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Patent EP-0761797-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEIR THOMAS W
IPC: C09K5/08
Filed: 1996-08-20
Abstract: The preparation of propylene glycol compositions containing alkali metal silicates having improved gel resistance is provided by forming a silicate premix having effective amounts of inorganic base compound(s) and water. The silicate premix is then added to the propylene glycol.
Patent EP-0790620-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FISCH DAVID
IPC: G11C11/406
Filed: 1996-05-15
Abstract: A method and apparatus for compensating for weak elements of a dynamic memory circuit on an integrated circuit chip is disclosed. The method includes identifying weak elements in the memory circuit. The elements may be identified by a known test program, and may be bits, blocks, or other portion of a dynamic memory circuit. The locations of the identified weak elements are programmed into a programmable memory, and the programmed information in the programmable memory is used to refresh the identified weak elements at a different rate from the refresh rate of other bits. This allows an extended or longer refresh interval to be used for the strong elements, while providing adequate refresh for the weak elements, thereby reducing the refresh interval required for the overall memory circuit from the refresh interval which normally would have been used.
Patent EP-0773694-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LYNK CHARLES N
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 1988-10-20
Abstract: With regard to Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings, a method of call origination between a radio subscriber and a wireline party is shown that only assigns (211, 212) information resources of a trunked radio communication system at a time (208, 210) when the called party answers the call, whereby efficiency and capacity of the trunked system is improved.
Patent EP-0794058-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUMOTO HIDEHISA
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: A valve member for a recording liquid supply port connectable with a liquid ejection recording means for supplying recording liquid to said liquid ejecting means, comprises an elastically deformable plate-like member; a plug member on one side of said plate-like member; a supporting member for supporting said plate-like portion on said liquid container, said supporting member being on said one side thereof; wherein said plug member has A sealing portion, adjacent a free end portion thereof, for substantially plugging said liquid supply port by being inserted into the liquid supply port, and a liquid feeding portion, away from the free end portion, said liquid feeding portion having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than that of said sealing portion, wherein the cross-sectional area is in a plane parallel with the liquid supply port.
Patent EP-0811855-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GAILLARD ALAIN
IPC: G01S15/86
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: The system includes an optical, angle resolving sensor combined with a radar, lidar (light based radar) or ultrasonic distance sensor (1). The optical sensor contains transmitters and receivers (3) in light barrier arrangements (4). The measurement data acquired by the distance measurement channel are evaluated according to the measurement method used producing a binary signal which is acquired from the position receivers. The optical transmitters and receivers are mounted on a surface.
Patent EP-0810597-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKANO YOSHITOMO
IPC: G11B15/48
Filed: 1993-07-21
Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus which includes no pinch roller and no capstan and wherein the converging time to a rated speed upon starting of feeding of a tape can be reduced and the tape can be fed stably at the rated speed during recording and/or reproduction of the tape is disclosed. A rotary encoder for detecting a period of rotation is disposed between a recording and/or reproducing head and a take-up side reel, and a deviation from a predetermined reference value is calculated from the period of rotation detected by the rotary encoder.The reel motor is controlled on the basis of the average of stored deviation values once a certain number of deviation values have been calculated.
Patent EP-0862290-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKATSUGAWA YOSHINORI
IPC: H04W4/04
Filed: 1997-11-21
Abstract: Digital data which are transmitted from a plurality of
external devices to execute data exchange at their natural
communication speeds respectively via a data transfer line
are multiplexed, and multiplexed digital data are transmitted
to an external network. The multiplexed digital data
received from the external network are distributed by inverse
multiplexing, and distributed digital data are received by
target external devices via the data transfer line.
Accordingly, the digital data having different communication
speeds mutually can be communicated via a common data transfer
line.
