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Patent DE-60134959-D1 (DE)
Inventor: EIGLER NEIL L
IPC: A61B5/296
Filed: 2001-01-09
Granted: 2008-09-04
Abstract: The invention provides improved apparatus and methods for treating congestive heart failure in a medical patient. The apparatus includes a pressure transducer permanently implantable within the left atrium of the patient's heart and operable to generate electrical signals indicative of fluid pressures within the patient's left atrium. The pressure transducer is connected to a flexible electrical lead, which is connected in turn to electrical circuitry, which in the preferred embodiment includes digital circuitry for processing electrical signals. The electrical circuitry processes the electrical signals from the pressure transducer and, based at least in part on those signals, generates a signal that indicates a desired therapeutic treatment for treating the patient's condition. That signal is then communicated to the patient via a patient signaling device, following which the patient administers to him or herself the prescribed therapeutic treatment indicated by the signal.
Patent DE-60138222-D1 (DE)
Inventor: LI XIAN CHANG
IPC: C12N5/09
Filed: 2001-09-14
Granted: 2009-05-14
Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, on expression studies of IL-2 and IL-15 receptor subunits by cycling T cells  in vivo . In one embodiment, the invention generally features novel combinations of IL-2 and IL-15 antagonists and methods of suppressing the immune response by administering these antagonists. In each case, suppression is achieved by administration of a first agent that targets an IL-15 molecule or an IL-15 receptor (IL-15R) and a second agent that targets an IL-2 molecule or an IL-2 receptor (IL-2R). More generally, the invention features novel combinations of agents that, when administered to a patient (or to a transplant  ex vivo,  reduce the number of antigen-reactive T cells. For example, the invention features compositions (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable compositions) that include two or more agents, each of which promote T cell death. Alternatively, the composition can contain at least one agent that promotes T cell death and at least one agent that inhibits T cell proliferation. The agent that promotes T cell death can promote AICD (activation induced cell death), passive cell death, ADCC (antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity) or CDC (complement directed cytotoxicity).
Patent DE-60139583-D1 (DE)
Inventor: PINES ROBERT
IPC: H04W4/24
Filed: 2001-01-24
Granted: 2009-09-24
Abstract: A communication assistance system (2) is provided for accessing information corresponding to a plurality of subscribers (6). This system is comprised of a telephone switch (12) for receiving calls from a plurality of requesters (4), a call center (16) for routing each of said received calls to an operator terminal (20), and a first database (18) configured to store said information corresponding to each of said subscribers (6). The system (2) provides: a dynamically controlled closing prompt; an interface feature allowing subscribers (6) to update their own information; a dial string translator for identifying service provider of the requester (4); a billing database (14) for transferring call charges of the subscriber (6) to the requester (4); a processor to notify subscribers (6) to update their information; the ability to store license plate numbers of the subscribers (6); a masking feature that allows system (32) to connect requester (4) to subscriber (6) without revealing subscriber's (6) mobile telephone number; a searchable database of subscriber (6) information based on particular information found in the subscriber (6) listing.
Patent DE-60139717-D1 (DE)
Inventor: TSUJIMOTO IKUO
IPC: H04W64/00
Filed: 2001-06-06
Granted: 2009-10-08
Abstract: The present invention discloses a GPS system that uses call-processor intelligence to determine the mode of operation of a GPS receiver located in a GPS terminal. The modes are selected based on the availability of network facilities, the GPS information that can be acquired, or user input requirements.
Patent DE-60142095-D1 (DE)
Inventor: MCCLAIN ROBERT D
IPC: C07C7/11
Filed: 2001-07-05
Granted: 2010-06-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to inhibit the polymerization of a carbonyl compound in a basic wash unit operation in a hydrocarbon cracking process, comprising: 
contacting a stream comprising at least one carbonyl compound with a compound selected from the group consisting of mercaptoacetic acid and alkyl esters thereof and salts thereof and mixtures thereof,  
wherein said compound is selected such that it remains water-soluble and base-soluble and does not flocculate in said stream; 
wherein said steam is contacted with said compound either before or at the same time as said stream enters said basic wash unit operation.
