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Patent GB-2348597-A (GB)
Title: Snap-fit shelf assembly
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID PATRICK
IPC: F16B12/26
Filed: 2000-04-07
Abstract: Shelves 5 of a resilient plastics material have an upper tongue 23 and lower engagement member 28 at each end of the shelf which fit releasably in corresponding slots 25,30 in shelf supports 4, the member 8 being a snap fit in its slot. The supports may be of L or Z (as shown) cross section and be mounted on a wheeled base 2 so as to provide four sets of shelves at 90{ to each other. Alternative forms for the tongues are disclosed. Both connection members may be integrally formed with the shelf or the upper tongue may be a separate clip-on structure. In one embodiment (Fig 10,11) the shelves are snap fitted to brackets (55) themselves mounted conventionally by hooks to slotted uprights.
Patent GB-2361930-A (GB)
Title: Process for making solid cleaning components
Inventor: PEARCE EMMA JANE
IPC: C11D11/00
Filed: 2000-05-05
Abstract: Granular materials or beads for addition to solid surfactant compositions are made by compacting dry granular components containing less than 4.5 % by weight free moisture, with an optional binder to form granules and then contacting the granules with an aqueous solution to increase the free moisture level to 5.5-15% and form beads, the aqueous solution may include a dye to give a coloured bead. The beads thus formed are less brittle than conventional spray dried, agglomerated or extruded particles, and produce little dust during handling.
Patent GB-2351966-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dispenser with air valve
Inventor: COOKE ANTHONY CHARLES
IPC: B67D3/00
Filed: 2000-06-20
Abstract: An air valve for a liquid dispenser 1 has a valve shaft 22 which for a portion of its surface has a cruciform cross-sectional shape. The longitudinally running channels between adjacent arms of the cruciform shape allow air to enter the chamber 2 quicker than simply having a stepped diameter on the shaft 22, while retaining the necessary strength of the shaft. One end of the valve shaft 22 is attached to an actuator means 10 via cammed levers 13, 18. The other end of the shaft is attached to a further valve member 8 which is used to open and close the dispensing apparatus. As the actuator is moved vertically upwards, the levers 18 and 13 are rotated about their pivot 16 by a snap action provided by an over centre spring 20. The air valve shaft 22 is raised moving seal 23 from contact with the casing and allowing air to flow through the channels of the shaft 22 into the chamber 2. Valve member 8 is also raised so that the entrance 3 to chamber 2 is closed by seal 9 and exit 4 is opened. Fluid from the chamber 2 is then displaced by gravity. The dispenser is urged into its initial position, where exit 4 is closed by seal 9, by means of biasing spring 17.
Patent GB-2349279-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for manufacturing double sided or multi-layered printed circuit boards
Inventor: WALLIS KARL MICHAEL
IPC: H05K3/40
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: A method and apparatus for through plating printed circuit boards. The method involves applying a liquid, particularly a curable polymer, including a conductive material to a board having a hole or holes drilled therethrough. Excess liquid is then removed from the board to leave a liquid coating on the inside surfaces of the hole(s). The liquid coating is then dried and, optionally, cured to leave an electrically conductive coating on the inside surface of the holes to provide an electrically conductive path from one side of the board to the other. The apparatus is arranged to carry out the method. Boards travel on a conveyor (20) under a liquid spray (22), excess liquid is then removed by squeegees (24) and air knives (26). The boards then pass through under heated air knives (26), to dry the liquid, under a rotating brush (27), which removes excess dried material, and into an oven (28) to cure the liquid.
