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10,344,649 | ACCEPTED | Sampling device and sampling method | A sampling device (1) comprises a sampling container (4) for reception of a sample volume and a connecting piece (7) adapted to be connected to a fitting (2) mounted on a processing installation. The connecting piece (7) has a sample passage which is provided with a stationary valve port (12) and a corresponding valve ... | 1. A sampling device (1) comprising a sampling container (4) for reception of a sample volume and a connecting piece (7) adapted to be connected to a fitting (2) mounted on a vessel (3) or pipe of a processing installation or the like, the connecting piece (7) having a sample passage which is provided with a stationary... | The present invention relates to a sampling device comprising a sampling container for reception of a sample volume and a connecting piece adapted to be connected to a fitting mounted on a vessel or pipe of a processing installation or the like, the connecting piece having a sample passage which is provided with a stat... | 20040826 | 20070710 | 20050901 | 98760.0 | 0 | SHAH, SAMIR M | SAMPLING DEVICE AND SAMPLING METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,466,811 | ACCEPTED | Virus causing respiratory tract illness in susceptible mammals | The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated essentially mammalian negative-sense single stranded RNA virus (MPV) within the sub-family Pneumovirinae of the family Paramyxoviridae and identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof... | 1. An isolated essentially mammalian negative-sense single stranded RNA virus (MPV) belonging to the sub-family Pneumovirinae of the family Paramyxouiridae and identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding to the genus Metapneumovirus 2. An isolated negative-sense single stranded RNA virus (MPV) belonging to the sub-f... | The invention relates to the field of virology. In the past decades several etiological agents of mammalian disease, in particular of respiratory tract illnesses (RTI), in particular of humans, have been identified7. Classical etiological agents of RTI with mammals are respiratory syncytial viruses belonging to the gen... | 20040304 | 20150106 | 20050602 | 57234.0 | 1 | HILL, MYRON G | Virus causing respiratory tract illness in susceptible mammals | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,467,554 | ACCEPTED | Gssp4 polynucleotides and polypeptides and uses thereof | The present invention relates to the field of metabolic research. Metabolic disorders, such as obesity, are a public health problem that is serious and widespread. GSSP4 polypeptides have been identified that are believed to be beneficial in the treatment of metabolic disorders. These compounds should be effective for ... | 1. A method of reducing circulating free fatty acid levels in an individual comprising administering to said individual a physiologically acceptable composition comprising a carrier and a polypeptide sequence comprising at least 6 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:3 with metabolic-related activity, wherein said meth... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of metabolic research, in particular the discovery of compounds effective for reducing cholesterol levels, body fat, and body mass, and useful for treating metabolic-related diseases an disorders. The metabolic-related diseases or disorders envisioned to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF TH INVENTION <EOH>The following discussion is intended to facilitate the understanding of the invention, but is not intended nor admitted to be prior art to the invention. Obesity is a public health problem that is serious, widespread, and increasing. In the United States, 20 percent of the populat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The instant invention is based on the discovery that GSSP4 polypeptides have unexpected effects in vitro and in vivo, including utility for weight reduction, prevention of weight gain, reduction of cholesterol levels, and control of blood glucose levels in humans and other mammals. ... | 20040916 | 20070529 | 20050407 | 78888.0 | 0 | CHANDRA, GYAN | GSSP4 POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,467,899 | ACCEPTED | Packet data recording method and system | The present invention provides for a data recording system including data recording means having a plurality of network interface cards in which a plurality of network interface cards can be employed within a single recording mean and each card can be provided with a plurality of network connecting ports then, for exam... | 1. A data recording system including data recording means having a plurality of network interface cards. 2. A system as claimed in claim 1 and including a plurality of network interface cards within a single recording means. 3. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein each Network interface card has multiple network con... | The present invention relates to a packet data recording method and related system. The integration of computers into office communication systems has enabled many functions previously performed by separate devices to be combined into a single management system. For example, computer-based voice logging systems enable ... | 20050610 | 20121009 | 20051027 | 90299.0 | 1 | TODD, GREGORY G | PACKET DATA RECORDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,469,909 | ACCEPTED | Methods and devices for treating and processing data | A data processing unit (VPU) is described, having a field of clocked logic cells (PAEs) which is operable in different configuration states and a clock preselecting means for preselecting logic cell clocking. It is provided here that the clock preselecting means is designed in such a way that, depending on the state, a... | 1. A data processing unit (VPU) comprising a field of clocked logic cells (PAES) which is operable in different configuration states and a clock preselecting means for preselecting logic cell clocking, wherein the clock preselecting means is designed in such a way that, depending on the state, a first clock is preselec... | The present invention relates to the definition of the species in the main claim and its object is to achieve an optimization of the hardware used in data processing. Data processing requires the optimization of the available resources, as well as the power consumption of the circuits involved in data processing. This ... | 20040921 | 20081028 | 20050324 | 99608.0 | 0 | ELAMIN, ABDELMONIEM I | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING AND PROCESSING DATA | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,471,458 | ACCEPTED | Method of synchronizing fin fold-out on a fin-stabilized artillery shell, and an artillery shell designed in accordance therewith | The present invention relates to a method of as far as possible limiting the yawing motion on the trajectory of an artillery shell(1), provided during the firing phase with a sliding driving band and completely folded-in guide fins (3, 16), which shell, as soon as possible outside the mouth of the barrel of the firing ... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method for firing an artillery shell having a sliding driving band and completely folded-in and interconnected guide fins from a firing piece, the method comprising: firing the artillery shell; converting, as soon as possible outside a mouth of a barrel of the firing piece, the artillery shell by... | The present invention relates to a method of synchronizing fin fold-out on a long-range artillery shell which is fin-stabilized on its trajectory towards the target and is intended to be fired from a rifled barrel and is to this end provided with a sliding driving band as the main contact surface against the inside of ... | 20050427 | 20060912 | 20051020 | 74147.0 | 0 | HOLZEN, STEPHEN A | METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING FIN FOLD-OUT ON A FIN-STABILIZED ARTILLERY SHELL, AND AN ARTILLERY SHELL DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,472,826 | ACCEPTED | Packaging machine for cigarettes | For the production of (cigarette) packs of different configurations, for example standard pack (13), round-edged pack (14) or octagonal pack (15), subassemblies and elements of the packaging machine are exchanged and/or uncoupled from the drive. For this purpose, a pack-specific operating element is provided with a dri... | 1. A packaging machine, in particular for producing cigarette packs, having folding subassemblies and elements for folding or shaping blanks (28) and having conveying elements for transporting packaging material and (partly) finished packs, characterized in that in the case of production changeover, in particular in re... | The invention relates to a packaging machine, in particular for producing cigarette packs, having folded subassemblies and elements for folding blanks and having conveying elements for transporting packaging material and (partly) finished packs. In the cigarette industry, there is increasing interest in producing cigar... | 20040609 | 20061212 | 20050728 | 66451.0 | 0 | DESAI, HEMANT | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR CIGARETTES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,473,524 | ACCEPTED | Gastrokines and derived peptides including inhibitors | A novel group of gastrokines called Gastric Antrum Mucosal Protein is characterized. A member of the group is designated AMP-18. AMP-18 genomic DNA, cDNA and the AMP-18 protein are sequenced for human, mouse and pig. The AMP-18 protein and active peptides derived from it are cellular growth factors. Surprisingly, pepti... | 1. A group of isolated homologous cellular growth stimulating proteins designated gastrokines, said proteins produced by gastric epithelial cells and comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of VKE(K/Q)KXXGKGPGG(P/A)PPK, (SEQ ID NO: 10) VKE(K/Q)KLQGKGPGG(P/A)PPK, (SEQ ID NO: 25) or VKE(K/Q)K... | BACKGROUND A novel group of Gastric Antrum Mucosal Proteins that are gastrokines, is characterized. A member of the gastrokine group is designated AMP-18. AMP-18 genomic DNA, and cDNA molecules are sequenced for human and mouse, and the protein sequences are predicted from the nucleotide sequences. The cDNA molecule fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A novel group of Gastric Antrum Mucosal Proteins that are gastrokines, is characterized. A member of the gastrokine group is designated AMP-18. AMP-18 genomic DNA, and cDNA molecules are sequenced for human and mouse, and the protein sequences are predicted from the nucleotide sequences. The cDNA... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A novel gene product designated Antrum Mucosal Protein 18 (“AMP-18”) is a gastrokine. The protein was discovered in cells of the stomach antrum mucosa by analysis of cDNA clones obtained from humans, pigs, and mice. The protein is a member of a group of cellular growth factors or cy... | 20041021 | 20090707 | 20050324 | 97100.0 | 0 | DEBERRY, REGINA M | GASTROKINES AND DERIVED PEPTIDES INCLUDING INHIBITORS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,477,002 | ACCEPTED | Shared water reservoir beverage system | An apparatus for making and dispensing a plurality of beverages, the dispensing apparatus comprising; a plurality of beverage dispensing modules (32), each beverage module having a container (68) and a brewing assembly (30) for making a respective beverage and delivering the respective beverage to the container, and a ... | 1. An apparatus for brewing and dispensing a plurality of beverages, the dispensing apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of beverage dispensing modules, each beverage dispensing module having a container and a brewing assembly for brewing a respective beverage and delivering the respective beverage to the container; a... | BACKGROUND This disclosure relates to beverage systems and, more particularly, to a beverage apparatus for preparing, dispensing, monitoring, controlling and, if desired, flavoring beverages. Over the past 10 years, the coffee and beverage industry has experienced an evolution in connection with retail sales of fresh c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This disclosure relates to beverage systems and, more particularly, to a beverage apparatus for preparing, dispensing, monitoring, controlling and, if desired, flavoring beverages. Over the past 10 years, the coffee and beverage industry has experienced an evolution in connection with retail sale... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure relates to apparatus for making and dispensing beverages. The apparatus comprises a plurality of beverage dispensing modules, and a housing associated with the plurality of beverage dispensing modules and defining a chamber containing a liquid. Each beverage dispensing module ... | 20041018 | 20100810 | 20050324 | 94388.0 | 0 | ALEXANDER, REGINALD | SHARED WATER RESERVOIR BEVERAGE SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,478,431 | ACCEPTED | Method of building a tyre and tyre for a two-wheeled vehicle | A method of building a tyre includes forming a carcass structure comprising at least one carcass ply, applying a belt structure at a radially external position with respect to the at least one carcass ply, applying a pair of sidewalls at an axially external position with respect to side surfaces of the at least one car... | 1-30. (canceled) 31. A method of building a tyre, comprising: forming a carcass structure comprising at least one carcass ply; applying a belt structure at a radially external position with respect to the at least one carcass ply; applying a pair of sidewalls at an axially external position with respect to side surface... | The present invention relates to a method of building a tyre, in particular for two-wheeled vehicles, comprising the steps of: forming a carcass structure on a toroidal support which carcass structure comprises at least one carcass ply having its ends in engagement with respective circumferentially-inextensible annular... | 20040913 | 20070703 | 20050324 | 60643.0 | 0 | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | METHOD OF BUILDING A TYRE AND TYRE FOR A TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,479,030 | ACCEPTED | Secure on-line payment system | The present invention relates to the field of e-commerce and in particular to making purchases on-line using payment card, for example debit, charge or credit cards. The concept of the present invention adopts an alternative approach to security methods presently employed to protect cardholders. The concept obviates th... | 1-25. (Cancelled). 26. a computer data processing method for processing an on-line payment transaction, comprising the steps of: receiving a request from a payment card cardholder to connect to a network, said request including a cardholder password, authenticating said cardholder request and providing access by said c... | Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of e-commerce and in particular to making purchases on-line using payment cards, for example debit, charge or credit cards. Background to the Invention Significant research and resources have been applied in developing, implementing and maintaining secur... | <SOH> Background to the Invention <EOH>Significant research and resources have been applied in developing, implementing and maintaining secure payment systems which facilitate the use of credit/charge cards by cardholders in commercial transactions conducted over the Internet. All of these secure systems are based on ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The concept of the present invention adopts an alternative approach to security methods presently employed to protect cardholders. The concept obviates the need for a cardholder to transmit card numbers along with other purchasing details at the time of purchase and couples this wit... | 20041028 | 20120710 | 20050303 | 59106.0 | 0 | JOHNSON, GREGORY L | SECURE PAYMENT SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,480,122 | ACCEPTED | Field apparatus | A field apparatus (1a) comprises a diagnosis unit (11) diagnosing abnormality of oneself or a controlled element and a bidirectional digital communication means (22) to send a digital signal which shows a diagnosis result to outside and to receive the digital signal from outside in order to execute a control of control... | 1. A field apparatus comprising: a analog communications means that can receive a analog signal from outside is comprised, and executing a control of controlled element and other predetermined functions based on a command signal received by the analog communications means; a diagnosis unit diagnosing abnormality of one... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a field apparatus of positioners having a communication function. BACKGROUND ART Generally in a control system operating a control apparatus of valves by remote control, a detection sign from the field apparatus measuring a quantity of physics such as flow quantit... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Generally in a control system operating a control apparatus of valves by remote control, a detection sign from the field apparatus measuring a quantity of physics such as flow quantity, pressure force and temperature are gathered to a controller as a superior apparatus, the controller operate... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide the field apparatus which can introduce the control system by the digital communication easily without wasting the control system by the existing 4-20 mA communication, and can transmit information between the outside device and th... | 20040823 | 20070717 | 20050120 | 96895.0 | 0 | CHANG, SUNRAY | FIELD APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,480,641 | ACCEPTED | Aircraft fluid cooling system and aircraft provided with said system | The aircraft (30) fluid coolint system has an air heat exchanger (40) passed by this fluid, said air heat exchanger (40) including a means for the introduction of air (52) and an air exhaust means (54). This air heat exchanger (40) is installed in a housing located in a flap (36) guide rail fairing (34) connected to on... | 1-25. (canceled) 26. An aircraft fluid cooling system, comprising: an air heat exchanger passed through by a fluid, said air heat exchanger including means for introducing air and an air exhaust, wherein said air heat exchanger is installed in a housing located in a flap guide rail fairing connected to one wing of the ... | TECHNICAL DOMAIN The invention concerns a system for cooling an aircraft fluid, in particular, a hydraulic fluid circulating on board this aircraft, said hydraulic fluid being for supplying one or more hydraulic actuators. The invention also concerns an aircraft equipped with such a system for cooling a fluid, in parti... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The precise subject of the invention is an aircraft fluid cooling system which resolves the problems posed by systems of the prior art. In accordance with the invention, this system comprises an air heat exchanger, passed through by, the fluid to be cooled, said air heat exchanger i... | 20060206 | 20090421 | 20060907 | 92909.0 | B60H100 | 1 | GREEN, RICHARD R | AIRCRAFT FLUID COOLING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SAID SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B60H | 2,006 | ||
