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Patent EP-0904883-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ARTELSMAIR JOSEF
IPC: B23K9/067
Filed: 1998-09-24
Granted: 2004-03-03
Abstract: Process for igniting electric arc (16) between workpiece (17) and consumable electrode (11) comprises: supplying the electrode with energy; increasing the current to first adjustable value after contacting the electrode; constantly maintaining current until a pre-adjustable time period from contact of electrode with the workpiece has expired; and increasing current to further pre-adjustable value. Process for igniting an electric arc (16) between a workpiece (17) and a consumable electrode (11) according to the Lift Arc principle comprises: supplying the electrode with energy from a controlled current source; increasing the current from the constant current source (3) to a first adjustable value after contacting the electrode; constantly maintaining the current until a pre-adjustable time period from contact of the electrode with the workpiece has expired; and increasing the current to a further pre-adjustable value.
Patent EP-0924336-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SERRES ALAIN
IPC: D21B1/32
Filed: 1998-12-14
Granted: 2003-05-02
Abstract: To separate ink particles from pulp, composed of a wide variety of used paper materials for recycling, the pulp flow (E2,S2;E3,S3) is subjected to at least one current of air bubbles (C). A counter current of water (E1) is in the flow of air bubbles (C) to detach the ink particles, after they have passed through the pulp and carry the ink particles with them. The counter water current detaches the carried particle matter and any fibers, and carries them off in the water flow.
Patent EP-0943865-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TONELLI CLAUDIO
IPC: F23Q7/00
Filed: 1998-03-16
Granted: 2001-01-24
Abstract: A glow plug for diesel engines, comprising a fixing bush (62) and a capsule (20) provided with a tubular housing (22) from which projects a sheath element (24) containing a heating resistor (26). The fixing bush (62) and the capsule (20) are two separate components, in order to improve concentricity and coaxiality tolerances for plugs with long bodies intended to be fitted into deep wells. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1012611-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BROOKS STANLEY J
IPC: G01R31/12
Filed: 1998-01-23
Granted: 2003-04-23
Abstract: A method of detecting arcing faults in a line conductor carrying an electrical current between a power source and a load, said electrical current defining an AC waveform comprising a series of alternating positive half cycles and negative half cycles, said method comprising the steps of obtaining current samples in a series of half cycles of said waveform and generating an arc indicative signal when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
Patent EP-0960251-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GRAF ROBERT
IPC: E06B5/16
Filed: 1998-01-31
Granted: 2003-04-02
Abstract: A fire-resistant composite substrate for use in making structural openings fire-resistant, the substrate containing: (a) elastically compressible particles; (b) at least one heat-activated expanding agent; (c) at least one heat-activated binder; and (d) a diisocyanate adhesive.
Patent EP-0970033-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CLARK JAMES HANLEY
IPC: C07C45/36
Filed: 1998-03-12
Granted: 2003-05-28
Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the preparation of a compound of general formula (I), wherein Y and Z each independently represent a fluorine atom or a hydroxy group, and a, b, c and d independently represent 0, 1, 2 or 3 provided that the sum of a, b, c, and d is 1, 2, 3 or 4; the process comprising treating a compound of general formula (II), wherein a, b, c, and d are as described above and L?1 and L2¿ each independently represent an active group provided that either Y and L1 are different or Z and L2 are different, with a fluorinating system in the presence of oxygen. A preferred compound of general formula (I) is 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone which may be prepared from 4,4'-dinitrophenylmethane using tetramethylammonium fluoride.
