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Patent EP-2090270-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ORTIZ MARK S
IPC: F04B43/04
Filed: 2009-02-11
Abstract: Devices and methods for forming a restriction in a patient are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a restriction system is provided including an implantable restriction device, an implantable port in fluid communication with the implantable restriction device, and an implantable pump in fluid communication with the restriction device. In general, the implantable restriction device is adjustable and configured to form a restriction in a patient, and the implantable port is configured to receive fluid from a fluid source external to the patient. The implantable pump has a plurality of actuators configured to change shape upon the application of energy thereto such that sequential activation of the plurality of actuators is effective to create pumping action to move fluid through the pump.
Patent EP-2120303-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHII TOSHIHIRO
IPC: G03G15/04
Filed: 2009-05-13
Abstract: A disclosed surface-emitting laser includes a substrate (101) and multiple semiconductor layers stacked on the substrate. A normal of the principal plane of the substrate is inclined with respect to one of crystal orientations <1 0 0> toward one of crystal orientations <1 1 1>. The semiconductor layers include a resonator structure (104,106) comprising an active layer (105); and a semiconductor multilayer mirror (107) stacked on said resonator structure. The semiconductor multilayer mirror includes a confined structure where in an electric current passage area is surrounded by an oxidized area (108a) including at least an oxide generated by selective oxidation of a part of a selective oxidation layer (108) containing aluminum. A strain field caused by the oxidation is present at least in a part of the vicinity of the oxidized area. In the strain field, the amount of strain in a first axis direction is different from the amount of strain in a second axis direction.
Patent EP-2285322-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BISCHOFF MARK
IPC: A61F9/009
Filed: 2009-03-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating control data for an eye-surgical treatment device (1), which separates tissue layers in the eye cornea (5) by means of a laser device (E), wherein a contact glass (25) having a contact surface deforms the cornea (5) into the shape of the contact surface during the operation of the laser device (E), for which purpose the contact surface is first placed on a cornea apex at a contact surface apex and is then pressed against the same for deforming the cornea, the method comprising the following steps: the control data of the laser device (E) is generated such that the data specifies coordinates of target points (28) located in the cornea (5) for the laser device (E), and upon generation of the target point coordinates the deformation of the cornea (5) which is present during the operation of the laser device (E) as a result of the contact glass (25) is taken into consideration, wherein the invention provides that the following steps are carried out in consideration of the deformation in order to determine a displacement of a point P in the undeformed cornea (5) caused by the deformation: 1a) a point O is determined for point P on the front surface of the undeformed cornea (5), said point O being positioned such that the surface normal extending through point O goes through point P, 1b) a distance (formula (I)) is determined between the cornea apex S and point O, wherein the distance (formula (I)) is the arch length on the undeformed cornea (5), 1c) a point O' is determined on the contact surface, said point being positioned at a distance (formula (I)) from the contact surface apex, 1d) a point P' id determined on a surface normal in point O', said point having the same distance from O' as the point P has from point O, and 1e) point P' is used as point P having been displaced by the deformation; and/or wherein the following steps are carried out in consideration of the deformation in order to determine a displacement of a point Q’ in the deformed cornea caused by relaxation: 2a) a point O1 is determined for point Q’ on the front surface of the deformed cornea (5), said point O1 being positioned such that the surface normal extending through point O’ goes through point Q’, 2b) a distance (formula (II)) between the contact surface apex S and point O1 is determined, wherein the distance (formula (II)) is the arch length of the deformed cornea (5), 2c) a point O is determined on the undeformed cornea (5), said point being located at a distance (formula (II)) from the cornea apex, 2d) a point Q is determined on a surface normal in point O, said point Q having the same distance from O as point Q’ has from point O’, and 2e) point Q is used as point Q’ having been displaced by the relaxation.
Patent EP-2334546-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CASTANET MARC-ANTOINE
IPC: B64C3/26
Filed: 2009-09-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a panel assembly for an aircraft fuselage, in which a first panel (10) and a second panel (20) respectively have a first end portion (11) and a second end portion (21) overlapping one another and connected to one another. The aim of the invention is particularly to limit the impact of the aerodynamic flow on the edge (25) of said second end portion (21) without impairing the mechanical aspect of the first panel (10). The aim is achieved by using a level difference (30) extending from said first end portion (11) opposite which the edge (25) of the second end portion (21) is located, the inner surface (14) of the first panel (10) having no level difference.
