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Patent GB-2312339-A (GB)
Title: Connection element for screened conductors and cables
Inventor: SCHWARZ ERNST
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 1996-04-16
Abstract: The connection element (1) serves to allow the passage of a screened cable (3) into a housing (2). The connection element (1) consists of a holding element (8) and a core-piece (7). The core-piece (7) is electrically conducting and is attached and connected to the housing (2). On its inside end (13) it is provided with means to attach the end (18) of the conducting sleeve (6) of the cable (3). The plastics holding element (8) may be a connection armature for a corrugated tube (5), a screw clamp for a cable, or any other type of coupling element. Combined with the core-piece (7), the holding element (8) guarantees a secure and simple connection of the screened cable (3). The conducting sleeve (6) of the cable (3) may be part of the cable itself, or positioned loosely around the cable (3).
Patent GB-2302094-A (GB)
Title: Reactive derivatives of sulforhodamine 101 with enhanced hydrolytic stability
Inventor: HAUGLAND RICHARD P
IPC: C08B37/02
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: The invention describes reactive dyes having an alkyl spacer attached via a sulfonamide bond to a sulforhodamine 101 fluorophore, and a variety of conjugates prepared therefrom which are useful in the detection of a complementary member of a binding pair. The increased length of the covalent linkage due to the alkyl spacer results in dye-conjugates having a number of surprisingly advantageous properties relative to previous sulforhodamine 101-labelled conjugates, including enhanced solubility and increased fluorescence. The reactive dyes of the present invention are more stable than the known compound sulforhodamine 101 sulfonyl chloride. Novel reactive dyes are described for selective modification of groups other than amines, including thiols and photoreactive derivatives. The reactive dyes are of the formula  or of the formula  wherein R 2 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 acyl, is selected from certain reactive groups and n is an integer which, depending on R, may be from 2 to 8 or from 1 to 7.
Patent GB-2303020-A (GB)
Title: Fax document re-transmission method
Inventor: KIM KYUNG-TAEK
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 1996-06-26
Abstract: A method of retransmitting a document when an error is generated during transmission in a facsimile system is disclosed. The facsimile system CPU determines whether an error is generated during the transmission of pre-image data. If so, the CPU automatically redials the receiving subscriber's telephone number and continues transmission of the document. The CPU next determines whether an error is generated during transmission of the document image data itself. If so, the CPU determines whether the document image data is stored in memory. If so, transmission of the document is resumed from the beginning; but if not, transmission of the document resumes from the page following the page in which the error occurred. Thus, where an error occurs, there is no need for the user to restart the transmission from the first page after inserting all the documents to be transmitted into the document feeding cassette.
Patent GB-2304697-A (GB)
Title: Dividing a card web into longitudinal sections
Inventor: FEHRER ERNST
IPC: D01G15/52
Filed: 1996-06-27
Abstract: There is described a device for dividing a card web (1) into longitudinal sections (1a) by means of an air-permeable conveyor belt (3), where on the side of the conveying strand (3a) of the conveyor belt (3) facing away from the card web (1) a suction box (5) is provided, which by means of a suction slot (7) extending transverse to the conveyor belt (3) is connected to the conveying strand (3a). The suction slot (7) can be opened and closed periodically by means of a rotating screen (9).
Patent GB-2304118-A (GB)
Title: a method for forming a single crystal film on platinum film
Inventor: KOBASHI KOJI
IPC: C23C14/14
Filed: 1996-07-17
Abstract: A single crystal diamond film of large area can be formed at low cost, thereby making it possible to realise a large improvement in the properties of the diamond and also making possible the practical use of diamond in a wide range of applications thereof. The method comprises the steps of: first vapour-depositing a platinum film 2 on a first substrate 1, pressing a second substrate 3 onto the platinum film 2, and carrying out annealing in a vacuum. Next the platinum film 2 and the first substrate 1 are mechanically separated from each other, and the join surface 2a of the platinum film that had once been joined to the first substrate 1 is subjected to a surface scratching treatment, after which diamond is formed by gas-phase synthesis on this join face 2a. A single crystal diamond film is obtained in this way. In the case that the vapour-deposited platinum film has a thickness of no less than 20m, the platinum film 2 and the first substrate 1 can be mechanically separated from one another without pressing a second substrate 3 onto the platinum film 2, and a single crystal diamond film can be similarly formed by the gas-phase synthesis of diamond on the join face 2a of the platinum film 2 that had once been joined to the first substrate 1. Alternatively the second substrate may be pressed on the first substrate before annealing. The scratching treatment may be an ultra-sound wave or buffing treatment using diamond powder or paste, or a carbon ion injection treatment. The first substrate may be lithium fluoride, calcium fluoride, magnesium oxide, nickel oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminium oxide, strontium titanate, barium titanate, lead titanate, potassium tantalate, silicon, quartz or glass. The second substrate is preferably molybdenum.
