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Patent EP-0732068-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FRANKISH ROGER GRAHAM
IPC: A47B17/02
Filed: 1996-03-08
Abstract: A height adjustment system for a desk, workstation or the like is provided comprising a plurality of height adjustable legs (20, 30, 30'; 520, 530, 530') each having a first part in the form of a hollow column (31; 531) and a second part (32, 34; 532, 534) movable relative to the first part in a vertical direction. The second part of each leg includes a gearbox housing containing a crown gear provided on a vertically extending rotatable shaft (35, 535) and at least one pinion gear (310) engageable with said crown gear. The vertical shaft includes a screw-threaded portion (36; 536) engaged by nuts (38; 538) on a base plate of the column. A winding mechanism (50) is provided for rotating a horizontally extending shaft (211, 311) on which the pinion gear is provided. Rotation of the horizontal shaft (211, 311) causes the vertical shaft to rotate thereby moving the second part (32, 34; 532, 534) relative to the column (31; 531) to adjust the height of a top member (10; 510) supported by the leg. The gearbox housing (32; 532) includes ball bearing race assemblies (340; 350; 360) for the crown and pinion gears which enable the height of two or more legs to be adjusted simultaneously by a single winding mechanism. The leg also includes a self-adjusting linear bearing (40) between telescopically movable parts of the leg. In a further embodiment, the height adjustment system may also include a duct for cabling (555), a cable tray (560) and a hinged duct cover (590) pivotally attached to the top member (510).
Patent EP-0741025-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DEMOORE HOWARD W
IPC: B41F31/14
Filed: 1996-05-03
Abstract: A retractable in-line inking/coating apparatus (10) selectively applies either spot or overall ink/coating material to a blanket (B) or flexographic plate (P) on a blanket cylinder (34), or spot or overall ink/coating to a flexographic printing plate (P) on a plate cylinder (32) in a rotary offset printing press (12). The inking/coating apparatus is pivotally mounted on a printing unit (22, 24, 26, 28) or dedicated coating unit, and is extendable into and retractable out of an operative inking/coating position by a carriage assembly (58) which is pivotally coupled to the printing unit. Because of the pivotal support provided by a cantilevered support arm (88, 90), the inking/coating apparatus is extended and retracted through a Ferris wheel arc between adjacent printing units.
Patent EP-0772062-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ESCH VICTOR C
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 1996-10-31
Abstract: A diffusing tip is provided for diffusing light from a light-emitting end of an optical fiber in a radial distribution pattern relative to the axis of the tip and along a length of the tip, The tip has an inner core and an outer covering which define a light guide. The outer covering is modified on its interior surface adjacent to the core such that light transmitted down the light guide is removed from the core upon encountering a surface modification on the interior surface. The light so removed is transmitted to the outer surface along the length of the tip, where it can be used to irradiate a selected object or material, The diffusing tip preferably provides light in a substantially uniform intensity distribution for the substantially uniform irradiation of a selected object or material.
Patent EP-0780505-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAPUSCIK JEAN
IPC: D04H1/55
Filed: 1996-12-20
Abstract: The material for the female side of contact bonding closure materials is a needle-bonded nonwoven, together with heat bonding. The material is composed of fibres with a mean length of at least 50 mm with at least 20% of thermofusible fibres. The material surface has loops formed by the needling. Also claimed is a material with fibres in a mean thickness of 4.5 dtex, a length of 60-100 mm, with 30% of thermofusible fibres.
Patent EP-0738649-A2 (EP)
Title: Sidewall for vehicles
Inventor: STRASSER JOHANN
IPC: B62D33/04
Filed: 1996-04-18
Abstract: The vehicle sidewall consists of a first wall part (4) turning about an axis (6) on one of its edges and connected to the vehicle structure (1,2,3). A second wall part (5) is pivoted at one edge to the first part on the opposite edge of the first part to the one linked to the structure. The first sidewall has at least one driven lifting arm (8), and the second wall part is pivoted to at least one non-driven strut (13). Each lifting arm and strut is pivoted to the vehicle structure at the end away from the wall parts. Each strut may be made variable in length using a spring (24).
