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Patent EP-0391700-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LENZ JOHN WASHINGTON STREET S
IPC: E06B7/23
Filed: 1990-04-04
Abstract: A window sealing strip (10) is for use in wooden windows where a fixed frame is received a hinged leaf. The sealing strip is for sealing the gaps between the closed leaf and the fixed frame to prevent the passage of draughts. The sealing strip has a root a base (16) and a flipper seal (17) and is mounted on the fixed frame (11) with the flipper seal (17) engaging the moveable leaf (12). The majority of the strip is extruded from a rigid PVC plastics material. However, the portion of the flipper adjacent the base, the nose of the flipper and a projection on the root are all made from a plastics material which is more resilient than the PVC plastics material. This flexible hinge gives the flipper seal excellent compression set performance.
Patent EP-0414374-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COMBERBACH MARTIN
IPC: C12N15/81
Filed: 1990-07-19
Abstract: A composite particle comprising at least two polypeptides corresponding to all or part of a protein having the biological activity of one of the hepatitis B surface antigens, wherein the particle presents at least two antigenic determinants provided by the S-protein, preS2-protein or preS1-protein, said particle optionally further comprising host specific lipids. The invention also provides a modified hepatitis B surface antigen L protein which may be used alone or incorporated into such composite particles. 
     A particular embodiment of the modified L protein (L*) comprises residues 12-52 followed by residues 133-145 followed by residues 175-400 of the L protein and a particular embodiment of a composite particle has the form (L*, S) where S is the S-protein of HBsAg. 
     Improved hepatitis B vaccines may be prepared following expression of the above immunogens, especially in yeasts such as   S. cerevisiae  and  Hansenula polymorpha .
Patent EP-0430631-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KONDO TETSUJIRO
IPC: H04N19/423
Filed: 1990-11-27
Abstract: A high efficient coding apparatus comprising, circuit (2) for block segmenting picture element data in areas belonging to each of continuous n (n ≧ 2) frames of digital picture signals, switching circuit (9) for switching in a block unit, a first mode where all picture element data in the n frames of the each block is transmitted and a second mode where picture element data in m frames of the n frames is transmitted, circuit (12, 13 and 14) for detecting, in the second mode, a difference between an interpolation value which interpolates non-transmission data of an objective block from at least picture element data of the objective block to be transmitted and a real value of the non-transmission data, control signal generating circuit (17) for generating a control signal for the switching circuit (9) on the objective block based on an output of the detecting circuit (12, 13 and 14), and circuit (10) for transmitting transmission data of an output of the switching circuit (17) and the control signal SJ.
Patent EP-0453726-A2 (EP)
Title: Vehicle navigation apparatus
Inventor: TAKEMURA SHINICHI C O PIONEER
IPC: G01S19/49
Filed: 1991-02-21
Abstract: A vehicle navigation apparatus comprises a self-contained positioning system, GPS positioning system, and a controller for performing arithmetic operation on the basis of the output of any one of the self-contained positioning system and the GPS positioning system so as to display various navigation information on a displayer. The controller corrects the bearing data based on the self-contained positioning system with respect to that based on the GPS positioning system if the bearing data of self-contained positioning system differs from that of the GPS positioning system by more than a predetermined value when a vehicle velocity determined on the basis of the position data from any one of the positioning systems exceeds a predetermined value.
Patent EP-0478892-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMIDT RAINER
IPC: H04R25/02
Filed: 1991-05-24
Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid has an otoplasty element (16) with a face plate (12) closing it off. Arranged on the face plate is a decorative element (28) which is designed in two parts. A base plate is connected mechanically, for example locked, to the face plate (12), and a cover plate (32) is connected pivotally to the base plate (30) by means of a pivot pin (34). The base plate (30) has an opening (36) in the middle area, through which access can be gained to setting means (22) and the battery compartment (20) when the cover plate (32) is pivoted to the side. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0465806-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOLLODGE JEROME CHESTER
IPC: H04N13/00
Filed: 1991-05-24
Abstract: A system and a method for obtaining object data with a direct detection technique which employs radiation are disclosed. A set of radiation pulses are transmitted to an object area. A mechanical scan of the object area for returning pulses reflected off an object can be carried out for each pulse, so that each pulse is reflected onto a particular position of a light-sensitive array dependent upon the object distance and/or other data pertaining to the object. Alternatively, the scanning relative to each returning reflected pulse can be conducted by electrically scanning a radiation-sensitive array which comprises a CCD array having pixels. The scanning takes place relative to each pulse so that each returning reflected pulse strikes one or more pixels on the array so that the resulting signal reside at a position depending upon certain object data. The relationship between the generation of the pulses and the scanning can be changed as desired in order to seek objects at different ranges from the system or to improve accuracy of the object data.
