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Patent EP-1881357-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ITO TOMOKI
IPC: G02B15/173
Filed: 2007-07-17
Granted: 2009-09-16
Abstract: A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object: 
a first lens group having positive refractive power; 
a second lens group having negative refractive power; 
a third lens group having positive refractive power; and 
a fourth lens group having positive refractive power; 
upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group varying, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group varying, and a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group varying; 
the third lens group comprising, in order from the object, a front group having positive refractive power, and a rear group having negative refractive power; 
wherein the rear group is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis; and 
wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:    -  0.275   <   f  ¢  2  /  f  ¢  3   <   -  0.100     
where f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, and f3 denotes the focal length of the third lens group.
Patent EP-1979813-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ZOLOTOW CLEA ANNE
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2007-01-08
Granted: 2012-04-18
Abstract: The invention comprises a computer-implemented process for managing computing resources provided to customers in an on-demand data center. The process comprises: providing a shared computing environment; providing to each customer one or more logical partitions of computing resources within the shared computing environment; allocating at least one processing engine to each logical partition; modeling a selected customer's resource utilization as a beta distribution; iteratively selecting a random resource utilization value from the beta distribution and, for each logical partition, calculating a processing engine differential; for each iteration, calculating a collective processing engine differential until the collective processing engine differential converges on an optimal processing engine differential; and adjusting the number of processing engines by the optimal processing engine differential to achieve an optimal free pool size.
Patent EP-1981711-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CAMPIOLI MILO
IPC: B41F17/00
Filed: 2007-01-22
Granted: 2009-11-25
Abstract: A device for transferring objects from a printing machine chuck to a support and distancing pin, the chuck and the pin being moved on two independent paths, at a point of which paths they are parallel to one another and at a predetermined reciprocal distance, the device comprising a carriage which is mobile in a parallel direction to the chuck and to the pin, between a distant position from the chuck and the pin to a close position to the chuck and the pin, means for gripping and releasing the objects being provided on the carriage, which means for gripping and releasing are mobile along a trajectory in a perpendicular plane to the carriage in order to be placed alternatively in front of the chuck and the pin, the trajectory including at least a tract in which it is parallel to the path of the pins.
Patent EP-2010741-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ROMMELMANN CORD
IPC: E05F5/10
Filed: 2007-02-27
Granted: 2011-08-10
Abstract: The damper (1) has a housing (2) in which a piston (4) connected to a piston rod (3) is received in a mobile manner. When the piston (4) is moved, a fluid flows inside the housing through a flow channel (20) arranged on or in the piston, a different damping force is generated when the piston is moved in different directions. Parts of the cross-section of the flow channel can be modified by moving the piston in relation to a plate (6). The plate and or the piston have radially extending grooves forming part of the flow channel.
Patent EP-2029436-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HASCHKE EGGO L
IPC: B65B51/04
Filed: 2007-05-24
Granted: 2012-03-21
Abstract: A clipper has a punch movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, a clip rail for feeding a clip into the reciprocating path of the punch, a tag loading window oriented to hold a tag in the reciprocating path of the punch, a die adjacent to the extended position of the punch, a knife movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, the knife having a top side and a bottom side, the reciprocating path of the knife being adjacent to the die, and a tag lifter plate mounted between the die and the reciprocating path of the knife, the tag lifter plate having a top side, the top side being between the top side of the knife and the bottom of the knife when the knife is in the extended position.
Patent EP-2062602-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CUETO GARCIA JORGE
IPC: A61L24/08
Filed: 2007-08-21
Granted: 2011-07-06
Abstract: The present invention concerns use of a non-toxic formulation of a biological adhesive comprising dextrin, at least one adhesiveness modifier agent, and at least one antibiotic for the manufacture of a medicament for promoting healing of tissue in a body cavity of a patient.
Patent EP-2044443-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN EYK JENNIFER E
IPC: C07K16/00
Filed: 2007-07-03
Granted: 2011-01-12
Abstract: The present invention relates, e.g., to a method for pre-processing a sample for mass spectral analysis, comprising cleaving proteins in the sample to peptides and immunodepleting highly abundant and/or well-ionizing and/or proteotypic peptides from the sample. Also described are methods for identifying well-ionizing peptides for use in this and other methods; analytic (diagnostic) methods using antibodies against highly ionizable peptides from a protein target of interest; and compositions, kits and devices comprising antibodies of the invention.
