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Patent GB-2269051-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of tantalum capacitors
Inventor: GALVAGNI JOHN
IPC: H01G9/06
Filed: 1993-05-10
Abstract: An improved surface mountable tantalum capacitor and method of making same are disclosed. In accordance with the method of tubular tantalum container is fully or partially filled with tantalum powder, sintered to bond the powder to itself and to the container and thereafter conventionally processed to form dielectric and counter-electrode coatings. An anode termination is secured to an exterior surface of the container and a cathode termination is secured to a portion of the counter-electrode exposed through an opening in the container. The resultant capacitor is characterized by high capacitance per volume, a small footprint, shock resistance and low ESR.
Patent GB-2267977-A (GB)
Title: Anti-crime system for elevators
Inventor: KIM JEONG O
IPC: B66B5/02
Filed: 1993-06-11
Abstract: An anti-crime system for elevators, comprising a plurality of cameras CM, one per cage, a monitor installed in a service room, the monitor receiving video information from the plurality of cameras and displaying a selected one of the received video information, a master interphone installed in the service room, a plurality of slave interphones, one per cage, the slave interphones being connected in parallel to the master interphone, a camera selection circuit for selecting the camera of one of the cages to be monitored by a concierge in the service room, an interphone call circuit for forming a speech path between the master and slave interphones, and an anti-crime operation control circuit for forcing the corresponding cage to return to a specified floor for an arrest of a criminal when anti-crime and arrest operation switches are turned on. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280696-A (GB)
Title: Security closure for a doorway
Inventor: COUPE TIMOTHY STEWART VERNON
IPC: E06B5/02
Filed: 1993-08-07
Abstract: A security closure includes a closure frame 2 which includes a planar unitary rectangular panel 20 which is arranged to be releasably secured, by means of lacking devices 4, within a door recess, so that the front face of the frame faces outwardly and lower end 6 of the device abuts the ground. The frame 2 defines an opening 8 arranged to be closed by a security door. The security door 10 is arranged to be supported on hinge members 32a, 32b, 32c or hinge members 34a, 34b and 34c. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275397-A (GB)
Title: Modems using phase shift keying
Inventor: MURATA HIROYASU
IPC: H04L27/00
Filed: 1993-08-24
Abstract: The modem (12a) comprises a demodulation section (4a) which includes a timing phase discrimination section (7a) for receiving, as an input signal thereto, a demodulation vector signal sampled into a digital value and discriminating to which one of a plurality of regions of a discrimination plane the phase of the input signal belongs. The section (7a) inputs, as an input for processing of a next processing stage, a rotation vector obtained by rotating the input vector (17AA - 17JA), moves the rotation vector to a quadrant which includes a reference discrimination region of the discrimination plane (17AB - 17JB), performs, when the vector after the movement is not in the reference discrimination region, a predetermined calculation, but performs, when the vector after movement comes to the reference discrimination region, another calculation (17AC - 17JC), and determines a timing phase of the input vector from the result of the calculation (17AD - 17JD). A timing phase jumping digital control filter (8b), Fig. 2, (not shown), is also described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269979-A (GB)
Title: Dual-spring retractor
Inventor: ZYGUTIS JAMES L
IPC: B60R22/44
Filed: 1992-04-22
Abstract: A dual spring seat-belt retractor system with a tension-ease system (68) operable to provide one (12) of two springs continuously maintaining a retractive force on the belt (18) to maintain the belt against the wearer in the tension-ease mode, which tension-ease system is automatically initiated at the cessation of belt protraction with a slight retraction to engage latch means (76) that renders one of the springs ineffective to provide a reduced belt tension. A lost motion connection between the belt reel and the latch means permits limited belt movement by the user while maintaining the reduced tension until a predetermined retraction occurs. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286709-A (GB)
Title: Educational toy
Inventor: TAN POH WAH
IPC: A63F11/00
Filed: 1994-02-21
Abstract: An educational toy comprises means for randomly generating a sequence of lights and/or musical tones. A child's task is to imitate these lights and/or tones by pressing corresponding input buttons. In the event of a correct imitation a box 2 is unlocked to permit the child to gain access to a prize located therein. The number of notes and/or lights may be selected in advance to vary the degree of difficulty. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276464-A (GB)
