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Patent EP-0786624-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAMORU MATSUO
IPC: F22B31/08
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a small once-through boiler, which can avoid burning caused due to excessive heating of water pipes and burning around a fire hole of a burner in particular and heighten the heat load of a combustion chamber to further reduce the size of the system as compared with a prior art boiler. In the small once-through boiler, at least one regenerative burner system 20 is provided in a combustion chamber 1, the regenerative burner system 20 carrying out supply of combustion air A and exhaust of combustion gas E through a regenerator 22 and relatively changing flows of the combustion gas E and the combustion air A with respect to the regenerator 22 so as to supply the combustion air A via the regenerator 22 heated by heat of the combustion gas; the water pipe group 4 is provided apart from the combustion chamber wall surface 3 to form a passage 12 between the rear surface of the water pipe group 4 and the combustion chamber wall surface 3; and communicating openings 10 and 11 through which the combustion gas C passes are formed between adjacent water pipes at upper and lower ends of the water pipe group 4 so that a part of the combustion gas C can pass through the passage 12 provided at the rear of the water pipe group 4, whereby a part of the combustion gas C flows from the lower communicating openings 11 into the passage 12 to move upward and again flows from the upper communicating openings 10 into the combustion chamber 1.
Patent EP-0806682-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AMEMIYA SHINICHI
IPC: G01S15/89
Filed: 1997-05-09
Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus either for displaying three-dimensional ultrasonic images allowing an operator to become aware of the distance of a target object from an ultrasonic probe (1), or for displaying practical three-dimensional ultrasonic images while being simply structured and taking a short time to perform necessary operations. The apparatus comprises: an ultrasonic beam data memory (5) for storing B-mode ultrasonic beam data or CFM ultrasonic beam data; an address control unit (6) for sequentially writing and reading the ultrasonic beam data to and from the ultrasonic beam data memory in the direction of depth; a three-dimensional operation unit (7) for generating three-dimensional ultrasonic beam data using the ultrasonic beam data read from the ultrasonic beam data memory by the address control unit; a three-dimensional ultrasonic beam data memory (8) for storing the three-dimensional ultrasonic beam data thus generated; a DSC (digital scan converter) (9) for converting the three-dimensional beam data to a display-ready format; and a CRT (10).
Patent EP-0808728-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DENNIS CRAIG WILLIAM
IPC: B60B7/00
Filed: 1997-05-19
Abstract: An apparatus for improving the aerodynamic performances of conventionally spoked bicycle wheels or the like, the apparatus comprising a pair of rings (10) being adapted to be located one on either side of the spokes of the wheel and abutting against the wheel's inside rim at their most radial outward portion (11) and extending inwardly towards the wheel's axle. The rings (10) are releasably mated at the most radial inward portion (13) with apertures (16) formed when so mated. The apertures (16) are formed about the spokes when located thereon with the outer surface (12) of the pair of rings (10) forming an aerodynamic surface extending radially inwardly from the wheel's inner rim.
Patent EP-0824269-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAEEM MUNIR D
IPC: H01L21/302
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: RIE of metallization is achieved at low power and low pressure
using Cl 2  and HCl as reactant species by creating a transformer coupled
plasma with power applied to electrodes positioned both above and below a
substrate with metallization thereon to be etched. Three layer
metallizations which include bulk aluminum or aluminum alloy sandwiched
between barrier layers made from, for example, Ti/TiN, are etched in a
three step process wherein relatively lower quantities of Cl 2  are used in
the plasma during etching of the barrier layers and relatively higher
quantities of Cl 2  are used during etching of the bulk aluminum or
aluminum alloy layer. The ratio of etchants Cl 2  and HCl and an inert
gas, such as N 2  are controlled in a manner such that a very thin side
wall layer (10-100Å) of reaction byproducts created during RIE are
deposited on the side walls of trenches formed in the metallization
during etching. The side wall layer improves the isotropic nature of the
etch such that submicron metallization lines with defect free side walls
are formed. Hydrogen (H 2 ) can be added to the plasma and will act to
reduce corrosion.
