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Patent EP-0839503-A1 (EP)
Title: Improved stent
Inventor: CARPENTER KENNETH W
IPC: A61F2/82
Filed: 1997-08-06
Abstract: The present invention is a stent (10) for insertion into an artery or other vessel (12). The stent is formed from a series of tubular shaped bands (22) each formed with a first end (36) which overlaps a second end (38). The overlap (40) between the first and second ends is variable and allows each band to move between a contracted configuration (48) and a fully expanded configuration (44) which are within the elastic limits of the band. Each band includes a plurality of receivers (56) and a first tab (52) on a first edge of the band to secure each band at or near the fully expanded configuration and allow the stent to conform to the contours of the vessel. The bands are distributed along a substantially common axis to form a tube interconnected by a pair of elongated strips. In use, the stent is placed over a balloon catheter and compressed to adopt the contracted configuration. The stent is maintained in the contracted configuration by a retainer. The balloon catheter and stent are then advanced through a placement catheter to a target site where the balloon is partially inflated to free the stent for expansion to an equilibrium configuration. The balloon may then be more fully inflated to further expand any of the bands in the stent to suit the needs of the patient. The balloon is then deflated and removed, leaving the expanded stent to support that target site.
Patent EP-0795967-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JANSEN WINIFRIED PHILIPS PATEN
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 1997-03-07
Abstract: A method of power conservation in a radio receiver in which the gain of the rf stage (12, 14) is controlled whenever the signal strength exceeds by a predetermined amount a value of sensitivity giving a certain bit error rate.
Patent EP-0808560-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIET CORNELIS HENDRICUS
IPC: A01D90/12
Filed: 1997-05-14
Abstract: Animal feed is discharged from a store using a transportable loading container (1) which can be coupled (6) to a tractor and as a mixing chamber. A pivot arm (12) is mounted on a pivot bearing (13) and can carry blades to chop the feed material from the store. Within the mixing chamber, part of the mixer, e.g. feed screws (32, 33), is positioned at the level of the pivot bearing and is located in the region between the pivot varying and the front of the loading container. Preferably, the pivot bearing is positioned at a distance from the front of the loading container which is at least one quarter of the length of the mixing chamber.
Patent EP-0815930-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAITO TOMIHISA
IPC: B01J19/10
Filed: 1997-06-27
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to present
a method of and an apparatus for particulating that can
particulate various substance with good performance, has
a high cleanability, is easy to make compactly and keeps
various costs low. To achieve this purpose, a substance
to be particulated and a liquid are passed through a
chamber member (22) having a relatively large cross
sectional area to a member (24) provided with portions
of very small cross-sectional area generating an ultra
sonic vibration by resonating the chamber member and
these portions with the liquid, so that stress is
repeatedly exerted on the substance to be particulated.
The substance to be particulated and the liquid are
passed through the chamber member to a small diameter
channel member provided with channels having a very
small cross sectional area composed of a plurality of
straight channels. The cross-sectional area of each
channel is selected in accordance with a prescribed
particle size distribution.
Patent EP-0818358-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHNEIDER DAVID W
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: A knee bag cushion (30) for installation in a vehicle is
connected to a knee bolster panel (44) by means of two
retention rods (36) secured by stitching (34) in loops (32)
connected to the cushion (30). The rods (36) may be made of
nylon, are mutually parallel and are disposed transversely of
the vehicle. The rods (36) are slid or snapped into
complementary C-shaped channels (46) connected to an inner
face (44) of the panel (40). Undesirable rotation of the
panel about a substantially horizontal axis upon cushion
deployment is avoided by the connection between the panel (40)
and the cushion (30)
Patent EP-0862121-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IGATA NOBUYUKI
IPC: H03M7/40
Filed: 1997-09-15
Abstract: A compression unit 1 compresses original data 4 in
block units and encodes compressed data, and it
generates continuation flag information 5 expressive of
the block length of the compressed data at the top part
of the compressed data stored in a storage unit 2. An
expansion unit 3 determines the block length of the
remaining data of the compressed data on the basis of
the continuation flag information, fetches the
remaining data from the storage unit and restores the
original data.
