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Patent GB-2320430-A (GB)
Title: Inhibiting activation of the human A3 adenosine receptor
Inventor: CHAKRAVARTY PRASUN K
IPC: A61K31/4375
Filed: 1996-12-20
Abstract: Method for inhibiting activation of the human A3 adenosine receptor with adenosine, by treating the receptor a compound of the formula e.g.,  The above compounds can be formulated as inhalant aerosols, tablets, capsules, solutions for injection or ointments and may be used to treat asthma, allergies, psoriasis or reperfusion injury.
Patent GB-2321961-A (GB)
Title: An artificial architectural feature especially for use as a fireplace
Inventor: PEDLEY DAVID
IPC: F24B1/18
Filed: 1997-02-05
Abstract: An artificial architectural feature (100) comprising an assembly of components releasably connected together and including a front panel (240) having two hinged leaves (260) inclined thereto to define opposite sides of an opening, two lateral side panels (250) and engagement tab means (221, 222, 223) for retaining at least the front and lateral side panels (240, 250) in an orientation inclined with respect to each other whereby to define a substantially rigid structure. The feature (100) may be used as an artificial fireplace. The engagement tab means may engage in corresponding slots in a hearth (500). The fireplace also includes a mantelpiece (400) and a back part (300).
Patent GB-2311026-A (GB)
Title: Stripper device for shredding machines
Inventor: KING BARRIE
IPC: B02C18/18
Filed: 1997-03-10
Abstract: A shredding machine comprises a shredder box 20, and a pair of shredder shafts 22,23 arranged in parallel in the box. The shafts have alternating cutters and spacer discs 33,34 thereon, and the cutters of one shaft overlap the cutters of the other shaft and register with the spacer discs 33,34 of the said other shaft. Plough plates 40 are provided between adjacent cutters of each shaft, each plough plate 40 being of U-shape so that the arms embrace the spacer discs 33,34 and form respective stripping edges for the discs when the shafts are rotating in the working and reverse directions. The plough plates 40 may be floatingly mounted in that the plates are supported only by reaction against the shredder box 20 and the spacer discs 33,34 which they embrace.
Patent GB-2325308-A (GB)
Title: Sheathed optic fibre optic cable with inner tubes
Inventor: BRIERLEY RAYMOND KEITH
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 1997-04-22
Abstract: A fibre optic cable comprising an outer sheath 11 encasing a plurality of inner tubes 12,13,14, each inner tube encasing a plurality of individual optical fibres 16. The inner tubes are preferably manufactured from material having a coefficient of friction of 0À12 or lower and resistance to moisture penetration. The outer sheath preferably also contains an aramid yarn 20 to increase tensile strength. Preferably the inner tube is unfilled and made of polypropylene. The outer sheath is preferably made of low smoke zero halogen material. The cable is preferably non-metallic. The inner tubes or optic fibres may be colour coded.
Patent GB-2325267-A (GB)
Title: An accessory for holding tools
Inventor: JEFFS MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: E04G5/00
Filed: 1997-05-13
Abstract: An accessory for holding tools and the like may be hung from a ladder rung or a scaffold frame so a workman has both hands free. The accessory comprises a hook section 1, having a handle 2, and a box section 4 for storing tools. The hook section 1 is releasably connected to the box section to allow the hook section 1 to be reversed (figure 4). Reversing the hook section 1 reduces the moment of the centre of gravity acting about the point from which the accessory is hung. Preferably the accessory has locking means (figure 4) to further reduce any tendency to rotate. The accessory may also have clips 9 for releasably holding tools.
Patent GB-2345677-A (GB)
Title: Device for deriving lift from centrifugal forces
Inventor: RICHARDSON BARRY
IPC: F03G3/00
Filed: 1997-05-20
Abstract: It is stated that by raising and lowering rotating masses lift forces may be exerted on a body B as a result of centrifugal forces. The masses may be raised or lowered by means of an electro-mechanical arrangement, raising or lowering part A. In an alternative arrangement (fig. 2) electro-magnetic impulses are used. In a still further arrangement (fig.3) the rotating masses comprise atomic particles in a toroidal accelerator, the particles being subjected to a pulsating electrical impulse.
