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Patent EP-0615724-A3 (EP)
Title: Surgical suturing clamp particularly for purse string sutures.
Inventor: KOECKERLING FERDINAND
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 1994-02-17
Abstract: A surgical suturing clamp is provided with two clamping jaws (3, 4) which can be moved relative to one another in a forceps-like manner. It is designed as a suturing clamp which can be used with an endoscope, can be inserted through a trocar into the interior of the body and has an insertion pipe (1). In the region of the latter's inner pipe end (2) which can be inserted in the interior of the body at least one clamping jaw (3) is mounted so as to be actuated pivotably relative to the second clamping jaw (4). In the region of the outer pipe end (15) remaining outside the body there is arranged a drive (spindle wheel 22) which is coupled via a gear (threaded bolt 31, connecting rod 34) to the at least one, pivotably driven clamping jaw (3). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0679500-A3 (EP)
Title: Method of manufacturing an electrofusion coupler.
Inventor: BARFIELD MALCOLM RAYMOND
IPC: F16L47/02
Filed: 1995-04-21
Abstract: In the manufacture of an electrofusion coupler, a winding (2) of an electrical resistance heating wire is wound directly around a mandrel (10) which comprises two parts providing respective ends of the mandrel. The mandrel supports electrically conducting terminal elements (5,6) by means of supporting locations (11) on the mandrel parts which form an integral part of the mandrel. The resistance wire (2) wound around the mandrel is connected to the electrically conducting terminal elements (5,6). Subsequently a body of thermoplastics (1) is moulded around the mandrel to form the electrofusion coupler, and thereafter the mandrel parts are extracted axially from the electrofusion coupler from opposite ends, leaving the winding (2) and terminal elements (5,6) in place in the electrofusion coupler. In a variant, a thermoplastic preform (3) is manufactured having electrically conducting terminal plates (5) secured thereto, the preform having an electrical resistance heating wire (2) wound therearound and secured to said terminal plates. An outer thermoplastics jacket (1) is then moulded around the wound preform (3) and said terminal plates (5), with bores being formed in said outer jacket extending to holes in the terminal plates. Subsequently electrical terminals having screw-threaded shanks (9) are screwed into said bores and into electrical contact with said terminal plates (5). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0676753-A3 (EP)
Title: Data recording and reproducing apparatus.
Inventor: HETZLER STEVEN ROBERT
IPC: G11B20/14
Filed: 1991-01-17
Abstract: A method and means is described wherein servo sectors (30) written on a disk (50) (or servo sections written on a tape) are equally spaced on a given track and read during seek, settle and track following operations. An algorithm is used to determine the allowable time separation between servo sectors (30) (or sections) on a track and lengths of associated data sections, such as data sectors or variable length records, that may be accommodated on the disk or tape in such manner that each of the servo sectors (or sections) equally spaced on a given track is located within a data field (27 min ) of a data sector (M) or within an identification region (22 min ) or immediately after an address indicating mark (52) (such as address mark or index mark). The rate at which the servo sector (or section) is sampled is constant and independent of the number and lengths of the data sections. As a result of this independent relationship, this technique is suitable for CLD recording, to banded disks using sectored servo as in conventional FBA, and also even to non-sectored architectures, such as count-key-data (CKD), wherein the data is written in records of variable length, and to tape drives formatted in FBA of CKD. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0711792-A3 (EP)
Title: Melamine resins
Inventor: WITTMANN OTTO
IPC: D21H17/51
Filed: 1995-10-28
Abstract: Melamine resins (I) suitable for the impregnation of paper have a viscosity of 50-200 mPa.s when in the form of a 55 wt% aq soln at 25 degrees C with a shear rate of 100 s<-1>. These resins are derived from (a) melamine, (b) 1.45-1.70 moles formaldehyde per mole (a), (c) 0.05-0.1 mole (per mole a) of an alkali disulphite or an equiv amt (w.r.t. sulphur) of an alkali sulphite or hydrogen-sulphite. Also claimed is (i) a process for the prodn. of (I), (ii) melamine resin impregnates made from (I), (iii) materials coated with these impregnates.
