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Patent EP-0558736-A1 (EP)
Title: Rotatable capacitance sensor
Inventor: MAYER DANIEL W
IPC: G01D11/24
Filed: 1992-09-15
Abstract: A rotatable capacitance sensor preferably constructed of a generally cylindrical body mounted on bearings to a carriage assembly. The body has a number of parallel, spaced apart conductive plates having edges extending through the exterior body surface, and alternate ones of the plates are connected via a bearing to a conductor in one part of the carriage assembly, and the remaining ones of the plates are connected via a bearing to a second conductor in another part of the carriage assembly.
Patent EP-0621496-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TESHIMA SHINICHI - KIRIGAOKA -
IPC: B29C48/05
Filed: 1992-09-30
Abstract: An optical fiber which has a hollow in its central part and whose peripheral part is made of plastic. In the cross section of the peripheral part, (1) a sea-island structure is adopted, (2) each island is made of a core whose refractivity is at least higher than that of the sheath resin, (3) the sea is made of the sheath resin or a third resin, (4) the cores are surrounded by the sheath resin, and (5) no air void is included substantially. The optical fiber has continuously the foregoing cross section from its one end to the other end in the axial direction.
Patent EP-0567650-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HAMADA MASATOSHI NHK BROADCAST
IPC: H04L27/20
Filed: 1992-11-06
Abstract: A phase-modulation transmitter includes a data conversion circuit (100) for dividing input data every predetermined number of bits to sequentially output them; a phase locus control circuit (200) for outputting phase locus control signals representing each of the divided data elements in three states, i.e., positive rotation, negative rotation and non-rotation in phase; and a modulator (300) for changing the phase of a transmission signal in accordance with the phase locus control signal. Since the phase rotating directions in the three states are utilized, the transmission bits can be reduced, and a transmission speed or transmission capacity can be increased.
Patent EP-0551822-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CASPER CLEMENS DR
IPC: C08F6/10
Filed: 1993-01-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a corresponding apparatus for evaporating solvents and other residues from polymer solutions in a helical flow tube using hot steam or inert gases, in which disturbance points which improve the mixing of polymer solution and introduced gas are distributed along the flow tube. The novel process reduces the residue concentration in the polymer.
Patent EP-0613276-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BOYD DONALD BRUCE
IPC: H04J3/06
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: Radio system comprising a transmitter means and several receiver units said transmitter means transmits on several radio channels information to said several receiver units with the particulars that said information is transmitted on each channel during consecutive transmission intervals and said several radio channels are synchronized to each other in regard to the switching between consecutive transmission intervals, said transmitter means comprises several transmitter stations, each of which being located at a different site and able to transmit information to at least one receiver station, the system comprises a central unit connected to each of said transmitter stations by individual synchronization lines for providing synchronization information to each of said transmitter stations, whereby said synchronization information is used by each transmitter station to synchronize its switching between consecutive transmission intervals to the switching of other transmitter stations.
Patent EP-0565940-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VAN VULPEN ULRICH H
IPC: B21D53/10
Filed: 1993-03-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a lamellar sleeve (30, 30') which is to be embedded in a light-alloy cylinder block of an internal combustion engine and has overlapping lamellae (16, 16') which are arranged in helical paths (14, 14') around the axis of the sleeve and, at their lateral edges, have recesses, both axial ends of the sleeve (30, 30') having lamella-free edge strips (32, 34). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0565010-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RIZZO ANTONIO
IPC: A61K8/44
Filed: 1993-04-03
Abstract: Composition for topical use having properties that are effective in stimulating new hair growth, reinvigorating existing hair, preventing hair from turning grey and promoting hair repigmentation. It comprises substances which are normally present in the human organism. As active substances, the composition in fact contains levodopa, phosphate creatine, ursodeoxycholic acid and  L -ascorbic acid. 
     The composition is preferably prepared in the form of a lotion in single-dose phials, and it has no undesirable side-effect.
