Nummer 50/15 09 december 2015

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1 Nummer 50/15 09 december 2015

2 Nummer 50/ december 2015 Inleiding Hoofdblad Het Blad de Industriële Eigendom verschijnt op de derde werkdag van een week. Indien Octrooicentrum Nederland op deze dag is gesloten, wordt de verschijningsdag van het blad verschoven naar de eerstvolgende werkdag, waarop Octrooicentrum Nederland is geopend. Het blad verschijnt alleen in elektronische vorm. Elk nummer van het blad bestaat uit 14 rubrieken. Bijblad Verschijnt vier keer per jaar (januari, april, juli, oktober) in elektronische vorm via octrooien. Het Bijblad bevat officiële mededelingen en andere wetenswaardigheden waarmee Octrooicentrum Nederland en zijn klanten te maken hebben. Abonnementsprijzen per (kalender)jaar: Hoofdblad en Bijblad: verschijnt gratis in elektronische vorm op de website van Octrooicentrum Nederland. Bezoekadres: Octrooicentrum Nederland Prinses Beatrixlaan AL Den Haag Postadres Postbus HJ Den Haag Telefoon: Telefax: Bankrekeningnummer: Voor taksen en depotrekeningen: RBS Iban: NL08RBOS BIC: RBOSNL2A Introduction Patent Bulletin The Patent Bulletin appears on the 3rd working day of each week. If the Netherlands Patent Office is closed to the public on the above mentioned day, the date of issue of the Bulletin is the first working day thereafter, on which the Office is open. Each issue of the Bulletin consists of 14 headings. Official Journal Appears four times a year (January, April, July, October) in electronic form on the octrooien. The Official Journal contains announcements and other things worth knowing for the benefit of the Netherlands Patent Office and its customers. Subscription rates per calendar year: Patent Bulletin and Official Journal: free of charge in electronic form on the website of the Netherlands Patent Office. Visiting address: Netherlands Patent Office Prinses Beatrixlaan AL Den Haag Postadress Post Office Box: HJ Den Haag Telephone: +31(0) Telefax: +31(0) Account: Fees, deposit accounts: RBS Iban: NL08RBOS BIC: RBOSNL2A

3 Nummer 50/ december 2015 Inhoudsopgave Blz. Content Page Rubriek NP1 Bevat gegevens betreffende octrooiaanvragen die zijn ingeschreven op grond van de Octrooiwet Rubriek NP2 Bevat gegevens betreffende ingeschreven en verleende octrooien op grond van de Octrooiwet Heading NP1 Contains data concerning Netherlands patent applications which have been entered in the patent register under the Patents Act Heading NP2 Contains data concerning Netherlands patents which have been entered in the patent register under the Patents Act Rubriek NP3 10 Heading NP3 Bevat gegevens betreffende Nederlandse Contains data concerning Netherlands octrooien na gedeeltelijke afstand patents after partial renunciation confirm conform artikel 63 van de Octrooiwet Article 63 of the Patents Act Rubriek EP1 Bevat gegevens betreffende vertaalde conclusies van Europese octrooiaanvragen. Rubriek EP2 Bevat gegevens betreffende voor Nederland verleende Europese octrooien. 11 Heading EP1 Contains data concerning translations of the conclusions of European patent applications. 12 Heading EP2 Contains data concerning European patents granted for The Netherlands Rubriek EP3 Bevat gegevens betreffende voor Nederland verleende Europese octrooien waarvoor een vertaling is ingediend conform artikel 52 lid 1 of 6 van de Octrooiwet Heading EP3 Contains data concerning European patents granted for The Netherlands in which a translation was filed confirm Article 52 par. 1 or 6 of the Patents Act Rubriek EP4 Bevat gegevens betreffende voor Nederland verleende gewijzgde Europese octrooien. Rubriek EP5 Bevat gegevens betreffende voor Nederland verleende gewijzigde 128Heading EP4 Contains data concerning European patents granted in amended form for the Netherlands. 129Heading EP5 Contains data concerning European patents granted in amended form for

4 Nummer 50/ december 2015 Europese octrooien waarvoor een gewijzigde vertaling is ingediend. Rubriek SPC Bevat gegevens betreffende ingeschreven en verleende certificaten The Netherlands in which an amended translation was filed. 131Heading SPC 131 Contains data concerning applications for- or granted Supplementary Protection Certificates. Rubriek VB1 132Heading VB1 Bevat gegevens betreffende rechten Contains data concerning requests and waarvoor een verzoek of bezwaarschrift notices of opposition under the General is ingediend conform de Octrooiwet administrative law. 132 Rubriek VB2 Bevat gegevens betreffende rechten waarin een beslissing is genomen of waarvoor een nieuwheidsrapport is uitgegaan op een verzoek- of bezwaarschrift conform de Octrooiwet Heading VB2 Contains data concerning requests and notices of opposition under the General administrative law in respect of which a decision has been taken or in respect for which a report has been made. 133 Rubriek MED Bevat gegevens betreffende overige mededelingen. Rubriek VRV Bevat gegevens betreffende verval of nietigverklaring. Rubriek VRB Bevat gegevens betreffende verbeteringen op eerdere publicaties. 134Heading MED Contains data concerning other communications. 135Heading VRV Contains data concerning lapse or annulment. 151Heading VRB Contains data concerning corrections on earlier publications Rubriek CO Bevat gegevens betreffende wijzigingen in het octrooiregister. 152Heading CO 152 Contains data concerning changes in the Netherland patent register. Rubriek TVH 153Heading TVH Bevat gegevens betreffende topografieën Contains data concerning depots of van halfgeleiderproducten. original topographies of semi-conductor products. 153