Patent EP-0460669-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAZAWA ATSUSHI
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1991-06-06
Abstract: A symbol read device useful as a bar code reader, optical character reader or the like. A symbol bearing surface (4) is illuminated by two different light sources (2) that are distinguishable based on their respective wavelengths or modulated frequencies. A detector (5) detects light reflected from the symbol surface and provides a detection signal indicative thereof. The detection signal is processed to recognize the symbol being read. In a multi-scan embodiment, an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit (14) controls a level of detector signal to aid in recognition of the symbols being read.
Patent EP-0473968-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARTELS ROBERT-JAN DR-ING
IPC: B25D9/00
Filed: 1991-08-10
Abstract: Rotary impact drilling devices possess, as main components, an impact mechanism and a rotary mechanism, which can be operated individually or jointly as a function of the working conditions. To prevent unnecessary wear in particular on the impact piston and its sealing elements during purely rotary operation, the use of a stop element (31) is proposed, by means of which the impact piston (3) can be lifted off from the tool-insertion end (12) after the impact mechanism (1) has been switched off. The stop element (31) displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the impact piston is constructed and controlled in such a way that it assumes, as a function of the influenceable pressurisation, either an impact-operating position which is displaced in the direction of the impact-piston tip (3a) and in which the impact piston (3) can act on the tool-insertion end (12), or is displaceable, when subjected merely to a control pressure, in the direction of the return-stroke movement (arrow 21) of the impact piston (3) to such an extent into a rotary-operating position that the impact piston is gripped, carried along and thereby freed from the tool-insertion end (12). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0477952-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NEWBERG IRWIN L
IPC: H03H11/28
Filed: 1991-09-26
Abstract: An RF fiber optic link that includes a laser diode transmitter, a photodiode detector receiver, a means of optically connecting the transmitter and receiver, and respective reconfigurable active RF matching circuits for the laser input and the photodiode output. Reconfiguration of the active RF matching circuits is achieved by electrical or optical control signals.
Patent EP-0473243-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMEZAWA JIRO
IPC: F16K49/00
Filed: 1991-01-21
Abstract: A butterfly valve having a thermal break point located in the shaft cylinder portion through which the valve stem passes is shown and described. The thermal break is a heat insulating material which may be non-metallic, a plastic, and an electrical insulator. The portion of the shaft cylinder extending out of an insulating core is made of insulating material and connected to metallic parts of the valve shell structure by gluing, vibration melting adhesion, and mechanical overlapping methods.
Patent EP-0455350-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POPE BRENT K
IPC: A23C19/028
Filed: 1991-04-03
Abstract: In accordance with the method of the present invention for manufacture of Swiss cheese from milk, the fat level of milk is standardized to about 3.5%. The milk is subjected to membrane processing by ultrafiltration and diafiltration to provide a retentate with particular characteristics. The retentate is then fermented with a particular blend of a coccus culture and a high level of a rod culture. The usual propionic acid-forming micro-organism, such as  Propionibacterium   shermanii , is used. The fermentation is desirably carried out at high temperatures to achieve the results of the invention. The fermented retentate is then evaporated to a solids level desired in the finished Swiss cheese, which is generally in the range of 35% to 41% moisture. The fermented and evaporated product is suitable for packing into containers to be cured and to provide Swiss cheese without further manipulation or treatment. The particular conditions are necessary to provide the desired Swiss cheese.
