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Patent FR-726736-A (FR)
IPC: H02H3/30
Filed: 1931-10-20
Granted: 1932-06-02
Abstract: 392,596. Protective cut-out arrangements. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd., Crown House, Aldwych, London.- (Assignees of Bivens, M. E. ; 17, Glen Avenue, Scotia, New York, U.S.A.) Oct. 20, 1931, No. 29141. Convention date, Oct. 20, 1930. [Class 38 (v).] Relates to the protecting of circuit sections, particularly against earth faults, by means of high frequencies superimposed on the line at both ends, the frequency being transmitted only during alternate half-cycles of the circuit current and being received at the other end by a receiver adapted to receive only during alternate half-cycles of the current at this end, as described in Specification 274,070, [Class 38 (v), Electric 'switches &c.]. According to the invention the range of phase displacement between the currents at the two ends over which the circuit-opening operation due to fault may be effected is extended without causing unwarranted circuit interruptions. Instead of installing a single receiver at each end a dual receiver R is provided. The valve 51 receives through its connection with the line a measure of the current (in the example shown ground fault current) as transmitted to it through the line by the valve transmitter T at the other end which transmits alternate half waves. A subordinate receiver consisting of a valve 52 is so connected through the coupling transformer 47 as to receive the other half wave, but as this receiver would receive also from its near-bv transmitter this is compensated for by connection with a second compensating valve 53. The receivers are connected up respectively to the two differential windings of a differential polarized relay 19 which is shown closed in the, trip-circuit prepared position. When the fault relay 9 closes also, the trip circuit is complete but with through faults the differential relay closes, on the alternative contacts 26. By these means the opening of the circuitbreaker at the end of a section may be effected over a range of phase-angle difference between the fault currents at the ends of a section exceeding 180‹. The differential relay 19 may be that described in Specification 182,769, [Class 38 (v), Electric switches &c.j.
Patent GB-2358551-A (GB)
Title: Packet scheduler for a CDMA communications system
Inventor: HILL STEPHEN
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2000-01-19
Abstract: A packet scheduler 231 has means 233 for selecting a candidate set of packets. The candidate set is fed to means 235 for calculating transmit powers required by remote terminals to transmit the packets based on the candidate set. The calculated transmit powers are fed to means 237 for modifying the candidate set in response to the calculated transmit powers and the modified set is fed to means 239 for scheduling the packets of the candidate set for transmission. May be used for third generation mobile communication systems. Carefully schedules packets in order to maximise the capacity of the system whilst at the same time avoiding the generation of unacceptable levels of interference resulting from a plurality of simultaneous data packet transmissions.
Patent GB-2350732-A (GB)
Title: Wire with solder under insulation, for ultrasonic welding
Inventor: IDE TETSURO
IPC: H01R4/02
Filed: 2000-06-01
Abstract: A wire W2 comprises elemental wires 21 coated with a low melting point metal (eg solder) 19. Wire W2 is used to make a connection to another conductive member, which may be the braid of a shielded wire W1 or may be a terminal (31, Fig 3A). The two conductive members are pinched between resin chips 1, 3, and heated and pressurised (eg by ultrasonic welding from a horn 11). The insulation between the members is melted away, the solder melts to form a reliable electrical connection, and the chips are fused together to insulate the junction.
Patent GB-2351608-A (GB)
Title: Method of fabricating an integrated circuit device with composite oxide dielectric
Inventor: MERCHANT SAILESH MANSINH
IPC: H01L29/51
Filed: 2000-06-07
Abstract: A method of fabricating an integrated circuit device 9 comprises: forming a reducible first metal oxide layer 15 on to which is formed a second metal oxide layer 17 on to which is formed a metal nitride layer 19. The metal of the metal nitride layer 19 is such that it is able to reduce the first metal oxide layer 15. The second metal oxide layer 17 provides a barrier between the first metal oxide layer 15 and the metal nitride layer 19 to prevent reduction of the said first oxide layer. The first metal oxide layer 15 may be tantalum pentoxide, the second metal oxide layer 17 may be titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide or ruthenium dioxide and the metal nitride layer 19 may be titanium nitride. The metal oxide layers 15, 17 may have a high dielectric constant. The substrate 10 may be silicon including a channel region. The device 9 may be annealed in oxygen to provide a stress free silicon dioxide interface layer 11 between the tantalum pentoxide layer 15 and the silicon substrate 10. An insulating layer and a conductive metal layer may be formed between the tantalum pentoxide layer 15 and the substrate 10. The device may be used to form a gate or capacitor dielectric arrangement.
