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Patent EP-1375957-A1 (EP)
Title: Self-contained bidirectional end-of-stoke hydraulic snubber
Inventor: FINLEY LUKE G
IPC: F16F9/58
Filed: 2003-06-19
Abstract: A bidirectional self-contained end-of stroke snubbing device (20) includes a
housing (21), a rod (22) movable relative to the housing, a single fluid-filled variable-volume
chamber (23) communicating with a fluid sump (24) through an orifice (65), and
a lost-motion mechanism for selectively reducing the volume of the chamber proximate
either end of the stroke of the rod-like member. The mechanism will force fluid from the
chamber through the orifice to decelerate and cushion movement of the rod-like member
relative to the housing proximate either end of its stroke.
Patent EP-1347545-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GASCA LAURENT
IPC: C03C13/04
Filed: 2003-03-07
Abstract: An optical guide comprises an amplifier medium including a core (10) in a main matrix of a transparent material and an external guiding cladding (11) in contact with the core. The main matrix contains particles (1, 2). Each particle is formed of a submicronic matrix distinct from the main matrix and doped by an active metallic element. The size of the particles is smaller than 20 nm and the active element is not present in the main matrix.  An Independent claim is also included for a method for producing an optical guide comprising preparing the particles from chemical synthesis or laser ablation; and incorporating the particles in a precursor of the main matrix.
Patent EP-1350464-A1 (EP)
Inventor: QUERLEUX BERNARD
IPC: A61B5/103
Filed: 2003-04-02
Abstract: Questionnaires determine sub groups considered to have or not have sensitive skin. Magnetic resonance imaging detects cerebral reactions to a stimulus from lactic acid before and after product application and simultaneously patients signal their reaction to stimuli on right or left of nose as indicated by an arrow. Graphs plotted for lactic acid and vehicle only stimuli show the greater sensitivity of the sensitive sub group.
Patent EP-1340708-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BEJI SALAH
IPC: B66C13/40
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: The lifting unit, comprising a motorised trolley (2, 5) with a telescopic arm (6) fitted with a load support (7), has a receiver (11) for signals from a remote control unit (10) to operate the trolley and the arm. The load support can be in the form of a lifting fork or hook, and it can be controlled by an operative (O) in a cage (22) on a lifting platform.
Patent EP-1475213-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HARAGUCHI HIDETO
IPC: B29C48/09
Filed: 2003-01-09
Abstract: For simply and surely manufacturing a double
wall corrugated pipe, there is provided a method for
manufacturing a double wall corrugated pipe having a
slot part 3 on one end, a socket part 2b on the other
end, an external wall 6 of a continuous irregular shape,
and an inner wall 7 of a tubular shape by subjecting a
thermoplastic resin to extrusion molding, comprising at
least: a first cutting step in which a double-wall
continuous tubular body 1a to be extrusion molded in a
state of which the socket part 2b (2a) and the slot part
are being coupled together is cut off at an external wall
part X corresponding to the end portion of the socket
part 2b and at an external wall part Y corresponding to
the end of the slot part 3; and a second cutting step
in which a cutting unit is inserted to a predetermined
position from a socket part 2a side opening to an
internal cavity portion 9 of the double wall single
tubular body 1b obtained in the first cutting step, and
the inner wall 7 is cut off in a circumferential
direction while a cutter Cz protruded from the cutting
unit U is brought into contact with an inner wall part
Z from which the socket part 2a is started.
Patent EP-1474131-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAM STEPHEN
IPC: A61K31/381
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of 5-(p-methoxyphenyl)-1,2-dithiole-3-thione or of a pharmaceutical derivative thereof for the preparation of a medicament for preventing lung cancer in a mammalian subject, especially for preventing or reducing the appearance of new dysplastic lesions, or the progression of pre-existing dysplastic lesions in the subject, or for improving regression of existing dysplastic lesions.
Patent EP-1467569-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOTO SHINICHIRO
IPC: H04N19/89
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: A video picture is encoded by adaptively switching
between the operation of using a plurality of decoded
video signals as reference frames and generating a
predictive macroblock picture from a plurality of
reference frames for each macroblock, the operation of
extracting reference macroblocks from a plurality of
reference frames and using the average value of the
macroblocks as a predictive macroblock picture, and the
operation of extracting reference macroblocks from a
plurality of reference frames and generating a
predictive macroblock picture by linear extrapolation
or linear interpolation in accordance with the
inter-frame distances between the reference frames and
a to-be-encoded frame.
