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Patent EP-1636724-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VOLK ANDREW R
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-06-11
Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface (103) and navigation tools for content (109) provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content (109). This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.
Patent EP-1634047-A1 (EP)
Title: Pressure sensor apparatus and method
Inventor: COOK JAMES D
IPC: G01L9/00
Filed: 2004-06-17
Abstract: A pressure sensor apparatus is disclosed herein, which generally includes a sensor element, a flexible sensor diaphragm in intimate contact with the sensor element at all pressure levels and temperatures, and a package base and a package cover for hermetically sealing the sensor element and the flexible sensor diaphragm within a hermetically sealed sensor package to provide pressure sensor data thereof. The sensor element can be implemented as a quartz sense element to produce a SAW pressures sensor. The pressure sensor apparatus can be alternatively based on other sensing technologies, such as silicon piezoresistive, ceramic capacitive and others.
Patent EP-1615542-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KNAPP TRACEY E
IPC: A61B1/307
Filed: 2004-04-08
Abstract: A ureteral access sheath comprises a sheath assembly having a main lumen and one or more secondary lumens. The sheath assembly can be configured with medical devices in both lumens, for example, a ureteroscope in the main working channel, and a guidewire, stone basket, grasper, laser fiber, or other surgical instrument in the secondary working channel. Or the sheath assembly can be configured with a medical device in one channel and the other lumen coupled to an irrigation means, such that irrigation of the surgical field can be efficiently accomplished even though the main working channel is substantially completely occupied by, e.g., a ureteroscope. Or the sheath assembly can be configured for irrigation through one lumen and aspiration through the other lumen, thereby creating a turbulent flow which washes the surgical field to facilitate removal of particles and debris.
Patent EP-1658486-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BRUINS HANS JOACHIM
IPC: G01N21/25
Filed: 2004-07-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring at least one spectroscopic parameter of a sample (60) which comprises a plurality of particles. According to said method, the sample (60) is transported by means of a transport wheel (10) into an optical path (34) of a illumination device (30) and the at least one spectroscopic parameter is measured, whereby said at least one spectroscopic parameter is measured when the sample (60) is located in a transport chamber (13) of the transport wheel (10) and whereby the optical path (34) is directed at the transport chamber (13). The invention also relates to a measuring device (100) for carrying out said method.
Patent EP-1656058-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZIBRET IGOR
IPC: A47J19/02
Filed: 2004-08-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a juice press, in particular for extracting juice from citrus fruits, with a sieve surface (53), arranged above a receiver (37) for pressed juice and a pressing cone (36), rotating about the cone axis (39) thereof comprising at least one straining element (74) and an outer cone wall (58), the base of which covers a region (64) of the sieve surface (53) which permits the throughflow of juice. According to the invention, a juice press with improved juice yield on pressing may be achieved, whereby the straining element (74) is fixed in rotation to the pressing cone (36) in order to pass over the covered region (64) which permits the throughflow of juice. The fruit material can thus also be pressed through the sieve (53) in the sieve region (64) beneath the pressing cone (36).
Patent EP-1603782-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAUKEMANN DIETER
IPC: B60T10/02
Filed: 2004-09-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne un entraînement de véhicule à moteur comprenant un circuit de refroidissement avec agent de refroidissement, un ralentisseur avec rotor et stator formant ensemble un espace de travail toroïdal, le fluide moteur du ralentisseur étant l'agent de refroidissement. Le ralentisseur comporte une admission pour amener le fluide moteur à partir du circuit de refroidissement et une évacuation pour faire sortir le fluide moteur vers le circuit de refroidissement. L'invention est caractérisée en ce que le ralentisseur comprend une sortie de vidange supplémentaire reliée au circuit de refroidissement par conduite du fluide moteur, une pompe de vidange étant couplée dans la liaison entre la sortie de vidange et le circuit de refroidissement.
