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Patent GB-2288023-A (GB)
Title: Device for indicating muscular effort during labour
Inventor: SHERIDAN RICHARD JONATHAN
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 1994-03-28
Abstract: A device for indicating muscular effort during labour comprises a pressure sensor 1 for positioning in the genital region of a mother so as to sense a level of muscular effort by the mother, and an output device 5 for providing a representation of the sensed level. The sensor may be a fluid filled bulb 1 connected by a tube 2 to a differential pressure transducer 3. The output may be a visual display, a variable pitch tone, or synthesised speech. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290224-A (GB)
Title: Power driven toothbrush
Inventor: CHAN CHI HUNG
IPC: A61C17/26
Filed: 1994-05-11
Abstract: The brush member of a toothbrush comprises at least two heads (210, 220) each having a plurality of bristle tufts (230). Gear means for setting the heads in rotation (continuous and contra-rotatory) comprise a driving gear (170) which meshes with a first gear (180) corresponding to first head (210) which gear (180) in turn meshes with a second gear (180) of the second head (220). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278474-A (GB)
Title: Tagging system
Inventor: ENGLANDER SEYMOUR
IPC: G09F7/18
Filed: 1994-05-23
Abstract: A tagging system for giving parking citations, or for other identification purposes, on a vehicle or any object made of magnetically susceptible material. The system provides a magnetic tag 1 having a strong permanent magnet permanently affixed in a ferromagnetic cover shaped to make it impossible to remove by hand when the magnet is placed on such an object 3. An applicator is provided which slips over the tag and interconnects therewith for applying the tag to the vehicle or object; and a removal tool is provided which uses a screw to obtain mechanical advantage for removal of the tag. Indicia can be provided on the tag for various purposes such as a day of month and barcode label. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292221-A (GB)
Title: Hottest temperature sensor
Inventor: COLMAN DEREK
IPC: G01K3/00
Filed: 1994-08-09
Abstract: A circuit for detecting the temperature of the hottest of a plurality of temperature sensing diodes 1 - 3 has the diodes connected in the same sense in parallel between two conductors 20, 21. A single circuit 4 connected to those conductors is used to make a measurement which is indicative of the temperature of the hottest diode. Preferably the measuring circuit provides first and second current biases from sources 5, 6 to the diodes in a known ratio and the voltages established across the diodes are sampled by switches 13, 14 and capacitors 8, 9 and are subtracted from each other with a differential amplifier 7 to provide a signal proportional to the temperature of the hottest diode. In an alternative arrangement, voltage biasing of the diodes is used and the resultant currents are sampled (Fig. 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284072-A (GB)
Title: Seat-occupancy-detection device in a motor vehicle
Inventor: WILHELMI VOLKER
IPC: B60N2/02
Filed: 1994-11-15
Abstract: A seat-occupancy-detection device in a motor vehicle, in which seat functions 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 are actuated in dependence on the loading acting on the seat. By using a data bus 6 in the vehicle, which provides the functions connected to the data bus with items of information throughout the vehicle, the area around a seating position is automatically adapted in dependence on the seat occupancy. Functions include head rest position, seat position, child safety, radio, lighting and air conditioning. The system can distinguish between an adult and a child. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286136-A (GB)
Title: Air filter
Inventor: COSBY CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B01D46/52
Filed: 1995-01-12
Abstract: An air filter (10) for filtering air passing into the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle includes a filter sheet (12) of pleated filter material including first and second sides formed by the ends of the pleats of the filter sheet, and first and second side strips (14) each bonded to a respective side of the filter sheet (12). The side strips (14) are formed of substantially the same material as the filter sheet (12) and may be moulded, welded, or adhered to the filter sheet (12). The side strips (14) have substantially the same thickness as the thickness of the filter medium forming the pleated filter sheet (12). The material and its thickness are such as to provide a substantially rigid, self-supporting, air filter (10) which makes the filter (10) readily recyclable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283816-A (GB)
Title: Sampling device for airborne particulate or vapour emissions
Inventor: KIRTON PETER J
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 1993-07-13
