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Patent EP-1393335-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HALL JEFFREY S
IPC: H01H3/02
Filed: 2002-05-17
Granted: 2007-11-14
Abstract: A dual directional cable actuated emergency stop device has two shaft assemblies attachable to two respective cables spanning along an industrial and/or manufacturing operation. The first shaft assembly is slideably disposed within a housing structure and movable relative to said housing structure along a first path in a direction parallel to an axial centerline of said shaft in response to a force exerted by a cable attached to an end of said first shaft. The second shaft assembly is slideably disposed within said housing structure and movable relative to said housing structure along a second path in a direction parallel to an axial centerline of said shaft and opposite movement of said first shaft, in response to a force exerted by a cable attached to an end of said second shaft. A switch operator movable along a second path between a first position and a second position is responsive to movement of said first or second shaft assemblies and is also responsive to a mechanism for locking the switch operator in a second position after said switch operator moves into a second position. At least one electrical switch associated with the device can be actuated when the switch operator is in said second position and deactuated when said switch operator is in said first position. Windows formed on the device housing cover allow a user to monitor tension of first or second cables attached to respective first and second shaft assemblies, based on the position of a cam associated with each shaft assembly.
Patent EP-1439901-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GUETLHUBER FRIEDRICH
IPC: B01J8/00
Filed: 2002-08-26
Granted: 2007-06-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a reactor arrangement (2) for carrying out catalytic gas phase reactions, especially for obtaining phthalic acid anhydride from o-xylol and/or naphthalene, comprising a main reactor (16) with a catalyst filling in the form of a liquid cooled tube reactor and a secondary reactor (20) arranged downstream therefrom and preceded by a cooling stage (18). The inventive reactor arrangement is characterized in that the cooling stage and the secondary reactor are disposed in the same housing as the main reactor, thereby enabling the gas volume of the main reactor to be kept to a minimum to ensure relatively easily controllable high-load operation in an explosion zone.
Patent EP-1463710-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MASCHMEYER DIETRICH
IPC: C08K5/12
Filed: 2002-09-03
Granted: 2008-06-25
Abstract: La présente invention concerne la fabrication d'esters d'acides polycarboxyliques alicycliques par hydrogénation de base des esters d'acides polycarboxyliques aromatiques correspondants sur un catalyseur contenant au moins un métal du groupe fer, cobalt, nickel et au moins un métal du groupe secondaire II, III, IV, V et/ou VI du tableau périodique. L'invention concerne par ailleurs un mélange d'esters d'acides polycarboxyliques alicycliques contenant plus de 10 % en mol d'isomères trans, l'utilisation de ces mélanges d'esters d'acides polycarboxyliques alicycliques, ainsi que des mélanges de plastiques et desdits mélanges d'esters d'acides polycarboxyliques alicycliques.
Patent EP-1429664-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GENOVA PERRY A
IPC: A61B17/06
Filed: 2002-08-29
Granted: 2007-03-28
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for forming barbs on a suture, the apparatus comprising : 
a indexing mechanism to advance the suture, said mechanism selected from a linear indexing mechanism and a rotational indexing mechanism; 
a holding device to hold the suture, said holding device selected from a cutting bed vise when the mechanism to advance the suture is a linear indexing mechanism, and a rotating drum when the mechanism to advance the suture is a rotational indexing mechanism; and 
a cutting device to cut the suture.
Patent EP-1456091-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HARTMAN WILLIAM H
IPC: B65D17/34
Filed: 2002-12-16
Granted: 2006-03-08
Abstract: An end member for a container. The end member has a central panel wall with a public side and an opposing product side. The public side includes a means for opening a frangible panel segment. The member also has a score groove and a coin segment. The score groove is located on the public side of the end member and defines an outer perimeter of the frangible panel segment and separates the frangible panel segment from a non-frangible portion of the public side. The coin segment is adjacent the score groove and places a compressive stress on a portion of the end member located between the coin segment and the score groove wherein an upper plane and a lower plane are formed and separated by the score groove. The lower plane comprises a portion of the frangible panel segment adjacent the score groove.
