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Patent EP-0497197-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PETERSON RUDOLPH ANDREW JR
IPC: F02N3/02
Filed: 1992-01-22
Abstract: An ignition and control circuit with a battery (16) optionally permits manual starting of an internal combustion engine if the battery (15) has failed or is not present. The ignition circuit is deactivated as soon as a relay (98) is no longer excited. It is only possible to start the internal combustion engine via the battery (16) or a manual starting device if the relay (98) is excited and operating conditions of the vehicle such as an engaged gear are not present. After the internal combustion engine starts, the relay (98) is held by means of the current generated by a generator, which generator also supplies the current required for holding the relay (98) in the case of a manual start when a foot-operated switch (110) is closed for a certain period. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0505684-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PREMOLI MARCELLO
IPC: A47L15/46
Filed: 1992-01-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to a programming device for washing machines, in particular for dishwashers, able to control the execution of a plurality of different washing programs, comprising a mechanical cam system, controlled by means of command buttons; the characterising principle consists in the fact that the mechanical cam system is of the customary type and comprises a single operative motor.
Patent EP-0500148-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA MASAYUKI
IPC: H04N5/76
Filed: 1987-04-15
Abstract: A data recording disc playback apparatus plays a disc 1 recorded with predetermined data which has been subjected to digital modulation processing recorded in a first area of the disc 1 and a video signal which has been subjected to frequency modulation processing recorded with a predetermined digital signal superimposed thereon in a second area of said disc 1 disposed peripherally outward from the first area. The speed of rotation of the disc 1 is controlled 10,16 in accordance with an error signal generated by the phase difference between a clock signal, contained in the played back digital signal and a reference clock signal, irrespective of whether the data is read from the first or second area.
Patent EP-0521415-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOFFMANN MARTIN
IPC: D21F11/12
Filed: 1992-06-26
Abstract: The seal between a turning cylinder (10) and the opposite edge (107) of a wall of a pressurised chamber (20) within a rotating machine comprises a sealing joint (50) fastened via its length along the entire edge (107) which is parallel to the axis of rotation of the cylinder (10), the wall (100) being displaceable in the direction of the cylinder via pressure means (140), in order to apply the joint (50) against the cylinder (10). More particularly, the joint (50) is in the form of at least one longitudinal brush whose bristles are produced in a relatively flexible and refractory material. 
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Patent EP-0534181-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STUMMER FRIEDRICH DR-ING
IPC: G07C3/14
Filed: 1992-09-03
Abstract: On the basis of a method for determining inadmissible deviations of process parameters, in particular in the case of die-casting machines or the like, a method is proposed in which, by determining the exact values of process parameters during the production of a certain number of reference parts, which are subjected in the conventional way to quality testing, it is possible to conclude the quality of the subsequently produced parts without further quality testing. Subsequently, selection criteria for detecting reject parts are created, reducing considerably the expenditure and associated costs of quality testing of the parts produced in such processes. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0510758-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JACOBS BERNARDUS ANTONIUS JOHA
IPC: G11B11/10
Filed: 1992-04-15
Abstract: A medium which is applicable to air-incident (9) and substrate-incident (10) drives is obtained by building up the magneto-optical recording layer, in a magneto-optical recording medium, of two identical magneto-optical recording layers (4, 6) which are separated by a thin metal layer (5).
Patent EP-0517304-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VERVOORT JOSEF JAN-BAPTIST MAR
IPC: H01J61/34
Filed: 1992-05-29
Abstract: The high pressure discharge lamp has a discharge vessel (6) within an outer bulb (1). A portion of a current supply conductor (11) is enveloped by an insulator (12) at the area where said conductor issues from the seal (2) of the outer bulb (1). An adjacent current lead (8) is enveloped by an insulator (13) which is fastened to the discharge vessel (6) where said conductor leaves the discharge vessel. Flash-over within the outer envelope upon the application of a high voltage to re-ignite the lamp in the hot state is thereby counteracted.