Patent EP-1488656-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KALLE TAMMI
IPC: H04W8/04
Filed: 2003-03-25
Abstract: L'invention porte sur une procédure d'enregistrement ou de radiation de l'équipement d'un utilisateur d'un système de télécommunications comportant les étapes suivantes: transmission à un premier noeud d'une demande d'enregistrement ou de radiation de l'équipement d'un utilisateur; détermination par le premier noeud si la demande est un enregistrement ou une radiation, et exécution d'au moins une opération par un deuxième noeud, uniquement s'il s'agit d'une demande d'enregistrement.
Patent EP-1484624-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AIKAWA KAZUHIKO
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: A dispersion compensating fiber which does not cause an increase in a loss if it is wound
in a small reel and has a stable temperature characteristics is provided, wherein, in a wavelength
range from dispersion compensating fiber1.53 to 1.63 µm, a bending loss with a 20 mm bending
diameter is 5 dB/m or lower, a chromatic dispersion is -120 ps/nm/km or lower, a cut-off
wavelength under a usage condition is 1.53 µm or lower, an outer diameter of the cladding is 80
to 100 µm, an outer diameter of a coating is 160 to 200 µm, and a an adhesive property of a
surface of a coating resin is 10 gf/mm or lower.
Patent EP-1622699-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JENNY RUDOLF
IPC: C01G7/00
Filed: 2003-05-14
Abstract: L'acide nitrique est largement utilisé à des fins d'oxydation, par ex. pour dissoudre des métaux (précieux), et pour des réactions d'oxydation de composés organiques. L'objet de la présente invention est d'éliminer la production et les rejets d'oxydes d'azote, qui résultent de la réduction de l'acide nitrique, par introduction de gaz chargé d'ozone dans le milieu de réaction. Un ensemble réacteur approprié (1) comporte une unité d'alimentation (5) en gaz contenant de l'ozone raccordée par une conduite (33) à un réacteur (3). De préférence, la conduite (33) se termine au-dessous de la surface (15) du milieu de réaction (17).
Patent EP-1506049-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DUBY SEAN
IPC: B01D35/12
Filed: 2003-05-12
Abstract: L'invention concerne un appareil et un procédé permettant de filtrer une boue au moyen d'un principe de filtration par déplacement. L'appareil (100) de filtration comprend de préférence un premier filtre (114) et un second filtre (116). Le premier et le second filtre (114, 116) sont de préférence positionnés de façon adjacente l'un par rapport à l'autre. Un volume (122) de recueil de particules est au moins partiellement défini entre le premier et le second filtre (114, 116). Le procédé de l'invention consiste à diriger un écoulement de boue dans ledit volume (122) de recueil de particules à une pression suffisante pour pousser le fluide à l'intérieur dudit volume (122) de recueil de particules à travers le premier et le second filtre (114, 116) ainsi que toute matière particulaire qui bloque une surface de filtration du premier et du second filtre. De préférence, un racloir (160) peut être déplacé depuis une première extrémité jusqu'à une seconde extrémité dudit volume (122) de recueil de particules afin d'y éliminer de la matière particulaire à la fin d'un cycle de filtration.
Patent EP-1480878-A1 (EP)
Title: Dispositif de verrouillage de lancement pour charges utiles de vaisseau spatial
Inventor: DAVIS TOREN S
IPC: F16F9/56
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: La charge utile (12) d'un vaisseau spatial, suspendue par un isolateur (14), est verrouillée bas durant le lancement au moyen d'un élément à souplesse adaptative (32) servant à enfiler une cheville (26) bloquant cette charge utile (12) contre le dispositif de verrouillage de lancement (10). Après le lancement, on déverrouille la charge utile (12) en chauffant un premier élément en alliage à mémoire de forme (20) afin de déplacer la cheville (26) pour venir à bout de l'élément à souplesse adaptative (32), ce qui libère la charge utile (12) du dispositif de verrouillage de lancement (10). On peut verrouiller à nouveau la charge utile (12), au moment de la rentrée, en chauffant un second élément en alliage à mémoire de forme (18) pour pousser la cheville contre le premier élément en alliage à mémoire de forme (20).