5 Nummer 50/ december 2015 Overzicht van Inid codes INID CODES Inid codes worden gebruikt op de voorpagina van octrooigeschriften en in octrooibulletins. Ze dienen om de verschillende bibliografische gegevens te kunnen begrijpen zonder kennis te hebben van de taal. INID is een acronym van Internationally agreed Numbers for Identification of Data. De definities van INID codes wordt gegeven in de WIPO standaard ST. 9. INID CODES INID Codes are used on the front pages of patent documents and in official gazettes to identify various bibliographic data items without knowledge of the language used and the industrial property laws applied. INID is an acronym for Internationally agreed Numbers for the Identification of Data. The INID Codes are usually given in parenthesis adjacent to the appropriate bibliographic data item. The definitions of the INID Codes are given in WIPO Standard ST. 9 (as of November 1998) and are listed below: (11) (13) (15) (21) (22) (23) (25) (26) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (40) (41) (42) (43) Octrooinummer Soort document volgens WIPO standaard 16 Correctie informatie Octrooiaanvraagnummer Datum van indiening Datum tentoonstelling Taal van indiening Taal waarin de aanvraag is gepubliceerd Voorrangsgegevens Nummer voorrang Datum voorrang Land van herkomst voorrang Oorspronkelijk land van indiening Datum van inschrijving Datum van inschrijving van een octrooiaanvraag Datum van inschrijving van een onderzochte aanvraag (openbaarmaking) (11) (13) (15) (21) (22) (23) (25) (26) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (40) (41) (42) Datum waarop de aanvraag ter inzage is gelegd (43) Patent number Kind of document code according to WIPO standard ST.16 Patent correction information Application number Date(s) of filing application(s) Date of exhibition Language in which the published application was originally filed Language in which the application is published Priority Data Number(s) assigned to priority application(s) Date(s) of filling of priority application(s) WIPO Standard ST.3 Code indetifying the national patent office alloting the priority application number or the organization alloting the regional priority application number: for international applications filed under the PCT, the code "WO" is used. For priority fillings under the regional or international arrangements, the WIPO Standard ST.3 Code indentifying at least one country party to the Paris Union for which the regional or international application was made. Date(s) of making available to the public Date of making available to the public by viewing, or copying on request an unexamined patent document, on which no grant has taken place on or before the said date. Date of making available to the public by viewing, or copying on request an examined patent document, on which no grant has taken place on or before the said date. Date of publication by printing or similar process of anexamined document on which no grant has taken place on or before said date

6 Nummer 50/ december 2015 (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (51) (54) (62) (68) (71) (72) (73) (74) (75) (81) (83) (84) (86) (87) (92) (93) (94) (95) Datum van openbaarmaking Datum van kracht worden van een Europees octrooi in Nederland Inschrijvingsdatum conclusies Verleningsdatum octrooi Datum waarop een verbetering van een octrooi is uitgegeven Internationale Octrooiclassificatie Korte aanduiding Nummer moeder aanvraag Nummer basis octrooi Naam aanvrager(s) Naam uitvinder(s) Naam octrooihouder(s) Naam gemachtigde Naam van uitvinders die tevens aanvrager zijn Aangewezen landen volgens de PCT Informatie over micro organismen Aangewezen landen bij regionale octrooien Nummer van omgezette aanvraag Datum en nummer van een PCT aanvraag Certificaten: nummer en datum van de eerste nationale vergunning voor een geneesmiddel Datum en nummer van de eerste EU vergunning voor een geneesmiddel Expiratiedatum voor een topografie Certificaten: naam van het product (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (51) (54) (62) (68) (71) (72) (73) (74) (75) (81) (83) (84) (86) (87) (92) (93) (94) (95) Date of publication by printing or similar process of an examined document on which no grant has taken place on or before said date Date of publication by printing or similar process of a document on which no grant has taken place on or before said date Date of publication by printing or similar process of the claim(s) only of a document Date from which the patent takes effect Date of issuance of a corrected patent document International Patent Classification Title of the invention Number and, if possible, filling date of the earlier application from which the present document has been divided out Number of the basic patent Name(s) of the applicant(s) Name(s) of the inventor(s) if know to be such Name(s) of grantee(s) Name(s) of the attorney(s) or agent(s) Name(s) of inventor(s) who is (are) also application(s) Designated States(s) according to the PCT Information concerning the deposit of microorganisms Designated Contracting States under regional patent conventions Apllication number of a PCT-application or number of European patent which is converted into a national application Publication date and number of a PCT application For an SPC, number and date of the first national authorization to place the product on the market as a medicinal product For an SPC, number and date and where applicable, country of origin, of the first authorzation to place the product on the market as a medicinal product within a regional economic community Calculated date of expiry of the topography Name of the product protected by the basic patent and in respect of which the SPC has been apllied for or granted

