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Patent EP-1223992-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN JOHN JIANHUA
IPC: B29C48/09
Filed: 2000-10-25
Abstract: An inflatable medical balloon having a determined pre-inflation length, restricted longitudinal or radial expansion characteristics, a circumference and a longitudinal axis comprising: 
¢ a matrix material, said matrix material characterized as being semi-compliant; 
¢ and having a plurality of cores therethrough, said cores being evenly distributed about the circumference of the balloon and being composed of one or more materials which are characterized as being stronger than the matrix material and having a bulk elongation less than the matrix material when the one or more materials are oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and the matrix material and the core material operatively adhering to one another.
Patent EP-1225943-A2 (EP)
Title: Internal vortex mechanism for inhaler device
Inventor: GENOSAR AMIR
IPC: A61M11/02
Filed: 2000-11-01
Abstract: A metered dose inhaler for use with a pressurized aerosol canister includes a housing defining a conduit with a mouthpiece, and an actuator with a nozzle discharge orifice arranged to discharge aerosol into the conduit. Vortex generators positioned within the wall of the conduit and in fluid communication with air inlets for receiving ambient outside air, provide the inner wall of the conduit with a circumferential-swirling turbulent boundary layer flow to minimize impaction of medication on the inner surfaces of the conduit.
Patent EP-1120163-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KODAMA HIROSHI
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2001-01-24
Abstract: A metallic carrier for a catalytic converter in which
a brazing foil material 7 is wound around an outer periphery
of an exhaust gas outlet side of a core 5 formed by superposing
one on top another a corrugated sheet 1 and a flat sheet 3
formed of a metal sheet and by rolling them, and an assembly
thereof is press-fitted into a metallic outer cylinder 15 and
is subjected to heat treatment so as to diffusionally join
together the corrugated sheet 1 and the flat sheet 3 and join
together an inner periphery of the outer cylinder 15 and an
outer periphery of the core 5 by a brazing material 7-1, is
characterized in that a solder-rising preventing groove 19
is provided over an entire circumference of the inner periphery
of the outer cylinder 15 at a position located on an exhaust
gas inlet side of an area for joining the core 5.
Patent EP-1130800-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COURTNEY WILLIAM F
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2001-02-21
Abstract: The present method (300) for allocating bandwidth in a
satellite communication system (500) includes determining
(304) an uplink assignment of uplinks (512) to user
terminals (506) and a gateway (504). The uplink assignment
is preferably based on input parameters including a gateway
uplink efficiency, a user terminal uplink efficiency, and a
traffic ratio between the user terminal and the gateway.
The method (300) also determines a downlink assignment of
downlinks (516) to the user terminals (506) and one or more
gateways (504). The downlink assignment is preferably based
on traffic offered to the user terminals (506) and the
gateways (504) as dictated by the uplink assignment. Either
of the uplink assignment and downlink assignment may be
integer or non-integer assignments. The present satellite
communication system bandwidth controller (700) includes
assignment circuitry (704) and communication circuitry
(706). The assignment circuitry (704) is operable to
determine an uplink assignment of uplinks to user terminals
and one or more gateways, based the input parameters. The
assignment circuitry (704) is operable to determine a 
downlink assignment of downlinks (516) to the user terminals
(506) and the gateways (504), based on traffic offered to
the user terminals (506) and the gateway (504) according to
the uplink assignment.
Patent EP-1137153-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO TOSHIO
IPC: H02K13/00
Filed: 2001-02-26
Abstract: A motor device (1) comprises a motor unit (2) and a
reduction unit (3). The motor unit (2) comprises a yoke (4)
which is formed in a generally bottomed cylindrical shape, and
a rotor (6) having an armature (8) and a rotary shaft (7). The
reduction unit (3) comprises a gear housing (20) accommodating
a reduction gear device (22) for producing an output after
reducing rotational speed of the rotor (6) and fixed to the
opening of the yoke (4). A commutator (9) and brushes (65 -
67, 81, 82, 84 - 87) for the motor unit (2) are disposed in
the gear housing (20) which is provided outside the opening
of the yoke (4) in the axial direction of the rotary shaft (7).
The gear housing (20) has a flange (20, 83, 88) formed in a
square shape, and the brushes (65 - 67, 81, 82, 84 - 87) are
arranged along the diagonal lines of the square shape.
