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Patent EP-0757351-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JONES DAVID P
IPC: G06F12/16
Filed: 1996-06-10
Abstract: A new frame structure for a multiple drive library computer system (44) having a plurality of storage drives (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) and a number of electronic and mechanical subsystems (32, 34, 36, 46), each drive (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) having a media-inserting face (300) abutting a robotic media inserter (40), and an electrical connection face (302) opposite to said media-inserting face (300). The frame structure comprises a primary frame structure (42) which contains a number of said subsystems (32, 34, 36, 46), and one or more modular drive housings (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30), attachable to said primary frame structure (42), in which are mounted one or more of said storage drives (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60), wherein each of said modular drive housings (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30), and the drive(s) (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) mounted therein, is removable from said primary housing (42) as a unit. The frame structure with modular housings (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30) allows good drives in a multiple drive library computer system (44) to remain online, and accessible to a host (48), during the repair of one or more failed drives.
Patent EP-0774592-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHEICH HUBERT
IPC: F16C29/12
Filed: 1996-10-28
Abstract: The linear guide assembly (10) has at least one shaft (18). It has supporting balls (38) within a carrier (20) sliding along paired shafts (36). It has a carrier (20) with a compound structure. A light metal base body (22) has at least one longitudinal hollow zone to hold the shaft (18). It has a pair of steel rods (36) in a shaped fit in longitudinal channels open to the shaft (18).
Patent EP-0774449-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAHATA SEIJI
IPC: C04B35/591
Filed: 1996-11-12
Abstract: A slurry Si-base composition comprising an Si powder having a thickness of a surface oxide film ranging from 1.5 to 15 nm, 50 to 90% by weight of water, 0.2 to 7.5% by weight, in terms of oxide, of a sintering aid and 0.05 to 3% by weight of a dispersant, the Si-base composition having a pH value adjusted to 8 - 12. This slurry Si-base composition is produced by a process which comprises subjecting Si powder to oxidation treatment at 200 to 800°C in air, adding 50 to 90% by weight of water, 0.2 to 7.5% by weight, in terms of oxide, of a sintering aid and 0.05 to 3% by weight of a dispersant to the oxidized Si powder and performing such a pH adjustment that the resultant mixture has a pH value of 8 to 12. The slurry Si-base composition not only enables producing a ceramic of Si 3 N 4  at a lowered cost without the need to install explosionproof facilities but also allows the obtained Si 3 N 4  ceramic having a relative density of at least 96% and a flexural strength of at least 800 MPa can be obtained.
Patent EP-0780473-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFANTINI RENATA
IPC: C12N15/55
Filed: 1996-11-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to thermostable mutants of D-N-α-carbamoylase and means and methods for their preparation. 
     Said thermostable mutants have an unaltered or improved activity with respect to the wild type enzyme and are particularly useful in the preparation of D-α-aminoacids.
Patent EP-0782256-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KURAHASHI TORU
IPC: H01L41/04
Filed: 1996-12-20
Abstract: A SAW resonator filter apparatus is disclosed in which attenuation characteristics can become steep in a frequency region from a pass band to a higher-frequency stop band without incurring an increase in insertion losses and enlargement of the apparatus. First through third SAW resonator filters are formed on a piezoelectric substrate and are cascade-connected to each other. The first and third SAW resonator filters have interdigital electrodes using solid electrode fingers, while the second SAW resonator filter disposed between the first and third filters has interdigital electrodes using split electrode fingers. With this construction, the steep attenuation characteristics of the response in a higher frequency range appearing in the frequency characteristics of the second SAW resonator filter can be combined with the attenuation characteristics from the pass band to a higher-frequency stop band of the first and third SAW resonator filters. This enables the attenuation characteristics of the pass band in a higher frequency range to become steeper.
Patent EP-0751666-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DUVAL CHRISTOPHER R
IPC: H04N1/04
Filed: 1996-06-21
Abstract: A scanning apparatus (100) including a movable scan carriage (220) for scanning an original document (102) to obtain a digitized representation thereof. A CCD sensor array (234), disposed within the scan carriage, is used in conjunction with a linear encoder (2112) to determine the position of the scan carriage during scanning.
