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Patent EP-0922627-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BENZ JUERGEN
IPC: G01B7/30
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: The modular concept of a steering angle sensor, which preferably works optically. The sensor head (6) can be selectively connected with the housing (3,4) to provide a located entity, which also can be easily exchanged. The coded disc (2) gives a variable signal, and the sensor head partly enters the opening (5) of the housing, and essentially closes the opening. The sensor head is insertable in the housing (3,4) in a radial direction to the code plate (2).
Patent EP-0927567-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SPYROPOULOS KONSTANTINOS
IPC: B01D19/04
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: Certain silicone antifoam emulsions of low viscosity, exhibit excellent bulk and dilute
stability, have high efficiency in non-ionic and anionic foamant systems both at ambient and
elevated temperature, and their dilutions with water do not separate wherein these emulsions
contain silicone antifoam compounds based on polydimethylsiloxanes and inorganic oxides and
are protected against creaming and separation using synthetic protective colloids derived from
polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Patent EP-0864684-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SEITZ WILLI G
IPC: A47L15/44
Filed: 1998-02-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for dosing
detergent to a washing process comprising:
     a washing device (2) wherein the washing process
takes place;   a supply holder (3) for the detergent;   a mixing chamber (4) for mixing the detergent with
a solvent in a predetermined concentration range;   measuring means (14) for measuring the concentration
in the mixing chamber; and   control means for controlling the supply of at
least a part of the content of the mixing chamber to the
washing device, 
wherein the system is provided with a dose controlling
unit (22) which is connected to the control means and to the
washing device.
Patent EP-0884655-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PAN DAVID H
IPC: G03G15/10
Filed: 1998-04-30
Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the quality of an image that has
been developed by a liquid carrier is disclosed in which thermal control is used
to heat and cool the image in rapid succession, thereby increasing the
cohesiveness of the solid particles contained in the liquid carrier.
Patent EP-0962885-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHAHAF AMIT
IPC: G06M9/00
Filed: 1998-06-03
Abstract: A system for determining the number of items within a stack of items
(10), each item (12) having a characteristic configuration, is provided.
The system includes an imaging device (50) attached to a moveable
carriage (52), the imaging device being actuated to move to image the
stack of items and a processing unit (54), coupled to the imaging
device, for identifying  the characteristic configuration of each of the
stack of items from the scanned images.
Patent EP-0899378-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAMURA AKIRA
IPC: D21H19/46
Filed: 1998-08-19
Abstract: A composition suitable for coating paper comprising:
   (I) a pigment,   (II) an aqueous binder, and   (III) a crosslinked amine compound obtainable by
reacting a heterocyclic amine, e.g. piperidine, piperazine,
(a) and a glycidyl compound
(b) having at least two glycidyl groups; and a method for
preparing the composition.    
     The composition gives higher quality, such as high level of ink
acceptability and water resistance to coated papers, and does not
generate formaldehyde.
Patent EP-0903598-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AIKAWA KAZUHIKO
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 1998-04-10
Abstract: The present invention is related to an dispersion compensating optical fiber
technology, comprising a central core(21a), a middle part(21b) with a refractive index lower
than this central core(21a), and a cladding(22) with a refractive index higher than said middle
par(21b)t and lower than said central core(21a), characterized in an outer diameter of said
middle part(b) being 2.5 ~ 3.5 times an outer diameter of said central core(a); a relative
refractive index difference of said cladding to said middle part(Δ-) being -0.08 ~ -0.2% with
the refractive index of the cladding being zero; and having substantially single-mode
transmission in the wavelength 1.55  µ m band, the chromatic dispersion being -80 ps/nm/km
or less, the dispersion slope being +0.08 ps/nm 2 /km or less. and the bending loss being 1.0
dB/m or less.
Patent EP-0911907-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BONVALLAT PIERRE
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: The module has a line cutoff device (6) in the form of a test chamber (32) with the free ends of four test blades (29) hermetically sealed and closed by a lid (33) for line continuity or cutoff by interconnection or not of these test blades. Two pairs of contacts are positioned on either side of this chamber. One pair is associated with an insulating device to receive two wires in slots with a master screw pushing these wire in. The other pair of contacts are associated with a second insulating device for receiving and the forced introduction of small wires placed on the same side of the chamber as the other pair. The test chamber receives removably an excess voltage protector.