Patent EP-0844060-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IWAKIRI TSUNEAKI
IPC: B29C45/17
Filed: 1997-10-24
Abstract: A roof rack for use on a motor vehicle, having
a hollow portion and comprising a rack body member and
leg members on both ends of the rack body member, the
rack body member and the leg members being integrally
formed, said roof rack being obtained by providing a
mold having a cavity for forming the roof rack, a resin
injection portion and a pressurized fluid introducing
portion, injecting a molten thermoplastic resin into the
cavity through the resin injection portion, and
introducing a pressurized fluid having a pressure of 20
to 500 kgf/cm 2 -G into the thermoplastic resin in the
cavity through the pressurized fluid introducing portion.
Patent EP-0850829-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ANDO YOSHIAKI
IPC: B62M9/126
Filed: 1997-12-23
Abstract: A rear derailleur includes a transformable linkage
mechanism including a base member (2) two linkage
member (3,4) and a movable member (5). A chain
guide (6) is supported to the movable member (2) and is
provided with a guide pulley (61) for guiding the chain
(C) among the plurality of sprockets (S). The linkage
members (3,4) are connected to the base member (2) and
to the movable member (5) through connecting pins
(8,9,10,11), wherein the connecting pins (8,9,10,11)
are slanted with respect to a plane perpendicular to an
axis of the plurality of sprockets (S) so that, when
the linkage mechanism is transformed, the chain guide
(6) moves axially and radially of the plurality of
sprockets (S). A return spring (70) is provided for
biasing the chain guide (6) laterally inwardly with
respect to the bicycle. A first horizontal shaft (7)
swingably supports the base member (2) to a fixing
member (1) of the bicycle, and a second horizontal
shaft (12) swingably supports the chain guide (6) to
the movable member (5). A first spring (14) is
disposed at the base member (2) for biasing the linkage
mechanism in a direction of the guide pulley (61)
moving away from the axis of the sprocket assembly (S),
and a second spring (13) is disposed between the chain
guide (6) and the movable member (5) for applying
tension to the chain (C). The transformable linkage
mechanism and first and second springs (14,13)
cooperate together such that the position of the chain
guide (6) is forcibly shifted axially and radially of
the sprockets (S) by the transformable linkage
mechanism, and the shifted position of the chain guide
(6) set by the linkage mechanism is radially adjusted
with respect to the plurality of sprockets (S) by the
balancing of the first and second springs (14,13).
Patent EP-0830796-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN HALL LAWRENCE MARTIN
IPC: H04M1/72505
Filed: 1997-03-13
Abstract: On connaît un système de télécommunications dans lequel un sous-système d'accès sans fil est couplé à un central secondaire automatique. Dans ce système de l'état actuel de la technique, le sous-système d'accès sans fil constitue un système microcellulaire et un terminal sans fil verrouillé à ce système d'accès sans fil possède des possibilités d'itinérance. De plus, la commande d'appel est prédéterminée. Afin que des terminaux sans fil du système de télécommunications aient des possibilités d'accès en fonction de leur abonnement, ce système de télécommunications possède un protocole de commande d'appel dans lequel les communications peuvent être établies selon différents scénarios en fonction de l'abonnement. Quand le central secondaire automatique auquel le terminal sans fil est verrouillé, est couplé à un autre central automatique par l'intermédiaire d'un réseau d'intervention et que le profil domestique du terminal sans fil est dans l'autre central automatique, un scénario à distance peut être exécuté afin de permettre au terminal sans fil d'accéder à toutes les caractéristiques de son profil domestique. De ce fait, les terminaux sans fil possédant différents abonnements peuvent être traités de différentes façons. Le traitement des messages de commande d'appel du côté du sous-système d'accès sans fil peut être simplifié quand le sous système d'accès sans fil envoie un message d'établissement de commande d'appel au reste du réseau sous forme d'un seul message contenant des informations d'identification de terminal, ainsi que des informations fournies par l'usager.
