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Patent EP-0383564-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUSZAK MARTIN FRANK C O EASTMA
IPC: B67B7/08
Filed: 1990-02-14
Abstract: There have been several attempts to provide automatic stopper removing apparatus for automatically removing stoppers from otherwise closed containers. One such attempt has resulted in the necessity of connecting the stopper to its associated container to prevent it being lost. Alternatively, piercing devices have been proposed which severely pierce the stopper. Such devices cannot be used with stoppers made of relatively tough materials, and often have to be forcibly removed from the stopper. Described herein is a stopper remover (40) for automatically removing a stopper (10) in a container (14). The remover (40) comprises container gripping means (30, 32, 34) for gripping the container and stopper gripping means (40) for gripping the stopper (10). The stopper gripping means (40) is rotated about an axis by a motor (44) while it grips the stopper (10). The remover features an annular ring (64) having a plurality of spikes (70) terminating in points (72) extending from its inner surface (66), the spikes (70) being generally disposed on the ring (64) so as to be non-radially aligned. The result is that the spikes (70) positively grip the stopper (10) only when rotated in the one direction, and slip off the stopper (10) when rotated in an opposite direction.
Patent EP-0392857-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STEWART GREGORY NEAL
IPC: H01M50/296
Filed: 1990-04-12
Abstract: A battery-powered lap-top computer has a main battery (11) for ordinarily supplying power to the computer circuitry. A reserve battery (12) is connected through an automatic switch (20) to the circuitry. The circuitry is connected to a pair of contacts and the switch is connected to a contact. The main battery has positive (17) and negative (19) terminals, and a removal terminal (18) which is shorter in length than the positive and negative terminals. When the main battery loses its charge, it is removed by a sliding action which slides the terminals past the contacts, the removal terminal being the first terminals to lose contact. This activates the automatic switch, connecting the reserve battery into the circuitry so that when the positive and negative terminals are no longer contacted, the reserve battery will have been supplying and will continue to supply power to the circuitry. A charged main battery is then installed, deactivating the switch, removing the reserve battery from the circuitry. Provision is made for the main battery to slowly charge the reserve battery.
Patent EP-0407171-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAMAKI KENJI
IPC: G11B7/085
Filed: 1990-07-04
Abstract: The present invention provides a light beam spot moving velocity detector which can accurately detects a velocity in a low velocity range in a seek operation of a light beam spot. The light beam spot moving velocity detector comprises memory means (2,4,5,6) for producing a prestored operation value based on a normalized tracking error signal, differentiator (1) for differentiating the tracking error signal, and multiplier (8) for multiplying the output of the memory means with the output of the differentiator. The output of the multiplicate represents the moving velocity of the light beam spot.
Patent EP-0415728-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO KAZUHITO C O MITSUI P
IPC: C08G63/20
Filed: 1990-08-29
Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided blow molded articles which are composed of specific copolyesters or specific polyester resin compositions and which are highly oriented so that the stretch index as defined by the following equations becomes not less than 130 cm.
       
     The blow molded articles thus provided are excellent in transparency and also excellent in moldability and gas barrier properties and, moreover, excellent also in economical efficiency.
Patent EP-0420548-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GERMER WARREN RALPH
IPC: G01R11/00
Filed: 1990-09-24
Abstract: A unitary combination actuator and indicator flag for an electronic energy meter. The integral actuator and mode indicator is slidable within the bezel of the meter and in the off position is not visible. Sliding the actuator simultaneously moves a camming surface over an axially moveable switch to connect the meter test mode, and slides a visible "TEST" flag over the digital readout window to indicate that the watthour meter is in the test mode. Positive actuation and positioning members are included for both the off and on positions.
