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Patent EP-0415637-A2 (EP)
Inventor: JUDD ROBERT P
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 1990-08-22
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which allows a plurality of dissimilar simulation systems to act in a cooperative manner such that they may act to provide a single overall simulation of a system. The system to be simulated is partitioned into these simulation systems and subsequently these systems are networked and synchronized. This interaction of these dissimilar simulation systems is accomplished by a simulation tool which allows a simulation system to route messages to other systems, synchronizes the operation of all simulation systems, allows partitioning elements to be stored and downloaded to these systems, and allows each simulation system to utilize its own native programming language during the creation of the single system simulation associated therewith.
Patent EP-0416800-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKUNO MASAO
IPC: D04B1/06
Filed: 1990-08-29
Abstract: By using a flat knitting machine possessing a transfer lock capable of selecting and guiding the knitting needles (A-F, a-f) to the loop transfer track or loop receiving track within the same phase as at least one knitting lock capable of selecting and guiding the knitting needles to three positions of knit, tuck and welt, there is provided a method of knitting a thick fabric, which is less elastic less likely to deform, and firmer than the conventional fabric.
Patent EP-0427494-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RUDY WAYNE M
IPC: B01J23/56
Filed: 1990-11-05
Abstract: A catalyst composition has an upstream stage and a downstream stage, the upstream stage containing a catalytic material which is different from the catalytic material contained on the downstream stage and is characterized by having a low ignition temperature, e.g., 350°C to less than 400°C, for the substantially simultaneous conversion of HC, CO and NO x  pollutants contained in, e.g., the exhaust of an automobile engine operating at a substantially stoichio­metric air-to-fuel weight ratio. The downstream catalytic material is characterized by having a higher conversion efficiency for substantially simultaneous conversion of HC, CO and NO x  than the upstream catalytic material at elevated operation temperatures which may be, for example, from about 400 to 800°C. The method of the invention includes passing a gaseous exhaust stream containing HC, CO and NO x  pollu­tants sequentially through first the upstream and then through the downstream catalytic materials.
Patent EP-0410897-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUKAMI TADASHI
IPC: G11B20/18
Filed: 1990-07-27
Abstract: A digital signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing a digital signal from a recording medium on which a digital signal, including coded address data to identify a data block, is recorded includes a reproducing circuit for reproducing the recorded signal, a memory (38) for storing the reproduced signal, an address extracting circuit (40, 42) for taking out the address data (FAD) from the reproduced signal, a circuit (43) for forming a reference address from the extracted address data, a comparator (43) for comparing the extracted data (FAD) and the reference address, and a writing circuit (45) for selectively writing the reproduced signal into the memory (36) in response to the output from the comparator (43).
Patent EP-0464851-A2 (EP)
Title: Sheet feeding apparatus
Inventor: IWANAGA YOSHIHARU
IPC: B65H3/52
Filed: 1991-07-05
Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus comprising a sheet supporting means (10) for supporting sheets, a sheet supply means for feeding out the sheet supported by the sheet supporting means (10) thereon, a separating means (1) having a plurality of separating surfaces (6) of different coefficients of friction and adapted to separate the sheets one by one between the separating means (6) and the sheet supply means by abutting against the sheet supply means, a separating surface (6) changing means for changing the separating surface to be abutted against the sheet supply means, a detection means for detecting a poor separating condition established by the separating means, and a control means (90) for controlling the separating surface changing means in accordance with the detected result of the detection means to change the separating surface to be abutted against the sheet supply means.