Patent EP-0880548-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JAEGER WERNER
IPC: C09K23/34
Filed: 1997-02-10
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/DE97/00288 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 5, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 5, 1998 PCT Filed Feb. 10, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/30094 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 21, 1997The present invention concerns a process for producing dispersions of water-soluble vinyl polymers and a stabilizer for carrying out this process. Such water-soluble, particularly cationic vinyl polymers, are employed on a large scale as process expediters for carrying out, for instance, separating processes in water treatment or waste-water purification, respectively, in the paper, coal and ore industries, in oil production or also in the food stuff industry, among others, for floculation, coagulation, retention or dewatering. According to the present invention, water-soluble vinyl polymers are homo- or copolymerized in the presence of a dispersion stabilizer of the invention. The stabilizer consists of a graft copolymer whose backbone is formed by polyethylene oxide and its grafted branches of cationic vinyl monomers. Among others, cationic, hydrophobically modified vinyl monomers can be advantageously employed. Copolymerizations can be carried out between cationic or non-ionic hydrophobically modified vinyl polymers and cationic or non-ionic, non-hydrophobically modified vinyl polymers.
Patent EP-0943094-A2 (EP)
Title: Stratifies pour capteur et dispositifs d'apport de liquide a sections multiples pour la detection, par immuno-essai, de molecules cibles dans des liquides biologiques
Inventor: HESSEL LASSE LEIF
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 1997-12-04
Abstract: Cette invention porte sur des stratifiés pour capteur servant à la détection, par immuno-essai, de molécules cibles dans des liquides biologiques, et sur des procédés de production et d'utilisation desdits stratifiés. Les stratifiés pour capteur comprennent une couche d'un substrat réactif ayant un matériau polymère traité pour augmenter la capacité de liaison à un ligand. L'invention porte également sur des dispositifs d'apport de liquide à sections multiples pouvant être utilisés avec les stratifiés pour capteur pour détecter des molécules cibles dans des liquides biologiques.
Patent EP-0864315-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANII SAYURI
IPC: A61K8/73
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: A liquid oral composition is disclosed which contains
a cationic bactericide as the active ingredient and a
hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose. The composition has
satisfactory long-term stability and can be ejected from a
container and easily applied to oral tissues. It can be kept
adherent especially to the surfaces of teeth for a certain
period.
Patent EP-0878206-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARIMATSU YOSHIKAZU
IPC: C09D183/04
Filed: 1998-04-28
Abstract: Provided is a syringe needle with its piercing resistance
lowered, its resistance not increased even when piercing is repeated and the
sterilizing means not limited. 
     A syringe needle coated on its outside a mixture of a
first polyorganosiloxane resulting from reaction of an alkoxysilane
containing epoxy group and both terminal amino groups, and a second non-reactive
polyorganosiloxane which the mean degree of polymerization of
siloxane part is less than that of the first polyorganosiloxane.
Patent EP-0887527-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAMEOKA KENTARO
IPC: B63H20/00
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: An outboard motor which can be mounted at the stem of a boat comprises a boat-side
fuel tank (60) which is installed on the boat side, a fuel tank (29) on the outboard motor
side which is installed near the front portion of an engine (21), a fuel pump (50) which
supplies fuel to the engine, and a fuel changeover cock (37) which selectively switches
the fuel tank on the boat side and the fuel tank on the outboard motor side to the fuel
pump, and in which the fuel changeover cock (37) is installed below the fuel tank (29) on
the outboard motor side. This results in short and compact piping of the fuel supply
system. Moreover, the changeover valve can be switched so as to connect the fuel
tanks thereby facilitating the filling of the tanks on the motor side.
Patent EP-0899782-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ASAI SHUJI
IPC: H01L29/10
Filed: 1998-08-28
Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
which has a semiconductor substrate, a channel layer formed on
the semiconductor substrate and an insulating film deposited on
the channel layer, an opening corresponding to a gate electrode
pattern is formed in the insulating film by the use of a photo-resist
film. The channel layer contains crystal components
while the photo-resist film contains carbon. The insulating film
is etched to exposed said channel layer after removing the photo-resist
film. In consequence, no reacted production is formed
between the crystal components and the carbon on the exposed
channel layer.
Patent EP-0903819-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORDAUNT DAVID W
IPC: H01S3/0941
Filed: 1998-09-11
Abstract: There is provided an optically pumped laser apparatus  10  which
includes a heat conductive assembly  14  which is affixed to a solidstate yag laser
crystal medium for generating a laser beam  49  within the laser crystal medium  12 .
