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Patent EP-1483939-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PETRENKO VICTOR
IPC: F25C5/08
Filed: 2003-02-10
Granted: 2008-08-13
Abstract: A windshield deicer has a windshield with a substantially transparent heating element that generates heat in response to applied power in a magnitude sufficient to melt an interfacial layer of ice on the windshield; and a controller for limiting duration of the applied power such that a heat diffusion distance into the interfacial layer of ice and/or the windshield is less than about a thickness of the ice and/or the windshield. In an embodiment, the heating element is visually transparent semiconductor material having an electron gap larger than about 3 eV, and examples are given including ZnO and ZnS films. In another embodiment, the heating element is a transparent conductor made from indium tin oxide (ITO), tin oxide, metal, and mixtures thereof. In another embodiment, the heating element dissipates at least 2 kilowatts per square meter.
Patent EP-1501589-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LEINDERS ROBERT
IPC: A61N1/372
Filed: 2003-03-26
Granted: 2008-07-02
Abstract: In the embodiment of the invention, apparatus and method provide flexibility in generating a stimulation waveform to an electrode of an Implantable Neurological Stimulator (INS). The embodiment provides a time delay interval between a first stimulation pulse and a recharging of the apparatus, in which the time delay interval is adjustable. The embodiment utilizes apparatus comprising a waveform controller and a waveform generator that is controlled by the waveform controller. With a variation of the embodiment, the apparatus utilizes passive recharging. In another variation of the embodiment, the apparatus utilizes a second stimulation to balance an accumulated charge. In another embodiment of the invention, a clinician is able to adjust the time delay interval through a telemetry channel. The waveform controller receives information about the time delay interval, and the waveform control instructs the waveform generator to adjust the time delay interval.
Patent EP-1509300-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MCCAUSLAND LINDA JANE
IPC: B01D9/02
Filed: 2003-05-08
Granted: 2006-10-11
Abstract: A crystalline material sufficiently pure for use in pharmaceuticals may be made by forming a saturated solution of the material, changing the temperature of the solution so it becomes supersaturated, and briefly subjecting the solution to irradiation by high intensity ultrasound, before allowing the solution to cool gradually without further irradiation. The ultrasound may be applied using a vessel with an array of ultrasonic transducers attached to a wall, so each transducer radiates no more than 3 W/cm<2> yet the power dissipation within the vessel is between 25 and 150 W/litre. This method can reduce the metastable zone width to less than 10 K. There is no erosion of the wall and consequently no formation of small particles of metal. It is applicable for example to aspartame, and to amino acids.
Patent EP-1485459-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TROUILLET-FONTI LISE
IPC: C09K3/00
Filed: 2003-03-13
Granted: 2006-09-27
Abstract: Water-soluble or water-dispersible sulfonated linear copolymers comprising linear polyester-amide chains with sulfonated residues, possibly linear polyester chains and possibly polyamide chains.  Water- soluble or water-dispersible sulfonated linear copolymers (C) comprising linear polyester-amide chains (C1) based on ester-amide units of formula (I), and optionally ester units of formula (II), possibly linear polyester chains (C2) of formula (III), and possibly polyamide chains (C3) of formula (IV), the mol% of -CO-Q-CO- groups (in I, II and III) in which Q is a sulfonated group (SQ) being 5-40 (preferably 7-35) %.  Chains (C1) have terminal groups of formula HO-(CO-W-NR')p (V) and/or Z-(O-R)n-O- (VI1) and/or Y-O- (VII1) and/or -Y (attached to an ether-oxygen in C1).  Chains (C2) have terminal groups of formula Z-(O-R)n-O- (VI2) and/or Y-O- (VII2) and/or -Y (as above). Chains (C3) are terminated with H (attached to N in chain C3) and OH (attached to -CO- in C3).  The units of C1 are linked together or to the chain ends (VI1) and (VII1) by ester linkages, and linked to the ends of (V) by amide groups; chain (C2) is linked to the chain ends (VI2) and (VII2) by ester linkages.  The number of units (I) and (II) in (C1) and the values of m, p, x and z are such that the weight-average mol. wt. (Mw) of (C) is 500-80000, preferably 1500-80000, especially 3000-20000.  