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Patent GB-2318733-A (GB)
Title: Prophylaxis of breast cancer
Inventor: COHEN FREDERIC JAY
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 1997-10-29
Abstract: Prophylaxis of breast cancer in a post-menopausal woman, by administering to such a woman raloxifene, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in an amount from about 30 mg to about 150 mg per day.
Patent GB-2333457-A (GB)
Title: Extendible arm including magneto-strictive element
Inventor: CHARALAMBOUS ANDREW
IPC: B25J18/02
Filed: 1998-01-23
Abstract: This is an arm which does not require direct access to it (such as leads or mechanisms) in order to perform controlled extensions. An example is in the medical application where link arms are used to extend limb bones. Here regular extension of the bone is needed without perforation of the surrounding tissue. This link arm is secured to the bone, and completely encased within the limb. Placing the limb in a strong cycled magnetic field energises the magneto-strictive element 5, which allows part 6 to move with respect to part 3. The unit has lock mechanisms 4 which allow movement in only in the extension direction.
Patent GB-2324135-A (GB)
Title: Low profile eject stylus
Inventor: AIKEN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: A low profile eject stylus 104 has a main shell 402 and tip 406 slidable relative to an outer shell 404 and a plunger (408, Fig.4). The outer shell has a cross sectional configuration such that it is larger in one direction (A) than it is in another direction B orthogonal to the one direction, such that the eject stylus has a low profile. A spring (412) is coupled to the plunger and to the main shell to bias the stylus into a fully extended position, and a locking arrangement (410, 506) will hold the stylus in a retracted condition when it is located in a portable device 100 having a housing section 102 including an opening 103 for receipt of the stylus. Guide rails (302, 306, Fig.3) guide the stylus in the housing section. The portable device may be a cellular telephone, pager, two-way radio, PDA, or personal organiser.
Patent GB-2323127-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine water-cooled cylinder block
Inventor: MURATA SATOSHI
IPC: F02F1/10
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: In the cylinder block 1, the lower end of an outer wall 30 and a cylinder wall 10 are joined by a base wall 20 to define a water jacket into which coolant is led. The base wall 20 has a cranked part 21. As a result, the rigidity of the base wall is decreased in such a way that transmission of the axial tension of the head bolt (in screw bore 31) to the cylinder wall 10 is suppressed, avoiding deformation of the cylinder wall. In a modification (fig.3) the jacket base wall 20 has three bent parts each with a crank-shaped vertical cross section. The cylinder wall may taper (fig.4) so that it becomes progressively thicker from its upper end to where it reaches the water jacket base wall 20; the average thickness is reduced, making the engine lighter, and moulding is easier.
Patent GB-2326032-A (GB)
Title: Universal backshell for an electrical connector
Inventor: MILLER GEORGE D
IPC: H01R13/6593
Filed: 1998-03-31
Abstract: A backshell for an electrical connector (10) allows multiple cable exits, multiple cable exit directions and multiple cable sizes. A conductive ferrule (22) having a fixed size clamp portion is utilized with the backshell as an adapter for different size cables (12,14). The backshell is constructed of a pair of duplicate hermaphroditic conductive bodies (30), the rear and side walls (38,48,50) of which have one or more cable cutouts (40) with engagement structure (44) for gripping the ferrule (22) on each of the cables.
Patent GB-2325680-A (GB)
Title: Setting tool for packer body and valve
Inventor: TAPPS WILLIAM T
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: A packer (fig 1b, P) is disclosed having a setting piston 50 mounted on the body (fig 1b, 26) thereof. The packer is hydraulically set prior to treating or cementing by means of blocking off said body with a ball 86 and building pressure within body to move said piston, actuating slips (fig 1b, 36) and 38 and expanding resilient seal (fig 1b, 48) The packer has a sliding sleeve valve 96, 98 which is open during run-in. After the packer has set, the valve may then be operated through manipulation of the tubing string, via collets 108 engaging either groove 110 or 114. The tubing string can be disengaged and re-engaged into the packer body to determine if the valve has closed by measuring the pressure conditions at the surface.