The heat conductive assembly  14  comprises a heat diffusing element  32  which
serves to diffuse the heat that is generated through the cooling surfaces  24  and  26 . It
includes a heat discharging structure  37  for removing the heat from the system. The
efficiency of the laser system is improved by the geometry of pumping the crystal laser
medium along the paths shown by the arrow  40  and to directing heat removed by the
heat conductive assembly along the arrows  42 , which paths are normal to one
another and which provide an effective geometry that minimizes temperature
variations within the laser crystal  12  to provide a low value for the OPD of the system.
The heat conductive assembly  14  may include a liquid type heat exchanger  43 , or heat
pipes  33  to facilitate removal of the heat from the diffuser  32 .
Patent EP-0857438-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PIERPONT ROBERT L
IPC: A45D40/06
Filed: 1998-02-05
Abstract: A cosmetic container, such as a lipstick
container, having a tubular inner sleeve rotatable
within a tubular outer sleeve and a cosmetic carrier
positioned therein. The cosmetic container may be
extended and retracted for the application and storage
of the cosmetic. The inner sleeve includes a shank
defining a longitudinal slot for receiving lugs
extending radially outward from the cosmetic carrier
and a manually rotatable base. The shank includes at
least one radially outwardly facing rib extending
circumferentially along at least a portion of the
shank. Preferably a plurality of ribs extend from the
inner sleeve and are positioned in a flexible region
thereof. The outer diameter of the ribs is at least
equal to the inner diameter of the outer sleeve to
create torque therebetween.
Patent EP-0859376-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJII SHUJI
IPC: H01B17/00
Filed: 1998-02-13
Abstract: A disclosed polymer insulator has an FRP rod, an
insulation overcoat member made of rubber which is arranged
on an outer surface of the FRP rod, and securing metal fittings
which are secured and fixed to both ends of the FRP rod.
In the polymer insulator mentioned above, a reinforcing
portion for achieving a long life thereof which is arranged
on a line side portion of the insulation overcoat member to
which a high stress of electric field is applied (first
aspect) . Moreover, in the polymer insulator mentioned above,
the line side portion of the insulation overcoat member is
made of a low temperature vulcanizing rubber (second aspect)
or a high elastic rubber (third aspect).
Patent EP-0860753-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WAKAHARA SHIROU
IPC: G03G15/34
Filed: 1998-02-16
Abstract: Formed between an opposing electrode and a toner support
by a high voltage applied from a high-voltage power source
is an electric field required for the toner carried on the
toner support to jump toward the opposing electrode. A shield
power source is provided to apply an identical voltage as the
surface potential of the toner layer carried on the toner
support.
Patent EP-0882536-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRABOWSKI BENJAMIN
IPC: B23D49/16
Filed: 1998-06-08
Abstract: A reciprocating saw 11 comprises a support 27 attached to the body of the saw and a
shoe 25 pivotally attached to the support 27. The pivoted shoe 25 enables the shoe 25
and thus the blade to engage a workpiece at varying angles during cutting. The shoe
25 is attached to the support 27 by a hinge. The hinge 12 comprises a spaced pair of
tabs 29,31 extending from the support 27 and located between a spaced pair of tabs
45,47 extending from the shoe 25. Each of the support tabs is paired respectively with
one of the shoe tabs. Pins 55,57 extends through apertures 33,35,49,51 in the tabs
29,31,45,47 and forms the hinge pivot. The hinge pivot is maintained in place by
spacers 59,61 located, respectively, between each pair of shoe and support tabs and
press fitted to the pin. The press fitted hinge 12 is low in cost and is durable.
