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Patent GB-2314864-A (GB)
Title: Rock bit with an extended centre jet
Inventor: CIANEROS DENNIS
IPC: E21B10/16
Filed: 1997-06-26
Abstract: A rotary cone bit for drilling bore holes in earth formations has a body with a thread pin end and a dome end 18 from which extend three legs 14. A cutter cone 20 is rotatably mounted to each leg 14 and is radially oriented about the bit's central axis 36. Each cutter cone 20 has a gage row 28 of cutting elements 26 extending from the cone surface nearest the mouth 24 and a nose row 30 extending nearest the cone's apex. A centre jet 32 for emitting fluid or mud is located on the dome 18. The jet 32 has a converging nozzle 34 with an exit orifice 57 which extends below a predefined horizontal plane 38 intersected by the cones or cutting elements. The exit orifice 57 has a constant diameter for a length at least equal to its diameter for reducing the diffusion of the fluid or mud flow emitted. Fluid or mud emitted from the centre jet travels substantially uninterrupted within a cylindrical space 40 between the cones which is not invaded by any cutting element. This reduced diffusion substantially uninterrupted fluid flow strikes the bore hole bottom with maximum impact energy for enhanced removal of earth formation cuttings.
Patent GB-2329741-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display driver
Inventor: HSUAN YZ-WEI
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 1997-09-29
Abstract: A liquid crystal display driver scheme that incorporates a bi-directional data transfer capability between a data packet generator (31) and RAM (33). Data is stored in RAM before being written to the display (35) and may be recalled for correction. The device is able to operate in a number of modes to either read, write or correct data packets before they are decoded by the display driver (34).
Patent GB-2328006-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid rocket motor
Inventor: STINNESBECK THOMAS LUDWIG
IPC: F02K9/72
Filed: 1997-11-27
Abstract: A hybrid rocket motor has a fuel block 4 provided with a plurality of burn chambers 2 which communicate with a central main chamber. Oxidant is fed to the chambers 2 via an inlet 6, distributor 5, tubes 7 and injection holes 1.
Patent GB-2320698-A (GB)
Title: Laser beam welding apparatus
Inventor: MARUYAMA IWAO
IPC: B23K26/10
Filed: 1997-12-24
Abstract: The position of a workpiece (W) delivered into a welding station by a feed mechanism (18) is detected by CCD cameras (124, 126) of position detectors (20, 22), and a positioning error of the workpiece (W) with respect to a reference position is determined on the basis of the detected position. After training data for welding robots (12, 14) is corrected on the basis of the determined positioning error, scan heads (82, 84) on distal ends of the welding robots (12, 14) are inserted into the workpiece (W) to predetermined positions and are actuated to weld the workpiece (W) at a plurality of locations thereof with a laser beam (L) from a laser source (16). Work clamps 128 hold the workpiece and also discharge inert gas in the welding region.
Patent GB-2333379-A (GB)
Title: Client/server computing
Inventor: CHESSELL AMANDA ELIZABETH
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 1998-01-16
Abstract: A client processing apparatus in a client/server computing system which carries out transactions, issues a begin command 41 to signify the beginning of a transaction, sends to a remote server a substantive transactional command 42 including a transaction context having a specific value which indicates that a transaction has been started but transaction objects which represent the transaction have not yet been created, and receives a modified transaction context from said remote server 44 once said remote server has created said transaction objects 43.
Patent GB-2323236-A (GB)
Title: Video surveillance system
Inventor: SCHNEIDER WALTER
IPC: G08B13/196
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: A monitoring apparatus comprises, in a first embodiment, a plurality of cameras 3, 3a, 3b, each of which is associated with a predetermined solid angle within a predetermined monitored space, at least one monitor 4 to which a selected one of the images delivered by the cameras is switched, and a scanning device 1 for scanning the predetermined monitored space: On the appearance of an object 6 in this monitored space, the scanning device 1 transmits output signals which reproduce a position of the object 6 in the monitored space. A camera control 2 automatically receives the output signals of the scanning device and switches the camera 3 having a solid angle in which the object 6 is located, onto the at least one monitor 4. In a second embodiment, a monitoring apparatus for the monitoring of a predetermined monitored space uses a camera 3, of which the spatial alignment is adjustable, and a monitor 4, onto which the image delivered by the camera is switched. The monitoring apparatus also includes a scanning device 1 for the scanning of the predetermined monitored space. On the appearance of an object 6 in this monitored space, the scanning device 1 transmits output signals which reproduce a position of the object 6 in the monitored space. A camera control 2 controls the spatial alignment of the camera 3, on the basis of the output signals of the scanning device, for the detection of the object 6.
