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Patent GB-2304917-A (GB)
Title: Integrated optical devices
Inventor: O'DONNELL ADRIAN CHARLES
IPC: G02F1/125
Filed: 1995-09-08
Abstract: An integrated optical device in the form of a tunable filter has an optical waveguide 15 extending therethrough and along which an optical wave may be propagated. An acoustic waveguide 16 is also formed in the device to extend generally parallel to the optical waveguide 15 so that an acoustic wave (typically having a frequency of the order of a few hundred MHz) will interact with an optical wave being propagated along the optical waveguide 15. The acoustic waveguide has a varying configuration or absorbtion means so that the power density of an advancing acoustic wave varies along the length of the waveguide (Figure 3B), so that the power transfer to the optical wave is controlled. In this way the transfer function of the filter is also controlled.
Patent GB-2305491-A (GB)
Title: Guided missile
Inventor: KAIFU MASAO
IPC: F42C13/04
Filed: 1995-09-22
Abstract: In a guided missile, antennas (AT1, AT2, AT3, AT4) for a proximity fuse are arranged around a circumferential surface side of the missile fuselage and radiate beams in mutually different directions with at least one of these antennas radiating a beam at a different forward-tilt angle from the others. A beam selecting unit selects which beam is to be used for detonation of a warhead from flight information of the missile and target. Rolling of the missile about its roll-axis is controlled to allow the selected beam to be oriented toward the power of at least one of the beams may different from that of the others. The beam may be selected according to the size or velocity of the target.
Patent GB-2317141-A (GB)
Title: Compaction apparatus
Inventor: HAMILTON ROBIN
IPC: B30B11/22
Filed: 1996-09-05
Abstract: Waste compaction apparatus 2 has a screw conveyor 4 which conveys material along a passage 6 toward an exit nozzle 10 which constricts the flow, to cause compaction. The screw conveyor 4 is slidably mounted on a shaft 300, biased toward the nozzle 10. This allows the screw conveyor to move axially during compaction to help remove or avoid blockages within the apparatus.
Patent GB-2308692-A (GB)
Title: Forecasting by use of spreadsheets
Inventor: WILLIAMS GEOFF
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 1996-12-23
Abstract: This invention concerns a forecasting control system which takes data and processes it to provide selective data reports including forecasts as a continuum of post results. The system makes use of arrays and in particular arrays embedded in computerised spreadsheets to process measured and forecast data and produce control reports. In particular the system produces a summary array and a closing array by adding together the other arrays. In another aspect the invention concerns a method of operating the computerised spreadsheets.
Patent GB-2309898-A (GB)
Title: Tiltable bath tub
Inventor: ADANK ADOLPHE ALEXANDER EMIL
IPC: A47K3/00
Filed: 1997-02-11
Abstract: A bath tub arrangement comprises an elongate plastic bath tub (12), a support structure comprising a pair of support members (14) on which the bath tub can be pivotally supported at an elevated level above the surrounding ground level and a hydraulically operable piston/cylinder mechanism (18) for tilting the bath tub. The piston/cylinder mechanism permits the bath tub to be displaced between a first substantially horizontal position in which filling of the bath tub with water and normal bathing within the bath tub is permitted, and a second position in which the bath tub is inclined into a position wherein a person can step into the bath tub by stepping onto an end wall of the bath tub, that is disposed flat on the ground in this position.
Patent GB-2322988-A (GB)
Title: Damage assessment using radar
Inventor: TAIT PETER DONALD FRASER
IPC: G01S13/88
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: A system (10) for detecting damage to a gas turbine (12) of a jet engine has a radar transmitter (14, 22) and a radar receiver (14, 24). Radar signals (16) are transmitted at the turbine (12) and are reflected. Reflected signals are analysed in signal processing means (18). Damage in the turbine is determined by comparing the frequency spectrum measured signals with a standard frequency spectrum of previously measured signals.
Patent GB-2322385-A (GB)
Title: Thread guiding wheel for textile machines
Inventor: LOVE PETER BRIAN
IPC: B65H51/06
Filed: 1997-07-02
Abstract: A thread guiding wheel for use in textile machinery has a circumferential slot 8 adapted to receive a given yarn; the circumferential slot is generally V-shaped in section, having axially opposed walls which, in a radially inwards direction, converge to a base at which the walls intersect, the base of the V being sufficiently sharp to grip, between the axially opposed walls, a part of said yarn extending about at least a part of the circumference of the wheel.
