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Patent GB-2262686-A (GB)
Title: Car telephone apparatus
Inventor: HAYASHI TAKEHIKO
IPC: H04Q7/32
Filed: 1992-12-07
Abstract: A car telephone apparatus can erase the contents of a memory 12 without dismounting the memory from the car telephone apparatus, i.e., with the memory being mounted in the apparatus, and can also rewrite the contents of the memory by externally transferring modification data. The car telephone apparatus comprises an electrically erasable and rewritable, nonvolatile memory chip 12, a control means 11 for controlling the erasing/rewriting operation of the memory chip, a means for transferring and collating external writing data, and a means for externally commanding a series of these control operations. Error free rewriting is accomplished using an additional RAM 13. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274668-A (GB)
Title: Manhole container unit
Inventor: CLARK FRANCIS SIDNEY
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 1993-01-27
Abstract: The manhole container unit 1 comprises a glass reinforced plastics container 2 for housing services below ground level, a frame 4, 6 fixed to, and extending around the upper edge of the container, an upper cover 8 adapted to form a watertight seal with the frame, and a lower security cover 10. The security cover 10 is formed with a slot 24 for receiving a clasp 26 mounted on an inner flange 18 of the frame. The clasp may be adapted to receive a padlock 28 for securing the security cover. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264233-A (GB)
Title: Bath shower screen
Inventor: HOWARTH DAVID
IPC: A47K3/30
Filed: 1993-02-09
Abstract: A combination bath 11 and shower screen 13, the bath 11 having an upper edge 12 and the screen 13 having a lower edge 14 deployable within the bath 11 and against and below the level of the upper edge 12 to screen the area outside the bath from the shower. The screen is mounted so as to pivot about a vertical hinge axis, 16 so that the lower edge 14 is movable to and away from the upper edge 12 and so that the lower edge 14 can clear the upper edge for pivoting the screen to outside the bath. The lower edge 14 may be in the form of a flexible seal member 14 which distorts to allow the lower edge 14 to pass over the upper edge 12, or the screen 13 may be lifted so that the lower edge 14 clears the upper edge by virtue of rising hinges or a cam like device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265254-A (GB)
Title: A semiconductor device with planarized insulating layers
Inventor: TOTTORI ISAO
IPC: H01L21/768
Filed: 1993-02-25
Abstract: A polycrystalline silicon film (1) is formed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate (10). An oxide film (3) having a first impurity concentration and a first glass transition temperature is formed to cover the polycrystalline silicon film (1) and is planarized. A polycrystalline silicon film (4a) and a refractory metal silicide (4b) are formed on the surface of the oxide film (3) having the first impurity concentration. An oxide film (5) having a second impurity concentration higher than the first impurity concentration and having a second glass transition temperature is formed to cover the polycrystalline silicon film (4a) and the refractory metal silicide (4b) and is planarized. The third conductive layer (5) is formed on the surface of the oxide film (5) having the second impurity concentration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268971-A (GB)
Title: Captive ball joint end connector assembly
Inventor: CHAMBERLIN JAMES B
IPC: F16F9/54
Filed: 1993-04-27
Abstract: A captive bail and end connector assembly has a spring wire, ball retaining ring (96) positioned within the socket of the connector (34). The ball retaining ring (96) is movable to an expanded position so as to enable the ball (36) to be inserted through the ring. After the ball has been inserted, the ring then presses against the ball and a shoulder in the socket so as to hold the ball firmly in the socket. The ball shaft (32) may be inserted into the socket so that its threaded end (42) may selectively project from the socket in either of two directions. The ball retaining ring (96) may be returned to its expanded position, whereby the ball (36) may be removed from the socket, by the use of a tool manipulated from without the socket via a slot 98. The assembly may be used to connect a gas spring to the body or hatch back of a vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279259-A (GB)
Title: Arm or leg prosthesis
Inventor: SILAGY HOWARD
IPC: A61F2/80
Filed: 1993-06-30
Abstract: A prosthesis for attachment with an adjustable fitting clearance to an amputation stump 16 has a first connector, pin 20 with grooves 82, extending from the stump into a second connector, 34, 36. The fitting clearance between the stump and prosthesis is diminished by rotating transversely mounted shaft 60, having external teeth in meshing engagement with the grooves 82, to advance pin 20 one groove at a time. The meshing engagement is slideably released to allow enlargement of the fitting clearance. Buttons (44, 42, Figs. 3 to 5) serve to actuate the tightening and releasing mechanisms, respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270875-A (GB)
Title: Business card information retrieval system.
