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Patent EP-0913288-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HOFFMAN DAVID WILLIAM JR
IPC: B60L50/15
Filed: 1998-10-29
Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes a lead-acid
traction battery (18) made up of a plurality of series-connected
modules (22a-22n). During operation of the vehicle,
the traction battery is discharged for acceleration,
and charged by an ancillary power source. The traction
battery (18) is desirably not fully charged at the beginning
of a day's operation, so that overcharging cannot
occur, so the battery spends long periods of time in a
partially charged condition. When not fully charged
for long periods of time, sulfation may reduce the
charge storage capacity of the battery. A maintenance
procedure takes place when the vehicle is not
operating, in which one or more modules of the traction
battery, but less than all the modules, are fully
charged, then partially discharged. The full charging
tends to reduce sulfation in the particular module
being maintained, and the partial discharge restores
its charge condition to that prior to the full charge.
Each of the modules is eventually maintained by a
programmed controller. The charging energy comes from
an auxiliary battery, and the discharge energy is
returned to the auxiliary battery, so there is little
net loss of energy. If the maintenance procedure is
interrupted before full charge of a module, that module
is scheduled for the next maintenance. If the
maintenance is interrupted before partial discharge,
the partial discharge is accomplished by equalizing the
voltage of the battery modules.
Patent EP-0918362-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIZUNO SEIJI
IPC: H01M8/02
Filed: 1998-11-18
Abstract: The method of the present invention enhances the adhesive
strength of a polymer electrolyte film via an adhesive and
thereby manufactures a fuel cell having the high reliability
for the gas sealing property. The method exposes a joint body,
which has been prepared by interposing a polymer electrolyte
film (21) between an anode (22) and a cathode (23) and bonding them,
to an atmosphere having a temperature of 25°C and a humidity of 50%
over one hour (S110). The method then provides a pair of
separators (24,25) and applies an adhesive on specific areas of the
separators, which are directly joined with the polymer
electrolyte film (S120). The adhesive used here is a modified
rubber adhesive that is a mixture of epoxy resin and modified
silicone and has a modulus of elasticity of not greater than
10 MPa and a durometer A hardness of not greater than 90 after
cure. The method subsequently lays the pair of separators upon
the joint body and cures the adhesive for bonding the separators
directly to the polymer electrolyte film (S130 and S140). The
process of step S110 causes the polymer electrolyte film to
have a water content λ of not greater than 4. This effectively
ensures the sufficient adhesive strength of the polymer
electrolyte film via the adhesive.
Patent EP-0919383-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIMADA MASATO
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 1998-11-24
Abstract: To provide an ink jet recording head with a decreased initial deflection amount of a
diaphragm and an ink jet recorder comprising the ink jet recording head. An ink jet recording
head which has a flow passage formation substrate 10 where pressure generation chambers 12
communicating with nozzle openings are defined and a piezoelectric element being placed on
one side of the flow passage formation substrate 10 via a diaphragm and having at least a lower
electrode 60, a piezoelectric layer 70, and an upper electrode 80, characterized in that at least
one of layers deposited together with the piezoelectric layer 70 is a compression film 50 having
a compressive stress and the compression film 50 has at least a part in a thickness direction
removed in at least a part of an area opposed to the pressure generation chamber, whereby the
stress of the whole film is decreased.
Patent EP-0920111-A3 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAMURA SHIGENOBU
IPC: H02K11/04
Filed: 1998-11-25
Abstract: A rectifier arrangement (10) of an alternator for a
vehicle includes a frame (4, 5) and a cover (11). The rectifier
arrangement (10) is composed of a plus-potential cooling-fin
(15) disposed in a space between the cover (11) and the frame
(4, 5) at a portion close to the cover (11) in parallel
therewith, a minus-potential cooling-fin (17) disposed in the
space in parallel with the plus-potential cooling-fin (15), a
fastening member (12, 18) fixed to the frame (4, 5) and
extending through mounting holes of the plus-potential and
minus-potential cooling fins (15, 17), a bushing (16) made of
thermosetting resin disposed in a space formed by the cover
(11), plus-potential cooling-fin (15) and fastening member (12,
18).
Patent EP-0866133-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MICHEL JAMES L
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 1998-03-19
Abstract: The invention concerns a vaccine capable of protecting a recipient from
infection caused group B  Streptococcus.  The vaccine comprises
polysaccharide-protein moieties or protein moieties without a polysaccharide.
