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Patent GB-2301148-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic fan coupling
Inventor: RYUU HIDEO
IPC: F04D25/02
Filed: 1996-04-25
Abstract: In a hydraulic fan coupling apparatus for controlling rotational torque transfer from the driving to the driven side, the fan has a driving coupling in a hermetically sealed casing 2, each fan blade F being integral with or directly attached to the case 2 or case cover 3, formed as a metallic plate. As shown, the torque transmission chamber 4 includes driving disc 7 and is separated from the oil collection chamber 6 by divider plate 5 having an oil supply adjustment hole 5, opened and closed by valve member 8 in accordance with temperature sensor 10.
Patent GB-2314592-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing system
Inventor: START MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: F04B9/127
Filed: 1996-06-27
Abstract: A dispensing system has a gas-powered pump 5 supplied with gas through an inlet 16 from a supply 7 when an actuation valve 11 is operated, the actuation valve also causing the opening of a dispense valve 9 in the outlet 18 of the pump. Gas supplied to the inlet 16 displaces a drive piston 35 against the action of a return spring 41. A rod 31 movable by the drive piston 35 extends into a pumping cylinder 13 where it drives a two-part pumping piston 33 over a substance dispensing stroke. As the substance is being dispensed by the piston 33 a fresh charge of the substance is drawn into the cylinder through a substance inlet 27 connected to a supply 3, which may be a bag-in-box. During the return stroke, lost motion between an inner piston part 43 fixed to the rod 31 and an outer collar-shaped piston part 51 allows the charge to pass through the piston to be dispensed when the cycle is repeated. The stroke of the rod 51 is adjustable by limit switches (109, Fig 5B) or locking pins (99, Fig.5A). The actuation valve may be push-button operated (Figs. 4A and 4B).
Patent GB-2305845-A (GB)
Title: Wild bird food
Inventor: WHITTLES FRANKLYN BRIAN
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 1996-08-21
Abstract: Wild bird food comprises a block of fat which is preferably white tallow with peanut flour admixed. The mixture is made by melting the fat and the mixture is then cast into a block with or without additional dry ingedients, e.g. dried insects or seeds.
Patent GB-2318767-A (GB)
Title: Air bag arrangement
Inventor: GARRET GILLES
IPC: B60R21/231
Filed: 1996-10-15
Abstract: An air bag arrangement for protecting the occupants of a vehicle from a side impact comprises an air bag, means 2 for inflating that air bag and means for locating the air bag arrangement within a vehicle, the air bag comprising a portion 6 to be disposed adjacent an occupant's torso upon inflation and an upper portion 8 to be disposed adjacent an occupant's head upon inflation, said upper portion comprising at least one part folded inwardly and accommodated within a lower part of the air bag, such that said folded part remains inside the lower part during inflation until the remainder of the air bag has been inflated. The upper portion may additionally comprise two sections (12, 13 figure 4) that are folded within a central area of the upper portion so as to remain there during inflation until the remainder of the air bag has inflated. The inflating means may be a gas generator and the air bag may be mounted within the back 3 of a vehicle seat.
Patent GB-2307002-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine air intake throttle arrangement with motor-driven idle speed controller
Inventor: BOS EDWARD ALBERT
IPC: F02D31/00
Filed: 1996-10-31
Abstract: A throttle body for use in the air intake system of an internal combustion engine having an idle speed control. The throttle body assembly (10) includes a throttle plate (18) mounted to a throttle shaft (16), which is, in turn, mounted to a throttle control lever (20). A bearing member (30) is coupled to the throttle control lever (20). A motor (32) is mounted relative to the throttle body and includes an idle control cam (36) mounted to the motor shaft (34) so that the bearing (30) rests on the cam (36). A circuit (40) actuates the motor (32). This arrangement provides a variable idle stop for the throttle plate (18) where the cam (36) is directly controlled by the motor (32). The motor size is minimised by providing an overdrive function that overdrives the motor (32) during transitional phases, to obtain fast response time and high resolution of idle control. Further, this idle stop does not interfere with the smooth operation of the accelerator cable (24) during engine operating conditions other than idle.