Patent GB-2365054-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable door sizing apparatus
Inventor: STEWART IAN CUTHBERT
IPC: E06B3/92
Filed: 2000-07-21
Abstract: An adjustable door sizing apparatus 10 for a door 12 comprises at least one first member 14 adapted to be mounted to at least one end surface 26 of a door other than an end hinged to an adjacent frame, an adjusting means 16 for adjusting the position of each first member relative to the corresponding end surface 26 of the door, and a releaseable retaining means 18 for retaining each first member 14 in position. The first member 14 may extend along each edge of the door not hinged to the wall. The first member may be of substantially U-shaped transverse cross section and adapted to receive the corresponding end surface 26 of the door. The apparatus may comprise at least one smoke strip 32 mounted to a first member and in use extending between a first member and an adjacent wall. The adjusting means may also comprise a plurality of separating members located in use between a first member 14 and end surface 26 to maintain a predetermined distance between them. The releaseable retaining means 18 may comprise at least one screw extending in use through a first member, into the end surface. The retaining means may comprise a bolt, engaging a nut recessed into the end surface. The releaseable retaining means 18 may also extend through the adjusting means 16.
Patent GB-2354796-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular door double lock
Inventor: KONDO ICHIRO
IPC: E05B77/30
Filed: 2000-10-02
Abstract: In a vehicular door lock device according to the invention, a double locking member (82) is provided on a guide link (83) which is linked to a double lock lever 81. The double locking member (82) rotates about a common rotational axis of a control lever (42) and a lift lever (41) when the control lever (42) and the lift lever (41) rotate. With this common rotational axis, as the double locking member (82) moves it does not experience any distortion with respect control lever (42) and the lift lever (41).
Patent GB-2370757-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing hair brush
Inventor: KARVELAS COSTA
IPC: A46B11/00
Filed: 2001-01-04
Abstract: A hair brush comprises a hollow head separable from a handle so that both components can be filled with a hair product. The product can be dispensed through apertures 14 in the head by operation of a plunger 17 arranged to slide axially within the handle on rotation of a screw 13, 16.
Patent GB-2359046-A (GB)
Title: Under/over printing of black ink by a multi-colour inkjet printer wherein the black ink printhead thereof does not pass beyond the boundaries of a print zone
Inventor: KINAS ERICK
IPC: B41J2/21
Filed: 2001-01-25
Abstract: A printer (10,Fig.1) includes a carriage 20, a first colour printhead 22 mounted in the carriage, a second printhead 24 printing black ink mounted in the carriage, and a third colour printhead 26 mounted in the carriage, wherein the second printhead is between the first and second printheads. The printer further includes a print zone 44 having left and right boundaries (LB,RB) where text or another image is to be printed by black ink. The carriage scans such that the second printhead does not go beyond the left and right boundaries of the print zone. A leading one of the first or third printhead underprints the black ink, whilst a trailing one of the first or third printheads overprints the black ink. Using this technique, the scanning distance is reduced by at least the width of two printheads, which results in a 20% improvement in printing speed. Techniques for reducing hue shifts between adjacent print swaths are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2371919-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing Optical Devices
Inventor: MARSH JOHN HAIG
IPC: H01S5/343
Filed: 2001-02-01
Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical device (40, Figure 2) for example, a laser diode, optical modulators, optical amplifiers , optical detectors or optical switches, uses a body portion 5 which includes a Quantum well structure 30. The method includes a processing step to create extended defects at least in a portion of the device body portion. The method may comprise sputtering from the body device portion using a magnetron sputterer (65, Figure Figure 7) which provides a magnetic field around the device body portion. The method may include depositing a dielectric layer 51 on at least one other portion of the body device portion to act as a mask. A further dielectric layer 60 may be deposited on the first dielectric layer 51 and/or on the at least one portion of the device body portion. The dielectric layer 51 and a further dielectric layer 60 may comprise silica or aluminium oxide. The step of depositing the dielectric layer may form part of a Quantum well intermixing process comprising Impurity Free Vacancy Disordering. The device may be annealed. The first optional cladding layer 15, core guiding layer 20 and second optical cladding layer 25 may be grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, or Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition. The device may be fabricated from a Gallium Arsenide system operating at a wavelength between 600 and 1300 nm. Alternatively, the device may be fabricated from an Indium Phosphide based system operating at a wavelength of between 1200 and 1700 nm. The optical device may be included in an optical integrated circuit, or an optoelectronic integrated circuit, or a photonic integrated circuit.