7 Nummer 50/ december 2015 Rubrieken/Headings NP1 Bevat gegevens betreffende octrooiaanvragen die zijn ingeschreven op grond van de Octrooiwet Contains data concerning Netherlands patent applications which have been entered in the patent register under the Patents Act (51) A22C 13/00 A23L 1/317 A23P 1/12 (21) (22) (54) Method for preparing a casing material used in a co-extruding process of a food product, viscous gelling agent and a method and a system for preparing food products. (71) Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. (74) ir. H.Th. van den Heuvel c.s. (72) Geert Johannes Lok Johannes Martinus Meulendijks Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools (51) A22C 13/00 A23L 1/317 A23P 1/12 (21) (22) (54) Method for preparing food products. (71) Marel Townsend Further Processing B.V. (74) ir. H.Th. van den Heuvel c.s. (72) Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools Geert Johannes Lok Johannes Martinus Meulendijks (51) A22C 17/14 A22C 21/06 (21) (22) (54) Method, processing device and processing line for mechanicallly processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry. (71) Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V. (74) mr. ir. J. van Breda c.s. (72) Cornelis Busch (51) A22C 17/14 A22C 21/06 (21) (22) (54) Method, processing device and processing line for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry. (71) Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V. (74) mr. ir. J. van Breda c.s. (72) Cornelis Busch (51) A22C 17/14 A22C 21/06 (21) (22) (54) Method, processing device and processing line for mechanically processing an organ or organs taken out from slaughtered poultry. (71) Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V. (74) mr. ir. J. van Breda c.s. (72) Cornelis Busch (51) A47L 13/18 (21) (22) (54) Disposable hand cover. (71) Arion Holding B.V. (74) ir. P.J. Hylarides c.s. (72) Carl Joosten Erik Joosten (51) A61B 5/02 A61B 5/021 A61B 5/026 A61B 5/107 A61B 5/00 (21) (22) (54) Method and device for determining deviation in pressure in a blood vessel. (71) Medis Associated B.V. (74) ir. J.M.G. Dohmen c.s. (72) Shengxian Tu Johan Hendrikus Christiaan Reiber Yingguang Li (51) A61G 13/12 (21) (22) (54) Method and system for positioning a patient. (71) Paul Richard Alfons Maria Depauw (74) ir. H.V. Mertens c.s. (72) Paul Richard Alfons Maria Depauw (51) B29C 45/00 B64C 1/06 B64C 1/12 B29K 105/12 B29L 31/30 B29K 71/00 B29K 81/00 (21) (22) (54) Primary structure connecting element for aircraft and method for manufacturing the connecting element. (71) GTM Holding B.V. Gofers Beheer B.V. (74) ir. P.J. Hylarides c.s. (72) Jan Willem Gunnink Jacobus Wilhelmus Cornelis Anna Gofers (31) (32) (51) B29C 70/88 B29C 65/48 B29C 65/50 B29C 65/00 F16B 11/00 B32B 7/12 B32B 15/08 B32B 15/09 B32B 15/092 B32B 15/098 B32B 15/20 B32B 27/36 B32B 27/38 B32B 27/42 B32B 1/04 (21) (22) (54) Laminate of mutually bonded adhesive layers and metal sheets, and method to obtain such laminate. (71) GTM Holding B.V. (74) ir. P.J. Hylarides c.s. (72) Jan Willem Gunnink Simon Gunnink (51) B44C 7/00 E04G 23/02 (21) (22) (54) Werkwijze voor renovatie van een gevel en element voor gebruik daarbij. (71) Manning Holding B.V. Flokstra Holding B.V. (74) ir. M.B. Plaggenborg (72) Herman Manning Edwin Ramon Flokstra (51) B65G 17/06 B65G 21/18 B65G 21/22 B65G 39/20 (21) (22) (54) Transporteur voor het in hoogterichting transporteren van goederen. (71) Ambaflex International B.V. (72) Wouter Balk (51) B67D 3/04 F16K 3/00 B65D 77/06 (21) (22) (54) A liquid dispensing tap and liquid container provided with said tap. (71) IPN IP B.V. (74) ir. H.V. Mertens c.s. (72) Peter-Jan van der Molen Willem Jan Adriaan Oosterling Christopher John Murray Johannes Wilhelmus van Tuil (51) E04B 5/02 (21) (22) (54) Geprefabriceerde in hoofdzaak rechthoekig en vlak vloerdeel voor een gebouw en

8 Nummer 50/ december 2015 samenstel van een dergelijk vloerdeel en een wand. (71) R. Schram Consultancy B.V. (74) drs. C.H. Mink-Lindenburg (72) ir. Renze Anne Schram (51) F16B 31/02 (21) (22) (54) Voorspanningsindicator. (71) Adrianus Stephanus Antonius Maria van Nijnatten (74) ir. B.J. 't Jong (72) Adrianus Stephanus Antonius Maria van Nijnatten (51) H01J 37/20 (21) (22) (54) Transferable system for use in in-situ experiments in a microscope. (71) Technische Universiteit Delft (74) mr. ir. J. van Breda c.s. (72) Hendrik Willem Zandbergen (51) H02G 9/02 (21) (22) (54) Container for holding at least a part of a cable or cables underground, method of installing a part of a network, and communications network. (71) Draka Comteq B.V. (74) ir. C.M. Jansen c.s. (72) Mijndert Doorn Jianming Zeng Kees van Trigt (51) H04N 13/00 H04N 13/02 H04N 13/04 (21) (22) (54) Encoding and decoding of three-dimensional image data. (71) Anand Avinash Jayanth Changa (74) ir. J.M.G. Dohmen c.s. (72) Anand Avinash Jayanth Changa (51) H04W 68/00 H04W 84/02 H04W 88/18 (21) (22) (54) Paging communication system providing functions of two-way communication and control for one-way pager groups. (71) Unication Co. Ltd. (74) ir. C.H. Riem (72) Shih Tseng Yeh

