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Patent EP-1426075-A3 (EP)
Title: Improved inflatable device for use in surgical protocols relating to treatment of fractured or diseased bone
Inventor: REILEY MARK A
IPC: A61F2/958
Filed: 1996-06-06
Abstract: A system for supporting and strengthening a damaged bone that includes
inner cancellous bone and outer cortical bone is described. The
system comprises a cannula that is adapted to establish an access
path to inside bone,a hollow balloon body comprising a flexible,
non-elastic material that is capable of inflation from a collapsed
configuration, when it is adapted for passage through the cannula
into bone, to an expanded configuration. The balloon body has a
predetermined size in the expanded configuration that is selected to
compress at least a portion of the inner cancellous bone into the outer
cortical bone to strengthen the outer cortical bone. The non-elastic
material of the balloon body is capable of supporting the outer
cortical bone when the balloon body is in the expanded configuration
and the balloon body defines an inner passage for allowing an
inflating fluid to pass into the body. The system also comprises
means for scaling the inner passage of the balloon body when the
balloon is in the expanded configuration to provide a support
structure for the outer cortical bonc.
Patent EP-1473772-A3 (EP)
Inventor: COK RONALD S
IPC: G09G3/32
Filed: 2004-04-19
Abstract: A color OLED display includes an array of light emitting OLED pixels (10), each pixel having three or more gamut elements (12,14,16) for emitting different colors of light specifying a gamut and at least one additional element (18) for emitting a color of light within the gamut and wherein the power efficiency of the additional element is higher than the power efficiency of at least one of the three or more gamut elements; wherein all of the gamut elements for each color in the display are arranged in a first direction in a line such that no differently colored gamut element is in the line; wherein the colored gamut elements are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a line such that the colors of the gamut elements alternate in that line; and wherein the additional elements are arranged in lines in both the first and second directions.
Patent EP-1477108-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OVERBECK JAMES L
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2000-12-08
Abstract: An instrument (10) and related process for measuring, color, shade, gloss, shape and/or translucence of a tooth. First, the instrument (10) uses searchlight illumination to illuminate a tooth with constant irradiance. Second, the instrument (10) uses colorimetric imaging to collect time-separated frames of different wavelengths of light reflected from a tooth and to combine those frames into a color image. Third, the instrument (10) includes a sanitary shield (300) to establish a reference color and a predetermined distance to a target tooth. Fourth, the instrument (10) provides line-of-sight viewing so an operator may simultaneously view a display of the image on the instrument and the object being measured. Fifth, the instrument (10) is impervious to pollutants because it incorporates a sealed measurement window. Sixth, optical measurements of a tooth taken by a dentist are compared to optical measurements of a prosthetic restoration for that tooth to confirm satisfactory matching of optical characteristics of the tooth and restoration.
Patent EP-1479478-A3 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zum Reinigen eines mit kubischem Bornitrid beschichteten Schleifkörpers innerhalb einer Vorrichtung zum Trennen von Tabak von einem Tabakkuchen und Vorrichtung zur Durchführung desselben
Inventor: BACH UWE
IPC: B24B53/007
Filed: 2004-05-19
Abstract: Die Erfindung befaßt sich mit einer Vorrichtung und einem Verfahren zum Reinigen
eines mit kubischem Bornitrid beschichteten Schleifkörpers (14) innerhalb einer Vorrichtung
zum Trennen von Tabak von einem Tabakkuchen. Beim Trennen von Tabak werden die
Trennelemente während der Tabakverarbeitung durch geeignete beschichtete Schleifkörper (14)
nachgeschliffen. Aufgrund der Ablagerung von Tabaksoße und Tabakstaub an
der Schneidkante des Trennelementes, die sich auch auf dem Schleifkörper (14) niederschlägt,
ist eine Reinigung des Schleifkörpers (14) erforderlich. 