Patent EP-0476333-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ERPENBACH HEINZ DR
IPC: C07C51/56
Filed: 1991-08-21
Abstract: A process for simultaneous production of acetic acid and acetic anhydride from a starting mixture of methanol and methyl acetate and optionally dimethyl ether by reaction with carbon monoxide in a reaction zone on a catalyst system under anhydrous conditions is specified, which is characterised in that   a) the reaction is carried out in the presence of a catalyst system consisting of a base metal of group VIII of the Periodic Table, methyl iodide, an alkali metal, organophosphonium or organoammonium compound as promoter and optionally a compound of a base metal of groups IV to VII of the Periodic Table as co-promoter; b) a molar ratio of methanol to methyl acetate and optionally dimethyl ether of 10 : 1 to 1 : 10 as starting mixture is employed and c) the reaction is carried out under a pressure of 25 to 200 bar and at a temperature of 150 to 250 DEG C. n
Patent EP-0481231-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH DONALD M
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 1991-09-18
Abstract: A system and method are disclosed to organize computer software operating in a distributed system of computers, so that its recovery from a failure of either the software or the hardware occurs before the failure becomes operationally visible. The software is made to recover from the failure and reprocess or reject the stimulus such that the result is available to the user of the system within the specified response time for that type of stimulus.
Patent EP-0441592-A2 (EP)
Inventor: URRY LEWIS FREDERICK
IPC: H01M4/50
Filed: 1991-02-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to air-assisted alkaline cells having a cathode which comprises a mixture of porous and substantially solid manganese dioxide, the porous component allowing air to permeate the cathode so as to allow recharging of the cathode without having to use internal air distribution means.
Patent EP-0451998-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AHRAMJIAN LEO
IPC: C08C1/06
Filed: 1991-03-28
Abstract: Chloroprene and an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid are copolymerized in an aqueous emulsion in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol and an organic sulfur-containing chain transfer agent to obtain a chloroprene copolymer latex in which the gel content is from 15% to 40% based on the weight of the latex copolymer, and the pH of the latex is maintained in the range of the highty acidic pH occurring at polymerization up to a pH of 6.5; whereby the latex is capable of being stored for at least 4 weeks and of being useful thereafter as a contact adhesive.
Patent EP-0459630-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CAMBLE ROGER
IPC: C12N1/19
Filed: 1991-04-29
Abstract: Derivatives of naturally occurring G-CSF having at least one of the biological properties of naturally occurring G-CSF, and a solution stability of at least 35% at 5 mg/ml are disclosed in which the derivative has at least Cys¹⁷ of the native sequence replaced by a Ser¹⁷ residue and Asp²⁷ of the native sequence replaced by a Ser²⁷ residue. 
     Nucleotide sequences coding for part or all of the amino acid sequence of the derivatives of the invention may be incorporated into autonomously replicating plasmid or viral vectors employed to transform or transfect suitable procaryotic or eucaryotic host cells such as bacteria, yeast or vertebrate cells in culture.
Patent EP-0459786-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MASEKI KYOICHI
IPC: H01J61/82
Filed: 1991-05-29
Abstract: A metal halide lamp apparatus comprises a reflector (9) and a metal halide lamp which is without an outer bulb and which has a reflecting/thermal insulating film (5) and a frosted portion (6) which is partially formed on the lamp outer surface within a predetermined range continued from the reflecting/ thermal insulating film (5). This causes a reduction in an overall illuminance decrease and the attainment of a desired illuminance ratio and prevents the occurrence of irregularity in illuminance and colour. In addition, since electrodes (2a,2b) are asymmetrically disposed, it is possible to decrease the rate of devitrification of the luminous tube and make an attempt to increase the life of the luminous tube.
Patent EP-0478303-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CRESPI ANN M
IPC: C25B11/06
Filed: 1991-09-25
Abstract: The use as a cathode material for electrochemical cells of a silver vanadium oxide prepared by a chemical combination or addition reaction. 
     Electrochemical cells produced according to the invention are able to maintain a higher pulse voltage thereby decreasing the charge time and resulting in an increased cell life.
Patent EP-0480764-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRUNING INAI MARTINS RIBEIRO D
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 1991-10-11
Abstract: A process to find the stability of mixtures of oils, including that of shale oils, and of distilled fractions of petroleum oils is described, which process may be extended to any mixtures of non-ionic compounds containing a non-polar hydrocarbon moiety and a heteroatomic polar moiety, and such polar and non-polar moieties may lie in the same or different molecules.