Patent EP-1136763-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PISTILLO CIRO FRANCESCO
IPC: F24F1/00
Filed: 2001-03-12
Abstract: A box for the internal flush-mounted unit of air conditioners, comprising
a box-like flush-mounting body (10) which accommodates the components
that form the internal unit and is provided with treated air passage channels,
respective expulsion outlets (13), integrated in a covering base (14) to be
installed in view and provided with an intake grille (17), being associated by
insertion with the axially orientated exits (12) of the channels.
Patent EP-1113312-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEDA ARIHIRO
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: A colour filter substrate (16) having a colour
filter (39) and sandwiching a liquid crystal with a
counter substrate (17) is provided which comprises a
first set of protrusions for regulating azimuths of
orientations of the liquid crystal; and a second set of
protrusions (64) for defining a gap between said colour
filter substrate (16) and said counter substrate (17).
Patent EP-1138265-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ORIBE KAZUYA
IPC: A61B17/58
Filed: 2001-03-28
Abstract: A slider 37 having a rod-pressing portion 35 for pressing a rod 23
into a rod-engaging recess 25 is movably provided on a holder body 27
having the rod-engaging recess 25. The holder body 27 includes a
pressing state holding mechanism for relatively moving the slider 37 with
respect to the holder body 27 to hold the rod 23 in a state in which the rod
23 is pressed against the rod-engaging recess 25 by the rod-pressing portion
35. The pressing state holding mechanism includes a screw rod movably,
detachably and threadedly engaged with a screw hole formed in the holder
body 27. A tip end of the screw rod 45 and the slider 37 connected to
each other such that they permit rotation of the screw rod 45 with respect to
the slider 37 but move integrally with respect to the holder body 27, and the
slider 37 can be attached to and detached from the slider 37.
Patent EP-1154445-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MUTSUO NISHIMOTO
IPC: C22C33/06
Filed: 2001-05-11
Abstract: The present invention is directed to an alloy for a
high-performance rare earth permanent magnet. This alloy has a
metallographic structure of approximately two phases that comprises
a Nd 2 Fe 14 B phase (1) consisting of hard magnetic crystal grains and
an α-Fe phase (2) consisting of soft magnetic crystal grains. The
metallographic structure has an ultra-thin film (3) that contains
a large amount of nonmagnetic metallic elements that have an atomic
radius of between the atomic radius of Fe and the atomic radius
of Nd at each of the crystal grain boundaries between the phases
(1, 2) and that will not form solid solutions with either Fe or
Nd. The nonmagnetic metallic elements consist of one or two or more
elements selected from among Nb, Zr, Ta and Hf, the thickness of
each ultra-thin film is 10 to 20 angstroms, and the sizes of the
crystal grains in each of the phases (1, 2) are in the range 5 to
100nm, preferably 10 to 40nm.
Patent EP-1160438-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IWATA KAZUYUKI
IPC: F02F7/00
Filed: 2001-05-18
Abstract: A case member mounting structure, in which a case member (5)
is mounted to an engine body (2, 3, 4) by fixing an outer circumference
of the case member (5) to the engine body(2, 3, 4) with a plurality
of fastening means (34) to cover a power transmission mechanism,
includes at least one projecting portion (40, 41) which projects
from one or both of the inner wall surface of the case member (5)
and the outer wall surface of the engine body (2, 3, 4) for contact
with the other, and a seal member (44) applied to the contact surface
at the distal end of the projecting portion (40, 41).
Patent EP-1184675-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MELVILLE JOHN G II
IPC: G01S3/48
Filed: 2001-07-18
Abstract: This disclosure describes an electronic support measures (ESM) system for
estimating the angle of arrival of a signal which impinges on an array of antennas configured
in a straight line. The antennas in the array are spaced such that the distances from the
interior antennas to one of the end antennas--in terms of units of a reference length ξ-are
relatively prime. The system does not require a priori knowledge of the signal radio
frequency. In order to enhance the computational efficiency and ability of the system, a
Diophantine processing algorithm is utilized. The set of antenna spacings is selected based
upon minimizing the probability that this algorithm produces an ambiguity error in the
estimated angle of arrival. The computational efficiency of the system is improved relative
to current systems, as it requires only N 2  real multiplications, where N+1 is the number of
antennas in the array. The required N 2  real multiplications can be realized in non-interacting
pipelined parallel paths, leading to reduced latency of angle estimation. As such,
the ESM system in accordance with the present invention is adapted to be used in various
avionics applications that were heretofore beyond the computational processing ability of
known systems.
