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Patent EP-1388467-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YASUDA MITSUO
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 2003-05-23
Abstract: An airbag case (44) accommodates an airbag (43) in a folded condition and
is disposed behind a surface panel provided within an automobile. A fracture-opening
section (51) of the surface panel faces an opening of the airbag case (44) and
is defined by means of fracture grooves formed on an inside surface of the surface
panel. A reinforcement frame member (45) has a frame portion (46), at least one
fracture-section reinforcement portion (47a,b), and an edge reinforcement portion
(48), which are integrally formed at an upper end portion of the frame portion (46).
The frame portion (46) has an engagement portion to which the airbag case (44) is
connected. The fracture-section reinforcement portion (47a,b) is joined to the inside
surface of the surface panel to cover and reinforce the fracture-opening section (51).
The edge reinforcement portion (48) is joined to the inside surface of the surface
panel to cover and reinforce a surface panel portion surrounding the fracture-opening
section (51).
Patent EP-1420305-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAKER JAMES A
IPC: G03G9/13
Filed: 2003-11-11
Abstract: Liquid electrographic toners are derived from
organosols incorporating amphipathic copolymeric binder
particles that include polymerizable, crystallizable
compounds chemically incorporated into the dispersed
portion of the copolymer. The invention further provides
organosols that include amphipathic copolymeric binder
particles that include a dispersed (D) portion and a
solvated (S) portion, wherein the D portion has a high
glass transition temperature, and at least one
polymerizable, crystallizable compound is chemically
incorporated into the D portion, the S portion, or both
the D and S portion of the copolymer. Methods of making
and electrographically printing liquid toners derived from
these organosols are also described. The invention is
particularly suited for preparing liquid toners for
electrophotographic printing. 
     Specifically, the invention provides a liquid
electrophotographic toner composition comprising:
   g) a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number
less than 30; and   h) a plurality of toner particles dispersed in the
liquid carrier,  
   wherein the toner particles comprise at least one
amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S
material portions and one or more D material
portions, and wherein one or more of the D material 
portions comprises one or more polymerizable,
crystallizable compounds, 
a method of making a liquid electrographic toner
composition comprising steps of:
   a) providing an organosol comprising a plurality of
toner particles dispersed in a liquid carrier,
wherein the toner particles comprise at least one
amphipathic copolymer, wherein the amphipathic
copolymer comprises one or more S material
portions and one or more D material portions, and
wherein one or more of the D material portions
comprises one or more crystallizable,
polymerizable compounds; and   b) mixing the organosol with one or more additives
under conditions effective to form a dispersion,   
and a method of electrographically forming an image on a
substrate surface comprising steps of:
   a) providing a liquid toner composition, the liquid
toner composition comprising an organosol,
wherein the organosol comprises a plurality of
toner particles dispersed in a liquid carrier,
wherein the toner particles comprise at least one
amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S
material portions and one or more D material
portions, wherein one or more of the D material
portions comprises one or more polymerizable,
crystallizable compounds; and   b) causing an image comprising the toner particles
to be formed on the substrate surface.
Patent EP-1458090-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BALLENTIN RALPH
IPC: H03F3/45
Filed: 2003-03-10
Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic integrated circuit comprising
a differential amplifier (DIFF) with an associated digital DC offset
compensation loop circuit which compensates the offset voltage between
the outputs (OUTP,OUTPI) of the amplifier, the amplifier having a
current feedback differential amplifier construction in which the
emitters of the pair of transistors (Q0,Q1) forming the differential
amplifier (DIFF) are connected by a resistor (R4) and the emitter current
of the transistors is provided by two current sources (I2,I3), and the
digital DC offset voltage compensation loop providing means to modify
the value of the current sources. The invention also relates to a method
for amplifying a radio frequency (RF) signal using the electronic
integrated circuit described above.
