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Patent GB-2330953-A (GB)
Title: PCB shielding arrangement comprising a frame and a shield portion with engaging tabs
Inventor: NORRIDGE MARC SIMON ANTHONY
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 1997-11-04
Abstract: A shielding arrangement for providing RF shielding for a portion of an electronic assembly comprises a sheet metal shielding element (2) which includes a central portion and tabs (6) extending from an edge of the central portion, a rigid frame (20 eg. Fig.4, not shown) which can be secured to a PCB (30) with the frame holding the tabs in contact with a ground plane of the PCB. The shielding element is pushed down onto the frame such that the tabs (6) engage in corresponding grooves (24) on the inner surface of the frame, with flanges (10) on the free ends of the tabs being received under the frame. The flanges (10) may also feature depressions (10a, Fig.3, not shown) which make a good contact with the ground plane when the shielding arrangement is assembled in place.
Patent GB-2323523-A (GB)
Title: Refuse container with pedal-operated lid
Inventor: PRESNELL DONALD C
IPC: B65D43/26
Filed: 1997-11-25
Abstract: A refuse container (10) includes an open-top receptacle (12) that is selectively closed by a removable hood (14). The hood (14) carries a roll-back door (22) that is operatively connected to a foot pedal (16) by a pair of lifters (18). The connection between the foot pedal (16) and the door (22) allows the hood (14) to be removed from the receptacle (12) or the door to be opened manually without requiring the user to disconnect the linkage. The connection generally includes an engagement bar (70) that projects from an upper end of each lifter (18). The door (22) has a pair of barns (88) that each have a slot (84) therein. When the hood (14) is placed on the receptacle (12), the slots (84) engage the engagement bars (70). When the pedal (16) is depressed, the lifters (18) force the engagement bars (70) into the slots (84) causing the arms (88) to pivot about pivot pins (92) thus rolling the door (22) back into the hood (14).
Patent GB-2324712-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for connecting vacuum cleaner brush to wand
Inventor: LEE NAM HO
IPC: A47L9/24
Filed: 1997-12-02
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having an apparatus for connecting a brush is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner has a connecting pipe 120 being inserted into the end of an extention pipe 16 for drawing outside air, and a brush being equipped with a assembling pipe 13a inserted into the connecting pipe. The connecting pipe is formed with an opening 135, and the assembling pipe is formed with a fixing port 50 which is disposed at the same position with the position of the opening. A hooking member 150 is pivotably mounted at the connecting pipe. An inserting protrusion 160 of the hooking member is inserted into the opening 135 of the connecting pipe and the fixing port 50 of the assembling pipe, whereby the connecting pipe and the assembling pipe are assembled with each other. The hooking member is elastically pushed by a spring member 165. The brush is easily assembled and disassembled with small number of components.
Patent GB-2321788-A (GB)
Title: Axle-mounted inductor generator
Inventor: FOLK KENNETH F
IPC: H02K21/44
Filed: 1997-12-18
Abstract: An electrical generator (40) is mounted to the end of an axle of a vehicle, such as, a railroad car. The generator includes a rotor (60) attached to the end of the axle in place of the standard bearing end cap. The rotor has an outer periphery (62, 64) of non-permanent magnet material. A stator (80) is attached to the vehicle and includes first and second spaced apart magnetically permeable elements (83, 85) having first and second pole ends (83a, 85a), respectively, closely adjacent the peripheral surface of the rotor (60). A permanent magnet (84) interconnects the first and second magnetically permeable elements (83, 85) and electrical stator windings (86, 87) are arranged around each element so that, when the rotor (60) is rotated by the axle (12), an electrical current flows through the stator windings (86, 87).
Patent GB-975534-A (GB)
IPC: A01C7/08
Abstract: 975,534. Seed sowing machines. MASSEY-FERGUSON Inc. May 23, 1962 [May 25, 1961], No. 19754/62. Heading A1D. A seed drill comprises a frame 16 which carries seed distributing units including furrow openers and press wheels 11 mounted in groups on axles 40-42 passing through bearings 51 on links 44-49 pivoted at 50 to the frame so that the axles are free to move up and down and to tilt about a fore-and-aft axis. The groups of the wheels are interconnected by an equalizing linkage 55 of articulated beams comprising a main beam 60 having a universal connection midway of its length with the frame and supporting intermediate beams 67, 68 the outer ends of which are pivoted to beams 71, 74 extending under and pivotally connected to, the links 44-47, the inner ends of the beams 67, 68 carrying a further beam 77 pivoted to the links 48, 49. The wheels of the central group are non-rotatably mounted on the axle 42 to drive it and, through sprocket 43, the seed distributing mechanism.
