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Patent EP-1521466-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAGENDORF PIERRE
IPC: H04L47/765
Filed: 2004-09-29
Abstract: Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in a variable bitrate conference environment. Conference means with two or more outputs are provided, where each one can output data at different rates, in order to support two or more endpoints which may have different media rates. Two or more endpoints are connected to these conference means for participating in the conference. Whenever more than one video rate is used by participants during the conference, each set of output rates is selected from all possible combinations of output rates in the conference means, wherein the lowest output rate in each selected set is the entry rate of the endpoint joining the conference at the lowest rate. A Quality Drop Coefficient (QDC) for each endpoint that joins the conference is determined for each selected set, wherein the QDC is computed according to the endpoint entry rate and the highest rate, among the output rates of each selected set, that is lower or equal to said endpoints' entry rate. A Quality Drop Value (QDV) is calculated for each of the selected sets, wherein, preferably, the set of output rates with the lowest QDV is determined as the optimal video rate set to select. The video rate of all the endpoints having a video rate above the highest optimal video rate is reduced to the highest optimal video rate, if required, and the video rate of other endpoints having video rate between two consecutive levels of optimal video rates is reduced to the lowest level among said levels. Whenever a change occurs in either the amount of participating endpoints in the conference or in the declared bit rate capability of the participating endpoints, the video rates of all the outputs are recalculated.
Patent EP-1468653-A3 (EP)
Title: Surgical flexible clip applier with jaw assembly
Inventor: MCBRAYER MICHAEL SEAN
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 2004-03-18
Abstract: A flexible clip applier (10) includes a ratchet (68,70) mechanism
adapted to locate a clip pusher (34) to a known location after
deployment of a distalmost clip (202). In addition, the clip
applier (34) includes a flexible housing (12) into which a train of
clips (202) may be chambered. The flexible housing (12) is
constrained from elongation when subject to tensile forces.
In accord with another aspect of the invention, the jaw
assembly (18,20) is adapted to have relatively high mechanical
leverage which facilitates tissue compression prior to
application of a clip (202).
Patent EP-1488900-A3 (EP)
Inventor: EDSCER WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: B28D1/14
Filed: 2004-06-17
Abstract: A method of drilling through a masonry structure 20 includes the steps of providing a drill 10 and using the drill 10 to drill a bore 18 in the masonry structure 20. The method also includes a step of providing a reaction member in the form of a lever 28 and causing engagement of the lever 28 with the masonry structure 20 and with the drill 10 within the masonry structure 20 such that the lever 28 may provide a reaction force to assist the movement of the drill 10 through the structure 20 as it drills the bore 18.
Patent EP-1525897-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BURGERMEISTER ROBERT
IPC: A61M25/09
Filed: 2004-10-22
Abstract: A steerable balloon catheter including a balloon catheter supported by a steerable guidewire having a deflectable distal tip. The guidewire comprises a longitudinal hypotube and a spring coil attached to the distal end of the hypotube and includes a longitudinally movable deflection member which is attached to the distal end of the spring coil and a tip retaining member which extends from the distal end of the hypotube to the distal end of the spring coil for providing very precise deflection of the distal tip of the balloon catheter.
Patent EP-1551202-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MUTHIAH VIJAY N
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for selecting an optimal transport format combination using progressive set reduction. A base station in a third generation wireless telecommunication system assigns a transport format combination set to user equipment (UE). The system and method (1400) of the invention selects a best-fit transport format combination (TFC) by progressively identifying TFC candidates in the transport format combination set that are not best-fit candidates in the UE (1440). The system and method of the invention progressively reduces the complete TFC Set to a much smaller TFC Set to be searched through (1460) for the best-fit TFC at most times in the UE. This significantly reduces the search time in the UE. The non best-fit candidates are progressively deleted until only one TFC candidate remains. The sole remaining TFC candidate is the optimal best-fit TFC candidate (1460).