Patent EP-0395622-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RUCKENBAUER FRIEDRICH DIPL-ING
IPC: G01L23/22
Filed: 1990-03-26
Abstract: In a pressure sensor which has a support part and a sensor part connected thereto, the sensor part having a sealing area for sealing off the pressure sensor from a measuring bore, it is proposed, in order to avoid introducing tilting or torsional stresses into the actual sensor element, that surfaces (26, 27), allocated to one another, of a shoulder (19) of the support part (1) and of a holder (21) which can be screwed into the measuring bore (9) be designed as conical circumferential surfaces, the generating lines (31) of which intersect the longitudinal axis (2) of the support part (1), or as sectional surfaces of a spherical surface, the centre point of which lies on the longitudinal axis (2) of the sensor part (4), the surfaces (26, 27) allocated to one another transmitting the applied pressure from the holder (21) to the support part (1) and permitting slight tilting of the longitudinal axis (2) of the support part (1) with regard to the thread axis (22) of the internal thread of the measuring bore (9). 
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Patent EP-0438175-A2 (EP)
Title: Granulat-Geschossfang
Inventor: WOJCINSKI ALLAN STEFAN DIPL-IN
IPC: F41J13/00
Filed: 1991-01-18
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft einen Geschoßfang mit einem Behälter (1, 1', 1 '', 1'''), der eine durch ein Medium (2) verschlossene Ausnehmung (11, 11' , 11" , 11"') aufweist, die als Einschußöffnung dient, wobei in dem Behälter als Bremsmedium für Geschosse ein körniges, rieselfähiges Granulat (3) vorgesehen ist. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0446880-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BENGEL DAVID W
IPC: G06F3/05
Filed: 1991-03-13
Abstract: A sample and hold circuit is disclosed in which differentially coupled input stages are multiplexed to drive a common output stage. In this way, a plurality of input stages can be employed wherein the transition between sample and hold modes produces greatly reduced switching transients. The circuit has very high overall gain so that sampling accuracy is improved and a very low current input stage configuration permits the use of small hold capacitors without introducing excessive droop in the hold mode. The differential balance is completed by a dummy hold capacitor which is switched along with the hold capacitor. Both of these capacitors are switched in a virtual ground configuration. Also, disclosed are means for producing an auto zero input condition, means for adding a correlation feature for improved digital performance and means for injecting controlled offset potentials so that the sample and hold means can be employed as either a DA converter or an AD converter in either a pipelined or recirculating converter state.
Patent EP-0457288-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SIDLES JAMES
IPC: B29C43/10
Filed: 1991-05-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a process and product by process for curing a fiber impregnated with a thermoset polymer that has been shaped or molded to form an article (40). The article (40) once shaped or molded is placed in a pressure chamber (13) and the pressure chamber is packed with lubricated beads (45). By application of both heat and pressure, the shaped or molded article is cured to impart rigidity to said article. Further, disclosed is a process and product by process for heat-shaping fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in the presence or absence of a mold utilizing heat and pressure.
Patent EP-0459233-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ALPERT DONALD B
IPC: G06F12/126
Filed: 1991-05-16
Abstract: A microprocessor architecture that includes capabilities for locking individual entries into its integrated instruction cache and data cache while leaving the remainder of the cache unlocked and available for use in capturing the microprocessor's dynamic locality of reference. The microprocessor also includes the capability for locking instruction cache entries without requiring that the instructions be executed during the locking process.
Patent EP-0464792-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MATSUMOTO YUTAKA
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 1991-07-03
Abstract: According to this invention, there is disclosed an AGC circuit of an FM front-end portion, including an attenuator (11) for attenuating an input signal in accordance with a level of a first signal, an amplifier (13) for amplifying the input signal in accordance with a level of a second signal, a first input amplitude control circuit (15) for outputting third and fourth signals in accordance with a receiving electric field strength of a receiver, a receiving electric field detecting circuit (21) for outputting a fifth signal in accordance with an amplitude of an IF signal in the receiver, and a second input amplitude control circuit (22) for adjusting levels of the first and second signals by changing the third and fourth signals in accordance with the fifth signal.
Patent EP-0479301-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAGI MASAMICHI
IPC: C12N15/80
Filed: 1991-10-03
Abstract: A host vector system comprising  Rhizopus species  such as Rhizopus niveus (IFO4810) and a plasmid derived from Phycomycetes such as  Mucor, Phycomyces  and  Absidia  wherein the plasmid is contained in a chromosome and/or cytoplasm of the  Rhizopus species.  The host vector system is suitable for the extracellular production of proteins and enzymes. A process for preparing the host vector system is also provided.
