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Patent EP-0391403-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RASMUSSEN JAMES M
IPC: G07D3/00
Filed: 1990-04-05
Abstract: An improved coin bag switching system is provided for coin sorting apparatus and includes means for reasonably supporting at least two coin bags each for at least one selected coin denomination, means for selectively establishing a channel between the exit chute for the selected coin denomination and a selected one of the releasably supported coin bags, means for temporarily suspending the sorting operation when the selected bag is found to be full or when a predefined coin count is determined to have been reached, means responsive thereto for displacing the previously established coin channel and establishing an alternate channel between the exit chute and a second selected coin bag, and means for resuming the sorting operation after the new channel has been established. 
     A coin switching module is provided for the establishment of channels between a coin exit tube of a given denomination and selected ones of empty coin bags corresponding to that denomination. The module is adapted to be conveniently connected to a selected coin exit tube for a coin sorting machine with little modification, if any, to the existing coin bag arrangement for the sorter. An integrally formed channel member is displaceably affixed about a coin input slot inside the switching module and is pivotally mounted to the module in such a way that when the member is circularly displaced about a coin inlet section of the member, the coin outlet section of the member can register   with selected ones of a plurality of coin exit slots corresponding to the plurality of coin bags provided for the selected coin denomination. Controllable displacement of the channel member is affected by means of a lever attached thereto and projecting outwardly of the switching module.
Patent EP-0397019-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DARMS DETLEF DIPL-ING
IPC: H01H13/84
Filed: 1990-05-02
Abstract: The subject of the invention is a keyboard for inputting control and adjusting commands into a data-processing installation which is connected to adjustable elements in a spatially distributed installation. The elements can be switched on and off. An illustration of the installation, shown at least schematically, is arranged on a keyboard indicator panel. Selection keys (15 - 27) with light indicators are allocated to the adjustable indicators on the keyboard indicator panel, at the corresponding points of the installation. Further functional keys, of the same type as the selection keys (15 - 27) and provided with light indicators, are arranged in a separate area (28) of the keyboard indicator panel. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0406594-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DREWS JUERGEN
IPC: H01M4/74
Filed: 1990-06-13
Abstract: Eine Negativelektrode für Bleiakkumulatoren besteht aus einer Gitterplatte (11), die als Träger für die aktive Masse und zur Stromzu- und -abführung dient. Die Gitterplatte (11) ist ein aus Kunststoffäden bestehendes und durch einen Web­vorgang hergestelltes Netzwerk, das durch Überziehen mit einer gut leitenden, dünnen Metallschicht elektrisch leitend gemacht ist und zusätzlich mit wenigstens einer Beschichtung aus einer Blei-Zinnlegierung oder aus Blei überzogen ist. Die Gitterplatte (11) ist in durch Tiefziehen hergestellte Speicherbereiche (12) zur Aufnahme der aktiven Masse und Stromleitbereiche (14) für die Strom-Zu- und -Abführung un­terteilt.
Patent EP-0409177-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHIMPE ROBERT DR-ING
IPC: H04B10/29
Filed: 1990-07-17
Abstract: Arrangement for operating as an optical feedback amplifier, consisting of a DFB laser whose grid (4) selects a wavelength which differs so much from the wavelength at which the amplifying medium has maximum gain that by progressively extinguishing the emission at said wavelength selected by the grid in conjunction with external optical irradiation via coupled optical fibres (1, 10) of light having a wavelength in the vicinity of the wavelength of the maximum gain of the amplifying medium, a constant gain effect is achieved at said irradiated wavelength. 
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Patent EP-0412543-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ONO TAKASHI
IPC: G02F2/00
Filed: 1990-08-09
Abstract: In a polarization control system for use in an optical communication system comprising an optical fiber (11), first and second polarization control devices (31, 41) are controlled to make the optical fiber bidirectionally transmit first and second signal beams with their respective incident polarization states rendered coincident with a common one or with respective ones of two principal states of the optical fiber. When the first signal beam is supplied to the first polarization control device with a first original polarization state and passes through the second polarization control device with a first variable polarization state and when the second signal beam is supplied to the second polarization control device with a second original polarization state and passes through the first polarization control device with a second variable polarization state, the first polarization control device keeps the second variable polarization state parallel or orthogonal to the first original polarization state. The second polarization control device keeps the first variable polarization state parallel or orthogonal to the second original polarization state. Each of the signal beams may be either a single signal beam or an FDM'ed signal beam.