Patent EP-1497236-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AZZOPARDI MARIE-JOSE
IPC: C03C25/52
Filed: 2003-04-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate (1) with a first coating (2), comprising at least one hydrophilic layer based on a derivative of at least partially oxidized silicon, covered by a second photocatalytic coating (3) comprising at least partially crystalline titanium oxide with a discontinuous/permeable structure. The invention further relates to application of said substrate to a glazed unit, a building material or a mineral wool.
Patent EP-1552466-A1 (EP)
Inventor: STERN YONATAN P
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2003-10-12
Abstract: A system and a method for the conversion of archived documents to a digital format and storage of the data extracted in repositories which may be easily extracted and searched by a user over a network such as the Internet. The data is preferably stored in the form of microfilm, although optionally the present invention could be operative with other types of physical media, such as microfiche, paper and any type of printed material. The microfilm data is preferably divided and/or grouped into at least one file. Optionally and preferably, each file undergoes the following automatic processing stages: combining files; analyzing image layout; segmentation; OCR; optional segmentation improvement; and output to XML, or another suitable output data format and/or language. In the last stage, the data contained in the files is preferably extracted and then more preferably transmitted to the relevant repository unit.
Patent EP-1514317-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DINGS FRANCISCUS CORNELIUS
IPC: H01L51/40
Filed: 2003-05-20
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polymer OLED, wherein after the application of a number of active layers onto a substrate to form the OLED, these active layers are encapsulated with at least one sealing, wherein prior to the application of the sealing, the OLED is heated for some time, as a result of which volatile substances present in the active layers evaporate from the OLED, and subsequently the respective sealing is applied. Optionally independently of the heating of the OLED prior to the application of the sealing, the sealing can be formed by at least a UV-setting resist layer which is applied with one of the following techniques: printing, such as inkjet printing, screen printing, tampon printing, offset printing and the like, or a mechanical coating technique, such as spray coating, curtain coating, spin coating and the like.
Patent EP-1557594-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ABE TOMOAKI
IPC: F16J9/20
Filed: 2003-10-28
Abstract: It is a main object of the present invention to provide
an oil ring which is capable of reducing sliding friction even
in a high speed revolution region of a piston, and capable of
reducing the consumption of oil. To achieve the object, the
present invention provides an oil ring which is formed into
cross-section substantially of an I-shape that two rails are
connected at a columnar portion thereof, wherein a sliding
projection formed in each of the two rails comprises an outer
side surface of sliding projection which forms an outer portion
of the sliding projection, a inner side surface of sliding
projection which forms an inner portion of the sliding projection,
and a sliding surface which slides on a cylinder inner wall and
forms a tip end of the sliding projection; 
   wherein a taper angle of the outer side surface of sliding
projection is in a range of 10° to 60°; and 
   wherein the outer edge portion, where the outer side surface
of sliding projection and the sliding surface are joined to each
other, is formed into the curved surface, and the sliding surface
has the curved surface sliding portion which is joined to the
outer side surface of sliding projection and formed into a gently
curved surface.
Patent EP-1520326-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DAMZEN MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H01S3/06
Filed: 2003-07-09
Abstract: In an optical amplifying device, an optical beam passes multiple times through a grazing-incidence bounce amplifier, accessing different parts (G 1 ,G 2 ) of the gain region on each transit. This provides improved characteristics in beam quality, with higher power scalability. The multipass configuration can operate as a high gain amplifier device and, with the addition of suitable feedback such as reflectors (M 1 -M 4 ), as a laser oscillator to provide an optical source.
Patent EP-1536044-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOSHI R
IPC: C30B15/20
Filed: 2003-07-08
Abstract: There are disclosed a silicon wafer for
epitaxial growth wherein the wafer is produced by
slicing a silicon single crystal grown with doping
nitrogen according to the Czochralski method (CZ
method) in the region where at least the center of
the wafer becomes V region in which the void type
defects are generated, and wherein the number of
defects having an opening size of 20 nm or less
among the void type defects appearing on the
surface of the wafer is 0.02/cm 2  or less, and an
epitalial wafer wherein an epitaxial layer is
formed on the silicon wafer for epitaxial growth.
Thereby, there can be produced an epitaxial wafer
having a high gettering capability wherein very
few SF exist in the epitaxial layer easily at high
productivity and at low cost.
