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Patent EP-0812108-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIKUCHI SHINICHI
IPC: H04N19/46
Filed: 1995-02-02
Abstract: A header for controlling each data block is disposed at the beginning of a data unit composed of a combination of video data, sound data, and sub-picture data. Header data is disposed at the beginning of each data block to control data in the data block. Thus, in particular, when a plurality of channels of data and a plurality of streams of data are recorded in a data block and one of them is selected, each channel data and each stream data can be properly controlled.
Patent EP-0785578-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAUMBACH JOERG
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 1997-01-07
Abstract: Complementary circuits with inorganic n-channel thin film transistors (TFTs) (53,55) and organic p-channel TFTs (56,58,59) can exhibit advantageous properties, without being subject to some of the drawbacks of prior art complementary inorganic TFTs or complementary organic TFTs. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the n-channel inorganic TFTs have an amorphous Si active layer (53), and the p-channel organic TFTs have α-hexathienylene (α - 6T) active layer (58). Complementary inverters according to the invention are disclosed, as is an exemplary processing sequence that can be used to manufacture integrated complementary inverters and other complementary circuits according to the invention.
Patent EP-0798239-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROSS PHILLIP N
IPC: B65B25/00
Filed: 1997-01-31
Abstract: The invention provides for an order selection system and related method of operating the system for retrieving multiple types of items stored in preselected storage locations and delivering retrieved items in an orderly sequence to a plurality of packing stations (22) in accordance with the specific requirements of different orders. The order selection system comprises a dispenser (12), a conveyor (14), a dispensing control system (16), a sorter (18), a plurality of stacking devices (20), and identifying means to identify the end of each order. The steps in the method of operating the system are: arranging the multiple types of items in the preselected storage locations, determining the requirements of order to be filled, dispensing the items stored in the preselected storage locations in an alternating order sequence in accordance with the requirements of sequential orders, receiving the dispensed items on the conveyor (14) in the alternating order sequence, transporting the dispensed items on the conveyor (14) toward the packing stations (22), sorting the items so as to divert every other item toward separate packing stations (22), stacking the sorted items into discrete continuous stacks conforming with the specific requirements of the orders, and identifying the end of each order.
Patent EP-0803995-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HEISMANN FRED LUDWIG
IPC: G02F1/01
Filed: 1997-04-15
Abstract: Two separate electrooptic phase modulators are used in a modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer to vary the absolute and relative optical phases of two orthogonally polarized modes of an input signal independently of each other. A conventional Y-branch splitter on lithium niobate splits the input signal equally into the two waveguide phase modulators and an external polarization splitter recombines the two phase modulated signals in orthogonal polarization states. The polarization in the interferometer is maintained by connecting the outputs of the two phase modulators to polarization maintaining fibers. An alternate embodiment of the present invention uses an additional 3-dB directional coupler to mix the two phase modulated signals before they are combined in orthogonal polarization states.
Patent EP-0814068-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KITA HIDEKI
IPC: C04B41/87
Filed: 1997-06-18
Abstract: In the ceramics having a low heat conductivity, silicon nitride is contained as a main component, a composite oxide or a separate phase thereof and transition metal elements having 66 to 75 of atomic number are dispersed into a substrate, and a minute layer grown continuous to the substrate is formed on the surface of the substrate. The composite oxide is at least one of 3Al 2 O 3 ·2SiO 2 , 2MgO·2Al 2 O 3 ·5SiO 2 , 2MgO·SiO 2  and 4MgO·5Al 2 O 3 ·2SiO 2 . The adding quantity of the composite oxide and the separate phase thereof is 15 to 60 wt.% in terms of the composite oxide. The adding component of transition metal elements having 66 to 75 of atomic number is less 10 wt.% in terms of oxide of the transition metal elements.
