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Patent FR-928469-A (FR)
IPC: B64C21/06
Filed: 1946-05-28
Granted: 1947-11-28
Abstract: 636,045. Jet-propelled aircraft ; boundary layer control. SOC. NATIONALE DE CONSTRUCTIONS AERONAUTIQUES DU SUDEST. May 22, 1947, No. 13828. Convention date, May 28, 1946. [Class 4] [Also in Group YXVI] A jet-propelled aircraft is provided with two gas turbines 1, 2 discharging through, a common nozzle 19 at the tail of the machine, the compressor inlet 5 being arranged to suck in the boundary layer air on the upper portion of the fuselage through an opening 6, or the boundary layer on the upper wing surfaces through spanwise slots 7, according to the setting of a control valve 1.6. During landing the valve is adjusted to ensure suction of the wing boundary layer, to maintain lift. The nozzle 19 is provided with thrust-spoiling flaps 12, 13, and with forwardly-disposed air suction openings 22, 23 for thrust augmentation. The gas turbines 1, 2 may be mounted side-byside, as shown in Fig. 1, or one above the other, Fig. 6 (not shown).
Patent GB-2347544-A (GB)
Title: Modular data handling system
Inventor: MCLAUGHLIN NIGEL
IPC: G07F9/02
Filed: 2000-01-25
Abstract: A data handling system suitable for use on an entertainment machine has a base module 1 that is mountable on a machine to receive data therefrom, and one or more output interface modules 7-9 which is/are releasably connectable to the base module and which can communicate with external data reading equipment. The output interface modules are interchangeable with different modules to allow for machine changes. The base module may be powered by a battery 11.
Patent GB-2351504-A (GB)
Title: MMC disc brake back plate and a method of manufacture by extrusion
Inventor: NAKAO YASUHIRO
IPC: B21C23/22
Filed: 2000-02-14
Abstract: A method of manufacturing an aluminium - ceramic oxide (e.g. alumina) composite body 163 comprises the steps of reducing a porous oxide-based ceramic body (31, Figs. 1-2B) using magnesium nitride, infiltrating molten aluminium (41, Figs. 1 and 2A) into the body (31, Figs. 1-2B) to form a composite billet (45, Figs. 2B-3 and 7) which is extruded into a sheet 158 from which composite bodies 163 are punched. A composite body 163 clad on either face with an aluminium alloy 157 may be formed by placing an aluminium alloy billet (152, Fig. 7) between the extrusion die (153, Fig. 7) and the composite billet (45, fig. 7) before extruding. Back plates 163 for supporting the brake pads (72 and 175, Figs. 6 and 11) of disc brakes may be formed using this method, the surfaces of the back plates 163 being ground for bonding of the brake pads thereto.
Patent GB-2347541-A (GB)
Title: Smoke detector for a duct
Inventor: THORP EDWARD J
IPC: G08B17/10
Filed: 2000-03-06
Abstract: A smoke detector (10) for mounting to an air duct has a housing (12) from which extend inflow (20) and outflow (22) sampling tubes. A sensor (28) is located in the housing between the tubes, and an aspirator (24) such as a centrifugal blower is carried within the housing adjacent to a proximal end of the inflow tube such that a flow output from the blower is directed toward the sensor. A closed channel can extend between a proximal end of the inflow tube and the sensor such that a constant sensitivity is achieved regardless of the velocity of air flow in the duct.
Patent GB-2360908-A (GB)
Title: Two way communication device
Inventor: BRICKLES PHILIP
IPC: H04M1/72478
Filed: 2000-03-30
Abstract: A two way text messaging device suitable for the hard of hearing comprises a display and a key pad for the entry of messages. The key pad may be similar to one typically used on a mobile telephone in which keys are repeatedly pressed in order to obtain a desired character.
Patent GB-2354927-A (GB)
Title: Water heating element with adjustable resistance track associated with bimetal control
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 2000-06-02
Abstract: A water boiling vessel having a thick film heating element 3 provided with a bimetallic over- temperature protection control includes a thick film auxiliary heater 11 provided on the heating element in the bimetal response region 7 and a resistive track 13 connected in series with the auxiliary heater the track being contactable selectively along its length so as to vary its effective resistance and thereby vary the current through the auxiliary heater. The auxiliary heater increases the heating of the bimetallic control so that it operates at a lower temperature thereby switching off the heater prematurely. An integrated 360{ cordless appliance inlet connector and dry boil control includes a slider 55 to connect selectively to the resistive track. The resistive tack may have discrete contact points 14' and may be arranged in parallel with a second resistive track 25 which control power to a keep warm element 21. A second bimetal response area 8 is also provided.