Patent EP-0488330-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAMATANI MASAAKI
IPC: H01J61/44
Filed: 1991-11-28
Abstract: A fluorescent lamp characterized in that the charging tendency of a phosphor used is positioned more negative side than that of metal oxides each having a metal ion electronegativity X i  of 7.0 but more positive side than that of metal oxides each having a metal ion electronegativity X i  of 11.8, that particles of the phosphor are charged positive and smaller than 3.0 µC per gram when they are in contact with soda lime glass beads each having a particle size of 200 - 500 µm, or that they are charged negative and larger than -0.5 µC per gram when they are in contact with reduced iron powder having a particle size of 44 - 74 µm.
Patent EP-0492419-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUGAWARA TAKAO
IPC: G11B5/09
Filed: 1991-12-18
Abstract: A Viterbi decoding system includes a characteristic estimator (150) for estimating a characteristic of a system, and an equalizer (120) for receiving an input signal from the system and for equalizing a waveform of the input signal so that an equalized waveform of the input signal is varied based on the characteristic of the system estimated by the characteristic estimator. A Viterbi decoder (130) generates an output signal showing a maximum-likelihood path by using the equalized waveform of the input signal from the equalizer.
Patent EP-0437301-A2 (EP)
Title: Apparatus and methods for digital-to-analogue conversion
Inventor: BELCHER RAYMOND ALLAN
IPC: H03M1/66
Filed: 1984-07-25
Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting a plurality of digital signals to an analogue signal and m-bit digital-to-analogue converter having an LSB current switch. A most significant m bits of an m bit digital signal are applied to m bits, respectively, of the m bit digital-to-analogue converter, and successive values of the n bit digital signal are substituted at a first frequency. An interpolation signal is produced at the first frequency. A least significant n-m bits of the n bit digital signal are applied to the interpolation circuit to cause it to interpolate between successive values of the n bit digital signal. An LSB current switch distinct from the m bit digital-to-analogue converter produces an output signal in response to the interpolation signal. An analogue output signal produced by the m bit digital-to-analogue converter is combined with the output signal produced by the LSB current switch to produce an analogue output signal with n bit resolution. The least significant n-m bits are applied to the inputs of an n-m bit up/down counter, causing it to count up or down from the digital value of the least significant n-m bits at a second frequency that is 2 n-m  times the first frequency to thereby produce the interpolation signal on a carry output of the up/down counter. The settling times of the analogue output signal occurring at the first frequency are thereby limited to the settling times of the output signal of the LSB current switch.
Patent EP-0464976-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAYER TORSTEN
IPC: C12P7/64
Filed: 1991-06-24
Abstract: A method for isolating lipophilic cell components from microbial biomasses which are moist with water is described. After extraction of the microbial biomass with a water content of up to 92 parts by mass in % with a ketone and after mechanical separation of the miscella, the removal of the lipophilic cell components from the water/ketone/lipophilic cell components system is effected by adding an alkali metal salt solution. The method is particularly suitable for processing mixed biocoenoses from industrial waste water treatment plants.
Patent EP-0441489-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHALMERS PAUL ANDREW
IPC: G01C21/00
Filed: 1991-01-18
Abstract: A display system suitable for use by a service organisation in which the location and activity of employees is displayed on an electronic map (1) controlled by a computer (2) at an operational control centre. By the use of a communication link (14), such as a radio link (7,8), to the control centre and a speech-recognition processor (4), system users can automatically and remotely up-date the information displayed on the map by giving appropriate spoken commands. A speech-recognition processor programmed exclusively to recognise authorised system users provides a high degree of system security. Information collected by a number of such systems may be shared by the use of Local and Wide Area Networks to permit coverage of large geographic areas, enabling the provision of a distributed or centralised database of resource locations and availability.
