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Patent EP-0875668-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ABE FUMIO
IPC: B01J35/04
Filed: 1994-12-14
Abstract: A honeycomb heater comprising a honeycomb structure (1)
which is made of a conductive material and which has a
number of passages substantially parallel to a gas flow
direction partitioned by partition walls and which has
end surfaces on a gas inlet side and a gas outlet side as
well as an outer periphery, and at least two electrodes (5) for
electrification provided on the honeycomb structure, said
honeycomb heater being characterized in that a plurality of
slits (10,11) extend in a direction of the passages between the
electrodes of the honeycomb structure so that a current flow
path may be prolonged, whereby resistance is adjusted, and
one or more of a slit forming position, a slit length and a
space between each pair of slits are adjusted so that a
specific region of the honeycomb heater may be locally
heated more quickly as compared with the other region at the
time of the electrification. According to the present
invention, harmful substances in an exhaust gas discharged
from an internal combustion engine, particularly HC
generated in large quantities at the time of a cold start
can be effectively purified with a low electric power.
Patent EP-0888826-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VOACK NORBERT DR
IPC: B05C1/10
Filed: 1998-06-30
Abstract: The applicator has a hollow applicator roller, which has a number of openings in its surface (42) for applying adhesive. A heatable distributor (24), which delivers liquid adhesive (48) over a scraper along the length of the roller has a holder (26), which extends over the length of the roller, to hold the scraper in contact with the inner wall of the applicator roller. A tube (44), which is separate from the holder, is arranged along the length of the applicator roller, and has an outlet (46) to deliver the adhesive to a zone near the contact point of the scraper at the inner wall of the applicator roller. The tube is of a material with good heat conductivity, such as copper.
Patent EP-0925965-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HASHIRAYAMA KENJI
IPC: F16F9/32
Filed: 1998-08-11
Abstract: A suspension system 10 has one or more protrusive seating portions
21L;22L, on which a coil spring 13 is situated, and is formed in a partly
circumferential portion of a spring seat 14L supporting the coil spring 13, and
   a tapered surface 23L for preventing body warp or bending of the
coil spring 13 in a circumferential portion of at least one protrusive seating portion
22L.
Patent EP-0905836-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUN DECAI
IPC: H01S5/227
Filed: 1998-08-17
Abstract: A ridge waveguide semiconductor laser structure fabricated by etching and
wet oxidation. The upper cladding layer is partially etched forming a ridge and a native
oxide layer is wet oxidized from the remaining upper cladding layer and the active region
outside the ridge. The deep native oxide layer provides strong optical confinement to the
ridge waveguide. Alternately, the active region can be narrower than the ridge waveguide
in the laser structure. The ridge waveguide semiconductor laser structures with native
oxide layers can also be curved geometry lasers such as ring lasers.
Patent EP-0908876-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RACK ANDREAS
IPC: B29C65/48
Filed: 1998-08-19
Abstract: The adhesive dispenser moves towards the axis (R) of the turntable (2) holding the first substrate (5), to reach the central zone. A set dose of adhesive is delivered from the nozzle, onto the substrate. The dispenser retracts and as the turntable rotates, the second substrate is lowered by a holder down onto the first, leaving a small intervening gap. The adhesive is distributed over the top of the first substrate. The second substrate is then lowered further and released, the holder retracting to its initial position. Excess adhesive is then spun off smartly. The disc assembly passes through an ultraviolet dryer. An Independent claim is included for the equipment carrying out the process. This includes the turntable, which has a largely plane upper surface and an annular vacuum groove with depressed region near the inner edge of the disc.