Inventor: GILMORE BADEN EDWARD MCMASTER
IPC: B42D15/02
Filed: 1993-09-29
Abstract: Business cards are provided with information in both non-coded and coded form so that information can be retrieved from the cards and stored in a computer-based memory for subsequent access. The coded information may be in barcode or magnetic form. The information may be manually indexed into the memory using a keyboard. The information may comprise name, address, and telephone, fax and telex numbers.
Patent GB-2271760-A (GB)
Title: Tamper-indicating boxes
Inventor: HRYNACZ STEPHEN
IPC: B65D5/43
Filed: 1993-10-13
Abstract: A cardboard box for holding a tube of toothpaste is closed at its ends by hinged tuck in flaps 38, 40. A tongue 50, 52 hinged to the free edge of the flap 38, 40 tucks into the inside of the container wall and the flap has a tamper evident portion 78 defined therein by skip-cuts. The tamper evident portion 78 has an edge 62 along the hinge line of the tongue 50, 52 to the flap 38, 40 so that if an unauthorised attempt is made to open the flap the tamper evident portion will tear away indicating tampering. Indicating means 82 may be printed on the surface of the cover flap 30-36 underlying the tuck in flap 38, 40 to enhance the effect. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279128-A (GB)
Title: Double-mass flywheel and clutch assembly
Inventor: REIK WOLFGANG
IPC: F16D13/64
Filed: 1994-06-17
Abstract: In a combination of a damped double-mass flywheel and a clutch the springs 10 which interconnect the flywheel masses 2 and 3 are enclosed in a substantially sealed chamber 11 positioned radially within the friction surface of a dished clutch plate 5 to provide a compact assembly. The chamber may contain viscous damping fluid. The relative rotation of the flywheel masses is accommodated by a ball bearing 6 or a plain bearing (Fig. 6). The flywheel mass 3 may include a slip coupling to prevent damage from excess torques (Fig. 8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279557-A (GB)
Title: Portable infant seat
Inventor: PETRIE AIDAN J
IPC: A47D13/10
Filed: 1994-06-23
Abstract: A portable infant chair includes upper 11 and lower 13 resilient wire frame members. The upper frame member is made up of a back and seat support portion and a lower leg support portion, and the lower frame member is made up of a ground-engaging portion with opposite sides 30, 30 terminating in upwardly and rearwardly inclined portions 32. Rotational connectors 14 secure upper extremities of the inclined portions to the upper frame member such that the sides of the lower frame member are selectively movable between erect and collapsed orientations. The sides of the lower frame member fold inwardly in crossed overlying relation to one another against the upper frame member in the collapsed orientation. A cross member 31 includes one end pivotally connected to a rearward end 35 of a first of the sides and an opposite end provided with a clip for detachable engagement with either a latch bracket 37 on a rearward end of a second of the sides in an erect orientation or alternatively with the first side in a collapsed orientation. A fabric covering positioned overthe upper frame member includes a seat pocket portion having a restraining strap secured by cooperating hook and loop pile fasteners. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290936-A (GB)
Title: Worm screen
Inventor: LOMAS GARRY CLIFFORD
IPC: C05F17/00
Filed: 1994-07-05
Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed which enables worms to be separated from residual compost 5, the apparatus comprising a screen 8 of a mesh size suitable to allow worms to pass, but blocking the passage of compost 6/7. The screen is placed into a conventional wormery at a stage shown in Fig 1. The active layer 6 moves up the wormery (Fig 2) as a result of progressive introduction of organic matter, the worms move with this layer. The screen is used to remove the active layer and worms, leaving behind the layer residual compost 5 (Fig 3). The contents of the screen is replaced when the compost 5 has been removed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290993-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive bordered dust sheet
Inventor: LAWRENCE TREVOR
IPC: B05B12/24
Filed: 1994-07-14
Abstract: A dust sheet 1 has one edge 2 coated with adhesive and can be used once or repeatedly for the purpose of protecting skirting boards and floor coverings when painting walls. The adhesive is protected initially by a removable backing 3, and provides a seal when applied to the skirting boards or carpet. Several strips of adhesive and backing separated by perforations 4 allow repeated use of the same sheet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291441-A (GB)
Title: Wet-forming of fibre-reinforced sheet
Inventor: BARROWS WILLIAM DANIEL
IPC: D21H21/10
Filed: 1994-07-19
Abstract: In a process for forming a highly filled, fibrous-reinforced sheet from an aqueous dispersion of solids which include fibers, calcium carbonate, filler, binder and cationic flocculating agent and wherein the filler comprises at least about 50 wt.% of the solids portion of the dispersion, a cationic polymeric flocculant is used having a charge-density of at least about 2 equivalents of cationic nitrogen per kilogram of polymer. Carbon black may be included to impart opacity to paper or sheet that has a white appearance.