     Bei bekannten Vorrichtungen und Verfahren werden die Schleifkörper mit gehärteter
Oberfläche durch das sogenannte "Abziehen" mittels eines Diamanten gereinigt und
somit von der Tabaksoße und den Staubresten befreit. Dies hat jedoch den Nachteil, daß
durch Abnutzung des Schleifkörpers selbst zum einen die Standzeit des Schleifkörpers
gering ist und zum anderen ein kontinuierlicher Vorschub desselben erforderlich ist,
was zu einem komplexen Aufbau der Vorrichtung führt 
     Die Aufgabe, eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Reinigen eines Schleifkörpers (14)
vorzuschlagen, bei der der Schleifkörper (14) zum Schärfen der Trennelemente während des
Betriebes effektiv und einfach zu reinigen ist, wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst,
daß Mittel (16) vorgesehen sind, mittels denen das Reinigen des Schleifkörpers durch Aufbringen
eines Strahls aus flüssigem oder gasförmigem Medium auf den Schleifkörper
erfolgt. Dadurch wird eine den Schleifkörper (14) schonende und effektive Reinigung
ermöglicht.
Patent EP-1502849-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BUZZI FABIO
IPC: B63H1/26
Filed: 2004-07-28
Abstract: The invention describes a supercavitating propeller with adjustable cup, and a method to adjust the cup. The trailing edge of the propeller blade is characterised by a protuberance (7) with a limited section compared to the blade's section at the conventional trailing edge. The protuberance height can be adjusted, hereby reducing the propeller blade's cup.
Patent EP-1591029-A3 (EP)
Inventor: VIERHEILIG GERALD
IPC: B25C5/02
Filed: 2004-12-13
Abstract: The closing cylinder includes a carrying cylinder (01) with at least one closing plate (02) rotatable about an axis. The closing plate is movably coupled to a setting element (06) in the radial direction of the cylinder. The setting element projects from the cylinder along the axis. It may be coupled to the setting element for axial or rotary motion.
Patent EP-1470799-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JONES MICHAEL C
IPC: A61F2/28
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: An intercalary implant has two stem members and a collar. One stem member includes a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of a native end portion of a long bone and a threaded male portion to be outside of the intramedullary canal. The second stem member also includes a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of the opposite native end portion of the long bone. The second stem member has a spacer portion and a shoulder to be outside of the intramedullary canal. The collar has an annular base portion with an opening and a cylindrical female threaded portion. When assembled, collar connects the first and second stem members and the implant spans a gap in the shaft of the long bone. The parts can be assembled without distracting the native end bone portions in the proximal-distal direction to prevent damage to soft tissue around the native end bone portions.
Patent EP-1533480-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BUNKER RONALD SCOTT
IPC: F01D25/12
Filed: 2004-09-16
Abstract: A component (10) includes at least one wall (12) having an inner portion (14) and an outer portion (16). A number of pins (18) extend between the inner and outer portions of the wall. The pins define a mesh cooling arrangement (20) having a number of flow channels (22). A number of turbulators (36) are disposed on at least one of the inner and outer portions of the wall.
Patent EP-1591366-A3 (EP)
Title: Verpackung aus gefaltetem Kartonmaterial
Inventor: MARTIN WERNER
IPC: B65D5/50
Filed: 2005-04-02
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine aus gefaltetem Kartonmaterial hergestellte Verpackung für Geräte, mit einem den Boden (11) bildenden Grundwandabschnitt an dessen erster Kante ein als Frontwand (12) dienender erster Wandabschnitt und an dessen der ersten Kante entgegengesetzt liegenden zweiten Kante ein als Rückwand (14) dienender zweiter Wandabschnitt anschließen, mit einem an der Rückwand (14) anschließenden, als Deckel (15) dienender dritter Wandabschnitt, der zumindest beim Transport mit der Frontwand (12) lösbar verbunden ist, und mit an dem Boden (11), der Rück- und Frontwand (12) und dem Deckel (15) beidseitig anschließenden Wandabschnitten, die nach Bestückung der Verpackung mit dem oder den Geräten miteinander verklebt werden. An den freien Seitenkanten (30, 31) des Bodens (11), der Frontwand (12) und der Rückwand (14), die senkrecht zu den Kanten verlaufen, mit denen die Frontwand (12), der Boden (11) und die Rückwand (14) miteinander in Verbindung stehen, Seitenwandteilabschnitte (19, 20, 21; 19a, 20a, 21 a) angeformt sind, deren Flächen sich insgesamt höchstens zur Fläche der Seitenwände addieren, dass am Deckel (15) Seitenwandabschnitte (40, 40a) angeformt sind, die die Seitenwandteilabschnitte überdecken, wobei die Seitenwandabschnitte (40, 40a) die Seitenwandteilabschnitte (419, 20, 21; 19a, 20a, 21 a) von außen berühren und damit verklebt sind. An der freien Kante des Deckels (15) schließt eine Lasche (41) an, die im Verpackungszustand lösbar mit der Innenfläche der Frontwand (12) verbunden, vorzugsweise verklebt ist. Die Seitenwandabschnitte (40, 40a) sind mit dem Deckel (15) über je eine Perforierung verbunden, so dass der Deckel (15) an dieser Stelle abtrennbar ist.
