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Patent EP-0289542-B1 (EP)
IPC: H05B41/392
Filed: 1987-10-26
Granted: 1992-08-26
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB87/00756 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 11, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 11, 1988 PCT Filed Oct. 26, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO88/03353 PCT Pub. Date May 5, 1988.A control system for lighting a bank of fluorescent lamps, includes input terminals (10, 11) for a mains voltage (e.g. 240 v) and output terminals (20, 21) to which the bank of lamps is connected. A transformer (T1) provides a reduced voltage (216 v) as compared to the mains supply voltage. The transformer (T2) provides a supplementary voltage (24 v). Upon start up of the circuit, a control circuit (CC) operates contact (A1) to energize the transformer (T2) so that terminals (20, 21) receive both the reduced voltage from (T1) and the supplementary voltage from (T2) (i.e. 240 v) which is sufficient to ignite the fluorescent lamps. The control circuit (CC), after a predetermined delay (e.g., 15 seconds), switches contact (A1) to disconnect the supplementary voltage from (T2). The lamps then continue to operate on the reduced voltage (216 v) thereby reducing the power consumed by the lamps.
Patent EP-0297464-B1 (EP)
IPC: F04B23/14
Filed: 1988-06-24
Granted: 1993-09-01
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for treating high-consistency fiber suspension. The method and apparatus according to the invention are especially suitable for short distance conveyances of thick fiber suspensions (consistency more than 15 %) in pulp and paper industry, for example for discharge of mass towers either with a pump or without any actual pump. The treatment of fiber suspension with a consistency more than 15 % is not possible with the known technique without a displacement type of pump, which is expensive and easy to break. Additionally in discharging of the mass tower(4), drop leg, etc. fiber suspension causes trouble by arching in the container in such a way that it forms an open chamber around the pump located at the bottom of the container which chamber is slowly filled by fiber suspension. Said problems are solved or minimized by arranging a feed apparatus (31) in the pulp chamber, which feeds fiber suspension to a fluidizing rotor (21), which fluidizes the fiber suspension, whereafter the suspension flows onwards. On the other hand, the feeder apparatus (3) is characterized in that it is to raise the pressure of the fiber suspension sufficiently for the fluidization, but not too high, in which case the operational members would be stressed redundantly. For said reason fiber suspension is fed excessively to the rotor (21), whereby the feeding pressure of fiber suspension is controlled by throttling devices (34) which are arranged separate from the feeder apparatus (3) in the back-circulation duct of passage.
Patent EP-0303137-B1 (EP)
IPC: G07F17/34
Filed: 1988-08-01
Granted: 1992-11-11
Abstract: The apparatus has a housing (1) and is composed essentially of an automatic gaming machine (2), a return unit (3) and a collecting container (12). Articles, for example empty cans, are introduced into the return unit (3). By the actuation of the actuating lever (4) of the gaming machine (2), the article is first checked for size and weight. When it is found to be suitable, the article is fed to a press (7), where it is reduced in volume and subsequently discharged into the collecting container (12). The actuation of the actuating lever (4) gives the person introducing the article the chance of a win. The gambling urge in almost every person is intended to ensure as complete a return of articles as possible. 
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Patent EP-0324212-B1 (EP)
IPC: C07H17/00
Filed: 1988-01-12
Granted: 1993-08-04
Abstract: Intestine-specific delivery of an opioid antagonist can be accomplished without substantial central nervous system effects by administering the antagonist orally in the form of the glucuronide derivative.
Patent EP-0288306-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HERMON-TAYLOR JOHN DEPT OF SUR
IPC: C12Q1/689
Filed: 1988-04-22
Granted: 1995-12-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a family of DNA insertion sequences (ISM) of mycobacterial origin and other DNA probes which may be used as probes in assay methods for the identification of mycobacteria and the differentiation between closely related mycobacterial strains and species. In one method the probes are used to distinguish pathogenic M. paratuberculosis from M. avium, which finds an application in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease in humans and Johne's disease in animals. The use of ISM, and of proteins and peptides encoded by ISM, in vaccines, pharmaceutical preparations and diagnostic test kits is also disclosed.
