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Patent EP-0837467-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAKE MARTIN
IPC: G11B23/30
Filed: 1997-10-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a reproduction or
recording device for optical recording media with which
information, data or control signals are reproduced or
recorded without an optical recording medium provided as
an exchangeable data medium, such as, for example, a CD
or a disk for recording information, being inserted in
the device and without a special electronic memory being
present. 
     According to the invention, a holding apparatus
which is provided in the reproduction or recording device
for optical recording media for the purpose of holding
the exchangeable data medium is designed as an optical
recording medium. The holding apparatus, which is driven
by the disk turntable even when there is no optical
recording medium inserted, is designed as an optical
recording medium. The holding apparatus has an optical
recording medium which is designated as puck CD and, in
contrast to the exchangeable data medium, is a component
part of the device. It can be used for the reproduction
or recording of information or data. Operating
instructions or functional demonstrations of the device
are preferably stored such that they cannot be lost. 
     Application is possible in all reproduction or
recording devices for optical recording media.
Patent EP-0843477-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GYARMATI SANDOR
IPC: H04N7/088
Filed: 1997-11-06
Abstract: For the transmission of additional data on a television
channel the lines of the vertical blanking interval are
used. It is intented to improve programme information by
so-called electronic programme guides, which are based on
the transmission of a large database. For these EPGs the
additional data shall be broadcasted within the teletext
data stream in a compatible manner. The EPG data are
splitted into two data streams, wherein the transmitted
data are organized in data blocks. Data blocks from
different streams may interrupt each other. According to
the invention the data pages (A, B) are stored
sequentially in two different buffers (PA, PB) and
processed alternatively. The blocks of the pages
transmitted in the first stream are stored in a first
block buffer (BB1) and the blocks of the pages
transmitted in the second stream are stored in a second
block buffer (BB2).
Patent EP-0905002-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEHMANN WOLFGANG
IPC: B61H5/00
Filed: 1997-12-18
Abstract: The arrangement has a multi-sectional brake shaft. A central shaft section (19) carrying the brake discs (12) and neighboring shaft side sections (20) have facing meshing self-centering end toothings (22), etc.. The sections are locked to each other in the axial direction via screws (27) and/or springs in the area of the flanges (25) respectively of the brake disc hubs (21). The bearing (29) on the carrier arm (13) is axially displaceable with its shaft side section after its release from the arm.
Patent EP-0809124-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEYERS MARK MARSHALL
IPC: H04N9/07
Filed: 1997-05-12
Abstract: A short focal length image sensor is formed with an array of photosensor sites and a lenslet array. The lenslet array is comprised of a number of abutting lenslets corresponding in number to the number of photosensor sites. Each lenslet has its optical axis decentered as a function of its radial position in the lenslet array so that each lenslet views a different segment of a total field of view. A field limiting baffle, comprised of one or more separated aperture plates, is included with the center of the apertures in each aperture plate being positioned to lie along the optical axis of a respective lenslet.
Patent EP-0845722-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHADE WILLIAM JOHN III
IPC: G05B11/42
Filed: 1997-11-26
Abstract: A feedback control system which includes a
disturbance estimator and controller which takes account
of and corrects for non-linear disturbances. A simple
state model representative of the controlled plant is
provided. A plant controller responds to a command
signal and a process feedback signal for producing a
controller output. The controller output drives both
the plant and the state model. A sensed signal
representing a state of the plant is compared with a
corresponding output state of the model to produce an
error signal which is representative of disturbances
applied to the system. The disturbance estimator and
controller responds to the error signal to produce a
disturbance control output which is adapted to
compensate for the non-linear disturbance. In a
preferred embodiment the plant is an actuator and the
non-linear disturbances are friction related. The
disturbance control output in the preferred embodiment
has an initial constant magnitude summed with an
increasing ramp, and the disturbance estimator senses
polarity reversals in the error signal to reverse the
polarity of at least the constant component of the
disturbance output.