Patent EP-1176567-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHLECHTINGEN PETER DIPL-ING
IPC: G08B25/00
Filed: 2001-07-24
Abstract: Each piece of monitoring equipment (10) contains a transmitter (S), a receiver (E), a detector (12) and an alarm device (15). So that the receiver does not have to be switched on continuously, in order to listen to a transmitter signal from another piece of monitoring equipment, the receiver is activated at time intervals, in which it scans over short periods for the existence of a transmitter signal. If the detector triggers, the transmitter signal runs for a span of time.
Patent EP-1191311-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWARZ HANS-JOCHEN DR
IPC: G01F1/36
Filed: 2001-09-05
Abstract: The flowmeter (1) has a housing (2) and flow inlet and outlets with a passage (6) connecting the two. An insert (14) can be inserted in the passage to form a channel (15) of varying diameter along the longitudinal direction (9) with a venturi nozzle (16). A pressure sensor is connected to the insert by a pressure tap channel. Ideally the insert is held in place by friction so that it can easily be exchanged. Use of O-rings for friction mounting provides good tolerance compensation so that injection moldings, or inserts made of different materials can be used and so that material shrinkage is compensated.
Patent EP-1192990-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHOI KYUNG-IL
IPC: B01J23/888
Filed: 2001-09-26
Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst for selective catalytic
reduction of nitrogen oxides and a method for preparing the
same. The catalyst is prepared using a spent catalyst
discharged from a hydro-desulfurization process of an oil
refinery in which the spent catalyst comprises vanadium,
nickel, molybdenum and sulfur component on alumina, and a
tungsten-impregnated support. The catalyst prepared in
accordance with the present invention is very advantageous
in terms of excellent selective removal effect of nitrogen
oxides as well as better poisoning resistance to sulfur
oxides.
Patent EP-1197320-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SOMMER GORDON M
IPC: B30B15/10
Filed: 2001-10-10
Abstract: A drive unit (10) for a press uses an oil shear brake (110,116,118,120)
and an oil shear clutch (130,134,136,138) which are
located axially along the output member of the drive unit. A single piston (150) moves
between a brake applied/clutch disengaged position to a brake released/clutch engaged
position under the influence of a hydraulic pressure. Cooling and lubrication oil is
provided to the drive unit (10) through the output member and lubricating oil is received from
the drive member through a stationary support member.
Patent EP-1203545-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DALLA VALLE ROBERTO
IPC: B29C67/24
Filed: 2001-11-05
Abstract: A process to obtain bordered plates of agglomerated
material includes the following working phases:
     a first crushing phase of the several materials composing
the agglomerate,   a second mixing phase of said crushed materials, with the
aim to obtain a product as homogeneous as possible, during
which same binding resins are added to the mixture,   a third pressing and compacting phase of the agglomerated
material, during which a desired form is obtained;   a fourth phase of hardening of the panel at a
predetermined temperature.   
     The mould and the counter-mould being shaped in such a way
as to define a panel or a plate comprising at least a
raised border.
Patent EP-1136836-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YABLONSKIY DMITRIY A
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 2001-03-21
Abstract: A method (140) and apparatus (20) for acquiring MR images is disclosed. The
technique allows rapid acquisition of T2 weighted MR images using gradient echo
imaging, and also allows the acquisition (158) of T1 weighted or spin density images,
T2* or T2' weighted images all from the same data set. The technique includes
determining a nonlinear function of gradient echo time (154) to offset magnetic field
inhomogeneities and acquiring multiple sets of MR data (148) from a series of readout
gradient pulses in a pulse sequence (80, 110). Both 2-D and 3-D pulse sequence
embodiments (80, 110) are disclosed. The MR data (148) is then fit to an equation
that includes the nonlinear function (154) and the images are reconstructed that
include T1 or spin density weighting, T2 weighting images, T2*, or T2' weighting
(158). The resulting images are naturally co-registered.
