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Patent EP-1271959-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KONO TADAYOSHI
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2002-04-16
Abstract: A video decoding device which enables smooth
reverse playback of 3:2 pulldown video streams. A video
 data storage unit (1a)  stores pictures constituting a video
stream that is being played back, where each picture
consists of a first field and a second field. An attribute
 data storage unit (1b)  stores attribute data which describes
how each picture should be displayed. The attribute data
includes a repeat-first-field flag for each picture. When
playing back the video stream in a reverse direction, a
 reverse playback unit (1c)  determines whether the repeat-first-field
flag is set or cleared, and reads out the first and
second fields of each picture in the same order as that in
forward playback mode if the repeat-first-field flag is
set. If the repeat-first-field flag is cleared, it reads
out the first and second fields in the opposite order to
that in the forward playback mode.
Patent EP-1266839-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MAVIN GERRY
IPC: B65D51/20
Filed: 2002-06-13
Abstract: There is described a pull-tab for use in removing
a membrane adhered to a container (32). The container (32)
defines an opening (40) having a periphery and the membrane
overlies the opening (40) and is adhered to the periphery
so as to prevent access to the contents of the
container (32) via the opening (40) prior to the removal of the
membrane. The pull-tab (54) comprises a peripheral portion
having a shape corresponding to at least a part of the
periphery of the opening (40) and is joined to the membrane
in a region approximate that part. A tab portion (58) is
joined to the peripheral portion (56). The peripheral
portion (56) comprises means (66,68,70,72) to restrict a pulling force
applied to the tab portion (58) from being substantially
transmitted to all but a sector of the peripheral
portion until such time as the membrane approximate
that sector has been pulled away from the container (32).
Patent EP-1288612-A3 (EP)
Title: Yarn monitoring
Inventor: EATON DAVID CHARLES
IPC: G01N33/36
Filed: 2002-08-20
Abstract: A method of and apparatus (10) for monitoring the processing of a multifilament yam (11) to
indicate a number of protrusions in the yam (11) is provided. In this method, a multifilament
yam (11) is passed through a light beam (13) directed from a light emitting device (12) to a
light receiving device (14), and the amount of light received by the light receiving device (14)
is measured at predetermined time intervals. From the measured amounts of light over a
predetermined time period a measuring and computing device (16) produces a frequency
distribution (30), and a threshold level (34) representative of an ideal yam (11) is calculated
from the frequency distribution (30). The number of measurements (23) that fall outside that
threshold level (34) is recorded and is indicative of the number of filament breaks and loops in
the yarn (11).
Patent EP-1300603-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MARUYAMA SABURO
IPC: F16B5/06
Filed: 2002-10-03
Abstract: A balance weight (1) for a wheel of a two-wheel vehicle includes a weight body
(10) made from metal other than lead and a clip (20) made from spring steel. The
weight body (10) includes a U-shaped transverse cross-section and a groove (13) for
mounting the clip (20) therein. The weight body (10) further includes a groove bottom
wall (11) and a pair of groove side walls (12) connected to opposite width ends of the
groove bottom wall (11). The clip (20) includes a bottom portion (21) and a pair of
arms (22) connected to opposite width ends of the bottom portion (21) of the clip (20).
The clip (20) is mounted to the groove bottom wall (11) of the weight body (10) with
the bottom portion (21) of the clip (22) contacting closely to the groove bottom wall
(11) of the weight body (10). The clip (20) and the weight body (10) are coupled to
each other by a mechanical coupling. The coupling may be replaced by a local
welding.
Patent EP-1321538-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WHEAT GARY E
IPC: C23C16/455
Filed: 2002-12-18
Abstract: A gas distributor (10) suitable for introducing a carrier gas at the top (114) of a
coating container (110) used to provide a metallic coating on articles (132).
The gas distributor (10) includes a gas inlet (14) and a gas outlet head (18) in
communication with the gas inlet for receiving a flow of gas from the gas inlet.