Patent EP-1034152-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GREER GARY D
IPC: C05F7/00
Filed: 1998-05-07
Granted: 2012-04-04
Abstract: An improved process for enhancing the plant nutrient value of relatively low analysis organic waste material (e.g., sewage sludge) involves treating the waste material with an acid and base in a pipe-cross reactor. The process more particularly involves mixing the waste material with water to form a slurry (or initially taking the waste material as a slurry); pumping the slurry to a pipe-cross reactor for reaction with a base, acid, and water to form a melt: spraying the melt onto a recycling bed of fines in a granulator and flashing off the water contained in the melt as steam; rolling the melt onto recycled fine particles in a granulator to form granulated particles; and drying these granulated particles to form an enhanced plant nutrient value composition (e.g., a fertilizer or soil conditioner having a greater “NPK” value than the original relatively low analysis organic waste material). The invention also includes fertilizers produced according to the improved process, which fertilizers are of the same size and shape and density of commonly used fertilizers. The method advantageously utilizes the heat generated by the exothermic acid-base reaction in the pipe-cross reactor to remove the approximately 80% water from sludge, thus saving large amounts of energy normally used in conventional drying or burning methods, while, at the same time, conserving the intrinsic values of the nutrients and humates contained in the sludge. In one embodiment, the process includes a method of disposing of spent acid from a hot dip galvanizing process or a steel pickling process involving incorporating the spent acid to maintain the low pH of a venturi scrubber used in the improved process.
Patent EP-0972363-B1 (EP)
Title: Procede de transmission de signaux de donnees supplementaires et d'un signal de donnees utilisateur par l'intermediaire de liaisons optiques
Inventor: BURGMEIER JUERGEN
IPC: H04B10/00
Filed: 1998-04-01
Granted: 2002-03-06
Abstract: Selon l'invention, des signaux de données supplémentaires (ZDS) sont transmis dans des réseaux optiques (10), dans le même canal que le signal de données utilisateur (DS), dans lequel le signal de données supplémentaires (ZDS) est converti en séquences codées (CF, CF), et ces séquences codées sont superposées, avec une amplitude plus faible, au signal de données utilisateur (DS). Du côté réception, le signal de données supplémentaires (ZDS) est récupéré par corrélation croisée.
Patent EP-0989814-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STJERNA NILSERIC
IPC: A47C27/06
Filed: 1998-05-08
Granted: 2003-03-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a spring mattress comprising a plurality of interconnected coil spring elements, whereby the mattress includes at least two layers extending in parallel with the plane on the mattress and each exhibiting different properties of resilience. The feature characterizing the mattress in accordance with the invention are that the same coil springs extend across both the layers and that these coil springs exhibit a higher degree of bias only along part of their extension, thus forming the layers exhibiting different properties of resilience.
Patent EP-1005732-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HAARTSEN JACOBUS CORNELIS
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 1998-07-24
Granted: 2011-08-31
Abstract: A multi-channel Automatic Retransmission Query (ARQ) method transmits data packets from a source to a destination over a communication link that is subdivided into a number of channels. A network using the multi-channel ARQ method sequentially multiplexes the data packets at the source and transmits them over corresponding channels. The network applies a stop-and-wait ARQ method on each one of the channels and determines whether the destination has positively acknowledged a previously transmitted data packet. If not, the network retransmits only the data packets that are not positively acknowledged.
Patent EP-1162075-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KINOSHITA MUNEAKI
IPC: B41M1/10
Filed: 1998-08-17
Granted: 2005-11-02
Abstract: An electrostatic gravure printing method wherein use is made of paper with a water content of 4-6 % and a surface resistivity of 1.0 x 10<9> - 9.0 x 10<9>  OMEGA / &squ&  under the environment of 23 +/- 1 DEG C AND 50 +/- 2% RH. This method can thus limit the occurrence of missing dots in printed matters and eliminate the difficulty of page turning in the bound printed matter and electrostatic troubles such as unpleasant noise caused by electric discharge as pages are turned and separated. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1012754-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SKOVGAARD HANS J RGEN
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 1998-09-09
Granted: 2002-07-03
Abstract: This invention relates to a method of configuring a set of objects in a computer, each object having at least one possible value, each value being determined or undetermined, and at least one of said object values being accessible to a user for assigning at least one value to be determined or undetermined, said values being constrained by a rule base defining a number of relationships between the values. The undetermined object values are searched in order to find at least one first subset of values, said first subset and a subset of determined values defining at least one first possible configuration of object values satisfying the rule base if said first subset exists, said search being initiated when at least one value of an object is changed or said search being initiated upon a user request.