Patent EP-1614587-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HENDERSON JACK V
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: A motor vehicle protection assembly secured to and extending out from a frame of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle protection assembly absorbs force during an impact of the motor vehicle with another object. The motor vehicle protection assembly includes an attachment bracket (22,24) fixedly secured to the frame (18). In addition, the motor vehicle protection assembly includes an impact panel (32) fixedly secured to the attachment bracket and extending between a leading end (34) and a trailing end (36). The impact panel includes a collapsible region (40). When the object impacts the leading end, the force created by the impact is absorbed by the collapsible region to reduce the force received and absorbed by the object.
Patent EP-1669122-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CHOI KYUNG-JU
IPC: B01D29/01
Filed: 2005-12-07
Abstract: A filter media product and method of making the same wherein at least two independent filter media thicknesses of differing coarse and fine pore sizes are held in face-to-face relationship with the pore sizes being so calculated that the overall average pore size of successive thicknesses is smaller than the pore size of the finest fiber thickness.
Patent EP-1571767-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OKABAYASHI MASAAKI
IPC: H04H60/06
Filed: 2005-02-21
Abstract: In sequence data composed of a plurality of event sets with their execution sequence predefined, each of the event sets includes event data indicative of an event to be executed and trigger data defining timing for executing the event. Once a user manually instructs progression instructing operation while the individual events are being executed in accordance with the timing defined by the corresponding trigger data, the next event is executed immediately even before arrival of the next event execution timing. According to another aspect, the trigger data include trigger data of a first type that defines the event execution timing the event by use of an absolute time and trigger data of a second type that defines the event execution timing by use of a relative time between the events, and the sequence data may mixedly include the trigger data of the first and second types. Any one of the two time information can be used appropriately in accordance with characteristics of the individual events. For example, for one event having close relevancy to another event to be executed earlier than the one event, the relative time information is used.
Patent EP-1605357-A3 (EP)
Inventor: OFEK YUVAL
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 1999-10-12
Abstract: A data storage facility (22) is disclosed for transferring data from a data altering apparatus, such as a production data processing site (21), to a remote data receiving site (23). The data storage facility includes a first data store (32) for recording each change in the data generated by the data altering apparatus. A register set (75) records each change on a track-by-track basis. A second data store (34) has first and second operating modes. During a first operating mode the second data store becomes a mirror of the first data store. During a second operating mode the second data store ceases to act as a mirror and becomes a source for a transfer of data to the data receiving site. Only information that has been altered, i.e. specific tracks that have been altered, are transferred during successive operations in the second operating mode. Commands from the local production site initiate the transfers between the first and second operating modes.
Patent EP-1586268-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ALLEN JOHN J
IPC: A61B5/15
Filed: 2005-04-18
Abstract: An apparatus (100) for extracting bodily fluid (e.g., whole blood) from a user's finger includes a housing (102) with a lancing mechanism (104) and a clamping mechanism (106) attached to thereto. The clamping mechanism includes a lower arm assembly (108) and an upper arm assembly (110). The upper and lower arm assemblies are operatively connected such that when a user's finger applies a user force to the lower arm assembly and displaces the lower arm assembly from a first to a second position, the upper and lower arm assemblies cooperate to engage the user's finger with a compressive force that is greater than the user force. In addition, the lancing mechanism is configured to lance a target site on the user's finger while the upper and lower arm assemblies are cooperating to engage the user's finger. Thereafter, the compressive force serves to extract a bodily fluid sample from the lanced target site.
