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Patent GB-2313298-A (GB)
Title: Rotary spray assembly for dishwasher
Inventor: FAVRET UGO
IPC: A47L15/23
Filed: 1997-05-14
Abstract: A dishwashing machine with at least one rotary assembly provided with sprayers (8) for spraying jets of washing liquid under pressure on to the articles which are loaded within the washing tub on to at least one basket. The rotary assembly comprises, on a tubular projection (11), a pair of oppositely disposed nozzles (17,18) which can be fed selectively by switchable means with the same liquid under pressure. The nozzles (17,18) generate thrust jets (19,20) which cause rotary movement of the rotary assembly in the two directions. According to the invention the switchable means which are preferably formed by a flap valve are actuated by a sensor device (30) for sensing obstacles which interfere with the plane of rotation of the rotary assembly.
Patent GB-2313300-A (GB)
Title: Key fob
Inventor: SONG CHANG JUNE
IPC: A44B15/00
Filed: 1995-02-14
Abstract: A key fob is formed by placing display domes (40, 40') within an outer rim (60) and sealing the combination within a u-section ring (74). Designs and slogans may be placed on the display dome surfaces. The fob may then be attached to a key ring (10) using a loop (62). Inserts (46, 46') may be placed behind transparent domes, or within central recesses in the surfaces of the domes. Co-operating dimples (66, 72) and recesses (42, 42', 48, 48') may be provided to prevent relative rotation of the components.
Patent GB-2316155-A (GB)
Title: A virtual reality and walk simulation apparatus
Inventor: TANI NORIMASA
IPC: H04N13/363
Filed: 1997-08-06
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a head-mounted image display 1, a walk surface mechanism 3 comprising a pair of freely movable walk-plates 6, and a controller 4. As the participant M walks, sensors 11 on walk-plates 6 detect the position of signal transmitters 10 on shoes 9 worn by the participant M, and a driver 8 moves the walk-plates 6 to a corresponding position to cause the foot bottom to be contacted on the walk-plate 6 and keep the participant's trunk in a fixed position. In other forms of walk surface mechanisms 3 disclosed (figs 6-8 and 21-23), the walk-plates 6 may be individually slanted or raised and lowered to simulate walking on slopes or on steps respectively. Also disclosed is an image which may be generated by mixing a previously programmed image with one taken by a camera (37, fig 9) which is movable in a miniature space (36) and imitates a view of the participant M.
Patent GB-2328893-A (GB)
Title: Welding a metallically sheathed heating element to a metal vessel
Inventor: MCNAIR JOHN DUNCAN
IPC: B23K11/34
Filed: 1997-09-09
Abstract: A method of welding a heating element having a metal sheath 11 to a metal vessel 12, e.g. a kettle, by heating the vessel 12 to a temperature close to its melting point, holding the element against a surface of the vessel 12, passing an electric current through the conductor part of the element 10 to raise the temperature of the sheath 11 and the contacted surface 13 of the vessel 12 to a temperature at which the contacting surfaces fuse and weld together. Preferably the heating element is welded to the outside of the vessel 12 and it is the inside of the vessel 12 that is heated, by for example an induction heater 14.