Patent EP-0821523-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KISHITAKA YURIKO
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: According to the receiving method in the receiving
equipment, first, a service table composed of channel
numbers currently on air is made. And, if the channel key
is judged to be pressed, a channel number searched from the
service table is displayed on the screen. If the channel
key is judged to be pressed continuously, only the channel
numbers are changed; and if the channel key is judged to be
released, a channel selection is started. There is thus
provided a receiving equipment capable of swiftly selecting
a desired channel of the television broadcasting.
Patent EP-0825785-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KUCZER PAUL
IPC: H01J29/58
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: A cathode ray tube may utilize a focus mask color-selection
structure. The focus mask structure is susceptible to localized,
transient short circuit events, or breakdown events. These events
may be caused by conductive particulates that become free within
the cathode ray tube and provide a short circuit between first and
second layers of the focus mask. The breakdown events are
undesirable because they may result in cross-strand currents
causing mask strand magnetization that can interfere with a video
image on the screen of the cathode ray tube. A rapid degaussing
operation is initiated during the next subsequent vertical blanking
period following detection of the breakdown event.
Patent EP-0849973-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BLANC ALAIN
IPC: H04L49/111
Filed: 1997-08-19
Abstract: A switching system comprising a switching structure (1130) for
routing cells from a set of M input ports towards a set of M
output ports. Each cell comprises a routing header defining to
which of said M output ports the cell is to be routed. The system
further includes a set of distributed individual Switch Core
Access Layer elements (S.C.A.L.) ( 1000), each distributed SCAL
element communicating through one communication link (1400, 1600)
to the input and output port of the centralized switching
structure (1130). Each SCAL element allows the attachment to at
least one Protocol Adapter (Protocol Engine 1600- 1900) and
comprises a set of corresponding PINT circuits which further
includes a receive part receiving the data cells from the
attached Protocol Adapter (Protocol Engine 1600). The receive
part includes means for introducing at least one extra byte to
every cell that will be reserved for carrying a routing header
used for controlling the switching structure in a first step,
then a second header that will be used for the PINT circuit when
the cell will be received by the transmit part of the PINT
element, in a second step. The transmit part of each PINT circuit
comprises a control module that receives all the cells that are
routed and generated at the considered output port. In accordance
with the value carried by the extrabytes, the control means
controls whether to discard or not the cell being presented at
the input of the PINT circuit. While the receive part of the PINT
circuit performs the introduction of the extrabytes needed for
controlling the routing and multicasting operations, the accurate
values that are needed for doing this are generated into the
switching system by means of two successive table read
operations. These two successive read operation achieves a
two-level multicast feature that provides wide multicasting
capabilities, even when the SCAL elements are distributed at
different physical areas of the switching system.
Patent EP-0856855-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMADA NAOSHI
IPC: H01F17/00
Filed: 1998-01-28
Abstract: A core-sheet assembly (30) includes a first sheet portion
(1) having non-magnetic and insulating properties, and
having a hole (2) of predetermined shape formed therein, a
high permeability member (3) arranged in the hole (2), and
a second sheet portion (4, 5) having non-magnetic and
insulating properties, and bonded to the first sheet
portion (1) by an adhesive agent (6). The high permeability
member (3) forms a magnetic core. A plurality of conductive
paths (20) are passed through the core-sheet assembly (30),
and a plurality of conductive paths (22, 23) are formed on
the assembly (30) to produce a coil-shaped conductive path
around the magnetic core (3).
Patent EP-0887448-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DINKELMANN FRIEDRICH
IPC: D01H4/30
Filed: 1998-06-10
Abstract: A yarn is made from fibres that are produced from sliver (6) by an opening roller (4) and are then sucked on to a perforated collecting surface (12). The fibre bundle is deposited without twist on the continuously moving collecting surface (12) as a sliver (31) and is consolidated by twisting in a subsequent twisting zone (24). Also claimed is a recirculating collecting surface (12) with a narrow strip of perforations that run over and cover suction openings (21). The recirculating collecting surface (12) is followed by a twisting device (24).
