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Patent EP-1757707-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUGIMOTO ICHIRO
IPC: F27D99/00
Filed: 2001-12-27
Abstract: An operation method for a heating furnace having a heat regenerating burner in which a pair of burners each attached with a heat regeneration body and opposed to each other are disposed as a heat source. The method comprises alternately burning each pair of burners in the heat regenerating burner, sucking an exhaust gas in the furnace from the burners during a non-combustion state, introducing the exhaust gas to the heat regeneration body thereby recovering heat in the exhaust gas to the heat regeneration body, and utilizing the recovered heat for heating the combustion air of the burners during combustion state, thereby conducting operation for the heating furnace. The method includes supplying a hot blow to a suction device for sucking the exhaust gas in the furnace from the burner in the non-combustion state through the heat regeneration body in a case where the combustion load on the heat regenerating burner is small.
Patent EP-1816057-A3 (EP)
Title: Rungensystem für Nutzfahrzeugaufbauten
Inventor: TIEDTKE HENNING
IPC: B62D33/02
Filed: 2006-12-06
Abstract: Rungensystem für Nutzfahrzeugaufbauten, beinhaltend einen mit vorgebbarem Querschnitt ausgebildeten länglichen Grundkörper (2), seitlich des Grundkörpers positionierbare Planlattentaschen (3) sowie einen im Bereich eines Endes des Grundkörpers innerhalb desselben gegebenenfalls teleskopierbar vorgesehenen mit einem Laufwagen (13) zusammenwirkenden Einschubelement (4,10), wobei der Grundkörper, die Planlattentaschen sowie das Einschubelement mit definierten Lochbildern (5,6,7,11,12,30) versehen sind, und wobei die einzelnen Bauteile (2,3,4,10) nach Art eines Baukastensystems im Bereich ihrer jeweiligen Lochbilder dergestalt zueinander positionierbar sind, dass sie zur Herbeiführung unterschiedlicher Stellungen am Nutzfahrzeugaufbau mit vorgebbaren Höhenschrittenmittel- oder unmittelbar zueinander festlegbar sind.
Patent EP-1868388-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN XUEMIN SHERMAN
IPC: H04N19/89
Filed: 2006-12-28
Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for video compression using an iterative encoding algorithm are disclosed. Aspects of a method may include modifying dynamically, a coding rate of at least a portion of received video data based on at least one quantized vector, during bit rate compression of the received video data. At least one of the quantized vectors may be adaptively selected and transmitted to a decoder via a compressed bit stream.
Patent EP-1732324-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LONG JERRAL A
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2006-05-23
Abstract: A method (100) and apparatus (60) provide dynamic content rating for digital transmissions (20) of media programs. Rather than one rating or a set of ratings be associated with an entire program or broadcast channel, content rating data relates to specific segments (44,46,52) of a program. A user of a media receiving device (66) presets rating criteria (104) relating to a level or type of content to be blocked. The preset criteria are then used to selectively block (112) presentation of those segments of content of a media program that fall outside the acceptable rating criteria. A timed length or display area (52) segment of audio, video, text, graphics, or data may be dynamically blocked based on a comparison (110) of the content rating associated with the segment and the user's preset rating criteria.
Patent EP-1835737-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHEN SHIH-TONG
IPC: H04N5/765
Filed: 2006-08-28
Abstract: The present invention suggests a simplified and robust scanning method as a scenario for scanning video sources of a display device such as a TV or projector. The inventive method is attained by way of grouping the video sources and prioritizing the scanning priority for each video source group in terms of the viewing time statistic or the frame number statistic of each video source group. Therefore, the display device is capable of scanning each video source group based on the scanning priority to discover if there is a video signal inputted into the video source.
Patent EP-1688934-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LEE MOON-WHAN
IPC: G11B7/08
Filed: 2006-01-24
Abstract: An optical unit is provided for an optical pick-up apparatus which includes a light source (20) to emit light entering into a recording medium. A light source holder (40) has an optical passage hole formed corresponding to a direction of a reference optical axis of the light toward the recording medium. A plate part (43) is coupled to a pickup base (30) and a holding part (41) supports the light source (20). The plate part (43) and the pickup base (30) are integrally formed with each other and an adjustable member adjusts the optical axis of the light source (20) by transforming the holding part (41).