Title: Controlling power supply in a camera
Inventor: YOON TAE-KYEONG
IPC: G03B19/00
Filed: 1994-03-22
Abstract: A camera capable of controlling the supply of power to the internal circuitry of the camera which includes a power supply for supplying power to the internal circuitry of the camera, circuitry 70, 80 for determining one or more photographic conditions associated with an object, and circuitry 10 for concurrently activating the power supply and the determining circuitry to initiate a photograph taking operation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277683-A (GB)
Title: Audiometric method and apparatus
Inventor: STEPHENS RICHARD OWEN
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 1994-04-26
Abstract: The method comprises measuring the pitch discrimination of a person, animal or audio sensing system by detecting the ability of the person etc. to discriminate the harmonic component of a harmonic transient by applying thereto a series of harmonic transients of different duration. Apparatus for use in such a method comprises a computer 11 adapted to generate harmonic transients at different frequencies and transient pulses 2 - 40 cycles wide. The computer outputs digitised frequency signals to a D to A converter 12 which outputs a tone of desired frequency to headphones 13 via amplifier 14. Also disclosed is a method for optimising earphone performance by measuring the pitch discrimination of the user and adapting the earphone to extend short transients to at least the minimum length that the user can discriminate at the frequency. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281336-A (GB)
Title: Structure for and method of mounting window actuator
Inventor: KITAYAMA KENICHI
IPC: E05F11/48
Filed: 1994-08-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a structure for mounting a window actuator in which a guide rail 31 is mounted by a plurality of bolts 60, 61, 62, 63 to a door inner panel, and a door window 25 is supported and bolted from below by a sliding support member 40 which slides along the guide rail, to thereby move the door window up and down. One of a plurality of mounting holes 12, 13, 16, 17 of the door inner panel for mounting the guide rail is a round hole 12 formed as a reference hole which allows pivotal adjustment of the mounting position of the guide rail, while the other mounting holes are oblong holes which allow the adjustment of the mounting position of the guide rail. The mounting holes of the sliding support member for mounting the door window are oblong to allow lateral adjustment of the mounting position of the door window, and a service hole is provided, in the door inner panel, for fastening the door window to the sliding support member in a closed position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283953-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft security system for trailer king pin
Inventor: HEMMINGSLEY NORMAN JOHN
IPC: B62D53/08
Filed: 1994-11-16
Abstract: An anti-theft device for fitment to the king pin (10) of a trailer comprises upper and lower plates (13 and 14) between which a jaw (15) is pivotally mounted. The upper plate (13) includes a skirt (18) the upper edge of which is located just clear of the heads of the bolts (12) used to secure a plate (11) on which the king pin (10) is mounted to the structure of the trailer, thus preventing access to the bolts (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285368-A (GB)
Title: Answering device for a vehicle-mounted mobile telephone
Inventor: HASHIMOTO KAZUO
IPC: H04W4/16
Filed: 1994-12-23
Abstract: The present invention is directed to enable a car telephone to receive incoming calls and a telephone answering device to be activated even though the ignition key is removed. A housing is fitted onto a car telephone cradle and a handset is placed on the top of the housing. When there is a call, a rotary arm which is coupled to a motor is moved, and a magnet attached to the tip of the rotary arm opens a reed relay, which corresponds to a hook switch to form a loop circuit. Then an outgoing message is transmitted via a speaker, and an incoming message from a caller is recorded via a microphone.
Patent GB-2286774-A (GB)
Title: Sunscreen compositions
Inventor: DUEMLER WALTER
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1995-02-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a micronised, insoluble organic UV absorber which is especially suitable for use in pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, with the exclusion of o-hydroxyphenyl-s-triazines having the formula:   <IMAGE> in which Ra, Rb and Rc, independently, are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C18alkyl or C1-C18alkoxy, and Rd and Re, independently, are hydrogen or C1-C18alkoxy, with the provisos that one of Rd and Re is always C1-C18alkoxy, and that, if Rb, Rc, Rd and Re are each C1-C18alkoxy, then Ra is halogen, C1-C18alkyl or C1-C18alkoxy; and a sunscreen composition comprising the micronised, insoluble organic UV absorber together with a cosmetically compatible carrier.
