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Patent EP-1902139-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HOLTZAPPLE MARK T
IPC: A23K50/15
Filed: 2006-07-12
Granted: 2011-01-26
Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method converting biomass into useful chemicals are provided. In a particular embodiment, the method includes fermenting biomass in one or more fermentors to produce a fermentation broth comprising ammonium carboxylate salts, the fermentors containing an ammonium carbonate or ammonium bicarbonate buffer. The method further includes reacting the ammonium carboxylate salts from the fermentors with a high-molecular-weight amine to produce amine carboxylate salt, and thermally cracking the amine carboxylate salt to produce carboxylic acid. In another embodiment, the ammonium carboxylate salts from the fermentors may be reacted with a low-molecular-weight amine to produce a low-molecular-weight-amine carboxylate salt. The low-molecular-weight amine in the low-molecular-weight-amine carboxylate salt may then be switched with a high-molecular-weight amine to form a high-molecular-weight-amine carboxylate salt, which is then thermally cracked to produce carboxylic acid.
Patent EP-1943569-B1 (EP)
Inventor: AHMED OSMAN
IPC: G05B19/042
Filed: 2006-08-30
Granted: 2011-07-20
Abstract: An arrangement includes a plurality of wireless microsystems and a central data processor. Each microsystem is operable to measure a plurality of indoor environmental quality-related parameters and is operable to communicate first information pertaining to the measured parameters wirelessly to a network device. The central data processor is operably coupled to receive the first information from the network device, and further configured to generate a metric value of an indoor environmental quality of at least a first space based at least in part on the first information, the metric value dependent upon each of the measured parameters of at least a first of the plurality of microsystems.
Patent EP-1943532-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WAAYERS TOM
IPC: G01R31/3185
Filed: 2006-10-12
Granted: 2010-01-27
Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing an integrated circuit core or circuitry external to an integrated circuit core using a testing circuit passes a test vector from a parallel input of the testing circuit along a shift register circuit. The shift register circuit is configured to bypass one or more cores not being tested and to provide the test vector to a core scan chain of the core being tested. The bypassed cores are configured such that the associated shift register circuit portion is driven to a hold mode in which storage elements of the shift register circuit portion have their outputs coupled to their inputs. This method provides holding of the shift register stages when a core is bypassed and in a test mode, and this means the shift register stages are less prone to errors resulting from changes in clock signals applied to the shift register stages.
Patent EP-1966460-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KALTNER CLAUS
IPC: E05F15/00
Filed: 2006-12-18
Granted: 2010-06-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit device and a method for detecting the presence of an object in the vicinity of a motor vehicle. The aim of the invention is to provide solutions which allow monitoring the vicinity of a motor vehicle with regard to the presence of an object. In particular, the aim of the invention is to provide solutions which allow detecting the approach of human body parts to danger-relevant structures, such as for example soft top devices, window openings, door openings and trunk lids, and taking the appropriate safety measures. According to the invention, this problem is solved by a motor vehicle that comprises a detection circuit with a first electrode system, a second electrode system and an alternative current generator for generating a potential difference between the two electrode systems, the first electrode system being arranged in the lower region of the vehicle for inputting the shift current events in the region supporting the vehicle. The detection circuit further comprises an evaluation device by means of which a feedback of the shift current events in the second electrode system is determined via the object to be detected.
Patent EP-1960119-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KAPPLER HEINZ
IPC: H05K3/00
Filed: 2006-12-15
Granted: 2010-05-12
Abstract: The device has a transport unit for transporting substrates in a transport level (5) determined by the transport unit. A conveyor (3a) is designed for moistening the substrate with a fluid process medium (10). The conveyor is arranged beneath the transport level in such a manner that the substrate contacts the transport level or is approximately adjacent to the transport level for moistening a substrate surface (4), which is directed downwards, with the process medium in direct mechanical contact between the conveyor and the surface. An independent claim is also included for a method for moistening substrate surface of a substrate.
