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Patent EP-3584200-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ODAGIRI TAKASHI
IPC: B65G15/08
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: An air floating belt conveyor apparatus includes: a conveyor main body; a carrier route belt supporting body including a plurality of air outlets through which air for making a conveyor belt float flows out to between an upper surface of the carrier route belt supporting body and a non-conveyance surface of the conveyor belt; at least one air supply header including a header chamber communicating with the plurality of air outlets, the at least one air supply header being provided at a lower portion of the carrier route belt supporting body; a blower configured to supply the air to the air supply header; a duct forming a discharge passage, the discharge passage connecting an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being open at the header chamber, the outlet being open on the upper surface of the carrier route belt supporting body and located higher than a conveyance surface of the conveyor belt, dust accumulated in the header chamber being introduced by the discharge passage from the inlet to the outlet; and an opening/closing device configured to open and close the discharge passage.
Patent EP-3584014-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEE CHUNG KEE
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 2018-01-03
Abstract: The present invention provides a manually-operated spray pump for discharging a predetermined amount of content by downwardly pressing a manually-operated button having a nozzle, and sealing the content therein by blocking a passage of the nozzle after discharge, wherein the manually-operated button comprises: a button main body coupled to a pump main body so as to communicate with a flow passage of the pump main body, and having an opening, which communicates with the flow passage so as to lead to the outside, formed on the outer surface at one side thereof; an elastic opening-and-closing member mounted on the flow passage of the opening, and opening the opening only when the content is discharged and closing the opening before and after discharge; and a cap member for mounting the elastic opening-and-closing member in position in the opening of the button main body.
Patent EP-3679102-A1 (EP)
Title: Method and device for producing an adhesive tape
Inventor: RAMBUSCH RENÉ
IPC: B65H35/00
Filed: 2018-08-22
Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a method and a device for producing an adhesive tape (1). First a material web (2) comprising a carrier tape material is supplied from an unwinding unit (3). The supplied material web (2) is subsequently provided on at least one surface with at least one adhesive strip (4) in a coating unit (6). The material web (2) provided with the adhesive strip (4) is then cut into at least two longitudinal strips with the aid of a cutting device (10) and made up into individual adhesive tapes (1). According to the invention, a sensor (8, 9) scanning the material web is used to align the material web (2) and/or the cutting device (10) in the transverse direction (Q) in such a way that a longitudinal cut (S) respectively produced with the aid of the cutting device (10) is introduced in an exact position into the material web (2).
Patent EP-3668579-A1 (EP)
Title: Anti-occlusion catheter
Inventor: BORNHOFT STEPHEN THOMAS
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2018-08-06
Abstract: An intravenous catheter may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and an inner surface forming the lumen. At least a portion of the inner surface includes a non-circular and non-oval cross-section, which may prevent occlusion of the intravenous catheter when a kink in the intravenous catheter occurs. The non-circular and non-oval cross- section may include a variety of shapes. For example, the non-circular and non-oval cross-section may be polygonal or include one or more ribs.
Patent EP-3596518-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YOO SEONGWOO
IPC: C03B37/075
Filed: 2018-03-02
Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a fiber preform or an optical fiber is provided. The fiber preform or the optical fiber includes a core region, and a cladding arrangement comprising a first cladding region comprising a plurality of rods entirely surrounding the core region, and a second cladding region in between the core region and the first cladding region, the second cladding region comprising a plurality of tubes, wherein a plurality of splits are defined in the second cladding region. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming a fiber preform and a method for forming an optical fiber are also provided.
Patent EP-3665108-A1 (EP)
Title: Vacuum lifter
Inventor: WADE COLIN MAXWELL
IPC: B65H3/08
Filed: 2018-08-10
Abstract: A vacuum plate lifting system for lifting sheet material articles comprises a vacuum lifter apparatus (4) for lifting sheet material articles, a lifter actuation system configured to lift and/or move the vacuum lifter apparatus (4) during use and a control system (8), the control system being configured to control the lifter actuation system during said movement. The vacuum lifter apparatus comprises: a substantially horizontal suction plate (10) comprising a perforated suction lifting surface (11), said surface being downwardly oriented for making contact with an upper surface of said articles to be lifted, an airflow suction system for conveying vacuum air pressure to said perforated suction lifting surface; and at least one mount (100) for connection of the suction plate to at least one actuator of the lifter actuation system for lifting and/or moving the suction plate during use. There is at least one suction lifter (28, 28', 28") proximate an edge of the suction plate, said suction lifter comprising a downwardly oriented suction cup (87), said cup being movably mounted in a substantially vertical direction relative to the suction plate and being connected to a source of air pressure for providing air suction to said cup for plucking upwards a local area of said of articles to be lifted. A suction cup actuation system is configured to drive said movement of the suction cup between a raised orientation in which the suction cup is raised relative to a level of said suction lifting surface and a lowered orientation in which the suction cup is substantially at or below the level of said suction lifting surface whereby, in use, said air suction is directed substantially downwardly towards a sheet material article to be lifted when said suction cup is in the lowered orientation. The control system is operable to control the operation of the lifter actuation system and the operation of the suction cup actuation system to initially pluck said local area of said article to be lifted prior to applying said vacuum air pressure to said perforated suction lifting surface to lift the remainder of said article.
