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Patent EP-1368570-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RUDOLF ALAIN
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 2002-03-12
Granted: 2006-12-13
Abstract: Support device for a liquid crystal flat screen ( 12 ), in particular for computer workstations, of the type including an arm ( 14 ) and an articulating mechanism ( 18 ) interposed between the arm and the screen. The articulating mechanism ( 18 ) includes a ball ( 36 ) having a general hemispherical shape ( 38 ) and adapted to be fixed to the screen ( 12 ), a cage ( 46 ) defining a housing ( 48 ) for receiving the ball and having an annular edge ( 50 ) which makes frictional contact with the ball, a tie rod ( 64 ) interposed between the cage ( 46 ) and the ball ( 36 ), while resting substantially at the center (C) of the ball, to exert an elastic restoring force of a selected value which causes the ball to rest against the annular edge of the cage, and a tie rod passage ( 74 ) formed of a widened recess produced in the ball ( 36 ) and opening on the hemispherical surface ( 38 ) of the ball to allow clearance of the tie rod in the ball, whatever the position of the ball with respect to the cage.
Patent EP-1420719-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SHANLEY JOHN F
IPC: A61F2/02
Filed: 2002-06-05
Granted: 2007-01-24
Abstract: Expandable medical device comprising: elongated struts (18) joined together to form a cylindrical device (12) which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder with a second diameter, struts having width and thickness in a radial direction, at least one opening (16) in at least one of the struts, and at least one beneficial agent provided in the at least one opening in layers, is new. Expandable medical device comprises: (a) elongated struts(18) , elongated struts joined together to form a cylindrical device (12) which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder with a second diameter; (b) struts each having strut width in a circumferential direction and a strut thickness in a radial direction; (c) at least one opening (16) in at least one of the struts; and (d) at least one beneficial agent provided in the at least one opening in layers Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) an expandable medical device for treating cardiac arrhythmias, comprising: an expandable cylindrical device having struts with openings containing a chemically ablative, the openings being configured to deliver the ablative to tissue surrounding the device without permanently trapping any agent in the openings; and (2) a method of forming an expandable medical device by providing the device with struts joined together to form a device which is expandable from a cylinder with a first diameter to a cylinder with a second diameter; forming at least one opening in at least one of the struts, and delivering at least one beneficial agent into the at least one opening in layers.
Patent EP-1392801-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FREDRIKSON MARTTI
IPC: C10L1/18
Filed: 2002-06-10
Granted: 2007-12-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fuel additive and to the additive. It relates particularly to a lubricant additive that is highly suitable for use as an additive in connection with diesel engines. According to the method, saturated fatty acids with a high melting point are separated by cooling from a fatty-acid mixture, the said fraction of fatty acids with a high melting point being esterified and/or aminated to form a mixture of more than three esters and/or amines and the mixture thus obtained being re-mixed with that part of the original fatty-acid mixture from which the fatty acids with a high melting point were separated and the necessary amount of this last-mentioned mixture being mixed with fuel to form a lubricant. The separation of the saturated fatty acids with a high melting point takes place by passing the mixture through a cooling heat-transfer surface, to which the fatty acids adhere, and by removing the fatty acids from the surface by raising its temperature.
Patent EP-1478816-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RUTH STEPHEN M
IPC: E04G3/00
Filed: 2002-05-28
Granted: 2011-04-27
Abstract: An adjustable-length support member, such as a motorcycle kickstand, includes a generally-tubular outer member defining a longitudinal bore with at least one recess formed in a surface of the bore, and an inner member telescopingly received in the longitudinal bore of the outer member including a plurality of recesses. The support member further includes a tension spring urging the inner member to a retracted position relative to the outer member, and at least one gravity-responsive locking element carried within a respective recess of one of the inner and outer members, wherein the locking element is urged by gravity out of engagement with a recess of the other of the inner and outer members as the attitude of the two members moves between an operative orientation and a stowage orientation.