Patent EP-0715134-A3 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIKAWA ATUYUMI
IPC: F25B41/04
Filed: 1995-11-07
Abstract: In a refrigerating cycle (air conditioner) using mixture
refrigerant, a mixing ratio of the refrigerant in a refrigerant
circuit is measured by a mixing ratio
detector (W1), and a controller (21)
receives the detection signal to open a control valve (13) when the
mixing ratio of a high boiling-point refrigerant component is
low, whereby the high boiling-point refrigerant stocked in a
liquid reservoir (14) is returned to the refrigerant circuit. The high
boiling-point refrigerant which is supplied from the liquid
reservoir (14) through the opening operation
of the control valve (13) is
supplied from a low pressure side of a compressor (1) into the
refrigerant circuit to keep the mixing ratio of the refrigerant
circulating in the refrigerant circuit to a predetermined value,
thereby preventing abnormal increase of pressure of the
refrigerant due to variation of the mixing ratio.
Patent EP-0717520-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIDA SHOUSEI
IPC: H04B1/7103
Filed: 1995-12-08
Abstract: There is provided a CDMA communication system in
which the number of multiple user stations can be greatly
increased under fast fading circumstances. In a transmitting
apparatus, an M-ary digital modulator (4) modulates the m-bit
(m ≧ 2 and m is an integer) binary digital signal into M-value
symbols (M = 2 m ) prior to the spreading operation by
multipliers (6) and (8). In a receiving apparatus, after the
despreading operation by an orthogonalizing filter (56), an
M-ary digital demodulator (60) compensates the variation of
the phase and amplitude of the carrier of the M-ary modulated
signal. A decision circuit (62) decides the output of the M-ary
digital demodulator (60). A tap coefficient control
circuit (58) calculates orthogonal coefficients using the
outputs of the subtractors (64) and (66), the outputs of the
M-ary digital demodulator (60), the outputs of receiving
filters (52) and (54), and the spreading code (93). The
symbols outputted from the decision circuit (62) is converted
into an m-bit signal and then combined into a signal of one
sequence.
Patent EP-0684747-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KIRKBY PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: H04B10/2507
Filed: 1995-05-05
Abstract: An ATM switch has an ATM switch core (1) comprising an NxN optical
cross-connect core (10) and a set of N port cards (2), each including a
selector (22). Associated with each port card is a satellite (3).
Wavelength shift keyed signals that are wavelength division multiplexed
are employed for routing ATM cells between the satellites (3) via the
core (1) by way of optical fibres (4 and 5).
Patent EP-0698560-A3 (EP)
Title: Liquid containing and dispensing package
Inventor: HAFFNER EUGENE F
IPC: B65D41/26
Filed: 1995-08-23
Abstract: A liquid dispensing fitment for use on a container having a neck comprises a plastic body which has an inner wall defining an axial spout extending from within the neck of a container and axially beyond the end of the neck. The body has an outer annular wall spaced from the spout and connected to the spout by an integral annular connecting portion. The spout extends axially beyond the outer wall and has an upper generally C-shaped cross section defining an opening and a lower annular cross section. The annular connecting portion is inclined with respect to the axis of the spout and has its lowermost portion aligned with the opening of said C-shaped portion of said spout. The outer wall has an axial opening extending from a position aligned with the juncture of the C-shaped portion and annular portion of the spout through the annular connecting portion to define a combined drain back opening and a near empty pour out hole. The fitment is provided with means on the upper end of the outer wall for engaging the neck of the container. The lower portion of the spout is substantially smooth in an axial direction to facilitate drain back. The lower portion of the spout has an inner surface formed with an integral axial rib aligned with the axial opening in the outer wall to facilitate manufacture. The wall of the fitment is provided with an axially extending opening that extends from a position aligned with the junction of the C-shaped portion and annular portion to define a combined drain back opening and near empty pour out hole.
Patent EP-0704531-A3 (EP)
Title: Recombinant thermostable enzyme for converting maltose into trehalose
Inventor: TSUSAKI KEIJI
IPC: C12N9/24
Filed: 1995-09-29
Abstract: Disclosed are a recombinant thermostable enzyme, which converts maltose into trehalose and is stable up to a temperature of about 80 DEG C even when incubated at pH 7.0 for 60 min, a preparation of the enzyme, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA containing the DNA, a transformant, and an enzymatic conversion method of maltose by using the enzyme.
