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Patent EP-0632060-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOSOI YASUHIRO
IPC: A61K6/896
Filed: 1994-07-01
Abstract: A silicone-modified acrylic copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 1,000,000, comprising :
     I. a structural unit of formula
     wherein R 1  is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, and R 3  is an alkyl group having up to 13 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms ;   II. a structural unit of formula
     or of formula
     wherein R 2  is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, each R 4 , which may be identical or different, is an alkyl group having up to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, each R 5 , which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having up to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, A is a divalent organic group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may optionally comprise an ether bond or an ester bond in the main chain, and c and d are average recurring unit numbers, c being from 1 to 100 and d being from 0 to 100 ; and, optionally,   III. a structural unit of formula
     wherein R 6  is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, and R 7  is an ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may optionally comprise an ether bond or an ester bond in the main chain, wherein units (I), (II) and (III) are contained in mole percentages of (I) = 10 to 99.9%, (II) = 90 to 0.1% and (III) = 0 to 89.9% relative to the total number of units (I), (II) and (III).
Patent EP-0642256-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIAU JENG-NAN
IPC: G06V30/10
Filed: 1994-09-05
Abstract: A marker detection and thinning process for a photocopier which is executed during a single scan of a document and does not require a prescan of the document. The system realtime analyzes pixel image data, which is stored in a memory during the scanning process, to detect a marker line of a predetermined color and to thin the marker line. This analysis begins with image data stored in the memory that corresponds to a first pixel. The first pixel is associated with the scanline being presently scanned. It is determined if the image data of the first pixel represents a color that is equivalent to the predetermined color. Marker data is then stored in a buffer at a location corresponding to the first pixel if it is determined that the image data of the first pixel represents a color that is equivalent to a predetermined marker color. The data, stored in the buffer at a second pixel location, is analyzed. The second pixel is associated with a scanline that is prior in time to the scanline of the first pixel. It is determined if the data at the second pixel location is marker data. Also, the data stored in pixel locations adjacent to the second pixel location is analyzed to determine if this data is marker data. The marker data at the second pixel location is eliminated if it is determined, upon examining data of pixel locations adjacent to the second pixel location, that the elimination of this marker data would maintain the connectivity of the marker line. However, the data at the second pixel location is maintained if it is determined that, upon examining the data of pixel locations adjacent to the second pixel location, the elimination of this marker data would cause disconnectivity of the marker line.
Patent EP-0675480-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAYASHIDA HAJIME C O YAMAHA CO
IPC: G10H1/34
Filed: 1995-03-31
Abstract: A piano has a regulating button mechanism (106g) so as to cause a jack (106e) to escape from a hammer assembly (107), and the regulating button mechanism has a first regulating button (106r) and a second regulating button (106s) with which the jack is selectively brought into contact; and the jack imparts a force variable in dependence on the regulating button (106r/106s) to the hammer assembly so as to generate loud or soft tones.
Patent EP-0693325-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MEYER OTFRIED
IPC: B08B5/02
Filed: 1995-07-11
Abstract: The workpieces (W) are moved through the cleaning process on an endless conveyor (12) passing through a cleaning chamber (18). High pressure air jets (30) in the chamber remove any loose debris from the workpieces with the return air flow passed back to the pump (34) via a mechanical filter (44) to remove particles. The cleaning chamber is divided into compartments by elastic bulkheads/shutters (20) to contain the debris. The contaminated air is collected and passed to the filter. Grease etc. can be loosened by steam jets in front of the air jets. Lost air is made up by a compressed air feed (48) between the filter and the pump. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0701186-A2 (EP)
Title: Model predictive control method for an air-separation system
Inventor: CANNEY WILLIAM MATTHEW
IPC: G05B13/04
Filed: 1995-08-14
Abstract: A cryogenic air separation process generates both an intermediate product and an output product. The intermediate product is produced earlier in time than the output product and variations in output product measurements correlate to earlier variations in intermediate product measurements. The process responds to plural independent variable phenomena. The apparatus includes analyzers for providing measures of the intermediate and output products and the independent variable phenomena. A control processor predicts a measure of the intermediate product, based on the independent variable phenomena and output predicted values therefor. A difference is then determined between the current predicted value for the intermediate product and a measure of the intermediate product, to arrive at a prediction error. The processor is responsive to this intermediate product prediction error to further predict both current and future values of the output product so as to enable control actions to be taken with respect to the output product to control impurities therein.
