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Patent EP-1614471-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AMMANN KELLY G
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1999-04-30
Abstract: A transport mechanism for transporting a reaction receptacle between stations of an automated analyzer, the reaction receptacle including a manipulating structure, said transport mechanism comprising:
     a receptacle carrier assembly constructed and arranged to be rotatable about an axis of rotation and to receive a reaction receptacle and carry the reaction receptacle while said receptacle carrier assembly rotates about said axis of rotation;   a manipulating hook member interrelated with said receptacle carrier assembly so as to be movable with respect thereto, said manipulating hook member being constructed and arranged to be engageable with the manipulating structure of the reaction receptacle; and   a hook member drive assembly including a hook motor having fixed structure carried by said receptacle carrier assembly in a fixed position with respect thereto and a lead screw mechanism including a threaded shaft oriented in a generally radial direction with respect to said axis of rotation and having an end coupled to said manipulating hook member, said lead screw mechanism being operatively coupled with said hook motor and being constructed and arranged to convert powered motion of said hook motor into movement of said threaded shaft with respect to said fixed structure of said hook motor in either axial direction of said threaded shaft to thereby cause corresponding movement of said manipulating hook member with respect to said receptacle carrier assembly so that a reaction receptacle engaged by said manipulating hook member can be moved with respect to said receptacle carrier assembly.
Patent EP-1757732-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BROCK ALBERT
IPC: E01B27/06
Filed: 2005-09-26
Abstract: The method involves coupling two or more base units (7) depending on desired operating speed and distance to be worked. Olden and new ballast containers (1, 2) adapted to respective function are designed as foldable containers. The base units have the ballast foldable containers for receiving an old ballast (8) and for delivering a new ballast, and are connected with receiving devices and new ballast disposing devices. An independent claim is also included for a device for reconstructing a ballast substructure of a railway track.
Patent EP-1646123-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MANDAI TADAO
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2005-10-10
Abstract: Provided is a switching device (3) including: a first switching element (5) primarily used for formation of a two-way current path; and a second switching element (6) that interrupts a parasitic diode at the time when the first switching element (5) is turned off. The second switching element (6) may be of smaller chip size because it assists the operation of the first switching element (5), thereby contributing miniaturization of the switching device (3) and reduction in an ON resistance. Furthermore, adoption of the switching device (3) to a protection circuit realizes reduction in the size of the protection circuit.
Patent EP-1617608-A1 (EP)
Title: System, method and medium for routing using a weigthed cumulative expected transmission time metric
Inventor: ZILL BRIAN D
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2005-06-16
Abstract: A system and method for link quality routing uses a weighted cumulative expected transmission time path metric. A system for routing in a multi-hop ad hoc network, and a method for measuring the link quality of a route in the network, include assignment of a weight to a link in accordance with an expected transmission time of a packet over the link, and a combining of individual link weights for a route into a path metric. The path metric accounts for interference among links that use a shared channel. In the calculation of the path metric, the expected transmission times of links that interfere with one another are added, while the expected transmission times for non-interfering links are considered separately.
Patent EP-1580198-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MCFADDEN DAWN MARIE
IPC: C08F220/46
Filed: 2005-03-12
Abstract: A process for preparing polymers by continuous bulk polymerization in non-cylindrical channels is disclosed.
Patent EP-1615015-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DONALDSON WILLIAM S
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2005-07-11
Abstract: A biological agent detector (20) detects the presence of any biological agents, such as anthrax or other biological warfare agents, in a sample of air. The biological agent detector includes a bio-concentrator (22) that concentrates an aerosol and a pyrolyzer portion including two detecting devices (26a, 26b). One detecting device (26a) operates in a sample collection mode and collects a sample of air when the other detecting device (26b) operates in a sample analysis mode and analyzes a sample of air. After a predetermined amount of time, the detecting devices switch functions, providing continuous sampling of air.