Patent EP-0978635-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FRUTSCHI HANS ULRICH
IPC: F02C6/18
Filed: 1998-08-05
Abstract: The cooling method has a cooling medium mixture (17,18,22,23) for cooling the thermally loaded structures within the gas turbine power plant formed by mixing a fully or partially compressed air quantity (16,24) with a quantity of steam (24) provided by an air cooler (20) associated with the gas turbine group.
Patent EP-0996137-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WIDMER HANSPETER
IPC: H01H85/46
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a high-voltage fuse in which a cover plate (2) of a first electrical connection is connected to a separating plate (6) via a fuse element consisting of silver-coated strips (7) in an electrically conductive manner. A reactor is connected to said separating plate, which reactor has a coil (8) enclosing a core which is provided in the form of a solid ferrite bar (9). Said coil connects the separating plate (6) to a cover plate (4) of a second electrical connection in an electrically conductive manner. Alternatively, in order to save space, the fuse element can be arranged in an opening in the hollow core and can be connected to the coil via a return line. Said high-voltage fuse provides a means of connecting branches of a power supply system to a low-voltage line and a means of preventing the distribution of the high-frequency signals used for communication between appliances of one branch to other branches.
Patent EP-0952913-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RANTALA REIJO
IPC: B01D1/22
Filed: 1998-01-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchange element (1) for a film heat exchanger intended for distillation or for the evaporation of solutions or suspensions, and to a method for manufacturing the same. The substantially bag-like element is formed by bonding from oppositely positioned plastic heat exchange films (2), evaporation of liquid taking place on the exterior surfaces of the films and condensing of the obtained vapor taking place on the interior surfaces. In the bonding the interior (4) of the element is divided into ducts to direct the travel of the vapor, and according to the invention the films are at the same time stretched in the intervals between the bonding points (3) in order to provide leeway for bulging during the pressurization of the interior of the element. The element (1) may be made up of two heat exchange films (2) stretched by means of heat and a pressure differential between the different sides of the film, the films being bonded directly to each other, or there being bonded, between the heat exchange films to be stretched, one or more straight support films to improve the loadbearing capacity of the element.
Patent EP-0896975-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HIKOSAKA TAKAAKI
IPC: C08G77/448
Filed: 1998-02-20
Abstract: A polycarbonate containing repeating units (1)
represented by the general formula (1), a polycarbonate
molding produced by molding the polycarbonate, and an
electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive
layer which has a surface layer containing the polycarbonate:
 
wherein R is an aliphatic unsaturation-free monovalent
hydrocarbon group, R 1  is a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an
alkoxy group or an aryl group, X is an alkylene group or an
alkyleneoxyalkylene group, X' is an alkylene group of 2 or
more carbon atoms, an alkyleneoxyalkylene group or oxygen
atom, a is an integer of 0 to 4, na is 0 or 1, nb is 1 or 2,
nc is 1 or 2, provided  na+nb+nc=3 , n1, n2, n3 and n4 are 0 or
an integer of 1 or more, provided n1+n2+n3+n4 is an integer
of 0 to 450.
Patent EP-0983140-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WILLIAMS RICHARD C
IPC: H01M50/423
Filed: 1998-02-13
Abstract: A nonwoven composite web suitable for use as a battery separator is formed by a wet process on a papermaking machine. The nonwoven composite material is made from a furnish of nylon binder fibers and nylon staple fibers. The web coming off the papermaking machine is dried using infra-red dryers followed by heated dryer cans. After drying, the web is thermally bonded using heated calendar rolls. The nylon binder fibers melt as the web passes through the calendar rolls and thermally bond the nylon staple fibers of the web when the melted binder fiber material fuses upon cooling. The use of dryer cans to dry and partially bond the web eliminates the need for surfactant treatment to improve potassium hydroxide absorption.