Patent EP-0702210-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NISHIMURA SHIGEKI
IPC: G01C21/34
Filed: 1995-09-14
Abstract: A navigation apparatus stores road data which are formed by a network of road links (303) and traveling costs corresponding to the respective ones of the road links. When the navigation apparatus receives traffic information corresponding to a specific link (301) which is set for communication of traffic information, the stored traveling costs are updated on the basis of a conversion table (200). The traveling cost for a road link corresponding to a specific link which is closed for traffic is updated to "∞". 
     A route between an origin and a destination is searched for through the updated traveling costs and the network of the road links (303).
Patent EP-0716396-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WATANABE KENJI
IPC: B41J3/36
Filed: 1995-12-06
Abstract: A device for generating and registering dot patterns of a plurality of sizes representing a user-defined character unprovided therein, in which a dot pattern of a predetermined size is generated by enlarging an already-generated dot pattern of a size smaller than the size of a currently generated object dot-pattern to the size of the object dot-pattern when dot patterns of sizes larger than the smallest size are generated, and next displaying the enlarged dot pattern and finally modifying the displayed dot pattern. This device is provided with a dot pattern generating unit for generating a current object dot pattern of one of the sizes in response to an operation performed by a user, and with an enlargement conversion unit for performing an enlargement conversion from an already generated dot pattern of one of the sizes to a tentative dot pattern of a larger size which is employed as an initial dot pattern of the larger size to be used at the time of starting the generation of the final dot pattern of the larger size. In the case where the dot pattern generating unit finishes generating the dot pattern of the larger size by modifying the initial dot pattern having been once enlarged, the enlargement conversion unit further performs an enlargement conversion from the final dot pattern to a dot pattern of a further larger size if the size of the final dot pattern is the predetermined size. Thus the enlargement conversion unit obtains an initial dot pattern of the further larger size to be used at the time of starting the generation of the final dot pattern of the further larger size. Consequently, the operability of the device at the time of registering dot patterns of a plurality of sizes, which represent a user-defined character, can be further improved.
Patent EP-0666320-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HASHIMOTO YOSHIHIRO C O NITTO
IPC: C12R1/13
Filed: 1995-01-26
Abstract: A process for the production of α-hydroxy acids or α-hydroxyamides in which an α-hydroxynitrile compound or a mixture consisting of an aldehyde and prussic acid, which corresponds to the nitrile compound, is allowed to undergo a microbial reaction to produce the corresponding α-hydroxy acid or α-hydroxyamide, wherein the improvement resides in that phosphite ions or hypophosphite ions are allowed to be present in the reaction system. According to the present invention, since hydrolysis or hydration of nitrile compounds can be carried out by constantly keeping a low concentration level of aldehydes which are considered to be a cause of the enzyme inhibition in the reaction system, the enzyme activity can be maintained stably for a prolonged period of time and the formed acids or amides can therefore be accumulated in a high concentration.
Patent EP-0682142-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JALBERT DAVID
IPC: D06F75/40
Filed: 1995-05-10
Abstract: An electric iron includes a soleplate (54) and an electric heating element connected to the soleplate (54) for providing heat thereto. A skirt (58) is connected to the soleplate (54). A housing (12) is connected to the skirt (58). A cover (56) is connected to a rear end of the housing (12) and includes a heel rest. A foot member (70) is attached to the lower end of the cover and is pivotable within a slot formed in the lower end. The foot member (70) has a first position offset from the axis of the cover (56) and a second position in substantial axial alignment with the cover (56). The foot member (70) is in the second position when the iron is supported on the heel rest. The weight of the iron provides a force to rotate the foot member (70) from the first position to the second position when the iron is placed on the heel rest.