Patent EP-1539651-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HEDDEN JERRY C
IPC: C03C25/30
Filed: 2003-07-23
Abstract: A sizing composition for glass fibers comprises at least one film-former, at least one silane comprising an alkenyl group comprising a straight chain segment of at least five carbon atoms, wherein at least one carbon-carbon double bond is terminal and wherein the carbon atoms on the terminal double bond are unsubstituted, and at least one lubricant. The sizing composition can be used to coat glass fibers for use as reinforcement for cycloolefins that cure by the ring-opening metathesis polymerization ('ROMP') reaction.
Patent EP-1535497-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN CASTEREN DOLF H J
IPC: H05B41/282
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne un ballast électronique à deux étages (301; 401) conçu pour attaquer une lampe à décharge de gaz, comprenant : un étage (250) sens direct de commutation en demi-pont (HBCF) comprenant un agencement en série d'un premier condensateur tampon (251) et d'un second condensateur tampon (252) connecté entre deux bornes d'entrée du pont (261, 262) ; et un étage convertisseur indirect double (310, 340) comprenant un tampon de stockage d'énergie inductive (340, 420) possédant au moins un circuit d'entrée (330) conçu pour recevoir une tension d'entrée secteur alternatif redressée, le tampon comportant également au moins deux circuits de sortie (340, 350) chacun couplé à un condensateur tampon respectif (251, 252) dudit étage (250) sens direct de commutation en demi-pont (HBCF) pour la charge séparée desdits condensateurs tampons (251, 252).
Patent EP-1576280-A1 (EP)
Title: Device with a sealing plane lying between two bodies
Inventor: KUSCHEL ALEXANDER
IPC: F02M55/00
Filed: 2003-12-13
Abstract: A configuration is provided for a device with a sealing plane lying between two bodies, especially for a high pressure injection device for internal combustion engines provided with a sealing plane lying between two modules. Said configuration provides for adjustment of the surface pressure in the respective supporting areas as a means of adaptation to functional requirements by measuring the depth of retracted adjacent areas or undercuts.
Patent EP-1574045-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHONG QINGMING
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2003-12-02
Abstract: The present invention provides an improved digital camera that enables a user to conveniently and accurately record video or pictures of the user himself. In one embodiment of the invention, a digital camera comprises a camera body and a display panel detachably connected to the camera body. The display panel includes a remote control circuit that is configured to wirelessly operate the camera, so that a user can record any contents seen in the display panel. In another embodiment of the invention, the camera further includes a motor attached to the camera body, and the remote control circuit controls the motor to focus the lens on a desired subject. The remote control circuit includes a wireless communication interface that supports at least one of the following protocols: Bluetooth, Zigbee, IEEE 802.11 and infrared. The invention is applicable to b oth digital video and still cameras.
Patent EP-1542572-A1 (EP)
Title: Dryer
Inventor: KARI TIMO
IPC: A47K10/06
Filed: 2003-08-15
Abstract: The object of the invention is a dryer comprising at least a frame portion and one or more hanger members attached or attachable to the frame portion. The frame portion of the dryer comprises at least one plate-like radiator member made mainly of a material with good heat conducting properties, and a heat source functionally coupled to the radiator member in order to heat the radiator member.
Patent EP-1541066-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VARFOLOMEEVA ELENA PETROVNA
IPC: A47B57/44
Filed: 2003-08-29
Abstract: Use: in special furniture for laying out and exhibiting various goods. This allows to
extend the operational potentialities. The rack structure comprises vertical pillars connected in
pairs by crosspieces to define sections, and shelves fastened to the pillars by supporting means.
Each pillar is made so that it has mutually perpendicular surfaces, one of which is provided with
rectangular through holes, and the surfaces perpendicular thereto, with round through holes. The
sections are interconnected at an angle to each other by angles connecting, when joining the
sections to each other, those surfaces of the adjacent pillars, which have round through holes, the
shelves are made as wire baskets of two types, the wire baskets of one type being of rectangular
shape. The supporting means for fastening them in the rectangular holes of the pillars are made
as hooks or as brackets, and the supporting means for fastening the wire baskets of rectangular
shape in the round holes of the section pillars are made as a metal plate with a pair of screws
welded thereto. The wire baskets of the other type have a triangular shape and are fastened by
hooks to the walls of the rectangular wire baskets.
