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Patent AU-5627800-A (AU)
Title: Methods for monitoring wear in seat materials of valves
Inventor: RHODES MICHAEL L
IPC: G01M3/28
Filed: 2000-06-21
Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed that monitor wear in seat materials of a valve. One aspect of the present invention includes a system. The system includes sensors to sense the open/closed status of the valve within a desired range. The system also includes a set of counters to count each time the desired range is adjusted to characterize the valve as having the open/closed status if the valve was not within the desired range. The count of each counter is indicative of wear in seat materials of the valve. Another aspect of the present invention includes a method. The method includes determining an open/closed status of the valve within a desired range, and adjusting adaptively the desired range so as to characterize the valve as having the open/closed status if the valve was not within the desired range. Each iteration of adjusting is indicative of wear in seat materials of the valve.
Patent AU-5911896-A (AU)
Title: Bicyclolactam compounds, use thereof and intermediates for preparing thereof
Inventor: OGAWA KAZUO
IPC: C07D209/34
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: Bicyclolactam compounds represented by general formula (1) are useful as the active ingredient of medicines having an excellent anxiolytic effect and a high safety with little side effects such as a hypnotic effect, a muscle relaxing effect, a sedative effect, etc. In said formula, R represents oxo or -OR<1> (wherein R<1> represents hydrogen or acyl); A represents one of the following groups (2) and (3); Q represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; l is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1; and n is 0, 1 or 2, provided that m and n are not 0 at the same time; R<2> represents optionally substituted benzoyl.
Patent AU-5915896-A (AU)
Title: Deep-frying apparatus
Inventor: HARALDSSON ROLAND
IPC: A47J37/12
Filed: 1996-05-15
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/SE96/00635 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 14, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 14, 1997 PCT Filed May 15, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/36266 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 21, 1996A deep-frying apparatus comprises an elongate deep-frying pan (1) having a plurality of bottom inlets (2-6) and bottom outlets (7-9) for frying oil, as well as a filter (13), a circulation pump (14) and a heat exchanger (11), which are connected in series from a first collection pipe (12), which is connected to the bottom outlets (7-9), to a second collection pipe (10), which is connected to the bottom inlets (2-6). At least one pair (18-20) of opposing lateral inlets is arranged in opposing side walls of the deep-frying pan (1) and provided opposite to one another in an area closest to an inlet end (16). At least two of the bottom inlets (2-6) are arranged in this area. Via a third collection pipe (24), the lateral inlets (18-20) are connected to the circulation pump (14), such that oil jets having a velocity of flow much exceeding that of the frying oil flowing in the longitudinal direction of the deep-frying pan are directed towards one another essentially transversely of this longitudinal direction.
Patent AU-6256094-A (AU)
Title: Vacuum compensation valve
Inventor: PITTMAN JAMES
IPC: A47L9/00
Filed: 1994-03-25
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/CA94/00157 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 26, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 26, 1995 PCT Filed Mar. 25, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/22355 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 13, 1994Apparatus for vacuum collection of material, where a vacuum source is used for creating a vacuum to draw air into a displacement chamber, and at least two hoses are connected to the displacement chamber for vacuum collection of materials from various locations. Pressure sensors are connected to sense pressure in each hose, dampers are operable in response to the relative pressures between the hoses so as to vary the effective area of the respective connections between the hoses and the displacement chamber in order to equalize and optimize the relative pressures, and an automatic control such as a programmable logic controller is employed to operate the dampers in response to said sensed pressures.
Patent AU-6353990-A (AU)
Title: Apparatus for administering medicaments to mucosal tissue
Inventor: STANLEY THEODORE H
IPC: A61K31/465
Filed: 1990-08-03
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the dose-to-effect transmucosal administration of medicaments are disclosed. The present invention relates to such apparatus and methods which are useful in administering medicaments in a dose-to-effect manner such that sufficient drug is administered to produce precisely a desired effect. The invention also relates to an apparatus capable of placement directly on the patient's buccal mucosa having the capability of adjusting the drug surface area in direct contact with the mucosal tissue thereby enabling the proper amount of therapeutic agent or drug to be administered while accounting for individual needs and susceptibilities of the drug. Through the use of selected permeation enhancers, the present invention enables lipophilic and nonlipophilic medicaments, which are not suitable for oral administration, to be rapidly administered noninvasively. Employing the present invention the drug may be introduced into the patient's bloodstream almost as fast as through injection, and much faster than using the oral administration route, while avoiding the negative aspects of both of these methods.
