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Patent EP-0705921-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MOTODA TAKASHI
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 1995-09-05
Abstract: An apparatus for zone-melting recrystallization of a semiconductor layer (5) includes a first heater (2), on which a semiconductor wafer (1) including the semiconductor layer and upper and lower insulating layers (6 & 4) sandwiching the semiconductor layer is mounted, for radiantly heating a rear surface of the semiconductor wafer to a temperature at which the semiconductor layer and the insulating layers are not melted; and a second heater disposed above the semiconductor wafer and radiantly heating a front surface of the semiconductor wafer. The second heater has a heat generating point (10a) that produces a heated spot (5f) in the semiconductor layer and moves spirally while maintaining a prescribed distance from the semiconductor wafer, thereby producing a large-area monocrystalline region (5e) in the semiconductor layer. 
In this zone-melting recrystallization, a single crystalline nucleus is produced in the semiconductor layer, and the entire semiconductor layer is recrystallized with the crystalline nucleus as a seed crystal. Therefore, the semiconductor layer is recrystallized with the same crystal structure and orientation as those of the crystalline nucleus, so that grain boundaries are reduced, resulting in a semiconductor layer with increased grain size.
Patent EP-0706763-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ULRICH MAIK DR
IPC: A23F5/34
Filed: 1995-09-28
Abstract: In the prodn. of spray dried coffee, concentrated coffee is fed to a spray nozzle (13) together with a pressurised atomising gas which forces the concentrate through the nozzle (13) into a drying chamber (3). Process plant comprises a storage unit (16) for coffee concentrate and a concentrate pump (17) in a pipe (14a,14b) leading to a nozzle (13) in a wall of a drying chamber (3). The nozzle (13) is also connected to a pipe (19) from a pressure source for the atomising gas.
Patent EP-0714900-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHULER JOACHIM DR
IPC: C07F7/14
Filed: 1995-10-11
Abstract: Alkylhydridochlorosilanes of formula R(4-n-)SiClnHm (I), obtd. by catalytic reaction of alkylchlorosilanes of formula R(4--)SiClp (II) with H2, are claimed: m, n = 1 or 2 and (m+n) = at most 3; R = 1-5 C alkyl; p = 1, 2 or 3.
Patent EP-0710968-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MICHEL HARTMUT DR RER NAT
IPC: H01G2/04
Filed: 1995-11-02
Abstract: The electrolytic capacitor is built-into a metallic housing which has a fixing bung (2) at the base with whose help the capacitor is fixed so as to be secure against vibration on a fixing plate (3). The fixing bung is fixed by a snap mounting (5) of an insulating material. The snap mounting is pressed into a bore hole (4) in the fixing plate. A protrusion (6) is arranged on the snap mounting which presses the snap mounting onto the fixing plate. The fixing bung has a constriction (13) in which parts on the snap mounting engage.
Patent EP-0719050-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARONETTI GIOVANNI
IPC: G10L19/02
Filed: 1995-12-21
Abstract: A device for transmitting and decoding audio-visual streams arranged in accordance with standard ISO/IEC 11172 is provided. The device (DEC) comprises: interfaces (CSC, IA, CIS) for connection to a local storage device (MEL) or to a telecommunications network (2, 3), for receiving streams from remote sources or send streams to remote receivers; demultiplexing and synchronisation means (DES) for splitting the audio-visual streams into constituent audio, video and private data streams and extracting synchronisation information from the streams, and means (DA, DV, UA, UV) for decoding audio and video streams and present audio and video signals in analog form at the output. A controller (CNT) is to control and supervise demultiplexing and decoding operations.
Patent EP-0720075-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIROFUMI SAKAMOTO
IPC: B60W30/00
Filed: 1995-12-22
Abstract: An off-lane alarm apparatus is disclosed in which upon the increase of the height of a pickup sensor mounted on a car, the increased portion is provided for an image processing device. The image processing device then determines a necessary outside area of a predetermined lane width with other input or switched data to mask an image portion corresponding to the necessary outside area for the car's off-lane detection.