Patent EP-0817455-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOHLER JOYLEE E
IPC: H04M3/36
Filed: 1997-06-23
Abstract: An ACD system (101) is programmable by an operator of the ACD
system to automatically change the work of a call center agent (106-108) in order to
maximize the agent's productivity and to provide a variety of work balanced with
"breather" time in order to prevent agent burn-out. The conditions for changing the
agent's work and the agent's alternative duties when the conditions are met are both
programmed by the operator via a vectoring capability (150) of the ACD system and
a scripting language for defining the vectors. When an agent becomes
available to handle a call from a particular call queue (121-129), the agent's
corresponding vector is executed, and the conditions specified by the vector are
checked against the present status of the call center to determine if they are met. If
the conditions are not met, the agent is caused to handle a call from the particular
call queue. But if the conditions are met, the agent is caused to perform a function
specified by the vector, other than handing a call from the particular call queue, even
though a call may be waiting for an available agent in that call queue.
Patent EP-0841777-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN LOO WILLIAM C
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1997-06-26
Abstract: A system for resolving packet errors and busy acknowledgments for packets in a ring network, to maintain continued packet distribution on the network with support for strongly ordered, nonidempotent commands. Each consumer node on the network maintains a record of the sequence of packets that have passed through that node, and the state of each of the packets at the time it passed through, including a record of the last known good packet and its sequence number. When a producer node detects an error condition in an acknowledgment for a packet, resends all packets beginning with the last known good packet. Each consumer node is able to process or reject the resent packets, including packets that may already have been processed, which it is aware of due to the packet and state records for all packets. Strong ordering is thus supported, since the sending order of packets can be maintained for processing due to the resends, and nonidempotent commands are supported due to the consumer nodes' ability to determine whether they have already processed a given packet, and to send an acknowledge-done reply if that is the case. A retry queueing system is used which allows the system of effectively interleave busy retry loops with an error retry loop, thus accommodating both error retries and busy retries while preserving strong sequential ordering, if desired, of the sent packets.
Patent EP-0816384-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIBSON VERNON CHARLES
IPC: C08F4/78
Filed: 1997-07-01
Abstract: Olefin polymerisation catalyst system based on a complex of formula I or II:
 
M is V, Nb or Ta in (I) or M is Cr, Mo or W in (II): R is alkyl or aryl, X is an
organic group containing cyclopentadienyl , Y is a univalent anionic ligand; n is 0
or 1; the complex of formula (I) or (II) being supported on a substrate comprising
a polyaminostyrene or a copolymer of styrene and aminostyrene. The catalyst is
used with a cocatalyst, for example an organoaluminium compound or alumoxane.
Preferred complexes are based on, for example, VC p (N t BU)Cl 2  and V(N t Bu)Cl 3 .
Patent EP-0816986-A2 (EP)
Title: Method, apparatus and system for recognizing motions
Inventor: UNUMA MUNETOSHI
IPC: G06F3/00
Filed: 1997-07-02
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a
method, an apparatus and a system for automatically
recognizing motions and actions of moving objects such as
humans, animals and machines. 
     Measuring instruments are attached to an object
under observation. The instruments measure a status change
entailing the object's motion or action and issue a signal
denoting the measurements. A characteristic quantity
extraction unit extracts a characteristic quantity from the
measurement signal received, the extracted quantity
representing the motion or action currently performed by
the object under observation. A signal processing unit for
motion/action recognition correlates the extracted
characteristic quantity with reference data in a database
containing previously acquired characteristic quantities of
motions and actions. The motion or action represented by
the characteristic quantity with the highest degree of
correlation is recognized and output.
Patent EP-0821499-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOTTIGLIERI MICHAEL PHILIP
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1997-07-15
Abstract: The invention is a circuit for transmitting digital information which
avoids wasting bandwidth when one channel is transmitted at a slower rate than
another channel. A superframe (80) is set up to include a plurality of multiplexed
frames (40, 50, 60, 70). At least one of the bursts (41, 51, 61 and 71) in each
frame is shared by a plurality of customers so that each customer can transmit a full
payload once for each superframe.
Patent EP-0857493-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OBEL MARTIN
IPC: A61N1/362
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: A heart stimulating device comprises pulse generator means
(8, 9, 10) adapted to operate in either a first mode wherein a
stimulation pulse energy is adjusted to a capture threshold of
a patient's heart or a second mode wherein the stimulation
pulse energy is fixed. First evoked response detection means
(3, 5,) is adapted to sense IEGM signals to detect capture or
non-capture subsequent to an emitted stimulation pulse. First
noise detection means (3, 6,) is provided for detecting as
noise IEGM signals having predetermined signal
characteristics, said noise detection means further being
adapted, after having detected noise, to set said pulse
generator means to operate in said second mode. Lead means
(1,2) is adapted for connecting said pulse generator means,
said evoked response means, and said noise detection means to
a patient's heart.