Patent GB-2351602-A (GB)
Title: Arc tube manufacture for preventing leaks from arc tube
Inventor: IRISAWA SHINICHI
IPC: H01J61/073
Filed: 2000-06-21
Abstract: An arc tube, which is capable of prolonging the life thereof by preventing occurrence of a leak caused from a crack of an arc-tube body, has the average surface roughness of each of outer surfaces (26Aa and 26Bb) of tungsten electrodes (26A and 26B) pinch-sealed to pinch seal portions at a temperature of 2000{C or greater (20b1 and 20b2) on the two sides of a light-emission tube (20a) of an arc-tube body (20) is set to be 3 m or smaller. Thus, the state of pinch-sealing of the tungsten electrodes (26A and 26B) to the pinch seal portions (20b1 and 20b2) is brought to a state in which the two elements are engaged with small pits and projections. Therefore, great compressive stress is not left in the region adjacent to the joint surface between the pinch seal portions (20b1 and 20b2) and the tungsten electrodes (26A and 26B) as distinct from the conventional structure. In a case where a crack of the arc-tube body (20) is formed owing to the residual compressive stress, the crack is limited to a local portion which is the region adjacent to the joint surface. As a result, the crack is not enlarged to reach the surface of the arc-tube body (20).
Patent GB-2367764-A (GB)
Title: Multipurpose exercise machine
Inventor: HUANG CHIN-LIEN
IPC: A63B23/00
Filed: 2000-10-10
Abstract: An exercise machine 10 comprises a base unit 12 with a pivoting seat unit 14 which is pivoted to the base unit, the height and angle of which can be adjusted by the telescopic support 48 and support rod 50 respectively. The support rod can be locked in at any of the holes 28. A foot supporting unit is attached to either the base unit at part 33 or on the seat unit (68, figure 6). The height of the foot support may be also adjustable. Pivoting of the seat may be controlled by support part 72. Two foldable hand grips 18 may be provided on the base unit. The construction is such that the device can be folded for storage or transport (figure 7).
Patent GB-2360077-A (GB)
Title: Impervious chemically stable thermoplastic tubing and film
Inventor: PANDEY RAJ NARAIN
IPC: F16L11/04
Filed: 2000-11-17
Abstract: A layered tubing for conveying a non-toxic fluid such as water, syrups and beverages comprises an inner surface adapted for exposure to the fluid, the inner layer (12) consisting of a polyester comprising units of the formula C<SB>10</SB>H<SB>8</SB>O<SB>4</SB>, and the outer layer (14) comprising a thermoplastic polymer being bonded either directly to the inner layer by means of a polymeric bonding agent blended with the thermoplastic resin or indirectly by means of a bonding layer comprising the polymeric bonding agent. An intermediate layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol may be present between the inner and outer layers. The polyester can also be used in the form of a film for packaging solids suitable for human consumption such as food and medicaments. The film may either be single layered or three layered having an inner layer (64) of the polyester, an outer layer (66) of thermoplastic resin, the inner and outer layers being bonded together by a layer of polymeric bonding agent.
Patent GB-2371322-A (GB)
Title: Warning device for use by road users
Inventor: MURRAY SIMON JOHN ANTHONY
IPC: B60Q7/00
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: The warning device, designed to be set up behind the rear of a broken down vehicle to warn oncoming drivers, comprises a warning triangle 10 and a set of substrates carrying different warning messages and which are arranged to be selectively displayed. The device preferably includes a base part to which the triangle is mounted with the selected message being displayed on the front portion of the base. The base part may form a storage box 20 in which the triangle can be stored, with the triangle being formed from three members which can be folded or disassembled prior to storing. The storage box may also be used to store a set of the message substrates which each comprise panels that have respective warning messages on their front and rear surfaces.