Patent EP-0421156-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OSTEN DONALD E
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 1990-09-11
Abstract: An improved method and apparatus is provided for performing high sensitivity fluorescence measurements. A liquid sample (12) contained within a cuvette (13) is exposed to exciting radiation in such a way that the radiation is introduced directly to the sample (12) and is restricted from reaching the container walls. The sample container (33) is in the form of a cylindrical cuvette provided with reflector means on the bottom so that any unabsorbed exciting radiation reaching the cuvette bottom is reflected back through the sample solution. Fluorescent radiation emitted by the sample (12) is collected by an ellipsoidal reflector (64) which substantially surrounds the sample container (33) and focuses radiation incident thereupon onto a small area from which it is efficiently sensed by a photodetector (66). The optical arrangement realizes significantly improved signal-to-noise and signal-to-background ratios.
Patent EP-0420045-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YU MICHAEL C
IPC: C08G75/06
Filed: 1990-09-20
Abstract: Composites comprised of reinforcing fibers in a continu­ous matrix of poly(biphenylene sulfide) resin and methods of producing such composites are provided. The poly(biphenyl­ene sulfide) resin is produced by reacting 4,4′-difluoro­biphenyl with an alkali metal sulfide in a polar organic compound whereby the resin has a high melting point and a high melt viscosity, and the composites formed therefrom have excellent mechanical properties and retention of mecha­nical properties at high temperatures.
Patent EP-0382534-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAJIMA KENJI
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 1990-02-08
Abstract: In a projection type liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a plurality of laminated liquid crystal panels (10,20), each of which has a twisted nematic type liquid crystal layer (11,21) and voltage applying means for modulating light that has passed through the liquid crystal layer, the twisting direction of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer (11) of one (10) of the adjacent liquid crystal panels is opposite to that of the liquid crystal layer (21) of the other liquid crystal panel (20), the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer (11) of the first liquid crystal panel (10) in the vicinity of the liquid crystal layer (21) of the other liquid crystal panel (20) is approximately perpendicular to that of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer (21) of the other liquid crystal panel (20) in the vicinity of the liquid crystal layer (11) of the first liquid crystal panel (10); and the respective voltage applying means of each of the liquid crystal panels are provided with picture element electrodes (15,25) that are disposed in a chequered manner so that the picture elements (28) of the first liquid crystal panel (10) are not superposed on those (29) of the other liquid crystal panel (20) in the light transmitting direction, whereby the opening ratio of the display apparatus becomes high and the display capacity can be increased.
Patent EP-0388051-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAYLOCK GERALD ANTHONY
IPC: H03M9/00
Filed: 1990-03-02
Abstract: The present invention relates techniques for bidirectionally converting between a first format comprising N concurrent serial bit streams and a second format comprising a parallel TDM bit stream of N words using an array of storage elements, each bit stream comprising M-bits per word. In operation, the N words of the input bit stream(s) are sequentially shifted in a predetermined direction into the array (10) of storage elements (11) so that the N words lie parallel to each other along a first axis of the array. During the last clock period of the N words, the data associated with the storage elements not lying on a predetermined diagonal of the array are transposed across the predetermined diagonal so that the N words lie parallel to each other along a second orthogonal axis of the array. The transposed words are then shifted out of the array in the predetermined direction to provide an output for the converted output. Arrangements are provided for cases where N=M,  where N does not equal M, and where the input and output clock rates are the same or different.