Patent AU-6424094-A (AU)
Title: Dispenser secured against reuse
Inventor: PETERSEN KIM STEENGAARD
IPC: A61M3/00
Filed: 1994-03-25
Abstract: A dispenser for dispersing of a drug comprising a housing (1) forming a cylinder. The cylinder is at one end closed by an end wall (2) having an outlet pipe (3) and the other end is closed by a plunger (4) which is axially displaceable into the cylinder. The outer end of the plunger (4) is secured to the inner side of a cup shaped cap (13, 14) sliding over the outer side of the cylinder. When the plunger (4) is pressed into the cylinder, the upper edge of the housing (1) being provided with outwardly projecting hooks (15) sliding in corresponding grooves (16) in the inner side of the side wall (14) of the cap wall irreversibly engage windows (20) at the bottom (13) of the cap. The cap (13, 14) and the housing (1) is made from differently colored materials.
Patent AU-6424980-A (AU)
Title: Bicycle
Inventor: COCKBURN P A
IPC: B62K3/02
Filed: 1979-11-15
Abstract: A velocipede which may be constructed either as a bicycle or a tricycle by attaching the appropriate rear frame to a central unitary frame located in the area of the headstock. As a bicycle front forks protrude downwardly from the headstock and support a front wheel driven by pedal cranks, and rear forks are cantilevered downwardly and rearwardly from the central unitary frame. As a tricycle the rear forks are replaced by a frame supporting two side by said rear wheels. Handle bars protrude upwardly from the headstock and an elongate inclined seat protrudes rearwardly and upwardly from the headstock.The velocipede is simple, compact and may be ridden by riders of different sizes without adjustement.
Patent AU-6461696-A (AU)
Title: Metal complexes of polyamino oxides and their use in diagnostic imaging
Inventor: MEYER DOMINIQUE
IPC: A61K49/04
Filed: 1996-06-25
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FR96/00992 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 29, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 29, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 25, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/01359 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 16, 1997The invention concerns gadolinium complexes of formula:    <IMAGE>  I  in which R represents a group of formula:   <IMAGE>    in which X is Br or I; R1 is H or optionally hydroxylated alkyl; R2 is hydroxylated alkyl; or alternatively R1 is H and R2 is a group of formula:    <IMAGE>  A  X being as defined above, and R'1 and R'2 being as defined for R1 and R2 excepted that they do not represent A, provided that -CO-NR1R2 or -CO-NR'1R'2 comprises at least 2 hydroxyl groups, and M represents H or the cation of an inorganic or organic base.
Patent AU-6521294-A (AU)
Title: Remote sensing tonometric catheter apparatus and method
Inventor: FIDDIAN-GREEN RICHARD G
IPC: A61B5/145
Filed: 1994-03-18
Abstract: An improved remote sensing tonometric catheter apparatus (20) and method for sampling of a fluid or gas property of interest in a hollow internal organ. The tonometric catheter (20) assists in early detection of the problems of stress ulceration and/or intestinal ischemia. The tonometric catheter (20) can be one or more sampling chambers (40) for introduction into an internal organ or area adjacent thereto. Preferably, the wall (36) of the sampling chamber (40) is freely permeable to the gas or fluid to be measured by the sensor (42), but is poorly permeable to other gases or fluids which may interfere with the sensor (42).
Patent AU-6613890-A (AU)
Title: Digital television standards conversion
Inventor: LYON DAVID
IPC: H04N9/11
Filed: 1990-10-22
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB90/01619 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 19, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 19, 1991 PCT Filed Oct. 22, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/06182 PCT Pub. Date May 2, 1991.Film originating NTSC video signals are converted to the PAL standard by a process which detects and eliminates duplicate fields. Video frames corresponding one-for-one with the original film frames are line interpolated to provide a PAL signal with minimal artefacts. Edits are detected and steps taken to avoid interpolations across a cut.