Patent GB-2364919-A (GB)
Title: Inhalers
Inventor: EASON STEPHEN WILLIAM
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 2000-07-21
Abstract: An inhaler comprises an aerosolising device 1 with an exit port 2 and a discharge means 7 and 8 (7 and 12, Fig 4; 8, Fig 5) to control the discharge of the aerosol through the exit port. The aerosolising device is arranged to aerosolise and retain an aerosol of powdered medicament in a circulating airflow (see arrows). The aerosolising device is preferably a cyclone 1 with a tangential air inlet 3 and axial outlet 4, and air is circulated by a pump 5 from the outlet to the inlet in a recirculation loop. The discharge means is preferably arranged to increase the pressure in the aerosolising device, by increasing airflow into the device or by reducing pressure at the exit port remote from the device, thereby discharging the aerosol. A drug dosing device 9 comprises a chamber arranged to receive a capsule 11 of a medicament, and a needle 11 arranged to pass right through the capsule to form entry and exit holes for the airflow. The needle may be hollow and can be withdrawn from the capsule to control the rate of entrainment of the medicament.
Patent GB-2366991-A (GB)
Title: A Hinged Container Lid with a Sealing Lip
Inventor: LOWE PETER
IPC: B65D53/00
Filed: 2000-09-22
Abstract: A rectangular container lid for an open mouthed container has a substantially continuous depending lip around thee sides of the periphery thereof, and a recess (21) in the lip. The fourth side of the lid comprises the hinged edge. The recess (21) improves sealing of the lid to a container and provides additional stiffening. A flexible seal (24) may be located in the recess (21) to further improve sealing to the container.
Patent GB-2368442-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive alteration of charges for use of an automatic teller machine
Inventor: NIELSEN PAUL
IPC: G07F19/00
Filed: 2000-10-27
Abstract: An ATM network comprises ATM's (22-1, 22-2, 22-3) coupled by an ATM switch (24) to a processor (26) and data warehouse (28). Information may be gathered about use of the ATM network (20) and used to generate rules (34) for adjusting transaction charges incurred by use of the ATM. The rules may take into account usage patterns of the ATM and also collateral data such as weather forecasts and local event fixture lists.
Patent GB-2368772-A (GB)
Title: Retractable stud assembly
Inventor: EDGE IAN
IPC: A43C15/16
Filed: 2000-11-09
Abstract: A retractable stud assembly comprises a stud 5 with an integral housing. The movement of the stud within the housing may be facilitated by a spring 3 or other compressible material. Typically, the stud is removable from the housing. Preferably, the assembly comprises a canister 4 attached to a mounting plate 1 moulded to a sole of a sports boot. A plunger 2 may be located inside the canister such that the spring may be positioned between the plunger and the mounting plate. The stud may be secured to the plunger by cooperating threads.
Patent GB-2366017-A (GB)
Title: Multi-ROM writer
Inventor: FUKUDA ICHIRO
IPC: G11C16/10
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: In a multi-ROM writer which is selectively connectable to various types of target equipment each including a flash memory so as to overwrite the associated flash memory, a storage medium, such as a PC card (2, Fig 1), stores an overwriting program corresponding to the flash memory of the selected target equipment and information to be written to the flash memory, reading means reads the overwriting program and the information from the storage medium, and a control means 100 operates using the overwriting program to overwrite the flash memory on the basis of the information read by the reading means, by controlling the transmission of data to the flash memory, the reception of data from the flash memory, and the output voltage switching 126, 128 which switches and outputs a voltage selected from a plurality of voltages. A serial communication interface circuit 101 and the flash memory write circuit 102 are described in detail (Fig 3) and Fig 4. The target equipment may be an automatic vending machine (5, Figs 10, 11a and 11b), a coin processing unit (6, Figs 11 and 11b) or bill identification unit built into an automatic vending machine. The PC card (2) is input to a slot 14 and the target equipment is connected via a cable (3, Figs 5a and 5b, and 7, Figs 11a and 11b) to a connector 13 of the multi-ROM writer 1.