Patent EP-0400817-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LANGEN MARINUS J M
IPC: B65G47/30
Filed: 1990-05-04
Abstract: In a carton loading machine, there is provided a mechanism which will initially displace one row of cylindrical-shaped objects (32) with respect to its adjacent row such that load items in one row are located in a staggered relationship with respect to the load items in the adjacent row. The load items are then displaced into the open end of a container (26). When the assembled load is substantially fully located within the container, the movement of one row is arrested while the movement of the other row continues until the items of the adjacent rows are arranged in a side-by-side relationship. This serves to permit the width of the accumulated load to be reduced until the load is substantially fully located in a carton and thereafter the load is rearranged to its maximum width to fit in a close fitting relationship within the carton. In addition, the carton loading machine has a load transporting conveyor (18) which extends in a continuous path from a load accumulating station (12) through a load separating station (14) and load transfer station (16) and back to the load accumulating station with the load supporting surface of the conveyor horizontally arranged so that it is capable of returning a load which is not displaced into a carton to the load accumulating station so that it can be recycled without the need to halt the operation of the machine.
Patent EP-0403116-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BEITEL BRADLEY JAMES
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 1990-05-31
Abstract: Data processing apparatus is described which includes memory areas for storing an image and trigger fields for the image, and a display which indicates a cursor in one of two configurations. Circuitry is provided for moving the cursor and enabling it to implement a select operation for a particular subroutine. This provides a user interface mechanism which enables the trigger fields to be invisible and their position indicated only by the altering of the cursor configuration on the display upon the cursor being moved into an invisible trigger field.
Patent EP-0408356-A2 (EP)
Inventor: INOUE TERUHISA
IPC: B41J17/24
Filed: 1990-07-12
Abstract: A thermal head (2) of a printer is provided to contact a platen (1) through an elongated print paper (7) and an elongated ink ribbon (9). One end of the ink ribbon (9) is wound and retained on a ribbon core (10), and the other end is taken up by a take-up spool (11). The print paper (7) and the ink ribbon (9) can be fed back at the same speed by reversely rotating the platen (1). At the same time, rotation resistance to be applied from the take-up spool (11) to the ink ribbon (9) is removed by a resistance removing device. Further, the ribbon core (10) is reversely rotated by a ribbon core reverse driving device to rewind the ink ribbon (9), thereby preventing slacking of the ink ribbon (9).
Patent EP-0411838-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISAKA KAZUO
IPC: G03F7/028
Filed: 1990-07-27
Abstract: An image forming apparatus using dry silver salt material includes a photosensitive member having a base material and reducing material, photosensitive silver halide and organic silver salt which are on the base material; optical system for projecting information light onto the photosensitive member; auxiliary exposure optical system for uniformly exposing an entire surface of the photosensitive member; and a heating for uniformly heating the photosensitive member.
Patent EP-0420670-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKATOH KOHKI C O INTELL PROP
IPC: G02F1/1337
Filed: 1990-09-28
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid-crystal orientating film which is a polymer film (2) consisting of stripe-­shaped contracted portions (5) extending in a predeter­mined direction and stretched portions (6) located adjacent to the contracted portions (5), and which is designed to orientate liquid-crystal molecules (9) in the direction in which the portions of the film are contracted and stretched. The liquid-crystal orien­tating film has been manufactured by applying light to selected portions of a polymer film (2), thereby photo-curing these portions, thus forming stripe-shaped contracted portions (5), stretching the remaining por­tions (6) of the film, which are located adjacent to the contracted portions (5), by virtue of the contrac­tion of the portions applied with light.
Patent EP-0381581-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRUNEL GERALD
IPC: F23N5/00
Filed: 1990-01-31
Abstract: b) Device characterised in that: - the reactor (8) is constituted by a tube connected to a fuel inlet (11) and an oxidant-air inlet (10), - the tube (8) is placed at least partly (12) in the flame (13) of the burner, - the outlet of the tube beyond the zone (12) placed in the flame (13) is equipped with the sensor (14). c) The invention relates to combustion regulation. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0451845-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ISHIKAWA YUJI C O CANON KABUSH
IPC: H04N1/401
Filed: 1991-04-11
Abstract: There is disclosed an image reading apparatus for photoelectrically reading an image used for facsimile apparatus, digital copying machines, etc. 
     The image reading apparatus includes a reading unit for reading an image on an original at a reading position, a reference member provided at the reading position, a memory unit for storing reference data obtained by reading the reference member with the reading unit, a discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not the original exists at the reading position and a control unit for causing the memory unit to store the reference data.
