baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2010157697-A (JP)
Title: Electromigration resistant via-to-line interconnect
Inventor: SULLIVAN TIMOTHY DOOLING
IPC: H01L21/3205
Filed: 2009-11-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electromigration resistant via-to-line interconnect including a metal line and a conductive via and to provide a manufacturing method of the same.  <P>SOLUTION: A metal interconnect structure has a liner-to-liner direct contact formed between an upper metallic liner 50 of a conductive via and a lower metallic liner 20 of a metal line below. The liner-to-liner contact impedes abrupt electromigration failures and enhances electromigration resistance of the metal interconnect structure. At least one dielectric material portion may include a plurality of dielectric material portions arranged to insure direct contact of between the upper metallic liner 50 and the lower metallic liner 20. Alternatively, at least the one dielectric material portion may comprise a single dielectric portion whose area has a sufficient lateral overlap with the area of the conductive via to insure that a liner-to-liner direct contact is formed within the range of allowed lithographic overlay variations.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011114900-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling supply and demand of micro-grid
Inventor: NAKAZAWA CHIKASHI
IPC: H02J3/00
Filed: 2009-11-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supply and demand technique of a micro-grid, which is capable of improving the stability in frequency of the micro-grid in a power unserved area or an isolated island.  <P>SOLUTION: The micro-grid 100 connects a recycle energy utilizing power generating facility 150, and an internal combustion power generating facility 130 for compensating the facility 150 and a power storage device 140 to a power transmission network 110 and supplies power to a load 120. The micro-grid executes power supply and demand control while maintaining a stable system frequency f by adding control using the system frequency f by a load frequency control unit 240 and an interlinking line flow ΔP<SB>T</SB>to the control of an internal combustion power generator output 231 and a storage battery output 232 by a predictive function unit 210, a supply and demand scheduling unit 220 and an economic load distribution control unit 230.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010150130-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for washing polycrystalline silicon
Inventor: SAKAI KAZUHIRO
IPC: C01B33/037
Filed: 2009-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for washing polycrystalline silicon, whereby high-quality polycrystalline silicon diminished impurities and spots can be prepared.  <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for washing polycrystalline silicon by sequentially immersing polycrystalline silicon S into a plurality of acid baths 2-6 each filled with an acid, is disclosed. Wherein the liquid temperatures of the acid baths 2-6 are set as the followings: a liquid temperature of a later acid bath in sequence is equal to or lower than that of the adjacent former acid bath and the liquid temperature of the sequentially last acid bath 6 is lower than that of the first acid bath 2; and each of the acid baths 2-6 is equipped with a temperature controlling means 18 to keep each of the liquid temperatures at a constant level.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011112982-A (JP)
Title: Mask blank and method for producing the same
Inventor: HOSOYA MORIO
IPC: C23C14/34
Filed: 2009-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a mask blank, to which a high-level quality about defects is required, by reducing the number of high oxide defects in a size of 60 nm or more and less than 150 nm, the defect containing more oxygen than in the surrounding area in a thin film for patterning.  <P>SOLUTION: A mask blank 10 is produced by forming a thin film 2 for patterning, comprising a material containing at least one of metal and silicon, on a light-transmitting substrate 1 by a sputtering method using a sputtering film-forming device. In the method, after the gas in the chamber of the sputtering film-forming device where the light-transmitting substrate 1 is to be conveyed is replaced by a gas containing neither water nor carbon dioxide, dry air or a mixture gas thereof, the pressure in the chamber is reduced and subsequently formation of the thin film 2 for patterning by the sputtering method is started.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011111116-A (JP)
Title: Seat belt controller and seat belt device
Inventor: TOMIBE HIDEYUKI
IPC: B60R22/48
