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Patent GB-2297647-A (GB)
Title: Organic electroluminescent device
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HISAMITSU
IPC: H05B33/10
Filed: 1996-01-30
Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device. Ribs 8 are spaced at predetermined intervals on transparent electrodes 4 arranged in the form of a film on a lower transparent substrate 3. An organic layer 6 is formed between each adjacent two of the ribs 8 and an upper electrode 7 is deposited all over the transparent electrode 4. A portion of the upper electrode 7 formed on each of the ribs 8 is removed by scraping, rubbing or the like, resulting in the upper electrode 7 being formed on only each of the organic layers 6. A cap layer may be provided on the upper electrode 7 as required.
Patent GB-2297640-A (GB)
Title: Communications display system
Inventor: YOSHIDA TOSHIO
IPC: H04B1/69
Filed: 1996-01-30
Abstract: A communications display system has a plurality of communicating apparatuses 20 (Fig. 3) each with a respective operating section 30, and communicating with each other over a wired network and with related (groups of) child display apparatuses (Fig. 2) by radio using spread spectrum techniques.
Patent GB-2296418-A (GB)
Title: Sifting device
Inventor: GUMPESBERGER RALPH P
IPC: A01K1/01
Filed: 1994-08-29
Abstract: A device (10) for sifting a siftable material (12) comprises at least three nestable trays (20). The trays (20) are stacked to form a vertically stacked array. Each tray (20) has a base (22) having a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of openings (26) sized to permit the material (12) to pass through, while preventing passage of large objects. The openings (26) of each tray (20) are arranged in pre-set pattern so that pairs of trays (20) may be nested together with the openings (26) of one tray blocked by the ribs of the other. The trays (20) may be identical with the openings (26) arranged asymmetrically in the base of each tray, so that the necessary interference or blocking is achieved by rotating each tray relative to the adjacent tray. Alternatively, the openings can be symmetrically located with two different trays being provided, having complementary patterns of openings. The stacked array of trays can be configured as a cat litter container, or used for sifting a variety of the material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311956-A (GB)
Title: C-clamp
Inventor: LII LIANG-KUEN
IPC: B25B5/06
Filed: 1996-04-10
Abstract: A C-clamp comprises a frame 10 with a fixed jaw 11. A fixed handle 30 has an interior 32 pivotally receiving a driving handle 40. A shaft 50 has a front end connected to a movable jaw 52. A push plate 60 with a hole 61 is disposed between a compression spring 62 and a flange 43 on the driving handle 40. A press plate 70 is inserted in a hole 34 in the fixed handle 30. On squeezing the handles together, flange 43, forces push plate 60 to drive the shaft 50 to move jaws 11, 52 together. Press plate 70 blocks rearward movement of the shaft 50. To release the clamps, lower portion 73 of the press plate 70 is pressed to abut the fixed handle 30.
Patent GB-2312511-A (GB)
Title: Triboelectric flowmeter
Inventor: HEAD PHILIP
IPC: G01F1/7088
Filed: 1996-04-24
Abstract: A flow meter for measuring the rate of flow of a fluid in a pipe 10 comprises two pairs of substantially parallel electrodes X1, Y1; X2, Y2 with an earth electrode E located between the two pairs. The electrodes of each pair are axially separated from each other and are in the form of circular electrodes embedded in an inner layer 12 on the inside wall of the pipe. The earth electrode is also circular, but is in contact with the fluid. Tribo-electric effects in the flowing fluid randomly generate electrostatic charges which give rise to a randomly variable output voltage from the two electrodes, often referred to as tribo-electric noise. Because the two electrodes are axially separated the two signals from the electrodes are temporally separated. By connecting the earth electrode to ground, the noise is substantially reduced so that the output from the electrodes becomes substantially constant. The temporal separation between the points at which the two output signals change from being randomly variable to substantially constant is determined, and from this the fluid velocity and flow rate can be calculated.