Patent EP-0752537-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OBARA RIKURO
IPC: F16C33/60
Filed: 1996-07-05
Abstract: In one embodiment, a compound bearing assembly comprises a stepped-diameter shaft (1) having a larger-diameter portion (1a) formed with an inner raceway groove (2a). Balls (4) are located between the inner raceway groove (2a) and an outer raceway groove (2b) in an outer race ring (3). A separate spacer sleeve (5) is mounted on the shaft, and at one axial end engages an end face of the outer race ring (3). A second outer raceway groove (6b) is formed in the opposite end of the sleeve (5), and balls (8a) are located between the latter raceway groove (6b) and an inner raceway groove (6b) formed in an inner race ring (7a) mounted on the smaller-diameter portion (1b) of the shaft. The ring (7a) is fixed to the shaft portion (1b) so as to pre-load the bearing assembly. 
     The components are pre-assembled into a compound bearing assembly by a bearing manufacturer with a high degree of accuracy, to enable a user to be free from the cumbersome work of assembling rotatable portions, or a cylindrical rotary shaft and its associated bearing means, of a computer and/or its peripheral devices. In use, the compound bearing assembly is coaxially mounted in the cylindrical rotary shaft or the like by the user, to rotatably support the cylindrical rotary shaft or the like in the computer or its peripheral devices.
Patent EP-0761169-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COULTER GEORGE GARY
IPC: A61B8/00
Filed: 1996-08-27
Abstract: The position of a bone in a body part e.g. a heel 15 is sensed by placing the foot 13 on a surface 12 and sensing pressure points between the underface 14 of the foot and the surface 12. The surface 12 is part of a xerographic device. The distances between pressure points are compared with stored data to obtain for example a measurement of bone condition using ultrasound transducers 19. The body part could be a hand (Fig. 1).
Patent EP-0751342-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOEBBELING KLAUS DR
IPC: F23C6/04
Filed: 1996-05-31
Abstract: The plant has at least two combustion stages. The first combustion stage (1a) is driven with a fuel air mixture (3) of fuel and air, where the air ratio is greater than the total air ratio of the combustion system. The hot combustion gases (5) from the first combustion stage are mixed with a fuel and air mixture (4) possessing an air ratio less than the total air ratio of the combustion system. The fuel air mixture for the first combustion stage, with a duration time inside the first combustion stage of 2.4 m seconds +/-25 per cent, comes to combustion with an air ratio of 2.4+/-25 per cent. The fuel air mixture (4) introduced into the host combustion gases is operated with an air ratio of 1.4 +/-25 per cent.
Patent EP-0774380-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COLOMBO PAOLO C O CAVIS S R L
IPC: B60Q11/00
Filed: 1996-10-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved-wiring device for controlling the emergency lights in motor vehicles, which comprises an actuating push-button in the inside of which are housed electronic components for controlling the emergency lights as well as their switching on and off frequency. 
     The electronic components are moreover adapted to provide the electronic ticking signals.
Patent EP-0809832-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHELTON CHRISTOPHER DAVID
IPC: G07F7/10
Filed: 1996-02-12
Abstract: Un processeur monopuce à utiliser dans une carte à mémoire (201) comporte plusieurs zones de mémoire d'instructions ainsi qu'un processeur. Des jeux d'instructions différents peuvent être exécutés de manière sélective en réaction à un signal définissant une zone de mémoire à partir de laquelle des instructions sont fournies. Les zones de mémoire de données et de mémoire d'instructions, sont de préférence, adressables en tant que pages, un sous-ensemble d'instructions ne pouvant accéder directement à une adresse de page. Le processeur peut comporter une unité centrale et une unité logique cryptographique qui fonctionnent à des moments différents et partagent une mémoire commune d'instructions et une logique de séquençage. Des instructions sont communiquées à cette unité de logique cryptographique selon un multiple entier de la vitesse à laquelle elles sont communiquées à l'unité centrale.