Patent GB-2313559-A (GB)
Title: Honeycomb body with channels of differing flow resistances through which a fluid can flow
Inventor: BRUECK ROLF
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 1996-02-13
Abstract: The invention concerns a honeycomb body (2), in particular a catalyst carrier element, with a plurality of channels (8, 12) through which a fluid can flow. A first group of channels (12) has a higher flow resistance than a second group of channels (8) and the honeycomb element has at least one eccentric accumulation or concentration (15, 16) of such channels (12) of relatively higher flow resistance covering only part of the cross-sectional area in the direction of the circumference. The channels (12) of relatively higher flow resistance have in particular smaller hydraulic diameters than the other channels (8) or are provided at the inlet and/or the outlet ends and/or in their interiors with additional structures to impede flow. Honeycomb bodies can thus he produced in which the distributions of the flow resistances over the cross-sectional area can be defined exactly and matched to the flow conditions, which can be particularly advantageous when such a honeycomb is fitted downstream of honeycomb bodies provided with electrical heating and slits.
Patent GB-2316150-A (GB)
Title: Resin filled telescopic splined connection.
Inventor: SHIBATA KENJI
IPC: F16D3/06
Filed: 1997-07-30
Abstract: A steering shaft includes: outer shaft A1 having inner splined portion 2; inner shaft A2 having shaft portion 3 and outer splined portion 4; a retaining portion 5 on the shaft portion; a telescopically sliding section A3 formed by the coupling portions of the outer and inner shafts; and a sliding resin member 6 filled in a space between the outer shaft opening and the inner shaft retaining portion 5. The shaft portion 3 is of smaller diameter than the splined portion 4 and the retaining portion may comprise grooves (5a, Fig. 3b), teeth (5b, Fig. 7a), concave portions on the slanted spline ends (5c, Fig. 13a) or corner retaining surfaces (5d, Fig. 14a) on the slanted ends. There may be grooves (9, Fig. 15b) on the inner portion 2 and a retaining portion (6a, Fig. 16b) in an opening (1c) to retain the resin member.
Patent GB-2319517-A (GB)
Title: Vending biscuits from a manually rotatable store
Inventor: CAMPBELL RICHARD DAVID
IPC: G07F11/54
Filed: 1996-08-09
Abstract: A portable vending machine for dispensing packets of biscuits is disclosed. The machine comprises a base 1 having a dispensing point 6, and a store comprising a plurality of storage columns 7 for storing the packets, the store being mounted on the base 1 for rotational movement by hand relative to the base to enable a selected storage column 7 to be brought into alignment with the dispensing point 6 for enabling a packet from the selected column to be dispensed.
Patent GB-2321072-A (GB)
Title: Blowout preventer with rotating door connectors
Inventor: BRUGMAN JAMES D
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 1997-12-17
Abstract: A blowout preventer or BOP 10 comprises a body 20 and a central passageway 22 therein for receiving an oil field tubular. First and second radially opposing doors 16, 18 are provided for sealing engagement with the corresponding side face 15 on the BOP body. First and second ram assemblies 12, 14 are each supported on a respective door and may be pressure energized for driving first and second ram blocks 24 into engagement with the oil field tubular. A door connector 60 secures each door 16, 18 to the BOP body. Each door connector 60 includes an upper connector bar 62 and a lower upper connector bar 64 each having a bar axis perpendicular to the BOP body central axis. The upper and lower connector bars 62, 64 are each movable with respect to the BOP body from a locked position shown in figure 3 to an unlocked position shown in figure 4 which allows access to the ram blocks for servicing. An actuator mechanism 74 is used to move the connector rods between the locked and unlocked positions. Seals (40, figure 2) are provided on each door 16, 18 to provide sealing engagement with the BOP body. Further embodiments of the invention include castellated or split connector rods which slide out of engagement with the door rather than rotating. An alternative to a hinged door may include a pair of rails along which the door body can slide.