Patent EP-0293123-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GREEN DAVID T
IPC: A61B17/115
Filed: 1988-05-16
Granted: 1995-08-02
Abstract: Surgical stapler apparatus comprises:     a tubular housing 17 having proximal and distal end portions; a staple pusher assembly 25 movably mounted in said distal end portion of said housing for movement between a retracted position and an extended position for expelling an annular array of staples therefrom; an anvil assembly connected to said distal end portion of said housing, said anvil assembly including an anvil 16 and an anvil shaft 13, said anvil shaft received within said tubular housing, said anvil including an annular array of buckets 49 configured to form the staples; and means mounted on said anvil for removing said anvil from said apparatus, said removing means comprising a latch 59 movable between a locking position and a release position, wherein movement of said latch to said release position allows removal of said anvil. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0308206-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PEMAWAN KARIYAWASAM P W
IPC: B01D69/00
Filed: 1988-09-14
Granted: 1994-04-20
Abstract: An activated microporous membrane is provided, having aldehyde functional groups on its inner and outer surfaces. The aldehyde functionality on all surfaces provides for effective covalent bonding to the membrane by amine containing materials. The activated membrane can be made of a polysulfone/polyacrolein mixture or a polysulfone microporous membrane treated with a polyacrolein solution.
Patent EP-0314317-B1 (EP)
Inventor: CAPON DANIEL J
IPC: A61P37/04
Filed: 1988-10-03
Granted: 1998-08-26
Abstract: Novel derivatives of cell surface proteins which are homologous to the immunoglobulin superfamily (adhesons) are provided. Amino acid sequence variations are introduced into adheson, the most noteworthy of which are those in which the transmembrane and, preferably, cytoplasmic domains are rendered functionally inactive, and in which adheson extracellular domains replace an immunoglobulin variable region. These variants are useful in therapy or diagnostics, in particular, CD4 variants are therapeutically useful in the treatment of HIV infections.
Patent EP-0283365-B1 (EP)
Title: Peptide derivatives of cck8, their manufacture and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 1988-02-29
Granted: 1991-07-10
Abstract: Peptides of formula:  <IMAGE>  in which X=H or a radical which protects the amine gorup, R=H or SO3H, A an D are: either different, and one of them donotes a radical  <IMAGE>  and the other a radical <IMAGE>  m and n being between 1 and 5, and A and D form a ring by amidation of their side chains, or identical or different and denote: <IMAGE>  with p=1 or 2, and A and D form a ring by oxidative bridging between the sulfphur atoms; B and E=Met, NLe, Leu, Ser, Thr, allo-Thr, or Cys or Hcy, in which the OH or SH groups are free or protected; F=valency bond or Phe, Tyr(OCH3) or Cha; Q=H or alkyl (1 to 6 C), phenyl or phenylalkyl, these radicals being unsubstituted or substituted with fluorine atoms, and the amino acids are D, L or DL; are useful, in particular, as enuropsychotropic drugs.
Patent EP-0301945-B1 (EP)
Title: Improved process for preparing substituted phthalic anhydrides
IPC: C07C51/567
Filed: 1988-07-21
Granted: 1992-10-28
Abstract: Yield and assay (purity) improvements in the reaction of bromine and the Diels-Alder addition product of maleic anhydride and a conjugated diene in the presence of a nitrogenous acid acceptor are realized in the instant process. The heating time after completion of bromine addition is increased to more completely eliminate hydrogen bromide from the reaction medium and thereby drive the reaction to completion. Also, the type of catalyst selected for use is one which will yield a phthalimide by-product impurity having a boiling point which differs enough from the boiling point of the desired product to allow for distillative separation of the impurity and desired product.
