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Patent EP-0571493-A1 (EP)
Title: A method and an apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery.
Inventor: REIPUR JOHN
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 1992-02-14
Abstract: A rechargeable battery is charged by connecting the terminals of the battery to an electrical power source. In order to avoid overcharging and undue temperature increase in the battery cell, the course of a least one charging parameter, such as the increase rate of the voltage, is surveyed during at least part of the process of charging the battery. This charging parameter surveyed is compared with a number of reference parameter courses representing idealistic or desireable processes of charging the battery for different starting states of charge of the battery. Such comparisons may for example be made by means of a microprocessor, which may also select the reference course with a starting state of charge similar to the actual starting state of charge of the battery. Thereafter the process of charging the battery may be controlled so as to approximate the course of said charging parameter to the selected reference course. The charging voltage may be limited to a maximum value (Vmax). When such value has been reached the charging process may be terminated after a certain predetermined time period being one of the reference values. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0582712-A1 (EP)
Title: Compresseur hermetique
Inventor: SASANO HIROSHI - - KUGENUMATAC
IPC: F04B39/10
Filed: 1992-03-03
Abstract: Un évidement (32) de forme allongée est ménagé dans une platine (20) à soupapes, du côté opposé au piston (11); cet évidement comprenant un orifice d'échappement (29), une lamelle d'échappement (34), un ressort de lamelle (40) comprimant la lamelle d'échappement contre la face opposée à l'orifice d'échappement, et une pièce d'arrêt (42) fixée à la platine pour maintenir cette lame ressort, permettant ainsi le fonctionnement de la lame d'échappement par la mise en oeuvre d'un seul élément et l'amélioration de l'efficacité de la compression par une diminution de l'inertie d'un gaz réfrigérant dans l'orifice d'échappement. Par ailleurs, deux orifices d'échappement sont prévus, munis l'un et l'autre de lamelles, permettant ainsi d'éviter les pertes de compression excessives.
Patent EP-0577647-A1 (EP)
Title: Thermal insulation with heat-storage element.
Inventor: HELFRECHT MANFRED
IPC: F24J2/00
Filed: 1992-03-24
Abstract: The thermal insulation disclosed has, in addition to an insulating layer (12), a heat-storage layer (14) which increases the temperature at the outside surface of the insulating layer and thus reduces heat losses. In a preferred embodiment of the heat-storage element (14), a PCM device is used as a heat-storage layer (14).
Patent EP-0575533-A1 (EP)
Inventor: PALMER DAVID W
IPC: F24F11/75
Filed: 1992-03-13
Abstract: To control the flow of air into and/or out of a process chamber, such as a clean room, a two-stage system is disposed in conduits leading into and/or out of the process-chamber. One stage includes a regulator, having a plenum (7, 79) disposed between the environment and the air source or the vacuum source. The regulator maintains in the plenum a pressure that is between the pressures of the environment and the source and that is a constant amount different from the environment's pressure. The regulator includes a piston (5) having a frontal face (52) exposed to air in the plenum flowing between the environment and the source, and a distal face (51) exposed to the environment's pressure. The piston is mounted so as to variably impede the flow of air through the regulator and so that the weight of the piston tends to move the piston in a direction so as to lessen the piston's impedance on the air flow. The other stage includes an adjustable valve (21,25,95), located between the regulator and the environment, for further impeding the flow of air. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0678179-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GRAHAM PATRICK GERARD
IPC: G05D23/275
Filed: 1992-05-12
Abstract: A hot water valve for a hot water radiator includes anaeroid bellows (6) for controlling the valve in response to the ambient air temperature, and a resistive heating element (10) for heating the bellows sufficiently to close the valve irrespective of the ambient air temperature.
Patent EP-0588839-A1 (EP)
Title: Nitroglycerine plaster and process for making it.