Patent GB-2306158-A (GB)
Title: Packaging containers
Inventor: WADDINGTON PAUL
IPC: B65D75/14
Filed: 1996-10-11
Abstract: A box packaging container made from cut and creased sheet material and which can be folded to flat "skillet" form has a cover panel 46 folded to the top of a rear side 40, the sides 40,42 and ends 16,18 being connected to form a tray. The ends 16,18 can be folded to the flat configuration by having angled crease lines, the ends 16,18 also having top flanges through which the said crease lines pass and which can be folded to a position transverse to the end when erected to form a brace for keeping the end erect.
Patent GB-2303838-A (GB)
Title: A sheet article
Inventor: HAINES CLIVE PETER
IPC: B65D85/671
Filed: 1995-06-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a protector (1) for protecting an edge of an article such as a coil of steel, comprising a longitudinally extending element having two parts (2, 3) extending from a crease line (4), one part (2) being provided with means (5) such as crease lines or slits for defining a plurality of tabs (6), the means (5) being such that when the element is in use, each tab (6) overlaps an adjacent tab (6).
Patent GB-2320677-A (GB)
Title: Cot with partition
Inventor: PICKLES DOUGLAS
IPC: A47D7/01
Filed: 1996-12-28
Abstract: A cot comprises a frame 10 having a base 11 and upstanding side and end walls 12-15, a mattress 16 resting on the base 11, and a removable partition 20 extending over the mattress 16 between the side walls 14, 15. Preferably, the mattress 16 is covered by a region of breathable material 17 at one end and by a region of waterproof material 18 at its centre and opposite end. The partition 20 may be attached at its opposite ends to upright members 19 of the side walls 14, 15 by clips 24 or ties. Typically, the partition 20 comprises a sheet of rigid material (21, Figure 5) which lies in a plane normal to the plane of the mattress 16. The partition 20 may also include extensions 25 at its opposite ends which depend downwardly over lower side edges of the respective side walls 14, 15 of the frame 10.
Patent GB-2321456-A (GB)
Title: Preparation Of 3-(N,N-Dimethylamino)benzoic Acid
Inventor: HENSHALL JOHN BARRY
IPC: C07C227/04
Filed: 1997-01-28
Abstract: A process for the preparation of 3-(N,N-dimethylamino) benzoic acid which comprises subjecting an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt or ammonium salt of 3-aminobenzoic acid to reductive methylation in the presence of a supported transition metal catalyst, by the controlled and continuous addition of a solution of formaldehyde over a period of 0.5 to 20 hours with a hydrogen pressure between 1 bar and 40 bar and with the temperature of the reaction mass gradually raised during the reduction, the reaction being carried out within the temperature range of 20 ‹C to 120 ‹C, and wherein a buffering agent is added such that the pH of the reaction mass after reductive methylation is from 6.5 to 9.5.
Patent GB-2311449-A (GB)
Title: A variable rate Viterbi decoder for punctuated data
Inventor: CHOI YOUNG-BAE
IPC: H04L27/22
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: A variable rate Viterbi decoder comprising: a signal generating means 200 for generating a control signal (ENABLE) according to an input code rate and a sampling clock; a memory 220 for storing punctured coded data; a memory control means 210 in which a signal for recognizing valid data is inputted, and a read signal and a write signal are generated according to an input clock, the sampling clock, and the control signal from the signal generating means; a depuncturing mean 230 for depuncturing the punctured coded data from the memory according to the sampling clock and the control signal from the signal generating means; and a Viterbi decoding means 240 for decoding the depunctured data from the depuncturing means according to the sampling clock and the control signal from the signal generating means.