Patent GB-2319546-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for performing downhole functions
Inventor: EDWARDS A GLEN
IPC: E21B23/04
Filed: 1997-11-19
Abstract: A downhole device for performing a function in a well is described. The device has a series of dedicated hydro-mechanical locks that prevent occurrence of an associated function. The hydro-mechanical locks are capable of being released directly by a respective elevated hydraulic activating pressure condition, and are constructed and arranged for sequential operation, such that a successive lock in the series cannot be released until after the hydraulic pressure condition required to release the preceding lock in the series has occurred. In a preferred embodiment, an actuator sequentially releases each lock in a series of locks, subsequently moving an operator to perform a function. A preferred implementation employs a series of resilient rings 146 movable, sequentially, from a locking to an unlocking position, and a common actuator 140 that effects these movements. Multiple devices of this construction are advantageously arranged in a string of tools to perform functions in any preprogrammed order by pre-selecting the number of locks in each device. In one embodiment, movement of the operator arms an associated ballistic tool downhole. Methods of performing sequences of downhole well functions are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2332274-A (GB)
Title: Pipe monitoring vehicle
Inventor: HARPER MARK FRANCIS LUCIEN
IPC: G01N29/265
Filed: 1997-12-12
Abstract: A vehicle (33) capable of fitting inside a pipe (32) and of being transported therealong by the liquid flowing therewithin, having rings (35-38) each of several ultrasonic transducers preferably disposed at equidistance circumferentially therearound, the rings being so arranged that one ring (6) of transducers operates in the reflection mode purely radially while two rings of transducers (12,13) operate as a pair (displaced axially to each other) in a longitudinal refraction mode. The transducers in one ring (12) of this pair emit pulses (14) along the pipe at the critical angle (16,17) to the wall (3,4,5) such that the wave is refracted as waves travelling within the debris (3), lining (4) and pipe wall (5), and the refracted wave (15) is received by the transducers (13) in the other ring. In addition, the emit ring's (12) transducers can also receive reflected echoes, this being a refraction/reflection mode. Moreover, one of the rings is also used in a circumferential refraction/reflection mode, in which each transducer (20) emits pulses (21) in a radial plane but at the critical angle circumferentially to the wall such that the wave is refracted as a circumferential wave along the debris, lining and pipe wall and the transducer receives reflections (23) back along the same path. The vehicle (33) is associated with power supply means, data gathering and data storage capability, and a means of measuring the distance travelled along the pipe.
Patent GB-2322373-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of ethane phosphonic acid diethyl ester
Inventor: OHLENDORF WOLFGANG
IPC: C09K21/12
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing ethanephosphonic acid diethyl ester by the reaction of diethyl phosphite with ethylene at a temperature of less than 130‹C, in which acid formation is prevented and an almost acid-free ethanephosphonic acid diethyl ester is obtained.
Patent GB-2319971-A (GB)
Title: Adsorbent coatings for pollutants
Inventor: KAMES JOST HEINER
IPC: A62D5/00
Filed: 1994-09-16
Abstract: An adsorbent material for combating the emission of odorants and/or pollutants is described which comprises a flat support material which forms a water-vapour permeable barrier layer and a layer located on said support material, containing adsorbent particles. A barrier layer covering the adsorbent particle-containing layer may be included. The source of the odorants or pollutants is directly covered with the material containing adsorbent particles. with the adsorbent particle-containing layer between source and the water-vapour permeable barrier layer. The material may be in the form of wallpaper, textile fabrics or carpets for covering walls or floors or in the form of adhesive sealing strips. Activated carbon is a preferred adsorbent and pollutants may be PCBs or radon.
Patent GB-2325819-A (GB)
Title: Diversity combining RF signals in a mobile radio base station
Inventor: MEREDITH SHELDON K
IPC: H04B7/08
Filed: 1998-03-31
Abstract: A cellular base site having one or more sectors has in each sector a plurality of antennas 102 or antenna beams (from a phase array) for voice channel communications, each antenna or beam providing coverage in a selected azimuthal direction. The antennas are also used for receiving uplink control channel signals thus ensuring the same coverage for voice ands control channels. The antennas are divided preferably equally into a first group and a second group. All of the RE signals received by the first group are combined to form a first composite signal. All of the RF signals received by the second group are combined to form a second composite signal. The first and second composite signals are provided to separate diversity inputs of a control channel radio 145, and also to the separate diversity inputs of a locate radio 147 used to measure signal strengths for handoff decisions. Each antenna or beam in the first group may be situated between antennas or beams of the second group. A separate antenna 170 is used for downlink control channel signalling.
Patent GB-2336291-A (GB)
Title: Crash helmet with retractable ear defenders
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID
IPC: A42B3/16
Filed: 1998-04-18
Abstract: A crash helmet 1, with means for protecting the wearer's ears from noise, comprising protective elements 2, mounted on the sides of the helmet.The elements are retractable to a position, not substantially projecting from the inner profile of the helmet, to allow the helmet to be put on, and taken off, and extendable to substantially seal against the wearer's head. The protective elements may be accoustically absorbent, cup-like pads 3, with the retraction and extension of the pads, provided by adjustment means. Said adjustment means may comprise a threaded shaft 7, nut 8 and handwheel 9, which allow for controlled movement of the ear pads. In other embodiments the ear pads may be adjusted using a lever or ratchet mechanism.