Patent EP-0745855-A3 (EP)
Inventor: UCHIDA HIROYASU
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 1996-05-29
Abstract: Unused reaction vessels and unused nozzle tips are
arranged in a matrix on a vessel magazine (272) and a tip
magazine (276), respectively. A carrying mechanism (200) for
moving a gripping mechanism (251) along X- and Y-axes seizes
unused nozzle tips on the tip magazine one by one in order,
and transfers them to a tip attaching station (162). The
carrying mechanism also seizes unused reaction vessels on
the vessel magazine one by one in order starting from one
end of the first row. 
     A delivery mechanism (100), after having attached a
nozzle tip on the tip attaching station to a nozzle holder,
pours sample and reagent into a reaction vessel on a
delivery station (164). The reaction vessel is carried by a
gripping mechanism to an incubator (280) where the mixture
of sample and reagent is incubated. After incubation, the
reaction vessel is transferred to a shipper station
where the reaction solution is extracted by suction with a
shipper nozzle which introduces the solution into the flow
cell of a measuring device. 
     Prior to the above analysing operation, the gripping
mechanism (251) with its fingers kept closed moves about over the
delivery station and the incubator for checking presence of
obstacle, and disposes it of if one.
Patent EP-0755140-A3 (EP)
Title: Einrichtung und Verfahren zum Übertragen von digitalisierten Signalen zwischen zwei mit unterschiedlichen Taktfrequenzen arbeitenden Übertragungssystemen
Inventor: WOLF MICHAEL
IPC: H04L25/05
Filed: 1996-06-26
Abstract: Bei der Übertragung von digitalisierten Signalen von einem
digitalen Übertragungssystem (NET1), z.B. PDH-System in ein anderes
digitales Übertragungssystem (NET2), z.B. SDH-System, die mit
unterschiedlichen Taktfrequenzen (f 1 , f 2 ) arbeiten, muß beim
Übergang eine Taktanpassung erfolgen. Die digitalisierten Signale
werden dazu in einer Dekodiereinheit (D1) gesteuert mit der
Taktfrequenz (f 1 ) des einen digitalen Übertragungssystems (NET1)
in zeit- und wertediskrete Signale umgesetzt. In einer
Umsetzeinheit (UE1) werden die zeit- und wertediskreten Signale in
weitere zeit- und wertediskrete Signale umgesetzt, deren
Impulsfolgefrequenz an eine aus der Taktfrequenz (f 2 ) des anderen
digitalen Übertragungssystems (NET2) abgeleiteten Taktfrequenz
angepaßt ist. Dies erfolgt z.B. mit einem Tiefpaßfilter (FIL1) und
einem Abtast-Halte-Glied (AH1). In einer Kodiereinheit (K1) findet
eine Umsetzung der weiteren zeit- und wertediskreten Signale in
digitale Signale statt, deren Bitfolgefrequenz an die Taktfrequenz
(f 2 ) des anderen digitalen Übertragungssystems (NET2) angepaßt
ist, wodurch die digitalen Signale im anderen digitalen
Übertragungssystem (NET2) übertragbar sind.
Patent EP-0756910-A3 (EP)
Inventor: AOI TATSUFUMI
IPC: B22D11/06
Filed: 1996-07-23
Abstract: A continuous casting device includes a pair of cooling
rolls (1, 2) that rotate in the opposite directions to each other;
a pair of side weirs (11) whose inner surface (11a) covers the end
surfaces (1a, 2a) of the cooling rolls (1, 2), and whose circular
surface (12b) covers the peripheral surfaces (1b, 2b) of the
cooling rolls (1, 2) in which at least one of the side weirs (11)
is movable in an axial direction of the cooling rolls (1, 2). The
continuous casting device also includes electromagnets for
forming a magnetic flux in a direction parallel with a contact
surface of the side weirs (11) with the molten metal (4) along the
peripheral surfaces (1b, 2b) of the cooling rolls (1, 2) at the
portions opposite to the peripheral surfaces (1b, 2b) of the
cooling rolls (1, 2) of the side weirs (11).
Patent EP-0787635-A3 (EP)
Title: Antriebsstrang mit einem Motor, einem Getriebe, einer Kupplung und einer Bremse
Inventor: VOGELSANG KLAUS
IPC: F16D65/853
Filed: 1996-09-21
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft einen Antriebsstrang 
mit einem Motor (M); 
mit einem Getriebe (G); 
mit einer Kupplung, die zwei Kupplungsscheiben (3,4) aufweist,
deren eine mit der Motorwelle und deren andere mit der
Getriebewelle drehfest verbunden ist; 
in unmittelbarer Nähe der Kupplung ist eine Bremsscheibe
angeordnet; 
die eine der beiden Kupplungsscheiben ist aus der
Bremsscheibe (3) gebildet.