Patent EP-0699899-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIRII KAZUNARI
IPC: B21D24/16
Filed: 1993-04-06
Abstract: An apparatus used for measuring a holding force expected to be applied to a pressure member (30) of a press (10, 150), before the lower and upper dies (12, 18) and the pressure member are installed on the press. The apparatus includes a measuring member (106, 262, 322, 344) to be placed on cushion pins (24) of the press associated with a fluid-actuated cylinder (42) via a cushion pad (28). A sensing element (112, 264, 326, 348) is disposed on the measuring member or a main slide (20) carrying the upper die, such that the holding force produced by force applying means (51) which includes the cylinder acts on the sensing element, when the measuring member is lowered with the sensing element by the main slide in its downward movement towards a bolster (14, 154) on which the lower due is fixed. A load detecting device (116, 266, 332, 360, 364) is disposed on the sensing element for detecting the holding force acting on the latter. The apparatus also includes a device (120, 122) for recording the holding force as detected by the load detecting device.
Patent EP-0775413-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROSENGREN JUERGEN FRITZ
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1995-04-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for deriving an ancillary signal from a compressed digital video signal (e.g. MPEG). The DC coefficients of autonomously encoded pictures (I-pictures) are selected from the compressed signal. The ancillary signal thus obtained can be used for display in a (multi-) picture-in-picture television receiver. A decoder for decoding such an ancillary signal is considerably simpler and less expensive than a full-spec MPEG decoder.
Patent EP-0733985-A2 (EP)
Title: Monitoring system
Inventor: HENRY DEAN CHARLES
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1996-03-15
Abstract: A monitoring system (11) is described, for a storage system comprising a plurality of storage means (10) containing stock. The monitoring system (11) comprises sensing means (12) associated with the storage means (10) to monitor the contents of the storage means (10) and periodically to generate a signal indicative of the contents of the storage means (10). Also processing means (13) adapted to receive the signals indicative of the contents of the storage means (10) and to compare the measured contents of each storage means (10) with a respective predetermined level of contents and, if the measured contents has fallen below the predetermined level of contents, to generate a signal to instigate an order to replenish the stock in the respective storage means (10). The processing means (13) is adapted to monitor the rate of useage of stock items and to adjust the predetermined level of contents accordingly.
Patent EP-0738567-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REBEAUD JEAN-CLAUDE
IPC: B31B50/83
Filed: 1996-03-26
Abstract: The cutting tool comprises a panel (22) with working elements (27,28) on its underside, and a centering block (25) on its rear edge. Fixing strips (23,24) are situated on and project beyond both front and rear edges. A gripping section (26) is situated at the end on the panel. Alternatively, the working elements can be on the top of the panel and the centering block and fixing strips on the underside. The panel is used in conjunction with a machine having a frame, upper and lower cross-members, and supports for the fixing strips of the panel. The frame also has intermediate reinforcing cross-members, and a transverse rotative pressure shaft with a cam and coil springs.
Patent EP-0737006-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEHMEYER KEITH REYNOLDS
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1996-03-26
Abstract: A television system includes a menu generating feature which provides a plurality of menus comprising menu items corresponding to functions within a television signal processor (500,520) for selecting the functions for controlling, e.g., the display of a video image. A user-defined "fetch" menu (103-107;203-207;303-307;703-707), which is absent from the screen during normal program viewing, and which is easily accessible by means of a single key (411), holds a given number of the user's favorite menu items. The user may add (640-655) menu items to the fetch menu which normally reside any position in the plurality of menus. The user may thereafter cause display (615) of his list of favorite commands, and cause the execution (630) of his desired menu item without having to find that menu item at its normal position in the hierarchy.