Patent GB-2359429-A (GB)
Title: A home entertainment system having a hub with TV tuners and a switching matrix for interconnection of consumer devices and transport of baseband video signals
Inventor: APPLEWHITE PAUL
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2001-01-19
Abstract: A home entertainment system has a hub 10 with a plurality of TV tuners 12. Ports D1-D5, C1-C6, P1-P16 for consumer devices are provided around the home and in the hub, with a number of the ports allocated a respective TV tuner 12. Remote control sensors (52, fig. 2) are associated with one of the allocated ports, for providing remote control signals to the port. The hub includes a switching matrix 22, and all ports are connected to the switching matrix which enables different ports to be coupled together and wherein remote control signals provided to a port enable control of the TV tuner 12 allocated to the port. The hub can be provided with the UHF or VHF TV signal, typically over a coaxial cable. All of the TV tuners used by the entertainment system are in the hub, so that the distribution of signals around the system can take place at baseband frequencies. The switching matrix enables consumer devices, such as video recorders 28 or cable 32 or satellite decoders 30, to be positioned in one location, but enables the signals to be connected to any chosen location in the home. The remote control sensors enable the tuners to be controlled by a remote control, despite their location in the system hub. Preferably the cabling 20 comprises four twisted pairs, one carrying control signals, one carrying video signals and two carrying the two channels of a stereo audio signal. Preferably a camera connected to the hub has a motion detector and provides an alarm signal which causes the video output of the camera to be provided to selected televisions.
Patent GB-2358972-A (GB)
Title: Circuit arrangemnt for energy-saving operation of a fluorescent tube
Inventor: REINIG WERNER
IPC: H05B41/295
Filed: 1999-09-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for energy-saving operation of a fluorescent tube (1) whereby two respective connections (2a, 2b; 3a, 3b) are arranged on the end caps (1a, 1b) of said tube. The fluorescent tube is mechanically and electrically linked to brackets (8, 9) via said connections (2a, 2b; 3a, 3b) and can be connected to an alternating current supply (6) via a reactance coil (4) and a starter (5). The objective of the invention is to allow the fluorescent tube to be retrofitted in a simpie manner. This is achieved by means of a quadrupole (4) circuit arrangement, whereby the input terminals (7a, 7b) of said quadrupole form a series connection with the two connections (2a, 2b; 3a, 3b) on one end cap (1a, 1b) and the reactance coil (4), whereby said circuit is connected in parallel to the alternating current source (6), and the output terminals (7c, 7d) of said quadrupole are electrically connected to the two connections (3a, 3b, 2a, 2b) on the other end cap (1b, 1a).
Patent GB-2372118-A (GB)
Title: System commands carried in tags in markup language documents
Inventor: GILBERT MARTYN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-02-09
Abstract: The markup language command tags (metatags) of the invention carry some instructions not relating to the display of page data. These instructions may be incorporated into a web page and are executed by a browser program. They can define the size or characteristics of a display and may control separate hardware, such as a swipe card reader or text display on a set top box, or invoke operations in different functional areas of the computer.