Patent EP-1425460-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHEPER WILLIAM MICHAEL
IPC: D06F35/00
Filed: 2002-09-10
Granted: 2011-07-06
Abstract: A process for cleaning fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, with lipophilic fluid and water to provide improved cleaning of soils while providing excellent garment care, especially for articles sensitive to water.
Patent EP-1444703-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HOCHLEITHNER THOMAS
IPC: H01B7/04
Filed: 2002-11-15
Granted: 2006-12-27
Abstract: A flexible electric line with at least one electrical conductor is provided having a high tensile, nonmetallic element and a plurality of highly conductive metal wires arranged around it. The flexible electric line has a high tensile element that is a loose composite of a large number of aramid fibers, the cross section of this element being the same as that of one of the individual metallic wires and where the conductor is surrounded by a layer of insulation.
Patent EP-1327496-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TOYOSHIMA YOSHIAKI
IPC: B24B49/00
Filed: 2003-01-03
Granted: 2009-06-17
Abstract: A polishing apparatus includes a polishing jig (9). The polishing jig (9) includes an elastic balloon member (25), a fixture (26), and a fluid supply portion (27). The fixture (26) airtightly closes the rear opening portion of the balloon member (25). The fluid supply portion (27) supplies a fluid into a space formed by the fixture (26) and balloon member (25). The balloon member (25) has a cup shape constructed by a dome portion and a cylinder portion (25B) extending backward from the outer periphery of the dome portion. The fixture (26) fixes the opening portion of the cylinder portion (25B) of the balloon member (25).
Patent EP-1362743-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BINDER HANS
IPC: B60R9/04
Filed: 2003-05-16
Granted: 2009-12-16
Abstract: A roof rail (2) has two front parts (4) and a center part (3) with a separate fastening element (5). Two such roof rails are attached to a motor vehicle's roof so that each side panel of the vehicle's frame has a roof rail. The center part forms a hollow aluminum section (7), e.g. an aluminum extruded section (8).  Independent claims are also included for the following:  (a) A method for producing a roof support system; (b) and for a motor car with a roof support system.
Patent EP-1405984-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MEIERHOFER MARKUS
IPC: B23B51/00
Filed: 2003-09-05
Granted: 2012-01-18
Abstract: The tool comprises a drilling head (4) at the forward end. within which a forwardly extending cutting plate (6) is fitted or formed. First and second opposing axially extending channels are formed on the circumferential periphery of the drilling head. A clamping shank (2) is on the rearward end and fits within the tool holder of a rotary hammer. An intermediate helical conveying portion (10) extends between the drilling head and the clamping shank and comprises at least four helically extending flutes (14a-d) separated by corresponding helically extending webs (12a-d). The cutting plate is formed with a central chiseling dome and a pair of cutting edges extending radially outwardly from the chiseling dome. Each cutting edge has a trailing relief face and the acute angle (theta ) between the relief face and the longitudinal axis of the tool varies from the radially inner to the radially outer end of each cutting edge. The first axially extending channel extends axially rearwardly from a forward facing face of the drilling head into an number of the (at least) four flutes, and the second axially extending channel extends axially rearwardly from the forward facing face of the drilling head into a different number of the (at least) four flutes.
Patent EP-1400494-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SEED LEONARD PAUL
IPC: C02F1/42
Filed: 2003-09-15
Granted: 2011-11-23
Abstract: In a sewage treatment plant, dissolved ammonium is extracted from the waste-water stream, and is transferred to a body of secondary water. The secondary water is passed through an electrolysis station, where the ammonium is transformed to nitrogen gas. The capture and transfer can be done by ion-exchange, the electrolysis then being done on the regenerant water. Or the capture and transfer can be done by first transforming the dissolved ammonium to ammonia gas by raising the pH of the waste-water, then passing the ammonia gas through acidic secondary-water, in which the ammonia dissolves, the electrolysis then being done on the acid-water. The electrolysed, ammonium-diminished, secondary-water can be re-used in further capture/transfer episodes. The secondary-water does not mix with the waste-water stream. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1418375-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SEYLER ANDREAS
IPC: F16L11/04
Filed: 2003-10-09
Granted: 2006-07-05
Abstract: The multilayered flexible hose (1), preferably for fuel or cooling medium lines in an automobile, comprises a carrier layer (3) consisting of a caoutchouc, and a metal barrier layer with a thickness between 0.1mm and 0.5 mm.  An Independent claim is also included for a method for producing the proposed hose.