Patent EP-1182825-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SAITO TAKESHI
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2001-08-23
Abstract: Between a transmitting device (101) and a receiving device (102), a first authentication
and key exchange procedure (13) depending on a radio link layer network is carried out,
and then a whole or a part of a second authentication and key exchange procedure (16)
depending on the copyright protected contents data is carried out by using the cipher
communication using a first encryption key that is shared between the transmitting
device (101) and the receiving device (102) by the first authentication and key exchange
procedure, so that the contents data transfer by the cipher communication using a
second encryption key can be carried out only between legitimate pair of the
transmitting device (101) and the receiving device (102) that can successfully complete
the first authentication.
Patent EP-1191301-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GARRISH BRYAN F
IPC: F28F25/02
Filed: 2001-09-18
Abstract: A distribution apparatus for a cooling tower (210) has a source of
liquid communicated to a plurality of branches (80) extending from the
source of liquid for transfer of a liquid to a cooling tower arrangement, where
the branches (80) are provided with a plurality of generally laterally extending
protuberances (84) providing a calming region (82) from a generally
turbulent liquid flow to produce a relatively quiescent region above a port
and nozzle (120) for stable fluid flow to a nozzle and a better controlled flow
to the tower media (215).
Patent EP-1217068-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ABDULLAH MEILINA ONG
IPC: C12Q1/6895
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a molecular marker for a plant physiological process
and more particularly for plant embryogenesis. The molecular marker is, in one form, a genetic
sequence from a monocot plant such as but not limited to oil-palm plants. In another form, the
molecular marker is a polypeptide encoded by said genetic sequence. More particularly, the
molecular marker of the present invention enables embryogenic tissue to be detected  in vitro. 
The early detection of embryogenic tissue enables non-embryogenic tissue to be discarded.
The ability to detect embryogenesis facilitates maximization of embryogenic potential. The
present invention further contemplates a molecular marker comprising in one form a sequence
of nucleotides encoding an antioxidant or in another form a sequence of amino acids defining
a polypeptide having antioxidant activity. The antioxidant according to this aspect of the
present invention is particularly useful in tablet or cream form as an anti-ageing agent. The
molecular markers of the present invention therefore also have uses in the inhibition or
retardation of apoptotic processes. Such an effect has benefits in both plant and animal cells.
The present invention further contemplates a promoter sequence preceding the molecular
marker and its use in generating male sterile plants.
Patent EP-1215419-A2 (EP)
Inventor: INOUE DAISUKE
IPC: F16H9/00
Filed: 2001-11-30
Abstract: A shift control apparatus for controlling a continuously variable
transmission device (18) including a continuously variable
transmission mechanism (42, 46, 48) having rotary elements (42,
46) and operable to transmit a rotary motion of a drive power
source (12) of an automotive vehicle to a drive wheel (24) of the
automotive vehicle, such that a speed ratio of said mechanism is
continuously variable, the shift control apparatus includes a
power-transmission-state determining device (94) for
determining whether the mechanism is placed in a
non-power-transmitting state, a speed-ratio determining device
(90) for determining whether the mechanism is placed in a
lowest-speed position, a rotation-stop detecting device (92) for
determining whether the rotary elements are at rest, and a
compulsory-speed-ratio-change implementing device (96) for
effecting a compulsory shift-down action of the mechanism
toward the lowest-speed position when the mechanism is placed
in the non-power-transmitting state while the mechanism is not
placed in the lowest-speed position and while the rotary elements
of the mechanism are at rest.
Patent EP-1137206-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PFEIFFER THOMAS DR
IPC: H04B10/50
Filed: 2001-02-26
Abstract: The light source has a laser diode (2), a connected modulator (3) and an emitter (4) of amplified spontaneous emission signals with an input connected to the output of the laser diode and an output connected to a transmission path (7) so that only the broadband amplified spontaneous emission signal components can be transmitted. Independent claims are also included for the following: an optical communications system, the use of a broadband optical light source as a preamplifier, use as a logic decision unit, use as a demultiplexer and a method of demultiplexing time multiplex signals.