9 Nummer 50/ december 2015 NP2 Bevat gegevens betreffende ingeschreven en verleende octrooien op grond van de Octrooiwet Contains data concerning Netherlands patents which have been entered in the patent register under the Patents Act (51) A47C 1/12 A47C 1/16 A47C 7/74 (11) (47) (22) (54) Seating with heating element. (73) Sit & Heat B.V. (72) Jorg Rijkschroeff Paul Schurink (74) ir. J.P.E. Brants (51) A61F 7/02 A61F 7/00 (11) (47) (22) (54) Compression assisted thermal system for heat transfer, and method for changing liquid pressure in a heat transferring device. (73) A.C.S. B.V. (72) Jeffrey Weber (74) ir. C.M. Jansen c.s. (51) B24B 55/06 (11) (47) (22) (54) Grinding machine and method for grinding a floor surface. (73) Blastrac B.V. (72) Barry Johannes van Eijden Adrianus Gerardus van Houten (74) ir. H.V. Mertens c.s. (51) B31D 5/00 (11) (47) (22) (54) Sealing unit, sealing apparatus, method for manufacturing air or gas filled bags, and air or gas filled bag. (73) Ideepak Holding B.V. (72) Pieter Theodorus Joseph Aquarius (74) ir. C.M. Jansen c.s. (51) B32B 3/12 (11) (47) (22) (54) Brandwerend plaatsamenstel. (73) Struik & Hamerslag B.V. (72) Marco Struik (74) drs. A.A. Jilderda (51) B60M 1/13 B60M 1/28 (11) (47) (22) (54) Werkwijze voor het inspecteren van een rijdraad van een bovenleidingsysteem, een rijdraad en een bovenleidingsysteem dat de rijdraad omvat. (73) Railtech B.V. (72) Hendrik Daniël van Harten (74) drs. B.S.F. Altenburg (51) B63B 57/02 B08B 9/08 B63B 25/00 B63J 4/00 C02F 103/00 (11) (47) (22) (54) Vaartuig voor geïntegreerde fysischchemische reiniging. (73) Beheer- en Beleggingsmaatschappij J.H. van de Graaf B.V. (72) Johannes Herber van de Graaf (74) mr. ir. J. van Breda c.s. (51) B65D 81/26 (11) (47) (22) (54) Houder voor het verpakken van producten, in het bijzonder van voedselproducten zoals verse vleeswaren, alsmede werkwijze voor het verpakken van dergelijke producten. (73) Lucas Karel Johannes van den Broek Louis Rinze Henricus Adrianus Willemsen (72) Lucas Karel Johannes van den Broek Louis Rinze Henricus Adrianus Willemsen (74) ir. J.M.G. Dohmen c.s. (51) B65G 47/66 (11) (47) (22) (54) Transfer device, conveyor system including a transfer device and method of transferring conveyed products. (73) Rexnord FlatTop Europe B.V. (72) Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke Leonardus Adrianus Catharinus Cornelissen Remco van der Ende (74) ir. C.M. Jansen c.s. (51) E04G 21/32 (11) (47) (22) (54) Geprefabriceerd bouwelement, en werkwijze ter vervaardiging van een dergelijk bouwelement. (73) Michael Maas Metsel- en Stucwerken (72) Michael Franciscus Josephus Cornelius Maas (74) ir. H.Th. van den Heuvel c.s. (51) F21K 99/00 F21V 3/04 F21V 5/04 F21Y 101/02 F21V 5/00 (11) (47) (22) (54) Light device. (73) Silicon Hill B.V. (72) Jürgen Honold (74) ir. P.J. Hylarides c.s. (51) F26B 3/26 B05D 3/06 F26B 3/28 (11) (47) (22) (54) Inrichting voor het met UV-licht belichten van een voorwerp, reflector en werkwijze daarvoor. (73) B.E. Kerkdijk Holding B.V. (72) Berendinus Everdinus Kerkdijk (74) ir. P.J. Hylarides c.s. (51) G06Q 30/02 (11) (47) (22) (54) Werkwijze voor het met een server genereren van webpagina's en een softwareprogramma dat de werkwijze implementeert. (73) Mathijs Dijkstra (72) Mathijs Dijkstra (74) ir. B.J. 't Jong (51) G06Q 50/32 (11) (47) (22) (54) Method and system for transmitting a message. (73) Postex Platform B.V. (72) Cornelis Bastiaan Hoeflake Johannes Alexander de Fouw Marinus Cornelis de Wilde (74) mr.ir. A.P. Engelfriet (51) H02H 3/08 (11) (47) (22) (54) Bewakingssysteem voor een elektrische installatie,verdeelinrichting en werkwijze daarvoor. (73) Francois Willem Blanke (72) Francois Willem Blanke (74) ir. P.J. Hylarides c.s.

10 Nummer 50/ december 2015 NP3 Bevat gegevens betreffende ingeschreven en gewijzigd verleende octrooien van de Octrooiwet Contains data concerning Netherlands patents which have been entered in the patent register (after limitation procedure) under the Patents Act 1995.

11 Nummer 50/ december 2015 EP1 Bevat gegevens betreffende vertaalde conclusies van Europese octrooiaanvragen. Contains data concerning translations of the claims of European patent applications.

12 Nummer 50/ december 2015 EP2 Bevat gegevens betreffende voor Nederland verleende Europese octrooien. Contains data concerning European patents granted for The Netherlands. (51) A01D 34/86 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Mower or shredder to be mounted on a selfpropelled vehicle of tractor type (73) Noremat (72) Bayle, Christrian (31) (32) (33) France (51) A01D 75/28 A01F 12/10 A01D 41/12 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Inclined conveyor assembly with flexible base (73) Deere & Company (72) Fuchs, Volker Rittershofer, Martin Juelke, Johannes (31) (32) (51) A01F 12/40 A01D 41/12 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Crop residue flow guide with flow-through capability for a rotary crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine. (73) CNH Industrial Belgium nv (72) Wolters, Joshua J. Matousek, Robert A. Lucas, James R. (31) (32) (51) A01F 15/14 A01F 15/12 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Baler needle assembly and baler (73) Deere & Company (72) Rotole, David V. Frimml, Roger W. Eubanks, Jason C. Cufr, Randal A. (31) (32) (51) A01G 25/16 (11) EP (21) EP P (32) (22) (54) System for control of an automatic irrigation (33) Sweden device (73) JDS Invest (51) A01N 25/02 (72) Hernandez, Jean-Daniel A01N 25/04 (31) A01N 25/10 (32) A01N 37/26 (33) France A01N 39/04 (51) A01H 1/00 A01N 43/653 C12N 15/05 A01N 53/00 C12N 15/84 A01N 57/16 A01H 4/00 C08L 67/00 C12N 15/82 C08G 63/127 (11) EP (11) EP (21) EP (21) EP (87) SG (87) EP (22) (22) (54) GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF (54) COMPOSITION COMPRISING JATROPHA CURCAS COPOLYMERS (73) JOil (S) Pte. Ltd. (73) CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD (72) MAO, Hui Zhu (72) WACKER, Andreas YE, Jian (31) CHUA, Nam Hai (32) (31) P (32) (51) A01N 37/02 A01N 37/18 (51) A01L 1/04 A01N 37/20 (11) EP A01N 37/22 (21) EP A01N 37/24 A01N 37/26 (87) EP A01N 37/ A01P 13/02 (22) (11) EP (54) METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION AND (21) EP IMPROVEMENT OF HORSESHOES (73) Moerman, Sam (87) US (72) Moerman, Sam (31) (22) (32) (54) HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION (33) Belgium (73) Syngenta Participations AG (51) A01M 1/02 (72) NABORS, James Syngenta Crop Protection, A01M 1/14 Inc. (11) EP FOWLER, Jeffrey Syngenta Crop Protection, (21) EP Inc. HOPKINSON, Michael Syngenta Crop (87) SE Protection, Inc (31) P (22) (32) (54) A DEVICE FOR DETECTION AND ELIMINATION OF INSECTS SUCH AS (51) A01N 43/40 BED BUGS A01P 1/00 (73) Nattaro Labs AB A61K 8/49 (72) BÄCKMARK, Magnus A61K 8/33 HANSSON, Carl-Magnus A61K 8/34 DAHLMAN JACOBSEN, Christine A61Q 19/10 RYNE, Camilla (11) EP (31) (21) EP