Abstract: A device (3) for sampling airborne particulate or vapour emissions, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions, comprises: a main sampler body (21) and a sampling head (23) detachably coupled to the sampler body (21). The device (3) further comprises a passage (7) formed in the sampler body (21) with the sampling head (23) defining an inlet to the passage (7). The device (3) further comprises a filter (15) located in the passage (7) for absorbing emissions and a primary absorbent (17) located in the passage (7) immediately downstream of the filter (15) so that there are no voids between the filter (15) and the primary absorbent (17). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287802-A (GB)
Title: Fuel pump control system
Inventor: HATFIELD LAURENCE PETER
IPC: F02M41/14
Filed: 1995-03-23
Abstract: A fuel system for a vehicle engine includes a pumping apparatus (20) having actuators (24) and sensors (21). An electronic control system for the apparatus is divided in to two parts (25, 26). The part (25) is mounted on the apparatus (20) and controls the operation of the apparatus in response to signals provided by the other part (26) which is mounted on the vehicle. A harness (28) connects the two parts and includes a data exchange link. Each control part (25, 26) checks that the other part carries out its critical tasks correctly. If the data exchange link fails the engine is run at an idle speed; a high idle speed is selected if the vehicle was travelling at high speed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289092-A (GB)
Title: The starting and stopping of hydraulic reciprocating machines
Inventor: ROWE ALEXANDER WILLIAM
IPC: B25D9/14
Filed: 1995-05-02
Abstract: A method of starting and stopping the operation of a hydraulic reciprocating machine such as a rock drill, uses a start/stop valve (64). The reciprocating machine is of the type which includes a piston (12), a fluid supply chamber (16) and a piston return chamber (18). The valve (64) is connected to the chambers (16, 18) and is supplied with pressure fluid (67). To start the machine a handle (82) is rotated so that a valve member (74) can move to the right and allow fluid to flow to the fluid supply chamber (16) to move the piston (12) towards the return chamber (18). Continued rotation of the handle (82) causes a second valve member (78) to move further to the right and let fluid flow through ports (86) in the first member (74) to the return chamber (18) to start the reciprocation cycle of the piston (12). Stopping reciprocation of the piston (12) is achieved by terminating the supply of hydraulic fluid to the machine and returning the valve to the position shown, thereby venting the return chamber (18) to atmosphere via ports (92). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289555-A (GB)
Title: Device for personal communications, data collection and data processing and a circuit card
Inventor: WILSKA KARI-PEKKA
IPC: H04M1/72409
Filed: 1995-05-17
Abstract: A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station comprising a data processing unit (2); a display (9); a user interface (10, 11); a number of peripheral device interfaces (12, 17); at least one memory unit (13); a power source, preferably a battery (3); and an application software; also comprises a camera unit (14). The camera unit (14) comprises a camera (14a), preferably a semiconductor camera, and optics (14b) connected thereto, which are placed in the housing (1) of the device. Alternatively, the camera unit (14) is fitted on a PCMCIA card (15) which can be connected to the PCMCIA card slot (16) of the device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301105-A (GB)
Title: Moulding compositions containing a polyamide
Inventor: WILLIAMS RICHARD STUART
IPC: C08L77/00
Filed: 1995-05-23
Abstract: A moulding composition contains a polyamide, eg nylon 6 or nylon 66, and, optionally, a filler, such as magnesium hydroxide which acts as a flame-retardant. In order to reduce surface defects in the moulding, the composition also contains a surface defect-reducing agent selected from polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, a polyethylene glycol-polypropylene glycol copolymer, and blends of these materials.
Patent GB-2305361-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone jacket for coupling to a charger
Inventor: YU WEN-CHUNG
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 1995-09-26
Abstract: A mobile phone jacket for coupling to a charger to recharge its battery has a fastening seat 11 at the back thereof. The fastening seat has a central portion and an outer peripheral portion separated by an insulator and connected to the inner side of the jacket by conductive sheets which are respectively connected to positive and negative contacts which individually contact the anode and cathode of a rechargeable battery of the mobile phone placed inside the jacket for the passage of electric current. The charger is provided with a retainer ring at a suitable place thereon. The retainer ring may be coupled to the fastening seat. The mobile phone may be fastened to the retainer ring of the charger by the fastening seat so that recharging of the battery of the mobile phone may be directly proceeded whilst the phone is in its jacket.