Patent GB-2327583-A (GB)
Title: Parameter setting method for a multimode monitor
Inventor: EOM JEONG-OUK
IPC: G09G1/16
Filed: 1998-06-08
Abstract: The method for setting the deflection parameters of a multimode monitor, such as the horizontal size and shift, and the vertical size and shift, comprises storing preset data in which parameter information is stored with the corresponding frequencies of horizontal and vertical sync signals for each mode. If at least one of the frequencies of input vertical and horizontal sync signals has changed during operation of the monitor, the input vertical and horizontal sync signal frequencies are measured. It is then determined whether vertical and horizontal sync frequencies identical to the measured frequencies are present in the stored preset data. Where identical frequencies are stored, the monitor is set to the corresponding stored parameter. Where identical frequencies are not stored deflection parameters are generated by interpolation between deflection parameters for the modes having sync signal frequencies adjacent above and below the frequencies of the input sync signals. Thus the parameters of the monitor are correctly set even for a non-preset monitor mode.
Patent GB-2327811-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing metallic microstructures
Inventor: HEYERS KLAUS
IPC: C25D1/00
Filed: 1998-07-24
Abstract: The method comprises forming trenches (8) in a polymer layer (7) on a substrate (1) with surface coatings (2, 3, 4). The trenches (8) are filled with material, which forms metallic microstructures (10), by a galvanic deposition process. Before the precipitation of the metallic microstructures (10), the side walls of the trenches (8) are covered by insulating layers (9) which, after removal of the polymer layer (7), remain adhering to the metallic microstructures (10) thereby providing lateral insulation of the microstructures.
Patent GB-2330658-A (GB)
Title: NMR determination of longitudinal and transverse relaxation times
Inventor: TAICHER GERSH ZVI
IPC: G01R33/44
Filed: 1998-09-01
Abstract: NMR properties of a medium are determined by the acquisition of NMR signals from each of a plurality of spatial volumes within the medium. This can be achieved by subjecting the medium to a static magnetic field gradient, and applying RF pulses to the medium, wherein different frequencies f1-fN are applied and received for each of the different spatial volumes. The longitudinal relaxation time of a medium is measured by inverting the polarization of nuclei within each of the volumes and then applying CPMG pulse sequence at each frequency f1-fN after a different recovery time R for each volume - see figure 3. The transverse relaxation time can be measured separately by acquiring a first CPMG echo train in a first volume, and then acquiring a plurality of additional CPMG echo trains, one from each volume, with each additional train having a duration less than the duration of the first echo train - see figure 2. The method is useful for well logging applications.
Patent GB-2341080-A (GB)
Title: Stand for cooking vessel lid
Inventor: SWEMMER J
IPC: A47J47/16
Filed: 1998-09-04
Abstract: A stand for a hot, moist lid removed from a cooking vessel comprises a backrest 14 for supporting the lid in a generally upright position and a drip tray 12. The backrest 14 may slope backwardly at about 30 degrees to vertical. The stand may be supported on a horizontal surface by rearwardly extending side parts 30 and a removable rear buttress 34, or by a rearward extension (17, Figure 5) of the base 16 of the drip tray. The backrest 14 also has a hole 34 near to its top to enable the stand to be hung on a wall from a hook. The stand may be made from plastic, wood or metal.