13 Nummer 50/ december 2015 (72) Schmidt, Michel (22) (31) (54) Alcoholic compositions for disinfection (32) (73) Air Liquide Santé (International) (33) Netherlands Schuelke & Mayr (51) A22C 13/00 (72) Beilfuss, Wolfgang A23J 1/00 Behrends, Sabine A23J 3/00 Goroncy-Bermes, Peter (11) EP Puchstein, Burghard (21) EP (31) (32) (22) (54) Collagen concentrate, its use, as well as (51) A01N 47/06 process for its fabrication. A23F 3/16 (73) Kalle GmbH A23L 2/44 (72) Büker, Marion (11) EP Büker, Gert (21) EP Grolig, Gerhard, Dr. (31) (87) EP (32) (22) (51) A23B 4/28 (54) PROCESS FOR THE MICROBIAL A22C 17/00 STABILIZATION OF DRINKS HAVING (11) EP A PH GREATER THAN 4.2 USING (21) EP DIALKYLDICARBONATES (73) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH (87) IB (72) VOGL, Erasmus (31) (22) (32) (54) INJECTING MACHINE FOR INJECTING BRINE INTO MEAT PIECES (51) A01N 63/04 (73) Metalquimia, SA A01P 13/02 (72) LAGARES COROMINAS, Narcís (11) EP (31) (21) EP (32) (87) EP (51) A23C 9/ (11) EP (22) (21) EP (54) USE OF TERMITE POWDER INOCULUM FOR IMPROVING CULTURE GROWTH (87) EP (73) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD) (22) (72) DUPONNOIS, Robin (54) MATERNAL SUPPLEMENT TO BALLY, René ENHANCE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF AN (31) INFANT (32) (73) N.V. Nutricia (72) GARSSEN, Johan (51) A21C 9/08 HOGENKAMP, Astrid B65G 47/244 VAN ESCH, Elisabeth Catharina Adriana (11) EP Maria (21) EP KNIPPELS, Leon Matthieu Johannes (51) A23D 7/00 (22) A23D 7/02 (54) Line for the production and treatment of (11) EP dough (21) EP (73) RONDO SCHIO S.R.L. (72) Stevan, Paolo (87) EP (31) VR (32) (22) (33) Italy (54) EDIBLE WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION (51) A22B 3/08 AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARING (11) EP SUCH EMULSION (21) EP (73) Unilever N.V. Unilever PLC (22) (72) FLÖTER, Eckhard (54) Device and method for stunning birds such as DE MAN, Teunis poultry SANTOS RIBEIRO, Henelyta (73) Dutch Vision Solutions (31) (32) (51) A23D 7/04 A23D 7/005 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF AERATED WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIONS AND AERATED EMULSIONS (73) Unilever N.V. Unilever PLC (72) ALDRED, Deborah Lynne BOT, Arjen PENG, Jinfeng WIERINGA, Jan Alders XU, Qingguo ZHU, Shiping KNIGHT, Penelope Eileen (31) (32) (51) A23D 9/00 A23L 1/052 A23L 1/30 A61K 31/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY BONE GROWTH AND/OR IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF BONE DISEASE (73) Nestec S.A. (72) BERGONZELLI DEGONDA, Gabriela CASTANEDA GUTIERREZ, Euridice GARCIA-RODENAS, Clara OFFORD CAVIN, Elizabeth VIGUET-CARRIN, Stéphanie (31) (32) (51) A23J 1/02 A23J 1/10 A23J 3/30 A23J 3/34 C11B 3/06 C11B 13/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) CZ (22) (54) METHOD FOR DEPROTEINIZATION OF WASTE FATS AND OILS (73) Univerzita Tomase Bati Ve Zline (72) KOLOMAZNIK, Karel PECHA, Jiri VASEK, Vladimir FRIEBROVA, Veronika

14 Nummer 50/ december 2015 PODZIMEK, Petr (31) (32) (33) Czech Republic (51) A23K 1/165 A23K 1/18 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) PET FOOD COMPOSITION WITH A SOFT TEXTURE (73) Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. (72) MONTELONGO, Luis J. KAPPELMAN, David (51) A23L 1/00 A23P 1/02 A61K 9/20 A61K 9/28 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) IN SITU, LIQUID-ACTIVATED FILM COATED TABLETS AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME (73) Dow Global Technologies LLC (72) SHESKEY, Paul, J. KEARY, Colin, M. (31) P (32) (51) A23L 1/0522 A23L 1/0526 A23L 1/0528 A23L 1/0532 A23L 1/054 A23L 1/24 A23L 1/39 A23L 1/40 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) SEMI-SOLID FOOD CONCENTRATE IN THE FORM OF A PASTE OR A GEL (73) Unilever N.V. Unilever PLC (72) POPP, Alois, Konrad SILVA PAES, Sabrina VREEKER, Robert (31) (32) (51) A23L 1/236 (11) EP (21) EP (87) IB (22) (54) SWEETENER COMPOSITION (73) Eridania Sadam S.p.A. (72) VALLINI, Veronica (31) TO (32) (33) Italy (51) A23L 1/30 A61K 31/205 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) NUTRITIONAL COMPOSIITION FOR IMPROVING SKIN CONDITION AND PREVENTING SKIN DISEASES (73) Nestec S.A. (72) PRIDMORE-MERTEN, Sylvie (31) (32) (51) A23L 1/30 A61K 36/06 A61K 36/064 C12P 1/02 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Process for preparing nutritional, therapeutic or organoleptic products from crude glycerol (73) Bio Processing Australia Pty Ltd (72) FIELDHOUSE, Robin MACLENNAN, Donald Finlay MACLENNAN, David Graham MACLENNAN, Mary Elizabeth (31) (32) (33) Australia Australia Australia (51) A23L 1/30 A61K 36/07 A23C 9/152 A61K 31/366 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) MILK DRINK BASED ON OYSTER MUSHROOM LOVASTATIN (73) Compagnie Des Brevets Nutraceutiques (72) MOTTE, François WYVEKENS, Guy (31) (32) (33) Belgium (51) A23L 1/317 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) A SAUSAGE (73) Wande, Martin (72) Wande, Martin (31) (32) (33) Sweden (51) A23L 2/38 A23L 2/02 A61K 8/24 A61K 8/55 A61Q 11/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) METHODS OF USING A BEVERAGE COMPOSITION (73) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (72) STEPHENSON, Gary COOPER, Dale, Alan FALLER, Robert, Vincent BAIG, Arif, Ali (31) (32) (51) A24F 15/12 B65D 5/66 B65D 85/10 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) CIGARETTE PACKAGE WITH COVER PIVOTABLE AROUND TWO PIVOT AXES (73) British American Tobacco (Germany) GmbH (72) AGIRBAS, Erdinc (31) (32) (51) A41C 3/00 A61M 1/00 A61F 13/02 A61H 1/00 A61F 13/00 A61L 15/60 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Reduced-pressure, compression systems and apparatuses for use on breast tissue (73) KCI Licensing Inc. (72) Wilkes, Robert Peyton Long, Justin Alexander Kazala, Jr., Richard Marvin (31) P P P P P P P P