Patent EP-0944649-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MEHEUS LYDIE
IPC: C12P21/02
Filed: 1998-08-31
Granted: 2006-10-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing certain peptides containing methylated arginines that are followed by a glycine residue and that constitute immunogenic determinants of antibodies present in sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, or Epstein-Barr virus and wherein the methylation is a prerequisite for reacting with said antibodies. The invention also relates to the use of said peptides for diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and related diseases, and diseases in which Epstein-Barr virus has been implicated.
Patent EP-1003584-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WALDECK FRANZ
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 1998-08-08
Granted: 2003-10-29
Abstract: The invention relates to an endotracheal or tracheotomy tube with a central lumen (2) for supplying and carrying off respiratory air. The tube comprises the following: an inflatable sealing cuff (3) which surrounds the tube (1); a pipe for supplying compressed air to the cuff (3); an aspiration duct (6) situated above or below the cuff (3) and ending outside the tube (1); and a supply pipe (7), which is also above the cuff (3) and ends outside the tube (1). The invention aims to create an endotracheal or tracheotomy tube which ensures safe tracheal aspiration, i.e. with which even viscous mucus or larger mucus lumps, which might have accumulated above the sealing cuff in a patient's trachea, can be reliably aspirated. To this end, the wall (9) of the tube (1) has a thickened hollow section (11) along a sector of its periphery, whose inner hollow space forms the aspiration duct.
Patent EP-1032343-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OSBORN THOMAS WARD III
IPC: A61F13/472
Filed: 1998-11-12
Granted: 2004-03-03
Abstract: Individual packages to assist the hygienic insertion of an absorbent device into the interlabial space of a female user are disclosed. The individual package comprises a wrapper for packaging the absorbent device. The wrapper comprises a flexible sheet which is wrapped around the absorbent device. The flexible sheet has an absorbent inside surface adjacent to the absorbent interlabial device, which when the wrapper is opened, provides the user with a sanitary wiping device to wipe the labia while inserting said absorbent interlabial device into the interlabial space. In one embodiment, the wrapper is folded about the absorbent device relative to the longitudinal axis of the lower portion of the absorbent interlabial device forming a longitudinal fold, an opposing open end, and transverse side edges. The opposing open end and transverse side edges are sealed to form the individual package.
Patent EP-1040650-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SPARTIOTIS KONSTANTINOS E
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 1998-11-16
Granted: 2001-07-04
Abstract: An imaging device for radiation imaging is an array of image cells. The array of image cells consists of an array of detector cells and an array of image cell circuits. Each detector cell is connected to the corresponding cell in the array of image cell circuits. Each individual cell in the detector cell array generates a charge based on the radiation that hits the cell. Each cell in the array of image cell circuits accumulates the charge on a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor can be, for example, the gate of a transistor. Single cells in the array of image cells can be grouped together to form larger area super cells. The size of the super cell can be controlled by control signals, which select the operating mode. The output from a cell, a single cell or a super cell, is read out in current mode and is scaled according to the size of the cell. The read out line is pre-charged prior to read out to reduce the effect of parasitic capacitance in the read out line. Several modes can be implemented in the imaging device. Also, an imaging system for larger area radiation imaging can be implemented by connecting several imaging devices together in form of a two-dimensional array.
Patent EP-0942448-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BLAIMER GERHARD
IPC: H01H31/12
Filed: 1999-02-25
Granted: 2007-08-08
Abstract: The electrical load isolating switch has a fixed contact Ä12Ü that receives the movable contact Ä13Ü of a fuse unit Ä14Ü . The fuse is built into a holder Ä15Ü that has a pivot point at the low er edge. When the cover is fully inserted full engagement of the contacts is obtained. As the contacts engage a transient condition occurs with metal vapour and gases being produced Ä20Ü that are directed into a rear chamber Ä19Ü and are directed away.