Patent EP-0299952-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WIPPIG WERNER DIPL-ING
IPC: E21D9/08
Filed: 1988-07-15
Granted: 1994-10-05
Abstract: In a process for driving a tunnel with a shield tunnelling machine, in which the excavation space is sealed off from the shield structure (1) and is put under higher pressure relative to the space inside the shield structure (1), the pressure in the excavation space is transmitted directly to the material in the excavation space via a displaceable and pivotable sealing pressure bell (4), the pressure bell (4) being pressed against the material in the excavation space by means of an adjustable and controllable drive. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0318561-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PORTNEY VALDEMAR
IPC: G02B1/00
Filed: 1988-05-17
Granted: 1995-12-13
Abstract: Une lentille ophtalmique améliorée (50) comprend plusieurs zones de puissance alternées caractérisées par une puissance qui varie continuellement dans chaque zone et qui est en transition d'une zone à l'autre. Autrement dit, sont prévues plusieurs zones concentriques (au nombre de deux au moins), dans lesquelles la variation entre une correction de vision rapprochée et une correction de vision lointaine est continue, c'est-à-dire que cette variation passe d'une puissance focale à correction rapprochée (60) à une puissance focale à correction lointaine (58), puis retourne à une correction rapprochée pour revenir de nouveau à une correction lointaine ou vice versa. Ce changement s'effectue en continu (progressivement), sans changements de correction brusques ou à-coups. Dans une première variante, la variation de puissance alternée continue est réalisée pour une courbure à changement continu de la surface postérieure de la lentille, ce qui modifie l'angle d'impact des rayons lumineux arrivant sur l'oeil. Dans une seconde variante, la variation de puissance alternée continue est réalisée par la création de caractéristiques non homogènes de la surface, dont la matière présente des indices de réfraction qui varient continuellement dans la direction radiale de la lentille (c'est-à-dire lorqu'on s'éloigne de l'axe optique).
Patent EP-0393040-B1 (EP)
Title: Control device for automatically shifting gradual gear change boxes
IPC: F16H59/12
Filed: 1988-08-10
Granted: 1991-11-06
Abstract: A control device for automatically shifting gradual gear change boxes (T1) in motor  vehicles or for determining the shift instructions of such gear change boxes has an electronic control device (T2) to determine the shifting points and the gears to be shifted. Information about at least the engine and gear output rotational speeds (21, 22), about the load required (L) - position of the accelerator pedal - during traction, and about the braking required - position of the brake pedal or brake switch T8 - are continuously supplied to the electronic control device (T2) and processed with information stored by the electronic control device (T2). The selection of the shifting points and the gear selection allow the transmission line to advantageously adapt to the driving conditions. In the electronic control device (T2) an evaluation characteristic diagramme (T7, 70, 700) is superimposed on the stored motor characteristic diagramme (T6, 60). The curves (be) of the motor characteristic diagramme (T6) lead in connection with the evaluation (71, 710) from the evaluation characteristic diagramme (T7, 70, 700) and with the load required (L) by means of the accelerator or power pedal (T4, 40) or brake pedal (T8) to the shifting points and to the gears to be shifted, according to the acceleration/deceleration (a) and/or to the acceleration changes. By giving to the evaluation characteristic diagramme the form of a grid, a particularly advantageous adaptability to various types of vehicles becomes possible.
Patent EP-0397661-B1 (EP)
Title: Chair, in particular work or office chair
IPC: A47C7/40
Filed: 1988-12-03
Granted: 1992-06-17
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/DE88/00749 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 20, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 20, 1990 PCT Filed Dec. 3, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO89/06099 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 13, 1989.A chair, in particular a work or office chair, having a backrest rod which can be adjustably tilted with respect to a seat and a backrest displaceable thereon by means of a slider. When tilted back, the slider is slidable with respect to the backrest rod, in a direction of the seat with a displacement device. The backrest is connected with a cradle which is displaceable over a predetermined displacement path and lockable in several positions with respect to the slider. The displacement device has only a single toggle joint seated pivotally around a horizontal pivot shaft on a pillow block supporting the seat or a seat support which is adjustable in inclination towards the pillow block. An extension of the backrest is flexibly connected with a lever end of one lever arm of the toggle joint. Another lever end of another lever arm of the toggle joint is pivotal with a retaining bolt of the backrest rod and the seat support in such a way, that during backward tilting of backrest rod or lowering of the seat support, the one lever arm of the toggle joint displaces the extension and the backrest towards the pillow block or the seat support.