Patent GB-2326246-A (GB)
Title: Permeable reflecting mesh
Inventor: FRYER TIMOTHY MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: F24S23/70
Filed: 1997-06-11
Abstract: A reflector consists of a reflecting mesh which may be used to reflect infra red, visible and/or ultraviolet radiation whilst permitting the passage of particles. It may also be used as a selective reflector, for instance, permitting the passage of visible light whilst reflecting infra-red light. The reflector may have a substrate e.g. a mesh or a sheet eg. glass, ceramic or polymer. The reflector may be made by a weaving, photoresist or vacuum deposition process. It can be used as heat reflecting glass, or mesh for solar ponds, sodium thermoelectric generator or the thermionic device.
Patent GB-2314137-A (GB)
Title: A clutch actuating device having an accessible control valve
Inventor: DREXL HANS JURGEN
IPC: F16D48/04
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: A clutch actuating device comprises a withdrawal bearing assembly 48 coupled to a pneumatic cylinder 56 arranged within a bell housing 4 and a control valve 74 which is partially outside the bell housing 4 so as to be accessible for servicing/repair. The valve 74 has an hydraulic fluid inlet 78 connected to a master cylinder (92a, fig 2b) which, on the operation of a clutch pedal, opens the valve 74 allowing pressurized air to enter, via inlet 76, cylinder 56, thereby actuating the clutch. Cylinder 56 is connected to a hydraulic slave/measuring cylinder 54 so that an increase in the volume of cylinder 56 will cause a simultaneous increase in the volume of measuring cylinder 54. As a result of this simultaneous increase in volume hydraulic fluid flows from the inlet 78, via chamber 86, into the measuring cylinder 54 so that pressure in the chamber 86 is reduced and the supply of compressed air is interrupted and actuation of the clutch ceases at a desired position. The volume displace in the measuring cylinder 54 represents an actual value signal of the position of the bearing 48 while the volume forced out of the master cylinder (92a, fig 2b)represents a guide signal representing a desired position of the bearing 48. The measuring cylinder 54 also functions as a slave cylinder, eg when an engine is stationary, for emergency operation of the clutch. In other embodiments the actual/guide signals may be pneumatic, mechanical, electrical or optical signals.
Patent GB-2327146-A (GB)
Title: Thermal insulation of integrated circuit components
Inventor: MILES DAVID JOHN
IPC: H01L21/762
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: Trench structures 24, 26 are used to surround, or partially surround, component(s) of an integrated circuit to provide thermal insulation for the component(s). The isolated component(s) may be a transistor or more than one matched components, i.e. bipolar transistors 20, 22. The thermally isolated region may include heating resistors 30-36 and a temperature sensor 28. The trenches 24, 26 may be filled with silicon dioxide, silicon nitride or a mixture of polysilicon and silicon dioxide, and may also include voids.
Patent GB-2315434-A (GB)
Title: Purifying waste gas from fertiliser production
Inventor: MEYER BERND
IPC: B01D53/58
Filed: 1997-07-22
Abstract: In a process and an apparatus for the joint purification in a wash column (VII) by means of a washing liquid (5) of the waste gases (1,3) and/or vapors (2) formed in the production of inorganic fertilizers, the waste gases and/or vapors are supplied to the wash column in at least two separate streams (1-3). One of the streams is a collective waste gas stream which contains the waste gases and/or vapors with a high water content and high proportion of ammonia. The other stream is a collective waste gas stream with a low water content and low content of ammonia. Apparatus for the purification is typically a filled column with at least two supply lines for waste gas/vapours connected to separate gas distributors in the wash column.
Patent GB-2316236-A (GB)
Title: Shielding case for high frequency equipment
Inventor: KINUYAMA HIROTO
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 1997-07-28
Abstract: A plurality of upper claws 11 and lower claws 12 are formed on an upper cover 10, with the lower claws 12 being at a position lower than that of the upper claws 11 and extending horizontally from the conical surface 13, and the edges of the lower claws 12 overlapping the edges of the upper claws 11. The upper cover 10 is placed upon the upper opening plane of the frame 2, and the protruding portion 3a at the upper edge of the partition plate 3 is fit between the free ends of the lower claws 12. This causes the lower claws 12 to be raised upwards by the protruding portion 3a so as to come into contact with the edge lower surface of the neighboring upper claws 11, so that the partitioning plate 3 is grounded to the upper cover 10 via the lower claws 12.
