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Patent EP-0939367-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HILL GREGORY
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 1998-08-13
Abstract: Methods and associated apparatus for using a dual-boot capable programmable device
and for updating programmed information in such a dual-boot capable programmable
device. The apparatus of the present invention includes a primary boot memory device
(108), a secondary boot memory device (110), and means for selecting between the
two memory devices for purposes of "booting" the dual-boot mode device (100,
114..122). In particular, a reset switch (122) of the apparatus of the present invention
resets devices in the dual-boot capable programmable device and is coupled to a
selection device (114..120). The selection device (114..120) multiplexes signals from
the two boot memory devices onto the corresponding bus signals of the dual-boot
capable programmable device. When a "long" reset switch activation is sensed (118),
the selection device selects a first of the two boot memory devices for coupling to the
programmable device. A "short" activation (120) of the reset switch selects the other
boot memory device. The present invention also includes methods (200..214,
400..410) for updating the contents of the two boot memory devices so as to avoid an
inoperable state encountered due to failure of the update process in a single boot
memory device. In particular, both boot memory devices are updated in sequence.
The second memory update (206..214) is prevented if the first memory update
(200..202) is determined to have failed (204).
Patent EP-0913291-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUKATSU TOSHINARI
IPC: B60L15/28
Filed: 1998-10-08
Abstract: The present invention provides a downsized vehicle
control apparatus which is capable of controlling two DC
separately excited motors. An armature of a first motor,
an armature of a second motor and an armature chopper
element for controlling the drive of the motors which is
common to both of those motors are connected in series
between the ends of a battery, and a drive circuit turns
on/off the common armature chopper element for controlling
the drive of the motors and a plurality of field chopper
elements for the respective first and second motors to
control the armature currents and the field currents in
the first and second motors, respectively, thereby driving
both of the motors with the desired rotational frequency
or torque. The drive circuit controls the on/off
operation of an armature chopper element for controlling
regenerative braking which is connected in parallel to the
series circuit consisting of the armature of the first
motor and the armature of the second motor at the time of
the regenerative braking to control a current flowing in
the armatures of the first and second motors.
Patent EP-0954162-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COOK STEPHEN J
IPC: H04N1/10
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: A flatbed scanner with a counterweight (202) attached to the
carriage cable (222) on the return loop in a position opposite
of the carriage (200). The counterweight (202) may be
approximately equal to the weight of the carriage (200). The
counterweight (202) may move in the opposite direction as the
carriage (200). For example, as the carriage (200) moves from
the front to the back of the scanner chassis, the counterweight
(202) would move from the back to the front of the scanner
chassis. If the scanner is on an incline, as the carriage (200)
is moving up the incline, the counterweight (202) would be
moving down the incline and vice versa with the counterweight
(202) actually countering the weight of the carriage (200).
With a counterweight (202), a scanner can be used at any angle
from flat to vertical or any rotational position without
changing the motor torque requirements.
Patent EP-0872286-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAPING KARLHEINZ
IPC: B08B9/28
Filed: 1998-04-09
Abstract: A process and a device for the mechanical cleaning of
beverage packings for recurrent usage made of glass or
plastic is described, which consists of one or more washing
cycles or zones and rinsing cycles or zones in a cleaning
installation. The beverage packings for recurrent usage are
subjected to a pre-treatment, before being conveyed to the
actual cleaning installation. The beverage packings for
recurrent usage are being sprayed via one or more spray
nozzles (9, 10, 11) with an air-cleaning composition mixture
in the form of a spraying mist, which enters through the
opening into the inside of the beverage packings for
recurrent usage to be cleaned, where the spraying mist is
spreading out evenly. The pre-treatment makes certain that
also tenacious contamination or a micro-organism like fungus
or yeast is effectively removed in the cleaning installation.