Patent EP-0331126-B1 (EP)
Title: Process for the determination of a protein according to the principle of fluorescense polarisation immunoassay
IPC: G01N33/542
Filed: 1989-02-28
Granted: 1993-08-04
Abstract: To determine a protein in a homogeneous system, a sample solution is incubated simultaneously with
 a) a peptide sequence which is labelled with a fluorescent compound and is composed of 6 to 14 amino acids, of which two are cysteine, which together form a disulphide bridge, the sequence corresponding to an epitope sequence of the protein to be determined and
 b) an antibody which is able specifically to bind both to the protein and to the peptide sequence and has molar relative affinities for the fluorescent peptide sequence of the protein and for the native protein which differ by not more than a factor of 6, and the depolarisation of the polarised light passed through the incubated solution is measured. 
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Patent EP-0329202-B1 (EP)
Title: Bobbin inserting device
IPC: B65H67/04
Filed: 1984-05-04
Granted: 1992-09-23
Abstract: A travelling service tender comprising,  a bobbin magazine, a bobbin inserting device for inserting a bobbin into a cradle mechanism of a yarn handling machine of the type described, a bobbin holder adapted to present a bobbin to the bobbin inserting device at a predetermined location on a path of movement thereof, feed means operable to feed bobbins individually from said magazine to said holder,  a package ejector and a cradle operating means, programme means operable to control operation of the inserting device, ejector and cradle operating means, and separately controllable means operable selectively to control operation of said feed means.
Patent EP-0350798-B1 (EP)
Title: Downspout strainer
IPC: E04D13/04
Filed: 1989-07-07
Granted: 1993-06-09
Abstract: The downspout strainer (1) is formed from a one-piece wire (4) which is coiled in the shape of a spiral, the downspout strainer having a cylindrical portion (2) which can be inserted into the pipe (8) and a portion (3) of larger diameter adjoining this portion. The configuration of the downspout strainer according to the invention makes it easy to manufacture by means of an automatic machine, the downspout strainer being constructed in this case in such a way that, when used as a pipe covering for rainwater drainpipes of houses, it is ensured that small-sized leaves can pass unhindered through the downspout strainer into the rainwater drainpipe or, when used as a closing safety device in chimneys, it is ensured that birds cannot nest in the chimney or fall into it. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0353565-B1 (EP)
Title: Immunostimulating peptides, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical commpositions containing them
IPC: C07K7/06
Filed: 1989-07-21
Granted: 1993-03-24
Abstract: The peptides of formula I  A - x - Lys - y - B      I  in which: A is H, a tripeptide of formula Arg-Ala-Arg or an hexapeptide of formula Glu-Lys-Arg-Arg-Ala-Arg x and y, different one from the other, are an arginine (Arg) or a glutamic acid (Glu) residue; B is OH or a tripeptide Arg-Ala-Arg with the proviso that when A is hydrogen and x is Arg, B is different from OH comprising the steps of:   a) binding the Boc-protected carboxyterminal aminoacid to a suitable resin; b) reacting the other Boc-protected aminoacids with the resin-bound carboxyterminal aminoacid in the desired sequence; c) removing the protecting groups and releasing the so obtained peptides from the resin, have valuable pharmacological properties as immunostimulating agents.
Patent EP-0363649-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STALDER HERBERT
IPC: D01H4/16
Filed: 1989-09-07
Granted: 1994-11-30
Abstract: A friction spinning machine comprising a perforated roller (6) and an imperforate roller (19) is so designed that high-quality yarn can be produced in various sizes and with adequate strengths at a relatively high rate of output. The adjustment parameters necessary to solve this problem are specified in detail, more particulary those determining the position, orientation and shape of the fibre feed duct (5).
Patent EP-0365871-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PITOLAJ STEFAN
IPC: F16L49/04
Filed: 1989-10-03
Granted: 1993-12-08
Abstract: A highly compressible gasket material is formed by fusing two filled sheets (10) (12) of PTFE containing dispersed microballoons to a central unfilled sheet (14) of PTFE which provides tensile stength to the material. The two unfilled sheets (10) (12) each constitute from 20% to 25% of the overall thickness of the gasket material. This method provides a unitary gasket assembly having an overall compressibility of 45% or more, but the thicker unfilled PTFE central area (14) of the assembly provides excellent recovery characteristics and resistance to creep relaxation.