Patent DE-60209750-D1 (DE)
Inventor: CLEVINGER R
IPC: B21B1/22
Filed: 2002-04-17
Granted: 2006-05-04
Abstract: An improved heat transfer tube and a method of formation thereof. The inner surface of the tube has a primary set of fins and an intermediate sets of fins positioned in the areas between the primary fins and at an angle relative to the primary fins. While intermediate fins may be used with primary fins arranged in any pattern, in a preferred embodiment of the inner surface tube design, the intermediate fins are positioned relative to the primary fins to result in a grid-like appearance. Tests show that the performance of tubes having the intermediate fin designs of the present invention is significantly enhanced. A first set of rollers creates the primary and intermediate fin designs on at least one side of a board. A second set of rollers may be used to further enhance the performance. After the desired pattern has been transferred onto the board with the rollers, the board is then formed and welded into a tube, so that, at a minimum, the inner surface design of the resulting tube includes the intermediate fins as contemplated by the present invention.
Patent DE-60211503-D1 (DE)
Inventor: STROMME OYVIND
IPC: G08G1/0967
Filed: 2002-07-09
Granted: 2006-06-22
Abstract: The invention concerns a system for reminding a driver of the presence of at least one particular traffic sign, comprising: an imaging unit (1) attached to the vehicle and directed towards the road ahead of the vehicle; a database (3) containing at least one pre-registered shape of traffic sign; an automatic recognition unit (2) for detecting and identifying, in successive images, a traffic sign by searching image areas having a shape contained in said database; and a sound (5) and/or visual (4) indicator of an identified traffic sign. <IMAGE>
Patent DE-60211567-D1 (DE)
Inventor: DURAZZANI PIERO
IPC: A47L15/00
Filed: 2002-12-30
Granted: 2006-06-22
Abstract: The dishwashing apparatus (1) comprises a removable cover (201) and an additional dishwashing unit (401), ensures that varying capacity needs of the users can be satisfied in a timely and inexpensive way.
Patent DE-60212894-D1 (DE)
Inventor: PAULSEN EVELYN JENNIFER LIN
IPC: C09J5/00
Filed: 2002-04-11
Granted: 2006-08-17
Abstract: A structural polyurethane adhesive composition comprising a polyurethane reaction product and a curative for isocyanate groups, characterized in that the polyurethane reaction product consists essentially of at least 80 wt% perfect prepolymers and less than 2 wt% free isocyanate monomer.
Patent DE-60216734-D1 (DE)
Inventor: CONTRUCCI MARCOS DE ALBUQUERQU
IPC: F27B1/02
Filed: 2002-03-19
Granted: 2007-01-25
Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and an equipment for curing and drying self-reducing agglomerates containing cement as a binder in the presence of saturated vapor at a temperature from about 70 to about 110° C. and under atmospheric pressure. The treatment is performed in one single equipment. The self-reducing agglomerates are comprised of mixtures of fines of iron ore and/or industrial residue containing iron oxides and/or metallic iron, fines of carbonaceous materials such as mineral coal, charcoal, green petroleum coke and similar fines, fluxing material such as steel plant slag and blast furnace slag, limestone, lime and similar materials, cement as a binder and fluxing agent, and humidity between 7 and 12%, produced in pellet-making units and/or briquette-making units and thereafter treated using one single piece of equipment, involving the steps of predrying with heated gasses (2), curing with saturated vapor (3) and drying with heated gasses (4) performed continuously and sequentially, controlling the discharge velocity (5) in order to allow the time of permanence of the agglomerate within the equipment to be from about 4 to about 12 hours. The cured and dried agglomerate may be processed in an adequate reducing/melting equipment to provide metals and metallic alloys.
Patent DE-60220149-D1 (DE)
Inventor: PETTIT DEAN K
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 2002-03-04
Granted: 2007-06-28
Abstract: The invention provides formulations of GM-CSF to which a chelating agent has been provided to stabilize the GM-CSF against N-terminal degradation.