Patent GB-2333242-A (GB)
Title: Modular toy toddler car seat
Inventor: KUO CHUN-MEI
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 1998-01-16
Abstract: A modular toy toddler car seat includes a seat member (11), a backrest (12) and two armrests (2). Each of the armrests (2) is a plastic unitary piece and has an inner surface formed with a generally V-shaped open-ended slide slot (21) and a plurality of blind holes (22) which are located under the slide slot (21). The seat further includes a plurality of rigid connecting rods (6), each of which has two ends that are respectively press fitted within an aligned pair of the holes (22) in the armrests. The backrest (12) and the seat member (11) are integrally formed with each other and are formed from a flexible plate (1) which is supported on the rigid connecting rods (6) and which has two opposite sides that are received respectively and slidably within the slide slots (21) in the armrests (2) A seat cover (5) may be attached to the flexible plate (1) by means of co-operating snap fasteners (13, 51). The seat may be provided with a handle assembly and with means to fix the assembly to the arm rests at an adjustable angle.
Patent GB-2323727-A (GB)
Title: Gain control in a TV tuner with control applied to an attenuator and an amplifier
Inventor: KUNISHIMA TSUTOMU
IPC: H04B1/26
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: A gain control arrangement comprises a PIN diode attenuator 1 and an amplifier 4 in a TV tuner. The attenuator and amplifier are controlled so that the attenuation is zero until an agc voltage exceeds a predetermined level B (figure 3), increasing thereafter and the amplification is constant above B, increasing below B. The arrangement improves matching to the signal source and the noise performance, reduces distortion in the amplifiers 2 and 4 and reduces leakage of the local oscillator from the tuning circuit 3.
Patent GB-2323391-A (GB)
Title: Dryer-activated fabric conditioning and antistatic compositions
Inventor: JACOBUCCI PAUL ALBERT
IPC: C11D1/66
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: Textile softening compositions comprise a blend of nonionic and cationic surfactants, which exhibits a broad trough endotherm in the range of from room temperature and 60‹C. The compositions can be applied to a textile substrate to provide dryer-activated softening and antistatic effects.
Patent GB-2324381-A (GB)
Title: Presensitsed printing plates
Inventor: GATES ALLEN PETER
IPC: G03F7/06
Filed: 1998-04-17
Abstract: Lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a grained and anodised aluminium substrate having coated thereon a silver halide emulsion layer, the back surface of said substrate being coated with an inert coating which does not chemically or physically interact with an adjacent silver halide layer when two plates are placed in front to back contact. Fogging of the silver halide layer is avoided and the use of the back coating eliminates the requirement for the use of tissue interleaving when wrapping and packing the lithographic printing plate precursors. Preferred coatings are acrylic or epoxy resins, silicate gel or a sheet of PET film.
Patent GB-2336775-A (GB)
Title: Duvet cover
Inventor: BURGH HAROLD LOUIS
IPC: A47G9/02
Filed: 1998-04-29
Abstract: A duvet cover in which a fully and permanently enclosed envelope has a slot, situated in the middle third of its width or length and incorporating a temporary closure device. By incorporating a slot within this location users are enabled to insert and remove the duvet with increased ease.
Patent GB-2331936-A (GB)
Title: System and method for sampling blood
Inventor: SIMONS TAD DECATUR
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: A blood sampling apparatus for sampling blood from the skin of a patient for analysis includes a cartridge (100) and a housing (166) with a driver (500A). The cartridge has a cartridge case (104), lancet (106), and a compartment (126) associated with the cartridge case for receiving blood. The lancet is housed in the cartridge case and operatively connected thereto such that it is drivable to extend outside the cartridge case through a lancing opening (133). The housing has a driver for urging the lancet to extend outside the cartridge case. During lancing, the cartridge is preferably detachably held in the housing such that the cartridge can be disassociated from the driver after sampling blood.
Patent GB-2350105-A (GB)
Title: Resealable gas impermeable sealing assembly
Inventor: VON SPRECKELSEN HENNING
IPC: B65D51/22
Filed: 1999-05-20
Abstract: A resealable sealing assembly 2 comprises a foil 8 providing a primary seal over the neck of a container 10 in the ex-factory sealed condition, a tubular spout 6 surrounding and fitted to the neck, an over cap 4 with means for removable engagement with an outer wall of the spout and a plug 36 connected to the over cap having a plate 40 sealed to and supporting the foil in the ex-factory sealed condition and designed to engage within the neck in the resealed condition. The plate may be mounted to the plug so that it may rotate relative to the plug or alternatively may be integrally formed with the plug. The foil may be formed from a polymer, or aluminium, or a polymer laminated to an aluminium foil.
