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Patent EP-2267726-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEDA RENZO
IPC: G21C1/08
Filed: 2000-09-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to a light water reactor core comprising fuel which is enriched by adding plutonium or plutonium and other actinoides to a uranium containing at least one of a depleted uranium, natural uranium, a degraded uranium and a low enriched uranium, which further comprises: 
fuel assemblies (1) having fuel rods (4) arranged in a triangular lattice configuration; and 
at least one control rod (5) to be inserted into said fuel assemblies (1), wherein said at least one control rod (5) is employed as at least one absorption rod having an outer diameter larger than that of said fuel rods (4) and having a transverse cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of a unit lattice cell of the fuel rod (4).
Patent EP-2290756-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DIFONZO JOHN
IPC: H01R13/62
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased toward corresponding contacts on the receptacle. The plug and receptacle each have a magnetic element. The magnetic element on one of the plug or receptacle can be a magnet of ferromagnetic material. The magnetic element on the other of the plug or receptacle is an electromagnet. When the plug and receptacle are brought into proximity, the magnetic attraction between the electromagnet magnet and its complement, whether another magnet or a ferromagnetic material, maintains the contacts in an electrically conductive relationship.
Patent EP-2216094-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GARG DIWAKAR
IPC: B01D53/62
Filed: 2010-02-05
Abstract: CO 2  sorptive pellets and/or granules and their use for removing CO 2  from CO 2 -containing gases and for producing hydrogen. CO 2  sorptive pellets are suitable for use in fixed bed reactors and the like due to sufficient crush strength. CO 2  sorptive granules are suitable for moving, ebullated, expanded and fluidized beds. The CO 2  sorptive pellets and/or granules comprise calcium oxide and/or magnesium oxide and at least one binding agent such as calcium titanate, calcium aluminate, calcium zirconate, magnesium titanate, magnesium aluminate, and magnesium zirconate. A method for making the CO 2 -sorptive pellets is described. The CO 2  sorptive pellets optionally comprise at Ni, Pd, Pt, and/or Rh.
Patent EP-2220984-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RAY EUGENE W
IPC: A47K10/38
Filed: 2010-02-09
Abstract: A wipes dispenser includes a container (12) having an interior (16) holding a plurality of wipes (14). A grip orifice (18) provides communication between the interior and the exterior of the container, and the grip orifice serves to prevent wipes from falling back into the interior. The dispenser also includes a rip fence (24), and a lead end (26) of a lead wipe of the plurality of wet wipes within the container extends through the grip orifice and then through the rip fence such that pulling on the lead end to pull the lead wipe against the rip fence causes the remainder of the lead wipe to be removed from the container and become disassociated with the remaining wipes of the plurality of wipes. As the lead end is pulled against the rip fence, the following wipe of the plurality of wipes is pulled through the grip orifice to provide its lead end outside of the interior of the container, and the grip orifice prevents this lead end of the following wipe from falling back into the interior of the container.
Patent EP-2204085-A3 (EP)
Title: Support végétal pour la culture hors sol des plantes maraîchères et horticoles
Inventor: STRELOW LAURENT
IPC: A01G31/00
Filed: 2007-05-02
Abstract: Le support de culture selon la présente invention comprend un pain de culture (1) et éventuellement un sac (2) contenant ledit pain, lequel sac comporte de place en place des ouvertures sous forme de fentes prévues notamment pour l'évacuation de l'excès d'eau d'arrosage. Ce support se caractérise essentiellement en ce que le pain de culture (1) de forme parallélépipédique, présente sur l'une au moins de ses grandes faces horizontales des rainures verticales (11) pratiquées dans les flancs latéraux dudit pain.