Patent GB-2315894-A (GB)
Title: Pager
Inventor: KOBAYASHI YASUHIRO
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 1997-07-25
Abstract: A pager includes a switch (8) for selecting one of plural power sources (9, 10) to supply a frequency converter (4). A controller (13) shifts the selection of the switch (8) to the power source of higher voltage (10) when reception of a call or extraction of an ID from a signal demodulated by a demodulation section (12) is impossible. The controller (13) instructs the switch (8) to select the lowest power source voltage (9) in the initial state and again after a predetermined time from the switching to the higher power source voltage (10) to save power. Signal distortion in the frequency converter (4), a factor causing intermodulation, is thus prevented. Reception is improved still further if an attenuator (15) is provided ahead of an input amplifier (2).
Patent GB-2318048-A (GB)
Title: Mattress cover
Inventor: PILE BRIAN FRANK
IPC: A61G7/057
Filed: 1997-09-05
Abstract: A mattress cover 1, for use on an air inflatable mattress which reduces the risk of bed sores in long term patients. The cover has a top sheet 3 and side sheets 5 attached to opposite edges of the top sheet. The length of the top sheet, in a laid flat state, is greater than the length of the side sheets attached to the top sheet. This allows the cover to closely follow the undulating nature of the inflatable cells of the mattress and zero pressure may be achieved. The cover may also comprise end sheets 25, an outer skirt 9, and a base portion 7. The present invention also provides a method of making the cover, which comprises the step of stretching the side portions, while the top sheet is in a substantially unstretched condition, and then joining the side sheets in their stretched condition to the top sheet.
Patent GB-2333871-A (GB)
Title: Ranking of text units
Inventor: SANFILIPPO ANTONIO PIETRO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A method of operating on a text comprising a plurality of text units (e.g. sentences), each text unit comprising one or more strings (e.g. words, or subject-codes associated with words), so as to rank the text units, comprises: forming a structure for each of at least some of the strings, in which structure a string is associated with each text unit in which the string occurs; for each text unit summing the number of occurrences of each other text unit in the same structure(s) so as to form an individual score for each pair of text units; and processing the individual scores for each text unit in order to form a final score for each text unit on the basis of which the text units can be ranked.
Patent GB-2335185-A (GB)
Title: Cap with integral bellows
Inventor: THORNTHWAITE JOHN BRIAN
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 1998-03-12
Abstract: A bottle cap 10 has a cap body 16 with resilient bellows 18 integrally formed therewith. The bellows may include a relatively rigid peripheral portion 18a, and a domed portion 18b with walls that are thinner than the peripheral portion. The cap may include an annular flange 20 for receiving a snap fit pipette (21, fig 2), the annular flange also acting as a seal against a container neck. The cap may include an upstanding tubular extension 50 which protects the bellows and acts as a stacking portion. The cap may be made from low density polypropylene.
Patent GB-2336849-A (GB)
Title: A nickel alloy substrate layer for oxide superconductors
Inventor: GLOWACKI BARTLOMIEJ ANDRZEJ
IPC: H01L39/24
Filed: 1998-04-27
Abstract: A substrate for an oxide superconductor (e.g. YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 ) comprises an alloy layer consisting of either an Fe-Ni alloy containing 47-58 atomic % nickel or a Ni-Cu alloy containing 41-44 atomic % nickel, the alloy layer being cubic textured, i.e. a high proportion of the grains are oriented with their (100) axis perpendicular to and their (010) and (001) axes parallel to the substrate surface. Such alloys have a thermal expansion coefficient which is close to that of the superconductor layer. Preferably the alloy layer consists of only nickel, iron or copper and up to 5 atomic % impurities or additives (e.g. Mn or Si to regulate grain growth). The Ni-Cu alloys are also non-magnetic and therefore preferable for AC engineering applications. There may be an oxide buffer layer (e.g. CeO, MgO or yttria stabilised zirconia) over the alloy layer.
Patent GB-2337497-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle window security guard apparatus
Inventor: HARRIMAN NEIL
IPC: B60R25/01
Filed: 1998-05-22
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a reinforced panel for positioning over a window when in use, storage means for the panel, means to guide the panel into its "in use" position, and means to lock the panel in its "in use" position. The movement of the panel may be effected electrically e.g in response to an infra-red signal or insertion of a key, or manually e.g. by a rotatable handle. The panel, which may be a rigid, shatterproof, heat-resistant plastics-based material, may be located inside or outside the panel, or between the panes of a double-glazed window.