Patent EP-0850726-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KENNEDY DANIEL F
IPC: B24B37/12
Filed: 1997-12-23
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for automatically
replacing a used polishing pad (42) in a chemical
mechanical polishing system are described. A
controller places a mechanical device against the used
polishing pad while the pad is on the polishing platen
(40) and activates a pad chucking mechanism, which
comprises planar manipulator 102 including movable arm
106 and an end effector (108), that affixes the used
pad to the mechanical device. The controller then
moves the mechanical device and the pad toward a used
pad receptacle (116), where the pad chucking mechanism
is deactivated to release the used pad into the
receptacle. The controller then places the mechanical
device against a clean polishing pad in a clean pad
dispenser (118) and reactivates the pad chucking
mechanism to affix the clean pad to the mechanical
device. The mechanical device and the clean pad are
moved toward the platen, where the pad chucking
mechanism is deactivated to release the clean
polishing pad onto the platen (40).
Patent EP-0785021-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BENAZZI ERIC
IPC: C01B39/20
Filed: 1997-01-17
Abstract: The catalyst contains a matrix of zeolite of faujasite-type and TON-type chosen from a group comprising of zeolites NU-10, THETA-1, KZ-2 and ISI-1. Also claimed is the hydrocracking of a petroleum feed, containing 80 vol.% of compounds of b. pt. less than 350 degrees C, nitrogen at a content of 1-5000 ppm and 0.01-5 wt.% sulphur, carried out at at least 230 degrees C, a pressure of 2 MPa, and a space velocity of 0.2-10 h<-1>, using the above catalyst.
Patent EP-0819418-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AGOSTINI ISABELLE
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1997-06-23
Abstract: A cosmetic, dermatological, sanitary and/or pharmaceutical composition comprising a hydrophilic ingredient (I) and an oil phase comprising at least one volatile component (II) and at least one semisolid fatty compound (III) having viscosity of 0.1-40 Pa.sec at 40 degrees C and/or a m.pt. of 25-70 degrees C is new.
Patent EP-0824781-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HEERINGA SCHELTE
IPC: H02J7/02
Filed: 1997-02-07
Abstract: In a self-oscillating power-supply circuit for charging a battery, the main switching transistor is turned off by a second switching transistor (T2) of an opposite conductivity type, which is arranged in series with the main switching transistor (T1) via a sensing resistor (R8). This configuration allows rapid switching of the main switching transistor (T1). The power-supply circuit can be turned on and off in a simple manner (R7, T4). Moreover, it is simple to provide a compensation (R4) for varying mains voltages, an auxiliary voltage (D6, C4) for powering additional circuits (R9, R10), which auxiliary voltage also remains available when the power-supply circuit is turned off.
Patent EP-0825270-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YASUMOTO SATOSI
IPC: C21D9/40
Filed: 1997-02-26
Abstract: Bearing materials used for rolling bearings, such as
roller bearings and ball bearings, and in particular, a
bearing material having an extended rolling contact
fatigue life. 
     A bearing material having an extended rolling contact
fatigu life comprises: 0.95 to 1.10 mass% of C, 0.15
to 0.70 mass% of Si, 1.15 mass% or less of Mn, 0.90 to
1.60 mass% of Cr and 0.025 mass% or less of P, and further
0.025 mass% or less of S and 0.0012 mass% or less of O as
elements forming nonmetal inclusions, and the balance
being Fe and incidental impurities, and the bearing
material further contains 0.020 mass% or less of AlN, or
the number of nonmetal sulfide inclusions each having a
thickness of 1 µm or more is 1,200 or less in an
observation area of 320 mm 2  for further extending the
rolling contact fatigue life.
Patent EP-0891467-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TIBBITTS GORDON A
IPC: E21B10/56
Filed: 1997-02-13
Abstract: L'invention concerne un élément de perçage destiné à être utilisé dans le forage de formations souterraines. Cet élément de perçage comprend une plaque superabrasive montée sur un substrat de support et dont l'épaisseur est comprise entre environ 0,070 et 0,150 pouce. Cette plaque superabrasive comprend une face coupante bidimensionnelle dont le bord coupant s'étend au moins le long d'une partie de sa périphérie, et une face de dépouille s'étendant vers l'avant et vers l'intérieur depuis le bord coupant, au niveau d'un angle mesurant entre environ 10° et 80° par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'élément de perçage pour une longueur, mesurée le long de la surface de la face de dépouille, ne dépassant pas environ 0,050 pouce. L'interface entre le volume superabrasif et le substrat, considérée depuis l'arrière du bord coupant, est distante au maximum d'environ 0,015 pouce de l'arrière du bord coupant.
