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Patent CH-495688-A (CH)
Inventor: DER LELY CORNELIS VAN
IPC: A01D34/86
Filed: 1968-11-22
Abstract: According to this invention, at least one mowing mechanism is mounted on a mobile frame, and the mowing mechanism has a frame beam which extends transverse to the intended direction of travel during use of the machine. The frame beam is spaced from the cutting elements with the mowing mechanism having a single support which is located approximately centrally along the frame beam. The frame beam is pivotable about an axis afforded by said support during use of the machine to match ground undulations.
Patent CH-515874-A (CH)
Title: Diglycolic acid prodn - by reacting monochloroacetic acid with alkaline earth hydroxide
Inventor: PROF AESCHBACH JEAN DR
IPC: C07C59/305
Filed: 1969-12-10
Abstract: Alkaline earth hydroxide is used in an excess of 5 - 80% over the stoichiometric amt. and water is introduced in an equal amt; the mixture is subjected to high shearing forces in a mixer, whilst the temp. rises to 85 - 130 degrees C. After the completion of the reaction, the resulting alkaline earth salt of diglycolic acid is freed from by-products by washing, and diglycolic acid is liberated by the known method. Much less water is used than in the known similar process, in which a large amt. of water must be evaporated.
Patent GB-2360746-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible tricycle frame
Inventor: LIN WAN-HSING
IPC: B62B7/10
Filed: 2000-03-31
Abstract: A collapsible tricycle frame 1 has a generally U-shaped handle 10 connected by first and second push bars 15 to pivot points 14. Also received at pivot points 14 are the upper ends of first and second rear support rods 13 and the upper ends of first and second front support rods 16. The lower ends of rear support rods 13 are connected 32 to a rear wheel support rod 3 which in turn is connected to a base frame 11, the rear wheel support rod 3 having attached to it a pair of spaced apart wheels. The lower ends of the front support rods 16 are releasably received in front wheel support rod 2 to which is attached a single wheel. By releasing hook members (222 in figure 5) from protrusions (231) on the front support rods 16 the front support rods may be pivoted upwards so that the whole assembly may be folded flat onto the base frame (see figure 8). A fabric member (4 in figure 7) may be attached to the frame.
Patent GB-2353233-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for conditioning a gaseous medium
Inventor: WEBB ADRIAN C
IPC: F15B21/048
Filed: 2000-07-12
Abstract: An apparatus for conditioning compressed air comprises a generally cylindrical body 1 housing conditioning units such as a filter unit 5, a pressure regulating unit 8 and a lubricating unit 10 arranged in end-to-end relationship with one another. In use, compressed air to be conditioned enters the apparatus via a pipe fitting 14, passes sequentially through the units 5, 8 and 10 and is piped to a point of use via a pipe fitting 14'. Apparatus of the invention dispenses with the need for conventional depending filter and lubricator bowls and is thus relatively compact and streamlined compared to traditional designs. The inlet and outlet fittings 14,14' are at opposite ends of the body 1.
Patent GB-2353328-A (GB)
Title: Turbocharged i.c. engine with EGR system and exhaust throttle
Inventor: MCKINLEY THOMAS L
IPC: F02M25/07
Filed: 2000-08-16
Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation EGR enhancement system 12 for a turbocharged i.e. engine 10 includes a throttle valve 54 arranged in the exhaust duct 22 of the engine, downstream of the EGR system 12. The throttle valve 54 is controlled in response to engine load and engine speed to selectively provide back pressure upstream of the throttle valve 54 to selectively drive an EGR exhaust flow through an EGR duct 40 to the intake manifold 18. An embodiment of the EGR system includes a cooler 46 that lowers the temperature of the EGR exhaust flow to provide better reductions in nitric oxide emissions. The exhaust turbine 28 of the turbocharger 26 may be of variable geometry type 28 or of the fixed geometry type (28', fig.2) to provide a turbine with a fixed or variable swallowing capacity. The fixed geometry turbine (28',fig.2) is preferably equipped to allow excess pressure to be released through a wastegate duct 66 arranged in fluid parallel with the exhaust turbine (28') thereby allowing for higher power and higher speeds. The EGR system may be controlled to provide compression braking.