The value of m, (m+p), (m+z) or (m+p+z) when amide groups (V) and/or polyamide chains (C3) are present is such that the ratio of the number of groups -CO-Q-CO- to the number of groups -NR'-W-CO- in (C) is 1/99-99/1, preferably 10/90-99/1, especially 40/60-95/5.  (-CO-Q-CO(NR'-W-CO)m-(O-R)n-O-)              (I)  (-CO-Q-CO-(O-R)n-O-)                                      (II)   (-CO-Q-CO-(O-R)n-O-)x                                (III)    -(NR'-W-CO)z-                                                 (IV)  Q  =  a non-ionic mono- or poly-arylene or alkylene residue (NQ) or a similar sulfonated residue (SQ) with at least one sulfonic acid or sulfonate group;  R'  =  H or 1-4C alkyl;  W  =  1-20C (preferably 1-12C) non-ionic alkylene or arylene;  R  =  2-4C alkylene, preferably ethylene;  m, p  =  at least 1;  n  =  1-4;  x, z  =  more than 1;  Z  =  H, sulfobenzoyl, 2-30C sulfoalkyl or a phenylsulfonate group;  Y  =  H or 1-30C alkyl, preferably methyl Independent claims are also included for  (1) a method for the preparation of (C) by insertion/polymerisation, aminolysis/acidolysis/poly-condensation or ester/amide exchange in the melt in presence of suitable catalysts, using corresponding amino-acids, polyamino-acids (polyamides) or lactams, and linear sulfonated polyesters as starting materials (2) textile fibre treatment compositions containing 0.01-70 (preferably 0.05-30) wt% (C) for use in washing and/or rinsing, stain removal before washing, or ironing (3) a method for improving the properties of such compositions by adding (C) in amounts sufficient to confer soil-release and/or anti-redeposition and/or detergent properties
Patent EP-1551728-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SINGH MANJIT C N G
IPC: B65D81/32
Filed: 2003-10-16
Granted: 2007-12-19
Abstract: The present invention provides a beverage bottle comprising an outer bottle ( 2 ) and an inner container ( 4 ). The inner container holds a first liquid (such an alcoholic spirit or a flavoured concentrate) and the space between the outer container and the inner container holds a second liquid (such as a still or carbonated mixer). The inner container ( 4 ) is twisted along its length to resist the flow of the first liquid to ensure that if the contents are consumed directly from the beverage bottle, every mouthful contains substantially the same ratio of first and second liquids.
Patent EP-1539073-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SANDIN CECILE
IPC: A61F13/475
Filed: 2003-06-30
Granted: 2011-04-06
Abstract: Absorbent product for men, having an absorption body (5) which tapers from a front section (11) of the product towards a crotch section (12) of the product and which is enclosed in a sheath consisting of a liquid-tight layer (4) and a liquid-permeable layer (3), both of which layers extend beyond the absorption body round about this and are mutually joined there. The absorption body (5) is arranged to extend, during product usage, from the said front section of the product in the direction of the crotch section and is intended to extend with its narrower end section to slightly below the penis of the user. On the liquid-permeable layer (3), at the narrower end section of the absorption body, a liquid barrier (17) is applied, which is arranged to prevent urine emitted by the user from leaking from the surface of the absorption body towards the crotch region of the user.
Patent EP-1572487-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STUEBNER FRANK
IPC: F16D55/02
Filed: 2003-12-16
Granted: 2006-11-15
Abstract: A wheel hub drive for a running wheel ( 10 ) is described. The drive having a transmission ( 7 ), a motor ( 8 ) and a brake ( 11 ), such that the enveloping circle ( 9 ) of the wheel hub drive is determined by the running wheel and the transmission ( 7 ), motor ( 8 ) and brake are located within a circle whose radius is determined by the running wheel ( 10 ).
Patent EP-1454317-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NAGATOMO SHOICHI
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2003-11-28
Granted: 2007-08-08
Abstract: A picked-up image editing apparatus comprises a memory which stores a mixture of multimedia data with processing disable information and multimedia data without processing disable information, an image pick-up device which picks-up an image of an object as one of a still picture and a motion picture, an image data producing unit which produces image data based on an image picked-up by the image pick-up device, a combining instruction issuing unit which issues a combining instruction to combine the produced image data with the multimedia data stored in the memory, and an output content storing unit which, when the multimedia data targeted to be combined has processing disable information, stores only output contents based on a processing result.