A plurality of gas outlets through which the gas flow exits as a gas stream (50)
are spaced along the peripheral surface of the gas outlet head (18). A
plurality of gas deflectors (34), each proximate to one of the gas outlets, at
least initially direct the gas stream (50) exiting the gas outlet (30) in at least a
generally centripetal path. This gas distributor (10) can be used in vapor
coating apparatus (100) having a coating container (110), at least one holder
(128) for each article (132) to be coated positioned within the coating
container (110) and below the gas outlet head (18) of the gas distributor (10)
and at least one holder (140) for the source of the metallic coating positioned
within the coating container (110) and below the gas outlet head (18) of the
gas distributor (10). A method is also provided for introducing the carrier gas
as a plurality of carrier gas streams (50) proximate the top (114) of the
coating container (110) so that each carrier gas stream (50) flows at least
initially in at least a generally centripetal path, as well as a method for coating
the articles (132) with a metallic coating in the coating container (110).
Patent EP-1285858-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OSTI ALOIS
IPC: B65D23/00
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: A device (20) for mounting an item (10) may comprise a first
member (22) having a portion (26) defining at least one opening (28) extending
through the first member and a second member (24) intended to be fixed
beneath the first member. A plurality of mounting members (30) may be
associated with the second member. The plurality of mounting members and the
portion of the first member may be configured to sandwich an item (10) between
the plurality of mounting members (30) and the portion (26) of the first member
defining the at least one opening. The item may be arranged to be visible from
an exterior (54) of the device. The device could be associated with a container
(14) containing a product.
Patent EP-1279343-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HOSOGAI TOSHIO
IPC: A41D27/00
Filed: 2002-07-23
Abstract: An improved reversible zipper fly cover is provided having a symmetric
reversible zipper fly cover, being symmetric whether formed "inside" or "outside". A
zipper flap (14,16) is formed symmetrically about each panel and the attachment strips (22,24) of the
zipper attached thereto by stitching. Next, the inner fly flap (32) is formed by stitching one
flap (14) to its respective panel (10); and, the outer fly flap (40) is thereafter formed by stitching the
next flap (16) to its respective panel (12). A crotch seam is thereafter extended laterally
downward in an otherwise conventional manner.
Patent EP-1333535-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HENSEL MAIC DIPL-ING
IPC: H01R13/50
Filed: 2003-01-09
Abstract: The plug socket (1) has an attached physical contact protection device with a housing (3) containing spring-loaded longitudinal sliders fitting across insertion openings (7) for the plug pins, opened upon simultaneous insertion of both plug pins. The top surface of the plug socket has an angled face (5), the housing of the physical contact protection device having a corresponding wedge shape, for accommodating the wedge-shaped sliders, provided with wedge-shaped cam surfaces (8) engaged by the plug pins.
Patent EP-1338969-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BORIN ANDREA
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 2003-02-24
Abstract: A circuit arrangement for an electronic control module is
described, operable to effect conversion between
communication protocols of a plurality of networks (14a-14d).
The arrangement comprises;
     a main processing unit (10) and a auxiliary
processing unit (12) operable to receive signals from the
said plurality of networks (14a-14d) and to effect conversion
between the respective communication protocols; and   selector devices (22a'-22d', 24a'-24d'; 22a"-22d",
24a"-24d") coupled to the processing units (10, 12) and
operable selectively to enable transmission of signals
between the networks and a processing unit.   
     The auxiliary processing unit (12) is arranged to receive
state signals indicative of the operative condition of the
main processing unit (10). 
     The selector devices are controlled by the auxiliary
processing unit (12) as a function of the state signals of
the main unit (10) in such a way that, in a normal operating
condition, these co-operate to establish a coupling between
the main unit (10) and the said networks (14a-14d), and in a
failure condition of the main unit (10) they co-operate to
establish a coupling between the auxiliary unit (12) and the
networks (14a-14d) to allow the auxiliary unit (12) to assume
the management of the conversion between the communication
protocols.