Patent GB-2366690-A (GB)
Title: Transfer of bookmark information
Inventor: CORNELIUSSEN SOEREN
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2000-08-29
Abstract: A user browsing the Internet using a personal computer (PC) is able to transfer bookmark information for WAP sites from his PC to his mobile WAP-enabled telephone by clicking on a link on an HTML page, which prompts the user for his mobile phone number and sends the bookmark information to the specified number for subsequent browsing from the WAP-phone.
Patent GB-2359497-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable weighted exercise garment
Inventor: WINSTON EDITH
IPC: A63B21/065
Filed: 2000-12-29
Abstract: An exercise garment comprises a panel (11, 13 figure 1) having an inner surface fabric 21 against the wearer's body, an outer surface fabric 19 and a first layer of padding 20 between. A weight receiving module 40 having an inward surface 41, an outward surface 43 and a second layer of padding 45 between and a plurality of pouches formed from a pleated sheet 47 is secured to the panel such that there are two layers of padding between the weights in the pouches and the wearer. Additional layers of padding (20a, 20b figure 6) may be provided to protect specific areas of the body such as shoulders and groin. The modules may be positioned vertically from the shoulders and upper torso and transversely form the spine (figure 2). The modules may be disposed in a plurality of pockets 30 which may have closure flaps 33 sealable by hook and eye material 35 or snaps or zippers. The inner surface of the garment may be devoid of pockets for comfort. Each pouch may receive more than one weight (50, figure 4) and may be elasticated. The weights may be cylindrical with a flat surface portion (51, figure 4) adapted to face the wearer. The garment may be a vest, pants, belt or jacket. The padding may be resilient plastic foam.
Patent GB-2377865-A (GB)
Title: Early despatch of packet header to overcome transmission latency when sending video or audio over the internet
Inventor: TANG BOB
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 2001-04-07
Abstract: To eliminate transmission latency due to the header of an IP packet, ATM cell or Ethernet frame, the header of the packet or frame is transmitted a set time before the data to be transmitted in the body of the packet or cell is due to be available for transmission, the set time corresponding precisely to the header transmission time. The packet data may comprise PCM voice information, or video data.
Patent GB-2374744-A (GB)
Title: Image data processing for emphasising a particular portion of an image
Inventor: PAPAGEORGIOU PAVLOS
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 2001-04-18
Abstract: An image processing system is described in which sets of image elements having display values outside of a target range B<SB>min</SB>-B<SB>max</SB> of display values are each respectively morphologically dilated. The intersection between the morphologically dilated sets of image elements is then identified and those image elements within the intersecting region are removed from the set of image elements having the target range B<SB>min</SB>-B<SB>max</SB> of display values. This removes image elements incorrectly appearing to have display values corresponding to the target range B<SB>min</SB>-B<SB>max</SB> of display values due to aliasing effects between regions of image elements having display values either side of the target range B<SB>min</SB>-B<SB>max</SB> of image values. The imaging may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional imaging. The morphological dilatation is preferably performed with a quasi-circular or a quasi-spherical structuring element having a radius of between two and three voxels.
Patent GB-2376097-A (GB)
Title: Configuration control within data processing systems
Inventor: SEAL DAVID JAMES
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2001-05-31
Abstract: A data processing system is provided with a first mechanism for executing instructions of a first instruction set and a second mechanism for executing instructions of a second instruction set. The second mechanism requires configuration data 310, 312, 314, 316 which may or may not be valid. Programs that use the second execution mechanism are responsible for the writing of its own configuration data with this being indicated as being necessary by a configuration valid indicator CV set to indicate that the configuration is invalid by the operating system 300 upon detecting an appropriate process switch.
Patent GB-2364063-A (GB)
Title: Polyurethane foam composition and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: SIMPSON SCOTT S
IPC: C08G101/00
Filed: 2001-06-28
Abstract: An open-celled polyurethane foam formed from a composition comprising an active hydrogen-containing component, an organic polyisocyanate component having an isocyanate functionality of 2.0 to 2.25, a surfactant component, and a catalyst. The foam has a thickness of about 6 to about 20 mils; a density of about 10 to about 50 pcf; cell diameters of about 25 to about 80 microns, cell openings having diameters of about 1 to about 25 microns, wherein the ratio of cell diameter to cell opening diameter is about 3 to about 10; a water vapor transmission rate of greater than about 1000 grams per square meter per day, and which do not leak water or similar fluids. Such foams find particular utility as backings for bandages.
