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Patent GB-2331317-A (GB)
Title: Retaining wall system
Inventor: FIFIELD JOHN ALFRED
IPC: E02D29/02
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A retaining wall system including a set of blocks (10), geogrid connectors (30) and geogrid sheets (50) is provided, having means to redirect horizontally applied forces at least partially in a downwards direction. According to one embodiment, the blocks (10) have upper and lower channels which define an 'L' shaped conduit (55) between vertically adjacent blocks. An 'L' shaped connector (30) is provided for limited rotational movement in the channel, and is connected to the geogrid material (50). Upon the application of a horizontal force on the geogrid material, the connector rotates and applies downwards force to the block below it, thus increasing the effective weight of the wall and improving its stability.
Patent GB-2334190-A (GB)
Title: A carrier which secures a plurality of thermostatic devices to the surface of a planar heating element.
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: H01H37/04
Filed: 1997-11-18
Abstract: A carrier which secures a plurality of thermal sensor devices to the surface of a planar heating element. The carrier comprises a plurality of limbs 6, 7, 8 and 9, each limb has the provision for the attachment thereto of one or more thermal sensors 10 where in the thermal sensor device 10 may be secured at selectable different positions on each respective limb. The carrier incorporates an electrical input connector 3 for the heating element, spring terminals 32 and 33 project from the connector for contacting terminations provided on heating element. The electrical input connector 1 is adaptable to enable engagement with a complementary output connector throughout 360‹ of relative orientation of the two connectors. The planar heating element may be a thick film element. The arrangement is suitable for use in a cordless appliance comprising an appliance proper and a base part.
Patent GB-2321401-A (GB)
Title: Construction of an automotive seat
Inventor: SUZUKI MASAHIRO
IPC: B60N2/68
Filed: 1997-12-23
Abstract: An automotive seat 1 having a seat cushion frame 2 and a seat back frame 5 which is configured by joining a main frame 7 bent into a rectangular shape on a plane to a back panel 6 and is provided with an anchor 12 to which a lashing belt for securing baggage is attached. A reinforcing member 13 extends laterally and is attached to both side portions 10, 11 of the main frame 7 so as to be positioned near anchor 12. The seat cushion frame 2 has a main frame (26, Fig. 3) of rectangular shape formed on three sides by a formed pipe and on the fourth (26a, Fig. 3) by a pressed frame (27, Fig. 3). The seat has increased lateral strength, reinforces the lashing belt anchor and prevents discomfort to a passenger from the seat cushion frame.
Patent GB-2318312-A (GB)
Title: Method for forming multi-layer metallic coating
Inventor: KASARI AKIRA
IPC: B05D5/06
Filed: 1997-06-03
Abstract: A method for forming a multi-layer metallic coating, characteirzed by forming a metallic coating by the three-coating system wherein a first organic solvent-base, thermosetting metallic base coating composition (A) having substrate opacifying properties, containing a neutralization product of a carboxylated resin having an acid value of 5 to 100 mg KOH/g, an amino resin, and a metallic pigment, and having, in the form of a 15 ~m-thick cured coating, a transmittance of not more than 3 % for light having a wavelength in the range of 400 to 700 nm, a second transparent aqueous thermosetting base coating composition (B) having, in the form of a 15 ~m-thick cured coating, a transmittance of 10 to 95 % for light having a wavelength in the range of 400 to 700 nm, and an organic solvent-base thermosetting clear coating composition (C) are successively applied onto a metallic object coated with a cationic electrocoating agent. The method for forming a metallic coating can provide a multi-layer metallic coating possessing more excellent decoration, smoothness and other properties on a metallic coated object.
Patent GB-2324263-A (GB)
Title: Valve spring compressor
Inventor: JARVIS LINDEN
IPC: B25B27/26
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: A valve spring compressor has a main body 10 comprising a split cylinder with claws 13 at the base and having an external thread on the upper portions. In addition the compressor has a bush 11 and a threaded nut 12. In use the body is placed over the spring 14 to be compressed such that the claws engage beneath the lower coils of the spring. The bush is placed above the spring and the nut is then threaded onto the body and tightened to compress the spring to enable the collets to be removed. The spring and valve stem seals can then be removed in order for the seals to be replaced.