Patent GB-2330849-A (GB)
Title: Conduit and continuous coiled tubing system and method of assembly thereof
Inventor: HEAD PHILIP
IPC: E21B17/20
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: A conduit (5) for conveying hydraulic fluid or electrical cables from a surface power supply to a down-hole device is arranged inside a flexible coiled tubing (1). The conduit is held to the surrounding tubing by protrusions (11, fig 10) that project inwardly from the internal wall of the tubing and engage with the conduit or on collars (10) that are provided between the tubing and the conduit. These protrusions may be in the form of circular shaped dimples or as a continuous deformation provided around the entire circumference of the tubing. The collars may be provided with ribs (16) which enable the protrusions to effectively grip the collars thus preventing axial movement between the conduit and the tubing in at least one direction. In order to overcome problems associated with different radii of winding for the conduit and tubing when the system is coiled, the length of the conduit may be deliberately set to exceed the length of the tubing, such that when uncoiled, the conduit forms a curve between its anchoring points. To aid removal of the conduit from the tubing the collars may be dissolvable by a solvent which can be introduced between the conduit and the tubing.
Patent GB-2328545-A (GB)
Title: Tuning arrangement in a string instrument
Inventor: GOODAY MARK ALAN
IPC: G10D3/14
Filed: 1995-03-07
Abstract: A tuning arrangement for a string instrument wherein each machine head 3A has a rotatable adjusting handle 4A coupled to a winding peg 4B wherein the rotation of the handle 4A causes rotation of the peg 4B. The axis of rotation 8 of the winding handle is inclined at an acute angle relative to a perpendicular A to the longitudinal axis of the instrument and generally towards the main body of the instrument. This angle of inclination may be approximately 30‹ relative to perpendicular A. The axis of rotation 8 of the handle may additionally be inclined rearwardly relative to the plane of the fingerboard. The machine heads act to tune the instrument by altering the tension of the strings.
Patent GB-2332609-A (GB)
Title: A bait throwing stick
Inventor: BARRINGER KERRY JOHN
IPC: A01K97/02
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: A bait throwing stick (2) for throwing bait in the form of boilies (4), which bait throwing stick (2) comprises a handle portion (6) and a track portion (8) along which the boilies (4) travel when they are being thrown, the track portion (8) being such that it is a non-tubular track portion (8) which is of such a construction that the boilies (4) do not fall off the track portion (8) as they are being thrown, and the track portion (8) being such that it has at least one aperture (12) for reducing wind resistance of the track portion (8) as the boilies (4) are being thrown.
Patent GB-2336726-A (GB)
Title: Plug retainer for plug and socket assembly
Inventor: HIRST JOHN
IPC: H01R13/627
Filed: 1999-02-08
Abstract: An electrical domestic plug and socket assembly includes a resilient clip 1 fixed to the socket 2, extending outwardly from the face of the socket and arranged such that, when the plug 3 is inserted in the socket, a projecting part 4 of the clip projects over the plug preventing the plug from being removed from the socket unless or until the projecting part of the clip is moved and held by a user against is resilient bias in a different position in which the plug is free to be removed from the socket.
Patent GB-2347193-A (GB)
Title: A vibration reducing piston
Inventor: PINDAR DAVID THORNTON
IPC: F02F3/10
Filed: 1999-02-23
Abstract: A piston 10 for an internal combustion engine comprises a crown portion 12 and a skirt portion 14. The piston 10 also had a layer 22 of resilient material adhered to at least part of or at least one of the lower surface of the crown 12 and the inner surface of the skirt 14. At the resonant frequency of the piston 10, the piston 10 has ante-nodes and the layer 22 extends across them. The layer 22 may be 1 to 2 mm of silicon rubber and have gaps which allow cooling oil to reach the surfaces of the piston 10. The layer 22 helps reduce vibrations which in turn reduces wear.
Patent GB-2354137-A (GB)
Title: Network supervisory system where components are instructed to poll their neighbours to obtain address information
Inventor: VALENTINE SIMON PETER
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 1999-05-10
Abstract: A network is made up of a number of components <B>12,13,14</B> connected by links <B>16</B> between ports of the components, wherein each component or port has an address. At least some of the components or their have means, such as agents, for storing the address of the remote port or component to which they are connected. This information can be obtained from messages transmitted into the port from the remote component. Where a component <B>eg.13B</B> does not have the addresses of the remote components <B>eg.12C-E,14</B> or ports to which its ports are connected for all of its ports it "pings" the remote component <B>eg.14</B> (ie sends it a message requesting that it respond with its address information) from the ports lacking remote address information. In this way it is ensured that all components which can learn their neighbouring components addresses do so. From this data a network map may be constructed. A supervisory system <B>11</B> may control the address gathering and construct the network map.
