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Patent EP-0570167-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HELTERLINE BRIAN L
IPC: B41J2/205
Filed: 1993-05-07
Abstract: Method and apparatus for regulating print density in a printer of the type of an ink-jet printer having a print cartridge including nozzles which each fire ink therefrom responsive to a voltage pulse applied to a resistor in the nozzle. An optical sensor senses line width printed by the nozzles. Circuitry determines the difference between a predetermined optimum line width and the printed line width. Look-up tables relate the line width to the energy of a pulse applied to each resistor and use this signal to control ink drop volume, and therefore printed dot size. In another embodiment, a nozzle includes 2400 addressable nozzles per inch. Sensed line width is used to vary the dpi by selecting different ones of the nozzles for firing thereby maintaining appropriate relative positioning of the dots when their size varies from the predetermined line width. In the direction of paper movement, the speed of a paper carrier is varied to match the printing frequency of the X-axis to produce square images.
Patent EP-0587390-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAMUKI YASUHIKO C O KONICA C
IPC: G03C1/047
Filed: 1993-09-06
Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support, and the silver halide emulsion layer or a non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer provided on the support contains a polymer latex which is stabilized with gelatin and has a pH value of from 6.5 to 10.0 at the time of addition to a coating solution for forming the emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloid layer.
Patent EP-0608702-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAGRA UENAL
IPC: A23L25/00
Filed: 1994-01-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating hazelnuts which leads to a hazelnut product which is improved with respect to taste. The hazelnuts are cleaned and then freed from foreign substances. The hazelnuts are roasted in their shells. After cooling to -25@C, they are cracked, shelled, peeled, frozen and sorted according to size. Finally, the moisture is reduced to the desired degree.
Patent EP-0620118-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YASUOKA TADASHI C O SEIKOSHA C
IPC: B41J11/48
Filed: 1994-03-24
Abstract: A printer having a cut sheet feeder 5 which automatically feeds paper into a printing portion 4, an opening for cut paper 7 and a tractor 6 which feeds continuous paper to the printing portion to selectively use automatically-fed cut paper, manually-fed cut paper and continuous paper for printing. The printer has a paper receiving tray (manually-fed paper guide plate) 9 which can form the opening portion 7 between itself and a part 1a of the printer housing 1. The paper receiving tray is movable between a manual paper-feeding position which it forms the opening portion 7 and during manual paper-feeding guides printed cut paper into the opening portion, an automatic paper-feeding position which forms the opening portion 7 and during automatic paper-feeding receives printed cut paper, and a closed position to close off the opening 7. The tractor 6 is movable between a first position in which it moves the paper receiving tray 9 into the manual paper-feeding position, a second position to move the paper receiving tray 9 into the automatic paper-feeding position and a third position to move the paper receiving tray 9 into the closed position.
Patent EP-0631347-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JAKLIN RALF
IPC: H01R13/629
Filed: 1994-06-13
Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is shown having connectors (4) and (6). The connector (2) has a sliding latch (108) which can be moved transversely to cooperate with lugs (150) on a housing body (6). The lugs (150) have camming surfaces (150a, 150b) which cooperate with entry surfaces (134a,134b; 136a, 136b) which cams the slide (108) to a preliminary position, where a shoulder (150d) on the locking lug (150) can rest on shoulders (134d, 136d) within the locking slide (108).
Patent EP-0639641-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAEYRA-MAEKINEN ANNIKA
IPC: C12N15/53
Filed: 1994-08-18
Abstract: The invention relates to new  Streptococcus thermophilus  strains containing genes giving the bioluminescence property. The strains can be applied widely for analytical purposes, e.g. in the determination of bacteriophages and antibiotics, especially from liquid samples. The invention also relates to a test set containing a bioluminescent  Streptococcus thermophilus  strain, and to processes for the determination of bacteriophages or antibiotics from a liquid sample.