Patent GB-2281088-A (GB)
Title: Logging plug for use in oil, gas and other wells
Inventor: JORDAN LESLIE ERIC
IPC: E21B23/00
Filed: 1994-08-16
Abstract: A logging plug (10) for use in conjunction with coiled tubing (12) on which a logging tool is deployed down a well, comprises a plug body (34) provided externally with sealing means (22) for a nipple (not shown) installed in the well and provided internally with passage means which allow the passage of the tubing (12) through the plug (10) and form a partial seal thereto. A transport means (16) is detachably connected to the plug body (34) and includes clamping means (14) for clamping around the tubing (12). The transport means (16) is arranged to draw the plug body (34) down the well with the tubing (12) as far as the nipple (26), thereupon to become detached from the plug body (34) to allow the continued passage of the tubing (12) down the well, and subsequently to carry the plug body (34) upwards on withdrawal from the well. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292859-A (GB)
Title: Buried object detection systems
Inventor: RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER KEITH
IPC: G01V3/12
Filed: 1994-08-27
Abstract: A system for the detection of objects buried in the ground comprising a transmitter having a whip antenna which transmits vertically polarized RF signals towards the ground, and a receiver spaced from the transmitter and tuned to receive the RF signal, the receiver having a loop antenna which is supported so as normally to lie parallel with the ground, the receiver including a detector for providing an output signal indicative of the presence of a buried object, in dependence upon the amplitude of received RF signals. Homogeneous ground will give rise to no detected signal, whilst an inhomogeneity (eg. a buried object) gives rise to a signal. The loop may be tilted to detect the angular position of the inhomogeneity. The transmitted signal frequency may be varied. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282639-A (GB)
Title: Control system for power operated door
Inventor: OAKLEY JOHN EDWARD
IPC: E05F15/16
Filed: 1994-09-21
Abstract: A drive assembly 10 for a power operated door comprises a DC motor 12 which is drivingly coupled to a torsion spring shaft assembly 13 of the door. The motor is controlled by a control circuit which includes a current sensing device and a microcontroller, the current sensing device causing disabling of the motor when a higher than expected current is sensed which is indicative of the fact that either the door has reached its fully opened or closed positions or has encountered an obstruction. The control circuit may comprise a MOSFET connected to a monitoring circuit which monitors the flow of current through the MOSFET. The drive assembly 10 may be powered via a backup DC power supply which is charged by an AC supply through a transformer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282597-A (GB)
Title: Sodium salt of 1-menthyloxycarbonyl 1-hydroxy methanesulphonic acid,and its use for obtaining L(-) menthyl glyoxylate
Inventor: SCHOUTEETEN ALAIN
IPC: C07C309/17
Filed: 1994-09-30
Abstract: A compound of formula (I> <IMAGE> preparation thereof and its use for making L(-) menthyl glyoxylate.
