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Patent GB-2303111-A (GB)
Title: Flow wrapping of product groups
Inventor: CARRUTH GEOFFREY
IPC: B65B9/067
Filed: 1995-07-11
Abstract: A flow wrapping system for wrapping of serially grouped products 1 on a production line having a direction of flow comprises a wrapping mechanism having a packaging material feed 4 and a product infeed, the product infeed being adapted to deliver the product in product groups to the wrapping mechanism, with the product groups lying in a column extending in the direction of flow of the production line; the wrapping mechanism comprising a fold box means 2 configured as an open-topped channel having a floor and side walls and extending in the direction of flow, which fold box serves, in use, to fold the packaging material 3 around the product groups. The fold box channel has a broad entrance and narrows in the direction of flow. Pushers 5 on a continuous chain drive 6 propel the groups of products 1 (such as biscuits, sweets or tablets) through the channel. Downstream of the fold box are a primary end sealing unit 7, longitudinal seam sealing rollers 8,9, turnover rollers 10 to fold the longitudinal seam against the tubular wrapper and a secondary end sealing unit 11 to consolidate the transverse seals and cut the wrapper into consecutive product group packages. The production line slopes upwardly in the direction of flow. Suction means at the fold box 2 pull the wrapping material against the side walls.
Patent GB-2305453-A (GB)
Title: Flood barrier
Inventor: DYMOND JOHN GILBERT
IPC: E06B9/00
Filed: 1995-09-25
Abstract: A storm water guard has a frame to be secured to the interior or exterior of a property, and one or more panels to be inserted into the frame; gasket seals ensure a watertight barrier.
Patent GB-2294660-A (GB)
Title: Continuous belt press
Inventor: TROTTMANN WILLI
IPC: B27N3/24
Filed: 1995-04-27
Abstract: A continuous belt press is used to press a bandlike material (9). It has two opposing circulating pressure belts (3, 4) that are guided over deflection rollers (5) and that exert contact pressure on the bandlike material (9). To improve such a belt press, at least one of the deflection rollers (6, 8) can be temperature-controlled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296071-A (GB)
Title: Elastic universal joint
Inventor: SADAKATA KIYOSHI
IPC: F16D3/00
Filed: 1995-11-30
Abstract: An elastic universal joint assembly for a vehicle steering gear comprises a joint yoke 4 having a cylindrical portion 14 which is connected to a shaft 2a through an elastic joint 3. The cylindrical portion 14 has notches 17 which loosely embrace lugs 10, 10a integral with the end of the shaft. The cylindrical portion 14 may be within the elastic joint rather than around it (Figs 16 to 22). A concave portion 29 in the front end surface of the shaft prevents interference between the shaft and the other yoke 18 of the joint. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303943-A (GB)
Title: Public lighting control unit
Inventor: NOONE SEAN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1996-07-30
Abstract: A public lighting control unit 1 has a controller 3 which controls a lamp load via an output switch module 5 and a photoelectric control unit socket 2. The output signal is generated according to a daylight level signal received from a light sensing module 10, a real time signal received from an LW receiver 29 and an auxiliary signal received from a remote source via an auxiliary signal receiver 19. The real time signal in conjunction with the other signals allows comprehensive control and because it is received from a remote source, there is no need for resetting circuits after a power failure. The controller 3 can operate in a test mode in response to auxiliary signals, eg for testing operation of the lighting at intermediate light levels. The control may incorporate a transmitter for transmitting monitoring information to a remote monitoring device.
Patent GB-2316832-A (GB)
Title: Signal-Assessed User Terminal Access in Satellite Communication Systems
Inventor: MORAES JOSE LUIZ ALBUQUERQUE
IPC: H04H20/00
Filed: 1996-08-24
Abstract: A satellite communications system comprises satellites 9A-C, earth stations 7A-E, user terminals 11 and controlling gateways 3 in the form of mobile satellite switching centres 5A-E. Access to and from a user terminal 11 may be gained from and to a terrestrial telephone system 1 by earth stations 7A-E contacting the satellites 9A-C and by the satellites contacting the user terminals 11. The satellites 9A-C periodically broadcast messages indicative of the earth station 7A-E with which they are instantly in contact. The user terminal 11  listens to these broadcasts, assesses the quality of the received signal, and keeps a league table based on an accumulated score allocated to each earth station 7A-E which can be heard. When calling into the system, the user terminal pages earth stations in descending order of score in the league table. When in contact, the user terminal 11 sends the league table to the system. When subsequently trying to contact the user terminal 11, the system uses earth stations in descending order of score in the league table, last received from the user terminal.
