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Patent GB-2320599-A (GB)
Title: Alarm system automatic pager unit
Inventor: YATES PAUL
IPC: H04M11/04
Filed: 1996-12-18
Abstract: An alarm system automatic pager unit includes a tone dialing tone generating circuit and a controller therefor. The controller is connected to an alarm output of the alarm system. When an alarm condition occurs, the unit automatically dials a pager service number and, on connection, sends a numeric code to inform the pager carrier of the alarm condition.
Patent GB-2308308-A (GB)
Title: Metal detectable wound dressing
Inventor: WARD WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: A61L15/54
Filed: 1996-12-20
Abstract: A metal detectable wound dressing comprises a backing layer 10 with an adhesive coating 11, an absorbent pad 13 and a metal detectable means between the pad and the adhesive layer. To enable X-ray detection, an iron loaded film layer may be disposed on the backing, attached to the absorbent pad by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive. Alternatively, a tungsten loaded adhesive material and/or the iron loaded film may be used. Induction detectable means may comprise an aluminium foil layer, between the iron loaded film and tungsten loaded adhesive layers. Providing the thin backing layer, enables the detectable dressing to be both conformable and breathable, thus enabling good adhesion.
Patent GB-2311884-A (GB)
Title: Programmable logic array with improved routing
Inventor: PEDERSEN BRUCE B
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 1997-04-01
Abstract: The output signals 70 of the logic regions 20 in a programmable logic integrated circuit device are programmably connectable to output bus conductors 60. Each such output signal can be applied to any of several of these conductors, and each conductor can receive any of several output signals. Each output bus conductor 60 is connectable to one or more output drivers 82,84 (e.g. through a programmable connector 80 it shares with another output bus conductor). The output drivers can drive more general interconnection resources 40,50 of the device. This device architecture increases logic region output signal routing flexibility and/or allows the number of output drivers to be decreased (i.e. by making more efficient use of the output drivers that are provided).
Patent GB-2312365-A (GB)
Title: Device for cutting grass
Inventor: BODY JOHN STANLEY
IPC: A01D34/84
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: A device for cutting grass around low, ground level or buried objects comprises a rotary cutter which is positionable over such an object 10. The rotary cutter has cutter elements 24 adapted, when the cutter is positioned over such an object 10 and rotated at high speed, to perform a circular cutting of grass G around the object.
Patent GB-2313473-A (GB)
Title: Piezoelectric sensor
Inventor: BROWN RICHARD HUNTER
IPC: G01F23/296
Filed: 1997-05-15
Abstract: A piezoelectric film transducer 4 is mounted on a support 6 held to a PCB 8 to form a cantilever beam 9. Generating a signal impulse in the piezoelectric transducer causes the beam 9 to vibrate. Depending on whether the beam is free, damped by contact against an external object, or present within a fluid or powder, the vibration characteristics differ thereby enabling determination of such condition. Applications may, for example, be use as a switch or detector of presence of dry powder in a printer toner.
Patent GB-2313932-A (GB)
Title: Intelligent volatile memory initialization
Inventor: KANG KI-B
IPC: G06F1/24
Filed: 1997-06-03
Abstract: When a reset occurs, the reset cause is written to a registers. The register is read and volatile memory initialization is performed if the cause of the reset is one of at first class of reset causes, e.g. a power-on reset or a brown-out. Volatile memory initialization is bypassed if the cause of the reset is one of a second class of reset causes, e.g. a push button reset, a software commands or a watchdog or bus timers.
Patent GB-2316143-A (GB)
Title: A fluid-mechanical actuator
Inventor: TROSTER HARRY
IPC: B60T13/68
Filed: 1997-07-21
Abstract: A fluid-mechanical actuator has a piston 12 which can be moved against spring 14 to apply pressure, via a link 15, to piston 21 of a master cylinder 20 by fluid supplied to a working chamber 13 from a pressure source 25. The piston 12 has two sections, a ring 16 and a bush 17, and transmits a force to a supporting ring 18 of the link 15. An actuating link 19 is guided in the bush. In normal operation, brake pedal application results in supply of fluid to the chamber 13 and movement of piston 12 to release pawl 30. Further movement of link 19 acts against spring 30 to provide "feel". Failure of the supply to chamber 13 on brake application will result in links 15, 19 engaging to allow direct actuation of the master cylinder by the driver.
