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Patent EP-1372821-B1 (EP)
Inventor: WYSCHOFSKY MICHAEL
IPC: B01D53/22
Filed: 2002-04-05
Granted: 2006-01-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the absorptive separation of NH<SUB>3 </SUB>and CH<SUB>4 </SUB>from a gas under high pressure, which at least contains NH<SUB>3</SUB>, H<SUB>2</SUB>, N<SUB>2 </SUB>and CH<SUB>4</SUB>, using a high-boiling, physically acting and regenerable solvent which contains homologues of alkylene glycol-alkyl-ether and which also may contain water, the absorbed components NH<SUB>3</SUB>, H<SUB>2</SUB>, N<SUB>2 </SUB>and CH<SUB>4 </SUB>being separated from the laden solvent in at least two further process steps at different pressure rates, thereby withdrawing at least one NH<SUB>3</SUB>-rich and at least one CH<SUB>4</SUB>-rich gas fraction from the solvent. This process is particularly suitable to be incorporated as unit in an ammonia production plant.
Patent EP-1384309-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PINKERTON JOSEPH F
IPC: H02N1/08
Filed: 2002-06-20
Granted: 2005-03-16
Abstract: Energy conversion systems utilizing nanometer scale assemblies are provided that convert the kinetic energy (equivalently, the thermal energy) of working substance molecules into another form of energy that can be used to perform useful work at a macroscopic level. These systems may be used to, for example, produce useful quantities of electric or mechanical energy, heat or cool an external substance or propel an object in a controllable direction. In particular, the present invention includes nanometer scale impact masses that reduce the velocity of working substance molecules that collide with this impact mass by converting some of the kinetic energy of a colliding molecule into kinetic energy of the impact mass. Various devices including, piezoelectric, electromagnetic and electromotive force generators, are used to convert the kinetic energy of the impact mass into electromagnetic, electric or thermal energy. Systems in which the output energy of millions of these devices is efficiently summed together are also disclosed.
Patent EP-1409166-B1 (EP)
Inventor: THOMAS PETER
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2002-07-03
Granted: 2010-02-10
Abstract: A method of processing a waste material, which method includes blending the waste material in cut, elongate, particulate or finely divided form, with an epoxy vinyl ester resin. The resin is permitted to cure, so as to form a solid body.
Patent EP-1414050-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MIYOSHI TOSHIO
IPC: C22C38/14
Filed: 2002-07-19
Granted: 2006-10-25
Abstract: Iron-based rare earth alloy nanocomposite magnetic powder is produced by an atomization method, and contains >=2 ferromagnetic crystal phases. The average size of the hard crystal phase is 10-200nm and the average size of the soft magnetic phase is 1-100nm. The powder has the composition (Fe 1-mT m) 100-x-y-z-nQ xR yTi zM n. T : Co and/or Ni; Q : B and/or C; R : rare earth metal and/or yttrium; M : Nb, Zr, Mo, Ta and/or Hf; x : 10-25 atom%; y : 6-10 atom%; z : 0.1-12 atom%; m : 0-0.5; n : 0-10 atom%. Independent claims are also included for (1) a bonded magnet containing the powder; (2) the manufacture of the powder; and (3) the manufacture of the bonded magnet.
Patent EP-1402076-B1 (EP)
Inventor: PETROPOULOS CHRISTOS J
IPC: C12Q1/70
Filed: 2002-06-04
Granted: 2012-08-01
Abstract: L'invention concerne une méthode d'identification permettant de déterminer si un composé inhibe l'entrée d'un virus dans une cellule. Cette méthode consiste (a) à obtenir un acide nucléique codant une protéine d'enveloppe virale provenant d'un patient infecté par le virus, (b) à co-transférer, dans (i) une première cellule, ledit acide nucléique de l'étape (a) et (ii) un vecteur d'expression virale qui est exempt d'un acide nucléique codant une protéine d'enveloppe et qui comprend un acide nucléique indicateur produisant un signal décelable, de telle manière que la première cellule produit des particules virales contenant la protéine d'enveloppe codée par l'acide nucléique obtenu à partir du patient, (c) à mettre en contact les particules virales engendrées à l'étape (b) avec une seconde cellule en présence du composé, la seconde cellule exprimant un récepteur de surface cellulaire auquel le virus se lie, (d) à mesurer la quantité du signal produit par la seconde cellule afin de déterminer l'infectiosité des particules virales, et (e) à comparer la quantité du signal mesuré à l'étape (d) avec la quantité du signal produit en l'absence du composé, une quantité réduite du signal mesuré en présence du composé indiquant que le composé inhibe l'entrée du virus dans la seconde cellule.
