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Patent FR-2746333-B1 (FR)
Inventor: PARADIS PHILIPPE
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 1996-03-22
Granted: 1998-04-24
Abstract: Austenitic stainless steel is continuously cast to form a thin band on one or between two moving walls with dimpled surfaces and under a blanket of inert gas of controlled composition which is at least partly soluble in the steel, the dimples being interconnected and having diameters 100-1500, preferably 700-1500 mu m and depth 20-150, preferably 80-120 mu m. The steel comprises (wt.%): 17.0-20.0 chromium, 8.0-10.5 nickel and up to 0.08 carbon, 1 silicon, 2 manganese, 0.045 phosphorous and 0.030 sulphur.The ratio A/B is over 1.55, preferably 1.55-1.70, where A=%Cr+1.37 %molybdenum+1.5 %Si+2 %niobium+3 %titanium and B=%Ni+0.31 %Mn+22 %C+14.2 %nitrogen+%copper.   Also claimed is a casting device comprising one or two cooled moving walls having said dimples and with a system for controlling the atmosphere therein.
Patent FR-2748037-B1 (FR)
Inventor: BEGUINOT JEAN
IPC: B29C33/38
Filed: 1996-04-29
Granted: 1998-05-22
Abstract: Low alloy steel comprises by weight 0.17-0.27% carbon, 0.002-0.015% boron, 0.005-0.2% aluminium and up to 0.5% silicon, 2% manganese, 2% nickel, and 3% chromium, also molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, niobium and tantalum wherein Mo+W/2 = 0-1.5% and V+Nb/2+Ta/4 = 0-0.5%. The proportions are also governed by the following equations: L=Cr+3 (Mo+W/2)+10 (V+Nb/2+Ta/4) omega 2.1; R=3.8 C+10 Si+3.3 Mn+2.4 Ni+1.4 (Cr+Mo+W/2)11;Tr=3.8 C+1.1 Mn+0.7 Ni+0.6 Cr+1.6 (Mo+W/2)+0.6 omega 3; and (Mo+W/2) is more than 0.7% if Cr does not exceed 1.5%. Also claimed are the use of the steel to make, preferably by casting, a mould for injection moulding of plastics and a wire made of the steel for welding or making welding electrodes.
Patent FR-2765593-B1 (FR)
Inventor: DAMIE PHILIPPE
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 1997-07-04
Granted: 1999-08-20
Abstract: A carbon or low-alloy steel is provided with improved machinability. The carbon content of the steel is less than 1.5% and the sum of the alloy elements contained therein is less than 9%. The steel contains oxide and sulfide inclusions, and the chemical composition of the steel includes 0.1%<=Mn, 0.01%<=Al<=0.05%, 0.025%<=S<=0.3%,0.002%<=Ca, O<=0.0015% by weight; the "KO oxides" cleanness index is less than 30, all the oxides are lime aluminates, and the average calcium content of type 2, type 3, type 4 and type 5 inclusions is less than 30%. A process of manufacturing such steel and an oxide-core wire for its manufacture are also provided.
Patent FR-2786613-B1 (FR)
Inventor: BOILLOT LAURENT
IPC: H01R24/38
Filed: 1998-11-30
Granted: 2001-02-02
Abstract: A device for connecting a coaxial cable to a printed circuit card comprises:a socket suitable for being fixed to the card; anda plug suitable for being mounted on the end of the coaxial cable and having a bearing face whereby said plug can press against the printed circuit card. The socket and the plug are organized so that the plug can be inserted into the socket and can be retained by the socket with the plug's bearing face pressed against the printed circuit card. The central contact of the plug has a rigid portion which projects from the bearing face of said plug, and the device includes resilient means urging the plug towards the printed circuit card.
Patent FR-2790342-B1 (FR)
Inventor: MARRO CLAUDE
IPC: H03H21/00
Filed: 1999-02-26
Granted: 2001-04-13
Abstract: The ratio of useful-signal power to the power of interference signals at an antenna (ANT) having plural sensors, and at least one sensor is obtained by filtering the antenna output signal with a filter having a transfer function (W(t), W(t, f)) equal to the ratio of two linear functions of the power (p<SUB>y</SUB>(t), p<SUB>y</SUB>(t, f)) at the output of the antenna to the power p<SUB>x</SUB>(t), p<SUB>x</SUB>(t, f)) at the input of the antenna (ANT).