Patent GB-2315182-A (GB)
Title: Global motion vector validation
Inventor: DAVID MORGAN WILLIAM AMOS
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 1993-08-19
Abstract: Global motion vectors, that is the most commonly occurring motion vectors, may not always appropriate for the reconstruction of all blocks of an image, for example when the block under consideration contains no motion yet the global motion vectors represent motion. To prevent the potential use of an inappropriate motion vector, each correlation surface is inspected at the points corresponding to the global motion vectors to determine whether a local minimum is present. If such a local minimum is detected, the global motion vector is determined to be valid. The motion vectors assigned to each block of the video siganal are selected from: the zero motion vector; the motion vector representing image motion of that block (the local motion vector); and those global motion vectors which have been determined to be valid for that block.
Patent GB-2328822-A (GB)
Title: NTSC co-channel interference rejection filter
Inventor: PARK HWAK-DONG
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1997-12-11
Abstract: A technique for rejecting NTSC co-channel interference uses 3-stage notch filters. In received I-channel data symbols 101 and data field sync reference patterns 102, frequency components causing NTSC co-channel interference, which are an NTSC visual carrier, an NTSC chrominance subcarrier and an NTSC aural carrier, are 3-stage notch filtered 120,130. A first energy of digital broadcasting signals 321, before being 3-stage notch filtered, is produced from a first error signal between received I-channel data symbols and data field sync reference patterns. A second energy of digital broadcasting signals 331, after being 3-stage notch filtered, is produced from a second error signal between received I-channel data symbols and data field sync reference patterns which are 3-stage notch filtered. After comparing the first energy with the second energy 400 for detecting NTSC co-channel interference, an output path 500 is controlled so that a signal having a lower NTSC co-channel interference energy out of the I-channel data symbols and the 3-stage notch filtered I-channel data symbols is selectively outputted. Consequently, a received digital TV signal which does not contain frequency components of the three carriers causing NTSC co-channel interference is outputted 530.
Patent GB-2325685-A (GB)
Title: Rail pads
Inventor: WILDGOOSE THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: E01B9/68
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: The invention provides an elastomeric rail pad 1 of generally rectangular plan configuration, the pad having an upper face (2) adapted to underlie the lower face of a rail, and a lower face adapted to overly a concrete rail foundation member characterised in that the pad includes a reinforcement means 13 which is generally parallel to its mean plane and extends at least between dispositions associated with generally opposing corners of the generally rectangular pad, said reinforcing means having a tensile strength such as to resist, in use of the pad, forces from traffic passing across the rail disposed thereabove otherwise tending to stretch the pad in the mean plane thereof.
Patent GB-2325059-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle propulsion control in response to braking
Inventor: BASNETT MICHAEL NEIL
IPC: B60W10/18
Filed: 1998-04-22
Abstract: A vehicle 10 has an engine management system (EMS) 22 for controlling an engine 12 and a braking system 28 for slowing the vehicle 10 down. When the brake pedal 30 is applied, the EMS 22 restricts the engine torque output in a tuneable manner, regardless of any torque demand signal from the accelerator pedal demand potentiometer 26. The torque output is restricted progressively so as to permit a certain degree of left foot braking to assist, for example, in hill starts. Torque control may be by reducing fuel or air supply, or change of ignition timing. Alternatively, for electric vehicles, power to the motor is reduced. Torque output restriction itself may be limited or abandoned in response to a time delay, gear change or halting of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2330269-A (GB)
Title: Image stabilization using bit-plane matching
Inventor: LEE GUN-HEE
IPC: H04N5/14
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: An image stabilizing apparatus for correcting motion of an image recording apparatus by using a bit-plane matching technique, and an image stabilizing method thereof. In the image stabilizing apparatus, a field memory 102 stores input digital image information. A motion detecting circuit 101 calculates an amount of movement of input image information between two fields by using bit-plane matching technique and outputs a motion vector of the image recording apparatus. A motion correcting circuit 103 corrects the motion of the image recording apparatus by moving image information stored in the field memory 102 in an opposite direction to the direction of the motion vector.