Patent GB-2324201-A (GB)
Title: Shielding construction for an electronic circuit
Inventor: KITAGAWA HIROSHI
IPC: H01R13/658
Filed: 1994-08-18
Abstract: There is provided a shielding construction for a circuitboard generating high frequency electromagnetic noise. A top shielding plate (16) formed of an electrically conductive material covers a top portion of the circuitboard, and has a first horizontally extending portion (16b) which makes contact with an outer side of the top surface of the circuitboard on each side of the top shielding plate. A bottom shielding plate (19) also formed of an electrically conductive material covers a bottom portion of the circuitboard, the bottom shielding plate having a second horizontally extending portion (19c) which makes contact with an outer side of a bottom surface of the circuitboard on each side of the bottom shielding plate. The circuitboard (14) is sandwiched between the horizontally extending portions (16b, 19c), and a vertically extending portion (16c) on the top shielding plate (16) is pressed against a vertically extending portion (19e) on the bottom shielding plate (19) to ensure good electrical contact even when foreign matter (24) is trapped between the circuitboard and the shielding plate portion (16b, 19b).
Patent GB-2325382-A (GB)
Title: Bus patcher
Inventor: BUDELMAN GERALD A
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 1997-02-26
Abstract: An apparatus including a protocol watcher adapted for use with a bus, a state machine adapted to detect known bug signatures on the bus, and a perturber adapted to intervene on the bus to prevent occurence of bugs having those signatures. A system utilizing such includes a bus, a first agent coupled to the bus, a second agent coupled to the bus for communicating to the first agent according to a bus protocol, and the bus patcher coupled to the bus for monitoring a communication from the second agent to the first agent to identify an event which would cause an error in the apparatus, and for notifying the communication such that the event is avoided. Any of the protocol watcher, state machine, and/or perturber may be programmable.
Patent GB-2340580-A (GB)
Title: Rim seal
Inventor: SIDEBOTTOM PAUL BROOKE
IPC: B60C29/02
Filed: 1998-08-15
Abstract: A Rim Seal has an adhesive side 3 that bonds to the rim forming a seal against compounds such as water and dirt. A valve is allowed to pass through the center of the seal and is thus sealed buy a tollerance fit between the seal and the valve. The Rim Seal may be removed at any time.
Patent GB-2328921-A (GB)
Title: Automatically inserting articles into envelopes
Inventor: SOEDERLING PETER
IPC: B43M5/04
Filed: 1998-09-02
Abstract: Envelopes are automatically filled and sealed by, sequentially, an envelope feeding device 2 and 3, an envelope separating device 4a, 4b and P to advance a single envelope E from a pile of envelopes 1 with the front side of the envelope E facing downwards, a flap opening device 8, a tumover device where the envelope is advanced around a roller 6' cooperating with a curved guide plate A to invert the envelope, a device for introducing an insert into the envelope and a sealing and feedout device 18-22. The envelope feeding device can have one or more mutually parallel conveyor belts 2, and the envelope separating device can comprise a positionable separating roller 4b. The flap opening device 8 can be a plate, rotatable about an axis R" and inserts can be introduced into the envelope with the aid of a tool (T, figure 3A) to open the bow of the envelope (E1) downwardly. A sealing and feedout device can comprise feeding and sealing rollers 21 and 22, a moisturising roller 18, a flap guide 19 and a flap pocket 20, to deliver the sealed, filled envelope with its front side facing upwards.
