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Patent EP-0540290-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FRANTZEN JOHN J
IPC: C23F1/04
Filed: 1992-10-27
Abstract: The invention is directed to an expandable stent (10) for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent (10) consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements (12) generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by one or more interconnective elements (13). The individual radially expandable cylindrical elements (12) consist of ribbon-like material disposed in an undulating pattern. The stents (10) are made by coating a length of tubing (21) with an etchant-resistive material and then selectively removing portions of the coating to form a pattern for the stent (10) on the tubing (21) to expose the portions of the tubing to be removed. This may be done by machine-controlled activation and relative positioning of a laser (24) in conjunction with the coated tubing (21). After the patterning of the tubing (21), the stent (10) is formed by removing exposed portions of the tubing (21) by an etching process.
Patent EP-0565975-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BROGER EMIL ALBIN
IPC: C07C45/62
Filed: 1993-04-03
Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of isoprene derivatives of the general formula <IMAGE> in which the asymmetric centres independently of one another can have the (R)- or (S)-configuration, R being a radical of the formulae <IMAGE> R<1> being lower alkyl, or both R<1>'s together being ethylene or propylene, and n being the number 0, 1 or 2, in which a compound of the general formula <IMAGE> which has the (E) or (Z) form and in which R, n and an asymmetric centre which may be present have the abovementioned meaning, is subjected to asymmetric hydrogenation using a ruthenium complex of an optically active atropisomeric diphosphine.
Patent EP-0629706-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIEVTS TIM
IPC: C12Q1/6865
Filed: 1993-08-20
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for the amplification of nucleic acid. 
The invention is characterized in that ribonucleotides are introduced during amplification that weaken normal basepairing. Preferably the ribonucleotides are inosine-triphosphate nucleotides which partly substitute guanine-triphosphate nucleotides normally present in the amplification reaction mixture. The incorporation of nucleotides, during amplification, that weaken normal base pairing prevents the formation of secondary structures in the amplificate. The efficiency of the amplification is thereby increased. The introduction, during amplification, of nucleotides that weaken normal base pairing also results in an improved sensitivity during detection of the amplified nucleic acid, when the detection method comprises the hybridization of the amplified nucleic acid to a complementary sequence.
Patent EP-0587318-A2 (EP)
Inventor: COOMBS TIMOTHY ARTHUR
IPC: G06F11/22
Filed: 1993-08-13
Abstract: A method of operating a distributed processor arrangement in which the overall data processing task is divided into a plurality of separate data processing tasks carried out by separate processor units employs test data packages associated with and processed together with the real data. The processor units are informed what test data package values they should receive and if the actual test data package values do not agree with this the system knows that there has been an error in an earlier data processing task.
Patent EP-0602882-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BELL JON S
IPC: A61M5/34
Filed: 1993-12-07
Abstract: A safety needle syringe includes a barrel (21) having an inside surface (22) defining a chamber (23), an open proximal end (25) and a distal end (27) . A movable needle carrier (28) is positioned in fluid-tight engagement with the inside surface (22) of the barrel (21) and includes a distal end(29), a proximal end (31) and a passageway (32) therethrough in fluid communication with the chamber (23). A needle cannula (37) projects outwardly from the distal end (29) of the carrier (28) and includes a lumen in fluid communication with the passageway (32). A plunger assembly is slidably positioned in fluid-tight engagement with the inside surface of the barrel. Structure is providing for allowing the distal end of the plunger to engage the carrier for allowing axially directed and rotational forces applied to the proximal end of the plunger to be transmitted to the carrier. Control structure is provided for helping to prevent movement of the carrier with respect to the barrel during normal use of the syringe while the control structure is in a first locked position and for allowing the carrier to be moved proximally into the chamber through forces applied to the plunger while the control means is in a second unlocked position.
