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Patent GB-2288113-A (GB)
Title: Positioning tubular seals and sheaths onto a wearer
Inventor: KING PETER JOHN LESLIE DAVID
IPC: A47G25/90
Filed: 1995-04-04
Abstract: A device 1 for positioning elastic neck and cuff seals of a survival suit on a wearer or for positioning penile sheaths, comprises a rigid or semi-rigid annular body of an internal diameter greater than that of the sheath or seal 6. The annular body is provided with a holding channel 3 by which a portion 11 of the seal 6 (neck seal) including its free end, may be releasably held in a rolled or folded condition, whereby the neck seal is stretched by the device to, and maintained at, a diameter greater than its in-use diameter. Pulling on tape 9 unrolls the rolled portion 11 of the neck seal from the channel 3 and into sealing engagement with the wearer's neck. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299815-A (GB)
Title: A cavity closer for a cavity wall and profiles for providing the same
Inventor: PURKINS ANTONY C
IPC: E06B1/00
Filed: 1995-04-10
Abstract: The cavity closer is intended for closing the cavity between two walls (12, 13) of a double wall (15) in an opening (14) for a window or a door and comprises a flat longitudinal profile strip (1) with two longitudinal ribs (4) extending substantially perpendicular from one side face of the strip. The side face is provided with a plurality of parallel longitudinal grooves having a cross-section with a maximum width exceeding the width of the opening of the grooves, and the ribs (4) are provided as independent profile strips having at one side edge a projection having a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of the grooves to be received in said grooves to mount said ribs (4) on said flat strip (1), which may also accommodate a sill (7a) and a spacer (10).
Patent GB-2289525-A (GB)
Title: Cylindrical hollow brick for regenerators
Inventor: MOEGLING GERD
IPC: F27D1/04
Filed: 1995-05-05
Abstract: A cylindrical, refractory, hollow brick, comprises a peripheral surface (U) having eight surface portions (12f, 14f) disposed at an angle to one another. A through channel (20) extends coaxially relative to the central longitudinal axis (M). The channel (20) is peripherally delimited by eight surface portions (12i, 14i) disposed at an angle to one another. The wall regions (14a - d) in the corners of the hollow brick (10) have a wall thickness (D2) which is 15 to 35% less than the other wall regions (12a - d). The hollow brick (10) is fashioned in such a way that upon rotation through 90 DEG  about the central longitudinal axis (M) the original geometry is reattained. The brick is used as a filling material for a regenerator in a glass furnace. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305442-A (GB)
Title: Wringer
Inventor: GREEN HERBERT ERNEST
IPC: D06F45/18
Filed: 1995-09-26
Abstract: A rigid steel framework holds two rollers (4 and 5) fixed to a base which holds a bucket (1). There is also a foot pedal (2) and two 12 volt batteries (3). When the pedal (2) is pressed it engages steel rods to pull a mechanically geared roller (4) towards a solid fixed roller (5). When pedal is released a spring (6) returns pedal and roller to its original position. The apparatus is for wringing chamois leather.
Patent GB-2295033-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the conversion rate of an exhaust catalyst
Inventor: JELDEN HANNO
IPC: F01N11/00
Filed: 1995-10-17
Abstract: For the continuous and accurate monitoring of the conversion rate of an exhaust catalyst 3 during the operation of an internal combustion engine, temperature values are recorded at two measuring points 4, 5 lying in series in the direction of flow. In order to obtain an evaluatable signal difference at all times, at least one of the measured exhaust-gas temperature values is filtered 7, 8, in such a way that the characteristic obtained ensures a reliable temperature difference DT1 at all times. The actual temperature difference value DT1 obtained in this way is compared with a desired temperature difference value DSf read out from a three-dimensional desired-value characteristic map SKF and is checked with the aid of a plausibility check 13, 16, 17. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2306720-A (GB)
Title: Sheet counting apparatus
Inventor: HEDDLE STEVEN BALFOUR
IPC: G06M9/00
Filed: 1995-10-18
Abstract: Sheet counting apparatus includes means (1, 2, 4) for supporting a stack (3) of sheets of material to be counted. An optical reading head (5) is provided, movable across the edge of the stack (3), and position measuring apparatus (11) is carried by the optical reading head (5) to determine the position of the reading head (5) relative to a datum position. The optical reading head (5) is operative to produce an electrical signal as it is moved across the edge of the stack (3) which represents the physical profile of the edge of the stack. Signal processing means responsive to the electrical outputs from the optical reading head (5) and the position measuring apparatus (11) determines the number of sheets in the stack (3).