Patent EP-0778869-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFFIN MARY CATHERINE AMBROSE
IPC: B41J2/16
Filed: 1995-08-30
Abstract: A coating on a substrate which endows the substrate with a desired surface property, the coating comprising a cross-linked polysiloxane containing X'- and X- groups attached to different Si atoms wherein the groups X'- are monovalent organic groups which provide the desired surface property and the groups X- are monovalent organic groups which are reactive with a group on the substrate surface and have a higher surface tension than the groups X'-, said coating being bonded to said substrate by reaction of X- groups with substrate surface groups reactive therewith. In one embodiment a non-wetting coating is provided wherein the X'-group has the formula CF3Z- where Z is a divalent organic group or the formula CH3(CH2)t where t is at least 3.
Patent EP-0730151-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HINSHAW JOHN V
IPC: G01N30/88
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: A gas chromatographic system includes a column and an injector for delivering into the column a test portion of flow. The injector has an exit passage for discharging a split portion of carrier flow. A flow controller for regulating the inlet flow rate includes a variable outlet restrictor for the split portion, a flow rate detector disposed to detect inlet flow rate, and a feedback flow controller to regulate the outlet restrictor to maintain the inlet flow rate substantially constant. Pressure at the inlet to the injector is regulated by detecting pressure at an outlet and providing feedback control to an inlet restrictor. An integral module for the gas components is used on each side of the injector. Calibration and correction for gas characteristics are provided in the feedback for a chromatographic system and for other flow controller regulation.
Patent EP-0732343-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MURATA MITSUSHI
IPC: C09K23/00
Filed: 1996-03-08
Abstract: A suspending agent-containing slurry is disclosed which comprises a dispersant and a particulate suspending agent having a particle size distribution in which the particle diameter at weight-cumulative 95%, from the minimum particle size, is 1 µm or smaller. A method for efficiently producing the suspending agent-containing slurry is also disclosed. A process for suspension polymerization by use of the suspending agent-containing slurry is further disclosed. The slurry not only has such an excellent suspending ability in suspension polymerization that it enables the production of vinyl polymer beads having a narrow bead size distribution, but also is capable of retaining this ability over long and of exhibiting the same ability even when it has a high concentration. The suspension polymerization process enables vinyl polymer beads having a narrow bead size distribution to be produced efficiently due to the use of the slurry.
Patent EP-0755166-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARTELS VOLKER
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 1996-03-22
Abstract: Appts.. with active noise compensation for protection of human hearing against constant noise includes a membrane(50) separating two volumes of air, (V2) in front of and(V1) behind the membrane. The membrane(50) and the rear volume(V1) have a degree of compliance, the compliance of the membrane(Nm) being less than that(N1) of the rear volume(V1). The use of a transducer for the claimed appts. is also claimed with the compliance characteristics described. Also claimed is an electroacoustic transducer appts. including a transducer membrane(50) separating front(V2) and rear(V1) air volumes as already described.
Patent EP-0735712-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIMURA TOMOHIRO
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 1996-03-25
Abstract: A Fourier transform circuit (21) in a receiver (2) performs the Fourier transform on a orthogonal frequency division multiplexing signal received through a transmission channel (3) for each symbol to sequentially reproduce a received reference vector sequence and a received vector sequence. An interleave circuit (22) interleaves elements of the received reference vector sequence and the received vector sequence. A memory (23) stores the received reference vector sequence. A vector modulation circuit (24) modulates the received reference vector sequence by respective signal point vectors representing each signal point to generate a modulation vector sequence for each symbol. A metric generation circuit (25) obtains a difference between the received vector sequence and the modulation vector sequence to generate the difference as a branch metric sequence. A trellis decode circuit (26) reproduces a data sequence on the basis of the branch metric sequence.