Patent EP-0906107-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROY ARUP K
IPC: A23L19/18
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations containing HIV protease inhibitors, specifically including 3S-[3R*(1R*,2S*)]-[3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulphonyl](2-methylpropyl)-amino]-2-hydroxy-1-phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamic acid, tetrahydro-3-furanyl ester (alternatively known as VX 478 or 141W94), and a tocopherol, and their use in medical therapy are described.
Patent EP-0888267-A1 (EP)
Title: Nouveaux composes de pyruvate et procedes d'utilisation
Inventor: BRUNENGRABER HENRI
IPC: C07C327/34
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: L'invention propose un nouveau composé de pyruvate destiné à être utilisé pour le traitement ou la prévention de la lésion de perfusion répétée à la suite d'une ischémie, des effets secondaires de la diabète, du niveau de cholestérol élevé, des blessures internes, de l'intoxication par l'éthanol ou en tant qu'aliment. Le nouveau composé de pyruvate est avant tout un thioester de pyruvate, un ester de glycérol-pyruvate ou un ester de dihydroxyacétone de-pyruvate.
Patent EP-0928243-A1 (EP)
Title: Procede et appareil permettant de coller ensemble des elements de disque
Inventor: OEHMAN OVE
IPC: B29D17/00
Filed: 1997-04-01
Abstract: Procédé et appareil servant à coller ensemble deux éléments (12, 14) de disque. Selon ce procédé on rapproche les deux éléments de disque coaxialement l'un contre l'autre pour former un espace (46) entre ces derniers. Dans une zone interne de cet espace (46) on applique un adhésif liquide de sorte qu'il vienne presque simultanément en contact avec les faces avant des deux éléments (12, 14) de disque. On rapproche ensuite les deux éléments de disque pour former une couche adhésive uniforme entre les éléments de disque. Le dispositif comprend des supports inférieur et supérieur (30, 32) destinés aux éléments de disque respectifs et un dispositif (54) qui sert à appliquer un adhésif liquide dans une zone interne de l'espace (46).
Patent EP-0891227-A1 (EP)
Title: Utilisation de metal alcalino-terreux contenant des catalyseurs a tamis moleculaire non zeolitique a pores de petite taille dans les conversions de composes oxygenes
Inventor: SUN HSIAN-NING
IPC: C07B61/00
Filed: 1997-04-04
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé permettant de convertir une matière première en oléfines et consistant à mettre en contact ladite matière première avec un catalyseur comportant un tamis moléculaire non zéolitique à pores de petite taille, dans des conditions assurant une production efficace d'oléfines, ledit tamis moléculaire non zéolitique ayant été préparé in-situ ou modifié après synthèse par incorporation d'un composé de métal alcalino-terreux, et l'ion de métal alcalino-terreux étant sélectionné dans le groupe constitué par le strontium, le calcium, le baryum et des mélanges de ces derniers.
Patent EP-0914238-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAUFMANN GEORG
IPC: B29C45/16
Filed: 1997-05-22
Abstract: A process and device for making movable units (1) of a plastic component (3), especially one with a decorative layer (2), one surface of which, in particular, has a decorative layer (2) and which can be made in one piece with the plastic components (3). Here, two tool halves (4, 5) form a cavity (6) of a tool mould (7) and the decorative material (2) can be applied to one of the tool halves before pressing in such a way that it is substantially in a first chamber (42, 42') which is separated by the closure of the tool mould (7) and possibly moving at least one blocking slide (8, 8') into its end blocking position in the cavity (6). After the plastic compound (9) has been fed into the first chamber (42, 42') through at least one supply pipe (10) and the tool mould (7) has been closed, the blocking slide (8') can be withdrawn from the end blocking position and a second plastic compound (9) can be injected into the second chamber (43) of the cavity (6). By separating along predetermined edge regions (11), which define at least one part of the periphery of movable parts (1) produced in one piece with the plastic component (3), the plastic component (3) can be produced as a single material with movable parts (1).
Patent EP-0892757-A1 (EP)
Title: Method of correcting the course towards a target of a load bearing implement and target detection means and beam emitting unit for carrying out said method
Inventor: TAX HANS
IPC: G01S17/87
Filed: 1997-04-09
Abstract: Target detection means (64) is used to correct the course of a container (36) towards a target. Said means comprises a beam emitting unit with a plurality of laser beam emitters (76). The orientation of the laser beams (76) is changed in relation to each other to increase and reduce the area of detection.