Patent GB-2366037-A (GB)
Title: Customising an HTML document
Inventor: SUN YUDONG
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-02-09
Abstract: A request reception module 54 receives a request for a document stored within document server 58. A parsing module 60 parses the document to generate therefrom a corresponding document object model (DOM) 62 including at least one object 64. A style sheet access module 66 obtains a style sheet including at least one rule directed to a target device 50 for displaying the document. A style sheet application module 72 applies the at least one rule of the style sheet to the DOM. A flattening module 76 flattens the DOM to generate therefrom a corresponding transformed document 78. A transmission module 80 transmits the transformed document to a requesting client program.
Patent GB-2367395-A (GB)
Title: Managing e-commerce
Inventor: HURLEY WILLIAM WALTER
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-03-15
Abstract: A personal commerce manager client-side agent 710 establishes customer information, one or more customer rules, and one or more customer policies for the customer site. A data exchange between the customer site and a vendor site is managed based on the customer information, the customer rules, and the customer policies for the customer site. A server-side agent 706, 720 stores customer information, at least one customer rule and at least one customer policy, all received from the client-side agent 710. The server-side agent is able to recognise a request in the form of personal commerce manager information transmitted from the client-side agent and verifies with the server-side policy whether it is able to fulfill the request. If it is, the server-side agent carries out a customer rule and carries out a customer policy.
Patent GB-2360343-A (GB)
Title: Silent chain with round connector pins
Inventor: SHIMAYA KAZUHIKO
IPC: F16G13/04
Filed: 2001-03-19
Abstract: A silent chain having guide plates 18, guide link plates 20 and connector pins 16, wherein: the holes in the guide plates 18 have a diameter smaller than the diameter of the pins 16, the pins 16 being press fitted with the guide plates 18; the holes in the guide link plates 20 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the pins 18; the centre distance between the holes in the guide plate (Pg') being larger than that of the holes in the guide link plate (Pm); and two adjacent pins, press fitted in a guide plate have an outside distance (Pg' + Dp') substantially equal to an outside distance between holes in the guide link plates (Pm + Dm).
Patent GB-2383052-A (GB)
Title: Treating wood with a hydrophilic monomer and polymerising
Inventor: LLOYD RACHEL
IPC: B27K3/15
Filed: 2001-08-17
Abstract: A liquid hydrophilic monomer system is evenly infused into a material comprising natural wood and then polymerised in order to increase the strength of the material and make it less susceptible to fungal and insect attack. The process may be preceded by irradiation of the material.
Patent GB-2377424-A (GB)
Title: Bag closure
Inventor: CLEMENTS SIMON
IPC: B65D33/14
Filed: 2002-05-07
Abstract: A laundry bag (10) is provided with a base (12) and an open end (14). At the open end (14) there is provided a strap (16) and a loop (18), the latter being preferably spaced from the top of the bag (10). To tie the bag (10) the strap (16) is passed through the loop (18) from the underside of the loop (18), that is down over the loop and then back up through the loop (18) towards the open end (14) of the bag (10). In this manner, not only the strap (16) but also at least a portion of the open end (14) pass through the loop (18). The act of drawing the strap (16) and at least a part of the open end (14) of the bag (10) through the loop (18) causes the loop (18) to cross over itself. This provides a very secure closure and one which is self-tightening when the bag (10) is turned upside down. The bag (10) can be opened, also when held upside down, by pulling on the loop (18). The bag may be hung upside down by a loop (20) on its base.
Patent GB-2377643-A (GB)
Title: Urological resectoscope with a spring bridge
Inventor: HELD MANFRED
IPC: A61B18/00
Filed: 2002-05-07
Abstract: A urological resectoscope including a main body (1) carrying a tubular shaft (7), an optical guide plate (3) arranged at a fixed distance proximally of the main body (1), a sliding body (10) longitudinally movably guided between the main body (1) and the optical guide plate (3) and a spring bridge comprising two levers (14, 14') connected pivotally together at one end and acted on by a spring, the other ends of which are pivotally connected to the sliding body (10) on the one hand and to the optical guide plate (3) or the main body (1) on the other hand. One of the levers (14') is pivotally connected to only one side of the sliding body (10).
