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Patent EP-2128856-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIKAWA TOMOKAZU
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2008-10-16
Abstract: To provide an enhanced true-to-life atmosphere enjoyed in multipoint connecting, and reduce a calculation load at a multipoint connection unit, as well. 
     A stream synthesizing device includes an input unit which inputs at least two coded signals each including a first downmix acoustic signal and an extended signal, each of first downmix acoustic signals being obtained by coding an acoustic signal into which at least two sound signals are downmixed, and the extended signal being for obtaining the at least two sound signals out of the first downmix acoustic signal; a coded signal generating unit which generates: a second downmix acoustic signal and an extended signal based on each of coded signals inputted by the input unit, the second downmix acoustic signal being for obtaining each of the first downmix acoustic signals, and the generated extended signal being for obtaining each of the first downmix acoustic signals out of the second downmix acoustic signal; and generate a coded signal including the generated second downmix acoustic signal, the generated extended signal, and each of extended signals included in the corresponding inputted coded signal; and an output unit which outputs the generated coded signal.
Patent EP-2215622-A1 (EP)
Title: Methods for selecting backlight illumination level and adjusting image characteristics
Inventor: KEROFSKY LOUIS JOSEPH
IPC: G09G3/34
Filed: 2008-10-23
Abstract: The present invention comprises methods for selecting backlight illumination level and adjusting image characteristics. An image (170) is sent to an image analyzer (172) to determine image characteristics relevant to tone scale map and source light calculations. Said image characteristics comprise a histogram of maximum image code values for each color plane and for each block of the image (170). The data from said histogram are sent to a source light calculator (177) for determination of an appropriate source light illumination level.
Patent EP-2205159-A1 (EP)
Title: Procédés et appareil d'imagerie par ultrasons
Inventor: TAMURA TADASHI
IPC: G01S7/52
Filed: 2008-10-15
Abstract: La présente invention concerne un système et un procédé qui réalisent l'examen de la sortie des signaux de spectre Doppler grâce à un système à ultrasons, lors de la mesure de la vitesse du flux sanguin. Ceci permet de déterminer un véritable gain Doppler et de supprimer le bruit manifeste dans le spectre Doppler. Le bruit présent dans le spectre Doppler est examiné et utilisé comme critère de gain optimal. Si le gain Doppler est trop élevé ou trop bas par rapport à des niveaux prédéterminés, le gain général est ajusté en conséquence.
Patent EP-2212673-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAER LUDWIG
IPC: G01N15/10
Filed: 2008-11-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting particles of a fluid, particularly for dynamically detecting the particles. According to the invention, for the first time a dynamic method is disclosed that can be miniaturized well for detecting and selecting magnetized particles, particularly cells.
Patent EP-2219460-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LOPEZ MICHEL
IPC: A21D2/18
Filed: 2008-11-25
Abstract: A bakery product comprises white chocolate in the form of one or more discrete pieces, wherein the white chocolate comprises an effective amount of fiber to reduce shape deformation and/or browning of the white chocolate during the production of the bakery product.
Patent EP-2221614-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASHI MASATO
IPC: G01N29/00
Filed: 2008-11-26
Abstract: A microstructure inspecting device 10 which measures a damping characteristic value of a moving portion of a microstructure includes a pressure wave generating device 1 and a pulse generating device 2 which apply an impact to the moving portion without directly contacting the microstructure, and a vibrometer 4 which measures a displacement of the moving portion for a predetermined period of time after the start of free vibration of the moving portion without contacting the moving portion. The pressure wave generating device 1 is a sound wave generating element of thermal excitation type, a piezoelectric sound wave generating element, or an electromagnetic vibration element, and is driven by a pulse signal of the pulse generating device 2. The pressure wave generating device 1 using the sound wave generating element of thermal excitation type may include a thermally conductive substrate, a heat-insulating layer formed of nano-crystal silicon in one principal surface of the substrate, an insulating layer formed on the heat-insulating layer, and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer and emitting heat when being supplied with current containing alternating current components.
