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Patent EP-1610161-A1 (EP)
Title: Optical fiber with reduced splice loss and method of making the same
Inventor: JAKOBSEN DAN
IPC: G02B6/036
Filed: 2005-06-08
Abstract: An optical fiber (10) has a core region (12) and a first cladding region (14) surrounding the core. The first cladding region (14) is doped to increase the fiber's refractive index volume. A second cladding region (16) surrounds the first cladding region (14). The second cladding region (16) is doped to reduce the fiber's cutoff wavelength. An outer cladding (18) surrounds the second cladding region (16). In a further embodiment, the first cladding region (14) is doped to have a refractive index profile that is sloped to increase from the region's outer circumference towards its inner circumference. In another embodiment, the second cladding region (16) has a step refractive index profile that may have more than one section. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1612060-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHIDA NAOKI
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2005-06-30
Abstract: A tire air pressure monitoring system comprises a tire air pressure detecting device (10, 110) mounted to each tire (1, 2, 3, 4) of a vehicle (V) having a transmitting section (10e and 10f, 110e and 110f) configured to wirelessly transmit necessary data including the tire air pressure data measured by a pressure detecting section (10a and 110a) at a prescribed interval, and an tire air pressure alarm control device (5 and 11) that are mounted in the vehicle (V) and configured to receive the wireless signal transmitted from the tire air pressure detecting device (10, 110). A transmission control section (10d, 110d) of the tire air pressure detecting device is configured to initiate a generally continuous transmission at a continuous transmission interval that is shorter than the prescribed interval when the tire air pressure decreases by an amount equal to or greater than a prescribed amount within a prescribed time, and to terminate the generally continuous transmission when the tire air pressure alarm control device is capable of reception of the wireless signal.
Patent EP-1628316-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JUSTAMAN AURELIEN
IPC: H01H35/18
Filed: 2005-07-14
Abstract: The device has a float with a rod (30) having a mobile contact part (31) contacting with fixed contact parts (4, 4`) spaced at a preset distance (D). The part (31) has ends (33, 33`) spaced at a distance greater than the distance (D). The ends move closer to the rod when the part (31) is pushed between the fixed parts so that the distance between the ends is lower than the distance (D). The fixed parts are confined in a reservoir wall. The contact parts (4, 4`) are confined in the wall of the reservoir such that ends of the parts (4, 4`) are placed outside and inside the reservoir, respectively. An independent claim is also included for a method of manufacturing an electrical contact device.
Patent EP-1641130-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHEN BA-ZHONG
IPC: H03M13/45
Filed: 2005-09-13
Abstract: Decoding error correcting codes transmitted through multiple wire twisted pair cables with uneven noise on the wires. A novel approach is presented by which the metrics may be calculated for signals received over multi-wire (or alternatively referred to as multi-channel, and/or multi-path) communication channels to exploit an uneven distribution of noise among those wires for improved performance. In addition, this approach may also be performed in combination with employing an amplification factor to modify the metrics employed when performing ECC (Error Correcting Code) decoding. Moreover, when information is known concerning which 1 or more paths (e.g., wires) has an SNR that is different (e.g., lower in some cases) from the others, an even better adapted means of calculating the metrics associated with each of the paths (e.g., wires) may be employed to provide for improved performance with respect to iterative decoding processing of signals encoded using ECCs.
Patent EP-1764715-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BORMANN JOERG
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2005-09-15
Abstract: The method involves determining an existence of a subset of characteristics that stands in relation with one another. A verification is made to find whether a value of a preset expression is definitely determined at a time point by the interaction of the characteristics to an input model of a machine. The expression depends on the values of the input and output parameters at the time points. The characteristics standing in relation forms a sequence of characteristics. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a method of functional verification of digital circuits, in which the circuit is verifier with a set of characteristics (2) a method of specification of digital circuits.
