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Patent EP-0365076-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KLAREN DICK GERRIT
IPC: B01J8/18
Filed: 1989-10-09
Abstract: Installations (1) for operating physical and/or chemical processes, for example heat exchangers, comprising a bundle of parallel vertical tubes (5) which, via tube plates, are in open connection with a bottom header (3) and a top header (4), are known to operate with a granular mass maintained in a steady or quasi-steady fluidised state, at least in the tubes, by means of a medium flowing upwards through the headers and tubes. 
     At start-up and shut-down of such installations problems are encountered because the granular mass tends to settle to form a packed bed, in particular if the upwardly flowing medium may contain solid impurities or has a rather high viscosity. 
     The invention solves such problems by using a storage vessel (11), to which the granular mass is flushed at shut-down of the installation (1), a partial stream of the flowing medium being first fed through the tubes (5) at start-up, after which the granular mass is flushed from the storage vessel (11) to the tubes (5) and only thereafter the main stream of medium is fed to the tubes (5). At shutdown said main stream is first reduced and then the granular mass is flushed back to the storage vessel (11) and thereafter the partial stream of the medium is shut off.
Patent EP-0332430-A1 (EP)
Title: Aluminum alloy  composite material with intermetallic compound finely dispersed  in matrix among reinforcing elements
Inventor: HAMAJIMA KANEO
IPC: F02F7/00
Filed: 1989-03-08
Abstract: In an aluminum alloy composite material including an aluminum alloy matrix and a reinforcing material such as fibers, whisker or particles, intermetallic compounds made of Al and at least one selected from a group of Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, V, W, Ta, Nb, Ti and Zr are finely dispersed in the matrix existing among reinforcing material elements so as to maintain rigidity of the matrix alloy necessary to support the reinforcing material elements at high temperature. Optimum shapes and volumetric density of such intermetallic compounds are experimentally obtained.
Patent EP-0342845-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WEBB GRAHAM
IPC: H04N1/405
Filed: 1989-05-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a half-tone version of an image represented by a first set of digital data defining the colour content of abutting pixels of the image at a first resolution. The apparatus comprises a radiation beam generator (8); a record medium support (11), wherein the radiation beam and the support are relatively moveable such that the radiation beam scans a record medium (10) mounted on the support in a series of abutting scan lines; a radiation beam modulator (7) for modulating the radiation beam in response to a control signal (CS); and a control signal generator (5) for generating the control signal. The radiation beam is modulated selectively to expose a record medium on the support (11) at a second, finer resolution, the control signal generator (5) being adapted to interpolate the second set of digital data from the first set of digital data and to generate the control signal by comparing the second set of digital data with half-tone information.
Patent EP-0355987-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GEORGE GARY WAYNE
IPC: B23K35/36
Filed: 1989-07-18
Abstract: The instant flux and paste containing same are for brazing aluminum material. The flux consists essential­ly of a particulate blend of aluminum fluoride, potassium fluoride, and cesium chloride, or rubidium chloride or a mixture of cesium chloride and rubidium chloride, the fluorides being complexed with each other or not complexed or being a mixture of the complexed and not complexed fluorides. Lithium fluoride, preferably complexed with the other fluorides, is an optional ingredient. The weight fraction of the total fluorides is between about 1/10 and about 9/10, and the AlF₃-KF weight ratio is between about 4:1 and about 0.4:1.
Patent EP-0384071-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BECK ARNOLD A
IPC: B60T8/00
Filed: 1989-11-01
Abstract: A system is disclosed for increasing and/or extending the operation service life of an aircraft brake disk stack by selectively limiting the number of brake assemblies which comprise the aircraft landing gear configuration (10) and which are put into operation during the time the aircraft is on the ground and subject to low speed taxi braking cycles while also providing that all of the brake assemblies (12) of the total available on the aircraft are operational during other portions of the landing and take off cycle of the aircraft.