Patent EP-0475760-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JORGENSON JAMES W
IPC: G01N21/78
Filed: 1991-09-12
Abstract: A high speed electrophoresis apparatus having various features is disclosed. A capillary tube 100 has a region 402 of reduced diameter so that the voltage drop (V/cm) along the reduced diameter portion is greater than for other parts of the tube, thus reducing the total voltage drop which must be applied along the tube. A sample is tabbed with a fluorescent material and is irradiated by a laser beam 105 to photodegrade the tag, providing on-column optical gating of the sample, a probe beam 106 detecting the non-irradiated sample. The sample introduction may be modulated by control of the laser or conventional microswitching using a computer and the modulation waveform compared to the detection output, allowing for multiplex operation.
Patent EP-0478357-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SIMPSON RUSSELL W
IPC: B41J5/44
Filed: 1991-09-27
Abstract: A font storage management and control arrangement which allows the addition of fonts to font storage and includes a font filter which provides a multilevel control of font information stored, to allow optimum use of limited font storage facilities. As font information is stored to font storage in printer controller, the font characteristics are examined for comparison in a font comparator (602) with a predetermined list of font storage requirements. Font information is stored in accordance with user determination of whether particular font information is useful for the user.
Patent EP-0491470-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAHASHI YOSHISHIGE
IPC: F24H1/20
Filed: 1991-11-20
Abstract: The heat of garbage on incineration and solar heat can be effectively used to produce sterilized hot water economically. A sterilized hot-water generator (1) is built up of upper (2), intermediate (9) and lower tanks (12), which are in communication with each other. The lower tank includes a combustion chamber (13) which is in communication with heating chambers (3,10) housed centrally within the upper and intermediate tanks. A solar waterheater (32) is attached to the front side of the sterilized hot-water generator. A sterilizer (33) is located inside the heating chambers of the upper and intermediate tanks to sterilize the hot water from the upper tank by heat. A fume removing tank (43) is provided to dissolve in water fumes generated during combustion, and gases leaving the fume removing tank are fed to a tank (47) where they are reduced to oxygen by plants, which is then released into the atmosphere.
Patent EP-0484239-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SINQUIN ROGER
IPC: F22B31/00
Filed: 1991-10-30
Abstract: The process is implemented in a boiler (1) comprising a hearth (10) containing a fluidised bed surmounted by a post-combustion chamber (13). The combustion gases follow alternately rising and descending paths (16, 17, 19 and 21) where they cool in contact with walls (35, 36, 37, 38, 39) equipped with water pipes. Limestone is injected (at 28) into the bed (10) to fix the sulphur oxides and halogen compounds, and a jet of powdered lime, which neutralises the halogen compound residues, is injected (at 20) at the beginning of the third path (19); the flying particles deposited (at 18) are recycled into the hearth (10). The temperature of the bed is maintained between 800 DEG  and 900 DEG C and the secondary air injection is controlled to give an oxygen content in the combustion gases of between 5.5 and 7.5 %, to minimise the formation of nitrogen oxides, dioxins and furans. 
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Patent EP-0478504-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TZIKAS ATHANASSIOS DR
IPC: C09B62/08
Filed: 1991-09-17
Abstract: Reactive dyes of the formula <IMAGE> in which D, R, R1, R2, X, B and Y have the meanings given in Claim 1, are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing cellulose-containing fibre materials by the exhaust method or by continuous methods and give, with high tinctorial yield, dyeings and prints having good fastness properties.
