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Patent EP-3550981-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIEZEBRINK HARM
IPC: A22B3/00
Filed: 2017-12-07
Abstract: A method of performing a procedure on an animal involving i) gas-based stunning, and/or ii) gas-based killing, using a foam. The foam contains a gas having a gas composition suitable for performing the procedure, such as pure nitrogen. The procedure is performed using a container (100) and the method comprises the steps of - introducing the foam in the container (100) and - performing the procedure. To reduce any problem caused by the susceptibility of foam to break up, the animal is introduced in the container (100) and subsequently the foam is used to expel at least 90% of the air in the container (100) from the container (100).
Patent EP-3551668-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FALL BASS
IPC: C08B37/00
Filed: 2017-12-06
Abstract: Purification methods suitable for purification of bacterial capsular polysaccharides from  Streptococcus  strains are provided.
Patent EP-3551539-A1 (EP)
Inventor: IACARUSO LUCA
IPC: B65D19/44
Filed: 2017-12-07
Abstract: A method for fastening slab-shaped objects (14) or packs (15) of slab-shaped objects (14) using strapping, to a support element (1), wherein said support element (1) comprises a base (2) to which a rest element (7), which rises from the base (2) and which is destined to provide a rest for the slab-shaped objects (14) or packs (15) of slab-shaped objects (14), is associated, comprising following steps, which occur in a cyclical way; arranging a slab-shaped object (14) or a pack (15) of slab-shaped objects (14), on the base (2) in a vertical position, resting by an edge (16) thereof on the base (2); realising at least a binding (17, 18, 19, 20) with a strap ring which fastens the slab-shaped object (14), or the pack (15) of slab-shaped objects (14) which has just been arranged on the base (2), the rest element (7) and the slab-shaped objects (14) or packs (15) of slab-shaped objects (14) which have previously been arranged on the base (2) and which have already been fastened to one another and to the rest element (7).
Patent EP-3559656-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HEINDL DIETER
IPC: G01N30/06
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: A method for tracking a sample identity during a process in an analysis system (112) is disclosed. The analysis system (112) comprises a liquid chromatograph (102) and a mass spectrometer (104). The method comprises providing a sample (108), adding a composition (130) of different chemical substances (132) to the sample (108) with a concentration being above a detection level of the mass spectrometer (104), processing the sample (108) together with the composition (130) by means of the analysis system (112), detecting and measuring a component and/or components of the sample (108) by means of the mass spectrometer (104), detecting and measuring the composition (130) or parts of the composition (130) of different chemical substances (132) by means of the mass spectrometer (104), and identifying the sample (108) based on a detection of a substance detection signal pattern of the mass spectrometer (104) including substance detection signals representing the composition (130) of chemical substances (132).
Patent EP-3562779-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OTSUKA YUKI
IPC: C01B21/064
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: An hBN powder containing an aggregate of primary particles of hBN, the hBN powder having a ratio of an average longer diameter (L 1 ) to an average thickness (d 1 ) of the primary particles, [L 1 /d 1 ], of 10 to 25, a tap density of 0.80 g/cm 3  or more, and a BET specific surface area of less than 5.0 m 2 /g, in which a particle size distribution curve showing a frequency distribution based on volume of the hBN powder is a bimodal distribution curve having a first peak and a second peak in a range of a particle size of 500 μm or less and having a peak height ratio of a second peak height (H B ) to a first peak height (H A ), [(H B )/(H A )], of 0.90 or less, a method for producing the same, and a resin composition and a resin sheet each comprising the hBN powder.
Patent EP-3554698-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SNELL RYAN
IPC: B01J23/78
Filed: 2017-12-14
Abstract: Methods for producing supported catalysts containing a transition metal and a bound zeolite base are disclosed. These methods employ a step of washing the bound zeolite base in the presence of an alkali metal, prior to impregnating the bound zeolitic support with the transition metal. Alkali metals such as potassium and cesium may be used.
Patent EP-3489358-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MITSUHARA ICHIRO
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2017-06-08
Abstract: It was found that bringing a substance into contact with a plant cell after the plant cell is treated with plasma makes it possible to easily and highly efficiently introduce the substance into the cell without causing a damae regardless of the types of the plant and tissue from which the plant cell is derived.