Patent GB-2311318-A (GB)
Title: An illuminated hazard warning triangle
Inventor: REA MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B60Q7/00
Filed: 1997-05-24
Abstract: A warning triangle comprises a non-collapsable, triangular reflector 11 having one or more light emitting devices, eg bulbs or LEDs, powered by one or more batteries and a base 10 for supporting the triangle in a substantially upright position. The light emitting devices may be placed at or adjacent to the corners of the triangle 11 and controlled by an electronic circuit which may cause the devices to flash. Further the devices may have an integral heat sink and may be mounted on a printed circuit board with a reflective circuit. The devices may be protected by a lens 23. Reflective means may be provided by reflective tape. The base has three members 12, 13, 14, a first member 12 rigidly connected to the reflector and a second 13 and third 14 members pivotally connected about one end of the first member 12 to enable the second 13 and third 14 members to swing outwards to provide stability. The warning triangle may further have a subsidiary high intensity light emitting device releasably connected to the top apex of the triangle.
Patent GB-2310576-A (GB)
Title: Method and mechanism for maintaining integrity within SCSI bus with hot insertion
Inventor: COULSON RICHARD L
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 1995-12-21
Abstract: A system and method for quiescing a SCSI bus (12') by asserting the busy signal just prior to the SCSI signal pins (50a, 50b, 55) making contact or decoupling during a hot modification. By asserting the busy line for a predetermined and short period of time during the disturbance of the SCSI signal pins (50a, 50b, 55), glitches or noise introduced by the coupling or decoupling of the signal lines are isolated and prevented from causing transmission effort over the SCSI bus (12'). Any communication over the SCSI bus (12') made just prior to the hot modification is allowed to complete. For hot insertions, the system utilizes longer pins (30a, 30b) on the connector (10) to assert the busy line just before coupling of the other pins (25) of the connector (10). For removal, a special pair of short pins (25) are placed on the connector (10) to assert busy when decoupled.
Patent GB-2310201-A (GB)
Title: Fitment having removable membrane
Inventor: ADAMS BRIAN M
IPC: B31B1/84
Filed: 1996-01-16
Abstract: A fitment for use as a pour spout for a paper carton or flexible bag for liquids and powders has a flange which may be welded around a hole in the carton. A spout projecting outward from the flange is provided with a removable membrane integral with an inward projection positioned on the interior of the spout approximately midway of its height. Preferably the membrane is concave. A horizontally disposed pull ring is attached to the membrane by a connector so that pulling the ring removes the membrane by fracturing the tear line at the juncture of the outer edge of the membrane and the projection. A cap snaps over the spout and may be removed by unscrewing the complementary threads on cap and spout. A tamper-evidencing band frangibly connected to the lower edge of the cap skirt engages the exterior of the spout so that the cap cannot be removed without breaking the fragible connection.
Patent GB-2326353-A (GB)
Title: Wall walker toy car
Inventor: WONG TAK-KO
IPC: A63H17/26
Filed: 1997-06-20
Abstract: A wall walker toy car has a wheel 12 with a sticky undulating surface 13. The wheel 12 is mounted on a pivotable bracket 15 which provides a cover 16 for an aperture in a base 11 of the car. For wall-walking mode, the bracket 15 is manually rotated so that the surface 13 is partially exposed to engage a vertical surface (Figure 4). In the configuration shown in the Figure, the surface of the wheel is wholly inside the car and so cannot be contaminated with dust and debris.
Patent GB-2312308-A (GB)
Title: Configurable logic array
Inventor: JONES GARETH JAMES
IPC: H03K19/173
Filed: 1994-06-01
Abstract: A configurable semi-conductor integrated circuit has a matrix of core cells; each of the cells having a first simple logic function in common and at least one of various subsidiary functions, the core cells being grouped in tiles each comprising a matrix of the core cells and each having at least one of each different subsidiary function. The tiles uniformly cover the array. Preferably there are four cells to a tile and the preferred subsidiary functions are: - wired-OR, XOR, D-type flip flop and latch function. The matrix of cells is subdivided at least into zones (each comprising a matrix of cells) and further comprising a porting arrangement for each zone and a hierarchical routing resource structure comprising:-  (i) global connection paths having selectable connection with the porting arrangement of each zone, and (ii) medium connection paths extending from the porting arrangement and selectably connectable with at least some of the cells in a zone, and (iii) local direct connection paths comprising a restricted signal system.