Patent EP-0491653-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HORSTMANN GERHARD
IPC: E04G21/12
Filed: 1991-11-01
Abstract: The element for the formwork of concrete floors to be concreted in sections possesses, as the basic element, an elongated panel (1) made of corrugated cardboard which is impregnated against moisture absorption. Detachably fastened to the latter in its longitudinal direction, for strengthening and for obtaining a shear interlocking, is preferably a narrower profiled strip (2). To enable the reinforcing bars (4) of the floor reinforcement to be pushed through the corrugated cardboard panel more easily, the latter is provided with impressions and/or markings (3) above and below the profiled strip. For further strengthening, round bars (7) can also be inserted into the corrugated cardboard panel. All parts of the formwork element are separably connected to one another and can thus be recyclably disposed of after use. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0508032-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PELLEGRINO LUIGI
IPC: B60P1/36
Filed: 1991-07-30
Abstract: A device for loading and unloading a truck includes a plurality of endless, parallel conveyor cables (7) extending along a load platform (P) of the truck and movable relative thereto with respective upper support passes (7b) projecting above the platform (P), a cross member (5) fixed to the cables (7) for moving them simultaneously, and a drive unit (2) with endless movable chains for moving the cross member (5) along the platform (P). The drive unit (2) is fitted to the rear end of the platform (P) and includes an electric motor (8) with two outputs and an automatic tensioning device (19, 23, 24) for taking up the slack in the chains (3).
Patent EP-0498184-A2 (EP)
Title: Organic nonlinear optical material
Inventor: KISHIMOTO MANABU
IPC: G02F1/361
Filed: 1992-01-16
Abstract: There is disclosed an organic nonlinear optical material which comprises a polymer having the following constitutional units, in amounts of 5 to 100 mole % of (I) and 0 to 95 mole % of (II), and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the polymer being 10,000 to 2,000,000.
       
wherein the symbols represent the same meanings as defined in the specification.
       
     A nonlinear optical element has large nonlinear optical effect and yet is excellent in molding processability so that it can be widely applied to the filed of optical processings.
Patent EP-0508098-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NISHIYAMA HIDEMOTO
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 1992-03-04
Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a condition determining device (21-23) for determining optimum conditions automatically for copying a document during copying, a blank lamp (4) for recording information concerning the determined conditions in code on a sheet of copy paper (13), a code scanner (19) for reading the coded information when producing a copy from the copy paper carrying the code thereon, and control circuits (14) for setting copying conditions according to the read information. With this configuration, when producing copies of the image on the original document, by reading the coded information and setting the copying conditions, an image satisfying the optimum conditions is readily obtained. Moreover, even when making copies from a copied image which was produced through subsequent copying, the formed images always have the same quality of the original.
Patent EP-0494698-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DANIELS KIRK
IPC: G01S17/89
Filed: 1992-03-09
Abstract: Deployed, air dropped buoys are presented which can be used as calibrated targets for imaging lidar systems. In this way, oceanographic optical measurements can be made to determine in advance how an imaging lidar system will perform at the time of its deployment. This calibrated optical buoy is deployable from an airborne platform. 
     Laser (40) projects its beam (44) illuminating the viable reflectivity disc (24). The whole assembly is stabilized by the sea anchor (26) and weight (28) in the ocean current (45). 
     The target reflection is compared with the backscattering from the ocean volume illuminated. At the same time measurements of light intensity are carried out to provide a direct measurement of the attenuation in the ocean. 
     These data are taken at all depths and the results telemetered to the airborne lidar platform.
Patent EP-0508142-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEHRICH KARL
IPC: F21V17/18
Filed: 1992-03-12
Abstract: In a lamp which has a retaining ring (11) and a rotating ring (14) rotatable therein, a stop device (20) is provided to facilitate a complete 360 DEG  rotation of the rotating ring (14). Said device consists of a fixed end stop (23) on one of the rings, and a moveable stop part (28) on the other ring. The stop part (28) is pivoted during a rotation of the rotating ring (14) in such a way that it bridges the end stop (23). The stop device (20) prevents incessant rotation of the rotating ring (14), but nevertheless facilitates a rotation by a complete 360 DEG . <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0493372-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KLEINSCHMIDT DIETER
IPC: A61L9/20
Filed: 1989-04-20