Patent GB-2341700-A (GB)
Title: Parallel profile matching in a large scale webcasting system
Inventor: EICHSTAEDT MATTHIAS
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-05-20
Abstract: A method for parallel matching a user profile with desired data comprises partitioning a profile database into sub-partitions having data subsets, the subsets comprising predicates used to assert selected properties to information items, mapping each sub-partition onto one or more processors yielding greatest processing efficiency, communicating an information item to each processor, and matching the information with a corresponding predicate. The mapping of the sub-partition to a processor may be based on a sub-partition's cost and the speed of the processor. If the sub-partitions have any overlap, greedy mapping partitioning may be used. Alternatively, b-mapping or cluster partitioning may be used. The method may include building a profile index (504) which includes a collection of user profiles, and which identifies predicates shared by user profiles. The method may be applied to a large scale webcasting system.
Patent GB-2346699-A (GB)
Title: Position sensing
Inventor: HUFF DEREK GRAHAM
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1999-06-21
Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the position of an object relative to a plane, in particular for sensing the position of balls in sports e.g. to verify whether or not a goal has been scored, comprises at least one energising coil 1 disposed between at least two detecting coils 3, 4 and a ball 10 provided with or formed of a conductive material (e.g. aluminium or phosphor bronze) such that its presence affects the detected signals, phase sensing means 8 being provided for detecting signal variations and indicating the presence or position of the ball. The apparatus is arranged so that a detectable phase reversal occurs as the ball crosses the plane of the coils.
Patent GB-2336977-A (GB)
Title: Process control system using a layered-hierarchy control strategy distributed into multiple control devices
Inventor: NIXON MARK
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 1998-02-06
Abstract: A process controller (100) implements smart field device standards (132) and other bus-based architecture standards so that communications and control among devices are performed and the standard control operations are transparent to a user. The process controller implements and executes a standard set of function blocks (522) or control functions defined by a standard protocol so that standard-type control is achieved with respect to non-standard-type devices (12). The process controller enables standard devices (6) to implement the standard set of function blocks and control functions. The process controller implements an overall strategy as if all connected devices are standard devices by usage of a Fieldbus function block as a fundamental building block for control structures. Function blocks are defined to create control structures for all types of devices. A user defines the control strategy by building a plurality of function blocks and control modules (440) and downloading or installing user-specified portions of the control strategy into the Fieldbus devices and the non-Fieldbus devices. Thereafter, the Fieldbus devices automatically perform the downloaded portions of the overall strategy independently of other portions of the control stategy. The process control system includes a diagnostic monitoring and display functionality for viewing, in a coherent manner diagnostic information relating to a process that operates over multiple devices and system components. The digital control system automatically senses when a new controller is attached to a network and determines the number and types of I/O Ports that are attached to the new controller. The digital control system program also includes an automatic configuration program that responds to sensing of a new controller by automatically configuring the input/output (I/O) subsystem. Upon connection of the device, the device is automatically sensed and configured using the database configuration information, without setting of physical switches or node address information on the devices. The digital control system with a predetermined configuration automatically senses the connection to a network of a digital device that is not included in the predetermined configuration. The process control system includes a user interface (300) which supports multiple IEC-1131 standard control languages and user-selection from among the control languages. From a single application routing, a user selects a control language from among a plurality of control languages including, for example,
Patent GB-2345484-A (GB)
Title: Merchandising display unit
Inventor: BYFIELD CLAYTON PAUL
IPC: A47F10/02
Filed: 1999-09-29
Abstract: A merchandising display unit (1) comprises an enclosure (10). The enclosure (10) has an outlet (15) via which merchandised items held in the enclosure (1) can be removed. The enclosure (10) defines an opening (20) fitted with a glove (22), the arrangement being such that a user's hand can be inserted into the glove (22) through the opening so that items held in the enclosure (1) can be transferred to a platform (14) adjacent an outlet (15), preferably by means of a scoop (24). A rake (26) may then be used to remove the items.