Patent EP-2299111-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIXTER JOHN ROBERT JR
IPC: F03D7/04
Filed: 2010-08-23
Abstract: A wind turbine verification system is provided. The system includes a wind turbine controller (60) having a plurality of wind turbine operating parameters (122) stored therein, and a verification device (100) including a processor (102), a memory device (106), and a user input mechanism, the verification device being configured to communicatively couple to the wind turbine controller via a data link (114). The verification device is further configured to receive at least one wind turbine operating parameter from the wind turbine controller, execute a verification program (110) on the wind turbine controller, wherein the verification program iterates through a plurality of predefined tasks (228), and verify at least one operating condition of a wind turbine (10) based on the executed verification program.
Patent EP-2273674-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LI TAO
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 2002-02-15
Abstract: An apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: first means for amplifying a received signal; means for cancelling a DC offset in the amplified signal; second means for digitally amplifying the DC offset cancelled signal; and means for measuring the digitally amplified signal and to control the gains of the first and second amplifying means.
Patent EP-2302650-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KOBAYASHI KATSUMI
IPC: H01L51/00
Filed: 2010-09-23
Abstract: A method of producing a photoelectric conversion element, 
which the element contains an electrically conductive support, a photosensitive layer having porous semiconductor fine particles, a charge transfer layer; and a counter electrode; 
containing the steps of: 
applying a semiconductor dispersion liquid, in which the content of solids excluding semiconductor fine particles is 10% by mass or less based on the total amount of the dispersion liquid, on the support, to form a coating; 
heating the coating, to obtain porous semiconductor fine particles; and 
sensitizing the porous particles by adsorption of the following dye:
       
 
wherein A represents a group of atoms necessary for forming a ring; at least one of Y 1  and Y 2  represents an acidic group and the other one represents an electron-attracting group; D represents a dye residue; n represents 1 or a greater integer; L represents a single bond or divalent linking group; and Y 3  represents an acidic group.
Patent EP-2314667-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WANG HUAMING
IPC: C07K14/38
Filed: 2006-04-11
Abstract: A recombinant filamentous fungal cell (eg. Aspergillus) having one or more inactivated chromosomal genes is provided. The chromosomal genes in some embodiments correspond to mnn9, derA, derB, htmA, mnn10, ochA, dpp4, dpp5, pepAa, pepAb, pepAc, pepAd, pepF and combinations thereof. The recombinant fungal cells may include further inactivated chromosomal genes which correspond to pepA, pepB, pepC and pepD. The recombinant filamentous fungal cells may include a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein of interest. Also provided are methods of producing a protein of interest in said recombinant filamentous fungal cell.
Patent EP-2333503-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LI HEJIE
IPC: G01J3/02
Filed: 2010-11-24
Abstract: A thermal measurement system (10) comprises a light collection device (22); and a detection system (40, 140, 240, 340) in communication with the light collection device (22). The detection system (40, 140, 240, 340) is configured to detect light (94) intensity from a gas (80). The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
Patent EP-2345887-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HÄMÄLÄINEN SAMPSA
IPC: G01N21/898
Filed: 2010-12-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for determining the properties of a piece of timber in connection with the manufacture of wood products. According to the invention a wood sample is selected from the piece of timber; the wood sample is illuminated by a light source selected from a UV light source, visible light source and their combination; the resulting signals are observed and analyzed from the wood sample illuminated by UV light based on fluorescence differences and from the wood sample illuminated by visible light based on a color difference; and properties selected from the group of decay, rot fungus, blueness, dead or sound knot, cracks, bores, dirt, site of heartwood, amount of heartwood, location of pith, amount of sapwood, wane, location of the piece of timber on a log and their combinations are determined from the wood sample by the signals.
Patent EP-2319561-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BABA TOKUMI
IPC: A61M5/24
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to an administration instrument for medical use that can perform injection of a drug solution with stability and with great reliability. For example, at the administration, it is possible to prevent a force that presses the injection button from acting in a direction of inserting the needle that is inserted into the skin deeper, and enables the administration under a stable state where the needle does not wobble, thereby alleviating physical and mental pain of the administration patient. 
     With a structure in which an injection button (3) is pressed at an angle that is not parallel to the needle with respect to a direction in which the needle (4) is inserted into the skin, it is possible to prevent the force of pressing the injection button from being transmitted in a direction of inserting the needle into the skin deeper than the initial insertion of the needle, thereby achieving an administration under a stable state.