Patent GB-2306375-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose hammer
Inventor: GANNON PHILIP LAWRENCE
IPC: B25D1/00
Filed: 1995-10-18
Abstract: A multi-purpose hammer is formed from integral head A and handle C portions. The handle is tubular and is furnished with knurled hand grips. The handle is hollow and is able to house a tool such as a chisel B. The tool locates in the handle by means of a double sided taper threaded collar E engaging a tapered thread D at the rear end of the handle enabling it to be fixed in both in-use and stowed positions. The hammer is made from steel. A loop of metal F may be welded to the head A as a means of attaching the hammer to a users clothing.
Patent GB-2297476-A (GB)
Title: A coaster
Inventor: DOYLE BRIAN ANDREW
IPC: A47G23/03
Filed: 1996-01-30
Abstract: A coaster having an upper surface (12), on which a drinking vessel is placed when in use, and a lower surface, which in use rests on a support surface is provided. In addition, there is formed on said upper surface a plurality of radial ribs 18, 19 and a raised lip 14. The lower face of the coaster is raised from the support surface by a downwardly-projecting ring (21, Figures 2-4). Any liquid spilling from the drinking vessel is received between the ribs 18, 19.
Patent GB-2298920-A (GB)
Title: Method of estimating positions of seismic elements in a marine seismic array
Inventor: CHAPMAN CHRISTOPHER HUGH
IPC: G01S5/18
Filed: 1996-03-15
Abstract: Estimates of positions (m(tn)) of elements within a seismic array are formed by fitting theoretical inter-element distances to measure inter-element distance (dk(tn)) for each shot (n) of a seismic survey. The fitting uses a constrained lp norm. The constraint requires each estimate of an element's position (m(tn)) to be related to that estimated for the previous shot (m(o)(tn)). For each shot, the estimate is formed iteratively within a loop comprising steps 3 to 8 of Figure 7.
Patent GB-2312090-A (GB)
Title: Photosensitive device
Inventor: MANSFIELD DANIEL
IPC: H01L31/0216
Filed: 1996-04-10
Abstract: A photosensitive device has a silicon body 1 having first lightly doped region 1 and second highly doped region 7 of opposite conductivity, forming a photosensitive pn junction 7a and a light receiving surface SA carrying at least one of two electrical contacts 11 and 12 coupled to respective ones of the first and second opposite conductivity type regions for extracting charge carriers from the vicinity of the junction 7a. An interference filter 100 is deposited on the light receiving surface to allow only certain wavelengths of light to pass through to the surface, the filter is made of alternate layers of SiO 2 and TiO 2 or Si (Figure 5). An electrode 11a extends through the filter 100 to make electrical contact with the electrode 11. A passivating layer 8 of SiO 2 and a highly doped region 4 are provided.
Patent GB-2297160-A (GB)
Title: Isotopic composition analyser
Inventor: FREEDMAN PHILIP ANTONY
IPC: G01N31/00
Filed: 1995-09-15
Abstract: A continuous flow method of determining the quantitative isotopic composition of hydrogen comprised in a compound is disclosed, together with apparatus for carrying out the method. The method involves introducing the sample to be analysed into a flow of carrier gas which does not contain hydrogen, the carrier gas then being arranged to flow through a heated catalytic reactor which contains a chromium-based catalyst. The sample is pyrolysed in the catalytic reactor so as to form molecular hydrogen which is then analysed massspectometrically. Preferably a gas chromatrograph is disposed before the catalytic reactor so that one or more components or a mixture may be separately analysed.
Patent GB-2313016-A (GB)
Title: Call set-up in a communication system
Inventor: ZILBERFARB YOSSI
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 1996-05-09
Abstract: A fixed wireless communication system (100) is a hybrid of a fixed wire-line telephone system and a conventional cellular radio system. In particular, this fixed wireless telephone system (100) provides an instant communication link between a user's fixed wireless terminal (101) and a wire line communication system (105), allowing a user to dial another user's number, as well as, receive call progress tones such as the dial tone. This link is established by detecting (403) an off hook signal at the communication device, transmitting (405) a call set up request with a "ghost" telephone number over the conventional cellular system, and recognising (411) the "ghost" telephone number, requesting (413), responsive thereto, an audio link on the wire line communication system (105), and linking (415) the audio link on the wire line communication system with the first communication device over the conventional cellular radio communication system.