Patent EP-0352155-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GAUTHIER DOMINIQUE
IPC: H04N17/00
Filed: 1989-06-27
Abstract: The invention relates to automatic measuring benches. The automatic measurement of the amplitude of an intermodulation spectral line at the output of a TV transmitter is difficult to carry out since this spectral line is often embedded in a nebula of noise, constituted by the spectrum of radiation due to the multiple frequencies of the line frequency. Conventionally the measurement is carried out by making a visual interpretation. When the measurement is carried out automatically, this visual interpretation is not possible. The process according to the invention uses the a priori knowledge of the existence of a threshold at the summit of the spectral line to be measured. It consists in: considering the samples of the spectral signal furnished by the analyser, during a time interval corresponding to the duration of the threshold; considering a sequence of slices in the amplitude scale; counting the number of samples having a value belonging to a given slice, for each of the slices in succession; determining which slice corresponds to the largest number of samples, the value corresponding to this slice constituting the value of the amplitude of the threshold. 
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Patent EP-0410064-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KARAMANOLIS PANAGIOTIS
IPC: F42C15/44
Filed: 1989-10-02
Abstract: The self disarming fuze, for cargo munition that is used on grenades that are being carried above the target by cargo munitions and dis­persed in a great area, and exploding after the impact on the ground, sea, or any other target. The fuze is being armed during the rota­tion of the grenade immediately after its expulsion from the project­ile, and in an adequate height above the ground. 
     In case the grenade hits the target, or the ground and the fuze will not operate,(remotest possibility), then the fuze will immediately return to the disarmed position, making the grenade completely safe for handling, or for the occasion that a truck, or any other vehicle, or even personnel, will go through the bombarded area.
Patent EP-0336884-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WILLERT HANS-GEORG PROF DR-MED
IPC: A61F2/34
Filed: 1989-02-22
Abstract: A reinforcement for a bed of bone cement (8) consists of undulating cords (1) and is provided with outwardly projecting, spike-like fixing elements (5, 6). The latter are used for fixing the reinforcement on the bone (7) before the bone cement (8) is introduced. 
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Patent EP-0411228-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZURFLUH ERWIN ALEX
IPC: G02B26/08
Filed: 1989-07-31
Abstract: In a controlled fiber-optic switch for selectably connecting or disconnecting the ends of first (13) and second (11) optical fibers, guiding and holding elements (2) hold said fibers' ends in opposite position and define two alternative switching posi­tions for the first fiber's end. By activating means (8, 20) lateral bending forces are applied to the first fiber (13). The first fiber's free end becomes switched by altering the fiber's effective length between its fixation (5) and its guiding and holding elements (2). Switching movement is controlled by a guiding aperture (9) for lateral guidance of the first fiber (13). The free fiber end of the first fiber (13) is located on one side of the aperture (9). A bendable portion of the first fiber is located and fixed on the other side of the aperture. In the connect position, the first fiber (13) is kept under resi­dual axial stress against the opposite end of the second fiber (11). In an alternating switch arrangement, a pair of first fibers (13, 14) are crossing each other in the aperture (9). By lateral shearing movement, the free ends of both fibers exchange their positions in guiding grooves (6A, 6B). The advantage is substantial reduction of connection losses and of reflections with high bit-rate applications.
Patent EP-0363490-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KITAMURA ATSUSHI
IPC: D03D1/00
Filed: 1988-12-10
Abstract: This invention relates to an impact absorbing bag for an automobile, that is, an air bag, consisting of circular seamless woven fabric bag bodies (1) which comprises an annular non-hollow-weave part (8 1 ) formed around a circular hollow weave part (B 2 ), is at least partially covered with a polymer film (2) on the surface thereof and has gas inlets (3) on one of its surfaces. The bag body (1) can be prepared by cutting circularly a woven fabric having the weave parts (8 2 ) formed in succession. The bag may be turned inside out so that its inside and outside are reversed.
Patent EP-0407414-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DICKER IRA BERNARD
IPC: C08F222/40
Filed: 1989-03-15
Abstract: Polymérisation par transfert de groupe où le catalyseur consiste essentiellement en (a) environ 10 à 100 moles en pourcentage d'un silane de formule spécifique; et (b) 0 à environ 90 moles en pourcentage d'au moins un acide Lewis composé de mercure approprié.