Patent EP-2482020-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HØST-MADSEN SVEND
IPC: F28D7/06
Filed: 2011-11-23
Abstract: A u-tube heat exchanger has inlet tubes (104) arranged in a pressure neutral inlet tube plate (105), a heating medium flows via the inlet tubes (104) into u-tubes (103) arranged in a tube sheet (101) where the medium splits in two and flows from both ends of the u-tubes (103) into a heating medium outlet chamber (113) and exits the heat exchanger via an outlet nozzle (109).
Patent EP-2363735-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAMURA HIDEYOSHI
IPC: G01V8/10
Filed: 2011-02-01
Abstract: A photoelectric sensor (1) comprises a control unit (100) which is configured to store in a memory data on the amount of received light input from a light-receiving unit (104) or measurement data obtained by a measuring process, and to perform a sampling process in which the data stored in the memory are read at fixed intervals as sampling data, the sampling process being performed within a limited reading period. Further, the control unit (100) outputs the thus read sampling data so as to correspond to the order in which they are stored in the memory.
Patent EP-2322931-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH CRAIG A
IPC: C12Q1/18
Filed: 2007-03-22
Abstract: The present invention provides methods for identifying viral virulence factors and for identifying cellular polypeptides to which the viral polypeptides bind. The cellular polypeptide is useful as a therapeutic target or as a therapeutic agent for treating diseases and disorders, including immunological diseases or disorders.
Patent EP-2365631-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAMAOKI TOMOHIRO
IPC: H03K5/15
Filed: 2011-02-23
Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, exposure means configured to expose the photosensitive member corresponding to an image, developing means configured to develop, using a toner, an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive member exposed by the exposure means, generation means configured to generate a waveform signal for the developing means, parallel-to-serial conversion means configured to apply, at a predetermined sampling period, parallel-to-serial conversion to a plurality of signals including the waveform signal generated by the generation means, serial-to-parallel conversion means configured to apply, at the predetermined sampling period, serial-to-parallel conversion to the signals output from the parallel-to-serial conversion means, and voltage applying means configured to apply to the developing means a voltage composed of a direct-current voltage and an alternating-current voltage superimposed thereon based on the waveform signal among signals output from the serial-to-parallel conversion means.
Patent EP-2369225-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FERNANDEZ BASTOS VICTOR
IPC: F21V29/15
Filed: 2011-03-25
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to management of light fixture housing temperature. In one embodiment, the light fixture includes a housing with a top end (22) having an aperture (24), a light source (12), a membrane (18), and a cap (16). The membrane (18) is positioned on the top end (22) of the housing between the light source (12) and the cap (16) to impede the convection flow of heat from the light source (12) to the cap (16) by creating a barrier between the heat source and the cap (16). The membrane (18) has an outer perimeter shape that substantially conforms to the outer perimeter of the top end (22) of the housing and substantially covers the aperture (24) in the top end (22).
Patent EP-2384013-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MACNAUGHTON BOYD
IPC: H04N13/00
Filed: 2011-04-28
Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.
Patent EP-2393300-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KIM DAEHUN
IPC: H04N13/00
Filed: 2011-05-31
Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. A method for operating an image display apparatus includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, increasing/reducing a disparity between the left-eye image and the right-eye image, enlarging the left-eye image and the right-eye image in such a manner that a region where the 3D image is not displayed is not generated on a display screen as positions of the left-eye image and the right-eye image are changed to increase/reduce the disparity, and displaying the enlarged left-eye image and the enlarged right-eye image. The image display apparatus can provide a 3D image having an apparent depth suitable for the user's viewing environment, and can prevent a region where no images are displayed in response to increase/reduction of the disparity, and prevent an image from being damaged or lost.