Patent EP-2337446-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUEDKAMP MEIK
IPC: A01K63/04
Filed: 2009-10-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne un agencement de bassins à poissons, comprenant une pluralité de bassins à poissons et un dispositif de mesure destiné à détecter au moins un paramètre de l'eau d'élevage dans les bassins à poissons. Selon l'invention, le dispositif de mesure comprend une unité de mesure destinée à détecter ledit au moins un paramètre de l'eau, un dispositif commutable de guidage des échantillons d'eau qui est relié fluidiquement à l'unité de mesure par une conduite centrale de mesure pour acheminer les échantillons d'eau et une pluralité de conduites de mesure périphériques, chacune reliant fluidiquement un bassin à poissons avec le dispositif commutable de guidage des échantillons d'eau pour acheminer les échantillons d'eau. Le dispositif commutable de guidage des échantillons d'eau est conçu pour amener sélectivement des échantillons d'eau entre une conduite de mesure périphérique et la conduite centrale de mesure.
Patent EP-2321349-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN YONGMEI
IPC: C07K16/24
Filed: 2009-08-28
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to antibodies cross-reactive with IL- 17A and IL-17F, and bispecific anti-IL-17A/F and their uses.
Patent EP-2331588-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AGAPIOU AGAPIOS K
IPC: C08F10/00
Filed: 2009-10-01
Abstract: Catalyst compositions for the polymerization of olefins having improved flowability properties are provided.
Patent EP-2370695-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARKAI MENASHE
IPC: F24S10/70
Filed: 2009-12-29
Abstract: L'invention concerne une centrale thermique solaire qui comporte un système collecteur d'énergie solaire configuré pour utiliser le rayonnement solaire incident en vue de chauffer un fluide de transfert de chaleur (HTF) et un générateur de courant configuré pour utiliser le fluide de transfert de chaleur chauffé pour générer du courant. Le système collecteur d'énergie solaire comporte une pluralité de tuyaux destinés à transporter le fluide de transfert thermique et se caractérisant par un premier degré de perméabilité à l'hydrogène, au moins une partie des tuyaux comportant des parties exposées à l'atmosphère et comportant une membrane constituée d'un matériau caractérisé par un second degré de perméabilité à l'hydrogène supérieur au premier degré de perméabilité à l'hydrogène.
Patent EP-2375752-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BANG GUN
IPC: H04N19/46
Filed: 2009-12-08
Abstract: Provided is a multi-view video coding/decoding method and apparatus which uses coded and decoded multi-view videos to code and decode depth information videos corresponding to the multi-view videos. The multi-view video coding method includes: controlling the scales of first and second depth information videos corresponding to a multi-view video such that the scales are equalized; and coding the second depth information video, of which the scale is controlled, by referring to the first depth information video of which the scale is controlled.
Patent EP-2368147-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BACON CHESTER A JR
IPC: G02B5/122
Filed: 2009-11-20
Abstract: A transfer article, a retroreflective article and methods of making the same. The transfer article can include an overlay. The retroreflective article can include an optical layer and an overlay. The optical layer can include a front surface and a rear surface, and can include retroreflective optical elements. The overlay can include a front surface and a rear surface adapted to be coupled to the front surface of a substrate, such as the optical layer. The overlay can further include a graphic, such that the graphic is buried with respect to the front surface of the overlay. A method of making the retroreflective article can include applying a graphic to the rear surface of the overlay, and coupling the overlay bearing the graphic to the front surface of a substrate, such as the optical layer.
Patent EP-2256453-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WINTJEN JAN
IPC: B60P7/08
Filed: 2010-03-31
Abstract: The mounting unit has a bearing block (1) fastened at a vehicle floor and a vehicle roof, and provided with groove guides. A counter bearing (2) is provided for receiving components of a vehicle. The counter bearing is clamped with the bearing block so that groove connections receive main forces during mine explosion. The groove connections are mounted at the counter bearing that is made of a plate. Component parts (4) are screwed with the counter bearing. The groove connections are aligned parallel to each other.