Patent EP-3491590-A1 (EP)
Title: Casiers sécurisés destinés à être utilisés comme points d'échange d'articles
Inventor: Dotterweich Andrew
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-07-25
Abstract: L'invention fait intervenir un bloc de casiers informatisé sécurisé qui est prévu pour faciliter le paiement et l'échange physique d'un article entre des entités ayant négocié la vente de l'article via une place de marché, telle qu'une place de marché en ligne (p. ex. un site d'enchères en ligne, un site d'annonces classées en ligne, ou une place de marché de commerce de détail en ligne), ou une place de marché traditionnelle (p. ex. des annonces classées traditionnelles sur papier). Dans des modes de réalisation particuliers, chaque casier du bloc de casiers informatisé comporte un ou plusieurs dispositifs d'imagerie servant à permettre à un acheteur potentiel de visualiser un article (p. ex. rangé à l'intérieur d'un casier) avant d'acheter l'article et de l'extraire du casier.
Patent EP-3562659-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CONTI DAVIDE LUPO
IPC: B29D30/00
Filed: 2017-11-29
Abstract: A vulcanised bicycle tyre (2) is retained by exerting a thrust action on the radially inner surface of the tyre directed radially away from the geometric axis of rotation thereof (X). An unloading device (12) provided with at least one frame (18) and at least one support member (19) of the tyre (2) is positioned with respect to the tyre (2) by aligning it with the geometric axis of rotation (X) of the tyre. The support member (19) is handled with respect to the frame (18) towards an operating position in which it is close to the radially outer surface (2b) of the tyre (2). Finally, the radial thrust action on the radially inner surface (2a) of the tyre (2) is interrupted for releasing said tyre (2) with the radially outer surface (2b) thereof on a contact surface (20) of the support member (19).
Patent EP-3495016-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAGAMI HIROYUKI
IPC: A61M25/06
Filed: 2017-08-04
Abstract: A valved needle assembly 10 includes a connector 46 having an inner hole 77, a pipe body 44 fixed to a tip end of the connector 46, a valve body 16, and an assembly part 50 in which an insertion part 46a provided to one of the connector 46 and the pipe body 44 is inserted into another such that the connector 46 is disposed within or about the pipe body 44. A locking protrusion 66 and a locking part 105 are provided to superposed faces 48a, 49a of the connector 46 and the pipe body 44 in the assembly part 50 for preventing the insertion part 46a from dislodgment by mutual lock, and an inclined guide surface 57 for guiding the locking protrusion 66 is formed on a tip end in a direction of assembly of the connector 46 or the pipe body 44 to which the locking part 105 is provided. The valve body 16 is incorporated by being mated with the connector 46 and the pipe body 44.
Patent EP-3494213-A1 (EP)
Title: Modèle de barrière hémato-encéphalique et procédés de fabrication et d'utilisation de ce dernier
Inventor: WICKS ROBERT T
IPC: A61K35/30
Filed: 2017-08-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne un modèle in vitro de la barrière hémato-encéphalique. Selon certains modes de réalisation, le modèle comprend : une couche de cellules endothéliales, et une couche de tissu cérébral comprenant des cellules neuronales, et éventuellement des astrocytes, des péricytes, des oligodendrocytes et/ou des cellules de la microglie. Selon certains modes de réalisation, le modèle comprend en outre une membrane poreuse entre ladite couche de cellules endothéliales et la couche de cellules neuronales. L'invention porte également sur un dispositif microfluidique comprenant le modèle et sur des procédés d'utilisation de ce dernier.
Patent EP-3497623-A1 (EP)
Title: Procédé et appareil pour fournir un accès à la demande à un dispositif mobile
Inventor: CHENG FANG-CHEN
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2017-08-09
Abstract: La présente invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés pour fournir un accès à la demande. Un procédé d'accès à la demande à un réseau donné à titre d'exemple et pouvant être mis en œuvre par un dispositif peut consister à : recevoir un signal de réveil par une antenne du dispositif ; déterminer la puissance à partir du signal de réveil reçu ; déterminer, à l'aide de la puissance déterminée, si le signal de réveil reçu correspond au dispositif ; et en réponse à la détermination que le signal de réveil reçu correspond au dispositif, régler le dispositif dans un mode de puissance active.