Patent WO-0030511-B1 (WO)
Inventor: ROSSI FABRICE
IPC: A47J27/05
Filed: 1999-11-19
Abstract: The invention concerns a cooking element for a steamer, consisting of a tubular side wall (1) a removable perforated base (2). The invention is characterised in that the perforated base (2) comprises orifices (20) adapted for quick mounting of a detachable handle.
Patent FR-2794687-B1 (FR)
Inventor: PATRIARCA YANNICK
IPC: B60D1/62
Filed: 1999-06-14
Granted: 2001-08-31
Abstract: The truck assembly includes a vehicle (4) having an air source with a brake hose coupler (52) and a lockable semi-trailer (24) comprising an actuator and a brake hose coupler (60), and a trailer (6) having a coupler (54) able to be coupled to the coupler (52) of the air source in order to supply the trailer (6) with air. The semi-trailer coupling is able to be coupled to the air source coupler.
Patent HU-227851-B1 (HU)
Title: Polypeptides coded by human lipase like gene, and compositions and methods for their production
Inventor: AMIN DILIP V
IPC: C12N9/00
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: Lipase like gene (LLG) polypeptide which binds heparin, has homology with human lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase, and comprises a 39 kDa. catalytic domain of the triacylglycerol lipase family is new. Also claimed are: (1) an antigenic fragment of a polypeptide as above; (2) an isolated nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide as above; (3) an isolated nucleic acid which hybridises at high stringency to a nucleic acid having a sequence selected from sequences given in the specification; (4) a vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid as in (2) operably linked to a regulatory region; (5) a recombinant cell comprising a vector as in (4); (6) an antibody capable of specifically binding to a polypeptide as above; (7) a hybridoma cell which produces an antibody as in (6), and (8) a transgenic mouse expressing a polypeptide as above.
Patent HU-222577-B1 (HU)
Title: Intermediets for producing pyrazole derivatives
Inventor: BARTH FRANCIS
IPC: C07D231/14
Filed: 1993-06-23
Abstract: The subject of the invention is pyrazole derivatives of formula I:   <IMAGE>  in which   - g2, g3, g4, g5, g6 and w2, w3, w4, w5 and w6 are identical or different and independently represent hydrogen, a chlorine or bromine atom, a (C1-C3)alkyl, a (C1-C3)alkoxy, a trifluoromethyl or a nitro group and g4 optionally represents a phenyl group;   - R4 represents hydrogen or a (C1-C3)alkyl; - X represents either a direct bond or a group -(CH2)x-N(R3)- in which R3 represents hydrogen or a (C1-C3)alkyl and x represents zero or one;   - R represents   . a group -NR1R2, in which R1 and R2 independently represent a (C1-C6)alkyl group; an optionally substituted, nonaromatic (C3-C15)carbocyclic radical; an amino(C1-C4)alkyl group in which the amino is optionally disubstituted by a (C1-C3)alkyl; a cycloalkyl(C1-C3)alkyl in which the cycloalkyl is (C3-C12); a phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted one or more times by a halogen, by a (C1-C5)alkyl or by a (C1-C5)alkoxy; a phenyl(C1-C3)alkyl; a diphenyl(C1-C3)alkyl; a naphthyl; an anthryl; a saturated, 5- to 8-membered heterocyclic radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by a (C1-C3)alkyl, hydroxyl or benzyl; a 1-adamantylmethyl; an aromatic heterocycle which is unsubstituted or substituted one or more times by a halogen, a (C1-C5)alkyl or a (C1-C5)alkoxy; a (C1-C3)alkyl which is substituted by an aromatic heterocycle which is unsubstituted or substituted one or more times by a halogen, a (C1-C5)alkyl or a (C1-C5)alkoxy; or else R1 is hydrogen and R2 is as defined above; or yet again R1 and R2 constitute, with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, a saturated, 5- to 8-membered heterocyclic radical, the said heterocyclic radical being other than morpholinyl when w2, w3, w4, w5, w6, g2, g3, g4, g5 and g6 are all hydrogen;   . a group R2 as defined above when X represents -(CH2)xN(R3)-; . a group R5 when X represents a direct bond, R5 being represented by a (C1-C3)alkyl; a (C3-C12)cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by a (C1-C5)alkyl; a phenyl(C1-C3)alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by a halogen or by a (C1-C5)alkyl; a cycloalkyl(C1-C3)alkyl in which the cycloalkyl is C3-C12 and is unsubstituted or substituted by a (C1-C5)alkyl; or a 2-norbornylmethyl;    or one of their optional salts. Application: therapeutic treatment of pathological conditions where cannabis is involved.