Patent EP-1379469-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GEERLINGS JACOBUS JOHANNES COR
IPC: C04B14/02
Filed: 2002-04-18
Granted: 2006-03-01
Abstract: A process for mineral carbonation with carbon dioxide wherein carbon dioxide is reacted with a bivalent alkaline earth metal silicate, selected from the group of ortho-, di-, ring, and chain silicates, which silicate is immersed in an aqueous electrolyte solution. The invention further relates to the use of the mixture of carbonate and silica formed in such a process in construction materials and to the use of the carbonate formed by such a process for the production of calcium oxide.
Patent EP-1402181-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HURR HELLMUT
IPC: F04B15/02
Filed: 2002-06-19
Granted: 2006-06-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transporting a bulk product to be transported. Said device comprises at least one transport piston (24) which moves back and forth by means of hydraulic systems (26), a support tube (30) which axially guides the transport piston on its generated surface (42), a filling chamber (20) which is axially connected to the support tube in the direction of transport and which can be supplied with the product to be transported by means of a supply funnel (12), and a transport cylinder (32) which is axially arranged in the displacement path of the transport piston, and is connected to the filling chamber on the input side and to a discharge tube (14) on the output side. The transport piston enables the supply funnel to access the filling chamber, when said transport piston is in its final position - withdrawn into the support tube (30) - while when it advances, it penetrates the filling chamber, entraining the product to be transported, and enters the transport cylinder. According to the invention, the discharge tube comprises a free outlet (38) for the product to be transported, on the end thereof opposite the transport cylinder. During the transport operation, an air-tight plug is formed in the discharge tube, consisting of a compressed product to be transported, which can be formed by means of a progressive product to be transported and which can be withdrawn by means of its outlet.
Patent EP-1406555-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WOLF DIETRICH
IPC: A61C13/34
Filed: 2002-07-02
Granted: 2007-09-12
Abstract: A method for the three-dimensional determination and digitization of a plaster- or positive-model, in particular for the production of replacement teeth, with improved handling and costs. According to the method, a plaster- or positive-model is clamped in a mounting with a defined orientation and irradiated by means of a radiation source; the radiation reflected by the plaster- or positive-model is recorded and evaluated by a scanning unit. Separation information is generated, and defined movement of the plaster- or positive-model relative to the radiation source takes place along an axis (y), approximately perpendicular to the direction of radiation and linking the displacement with the separation information. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method.
Patent EP-1455628-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BOTT ERICH
IPC: A47L9/24
Filed: 2002-06-13
Granted: 2011-04-20
Abstract: The suction hose connection (8) couples the suction hose to an opening (6) in the vacuum cleaner housing leading to the dust bag (4) via a tubular end piece (7) fitting into this opening. The suction hose connection extends between an inner wall (2) of the vacuum cleaner housing and an outer wall (3) formed as a front apron, acting as a carrier grip for the vacuum cleaner.
Patent EP-1373472-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HAHN SOONKAP
IPC: C12N5/07
Filed: 2002-04-02
Granted: 2007-06-27
Abstract: A method for encapsulating biologics within a hydrogel by using an aqueous solution of an isocyanate-functional hydrogel prepolymer which is mixed with an amount of biologics and an aqueous solution containing a dithiol crosslinking agent under physiological pH conditions. An additional bidentate crosslinking agent may be included. The product of such method may be a bioreactor or an assay device having a plurality or different biologics encapsulated at predetermined locations in a substrate.
Patent EP-1441921-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PATBERG LOTHAR DR-ING
IPC: B60R21/02
Filed: 2002-08-16
Granted: 2008-09-10
Abstract: According to the invention, a blank intended for the production of a sheet panel (11) for a bodywork part of automotive bodywork by cold forming has two deformation sections (2, 4), which consist of highly ductile sheet metal and in the course of cold forming are subjected to a high degree of deformation, and a support section (3), which is arranged between the two deformation sections (2, 4) and is formed from a rigid material, which is subjected in the course of cold forming only to a small degree of deformation and after forming of the blank (1) provides the side crash support of the respective bodywork part. In particular motor vehicle doors (6) can be made from such a blank (1).
