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Patent EP-0863545-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HERCHEN HARALD
IPC: H01L21/683
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: An electrostatic chuck  20  for holding a substrate  40  in a
process chamber  70 , comprises a monocrystalline ceramic monolith  25  with
an electrode  45  embedded therein for electrostatically holding the substrate
 40  upon application of a voltage thereto. The ceramic monolith  25  is made
from a single piece of monocrystalline ceramic formed by a melt forming
process, or a plurality of monocrystalline ceramic plates  225  bonded to one
another. In another embodiment, the invention is directed to an electrostatic
chuck comprising a monocrystalline ceramic layer  235  covering a mesh
electrode  240  on an underlying dielectric layer  245 . An electrical connector
 50  extends through the monocrystalline ceramic monolith  25  or the
underlying dielectric layer  245  to supply a voltage to the electrode  45 .
Preferably, the monocrystalline ceramic monolithic structure  25  and the
monocrystalline ceramic layer  235  comprise monocrystalline sapphire and the
electrodes  45  comprise a refractory metal. Alternative cooling systems are
also described.
Patent EP-0871142-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SUZUOKI MASAKAZU
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1998-03-25
Abstract: In a data processing apparatus, data is transferred in
accordance with a meta-instruction embedded in the data.
Initially, a first meta-instruction is read out from an
address ADDR0 stored in a tag address register Dn_TADR.
Then, data following the first meta-instruction with a
length specified by the meta-instruction is transferred.
Subsequently, a second meta-instruction stored at an
address ADDR2 specified in the first meta-instruction is
read out and data following the second meta-instruction
with a length specified by the second meta-instruction is
transferred. A third meta-instruction stored at an address
ADDR1 specified in the second meta-instruction is further
read out and data following the third meta-instruction with
a length specified by the third meta-instruction is then
transferred.
Patent EP-0893137-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NAKADA TSUNEO
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 1998-05-21
Abstract: In a catheter assembly for an indwelling
catheter with a needle (4) being grooved to allow
passage of blood past a region (21) where a catheter
(2) tightly engages the needle so that the capture of
the blood vessel by the catheter can be confirmed in
terms of the flashback of the blood, the groove (46)
being formed by press-working the outer circumference
of the needle. The needle has smooth transitions (47)
between the groove and the remainder of the outer
circumference, and a constant radial thickness in and
around the groove.
Patent EP-0896078-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMA MASAHIRO
IPC: D04B7/00
Filed: 1998-08-07
Abstract: A compound needle, of which slider and needle body
can be moved forward and backward independently of each
other, is guided by a cam lock into four routes, knit,
tuck, transfer and receiving. As for the slider, the
knit route is branched from the tuck route, and
branching from the tuck route to the transfer route is
made by a movable cam at the center of the cam lock. As
for the needle body, the knit route is branched from the
tuck route to reach the knit level then join the tuck
route. The transfer route is branched from the knit
route and the needle body is retracted to a point
between the tuck level and the inactive position, and
the receiving route advances the needle body from the
center of the cam lock to the tuck level.
Patent EP-0910960-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO KOZO
IPC: A61P3/00
Filed: 1998-10-27
Abstract: This invention provides a calcium product which can be
absorbed into the living body at a high ratio and which is
prepared by extracting calcium from ashes using an acidic
aqueous solution, the ashes containing small amounts of
oxalic acid and phytic acid and being obtained by
calcination of sesame testae.
Patent EP-0931545-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CAMPETA ANTHONY MICHAEL
IPC: A61K47/40
Filed: 1998-11-12
Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising droloxifene or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cyclodextrin. Preferred
cyclodextrins are SBECD and HPBCD. The composition can be a dry
mixture, a dry inclusion complex or an aqueous solution. The citrate salt of
droloxifene is preferred.
Patent EP-1012478-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LORIMER D ARCY H
IPC: H01L21/00
Filed: 1998-04-15
Abstract: On décrit un système de traitement d'unee plaquette qui comprend une chambre de traitement, une pompe basse pression couplée à la chambre de traitement pour pomper des gaz nobles ou des gaz ordinaires, un mécanisme de soupapes couplant une source de gaz nobles à la chambre de traitement, une pompe getter in situ disposée à l'intérieur de la chambre de traitement, et un mécanisme de traitement pour traiter une plaquette disposée à l'intérieur de la chambre de traitement. De préférence, la pompe getter in situ peut fonctionner dans une certaine plage de températures différentes pour pomper de préférence différents types de gaz. Un analyseur de gaz est utilisé pour réguler automatiquement la température de pompe getter et vérifier les types de gaz pompés depuis la chambre. Dans une forme de réalisation de remplacement, on décrit une pompe getter in situ supplémentaire placée à l'intérieur de la chambre de transfert d'un équipement de fabrication d'un semi-conducteur.