Patent GB-2343322-A (GB)
Title: Matching basis functions
Inventor: DAVIES COLIN
IPC: H04N7/50
Filed: 1998-10-31
Abstract: A set of basis functions is matched to a digital signal which may be a broadcast television signal including a succession of television frames. The basis functions are used for compression encoding by a process known as matching pursuits. The basis functions are separable along first and second dimensions and the process of compression encoding performs, in parallel, correlations between the digital signal and each basis function in the first dimension 31a, 31b, 31c, and uses the results of each correlation in the first dimension to perform, in parallel, correlations between the results and each basis function in the second dimension 32a, 32b, 32c.
Patent GB-2344948-A (GB)
Title: Transceivers
Inventor: BRETT SEAN
IPC: H03C3/09
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: A transceiver for a portable radio communication apparatus comprising a receiver 20 for receiving a signal at a received frequency and including a local oscillator, a transmitter 30 being operable to transmit at a transmission frequency, said transmission frequency being offset from, and aligned to, the received frequency by a predetermined frequency spacing, the transmitter including a mixer 32 having a first port for inputting said transmission frequency signal and a second port for inputting the local oscillator signal, and comprising means for rectifying (figs. 2,4 not shown) the input local oscillator signal to provide a conductance waveform at a multiple of the local oscillator signal and means for mixing said transmission frequency signal with the conductance waveform at said multiple of the local oscillator signal frequency for down-converting the transmission frequency signal to an intermediate frequency signal.
Patent GB-2335307-A (GB)
Title: A beverage vessel holder
Inventor: LAUNCHBURY BRIAN
IPC: A47J36/24
Filed: 1999-02-16
Abstract: A beverage vessel holder (1) is described in which a thermo-electric device (2) including a Peltier effect element (4) provides heating and/or chilling effect to a beverage vessel (10) in use. Extending from the thermo-electric device (2) is a wall assembly (3) comprising an inner wall (6) and an outer wall (7) in a spaced relation such that there is a convection passage (8) therebetween. The thermo-electric device (2) being associated with the wall assembly (3) in order to stimulate convection air movement in the convection passage (8) and so disperse condensate wicked through the inner wall (6) from the beverage vessel (10). Thus, the inner wall (6) is generally made from a foam material in order to allow condensate transmission whilst the outer wall (7) provides a thermal insulation barrier for the holder (1).
Patent GB-2336025-A (GB)
Title: Video editing apparatus
Inventor: ABE KEIKO
IPC: G11B27/034
Filed: 1999-04-01
Abstract: An editing apparatus creates a desired edited video and/or audio list by combining a plurality of video materials and/or audio materials in a sequence desired by an operator. The apparatus comprises input means 2,3 for inputting textual data and display means 19 for displaying indicator marks with lengths corresponding to the length of specified audio and/or video material at a position specified along a time line. An additional indicator mark is displayed corresponding to the amount of textual data inputted through the input means 2,3 at a position specified along the time line. The apparatus for creating an edit decision list allows an operator to create an edit decision list by visual comparison of the audio and/or video indicator marks with the indicator marks for the textual data.
Patent GB-2348842-A (GB)
Title: Cable jointing tool attachment
Inventor: SAMPLE WALTER SNAITH
IPC: B25B23/00
Filed: 1999-04-12
Abstract: An attachment for clamping to the grip portion 21 of a cable jointing tool provides an additional handle 34 spaced from the grip portion. In use, tightening of a shear bolt may be effected by gripping a driving tool 36, and the additional handle in one hand, and squeezing these two parts together to effect final tightening to failure of the shear bolt. Alternatively the attachment may be mounted to a driving tool 36.
Patent GB-2337018-A (GB)
Title: Seal extraction tool
Inventor: BINSCHTOK ALAIN
IPC: B25B27/00
Filed: 1999-05-06
Abstract: A seal extraction tool 10, for removing a seal 20 from an end portion 24 of a tube 26, comprises a head portion 12 and a core portion 14. The head portion has a body 16 housing a plurality of jaws 44 which are radially movable to clamp around a rigid annular portion 20A of the seal. The jaws are moved by the camming action of a cup (34 fig 3) which has a frusto-conical inner surface 42 and which is axially movable relative to the jaws by a stopper 36 threadedly engaged with it. The core portion 14 comprises a shaft 60 threadedly connected with a sleeve 62. The shaft has an extended part 68 for receiving the seal upon removal with a further extending part 70 which engages with the end of the tube 24. The sleeve has a threaded section 78 which engages with a threaded passage within the head portion. Rotation of a knurled manipulating disc, which is fixed to shaft 60, causes the head to be moved axially away from the tube thus removing the seal.