Patent EP-3602971-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OLOFSSON LARS OLOF STEFAN
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: A method for routing is disclosed. The method comprises provisioning an endpoint in a network with a reactive path selection policy; monitoring, by the endpoint, current conditions relating to various paths available to said end point for the transmission of traffic; and selectively applying, by the endpoint, at least a portion of the reactive path selection policy based on the current conditions of the available paths.
Patent EP-3673142-A1 (EP)
Inventor: Radtke Cameron Hill
IPC: E21B33/124
Filed: 2018-08-20
Abstract: A method and apparatus for well intervention in which an expandable element is provided on a tubular. Using reclaimed drill pipe (12), a recess (26) is formed at an open end of the box section (16) and an annular sleeve (34) is slid over the pipe end into the recess (26). The sleeve (34) is affixed at either end by welding or suitable adhesive to provide a pressure tight chamber. A port (30) drilled through the pipe to access the chamber from the pipe bore is used to expand the sleeve (34) when the drill pipe is run in at tight tolerance in a wellbore.
Patent EP-3604982-A1 (EP)
Title: Indoor unit of refrigeration device
Inventor: MINAMIDA TOMOATSU
IPC: F24F11/49
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: Provided is an indoor unit for a refrigeration apparatus that is capable of detecting a refrigerant leak while suppressing condensation on a refrigerant gas sensor. An indoor unit (50) for an air conditioner (100) including a refrigerant circuit (10) includes a casing (60), an indoor fan (53), and a refrigerant gas sensor (81). The refrigerant circuit (10) has refrigerant charged therein, and performs a refrigeration cycle. The casing (60) houses at least a portion of the refrigerant circuit (10), and has a blow-out port (64) that opens in a direction other than an up-down direction. The indoor fan (53) is housed in the casing (60), and generates an air flow (F) directed from the blow-out port (64) to outside the casing (60). The refrigerant gas sensor (81) is capable of detecting a refrigerant gas below a bottom surface (63) of the casing (60).
Patent EP-3691486-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JUDSON MATTHEW
IPC: A62B23/02
Filed: 2018-10-01
Abstract: A fold flat personal respiratory device comprising: a generally planar central panel (10) including a layer of filter media and having opposing first and second side edges (12a, 12b) and first and second end edges (11); a first side panel joined to said central panel (10) along said first side edge (12a); a second side panel joined to said central panel (10) along said second side edge (12b); the device being manually configurable from a folded configuration in which said side panels (12a, 12b) are substantially parallel to a planar surface of said central panel (10) and an operational configuration in which said central (10) and first and second side panels (12a, 12b) form a cup-shaped respiratory chamber; the device further comprising a rigid or semi-rigid endoskeleton member (36) mounted along a planar surface of said central panel (10) and extending between said first and second side edges (12a, 12b) and/or said first and second end edges (11).
Patent EP-3610633-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HODGE STEPHEN LEE
IPC: H04L29/12
Filed: 2018-04-11
Abstract: The growing problem of contraband devices being smuggled into a correctional facility raises both security and safety issue. General fixed contraband detection systems are not cost effective because they require a high up-front cost and high maintenance, training and upgrade cost after installation. The present disclosure provides details of a system and method to detect and control the usage of contraband devices in a correctional facility cost effectively. Such a system is portable and can be relocated to different locations. Such a system both detects contraband devices and disrupts the operations of the contraband devices. Such a system further provides a report on the severity of contraband usage to the correctional facility.
Patent EP-3713522-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOITEN HERMAN
IPC: A61F2/64
Filed: 2018-10-11
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Bremsgelenk mit einem Oberteil (10), einem um eine Schwenkachse (12) schwenkbar daran gelagerten Unterteil (20) und einer Bremseinrichtung (30), die zumindest ein Bremselement (31, 32, 33) aufweist, das über einen Auslösemechanismus (40) aus einem aktivierten, eine Flexionsbewegung zumindest bremsenden Zustand in einen deaktivierten, eine Flexionsbewegung zulassenden Zustand bringbar ist, wobei die Bremseinrichtung (30) eine Extensionsbewegung nicht sperrt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Bremseinrichtung (30) ein Aktuator (50) zugeordnet ist, der das zumindest eine Bremselement (31,32, 33) während der Flexionsbewegung in dem deaktivierten Zustand hält.