Patent GB-2331273-A (GB)
Title: Reactive ion etching a magnetic material using a vacuum deposited mask
Inventor: NAKATANI ISAO
IPC: H01F41/18
Filed: 1998-09-22
Abstract: Magnetic materials (eg Fe-Ni alloy, Co-Cr alloy or Fe) are etched with a CO-NH 3  gas plasma using a mask formed by vacuum deposition. The mask may be Ti, Mg, Al, Ge, Pt, Pd or an alloy or compound thereof. The metallic parts of the reactive ion etch chamber comprise Ti, Al or an alloy thereof.
Patent GB-2345421-A (GB)
Title: A direct-sequence spread-spectrum receiver
Inventor: LUXFORD GREGORY VINCENT
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: Circuitry, termed herein "Lag Lock Loop", is a direct-sequence spread-spectrum receiver function to synchronise a locally generated code sequence with a received signal by generating the local code at a fixed rate (10, 12, 22) while applying a variable delay 26 to the received signal 15 to achieve synchronisation. This arrangement simplifies the means generating the local code as it can simply run at a fixed rate. The variable delay 26 is positioned prior to the despreading means 18 and out of the frequency and phase lock loop 20.
Patent GB-2334500-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel immobilising system
Inventor: GILES TERRY
IPC: B60R25/022
Filed: 1999-01-23
Abstract: The system includes a lower steering column boss 1 which is bolted to the bottom of the housing cylinder 6. The steering wheel shaft 2 has splines on the bottom that locates into the lower steering column boss 1. The locking mechanism carrier is also bolted to the housing cylinder 6. The carrier 3 also has a locking slide 4 incorporated which locks into grooves in the steering wheel shaft 2 which is located centrally by locking mechanism 3 and top housing plate 5 which is bolted to the housing cylinder 6. These components are all protected by the outer sheath 7 which bolts to the top housing plate.
Patent GB-2350511-A (GB)
Title: Stereogrammetry; personalizing computer game character
Inventor: HUGHES DUNCAN
IPC: H04N13/239
Filed: 1999-06-01
Abstract: Two images of a user's head are scanned and sent to a central processing station via the Internet. The central station processes the two images stereogrammetrically to provide a partial three-dimensional image of the user's head, and then matches this with a stored generic head image, distorts the stored image if necessary, and combines the two to provide a complete three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional image is then used to provide animated characters, having the head of the user, which are sent back to the user's computer via the Internet, for use in conventional computer games.
Patent GB-2352024-A (GB)
Title: Glass making furnace
Inventor: MONTVILLE BERNARD
IPC: C03B5/20
Filed: 1999-07-15
Abstract: A glass making furnace comprises an elongated tank for the manufacture of glass. The tank includes in linear sequence a melting zone 21, a fining zone 23, a neck portion 12, a conditioning zone 24 and an exit channel 4 for removal of product glass and further includes a sill 11 which extends transversely across the furnace at or close to the upstream of the fining zone 23. The tank base profile is shaped so that the depth of the tank increases progressively from the top of the sill 11 to the neck portion 12 and decreases progressively from the neck portion 12 to the exit channel 14.
Patent GB-2340640-A (GB)
Title: A method of storing and retrieving binary information
Inventor: ANSON ANTHONY WALTER
IPC: G11B7/0045
Filed: 1999-08-02
Abstract: A method of storing information on a material preferably a shape memory alloy, including the step of heating a plurality of crystals of the material in order to effect a structural change in each crystal, wherein the information stored on the material is encoded in the arrangement of changed and unchanged crystals. Preferably the structural change is a geometrical change in the crystals such as from rhomboidal to body-centred cubic. A method of reading information from such a material is provided, including the steps of scanning the surface of the material using an electron beam 3 or a laser, analysing 4 the reflected electron beam or laser light, and decoding the information.
Patent GB-2342491-A (GB)
Title: Thermal asperity correction
Inventor: CHERN JENN-GANG
IPC: G11B5/012
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: In reading data from a magnetic disc, the occurrence of a thermal asperity is detected by a TA event detector 508. As a result of such detection the input resistance 506 of a variable gain read channel amplifier 504 is adjusted to compensate for the thermal asperity event. An adjustment is also made to the programmable gain of the amplifier 504 to compensate for the change to the input resistance. The preamplifed data signal obtained by reading the magnetic disc is capacitively coupled to the amplifier 504.