Patent GB-2302637-A (GB)
Title: Beam landing correction during thermal expansion of shadow mask
Inventor: SUDO YASUNOBU
IPC: H01J9/44
Filed: 1996-06-24
Abstract: A purity adjusting apparatus includes a time measuring part for measuring the conducting time of a color CRT, a reference drift data storing part for storing the thermal expansion characteristics of a shadow mask of the colour CRT and a temperature/brightness measuring part for measuring the temperature and the brightness of the faceplate of the color CRT. A computing part calculates a compensation value of the beam landing position from the above data, and there is displayed on the monitor an aiming point presuming perfect stabilization against the thermal expansion of the shadow mask from the calculated result. By allowing purity adjustment before the monitor is thermally stabilized the invention shortens the manufacturing and inspection process.
Patent GB-2315427-A (GB)
Title: Waterborne parasite filter
Inventor: GARDYNE EDWARD A
IPC: B01D39/20
Filed: 1996-07-20
Abstract: A filter for removing waterborne parasites uses a sintered stainless steel filter member preferably of 1 to 3 micrometre pore size. Preferably the filter is a cylinder of sintered material having a male thread at one end and a blanc disc at the other which is screwed into the inlet end of a two part, threaded housing. The other part preferably has an outlet and a domed end. The housing can be of stainless steel or plastic such as uPVC. The filter can be removed for cleaning or cleaned by an internal brush rotated by an external electric motor and/or backwashed either periodically or automatically.
Patent GB-2315541-A (GB)
Title: Closed fluid circulating system
Inventor: ITO KOICHI
IPC: B60H1/08
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: A closed fluid circulating system helps to control the temperature of air blown through a heat exchanger without adding a movable mechanism such as a variable restricting valve. The heat exchanger (3) for heating the air exchanges heat between hot water supplied from a water-cooled type engine (1) and the air. A flow control valve (4) controls the flow of hot water to the heat exchanger (3). A bypass circuit (5) allows hot water to flow while bypassing the heat exchanger (3). A pressure-responsive valve (6) is provided in the bypass circuit (5). The flow of returning hot water from the heat exchanger (3) is blocked by the flow of the bypass side hot water at a merging portion (0).
Patent GB-2315959-A (GB)
Title: Communications network node with switched channelizer architecture
Inventor: HABER JOE WILLLIAM
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 1997-07-29
Abstract: A communications network (10, fig.1) includes nodes (18) in which switched channelizers 32 decompose wideband signals into narrowband signals and route the narrowband signals to specified demodulators 34. The switched channelizers 32 serve as building blocks which may be coupled together in parallel and in series. Switch portions 28 of switched channelizers 32 may be coupled together so that the switched channelizers 32 form interconnected switched channelizer groups (54, fig.5). Within an interconnected switched channelizer group (54), any channel from any wideband signal may be routed to any demodulator 34. Nodes may include space-based satellite relays or land-based base stations.
Patent GB-2316815-A (GB)
Title: Wire guide in switch assembly
Inventor: NAKAMURA SHINYA
IPC: H01H1/58
Filed: 1997-08-11
Abstract: A knob main body (1) is formed by a skeleton (2) and a skin member (3) encapsulating the skeleton (2). A switch (6) is provided on the knob main body (1). A conductor wire (7) is buried in the skeleton (2) and connected at one end to the terminal (6a) of the switch (6). The skeleton (2) has a switch mounting portion (2f) for mounting the switch (6) and a first support groove (2j) formed in a bottom surface of the switch mounting portion (2f) to insert therein the conductor wire (7). The skeleton (2) has a second support groove (2n) formed in a lateral side thereof to insert therein the conductor wire (7). A press-fit hole (2k) is formed between the second support groove (2n) and the first support groove (2j) to pass the conductor wire (7) therethrough. This structure enables a decrease in number of bend portions in a conductor wire in a switch assembly, particularly a shift knob of a motor vehicle, to thereby reduce the number of fabricating processes and cost.
Patent GB-2317895-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric material
Inventor: EAGLAND DONALD
IPC: C09K23/52
Filed: 1997-09-18
Abstract: A method of preparing a polymeric compound which comprises providing a compound of general formula  or a salt thereof where A and B are the same or different and at least one comprises a relatively polar atom or group and R 1 and R 2 independently comprise relatively non-polar atoms or groups, in a solvent of a type in which ethene itself is generally insoluble and causing the groups C=C in said compound to react with one another to form a polymeric structure. The polymeric compound may be reacted with a second compound, for example polyvinylalcohol, collagen or the like to produce a colloid or gel which may have applications in the treatment or burns or recovery of oils.