Patent GB-2350523-A (GB)
Title: Radio communication device
Inventor: KARHU JUKKA-MATTI
IPC: H04M1/724
Filed: 1999-05-26
Abstract: A small radio communication device, particularly a mobile or cordless telephone or a pager, has a user input means in the form of a ring 8 which is rotatable and surrounds a display 4. A microprocessor controls the display 4 and radio circuits of the device in response to movement of the ring 8. The device may be integrated with a timepiece and have the form of a wristwatch or a pocket watch (Fig.14). The device incorporates a microphone 3 and a loudspeaker 2 and may establish a short range radio communication with a booster (11, Fig.2) which communicates with a cellular radio network. Rotation of the ring 8 may be detected by an infrared sensor (19,20, Fig.4) and can be used to select digits of a telephone number to be dialled, or to write a short message to be transmitted, the number or message appearing on the display 4. The ring 8 may be translated parallel to its own plane (Fig.7) or perpendicular to its own plane (Figs. 12,13) to select other functions, such as to go back to a digit to be corrected, to go forward to the next digit to be entered, to dial the entered phone number, to cancel the whole procedure, to use a MENU, or to scroll through a phonebook. Pushbuttons (15a,15b, Fig.10) operated by direct finger pressure, or buttons (30a, 30b, Fig.11) operated by depression of the ring 8 at certain positions, may act as "soft" keys with their current functions being indicated by adjacent areas (29a,29b) of a full graphical LCD (28).
Patent GB-2345256-A (GB)
Title: Polishing apparatus
Inventor: TORII KOUZI
IPC: B24B53/017
Filed: 1999-06-29
Abstract: In a polishing apparatus, according to the present invention, a polishing pad 102 is fixed on top of a circular platen 101. The platen 101 is rotated. A carrier 103 holds either a wafer product or an adjusting wafer. The material of the adjusting wafer is equivalent to the principle component which makes up the surface layer of the wafer product. The carrier 103 is rotated. The carrier 103 is lowered above the rotating platen 101, and a given load is added, thereby polishing the polishing pad 102. A dressing mechanism 106, comprised of a dresser 107, is placed beside the platen 101. The polishing arm 108 is revolvable, so the carrier 103 can be horizontally moved. A loading cup 110 and an unloading cup 111 are both fixed within the path range where the carrier 103 moves. A loader 109 and an unloading unit 112 are both placed near the respective loading cup 110 and unloading cup 111. A cleaning platen 113 is also fixed within the path range where the carrier 103 moves. An adjusting wafer/ storage unit 114 is fixed within the path range where the carrier 103 is moved by the rotation of the polishing arm 108. The adjusting wafer 124 is used to adjust the surface of the polishing pad 102.
Patent GB-2352076-A (GB)
Title: Representing and searching for an object in an image
Inventor: BOBER MIROSLAW
IPC: G06V10/46
Filed: 1999-07-15
Abstract: A method of representing an object appearing in a still or video image derives a curvature scale space (CSS) representation of the object outline by smoothing the object outline, derives at least one additional parameter reflecting the shape or mass distribution of a smoothed version of the original curve, and associates the CSS representation and the additional parameter as a shape descriptor of the object.
Patent GB-2343444-A (GB)
Title: Moulded closure
Inventor: THOMPSON NIGEL
IPC: B65D39/00
Filed: 1999-10-26
Abstract: A moulded closure 1 for the neck bore 2 of a liquid container comprises an inner body 3 and an outer seal 4 with at least two circumferentially extending ribs 11a, 11b, a lower rib 11a being urged into contact with an upper rib 11b on insertion of the closure into the neck bore to provide a robust seal for the container. The ribs may be continuous, be of different masses, and/or be arranged in a saw tooth configuration generally perpendicular to the axis of the container neck. A smaller diameter rib may be positioned at the end of the outer seal to be inserted first. The inner body and outer seal may directly adhere to each other due to being made of materials with a compatible polymer base, eg. polypropylene. The inner body may have a greater tensile modulus than the outer seal and may be formed of polyolefin co-polymer with the outer seal formed optionally of butadiene co-polymer or a co-polymer comprising both butadiene and polypropylene. The closure may include pilfer-resistant and anti-glugging components.