Patent GB-2379089-A (GB)
Title: RF screening for printed circuit boards
Inventor: TOWNSEND RICHARD
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2001-08-21
Abstract: A multi-layer printed circuit board (2) has an upper ground plane (4), a lower ground plane (6) and an intermediate signal plane (10) each separated by an electrically insulative substrate layer. The board has a pair of slots (16, 18) formed either side of a signal path (14) formed on the signal plane (10), the slots extending between the ground planes and being through plated (22, 24) to form a generally continuous conductive tube around the signal path (14). The conductive tube prevents RF signal emissions from interfering with adjacent circuitry on the board and prevents noise being received on the signal path.
Patent GB-2380012-A (GB)
Title: Contract management aid
Inventor: BALDWIN ADRIAN
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus for facilitating management of a plurality of inter-related contracts, which apparatus comprises: <SL> <LI>a) a contract information database including data on each contract, the data comprising at least: (i) the identity of the contract; (ii) a deadline for the contract; and (iii) the dependency, if any known, of the contract on any other of the contracts; and <LI>b) processing means operatively linked to the database and configured to process the data on each contract from the contract information database and use the known dependency data from the database and/or compute the dependency of each contract on any of the other contracts to generate a representative structure having nodes and linkages between nodes representative of the inter-relationship of the plurality of inter-related contracts. </SL>
Patent GB-2367746-A (GB)
Title: A wire harness for a vehicle seat
Inventor: KONDO MASAYUKI
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2001-10-11
Abstract: A wire harness 20 for a vehicle seat 10 disposed in the vehicle seat 10 for electrically connecting electric parts to one another, comprises flat circuit branch 21, and a flat circuit body 22 whose one end is connected to the circuit branch 21 and whose other end is connected to the electric motors M1 to M5, switches SW1 to SW3 and a power connector 17, the circuit branch 21 comprises a sheet of branch seat or a plurality of sheets of branch seats (fig 4A, 4B, and 4C) selectively laminated on one another so that an electronic circuit corresponding to specification or grade of the vehicle seat 10 can be constituted. Preferably, the branch seat is provided with at least one notch (fig 6, 31) for exposing a conductive portion of another branch seat to be laminated, the branch seat has a memory and an electronic control unit (ECU) constituted by a flat, flexible circuit (fig 4B, 21b), and the ECU uses the contents of the memory for controlling.
Patent GB-2381608-A (GB)
Title: Material requirements planning method for the calculation of supplier provision of materials
Inventor: CHIU HUNG-LIANG
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: A material requirements planning server of an enterprise end server simulates material issuing operations during a stock-out period, and executes timely delivery of particular parts or components, utilizing as-needed delivery rather than lot-size delivery. The disclosed method includes at least the steps of: capturing data through an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) server (300), receiving and storing a promise order from the supplier end on the material requirements planning server (310), simulating with the material requirements planning server to determine whether the promise order can meet material requirements on the shortage list (320), releasing an original build order from stock-outs (350), generating data of the build order to the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) server (360), and implementing an available to promise (ATP) (370) to directly deliver materials through the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) server.
Patent GB-2365182-A (GB)
Title: High-density removable expansion module having I/O and second-level removable expansion memory
Inventor: MILLS KEVIN J
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2000-05-09
Abstract: The utility of portable computer hosts, such as PDAs (or handhelds), is enhanced by methods and apparatus for removable expansion modules (100) having application specific circuitry, a second-level-removable memory (120), and optional I/O (140), in a number of illustrative embodiments. In addition to providing greater expansion utility in a compact and low profile industrial design, the present invention permits memory configuration versatility for application specific expansion modules, permitting easy user field selection and upgrades of the memory used in conjunction with the expansion module. Finally, from a system perspective, the present invention enables increased parallelism and functionality previously not available to portable computer devices.