Patent EP-0496583-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWASHIMA HIROFUMI C O SEIKO E
IPC: H03H9/19
Filed: 1992-01-21
Abstract: Hitherto, resonators of the this type have been formed by mechanical machining in a plane perpendicular to the z axis and have suffered from the disadvantages of problems when reducing the size in mounting, high series resistance, poor shock resistance and spurious noise. 
     A width-extensional mode quartz crystal resonator (2, 68, 80) is formed from a quartz crystal which is cut along a plane defined in the O-xyz coordinate system of the quartz crystal lattice by rotating the original Z plane around the x axis by a rotation angle in the range 20°-35°. The quartz crystal resonator has a thickness-to-width ratio R zx  in the range 0.25-0.80. A pair of excitation electrodes (3-10;13-20; 22-33; 36-51; 57, 59; 65, 66, 74, 75; 86, 87) are disposed on the resonator along the opposed side faces perpendicular to the widthwise direction to induce the width-extensional vibration. The resonator is also formed by an etching process together with its mounting means (69-73, 78; 81-85).
Patent EP-0511737-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STEPPER MARK R
IPC: G06F9/06
Filed: 1992-03-27
Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating calibration information in which a subfile type is defined for each of a plurality of categories of data including (1) engine control data, (2) engine family data, (3) vehicle interface data, (4) software sequencing data, (5) electronic configuration data, and (6) memory configuration data. A separate subfile is created in memory for each of a plurality of individual sets of data in each of the data categories. Each subfile is automatically provided with line checksums, a cyclic redundancy code, date information, a subfile type identifier, and a subfile authorization level, and data entries are automatically verified based on rules stored in memory in a rules file, each of the subfile types having an associated rules file, and each of the rules files defining criteria for individual data items and for interrelationships between data items in its associated subfile type. A compatibility file is created in memory to identify subfiles of one type which are compatible with a subfile of another type. Each subfile and the compatibility file are distributed individually via an electronic communication link to multiple service computers programmed to determine compatibility among selected subfiles based on information stored in the compatibility file and to assemble compatible subfiles into a calibration file for a particular engine control module.
Patent EP-0519843-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BENTON WILLIAM M
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 1992-06-15
Abstract: In a system for carrying out financial transactions via facsimile machines, account customized transaction vouchers are completed by at least one party to a transaction. The transaction vouchers issued to that party contain thereon in bar code format a series of pseudo random alphanumeric characters with a different set of characters on each voucher. The party transmits by facsimile (30) an image of the completed voucher to a facsimile machine (34) at a central facility (36). A character reader (35) at the central facility reads the incoming data and authorizes the requested transaction based on the pseudo random alphanumeric set of characters on the voucher when confirmed by a comparison to a list of pseudo random alphanumeric sets of characters in the account record of that party. A credit voucher is sent from the central facility to a facsimile machine (32) at the site of the other party to the transaction. This voucher contains a signature field with a background comprising a repetition of the string of the pseudo-random alphanumeric characters used to identify the voucher as a means to detect unauthorized photocopying of a signature and affixing the same to the signature field on the document.
Patent EP-0560052-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MERZ VERNON RALPH
IPC: A23G9/24
Filed: 1993-02-05
Abstract: A process for coating a frozen confectionery product which comprises applying a gelatin sol to the frozen confectionery product.
Patent EP-0558039-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COHEN DONALD
IPC: A61B17/12
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: A device (70) for closing off a side branch of a human body vessel, such as a saphenous vein, includes a metal core (73) which has a distal segment (75), a distal end (84), and a proximal segment (74). An electrically insulative sheath (77) is shrink-wrapped around a substantial portion of the proximal segment (74) of the core (73) to electrically insulate the core (73). Additionally, a metallic coil (79) is disposed around and bonded to a substantial portion of the distal segment (75) of the core (73). To energize the coil (79) and the bonding material (83) when the device (70) has been positioned as appropriate within the blood vessel, a source (72) of electricity is electrically connected to the core (73), and the source (72) of electricity can be activated to selectively energize the core (73) and, hence, the coil (79). Thereby, a thrombosis is induced in the blood vessel and the vessel walls are dessicated, such that the blood vessel is substantially reduced and occluded. If desired, the device (70) can be slidably engaged with a catheter-like device, e.g., an endoscopic valvulotome.