Patent EP-2253707-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ESCAICH SONIA
IPC: C12N15/63
Filed: 2003-03-06
Abstract: The invention relates to isolated antigenic polypeptides obtainable by a process comprising the steps of : 
- selecting on the basis of sequence analysis those of the polypeptides which are either located in the outermembrane or secreted by the bacteria, 
 
2- identifying the genes coding for said polypeptides which are conserved in B2/D clinical isolates, 
3- purifying the polypeptides identified in step 1, which are found in step 2 to be conserved in B2/D isolates, 
4- testing the polypeptides for immunogenicity using animals models. 
     Application for making vaccine compositions.
Patent EP-2239849-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SEEFELDT JAMES
IPC: H03L7/08
Filed: 2010-01-28
Abstract: A process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) compensation circuit and a method of continuously generating a delay measure are provided. The compensation circuit includes two delay lines, each delay line providing a delay output. The two delay lines may each include a number of delay elements, which in turn may include one or more current-starved inverters. The number of delay lines may differ between the two delay lines. The delay outputs arc provided to a combining circuit that determines an offset pulse based on the two delay outputs and then averages the voltage of the offset pulse to determine a delay measure. The delay measure may be one or more currents or voltages indicating an amount of PVT compensation to apply to input or output signals of an application circuit, such as a memory-bus driver, dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous DRAM, a processor or other clocked circuit.
Patent EP-2214312-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIMOTO SUSUMU
IPC: H03H9/02
Filed: 2010-02-01
Abstract: To provide a receiving side filter of a duplexer and a duplexer capable of preventing a leakage of an electric field and a magnetic field to the outside. In a receiving side filter (12) having a longitudinal mode resonator type filter (41,41a,41b) including interdigitated finger electrodes and reflectors respectively formed on a piezoelectric substrate (10) and an unbalanced input signal path (14) and balanced output ports (16) respectively provided on an input side and on an output side of the longitudinal mode resonator type filter, and used on a receiving side of a duplexer, a shield electrode (50) connected to a ground electrode side (18) of the interdigitated finger electrode is disposed to surround a periphery of the receiving side filter (12) so that an electric field and a magnetic field leaked to the outside from the receiving side filter are short-circuited by the shield electrode.
Patent EP-2190159-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WERNAERS YVES
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2006-07-03
Abstract: A multicarrier transmission system uses a set of carriers spaced apart in frequency with a number of bits being assigned to each carrier. A transmitter has an input for receiving a data signal (2) for transmission and a mapper (14) arranged to map the received data signal into a set of complex data symbols, wherein each data symbol determines modulation of one carrier in a set of carriers which are spaced in frequency. A frequency domain-to-time domain transform stage (18) is arranged to convert the set of modulated carriers to a time-domain signal. A peak detector (26) arranged to detect when the time-domain signal exceeds a predetermined criterion. A constellation modifier (27) arranged to modify the constellation value of at least one of the carriers in the converted time-domain signal.
Patent EP-2246962-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALEXANDER JAMES PELLEGRINO
IPC: H02K1/30
Filed: 2010-02-25
Abstract: An internal permanent magnet (IPM) machine is provided. The IPM machine includes a stator assembly and a stator core. The stator core also includes multiple stator teeth. The stator assembly is further configured with stator windings to generate a magnetic field when excited with alternating currents and extends along a longitudinal axis with an inner surface defining a cavity. The IPM machine also includes a rotor assembly and a rotor core. The rotor core is disposed inside the cavity and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The rotor assembly further includes a shaft. The shaft further includes multiple protrusions alternately arranged relative to multiple bottom structures provided on the shaft. The rotor assembly also includes multiple stacks of laminations disposed on the protrusions and dovetailed circumferentially around the shaft. The rotor assembly further includes multiple permanent magnets for generating a magnetic field, which interacts with the stator magnetic field to produce torque. The permanent magnets are disposed between the stacks. The rotor assembly also includes multiple bottom wedges disposed on the bottom structures of the shaft and configured to hold the multiple stacks and the multiple permanent magnets.