Patent GB-2331848-A (GB)
Title: Contact springs for electrical switches
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: H01H5/24
Filed: 1998-05-27
Abstract: A contact spring 3,4 for an electrical switch is movable by rotation about a fulcrum 9 rather than by elastic deformation. The contact spring is used in a steam sensor switch for an automatic kettle which switch employs a snap-acting bimetallic actuator (12, Fig 4) or a shape memory effect actuator to operate an overcentre arrangement by means of a push rod (13), the overcentre arrangement comprising a C-spring 5 coupled to the contact spring and a trip lever 8 sprung between spaced apart abutments 9,10. This contact arrangement, which may make use of an E-shaped spring 1 having the C-spring 5 as the middle one of its three horizontal legs , enables greater contact separation to be achieved than does the conventional cantilevered arrangement and thereby enhances electrical safety. The E-shaped spring 1 may be formed of bimetallic material or a second thermally responsive switch actuator may be provided to ensure disconnection of the electrical supply in the event that the primary thermally responsive actuator (12) fails to operate.
Patent GB-2331594-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices
Inventor: JEON MI-SOOK
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: A semiconductor device fabrication method comprises the steps of: a) carrying out an exposure and a development on a semiconductor substrate in order to selectively remove the photoresist deposited on a given film of the semiconductor substrate; b) etching the exposed portion of the given film by the selective removal of the photoresist; and c) carrying out a strip process for completely removing the photoresist remaining on the semiconductor substrate by using dimethylacetamide after the above selective removal of the photoresist. Also disclosed is a method similar to the above but where a mixture of monoethanolamine and dimethylsulfoxide is used in the strip process.
Patent GB-2335015-A (GB)
Title: Common rail block branch fitting
Inventor: ASADA KIKUO
IPC: F16L41/14
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: The fitting, comprising a block with one or more branch holes 1-5 in its wall which open into an axial communicating passage 1-1, has a pressing force applied during manufacture to generate a residual compression stress in the periphery of a corresponding passage at the/each branch hole to improve internal pessure fatigue strength and reduce/prevent crack propagation. The force can be applied by a laterally movable external punch 4, the punch end or wall surface engaged by it having various configurations 4a. Alternatively, internal force can be applied by liquid, by an axially movable oversize sphere in the passage 1-1, or by a radially outwardly movable punch 13 which is spherical, part-spherical or conical. The block has an internal screw-thread 1-4 at the/each branch for accepting a branch connector nut.
Patent GB-2327732-A (GB)
Title: Clutch release bearing actuating mechanism
Inventor: HUSSE ULRICH
IPC: F16D23/14
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: A clutch 15 release bearing actuating mechanism 16 comprises a guide sleeve 3, fixed on a wall of a gearbox 2, on which a release bearing 5 is slidably displaceable. The release bearing 5 is engaged in aperture 6 for actuation by a lever 1 having a discrete planar contact surface 8 which contacts a discrete spherical contact surface 7 on the release bearing 5. Surfaces 7, 8 transfer a thrust load from the lever 1 to the bearing 5 and thereby to a diaphragm spring to release the clutch 15. Lever 1 is coupled at one end with a ball-and-socket joint 9, 10 and the force is applied at the other end to effect clutch 15 release. Between the two ends the lever 1 has a substantially planer region which conforms in shape to a shape of a transverse wall of the gearbox 2.
Patent GB-2342259-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for multilevel encoding and recording
Inventor: DOBRE DAN
IPC: H03M5/20
Filed: 1998-10-01
Abstract: Data in the form of eight bit ASCII characters are encoded into one or more multilevel signals for subsequent recording. Specifically, the eight bits may be recorded as four signals each having four possible values, or two signals each having 16 possible values, or one signal having 256 possible values. The recording medium may be a magnetic disk (eg a floppy disk or hard disk drive) or an optical disk (eg CD-ROM or DVD), and the various signal values may be represented by predetermined widths (W-W<SB>3</SB>) on the recording medium. The base conversion is achieved by division of the ASCII character in decimal form (see tables 1-3 at the end of the description).