Patent GB-2366164-A (GB)
Title: Filtering messages within a computer network
Inventor: DWELLY ANDREW DAVID
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-02-07
Abstract: A computer network is provided comprising a plurality of user stations (1-3), a plurality of mail servers (5-9) and a communications network (4) for transmitting messages (e.g. e-mail) between the servers and user stations. Some of the servers (8,9) have filter data stored therein for selecting messages to be forwarded to user stations in dependence on filter criteria specified by the users. When such a server receives a message to be sent to a user connected to a different server, the server first confirms whether the other server also has stored filter data and, if so, accesses the filter data stored at the other server to determine whether the message fulfills the requirements of that filter. If the requirements are not fulfilled, the message is not sent. One of the filter criteria may be a value which represents, e.g. the cost to be paid by the sender for transmitting a message to a particular user.
Patent GB-2365856-A (GB)
Title: An electronic chip feeding apparatus for changing the attitude of electronic chips
Inventor: MIYAMOTO MASAYUKI
IPC: H01L21/683
Filed: 1999-09-01
Abstract: An electronic chip feeding apparatus for changing the attitude of electronic chips has a loading section for loading electronic chips onto a rotor in a first position. A first attitude changing section slidably changes the position of each electronic chip by 90{ to a second position, each electronic chip slidably changing from the first position to the second position with the rotation of the rotor. The apparatus has a working section and a removal section for removing the electronic chips from the rotor.
Patent GB-2363330-A (GB)
Title: Air pressure stabilising device
Inventor: GATLEY RICHARD
IPC: F24F13/14
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: An air pressure stabilising device comprises a flow control device mounted in a generally rectangular duct (6) between a generally controlled environment (8), and an exterior environment (10). The flow control device comprises a flow control member (14) mounted for rotation about an axis (12), counterbalancing means being provided to cause the flow control member (14) to adopt a closed position in normal use, and to move to an open position in the event that air pressure within the environment (8) rises to a level above a predetermined excess pressure. A closure means is provided to cause the flow control member (14) to move to its closed position in the event of a hazard condition being detected, conveniently by a sensing means. The closure means may be provided by a spring (22, 40) held in a rest condition in which it is operationally separate from the flow control member so as to exert no force on the flow control member as may interfere with its normal operation. When the temperature rises above a threshold temperature, the spring (22) enters into an operative engagement with the flow control member to cause the flow control member to move to its closed position.
Patent GB-2374996-A (GB)
Title: Watermarking with predistortion
Inventor: BULL DAVID ROGER
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 2001-04-25
Abstract: A scheme for inserting and extracting an invisible fragile watermark in an image/video sequence, in order to verify whether a watermarked image has been tampered with. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of watermarking a digital image, comprising: obtaining digital image coefficients; forming a plurality of arrays of image coefficients, each array comprising a predetermined number of image coefficients, the image coefficients comprising coefficients with first, second and third values; and for each array determining a binary value as a watermark component bit; determining a quantization parameter, based on the separation between the first and second values; selecting a plurality of values to represent ones and zeros, the separation between successive selected values being determined on the basis of the quantization parameter; and modifying the third value, such that it takes the closest one of the selected values which represents the determined watermark component bit. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of extracting a watermark embedded in that way.
Patent GB-2370880-A (GB)
Title: Overlapping window analysis of heart or brain activity signals
Inventor: SNYDER DAVID E
IPC: A61B5/308
Filed: 2001-07-12
Abstract: An automatic external defibrillator (AED) (80, figure 9) analyses an ECG signal using an overlapping window technique. A circuit senses an electrical signal that is representative of a patient parameter and a processor unit determines a condition of a patient by analysing portions of the signal that overlap in time 16a-16f. By utilising this overlapping portion technique the AED can obtain and analyse multiple sections of ECG data and thus can quickly make a shock/no shock decision. A portable AED is described but this analysis technique may be used in the analysis of other signals representing heart or brain activity (e.g electrogram, EEG).