Patent EP-2247166-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDRES THOMAS
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2010-04-30
Abstract: The controller (10) has input terminals (11) for receiving external control commands. Output terminals (12-14) and a common output (15) are provided for transmitting operating device commands e.g. pulse width modulation signals, to respective operating devices (20-25) of a light source or a lighting arrangement, where a control unit generates the operating device commands based on the received external control commands. One of the operating devices is in the form of an electronic ballast for operating the light source or the lighting arrangement. An independent claim is also included for a method for operating a light source or a lighting arrangement.
Patent EP-2270941-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RAMAKRISHNAN VASUDEVAN
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 2010-06-21
Abstract: The present disclosure defines a snap assembly on an center plate of a flush mount fixture, the center plate being snap fitted with a fixing plate on a back box, the assembly comprising one or more snap members positioned near each other wherein at least one said snap member having serration on the outer surface of the member and the serrated surface being outwardly inclined from a desired position on the member leading towards the top end of the member. The snap assembly also comprises non-serrated snap members having protrusion on the outer surface of the member to enable positive locking of the center plate with the fixing frame on the back box. The serrated snap members on snap assembly provide griping between the center plate and fixing frame.
Patent EP-2239327-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIBSON DANIEL GLENN
IPC: C12N9/12
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to an  in vitro  method for joining a first set of double-stranded (ds) DNA molecules, comprising: 
(a) providing two or more dsDNA molecules to be joined, wherein, for each pair of dsDNA molecules to be joined, the distal region of the first DNA molecule and the proximal region of the second DNA molecule share a region of sequence homology comprising at least about 20 non-palindromic nucleotides; 
(b) treating the provided dsDNA molecules with a substantially purified enzyme having 5'-3' exonuclease activity, whereby single-stranded overhanging portions are generated in the dsDNA molecules by 5'-3' exonuclease digestion, wherein each overhanging portion contains the region of homology or a portion thereof sufficient to specifically hybridize to the overhanging portion in the other molecule of the pair; 
(c) incubating the DNA molecules generated in step (b), under conditions whereby they anneal through the overhanging portions; and 
(d) treating the annealed molecules with a substantially purified DNA polymerase and a substantially purified compatible ligase, under conditions whereby remaining single-stranded gap(s) are filled in by the polymerase and nicks are sealed by the ligase; 
 
thereby joining the dsDNA molecules, wherein the method is carried out in the presence of a crowding agent ,e.g. about 5% PEG.
Patent EP-2293096-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HASCH JUERGEN
IPC: G01S7/288
Filed: 2010-08-06
Abstract: The method involves producing a reference signal comprising reference frequency, and displacing the reference frequency against transmission frequency around a predetermined intermediate frequency. The intermediate frequency is generated by mixing the transmission frequency and the produced reference frequency. A transmission signal (Tx) is sent in a direction of a measuring object (104), and a receiving signal (Rx) reflected at the object is received. An intermediate frequency signal is produced by mixing the receiving signal with the reference signal, and the intermediate signal is provided. An independent claim is also included for a device for providing a reflection signal as an intermediate frequency signal.
Patent EP-2293056-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHNEIDER LUKE
IPC: G01N33/15
Filed: 2000-04-19
Abstract: A method for analyzing a metabolic pathway, comprising (a) administering to a subject a known ratio of a labeled substrate and an unlabeled substrate, wherein said labeled substrate labeled with a stable isotope and said unlabeled substrate having a natural abundance of said stable isotope; (b) allowing the labeled substrate and the unlabeled substrate to be at least partially metabolized to form a labeled target metabolite and an unlabeled target metabolite; (c) generating mass spectral data from a plurality of samples from said subject at a plurality of time points; and (d) determining a plurality of relative abundances of said labeled target metabolite to said unlabeled target metabolite from the mass spectral data of at least one of said samples and comparing said plurality of relative abundances to said known ratio of said labeled substrate and said unlabeled substrate.
Patent EP-2258902-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHRODE RAINER
IPC: E02D3/074
Filed: 2004-11-10
Abstract: The compactor (1) has an upper part (2) coupled to an excavator arm, and a lower part (3) provided with an imbalance producer (5). The imbalance producer has an axial-piston motor (9) or a gear motor with a drain line, and the lower part has an exchangeable compacting plate (8). Absorption devices (4) are arranged between the upper and the lower parts. A buffer device (13) for vibration decoupling and a rotation device (15) are provided in the upper part. The buffer device is arranged outside the rotation device, and the upper part has a coupling section (11) and a central section (12).
