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Patent EP-1151594-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BEITH SCOTT D
IPC: H04M1/60
Filed: 2000-02-08
Granted: 2009-10-07
Abstract: A method and apparatus providing a user interface within a phone that responds to a limited vocabulary of user trained voice commands. The interface allows users to perform all phone handset dialing functions using voice commands. Additionally, users will be able to create and modify entries within a voice recognition phonebook, whereby a number within the voice recognition phonebook can be called by saying the name associated with the number. The user interface provides a combination of voice and LCD displayed user prompts and responses to voice input. The interface responds to user voice commands and performs the command functions based upon matches to previously user trained voice command vocabulary words stored in memory.
Patent EP-1173104-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CLAPHAM TERRANCE N
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2000-02-28
Granted: 2011-07-20
Abstract: The invention provides near-term customized ablation capabilities for treatment of corneal irregularities by ablating laterally offset refractive therapy profiles. These treatment profiles may, when centered on the eye, be suitable for treatment of standard refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and cylindrical astigmatism. By selectively offsetting one or more of these ablation profiles at selected points across the corneal surface, the laser system can reduce refractive errors resulting from corneal irregularities such as irregular astigmatism, corneal steepening in one quadrant, asymmetrical astigmatism, irregularities inadvertently produced by a prior refractive treatment (such as radial keratotomy incisions, a decentered ablation, or the like), granular dystrophy, diffuse, asymmetric warpage as a result of post-corneal transplants, bilateral keratoconus, penetrating keratoplasty, or the like.
Patent EP-1158903-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFFITHS DAVID M
IPC: A61B8/00
Filed: 2000-03-10
Granted: 2003-08-13
Abstract: A system for delivery of a medium having ultrasound contrast enhancement agents therein to a patient includes a pressurizing device for pressurizing the medium, a fluid path connecting the pressurizing device to the patient and a concentration sensor in communication with the fluid path. The concentration of the contrast enhancement agents is measured by the concentration sensor during injection of the medium into the patient to assist in controlling the delivery system and/or an imaging procedure.
Patent EP-1192613-B1 (EP)
Inventor: COLLART TODD R
IPC: G06F21/16
Filed: 2000-04-18
Granted: 2004-11-24
Abstract: A system, method, and article of manufacture is provided for tracking the distribution of content electronically. First, an electronic storage medium tracking identifier is incorporated onto an electronic storage medium and stored on a database. Next, a package tracking identifier is situated onto a package in which the electronic storage medium is stored. The electronic storage medium is then tracked while being shipped between various entities using the tracking identifier on the package. Further, the electronic storage medium may be identified using the tracking identifier on the electronic storage medium in order to afford authorized use of the information contained on the electronic storage medium.
Patent EP-1171196-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GORDON PAT L
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 2000-04-14
Granted: 2007-11-07
Abstract: Apparatus for stimulating neuromuscular tissue of the gastrointestinal tract and methods for installing the apparatus to the neuromuscular tissue. Four electrodes are supported by an electrode assembly for attachment to the neuromuscular tissue. The electrodes are oriented substantially equidistantly with respect to the tissue and provide an electrical interface with the neuromuscular tissue. The pulse generator is provided with a switching matrix, and may stimulate the tissue in a time-varying manner by selecting pairs of electrodes and altering the polarities thereof while stimulating the tissue.
Patent EP-1190520-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PERSSON JOAKIM
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2000-06-08
Granted: 2008-08-06
Abstract: A telecommunications system and method for performing error detection on received data packets and error correction on only those data packets that were received in error without the need for retransmission of the data packets or parity checking bits. At the transmitter, the complete data packet is divided into a number of data units (DUs). The DUs are encoded for both error detection and error correction. Both the error correction and error detection parity check bits are separately combined into one or more blocks. Thereafter, the DUs and the block(s) containing the combined parity check bits are transmitted to the receiver. If the receiver determines that a received DU does not contain any errors, the error correction parity check bits for that DU are generated and their effect on the combined error correction parity check bits removed. Thereafter, the remaining error correction parity check bits, which now only contains information about the DUs actually in error, are used to correct the erroneous DUs.