Patent EP-0610680-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STERLING MICHAEL
IPC: A61B17/06
Filed: 1994-01-17
Abstract: A direct dispensing, surgical suture package is disclosed. The package comprises a first rectangular panel 1 and a second rectangular panel 2. The second panel is foldably connected to a short side of the first rectangular panel. The package also comprises a first rectangular flap 3 which is foldably connected to a long side of the first rectangular panel. Further, the package comprises a second rectangular flap 4. The second flap is foldably connected to a long side of the second rectangular panel. The package further comprises means for accessing a surgical needle between the second rectangular panel and flap. The package is useful for dispensing a suture from it without having to open, tear or mutilate any of the panels or flaps.
Patent EP-0647583-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NUKADA HIDEKI
IPC: B65H43/00
Filed: 1994-09-20
Abstract: The sheet material inspection apparatus has a pitch detection section (51-54) for detecting pitches between sheet materials on a conveying path (2) and a control section which effects so that the sheet material is inserted from a predetermined position of a groove of a rotary body (impeller) (41) by adjusting rotating speed of the rotary body or by using auxiliary conveying path even if a pitch deviation is produced. 
     The sheet material conveying device for conveying sheet materials has a conveying unit which includes pairs of rollers (22) disposed away a predetermined distance from each other, a belt (21) stretched between said pairs of rollers and wound on said rollers through only a predetermined angle; and a guide member (23) disposed between said pairs of rollers so that its upper surface is located more downward by a predetermined spacing than a conveying surface of the belt. Sheet materials are supported between said belt and the guide member and conveyed by driving the belt, which enables high-speed and less damage conveying.
Patent EP-0664466-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KAWAMURA SHIGETO C O SUMITOMO
IPC: G02B6/36
Filed: 1994-12-16
Abstract: There is disclosed a ferrule including a sheath holding portion (11) and a core wire holding portion (12) which have inner diameters slightly greater than the outer diameters of a sheath portion (a) and a core wire portion (b) of a plastic fiber (A), respectively. The sheath holding portion (11) is provided with a flange portion (11a) which contacts a coiled spring when mounted in a connector housing, and the core wire holding portion (12) includes a large-diameter portion (13) at a front end thereof for receiving a front end portion of the core wire portion (b) of the plastic fiber (A) softened by hot plate treatment. The large-diameter potion (13) has a tapered inner surface such that an inner diameter thereof increases toward the front end, and the angle of flare thereof is 30 degrees.
Patent EP-0639816-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MCCOLLOM JOHN L
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 1994-04-18
Abstract: A field programmable, digital signal processing integrated circuit is formed in a semiconductor die and includes an array of arithmetic logic (ALU) circuits. A user programmable interconnect architecture is superimposed on the array of ALU circuits. One or more interface circuits comprising digital-to-analog (D/A) converters or analog-to-digital (A/D) converters are provided on the integrated circuit to interface to off-chip analog input signals and provide off-chip analog output signals. Circuitry is provided to program the interconnections between the interface circuits and the ALU circuits and between individual ones of the ALU circuits, as well as to define the specific functions of the individual ALU circuits.
Patent EP-0685822-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FRANASZEK PETER A
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 1995-04-13
Abstract: A system and method for compressing or predicting data information received within an input stream, wherein contextual information is utilized in the selection of dictionaries for encoding or predicting of a next phrase within the information stream. The present invention utilizes contextual information in conjunction with dictionary-based Lempel-Ziv compression processes.
Patent EP-0712873-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YAMADA SHINYA
IPC: C08G18/08
Filed: 1995-11-17
Abstract: A hydrophilic acrylic copolymer contains as monomer constituents thereof (a) an acrylic monomer having a hydroxyalkylcarbonate group which is an addition reaction product of a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate or its adduct with ε -caprolactone and a cyclic alkylenecarbonate, and (b) an acid group-containing monomer. The copolymer is dispersed in an aqueous medium containing a neutralizing base together with a crosslinker to prepare a thermosetting waterborne coating composition.