Patent EP-0824471-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZOELLER MICHAEL
IPC: B65D81/05
Filed: 1996-04-17
Abstract: L'invention concerne un dispositif (10) de rembourrage des coins, par exemple, de boîtiers d'appareils, pourvu de deux ailes (11, 12) formant un angle et reliées entre elles, et de joues (17, 18) disposées à l'extérieur des ailes. Pour qu'un tel dispositif puisse être à usage multiple, c'est-à-dire convienne à des angles d'un certain éventail de largeurs de boîtiers, tout en restant malgré tout bien en place, il est prévu que chaque aile (11, 12) présente une structure en nid d'abeilles afin de pouvoir s'élargir de façon élastique dans le sens latéral.
Patent EP-0845957-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN CRAWSHAW
IPC: H01H37/04
Filed: 1996-07-31
Abstract: Un récipient (6) destiné au chauffage de liquides comporte un fond chauffé (8) sur lequel est monté un dispositif de commande thermosensible. Ce dispositif comporte une commande d'ébullition qui interrompt l'alimentation en énergie de l'élément chauffant (12) du récipient lorsque le liquide contenu dans le récipient arrive à ébullition. Il est sensible à la température du liquide contenu dans une cavité réceptrice (18) située dans le fond du récipient, et comprend un actionneur bimétallique (100) en contact thermique avec la cavité réceptrice (18) par l'intermédiaire d'un conducteur en cuivre en forme de C. Le récipient comprend également un dispositif de commande de maintien à faible ébullition qui maintient le liquide du récipient à une température préétablie après son ébullition. Ce dispositif comprend un actionneur bimétallique à rupture brusque au travers duquel le courant passe vers l'élément chauffant pour chauffer rapidement l'actionneur, après la fermeture d'une série de contacts, de façon à alimenter l'élément par petites salves, afin d'empêcher tout son audible lors du chauffage.
Patent EP-0861187-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NIELSEN PETER M
IPC: B62L1/16
Filed: 1996-11-12
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un nouvel ensemble de freinage pour cycle. Une partie au moins de ce cycle comporte des cavités tandis que l'ensemble de freinage est constitué d'une commande de frein montée sur le cycle, de deux étriers de frein montés dans les cavités et fixés sur le cycle de manière à pouvoir pivoter, d'un corps de manoeuvre d'étrier et d'un assemblage de transfert de mouvement couplé à la commande de frein capable de l'actionner. Le corps de manoeuvre d'étrier est raccordé à l'assemblage de transfert de mouvement. Les étriers sont pourvus de premiers et de seconds segments de bras, chacun des premiers segments de bras portant une surface à déclivité appuyée sur le corps alors que chacun des seconds segments de bras est usiné pour loger et retenir une plaquette de frein. Le corps de manoeuvre d'étrier, agissant sur les surfaces en déclivité, en réaction au mouvement de l'assemblage de transfert de mouvement, fait pivoter les étriers de manière à les faire se déplacer dans une direction amenant les plaquettes de frein au contact de la roue du cycle qui, de ce fait, exercent une force de freinage sur celle-ci. Des ressorts forcent les étriers dans une direction faisant s'éloigner les plaquettes de frein de la roue.
Patent EP-0790342-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ITTEMANN PETER DR
IPC: D04H1/00
Filed: 1997-02-11
Abstract: Glass fibre-reinforced, thermoplastically formable semi-finished products (I), containing (a) a thermoplastic polymer and (b) a textile sheet fixed by needling, consisting: of (A) at least one layer of woven fibre with a basis weight of more than 300 g/m<2>, containing 80-97 wt.% glass fibres in the warp direction and 20-3 wt% glass fibres or thermoplastic fibres in the weft direction; and (B) at least one layer of glass fibre mat with unoriented fibres, such that the weight ratio of fabric (A) to mat (B) is (75:25)-(30:70) and the product (I) has a total glass content of 30-60 wt.%. Also claimed are similar products in which the woven fibre contains 80-97 wt% glass fibres in the weft direction and 20-3 wt.% glass or thermoplastic fibres in the warp direction.