Patent GB-2319197-A (GB)
Title: Balanced sleeve flange typemounting device for a grinding wheel
Inventor: HUANG SHIH-CHUNG
IPC: B24B45/00
Filed: 1996-11-13
Abstract: A sleeve flange type mounting device for a grinding wheel consists of a sleeve flange 10 a pressing plate 20 fitted on the sleeve portion for clamping the grinding wheel 60 on the flange portion, a cover 40 fitted on the pressing plate and three balance weights 30 received in a circular recess defined by the pressing plate. Each weight has a first arc-shaped side abutting against a wall near the periphery of the pressing plate and a second arc-shaped side abutting against a circumferential periphery of the cover. A nut 50 threadedly engages an extremity of the sleeve portion to exert a compressive force on the cover, the weights being cocked in position by screws 32.
Patent GB-2321078-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover device for covering the angle formed between the edge of a hinged door and the door frame.
Inventor: PRODROMOU PHRIXOS
IPC: E06B7/36
Filed: 1997-01-08
Abstract: A cover device for covering the angle formed between the edge of a hinged door and the door frame, comprises an elongate strip 1 having parallel sides, and divided by hinge lines 2-6 into a plurality of elongate panels 7-12. A first outer panel 7 is adapted to be fixed to the face of the door D, adjacent the door edge E, and a second outer panel 8 is adapted to be fixed to the door frame F. Panel 8 has a groove cut in it allowing it to fix to an uneven surface. Four further panels 9-12 can fold to form a hollow rectangular structure, in the corner between the door and the door frame, when the door is fully closed and which present a convex cover, over the angle between the door and the frame, when the door is open. At least the third and sixth panels 9, 12 are constructed with areas of reduced thickness which increase their flexibilty relative to stiffer panels 7, 8 and 11.
Patent GB-2323185-A (GB)
Title: Perpetual calendar mechanism for clocks watches and timers
Inventor: D SOUZA PAUL GERARD
IPC: G04B19/253
Filed: 1997-03-10
Abstract: A perpetual calendar mechanism comprises a day wheel 1 toggled once a day by wheel 14 and intermittently co-operable with a month wheel 3 via a sector gear2, intermittently driving the same by 1/12th of a revolution for every revolution of the day wheel. The driving takes place during the end of month period of the day wheel. The month wheel has supplementary teeth of a quantity and position corresponding to the number of days less than 31 at each month end. The teeth are driven by wheel 11 so as to advance the month wheel and in turn the day wheel to compensate for months with less than 31 days. One tooth is provided by gear 5 and is omitted during every 4th turn of the month wheel for a leap year.
Patent GB-2313968-A (GB)
Title: An IC with I/O configurable for coupling to different operating voltage environments
Inventor: WONG WILSON
IPC: H03K19/0175
Filed: 1997-05-28
Abstract: The core of an IC may be supplied with a reduced voltage by an internal voltage dropping circuit VDC, while the input and output circuits remain compatible with circuits supplied with an unreduced voltage. Alternatively, the IC may be supplied with reduced voltage, and the input can be configured to accept signals from circuits supplied with the reduced voltage (figure 4), or from circuits supplied with the unreduced voltage (figure 5). When the IC is supplied with reduced voltage, an output driver (figure 9a) may be protected against leakage currents by applying a boosted voltage, e.g. from a voltage pump, to some driver nodes. The same IC design may be used in different operating modes depending on the option selected by metal masks, by fuses, or by EEPROM, EPROM, or SRAM cells.