Patent EP-0908931-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA MINORU
IPC: B65G49/07
Filed: 1998-09-30
Abstract: A conveying apparatus suitable for use for an apparatus
for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed which is
capable of being reduced in cost. The conveying apparatus
includes a clean box (3), which is conveyed by a conveying
structure. A conveying path (6) is provided so as to travelably
arrange the conveying structure thereon. A clean bench (4) is
arranged so as to be spaced from the conveying path (6) at a
predetermined interval to define a space between the conveying
path (6) and the clean bench (4) and constructed so as to eject
clean air toward the conveying path (6) to keep the space between
the conveying path (6) and the clean bench clean (4). Also, the
clean bench (4) is provided on an end thereof extending in a
direction of the conveying path with an air guide (5) in a manner
to downwardly extend therefrom.
Patent EP-0926724-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SWANSON LELAND S
IPC: H01L21/308
Filed: 1998-12-11
Abstract: A method of selectively forming porous silicon regions (106)
in a silicon substrate (100). A masking layer (104) of SiC is
deposited by PECVD over the substrate (100) using an
organosilicon precursor gas such as trimethylsilane,
silane/methane, or tetramethylsilane at a temperature between 200
- 500°C. The masking layer (104) of SiC is then patterned and
etched to expose the region of the substrate (100) where porous
silicon is desired. An anodization process is performed to
convert a region of the substrate to porous silicon (106). The
SiC masking layer (104) withstands the HF electrolyte of the
anodization process with little to no degradation.
Patent EP-0880947-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KRANZ CURT DR-ING
IPC: A61F2/915
Filed: 1998-05-18
Abstract: Stent, insbesondere Koronarstent, bestehend aus mindestens einem dünnwandigen, rohrförmigen Körper (2), dessen Mantelfläche (1) in stegartige, sich in Längsrichtung des Stents erstreckende und in Umfangsrichtung des Stents expansible Elemente (4, 4', 4", 4"', 4"") unterteilt ist, die über jeweils wenigstens einen Verbindungssteg (6, 6') mit den beiden in Umfangsrichtung des Stents benachbarten expansiblen Elementen (4, 4', 4", 4"', 4"") und über einen stirnseitigen Anschluß (8) mit der Stirnseite (4.4') eines in Längsrichtung des Stents angrenzenden expansiblen Elements (4, 4', 4", 4"', 4"") verbunden sind, wobei die Mantelfläche (1) im nicht expandierten Zustand im wesentlichen frei von Ausnehmungen ist und durch Trennfugen (3) unterteilt ist, die im Verhältnis zur Stegbreite der expansiblen Elemente (4, 4', 4", 4"', 4"") eine wesentlich geringere Breite aufweisen, sowie Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0908847-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KATAYAMA TATSUSHI
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 1998-09-30
Abstract: Disclosed are an image synthesis apparatus and an
image synthesis method. According to the present
invention, an image synthesis apparatus, for
synthesizing a plurality of images to generate a
synthesis image, selects for an image synthesis unit
two or more images from among a plurality of images,
and stores image information for the selected images,
employs the stored image information to generate
coordinate transformation parameters that are used to
set a positional relationship for the selected images
before these images are synthesized to obtain a single
image, changes the generated coordinate transformation
parameters by using as a reference a position location
for an arbitrary image selected from among the
plurality of images, provides the resultant coordinate
transformation parameters as image synthesis
information, and synthesizes the images in accordance
with the image synthesis information. With this
arrangement, even when there are many images to be
synthesized, the positions of images can be precisely
aligned without a large, permanent memory area being
required for the storage of image data to be
synthesized. Also, the characteristic of a synthesized
image can be determined by employing as a reference the
characteristic of an arbitrary image selected from
among a plurality of images to be synthesized.
Patent EP-0911113-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UKAI HISASHI
IPC: B24B1/00
Filed: 1998-10-16
Abstract: A cutting method of metal and non-metal materials in
a non-combustible gas atmosphere by cutting the materials
(W) by a tool (5) attached to a working machine (5A), by making
a non-combustible gas (G) atmosphere such as a nitrogen gas
or a carbon dioxide gas at the machining cutting tip (5A)
or a space around the cutting tip (5A). The wear amount of
the cutting tip improves, and the long tool life and the
accurate machining can be obtained.
Patent EP-0920167-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MALTHOUSE IAN
IPC: H01R12/71
Filed: 1998-11-13
Abstract: A device such as a radiotelephone having a housing within which is located a single
printed circuit board and a headset socket 30 including a body and spring contacts
38 which are held in operative contact with the circuit board by retaining means
comprising co-operating parts 22, 23, 44 of the housing and the body of the socket.