Patent GB-2391511-A (GB)
Title: Inflated air pouch manufacture
Inventor: DAVEY TREVOR
IPC: B29C31/00
Filed: 2002-07-31
Abstract: A method of forming sealed inflated air bags or pouches 24 comprises supplying air to sheet material to move opposed portions of the sheet material away from each other, and sealing the sheet material to form a sealed bag. The air between the sheets is monitored and the air supply is varied dependent on that monitoring. Also disclosed is an associated apparatus to carry out the method as described, comprising stock material supply means, an air supply station, supplying air between the sheets, and air monitoring and altering means to control the air supply.
Patent GB-2391530-A (GB)
Title: Tamper-proof tool display device
Inventor: KAO JUI-CHIEN
IPC: B65D73/00
Filed: 2002-08-02
Abstract: A tool display device comprises a back plate 10 with two holding plates 11 mounted on either side, each holding plate defining a slot 12 between itself and the back plate and having a notch 13 in the top. A bracket 21 has flanges 22 which locate in the slots 12, to securely retain a tool against said back plate. The bracket is inextricably retained by hooks 27 mounted on the end of resilient outside legs 26 of the flanges and protrusions 23 which locate in the notches 13. A recess 15 and a hole 151 may be provided in the back plate to accommodate the tool, and a cushion 14 may be used to limit movement of the tool within the display device.
Patent GB-2395578-A (GB)
Title: Fault tracing in systems with virtualization layers
Inventor: DEACON PETER
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 2002-11-22
Abstract: In a stacked system, errors detected at a user application interface of one or more host systems are associated with root cause errors at a stack level below a virtualization layer by detecting an error at a user application interface; identifying an associated root cause error at a lower stack level; creating an error trace entry for the error; associating an error log identifier with the error trace entry; making the combined error log identifier and the error trace entry into an error identifier that is unique within the plurality of host systems in said stacked system; and communicating the error identifier to any requester of a service at a user application interface of one or more host systems when the service must be failed because of the root cause error.
Patent GB-2396336-A (GB)
Title: Airbag housing with ignition cable tie
Inventor: INGRAM MURRAY ALEC
IPC: B60R21/217
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: An airbag housing comprises a body 6 having an element 10 spaced apart from a position where a flexible cord 12 extends from the body 6, wherein a free end 14 of the cord 12 may be inserted through an aperture 11 in the element 10, which is configured to prevent subsequent cord 12 withdrawal. The inserted cord 12 can secure an ignition cable 4 to the body, to prevent wiring damage or disconnection due to handling during airbag module installation in a vehicle. The body 6 preferably has an outer face 7 provided with a groove 8 for the cable 4. The element 10 may be a lug with a deformable aperture 11. The cord 12 may be serrated and located on the opposite side of the groove 8 to the lug 10. The housing may comprise a plurality of such lugs and cords.
Patent GB-2399315-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for removing dust from a workpiece
Inventor: HOUGHTON STEPHEN
IPC: B23D59/00
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: A jigsaw 2 having a housing 4 and a jigsaw support shoe 16 is disclosed. A motor in the housing 4 causes reciprocating motion of a jigsaw blade, and causes a fan in the housing to emit air from the housing. Air is driven by the fan via a connector piece 22 and a bridge member 20 towards the jigsaw blade in a direction transverse to a line of cutting action of the jigsaw 2. An inlet of a suction tube, connected to a source of suction such as a vacuum cleaner, is provided on the opposite side of the jigsaw blade to the bridge member 20. Provision of a stream of air in a direction transverse to the line of cutting action of the jigsaw 2 allows the outlet of the bridge member 20 to be located close to the jigsaw blade without obscuring the user's view of the location at which the blade cuts the workpiece, while the provision of an inlet to a suction tube on the opposite side of the jigsaw blade further constrains the stream of air to improve dust extraction.
Patent GB-2392335-A (GB)
Title: Method of embedding information into image data using two generated patterns
Inventor: IHARA FUJIO
IPC: H04N1/387
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: A pattern generating section forms two patterns based on a pattern size, an embedding strength, and a pattern attenuation ratio. When corresponding pixels in the two patterns are added to each other, all elements become zero. When all of the pixels in each of the patterns are added to each other, the added pixels become zero. Each of the patterns has two edges, which include discontinuous pixel values and pass through a center portion of each of the patterns in different directions from each other. Absolute values of pixel values of the patterns are the largest at a center thereof. The absolute values of pixel values of the patterns decrease away from the center thereof. A pattern selecting section selects one of the two patterns in response to additional information. A pattern superimposing section superimposes the additional information on the image data to embed it into the image data.
