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Patent EP-2939466-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHILO SHIMI
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2014-03-24
Abstract: A station and a method for operating the station are described. The station comprises a receiver configured to receive a wireless signal sent via a wireless channel, a clear channel assessment, CCA, detector configured to detect, based on a CCA threshold, if the wireless channel is busy and a controller configured to adjust the CCA threshold of the CCA detector when the wireless channel is busy and the signal received via the wireless channel is not meant for the station.
Patent EP-3000106-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NADOLNY CAROLE
IPC: G09B23/22
Filed: 2014-04-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a demonstrator (1) of qualities of a spectacle lens material, comprising a hollow base (10) which is open through an observation window (13), and a lens (20) which closes said observation window and comprises at least one part (21) made of said spectacle lens material. According to the invention, said demonstrator comprises at least two separate demonstration means selected from the following list: an electrostatic element (50) that can move under the action of an electrostatic attraction; an ultraviolet mark (43) which allows the ultraviolet light to be viewed with the naked eye; and an abrasive element (30) suitable for scratching said demonstrator lens (20).
Patent EP-2956582-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TOUBEAU FRANÇOIS
IPC: D21H27/08
Filed: 2014-03-19
Abstract: A single-layer fibrous substrate comprising, by dry weight compared with the weight of the substrate: - between 39.9 and 87.9% natural fibers refined to above 50 °SR; - between 12 and 60% nanofibrillar polysaccharide; and - between 0.1 and 4% of at least one retention agent.
Patent EP-2992364-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MCCANN DOMINIC PATRICK
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2014-04-30
Abstract: L'invention concerne un appareil de surveillance destiné à surveiller un écoulement multiphasique dans un tuyau, l'appareil comprenant : un premier module de surveillance couplé au tuyau et conçu pour fournir des premières données de sortie représentant une concentration respective d'une phase parmi une pluralité de phases, ou un mélange d'au moins deux des phases, dans l'écoulement polyphasique, par traitement d'au moins une première variable représentant la permittivité électrique d'une phase ou d'un mélange d'au moins deux des phases de l'écoulement polyphasique ; un deuxième module de surveillance couplé au tuyau et conçu pour fournir des deuxièmes données de sortie représentant une concentration respective d'une phase, ou un mélange d'au moins deux des phases, de la pluralité de phases dans l'écoulement polyphasique par traitement d'au moins une deuxième variable représentant la conductivité électrique d'une phase ou d'un mélange d'au moins deux des phases de l'écoulement polyphasique ; et un troisième module de surveillance couplé au tuyau et conçu pour fournir des troisièmes données de sortie représentant une vitesse respective d'au moins une phase de la pluralité de phases dans l'écoulement polyphasique par traitement d'au moins un troisième variable représentant la vitesse d'au moins une des phases. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé de surveillance destiné à surveiller un écoulement polyphasique dans un tuyau. L'invention concerne en outre un système de puits de pétrole comprenant une pluralité de puits de pétrole, et un ou plusieurs appareils de surveillance d'un écoulement polyphasique dans un tuyau. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé permettant de faire fonctionner un système de puits de pétrole au moyen d'un modèle d'écoulement de fluide multiphasique calibré ou modifié sur la base des paramètres mesurés de l'écoulement polyphasique.
Patent EP-2994091-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MAHE YANN
IPC: A61K8/27
Filed: 2014-05-06
Abstract: The invention relates to the cosmetic use, by oral administration, of a combination of active agents including petroselinic acid and zinc, in particular the salts of Zn (II) wherein said salts are preferably complexed by one or more (poly)hydroxyacids such as zinc gluconate, for improving hair quality and for preventing and controlling the microinflammation of hair follicles, in particular for controlling hair aging in men over the age of 30 or in women.
Patent EP-3004802-A1 (EP)
Inventor: APPLEGATE PHILLIP ROY
IPC: G01C21/20
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A system and method of navigating through a structure includes receiving data representing a map of a structure (200), the structure map data including a plurality of locations and routes (303) between at least some of the locations, and receiving (602) data representing a user selection of one of the locations of the structure map. The method receives (602) location marker information from a location marker positioned in or on the structure and uses (604) the received location marker information to locate a current location of the user device within the structure map. The method further uses (606) the structure map data to generate navigation data for navigating from the current position to the selected location.