Patent GB-2290247-A (GB)
Title: Wire straightening apparatus with long-life dies
Inventor: BURNS IRVIN
IPC: B21D3/00
Filed: 1995-04-12
Abstract: Wire (11) is straightened as an incident to being pulled through axially spaced upstream, intermediate and downstream straightening dies (15, 16, 17 respectively) carried within a rotating arbor (12). Each die is formed with a groove which is specially shaped to cause the wire (11) to tend to follow its natural path as the wire is straightened, the shape of the grooves reducing high stress concentrations on the dies and increasing the service life thereof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289227-A (GB)
Title: Tiddlywink snooker or pool
Inventor: BRIGHTMORE JAMES GRAHAM
IPC: A63F7/00
Filed: 1995-06-27
Abstract: Apparatus for playing a game which simulates snooker or pool, which apparatus comprises: a board or table marked or configured to simulate a snooker or pool table; flicking means which may comprise a tiddlywink; and a plurality of tiddlywinks, and a set of rules which dictate game play, said rules dictating that suitably coloured or otherwise identified tiddlywinks respectively represent black or coloured snooker or pool balls which are flicked, during game play by said flicking means to be displaced into that part of the board or table simulating the pocket of a snooker or pool table. The board or table may be marked to simulate a snooker or pool table. Alternatively or additionally, receptacle means, e.g. egg cups may be provided at the locations on the board which represent the positions of the pockets. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2315502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to roofing
Inventor: QUINLAN FRANCIS
IPC: E04C3/04
Filed: 1996-07-20
Abstract: A roof beam (2) constituted by a generally C- or U-shaped channel, comprising a base wall (6), a first side wall (8) extending transversely from a first lateral edge of the base wall, and a second side wall (10) extending transversely from a second lateral edge of the base wall is described. The beam comprises a series of inwardly-directed, spaced-apart flanges (12,18) extending transversely from the upper edge of the side walls.
Patent GB-2308494-A (GB)
Title: Ion implanter and ion implanting method
Inventor: OH SANG-GEUN
IPC: H01L21/265
Filed: 1996-09-03
Abstract: The ion implanter has an ion extractor 12, a mass analyzer 16 for deflecting ions introduced from the ion extractor 12 in a predetermined direction irrespective of whether the ions are positively or negatively charged, and a polarity converter 40 for selectively changing the flux direction of a magnetic field in the mass analyzer, according to the charged state of the ions. Shallow and deep impurity layers can be formed in wafers without changing ion implanters, so that BF + as well as B + or P + can be implanted with a single ion implanter.
Patent GB-2305943-A (GB)
Title: Paper
Inventor: ROSE JOHN EDWARD
IPC: D21H11/12
Filed: 1996-10-02
Abstract: A paper for use in a thermosensitive stencil paper is comprised of cellulose fibres and optionally synthetic polymer fibres. The fibres of the paper are bonded together by a cured resin admixture comprising 0.05 gsm to 1 gsm of dry strength increasing additive. 0.1 gsm to 0.5 gsm of a cationic wet strength increasing agent, and 0.5 gsm to 3 gsm of a polyurethane or ethylene vinyl acetate, the admixture having been applied and cured subsequent to the paper forming step in a single operation.