Patent EP-1170191-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LUNDEN MATS
IPC: B62B3/06
Filed: 2001-07-02
Abstract: Device at industrial truck where the major parts of all electric components as a battery charger
(40), a control unit (42) for a drive motor, a main contact (46), a contact (48) for a lifting
device, a single horn (50), a main fuse (44), a coupling means for receiving signal leads from
a control means as a tiller, a start lock (60), an emergency switch (62) and a charge contact
(58) are arranged at a common support panel (16). The support panel (16) is preferably
arranged on a tiller truck at its end facing the place of the operator, and so that the control
means (40,41,42,44,46,48,50) maneuverable by the operator are facing the place of the
operator and that the other components (52,54,56,60,62) are facing away therefrom.
Patent EP-1195468-A2 (EP)
Inventor: THEURER JOSEF
IPC: E01B27/11
Filed: 2001-09-05
Abstract: The machine has a sleeper lifter unit, sleeper setter, a ballast lifter with conveyor unit (17), and a ballast grader. A second conveyor unit (19) is connected with its ejection end to the ballast grader. This has a pick-up end (36) positioned at a machine end (33). The second conveyor unit is positioned between a ballast store (51) and the first conveyor, to transport ballast to the grader. The second unit has a conveyor belt (38) located above the ballast store and is moved by a drive relative to the ballast store and in longitudinal machine direction.
Patent EP-1257845-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GARNER RONALD COLIN
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2001-02-09
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'échantillons utilisé pour obtenir des rapports isotopiques élémentaires d'un matériau par la spectrométrie de masse par accélérateur. Le procédé comprend la prise d'échantillon du matériau sans modification chimique sensible de ce dernier. L'invention concerne également un échantillon utilisé pour obtenir des rapports isotopiques élémentaires d'un matériau.
Patent EP-1251737-A2 (EP)
Inventor: PRUSINER STANLEY B
IPC: A23L3/358
Filed: 2001-01-25
Abstract: An antiseptic composition useful in destroying the infectivity of infectious proteins such as prions is disclosed. The antiseptic composition is preferably maintained at a pH of 4.0 or less which allows for an environment under which the active component destroys infectivity. Methods of disinfecting medical instruments, cell culture extracts, gelatin for capsules and other material are also disclosed.
Patent EP-1263611-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOYLE BRENDAN J
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-03-09
Abstract: L'invention porte sur une méthode de diffusion d'un matériel scolaire et de bureau comportant: une étape consistant à emballer dans ledit matériel un dispositif de stockage de données incluant un programme permettant à l'utilisateur de personnaliser et d'individualiser ledit matériel; une étape consistant à offrir à la vente le matériel et le dispositif de stockage sous forme d'un ensemble unique; et sur une méthode de diffusion dudit ensemble en tant que matériel scolaire et de bureau comportant l'étape d'emballage du dispositif de stockage de données lequel comporte en outre un programme d'assistance à la réalisation de projets scolaires.
Patent EP-1181462-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BROEKER KLAUS
IPC: F16C11/00
Filed: 2001-02-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a ball joint comprised of a joint housing (1) with a housing recess (2), and of a pivot journal (4), which is mounted inside said recess with its joint ball (3), said joint ball being provided with a surface protection. The journal section of the pivot journal projects out of a housing opening (18). The ball joint is additionally comprised of a bearing shell (5), which is arranged between the joint housing and the joint ball, and of a locking ring (7), which closes the housing recess of the joint housing and tensions the bearing shell placed therein inside the joint housing. Provided with a chamfering or a configured radius, the inner contour of the locking ring essentially follows the outer contour of the bearing shell. The locking ring (7) to be inserted into the joint housing is fixed into position inside the joint housing (1) and comprises, on the side of the housing opening (18) through which the journal section of the pivot journal (4) projects out of the joint housing (1), a sealing lip (17) that rests on the joint ball (3) while subjected to an elastic pre-tensioning.
Patent EP-1259559-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOON WYNDHAM HENRY
IPC: C08G18/66
Filed: 2001-02-28
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé de production de poly(carbonate de triméthylène) consistant à faire réagir du carbonate de triméthylène avec un ou plusieurs alcools, individuellement, ou mélangés, sous atmosphère inerte, et éventuellement en présence d'un catalyseur. L'invention concerne également un procédé de production de poly(carbonate de triméthylène) à poids moléculaire élevé consistant à faire réagir du carbonate de triméthylène, un catalyseur, et éventuellement un ou plusieurs alcools, sous atmosphère inerte.