Patent EP-1200031-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH TOBY E
IPC: G01N27/04
Filed: 2000-07-21
Granted: 2005-09-07
Abstract: This invention relates generally to patient monitoring systems and more particularly concerns devices and systems used to monitor bed patients in hospital or other care-giving environments. In accordance with a first aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a wetness detector for use in patient monitoring situations and which is adjustable in its degree of sensitivity to wetness. It contains at least two conductive regions placed on a non-conductive base and which are preferably separated laterally by some distance. Isolated electrical leads are attached to each conductive region. Electrical current passes much more readily between the two conductive regions when an electrolytic solution such as urine is present within the switch, thereby making it possible for a separate electronic monitor to determine when wetness is detected.
Patent EP-1202926-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MANZI CRISTIANO
IPC: B66C23/48
Filed: 2000-07-31
Granted: 2003-05-21
Abstract: The invention pertains to a vehicle for handling coils (2), particularly sheet metal coils, or the like. According to the invention, the vehicle comprises a bridgelike frame structure (1) which forms a tunnel (3) all along the vehicle, for the passage of coils (2) while they lay on the ground, having height and width dimensions slightly greater than the corresponding dimensions of the coils (2), means (18) for griping the coils (2) and means (10) for lifting the coils (2). In accordance with an advantageous improvement, the tunnel (3) is at least partly upwardly open, to allow the coils (2) to be lifted above the height of the tunnel (3). The invention also addresses a combination of the vehicle with a store for coils (2), wherein coils (2) are arranged axially side-by-side on rows (A, B, C, D), whose distance from each other depends on the wheel gauge of the vehicle.
Patent EP-1132400-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAKURA YOSHIMITSU
IPC: A01N63/50
Filed: 2000-09-20
Granted: 2008-11-19
Abstract: The object of the present invention is to screen and identify a novel antimicrobial protein which can inhibit the growth of plant pathogenic microorganisms at a relatively low concentration such as Pyricularia oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani causative of two major diseases causing damage to rice crops and, further, to clone the gene of this protein. According to the present invention, an antimicrobial protein which can be obtained from a fraction of an aqueous extract of Lyophyllum shimeji precipitated by the ammonium sulfate precipitation method, has an antimicrobial activity at least against Rhizoctonia solani or Pyricularia oryzae, and shows the presence of components of about 70 kDa and/or about 65 kDa in molecular weight in the SDS-PAGE method. A gene encoding this protein and a method of using the same are provided.
Patent EP-1263448-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DELUCA DARYL L
IPC: A61P5/26
Filed: 2000-08-01
Granted: 2006-04-12
Abstract: Testosterone levels in men are increased by the oral administration of powdered maca and antler.
Patent EP-1221183-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ENGLISH SEAN S
IPC: H01Q3/24
Filed: 2000-10-11
Granted: 2008-02-06
Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communications wherein a base station transmits and receives wireless signals through multiple directional antennas mounted on a rotating antenna assembly. Signal beams from each directional antenna sweep in one angular direction through multiple sector coverage areas. As a signal beam crosses from one sector to another, the routing of forward and reverse link signals associated with that signal beam are switched from the sector it is exiting to the sector it is entering.
Patent EP-1230248-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MAO FEI
IPC: C07D213/68
Filed: 2000-11-14
Granted: 2007-06-06
Abstract: Novel transition metal complexes of iron, cobalt, ruthenium, osmium, and vanadium are described. The transition metal complexes can be used as redox mediators in enzyme based electrochemical sensors. In such instances, transition metal complexes accept electrons from, or transfer electrons to, enzymes at a high rate and also exchange electrons rapidly with the sensor. The transition metal complexes include at least one substituted or unsubstituted biimidazole ligand and may further include a second substituted or unsubstituted biimidazole ligand or a substituted or unsubstituted bipyridine or pyridylimidazole ligand. Transition metal complexes attached to polymeric backbones are also described.