Patent EP-0687898-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ACEVEDO HERNAN
IPC: G01N33/76
Filed: 1995-06-13
Abstract: An immunocytochemical analytic assay for hCGβ, in a fixed sample of tissues or cells, which uniformly and reliably demonstrates the presence of hCGβ in malignant cells of all kinds. Underlying this new method is the realization that it was the omnipresent formalin fixative used in prior art immunocytochemical hCGβ assays which irretrievably destroyed the hCGβ antigens in oncologic samples and prevented their detection--as well as the realization that not one of the various known unmasking techniques had been able to revive them. The present method includes as an essential step the selection of a non-formalin fixative for use in fixing the tissue or cellular sample to be analyzed, as well as provision for staining and counterstaining to enable positive morphological classification of certain noncancerous cells known to produce hCGβ. The present protocol also reflects an underlying new appreciation that because hCGβ can be detected in malignant cells of all malignant neoplasm(s), the use of the present immunocytochemical method plus particular morphological classification of noncancer cells can positively identify malignancy in cell or tissue samples 99.9% if not 100% of the time.
Patent EP-0671269-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZABA JERZY MARCIN
IPC: B41J2/075
Filed: 1995-02-23
Abstract: A method of making an electrode assembly for a continuous ink jet printer comprises providing on a flexible non-conductive film (1), side by side, a plurality of conductive tracks (2) each having an electrode portion (3), a conductor portion (4) and a connector portion (4'). Thereafter the film is mounted on a support block with the electrode portions of the conductive tracks disposed at an end surface of the block.
Patent EP-0676899-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ZHOU YONG
IPC: H04N7/50
Filed: 1995-03-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a low bit rate audio and video communication system which employs an integrated encoding system that dynamically allocates available bits among the audio and video signals to be encoded based on the content of the audio and video information and the manner in which the audio and video information will be perceived by a viewer. A dynamic bit allocation and encoding process will evaluate the current content of the audio and video information and allocate the available bits among the audio and video signals to be encoded. In addition, an appropriate audio encoding technique is dynamically selected based on the current content of the audio signal. A face location detection subroutine will detect and model the location of faces in each video frame, in order that the facial regions may be more accurately encoded than other portions of the video frame. A lip motion detection subroutine will detect the location and movement of the lips of a person present in a video scene, in order to determine when a person is speaking and to encode the lip regions more accurately. The audio and video signals generated by a second party to a communication are monitored to determine if the second party is paying attention to the audio and video information transmitted by the first party to the communication.
Patent EP-0690098-A2 (EP)
Inventor: MYERS CHARLES L
IPC: C08L77/00
Filed: 1995-06-28
Abstract: A blend of a filled high-temperature polyamide and a minor amount of silicon oil compounded with a plating adhesion promoter, more particularly a rubbery olefinic polymer having reactive functionality. The blend is suitable for plating applications.
Patent EP-0724338-A2 (EP)
Title: Pulse based crosstalk measurement apparatus with connector crosstalk compensation
Inventor: BOTTMAN JEFFREY S
IPC: H04B3/46
Filed: 1995-11-15
Abstract: A pulse-based cable crosstalk measurement instrument provides near-end cross talk (NEXT) information for characterizing the performance of local area network (LAN) cable systems. Accuracy of the cross-talk measurement is enhanced by measuring and mathematically removing the cross-talk effects of the near-end connector. Accuracy of the cross-talk measurement is further enhanced by conducting the cross-talk measurement with pulses of differing pulse widths selected to have increased pulse energy in frequency ranges of interest. A composite cross-talk response using the individual cross-talk responses of the individual pulse widths concatenated together is created and then compared with an industry-standard pass fail limit to provide a pass-fail decision on a LAN cable test system under test.