Patent GB-2329535-A (GB)
Title: Direction indicator flasher unit for motor vehicles
Inventor: COLLINGS REGINALD JEFFREY
IPC: B60Q1/46
Filed: 1997-09-22
Abstract: A microprocessor U1 has input ports P24, P25, P27 respectively receiving signals from left turn, right turn and hazard switches. Front left, rear left, front right and rear right direction signalling lamps are switched on and off by MOSFETs Q1, Q2,Q3 and Q4 respectively under the control of the microprocessor U1 which causes the appropriate lamps to flash according to the inputs at ports P24, P25, P27. When a plurality of the MOSFETs Q1 to Q4 is required to be on at the same time, the microprocessor U1 causes changes of state between off and on and between on and off to be staggered so that only one of the MOSFETs Q1 to Q4 changes state at a time, thus giving a more gradual change of current resulting in lower EMC emissions. The MOSFETs Q1 to Q4 are connected in series with a common current sensing resistor R9, from which is derived a balanced signal applied to input ports P31, P32 and indicative of lamp current. Each time a MOSFET switches on, the microprocessor U1 determines whether the resulting change in current indicates a lamp out or a short circuit. In the event of a short circuit, the lamp is switched off. In the event of a lamp out, the flashing rate and audible click rate from a loudspeaker LS1 are altered, or a message is displayed on a display screen. Trailer lamps may also be monitored. For situations in which the rear lamps also act as braking lamps, an input port P26 is connected to a brake switch so that when turn signalling is required during braking, the rear lamp at the selected turn side is flashed and the other rear lamp is on continuously.
Patent GB-2330339-A (GB)
Title: Golf cart wheel holder assembly
Inventor: WU CHING-CHANG
IPC: A63B55/60
Filed: 1997-10-20
Abstract: A golf cart wheel axle assembly having a holder plate 2 connectable to a frame of a golf cart for holding a wheel axle 3 by a lock screw 1 within an aperture 21 through the holder plate. An elongate circumferentially extending slot 2111 is provided in the surface of the aperture in the holder plate. An annular groove 1101 is located around a shoulder 110 on the lock screw and is arranged to be aligned with the circumferentially extending slot when the lock screw is also arranged to extend through the slot into the aperture through the holder plate. An elongate rod like securing means 114 is locatable in a passage 221 in the holder plate in alignment with the circumferentially extending slot to extend therethrough into the said aperture for engagement in the annular groove of the lock screw and thereby the lock screw is stopped from axial movement relative to the wheel axle.
Patent GB-2319621-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic sensor
Inventor: ROBERTSON PAUL ANDREW
IPC: G01R33/028
Filed: 1997-11-05
Abstract: The invention provides a high sensitivity and wide bandwidth detection system for magnetic fields using a miniature, low cost sensor device. Static and alternating magnetic fields, created for example by direct or alternating currents or a combination of both flowing in a conductor may be measured by non-contact means. The sensor comprises a high permeability magnetic core 10 or cores axially aligned within one or more miniature wound coils 12 to produce a device with a self resonant frequency above 10 MHz. Means is provided for monitoring the voltage developed across said sensor coils and means for providing alternating and direct current excitation to said coils. The output signal is derived from amplitude or frequency changes in the voltage developed across the sensor and from current feedback applied to the coil or coils to null the detected magnetic field.
Patent GB-2318526-A (GB)
Title: Filter with cone-like diffuser
Inventor: NAGANO YOHOJI
IPC: A01K63/04
Filed: 1995-02-21
Abstract: A filtration system has an inverted cone-shaped diffusion member 11' between an upstanding inlet 7' and an outlet 5' for primary filtration of large particles before passing through the filter medium D'. Particles hitting the diffusion member can thus drop into the precipitation chamber 10' before removal via pipe 21'. The cone 8' helps separate the large particles from the flow through the diffusion member 11', and a skirt 9' may stop precipitated particles from floating upwards during turbulent flow. Fluid can be drawn through the system by a pump E'. For finer filtration, a plurality of diffusion members in series can be used (fig 14) and a plurality of systems can be used in series (fig 15). The precipitation portion 10' may be a hopper for discharge to a truck (fig 13). In an alternative embodiment, a propeller fan powered by rising bubbles may draw particles through the system (figs 1-5).