Patent EP-1237464-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OVERBECK JAMES L
IPC: A61B1/24
Filed: 2000-12-08
Granted: 2005-07-20
Abstract: An instrument and related process for measuring color, shade, gloss, shape and/or translucence of a tooth. First, the instrument uses searchlight illumination to illuminate a tooth with constant irradiance. Second, the instrument uses calorimetric imaging to collect time-separated frames of different wavelengths of light reflected from a tooth and to combine those frames into a color image. Third, the instrument includes a sanitary shield to establish a reference color and a predetermined distance to a target tooth. Fourth, the instrument provides line-of-sight viewing so an operator may simultaneously view a display of the image on the instrument and the object being measured. Fifth, the instrument is impervious to pollutants because it incorporates a sealed measurement window. Sixth, optical measurements of a tooth taken by a dentist are compared to optical measurements of a prosthetic restoration for that tooth to confirm satisfactory matching of optical characteristics of the tooth and restoration.
Patent EP-1235916-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NICOLAS JEAN-FRANCOIS
IPC: C12N15/85
Filed: 2000-12-06
Granted: 2008-05-07
Abstract: The present invention is concerned with modified polynucleotides derived from a native gene and having a reduced or increased number of epigenetic control motifs, at the nucleotide level, as compared to the native gene. These polynucleotides are useful to study, increase and/or reduce genes expression, and to improve DNA vaccination methods. The present invention also relates to methods of using these modified polynucleotides in  in vitro  and  in vivo  expression systems.
Patent EP-1299034-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FALBO MICHAEL G SR
IPC: A61B6/12
Filed: 2000-12-04
Granted: 2007-02-14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining mammographic images of a human patient's breast and subsequently obtaining tissue samples for biopsy includes a deck having one or more of access sites, with the deck elevated above a floor or other supporting surface and capable of supporting the patient thereon. The deck includes a frame and may include one or more filler sections occupying respective access sites when closed. The filler sections are preferably positioned to provide one or more access sites on each side of the deck when opened, the access sites being sized to accommodate a technician or mammography device therein. The deck may include a central, longitudinally extending spine with cross-members extending perpendicular thereto. The filler sections can be removably or pivotally mounted on hinges or pivot pins to selectively shift out of the openings, such as by dropping or raising to a vertical orientation, to accommodate a mammography device or examiner. Removable head and foot supports may be interchangably mounted at either end of the deck, allowing either end to receive the patient's head. The head support is specially shaped to allow oblique and cranial-caudal imaging with the patient in the decubitus position. The method includes placing the patient in a left or right lateral decubitus position to present her breast in facing relationship to a mammography device positioned in one of the access sites for obtaining a mammographic image, and if necessary, inserting a probe such as a needle or wire for needle localization or a core-cutting rotatable blade to obtain a tissue sample for biopsy.
Patent EP-1147790-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KINNUNEN HANNU
IPC: A61B5/22
Filed: 2001-03-06
Granted: 2007-06-06
Abstract: A heart rate measuring arrangement comprising measuring means (500A to 500B) for measuring a person's heart rate during exercise and a calculating unit (532) for calculating an assessment of the person's energy consumption during exercise using at least two calculating parameters, one of which is a heart rate parameter included in the person's measured heart rate information, the heart rate measuring arrangement further comprising presenting means (530) for presenting the formed assessment of the person's energy consumption. The calculating unit is arranged to use an energy consumption reference value as a calculating parameter, which reference value is obtained by using one or more performance parameters representing the person's physical performance.
Patent EP-1157876-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ALGERMISSEN GERHARD DR ING
IPC: B60L5/26
Filed: 2001-03-16
Granted: 2008-01-23
Abstract: Convex curvature of the underside (14) causes the slipstream in each direction (S,K) of travel, to flow more rapidly under the lower side than over the upper side.