Patent GB-2363976-A (GB)
Title: Handle operated power drive link for self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner
Inventor: MORGAN JEFFERY A
IPC: A47L9/32
Filed: 2001-06-12
Abstract: A self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner 2 is provided having a lower floor engaging portion 4 pivotally attached to an upper housing assembly 6 to allow movement between an upright storage position and an inclined operating position. A motor drivingly connects to a transmission 14 that is operatively connected to a drive wheel 12 in order to drive the wheel in forward and reverse. The handle of the vacuum cleaner 16 is adapted to allow limited reciprocal movement relative to the main housing assembly 6. The transmission is controlled via a Bowden cable connecting the transmission to the handle. A clutch engaging member 22 is pivotally mounted to the floor engaging portion 4 adjacent to the transmission 14 for pivotal motion about an axis located generally at a forward portion of the clutch engaging member. Operably associated with the clutch engaging member is a transverse linking member 26 that reciprocates from a neutral position in first and second directions in response to pivotal motion of a bottom link 30. The reciprocation of the transverse link 26 selectively moves said clutch engaging member from a neutral position to a forward drive position and a reverse drive position. The first end of a finger link member 60 is selectively positioned in a channel formed on the bottom link 30, relative to the pivotal positioning of the housing assembly. Pivotal motion of the finger link 60 engages the bottom link member 30 when the housing assembly and handle portion are in a operative inclined position and does not engage the bottom link member when the housing assembly and handle portion are in a storage upright position. The second end of the finger link 60 includes an arm (74) which responds to a force acted on the handle portion 16.
Patent GB-2380322-A (GB)
Title: Support for both cellular telephone antennae and overhead power lines
Inventor: MAGGS NICHOLAS DAVID
IPC: H02G1/04
Filed: 2001-06-20
Abstract: An antenna support 2 is installed adjacent a pole 1 of an existing overhead power line. Cellular telephone antenna elements 21, 22 are mounted on an upper part of the antenna support 2 and a base station 24 is installed at the foot of the antenna support 2. The conductors of the existing overhead power line are transferred from the pole 1 to the antenna support 2. A connection between the conductors and the base station 24 is established, through a transformer 26 mounted on the antenna support 2 if voltage reduction is necessary, so as to provide power to the base station 24, and the pole 1 is removed.
Patent GB-2369523-A (GB)
Title: A sounder with a piezoelectric or rocking armature audio transducer
Inventor: ANDERSON CHRISTOPER
IPC: H04R17/00
Filed: 2001-07-18
Abstract: A sounder has a casing 2 configured to receive either a rocking arm transducer 11 or a piezoelectric assembly (21 figure 3). The casing 2 has a central tube 3 which is received in an opening (13 fig 2) in the base (15 fig 2) of the transducer 11 or an opening (23 figure 4) in the base of the piezoelectric assembly (21 figure 3). The casing also has a raised ring 5 which interlocks with a groove (17 fig 2) in the transducer 11 or recesses 27A, 27B, 27C, 27D on the base of the piezoelectric assembly (21 fig 3).
Patent GB-2370689-A (GB)
Title: Vertical cavity surface emitting laser with reduced parasitic capacitance
Inventor: HU SYN-YAM
IPC: H01S5/062
Filed: 2001-07-26
Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) has a top mirror structure 210 with a surface 280, a light generation region 205, and a bottom mirror structure 220 for reflecting light towards said top mirror structure. The VCSEL has a semi-conductor portion 250 with a surface that is disposed substantially planar with respect to the surface 280 of the top mirror structure 210. At least one aperture-defining layer 188 having an isolatable material is disposed in at least one of the bottom mirror structure and the top mirror structure. The aperture-defining layer has a conducting region, an insulating region having an aperture-defining surface for defining the conducting region, and a single trench 102 adjacent to the insulating region for use in generating the insulating region, the trench having a continuous geometry for reducing the parasitic capacitance of the VCSEL. Other embodiments disclose the use of further layers (Fig. 7A, 706, 708) and secondary regions of implantation (Fig. 8A, 860) to help reduce the parasitic capacitance of the VCSEL.
Patent GB-2367797-A (GB)
Title: Folding a conveyor of an x-ray apparatus
Inventor: UNO MASAYUKI
IPC: G01N23/04
Filed: 2001-09-03
Abstract: An x-ray detector 1 comprises a housing 15 and a conveyor 2 which extends beyond a length of the housing 15 , such as through aperture 11 in two opposite end walls of the housing 15. Within a belt of the conveyor 2 is featured a transverse shaft 25 which allows the conveyor 2 and belt to be folded, such as on a internal frame structure 21 between end pulleys 22,23, so that it might be passed through an opening 12, such as in a side wall of the housing 15, that it would not normally fit through in its extended state. This may permit easy removal of the conveyor 2 for cleaning of the conveyor and/or the interior of the housing 15. Also disclosed are two further proposed inventions directed at the nature of a engagement of between the conveyor 2 and a frame 5 which might hold it.