Patent GB-2280773-A (GB)
Title: Recognition of speech
Inventor: ABE YOSHIHARU
IPC: G10L15/04
Filed: 1993-10-01
Abstract: in speech recognition apparatus, a feature extractor 1 analyzes the input speech to convert it into feature parameters of time series, a boundary detector 7 detects phonetic boundary equivalent areas in the input speech from the output of the feature extractor, a model calculator prepares a plurality of phonetic model series corresponding to the feature parameters and restricts a time when the boundaries of the phonetic model series are formed to the phonetic boundary equivalent areas detected by the boundary detector, and a phonetic series transform selects suitable phonetic model series corresponding to the input speech from the result of the model calculator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284811-A (GB)
Title: Herbicidal composition
Inventor: CHRYSTAL EWAN JAMES TURNER
IPC: A01N43/90
Filed: 1994-12-08
Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprises a compound of formula (I):   <IMAGE>  or a salt thereof; where R<1> is selected from hydrogen or a group R<5>CO; R<2> is selected from hydrogen or a group R<6>CO where R<5> and R<6> are as defined hereinafter;  R<3> is hydrogen or R<7)<CO)n;  R<4> is hydrogen or R<8)<CO)m; where m and n are independently selected from 0 or 1 and R<7> and R<8> are as defined below or R<7> and R<8> together form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring optionally containing additional heteroatoms; Y is hydrogen, NR<9>R<10>, NR<11>NR<9>R<10>, N(OR<9>)R<10>, halo, cyano, OR<12>, COOH or salts thereof, COOR<12>, CONR<9> R<10>, S(O)pR<13> or R<14>; X is hydrogen, halo, cyano, NR<15>R<16>, N(OR<15>)R<16>, NR<17>NR<15>R<16>, OR<18>, COOH or salts thereof, COOR<18>, CONR<15>R<16>, S(O)q, R<19>, R<20>; where p and q are independently selected from 0, 1 or 2 and R<5>, R<6>, R<7>, R<8>, R<9>, R<10>, R<11>, R<12>, R<13>, R<14>, R<15>, R<16>, R<17>, R<18>, R<19> and R<20> are either the same or different and are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl; provided that when X is chloro and Y is amino, R<1>, R<2> and R<3> are not all hydrogen. Certain of the compounds are novel.
Patent GB-2295766-A (GB)
Title: Undergarment having means for carrying a container
Inventor: CLEMENTS BERNARD KEITH
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 1994-12-09
Abstract: The undergarment (10) has pelvic (15) and leg portions (16, 17). At least one of the leg portions (16, 17) has a pocket (21) attached thereto adapted to receive the container (11) such as a catheter bag. The pocket may be of stretch material and the whole garment may be predominantly of stretch material. A crotch opening 41 is provided for passage of a tube 40. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-950694-A (GB)
Abstract: 950,694. Gyroscopic apparatus. GENERAL PRECISION Inc. Dec. 28, 1961 [Jan. 5, 1961], No. 46520/61. Heading G1C. A two-axis, case rotating gyroscope in which the linear drift error of conventional gyros is substituted by a sinusoidal error curve averaging out to zero for each revolution of the casing, errors due to bearings being minimised by the counter rotation of their outer races. The gyroscope comprises a hollow outer casing 15, an inner rotatable housing 18 having a tubular extension 19 supported by the bearing 17 of the outer case, a flat circular flywheel 21 on its shaft 22 supported by bearings 23, in the upper section 25 of a pitch gimbal 26, and a roll gimbal 38 mounted on stub shafts 41, 41a through intermediate counter-rotating shafts 43, 43a and bearings 44 and 45. Counter-rotating bearing shafts 47 on axis 39 support section 25 of the pitch gimbal 26 through bearings 48 to the roll gimbal 38. The pinion shaft 58 of motor 57 rotates the inner races of bearings 48, 48a through the gear train in Fig. 1a and rotates the outer races of bearings 23 through ring gear 59 which drives both stub shafts 47, 47a, and intermediate shafts 43, 43a. The flywheel shaft 22 is driven by a motor 28 fitted to section 25 of the pitch gimbal and comprising a stator 29 and a rotor 30, with hysteresis ring 32, attached through spacer 31 to shaft 22. Housing 18 on bearings 17 and 66 is driven by the motor and gear head 33, a pinion 34 driving ring gear 35 on the extension 19 through a reduction gear train. A pair of permanent magnets 74, 74a depend from legs 72, 72a of support brackets 71, 71a of circular segmental contour suspended from plate 67, and tubular torque coils 69, 69a sandwich legs 72, 72a as shown. The magnets are in diametrically opposite pairs, 90 degrees apart, and the torque coils are fixed to circular extension attached to the open upper end of the pitch gimbal 26. Four secondary pick-off coils 77,77a are radically aligned with the magnets between excitation coils 70, 78, and the signals from coils 77, 77a due to angular displacements about axis 39 or the axis normal to it are transmitted to a resolver 79, Fig. 12 not shown. A restoring torque is then applied to the pitch gimbal by passing a current through the coils 69, 69a. Motor 57 is counterbalanced by weight 84 and current reaches contact 83 from shaft 82 whose commutator is contacted by brush block 81. Two modified forms of the gyroscope are given involving slight changes of layout and casing. A diagrammatic case rotated gyroscope is shown in Fig. 14.