Patent EP-1882536-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MIGLI CARLO
IPC: B22D17/22
Filed: 2007-07-06
Granted: 2010-09-08
Abstract: A die for manufacturing eccentrics for connection of furniture parts, of the type having a substantially cylindrical shape and adapted to be inserted into a seat in a first furniture part, the eccentric (11) having a groove (15) in its side surface (14) for receiving the head of a tie rod connected to a second furniture part to be connected to the first one, the groove (15) having undercuts (19a, 21a) that in use engage the tie rod head to form a radial constraint between tie rod and eccentric so that an axial rotation of the eccentric within the seat into which it is inserted generates a pulling action on the tie rod. The die comprises two shell halves (25, 26) adapted to open in an opening direction perpendicular to an axis of the eccentric to form at least one moulding impression of an eccentric, each of the two shell halves creating, for each eccentric, such a cavity in the side surface (14) thereof as to form part of said groove (15), the die for each moulding impression comprising only one side carriage (27) movable transversely of the die opening direction in an axial direction relative to the eccentric (11), suitable for forming said undercuts (19a, 21a) in the groove (15) and an axial hole (20) in the eccentric that in use is adapted to receive a tool for rotating the eccentric.
Patent EP-1843651-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BOND WILLIAM H
IPC: H05K7/12
Filed: 2007-03-19
Granted: 2009-12-02
Abstract: The invention relates to connecting/disconnecting element (6a; 6b) for retaining a component (1) on a PCB (3), said connecting/disconnecting element (6a; 6b) comprising at least one longitudinal arm (61a, 62a; 61b) with a first end (63a; 63b) adapted to engage through a hole (30) in said PCB (3), and a second opposite end (64a; 64b), said element being adapted to clip onto said PCB (3) whilst bridging component (1) with said longitudinal arm extending in a retaining position parallel to the plane of the PCB and to a top surface of said component. According to the invention, said element is made of electrical conductive material, said longitudinal arm is (61a, 62a; 61b) adapted to be in contact, in said retaining position, with an electrical conductive part of said top surface, and said hole (30) is a plated through hole with which said first end (63a; 63b) is adapted to be in contact with in said retaining position, thus achieving both mechanical holding of component and electrical connection to ground.  One application is to a utility metering device with a removable modem.
Patent EP-1924082-B1 (EP)
Title: Image processing apparatus and image processing method
Inventor: WATARAI YUJI
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2007-11-12
Granted: 2012-05-30
Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of exerting a noise reduction effect corresponding to a pixel value of a target pixel. An image processing apparatus that reduces a noise included in a target pixel while reflecting a surrounding pixel located on a surrounding of the target pixel, comprises a selecting section that selects a pixel width tolerable with reference to a true value of the target pixel as a pixel value of the target pixel and correcting section that extracts either one or both pixel values, namely, a pixel value of the surrounding pixel and the pixel value of the target pixel, as a correction value for correcting the pixel value of the target pixel depending on the pixel width selected by the selecting portion.
Patent EP-1903477-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DREWS STEFFEN
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2004-08-30
Granted: 2012-08-15
Abstract: In a method and an arrangement for detecting skinprints, in particular fingerprints, it is provided that at least one strip sensor comprising at least one elongate narrow sensor line detects the structure of the fingertip when the fingertip passes over the strip sensor, that at least one optoelectronic speed sensor continuously determines the finger movement, that the fingertip is moved over at least one optoelectronic speed sensor and the strip sensor, and that the determined finger movement is used to correct an image of the finger structure that has been distorted as a result of non-uniform movement. Preferably, the speed sensor evaluates the Doppler shift of a modulation of the modulated laser light reflected at the moved finger surface.