Patent EP-0765070-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CROTTI ALESSANDRO
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1996-09-04
Abstract: Digital document processing equipment generally comprises a CCD or CIS type reading device (20); the method of the present invention permits the reading device's output signal to be used additionally for detecting the leading edge of the document, processing the same signal in accordance with a "probability" principle in order to ensure precision and repeatability of detecting under all conditions of use, thus obviating the need for a dedicated sensor.
Patent EP-0799678-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CAMINO FRANCISCO JAVIER
IPC: B27F7/36
Filed: 1996-10-24
Abstract: An electric stapler (11) is provided with current in multiple pulses in order to penetrate a thick stack of paper (47). The stapler (11) is provided with current sufficient to staple a thin stack of paper. If the stapler (11) does not complete its staple function after a time period corresponding to anticipated completion of the cycle, the current is interrupted. The current is then reapplied after the load on the stapler (11) has attenuated. The reapplication of current results in a hammering action. This permits a thicker stack of paper (47) to be stapled with a stapler (11) which is optimized for the thin stack.
Patent EP-0746076-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KELLEY JAMES O
IPC: E04B2/72
Filed: 1993-11-01
Abstract: There is described a panel system comprising: a panel having a planar face which extends along a first direction; and a cover extending along said first direction and adjoining said panel and jutting from a plane defined by said planar face, characterised in that said cover has a first free end extending along said first direction and angled downward at an acute angle with respect to a horizontal plane.
Patent EP-0771120-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHUJOH TAKESHI
IPC: H04N19/89
Filed: 1996-10-25
Abstract: An encoding apparatus comprising a encoder (117) for encoding an input video signal, thereby generating encoded data, an output buffer (115) for receiving the encoded data and outputting the data at a predetermined transmission rate, and an encoding control circuit (116) for selecting a frame to be encoded. In the encoding control circuit (116), the target number of bits for each frame is calculated on the basis of the encoding bit rate, the encoding frame rate and the limits of delay, all of which are set externally. The number of encoded bits, thus calculated, is compared with the target number of encoded bits. A quantizer (106) and a switch (101) are controlled in accordance with the difference between the number of encoded code and the target number of encoded bits, thereby adjusting a quantization parameter and the number of frames which are to be skipped.
Patent EP-0747806-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAKKE BRIAN ERIC
IPC: G11B20/00
Filed: 1996-05-31
Abstract: A data compression method and compression data structure are provided for a direct access storage device (DASD). The DASD is segmented into a plurality of compression groups. Each of the compression groups has a fixed logical size. A directory table is written within each of the compression groups. Eachcompression group has at least one compressed data region on which compressed data can be written and an exception region on which compressed data exceptions can be written. The compressed data exceptions include updated compressed data which exceeds an original storage space for corresponding original compressed data.
Patent EP-0783969-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIROSAWA TOSHIAKI
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 1997-01-08
Abstract: A recording head for recording on a recording medium, comprises a recording element substrate provided with a plurality of recording elements for recording on the recording medium based on a signal, and a plurality of wiring electrodes electrically connecting to the recording elements respectively, and a driving element substrate provided with a plurality of driving elements for selectively driving the recording elements, and connecting wiring electrodes for sending the signal output from the each driving element to the wiring electrodes on the recording element substrate, upon being connected to wirings of the recording element substrate, wherein the positioning between the recording element substrate and the driving element substrate is made by abutting the recording element substrate against the end face of the driving elements.
Patent EP-0815958-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BUCHER ROLF
IPC: B07C5/12
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: The bottles Ä1Ü are mounted on some form of conveyor and are moved past an optical sensing station. A light source Ä5Ü is directed through a guide block Ä17Ü and onto the surface of the bottle. The beam is reflected Ä7,8Ü off the bottle features to be received by light sensitive sensors Ä10,11Ü. The sensor outputs are received by a processing stage that provides the identification.