Patent EP-1428338-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KIM YOUNGLOK
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2002-09-17
Granted: 2010-06-30
Abstract: Method and apparatus for interference signal code power noise variance estimation employing a reduced number of samples utilizing the equation (15), where (14), where (I), where (I), where (12) and where (13). As an alternative, a recursive technique may be employed wherein the noise variance is estimated from the ignored coefficients of the estimated channel output and upgraded recursively as per the following: (II) where ĥi(j) are the channel estimates after the post processing and the noise variance estimates sigman-12, and the initial values of ĥi(j) are all zeros.
Patent EP-1432611-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CATOUL PIERRE
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2002-10-07
Granted: 2007-07-18
Abstract: A control for a flashlight system in an airport, includes flash units which are connected to an energy supply line and, on the output side, to respective flashlights of the flashlight system via a light cable. In order to avoid unwanted high voltages, each flash light unit includes an energy-integrating low-voltage capacitor which can be supplied by a current source having a corrected power factor and which is connected to the flashlights embodied as low-voltage lights. The energy transmitted to the flashlights can be electronically controlled. A connection device connecting the flash units to a local master control system is embodied as a local field bus system, in such a way that different, conventionally arranged, simultaneous or mixed flash configuration patterns can be produced by way of the same electrical installation.
Patent EP-1462444-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SEKI MASAHIKO
IPC: C07D233/32
Filed: 2002-12-04
Granted: 2009-09-16
Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a compound represented by the formula (IX): 
R-X-Y (IX) 
wherein R represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent(s), a bicyclo group which may have a substituent(s), an alkenyl group which may have a substituent(s), a heterocyclic group which contains 1 to 4 atoms selected from nitrogen atom, oxygen atom and sulfur atom as a hetero atom(s) and may have a substituent(s) or an aryl group which may have a substituent(s), X represents zinc or magnesium, Y represents iodine, bromine, chlorine, which comprises reacting a compound represented by the formula (VIII): 
R-I (VIII) 
wherein R has the same meaning as defined above, with zinc or magnesium which has been treated by chlorine, bromine, hydrogen chloride or hydrogen bromide; or with zinc or magnesium in the presence of a base represented by the formula (X): 
M-Y (X) 
wherein M represents a metal atom, and Y has the same meaning as defined above.
Patent EP-1451478-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MCMILLEN ROBERT
IPC: F16C1/12
Filed: 2002-12-06
Granted: 2005-08-10
Abstract: A travel multiplying actuator having a housing (10) and having a traveling member (120, 320, 420), the actuator having a traction cable wire mount on one of the housing or the traveling member and the actuator having a traction cable sleeve mount on the other of the housing or the traveling member, the actuator also having an impeller, the impeller being a lever or handwheel or motor, and the impeller being operatively engaged with the actuator such that when the impeller moves the traveling member a first distance, the traction cable wire mount and the traction cable sleeve mount move a second distance toward and a second distance away from one another, characterized in that, the actuator has a travel multiplier (30), being a telescoping traveler segment (130, 330, 430) or a pulley (320), engaged to the traveling member such that the second distance is greater than the first distance.
Patent EP-1468496-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WOYZICHOVSKI ROMAN
IPC: H03M1/20
Filed: 2002-12-04
Granted: 2006-03-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interpolating, for the purpose of measurement of lengths and/or angles, at least two position-dependent, periodic analog signals that are phase-shifted with respect to each other and that are generated by scanning a measuring scale. According to the inventive method, the analog signals are converted to a digital data stream using a sigma-delta modulator, the data streams are combined with correctional factors and then with each other to generate a string of results, and said string of results is used to generate new correctional values by the use of a quality criterion to be satisfied for interpolation and also to generate the output signals of interpolation. The values (d) of the string of results are accumulated over a specified time interval in order to generate the correctional values (k1, k2) and the output signals (w). The signal sequence generated by accumulation is used directly as the address sequence for generating the correctional values (k1, k2) and the output signal (b).
