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Patent EP-1210672-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COOK DANIEL W
IPC: E03B1/00
Filed: 2000-07-28
Abstract: The method of the present invention guarantees successful performance of a pipeline for a predetermined period of time, which will result in capital cost avoidance and operational cost savings to a pipeline operator, such as a municipality or other public institution. In the method, a pipeline service company (PSC) inspects the pipeline owned by the pipeline operator. The PSC then analyzes the inspection results to determine what repairs and upgrades are needed for the pipeline. The PSC thereafter conducts an economic analysis, comparing the costs of needed repairs and upgrades with the avoided capital costs of replacement and operational savings that could derive from the repairs and upgrades. If the avoided costs and savings from the repairs and upgrades are sufficiently favorable, the PSC, or a third-party financier, enters into a lease agreement with the pipeline operator. Under the agreement, the pipeline operator leases the repairs and upgrades of the pipeline and also receives a guarantee that the pipeline will perform successfully for a predetermined term. Thereafter, the PSC arranges for the repairs and upgrades. After all the repairs and upgrades are completed, the pipeline operator starts making lease payments to the PSC or the third-party financier.
Patent EP-1203335-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DEMBO RON
IPC: G06Q40/06
Filed: 2000-11-24
Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method for valuing a portfolio in terms of its performance relative to a specified benchmark under a range of future scenarios. In particular, the invention takes a portfolio and calculates two values related to the portfolio: the first value corresponding to an amount by which the value of the portfolio is expected to fall below the value of a benchmark over a given time horizon, and a second value corresponding to an amount by which the value of the portfolio is expected to exceed the value of a benchmark over a given time horizon, in view of the range of different future scenarios. The invention provides a means for determining the portfolio which optimally trades-off these two values, and to evaluate risk/reward performance measures using these two values which can be used to rank instruments, securities or portfolios. The invention also provides a means for pricing portfolio insurance for optimal portfolios.
Patent EP-1234268-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAGGET DAVID
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2000-10-27
Abstract: L'invention concerne un système de disponibilité mis en application dans le domaine de la planification de voyages. Ce système comporte une antémémoire possédant des entrées d'informations de disponibilité de sièges pour un mode de transport et un gestionnaire d'antémémoire gérant les informations d'entrée dans l'antémémoire, de sorte que ces informations sont correctes, actualisées, complètes et aussi détaillées que possible. Le gestionnaire d'antémémoire détermine à quel moment une réponse mémorisée est en attente et, dans ce cas, envoie une demande de disponibilité à une source d'informations de disponibilité.
Patent EP-1126700-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MAZE KENNETH WAYNE
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1996-11-09
Abstract: In a television system in which at least program title information
for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in
advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching
the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful
conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired
program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the
program. 
     The invention relates to a method consisting in receiving a
program guide, introducing a search criteria and continuously searching, the
search being made by using the search criteria in the received program
guide.
Patent EP-1152424-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAGAKI KOICHI
IPC: G11B31/00
Filed: 2001-04-20
Abstract: A disk drive device in which emergency unloading at
the start of the engine is prevented, a head may have a
prolonged life and improved reliability as an HDD is
achieved. A disk drive device is driven or the movement of
a magnetic head is allowed after an engine start in a
vehicle is detected by an engine start detecting part, so
that emergency unloading can be prevented at the start of
the engine. In order to detect the engine start, voltage
values on four power supply lines for a vehicle power
supply device are monitored or the outputs of various
sensors such as a tachometer, a vibration detection sensor,
an engine sound detection sensor, a vehicle speed pulse, a
gyro sensor and a parking brake are monitored. In another
embodiment, the number of emergency unloading occurrence at
the start of the engine is reduced, which allows the head
to have a prolonged life, so that the disk drive device has
improved reliability as an HDD. The voltage values on two
power supply lines, first and second power supply lines for
a vehicle power supply device are monitored. The magnetic
head is allowed to move when the voltage values on the
first and second power supply lines attain a prescribed
value after a prescribed time period after the voltage
value on the first power supply line attains prescribed
value.
