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Patent EP-1068384-B1 (EP)
Inventor: THOMPSON DELTON R
IPC: D06C3/00
Filed: 1998-08-20
Granted: 2004-12-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for tentering nonwoven webs during annealing. The nonwoven web of thermoplastic fibers is restrained on a tentering structure at a plurality of tentering points distributed across an interior portion of the web, rather than just along its edges. The nonwoven web is annealed while restrained on the tentering structure to form a dimensionally stable nonwoven fibrous web, dimensionally stable up to at least the heatsetting temperature. The annealed nonwoven fibrous web is then removed from the tentering structure. In one embodiment, the tentering structure restrains the nonwoven fibrous web in a non-planar configuration during the annealing process. The tentering structure includes a plurality of tentering points projecting distally from a tentering support. The tentering points are positioned to be engaged with an interior portion of the web, thus restraining the web during annealing.
Patent EP-0948741-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CLAYBOURN MICHAEL
IPC: G01N3/60
Filed: 1998-10-26
Granted: 2006-09-06
Abstract: Un échantillon et un système de microscope à balayage à sonde sont utilisés comme détecteur d'un spectromètre à infrarouge en vue de contourner la limite de diffraction de la microscopie à infrarouge classique, et d'obtenir des images spectroscopiques présentant une résolution spatiale considérablement améliorée qui est potentiellement de quelques dizaines de nanomètres seulement. Le faisceau provenant d'un spectromètre à infrarouge est dirigé sur l'échantillon. L'échantillon est chauffé jusqu'à ce qu'il absorbe le rayonnement infrarouge. Ainsi, l'augmentation de température obtenue dans une zone individuelle dépend de l'espèce moléculaire particulière présente, ainsi que de la gamme de longueurs d'onde du faisceau infrarouge. Ces différences individuelles de température sont détectées par une sonde thermique miniature. La sonde thermique est montée dans un microscope thermique à balayage. Le microscope thermique à balayage est ensuite utilisé pour produire des images de surfaces multiples et de sous-surface de l'échantillon, de sorte que le contraste d'image correspond à des variations de diffusivité thermique, de topographie de surface ou de composition chimique.
Patent EP-1037664-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CHATFIELD STEVEN N
IPC: C12R1/42
Filed: 1998-12-10
Granted: 2004-09-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a vaccine comprising a bacterium attenuated by a non-reverting mutation in a gene encoding a protein which promotes folding of extracytoplasmic proteins. Such mutations were intially identified as being useful in vaccines from a bank of randomly inserted, transposon mutants in which attenuation was determined as a reduction in virulence of the organism in the mouse model of infection. Site directed mutation of the gene results in a strain which shows at least 4 logs of attenuation when delivered both orally and intravenously. Animals vaccinated with such a strain are protected against subsequent challenge with the parent wild type strain. Finally, heterologous antigens such as the non-toxic and protective, binding domain from tetanus toxin, fragment C, can be delivered via the mucosal immune system using such strains of bacteria. This results in the induction of a fully protective immune response to subsequent challenge with native tetanus toxin.
Patent EP-0994139-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SHAFFER MYRON W
IPC: C08G18/77
Filed: 1999-10-01
Granted: 2004-04-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to moisture-curable compounds whicha) have a content of (cyclo)aliphatically-bound isocyanate groups (calculated as NCO, MW 42) of 0.2 to 30% by weight and a content of alkoxysilane groups (calculated as Si, MW 28) of 0.2 to 4.5% by weight,b) optionally contain repeating ethylene oxide units andc) have an equivalent ratio of (cyclo)aliphatically-bound isocyanate groups to alkoxy groups, which are bound to Si, of 1.0:0.05 to 1.0:1.4, wherein the preceding percentages are based on the weight of the moisture-curable compounds and wherein the alkoxysilane groups are incorporated as the reaction products of polyisocyanates with amino compounds corresponding to formula IThe present invention also relates to coating, adhesive or sealing compositions containing these moisture-curable compounds as the binder.
Patent EP-0994526-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WAGNER PETER
IPC: H01R11/05
Filed: 1999-10-13
Granted: 2004-01-28
Abstract: The clamp socket has 2 spring-loaded clamp elements (1,1') displaced against the spring force to bring an opening (2,2') of the clamp element into alignment with an opening in a stationary contact element (4,4'), each clamp element having a second opening cooperating with a retaining nose for direct coupling between the clamp socket and a corresponding plug. An Independent claim for a plug for connection to a loudspeaker cable clamp socket is also included.