Patent GB-2343085-A (GB)
Title: Loop detection
Inventor: OESTER GERT
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a loop-detection means produced by a source switch AS when establishing a route to a destination switch ES wherein the loop-detection means is a loop back cell (20) having the source switch AS in both source (21) and turning point (22) fields.
Patent HU-T63611-A (HU)
Title: Process for producing asymmetrically n,n'-substituted, pure phenylureas
Inventor: HACKL KURT ALFRED
IPC: C07C275/28
Filed: 1992-08-14
Abstract: Process for the preparation of very pure ureas of the formula phenyl-(NH-CO-NR1R2)n in which phenyl represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or phenylene group and R1 and R2 are either identical and each represent an alkyl group, or are different, in which case R1 represents a hydrogen atom and R2 represents an alkyl or phenyl group, or R1 and R2, together with the nitrogen atom, represent an aliphatic heterocyclic ring and n is the number 1 or 2, by reacting a phenylurea of the formula phenyl-(NH-CO-NH2)n with an amine of the formula NR1R2H at temperatures from 100 to 200 degrees C. in a diluent which is inert under the reaction conditions, the reaction being interrupted before by-products are formed, and the urea which is formed being removed from the starting compounds, and the unreacted starting compounds being returned to the process if appropriate.
Patent HU-T68553-A (HU)
Title: Bubbleband from plastic foil for double respectively multiple dosage, furthermore process and tool for producing of that
Inventor: EGGERT HEINRICH
IPC: A61J1/03
Filed: 1993-04-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a blister strip made of polymeric film for double or multiple doses, having cups formed therein, the film forming the side wall (1) being thinner than the film forming the cup base (5) and the height of the side wall corresponding at least to the sum of the heights of the shaped items accommodated in the cup, after removal of the first shaped item (4) by pressure on the cup base, the developing excess film material of the side wall (1) of the blister cup being placed in a bead-like or bellows-like manner in front of the next shaped item (2) and protecting the latter from dropping out of the blister cup unintentionally. The bead-like closure in the form of a bellows can be overcome by increased pressure on the cup base to release the next shaped item. The blister strip can be made by cold thermoforming of polypropylene film or polymeric film with similar mechanical properties. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T67707-A (HU)
Title: Process for preparing trans-n-methyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphtaleneamine
Inventor: BRAISH TAMIM F
IPC: C07C209/68
Filed: 1992-02-07
Abstract: A novel process for converting trans-isomeric N-methyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneamine to cis-isomeric N-methyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneamine is disclosed. The process involves contacting trans-isomeric N-methyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthaleneamine, or a mixture of same with up to about an equal part by weight of the corresponding cis-isomer, with a basic equilibration agent like potassium tert.-butoxide in a reaction-inert polar organic solvent to ultimately afford a cis/trans-mixture wherein the amount of cis-amine present in said mixture achieves a constant value of about 2:1 on a weight-by-weight basis. The aforesaid resultant mixture is useful as an intermediate product that ultimately leads to pure cis-(1S) (4S)-N-methyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenea mine (sertraline), which is a known antidepressant agent.
Patent HU-T71193-A (HU)
Title: Tumor specific monoclonal antibody and cell line and pharmaceutical preparations containing them
Inventor: LIND PETER
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 1992-07-03
Abstract: A monoclonal antibody that reacts with the CA-242 antigen is provided. The antibody can be obtained by culturing the hybridoma cell line C242:II with the ECACC identification number 90012601, or an artificial or spontaneous mutant thereof. Cell lines producing the antibody are also provided. The antibody is useful for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
Patent HU-T71358-A (HU)
Title: Feedthrough device especially for cables
Inventor: STRIEBEL FRANZ
IPC: H02G3/22
Filed: 1994-10-20
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/DE94/01241 Sec. 371 Date May 31, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date May 31, 1995 PCT Filed Oct. 20, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/12234 PCT Pub. Date May 4, 1995In the case of a cable lead-through (5), in particular in panel form, of a pliable material, which is surrounded by a frame (6), in particular for a wall (2) or a ceiling or for a base (3) of a distribution cabinet, a distribution box or a junction box (1) or of a meter cabinet or the like, the cable lead-through (5) is produced from an elastomerically crosslinked material.