Filed: 2009-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat belt controller, capable of setting a wake-up trigger according to the specification of a vehicle after manufacturing hardware, and a seat belt device with the seat belt controller.  <P>SOLUTION: The seat belt controller 7 for controlling a seat belt retractor of the seat belt device is configured to maintain a sleep mode when a vehicle is in a predetermined state, and release the sleep mode upon input of a predetermined trigger signal. The seat belt controller 7 includes an input port 13 to which the trigger signal is input, and a switch 14 which responds to the input port 13 in 1:1. The input port 13 is connected to one of input terminals of an AND circuit 15, and the other input terminal of the AND circuit 15 is connected to a reference voltage source through the switch 14.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011113947-A (JP)
Title: Connection structure
Inventor: TAKEHARA HIDEAKI
IPC: H02K5/22
Filed: 2009-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connection structure constructing an effective heat dissipation route.  <P>SOLUTION: The structure includes a structure body 12 constituted of a head 12b and a shaft 12a connected with the head 12b. A plurality of first connection terminals 4a-4c and a plurality of second connection terminals 6a-6b are batch-fixed at each contact to be electrically connected by passing the shaft 12a through each contact involving the plurality of first connection terminals 4a-4c and the plurality of second connection terminals 6a-6c and a plurality of insulating plates 8a-8d and pressing the adjacent insulating plate 8a by the head 12b. A thermally conductive connection member 9 made of a non-conductive material is disposed in a part at least penetrating each contact and a hollow part 12 penetrating each contact and communicating with the outside of a first terminal housing 5 is formed in the connection member 9 to dissipate heat generated from each contact to the outside of the first terminal housing via the connection member 9 and the hollow part 12.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011116382-A (JP)
Title: Container with in-mold label
Inventor: GOTO TAKAYUKI
IPC: B65D23/00
Filed: 2009-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a container with an in-mold label, as a commodity, to be safely bought by exhibiting a tamper-resistant effect when superposed label portions are peeled one from the other.  <P>SOLUTION: The in-mold label 4 is formed from: a base portion 5, which is a portion to be stuck and fixed to a container body 1; and a fold portion 6 bent over upon this base portion 5 with part art of the edge of the end of the fold portion 6 directly stuck to the container body 1, thereby obtaining a tamper-resistant effect.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010156968-A (JP)
Title: Electrostatic charge image developing toner and method of manufacturing the toner
Inventor: SAITO MASANORI
IPC: G03G9/08
Filed: 2009-12-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide toner which is excellent in manufacturing stability, causes no fogging and has satisfactory fixing property and anti-blocking property, and also to provide a method of manufacturing the toner.  <P>SOLUTION: The toner contains at least a polyglycerin fatty acid ester, a binder resin and wax. The electrostatic charge image developing toner is characterized in that the hydroxyl value of the polyglycerin fatty acid ester is 1.0 mg-KOH/g or more. The method of manufacturing the electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a process of manufacturing a wax-dispersion liquid, wherein the polyglycerin fatty acid ester is used in the process of manufacturing the wax-dispersion liquid.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011116034-A (JP)
Title: Surface layer material for cushioning medium and cushioning medium for heat pressing
Inventor: YOSHIDA AKIRA
IPC: B29C43/18
Filed: 2009-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface layer material for cushioning medium, which shows excellent unevenness follow-up properties and the reduction of the incidence of crazes, creases and cracks.  <P>SOLUTION: This surface layer material 11a for cushioning medium includes a resin layer 12 arranged on the face side of the surface layer material 11a and covering the one face of the surface layer material 11a, a rubber layer 13 arranged on the back side of the surface layer material 11a and covering the back side of the surface layer material 11a, and a fabric layer 14 arranged between the resin layer 12 and the rubber layer 13 and using a bulky yarn as at least either one of the warp or the weft. The fabric layer 14 is arranged on the resin layer 12 side, and includes a fabric/resin composite layer 17 formed by impregnating part of the fabric with a resin constituting the resin layer 12 and a fabric/rubber composite layer 18 arranged on the rubber layer 13 side and formed by impregnating part of the fabric with a rubber constituting the rubber layer 13. In addition, voids 20 are formed inside the fabric layer 14.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2010091268-A (JP)