Patent EP-1616479-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JARMAN DAVID
IPC: A01G3/033
Filed: 2004-07-13
Abstract: A vegetation pruning device (2) includes a shear arrangement comprising a pair (4,6) of pivotally coupled arms. A motor bracket (36) with a rotary output drive (34) provides drive to a cutting element (8) which is coupled to the rotary output drive (34). The cutting element (8) is arranged for cutting vegetation (44) presented thereto.
Patent EP-1653193-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RICHTER RUDOLF DR
IPC: G06V20/13
Filed: 2005-10-25
Abstract: A land remote sensing data cloud shadow effect elimination procedure, estimates surface reflection, excludes water and clouds, filters (1) and scales (3) between sunlight and full shadow to use a threshold (4) to identify core shadow areas and expand (5) the shadow mask to eliminate (6) the shadow.
Patent EP-1648176-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAGAWA AKIRA
IPC: H04N19/196
Filed: 1997-07-08
Abstract: Video coding apparatus and decoding apparatus capable of reproducing decoded pictures without introducing unwanted noises, even if any considerable difference in pixel values or discontinuity exists at a certain block boundary. In a video coding apparatus employing predictive techniques, a dequantizer and an inverse DCT processor reproduce a prediction error signal from quantized transform coefficients. Here, a first resolution conversion unit (or downsampling unit) might have subsampled the original prediction error signal to reduce its picture resolution. If this is the case, a second resolution conversion unit (or upsampling unit) attempts to restore the original resolution of the prediction error signal by applying an upsampling process to the reproduced prediction error signal having the reduced resolution. In this upsampling process, each new pixel value in a certain block are calculated with reference to some surrounding pixels. The upsampling process, however, will not refer to the pixels belonging to any adjacent blocks that are subject to another coding scheme which is different from the coding scheme of the present block of interest. As an alternate arrangement, the upsampling process will entirely neglect the pixels in any other blocks but will refer only to the present block.
Patent EP-1693600-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ARAI YUSUKE
IPC: F16H25/20
Filed: 2005-12-24
Abstract: The invention provides a small-sized motor operated valve having high output and high resolution by housing a reduction gear together with a rotor in a single can. A valve shaft 32 having a valve member 30 is inserted to a motor operated valve body 10. A rotor 170 is disposed inside a can 100 attached to the body 10, and inside the rotor 170 is housed a reduction gear 200. The output of the rotor is input to a sun gear 220 and transmitted to planetary gears 230. The planetary gears 230 are engaged both with the fixed gear 250 and the output gear 260, and the output gear 260 is driven at reduced speed by a large reduction ratio. The output of the output gear 260 is transmitted via a driver 300 to a screw shaft 320, where it is converted into a linear movement and transmitted to the valve shaft 32.
Patent EP-1803567-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOUBEN RENE JOS
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2005-12-27
Abstract: Material jet system, comprising a container for molten jet material (3) to be ejected, heating means (4) e.g. arranged for induction heating, for melting and/or keeping molten said jet material, and jetting means (5, 6, 7) which are arranged to form and eject droplets (8) of said jet material. The system, moreover, comprises means (2) which are arranged for an uninterrupted supply of said material, e.g. a metal, in solid form (1), which preferably have the shape of a wire, bar or tape. Overflow means (9) may be arranged to provide that contaminations floating upon the molten jet material runs over in a waste reservoir (10). Control means (14) may provide that, in order to remove the contaminations, the supply of the solid material is increased temporarily, causing that the floating contamination runs over in the waste reservoir. A valve (11) may be closed when detaching the waste reservoir. Level monitoring means (13, 14) may monitor the molten material maximum and minimum level in the container.
Patent EP-1741588-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MANDERS PETER CHRISTIAAN LEONA
IPC: B60J7/02
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle is disclosed, comprising a roof opening defined in a stationary roof part and a panel which is movable between a closed position and an open position partially above an adjoining roof part. A tilting lever is provided which is pivotally connected to the panel near to the rear edge thereof and which in such a manner is movably connected to an operating slide which is movable in a substantially longitudinal direction in parallel to the roof, that starting in the closed position of the panel, a movement of the operating slide in a rearward direction firstly initiates a rotation of the tilting lever towards an extended position, as a result of which the rear edge of the panel is raised, and secondly initiates a translational movement of the tilting lever in its extended position as a result of which the panel is moved rearwards towards its open position above the adjoining roof part.