Patent EP-2229357-A1 (EP)
Title: Method for producing n-vinyl pyrrolidone from lactone-free pyrrolidone
Inventor: STAFFEL WOLFGANG
IPC: C07D207/267
Filed: 2008-11-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing N-vinyl pyrrolidone by converting 2-pyrrolidone with acetylene, characterized in that the 2-pyrrolidone used as the initial material (hereafter referred to as initial 2-pyrrolidone) contains less than 1 weight unit of y-butyrolactone per 100 weight units of 2-pyrrolidone.
Patent EP-2217200-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PIERRE STEPHANIE
IPC: A61K8/37
Filed: 2008-12-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition including, in a physiologically acceptable medium: (a) at least 30% by weight of an anhydrous gel having a viscosity of at least 180 000 cP-s at 25° C. which includes at least one oil and at least one copolymer of styrene and at least one olefin other than styrene; (b) at least one specific glycerol diester; and (c) optionally at most 10% by weight of wax(es), the composition exhibiting a phase shift delta between its elastic modulus (G') and its viscous modulus (G') of less than 45° at a frequency of 30 to 50 Hz. It also relates to a cosmetic method for caring for or making up the lips, including the topical application to the lips of the abovementioned composition.
Patent EP-2234403-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TOMOYUKI
IPC: H04N7/32
Filed: 2008-11-19
Abstract: A moving image encoder includes a luminance variation detection/compensation section (127). The luminance variation detection/compensation section (127) includes: a reference block surrounding image preparing section (140); a target block surrounding image preparing section (141); a luminance variation compensated image preparing section (142) for compensating for a luminance variation between frames in accordance with a result of comparison between pixels in a reference block surrounding area and those in a target block surrounding area; a luminance variation determining section (144); and a predicted image selecting switch (143). This enables the moving image encoder and a moving image decoder to compensate local luminance variations between frames while minimizing an increase in additional information (side information).
Patent EP-2331909-A1 (EP)
Title: Dispositif d enrichissement de données et procédé de détermination d informations d accès temporelles
Inventor: ABEN SJOERD
IPC: G01C21/26
Filed: 2008-10-09
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un dispositif d’enrichissement de données (100) faisant intervenir une ressource de traitement (154) conçue pour accéder, lorsqu’elle est utilisée, à des données de localisation (300) auxquelles sont associées des données temporelles et pour grouper une partie des données de localisation (300) selon un critère prédéterminé. La ressource de traitement (154) est conçue pour prendre en charge un module d’analyse (268) capable de déduire des informations d’accès temporelles de la partie des données de localisation groupées, les informations d’accès temporelles renseignant sur la capacité à accéder physiquement à un point d’intérêt associé à la partie de données de localisation groupées.
Patent EP-2221431-A1 (EP)
Title: Device for connecting floor panels
IPC: E04F15/02
Filed: 2009-01-16
Abstract: The device has a connecting element comprising a profile, which corresponds to another profile, at a side turned towards a side edge, and a spring (22) at opposite side. The latter profile is provided at the side edge and a groove (4) of floor panel (1) is provided at opposite side edge. The spring corresponds to the groove. The connecting element is connected with another floor panel (10) by engaging the former profile with the latter profile. The connecting element and the latter floor panel are lockable in a horizontal direction. The connecting element is made of aluminum or copper.