Patent AU-6616494-A (AU)
Title: Child transporter
Inventor: ANTHOFER FRANK
IPC: B62B7/00
Filed: 1994-07-01
Abstract: A child transporter, such as a perambulator or pushchair, has a chassis (14) including a pair of parallel rails (30) on which a body (10) is supported. Each rail (30) carries a pair of spaced upwardly facing oblique abutment surfaces (44, 46) which are inclined in opposite directions. The body (10) carries four downwardly facing oblique abutment surfaces (54, 56) each positioned to abut against engage a respective one of said upwardly facing abutment surfaces (44, 46), and a respective catch is positioned to releasably couple the body (10) to a corresponding rail (30) at a location between the abutment surfaces thereon (44, 46). <IMAGE>
Patent AU-6659681-A (AU)
Title: Decoding/recoding composite colour video digital signal
Inventor: WILKINSON J H
IPC: H04N11/16
Filed: 1981-01-23
Abstract: A decoder-recoder arrangement (1) for decoding a composite digital television signal for recording on a digital video recorder (8) and for subsequently recoding the reproduced signal, the arrangement comprising a decoder (6) including filters (11, 15 and 16) for separating two chrominance components from the composite digital television signal, demodulators (17 and 18) for demodulating the chrominance components, sample rate reducers (19 and 24) for reducing the sample rates of the demodulated chrominance components, interpolators (21 and 26) for interpolating samples into the sample-reduced demodulated chrominance components to restore the sample rate to the original value,modulators (22 and 27) for remodulating the interpolated chrominance components an adder (23) for adding together the modulated interpolated chrominance components, and a subtractor (13) for subtracting the output of the adder (23) from the input composite digital television signal; and a recoder (7) including interpolators (32 and 35) for interpolating samples into said sample-reduced demodulated chrominance components to restore the sample rate to the original sample value, modulators (33 and 36) for modulating the interpolated chrominance components obtained from the interpolators (32 and 35), an adder (34) for adding together the outputs of the modulators (33 and 36), and an adder (30) for adding the output of the adder (34) to the output of the subtractor (13) to derive the original composite digital television signal.
Patent AU-6684894-A (AU)
Title: Bicyclic amide derivatives and their use as muscle relaxants
Inventor: KELLEY JAMES LEROY
IPC: C07D295/185
Filed: 1994-05-10
Abstract: Novel compounds of formula (I) <CHEM> together with their salts and solvates have a number of uses in medicine, in particular as central muscle relaxants.
Patent AU-6814281-A (AU)
Title: Mixtures of optical brighteners
Inventor: MARTINI T
IPC: D06L4/65
Filed: 1981-03-06
Abstract: Mixtures of optical brighteners consisting of (a) 1 to 99 weight % of one or several compounds of the formula 1    <IMAGE>  (1)  (b) 99 to 1 weight % of one or several compounds of the formula 2    <IMAGE> (2)  wherein n is 0 or 1, X is oxygen or sulfur, B is a group of the formulae   <IMAGE>  +TR  <IMAGE>  and the other substituents are defined a specified in the description.
Patent AU-6831096-A (AU)
Title: Quiescent cell populations for nuclear transfer
Inventor: CAMPBELL KEITH HENRY STOCKMAN
IPC: A61K35/54
Filed: 1996-08-30
Abstract: A method of nuclear transfer is described which comprises transferring the nucleus from a quiescent donor cell into a suitable recipient cell. The donor cell is quiescent, in that it is caused to exit from the growth and division cycle at G1 and to arrest in the G0 state. Nuclear transfer may take place by cell fusion.
Patent AU-6874891-A (AU)
Title: Diversity receiver in a cdma cellular telephone system
Inventor: GILHOUSEN KLEIN S
IPC: H04B1/712
Filed: 1990-11-05
Abstract: A spread spectrum receiver subsystem for utilization in a CDMA cellular telephone having a searcher receiver for scanning the time domain so as to use the PN processing gain and time discrimination properties of spread spectrum coding to determine the location in the time domain and the received signal strength of multiple receptions of a pilot signal traveling upon one or more physical propagation paths to reception. The searcher receiver provides a control signal indicative of the received pilot signals of greatest strength and corresponding time relationship. A data receiver receives spread spectrum communication signals accompanying each received pilot signal and is responsive to the searcher control signal for acquiring and demodulating a spread spectrum communication signal, concomitant with the pilot signal of greatest signal strength, and thus providing a corresponding information bearing encoded output signal.
Patent AU-6944581-A (AU)
Title: Progressive multi-focal lens
Inventor: KITANI A
IPC: G02B3/10
Filed: 1981-04-13
Abstract: A progressive multi-focal lens having a distant viewing zone (8), a near viewing zone (9), and a progressive zone (10) there between. Side zones (11, 12) are provided beside the progressive (10) and near (9) viewing zones. The side zones (11, 12) are spheric surfaces, with a dioptric refractive power, in one embodiment, being the arithmetic mean value of the refractive power of the near and distant viewing zones. This eliminates or reduces astigmatism problems in the side areas and permits normal side sight. Transitions between zones may be smoothed to render them less conspicuous.