Patent EP-2272366-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FEUCHT DIETER
IPC: B60K17/16
Filed: 2002-09-10
Abstract: Composition contains an active agent combination of at least one 1-(thienyl-3-yl-sulfonylamino-(thio)carbonyl)-1,2,4-triazoline-5-(4H)-(thi)one derivative (I) (A), at least one other specific herbicides (B) and optionally a safener (C). Composition contains an active agent combination of at least one 1-(thienyl-3-yl-sulfonylamino-(thio)carbonyl)-1,2,4-triazoline-5-(4H)-(thi)one derivative if formula (I) (A), at least one other specific herbicides (B) and optionally a safener (C). [Image] Q 1, Q 2O or S; R 1alkyl (optionally substituted (os) by CN, halo or OT); alkenyl or alkynyl (both os by CN or halo); cycloalkyl or cycloalkyl-(1-4C) alkyl (both os by CN, halo or T); aryl or aryl-(1-4C) alkyl (both os by NO 2, CN, halo, T or OT); or Het or Het-(1-4C) alkyl (both os by CN, halo or T); T : 1-4C alkyl; Het : heterocyclyl containing up to 6C plus 1-4 N and/or 1 or 2 O or S; R 2H, CN, NO 2 or halo; alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl or alkylsulfonyl (all os by CN, halo or OT); or alkenyl, alkynyl, alkenyloxy or alkynyloxy (all os by CN or halo); R 3H, OH, SH, NH 2, CN or halo; alkyl (os by F, Cl, Br, CN, OT, COT or COOT); alkenyl or alkynyl (both os by F, Cl and/or Br); alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylamino or alkylcarbonylamino (all os by F, Cl, CN, OT or COOT); 3-6C alkenyloxy, 3-6C alkynyloxy, 3-6C alkenyloxy, 3-6C alkynyloxy, 3-6C alkenylamino or 3-6C alkynylamino; NT 2; aziridino, pyrrolidino, piperidino or morpholino (all os by Me and/or Et); cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylthio, cycloalkylamino, cycloalkyl-(1-4C) alkyl, cycloalkyl-(1-4C) alkoxy, cycloalkyl-(1-4C) alkylthio or cycloalkyl-(1-4C) alkylamino (all os by F, Cl, Br, CN and/or T); or aryl, aryl-(1-4C) alkyl, aryloxy, aryl-(1-4C) alkoxy, arylthio, aryl-(1-4C) alkylthio, arylamino or aryl-(1-4C) alkylamino (all os by F, Cl, Br, CN, NO 2, T, CF 3, OT and/or COOT); R 4H, OH, NH 2, CN or 2-10C alkylideneamino; alkyl (os by F, Cl, Br, CN, OT, COT or COOT); alkenyl or alkynyl (both os by F, Cl and/or Br); alkoxy, alkylamino or alkylcarbonylamino (all os by F, Cl, Br, CN, OT or COOT); 3-6C alkenyloxy; NT 2; cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino or cycloalkyl-(1-4C) alkyl (all os by F, Cl, Br, CN and/or T); or aryl or aryl-(1-4C) alkyl (both os by F, Cl, Br, CN, NO 2, T, CF 3 and/or OT); or R 3 + R 4optionally branched 3-6C alkanediyl; unless specified otherwise alkyl moieties have 1-6C, alkenyl or alkynyl moieties 2-6C, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl moieties 3-6C and aryl moieties 6-10C. ACTIVITY : Herbicide; Defoliant. In post-emergence tests against Chenopodium album, the herbicidal rating was 70% for 8 g/ha of 1-(4-methoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-thienyl-3-yl-sulfonylaminocarbonyl)-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Ia), 80% for 250 g/ha of bromoxynil (B') and 100% (compared with a predicted value of 94%) for a combination of 8 g/ha of (Ia) and 250 g/ha of (B'). MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.
Patent EP-2311466-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DALE RODERIC M K
IPC: A61K31/683
Filed: 2002-05-03
Abstract: The present invention provides protonated compounds having antimicrobial activity. The invention also provides antimicrobial compositions comprising protonated compounds of the invention. The protonated compounds of the invention provide efficacious antimicrobial activity against resistant strains of bacteria and opportunistic fungi.