Patent EP-1607920-A1 (EP)
Title: Electronic wagering including a bonus game
Inventor: O'HALLORAN TERRY
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 2005-06-16
Abstract: A communal gaming method and system in which a bonus game is
provided. When a trigger event occurs in a primary communal game, a separate
bonus game feature is made available to players. The bonus game is preferably
only available to participants in the primary game. This allows for more player
interest to be generated.
Patent EP-1653673-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHENG FANG-CHEN
IPC: H04W36/30
Filed: 2005-09-29
Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a wireless communications system. The method comprises communicating data to a first base station, and selecting a switchover time for ceasing communications with the first base station and beginning communications with a second base station. The switchover time is based on channel conditions associated with the communications to the first and second base stations, such as SIR.
Patent EP-1584441-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VASSILOPOULOS JEAN-NICOLAS
IPC: B29C69/00
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: The brushing strips (3), for an automatic car wash, are of a polyolefin foam with closed cells. The foam material is molded into a block under pressure of >=5000 kpa, to be cut into plates and then into strips. The foam is reticulated chemically, and has a density of 150-200 kg/m 3> and preferably 170 kg/m 3>, with a section of 0.2-1.5 cm and preferably 0.3-0.6 cm. The strips, of different lengths, are secured to sockets (2) by nylon filaments at plates (1) to give the brush structure.
Patent EP-1798882-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RINALDI SONIA
IPC: H04J3/07
Filed: 2005-12-14
Abstract: It is disclosed a method of demapping a tributary from a first frame into a second frame, the first frame comprising a plurality of tributary words and a synchronization word, the method comprising: providing a first and a second counters; increasing the first counter by a first value at each clock cycle of the second frame; and performing reading operations according to the second counter. It further comprises: generating synchronization information according to the synchronization word; according to the synchronization information, performing a change of state between a first state and a second state, wherein, in the first state, the second counter is synchronized to the first counter at each clock cycle of the second frame, and in the second state, the second counter is synchronized to the first counter at a predetermined instant of the second frame and the second counter is increased by a second value at each clock cycle of the second frame wherein the reading operation is performed.
Patent EP-1598506-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RAPPO THOMAS
IPC: E05B65/10
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: The method involves designing a door (12) as an automatic door with a redundant drive (16) and redundant control. A parameter modification and/or activation of the door take place wirelessly, using a portable control device (1), in a sequential manner. Data transfer is controlled actively by control and/or drive units (2,3). The drive units make wireless communication with the device (1). Independent claims are also included for the following: (A) an automatic door for an escape/emergency route (B) a control program for the execution of a method for controlling an automatic door of an escape/emergency route.
Patent EP-1841919-A1 (EP)
Title: Method for cleaning the ballast of a track
Inventor: THEURER JOSEF
IPC: E01B27/06
Filed: 2005-01-17
Abstract: A method for cleaning ballast of a track comprising rails extending in a longitudinal direction is executed by means of a ballast cleaning machine having a machine frame supported on on-track undercarriages. The machine includes a cleaning chain with a chain cross member extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. At the start of the cleaning process, an on-track undercarriage situated immediately ahead of the cleaning chain, with regard to a working direction of the ballast cleaning machine, is lifted off the track. The rails are severed, and the track is lifted, after which the chain cross member of the cleaning chain is positioned underneath the track. Finally, the on-track undercarriage is set down upon the track again.
Patent EP-1718129-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIKUCHI SEIJI
IPC: H05B41/24
Filed: 2005-01-28
Abstract: Even in a high pressure discharge lamp causing temperature difference between electrodes when an AC current is supplied, the temperature difference is eliminated to suppress the arc movement, thereby suppressing flickering caused thereby during stable lighting. 
     The lamp current is formed into a current waveform including a standard period current supplied at a predetermined standard period and a short period current of a period shorter than the same and, on every one-half period of the standard period current, formed into a current waveform by supplying the short period current inverting the polarity from the identical polarity to the opposite polarity in the next one-half period for 1 period, in which the duty ratio before and after the polarity inversion of the short period current and the duty ratio before and after the polarity inversion side can be decided automatically by the duty ratio.