Inventor: BEUTNER DIETER
IPC: A61P9/08
Filed: 1992-05-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a dermal plaster for the transdermal administration of nitroglycerin, consisting of, besides a support film and a removable protective film, a nitroglycerin-containing, in particular adhesive, composition based on a crosslinked acrylate/vinyl acetate copolymer whose monomer mixture employed for the polymerisation contains 21 to 40 % by weight of vinyl acetate, 55 to 70 % by weight of a C2-8-alkyl acrylate and 3 to 10 % by weight of a C2-4-hydroxyalkyl acrylate and which is crosslinked after admixture of a conventional crosslinker and the nitroglycerin additionally by heating and removing solvents which are present. The specific adhesive composition according to the invention has not only a high absorption capacity but also a high and controllable release capacity for nitroglycerin so that the release area of the plaster necessary for the amount released each day can be kept small, and thus the costs of the plaster are very low. At the same time, owing to the simple adhesive composition, the preparation process is simplified, the addition of other substances to increase the transepidermal transport of substances is unnecessary and thus the costs of the plaster are further kept low and the risk of skin irritation is avoided.
Patent EP-0609279-A1 (EP)
Title: Chromatographic separation of sugars using porous gel resins.
Inventor: DORTA ANTONIO
IPC: C13B20/14
Filed: 1992-09-28
Abstract: The present invention is a process for the chromatographic separation of a liquid mixture comprising a first sugar component and at least one secondary component chosen from second sugars, organic acids and salts thereof, alcohols, amino acids, and inorganic salts. In the process, the liquid mixture is contacted with a stratum of a porous gel cation-exchange resin and thereafter eluted such that the first sugar component passes through the stratum at a different rate relative to the secondary components of the liquid mixture. The separation results in a first recoverable product stream rich in the first sugar component and at least one secondary product stream rich in the secondary components. The porous gel cation-exchange resin is prepared by polymerization of at least one monovinylidene monomer with a cross-linking monomer in the presence of an inert diluent. The use of such porous gel resins in the process increases kinetics, improves yields of desired sugar components, and results in a more efficient separation process. The invention is particularly applicable to separation of glucose from fructose in the preparation of high fructose corn syrup.
Patent EP-0562226-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MARTIN HANS DIPL-ING
IPC: F16D35/02
Filed: 1993-01-15
Abstract: A magnetically controlled viscous fluid coupling has, in the dividing wall (6), a plurality of valve openings (7, 10, 11, 12) which are arranged in a manner distributed around the circumference and which are each assigned one valve lever (8, 13, 14, 15), the valve levers (8, 13, 14, 15) each having different, graduated, elastic restoring forces. A ring magnet (9) outside the coupling housing (3) is controllable in steps as regards its magnetic force and is in each case matched to the restoring forces. It is thereby possible to open and close the individual valve levers (8, 13, 14, 15) one after the other or simultaneously, giving stable intermediate rotational speeds. This magnetically controlled viscous fluid coupling is preferably used for driving a fan (19) for conveying cooling air through the radiator of an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0564765-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ABT LUDWIG
IPC: F16L59/18
Filed: 1993-01-21
Abstract: The invention relates to cold insulation for components, such as fittings and flanges in insulated pipelines, annular spaces being formed between the ends of the pipeline insulation (2) and the components, and having an insulating cassette with a housing which consists of two half shells (3a, 3b) and which, in the closed state has (at least on opposite ends) passageways for the pipeline (6) and at least one filling opening (16a, 16b) for plastic which can foam up, the open sides of the half shells being closed by means of a flexible film or plastic web (5) which is attached to the edges of the relevant half shells. The insulation according to the invention, which is an improvement on such insulation is characterized in that the annular spaces are covered by jacket covers which are essentially aligned with the out pipeline insulation, and in that the half shells (3a, 3b), which engage around the pipeline insulation of the insulation cassette are finally filled with foam. As a result of these measures, the cold loss is prevented and condensation in the annular space, which encourages corrosion, is prevented even in the event of changing temperatures. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0558058-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SONO KOICHI
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises, at least, in a part of a close periphery of the display area of a pixel electrode substrate, a step substantially same as that of the display area.