Patent GB-2329626-A (GB)
Title: Tracking assembly for a conveyor belt
Inventor: CUMBERLEGE JOHN PEAR
IPC: B65G39/16
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: A tracking assembly (10) for keeping a conveyor belt (24) centrally aligned includes a sub-frame (12) which is adapted to be mounted to a support frame (16) for the conveyor belt. At least one independently rotatable idler (18, 20) is mounted on the sub-frame, the idler supporting the conveyor belt in position, the idler being aligned generally transverse to the length of the belt. The idler includes a support shaft (28), an outer drum (26) rotatably supported on the shaft and a pivot assembly (34) located within the drum defining a pivot axis (36) about which the drum is pivotable relative to the shaft, the pivot axis being perpendicular to the belt. A contact or control arrangement (38) is provided on at least one side of the idler which will be contacted via an edge region of a conveyor belt which has travelled from its central position to that one side. When the conveyor contacts the contact means this will cause the drum of the idler to pivot about the pivot axis to a position in which it steers the belt back to its central position.
Patent GB-2333556-A (GB)
Title: Box with wall retention lug
Inventor: GOUDAL JEAN-PAUL
IPC: H02G3/12
Filed: 1999-01-26
Abstract: A box, in particular for electrical devices, is built into a wall (11) of any kind by fitting into an opening therein. The box includes a transverse flange (13) which bears in the manner of a guard against the wall (11) to be equipped and, beyond the flange (13), at least one elastically deformable lug (15) projecting laterally to cooperate with the wall (11). The elastically deformable lug (15) has two branches (23, 24) with a common root (25) and extending in respective different directions, namely, with reference to the insertion direction (E), a first or front branch (23) extending generally away from the flange (13) and a second or rear branch (24) extending generally towards the flange (13) Applications include electrical devices, for example infrared radiation receiving cells.
Patent GB-2348219-A (GB)
Title: Geological probes for acquiring physical and chemical data when driven into a formation.
Inventor: JACOBS PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 1999-02-19
Abstract: Equipment for testing a geological formation 2 has a first probe 6 for acquiring data related to the physical properties of the formation and a second probe 8 for acquiring data related to the chemical properties of the formation, the probes being housed within an assembly 10, 12 and 14 which is driven into the formation via rod 4 linked to a vehicle such as a lorry 1.
Patent GB-2347800-A (GB)
Title: Hand powered battery charger
Inventor: ALFORD ANDRE
IPC: H02J7/32
Filed: 1999-03-10
Abstract: A battery charger for battery operated apparatus, particularly a mobile telephone (Figs.9,10), has a first generator 11 which is driven when an operating handle 25 is moved from an open position (shown) to a closed position, and a second generator 9 which is driven when the handle is moved from the closed position to the open position. The charger may be a stand alone device or may be an integral part of the mobile phone. The handle 25 may be moved pivotally or may be constrained for rectilinear motion (Figs.1-3), and the movement from the open to the closed position may be effected by hand pressure, with the return movement being effected by a spring 27. Locking means may be provided to lock the handle 25 in the closed position. The handle 25 is linked to the generators 9, 11 via racks 35, 36, and cogged wheels 5, 7 which drive the generators 9, 11 via ratchet devices operating in opposite senses to one another with respect to the handle movements.
Patent GB-2347757-A (GB)
Title: Optical switching arrangement
Inventor: BAKER MARTIN GEORGE
IPC: G02F1/313
Filed: 1999-03-12
Abstract: A thermo-optic optical switch has a number of heaters and a power arrangement for applying pulsed current to energise the heaters. The mark space ratio of the pulse current can be varied to achieve a constant mean power value. As shown, the mark space ratio is adjusted in dependence on the mean current passing through a low value resistor 34. That current is determined by an integrator 37 the output of which is compared by a comparator 38 with a preset value 39. The comparator outputs a variable threshold level 40. A second comparator 36 receives a 30 kHz triangular waveform from oscillator 35 and the threshold value level 40.
Patent GB-2348281-A (GB)
Title: A sealed fibre optic gyroscope assembly
Inventor: WEBB RICHARD
IPC: G01C19/72
Filed: 1999-03-24
Abstract: An hermetically sealed fibre optic gyroscope assembly has loops of optical fibre (19) on a support ring (19) in a sealed casing (11) comprising a base plate (12), a perimeter wall (13) upstanding from the base plate and a cover (14) secured to the perimeter of the wall, together with optical circuitry (20) located within the casing for directing light around the optic fibre loops and electrical connecting circuitry passing from the optical circuitry to external terminals (17) in sealed engagement with the casing. The optical circuitry (20) may include an integrated circuit chip located within the support ring (18) and comprising silicon rib waveguides connecting the fibre optic coils (19) to a light source and a light detector, and a phase modulation detection system to detect phase differences between light transmitted around the coils in two opposite directions.
