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Patent EP-0952887-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STEINBACHER BERND
IPC: B01F11/00
Filed: 1998-01-14
Granted: 2001-08-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a shaking apparatus for test tubes, comprising an electric shaker drive (29) and a seat for sample vessels (19) which is driven by the shaker drive (29) so that it carries out oscillating movements. The shaker drive (29) has an on/off switch (43), which can be switched on by placing a test tube (23) onto the seat for sample vessels (19) and switched off by removing the test tube (23) from the seat for sample vessels (19). The shaking apparatus is configured as a battery-operated, mobile, hand-held apparatus (1) and has a handle section (11) which can be gripped by one hand of an operator. The operator can freely hold the shaking apparatus (1) with this hand and with the other hand handle the test tube (23) to place it on the seat for sample vessels (19) and support it against said seat during the shaking process.
Patent EP-0965104-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HIBBARD LYN
IPC: A61N5/10
Filed: 1998-03-03
Granted: 2001-09-05
Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for automatically computing contours representing the boundaries of objects in three-dimensional tomographic images that may be formed by computed tomography ("CT"), magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"), positron emission tomography ("PET"), single proton emission computed tomography ("SPECT"), or other appropriate methods. The system and method begin with a sample region of the object's interior and the single region is expanded in a step-wise fashion. At each step, a contour maximally matching the region's current edge, local gray-level gradient maxima, and prior contour shapes is determined. Upon completion of region expansion, the object contour is set to that step-contour having the maximum value of an objective function summing contributions from region edges, gradient edges, and prior shapes. Both the region expansion and the boundary contour determination are formulated such that there is a guaranteed average minimum error in the determination of the contours. This contour is represented as a parametric curve in which the contour size and shape are specified by the values of the parameters. These parameters are independent variables of the objective function. The parameters also are considered to be random variables capable of encoding a distribution of contour shapes, and by assuming a particular distribution, the contribution of shape constraints to the object function can be computed. The resulting contour corresponds to the set of parameters for which the objective function is a maximum.
Patent EP-0977657-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GARDNER JOHN A
IPC: B32B27/40
Filed: 1998-04-17
Granted: 2003-03-19
Abstract: An article including a panel structure mountable in an automobile vehicle to form a part of the vehicle interior thereof, and a process for making the same are disclosed. According to this process, an outer layer defining at least a portion of the exposed exterior surface of the structure is prepared by applying a first composition containing a thermoplastic polyurethane and a heat-activated crosslinking agent onto a mold surface and thereafter drying the composition. Next, a second composition comprising (i) a poly(vinyl chloride) resin and at least one plasticizer and/or (ii) a thermoplastic polyurethane resin material is gelled onto an inner surface of the outer layer while on the outer layer is retained on the mold surface. The gelled composition is then fused to form an inner layer interfacially chemically bonded to the outer layer. The layered composite structure is united with the reinforcing substrate so that the reinforcing substrate serves to reinforce the outer layer. The exposed exterior surface of the panel structure simulates the appearance and feel of authentic leather, while the inner layer and an optional semi-rigid polyurethane cellular foam intermediate layer provide a compressing feel to the exposed portion.
Patent EP-0914919-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAKI HIROSHI
IPC: B29C45/00
Filed: 1998-05-20
Granted: 2004-12-29
Abstract: An economical method for facilitating injection molding of thermoplastic resins by reducing the viscosity of molten resin without impairing the physical properties of the resins, the appearance of the molded product, and the productivity. This method is characterized in that a thermoplastic resin in which 0.2 weight percent or more of carbon dioxide is dissolved is injected into a mold cavity pressurized with a gas to at least a pressure where foaming does not take place in the flow front of the molten resin.
Patent EP-1017411-B1 (EP)
Title: COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THE HORMONE GnRH AND ITS ANALOGS
Inventor: BURNS PATRICK J
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 1998-05-26
Granted: 2005-11-30
Abstract: A liquid composition for the controlled release of gonodotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) or its analogs is provided that includes: (i) a non-polymeric, non-water soluble liquid carrier material (HVLCM) of viscosity of at least 5,000 cP at 37 DEG  C. that does not crystallize neat under ambient or physiological conditions; and (ii) GnRH or analogs thereof.