Patent EP-1450804-B1 (EP)
Title: Pharmaceutical formulations comprising an immune response modifier
Inventor: SKWIERCZYNSKI RAYMOND D
IPC: A61K47/44
Filed: 2002-11-27
Granted: 2008-08-27
Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations comprising an immune response modifier (IRM) chosen from imidazoquinoline amines, imidazotetrahydroquinoline amines, imidazopyridine amines, 6,7-fused cycloalkylimidazopyridine amines, 1,2-bridged imidazoquinoline amines, thiazolo-quinolineamines, oxazolo-quinolinamines, thiazolo-pyridinamines, oxazolo-pyridinamines, imidazonaphthyridine amines, tetrahydroimidazonaphthyridine amines, and thiazolonaphthyridine amines; a fatty acid; and a hydrophobic, aprotic component miscible with the fatty acid are useful for the treatment of dermal associated conditions. Novel topical formulations are provided. In one embodiment, the topical formulations are advantageous for treatment of actinic keratosis, postsurgical scars, basal cell carcinoma, atopic dermatitis, and warts.
Patent EP-1329203-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NISHINAKA TAKAHIRO
IPC: A61C17/22
Filed: 2003-01-16
Granted: 2006-04-05
Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a drive part, a driver, a brush part and a vibration-absorber. The drive part includes a drive shaft provided to be lineally movable and a brush part detachably attached to one end of the drive shaft. The driver is configured to apply reciprocal force to the drive shaft to reciprocally lineally move the drive shaft. The vibration-absorber is connected to the drive shaft via a second spring to be lineally movable along the drive shaft. A weight ratio of a weight of the vibration-absorber to a weight of the drive part is at least 0.9 and at most 1.1. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1366866-B1 (EP)
Inventor: QINGHAO YANG
IPC: A47B49/00
Filed: 2003-01-23
Granted: 2006-08-16
Abstract: A double-stack tool rack is constructed to include a base (10) having an upright pivot shaft (13), a plurality of tool boxes (21,21') respectively pivoted to the upright shaft (13) and arranged into two stacks, and a carrying handle (30) coupled to the upright pivot shaft (13) of the base (10) at the top (15). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1340988-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FASSHAUER HEIKO
IPC: G01R27/16
Filed: 2003-02-19
Granted: 2006-05-17
Abstract: The low voltage (LV) network supply stage (7) has a switch component (17,32,33) and/or measuring element (10,22,35a) for each of the electrical loads (3-5) and/or energy generators (6) within the supplied building and a microprocessor information processing device (25), allowing bidirectional communication between an external network control point (28) and the electrical loads and/or energy generators.
Patent EP-1391602-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DELLORA GIANCARLO
IPC: F02F1/16
Filed: 2003-07-29
Granted: 2008-08-20
Abstract: An internal-combustion engine (5) comprising an engine block (6) provided with at least one cylinder (7), a liner (8) fitted in the cylinder (7) and a cylinder head (12) mounted on the engine block (6); the liner (8) comprises a cylindrical side wall (9) and an upper collar (20) accommodated in a seating (17) of the engine block surrounding the cylinder (7) and provided with an elastically deformable portion (16) projecting upwards, in the undeformed condition, beyond an upper surface (14) of the engine block (6) so that when the cylinder head (12) is mounted on the engine block (6) this portion (16) is deformed and co-operates elastically in a fluidtight manner with a lower surface (13) of said cylinder head. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1426120-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KAUFFMAN WILLIAM J
IPC: B05D5/06
Filed: 2003-10-24
Granted: 2006-04-19
Abstract: Surface coverings and surface covering components that include a textured transparent or translucent wear layer and a design layer, where the design layer is printed with an ink that includes collapsible microspheres, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing such surface coverings and surface covering components. In one embodiment, a pattern is printed on a substrate to be coated with a wear layer. In another embodiment, a clear transparent or translucent layer underlies the design layer. The ink includes collapsible microspheres, and can also include foaming inhibitors. A number of surface covering substrates and surface coverings can be prepared using the methods described herein. The surface coverings include a substrate, for example, a foamable substrate, a design layer printed with an ink composition that includes collapsible microspheres, and a wear layer. The ink compositions containing the collapsible microspheres can be printed via conventional gravure methods, and the transparent or translucent wear layer can also be printed using conventional methods. The fusion process through which the wear layer is applied and fused causes the microspheres to expand, and then results in the just expanded microspheres collapsing under the weight of the wear layer. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1400685-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GRAEFENSTEIN ANDREAS
IPC: F02M35/14
Filed: 2003-08-28
Granted: 2007-07-04
Abstract: The air filter has an air filter (13) arranged between an inlet (11) and an outlet (12). A connecting collar (15) for a resonator tube (16) is ranged on the air filter housing (14a,14b). At least part of the connecting collar forms at least part of the external wall of a resonant acoustic damper.  Independent claims are included for a modular system for constructing an air filter, and for a method of manufacturing an air filter.