Patent EP-0618739-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIEDA TERUO C O CANON K K
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 1994-03-17
Abstract: In order to achieve a digital video camera apparatus which decreases the number of components and facilitates connection with a digital VTR, a luminance signal Y and a color signal C input form external input terminals (110, 118) are converted into digital signals by A/D converters (136, 138) by sampling these signals respectively at the sampling frequency of a digital recording/reproduction device (113) and a frequency four times the subcarrier frequency, the digital signals are selected by selectors (135, 137) together with signals Y and C from a digital signal processing circuit (106), and the selected signals are supplied to the digital signal recording/reproduction device (113). Color-difference signals are supplied after their frequency is converted into the sampling frequency of the digital signal recording/reproduction device (113) by frequency converters (139a, 139b).
Patent EP-0634143-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMMERER GENE W
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 1994-07-13
Abstract: A tube knot applicator for use in endosurgical procedures. The tube knot applicator has an elongated tube member having a distal end and a proximal end, as well as an axial passage therethrough. The tube member has slits for partially collapsing the distal end of the tube as well as a removable plug mounted in the distal end of the tube to prevent the distal end of the tube from collapsing by supporting distal slitted end. A suture having at least one slip knot and at least one locking knot is mounted in the tube knot applicator with the knot tied about the collapsing means. A sleeve is mounted to the distal end of tube knot applicator over the suture knot and the distal end.
Patent EP-0609188-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MACDONALD ANDREW J
IPC: H03M13/45
Filed: 1994-01-25
Abstract: A cellular base station receiver uses a digital signal processor to decode receiver code words in an inner Reed-Solomon code loop. A list of code word estimates for the transmitted code word is generated by making different symbol erasure combinations, and a search is made during inner loop processing through all or some of the erasure combinations. An outer cyclic redundancy code loop operates as an error detector for the word estimates. When a code word estimate is found to be error-free, it is accepted for output.
Patent EP-0684012-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONRAD JOACHIM
IPC: A61B17/06
Filed: 1995-02-16
Abstract: The thread (1) has a flexible section with two ends. The lower (2) fastening part on the thread first end has a hollow cylinder (5) with a continuous hole (7) through which a surgical needle threads. One end of the hollow cylinder is joined directly or indirectly to the thread section. The free end not joined to the thread section points away from the thread section and leads into a sloping edge (10). The point of the surgical needle protrudes out of the hollow cylinder free end to form a smooth transition surface together with the sloping edge. The thread section second end has a top fastening part (3) consisting of a tube (15) into which the hollow cylinder fits. The top and lower fastening parts are joined by at least one lug (23) fitting into a recess (11).
Patent EP-0680067-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHINO TAICHI
IPC: H01J17/49
Filed: 1995-04-26
Abstract: A plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of sustaining electrodes parallel to each other are located on an inner face of a first glass substrate. Each of the scanning electrodes and each of the sustaining electrodes form a pair. A dielectric layer and a protection layer are formed on the first glass substrate in this order, covering the electrodes. A plurality of data electrodes perpendicular to the scanning electrodes and the sustaining electrodes are located on an inner face of a second glass substrate which is located opposed to the first glass substrate with a discharge space interposed therebetween. In an AC-type PDP having such a structure, at least one of the plurality of scanning electrodes and the plurality of sustaining electrodes are divided into a plurality of groups, and pulses having different phases are applied to the electrodes in different groups, thereby causing sustaining discharge. The scanning electrodes and the sustaining electrodes may be comb-like with teeth. The comb-like scanning electrodes and the comb-like sustaining electrodes are opposed to each other with a small gap interposed therebetween in the manner that the teeth thereof are in engagement with each other. In such a case, the data electrodes are located opposed to and in a longitudinal direction of the teeth of the scanning electrodes.