Patent EP-0783864-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MELITO ANTHONY M
IPC: A47L9/04
Filed: 1997-01-10
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner (10,200) with a floor travelling head (14) having a housing (18), a rotatable brush (40), and two motors (20,22). The housing (18) has a suction inlet (62) with an entrance at its bottom and a separate pocket (46) in the bottom of the housing for the rotatable brush (40). A wall (64) of the housing (18) separates the pocket (46) from the suction inlet (62) such that the entrance to the suction inlet (62) has a relatively small area to maximise vacuum pull at the entrance. The suction inlet (62) has a lower section (66) with straight wall sections (76) that are angled to form smaller areas at the lateral ends of the suction inlet. The suction inlet (62) has an exit aperture (72) directly into a collection assembly (28) such that air velocity increases from the lower section (66) to the upper section (68) and then decreases from the upper section (68) into the collection assembly (28).
Patent EP-0792795-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEATHERILL IAN
IPC: B60T11/16
Filed: 1997-02-26
Abstract: A hydraulic brake system for a bicycle includes a hydraulic fluid reservoir 31 mounted on top of a brake assembly 16 with the reservoir being connected to a cylinder 27 of the assembly when the brake actuating piston 28 is in a retracted or inoperative position. That connection between the cylinder and the reservoir is provided by a port 32. 
     When the piston 28 moves through the cylinder 27 to actuate the brakes communication with the reservoir 31 is shut off by closing of the port 32. 
     More fluid can be added to the hydraulic system, when the reservoir is in communication with the cylinder, by turning a control knob 36 on top of the reservoir to cause a piston 33 to move down a cylinder of the reservoir to cause fluid to be pushed out of the reservoir, through the port 32 and into the cylinder 27.
Patent EP-0822381-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHINMURA TOSHIHARU
IPC: F28F9/18
Filed: 1997-07-15
Abstract: A heat exchanger (10) comprises at least one conduit (16,17) which has a
plurality of slots (16C,17C) therein. A plurality of tube units (12,22) each has at
least one open end (12A,22A) thereof. The open end (12A,22A) of each the tube units (12,22) is
fixedly and hermetically coupled to the slots (16C,17C) of at least one
conduit (16,17). The tube units (12,22) in fluid communication with the interior
of the conduit (16,17) through the open end (12A,22A) of each tube unit (12,22). A limiting
mechanism (126,226) is provided adjacent to the open end (12A,22A) of the tube units (12,22)
for limiting the conduit (16,17) to have a predetermined position without
inclining related to the tube units (12,22). 
     Thereby, the heat exchanger (10) could be temporally assembled
without any relative sliding motion between the plurality of tubes
and tanks while simultaneously non-decreasing the efficiency of
manufacturing costs of the heat exchanger.
Patent EP-0819674-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ITOH HIROKAZU
IPC: C07C323/52
Filed: 1997-07-15
Abstract: A method for the production of a sulfide group-containing thiol compound which comprises causing alkylene sulfide to react with a thiol compound in the presence of at least one basic catalyst selected from the group consisting of basic ion-exchange resins, quaternary ammonium compounds and alkyl pyridinium compounds, thereby inducing the ring-opening addition of the alkylene sulfide to the thiol compound. Further, a method for the production of a sulfide group-containing mercaptocarboxylic ester which comprises causing an alkylene sulfide to react with a mercaptocarboxylic ester.
Patent EP-0827193-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NYUI MASARU
IPC: G01B11/06
Filed: 1997-08-27
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of polishing the
surface of a film provided on a substrate, by use of a
polishing device, while relatively moving the film
surface and the polishing device. The method
includes a position detecting step for detecting a
predetermined position on the surface of the film, a
first measurement step for measuring an absolute value
of the film thickness at the predetermined position, a
second measurement step for measuring film thickness
information of the film about the predetermined
position, on the basis of a measured value obtained
through the first measurement step, a film thickness
distribution measurement step for detecting a film
thickness distribution of the film, on the basis of a
data obtained through the first and second measurement
steps, and a control step for controlling
continuation/discontinuation of polishing, on the
basis of a data obtained through the film thickness
distribution measurement step.