Abstract: The apparatus for disinfecting articles is used either in the form of a mobile unit in rooms from which escape of ozone is impossible or alternatively it can be firmly installed in these rooms. In any case it consists of one or more UV radiators (62) which are designed so that ozone is formed outside the radiator. The articles to be disinfected are thus exposed simultaneously and intensively with UV rays and ozone. Deleterious effects of the noxious ozone on health are avoided by the UV radiators/ozone generators (62) being combined with a catalyst device (74, 76) through which the gas volume is circulated with a blower (60) after an ozone treatment. In the mobile unit, a plurality of UV radiators (62) and a tube (74) with catalyst (76) are mounted in parallel between two stands (64) and the blower (60) is arranged inside the tube (74). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0531804-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HARTUNG WOLFGANG
IPC: B30B1/26
Filed: 1992-08-27
Abstract: The object of the invention to place a multi-element articulated drive with catch-like sticking in the upper dead centre in the position in which it retards the speed of the ram before the start of the actual reshaping process in such a way that each set of tools is deposited in a jerk free manner on tool parts, for example sheet holder frames, which are held via cushions, so that the reshaping process can then be carried out at an operating speed which is greater than the speed during deposition. The ram is driven for its operating movement by an eccentric drive wheel. Furthermore, the drive is connected to the pressure point of the ram via a rocker and a connecting rod. The rocker and the connecting rod together form a pair of kinked stilts, by means of which, in addition, the levers are operatively connected to influence the high-speed movement of the ram. According to the invention, the drive wheels for the high-speed movement of the ram and the operating movement of the ram can be driven by separate eccentric wheels or crank wheels in each case. The separate eccentric wheels or crank wheels can be adjusted in relation to one another in such a way that a fixed wheel (2) and a loose wheel (3) which is adjustable via devices are arranged on a drive shaft (1), the fixed wheel (2) engaging directly into one of the eccentric drive wheels (5) and the adjustable wheel driving the other eccentric drive wheel (8) via an intermediate wheel (6) which rests on an intermediate-wheel shaft (7). Figure 1.2. Drive by means of a geared n-bar linkage is carried out in such a way that the eccentric wheels or crank wheels (21, 26) are arranged on a separate shaft to influence the high-speed movement of the ram.  Figure 3.2. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0500171-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASHWOOD MICHAEL STEWART
IPC: C07D205/08
Filed: 1992-02-12
Abstract: A process for preparing a single enantiomer of a 4-aryloxyazetidin-2-one derivative in optically pure form comprises reacting a hindered vinyl ester with chlorosulphonyl isocyanate; displacing the hindered acyloxy group with a phenolic derivative containing a protected carboxy group; deprotecting the carboxylate moiety; resolving with a chiral amine; filtering; and regenerating the desired enantiomer by acidification. A method for enriching the product obtained from the acyloxy displacement step in favour of the desired enantiomeric form, by treating with an asymmetric catalyst such as a chiral alkaloid derivative, is provided; as also is a method for racemising the unwanted antipode of the desired 4-aryloxyazetidin-2-one enantiomer. The invention further provides novel enantiomers based on the 4-aryloxyazetidin-2-one ring structure.
Patent EP-0494737-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMADA AKIO
IPC: H01J37/317
Filed: 1992-01-06
Abstract: A charged particle beam exposure device includes a charged particle optical column for selecting one or more minute block patterns from a plurality of block patterns formed on a block mask (57), and for irradiating a charged particle beam having a specific sectional shape determined by the selected block pattern onto a surface of a substrate (100) to be processed. The charged particle beam exposure device comprises a beam control unit (10; 55a, 55b), provided between a beam generation unit (3) and the block mask (57), for uniformly irradiating the charged particle beam onto the block mask (57) during a waiting period. Therefore, a thermal nonuniformity of a block mask, caused by an electron beam, can be avoided, and thus a high density integrated circuit pattern having a high accuracy can be uniformly formed with a high throughput.
Patent EP-0501819-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AMENOMORI TAKESHI
IPC: G01N29/22
Filed: 1992-02-28
Abstract: Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, of the type having an ultrasonic probe (13) insertable into a body cavity of a patient under examination, for generating, when the apparatus is in use, an ultrasonic image of a selected part of that body cavity into which the probe (13) has been inserted, includes indicating means (17, 18, 19) for providing, in association with an ultrasonic image generated by the apparatus, an indication (20) of the posture held by the patient when the image was generated, preferably in addition to an indication (21) of which body cavity is shown in that image and/or an indication (23) of the point from, and direction in, which the image was taken, thereby facilitating accurate diagnosis.