15 Nummer 50/ december P P P (32) (51) A43B 7/06 A43B 7/12 A43B 13/12 B05D 7/24 A43B 7/08 A43B 9/02 A43B 13/02 B05D 1/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) BREATHABLE WATERPROOF SOLE FOR SHOES (73) Geox S.p.A. (72) POLEGATO MORETTI, Mario FERRARESE, Antonio MATTIONI, Bruno (31) PD (32) (33) Italy (51) A43B 7/14 A43B 7/22 A43B 17/02 A61F 5/14 A43B 1/00 (11) EP (21) EP (47) (87) EP (22) (54) ORTHOPEDICALLY FINISHED FOOTWEAR (73) Hallufix AG (72) Krauss, Axel (31) (32) (51) A43B 23/02 A43D 1/04 B23K 26/36 B44C 1/22 A41D 31/02 B23K 26/40 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAYERED ELEMENTS WITH INCISIONS (73) NIKE Innovate C.V. (72) MESCHTER, James, C. (31) (32) (51) A44B 19/26 A44B 19/42 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Zipper head and pull tab replacement method (73) Chung Chwan Enterprise Co., Ltd. (72) Lin, Yu-Pau (31) (32) (33) Taiwan, Province of China Taiwan, Province of China (51) A44C 5/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) BREATHABLE WRISTBAND (73) Hirsch Armbänder GmbH (72) KERKER, Markus SIMA, Wolfgang (31) (32) (33) Austria (51) A44C 5/02 A44C 5/24 A44C 5/14 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Adjustable link (73) Omega SA (72) Knuchel, Daniel (51) A45D 34/04 A45D 37/00 A47L 13/17 B65D 77/20 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) PAD WITH INTERNAL CHAMBER AND OPENING MECHANISM (73) Padtech AS (72) GUNDERSEN, Dag H. (31) (32) (33) Norway (51) A46B 11/02 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Oral care system with a detachable dispenser (73) Colgate-Palmolive Company (72) Jimenez, Eduardo Sorrentino, Alan Moskovich, Robert (31) PCT/US2009/ PCT/US2009/ P P P P P (32) (33) World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) (51) A47C 1/033 A47C 7/48 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) SEATING APPARATUS WITH RECLINING MOVEMENT (73) Humanscale Corporation (72) DIFFRIENT, Niels (51) A47C 20/04 H02P 29/00 H02H 3/12 H02J 9/06 H02M 1/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) ELECTRIC-MOTOR FURNITURE DRIVE HAVING A POWER SUPPLY DEVICE (73) DewertOkin GmbH (72) HILLE, Armin (31) (32) (51) A47J 27/04 (11) EP

16 Nummer 50/ december 2015 (21) EP (87) IB (22) (54) DEVICE FOR STEAMING FOOD (73) Koninklijke Philips N.V. (72) DOUMA, Sipke, Theo PAAUW, Hendrik, Klaas ZWANENBURG, Godwin, Dirk VAN ZUTPHEN, Martijn DUINISVELD, Sebastiaan, Johannes, Nicolaas TEN DONKELAAR, Henk, Jan (31) (32) (51) A47J 31/41 A47J 31/40 B01F 3/04 A23L 2/40 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Method and apparatus for cartridge-based carbonation of beverages (73) Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (72) Novak, Thomas J Packard, Ross Peterson, Peter Gulla, Shawn (31) P (32) (51) A47J 31/42 A47J 31/36 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) METHOD FOR METERING COFFEE GROUNDS (73) BSH Hausgeräte GmbH (72) BECK, Rudolf HOECK, Florian STROBL, Robert (31) (32) (51) A47J 31/42 B65D 85/804 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) BREWED BEVERAGE APPLIANCE AND METHOD (73) Conair Corporation (72) LAI, Kin Man FUNG, Kam Fai SCHNABEL, Barbara Lynn ORENT, Jill Frances Kreutzer (31) (32) (51) A47J 36/02 (11) EP (21) EP (87) FR (22) (54) CULINARY ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (73) SEB S.A. (72) ALLEMAND, Simon TUFFE, Stéphane (31) (32) (33) France (51) A47J 37/12 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Device to efficiently cook food (73) Ron's Enterprises, Inc. (72) Popeil, Ronald M. Backus, Alan L. Popeil, Lauren (31) (32) (51) A47K 3/28 F24J 2/34 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Self-heated portable shower (73) R.P. Rivestimenti Plastici S.r.l. (72) Pennazio, Rinaldo (31) TO (32) (33) Italy (51) A47K 3/40 (11) EP (21) EP (87) DE (22) (54) METHOD FOR PRODUCING A JOINTLESS SHOWER TRAY (73) Hildebrandt, Georg (72) Hildebrandt, Georg (31) (32) (51) A47L 15/42 (11) EP (21) EP (87) IB (22) (54) DISHWASHING MACHINE WITH WASHING CYCLES AND SANITATION METHOD THEREOF (73) Indesit Company S.p.a. (72) BOSSI, Luca ARTECONI, Leonardo CIARLETTA, Annalisa FARALDI, Paolo DURI, Sandro (31) TO (32) (33) Italy (51) A47L 15/50 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Crockery support which can be positioned on the bottom of a dishwasher rack to create soft surfaces (73) Indesit Company, S.p.A. (72) Gadaleta, Alessandro Mauri, Duccio Gualtiero Giovanni Rossi, Paola Di Bartolo, Carmelo (31) TO (32) (33) Italy (51) A61B 1/233 A61B 17/34 A61B 17/24 A61M 25/01 A61B 17/22 A61B 17/00 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Medical devices for the identification and treatment of bodily passages (73) Cook Medical Technologies LLC (72) Schaeffer, Darin (31) P (32) (51) A61B 3/10 A61B 3/12 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) HANDHELD REFLECTOMETER FOR MEASURING MACULAR PIGMENT (73) Ocular Prognostics LLC (72) ROWE, T., Scott (31) P (32) (51) A61B 3/107 A61B 3/117 A61B 3/15 A61B 3/10 A61B 3/00 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Ophthalmologic apparatus (73) Tomey Corporation (72) Okamoto, Keiichiro