Patent EP-1622299-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KILPER DANIEL CHARLES
IPC: H04B10/29
Filed: 2005-07-20
Abstract: In an optical transmission system, operations of certain elements are adjusted in an individualized manner after detecting a change in the total optical power level corresponding to multiple optical channels in a link of the system in order to control transients in those channels. For example, in response to a sudden drop in the number of channels resulting from a fiber cut, the power levels of the optical pumps in a Raman amplifier in an OADM are adjusted to reduce transient gain errors in the surviving channels, where the adjustment to the pump power level for each different optical pump is a function of both the detected change in the total optical power level and at least one specified coefficient for that particular optical pump, in order to handle non-linearities in the response of the Raman amplifier to the sudden drop in the number of optical channels.
Patent EP-1675192-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NANATAKI TSUTOMU
IPC: H01L41/083
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: There is disclosed a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body which has superior piezoelectric/electrostrictive properties and which exhibits a sufficient durability even in a case where a flexural displacement is repeated a large number of times. A piezoelectric/electrostrictive body (30) is constituted of a large number of crystal grains (31) having the piezoelectric/electrostrictive properties in the form of a film or a layer having one or more layers. 80% or more of a large number of crystal grains (31) observed in an arbitrary section in the thickness direction of the body are grains exposed to at least one of interfaces (35a,35b) between the body and the outside in a thickness direction.
Patent EP-1688714-A3 (EP)
Inventor: IKAWA KOICHI
IPC: H05B3/28
Filed: 2006-02-07
Abstract: A micro-heater including a semiconductor substrate (100) having a cavity (130,150); an insulating layer (200) provided on an upper side of the semiconductor substrate and closing the cavity; and a heater element (400) embedded in a portion of the insulating layer above the cavity and including a metallic material. The insulating layer includes: a compressive stress film made of silicon oxide; and a tensile stress film made of silicon nitride. The tensile stress film has a thickness not less than that of the compressive stress film.
Patent EP-1736438-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PEZ GUIDO PETER
IPC: C01B3/56
Filed: 2006-06-22
Abstract: A process for producing hydrogen comprising reacting at least one hydrocarbon and steam in the presence of a complex metal oxide and a steam-hydrocarbon reforming catalyst in a production step under reaction conditions sufficient to form hydrogen and a spent complex metal oxide, wherein the complex metal oxide is represented by the formula 
 
         (A' x Ca x' Mg x" ) x (B' y Mn y' Fe y" ) y O n   
 
where A' represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, a Group 1 element, and an element of the Lanthanide series according to the IUPAC Periodic Table of the Elements; B' represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, and V; 
0≤x≤1, 0≤x'≤1, 0≤x"≤1 wherein x + x' + x" = x; 
0≤y≤1, 0≤y'≤1, 0≤y"≤1 wherein y + y' + y" = y; 
1≤x≤10; 
1≤y≤10; 
and n represents a value such that the complex metal oxide is rendered electrically neutral. The metal oxide adsorbs carbon dioxide.
Patent EP-1762475-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIYATA YASUHITO
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 2006-08-23
Abstract: An airbag apparatus (120) mounted to a motorcycle (100) is constructed to hold the loose portions of elongated webbings (140) that join an airbag to the vehicle body in a predetermined bunched state as a folded portion while the airbag is housed, and to release the hold upon the deployment of the airbag. This construction is effective in smoothing the airbag deploying motion.
Patent EP-1774867-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CHAN ANDIE LAM
IPC: A45C13/00
Filed: 2006-09-08
Abstract: A portable waterproof equipment includes a body (1) configured for containing articles therein, a sealing structure, a cable and a sealing device. The body (1) has an opening configured for providing an access for the articles entering into the body (1). The sealing structure is configured for sealing the opening of the body (1). The cable passes through the body (1) and has an inner end located within the body (1). A plug (32) is provided at the inner end of the cable and configured for connecting with phone jacks of the articles. The sealing device is arranged between the cable and the body (1).