Patent AU-7122194-A (AU)
Title: A dna construct encoding the yap3 signal peptide
Inventor: CHRISTIANSEN LARS
IPC: C12N9/60
Filed: 1994-07-08
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/DK94/00281 Sec. 371 Date May 25, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date May 25, 1995 PCT Filed Jul. 8, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/02059 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 1995A DNA construct comprising the following sequence: 5'-P-SP-(LP)n-PS-HP-3' wherein P is a promoter sequence, SP is a DNA sequence encoding the yeast aspartic protease 3 (YAP3) signal peptide, LP is a DNA sequence encoding a leader peptide, n is 0 or 1, PS is a DNA sequence encoding a peptide defining a yeast processing site, and HP is a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide which is heterologous to a selected host organism. The YAP3 signal peptide provides efficient secretion of heterologous proteins in yeast.
Patent AU-7282796-A (AU)
Title: Hormone replacement therapy method and hormone dispenser
Inventor: ELLIESEN JORG
IPC: B65D81/32
Filed: 1996-09-30
Abstract: Varying the daily dose of either or both of the estrogen and the progestogen administered for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is readily and inexpensively accomplished, without the necessity of the physician prescribing a new product each time the daily dose of the estrogen or progestogen is changed, by administering preferably transdermally the estrogen and progestogen contained in separate extrudable pharmaceutical compositions from a dispenser which contains means, preferably adjustable only by the attending physician or dispensing pharmacist, for varying the volume of either or both of the respective compositions which is dispensed as a single dose from the dispenser in response to a defined digital dispensing manipulation of the dispenser.
Patent AU-7441391-A (AU)
Title: Device for protecting wells from corrosion or deposits caused by the nature of the fluid produced or located therein
Inventor: UNGEMACH PIERRE
IPC: E21B33/04
Filed: 1991-02-22
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FR91/00148 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 22, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 22, 1991 PCT Filed Feb. 22, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/13234 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 5, 1991.Device for protecting wells from the risks of corrosion and deposits due to the nature of the fluid produced or present in the well. It is formed of a steel support casing (2), associated with a composite material production string (3), with a free annular space (6) particularly for the injection of inhibiting agents without stopping working. The string (3) is laid on the casing (2) via a device (4) which may be lowered at the same time as the string (3) and which has openings (13) ensuring the hydraulic continuity of the annular space (6). The device is particularly well adapted to wells conveying fluids which are aggressive with respect to traditional steel casings.
Patent AU-7556198-A (AU)
Title: Optical logic element and methods for respectively its preparation and optical addressing, as well as the use thereof in an optical logic device
Inventor: GUDESEN HANS GUDE
IPC: G02F3/02
Filed: 1998-06-05
Abstract: In a multistable optical logic element with a light-sensitive organic material (1) which undergoes a photocycle with several physical states by irradiation with light, and wherein a physical state is assigned a logical value which can be changed by addressing the element optically, the element initially before the addressing is in a metastable state generated in advance. A multistable optical logic element has been made proximity-addressable by providing at least a color light source (2) for optical addressing and at least one color-sensitive optical detector (5) adjacent to the light-sensitive material. In a method for preparing of the light-sensitive material (1) a desired initial metastable state is generated in the photocycle and assigned a determined logical value for the element. In a method for optical addressing of the optical logic element steps for respectively writing and storing, reading, erasing and switching comprises generating transitions between states in the photocycle and detection of the states. Use in an optical logical device for storing and processing of data.
Patent AU-7651900-A (AU)
Title: Surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgical interventions
Inventor: SCHWARZ KNUT M
IPC: A61B17/28
Filed: 2000-09-08
Abstract: A surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgery includes a hollow shank with an actuating device arranged at the one end thereof and a bendable instrument tip arranged at the other end. The instrument tip is bendable toward the shank and carries a mouth part. The surgical instrument also includes a gear mechanism which transforms at least a movement of said actuating device by an operator into a rotation of said mouth part according to a predetermined transmission ratio in relation to the actuating movement.