Patent EP-0686845-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAST ULRICH
IPC: G01N33/38
Filed: 1995-05-24
Abstract: Zum Testen strukturkeramischer Bauteile unter Überlastbedingungen wird vorgeschlagen, auf dem Bauteil durch Wärmestrahlungseinwirkung eine vorher errechnete Temperaturverteilung zu erzeugen, welche die gewünschte Prüfspannung bzw. Überlast induziert. Mittels orts- und zeitauflösender Temperatursensoren wird die Temperaturverteilung gemessen, mit einer gewünschten bzw. berechneten Temperaturverteilung verglichen und durch Veränderung von Dauer und/oder Ort der Strahleneinwirkung geregelt, bis die gewünschte Temperaturverteilung erzeugt ist. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0702245-A2 (EP)
Title: Method for the suppression of interference due to acoustical body resonance
Inventor: ARENS EGIDIUS DIPL-ING
IPC: G01S3/86
Filed: 1995-09-01
Abstract: The method removes the interference from reception signals of an acoustic direction finding system with several electroacoustic converters (10.x) arranged on or in front of a body noise conducting carrier, e.g. a ship, submarine or torpedo. The system also has at least one noise sensor (20.1,..20.y) arranged near the noise seeking units. The method involves determining a spectral match between reception signals and noise signals by means of their cross spectra. A time period (T) is provided. Coherency between the reception signals of each individual electroacoustic converter (10.x) and the noise signals of all the noise sensors (20.1,..20.y) is determined from cross spectra generated completely within the time period (T). Frequency components in the reception signal are suppressed according to their coherency with frequency components in the nose signal.
Patent EP-0712254-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOGAMI HIROAKI
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 1995-11-09
Abstract: In a digital VTR which is able to record a band-compressed signal having a bit-rate of 17 to 60 Mbps of a program while creating a low-bit-rate signal (1.5 to 5 Mbps) having the same program content as well as utilizing the low-bit-rate signal as a signal for the special playback, the present invention proposes two method. A first method is that variable-speed playback data for a certain speed, which is recorded in the limited recording areas for variable-speed playback mode, is adapted to be used for playback at another speed in the variable-speed playback mode. A second method is that data structure of variable-speed playback data is adapted to change depending on the image areas on the image frame. Either of the above methods or the combination of them improves the digital recording and reproducing apparatus in its quality of picture at the variable-speed playback mode in which a less amount of data is available than that of data read out at the time of the normal playback mode.
Patent EP-0719054-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOO JEA YONG
IPC: H04N7/52
Filed: 1995-12-22
Abstract: In the data encoding/decoding method according to the MPEG (Moving picture Expert Group) system, the audio/video bit stream interleaving method includes a first step of determining as to whether a PTS (Presentation Time Stamp) is present in audio/video packets so as to estimate the PTS from a preceding packet in the absence of the PTS, a second step of comparing the audio packet with the video paket in the PTS to output one of the packets which has smaller PTS value, and a third step of multiplexing the audio or video packet to form an audio/video bit stream, so that the decoder buffer is prevented from overflow or underflow in consideration of the decoding time within the audio/video packet data decoding time.
Patent EP-0694836-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SMYTH BARRY
IPC: G06N5/04
Filed: 1995-07-04
Abstract: A case base system (1) does not need a decision structure such as a rule base as it uses both automatic (46) and interactive steps (47-48) which are carried out in real time to retrieve the most appropriate case. Case filtering (5) is carried out to immediately provide an initial candidate set by elimination of incompatible case records according to received free features. The free features are addressable as such in the case records. A primary processor (6) carries out pattern matching operations (46) correlating feature values and solutions in case records (10) of a candidate set. By doing this, it automatically identifies the most discriminating feature for the candidate set. The primary processor (6) interactively provides feedback (47-48) and receives a value for the most discriminating feature and further reduces the candidate set. The automatic and interactive steps are repeated in cycles until all remaining case records have the same solution (45).