Patent EP-0448495-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RANDAL LEE BERTRAM
IPC: G06F9/06
Filed: 1991-02-05
Abstract: A computer system with an internal operating system located in ROM is initialized in that operating system but can also automatically be directly initialized in an operating system of choice such as one located on an external memory, that is, a diskette or fixed disk. The computer system may also automatically be directly initialized in an application running under the internal operating system and, if desired, initialization may automatically directly include a customized version of the internal operating system. These customizing features are obtained through a customization word located in permanent read/write memory.
Patent EP-0521454-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOISHI KENJI
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 1992-06-30
Abstract: An optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus is operable to transmit at a high speed a long-play program comprising video and/or audio signals and has a capability of recording the program during a playback mode at a normal reproducing speed of the program. At a transmitter side, a digital data of the program is divided on a time-sharing basis and is then reproduced from an optical disc at a high transfer rate simultaneously with a plurality of channels of optical read/write heads so that, when the digital data is transmitted, the length of time which the transmission occupies a transmission line can be reduced. On the other hand, at a receiver side, the transmitted signals are recorded on the optical disc at a high transfer rate simultaneously with the plural channels of optical read/write heads. When a subscriber wishes to look the program, only one channel of the optical head is used to sequentially reproduce the data at the normal reproducing speed to reproduce the program while maintaining the sequence and speed of the original program. In this way, the optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus capable of reducing the time during which the transmission occupies the transmission line can be realized.
Patent EP-0539970-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIYAMUTA SHUICHI
IPC: C07K16/18
Filed: 1992-10-29
Abstract: A method for producing a human lymphocyte producing an antibody specific to a desired antigen, a method for producing a monoclonal antibody, as well as monoclonal antibodies produced by the method are described. The present invention provides a method for producing a human lymphocyte producing an antibody comprising, in the order mentioned, the steps of: transplanting human lymphocytes to an immunodeficient animal so that the human lymphocytes take in the animal body; immunizing the animal with a desired antigen so as to generate human lymphocytes producing an antibody specific to the antigen; and recovering the human lymphocytes producing the antibody from the animal. The present invention also provides a method for producing a monoclonal antibody comprising, in the order mentioned, the steps of: immortalizing the human lymphocytes producing the antibody, which were obtained by the above-mentioned method of the present invention; cloning the obtained immortalized human-originated lymphocytes producing the antibody; and recovering a monoclonal antibody specific to the desired antigen from the cloned immortalized human-originated lymphocytes.
Patent EP-0495682-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HEPPNER THOMAS J
IPC: E06B1/70
Filed: 1992-01-17
Abstract: A door sill (10) for receipt in a door frame has mounted in it at one end a fixed door panel (42) and a sliding door panel (26) which is movable along a longitudinally-extending track (24) to close the frame. The sill compises a sill floor (76) external to the opening defined within the frame which is unobstructed by the fixed door panel (42), and a platform (38) above the sill floor (76) between the sliding door panel track (24) and the fixed door panel (42), extending substantially along the lenght of the fixed door panel (42). 
     The sill (10) can include a vertically extending wall (74) as a support for the fixed door panel (42), with drain apertures formed therein for drainage of moisture accumulated in a channel (40) between the wall (74) and the track (24) along which the sliding panel (26) moves.
Patent EP-0509728-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAGUCHI YUKI
IPC: G11B15/02
Filed: 1992-04-10
Abstract: In an apparatus for producing duplicate tapes by transmitting signals (V, A₁, A₂) reproduced by a master VTR (1) to a plurality of duplicating VTRs (10) for simultaneous recording on respective tapes in the latter, control signals from a bidirectional remote control unit (20) are modulated with a first modulating frequency and are transmitted over a bidirectional control signal line (BDL) to the duplicating VTRs (10). If a response is required from one of the duplicating VTRs (10), response signals from such duplicating VTR (10) are modulated with a second modulating frequency different from the first modulating frequency, and during a pause in signal transmission from the remote control unit (20), the modulated response signals are transmitted to the remote control unit (20) over the bidirectional control signal line (BDL). A test signal is transmitted to the duplicating VTRs (10) in place of the signal reproduced by the master VTR (1), and defects in the recording operation of the duplicating VTRs (10) are detected from playback of the test signal recorded by the respective duplicating VTRs (10).