Patent GB-2288701-A (GB)
Title: Mode identification
Inventor: DEARLOVE CHRISTOPHER MARK
IPC: G01S13/02
Filed: 1995-04-24
Abstract: The two way trip taken by a HF radar signal between a radar transmitter 4 and target 5 by reflection from ionospheric layers 2, 3 can be made by a number of different combinations of paths 6, 7, 8, each combination constituting a mode. The different delays associated with different modes produce a number of returns from a single target. For each return, a first image is calculated comprising the positions in which the target would have had to have been to produce that return by each mode, and using these positions, a set of multiple images is calculated each comprising the returns which would be produced by a target in one of those positions by the different modes. The multiple images are then correlated with the actual returns, taking into account distance from a radar track, range, azimuth and doppler, to produce a "cost". The track having the lowest cost is assumed to be correct. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301735-A (GB)
Title: Message Handling in a Communications Network
Inventor: THOMPSON JONATHAN ANDREW
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 1995-06-02
Abstract: A message handler for the transmission and/or reception of message packets in one or both directions between a telecommunications station and a controller for one or more telecommunications stations has a number of control layers including a transmitter and/or receiver control layer for the transmission and/or reception of strings of characters between the controller and the telecommunications stations via a transmission line, a call control layer, above the transmitter/receiver layer, for establishing and maintaining connection with the transmission line when message packet transmission is required and a security layer, above the call control layer, for the exchange of authentication messages between the controller and the telecommunications stations to verify the identity of elements of the telecommunications station during the establishment of a call connection. A simulator for testing and/or monitoring purposes can be connected to the transmission line between a telecommunications station and the controller. The simulator includes a message handler of the type described above for intercepting messages sent on the transmission line and a protocol monitor for monitoring intercepted messages from the transmission line and routing the messages to their original destination.
Patent GB-2290904-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for adjusting channel width of multi-channel fibre amplifier light source
Inventor: LEE JAE SEUNG
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 1995-06-27
Abstract: The apparatus includes an erbium doped optical fibre amplifier 11 which generates spontaneously emitted, amplified noise beam when no optical signal is applied thereto, a beam expander 40 which increases the cross section of the beam, passes it through free space, and then reduces the cross section, and a second erbium doped optical fibre amplifier 12 which amplifies the output from the beam expander. Optical fibres and couplers 21, 22 couple light from laser diode beam generator 60 into the two optical fibres and optical isolators 31, 32, 33 prevent unwanted oscillation. A Fabry-perot filter 50 is located in the free space in the middle of the beam expander and produces a plurality of wavelength spaced channels which can be used in a wavelength division multiplexing system. The channel width of the system is varied by rotation of the filter without affecting the free spectral range and the power of output light. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289469-A (GB)
Title: Resin compositions
Inventor: DOI TORU
IPC: C08L79/04
Filed: 1992-11-02
Abstract: Resin compositions that may have excellent heat resistance, izod impact strength, rigidity and dimensional resistance suitable for the automobile, electric and electronic industries comprise:   a) a resin which has from 40 to 85 mole % of component (I) and from 60 to 15 mole % of component (II), and b) an olefin, elastomer polyamide or polyester resin: the ratio a/b preferably being from 5/95 to 99/1 (by weight);  component I being:   <IMAGE>  wherein R1 is a C1-18 alkyl group or a C3-12 cycloalkyl group; and  component II being   <IMAGE> wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-8 alkyl group and each of R3 and R4 independently represents a C1-8 alkyl group.
Patent GB-2303542-A (GB)
Title: Folding seat
Inventor: RESTALL PHILIP HUNSDON
IPC: A47C7/56
Filed: 1995-07-21
Abstract: A seat (10) comprises a seat part (11) which is pivotable relative to a back part between a lowered, in use, position and a raised, stowed, position, the back part (12) comprising a back part frame (13) having a first, upper generally planar, portion (15), and a second, lower, portion (16) which is displaced forwardly out of the plane of the first portion (15), the seat part (11) comprising a seat part frame (30), there being bracket means comprising a bracket (22) at each side of the seat (10) and being secured relative to the second portion (16) of the back part frame (13), each bracket (22) providing a pivot formation which defines a pivot axis spaced above the seat part frame when the seat part is in its in use position, and forwardly of the first portion of the back part frame.