Title: Refrigerator
Inventor: TAKENAKA YASUO
IPC: A61L9/22
Filed: 2009-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator or the like, capable of efficiently sterilizing floating bacteria, easily installed at home without grounding and improving sterilization efficiency by easily bringing ions into contact with the floating bacteria without complicating an apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: When cold air is blasted into a storage chamber by operating a blower and opening a damper, high voltage is applied to an electrode to generate cations and anions, and the cations and anions are released into a cold air circulating passage.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011123342-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: ISHIZUKA KAZUTERU
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 2009-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of stabilizing rotational speed by recovering load of rotation of a photoreceptor.  <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes: at least one photoreceptor 1; a driving motor for rotating the photoreceptor 1; an image forming part 10 for performing image forming operation that a toner image is formed on the photoreceptor 1; a transfer roller 5 provided for every photoreceptor 1 and successively transferring the toner image on the photoreceptor 1 to a common intermediate transfer body 70; a secondary transfer roller 9 for transferring the toner image, transferred onto the intermediate transfer body, to recording material; a cleaning blade for cleaning a surface of the photoreceptor 1; a load detection means 205 for detecting the load of the driving motor 150; and a control means 200 for controlling at least the driving motor 150, the image forming part, and the load detection means. In the image forming apparatus, when the load is less than a predetermined value during image forming operation, the control means 200 controls to perform idle rotating operation of the photoreceptor 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011121540-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle with underfloor storage type lifting device
Inventor: SUZUKI TADAHIKO
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 2009-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent electric wiring from hanging down to a power unit on the body frame side, even if there is sliding operation of a body frame caused by underfloor storage of a lifting platform.  <P>SOLUTION: This vehicle has an underfloor storage type lifting device for storing the platform 60 in a folded state under the floor by sliding the body frame 10. A power unit 17 for supplying a hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic cylinder mechanism 15 for slide driving for pulling in the body frame 10 under the floor, is arranged in the body frame 10, and the intermediate part of a flexible tube 92 for the electric wiring to the power unit 17, is installed on the upper side of a body of the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 15. The flexible tube 92 crosses the chassis frame 1 in the lateral direction, and the electric wiring from a battery 90 on the chassis frame side is connected to the power unit 17 by passing through the inside of the flexible tube 92.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011128316-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: ARIMURA KOJI
IPC: G03G15/01
Filed: 2009-12-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of decreasing friction by the intervention of a toner and an external additive between a cleaning blade and an image carrier by toner supply, and reducing the shake of a blade and the chipping of a blade edge.  <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes a measuring means 201 for counting a time period when a development sleeve is stopped before the start of an image forming operation in which an image is formed on an image carrier 1, and a torque reducing mode in which a toner is supplied to the cleaning blade 22 of a cleaning means 14 when the value measured by the measuring means 201 exceeds a predetermined value. In the torque reducing mode or when an image forming operation is started and the rotation of a developer carrier 21 is started, the measuring means 201 is reset.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011037255-A (JP)
Title: Laminate
Inventor: CHIBA KIYOSHI
IPC: C23C14/34