Patent EP-0784518-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCCLURE JAMES C
IPC: B01L99/00
Filed: 1995-09-29
Abstract: An apparatus includes a first mechanical component for cleaning parts by contacting the parts with a fluid, and a second mechanical component for biodegrading the organic matter removed from the parts. The first mechanical component is in communication with the second mechanical component so that the fluid recirculates between the first and second mechanical components. A method of washing parts including the steps of placing an article in a first chamber (20), circulating a washing liquid (82) from a second reservoir (80) to the first reservoir (20) to wash the surfaces of the article in contact with the liquid, passing the washing liquid (82) through a porous medium (38), draining the washing liquid from the first chamber (20) into the second chamber (80), removing organic matter in the washing liquid (82) and recirculating the washing liquid from the second chamber (80) to the first chamber (20), is also provided. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0796108-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORGAN A CHARLES JR
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 1995-12-06
Abstract: Water soluble ubiquinone compositions and prodrugs are disclosed (I). Methods of their delivery and use in the amelioration of apoptosis are also disclosed.
Patent EP-0728881-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAHN EDMUND
IPC: E04B7/02
Filed: 1996-02-07
Abstract: The glass facade surfaces (2) for the formation of a pyramid are composed together and at the frame edge side and at the pyramid point (S) are joined to one another. Each glass facade surface in the area of the pyramid point has a recess (7), in which an assembly fixing plate (10) is introduced. The recess is at least a slot in the triangular frame (6) of the glass facade surface. The assembly fixing plate is even-surfaced and in plan view is an n-cornered structure, whereby n is greater than or equal to 3. The structure is angled and the angled areas (11) can be brought into engagement with the corresponding slot of the glass facade surfaces.
Patent EP-0732595-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN IV FREDERICK ROCKW
IPC: G01V3/08
Filed: 1996-03-12
Abstract: A pair of Hall sensors (16,18) are symmetrically positioned between the poles (12,14) of a horseshoe magnet (10). The Hall sensors are mounted in a plane flush with the ends of the magnet faces, and are located equidistant from the centerline of the magnet. A small magnetic object (20) in the field of the magnet, preferably located on the magnet axis (Z), has an induced dipole moment which is detected by the Hall sensors. The small magnetic object dipole field is such that the flux at each Hall sensor is in opposite directions, and by differentially sensing the outputs of the Hall sensors, a signal proportional to the magnetic object is derived. Leakage flux from the magnet as well as the flux of the earth's magnetic field, are in the same direction at both Hall sensors, and their effects are zeroed out by the differential sensing of the Hall sensors' outputs. 
     When the poles of the magnet (10) are drawn across the surface of a non magnetic sheet (40) of conductive material, eddy currents are induced in the sheet by the moving magnetic field. Due to the symmetry of the magnet/sensor arrangement, in a uniform sheet these currents generate identical magnetic fields which result in sensor outputs that cancel. However, a crack (44) or other anomaly in the sheet (40) results in unequal signals at the two sensors, and an output signal proportional to the anomaly occurs.
Patent EP-0771699-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EYRAINER HEINZ
IPC: B60R21/231
Filed: 1996-10-16
Abstract: The air bag system is used in a vehicle to protect the driver or passenger especially from side impacts. The head protection air bag (14) is joined to the vehicle door, apart from the circumferential section of an inflow opening, by a fastener (16) which is spaced apart from the opening as seen in the vehicle longitudinal direction.   The inflow opening lies in front of the fastener, as seen in the direction of travel. Alternatively the opening can lie behind the fastener.