Patent GB-2368471-A (GB)
Title: Joining two printed circuit boards
Inventor: TOTANI MAKOTO
IPC: H01R12/62
Filed: 2001-08-01
Abstract: A PCB 2 with lands 11a is joined to a flexible PCB 5 with lands 13a by solder 14. Solder resist 20 between the lands may prevent accidental shorting. A thermo-compression bonding tool (21, Fig 4) heats the solder and may also soften one of the boards so that the boards adhere to each other. A protective film (116, Fig 6A) may be used on one of the boards, a higher pressure may be used in the middle of the joint than at the edge, and an escape route for the solder my be provided.
Patent GB-2368622-A (GB)
Title: Device for displacing tubular elements relative to one another
Inventor: GRAY KEITH ARTHUR
IPC: F16L55/18
Filed: 2001-09-05
Abstract: A device for displacing tubular elements 20',20'' relative to one another has two clamping members 1,2 each movable between an open position in which each of the clamping members is open and can be arranged on a tubular element and a closed position in which each of the clamping members is closed. A fluid-operated unit 11,12 is located between the clamping members and is operable for moving the clamping members axially relative to one another. A power source is operable for supplying the fluid operated unit with power fluid so that it can activate the fluid-operated unit and to move the clamping members relative to one another. The power source may be a hand-operated pump 17.
Patent GB-2363693-A (GB)
Title: Container inspection apparatus
Inventor: KANG KEJUN
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2001-02-28
Abstract: A container inspection apparatus comprises a first case unit including a radiation source; a second case unit provided opposite to the first case unit and including a detector for receiving the ray from the radiation source and sending a signal of a scanning image; a beam unit provided on the first and the second case unit to for a "gate" frame construction; a gate frame moving means which can be moved relative to the container. The container is placed between the first and the second case unit and under the beam. The first and the second case unit are preformed separately and can be removable assembled together.
Patent GB-2368597-A (GB)
Title: Rectangular cathodic arc source and method of steering an arc spot
Inventor: GOROKHOVSKY VLADIMIR I
IPC: C23C14/24
Filed: 2000-04-07
Abstract: The invention provides an arc coating apparatus having a steering magnetic field source comprising steering conductors disposed along the short sides of a rectangular target behind the target, and a magnetic focusing system disposed along the long sides of the target in front of the target which confines the flow of plasma between magnetic fields generated on opposite long sides of the target. The plasma focusing system can be used to deflect the plasma flow off of the working axis of the cathode. Each steering conductor can be controlled independently. In a further embodiment, electrically independent steering conductors are disposed along opposite long sides of the cathode plate, and by selectively varying a current through one conductor, the path of the arc spot shifts to widen an erosion corridor. The invention also provides a plurality of internal anodes, and optionally a surrounding anode for deflecting the plasma flow and preserving a high ionization level of the plasma. The invention also provides a shield at floating potential, restricting the cathode spot from migrating into selected regions of the target evaporation surface outside of the desired erosion zone. The shield may be positioned immediately above the region of the target surface in the vicinity of the anode, protecting the anode from deposition of cathodic evaporate and providing better distribution of cathodic evaporate over the substrates to be coated. The invention further provides correcting magnets adjacent to the short sides of the target, to move the arc spot between the long sides.
Patent GB-2374691-A (GB)
Title: a method for optimising decision trees
Inventor: STOCKFISCH THOMAS P
IPC: G06N5/02
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: Systems and methods of forming and optimising a decision tree that simultaneously classifies multiple properties of items, and systems and methods of using the decision tree to simultaneously predict multiple unknown properties of an item. In one embodiment, the decision tree has a top generic layer of nodes that are generic to all properties, a middle K layer of nodes that split on a property type descriptor K, and a bottom specific layer of nodes that are specific to some properties. In addition to simultaneously predicting multiple properties of new items, the decision tree may also aid users in uncovering relationships between properties and in determining what descriptors may represent a generic quality, and what descriptors may represent property-specific activity.