Patent EP-1384842-A3 (EP)
Inventor: COWPER BRIAN EDWARD
IPC: E05C3/16
Filed: 2000-11-23
Abstract: A door fastening device for securement at a jamb (10) of the frame of said
door (11), the device having a casing with a slot (43) in a recessed central
part of a front face (38) thereof at which is disposed a faceplate (40)
adjustably secured to the casing and having a slot (47) aligned with slot (43)
to allow passage of a bolt (13) of a lock (12) or latch of the door. The bolt is
arranged, when extended, to engage and move rearwardly in the casing a
cam (24) secured to one side of a link (23) which is pivotally mounted at its
respective ends to swivel bolts (21). The rearwards movement of the link
(23) causes the bolts to extend through respective openings in the front of the
casing to prevent opening of the door. The cam has a flat surface (29;31)
and at 90° thereto an arcuate nose surface (36), the cam being adjustably
rotatable to position the flat surface or the nose surface in line with the bolt.
Since the nose surface is radially further from the cam rotation axis than the
flat surface, the adjustment compensates for differing gaps between the door
and frame by ensuring the bolt always moves the link fully to its position
where it causes both swivel bolts fully to extend.
Patent EP-1366964-A3 (EP)
Title: Feststellbremsanlage und Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Feststellbremsanlage
Inventor: HILBERER EDUARD
IPC: B60T13/66
Filed: 2003-05-28
Abstract: Eine Feststellbremsanlage und ein
Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Feststellbremsanlage, insbesondere
für Nutzfahrzeuge, mit einer Ventilanordnung (10,12)
zum Belüften und zum Entlüften von Federspeicherzylindern
(14,16) und einem Betätigungselement (18) mit mehreren
Einstellmöglichkeiten zum Wählen verschiedener Zustände
der Feststellbremsanlage. 
     Das vorgesehene Betätigungselement
(18) ist als elektrisches Betätigungselement (18) realisiert und
kann mit einer elektronischen Steuerung (20') für die
Feststellbremsanlage kommunizieren kann. Die elektronische
Steuerung (20') für die Feststellbremsanlage
zumindest ist teilweise in einer für weitere Zwecke vorgesehenen
elektronischen Steuerung (20) integriert.
Patent EP-1371497-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TANAKA YOSHIMASA
IPC: B41M5/52
Filed: 2003-06-10
Abstract: A thermal transfer image recording composite sheet
has a lamination structure: (2) image receiving sheet
section (including image receiving layer (D), image
recording sheet substrate (C) and adhesive layer (E)) and
(1) release sheet section (including release layer (B)
and release sheet substrate (A)), and exhibits, as a
whole, a compressive modulus of 50 MPa or less, wherein,
the substrate (C) is constituted from (a) an upper
oriented porous polyester film layer bonded to the image
receiving layer (D) and (b) a lower oriented porous
polymer film layer, the polymer of which is different
from polyester of the layer (a), laminated on the upper
film layer (a) and bonded to the adhesive layer (E), or
the adhesive layer (E) comprises, together with an
adhesive agent, a plurality of hollow particles each
formed from a hollow core portion and a shell portion and
has an average particle size of 0.3 to 30 µm, in which
recording sheet the image receiving section (2) can be
separated from the release sheet section (1) and adhered
to a desired article.
Patent EP-1387439-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ESCANE RICHARD
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1998-03-17
Abstract: The application describes an electrical terminal comprising a pair of longitudinally disposed contact members, each having a pair of IDC connectors, one at either end thereof, thereby to link two wire pairs, wherein each contact member comprises a contact arm each extending in a defined direction, the contact arms leading to a pair of arrestor contacts spaced so as to accept a surge arrestor. The defined direction is preferably substantially transverse to the contact members. This enables the surge arrestor to be placed to one side of the electrical terminal, avoiding interference with ingoing and outgoing wires and avoiding inhibiting access to test points. The contact members are preferably parallel within the electrical terminal. The arrestor contacts are preferably spring contacts, thereby to enable replacement of the arrestor. The contact arms more preferably end at the spring contacts. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the contact arms are non-contiguous with the contact members but are joined thereto. This join can be by way of a lug extending from the edge of one of the two members and engaging within a slot of the other. This provides a particularly simple but effective electrical contact. The lug is preferably on the contact members, thereby placing the slot on the contact arms. This also avoids the need to bend a single-piece blank, thereby risking damage to or distribution of the IDC connector. The terminal will ideally be enclosed within a plastics housing, and this will preferably comprise a recess for receiving the surge arrestor, the arrestor contacts extending into the recess. The above electrical terminals can be arranged in a linear array, in which case there is preferably an earth strip associated with the linear array from which extend a plurality of earth contacts into the recesses of the plastics housings.