Patent EP-0797303-A2 (EP)
Inventor: IIZUKA KUNIHIKO
IPC: H03F3/18
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: An inverter circuit is composed of a first inverter section used as an amplifier and a second inverter section, connected in series to the first inverter section, for controlling the gain of the first inverter section. Each of the first and second inverter sections includes a P type MOS field effect transistor and an N type MOS field effect transistor. The P type transistors are similar to each other, and so are the N type transistors. For example, the transistors in the second inverter section have a proportion (ratio of the channel width to the channel length) 1/A time that of the respective transistors in the first inverter section, where "A" is a positive constant. Input and output terminals of the second inverter section are short-circuited. In other words, the transistors of the second inverter section are connected at their gates and drains, thus replacing conventional resistors. If the positive constant A is set to be smaller than the DC gain of a typical inverter, the DC gain of the inverter arranged as above is not affected by irregularity in a manufacturing process and can be regarded equal to A. This prevents the parasitic capacity from increasing with an increase of the area. Therefore, it is possible to restrain deterioration of the frequency characteristics and power consumption.
Patent EP-0798506-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SOSKIND YAKOV G
IPC: F21S8/12
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: A vehicle headlamp may be formed from a light source; a divergent lens; and a reflector facing in a forward direction to the lens. The reflector has one or more first regions, and one or more second regions. The first region is a section of an ellipsoid of revolution with one focal point coincident with the light source, and one focal point located at the first focal point of the lens. The second regions have a surface with an elliptical vertical cross section having a first focal point coincident with the light source and a second focal point coincident with the first focal point of the lens. The second surface additionally has a horizontal axial cross section having a first focal point coincident with the light source and a second focal point axially offset from the first focal point of the lens. The horizontal axial cross section may be elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic. Light from the first regions is convenient to form the beam hot spot. Meanwhile, light from the second regions is convenient to form the beam spread. In total the system provides a headlamp with a short axial dimension and a small frontal opening while meeting headlamp beam standards.
Patent EP-0825359-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TANIGUCHI TAKAO
IPC: F16H57/02
Filed: 1997-06-06
Abstract: A vehicular automatic transmission comprising: a transmission
case; a speed change mechanism arranged in the transmission case and
including two input elements and one output element; an input shaft
extending from one end to the other of the transmission case through
the speed change mechanism; first and second two input clutches
arranged at the two ends across the speed change mechanism for
connecting/disconnecting the individual input elements of the same
to and from the input shaft; and two hydraulic servos for
applying/releasing the individual input clutches. The two hydraulic
servos are of the stationary cylinder type, the cylinders of which
are formed at the two end walls of the transmission case and arranged
in association with the individual input clutches. The axial forces
to be applied to the individual input clutches by the actions of the
individual hydraulic servos are transmitted to the opposite walls of
the transmission case, as opposed to the individual hydraulic ser vos,
by reaction members which are arranged from the individual input
clutches to the opposite walls of the transmission case.
Patent EP-0814185-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GREIF STEFFEN
IPC: D02J3/16
Filed: 1997-06-17
Abstract: To treat the hairy surface of a carpet yarn, the outer surface of the yarn is subjected to a temp. which is greatly higher than the characteristic yarn temp., for a short time spell. Also claimed is an appts. with a singeing burner (100), with a singeing channel (10) through a housing (7) on a straight axis and open at both ends (10',10"). The yarn (5) is passed through the channel (10), parallel to its longitudinal axis, along a line (6) of travel. Jet burners (15,15') near the channel entry (10') face each other on both sides of the yarn (5), to deliver mixed gas streams (19) to the yarn (5).
Patent EP-0829696-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DROSS HEINRICH
IPC: G02B23/16
Filed: 1997-08-27
Abstract: The weapon sights (1) has a housing sleeve with a cylindrical central section (4) provided with a truncated conical section (2,3) at either end, at least part of the outer surface of the housing sleeve formed from a number of adjacent planar surfaces. Pref. the central section of the housing sleeve has a polygonal cross-section and is formed from between 5 and 40 individual planar surfaces arranged next to one another in the peripheral direction.
Patent EP-0831455-A2 (EP)
Inventor: EBERMAN BRIAN S
IPC: G10L15/02
Filed: 1997-09-12
Abstract: In a computerized method a continuous signal is segmented in
order to determine statistically stationary units of the
signal. The continuous signal is sampled at periodic
intervals to produce a timed sequence of digital samples.
Fixed numbers of adjacent digital samples are grouped into a
plurality of disjoint sets or frames. A statistical distance
between adjacent frames is determined. The adjacent sets are
merged into a larger set of samples or cluster if the
statistical distance is less than a predetermined threshold.