Patent GB-2303853-A (GB)
Title: Defects in drug metabolism
Inventor: GONZALEZ FRANK J
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: The invention relates to genetic material, and specifically portions of DNA, for identifying the presence or absence of a mutation in the drug metabolism gene CYP2C9 and CYP2A6. Further, the invention comprises a method for determining such mutations and a kit incorporating the genetic material of the invention for performing the said methods so as to determine the presence or absence of mutations in the drug metabolizing gene CYP2C9 and CYP2A6.
Patent GB-2310599-A (GB)
Title: Protecting mirrors against water
Inventor: FLEISCHER ULRICH
IPC: F21V23/00
Filed: 1997-02-26
Abstract: A wall-mounted mirror 1 bears an electrical load, eg lights 7, on the front surface and has electrical devices 6 such as a transformer accommodated in an area 8 between the mirror and the wall. A flexible support strip 9, eg of foamed plastic, is attached to the rear 3 of the mirror and seals against the wall to protect the area 8 against water ingress. The strip surrounds the top 10 and sides 11,12 but is open at the bottom for ventilation.
Patent GB-2323848-A (GB)
Title: Detergent particle
Inventor: HARTSHORN RICHARD TIMOTHY
IPC: C11D3/34
Filed: 1997-04-02
Abstract: A detergent composition or particle comprises a surfactant component, preferably comprising an anionic sulphonate surfactant, and a hydrotrope. The viscosity of the surfactant component in water is reduced. The detergent particle for use in detergent compositions, comprises an anionic sulphonate surfactant, present at a level of from 0.01% to 20% by weight of the particle, and a hydrotrope, present at a level of from 0.01% to 45.0% by weight of the particle, wherein of from 0.0% to 30% by weight of the particle of a phosphate component is present. The hydrotrope may be sodium toluene sulphonate.
Patent GB-2315525-A (GB)
Title: Rolling bearing
Inventor: TSUSHIMA NORIYUKI
IPC: C21D6/00
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: At least the outer and inner rings of a rolling bearing are made of a steel whose microstructure consists essentially of a mixture of ferrite and cementite. The microstructure is produced by quenching or carbonitriding the steel and tempering it at a temperature higher than a third stage tempering temperature for steels (eg >300{C). The process makes it possible to prevent the formation of indentations which can result from prolonged exposure to high-temperature conditions, dropping or other impact loads. The steel may be high-carbon chromium bearing steel. After the process, the surface hardness may he increased to HRC 56 or above by shot peening or rolling.
Patent GB-2327333-A (GB)
Title: Liquid heating vessels
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN CRAWSHAW
IPC: A47J27/21
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: A liquid heating vessel, comprises a lid closing the top of the vessel, a portion of the lid 10 being pivotable from its closed position 10A to an open position 10B in which the lid portion 10 is substantially inside the vessel. Biasing means 20 bias said lid into said closed position. The biasing means is an over-centre spring arrangement which biases the lid into the open position once over centre during opening.
Patent GB-2320420-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning implement
Inventor: DANIELS HELEN
IPC: A47L13/20
Filed: 1997-08-08
Abstract: A cleaning implement, usable for dusting or for mopping up liquids, has a fabric sleeve 20 mounted on a spine 18 which is elongate and is stiff in one plane whilst being flexible in another plane at right angles to the first plane.
Patent GB-2317353-A (GB)
Title: Calibrating machine for spring eyes
Inventor: REINHARDT JOERN
IPC: F16F1/12
Filed: 1997-09-11
Abstract: Springs with spring eyes e.g. leaf springs for vehicles are deformed to final size using a mandrel 8, calibrating tools 2,5 and calibrating plate 9 in a pressing operation. The need for machining to final size is therefore avoided.
Patent GB-2334042-A (GB)
Title: Ventilated water closet
Inventor: CORFIELD JOHN ERNEST FREDERICK
IPC: E03D9/05
Filed: 1998-02-05
Abstract: A water closet including a cistern (6) containing a siphon having an outlet communication with a lavatory pan (1) is ventilated by an air extraction pipe (11) communicating with the siphon outlet and air extraction means (15) situated outside the cistern and communicating directly with the air extraction pipe.