Patent GB-2337417-A (GB)
Title: Comparison of received signals from a mobile
Inventor: THOMAS HOWARD JOHN
IPC: H04H20/67
Filed: 1998-05-15
Abstract: Information about transmissions within a cellular radio communication system is gained by comparing a component of the signal received at first and second base stations from a mobile. A compressed version of one sampled waveform can be transmitted over a fixed communication link from the serving base station to the measuring base station where it is decompressed and cross-correlated. The information derived, such as the frequency of the mobile station, its power or interference data, is used by the system for handover and frequency planning. The arrangement may be used in a simulcast system.
Patent GB-2325271-A (GB)
Title: Automotive door latch
Inventor: GOMI YOSHITO
IPC: E05B77/16
Filed: 1998-05-15
Abstract: An automotive door latch device comprises a latch 3 rotatably mounted to a latch body 7 at shaft 5 and engageable with a striker 1; a ratchet 4 rotatably mounted at shaft 6 and engageable with the latch 3; an opening mechanism for releasing the ratchet 4 from the latch 3; a lock lever 35 movable between unlocked and locked positions respectively allowing and disabling ratchet release by the opening mechanism; and a block lever 18 rotatably mounted at shaft 19. The latch 3, the ratchet 4 and the block lever 18 are arranged in the same plane. In the latch disengaged position of fig. 1 a pin 23 carried by the block lever 18 prevents locking movement of the lock lever 35 but the block lever is pushed back by the engaged latch to disengage the pin 23 from the lock lever.
Patent GB-2338162-A (GB)
Title: Plant support.
Inventor: LANGHAM ROBERT WALLIS
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: A plant support structure is built up from a number of similar modules (Fig. 3). Each module 11 comprises a column section 12 and a lateral arm section 13 extending from the top of the column section. At the end of the lateral arm section remote from the column section a coupling 14 is formed as an unclosed loop, the end of the lateral arm section 20 lying within the loop. A sequence of at least three modules can be used to form the plant support structure by inserting the column of one module through the coupling of another to form an encluosure defined by the lateral arm sections. To form a tall support structure (Fig. 6), a first sequence of modules of first height is formed into a support structure. Then a second sequence of modules of a second height is formed into a support structure, the second height being taller than the first height, and with the column sections of the second sequence of modules extending through the couplings of the first sequence.
Patent GB-2322650-A (GB)
Title: Tower structure
Inventor: HILL GRAEME
IPC: E04H12/16
Filed: 1996-11-29
Abstract: There is described a tower structure for supporting telecommunications transmission equipment. The structure is in the form of a tubular mast having a first set of arm members extending radially outwards from the top of the mast and a second set of arm members aligned with the first set of arm members and extending radially from the mast below the first arm members. The structure further is provided with elongate bracing members joining the arm members.
Patent GB-2326473-A (GB)
Title: Fluorescent lighting system with ambient light detector
Inventor: ADAMS JONATHAN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1998-06-22
Abstract: A fluorescent lighting system in which the light 10 is periodically deactivated whilst the ambient light intensity is sensed by a detector 52. If the ambient light level is too low then the fluorescent light is reactivated sufficiently quickly to prevent cooling of the coils 10a, 10b which would shorten the life of the fluorescing means.
Patent GB-2328122-A (GB)
Title: Data Transmission in a Mobile Communications System
Inventor: KOSHINO KATSUHIDE
IPC: H04Q7/38
Filed: 1998-07-14
Abstract: A mobile communication system for carrying out non-speech data communication through a radio link between a mobile station and a base station includes a terminal, a mobile station, and an adaptor arranged between the terminal and the mobile station. The adaptor converts data to be transmitted/received to/from the terminal and identifies a predetermined frame to be used in the radio link, and carries out error control. The mobile station outputs a holding instruction to the adaptor when the radio link is interrupted and outputs a cancel holding instruction upon radio link restoration. The terminal causes a pause in data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding instruction and resumes data transmission/reception in accordance with the cancel holding instruction.