Patent GB-962562-A (GB)
Abstract: 962,562. Tractor power lift. STEYRDAIMLER-PUCH A.G. Oct. 18, 1960 [Nov. 9, 1959], No. 35770/60. Heading A1P. The depth control of a tractor power lift system is operated in dependence upon the slip of the driving wheels through the medium of a hydraulic circuit including a pump driven at a speed proportional to the speed of the driving wheels and a pump driven by a trailing wheel. A predetermined amount of slip may be allowed. A pump 8 is driven through a one way clutch 7 from a power take off shaft 6 which rotates at a speed proportional to the speed of the drive wheel and its output is connected to the input of a second pump 9, driven through bevels from a trailed wheel which normally runs without slip. The output of pump 11 is connected to the input of pump 8 to form a closed circuit, from which a branch 14 is taken to a hydraulic cylinder 15, the piston 16 of which operates a handle 17 controlling the power lift apparatus through a clutch which allows separate manual control without affecting the piston and cylinder. When the output of pump 8 exceeds that of pump 9, or the amount of permitted slip, the pressure in the portion 12 of the hydraulic circuit rises and the piston 16 operates the handle 17. The portion 13 of the circuit is connected to make up cylinder 18.
Patent GB-2308914-A (GB)
Title: Programmable control sequencer for disk drive
Inventor: PARK CHAN-GEU
IPC: G11B27/30
Filed: 1996-12-23
Abstract: A programmable control sequencer for a disk drive controller includes a random access memory (RAM) 36 containing a sequencer allocation map comprising a branch field, a next address/count field, a gate field, a field region and a data selection field, as shown in figure 7. A branch decoder 44 decodes the branch field information. An address generator 38 generates an address for accessing the RAM 36 by way of the information in the branch field and the next address/count field. A gating circuit 50 generates a Read/Write control signal, to control the operation of the disk, and/or a sector update signal using the information in the gate field. A field decoder 42 decodes the field region information. A constant density recording (CDR) counter 40 counts a CDR split value from the field decoder 42. A timer 46 counts operations according to a branch condition in the branch field and limits the maximum number of operations to the value in the count field. A data selection circuit 48 selects data read out from the disk and a data register value of the sequencer in accordance with the information in the data selection field, comparing the selected data with the register value and storing the compared data. A sector updating circuit 54 executes a sector update responsive to the output of the gating circuit.
Patent GB-2311178-A (GB)
Title: PLL synthesizers
Inventor: ISHII KATSUHIRO
IPC: H03L7/093
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: A PLL synthesizer includes a reference oscillator 101, a controllable oscillator 108, a phase comparator 103, and a loop filter 105-107. The loop filter includes an A/D converter 105, a digital filter 106 and a D/A converter 107. The digital filter removes high-frequency components from the output of the A/D converter according to setting data. The digital filter is set to a filter characteristic depending to a selected frequency of the oscillation signal. The digital filter may be a quadratic recursive filter including controllable multipliers. The digital filter may be associated with a memory storing values of filter coefficients. The digital filter may be formed by a digital signal processor running a low-pass filter program.
Patent GB-2312068-A (GB)
Title: A programmable interconnect junction
Inventor: PASS CHRISTOPHER J
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 1997-04-10
Abstract: A static, nonvolatile, and reprogrammable programmable interconnect junction cell for implementing programmable interconnect in an integrated circuit. The programmable interconnect junction (600) is programmably configured to couple or decouple a first interconnect line (210) and a second interconnect line (220). The configured state of the programmable interconnect junction is detected directly, and memory cell detection circuitry such as sense amplifiers are not needed during normal operation. Full-rail voltages may be passed from the first interconnect line and the second interconnect line. An interconnect transistor 610 and a memory transistor 635 share a floating gate 620 which is charged via a write transistor 650 and tunnel diode 660 and controlled from a line 670 via a capacitor 680. A read transistor 630 can be used for margin testing.
Patent GB-2314645-A (GB)
Title: Multi-dimensional adaptive system
Inventor: MINKOFF JOHN
IPC: G10K11/178
Filed: 1997-04-15
Abstract: The system, which is described in terms of reduction of disturbance, can be forced to converge to any predetermined solution of interest. Disturbances D are input to the system along with reference signals K, which may be derived from other signals present in the system. Error sensing detectors 34 receive the disturbances D and cancelling signals (from 28) and output error signals. Compensation such that the compensation converges to an arbitrary solution, is not unique and is Hermitian and positive definite, is applied to the reference signals at 32. The compensated reference signals and error signals are applied to an updating unit 38, the output of which updates adaptive filter 36, to which the reference signals are applied. The output of the adaptive filter 36 drives secondary sources (actuators) 30 which produce the cancelling signals. Preferably the reference signals and the disturbance signals exhibit coherency and the number of actuators is less than the number of disturbance signals D. The cancelling signals may be modified by a physical plant such as a mechanical device or air before being input to the error sensing detectors. In an alternative embodiment, the compensation to the reference signals is conventional, and the previously described compensation is applied to the error signals between the detectors 34 and the updating unit 38.