Patent EP-3016492-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DE GROOT JACOB FRANK
IPC: A01G31/02
Filed: 2014-07-04
Abstract: A system and related method for monitoring plant growth conditions is provided, comprising a plurality of detectors (7) and central detector data processing means (1103); each detector (7) being arranged to measure properties indicative of a temperature, a water content, and a nutrient content, of a plant growth substrate; each detector (7) being further arranged to transmit the measured property or properties over a communications link to the central detector data processing means (1103); the central detector data processing means (1103) being arranged to store predefined irrigation data, defining a relationship between plural values for temperature, water content, pH level and/or nutrient content of the plant growth substrate; and plural desired irrigation output values; process the measured properties from each detector (7) to determine calculated properties of the substrate; and provide an output indicative of a desired irrigation input for the growth substrate, based upon measured properties received from the detectors (7) and the predefined irrigation data. A portable detector communications device (1105) for communicating configuration data relating to the detectors (7) may be included in the system.
Patent EP-3019061-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MOUGHTON COLIN
IPC: A47J37/08
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: An apparatus for toasting a food item (6) is arranged to receive and support said food item (6) during toasting. The apparatus comprises a heating element (4a, 46, 5) arranged to heat the surface of the food item (6) by radiant heat and a fan (8) arranged to blow air across the food item (6). The apparatus is arranged to operate in a first mode in which the fan (8) is operative and a second mode in which the fan (8) is reduced in speed or turned off. The apparatus is arranged to change from the first mode to the second mode automatically upon a predetermined condition being met. Other ways of moving air across the food item that do not use a fan are also disclosed.
Patent EP-3013746-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DEVASENAPATHI APPUSWAMY
IPC: C01B33/20
Filed: 2014-06-20
Abstract: Borosilicate nanoparticles and method of making borosilicate nanoparticles. Advantages of the method include making the borosilicate nanoparticles at temperatures not greater than 200C. The nanoparticles made are useful, for example, as fillers in coatings, adhesives, and composite articles.
Patent EP-3017186-A1 (EP)
Title: Kraftwagen mit einer fernstarteinheit
Inventor: GEISSENHÖNER MARTIN
IPC: F02N11/08
Filed: 2014-06-25
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kraftwagen (10) mit einer Fernstarteinheit (18), welche dazu ausgelegt ist, ein Fernstartsignal (R) drahtlos von außerhalb des Kraftwagens (10) zu empfangen und bei Empfangen des Fernstartsignals (R) eine Verbrennungskraftmaschine (14) zu starten sowie eine ersten Gerätegruppe (34) aus zumindest einem Gerät (34), das ein Losfahren mit dem Kraftwagen (10) vorzubereiten ausgelegt ist, zu aktivieren und hierdurch den Kraftwagen (10) in einen Zustand „ferngestartet" zu überführen. Eine Steuereinrichtung (16) des Kraftwagens (10) ist dazu ausgelegt, im Zustand „ferngestartet" und vor dem Losfahren zu ermitteln, ob im oder am Kraftwagen (10) eine Person (12) eine vorbestimmte, zum Losfahren ungeeignete Bedienhandlung ausführt, und gegebenenfalls den Kraftwagen (10) in einen Zustand„Zündung ein" zu überführen, in welchem die Verbrennungskraftmaschine (14) ausgeschaltet ist und eine zweite Gerätegruppe (38) aus zumindest einem Komfort-Gerät (38) betriebsbereit geschaltet ist.
Patent EP-3027777-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHANTZ CHRISTIAN
IPC: C12R1/19
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: Herein is reported a method for the recombinant production of a polypeptide in E.coli comprising the steps of i) cultivating an NADH dehydrogenase II-deficient E.coli expressing the polypeptide, and ii) recovering the polypeptide from the cell or the cultivation medium.
Patent EP-2951208-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SELDON THERESE ANN
IPC: C12N15/13
Filed: 2014-01-31
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to proteins that bind to CD83 and uses thereof, for example, in therapy, prophylaxis, diagnosis, or prognosis.