Patent EP-0780409-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NGOC HUNG DANG
IPC: C08L55/02
Filed: 1996-12-05
Abstract: There is a need for polymers which offer
increased heat resistance, ultraviolet light
resistance, and low fogging characteristics for
utilization in automotive interiors. It is
particularly critical for polymers which are utilized
in making skin compounds for automotive instrument and
door panels to display excellent heat resistance,
ultraviolet light resistance, and low fogging
characteristics. This invention more specifically
discloses a rubbery polymer which can be blended with
polyvinyl chloride to make leathery compositions
having good heat and ultraviolet light resistance,
said rubbery polymer being comprised of repeat units
which are comprised of (a) butyl acrylate, or
optionally a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl
acrylate containing up to about 40% 2-ethylhexyl
acrylate, (b) at least one member selected
from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate,
ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, and ethyl
acrylate, (c) acrylonitrile, (d) styrene, (e) a
surfactant selected from the group consisting of
sulfonates and sulfate derivatives, (f) a dispersant
selected from the group consisting of aromatic
formaldehyde condensation products and
polycarboxylates, and (g) a crosslinking agent.
Patent EP-0780667-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KOETTIG THOMAS
IPC: G01G17/04
Filed: 1996-12-14
Abstract: The urine measuring appliance monitors and determines the urine flow of a patient provided with a catheter. The urine volume is especially determined using a urine collection container (7), to which a catheter hose (13) and a supple elastic drain hose (14) are connected. A hose flexible inner element (16) is provided having an uneven outer contour around which liquid circulates, which is arranged extended in the drain hose (14). A compartment (5) is provided for accommodating a computer and an indicating unit, which is arranged at the urine collection chamber (7). The drain hose (14) with its flexible inner element, is attached to the urine bag (12).
Patent EP-0751668-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TELLAM MARK E
IPC: H04N1/107
Filed: 1996-05-31
Abstract: A scanning apparatus (100) including a movable scan carriage (220) for
scanning an original document (102) to obtain a digitized representation
thereof. The scan carriage (220) is suspended along an axis of rotation (2026)
substantially parallel to, and coincident with, a scan line (113) of a scanned
original document.
Patent EP-0731405-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MCMANIS CHARLES E
IPC: H04N21/431
Filed: 1996-03-05
Abstract: The present specification discloses an apparatus, system
and method for substantially reducing accidental disclosure of
confidential information by interleaving video data frames with
video flash frames. These video flash frames preclude an
unauthorized Person not wearing an appropriate shutter device
from intelligibly reading video data frames by influencing the
unauthorized person's eye prior to transmission of the video
data frame.
Patent EP-0742280-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SIVIK MARK ROBERT
IPC: C11D3/386
Filed: 1996-04-09
Abstract: Improved detergent compositions, especially granular automatic dishwashing
detergents, comprising multiquaternary bleach activators are provided. The
bleach activators contain multiple quaternary nitrogen groups, preferably at
least three such groups and preferably have at least one quaternary nitrogen
group in the peracid-forming portion of the bleach activator as well as at least
one quaternary nitrogen group in the leaving-group portion.
Patent EP-0805525-A3 (EP)
Inventor: POLGAR GARY E
IPC: H01R13/631
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: An electrical connector panel mounting system
includes a panel (24) having a given thickness between two
surfaces and including a first opening (26) formed with at
least one radially extending locating portion (26a) and a
second opening (28) spaced from the first opening. A
connector (10) includes a dielectric housing (12) inserted
from one surface of the panel along an axis to an insertion
position into the first opening (26) in the panel (24).
The housing has at least one radially extending locating
flange (16) for passing through the locating portion (26a)
of the first opening (26) as the housing is inserted
thereinto. At least one radially extending stop flange
(18) is spaced axially and angularly from the locating
flange (16) for abutting the one surface of the panel (24)
when the locating flange clears the opposite surface (30)
of the panel. The housing is rotatable about the axis from
its insertion position to a mounted position whereat the
locating flange (16) can abut the opposite surface (30) of
the panel (24) to prevent axial removal of the housing back
out of the first opening. The cross-sectional
configuration of the housing (12) is smaller than the first
opening (26) when in the mounted position to provide radial
floating of the connector (10) relative to the panel (24).