Patent EP-1711288-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OPPER REINHOLD
IPC: B21J13/03
Filed: 2005-02-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a joining device, comprising a die tool (8), a counter tool (25) and a support (4, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64) with an opening (5), for receiving the die tool or counter tool. Both tools are arranged coaxially to each other at different ends (2, 9) of a C-shaped clamp (1). Said invention is characterised in that the support has at least one plane contact surface (6, 7, 47) on the outer surface thereof, which is adjacent to at least one plane face (3, 33, 43) of the corresponding end of the C-shaped clamp (1) and which is removably mounted thereon. At least one spacer (17, 22), which defines the tilting and/or spacing of the contact surface in relation to the face, is arranged between the contact surface and the face.
Patent EP-1740741-A1 (EP)
Title: Procede de realisation d'un corps cru
Inventor: BOEHM UWE
IPC: C25D1/14
Filed: 2005-03-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé pour réaliser un corps cru au moyen duquel des particules de matière solide sont déposées sur un moule (2) placé dans un liquide (1). Selon l'invention, une première électrode (3a) est mise en contact avec le liquide (1) et le moule (2) comporte un évidement (5) dans lequel est disposée une deuxième électrode (4), une des électrodes (4) servant d'anode et l'autre (3a) de cathode. L'invention est caractérisée en ce qu'un élément (4) électriquement conducteur est placé sur la surface de l'évidement (5).
Patent EP-1736231-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IIJIMA MASAKI
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 2005-03-14
Abstract: A CO 2  recovery system according to the present invention includes an absorption tower (13) that contacts CO 2 -containing gas (11) containing CO 2  with a CO 2 -absorbing solution (12) absorbing CO 2  to remove CO 2 ; and a regeneration tower (15) that regenerates a rich solution (14) having absorbed CO 2 , and reuses a lean solution (16), obtained by removing CO 2  from the rich solution in the regeneration tower (15), in the absorption tower (13). The CO 2  recovery system also includes a regeneration heater (18) that extracts the lean solution (16) recovered near a bottom portion of the regeneration tower (15) to the outside, and heat-exchanges the lean solution (16) with high-temperature steam (17); and a steam-condensate heat exchanger (21) that is provided in a rich-solution supply pipe (20) for supplying the rich solution (14) from the absorption tower (13) to the regeneration tower (15) and heats the rich solution (14) with the residual heat of steam condensate (19) fed from the regeneration heater (18).
Patent EP-1716384-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ROMER THOMAS
IPC: F41C27/00
Filed: 2005-02-17
Abstract: Accessory rails for use with firearms are disclosed. An example rail includes a front sight arrangement that has a width less than the width of the rail, wherein the front sight arrangement is retractable and wherein the front sight arrangement is laterally adjustable. The example rail also includes a rear sight arrangement that has a width less than the width of the rail, wherein the rear sight arrangement is retractable and wherein the rear sight arrangement is laterally adjustable.
Patent EP-1752907-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOSHO HIROSHI
IPC: B41J5/30
Filed: 2005-03-29
Abstract: A printed matter for IT-dependent, printed-matter-linked shopping is useful in a sales method of a merchandise. According to this sales method, a purchaser chooses the merchandise shown in the printed matter, and shoots it by information terminal equipment. A merchandise information image of the thus-shot section is converted into electrical signals, which are then transmitted via a predetermined network to order the merchandise. A reply is sent to the order for the merchandise, so that the order is accepted and the merchandise is delivered. Further, an accounting of a merchandise bill is performed. The printed matter, therefore, allows consumers to readily and very conveniently order merchandises when the consumers want to purchase them. A printing ink system for printing the printed matter is composed, in combination, of (a) a printing ink for printing a visible picture (A) of the merchandise and (b) a printing ink for printing a merchandise information code (B).