Patent EP-0867422-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOMORIYA HARUHIKO
IPC: C05G5/00
Filed: 1998-03-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a coated granular fertilizer
having a film covering fertilizer granules. This film comprises
a polyurethane resin prepared by a method comprising the steps
of (a) reacting an aromatic polyisocyanate with a first polyol
component (i.e., castor oil or a castor oil derivative), thereby to
obtain a prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups in the
molecule; and (b) reacting the prepolymer with a second polyol
component (i.e., castor oil or a castor oil derivative) and a third
polyol component which is an amine having at least two
hydroxyl groups in the molecule, thereby to cure the prepolymer
and thus to prepare the polyurethane resin. The invention
relates to another coated granular fertilizer having a film
covering fertilizer granules. This film comprises a urethane
resin and aqueous-fluid-absorbing particles having a particle
diameter of from 1 to 200 µm. This urethane resin may be the
above polyurethane resin. This coated granular fertilizer can
be produced by a method comprising the steps of (a) applying an
aromatic polyisocyanate, a polyol component (i.e., castor oil or a
castor oil derivative), an amine, and the aqueous-fluid-absorbing
particles, at the same time or separately in no special
order, while the fertilizer granules are kept fluidized or rolled,
thereby to form a precursory film on the fertilizer granules; and
(b) curing the precursory film into the film. Each coated
granular fertilizer is substantially superior in regulation of the
release of plant nutrient elements therefrom.
Patent EP-0870576-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIMURA NORIO
IPC: B24B53/007
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece such
as a semiconductor wafer has a turntable with a polishing cloth
mounted on an upper surface thereof, and a top ring for holding
a workpiece and pressing the workpiece against the polishing cloth
under a first pressing force to polish the workpiece. The top ring
has a recess defined therein for accommodating the workpiece
therein. A presser ring is vertically movably disposed around the
top ring, and is pressed against the polishing cloth under a
variable second pressing force. The first and second pressing
forces are variable independently of each other, and the second
pressing force is determined based on the first pressing force.
The relative rotation between the top ring and the presser ring
is made during polishing.
Patent EP-0887346-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COURNOYER RICHARD LEO
IPC: C07D277/28
Filed: 1998-06-12
Abstract: The present invention concerns novel compounds represented by the
Formula:
 
wherein: A is R 1   q (R 3 R 60 N) m (Z)(NR 2 ) n ; m and q are each 0 or 1, with the proviso that
when q is 1, m is 0 and when q is 0, m is 1; Z is C=O or SO  2 ; n is 1 with the proviso
that, when Z is C=O, m is 1; X is -NH-, -CH 2 -, or -OCH 2 -; Y is 2-imidazoline,
2-oxazoline,
2-thiazoline, or 4-imidazole; R  1  is H, lower alkyl, or phenyl, with the proviso
that, when R 1  is H, m is 1; R 2 , R 3 , R 60  are each independently H, lower alkyl, or
phenyl; R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 7  are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, -
CF  3 , lower
alkoxy, halogen, phenyl, lower alkeny, hydroxyl, lower alkylsulfonamido, or lower
cycloalkyl, wherein R 2  and R 7  optionally may be taken together to form alkylene or
alkenylene of 2 to 3 atoms in an unsubstituted or optionally substituted 5-or
6-membered
ring, wherein the optional substituents on the ring are halo, lower alkyl, or
-CN, with the proviso that, when R 7  is hydroxyl or lower alkylsulfonamido, then X is
not -NH- when Y is 2-imidazoline. The compounds include pharmaceutically
acceptable salts of the above. In the above formula A may be, for example,
(R 1 SO 2 NR 2 -), (R 3 R 60 NSO 2 NR 2 -), or (R 3 R 60 NCONR 2 -). The invention also includes the
use of the above compounds, and compositions containing them, as alpha  1A/1L 
agonists in the treatment of various disease states such as urinary incontinence,
nasal congestion, priapism, depression, anxiety, dementia, senility, Alzheimer's,
deficiencies in attentiveness and cognition, and eating disorders such as obesity,
bulimia, and anorexia.