Patent EP-0440443-A2 (EP)
Title: Multispectral reflectometer
Inventor: STEARNS THORNTON
IPC: G01N21/47
Filed: 1991-01-30
Abstract: A reflectometer (10) for measuring absorption of light in selected regions of the light spectrum by a diffuse reflector. The reflectometer (10) is adapted to precisely measure absorption resulting from the constituents present in body fluids. The sample (30) to be measured is illuminated by a focused light source (120) at an angle of 45° to its surface. The light diffusely reflected about the normal to the sample (30) falls on a small round bundle (200), the fibers are arranged into a narrow rectangle. This rectangle forms the entrance slit (230) for a concave holographic diffraction grating (230) spectrally separated over a flat field suitable for recording the spectrum on film or on an array of discrete detectors.
Patent EP-0456365-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DELAVAUX JEAN-MARC P
IPC: H04B10/00
Filed: 1991-04-18
Abstract: A polarization independent coherent lightwave detection arrangement is disclosed which utilizes an optical hybrid including a single polarization beam splitter (16) and a single polarization maintaining coupler (18). The received message signal EM(t) and a local oscillator signal ELO(t) are applied as orthogonal inputs to the beam splitter such that the pair of output signals contain orthogonal components from each input signal. The coupler functions to combine the pair of output signals such that a balanced receiver (14) is capable of recovering the transmitted data signal, regardless of the polarization of the incoming message signal.
Patent EP-0465029-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HANSCOMBE PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: G01K11/26
Filed: 1991-06-13
Abstract: A distributed temperature sensor comprises an elongate ultrasonic waveguide having a number of zones along its length, each zone having a grating formed in it. This is typically achieved by incorporating uniformly spaced notches or bands (or collars) throughout the zone. The grating spacing in each zone is different, so that each grating reflects a characteristic frequency. This frequency varies as the temperature of the zone varies, so if wide-band ultrasonic pulses are launched into the waveguide, the temperature of each zone can be determined from the reflected frequencies.
Patent EP-0476962-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OGAWA TOSHIO
IPC: G06F11/16
Filed: 1991-09-17
Abstract: A shared storage configuration system for use in a computer system includes a plurality of processing modules (10) each having at least a main storage unit, a central processing unit and a connection unit for connection to a system bus (16) and a plurality of shared storage modules (12) each having a shared storage unit and a connection unit for connection to said system bus. The space inherent in said processing modules is accessible by physical addresses of said central processing unit of each of the processing modules. The shared storage space is accessible by the physical addresses of said central processing unit of each of the processing modules (10).
Patent EP-0489588-A2 (EP)
Title: ATR objective  and method for sample analysis
Inventor: STING DONALD W
IPC: G01N21/47
Filed: 1991-12-04
Abstract: An optical system, apparatus (1) and method includes a visible energy source (2) and a radiant energy source (3), means (6) to direct visible or radiant energy at preselected but variable angles of incidence through an ATR crystal (22) to a sample (26) at a sample plane (35) and means (2) to collect encoded radiant energy reflected or emitted from the sample (26) through the ATR crystal (22) to a detector (25) at preselected but variable angles of reflection or emission. The optical system, apparatus and method may further include a lens (17) or other optical element selectively positioned in the optical path to change the focus of the optical path to initially survey the sample on a movable stage at a focal plane (93) spaced from the sample plane (35). The survey mode permits easy identification of a surface area of interest on the sample (26) to permit that area of interest to be moved into contact with a surface of the ATR crystal (22) at the sample plane (35) for subsequent accurate analysis thereof. The optical system, apparatus and method may have three modes of operation (namely a survey mode, a viewing mode or an analysis mode) passing visible or radiant energy to and from a sample (26) or reference material through an ATR crystal (22).
Patent EP-0494002-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GITTOS MAURICE W
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 1991-12-19
Abstract: This invention relates to the use of certain esters of hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-methano-2H-quinolizin-3(4H)-one and hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-methano-2H-quinolizines and in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of cognitive disorders.