Patent EP-0668512-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SENAME ALAIN
IPC: G01S3/08
Filed: 1995-02-14
Abstract: The technique involves carrying out measurements in both angle of site and azimuth for each received wave. The received wave is broken down into a first ordinary right hand circularly polarised wave, and a second extra-ordinary left hand circularly polarised wave. Two histograms are constructed for distance and angle of site for each of the two components of wave associated with the ordinary and extra-ordinary wave propagations. From the histograms it is possible to calculate both the global distance and location of the transmitter.
Patent EP-0687125-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HUG WERNER
IPC: H04L12/54
Filed: 1995-05-31
Abstract: A switching network (22) is built into the physical links (10 between the network user interfaces (5) and the switching unit (10). It takes over the switching of only the paths for which the service was arranged to utilise the available bit sequence frequency. A simplified usage monitor (28) in comparison with the main usage monitor (26) redirects the data flow to a server (23) which pref. has an addressed buffer memory for equalisation over all physical links and for read out in order in accordance with selected criteria. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0787393-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LAINE SEPPO
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1995-09-08
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FI95/00489 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 5, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/08096 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 14, 1996A local area network arrangement is taught for implementing a control system. The local area network arrangement includes a low-voltage bus composed of a cable pair, functioning as a common transmission path of the network, a plurality of connection units connecting the bus to operating devices to be controlled by the network, and a control unit common to the operating devices, connected to the bus, for controlling the operating devices. Data is transmitted in the network both from the control unit to the connection units, and from the connection units to the control unit. More particularly, the control units send to the bus a constant-frequency carrier signal whereby a number of cycles of the carrier signal form a transmission frame, in which each connection unit corresponds to a particular cycle of the frame. Also, for at least part of the cycles of the transmission frame, one half of each cycle is used for transmitting data to one specific connection unit, and the other half is used for transmitting power to all connection units.
Patent EP-0731222-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VIEGENER WALTER
IPC: A47K3/00
Filed: 1996-01-13
Abstract: The tap incorporates an assembly (6) with outlets tilting on the portion (3) fixed to the wall. The outlets are both covered by a cowl open to the underside. The pivot axis can be formed by a head of cylindrical cross-section connected to the water inlet and by passages to the outlets (5). The assembly can be guided in the axial direction of its head in the fixed portion, while it is held in the working position by locking devices or the cowl (7).
Patent EP-0747309-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GRESENS HARRY
IPC: B65H23/24
Filed: 1996-02-29
Abstract: The heat treatment machine has the textile web (2) transported continuously through the machine, with tension applied across the web width, with light transmitters (14,15) and cooperating receivers (16,17) used to detect flexure of the web on at least one side. A regulation procedure for correcting the position of the web relative to the web transport plane initiated when the detected flexure exceeds a defined threshold.
Patent EP-0752763-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KOENCK STEVEN E
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1991-07-24
Abstract: A digital data communication system enables host computer to communicate with a great number of data terminals having specified functions. Communication from the host computer proceeds through a medium or long distance, high power transceiver and through a multiplex system to one of a number of portable communication devices. The communication devices preferably contain internal power supplies, such as rechargeable NiCad battery packs. The devices may be carried on a person's belt, or may be mounted within or on a service vehicle, for example, a forklift truck for use in warehouse operations or a merchandise delivery route vehicle. The communication devices are adapted to function as communication relay devices between the host computer and selected ones of the data terminals.
Patent EP-0798254-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WIECHERT EDELBERT
IPC: B41J11/70
Filed: 1996-12-14
Abstract: The machine comprises a mechanically driven cam gear (4), with an eccentrically positioned pin as eccentric bolt (5), mounted on a cam axle (9) in a housing (1). The eccentric bolt fits into a crank (6) of a heart-shaped, kidney-shaped or L-shaped link (3) whose rotary axle (2) runs axially parallel with the cam axle. The cam gear rotates in the direction of movement of the materials to be cut or at right angles to the cutting plane. The stroke of the link and the stroke of the movable cutter (10) differ according to the rotary direction of the eccentric bolt. The cutter has one fixed and one movable blade. The movable cutter fits between two paper guides (11a,b). The crank wheel is driven by a motor (7) in a frame (1) and a worm gear (8).