Patent GB-2329061-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same.
Inventor: KIM WOONG KWON
IPC: G02F1/1362
Filed: 1998-08-28
Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate 101, a gate electrode 111 and a dummy electrode 139 formed on the substrate 101, a gate insulation layer 117 formed over the gate electrode 111, a transistor semiconductor layer 133,135 formed over the gate insulation layer 117, a source electrode 121 and a drain electrode 131 formed over the gate insulation layer 117 and over the transistor semiconductor layer 133,135, wherein the drain electrode 131 is in contact with the dummy electrode 137, a passivation layer formed over the substrate 101, the source electrode 121 and the drain electrode 131, and a pixel electrode 141 formed over the passivation layer 137 and in contact with the dummy electrode 139.
Patent GB-2330413-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring mineral production
Inventor: ARONSTAM PETER S
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 1998-10-14
Abstract: Long-term changes in the distribution of a mineral in a subsurface deposit (18), due to commercial production of the mineral, are monitored by suitable instrumentation. The monitoring instrumentation is installed in combination with commercial mineral production equipment (10) but the monitoring instrumentation is transparent to production. The monitoring instrumentation measures long-term changes in selected petrophysical attributes that are due to re-distribution of the mineral within the deposit in response to production. The instrumentation is installed is a plurality of boreholes 102-112, with each borehole containing a service energy source. The sources are triggered sequentially and the resulting wavefield fans out to be reserved by each receiver in a production well 100.
Patent GB-2332130-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone with voice data memory
Inventor: OHSUGE MICHIHIRO
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 1998-11-18
Abstract: To increase the recording time available in a voice data memory 10 of a digital mobile telephone, voice data which has been recorded in memory 10 encoded according to a first voice codec system may be extracted from the memory, decoded using the first system, re-encoded using a second voice codec system having a higher compression rate, and then re-recorded in the memory 10 so that it occupies less space. A compression key 31 allows the user to select between voice quality and recording time priorities. In a mobile telephone operable on a plurality of communications systems, the first and second voice codecs are already present in the telephone. For example, a mobile telephone operable on PHS and PDC systems has ADPCM, V-SELP and PSI-CELP codecs 5. If ADPCM encoded voice data received during a PHS system call has been recorded in memory 10, the recorded voice data may be subsequently read out of the memory 10, passed via an ADPCM decoder 21 to a data buffer 25, and then passed from the buffer 25 to a PSI-CELP encoder 18 for re-recording in the memory. If two or more voice codecs in codec section 5 can be operated at the same time, for example if the codec section 5 is formed by hardware (Fig.3), then an incoming PHS call can be passed via ADPCM decoder 21 and buffer 25 to PSI-CELP encoder 18 so that it can be directly recorded at the higher compression rate of the PSI-CELP system. In this case, a recording mode selection key (34) may be provided to select whether ADPCM or PSI-CELP encoding is used for the recording the incoming voice data.
Patent GB-2344286-A (GB)
Title: Umbrella tip and rib arrangement
Inventor: YEH JUI CHING
IPC: A45B25/02
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: An umbrella rib and tip arrangement including an umbrella rib having a front end terminating in a plug rod 31, a T-cap 40 having an arched transverse head 41 mounted in a pocket at the periphery of an umbrella cover and a circular longitudinal cap body 42 perpendicularly extended from the arched transverse head and capped on the plug rod of the umbrella rib.