Patent EP-0846708-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GUPTA AMITAVA
IPC: B29D11/00
Filed: 1997-12-04
Abstract: A resin is provided comprising a mixture of at least two polymerizable
components, at least one photochromic aaditive, at least one additive and at
least one polymerization initiator. The mixture of at least two polymerizable
components is preferably selected from monofunctional, difunctional and
multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates. The photochromic additive is
preferably selected from spirooxazine additives and spiropyran additives.
And the additive is preferably selected from antioxidants, radical scavengers
and ultraviolet absorbers.
Patent EP-0786905-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HURST ROBERT NORMAN JR
IPC: H04N1/41
Filed: 1997-01-23
Abstract: In a compression system including a quantizer (14) for quantifying a matrix of coefficients according to a matrix of quantizing values, and which is responsive to rate buffer (24) occupancy for providing quantizing scale factors (26) to modify the quantizing matrix, significant channel capacity may be salvaged without significant loss of image quality by incorporating apparatus to limit (28) the minimum values of quantizing scale factors that are applied to the quantizing matrix.
Patent EP-0879203-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAAN HENK
IPC: B65H5/32
Filed: 1997-01-09
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé simple, direct et efficace permettant de plier et, lors de configurations simulant un livret, de collationner des feuillets flexibles tels que des feuilles de papier. Une barre mobile est montée pivotante au niveau d'une première extrémité qui est adjacente à un outil de coupe d'où sont reçues les feuilles de papier. Plusieurs poulies primaires, dont la périphérie est concave et globalement en forme de V, sont montées à proximité de la barre mobile et entrent en interaction avec plusieurs poulies secondaires montées sur une barre stationnaire en forme de V. Les poulies secondaires possèdent des périphéries convexes et globalement en forme de V, et comportent une gorge. Cette gorge va recevoir une bande de transport de section circulaire, laquelle bande s'étend entre les ensembles de poulies et entraîne les feuilles afin de les plier entre lesdits ensembles. La plieuse comporte, au niveau de son extrémité de déchargement, une barre de collation convexe, globalement en forme de V et orientée vers le bas, laquelle barre entre en interaction avec un guide de forme concave et avec un arrêtoir automatique mobile. Après collation sous forme de livret de plusieurs feuilles de papier pliées, l'arrêtoir est relâché et les feuilles sont envoyées vers une relieuse.
Patent EP-0902773-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KNOWLTON GREGORY D
IPC: C06C9/00
Filed: 1997-05-12
Abstract: Composition à inflammation spontanée permettant d'amorcer de manière sûre la combustion d'une charge pyrotechnique principale dans un dispositif générateur de gaz ou dans un dispositif pyrotechnique exposé à des flammes ou à un environnement à températures élevées. Les compositions à inflammation spontanée selon l'invention contiennent un mélange d'une composition oxydante et d'un métal en poudre, ladite composition oxydante comprenant au moins un élément choisi parmi un métal alcalin ou un nitrate de métal alcalino-terreux, un nitrate de sel complexe tel que Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6 ou ZrO(NO3)2, un nitrate hydraté puis déshydraté, tel que Ca(NO3)24H2O ou Cu(NO3)2.2.5 H2O, du nitrate d'argent, un chlorate alcalin ou alcalino-terreux, un perchlorate alcalin ou alcalino-terreux, un perchlorate d'ammonium, un nitrite de sodium, de potassium ou d'argent, ou un nitrate de guanidine, la nitroguanidine et le 5-aminotétrazole respectivement. La présente invention se rapporte également à un procédé d'amorçage d'une composition pyrotechnique ou de génération de gaz dans un dispositif générateur de gaz ou un dispositif pyrotechnique exposé à des flammes ou à un environnement à températures élevées. Selon ce procédé, la composition de génération de gaz ou la composition pyrotechnique est mise en contact thermique avec la composition à inflammation spontanée selon l'invention.