Patent EP-0429543-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SAVAGE CHARLES
IPC: G08G1/0969
Filed: 1989-08-16
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé et un système permettant à unutilisateur de déterminer un itinéraire géographique désiré entre des emplacements donnés. Pour ce faire, on emploie un moyen fournissant à un processeur central des informations identifant des emplacements géographiques. Le processeur central, après confrontation des informations d'identification avec les emplacements géographiques, émet des itinéraires de déplacement entre des emplacements. Une pluralité de dispositifs de sortie fournissent à l'utilisateur lesdits itinéraires.
Patent EP-0438428-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MEINZ HANS WILLI
IPC: F04B45/02
Filed: 1989-10-05
Abstract: Une pompe à soufflet à double action et à auto-amorçage comprend des soufflets (7, 8) agencés chacun dans une chambre de cylindre (1, 3) qui servent d'éléments de refoulement et sont mutuellement accouplés par liaison de forme par une tige de piston (13; 43) de manière synchrone, de sorte que lorsqu'un soufflet aspire (7), l'autre soufflet (8) refoule. Un côté des soufflets (7, 8) reçoit le milieu à refouler et l'autre côté reçoit un milieu sous pression. Dans les deux chambres de cylindre (1, 3), soit un espace intérieur (4, 37) est en communication avec le(s) joint(s) d'étanchéité (5, 6), soit un espace intérieur (4) de la chambre de cylindre inférieure (3) est en communication avec les joints d'étanchéité (5, 6), alors qu'un espace extérieur (2) de la chambre de cylindre supérieure est en communication avec les joints d'étanchéité (5, 6). Un élément de guidage (36, 41) concentrique et radial est agencé dans les espaces intérieurs (4, 37) en communication avec les joints d'étanchéité (5, 6) afin empêcher les soufflets (7, 8) de se plier.
Patent EP-0446254-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OIKARI TIMO
IPC: G01T1/203
Filed: 1989-12-01
Abstract: L'invention a pour objet un procédé de comptage de scintillations de liquide à l'aide d'un compteur de scintillations de liquide mesurant des échantillons radioactifs sur un support de mesure, tel qu'un filtre, une plaque ou analogue, auquel l'échantillon est associé. Selon l'invention on ajoute la matière de détection, telle qu'un scintillateur, au support de mesure avant de procéder à ladite mesure. Le procédé de l'invention se caractérise par l'addition de matière de détection, telle qu'un scintillateur, sous forme fondue dans le support de mesure, ainsi que par la prise de mesure après que la matière de détection se soit solidifiée. On ajoute sur la plaque de filtrage, par exemple un mélange de paraffine et de scintillateur. Un constituant de la matière de détection peut être un scintillateur plastique.
Patent EP-0379028-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DEL FABRO MARCELLO
IPC: B21D3/05
Filed: 1990-01-09
Abstract: Method for orthogonal adjustment of straightened bars, whereby the bars may be of a rolled, drawn or extruded type or be obtained with a forming machine and may have any round, oval, square, rectangular or polygonal, etc. section and be solid or hollow, whereby a desired variable deformation opposed to the curved development determined by the last three staggered rolls (30-31-131) or a straightening assembly (11) is imparted to the bar (14-114) after the straightening and immediately downstream of the straightening assembly (11), the deformation imparted to the bar (14-114) acting thereon radially in a desired position, within an angle of 360°, lying on a plane normal to the nominal axis of the straightening machine working and having as its axis that nominal axis. 
     Orthogonal adjustment unit located downstream of a bar straightening machine, wherein the bar may be of a rolled, drawn or extruded type or be obtained with a forming machine and may have any round, oval, square, rectangular or polygonal, etc. section and be solid or hollow, the orthogonal adjustment unit (10) being located immediately downstream of a straightening assembly (11) and between the straightening assembly (11) and the contrast unit (12),the orthogonal adjustment unit comprising at least one adjustment roll (13) capable of idling and of being positioned as required within an angle of 360° on a plane normal to the nominal axis of the straightening machine and having that nominal axis as its axis, the adjustment roll (13) being in contrast with the last outlet roll (131) of the straightening assembly (11), the contrast unit (12) and straightening assembly (11) lying substantially on the same plane parallel to or   coinciding with the plane on which the adjustment roll (13) lies.