Patent EP-0460407-A2 (EP)
Title: Sensorschaltung
Inventor: ROMES ROMAN
IPC: G01D5/14
Filed: 1991-05-04
Abstract: Eine Sensorschaltung (10) weist folgende Schaltungsgruppen auf: eine Meßschaltung (11), in der Meßspannungen an zwei unterschiedlichen Schaltungspunkten auftreten, wobei sich die Signale am einen Punkt gegensinnig zu den Signalen am anderen Punkt bei Änderungen der Meßgrößen ändern, welche Meßschaltung die Signale von den beiden genannten Punkten getrennt ausgibt, und eine Auswerteschaltung (12), die -- die beiden Sensorsignale empfängt und die Differenz aus diesen Signalen bildet, -- und zur Funktionskontrolle der Sensorschaltung überprüft, ob sich die Signale tatsächlich innerhalb vorgegebener Fehlergrenzen immer gegensinnig zueinander ändern. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0457198-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MORIWAKI TAKESHI
IPC: B29C45/00
Filed: 1991-05-09
Abstract: Polyamide composite characterized in high strength, high rigidity and high impact and also improved in the decrease of physical properties by water absorption were made by compounding 100 parts by weight of the mixture of 95-60% by weight of cryatalline aliphatic polyamide and 5-40% by weight of amorphous polyamide, and 25-150 parts by weight of glass fiber.
Patent EP-0463457-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CINA MICHAEL F
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 1991-06-11
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are set forth for passively and precisely aligning pairs of objects, in particular, microelectronic components such as semiconductor lasers and fibers, utilizing fiducial marks. Additionally, methods and apparatus are set forth for combining passive and active alignment techniques where high degrees of alignment precision are required. Still further, techniques are described for fixing prealigned objects, independent of how the objects are prealigned, to a mounting surface in a manner that maintains the relative (aligned) position of the objects. Further yet, in order to help minimize manufacturing costs with respect to production of, for example, microelectronic assemblies, batch processing techniques are described which utilize the novel alignment procedures contemplated by the invention. In principle a transparent alignment plate (500) is used having a plurality of fiducial marks (516, 518) imprinted thereon at least one pair of objects (412, 510, 511) is provided, each having a fiducial mark (515, 517) imprint corresponding to one of said plurality of fiducial marks (516, 518) located on said transparent alignment plate (500), means are provided for optically aligning the fiducial mark (515, 517) located on each object (412, 510, 511) of said at least one pair of objects with the corresponding fiducial marks (516, 518) on said transparent alignment plate (500), thereby yielding at least one pair of passively aligned objects (412, 510, 511).
Patent EP-0467365-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN HONG-I
IPC: C07D451/04
Filed: 1991-07-18
Abstract: The use of a 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT 3 ) receptor antagonist for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating urinary incontinence is disclosed.
Patent EP-0468533-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TERASHITA TAKAAKI
IPC: H04N5/235
Filed: 1991-07-26
Abstract: Utilizing fuzzy theory, the exposure is determined based on an exposure operational formula defined for each of a plurality of previously classified patterns of a color original image. The color original image is divided into a multiplicity of portions for the photometric purpose and, for the resulting photometric data, a plurality of features are evaluated. Utilizing fuzzy theory, a coincidence factor with a judging condition for judging the magnitude of the feature value is evaluated for each of the feature values. A coincidence factor for the pattern is evaluated from those coincidence factors to determine a weight for the pattern. Using this weight, a weighted mean of the exposures which is determined from the exposure operational formula is calculated to obtain a specific exposure.