Patent EP-0912437-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOERFEL WALTER
IPC: F16C13/00
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système d'enroulement pour une bande (1) de papier ou similaire, dans lequel au moins un rouleau porteur repose contre une bobine (2) à enrouler comme rouleau de support, secours ou charge (4, 5; 11) . Ce rouleau comprend un corps de rouleau porteur portatif (24) présentant une circonférence extérieure cylindrique (25), une couche intermédiaire (26) déformable dans le sens radial d'un matériau élastomère, fixée à la circonférence extérieure (25) du corps de rouleau porteur (24) et une enveloppe cylindrique (33) liée à la surface extérieure de la couche intermédiaire (26) concentrique par rapport à l'axe du corps du rouleau (24) et constituée d'un matériau de quelques millimètres d'épaisseur qui peut être déformé de manière élastique sous une pression de contact. De cette manière, l'enveloppe (33) ne peut pas, ou peut à peine, être déformée dans un sens axial sous le poids de la bobine (2) à enrouler avec laquelle il est en contact, de telle sorte que l'enveloppe est également entaillée dans un sens radial latéral par rapport à la zone de support exerçant un effet sur la bobine à enrouler. La fabrication et l'adaptation à des besoins particuliers sont simplifiés lorsque l'enveloppe (33) se compose d'un matériau élastiquement déformable, et que sa duré est égale à deux à cent fois la dureté du matériau de la couche intermédiaire déformable dans le sens radial (26). Le matériau de cette dernière (26) est en général incompressible et la couche intermédiaire (26) comprend des cavités ou des espaces vides répartis sur la totalité de sa circonférence et rendant compressible la couche intermédiaire, dans sa totalité.
Patent EP-0862979-A2 (EP)
IPC: A61M5/178
Filed: 1994-10-20
Abstract: A novel method for the preparation of a pre-filled
plastic syringe, and preferably the
preparation of a plastic syringe pre-filled with a
diagnostic contrast agent wherein said syringe
comprises as components a barrel, a tip seal
capable of sealing the nozzle of the barrel and a
piston capable of sliding in the barrel and sealing
the open end of the barrel opposite the nozzle,
comprising the steps of:
   (a) providing at least one component of
said syringe which is molded under conditions which
are substantially free of pyrogens and viable and
non-viable particulates; and   (b) filling and assembling said syringe.
Patent EP-0887542-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JANIK LEON P
IPC: F02M37/22
Filed: 1998-06-22
Abstract: A fuel circuit (10) for a fuel system (12) including a fuel tank (14), a fuel
injection system, and a fuel filter assembly (18). Excess fuel flow is recirculated
from the fuel injection pump (16) to the base of the fuel filter (18). The base
includes an internal recirculated fuel passageway which is in fluid communication
with the fuel injection pump (16) and the fuel tank (14), an internal fuel inlet plenum
that is in fluid communication with the fuel tank (14), and an internal fuel outlet
passageway which is in fluid communication with the fuel injection system. An
opening provides fluid communication between the recirculated fuel passageway
and the fuel inlet plenum. A thermal flow control valve (62) is positioned in the
recirculated fuel passageway to open the opening when the recirculated fuel
temperature is below a predetermined temperature and to close the opening when
the recirculated fuel temperature is above the predetermined temperature. For
pressurized fuel systems, a constant vent passageway (70) provides fluid
communication between the fuel outlet passageway and the recircuiated fuel
passageway to vent air from the fitter assembly (18).
Patent EP-0892386-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARABASCHI CLAUDIO
IPC: G10K11/172
Filed: 1998-06-24
Abstract: A resonance-absorption acoustic-insulation panel is provided
which comprises: a substantially rigid support plate (2)
having a plurality of holes (3) of predetermined sizes
opening into at least one face (2a) thereof, and at least one
vibrating, smooth thin sheet (4), engaged in contact with
said face (2a) of said support plate (2), the resonance
frequencies of the thin sheet (4) being determined by the
sizes of the holes (3) disposed under the thin sheet (4).
Patent EP-0898075-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDERSSON MARTIN N
IPC: F02P11/02
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: A positive off and automatic on ignition stop switch and electronic circuit
for use in an internal combustion engine. The circuit that allows for normal operation of
the engine in an unbiased state. When it is desired to turn the engine off, a stop switch
is triggered which provides a single mechanism for shutting off the engine. After the
switch is activated, the circuit holds the ignition circuit in an off state for a sufficient
amount of time to allow the engine to completely stop operation. The circuit holds the
engine in the off state for a period of time even after the switch is deactivated. As a
result, the operator of a piece of equipment in which the present invention is utilized can
activate a switch one time, which results in the engine coming to a complete stop, without
the requirement of further activity.