Patent EP-2064507-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BJOERNSSON PETER
IPC: F28D9/00
Filed: 2007-09-18
Granted: 2011-11-16
Abstract: The invention refers to a plate heat exchanger comprising a plate package (1) with a frame plate (2) and a plurality of heat exchanger plates. The heat exchanger plates are provided beside each other and form a number of plate interspaces which comprise first plate interspaces for a first medium with a relatively low first working pressure, and second plate interspaces for a second medium with a relatively high second working pressure. Four ports (11-14) extend through the frame plate and the heat exchanger plates. The plate package comprises a first attachment member (30), which is located at a first short side (1 a) and a second attachment member (40), which is located at the second short side (1 b). The attachment members are positioned in relation to the centre axis (x) of the plate package and the ports in such a manner that forces caused by the difference between the first working pressure and the second working pressure are balanced.
Patent EP-2086667-B1 (EP)
Title: Moussage d'aliments liquides
Inventor: KELLER BEAT
IPC: B01F3/04
Filed: 2007-11-01
Granted: 2012-06-27
Abstract: Pour produire un aliment au moins partiellement mousseux, notamment du lait au moins partiellement mousseux ou un produit laitier, l'aliment liquide contenu dans un récipient (1) ou un élément de type capsule est expulsé du récipient ou de la capsule, est au moins partiellement rendu mousseux par création d'un écoulement au moins partiellement turbulent, puis est expulsé.
Patent EP-2073668-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WIBAUX BENOIT
IPC: A47B96/02
Filed: 2007-09-03
Granted: 2011-11-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a shelf (1) for displaying items, particularly for forming shop shelving, said shelf (1) resting via its lateral ends (3, 5) on support arms and comprising a flat structure (7) on which said items are placed in order to attract attention, and reinforcing means positioned under said flat structure (7) in order to stiffen it, this being notable in that the reinforcing means are made up of two lateral reinforcing pieces (9, 11) and of at least one longitudinal reinforcing piece (13) consisting of a bar structure the cross section of which is in the shape of a U with a base (37) at the bottom and two vertical legs (39, 41) the top ends (43, 45) of which are bent over at right angles, in opposite directions, and in that the reinforcing pieces (9, 11, 13) comprise assembly means designed so that said lateral reinforcing pieces (9, 11) support both the lateral ends (3, 5) of the flat structure (7) and the ends (19, 21) of the longitudinal reinforcing piece (13) and can be attached to the support arms and so that said longitudinal reinforcing piece (13) at the same time supports the flat structure (7).
Patent EP-2097302-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LEIBER HEINZ
IPC: B60T17/22
Filed: 2007-12-14
Granted: 2010-05-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a brake system, an operating device, in particular a brake pedal, and a control and regulating device, wherein the control and regulating device controls a drive apparatus on the basis of the movement and/or position of the operating device, wherein the drive apparatus moves a piston of a piston/cylinder system, so that a pressure is set in the working chamber of the cylinder, wherein the working chamber is connected to at least one wheel brake via at least one pressure line, wherein the operating device acts on a pedal tappet and moves said pedal tappet, and the pedal tappet is connected to a travel simulator and acts on a displaceably mounted coupling element by means of a spring, wherein the pedal tappet and the coupling element are locked to one another by means of a fixing device, wherein the coupling element can be locked or fixed to and/or released or disconnected from the panel tappet by means of the fixing device optionally in any desired positions or in at least two different positions relative to said pedal tappet.