Patent GB-2324518-A (GB)
Title: Carton for a roll of plastic film
Inventor: CAPITAO JR MANUEL
IPC: B65H35/00
Filed: 1996-01-31
Abstract: A carton housing a supply of plastic film is designed so that a plastic film cutter can be clamped to an upstanding edge 20 thereof. The upstanding edge 20 of the carton includes at least one cut-out 34 which is positioned along the upstanding edge 20 so as to receive a projection (32; figure 3) located on clamps 26 on the plastic film cutter. The projection (32; figure 3) is of a size and shape complementary to the at least one cut-out 34, so that the plastic film cutter is prevented from being used on cartons for which it was not intended. The carton preferably includes three cut-outs 34 which receive three projections (32; figure 3), the cut-outs and projections both being rectangular.
Patent GB-2341936-A (GB)
Title: Measuring the energy absorbing capacity of a substrate
Inventor: BARTLETT DAVID IAN
IPC: G01N3/00
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the energy absorbing capacity of a substrate, comprises: a probe 1; means for driving the probe 1 into the substrate so that the probe 1 penetrates the substrate; measuring means 4,8 arranged to take a plurality of measurements of the force applied to the probe 1 and of the displacement of the probe 1 as the probe 1 penetrates the substrate; and processing means 12 arranged to integrate instantaneous readings of both said measurements to give a measurement of the energy required to drive the probe 1 into the substrate and hence determine a measurement of the energy absorbing capacity of the substrate. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2333187-A (GB)
Title: Electrical cable leadthrough
Inventor: LOIBL JOSEF
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: An electric cable leadthrough 2 through a plastics housing wall 11 takes place by means of strip conductors which are embedded in a strip-conductor carrier 24 and have electrical points of contact 25 on either side of the housing wall. The strip-conductor carrier is injected into the housing wall. When producing the tight electric cable leadthrough, a flexible foil which has a strip conductor is in each case clamped between the outside of the housing to be injection-moulded and the inside of the housing to be injection-moulded, between two halves of an injection-moulding tool. The carrier may be anular and leadthroughs may be moulded at different levels. The anular carrier may have apertures through which moulding compound may flow.
Patent GB-2330136-A (GB)
Title: Straw assembly
Inventor: MUEZZIN METIN
IPC: B65D77/28
Filed: 1998-11-14
Abstract: A straw assembly for a drinks bottle includes a straw 6 which may have a bendable portion 2, a closure body 3 with a straw receiving aperture 4 for sealingly receiving the straw, and a lid 9 which may have an axial projection 5 which rests in the dispensing end of the straw when the lid is in place on the bottle. The closure body may have an air inlet 7 and may be held in place by a ridge 8 on the bottle neck which inhibits removal of the assembly. The assembly may include a safety seal 10 which is twisted off to remove the lid. The straw may be cut to a length which suits the size of the bottle.
Patent GB-2344494-A (GB)
Title: Digital communications receiver with selectable filtering regime
Inventor: MCANDREW PATRICK
IPC: H04B1/10
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: A digital communications receiver such as a radio frequency (RF) receiver has an input terminal for receiving a signal which includes spectral interference and desired digital data. The input signal is filtered according to a digital filtering regime before processing to recover the digital data. The digital filtering regime is chosen from a plurality of regimes in dependence upon at least one real-time measurement such that the combined influence of the spectral interference and inter-symbol-interference (ISI) introduced by the filter is reduced. The digital filtering regimes may be implemented as FIR or IIR filters with different order (where increasing order reduces adjacent channel interference but increases ISI). The real-time measurement is one which characterises the interference components present so that the optimum filter coefficients can be selected. The measured interference parameters may be mapped to filter coefficients stored in a look-up table.