Patent GB-2309431-A (GB)
Title: A lockable ring binder
Inventor: LAW CHUN CHEUNG
IPC: B42F13/26
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: The binder comprises a pair of plates pivotable about an outer edge, each mounting ring halves 14. Opening and closing of the binder is controlled by means of longitudinally-slidable members 16. Each control member 16 comprises an upwardly-extending tab 32 and a frame 34 which slides in channels 30 formed by in-turned edges of the plates. The outer ends of the plates include downwardly-sloping ramps 18. The rings are closed by moving the control member 16 inwardly so that the underside of the control member abuts against the ramps and pivots the plates downwardly. The rings are opened by moving the control member 16 outwardly so that the crossbar 38 of the control member rides up a sloping surface or a pair of hemi-spherical protrusions 42 on the underside of the plates.
Patent GB-2297056-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing a cellulose moulding
Inventor: FIRGO HEINRICH
IPC: D01F2/00
Filed: 1995-06-26
Abstract: A process for producing a cellulose moulding, especially cellulose fibres, by the combination of steps in which a cellulose-containing material is introduced into an aqueous solution of a tertiary amine oxide in order to put it in suspension, water is extracted from the suspension with intensive mixing and the application of high temperature and reduced pressure until a cellulose solution is formed, and the solution is moulded using a moulding tool, especially a spinneret, in order to precipitate the dissolved cellulose, with the condition that the dissolved cellulose consists essentially of shredded waste paper, shredded waste cellulose-containing fabrics and/or shredded, mechanically and/or chemically digested annual plants.
Patent GB-2298307-A (GB)
Title: A disk array with multiport memory
Inventor: MIZUNO MASAHIRO
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 1993-10-05
Abstract: A read unit 400 which governs reading of data and a write unit 500 which governs writing of data are located separately in a RAID unit 300 which controls array type magnetic disk units. To read data from magnetic disk units 800, a control circuit 600 uses the read unit 400 to read data through an HDD control unit 700. To write data, the control circuit 600 uses the write unit 500 to write data into the magnetic disk units 800. Since the read unit and write unit are provided separately, processing performance improves. A tasking means 340 is provided for accessing a number of media in the array which selects the next task to be performed by reading an interrupt vector 344, the individual bits being set upon completion of a corresponding disk access.
Patent GB-2312466-A (GB)
Title: Floating cover
Inventor: BRIERLEY ALISON JANET
IPC: B65D88/36
Filed: 1996-04-23
Abstract: A floating cover with or without a floating frame is floated upon the surface of a liquid to reduce evaporation. The cover (1) may be fastened to a floating frame (2) which may have cover supports (4) to form a raised floating cover. The floating cover may be fastened to buoyancy aids or anchoring devices or to other objects by means of securing devices (3) attached to the floating cover. It may also have one or more locating tubes (5).
Patent GB-2316851-A (GB)
Title: Carbonated tea
Inventor: PARSONS TIMOTHY JOHN
IPC: A23F3/16
Filed: 1996-09-09
Abstract: A tea drink comprises a blend of carbonated tea with sweet and sour components. The sweeteners may be glucose, sucrose or fructose and the sour components may be acetic, lactic or gluconic acids.
Patent GB-2305422-A (GB)
Title: Supplying sheets from a variety of sources to further processing apparatus
Inventor: HONEGGER WERNER
IPC: B41F21/00
Filed: 1996-09-12
Abstract: Sheets from a variety of sources 31-34 are to be arranged as overlapping sheets in buffers 40.1 - 40.10 ready for feeding via respective inlets 41.1 - 41.10 to further processing apparatus 42. Loading devices 11-14 accept sheets arranged in a manner peculiar to their respective sources 31-34; the sheets may for instance be supplied to the loading device 11 as wound formations, to devices 12 and 13 as differently arranged stacks, and to device 14 as a stream of overlapping sheets. All the loading devices 11-14 convert their sheet supply into discrete predetermined formations of overlapping sheets. These formations are preserved when they are loaded, eg in spiral form, into devices 20 and transferred to the buffers 40, where they may also be stored in spiral form.
Patent GB-2309050-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a spark plug core assembly
Inventor: KNAPP RANDY OWEN
IPC: C04B41/50
Filed: 1995-09-22
Abstract: A method for making a spark plug core assembly including a bisque fired alumina insulator component and a fired-in suppressor glass seal component comprising the steps of spraying a glaze onto the alumina insulator component and simultaneously firing both said alumina insulator component and said suppressor glass seal component to form a glazed and glass sealed core assembly, said firing being carried out at a temperature ranging between 1550 and 1650{F.