Patent EP-0988576-A2 (EP)
Title: Substrat ayant une conductivite perpendiculaire a sa surface, dispositifs comportant un tel substrat et procedes de fabrication d'un tel substrat
Inventor: RUITER JACOBUS CHRISTIAAN GERA
IPC: H05K3/10
Filed: 1998-06-12
Abstract: Substrat (7, 7', 10) et dispositifs comportant un tel substrat. Ce substrat présente une première surface et une seconde surface sensiblement parallèlement à la première. Il est composé d'une matière présentant une première conductivité et est pourvu d'une série de canaux électriquement conducteurs (21) qui s'étendent exclusivement perpendiculairement aux première et seconde surfaces et présentent une seconde conductivité sensiblement supérieure à la première. Ce substrat comporte au moins une électrode (42), située sur la première surface ou bien sur la seconde, au contact d'au moins un desdits canaux, et présentant une dimension minimale prédéterminée (D) au niveau d'une zone de contact (A) avec le substrat. Les distances séparant les canaux adjacents de la série de canaux (21), sont inférieures à ladite dimension minimale de ladite ou desdites électrodes (42).
Patent EP-1038132-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LOMAX STUART ANDREW
IPC: F16K5/06
Filed: 1998-08-10
Abstract: A valve of the double block and bleed type construction comprises a first valve assembly housing a first ball valve and a second valve assembly housing a second ball valve. The first and second ball valves are independently actuable between open and closed positions. Each of the ball valves are held within the particular valve assembly by an annular retainer component. Each valve assembly has a passage through which fluid can pass when the ball valve is in an open condition and also a mating surface which is brought to bear against the mating surface of the other valve assembly to form a valve with a single joint.
Patent EP-1021357-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FRUTIN BERNARD DEREK
IPC: B65D83/44
Filed: 1998-10-07
Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a product from a container (600) under pressure of a propellant by means of a composite piston (138). The apparatus has a valve (701) operated by means of an actuator (702) and a lever (630). The actuator co-operates with the valve and lever by means of a screw thread arrangement, such that turning the actuator relative to the lever varies the flow rate of product out of the apparatus. The valve is held in place by a retaining member (715) provided with an internal thread. An actuator (702) fits over the retaining member (715) and is rotationally coupled to the retaining member (715) by ribs (716,717). No boss is required to fit the valve assembly to the container (600), making the filling and assembly of the can simpler. <IMAGE>   <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0935338-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARRARO DIEGO
IPC: H02P9/30
Filed: 1999-01-26
Abstract: The invention realizes a device for the adjustment of the terminal voltage of a
single-phase alternator (1) coupled to an endothermic motor, said device
including a current sensor (10) of the alternator load transferring a signal (Is) to
the entry of a comparator logic circuit (21), said comparator circuit emitting a
first outgoing signal (25) suitable for controlling a shutter (23) connected to the
accelerator of the endothermic motor. Said comparator circuit (21), in case of a
substantial loss lack and of reduced revolutions per minute, emits a second
electric signal (26) suitable to close a switch (22) connecting at least an
auxiliary capacitor (17) to the excitation circuit (18) of the alternator (1), so that
the excitation current causes a voltage to the alternator terminals substantially
not lesser than 50% of the rated voltage.
Patent EP-0954066-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LE GALLIC HERVE
IPC: H01R12/71
Filed: 1999-04-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning
and locking method for a connector (2) intended to be
surface-mounted on a printed circuit (6). 
     The method according to the invention is
characterized in that a positioning device (12) having
a projecting part (16) which is intended to rest on the
plane of the printed circuit (6) is forcibly inserted
into at least a first slot (10) and a second slot (11),
these slots lying on either side of the housing (4) of
the connector (2).