Patent EP-1558593-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PREISHUBER-PFLUEGL PETER
IPC: C08F4/62
Filed: 2003-11-03
Granted: 2010-03-03
Abstract: Compounds with a 5-membered unsaturated heterocycle attached by an optionally substituted aminomethyl or phosphinomethyl group to a benzene ring substituted in the o-position with a hydroxy, thiol, amino, alkoxy or alkylthio group.  Compounds of formulae (Ia) or (Ib) are new.  E1 = O, S, Se, Te, NR, CR2 or PR;  E2, E3 = CR, N or P;  E4 = N or P;  E5 = OH, SH, NHR, OR, SR or NRR;  E6 = NH, PH, NR or PR, and at least one of the groups E5 or E6 contains a hydrogen atom;  R5, R6 = H, alkyl (linear, branched or cyclic) or aryl;  R1-R4 = H, alkyl, aryl, halogen or nitro;  R, R = H or alkyl;  E2, E3 = O, S, Se, Te, NR, CR2 or PR Independent claims are included for: (1) a method for the production of (Ia) and (Ib) by reacting an aromatic aldehyde with a 5-membered heterocyclic compound substituted with the group -E6H2, followed by reduction of the -CH=E6- group; (2) metal complexes of formula LxMRYz (V); (3) a method for the production of (V) by deprotonation of (Ia) or (Ib) with a base followed by reaction with a metal compound, or by direct reaction of (Ia) or (Ib) with a metal compound; (4) catalytically-active compositions (CAC) comprising: (A) a complex (V) as above; and (B) a component selected from (B1) an organometallic compound, (B2) an organoaluminum-oxy compound and/or (B3) a compound which reacts with complex (A) to form an ion pair; (5) a method for the production of CAC by contacting (A) with (B); and optionally a support material; (6) a method for the (co)polymerization of olefins in presence of CAC as above polymers and copolymers obtained by this method. L = mono- (a) or di-anionic ligand (b) derived from (Ia) or (Ib);  E5 = O-, S- or RN- (preferably O-) with E6 = N- or P- (preferably N-) if L is (b), or O-, S- or RN- (preferably O-) with E6 = NR or PR, or OR, SR or NRR' with E6 = N- or P- (preferably N-) if L is (a);  M = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo or W (preferably Ti, Zr or Hf) if L is (b), or the above metals plus Ni, Pd, Co, Fe, Cu, Ru or Rh (preferably Ti, Zr, Hf, Ni or Pd) if L is (a);  R = H, hydrocarbyl (preferably alkyl as above), NR2, OR, halogen or acetylacetonate, preferably halogen or OR;  R = H or alkyl;  Y = Lewis acid;  x = 1 or 2, preferably 1 if L is (b), or 1, 2 or 3 if L is (a);  y = 1-4, preferably 2 if L is (b), or 1-4 if L is (a);  z = 0-2, preferably 0;  R and Y may form a common group, with 2x + y and x + y being the valency of M when L is (b) and (a) respectively.
Patent EP-1567526-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GRAUERT MATTHIAS
IPC: A61P11/06
Filed: 2003-11-19
Granted: 2008-04-16
Abstract: The invention relates to novel carbamic acid esters of general formula (1), in which X<-> and the groups A, R<1>, R<2>, R<3> and R<4> can be defined as cited in the claims and the description. The invention also relates to a method for producing said esters and to their use as medicaments, in particular medicaments with an anticholinergic action.
Patent EP-1532621-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VINTON MARK STUART
IPC: G10L19/14
Filed: 2003-08-15
Granted: 2006-05-31
Abstract: Mechanisms are known that allow receivers to control loudness of speech in broadcast signals but these mechanisms require an estimate of speech loudness be inserted into the signal. Disclosed techniques provide improved estimates of loudness. According to one implementation, an indication of the loudness of an audio signal containing speech and other types of audio material is obtained by classifying segments of audio information as either speech or non-speech. The loudness of the speech segments is estimated and this estimate is used to derive the indication of loudness. The indication of loudness maybe used to control audio signal levels so that variations in loudness of speech between different programs is reduced. A preferred method for classifying speech segments is described.