Patent EP-1477040-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SPEIGHT TIMOTHY JAMES
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2002-10-24
Granted: 2006-06-07
Abstract: A method and arrangement for fair control of resources amongst users with different instantaneous throughputs in a radio communication system such as a UMTS system. Respective indications of users among whom resources are to be allocated are placed in a 'round robin' queue ( 200 ) and each user whose indication is at the head of the queue is allocated a number of resource units as a function of: beta, a predetermined parameter determining the extent to which a fixed number of resource units should be allocated to the user and the extent to which a fixed volume of data should be transferred from/to the user; phi, the volume of data that the user is allowed to transfer if beta=1; lambda, the number of resource units that can be allocated if beta=0; and theta, the number of information bits per resource unit that can be transferred to/from the user. This provides the following advantages: the resources can be allocated in the manner chosen by the operator. the function requires very few input parameters, and so is simple to operate.
Patent EP-1434480-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BIRK UZI
IPC: A01K29/00
Filed: 2002-10-03
Granted: 2007-06-20
Abstract: A method for improving the utilization of a milking machine comprises the steps of establishing a criterion for when the milking machine is utilized less frequently and activating an automatic feeding device in a feeding area when the criterion is met, thereby drawing milking animals to the milking machine in order to be milked by the milking machine at a time at which the milking machine otherwise would experience low traffic of milking animals.
Patent EP-1427485-B1 (EP)
Inventor: OLANDER DONALD E
IPC: A62C37/40
Filed: 2002-09-20
Granted: 2006-11-22
Abstract: A fire suppression system for a substantially enclosed area comprises: a plurality of solid propellant aerosol generators disposed about the enclosed area for exhausting a fire suppressant aerosol that is substantially void of an ozone depleting material into the enclosed area. Each aerosol generator including an ignition element for igniting the solid propellant thereof. Each ignition element of the aerosol generators being coupled to a fire control unit which is operative to ignite the solid propellant of at least one aerosol generator utilizing the ignition element thereof to exhaust fire suppressant aerosol into the enclosed area. Each aerosol generator preferably includes a container which comprises: a housing including an orifice for exhausting the fire suppressant aerosol; a solid propellant disposed inside of the housing; at least one cover mounted to the housing to seal correspondingly at least one open side thereof; an ignition material coupled to the solid propellant for igniting the solid propellant to produce the fire suppressant aerosol; and at least one baffle disposed integral to the housing to capture non-usable effluent.
Patent EP-1444563-B1 (EP)
Inventor: SMITH JACK ROBERT
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2002-10-22
Granted: 2012-01-25
Abstract: In a first aspect, a method is provided for conserving power in a processing integrated circuit. The method includes the steps of (1) calculating power consumption for executing an instruction and data corresponding to the instruction; and (2) executing the instruction if such execution does not exceed a predetermined power level. In a second aspect, a method is provided for conserving power in a processing integrated circuit employing a plurality of execution units. The method includes the steps of (1) comparing a total power to be consumed by the processing integrated circuit to a power budget for the processing integrated circuit; and (2) if the total power exceeds the power budget, freezing execution of an instruction by one of the plurality of execution units so as to allow execution of the instruction to continue at a later time from where execution was frozen. Numerous other aspects are provided, as are systems and apparatus.
Patent EP-1444025-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STERNAD WERNER
IPC: B01D33/21
Filed: 2002-10-28
Granted: 2006-12-27
Abstract: The invention concerns a device for the separation of substances, in particular of solid substances, liquid phases of varied density and/or of gases, from a liquid, by rotation with several filtering elements, which permit the filtered liquid to pass through and which are rotatably supported around a rotational axis inside of a housing, said housing exhibiting an inlet opening for the liquid, at least one discharge opening for the heavy substances separated by rotation and at least one discharge opening for the filtered liquid. In accordance with the invention, a throughflow is provided, in the region or in the proximity of the rotational axis of the filtering elements, for substances exhibiting a density lower than that of the liquid.