Patent EP-0984914-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BAUMANN ERNST
IPC: C07C49/835
Filed: 1998-04-24
Granted: 2003-03-19
Abstract: L'invention concerne des 2-(3-alkényle-benzoyle)-cyclohexane-1,3-diones de la formule (I) dans laquelle les variables ont la signification suivante: R1, R2 désignent hydrogène, nitro, halogène, cyano, rhodano, alkyle, halogénure d'alkyle, alocoxyalkyle, alkényle, alkinyle, -OR?6, -OCOR7¿, -OSO¿2R?7, -SH, -S(O)¿n?R?8, -SO¿2OR6, -SO2NR?6R9, -NR9SO¿2R?7 ou -NR9COR7; R3¿ désigne hydrogène, halogène, alkyle, halogénure d'alkyle, alcoxy, alkényle, alkinyle; R4, R5 désigne hydrogène, nitro, halogène, cyano, rhodano, alkyle, halogénure d'alkyle, cycloalkyle, alkényle, cycloalkényle, alkinyle, alcoxy, alkythio, halogénure d'alcoxy, -COR10, -CO2R?10; -COSR10, -C(R12)=NR13¿, -PO(OR?10)(OR11¿), alkyle éventuellement substitué, hétérocyclyle, hétérocyclyalkyle, phényle, phénylalkyle, hétaryle ou hétarylalkyle; ou R4 et R5 forment conjointement une chaîne alcanedyle pouvant être substituée et/ou interrompue par un hétéroatome; Q désigne un composé cyclique cyclohexane-1,3-dione lié non substitué ou substitué en position 2. L'invention concerne également les sels de ces composés, utilisables dans le domaine agricole, des procédés de préparation des composés de la formule (I), des agents les contenant, ainsi que l'utilisation des ces dérivés ou des agents les contenant pour lutter contre des plantes indésirables.
Patent EP-0909221-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHWELLING HERMANN
IPC: B02C18/00
Filed: 1998-04-28
Granted: 2003-03-05
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/EP98/02516 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 27, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 27, 1999 PCT Filed Apr. 28, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO98/48937 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 5, 1998In a safety switch for paper shredders, the housing (1) for the cutting mechanism is set on the container (2) for the paper to be cut. The switch element (3), including its pin (3a) and the corresponding switching cam, is arranged on the paper collecting container in a working line (W) inclined relative to the vertical (V) of the apparatus.
Patent EP-0988580-B1 (EP)
Inventor: THOMAS CLARENCE E
IPC: G03H1/08
Filed: 1998-06-09
Granted: 2003-04-02
Abstract: Systems and methods for direct-to-digital holography are described. An apparatus includes a laser; a beamsplitter optically coupled to the laser; a reference beam mirror optically coupled to the beamsplitter; an object optically coupled to the beamsplitter, a focusing lens optically coupled to both the reference beam mirror and the object; and a digital recorder optically coupled to the focusing lens. A reference beam is incident upon the reference beam mirror at a non-normal angle, and the reference beam and an object beam are focused by the focusing lens at a focal plane of the digital recorder to form an image. The systems and methods provide advantages in that computer assisted holographic measurements can be made.
Patent EP-0981784-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MUELLER ROLAND
IPC: F24D17/00
Filed: 1998-05-13
Granted: 2003-01-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a water control device having a connection to a cold water pipe, a hot water pipe, a hot water outlet and a cold water outlet. Il also has a connection to a controllable water diversion device which diverts hot water into the cold water pipe when its temperature falls short of a predetermined minimum. Existing water mixing valves have the disadvantage that, while the cooled hot water is being pumped over into the cold water pipe, cold water already comes out of the water mixing valve. This certainly enables energy to be economized, but much more water could be saved. The invention is thus characterized in that both the hot water outlet and the cold water outlet are blocked when the device actuated and when the temperature of the hot water is below a discretionary minimum temperature of the mixed water.