Patent EP-0481189-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BARTSCHER PETER
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 1991-08-21
Abstract: 2.1 In known devices, a pressure-sensitive device senses the tyre pressure. In the event of a loss of tyre pressure, an actuating element generates an actuator travel which can be detected by a sensor. A gradually falling tyre pressure results in a delayed triggering of the pressure-sensitive device so that it is possible that this pressure cannot be detected initially by the sensor. With the new device, it is to be possible to indicate instantaneously a tyre pressure which falls below the reference pressure with a relatively small degree of pressure tolerance. 2.2 The new pressure-sensitive device (1) has a valve device (7) which below a predetermined tyre pressure connects the tyre pressure which acts on the actuating element (4) counter to the force of a spring (6) to the atmosphere. 2.3 The new device is suitable for generating a continuous signal even when tyre pressure is no longer present. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0477671-A2 (EP)
Title: Verfahren zur Herstellung von ABS-Formmassen
Inventor: BAUMGARTNER EHRENFRIED DR
IPC: C08F279/04
Filed: 1991-09-12
Abstract: Verfahren zur fortlaufenden (kontinuierlichen) Herstellung von ABS-Polymerisaten durch radikalisch ausgelöste Polymerisation von insbesondere Styrol und Acrylnitril in Gegenwart von Polybutadien, gegebenenfalls in einem Lösungsmittel, in einer Reaktorkaskade aus mindestens 3 im wesentlichen rückvermischungsfrei arbeitenden, gerührten Reaktoren, die wenigstens teilweise innenliegende Kühlrohre zur Abfuhr der Polymerisationswärme aufweisen, bei Reaktionstemperaturen von 50 bis 180°C wobei in einem der Reaktoren Phaseninversion auftritt, wobei die Phaseninversion in einem Reaktor stattfindet, der Mittel zur Erzeugung hoher Scherkräfte aufweist, sowie Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens, bestehend aus einem im wesentlichen zylindrisch-rohrförmigen Gefäßmantel und einem mit einer Rührwelle drehkraftschlüssig verbundenen zylindrischen Innenkörper mit einem Außendurchmesser, der geringfügig kleiner als der Innendurchmesser des Gefäßmantels ist.
Patent EP-0484815-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GREGOR EDUARD
IPC: G02F1/35
Filed: 1991-10-30
Abstract: A Raman converter comprising an input optical pump beam (16) from a laser (18) that propagates through first and second Raman cells (12,24) and causes Stokes shifted waves (14,26) to be generated therein, and a polarizer (34) disposed between the Raman cells (12,24). The polarizer (34) is switchable during laser operation to cause the Stokes shifted waves (14) from the first Raman cell (12) to be circularly or linearly polarized, thereby causing the Stokes shifted waves (26) in the second Raman cell to be generated as rotationally shifted or vibrationally shifted waves respectively. The polarizer (34) may be switched to the selected circular or linear polarization, or may be repeatedly switched therebetween at regular or pseudo-random intervals. A second polarizer (32) may be disposed upstream of the first Raman cell (12) for selectively switching the polarization of the input pump beam (16) during laser operation. The polarizers (32) and (34) may each be used alone or in combination with each other. Combinations of rotational and vibrational Stokes shifted waves generated in the two Raman cells (12,24) provide multi-wavelength optical output signals with variable wavelength distributions.
Patent EP-0493781-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHOLL THOMAS DR
IPC: C08J7/056
Filed: 1991-12-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyether-polycarbonate block copolymers, if appropriate combined with surfactants, as coatings for synthetic articles, to coated synthetic articles and to a process for the production of the coated articles. The coatings can also contain customary stabilisers.
Patent EP-0461726-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GREAK JOHN LYNN
IPC: D01F8/12
Filed: 1991-06-12
Abstract: A coextruded elastomeric fibre comprising:
     a) 100 parts by weight of a functionalized selectively hydrogenated block copolymer, comprising: i) at least two blocks comprising predominantly polymerized monovinyl aromatic monomer units, ii) at least one block comprising predominantly, before hydrogenation, polymerized conjugated diolefin monomer units and, iii) on average, in the range of from 2 to 20 acid or anhydride groups per polymer molecule; and   b) in the range of from 30 to 300 parts by weight of nylon.
Patent EP-0447226-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCOTT RICHARD W
IPC: G06T15/80
Filed: 1991-03-14
Abstract: A computer graphics method adds shadowed specular highlights to computer generated images by modifying the specular reflection value (SR i ) for each vertex (V) in the scene according to the value of a corresponding illumination coefficient (Ib i ). The diffuse color value (RGB) for that vertex (V) is then modified according to the value of the modified specular reflection value (SR i ) for the corresponding vertex.