Patent EP-1566974-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MASHITANI KEN
IPC: H04W4/18
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: By rotating a second camera (4) by a hinge (5) by 180
degrees so as to obtain an opening state, the second camera 4
faces a surface side. As a result, a first camera (3) and the second
camera (4) are aligned horizontally, and use the same direction
as a photographing range. When the second camera (4) is rotated,
a system controller determines that a state is in a stereoscopic
vision photographing mode. When a camera shutter is operated
by a user, both the first camera (3) and the second camera (4) are
allowed to perform a photographing process, and obtained two
image data are stored in a memory after being attached to
information indicating that the image is for the right eye and the
image is for the left eye, and etc. Then, the two image data are
transmitted by an e-mail function to a terminal of a
communicating partner.
Patent EP-1546614-A1 (EP)
Inventor: EUWEN DERK BASTIAAN
IPC: F24H9/02
Filed: 2003-08-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for gas-treating components, comprising: a body formed by a plurality of panels and provided with a receiving space for the gas-treating components, and at least one feed respectively discharge for gas connecting onto the receiving space. The invention also relates to a panel for use in such a housing. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such a housing.
Patent EP-1579462-A1 (EP)
Inventor: THOMAS DAVID MORGAN
IPC: H01M8/02
Filed: 2003-12-02
Abstract: An electrically conducting carbon composite containing a reducible organo-metallic complex dispersed or dissolved in a binder is provided. Also provided are methods of production of such composites and uses thereof.
Patent EP-1579040-A1 (EP)
Title: Fibres discontinues et leurs procedes de fabrication
Inventor: CHANG JING-CHUNG
IPC: D02G1/02
Filed: 2003-12-17
Abstract: L'invention a trait à un procédé de fabrication de fibres discontinues de poly(triméthylène téréphtalate), qui consiste à fournir un fil non étiré (1) à une cuve d'imprégnation (2), à le transférer au moyen de cylindres (3, 4) et à l'immerger pour le mouiller. Le fil étiré mouillé (1) est transféré au moyen de cylindres (5, 6, 7, 8, 10) vers un premier étage d'étirage dans une cuve d'imprégnation (9), et est partiellement étiré entre des cylindres (10,11) immergés dans la cuve d'imprégnation (9). Le fil (1') est ensuit partiellement étiré par des cylindres (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) qui sont entraînés à une vitesse supérieure à celle du cylindre (10). Le fil partiellement étiré (1'') est ensuite mouillé à nouveau par des jets d'eau pulvérisés (17), et est encore étiré par des cylindres (18, 19, 20, 21) et des cylindres de traction (22, 23) qui sont entraînés à une vitesse supérieure à celle du cylindre (16). Des cylindres exprimeurs (5', 8', 14', 22', 25') servent à réduire au minimum le glissement du fil. Après le second étirage, un pulvérisateur de finition (24) applique une finition de traitement diluée sur le fil étiré (1'''), lequel est ensuite transféré, tout en étant maintenu sous tension par des cylindres de traction (25, 26), dans un dispositif de texturation par boîte frisante (27) par des cylindres exprimeurs textureurs entraînés (26'), où il est texturé et thermofixé par l'application de vapeur (28). Le fil texturé (1'''') est ensuite passé à l'état relâché dans un séchoir à bande (29) classique, découpé par une fraise rotative (30), et mis en balles (31) pour être conservé et expédié.
Patent EP-1601449-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BINKLE OLAF
IPC: B01D69/06
Filed: 2003-11-19
Abstract: In a method for producing a structured inorganic layer ( 1 ), in particular, a ceramic layer, a structure is introduced on the surface of a green layer through mechanical processing, and the green layer is subsequently sintered. This procedure permits precise control of the position and dimensions of the structures.
Patent EP-1616110-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TIRONI GIOVANNI MARIO
IPC: F16D65/12
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: A braking band (1) for a built-up brake disc (26) comprises at least one plate (2) provided with at least one friction surface (4) and also a connecting portion (6), disposed at an inner circumference (7) of the braking band (1) and defining a plurality of main seats (8) capable of receiving connecting members (9) for the radially sliding connection of the braking band (1) to a bell (10). The main seats (8) are spaced from a median plane (11) of the plate (2) in the direction of the friction surface.