Patent GB-2383870-A (GB)
Title: Relocation facilitation service implemented over a computer network
Inventor: HUTCHINSON NIGEL
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-08-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a relocation agency service implemented over a computer network, such as the Internet. In order to carry out a relocation, for example where a person is relocating from one private dwelling to another, many tasks need to be implemented, such as instructing and organising removalists, changing address details with service providers such as banks, ensuring that utilities are arranged, and more. Presently, there is no alternative but for the person to find the resources to carry out these tasks themselves. The relocation agency service of the present invention receives the relocation details from the person and implements all the relocation tasks by advising and monitoring selected service providers to carry out the tasks.
Patent GB-2390307-A (GB)
Title: Nasal inhaler with spray baffle
Inventor: DJUPESLAND PER GISLE
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2003-04-25
Abstract: A nasal delivery device for delivering substance to a nasal airway (1, Figure 1) of a patient, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece 65 for fitting to a nostril of a subject; a delivery unit 69 comprising a substance supply unit 75, and a nozzle unit 71 with at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the substance supply unit 75 for generating an aerosol spray for delivery to a nasal airway of the patient. An aerosol interactor 77 operates to interact with the aerosol spray as generated by the nozzle(s) 71. The apparatus may also contain a mouthpiece 67 through which the patient exhales.
Patent GB-2390376-A (GB)
Title: Shutter
Inventor: GREEN GORDON ROBERT
IPC: C23C14/22
Filed: 2003-05-01
Abstract: A shutter for use in physical vapour deposition apparatus having a chamber includes a shutter blade (5a, Fig 4), a support (8, Fig 4) for supporting the shutter blade during movement between an operative position and an inoperative position characterised in that the shutter blade is secured to the support magnetically. The shutter, generally indicated at 5, is located in a side housing 6 of the vacuum chamber 7, whilst sputtering is taking place. Once the substrate 2 is treated, the substrate is removed from the chamber and the shutter is brought in to an operative position above a wafer pedestal or support 1. The shutter is mounted on an arm 8 using a fixing boss 10, the arm and the boss being magnetically coupled.
Patent GB-2384907-A (GB)
Title: A circuit for self-writing servo and clock fields on a disc drive
Inventor: BRYANT LAWRENCE M
IPC: G11B21/10
Filed: 2001-07-26
Abstract: A disc drive (100) with an information portion previously written on a rotatable disc surface (106), a servo write clock generator phase lock loop circuit (168) controlling timing for writing a reference mark to the rotatable disc surface (106) in substantial time alignment and phase and frequentcy coherent with the information portion previously written to the rotatable disc surface (106), a servo write clock generator phase lock loop circuit (168) controlling timing for writing the reference mark, a pulse detector circuit (174) for creating logic level signals from the reference mark, a pattern generator (176) for generating reference mark write signals from the logic level signals, a memory buffer (182) for storing radial position correction tables and values for writing the reference mark, and a self-servo control and sequencing circuit (180) synchronizing timing signals for writing the reference mark to rotatable disc surface (106) of disc drive (100).
Patent GB-2388565-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor system for use in laser welding process
Inventor: WRIGHT CHRISTOPHER J
IPC: B23K26/26
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: A conveyor system comprises <SL> <LI>(i) a continuous magnetic conveyor 62,64; <LI>(ii) first and second lateral positioning arms 66,68 for positioning a respective side edge of a blank and a longitudinal positioning assembly 122 for positioning either a leading or a trailing edge on the blank, said lateral positioning arms and longitudinal positioning assembly being incrementally driven by servo positioning means 66a, (68a, figure 22; 121, figures 20a and 20b); and <LI>(iii) servo control means for controlling the servo positioning means and enabling adjustment of the movement of the servo positioning means according to the dimensions of successive groups of blanks being transported by the conveyor system. </SL> A laser welding system and method in which upstream and downstream clamps are used to align and retain blanks during welding, and a method and system for delivering blanks to a processing station, wherein a reject mechanism is provided for when more than one blank is picked up for transfer onto a conveyor, are also described.