Patent GB-2318317-A (GB)
Title: Joining strip material
Inventor: GOMMIER HERVE
IPC: B21B15/00
Filed: 1996-10-21
Abstract: A line for converting a blank elongate metal strip (21) into a metal carrier for reinforcing a sealing, trimming or guiding strip or the like comprises a processing unit (26) through which the strip continuously moves in the direction of the arrow A. The strip is drawn off a supply roll (20) and passes through a reservoir (24) which maintains loops of the strip to supply the processing unit during joining of a new strip. The joining unit (40) forms complementary interlockable male and female formations in the ends (23C,23B) of the two strips and interlocks the strips end-to-end together by means of these formations.
Patent GB-2305605-A (GB)
Title: Inhibitors of rotamase enzyme activity
Inventor: STEINER JOSEPH P
IPC: A61K31/445
Filed: 1996-06-05
Abstract: This invention relates to the method of using neurotrophic pipecolic acid derivative compounds having an affinity for FKBP-type immunophilins as inhihitors of the enzyme activity associated with immunophilin proteins, and particularly inhibitors of peptidyl-prolyl isomerase or rotamase enzyme activity to stimulate or promote neuronal growth or regeneration.
Patent GB-2308850-A (GB)
Title: Aluminium alloy sheet for lithographic printing plates and method for manufacturing the same
Inventor: TANIGAWA MASAKI
IPC: C22C21/00
Filed: 1997-01-02
Abstract: An Aluminium alloy sheet for lithographic printing plates and method for manufacturing the same. The alloy contains Fe: 0.2 to 0.6 Wt%, Si: 0.03 to 0.15 Wt%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.05 Wt%, Ni: 0.005 to 0.20 Wt%, and remainder of Al and inevitable impurity, wherein a ratio of Ni content and Si content satisfies 0.1 * less than or equal to * Ni/Si * less than or equal to * 3.7. The aluminum alloy sheet is manufactured by homogenizing an aluminum alloy ingot at a temperature in a range of 500 to 630 {C after performing hot rolling at start temperature in a range of 400 to 450 {C, providing cold rolling and intermediate annealing, and further performing final cold rolling. By this, the aluminum alloy sheet for printing plate is prevented from pit generation upon dipping in electrolytic solution in a condition where an electric power is not applied. Uniformity of grained surface of the aluminum alloy sheet by electrolytic treatment can be improved.
Patent GB-2311353-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning apparatus used for processing elastomeric materials
Inventor: HORNER CHRISTINE KAY
IPC: B08B9/08
Filed: 1997-03-04
Abstract: A machine part, such as apparatus used for processing polyurethane, is cleaned by flushing with a mixture of water and a surfactant at elevated temperature and pressure. The machine part may be flushed with pressurised air after cleaning. Water and surfactant in vessel 12 is pressurised by air 14 and passed through a heat exchanger 218 to the machine part 10 at 20-2000psi and 20-95 C. The heat exchanger 18 can also be used to heat the pressurised air.
Patent GB-2311125-A (GB)
Title: Ceiling light fitting with flexible fabric canopy
Inventor: KOHLER DANIEL
IPC: E04B9/00
Filed: 1997-03-08
Abstract: An elongate ceiling light fitting, preferably for bare ceilings, more especially concrete ceilings, characterised in that the light fitting is provided with transversely extending, substantially horizontal bars (15) in the region of its ends above the lamp (10) or respectively its reflectors (12), said bars being resistant to bending, protruding laterally beyond the main body of the light and being connected by means of a flexible, film- or fabric-like web (17) or sheet, which is kept tensioned. The presence of the fabric like web or sheet results in improved acoustics within the associated room.
Patent GB-2322965-A (GB)
Title: Bipolar transistors
Inventor: SUZUKI HIDEKI
IPC: H01L21/331
Filed: 1997-07-15
Abstract: The transistor comprises a semiconductor substrate 1 with a major surface 1A and an epitaxial layer 4 formed on the major surface of the substrate. The major surface of the substrate is tilted by a tilt angle ?with respect to a specific crystal plane of the substrate around a tilt axis. The tilt axis is located in the major surface. The epitaxial layer has a tendency to be etched along the specific crystal plane of the substrate. The transistor has an emitter region 18, a base region 15, and an emitter contact 17. The emitter and base regions are formed in the epitaxial layer. The emitter contact is formed to be contacted with the emitter region at an emitter contact area 3a of the epitaxial layer. The emitter contact area has an elongated plan shape. The longitudinal axis of the emitter contact area is directed along the tilt axis. The specific crystal plane of the substrate is typically the (111)-plane of a single-crystal silicon.