The vaccine can contain,  inter alia,  (a) a group B  Streptoccus  polysaccharide
conjugated to (b) either the N-terminal region of the epsilon antigen, a fragment
thereof or their functional derivatives such that the vaccine retains the ability
to elicit protective antibodies against group B  Streptoccus.  The vaccine may
contain only one type of such polysaccharide-protein unit or may contain a
mixture of more than one type of unit. Alternatively, the vaccine may contain
antigens from different species of Group B  Streptococcus.  Additionally, the
invention concerns a passive vaccine obtained following immunization with
either the capsular polysaccharide-protein conjugate or the non-conjugated
protein.
Patent EP-0925857-A3 (EP)
Inventor: HASEGAWA HEIICHI
IPC: B21D53/28
Filed: 1998-03-27
Abstract: A manufacturing method of speed gear, comprising the
steps of integrally molding, by either hot or warm forging,
section of speed gear and section of clutch spline, rough-forming
teeth of speed gear in the section of speed gear and
involute spline parallel to axial line of gear in the
section of clutch spline respectively, forming the involute
spline parallel to axial line of gear formed on the section
of clutch spline, by cold forging, into involute spline with
back taper having a chamfer at the tip, and then finish
forming the teeth of speed gear formed at the section of
speed gear, the finish forming of teeth of speed gear being
made by forming the teeth of speed gear by means of rolling
dies, by cold forging, while turning them around the shaft
hole perforated with reference to the section of clutch
spline forming the involute spline with back taper, to
provide a speed gear having section of speed gear and
section of clutch spline including teeth of speed gear and
involute spline with back taper having a chamfer at the tip,
and manufacturing method and apparatus for it.
Patent EP-0957195-A3 (EP)
IPC: D06F37/04
Filed: 1998-10-08
Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed and includes a drum (20) having an agitator (26) for
agitating laundry (70) during rotation of the drum (20) about a horizontal axis. The agitator
is configured to urge laundry (70) towards the back of the drum (20) to reduce vibration of
the drum (20) caused by an uneven distribution of laundry (70) within it.
Patent EP-0860902-A3 (EP)
Inventor: BENSON WALTER
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 1998-02-13
Abstract: A male connector (170), adapted to engage a female
connector to form an electrical connection, has an
electrically insulative body (280), an electrically conductive pin
(284) secured to the body and extending through a face (294) of the body
for electrical contact with the female connector, a
cylindrical pin insulator (296) formed in place about the pin and
extending through the face of the body, and a wire seal (292)
formed in place about the wire jacket and arranged to seal
between the wire and the body. In some embodiments, the pin
insulator is disposed between two flanges (288,298) of the pin. The
described version has nine wires, pins and corresponding pin
insulators. The body preferably defines a circumferential
groove (281) for retaining an o-ring seal, and is capable of
withstanding a static differential pressure of 15,000 pounds
per square inch across the o-ring seal without sustaining
structural damage. The male connector is preferably
constructed to pass through a circular opening of 1.00 inch
diameter. Preferred materials are also disclosed.
Patent EP-0911183-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KUHL DAVID
IPC: B60B23/00
Filed: 1998-10-14
Abstract: A wheel (10) for a vehicle comprises a rim disposed about the rotational
axis (14) of the wheel and having a pair of axially spaced, circumferentially
extending bead seats (20) interconnected by a generally cylindrical base, An
annular waffle (24) located in a plane generally perpendicular to the rotational axis
is secured to the base intermediate the axial ends thereof. A disk (16) is removably
secured to the waffle by way of a plurality of fasteners. The disk and waffle carry
co-operating formations (34, 50) which can be brought into mating engagement to
allow the disk to be located and held on the waffle at a plurality of different
orientations to allow the orientation of the disk with respect to the rim which
yields the truest axial alignment of the disk and rim to be determined prior to
securing the disk to the waffle via the fasteners.
Patent EP-0930467-A3 (EP)
Title: Herdblende aus Kunststoff für Kochherde
Inventor: POTTHOF ERWIN DIPL-ING
IPC: F24C7/08
Filed: 1999-01-13
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Herdblende (1) aus Kunststoff für Kochherde, bei der die
Trägerelemente (2a) für die Bedienteile und Schalter angespritzt sind, bei der ferner die
elektrischen Verbindungsleitungen als Leiterstreifen (7) in die Herdblende (1) mit
eingespritzt sind, wobei die letztere Ausnehmungen (2,3,4) an ihrer Vorderseite aufweist,
in die Bedienelemente oder elektrische Leiterplatten oder Anzeigen einschnappbar
sind.