Patent GB-2370849-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose injection and production well system
Inventor: HAMILTON MARK D
IPC: E21B43/14
Filed: 2002-01-04
Abstract: Apparatus is for selectively injecting into a given zone or multiple zones, or producing from a given zone or multiple zones without pulling the equipment. The apparatus can inject and produce in different levels at the same time. A completion unit 12 is positioned next to each zone of the formation, with zones being segregated by packers. An injection sleeve 42 and a production sleeve 18 are provided in each completion unit. Each sleeve bridges between the completion string and the production string 14 which is within the completion string. Each sleeve is shifted, such as by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical operation, to selectively align a conduit 22,46 through the sleeve with its associated port in the wall of the completion string. When aligned with the inlet port, the conduit 22 in the production sleeve conducts formation fluid into a production fluid path in the production string. When aligned with the outlet port 46, the conduit in the injection sleeve conducts injection fluid from an injection fluid path into the formation. Injection fluid passes through the sleeves by bores in the sleeves. Regardless of sleeve position, both injection flow and production flow can be maintained through the completion unit to other completion units above or below.
Patent GB-2374430-A (GB)
Title: Distributed engine processing system
Inventor: MATHEW JOSEPH CHERI
IPC: G05B15/02
Filed: 2002-02-04
Abstract: The present invention provides a distributed engine processing system, which includes a plurality of engines (10) with an electronic engine control module (12) located within each of the engines (10). The electronic engine control module (12) is in substantially continuous communication with a server (14), located remotely from the electronic engine control module (12). There is included in the invention a means of communication between the electronic engine control module (12) and the server (14). The invention further provides a method for distributing engine processing. The electronic engine control module (12) downloads engine information to a common server (14), which performs processing and analysis of the downloaded information from each engine (10) and processing and analysis of the information downloaded by all engines (10). After the processing, the server (14) stores all the information within a memory of the server (14). The invention also provides a method for adaption of the engine (10) in response to the analyses by the server (14) and a method for notification of the engine operator of the changes made to the engine (10) or any necessary services that should be performed on the engine (10).
Patent GB-2386766-A (GB)
Title: Cable hanger
Inventor: BUTTREE ADRIAN
IPC: F16L3/26
Filed: 2002-03-18
Abstract: A cable hanger 10 has a semicircular shaped support surface 20 over which cables are draped, a retaining lip 30 over the front edge 22 of the support surface 20 to stop the cables falling off the hanger 10 and a fixing plate 40 allowing attachment of the hanger to eg, a wall, via screws through fixing holes 42a-c. A second lip may be provided over an opposite edge to that of lip 30. The hanger 10 may be formed by moulding and may be colour coded.
Patent GB-2376679-A (GB)
Title: Transfer and tilt apparatus
Inventor: GATTRELL TOM
IPC: B23Q1/54
Filed: 2002-04-19
Abstract: A transfer device has an undercarriage with two or more carriage portions 20,28 which are movable along a travel path between a first location 12 and a second location 14. The carriage portions carrying at least one work piece support 26. A linkage 50,54 extends between the carriage portions, where the linkage is operable to change the position of the work piece support when one carriage portion moves relative to another along the travel path. Preferably, a single drive 30, 32 moves the two carriage parts between the end positions and abutting of the part 20 against a stop 38 allows continuing movement of carriage part 28 and movement of links 50, 54 to tilt up work surface 26 to allow placing of work thereon. The carriage part 20 is held for reverse movement until the two parts have separated and the work support returned to the horizontal position. A stop 42 cushions the work table 26. The transfer mechanism is used in the car industry for welding at 12 or in a painting line.
Patent GB-2373301-A (GB)
Title: Wet method for manufacturing asbestos free sealant for fuel injection pump
Inventor: HEDGE VISHWANATH VISHNU
IPC: F16J15/10
Filed: 2000-11-03
Abstract: This invention relates to Asbestos Free Sealant material suitable for the use of Fuel injection pumps, to enhance the sealing effecty in all critical joints.