Patent EP-1705126-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GRIMAL JACQUES
IPC: B65D19/44
Filed: 2006-03-23
Abstract: A storage and transportation unit (101) for transporting a plurality of products comprises a rack assembly having a base portion adjusted to fit to a pallet (103) for convenient handling by a fork lift truck, shelf mounting means (104,105,106) for mounting at least one shelf (301,302) and shelf support means for supporting the shelf mounting means, the storage and transportation unit (101) wherein the shelf support means comprises adjustable means for adjusting the height above the base that the shelf mounting means is required to be positioned.
Patent EP-1696316-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WADSWORTH BRANDON SCOTT
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2006-01-20
Abstract: Code morphing includes rewriting at least one underlying control structure of known code without affecting an intended context of the code.
Patent EP-1761090-A3 (EP)
Title: A method of spectrum sharing
Inventor: HULBERT ANTHONY PETE
IPC: G01S13/02
Filed: 2006-08-30
Abstract: A method of spectrum sharing comprises determining a first frequency in a first location area (30) for a channel (15) of a first transmission type; and choosing a second frequency for a channel (1) of a second transmission type on which to transmit in the first location area; wherein the second frequency differs from the first frequency by at least two frequency channels of the first transmission type.
Patent EP-1793624-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LEE HYO-JIN
IPC: G02B27/22
Filed: 2006-11-30
Abstract: An electronic display device includes an image display portion displaying left and right eye images, and a parallax barrier directing the left and right eye images respectively towards left and right eyes of a user. 
     The parallax barrier includes first electrodes located on a first substrate, a first connection electrode electrically connecting the first electrodes, a first terminal electrode connected to an end of the first connection electrode, a first connection terminal connected to the first terminal electrode, second electrodes located between the first electrodes, a second connection electrode electrically connecting the second electrodes, a second connection terminal connected to an end of the second connection electrode, a common electrode located on a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. 
     The first terminal electrode has a lower electric resistance than the first electrodes and the second electrodes.
Patent EP-1683699-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUDHIR KUMAR
IPC: B61K3/00
Filed: 2006-01-24
Abstract: A rail lubricator for a railroad rail has a nozzle (16,17) adjacent to the rail (14A,15) and attached thereto. The nozzle has a discharge orifice disposed beneath the top surface of the rail. The orifice is aimed generally longitudinally of the rail with the aiming including an upward component and a lateral component toward the centerline of the rail. Jets of lubricant (8,9,21,22) project upwardly from the nozzle, arch above the top surface of the rail, and then fall onto the top surface and gage corner of the rail. This lubricates the top of a rail using an optimum amount of lubricant on the optimum area of the railhead. The lubricant is applied when the nozzles are spanned by a car.
Patent EP-1793018-A3 (EP)
Inventor: GOAD DAVID
IPC: H01G9/00
Filed: 2006-12-04
Abstract: A method and apparatus for anodizing a porous valve metal pellet in a flowing liquid electrolyte is described. The apparatus comprises an insulative container comprised of a lower region, a central region including a cavity for holding the pellet, an upper region, and a continuous passageway extending through the lower, central, and upper regions. Lower and upper screens serving as lower and upper electrodes are disposed in the passageway in the lower and upper container regions, respectively. During anodizing, the electrolyte flows through the lower container region including the lower screen, the porous pellet and then the upper container region including the upper screen. The lower and upper screens are at an opposite electrical polarity as the pellet so that a dielectric oxide is formed on the exposed valve metal including interior portions of the pellet that are exposed to the flowing electrolyte.
Patent EP-1852264-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BLUMBERG STEPHEN L
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 2007-04-26
Abstract: A roll of label stock (114) includes a plurality of first regions suitable for being printed on by thermal printing. The first regions are blank. The label stock also includes a plurality of pre-printed color images, each associated with a respective one of the first regions. A stamp printer (100) that prints postage indicia on the label stock refrains from printing an image thereon, but would print images on another type of label stock that does not include pre-printed images.