Patent EP-0955399-A3 (EP)
Inventor: TANAKA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: D02H13/24
Filed: 1999-01-25
Abstract: An electronically controlled sample warper having
a yarn exchange mechanism is provided which is capable of
extremely reducing yarn looseness possibly occurring during
yarn exchange as compared with conventional methods,
preventing large variations in yarn tension produced when a
yarn is removed to improve the quality of warping and
significantly improve the speed of yarn exchange, unlike
conventional methods which do produce variations in yarn
tension during yarn exchange to cause a degraded quality of
warping, and eliminating the need for reducing a warping speed
even during yarn exchange to largely reduce a warping time,
as compared with the case where a conventional yarn exchange
mechanism is used. The electronically controlled sample
warper having a yarn exchange mechanism is adapted to
automatically exchange yarns and wind the yarns on a warper
drum in accordance with a preset yarn order, and comprises
one or a plurality of yarn introduction means (6) each rotatably
mounted to a side surface of the warper drum (A) for winding a
yarn on the warper drum, a plurality of yarn selection guides (27a-27j),
arranged in one end portion of a base for supporting the warper
drum (A) corresponding to the yarn introduction means (6), wherein
each of the yarn selection guides (27a-27j) is pivotally moved to
protrude to a yarn exchange position when a yarn is exchanged
and pivotally moved to retract to a standby position when a
yarn is accommodated, and yarns are passed between the yarn
introduction means (6) and the yarn selection guides (27), and yarn
removing guides (136a-136j) arranged in one-to-one correspondence to the
plurality of yarn selection guides (27a-27j). When a yarn is removed
from the yarn introduction means (6), the yarn held by the yarn
introduction means (6) is caught by one of the yarn removing
guides (136a-136j), and the caught yarn is next removed from the yarn
introduction means (6) and passed to a corresponding yarn
selection guide (27a-27j), thereby minimizing yarn looseness produced
when it is removed from the yarn introduction means (6).
Patent EP-0936563-A3 (EP)
Inventor: FINDEIS MARTIN
IPC: A61B5/04
Filed: 1999-02-04
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur Signalverbesserung bei artefaktbehaftetem
EKG mit einer Mittelwerteinheit (4), die aus einem EKG-Signal den
Kurvenverlauf vom Anfang eines QRS-Komplexes bis zum Ende einer T-Welle
für eine vorbestimmte Anzahl von Schlägen auswertet und daraus einen Mittelwertschlag
bildet. Eine Subtrahiereinheit (3) subtrahiert den Mittelwertschlag
von dem EKG-Signal eines aktuellen Schlages, um so ein Restsignal zu erhalten.
Eine FIR-Filtereinheit (4) utnerwirft das Restsignal einer Hoch-Tief-Passfilterung
und verzögert dieses, um ein gefiltertes Signal zu liefern, zu dem in
einer Addiereinheit der Mittelwertschlag addiert wird.
Patent EP-0939116-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MOSTOFIZADEH GHALAMFARSA CHAHP
IPC: C10M175/00
Filed: 1999-02-08
Abstract: Used plant oils are continuously processed to remove saturated fatty acids, mineral oil components and water, thus recovering usable lubricating and hydraulic oils. Continuous processing of used plant oil comprises: (a) feeding the used plant oil m0 with solvent m12 consisting of 90 % acetone and 10 % cycloheptane (ratio m0/m12 of 0.5) through nozzles D1 and D2 using pump P1 producing free streams of high impulse and forming an emulsion m2 made of 1st lighter phase rich in unsaturated fatty acids and a 1st heavier phase rich in saturated fatty acids and impurities; (b) separating emulsion m2 into lighter phase m3 and heavier phase m4 by centrifuging, and cooling to 4 [deg]C forming a 2nd lighter phase and 2nd heavier phase, which are separated from each other in vessel B5; (c) vaporizing 2nd heavier phase m6, cooling and removing as product m11; (d) cooling heavier phase m4 to 0 [deg]C forming a 3rd lighter phase and 3rd heavier phase, which are separated from each other in vessel B6; (e) combining 2nd lighter phase m5 and 3rd lighter phase m7 to a mass stream m9 and feeding to rectification column KE between packings PA1 and PA2; and (f) withdrawing the sump product (saturated fatty acids and impurities) using pump P3 whilst the head product m12 consisting of purified solvent is recycled to the cycle stream. An independent claim is also included for the apparatus for continuously processing used plant oil.