Patent EP-0897749-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOSHIBA YOSHIKAZU
IPC: B23K1/00
Filed: 1993-05-28
Abstract: This invention relates to a production method for a
metal carrier for carrying a catalyst for cleaning exhaust
gas of an automobile by forming a core part having a
honeycomb cross section, and inserting the resulting core
part into an outer cylinder having a diameter nearly equal
to that of the outer diameter of the core part, wherein at
least one end of the outer cylinder is expanded and a chip
of the core part into the outer cylinder, an end face of the
core part is pressed to drive the core part into the outer
cylinder, and the assembly is heat treated to contract and
restore the expanded end; or, a foil solder material is
wound around the outer periphery to form a core part having
a foil solder wound part, and inserting the resulting core
part into an outer cylinder having an inner diameter nearly
equal to the outer diameter of the core part, characterized
in that the core part is contracted by a split die having a
stepped part to a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of
the outer cylinder, and the core part is pressed into the
outer cylinder to engage the core part with the outer
cylinder; or, for a non-circular metal honeycomb carrier,
placing two rod-formed or plate-formed winding members
having splits, placed at a predetermined interval, as a
center part, inserting ends of a flat plate and a corrugated
plate to be wound into the splits, winding the flat plate 
and the corrugated plate around the outer periphery of the
center part to form a core part, and encasing the core part
into an outer cylinder to form a non-circular metal
honeycomb carrier.
Patent EP-0921143-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GYOBU SHOICHI
IPC: C08G63/672
Filed: 1998-10-05
Abstract: A thermoplastic polyester elastomer having a crystalline
melting point which satisfies the relationship: y ≥ 200 + 0.5x,
a Vicat softening point which satisfies the relationship: z ≥ 50
+ 1.5x, and a tensile elongation of at least 100% which is measured
according to JIS K 6251, in which x is a weight percentage of
polymeric units which substantially constitute hard segments of
the elastomer; y is a crystalline melting point (°C); and z is
a Vicat softening point (°C), which elastomer has a high melting
point, while it has good heat resistance, water resistance and
weather resistance.
Patent EP-0921573-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOGA HIROKI
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: A semiconductor device, having a contact pad grown by an
anisotropical silicon selective growth technique, includes a
first word line crossing a diffusion layer formed on a substrate
and surrounded by an element separating region at a right angle,
a second word line parallel with the first word line formed over
a rounded corner of the diffusion layer, and an area of the
diffusion layer rectangularly partitioned by the first and second
word lines. So that anisotropical silicon selective epitaxial
growth from this area of the diffusion layer is achieved,
avoiding isotropical growth deteriorated by the rounded corner.
Patent EP-0921713-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAWADA YASUSHI
IPC: H05H1/24
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus (K1-K4) for performing plasma
processing of an article (7), comprising: a central electrode (3); a tubular outer
electrode (1) which is provided so as to surround the central electrode (3); a
tubular reaction pipe (2) which is disposed between the central electrode (3) and
the outer electrode (1) so as to electrically insulate the central electrode (3) and the
outer electrode (1) from each other; a gas supply device (56) for supplying a
plasma producing gas to a discharge space (22) defined between the central
electrode (3) and the outer electrode (1) in the reaction pipe (2); an AC power
source (17) for applying an AC voltage between the central electrode (3) and the
outer electrode (1); wherein not only the plasma producing gas is supplied to the
discharge space (22) by the gas supply device (56) but the AC voltage is applied
between the central electrode (3) and the outer electrode (1) by the AC power
source (17) so as to generate a glow discharge in the discharge space (22) under
atmospheric pressure such that a plasma jet (55) is blown to the article (7) from a
blow-off outlet (21) of the reaction pipe (2); and a cooling device (27, 28, 34, 35,
51) for cooling the central electrode (3) and the outer electrode (1).
Patent EP-0883999-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WILKINSON RALEIGH J
IPC: A23L7/10
Filed: 1998-06-09
Abstract: Whole kernel corn is ground and sifted to separate a
coarse particle fraction which is then heated with lime
and water to a temperature of at least 71°C and below
100°C, preferably about 99°C or less, for up to about 15
minutes. A fine particle fraction from the sifting step
can be combined with the heat treated coarse fraction.
The resulting heat treated mixture is then dried under a
vacuum while continuously mixing for at least about 20
minutes to obtain a dried masa flour having a moisture
content of about 7% to about 12% by weight. Thereafter,
the dried masa flour can be ground while maintaining the
temperature below the gelatinization temperature to
reduce the particle size of the masa flour without
further gelatinization.
Patent EP-0908836-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VOMLEHN JOHN CHRISTIAN
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: A system for constructing a reference structure intended to fit flush
against an anchor site of a subject is used to anchor and guide medical
equipment, or used for accurate placement of fasteners into the anchor site.