Patent EP-2055239-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BARTLETT EDWIN C
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: A suture anchor system configured so as to facilitate implantation of a suture anchor (10) within a bore formed in a bone, so as to secure a suture (28) to the bone, is provided. Such a system comprises a suture anchor (10) having a suture operably engaged therewith and an insertion tool (50) having a tip and defining a first axis. The insertion tool is discrete with respect to the suture anchor (10) and is capable of implanting the suture anchor within the bore such that the suture anchor is secured in the bone. The tip (52) is engagable with the suture anchor and is configured to cooperate therewith so as to prevent the suture anchor from rotating about the first axis. Further, the insertion tool is configured with respect to the suture anchor such that a rotational force exerted on the insertion tool rotates the suture anchor about a second axis disposed perpendicularly with respect to the first axis. A predetermined axial seating force is then applied to the insertion tool, outwardly of the bore, to seat the suture anchor in the bore. The insertion tool is further configured so as to require an axial separation force to be applied thereto so as to separate the insertion tool from the suture anchor, wherein the separation force is no less than the seating force. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
Patent EP-2080714-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PIERSON PAUL R
IPC: B65D81/32
Filed: 2005-12-02
Abstract: A package (10) for the storage and dispensing of a plurality of materials which comprises: 
(a) a first and a second longitudinally juxtaposed barrels (11,12); 
(b) a sealing plunger (40) disposed in each said barrel (11,12) such that the material in each said barrel (11,12) is initially positioned between said dispensing end of said barrels (11,12) and the respective ones of said sealing plungers (40); 
(c) a snap cap (23) contiguously formed to initially close each of the dispensing ends (20) of said barrels (11,12); such that said snap cap (23) may be broken from said barrels (11,12) to thereby forming a secondary open end (22) at said dispensing end (20) of said barrels (11,12), thereby facilitating the material contained in each said barrel (11,12) to flow through and be dispensed; 
 
characterized in that said barrels (11,12) are cylinders of different size accommodating products with a mix ratio other than 1:1.
Patent EP-2149975-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VENTUROLI ALESSANDRO
IPC: F02P7/07
Filed: 2009-06-15
Abstract: An integrated phasing system for a synchronous electric machine and engine assembly (10, 11) connected by a drive shaft (14). The electric machine (10) is firstly connected by a converter (13) to a battery (12) and used in motor mode, for starting the engine (11), that consequently drives in rotation the same electric machine (10), now running in voltage generator mode for charging the storage battery (12). A first logic control unit (15) is connected to the converter (13) to pilot the electric machine (10) according to a signal sequence supplied by a Hall sensor (18) responsive to reluctance changes caused by a toothed wheel (17) operatively connected to the drive shaft (14); the control signals supplied by the Hall sensor (18) are also used by a second electronic control unit (16) for timing phased events of the engine (11).
Patent EP-2158876-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BREIMESSER HERMANN
IPC: A61F2/30
Filed: 2009-09-02
Abstract: A plug (24) for covering an aperture (20) in a prosthetic implant and a method for using the same. The aperture may include a screw hole designed to receive a bone screw for securing the implant to a patient's bone. When the aperture does not receive a bone screw, the plug is configured to fit within the aperture to prevent materials, such as bone debris and adhesive, from seeping through the aperture and onto a receiving surface of the implant.
Patent EP-2199754-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOEHM ALFRED
IPC: G01F15/02
Filed: 2009-11-30
Abstract: The device has a filling level measurement device (6) e.g. capacitance measurement device, and a flow rate measurement device (7) i.e. turbine meter, arranged at a line (10). An arithmetic unit (100) corrects a conveying quantity value with a pressure-dependent value, which considers dissolving of a gas bubble in the fuel, so that a corrected conveying quantity value is obtained. The quantity value is obtained by considering measurement results of the measurement devices. The arithmetic unit outputs the corrected quantity value as a measure for fluid quantity.
Patent EP-2221048-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAMLAG YORICK
IPC: A61K9/14
Filed: 2009-02-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for inhalation. The invention is further directed to a method for manufacturing said pharmaceutical composition and the use of it in the treatment of asthma, allergies, infectious diseases and diseases of the cardiovascular system. This is achieved by a pharmaceutical composition for inhalation containing at least two active ingredients and at least two pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the active ingredients are adhered to said excipients, and wherein each active ingredient is adhered to a different excipient.
Patent EP-2107516-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VITALE ANTONIO
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2009-03-25
Abstract: The method involves recovering data e.g. identifier of calling member, representative of communication e.g. video mode communication, for storing the data based on identifiers of the members, when members (M1-M5) participates in the communication. The stored data are processed for updating and/or creating attributes e.g. average communication frequency, qualifying the members. Links between the members are updated and/or created based on the attributes for forming a social network representative of communication habitudes of the members. An independent claim is also included for a system to form a social network of members defining network nodes and comprising communication equipments to establish communication via a communication network.