Patent EP-0947171-A3 (EP)
Title: Flexible Metallsonde zur Verwendung bei der intrakorporalen Stosswellen-Lithotripsie
Inventor: JERGER THOMAS
IPC: A61B90/00
Filed: 1999-03-23
Abstract: Bei einer für eine Zertrümmerung von Körpersteinen
bei der intrakorporalen Stoßwellen-Lithotripsie als
Wellenleiter verwendeten Metallsonde ist eine anfängliche
Teillänge mit einer Sollbruchstelle versehen,
mit welcher mögliche Fehlstellen der Sonde an einem
Ort eingekreist werden, der keine Verletzungsgefahr
für den Patienten bei einem insbesondere für das distale
Ende anzunehmenden Brechen der Sonde befürchten
läßt. Gleichzeitig kann dadurch eine Optimierung des
Verlaufs der Stoßwellen mit einer unterschiedlichen
Bemessung und auch mit unterschiedlichen Materialeigenschaften
einzelner Teillängen der Sonde erreicht
werden.
Patent EP-0964090-A3 (EP)
Title: Reinigungstuch
Inventor: FENKES HERBERT
IPC: A47L13/16
Filed: 1999-05-21
Abstract: Die Erfindung betrifft ein Reinigungstuch aus einem Florgewebe.
Um ein Reinigungstuch herzustellen, das nicht mehr
vernäht werden muß, soll beidseitig ein in das Grundgewebe
eingebundener Flor vorgesehen sein.
Patent EP-0964367-A3 (EP)
Inventor: SHIGENAGA SATOSHI
IPC: G06T11/40
Filed: 1999-06-04
Abstract: A vertex processing unit is provided for labeling each
selected vertex dot as a vertical or horizontal attribute dot
based on the direction of a side vector terminating at the
vertex dot selected and that of a side vector originating
from the vertex dot selected. A contour line segment
processing unit is also provided for labeling each edge dot
selected from a side as a vertical attribute dot if the y
coordinate of the edge dot selected is different from that of
a previous edge dot and that of a vertex dot located at the
terminal point of the side, or otherwise, as a horizontal
attribute dot. Contour color data are defined for the dots
labeled as vertical or horizontal attribute dots. And inner
color data are defined for the dots existing between an odd-numbered
vertical attribute dot and an even-numbered vertical
attribute dot, which is next to the former dot, on a selected
scan line parallel to the axis of x coordinates, except for
horizontal attribute dots.
Patent EP-0970927-A3 (EP)
Inventor: KENT ALBERT H
IPC: C03B37/05
Filed: 1999-07-09
Abstract: A method for fiberizing molten mineral material. The method comprises
the steps of melting rock to form a molten slag, causing the slag to contact at least one
moving surface which is moving at a rate in the range of 125 feet/second to 250
feet/second, propelling the slag contacting the at least one moving surface into the air
to form fibrous pieces, and cooling the fibrous pieces to form fibers. In a preferred
embodiment, the moving surface is the outer radius of a spinning wheel which rotates
such that the speed at the wheel's outer radius is 125 feet/second to 250 feet/second.
Also included in the present invention is a mineral wool fiber manufactured by the
method described above. The method of the invention provides a preferred fiber
where the rock comprises SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , CaO, and MgO in relative amounts satisfying
the ratio:
 
such that the ratio is in the range of about 1.2:1 to about 1.4:1.
Patent EP-0986219-A3 (EP)
Inventor: COX MICHAEL
IPC: H04L45/24
Filed: 1999-08-11
Abstract: In a network consisting of a plurality of nodes (1 to 9) interconnected
by links (101 to 111), a communication from one terminal, 11, to a second
terminal, 92, is transmitted using a maximal flow algorithm, in which the
communication is divided among all the possible paths from terminal 11 to
terminal 92. Accordingly, greater use is made of lightly loaded links and
the demand on heavily loaded links is reduced as the traffic is more evenly
distributed across the network, resulting in an overall improvement in
network performance.