Patent GB-2355649-A (GB)
Title: Machine for performing generally parallel operation on an object
Inventor: REEKS BRIAN DAVID
IPC: A46B13/02
Filed: 1999-10-26
Abstract: A machine 10 for performing a motional operation such as brushing, polishing, buffing, abrading, or cutting an object comprises: a body 12, first and second operating elements 22a,22b for engaging the object and mounted for generally mutually parallel reciprocating motion with respect to each other and the body; and a drive mechanism (see figure 3). The drive mechanism reciprocates the operating elements in an out of phase manner with respect to each other, where the motion may be simple harmonic. The operating elements may be formed of groups of elements, ie. 22a,22c and 22b,22d, and the out of phase reciprocating motion is intended to reduce run-away and vibration of the machine. There may be a third operating element which also reciprocates in an out of phase manner with respect to the first two elements (see figure 5).
Patent HU-T73787-A (HU)
Title: Tilidin-dihydrogen-orthophosphate, method of preparing it and pharmaceutical preparations containing it
Inventor: HERMANN WOLFGANG
IPC: C07C229/48
Filed: 1993-10-25
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/EP93/02954 Sec. 371 Date May 26, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date May 26, 1995 PCT Filed Oct. 25, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/10129 PCT Pub. Date May 11, 1994The instant invention is a tilidine salt, tilidine dihydrogen orthophosphate, which owing to its surprising stability, is particularly suitable for use in the preparation of solid, in particular delayed-action, drugs in tablet, pill or capsule form.
Patent HU-T76605-A (HU)
Inventor: MARSINEK GEORGE E
IPC: F03C99/00
Filed: 1995-12-22
Abstract: A találmány tárgya csapágyvédő rendszer vákuummotorhoz. A csapágyvédő rendszerben (10) van egy zárófal, amely a motor (24) és ventilátor (26) közé van helyezve. A motort (24) és a ventilátort (26) összekötő tengelyt (22) a zárófalban lévő csapágy (20) fogadja be. A ventilátor (26) felső lemezében (34) a csapágyhoz (20) szorosan közel és a csapágy mellett nyílások (42) vannak, amelyek a csapágytól a ventilátor (26) légjáratához levegőt szívnak annak megakadályozása végett, hogy nedves- ( zA ség és hordalék megtámadja a csapágyat. Ez az. öblítő hatás minden nedvességet és hordalékot elszív a csapágy területéről. Ennek a szivattyúzó hatásnak az elősegítése végett a zárófal, a ventilátor (26) felső lemeze (34) vagy az ezek közé helyezett távtartó (32) ellátható lapátokkal, amelyek úgy vannak elhelyezve és kialakítva, hogy a nedvességgel telített levegőt a ventilátor (26) felső lemezében (34) lévő nyílásokhoz (42) és a ventilátor (26) légjáratához irányítják. (1. ábra)
Patent HU-T73648-A (HU)
Title: Beta-aminovinyil ketones, preparation method therefor and use thereof in preparing beta-diketones
Inventor: CASADO MICHEL
IPC: C07C69/78
Filed: 1994-06-16
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FR94/00726 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 20, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 20, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 16, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/00476 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 1995Novel  beta -aminovinyl ketones of the general formula    <IMAGE>  (VI)  wherein R1 is, in particular, an alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group; R2 is, in particular, an electron-attracting substituent such as nitro, acyl, ester, alkylthio, carbamoyl, thiocarbamoyl or haloalkyl; R3 is, in particular, an alkyl or alkoxy group or a halogen atom; n is 1 or 2 and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3. A method for preparing such compounds by carrying out a condensation reaction between ketone R1-CO-CH3 and, in particular, benzonitrile substituted by (R2)n and optionally (R3)m, in the presence of a strong base, as well as a process employing said  beta -aminovinyl ketones of general formula (VI) for preparing the corresponding  beta -diketones, are also disclosed.
Patent HU-T75060-A (HU)
Title: Novel (r)-5-carbamoyl-8-fluoro-3-n,n-disubstituted-amino-3,4-dihydro-2h-1-benzopyranes
Inventor: EVENDEN JOHN LESLIE
IPC: A61P25/04
Filed: 1994-10-26
Abstract: 3-amino-5-carbamoylchromans and 8-fluoro-3-amino-5-carbamoylchromans, as well as enantiomers and salts thereof, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds as active ingredients are also disclosed. The compounds are useful in the treatment of 5-hydroxytryptamine-mediated disorders of the central nervous system.