Patent EP-0936768-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KANEKO TOMOYUKI
IPC: H04J14/02
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: An optical wavelength multiplex device comprising an
ADM (add-drop multiplexer) (11), that is, an optical ADM
device comprises additionally wavelength detection
supplement means (12) to the ADM. The ADM extracts an
optical signal of a particular wavelength only from an
optical wavelength multiplexed signal, and adds an optical
signal of the same wavelength as the above at the same time.
Further, the wavelength detection supplement means detects
the number of wavelengths or lacking wavelengths in the
case of missing of the wavelengths for the predetermined
number included in the optical signal received from the ADM
to produce a lack information of the wavelengths. And
according to the lack information, the above means further
produces a supplemented optical signal added at least one
wavelength so as to supplement any variation for signal
level caused by the lack of wavelengths.
Patent EP-0914913-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LEITINGER HANS-PETER ING
IPC: B27L11/00
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: The square timber producing device includes a coarse chipping device (3) with a pair of chipping discs (4,5), followed by a fine chipping device (12) with a similar pair of discs (13,14). There is also a second stage with coarse (16) and fine (17) chipping devices, also with discs (18-21). The chipping discs are in truncated cone form and have tools with radially directed cutters running along a spiral on the endface of the discs. The coarse disc cutters have a height difference from one cutter to the next of about 1-5 mm.
Patent EP-1004044-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CURZIO PETER LO
IPC: G02B6/26
Filed: 1998-08-18
Abstract: L'invention concerne un composant permettant l'interconnexion de fibres optiques. Pour simplifier la manipulation de rubans de fibres optiques, un composant permet l'interconnexion de fibres optiques de différents rubans de fibres, notamment l'interconnexion des fibres optiques de différents rubans de fibres reliés audit composant. Ce composant permet de conserver une structure ruban de fibres non divisée même après une interconnexion ou toute autre réorganisation des fibres optiques dans au moins un ruban de fibres. Le composant d'interconnexion peut être consister principalement en une gaine plastique (6, 7) qui entoure les fibres optiques (2) interconnectés ou réorganisés dans une zone de mélange ou de tissage (5) ainsi qu'une entrée et une sortie où les extrémités libres des fibres optiques peuvent être connectées aux fibres optiques de la gaine plastique.
Patent EP-0943739-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHAEFF HANS
IPC: E02F9/08
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: The excavator has a top frame located on the chassis (1). The top frame has a motor chamber (10) and a valve chamber (11) which extends across the width of the fuel- or hydraulic tank (20,21). A driver cabin (4) having a driver seat is built approximately above the tank.   The motor and valve chambers as well as the fluid tank are at least partly located within a frame (6). A heating unit (15) is located beneath the drivers seat in the cabin.
Patent EP-0956983-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STENDER AXEL
IPC: B60G17/052
Filed: 1999-03-12
Abstract: The arrangement (1) comprises signal inputs (86,9) for brake activation signals, and outputs (15,25,35,45,55,65) for control signals of control elements (11,21,31,41,51,61) for activating vehicle brakes (10,20,30,40,50,60). A further signal output (7) for a further control signal (ST) is provided through processing of the signals received at the signal inputs, which is suitable for controlling a further control element (5,54,64) for lifting and lowering a vehicle axis. The arrangement (1) comprises signal inputs (86,9) for at least one brake activation signal and a signal representing the vehicle load, and with at least one signal output (15,25,35,45,55,65) for a control signal of control elements (11,21,31,41,51,61) for activating at least one vehicle brake (10,20,30,40,50,60). The control signal for the control elements is determined through processing of the signals received at the signal inputs. A further signal output (7) for a further control signal (ST) is provided through processing of the signals received at the signal inputs, which is suitable for controlling a further control element (5,54,64) for lifting and lowering a vehicle axis.
Patent EP-0945860-A2 (EP)
Inventor: UNO MAYUMI
IPC: G11B7/253
Filed: 1999-03-25
Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a recording layer
that changes reversibly between a crystalline state and an amorphous state.