Patent EP-0831490-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOUNGQUIST ROBERT J
IPC: G11B5/78
Filed: 1994-07-18
Abstract: A magnetic tape (10) having a pattern (18) of magnetically
polarized stripes (20) recorded thereon. The magnetically
polarized stripes are parallel to the length of the tape
and are provided on at least one portion (12) of the tape.
The stripes are polarized substantially transverse to
their length and are recorded to a depth sufficient to
ensure that a plurality of data tracks (30) spanning at
least a portion of the width of the tape may be recorded
over the stripes without significantly altering the
magnetic properties of the stripes. The pattern can be
used to provide information to a drive, e.g. the type of
tape being used, whether the drive has reached the end of
the tape, whether the tape is centered, etc. The invention
also includes a magnetic head (60,90) for recording the
pattern.
Patent EP-0851197-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DAMSOHN HERBERT DR-ING
IPC: F28F1/04
Filed: 1997-11-26
Abstract: The heat-exchanger has a bundle of rectangular-section tubes, through which gas flows, enclosed in a casing. The latter forms a guide with an inlet and an outlet for liquid coolant. External protrusions (22) on the tubes determine their distance from each other and also from the inside surface of the casing (11). Each tube may be formed by two U-section half-shells, with bottoms in which the protrusions are embossed, these typically being situated in a central row. They may have oval bottom surfaces whose greatest dimension extends in the flow direction. At right angles to this direction their cross-section may be approximately semi-cylindrical.
Patent EP-0851411-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOMURO MATAHIRO
IPC: G11B5/60
Filed: 1997-12-22
Abstract: In order to prevent the recording performance from
degradation in radio frequency recording, there are provided
a film magnetic head and a recording reproducing
sectional pattern magnetic head which has magnetic pole
width less than 2 µm and a ultra high density magnetic
storage apparatus of 10 Gb/in 2  grade. In the recording
head, a lower part magnetic film serves as a shielding
film of a reproducing department. A gap film of a non-magnetism
is formed during the formation of the upper and
lower part magnetic films. One part of the lower or upper
part magnetic film has a resistivity higher by more than
80 µΩcm than other parts. The upper part magnetic film is
formed by a flame galvanising. A gap department of the
lower or upper part magnetic film is shaped convex.
Patent EP-0794697-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COUCH RICHARD W JR
IPC: B23K10/00
Filed: 1992-03-09
Abstract: A plasma arc torch (10) for piercing and cutting a workpiece (36) has a secondary gas flow (46) which exits the torch immediately adjacent the transferred plasma arc (34) and is an extremely uniform, swirling flow. A swirl ring (60) is located in the secondary gas flow path (50) at the exit point. A prechamber (58) feeds gas to the swirl ring (60), which is in turn fed through a flow restricting orifice (56). A replaceable shield is used in conjunction with a secondary gas cap (72) and comprises a metallic member with a central opening (72i) sized to surround the plasma jet (34) and a set of ports (72g) which surround the central opening (72i) and are sized to divert a portion of the secondary gas during cutting but not during piercing. The nozzle (28) has an enlarged head portion (28b) and a cut back outer surface which enhances cooling.
Patent EP-0789328-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WITTIG OLIVER DIPL-INFORM
IPC: G06T15/10
Filed: 1997-02-10
Abstract: The method includes the step of determining a spatial situation of the plane normal for each object consisting of at least one polygon surface area. An image impression perceptible to the viewer of the polygon surface area is calculated from the spatial situation as well as from a predetermined virtual viewer location, according to a local lighting model. A memory matrix which simulates a cubical cover surface surrounding the respective object and presents a surrounding view from the perspective of the object, is associated respectively with each object for the consideration of reflections of the environment and other objects as part of the local lighting model.