A locking arm (20) projects radially of the housing and
includes a locking protrusion (22) for engagement in the
second opening (28) when the housing is in its mounted
position and for preventing rotation of the connector from
the mounted position back to the insertion position. The
second opening (28) is larger than the locking protrusion
(22) to allow for the radial floating of the connector (10)
relative to the panel (24).
Patent EP-0804007-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI NORIO
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: This application concerns a means for increasing the accuracy of
channel estimation, and of an estimate of the transmitted symbol
sequence. This is achieved by varying the step size used for the
updating of the tap coefficients as a function of the estimated delay
between rays in a multipath channel.
Patent EP-0822511-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FUJITA MIYUKI
IPC: B41J2/205
Filed: 1997-07-29
Abstract: In a recording apparatus for recording on a
recording medium by using a plurality of recording
heads arrange at a predetermined interval in a scan
direction, said recording heads are caused to scan
corresponding divided recording areas, said recording
heads are caused to make the record by sharing the
corresponding divided recording areas when said
recording heads are caused to scan the divided
recording areas, and record signals to be inputted to
the recording heads corresponding to the divided
recording areas to be recorded in the shared manner,
are independently corrected for each of the divided
recording areas. As a result, the occurrence of the
density difference between divided areas is prevented.
Patent EP-0820031-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WEST BRADFORD DRAKE
IPC: G11B5/80
Filed: 1997-07-04
Abstract: A credit and access control card and reader
system comprising:
   a magnetically encodable card comprising a
body having upper and lower surfaces and side and end
edges, the body being formed of plastic material having
magnetic particles uniformly dispersed throughout the
plastic material; and   a reader having a magnetoresistive (MR) head
for reading the magnetically encodable card as it is
moved past the MR head.
Patent EP-0788824-A3 (EP)
Inventor: RUSCHKE RICKY R
IPC: A61M5/165
Filed: 1997-02-06
Abstract: The invention provides a filter (10), such as an
integrated blood filter and drip chamber device, which
is efficient and economical to manufacture. The
preferred filter (10) comprises a housing (20) and a
insertion member (40). The housing (20) is comprised
of an outlet port (36), an interior surface (22), and
a open end (26). The insertion member (40) is
comprised of end cap (44), an inlet port (56), and a
filter member (42). The end cap (44) mates with the
open end (26) of the housing (20) to form an interior
chamber (28) within the housing (20). The filter
member (42), which is comprised of a filter media (62)
supported by a frame (50), comprises an edge which
mates with the interior surface of the housing (20),
thereby dividing the interior chamber (28) into a
first volume (12) in fluid communication with the
inlet port (56) and a second volume (14) in fluid
communication with the outlet port (36). The filter
media (62) is capable of allowing fluid to flow
between the first and second volumes (12,14) through
the filter media (62) while preventing fluid
contaminants from passing between the first and second
volumes (12,14).
Patent EP-0790533-A3 (EP)
IPC: G03F7/42
Filed: 1997-02-10
Abstract: A method of removing separate metal (4) and photo-resist coatings from a surface 
or surfaces of an article which comprises: 
     treating the photo-resist coating to an oxygen and/or carbon tetrafluoride 
plasma in an evacuated chamber (1), and    treating the metal coating (4) to an inert gas plasma in an evacuated chamber (1) 
not containing oxygen and/or carbon tetrafluoride     
and wherein, if the metal coating treatment occurs first, the photo-resist coating is 
protected by means of an earth shield (7).
Patent EP-0807917-A3 (EP)
Inventor: STEWART MARK J
IPC: G09F13/14
Filed: 1997-05-06
Abstract: A display panel system comprises a display panel (20)
having a back side and a front side. Sunlight (72) is
transmitted through a window (60) surrounding the display
panel (20) and is reflected by a parabolic mirrored surface
(66) towards a lens system (64). The lens system (64)
focuses the reflected sunlight (76) and directs the focused
light (78) towards the back side of the display panel (20)
to provide backlighting for the display panel (20). The
backlighting enables the front side of the display panel
(20) to be viewed with improved contrast. The display panel
(20) may be of the liquid crystal display (LCD) type.