Patent EP-1626318-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAGERMEIER ROBERT
IPC: G05B19/042
Filed: 2005-08-04
Abstract: A medical appliance has a safety device with at least one source for emitting an optical signal (10) and at least one sensor for detecting the optical signal sent from the source, in which the source and sensor are arranged so that unrequired objects in a monitored region can be recognized and a test unit for controlling the appliance (8), in which the test device switches the appliance into a safe operating state when an unwanted object in the monitored zone is detected by the source and the sensor. An independent claim is included for a safety procedure for medical device.
Patent EP-1790695-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DEROOVER GEERT
IPC: C09B67/20
Filed: 2005-11-28
Abstract: A non-aqueous pigment dispersion comprising a quinacridone pigment, a polymeric dispersant and a dispersion synergist in a dispersion medium 
characterized in that the dispersion synergist is a quinacridone derivative containing at least one carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof. 
     A method for printing an ink-jet image is also disclosed.
Patent EP-1561502-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CLINE STEVEN L
IPC: F16K17/04
Filed: 2005-01-12
Abstract: A fluid filter (13) includes a housing (12) having a tapping plate (14) with a first aperture (32). A center
tube (24) is arranged in the housing proximate to the tapping plate (14). The center tube (24) includes a
second aperture (34). An elastomeric valve assembly (37,38) is arranged between the center tube (24) and the
tapping plate (14). The valve assembly (37,38) comprises a separate two-piece relief valve (37) and anti-drain
back valve (38). The anti-drain back valve (38) is arranged adjacent to the first aperture (32) for selectively
blocking the first aperture (32) to prevent fluid from exiting in the side of the filter during engine
shut down. The relief valve (37) is arranged adjacent to the second aperture (34) for selectively
blocking the second aperture (34) to permit fluid to flow past the relief valve (37) during high
differential pressure conditions such as cold starts and plugged filter conditions.
Patent EP-1612693-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KASAMA ICHIRO
IPC: G06F15/78
Filed: 2005-01-13
Abstract: A reconfigurable processor that finely controls operation without exerting an influence upon other functions is provided. Register groups (3,5) are connected to input ports of ALUs (1) via selectors (4,6). Data inputted to an ALU (1) is held in a register (3a, 3b, 3c, 5a, 5b, 5c) selected by a selector (4,6) under the control of a sequencer (2). For example, it is assumed that a register (3a) is selected for executing a first application. To switch from the first application to a second application, the selector (4) switches the register (3a) to another register (3b) to be used in accordance with instructions from the sequencer (2) after the first application terminates. In this case, data inputted while the first application was being executed remains in the register (3a), so the second application can be executed immediately without exporting the data after the termination of the first application.
Patent EP-1575260-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OHAMA TAKASHI
IPC: B65H3/52
Filed: 2005-03-08
Abstract: A document feeder includes a reverse transporting mechanism that forms a
substantially U-shaped document transporting pathway for carrying a document from a
feeding tray located at a lower side to a discharging tray located at an upper side
through a reading position, a pulling device, a separating-transporting device and a
openable pathway cover. The pulling device and the separating-transporting device
are arranged at substantially the same horizontal level within the height that is
occupied by the reverse transporting mechanism. The pathway cover is capable of
opening and closing to cover on the pulling device, the separating-transporting device
and the reverse transporting mechanism.