Patent EP-0804818-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CAIRNS JAMES L
IPC: H01R13/523
Filed: 1996-01-17
Abstract: A submersible connector for use in an underwater environment. The submersible connector has a receptacle and a plug, which are mated together. The receptacle has a shell, an inside chamber, a circuit contact, an outside chamber, and a stopper. The chambers both contain dielectric fluid. When demated, the stopper is disposed in the inside and outside chambers, and those chambers are open to one another, permitting free flow of dielectric fluid therebetween. The plug has a conductive plug probe. As the plug probe is inserted into the receptacle, it first enters the outside chamber. The outside chamber has an end-seal and is closed-off from the outside environment by the stopper in contact with the end-seal, when demated, and by the plug probe in contact with the end-seal, when mated. The plug probe is inserted farther into the outside chamber, it forces dielectric fluid into the inside chamber, which has a flexible bladder that expands with increases in volume in the inside chamber. The probe then enters the inside chamber and makes contact with the circuit contact and thereby makes an electrical connection. When fully inserted into the receptacle, the probe lightly seals-off the outside from the inside chamber, forming a non-fluid-tight seal between the two chambers.
Patent EP-0791409-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKAWA SUSUMU
IPC: B22D11/126
Filed: 1997-02-06
Abstract: A hot saw cutting type continuous rolling method comprising the steps of: casting two strand billets continously; cutting the billets to predetermined length by hot saws; directly feeding billet portions obtained by cutting onto a rolling line through means of a line connecting device; continously welding and joining the billets portions by a flash butt welder; grinding and removing burrs at the welded portion of a continous billet by a grinding machine; and continuously rolling the billet by a rolling mill group, after heating the continuous billet to a higher temperature by an induction heater and a hot saw cutting type continuous rolling apparatus for performing the above-described method.
Patent EP-0795842-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CERADELLI VITTORIO
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 1997-02-25
Abstract: An acquisition and/or issuing device (11) comprises a taking-up roll (50) and a feeding roll (51) adapted to rotate around fixed axes, a transport belt (52) and a pair of pinch rollers (53, 54). The taking-up roll (50) can store banknotes (12) or other flexible documents in a spool (57) together with the transport belt (52) and one of the pinch rollers (53, 54) is moved by an electromagnet (79). Electronic means (69) control the electromagnet and the rotation of the taking-up and feeding rolls, and associate the engagement and disengagement configuration of the pinch rollers (53, 54) with a banknote (12) to the revealing of the banknote by two sensors (66, 67). An accompanying roller (74) makes easier the winding of the banknotes (12) in the spool (57).
Patent EP-0801410-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BECKER JOACHIM
IPC: H01H9/42
Filed: 1997-04-07
Abstract: The cut-out switch has a contact set, a thermal and magnetic release and a PTC resistance (36) connected in series. The PTC resistance is positioned at the side of the breaker switch in a dished housing with its free edges lying against the side of the switch, the dished housing matched to the outer contour of the switch. The PTC resistance may have a rectangular plate element (35) matched to the socket of the T-shaped breaker switch.
Patent EP-0809101-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATAFUCHI TORU
IPC: G01N27/409
Filed: 1997-05-21
Abstract: An oxygen sensor element includes a solid electrolyte having cavities on a surface thereof and an electrode formed on the surface of the solid electrolyte. In a method of producing the oxygen sensor element, a solution containing a noble metal compound for nucleus formation is first applied to an electrode forming portion of the solid electrolyte to form a coating film. Then, the coating film is heat-treated to form a nucleus forming portion where noble metal nuclei are deposited. Subsequently, metal plating is applied to the nucleus forming portion to form a plating film deeply entering the cavities. Thereafter, the plating film is burned to form the electrode deeply entering the cavities.
Patent EP-0810087-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHII JUNJI
IPC: B32B27/32
Filed: 1997-05-28
Abstract: The invention provides a heat-shrinkable multi-layer film comprising at least a thermoplastic resin layer as the outermost layer (A), a gas barrier resin layer as a core layer (B) and a sealing resin layer as the innermost layer (C), and optionally an adhesive layer between the individual layers, wherein (1) the sealing resin layer of the innermost layer (C) is a layer formed of a resin material (b) comprising a linear ethylene-1-octene copolymer (a) obtained by using a constrained geometry catalyst and having an 1-octene content not lower than 1 wt.% but lower than 20 wt.% and a density higher than 0.885 g/cm 3  but not higher than 0.960 g/cm 3 , and (2) an intermediate layer (D1) formed of at least one resin (c) selected from the group consisting of polyamide resins, thermoplastic polyester resins and ethylene copolymer resins is provided between the outermost layer (A) and the core layer (B). The film has excellent sealing properties, clarity, mechanical strength, stretchability and bag-making property.