The present invention employs a medical imaging device (11) which
acquires data of internal structures of the subject. This data is segmented
(19) into discrete solid structures. These solid structures are displayed on a
user interface (23) as a 3D computer model. The user then selects a structure
and an anchor site on the structure which a fastener is to be positioned. The
user may also interactively indicate, through the user interface, a location
and orientation in which the fastener is to be inserted. A design device (25)
creates a surgical guide having a mating face which fits flush against the
anchor site. The guide may have pre-drilled guide holes for receiving a
surgical instrument, such as a drill for drilling into the anchor site. It may
have an attachment structure for attaching medical equipment. Several
probe holes may also be made which receive a probe and intersect with the
anchor site. Markings on the probe indicate if the mating face is flush
against the anchor site.
Patent EP-0919212-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HISANAKA TAKAYUKI
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 1998-11-25
Abstract: An apertured web for a topsheet of disposable garments
includes a plurality of flat portions 8 extending in parallel
one to another in one direction and a plurality of aperture
rows defined between respective pairs of the adjacent flat
portions 8. Each pair of the adjacent flat portions 8 with
the aperture row therebetween are interconnected by a
plurality of bridge-like portions 10 extending from these
adjacent flat portions 8 across the aperture 9 defined by
them. Each of the flat portions 8 is partially deformed
upward to a level above the upper surface 13 of the flat
portion 8 along peripheral edges of the respective apertures
9 so as to form a plurality of substantially saw-tooth-shaped
rising portions 12 which make the upper surface of the web 1
relatively rough.
Patent EP-0923272-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WHIKEHART WILLIAM J
IPC: H04B1/10
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: A signal quality indicator for frequency modulated or
phase modulated communication signals is obtained using a
full-complex detector. The noise detector looks at the
actual signal of interest and not other outside indicators
such as high frequency content. Signal quality is measured
accurately and efficiently. The resulting measure is used
to control subsequent processing such as stereo blend, noise
blanking, diversity antenna switching, and others in an FM
radio receiver.
Patent EP-0930637-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIKAWA MASATO
IPC: H01J17/16
Filed: 1998-12-16
Abstract: An electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate or a display
panel is provided which comprises a transparent base plate or a PDP body, a
transparent base plate, a conductive composite mesh member which is interposed
therebetween and bonded together by adhesive intermediate films. Alternatively, an
electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting plate or a display panel is
provided which comprises a transparent base plate or a PDP body having a
transparent conductive film, a transparent base plate, and a conductive composite
mesh member which is interposed therebetween and bonded together, wherein a
conductive adhesive tape is bonded to cover a range from the outside edges of the
transparent conductive film to the outside edges of the transparent base plate through
the end faces of the latter, and margins of the conductive composite mesh member are
folded and fixed to the transparent base plate or the PDP body by conductive adhesive
tapes. The conductive composite mesh member is made by weaving metallic fibers
and/or metal-coated organic fibers, of which wire diameter is 200 µm or less, with
transparent fibers together to have an open area ratio 75% or more.
Patent EP-0997043-A2 (EP)
Title: Reseau maille a haute capacite de retablissement
Inventor: GLANCE BERNARD
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 1998-01-05
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un réseau de télécommunications maillé à fiabilité accrue qui est destiné à transporter des informations constituant le trafic. Ce réseau comprend une pluralité de noeuds interconnectés par une pluralité de liaisons. Les noeuds envoient le trafic dans et à l'extérieur du réseau et par l'intermédiaire de ce dernier, et des liaisons assurent le transport du trafic entre les noeuds. Un certain nombre de liaisons est établi entre chaque paire de noeuds raccordés. La plupart des liaisons assurent un transport spécialisé du trafic tandis qu'au moins une liaison est une liaison de réserve qui peut être sélectivement utilisée avec d'autres liaisons de réserve de façon à former des chemins de trafic de remplacement destinés à rétablir le trafic qui a été interrompu par une ou plusieurs liaisons qui ont cessé d'être fonctionnelles. Les liaisons de réserve peuvent être préconnectées de façon à former des chemins de trafic de remplacement, en attente, sélectionnables, capables d'assurer le transport du trafic de remplacement au pied levé. De préférence, la commande du réseau est décentralisée pour permettre aux noeuds de former plus rapidement des chemins de trafic de remplacement et de réduire les risques de défaillances perturbant l'ensemble du réseau.