Patent GB-2301907-A (GB)
Title: Manipulator controller
Inventor: BAMFORTH CHRISTOPHER PAUL
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 1995-02-24
Abstract: A controller for a manipulator having a series of elements linked by a plurality of joints each controlled by a respective actuator. The elements are connected in series between a base and an end portion of the manipulator such that movements of the end portion relative to the base in cartesian space are related to relative movements of the interconnected elements in joint space by a predetermined inverse kinematic relationship. A path in cartesian space which it is intended the end portion of the manipulator to follow is defined for example by an operator moving an input device so as to simulate the desired movement of the manipulator. Joint actuator control signals are generated to cause the end portion of the manipulator to follow that path. When the manipulator approaches a kinematically restricted configuration in which the freedom of movement of the end portion is reduced by at least one degree of freedom, the actuator control signals are calculated using a damped pseudoinverse solution to the inverse kinematic relationship. The pseudoinverse solution may be selected to minimise the sum of the magnitudes of a first function representing the cartesian error between a position adopted by the manipulator and the desired position represented by the input path, and a second function representing a weighted joint velocity vector.
Patent GB-2319112-A (GB)
Title: Keyboard instrument
Inventor: PEIRCE MELLEN CHAMBERLAIN
IPC: G10H1/00
Filed: 1996-11-08
Abstract: A musical instrument comprises a plurality of keys 10-19 and a processor means 20 connected to said keys and arranged to provide an output signal to be utilised in the generation of notes. A data storage means 22 is connected to said processor means and contains a set of data 22a associated with each key, each set of data including a predetermined sequence of pitch values. Each time a key is struck, the processor means reads an item of data in sequence from the corresponding data set and generates an output signal to a sound generating means 24, which generates a note of appropriate pitch and loudness. Rocker arms 3,4,5,6 are used for selecting a piece of music to be played, and moving through the piece to the desired location. A musical score is desplayed on a computer screen 23 which indicates the notes to be played next.
Patent GB-2319306-A (GB)
Title: Starting an internal combustion engine using magnets
Inventor: PAGEL ARNFRIED GUENTER DAGOBER
IPC: F02N99/00
Filed: 1996-11-12
Abstract: A starter for an internal combustion engine uses magnets, preferably electro-magnets, to initially move a piston within a cylinder and thus start the engine. The magnets may be placed in the cylinder head or along the length of the cylinder or in combination. This removes the need for a conventional starter motor. This starter may be particularly suitable for engines of the type that have cylinders with combustion chambers on either side of the piston.
Patent GB-2308922-A (GB)
Title: Flexible coil structure
Inventor: CHOI CHANG-GU
IPC: H01F38/42
Filed: 1996-11-27
Abstract: A flexible coil structure 400 or a method of manufacturing said flexible coil structure comprises a flexible insulating sheet 110, a conductive pattern 210 of a plurality of parallel conductive lines and a magnetic core 410. The conductive pattern 210 is arranged around the insulating sheet 110 and portions 210a, 210b of said conductive pattern are interconnected to form a coil into which said magnetic core 410 is inserted. An insulating strip 230 may be used to insulate the cental portion of the conducive pattern 210 whilst leaving end portions of the conductive lines open to allow interconnection. These interconnections may involve solder plating, dipping and printing techniques or conducive adhesive and hot-pressing or welding techniques. The conductive elements may be clamped into a connection arrangement by welding together portions of the insulation sheet which are between the conductive lines. The conductive pattern 210 may include integrally formed terminals 210c and alignment markers 240 may be employed in forming the interconnections.