Patent GB-2327855-A (GB)
Title: Twin-track cigarette rod making apparatus
Inventor: DAWSON JOHN
IPC: A24C5/18
Filed: 1996-06-24
Abstract: A twin-track cigarette making machine for forming two continuous cigarette rods having parallel axes, in which each of the tracks comprises a respective filler stream suction band 321 and 322 arranged to be tilted towards the suction band of the other track, so that the filler streams are conveyed along converging paths, each towards a respective rod-forming device 331 and 332. The rod-forming devices 331 and 332 are arranged such that the upstream end of one 331 is disposed downstream of and lower than the upstream end of the other 332.
Patent GB-2342734-A (GB)
Title: Managing timer objects in an event-driven system
Inventor: MUNDY PAUL
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 1998-10-17
Abstract: Timer objects in an event driven data processing system define expiring times at which a timer event will be generated to trigger data processing actions. According to the invention, such timer objects are managed by, in response to definition of each timer object, storing each object in secondary storage 34 and, if its expiring time occurs within a predetermined interval, also storing each such timer object in main memory 36 of the data processing system. The expiry times of timer objects are periodically scanned 41 and any currently due to expire within the predetermined interval are stored in main memory.
Patent GB-2334966-A (GB)
Title: An aluminium-copper alloy
Inventor: BUTLER SIMON ANDREW
IPC: B22D21/00
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: The alloy comprises (in percentage by weight) Cu 3.0-6.0, Mg 0-1.5, Ag 0-1.5, Mn 0-0.8, Fe 0-0.5, Si 0-0.5, Zn 0-4.0, Sb 0-0.5, Zr 0-0.5, Co 0-0.5, insoluble particle 0-20 with the balance being aluminium and incidental impurities. The insoluble particles occupy interdendritic regions of the microstructure and may be of a metal, an inter-metallic compound or a ceramic such as titanium diboride, silicon carbide, aluminium oxide, zirconium diboride, boron carbide or boron nitride. They are preferably of a size which is an order of magnitude smaller than the dendrite arm spacing, e.g. they have a size of 1-25 Ám.
Patent GB-2347772-A (GB)
Title: Fire alarm system
Inventor: AMLANI MANHAR
IPC: G08B29/18
Filed: 1999-03-12
Abstract: A fire alarm system comprises a control panel 13 and a plurality of combined smoke detectors and sounders 10 connected to a wire extending from the control panel 13. Each detector 10 is arranged to change from a standby condition to an alarm condition when activated by smoke, however the control panel 13 is only arranged to trigger the sounders 10 when the activated detector 10 has changed from its standby condition to the alarm condition at least twice within a predetermined time period. In use, if the detector 10 was activated by smoke eg. from cooking, the smoke will diffuse quickly and the detector will not be activated again, and the sounders will not be triggered. However, if there is a real fire, the detector will be reactivated immediately and the sounders will be triggered.
Patent GB-2336263-A (GB)
Title: Imaging apparatus with offset compensation
Inventor: D HAUTEFUEILLE RENAUD
IPC: H04N5/365
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises a detector (10) constituted by a two-dimensional matrix of opto-electronic sensors, means for temporarily interposing an optical plate (34) on the inlet beam, and means for correcting output signals by applying offset values and stored gain values thereto, thus compensating for differences between the response characteristics of the various sensors in the detector. The optical plate is sufficiently diffusing to make the illumination received from the observed scene uniform over all the sensors. The offset value for each sensor is calculated from the output signals of the sensors while they are receiving the uniform illumination, and while taking the stored gain values into account. To maintain focusing in spite of temperature variations, a temperature-compensating spacer 28 is placed between the nose and the ring 30 on which the meniscal lens 24 is mounted. The spacer has a coefficient of expansion that is appropriate for the optical system. As the spacer expands, it urges lens 24 rearwards against opposing forces from a spring 32.
Patent GB-2338353-A (GB)
Title: Adapter having two different jacks
Inventor: DRAGO LEMUT
IPC: H01R9/00
Filed: 1999-03-18
Abstract: A telecommunications adapter comprises a housing 7, 9, a printed circuit board 8, and two or more jacks 7e, 7g, 7h. The jacks may be of different types to allow connection between two different telecommunications systems.