Patent EP-3024876-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOLLAR JR WILLIAM E
IPC: C08G64/40
Filed: 2014-07-25
Abstract: In an embodiment, a process of purifying a polycarbonate comprises: polymerizing a dihydroxy compound and a carbonate source via an interfacial reaction in the presence of a catalyst to form a product mixture comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase, wherein the organic phase comprises the polycarbonate, the catalyst, ions, and a solvent having a boiling point T b ; heating the product mixture to greater than or equal to T b ; separating the aqueous phase and the organic phase at a temperature greater than or equal to T b  to form a separated organic phase and a separated aqueous phase; extracting the catalyst from the separated organic phase; and extracting the ions from the separated organic phase; wherein if a centrifuge is used in the extracting of the catalyst, the extracting of the ions, or both, the process further comprises cooling a stream entering the centrifuge to less than T b .
Patent EP-2960360-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKATA HIROMICHI
IPC: C08L53/02
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: To provide: a fiber having excellent adhesiveness, which is able to be bonded to a polar resin, a resin containing an inorganic filler (especially a glass fiber), a ceramic, glass, a metal or the like, without being subjected to a primer treatment or the like; and a nonwoven fabric. A fiber which is formed of a thermoplastic polymer composition that contains (A) a block copolymer which has (a1) at least one polymer block containing a aromatic vinyl compound unit and (a2) at least one polymer block containing a conjugated diene compound unit, (B) a polyvinyl acetal resin and (C) a compatibilizer, said thermoplastic polymer composition containing 5-100 parts by mass of the compatibilizer (C) per 100 parts by mass of the block copolymer (A).
Patent EP-3036492-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NUMATA MITSUHARU
IPC: F28D7/16
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: A heat exchanger (1, 201, 201', 301, 401, 501, 501', 601, 601', 701, 801, 801', 901, 901', 1001, 1101) for a vapor compression system includes a shell (10), a distributing part (20) disposed inside of the shell (10) to distribute a refrigerant, a tube bundle (30, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730) and a trough part (40, 40', 240, 240', 340, 440). The tube bundle (30, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730) includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes (31) disposed inside of the shell (10) below the distributing part (20). The tube bundle (30, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730) includes a falling film region (FF) disposed below the distributing part (20), an accumulating region (A) disposed below the falling film region (FF), and a flooded region (FL) disposed below the accumulating region (A) at a bottom portion of the shell (10). The trough part (40, 40', 240, 240', 340, 440) extends under at least one of the heat transfer tubes (31) in the accumulating region (A) to accumulate the refrigerant therein. The trough part (40, 40', 240, 240', 340, 440) at least partially overlaps with the at least one of the heat transfer tubes (31) in the accumulating region (A) when viewed along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis (C) of the shell (10).
Patent EP-3042077-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROHDEN ROLF
IPC: E04H12/20
Filed: 2014-09-04
Abstract: A tower assembly for supporting a wind turbine comprises a concrete tower portion having two or more concrete tower segments arranged upon each other, wherein each of said two or more concrete tower segments is a hollow segment. The tower assembly further comprises a supporting means capable of receiving bending loads from said concrete tower portion wherein said supporting means is connected to said concrete tower portion at a predetermined height and it sticks to the ground at a pre-determined distance from the concrete tower portion. The wall thickness of the lower wall of two adjacent concrete tower segments is different from the wall thickness of the upper one of said two adjacent concrete tower segments.
Patent EP-3033359-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PRITSKER ALLA
IPC: C07K16/38
Filed: 2014-08-13
Abstract: The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to Plasminogen Activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, as well as nucleic acids encoding anti-PAI-1 antibodies, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such antibodies, or fragments thereof. Methods of using antibodies to modulate PAI-1 activity or detect PAI-1, either  in vitro  or  in 
 vivo , are also provided. The disclosure further provides methods of making antibodies that specifically bind to PAI-1 in the active conformational state.
Patent EP-2969631-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RASZKOWSKI JAMES A
IPC: F16H15/52
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A dog clutch operable to bypass a variator of a transmission is disclosed. The dog clutch includes a housing engaged with an input ring of the variator. The dog clutch also includes a piston engaged with the housing and movable from a first position in which the piston is disengaged from an output ring of the variator to a second position in which the piston is engaged with the output ring. The variator input ring and output ring are locked together when the dog clutch is in the second position to prevent the variator from producing continuously variable torque output. The variator is operable to produce continuously-variable torque output when the dog clutch is in the first position.