Patent HU-222866-B1 (HU)
Inventor: MECKLENFELD HERMANN
IPC: B02C13/28
Filed: 1999-10-21
Abstract: A találmány tárgya kalapácsos törő, melynek legalább egy rotorját (1)legalább egy verőtárcsa (2) képezi, amelyen – kerületén szabályosanelosztva – verőkalapácsok (3) vannak elrendezve, ahol is mindenverőkalapács (3) egy tartó csapszeg (4) körül szabadon foroghat egylengési téren (5) belül. A találmány szerinti kalapácsos törőt, azjellemzi, – hogy minden verőtárcsán (2) mindig öt verőkalapács(3) van elrendezve, – hogy a rotor (1) tengelye (8) ötszögkeresztmetszetű, és – hogy a rotor (1) tengelyénél (8) azötszög lapjai mindig a verőkalapácsok (3) lengési terei (5) felévannak fordítva. ŕ
Patent HU-225194-B1 (HU)
Title: Amycomycin, a process for its production and its use as a pharmaceutical
Inventor: HOPMANN CORDULA
IPC: C07D207/44
Filed: 2000-11-25
Abstract: A compound named Amycomycin of the formula: <CHEM> and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives, in all their stereoisomeric and tautomeric forms is obtainable by cultivation of the microorganism Amycolatopsis sp., ST101170 (DSM 12216) and finds use a pharmaceutical, particularly as an antibiotic.
Patent HU-225838-B1 (HU)
Title: An appliance for the determination of the position of medullary cavity nail bores
Inventor: FARKAS JOZSEF
IPC: A61B17/72
Filed: 2003-02-03
Abstract: The invention relates to an auxiliary device for the determination of the positions of the holes (12) of intramedullary nails (10). The characteristic feature of the invention is, that it is provided with an internal positioning part-unit (20) that can be connected to the intramedullary nail (10) and an external positioning part-unit (30), the external positioning part-unit (30) has a supporting structure (31) with a fixing end (31a) and a free end (31b) and a motion member (32) that can be connected to the free end (31b) of the supporting structure (31), the fixing end (31a) of the supporting structure (31) is attached to the intramedullary nail (10) in a fixed position, while either the source unit (40) or the sensor unit (50) is attached to the motion member (32) of the external positioning part-unit (30), while the other unit is connected to the internal positioning part-unit (20), and the sensor unit (50) is provided with a relay unit (51) for receiving the signals of the source unit (40) and a display unit (53) connected to the relay unit (51) through an information transmission line (52).
Patent HU-228328-B1 (HU)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions containing two activ ingredients and their uses
Inventor: SMITH TERENCE
IPC: A61P21/00
Filed: 2002-12-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising 1,2-dihydropiridin-2-one compounds and an immunoregulatory or anti-inflammatory agent. The compositions are useful for the prevention or the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, for example demyelinating disorders.