Patent EP-0735019-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REED KATHRYN LEA
IPC: C07C271/22
Filed: 1991-11-18
Abstract: Hydroxyethylamine compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease.
Patent EP-0749693-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UMEDA TOMOSHIGE
IPC: A61K8/97
Filed: 1996-06-11
Abstract: A method of the concentration of acidic phospholipids is disclosed, which comprises a first step wherein lecithin originating in a plant is treated with a solvent containing from 85 to 100 % by weight of a lower alcohol and then eliminating the solvent fraction containing said lower alcohol to thereby give a phospholipid mixture, and a second step wherein said phospholipid mixture is treated by using an aqueous solution containing 75 % by weight or less of ethanol. 
     In the method of the present invention, the water-soluble components contained in the phospholipid mixture obtained in the first step are efficiently removed in the second step. Thus a lipid mixture containing acidic phospholipids at a high concentration can be relatively easily obtained from the lecithin originating in a plant. This lipid mixture is useful as an emulsifier or a taste modifier.
Patent EP-0794673-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OHIRA HIDEO
IPC: H04N7/50
Filed: 1996-09-20
Abstract: Data decoded by a decoding section (101) are compressed by a compressing section (102) and then stored in a forecast/display frame memory section (103). The data in the forecast/display frame memory section (103) which are required to decode the other frames in the decoding section (101) are expanded and supplied to the decoding section through an expanding A section (104). The decoding section (101) uses the data restored by the expanding operation to decode the image data subjected to the forecast encoding operation. On the other hand, the display frame is subjected to the expanding operation at an expanding B section (105) after it has been read out from the forecast/display frame memory section (103), the expanded display frame then being output and supplied to a display device. Thus, the data stored in the forecast/display frame memory section (103) can be compressed to reduce the size of memory capacity.
Patent EP-0769278-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH ROBERT C
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 1996-10-18
Abstract: A modular trocar system is provided which includes an obturator assembly, and a cannula assembly defining a longitudinal passageway therethrough configured and dimensioned to slidably receive the obturator assembly, the cannula assembly including a housing which includes a valve assembly and a first mating portion, and a cannula defining a passageway of a predetermined dimension therethrough, the cannula including a second mating portion disposed thereon, the cannula and housing movable alternately between a spaced apart relative orientation and an attached orientation wherein the first and second mating portions are engaged. A method of assembly is also provided and includes the steps of connecting a shield member of a first predetermined configuration and dimension to a first housing section, attaching a knife blade assembly of a second predetermined configuration and dimension to the first housing section with a single motion wherein the attachment permits rotation of the knife blade relative to the first housing section, and attaching the first housing section to a second housing section with a quick connect mechanism which includes first and second mating portions such that the first and second housing sections are movable from a spaced apart position to a connected position in a single motion.
Patent EP-0775446-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BECKETT STEPHEN THOMAS
IPC: A23P30/20
Filed: 1996-10-11
Abstract: A structured chocolate or fat-containing confectionery material and a process for its production a which comprises feeding a chocolate or a fat-containing confectionery material into an extrusion device and applying pressure to the chocolate or fat-containing confectionery material upstream of a flow constriction provided with a plurality of forming pins to extrude the chocolate or fat-containing confectionery material in the form of a continuous mass having substantially longitudinal passages characterised in that the chocolate or fat-containing confectionery material is extruded in a solid or semi-solid non-pourable or non-flowable state.
Patent EP-0724181-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHII TOSHIYUKI
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 1996-01-25
Abstract: A light reflective sheet oomprising a porous resin sheet and a protective layer laminated on at least one surface of the porous resin sheet. The porous resin sheet comprises a polyolefin resin and 100 to 300 parts by weight of a finely powdery inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin resin, and the sheet is stretched at an area stretch magnification of 1.5 to 20 times; the light reflectance of the porous resin sheet at a wave length of 550 nm is 95% or more, and the stiffness of the light reflective sheet is at least 50mm. The protective layer has a function as a UV light protective layer and/or a light leakage preventing auxiliary layer. 