Patent EP-2131987-B1 (EP)
Inventor: THAU HERMANN
IPC: B23F15/00
Filed: 2007-12-20
Granted: 2011-01-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sharpening the toothwork of a workpiece by means of hobbing, wherein the toothwork comprises first teeth and second teeth, which are disposed in a first direction such that they alternate at least in some regions, wherein at least one second tooth forms an interfering contour for a first tooth for the hobbing method, comprising the following steps: a) sharpening the edges of the first teeth by means of the hobbing method, wherein a tool rotates about an axis, which is oriented obliquely to the first direction, and wherein coordinated therewith between the tool and the workpiece a tooth pitch-related relative movement is provided, wherein in the region of the second tooth, which forms an interfering contour, a relative movement is performed between the tool and the workpiece in a direction that is oriented transversally in relation to the first direction in order to skip this tooth, and b) sharpening the edges of the second teeth by means of the hobbing method.
Patent EP-1930011-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LIFSHITZ-LIRON REVITAL
IPC: A61K31/663
Filed: 2005-08-23
Granted: 2011-08-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a crystalline form of ibandronate sodium characterised by x-ray reflections at about 6.2, 15.7, 26.3, 32.6 and 35.6 ± 0.2° 2¸ with further x-ray reflections at about 17.6, 19.4, 26.9, 31.7 and 38.7 ± 0.2° 2¸. The x-ray powder diffraction diagram is shown in the figure. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said crystalline ibandronate sodium are also claimed.
Patent EP-2119932-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KWIATKOWSKI JERZY
IPC: F16D7/10
Filed: 2008-05-05
Granted: 2011-09-28
Abstract: The device has an outer ring (2) at whose periphery recesses are arranged to accommodate clamping balls (10). The recesses have spherical inner surface whose inner radius is equal to or fractionally exceeds radius of the balls so that a gap remains between the inner surface and a ball-shaped surface of the balls. The ring has a thickness smaller than the radius of the balls, where the gap approaches a zero point in a contact region between the balls and inner surface in a clamping end position of the balls so that a dust-impermeable connection is generated between the balls and inner surface.
Patent EP-2088328-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RAGG PETER
IPC: F04D29/66
Filed: 2008-12-15
Granted: 2010-03-17
Abstract: The unit (1) has a ventilator (10) i.e. axial ventilator, attached to an air guiding pipe (22) through which air is guided to the ventilator during operation. The guiding pipe is connected with a carrier pipe (23) for mounting the ventilator. A damping ring (30) is arranged between a carrier part (25) and the carrier pipe. The guiding pipe and a mounting pipe are connected with each other by a bar of hard plastic in a torque proof manner. The guiding pipe, the carrier pipe and/or the carrier part are made of hard plastic. The damping ring is made of soft plastic.
Patent EP-1978773-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RUSSELL NICK
IPC: H04W4/12
Filed: 2008-02-07
Granted: 2012-01-25
Abstract: A message distribution centre for routing a message from a first subscriber (10) to a second subscriber (20) across a communication network, comprising means for receiving a message for a second subscriber from a first subscriber (50), the message including a subscriber ID for the second subscriber, database (55) for storing distribution addresses corresponding to subscriber IDs; means for interrogating the database on receiving a message to determine whether the database includes the distribution address associated with the ID of the second subscriber; means for retrieving the distribution address for the second subscriber from a register (70) associated with the second subscriber if the distribution address is not stored in the database; means for storing the retrieved distribution address for the second subscriber and associated subscriber ID in the database; and means (52) for forwarding the message and the subscriber ID to the distribution address of the second subscriber,
Patent EP-1970171-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TEALDI IGOR
IPC: B25J17/02
Filed: 2008-03-11
Granted: 2009-06-24
Abstract: An articulated robot wrist (20), including a first hollow body (22) designed to be mounted on a robot component that can turn about a first axis (IV), a second hollow body (24), mounted on said first hollow body (22) so that it can turn about a second axis (V) inclined with respect to said first axis (IV), a first motor reducer (27), carried by said first hollow body (22), the shaft of which is connected in rotation to said second hollow body via a first gear pair, a third hollow body (26), mounted on said second hollow body (24) so that it can turn about a third axis (VI) inclined with respect to said second axis (V), and a second motor reducer (29), carried by the second hollow body (24), the shaft of which is connected in rotation to said third hollow body (26) via a second gear pair.