Patent EP-1367023-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOCH CHRISTIAN
IPC: B67B7/04
Filed: 2003-05-23
Abstract: The cork puller (1) consists of a main sleeve (2) containing a screw and nut mechanism (3) with recirculating balls (6). The nut (4) is fixed to the rear portion of the sleeve with the screw (5) extending axially inside it and having the corkscrew tool (24) attached to its forward end. It has a secondary sleeve (8) that rotates relative to the main sleeve and is connected to it by coupling elements (11, 15), while the rear end of the screw is connected to the main sleeve by a retractable catch (22) that enables them to be rotated together or separated.
Patent EP-1338690-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CUSINATO ALESSANDRO
IPC: D04B1/26
Filed: 2003-02-05
Abstract: In a process in order to obtain a knitted fabric (10) comprising the phases of passing
over a row of simple stitches with the previous row of stitches, there is a phase
wherein two threads (13a,13b) pass over respectively a left row (20) and a right row
(22) which are separated and independent to each other, whereas the number of
stitches per row is gradually reduced until it is reduced to zero so as to obtain a fabric
with a "V" shape, the two sides (15,17) of the "V" shape forming a sole row (24) of
stitches which are passed over, so generating a fabric surplus which produces a left
wave (18) and a right wave (19).
Patent EP-1515278-A1 (EP)
Inventor: POUTET BRUNO
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 2003-09-11
Abstract: Digital video signals, such as RGB signals, are
subjected to processing by ordering the pixels into
groups (M) of adjacent pixels (A, B, C, D) and carrying
out the operations of:
   - i) truncating the respective string of bits,
eliminating a given number (n) of least-significant
bits, thus generating a respective truncated string;   - ii) adding to the truncated string an integration
factor constituted by a power of two of a given order,
thus generating a respective integrated string; and   - iii) calculating first and second values of pixel
error corresponding to the difference between the
respective string and the truncated string and the
respective string and the integrated string,
respectively.    
     There is calculated a set of values of global error
comprising all the possible combinations of addition of
the first and second values of pixel error on the group
(M), then locating the value of minimum error in the
set of values of global error. Once, in the combination
that produces the value of minimum global error, a
first and a second number of pixels have been
identified whereby the contribution to the value of
minimum global error is given by the first value of
pixel error and by the second value of pixel error, as
a compressed version of the video signals represented
by the pixels in the group, there is used a first
number of truncated strings and a second number of
integrated strings, equal, respectively, to the first
number of pixels and to the second number of pixels,
with the integrated strings subjected to truncation.
Patent EP-1470442-A1 (EP)
Inventor: QI GANG
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: A higher order mode stripping optical fiber having a core (122) surrounded by a cladding layer (124) surrounded by a coupling coating (126) having a higher refractive index than the higher order mode effective index and wherein the cladding-coating interface between the cladding and the coupling coating is located at a radius <55 microns. The measured cutoff wavelength of the fiber is preferably >1500 nm. Such fibers are particularly effective at attenuating unwanted higher order modes and are useful in Dispersion Compensating modules (DCM's). Modules and systems utilizing the higher order mode stripping fiber are also described.
Patent EP-1474706-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YABLONSKIY DMITRIY A
IPC: G01R33/563
Filed: 2003-01-16
Abstract: An MR method and system for determining elements of the apparent diffusion coefficient tensor in a material with anisotropic structural units. MR data is acquired (148) with MR or spectroscopy pulse sequences (146) with embedded diffusion sensitizing gradient waveforms. A non-linear function of a b-value (154) corresponding to the pulse sequence is defined and the acquired data is processed according to the non-linear function. Images or maps (158) of the components of the tensor of apparent diffusion coefficients are created from the data.