Patent EP-0967280-B1 (EP)
Inventor: THEVELEIN JOHAN
IPC: C07K14/395
Filed: 1999-06-11
Granted: 2009-08-12
Abstract: New stress resistant eukaryotic strains (preferably yeast strains, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains) in the presence of fermentable sugar are prepared by:  (1) conventional mutagenic treatment of the cells of the initial strain;  (2) cultivating the cells to obtain a stationary phase;  (3) incubating the cells in the stationary phase in the presence of at least one fermentable sugar to obtain the cells in their active metabolic state;  (4) subjecting the cells, in their active metabolic state, to obtain a death rate of at least 99 %;  (5) isolating the surviving cells; and  (6) selecting the surviving cells with a specific phenotype.  New stress resistant eukaryotic strains (preferably yeast strains, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains) in the presence of fermentable sugar (e.g. glucose) are prepared by:  (1) conventional mutagenic treatment of the cells of the initial strain;  (2) cultivating the cells from the previous treatment to obtain a stationary phase;  (3) incubating the cells in the stationary phase in the presence of at least one fermentable sugar (e.g. glucose, maltose, saccharose) to obtain the cells in their active metabolic state (e.g. fermentation and/or growth);  (4) subjecting the cells to stress, in their active metabolic state, to obtain a death rate of at least 99 % (compared to the inoculum);  (5) isolating the surviving cells; and  (6) selecting the surviving cells with a characteristic phenotype comprising:  (a) a growth (evaluated by a production or production yield of biomass on sugar during a period of time or by a growth rate under identical culture conditions) of at least 80 (especially 90) % of the inoculum; (b) a carbon dioxide release or metabolite production of at least 80 (especially 90) % of the inoculum;  (c) a stress resistant property corresponding to a survival rate of at least 2 (especially 10) times higher than the survival rate of the inoculum under same growth conditions followed by thermal shock at 52 degrees C for 20 minutes, or at least 1.5 (especially 5) times higher than the survival rate of the inoculum under the same growth conditions followed by freezing at -20 degrees C for 24 hours.  Independent claims are also included for:  (1) a new industrial eukaryotic strain (preferably yeast strains, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains) comprising a phenotype (as above);  (2) a mutated gene comprising the specific phenotype; and  (3) a eukaryotic strain transformed to obtain alleles of the mutated gene or analogs of these genes with a mutation conferring the specific phenotype.
Patent EP-1044246-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MANG THOMAS
IPC: C08L21/00
Filed: 1999-01-08
Granted: 2001-07-25
Abstract: The invention relates to an optionally foamed sealing composition for preformed seals which can swell when treated with water. The invention also relates to a method for the production thereof out of natural rubber and/or elastomers with a matrix comprised of natural rubber/elastomer components and particle-shaped water absorbing material stored therein. The water absorbing material is a combination of (A) polysaccharide(s) selected from cellulose, starch, starch derivatives removed from grafted starch, amylose, amylopectin, dextran, pectin, inulin, chitin, xanthan, alginic acid, alginates, carrageenan, pustulan, callose, laminarin, guluronic acid, pullulan, lichenin or mixtures of the same with (B) a highly water absorbent synthetic polymer selected from polymers based on (meth)acrylate, poly(meth)acrylic acid and the salts thereof, polyacrylamide, polyalcohols or copolymers of said synthetic polymers. The invention also relates to additional cross-linking and processing auxiliary agents and to property improving agents. It is possible to securely seal superstructures, substructures, tunnels and canals with the assistance of the inventive sealing compositions.
Patent EP-1051626-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SAMPSON HUGH
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 1999-01-28
Granted: 2009-03-18
Abstract: One can predict the likelihood a child will outgrow an allergy, especially a food allergy, by screening for IgE antibodies immunoreactivities with linear versus conformational epitopes. The child is first screened using standard techniques to determine what antigens the child is allergic to. The immunoglobulins in the sample from the patient are then characterised either using the natural purified antigen, recombinant antigen, reduced and alkylated antigen, proteolytic fragments of the antigen or synthetic peptides of between 4 and 40 amino acids in length, which can be immobilised for rapid and accurate screening. The antibodies from the patient are reacted with the protein or peptides to determine which peptides are bound by the antibodies. These antibodies are then characterised to determine if the epitopes they bind are linear or conformational. Those patients having antibodies primarily reactive with conformational epitopes will typically outgrow their allergies. A similar method for evaluation of IgG antibodies can be used to predict the prognosis of certain inflammatory disorders.