Patent EP-0889459-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NYE THEODORE W
IPC: G10K11/162
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: A low vibroacoustic structure  10  according to the present
invention comprises a first facesheet  12  defining a plurality of
first holes  22 , a second facesheet  16  defining a plurality of
second holes  36 , and a core  14 . The first and second facesheets
are attached to opposed surfaces of the core. The core defines a
plurality of passages  32  in communication with the first and
second holes to form channels  38  through the structure. The core
is typically a honeycomb sheet. The first and second facesheets
and the core are formed of lightweight materials such as
lightweight metals, metal matrix composites, or polymer matrix
composites. The perforated structure reduces structural acoustic
coupling and acoustically induced vibration. The structure can
be formed as a panel. The panel can be attached to support
structures exposed to high-energy acoustic environments to reduce
acoustically induced vibration of the structures.
Patent EP-0892585-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OLSZOWKA HENRYK
IPC: H05B6/06
Filed: 1998-07-11
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Temperatur eines induktiv beheizten Elements, vorzugsweise einer Galette einer Spinnereimaschine zur Herstellung von synthetischen Fäden, wobei das beheizte Element (1) eine Sekundär-Heizwicklung aufweist oder darstellt, in welcher mittels einer stromdurchflossenen Primärwicklung das Element (1) beheizende Induktionsströme erzeugt werden, wobei in einem Eichvorgang die Primärwicklung mit einer vorbestimmten konstanten Primärspannung (U0) beaufschlagt wird und ein erstes Wertepaar eines Stromwerts (I1) durch die Primärwicklung und der zugehörigen Temperatur (T1) sowie wenigstens ein weiteres Wertepaar eines Stromwerts (I2) durch die Primärwicklung und der zugehörige Temperatur (T2) gemessen werden sowie aus den wenigstens zwei Wertepaaren ((I1,T1), (I2,T2)) eine Eichabhängigkeit F0(Ux/Ix) bei der vorbestimmten Spannung (U0) ermittelt wird, und wobei in der Betriebsphase die Temperatur des beheizten Elements (1) die Ist-Primärspannung (Ux) und der Ist-Stromwert (Ix) durch die Primärwicklung oder damit gekoppelter Größen gemessen und die zugehörige Ist-Temperatur (T) aus der Beziehung T = F0(Ux/Ix) + ΔT(Ux-U0) ermittelt wird, wobei ΔT(Ux-U0) eine rein spannungsabhängigen Korrekturabhängigkeit darstellt. Des Weiteren betrifft die Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0903541-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TETSUYA WATANABE
IPC: F23Q7/00
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: An improved sealing structure of a glow plug for diesel
engines is provided. The glow plug includes a heater assembly
which consists of a heater casing, a heating element, and a power
supply rod. The heater casing has disposed therein the heating
element connecting with the power supply rod and also has formed
on a periphery thereof a press fit wall press-fitted into a hollow
housing in tight engagement with an inner peripheral wall of the
hollow housing. An uneven surface is formed on one of the press fit
wall of the heater casing and the inner peripheral wall of the hollow
housing. The uneven surface is patterned with lines such as fine
grooves or ridges oriented at an angle relative to a longitudinal
center line of the glow plug for forming barriers when the press fit
wall is forced into the hollow housing which establish airtight seals
between the heater casing and the hollow housing.
Patent EP-0908678-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ENDL BERNHARD
IPC: F23N1/08
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: The boiler is operated according to a process where the startup of the burner is delayed over an at least substantially constant period greater than 15 minutes following on from the burner startup request.   Independent claims are also included for: (a) a boiler operation process where a variable time delay in between subsequent burner startups of at least 3 minutes is employed; (b) a boiler operation process where the startup of the burner is delayed over a variable period greater than 3 minutes following on from the burner startup request; (c) a boiler operation process where the lower temperature limit is controlled and varied; (d) a boiler operation process where the fall in water temperature is a variable control parameter; (e) a system for providing a boiler plant with the means for carrying out the processes described previously; and (f) a boiler plant containing this system.