17 Nummer 50/ december 2015 (31) (32) (51) A61B 5/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A BLOOD VESSEL (73) Immersion Corporation (72) COHEN, Robert, F. TUMEY, David, M. (31) (32) (51) A61B 5/00 A61B 5/024 A61B 5/11 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Method and device for measuring the heartbeat (73) ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse (72) Renevey, Philippe Vetter, Rolf Galli, Reto (51) A61B 5/02 A61B 5/145 G01N 33/49 G06Q 50/00 A61B 5/021 A61B 5/026 A61B 5/03 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CEREBROVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION STATE OF A PATIENT (73) The Johns Hopkins University (72) BRADY, Ken, M. (31) P (32) (51) A61B 5/026 A61H 23/04 A61B 5/00 A61B 5/02 A61B 5/0205 A61B 5/021 A61B 5/022 A61B 5/0225 A61B 5/0285 A61H 9/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) IB (22) (54) SYSTEM FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS (73) Medical Compression Systems (D.B.N.) Ltd. (72) BARAK, Jakob (31) P (32) (51) A61B 5/053 A61B 5/00 A61B 5/0245 A61N 1/39 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) WIRELESS CARDIAC PULSATILITY SENSING (73) Medtronic, Inc. (72) SHEN, Xiaonan CINBIS, Can (31) (32) (51) A61B 5/15 A61B 5/151 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) AN APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE (73) Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (72) RICHTER, Frank MACARTHUR, Ross WOLSELEY-HEXT, Elizabeth, Verity COWAN, Joseph, David SMITH, Lee, Thomas MILLS, David, John (31) (32) (51) A61B 5/15 A61B 5/151 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) AN APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE (73) Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (72) RICHTER, Frank MACARTHUR, Ross WOLSELEY-HEXT, Elizabeth Verity COWAN, Joseph David SMITH, Lee Thomas MILLS, David John (31) (32) (51) A61B 5/15 A61B 5/151 A61B 5/157 A61B 5/145 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) A CARTRIDGE (73) Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (72) RICHTER, Frank MACARTHUR, Ross WOLSELEY-HEXT, Elizabeth Verity COWAN, Joseph David SMITH, Lee Thomas MILLS, David John (31) (32) (51) A61B 5/151 A61B 5/15 A61B 5/157 A61B 5/145 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) AN APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE (73) Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH (72) RICHTER, Frank MACARTHUR, Ross WOLSELEY-HEXT, Elizabeth Verity COWAN, Joseph David SMITH, Lee Thomas MILLS, David John (31) (32) (51) A61B 6/00 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) X-ray CT apparatus for myocardial perfusion image generation (73) Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (72) Ichihara, Takashi (31) (32) Japan (51) A61B 6/00 G06T 5/50 (11) EP (21) EP (87) JP (22) (54) IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME

18 Nummer 50/ december 2015 (73) Shimadzu Corporation (72) TAKAHASHI, Wataru (31) (32) (51) A61B 10/00 A61M 31/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) AUTOMATED BIOPSY AND DELIVERY DEVICE (73) Krause, William (72) Krause, William (31) P (32) (51) A61B 10/02 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) BIOPSY DEVICE HAVING A RATCHET DRIVE MECHANISM FOR DRIVING A BIOPSY PROBE ASSEMBLY (73) C.R. Bard, Inc. (72) RANPURA, Himanshu, Mahesh VAN LIERE, Chad (31) (32) (51) A61B 17/02 A61B 18/12 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AND STABILIZING AN AREA OF THE HEART (73) Medtronic, Inc. (72) BONNER, Matthew, D. CHEN, Victor, T. USHER, Raymond, W. KEOUGH, James, R. (31) (32) (51) A61B 17/06 A61B 17/00 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Compound barb medical device (73) Covidien LP (72) Cohen, Matthew Maiorino, Nicholas Kosa, Timothy D. Buchter, Mark S. Primavera, Michael (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/06 A61B 17/04 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Wound closure device (73) Covidien LP (72) Cohen, Matthew D. Primavera, Michael (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/06 A61L 17/14 A61L 17/00 D06Q 1/10 D06Q 1/14 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) FLOCKED SURGICAL SUTURE AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF (73) Aesculap AG B. Braun Surgical, S.A. (72) ODERMATT, Erich PFEIFFER, Ruth Verena (31) (32) (51) A61B 17/12 A61B 17/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) JP (22) (54) DEVICE FOR OPENING/CLOSING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE (73) Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha (72) KATOU, Yukitoshi KURODA, Yasuyuki (31) (32) Japan (51) A61B 17/12 A61F 2/82 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) SYSTEM FOR MECHANICALLY POSITIONING INTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTS (73) Covidien LP (72) STRAUSS, Brian, Michael SLEE, Earl, Howard CARRILLO, Ramon, Torres VU, Khoa, Dang PATTERSON, William, Robert LIANG, Jessica BEIN, Richard, Stephen HEWITT, Todd, Jeffrey FAUGHT, Stacy, Leon DIVINO, Vince DRYSEN, Darrell, Christopher ASHBY, Mark, Philip KLOTZ, Justin, Arthur SANSON, Maria, De Jesus BRENNAN, Scott, William WILBUR, Lawrason, Charles OESTREICH, Lester, Eugene (31) P P (32) (51) A61B 17/16 A61B 17/17 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) SUPRAPATELLAR INSERTION SYSTEM (73) Synthes GmbH (72) LIMOUZE, Robert POWELL, Sean (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/22 A61B 17/00 A61B 18/00 A61B 19/00 A61N 7/02 A61N 7/00 A61B 6/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) ENERGETIC MODULATION OF NERVES (73) Kona Medical, Inc. (72) PEROZEK, David ZHANG, Jimin SABET, Arash GERTNER, Michael (31)