Patent EP-1169907-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RAUCH HANS
IPC: A01D69/00
Filed: 2001-06-15
Granted: 2007-10-24
Abstract: A harvester at least one adapting device for receiving a front attachment, wherein a mechanically and/or hydraulically switchable reversing device is associated with at least one of the working components of the agricultural harvesting machine which are at the front in the direction of travel and the front attachment, which is received by the adapting device, can be moved by at least one displacement device into at least one non-working position which is at a distance from the working components of the agricultural harvesting machine, and which forms a gap for passage of crop between the front attachment and these working components. In this way, in the non-working position a through-gap is created between the front attachment and the working components of the harvesting machine, through which the crop stream conveyed out of the agricultural harvesting machine during the reversing process and interspersed with one or more foreign bodies can flow down in the direction of the ground.
Patent EP-1199560-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SELL DIETER DR
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 2001-07-05
Granted: 2009-09-09
Abstract: An electrochemical measurement cell combining an anode, a cathode, and leads with voltage- and current measurement instrumentation, with a redox mediator immobilized in the framework of a gel substrate, is new.
Patent EP-1225080-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BUCHLAUB NORBERT
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2001-11-16
Granted: 2007-07-04
Abstract: Input received through input rectifier is connected via an intermediate circuit to a converter that generates a square wave voltage to drive a motor. The intermediate circuit PTC resistor (200) has a voltage load limit of 600V and a holder (205) with upper and lower contact plates (201,202). The PTC element locates against a contact plate (204) and is mounted on a heat sink.
Patent EP-1217512-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TAKANO KOHJI
IPC: G06F7/527
Filed: 2001-11-27
Granted: 2009-08-19
Abstract: The present invention attempts to resolve a Montgomery multiplier bottleneck problem encountered during memory access, by using general-purpose memories having two ports or single port.  Two memories 7 and 8 are provided, so that variables that are stored in memory and must be read for an operation can be recorded in different memories. Thereafter, during a reading stage corresponding to a pipeline process, certain of the variables are read from the memory 7 and are loaded in the register 5, while the other variables are read from the memory 8 and are loaded in the other registers.
Patent EP-1146010-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHDANOK SERGUEI
IPC: C01B3/38
Filed: 2001-04-03
Granted: 2006-01-04
Abstract: Combustion of the light hydrocarbon takes place in a zone comprising porous material during which the combustion gases restore their enthalpy to the porous medium and leave the reactor at the adiabatic temperature. Production of a gaseous mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide, by the partial oxidation of a light hydrocarbon by an oxygenated medium, the process operating autothermically. The heat released by the oxidation is recovered to maintain the endothermic reaction produced between the non-oxidized hydrocarbon fraction and CO2 and water vapour. The gaseous reaction mixture is passed through a porous pre-heated zone enabling heating by thermal exchange to a temperature threshold sufficient to initiate the combustion reactions ; application of external heat is thus superfluous when functioning permanently.
Patent EP-1168398-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN JOSEPH
IPC: H01H33/59
Filed: 2001-06-06
Granted: 2006-11-22
Abstract: A method of synchronizing drive to a gas-insulated circuit breaker with the voltage waveform applied to the terminals of the circuit breaker so as to cause the circuit breaker to switch at a computed target instant that is as close as possible to an instant corresponding to a certain amplitude level in the voltage waveform, wherein the pressure of the insulating gas inside the circuit breaker is measured immediately before said switching, and wherein said measurement is used together with prerecorded data representative of variation in the dielectric characteristic of the circuit breaker as a function of the pressure of said insulating gas in order to optimize computation of said target instant.
Patent EP-1211066-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RIEPENHOFF MATTHIAS
IPC: G02B13/00
Filed: 2001-11-21
Granted: 2007-10-10
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a lens system for a laser for illustrating a printing form with at least one spherical lens. The spherical lens may be arranged between the laser and the printing form, in order to bundle laser light emitted by the laser. At least one aspherical lens is arranged between the spherical lens and the printing form, for focusing or converging the laser light onto a desired spot. A process is also provided for illustrating a printing form. A laser for exposing an area element of predetermined width and height is operated continuously. The laser light generated by the laser is focused by the lens system according such that a strip (L) is generated which has a width that approximately corresponds to the width of the area element to be exposed. The strip has a height (H) that is smaller than the height of the area element to be exposed. A laser light strip (L) generated is led over the area element to be exposed such that the entire height of the area element to be exposed is swept by the strip.