Patent EP-1608098-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FISHMAN DANIEL A
IPC: H04J14/02
Filed: 2005-06-03
Abstract: An optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) adapted to route optical signals having at least
two different bit rates. The OADM has at least two sets of DWDM channels with channels in a first
set having a first bandwidth value, e.g., suitable for the transmission of signals having a bit rate of
10 Gb/s, and channels in a second set having a second bandwidth value, e.g., suitable for the
transmission of signals having a bit rate of 40 Gb/s. In one embodiment, the frequencies of the
channels from the first set are interleaved with the frequencies of the channels from the second set,
and the OADM has first and second optical branches adapted to process optical signals
corresponding to the first and second sets, respectively. Initially, the OADM may be configured to
process 10-Gb/s signals using the first optical branch only while leaving the second optical branch
unutilized. During an upgrade, which adds a 40-Gb/s service to the system, the OADM may be
configured to process 40-Gb/s signals using the second optical branch. Advantageously, the
upgrade can be performed without or with minimum interruptions to the 10-Gb/s service already in
place.
Patent EP-1693685-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SIMON MATTHIEU
IPC: G01V3/30
Filed: 2005-02-22
Abstract: An electromagnetic probe (1) measures the electromagnetic properties of a subsurface formation (GF) in a limited zone surrounding a well-bore hole (WBH). The well-bore hole is filled with a well-bore fluid (DM). 
The probe comprises a pad (2) having a first face defining a first area arranged to be positioned in contact with a well-bore wall (WBW). 
The probe (1) further comprises: 
- at least two transmitting antennas (4A,4B) defining a central point (CP) between them, each antenna being spaced from a distance d  0  from the central point, and 
- at least a first (5A,5B) and a second set (5C,5D) of receiving antennas, each set comprising a first receiving antenna (5A;5C) and a second receiving antenna (5B;5D). 
The transmitting (4A,4B) and receiving (5A,5B,5C,5D) antennas are positioned along a line AA' in the first face.
Patent EP-1771006-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CARADEC JEAN-PHILIPPE
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2005-09-29
Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided apparatus for accessing a remote source device, comprising a network interface for receiving a media stream from a remote media encoding device, the remote media encoding device generating the media stream from media signals generated by the remote source device, a media decoder for decoding the received media stream, and a user input device for generating signals in response to actuation of the use input device and for transmitting the generated signals to the media encoding device for delivery to the remote source device. 
According to a second aspect the media encoding device comprises a media encoder, a network interface and a control signal output module for receiving control signals from the remote device and transmitting the control signals to the source device.
Patent EP-1676689-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ATANCE ORDEN ANGEL
IPC: B29C45/72
Filed: 2005-01-04
Abstract: This apparatus comprises an injection hot channel (1); a cavity block (2) containing at least one injection cavity (10) being in connection with said hot channel (1); neck injection moulding female die halves (9a, 9b) being fitted onto a neck injection moulding female die carrier plate (3); at least one male die (7) being associated to a base plate (6) being actuated to be shifted in a first direction (D1) between a closed position wherein said male die (7) has been inserted into said injection cavity (10) and an open position wherein the male die (7) has been withdrawn from said injection cavity (10). A stripper member (8) is associated to the male die (7) and is configured to define one portion of the preform mould, said stripper member being connected to a stripper plate (4) being actuated to shift the stripper member (8) in a reciprocating motion in said first direction (D1) in order to strip the preform (P) from the male die (7).
Patent EP-1746661-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RAHIMO MUNAF
IPC: H01L29/744
Filed: 2005-07-22
Abstract: The power semiconductor device (1) with a four-layer npnp structure can be turned-off via a gate electrode (5). The first base layer (8) comprises a cathode base region (81) adjacent to the cathode region (6) and a hole attraction region (82) adjacent to the gate electrode (5), but disposed at a distance from the cathode region (6). The hole attraction region has a higher doping density than the cathode base region (81) and / or the hole attraction region (82) has a greater depth than the cathode base region (81).