Patent EP-0517460-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAREK HENRY S
IPC: B23B27/20
Filed: 1992-06-01
Abstract: A method for coating cluster compacts of polycrystall ine diamond and CBN particles is provided, wherein the cluster compact is not exposed to high temperatures due to selective heating of the coating/cluster compact interface with the use of laser energy. Strong coatings can be formed on thermally sensitive compacts which allow such compacts to be brazed directly to a tool holder.
Patent EP-0521619-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROSEN HAL JERVIS
IPC: G11B7/125
Filed: 1992-06-02
Abstract: An optical data storage system is descried which comprises a multiple data surface medium (12) and optical head (22). The medium comprises a plurality of substrates separated by a light transmissive medium. Data surfaces are located on the substrate surfaces which lie adjacent a light transmissive medium. The data surfaces are substantially light transmissive. The system includes a filter which rejects unwanted reflected light, and allows transmission of light reflected from the desired data surface.
Patent EP-0522812-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOU HIROSHI
IPC: G03G15/16
Filed: 1992-07-06
Abstract: A toner image transferring device has a roller (18; 78) formed of a conductive rubber foam material having a resistivity of more than 10⁷ Ω cm. In a toner image transferring process, a constant current is applied to the roller (18; 78), whereby a charged toner image can be transferred to a sheet or paper at a desired toner transfer efficiency regardless of a size of the paper or sheet. To remove a toner pollution of the roller, a constant voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the charged toner is applied to the roller. The roller (18; 78) is constituted such that pore openings appear over a surface of the roller, whereby a residual part of a toner polluting the roller will not leave a stain on a rear surface of the sheet or paper.
Patent EP-0547840-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARNEY WILLIAM PETER
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 1992-12-10
Abstract: Events occurring in a computer system during the execution of programs 12 including routines 17, 18 prepared in a plurality of computer programming languages is as described are handled by a number of event handling means. The number and identity of each unique computer programming language used in the preparation of the program is determined using a language list contained in the application program. A unique event handling means (event handler) 13, 14 is initialized for each unique computer programming language used in the program. As the program executes selected events of interest to the event handlers are detected. The parameters associated with the selected event are determined. Optionally the detected events may be divided into two types : broadcast or targeted. Broadcast events are sent to all event handlers (except the debug event handler), whereas, the targeted events are sent to a single event handler. An event code and the relevant parameters are passed to the event handlers so that each event handler may perform whatever actions are appropriate for that event in the context of the programming language being supported. The event handlers generate an appropriate return code indicating the success, failure, or non-processing of the event and, for selected events, return requested information. The invention provides for a separate specialized debug event handler 15.
Patent EP-0546977-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CUNTO WALTER BIAGIO LOS SAMANE
IPC: G06F17/16
Filed: 1992-11-05
Abstract: The invention discloses a method and apparatus for solving a wide range of numerical problems that use  N  processing elements operating in parallel. 
     To find the solution for a given problem relating to a given function function  N  points are selected in a determined interval wherein resides the solution. Such interval is known as the initial search internal and it is determined according to said given problem. Once the  N  points are selected the search interval is divided into smaller sub-intervals. The  N  proccessing elements are used to perform evaluations of the function at each of the  N  selected points, whereby the criteria for said evaluations are also determined according to said given problem. The results of the evaluations are used to determine the next search interval that is smaller than the previous one. The new search interval is divided into smaller parts in the same fashion as described above and further function evaluations are performed at given selected points. The aforementioned steps are repeated until the search interval is reduced to a predetermined size which is also defined according to said given problem. At this point the solution for said given problem can be selected from this last search interval known as the final interval. 