Patent EP-0727924-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HIROSE TATSUYA
IPC: B23P21/00
Filed: 1996-02-15
Abstract: A method of sequentially mounting a number of components on mounting points on a printed circuit board includes a processing for dividing a mounting area (A) on the circuit board (16) into a plurality of blocks (B). In the processing, the mounting area (A) is divided into a plurality of sub-areas (C). The adjacent sub-areas (C) are merged together depending upon the number of mounting points (P) contained in each sub-area (C) so that the mounting area (A) is divided into the blocks (B) each of which contains twenty-five mounting points (P). Subsequently, a sequence of the blocks (B) is determined so that the sum of distances between the adjacent blocks (B) is rendered as small as possible. Finally, a mounting sequence of the components (15) on the mounting points (P) in each block (B) is determined. In the determination of the mounting sequence in each block (B), the length of a route obtained by connecting the mounting points (P) in series to one another serves as a performance function with respect to a permutation of the mounting points (P). The permutation rendering the performance function as small as possible is obtained by a probabilistic optimization method. The distance between the mounting points (P) is parameterized.
Patent EP-0728965-A2 (EP)
Inventor: INOUE EIJI
IPC: F16H61/662
Filed: 1996-02-22
Abstract: When a failure occurs in the electrical system of a car while travelling at low speed, the toroidal continuous variable transmission fixes the transmission ratio to a value on the speed-decrease side, so that the car can start even when the car stops on a slope or it is heavily loaded. Further, when one spool valve (30) is at the neutral position and if one of the trunnions (4) supporting the power rollers (2) should receive a force due to torque variations in the input disk (3), the other trunnion (4) is not affected at all and not displaced.
Patent EP-0780688-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHO GEA-OK
IPC: G11B7/085
Filed: 1996-12-04
Abstract: A velocity detector of a sled motor which improved an offset and a velocity detecting method thereof. The velocity detector of a sled motor including: a multiplexer (2) for receiving and multiplexing signals having phases different from each other through sensors; a differentiator (4) for differentiating an output signal outputted from the multiplexer (2); a first amplifier (6) for amplifying the differentiated signal outputted from the differentiator (4); an integrator (8) for filtering and integrating the amplified signal outputted from the first amplifier (6); and a third amplifier (12) for receiving an output of a second amplifier (10) which amplifies the output of the integrator (8) and an applied signal and outputting a velocity detecting signal.
Patent EP-0778012-A2 (EP)
Inventor: GREEN NICHOLAS A
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 1996-12-06
Abstract: A stent delivery system including a stent delivery catheter, a stent dilatation balloon sealingly affixed to the catheter and adapted for inflation by a pressurized fluid introduced into the catheter, and an expandable stent surrounding the balloon and adapted for implantation into a bodily vessel upon inflation of the balloon. The system also includes structure integral with the balloon and possibly the catheter for resisting movement of the stent relative to the balloon throughout all phases of a stent delivery and implantation operation prior to deflation and withdrawal of the balloon from the stent following implantation of the stent.
Patent EP-0749269-A2 (EP)
Inventor: AHONEN ERKKI
IPC: H05B41/28
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a suppressor for an electronic ballast in a discharge lamp, which is connected between a ballast and a mains supply, including a supply-voltage rectifier (V1)) and a charging capacitor (C1), at least one energy-storing coil or inductance (L1) and an electronic switch element (V2) connected such that, when said switch element (V2) is conducting, a current path extends from the positive terminal of the rectifier (V1) through said switch and coil to its negative terminal and, when the switch (V2) is non-conducting, a current path extends from the positive terminal of the rectifier through a diode (V3) and the charging capacitor (C1) to its negative terminal. The switch element (V2) is controlled by means of a constant-frequency, permanent pulse-ratio control up to an operating point to be determined in view of a given momentary value of the mains voltage, whereafter the pulse ratio changes.