Patent GB-2326247-A (GB)
Title: Stereo slide mount system
Inventor: INABA MINORU
IPC: G02B27/22
Filed: 1997-06-09
Abstract: A stereo slide mount system can reproduce an accurate stereo effect to facilitate ease on mounting and accurate positioning. A set of plural types of stereo slide mounts 1 (#0 to #2) in which the width W of windows stepwisely decreases having the same pitch Pw of the windows and different width (W 0  to W 2 ) of the windows and fitting pitches of right and left films. A base frame is provided with positioning pins 6 for engaging perforations on the film, and a cover frame is provided with pin holes 7 to be engaged with the positioning pins 6. The pins 6 and the holes 7 are provided at positions such that the inner vertical edges of the windows are brought into agreement with the inner edges of the pictures of the film. The stereo slide mount having smaller width windows has an increased gap width (P 0 , P 1 , P 2 ) between the two sets of right and left positioning pins 6 so as to extend the pitch of the right and left films, and therefore the outer masking amount of the right and left films increases. Stereo slide mounts with arcuate ends and viewers therefor (Figs 8-11, not shown) and stereo side mounts and stereo viewers with engaging means to hold the mount in the correct position (Figs 5-6, not shown) are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2315406-A (GB)
Title: Modular cooking oven
Inventor: JARA BRUCE CHARLES
IPC: A21B1/48
Filed: 1997-06-26
Abstract: A modular cooking oven for cooking food products include a plurality of modules arranged in end-to-end relationship, with partitions between adjacent modules. A continuously moving conveyor belt (60) extends longitudinally through the oven from an inlet end to an outlet end. Hot cooking gas is continuously circulated in a closed path which is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the oven. The hot gas is circulated downwardly and then is directed through a plurality of axially spaced transversed slots (132, 134), both above and below the conveyor (60), toward the conveyor belt and food cooking therein. Spent gasses are then deflected away from the conveyor belt into a recirculation path, and are reheated prior to recirculation. Air and steam inlets are provided at various points, and are so arranged that an operator can provide either similar or different conditions of temperature and humidity in different modules. The oven interior may be cleaned by introducing a full strength cleaning solution through nozzles arranged at various points, and washing the cleaning solution down with water, while the oven is warm but not in use.
Patent GB-2318657-A (GB)
Title: Cache consistency in multiprocessor systems
Inventor: HARVEY IAN NIGEL
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1997-07-15
Abstract: A method of managing memory in a system with two or more processors 40, 42, each having a cache memory 44, 46 and the system having a system memory 48, comprises dividing the system memory into pages, subdivided into blocks and flagging each of the pages with a status being one of "cacheable", "non-cacheable" and "free". If a block of memory is required for the storage of data local to a specific processor, a block of a page having "cacheable" status 50, 52, 54 is allocated. If a block of memory is required for the storage of data to be accessed by more than one processor, a block of a page having "non-cacheable" status 56 is allocated. If no suitable block is available, a page having "free" status is changed to "cacheable" or "non-cacheable" as required. When no blocks are allocated within a page, its status is changed to "free".
Patent GB-2321211-A (GB)
Title: Mat board cutter with flexible bearings
Inventor: LOCKWOOD ROBIN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B26D7/00
Filed: 1997-01-17
Abstract: A cutting machine (10, Fig 1) for cutting cardboard (30, Fig 1) or the like has a base board (12 Fig 1), a clamp bar (14 Fig 1) extending across the base board and a cutter head (26 Fig 1) slidingly mounted on the clamp bar. Bearing arrangements for the cutting head provide lateral guidance by interengagement of tapering bearing surfaces 114, 116 on the cutter head and the clamp bar. Polymeric tapering bearing elements 108, 110 on the cutter head have bearing surfaces at their ends separated by a relieved region. The relieved region is fixed. Adjusters (138 Fig 7) act on the end bearing areas to take up clearances and provide the requisite level of adjustment by flexing the end portions of one the bearing elements.
Patent GB-2330292-A (GB)
Title: Bird cage
Inventor: KING RICHARD
IPC: A01K31/06
Filed: 1997-11-24
Abstract: A bird cage which comprises a base 50, four sides 80 each having a lower inverted U-shaped edge member eg 81c, a top 100, and a seed catcher 60 which outwardly extends from the sides to catch and direct debris, such as discarded bird seeds, shells, etc., which fall out from the sides. A rectangular-shaped side retainer 70 comprising four horizontal elongated bars connected by four corner mounts 74 is mounted above the seed catcher and releasably attachable to the base to securely support the U-shaped edge members of the sides in a spaced-apart relation to the seed catcher. The attachment of the sides to side retainer provides an unobstructed opening or passageway under the length of the securely supported side for directing discarded bird seed into base.