Patent EP-1556272-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LOESCH ALFRED
IPC: B62D25/06
Filed: 2003-02-22
Abstract: Roof module for a motor vehicle body (3) comprises a roof panel (1) fastened to a reinforcing frame (2) fixed to the vehicle body by screw connections (8) and adhesive bonds (5). The reinforcing frame or the roof panel has at the edge a folded flange (11) formed as a U-shaped profile (12). An edge strip (10, 13) of the roof panel or the reinforcing frame engages inside the U-shaped profile and is glued in place. The roof panel is larger in a vertical projection than a roof opening in the vehicle body.  Preferred Features: The roof panel and/or the reinforcing frame are made of pre-treated and/or pre-lacquered sheet metal.
Patent EP-1429408-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOSAKO SHINYA
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2003-03-20
Abstract: An electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly for a
fuel cell comprises a polymer electrolyte membrane and a pair
of electrodes sandwiching the electrolyte membrane, and each
of the electrodes comprises a catalyst layer in contact with
the polymer electrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer in
contact with the catalyst layer. The polymer electrolyte
membrane contains electronically insulating particles, which
serve as spacers for separating the gas diffusion layers of
the electrodes, in a region sandwiched between the electrodes.
A polymer type fuel cell in which the two electrodes are
reliably separated by the polymer electrolyte membrane, the
internal resistance is low, and the effective reaction area is
large, is provided.
Patent EP-1491349-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TATSUTA SEIJI
IPC: H04N1/50
Filed: 2003-03-27
Abstract: A geometric property analyzing system comprises: a format storage unit (9) for storing a predetermined geometric property format; a chart data creating unit (10) for creating chart data based upon the geometric property format; a printing unit (16) for creating a test chart by printing mark groups on a recording medium such as a paper sheet based upon the chart data; an image pickup unit (17) for outputting a chart image by scanning the test chart; a mark center calculating unit (12) for calculating the center of each mark based upon the chart image; and a fitting unit (13) for performing fitting calculation by making comparison between the calculation results output from the mark center calculating unit (12) and the chart based upon the geometric property format such that the squared the difference therebetween becomes minimum for each mark position, whereby the geometric properties are analyzed.
Patent EP-1487719-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AMMERLAAN ARNOLDUS CORNELIS JO
IPC: B65D85/52
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: Method for packaging and shipping of plants or bulbs, wherein the bulbs or plants are positioned in a bottom part and covered by a cover part, the cover part pressing the bulbs or plants at least partly into the bottom part, wherein the bottom part is designed to allow roots to grow into or through said bottom part and the cover part is designed to allow a stem or plant to grow into or through said cover part, means being provided to hold the cover part on the bottom part.
Patent EP-1611087-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BARVE PRASHANT PURUSHOTTAM
IPC: C07C255/08
Filed: 2003-03-31
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé pour récupérer de l'acrylonitrile de grande pureté par évaporation rapide sous vide d'acrylonitrile contaminé et d'acrylonitrile pur et par mise en contact avec des agents hydrophiles dans une colonne de distillation extractive comportant plusieurs sections garnies.
Patent EP-1496798-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HASTINGS ROGER N
IPC: A61B17/22
Filed: 2003-04-09
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système automatisé destiné à la navigation d'un dispositif médical (22) à travers les lumières et les cavités d'une zone opératoire d'un patient. Le système consiste en un dispositif médical de forme allongée (22), possédant une extrémité proximale (24) et une extrémité distale (26), conçu de manière à pouvoir être introduit dans la zone opératoire. Le système (20) comprend également un système d'imagerie (30) destiné à afficher une image (32) de la zone opératoire, ainsi qu'une représentation de l'extrémité distale (26) du dispositif médical (22) dans la zone opératoire. Le système (20) comprend également un système de localisation (40) destiné à déterminer la position du dispositif médical (22) dans un cadre de référence pouvant être déplacé au niveau de l'image affichée du système d'imagerie. Enfin, le système (20) comprend un système permettant d'orienter le dispositif médical (22) dans une direction choisie dans la zone opératoire, ce système peut, par exemple, consister en un système de navigation magnétique (50) qui agit à travers l'interaction des champs magnétiques associés au dispositif médical (22) dans la zone opératoire et au moins un aimant externe source hors du corps du patient.