Patent EP-1817959-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PASQUIER SERGE
IPC: A21C15/00
Filed: 2007-02-08
Granted: 2011-12-14
Abstract: The garnishing of a pastry product on tart base (4) with elongated or crescent shaped fruit slices (2) such as apple, pear or apricot, comprises placing the fruit slices without contact with each other on a flat support (1), displacing a video recognizer (6) for positioning each slice on the support, picking up the slices by a robot (8) using information originating from the video recognizer to form a slice batch, and ensuring automatic placing of the slices on the tart base. The garnishing of a pastry product on tart base (4) with elongated or crescent shaped fruit slices (2) such as apple, pear or apricot, comprises placing the fruit slices without contact with each other on a flat support (1), displacing a video recognizer (6) for positioning each slice on the support, picking up the slices by a robot (8) using information originating from the video recognizer to form a slice batch, ensuring automatic placing of the slices on the tart base, determining one or more points and/or lines of reference on a surface of the fruit slices of any shape and size, detecting a position of the points and/or lines of reference on each of the slices by the video device, ensuring a gripping of the slices placed on the tart base according to the reference points and/or lines and to a predefined pattern, detecting general outline of each slices on the flat support by video device, comparing the detected outline with prerecorded parameters to eliminate undesirable slices, automatically calculating the surface of the detected outline of the slices, and automatically determining the weight of each slices from the surfaces. The picking and placing of the fruit slices are carried out slice by slice. Placing each slice on the tart base correctly by a spatial orientation video device to obtain a desirable pattern. A thickness and a density of the prerecorded parameters are taken as constant. The number of slices of each batch is adapted according to unit weight of each slice so that the weight of the slice batch is equal to a target value. An independent claim is included for a device for garnishing a pastry product on tart base.
Patent EP-2022125-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUER C GUENTHER
IPC: H01M10/42
Filed: 2007-05-09
Granted: 2009-09-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid electrolyte battery having dynamic mixing and overheating protection. Electrodes (2) are arranged vertically in the housing (1). Said housing is filled with a liquid electrolyte (3). A heating element on the base (4) is embodied in such a manner that the heatable area of the housing base (1e) represents a maximum of 60% of the surface of the housing base and that the heatable area extends at a right-angle and central to the electrode plates (2). The invention also relates to a mixing device having overheating protection which is characterised by the following characteristics; a heat protection plate (5) is arranged between the housing base (1e) and the lower edge (2a) of the electrodes (2), two plates (6a, 6b) are arranged between the vertical housing walls and the lateral edges of the electrodes, whereby the upper area thereof is embodied as an over-flow funnel (7a, 7b). The upper edges of the over-flow funnel (7a, 7b) protrude a few millimeters above the electrolyte level (3a) such that during a movement of the battery in the vehicle, the electrolyte (3) is projected into the ladle-type funnel (7a, 7b) and subsides towards the base.
Patent EP-2029405-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SIMON TIMM
IPC: B60T8/18
Filed: 2007-05-31
Granted: 2010-03-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a load-controlled brake valve (1) for load-controlled braking of a railway vehicle. Said brake valve (1) comprises a first piston (32, 90) with a first piston rod (86) to which a brake pressure (C) is applied, and one or several second pistons (30, 68) with a second piston rod (74) to which one or several pilot pressures (Cv) are applied. The piston rods (30, 74) cooperate with a movable beam which actuates an intake valve (V<SUB>E</SUB>) and a discharge valve (V<SUB>A</SUB>), the intake valve (V<SUB>E</SUB>) connecting or disconnecting a compressed air reservoir (R) to or from a brake cylinder, and the discharge valve (V<SUB>A</SUB>) connecting or disconnecting the brake cylinder to or from the atmosphere (0). The movable beam (34) can be brought in contact with a support (20) whose position relative to the movable beam (34) can be modified by a third piston (10) which is loaded by a load-dependent pressure (T) and the spring pressure of a pressure spring (14). According to the invention, the pressure spring (14) has a progressive load deformation curve.
Patent EP-1999391-B1 (EP)
Inventor: TIESLER PETER
IPC: F16D25/0638
Filed: 2007-03-23
Granted: 2010-10-13
Abstract: The device has pressure compensation chamber (26) arranged completely with radial distance to the pressure chamber (4) of an actuating piston cylinder arrangement. The pressure compensation chamber is limited for interior lamellas by a carrying lamella carrier (1) of the multiple disk clutches (B) as well as by the actuating piston (6). The pressure balance chamber is arranged radially above a basic lamella carrier of prominent flow channel (25) by axial interior lamellas (13).