     The light reflective sheet is useful as a light reflective sheet for back light units of liquid crystal displays of word processors, personal computers and television, as well as lights, copying machines, projector system displays, facsimiles, and electronic blackboards. 
     A light reflector using the light reflective sheet in a lamp holder portion of the back light unit in the liquid crystal display and/or under a transparent light guide plate can utilize the light more effectively than a conventional back light unit, whereby its luminance can be improved.
Patent EP-0747702-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JACOBS MERRIT NYLES
IPC: G01N35/02
Filed: 1996-06-05
Abstract: A method of separating bound labeled indicator from free labeled indicator in a layer of a test element for immunoassay. The method comprises: a) depositing sample containing a target immunoanalyte capable of binding to the labeled indicator or to an immobilized antibody in competition with the labeled indicator, onto an exterior surface of a test element in the presence of the labeled indicator and b) adding an amount of wash liquid to the exterior surface to form a pool of the liquid having a meniscus on the surface, the liquid penetrating the surface over an area bounded by a closed intersect edge formed between the pool meniscus and the surface, so that penetrating liquid can push free labeled indicator away from bound labeled indicator in a volume of the layer below the bounded area. The method is improved in that the step b) comprises i) depositing a first amount of wash liquid at a first location on the surface in a pool, (ii) allowing at least a portion of the pool to spread out through a first portion of the test element to wash out free labeled indicator, and then (iii) depositing a second amount of wash liquid at a second location on the surface different from the first location to spread out through a second portion of the test element different from the first portion, so that the intersect edge is displaced over the surface over time and the liquid flowing into the test element at the intersect edge sweeps through more of the target read area than is the case when washing from only the first location, thus reducing background signal due to non-separated free labeled indicator remaining in the volume.
Patent EP-0748075-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATO ICHIRO
IPC: H04J13/00
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: A multiple communicating apparatus is constructed by a multiple communicating unit for communicating data through a plurality of channels and a control circuit for controlling the multiple communicating unit in a manner such that a transmission electric power of each channel is inversely proportional to the number of channels which are used by the multiple communicating unit. The control circuit includes a channel control circuit for controlling the number of channels which are used by the multiple communicating unit in accordance with a transmission speed. The multiple communicating unit includes a diffusion circuit for diffusing parallel data by a plurality of diffusion code series. The multiple communicating unit transmits a multiple number for a preamble period of time provided for the reception side to synchronize the plurality of code series which are used for a code division multiple with the transmission side.
Patent EP-0786745-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCCALLEY KARL W
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1997-01-15
Abstract: A fingerprint sensor package includes a tamper-resistant housing, a fingerprint sensor mounted in the housing, an encryption output circuit mounted within the housing and operatively connected to the fingerprint sensor for generating an encrypted output signal related to a sensed fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor package may include a processor operatively connected between the fingerprint sensor and the encryption circuit. The package includes a reference fingerprint memory for storing reference fingerprint information. The processor has the capability to determine if a sensed fingerprint matches a stored reference fingerprint. A removing circuit is provided for removing reference fingerprint information from the reference fingerprint storage means responsive to tampering.
Patent EP-0800866-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHUMACHER GERHARD DIPL-OEC DI
IPC: B02C23/10
Filed: 1997-03-22
Abstract: The breaker for crushing rocks and stone etc has a discharge conveyor device with associated magnetic belt separator. A switching element (12) is mounted in the conveyor direction (X) in front of the separator (7) or at its inlet edge. This is so that the discharge conveyor device is switched off when the material layer in front of the magnetic separator exceeds the designated spacing between the conveyor belt (6) of the discharge conveyor and the magnetic belt separator (7). The switch (12), which may be a sensor, is operated by a swivel mounted lever (11).