Patent EP-0631455-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OBERMANNS SEBASTIAN DIPL-PHYS
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1993-06-25
Abstract: A virtual connection initially set up within a first packet switching network (PVN1) is released from the faulty location through to the originating and destination switching devices when a connection fault occurs. A call packet is then generated from the originating switching device, following the occurrence of which an alternative connection including a second packet switching network (PVN2) is set up towards the destination switching device. The relevant call packet and signalling packets and data packets following the former, of the relevant virtual connection are then transparently transmitted in data packets of the alternative connection within the second packet switching network. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0590548-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IKEUCHI HIROSHI
IPC: H01B7/00
Filed: 1993-09-25
Abstract: A wire ribbon has a plurality of insulator-coated conductive wires, each having an insulating layer formed on a surface of a conductive wire. The insulator-coated conductive wires are arranged parallel in a row to be adjacent to each other. The adjacent insulator-coated conductive wires are bonded to each other through interconnection adhesive layers so as to be integrated. A thermoplastic adhesive interlayer having an adhesion temperature lower than that of the interconnection adhesive layer is formed in a local circumferential region on an apex of each single-core wire on at least one of upper and lower surface sides of the wire ribbon.
Patent EP-0592908-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HARA NOBUO C O FUJI OOZX INC
IPC: B21K1/20
Filed: 1993-10-04
Abstract: To manufacture an Al alloy tappet in an internal combustion engine, an intermediate which has a circular upper wall and a cylindrical skirt is formed in the first forging step. In the second forging step, a recess is formed on the lower surface of the upper wall. Relatively large-sized metallic structure in the first forging step is finally collapsed, thereby increasing strength and rigidity of the upper wall around the recess.
Patent EP-0599196-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAGATA TSUGIO
IPC: F04B9/107
Filed: 1991-07-03
Abstract: Compressed gas obtained from a recovery vessel (30) is used to provide the motive power to drive a water pump to return water that has been used for hydro-electric power generation from a lower reservoir (82) to an upper reservoir (80).
Patent EP-0599233-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KOMATSU KATSUAKI C O KONICA CO
IPC: G01N3/38
Filed: 1993-11-20
Abstract: A method for detecting a fluidity of powder. The method includes the steps of: (a) making the powder come into contact with a surface of a piezoelectric element (144) which is parallel with an oscillating direction of the piezoelectric element (144) that generates traverse wave oscillation; (b) detecting electrical characteristics of the piezoelectric element (144) under a condition of resonance; and (c) detecting the fluidity of the powder in accordance with a change in the electrical characteristics with respect to a reference value.
Patent EP-0607559-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SUGA YASUTAKA
IPC: B65B31/04
Filed: 1993-12-10
Abstract: An apparatus for packaging articles in deaerated condition. A belt-like film is tubulated to enclose a plurality of articles (46) transported in a longitudinally aligned fashion. The articles and the film are transported together in integral relation while the air in the tubular film is evacuated by a pipe nozzle (10) inserted in the film tube. The pipe nozzle is connected to a vacuum source (14) via a connecting pipe (11). Usually, the interior of the tubular film is kept in a suitable negative pressure condition by suction through a tube bypassing a normally closed valve (15) disposed on the connecting pipe. The valve is impulsively opened immediately before seal bars press the film from opposite sides so that the air in the film is instantly discharged.
Patent EP-0559263-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NITZ LARRY THEODORE
IPC: F16H59/62
Filed: 1993-02-16
Abstract: An improved shift pattern control in which successive upshifting and downshifting is avoided in conditions of above normal loading by inhibiting upshifting to a speed ratio having insufficient gradeability in relation to a measure of the actual loading. In essence, the control continually monitors the gradeability of the various forward speed ratios of the automatic transmission in relation to a measure of the actual grade load to determine their excess gradeability, and removes from the shift pattern those speed ratios having insufficient excess gradeability. This ensures that the automatic transmission will never be upshifted to a speed ratio that has insufficient gradeability for the given driving condition, thereby eliminating the successive upshifting and downshifting which occurs with conventional shift controls.
Patent EP-0579297-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JANSSENS WILHELMUS
IPC: B41M5/39
Filed: 1993-06-08
Abstract: Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye sublimation transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer containing a bis(N,N-dialkyl(ene) or N,N-diaryl or N-alkyl(ene),N-aryl)aniline azo dye.