19 Nummer 50/ december (72) Daniel, Geoffrey A El-Hage, Fernando (32) Poucher, Neal (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/29 (51) A61B 17/22 A61B 18/00 A61M 11/00 A61B 18/14 (11) EP (11) EP (21) EP (21) EP (87) US (87) JP (22) (22) (54) THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY (54) Endoscopic forceps with a slidable coaxial SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR LOCALIZED cable APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC (73) Yamashina Seiki Co., Ltd. SUBSTANCES TO A BIOLOGICAL (72) HOSAKA, Makoto CONDUIT ABE, Kazuo (73) Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. UEMURA, Eiichi (72) SCHOENLE, Victor, Leo (31) RIVERS, Jody, Lee (32) DARLEY, Jesse, C. (31) P (51) A61B 17/ P A61B 17/3209 (32) A61B 17/ A61B 17/70 A61B 17/32 (11) EP (51) A61B 17/22 (21) EP A61N 7/02 (11) EP (87) US (21) EP (22) (87) IB (54) SAFE CUTTING HEADS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAST REMOVAL OF A TARGET (22) TISSUE (54) CALCULATING THE ULTRASONIC (73) Ouroboros Medical Inc. INTENSITY ESTIMATE USING (72) TO, John AN INCOHERENT SUM OF THE (31) P ULTRASONIC PRESSURE GENERATED P BY MULTIPLE TRANSDUCER (32) ELEMENTS (73) Koninklijke Philips N.V. (72) KOSKELA, Ilpo, Asko, Julius MOUGENOT, Charles (51) A61B 17/56 HÄKKINEN, Marko, Tapani (11) EP (31) P (21) EP (32) (87) US (22) European Patent Office (EPO) (54) SPINAL DISC ANNULUS (51) A61B 17/28 RECONSTRUCTION A61F 2/00 (73) KRT INVESTORS, INC. A61B 17/3201 (72) CAUTHEN, Joseph, C., III A61B 17/02 BURNS, Matthew, M. (11) EP WALES, Lawrence, W. (21) EP ADAMS, Daniel, O. HOUFBURG, Rodney, L. (22) (31) P (54) Surgical system for dissection of tissue away from an organ or body lumen (73) Coloplast A/S (32) (51) A61B 17/56 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Device for introduction into a body along a substantially straight elongated-elementrestricting structure (73) NLT Spine Ltd. (72) Siegal, Tzony (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/70 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) SPINAL STABILIZATION DEVICE (73) Spinal Elements, Inc. (72) BLAIN, Jason MARTIN, Gregory LAKE, Matthew (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/72 A61B 17/74 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) IMPLANTABLE DEVICE WITH LOCKING ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (73) Epix Orthopaedics, Inc. (72) MATITYAHU, Amir M. CLAWSON, Benjamin GRANTZ, Alan (31) P (32) (51) A61B 17/94 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC STITCHING DEVICES (73) Covidien LP (72) VIOLA, Frank J. TAYLOR, Eric J.

20 Nummer 50/ december 2015 HATHAWAY, Peter HORTON, Kenneth W. (31) P P P P P P (32) (51) A61B 18/00 B03C 3/40 (11) EP (21) EP (87) GB (22) (54) IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OR REMOVAL OF PARTICLES WITHIN AN ENCLOSED CORPOREAL ATMOSPHERE (73) Alesi Surgical Limited (72) AMOAH, Francis GRIFFITHS, Dominic (31) (32) (33) United Kingdom (51) A61B 18/14 A61B 18/18 A61B 18/00 A61B 5/06 A61B 19/00 A61B 17/00 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Methods and systems for enhancing ultrasonic visibility of energy-delivery devices within tissue (73) Covidien LP (72) Arts, Gene H. Peterson, Darion R. Brannan, Joseph D. Vantuno, John R. Larson, Eric W. (31) P (32) (51) A61B 19/00 A61B 3/14 G02B 21/22 (11) EP (21) EP (87) EP (22) (54) AUTOMATIC IMAGE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR STEREOMICROSCOPES (73) Universität Bern (72) KOWAL, Jens, H. RUDOLPH, Tobias AMSTUTZ, Christoph, A. (31) (32) (51) A61B 19/00 A61B 19/08 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Multi-component telepresence system (73) Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (72) Cooper, Thomas G. (31) P (32) (51) A61B 19/00 A61M 25/01 G01R 33/28 A61F 2/82 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) MARKERS FOR MRI AND X-RAY VISUALIZATION (73) Boston Scientific Limited (72) WANG, Lixiao WEBER, Jan (31) (32) (51) A61B 19/02 A61F 2/24 B65B 13/34 B65B 11/02 B65B 51/09 A61L 2/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) PACKAGING METHOD FOR DRY PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE PACKAGING SYSTEM (73) Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (72) LIBURD, Gregory, G. GAUTAM, Abhishek (31) P P (32) (51) A61C 7/14 A61C 7/28 (11) EP (21) EP (87) JP (22) (54) ORTHODONTIC BRACKET (73) Tomy Incorporated (72) ORIKASA, Masaaki KATAYOSE, Shingo ENDO, Kosei (31) (32) (51) A61C 8/00 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) MAXILLOFACIAL SURGICAL ELEMENTS HAVING ORDERED MICROGEOMETRIC SURFACE PATTERNS (73) Evollution IP Holdings, Inc. (72) RICCI, John ALEXANDER, Harold NAIMAN, Charles DI HOLLANDER, Bruce, L. KOZAK, Ingo (31) (32) (51) A61C 8/00 A61C 13/225 (11) EP (21) EP (87) US (22) (54) PROSTHESIS MOUNTING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY (73) Intra-lock International, INC. (72) GIORNO, Thierry (31) (32) (51) A61F 2/01 (11) EP (21) EP (22) (54) Device for filtering blood in a vessel with helical elements (73) Cordis Corporation (72) Niermann, Volker (31) (32) (51) A61F 2/07 A61F 2/915 A61F 2/848 (11) EP (21) EP