Patent EP-0991098-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KISHI HISATOSHI
IPC: H01J11/34
Filed: 1999-04-01
Abstract: A flat display panel is provided which can improve the
reliability of the contact portion where a flat plate and a
back plate are bonded together and can suppress the display
dead space. Recessed portions (52) are formed in a glass
substrate (40, 60) so that a sealing wall (57, 63) is
formed along the outer fringe of a back plate (55, 61). The
front plate (54) includes a protusion (59) protruding
outward from the sealing wall (57, 63) on the outer fringe
portion thereof. The contact portion between the front
plate (54) and the back plate (55, 61) is sealed by
depositing fritted glass (62) onto the corner portion
defined by the protrusion (59) and the side surface of the
back plate (55, 61). In order to improve the sealing
effect, the fritted glass (62) is inserted into the gap at
the bonding portion. The groove (64) is formed on the top
surface of the sealing wall (57, 63) to prevent the fritted
glass (62) from intruding in to the discharge space.
Patent EP-0992267-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MARUYAMA OSAMU
IPC: A63F13/5252
Filed: 1999-10-07
Abstract: An image creating apparatus selectively displays a
plurality of scenes on a display unit (2). The image
creating apparatus includes an image-data storage unit (40)
including at least three data storage areas in each of which
image data of one frame on the display unit (2) are stored,
a picture-signal processing unit (11) for generating the
image data of one frame and for cyclically storing the
generated data in the data storage areas, an image output
unit (22) for cyclically reading and successively outputting
the image data stored in the data storage areas, a
switching-designation unit (62) for outputting a signal for
designating the switching of each scene displayed on the
display unit (2), and a processing-control unit (63) for
switching the scene being displayed on the display unit (2)
from an old scene to a new scene when the switching-designation
signal is output. The processing-control unit
(63) includes an old-scene holding unit (65) for holding the
image data of the old scene in any one of the data storage
areas in the image-data storage unit (40), and an
instruction-controlling unit (66) for controlling the
picture-signal processing unit (11) to use the images of the
old and new scenes to generate image data and to cyclically
store the generated data in the other data storage areas.
Patent EP-0994322-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BRUECHER PETER
IPC: F16L59/18
Filed: 1999-10-02
Abstract: Guide channels (10) inside the end section (9) of the connector piece (3) branch off in a star shape from the inlet part (8) of the piece. The cooled pipes (4) are set in a base (6) and arranged to form a partial circuit, into which the guide channels lead. The connector piece has a cylindrical inlet part connected to the uncooled pipe (2), which widens out into an end section containing guide channels running coaxial to one of the cooled pipes and leading away from the inlet part.
Patent EP-1001188-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHOMOTO TOKUJI
IPC: F16H45/02
Filed: 1999-11-12
Abstract: In a transmission system for a small-size vehicle in
which a crankshaft (2) of an engine (E) and an input shaft (10) of a
multi-stage transmission (M) are connected to each other through
a fluid transmitting device (T) including a pump impeller connected
to the engine (E), and a turbine impeller connected to the
transmission (M), a shifting clutch (Cc) is interposed between the
crankshaft (2) of the engine (E) and the multi-stage transmission (M) in
a series relation to the fluid transmitting device (T). Thus, a
creep phenomenon of the fluid transmitting device (T) can be
eliminated, and the shifting operation of the transmission (M) can
be conducted lightly, by bringing the shifting clutch (Cc) into its
OFF state.
Patent EP-1004777-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHMID RENE
IPC: F04F5/46
Filed: 1999-11-19
Abstract: A drive jet nozzle (5) produces a drive jet in a suction jet pump, the jet being received by a diffusor (9). A mixture tube (8) is also incorporated. The produced drive jet enters the diffusor and closes it over its entire periphery. The nozzle aperture (6) of the drive jet nozzle is formed to produce a flat jet. It has a crossways running notch (7) and is formed by several openings arranged in a line. The diffusor is elliptical and the axis of the drive jet nozzle is arranged at an angle to that of the mixture tube. The diffusor is circular. The suction jet pump has sprung securing hooks (13) for rapid installation.
Patent EP-1005107-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HUMM SIEGFRIED
IPC: H01R4/48
Filed: 1999-11-23
Abstract: The connector has an insulating housing, at least two cable holders with first and second holding elements. The second element (12) is spring-loaded towards the first to clamp a cable end between them. An actuating element opens the holder formed by the holding elements, and a third, spring-loaded holding element (18) forms a second cable holder with the first and/or second holding element that is not opened when opening the main holder.