Patent EP-0981923-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIPPELAEINEN LEO
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1998-05-12
Abstract: The invention relates to packet-switched transmission of calls and particularly to packet-switched transmission of calls on circuits between a telecommunication network and base stations from the base stations toward the network. To reduce the maximum delays and the variation in the transmission times of call packets, control packets that contain signalling information on the data transmission network are separated from the call packets in the network node in the present method, information on the arrival rate of the call packets is maintained, the duration of the control packet that is to be sent next is calculated (22), the interval to the reception of the next call packet is defined (23), the duration is compared (24) with the interval, and if the duration is shorter than or equal to the interval, the control packet is sent (25), and if the duration is longer than the interval, the control packet is put (27) in a transmission queue, it is waited until said call packet has been received, and the packet is then forwarded substantially immediately.
Patent EP-0948160-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHAFFER SHMUEL
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 1999-02-25
Abstract: A method and system for automatically providing remote notification
of a locally detected event includes receiving data and analyzing the
content of the data using a data filter of a computer. The data filter (16) is configured
to detect an indication of a predetermined event within the data. If the
event is detected, the data filter (16) activates a local event indicator (18) associated
with the computer (10). An event indicator monitor (20) determines whether a user
response is initiated within a configurable time interval after activation of the
event indicator (18). If the monitor (20) determines that no user response is initiated
within the configurable time interval, the monitor (20) transmits an establish-connection
message to a control program (30). The control program (30) responds to
the establish-connection message by accessing an event notification message
from a database (14) which indicates access numbers of the remote communication
devices (42-44) to which to transmit the event notification message.
Communication links are established to the remote communication devices (42-44)
and the event notification message is transmitted to the devices. The data
filter (16) is capable of analyzing data included in web page updates transmitted
to a web browser (19) of the computer (10), e-mail messages, scheduling updates and
requests transmitted to an electronic calendar (13) of the computer (10), and scheduling
reminders transmitted by the electronic calendar (13).
Patent EP-0949017-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MINNEROP MICHAEL
IPC: B21B31/10
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: A universal roll stand including a multiple-part stationary roll housing on the drive side and a multiple-part roll housing on the operator side which can be moved away, wherein the housings are connected to each other through hydraulically pretensioned tie rods or the like. The roll housings are composed of conventional two-high housing frames and vertical frames which can be fixedly anchored to the two-high housing frames. The vertical frames may be composed of several parts and include two flange-mounted beams arranged spaced apart from each other by the distance between the housing beams of the roll stand and a crosshead connected to the flange-mounted beams.
Patent EP-0952516-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHII DAIJI
IPC: G06F17/10
Filed: 1999-04-22
Abstract: Multipliers 107 through 110 carry out an multiplication operation with two data out of the four data transferred from a memory over buses 101 through 104. The multiplication results are subjected to an addition or subtraction operation with each other in adder-subtracters 111 and 112. The operation results obtained by the adder-subtracters 111 and 112 are supplied to adders 113 and 114 where they are added to values held by accumulators 115 and 116. A latch circuit 105 supplies the data transferred through the bus 102 to the multiplier 109 when a control signal 106 indicates "ON". The latch circuit 105 temporarily holds the data transferred through the bus 102 and supplies the data held therein to the multiplier 109 when a control signal 106 indicates "OFF".
Patent EP-0969518-A2 (EP)
Title: Photovoltaic element
Inventor: KARIYA TOSHIMITSU
IPC: H01L31/075
Filed: 1999-06-29
Abstract: Provided is a photovoltaic element comprising a
p-type semiconductor layer and a transparent conductive
layer comprised of indium tin oxide bonded to each
other at a surface, wherein the sum of tin oxide
content and tin content of the transparent conductive
layer varies in the layer thickness direction and is
minimum at the bonding surface of the p-type
semiconductor layer and the transparent conductive
layer. Thus provided is a photovoltaic element which
has a high photoelectric conversion efficiency with
less lowering even when exposed to an intense light for
a long term.