Patent GB-2372477-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing a honeycomb structure
Inventor: MAUMUS JEAN-PIERRE
IPC: B29D99/00
Filed: 2001-12-19
Abstract: A honeycomb structure is manufactured by forming staggered cells (90) through the entire thickness of a fibre fabric (9) which may have been impregnated with resin, causing pegs (8) to penetrate into respective ones of the cells (90), each peg having a cross-section of size smaller than that of the corresponding cell and being made of a material that is suitable for expanding and expanding the pegs (8) so that they fill the cells (90) and exert pressure on the inside faces of the cells and shrinking the pegs and then withdrawing them. The pegs may be expanded by heating an assembly constituted by a plate (7), the pegs and fibre fabric in an oven, the pegs being shrunk by natural cooling. The pegs may be made of silicone material or metal coated with an anti-adhesive material. The pegs may alternatively be inflated. The honeycomb structure may be used as a furnace bottom.
Patent GB-2384053-A (GB)
Title: Processing of acoustic data to obtain arrival time at receiver from down-going acoustic signal
Inventor: ROBERTSSON JOHAN OLOF ANDERS
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: Data from an acoustic source 1 is received at a receiver 3. This data is then processed to separate the down-going or direct signal 5 from the up-going signals 6, 25. The down going signal is then used to obtain the arrival time of the signal at the receiver. The system is designed to be used in seismic surveying or acoustic range finding.
Patent GB-2384563-A (GB)
Title: Method of measuring the stress or relaxation level of a mammal
Inventor: MCCULLOCH LAURA
IPC: G01N21/27
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: A method of measuring the stress or relaxation level of a mammal and a method of measuring the activity of the sympathetic nervous system of a mammal by measuring quantitative levels of deoxyhemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin are disclosed. Preferably, the levels of deoxyhemoglobin and hemoglobin arc measured by a noninvasive technique, such as spectroscopy. A method of changing the activity of the sympathetic nervous system of a mammal is also disclosed, wherein the method includes a step of administering an effective amount of sensory regimen to the mammal. The method is useful for humans who are operating vehicles or machinery, who are suffering from cardiovascular disease or related complications, who are pregnant, or who are preparing for sleep. In addition, a method of improving the complexion of the skin of a mammal is disclosed.
Patent GB-2374351-A (GB)
Title: Toilet bowl ventilation system
Inventor: MCKIRDY THOMAS
IPC: E03D9/052
Filed: 2002-03-25
Abstract: A vented toilet assembly comprises a ring seat 6 hingably connected to a toilet bowl, which has an in-built venting system. The in-built venting system comprises the toilet seat itself, which is hollow, and also a vent 9 which communicates with an attached hose or tubing 10 leading to an air extraction means 11. The air extraction means is typically a vacuum pump. In a preferred embodiment, the internal vent 9 located within the hollow toilet seat 6 lines up with corresponding aperture 12 on hinge pipe 13 when the seat is in a first down position and permits ventilation of contaminated air from the vicinity of the vented toilet assembly.
Patent GB-2375709-A (GB)
Title: Depilatory wax applicator with a flared spreader and integrated funnel mouth
Inventor: O'HARE FRANCIS
IPC: A45D26/00
Filed: 2002-04-19
Abstract: A depilatory wax applicator 10 has a elongate handle 11 with an inlet 17 for a wax supply 21, an outlet 15 with an integrated funnel mouth and flared spreader plate 14. The depilatory might be disposable with a cartridge 21 for the wax with the handle and spreader being on opposite sides of the inlet for the cartridge. The spreader might be flared or sectored with an elongate circumferential discharge outlet nozzle at an outboard end. Also the handle could be profiled to fit between the forefinger and thumb.