Patent EP-1024258-A2 (EP)
Inventor: RUTSCHMANN ERWIN
IPC: F02B27/02
Filed: 1999-11-26
Abstract: The resonance chamber device(5) between the two opposite cylinder rows has a single resonance box(24) connected to the outer first suction pipe sections(12-14, 12'-14') and inner second sections(15-17, 15'-17'). The second suction pipe sections for each cylinder row are movable relative to the longitudinal middle axis(A-A) of the resonance box so that the second suction pipe sections by means of slides(18-20, 18'-20') work in a first position in long pipe running and a second position in short pipe running.
Patent EP-0933877-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WOLF TOD D
IPC: G06F7/544
Filed: 1999-02-02
Abstract: An implementation of a multi-dimensional galois field
multiplier and a method of galois field multi-dimensional
multiplication which are able to support many communication
standards having various symbol sizes(16), different GFs(14),
and different primitive polynomials(12), in a cost-efficient
manner is disclosed. The key to allow a single implementation
to perform for all different GF sizes is to shift the one of the
two operands(16) and primitive polynomial(12) to the left and to
shift the intermediate output ZO(28) to the right in dependence
upon the relative size of the GF(14) as compared to the size of
the operand, primitive polynomial or intermediate output,
whichever is being shifted. The shifting of the above-mentioned
signals allows the MULT-XOR arrays(26) to operate on all fields
with the exact same hardware with a minimum delay of 2 gates per
block or with a critical delay of 2 XOR gates.
Patent EP-0974445-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MILLER ROBERT G
IPC: B29C67/04
Filed: 1994-11-25
Abstract: A method to prepare a thermoplastic elastomeric preform for forming or drawing into a
thin walled, closed-ended, tubular article having a wall thickness of between about 0.005
and 0.25 mm, is disclosed, the method comprising: (i) providing a tubular mold (5) having a
longitudinal axis, a terminal end, and an opposite open end, said open end having a rim (4);
(ii) heating a thermoplastic elastomer to a sufficient temperature to substantially eliminate
the crystalline regions, whereby the viscosity and elasticity of said thermoplastic elastomer
are substantially reduced, and shaping said thermoplastic elastomer to form a preform
having two substantially coplanar opposing faces; (iii) cooling said thermoplastic
elastomer whereby the viscosity and elasticity are recovered within a range that the
preform can be drawn; and (iv) placing a face of said preform of thermoplastic elastomer
on said rim.
Patent EP-0937426-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CARUSO JEROME C
IPC: A47C1/03
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: A tiltable chair including a housing (10), a back support (30) pivotally attached to
the housing about a first horizontal axis (56) and a seat support (20) pivotally attached to
the housing about a second horizontal axis (68). A leaf spring (80) includes a first end
engaging the housing and a second end biasing the back support and seat support
in an upward direction. A fulcrum member (90) is moveably supported in the housing
and engages a bottom surface of the spring intermediate the first and second ends
of the spring. The chair also include an adjustable backrest (32) and armrests (300) slideably
mounted on the back support, and a seat slideably mounted on the seat support.
A tilt limiter is provided to limit the rearward tilting of the chair. A selector
member includes indicia that indicates the setting of the tilt limiter so as to apprise
the user of maximum available rearward tilt position of the chair.
Patent EP-0950924-A2 (EP)
Title: Lithographic projection apparatus
Inventor: VAN DER LEI SIJBE ABRAHAM HART
IPC: G03F7/20
Filed: 1999-04-08
Abstract: A lithographic apparatus of the scanning type in which reticle masking blades 7 are
opened at the beginning of a scan. Means are provided to compensate for an increase in
the intensity density of the illumination beam as the reticle masking blades are opened.
These means may comprise lamp control means 10 for controlling a compensating
decrease in the lamp intensity. The reticle masking blades 70 may be manufactured of,
e.g., quartz and provided with a reflective rear coating, e.g. of aluminium, so that
portions of the illumination beam intercepted by the reticle masking blades are totally
internally reflected.