Patent EP-1725653-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOLLER MANFRED R
IPC: C12N5/06
Filed: 2005-03-14
Abstract: The invention provides methods for purifying one or more cells based on the level of one or more products secreted by the cells. In one embodiment, the method involves (a) contacting a plurality of cells immobilized in proximity to a capture matrix, the capture matrix capable of localizing a product secreted by one or more of the cells, with an agent that selectively binds to the product, the agent capable of generating a signal detectable as a property of light; (b) illuminating a population of the cells, the population contained in a frame; (c) detecting two or more properties of light directed from the frame, wherein a first property of light identifies substantially all cells of the population, and the second property of light identifies product localized to the capture matrix; (d) locating (i) substantially all cells of the population with reference to the detected first property of light, and (ii) one or more selected cells with reference to the detected second property of light, and (e) irradiating the non-selected cells, wherein each non-selected cell receives a substantially lethal dose of radiation, whereby one or more selected cells having a desired product secretion profile are purified.
Patent EP-1747631-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MOSCOVITZ YOSSI
IPC: H04K3/00
Filed: 2005-05-17
Abstract: Method for jamming detection in a mobile telecommunications network comprising the steps of, at a user equipment registered with the mobile telecommunications network: a) measuring a signal power level in at least one of a plurality of communication channels between the user equipment and a base station within a band of operation of the mobile telecommunications network; b) checking whether the signal power level in said at least one communication channel is greater than a threshold MNPL and, if so, attempting to decode a Base Station Identity Code BSIC broadcast by the base station in said communication channel; c) repeating steps a) and b) for a certain number of channels; d) signalling a jammed condition report JDR message to the base station if said BSIC cannot be decoded for said number DCMN of channels.
Patent EP-1765609-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VICKERY PAUL EDWARD
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2005-05-12
Abstract: A SAW based tyre pressure sensor assembly comprising a body having a tubular stud (1) formed on an end thereof which is engageable in an inflation tube formed in a tyre inflation valve (3) so as to fasten the body to the valve (3). A through passage extends through the stud (1) into said body and is in fluid communication with the atmosphere surrounding the assembly by means of apertures (2) in the sides of the body, thereby providing a fluid coupling between an inflation duct of the inflation valve (3) and the atmosphere surrounding the body. A SAW based pressure sensor is mounted within said body so as to be in fluid communication with the atmosphere surrounding the body, and an antenna (4) is connected to the sensor to enable remote interaction therewith. A grounding plate (5) connected to the antenna is sandwiched between the assembly and has arms which engage against the inner surface of the wheel so as to enhance the sensor antenna earth.
Patent EP-1754461-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MISHIMA Y
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 2005-05-31
Abstract: A disposable wearing article includes a partition provided in a front half of a crotch region divided by a transverse centerline bisecting a longitudinal dimension of the article so that the partition extends in the transverse direction on a topsheet. During use of the article, the partition curves in the transverse direction so as to describe a generally circular arc which is convex upward above the topsheet. The partition is thus spaced upward from the topsheet and the wearer's genital organ in contact with an outer surface of the partition is also spaced from the topsheet. In this way, the genital organ is protected from soiling with loose passage.
Patent EP-1761421-A1 (EP)
Inventor: WAIBLE SIEGFRIED
IPC: B60S1/34
Filed: 2005-06-22
Abstract: In an articulated connection between a wiper lever and a wiper lever support which can be fixed to a wiper shaft, comprising articulation parts on the wiper lever and on the wiper lever support, a hinge pin on a first articulation part and at least one mounting opening on a second articulation part for receiving the hinge pin, the mounting opening is open at the side in an edge region in order to allow the second articulation part to be pushed radially onto the mounting pin, and specifically in an axis direction running radially with respect to the axis of the mounting opening, said axis direction being oriented transversely to the longitudinal extent of the wiper lever.