Patent EP-0560288-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAHASHI YOSHIKAZU
IPC: H04N5/357
Filed: 1993-03-09
Abstract: A light amount control apparatus including an iris (2) for adjusting an amount of a light from a lens (1) and supplying the adjusted light amount to a CCD element (3), an iris driving unit (9) for driving the iris (2), an iris position detecting unit (10) for detecting an aperture value of the iris (2), a shutter driving unit (8), and a microcomputer (11) for controlling the iris (2) through the shutter driving unit (8) and the iris driving unit (9). The aperture value of the iris (2) can be prevented from being increased after the position of the iris (2) detected by the iris position detecting unit (10) is located a little ahead of the position at which a diffraction phenomenon occurs. After the iris position detecting unit is located a little ahead of the position at which the diffraction phenomenon occurs, the aperture value of the iris (2) can be prevented from being increased and the light amount is controlled by the shutter.
Patent EP-0582257-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GEBERT FRANZ J
IPC: G08G1/097
Filed: 1993-08-02
Abstract: According to one method, alternating-signal information, which is output visible to road users by alternating traffic signal systems (1), is transmitted to spatially separate traffic monitoring systems (3) in which it is stored and processed for controlling the boundary-value parameters of the monitoring systems. So that, in spite of its high transmission speed, the transmission does not cause any disturbance in the alternating traffic signal system, the transmission of the alternating-signal information or, respectively, of alternating data converted from this, from the alternating traffic signal system (1) to the traffic monitoring systems (3) is effected without control reaction and electrically decoupled. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0609579-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN STEENBRUGGE BERNARD
IPC: H04B1/20
Filed: 1993-12-14
Abstract: The system comprises a number of stations (101-109) interconnected (111-119) for the communication of control messages which are multiplexed with digital audio signals. The control channel is divided into eight parallel channels (Ch0-Ch7), and each station is allocated one channel to transmit on, while it receives from other stations on the other seven channels. Messages on each channel are segmented into finite message units. When a longer message is to be transmitted, the receiving station implement a locking mechanism such that message units will not be accepted on other channels until all message units of the message have been received. To allow the number of stations to exceed the number of data channels, some of the stations are designated "slave only", and share a single channel for the transmission of control messages. To avoid conflicts, these stations are permitted to transmit only in response to request messages from a station having its own exclusive transmit channel.
Patent EP-0559389-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YALE BRIAN
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: Glass compositions consisting essentially of the following components:-
     Si0₂   60.0 - 63.0 mol%,   Al₂0₃   9.5 - 12.0 mol%,     
 the total amount of Si0₂ + Al₂0₃ being within the range 70.5 - 73.0 mol%,
   B₂0₃   9.0 - 11.5 mol%,   Mg0   3.0 - 13.0 mol%,   Ca0   0 - 8.0 mol%,   Ba0   3.0 - 9.0 mol%,     
 the total amount of MgO + CaO + BaO being within the range 16.0 - 19.0 mol%,
   Ti0₂   0 - 1.0 mol%,   P₂0₅   0 - 1.0 mol%, and   Fe₂0₃   0 - 0.2 mol%,     
 the glass compositions being free of alkali-metal oxide, free of strontium oxide and free of zinc oxide.
     These glass compositions are particularly suitable for use in liquid crystal devices which incorporate thin film transistors.