Patent EP-1660912-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DANZ CHRISTIAN
IPC: G01S15/931
Filed: 2004-08-18
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif pour déterminer la taille (28, 30) et la position d'un emplacement de stationnement (11) par rapport à la position d'un véhicule (10), au moment où ce dernier passe devant ledit emplacement de stationnement (11), lequel présente une dimension longitudinale (28) par rapport à la chaussée et une dimension transversale (30) par rapport à la chaussée. L'objectif de l'invention est de créer un système à ultrasons servant à mesurer un emplacement de stationnement, ledit système fonctionnant avec une plus grande précision que les systèmes connus de mesure par ultrasons d'emplacement de stationnement, même lorsque la vitesse de passage du véhicule est élevée (jusqu'à 30 km/h) et même lorsque la profondeur à détecter de l'emplacement de stationnement est élevée (jusqu'à 5 m). A cet effet, la largeur (28) de l'emplacement de stationnement (11) est déterminée au moyen d'un premier détecteur à ultrasons (20), présentant une première sensibilité, et la profondeur (30) de l'emplacement de stationnement (11) est déterminée au moyen d'un deuxième détecteur à ultrasons (22), présentant une deuxième sensibilité, supérieure à celle du premier détecteur à ultrasons (20).
Patent EP-1673014-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWARTZ GARY
IPC: G01H3/00
Filed: 2004-09-21
Abstract: In an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system which scans a volumetric region, the sampling bandwidth or spatial resolution is matched to the achievable transducer resolution determined by the aperture size and the wavelength and the desired output bandwidth or volume imaging rate. In an illustrated embodiment this is done by controlling the spatial point spread function of the beams used to scan the volumetric region to provide a more optimal relationship between the acoustic sampling resolution, the desired output line density, and the volume imaging rate. The benefits of this optimization can be to maximize the information content and information movement efficiency by not acquiring more resolution than can be utilized, and to provide a more optimal sampling function, using the aperture function to limit the spatial bandwidth.
Patent EP-1666945-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IWASAWA YOSHITO
IPC: G02B15/16
Filed: 2004-08-27
Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens allows size reduction in the depth direction and compactness. The zoom lens includes a plurality of lens groups (GR1 to GR5) and performs zooming by changing an inter-group distance. Of the plurality of lens groups (GR1 to GR5), a first lens group (GR1) on the most object side has a positive refractive power and is fixed. A reflection member for bending an optical axis is provided in the first lens group (GR1) and the reflection member is formed of a rectangular prism (P) having a negative refractive power. In addition, an imaging apparatus using the zoom lens is provided.
Patent EP-1778909-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAE SUN CHEOL
IPC: D06F58/28
Filed: 2004-08-18
Abstract: An automatic drying apparatus and a method of controlling the same is disclosed, enabling exact drying by using a humidity sensor(37) provided at a location having a stabilized output characteristic for automatic drying, the automatic drying apparatus including a heating apparatus (31) for heating air supplied into a drum into which a drying object is introduced, a fan (32) for forcibly drawing air into the drum; and a humidity sensor (37) provided between the fan (32) and the heating apparatus (37) such that a sensing surface is positioned to be parallel to a flowing direction of air passed through the fan (32), for outputting a sensing voltage value for determining dryness of the drying object.
Patent EP-1680251-A1 (EP)
Title: Poudre pour fabriquer des produits en metaux precieux par la technique dite de fabrication de forme libre et produits correspondants
Inventor: THORSSON LENA
IPC: C22C1/04
Filed: 2004-09-15
Abstract: L'invention concerne des mélanges de poudres métalliques destinés à être utilisés pour fabriquer des produits en métaux précieux de forme spéciale et de géométrie complexe, notamment des produits constitués de plusieurs pièces en continu reliées les unes aux autres de façon inséparable mais flexible. Ces mélanges de poudres servent à fabriquer des articles de bijouterie et d'autres objets d'art par la technique de fabrication de forme libre (FFF). L'invention concerne également des articles de bijouterie et d'autres produits ornementaux fabriqués à partir des poudres selon l'invention par la technique FFF.