Patent GB-2369609-A (GB)
Title: A Dispensing Container with a Secondary Chamber for Addition of Concentrate
Inventor: BUTLER DAVID GEORGE
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 2001-11-05
Abstract: A bottle (2) for use in a dispensing container comprises a main chamber (5), a secondary chamber (7) of lesser volume than the main chamber (5), a first duct (15) providing communication between the main chamber and the mouth of the bottle and a second duct (18) providing for communication between the main chamber (5) and a lower region of the secondary chamber (7). The secondary chamber has a filling aperture (16) located below the opening of the bottle. The secondary chamber may be provided above at least a portion of the main chamber with the first duct being to one side of said secondary chamber. The dispensing container will comprise a closure element (e.g. a trigger spray unit (3)) on the mouth of the bottle and has a plug (21) provided in the filling aperture (16) to effect closure thereof. The secondary chamber will contain a dilutable concentrate (8) for transfer to, and dilution in, the main chamber.
Patent GB-2381820-A (GB)
Title: Lockable window assembly for supporting tilting pane
Inventor: MUNN GRAHAM
IPC: E05D1/02
Filed: 2001-11-13
Abstract: A window assembly comprises a window pane 4 pivotably mounted within a frame 2 and a releasable locking mechanism 6 to allow the locking of the window pane in a closed configuration or opened and supported in an open configuration. The locking mechanism comprises a support member (14, Fig 3a), which may take the form of a cylindrical roller, and a locking member which may be a pin (12, Fig 3a) located inside the support member. The support member is pivotally attached to the frame to allow movement between two positions, including securing the window pane closed and also supporting the window pane open. The locking member is moveable in an axial direction of the support member between a locking position when it engages the frame and an open position when it allows pivotal movement of the support member relative to the frame between its two positions. Hook and loop material 21 may be used to form a hinge between the lower edge of the pane and the bottom of the frame. The window pane is not limited to glass.
Patent GB-2375187-A (GB)
Title: Gasket sealed feedthrough of metal coated optic fibre
Inventor: CENS FABIEN
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: A light path for connecting the components of an optical measuring system such as emitter 2 and receiver 3 with measurement sensor 4 in an oil, gas, or water well or like environment has at least one optical fibre 5 extending between first and second zones A, B which are sealed from each other by a sealing gasket 10. The optical fibre is provided with a metal coating to make them chemically insensitive, and passes through the sealing gasket 10 which can be in fibre feedthrough 6. Protective sheath 8 can serve to protect the fibre(s) between fibre feedthrough 6 and connector 7.
Patent GB-2387490-A (GB)
Title: A programmer housing securing assembly
Inventor: O'CONNOR JNR EAMON
IPC: H01R9/24
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: A programmer housing securing assembly comprises a wiring plate (12) and a programmer (2), a connector to enable the programmer to be attached and detached from the wiring plate about a hinge region (24) and an elongate securing member (32) provided on the wiring plate which is adapted to engage with a receiving means (36) in the body of the programmer when mounted on the wiring frame and which is releasable from the front (38) of the programmer.
Patent GB-2389498-A (GB)
Title: Obtaining eye data to animate models of individuals
Inventor: ROWE SIMON MICHAEL
IPC: H04M1/72427
Filed: 2002-04-30
Abstract: Eye data for animating representations of individuals is generated by identifying the eyes of an individual in an image. The eye in the image having the greatest visible extent between the centre of the pupil 100 and the caruncle 102 at the corner of the eye is then determined. The portion of the image extending from the centre of the pupil to the caruncle having the greatest extent is then utilised to generate eye data in which eye data at a certain distance from the pupil corresponds to the image data at that distance from the pupil from within the identified portion of the image. An animated representation of the individual's eyes can then be created by texture rendering a portion of a model of the individual corresponding to the individual's eyes utilising the generated eye data and varying the texture coordinates for the portions of the eye data utilised to animate the eyes.