Patent HU-221548-B1 (HU)
Inventor: KISS CSABA DR
IPC: C11D1/90
Filed: 1995-06-07
Abstract: A találmány szerinti készítmény 30–60 t% felületaktív anyagot, 0–10 t%tartósítószert, 0,5–5 t% szerves vagy szervetlen sót, szerves savattartalmaz, pH-értéke a 2–5 tartományba esik, felületaktív anyagkéntkizárólag kókusz-- zsírsav-származékot tartalmaz. A bőrfelület és ahüvely leggyakoribb patogén mikroorganizmusainak szaporodásátjelentősen gátolja, adott esetben megszünteti. ŕ
Patent HU-222199-B1 (HU)
Title: Peptid-aldehyde derivatives of anticoagulant activity and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
Inventor: BAJUSZ SANDOR DR
IPC: C07D207/16
Filed: 1996-06-05
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/HU97/00027 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 2, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 2, 1999 PCT Filed Jun. 5, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/46523 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 11, 1997This invention relates to peptide aldehyde derivatives of formula (I): D-Xaa-Pro-Arg-H, wherein Xaa represent a 2-cycloheptyl-2-hydroxyacetyl or 2-cyclopentyl-2-hydroxyacetyl group, Pro represents an L-prolyl residue and Arg represents an L-arginyl residue, their acid-additon salts formed with an organic or inorganic acid and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. The compounds of formula (I) of the invention have therapeutic, particularly anticoagulant, antiplatelet and antithrombotic properties.
Patent HU-225666-B1 (HU)
Title: Process for producing of fat blend for margarine and w/o spreads, the process fat blens and fat product comprising thereof
Inventor: SASSEN CORNELIS LAURENTIUS
IPC: A23D9/04
Filed: 1995-10-31
Abstract: A process for producing a fat blend, usable as hardstock in margarine and W/O spreads, comprising interesterifying a fat mixture comprising 30-55% liquid vegetable oil and 45-70% of a fat having at least 80% saturated fatty acids of a chain length of 16 C-atoms or more, and fractionating the interesterified product to obtain an olein fraction having a solid fat content ofN10=54-85N20=32-70N30=4-30N35=<18A fat blend obtainable by this process, a margarine fat containing such fatblends and a fatproduct, in particular a margarine or W/O spread containing this margarine fat, or this fatblend.
Patent WO-2004056661-B1 (WO)
Title: Distributeur pour bloc ou feuilles individuelles de papier
Inventor: HARRISON JONATHAN
IPC: B42D5/00
Filed: 2003-12-22
Abstract: L'invention concerne un distributeur (10) destiné à recevoir un bloc de papier (200, 625) ou des feuilles individuelles de papier. Le distributeur (10) comprend : (a) un contenant servant à contenir au moins partiellement le bloc (200, 625) pour assurer la protection mécanique de celui-ci, ce contenant étant conçu pour être en contact avec le bloc (200, 625) de manière à former sur celui-ci un profil incurvé, afin d'exposer des bords individuels du papier ou des feuilles individuelles de papier ; et (b) au moins une ouverture d'accès (50) qui permet à un utilisateur d'accéder aux feuilles individuelles du bloc du contenant depuis une région extérieure au contenant. Le distributeur (10) et son bloc de papier (200, 625) sont de préférence aménagés en vue de la distribution de feuilles de papier à rouler des cigarettes.
Patent JP-3015019-B1 (JP)
Title: パタ―ン形成材料及びパタ―ン形成方法
IPC: G03F7/004
Filed: 1999-02-02
Granted: 2000-02-28
Abstract: 【要約】
【課題】  ポジ型の表面解像プロセスを実現することを 目的とする。
【解決手段】  加熱されると酸を発生させる基とエネル ギービームが照射されると塩基を発生させる基とを含む 重合体からなるパターン形成材料を基板上に塗布してレ ジスト膜を形成する第１の工程と、前記レジスト膜に所 望のパターン形状を持つマスクを介してエネルギービー ムを照射して、前記レジスト膜の露光部に前記重合体か ら塩基を発生させる第２の工程と、前記レジスト膜を加 熱して前記重合体から酸を発生させ、前記レジスト膜の 露光部において前記重合体から発生した塩基と前記重合 体から発生した酸とを中和させる第３の工程と、前記レ ジスト膜の未露光部の表面にマスクを形成する第４の工 程と、前記マスクによりレジストパターンを形成する第 ５の工程とを備えている。
Patent WO-0016321-B1 (WO)
Title: Dispositif de detection d'inclinaison, dispositif de disque optique et procede de commande d'inclinaison
Inventor: NAKAMURA ATSUSHI
IPC: G11B7/013
Filed: 1999-07-13
Abstract: Dispositif de détection d'inclinaison servant à détecter une inclinaison (angle d'inclinaison) de la surface d'enregistrement d'un disque optique par rapport à l'axe optique du faisceau lumineux. Ce dispositif possède une tête optique servant à diriger un faisceau lumineux sur le disque optique, un photodétecteur servant à recevoir la lumière réfléchie par le disque optique et un détecteur d'inclinaison servant à détecter l'inclinaison de la surface d'enregistrement du disque optique par rapport à l'axe optique du faisceau lumineux au moyen d'un signal de sortie émis par le photodétecteur.