Patent EP-0966348-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MCLAREN JOHN W
IPC: B29C71/02
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé de traitement de polymères de polyuréthanne, de polyuréthanne/urée et de polyurée, qui consiste à exposer un polyuréthanne moulé par injection et réaction à une quantité d'énergie infrarouge suffisante pour que la température du polymère augmente à au moins 180 °C, à maintenir la température du polymère à cette température ou au-dessus, pendant une durée suffisante pour que la caractéristique de résistance au choc de Gardner, mesurée selon ASTMD-3029, soit augmentée par rapport au même polymère ayant été traité à la même température et maintenu à celle-ci pendant la même durée dans un four à convexion. L'invention se rapporte aussi à des améliorations sensibles des propriétés de fléchissement et de stabilité dimensionnelle à chaud, et convient donc particulièrement à la préparation rapide de pièces au moyen d'un transporteur de production de masse ainsi qu'à la préparation de pièces à soumettre ultérieurement à des traitements à haute température, tel que le procédé 'd'enduction de type E'.
Patent EP-0920545-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CALHOUN ROBERT B
IPC: C25D5/00
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: An electroplating apparatus and method reduces oxidation of thermodynamically unstable and oxidizable ionic species in an electroplating solution to deposit complex magnetic alloy onto substrates. The electroplating apparatus comprises an electroplating cell (30) in which oxidation of oxidizable anions and cations is reduced. The cell comprises an anode compartment (110) with anolyte solution in contact with the anode (55), a cathode compartment (105) with catholyte solution containing oxidizable plating anions in contact with the cathode (50). A cation selective membrane (100) separates the electrode compartments. Upon application of a voltage or power supply (90) across the anode and cathode, the transport of oxidizable plating anions and to a lesser degree cations, to the anode is substantially blocked by the cation-selective semi-permeable membrane, thereby reducing oxidation of the oxidizable anions and cations at the anode. The concentration of the anolyte and catholyte solutions can be tailored, and an inert gas can be maintained above the electrolyte solution in an enclosed region (140) to further reduce oxidation.
Patent EP-0920443-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ANNUNZIATO MICHAEL E
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 1998-04-02
Abstract: Novel activated peptides and conjugates thereof, useful in diagnostic assays and therapeutics, and processes for the preparation thereof are disclosed.
Patent EP-0991902-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ARMSTRONG WILLIAM TERENCE
IPC: F24J2/46
Filed: 1998-04-24
Abstract: L'invention a trait à un panneau d'absorption de l'énergie solaire destiné à chauffer un fluide. Ledit panneau regroupe une pluralité de sous-ensembles (52) d'absorption de l'énergie solaire, chaque sous-ensemble comportant une pluralité de tubes absorbants (55) entourés par une enveloppe (29) qui transmet l'énergie solaire. Chaque tube s'étend entre un collecteur supérieur et un collecteur inférieur (53, 54). Des sous-ensembles adjacents sont regroupés par les extrémités respectives des collecteurs supérieur et inférieur au moyen d'un élément de liaison (10) qui utilise un mécanisme à vis contrarotatif et un joint torique. L'enveloppe (29) qui transmet l'énergie solaire est un élément de protection extrudé, d'une seule pièce, doté d'un canal situé entre des faces plates qui s'étendent de manière transversale et qui présentent des nervures opposées (32) destinées à fixer les tubes absorbants. Les collecteurs supérieur et inférieur (53, 54) présentent des buses, qui s'étendent vers l'extérieur (23) en vue de venir au contact desdits tubes absorbants (55), et une collerette (24) qui est fixée aux tubes par des éléments de blocage tels que des chevilles.
Patent EP-1052011-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WATARI KENJI
IPC: B41J2/19
Filed: 1998-04-30
Abstract: The present invention provides a gas-permeable hollow
fiber membrane having an inner diameter of 50 to 500 µm and
a membrane thickness of 10 to 150 µm, which is preferably a
composite hollow fiber membrane having a three-layer
structure consisting of a nonporous layer having porous
layers disposed on both sides thereof. Dissolved gases
present in an ink can be removed by passing the ink through
the bores of hollow fibers comprising such a hollow fiber
membrane, and evacuating the outer surface side of the
hollow fibers. This method makes it possible not only to
degas inks with a slight pressure loss, but also to degas
inks stably even if pressure changes occur during degassing.