Patent GB-2322527-A (GB)
Title: Data error correction
Inventor: PARK DONG-SEEK
IPC: H04N19/89
Filed: 1997-12-08
Abstract: A data error correcting method determines the range of data error correction to minimize the elimination of error-free data by minimizing the range for correcting data errors generated during decoding of received data. The steps include (a) detecting an error in data during forward decoding; (b) determining the location of a forward error block which corresponds the location of the first predetermined unit data block including error data detected in step (a); (c) stopping forward decoding and detecting an error in data while decoding the data in a reverse direction, if an error is detected in said step (a); (d) determining the location of a reverse error block which corresponds to the location of the data block including the error detected in said step (c); and (e) determining the data between said forward and backward error blocks, inclusive, as an error correction range. Therefore, high-quality reproduction can be achieved by minimizing an error correction range by means of reverse decoding and thus reducing elimination of error-free data, eg for multimedia video data.
Patent GB-2316083-A (GB)
Title: A method for increasing the electrotransport flux of polypeptides
Inventor: HOLLADAY LESLIE A
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 1996-06-06
Abstract: Methods for modifying polypeptide agents to enhance their transdermal electrotransport flux are provided. The polypeptide is modified by reducing the potential of the polypeptide for forming * small Greek alpha *-helical or * small Greek beta *-sheet segments. In particular, amino acid residues known to stabilize * small Greek alpha *-helical and * small Greek beta *-sheet segments can be replaced with destabilizing residues and known helix breakers. Modified molecules and compositions including the molecules are also provided.
Patent GB-2320494-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of slag by size screening
Inventor: LANCASTER JAMES DAVID
IPC: C22B7/00
Filed: 1997-12-18
Abstract: Slag from a stainless steel manufacturing process is subjected to a first size screening to divide it into a first larger size fraction and a second smaller size fraction, the second fraction is subjected to second size screening to divide it into third and fourth fractions, the fourth fraction being of less than 3 mm in size and the third fraction being of greater size than the fourth fraction, wherein the fourth fraction is recovered as a usable by product. The fourth fraction, containing up to 5% by weight of nickel, may particularly be used as a soil conditioner. Stainless steel scrap may be recovered from the third and fourth fractions.
Patent GB-2321813-A (GB)
Title: Laser beam focussing and aligning
Inventor: RIOLAND JACQUES
IPC: G21B1/03
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: In order to focus and aim light from a powerful laser precisely onto a pellet in an inertial confinement fusion reactor, a false target 21 (larger and possibly of different shape - figure 3) is placed where the real target is expected to be. Light from the laser passes through a non-linear frequency multiplying material 10, is reflected by separator grating 11 and focussed by lens 12 onto the false target 21. Light reflected by the false target passes through the separator grating 11 and is reflected by mirror 33 and half-silvered mirror 32 onto Hartmann wavefront analyser 35. Light also passes directly from the laser to the analyser via separator grating 11 and half-silvered mirror 32. Wavefront analyser analyses the difference between the incident light beams to determine whether the laser beam is correctly aligned and focussed.
Patent GB-2324203-A (GB)
Title: Cable duct with T-shaped cable securing members
Inventor: BESSERER HORST
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1998-02-26
Abstract: A cable duct (10) for receiving and distributing cables for a switchgear cabinet or in switching systems, comprises a U-shaped receiving member, which is formed from a base portion (11) and two lateral portions (12). The base portion has a line of openings (36) and a line of punched-out parts (37) each with a line of T-shaped cable securing members (38) The lateral portions of the receiving member are provided with a line of open cable retaining slots (18, 19) and have a line of mounting slots (16, 17), which are aligned with one another, for cable supporting webs and mounting bores which interconnect the lateral portions. The T-shaped cable securing members may be bent down to secure the cables.
Patent GB-2319452-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to ground penetrating implements
Inventor: CLAXTON JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: A01B1/02
Filed: 1997-08-11
Abstract: An attachment for a foot-driven, ground penetrating implement such as a spade, comprising a foot pad (18), preferably faced with a resilient layer (20) and means such as an underside channel (15) by means of which the foot pad can be securely fixed to the top edge of the ground penetrating portion of the implement, as by means of screws (7) extending through the walls (8) of the channel.