Patent EP-0986080-A3 (EP)
Inventor: WARIISHI KOJI
IPC: H01G9/20
Filed: 1999-09-08
Abstract: A crosslinked polymer obtained by allowing a polyfunctional electrophilic reagent to react on a nitrogen-containing polymer, an electrolyte containing the crosslinked polymer, and a photo-electrochemical cell having an electrically conductive substrate, a semiconductor layer, an electrolyte layer containing the electrolyte, and a counter electrode. The cell is excellent in photoelectric characteristics and durability. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0993203-A3 (EP)
Inventor: YAMAMOTO HIDEKI
IPC: H04N9/31
Filed: 1999-10-07
Abstract: A projection-type display device (20) for displaying an
image using a projector device emitting optical images
spatially modulated by reflection-type liquid crystal panels
(31B, 31R, 31G) onto a screen (34), wherein phase difference
plates (32B, 32R, 32G) are arranged at the incidence planes
of the reflection-type liquid panels (31B, 31R, 31G) so as
to cancel out the retardation comprised of the retardation
corresponding to one-quarter of the wavelength of the
incident light due to the polarization beam splitter (29)
plus the retardations due to the dichroic mirrors (30B, 30R)
of the color separating and synthesizing means, whereby it
is possible to make the illumination light leaking from the
polarization beam splitter (29) to the projection lens (33)
at the black level portions extremely small and possible to
prevent a reduction in the contrast due to the haze
phenomenon.
Patent EP-1000891-A3 (EP)
Title: Vorrichtung zur Dickenmessung von flachen Produkten
Inventor: CONNER CHARLES JEFFREY
IPC: G01B21/08
Filed: 1999-11-04
Abstract: Vorrichtung zur Dickenmessung von flachen Produkten (20) wie Bogen oder Signaturen,
die durch eine Zuführeinrichtung (22) von einem Stapel flacher Produkte einer Tasche (12)
zugeführt werden. Die Zuführeinrichtung (22) umfaßt eine erste und eine zweite Walze (24,
28), die einen Walzenspalt bilden, durch den ein flaches Produkt (20) geführt werden kann.
Die erste Walze (24) ist beim Einlaufen eines flachen Produkts (20) in den Walzenspalt
auslenkbar. Die Vorrichtung umfaßt eine auf der ersten Walze (24) angebrachte erste
Markierung (42) und eine ortsfest an der Aufnahmeeinrichtung (13) angebrachte zweite
Markierung (43). Die Markierungen (42, 42) werden von einem Annäherungsschalter (70,
72) überwacht und eine Kontrolleinheit (64) beginnt und hört auf, die von einer
Pulserzeugungseinrichtung (62) erzeugten Impulse zu zählen. Zur Berechnung der Dicke
eines flachen Produkts (20) wird die Anzahl der gezählten Impulse mit einem gespeicherten
Wert verglichen.
Patent EP-0970792-A3 (EP)
Inventor: VISMARA MARIO
IPC: B29C51/00
Filed: 1999-07-01
Abstract: A process for molding a plastic foam material coupled with a film, in particular to realise motor vehicle upholstery elements, comprising at least a thermoforming phase for a film (28) and a molding phase of a plastic foam material (9b) coupled with a thermoformed film (9a), wherein the thermoforming phase comprises a positive shape process and is realised simultaneously with the molding phase, further, at the completion of the thermoforming and molding phases, the process provides a transfer phase of the thermoformed film (9a) from a thermoforming stage (2) to a molding stage (3), in order to close the cycle and to prepare the apparatus for a further manufacturing cycle.   <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1014416-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MANDURINO PIETRO
IPC: H01H83/02
Filed: 1999-12-02
Abstract: A residual current device comprising an actuator which is operatively connected to kinematic elements for opening contacts following the detection, by a sensor, of an earth fault current. The actuator comprises a bistable metallic element which is operatively connected to the kinematic elements and to which at least one piezoelectric element is coupled, the piezoelectric element being excited by an electrical signal as a consequence of the detection of the fault current and inducing a movement of the bistable metallic element from a first stable equilibrium position to a second stable equilibrium position. The device further comprises reset elements which are suitable to return the bistable metallic element into the first stable equilibrium position before the contacts close again. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0940944-A3 (EP)
Inventor: MIYAJI ATSUKO
IPC: G06F7/72
Filed: 1999-03-05
Abstract: A parameter receiving unit receives parameters α and β of an
elliptic curve  E  and an element    G=(x0,y0)    on the elliptic curve
 E . A transformation coefficient acquiring unit calculates a
transformation coefficient  t  which is an element on a finite
field  GF(p)  so that  t^4 × α(mod p)  will not exceed 32 bits. A
transformed elliptic curve calculating unit calculates parameters
α' and β' of an elliptic curve  Et  that is defined over the finite
field  GF(p)  and expressed as    Et: y'^2=x'^3+α' × x'+β'   , and
calculates an element    Gt=(xt0,yt0)    that is present on the
elliptic curve  Et  and corresponds to the element  G , as follows:
     α'=α × t^4       β'=β × t^6       xt0=t^2 × x0       yt0=t^3 × y0     
A parameter sending unit sends the parameters α' and β' and the
element  Gt  to an external device.