Patent EP-3634437-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WALD DAVID N
IPC: A61K35/17
Filed: 2018-05-21
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for expanding and increasing the cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells comprising co-culturing, as feeder cells, a population of myeloid leukemia cells engineered to express one or more of membrane-bound IL-21 (mb IL- 21) or membrane-bound IL-15 (mbIL-15) in the presence of cytokine support. The present disclosure also relates to a population of acute myeloid leukemia cells engineered to express one or more of membrane-bound IL-21 (mbIL-21) or membrane-bound IL-15 (mbIL-15). The present disclosure also relates to methods of treating cancer employing the step of expanding natural killer cells using feeder cells engineered to express one or more of membrane-bound IL-21 (mbIL-21) or membrane-bound IL-15 (mbIL-15).
Patent EP-3737918-A1 (EP)
Title: Vorrichtung zur überwachung eines objekts
Inventor: BENDES DAVID
IPC: G01D11/30
Filed: 2018-11-08
Abstract: Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Vorrichtung (10) zur Überwachung eines Objekts, wobei die Vorrichtung eine Elektronikeinheit (20) zur Erfassung und Speicherung von wenigstens einem auf das Objekt wirkenden Umweltparameter aufweist. Ein Aspekt der Erfindung besteht darin, dass die Vorrichtung (10) ein Trägerelement (30) aufweist, welches auf einer Oberseite (31) und einer Unterseite (32) adhäsiv ausgestaltet ist, wobei die Elektronikeinheit (20) auf der Oberseite (31) des Trägerelements (30) angeordnet und mit der Oberseite (31) des Trägerelements (30) adhäsiv verbunden ist, und wobei die Vorrichtung (10) mittels der Unterseite (32) des Trägerelements (30) adhäsiv an dem Objekt anbringbar ist.
Patent EP-3632997-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HARUHARA YUMIKO
IPC: C09D11/16
Filed: 2018-03-09
Abstract: Provided is an oil-based ink composition for writing instruments which has good properties for writing on writing surfaces of various materials and which has improved friction resistance against friction from retracing of letters that have already been written and against stronger friction forces.
Patent EP-3714308-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KREYSING MORITZ
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2018-11-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for simultaneous imaging and execution of contact-free directed hydrodynamic flow in a specimen with at least one light source, in particular a laser, adapted to dynamically heat the interior and/or a surface of the specimen, a microscope with an objective adapted to image at least a part of the specimen and to guide, in particular focus, a light beam of the light source, in particular a laser beam, into and/or onto the specimen to heat at least one specified location of the specimen, means for manipulating the specified location, and a sample chamber for the specimen that is accessible for imaging radiation and the light beam to allow simultaneous imaging and manipulation of the sample via the objective. Furthermore the present invention is directed to a method for simultaneous imaging and executing contact-free directed hydrodynamic flow in a specimen wherein, at least one light source, in particular a laser, dynamically heats the interior and/or a surface of the specimen via a light beam, in particular via a laser beam, the beam of the at least one light source is directed to the specimen through an objective of a microscope, the light beam is variably guided, in particular focused, to specified locations of the specimen inducing a hydrodynamic flow in the specimen, and imaging the specimen via the same objective as used for introduction of the light beam.
Patent EP-3626026-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GAGE WILLIAM ANTHONY
IPC: H04W88/00
Filed: 2018-05-21
Abstract: A Radio Access Network Node (RANN) for managing communications in a public land mobile network (PLMN). The RANN comprises a plurality of RANN function entities configured to be instantiated in at least two geographically dispersed locations of the public land mobile network (PLMN), and further configured to communicate with each other to implement the functions of the RANN; and one or more interface end points configured to exchange control plane and user plane messages between the RANN and other entities of the PLMN, each interface end point being associated with at least one RANN function entity.
Patent EP-3707534-A1 (EP)
Inventor: Shoemaker Ellis Erika
IPC: G01V3/30
Filed: 2018-11-07
Abstract: Provide are compositions and methods for electromagnetic (EM) surveying of subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs using a giant dielectric material as a contrast agent. An injection fluid composition for EM surveying may include an aqueous fluid and giant dielectric nanoparticles having a dielectric constant of at least 10000 in the 1 Hz to 1 MHz frequency range. EM surveying of a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs may be performed by introducing an injection fluid having the giant dielectric nanoparticles into the subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir and generating an image of the position of the injection fluid from a transit time of emitted EM energy that traveled through the reservoir.
Patent EP-3634072-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TU JING
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2018-06-21
Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a random access method. The method includes: detecting, by a base station, a first preamble value; generating, by the base station, at least two random access response messages based on the first preamble value, where in the at least two random access response messages: at least one random access response message includes a second preamble value, and at least one random access response message includes a third preamble value, where the second preamble value is the same as the first preamble value, and the third preamble value is a preamble value obtained after the base station accumulates the first preamble value based on a preset accumulation number; and sending, by the base station, the at least two random access response messages to a terminal. In this way, the terminal can successfully access the base station provided that a plurality of random access response messages include a preamble value the same as the preamble value sent by the terminal, thereby increasing a success rate of accessing the base station by the terminal.