Patent EP-0580282-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PRICE STEVEN
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 1993-05-19
Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting X.25 communications over the D-channel of an ISDN link 14. This is achieved by means of terminal adapters 6, 8, which contain converters to convert X.25 LAPB frames into LAPD frames and vice versa. The conversion process involves directly copying fields from the incoming LAPB frame into a LAPD frame with the minimum amount of verification. Essentially the only checking performed is to examine the number of octets in each field of the incoming frame to ensure that the conversion process itself does not fall down.
Patent EP-0607991-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YLI-KYYNY MAURI
IPC: C13B50/02
Filed: 1994-01-21
Abstract: The invention relates to brown cube sugar produced with crystalline white sugar and a syrup containing colours, flavours and trace elements as ingredients. The invention also relates to a method for producing brown cube sugar, wherein crystalline white sugar is treated with steam or a steam-water mixture with simultaneous agitation, a syrup containing colours, flavours and trace elements is mixed with the moist sugar, and the mixture is formed into cubes by methods known per se in the art of cube sugar production.
Patent EP-0662740-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STISCIA JAMES JOHN
IPC: H01S5/0683
Filed: 1994-12-13
Abstract: The apparatus (10) includes a laser driver (16) that receives low speed and high speed digital and analog input signals (12, 14), and biases and modulates the laser diode (22) accordingly. The laser driver (16) receives and responds to input from a feedback circuit (36, 38), which includes an average power control portion (36), and a modulation power control portion (38). The average power control portion (36) of the feedback circuit generally determines the DC component of the laser diode output, and compares it to a reference average. The modulation power control portion (38) of the feedback circuit generally determines the maximum and minimum peaks in the laser diode output, takes their average and compares the average to the DC component of the laser output from the average power control portion (36). The laser diode (22) is then driven by the laser driver (16) in response to the comparisons.
Patent EP-0678417-A2 (EP)
IPC: B60N2/60
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: The seat cover is fitted over a vehicle seat during servicing. The seat back is protected by a pocket (7) shaped section which drops over the seat. The seat squab cover (3) is attached to the bottom of the pocket and has side skirts (16) which hang over the sides of the squab. A handgrip (12b) at the top of the pocket provides a clean grip to fit and remove the cover. The cover is made of microweave oil absorbing fabric and can be used many times. Additional handgrip loops (12a,14) can be spaced around the cover. Suitable fabrics have a cotton mixt. and a wt. of approx. 300 g. per sq.m. in a dark or grey shade. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0661600-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUGITA SHIGERU C O CANON KABUS
IPC: G06K15/16
Filed: 1994-12-27
Abstract: An image forming system, of the present invention, which has an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a paper sheet in accordance with image data output from a computer includes a plurality of storage units, provided to the image forming apparatus, for storing the paper sheet, a plurality of detecting units for detecting the paper sheet on each of the plurality of storage units, a display unit, provided to the computer for displaying a detection result from each of the plurality of detecting units, an input unit, provided to the computer, for inputting an instruction for selecting the storage unit, and a control unit, provided to the image forming apparatus, for selecting the storage unit in accordance with the instruction input from the input unit. With this arrangement, the operator of the computer can detect the sheet storage status of the storage unit while staying in front of the computer, thereby selecting a desired storage unit.
Patent EP-0635972-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BENATI PAUL J C O EASTMAN KODA
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 1994-07-01
Abstract: A method of determining and correcting for eye color defects in an image due to flash illumination includes determining whether an eye color defect group candidate corresponds to a defective eye base based on group shape, coloration and brightness. 
     The method is implemented using a digitizing scanner (10), a control and logic device (24) (computer) and an optical disc writer (36). A strip of film (15), containing one or more frames (18) of developed film, is placed into a scan gate (12). As each frame (18) is scanned the resultant image is digitized and transmitted to a memory (28) for storage. The computer (24) processes the stored data to provide output image data (32) which may be written to an optical disc (34) by the optical disc writer (36) to provide a report as to the characteristics of the anomalies.