Patent EP-3540986-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIU QINGKUI
IPC: H04J3/16
Filed: 2017-04-28
Abstract: Provided is a method for ODU service scheduling. The method includes: acquiring a value n of an ODUCn, and distributing low order ODUj data to be mapped to a number n of ODUk mapping channels and an ODUCn mapping channel; mapping the ODUj data distributed to the ODUk mapping channels onto an ODUk service, and outputting ODUk data; combining the ODUk data and the ODUj data distributed to the ODUCn mapping channel and obtaining combined ODUj data; and mapping the combined ODUj data onto an ODUCn service. Further provided are an apparatus for ODU service scheduling and a computer storage medium.
Patent EP-3529914-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZARIFI KEYVAN
IPC: H04B7/14
Filed: 2017-11-02
Abstract: Methods and devices for configurable sequence usage for user equipment (UE) uplink reference signaling are provided. In one provided method, a transmission reception point (TRP) in a wireless communication network receives a first UL reference signal (RS) associated with a first UL RS sequence from a first UE and receives a second UL RS associated with a second UL RS sequence from a second UE, the first and second UL RS sequences being non-orthogonal. In another provided method, A UE determines an UL RS sequence based on a UL RS sequence root, the UL RS sequence root being a UE-specific root and being independent of a cell identifier of a cell serving the UE. The UE sends an UL RS associated with the UL RS sequence, the UL RS sequence being a Zadoff-Chu sequence.
Patent EP-3538942-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CRAMB ALLISON L
IPC: G02B21/26
Filed: 2017-11-12
Abstract: A confocal microscope for imaging tissue having an imaging head for capturing optically formed microscopic sectional images of tissue samples, a platform upon which is disposed a linear stage for moving the imaging head along a vertical dimension, and a rotary stage to rotate the linear stage and imaging head about the vertical dimension. A mounting arm couples the imaging head to the linear stage to adjust tilt of the imaging head and to rotate the imaging head about a normal axis perpendicular to an optical axis of an objective lens of the imaging head. In a first mode of operation, the imaging head is positioned to image an ex-vivo or in-vivo tissue sample upon the platform, such as ex-vivo tissue sample mounted upon a movable specimen stage, and in a second mode of operation the imaging head is positioned to image an in-vivo tissue sample beside the platform.
Patent EP-3537966-A1 (EP)
Inventor: JÄNTTI HELENA
IPC: A61B5/024
Filed: 2017-11-01
Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for determining a probability for a person to have arrhythmia. The system (100) comprises means for measuring heartbeat interval of the person (102) for a period of time; an accelerometer; means for measuring an electrocardiogram (116) of the person (102); a user interface (114) for providing information and alerts, and a processor (112). The processor (112) is configured to detect a period of rest of the person (102), based on measurement data from the accelerometer; analyse the measured heartbeat interval to determine a probability of having arrhythmia for the person; generate an alert to the user interface (114), if the probability exceeds a predetermined threshold value, to alert the person to measure the electrocardiogram with the means for measuring an electrocardiogram (116); analyse the measured electrocardiogram to determine if the probable arrhythmia is confirmed; and indicate the confirmed arrhythmia to the person (102) via the user interface (114).
Patent EP-3540337-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAO TAKATO
IPC: F25B27/02
Filed: 2017-10-24
Abstract: Chemical heat pump system 1 includes: endothermic unit 3 that contains a slurry containing a solid product and that absorbs heat supplied from an outside to perform an endothermic reaction at first pressure P 1 ; exothermic unit 2 that contains a slurry containing a solid reactant and that performs an exothermic reaction at a second pressure P 2  that is higher than the first pressure P 1  to generate heat; gas recovery supply unit 4 that recovers a gas reactant that has been decomposed in endothermic unit 3 and that supplies the gas reactant to exothermic unit 2; and circulation unit 5 that supplies the slurry containing the solid reactant, that has been decomposed in endothermic unit 3, to exothermic unit 2 after pressurizing the slurry from first pressure P 1  to second pressure P 2 , and that supplies the slurry containing the solid product, that has been produced in exothermic unit 2, to endothermic unit 3 after depressurizing the slurry from second pressure P 2  to first pressure P 1 , so as to circulate the slurry between endothermic unit 3 and exothermic unit 2.