Patent EP-1459858-B1 (EP)
Inventor: YOSHIE TORU
IPC: B27F7/21
Filed: 2002-11-29
Granted: 2010-01-13
Abstract: An electric stapler is provided with: a stapler; a transversely moving mechanism for traveling the stapler along a transverse rail; a driver (504) arranged at a front portion of the stapler; a staple cartridge charging port provided at a rear face of the stapler; and a rotating mechanism for horizontally rotating the stapler by 90 degrees. 
The staple cartridge charging port at the rear face of the stapler is directed in a direction of an extended line of the transverse rail by traveling the stapler to one end portion of the transverse rail and rotating the stapler horizontally by 90 degrees.
Patent EP-1448925-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BRENNER HANS-WALTER
IPC: F16L25/00
Filed: 2002-11-22
Granted: 2006-02-08
Abstract: A connection union for a fluid line ( 11 ) containing a fluid duct ( 14 ) has at least one signal conductor ( 16 a and 16 b) in the wall ( 15 ) of the fluid line ( 11 ) for the transmission of electrical and/or optical signal. The connection union a fluid line socket ( 23 ) and a holding device ( 25 ) for the fluid line ( 11 ) and at least one signal contact ( 31 a ; 31 b) for the production of a connection with the at least one signal conductor ( 16 a and 16 b). The at least one signal contact ( 31 a ; 31 b) is able to be slid in the insertion direction ( 28 ) of the fluid line ( 11; 68 through 71 ) and is provided with spring means ( 37 ) so that during a longitudinal movement of the fluid line ( 11 ) mounted on the connection union ( 10 ) the at least one signal contact ( 31 a ; 31 b) remains connected with the at least one signal conductor ( 16 a and 16 b). Moreover the invention contemplates a suitable fluid line ( 11 ) and a fluid power means belonging to it.
Patent EP-1448364-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BETTI GIULIO
IPC: B31F1/07
Filed: 2002-11-20
Granted: 2005-08-17
Abstract: The rotating cylinder for processing a web material comprises an essentially rigid cylindrical core ( 13 ), on which is fitted an interchangeable sleeve ( 45 ) of elastically expandable material whose rigidity is less than that of the material of the core; the sleeve is axially and angularly fixable to the core and is provided on its outer surface with a relief pattern. For each end of the 3 cylinder, there is provided at least one corresponding mechanical locking member which can be fixed to the corresponding end of the core of the cylinder and which interacts with the corresponding end of the interchangeable sleeve to lock the interchangeable sleeve angularly with respect to the core of the cylinder.
Patent EP-1364769-B1 (EP)
Inventor: STORCK DOMINIQUE
IPC: B29C65/18
Filed: 2003-05-06
Granted: 2008-01-23
Abstract: A welding unit(11) produces a long welding joint between tow film strips(23a,23b) and has a cutter head(17) for cutting of the welded film strips. A fixed blade(19) on the cutting head is heated and has a cutting edge(21).  Blade(19) heating, which is continuous, is produced by a heating system(15) for the welding unit(11). Heat is transferred to the blade(19) via a heat bridge(18). The heat bridge extends to and contacts the blade and is preferably part of the cutting head(17) or a blade holder. The blade and cutting edge(21) pass right through the film strips(23a,23b) with the cutting edge at an angle, preferably 10-50degrees, more preferably 15-35degrees, to a the film strip plane(24). The cutter head is a few centimeters behind the welding wheels in the direction of film movement. Blades have an anti-adhesion coating. The welding unit comprises a pair of welding wheels, one(12) above and the other(13) below the film strip plane(24) so that they compress film strips between them.
Patent EP-1388949-B1 (EP)
Inventor: NAITOU MITSUHIRO
IPC: H04L12/10
Filed: 2003-08-07
Granted: 2008-02-20
Abstract: A power management system for a communication device, including an accessory-signal generating device; the communication device; and a power management device for supplying electric power to the communication device if the accessory-signal generating device is not generating accessory signals and the communication device is in a communication-ready state. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1414119-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DEILE JOCHEN
IPC: G02B1/10
Filed: 2003-10-21
Granted: 2011-09-14
Abstract: The optical system has optical elements which includes a mirror with absorbing thin film reflective coating to remove Y-component of the azimuthal beam polarization, and reflects only the X-component/linear component as linearly polarized beam. An independent claim is also included for laser beam reforming method.
