope is turned to right down lock position, and an encoder set to a zero position when the telescope is turned to a right down lock position.
Patent EP-0593103-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAGATA RYOHEI C O DAI NIPPON I
IPC: G01N31/22
Filed: 1990-07-31
Abstract: Comprising paper composed mainly of fibrous carboxymethylcellulose or fibrous carboxyethylcellulose having a degree of etherification of 0.1 to 1.0 and prepared by the paper-making process, the water-disintegrable support material of this invention is characterized in that the degree of base saturation of the fibrous carboxymethylcellulose or carboxyethylcellulose forming a major fibrous part of said support material is 20 % or more, and a solution or dispersion of said paper is in the pH range of 5.0 to 8.0. 
     The composition for forming the water-disintegrable coat of this invention, which is to be coated on the above-mentioned support, is characterized by comprising a mixture of (a) at least one water-insoluble resin capable of forming a film having a saturation hygroscopicity less than 15 % at a 90 % relative humidity with (b) at least one water-soluble resin capable of forming film having a saturation hygroscopicity of 15 % or more at a 90 % relative humidity, and (c) a solvent in which both the resins (a) and (b) can dissolve. 
     The device for assaying a body fluid according to this invention is obtained by providing a body fluid assay reagent layer on at least a part of the above-mentioned coat on the support material, and so is improved in terms of both maneuverability/toughness during inspection and disintegrability after use.
Patent EP-0594238-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VANMAELE LUC C O AGFA-GEVAERT
IPC: B41M5/39
Filed: 1993-10-08
Abstract: Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye transfer methods, said element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a combination of dyes, wherein the constituting dyes of said combination comprise at least one yellow and/or at least one cyan dye as well as at least one magenta dye of the class of N-alkyl-N-aryl-substituted tricyanovinylaniline dyes. By means of this dye-donor element dye images are obtained, which show a substantially reduced catalytic fading effect in the red and blue shades, have a high light-fastness, and show vivid blue and vivid red and orange colours in the full colour areas.
Patent EP-0601647-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GELISSEN JOHAN HENDRIK A C O I
IPC: G09G5/395
Filed: 1993-12-03
Abstract: The system generates a composite image on a pixel-by-pixel basis by selectively mapping source pixels provided by video sources of different video formats onto destination pixels in the composite image. The mapping is accomplished by encoding the source pixels into digital words, each word having a colour information part and a video format identifier, used to decode the colour information part upon processing to organize the composite image. Combining video signals with computer-generated graphics data is achieved under control of the graphics data being interpreted either as video format identifier or as colour. If the colour of the destination pixel is determined by one of the video sources, the graphics data is used to select the appropriate decoding. The system permits a modular architecture and simple merging with a PC.
Patent EP-0580314-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAZUE MURATA C O MATSUI MANUFA
IPC: B08B9/055
Filed: 1993-07-06
Abstract: The invention discloses a method for cleaning a pipe (4) in the inside comprising steps of inserting a pig (6) into a pipe (4), and reciprocally moving the pig (6) thereafter by aerial vibration to clean the inside of pipe (4). An apparatus for cleaning a pipe (4) in the inside comprises a pig (6) removably inserted into a pipe (4) from an end side thereof and a vibration generating source (8) for transferring the pig (6) in reciprocal motion by means of aerial motion to clean the inside of pipe (4).
Patent EP-0583071-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HETRICK ROBERT E
IPC: G01N27/00
Filed: 1993-07-13
Abstract: A sensor determines a wide range of air-to-fuel ratio values (A/F) about the stoichiometric A/F in a gaseous mixture which has oxidising and reducing species as might be found in an automotive exhaust. The sensor includes a surface (11) that serves simultaneously as the working electrode of a solid-state oxygen concentration cell and as a surface whose workfunction changes from a higher to a lower value as the oxidising and reducing species in the adjacent gas phase, and in interaction with the surface, pass from an excess oxidising to the excess reducing condition about the stoichiometric ratio. In one embodiment, the surface exposed to the gas in question is the emitter electrode of a thermionic diode which emits positively charged alkali ions into the exhaust ambient where they are collected by a nearby collector electrode (15).Changes in the ratio of the oxidising and reducing species about the stoichiometric ratio produce corresponding changes in the thermionic emission. Oxygen pumping to or from the working electrode (11) modifies the thermionic emission in a systematic way to provide a pumping method of operation in which the magnitude of the pump current required to maintain the thermionic emission current at some preset value despite changes in the A/F ratio of the ambient leads to a relationship between pump current and A/F that can be used to sense the A/F.
Patent EP-0589560-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ANASTASIO PAUL JOSEPH
IPC: H01R12/71
Filed: 1993-08-06
Abstract: An electrical overstress protection apparatus and method includes the provision of an overstress element (22) comprised of a lamination including a conducting ground path (26) and a dielectric sheet (30) engaging discrete signal paths (16) connected to contacts (44), the sheet (30) containing holes (32) or pores or thread or fiber interstices filled with an electrical overstress protection material with the sheet thickness and hole area in conjunction with area of signal and ground paths and characteristics of the material adapted to provide breakdown and clamping voltages via a path to ground from signal contacts to ground to protect components from excessive voltage levels. Electrical connectors (40) incorporate the apparatus in different embodiments of housing (42) and contact (44) configurations.