Patent EP-0898290-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KREMERS WOLFGANG
IPC: H01H9/36
Filed: 1998-07-13
Abstract: The holding device has two holders (1) each of which has spaced-apart, comb-shaped parallel grooves on one side (12) for holding a stack of quenching plates laterally. The other side (14) of each holder is also provided with grooves (18), but with a smaller width and smaller separation from each other. The holders may be plate-like in shape and identical to each other. Two holders may be provided for each stack of plates.
Patent EP-0892555-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUN HUIFANG
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 1998-07-15
Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a method is
described which achieves a constant bit rate output when
coding multiple video objects. This implementation makes
use of a quadratic rate-distortion model. Each object is
described by its own set of parameters. With these parameters,
an initial target bit estimate is made for each
object after a first frame is encoded. Based on output
buffer fullness, the total target is adjusted and then
distributed proportional to a parameter set representative
of the activity of the objects in the frame. Activity
is determined by reference to weighted ratios derived
from motion, size and variance parameters associated with
each object. A shape rate control parameter is also
invoked. Based on the new individual targets and second
order model parameters, appropriate quantization parameters
can be calculated for each video object. This method
assures that the target bit rate is achieved for low
latency video coding. 
     In order to provide a suitable bit rate control system
based on a quadratic rate-distortion model, it has been
found that control information may be applied jointly
with respect to video objects (VO's), rather than entire
frames.
Patent EP-0897097-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KELLNER GERD
IPC: F41H7/04
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: The sandwich protective plate material has thin metal plates, using a very hard metal with high expansion. The leading hard foam layer (3), towards the effects of a blast, has a bulk density of at least 100 kg/m<3>. A dynamic and pressure-resistant plate (11) is of plastics. The structured components (6) are of a relatively light and stiff material, resistant to bending, with a high plastic take-up, using a metal and/or a plastics and especially an elastomer with carbon or glass fibre reinforcement. The thin limit layers (7,8) are of multi-angle or otherwise shaped and/or corrugated intermediate layers (9) or intermediate bodies which are bonded to give open passage channels (12) or spaces between the limit layers (7,8), or flat part-spaces.
Patent EP-0914955-A2 (EP)
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1998-09-29
Abstract: The refill system for the ink reservoir (40) of an ink jet printer has a sealing plug (10) in the base that is fitted into a flanged stop (11). Set into the plug is a hollow needle (110) through which ink is delivered from a pumped supply. A second needle (120) fits into a vent tube (60) and connects with atmosphere during the filling process.
Patent EP-0911778-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOIKE SHIN
IPC: G05B13/02
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: A vehicle traffic control system that does not cause
course conflicts at intersections. A present position,
speed, and destination of each vehicle are collected,
vectors are generated to indicate possible courses for each
vehicle on the basis of the collected information, and
vectors indicating courses of each vehicle are combined to
generate matrices. Only matrices where a plurality of
vehicles do not approach an identical intersection at or
around the same time, or even if such a situation occurs,
only matrices where a course of a certain vehicle does not
cross a course of another vehicle at that intersection, are
employed. Of the employed matrixes, one is selected
indicating a course set in which an average time required
for each vehicle to reach a destinations is shortest.
Patent EP-0909675-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIKUCHI YOSHIAKI
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 1998-10-12
Abstract: The charge and discharge are performed by a proper electric
power corresponding to the service environment of a battery and
the state of the battery. When the temperature of the battery is
not more than a specified temperature, or not less than another
specified temperature, the upper limit value Pin-s of the charging
electric power and the upper limit value Pout-s of the discharging
electric power are determined so as to be smaller than those at
a normal temperature. The temperature of the battery is detected,
and the charging electric power and the discharging electric power
are determined so that they may be not more than the upper limit
values Pin-s, Pout-s of the charging and the discharging electric
power at this temperature, and the charge control of the battery
is performed.