Patent EP-1713763-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MEUDT ANDREAS
IPC: C07C291/10
Filed: 2005-01-15
Abstract: Verfahren zur Herstellung von a) Nitrilen der Formel (II) und b) Isonitrilen der Formel (III) durch Umsetzung von a) Carbonsäureamiden (RCO-NH2), Ammoniumsalzen von Carbonsäuren (RCOO-NH4+) oder Carbonsäuren in Gegenwart von Ammoniak oder Ammoniumsalzen (RCOOH +NH3, RCOOH + NH4+) oder b) Formamiden (H-CO-NHR) oder Mischungen von Aminen mit Ameisensäure, mit cyclischen Phosphonsäureanhydriden unter Abspaltung von Wasser, bei einer Temperatur im Bereich von -30 bis + 120°C, wobei R für einen beliebig substituierten linearen oder verzweigten C1-C8-Alkylrest, einen C3-C10-Cycloalkyl-, Alkenyl-, Alkinyl- oder einen Aryl- oder Heteroarylrest steht. Als cyclisches Phosphonsäureanhydrid wird insbesondere ein 2,4,6-substituiertes 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinan-2,4,6-trioxid der Formel (I), worin x = 3, 4 oder 5 ist und R' unabhängig voneinander für offenkettige oder verzweigte, gesättigte oder ungesättigte, geradkettige C1, bis C16-Alkylreste oder cyclische C3 bis C16-Alkylreste oder für Aryl oder Heteroaryl steht, eingesetzt.
Patent EP-1711136-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HUMPHREYS STEVEN C
IPC: A61F2/44
Filed: 2005-01-10
Abstract: Une articulation vertébrale artificielle (100) qui forme au moins une partie d'un couplage entre une vertèbre supérieure et une vertèbre inférieure, comprend une moitié inférieure de prothèse d'arthroplastie (104). La moitié inférieure de prothèse d'arthroplastie comprend un composant articulaire inférieur (112) devant être placé dans l'espace intervertébral, entre la vertèbre inférieure et la vertèbre supérieure; un premier bras postérieur; et un premier composant de pont (116) couplé entre le composant articulaire inférieur et le premier bras postérieur. L'articulation vertébrale artificielle comprend également une moitié supérieure de prothèse d'arthroplastie (102) qui comprend un composant articulaire supérieur (106) devant être placé dans l'espace intervertébral, entre la vertèbre supérieure et la vertèbre inférieure; un second bras postérieur, et un second composant pont (110) couplé entre le composant articulaire supérieur et le second bras postérieur. Le premier bras postérieur et le second bras postérieur croisent un axe antérieur-postérieur formé au centre de l'espace de disque intervertébral depuis lequel il s'étend.
Patent EP-1720192-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OYAIZU SATOKO
IPC: H01J9/24
Filed: 2005-02-15
Abstract: An image display device includes an envelope having a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate with a gap, and a plurality of pixels arranged in the envelope. A plurality of spacers 30a, 30b are arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate in the envelope to support atmospheric pressure acting on the first and second substrates. Convexes and concaves having Ra of 0.2 to 0.6 µm and Sm of 0.02 to 0.3 mm are formed on the surfaces of the spacers.
Patent EP-1715986-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PENNELLA ANDREW
IPC: B26B21/44
Filed: 2005-02-04
Abstract: A razor assembly is provided that includes a razor cartridge with one or more razor blades, a shaving aid body, a handle, and a linkage pivotally connected to the handle. The linkage is connected to the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body in a manner such that the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body are moveable relative to the handle. Movement of one of the razor cartridge or the shaving aid body in a first direction causes the other of the razor cartridge or the shaving aid body to move in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction. As a result, the positions of the shaving aid body and the razor cartridge are continuously adjusted to maintain the contact surface of the shaving aid body approximately co-planar with the cutting edges of the razor blades within the razor cartridge.
Patent EP-1832445-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LI GUANGTAI
IPC: B60B33/08
Filed: 2005-03-07
Abstract: A universal transmission roller wheel comprises a 90° roller support and a 45° roller support. There is a drive axle hole in the center of each support. The 90° roller support and the 45° roller support are integrated in parallel. 90° rollers are mounted on first supporting shafts fixed around on the 90° roller support with regular intervals, the axis of each 90° roller is at a spatial angle of 90° with the axis of the drive axle bore, 45° rollers are mounted on second supporting shafts fixed around on the 45° roller support with regular intervals, the axis of each 45° roller is at a spatial angle of 45° with the axis of the drive axle bore in the same inclining orientation.