Patent EP-0368319-B1 (EP)
Inventor: UTSUMI SHIGEO
IPC: C08J5/18
Filed: 1989-11-09
Granted: 1996-08-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a biaxially oriented polyester film, which comprises the steps of,   (a) stretching an amorphous film substantially comprising polyethylene terephthalate 1.2 to 4.0 times in the machine direction by single-stage or multi-stage process to obtain a film having an index of birefringence of 1 x 10<-><3> to 2.5 x 10<-><2>, (b) stretching the thus obtained film 1.1 to 3.5 times in the machine direction by single-stage or multi-stage process to obtain a film having an index of birefringence of 3.0 x 10<-><2> to 8.0 x 10<-><2> without cooling the film to the glass transition temperature thereof or below, (c) cooling the thus obtained film to the glass transition temperature thereof or below, (d) heating the thus obtained film to the glass transition temperature or higher and stretching the film in the machine direction by single-stage or multi-stage process at a stretching ratio which brings the overall stretching ratio of 4.0 to 9.0 times, and (e) stretching the thus obtained film at least 3.2 times in the transverse direction.   According to the method of the present invention, a biaxially oriented polyester film which is excellent in thickness uniformity and flat and slippery properties can be easily producted and high-speed production thereof is possible, therefore, the present invention has a great industrial value.
Patent EP-0325309-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LAGANA VINCENZO
IPC: C10L1/32
Filed: 1989-01-04
Granted: 1994-04-06
Abstract: A method is described for preparing a high-concentration solids suspension, in particular coal or petroleum coke, which can be transported by pipe and be burnt with low emission of harmful substances, comprising crushing the solid to be suspended to a maximum particle size of 6 mm and then grinding it in the presence of additives in aqueous solution to a maximum solid particle size of 300 mu m, the method being characterized by adding, either before the crushing or immediately before the grinding, a desulphurizer chosen from CaCO3, MgCO3 and dolomite, either alone or in mixture, in a molar ratio to the sulphur contained in the solid of between 1.5 and 3, and adding immediately before or during grinding a desulphurizer also possessing stabilizing and anticorrosive properties and chosen from MgO, Mg(OH)2, CaO and Ca(OH)2, either alone or in mixture, in a quantity of between 0.04 and 0.4% by weight of the final suspension.
Patent EP-0347069-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FERGUSON STEPHEN PATRICK
IPC: H04L1/22
Filed: 1989-06-02
Granted: 1994-08-17
Abstract: The invention concerns a transmission system in which a plurality of data streams are to be multiplexed and sent between receiving and transmitting equipment. At the transmit end the system comprises a plurality of worker tributary cards (51, 52) each having an input port (57) connected to an individual tributary to be sent to an associated multiplexer, and a stand-by tributary card (56) operative to replace a failed worker card. All the worker tributary cards (51 - 55) are interconnected by a common line (60) leading to the input port (57) of the stand-by tributary card (56) but in normal operation being isolated from said line by a controllable unity-gain buffer 58. Each tributary to be transmitted is connected to an input port (57) of a worker tributary card and has a branch line which is connected to said common line (60) via the buffer (58) carried on another tributary card, detection of failure of a worker tributary causing the buffer (58) of the associated worker tributary card to be enabled to connect the tributary to said stand-by tributary card.
Patent EP-0368787-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BURKE JOHN THOMAS
IPC: B22F3/26
Filed: 1989-09-28
Granted: 1994-03-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for forming metal matrix composite bodies. Particularly, a permeable mass of filler material is formed into a preform (1). An infiltration enhancer and/or infiltration enhancer precursor and/or an infiltrating atmosphere are also in communication with the preform (1) at least at some point during the process, which permits molten matrix metal (5) to spontaneously infiltrate the preform (1) when the preform (1) is placed into the molten matrix metal (5). A means (4) for maintaining the preform (1) at least partially below the surface of the molten matrix metal (5) can also be utilized.
Patent EP-0369943-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BINKERT CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61P13/02
Filed: 1989-11-08
Granted: 1994-09-28
Abstract: The invention relates to carrier proteins that bind to Insulin-like Growth Factors, also known as somatomedins, a process for producing them by recombinant means and their use in various therapeutic applications.