Patent NL-2021739-B1 (NL)
Title: Reactor for producing a synthesis gas from a fuel
Inventor: JANJA ARJAN LUCAS
IPC: C10J3/00
Filed: 2018-10-01
Granted: 2020-05-07
Abstract: A reactor for producing a synthesis gas from a fuel, with a housing (2) with a combustion part accommodating a first fluidized bed in operation, a riser (3) extending along a longitudinal direction of the reactor (1) and accommodating a second fluidized bed in operation, a down-comer (4) positioned parallel to the riser and extending into the first fluidized bed, and one or more feed channels (33) for providing the fuel to the reactor (1). The reactor (1) further has a riser air chamber section (B) connected to a lower part ofthe riser (3), the riser air chamber section (B) comprising a cylindrical wall (28) with a plurality of circumferentially located holes (24, 25).
Patent NL-2022470-B1 (NL)
Title: Lift unit
Inventor: LEOPOLD PEERBOOM
IPC: F16M11/00
Filed: 2019-01-29
Granted: 2020-08-18
Abstract: A B S T R A C T Lift unit for lifting an object such as a product holder, said lift unit comprising: - a carriage and an elongated base for translating said carriage in a longitudinal direction with respect to said elongated base , - a pulley which is rotatable about a first rotation axis , - a flexible element that is passed over said pulley, wherein said flexible element at a first end thereof is connected to said carriage, - a constant-force spring, connected to said flexible element at a second end of said flexible element such that said constant-force spring is connected to said carriage via said flexible element, wherein said constant-force spring is arranged for providing a constant force acting as a counter force to counter the gravity force acting on said carriage.
Patent NL-2022960-B1 (NL)
Title: Water scooping apparatus for an aircraft and an aircraft comprising the same
Inventor: JACOBUS GERARDUS HENDRIKUS MARIA BENEDIK
IPC: B64D1/22
Filed: 2019-04-17
Granted: 2020-10-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a water scooping apparatus (2) for an aircraft, comprising a water scooping unit (7) that is associated with a water tank (10) via an extendible tubular member (5), the water scooping unit being provided with an intake opening (20) that is in fluidic communication with the extendible tubular member and arranged at a side of the water scooping unit facing away from the sky when the water scooping apparatus is in an active state, the water scooping unit being provided with a plurality of surface-piercing hydrofoils (25, 26, 27, 28) arranged surrounding the intake opening and configured to generate an upward force when being moved through a body of water to position the water scooping unit with respect to a surface (9) of the body of water in such a way to ensure water intake via the intake opening. The invention also relates to an aircraft (1) comprising said water scooping apparatus and to a method for filling at least one water tank of said aircraft.