Patent EP-0563662-A1 (EP)
Inventor: EBENHOCH GERHARD
IPC: F02K1/80
Filed: 1993-03-13
Abstract: The components are, in particular, wall elements (1-6) dividing spaces (R1,R2) subjected to different fluid pressures from one another, in which the one wall element (5) has a groove (8) open towards the gap, in which groove at least one insert (9) is arranged, kept aligned in the direction of the gap (8); it is proposed that the insert (9) be a hollow body with chambers (10-12) succeeding one another in the longitudinal direction of the gap, which are connected to one another by openings (19,20) and have outlet areas (22) opening into the gap (7) for sealing fluid, which is fed to the insert (9) at one point; the openings, (19,20) and chambers (10-12) are intended to restrict the sealing fluid in such a way that the total presure prevailing on an outlet area (22) at any time is adjusted to the locally varying static fluid pressure in the longitudinal direction of the gap in at least one of the spaces. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0581163-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NAKAO YUICHI C O OVAL CORPORAT
IPC: G01F15/00
Filed: 1993-07-19
Abstract: A vortex flow meter capable of operating with minimum piping effect is disclosed. A stream-lined protrusion , extending toward the upstream side is disposed at the upstream surface 2 of a vortex generator joined to the inner wall 1 of a flow pipe in order to remove thereat horseshoe vortexes produced in front of the vortex generator. Therefore, the possible affection of horseshoe vortexes, that may considerably depends upon the piping conditions, can be eliminated.
Patent EP-0588337-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GEHRINGER REINHARD
IPC: G11B15/467
Filed: 1993-09-16
Abstract: 2.1 To be able better to exploit the storage capacity of a moving recording carrier (CD), the data are compressed by means of a compressor (K) before recording. Before playback, they are expanded by an expander (E) in order to recover the original data signal without losses as far as possible. 2.3 To be able to increase the storage capacity of the recording carrier (CD) still further, the speed of the recording carrier (CD) is controlled in dependence on the degree of compression. With a high degree of compression, a lower speed of the recording carrier (CD) is chosen than with a low degree of compression. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0590616-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KRIETEMEYER ROLF DIPL-ING
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1993-09-29
Abstract: A cover (1) for cable ducts, produced from sheet steel with a U-shaped cross-section, has connecting tabs (3) at regular intervals, for electrical cables (lines, leads) to be plugged on. The connecting tabs (3) are produced by cutting free and bending, the section (4) which is cut free and surrounds the connecting tab (3) being positioned such that a continuous material web (5) remains on the free edge of the U-limb (2). As a result of the material web (5), the material weakening which is produced by the section (4) which is cut free has no negative influence on the bending strength of the cover (1). <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0595093-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SANTIL JOHANN
IPC: A61G3/02
Filed: 1993-10-08
Abstract: The invention relates to an invalid lift in a vehicle, in particular a bus. The invalid lift has a mechanical locking device operated by compressed air or hydraulically for the selective locking or unlocking of the lift frame (1) to the vehicle frame (2) in the floor plane of the vehicle. The locking device comprises a reception element (3) located on the frame (1) of the invalid lift and a locking element (4) which is located on the vehicle frame (2) via a mounting (6) and can selectively be moved into and out of the reception element (3). The reception element (3) is conical, spherical or wedge-shaped, and the locking element (4) has a complementary design. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0650863-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GANSHORN ROLF-DIETER
IPC: B60M1/20
Filed: 1993-10-21
Abstract: Catenary wire support which comprises a base element (1) which can be mounted on a ceiling (2) of a structure and a securing column (9) which can be secured on one side therein and consists essentially of a pipe (10) for securing an insulator (11) with a contact wire feeder ear or power rail clamp mounted thereon, the base element (1) having on its surface (3) facing the ceiling (2) of the structure at least one rolling surface (5, 6) by means of which the contact wire feeder ear or power rail clamp can be fixed in terms of its angle of inclination in the plane formed by the longitudinal axis of the securing column (9) and the mid perpendicular of the travelling plane. In such a catenary wire support, a contact wire which is secured in the contact wire feeder ear or a power rail which is secured in the power rail clamp can be easily aligned with track elevations. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0599344-A1 (EP)
Title: Process for the stabilization of proteins
Inventor: JAKOB URSULA
IPC: C07K1/113
Filed: 1993-11-26
Abstract: Proteins are stabilised in an aqueous solution by adding to the aqueous protein-containing solution one or more proteins from the family of small heat shock proteins (small Hsps). This is used, inter alia, for assisting the in vitro renaturation of denatured proteins and in maintaining the sensitivity of optical assays in protein-containing solutions in which interference may occur owing to low stability of the protein components present in the assay solution.