Patent EP-0814415-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KURITA HIDEKO
IPC: G06F15/00
Filed: 1997-06-16
Abstract: To provide detailed information with large amount of data without changing the information to be provided by considering environment of users on information server side providing information and without increasing data amount of the information sent to an information terminal from the information server, and also to facilitate referring, setting and updating of the information of a portable storage medium when the portable storage medium is used as local information storage means. Information is provided to the users by referring to conversion information, which indicates a conversion object address expressing storage status of a given information, which is to be a conversion object, and a conversion candidate address expressing storage status of an information corresponding to said given information, which is to be a conversion candidate, and conversion relationship between said two addresses.
Patent EP-0818405-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATSURA HIROSHI
IPC: B65G15/32
Filed: 1997-07-08
Abstract: In a food conveying resin belt in which its conveying
face is formed with a resin layer, an antibacterial and
antifungal agent composition containing bis-(2-pyridylthio-1-oxido)-zinc
as its active ingredient is included in the resin
layer. High antibacterial and antifungal effects can be
obtained by bis-(2-pyridylthio-1-oxido)-zinc.
Patent EP-0826851-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EYHOFF DIETER DIPL-ING
IPC: E04F15/024
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: The spandrel-braced, profiled supports (3) are spaced apart by a pre-set amount in parallel rows on height adjustable struts (1',1") on a base (2). The profiled supports are for a base layer consisting of plates (7) and or a continuous layer. Rocker bearings (1") are positioned between the levelled struts (1') in a pre-set grid formation. The profiled supports are assembled into rectangular frames (4) with braces (5,6). The corners of the frames rest on the levelled struts. The profiled supports and braces consists of boxes enclosed on at least tree sides. The profiled supports and braces have slots.
Patent EP-0838636-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUPERJANS STEFAN
IPC: F23N1/02
Filed: 1997-10-11
Abstract: The regulation method uses a regulating and control stage (4) for controlling a valve (3), supplying the gas and the combustion air to the burner (2), in dependence on monitored operating parameters. The composition of the supplied gas is determined via an energy beam, e.g. a diode laser beam, directed through a measuring chamber (8), with detection of the energy absorption via an intensity sensor on the opposite side of the measuring chamber, with corresponding regulation of the burner via the regulating and control stage.
Patent EP-0836250-A2 (EP)
IPC: H01R13/648
Filed: 1995-05-02
Abstract: A one-piece conductive connector shell (1) for use in an electrical connector
comprises, a flange (5) about an annular, D-shaped projection (10), on each of
the two fastening wings (15) comprise a pair of upper latching tabs (30) fixedly
assembled to an insulating connector housing (100), a pair of lower grounding
tabs (40) adapted to connect the connector shell (1) to a printed circuit board, and
a pair of jackscrew mounting apertures (60) on each fastening wing (15), between
the upper latching tabs (30) and the lower grounding tabs (40), the apertures
(60) comprise a pair of formed tubular projections (62) to bulge out of the plane
defined by the fastening wings (15), and cold-formed internal threads to accept a
mating jackscrew.
Patent EP-0785444-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOVAK WILLIAM P
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1997-01-15
Abstract: An x-ray detector for computer-assisted tomography (CAT) having an array of cadmium tungstate scintillation crystal rods (16) for generating light output which is coupled to photodiode (24) has the end edges of the rods chamfered (30) to reduce variations in the optical response output of the rods to the photodiode with variations in the axial location of the light generation in the rod.
Patent EP-0805470-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAGRI MAURIZIO
IPC: H01H35/38
Filed: 1997-03-24
Abstract: The device comprises a piston (17) sensitive to the pressure difference between the upstream and downstream side of the valving element for the pressurized water flow to the delivery lance. 
Said piston (17) is connected, in series therewith, into a low voltage electrical circuit which is closed and respectively opened by the movements of said piston, said movements bringing it into contact with, and respectively withdrawing it from, an electrode (19), an electronic circuit (260) being provided which, in response to contact between the piston (17) and the electrode (19) energizes an electrical switch to open the power circuit of the jet washer electric motor.
Patent EP-0803976-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CLARKE DAVID STUART
IPC: H03F3/45
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: An amplifier, such as an operational amplifier, has a high differential gain stage despite low supply voltage. By duplicating the conventional input stage (Q1 to Q4), in another stage (Q11 to Q15), making that pair of voltage buffers so formed a differential pair, and arranging the output transistors (Q5,Q15) themselves into a differential pair, high gains are possible even though the PNP transistors (Q3,Q13,Q17) have a low Early voltage.