Patent EP-1502326-A1 (EP)
Title: High-speed differential signal connector
Inventor: LANG HAROLD KEITH
IPC: H01R13/646
Filed: 2003-05-06
Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in different directions. These cavities are aligned together when the upper and lower housings are assembled together to define a plurality of internal cavities that extend through the first and second connector components. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly with differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. The exterior surfaces of the connector components are plated with a conductive material so that the connector components serve as grounds for the differential signal terminals.
Patent EP-1511465-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HEWITT JOHN C
IPC: C08G63/553
Filed: 2003-05-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne des compositions de résine de polyester insaturé exemptes de styrène qui contiennent des composés organiques peu volatils et dégagent peut de polluants atmosphériques dangereux lorsqu'elles sont utilisées dans des applications de moulage ouvert. Un procédé de fabrication desdites compositions de résine est également décrit.
Patent EP-1502056-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHLOSSER ERICH J
IPC: F23D14/10
Filed: 2003-05-02
Abstract: The present invention provides a burner tube. The burner tube has a proximal segment, a distal segment, a terminal end, and a plurality of fuel outlet ports. The proximal segment has a union region and is adapted to be connected to a fuel source. The terminal end of the burner tube is connected to the union region such that the terminal end is in fluid communication with the union region. The connection between the terminal end and union region forms a continuous burner tube, or a burner loop for the flow of fuel. An initial flow of fuel diverges in the union region into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion flows through the union region and downstream through the distal segment. The second portion of fuel from the fuel source flows through the union region and downstream through the terminal end.
Patent EP-1533498-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KONDO TAKASHI
IPC: F02F3/00
Filed: 2003-07-02
Abstract: An internal combustion engine variable compression ratio system is
provided that includes a piston inner (5a), a piston outer (5b) that is fitted
around the outer periphery of the piston inner (5a) so that it can slide only in
the axial direction and is capable of moving between a low compression ratio
position (L) and a high compression ratio position (H), a raising member (14)
that can pivot around axes of the piston inner and outer (5a, 5b) between a
non-raised position (A) and a raised position (B), and an actuator (20)
connected to the member (14) and pivoting it to the non-raised position (A) or
the raised position (B), in which piston outer high compression ratio position
latching means (30b) is disposed between the piston inner (5a) and the piston
outer (5b) and operates, when the piston outer (5b) has reached the high
compression ratio position (H), so as to prevent relative axial movement of the
piston inner (5a) and the piston outer (5b). It is thereby possible to provide a
variable compression ratio system that enables the piston outer to be moved
to the low compression ratio position and the high compression ratio position
simply and reliably without rotating the piston outer.
Patent EP-1577263-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASHI HIROKATSU
IPC: B41M5/00
Filed: 2003-07-04
Abstract: A silica cake formed of easily dispersible precipitated silica
having small primary particle size is provided, from which highly
transparent silica dispersion can be effectively obtained. This silica
cake is  characterized by  being a cake of precipitated silica having BET
specific surface area of at least 220 m 2 /g, and when it is dispersed in
ion-exchange water to provide an aqueous dispersion of the silica of
5% by weight in concentration and further diluted to reduce the silica
concentration to 1.5% by weight, the dispersion having a
light-scattering index (n-value) of at least 2. This silica cake can be
obtained by simultaneously adding an alkali silicate and a mineral
acid to a reaction liquid whose pH is being maintained at a fixed value
within a range of 7.5 - 11.5 and whose temperature is being
maintained at not lower than 90°C, whereby forming precipitated
silica through their reaction, and separating said precipitated silica
from the reaction liquid in wet state.
Patent EP-1476050-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAENEL WINFRIED
IPC: A47C31/02
Filed: 2003-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a staple join for upholstered furniture. According to the invention, an upper material (3), for example a covering material, is fixed to a lower material (4), for example the frame material, using a plurality of staples (2). A strip (1) is arranged between the upper material (3) and the ridge (2.1) of the staple.