Patent GB-2313039-A (GB)
Title: Shelf for a refrigerator
Inventor: SI GUN JUN
IPC: F25D25/02
Filed: 1993-07-28
Abstract: A refrigerator shelf assembly 13c is mounted for sliding on a channelled rail 22 on the rear wall of the refrigerator compartment. The shelf is narrower than the compartment which allows it to be slid horizontally to accommodate articles of different sizes. The shelf carries support bars 28 each having a pair of rollers 30 which run on the inside of the channel. A lower protrusion 22a integral with the rail acts as a sliding support surface for protrusion 24a on the shelf.
Patent GB-2318996-A (GB)
Title: Machine tool module
Inventor: FAITEL WILLIAM MARTIN
IPC: B23Q1/62
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: A machine tool module (10) has a platen (20) supported on a track (13) above a metal-removing tool. A workpiece is placed on the platen at a loading station (70) at one end of the track. A drive is provided to move the platen from the loading station to the metal-removing station (42) where the tool removes material from the workpiece and then to an unloading station at the opposite end of the track. Two such machine tool modules may be placed end-to-end so that a workpiece on the platen of one module may be transferred to the platen on the other module for machining by both modules in sequence.
Patent GB-2318428-A (GB)
Title: Controlling an injection timer using injection fuel pressure
Inventor: FISCHER WERNER
IPC: F02D41/38
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: Controlling an injection timer 100 of a compression ignition internal combustion engine of a vehicle, where the timer comprises a piston 155 on a restoring spring 165, and the injection time is moved early or late by changing the fuel pressure in the timer 100, via valves 105, 115, and thereby moving the piston. A fuel quantity signal QKO depending on (at least) a value indicative of engine performance desired by the driver is determined, e.g. from the accelerator pedal setting. The control system causes a minimum quantity QKM to be injected under certain engine conditions (figure 2), such as engine overrun, independently of the said value desired by the driver. This additional minimum quantity QKM, which is selected to be insufficient to cause a change in the vehicle driving behaviour, provides an injection fuel pressure to supplement the force of the spring 165, thereby ensuring the resetting of the position of the piston 155 of the injection timer 100.
Patent GB-2319505-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic and electric steering systems
Inventor: BOHNER HUBERT
IPC: B62D5/00
Filed: 1997-11-24
Abstract: A steering arrangement includes a steering shaft 1, connected to a user-operated input, and a hydraulic unit 2 connecting the steering shaft 1 to the steering gear. The hydraulic unit 2 comprises a piston-cylinder unit which is arranged with its longitudinal axis 3 running transversely with respect to the steering shaft 1, with a double piston 5 mechanically connected to the steering shaft and dividing the cylinder into two working chambers 7a, 7b. The two cylinder halves 4a, 4b which form the working chambers are arranged on opposite sides of the steering shaft 1 and the outlet passages 8a, 8b extend parallel to the axis 3 and back towards the shaft 1 where they may pass through a coupling which allows pivotal adjustment of the shaft 1. The hydraulic unit forms part of a standby hydraulic steering system which functions if a main electric power steering system fails. An electric motor 12 which provides feedback as part of the electric power steering may also provide servo-assistance when the hydraulic steering takes over.