Patent EP-1555342-A3 (EP)
Inventor: DOH YOUNG JIN
IPC: D06F58/04
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: There is provided an air inlet structure of a laundry dryer (200). In the air inlet structure, a base (100) defines an air inlet (120), a front cabinet is disposed in front of the base and defines a suction hole to pass ambient air into the base, a cooling fan (260) is stably disposed in the base to suck the ambient air, a blower tube (300) forms a flow passage for the ambient air, a blower cover is fixed to the base to connect the blower tube and the cooling fan, and an air guide (180) is disposed between the base and the blower cover, the air guide having a shroud at a center portion.
Patent EP-1612645-A3 (EP)
Title: Port replicator
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2005-06-13
Abstract: A port replicator includes upper and lower cases including a plurality of ports. An inclined supporting surface is formed with a connector for electrical connection with a computer at a front top surface of the cases. An actuating lever is provided at one side of the cases and receives an actuating force from a user. A link mechanism is provided within the cases. A driving plate is provided within the cases and includes at least one pair of cam slots and push cams and linearly moves in response to the actuating force transmitted via the link mechanism. A pair of catching hooks are guided along the cam slots and include a catching protrusion exposed from the top surface of the cases capable of catching a groove formed on a bottom surface of the computer. Push protrusions are guided by the push cams and selectively protrude beyond the top surface of the cases, thereby pushing up the bottom surface of the computer when the catching hooks are unfastened from the computer.
Patent EP-1653181-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LEE MYUNG-RYUL
IPC: A47B88/60
Filed: 2005-08-10
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body (10) having chambers (14,18) for keeping food items therein, a base frame (30) disposed to be movable in outward and inward directions in a lower cooling chamber (18) disposed at a lower portion of the main body (10), and having a basket door (22) at its front side, a lift frame (36) disposed on the base frame (30), on which the basket (20) is put, a fluid pressure cylinder (40) mounted at the base frame (30) and connected to the lift frame (36) to lift the lift frame (36), and a fluid compressor (42) connected to the fluid pressure cylinder (40) by a fluid supply pipe (66) and supplying compressed fluid to the fluid pressure cylinder (40). Accordingly, as the basket (20) is lifted when being drawn out, a user can take out food items kept in the basket (20) without bending his/her back, which enhances user's convenience.
Patent EP-1632352-A3 (EP)
Title: Apparatus and method for improving the characteristics of wetting water in offset printing machines
Inventor: CARRIERRO ANTONIO
IPC: B41F33/00
Filed: 2005-08-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus (1) for optimizing the characteristics of wetting water in offset and roto-offset printing machines, by a system for separating and trapping inks, foam and printing residues, (such as paper, solvents and the like) coming from the return water to the printing elements, to be then conveyed, by gravity falling or through a reconveying station, to an existing recirculating unit (3).
Patent EP-1662140-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SUGAHARA HIROTO
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2005-11-30
Abstract: A pump 2 includes an ink pressurizing chamber 21, an inlet port 22 and an outlet port 23 communicating with the ink pressurizing chamber 21, a first valve member 24 provided near the inlet port 22, a second valve member 25 provided near the outlet port 23, a pressure adjustment channel 26 communicating with the ink pressurizing chamber 21, an electrode 27 provided on a wall surface forming the pressure adjustment channel 26, a driver IC which applies a voltage to the electrode 27, an insulating film 28 which is provided on a surface of the electrode 27 and in which when the voltage is applied to the electrode 27 a wetting angle of ink on a surface of the insulating film 28 is greater than that when no voltage is applied to the electrode 27, and a common electrode 29 always in contact with ink I in the ink pressurizing chamber 21 and held at a ground potential. Accordingly, a pump having a simple structure without any movable parts and with a low noise and less energy consumption can be provided.