The irradiation of the recording layer with laser beams at a predetermined
wavelength changes the recording layer from one selected from the group
consisting of the crystalline state and the amorphous state to the other state.
The absorptance Ac of the laser beams in the recording layer when the
recording layer is in the crystalline state is larger than the absorptance Aa of
the laser beams in the recording layer when the recording layer is in the
amorphous state. Crystallization accelerating layers for accelerating the
change of the recording layer from the amorphous state to the crystalline state
are formed in contact with both surfaces of the recording layer.
Patent EP-0953408-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARAI HATSUYUKI
IPC: B24B37/30
Filed: 1999-03-31
Abstract: A carrier and polishing apparatus enabling high
precision polishing of a workpiece and enabling prevention of
leak contamination and damage to the workpiece. A carrier (1)
is provided with a carrier body (2), a pressure chamber (3),
and a fluid passage portion (4) and a plurality of valve
portions (5) are specially provided in the pressure
chamber (3). Due to this, when the inside of the pressure
chamber (3) becomes a negative pressure state, the valve
portions (5) open and the wafer W is picked up by suction,
while when it becomes a positive pressure state, the valve
portions (5) close and the air in the pressure chamber (3)
uniformly presses against the wafer W. Further, since the
valve portions (5) close in the positive pressure state, the
air in the pressure chamber (3) will not flow to the outside.
Patent EP-0947615-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DINKELMANN FRIEDRICH
IPC: D02G3/36
Filed: 1999-03-27
Abstract: Two slivers (9,9') pass separately side by side through a drafting system (1) fitted with a condensing arrangement (11) and are then twisted together into a pseudo-doubled yarn (50) and wound up (37). An Independent claim is also included for a spinning machine with a drafting system (1) producing two drawn slivers (10,10') at the delivery roller pair (4). The slivers are condensed separately on a condenser roller (12) with two rows of suction holes and are then twisted together and wound up, e.g. on a ring spindle (37).
Patent EP-0962295-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WAGNER ERNST
IPC: B29C45/26
Filed: 1999-05-20
Abstract: A cavity in the mold is pressurized internally using a suitable medium. The cavity promotes sealing on pressurization. Part of the wall around the cavity forms a flexible sealing zone, over which the pressure is transferred directly or indirectly onto a contour or separation of the mold insert, or onto a workpiece. Preferred Features: The cavity is located in a mold half and/or a mold- or contour insert of the mold. The flexible sealing zone runs approximately parallel to the contour or the separation of the mold insert. Wall thickness of the flexible sealing zone varies, and weaker locations or intentional flexural regions are included. The cavity has several flexible sealing zones. It is pressurized, following closure of the dies (2, 3). The pressurizing medium is a hydraulic oil, or is alternatively solid spheres. The spheres comprise metal, glass or ceramic, in which case surfaces of the cavity are hardened. The medium used, is pressurized hydraulically, manually or electromechanically. The pressure developed, is measured by a sensor.
Patent EP-0974461-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WALTHER THOMAS
IPC: B41F31/14
Filed: 1999-06-26
Abstract: The ink lifting roller (2) is suspended between an ink supply roller (1) and a first driven ink unit roller (8), with at least one following set of rollers (15) and at least one ink applicator roller (12) belonging to a plate cylinder.(17). At least one first calender roller (10) is in constant frictional contact with the first ink unit roller. The ink is carried to the set of rollers and at least one ink applicator roller and is periodically separated at a separation point between the first calender roller and a subsequent second ink unit roller(11).