Patent HU-T77029-A (HU)
Title: Peptides capable of binding to the gap protein sh3 domain, nucleotide sequences coding therefor, and preparation and use thereof
Inventor: DUCHESNE MARC
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 1995-11-22
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/FR95/01539 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 11, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 11, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 22, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/16169 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996Peptides capable of interacting with the GAP protein SH3 domain, nucleic acid sequences coding therefor, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same, are disclosed.
Patent IL-86731-A (IL)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions containing estradien-3-one derivatives and androst-2-ene-carbonitrile derivatives
IPC: A61K31/565
Filed: 1988-06-14
Abstract: The medicine contains a progesterone synthesis inhibitor (ProH) of the trilostane or epostane type and an antigestagen (AG) and is used for inducing labour at term in humans and animals and for terminating normal or pathological pregnancy. The combination according to the invention is also suitable for treating hormone-dependent tumours, endometriosis and dysmenorrhoea.
Patent IL-86846-A (IL)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions for preventing and treating heart failure containing indane or naphthalene carboxylic acids
IPC: B21C23/08
Filed: 1988-06-23
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound represented by formula (I): <CHEM> wherein R represents an imidazolyl group, a thiazolyl group or a pyridyl group; n represents 1 or 2; and m represents an integer of from 1 to 4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preventing and treating heart failure.
Patent IT-508976-A (IT)
IPC: E05D5/02
Abstract: 737,344. Hinges. PFAFFLI, W. July 20, 1953 [July 25, 1952; Dec. 31, 1952; July 1, 1953], No. 20122/53. Class 65(2). A hinge comprises a pair of pivotally coupled members one at least of which carries a bolt for securing the hinge to one of the parts to be hinged together, and said bolt, which is screwthreaded with a thread pitch not exceeding 1À5 m.m., is screwed either into said part or into said member for axial adjustment of the bolt. As shown in Fig. 1, the upper member 1 of a take-off hinge carries a bolt 2 which passes into a window A at an inclination to the plane of the latter and has a screw-thread end 3 of reduced diameter. The lower hinge member carries a bolt 4 secured to the fixed frame by a transverse pin 7. In a modification the bolt has an intermediate screw-threaded portion of greater diameter. As shown in Fig. 8, the bolt carried by the upper hinge member has a screwthreaded end of the same diameter as the remainder of the bolt, and a bolt 10, which is welded to a metal hinged part, screws into the lower hinge member 11 and is secured in position by a grub screw 13. In a modification the hinge pin screws into the lower hinge member and constitutes the grub screw. The hinge pin may alternatively constitute one element of a bayonet joint, the other element being constituted by the upper hinge member.
Patent JP-H05207766-A (JP)
Title: Method and device for overcurrent protection and overcurrent detector
Inventor: FUKUNAGA MASANORI
IPC: H02P3/18
Filed: 1992-01-23
Abstract: PURPOSE:To realize overcurrent protection of a protective diode by providing each of protective diodes, connected in reverse parallel with switching elements, with a current detecting circuit thereby detecting the circuit of diode through which overcurrent flows and then switching the switching element and changing the passage of regenerative current. CONSTITUTION:Each of diodes D1-D6 is independently provided with overcurrent detecting circuit T1-T6 and outputs therefrom are fed to a control circuit 10. When an overcurrent detecting circuit T1 detects an overcurrent flowing through a diode Di (i=1-6), e.g. when a counter electromotive force is induced in a motor M and the overcurrent detecting circuit T2 detects overcurrent based on ON states of transistors Q4, Q5, the control circuit 10 controls driving circuits Dr 4, Dr 5 to turn the transistors Q4, Q6 OFF and changes the passage of regenerative current thus removing overcurrent from the diode D2 and protecting the diode D2 against overcurrent.
Patent JP-S5293805-A (JP)
Title: Method of removing attachments from boilers and heat exchangers
Inventor: FURUSAWA TAKETOSHI
IPC: F23J3/00
Filed: 1976-02-03
Abstract: PURPOSE: To provide a method of removing attachments from boilers and heat exchangers wherein, for the generating surface thereof, jet cleaning is made with high-pressure water, the attachments are dissolved or powdered by spraying the cleaning liquid which contains chemical liquid with a fixed composition and jet cleaning is performed again. 
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