Patent GB-2340837-A (GB)
Title: Emulsion polymer having a vesiculated structure
Inventor: HONG SEUNG-MIN
IPC: C08F257/02
Filed: 1999-08-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to an emulsion polymer having a vesiculated structure, which is suitable for use as an opacifying agent in paints, paper coatings and molding compositions, and to the preparation process thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to an emulsion polymer and the preparation process thereof, which comprises a single-stage emulsion sequential polymerization method with addition of continuously changing compositions, wherein the amount of acid monomers in the cores of the particles is maximized while gradually being decreased towards the outer periphery of the particles at the time of manufacturing the alkali-swellable latex particles, in which vesiculated particles are formed by means of the drying process after being swollen by alkali. As such, the present invention is advantageous in that productivity is improved while the raw material cost is reduced.
Patent GB-2353821-A (GB)
Title: Friction stay with force-resisting mechanism
Inventor: SMITH CLIVE JAMES
IPC: E05D15/30
Filed: 1999-09-03
Abstract: In a friction stay having a base member 10 connected to an arm 11 by a linkage 12-14, the base member receives a slider 22 connected to a link 14 and the slider and base member have cooperating parts to resist movement of the slider while the arm is being moved to an open position, e.g. by movement of a second slider 23 connected to the links 12, 13, but which allow the resistance to be overcome for movement of the slider 12, e.g. to an egress position with both sliders 22, 23 adjacent the end 19 of the stay. The slider 22 may have a downwardly angled portion, one of which is bifurcated to cooperate with a dimple 33 on the base member 10.
Patent GB-2356165-A (GB)
Title: A particle extraction device
Inventor: MCMILLAN WILLIAM
IPC: B24D15/04
Filed: 1999-09-16
Abstract: A particle extraction device for use in abrading or cleaning non-planar surfaces comprises a flexible member 12 made of an air impermeable material having a recess 15 therein, an air permeable pad 14 removably located on the member 12 to cover the recess 15 and an extraction port 17 extending through the member 12 from the recess 15 to provide vacuum extraction therefrom. The member 12 may be made of a foamed plastic. It may be in the form of a glove with finger and wrist loops (L1-L6, fig. 1) for attachment to a user's hand, alternatively it may be mounted on an extension thereby enabling a user to reach otherwise inaccessible surfaces. The pad 14 may be formed from a fibre mesh. When used to abrade, the pad 14 contains an abrasive material. The pad 14 may be attached to the member 12 by means of Velcro (RTM) strips V.
Patent GB-2355802-A (GB)
Title: Borehole resistivity measurement apparatus
Inventor: PATEL HEMANT K
IPC: G01V3/24
Filed: 1999-10-30
Abstract: Apparatus and method for measurement of resistivity of geological rock formations comprises a small diameter laterolog logging tool (10) comprising a plurality of electrodes (A0, M1, M2, A1, A1D, A2) including auxiliary electrodes (A1, A1D) which can be separated into a first electrode portion (A1) and a second electrode portion (A1D), and switch means (SW1). The tool is operable in two modes; a deep mode where the switch means is used to combine the electrode portions into a single electrode; and a shallow mode where the switch means is used to separate the first and second electrode portions to enable only one of the electrode portions to be energised. The apparatus which is adjustable in electrode length enables the small diameter tool to be used in larger diameter boreholes.
Patent GB-2357094-A (GB)
Title: Buoyant building for flood protection
Inventor: MEERE THOMAS
IPC: E04H9/14
Filed: 1999-12-08
Abstract: A building (4) that is able to be lifted up by flood-water instead of being inundated has a support member (18) that acts as a cap on an open-topped tank (2, fig 1, not shown) positioned below the building (4). The walls and base of the tank have in them ducts (14) for the inflow and outflow of flood-water into the tank (2). The support member (18) has projecting into the interior of the tank at least one buoyancy chamber (20), so that when flood-water enters the tank (2), the buoyancy provided by the chamber (20) is sufficient to lift and support the building. The movement of the support (18) may be constrained laterally by vertical guides secured to the tank (2) and contacted by anti-friction members movable with the building. One set of guides may carry rollers. The support member (18) may carry a series of interconnected ballast chambers, where water can be transferred between chambers to counter any tendency of the building to tilt as it is lifted vertically.