Patent EP-1684212-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KANEV KAMEN
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2004-11-08
Abstract: There is provided a digital information carrier including a plurality of image objects as constituting elements and a cluster information carrier formed by at least two image objects, wherein bit data is correlated to the relative relationship of the at least two image objects serving as constituent elements. The cluster information carrier correlates a judgment condition whether the at least two image objects serving as constituent elements constitute the cluster information carrier. Furthermore, it is possible to configure a logical block formed by a plurality of unified unit information carriers each as a minimum unit when decoding bit data from the digital information carrier. At least one of the constituent elements of the logical block can be replaced by the unit information carrier adjacent to the logical block, thereby configuring a new logical block.
Patent EP-1699400-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FERNFORS INGEMAR
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: An absorbent product (1) includes a backsheet (3), a topsheet (2) and an absorbent core structure (4) located therebetween, the core including a topsheet-facing surface (4a) which is fixedly attached to the topsheet. A low friction zone is arranged between the topsheet (2) and the topsheet-facing surface (4a) in an area where said topsheet (2) is not attached to the topsheet-facing surface (4a), or a sheet (7, 8) is secured at a portion of its periphery to the topsheet (2) and the low friction zone is placed above the topsheet (2). These arrangements alleviate skin damage.
Patent EP-1695358-A1 (EP)
Title: Metal/plastic hybrid and shaped body produced therefrom
Inventor: GREINER ROBERT
IPC: B29C70/58
Filed: 2004-12-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a metal/plastic hybrid and to a shaped body produced therefrom. By combining metallic additives in plastic, it has been shown for the first time that specific volume resistances of less than 10−2 Ωcm can be realized while the compounds have, at the same time, a good processability during the injection molding process.
Patent EP-1695776-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HIRATA MINORU
IPC: B22C11/00
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: These inventions intend to provide an improved method and apparatus for molding molds having no flask. 
     A match plate is put between an upper and a lower flask having intakes for foundry sand. An upper and a lower molding space are defined by inserting an upper and a lower squeeze means into openings of a pair of the upper and the lower flask having no match plate, and a pair of the upper and the lower flask and the match plate are rotated and moved so that they become perpendicular, and are moved so that the intakes of the flasks move upward. 
     The upper and the lower molding space are filled with the foundry sand. The foundry sand in the molding space is squeezed by squeezing means. A pair of the flasks and the match plate are rotated so that they become horizontal. Then the match plate is removed. 
     While the preceding processes are being carried out, if necessary the core is installed between the molds, the flasks are matched to each other, and the molds are removed from the pair of flasks.
Patent EP-1841332-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SLIWINSKI EDWARD LUCIAN
IPC: A23L29/269
Filed: 2004-11-18
Abstract: The invention relates to thickening compositions for thickening nutritional products to make the nutritional product suitable for consumption by dysphagia patients, said thickening composition comprising starch, xanthum gum and/or methylcellulose and galactomannan and/or glucomannan.
Patent EP-1704624-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CAVENEY JACK E
IPC: H01R24/58
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A network cable jack includes a printed circuit board or PCB for balancing both inductive and capacitive coupling. Using a PCB allows compact trace paths to be formed without significantly increasing manufacturing costs. By including on each trace path two distinct inductance zones separated by a neutral zone, significant gains in degrees of freedom are achieved for designing PCB trace patterns in which a pair of inductive coupling zones jointly offset the inductive coupling caused by a specification plug and the jack contacts, both in magnitude and phase angle. Further, using distinct inductance zones offers more freedom regarding the placement of capacitive plates for use in capacitance balancing as well as the placement of terminals and insulation displacement contacts. Although the magnitude of a capacitive coupling is determined by the length of the capacitor plates parallel to current carrying traces, the approach allows capacitive and inductive coupling to be balanced independently.