Patent EP-2420239-A3 (EP)
Inventor: QU ZHICAN
IPC: A61P27/02
Filed: 2008-04-14
Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to treating or preventing diseases associated with angiogenesis by administering to a patient certain compounds found to inhibit or substantially reduce angiogenesis. Compounds employed according to the present disclosure exhibit good anti-angiogenic activity as well as demonstrate a prophylactic effect for preventing and substantially reducing angiogenesis. Examples of such compounds include Clomipramine.
Patent EP-2471988-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KIM HYUN SOOK
IPC: D06F39/04
Filed: 2011-12-20
Abstract: A washing machine and control methods thereof to enhance washing quality, even when using eco-friendly natural soap-based detergent. Controlling a rinse water temperature based on a wash water temperature to reduce a temperature difference therebetween prevents gelation caused by natural soap-based detergent and maximizes washing quality when using this type of detergent.
Patent EP-2410246-A3 (EP)
Inventor: EGGER KARL
IPC: F24D3/16
Filed: 2011-07-20
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Klimatisieren eines Raumes mit wenigstens einem der Raumdecke (1) zugeordneten, von einem Wärmeträgerfluid durchströmten, insbesondere mit Abstand unterhalb der Decke (1) vorgesehen, Wärmetauscher (2). Um vorteilhafte Konstruktionsverhältnisse zu schaffen, wird vorgeschlagen, dass der Wärmetauscher (2) von einer Rohrschlange gebildet ist, die zumindest größtenteils strömungsoffen unterhalb der Decke (1) angeordnet und über Halteelemente (2) an der Decke (1) befestigt ist, wobei die Halteelemente (3) die Rohrschlange im Wesentlichen punktuell halten.
Patent EP-2525078-A3 (EP)
Title: Engine start control system for hybrid electric vehicle
Inventor: SUZUKI HIROYUKI
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2012-03-02
Abstract: [Objective] By avoiding an excessive cranking torque when starting the engine by a motor/generator and expanding a motor running region, fuel economy is improved. 
     [Solution means] 
     For a large required acceleration, cranking torque Tcr is maintained to hold an initial value (maximum value), while, when the required acceleration is small, cranking torque Tcr will be adjusted to decrease. The time between an engine start command (start of cranking , t1, t3, t5) and the instant (t2, t4, and t6) at which engine rotation speed Ne reaches a predetermined rotation speed Ne is measured as an engine start time TMst, When the TMst is below a limit value TMst_Lim that is capable of starting the engine and acceptable (i.e., engine start responsiveness is too high), as shown at instants t2 and t4, Tcr will be adjusted to decrease by a decrease amount, ΔTcr_dec and updated, while the expression Mst ≧TMst_Lim is met (i.e., engine start responsiveness is too low), then Tcr will be adjusted by an increase amount ΔTcr_inc at instant t6 and updated.
Patent EP-2527359-A3 (EP)
Inventor: URBANIAK STANISLAW
IPC: G01N33/80
Filed: 2008-04-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to mimotopes of blood group antigens, methods for identifying mimotopes of blood group antigens and methods for identifying antibodies to blood group antigens using said mimotopes.
Patent EP-2482297-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MANOOSINGH LANE LESLIE
IPC: H01H9/16
Filed: 2012-01-24
Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of methods and systems to detect actuation of a switch using vibrations and vibration signatures. One aspect of the method comprises sending an actuation signal to a switch, receiving a vibration signal associated with the switch, and determining from the vibration signal whether the actuation occurred.