Patent GB-2325291-A (GB)
Title: Ozone cleaning of duct work
Inventor: COLE WILLIAM LESLEY
IPC: B08B9/08
Filed: 1998-02-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a ductwork and cleaning system comprising a fogging unit to supply atomised water droplets to the interior of a food storage cabinet with an ozone generating means coupled to the ductwork, such that ozone, generated by the ozone generating means, is supplied to the interior of the ductwork for circulating therethrough, thereby cleaning the ductwork. The food storage cabinet is coupled to a refrigeration unit to provide refrigerated air for the food storage cabinet, some of the refrigerated air being used as the oxygen-containing gas for the ozone generating means. The ozone generating means is pererably arranged in series in the flow path of the fog of atomised water droplets.
Patent GB-2325550-A (GB)
Title: Product identification system
Inventor: DAINES PAUL
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1998-03-04
Abstract: A product identification system includes a bar-code scanner (10) having a memory and comparison means. Information is entered in the memory concerning the allergen contents of a range of foodstuffs or the contents of a medication. This information is interrelated to the bar-code data on the containers or packaging of foodstuffs or medication. The scanner (10) is also provided with information taken from a card (12) concerning the sensitivities of a user so that, when the scanner (10) is directed at the bar code of an item of food or medication, the comparison means is operated to provide a signal if the user is allergic to that item of food or medication.
Patent GB-2340380-A (GB)
Title: Golf trousers enabling the attachment of golf gloves
Inventor: RATCLIFFE OLIVER BOYDEN
IPC: A41D1/085
Filed: 1998-08-13
Abstract: A patch of 'hook and loop' fastener, eg Velcro (RTM) is attached to the seat or the outside of seat pocket(s) of a pair of golfing trousers for attachment and detachment of a golf glove as and when required. The fastener on the seat pocket is embossed so as to display a logo when the glove is not attached.
Patent GB-2347338-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of batter-coated food products
Inventor: LEWIS ANDREW DAVID
IPC: A23L5/20
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: A process for the preparation of batter-coated food products, comprises treating the at least partially fried batter-coated product with super-heated steam or hot gas and/or vapour, preferably for a period between 10 sec to 4 min at a temperature between 180 to 230{C. The super-heated steam, hot gas or the vapour is preferably caused to flow over the food product at a velocity of at least 8 m/sec by using one or more fans and the super-heated steam may be formed by drawing steam through a heat exchanger. Preferably the food product is par-fried for a period between 10 seconds to 1 min at a temperature between 150 to 210{C. The final food product is preferably frozen or chilled and the coating may be embossed and preferably has a fat content of not more than 28% by weight of the coating. Apparatus for this process comprises one or more conveyors 2,7 for assisting the passage of the products through batter applicators 1,4, breader 3, fryer 5, air/steam treatment unit 6 and preferably a freezer 8. The food product may be meat, fish or vegetables but preferably chicken or fish and the hot gas may be air and the vapour may be steam.
Patent GB-2334383-A (GB)
Title: Microwave antenna having wide angle scanning capability
Inventor: WOLFSON RONALD I
IPC: H01Q21/08
Filed: 1998-08-05
Abstract: A planar array antenna (10) having a switching matrix (14) that couples an RF signal to two distributed ferrite scanning line feeds (12, 13) that feed a planar continuous transvers stub array antenna (11). The scanning line feeds couple RF energy to the antenna from opposite sides to form a total of four beams offset in space that each cover different angular scan sectors. The antenna has reduced complexity and lower design and production costs. The use of dual ferrite scanning line feeds, the switching matrix, and the continuous transverse stub antenna to obtain wide-angle scanning provides significantly improved performance. The present invention uses the two distributed ferrite scanning line feeds to obtain greater scan coverage at upper millimeter-wave frequencies, where realizable ferrite materials are less active and provide diminished scan capability. The scanning line feeds and planar array antenna may be designed so that the four scan sectors are contiguous, to increase the angular scan coverage of the antenna. The switching matrix is used to sequentially feed each of four RF ports, which effectively produces a single beam that scans over the four contiguous scan sectors.