Patent EP-1166950-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMIDT HANS-JUERGEN
IPC: B64C1/12
Filed: 2001-05-03
Abstract: The component (1) has several reinforcement profiles (2), which are at least partly welded onto at least one main plate (4). Reinforcements (5) are arranged on the reinforcement profiles. Preferably, the reinforcement profiles are formed as longitudinal stringers and transverse ribs. The reinforcements may be formed as doublers (6), which are each glued or riveted on one side of profile bars (3A) of the profiles. Independent claims are included for a reinforcement profile for the structure component and for a method to manufacture the structure component.
Patent EP-1155979-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RETTORE MICHELE
IPC: B65G17/06
Filed: 2001-05-11
Abstract: A flexible chain conveyor (10), comprising at least one mutually parallel
chain (12) having links whereon rod-like elements (13) are fixed
transversely; the links (15) that constitute the at least one chain (12) being
inclined by a preset angle with respect to an imaginary plane which is
perpendicular to the advancement plane of the conveyor.
Patent EP-1167335-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OKOSHI ATSUSHI
IPC: C07C63/313
Filed: 2001-06-07
Abstract: A process for producing a polycarboxylic acid
which comprises performing liquid phase oxidation of
polyalkyl-substituted aromatic aldehyde and/or oxide
derivative of polyalkyl-substituted aromatic aldehyde as
raw material for oxidation with molecular oxygen at two
stages in water solvent in the presence of a catalyst
comprising bromine or both bromine and a heavy metal(s)
at a temperature of 180 to 280 °C , thereby producing
trimellitic acid or pyromellitic acid, wherein said
liquid phase oxidation is performed in a continuous
operation at the first stage and in a continuous
operation or in a batch operation at the second stage
and a total amount of bromine in said catalyst is
divided to add separately at each the first stage and
the second stage.
Patent EP-1168654-A2 (EP)
Title: Pilot channel power measurement means for a mobile station in asynchronous CDMA communication system
Inventor: LEE KYUNG-HA
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2001-06-28
Abstract: A power measurement means for a mobile station for measuring transmission power of a base station in an asynchronous code division multiple access (CDMA) communication systems using diversity techniques is disclosed. The power measurement means comprises scramble code generators for generating scramble codes which are allotted to each said base station, multipliers for despreading the received pilot channel signals that are spread by the scramble codes, integrators for obtaining amplitudes of the signals by integrating the despread pilot channel signals for each slot period of the pilot symbols, and outputting the amplitudes at the end time of each slot period, squarers for obtaining the power value of the signal by squaring the amplitudes, delay means for delaying the power value one slot period, an adder for adding the power value output from said squarer and the power value provided by said delay means, and switches for connecting to the adder at the end time of every two slots.
Patent EP-1191553-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HONKURA YOSHINOBU
IPC: H01F1/053
Filed: 2001-09-18
Abstract: This invention aims to provide a manufacturing method of an
anisotropic magnet powder from which a bonded magnet with an
improved loss of magnetization due to structural changes can be
achieved. This is achieved by employing a low-temperature
hydrogenation process, high-temperature hydrogenation process and
the first evacuation process to an RFeB material (R: rare earth
element) to manufacture a hydride powder (RFeBHx); the obtained
RFeBHx powder (the precursory anisotropic magnet powder) is
subsequently blended with a diffusion powder composed of hydride of
dysprosium or the li'ke and a diffusion heat-treatment process and a
dehydrogenation process are employed. Through this series of
processes, an anisotropic magnet powder with a great coercivity and
a great degree of anisotropy can be achieved.