Patent EP-1502468-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BECK PHILIP WILLIAM
IPC: H04M3/22
Filed: 2003-05-08
Abstract: In a mobile network a packet interface (103) is monitored by a tap (160-163) in a non-intrusive manner. Captured transaction data is uploaded to a probe (155-158) linked to one or more taps. The probe acts as a slave to a server (159), activating and terminating data capture. A coordinator (601) of the probe (155) manages data capture and buffering according to the server. The server (150) filters the data according to a subscriber registry (203) and loads data until there are complete protocol descriptions. These provide real time subscriber-centered QoS metrics.
Patent EP-1509262-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NILSSON ANDERS
IPC: B01D61/14
Filed: 2003-05-14
Abstract: Device (5) for filtering blood including a filter unit (7) having a blood filter, an inlet (8) for blood to be filtered and being connectable to an artery of a patient and a blood outlet (9) for filtered blood and being connectable to a vein of the patient, and having a filtrate container (6,14), that encloses the filter unit (7), for receiving filtrate (12) passing through the blood filter during a filtering process and that the filtrate container (6,14) is a closed container, which in a filled state is arranged to establish a counter-pressure over the blood filter, whereby the filtering process is interrupted. The invention also concerns a system including the above device.
Patent EP-1549831-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LESTER JOHN J
IPC: F01L13/06
Filed: 2003-09-16
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for actuating one or more valves in an internal combustion engine. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method that may provide lost motion valve actuation of intake, exhaust, and auxiliary valves in an internal combustion engine.
Patent EP-1535177-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AFERGAN MICHAEL M
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-07-11
Abstract: A content delivery network (CDN) edge server (102) is provisioned to provide last mile acceleration of content to requesting end users (119). The CDN edge server fetches, compresses and caches content obtained from a content provider origin server (115), and serves that content in compressed form in response to receipt of an end user request for that content. It also provides “on-the-fly” compression of otherwise uncompressed content as such content is retrieved from cache and is delivered in response to receipt of an end user request for such content.
Patent EP-1549155-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BINDER JOHANN
IPC: A61K35/745
Filed: 2003-10-10
Abstract: Bei einem Futtermittel- und/oder Trinkwasserzusatz für Nutztiere, enthaltend wenigstens Bakterien des Stammes Streptococcus faecium IMB 52 (DSM 3530), ist vorgesehen, dass zusätzlich standardisierte Zellwandbestandteile aus Bacillus sp. und/oder Streptoccocus sp. und/oder Bifidobacterium sp. Sowie Inulin enthalten sind.
Patent EP-1549696-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HSU CHE-HSIUNG
IPC: C08G73/00
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: Compositions are provided comprising aqueous dispersions of polyaniline and colloid-forming polymeric acids. Films from invention compositions are useful as buffer layers, in organic electronic devices including electroluminescent devices, such as organic light emitting diodes (OLED) displays. Films cast from invention compositions are also useful in combination with metal metalwires or carbon nanotubes in applications such as drain, source, or gate electrodes in thin film field effect transistors.
Patent EP-1567078-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HANSSON HENRIK
IPC: A61B17/78
Filed: 2003-12-01
Abstract: The fixing device (1) comprises a pin (7) which can be inserted into a sleeve (5) in the length direction of the latter. The pin has a rear part and at least two front parts (9, 10), the latter having curved tips which can be driven out through holes (13, 14) in the front part of the sleeve. The front parts of the pin have a thickness which increases in the direction of the rear part of the pin, so that driving these front parts through the holes in the sleeve causes them to bend, their tips being bent backwards towards the pin central axis. Once the front parts have been driven out of the sleeve, sections of the latter in contact with the sleeve will have a relatively large thickness and will be stronger than the sections driven into the bone material (3).  The fixing device is preferably a nail.