Patent EP-1660214-A1 (EP)
Title: Apparatus and method for extracting gaseous, liquid and/or solid elements from a gaseous medium and concentrating same in a liquid medium
Inventor: CHARRUE PIERRE
IPC: B01D53/18
Filed: 2004-09-01
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method which are used to extract elements from a gaseous medium and to concentrate same in a liquid medium, involving the nebulisation of the liquid medium using the gaseous medium and the condensation of the spray mist thus produced.  The inventive apparatus comprises: a first nebulisation and condensation chamber (20) which is designed to contain the liquid medium and which is equipped with a gaseous medium delivery conduit (35), means (31, 33) for nebulising the liquid medium, and a gaseous medium discharge conduit (45); and means for establishing a vacuum or overpressure condition inside said first chamber.  The invention is characterised in that the apparatus also comprises a second condensation chamber (40) and means for cooling same.
Patent EP-1691249-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TORISAKI YUISHI
IPC: G06F21/86
Filed: 2004-11-24
Abstract: [Challenge] In a system which processes secret information, use of a secret information processing LSI due to unauthorized tampering of software, spoofing or the like is prevented and data on a bus are protected against analysis using a probe, etc. [Solution] Within the secret information processing LSI, software which controls an LSI 1002 is subjected to tampering detection within a comparator 1008 and authentication processing within a comparator 1020, thereby confirming the validity of the software and preventing use of the secret information processing LSI by unauthorized software. The LSI and the software share session keys 1035 and 1038 which are based on a random number used for authentication processing and encrypted communications are attained using the session keys, which protects data on a bus.
Patent EP-1684707-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOWENS-JONES ANDREA DEMETRIUS
IPC: A61K8/891
Filed: 2004-11-17
Abstract: Cette invention concerne des compositions contre la transpiration ainsi que des procédés d'application correspondants, lesquelles compositions renferment a) un système adhérant à la peau comprenant i) un polymère adhérant à la peau et ii) un ou plusieurs solvants volatiles; b) un principe actif contre la transpiration; c) un agent épaississant; et d) un excipient anhydre présent en quantité suffisante pour garantir une substantivité renforcée des principes actifs contre la transpiration.
Patent EP-1828650-A1 (EP)
Title: Rotary valve for industrial fluid flow control
Inventor: MITTON MICHAEL JON
IPC: F16K5/04
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A cylindrical rotary valve to control or affect fluid flow in processes where the fluid temperature must be maintained within a target range, the fluid pressure is varied and/or the amount of fluid flow is controlled comprising one or more of the following elements alone or in combination: (i) the use of a temperature control core in the valve shaft, (ii) the contoured or tapered shapes of the conduits, (iii) the use of the valve to create predictable pulses or waves in the fluid being controlled, (iv) a modular system of valves where the valve body is fixed and the valve shaft is replaceable with a second valve shaft of different conduit shape, (v) a rotary valve with multiple inputs or multiple outputs for either mixing or diverting of input fluids, and (vi) the use of the valve in abrasive particulate blasting and in particular dry ice blasting.
Patent EP-1681535-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHIPOV GENNADY
IPC: G01C19/00
Filed: 2005-01-18
Abstract: The device is a state-of-the-art universal 4-D Warp Engine, demonstrating simplest vacuum teleportation created by its own local curvature of the space-time. The 4-D Warp Engine is based upon the 4 dimensional gyroscope (4-D gyroscope), represented by a propulsion system of three solid bodies, interacting among themselves and rotating in one space plane and in one space-time plane. The local metric changes, creating Riemann's space curvature, occur due to servomotor's work, controlled by the software.
Patent EP-1566536-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WOLTERS STEFAN
IPC: F02M37/10
Filed: 2005-02-03
Abstract: Pressure controllers (28,30) open or close the connection of a shunt (24) to a fuel line (18) at a first pressure, and open or close the connection of a return line (22) with the fuel line at a second pressure. The pressure controller open the shunt and the return line when the pressure increases and close the shunt and return line when pressure drops. The fuel line leading to the internal combustion engine (20) is connected to an electric fuel pump (10) allocated to a fuel tank (14). The return line connected with the fuel line returns fuel towards the fuel pump. The shunt connected with the fuel line operates a sucking jet pump (26) arranged in the fuel tank. An independent claim is also included for a method for controlling fuel supply of internal combustion engine.