Patent EP-2107392-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KURODA MITSUHIDE
IPC: G01S17/66
Filed: 2009-04-03
Abstract: The present invention provides an object recognition system for an autonomous mobile body. The object recognition system includes a sensor unit for detecting an obstacle in a target field of view and measuring the position of the obstacle, and an electronic control unit for controlling movement of the autonomous mobile body. The electronic control unit performs the functions of determining a velocity and a travel direction of the obstacle based on changes in the position of the obstacle obtained from the sensor unit over a plurality of measurement cycles, determining a still state of the obstacle, detecting that the obstacle has changed behavior if a current measured value of position of the obstacle deviates a predetermined angle from the previously measured travel direction or if it determined that the obstacle is standing still, and calculating, when a change in the behavior of the obstacle is detected, the velocity and travel direction of the obstacle anew starting at the position where the change has been detected.
Patent EP-2257096-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KEISALA ILKKA
IPC: H04W12/06
Filed: 2009-05-28
Abstract: The invention is related to a system, comprising: an authentication server configured to carry out authentication based on a user identity module for defining a user identification; an authorization server configured to check information on user's entitlement to services based on the user identification; a gateway server configured to establish a secured connection, receive a payment message from a service server, forward the payment message to the user, receive a message comprising user's acceptance of a payment transaction, convey the user's acceptance of the payment to the service server, and add the user identification to the secured connection or the message comprising the user's acceptance of a payment transaction; and a service server configured to secure a payment transaction by using the user identification.
Patent EP-2151598-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HERTZ WOLFGANG
IPC: F16F9/58
Filed: 2009-07-08
Abstract: The damper (1) has a cylinder (3) in which a piston rod (5) produces an axial stroke movement, and a helical buffer spring (11) counteracts another axial stroke movement in a defined stroke position of the piston rod. The spring is radially and indirectly supported at an end in the piston rod. The spring produces a transverse force i.e. damping force, on the rod in an expanded condition. The spring comprises a center line (25) and a two-point line (25a) running in partial length transverse to the piston rod. The spring exhibits a radial offset in the center line between end coils (13, 15).
Patent EP-2110441-A1 (EP)
Title: Method and probes for the genetic diagnosis of hemochromatosis
Inventor: PIPERNO ALBERTO
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-04-30
Abstract: A method to diagnose hemochromatosis includes examining a biological sample for the presence of a G  A mutation at nucleotide 506 and/or a G  T mutation at nucleotide 502 and/or of a G  C mutation at nucleotide 502 of the HFE cDNA sequence and/or by examining the biological sample for the presence of a C  G mutation at nucleotide 750 and/or a T  A mutation at nucleotide 515 and/or a frameshift mutation by insertion of a cytosine in a polyC tract at nucleotides 84-88 of the TFR2 cDNA sequence or examining a biological sample for the presence of respective amino acid substitutions. Probes according to the invention are capable of hybridizing with nucleic acids of a biological sample in a region corresponding to a region of the HFE or TFR2 cDNA sequence containing the above mentioned positions if respective mutations exist.
Patent EP-2158812-A1 (EP)
Inventor: EDGINGTON TODD BRYAN
IPC: A23L19/00
Filed: 2009-07-21
Abstract: There is provided a method for treating bananas comprising contacting said bananas with a liquid composition comprising a cyclopropene molecular encapsulation agent complex, wherein the duration of said contacting is from 1 second to 4 minutes.
Patent EP-2147738-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHIVEL YURI ALEXANDROVICH
IPC: B23K26/03
Filed: 2009-07-27
Abstract: Device for monitoring laser engineering processes has a laser with a scanning and a focusing system, narrow-band diode laser, double-channel optical pyrometre, operating in the range from 1.1 to 2.5 mcm, and two video cameras. One video camera records the image of the processing area in the wavelength range from 400 to 950 nm. The other video camera records the image of the processing area either at the wavelength of the laser, or at the wavelength of the narrow-band diode laser.