10,481,563 | ACCEPTED | Mycobacterial proteins as early antigens for serodiagnosis and vaccines | In view of the paucity of human material available to study the immunological events occurring after inhalation of virulent bacilli, but prior to development of clinical TB, the present invention is based in part on studies of aerosol infected rabbits. The present inventors reasoned that by 3-5 weeks post-infection, th... | 1. A method for the early detection of mycobacterial disease or infection in a subject, comprising assaying a biological fluid sample from a subject having symptoms of active tuberculosis, but before the onset of symptoms identifiable as advanced tuberculosis for the presence of early antibodies specific for one or mor... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention in the fields of microbiology and medicine relates to methods for rapid early detection of mycobacterial disease in humans based on the presence of antibodies to particular “early” mycobacterial antigens which have not been previously recognized for th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention in the fields of microbiology and medicine relates to methods for rapid early detection of mycobacterial disease in humans based on the presence of antibodies to particular “early” mycobacterial antigens which have not been previously recog... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the paucity of human material available to study the immunological events occurring after inhalation of virulent bacilli, but prior to development of clinical TB, the present invention is based in part on studies of aerosol infected rabbits. The present inventors reasoned... | 20041108 | 20100629 | 20050421 | 79139.0 | 0 | SWARTZ, RODNEY P | MYCOBACTERIAL PROTEINS AS EARLY ANTIGENS FOR SERODIAGNOSIS AND VACCINES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,482,374 | ACCEPTED | Novel human hepatoma lines, methods for obtaining same and uses thereof | The invention concerns human hepatoma cell lines, characterized in that they are capable of being naturally infected by parasites and/or viruses; said parasites can be hepatotropic or not, such as Plasmodium or parasites of the genus leishmania and express receptors of the family of Flaviviridae and Ilepadnaviridae vir... | 1. Human hepatoma cell lines, said cell lines capable of being infected naturally by parasites and/or viruses; said parasites optionally being hepatotropes and being capable of expressing receptors of the family of the Flaviviridae and Hepadnaviridae viruses. 2. Human hepatoma cell lines, wherein their cells can reach ... | The invention relates to novel human hepatoma lines. It also relates to methods for obtaining same and their uses in diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic applications. Hepatitis B is an infectious disease which is widespread throughout the world. Its virus (abbreviated to HBV) is a small virus with DNA possessing a... | 20041008 | 20081125 | 20050324 | 69244.0 | 2 | MOSHER, MARY | NOVEL HUMAN HEPATOMA LINES, METHODS FOR OBTAINING SAME AND USES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,482,751 | ACCEPTED | Manufacturing device | The present invention relates to a configurator and a method of configuring articles. A configurator regarded as a device of the type in question is a configurator comprising a processor having associated therewith a type-of-article memory, which has stored therein at least one data record representative of the outward... | 1. A configurator for configuring articles, comprising a processor having associated therewith a type-of-article memory, which has stored therein at least one data record representative of the outward appearance of a type of article, and an article design memory having stored therein data representative of a plurality ... | The invention relates to a configurator for configuring articles. Certain articles, such as kitchen furniture or appointments, articles of clothing or automobiles, can be configured as desired by the individual customer. It is, for example, common practice that a buyer of a new motor vehicle determines first the type o... | 20040507 | 20080805 | 20050519 | 98084.0 | 0 | ALLEN, WILLIAM J | A CONFIGURATOR FOR CONFIGURING AND DISPLAYING THE APPEARANCE OF AN ARTICLE TO BE CONFIGURED | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,483,129 | ACCEPTED | Chain transport system with add-on components | The invention relates to a chain-transport system containing chain links (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, . . . ) which are strung together and adjacent chain links (10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, . . . ) being rotatably joined together about an axis of rotation (11, 21, 31, 41, 51) common to one of the two chain links and all of the... | 1. A chain transporter system which includes sequentially arranged chain links (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, . . . ) and in which adjacent chain links (10-20, 20-30, 30-40, 40-50, . . . ) are rotatably attached to one another about a rotational axis common to both chain links (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, . . . ), and all rotational axe... | The invention relates to a chain transporter system with mounting parts in accordance with the preamble of claim 1, and to a system for securing mounting parts to a transporter chain in accordance with the preamble of claim 16. Chain transporter systems of such kind, having specially conformed mounting parts are used i... | 20040722 | 20110913 | 20050414 | 60100.0 | 0 | DEUBLE, MARK A | CHAIN TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH ADD-ON COMPONENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,483,453 | ACCEPTED | Efficient and scalable parametric stereo coding for low bitrate applications | The present invention provides improvements to prior art audio codecs that generate a stereo-illusion through post-processing of a received mono signal. These improvements are accomplished by extraction of stereo-image describing parameters at the encoder side, which are transmitted and subsequently used for control of... | 1. A method for coding of stereo properties of an input signal, characterised by: at an encoder, calculate a width-parameter that signals a stereo-width of said input signal, and at a decoder, generate a stereo output signal, using said width-parameter to control a stereo-width of said output signal. 2. A method accord... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to low bitrate audio source coding systems. Different parametric representations of stereo properties of an input signal are introduced, and the application thereof at the decoder side is explained, ranging from pseudo-stereo to full stereo coding of spectral envelopes, the... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Audio source coding techniques can be divided into two classes: natural audio coding and speech coding. At medium to high bitrates, natural audio coding is commonly used for speech and music signals, and stereo transmission and reproduction is possible. In applications where only... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention employs detection of signal stereo properties prior to coding and transmission. In the simplest form, a detector measures the amount of stereo perspective that is present in the input stereo signal. This amount is then transmitted as a stereo width parameter, t... | 20040108 | 20080603 | 20050310 | 80374.0 | 1 | SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | EFFICIENT AND SCALABLE PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING FOR LOW BITRATE AUDIO CODING APPLICATIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,483,607 | ACCEPTED | Production of soluble keratin derivaties | A process for the preparation of soluble proteins of high molecular weight with little or no damage to the structural integrity of the proteins. The process is economically and environmentally acceptable by virtue of the cost of reagents that are used, and the recycling of some of those reagents, and is suitable for th... | 1. A process for the preparation of keratin derivatives of high molecular weight, the process including a first stage digestion step of sulfonating a keratin source by oxidative sulfitolysis followed by a second stage repetitive aqueous extraction involving separation of soluble and insoluble keratin and subsequent re-... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a process for the preparation of derivatives of keratin from animal sources such as wool, hair, horns, hooves, feathers and scales by an economic and environmentally acceptable process, and to a series of keratin derivative products produced thereby. Some of the keratin ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Keratins are a class of structural proteins widely represented in biological structures, especially in epithelial tissues of higher vertebrates. Keratins may be divided into two major classes, the soft keratins (occurring in skin and a few other tissues) and the hard keratins, fo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect the invention provides a dissolution process for producing a range of stable, soluble keratin derivatives of high molecular weight, the molecular weight being similar to or greater than that of proteins originally expressed in the keratin source, with lit... | 20040112 | 20061212 | 20050609 | 60891.0 | 1 | NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE | PRODUCTION OF SOLUBLE KERATIN DERIVATIES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,483,902 | ACCEPTED | Treatment of textiles with fluorinated polyethers | A polymer adapted for the Shrink resist treatment of textile materials imparting water, stain and/or oil repellency. The polymer includes a fluorinated polyether. | 1. A polymer adapted for the treatment of textile materials, comprising a fluorinated polyether. 2. A polymer according to claim 1, of the type —A—B—A—B—, where A is a polyether amine and B is a fluorine compound. 3. A polymer according to claim 2, where B is a polyether chain. 4. A polymer according to claim 3, where ... | This invention relates to polymer treatments for textiles. Fluorinated polymers may be applied to textile articles so as to render them water, oil and/or stain repellent. There are many processes for imparting a chemical finish to wool garments to prevent them felting during domestic laundering. The Dylon GRB and SIMPL... | 20040601 | 20070306 | 20060518 | 68418.0 | C08G602 | 0 | KEYS, ROSALYND ANN | TREATMENT OF TEXTILES WITH FLUORINATED POLYETHERS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | C08G | 2,004 | |||
10,483,996 | ACCEPTED | Attachment to a hydroponic conduit | A hydroponic conduit can be converted to drainage conduit by providing an attachment on which a plant container can be supported. The attachment comprises a circular plate on which the plant containers sits, drainage means (ribs, grooves etc.) and a central aperture in the circular plate to allow water to drain from th... | 1. An attachment for a hydroponic conduit of the type which has an at least partially rigid wall, the attachment comprising a support means to support a plant container and the like, drainage means adapted to collect water passing out of the container, and communication means to communicate the water from the drainage ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed to an attachment that can be fitted to hydroponic conduit to improve the versatility of the conduit. In one form, the attachment can allow a plant container such as a plant pot or a planter bag to be supported on the conduit such that any water/nutrient mixture passing ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Hydroponics involves growing plants in the absence of soil. Typically, the required nutrient and water is delivered to the plant root system in the form of an aqueous nutrient solution that passes over the root ball of the plant. Hydroponic techniques have certain advantages over more convent... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the following drawings in which: FIG. 1 . Illustrates the separate components of an attachment according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 . Illustrates the attachment of FIG. 1 attached to a hydropo... | 20040914 | 20080819 | 20050113 | 94134.0 | 0 | PALO, FRANCIS T | ATTACHMENT TO A HYDROPONIC CONDUIT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,485,180 | ACCEPTED | Use of biologically active hiv-1 tat, fragments or derivatives thereof, to target and/or to activate antigen-presenting cells, and/or to deliver cargo molecules for preventive or therapeutic vaccination and/or to treat other diseases | The present invention concerns a method for prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination and/or treatment and/or diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases, inflammatory and angiogenic diseases and tumours which utilizes a biologically active HIV-1 Tat protein, fragments or derivates thereof, as a module with one ... | 1. Use of isolated native, substantially monomeric, and biologically active HIV-1 Tat, fragments or derivatives thereof, to selectively target antigen presenting cells expressing α5β1 and/or αvβ3 integrins, including dendritic cells, endothelial cells and macrophages, to deliver cargo molecules across their cellular an... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relies on the novel and unexpected discovery that low amounts (picomolar-nanomolar) of native, substantially monomeric, biologically active HIV-1 Tat, fragments or derivatives thereof, (i) specifically bind, through the RGD domain, to the α5β1 and integrins that are selectiv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Tat is a regulatory protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) produced very early after infection and essential for virus gene expression, replication and infectivity (Arya 1985; Fisher 1986; Chang 1995). During acute infection of T cells by HIV, Tat is also released... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention the use of native, substantially monomeric, and biologically active HIV-1 Tat, fragments or derivatives thereof, to selectively target antigen-presenting cells expressing α5β1 and αvβ3 integrins. It is another object of the present invention ... | 20040823 | 20101012 | 20050217 | 61582.0 | 0 | HUMPHREY, LOUISE WANG ZHIYING | COMPOSITIONS OF ANTIGENS BOUND TO HIV-1 TAT, FRAGMENTS OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,485,408 | ACCEPTED | Method for transmitting audio-visual programmes proposed by users, terminal and server therefor | The present invention concerns a method of receiving audiovisual programmes transmitted to terminals. The users of the terminals choose a programme from a catalogue and make a proposition to a server to download it to their terminals. The proposition is accompanied by a price and/or deadline. The server analyses the pr... | 1. A method of transmitting audiovisual programmes from a server to at least one terminal comprising a first step of viewing a catalogue of downloadable audiovisual programmes on the terminal, comprising the following chronological steps: at the terminal: a step of selecting at least one audiovisual program; a step of ... | The invention concerns a method of transmitting audiovisual programmes in at least one terminal linked to a network as well as a terminal implementing the method and a server for transmitting the programmes to the terminals. The invention applies more particularly when the reception of the audiovisual programmes is con... | 20040902 | 20100309 | 20050106 | 58620.0 | 0 | HICKS, CHARLES N | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AUDI-VISUAL PROGRAMS PROPOSED BY USERS, TERMINAL AND SERVER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,485,863 | ACCEPTED | Selective metal removal process for metallized retro-reflective and holographic films and radio frequency devices made therewith | A method for selectively removing metal from a metallized substrate (e.g., a metallized polymer film) and the formation of devices thereby are provided. Th method involves selectively exposing the metallized surface to a demetallizing (i.e., an oxidizing) chemical solution. The metallized layer can be selectively expos... | 1. An identification device, comprising: a base layer; a radio-frequency (RF) transponder comprising an RF chip and an antenna disposed on the base layer, wherein the antenna is in electrical communication with the chip; and a discontinuous metallized region; wherein the discontinuous metallized region enables the RF t... | This application claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10121126.0 filed 30 Apr. 2001 and from Mexican Patent Applications No. 010967 filed 26 Oct. 2001, No. 010968 filed 26 Oct. 2001, No. 010969 filed 26 Oct. 2001, No. 010971 filed 26 Oct. 2001, No. 003141 filed 25 Mar. 2002, and No. 003202 filed 26 Mar. 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a process for selectively removing metallic material from a metallized film and, in particular, to the removal of metallic material from a metallized polymeric film using a printing method such as flexographic p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the invention, an identification device is provided that includes retro-reflective or holographic materials, or other materials containing metal, and a usable antenna for receiving radio frequency (RF) signals. The identification device comprises: a ba... | 20041007 | 20081209 | 20050303 | 65968.0 | 3 | LEE, BENJAMIN C | SELECTIVE METAL REMOVAL PROCESS FOR METALLIZED RETRO-REFLECTIVE AND HOLOGRAPHIC FILMS AND RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES MADE THEREWITH | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,485,927 | ACCEPTED | Method for performing power diffraction analysis | A method for successively performing a powder diffraction analysis of at least two powder samples being contained in sample holding means. Use is made of an apparatus comprising:—a source of radiation being adapted to direct a radiation beam to a power sample,—a detector for detecting diffraction radiation of a powder ... | 1. A method for successively performing a powder diffraction analysis of at least two powder samples being contained in sample holding means, wherein use is made of an apparatus comprising: a source of radiation being adapted to direct a radiation beam to a powder sample, a detector for detecting diffraction radiation ... | The present invention relates a method for successively performing a powder diffraction analysis of at least two powder samples being contained in sample holding means. Scattering of incident radiation such as X-rays, gamma rays, cathode rays, etc. from a sample of material can yield information about the atomic struct... | 20040203 | 20100420 | 20050106 | 58120.0 | 1 | ARTMAN, THOMAS R | METHOD FOR PERFORMING POWDER DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,486,301 | ACCEPTED | Power reduction in microprocessor systems | method of preventing an electronic file containing a computer virus from infecting a computer system using the Symbian™ operating system, the method comprising the steps of scanning files using an anti-virus application, and if an infected file is identified, maintaining the file in an open non-sharing state, whereby o... | 1-13. (canceled) 14. A method of reducing the power consumption of a microprocessor system which comprises a microprocessor and a memory connected by at least one bus, the microprocessor being arranged to execute a program stored in said memory, wherein: a) said processor is pipelined in the sense that at least one sub... | The invention relates to power reduction in microprocessor systems comprising a microprocessor and a memory connected by at least one bus. The methods described in this specification aim to improve the processor's average inter-instruction Hamming distance. The next few paragraphs describe this metric and explain its r... | 20050216 | 20071120 | 20051013 | 73718.0 | 0 | TREAT, WILLIAM M | POWER REDUCTION IN MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,486,512 | ACCEPTED | Method of extended culture for antigen-specific cytotoxic lumphocytes | The present invention is a method for inducing cytotoxic T cell having an antigen-specific cytotoxic activity, a method for maintaining the cell, a method for continuously culturing the cell or a method for expanding the cell, comprising the step of culturing a cytotoxic T cell in the presence of at least one substance... | 1. A method for inducing cytotoxic T cell having an antigen-specific cytotoxic activity, characterized in that the method comprises the step of incubating a precursor cell capable of differentiating to cytotoxic T cell with an antigen presenting cell in the presence of at least one substance selected from the group con... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to methods for inducing, maintaining and expanding cytotoxic T cell having an antigen-specific cytotoxic activity, which is useful in the medical field. BACKGROUND ART A living body is protected from foreign substances mainly by an immune response, and an immune system has ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A living body is protected from foreign substances mainly by an immune response, and an immune system has been established by various cells and the soluble factors produced thereby. Among them, leukocytes, especially lymphocytes, play a key role. The lymphocytes are classified in two major ty... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a graph showing an activity of hyaluronic acid to inhibit binding of a soluble CD44 and a soluble CD44-recognizing antibody. FIG. 2 is a graph showing a binding activity of FL-labeled hyaluronic acid and CD44 on CTL cell surface. FIG. 3 is a graph showing a bindin... | 20040212 | 20110322 | 20050224 | 76433.0 | 0 | BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A | METHOD OF EXTENDED CULTURE FOR ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,486,576 | ACCEPTED | Retroreflection device | The first reflective lateral face of the first triangular-pyramidal retroreflective unit is on the same plane with the first lateral face of the tetrahedral retroreflective unit, the second reflective lateral face of the first triangular-pyramidal retroreflective unit is on the same plane with the second lateral face o... | 1. A retroreflective device in which a large number of complex cube-corner retroreflective elements are arranged in closest-packed state, each of said complex cube-corner retroreflective elements having a first and second triangular-pyramidal retroreflective units and at least one tetrahedral retroreflective unit, char... | TECHNICAL FIELD TO WHICH THE INVENTION BELONGS This invention relates to a triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective sheeting and retroreflective articles of novel structures. More particularly, the invention relates to a retroreflective device in which a large number of complex cube-corner retroreflective eleme... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD TO WHICH THE INVENTION BELONGS <EOH>This invention relates to a triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective sheeting and retroreflective articles of novel structures. More particularly, the invention relates to a retroreflective device in which a large number of complex cube-corner retrorefl... | 20040210 | 20050426 | 20050127 | 61310.0 | 1 | CHERRY, EUNCHA P | RETROREFLECTION DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,487,013 | ACCEPTED | 3-phenoxy-4-pyridazinol derivatives and herbicide composition containing the same | A compound represented by the formula: [wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen, atom, alkyl group, etc., R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, alkyl group, etc., R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substitutable alkyl group, a substitutable alkenyl gr... | 1. A compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1 to C6 alkyl group, a C1 to C6 haloalkyl group, a C3 to C6 cycloalkyl group, a C2 to C6 alkenyl group, a cyano group, a C2 to C7 alkylcarbonyl group, a di(C1 to C6 alkyl)carbamoyl group, a phenyl group which may be subs... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a 3-phenoxy-4-pyridazinol compound, its salt, its ester derivative and agricultural chemical containing the same as an effective ingredient, and a herbicidal composition containing 3-phenoxy-4-pyridazinol compound and a second herbicidally active compound as effective in... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In Chemical Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1972, vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 2191-2203, 3-(2-allylphenoxy)-6-chloro-4-methoxypyridazine has been disclosed but a 3-phenoxy-4-pyridazinol compound having a hydroxyl group at the 4-position of the pyridazine has not been disclosed, and there is no description ... | 20040227 | 20091027 | 20050217 | 90995.0 | 0 | VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN | 3-PHENOXY-4-PYRIDAZINOL DERIVATIVES AND HERBICIDE COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,487,200 | ACCEPTED | Button lock | There is provided a button-operated lock device capable of increasing a setting amount of information in response to operation of a control button, obtaining a large setting amount and a wide-range of selection thereof, enhancing safety performance, simplifying the structure and achieving a small size and a light-weigh... | 1. A button-operated lock comprising a plurality of control buttons (10) axially displacedly and capable of setting or inputting a predetermined information; a control plate (128) for allowing an unlocking procedure at the time of setting or imputing the predetermined information; a driving cam (16) linked to said cont... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a button-operated lock device capable of increasing a setting amount of information in response to operation of a control button, obtaining a large setting amount and a wide-range of selection thereof, enhancing safety performance, simplifying the structure and achieving a smal... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Recently, a keyless lock of the type requiring the use of no key has been popularized as a door lock to be used for individual dwelling houses, companies, shops, hospitals and the like. As a keyless lock of the type mentioned above, there are a so-called mechanical lock in which the locking a... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which a button-operated lock according to the present invention is mounted on an entrance door. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the button-operated lock according to the present invention, in which ... | 20040218 | 20080108 | 20050428 | 75267.0 | 0 | BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J | BUTTON LOCK | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,487,423 | ACCEPTED | Use of lh in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation | The invention provides a new use for LH, and analogues having LH-activity for aiding folliculogenesis in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), in which the LH or an analogue thereof is administered during a priming period lasting from day 1 to about day 4 of the stimulatory phase in COH. | 1. A method of inducing multiple folliculogenesis in a human patient, comprising administering luteinising hormone (LH) or an analogue thereof during a priming period lasting from day 1 to about day 4 of the stimulatory phase in COH. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the medicament is administered in the abse... | FIELD OF INVENTION The invention relates to the field of in vivo and in vitro assisted reproduction technologies (ART), specifically controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) using gonadotropins. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Numerous infertile patients undergo ovulation induction procedures every year. Up until two deca... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Numerous infertile patients undergo ovulation induction procedures every year. Up until two decades ago ovulation induction was used solely for the treatment of anovulatory infertility; however, the introduction of assisted reproduction technology (ART) has expanded the use of th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide an improved regimen for COH. It is a further object of the invention to provide a method for providing multiple follicles for multiple oocyte recovery for ART. It is a further object of the invention to provide a method for determining whi... | 20040914 | 20080311 | 20050303 | 99844.0 | 0 | HARLE, JENNIFER I | USE OF LH IN CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,487,434 | ACCEPTED | Method for processing a continuously cast metal slab or strip, and plate or strip produced in this way | The invention relates to a method for processing a continuously cast metal slab or strip, in which the slab or strip is passed between a set of rotating rolls of a rolling mill stand in order to roll the slab or strip. According to the invention, the rolls of the rolling mill stand have different peripheral velocities,... | 1. A method for processing a continuously cast slab or strip, comprising passing the slab or strip between a set of rotating rolls of a rolling mill stand to roll the slab or strip, wherein the rolls of the rolling mill stand have different peripheral velocities, and the difference in peripheral velocity is at least 5%... | The invention relates to a method for processing a continuously cast slab or strip, in which the slab or strip is passed between a set of rotating rolls of a rolling mill stand in order to roll the slab or strip. Rolling is a very standard processing operation for imparting desired dimensions and properties to metals. ... | 20040823 | 20080311 | 20050106 | 99485.0 | 0 | KERNS, KEVIN P | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CONTINUOUSLY CAST METAL SLAB OR STRIP, AND PLATE OR STRIP PRODUCED IN THIS WAY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,487,603 | ACCEPTED | Vacuum cleaner and device having ion generator | When the electrically driven fan (14) of a vacuum cleaner is driven, air containing dust is drawn into the cleaner main body (1) through a hose (7) connected to a hose socket (8) and is exhausted into the outside of the cleaner main body (1) through an exhaust port (1b) via first and second suction passageways (10, 13)... | 1. An electric vacuum cleaner that, while driving an electric blower, sucks in air containing dust, then passes the airthrough a suction air passage, and then discharges the air out of the electric vacuum cleaner, comprising: an ion generator for generating H+(H2O)n as positive ions and O2−(H2O)m as negative ions, wher... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to an electric vacuum cleaner provided with a sterilizing function. BACKGROUND ART As a conventional electric vacuum cleaner provided with an ozone generating function, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Lai... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>As a conventional electric vacuum cleaner provided with an ozone generating function, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H1-238815 will be described below with reference to FIG. 30 . In this conventional electric vacuum cleaner, inside a body 101 thereof is formed ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an external side view showing the electric vacuum cleaner of a first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the internal construction of the body of the electric vacuum cleaner. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view showing the intern... | 20040819 | 20090922 | 20050106 | 63405.0 | 0 | WILSON, LEE D | VACUUM CLEANER AND DEVICE HAVING ION GENERATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,487,810 | ACCEPTED | Optical processing | To operate an optical device comprising an SLM with a two-dimensional array of controllable phase-modulating elements groups of individual phase-modulating elements are delineated, and control data selected from a store for each delineated group of phase-modulating elements. The selected control data are used to genera... | 1. a method of operating an optical device comprising an SLM having a two-dimensional array of controllable phase-modulating elements, the method comprising delineating groups of individual phase-modulating elements; selecting, from stored control data, control data for each group of phase-modulating elements; generati... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an optical device and to a method of controlling an optical device. More particularly but not exclusively the invention relates to the general field of controlling one or more light beams by the use of electronically controlled devices. The field of application is... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has previously been proposed to use so-called spatial light modulators to control the routing of light beams within an optical system, for instance from selected ones of a number of input optical fibres to selected ones of output fibres. Optical systems are subject to performa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of operating an optical device comprising an SLM having a two-dimensional array of controllable phase-modulating elements, the method comprising delineating groups of individual phase-modulating elements; selec... | 20040910 | 20061205 | 20050127 | 57770.0 | 1 | BEN, LOHA | OPTICAL PROCESSING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,488,188 | ACCEPTED | Production of biopolymer film, fibre, foam and adhesive materials from soluble s-sulfonated keratin derivatives | Film, fibre, foam and adhesive materials are produced from soluble S-sulfonated keratins. Once formed, the films, fibres, foams or adhesives are treated to modify the properties of the materials, in particular to improve the wet strength of the materials. Treatments used include removal of the S-sulfonate group by trea... | 1. A foam or adhesive material derived from S-sulfonated proteins. 2. A foam or adhesive material derived primarily from S-sulfonated wool keratin intermediate filament proteins. 3. A foam or adhesive material as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the keratin proteins are reconstituted from a solution. 4. A method f... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the preparation and use of soluble keratin derivatives in the production of a range of biopolymer materials such as films, fibres, foams and adhesives, and the improvement of those materials using further chemical treatments. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION Keratins are a cl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>Keratins are a class of structural proteins widely represented in biological structures, especially in epithelial tissues of higher vertebrates. Keratins may be divided into two major classes, the soft keratins (occurring in skin and a few other tissues) and hard keratins, formin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a broadest aspect of the invention there are provided materials derived from S-sulfonated keratin proteins, as herein defined, in the form of films, fibres, foams or adhesives. The S-sulfonated keratin proteins can be derived from wool keratin and be enriched in interme... | 20040301 | 20081216 | 20050310 | 91026.0 | 0 | KOSSON, ROSANNE | PRODUCTION OF BIOPOLYMER FOAM AND ADHESIVE MATERIALS FROM SOLUBLE S-SULFONATED KERATIN DERIVATIVES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,488,351 | ACCEPTED | Pulse radar arrangement | A pulse radar system has a high-frequency source, which supplies a continuous high-frequency signal and is connected on the one side with a transmission-side pulse modulator and on the other side with two separately controllable pulse modulators in at least one receive path. Mixers are situated downstream from pulse mo... | 1-15. (Canceled). 16. A pulse radar system comprising: a high-frequency source for emitting a continuous high-frequency signal; a transmission-side pulse modulator coupled on a first side of the high-frequency source for emitting radar pulses; at least two reception-side mixers; and at least two separately controllable... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on a pulse radar system, in particular for close-range pulse radar applications in motor vehicles. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Radar sensors are used in automotive engineering for measuring the distance to objects and/or the relative speed with respect to such objects ou... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>Radar sensors are used in automotive engineering for measuring the distance to objects and/or the relative speed with respect to such objects outside of the motor vehicle. Examples of objects include preceding or parked motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, or devices within the ve... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The measures of the present invention enable the enhancement of the performance of known pulse radar systems. In the case of the solution according to U.S. Pat. No. 6,067,040, a reception-side pulse modulator or pulse switch is positioned upstream from a power splitter for splitting... | 20041004 | 20070123 | 20050217 | 69383.0 | 0 | BARKER, MATTHEW M | PULSE RADAR ARRANGEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,488,587 | ACCEPTED | Reading, detection or quantification method, hybrids or complexes used in said method and the biochip using same | The invention relates to a method of reading, detecting or quantifying at least one biological reaction, on a support, between either a recognition molecule and a labeled target molecule or between a target molecule and a labeled detection molecule. The inventive method comprises treating the support under physicochemi... | 1-23. (canceled) 24. A method of reading on a support at least one biological reaction, comprising: (a) bringing a support into contact with at least one first liquid sample comprising at least one group of identical biological recognition molecules so as to attach the recognition molecules to the support at the level ... | The present invention relates to a method of reading, a method of detecting and a method of quantifying chemical or biological reactions performed on a support, which support may consist of a Petri dish, a microtiter plate, a biochip and the like. The present invention also relates to a support comprising a plurality o... | 20040401 | 20090630 | 20050630 | 62590.0 | 0 | CROW, ROBERT THOMAS | READING, DETECTION OR QUANTIFICATION METHOD, HYBRIDS OR COMPLEXES USED IN SAID METHOD AND THE BIOCHIP USING SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,488,625 | ACCEPTED | Conjugated polymers containing spirobifluorene units and the use thereof | The present invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising spirobifluorene units and their use in optoelectronic devices, preferably in, for example, displays based on polymeric organic light-emitting diodes. | 1. A conjugated polymers which comprise units of the formula (I) together with one or more units selected from the following groups: group 1: units which significantly increase the hole injection or transport properties of the polymers; group 2: units which significantly increase the electron injection or transport pro... | The present patent application relates to novel conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices, preferably in, for example, displays based on polymeric organic light-emitting diodes. Wide-ranging research on the commercialization of display and lighting elements based on polymeric (organic) light-emitting ... | 20040910 | 20080129 | 20050217 | 86750.0 | 0 | TRUONG, DUC | CONJUGATED POLYMERS CONTAINING SPIROBIFLUORENE UNITS AND THE USE THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,488,641 | ACCEPTED | Program detail information display apparatus and method thereof | A program detail information display apparatus comprises a display unit, a storage unit for storing program data including program detail information, a program detail information extracting unit for extracting at least program detail information from the program data stored in the storage unit, and a program detail in... | 1. A program detail information display apparatus comprising: display means; storage means for storing program data; program detail information extracting means for extracting program detail information greater than a specified size from the program data stored in the storage means; and program detail information seque... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a display apparatus of television program detail information or the like. BACKGROUND ART A conventional program detail information display apparatus is designed to display the program detail information by the manipulation of the viewer to designate a desired program, ob... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A conventional program detail information display apparatus is designed to display the program detail information by the manipulation of the viewer to designate a desired program, obtain the detail information of the program, and instruct to display. That is, the viewer manipulates in this ma... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of program detail information display apparatus in a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a specific system block diagram of program detail information display apparatus in preferred embodiment 1 of the invention. FIG. 3 is a con... | 20041013 | 20091006 | 20050324 | 58620.0 | 0 | HICKS, CHARLES N | PROGRAM DETAIL INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,489,233 | ACCEPTED | Comfort pillow | A pillow including a viscoelastic sleeve defining a cavity and filler material positioned within the cavity. | 1. A pillow comprising: a viscoelastic sleeve defining a cavity; and filler material positioned within the cavity. 2. The pillow of claim 1, wherein the sleeve includes a first viscoelastic layer; and a second viscoelastic layer, the first and second viscoelastic layers being connected together to form the cavity there... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/383,169 filed on May 24, 2002, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to pillows or cushions, and more particularly to a pillow o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The neck of a person lying in a supine or sidelying position is often out of alignment with the person's spine. This is commonly the case when the person's neck is supported by a pillow or multiple pillows such that the neck lies at an angle defined by the deflected height of the... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To provide a pillow structure more likely to properly align the user's neck and spine, the invention provides a pillow having multiple foam components. One embodiment of the present invention includes a pillow having a viscoelastic sleeve defining a cavity and filler material positi... | 20040310 | 20060530 | 20050414 | 59549.0 | 3 | SANTOS, ROBERT G | COMFORT PILLOW | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,489,297 | ACCEPTED | Refrigeration equipment | In a refrigerating apparatus in which a plurality of application-side heat exchangers (41, 45, 51) are connected to a heat-source side heat exchanger (4), liquid lines for a plurality of channels in a refrigerant circuit (1E) share a liquid side communication pipe (11) in order to reduce the number of pipes. Further, t... | 1. A refrigerating apparatus which comprises a refrigerant circuit (1E) in which compression mechanisms (2D, 2E), a heat-source side heat exchanger (4), expansion mechanisms (26, 42, 46, 52) and application-side heat exchangers (41, 45, 51) are connected together, and in which the application-side heat exchangers (41, ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a refrigerating apparatus, and in particular to, a refrigerating apparatus which has application-side heat exchangers for a plurality of channels as cold-storage/freezing and air-conditioning heat exchangers. BACKGROUND ART Refrigerating apparatuses which perform a refri... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Refrigerating apparatuses which perform a refrigerating cycle are conventionally known. The refrigerating apparatuses are widely utilized as an air-conditioning machine for performing air-cooling/heating in a room or a cooling machine such as a refrigerator for storing foods. Among the refrig... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a refrigerant circuit diagram of a refrigerating apparatus relating to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a refrigerant circuit diagram illustrating the operation of an air-cooling operation. FIG. 3 is a refrigerant circuit diagram illustrating the oper... | 20040311 | 20070102 | 20050602 | 68968.0 | 0 | JIANG, CHEN WEN | REGRIGERATING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,489,404 | ACCEPTED | Microfluidic devices having a reduced number of input and output connections | A system and method for reducing the number of input/output connections required to connect a microfluidic substrate to an external controller for controlling the substrate. In one example, a microfluidic processing device is fabricated on a substrate having a plurality of N independently controllable components, (e.g.... | 1. A microfluidic processing device, comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of N independently controllable components, each having at least two terminals; a plurality of input/output contacts for connecting said substrate to an external controller, and a plurality of leads for connecting said contacts to said ... | 1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to microfluidic devices, and more particularly to techniques for reducing the number of input and output connections required to connect a microfluidic device to an external controller for controlling the microfluidic device. 2. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Micro/n... | <SOH> 2. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Micro/nano technology devices are known in the art as devices with components on the scale of 1 μm to 100s of μm that cooperate to perform various desired functions. In particular, microfluidic devices are micro/nano technology devices that perform fluid handling functions whi... | <SOH> 3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>3 . SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to techniques for reducing the number of input/output connections required to connect a microfluidic substrate to an external controller for controlling the substrate. In one aspect, the invention involves a microfluidi... | 20050307 | 20100309 | 20050714 | 71230.0 | 0 | SIEFKE, SAMUEL P | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES HAVING A REDUCED NUMBER OF INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,489,426 | ACCEPTED | Motor controller of deceleration idling-cylinder engine vehicle | A motor control device for a vehicle having a deceleration deactivatable engine which includes at least one deactivatable cylinder which is deactivated during a deceleration traveling of the vehicle, and which is started by a motor when the operation thereof transitions from a deceleration deactivation operation to a n... | 1. A motor control device for a vehicle having a deceleration deactivatable engine, wherein, during a deceleration traveling of said vehicle, a fuel cut operation is applied to said engine as well as a deceleration cylinder deactivation operation in which at least one cylinder is deactivated in accordance with a runnin... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a motor control device for a vehicle having a deceleration deactivatable engine, and in particular, relates to a motor control device for a vehicle in which starting or assisting of the engine by a motor can be smoothly performed when an engine operation transitio... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a motor control device for a vehicle having a deceleration deactivatable engine, and in particular, relates to a motor control device for a vehicle in which starting or assisting of the engine by a motor can be smoothly performed when an engine operati... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the above circumstances, the present invention relates to a control process during transitions in engine operation from a deceleration deactivation operation to a normal operation, and in particular, an objective thereof is to provide a motor control device for a vehicle ... | 20040914 | 20050927 | 20050113 | 61075.0 | 0 | HOANG, JOHNNY H | MOTOR CONTROLLER OF DECELERATION IDLING-CYLINDER ENGINE VEHICLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,489,525 | ACCEPTED | Advanced power management for satellite positioning system | A power management system for managing power in a wireless device having a SPS receiver, communication device and a power source, the power management is described. The power management system may include a real-time clock, an input/output device, a radio frequency front-end and a SPS engine in signal communication wit... | 1. A method for managing power in a wireless device having a SPS receiver, communication device and a power source, the method comprising: obtaining a position of the wireless device with the SPS receiver; determining the mode of operation of the SPS receiver; and adjusting an amount of power supplied by the power sour... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/322,329, filed on Sep. 14, 2001, and entitled “Advanced Power Management For Global Positioning System Receivers,” which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to Satellite Positioning Systems (“SPS”) devices, and in particular to a SPS device capable of providing fast update rates while being power conscious. 2. Related Art The worldwide utilization of wireless devices such as ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A power management system for managing power in a wireless device having a SPS receiver, communication device and a power source, the power management is disclosed. The power management system may include a real-time clock, an input/output device, an radio frequency front-end and a SPS engine in sig... | 20040723 | 20090811 | 20050421 | 93003.0 | 1 | ISSING, GREGORY C | ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT FOR SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,489,599 | ACCEPTED | Device for mixing two flows of fluid which are initially guided separate from one another in a two-circuit reaction engine | The invention relates to a device for mixing two fluid flows, initially guided separately from one another, in a two-circuit reaction engine, a mixing tube which encloses a hot core stream being provided, along the outer shaped lateral surface of which a cold bypass flow flows. The mixing tube is designed in the form o... | 1. Device for mixing two fluid flows, initially guided separately from one another, in a two-circuit reaction engine, a mixing tube which encloses the first fluid flow—hot core stream being provided, along the outer shaped lateral surface of which the second fluid flow—cold bypass flow flows, characterized in that the ... | BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Device for mixing two flows of fluid, which are initially guided separate from one another, in a two-circuit reaction engine The invention relates to a device for mixing two fluid flows, which are initially guided separately from one another, in a two-circuit reaction engine. To ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Device for mixing two flows of fluid, which are initially guided separate from one another, in a two-circuit reaction engine The invention relates to a device for mixing two fluid flows, which are initially guided separately from one another, in a two-circuit reaction... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Device for mixing two flows of fluid, which are initially guided separate from one another, in a two-circuit reaction engine The invention relates to a device for mixing two fluid flows, which are initially guided separately from one another, in a two-circuit reaction... | 20040922 | 20071127 | 20050203 | 63696.0 | 0 | RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H | DEVICE FOR MIXING TWO FLOWS OF FLUID WHICH ARE INITIALLY GUIDED SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER IN A BYPASS JET ENGINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,489,720 | ACCEPTED | Wireless communication system | An RFID tag (200) and similar control/sensing unit (300) for a communications system are described. The control/sensing unit has a control element (301) having one or more states, and include an antenna (207) as well as an electrical circuit (201-206) generating a pulse control signal for controlling transmission from ... | 1. A communication unit for a communications system, the unit including a control element having one or more states; an antenna; and an electrical circuit generating a pulse control signal for controlling transmission from the antenna and varying a parameter of the pulse control signal in dependence on the state of the... | The present invention relates to a wireless communications system, particularly for use in building or asset security monitoring, and to the various components of such a system. Applications of a system of this type include home, building and car security as well as domestic control applications. In our earlier PCT pat... | 20041015 | 20080805 | 20050310 | 64713.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, PHUNG | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,490,070 | ACCEPTED | Formation of self-organized stacked islands for self-aligned contacts of low dimensional structures | Method for making a semiconductor structure is proposed. It comprises the steps: -providing a base layer (10) having a first lattice constant, -forming buried islands on the base layer (10) having a second lattice constant that is smaller or larger than the first lattice constant, -at least partially covering the base ... | 1. Method for making a semiconductor structure, comprising the steps: providing a base layer comprising a first material having a first lattice constant, forming buried islands on the base layer comprising a second material having a second lattice constant that is smaller or larger than the first lattice constant, at l... | The present invention concerns self-organized stacked islands, methods for making self-organized stacked islands, and devices based thereon. The invention is well suited for forming self-aligned contacts of low dimensional structures. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION More and more transistors are being integrated in integra... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>More and more transistors are being integrated in integrated circuits (ICs) allowing to realize devices that satisfy the demand for powerful and flexible applications. The next generation of ICs is going to comprise transistors having a gate length (L) and a gate width (W) of 50 ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relies of a self assembly or self formation of islands above pre-fabricated buried islands. Lattice misfits introduced by the pre-fabricated buried islands are advantageously used for the formation of islands being stacked vertically above the buried on... | 20040917 | 20060718 | 20050217 | 57520.0 | 0 | LE, THAO P | FORMATION OF SELF-ORGANIZED STACKED ISLANDS FOR SELF-ALIGNED CONTACTS OF LOW DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,490,084 | ACCEPTED | Variable capacity store for objects | A variable-capacity store (1) for objects (2), wherein an endless conveyor (8) defines a conveying branch (11) for conveying a mass of elongated elements (2), and a return branch (14), the conveying branch and the return branch respectively forming a first and at least a second coil (51, 57), each extending about two r... | 1) A variable-capacity store for objects, the store (1) comprising an input station (3) and an output station (4) arranged in series along a feed path (P) of the objects (2); an endless conveyor (8) comprising a conveying branch (11) for conveying said objects (2) along said path (P) and forming a first coil (51) of a ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a variable-capacity store for objects. In particular, the present invention relates to a variable-capacity store for objects defined by elongated elements, the store comprising an input station and an output station arranged in series along a feed path of the elongated e... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>For storing cigarettes, a store of the above type—as described, for example, in EP-0738478 or WO-9944446—is interposed between a cigarette manufacturing machine and a packing machine to compensate for any difference in the number of cigarettes produced and the number packed, by lengthening or... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>A non-limiting embodiment of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 shows a view in perspective, with parts removed for clarity, of a preferred embodiment of a store in accordance with the pres... | 20040917 | 20060314 | 20050127 | 60100.0 | 0 | DEUBLE, MARK A | VARIABLE CAPACITY STORE FOR OBJECTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,490,599 | ACCEPTED | Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method | A semiconductor device includes a first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on a part of the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor layer through the second insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a low concent... | 1. A semiconductor device comprising: a first insulating layer; a semiconductor layer formed on said first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on a part of said semiconductor layer; and a gate electrode formed on said semiconductor layer through said second insulating layer, wherein said semiconductor layer com... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method of the same, and more particularly to a semiconductor device such as a MOSFET formed on an SOI (silicon-on-insulator) substrate which has an SOI layer and a manufacturing method for the same. BACKGROUND ART An SOI substra... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>An SOI substrate is known as a semiconductor substrate in which an insulating film (an oxide film in many cases) is formed on a substrate and a semiconductor layer (a silicon layer) is formed on it. In a MOSFET to which such an SOI substrate is applied, because the insulating film is formed u... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a cross section view showing the structure of a conventional semiconductor device; FIG. 2 is a graph showing an impurity density profile in the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 1 ; FIG. 3 is a cross section view showing the structure of a semiconductor device accord... | 20040325 | 20090203 | 20050714 | 67210.0 | 0 | KALAM, ABUL | SOI SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED HALO REGION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,490,932 | ACCEPTED | Method and nework for ensuring secure forwarding of messages | The method and network ensure secure forwarding of a message in a telecommunication network that has at least one first terminal and another terminal. The first terminal moves from a first address to a second address. A secure connection between the first address of the first terminal and the other terminal defining at... | 1. A method for ensuring secure forwarding of a message in a telecommunication network, having at least one mobile terminal and another terminal, the method comprising: a) establishing a secure connection between a first address of the mobile terminal and the other terminal, the secure connection defined by at least th... | TECHNICAL FIELD The method and network of the invention is intended to secure mobile connections in telecommunication networks. Especially, it is meant for IPSec connections. The invention provides a method for ensuring secure forwarding of a message in a telecommunication network comprising at least one mobile termina... | <SOH> TECHNICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>An internetwork is a collection of individual networks connected with intermediate networking devices and functions as a single large network. Different networks can be interconnected by routers and other networking devices to create an internetwork. A local area network (LAN) is a data... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The method and network of the invention is to ensure secure forwarding of a message in a telecommunication network, comprising at least one first terminal and another terminal. In the method, the first terminal moves from a first address to a second address. A secure connection betw... | 20041122 | 20091117 | 20050421 | 57423.0 | 1 | YALEW, FIKREMARIAM A | METHOD AND NEWORK FOR ENSURING SECURE FORWARDING OF MESSAGES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,491,078 | ACCEPTED | Method for performing a transmission diffraction analysis | The present invention relates to a method for performing a transmission diffraction analysis of an analyte on a support surface, wherein the method comprises: irradiating said analyte with a radiation beam generated by a source of radiation, and detecting said radiation after passing through the analyte. The method is ... | 1-24. (canceled) 25. An improved method for performing a transmission of diffraction analysis of one or more analytes on a support having a support surface, wherein the method comprises: irradiating each of said analytes with a radiation beam generated by a source of radiation, said radiation beam being directed onto s... | The present invention relates to a method for performing a transmission diffraction analysis of one or more analytes on a support surface, wherein the method comprises: irradiating said analyte with a radiation beam generated by a source of radiation, and detecting said radiation after passing through the analyte. WO-A... | 20040329 | 20060718 | 20050331 | 97030.0 | 1 | YUN, JURIE | VERTICAL TRANSMISSION DIFFRACTON ANALYSIS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,491,310 | ACCEPTED | 4-[3,5-bis-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl]-benzoic acid derivatives for treating an excess of metal in the body | The present invention provides new 4-[3,5-bis-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl]-benzoic acid derivatives which can be used in the treatment of diseases which cause an excess of metal in the human or animal body or are caused by it. | 1. A compound of the formula I wherein one of the radicals R1, R2, R3 and R4 is hydroxy and the remaining radicals are each independently of the others hydrogen or hydroxy; or a salt thereof. 2. A compound of the formula I according to claim 1, which is 4-[3-(2,3-dihydroxy-phenyl)-5-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-[1,2,4]triazol-1-... | Various disorders of warm-blooded animals are linked with an excess of metals, in particular trivalent metals, in the body tissues. For example aluminium in dialysis encephalopathy and osteomalacia, as well as in Alzheimer's disease. In other illnesses, in particular of man, an excess of iron occurs in the various tiss... | 20040329 | 20060711 | 20050414 | 93950.0 | 0 | CHUNG, SUSANNAH LEE | 4-[3,5-BIS-(2-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-[1,2,4]TRIAZOL-1-YL]-BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING AN EXCESS OF METAL IN THE BODY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,491,359 | ACCEPTED | Transmission of data within a communications network | The invention relates to methods for providing a network element 5 of a communications network with data, in particular HSDPA related data. In order to enable the transmission of user data, it is proposed that a controller 4 of the network uses a dedicated frame structure for assembling frames with said user data. The ... | 1. A method for transmitting user data within a communications network from a controller (4) to a network element (5) over an interface, wherein said controller (4) uses at least one dedicated frame structure for assembling data frames with said user data, which data frames are transmitted via said interface to said ne... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to methods for providing a network element, e.g. a Node B, of a communications network, e.g. an UTRAN (Universal mobile telecommunication services terrestrial radio access network) with data, e.g. HSDPA (High speed downlink packet access) related data, required at said netwo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>HSDPA is a concept that was introduced for UTRAN architectures as an enhancement to the shared channel concept in 3GPP (3rd generation partnership project). In UMTS, the UTRAN handles all radio-related functionality. To this end, an UTRAN comprises one or more RNCs, and connected... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to enable the transmission of data within a communications network, which data is required at a network element of said communications network. It is also an object of the invention to enable the use of HSDPA by an UTRAN, and more specifically to ena... | 20041018 | 20121002 | 20050324 | 95042.0 | 0 | MIZRAHI, DIANE D | TRANSMISSION OF DATA WITHIN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,491,458 | ACCEPTED | Composite materials comprising a reinforcing material and a star polyamide as a thermoplastic matrix, the precursor compound article of said materials and the products obtained using same | The invention relates to a precursor article of a composite material comprising a polymer matrix and at least one reinforcing wire and/or fibres, said article comprising at least one reinforcing wire and/or fibres and at least one polymer matrix wire and/or fibres. The invention is characterised in that: said reinforci... | 1-24. (canceled) 25. A precursor article of a composite material comprising a polymeric matrix and at least one reinforcing yarn and/or reinforcing fibers, said article comprising at least one reinforcing yarn and/or reinforcing fibers and at least one polymeric matrix yarn and/or polymeric matrix fibers, wherein: said... | The field of the invention is that of composite materials and of the processes for their manufacture. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of a polyamide possessing a star structure which is employed for the impregnation of reinforcing materials, particularly in the form of yarns and/or of fibers, which ... | 20041006 | 20080129 | 20061019 | 59036.0 | D04H1300 | 0 | EDWARDS, NEWTON O | COMPOSITE MATERIALS COMPRISING A REINFORCING MATERIAL AND A STAR POLYAMIDE AS A THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX, THE PRECURSOR COMPOUND ARTICLE OF SAID MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS OBTAINED USING SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | D04H | 2,004 | |||
10,491,512 | ACCEPTED | Mixing bag or vessel having a receiver for a fluid-agitating element | A vessel in which a fluid is received and agitated using an internal fluidagitating element driven by an external motive device is disclosed. In one aspect, the vessel is a bag including a first receiver for receiving and holding a fluid-agitating element at a home location. The first receiver may be in the form of an ... | 1. A vessel intended for receiving a fluid and a fluid-agitating element, comprising: a bag capable of receiving and holding the fluid, the bag having a rigid portion including a first receiver for receiving and holding the fluid-agitating element at a home location when positioned in the vessel. 2. The vessel accordin... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/326,833, filed Oct. 3, 2001, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to vessels in which fluids are agitated and, more particularly, to a vessel or bag incl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Most pharmaceutical solutions and suspensions manufactured on an industrial scale require highly controlled, thorough mixing to achieve a satisfactory yield and ensure a uniform distribution of ingredients in the final product. Agitator tanks are frequently used to complete the m... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, a vessel intended for receiving a fluid and a fluid-agitating element is provided. The vessel comprises a bag capable of receiving and holding the fluid. The bag includes a rigid portion having a first receiver for receiving and ho... | 20040401 | 20090127 | 20050106 | 92575.0 | 1 | SOOHOO, TONY GLEN | MIXING BAG OR VESSEL HAVING A RECEIVER FOR A FLUID-AGITATING ELEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,492,040 | ACCEPTED | Dispersant compositions | Dispersant compositions are described which contain: (a) a carrier medium comprising glycerol carbonate, the carrier medium present in an amount of from 10 to 80% by weight based on the composition; and (b) one or more polyester dispersants present in an amount of from 20 to 90% by weight based on the composition. | 1-4. (Canceled) 5. A dispersant composition comprising: (a) a carrier medium comprising glycerol carbonate, the carrier medium present in an amount of from 10 to 80% by weight based on the composition; and (b) one or more polyester dispersants present in an amount of from 20 to 90% by weight based on the composition. 6... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to dispersant compositions for paint formulations, these dispersant compositions being liquid and pourable at 25° C. and being based on a special carrier medium and a polyester-based dispersant. PRIOR ART Dispersants are used in paint manufacture largely for the following r... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to dispersant compositions for paint formulations, these dispersant compositions being liquid and pourable at 25° C. and being based on a special carrier medium and a polyester-based dispersant. | 20040406 | 20070508 | 20050106 | 75327.0 | 0 | CAIN, EDWARD J | DISPERSANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GLYCEROL CARBONATE AND POLYESTER-BASED DISPERSANTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,492,103 | ACCEPTED | Method for establishing a foundation in particular for a tower of a wind energy plant | The invention relates to a method for building a foundation for a structure comprising a plurality of segments, in particular for a wind turbine tower, a foundation segment for use in such method, and a wind turbine. In order to create a stable foundation, a method comprising the following steps is proposed on the basi... | 1. A method for building a foundation for a structure comprising a plurality of segments, in particular for a tower of a wind turbine, with the following steps: a) excavating a foundation bed, b) building a stable, substantially level and horizontal subbase (in a foundation bed, c) setting down a foundation segment of ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a method for building a foundation for a structure comprising a plurality of segments, in particular for a wind turbine tower. The invention also relates to a support pole, a foundation segment for such a structure and a wind turbine. 2. Des... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a method for building a foundation for a structure comprising a plurality of segments, in particular for a wind turbine tower. The invention also relates to a support pole, a foundation segment for such a structure and a wind tur... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One object of the invention is therefore to provide a method for building a foundation for a structure comprising a plurality of segments, in particular, for a wind turbine tower; an improved support pole; a suitable foundation segment and a wind turbine in which the aforement... | 20041018 | 20091110 | 20050407 | 94463.0 | 0 | HERRING, BRENT W | METHOD FOR BUILDING A FOUNDATION, IN PARTICULAR A FOUNDATION FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,492,407 | ACCEPTED | Object distribution | A method of locating objects in a distributed electronic environment comprising defining a plurality of object-types, which object-types are assigned a plurality of attributes, one attribute being an object-precedence attribute. A plurality of home locations for objects are defined. When a new object is instantiated, w... | 1. A method of locating objects in distributed electronic environment comprising defining a plurality of object-types, which object-types are assigned a plurality of attributes, characterized in that one attribute is an object-precedence attribute, where in a plurality of home locations for objects are defined, and in ... | The invention relates to a method of locating objects in a distributed electronic system. In certain distributed systems, in which system components may also be geographically distributed, the problem of deciding where to locate, or home, objects within the system arises. These objects may have geographic dependencies ... | 20040412 | 20100629 | 20050519 | 63607.0 | 0 | DAFTUAR, SAKET K | OBJECT DISTRIBUTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,492,616 | ACCEPTED | Color display devices and methods with enhanced attributes | A color display device for displaying an n-primary color image wherein n is greater than three, the device including an array of sub-pixel (801) configured to have at least one repeating unit having one sub-pixel representing each of the n primary colors, wherein repeating unit (906) is configured to optimize at least ... | 1-36. (canceled) 37. A color display device for displaying an n-primary color image, wherein n is greater than four, the device comprising an array of sub-pixels configured to have at least one repeating unit comprising one sub-pixel representing each of said n primary colors, wherein the repeating unit is configured t... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to color display devices, systems and methods and, more particularly, to display devices, systems and methods having improved color image reproduction capability. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Standard computer monitors and TV displays are typically based on reproduc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Standard computer monitors and TV displays are typically based on reproduction of three, additive, primary colors (“primaries”), for example, red, green, and blue, collectively referred to as RGB. Unfortunately, these monitors cannot display many colors perceived by humans, since... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many colors seen by humans are not discernible on standard red-green-blue (RGB) monitors. By using a display device with more than three primary colors, the reproducible color gamut of the display is expanded Additionally or alternatively, the brightness level produced by the displa... | 20050202 | 20180424 | 20050609 | 75126.0 | 0 | KARIMI, PEGEMAN | Color display devices and methods with enhanced attributes | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,492,840 | ACCEPTED | Sand catcher | The invention relates to a sand catcher comprising a deposition chamber (1) that is configured as a steel container with a cylindrical cross-section, traversed in a longitudinal direction. Said deposition chamber comprises air-supply nozzles (4) on one longitudinal side for generating a circulatory motion or the water ... | 1. A sand catcher comprising a longitudinal deposition chamber, a wastewater inlet at one end portion thereof, a water outlet at the other end portion thereof, air supply nozzles at one side for generating a transverse circulatory motion of the water, and a sand collection channel longitudinally disposed in the lower s... | The invention relates to a sand catcher, comprising a deposition chamber, which is traversed in the longitudinal direction, has a wastewater inlet and a water outlet, has air supply nozzles on one longitudinal side for generating a circulatory motion of the water transversely to the longitudinal direction of the deposi... | 20041112 | 20081021 | 20050303 | 99019.0 | 0 | LITHGOW, THOMAS M | SAND CATCHER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,492,987 | ACCEPTED | Flow control mechanism for a downhole tool | There is disclosed a flow control mechanism for a downhole tool and a downhole tool incorporating the flow control mechanism. In one embodiment, a flow control mechanism (202) is disclosed for controlling a centralizer (200). The flow control mechanism (202) comprises a body (212) defining a fluid chamber (234); an inl... | 1. A flow control mechanism for a downhole tool, the downhole tool comprising a downhole tool for generating a fluid pressure pulse, the mechanism comprising: a body defining a fluid chamber; an inlet flow path for fluid flow into the chamber; at least one tool flow path for fluid flow between the chamber and at least ... | The present invention relates to a flow control mechanism for a downhole tool. The present invention also relates to a downhole tool assembly including a downhole tool and a flow control mechanism. In the oil and gas exploration and production industry, a wide range of downhole tools are used for performing specific fu... | 20050110 | 20100525 | 20050602 | 67606.0 | 0 | HARCOURT, BRAD | FLOW CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,493,015 | ACCEPTED | Display driver circuits | Display driver circuitry for electro-optic displays, in particular active matrix displays using organic light emitting diodes. The circuitry includes a driver to drive an electro-optic element in accordance with a drive voltage, a photosensitive device optically coupled to the electro-optic display element to pass a cu... | 1. Display element driver circuitry for driving an element of an electro-optic display, the circuitry having first and second control lines and a data line, the circuitry comprising: a driver to drive the electro-optic display element in accordance with a drive voltage; a photosensitive device optically coupled to the ... | This invention generally relates to display drivers for electro-optic displays, and in particular relates to circuitry for driving active matrix organic light emitting diode displays. Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) comprise a particularly advantageous form of electro-optic display. They are bright, colourful, fa... | 20040823 | 20081125 | 20050113 | 99568.0 | 0 | BECK, ALEXANDER S | DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUITS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,493,489 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for authenticated access of a station to local data networks in particular radio data networks | The invention relates to methods, devices and systems for the authenticated access to a data network by means of a station (WH) compatible with a data network (WLAN), which permit an authentication of the station and user. A device, for example a mobile radio device, is used for the above, which is authenticated in ano... | 1. A method for authenticated access by a station compatible with a data network, where access of the station is to an access point for such a data network, comprising: transmitting identification information to the access point; providing and transmitting an identifier via an interface to an authenticated devices of a... | CLAIM FOR PRIORITY This application claims priority to International Application No. PCT/EP02/11910, which was published in the German language on May 1, 2003, which claims the benefit of priority to German Application No. 101 52 572.9 and European Application No. 011 25257.4, which were both filed in German and Europe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A large number of different types of telecommunications and data networks for communicating and/or transmitting data are known. A distinction can be drawn here between two fundamentally different types of network. There are, on the one hand, the telecommunications networks, for e... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides a method and device for authenticated access to local area networks, in particular wireless local area networks, which simplify the authentication and in particular facilitate the possibility of charging for services used with the aid of the local radio networ... | 20041018 | 20100713 | 20050303 | 64856.0 | 1 | DOAN, KIET M | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTHENTICATED ACCESS OF A STATION TO LOCAL DATA NETWORKS IN PARTICULAR RADIO DATA NETWORKS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,493,532 | ACCEPTED | Method for embossed and colourless decoration and bonding of a fabric web and device therefor | The invention concerns a method for producing three-dimensional colourless designs in a non-woven fabric or like material entirely bonded. Said method consists in subjecting the fibers to a blowing process through openings which form the design, then in optionally bonding them in the openings, since the fibers in the o... | 1. Method for colorless plastic patterning and strengthening of a fabric web of fibers that is not woven or knitted, namely, a nonwoven made up of substantially finite fibers such as synthetic staple fibers or also natural fibers, characterized in that the fibers of the fabric web lying in a first plane provided with t... | The invention relates to a method for colorless plastic patterning and strengthening of a fabric web of fibers that is not woven or knitted, i.e., of a nonwoven made up of substantially finite but also endless fibers such as synthetic staple fibers or also natural fibers. U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,544 discloses provision of ... | 20050228 | 20071218 | 20050721 | 94843.0 | 0 | VANATTA, AMY B | METHOD FOR EMBOSSED AND COLOURLESS DECORATION AND BONDING OF A FABRIC WEB AND DEVICE THEREFOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,493,837 | ACCEPTED | Re-transmitter and digital broadcast receiving system | Information indicating which of channels is selected in a digital broadcasting receiver 17 is fed from a control signal transmitter 16 to a retransmitter 14. A terrestrial wave digital broadcasting wave from a transmitting station is inputted to a channel selection filter 6 through an indoor receiving antenna 1 and an ... | 1. A retransmitter characterized by comprising: a high-frequency input unit to which a receiving antenna for receiving a digital broadcasting wave is connected; a high-frequency output unit to which a retransmission antenna for retransmitting the digital broadcasting wave is connected; means for acquiring a frequency s... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a retransmitter that receives digital broadcasting and retransmits the received digital broadcasting to a digital broadcasting receiver, and a digital broadcasting receiving system. BACKGROUND ART In a digital broadcasting system, a video/audio signal is compressed using... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In a digital broadcasting system, a video/audio signal is compressed using a digital signal compression technique, and a stream (a transport stream) obtained by subjecting video/audio digital signals in a plurality of programs to time-division multiplexing is broadcast. On the other hand, a b... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing, in a digital broadcasting receiving system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a digital broadcasting receiver in detail; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing, in a digital broadcasting receiving system according to an embodiment... | 20040428 | 20091124 | 20050127 | 57267.0 | 0 | HUYNH, AN SON PHI | RE-TRANSMITTER AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,493,910 | ACCEPTED | Device and method for carrying out multichannel acoustic echo cancellation with a variable number of channels | The present invention relates to a device and method for carrying out acoustic echo cancellation (2) when playing back C-channel audio signals on a D-channel audio signal transmission system with C<D. This invention can be used, for example, in videoconferencing, in which a variable number of active speakers are spatia... | 1. Device for multichannel acoustic echo compensation for acoustic interfaces, which includes the following: a multichannel audio signal processing unit (1); D audio signal channels (LK1, . . . , LKD) going out from the multichannel audio signal processing unit (1); wherein each audio signal channel has a respective au... | The present invention concerns a device and a method for multichannel acoustic echo compensation with variable number of channels as they are used especially for acoustic human-machine interfaces with hands-free devices and multichannel output, in order to make multichannel full-duplex communication possible. The basic... | 20040921 | 20060613 | 20050303 | 63354.0 | 0 | HAROLD, JEFFEREY F | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT MULTICHANNEL ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION WITH A VARIABLE NUMBER OF CHANNELS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,494,018 | ACCEPTED | Alpha-form or beta-form crystal of acetanilide derivative | To provide novel crystals useful as an ingredient for the production of a diabetes remedy. The invention is concerned with α-form crystal and β-form crystal of (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4′-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenyleth-yl)amino]ethyl]acetanilide. The α-form crystal does not exhibit hygroscopicity and has stability such ... | 1. An α-form crystal of (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4′-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]-acetanilide. 2. An α-form crystal of (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4′-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]-acetanilide having a heat absorption peak at 142 to 146° C. in the DSC analysis. 3. An α-form crystal of (R)-2-(2... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an α-form crystal or β-form crystal of (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4′-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]-acetanilide which is useful as a diabetes remedy and to a drug containing the same, especially a diabetes remedy. BACKGROUND ART The present inventors have rep... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>The present inventors have reported that (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4′-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]-acetanilide dihydrochloride represented by the following chemical structural formula has both an insulin secretion promoting action and an insulin sensitivity potentiating action,... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a powder X-ray diffraction diagram of the β-form crystal of (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4′-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]-acetanilide (crystal of the invention). FIG. 2 is a thermal analysis diagram of the β-form crystal of (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4... | 20040429 | 20080311 | 20050106 | 96407.0 | 12 | STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE | ALPHA-FORM OR BETA-FORM CRYSTAL OF ACETANILIDE DERIVATIVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,494,045 | ACCEPTED | Conveyor unit for conveying flat objects | A conveyor unit for conveying flat objects includes at least first, second and third endless belts, together with a cylinder. The first endless belt extends along a part of the circumference of the cylinder and forms, with the cylinder circumference, a section of a path of conveyance for the objects. The second and thi... | 1-17. (Cancelled) 18. A conveyor unit for conveying flat objects comprising: a collection cylinder having a circumferential surface, said collection cylinder being located after, in a direction of object travel, a cutter unit; a first endless belt extending around a portion of said collection cylinder and cooperating w... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a conveyor unit for flat objects. The conveyor unit has at least first and second endless belts and a cylinder embodied as a collection cylinder. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conveyor units are typically employed in folding apparatus, for example, for conveying... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Conveyor units are typically employed in folding apparatus, for example, for conveying signatures which had been previously cut from a web of an imprinted material. The signatures each consist of a variable number of sheets which are not connected to each other. For conveying the... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the present invention is directed to providing a conveyor unit for flat objects. In accordance with the invention, this object is attained by the provision of a conveyor unit for conveying flat objects and having at least first and second endless belts and a cylinder w... | 20040511 | 20060307 | 20050127 | 58371.0 | 0 | YAN, REN LUO | CONVEYOR UNIT FOR CONVEYING FLAT OBJECTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,494,356 | ACCEPTED | Method for producing an impact-resistant polymethymethacrylate, and corresponding polymethylmethacrylate (pmma) | The invention relates to a novel, impact-resistant polymer based on PMMA. | 1. Plastic moulding obtainable by polymerizing a mixture made from 65-99.5% by weight of methyl methacrylate 0-3% by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid 0.5-35% by weight of an impact modifier 0-1% by weight of crosslinker 0.5-1% by weight of stabilizer 0.001-0.1% by weight of initiator 0.01-1.0% by weight of rele... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to impact-modified polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and to a process for preparing the polymethyl methacrylate, and also to articles which can be produced from the impact-modified PMMA. PRIOR ART Impact-modified PLEXIGLAS® moulding compositions are known, and are marketed by R... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to impact-modified polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and to a process for preparing the polymethyl methacrylate, and also to articles which can be produced from the impact-modified PMMA. | 20040511 | 20070206 | 20050421 | 75225.0 | 0 | HARLAN, ROBERT D | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMPACT-RESISTANT POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE, AND CORRESPONDING POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE (PMMA) | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,494,417 | ACCEPTED | Load receiving means for a system for operating storage units | The invention relates to a system for operating storage units. The inventive system enables quick storage and removal therefrom and exhibits an optimum redundancy capacity. In order to counteract shortfalls in individual shelf operation devices, the inventive load receiving means acts as a support for a system for oper... | 1. A system for feeding store units, in particular high rack stores, consisting of a plurality of rack units that are designed and arranged in a room such that at least one equidistant alley is formed, at least one rack feeding device consisting of a traversing means adapted to be moved on rails in the longitudinal dir... | The subject matter of the present invention is a system for feeding storing units, in particular high rack units, by the assistance of a rack feeding device that always provides appropriate ground clearance beneath a load receiving means. For realizing rationalization effects in storage logistics, efforts have been und... | 20041015 | 20110322 | 20050324 | 68450.0 | 0 | KEENAN, JAMES W | SYSTEM FOR FEEDING STORING UNITS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,494,725 | ACCEPTED | Microreactor system | The invention related to a microreactor system for the continuous synthesis, which provides defined reaction chambers and conditions for said synthesis, as well as to the uses of said microreactor in carrying out a chemical reaction. According to said invention, (a) said mircoreactor system (11) is of modular design, (... | 1-29. (canceled) 30. Micro-reactor system (11) for continuous synthesis, providing defined reaction spaces and conditions for the synthesis, wherein the modularly constructed micro-reactor system (11) comprises (a) a processing unit (10) assembled from processing modules (38, 40, 42, 44) which can be non-positively con... | The invention relates to a micro-reactor system for the continuous synthesis with the features recited in the preamble of claim 1. A successful chemical synthesis—in both inorganic and organic chemistry—requires strict adherence to numerous reaction conditions. For example, the temperature, the concentration of the rea... | 20040818 | 20081223 | 20050203 | 76980.0 | 0 | SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T | MICROREACTOR SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,494,792 | ACCEPTED | Random number string output apparatus, random number string output method, program, and information recording medium | A random number sequence output apparatus (101) includes a sequence acceptance unit (102) for accepting input of a numerical sequence, an initial value setting unit (103) for accepting an initial value and causing a storage unit (104) to store this, an output unit (105) for outputting a new value stored in the storage ... | 1. A random number string output apparatus (101) that comprises a sequence acceptance unit (102), an initial value setting unit (103), a storage unit (104), an output unit (105), a calculation unit (106), and an updating unit (107), characterized in that: said sequence acceptance unit (102) accepts input of a numeral s... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a random number sequence output apparatus, a random number sequence output method, a program for realizing the random number sequence output apparatus and the random number sequence output method, and a computer readable information recording medium that stores the progr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Conventionally, an art of generating a random number sequence by a chaos map applying a Chebyshev polynomial is known. This art of generating sets a sequence x 0 , x 1 , x 2 , . . . , that is obtained by providing an initial value x 0 (−1<x 0 <1) towards a recurrence formula in-line-formulae ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline structure of a random number sequence generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a random number sequence generating method executed in the random number sequence generating appa... | 20041012 | 20081230 | 20050210 | 63075.0 | 0 | MAI, TAN V | RANDOM NUMBER STRING OUTPUT APPARATUS, RANDOM NUMBER STRING OUTPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,494,854 | ACCEPTED | Method and injection molding machine for the production of elastomer and duromer molded items | A method for the production of elastomer and duromer molded items in an injection molding process using an injection molding machine with a respectively separately heatable filling unit, injection unit and cross-linking tool. The filling unit is heated to a temperature which is non-critical with regard to the cross-lin... | 1-8. (Canceled). 9. A method for producing elastomer molded parts and duromer molded parts using an injection molding machine comprising a separately heatable filling unit, injection unit and cross-linking tool, comprising the steps of: introducing molding compound into the injection unit; heating the filling unit to a... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for producing elastomer and duromer molded parts. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for producing elastomer and duromer molded parts using injection molding methods and injection molding machines each having a separately heatabl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>Injection molding methods and the injection molding machines required for them are widespread. In order to achieve good utilization of the machines, it is attempted to make vulcanization times as short as possible. The vulcanization time of component parts having a wall thickness of 1... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is based on the object of further developing the injection molding method and the appertaining injection molding machine, in order to increase their productivity. The cross-linking time in the cross-linking tool of especially thick-walled molded parts is to be ... | 20041101 | 20080819 | 20050317 | 69857.0 | 0 | HEITBRINK, JILL LYNNE | METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELASTOMER AND DUROMER MOLDED ITEMS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,494,876 | ACCEPTED | Pre-processed feature ranking for a support vector machine | Features are preprocessed (204) to minimize classification error in a Support Vector Machines (200) used to identify patterns in large databases. Pre-processing (204) is performed to constrain features used to train (210) the SVM learning machine. Live data (226) is collected and processed (232) with SVM. | 1. A computer-implemented method for selecting a subset of features for processing in a learning machine, wherein the features correspond to a dataset to be analyzed for patterns, the method comprising: ranking the features according to a distance between extremal points of two classes of interest; and selecting the su... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/347,562, and for U.S. national stage purposes, is a continuation-in-part of International Application Serial No. PCT/US02/16012 filed May 20, 2002 which claims priority to U.S. provisional applications Ser. No. 60/2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Knowledge discovery is the most desirable end product of data collection. Recent advancements in database technology have lead to an explosive growth in systems and methods for generating, collecting and storing vast amounts of data. While database technology enables efficient co... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention comprises preprocessing a training data set in order to allow the most advantageous application of the learning machine. Each training data point comprises a vector having one or more coordinates. Pre-processing the training data set... | 20050131 | 20090106 | 20050616 | 86878.0 | 0 | FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F | PRE-PROCESSED FEATURE RANKING FOR A SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,495,015 | ACCEPTED | Current detecting circuit and actuator driving apparatus | By switching the NMOS (11) on and off, a drive current passes through a solenoid (15). The drive current passes through a conversion circuit (16), and an amplifier circuit (17) outputs a current detection result by amplifying the output voltage of the conversion circuit (16). Because a plurality of resistor elements (1... | 1. A current detection circuit comprising: a conversion circuit (16), which generates, when a current, that is a detection target, passes there through, an electronic signal corresponding to the current that passes; and an amplifier circuit (17), which amplifies the electronic signal generated by said conversion circui... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a current detection circuit and an actuator drive unit. BACKGROUND ART Recent automobiles, etc., load electronic components for control, and carry out high-speed electronic control with a high accuracy. For example, automatic vehicles carry out electronic control applyin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Recent automobiles, etc., load electronic components for control, and carry out high-speed electronic control with a high accuracy. For example, automatic vehicles carry out electronic control applying hydraulic pressure, to realize automatic transmission. Automatic vehicles load a solenoid f... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a structure of a solenoid drive unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an example of a structure of an amplifier circuit AA in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2B is a diagram showing an example of a structu... | 20040510 | 20080909 | 20050106 | 62527.0 | 0 | PATEL, DHARTI HARIDAS | CURRENT DETECTING CIRCUIT AND ACTUATOR DRIVING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,495,058 | ACCEPTED | Stress sensor | A stress sensor having a post (6) fixed to or integrated with the surface of an insulation substrate (1) capable of determining the direction and magnitude of a stress applied to the post (6) from changes in the characteristics of a strain gauge (2) made by a stimulus to the strain gauge (2) caused by the stress, where... | 1. A stress sensor for electronic devices, having a post fixed to or integrated with a surface of an insulation substrate capable of determining a direction and a magnitude of a stress applied to the post from changes in characteristics of a strain gauge made by a stimulus to the strain gauge caused by the stress, wher... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a stress sensor for pointing device of personal computers, multi-function/multi-direction switch of electronic devices etc. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART The Japanese Patent Laid-open Publication No. JP-2000-267803 discloses a stress sensor which has a post fixed to ... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a stress sensor for pointing device of personal computers, multi-function/multi-direction switch of electronic devices etc. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION: <EOH>For solving the above problems, the present invention provides a stress sensor comprising a post 6 fixed to or integrated with a surface of an insulation substrate 1 . The stress sensor is capable of determining a direction and a magnitude of a stress applied to the post 6 from cha... | 20040505 | 20060509 | 20050224 | 64118.0 | 0 | NOORI, MASOUD H | STRESS SENSOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,495,475 | ACCEPTED | Optometric device | In an optometric apparatus of the present invention, optometric apparatus bodies 5l and 5r independently driven in right-and-left and up-and-down directions for optometry of an examinee 4, respectively, are provided on both sides of a face receiving device 6. | 1. An optometric apparatus, comprising optometric apparatus bodies driven independently in fore-and-aft, right-and-left and up-and-down directions, respectively, for respective optometry of an examinee, provided on both sides of a face receiving device. 2. The optometric apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opto... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an optometric apparatus which enables optometric measurement by an examinee himself/herself or an optometric assistant with less experience. BACKGROUND ART There is known an optometric apparatus constituted so that ocular refractivity of the right and left eyes of an exa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>There is known an optometric apparatus constituted so that ocular refractivity of the right and left eyes of an examinee can be measured at the same time subjectively and objectively (See Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-83900). This conventional optometric apparatus is so constituted that ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an outline of an optometric apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an appearance drawing of the optometric apparatus shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a view showing an optical system of the optometric apparatus shown in FIG. 1 .... | 20040513 | 20071002 | 20050127 | 60498.0 | 0 | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | OPTOMETRIC DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,495,495 | ACCEPTED | System and method for generating policies for a communication network | According to a broad aspect of a preferred embodiment of the invention, a network optimization method is provided. First, a set of input parameters describing a network and the users accessing it is analyzed. Input parameters may include such network-related information as network element inventory and topography, band... | 1. A method of adjusting one or more policies on a communication network comprising; ranking a set of network users for a given interval of time based on each user's score graph and producing a set of network policies correlated to the ranking. 2. The method according to clam 1, wherein the produced network policies pr... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of adjusting communication networks to improve the operation of the network. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION A communication network accessed and used by multiple users or customers ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>A communication network accessed and used by multiple users or customers may include a huge number of communication and computing devices (e.g. computers, routers, switches, etc . . . ) also referred to as network elements. Each device or network element may support different operati... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a system and method for adjusting policies in a communication network. The system and method according to the present invention may produce one or a set of policies for network elements on the network such that the network's profitability is improved. The sy... | 20040513 | 20140708 | 20050113 | 68680.0 | 0 | KEEHN, RICHARD G | System and method for generating policies for a communication network | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,495,546 | ACCEPTED | Receivers for television signals | A television signals receiver for receives and stores television signals encoded at a variable data rate. Time information is generated based on the time of receipt of the signals that defines the duration of the television signals when output in decompressed form at a substantially constant data rate. The received sig... | 1. A method of storing data comprising: receiving data at a variable data rate that represents an information stream; storing the received data; determining the expected duration of the information stream represented by the stored data should the information stream be reproduced as intended; and deleting the oldest sto... | This invention relates to methods and apparatus for recording television signals for subsequent playback and, more specifically, to improvements in the storage of data representing television signals and such like and improvements in the control of recording and playback. In recent years there has been a move towards b... | 20041207 | 20150901 | 20060810 | 88315.0 | H04N7173 | 0 | CHEN, CAI Y | RECEIVERS FOR TELEVISION SIGNALS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,004 | |||
10,495,586 | ACCEPTED | 2-(3-Sulfonylamino-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)propanamides as factor xa inhibitors | The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) pharmaceutical compositions containing the same as well as methods of treating patients suffering from a condition susceptible to amelioration by a Factor Xa inhibitor using the same. | 1. A compound of formula (I) (I) wherein: R1 represents hydrogen or —C1-3alkylCONRaRb; One of R2 and R3 represents —C1-3alkyl and the other represents hydrogen; R4 represents hydrogen, —C1-4alkyl, —C3-4alkenyl, —C2-4alkylOH, —C2-4alkylOC1-4alkyl, —C1-4alkylCN or —C0-4alkylC3-6cycloalkyl; R5 represents —C2-4alkylOH, —C1... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel class of chemical compounds, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in medicine, particularly use in the amelioration of a clinical condition for which a Factor Xa inhibitor is indicated. BACKGRO... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Factor Xa is a member of the trypsin-like serine protease class of enzymes. It is a key enzyme in the coagulation cascade. A one-to-one binding of Factors Xa and Va with calcium ions and phospholipid converts prothrombin into thrombin. Thrombin plays a central role in the mechani... | 20040514 | 20070220 | 20050106 | 89061.0 | 0 | FREISTEIN, ANDREW B | 2-(3-SULFONYLAMINO-2-OXOPYRROLIDIN-1-YL)PROPANAMIDES AS FACTOR XA INHIBITORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,495,632 | ACCEPTED | Field effect transistor sensor | The invention relates to a sensor, especially for the probe of a screen probe microscope, for examining probe surfaces (40) or areas adjacent to the sensor, comprising at least one field effect transistor (FET) made of at least one semiconductor material. The invention also relates to a hall sensor made of at least one... | 1-19. (canceled). 20. A sensor, in particular a probe for a scanning probe microscope, for the investigation of sample surfaces or fields adjacent to the sensor, the sensor comprising at least one field effect transistor (FET) formed in at least one semiconductor material and having a source, a drain and a channel conn... | The invention relates to a sensor with at least one field effect transistor (FET) having at least one semiconductor material. The use of a field effect transistor, in particular of a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOS-FET) as a sensor is known. Whereas, in a customary MOS-FET the electrical resistan... | 20040927 | 20080226 | 20050324 | 64864.0 | 0 | WOJCIECHOWICZ, EDWARD JOSEPH | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR SENSOR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,495,648 | ACCEPTED | Retaining device, especially for fixing a semiconductor wafer in a plasma etching device, and method for supply heat to or discharging heat from a substrate | A holding device including a holding element, on which a substrate is electrostatically fixed, positioned on a substrate electrode. In one configuration, a load body on the substrate electrode presses the holding element onto it, and is connected via a clamping device, which presses the former onto the substrate electr... | 1-23. (canceled) 24. A holding device for fixing a semiconductor wafer in a plasma etching device, comprising: a holding arrangement that is positioned on a substrate electrode and on which a substrate of the semiconductor wafer is electrostatically fixable; a clamping arrangement; and a load body that is positioned on... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to holding devices, in particular for fixing a semiconductor wafer in a plasma etching device, and a method for supplying heat to or dissipating heat from the back of a substrate that is held by one of these holding devices in a vacuum chamber. BACKGROUND INFORMATION... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>In anisotropic high-rate etching of silicon substrates, for example in the manner referred to in German patent publication no. 42 41 045, it is necessary to cool the substrate from its back, since significant quantities of heat are brought into the substrate from the plasma through th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The holding devices according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention and the exemplary method according to the present invention for supplying heat to or dissipating heat from the back of a substrate held in a vacuum chamber have the advantage over the related art, tha... | 20041026 | 20061212 | 20050421 | 98362.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, DANNY | HOLDING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR FIXING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER IN A PLASMA ETCHING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING HEAT TO OR DISSIPATING HEAT FROM A SUBSTRATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,495,803 | ACCEPTED | Method for hair removal | A method for hair removal from a skin area by selective photo-inactivation of the pilo-sebaceous apparatus using derivatives of ALA with alkylene-glycol chains. Selectivity of the method is further enhanced by treatment of the epidermis by agents reducing PpIX levels in the epidermis. Side effects are diminished by usi... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A method of removing hair from an area of skin of a mammal, wherein a composition of matter comprising a compound of formula (I) R2R3N—CH2COCH2—CH2COOR (I) wherein R is Rn-R1, wherein Rn represents a polyalkylene glycol chain of formula (II) Rpi—On (II) wherein pi represents n integers and n is a... | Currently, the most common methods for hair removal involve the use of hair removal creams, as well as shaving, waxing and electrolysis. Although creams and shaving are popular because they can be readily used at home, they are inadequate because they must be used on a very regular basis. Electrolysis offers longer-ter... | 20050106 | 20120807 | 20050609 | 90727.0 | 0 | LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN | METHOD FOR HAIR REMOVAL | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,495,816 | ACCEPTED | Drive device, particularly for the closing unit, the injection unit or the ejectors of a plastic injection molding machine | The invention relates to a drive device, which is used in particular for the closing unit, the injection unit or the ejectors of a plastics injection molding machine and which has a drive element which can be axially moved by an electric motor and a hydraulic unit which, by moving the drive element, can be moved in the... | 1-15. (cancelled) 16. A drive device, in particular for a closing unit, injection unit or ejectors of a plastics injection molding machine, with a drive element (10) which is axially moveable by an electric motor and with a hydraulic unit (12) which, by moving the drive element (10), is moveable in same direction as th... | The invention relates to a drive device, which is to be used in particular for the closing unit or the injection unit or the ejectors of a plastics injection molding machine and which has the features from the precharacterizing clause of patent claim 1. Within the closing unit of a plastics injection molding machine, t... | 20040514 | 20060228 | 20050113 | 76745.0 | 0 | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | DRIVE DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE CLOSING UNIT, THE INJECTION UNIT OR THE EJECTORS OF A PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,496,154 | ACCEPTED | Radiocommunications antenna with misalignment of radiation lobe by variable phase shifter | A radiocommunications antenna, notably for cellular radiotelephony network base station, of radiation lobe depointing type induced by variable phase adjustment unit including an actuating device including an actuator (13 or 41) whereof the displacement controls the phase shift, characterised in that it includes a modul... | 1. A radiocommunications antenna, notably for cellular radiotelephony network base station, of radiation lobe depointing type induced by variable phase adjustment unit comprising an actuating device including an actuator (13 or 41) whereof the displacement controls the phase shift, characterised in that it includes a m... | The invention relates to a radiocommunications antenna for cellular radiotelephony network base station, and more particularly an antenna with radiation lobe depointing induced by variable phase adjustment unit. By <<tilt>> is meant the angle made in the vertical plane, the direction of the maximum radiation pattern of... | 20051108 | 20071023 | 20060330 | 57220.0 | H01Q300 | 1 | LE, TUNG X | RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA WITH MISALIGNMENT OF RADIATION LOBE BY VARIABLE PHASE SHIFTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01Q | 2,005 | |||