Patent GB-2344712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to receivers
Inventor: DOMOKOS JOHN
IPC: H04B1/30
Filed: 1998-12-12
Abstract: Described herein is an improved direct conversion receiver which compensates for interfering signals introduced during processing. Direct conversion is achieved using direct detection techniques which introduce interfering signals which become inseparable from the wanted signal. A pilot signal (202) is added to an input RF signal (200) prior to passing the summed signal (206) to four separate paths (210, 212, 214, 216). Signal (206) is modulated so that the phase is different in each path using local oscillator signals and switches (230, 232, 234, 236), and then digitised by ADCs (260, 262, 264, 266). Correction is introduced into respective paths (210, 214) by cancellation loops (310, 314) to compensate for unwanted signals prior to the paths being grouped so that the pairs of digitised signals (272, 300; 276; 304) which are 180{ out of phase with one another are subtracted to provide output inphase and quadrature signals (220, 224). Each cancellation loop (310, 314) includes a scale and shift module (290, 294) for control of amplitude, phase which is controlled by signals (340, 344) which are derived from the output signals (220, 224).
Patent GB-2334083-A (GB)
Title: Breech actuator for a large-calibre weapon
Inventor: MENGES HORST
IPC: F41A3/10
Filed: 1999-01-19
Abstract: A breech actuating device for a large-calibre weapon which has a barrel recuperator and a barrel (2) having a base piece (1) containing a displaceable breech wedge (3). To ensure that with the forward recuperating movement of the weapon the breech opens without producing jolts affecting accuracy of the weapon from consequent vibrations, the opening and closing of the breech wedge (3) is effected by means of an extraneous drive. The breech wedge (3) is connected by a cross bar (12) with two slides (7) displaceable in vertical grooves (6) on each side of the base piece (1) with the slides bearing by internal surfaces (14,16) against control cams (13) coupled with an extraneous drive means and rotatable by means of shafts (18) mounted on the base piece (1).
Patent GB-2346528-A (GB)
Title: Power supply for processing of gaseous media
Inventor: HALL STEPHEN IVOR
IPC: F23G7/06
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: A reactor particularly for the plasma treatment of internal combustion engine exhaust gases, in which a power supply and a reactor bed of the dielectric barrier discharge type are connected directly and enclosed in an earthed metal chamber which both isolates the high voltage power supply and acts as a Faraday cage preventing the emission of electromagnetic radiation from the power supply or plasma.
Patent GB-2334691-A (GB)
Title: Skewed sinusoidal profile for displacement of a continuous casting mould
Inventor: HETHERINGTON ADRIAN
IPC: B22D11/053
Filed: 1999-02-24
Abstract: A method of oscillating a mould, the method comprises applying an input to the mould to move the mould, the input defining a displacement profile with time, the profile being based on a sinusoidal profile, the sinusoidal profile being skewed. By this a system and method of mould oscillation is provided in which sticking is minimised and a practicable acceleration and velocity profile is employed.
Patent GB-2333678-A (GB)
Title: Image data processing apparatus and method, and transmission medium
Inventor: IHARA YUSHI
IPC: G06T13/80
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: A traced line image drawn by a human with a pen is captured by a camera or scanner and fed into a personal computer as an original line image. The personal computer thins the supplied line image and paints all the pixels in the areas enclosed by fine lines with a color specified by the operator. Next, the computer, according to the command of the operator, thickens the original traced lines and colors the pixels on the thickened traced lines with a specified color. The computer combines the images in the area enclosed by fine lines with the thickened-line image according to a predetermined combining formula. Last, the computer checks whether or not the images generated over several frames are displayed as an appropriate dynamic image. With the image generation procedure, animated color images can be generated quickly by using a computer.
Patent GB-2348729-A (GB)
Title: A money validator reprogrammable using externally recieved data
Inventor: BILLINGTON GREGORY JOHN
IPC: G07D5/00
Filed: 1999-04-07
Abstract: A money validator, having a plurality of communication ports, comprises control means 18, e.g. a boot program, which can receive data from any selected one of the communication ports 28, 30 34, 38 and use the received data to replace some or all of the contents of a memory 20 which is used in the validation operation performed by the validator. Preferably the memory contains a validation program and acceptance information, and when the validator is turned on the boot program looks for the presence of the validation program in the memory before transferring control of the money validator to the validation program. Preferably the validation program is responsive to a command, received via one of the communication ports or from a manually operated switch 40, to transfer control of the validator back to the boot program to allow reprogramming to occur. The boot program and validation data may be stored in a single memory which may either be arranged so that the boot program may not be overwritten by the received data, or so that the received data may be used to upgrade the boot program. The control means may scan all the communication ports of the validator to determine which is being used to transmit data to the validator, and the money validator may test either coins 6 or banknotes 36. A method of reprogramming a money validator is also claimed.