Patent EP-2228346-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIMIHIRO SATO
IPC: C02F1/461
Filed: 2007-02-23
Abstract: A drink for promoting health benefits to the user, the drink including hypochlorite free ionized water. Hypochlorite free ionized water and a method of forming hypochlorite free water by dissolving a non-hypochlorite generating salt in water and electrolyzing the water containing the dissolved salt.
Patent EP-2330073-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN DER HOEST THEO
IPC: B67C3/30
Filed: 2009-12-03
Abstract: A mobile filling unit for filling containers (8), such as drums, IBC's and the like, from an external source, comprises a vehicle (1,2) provided with transport means (7) which extend between a feed position (5) and a discharge position (6) of the vehicle. The transport means furthermore defining a filling position with a filling installation (10) for filling at least one container at a time, and containment means (7) at the filling position for collecting spilled material. In a preferred embodiment, a scrubber (14) for removing fumes which are released as a result of the filling process is provided as well. Thereby, any fumes which escape as a result of the process of filling can be fed into the scrubber (14) so as to collect and dispose these.
Patent EP-2224773-A1 (EP)
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2009-02-27
Abstract: A mobile device 310 contains at least a first 3160 and a second 3150 type of transceiver for communicating with base stations 110, 120, 130 via a first communication technology and with access points 210, 220, 230 via a second communication technology respectively. The mobile device includes a controller 3140 having: a receiver for receiving communication requests from the application or applications, which requests include an indication of the urgency of the request, together with information estimating the probability of an access point to which the second transceiver can make a connection being within range or coming within range within some future time; a processor for processing the received information to determine a strategy for attempting to satisfy the requests; and a transmitter for sending signals to control the operation of the first and second types of transceiver according to the determined strategy.
Patent EP-2108434-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKATANI TAKAHIKO
IPC: B01D46/24
Filed: 2009-03-24
Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure which has an only small pressure loss with an elapse of time and in which a crack is not easily generated in an outflow-side end during a regeneration treatment and which is excellent in durability. In the honeycomb structure, the Young's modulus of the outflow-side end is smaller than that of an inflow-side end, that is, the sectional areas of outflow-side plugging portions are larger than those of inflow-side plugging portions, the depths of the outflow-side plugging portions are smaller than those of the inflow-side plugging portions, and the porosities of the outflow-side plugging portions are larger than those of the inflow-side plugging portions.
Patent EP-2250924-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PALMER JANE
IPC: A46B13/00
Filed: 2009-05-12
Abstract: A strip brush (10) comprising: a plurality of elongate bristles (12) and a spine formation (14), the bristles having first and second free ends (16) and being gripped by the spine formation (20) between said ends. The he spine formation comprises a length of material having first and second spaced folds and the plurality of bristles are trapped between said folds such that the first and second folds define opposing ends of said spine formation. The spine formation is formed of a single sheet of planar material which is folded and/or otherwise deformed into the required profile.
Patent EP-2226014-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROY PIERRE
IPC: A61B10/02
Filed: 2009-03-06
Abstract: The eye sampling device (10) comprises supporting means (12) comprising a sampling surface (11), the supporting means being elastically deformable between a rest position and a sampling position and conformed so that, upon being used for sampling, the sampling surface applied in the sampling position in a coinciding way onto a sampling area (2), is detached therefrom according to a peeling movement when passing from the sampling position to a rest position.
Patent EP-2233877-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GIAMBARTOLOMEI ENZO
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 2009-03-27
Abstract: A ballistic element (1) with sided and/or overlapped ceramic tiles (3) sided and an armoured structure (10) incorporating them provides an optimal compromise between projectile penetration resistance and thickness, and it comprises at least two overlapped layers (4, 5) formed by sided ceramic tiles, between said at least two layers (4, 5), an interface being provided between said at least two layers (4, 5), said interface comprising a space (7) filled with a elastomeric material and being tilted with respect to the longitudinal and transversal development of the ballistic element.