Patent EP-0914098-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FAOUR JOAQUINA
IPC: A61K9/24
Filed: 1998-05-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a simple and improved multi-layered osmotic device ( 1 ) that is capable of delivering a first active agent in an outer lamina ( 2 ) to one environment of use and a second active agent in the core ( 5 ) to another environment of use. Particular embodiments of the invention provide osmotic devices in which the first and second active agents are similar or dissimilar. An erodible polymer coat ( 3 ) between an internal semipermeable membrane ( 4 ) and a second active agent-containing external coat ( 2 ) comprises poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-(vinyl acetate) copolymer. This particular erodible polymer results in an improved multi-layered osmotic device possessing advantages over related devices known in the art. The active agent in the core ( 5 ) is delivered through a pore ( 6 ) containing an erodible plug ( 7 ). The osmotic device ( 1 ) can be coated by a final finish coat ( 8 ).
Patent EP-0986625-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CABLE ELIZABETH A
IPC: C11D1/66
Filed: 1998-06-02
Abstract: Nettoyant aqueux pour surfaces dures, présentant un pouvoir d'élimination sensiblement amélioré des résidus ainsi qu'une formation réduite de film/striures. Le nettoyant comprend: (a) une quantité efficace d'au moins un solvant organique présentant une pression de vapeur d'au moins 0,001 mm Hg à 25 °C et des mélanges de tels solvants; (b) une quantité efficace d'au moins un tensioactif anionique ou d'un mélange de tensioactifs anioniques et non ioniques; (c) une quantité efficace d'un système tampon comprenant un tampon azoté produisant un pH supérieur à 6,5; et (d) le solde étant composé principalement d'eau.
Patent EP-0986522-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHAWL EDWARD T
IPC: C04B24/28
Filed: 1998-05-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne une composition de ciment présentant une fluidité améliorée. Cette composition comprend du ciment et un copolymère d'addition de (a) un composé d'addition d'un polyol de polyéther et d'un isocyanate insaturé en éthylène avec (b) un acide carboxylique insaturé en éthylène.
Patent EP-0984857-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BACCUS GERARD
IPC: B32B37/15
Filed: 1998-05-26
Abstract: The invention concerns a sheet complex useful for surface coating of structures moulded by low pressure injection, said complex consisting of a planar structure designed to constitute the final element skin, combined with an underlayer designed to adhere with the injected substance, the moulded structure/complex combination being produced during the injection phase itself. The invention is characterised in that the underlayer constituting said structure (9) reverse side is made up of a film based on a thermoplastic composition selected among the polyolefin family, resistant to a temperature higher than the injecting temperature, and forming a thermal barrier during the injecting phase and an adhesive coating with the injected substance.
Patent EP-1009671-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TOWNSON DAVID JOHN
IPC: B65D21/032
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: Ce contenant (10a) peut être empilé sur un contenant similaire mais ne peut se loger dans ce dernier. Dans cet exemple, le premier type de contenant comporte des côtés verticaux. Des dispositifs d'empilement sont prévus pour permettre à ce premier type de contenant de supporter un contenant emboîtable qui est sensiblement de la même taille dans le plan mais possède des parois obliques (pour permettre l'emboîtement) et qui par conséquent comporte une base de plus petite dimension dans le plan que l'ouverture du premier contenant. Le premier type de contenant peut être pliable.
Patent EP-0940211-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEGAHARA TAKASHI
IPC: B23H7/20
Filed: 1998-07-24
Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for determining a core-less
machining shape, in which an attribute of core-less machining or
contour machining is automatically designated to a machining shape
created in advance, and a storage medium storing a core-less
machining shape determining program. Programs for judging a size of
a machining shape based on horizontal and vertical maximum
dimensions, a diameter or a radius of a circle, a peripheral length, a
width and an area are stored in an automatic programming device in
advance. Programs to be executed are selected from the stored
programs and a way of logical operation on results of judgment by the
selected programs is designated. The selected programs are executed
based on data of a machining shape and reference values for judgment,
and the selected logical operation is performed on the results of the
judgment by the selected programs to determine the size of the
machining shape, and an attribute of the core-less machining or the
contour machining is automatically designated to the machining shape.