Patent GB-2338210-A (GB)
Title: Fabric printing
Inventor: DOYLE MARIE DAWN
IPC: B41M5/035
Filed: 1999-05-12
Abstract: A method of applying a fine detailed image onto a synthetic fabric material comprising; scanning an image into a computer; digitally re-mastering the image so as to produce a number of colour process films; printing the films by use of appropriate process inks and/or dyes; printing the process films with appropriate sublimation inks so as to produce a transfer template; pressing the transfer template together with the fabric material on to which is it desired to print an image by application of a suitable temperature and pressure over a selected period of time; leaving the fabric to cool so as to reset the fabric material; removing the cooled transfer template from the fabric material.
Patent GB-2350864-A (GB)
Title: Containment and support assembly, eg for an engine or gearbox, with a rigid framework and lower density outer casing
Inventor: LAWRENCE HOWARD JOHN
IPC: F02F7/00
Filed: 1999-06-07
Abstract: The containment and support assembly consists of a rigid open structural framework, on which the components of a mechanical engineering apparatus are supported, and an outer casing fabricated from a lower density material to contain the apparatus to contain fluids or attenuate noise or thermal emissions. The mechanical engineering apparatus may be an engine cylinder block which cast without non-structural enclosures, enclosed cavities being formed instead by specific skin mouldings. For example, a coolant jacket 11 may be formed using pre-formed skins 12 produced by eg vacuum moulding ABS resin. A crankcase skin 22 may also be provided by sheet moulding. The structural unit complete with skin mouldings 12, 22 is then placed into a mould 30a, 30b and a low-density plastics encapsulant 31, eg a multi-component liquid foam, is poured or injected into the mould. The result is a composite metallic structural skeleton encapsulated in a low-density plastics body. The encapsulant may contain a reinforcing mesh 35. The invention may be applied to a gearbox (fig.4).
Patent GB-2352657-A (GB)
Title: Electrostatic dust extractor
Inventor: TAN CHONG TEAT
IPC: B03C3/74
Filed: 1999-06-29
Abstract: In a method and apparatus for extracting dust or like particles, air or similarly borne dust or like, particles are electrostatically charged at electrode 11 and introduced into chamber 1, electro-statically charged to an opposite polarity by electrode 13 in order to attract the charged dust particles thereto. The charge polarity of the surface is reversed to repel the charged dust particles therefrom for subsequent compaction by screw ram piston 30. A UV sterilisation chamber 2 may be provided between the chamber 1 and the compactor.
Patent GB-2354031-A (GB)
Title: Traffic signs
Inventor: TURNER THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: G09F7/20
Filed: 1999-09-10
Abstract: A traffic sign comprises a signboard (22) and a variable message sign. The variable message sign comprises a casing (1) which is mounted in an aperture in the signboard (22) by means of brackets (23, 24) in an adjustable manner so that the angle between the variable message sign and the signboard can be adjusted. The casing (1) takes the form of a box-like housing having an open front to which the outer frame (2) of a front panel is hingedly connected. Mounted within the frame is an LED display mask on which a number of LED high intensity display boards are mounted. The LED display is protected from the elements by a transparent sheet (21). The angle of the variable message sign with respect to the signboard can be readily adjusted for optimum viewing and the LED display can be easily changed.
Patent GB-2338066-A (GB)
Title: Transmitter with isolation assembly for pressure sensor
Inventor: SITTLER FRED
IPC: G01L19/04
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: A process control transmitter (10) includes a transmitter housing (12) and transmitter circuitry (20) adapted for providing a transmitter output related to a sensed pressure. A sensor coupling (42) in the housing (12) defines a pressure sensor cavity which is filled with isolation fluid. An isolation diaphragm (46) separates the sensor cavity from a process fluid and is adapted to transmit pressure therebetween. The pressure sensor (16) is mounted in the sensor cavity and provides an output related to pressure to the transmitter circuitry (20). A thermal compensation member (44) is coupled to the sensor cavity and has it thermal expansion coefficient which is different than a thermal expansion coefficient for the sensor coupling (42). The compensation member (44) is adapted to compensate for pressure changes due to thermal expansion of the components or isolation fluid.