Patent EP-0782889-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMIKAWA YUUJI
IPC: H01L21/306
Filed: 1996-12-05
Abstract: A method of washing substrates comprises the steps of (a) introducing a washing solution (101) into a processing vessel (10) having a wafer boat (30) movably mounted therein to fill the vessel (10) with the washing solution (101), (b) allowing a plurality of wafers (W) to be held collectively by a chuck (20a) such that the wafers (W) held by the chuck (20a) are arranged at substantially an equal pitch, (c) dipping the wafers (W) together with the chuck (20a) in the washing solution (101) within the processing vessel (10), (d) transferring the wafers (W) from the chuck (20a) onto the wafer boat in an upper region (12) of the processing vessel (10), (e) moving the wafers (W) together with the wafer boat (30) within the washing solution (101) to allow the substrates to be positioned in a lower region (11) of the processing vessel (10), (f) discharging the washing solution (101) from the upper region (12) of the processing vessel (10), (g) supplying a fresh washing solution (101) into the lower region (11) of the processing vessel (10) so as to cause the washing solution (101) within the processing vessel (10) to overflow the processing vessel (10), (h) taking the washed wafers (W) out of the processing vessel (10).
Patent EP-0778284-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAKSHI RAMAN K
IPC: C07J73/00
Filed: 1993-05-19
Abstract: Described are new 7β-substituted 4-aza-5α-androstan-3-ones and related compounds as 5α-reductase inhibitors.
Patent EP-0725526-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BEAN TIMOTHY E
IPC: H04M3/523
Filed: 1996-01-31
Abstract: A virtual call center is formed by use of real-time insertion of call-listing requests of new phone calls into existing calls-waiting lists of several ACDs according to time information such as the global age of the calls. Each ACD normally lists the calls by the local age, so the inserted requests can receive priority over calls listed only locally. A network of connected ACDs allows the calls to be answered by any available service agent in the order in which the phone calls were received by any ACD anywhere in the network of connected ACDs.
Patent EP-0730270-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KINJO HISAO
IPC: G11B15/60
Filed: 1996-02-28
Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus with a drum positioning mechanism is provided. The drum positioning mechanism performs track correction to rotate a tape guide drum about a given axis of rotation according to a travel speed of a magnetic tape to orient a head path of magnetic heads at a given angle relative to a lead member which guides movement of a lower edge of the magnetic tape wrapped about the tape guide drum so that the head path coincides with tracks recorded on the magnetic tape correctly. The drum positioning mechanism also performs lead correction to rotate the lead member through a given angle relative to a drum base to eliminate a shift of the lower edge of the magnetic tape from the lead caused by the track correction so that the lower edge of the magnetic tape follows the lead completely. The magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus may also be employed in a recording mode. In the recording mode, the head path is oriented by the track correction at a preselected angle to the lower edge of the magnetic tape.
Patent EP-0737943-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FLUECKIGER DANIEL
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 1996-04-12
Abstract: A self-contained postage meter has a single secure housing which contains everything that would be in the main body of a prior art postage meter and everything that would be in a prior art meter base. Within the single secure housing are the print rotor (500) with value wheels (411), all the mechanisms for setting the print wheels, the descending and/or ascending register and associated microprocessor (431), and all the mechanisms for transport of the mail piece through the meter. A single inexpensive DC motor (353) for franking and value wheel setting and controlling electromagnets (404) are provided in the housing. Two one-way clutches (352,351) are used so that rotation of the motor in one direction accomplishes a setting cycle for the value wheels and rotation of the motor in the other direction accomplishes a printing (franking) cycle.
Patent EP-0742445-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HEMPHILL BRIAN D
IPC: G01D5/24
Filed: 1996-04-25
Abstract: A method and apparatus for calculating a ratio, R, having a first capacitance value, C 1 , in inverse relation to a second capacitance value, C 2 , where C 1  and C 2  are the capacitance values of a first capacitor and a second capacitor respectively. The first and second capacitors each have an independent electrode and share a common electrode. An AC voltage is applied to the common electrode producing first and second AC current signals at the two independent electrodes. A dual switched-capacitor integrated circuit and two current to frequency converters respectively convert the first and second AC current signals to first and second frequency signals having values f 1  and f 2 . A microprocessor receives the first and second frequency signals and calculates R from f 1  and f 2 .