Patent EP-2032430-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HAACK CORD
IPC: B64C1/12
Filed: 2007-06-05
Granted: 2010-04-28
Abstract: An aircraft fuselage structure which is constructed from a plurality of shells which are joined together is disclosed. Each shell forms part of the aircraft fuselage and comprises a support structure and a skin which is arranged on the latter and outwardly seals the aircraft fuselage in a compression-proof manner. The aircraft fuselage structure comprises an upper and side shell and a lower shell, of which the lower shell has a radius which is essentially significantly larger than the radius of the upper and side shell. The upper and side shell and the lower shell are joined together at transition regions extending in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft. The support structure of the lower shell is designed in terms of its strength in such a manner that it is capable of absorbing the internal pressure loading of the lower shell without the use of a main crossmember.
Patent EP-1989218-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JIANG WEIQIN
IPC: A61P5/36
Filed: 2007-02-16
Granted: 2009-12-30
Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel 17-phosphorous steroid derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by a progesterone or glucocorticoid receptor.
Patent EP-2032817-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KASHIWA MASAAKI
IPC: F02B75/04
Filed: 2007-06-11
Granted: 2010-12-08
Abstract: L'invention concerne un bouchon de vidange (3f) côté bloc cylindres mis en œuvre dans un bloc cylindres (3) et un bouchon de vidange (4h) côté carter de moteur mis en œuvre dans un carter de moteur (4). Un revêtement de chemise (80) est mis en œuvre dans une chemise d'eau (5) du bloc cylindres (3). Le revêtement de chemise (80) est comprimé contre la paroi de la chemise d'eau (5) du côté carter de moteur. Lors de la vidange du liquide de refroidissement, la chemise d'eau (5) est ouverte en poussant le revêtement de chemise (80) vers l'intérieur en utilisant un manchon (6) et le liquide de refroidissement est déchargé du côté extérieur du carter de moteur (4) par le biais du manchon (6).
Patent EP-2038147-B1 (EP)
Title: Procede pour exploiter un agencement d'acces
Inventor: HEININGER FRANZ
IPC: B60Q3/02
Filed: 2007-06-28
Granted: 2011-08-10
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé pour exploiter un agencement d'accès (ZA) pour un véhicule (FZ), dans lequel l'accès au véhicule peut être obtenu au moyen d'un générateur d'identification (IDG) mobile. Ce faisant, d'une part, une luminosité d'environnement est déterminée autour du véhicule. D'autre part, la présence dans une zone d'approche (ANB, ANB2) autour du véhicule d'un générateur d'identification mobile autorisé est vérifiée. Enfin, un signal d'activation (LSS) est émis pour une source d'éclairage (BL) du véhicule quand la luminosité environnante devient inférieure à une valeur de luminosité prédéfinie et que la présence d'un générateur d'identification mobile autorisé est détectée dans la zone d'approche. De cette façon, une activation efficace de la source d'éclairage peut être atteinte.
Patent EP-2027152-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HARRIS SCOTT M
IPC: C07K5/10
Filed: 2007-06-12
Granted: 2011-11-16
Abstract: A tetrapeptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 10 (PKGP) or SEQ ID NO: 9 (PEKP) for use as a medicament.  Use of a tetrapeptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 10 (PKGP) or SEQ ID NO: 9 (PEKP) as a cosmetic product.  A pharmaceutical composition for use as a medicament comprising a tetrapeptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 10 (PKGP) or SEQ ID NO: 9 (PEKP) and a pharmaceutical carrier.  An in vitro method for stimulating the production of collagen by a cell, the method comprising exposing a cell to a tetrapeptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 10 (PKGP) or SEQ ID NO: 9 (PEKP) thereby inducing collagen production by the cell.
Patent EP-2089546-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MOREAU ALAIN
IPC: C07K14/47
Filed: 2007-10-25
Granted: 2012-03-14
Abstract: A method of predicting the risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA) comprising: (a) measuring the nuclear cellular level of prohibitin (PHB-1) in nucleated cells present in a blood sample from a subject having or suspected of having OA; and (b) comparing said nuclear cellular level to that corresponding to a control sample; and (c) identifying the subject as being at risk of developing OA when the nuclear cellular level of said PHB-1 in said blood sample is higher than in the control sample; and a composition for determining the risk of developing osteoarthritis (OA), said composition comprising: a cell sample from a subject; and a non-naturally occurring molecule for detecting nuclear accumulation of PHB1.