Patent EP-1695927-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BORASO ANTONIO
IPC: B65G47/96
Filed: 2006-02-08
Abstract: An apparatus for selecting and sorting products, constituted by at least one rack (11), on the shelves (12) of which there are a plurality of unloading compartments (13) for containers (14) for the products (15); the shelves (12) are reached by a helical track (16), on which a plurality of carriages (17) are arranged movably to convey and unload the products (15) from a loading area (18) of the track (16) to the containers (14), each of which is arranged in a corresponding unloading compartment (13).
Patent EP-1800803-A3 (EP)
Title: Handwerkzeuggerät mit Ratschenschlagwerk
Inventor: SPIELMANN DAVID
IPC: B25D11/10
Filed: 2006-12-05
Abstract: Ein elektrisches Handwerkzeuggerät (2) weist ein Hauptgehäuse (4) in Schalenbauweise und eine an einem werkzeugseitigen Ende (18) aus dem Hauptgehäuse (4) austretende Werkzeugspindel (14) auf, die über einen Motor (12) und ein Getriebe (16), die im Hauptgehäuse (4) untergebracht sind, um eine Arbeitsachse (A) herum rotatorisch antreibbar sowie von einem Ratschenschlagwerk (38) mit impulsartigen Axialbewegungen beaufschlagbar ist, das einen gehäusefesten Zahnkranz (43) aufweist, der mit einem sich am Hauptgehäuse (4) abstützenden Stützkörper (44) verbunden ist und der mit einem mit der Werkzeugspindel (14) drehgekoppelten beweglichen Zahnkranz (41) zusammen wirkt, wobei sich der Stützkörper (44) über Abstützmittel (58) in eine von dem werkzeugseitigen Ende (18) abgewandte Richtung abstützt. Es ist vorgesehen, dass die Abstützmittel (58) an einer Innenfläche (56) einer Aussenschale (34) des Hauptgehäuses (4) umlaufend ausgebildet sind und der Stützkörper (44) direkt an den Abstützmitteln (58) anliegt.
Patent EP-1811444-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SAJKOWSKY JAMES M
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2006-12-14
Abstract: A security system and method for the limited monitoring of visitors to a country or territory has an input component such as a keyboard or electronic reader configured for receiving information pertaining to a visitor's stay in a country or territory. The information includes the scheduled departure of the visitor. A controller communicates with the input component, and a database communicates with the controller for storing the information pertaining to the visitor's stay. The controller is configured for polling the database to determine if the visitor has departed as scheduled, and for sending an alert if the visitor has not left as scheduled.
Patent EP-1746347-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GRIFFIN IAN ALLAN
IPC: F23R3/60
Filed: 2006-06-06
Abstract: A method for operating a multi-stage combustor of a gas turbine engine comprises: 
(a) determining a combustor air entry temperature; 
(b) determining the combustor air entry flow rate; and 
(c) controlling the fuel split ratio to stages of the combustor on the basis of the combustor air entry flow rate and the combustor air entry temperature.
Patent EP-1791107-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MOON SEONGHAK
IPC: G09G3/292
Filed: 2006-11-28
Abstract: A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, a panel driver, a subfield mapping unit, and a controller. The plasma display panel, on which an image is displayed through a video signal input from the outside, includes a plurality of electrodes. The panel driver drives the plurality of electrodes. The subfield mapping unit controls the number of subfields in accordance with the amount of data load of the video signal. The controller sets the subfield mapping unit to the number of subfields corresponding to a vertical frequency of the video signal, and sets the panel driver to a sustain pulse frequency proportional to the vertical frequency.
Patent EP-1798373-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KENZO MATSUMOTO
IPC: F04C18/356
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: An object is to provide a high inner pressure type multistage compression rotary compressor capable of avoiding beforehand generation of vane fly of a second rotary compression element and realizing a stabilized operation, the rotary compressor includes a communication path which connects an intermediate pressure region to a region having a low pressure as a suction pressure of a first rotary compression element; and a valve device which opens or closes this communication path, the rotary compressor applies a high pressure as a back pressure of an upper vane, and this valve device opens the communication path in a case where a pressure difference between the intermediate pressure and the low pressure increases a predetermined upper limit value before the intermediate pressure reaches the high pressure.