Patent GB-2333597-A (GB)
Title: Method for detecting point mutations in dna utilizing fluorescence energy transfer
Inventor: PARKHURST LAWRENCE J
IPC: C12Q1/6818
Filed: 1997-10-28
Abstract: A method for detecting point mutations in DNA using a fluorescently labeled oligomeric probe and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is disclosed. The selected probe is initially labeled at each end with a fluorescence dye, which act together as a donor/acceptor pair for FRET. The fluorescence emission from the dyes changes dramatically from the duplex stage, wherein the probe is hybridized to the complementary strand of DNA, to the single strand stage, when the probe is melted to become detached from the DNA. The change in fluorescence is caused by the dyes coming into closer proximity after melting occurs and the probe becomes detached from the DNA strand. The change in fluorescence emission as a function of temperature is used to calculate the melting temperature of the complex T m . In the case where there is a base mismatch between the probe and the DNA strand, indicating a point mutation, the T m  has been found to be significantly lower than the T m  for a perfectly match probe/target duplex. The present invention allows for the detection of the existence and magnitude of T m , which allows for the quick and accurate detection of a point mutation in the DNA strand and, in some applications, the determination of the approximate location of the mutation within the sequence.
Patent GB-2337342-A (GB)
Title: Automatically controlling a lighting load
Inventor: COUSY JEAN-PIERRE
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1999-05-11
Abstract: A system for automatically controlling a lighting load delivers alternate turning on and turning off instructions according to the result of a comparison of the measured brightness L in a given area with a particular brightness threshold S. If the light falls to the value of the brightness threshold S, an instruction is issued to the control system to turn on the light. The threshold level S is determined by the user. After an initiation phase, a different threshold S'2 is used to determine when to turn off the light, which is the sum of the first threshold S and the brightness difference D between the brightness measured before the previous turning off instruction and the brightness measured immediately after that turning off instruction. A learning means receives the information from the brightness sensor and measures and stores the change in brightness D. The lighting load may be a fluorescent tube with a non-electronic ballast.
Patent GB-2351385-A (GB)
Title: Separator
Inventor: WELCH THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: H01M50/463
Filed: 1999-06-16
Abstract: A separator (1) for interposing between the positive and negative electrode plates (5) in a battery cell comprises a rectangular sheet of material comprising glass and organic fibres having a region (3, 4)extending parallel to and adjacent at least one edge which is of increased hardness or toughness with respect to the remainder (2) of the separator. The region of increased hardness or toughness may include fibres bonded more closely together than those fibres in the remainder of the separator.
Patent GB-2351263-A (GB)
Title: Push-chairs
Inventor: RIDDIFORD MARTIN PHILIP
IPC: B62B7/08
Filed: 1999-06-22
Abstract: A push-chair comprises two side frames, each side frame having a rear sloping strut 10 carrying a rear wheel 12, a front lower sloping strut 11 carrying a front wheel 13, a front upper strut with a handle at its top end, and a base strut 16 linking the rear 10 and front lower 11 sloping struts, wherein the front upper and lower struts 11 and 14 are each hinged to a slider 24 which can slide along the rear sloping strut 10. A vertical linkage is also disclosed (Fig 2) between the side frames comprising broken bar linkage 35-38 and an extended X linkage 40-47. A horizontal linkage is therefor disclosed comprising a pair of X linkages 56-57, 59-60 in an overlapping diamond arrangement and at different angles. A handle arrangement is also disclosed (Fig 4) wherein upper sloping struts 14,14' are curved together and hinged together at a common top hinge 76 at their upper ends, allowing them to hinge about their common top hinge 76 when the push-chair is folded.
Patent GB-2338712-A (GB)
Title: Anti-fouling compositions, and their use in polymerisation processes
Inventor: RASPANTI GIUSEPPE
IPC: C08F2/00
Filed: 1999-06-22
Abstract: Compositions endowed with high activity against the formation of build-up on the internal surfaces of the polymerisation reactions of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate, comprising a) at least one product deriving from the condensation between an aldehyde or a precursor thereof, a phenol compound and a carboxylic aromatic acid hydroxylated on the aromatic nucleus; b) at least one product deriving from the condensation between formaldehyde, or a precursor thereof, and an α-naphthol compound, c) optionally, at least one polycarboxylic acid, in which said acid can bear onto the non-carboxylic carbon atoms from 1 to 3 radicals independently selected from halogen atoms and the groups O-R 4  and NH-R 5 , wherein R 4  and R 5  independently represent hydrogen, (C 1-6 ) alkyl or (C 1-6 )acyl, or their salts with alkali metals.