Patent EP-1400460-B1 (EP)
Inventor: GUPTA NEERAJ
IPC: C11D17/04
Filed: 2003-09-01
Granted: 2004-11-17
Abstract: The present invention provides a water soluble package formed from a water soluble film containing a substantially nonaqueous liquid composition, said film comprising a plasticizer system and said liquid composition comprising a surfactant, and at least two different solvents being a primary and a secondary solvent, wherein the liquid composition contains the secondary solvent in an amount of at least 5% by weight of the primary solvent present therein and wherein the main plasticizer in the film is the same chemical as the secondary solvent. Said package was found to have considerably improved strength as compared to packages of the prior art. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1426519-B1 (EP)
Inventor: RAVESTEIN FRANS GERRIT
IPC: B32B27/00
Filed: 2003-12-02
Granted: 2006-07-05
Abstract: Laminate for use as sheet-shaped sealing material for buildings, particularly on roofs or outer walls, comprising a first and a second plastically deformable layer made of a metal and in between them a third layer of a bendable and compliant material, the layer of compliant material being made of substantially solid synthetic material and being adhered to the first and the second metal layer and spacing them apart. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1347081-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LAUKKANEN PEKKA
IPC: C23C18/16
Filed: 2003-02-05
Granted: 2012-04-11
Abstract: A plating method and apparatus, in which the object (7) to be coated is immersed in a bath (2) in a basin (1). A plating tool (5) is kept permanently in the basin (1), in the vicinity of a pipe or duct (3) passing through the basin, and the object (7) to be coated is not placed in conjunction with the tool (5) until inside the bath (2). In electrolytic plating, a current is supplied to the anodes (5) by means of a conductor rail (4), which is located in the pipe (3) in the basin, which the electrolytic liquid (2) surrounds and which extends above the liquid surface. The object (7) to be coated is immersed in the basin (1) by means of a suspender (8) supported on the upper end of the pipe (3). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-1511607-B1 (EP)
Inventor: HELMUT BACHER
IPC: B29C48/38
Filed: 2003-01-07
Granted: 2008-03-19
Abstract: Two vacuum-connected processing vessels are connected and have rotating tools for mixing and warming material. A material inlet (19) of the first vessel (1) is connected to a sluice (6). Tools rotate in both vessels and (19) is above the uppermost tools in (1). An outlet (49) from the second vessel (2) leads to an extruder (62). Temperature sensors (32) are located on each tool plane.  A recycled thermoplastic processing plant comprises two vacuum-connected processing vessels connected to each other and having tools rotating around vertical axes for mixing and warming material. A material inlet (19) of the first vessel (1) is connected to a sluice (6). Tools rotate in several planes one above the other in both vessels and the inlet is above the uppermost tools in the first container. An outlet (49) from the second vessel (2) leads to an extruder (62) and is at the level of the lowest tools in the latter. A temperature sensor(32) is located on each tool plane in both vessels.
Patent EP-1483346-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DECKERS BERNARD
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 2003-02-27
Granted: 2010-06-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for wet-on-wet ink-jet printing. This invention provides a progressive dot printing ink-jet process comprising the steps of applying a first ink drop to a substrate and subsequently applying a second ink drop on to the first ink drop without intermediate solidification of the first ink drop. The first and second ink drops have a different viscosity, surface tension or curing speed. Further ink drops may be applied sequentially to the combined first and second ink drops without intermediate solidification of the first and subsequent ink drops.
Patent EP-1501576-B1 (EP)
Inventor: DAVIES MICHAEL BIRSHA
IPC: A61M11/02
Filed: 2003-05-07
Granted: 2009-12-30
Abstract: A fluid dispensing device is disclosed having a housing and a fluid discharge device. The fluid discharge device is arranged to be actuated by one or more levers so as to apply a force transversely to the fluid discharge device which is used to move a container forming part of the fluid discharge device along a longitudinal axis of the fluid discharge device to cause actuation of a pump forming part of the fluid discharge device. A pre-load means is used to prevent actuation of the pump until a pre-determined force is applied to each lever of sufficient magnitude to guarantee the production of a well developed efficient spray from the fluid dispensing device.