Patent EP-1378249-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CHILDERS ROBERT W
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1997-06-13
Granted: 2008-01-02
Abstract: A method of closed-loop, flow-through vapor phase decontamination of articles (for example medical instruments) in a sealable chamber (10), which includes:  passing a carrier gas through the sealable chamber; recirculating the gas from an outlet port of the sealable chamber, along a closed-loop fluidic circuit (16) and back to an inlet port of the sealable chamber; and delivering (18) a decontaminant vapor (for example hydrogen peroxide vapor) into the recirculating carrier gas, characterised by:  sensing pressure of the carrier gas in the recirculating carrier gas; and adding to or removing from the recirculating carrier gas a quantity of carrier gas in response to changes in the sensed carrier gas pressure.   <??>The invention also provides a system for effecting the method. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1427057-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KING LLOYD HERBERT JR
IPC: H01R4/70
Filed: 2003-12-01
Granted: 2005-06-01
Abstract: An on-the-go twist-on wire connector for enhancing the current carrying capacity of the electrical wires contained therein with the housing having a closed end and an open end with a wire engaging coil located in the closed end of the housing for bringing a plurality of wires into surface-to-surface contact to provide a direct surface-to-surface electrical path for flow of electrical energy therebetween. Located in the twist-on wire connector is a wire adhereable electrically conducting medium the adhereable electrical conducting medium is conformable around the plurality of wires as the plurality of wires are brought into surface-to-surface engagement with the conformable electrical conducting medium thereby forming an indirect current path between the ends of the plurality of wires while retaining the on-the-go ability of the twist-on wire connector to form the electrical connection solely through twisting action. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1431440-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OHM HEINZ JOSEF
IPC: D06F57/04
Filed: 2003-12-11
Granted: 2011-02-02
Abstract: The device has carrying arms (3) joined to a vertical bearer by a sliding joint and supported at the upper end of the bearer by a second joint via spreading arms that hold a washing line fed as line sides. The spreading arms can be moved from an approximately vertical position to an approximately horizontal position in which the line sides are tensioned and in which they can be fixed by a latching lever in the sliding joint. The latching lever and/or sliding joint housing has a holder acted on by at least one carrying arm for holding the lever in the unlocked state during closing of the rotary line and in the locked position.
Patent EP-1431782-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HATA MASAHIRO
IPC: G02F1/13363
Filed: 2003-12-15
Granted: 2007-02-14
Abstract: A laminated optical film including an optical film (1) whose three dimensional refractive index is controlled so that an Nz coefficient represented with Nz = (nx1 - nz1) / (nx1 - ny1) satisfies a relationship of Nz ≤ 0.9, when a direction where a refractive index in a film plane gives maximum is defined as X-axis, a direction perpendicular to X-axis as Y-axis, a thickness direction of the film as Z-axis, and refractive indexes in each axial direction are defined as nx1, ny1, and nz1, respectively, and an optical film (2) that is formed with a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and being tilting aligned. The laminated optical film may suppress coloring of the display, and may display a picture with few tone reversal regions. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1493940-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ARENAS JOSE M
IPC: F16F9/43
Filed: 2003-07-03
Granted: 2007-09-12
Abstract: Apparatus (100) for charging a tube (12), which is closed at one end (28) and open at the other end (30), with pressurised fluid and at least partially closing the open end of the tube, comprises a workstation (102); clamping means (104,105) at the workstation, the clamping means having an internal cavity (106) being capable of providing a sealed fit around the open end of the tube; at least one die (110) inside the cavity of the clamping means and capable of movement in the axial direction (L,Y) of the tube; an inlet pipe (118) connected to the cavity of the clamping means; means (122) for the introducing pressurised fluid into the cavity through the inlet pipe and thereby into the open end of the tube; means (122,124) for ceasing the introduction of pressurised fluid either after a predetermined period of time is determined, or when a predetermined fluid pressure is determined in the tube; and means (114,112) for moving the at least one die in an axial direction relative to the tube towards the closed end of the tube to engage and inwardly deform at least a portion of the open end of the tube. The invention also includes the method for charging the tube with pressurised fluid and for at least partially closing the open end of the tube.