Patent EP-1405977-A3 (EP)
Title: Türstoppsystem
Inventor: LEHRER FRITZ
IPC: E05B15/00
Filed: 2003-10-02
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Türstoppsystem, das aus einem Verriegelungselement,
das in eine Längsführung angebracht ist und mit einem im Fußboden
eingelassenen Vertiefungselement in der Art zusammenwirkt, dass
beim Auftreffen des Verriegelungselementes dieses durch Schwerkraft in
die Vertiefung eintaucht und somit eine Feststellung der Tür bewirkt. Das
die Vertiefung bildende Element ist dabei mit einer Abdeckung versehen.
Patent EP-1416482-A3 (EP)
Inventor: AZAI KIUJI
IPC: G11B17/056
Filed: 2003-10-29
Abstract: To assure that an optical pickup can be precisely positioned relative to the loaded
disc, a traverse unit positioning in a disc apparatus includes a traverse unit (1) to be
mounted in a housing (16) of the disc apparatus, the traverse unit (1) having a
substrate and a turntable fixed on the substrate, one end of the substrate is
pivotally fixed to the housing via shock-absorbing members (6). A holder (10)
attached to the other end of the substrate via another shock-absorbing members
(6). The holder (10) having a projection (11) on its outer surface and ribs (12a,12b)
on the opposite side walls. A lateral slider (8) is fixed to the housing slidably along
the holder and the lateral slider having a cam groove (9) which slopes from lower to
higher level. The ribs of the holder are slidably fitted in grooves
of stationary guide plates fixed to the housing. The holder is operatively
connected to the lateral slider with the projection fitted in the cam groove, thus
causing the traverse unit to rise and descend when the lateral slider moves from
one to the other side or conversely.
Patent EP-1443812-A3 (EP)
Title: Leiterplattenanordnung
Inventor: SEIFERT ROLAND
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2003-12-09
Abstract: Es wird eine Leiterplattenanordnung mit einer ersten und einer zweiten Leiterplatte (1, 2) vorgeschlagen, die über ein Verbindungselement (3) mechanisch fest miteinander verbunden sind, wobei das Verbindungselement (3) einen Codierpin (7) enthält, der in eine Aussparung (6) der zweiten Leiterplatte (2) hineinragt.
Patent EP-1445893-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUOLAHTI JARI
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2003-12-22
Abstract: The invention relates to management of access points in a wireless local area network. The access points store identifiers of service devices authorized to transmit configuration data and authentication data associated with the identifiers and required to authenticate the server devices. At least a server device identifier and an authentication token created in the server device are transmitted from the server device to at least one access point when at least one access point needs to be configured. The received authentication token is compared with a reference authentication token determined in the access point. An encrypted connection tunnel is arranged for access point management if the received authentication token corresponds to the reference authentication token. The configuration data are transmitted to the access point using the encrypted connection tunnel and the access point is configured on the basis of the received configuration data.
Patent EP-1331127-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BOWMAN LARRY
IPC: B60K17/04
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: An electronic drive unit assembly independently drives each drivable wheel on a
heavy-duty vehicle. The drive unit assembly includes a spindle (18) that defines an inner
chamber (22) and which is mounted to a vehicle structure. A wheel hub (24) is mounted for rotation
relative to the spindle. An electric motor (30) is mounted within the inner chamber and has an
output shaft (32) that is operatively coupled to a reduction gear assembly (34) that is used to drive
the wheel hub. The reduction gear assembly includes an inner ring gear (38) mounted to the
spindle and an outer ring gear (40) mounted to the wheel hub. An inner set of planet gears (44) is in
meshing engagement with the inner ring gear and an outer set of planet gears (46) is in meshing
engagement with the outer ring gear. A planetary spider assembly (48) rigidly connects the
inner and outer sets of planet gears. The inner planet gears have a different number of teeth
than the outer planet gears to achieve the desired gear reduction.