Patent EP-0989233-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAYER ROLAND
IPC: D21F5/18
Filed: 1999-07-08
Abstract: The web drying section, at a papermaking or cardboard production machine, has at least one convection drier (10). It has at least one drying section (18-24) where the web (12) moves between two permeable fourdriniers (26-34) for hot air and/or hot steam to pass through it from one or both sides. The convection drier (10) has at least one straight or slightly curved drying section (18-24) on the direction (L) of web travel. It can have at least two drying sections (18-22), over each other or in succession. At least one drying section (18-24) is formed between two drying or jet hoods (36,36'-42,42'). The hoods have a steam or air suction extraction. The web (12) is enclosed at the sides, at least partially by the convection drier (10). The heaters at the drying sections (18-24) are controlled separately, at least partially, to set the heating levels. The convection drier (10) has at least one drying section (18-24) divided into zones across the direction (L) of web (12) travel. The web (12) has an enclosed travel path through the convection drier (10). The web deflection between the drying sections (18-24) is through suction rollers (44-50), which take the web (12) from the preceding fourdriniers (26,28,32,30). The hot air and/or hot steam applied to the web (12) in at least one drying section (18-24) is at a temp. of 150-450 degrees C, and especially at 200-400 degrees C, and at a flow speed of 60-120 m/s, especially 100 m/s. The convection drier (10) is located in front of a drying group of cylinders in one or two rows. On reaching the first drying cylinder (14), the web (12) has been dried to a dry content level of 55-65%. The convection drier (10) is placed after one or more cylinders or at least one web guide roller.
Patent EP-1001376-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KNITTEL JAMES
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 1999-10-12
Abstract: A low-cost, real-time volume rendering system including a three-dimensional
cursor for interactively identifying and marking
positions within a three-dimensional volume data set during display
is disclosed. The cursor appearance is configurable such that it may
appear as cross hairs, cross planes, or some combination thereof,
with each cursor dimension being selectively enabled. Each cursor
dimension is configurable in terms of color and level of opacity.
The shape of the edges and the appearance of the intersection of the
dimensions is configurable, and the colors of the individual cursor
components may alternately blend or obscure the colors of the objects
behind them. The cursor is realized through use of a comparison
circuit operating in conjunction with a parallel pipeline processor
optimized for volume rendering using a ray-casting technique. The
comparison circuit checks whether the data sample is taken from a
region of the three-dimensional object which may be affected by the
presence of a three-dimensional cursor. Voxels which collectively
define the object are ordered according to a given three-dimensional
coordinate system; the desired cursor is also defined with respect to
this coordinate system.
Patent EP-0977243-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SADOHARA TAKESHI
IPC: H05H1/46
Filed: 1999-07-23
Abstract: In a related art plasma etching apparatus, excessive
neutral active species which have not contributed to the etching
are diffused within a vacuum container, causing corrosion on
an inner wall of the vacuum container, and edge sections of a
semiconductor wafer affixed on a holder to be deeply etched. 
     A plasma etching apparatus of the present invention is
provided with a reactive member 6 at a substrate holder 30, and
by this reactive member 6, neutral active species of fluorine
which would not contribute to the etching are absorbed before
the neutral active species of fluorine reach an inner wall of
a vacuum container 1. Since reactive members 6 are also
disposed on the inner wall of the vacuum container 1 and on covers
34, 37, the neutral active species of fluorine are absorbed also
by these reactive members 6. Therefore, the corrosion on the
inner wall of the vacuum container 1 or the like would not occur
as it would be in the conventional way. In addition, neutral
active species of fluorine which attempt to go around to a back
side of a semiconductor wafer 50 are absorbed by the reactive
member 6 disposed at the substrate holder 30, so that edge
sections of the semiconductor wafer 50 would not be deeply
etched as they would in the conventional way.
Patent EP-0994085-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NIWA TOMONORI
IPC: B01J2/16
Filed: 1999-10-13
Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing spherical sintered bodies,
especially of silicon nitride of small diameter at high efficiency with fewer
defects. Such spherical bodies find use as bearings for computer hard disk
drives.
Patent EP-1054571-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MURPHY PAUL A ESQ
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 1999-11-05
Abstract: A method for redirecting telephone calls directed to a
cellular telephone is provided which includes a cellular
telephone, a storage cradle, such that calls to the cellular
telephone are forwarded when the cellular telephone is
placed in the cradle. The method may also cease the
forwarding of calls directed to the cellular telephone upon
removal of the cellular telephone from the cradle. The
initiation or termination of call forwarding may occur after
some delay following the cellular telephone's placement in
or removal from the cradle. The cradle may provide an option
to activate or deactivate the call forwarding feature.
Activation and deactivation of the feature may also be
controlled by a programmable timer. The cradle may
optionally recharge the cellular telephone's battery pack
while the cellular telephone is in the cradle.