Patent EP-1568337-A1 (EP)
Inventor: REINHARDT HOLGER
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 2005-02-22
Abstract: The orthosis (2) has a pivot joint (6) formed by an axle ring embraced by one arm (7) and eccentrically connected to a ring bearing to form a central adjusting ring. The ring bearing forms a pivot bearing embraced by other arm (8). The rotation plane of the ring bearing with respect to the rotation plane of the axle ring is pivotable through the rotation of the adjusting ring at a predetermined angle.
Patent EP-1600830-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAONO KEN
IPC: B60W10/18
Filed: 2005-03-07
Abstract: To reduce the man-hour required in tuning control parameters, a
vehicular control system of this invention comprises a user parameter input
module (S1,S2), an external parameter input module (S7,S8,S9), a plurality of
objective functions, a policy setting module, and a policy node (1). The user
parameter input module inputs a user parameter corresponding to an
operation of a user. The external parameter input module inputs an external
parameter resulting from an outside environment. The objective functions are
set for each control characteristic respectively so as to calculate an internal
parameter of each control target from the user parameter and the external
parameter. The policy setting module sets policies indicating a control index of
the user for the objective functions respectively. The policy node (1) weights the
objective functions on the basis of the policies, adjusts the internal parameter
in accordance with the policy so that the internal parameter is optimized
(minimized or maximized) among the objective functions, and issues a
command to a control node (2-6,9,10) corresponding to the internal parameter.
Patent EP-1582714-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FUKUI YUKIYO
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 2005-03-31
Abstract: Estimated values of an amount of accumulated particulate
matter on a particulate filter (4) are obtained before initiation
of a forceful regeneration operation of the particulate filter
(4). A maximum operating time period of the regeneration
operation is set based on the estimated values of the amount of
accumulated particulate matter. The particulate filter (4) is
regenerated in the regeneration operation by performing post fuel
injection in the diesel engine during each exhaust stroke of the
diesel engine to supply fuel to the particulate filter (4) and
thereby to remove the particulate matter from the particulate
filter (4) through use of combustion heat of the supplied fuel
upon combustion of the supplied fuel.
Patent EP-1579900-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GILDERT GARY R
IPC: C10G47/00
Filed: 1999-08-10
Abstract: A process is provided for the hydrodesulfurization
of naphtha in a distillation column reactor having a
stripping section and a rectification section, which
process comprises the steps of:
   (a) feeding a naphtha boiling range hydrocarbon stream
containing organic sulfur compounds and hydrogen to a
distillation column reactor above said stripping section;   (b) concurrently in said distillation column reactor
   (i) separating said naphtha into a light boiling
range naphtha and a heavy boiling range naphtha   (ii) contacting the light boiling range naphtha and
hydrogen with a hydrodesulfurization catalyst in said
rectification section to selectively react the lighter
organic sulfur compounds with said hydrogen to form H 2 S;     (c) removing said light boiling range naphtha, H 2 S and
unreacted hydrogen from said distillation column reactor
as overheads;   (d) removing said heavier boiling range naphtha from said
distillation column reactor as bottoms;   (e) feeding said unreacted hydrogen from said overheads
to a reboiler for recirculation back to said distillation
column reactor at a point below said stripping section;
and   (f) feeding a portion of the effluent from said reboiler
to a fixed bed single pass reactor containing a
hydrodesulfurization catalyst to react a portion of the
heavy organic sulfur compounds with hydrogen to form H 2 S.
Patent EP-1628035-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PLUTA MANFRED
IPC: F16F1/04
Filed: 2005-06-30
Abstract: The torsion spring element, designed as a helical spring, has two spring wire ends constructed as spring legs (6,7) extending tangentially or radially to the windings of the spring element. The whole axial length of the spring element (1) is smaller than the sum of the spring wire diameter (d) or all the individual windings (2). Each winding of the helical spring has a different diameter than the winding following it. The diameter of the windings from both axial ends (3,4) increases in the direction of the middle (5) of the spring. An independent claim is included for an actuating device for operating components in internal combustion engines, whereby the actuating device is coupled to a torsion spring in such a way that with rotation of a shaft energy is stored in the spring so that the spring can return to a predetermined initial position.