Patent EP-0583816-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PARENTI RICCARDO
IPC: B66C13/22
Filed: 1993-07-14
Abstract: A method is described for determining an angle (β) between a rope (30) of a lifting apparatus (1) and a predetermined reference direction (V), during general loads handling. The lifting apparatus is of the type which includes at least one pair of guides (20) mounted on a support structure (2, 3), a trolley (23) provided with a plurality of support elements (25) which slide on the guides, and a winch (28) mounted on the trolley, to which the aforementioned rope (30) is associated; the method consists of establishing a correlation between the angle (β) and the forces that are caused by the load to be handled and that act on the carriage (23), support elements (25) of measuring these forces, and of deriving the angle (β) from the correlation established, by inserting in it the measured forces. The invention further comprises an anti-swing device for the lifting apparatus, which controls the inclination angle (β) of the rope.
Patent EP-0558204-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ODA KIYOSHI
IPC: A44B19/26
Filed: 1993-02-10
Abstract: A slider for closing a coupling device, comprising: a slider body (1, 24, 36) having a central guide (5, 29, 37) for guiding male and female coupling elements of the coupling device, and a coupling guide channel (6, 31, 41); and a C-shape puller (9, 26, 43) pivotally connected at its base to a front end of the slider body (1, 24, 36) so as to be free in pivotal motion in a horizontal plane, there being a gap (18, 33, 44) between the body (1, 24, 36) and the puller (9, 26, 43).
Patent EP-0571181-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAJOVIC DUSAN SAVA
IPC: B31B50/38
Filed: 1993-05-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously forming a laminated tubular body, disclosing the joining of opposite longitudinal edges of a strip of sheet material (5) to form a tubular body, extruding a hollow plastics lining member (1) within the body, expanding the hollow lining member within the tubular body to form a substantially continuous lining, pressure means (66,67,71,72) for pressing the inner lining into sealing engagement with said inner surface, and cutting means (16) for cutting the continuously formed laminated tubular body into preselected lengths.
Patent EP-0573222-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KINGE RICHARD ARTHUR GEORGE
IPC: F23N5/20
Filed: 1993-05-28
Abstract: A gas fired heating appliance comprises a main gas burner 10 and a pilot gas burner 7, a main gas valve 8 for controlling the supply of gas to the main gas burner 10, a pilot gas valve 9 for controlling the supply of gas to the pilot gas burner 7, and a full sequence control 2 operable in response to an external signal 1 for causing the pilot gas burner 7 to be lit, and when lit for causing an output signal 13 to be generated for application to the main gas valve 8, the appliance including an internal thermostat 12 for connecting the output signal 13 to the main gas valve 8 whereby the pilot gas valve 9 operates to supply gas to the pilot gas burner 7 only in response to the external signal 1, and the main gas valve 8 operates to supply gas to the main gas burner 10 only in response to the external signal 1 and the operation of said internal thermostat 12.
Patent EP-0575077-A1 (EP)
Inventor: APELIAN MINAS R
IPC: C10G65/12
Filed: 1993-06-04
Abstract: Petroleum wax feeds are converted to high Viscosity Index lubricants by a two-step hydrocracking-hydroisomerization process in which the wax feed is initially subjected to hydrocracking under mild conditions with a conversion to non-lube range products of no more than 30 weight percent of the feed. The hydrocracking is carried out at a hydrogen pressure of at least 7000 kPa (1000 psig) using an amorphous catalyst which preferentially removes the aromatic components present in the initial feed. The hydrocracked effluent is then subjected to hydroisomerization in a second step using a low acidity dicarboxylic acid-treated zeolite Beta or mordenite catalyst which effects a preferential isomerization on the paraffin components to less waxy, high V.I. isoparaffins. The second stage may be operated at high pressure by cascading the first stage product into the second stage or at a lower pressure, typically from 1480 to 7000 kPa (200 to 1000 psig). The second stage catalyst is preferably a noble metal containing zeolite Beta catalyst which is treated with oxalic acid to give a low Alpha Value, typically below 10. The second stage is carried out at relatively low temperature, typically from 316° to 343°C (600° to 650°F) with a 343°C+ (650°F+) conversion in the range of 10 to 20 weight percent of the second stage feed but with high selectivity for isomerization of the paraffins.