Filed: 2009-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transparent heat reflecting laminate having high transparency and a good shielding coefficient.  <P>SOLUTION: A laminate comprises: (i) a transparent heat reflecting film comprising a multi-layer film consisting of a transparent dielectric material and a metal, which is transparent against visible rays and has a low heat radiation property; and (ii) a substrate board. The laminate is structured by a transparent dielectric material/a silver alloy (1)/a transparent dielectric material/a silver alloy (2)/a transparent dielectric material in this order from a substrate board 1 side, a film thickness of the silver alloy (2) is 16 nm or more and fallen within a range of 1.2 to 2 times the film thickness of the silver alloy (1), and a transmittance rate against visible rays is 75% or more, and a shielding coefficient is 0.5 or less. The laminate is found to keep good balance between an excellent transparency and shielding properties against near infrared rays.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011130636-A (JP)
Title: Current distribution apparatus
Inventor: TANAKA NORIMITSU
IPC: H02H7/20
Filed: 2009-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To break a current by utilizing MCCB, while avoiding reduction in the number of power feed systems that can be branched in a DC power feed system.  <P>SOLUTION: A current distribution apparatus includes a plurality of power feed systems. Each of the plurality of power feed systems includes a circuit breaker which starts to cut off the current with a lapse of a prescribed time, when a current value of the current flowing in the power feed system exceeds a rated current value; the current distribution apparatus branches the current supplied from the outside to each of the plurality of power feed systems; each of the plurality of power feed systems includes a current suppression unit for suppressing an increase in the current so that the value of the current does not becomes larger than a prescribed value, according to the rated current value, until the circuit breaker starts to cut off the current, when the value of the current flowing in the power feed system increases over the rated current value.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011131315-A (JP)
Title: Cutting device and tape printer equipped with the same
Inventor: KOSUGE SHINSAKU
IPC: B26D1/45
Filed: 2009-12-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutting device commoly uses as a full-cutting device and a half-cutting device, and decreasing a size, and also to provide a tape printer equipped with the cutting device.  <P>SOLUTION: The cutting device 20 carrying out cutting action in a width direction of a tape-shaped member 160, is equipped with: a cutter unit 200 having a cutting blade 210 constituted by an oblique blade; and a cutter actuating mechanism 300 making the cutter unit 200 carry out circulating action including a cutting preparing action forwardly moving toward the tape-shaped member 160 from a cutting stand-by position to a cutting starting position, cutting action moving from the cutting starting position to a cutting finishing position, separating action backwardly moving from the cutting finishing position to a separating position, and returning action returning from the separating position to the cutting stand-by position. The cutter actuating mechanism 300 makes the cutting starting position differ for full-cutting and half-cutting, in the cutting preparing action.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011131228-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing valve seat of hollow engine valve, press device of the same and the hollow engine valve
Inventor: YOSHIMURA HYOJI
IPC: B21J5/06
Filed: 2009-12-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that finished accuracy is insufficient in hot forging of a seat valve of a hollow engine valve and materials to be treated are limited in cold forging and that the number of processes of drawing is increased in the cold forging and a conventional warm forging to repeatingly require a process for intermediate heat-treatment such as annealing so that work efficiency is insufficient.  <P>SOLUTION: A semifinished product having a hollow hole and a diameter enlargement part is manufactured (first step) and the drawing is carried out centered on the trunk part of the semifinished product (second step). The drawing is performed in constant-temperature atmosphere at any temperature between a normal temperature and 870°C, so that an entire die set of a press device is surrounded by a heat insulating material.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011138260-A (JP)
Title: Mail check device, mail check program, and method of checking mail
Inventor: KATAYAMA YOSHINORI
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2009-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for making a check based on a predetermined transmission policy when transmitting mail indicating erroneous mail transmission and then automatically adjusting the policy using canceled log information.  <P>SOLUTION: In a mail check device connected to a client device via a network, mail requesting a check transmitted by a client is detected based on a prescribed check rule; a check request is transmitted to the client when mail requesting a check is detected; a check result including information on the presence or absence of cancellation is acquired from the client and stored in a storage; a cancellation amount or rate is calculated based on the check result, and a check rule is changed according to the cancellation amount or rate.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2011136478-A (JP)