Patent EP-0475880-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WRIGHT JAMES A
IPC: G08B21/20
Filed: 1991-09-05
Abstract: A magnetic automotive lamp current sensor has a coil 12 connected in series with an automotive lamp 14 (FIG. 2). The coil is mounted on a core 15 having a channel 16 through which the turns of the coil pass and has an opening 18 in which a magnetic flux sensor 20 is inserted. Whenever the lamp is powered and functioning, a current flows through the coil inducing a magnetic field in the core which concentrates in the opening. The flux sensor detects the magnetic field and generates an output which is regulated by a transistor 50 to drive an automotive circuit 53 that monitors the operation of the lamp.
Patent EP-0505731-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TACHIBANA MASAO
IPC: H05B3/00
Filed: 1992-02-20
Abstract: A heat roll is produced by packing electrically conductive particles (12), consisting essentially of spherical particles of glassy carbon, into a roll cylinder (10) made of aluminum nitride, plugging up both end portions of the roll cylinder (10) with electrode support members (20), and compressing the conductive particles (12) by electrodes (16) to hold the particles (12) in a compressed condition. The degree of compression of the conductive particles (12) is controlled by regulating the screwing (or tightening) amount of the electrode support member (20) into a seal member (18), thereby adjusting the electric resistance of a heating member composed of the conductive particles (12). Electric power is supplied to lead shafts (22) through brushes (26), thereby causing heat generation throughout the conductive particles (12).
Patent EP-0534446-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANAKA SATOSHI
IPC: G06V30/18
Filed: 1992-09-24
Abstract: A drawing recognition system is disclosed which recognizes even a complex low-quality drawing containing overlapping charts, or many blurs or discontinuations with less operations. The system includes both a program for approximating a graphical object to be recognized and a program for approximating positions on the approximated graphical object. The system further includes a means for creating a chart model according to the designation, and a chart recognition means for matching the chart model and the chart to be recognized in the drawing.
Patent EP-0547305-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WALCHHUETTER ULRICO
IPC: B30B15/30
Filed: 1992-09-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the dry pressing of a granular or powdery material, to a device suitable to be used to perform pressing and to a pressing apparatus which comprises the device. The process according to the invention comprises a step during which the depth of the mold is changed and the upper surface of the material contained in the mold is leveled simultaneously. The device comprises a base, a body for supporting the lower mold and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders and pistons which are supplied by a flow divider element. The invention allows to obtain any profile of distribution of the material in the mold, in the direction of the leveling means, so as to compensate inadequacies in distribution.
Patent EP-0539804-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOMURO HIROKAZU
IPC: B41J2/16
Filed: 1992-10-15
Abstract: A substrate for a liquid jet recording head is provided at least with a supporting member (1), an exothermic resistive element (2a) arranged on the supporting member (1) for generating thermal energy to be utilized for discharging recording liquid, and pairs of wiring electrodes (3a,3b) connected to the exothermic resistive element at given intervals. Such a substrate comprises a layer formed with a film produced by the application of a bias ECR plasma CVD method. With the layer thus formed, a desirable configuration of the wiring stepping portions as well as a desirable film quality can be obtained so as to make the surface of the substrate smooth thereby to implement a liquid jet recording head having an excellent durability at a low manufacturing cost when such a substrate is used for the fabrication of the liquid jet recording head.
Patent EP-0516203-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ERICKSON JAMES ROBERT
IPC: C08L63/08
Filed: 1992-04-27
Abstract: A cross-linked adhesive composition is provided comprising an epoxidized diene block polymer wherein the polymer is cross-linked through at least some of the epoxy functionality. A process to prepare this polymer is also provided. The preferred polymer is partially hydrogenated and lightly epoxidized. 
     Furthermore, there is provided a viscous block copolymer from which said epoxidized diene block polymer has been derived.
Patent EP-0501671-A2 (EP)
Inventor: REID WILLIAM BAIN BP CHEMICALS
IPC: C08K5/42
Filed: 1992-02-19
Abstract: Esters which are substantially non acidic esters of P or S oxyacids, especially phosphite ester antioxidants, are curing catalysts for the moisture curing of silyl polymers such as polvethylene carrying pendant trialkoxysilyl groups. The esters catalyse cross linking without causing significant precure.