Patent GB-2337044-A (GB)
Title: Container suitable for use as a fish tank
Inventor: BRUCE WILLIAM HUGH
IPC: A01K63/00
Filed: 1999-05-10
Abstract: A container comprises a base 14 and a lid 12, one of the base and lid having a protrusion 18, the other of the base and lid having a groove 16 capable of receiving the protrusion. The groove has an abutment which abuts against a portion of the protrusion in use. The protrusion may snap-fit into the groove to form a leak resistant seal. The protrusion may be teardrop shaped and may have a wall that is inclined at an angle of between 3 and 10 degrees to an axis of the protrusion. The container may be made from expandable polystyrene or polypropylene, and may include handle portions (42, fig 3) and ledges or indentations (38, 40 fig 3) for supporting trays and the like.
Patent GB-2341203-A (GB)
Title: Flat web coupler for coordinate measurement systems
Inventor: RAAB SIMON
IPC: G12B5/00
Filed: 1999-06-23
Abstract: A flat web coupler (200) for use with a multi joint manually positional measuring arm of a three-dimensional coordinate measurement system, comprises a web portion (424) and flexing members (420, 421) joined by links (422, 423) to the web portion via spring portions (427), to accurately translate rotational motion between a transfer coupling and a measurement device while accommodating misalignment between the components. In addition, the flat web coupler of the present invention is relatively thin thereby minimizing the space required within the arm for its mounting as well as the weight and moment created by the coupler and transferred to the arm.
Patent GB-2338539-A (GB)
Title: A hand tapper for communicating with the deaf-blind
Inventor: KLEIN ROBERT HENRY
IPC: G09B21/00
Filed: 1995-06-23
Abstract: Encoded alphabetic characters are read out as manual sign language signs using a hand tapper comprising a plate having a hand-shaped recess on its surface, and solenoids having tapper pins 26, 27 disposed beneath the bottom, and at the sides, of the recess to allow fingers (32-35, Fig.3) and palm (not shown) of the hand (20) to be stimulated, thereby producing the sensation of being signed on by another person. Words can be entered into a computer either via a conventional keyboard or by sign language using a pair of gloves having electrodes disposed on their surfaces. Circuits established between various combinations of electrodes uniquely identify the sign being made. The tapper and gloves can be used in a tactile telephone which allows communication between deaf and blind persons, for data entry and read-out, and for allowing deaf blind access to literature via electronic media, such as computer discs or e-mail.
Patent GB-2353245-A (GB)
Title: A moulding technique
Inventor: COATES ROBERT JOHN
IPC: B29C45/17
Filed: 1999-08-20
Abstract: Presently, if a chrome finished door handle is required there are a number of options that may be considered. A door handle can be produced from a metal and be provided with a chrome finish. However, such an approach is relatively expensive. Another solution is to provide a chrome plating to a plastics door handle. However, the cost of a chrome plated plastics handle can be twice as much as the cost of a plastics handle. A method is disclosed in which a first liquid polymer 20, a second liquid polymer 22 and a gas 24 are sequentially back injected into a cavity containing an insert 8, the insert having a chrome or chrome effect outer surface 4. The method has a number of advantages. For example, the use of a gas to urge the liquid polymers during forming means that a gas bubble is formed in the component during moulding. As a result, the component is more lightweight than a solid moulding of comparable size. Upon cooling, the first polymer 20 is relatively soft whilst the second polymer 22 is relatively hard.