Patent EP-0900870-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZOLIN PAUL F
IPC: D04H18/04
Filed: 1998-08-11
Abstract: A technique and apparatus for providing reciprocating hydroenhancement includes a pair of fabric spools with a hydroenhancement process disposed therebetween. The hydroenhancement process is configured to impart a minimal amount of hydroenhancement to the fabric passing therethrough and may comprise only a single vacuum roll and associated single hydroenhancement jet (other arrangements may use two or three of vacuum rolls and jets in order to provide controllable "front side" and "back side" treatments on a per pass basis). The fabric to be treated is loaded onto a first spool, passes through the hydroenhancement process and is thereafter taken up on the second spool. Once the entire length of fabric has been treated and loaded onto the second spool the process is reversed; the fabric is unwound from the second spool, treated a second time and re-loaded onto the first spool. The process is reversed once again, and a second "forward" treatment is imparted to the fabric. This "back and forth" (i.e., "reciprocating") hydroenhancement process is continued until the desired degree of hydroenhancement has been achieved. Measuring units (such as a permeability measuring system) may be used to evaluate the hydroenhancement on each pass to control various process parameters, as well as to determine when to stop the process.
Patent EP-0915452-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUKI YASUHISA
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: A voice reproduction apparatus and voice
reproduction system for providing guide voice corresponding
to a moving direction of a user, for example a visually
handicapped person, in a theme park or the like. The voice
reproduction apparatus comprises: a receiving part for
receiving an identifying signal; an identifying signal
discriminating part that discriminates the identifying
signal received in the receiving part and discriminates a
combination of an identifying signal received and an
identifying signal received subsequently; a voice data
storage part for storing voice data, relating the voice
data to the combination of the received identifying
signals; a voice reproduction part reproducing the voice
data stored in the voice data storage part; and a
reproduction control part that reads out, from the voice
data storage part, voice data corresponding to the
combination discriminated by the identifying signal
discriminating part, and causes the voice reproduction part
to reproduce the voice data.
Patent EP-0919990-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UJVAROSY DAMON
IPC: G11B9/08
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: A read and write head (16) system for removable storage medium
(14) is taught for implementing multiple generation backwards write capability.
The read and write head (16) system includes a read apparatus (40) and a write
apparatus (42). The read and write head (16) system also includes an indexer
(20) that is operative to position the read apparatus (40) and the write apparatus
(42) during read and write operations. The read and write head (16) system is
also configurable to position the write apparatus (42) during writing of a track
(56) so as to at least partially overlap an adjacent previously written track (54).
Patent EP-0930341-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ADEDEJI ADEYINKA
IPC: C08J3/20
Filed: 1998-12-17
Abstract: The invention relates to process for the manufacture of a semi-transparent
thermoplastic composition of a polyphenylene ether resin and a styrenic
radial block copolymer. The compositions made by the process of the
invention may also contain crystal polystyrene resin and exhibit enhanced
physical properties, especially ductility. 
     The invention also relates to articles formed out of the compositions made
by the process of the invention.
Patent EP-1019906-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GIMENEZ DE LOS GALANES FRANCIS
IPC: G10L21/04
Filed: 1998-01-27
Abstract: A prosody modification system and methodology calculates synchronization marks in an original, quasi-periodic signal to a finer precision than the sampling rate of the original signal. Synthetic synchronization marks are generated according to the desired prosody modification also to a finer precision than the sampling rate of the original signal. Waveforms are extracted from the original signal and are fine-shifted to the exact location on the synthetic time axis by a resampling technique. The fine-shifted waveforms are windowed by an asymmetric filtering window, overlapped, and summed together to produce a synthetic signal.
Patent EP-1013019-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PELTOMAEKI ARTO
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1998-08-07
Abstract: The invention relates to SDH digital cross-connects, in particular to their management systems. The invention is directed to an arrangement by means of which the connections of 64-kbit/s channels, for example, can be defined in the SDH network element in a manner that requires considerably less memory than the prior art arrangements. In the arrangement according to the invention, the cross connection data are concentrated in one element, namely, a special cross connection object (205). TP objects (210) are not created one per each lowest-level channel but one per each certain higher-level channel (215), such as a 2-Mbit/s channel in typical voice traffic. Data about the lowest-level channels, such as 64-kbit/s channels, are presented in a centralised manner in the TP object of each 2-Mbit/s channel in tabular or other such form. In the arrangement according to the invention, objects are not created nor removed when creating, changing or removing cross connections, but only the parameters of said cross connection object and TP objects are changed. Such an arrangement facilitates the transfer of data on a large set of cross connections from an administrative unit to the SDH network element in one message and the transfer of a great number of connection changes at one time from the cross connection object to the switching equipement in the SDH network element.