Title: Template for producing book jacket
Inventor: OSAKI ZENZO
IPC: B43L13/20
Filed: 2009-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a template for producing a book jacket, which enables the book jacket to be produced easily maintaining attachment to a book, while dispensing with adhesion to the book.  <P>SOLUTION: The template for producing the book jacket includes a template body rectangular in a plan view, a first piece portion which is extended out throughout the length of a first side among four sides for demarcating an outer hull of the template body, and a second piece portion which is extended out of the second side continuing perpendicularly to the first side for demarcating the outer hull of the template body. A cut portion is formed in each of the first and second piece portions and the cut portion formed in each of the first and second piece portions is formed in such a shape as to be separated away by the same distance from the base end of the piece portion formed with the cut portion, in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the elongation of the base end, and in such a shape that a position separated away by the same distance in the direction of the elongation of the base end from an extended line of the side forming an intersection point together with the side of the setting of the base end of the piece portion formed with the cut portion, serves as a pass point or a terminal point.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009530627-A (JP)
Title: 糖尿病の予測手段および予測方法
IPC: G01N27/62
Filed: 2007-03-21
Abstract: 本発明は、糖尿病の素因を有している疑いのある被験者の被験サンプル中の少なくとも１種の代謝物質を測定することと、該少なくとも１種の代謝物質を参照と比較することにより糖尿病の素因を診断することと、を含む、糖尿病の素因の診断方法に関する。さらに、本発明は、一群の代謝物質と、代謝物質の特性値を含むデータ集合と、該データ集合を含む記憶媒体と、を包含する。そのうえさらに、本発明はまた、サンプルの代謝物質の特性値を比較するための手段をデータ記憶媒体に作動的にリンクして含むシステムに関する。本発明にさらに包含されるのは、少なくとも１種の代謝物質を含む診断手段と、糖尿病の素因を診断するための診断手段を作製するための該少なくとも１種の代謝物質の使用と、である。最後に、本発明は、糖尿病関連代謝物質の同定方法に関する。
Patent JP-2009541782-A (JP)
Title: ホログラフィック記憶媒体にデータを記憶するためのセットアップ
IPC: G11B7/24
Filed: 2007-03-28
Abstract: 本発明は、空間光変調器媒体（１８）、検出器（２０）、ホログラフィック記憶媒体（１０）、空間光変調器媒体及びホログラフィック記憶媒体の間における第一のレンズ（２２）、並びに、ホログラフィック記憶媒体及び検出器の間における第二のレンズ（２４）を含む、ホログラフィック記憶媒体にデータを記憶するためのセットアップに関係するが、それにおいて、空間光変調器媒体の表面及び第一のレンズの主平面の間の距離は、第一のレンズの焦点距離に対応すると共に、第一のレンズの主平面及びホログラフィック記憶媒体記憶媒体を通じた参照平面の間の距離は、第一のレンズの焦点距離に対応するが、それにおいて、ホログラフィック記憶媒体を通じた参照平面及び第二のレンズの主平面の間の距離は、第二のレンズの焦点距離に対応すると共に第二のレンズの主平面及び検出器の感知可能な表面の間の距離は、第二のレンズの焦点距離に対応するが、それにおいて、ホログラフィック記憶媒体は、第一の基体層及び第二の基体層の間にホログラフィック記録層を含むが、それにおいて、第一の基体層の厚さは、第二の基体層の厚さと異なるものであると共に、それにおいて、ホログラフィック記憶媒体を通じた参照層は、ホログラフィック記録層を通過するものではないが、それによってホログラフィック記録層は、第一の及び第二のレンズの焦点外にあるものである。
Patent JP-2009536758-A (JP)
Title: 安全な現金支払機に出金機能を付加する装置及びその方法
IPC: G07D9/00
Filed: 2007-03-27
Abstract: 【課題】装置の部品側の反対側にいる顧客にサービスを行うため、出金部を設けて、安全な収容部から現金を搬送し、右側または左側の出金口に搬送する 【解決手段】本発明は、互いに離れた複数の出金位置において、２人以上の顧客が１度に出金位置に位置して出金することができるように、出金部とその方法を開示する。出金部は、単一の出金スロットで現金を受け取るための安全な収容部に取り付けられ、２つの出金位置のどちらか１つにおいて紙幣を直線的に再配置を行なう回転機構と、出金スロットから紙幣を引き出し、出金位置に位置することができる２人以上の顧客に、２つの出金位置のどちらか１つにおいて紙幣を引き延ばす直線可動部とを備えることを特徴とする。 【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2009533085-A (JP)
Title: サイドロード式固定デバイス
IPC: A61M25/02
Filed: 2007-04-09
Abstract: 固定システムは、カテーテルまたは類似の医療用物品の一部が、望ましくはテープまたは針および縫合糸を使用することなく患者に容易に固定されることを許容するデバイスを含む。本固定システムは、アンカーパッドと、アンカーパッド上へ取り付けられるリテーナとを備える。リテーナは、中央のチャネルの少なくとも一部を形成しかつ概して横方向へ移動して保持されるべき医療用物品を捕捉する少なくとも１つのクリップを含む。所定の実施形態では、クリップは、閉位置と開位置との間で横方向および鉛直方向へ移動する。医療用物品は、中央のチャネル内に固定される。チャネルは、保持されるべき医療用物品に依存して真っ直ぐな形状またはテーパ状の形状を有してもよい。
Patent JP-2009533229-A (JP)
Title: コンパクトで高精度のコンピュータ制御式多スピンドル工作機械
IPC: B23B3/30
Filed: 2007-04-09
Abstract: コンパクトなコンピュータ制御式多スピンドル工作機械を提供する。工作機械は、二つのスピンドルの軸線が上下となるよう二つのスピンドルが配置されたスピンドルベースを備えている。これらのスピンドルは、平行な回転軸線を有する。スピンドルベースは、コンピュータ制御式であり、工具ポストに対してＺ軸及びＸ軸を有する。工具ポストは工具タレットを備えており、工具タレットを両スピンドルに関して使用できるように、コンピュータ制御下でＹ軸に沿った移動を提供する。工具ポストは、更に、いずれかのスピンドルによって保持された加工物に機械加工を施すのに使用できる機械加工ユニットを備えている。
Patent JP-2009534110-A (JP)
IPC: A61M25/08
Filed: 2007-04-23
Abstract: This invention describes a guidewire placement device for facilitating the delivery of multiple guidewires to the branches of a tubular system. The invention also includes a method for placing guidewires in the branches of a tubular system using a device in accordance with the present invention, while mitigating guidewire entanglement. The present invention may be utilized during percutaneous treatment of vascular and non-vascular disease, and in particular to complement the use of balloon angioplasty and the deployment of balloon-expanded or self-expanding stents into a bifurcated vessel system.