Patent EP-0911841-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIRATSUCHI KENTARO
IPC: H01G9/20
Filed: 1998-10-22
Abstract: A dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device
includes a conductive support, a dye-adsorbed semiconductor
nanoparticulate layer, a gel electrolyte layer, and a
counter electrode wherein the gel of the gel electrolyte
layer contains constituent units having a carbonate group,
nitrogenous heterocyclic group or quaternary ammonium salt.
In another aspect, a photoelectric conversion device
includes a conductive support and a photosensitive layer
which contains semiconductor nanoparticulates sensitized
with a specific polymethine dye.
Patent EP-0920951-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KENNERKNECHT WILHELM
IPC: B21D43/20
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: The system to feed workpieces or workpiece carriers to a workstation, has two or more preparation stations (12,13) each with two stacking zones (53-56). They are arranged so that a workpiece carrier can be taken from a stack (3,4) from the first stacking zone (53,55) and moved to be stacked in the second stacking zone (54,56), and be returned to the first stacking zone with a system to feed and remove the workpiece carrier stacks (3,5). A loading unit (20) can take a workpiece from the carrier or move the whole carrier into the feed position and deliver it to the following workstation. The loading unit can serve two or more preparation stations.
Patent EP-0908785-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ECKLER PAUL E
IPC: G03F7/00
Filed: 1998-09-29
Abstract: A developer composition for photosensitive elements including lithographic printing plates,
color proofing films, positive and negative working lithographic plates and thermally sensitive
plates giving high image contrast and reduced oxide attack to image surfaces said composition
comprises: a source of hydroxyl ions sufficient to provide said developer composition to have
a pH of from about 10 to about 14; an optional buffer; an etch inhibiting additive, and
sufficient water to produce a developer composition. A method for forming an image also
is disclosed.
Patent EP-0915352-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHANG PETER C
IPC: H01L31/0216
Filed: 1998-11-11
Abstract: A filtering assembly includes a first substrate piece
and a second substrate piece combined together with their
dielectric band-pass filter-film adhered to each other in a
face-to-face manner. A corresponding method for making the
same includes following steps: (1) providing a raw substrate
having at least a twice dimension of final assembly; (2)
coating a designated dielectric band-pass filter-film on one
side of said raw substrate; (3) dividing said coated
substrate into two semi-finished substrate pieces with said
filter-film thereon; (4) combining these two semi-finished
substrate pieces together wherein said filter-film of one
piece is directly adhered to that of another piece by a thin
adhesive optical coupling layer, so that the filtering
assembly has said filtering means sandwiched between said
two substrates.
Patent EP-0920219-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORISHITA TAKUYA
IPC: H04N21/43
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: In an audio/video synchronous reproducer for carrying
out audio reproduction and video display synchronously in
response to audio data and video data, an audio processing
section (6) processes the audio data to produce a processed
audio data amount in addition to an audio reproduction
control signal. Based on the processed audio data amount,
an audio time stamp deriving section (52) derives an audio
time stamp equivalent value. Comparing the audio time
stamp equivalent value with a video time stamp produced in
a video processing section (3), a time stamp comparing
section (53) produces a comparison result signal indicative
of a delayed/advanced relationship between the video data
and the audio data. In response to the comparison result
signal, a video control arrangement (54,55) controls the
operation of the video processing section.
Patent EP-0930171-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIDA KAZUHITO
IPC: B41J33/16
Filed: 1998-07-06
Abstract: An ink ribbon feeder for use in a facsimile machine
has a feed roll (2) winding thereover an ink ribbon (1) and a take-up
roll (3) for taking-up the ink ribbon fed from the feed roll.
A friction mechanism (5) is provided at one end of the take-up
roll (3) for rotating the take-up roll in a taking-up direction.