Patent EP-0690192-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RENZ WALTER DIPL-ING
IPC: E05D7/082
Filed: 1995-03-21
Abstract: The bearing is for the leaf of a window or door hinging on a vertical axis and supported via top and bottom bearings on the frame. A hinge pin (26) on one half fits in a bearing bush in the other. The bush is split, allowing insertion of the pin in the radial direction in the fixed half, after which it is held in position by the other half. There can be a thrust bearing (38) on one half, and on which the other half is supported. This bearing can be adjustable in the axial direction, being typically mounted on an insert (32) sliding in the bearing half. Adjustment can be by a screw (43) accessible via a hole from the outside. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0685271-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KEANE JOHN J
IPC: B05C5/02
Filed: 1995-05-19
Abstract: A support structure for a slot coating die is provided. The support structure comprises a plurality of support members connected with a frame, and a slot coating die head structure which rests on and is coupled to certain of the support members. The frame comprises a pair of spaced apart side frame members (30,32), and the plurality of support members comprises: (i) a pair of outer support (34,36) members, each disposed adjacent a respective side frame member (30,32) and pivotally supported thereon, (ii) a pair of intermediate support members (38,40), each disposed adjacent a respective outer support member (34,36) and pivotally supported thereon, and (iii) a pair of inner support members (42,44), each disposed adjacent a respective intermediate support member (33,40) and pivotally supported thereon. Each of the pair of inner support members (42,44) has a respective support surface, and the slot coating die structure rests on the support surfaces of the pair of inner support members (42,44) and is coupled to the pair of inner support members (42,44) for movement therewith.
Patent EP-0684733-A2 (EP)
Title: Contrast correction device
Inventor: KAGEYAMA ATSUHISA
IPC: H04N5/202
Filed: 1991-05-28
Abstract: A contrast correction device for correcting a contrast of an image formed by video signals includes a brightness/darkness detecting circuit (2, 6) for detecting a tone level of the image and for producing a bright signal when the tone level is greater than a predetermined brightness, and a dark signal when the tone level is less than a predetermined darkness. A correction circuit (5) is provided for correcting a luminance signal (S1) by a negative gamma correction in response to the bright signal, and a positive gamma correction in response to the dark signal. Thus, the contrast of bright areas in the image are enhanced when the bright signal is produced, and the same are suppressed when the dark signal is produced.
Patent EP-0698354-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAEDA YOSHIMICHI
IPC: A44B19/46
Filed: 1995-08-24
Abstract: In manufacturing slide fasteners, especially fastener elements, an elongated wire (W) of a generally Y-shape cross section with attaching legs (L, L) shaped into a generally C form by rolling, is supplied intermittently at a predetermined pitch and is then cut into slices of element blanks having a predetermined thickness, and a protuberance is formed on the coupling head of each of the successive element blanks. Then, the generally C-shape attaching legs (L, L) are calked from opposite sides to mount the fastener elements (E) on a fastener tape (T) and, at the same time, the generally right-angled cut edges of the attaching legs (L, L) are shaped into a smooth arcuate profile as pressed by a calking surface (13a) of a calking punch (13).
Patent EP-0718640-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARENS EGIDIUS DIPL-ING
IPC: G01S3/808
Filed: 1995-12-13
Abstract: The trailing antenna has electroacoustical transducers (10,20,...) slantedly spaced from the antenna's longitudinal axis (300). At each transducer location (101,102,...) a single transducer is arranged at a transverse distance, at an angle to a reference axis (200) and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The angle relative to the reference axis is different for different transducer locations. Each angle is selected according to statistical criteria.
Patent EP-0708198-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MANN ALLAN
IPC: B32B7/027
Filed: 1995-10-04
Abstract: Described herein are artificial leather sub-composite and composite materials which are prepared with minimal or no use of solvents and which exhibit improved resistance to the phenomenon of "read through". The sub-composite and composite materials each include a thermoplastic film facing layer thermally embossed with a simulated leather texture and a barrier layer thermoplastically bonded to the facing layer. The composite material includes a flexible backing layer adhesively bonded to the barrier layer.