Patent DE-60223180-D1 (DE)
Inventor: DALTON DAMIAN
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2002-02-22
Granted: 2007-12-06
Abstract: A method and a processor for parallel processing of logic event simulation on circuits comprising a polarity of logic gates, the logic gates having interconnect lines therebetween, the processor ( 1 ) further comprising a main processor ( 2 ) and an associative memory mechanism ( 3 ), the associative memory mechanism ( 3 ) comprising a plurality of associative arrays ( 5, 6 ) and at least one result register, and there is provided accessible external memory ( 4 ) in which a circuit representation may be stored and divided into a plurality of segments, each of the segments having a segment identifier, which in turn has segment data associated therewith. The segment identifier and segment data being stored in a segment table ( 14 ) in the associative memory mechanism. Each of the segments may then be brought into the associative memory mechanism ( 3 ) for evaluation one at a time. There is additionally provided an amended result registering mechanism ( 8 ) to allow numerous tests and gate pairs to be carried out and recorded.
Patent DE-60227051-D1 (DE)
Inventor: GERMAIN ALAIN
IPC: H01P5/103
Filed: 2002-02-12
Granted: 2008-07-24
Abstract: The invention concerns a waveguide generator device for energizing a cavity with microwaves coming from an emitter (18) for generating in the waveguide (16) an electromagnetic field of microwaves having a wavelength lambda g. The device comprises a site for the emitter (18) defining a plane of the emitter (P0) and two wave reflecting walls (28, 30) in the proximity of which are respectively located two main outlets for the microwaves (32, 34). The two wave reflecting walls (28, 30) are spaced apart from the emitter plane (P0) by a distance substantially equal to 0.2. lambda g +k. lambda g/2 and 0.3 lambda g + p. lambda g/2, wherein k and p are integers. The device comprises an adjusting member (36) arranged at a distance equal to n. lambda g/2, n being an integer, from the plane of the emitter (P0).
Patent DE-60233296-D1 (DE)
Inventor: PURCELL GLENN D
IPC: A61B5/15
Filed: 2002-06-26
Granted: 2009-09-24
Abstract: A test device adapted to test a concentration of an analyte in a fluid has a pickup area having a first volume for receiving the fluid. In fluid communication with the pickup area is a read area having a second volume, which is less than the first volume. Since the second volume is less than the first volume, fluid from the pickup area will flow into the read area only after the pickup area is full. The read area also contains a reagent that is adapted to indicate the concentration of the analyte in the fluid. <IMAGE>
Patent DE-60233331-D1 (DE)
Inventor: SAHAI ANANT
IPC: G01S19/37
Filed: 2002-09-07
Granted: 2009-09-24
Abstract: System and method to determine the location of a receiver are provided. The received signal is decomposed into signal chunks that are then correlated with the reference signals of the transmitting sources. In some embodiments, the signal chunks may be shorter than the period of the reference signals. For each signal source, a grid of correlation values is constructed containing one column of correlation values for each signal chunk. Each column contains correlation values for several code-phases. Probes are executed in the grid to acquire the location-determining signals. In some embodiments, a probe includes calculating the fourier transform of a row in the grid, yielding correlation values associated with a refined set of frequency values. Potential acquisitions are verified by processing increasing portions of the received signal. Confirmed acquisition may be used to aid further acquisitions. Some embodiments eventually compress the received signal down to a one period duration by means of an ultra-stacking method. Additional verification, comprising multi-peak test and multi-path tests, may be performed on the correlation magnitude curve obtained from the ultra-stacked signal. Finally, refined code-phase values are extracted from these correlation magnitude curves.
Patent DE-60233504-D1 (DE)
Inventor: PERVAN DARKO
IPC: E04F15/04
Filed: 2002-07-29
Granted: 2009-10-08
Abstract: Floor panels and floor elements therefore are made of sheet-shaped cores (30) which before application of the surface layer (31) of the floor panels are formed with sealing means (20, 52, 57) for counteracting changes, caused by moisture, of the properties of the floor panels.
Patent DE-60234606-D1 (DE)
Inventor: GROVER RAYMOND J
IPC: H01L29/872
Filed: 2002-07-24
Granted: 2010-01-14
Abstract: In the manufacture of trench-gate power MOSFETs, trenched Schottky rectifiers and other devices including a Schottky barrier, a guard region (15s), trenched insulated electrode (11s) and the Schottky barrier (80) are self-aligned with respect to each other by providing spacers (52) to form a narrow window (52a) at a wider window (51a) in a mask pattern (51, 51s) that masks where the Schottky barrier (80) is to be formed. The trenched insulated electrode (11s) is formed by etching a trench (20) at the narrow window (52a) and by providing insulating material (17) and then electrode material (11s) in the trench. The guard region (15s) is provided by introducing dopant (61) via the wider window (51a). The mask pattern (51, 51s) masks the underlying body portion against this dopant introduction and is sufficiently wide (y8) to prevent the dopant (61) from extending laterally into the area where the Schottky barrier (80) is to be formed. Then at least the mask pattern (51, 51s) is removed before depositing a Schottky electrode (33).