Patent EP-0551151-A1 (EP)
Inventor: KINGHORN JOHN RITCHIE
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1993-01-04
Abstract: The television receiver includes a teletext decoder having a page memory PM into which teletext data is read from a data acquisition circuit DAC via an interface circuit MIC under control of a microprocessor PRO. The microprocessor PRO is also used to control functions of the television receiver and to cause on-screen display messages to be produced. When an on-screen display message is to be produced the microprocessor sets a bit in the memory PM which causes a latch to be set which in turn causes a multiplexer MUX to apply data from an auxiliary memory APM to a character generator CG. When the on-screen display message is to be dispensed with the bit in the memory PM is reset causing the latch to be reset and the multiplexer MUX to apply data from the page memory PM to the character generator CG. 
     This enables on-screen display messages to be applied to the character generator CG without losing any of the teletext data stored in the page memory PM.
Patent EP-0552026-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ETHERINGTON MICHAEL
IPC: B62D53/02
Filed: 1993-01-14
Abstract: An articulation joint for pivotally connecting together two portions of a mining machine such as an articulated shuttlecar is described, the joint comprising first and second slewing rings (37,39) each made up of outer members (41) and inner members (43) with a bearing ring (45) located between the two members, the outer members (41) being connectable to one portion (1) of the mining machine and the inner members (43) being connectable to the other portion (5) of the mining machine, and wherein the two slewing rings are rigidly connected to each other. Suitable spacing members and location rings are provided between the portions of the mining machine and the slewing rings. This construction provides a very strong and rigid articulation joint.
Patent EP-0580392-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FUJIKAWA MASARU C O ELEPHANT C
IPC: B25B25/00
Filed: 1993-07-19
Abstract: A belt tightening device, wherein a first end of a first belt (5) disposed at one lengthwise side of the belt tightening device is fixed to a wind-up shaft (6) driven by operating an operating lever (10), a wind-in member (9) and a fixed rod (2) are provided at the other lengthwise side of the device, and a belt length adjusting mechanism (8) is provided which adjusts the length of a second belt (7) disposed at the other lengthwise side of the belt tightening device and can fix the second belt (7) in position once its length has been adjusted.
Patent EP-0608606-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OLIVER PATRICK RONALD
IPC: B60T17/00
Filed: 1993-11-16
Abstract: A low cost replaceable desiccant cartridge for an air dryer for compressed air comprises a screw on container (21, 29) with an internal plastic mounding which in production can be inserted in the container to define two concentric series paths and a compacting member (36) and a spring (35) acting on the inner body of desiccant.
Patent EP-0601810-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HOMOL STANLEY G
IPC: H01H35/26
Filed: 1993-12-03
Abstract: A pressure responsive switch is shown having an electrically conductive body (12) formed with a bore (24) which extends from one side through the body into recess (30) formed in the opposite side of the body. A switch assembly (34) is received and locked in the recess by crimping downwardly extending wall (32) of the body over the assembly. The switch assembly has a terminal (35) formed with a stationary contact (36) on an end thereof mounted electrically isolated from an annular disc seat member (40) which in turn receives an electrically conductive disc member (56) and a flexible diaphragm (60). An elongated piston (64) is receivable in a port (18) of a pump and is slidably received in bore (24) of body (12) with an end (70) placed contiguous to the diaphragm (60) and center of the disc member (56). A piston retainer ring (68) is disposed on piston (64) adjacent end (70) and located so that a selected preload is placed on the switch assembly which in turn maintains the piston (64) in a vertical orientation relative to a retainer shelf (66) against which the retainer ring reacts.