Patent EP-1203878-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SATO MASAHIRO
IPC: F01N11/00
Filed: 2001-10-19
Abstract: There are provided a failure determination device
simple in construction and capable of properly
determining failure of a humidity sensor that detects
the humidity of exhaust gases from an internal
combustion engine and a control system for an exhaust
passage changeover valve, which can switch the
changeover valve with appropriate timing, thereby
enabling sufficient purification of exhaust gases. In
one form of the invention, an operating condition of
the engine is detected. It is judged based on the
detected operating condition of the engine whether or
not the engine is in an operating condition in which
failure determination of the humidity sensor can be
executed. It is determined whether or not the humidity
sensor has failed, based on a result of detection by
the humidity sensor, when it has been judged that the
failure determination of the humidity sensor can be
executed. In another form of the invention, a
changeover valve switches an exhaust passage having a
catalytic device arranged therein for purifying exhaust
gases from the engine, between a main exhaust passage
and a bypass exhaust passage bypassing the main exhaust
passage and having an adsorber arranged therein which
is capable of adsorbing hydrocarbons and water in the
exhaust gases. A humidity sensor is arranged at a
location downstream of the adsorber in the bypass
exhaust passage, for detecting humidity of the exhaust
gases guided into the bypass exhaust passage. The
changeover valve is driven based on a result of
detection by the humidity sensor.
Patent EP-1211506-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUGIYAMA TOMIO
IPC: G01N27/409
Filed: 2001-11-27
Abstract: A nonfragile ad quickly activatable structure of a gas sensor
element which may be built in a gas sensor employed in an air-fuel
ratio control system for automotive vehicles for measuring the
concentration of gas such O 2 , NOx, or CO. The gas sensor
element is made of a lamination of a measurement gas electrode, a
reference gas electrode, and a heater. The heater works to elevate
the temperature of the gas sensor element up to a given value
required to bring the gas sensor element into an activated
condition. The heater includes a heater substrate, a heating
element, and power supply leads. A minimum distance  X  between
an edge of the heater substrate and an edge of the heating element
meets a relation of 0.1mm ≦  X  ≦ 0.6mm, thereby minimizing a
thermal expansion difference between the heater element and the
heater substrate to avoid cracks in a portion of the heater
substrate near the heater element. It also becomes possible to
elevate the temperature of the heating element up to a higher value,
thereby allowing the gas sensor element to be activated quickly
immediately after the power is supplied to the heating element.
Patent EP-1215053-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TRIVINI RUGGERO
IPC: B60B33/02
Filed: 2001-11-30
Abstract: An easily assembled castor wheel for chairs,
armchairs and the like, comprises a supporting body (2)
defining a seat (3) for housing a vertical pivot pin for
coupling the wheel to the chair, and being supported
by a pair of adjoining arranged wheels (11), the main
feature of the invention is that the wheels (11) comprise
removable front cover elements (30).
Patent EP-1209900-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GALLAGHER ANDREW C
IPC: H04N9/07
Filed: 2001-11-12
Abstract: A method of generating a tone scale function for a sparsely
sampled extended dynamic range digital image, includes the steps of: providing a
sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device having fast
photosites with a predetermined response to light exposure interspersed with slow
photosites with a slower response to the same light exposure; using the image
sensing device to produce a sparsely sampled high resolution digital image having
fast pixel values produced by the fast photosites and slow pixel values produced
by the slow photosites; and generating the tone scale function using only slow
pixel values from the sparsely sampled high resolution digital image.
Patent EP-1344312-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SOWLATI TIRDAD
IPC: H03F1/02
Filed: 2001-12-05
Abstract: A power amplifier circuit includes an amplifying transistor and a dc bias circuit for biasing the amplifying transistor to obtain a conduction angle of less than about 180°. The dc bias circuit includes a dynamic biasing circuit for decreasing the dc bias signal provided to the amplifying transistor as the input signal to the power amplifier circuit increases. This configuration permits the amplifier circuit to operate as a linearized Class C amplifier, having a substantially linear input-output relationship similar to that of a Class B amplifier, but with increased operating efficiency.
Patent EP-1150120-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AVERY MICHAEL J
IPC: C12Q1/25
Filed: 2001-04-19
Abstract: This invention provides a high throughput method for identifying drug candidates which
produce reactive metabolites that contribute to toxicity of the drug product.