Patent EP-0898592-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEBOEUF CHRISTIAN
IPC: C08L77/06
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: L'invention porte sur des terpolymères de nylon semi-cristallins, semi-aromatiques, pour températures élevées, présentant une résistance accrue au retrait et obtenus à partir des monomères suivants: acide téréphthalique, (TA), hexaméthylènediamine (HMD), et/ou 2-méthylpentaméthylènediamine (2-MPMD) et un autre acide dicarboxylique aliphatique. Lesdits polymères présentent une résistance élevée au retrait en % dans le sens transversal lors du recuit ainsi qu'une bonne pondération des caractéristiques mécaniques pour des nylons pour températures élevées.
Patent EP-0897611-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUREGGER JOSEF
IPC: H03H9/64
Filed: 1997-04-25
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système de communication comprenant au moins deux branches de filtrage dont chacune contient un filtre d'ondes de surface (21, 22). Dans ce système, des structures filtrantes (23) électroacoustiques sont prévues sur un substrat (20) piézo-électrique commun.
Patent EP-0907364-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PARIKH BHAVNISH VINOD
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 1997-05-27
Abstract: L'invention concerne des formulations à libération prolongée comprenant 11-[4-[2-(2-hydroxyéthoxy)éthyl]-1-pipérazinyl]dibenzo[b,f][1,4]thiazépine ou un sel pharmaceutiquement acceptable de celle-ci, des procédés de traitement des états psychotiques et de l'instabilité mettant en oeuvre ces formulations à libération prolongée, ainsi que leur procédé de préparation.
Patent EP-0940767-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KASAI TSUNEHARU
IPC: G06F3/08
Filed: 1997-06-04
Abstract: An IC memory card having an expanded function of transmitting
and receiving special data other than preservative data. The IC
memory card comprises an odd attribute control circuit for outputting
a control signal for an odd-numbered address area of an attribute
memory, a data storage circuit capable of transmitting and receiving
the data other than preservative data to and from the odd-numbered
address area of the attribute memory, a signal selection circuit for
selecting signals for accessing the data storage circuit, and a special
operation circuit which operates in accordance with data stored in the
data storage circuit.
Patent EP-0906161-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FETSCH HEINZ
IPC: B23Q1/03
Filed: 1997-05-22
Abstract: A bending machine (1) for bending the edges (3) on sheet-like workpieces (2). The workpieces (2) can be grasped by clamping jaws (12) located on a manipulator (11) and supplied to a tool (6) and a mount. The manipulator (11) is located and supported above the processing plane and the workpiece support (4). The clamping jaws (12) can, in addition to being movable transversely or perpendicular to the tool (6), are also movable parallel thereto, and can rotate about an axis (15) running perpendicular to the workpiece plane. The workpieces (2) can be held in any position and then conveyed, without the need for additional conveying, transfer and removal devices, because all of these functions can also be performed by the manipulator (11).
Patent EP-0918779-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BONATO MARC
IPC: C07B53/00
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: Chiral organoboranes of general formulae (I) and (II), wherein each of R1 and R2, which are the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl or cycloalkyl radical, or R1 and R2, taken together, are a saturated divalent hydrocarbon grouping; X1 is a hydrogen atom; and X2 is a hydrogen or halogen atom; are disclosed. Methods for preparing such compounds, and the use thereof, particularly as an asymmetrical reducing agent, are also disclosed.
Patent EP-0925014-A1 (EP)
Title: Aide au diagnostic de l'infarctus myocardique aigu
Inventor: GROTH TORGNY
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 1997-06-19
Abstract: L'invention sert à catégoriser des patients que l'on soupçonne faire un infarctus myocardique aigu, d'après les critères suivants: a) infarctus myocardique aigu ou non aigu, b) taille de l'infarctus (par exemple majeur ou mineur), c) temps écoulé depuis le début de l'infarctus, et d) infarctus myocardique non aigu avec/sans lésion myocardique mineure. Généralement, cette catégorisation s'effectue d'après des échantillonnages sanguins et mesures, fréquents et minutés, de marqueurs biochimiques choisis de l'infarctus myocardique aigu, lesquels ont des taux d'apparition différents dans le sang circulant. On effectue ces calculs à l'aide de réseaux neuronaux artificiels spécialement conçus à cet effet. Selon un premier aspect de l'invention, on peut obtenir ainsi une détection/exclusion précoce de l'infarctus myocardique aigu, c'est-à-dire généralement dans les trois heures suivant l'admission du patient. En outre, on peut prédire précocement la taille de l'infarctus et estimer précocement le temps écoulé depuis le début de l'infarctus.