Patent EP-0968844-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SASAKI KAZUHIKO
IPC: B43K24/08
Filed: 1998-08-14
Abstract: A push-button writing instrument has a refill (5)
slidably inserted in a barrel (2) and is biased toward the back end
of the barrel by a spring (6). The writing instrument is provided
with a refill operating mechanism (10) capable of projecting a
writing tip part (4) of the refill (5) from the open front end (2a) of
the barrel (2) and retracting the same into the barrel (2) when operated
by exerting a pressure in the range of 500 to 800 grams to
a push-button (7). The writing tip part (4) is retracted into the
barrel by a distance of about 3 mm from the open front end (2a).
The push-button writing instrument is able to employ a conventional
refill operating mechanism. The writing tip part (4) of the
writing instrument does not project from the open front end (2a)
of the barrel (2) when a force on a touching level is applied to the
push-button while the writing instrument is kept in a pocket or
the like.
Patent EP-1016784-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOSUGE TOSHIYUKI
IPC: F04C2/08
Filed: 1998-09-02
Abstract: An internal gear pump which improves the
mechanical efficiency and the life and reduces noises by
eliminating non-uniformity of the gaps between teeth. In
the internal gear pump wherein the tooth spaces of the
outer gear and the tooth tips of the inner gear form an
epicycloid and the tooth tips of the outer gear and the
tooth spaces of the inner gear form a hypocycloid, these
cycloids are formed by four circles that roll on the pitch
circle of each gear such that the gap between teeth in a
region where the outer and inner gears mesh most deeply
with each other is substantially equal to the gap between
teeth in a region where the depth of mesh between the
outer and inner gears are the shallowest.
Patent EP-1000345-A1 (EP)
Title: Method and device for referencing fluorescence intensity signals
Inventor: KLIMANT INGO
IPC: G01N15/14
Filed: 1998-07-30
Abstract: A method and device for fluorimetric determination of a biological, chemical or physical parameter of a sample utilize at least two different luminescent materials, the first of which is sensitive to the parameter, at least with respect to luminescence intensity, and the second of which is insensitive to the parameter, at least with respect to luminescence intensity and decay time. The luminescent materials have different decay times. The time- or phase behaviour of the resulting luminescence response is used to form a reference value for determination of a parameter.
Patent EP-1021223-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DOUGAL GORDON REX PATERSON
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 1998-10-12
Abstract: An electromagnetic radiation therapy system comprises means for emitting divergent electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between 950 and 1500 nm and being capable of producing, at the site being treated, a radiation intensity of at least 50 μWatts/cm2. Also disclosed are the use of the system for treating various conditions and the method of applying the treatment.
Patent EP-1019137-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DAVEY CHRISTOPHER T
IPC: A61M5/162
Filed: 1998-09-29
Abstract: On met en application un embout à 'glissement' sur des cathéters afin de limiter la flexion au niveau de l'embout vers le raccord de la tige du cathéter. Cet embout présente une section de diamètre limitée et un axe longitudinal s'étendant sur sa longueur. La section de diamètre limitée possède une première longueur. L'invention comprend également un élément de suture pourvu d'ailettes et comportant une première partie pourvue d'une lumière. Des ailettes s'étendent depuis la première partie et sont suturées à la peau du malade, lorsqu'on utilise le cathéter, ou à un dispositif d'ancrage fixé à la peau du malade. La lumière possède une deuxième longueur inférieure à la première longueur. La section de diamètre limitée de l'embout est située à l'intérieur de la lumière, de sorte que l'axe s'étend à travers la lumière et que l'embout, ainsi que l'élément de suture à ailettes, sont mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre à la fois le long de l'axe et en rotation autour de l'axe.
Patent EP-1028881-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ORD ROBERT MALCOLM
IPC: B61D45/00
Filed: 1998-11-10
Abstract: A rail wagon having a fifth wheel coupling arrangement (56, 72) which has a carriage (56) supporting a coupling element (72); the carriage is arranged to be movable freely in a longitudinal direction of the wagon on a track (17) mounted to the wagon. Preferably, the coupling arrangement is arranged to be moved for stowing from the track to a stowed position on the wagon (Figure 8). The arrangement enables the wheels of a trailer or semi-trailer to be secured for longitudinal movement on the wagon which reduces the stress on the trailer during transport on the wagon.