Patent HU-T66796-A (HU)
Title: Process for preparing benzo-fused lactams and pharmaceutical compn. contg. them
Inventor: FISCHER MICHAEL H
IPC: C07D403/10
Filed: 1992-03-19
Abstract: There are disclosed certain novel compounds identified as benzo-fused lactams which promote the release of growth hormone in humans and animals. This property can be utilized to promote the growth of food animals to render the production of edible meat products more efficient, and in humans, to increase the stature of those afflicted with a lack of a normal secretion of natural growth hormone. Growth promoting compositiors containing such benzo-fused lactams as the active ingredient thereof are also disclosed.
Patent HU-T65816-A (HU)
Title: A novel translational activating sequence
Inventor: HERSHBERGER CHARLES LEE
IPC: C12R1/19
Filed: 1992-12-16
Abstract: A novel translational activating sequence is disclosed, said translational activating sequence having an oligonucleotide sequence comprising: <IMAGE> Recombinant DNA vectors comprising the novel translational activating sequence and utilities thereof are also disclosed.
Patent HU-T75108-A (HU)
Title: Selected fungicides for the control of take-all disease of plants
Inventor: PHILLION DENNIS PAUL
IPC: A01N37/44
Filed: 1995-02-21
Abstract: A compound for controlling Take-all disease of plants by applying, preferably to the seed prior to planting, a fungicide of the formula    <IMAGE>  I  wherein R2 is ethyl, iso-propyl, propyl or allyl; A is N(CH3)1-nHnR5 or OR6 wherein n is 0 or 1, R5 is (CH3)m(CH3CH2)3-mC, 1-methylcyclopentyl, 1-methylcyclohexyl or 2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and R6 is independently R5 or 2,3,3-trimethyl-2-butyl; R3 is H or independently R4; and R4 is halo or CH3; with the proviso that when A is N(CH3)1-nHnR5, if R3 is H and R5 is 1-methyl-1-cyclohexyl or (CH3)m(CH2CH3)3-mC, where m is 0 or 3, or if R3 is halo and R5 is (CH3)m(CH3CH2)3-mC, where m is 3, then R2 cannot be ethyl; and with the proviso that when A is OR6 then m is equal to or less than 2, and if R3 is H or halo and R2 is ethyl or isopropyl, then R6 is (CH3)m(CH3CH2)3-mC where m is 1; or an agronomic salt thereof compositions, methods of use and processes of preparation therefor.
Patent IL-60443-A (IL)
Title: 2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl-methylphosphoric acid derivatives,their preparation and their use in combating pests
IPC: C07F9/12
Filed: 1980-06-30
Abstract: 2,2-Dichlorocyclopropylmethyl-phosphoric acid derivatives of the formula I    <IMAGE>  (I),  where R1, R2 and R3 are identical or different and are hydrogen or methyl, R4 is unbranched or branched alkoxy of up to 4 carbon atoms, unbranched or branched alkylthio of up to 4 carbon atoms, amino, or alkylamino or dialkylamino, where each alkyl is of up to 5 carbon atoms and is linear or branched, Y is oxygen or sulfur and X1, X2, X3 and X4 are identical or different and each is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, methyl or methylthio, and their use for controlling pests from the classes of insects, Arachnidae and Nemathelminthes.
Patent IL-74021-A (IL)
Title: Supercharged internal combustion engines
IPC: F02B37/16
Filed: 1985-01-08
Abstract: An internal combustion engine (1), supercharged by a turbocompressor (3), comprises a bypass conduit (11) in which is placed an auxiliary combustion chamber (14). The primary zone (13) of this chamber (14) receives fuel whose flow is determined by regulating means (20). These means (20) vary this flow in the same direction as a parameter which is a characteristic of the load of the engine (1), in particular the temperature of the gases measured in the exhaust of the engine (1) by a sensor (22).
Patent IL-78011-A (IL)
Title: Method of producing high-strength high surface area catalyst supports
IPC: B01J35/00
Filed: 1986-02-28
Abstract: A catalyst support having both substantial high strength and high surface area can be produced by heating a shaped mixture of a porous oxide having a surface area of at least 20 m<sup>2</sup>/g and the precursor of an inorganic binder for the porous oxide and a temporary binder. The precursors of the permanent inorganic binders are precursors of alumina, silica, or titania, and are capable of imparting substantial strength to the support at relatively low firing temperatures.