Patent EP-2079943-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GIERER GEORG
IPC: F16H61/688
Filed: 2007-11-05
Granted: 2010-03-10
Abstract: A method for emergency actuation of an automated dual-clutch transmission of a vehicle with electrohydraulic control via a transmission control device. The method includes disengaging one clutch of the dual-clutch transmission, in order to realize emergency operation of the transmission and applying pressure on the other clutch after an error signal is transmitted indicating a malfunction of the transmission and/or the transmission control device. In order to keep the complexity of the hardware of the hydraulic system low, both clutches are disengaged, when an error signal occurs, and adjusted to a safe initial state, and an actuating pressure is only re-applied to one of the two clutches after the initial state is reached. In addition to the already existing elements of the hydraulic system, only one device or software is required which detects and selects the clutch that is more advantageous for continued driving operation.
Patent EP-2081463-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KNOX ALASTAIR
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2007-11-01
Granted: 2010-12-01
Abstract: A contact lens safety apparatus FIG. 1, invented as one unit with at least an elevating and de-elevating bowl (90). The contact lens safety apparatus can be opened or closed by lids (20) and a contact lens safely placed in (90), which can be sub-merged into solution (150) contained in (60). The contact lens after being placed in the contact lens safety apparatus for a period of time can be replaced back into the eye.
Patent EP-1923138-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NOLTE HANS-JUERGEN
IPC: B05B7/08
Filed: 2003-01-20
Granted: 2009-12-09
Abstract: The method involves controlling the spray jet of the sprayer of the spray cones of the sprayed coating material by limiting adjustable gas flow that is encircled circularly. Two independently adjustable gas flows are generated that emerge in different radial distances from the spraying cone axis and are set as a function of the workpiece areas that are to be coated. An independent claim is also included for sprayer for serial coating.
Patent EP-2008805-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BRENNENSTUHL DIETRICH
IPC: B32B3/12
Filed: 2008-06-23
Granted: 2011-01-19
Abstract: The sound absorbing room dividing element (2) has a layer (6), which comprises multiple chambers (4), which is formed open surface at a flat side (8,10). The chambers are formed from folded and welded foil strips. A surface layer (12,14) is provided, which is flexible and comprises a thickness from 0.1 to 0.5 millimeter and is made of a thermoplastic and light-transmissive polymer foil layer. The polymer foil layer comprises polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate.
Patent EP-2036480-B1 (EP)
Inventor: COCHRAN JOHN R
IPC: A47L5/14
Filed: 2003-11-11
Granted: 2012-10-10
Abstract: A wet/dry utility vacuum (10) with a canister (14), a powerhead assembly (12) with a fan (44), a shut-off device that prevents the fan from drawing liquids into the fan inlet when a volume of the liquid in the canister exceeds a predetermined volume. The powerhead assembly (12) includes a controller that permits the utility vacuum (10) to be operated in a desired power mode so that the user may employ either an AC power source or a DC power source, such as a battery pack (28e), for example. In some applications, the battery pack (28e) may be interchangeable with the battery packs of various cordless tools, including drill/drivers and saws. A tool set and a method for operating a battery-powered tool set are also provided.
Patent EP-1950707-B1 (EP)
Inventor: XIE FENG
IPC: G06T15/60
Filed: 2008-01-10
Granted: 2011-06-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for high quality soft shadows for area lights in cinematic lighting for use in computer graphics, such as computer enabled animation. The method is an extension of traditional shadow maps, so it has the advantage of image based shadow methods; the complexity of the present method is independent of geometric complexity. It uses multilayer translucent shadow maps, which can be used to produce high quality soft shadows for scenes with extremely complex geometry, fur, and volume objects. Instead of the traditional sampling and filtering of shadow maps, the present method computes the shadow factor by ray tracing the multilayer translucent shadow map. The result is soft edged shadows of quality similar to that achieved by conventional stochastic ray tracing, but at much lower computational cost.