Patent EP-1142488-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PELLEGRINI MARCO
IPC: A23L7/10
Filed: 2001-03-15
Granted: 2005-08-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for the production of precooked cornmeal comprising the subsequent sieving (2), precooking (4, 6) and particle size selecting (9) steps. Before the precooking (4, 6) the cornmeal is divided into two portions, wherein the first portion is subjected to precooking (4) in the presence of water vapor whereas the second portion is subjected to precooking (6) in the presence of water vapor and hot water. Said first and second portion are brought together before said particle size selecting step (9). The precooked cornmeal obtained by the process according to the present invention is suitable for the preparation of a food product which reproduces at best all the features of the home-made polenta. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1254592-B1 (EP)
Title: Carte a circuit imprime
Inventor: LONGUEVILLE JACQUES
IPC: H01R12/72
Filed: 2001-02-09
Granted: 2009-01-07
Abstract: L'invention concerne une carte à circuit imprimé (1) pourvue d'une partie annexe (3) qui entoure les contacts de surface (11) de la carte à circuit imprimé (1), lesquels sont destinés à entrer en contact avec un connecteur pour circuit imprimé qui recouvre la partie de la carte à circuit imprimé (1) et les bords de la carte à circuit imprimé (1) entourant les contacts de surface (11) et qui comporte des évidements (31) correspondant aux contacts de surface (11) assurant une connexion convenable avec les contacts (21) d'un connecteur pour circuit imprimé.
Patent EP-1257980-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DUHAMEL GERALD
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2001-02-23
Granted: 2003-09-10
Abstract: The method of choosing and distributing enhanced odds includes 1) linking numerous electronic gaming devices, such as electronic Poker machines, on a local network, 2) gathering in a progressive amount a percentage of all the bets placed on those devices such as for progressive jackpots, 3) using a process based on a combination of randomness and criteria to distribute for at least one game to one randomly selected device, a set of enhanced odds and 4) using the progressive amount gathered to pay prizes awarded with the set of enhanced odds. In a local network of electronic Poker machines (2), five percent (5%) of the bets are gathered by the network. When a predetermined amount is gathered, one electronic Poker machine randomly selected, presents to a player one game with a set of enhanced odds. When a win occurs corresponding to one of the four (4) highest hands, the prize is paid in regards to the enhanced odds.
Patent EP-1263555-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ZUCKER SHLOMO
IPC: B26B21/20
Filed: 2001-02-16
Granted: 2006-12-20
Abstract: A razor cartridge employs a number of planar blades, each having an uninterrupted upper surface and a width measured across its upper surface perpendicular to its length of no more than about 4 mm. The blades are retained between abutment features provided by spaced-apart ribs of a base and opposing abutment surfaces of a cover. Also provided is method for assembling such cartridges by temporarily inserting locating elements through apertures formed either in the base or in the cover.
Patent EP-1256159-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ALBRECHT CORD
IPC: H01B13/00
Filed: 2001-01-23
Granted: 2008-07-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a fully transposed composite superconductor (2) that can be especially used for AD devices and that contains subconductors (3j) composed according to the Roebel bar principle and containing high Tc superconducting material. The aim of the invention is to provide subconductors, that can be laterally bent in the plane of their width B so that the bending radius R is more than 100 times the width B and the bending zone length H is more than 20 times the width B. The inventive device for producing the conductor (2) comprises means disposed in series for combining, bending, assembling to a Roebel bar, and fixating the subconductors.
Patent EP-1242514-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MEISSNER DIETER
IPC: H01M8/1023
Filed: 2001-02-16
Granted: 2005-01-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a membrane, in particular, a membrane for use in a methanol fuel cell. The inventive membrane comprises complexing agents for cations and, therefore, functions like an anion exchanger. In a particular embodiment, the membrane comprises complexing agents selected from the group of crown ethers, cryptates, or of cryptate-like compounds based on carbon cyclic compounds or silicon compounds.