Patent EP-1012521-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DOBAK JOHN D III
IPC: F25B9/00
Filed: 1998-07-16
Granted: 2005-05-25
Abstract: Echangeur de chaleur stratifié microminiature, destiné à être utilisé dans une sonde cryogénique, et procédé de fabrication dudit échangeur. Cet échangeur possède des configurations (46, 48) d'écoulement à pression faible et à pression élevée gravées dans des feuilles de cuivre (42) exemptes d'oxygène, lesdites configurations d'écoulement étant des voies tortueuses qui favorisent un écoulement turbulent. Les feuilles (42) contenant les configurations d'écoulement sont collées pour former un ensemble stratifié de la forme d'un cylindre (28), doté d'un orifice d'entrée de pression élevée et d'un orifice de sortie de faible pression à la première extrémité, et d'une orifice de sortie de pression élevée et d'un orifice d'entrée de faible pression à la seconde extrémité. La voie d'écoulement de pression élevée chemine le long de la voie d'écoulement de faible pression, les flux dans les deux voies s'écoulant dans un sens opposé, pour accomplir un échange de chaleur à contre-courant. Des parties importantes des voies d'écoulement sont soit parallèles, soit transversales par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'échangeur de chaleur, l'écoulement de chaleur qui en résulte étant essentiellement radial ou axial, respectivement.
Patent EP-0991681-B1 (EP)
Title: Papierstreichmassen auf basis von bindemitteln mit n-vinylformamidderivaten
Inventor: NEGELE ANTON
IPC: D21H19/58
Filed: 1998-06-18
Granted: 2002-08-21
Abstract: Papierstreichmassen, enthaltend als Bindemittel ein Copolymerisat aus 50 bis 99,5 Gew.-% Hauptmonomeren a) ausgewählt aus C1-C20 Alkyl(meth)acrylaten, Vinylestern von bis zu 20 C-Atome enthaltenden Carbonsäuren, Vinylaromaten mit bis zu 20 C-Atomen, ethylenisch ungesättigten Nitrilen, Vinylhalogenide, Vinylethern oder Alkylethern von 1 bis 10 C-Atome enthaltenden Alkoholen, aliphatischen Kohlenwasserstoffen mit 2 bis 8 C-Atomen und 1 oder 2 Doppelbindungen oder Mischungen dieser Monomeren, 0,5 bis 20 Gew.-% N-Vinylcarbonsäureamide, N-Vinylamine oder deren Gemisch b) 0 bis 10 Gew.-% ethylenisch ungesättigten Carbonsäuren, Carbonsäureanhydriden oder von b) verschiedenen Amiden c) 0 bis 30 Gew.-% weiteren Monomeren d).
Patent EP-1000246-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BOUGAMONT JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 1998-07-30
Granted: 2001-10-24
Abstract: A pump of the type comprising a substantially cylindrical body (1) in one piece provided, in its lower part, with a port (11) for admission of a product and with a valve constituted by a cavity (10) containing an element (2) capable of moving between a lower stop (12b) corresponding to the obturation of said admission port (11) and an upper stop (12a) corresponding to the opening of said port (11), and wherein said upper stop (12a) is formed by at least one discontinuous internal projection (12) whose transverse dimension (x) measured in the cavity (10) is at least equal to 20% of the largest transverse dimension of the mobile element (2).
Patent EP-0954855-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JOOST MICHAEL
IPC: G10L15/28
Filed: 1998-10-19
Granted: 2003-05-21
Abstract: In a multistation intercommunication system human speech is processed on at least two respective levels of generic complexity. The speech is received in one or more origin stations in parallel and a necessity is detected to understand the speech in an associated application environment. Intercommunication is controlled in a distributed manner, by detecting temporal speech items to be recognized and dynamically assigning speech items amongst one or more of a plurality of distributed speech recognizing facilities to eventually generate recognized items. Further intercommunication is controlled to understand recognized items in a further context of the application in question through assigning the recognized items amongst one or more of a plurality of speech understanding facilities to generate speech items that have been understood. Assigning is effected in a distributed manner as based on a combination of contingency and statistics.
Patent EP-1022953-B1 (EP)
Inventor: VANDROUX VALERIE
IPC: A23C19/084
Filed: 1998-10-09
Granted: 2001-06-27
Abstract: The invention concerns a composite food product comprising a biscuit and a savoury filling based on a dairy product, consisting of melted cheese, wherein the biscuit has a dry extract of 50 to 90 % and a water activity (Aw) before contact of at least 0.6, preferably at least 0.8, and the cheese has a dry extract of 20 to 80 % and a water activity before contact higher than 0.95, said composite food product being obtained by hot deposit of the melted cheese on the biscuit and being balanced at a water activity higher than 0.95.