Patent EP-2190327-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ANLIKER MARKUS
IPC: A47J31/41
Filed: 2008-07-23
Granted: 2012-04-18
Abstract: A device for producing and dispensing different beverages, which are mixed from milk and different flavoring agents. A mixing chamber (3) is provided, having a milk feed line (2) and a line (8) for discharging the milk-flavoring agent mixture. The device further has at least one reservoir (5) for receiving the flavoring agent (S2, S2, S3, Sn), wherein each reservoir (5) is connected with a supply line (7) via a metering device or delivery pump (4) and a feed line (6) to the mixing chamber (3) of each flavoring agent (S1, S2, S3, Sn) such that the flavoring agent (S1 . . . Sn), which can be delivered into the mixing chamber (3) in a metered manner by means of the delivery pump (4), can be mixed therein with the milk, wherein the mixed beverage can be dispensed via the dispensing line (8).
Patent EP-2167664-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LEBENS MICHAEL
IPC: A61K39/02
Filed: 2008-07-01
Granted: 2012-01-25
Abstract: A recombinant operon comprising a gene assembly wherein there are at least two structural genes coding for at least two major subunits of colonization factor antigens (CFs) associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacteria (ETEC), is disclosed. Further disclosed is a host cell, such as an Escherichia coli cell, genetically engineered to comprise such a recombinant operon, wherein said operon is located on an episomal element, such as a plasmid, or integrated in the chromosome of said host cell. Also disclosed is a method of producing a host cell capable of expressing from said operon at least two major subunits of colonization factor antigens (CFs) associated with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacteria (ETEC). In addition, a vaccine composition against diarrhea comprising at least one such host cell together with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, buffers, and/or diluents is disclosed. Finally is disclosed the use of said operon in the production of such a vaccine.
Patent EP-2238626-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ANDRES STEFAN
IPC: H01L31/18
Filed: 2008-12-10
Granted: 2012-02-22
Abstract: A method for producing a heterocontact, which has a double buffer layer that is free from phase shift and comprises at least ZnO, between an active chalcogenide-based semiconductor layer and a ZnO window contact layer is to be provided, which comprises no wet-chemical process steps and in particular fits in an inline production process for CIS thin-film solar arrays, while not requiring the use of CdS for the buffer layer and forms no excess CuS on the surface. The solution according to the invention provides for the production of a direct heterocontact between a chalcogenide-based semiconductor layer and a ZnO window contact layer by means of a MOMBE method, said heterocontact comprises a buffer layer made of ZnX, where X = S, Se, Te, and ZnO, made of two partial layers free from phase shift.
Patent EP-2160980-B1 (EP)
Inventor: D AGOSTINO DANIEL M
IPC: A61B5/15
Filed: 2004-05-21
Granted: 2011-11-02
Abstract: A lancet device (11) for obtaining a blood sample from a finger or at an alternate site of a patient. The lancet device includes a body (34, 41) and a lancet (131), the lancet being movable between a retracted position in which the lancet tip (137) is disposed within the body and an extended position in which the lancet tip extends beyond the body. The device is cocked by compressing a U-shaped spring steel (71) accessible on opposite sides of the body (27), the U-shaped spring steel being coupled to the lancet. Once cocked, a pawl retains the U-shaped spring steel in a compressed state. The device is fired by contacting the patient where sampling is to occur with one end (155) of an actuator (151), the opposite end (157) of the actuator (151) serving to release the pawl (107) from the U-shaped spring steel (71).
Patent EP-2189644-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ISSLER WOLFGANG
IPC: F02F3/00
Filed: 2009-11-13
Granted: 2011-10-26
Abstract: The piston (1) has a threaded pin (26) arranged on a side of an upper piston part (2) that faces a lower piston part (6). The lower piston part includes a threaded bore (29) positioned on a side facing the upper piston part and coaxial to a longitudinal axis (25) of the piston. The bore includes an inner thread (30) that matches with a thread (28) of the threaded pin such that the pin is screwed into the bore to assemble the upper piston part to the lower piston part. A stretching limit of the threaded pin is higher than a stretching limit of the piston.