Patent EP-0905826-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHUEY JOSEPH B
IPC: H01R12/50
Filed: 1998-09-16
Abstract: A connector assembly includes a header and a receptacle adapted to mate with
the header. The header comprises an insulative body and multiple-length contact pins
arranged in columns. Tails connected to the contact pins are press fit or soldered to a printed
circuit board or back plane such that tails of adjacent columns are offset by one-half pitch.
The receptacle comprises a column of m contacts that extend through an insulative lead
assembly and tails oriented at a right angle to the contacts that also extend through the
insulative lead assembly. The tails are press fit or solder to a printed circuit board, such as a
daughter board. The receptacles are adapted to be stacked together in n layers to form an m
x n array of contacts that is housed within a receptacle housing.
Patent EP-0911775-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHREYER KARLHEINZ
IPC: G08B25/10
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: The method involves passing sensor data and data identifying the peripheral elements from peripheral elements (1) to a central station (2), which controls hazard counter measures in response to the received data. Data transfer follows a time frame defined by a system clock associated with the central station. The peripherals transfer routine system integrity signals to the central station in an associated sensor time slot (10). These are acknowledged with a signal used for synchronization. A peripheral waiting to transmit evaluates the traffic between the other peripherals and the central station on receiving the acknowledgment, then transmits its sensor data.
Patent EP-0942096-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PAKUSA NORBERT
IPC: D06F81/04
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: The ironing board (1) features an inclination adjusting device (12) to produce a diagonal position for the ironing plate (2) across the longitudinal axis. The inclination adjuster (12) is combined with a height adjusting device (3).
Patent EP-0926591-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAGATOMO SHOICHI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: In a network-access management system (110), addresses
of pages which at least one client terminal (151, 152) has
accessed in the past are stored in a history table in
association with user ID information. When a connection
request from the client terminal (151, 152) is detected,
display data is created based on the access frequency and
type of the addresses stored in the history table and the
performance of the client terminal (151, 152), anchors for
the addresses (or object images having an anchoring
function) are pasted into the display data, and the display
data thus created is sent to the client terminal (151, 152).
The client terminal (150) displays the display data. When
a user select the anchors, the client terminal (150) is
connected to the information associated to the anchor
through the network-access management system (100) and the
network (160).
Patent EP-0883068-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RANGER DENNIS
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to an entity retrieving system and a method
for retrieving entities. The system and method according to the invention
comprises mutation means provided for cooperating with a memory, a
processor and an interface and for establishing, for each particular entity to
be retrieved upon request of a user, if said particular entity pertains to a
dependent classes of the class identified by the user, and retrieving, upon
establishing that said particular entity pertains to one of said dependent
classes of said selected particular class, said additional properties of said
dependent class.
Patent EP-0864649-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUZIO GONZALEZ VERENA L MUZIO
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 1991-10-07
Abstract: A multi-step process for recovering hepatitis B surface
antigen from  Pichia   pastoris  cells containing a gene encoding
said hepatitis B surface antigen and having expressed it. The
process leads to a high yield of very pure, homogeneous HBsAg
in a particulated form having a high immunogenicity, suitable
for use in vaccine compositions for treating human beings and
for use in diagnostic methods.
Patent EP-0859424-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PAQUETTE STAN
IPC: H01P1/38
Filed: 1998-02-17
Abstract: A housing (201) for surface mounting a passive microwave
device on an electronic circuit board, comprises rigid lead
supports (202), contact receiving holes (203), a conductive
bottom surface (204) and a lid. Contact pins (301)
overmolded with dielectric material (302) are press fitted
into the holes (203) such that, when in place, the bottom
surface of each pin (301) is flush with the bottom surface
(204) of the housing. In use, the leads of the microwave
device pass through openings in the sidewall of the housing
(201) and are attached to the pins (301). when surface
mounted on the circuit board the bottom surfaces (204) of
the housing and the pins (301) make good contact with
cooperating contacts on the circuit board.