Patent EP-0814115-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RIDING KAREN DOROTHY
IPC: C08L69/00
Filed: 1997-06-17
Abstract: A method for providing coated polycarbonate film that provides: (1) controlled surface finish, printable, UV cured coating on the surface of a polycarbonate film, and (2) irradiation through the polycarbonate film without degradation of the uncoated surface.
Patent EP-0817242-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIRACH MOHAMED HANIF
IPC: H01J65/04
Filed: 1997-06-26
Abstract: To retain a discharge vessel (1) on a coil assembly (6) of an electrodeless
fluorescent discharge lamp, a groove (12) is formed in a re-entrant portion (3) of the
vessel. The groove (12) engages a corresponding notch (13) in a coil former of the
coil assembly, which is housed in the re-entrant portion (3). The coil former is
sufficiently resilient to be deflected by the groove as the vessel (1) is pushed onto the
coil former. The arrangement may have means to prevent the vessel rotating about the
coil assembly.
Patent EP-0832625-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOUNG DAVID ERNEST
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 1997-09-24
Abstract: A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a
substantially circular body forming a recessed housing
(1022, 2022). A back plate (1006, 2006) has an extension
into a stub arm (1004, 2004) for attaching to the arm of an
orthosis and is fixed to the recessed housing (1022, 2022).
A locking plate (1008, 2008) also has an extension into a
stub arm (1002, 2002) and is disposed in a parallel manner
between the recessed housing (1022, 2022) and the back plate
(1006, 2006). The circular recessed housing (1022, 2022) is
provided with a recess (1100, 2100) housing a lock actuator
(1102, 2102) having a latching dog (1126, 2126) and also
fitted with a biasing leaf spring (1104, 2104). The
latching dog (1126, 2126) co-operates with a latching hole
(1128, 2128) in the locking plate (1008, 2008) when the
hinge (1000, 2000) is in the fully extended position. A
lifting cam (1110, 2110) underlies the lock actuator (1102,
2102)and has a cam lifting lever which extends through the
face of the circular recessed housing (1022, 2022). The cam
lifting lever is moved through about 90° to release the
latching dog (1126, 2126) so that the hinge (1000, 2000) may
move with free or controlled motion. When the cam lifting
lever is switched to the "on" position, the latching dog
(1126, 2126) is brought into contact with the locking plate
(1008, 2008) under the influence of the spring (1104, 2104).
The hinge (1000, 2000) moves freely unless it is fully
extended, at which point the latching dog (1126, 2126) once
again engages the locking plate (1008, 2008), locking the
hinge mechanism (1000, 2000) in full extension.
Patent EP-0841238-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LIUBAKKA MICHAEL
IPC: B62D123/00
Filed: 1997-10-31
Abstract: A variable assist power steering system (10) uses both vehicle speed and steering valve inlet pressure to vary the steering assist provided. A system controller (30) receives speed and pressure data from sensors (24, 26) and produces a control signal for an actuator (28) that shunts fluid flow from the pump (22) to the steering valve (20) thereby affecting steering valve pressure which controls the rack piston (16) which changes the angle of the front vehicle wheels used for steering. The controller (30) employs a calibration table (32) with entries representing actuator current, vehicle speed and inlet pressure wherein the speed and pressure fall into ranges defined by equally spaced speed points and equally or unequally spaced pressure points. Having pressure points spaced with a distance between any two sequential points a power of two in sensor counts allows manageable bilinear interpolation of current versus speed and pressure without complicated divide operators.
Patent EP-0816843-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JALBERT JOCELYN
IPC: G01N27/44
Filed: 1997-06-17
Abstract: An oil, such as a mineral oil, for example, transformer oil, is
contacted with calcium carbide and the mixture is stirred until a liquid
phase containing less than 1 ppm water and a solid phase containing
Ca(OH) 2  and unreacted CaC 2  are obtained. The oil obtained can be
used to give samples of known quantities of water by adding
corresponding amounts thereto.
Patent EP-0906392-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASANO KAORI
IPC: C11D1/65
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: A detergent composition comprising an aluminosilicate builder, a non-AQA surfactant and a bis-alkoxylated quaternary ammonium (bis-AQA) cationic surfactant.