Patent EP-3550451-A1 (EP)
Inventor: YANG LEI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2017-10-20
Abstract: A data storage and maintenance method and device, and a computer storage medium, relating to the field of use of resources for data storage and reading in computer software and hardware resource utilization. The method comprises: obtaining source data generated by operation of software (S101); classifying the source data to obtain grid metadata of multiple types (S102); and synthesizing the grid metadata of the same type into a grid data file, and storing and maintaining the grid data file (S103). By means of grid storage of data, efficient storage of the data can be achieved, and data redundancy and repeated storage can be avoided.
Patent EP-3551058-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MCDONALD SARAH CATHERINE
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2017-12-07
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for monitoring pregnancy or labour are disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus includes an electromyography (EMG) sensor having two or more EMG electrodes to monitor fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour and one or more position sensors to monitor the relative positioning of the two or more EMG electrodes during the fetal or maternal activity. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a monitoring device to be placed on a body and having a plurality of sensors integrated into the monitoring device, the plurality of sensors including at least: a first sensor configured to detect a first type of signal from the body indicative of a first type of fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour; and a second sensor configured to detect a second type of signal from the body, different from the first type of signal, also indicative of the first type of fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour.
Patent EP-3551215-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GALEA ANTHONY
IPC: A61K35/16
Filed: 2017-12-06
Abstract: Described is a method of producing a storage stable autologous composition comprising regenerative growth factors and cytokines obtained from platelets. The method comprises the steps of collecting or providing blood from a mammal; delivering the blood to a receptacle; centrifuging the blood to separate a platelet rich plasma component from the blood; collecting the platelet rich plasma component; passing the platelet rich plasma component through a small pore filter to produce the storage stable autologous composition comprising regenerative growth factors and cytokines derived from platelets; and collecting the storage stable autologous composition. The storage stable autologous composition retains regenerative biological activity for up to at least nine months when stored in a frozen state. Also described is a storage stable autologous composition comprising regenerative growth factors and cytokines obtained from platelets produced by the method as described.
Patent EP-3617266-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHOU YULIANG
IPC: B32B27/18
Filed: 2017-08-17
Abstract: A composition for producing a foamed layer of a sheet, comprising: a primary component and an auxiliary component; the primary component is composed of polyvinyl chloride and calcium carbonate, and the auxiliary component comprises a regulator, a stabilizer, a lubricant and a foaming agent; in parts by weight, the polyvinyl chloride is 75 parts, the calcium carbonate is75 to 80 parts, the regulator is 6 to 8 parts, the stabilizer is 3 to 5 parts, the lubricant is 0.7 to 1.4 parts, and the foaming agent is 0.2 to 0.7 parts. The compositions for producing a foamed layer and solid layers of a sheet in the present application do not contain any glue-like component, and there is no gluing process in the production method, so it is very environmentally friendly and healthy. The foamed layer is formed by foaming polyvinyl chloride and the solid layers made of non-foamed polyvinyl chloride are co-extruded on two sides of the foamed layer to form a core layer of the sheet, so that the sheet produced by the compositions and the method has excellent compression resistance, warping and shrinkage performance, and is waterproof, moisture-proof and mothproof.
Patent EP-3553343-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BEI MING
IPC: F16H48/34
Filed: 2017-12-15
Abstract: The present invention discloses a drive shaft locking device, a power-driven system, and a vehicle. The drive shaft locking device comprises a planetary gear mechanism; a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, and a power joint device, wherein the power joint device comprises a first joint part and a second joint part, planetary carriers, the first drive shaft and the first joint part synchronously rotate, the first joint part can move along the axial direction relative to the first drive shaft, and the second drive shaft, the second joint part and a sun gear synchronously rotate; a joint part drive device, wherein the joint part drive device comprises a drive needle and a drive part, the drive needle is configured to be capable of rotating around the central axis of the sun gear along with a gear ring and capable of moving along the axial direction relative to the gear ring, and the drive part is used for driving the drive needle to drive the first joint part to move towards the direction close to the second joint part along the axial direction, so that the first joint part is jointed with the second joint part. Thus, the drive shaft locking device can lock two drive shafts and can improve the capability of the vehicle to get rid of the trouble.