Patent EP-0909412-A1 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zur erstellung einer zellular strukturierten umgebungskarte von einer selbstbeweglichen mobilen einheit, welche sich mit hilfe mit auf wellenreflexion basierenden sensoren in der umgebung orientiert
Inventor: BAUER RUDOLF
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 1997-06-16
Abstract: Mit der Erfindung wird der Eintrag und das Löschen von Belegungsgradwerten in zellular strukturierten Umgebungskarten von autonomen mobilen Einheiten verbessert. Für jede Zelle der zellular strukturierten Umgebungskarte werden in Abhängigkeit der Meßrichtungen von Ultraschallsensoren unterschiedliche Sektoren definiert, in welchen die Belegungsgradwerte separat erhöht werden können. Dies hat den Vorteil, daß ein durch verschiedene Sensoren vermessenes Hindernis lediglich dann zu einer Erhöhung oder einer Verminderung des Belegungsgrades einer jeweiligen Zelle führt, wenn diese Messung bezüglich der zellular strukturierten Umgebungskarte unter derselben Meßrichtung erfolgte. Somit können dynamische Objekte im Meßbereich der autonomen mobilen Einheit schneller wieder aus der Karte ausgetragen werden und durch Reflexionen von Echos entstandene Timeout-Messungen führen nicht dazu, daß real vorhandene Objekte aus der Karte gelöscht werden.
Patent EP-0915660-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RAMESH RAM K
IPC: A22C13/00
Filed: 1997-06-24
Abstract: Un produit emballé a une pellicule configurée autour d'un produit carné cuit. Le produit carné cuit adhère à une surface de contact de la pellicule avec la viande. La surface de contact de la pellicule avec la viande comprend un copolymère d'oléfine/acide acrylique avec une température de ramollissement Vicat, en °F, d'au moins 232 moins 5 multiplié par le pourcentage en masse de mère d'acide acrylique dans le copolymère d'oléfine/acide acrylique. Le produit carné cuit comprend au moins un élément sélectionné dans le groupe formé par la saucisse, la mortadelle, la saucisse de Brunswick, et le jambon à forte adjonction d'eau. On a découvert que le copolymère d'oléfine/acide acrylique adhérait bien aux produits carnés à forte teneur lipidique/hypoprotéiques, était utilisable dans la formation de pellicules thermorétractables, et permettait un scellement plus solide que les copolymères d'oléfine/acide acrylique disponibles avant.
Patent EP-0954560-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN CHUN-MING
IPC: C12N1/20
Filed: 1997-07-24
Abstract: A microbe-specific medium for detection of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in a test sample within 24 hours and preferably within 18 hours. The testing medium provides a selective growth medium for vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and includes specific nutrient indicators which only the target microbe can significantly metabolize and use for growth. The nutrient indicator contain a nutrient moiety and a detectable moiety linked together by a covalent bond. The nutrient indicators produce detectable signals only if the nutrient indicators are hydrolyzed by the Enterococci specific enzymes including beta-glucosidase and pyrrolidonyl arylamidase.
Patent EP-0914504-A1 (EP)
Inventor: UMEZAWA MASAO
IPC: C08G18/73
Filed: 1997-07-24
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un spandex bien coalescé, de haute qualité. Le procédé consiste à essorer totalement un polyuréthane thermoplastique à point de fusion élevé, à fardeler les filaments tels que filés selon une relation côte-à-côte, et à faire passer les filaments fardelés au-dessus ou à travers un guide. Le spandex obtenu par ce procédé présente des qualités de thermofixage élevé, une grande uniformité de denier, de bonnes qualités de tricotabilité et de tissage; ledit spandex donne des tissus ayant une bonne uniformité de surface.
Patent EP-0910593-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOLTHAMMER BRIAN W S
IPC: C08F4/659
Filed: 1997-07-09
Abstract: Ethylene, an alpha-olefin and, optionally, a diene monomer are polymerized in a process comprising the step of contacting (1) ethylene, (2) at least one C3-C20 aliphatic alpha-olefin, (3) optionally, at least one C4-C20 diene, (4) a catalyst comprising (a) a metallocene complex, and (b) an activator, and (5) a solvent. The process is conducted in either a single reactor or in multiple reactors, the latter configured either in series or parallel. Solvent is removed from the polymer stream in an anhydrous, first stage solvent recovery operation such that the solids concentration of the product stream is increased by at least 100 percent. Additional solvent is removed in an anhydrous, second stage solvent recovery operation from the product of the first stage solvent recovery operation such that the solids concentration of the product stream is in excess of 65 weight percent.