Patent GB-2341262-A (GB)
Title: Feature assembly for gaming machine
Inventor: BOSCH RAMON PERICAS
IPC: G07F17/38
Filed: 1998-06-05
Abstract: In a feature assembly for a gaming machine which is actuated following selected or all wins on the gaming machine a freely moving member eg a ball 35 is directed past a plurality of projections 24 which determine the path of the member and direct it into one of several possible locations 30. The particular location then affects the win already made on the gaming machine eg win or loss. The movable member may be temporarily retained in the location 30 by a slidable member 31 and its presence detected by a phototransistor 34. Wins or losses at the locations 30 may be indicated by bi-colour LED's.
Patent GB-2338312-A (GB)
Title: Aperture selection strip
Inventor: TSENG KOU-LONG
IPC: G03B9/04
Filed: 1998-06-09
Abstract: An aperture selection mechanism for camera lens includes an aperture strip 40 and a disk selection knob 10. The aperture strip has two or more different sizes of apertures 41 which may be equally spaced from each other and being sequenced by size. Turning the selection knob, the aperture strip will be moved and one of the apertures will be positioned in the light path of the camera lens. The strip can be flexible and wound on to a barrel (figure 1). The strip may be driven by a gear attached to the knob and may be in the form of a bendable strip (figure 3) or a circular ring (figure 4).
Patent GB-2338782-A (GB)
Title: Accident sound detection circuit
Inventor: KYOUNO NOBORU
IPC: G01H3/08
Filed: 1998-06-24
Abstract: The circuit includes an A/D converter 45 to convert an input signal from an environmental sound detector into a digital signal which is applied to a differential calculation unit 50. A comparator 60 compares the output signal of the unit 50 with a reference differential value from a unit 55, an accident sound detecting signal being output from the comparator. A signal smoothing unit (46, Fig.3) may be provided between the units 45 and 50. The accident sound detecting signal may be used to close a switch connecting the output of the A/D converter to further processing circuitry (Figs. 7, 11-13, 15, 17, 19). This circuitry includes, either individually or in various combinations, a power spectrum calculation unit, an auto-correlation calculation unit and a signal duration calculation unit.
Patent GB-2332737-A (GB)
Title: Organisation of water heating systems
Inventor: GLEDHILL HOUGHTON AINSWORTH
IPC: F24D11/00
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: A water heating system, especially a thermal storage water heating system, comprises three water storage tanks 10,12,13 arranged in a narrow, elongated upright casing. These tanks are hydraulically inter-linked so as in effect to form one storage volume, but they are arranged at the comers of the casing, which is square in cross section, so as to leave a corner space 90, for the location of ancillary equipment which is needed for the system. In an alternative arrangement the heating system comprises two side by side storage tanks with one tank shorter than the other so that the ancillary equipment can be located above the shorter tank.
Patent GB-2341699-A (GB)
Title: Inter-module data transfer
Inventor: PHELPS RICHARD CARL
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: Apparatus for a computer system comprises a plurality of modules; a storage device (86) and means (83) for receiving read transaction requests from modules, each request including address data (84) indicating the location of the data to be retrieved, and identity data indicating the source of the transaction message. The apparatus also includes means (84) for sending the address data to the storage device, means (85, 87) for storing the identity data in a queue; means for receiving a retrieved data item from the storage device, means for matching the retrieved data item with the identity data at the head of the queue, and means for returning the retrieved data to the module identified by the matched identity data.
Patent GB-2331874-A (GB)
Title: Board-to-board connector
Inventor: MIZUMURA AKINORI
IPC: H05K3/36
Filed: 1998-11-20
Abstract: An electrical connector (1) is disclosed for interconnecting a pair of printed circuit boards (2,3). The connector includes a housing (4) defining a pair of elongated openings (6,8) for receiving the connecting ends (5,7) of a pair of printed circuit boards (2,3). A flat circuit (25) overlies the connecting ends of the printed circuit boards. A pair of actuator assemblies (10-13) are mounted on the housing for movement between first positions allowing insertion of the printed circuit boards (2,3) into their respective openings (6,8) and second positions biasing appropriate conductors (26) of the flat circuit (25) against appropriate circuits of the printed circuit boards (2,3).