Patent EP-1785099-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BUELNA TERRENCE J
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 1996-06-27
Abstract: A wound closure apparatus (10), for suturing a wound (12) in a body wall having a near side and a far side, includes a proximal section (34), a distal section (32) and an intermediate section (36). A needle deployment mechanism (54,90,92,94,96,98,103) is provided in the proximal section of the apparatus for deploying at least one pair of needles (90,92) through the body wall surrounding the wound (12) to form an associated pair of needle holes (170,172). The needles (90,92) are susceptible of being threaded on the far side of the body wall with two ends (13 0,132)of a suture (72) having a suture loop (134) extending there between. While being threaded, the needles (90,92) may be withdrawn through the needle holes (170,172) to access said ends (130,132) of the suture on the near side of the body wall.
Patent EP-1872972-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MANNO AKIRA
IPC: B60C9/18
Filed: 2007-05-23
Abstract: A tire 2 has a belt 14 and a hard rubber layer 16. The belt 14 has a first ply 26, a second ply 28, a third ply 30 and a fourth ply 32. A width W3 of the third ply 30 is smaller than a width W1 of the first ply 26 and a width W2 of the second ply 28, and 75% of a width of a tread. Each of the plies 26, 28, 30, 32 has a steel cord. The first ply 26 and the second ply 28 construct a cross-ply structure. A cord of the third ply 30 is wound spirally. The third ply 30 has what is referred to as a jointless structure. The hard rubber layer 16 is positioned between the first ply 26 and the second ply 28, and outward of the third ply 30 in an axial direction. A complex elastic modulus of the hard rubber layer 16 is equal to or greater than 30 MPa.
Patent EP-1870117-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ISHII SHINGO
IPC: A61L27/34
Filed: 2007-06-14
Abstract: A medical appliance-coating composition contains a solvent-based silicone rubber, and in addition, carbon nanotubes, and fine particles of silicone resin. A medical appliance (1) having a slidable coating film (3) formed thereon moves in contact with an inner surface of a medical member or an inner surface of a lumen. The slidable coating film (3) is disposed at a portion, of the medical appliance, which contacts the medical member or the lumen. The slidable coating film (3) is comprised of silicone rubber, the carbon nanotubes and the fine particles of the silicone resin.
Patent EP-1837367-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KATSUKI KEIKO
IPC: C08L101/00
Filed: 1996-12-13
Abstract: A flame retardant having heat deterioration resistance which is composed of magnesium hydroxide particles having 
(i) an average secondary particle diameter, measured by a laser diffraction scattering method, of not more than 2 µm, 
(ii) a specific surface area, measured by a BET method, of not more than 20 m 2 /g, and containing (iii) a total amount of iron compound and manganese compound of not more than 0.02 % by weight in terms of metals, and a synthetic resin composition comprising the same and a molded article therefrom.
Patent EP-1884952-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI KENJI
IPC: G11B33/08
Filed: 2007-07-19
Abstract: Provided is a buffer member helping to achieve stable electrical connection between a casing of an external storage device and an accommodating portion thereof without involving an increase in the number of components. A buffer member (5) has a conductive connection layer (7) held in contact with a hard disk drive (2) and with an accommodating portion (1a), so it is possible to dissipate static electricity with which the hard disk drive (2) is charged and electromagnetic wave noise through the conductive connection layer (7) to the accommodating portion (1a) or a casing of a notebook PC (1) electrically continuous with the accommodating portion (1 a). Thus, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the hard disk drive (2) and to correctly operate the notebook PC (1). Further, there is no need to separately provide a conductive member for conductive connection between the hard disk drive (2) and the accommodating portion (1a), thereby making it possible to avoid an increase in the number of components. Thus, the hard disk drive (2) can be easily incorporated into the accommodating portion (1a).
Patent EP-1883117-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TERADA NORIHIRO
IPC: H01L31/18
Filed: 2007-07-23
Abstract: A photovoltaic element is obtained which allows use of a low-melting solder and can suppress reduction in reliability and output thereof due to mechanical stress or water intrusion. 
     The photovoltaic element has a photoelectric conversion layer and a collector electrode provided on at least one surface of the photoelectric conversion layer. Characteristically, a collector electrode covering layer for covering a surface of the collector electrode is provided and a tab electrode for electrical connection to an exterior electrode is provided on a top surface of the collector electrode through the collector electrode covering layer. A portion of the collector electrode covering layer that lies between the tab electrode and collector electrode comprises a solder layer and another portion of the collector electrode covering layer that covers a lateral surface of the collector electrode comprises a thermosetting resin layer.