Patent EP-1170043-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI MARI
IPC: A63F13/837
Filed: 2001-06-29
Abstract: In order to sensually grasp, during operation, the direction in which one is
trying to switch the viewpoint and/or aim on a display device, even if the purpose is,
for example, to knock down an opponent, a program execution device includes an
aim/viewpoint selection means or function, which judges whether the operation input
from the user is a viewpoint switching instruction or an aim switching instruction, a
viewpoint switching processing means or function, which performs viewpoint
switching processing if the result of the judgment in the aim/viewpoint selection
means is that it is a viewpoint switching instruction, and an aim switching processing
means, to perform aim switching processing if the result of the judgment in the
aim/viewpoint selection means is that it is an aim switching instruction. An image
display processing means of the program execution device is used to output to a
monitor image data, drawn to an image memory (RAM) after having gone through
processing by the viewpoint switching processing means or the aim switching
processing means, and to display the image data on a screen of the monitor.
Patent EP-1175964-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CREVASSE ANNETTE M
IPC: H01L21/304
Filed: 2001-07-27
Abstract: The present invention provides a polishing surface temperature conditioning
apparatus for use with a polishing system having a polishing surface. In one
advantageous embodiment, the polishing surface temperature conditioning apparatus
comprises a fluid delivery system coupled to the polishing system and configured to
deliver a fluid to a polishing surface of a polishing surface; and a heat exchanger that is
coupled to the fluid delivery system and configured to control a fluid temperature of the
fluid. The fluid temperature is chosen to effect a surface temperature of the polishing
surface.
Patent EP-1179741-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TSUJII OSAMU
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 2001-08-09
Abstract: For providing a longer lifetime and sensing an
image with less noise, there is provided an image
sensing apparatus having a flat panel sensor for
detecting radiations, a first power circuit for
supplying an electric power to the flat panel sensor, a
read-out circuit for reading out data of the flat panel
sensor circuit, a second power circuit for supplying an
electric power to the read-out circuit, and a control
circuit for turning the first power circuit on by a
first timing signal and for turning the second power
circuit on by a second timing signal.
Patent EP-1174918-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GUPTA SUBHASH
IPC: H01L21/322
Filed: 2001-07-17
Abstract: A method of preventing copper transport on a semiconductor wafer,
comprising the following steps. A semiconductor wafer having a front side and a
backside is provided. Metal, selected from the group comprising aluminum,
aluminum-copper, aluminum-silicon, and aluminum-copper-silicon is sputtered on
the backside of the wafer to form a layer of metal. The back side sputtered
aluminum layer may be partially oxidized at low temperature to further decrease
the copper penetration possibility and to also provide greater flexibility in
subsequent copper interconnect related processing. Once the back side layer is in
place, the wafer can be processed as usual. The sputtered back side aluminum
layer can be removed during final backside grinding.
Patent EP-1145692-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARRUGA ARTAL ALBERTO
IPC: A61C8/00
Filed: 2001-03-07
Abstract: Dental implant and operative method of implantation,
being of the type of implant comprising a body that is
threaded into the jawbone via which the appropriate
securing and fastening bodies for the dental prosthesis
are located, the implant body (1) displaying an axial
cavity (2) along its entire length, and whose internal
base for implantation displays certain drilled holes
and/or angular cuts (3) in its lateral surface that define
end tabs, the implants being presented individually in
their respective sterilized receptacles (5), being joined
to the cap body (6) of the receptacle (5) via an
intermediate body (7), the cap body (6) defining a cavity
(11) with respect to its external base, in which is housed
a body (12) made of rubber or similar material.
Patent EP-1246550-A2 (EP)
Title: Bracelet, especially a watch bracelet
Inventor: AVAKIAN EDMOND
IPC: A44C5/10
Filed: 2001-01-09
Abstract: The external surface of the bracelet is formed by several articulated leather elements (1). Each element has a metal substrata whose upper surface and side surfaces visible form the outside are covered with leather. The substrata are joined to each other by articulations (3).