Patent GB-2335876-A (GB)
Title: Casting apparatus comprising two half core moulds
Inventor: GUYON JACQUES
IPC: B22D17/22
Filed: 1998-04-01
Abstract: A casting apparatus comprising first and second half core moulds 61,81, a vertically displaceable centre core 60 located between the first and second half core moulds, a ring core located about the half core moulds to limit the horizontal separation of the half core moulds, and first and second outer half moulds, (5,15, Fig. 1), is characterised in that the first half mould is static and the second half mould is provided with means to displace it towards and away from the first half mould.
Patent GB-2325224-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of 4,6-dichloropyrimidine
Inventor: JONES RAYMOND VINCENT HEAVON
IPC: C07D239/30
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: A process for obtaining 4,6-dichloropyrimidine comprising reacting 4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine with phosphorus oxychloride at 70-110‹C to leave a reaction mixture; and (a) adding water to the reaction mixture at 50-80‹C to give a resulting mixture, and extracting 4,6-dichloropyrimidine from the resulting mixture with an extraction solvent at 30-100‹C; or (b) either (i) when the molar ratio of 4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine:phosphorus oxychloride is in the range 1:2 to 1:4, extracting 4,6-dichloropyrimidine from the reaction mixture with an extraction solvent at 30-100‹C; or (ii) when the molar ratio of 4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine:phosphorus oxychloride is in the range 1:2 to 1:10 or higher, removing excess phosphorus oxychloride by distillation to leave a residue, and extracting 4,6-dichloropyrimidine from the residue with an extraction solvent at 30-100‹C.
Patent GB-2321743-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for securely handling data in a database of biometrics and associated data
Inventor: TOMKO GEORGE J
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 1996-12-03
Abstract: A person wanting an entitlement, such as welfare, typically inputs his fingerprint to a database. On a match with a fingerprint already in the database, a profile of the person with the matching fingerprint is retrieved to guard against double dipping. There is a concern for the privacy of the information in the database. To assure privacy, the profile associated with each fingerprint in the database is encrypted so that when a new person attempts to enroll and a matching fingerprint is found in the database, the associated profile returned is encrypted. In order to access this encrypted profile, PINs are required from one or two authorized operators. The PIN of an authorized operator is stored on a card in an encrypted fashion such that it may be recovered by the authorized operator inputting his fingerprint to the system. One or both PINs are needed to decipher the profile.
Patent GB-2338118-A (GB)
Title: Helical fitting for the securing of covered conductor to an insulator
Inventor: SWAIN TREVOR
IPC: H02G7/05
Filed: 1998-05-29
Abstract: A component (4, 5) for securing a covered conductor (1) to an insulator (2) comprises a length of metal wire (20) having at least one helical portion (22, 23), the wire being coated with a semi-conductive coating material (32). The semi-conductive coating of the component reduces voltage stresses along the length of the conductor adjacent to the insulator, to reduce the chance of the conductor arcing. Preferably, the metal wire is in the shape of an arcuate portion (21) which locates around the neck of the insulator, and one or two extending helical legs (22, 23) which are wrapped around the covered conductor. The coating material may be polyamide 12 powder with the addition of carbon black.
Patent GB-2333286-A (GB)
Title: Packaging material
Inventor: HOLLANDER MILTON BERNARD
IPC: B31B50/00
Filed: 1998-06-23
Abstract: A packaging material of sheet form, such as a blank or wrapping sheet, has on its external face views of the intended contents of the package, the views representing the appearance of the contents as seen from more than one direction.
Patent GB-2329401-A (GB)
Title: Flexible eaves and verge system
Inventor: TAYLOR ROBERT JOHN
IPC: E04D13/158
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: An eaves or verge assembly comprising two sections which link together, the first section 471 being formed to connect to a house wall (via the use of stabilising members 481, 482, 483) and carrying a locating member which will mate with a complementary locating member on second section 472 which defines a soffit portion 485 and an upstanding facia portion 486. A third gutter section 473 may also be connected to the soffit/facia section 472.