Patent EP-1077360-B1 (EP)
Title: Dispositif de tomographie optique coherente et scanner transversal a fibres optiques
Inventor: GELIKONOV VALENTIN MIKHAILOVICH
IPC: A61B1/005
Filed: 1999-02-09
Granted: 2009-09-16
Abstract: Cette invention se rapporte à l'étude des structures internes d'objets à l'aide de systèmes optiques. Cette invention concerne plus précisément un dispositif de tomographie optique cohérente, ainsi qu'un scanner transversal à fibre optique qui fait partie de ce dispositif et qui entre dans la composition d'une sonde à fibre optique. Cette invention concerne également un procédé d'étude des tissus biologiques in vivo, lequel procédé permet d'établir des diagnostics des tissus étudiés en fonction de l'état de la membrane de base. A cette fin, un interféromètre possède un épaulement de mesure qui comprend le scanner transversal. La partie mobile du scanner se compose d'un conducteur de courant (19) qui englobe le système magnétique dans la région de l'un de ses pôles (25), et d'une fibre optique (13) qui fixée rigidement au conducteur (19) et qui joue le rôle de console élastique, ce qui permet de miniaturiser la sonde à fibre optique. Le système magnétique se présente sous forme de deux aimants permanents (22, 28) qui sont alignés au niveau de leurs pôles analogues (25, 29), tandis que la fibre optique (13) est disposée dans une ouverture traversante définie par des gorges qui se font face et qui sont pratiquées dans lesdits aimants permanents (22, 28) du côté des pôles alignés. Ce système permet d'optimiser la structure de la sonde à fibre optique tout en limitant les dimensions du boîtier de cette dernière. La sonde à fibre optique est disposée dans l'extrémité distale du canal pour instruments d'un endoscope. L'étude de tissus in vivo à l'aide de ce dispositif permet d'établir un diagnostic non invasif de ces derniers en fonction de l'état de la membrane de base (46).
Patent EP-1062418-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NEUSCHWANDER HELMUT
IPC: F02M26/32
Filed: 1999-02-06
Granted: 2002-04-24
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif pour le refroidissement de gaz, dans lequel le gaz peut être guidé par des canaux (5) d'un dispositif de refroidissement (1) dans lequel, au voisinage desdits canaux (5), se trouvent également des canaux (10) destinés à un milieu de refroidissement en circulation. Le dispositif de refroidissement (1) présente, centralement à l'intérieur, les canaux (10) destinés au milieu de refroidissement et, radialement à l'extérieur, les canaux (5) destinés au gaz à refroidir.
Patent EP-0998568-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ERBS PHILIPPE
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 1999-04-16
Granted: 2005-12-07
Abstract: The invention concerns a polypeptide having a uracil phosphoribosyl transferase (UPRTase) by mutation of one or several residues of the UPRTase. The invention also concerns a nucleotide sequence coding for the UPRTase mutant, a vector for expressing the latter, a viral particle, a host cell, and a composition containing them. The invention further concerns their therapeutic use and a treatment method using them. The invention is particularly useful in the context of therapy by suicide genes, in particular, for treating proliferative and infectious diseases.
Patent EP-1078041-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JAREKRANS MATS
IPC: C12N5/08
Filed: 1999-03-23
Granted: 2004-09-15
Abstract: Process and apparatus for the continuous purification and concentration of leukocytes from blood, characterized in that said process comprises the following steps: (a) seperating plasma from the blood by filtration in order to achieve a filtered buffy coat fraction; (b) adding an aqueous solution, which is hypotonic in relation to plasma, to the buffy coat fraction from step (a), in order to achieve lysation of erythrocytes contained in the buffy coat fraction; (c) mixing the buffy coat fraction and the aqueous hypotonic solution from step (b) in a mixing device; (d) leading the mixture from step (c) through a retention vessel; (e) leading the mixture from step (d) through a centrifuge in order to seperate the leukocytes; (f) collecting the separated leukocytes from step (e).