Patent EP-0959055-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STENGER BERND
IPC: C23C14/34
Filed: 1999-05-11
Granted: 2002-03-13
Abstract: A process for making an indium-tin-oxide shaped body, comprising: (a) filling an indium-tin-oxide powder into a first flexible mold, the indium-tin-oxide powder having a specific BET surface of at most 3 m2/g with a mean primary particle size of 0.03  mu m to 1.0  mu m and/or having a density of at least 40% of theoretical density after cold pressing at a pressure of 100 MPa and/or the indium-tin-oxide powder being made by reacting at least two reaction partners comprising a molten indium-tin-metal alloy as a first reaction partner and oxygen as a second reaction partner in a plasma arc in a plasma chamber provided with an inlet opening for the reaction partners and an outlet with a gas-supply device to obtain a material, and quenching the material at the outlet opening of the plasma chamber with a gas stream which cools the material at a cooling rate of 105 K/s to 108 K/s to +50 DEG  C. to +400 DEG  C.; (b) cold pressing the indium-tin-oxide powder at a minimum pressure of 100 MPa; (c) placing the cold compact released from the first mold in a ceramic powder in a second mold, the ceramic powder having a maximum particle diameter of 250  mu m, and a melting point and a sintering temperature higher than +800 DEG  C., the melting point of the second mold being higher than 800 DEG  C. and the second mold being ductile under the conditions of a hot isostatic pressing; (d) sealing the second mold in a gastight manner; and (e) subjecting the wetted cold compact to hot isostatic pressing at a minimum temperature of +800 DEG  C. and a minimum pressure of 20 MPa.
Patent EP-0995440-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DEMUTH HANS-ULRICH DR
IPC: A61K38/55
Filed: 1999-08-02
Granted: 2005-09-21
Abstract: A method of raising the blood sugar level in a mammal having hypoglycemia is described. The method reduces degradation of glucagon by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and physiologically acceptable adjuvants and/or excipients.
Patent EP-1020142-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PATELLA PINO
IPC: A47C17/175
Filed: 1999-12-01
Granted: 2004-09-01
Abstract: Sofa bed comprising innovating mechanisms for position adjustment and quick assembly. It comprises padding elements supported by two hinged frames and is characterised by a mechanism which allows the wheels (4) of the front legs (3) to touch the floor (5) in both position said "bed" and "sofa. Moreover, said sofa bed comprises a mechanism which locks the rotation of the seat frame (1) respect to the back frame (6) and to obtain a lever which makes easier to convert the bed into a sofa. Finally, according to a subsequent aim, the assembly of a spacing bar (34) to the right and left sides is less difficult; this spacing bar (34) is needed to provide a sufficiently rigid base for the bed. <IMAGE>   <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0997296-B1 (EP)
Inventor: UJITA TOSHIHIKO
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1990-08-03
Granted: 2005-12-07
Abstract: An ink cartridge interchangeably provided for an ink jet recording apparatus provided with a recording head for causing the discharge of ink to thereby effect the recording of an image, and containing the ink therein and effecting the supply of the ink in conformity with the discharge of the ink is characterized by the provision of a medium provided with information for controlling the driving conditions of the recording head.
Patent EP-1018438-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GU JIREN DR
IPC: B41J2/01
Filed: 1999-12-17
Granted: 2004-03-03
Abstract: Recording material for ink-jet printing comprises base paper and an ink-receiving layer applied from aqueous dispersion or solution, in which the base paper is coated with an extruded layer containing an extrudable polyvinyl alcohol (PVAL).  An Independent claim is also included for a process for the production of ink-jet recording material from base paper with a surface roughness (Sheffield) of less than 300, by melt-extrusion of a PVAL homo- and/or copolymer from an extruder with zone temperatures of 140-230 degrees C and at a screw speed such that the viscosity of the melt corresponds to the melt viscosity of a PVAL processed in a 2-inch screw extruder at 140-230 degrees C with a screw speed of more than 50 r.p.m., passing the molten polymer into the gap between the paper and a highly-polished cooling cylinder and then coating the extruded PVAL layer with an ink-receiving layer from aqueous solution or dispersion.