Patent EP-1380391-B1 (EP)
Inventor: REICHENBERGER THOMAS
IPC: B23B45/14
Filed: 2003-07-01
Granted: 2005-09-28
Abstract: The drill stand for a core drill (1), to drive the core drill crown (2), has a footplate for the column mounting (4) and a vacuum holding surface (7). The footplate is in two parts, with a column plate section (3) for the column mounting and a vacuum surface plate section (6). The two footplate sections are offset against each other within a plane (E). A threaded bolt (8) clamps the column plate section on the vacuum surface plate section, in a friction lock, passing optionally through an elongated hole (10) radially to the rotary axis (A) of the core drill crown.
Patent EP-1424278-B1 (EP)
Title: Aircraft cockpit window
Inventor: PAUTIS OLIVIER
IPC: B64C1/14
Filed: 2003-11-25
Granted: 2006-03-22
Abstract: The cockpit window comprises a window (12) provided with a frame (14) which is guided on guide rails (16,18) in three points (A,B,C) by two sets of lower rollers and one set of upper rollers. The set of locking and unlocking controls of the window is grouped on a handle (26) articulated on the frame lower upright around a vertical spindle.
Patent EP-1476029-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MOEN EINAR
IPC: A23K1/00
Filed: 2003-02-12
Granted: 2007-10-31
Abstract: A method for producing a feedstuff or feedstuff component, e.g., a palatability-enhancing agent, said method comprising subjecting a microbial culture which comprises a methanotrophic bacterium to autolysis.
Patent EP-1466204-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PLAMANN KARSTEN
IPC: G02B21/06
Filed: 2003-01-15
Granted: 2008-04-16
Abstract: A method and a microscopy imaging apparatus for generating an optically sectioned image of a specimen are provided. The method comprises the steps of: illuminating the specimen with a modulating, spatially periodic illumination pattern; imaging said specimen on a conjugate image plane; acquiring a plurality of signals at respective positions on said image plane, each signal corresponding to the incident light intensity at that position and having an oscillatory component caused by the modulation of the illumination pattern; and measuring a characteristic of the oscillatory component of each of the signals, whereby the measured characteristics when combined in their relative positions generate an optically sectioned image of the specimen.
Patent EP-1435483-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN QI
IPC: F21V9/40
Filed: 2003-02-25
Granted: 2008-09-03
Abstract: An optical fiber decoration device has various merits: small power consumption, no danger of fire, simple water-proof design and economical, battery can be used, excellent portability, long service life of light source, and no danger of destruction during transportation. The optical fiber decoration device is characterized by having an LED light source consisting of a plurality of LED's which are arranged at an end of optical fiber for emitting one or more colors and partially superimposed, enabling synthesis of colors. In Fig. 1, the optical fiber decoration device (I) includes an LED light source unit (2) and an optical fiber (la). The distance L between the LED light source (2) and the optical fiber is 5 to 100 mm. Red, blue, and green LED's are used to realize multiple colors. The optical fiber decoration device can be used for signboards, outdoor decorations, bus advertisement, indoor decorations, decorations in an aquarium, unit type Christmas trees, clothes, and the like. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1476854-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SCOTT NICHOLAS ARTHUR
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2003-02-21
Granted: 2005-06-22
Abstract: A system for the sale of consumer goods, wherein the system comprises a device for providing a customer with a non-validated token that represents an article of merchandise. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a checkout unit when the token is checked by said unit. Said checkout unit has a means for providing a validated token that bears a transaction code. Said checkout unit has a means for communicating with an article dispensing device and providing the article dispensing device with said transaction code after the article has been paid for. The validated token is used to obtain the purchased article from the article dispensing device with the aid of a comparator device within the article dispensing device which compares the transaction code on the validated token with the transaction code communicated by said communication device, wherein the article dispensing device delivers the purchased article when there is a defined code correspondence.