Patent EP-1082772-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FAITA GIUSEPPE
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 1999-04-23
Granted: 2008-10-15
Abstract: L'invention se rapporte à un procédé visant à relier directement des cellules électrochimiques à des électrolyseurs (2) d'installations électrochimiques produisant de l'hydrogène en tant que sous-produit. L'hydrogène de récupération sert à alimenter les cellules électrochimiques et l'énergie électrique ainsi produite est transférée aux électrolyseurs (2)- rectificateurs (3), ce qui permet de réduire la consommation globale d'énergie. Ce couplage direct rend inutile l'utilisation de convertisseurs C.C./C.A. ou de régleurs de tension et peut être mis en oeuvre par liaison série ou par liaison parallèle. Dans ce dernier cas, les cellules électrochimiques sont regroupées en modules. On ajuste le nombre et la tension de ces modules au moyen d'interrupteurs (9, 10, 11) activés par un système de supervision et de commande informatique. Il est également possible de faire varier la tension des modules en agissant sur la pression de l'air d'alimentation des cellules électrochimiques.
Patent EP-1008425-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SERRA OBIOL RAMON
IPC: B26D7/26
Filed: 1999-05-28
Granted: 2003-05-07
Abstract: System for fixing rotary die cutters in die cutting machines for cutting laminar material, said system comprising fixing means between the die (1) and a die-holder surface or cylinder (2) around which the die (1) is arranged, wherein the fixing means include a plurality of bolts (3) actuated by an actuator (5) housed inside a hollow body (8) fixed to the die-holder cylinder (2) in order to provide for a rapid fixing of the rotary die to the die-holder cylinder. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1094988-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BAIG SYLVIE
IPC: C02F1/78
Filed: 1999-06-04
Granted: 2004-01-21
Abstract: Destruction of organic pollutants in water by ozonization in the presence of a cobalt containing catalyst. Process for catalytic ozonization with molecular ozone or an ozone-containing gas in the purification of polluted water, the ozone being activated with a catalyst comprising at least atoms of Co to promote advanced oxidation of the organic contaminants in the water such that the Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content of the water is converted into CO2.
Patent EP-1100837-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YOUNES USAMA E
IPC: C08J9/30
Filed: 1999-06-29
Granted: 2005-01-19
Abstract: Microcellular polyurethane elastomers having sharply reduced or virtually no urea linkages may be prepared without resort to organic physical blowing agents by frothing a frothable mixture containing isocyanate reactive polyols and chain extenders, and a frothable isocyanate component. The isocyanate component is derived by reacting a stoichiometric excess of a di- or polyisocyanate with a polyol component containing an ultra-low unsaturation polyol. The froth-produced elastomers surprisingly exhibit greatly improved tear strengths, compression set, and other physical properties as compared to all water-blown microcellular elastomers of the same density.
Patent EP-1088295-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JAFFE JOSHUA M
IPC: G09C1/12
Filed: 1999-06-03
Granted: 2007-08-15
Abstract: Cryptographic devices that leak information about their secrets through externally monitorable characteristics (such as electromagnetic radiation and power consumption) may be vulnerable to attack, and previously-known methods that could address such leaking are inappropriate for smartcards and many other cryptographic applications. Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for performing computations in which the representation of data, the number of system state transitions at each computational step, and the Hamming weights of all operands are independent of computation inputs, intermediate values, or results. Exemplary embodiments implemented using conventional (leaky) hardware elements (such as electronic components, logic gates, etc.) as well as software executing on conventional (leaky) microprocessors are described. Smartcards and other tamper-resistant devices of the invention provide greatly improved resistance to cryptographic attacks involving external monitoring.
Patent EP-1133879-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BARNARD HERMAN JOHANNES
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 1999-10-07
Granted: 2004-09-08
Abstract: An infrastructure for telephony is described, comprising a network (n) and a service provider (SP) coupled thereto. The network comprises a service switching function (SSF<N>) as well as a service control function (SCF<N>) for controlling said service switching function. The service provider comprises a service switching function (SSF<S>) as well as a service control function (SCF<S>) for controlling said service switching means. The service provider comprises an inter-working unit (IWU). In communication with a service switching function (SSF<S>) of the service provider, the inter-working unit (IWU) behaves as service control function. In communication with a service control function (SCF<S>) of the service provider, the inter-working unit (IWU) behaves as service switching function. In communication with the network, the inter-working unit (IWU) behaves as special resource point (SRP).