     The apparatus for the present invention uses  N  processing elements operating in parallel to perform evaluations of the given function at selected points. When the invention is applied in digital computers for solving numerical problems involving a floating point domain, where points are represented by binary numbers according to a given pattern, selection of the  N  points in the search interval is implemented by a series of assemblers that build binary numbers.
Patent EP-0563839-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSURUTA MATSUHISA
IPC: F16D65/097
Filed: 1993-03-29
Abstract: A disc brake assembly which includes a disc rotor, a mounting member having arm portions in which a pair of grooves extending toward the axial direction of the disc rotor are provided therein, a pair of brake pads disposed to both sides of the disc rotor, at least one of the brake pads having a pair of ear portions which are outwardly projected in the rotational direction of the disc rotor and which are fitted into the grooves of the mouting member so as to be slidably supported on the mounting member, a caliper member slidably supported on the mounting member so as to be movable in an axial direction of the disc rotor and pressing each of the brake pads against faces of the disc rotor, respectively and pad clips engaged with the arm portions of the mounting member so as to cover faces of the grooves and being provided with a first elastic member which is formed on the pad clip in a body and which always outwardly urges the brake pad with a low load in the diametrical direction of the disc rotor through the ear portion and a second elastic member which is formed on the pad clip in a body and which is adjacent to the first elastic member so as to be able to receive the ear portion of the brake pad with high load, respectively. According to this improved disc brake assembly, it is able to slidably support the brake pad on the mounting member without a play in the diametrical direction of the disc rotor while preventing the generation of the dragging phenomenon.
Patent EP-0566001-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN CHUNGTE W
IPC: G02B27/00
Filed: 1993-04-06
Abstract: A wide spectral bandwidth virtual image display optical system. The system includes an image source, a combiner, and a relay group. The relay group is a catatrioptric relay group that includes a reflective optical element, and a refractive lens group that includes at least one doublet and a diffractive lens. For some applications, the catatrioptric relay group may be replaced by a hybrid refractive-diffractive relay group, thus eliminating the reflective element. The diffractive optical element of the hybrid optical element is encoded on one side of a lens. The hybrid optical element forms a refractive/diffractive achromat to provide for primary chromatic aberration correction. The refractive lens group is also an achromat to provide for chromatic aberration correction. Power distribution between the hybrid optical element and the refractive lens group is such that secondary chromatic aberration of the refractive lens group is balanced out by the secondary chromatic aberration of the hybrid optical element. The diffractive optical element is desired using higher order wavefront correction terms encoded on one side to reduce spherochromatism and secondary spherochromatism of the relay group. One lens may have a conic or an aspherical surface to further reduce the spherochromatism and secondary spherochromatism. Asymmetrical aberration and distortion resulting from the combiner are compensated for by the reflective optical element. To minimize the residual aberration of the optical system, the reflective optical element is tilted and/or decentered. The system has a relatively wide spectral bandwidth, has good image quality, has simple optics, is ultracompact, and provides wide field coverage and large field overlaying.
Patent EP-0578057-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DUNNING ROBERT LEWIS
IPC: C08L95/00
Filed: 1993-06-24
Abstract: The subject invention relates to a process for coating aggregate which is particularly useful in making asphalt concrete to provide the aggregate with a high level of resistance to stripping by water, which comprises: (1) mixing the aggregate with latex to form a latex/aggregate mixture which is comprised of from about 0.005 weight percent to about 0.5 weight percent dry polymer; (2) heating the latex/aggregate mixture to a temperature which is within the range of about 66°C to about 232°C; (3) maintaining the latex/aggregate mixture at said elevated temperature for a time which is sufficient to reduce the moisture content of the latex/aggregate mixture below about 0.7 weight percent and to allow the polymer in the latex to crosslink on the surface of the aggregate to produce the coated aggregate.