Patent EP-1847286-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KENDALL MARK ANTHONY FERNANCE
IPC: A61M5/24
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: The invention provides a silencer and silencing method which ensures adequate silencing with no deleterious increase in back pressure (which creates a lift-off force) or decrease in device performance. Pressurised gas is supplied to a driver chamber by a bleed-hole having an effective bleed-hole area and, during use of the device for particle delivery, gas is vented to the atmosphere via a silencer having an effective venting area. The bleed-hole area and venting area are chosen to ensure that the mass flow rate of gas through the effective venting area is substantially equal to or greater than the mass flow rate of gas through the effective bleed-hole area. This ensures that there is no build up of gas in the silencer device which tends to increase back pressure and hence lift-off force. Preferred embodiments of the device comprise a silencer having a large volume and a small particle exit opening. Further, there is disclosed an embodiment using one or more transfer ducts to assist particle mixing.
Patent EP-1901229-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GEORGIEV TODOR G
IPC: G06V10/30
Filed: 2002-11-13
Abstract: Summarizing, the invention relates to a machine-implemented method for generating new data for a modification region (300) of an image (300), the method comprising: 
determining boundary pixels bounding a modification region (310) in an image, the boundary pixels having values and being outside the modification region (310); and 
generating new pixel values for the modification region (310) using the boundary pixel values such that a rate of a rate of change in pixel values is minimized from the boundary pixel values to new modification region pixel values. 
     The invention also relates to a machine-readable medium embodying information indicative of instructions for causing one or more machines to perform operations of the above method.
Patent EP-1975690-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KIM HYUN HO
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: A transflective type liquid crystal display panel and a method of fabricating the same is disclosed, which can realize a uniform gray scale value in a pixel region by matching a reflective curve and a transmitting curve through a coupling capacitor (128) in a reflective part of pixel region, the transflective type liquid crystal display panel comprising a gate line (102) on a substrate (101); a data line (108) crossing the gate line to define a pixel region comprised of a transmitting part and a reflective part; a thin film transistor (TR) adjacent to a crossing of the gate and data lines; a first insulation film (118) on a passivation film (116) covering the thin film transistor; a reflective electrode (120) in the transmitting part of the pixel region, for reflecting incident light; a pixel electrode (126) formed on a second insulation film (122) covering the reflective electrode, and connected to a drain electrode (112) of the thin film transistor via a contact hole (124); and a coupling capacitor (128) for matching a reflective curve of the reflective part with a transmitting curve of the transmitting part by normalizing the reflective curve of reflective part according to a data voltage supplied from the drain electrode.
Patent EP-1852954-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OLSSON LARS
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2007-05-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system (11; 21; 31) for use when charging a battery (6; 28; 38) from a battery charger (2; 25; 35) through two charging cables (4). The control system (11; 21; 31) comprises a measuring unit (13; 23; 33) that is connected over the battery terminals (5; 27; 37) when charging , and comprises a means (18) to sense the voltage over the battery terminals (5; 27; 37), and an outlet (ST 1 ; 23 data ) to output control data from the measuring unit. The control system (11; 21; 31) further comprises a control unit (12; 22; 32) arranged to adapt the charging power that is fed to the battery (6; 28; 38) from the battery charger (2; 25; 35) in response to the control data received from the measuring unit (13; 23; 33), wherein the control data is at least based on the sensed voltage (U batt ) over the battery terminals (5; 27; 37).
Patent EP-1864925-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CALVERLEY SIMON
IPC: B65H1/06
Filed: 2005-06-06
Abstract: A document sorting device (1) is disclosed. The device has a document transport; an output pocket (5a,5b,5c) associated with a diverter (400,401,402) for diverting selected documents from the transport into the output pocket; and a first sensor (222) for detecting the presence of a document in a region of the transport downstream from the diverter. The first sensor (222) is connected to a controller adapted to indicate that a document has been diverted into the output pocket when the first sensor fails to detect the document.