Patent EP-1129141-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TZIKAS ATHANASSIOS
IPC: D06P1/382
Filed: 1999-11-03
Granted: 2002-12-18
Abstract: Dye mixtures, which comprise at least one dye of formula (1) together with at least one dye of formula (2), wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are each independently of one another hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, (R3)0-2 is 0 to 2 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of C2-C4halogen alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkyl or C1-C4alkoxy, A1 and A2 are each independently of the other an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene radical or a C1-C8alkylene radical which may be interrupted by oxygen, D is a radical of formula (3) or (4) wherein is (R6)0-2 0 to 2 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C2-C4alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkyl and C1-C4alkoxy, X1 and X2 are halogen, and Y1 and Y2 are each independently of the other a fiber-reactive radical of formula: -SO2-Z (5a): -CONH-(CH2)m-SO2-Z (5b); -NH-CO-CH(Hal)-CH2-Hal (5c).
Patent EP-1140757-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HESSE CARSTEN
IPC: B01J31/02
Filed: 1999-12-09
Granted: 2003-07-23
Abstract: A process for preparing a formulation containing tetrabutylammonium phenolate and phenol is disclosed. The process entails combining a solution of tetrabutylammonium bromide in phenol with a solution of sodium phenolate to form a mixture, excess phenol is removed by distillation, and sodium bromide is filtered off. The formulation, that contains tetrabutylammonium phenolate and phenol in a weight ratio of 40:60 to 70:30, has a solidification point of less than 25° C. and finds use as a catalyst constituent.
Patent EP-1139791-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHLEIFENBAUM BIRGIT
IPC: A23L27/00
Filed: 1999-12-08
Granted: 2004-10-13
Abstract: The invention relates to encapsulated flavour and/or fragrance preparations and a method for producing same from a spray solution consisting of an aqueous solution of polymeric carriers and emulsified flavours and/or fragrances. The granules have an adjustable particle size of between 0.2 and 2 mm, present even size distribution and a globular shape and are further characterized by a high concentration and high retention of volatile flavours.
Patent EP-1062732-B1 (EP)
Title: Codage efficace d'informations laterales dans un codeur sans perte
Inventor: BRUEKERS ALPHONS A M L
IPC: G11B20/00
Filed: 1999-12-24
Granted: 2012-05-02
Abstract: Pour les 'Super Audio CD' (SACD), on code les signaux DSD par verrouillage de trame, prédiction et codage entropique. En plus des signaux efficacement codés, il faut stocker un grand nombre de paramètres   ou informations latérales   dans le SACD. Ces informations latérales comprennent les coefficients de filtre de prédiction et la table de probabilité qui ont été utilisées pour le codage, et qui devraient être transmises au décodeur. Plus la capacité de codage requise faible, plus le gain global de codage est bon. C'est pourquoi on applique également les techniques de codage aux informations latérales, de manière à compresser le volume de données contenues dans lesdites informations. Il est possible de segmenter les trames, chaque segment possédant son jeu de coefficients de filtre et sa table de probabilité en propre.
Patent EP-1150357-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OTANI KAORU
IPC: H01L31/048
Filed: 1999-12-01
Granted: 2005-03-02
Abstract: cette invention concerne les produits décrits ci-après. Revêtement (11) pour cellule solaire intégrant par stratification un film transparent, hautement imperméable (12) et un film transparent très résistant à la lumière (13), offrant une remarquable résistance aux ultraviolets. Revêtement (21) pour cellule solaire intégrant par stratification un film transparent, hautement imperméable (22) et un film transparent très résistant à la lumière (23) avec un produit adhésif (24) renfermant un absorbeur d'UV. Revêtement (31) pour cellule solaire intégrant par stratification un film transparent, hautement imperméable (32) et un film transparent très résistant à la lumière (33) avec un produit adhésif (34) à base de résine d'éthylène acétate de vinyle et contenant un abosrbeur d'UV ainsi qu'un agent de réticulation. Revêtement (41) pour cellule solaire comprenant un film très résistant à la lumière, hautement imperméable, transparent, obtenu par formation d'un film d'oxyde inorganique (43) sur la surface antérieure d'un film transparent (42) mélangé à un absorbeur d'UV. Revêtement/film d'étanchéité pour cellule solaire intégrant par stratification un film de couverture et un film d'éthylène-acétate de vinyle. Cellule solaire obtenue en isolant des éléments de cellule solaire entre le revêtement et un élément de protection postérieur. Film transparent combinant des caractéristiques d'étanchéité et de résistance à la lumière, permettant d'alléger la cellule solaire et d'en améliorer la résistance aux chocs et la longévité.