Patent EP-1337135-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SAITO TOSHIO
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 2003-02-07
Abstract: In a high frequency unit according to the present
invention, since outflow preventive means (11) for
preventing an adhesive agent from flowing out is disposed on
a circuit substrate (1) so as to surround the circumference
of an IC component (4), an adhesive agent (8) is filled in a
spacing between the IC component (4) and the outflow preventive
means (11), and the IC component (4) is thus bonded to the circuit
substrate (1) by the adhesive agent (8), the outflow preventive
means (11) prevents the adhesive agent (8) from flowing out towards
solder (7), whereby the high frequency unit achieves high
reliability and is also free from short circuiting between
the solder and an adjacent land, occurrence of a solder ball,
and short circuiting between adjacent conductive patterns.
Patent EP-1355253-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SOBECKS BRIAN J
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2003-04-15
Abstract: A method to maintain fresh product-source-to-consumer relationship-building
information for a product source at a plurality of point-of-consumer-purchasing-decision
locations (12, 13, 14, and 15) at physical retail establishments (10). Concise
displays of product are provided at such locations, which displays include dynamic
displays (21) that convey the fresh information as obtained from storage memory
(23). The memory contents can be changed in various ways by representatives of the
product source to ensure that fresh content is available for presentation. Initiation
and/or expiration dates and/or other contextual triggers can be used to trigger use
and/or discontinuation of all or part of the stored information content.
Patent EP-1369853-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KIM TAE-KYUNG
IPC: G11B7/12
Filed: 2003-05-31
Abstract: A compatible optical pickup compatibly adopting a high
density recording medium and at least one low density
recording medium, comprises an objective lens capable (3) of
forming a light spot suitable for recording and/or
reproduction on a recording surface of the high density
recording medium (1a) by focusing an incident light beam for the
high density recording medium capable of obtaining a high
NA suitable for the high density recording medium and a
light spot suitable for recording and/or reproduction on a
recording surface of the low density recording medium (1b,1c) by
focusing an incident light beam for the low density
recording medium in the form of a divergent beam, and an
actuator provided to apply tilt to the objective lens (3).
The light beam for the low density recording medium (1b,1c) is
incident on the objective lens in the form of a divergent
beam, and when the objective lens is shifted in a radial
direction with respect to the low density recording
medium, a tilt is applied to the objective lens
corresponding to the shift. Thus, the compatible optical
pickup can compatibly adopt a high density optical disk
and a low density optical disc having different
thicknesses. Also, a superior aberration characteristic
can be obtained when the object lens is shifted in the
radial direction of the optical disc without additional
optical parts with respect to the low density optical
disc.
Patent EP-1418565-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ROH CHUNG-WOOK
IPC: G09G3/296
Filed: 2003-11-07
Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method of driving a high-efficiency plasma display panel for quickly eliminating a free-wheeling current, generated due to the parasitic effect in an energy recovery circuit, thereby improving energy recovery efficiency. The sustain-discharge driving device of a high-efficiency plasma display panel (PDP) includes a sustain-discharge switching unit, which connects charging and discharging paths of an energy recovery unit to the PDP according to a sustain-discharge sequence, and includes an energy recovery unit which, according to an energy recovery sequence, discharges energy of the PDP to an energy accumulation device through a resonance path while in discharging mode, charges the PDP with the energy accumulated in the energy accumulation device through a resonance path while in charging mode, and forms a closed circuit in which the voltage difference between both ends of an inductor is greater than a predetermined value so as to eliminate a free-wheeling current, which is generated in the inductor of the resonance path due to a parasitic effect, during mode transition.
Patent EP-1435557-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MCKENNEY PAUL E
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2003-12-15
Abstract: A method and apparatus for restricting access of an application to
computer hardware. The apparatus includes both an authentication module
and a validation module. The authentication module is within the trusted
firmware layer. The purpose of the authentication module is to verify a
cryptographic key presented by an application. The validation module is
responsive to the authentication module and limits access of the
application to the computer hardware. The authentication modules may be
implemented in software through a firmware call, or through a hardware
register of the computer.