In an iterative process, the statistical distance between the
adjacent sets are determined, and as long as the distance is
less than the predetermined threshold, the sets are
iteratively merged to segment the signal into statistically
stationary units.
Patent EP-0793152-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKEMORI TAMIKI
IPC: G03H1/22
Filed: 1997-02-28
Abstract: A diaphragm having an aperture, the size of which is equal to or smaller than λf/p (λ is the wavelength, p is the imaging resolution, and f is the focal length of an imaging optical system) is arranged on the focal plane of the object space of the imaging optical system, and object light via the aperture is imaged by the imaging optical system. The object light via the imaging optical system and reference light are brought to interference to form interference fringes, and an image of the interference fringes is sensed. Using the hologram sensed in this manner, the image of the object to be sensed is reconstructed by adopting an imaging optical system equivalent to that upon imaging, and setting the positional relationship between the formed hologram and the imaging optical system in correspondence with that between the imaging optical system and the imaging surface upon imaging. In this way, a holography imaging apparatus which can vary the field of view and can sense a high-quality hologram using an imaging device having a relatively low spatial resolution is realized, and a holography display apparatus which can display an image by eliminating distortion with respect to the original image from a hologram sensed by the holography imaging apparatus of this invention is realized.
Patent EP-0794466-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NUGENT NICHOLAS OLIVER
IPC: B41M3/14
Filed: 1997-03-07
Abstract: A method of providing security indicia on a substrate comprises providing a transfer sheet comprising a carrier sheet and a releasable layer comprising a varnish layer and a layer of temperature-sensitive adhesive, the varnish layer being adjacent to the carrier sheet; producing a toner image of the indicia on the adhesive layer; positioning the transfer sheet on the substrate with the adhesive layer facing the substrate; thermally transferring to the substrate the toner image of the indicia, the adhesive layer, and the varnish layer; and removing the carrier sheet. The method is particularly useful for providing security indicia in passport books.
Patent EP-0822335-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WEATHERSTON ROGER C
IPC: F01C17/06
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: A scroll-type compressor is disclosed which includes both a high
pressure lubricant sump and a low pressure lubricant sump. Lubricant from the
low pressure lubricant sump is supplied to the various bearing, thrust surfaces and
other moving parts to lubricate same and a portion thereof is also supplied to the
suction gas entering the compressor to replenish the lubricant in the high pressure
sump. An oil separator is disposed in a discharge chamber to separate entrained
oil from the compressed gas. A level control assembly is also provided in the
discharge chamber and serves to return excessive accumulations of oil from the
high pressure sump to the low pressure sump. In one embodiment, the compressor
is specifically designed for compression of helium while in a second embodiment,
the compressor is adapted for use as an air compressor.
Patent EP-0864900-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROSS ROBERT N
IPC: G02B23/24
Filed: 1997-09-01
Abstract: An eyepiece adapter mechanism for providing a quick positive engagement to an interfacing instrument such as a B-styled endoscope. The adapter mechanism comprises a rigid back plate for providing a permanent attachment for the mechanism. A C-clip retainer positioned within a circumferential chamber of the back plate acts as a locking ring under the elastic force of the C-clip material itself to provide a grip around the interfacing instrument when installed into the back plate. An outwardly protruding portion of the C-clip, acting as a lever, releases the interfacing instrument when the level is moved toward a fixed post located a predetermined distance from the lever to facilitate single handed operation. An alternate embodiment provides a quick attach/release adapter without an eyepiece and employing a C-clip retainer.
Patent EP-0855826-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TONISSON ALAN V
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 1997-12-08
Abstract: An agent vector (150) monitors (402, 404) selected performance
parameters of a call center (FIG. 1) -- such as service times, in-queue times, call
volumes, call abandonment rates, benefits derived from having different agents
handle calls requiring different skills, proportions of work spent by agents on
handling calls requiring different skills, etc. -- and automatically adjusts (412-422)
agents' call-handling assignments -- for example, by changing the skills to which an
agent is assigned (logged into) or by changing the relative priorities (levels of
expertise) of the agent's skills -- in order to optimize (406) a predefined objective.
The objective is a selected performance characteristic of the call center -- for
example, the total benefit (B) to the call center of individual ones of the agents (a)
handling calls requiring individual agent skills (s).