Patent DE-60236805-D1 (DE)
Inventor: SPROTT G DENNIS
IPC: A61K39/39
Filed: 2002-08-02
Granted: 2010-08-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a liposome comprising a chloroform soluble and extractable total polar lipid of Mycobacterium spp, particularly a chloroform soluble extractable total polar lipid of Mycobacterium bovis BCG. The chloroform soluble and extractable polar lipid may comprise at least one of phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylinositol mannoside (PIM<SUB>1</SUB>), phosphatidylinositol dimannoside (PIM<SUB>2</SUB>), mono and dipalmitoylated forms of PIM<SUB>1 </SUB>and PIM<SUB>2</SUB>, phospholipid of 899 m/z, phosphatidylethanolamine and cardiolipid. The liposome may be prepared by drying chloroform soluble and extractable lipid and then hydrating said dried lipid at a temperature of 65 to 75° C. in water or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). The liposome may be used, for example, to activate dendritic cells to secrete cytokines and modulate an immune response in a mammal, or to direct an immune response to confer protection against a pathogen or a cancer.
Patent DE-60238125-D1 (DE)
Inventor: ENGMARK DAVID B
IPC: A61N1/39
Filed: 2002-08-14
Granted: 2010-12-09
Abstract: In general, the invention is directed to an implantable medical device assembly having a more space-efficient housing and components, as well as processes for assembling the implantable medical device with reduced assembly cost and less complexity. The implantable medical device may incorporate a battery, capacitor, circuit assembly, feedthrough assembly, and interconnect assembly with respective electrical terminals. This configuration permits the use of automated electronic module assembly techniques such as parallel gap or ribbon bond welding to electrically connect the terminals. A feedthrough assembly may present a set of terminals adjacent a corresponding set of circuit terminals, also enabling the use of automated welding techniques.
Patent DE-60238329-D1 (DE)
Inventor: PAVLAK ZDESLAV
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2002-05-24
Granted: 2010-12-30
Abstract: A Presence Application Server (PAS) holding a presence list for each user is introduced. The presence list of a first user comprises other network registered users for which the first user, wants to track registration status. The registration status of each user corresponds to the user's registration status in their associated Gatekeepers. Each time a change in registration status for a user occurs in its associated Gatekeeper, the Gatekeeper will send a message including an identification of both the user and the Gatekeeper, in addition to information concerning the change of status (register or unregister). The presence lists affected by the change of the registration status of said user is updated in the PAS. Then the associated users are informed by messages sent from the PAS via the Gatekeeper to the user's EndPoints. The messages are adapted to refresh URL's at the EndPoints pointing at the user's presence list.