Patent GB-2343552-A (GB)
Title: Antenna attachment and positioning mechanism
Inventor: WITCZAK MARK F
IPC: H01Q1/24
Filed: 1999-09-27
Abstract: A releasable antenna attachment and positioning mechanism for a mobile 'phone comprises a bottom plate 380 for mounting the mechanism on the 'phone, a spring biased bearing plate 360 for positioning an attached antenna w.r.t. the 'phone, a middle plate 340 which retains the antenna in either of two deployed positions (Figures 9 and 10) or in a stored position (Figure 8), a spring loaded latch member 320 actuatable by a button 396 for attaching and detaching the antenna, and a top plate 302. By depressing the button and aligning the detents (220, 224, 226 Figure 2) on the stem of the antenna (200, Figure 2) with the projections 346 and 372 in the mechanisms the antenna may be inserted into or removed from the mechanism. The spring 374 biasing the bearing plate enables rotation of the inserted antenna whilst allowing the antenna to be retained in the three positions due to the abutment 376 on the spring and the detents 366, 370, and 372 on the bearing plate.
Patent GB-2344296-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle comprising apparatus for making foamed concrete
Inventor: FROST BRIAN ALAN
IPC: B28C5/38
Filed: 1999-10-07
Abstract: An apparatus mountable on a vehicle 10 for making foamed concrete comprises a first water supply tank 31, an air entrapment agent supply tank 18 and an air supply, to supply water, air entrapment agent and air respectively to a first mixer 22 and then to a second mixer 25. The first mixer 22 comprises a foaming head 23 so that said water, air and air entrapment agent form a foam. The second mixer comprises a funnel 24 and an auger 25 in an elongate channel 26. A cement hopper 16, aggregate and sand supply container 15, and second water supply 32 feed into the second mixer funnel 24. The auger 25 mixes the foam and concrete constituents together to produce aerated concrete.
Patent GB-191420446-A (GB)
IPC: F25C1/06
Abstract: 20,446. Stephenson, S. Oct. 2. Ice-making, can or mould and plate systems and apparatus for.-Comprises a tank divided into a number of compartments around which a pipe for the refrigerant is coiled, thawing-off being effected by utilizing part of the cooling-coil for the passage of refrigerant directly from the compressor and by hot water passed through a shallow tank in which the vessel is placed. A tank B for containing the water to be frozen is divided by plates D secured together by means such as screws so as to leave spaces containing a coil C for the ammonia or other refrigerant with inlet and outlet pipes E, F. This tank is placed within a larger shallow tank A through which hot water may be passed by pipes I, J for thawing off the bases of the ice blocks. A 'by-pass G is provided for use during the thawing process, which is accomplished by passing heated ammonia in through the pipes F or H, or both. the outlet being by the pipe G. In a modification, the duct for the refrigerant is formed by fixing crossplates between the partitions D.
Patent HU-T65144-A (HU)
Title: Integrated olefin processing
Inventor: DUNN ROBERT OVINGTON
IPC: C10G69/08
Filed: 1992-03-12
Abstract: A novel integrated olefin processing scheme is provided where olefins and paraffins are processed to produce high octane gasoline blending components. The integrated process involves the dehydrogenation of paraffin compounds to olefin compounds and the processing of olefins by hydroisomerization to produce hydroisomerate streams which are subsequently etherified. Those olefin compounds which are not etherified pass to an alkylation process where they are alkylated with branched chain paraffin compounds to produce an alkylate product.
Patent HU-T71123-A (HU)
Title: Remedy for glaucoma
Inventor: OGAWA TAKAHIRO
IPC: A61P27/06
Filed: 1993-05-22
Abstract: A remedy for glaucoma containing 5-{1-hydroxy-2-[2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)ethylamino]ethyl}-2-methyl-benzene sulfonamide represented by formula (I) or an acid salt thereof as the active ingredient. The remedy is free from side effects and stable and has an excellent ocular tension depressant effect at a reduced concentration, thus being useful as a remedy for glaucoma. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-9904666-A (HU)
Title: Therapy for alpa-galactosidase a deficiency
Inventor: BOROWSKI MARIANNE
IPC: A61P1/14
Filed: 1997-09-12
Abstract: The present invention provides a process for purifying human ±-galactosidase A (±-gal A) from a sample, wherein the process comprises a first chromatography step wherein the sample is passed over a hydrophobic interaction resin.