10,496,403 | ACCEPTED | Device for filtering a fluid especially for plastic-processing installations | The invention relates to a device for filtering a fluid, especially a liquefied plastic, said device comprising a housing, a supply channel, a discharge channel and optionally backwash channels. At least two filter elements are arranged in corresponding filter regions in the flow path of the fluid, in a filter carrier ... | 1. Device for filtering a fluid, especially a liquefied plastic, said device having a housing (1) with at least one supply channel (2) and a discharge channel (3), in which device at least two filter elements (5, 6) are arranged in the flow path of the fluid in corresponding filter regions (7, 8) in a filter carrier (4... | The invention relates to a device for filtering a fluid, especially a liquefied plastic, according to the preamble of claim 1 and of claim 10. In the following, the term “filter carrier” is used is connection with the terms “filter” or “filter element”; it should be pointed out that the term “filter” or “filter element... | 20040512 | 20080902 | 20050127 | 62704.0 | 2 | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | DEVICE FOR FILTERING A FLUID ESPECIALLY FOR PLASTIC-PROCESSING INSTALLATIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,496,457 | ACCEPTED | Cable and window elevator system using such cable | A cable (11) is provided comprising a steel cord (12) and a polymer material (15). The steel cord (12) has a diameter less than 2.5 mm, and is coated with the polymer material (15). The cable (11) has a permanent elongation of less than 0.05% at a permanent force of 50 N, after being subjected to a force of 450 N. Furt... | 1. A cable comprising a steel cord and a polymer material, characterized in that said steel cord having an optical diameter less than 2.5 mm, said steel cord being coated with said polymer material, said cable having a permanent elongation of less than 0.05% at a permanent force of 50 N, after being subjected to a forc... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cable, and the use of such cable in a window elevator system, comprising such cable as part of its transmission member and the use of such cable in control cable applications, static or dynamic applications, e.g. hoisting, timing belts, flat belts or V-belts. BA... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Window elevator systems as known in the art, comprise a window, clamping parts holding the window, guiding parts (fixed elements or small wheels) over which the cable is bend in order to guide the cable in a defined direction, a driving drum and a transmission member. The transmi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, a cable is provided comprising a polymer coated steel cord, said cable having a permanent elongation of less than 0.05% at a permanent force of 50 N, after being subjected to a force of 450 N. Cables, as subject of the invention comprises a steel ... | 20040621 | 20100810 | 20050217 | 88822.0 | 0 | REDMAN, JERRY E | CABLE AND WINDOW ELEVATOR SYSTEM USING SUCH CABLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,496,549 | ACCEPTED | System for remote control of identical devices | The invention relates to a system for remote control of at least two controllable devices, the system comprising a remote control device (6) with communicating means for communicating to the controllable devices a user-specified command produced by the remote control device. The invention also relates to a method of re... | 1. A system for remote control of at least two controllable devices, the system comprising a remote control device with communicating means for communicating to the controllable devices a user-specified command produced by the remote control device, characterized in that a) the remote control device is equipped with a ... | The invention relates to a system for remote control of at least two controllable devices, the system comprising a remote control device with communicating means for communicating to the controllable devices a user-specified command produced by the remote control device. The invention also relates to a method of remote... | 20040525 | 20080617 | 20050113 | 97669.0 | 1 | NGUYEN, NAM V | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF IDENTICAL DEVICES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,496,555 | ACCEPTED | Compensation circuit for frequency filters | The invention relates to a compensation circuit for filters of a video signal receiver. To compensate a non-linear amplification of a small signal in dependence upon the control of a large signal which is superimposed on the small signal, the invention proposes to detect the control of the large signal and to vary the ... | 1. A compensation circuit for frequency filters, particularly IF frequency filters, sound subcarrier filters or sound subcarrier traps of a video signal receiver, particularly a television signal receiver, comprising amplifier means for amplifying a signal, particularly a composite video signal, and filtering means for... | The invention relates to a compensation circuit for frequency filters, particularly IF frequency filters, sound subcarrier filters or sound subcarrier traps of a video signal receiver, particularly a television signal receiver, comprising amplifier means for amplifying a signal, particularly a composite video signal, a... | 20040525 | 20090303 | 20050113 | 76464.0 | 0 | TRAN, TRANG U | COMPENSATION CIRCUIT FOR FREQUENCY FILTERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,496,795 | ACCEPTED | Coriolis flowmeter comprising a straight tube | The sensor includes at least one measuring tube for guiding a fluid The measuring tube an inlet end and an outlet end, and vibrating at least at times. The measuring tube communicates, by way of a first tube segment leading into the inlet end and a second tube segment leading into the outlet end, with a pipeline connec... | 1-3. (canceled) 4. A vibration-type sensor, especially for producing mass-flow-dependent, Coriolis forces, and/or viscosity-dependent frictional forces, in flowing fluids, comprising: at least one measuring tube for guiding a fluid, said measuring tube having an inlet end and an outlet end, and vibrating at least at ti... | The invention relates to a vibration-type sensor. Especially, the invention is concerned with the securing of measuring tubes of such vibration-type sensors, especially a mass flow sensor working on the basis of the Coriolis principle, in a support serving for holding the measuring tube. In principle, there are, for su... | 20050427 | 20061017 | 20050811 | 61422.0 | 0 | PATEL, HARSHAD R | CORIOLIS FLOWMETER COMPRISING A STRAIGHT TUBE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,497,108 | ACCEPTED | Balanced progressive lens | A progressive ophthalmic lens element including a lens surface having an upper viewing zone having a surface power to achieve a refracting power corresponding to distance vision, a lower viewing zone having a different surface power than the upper viewing zone to achieve a refracting power corresponding to near vision;... | 1-47. (canceled) 48. A progressive ophthalmic lens element including a lens surface having an upper viewing zone having a surface power to achieve a refracting power corresponding to distance vision, a lower viewing zone having a different surface power than the upper viewing zone to achieve a refracting power correspo... | The present invention relates to a progressive ophthalmic lens and in particular to a general purpose progressive ophthalmic lens exhibiting an individually targeted optimisation in different lens surface areas for foveal and peripheral vision, and to a process for producing such lenses. Numerous progressive lenses are... | 20041129 | 20060627 | 20050421 | 59616.0 | 0 | SCHWARTZ, JORDAN MARC | BALANCED PROGRESSIVE LENS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,497,176 | ACCEPTED | Activation system | Activation system includes a reception device for receiving an activation signal (SIGA), and an activation circuit (4) for activating an electric circuit (5). A pyroelectric element (3) is connected to the reception device (1) and to the activation circuit (4). The pyroelectric element can be heated by the activation s... | 1-14. (canceled) 15. An activation system, comprising a receiving device (1) for receiving an activation signal (SIGA); an activation circuit (4) for activating an electric circuit (5); and at least one pyroelectric element (3) connected to the receiving device (1) and the activation circuit (4), said at least one pyro... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an activation system, a remotely triggerable circuit system containing this system, and to respective operating methods. Electric circuits, which are not connected to a power supply system, e.g. radio identity disks or radio access cards, tickets, etc. (smart cards) ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to an activation system, a remotely triggerable circuit system containing this system, and to respective operating methods. Electric circuits, which are not connected to a power supply system, e.g. radio identity disks or radio access cards, tickets, etc. (s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a possibility for activation of electric, in particular electronic circuits, which are signal-sensitive and not susceptible to interference signals. The activation system comprises at least one receiving device for receiving an activa... | 20050106 | 20070619 | 20050602 | 62102.0 | 9 | JIANG, YONG HANG | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING A SIGNAL TO TRIGGER A PYROELECTRIC ACTIVATION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,497,255 | ACCEPTED | Lighter-than-air aircraft with air cushion landing gear means | A lighter-than-air aircraft (1) having a gas-filled hull (2) and a pair of spaced apart landing gear units (11, 12) on the underside of the hull arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinally extending central vertical plane of the hull. Each landing gear unit (11, 12) comprises bag skirt means (5-7, 5′-7′), means for ... | 1. A lighter-than-air aircraft having a gas-filled hull and a pair of spaced apart landing gear means on the underside of the hull arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinally extending central vertical plane of the hull, characterised in that each landing gear means comprises an air cushion unit including bag skirt ... | This invention relates to an aircraft of the kind having a hull filled with lighter than air gas (hereinafter referred to as a “lighter-than-air aircraft”) and a pair of retractable landing gear means arranged so as to be spaced apart on either side of longitudinally extending central vertical plane of the aircraft. In... | 20041126 | 20060509 | 20050421 | 74147.0 | 1 | HOLZEN, STEPHEN A | LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT WITH AIR CUSHION LANDING GEAR MEANS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,497,377 | ACCEPTED | Multiple extruder configuration | The invention concerns a multiple-extruder configuration in which two co-rotating twin-screw extruders and a counter-rotating twin screw extruder are connected to each other with respect to the flow of material. | 1. A multiple-extruder configuration, comprising: two co-rotating twin-screw extruders (1, 2) for mixing a material to be extruded; and a counter-rotating twin-screw extruder (4) for building up pressure connected to the co-rotating twin extruders (1, 2) to flow the material between them. 2. A multiple-extruder configu... | The invention concerns a multiple-extruder configuration with the use of twin-screw extruders. There are many processes used in compounding, which are limited either by torque or residence time. Example of a Process Limited by Torque: continuous mixing of rubber compounds. In this case, the speeds of the twin-screw ext... | 20040603 | 20060328 | 20050331 | 66755.0 | 0 | HESS, DOUGLAS A | MULTIPLE EXTRUDER CONFIGURATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,497,496 | ACCEPTED | Shutter device with re-inserting element | The invention relates to a shutter device intended to close a bay (11) or other opening and able to experience a downwards and upwards movement, the shutter (1) having flexible lateral edges (5, 6) projecting with respect to the plane of the shutter (1) and roughly continuous running in guideways (7, 8) mounted on a fi... | 1. Shutter device intended to close a bay (11) or other opening and able to experience a downwards and upwards movement, the shutter (1) having flexible lateral edges (5, 6) being substantially continuous and projecting with respect to the plane of the shutter (1) running in guideways (7, 8) mounted on a fixed support ... | The invention relates to a shutter device intended to close a bay or other opening and able to experience a downwards and upwards movement, the shutter having flexible lateral edges being substantially continuous and projecting with respect to the plane of the shutter running in guideways mounted on a fixed support, me... | 20041122 | 20060502 | 20050331 | 79124.0 | 1 | PUROL, DAVID M | SHUTTER DEVICE WITH RE-INSERTING ELEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,497,730 | ACCEPTED | Timing circuit cad | A method of generating a design for timing circuitry having plural rotary travelling wave component circuit sections, comprise steps of first dividing an area to be serviced into regions each small enough for there to be negligible inter-region transmission-line delay at target operating frequency. The dividing perimet... | 1-4. cancel 5. A method to generate a design for timing circuitry that provides a traveling-wave type timing signal waveform along a path of transmission line nature, comprising: a) determining a plurality of regions of the timing circuitry, each region being sized such that a signal delay, along the path, between adjo... | This invention relates to computer-aided design (CAD) for lay-out of circuitry for implementing timing of a travelling wave nature and has application, inter alia, to semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs or “chips”), including for very large scale (VLSI) circuits; and to methods, systems, devices and apparatus arisin... | 20040604 | 20070410 | 20050113 | 91009.0 | 0 | DINH, PAUL | TIMING CIRCUIT CAD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,498,029 | ACCEPTED | Catalyst for olenfin polymerization | A polymerization catalyst system, containing a specified ratio of two iron complexes of a bisimine of 2,6-diacylpyridine or a bisimine of a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxaldehyde which produce polyolefins of differing molecular weights, is useful for producing polyolefins, especially polyethylenes, which are particularly useful ... | 1. A polymerization catalyst comprising: a.) a major portion of a first iron complex of a bisimine of 2,6-diacylpyridine or a bisimine of a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxaldehyde; and b.) a minor portion of a second iron complex of a bisimine of 2,6-diacylpyridine or a bisimine of a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxaldehyde, wherein under po... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION A polymerization catalyst system, containing two iron complexes of a bisimine of 2,6-diacylpyridine or a bisimine of a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxaldehyde, produces a mixture of polyolefins of differing molecular weights. This mixture of polyolefins is particularly useful for blow molding. TECHNICAL BAC... | <SOH> TECHNICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>Polyolefins, including polyethylene, are important items of commerce, being used for many different applications. One of these applications is blow molding, which is particularly useful for making large hollow items such as bottles, drums and tanks from thermoplastics. Blow molding is t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention provides a polymerization catalyst comprising: a.) a major portion of a first iron complex of a bisimine of 2,6-diacylpyridine or a bisimine of a 2,6-pyridinedicarboxaldehyde; and b.) a minor portion of a second iron complex of a bisimine of 2,6-diacylpyridine or a bi... | 20040607 | 20061212 | 20050915 | 80007.0 | 0 | LORENGO, JERRY A | CATALYST FOR OLENFIN POLYMERIZATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,498,117 | ACCEPTED | Machine tool with machining head kept fixed by means of bars whose length is variable by magnetostriction | A machine tool (1) for machining by chip removal, in which a machining head (2) operates while being positioned in a horizontal plane and is mounted on a vertical bed (3) to which it discharges the forces (F) by which it is axially stressed, this vertical bed (3) being connected to a supporting structure (4). The verti... | 1. Machine tool (1) for machining by chip removal, in which a machining head (2) operates while being positioned in a horizontal plane and is mounted on a vertical bed (3) to which it discharges the forces (F) by which it is axially stressed, this vertical bed (3) being connected to a supporting structure (4), characte... | The present invention relates to the field of machine tools, and more particularly to machine tools in which one or more machining heads operate horizontally, pressing axially on a workpiece to be machined by chip removal. Because of the speed of operation of the modern machining heads used at present, and the speed of... | 20041013 | 20071016 | 20050217 | 94895.0 | 0 | BOES, TERENCE | MACHINE TOOL WITH MACHINING HEAD KEPT FIXED BY MEANS OF BARS WHOSE LENGTH IS VARIABLE BY MAGNETOSTRICTION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,498,421 | ACCEPTED | Method of producing layered assembly and a layered assembly | An arrangement and process for producing a circuit arrangement is disclosed. The process includes having a layer arrangement, in which two electrically conductive interconnects running substantially parallel to one another are formed on a substrate. At least one auxiliary structure is formed on the substrate and betwee... | 1-17. (canceled) 18. A process for producing a circuit arrangement having a layer arrangement, in which two electrically conductive interconnects running substantially parallel to one another are formed on a substrate, comprising; forming at least one auxiliary structure on the substrate and between the two interconnec... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a process for producing a layer arrangement and to a layer arrangement. BACKGROUND Electrically insulating layers are required for many applications in semiconductor technology, in particular when forming integrated circuits in semiconductor substrates (for example in sil... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Electrically insulating layers are required for many applications in semiconductor technology, in particular when forming integrated circuits in semiconductor substrates (for example in silicon substrates). If insulation layers are formed in an integrated circuit in which electrically conductive ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention is based on the problem of introducing elongate, oriented pores into a dielectric in order thereby to reduce the effective k value of a dielectric. The problem is solved by a process for producing a layer arrangement and by a layer arrangement having the features described in the indep... | 20050131 | 20080819 | 20050908 | 78562.0 | 0 | ROMAN, ANGEL | METHOD OF PRODUCING A LAYERED ARRANGEMENT AND LAYERED ARRANGEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,498,453 | ACCEPTED | Bearing arrangement for a centrifugal casting machine | A bearing arrangement for a centrifugation injection mold, comprising an upper mold portion (10) and a lower mold portion (20), which are respectively and rotatively mounted to an upper bearing (30) and to a lower bearing (40), the latter comprising: a first flat ring (41) affixed to a machine structure (E) and present... | 1. A bearing arrangement for a centrifugation injection mold, comprising an upper mold portion (10) and a lower mold portion (20), which are relatively and axially displaceable between an open mold position and a closed mold position, and which are respectively and rotatively mounted to an upper bearing (30) and to a l... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention refers to a bearing arrangement for two-piece molds used in the centrifugation injection of the cage made of aluminum or other adequate material into the stack of steel laminations of an electric motor rotor, particularly the rotor of small electric motors, such as those use... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is already known from the prior art the injection effected by centrifugation of the aluminum cages in rotors, which are formed by a stack of overlapped annular steel laminations provided with openings that are longitudinally aligned with the openings of the other laminations o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The bearing arrangement of the present invention is applied to a centrifugation injection mold of aluminum or other metallic alloy, which is adequate to form several parts, such as for example, the cage of an electric motor rotor used in hermetic compressors. The injection mold is o... | 20040607 | 20060214 | 20050421 | 67724.0 | 0 | LIN, ING HOUR | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 |
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