Patent EP-0974996-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HAEHNEL THOMAS
IPC: H01H71/56
Filed: 1999-07-06
Abstract: The emergency battery isolating switch may be used in a road vehicle and automatically goes to the open or OFF position if the vehicle is involved in a crash. The switch has a housing (1) containing a leaf spring carrying a contact which may come in physical contact with a fixed contact. One end of the spring is clamped to a holder which also accommodates an electromagnet (4). A U-shaped pole clamp (21) engages one of the poles of the battery. It is mounted on a baseplate (2) and includes a clamping screw. It is accommodated in a compartment (12) in the frame, separate from the electromagnet and the spring. There is a sensor with a ferrite ring (54) in the current connection assembly (5) of the switch.
Patent EP-0970824-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BELLEZZA QUATER GIORGIO
IPC: B60F3/00
Filed: 1999-07-05
Abstract: An auxiliary flotation, propulsion and steering unit for tracked and/or wheeled
land vehicles, particularly cargo carriers (10) of the "Cargo Carrier M548" type.
The unit comprises at least one bow flotation section (21) and one stern flotation
section (22), both whereof are constituted by watertight containers filled with
foamed material (MP) which are detachably connected to the hull of the vehicle.
The bow section (21) is profiled so as to generate lift for hydrodynamic support
and includes two propulsion and steering propellers (24) of the ducted type, which
are orientated with their axes inclined downwardly, so that the jets of water
generated by them have vertical thrust components which are directed upwardly
whereby to provide auxiliary supporting actions for the bow section (21).
Patent EP-0977232-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GULA LANCE
IPC: H01H71/02
Filed: 1999-07-21
Abstract: This concerns a molded case circuit breaker 10 including slot motor 54,
arc chute A80, operating mechanism, stationary main contact 64 and line
terminal arrangement 171. The stationary main terminal 64, line terminal 71
arrangement is assembled in a separate member and inserted into the bottom of
the circuit interrupter in one piece with a line terminal portion being fed through a
narrow opening 112 in an internal vertical wall 115 of the circuit interrupter. The
fixed contact 64 and its u-shaped contact arm 68 and conductor member 128 is
snugly dispose within the assembled molded case circuit interrupter with reduced
openings between the arc chamber thereof and other portions of the circuit
interrupter.
Patent EP-0997670-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHIBA NOBUTAKA
IPC: F16H55/56
Filed: 1999-10-28
Abstract: A pulley for use with an endless metal belt,
including pulley halves rotatable about an axis. The
pulley halves include truncated conical portions
symmetrically opposed to each other and outer
surfaces disposed on the truncated conical portions
so as to be engageable with the belt. The outer
surface of each pulley half has a centerline average
roughness (Ra) of 0.1 to 0.5 µm, a Vickers hardness
(Hv) of not less than 850 at a load of 200 g, and a
microstructure with random fine irregularities in
which a great number of recesses and projections are
randomly located. A continuously variable
transmission including the pulley is also disclosed.
Patent EP-1033732-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HOFSAESS MARCEL
IPC: H01H37/54
Filed: 1999-12-09
Abstract: The switch has a fixed contact pad (26) that is engaged by a movable contact (25) on the tip of a bimetallic element (23). Bimetallic element is coupled to a leaf spring (17). Contact between pad (26) and contact (25) is opened if too high ambient temperature or due to current flow. At the end of its operational life, arcing which occurs as contact opens welds movable contact in the open position.
Patent EP-1014700-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAGAWA SHINJI
IPC: H04N5/341
Filed: 1999-12-23
Abstract: A progressive all-pixel scanning type solid-state
image sensor adapted for curtailing the power consumption
therein by lowering its read voltage with another
advantage of reducing the pixel size. The image sensor
comprises pixels arrayed to form a matrix, vertical
transfer registers corresponding respectively to
individual columns of the pixels, read gates formed
correspondingly to the individual pixels for reading out
signal charges from the pixels to the vertical transfer
registers, and a means for applying phase-shifted read
pulses respectively to plural kinds of read gate
electrodes in the read gates.