Patent EP-1826169-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MATTHEWS JAMES
IPC: B66C1/66
Filed: 2007-02-01
Abstract: A plant comprising a machine such as a power generator housed in an enclosure (12), the enclosure having a recess (14) or channel across the top thereof. A pair of apertured plates (18) forming lifting eyes (22) for the plant are connected to side strops (8) of a lifting frame (6), and extend within the recess at the top of the enclosure. Thus the lifting eyes do not project outside the dimensions of the enclosure, such that the plant may be stacked one on top of another.
Patent EP-1842491-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SPIVEY JAMES T
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 2007-03-22
Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a working end of a surgical device. In one embodiment, methods and devices are provided for moving an end effector on a distal end of a surgical fastening device. Movement can include rotational movement of the end effector about an axis of the shaft, articulation of the end effector relative to the shaft, and actuation of an end effector, e.g., closing, firing, and/or cutting. 
In other aspects, methods and devices are provided for moving a flexible neck formed on a distal end of an accessory channel for use with an endoscope. Movement of the flexible neck can be used to control positioning of a tool extending through the flexible neck.
Patent EP-1911717-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JURASZEK CEDRIC
IPC: B66C13/16
Filed: 2007-09-21
Abstract: Cet indicateur (7) évite les erreurs systématiques dues à des arrondis. Il comprend un capteur angulaire (8) entraîné en rotation par l'intermédiaire d'un pignon (10) qui engrène avec une couronne dentée (4) appartenant au mécanisme de rotation de la grue. Le nombre de dents (d) du pignon (10) est égal à une puissance de deux, par exemple à seize, de telle sorte que, quel que soit le nombre de dents (D) de la couronne (4), le rapport de réduction (R = D/d) soit un nombre décimal possédant un nombre fini de décimales. La valeur exacte de ce rapport (R) peut ainsi être introduite dans un calculateur (12), pour déterminer le nombre de tours effectué par la flèche à partir du nombre de tours mesuré par le capteur (8). L'invention est applicable aux grues à tour et aux grues à flèche relevable.
Patent EP-2030553-A3 (EP)
Title: Upright-Staubsauger
Inventor: ANDRUP KLEMENS
IPC: A47L5/32
Filed: 2008-08-14
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft einen Staubsauger (1) des Upright-Typs mit einem Oberkörper (3) mit Staubsammelbehälter (68), mit einer Bodeneinheit (2), welche durch ein Fahrwerk auf der zu reinigenden Fläche bewegbar ist, wobei der Oberkörper (3) gegenüber der Bodeneinheit (2) wenigstens schwenkbar gelagert ist und in einer Parkposition arretierbar ist, in der der Staubsauger (1) auf der zu reinigenden Fläche stehend einen im Wesentlichen senkrechten Stand einnimmt, mit einem Motorgebläse (11) zur Erzeugung eines auf die zu reinigende Fläche wirkenden Unterdrucks, und mit einer sich von der Bodeneinheit (2) in den Staubsammelbehälter erstreckenden Lufführung, welche eine Schnittstelle besitzt und strömungsmäßig hinter der Schnittstelle einen als Schlauch oder Schlauch-Rohr-Kombination ausgebildeten Bestandteil umfasst, der außerhalb des Oberkörpers (3) an diesem halterbar verlegt ist und nach einer Trennung im Bereich der Schnittstelle einen von der Bodeneinheit (2) unabhängigen Saugbetrieb ermöglicht. Um den Staubsauger (1) mit einer sicheren und ergonomisch vorteilhaften Halterung des Schlauchs (92) auszustatten, ist wenigstens der Schlauch (92) in einer langgestreckten, annähernd u-förmigen Aufnahme (93) halterbar, die in mindestens eine Seitenfläche (107) und mindestens einen Teil der Oberseite (109) eingelassen ist.
Patent EP-2037489-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TSUJI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 2005-01-12
Abstract: The invention relates to an exposure apparatus (EX, EX2), in which the space between a projection optical system (30) which projects a pattern (PA) onto an object (W, 42) and said object placed on the image-plane side of said projection optical system is filled with a liquid, and exposure to said pattern is performed through the liquid. The apparatus comprises an opposing member (91, 92), positioned apart from said object (W, 42) in the direction of the optical axis (AX) of said projection optical system (30), a driving device (93) to drive the opposing member (91, 92) and a control device (70), which, in response to notification of occurrence of an abnormality, moves said object and said opposing member apart along said optical axis direction. The opposing member (91, 92) of the apparatus is movable, relative to the projection optical system (30), in the optical axis direction (AX).