Patent EP-0583073-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MAEDA SATORU C O INTEL PROPERT
IPC: H04W60/04
Filed: 1993-07-14
Abstract: A cordless telephone system in which it is adapted such that one channel is selected from a plurality of channels and the selected one channel is used by a parent telephone (2) and a child telephone (1) for transmission and reception in a time-sharing manner to transmit and receive speech data therebetween, the system comprising the steps of: 
   dividing the plurality of channels into a plurality of groups; 
   assigning one of the groups to the parent telephone; 
   connecting, at the time when the parent telephone is to be connected with the child telephone, the parent telephone with the child telephone using a channel belonging to the assigned group; 
   alternately repeating, while the child telephone is on standby, a mode in which the child telephone sequentially receives the channels assigned to a parent telephone with which the child telephone is registered and a mode in which the child telephone stops its operation for a predetermined period of time; and 
   causing the child telephone, when the same receives a request for connection from the parent telephone while the repetition is being made to respond to the request for connection using the channel over which the request for connection is transmitted.
Patent EP-0584980-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KING PATRICK D
IPC: B22D41/40
Filed: 1993-08-04
Abstract: A sliding gate valve (5) has a frame with a sliding carrier (11) within the frame, a stationary plate secured at an upper portion of the valve and a slide gate plate (16) secured at a lower portion of the valve. In one embodiment a spring plate (12) is provided with beam springs mounted in cantilever fashion with their end portions orientated in surrounding relationship to a teeming opening of the valve. In addition, a cluster (28) of such springs is provided at a shut-off portion of the slide plate which underlies the teeming opening to the vessel in the shut-off position. This mounting may be reversed with the springs secured in cantilever fashion to the carrier and the spring plate eliminated, while the springs bear directly on the underside of the metal encased refractories (19). 
     The spring plate can have the cantilever springs mounted on both sides and is positioned between the slide gate plate and the carrier. This results cutting the spring rate in half. By providing double springing, such as reversely folding a pair of springs upon each other, also cuts the spring rate in half. With spring pairs mounted on each other on one side of the spring plate and a single spring on the other side, the spring rate is cut to one-third of that of a single spring. To cut the spring rate to one fourth, doubled springs are used on both faces of the spring plate.
Patent EP-0605976-A1 (EP)
Title: Highway barrier transporter
Inventor: QUITTNER JOHN P
IPC: B62D63/06
Filed: 1993-12-16
Abstract: A transporter (10) for a length of highway barriers includes a series of barrier transporting units (12), each having at least one pair of wheels (30) positioned to straddle a length of highway barriers, at least one engaging device (36) configured to engage one of the barriers, and at least one lifting device (48) coupled to the engaging device (36) to lift the engaging device (36) and the engaged barriers. Articulating couplings (32) interconnect axially adjacent transporting units (12) to form a train configured to straddle the length of highway barriers such as the train can be moved over a length of highway barriers to be transported. The transporter (10) includes a leveling system (120) that maintains each of the transporting units (12) level, even when the wheels (30) of the transporting units (12) bear on slabs at different elevations. The transporter (10) also includes a steering system that allows all of the transporting units (12) to be steered to cause the transporter (10) to move laterally as a unit.