Patent EP-3582366-A1 (EP)
Inventor: AKUZAWA YOSHIYUKI
IPC: H02J50/10
Filed: 2017-02-08
Abstract: There are included: a switching parameter detecting unit (21) that detects a switching voltage of a switching element (Q1); and an abnormality detecting unit (a first comparing unit (264a) and an abnormality determining unit (265)) that detects an abnormality caused by foreign matter, on the basis of a result of the detection by the switching parameter detecting unit (21).
Patent EP-3569756-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KIM JIN DOO
IPC: D06F39/14
Filed: 2017-12-11
Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. The disclosed washing machine includes a housing, a tub disposed inside the housing and including a laundry loading port, and a door configured to open and close the laundry loading port, wherein the door includes a water collecting space provided to collect water flowing along one surface of the door when the laundry loading port is opened, and a water collecting cover portion provided to cover at least a portion of the water collecting space.
Patent EP-3432475-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FAN SHUO
IPC: H03M1/38
Filed: 2017-05-22
Abstract: A capacitive successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (100) is provided, where the capacitive successive approximation analog-to-digital converter includes a first capacitor array (101) including N first capacitors (C 11 , C 12 , ..., C 1N ); a second capacitor array (102) including N second capacitors (C 21 , C 22 , ..., C 2N ); a voltage generation circuit (105) configured to generate a common mode voltage (V cm ), a reference voltage (V ref ), a first voltage (V 1 ) and a second voltage (V 2 ); a first switch (K 1 ), a second switch (K 2 ), N third switches (K 31 , K 32 , ..., K 3N ) and N fourth switches (K 41 , K 42 , ..., K 4N ); a comparator (103) including a first input end, a second input end and an output end, where upper plates of the N first capacitors (C 11 , C 12 , ..., C 1N ) are connected to the first input end and upper plates of the N second capacitors (C 21 , C 22 , ..., C 2N ) are connected to the second input end; and a successive approximation logic controller (104) connected to the output end of the comparator (103). The capacitive successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (100) in the above technical solution can use 2N capacitors to implement outputting an N-bit binary code.
Patent EP-3633850-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LIU HUI
IPC: A47B9/00
Filed: 2017-06-20
Abstract: An impact protection controller for an electric height-adjustable desk. The controller comprises an MCU, a motor drive circuit, a motor current sampling circuit, a current amplifier circuit, a Hall pulse generator, and a Hall filter. The MCU controls the motor drive circuit. A signal transmitted by the Hall pulse generator is sent to the MCU via the Hall filter. A motor current is sampled by the motor current sampling circuit, and the result is sent to the MCU via the current amplifier circuit to detect a change of the current. The controller further comprises a shock switch provided outside of and connected to the MCU, or provided inside of the MCU. The present invention combines current detection and shock detection to improve sensitivity and reliability of impact protection.
Patent EP-3532902-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LUO WEI
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2017-12-29
Abstract: Systems and methods for path determination are provided. The system, comprise a mounting structure configured to mount on a vehicle; and a control module attached on the mounting structure. The control module includes at least one storage medium storing a set of instructions, an output port, and, a microchip in connection with the storage medium, wherein during operation, the microchip executing the set of instructions to: obtain vehicle status information; determine a reference path based on vehicle status information; determine a loss function incorporating the reference path, vehicle status information, and a candidate path; obtain an optimized candidate path by optimizing the loss function; send an electronic signal encoding the optimized candidate path to the output port.
Patent EP-3595590-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LUNA RAMON
IPC: A61B17/88
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: A method of ankle replacement includes forming an anterior cut in a bone and forming a stem hole in a distal end of the bone. The stem hole is formed using a plurality of broaches positioned against the distal end of the bone through the anterior cut. A first portion and a second portion of a stem implant are inserted into the stem hole through the anterior cut in the bone. The first portion is coupled to the second portion using a coupling device inserted through the anterior cut in the bone. The stem implant is impacted into the stem hole using an offset impactor.