Patent EP-0661206-A1 (EP)
Inventor: EBBERT MARVIN D
IPC: B64C29/00
Filed: 1993-12-31
Abstract: An unmanned air vehicle capable of vertical take-off and landing, hovering and high-speed horizontal cruise flight. A forward centerbody (16) houses an engine (26) and carries a single rotor assembly (34) having a plurality of propellers (38) lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the centerline of the forward centerbody (16). A coaxial aft centerbody (18) is secured to the aft end of the forward centerbody (16) and typically houses the vehicle avionics. A plurality of stators (44) extend outwardly of the aft centerbody (18), in a plane substantially parallel to the propellers (38). A single toroidal duct (12) surrounds the rotor assembly (34) and the stators (44) and is secured to the stators (44). A plurality of movable control vanes (52) are secured between the duct (12) and aft centerbody (18) aft of the stators (44). A flight control system, typically housed in the aft centerbody (18), controls the engine (26) and the vanes (52) to cause the vehicle to selectively move upwardly, downwardly, hover or translate to forward, horizontal, motion with the rotor in a plane within 80° of vertical. A sensor, cargo, or other payload may be carried at the forward end (14) of the forward centerbody (16), extending well in front of the duct (12). The vehicle is highly maneuverable, light weight and safe for operation from a small area due to the ducted rotor.
Patent EP-0574276-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NOBLET DOMINIQUE
IPC: H05K5/00
Filed: 1993-04-08
Abstract: Multi-function carrying case (suitcase) for transporting, stowing and storing electronic boards or other small equipment for electronic apparatus. It is composed of four easily separable anti-static components, namely a lid (4), two lateral sides (2, 3) and a hollow and parallelepipedal central body (1). The two flanks (2, 3) can be assembled to form a small case with an offset handgrip (15). Orthogonal grooves (9, 10) are provided in panels of anti-static foam (7, 8) of the body (1) to plug the boards therein either from above for transportation and storage or via an open side (11) to create a door for storing flat. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0577480-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BILLAUD PHILIPPE
IPC: G01S7/285
Filed: 1993-06-25
Abstract: The invention describes a device for detecting mode S responses received by a secondary radar receiver and its use in filtering the pulses contained in this response. It is characterised in that it includes, in addition to the means for detecting a signal S, means for real-time calculation of mean values of parameters characterising the pulses belonging to the response and means of filtering, by comparison of the values of the parameters measured over each pulse detected with the mean value of the corresponding parameter. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0581668-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JAOUEN FRANCOIS
IPC: F42B33/06
Filed: 1993-07-27
Abstract: The subject of the invention is an appliance for neutralising explosive devices, in particular improvised explosive devices having a resistant casing, of the type comprising means for detonating an explosive charge (1), which projects a liquid (2) towards the device, a body (3) having an orifice (4) closed by means of a cover (6) and containing the explosive charge, and a vessel (5) for the liquid (2), the vessel being placed level with the orifice of the body and in contact with the charge which consists of an explosive sheet covering at least partially the outer wall of the vessel. The vessel (5) made of plastic has a cross-section of semi-circular shape and is closed by means of the cover (6) having a plane surface.   The body (3) of the appliance is made of a thermoplastic material of the hard expanded polystyrene type. The invention is used for destoying explosive devices in the military sector and in the fight against terrorism. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0603055-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOUDOIN THIERRY
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1993-12-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method of generating cell errors in an incident digital signal with format and throughput corresponding to the standards of an ATM transmission network, this signal including cells assigned to a communication, identifiable by their header comprising: memory storage means (100) in which one or more predetermined error generation models are recorded; memory storage means (200) with read and write access, into which the desired model is stored at the appropriate moment, control means (101, 202, 203) and cell error generation means (300) receiving the digital signal originating from the memory-storage means (200) and generating cell errors in the incident signal as a function of the digital signal received. Application to tests of ATM-mode terminals. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0597798-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FITZPATRICK GREG P
IPC: G10L21/10
Filed: 1993-10-19
Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for permitting rapid and efficient searching for a selected segment in a multimedia presentation. An audible utterance to be utilized as a search pattern is identified by a user, either verbally or textually. A text-to-speech conversion is utilized to create an audible search pattern from textual entries. Thereafter, various attributes of the audible utterance may be varied or edited by the user to broaden the effective search pattern. Additionally, the user may specify additional search characteristics, such as maximum amplitude or frequency, to be combined with the search pattern in a Boolean logic relationship in order to further characterize the search pattern. Thereafter, the search pattern may be utilized to identify and locate specific audio utterances within a multimedia presentation. Alternately, the search pattern may be inverted and utilized to search the multimedia presentation in reverse presentation order, greatly enhancing the efficiency of the search operation.