Patent GB-2320642-A (GB)
Title: Distributed voice processing system
Inventor: JORDAN ROBERT MICHAEL
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1996-12-21
Abstract: A distributed voice processing system comprises two or more voice processing machines 50A, 50B, connected by an isochronous network. In the preferred embodiment this network comprises an ATM switch 80 and appropriate ATM links 82A, 82B. Each of the voice processing machines includes telephone line interface units 52 connected to the telephone network 5 via respective telephony channels 15, a TDM bus 54, voice resources 55 (such as voice recognition, voice response functionality, etc), and an ATM adapter 58 to allow communications over the ATM network. In operation, a call may be received at the line interface unit at a first voice processing machine, and placed onto a TDM bus at that machine. The call is then taken off the TDM bus by the ATM adapter, and routed over the ATM network to the ATM adapter at a second machine, which places the call on the TDM bus at this second machine. The call is then processed by a voice resource at this second machine, which has access to the TDM bus, thereby allowing a call to be handled by a line interface unit at a first voice processing machine and a voice resource at a second voice processing machine.
Patent GB-2321162-A (GB)
Title: Dual Mode Mobile Radio Telecommunications Device
Inventor: GRAYSON MARK
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 1997-01-08
Abstract: A mobile radio telephone device capable of being used as a cordless telephone with a cordless base station in a private network and also as a mobile station in a public network has memory for storing identity data relating to public network base stations in the vicinity of the cordless base station and acquired whilst the device is operating as a cordless telephone. The device maintains a BA list of base stations during public network operation and, it repeatedly checks the BA list for the base station, identity data for which was stored during cordless operation.
Patent GB-2313618-A (GB)
Title: Shoot bolt drive mechanism
Inventor: PADDOCK JASON DAVID
IPC: E05C9/04
Filed: 1997-04-16
Abstract: In a drive for a bi-directional shoot bolt mechanism, for securing doors and windows, a quadrant gear 14 is arranged to drive two racks 18,20, one rack being secured to each of two bolt arms 22,24. One rack 18 engages the quadrant gear 14 directly. The other rack 20 is driven through a pinion wheel 16 which is itself in engagement with a second set of teeth on the quadrant gear 14, offset by half of one pitch, thereby to result in the two bolt arms 22,24 being driven in opposite directions upon rotations of the quadrant gear 14. A larger quadrant gear 52 and two reversing pinions 54,56 (Figure 8) may instead be employed to achieve a longer throw of the bolt arms 22,24.
Patent GB-2317134-A (GB)
Title: Counterbalanced welding gun
Inventor: SUZIO RICHARD F
IPC: B23K11/31
Filed: 1997-07-15
Abstract: A pair or tongs position first and second electrodes 16,18 with respect to the workpiece 12 while the tongs rotate with respect to one another about a pivot axis. A counterbalancing mechanism balances the electrodes when in or in close proximity, to the welding position, where the electrodes compressively engage opposite sides of the workpiece. The counterbalancing mechanism is disposed for biasing one of the tongs in a rotational direction with respect to the pivot axis, such that the weld gun apparatus is balanced about the pivot axis when in the closed position. The counterbalance mechanism may include an adjustable torsion spring 40 connected to the pivot pin defining the pivot axis.
Patent GB-2329397-A (GB)
Title: Photo-bleaching agent
Inventor: HEINZMAN STEPHEN WAYNE
IPC: C11D3/28
Filed: 1997-09-18
Abstract: A photo-bleaching agent comprises (a) a photo-bleaching compound and a (b) a polymeric compound, integrated with one another, the weight ratio of (b) to (a) being 1-1000:1. The agent can be used in cleaning compositions and has improved water-solubility and surface activity, compared with (a) alone.
Patent GB-2331769-A (GB)
Title: Variable flushing apparatus for a w.c. cistern including optional toilet bowl  foul air extractor
Inventor: SPIERS GARY
IPC: E03D1/14
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: Apparatus for the control of water outflow from a siphoning type cistern consists of a means of providing ventilation to the inverted U-tube 1 of a W.C. siphoning system at a predetermined moment within the flush cycle. Adjustments made to the depth of aperture 6 within the down flow lumen 4 of the inverted U-tube 1 allow termination of the siphon vacuum at a predetermined water level. The addition of an air extraction device 8 to aperture 7 allows the system to function as a means of ventilating foul odours from within the toilet bowl whilst the first embodiment of this invention still retains its flow adjustment properties.