Patent EP-0555130-A1 (EP)
Inventor: BALHADERE ALINE
IPC: C04B35/565
Filed: 1993-02-01
Abstract: A fibrous preform is first of all consolidated by impregnating with a heat-curable impregnating solution containing a ceramic precursor and by a heat treatment at the end of which the precursor is converted into ceramic without passing through a fusible phase. The consolidated preform is then densified. The impregnating composition consists of a mixture of a heat-curable monomer and of a ceramic precursor polymer, and the crosslinking of the monomer is obtained during the heat treatment so that an in-situ crosslinking of the polymeric mixture is carried out before conversion of the precursor into ceramic.
Patent EP-0558369-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GUBELMANN MICHEL M
IPC: C07C213/02
Filed: 1993-02-12
Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a process for the preparation of p-aminophenols from the corresponding nitrobenzenes. …<??>The invention is targeted at the preparation of p-aminophenol compounds capable of carrying substituents on the aromatic ring. …<??>The invention also relates to the preparation of p-aminophenol compounds in combination with p-aminophenol compounds resulting from an N-acylation. …<??>The process of the invention which makes it possible to obtain the abovementioned compounds from the corresponding nitrobenzene is characterised in that it consists in hydrogenating the corresponding nitrobenzene in solution in saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acid and in the presence of an effective amount of a protonic (Brönsted) acid.
Patent EP-0568517-A1 (EP)
Inventor: VERVAEKE GEERT
IPC: F24F7/10
Filed: 1993-04-27
Abstract: An air inlet deflector comprising a flexible protective screen (1) which is permeable to gases is mounted in an inclined position in front of a ventilation opening (2) formed in an external wall (3) of a stable and makes it possible to prevent cold air currents. The deflector succeeds in this by guiding the current of fresh air parallel to the slope of the roof and by distributing it uniformly over the entire surface of the stable. <IMAGE>
Patent EP-0618771-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MORGAN TREVOR FRANCIS
IPC: A23L13/60
Filed: 1992-12-23
Abstract: Des saucisses sont produites en extrudant ensemble une couche uniforme de gel d'acide collagène autour de viande comestible extrudée et en coagulant chimiquement le gel co-extrudé dans un bain contenant un agent chimique coagulant, de manière à obtenir une enveloppe collagène avec une résistance mécanique suffisante pour permettre la formation mécanique de liaisons entre les saucisses en la torsadant ou la sertissant. De manière préférable, un agent coagulant tel que la fumée liquide est incorporé dans le gel collagéne avant l'extrusion. Le bain de coagulation peut comporter un agent déshydratant tel qu'une solution alcaline ou saline. Il n'est pas nécessaire de procéder à l'étape dispendieuse du séchage par air de manière à produire des enveloppes continues ayant une bonne résistance.
Patent EP-0615575-A1 (EP)
Inventor: DUNCALF D JAMES
IPC: F02B75/22
Filed: 1992-12-07
Abstract: Un moteur radial à combustion interne, de préférence à deux temps, comprend une unité à came rotative (32) (UCR) couplée à un arbre moteur (30) qui s'étend le long de la ligne médiane du moteur. Des chemins de roulement sont ménagés sur l'UCR. Des pistons (28), de préférence quatre, sont animés d'un mouvement alternatif dans des têtes situées dans le moteur. Chaque piston est connecté à une extrémité d'une tige (34). Des suiveurs (40) connectés à l'autre extrémité de chaque tige se déplacent sur les chemins de roulement ménagés dans l'URC pendant que celle-ci tourne. Les chemins de roulement sont agencés de sorte que quelques suiveurs soient poussés par l'UCR et que d'autre suiveurs soient tirés par l'UCR de manière à coopérer avec le mouvement alternatif des pistons opposés. Des organes assujettis aux tiges de connexion s'engagent dans les guides des tiges montés sur des plaques de guidage assujetties au bloc moteur. Le contact de ces organes situés sur les tiges avec les guides des tiges dissipe efficacement les forces qui s'exercent sur la tige à la surface de contact entre les tiges et l'UCR dans toute direction autre qu'une direction parallèle à la direction du mouvement alternatif du piston, et force la tige et le piston à se déplacer dans la direction du mouvement alternatif.