Patent GB-2387911-A (GB)
Title: Mounting saddle for strain sensor measuring torque in circular shafts
Inventor: VILE DAVID DANIEL GEORGE
IPC: G01L3/10
Filed: 2002-04-24
Abstract: A torque transducer 2, 20 for measuring torque in a circular shaft 1 is formed by a saddle mounted to the shaft, the saddle having a seat 6, 26 & 27 which is profiled to complement the curvature of the outer periphery of the shaft. A plate 3, 21 on which a strain measuring device is located is rigidly attached in the saddle body so as to be substantially flat when no torque is applied to the transducer. The transducer provides a mounting member allowing attachment of a flat sensor to a circular shaft. A SAW device is used for strain sensing. The saddle may be of cylindrical or rectangular shape and may include a cover to form an enclosed housing for the strain sensor. Connection between the strain sensor and associated circuitry may be wired or wireless.
Patent GB-2389667-A (GB)
Title: Electro-optic device
Inventor: EVANS IVAN
IPC: G02F1/025
Filed: 2002-06-13
Abstract: An electro-optic device comprises a semiconductor slab waveguide having formed therein at least one p-i-n diode comprising a first doped region 1 which is substantially entirely surrounded in the plane of the slab by a second doped region 3 of opposite polarity. The device may comprise a two-dimensional array of such p-i-n diodes. The array or the p-i-n diode may be surrounded by charge carrier confinement means, which may be a reverse-biased p-i-n diode. Such devices have particular utility in beam steering applications, for example.
Patent GB-2391377-A (GB)
Title: A display device
Inventor: GRAY RICHARD JOHN
IPC: G09F11/29
Filed: 2002-07-31
Abstract: A display device comprises a flexible strip 10 bearing characters 11 and a plurality of notches 14 along one side, a holder 23 in which a plurality of windows 24 are formed and a lug 46 located one side of the window into which the notches of the flexible strip locate. The strip may be moved manually by moving the strip transversely so as the notches of the flexible strip disengage the lug, allowing the strip to be moved longitudinally until the correct character is in the window. The stripe is then moved transversely back to engage the notch with the lug of the window. The holder may be in two parts with film carrier 25 and an overlying frame 26, and may be moulded from a suitable plastics material.
Patent GB-2375545-A (GB)
Title: Method and bioreactor for enzymatic metal cation reduction in solution
Inventor: HARRIS IVOR REX
IPC: C02F1/62
Filed: 2001-02-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of removing metal cations from a metal cation-containing solution. The method comprises the steps of attaching cells having metal reductase activity to a first surface of a support in a reaction vessel, supplying hydrogen to the cells, and exposing the metal cation-containing solution to the cells during step (ii) so as to effect enzymatic reduction of the metal cations to solid metal particles. The invention also resides in a bioreactor constructed and adapted for the enzymatic reduction of metal cations in solution. The bioreactor comprises a reaction vessel (2) adapted to receive a metal cation-containing solution and a support (22) within the reaction vessel (2). The support has a first surface which is adapted to have live cells having metal reductase activity attached thereto. The bioreactor also comprises a source of hydrogen (20, 22, 24, 26) and means (22) for supplying hydrogen to the cells in use.
Patent GB-2391817-A (GB)
Title: An oro-nasal mask with flexible face seal
Inventor: GRIFFITHS JOSEPH ANTHONY
IPC: A62B18/08
Filed: 2002-08-12
Abstract: An oro-nasal mask primarily for aircrew comprising a body 4 shaped to fit around and enclose a wearer's nose and mouth. The mask has sealing means 4A around the periphery thereof to make a seal with the wearer's face when fitted thereto, the sealing means comprising a resilient member 4B provided around the periphery of the body 4 which, in use, locates the mask on the wearer's face so that it makes a seal therewith and a flexible sealing membrane 25,26,27 overlying said resilient member 4B and operable independently thereof to reinforce said seal when pressurised breathable gas is supplied to the interior of the mask 4.
Patent GB-2379185-A (GB)
Title: Implant forming method
Inventor: ABE KEITA
IPC: B29C67/00
Filed: 2002-08-30
Abstract: An implant designing method to be applied to a body of bone (100) which has a portion of bone missing (101), wherein the bone body is substantially symmetric with respect to a plane of symmetry (102). The method comprises generating three-dimensional data of the bone based on a plurality of pieces of tomographic data of the bone, and estimating a shape of the bone (101) which should exist at the missing portion, using part (103) of the three-dimensional data corresponding to a symmetrical part of the missing portion. A method of forming the implant is also disclosed.