Patent GB-2337152-A (GB)
Title: Electron gun assembly
Inventor: THWAITES ALFRED CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H01J23/065
Filed: 1999-05-06
Abstract: An electron gun assembly, e.g. for an IOT, includes a cathode 1, control grid 5 located in front of it and a focus electrode 6. The control electrode 5 is integral with a cylindrical support 11 and formed of pyrolytic graphite. Similarly, the focus electrode 6 is integral with a cylindrical support 16 and is formed of molybdenum. The control grid 5 and focus electrode 6 are in electrical contact with one another and are mounted on a common mount 15 located behind the front face of the cathode 1, giving a simple structure having low thermally capacity and being mechanically robust.
Patent GB-2341013-A (GB)
Title: Modular connector
Inventor: MINICH STEVEN
IPC: H01R12/50
Filed: 1999-05-20
Abstract: A modular connector for connecting a plug to a receiving printed circuit board <I>via</I> a connector printed circuit board (4) mounted in a housing (1) of the connector. The connector printed circuit board (4) has area contacts resiliently engaged by plural terminals (8,21,22) accommodated between abutments (14) in a plug receiving cavity (2) of the housing (1) and edge contacts engaged by an edge connector (3) mounted in the housing and having solder tails (7) for connection the receiving printed circuit board. The housing may include plural rows (52,53) of plug receiving cavities (2) each containing plural terminals (8). The connector may have a three-part external conductive shield 17,18,19. The circuit board may contain discrete inductive filters. The board may alternatively contain analog, digital or hybrid circuitry.
Patent GB-2341880-A (GB)
Title: Clinching apparatus for channel-shaped sealing, trimming or guiding strips
Inventor: KUEPPERS JURGEN
IPC: B60J10/00
Filed: 1999-07-16
Abstract: A clinching tool has two rollers 38,40 mounted within a tool body 36, one of the rollers 40 is further mounted within a sub-frame 84. The rollers 38,40 are rotated through gears 58,64 by a motor. Although the rollers 38,40 have substantially parallel rotational axes 42,44, in order for the tool to be used on flanges of variable thickness one roller 40 is able to be pivotally pushed away from the other 38 about a pivot axis A. The rotational axis 44 of the pivotable roller 40 preferably intersects the pivot axis A. A biassing force tends to maintain the axes 42,44 in a parallel relationship. The biassing force acts upon sub-frame 84, and can be a coil spring 110 or a leaf spring (fig 10, part 120). Also included in the apparatus is the optional inclusion of a third roller (fig 4, part 52) to press against the base of the channel-shaped seal and urge the seal on to the flange.
Patent GB-2355068-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation Louvres
Inventor: BROWN IAN
IPC: F24F13/08
Filed: 1999-07-27
Abstract: A diffuser comprises a core 10 which is arranged to be releasably secured in a square frame (not shown) which is secured in the ceiling of a room (or the like). Air supply apparatus is provided upstream of the frame. The core 10 comprises square blade units 12a, 12b, 12c each comprising four integral blade parts 13 and a centre member 12d which are secured together by means of four diagonally extending rigid back straps 14. The back straps are secured to corner tabs 84 which are integral parts of the blade units. The back straps also support spring pins 18 which are arranged to releasably engage within slots provided in the square frame. Each respective blade part (13) of each blade unit being formed from a single piece of material, preferably aluminium or steel, e.g. by pressing.
Patent GB-2343306-A (GB)
Title: A device and control method to produce braking torque in an AC motor
Inventor: HAMMOND PETER W
IPC: H02P3/20
Filed: 1999-09-23
Abstract: A device and control method to produce braking torque counter to motor rotation. A converter 28 supplies multiple frequency AC power to the motor. A first frequency is supplied at the normal frequency /speed. A second frequency, different from the normal operating frequency is supplied to produce braking torque. The level of braking can be controlled to maximize the counter rotating torque, while matching induced losses to absorbed energy. More than one braking frequency may be utilized. In addition the relationship between normal and braking frequencies can be maintained to limit motor propulsion.