Patent EP-1462357-B1 (EP)
Inventor: POIRAUD ALAIN
IPC: B63B21/32
Filed: 2003-03-27
Granted: 2007-09-12
Abstract: An asymmetric boat anchor has an unballasted fluke (2), with a tip (6) and a back (8) with a curved edge (10); a shank (4) is mounted on the fluke. The edge (26) of the shank away from the tip (6) of the fluke is curved and the free end of the shank (18) is offset from a plane (30) tangent to the back edge (10) of the fluke and to the edge (26) of the shank. Thus, if the anchor is in a reverse position, contacting the sea ground through the edge of the shank and the back edge of the fluke, it will roll on the edge of the shank and turns to the anchoring position. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1366990-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JACQUE BERNARD
IPC: F28D15/02
Filed: 2003-04-16
Granted: 2006-05-17
Abstract: The heat transfer mechanism has a thermal transfer channel (22) at a distance from a source (21). The mechanism has a fluid loop with an evaporator. The evaporator has part of its length along a maximum length surface (25) in contact with the thermal transfer channel.
Patent EP-1391350-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GRUENER ROLAND
IPC: B60R16/027
Filed: 2003-05-16
Granted: 2005-09-21
Abstract: The module (10) has a basic housing (16) with a rotor (24) for coupling to the rotary motion of the vehicle's steering wheel and a coil strip for transferring electrical signals between the rotor and the basic housing. The basic housing has a coil strip section (18) and a sensor section (20) for a steering angle sensor, whereby the rotor engages through the coil strip section and is rotatably mounted on the sensor section. An independent claim is also included for the following: (a) a method of assembling an inventive steering column module.
Patent EP-1356906-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KUCHLER FRITZ
IPC: B26D5/00
Filed: 2003-04-24
Granted: 2005-08-10
Abstract: The drive device contains an electric motor and is driven in the feed direction when a sensor (19) detects material (7,7',7'') for cutting and can be driven in the reverse direction when the material subsequently exits the sensing region. If the material exits the sensing region again the reversing drive can be turned off or forward drive can be switched on again for automatic operation
Patent EP-1437808-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TOKURA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H01S3/094
Filed: 2003-01-27
Granted: 2012-07-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne une source lumineuse d'excitation non polarisante (5) dans laquelle la sortie de rayonnement lumineux d'une source laser (1) est constituée d'un rayonnement lumineux à onde polarisée sensiblement linéairement à plusieurs composants de mode répartis selon des intervalles de fréquence angulaire presque égaux. La sortie de rayonnement lumineux de la source laser (1) est couplée à un dispositif de dispersion de polarisation (3) de façon que son axe de polarisation forme un angle de sensiblement 45 degrés avec l'axe de polarisation du dispositif (3). Le dispositif (3) donne au rayonnement lumineux incident provenant de la source laser (1) une dispersion de polarisation dont la valeur ne se trouve pas au voisinage de 2π/Δφ lorsqu'une fréquence angulaire d'intervalle de mode est égale à Δφ. En conséquence, un rayonnement lumineux effectivement non polarisé est sorti sous forme de rayonnement lumineux d'excitation à partir de la source lumineuse d'excitation non polarisante (5) bien que la différence de trajet optique entre les modes de polarisation soit plus courte qu'une longueur cohérente. Ainsi, dans une fibre optique (7), le gain Raman devient moins dépendant de la polarisation, cette fibre constituant un milieu Raman dans lequel est injecté un rayonnement lumineux d'excitation non polarisé.