Patent EP-1032643-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PAINTER JEFFREY DONALD
IPC: C11D17/06
Filed: 1998-11-05
Granted: 2003-05-21
Abstract: A detergent tablet comprises: (a) a compressed solid body portion having at least one mold in the compressed body portion; and (b) a non-compressed, gelatinous portion integrally mounted in the mold of the compressed body portion, wherein the gelatinous portion comprising a thickening system and at least one detergent active. The thickening system preferably includes a non-aqueous diluent and a gelling agent and the detergent active is preferably selected from the group consisting of enzymes, surfactants, effervescing agents, bleaching agents, silver care agents, builders;, and mixtures thereof.
Patent EP-1035830-B1 (EP)
Title: Compositions cosmetiques a base de dibenzylidene sorbitol et de silicones fonctionnalises
Inventor: URRUTIA ADRIANA
IPC: A61K8/55
Filed: 1998-11-19
Granted: 2002-02-27
Abstract: L'invention concerne une composition cosmétique sous forme de bâton translucide à clair ayant une faible tendance au collant. Ce type de bâton est obtenu par combinaison des produits suivants: (a) entre 5 et 50 %, en poids, de phase liquide siliconique comprenant au moins un liquide siliconique fonctionnalisé hydroxy, au moins un stabilisateur et, éventuellement, au moins un matériau siliconique additionnel; (b) entre 45 et 95 %, en poids, de phase gélifiant/solvant comprenant un mélange de dibenzylidène sorbitol et au moins un solvant du type polyol (par exemple, propylène glycol); et (c) une quantité efficace d'au moins un principe actif.
Patent EP-1040101-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHINDLER URSULA
IPC: C07D401/12
Filed: 1998-12-11
Granted: 2007-04-25
Abstract: Compounds of the formula Iin which R1, R2, R3 and Ar have the meanings indicated in the claims, are suitable for the production of pharmaceuticals, for example for the prophylaxis and therapy of cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, thromboses or atherosclerosis. The compounds of the formula I have the ability to modulate the endogenous production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of disease states which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance.
Patent EP-0958983-B1 (EP)
Inventor: AMRATH JOHANNES
IPC: B61F5/02
Filed: 1999-05-08
Granted: 2003-10-22
Abstract: The rail vehicle has a running gear and a carriage chassis coupled together in the longitudinal direction by at least one linkage (3), the linkage mountings (4) at the carriage chassis end (3a) of each linkage lying in the center plane (M) of the running gear, or in a plane at a given distance (a) on one or other side of this center plane, bridged by a mounting extension (4a).
Patent EP-0970909-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WIERSCHKE LARRY D
IPC: B65H45/24
Filed: 1999-07-02
Granted: 2001-09-26
Abstract: A stack of folded sheets includes right and left Z folded sheets and right and left V folded sheets which are arranged and interfolded so that the stack is balanced and has uniform bulk across its width. Withdrawal of the top sheet of the stack lifts the next sheet into position for withdrawal. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0974411-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHULZE BERND DR-ING
IPC: B21D26/02
Filed: 1999-07-06
Granted: 2001-11-14
Abstract: The mold has a micro-surface structure at the mold wall to prevent distortion and surface damage at the workpiece when being shaped under pressure. The mold to shape a workpiece by inner pressure which forces it against the mold wall, has a pressure medium feed to press the workpiece (W) against the wall surface (2) which has a surface microstructure. The wall microstructure surface does not affect the workpiece (W) surface, and prevents a buildup between the workpiece and the wall, holds the workpiece in place, and can hold a lubricant. The microstructure also acts on the workpiece material flow during the shaping action. The microstructure is formed by a laser, electro-erosion, ultrasonic erosion, scraping or etching. The microstructures are about equal to the dimensions of the molecules of the pressure medium, with a width of 100 mu m and a depth/height of 100 mu m.
Patent EP-1001451-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MOSKOWITZ PHILIP E
IPC: H01J61/30
Filed: 1999-10-21
Granted: 2003-08-13
Abstract: An arc discharge lamp includes an arc tube (10) containing a rare gas and metallic barium. The arc tube (10) is constructed from a material selected from a group of materials consisting of yttria, gadolinium oxide, and terbium oxide. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0990932-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LEISE WOLFGANG DR
IPC: H02G1/08
Filed: 1999-09-06
Granted: 2007-07-11
Abstract: The communication network is based on cables consisting of a flexible core (7, 8, 9, 10) and a shell (11) whose stiffness is such that the maximum cable deflection between two adjacent fixing points distanced at 2000 mm from one another is less than 20 mm. In the region of shafts of the channel or piping system, the cable shell is distanced from the cable core.