Patent GB-2324122-A (GB)
Title: Radial flow compressor for respiration and anaesthetic apparatus
Inventor: KULLIK GOETZ
IPC: A61M16/22
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A radial flow compressor comprises a rotor, driven by an electric motor, and mounted in a housing, the blades 13 of the rotor being backwardly curved and extending form an inlet 12 to the edge of the rotor. The compressor wheel has a radius of at most 40mm, and a mass moment of inertia of at most 4 x 10<SP>-6</SP> kg m<SP>2</SP>. The compressor may be used in respiration apparatus (figs. 3 and 4) or apparatus for supplying anaesthetic (figs. 5 and 6).
Patent GB-2334867-A (GB)
Title: Spatial localisation of sound
Inventor: DORR ADAM
IPC: H04S1/00
Filed: 1998-02-25
Abstract: A method of processing a digital signal to artificially create a spatial localisation of sound. In particular, a method in which a sound signal is recorded in digital form; the digital signal is processed according to parameters established from a database of differential patterns; the resulting two digital signals corresponding to left and right stereo channels are recorded and the recording is reproduced via headphones or loudspeakers to create the effect of spatially localised sound in three-dimensions.
Patent GB-2323541-A (GB)
Title: Arm wrestling unit
Inventor: MURPHY RAYMON JOSEPH
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1998-03-16
Abstract: An arm wrestling unit comprises a supporting base 1 on which is attached an arm wrestling unit top 2 tc form a contiguous unit used for the purpose of arm wrestling. The unit is fitted with elbow zones 4, handgrips 5 and score zones 3 all of which will automatically detect their use of by contestants and will report through audio and visual displays a win, elbow lift fouls or handgrip release fouls. The unit will detect the adoption of left or right handed play and report mode selected, acceptance of payment for use of the unit is via an automatic tariff collection mechanism [6]. Physical abuse and movement of the unit will be automatically detected.
Patent GB-2336408-A (GB)
Title: A magnetic seal arrangement
Inventor: WEBSTER JOHN RICHARD
IPC: F16J15/44
Filed: 1998-04-17
Abstract: A seal arrangement (40) between relatively movable components (42,48) comprises at least one magnet (54) on a first component (48) and at least one magnet (56) on the second component (42). A clearance (55) is defined between the at least one magnet (54) on the first component (48) and the at least one magnet (56) on the second component (42). Springs (58) bias the at least one magnet (54) on the first component (48) and the at least one magnet (56) on the second component (42) towards each other. The at least one magnet (54) on the first component (42) and the at least one magnet (56) on the second component (42) are arranged to repel each other against the spring(58) biasing means to control the clearance (55).
Patent GB-2336337-A (GB)
Title: Extendable bar clamp
Inventor: SHACKLETON ERNEST ANTHONY
IPC: B25B5/10
Filed: 1998-04-17
Abstract: An extendable bar clamp comprises an elongate body with opposing jaws releasably fixable along the length of the body. The body is made up of at least one main bar A having a plurality of holes C along its length. Additionally further bars B may be slidably connected to the main bar in order for various clamping lengths to be accommodated. The jaws are attached to the bars by means of pins D engaging the holes C. One of the jaws F has a fixed jaw face. The other jaw E has a jaw face which is movable by means of a screw mechanism.
Patent GB-2327740-A (GB)
Title: Valve seal mechanism
Inventor: TOMITA TAKU
IPC: F16K39/02
Filed: 1998-05-27
Abstract: When a valve body (102) of a pressure-reducing valve (70) is displaced in the direction indicated by the arrow B, a seal pad (106) of a valve seal mechanism on the valve body (102) abuts against a ridge (86) on a seat (84), which enters the seal pad (106) to provide a seal therebetween. When the ridge (86) enters the seal pad (106) by a distance (i), abutment surfaces (90a - 90d) of holders (89a - 89d) on the seat (86) are held against the seal pad (106), preventing the ridge (86) from entering the seal pad (106) beyond the distance (i). The distance (i) by which the ridge (86) enters the seal pad (106) is thus made constant. The ridge (86) is spaced from the abutment surfaces (90a - 90d) by a groove (88), which communicates with a primary port (72) (Fig.1) through grooves (92a - 92d) between the holders (89a - 89d), keeping a constant valve sealing area. The pressure-reducing valve (70) which incorporates the valve seal mechanism (82) has a constant quality level.