Patent GB-2330627-A (GB)
Title: Sliding bearing assembly
Inventor: KAGOHARA YUKIHIKO
IPC: C23C22/18
Filed: 1998-08-10
Abstract: A sliding bearing assembly excellent in fretting resistance which comprises a sliding bearing and a housing, the sliding bearing having a backing metal layer engaging an internal surface of the housing, wherein a phosphate film is formed on the internal surface of the housing and/or on the back of the backing metal layer of the sliding bearing, the phosphate film being composed of needle crystals or columnar crystals which have a particle size of not more than 30 Ám when observed from the front of the film.
Patent GB-2341354-A (GB)
Title: Seat Belt Pad
Inventor: THOROGOOD MARK
IPC: B60R22/00
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: A pad for fixing to a seat belt may be painted, printed or embossed with logo's to encourage especially children to wear their seat belt. It will also be easily to determine from outside the vehicle that the seat belt is being worn. The pad which may be made from a variety of materials has two flat parts between which the seat belt web is clasped. A cloth cover can be added to the pad to alter its design or colour.
Patent GB-2332749-A (GB)
Title: Process for the production of archival silver images
Inventor: WERNICKE UBBO
IPC: G03C11/00
Filed: 1998-12-11
Abstract: A processing method for the production of archival photographic silver images comprises at least the stages black and white development, fixing, finishing treatment and drying, wherein drying follows immediately after the finishing treatment. The finishing bath contains 10 to 60 mg or metal ions/litre or metals, and the electrode potential of the ions is more positive than that of silver. Typical ions are gold (III) ions, palladium ions.
Patent GB-2333192-A (GB)
Title: Wakeup generator for use with a multi-position vehicle light switch
Inventor: DOMBROWSKI JOHN HUGH
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 1999-01-12
Abstract: A wakeup generator for generating an interrupt pulse to a microcontroller (10) of an electronics module in response to a switch position change of a multi-position resistance ladder switch (14) to awaken the microcontroller (10) from a low power sleep mode. The wakeup generator uses a low current constant current source (18) and a detector(12). The low current constant current source (18) provides sense current for the switch (14) with a voltage developing across the switch varying according to the switch position selected with each switch position developing a different voltage. The detector detects a change in the voltage across the switch due to a switch position change and generates the interrupt pulse to the microcontroller.
Patent GB-2331876-A (GB)
Title: Connector cover wire retainer
Inventor: HUTCHINSON JAMES DAVID
IPC: H01R9/22
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: A wire retaining cover (2) is provided with teeth (34) for provisionally holding wires (3) of a communications cable for termination to a splicing module (5). The wire cover (2) comprises first cutouts (48) for access of test probes for testing the splicing connection. The cover base wall comprises further slots (50) for receiving cutting blades therethrough to cut off wires of a section to be spliced.
Patent GB-2337279-A (GB)
Title: Barb tape
Inventor: COCHRANE RICHARD BRUCE
IPC: E04H17/04
Filed: 1999-05-07
Abstract: Barb tape includes a core wire 28 and strip material 30 attached to the core wire, the strip material being formed with at least one flange 34, 36 extending longitudinally of the core wire and projecting radially therefrom, and has a plurality of barbs 26 at spaced intervals, the recurring distance 40 at which barbs are located being less than 100 mm. The maximum barb length 38 may be 50 mm, the maximum overall width 42 may be 28 mm, the maximum "tape" width 44 may be 12 mm, the thickness 0.45 mm and the core wire may be 2.5 mm diameter: all may be galvanised steel. The dimensions used are such that it is difficult to disable the tape by bending barbs without snagging on adjacent barbs.
Patent GB-2349261-A (GB)
Title: Desk or wall mounted display unit with moving images
Inventor: GUNN LESLIE ALEXANDER
IPC: G09F9/35
Filed: 1999-05-19
Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic display or photo-frame, free standing or wall mounted. It will be self-contained with sufficient memory to store several images and have the capability to display the held digital images or messages on the screen in a series. The images may be displayed randomly or sequentially providing an opportunity to show animated images. Incorporating other electronic devices, for example clock, calculator, message display or sound reproducer or other device could be done. The electronic display may incorporate read-outs from the aforementioned devices either within or alongside the image displayed.