Patent GB-2338843-A (GB)
Title: Locating strip
Inventor: TAUBITZ BERND
IPC: H01R43/02
Filed: 1999-06-24
Abstract: A locating strip 24 ensures that contact pins 5 from a housing 7 are held in an accurate position for laser welding. The locating strip 24 has through-passages 3 through which the contact pins 5 pass. The through-passages 3 are preferably funnel-shaped in order to collect the pins 5 as the locating strip 24 is moved to the housing 7. The locating strip 24 can have bending elements 8 on the exit side of the through-passages 3 so that the contact pins 5 can be bent over and connected to conductors 22. The connection of the pin with the conductor is by laser welding. In order to prevent the laser welding from melting or damaging the body of the locating strip 24 a space 26 is provided behind/below the bent pin 5.
Patent GB-2345016-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for welding pipes together
Inventor: BELLONI ANTONIO
IPC: B23K101/10
Filed: 1999-06-29
Abstract: A welding apparatus is arranged to weld pipe sections 1, 2 together to form an underwater pipeline when they are in a generally upright orientation with the bottom of an upper pipe section 2 abutting the top of a lower pipe section 1 that defines the end of a pipeline. The welding apparatus includes a rotary equipment holder 5 mounted for rotation about a generally vertical axis 8 and having a central opening 5A through which pipe sections 1, 2 are able to pass as a pipeline is laid, a plurality of welding heads 12 angularly spaced about the rotary equipment holder 5, each head 12 being associated with a respective sector of the rotary equipment holder, and a welding head guide assembly 11 for fixing around a pipe section 1. The guide assembly 11 includes a guide track 14 for guiding movement of each of the welding heads 12 around the pipe section 1. The respective sector of the rotary equipment holder 5 is able to revolve around the pipe section 1 as the associated welding head 12 revolves around the pipe section 1.
Patent GB-2342757-A (GB)
Title: System for communication between sensors and electrodes
Inventor: THU KJELL RAGNAR
IPC: A61N1/18
Filed: 1999-09-02
Abstract: System for communication between sensors (2) in training equipment and electrodes (1) for a defibrillator (AED) or a defibrillator-trainer (AED-T), for the purpose of determining electrode positioning and providing feedback to the user. The training equipment is provided with a non-conductive chest skin (5), and the communication is wireless and bi-directional. The information from the manikin is generated by a microprocessor (9) with a digital-analogue converter (10, 11). The information signal is transmitted to the sensors (2) in the manikin (4) by use of drivers, which sensors each constitute one half of a non-galvanic coupling, in which the chest skin (5) separates the halves, and the other halves of the non-galvanic couplings are formed by electrodes (1) that are attached to the chest skin (5), the non-galvanic coupling being in the form of capacitors or coils.
Patent GB-2343328-A (GB)
Title: Card-type voice mail system controlled by universal operating system
Inventor: KANG BYUNG-DONG
IPC: H04M3/533
Filed: 1999-10-26
Abstract: A card-type voice mail system is described. An analogue key telephone system interface 228 and a digital voice mail card 200 are interconnected by a codec 216 and a controller 222 controls the voice mail system according to a universal operating system such as DOS. The key telephone system interface connects to a universal slot of a key telephone system. The voice mail card compresses digitized data from the codec and stores data in a data storage device. A memory is used to store the universal operating system.
Patent GB-2355872-A (GB)
Title: A data processing system
Inventor: HINSON NEIL ROY
IPC: H03M1/08
Filed: 1999-10-27
Abstract: A data processing system is arranged to process digital video data D prior to the data being converted into a corresponding analogue signal to identify digits which, when converted, would produce an illegal portion in the analogue signal. The system 20 comprises an overshoot predictor 21 which receives the digital data and analyses it to identify digits that will result in an analogue overshoot and to produce data representing the degree of overshoot. The overshoot data is input to a threshold circuit 22 which generates control data for an overshoot filter 23. The overshoot filter 23 also receives the input digital data and filters the same depending on the control data so as to produce digital data that will not cause illegal signals when converted into an analogue signal.