Patent EP-2977125-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MIURA TETSUO
IPC: B22D27/04
Filed: 2014-03-18
Abstract: One object of the present invention is to produce a relatively thin-walled casting by a gravity casting process using a metal which has relatively poor fluidity. A sand mold includes a recess  (30)  formed in a main mold  (12  and  14),  opening to a cavity of the main mold  (12  and  14)  and a partial sand mold  (40)  configured to be detachably attachable to the recess  (30).  Then, partial sand mold  (40)  is set to a temperature of 200°C or above, and casting is carried out by installing the partial sand mold  (40)  with a temperature of 200°C or above in the recess  (30)  of the main mold.
Patent EP-3041339-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KINZENBAW JON
IPC: A01C21/00
Filed: 2014-09-05
Abstract: A row unit, method and agricultural planter (10) for planting one of a plurality of seed types, hybrids and/or varieties, with a plurality of row units (34, 100, 130, 160, 190, 220). The row units include dynamic metering systems, which include multiple seed meters (108, 115, 138, 145, 168, 175, 198, 205, 228, 235) at a particular row unit, configured such that the seed meters will plant different seed types or varieties. The operation of one or more of the seed meters at a time will provide for the planting of a particular seed variety. The invention provides for on-the-go changing of a seed being planted by changing the operation of one or more of the seed meters at each of the row units and provides for almost infinite variation among the row units for planting particular seed varieties or not planting at all.
Patent EP-3042527-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIN LIJUN
IPC: H04W76/04
Filed: 2014-09-03
Abstract: Access terminals are adapted to dynamically decrease awake state durations (and conversely increase sleep state durations) when operating in a slotted idle mode. According to one example, an access terminal can determine an offset corresponding to a time difference between the beginning of a preceding slot cycle and receipt of a first packet transmission. The access terminal can store information corresponding to the determined offset, and can employ the stored information to power on a receiver circuit after the beginning of a subsequent slot cycle by an amount of time corresponding to the determined offset. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
Patent EP-3012326-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KITANI MASAKAZU
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2014-03-26
Abstract: By establishing a simple method for extracting a nucleic acid from a human specimen, and using the LAMP method, which is an isothermal gene amplification method showing superior quickness and convenience, with a concept of measurement different from the conventional ones, there is established a test method including steps up to detection with a measurement apparatus. There is provided a method for detecting a target site, which is an LAMP method using four kinds of primers, FIP, F3 primer, BIP, and B3 primer, which are designed on the basis of six regions of a template polynucleotide, F1 region, F2 region, F3 region, B1 region, B2 region, and B3 region, wherein: the template polynucleotide contains the target site, the four kinds of primers are designed so that the target site exists between the F1 region and the F2 region, or between the B1 region and the B2 region; a loop primer designed on the basis of a region between the F 1 region and the F2 region or between the B 1 region and the B2 region on the side on which the target site exists, and an oligonucleotide probe that can associate with a region including the target site are used, the loop primer and the probe are designed so that the 5' end of the loop primer and the 3' end of the probe associate with the template polynucleotide at positions close to each other, one of the loop primer and the probe is modified with a fluorescent molecule around the 5' end in the case of the loop primer or the 3' end in the case of the probe, and the other is modified with a quenching molecule.
Patent EP-2980293-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TERADA HIROKAZU
IPC: D04H1/542
Filed: 2014-03-26
Abstract: A nonwoven fabric that is excellent in permeability and absorbency of a highly viscous liquid, and can further reduce wetback of the liquid and has flexible drape, and a product obtained using the same. The nonwoven fabric is obtained using thermobondable fibers, in which non-thermobonded regions where no thermobonding is performed at intersections of the fibers, and thermobonded regions where thermobonding is performed at the intersections of the fibers alternately exist on a surface of the nonwoven fabric, and the non-thermobonded regions exist in a dispersed manner in a dot form, or continuously or intermittently exist in a linear form, and thermobonding is performed at the intersections thereof without causing compression flattening in the fibers in the thermobonded regions.
Patent EP-2984205-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DRIBINSKI VLADIMIR
IPC: G01N21/956
Filed: 2014-04-10
Abstract: The passivation of a nonlinear optical crystal for use in an inspection tool includes growing a nonlinear optical crystal in the presence of at least one of fluorine, a fluoride ion and a fluoride-containing compound, mechanically preparing the nonlinear optical crystal, performing an annealing process on the nonlinear optical crystal and exposing the nonlinear optical crystal to a hydrogen-containing or deuterium-containing passivating gas.