Patent AU-7673200-A (AU)
Title: Method for assessing fowl sperm quality
Inventor: WISHART GRAHAM JOHN HARDMAN
IPC: G01N33/52
Filed: 2000-10-03
Abstract: A method of assessing sperm viability by measuring the ability of the sperm to reduce a tetrazolium dye and allowing color development over a range of weakly acidic pHs.
Patent AU-7683496-A (AU)
Title: Absorbent articles having soft, strong nonwoven component
Inventor: YOUNG TERRILL ALAN
IPC: D04H1/46
Filed: 1996-11-08
Abstract: A nonwoven that is exceptionally soft yet sufficiently strong for use in absorbent articles is disclosed. The soft, strong nonwoven includes fibers comprising polyethylene, at least a portion of which are consolidated. The soft, strong nonwoven has a cross-machine direction tensile strength of at least about 300 g/in and a cross-machine direction elongation at break of at least about 40%. The soft, strong nonwoven is preferably formed by permanently stretching an inelastic base nonwoven in the cross-machine direction. The preferred base nonwoven has certain properties which allow it to have sufficient strength after stretching, while being exceptionally soft, such that the resultant permanently stretched, soft, strong nonwoven is particularly suitable for use as a topsheet or a back sheet component in disposable absorbent articles. More specifically, the preferred base nonwoven has a cross-machine direction elongation at break of at least about 175% and a cross-machine direction tensile strength of at least about 400 g/in. A particularly preferred base nonwoven also has a filament denier of from 1.5 to 10, a basis weight of from 15 to 30 gsy, and, for thermal point bonded nonwovens, a consolidation area of from 4 to 40%.
Patent AU-7870581-A (AU)
Title: Peptides with thymic activity
Inventor: WHITE ABRAHAM
IPC: C07K7/06
Filed: 1981-12-21
Abstract: Novel peptides of the formula:wherein:A, A' and A" are each independently Gly, D-Ala, D-Leu, or D-Trp, wherein A may optionally be N-alkylated or N-acylated;B is Pro, Δ<sup>3</sup>-Pro, Thz, or diMeThz;C and C' are each independently Thr, Ser, Val, or alloThr;D is Glu, Gln, Asp, or Asn;R is hydrogen, or is lower alkyl or lower acyl, substituted for one of the hydrogens on the ε-amino group of the lysyl residue;X is Cys, Ala, ABU, or Cys(Me); andY is selected from hydroxy, Pro, Pro-Leu, and Pro-Leu-Met, -NH<sub>2</sub>, ProNH<sub>2</sub>, Pro-LeuNH<sub>2</sub> and Pro-leu-MetNH<sub>2</sub>;and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for increasing immunologic competence. Methods for preparation of the peptides are also described.
Patent AU-7968787-A (AU)
Title: Microporous coatings
Inventor: TOWERY DONALD R
IPC: D06N3/14
Filed: 1987-09-03
Abstract: Water-vapor-permeable yet waterproof coated fabrics are prepared by applying a polyurethane resin solvent solution to a base fabric then immersing the coating to coagulate the resin leaving a thin, microporous coating on the fabric. An acrylic acid thickener system is included in the resin solution to provide a microporous coating having moisture vapor transmission rates of at least 600 g/m<2>/24 hours and hydrostatic pressure resistance of at least 69 kPa. The resin solution may contain a bioactive silyl quaternary ammonium compound to impart laundry-durable antimicrobial properties to the coating and/or a hindered amine ultraviolet stabilizer to protect the coating from degradation caused by ultraviolet light and/or a flame retardant to render the coated fabric resistant to flame.
Patent AU-8030100-A (AU)
Title: Process for the production of sulfur
Inventor: BURMASTER BRIAN M
IPC: B01D53/14
Filed: 2000-10-20
Abstract: A process is provided for producing elemental sulfur from hydrogen sulfide contained in an acid gas feed stream wherein hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide are reacted in a catalytic only sulfur recovery unit comprising a single catalytic converter containing a Claus catalytic reaction zone. A sulfur dioxide-enriched gas recovered from tail gas treatment is recycled and introduced into the catalytic reaction zone as part of a feed gas mixture that also includes the acid gas feed stream. Temperatures within the catalytic reaction zone are effectively moderated by recycle of tail gas effluent to the converter so that high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in the acid gas feed stream can be tolerated and improved process flexibility and capacity are realized. A pretreatment process including contacting the acid gas with an aqueous acid wash to reduce the concentration of unsaturated hydrocarbons in the acid gas and inhibit deactivation of the oxidation catalyst is also disclosed.