Patent NL-2023005-B1 (NL)
Title: A free flowing water cleaning system
Inventor: BOYAN DAMIR SLAT
IPC: E02B15/10
Filed: 2019-04-25
Granted: 2020-11-02
Abstract: Title: A free ﬂowing water cleaning system Abstract The invention relates to a cleaning system for removing objects ﬂoating on or suspended near a surface of water in a free-ﬂowing water way, the cleaning system being arranged to define a water channel through which water of the free-ﬂowing water way is directed, comprising an opening in a front end of the cleaning system which defines an entrance channel of the water channel, a conveyor unit in the water channel for collecting objects ﬂowing in the entrance channel, the conveyor unit being arranged to define an inclined path between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is extendable downwards into the water channel for conveying objects from the first end to the second end, wherein the conveyor unit, at the first end, has a collection surface for collecting the objects from the entrance channel, wherein the collection surface has a width which is at least the width of the entrance channel at the location of the collection surface. Fig. 1
Patent NL-2025730-B1 (NL)
Title: Compounds for treatment of sepsis
Inventor: ROBERT HENK HENNING
IPC: A61P31/00
Filed: 2020-06-02
Granted: 2022-01-20
Abstract: The invention relates to certain chromanol, quinone or hydroquinone compounds and derivatives thereof for treatment of sepsis and sepsis-induced organ dysfunction. Speciﬁcally, the present invention relates to chromanol compounds chosen from S-(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8- 5 tetramethylchroman-2y1)(piperazin-1-y1)methan0ne and S-(6-hydr0xy-2‚5‚7‚8- tetramethylchroman-2-y1)(4-(2-hydr0xyethyl)piperazin- 1 -yl)methan0ne‚ and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Patent NL-2025828-B1 (NL)
Title: Threaded connection for hammering interconnected tubular members
Inventor: LUCIANO OMAR MANTOVANO
IPC: E21B17/042
Filed: 2020-06-15
Granted: 2022-02-16
Abstract: A threaded connection for hammering interconnected tubular members into a ground, such as onshore land, for exploration and production of a hydrocarbon well, said threaded connection comprising a pin member comprising an external shoulder, a pin nose and a tapered pin threaded portion located between the external shoulder and the pin nose, and a box member comprising an internal shoulder, a box nose and a tapered box threaded portion located between the internal shoulder and the box nose.
Patent NL-2026185-B1 (NL)
Title: Method for enhanced formulation of feed production
Inventor: ADRIANUS AUGUSTINUS MARIA VAN WESEL
IPC: G16H20/60
Filed: 2020-07-31
Granted: 2022-04-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a feed formulation using a realtime set of analytical parameters of a variety of feed ingredients and a set of analytical parameter requirements for a feed formulation to calculate the relative amounts of each feed ingredient to yield the feed formulation.
Patent NL-2026650-B1 (NL)
Title: Werkwijze voor het herkennen van een bestemmingspositie van een weergave- en/of besturingseenheid in een vasthoudinrichting en een bijbehorende weergave-en/of besturingseenheid
Inventor: CARSTEN LINDSTEDT
IPC: G01C21/26
Filed: 2020-10-09
Granted: 2022-12-20
Abstract: Werkwijze voor het herkennen van een bestemmingspositie van een weerga- ve- en/of besturingseenheid in een vasthoudinrichting en een bijbehorende weergave- en/of besturingseenheid 5 Samenvatting De onderhavige uitvinding beoogd om een werkwijze te verschaffen als ook een inrichting die de werkwijze uitvoert waarbij de juiste montage en/of ori- 10 entatie van een weergave- en/of besturingseenheid voorzien wordt in een vasthoudinrichting voor het uitvoeren van de verdere functies. Ten minste een eerste meetwaarde van een sensor van de weergave- en/of besturingseen- heid (100) wordt gedetecteerd (200). Een tweede meetwaarde van een trans- missiesignaal van een draadloze signaaltransmissiemodule, in het bijzonder 15 een Bluetooth-module, van het vasthoudapparaat wordt gedetecteerd (210), in het bijzonder de signaalsterkte ervan. Informatie over het bereiken van de bestemmingspositie, in het bijzonder een vergrendelpositie, van de weergave- en/of besturingseenheid in de vasthoudinrichting wordt genereert (240) als functie van een vergelijking (220) van de eerste meetwaarde met een eerste 20 vergelijkingswaarde, en een overschrijding (230) van een tweede vergelij- kingswaar-de door de tweede meetwaarde. (Figuur 1) 25
Patent NL-2027075-B1 (NL)
Title: Surface covering connector
Inventor: BERTUS MICHIEL WAGENAAR
IPC: A47G27/04
Filed: 2020-12-08
Granted: 2022-07-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface covering connector, for releasably coupling at least two pieces of surface covering, wherein the connector has a 5 substantially planar top side, a substantially planar bottom side, wherein the top side comprises; at least two connecting portions, for releasably connecting to a piece of surface covering , wherein the connecting portions are mutually separated by a separating portion. The invention further relates to a large surface covering using said connector and a method of connecting pieces of surface covering using 10 the connector according to the present invention.