Patent EP-1487289-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LUCAS ALFRED W JR
IPC: A41D19/015
Filed: 2003-02-05
Granted: 2009-05-13
Abstract: A palm face of a soccer goalkeeper glove is provided with a strand mesh secured at wrist and fingertip regions to strengthen back bending resistance of the thumb and fingers of the glove. The mesh can extend across spaces between the thumb and fingers of the glove, and can extend over fingertip regions of the glove to be bonded to back sides of the fingertip regions. The strand mesh can have screen or other configurations, and can be formed in a continuous laminate extending over the palm face of the glove. The goal is to reduce injuries from back bending of a goalkeeper's fingers from impact by soccer balls traveling at high velocities.
Patent EP-1500743-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FUJIMORI TATSUSHI
IPC: B29C70/12
Filed: 2003-04-25
Granted: 2009-04-22
Abstract: A heat-resistant fiber paper-like sheet comprises 40 to 97% by mass of heat-resistant organic synthetic polymers staple fibers, 3 to 60% by mass of heat resistant organic synthetic polymer fibrid and or an organic resin binder, in a portion of the staple fibers, each staple fiber having two flat end faces having an inclining angle of 10 degrees or more from a plane crossing the fiber axis at a right angles, and is useful as a base material for laminate materials for electrical circuit boards. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1553568-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAOKA MASARU
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 2003-06-02
Granted: 2009-08-26
Abstract: An optical disk is provided that disables reproduction of sub-information even if the sub-information as a contents encryption key is recorded entirely onto another optical disk. Sub-information is recorded on the optical disk by deforming a recording mark slightly in accordance with a pseudo random number sequence that is obtained using as an initial value medium ID that is read out medium inherent information. This allows sub-information inherent in a medium to be recorded, and even if the sub-information is duplicated entirely to another optical disk, the illegally duplicated sub-information cannot be reproduced because of a difference in initial value of a pseudo random number sequence between media. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1506119-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SOMMER IRA
IPC: B65D37/00
Filed: 2003-05-15
Granted: 2008-03-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a container for liquid, pasty, and/or solid materials, comprising a base, a ring element, at least one opening, and a membrane which forms an outer surface and is arranged between the base and the ring element. The base and the ring element can be connected to each other. An energy storing device is disposed between the base and the ring element. In order to further develop a container in such a way that said container can be used as a supplementary multifunctional low-weight storage device while being easy to handle, the ring element ( 3 ) can be twisted at least in a limited manner relative to the base ( 2 ) around the longitudinal axis of the membrane ( 5 ) in order to open or close a bayonet-type closure which is disposed on the ring element ( 3 ) and the base ( 2 ).
Patent EP-1516061-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KOSTENIS EVI
IPC: C07K14/705
Filed: 2003-05-28
Granted: 2008-08-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying a compound, which modifies the activity of the G-protein coupled GPR45-like/GPR63 receptor.
Patent EP-1519839-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VOSAHLO JINDRICH
IPC: B41J11/00
Filed: 2003-07-01
Granted: 2011-10-05
Abstract: A method is disclosed of printing an area of a substrate in a plurality of passes using curable ink, the method comprising depositing a first pass of ink on the area, partially curing ink deposited in the first pass, depositing a second pass of ink on the area, and fully curing the ink on the area. The method finds particular application in the field of inkjet printing, and can afford the advantage of better wetting of ink on the substrate deposited by a previous pass and reducing the problem of ink spreading.
Patent EP-1552577-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BERGEL ALAIN
IPC: H01M8/16
Filed: 2003-08-05
Granted: 2009-01-21
Abstract: Electrode(s) of fuel cell, before the cell is operated and before or after the electrode is placed in the cell, is treated by forming biofilm on a part of a surface of the electrode by immersing the electrode in a medium capable of causing growth of biofilms; and simultaneously subjecting electrode to a polarization potential. Biofilm is intended to catalyze the reaction at the electrode. An Independent claim is also included for a fuel cell, comprising cell(s) having an anode compartment (3) supplied with a reducing agent and a cathode compartment (1) supplied with an oxidizing agent. The anode compartment includes an anode (6). The cathode compartment includes a cathode (7). The compartments are placed on either side of a membrane (5). The electrode(s) (anode and/or cathode), prior to the operation of the cell, is coated on a part of its surface with a biofilm (11) intended to catalyze the reaction of the electrode.