Patent GB-2343395-A (GB)
Title: Method of making tools having a core die and a cavity die
Inventor: GRINBERG GRIGORIY
IPC: C23C4/18
Filed: 1999-11-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making a moulding tool comprising a core die and a cavity die. The method comprises (a) providing a first metal deposit (12) comprising one of the cavity die or the core die, the first metal deposit (12) having a die face (16), (b) providing a spray forming pattern (32) on a portion of the die face (16) of the first metal deposit (12),(c) spraying metal particles onto the first metal deposit (12) and the spray forming pattern (32) to form a second metal deposit (14) comprising the other of the cavity die or the core die, and (d) removing the spray forming pattern (32) from the first and second metal deposits (12,14).
Patent GB-2343693-A (GB)
Title: Retrievable well pump and tubular junction assembly
Inventor: SWATEK MIKE ALLEN
IPC: F04D29/04
Filed: 1999-11-10
Abstract: A well pump assembly has a tubular junction 22 having a main tube 23 and a bypass tube 24. An electric motor 15 hangs below the tubular junction in the main tube. The motor has an upper end with a drive shaft (27 figure 2). A pump 39 has a lower end which has a driven shaft (48 figure 2) which releasably couples with the drive shaft of the motor. The pump may be lowered or raised through the production tubing on a wireline, wire rope or coiled tubing while the motor remains in place. The bypass tube of the tubular junction may receive workover tools that are diverted by a wireline tool.
Patent GB-2362729-A (GB)
Title: Memory access debug using an emulator
Inventor: COFLER ANDREW
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 1999-12-23
Abstract: A system for executing pipelined instructions, the system including instruction fetch circuitry, instruction dispatch circuitry, data memory for use in store and load operations, data memory access circuitry and emulator circuitry for use in debug operations. The emulator circuitry includes circuitry indicating an error in the data memory access operation, snoop circuitry for snooping memory access in the data memory access circuitry, synchronising means for synchronising snooped data memory access addresses with program counts for the instructions associated with the access addresses and memory mapped storage circuitry responsive to a data memory access error to indicate the data memory address associated with the error whereby the emulator circuitry may use the data memory address in a subsequent operation to obtain from the synchronising means the specific program count associated with the memory access operation in which the error occurred.
Patent HU-T66580-A (HU)
Title: Substituted pyridine derivatives and fungicidal compositions containing them
Inventor: HARREUS ALBRECHT
IPC: A01N43/54
Filed: 1993-09-09
Abstract: Substituted pyridine derivatives of the formula I <IMAGE>  in which   R<1> is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, phenyl, phenoxyalkyl, phenylmercaptoalkyl, phenylalkyl, phenoxy, phenylmercapto, R<2>, R<3> and R<4> independently of one another are hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, R<5> is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio alkoxyalkyl, the group R<8>R<9>N-, alkylthioalkyl, hydroxy, halogen, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, phenyl, phenoxy, phenylalkyl, phenoxyalkyl, phenylmercaptoalkyl, phenylmercapto, R<6> is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, halogen, phenyl or   R<5> and R<6> together form a polymethylene chain of the formula -(CH2)m- where m is 3 or 4, R<7> is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxyalkyl, monocyclic or polycyclic cycloalkyl or cycloalkylmethyl, monocyclic or polycyclic cycloalkenyl or cycloalkenylmethyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, phenylalkenyl, phenoxyalkyl, R<8> and R<9> independently of one another are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, or the two radicals R<8> and R<9> together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represent a heterocycle having 1 to 3 identical or different hetero atoms,   X is CH or N, <IMAGE>     R<10> is hydrogen or alkyl,   R<11> is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or phenylalkyl, and their acid addition salts and metal salt complexes which are tolerated by plants, and fungicides containing these compounds.