Patent EP-1561012-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GAUBATZ KARL-HEINZ
IPC: F01L9/22
Filed: 2003-10-15
Granted: 2008-12-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système d'actionneur rotatif (1, 1a) servant à commander la levée d'au moins deux soupapes de changement des gaz (2, 2', 3, 3') à action équivalente situées dans la culasse (4) d'un moteur à combustion. Ce système comprend un premier moteur oscillant (5) pourvu d'un premier arbre (6) sur lequel est disposé au moins un premier élément d'actionnement (7, 7a), ainsi qu'un second moteur oscillant (5') pourvu d'un second arbre (6') sur lequel est disposé au moins un second élément d'actionnement (7', 7a'), un élément d'actionnement (7, 7a, 7', 7a') étant prévu pour au moins une soupape de changement des gaz (2, 2', 3, 3') et le premier et le second moteur oscillant (5, 5') étant disposés de façon symétrique par rapport à un point. L'invention se caractérise en ce qu'un élément de transmission de force (8, 8a, 8', 8a') est disposé entre l'élément d'actionnement (7, 7a, 7', 7a') et la soupape de changement des gaz (2, 2', 3, 3'). Cette disposition dans le mécanisme de distribution permet de réduire les masses déplacées et, par là même, d'obtenir des régimes plus élevés lors du fonctionnement du moteur à combustion.
Patent EP-1575665-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TULGAR METIN
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 2003-12-02
Granted: 2006-11-29
Abstract: An externally powered and controlled neuro-implant system for transmission of stimulating therapeutic signals to an implantable electrode. The system basically consists of two coils, one external active coil and one internal passive coil each housed in a ferrite pot core which enhances inductive coupling and minimizes the coils in size, thus facilitating the construction of a passive coils array to enable the usage of multi-contact electrodes for swithching of the electrical stimulation between a number of sites along the target neurons. The implanted part of the system, comprising only a coil housed in a ferrite pot core, is fully passive. The passive coil, that is implanted under the skin, is connected with the electrode placed in neighbouring of the target neural tissue via implanted thin medical grade wires. The active coil is placed on the skin overlying the passive coil. Therapeutic signals produced by the transmitter outside the body are transmitted through the coils by inductive coupling across the skin of the patient.
Patent EP-1578259-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NIVEN GREGG D
IPC: A61B3/107
Filed: 2003-12-09
Granted: 2010-03-17
Abstract: A placido device 10 includes a single-curvature, semi-circular screen 12 having an opaque covering which is interrupted along its surface to form an illuminated pattern. A flat top 14 is attached to the top of the screen 12 and angled from the screen front 28 towards the screen bottom 26. Also, a flat bottom 16 is attached to the bottom of the screen 12 and angled from the screen front 28 towards the screen top 24.
Patent EP-1517739-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HURST BOYD E
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2003-05-09
Granted: 2009-06-24
Abstract: A process for reducing NOx concentrations in waste gas streams by contacting the waste gas stream with a reducing agent selected from ammonia and urea and then oxidizing the lower NOx's present in the waste gas streams to higher oxides with chlorine dioxide.
Patent EP-1636016-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RASTOGI SANJAY
IPC: B29C67/24
Filed: 2003-06-26
Granted: 2008-02-13
Abstract: Shaped parts of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) are made by a process comprising melt processing, wherein a) the UHMWPE has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 1*106 g/mol, b) during the shaping the storage plateau modulus of the UHMWPE (G*) is kept at a value of at most 1.5 MPa, c) whereafter, before the cooling, the G* is raised to its final value. The shaped parts may advantageously be used in medical applications, e.g., as an element of a hip or knee prosthesis.
Patent EP-1449425-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUMGARTEN JOACHIM DR
IPC: A01D41/127
Filed: 2004-01-31
Granted: 2008-09-10
Abstract: The crop flow separation method involves separating the flow into useful material and waste material in at least two stages with first and second selectivity values and controlling the first selectivity value for the first stage according to the detected proportion of useful material in the waste flow irrespective of the throughput. The method involves separating the flow into useful and waste material in at least two stages by separating the flow in a first step with a first selectivity into a pre-cleaned flow with mainly useful and residual material and a first waste flow with mainly waste and residual useful material, separating the pre-cleaned flow again with a second selectivity and controlling the first selectivity according to the detected proportion of useful material in the waste flow irrespective of the throughput. An independent claim is also included for the following: (a) an arrangement for separating a crop flow containing useful and waste material.
Patent EP-1584869-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FLENDER MANFRED
IPC: F23L15/02
Filed: 2004-04-05
Granted: 2011-06-08
Abstract: A heat exchanger for transferring heat from exhaust gasses to incoming burn air has a rotating design (5) with gas ducts parallel to the rotation axis and positioned between a hot cover (3) and a cooled cover (4). The exhaust flow (100) is from the hot cover through the ducts and out of the cooled cover, with the burn gas flow parallel but in the opposite directions. The rotating heat exchanger is fitted into a cylindrical housing which is thermally isolated from the covers by ring seals (13, 14) and by central seals (18, 19) between the rotor axis and the covers. The sealing ring include cooling ducts through which cooling air is blown, to prevent thermal distortion of the system.