Patent GB-2333383-A (GB)
Title: CAD system for ergonomic vehicle design
Inventor: WEBER WILLIAM FRANCIS
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: A computer based system and method for designing an automotive vehicle orients an occupant representation, in electronic form, with respect to a three-dimensional electronic representation of a portion of the vehicle. At least one vehicle system is represented, also in electronic form, with respect to a common reference point, at least one human factors study is electronically performed to determine occupant interaction with at least one vehicle system, and an outcome of that study is reported to a vehicle designer. The designer then has an option to vary the occupant orientation, the location of the vehicle system, or both, so that the design meets a predetermined criteria of the study. However, the designer may opt to retain the design despite non-compliance with the criteria. If a parameter change is made, the system and method automatically rebuild every other effected dimension, and vehicle systems to satisfy the regenerated design are automatically selected from an electronic parts library so that packaging alternatives can be quickly studied. A geometric representation of occupant interaction relative to a vehicle system may be displayed to allow a designer to visually assess compliance with a particular criteria. The occupant representation, vehicle, vehicle system, and geometric representation of the interaction may be rendered and animated in three-dimensions permitting views from various perspectives. The method and system can quickly provide accurate human factors studies for a vehicle design while allowing system packaging flexibility.
Patent GB-2333073-A (GB)
Title: Roll bar and crane device
Inventor: DUNCAN MALCOLM
IPC: B66C23/44
Filed: 1997-06-05
Abstract: This invention relates to a roll bar and crane device (10) comprising a first leg member (12) and a second leg member (14) both of which are attachable to a vehicle. A brace means (22) is provided for use in bracing at least one of the leg members in an upright configuration, the brace means (22) being at least partly releasably attached to the at least one leg member. The device also includes an elongate lifting member (76) defining a first and a second end region (102 and 100), the first end region (102) being releasably attached to the first leg member (12), the second end region (100) being attached to the second leg member (14) to allow the lifting member (76) to selectively pivot about both a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, thereby allowing the device (10) to operate as a crane when the first end region (102) is released from the first leg member (12) and allowing the device (10) to operate as a roll bar when the first end region (102) is attached to the first leg member (12).
Patent GB-2333125-A (GB)
Title: A ball joint hinge assembly
Inventor: JACKSON ROBERT
IPC: B60J1/14
Filed: 1999-01-06
Abstract: A ball joint hinge assembly comprising a hinge element 12 and a hinge block 13, the hinge block including a cavity 17 including an entrance section 18 connected to a rotation section with a hinge slot 19 running between them. The hinge element comprising a ball end 20 and a mounting element 21. The ball end has a cross-section which fits the entrance section to allow entry to the rotation, the mounting element passing along the slot. The ball end is then rotated out of alignment with the entrance section. The hinge assembly is generally operated with the elongate mounting element located within the entrance section which limits its arc of motion. The hinge slot may be fully plugged and the entrance section partially plugged in order to limit the degrees of pivot for the elongate mounting element. The hinge may be used for vehicle windows.
Patent GB-2336018-A (GB)
Title: Pivoting device for a flat panel display
Inventor: CHO KYU YEOL
IPC: A47G29/00
Filed: 1999-01-26
Abstract: A pivotal rotation device that enables a flat panel display to be rotated horizontally and pivoted vertically. The device consists of horizontal and vertical shafts defining rotation axes, attached to a fixed frame 10. The vertical shaft comprises support means 50, arranged so as to fit into spaces within a housing 70. The device may comprise a protrusion 10a and guide slot 70a to guide the rotation of the display, and the shafts may comprise friction bushings to prevent fluctuations in display position. The device is suitable for use on a laptop computer.
Patent GB-2347118-A (GB)
Title: A motor vehicle bulkhead and method of forming such a bulkhead
Inventor: MELLOR MICHAEL
IPC: B60R13/08
Filed: 1999-02-24
Abstract: The bulkhead is formed from mated panels 2, 3 such that through appropriate contour profling and reciprocal shaping between the panels 2, 3 there are gaps within which a sound absorbing layer 14 can be presented. This sound absorbing layer 14 generally being projected from one bulkhead panel 3 towards another bulkhead panel 2 such that the sound absorbing layer constitutes an appropriate proportion of the gap between these panels 2, 3. The actual depth of the sound absorbing layer 14, and proportion of the gap between the panels 2, 3 filled thereby, is dependent upon the sound frequency for which absorption is to be maximised and the materials from which the sound absorbing layer 14 and panels 2, 3 are made. A further sound absorbing layer may project from the bulkhead 2.