Patent EP-1634303-B1 (EP)
Inventor: LEVENE SIMHA
IPC: A61B6/03
Filed: 2003-06-01
Granted: 2008-09-10
Abstract: An X-ray collimator for collimating X-rays from an X-ray source that illuminate an array of columns and rows of X-ray detectors, the collimator having a first side that faces the X-ray source and a second side opposite the first side that faces the detector array, the collimator comprising: a plurality of strips formed from an X-ray absorbing material, wherein each strip is corrugated so that it has rectangular and/or square corrugations; and means for maintaining the plurality of strips one next to the other with the corrugations of one strip aligned with corrugations of an adjacent strip to form an array of rows and columns of square/and or rectangular wells corresponding to the X-ray detectors in the array.
Patent EP-1494659-B1 (EP)
Inventor: FINK MITCHELL P
IPC: A61P13/12
Filed: 2003-04-17
Granted: 2005-10-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an ester of an alpha-ketoalkanoic acid or an amide of an alpha-ketoalkanoic and lactic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of lactic acid dissolved in aqueous solution.
Patent EP-1474789-B1 (EP)
Inventor: KELLMAN PHILIP
IPC: G08G5/04
Filed: 2003-02-04
Granted: 2005-06-08
Abstract: A system for conveying location of an object by varying a characteristic such as size, color, or intensity of an icon located in a two-dimensional display. In the illustrative embodiment, the invention represents aircraft altitude by the size of an icon. Each aircraft position and heading is plotted as location and orientation of the icon in two-dimensional space, the axes of which represent latitude and longitude. The size of the icon is selected from a limited number of discriminably different sizes to represent the aircraft altitude. Each size represents a distinct altitude range.
Patent EP-1515882-B1 (EP)
Inventor: MEDERER MARTIN
IPC: B60T13/68
Filed: 2003-06-13
Granted: 2007-02-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electropneumatic trailer brake system (1). At least two control valves (210 to 215) are assigned to each side of at least one trailer axle (25), and these valves control a pressure, which corresponds to a desire to brake and which acts upon at least one brake unit (130 to 135) of the at least one trailer axle (25). The invention also relates to an electropneumatic trailer brake system (1), comprising an electronic controlling and/or regulating device (17) for detecting and/or processing the operating state of the trailer brake system (1) and for controlling and/or regulating valves (210 to 215, 220, 221) of the trailer brake system (1). The inventive method is characterized in that only one control valve (210 to 215) at a time is activated for controlling the pressure for the at least one brake unit (130 to 135). An additional inventive method provides that compressed air from a control circuit (3) is used for activating at least one valve (20, 221), which is located upstream from the brake units (130 to 135), in the event the trailer brake system (1) malfunctions. The inventive trailer brake system has, on each side of at least one trailer axle (25), at least three control valves (210 to 215). An additional inventive trailer brake system is characterized in that a desire to brake can be carried out by activating, on each side of at least one trailer axle (25), an air-admittance valve (212, 213) and an air-release valve (214, 215), whereby only one valve (212 to 215) of the four valves (212 to 215) can be activated at a time.
Patent EP-1545663-B1 (EP)
Inventor: BENDEK ANTONIO
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 2003-10-01
Granted: 2006-08-30
Abstract: A medication delivery pen is provided having a lead screw with an enlarged portion at a first end thereof and an end longitudinally opposite the first end in contacting engagement with a plunger of a medication cartridge. The lead screw is selectively axially displaceable by a user when selectively administering a predetermined dosage amount of medication for injection into a patient. The medication delivery pen also includes a driver coaxially disposed about the lead screw; and, a reset ring non-rotatably disposed on the driver and axially slidable thereon and therealong. The reset ring is axially movable with respect to the driver when a dosage amount is set by a user of the medication delivery pen. The reset ring engages the enlarged portion of the lead screw upon a predetermined extent of relative axial movement between the reset ring and the lead screw. With this arrangement, the reset ring advantageously prevents setting a dose on a medication delivery pen that is greater than the medication which is available.