Patent EP-2487390-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DÖLGER MARCUS
IPC: F04B49/06
Filed: 2012-01-25
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein hydrostatisches Antriebssystem (1) mit einer im Fördervolumen verstellbaren Pumpe (2), die zur Versorgung mindestens eines Verbrauchers (6) vorgesehen ist, wobei eine Fördervolumenstelleinrichtung (10) der Pumpe (2) mittels eines Vorgabesignals in Richtung einer Erhöhung des Fördervolumens beaufschlagt ist und in Abhängigkeit von einem den überschüssig geförderten Volumenstrom der Pumpe (2) erfassenden, hydraulischen Rückstellsignal in Richtung einer Verringerung des Fördervolumens beaufschlagt ist, wobei zur Erzeugung des Rückstellsignals eine Umlaufdruckwaage (20) vorgesehen ist, die in einem eine Förderleitung (5) der Pumpe (3) mit einem Behälter (4) verbindenden Strömungspfad angeordnet ist und in einer Rückstellsignalerzeugungsstellung (20b) das hydraulische Rückstellsignal erzeugt. Die Aufgabe, ein derartiges hydrostatisches Antriebssystem zur Verfügung zu stellen, das bei geringem Bauaufwand einen Abbau eines Leistungsvolumenstroms der Pumpe zu dem Behälter ermöglicht, wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass die Umlaufdruckwaage (20) eine Förderstromabbaustellung (20c) zum Abbau des Pumpenförderstroms der Pumpe (2) zu dem Behälter (4) unter Umgehung der Drosseleinrichtung (42) aufweist.
Patent EP-2586987-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ASAI KUNIO
IPC: F01D5/06
Filed: 2012-05-31
Abstract: A steam turbine having a fork-type joint structure is provided that secures sufficient strength for endurance of stress corrosion cracking, low-cycle fatigue and high-cycle fatigue and extends an operating life while making it possible to endure long-term operation. 
     The steam turbine includes a turbine rotor 2 having a plurality of rotor forks 4a-4h rowed in an axial direction; a turbine blade 1 having blade forks 3a-3g rowed in the axial direction of the turbine rotor 2, the blade forks 3a-3g engaged with the rotor forks 4a-4h; a plurality of pin holes 6a, 7a whose positions are different from each other in the radial direction of the turbine rotor 2; and a plurality of fork pins 5a inserted into the plurality of pin holes in the axial direction of the turbine rotor 2, the plurality of fork pins 5a each for joining the rotor fork and the blade fork. A clearance is defined between an inner diameter of the pin hole 6a of the blade fork 3a-3g and a diameter of the fork pin 5a and the clearance varies depending on positions in the axial direction of the turbine rotor 2.
Patent EP-2571137-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KLEMM TORSTEN
IPC: H02J7/02
Filed: 2012-09-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit for a battery-operated small electric appliance having a rechargeable battery (B), a control circuit (uC) for measuring the charging current of the rechargeable battery (B), and a DC-DC converter (DC/DC) which supplies the control circuit (uC) and possibly further loads from the battery. The circuit has further a current sensing resistor (R1), whose one end lies at a reference potential and whose other end is connected to the battery (B). The control circuit (uC) has a terminal which is at reference potential and a measurement input which is related to the reference potential. 
     A method for measuring the charging current of the rechargeable battery includes that said control circuit (uC) measures the charging current only when the at least one further load is switched off or the control circuit (uC) provides at least one correction value to the measured charging current when the at least one further load is not is switched off during the current measurement.
Patent EP-2582084-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LEE HYO JIN
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting feedback information by a User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes receiving information about at least one Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS); performing channel estimation based on the information about at least one CSI-RS; receiving information about at least one feedback; and transmitting at least one feedback including a channel estimation result using the information about at least one feedback, wherein the information about at least one feedback includes information about a transmission timing and a feedback mode for at least one feedback.
Patent EP-2589750-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RAJESH PRABBAKARAN SARASWATHI
IPC: F01D5/08
Filed: 2012-11-01
Abstract: A method for warming the rotor of a gas turbine during extended periods of downtime comprising feeding ambient air to an air blower; extracting compressed air from the air blower (103); feeding a portion of the compressed air (104) to one side of a heat exchanger (105) and feeding steam (114) (typically saturated) from e.g. a gas turbine heat recovery steam generator, to the other side of the heat exchanger; passing the resulting heated air stream (108) from the exchanger into and through into defined flow channels formed within the rotor; continuously monitoring the air temperature inside the rotor; and controlling (109) the amount of air and steam fed to the heat exchanger (105) using a feedback control loop (113) that controls the amount of air and steam feeds to the exchanger and/or adjusts the flow rate of heated air stream into the rotor.