Patent EP-1051551-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BLOMQUIST MARKUS
IPC: B03B1/00
Filed: 1999-01-28
Granted: 2005-03-23
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for wetting fibrous material, such as coarsely shredded waste paper. Fibrous material and wetting fluid is introduced into a wetting enclosure (10). Pressure is decreased within the wetting enclosure (10) for a short period of time for sucking out air from the fibrous material. Pressure is allowed to increase rapidly, whereby wetting fluid is sucked into cavities within the fibrous material and the material is efficiently wetted. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1049414-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ZEIDLER HUBERT
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 1999-01-21
Granted: 2004-04-28
Abstract: A plate is provided for joining a fracture of the pelvis. The plate is securable on either side of the fracture by fasteners to the pelvic bone portions to be connected. The plate is formed of at least two parts arranged along an axial direction. A first engaging portion is provided on one part for connecting the parts, which engages with a second engaging portion provided on the other part, such that the two parts are secured to one another in an axial direction and in a transverse direction to the plate plane. The two parts may undergo limited pivotal movement relative to one another.
Patent EP-1075796-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIDA HIROTOSHI
IPC: A23L27/00
Filed: 1999-04-26
Granted: 2006-08-09
Abstract: Powdery sweetener compositions having improved solubility, characterized by containing as the active ingredients powdery N- (3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L- alpha -aspartyl­-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester and powdery acesulfame-K at a ratio of acesulfame-K to the sum of these two components of 10 to 97% by weight.
Patent EP-1100741-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BUCHER CYRILL
IPC: B65H63/06
Filed: 1999-07-19
Granted: 2003-03-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif permettant de couper un fil (9) sur une machine à textile, comportant une lame (6) à laquelle est acheminée de l'énergie cinétique par l'intermédiaire d'un mécanisme de commande (2, 3, 4). Afin d'assurer en permanence la production d'une force de coupe suffisante, mais pas excessive, l'énergie cinétique est acheminée de manière dosée et en fonction des propriétés du fil et/ou du dispositif. A cet effet, le mécanisme de commande présente un dispositif (14) permettant de mesurer l'énergie cinétique de la lame.
Patent EP-1058570-B1 (EP)
Title: Appareil de surveillance d'un patient
Inventor: STARR ERIC W
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 1999-02-23
Granted: 2007-08-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne un appareil de surveillance d'un patient destiné à surveiller une caractéristique physiologique dudit patient. Une interface (70) utilisateur présentant une partie intérieure (74) communique avec une voie aérienne d'un utilisateur de manière que sensiblement tout le gaz inspiré et expiré par l'utilisateur rentre dans la partie intérieure (74). Au moins un élément (76) de vent est associé à l'interface (70) utilisateur, et fait communiquer la partie intérieure (74) de l'interface utilisateur avec une atmosphère ambiante. L'élément (74) d'évent et l'interface utilisateur (70) définissent un élément d'écoulement à travers lequel un différentiel de pression est créé lors de l'inspiration et de l'expiration. Le différentiel de pression est la différence de pression entre la pression régnant à l'intérieur de la partie intérieure (74) de l'interface (70) utilisateur, et la pression de l'atmosphère ambiante à l'extérieur de l'interface (70) utilisateur. Un capteur (78) communique avec la partie intérieure (74) de l'interface (70) utilisateur, mesure une caractéristique de fluide résultant de ce différentiel de pression, et produit en sortie un premier signal représentatif de la caractéristique de fluide mesurée.
Patent EP-1096998-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BERTLING WOLF
IPC: C12Q1/6834
Filed: 1999-05-29
Granted: 2003-03-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing samples for detecting a nucleotide sequence by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), according to which a) an analysis solution is filled into at least one cavity (2) provided for in a support (1); b) a lid (3) configured complementary to the shape of the cavity (2) is placed onto the support (1) in such a way that the analysis solution is pushed at least partly into a gap (S) formed between the cavity (2) and the lid (3); and c) the gap (S) is sealed by means of at least one seal (5, 12) provided for near an opening in the cavity (2).
Patent EP-1112324-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ORNSTEIN IAN NEAL
IPC: E01C7/35
Filed: 1999-07-21
Granted: 2005-10-19
Abstract: Asphaltic materials are provided with increased resistance to damage from water, oil and weather by a process which comprises treating said materials with an aqueous composition containing: (A) from about 0.1 to 4% by weight, on a 100% solids basis, of an aqueous solution or self-dispersed emulsion or dispersion of a copolymer which is a reaction product of monomers containing fluorinated groups, cationic groups and nonionic groups, optionally (B) an effective amount of a penetration assistant, and (C) water to make up 100%.