Patent EP-2159796-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HIRAGUCHI KAZUO
IPC: G11B23/107
Filed: 2008-01-17
Granted: 2011-08-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a recording tape cartridge, comprising: a case having an upper case and a lower case, and accommodating a single reel on which a recording tape is wound; a leader pin attached directly or via a leader tape to an end portion of the recording tape, flange portions being formed at both ends of a main body portion of the leader pin; an opening formed in the case for pulling-out of the leader pin; holding portions formed at the upper case and the lower case, and holding the flange portions of the leader pin in a vicinity of the opening; and an overhanging portion provided at at least one of the holding portions, and overlapping the flange portion in a non-contact state at an inner surface side in the tape width direction of the flange portion when the leader pin is held by the holding portions, wherein a difference between an interval, which is between the holding portion formed at the upper case and the holding portion formed at the lower case, and a height of the leader pin including the flange portions is less than a difference between an interval, which is between an outer surface of the overhanging portion and the holding portion, and a thickness of the flange portion.
Patent EP-2108492-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DE BOE LODE
IPC: B27M3/04
Filed: 2006-03-28
Granted: 2010-12-01
Abstract: The method involves providing panels at a lower side with a guiding groove (22), and providing two opposite sides with profiled edge regions that comprise coupling parts (17A-17B). Two profiled edge regions are formed such that one region is seen in a cross-section of the panel, transverse to the guiding groove and extends at the lower side of the panel up to the guiding groove. The guiding groove and the profiled edge regions are performed such that the guiding groove in a coupled condition of the floor panels is covered partially by a material portion. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a floor panel comprise coupling parts (2) a device for transporting panels through a processing machine.
Patent EP-2149624-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VETTER JOERG DR
IPC: C23C14/06
Filed: 2009-05-08
Granted: 2012-08-08
Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer film-coated member which has both sufficient heat resistance and sufficient abrasion resistance and has excellent coating film adhesion strength so that it can sufficiently exhibit the capability of the coating film even in cutting environments that may be more and more severe, and provides a method for producing it. The multilayer film-coated member is fabricated by coating the surface of a substrate with at least two hard coating films having different compositions, wherein the first composition hard film of the outermost layer of the hard coating films represented by Si a B b N c C d O e  with a+b+c+d+e=1, 0.1 ‰¤ a ‰¤ 0.5, 0.01 ‰¤ b ‰¤ 0.2, 0.05 ‰¤ c ‰¤ 0.6, 0.1 ‰¤ d ‰¤ 0.7 and 0 < e ‰¤ 0.2, the second composition hard coating film of the lower layer below the first composition hard coating film is a hard film having at least two selected from Al, Ti, Cr, Ni, Ce, Mg, Nb, W, Si, V, Zr and Mo and N and at least one selected from B, C, 0 and S and the oxygen content of the film within a range of at least 25 nm from the interface of the first composition hard coating film that is in contact with the underlying layer toward the surface of the first composition hard coating film is limited to a range of less than 3.5 atm.%. The method for producing the multilayer film-coated member comprises forming the first composition hard coating film under temperature control to keep the substrate temperature not higher than 400°C, and comprises forming it, after the coating target surface is cleaned through preliminary discharging, at a sputtering output power of less than 2500 W up to a thickness of at least 5 nm from the interface to the underlying layer.
Patent EP-2141748-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MASTROMATTEO UBALDO
IPC: H01L31/0232
Filed: 2009-06-19
Granted: 2011-08-17
Abstract: A photovoltaic device comprising a plurality of photovoltaic cells of different spectral sensitivity, disposed on respective areas of inner surfaces of a hermetically sealed box-like body provided with a transparent pupil with antireflection treatment of its surface, is proposed. Through the pupil, a concentrated beam of collected radiation enters the device and a plurality of dichroic filters arranged in cascade on the optical axis of the transparent input pupil split the concentrated beam in distinct beams of different spectrum. As many mirrors, each having multiple reflecting surfaces, intercept respective beams of spectral subdivision, and the multiple reflecting surfaces redirect the radiation in form of a plurality of reflected beams each directed to illuminate the active area of a photovoltaic cells of a respective array.