Patent EP-0817343-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VENDRAMETTO MAURIZIO
IPC: H02B1/20
Filed: 1997-05-24
Abstract: In a metal cabinet accomodating electric control and switching apparatuses
there are provided elements (1), which are made as a single piece of electrically
insulating material, for supporting, by means of a first protruding portion (4), the
electric cables that are associated to said apparatuses and that extend in a first
direction (X-X), for instance inside a raceway (2A). The support elements (1) are
conceived in a rational manner and are fastened, by means of snap-fitting means
(6A, 6B), on to a wall of the cabinet; they preferably comprise also a second
protruding portion (18) to support a second raceway (2B) containing electric
cables that extend in a second direction (Y-Y) running perpendicularly with
respect to said first direction (X-X).
Patent EP-0818758-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VESIN PHILIPPE
IPC: G07D5/02
Filed: 1997-07-03
Abstract: The device tests the objects using an electronic arrangement (E). The object (M) passes a first light barrier (L1), an inductive sensor (S1) and a second light barrier (L2) on an inclined path. The electronic arrangement detects the start and end time points for the object covering the first and second light barriers and derives the chord length (B) of the object from the four times using a certain algorithm. The electronic arrangement detects the inductive sensors between the first and last time points as series of discrete values and evaluates the signal resulting from processing of the series to accept or reject the object.
Patent EP-0832972-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LERCH KONRAD
IPC: A23L27/21
Filed: 1997-09-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to organisms comprising tasty peptides or
parts or extracts thereof, the production of tasty peptides in organisms via
recombinant expression of said tasty peptides. Organisms comprising tasty
peptides or parts or extracts thereof, tasty peptides in homogeneous form,
DNA sequences encoding these peptides and vectors containing these DNA
sequences are provided, along with methods for recombinantly producing
such peptides, DNA sequences, vectors and organisms.
Patent EP-0847923-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOELLEN HORST
IPC: B65B57/12
Filed: 1997-10-09
Abstract: The device comprises a head plate (22) which covers a sealing unit and has thermoplastic strip, which passes through a guide channel surrounding the package to be strapped. Immediately in front of and behind the head plate, bearing faces (30) are provided in the guide direction for a strapping edge. Between these, the whole strapping sealing unit, including the head plate and strapping clamps (25) can be moved out of the strapping plane (31) in relation to the bearing faces. Preferably, the sealing unit with head plate and clamps can be swivelled about an axis (43) extending parallel to the strapping plane and at a distance from the sealing unit, particularly in the opposite direction to but on the same axis as the strapping guide (26).
Patent EP-0844121-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VIERTEL LOTHAR
IPC: B60J3/02
Filed: 1997-11-04
Abstract: The sun visor has a body and a counter-bearing axle (9) of non-electrically-conductive material, with at least one electrical contact element. This element is in the form of a U-shaped cramp, and the counter-bearing axle has two radial slots. The head of the pivot (20) is forced into these slots. The counter-bearing axle has at least one asymmetrical axial boring, in which is fitted the end region (14) of a lead (15) with insulation. The free end of the pivot enables the insulation to pass through the cramp, in which the lead is gripped.
Patent EP-0843398-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EITAN BOAZ
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 1997-11-07
Abstract: A switching circuit for switching between a main power supply and a
battery power supply includes a comparator, a p-channel battery power transfer
transistor, a p-channel main power transfer transistor and an inverter. The
comparator operates on the main power supply and is connected on input to the
main power supply and to the battery power supply. The comparator compares
the voltage level of the main power supply with the voltage level of the battery
power supply and provides a selection signal which is low when the voltage level
of the battery power supply is higher than the voltage level of the main power
supply. The p-channel battery power transfer transistor is controlled by the
selection signal and transfers the battery supply signal to a switched power supply
node. The inverter operates on the battery power supply and inverts the voltage
level of the selection signal. The p-channel main power transfer transistor is
controlled by the inverter and transfers the main power supply to the switched
power supply node.