Patent EP-3057833-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUCH STEFAN
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2014-09-20
Abstract: L'invention concerne un véhicule et un procédé pour éclairer une zone à l'arrière d'un véhicule. Le véhicule présente un système de freinage (21) pour freiner le véhicule (10), une marche arrière (11) pour activer une conduite en marche arrière du véhicule (10), et un capteur (13) pour détecter une marche arrière engagée (11). En outre, il est prévu un dispositif de mise en marche du frein (23), qui est en liaison avec le capteur (13), le dispositif de mise en marche du frein (23) activant automatiquement le système de freinage (21), dès que le capteur a détecté une marche arrière engagée, au moins un feu-stop (15, 16, 17) du véhicule (10) pouvant être mis en circuit lorsque le système de freinage est activé, via le dispositif de mise en circuit de l'éclairage (19).
Patent EP-3058638-A1 (EP)
Title: Hauskommunikations- und hausautomations-system
Inventor: KUNNAMKOT GEORGE AJOY
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 2014-10-08
Abstract: Ein Hauskommunikations- und/oder -automationssystem weist eine Steuereinrichtung (10) zum Steuern mehrerer Funktionseinrichtungen (26-n, 28-n, 44, 46) in/an einem Haus; eine Vermittlungseinrichtung (16), welche mit der Steuereinrichtung (10) verbunden ist und ausgestaltet ist, um eine Datenkommunikation zwischen der Steuereinrichtung (10) und den mehreren Funktionseinrichtungen (26-n, 28-n, 44, 46) nach wenigstens einem vorbestimmten Kommunikationsprotokoll einzurichten, auf. Mit der Vermittlungseinrichtung (16) ist wenigstens eine Kommunikationseinrichtung (18, 22) verbunden, welche ausgestaltet ist, um eine Kommunikationsverbindung mit einem drahtlosen Kommunikationsnetz (20) oder einem leitungsgebundenen Kommunikationsnetz (24) herzustellen, an welches wenigstens eine Funktionseinrichtung (26-n, 28-n) anschließbar ist. Mit der Vermittlungseinrichtung (16) ist zudem wenigstens eine weitere Kommunikationseinrichtung (30) verbunden, welche ausgestaltet ist, um eine weitere Kommunikationsverbindung mit einem Stromnetz (32) des Hauses herzustellen. Das Hauskommunikations- und/oder -automationssystem weist ferner wenigstens eine Adapter-Einrichtung (34-n) auf, welche zur Schmalband-Datenkommunikation mit der Steuereinrichtung (10) mit dem Stromnetz (32) des Hauses verbunden oder verbindbar ist und wenigstens eine Adapter-Kommunikationseinrichtung (36, 40) zur Herstellung einer Kommunikationsverbindung mit einem weiteren drahtlosen Kommunikationsnetz (42) oder einem weiteren leitungsgebundenen Kommunikationsnetz (38) aufweist, wobei an dieses weitere drahtlose bzw. leitungsgebundene Kommunikationsnetz (42, 38) wenigstens eine weitere Funktionseinrichtung (44, 46) anschließbar ist.
Patent EP-2989122-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JOSHI NEEL SATISH
IPC: C07K14/245
Filed: 2014-04-23
Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions relating to engineered curii fibers, e.g. CsgA polypeptide. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions described herein relate to functionalized biofilms. In one aspect, described herein is an engineered CsgA polypeptide, comprising a CsgA polypeptide with a C-terminal display tag flanking the CsgA polypeptide; wherein the display tag comprises an activity polypeptide and a linker sequence. In some embodiments, the display tag and/or the activity polypeptide comprises a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of metal binding domain (MBD); Spy Tag; graphene binding (GBP); carbon nanotube binding (CBP); gold binding (A3); CT43; FLAG; Z8; E14; QBP1; CLP12; and AFP8.
Patent EP-2982252-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FUJISAWA YOSHINORI
IPC: A24B15/38
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: The production process comprises a step (A) in which an alkali-treated tobacco source is heated to make the tobacco source release a flavoring ingredient into a gas phase, a step (B) in which the flavoring ingredient released into the gas phase is brought into contact with a given solvent which is a liquid substance at ordinary temperature, thereby trapping the flavoring ingredient in the given solvent, and a step (C) in which the given solvent is added to a constituent element.