Patent EP-1677317-A3 (EP)
Title: Outil, procédé et dispositif de fabrication de harnais électriques
Inventor: PITTAU SERGE
IPC: H01B13/012
Filed: 2005-12-07
Abstract: La présente invention est relative à un dispositif de fabrication d'un harnais de tronçons de fil électriquement conducteurs, qui contient un outil (20) de vrillage comportant au moins deux cavités (31 à 38), chaque cavité étant associée à des moyens (43, 44) de retenue permettant de retenir au moins une partie d'un tronçon de fil dans la cavité, des moyens de libération permettant d'extraire ladite partie de tronçon de fil hors de la cavité, et des moyens (46) d'ouverture permettant d'introduire ladite partie de tronçon de fil dans la cavité.
Patent EP-1677199-A3 (EP)
Inventor: STANEV GEORGI
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: A method for managing a session with a client is described in which the method receives from the client a request for the session. The session is handled with a first virtual machine. The method places the session state information for the session into an object located in the first virtual machine's local memory. The method writes into a shared memory an object that contains the session state information. In response to a failure that renders the first virtual machine unable to handle the session, the method reads the object in the shared memory from the shared memory and places it into a second virtual machine's local memory. Lastly, the method receives from the client another request for the session, and handles the another request with the second virtual machine and the session state information.
Patent EP-1589485-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAMMOUD RIAD I
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2005-04-04
Abstract: An object tracking method tracks a target object between successively generated infrared video images using a grey-scale hat filter to extract the target object from the background (50). The filtered image is binarized (62), and candidate binary blobs are extracted (66). The binary blob that minimizes the Euclidian spatial distance to the previous position of the object and satisfies a specified appearance model is selected (72, 78, 80), and its center of mass is taken as the current position of the object (88). Where the object is a person's eye, the eye state and decision confidence are determined (114) by analyzing the shape (108) and appearance (102) of the binary blob along with changes in its size (92) and the previous eye state, and applying corresponding parameters to an eye state decision matrix (114).
Patent EP-1630320-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JONES KEVIN
IPC: E04F11/18
Filed: 2005-08-24
Abstract: The present invention comprises a kit for construction of a handrail assembly and a modular handrail system. The kit and system include at least one cross connector (30,31) having four male projections (18) in opposed pairs; and at least one T-shaped connector (25,26) having three male projections. The kit includes a plurality of elongate tubular sections (40) that connect between two male projections of different connectors to form an assembly of intersecting legs and rails. At least one base member (35) adapted to connect to the end of a tubular section and to an external structure (61) is also provided to mount the handrail assembly. Each male projection has an annular rib (19) that engages in a groove (42) formed in the inner surface of each tubular section. Further connector types induding curved connectors (15,22), straight connectors, and variable angle connectors (60) may also be induded.
Patent EP-1612907-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ZIEGLER BERND
IPC: H01M10/44
Filed: 2005-06-30
Abstract: Ein Akkupack (2) für eine zugeordnete Elektrohandwerkzeugmaschine (1) als Verbraucher bzw. für ein zugeordnetes Ladegerät (13) mit einem analogen Temperatursensor (3) mit negativem Temperaturkoeffizienten und einer von Aussen zugänglichen Temperaturmessschnittstelle (4), über welche eine in der Elektrohandwerkzeugmaschine (1) bzw. im Ladegerät (13) angeordnete Akkuschutzelektronik (5) mit einer Akkuschutzlogik (6) und einem im Strompfad (7) des Akkupacks (2) angeordneten Leistungsschalter (8) beeinflussbar ist, wobei im Akkupack (2) eine Notfallschutzschaltung (10) vorhanden ist, die topologisch parallel zum analogen Temperatursensor (3) geschaltet ist und über welche in einem Notfallereignis der über die Temperaturmessschnittstelle (4) von Aussen messbare Gesamtwiderstand (R) aktiv verminderbar ist.
Patent EP-1647906-A3 (EP)
Inventor: LAP MUN LAM HEIDI
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 2005-10-11
Abstract: A method is provided for displaying a page formed of discrete elements, such as a Web page, on different computing devices. The method converts the page into a semantic thumbnail, which preserves the overall appearance of the page and displays readable text segments that enable a user to identify main areas of the page. The semantic thumbnail is adaptable to different screen sizes and target font sizes. The method enlarges unreadable text segments in a miniature version of the page. The method also trims the enlarged text segments to fit the width of the semantic thumbnail by summarizing or cropping text in the enlarged text segments.