Patent EP-3650367-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOYANAGI YOSHIHUMI
IPC: B65D30/24
Filed: 2018-06-26
Abstract: Provided is a closing valve made of a sheet and a bag that includes the closing valve, the closing valve effectively exerting the function of a check valve when the pressure difference is large and also even when the balanced state where the pressure difference is small continues for a long time. As a valve portion of the closing valve, two valve portions, an upstream valve portion (a) positioned on an upstream side and a downstream valve portion (c) positioned on a downstream side, are provided, and, between the valve portions, a buffer portion (b) in which a fluid in a flow path is retained is provided. Closedness of the flow path in the buffer portion (b) is lower than that of the downstream valve portion (c), and closedness of the flow path in the upstream valve portion (a) is lower than that of the downstream valve portion (c). Also, the length of the buffer portion (b) may be longer than that of at least any one of the upstream valve portion (a) and downstream valve portion (c).
Patent EP-3650915-A1 (EP)
Title: Mirror unit and optical module
Inventor: SUZUKI TOMOFUMI
IPC: G01B9/02
Filed: 2018-07-06
Abstract: A mirror unit 2 includes a mirror device 20 including a base 21 and a movable mirror 22, an optical function member 13, and a fixed mirror 16 that is disposed on a side opposite to the mirror device 20 with respect to the optical function member 13. The mirror device 20 is provided with a light passage portion 24 that constitutes a first portion of an optical path between the beam splitter unit 3 and the fixed mirror 16. The optical function member 13 is provided with a light transmitting portion 14 that constitutes a second portion of the optical path between the beam splitter unit 3 and the fixed mirror 16. A second surface 21b of the base 21 and a third surface 13a of the optical function member 13 are joined to each other.
Patent EP-3650543-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUETSUGU MASAYUKI
IPC: C12N15/10
Filed: 2018-07-05
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing linear or circular DNA by joining two or more types of DNA fragments to each other at regions having homologous base sequences, and a DNA fragment-joining kit used in the method. The present invention provides a DNA production method comprising producing linear or circular DNA by joining the two or more types of DNA fragments to each other at regions having homologous base sequences or regions having complementary base sequences in the reaction solution.
Patent EP-3658137-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHAABAN BASIL ADIL
IPC: A61K47/44
Filed: 2018-07-27
Abstract: A composition of matter for enhancing delivery of bioactive compounds, particularly cannabinoids into the human and animal organisms. The invention enhanced oral, transmucosal and transdermal delivery of a bioactive compound including cannabinoids through the use of an excipient having a desired ratio of fatty acids. The invention particularly includes a lipophilic phytocannabinoid such as THC or CBD, and an excipient fatty acid profile including palmitoleic acid and fatty acids selected from the group consisting of oleic acid and palmitic acid, and combinations thereof in optimal ratios. Macadamia nut oil is a preferred excipient having the desired lipid profile. Macadamia nut oil is a non-toxic plant oil, offers oxidation resistance to the fatty acids and cannabinoids to improve product shelf life, and has a sufficiently low melting temperature to remain liquid while refrigerated to further enhance product shelf life without changing the product phase from a liquid to a solid.
Patent EP-3610689-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUN FEIFEI
IPC: H04W84/04
Filed: 2018-07-31
Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for detecting indication information, including: determining a carrier/narrowband position and a time-domain position where indication information is located; in which the indication information is configured to indicate whether a user equipment (UE) monitors a paging message or a downlink control channel that indicates the paging message, on associated one or more paging occasions (POs); and detecting the indication information on the determined carrier/narrowband position and the time-domain position, and determining, according to the indication information, whether to monitor the paging message or the downlink control channel on the one or more POs.
Patent EP-3640581-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SAITO TOMOHIRO
IPC: G01B11/26
Filed: 2018-07-30
Abstract: The present invention provides a marker unit that can be easily installed in the same target object under the same installation condition, for example. The marker unit of the present invention includes: an upper substrate; and a lower substrate, wherein the upper substrate is laminated on the lower substrate to form a laminate. The lower substrate has a lower substrate detection target portion exposed to an upper surface side of the laminate on an upper surface thereof, and the lower substrate has at least two positioning portions on a lower surface thereof. The detection target portion is detectable from an upper surface side of the laminate, and each positioning portion is visually recognizable from a side surface direction of the laminate and is visually unrecognizable from the upper surface direction of the laminate. When the laminate is installed in an installation target object, each positioning portion is disposed on the lower substrate at a position corresponding to an alignment mark with the marker unit in the installation target object by recognizing from the side surface direction of the laminate.