Patent EP-1775457-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NOZAKI SHINYA
IPC: F02M37/00
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: In a diesel engine system of a liquefied gas fuel, the present invention aims at the prevention of storing of the liquefied gas fuel in a cam chamber even when a diesel engine repeats stopping and operation thereof without returning the liquefied gas fuel in a fuel gallery of a fuel pressurizing device such as a supply pump or an injection pump to a fuel tank. An electrically-operated compressor 16e is subjected to an ON/OFF control by a cam chamber pressure regulating part 20. In the inside of a cam chamber 12, a cam chamber pressure sensor 121 which detects a pressure in the inside of the cam chamber 12 is arranged. A cam chamber pressure regulating part 20 performs an OFF control of the electrically-operated compressor 16e when a detected pressure of the cam chamber pressure sensor 121 is a predetermined value or less, and performs an ON control of the electrically-operated compressor 16e so as to reduce the pressure in the inside of the cam chamber 12 to the predetermined pressure or less at a point of time that the detected pressure of the cam chamber pressure sensor 121 exceeds the predetermined pressure thus reducing the pressure in the inside of the cam chamber 12 by suction.
Patent EP-1775400-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ITAGAKI OSAMU
IPC: B65B13/18
Filed: 2005-07-06
Abstract: A wire feed amount detection mechanism is configured by magnets mounted at an outer peripheral surface of a V-grooved drive gear of a wire feed mechanism and a magnetic sensor mounted on a body. A reinforcing bar winding turn number-setting switch is provided on the body. A control portion controls a wire feed amount of a wire feed mechanism based on a set value of the reinforcing bar winding turn number-setting switch. The number of turns of the wire around reinforcing bars can be arbitrarily set, for example, to any one of 1 to 4, and the binding can be effected with a binding force corresponding to a strength required by binding portions. As a result, with respect to those binding portions requiring a low binding force, the binding is effected with a smaller turn number, so that the amount of consumption of the wire can be saved, and besides those pipes (such as electric wiring pipes and hot water pipes) which are lower in strength than the reinforcing bars can also be bound together.
Patent EP-1786333-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHAPELON JEAN-YVES
IPC: A61B8/08
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: Cette invention concerne un procédé d'élastographie comprenant les étapes suivantes consistant d'abord à envoyer un premier signal codé en direction de tissus et à enregistrer un signal d'écho émis en réponse, puis à appliquer une contrainte sur les tissus, telle qu'une compression ou une expansion, à envoyer un second signal codé en direction des tissus sous contrainte, le second signal étant une version compressée (ou étirée) du premier signal émis dans le domaine temporel, et enfin à enregistrer un signal d'écho émis en réponse. Le procédé consiste ensuite à traiter le second signal d'écho par étirement (ou compression) de celui-ci dans le domaine temporel par un facteur correspondant au facteur de compression (ou d'étirement) préalablement appliqué sur le second signal émis. Ce procédé consiste enfin à effectuer une corrélation croisée du premier signal d'écho et du second signal d'écho traité pour produire une image élastographique desdits tissus. Le procédé de cette invention fait appel à différents signaux émis avant et pendant l'application de la contrainte sur les tissus. La qualité de l'image en élastographie peut ainsi être considérablement améliorée.
Patent EP-1779384-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN ROMPAEY BART
IPC: G11B19/12
Filed: 2005-08-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive for accessing an optical record carrier (2) comprising means (4) for determining the type of record carrier, in particular for distinguishing a read-only record carrier from a recordable or rewritable record carrier having a wobbled groove in the lead-in zone, said means comprising: a DPD measuring unit (41) for measuring the differential phase detection (DPD) signal, a PP measuring unit (42) for measuring the push-pull (PP) signal in case no DPD signal could be measured, a wobble locking unit (43) for locking, in case a PP signal could be measured, to the wobble embedded in said wobbled groove using a first and/or a second polarity setting, and an indication unit (44) for generating a first indication signal indicating that the record carrier is a read-only record carrier if a DPD signal could be measured and that the record carrier is a recordable or rewritable record carrier if no DPD signal but a PP signal could be measured and if locking to the wobble has been successful. In a further embodiment a second indication signal in generated indicating the type of polarity in case of a recordable or rewritable record carrier.