Patent EP-0384123-A1 (EP)
Inventor: COLONNA VINCENZO
IPC: B29C53/04
Filed: 1990-01-19
Abstract: Provided in a machine for no-contact bending the edges of a container made of a suitable plastics, are vertical orientation bending knives (21,22) and horizontal orientation bending knives (27,28) which cooperate with a rest deck (11) for a preformed container (4). The rest deck (11) has a thickness dimension equal to the gap to be made in the bend sought. Following bending to a vertical orientation, the vertical orientation bending knives (21,22) hold the container (4) onto the rest deck (11) while the horizontal orientation bending knives (27,28) are being operated.
Patent EP-0443076-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PIPPIN JAMES MOODY
IPC: B65G59/06
Filed: 1990-05-04
Abstract: A vacuum beam product dispenser and singulator to dispense and singulate "soft" products in an automated order dispensing system (AOS) is comprised of a product cartridge and an inclined conveyor belt. The conveyor belt picks the products from the bottom of the cartridge using a vacuum control element and carries it up the conveyor until it reaches a pinch roller that holds the product ready to be dispensed to a central conveyor of the AOS. Products are picked from the product cartridge by the inclined conveyor in an unbalanced position such that a product will fall off the conveyor unless held by a vacuum generated by the vacuum control element. Thus, random multiples removed from the cartridge with the picked product fall off the conveyor. The product stream from the hopper is thereby singulated.
Patent EP-0399498-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HIRABAYASHI HIROKAZU
IPC: B60R21/16
Filed: 1990-05-23
Abstract: An air bag system for an automotive vehicle includes gas generator means for generating a pressurized gas for expanding an air bag for restricting movement of a passenger and thus for preventing the passenger from colliding onto the vehicular interior facility and/or a windshield. The gas generator means comprises a low pressure gas generator (2) and a high pressure gas generator (3) having mutually different gas generation capacity. Upon collision, the low pressure gas generator (2) is triggered to fire at earlier timing than that of the high pressure gas generator (3) for reducing impact exerted on the passenger at the initial stage of air bag actuation.
Patent EP-0410110-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ALBRECHT KURT
IPC: B60J5/06
Filed: 1990-05-28
Abstract: The inside of a transport container is freely accessible, even when the side wall is closed off by a sliding tarpaulin, through passages which are located at the top of the transport container. Such a container does not fulfil the requirements placed on containers which are sealed in accordance with customs regulations. The novel transport container is to be sealable in accordance with customs regulations. The guide rail (17) provided at the top of the transport container has at least on its lower and outer side one vertical securing and guide leg (32) and the roller element (40) guided in the guide rail (17) has a mounting strap (42) with a deflection bearing (43) for holding the loop-shaped clamping belt end (46) so that, when the clamping belt (20) is clamped, the sliding tarpaulin (16) which is connected to the clamping belt end (46) can be moved vertically upwards out of its release position into a closing position which engages behind the securing and guide leg, and can be clamped. In this way, it is ensured that the transport container can be closed according to customs regulations. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0400562-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AKIMOTO HIROSHI
IPC: C07D487/04
Filed: 1990-05-29
Abstract: A compound of the formula (I)
      wherein the ring Ⓐ may be hydrogenated, X is an amino, hydroxyl or mercapto group, Y is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, R¹, R², R⁴ and R⁵ are each a hydrogen atom, a lower hydrocarbon radical or a chemical bond, Z is -O-, a group of the formula -S(O)n- (n is 0 to 2), or a group of the formula
      in which R³ is a hydrogen atom, a lower hydrocarbon radical optionally having substituent(s), a group attached through -CO- or -S(O)m (m is 1 or 2) or a chemical bond, -Ⓑ- is a divalent cyclic group optionally having substituent(s) or a lower alkylene group optionally having substituent(s), -COOR⁶ and -COOR⁷ are each a carboxyl group optionally esterified, and i and j are an integer of 0 to 3 provided that i + j= 1 to 3, or its salt, which is useful as antitumor agent.
Patent EP-0405329-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GIERENZ GERHARD DR
IPC: C09J7/00
Filed: 1990-06-21
Abstract: A dimensionally stable adhesive stick which wears down when rubbed consists of an aqueous preparation of a synthetic polymer and a soap gel, which acts as a skeleton substance that confers its shape on the stick, and possibly other additives. In order to improve the adhesive strength, the aqueous preparation of a synthetic polymer is an aqueous polyurethane dispersion which is at least substantially free from solvents.