Patent EP-0570287-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARTINS CARLOS
IPC: F28F9/02
Filed: 1993-05-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid connection device for a motor vehicle heat-exchanger. The device comprises a first tube (16) and a second tube (18) having respective connecting rings (20, 24) of conjugate shape which are each attached to one tubular body (22, 26) of given axis (A1, A2), the connection ring (20) extending in a general plane (P1) which is inclined by a chosen angle (B) with respect to a plane (P0) perpendicular to the axis (A1) of the body (22). Application to cooling or heating radiators of motor vehicles. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0587478-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GRENIER GILBERT
IPC: B23B27/16
Filed: 1993-09-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a novel type of tool for engraving machines, comprising an oblong body (11a) provided at one end with a housing (18) for receiving the added (separate) cutter (19). The said cutter comprises a cutting edge (19a) at one end, a rear surface (23) and an intermediate surface in the form of a cylindrical body (22), which surface is truncated by an oblique flat part (24), the cross-section of the said cylindrical body (22) thinning from the said cutting edge (19). The said oblong body (11a) is provided with a housing (18) comprising a cylindrically shaped wall matching that of the cylindrical body (22), and a wall (25) inclined so as to fit over the oblique flat part (24), the surface of the said wall (25) being convex in the radial and/or longitudinal direction, so that the said added cutter (19) can be inserted and held in the said oblong body (11a) by wedging the flat part (24) in the housing (18). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0655691-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MICHALINA JEAN-CLAUDE CABINET
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 1993-11-26
Abstract: The interface circuit (1) comprises at least one buffer memory (10, 20, 30, 40) connected on the one hand to the data bus (4) of the processor (2) and on the other hand to the parallel access of a conversion register (16, 36) whose serial access is connected to the peripheral device (3). A counter (80) generates a first address (TADD, RADD) and a first memory access control signal (TRRW) supplied to a selection circuit (60, 70) moreover receiving a second address (PADD) and a second memory access control signal (PWR, PRD) from the processor (2). Depending on a selection signal (TRAMS, RRAMS), the circuit (60, 70) forwards either the first address and the first control signal, or the second address and the second control signal to the buffer memory (10, 20, 30, 40). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0593395-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUMANN BENNY
IPC: B42B5/10
Filed: 1993-10-04
Abstract: The spreading device is intended for a spreading and binding machine on which a plurality of immovable spreading fingers are laterally arranged and interact with the spreading hooks of a displaceable rake, in order to move the spreading hooks away from the spreading fingers in the spreading direction by displacement of the rake. The rake (61) is connected via two rotatable and movable arms (65, 67) to a bar (63) which is mounted in such a way that it can move both in the spreading direction (A) and in a direction perpendicular to the spreading direction, in a parallel movement. The bar (63) is connected in an articulated manner to two further arms (64, 66). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0625857-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VOETEN BART FRANS
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1993-05-19
Abstract: The present invention relates to a video server (DS) for transmitting video signals (VS) to user stations in response to the receipt of control signals issued by these user stations and including a plurality (HDA) of memories (HDASA, HDASB) which are controlled by a plurality of memory controllers (OBC, SCSIC-A/B). 
     It is proposed to control the memory controllers based on said control signals by a server control means (DSC, PCM1/PCMN) which includes a server controller (DSC) and a plurality of program control modules (PCM1/PCMN) each of which is associated to a subset (HDA1/HDAN) of said plurality (HDA) of memories (HDASA, HDASB) and to a subset of said plurality of memory controllers (OBC, SCSIC-A/B). 
     This server control means is kept relatively simple if said server controller activates for each requested video signal the program control module in which associated subset of memories this video signal is stored and if this program control module, upon being activated, operates its associated memory controllers to achieve said transmission.
Patent EP-0634905-A1 (EP)
Inventor: RENCH GEOFFREY B
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 1992-12-30
Abstract: The improved carpet cleaning machine, intended for use with "dry" carpet cleaning systems using dampened granules or particles, can be used in either of two modes. One involves carpet "brushing" for dirt removal by urging particles into the carpet and along the fibers. The other involves later vacuuming for particle removal. To facilitate the latter, one embodiment of the machine has first and second particle-removing media such as a concentrically-mounted cyclone separator and conical screen filter, respectively. The separator has air flowing through it downwardly along a vortical path and then upward, such air flow often carrying along a few particles. Such high-velocity particles impinge on the outer surface of the screen filter and many particles adhering to such filter are dislodged. The filter is said to thereby be "purged" or cleaned. There may also be a third medium and even a fourth medium to remove very fine particles before the air is expelled back into the room. Other embodiments use an automotive, resilient foam or flat-element filter medium in place of or in addition to the conical screen filter.