Patent EP-0853200-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DURRANT JEREMY JAMES
IPC: F04B49/02
Filed: 1997-12-11
Abstract: In a clutch-driven piston and cylinder air compressor the
crankcase (3) has a single closure component (19) provided
between a clutch (12) and a crankshaft (6) which component
closes an aperture (20) which provides access for assembly
of the crankshaft to the crankcase, includes an actuator an
annular cylinder (23) and a piston (24) sealingly movable
therein for operating a clutch release mechanism (24,28) and
occupying space included in a projection of the adjacent
cylinder (14) of the compressor.
Patent EP-0904381-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CORTHESY-THEULAZ IRENE
IPC: C12Q1/689
Filed: 1997-04-03
Abstract: La présente invention concerne une voie métabolique du poly-3-hydroxybutyrate indispensable à la survie de Helicobacter pylori dans un hôte. L'invention concerne en l'occurrence une coenzyme A-transférase (Hp CoA-t), une thiolase et une PHB synthétase de Helicobacter pylori, ainsi que leur procédés de préparation et d'utilisation. L'invention, qui concerne également des polynucléotides et protéines thiolase de Hp CoA-t ainsi que des procédés de détection et de préparation utilisant de telles molécules, concerne aussi, grâce à des méthodes de détection, des procédés d'évaluation de la propension à développer des gastrites, des ulcères gastro-duodénaux, ou des cancers de l'estomac. L'invention concerne en outre des procédés d'utilisation de Hp CoA-t, des protéines thiolase ou PHB synthétase, et de leurs fragments conservant une activité enzymatique, pour l'identification de candidats médicaments que l'on destine au traitement de certains types d'affections gastriques. L'invention concerne enfin des compositions pharmaceutiques contenant des fragments de protéines de Hp CoA-t, des acides nucléiques antisens ou d'autres inhibiteurs de Hp CoA-t, sa thiolase et sa PHB synthétase, ainsi que des procédés permettant leur utilisation dans le traitement de certains types d'affections gastriques.
Patent EP-0895625-A2 (EP)
Title: Procede et appareil permettant de rationaliser des formats de donnees differents dans un systeme de gestion de donnees
Inventor: WILLIAMS DALE L
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1997-04-24
Abstract: L'invention a trait à un procédé de conversion d'enregistrements et au dispositif correspondant, comportant un moteur de conversion, implémenté, de préférence, par un logiciel, qui reçoit des enregistrements formatés d'entrée provenant d'un dispositif de production d'enregistrements d'entrée, convertit ces enregistrements en un format différent (universel) en temps réel et, en fonction du ou des dispositifs hôtes de sortie, en format spécifique de sortie, puis transmet les enregistrements convertis au dispositif hôte de sortie si ce n'est à plusieurs. Des messages, une information en l'occurrence, en provenance d'un ou de plusieurs dispositifs hôtes de sortie, peuvent également être transférés par le biais du dispositif de conversion vers les dispositifs de production d'enregistrements d'entrée. Parce qu'il traite rapidement des formats d'enregistrements nouveaux et/ou incompatibles, le dispositif selon cette invention permet de réduire à leur minimum les coûts de gestion de systèmes de gestion d'information et optimalise leur utilisation. L'architecture d'entrée et de sortie du dispositif de conversion est souple et il est possible d'utiliser ce dispositif de conversion avec de multiples dispositifs (mis en réseau ou non) de production d'enregistrements d'entrée ainsi qu'avec un seul dispositif de stockage d'enregistrement, voire avec plusieurs de ces dispositifs, utilisant plusieurs formats de sortie d'enregistrements.
Patent EP-0860586-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIROKAWA KAZUHARU
IPC: F01D5/30
Filed: 1998-02-11
Abstract: A cooling medium path of gas turbine moving blade is so
constructed that a concave spherical surface C is formed on an inside
surface of an end portion of a cooling medium path B on a blade side and
a hollow pipe 6 in which one end thereof has a convex spherical surface
D which engages the concave spherical surface C and the other end has a
convex spherical surface F which engages an inside surface of a cooling
medium path E on a rotor disc side is provided. The hollow pipe 6
communicates between the cooling medium path B on the blade side and
said cooling medium path E on the rotor disc side. Supporting device 7,
8, 9 for holding the hollow pipe 6 is provided at the communicating
position.