Patent GB-2328135-A (GB)
Title: Insect trap
Inventor: LIU HSIUNG-TSUNG
IPC: A01M1/10
Filed: 1997-08-11
Abstract: A trap 2 comprises a container 21,a lid having insect inlets 223 which have a sharp edge 2231 and having a set of curved blades 222 surrounding the inlets, and a top cover 24 held on by a screw 243. A pheromone containing disk 23 is disposed within the container.
Patent GB-2328663-A (GB)
Title: Electric current supply; sectioned conductor rail
Inventor: DAVITT MICHAEL
IPC: B60M1/08
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: In an electrical supply system where current is taken from an exposed live conductor, the conductor is supplied from an insulated, auxiliary conductor only when required. As described, the live third rail for supplying electrical current to electric locomotives is divided into sections with insulating breaks 8 and an isolated auxiliary cable 9 parallel to the live rail supplies current thereto via contact switches 7 only while the locomotive is on that section of track. The switch may be activated by pressure of the locomotive on the tracks e.g. with thyristor control, pressure of the collector shoe on the live rail, or by a signal from the locomotive e.g. radio, ultrasonic, optic or electromagnetic. Since the track sections would only be live when necessary, accidental electrocutions would be prevented. Multiple voltage and current levels may also be allowed on the same live line for power, signalling or data transmission purposes.
Patent GB-2318954-A (GB)
Title: A Reed-Solomon decoder for use in advanced television
Inventor: IM YOUNG-HEE
IPC: H04N19/65
Filed: 1997-10-28
Abstract: The Reed-Solomon decoder comprises: a clock generator 1 for generating a faster RS clock as much as t than a symbol clock; a FIFO buffer 3 for latching the received symbol according to the RS clock; a syndrome calculator 4 for calculating syndrome values from the received symbol according to the RS clock; a syndrome selector 6 for selecting one of the syndrome values supplied from the syndrome calculator and "0x00" value (5) according to a syndrome selecting signal; an error locator polynomial calculating unit 7 for calculating coefficients of an error locator polynomial by using the syndrome values supplied from the syndrome selector according to the RS clock and supplying the coefficients and the highest order thereof; an error corrector 8 for generating an error value by using the syndrome values and the coefficients of the error locator polynomial according to the RS clock and supplying an error-corrected recovered symbol by adding the error value to the received symbol supplied from the FIFO buffer; and a controller 10 for generating a plurality of control signals for controlling the syndrome calculator 4, the syndrome selector 6, the error locator polynomial calculating unit 7, and the error corrector 8.
Patent GB-2321024-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for compacting and dewatering waste.
Inventor: ANDREWS DAVID ALAN
IPC: B30B9/06
Filed: 1997-12-31
Abstract: Apparatus for compacting and dewatering waste, e.g. sewage screenings, comprises a vacuum pump 15, a first chamber 3 having a waste inlet 1 and an outlet 12 for compacted, dewatered waste, a compactor 7 reciprocable within the first chamber and a second chamber 4 having a water outlet 14. The first and second chambers have a fluid only connection, and also a connection to the pump. Valves (A, B, E, F) are provided for opening and closing the inlet, the outlets and the pump connection. In one embodiment the first chamber lies within the second chamber, the fluid only connection comprising a screen in a wall common to the chambers. Alternatively the fluid only connection is formed by making the compactor head perforate (21, Fig. 2) with a water conduit (20, Fig. 2) connecting it to the second chamber. In use for compacting sewage screenings, a suction head 1 may be provided which is movable to scour a screen 2. A method for using the apparatus comprises the steps of: - reducing the pressure within first chamber, thereby drawing waste into it; - compacting the waste within the first chamber; - reducing the pressure within the second chamber, thereby drawing water into it; - discharging compacted, dewatered waste from the first chamber; and - discharging water from the second chamber.