Patent EP-1657510-A3 (EP)
Inventor: PASTRYK JIM J
IPC: F25C5/00
Filed: 2005-10-21
Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door (68) of a bottom freezer refrigerator (50). The bottom freezer refrigerator (50) includes an automatic ice maker (82) in an insulated module (88) positioned outside the freezer compartment (56). The insulated module (88) can be mounted to the exterior of the refrigerator cabinet (52). An ice cube storage bin (84) can be provided in the insulated compartment or on the inside of the refrigerator compartment door (68). A passage can connect the insulated module (88) with the ice dispenser on the refrigerator compartment door (68).
Patent EP-1580432-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAGI OSAMU
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: A pump is provided with a housing (31), a rotor (40), and a separating member (50). The housing (31;60) is formed
by connecting two housing members. A first housing member (31) has a cylindrical wall (31h) and a bottom
wall (31c), and the other end of the cylindrical wall (31h) is open. A second housing member (60) comprises a
sealing portion (61), a side portion (62) and a connecting portion (63). The side portion (62) extends from the
sealing portion (61) to the bottom side of the first housing member (31) along an outer face of the
cylindrical wall (31h) of the first housing member. The connecting portion (63) connects a distal end of the
side portion (62) to the first housing member (31). The sealing portion (61) fits tightly with the cylindrical wall (31h)
of the first housing member along its entire circumference. The open end of the first housing
member (31) is reliably sealed by the second housing member (60). The shape of the cavity within the
housing is adjusted reliably to a predetermined shape. Fluid can reliably be prevented from
leaking between spaces divided by the rotor (40) and the separating member (50) within the housing and
pump efficiency improves.
Patent EP-1677291-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MATE CHARLES MATHEW
IPC: G11B5/60
Filed: 2005-05-13
Abstract: A magnetic recording disk drive has a negative-pitch slider in near-contact or continuous-contact with the disk during reading and writing of data. When the disk is rotating at its operating speed, the slider has its upstream or leading portion located closer to the disk surface than its downstream or trailing portion. Both the leading and trailing portions have air-bearing surfaces that enable the slider to be partially supported above the disk surface. A contact pad that provides no substantial air-bearing support is located at the leading portion and supports or contains the magnetic elements of the read/write head. The contact pad protrudes beyond the air-bearing surface of the leading portion and is in contact with the disk. For near-contact recording the contact pad partially wears away during an initial wear-in period. For continuous-contact recording the contact pad is wear-resistant and remains in substantially continuous contact with the disk during reading and writing of data.
Patent EP-1635449-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YUKUMATSU NORIMITSU
IPC: H02P21/00
Filed: 2005-06-21
Abstract: An apparatus corrects a current value of a three-phase electricmotor including a current detector that detects current of each of three phases including a first phase, a second phase, and a third phase. The apparatus includes a current-value correcting unit (1). When current of one of the first to third phase is zero-crossing, the current-value correcting unit corrects a current value of at least one of the others of the first to third phases on a basis of a correlation between detection values of the current detectors provided for the others of the first to third phases during a period in which the three-phase electric motor is operating.
Patent EP-1635119-A3 (EP)
Inventor: CHEUNG ALBERT K
IPC: F23R3/00
Filed: 2005-08-30
Abstract: A combustor heat shield panel (74) has interior (102) and exterior (100) surfaces with a number of circuitous non-interconnected cooling gas passageways having inlets (116) on the exterior surface (100) and outlets (118) on the interior surface (102).
Patent EP-1672957-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HAENGGI STEFAN
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 2006-03-02
Abstract: So as to adapt an antenna arrangement (13) for RF-signal transmission in a hearing device (5) to different needs of different types of signal-transmission, the bandwidth BW of the antenna arrangement (13) is manually (M) and/or automatically (A) adjusted.