A back tension mechanism (4) is provided at one end of the feed
roll (2) for rotating the feed roll in a direction opposite the
taking-up direction. The friction mechanism (5) and the back
tension mechanism (4) are provided at the same side of the ink
ribbon (1). A separation segment (70) is provided between the feed
roll (2) and the take-up roll (3) and is positioned below the ink
ribbon (1) and in contact therewith. The separation segment (70) has
a sliding surface extending in a widthwise direction of the
ink ribbon. A height of one and another ends of the sliding
surface is different from each other.
Patent EP-0907200-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AKATSU HIROYUKI
IPC: H01L21/00
Filed: 1998-09-29
Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for improved washing and drying of
semiconductor wafers utilizing an enhanced "Marangoni effect" flow of liquid off of
the wafers for superior prevention ofwatermarks (water spots) on integrated
circuits (ICs) on the wafers. The apparatus includes a housing 12 which may be
hermetically sealed, an open-top wash tank 60 within a lower part of the housing, a
moveable rack 16 for holding the wafers either in the tank for washing or in an
upper part of the housing for drying, apparatus 34 for supplying chilled (near
freezing) de-ionized water (DIW) to a lower part of the tank, the DIW flowing
within the tank and overflowing the top thereof, a pump 20 for draining
overflowing DIW from the housing, and apparatus 40 for supplying to the housing
organic vapor such as isopropyl alcohol (IPA) in a dry gas such as nitrogen. During
wafer drying operation of the apparatus the pressure within the housing is kept at
about one Torr or less.
Patent EP-0924604-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KEY-BURKWALD SUSAN
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 1998-12-11
Abstract: A software visualization technique allows a software application or portfolio to
be visually analyzed to determine the extent and depth of problems raised when
converting an existing software application or portfolio to make application- or
portfolio-wide revisions, such as those needed to respond to the year 2000 problem or
the conversion to Euro currency. The software visualization technique first generates or
inputs statistical data on a number of different software metrics and statistics about the
conversion process, such as the data or currency dependent lines of program code, the
types of affected code lines, and the sizes and complexities of the systems, subsystems
and programs of a software application and of the applications forming a portfolio.
These metrics and statistics are then used to alter the appearance of various views of the
software application, systems, subsystems, programs individual lines of the programs
generated by various visualization tools of the software visualization technique. By
interacting with the various views, an analyst can quickly and cost-efficiently determine
which portions of the application or portfolio need revision, and the optimal methods for
implementing the revisions.
Patent EP-0984728-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FARRIS ROBERT A
IPC: A61B17/58
Filed: 1998-05-12
Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, an anterior fixation system includes a plate defining a plurality of screw holes, a number of screws and a number of locking assemblies for fixing the screws to the plate. The system includes two bone screws, a fixed angle screw and a variable angle screw. Either the fixed or variable angled screws may be implanted with a single plate, and either type of screw may be placed into any of the screw holes along the plate. An intermediate portion of the fixed angle screw is configured to reside within the cylindrical portion of any of the holes when the screw is fixed to the plate such that it is prevented from rotating or pivoting within the hole and is non-threaded. The several screw holes may be in various patterns. The invention further contemplates a locking assembly to lock one or more bone screws within a respective screw hole. In one embodiment, the locking assembly includes a washer overlapping one or more screw holes and a locking screw. In another embodiment, a locking washer includes cut-outs corresponding to the screw recesses, along with a notch and key configuration.
Patent EP-0993471-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MURRAY REX EUGENE
IPC: C08F4/64
Filed: 1998-07-01
Abstract: A catalyst precursor having the formula: wherein M is a Group IVB metal; each L is a monovalent, bivalent, or trivalent anion; X and Y are each heteroatoms; each Cyclo is a cyclic moiety; each R1 is a group containing 1 to 50 atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and Group IIIA to Group VIIA elements, and two or more adjacent R1 groups may be joined to form a cyclic moiety; each R2 is a group containing 1 to 50 atoms selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and Group IIIA to Group VIIA elements, and two or more adjacent R2 groups may be joined to form a cyclic moiety; W is a bridging group; and each m is independently an integer from 0 to 5.