Patent EP-1190150-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COWPER BRIAN EDWARD
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 2001-02-22
Abstract: A lock for a door (10) comprises a casing (11), a bolt (55) operable to extend from or retract into the casing, a pivoted operating handle (36) operable at one side of the door to retract the bolt, lock means (28) for key operation at the other side of the door, and blocking means (81) to prevent operation of the handle to retract the bolt. In a locked closed position of the door, the bolt (55) is extended, and with the blocking means operated, key operation of the exterior lock means (28) both retracts the bolt and also de-actuates the blocking means. At the inside of the door further key operable lock means (39,40) are provided solely to operate and, if required, to de-actuate, the blocking means. A casting (38) secured in the casing mounts the further lock means (39,40), provides part-bearings (38b;138b) for pivot.rods (41,43) of the handle (36) and a bolt locking element (44), provides a guide slot (138d) for a spring-like connector (49) linking the handle to the bolt locking element, and provides a pair of arms (66) between which slides a bolt release member (69) and against which bears one end of a biasing spring around part of the bolt release member. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1252456-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FLAMANG PETER
IPC: F16H1/28
Filed: 2001-01-31
Abstract: A gear unit comprises a planetary stage having at least one bearing which locates a planet carrier rotatably relative to a ring gear, wherein a bearing ring (A) is subject to local deformation as the planet carrier rotates relative to the ring gear, and wherein a bearing ring (B), which is rotatable synchronously with the planet carrier, is precompensated whereby, in comparison with a non-precompensated bearing ring (B), radial squeezing of the rolling members of bearing or load concentrations or local unloading of the rolling members of the bearing is reduced.
Patent EP-1268833-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BENSI GIULIANO
IPC: A61K48/00
Filed: 2001-03-26
Abstract: The invention provides a nodavirus RNA1 molecule modified to include a heterologous insertion which is downstream of its replicase ORF and, preferably, its B2 ORF. The insertion preferably comprises one or more protein-coding regions. The modified RNA1 may be packaged in a VLP, such as a papillomavirus VLP. The small size of nodavirus RNA1 makes it ideal for HPV packaging.
Patent EP-1272586-A2 (EP)
Title: Anisotropically conductive adhesive composition and anisotropically conductive adhesive film formed from it
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI HIROAKI
IPC: C09J7/10
Filed: 2001-03-07
Abstract: To provide an anisotropically conductive adhesive composition that can be rapidly cured at a low temperature during thermocompression bonding and has a sufficiently long working life, while also exhibiting excellent mutual connection stability after connection between substrates. The anisotropically conductive adhesive composition comprises an epoxy resin comprising a cycloaliphatic epoxy resin and a glycidyl group-containing epoxy resin, an ultraviolet activatable cationic polymerization catalyst and a cationic polymerization retarder, and conductive particles.
Patent EP-1268421-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BREITENBUCHER J GUY
IPC: C07D471/04
Filed: 2001-03-29
Abstract: The invention features pharmaceutically-active indoles that are substituted with phenyl, methods of making them, and methods of using them.
Patent EP-1200922-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GENEVOIS CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H04H20/00
Filed: 2001-01-12
Abstract: L'invention porte sur un système de paiement à distance par porte-monnaie électronique, système destiné à être utilisé dans un environnement fournisseur de contenu/abonné. Avant de donner le droit à un abonné de recevoir et/ou déchiffrer un contenu spécifique, et à l'appréciation de l'abonné, une somme correspondante est débitée du porte-monnaie électronique (16), et des données transactionnelles correspondantes sont provisoirement stockées dans une mémoire locale protégée placée dans un module CAM (14) (module d'accès conditionnel) associé à l'abonné. Les données transactionnelles stockées sont protégées de l'accès non autorisé et ne peuvent être retenues de la collecte autorisée par le fournisseur de contenus. Le droit à recevoir et/ou déchiffrer le contenu spécifique est validé localement dans le module CAM (14). Des transactions financières différées sont effectuées à la demande du fournisseur de contenus et transmises dans un canal de communication à distance afin de récupérer les données transactionnelles stockées dans la mémoire locale protégée. En variante, des points prépayés représentant une valeur sont déduits du porte-monnaie électronique (14) et stockés dans la mémoire locale pour être récupérés ultérieurement par le fournisseur.