Patent EP-1637252-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LANDVATTER KLAUS
IPC: B05B7/08
Filed: 2004-09-20
Granted: 2008-11-05
Abstract: The hot parts of a machine tool are cooled by a spray with separate incoming channels for coolant, compressed air and lubricant to a single housing (1). Each of the incoming channels discharged to a discrete outlet (20, 17).
Patent EP-1614368-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VIEGAS LUIS
IPC: A47B57/56
Filed: 2004-10-12
Granted: 2012-02-01
Abstract: Partition wall element for offices and similar, formed from posts (10) and at least two crossbeams (5,6,7,8), which extend between two adjacent posts, with which they are connected and accommodate shelf brackets (1) that are formed with projecting shelf arms (3) for supporting shelves, whereby each shelf bracket is formed from a fastening support (2) insertable which is formed to be hang / or hooked in into at least one cross-beam, with a preferably vertically adjustable shelf arm positioned against the fastening support.
Patent EP-1653351-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DEMUTH MICHAEL
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2004-10-27
Granted: 2008-06-25
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for effecting changes in a software system landscape with a plurality of logical software systems that are interconnected by logical transport paths, comprising the steps of: providing system role types, each system role being associated with one of a plurality of system role types; providing low level operational tasks associated to system role types; providing a transport track that defines a route through logical systems in a particular order and that specifies one source system, adjacent interconnected systems, and at least one target system; providing high level operational tasks in a software development system that define software changes; generating transport requests for transporting the software changes; and generating a low level operational task list for the logical systems affected by the changes to the software by: analyzing the transport track(s) and the system role types and selecting low level operational tasks associated with the system role types according to the high level operational tasks. The invention also concerns a corresponding computer system and a computer program product comprising on a storage medium a computer code that upon execution on a computer system performs the method.
Patent EP-1529619-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FRABBI CESARE
IPC: B29C48/32
Filed: 2004-11-04
Granted: 2008-05-21
Abstract: An extruded tubular profile (1) made of a material such as fiberglass-reinforced plastics, and an associated extrusion machine (2), which comprises at least one longitudinal strand (3) of pretreated glass fibers embedded, while hot, in the thickness of the profile (1) during extrusion, the extrusion machine being provided with a unit (4) for preheating the strand (3). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1674046-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PUTZHAMMER FRANZ
IPC: A61B17/16
Filed: 2004-12-22
Granted: 2011-02-23
Abstract: Distributor piece (1) comprises a first connection device to connect the cooling medium tubing for the internal drilled cooling space and second device to connect the tubing for the external cooling. Both connection devices can be formed by a fastening device (12,13) to receive the cooling tubing (27) or by piping permanently attached to the distributor piece.
Patent EP-1493385-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GUILLEMAUD REGIS
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2004-06-30
Granted: 2007-06-06
Abstract: The detector has a signal processing unit (6) that distinguishes the movements of a bearer e.g. patient, that produce an external activity from those which produce physiological activity. A subtractor module receives the movement signal at a positive terminal and signal issued from a filter at a negative terminal, and estimates a signal component corresponding to the physiological activity. An independent claim is also included for a process of detecting activity of a person.
Patent EP-1655533-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ANDREAS THOMAS
IPC: F17C13/04
Filed: 2004-11-04
Granted: 2008-01-23
Abstract: A gas tank containing a compressed combustible gas is equipped with a safety relief system (18) providing an emergency discharge of the compressed combustible gas through a relief line 21. The safety relief system (18) comprises a pressurized triggering hose (24) that extends through a selected risk area around the tank, wherein a rupture of the triggering hose, due to a temperature increase or mechanical damage, results in a pressure drop in the safety relief system (18) that triggers an emergency discharge of said pressurized combustible gas from said gas tank (10).
Patent EP-1564656-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YACH DAVID PAUL
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2004-02-10
Granted: 2006-09-13
Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating initiation of synchronization operations between databases in a radio communication system. A network-based database copy and a mobile-based database copy are maintained, and asynchronously updated. Synchronization operations synchronize the databases to place the databases in match with one another. Session state information is maintained, and communicated between the mobile node and the network part pursuant to start of a synchronization session. <IMAGE>