Patent DE-60239623-D1 (DE)
Inventor: THOMAS EUGENE R
IPC: E21B43/16
Filed: 2002-09-05
Granted: 2011-05-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of separating one or more components from a multi-component gas stream comprising at least one non-acid gas component and at least one acid gas component. A multi-component gas stream at a pressure above 1,200 psia (82.8 bar) and a temperature above 120° F. (48.9° C.) with the concentration of at least one acid gas component in the gas stream being at least 20 mole percent is passed to a membrane system that selectively separates at least one acid gas component from the multi-component gas stream as a permeate stream. The permeate stream has a pressure at least 20% of the pressure of the feed pressure.</PTEXT>
Patent DE-60301049-D1 (DE)
Inventor: BOCCHINI AUGUSTO
IPC: A47F3/04
Filed: 2003-02-03
Granted: 2005-08-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerated counter for bars, pastry or ice cream shops equipped with optical fibre internal lighting system, having box-shaped shelves with special lower profile in such a way that the light emitted by the optical fibres located inside the lower profile completely illuminates the surface of the underlying shelf. <IMAGE>
Patent DE-60301071-D1 (DE)
Inventor: DAVIDSSON MARCUS
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2003-09-19
Granted: 2005-08-25
Abstract: A method and a device in a communication apparatus for maintaining an established connection between said apparatus and a network node. The connection is established by a mobility management unit for providing a mobility management procedure. An acceptance message is issued by the node in response to a request relating to a first mobility management procedure. If any request relating to a second mobility management procedure issued by an upper layer is received by the mobility management unit after the request relating to the first procedure is transmitted and before the acceptance message is received, a maintaining request to maintain the connection is transmitted to the node in response to the acceptance message. <IMAGE>
Patent DE-60302955-D1 (DE)
Inventor: MILOSAVLJEVIC ZLATOLJUB
IPC: H01Q5/10
Filed: 2003-08-27
Granted: 2006-02-02
Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable planar antenna especially applicable to mobile terminals, and to a radio device provided with that kind of antenna. The basic structure of the antenna is PIFA. On a surface of a dielectric part (205) there is placed a strip conductor (230) so that this has a significant electromagnetic coupling to the radiating plane (220). The strip conductor can be connected by a switch (SW) to the ground plane. When the switch is closed, the electric length of the radiating plane is changed, measured from the short point (S). In which case also the antenna's resonance frequency is changed. The change depends on the place and the size of the strip conductor. In the case of a multi-band antenna the strip conductor can be placed so that it has a remarkable electromagnetic coupling to one or more radiating elements (B1, 226). The adjusting of planar antenna is performed by means of small additive components, which do not presume changes in the antenna's basic structure and do not enlarge the antenna. <IMAGE>
Patent DE-60308728-D1 (DE)
Inventor: FAN ZHEN
IPC: B01D53/86
Filed: 2003-12-16
Granted: 2006-11-09
Abstract: A system and a method for controlling NO<SUB>X </SUB>emissions from a boiler that combusts carbonaceous fuels. The method includes the steps of (a) introducing carbonaceous fuel and combustion air into a furnace of the boiler for combusting the carbonaceous fuel in oxidizing conditions and producing flue gas including NO<SUB>X </SUB>and CO, and (b) leading flue gas from the furnace to a catalyst section in a flue gas channel for converting, free from introducing an external agent for NO<SUB>X </SUB>reduction, NO<SUB>X </SUB>to N<SUB>2 </SUB>and CO to CO<SUB>2 </SUB>by using CO as the reductant of NO<SUB>X </SUB>on a catalyst in the catalyst section.
Patent DE-60325096-D1 (DE)
Inventor: ALMGREN FREDRIK
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2003-12-03
Granted: 2009-01-15
Abstract: The method relates to the management of roaming of mobile subscribers between a home network and foreign networks. The roaming behavior of a mobile terminal is based on roaming settings in the form of contents of different control files saved in the mobile terminal of the subscribers. A first file contains a list of networks to be used in a priority order in a roaming situation and a second file contains information about the last network the subscriber was registered in. The method starts with roaming of the subscriber from one network to another network, and checking the current roaming setting for the subscriber. If the network that the subscriber roamed into does not correspond to the highest priority network, the subscriber is moved to a preferred network corresponding to the priority order of said list.
Patent DE-60335861-D1 (DE)
Inventor: BALLU PATRICK
IPC: B05B5/08
Filed: 2003-02-28
Granted: 2011-03-10
Abstract: A device for spraying a liquid coating product includes a hub forming or accommodating a liquid feed pipe and a divergent centrifugal deflector having a distribution surface whose overall shape is that of a trumpet bell. Applications include electrostatic painting.
Patent DE-60336730-D1 (DE)
Inventor: SKJERMO TOR OEISTEIN
IPC: G05D23/20
Filed: 2003-06-27
Granted: 2011-05-26
Abstract: Temperature monitoring system for monitoring the temperature in electric equipment, for example electric conductors and cables, connection points, fuses etc. The system comprises one or more temperature sensors (14) connected to a processor via a data bus (3). The processor reads signals from the temperature sensors (14) and notifies if a failure is detected from given conditions. At least one of the temperature sensors (14) is located in modular units (1), where each unit comprise: electrical contacts (12, 13) for direct connection to, or connection via the data bus (3) to other modular units (1) or the processor.