Patent EP-1712181-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WAKAI MISAKO
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 2006-04-12
Abstract: An X-ray computer tomography apparatus (1, 2) which performs prep scanning prior to main scanning to acquire information for use in reconstruction of a tomographic image for diagnosis, the main scanning including rotary scanning around a rotation axis, and axial scanning along the rotation axis, the X-ray computer tomography apparatus (1, 2) includes: determination unit (21) which determines a speed based on a change of a characteristic amount concerning information obtained by the prep scanning; and a unit which controls, to the determined speed, a speed of the axial scanning in a period from the start to the completion of the main scanning.
Patent EP-1850336-A3 (EP)
Inventor: JUNG KYU-IL
IPC: G03H1/26
Filed: 2006-07-18
Abstract: An optical information reproducing apparatus using holography is provided. The holographic optical information reproducing apparatus includes an objective lens (160) irradiating a reference beam to a predetermined position on a recording medium (200) and receiving a reproducing beam reproduced from the recording medium, an optical information detector (170) detecting the reproducing beam passing through the objective lens, a driving unit (196) changing a distance between the optical information detector (170) and the objective lens (160) and an image adjusting unit (180) adjusting magnification and a focus between an output image resulting from the reproducing beam passing through the objective lens and a detected image detected by the optical information detector with a variation in distance between the optical information detector and the objective lens.
Patent EP-1767810-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMIDT KLAUS DIPL-ING
IPC: F16F9/348
Filed: 2006-08-25
Abstract: The damper has a pressure relief valve (4) with a blow-off-function and opening during reaching an allowable pressure level. A throttle point (5) produces a damping force that is running progressively to a rising piston speed, and has a throttle cross section that is variable depending on the piston speed of the damper. The pressure relief valve has an annular disc (11) that is assigned to a valve plate (3) with a surface that is facing the valve plate, where the annular disc forms the variable throttle point with the valve plate.
Patent EP-1801574-A3 (EP)
Title: Rotierkopf für zerstörungsfreie Prüfungen
Inventor: ZIMMERMANN BERND
IPC: G01N27/82
Filed: 2006-12-19
Abstract: Ein Rotierkopf zur Verwendung in einem Gerät zur zerstörungsfreien Prüfung von metallischem Prüfgut weist neben Sondenträgern, Streufluß- oder Wirbelstromsensensoren einen Koppelring (180) sowie elastische Koppelelemente auf. Auf diese Weise wird eine tandemartige, annähernd zwangsweise Verkopplung von Schwenkbewegungen der Sondenträger bewirkt.
Patent EP-1801507-A3 (EP)
Inventor: STAPENSEA JA AEDE
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 2006-08-01
Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for dispensing a heated fluid and an external heating device. The device comprises a supply of fluid, a discharge connected to the supply for drawing off heated fluid, a feed for cold fluid connected to the supply, and the heating device. The heating device for heating fluid comprises a suction conduit connected to the supply and provided with a pump means, a heat exchanger with heat source arranged downstream of the suction conduit, a pressure conduit for heated fluid debouching in the supply, at least one temperature detecting means for measuring the temperature of fluid, and a control coupled to the temperature detecting means for controlling the pump means and/or heat source. The invention is characterized in that an outlet of the feed and an inlet of the suction conduit are arranged in the vicinity of each other in the supply. The invention is also characterized in that the temperature detecting means is coupled upstream of the heat exchanger to the suction conduit.
Patent EP-1768088-A3 (EP)
Inventor: THEBAULT CEDRIC
IPC: G09G3/20
Filed: 2006-09-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for encoding the luminance value of a pixel of a picture into a subfield code word in a display device. It can be applied to every display device using a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) technology and subfields for displaying video picture. It can be used to compensate for any luminance problem that can be estimated. The general idea of the recursive coding is to encode one sub-field after the other in order to be able to compensate for problems occurring on one sub-field with the other sub-fields. More particularly, the bits of a subfield code word are computed recursively one after the other such that the defects (e.g. line load and/or linearity) in the light emission or luminance generated by a bit of the subfield code word can be compensated by the following bits of the subfield code word.