Patent GB-2335838-A (GB)
Title: Back-up collar on lead
Inventor: COOK JOHN
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 1998-03-30
Abstract: A dog lead 'a' is provided with secondary collar'b' in the form of a noose. The collar 'b' may be releasably attached to the lead. If a conventional collar 'c' breaks then collar 'b' will hold the dog.
Patent GB-2321947-A (GB)
Title: A rotational friction damper
Inventor: MURPHY ROBERT JOHN
IPC: F16F7/02
Filed: 1997-09-10
Abstract: A friction plate (55) for use in a friction damper (50) with a shaped radially outer (55a) or radially inner first periphery which cooperates with a similarly shaped first periphery of a further component (54) of the damper to transfer torque between the friction plate (55) and the further component, the first periphery of the friction plate comprising a plurality of drive surfaces (55B), at least one of which is substantially tangential or chordal to the friction plate (55). The friction plate (55) may additionally have a second periphery with second drive surfaces tangential or chordal to the friction plate or it may additionally have drive formations formed as axially projecting lugs on an axially orientated surface of the friction plate. The friction plate (55) may be manufactured by sintering techniques or may have a sintered coating applied to its friction surface. A friction plate manufactured by sintering techniques may have sintered unitary ramps, and/or lip, and/or lugs provided thereon. Also shown is a twin mass flywheel (10) including a friction damper with at least 2 friction surfaces (54, 55) which rotate relative to each other and are biased by a load into engagement with each other during at least part of the relative rotation and the bias load is reacted by an inner (19A) or outer (19B) race of bearing (19) the said inner (19A) or outer (19B) race being axially fixed between a shoulder and a plate of the twin mass flywheel (10).
Patent GB-2326069-A (GB)
Title: Demodulating digital video broadcast signals
Inventor: HAFFENDEN OLIVER PAUL
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 1998-05-05
Abstract: In order to correct for common phase error in demodulated digital video broadcast signals which comprise data modulated on a multiplicity of spaced carrier frequencies, a demodulator includes analog to digital conversion means (20) for providing a series of digital samples of the broadcast signal, real to complex conversion means (22) for converting each digital sample to a complex number value, Fourier Transform means (24) for analysing the complex number values to provide a series of data signal values in complex number format for each carrier frequency, and signal processing means for processing the series of data signal values including phase error correcting means (30); the phase error correcting means including means for converting the data signal values from a complex number format to a phase angle format, means for determining a common phase error by assessing the phase of continual pilot signals in the broadcast signals and determining the variation in phase of the continual pilot signals between consecutive symbols in the broadcast signals, and means for subtracting the common phase error from the data signal values.
Patent GB-2326406-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical tablet card
Inventor: FIZZANO FRANCES F
IPC: B65D83/04
Filed: 1998-06-19
Abstract: A pharmaceutical tablet card comprises a blister packaging having 31 cells, said blister packaging having top side means for containing a pharmaceutical tablet in each cell that is not penetrable by the tablet and bottom side means for discharging a pharmaceutical tablet that is penetrable by the tablet. Either at least 28 cells are integratively associated with the blister packaging and 1, 2, or 3 cells are not integratively associated with the blister packaging, or the cells are not integratively associated with the blister packaging. The blister packaging is removably arranged between two four-edged rigid, connected flat boards, wherein the blister packaging top side means protrudes through a first rigid, flat board 3 and wherein the blister packaging bottom side means is penetrable through the second rigid, flat board, said first flat board 3 having a perforated region 3p associated with 1, 2, or 3 cells that are not integratively associated with the blister packaging. The boards may have a perforated connection along one edge.