Patent GB-2321504-A (GB)
Title: Friction slip clutch
Inventor: HOUSE WILLIAM H
IPC: F16D7/02
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: A friction slip clutch 20 comprises a first ring 24 and two inner rings 31a, 31b each having frusto-conical clutch surfaces 41a, 35, 41b, 36 engaging one another. The amount of friction force generated, normal to the clutch surfaces 41a, 35, 41b, 36, is varied by adjustment member 56 so that as the force is increased, by the inner rings 31a, 31b being pushed closer together, either the outer ring 24 and/or the inner rings 31a, 31b radially resiliently deflect, eg expand or contract depending upon which ring is selected. Rings 24, 31a, 31b, because of their ability to resiliently expand/contract, replaces a resilient member and effectively act as a spring member between adjustment member 56 and clutch surfaces 41a, 35, 41b, 36 which makes setting of clutch slip torque less critical. The radial expansion/contraction of the rings 24, 31a, 31b is accommodated by splines 27, 38, 59, 43a, 43b which constrains the rings 24, 31a, 31b to rotate with shafts 21, 22 while allowing the rings 24, 31a and 31b to move axially.
Patent GB-2335388-A (GB)
Title: Composite material particularly for use as anti-stab armour
Inventor: HORSTCRAFT DAVID
IPC: B32B3/22
Filed: 1998-03-21
Abstract: A composite material (10) comprises a plurality of rigid elements (R) each having a periphery and a centre, the plurality of rigid elements (R) being arranged in first and second layers (17,22) secured on first sides to first and second support layers (19,23) respectively by adhesive (20,25). The first and second layers (17,22) of rigid elements (R) are generally co-planar with each other and located relative to each other such that areas where a group of rigid elements (R) come together in one layer (17,22) correspond with the centres of rigid elements (R) on the other layer (20 or 17). The material (10) is primarily for use in body armour.
Patent GB-2337644-A (GB)
Title: Starting and warming up of fluorescent lamps
Inventor: PARDINGTON DAVID V
IPC: H05B41/295
Filed: 1998-05-22
Abstract: In a method of striking a fluorescent lamp 12, a relatively high lamp current is passed through the lamp for an initial period after striking, to provide a warming up period while the lamp is illuminated, and then the lamp current is reduced. A relatively high cathode filament heating current is also maintained for a shorter initial period, to provide a cathode warming period while the lamp is illuminated, and the filament current is then reduced. The lamp current during warming up may be greater than after by a factor of at least two, and the filament heating current may also be greater during warming up than after by a factor of at least two. The lamp may be supplied by a high frequency inverter 10 which is operated at 90KHz for a 60 second lamp warmup period, after which a timer 44 opens a switch 42 to disconnect an additional inductor 40 from the primary winding 30 of a transformer 32 so that the inverter then operates at 30KHz resulting in a reduction in the lamp current. The cathode filaments 16 receive current from a further transformer 54 supplied via a switch 52 from a tapped winding 50 on transformer 32. The switch 52 is initially at a higher voltage tap 56a on winding and is switched by timer 44 to a lower voltage tap 56b after a 0.5 second cathode warmup period. When the lamp current is reduced on the opening of switch 42, the resulting reduced loading on the transformer 32 gives rise to a slight increase in the cathode heating current. The arrangement has advantages when used in a battery powered emergency light, since striking of the lamp does not need to be delayed while the cathodes warm up, and the lamp 12 may be an amalgam type which would normally require a long period to approach full light output.
Patent GB-2326174-A (GB)
Title: A method and flooring structure for providing improved sound insulation
Inventor: MORRISON RONALD FRANK
IPC: E04F15/22
Filed: 1998-06-04
Abstract: Resilient strips of a fibrous material (2) are firmly attached to a supporting structure of a building, e.g. to floor joists (10). The flooring (14) is then laid over and glued to the resilient strips to de-couple the flooring from the structure thereby reducing the transmission of sound. The resilient material may have a flat rigid layer (6) secured thereover for adhering the flooring thereto.
Patent GB-2338826-A (GB)
Title: Mounting semiconductor devices for cooling
Inventor: ISKANDER STEPHEN MARK
IPC: H01L23/66
Filed: 1998-06-23
Abstract: MOSFET 8 is bonded via an edge surface 9b to a ceramic plate 10 which in turn is bonded to a copper bar 11 which acts as a heat sink. Thermal energy is dissipated via the edge surface 9b which because of its relatively small area compared to the major surfaces 8a and 8b of the component presents a lower capacitance than in a conventional arrangement in which the component is mounted via its major surface. The arrangement is particularly suitable for high frequency applications.