Patent EP-0892445-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ERIGUCHI KOFI
IPC: G01Q70/10
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: On a silicon substrate is formed a silicon dioxide film and
then hemispherical grains made of silicon, each having an
extremely small diameter, are deposited thereon by LPCVD.
After annealing the hemispherical grains, the silicon dioxide
film is etched using the hemispherical grains as a first dotted
mask, thereby forming a second dotted mask composed of the
silicon dioxide film. The resulting second dotted mask is used
to etch the silicon substrate to a specified depth from the
surface thereof, thereby forming an aggregate of semiconductor
micro-needles. Since the diameter of each of the semiconductor
micro-needles is sufficiently small to cause the quantum size
effects as well as has only small size variations, remarkable
quantum size effects can be obtained. Therefore, it becomes
possible to constitute a semiconductor apparatus with a high
information-processing function by using the aggregate of
semiconductor micro-needles (quantized region).
Patent EP-0838340-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIGUMA MASAHIKO
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1993-07-22
Abstract: An ink jet cartridge includes a first chamber
for accommodating a negative pressure producing
material and provided with air communication part for
communication with ambient air, wherein a part of the
negative pressure producing material does not contain
ink adjacent the air communication part; a second
chamber which is substantially closed except for a
fine communication part for communication with the
first chamber at a position away from the air
communication part, wherein the second chamber
directly accommodates the ink to be supplied to the
first chamber.
Patent EP-0887997-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LE CORRE HERVE
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 1994-01-26
Abstract: The procedure consists of using a transmission system containing a security module (17) with a memory card reader able to read a card belonging to a user and containing a first secret code authenticating the user's identity, a second code enabling the card to devise a session key in common with that of the addressee's memory card, the key serving to encode the document, and a third code enabling the card to calculate a numerical signature. The encoded document is transmitted, with the receipt of each page acknowledged with a date/time code which is verified before the next page goes out, and with the transmission interrupted if it does not tally with the transmission date/time code.
Patent EP-0922808-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EILMES HORST DR ING
IPC: E01B1/00
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: A railway construction comprises an elastic multilayered arrangement with a rubber material which reduces noise, located between the rails and the support surface. The twin layered support surface consists of an upper rubber layer and a lower mineral wool material.
Patent EP-0879613-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEBSTER WILTON W
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 1998-05-19
Abstract: A deflectable tip catheter comprises an elongated catheter body, a tip section
carrying electrodes at the distal end of the catheter body and a control handle at the
proximal end of the catheter body. The catheter body has a central lumen and the tip
section has a pair of off axis lumens in communication with the central lumen of the
catheter body. A compression coil is disposed in the central lumen of the catheter body and
is fixedly attached at its proximal and distal ends to the proximal and distal ends of the
catheter body by means of glue joints. A tunnel, formed by a short piece of tubing, is
provided through each glue joint. A puller wire extends from the control handle, through
the compression coil and into one off axis lumen of the tip section and is attached at is distal
end to the wall of the tip section. Electrode lead wires pass from the central handle through
the tunnels and central lumen of the catheter body and into the other off axis lumen of the
tip section and are electrically connected to separate electrodes.
Patent EP-0905575-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ACQUAVIVA THOMAS
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 1998-09-15
Abstract: A device for automatically adjusting conditioner
metering roll liquid film thickness. The device comprising
a transfer roll (102,103) that mates with a back-up roll
(104,105) to form a nip (106,107) through which a sheet
passes for wetting a side of it. A metering roll (108,109)
mates with the transfer roll (102,103) and has a portion
thereof positioned in a liquid filled sump (110) for liquid
to be added to an outside surface thereof. An optical
sensor (140) is positioned to detect light reflected from
the liquid on the outside surface of the metering roll
(108,109) and gives off a signal that is received by a
controller (90) that actuates a stepper motor (112,113) to
move the metering roll (108,109) in a predetermined
direction until the correct liquid thickness is obtained on
the surface of the metering roll (108,109).