Patent GB-2345323-A (GB)
Title: Method of making available a quantity representing the longitudinal inclination of a vehicle
Inventor: JONNER WOLF-DIETER
IPC: B60T8/58
Filed: 1999-11-08
Abstract: Method of making available a signal representing the longitudinal inclination of a vehicle (1), to a control apparatus (70) for slip-regulation and/or for regulating a quantity describing the yaw rate of the vehicle, wherein measurement quantities, which can be detected or processed by a control arrangement (32) for regulating the light range for determining a signal representing the longitudinal inclination of the vehicle (1), and/or the signal which is determined and which represents the longitudinal inclination, is/are transferred to the control apparatus (70) for slip-regulation and/or for regulating the quantity describing the yaw rate.
Patent HU-T66551-A (HU)
Title: Soot filter for diesel engines
Inventor: BRINKMANN FRIEDRICH WILHELM
IPC: F01N3/033
Filed: 1992-09-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a soot filter for diesel engines having tubular filter cartridges (8), through the wall of which the exhaust gas passes from outside to inside and the soot deposits on the tube outer wall, in order there, after formation of a layer, to be burnt off by a burner (5), the resistance to flow through the filter cartridge, at least in some filter cartridges (8) situated further towards the outside, being greater in a first region (15) situated closer to the burner (5) or the flame inlet, than in a more remote second region (16). 
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Patent HU-T73887-A (HU)
Title: Digital video signal processor apparatus with preprocessor for generating nininterlace-scan video signals from interlace-scan video signals
Inventor: REITMEIER GLENN ARTHUR
IPC: H04N7/46
Filed: 1993-03-15
Abstract: A preprocessor for conditioning interlace-scan video signals for frame based compression, includes apparatus to accept fields of interlace-scanned video and provide fields of interlace-scanned luminance and chrominance component signals. The fields of interlace-scanned luminance component are combined into respective frames of luminance signal and applied to compressor apparatus for further processing. The fields of interlace scanned chrominance components are independently processed at the field level to generate lines of chrominance values which are interstitial to the lines of the original chrominance values and at a lesser pixel and line density. The independently processed fields of interlace-scanned chrominance signals are combined into respective frames of chrominance component signals and applied to compressor circuitry for further processing. Performing the chrominance signal interpolation and subsampling at the field level tends to eliminate a majority of color distortions around moving images. Receiver apparatus is configured to perform post decompression processing to generate frame data having the original pixel and line density.
Patent HU-T74519-A (HU)
Title: Process and apparatus for treatment of finely divided powdered medicament
Inventor: FALK JOHAN
IPC: B01J2/20
Filed: 1994-09-29
Abstract: A method and system for improving the flow properties of finely divided powders is provided. The method includes (a) agglomerating the powder by passing it through a screw feeder; and (b) spheronizing the agglomerates. The method preferably further includes (c) sizing the spheronized agglomerates. Spheronization is preferably accomplished by tumbling the agglomerates in a tilted rotating container.
Patent HU-T76999-A (HU)
Title: Method, arrangement and equipment for distributing electricity from a mains
Inventor: NORBERG CALLE
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 1995-07-03
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/SE95/00820 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 28, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 28, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 3, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/01520 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 18, 1996The present invention relates to a distribution network comprising electric wires (5) for distribution of electric current, a plurality of tap-off facilities (6) with at least one socket (9) for tapping off electric current to optional power-consuming units (1), and a central computer unit (10) communicating with the individual tap-off facilities. At least some tap-off facilities (6) in the network comprise a switch (13) and a regulating device (11) with a microprocessor (21), a user connecting a power-consuming unit (1) to one of said tap-off facilities being identifiable to the central computer unit (10) or to the regulating device (11) via a microprocessor in the power-consuming unit, and the regulating device, in case of accepted identification, keeping the switch (13) closed and permitting tap-off of electric current from the socket (9), whereas, in case of non-accepted identification, the regulating device keeps the switch open and prevents tap-off of electric current form the socket (9). The invention also related to a device and a method for respectively permitting and preventing current supply from the network.