Patent EP-0996013-B1 (EP)
Inventor: JIMENEZ CORTES D JUAN CARLOS
IPC: G02B6/40
Filed: 1999-10-19
Granted: 2005-11-16
Abstract: The holder has end rings which are coupled in an adjusted manner at the smooth ends thereof, the rings having internal threaded regions for receiving the body of the holder which is provided with an external thread for said coupling and an internal thread for the bush for compressing a sealing gasket of the optical fibre cable, which gasket is fitted in the internal conical end of the body of the holder, the body also having a number of external cooling grooves. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1075414-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MASCELLARO LUIGI
IPC: B63B1/12
Filed: 1999-04-22
Granted: 2003-09-17
Abstract: A hull for shipping with a mono-three-catamaran architecture comprises a bow point (11) connected to hull sides (14, 15) that ends at a stern (12); a pair of chines (17, 18) disposed laterally to a center line (X-X), a keel (13) extending along the center line (X-X) on the underside of the hull aftward from the bow point (11) for a length less than the distance between the bow point (11) and the midship section (5); a bottom (16) extending laterally between the chines (17, 18), and between every chine (17, 18) and the keel (13), where the keel (13) is present, forming inverted longitudinal bottom channels (26, 27).
Patent EP-1083977-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MORGAN DENNIS R
IPC: B01D29/07
Filed: 1999-05-20
Granted: 2003-09-24
Abstract: The present invention typically involves the use of a compressed blocking area to assist in sealing a filter element and avoiding channeling in a wound fibrous tissue filtering system. It may involve the use of multiple, spaced, interstitial rings. It may involve the intentional wasting of a portion of the filter element to create a compressed blocking area. It may also involve the use of different heights of the rings and may include the use of compression and secondary tapers on the rings. The heights and spacing of the rings with respect to the other ring or rings may vary in a certain ratio.
Patent EP-1090349-B1 (EP)
Inventor: ROWLINSON STEPHEN
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 1999-06-03
Granted: 2002-02-20
Abstract: A bridge for a multi-processor system includes bus interfaces for connection to an I/O bus of a first processing set, an I/O bus of a second processing set and a device bus. A bridge control mechanism is configured to compare address and data phases of I/O accesses by the first and second processing sets. At least one dissimilar data register is provided for each processing set. The bridge control mechanism is operable in response to an address phase of a dissimilar data register write access to disregard any differences in the data phase for the dissimilar data write access. Non-deterministic data (for example relating to a real time clock) can be output from the processing sets in a combined (lockstep comparison) mode. A read destination address supplied in common by the first and second processing sets for a dissimilar data read access can cause data read from a determined one of the dissimilar data registers to be supplied the first and second processing sets. In this manner, the processing sets may have the dissimilar data replaced by the same data. The read destination address supplied in common by the first and second processing sets can determine the dissimilar data register from which data is read.
Patent EP-1104475-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HE TONG-CHUAN
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1999-08-20
Granted: 2004-05-26
Abstract: The APC tumor suppressor protein binds to  beta -catenin, a protein recently shown to interact with Tcf/Lef transcription factors. Here, the gene encoding a Tcf family member that is expressed in colonic epithelium (hTcf-4) was cloned and characterized. hTcf-4 transactivates transcription only when associated with  beta -catenin. Nuclei of APC-/- colon carcinoma cells were found to contain a stable  beta -catenin-hTCF-4 complex that was constitutively active, as measured by transcription of a Tcf reporter gene. Reintroduction of APC removed  beta -catenin from hTcf4 and abrogated the transcriptional transactivation. Constitutive transcription of TCF target genes, caused by loss of APC function, may be a crucial event in the early transformation of colonic epithelium. It is also shown here that the products of mutant APC genes found in colorectal tumors are defective in regulating  beta -catenin/Tcf-4 transcriptional activation. Furthermore, colorectal tumors with intact APC genes were shown to contain subtle activating mutations of  beta -catenin that altered functionally significant phosphorylation sites. These results indicate that regulation of  beta -catenin is critical to APC's tumor suppressive effect and that this regulation can be circumvented by mutations in either APC or  beta -catenin.