Patent EP-0398398-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CREADEN DAVID E
IPC: B65D1/36
Filed: 1987-02-09
Abstract: A fluorescent tube dunnage (10) includes an integral body formed from thin synthetic resin sheet material and provided with generally concavo-convex walls (22) presenting a number of elongated, open-top, parallel, juxtaposed concave tube-receiving regions (24) with corresponding convex underside wall surfaces (54) and elongated, axially extending top walls (26) between two adjacent tube-receiving regions (24). The concavo-convex walls (22) each include a wall section (54) for engaging a fluorescent tube disposed immediately below the corresponding tube-receiving region (24). The region-presenting walls include a first plurality of axially spaced apart, upwardly opening and diverging tube-engaging arcuate first sections (56) each having a radius conforming with the circular side wall of fluorescent tube, and a second plurality of axially spaced apart, downwardly opening and diverging tube-engaging arcuate second sections (54) each having a radius conforming with the circular side wall of a fluorescent tube. The upwardly opening first sections (56) and the downwardly opening second sections (54) are disposed alter­nately along the length of each of the regions (24), and the downwardly opening sections (54) are located vertically below the upwardly opening sections (56).
Patent EP-0386817-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN OOSTEN CORNELIS WILLEM
IPC: A23L11/00
Filed: 1990-02-23
Abstract: A fermented soymilk is obtained by fermenting soy milk with exocellular polysaccharide forming lactic acid bacteria, which may also be yoghurt cultures. A process of preparing the fermented soymilk, as well as food products comprising the fermented soymilk have been described.
Patent EP-0411699-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MEIJER ROELF
IPC: F02G1/043
Filed: 1990-07-27
Abstract: Stirling cycle heat engines (10) adapted for use as space heating and/or air conditioners. One embodiment features a Stirling engine prime mover (14) providing a hybrid Stirling machine (10). Another embodiment utilizes an electric drive motor (104) as a prime mover and a final embodiment is an open drive Stirling thermal engine (128) particularly adapted for automotive belt driven applications. Decreases in pressure ratios are provided by intentionally adding dead volume to the cycle and particularly adding this dead volume strategically in the regenerator (64) of the device which has been found to provide performance benefits. The systems according to this invention can be used either as space heaters or air conditioners by appropriately directing heat absorbed and rejected from the heat exchangers (60, 62) of the device to the appropriate environment.
Patent EP-0408376-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KUWABARA SYOKICHI
IPC: D03D51/00
Filed: 1990-07-12
Abstract: A weaving loom cleaning apparatus comprising a duct (7) extended across the loom and having upper and lower air-permeable walls, at least one fan (6) disposed within the duct (7) to produce an air current flowing from the upper wall toward the lower wall of the duct, a fly collecting endless filtering belt (2) disposed such that at least a part thereof runs along the upper surface of the duct, and a fly removing device (11) disposed contiguously with the endless filtering belt (2), for removing flies collected on the endless filtering belt (2), and a central loom cleaning system for use in combination with a plurality of groups each composed of a plurality of looms (1) each provided with the weaving loom cleaning apparatus. This weaving loom cleaning apparatus can be disposed in a compact space under the warp between the back beam (14) of the weaving loom and the heddles (16) of the same, and when the weaving loom cleaning apparatuses are used for a plurality of weaving looms, the equipment cost, power cost, and labour requirement for the disposal of the gathered flies can be reduced by the central loom cleaning system in accordance with the present invention.
Patent EP-0416863-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WICKHAM JOHN EWART ALFRED
IPC: A61B17/34
Filed: 1990-09-04
Abstract: A frame is described for positioning and guiding an implement with which a surgical or diagnostic procedure may be carried out, particularly a resectoscope. The frame comprises an annular frame member (10,50) and an annular ring (15,57) held captive and rotatable about its axis in a plane parallel to that of the frame member. An arcuate bow (18,65) extends across the ring and carries a mounting block (20,66) for the implement, the movement of which is controlled by moving the block along the bow and by moving the ring relative to the frame member. The frame has means for mounting it in a desired position relative to a patient. If desired the movements of the block and the ring can be motorise under the control of a computer programme.