Patent EP-0952607-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MERREN THOMAS OLIVER
IPC: H01J49/30
Filed: 1999-04-16
Abstract: The invention comprises a mass spectrometer 1 and a method of mass spectrometry that is especially useful for the measurement of the isotopic composition of hydrogen in the presence of a helium carrier gas. Interference to the accurate measurement of the small HD +  peak at mass-to-charge ratio 3 by the much larger He +  peak at mass-to-charge ratio 4 is reduced by provision of an energy filter 35 in the ion detector assembly used to collect HD +  ions. This prevents ions of He +  which have lost energy through scattering, etc giving rise to a signal from the HD +  detector and distorting the deuterium hydrogen isotopic ratio measurement. Such a mass spectrometer 1 is typically used in conjunction with a continuous flow inlet system 4 based on an elemental analyzer that converts hydrogen present in a sample to gaseous hydrogen in a flow of helium carrier gas. Another embodiment of the invention provides a similar mass spectrometer useful for carbon or oxygen isotopic determinations in carbon dioxide gas.
Patent EP-1006559-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHERNUSHEVICH IGOR
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 1999-05-14
Abstract: There is provided a method of effecting mass analysis on an ion
stream, the method comprising passing the ion stream through a first mass
resolving spectrometer, to select parent ions having a first desired mass-to-charge
ratio. The parent ions are them subject to collision-induced
dissociation (CID) to generate fragment ions, and the fragment ions and any
remaining parent ions are trapped; the CID and trapping can be carried out
together in a linear ion trap. Periodically pulses of the trapped ions are
released into a time of flight (TOF) instrument to determine the mass-to-charge
ratio of the ions. The delay between the release of the pulses and the
initiation of the push-pull pulses of the TOF instrument are adjusted to
maximize the duty cycle efficiency and hence the sensitivity for a selected ions
with a desired mass-to-charge ratio. This technique can be used to optimize
the performance for a parent ion scan, and MRM scan or a neutral loss scan.
Patent EP-0969174-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BAKER JOSEPH PETER WILLIAM
IPC: E05F15/10
Filed: 1999-05-25
Abstract: A drive transfer and locking mechanism for a closure
member (15), said mechanism comprising a first arm (12) to
be moved arcuately by drive means (11) for effecting
pivotal opening and closing of an aperture by the closure
member (15), and a second arm (14) to support the closure
member (15). Detent means (20) are provided to interengage
and interconnect the first and second arms (12,14), the
detent means (20) being resiliently operable in a generally
vertical direction under the inherent resiliency of at
least the first arm (12). The mechanism additionally
includes magnetic means (25) to provide a magnetic
attractive force between magnetically permeable regions of
the two arms (12,14) to aid the detent means (20) in
holding said interengaged and interconnected condition of
the first and second arms (12,14).
Patent EP-0969588-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TOKASHIKI MUTSUO
IPC: H02M7/537
Filed: 1999-06-23
Abstract: An inverter apparatus having at least an inverting portion
4 for inverting a DC electric power into an AC electric power, wherein
said inverting portion includes: high speed switching elements S 1 ,
S 2 ...S 6 ; driver circuits R 1 , R 2 ...R 6  for driving the high speed
switching element; and a controller portion 5 for outputting logical
driving ON/OFF signals for controlling the AC electric power to the
driver circuit, wherein the controller portion controls so that the
minimal time of the OFF signal of the logical driving ON/OFF signals
for the high speed switching element comes to be equal or greater
than a predetermined value, thereby protecting the high speed
switching elements constructing the inverter apparatus from
breakdown due to with such the short OFF pulse.
Patent EP-0987904-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HUANG YAN
IPC: H04N5/60
Filed: 1999-08-23
Abstract: Synchronization among digital video and digital audio signals is
maintained in a multimedia player with limited or highly varying processing
power. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a processor with stored
program memory controls the decoding and playback of audio blocks and video
frames, each stream independently stored in an order of intended playback time.
The processor gives priority to the decoding and playback of audio blocks, and
periodically determines whether a backlog of encoded video frames exists.
Under video backlog conditions, the processor reduces the backlog by decoding
only those backlogged video frames that must be decoded in order to decode
and play the frame in the sequence of backlogged video frames with the latest
intended playback time. After decoding this latest backlogged frame, the
processor directs it to be played. Normal video decoding and playback then
resumes for video frames following this latest backlogged video frame in
sequence and in intended playback time.