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Patent GB-2291316-A (GB)
Title: Combined equalization and error detection
Inventor: YELLIN DANIEL
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 1995-07-04
Abstract: A signal processor is provided for high-rate digital communications over band-limited noisy channels. There is a combined system comprising a single feed-forward filter 40, a plurality of decision devices and feedback filters 42, 43 and an, error detection decoder means, which operate on a serial sequence of received channel symbols. Cyclic redundancy check coding is used. The decision devices select the closest and next closest symbols, and corresponding metrics, and the controller/decoder checks the paths and selects the most reliable output. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292169-A (GB)
Title: Closure member constructure
Inventor: HUDSON DAVID
IPC: E06B3/70
Filed: 1995-08-07
Abstract: Figure 7 shows a cross-section of a door comprising a plurality of hollow aluminium sections 11, which are connected together by screws. The configuration of the door frame 10 may vary according to the required design, but the example shown in the Figures comprises, in addition to two upright sections 11a, a top 11b and a bottom section 11c, three horizontal spars 11d. Panels 14 are connected to the frame by key members 13 which engage the frame and the panel. Other door constructions are illustrated which do not comprise metal frames. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293798-A (GB)
Title: Occupant-protecting vehicle body upper structure
Inventor: MIMURA ETSUHISA
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 1995-09-11
Abstract: The structure, eg a pillar or a roof rail, absorbs initial energy of the load caused by an occupant colliding against the body upper portion without increase in weight of the structure. An outer panel 20, inner panel 24 and reinforce 26 have flange portions which are joined by spot welding to form a closed cross-sectional configuration. An energy absorbing panel 28 is disposed further toward the interior of the vehicle than the inner panel 24 and has a pair of side portions which are joined with side surface portions of the inner panel 24 by spot wedding. The thickness T1 of the energy absorbing panel 28 may be smaller than the thickness T2 of the outer panel 20 and the thickness T3 of the inner panel 24. A plastically-deformable garnish 30 may be provided inside the structure. The energy-absorbing panel 28 may be omitted (eg figure 8) in which case the inner panel 24 has an energy absorbing portion (28A). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293171-A (GB)
Title: Amorphous phosphite solid
Inventor: MAHOOD JAMES ALAN
IPC: C07F9/6574
Filed: 1995-09-12
Abstract: An amorphous phosphite solid composition is provided having an admixture of cis and trans isomers of the formula:   <IMAGE> wherein Y<1> is an alkyl, preferably t-butyl, and Y<2> is t-butyl. The amorphous solid exhibits a relatively high level of hydrolytic stability and a reduced melting temperature. The admixture is useful for stabilizing organic materials, such as thermoplastics, against oxidative degradation.
Patent GB-2292796-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for controlling a heating/air conditioning unit
Inventor: POLK STEVEN ALAN
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 1994-04-15
Abstract: This invention relates to a control unit (26) which detects the presence of one or more gases produced by the heating/air conditioning unit (20) and disables the heating/air conditioning unit (20) if gases are present in undesired concentration. In one embodiment of the present invention, the presence of multiple gases are detected and a separate indication for each gas is provided. An alternate embodiment of the present invention provides means for resetting the heating/air conditioning unit (20) a selected number of times after the heating/air conditioning unit (20) has been disabled due to the presence of a gas in undesired levels. An alternative embodiment of the present invention provides means for disabling the central heating/air conditioning unit (20) based upon the activation of one or more smoke alarms (182). Further, the present invention provides means for detecting inefficient combustion or other inefficient operation of the heating or heating/air conditioning unit (20) and indicating said inefficient operation to the user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292064-A (GB)
Title: Process for preserving baked goods
Inventor: CRAWFORD RICK
IPC: A21D15/04
Filed: 1994-04-28
Abstract: A method for preserving a baked good by inserting the baked good into a special plastic bag, heat sealing or closing the bag with the flexible tie, heating the bagged baked good until the baked good has an internal temperature of about 165  DEG F and cooling the bagged baked good until the baked good has an internal temperature of less than about 40  DEG F. The baked good is heated to kill molds and bacillus species, and is cooled to arrest bacillus spores. In certain embodiments the heating step simultaneously kills molds and bacillus species and heat seals the bag. Baked goods processed in the disclosed manner typically enjoy a shelf life in excess of 30 days. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295901-A (GB)
Title: Fade and dissolve exposure control in a motion picture printer
Inventor: BAGDANOWICZ MITCHELL JOSEPH
IPC: G03B27/48
Filed: 1995-12-06
Abstract: Specially designed non-uniform filters allow for the flexible alteration of the exposure profile during a fade and dissolve process in a motion picture printer. A printer for fading and dissolving two original color record scenes together on a light sensitive material, comprises a light source (11) a fader (20), a non-uniform filter in holder (35) and an exposing slit (40) and a light sensitive material onto which the first and second color records can be illuminated. The non-uniform filter may have a uniform filter area either at the ends or at the centre and transparent elsewhere (Fig 2 not shown) or be of changing density (Fig 3, not shown) so as to alter the relative intensity and/or spectral characteristics of light trasmitted to the light sensitive material as the fader is opened and closed during a fade and dissolve printing process. Use of non-uniform filters enables a film printer to compensate for speed changes in one or more of the sensitive layers of a photosensitive material during a fade and dissolve process. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311985-A (GB)
Title: Controlling access to sheets at delivery port.
Inventor: OWEN DAVID
IPC: B65H31/00
Filed: 1996-04-13
Abstract: A sheet delivery apparatus (10) in the form of an accessory adapted to be secured to a printing machine (11). The apparatus comprises a sheet receiver (12) arranged to cooperate with the printing machine to receive one or more sheets output by the printing machine, and sheet delivery means (18, 19) for presenting the one or more sheets to a user, the sheets being partially fed by the sheet delivery means to enable removal of the sheet or sheets by the user. The sheet delivery means is controlled so as to withdraw sheets from access by the user if the sheets have not been removed after a predetermined time has elapsed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2312688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to buildings
Inventor: CHAPMAN LESLIE
IPC: E04B1/24
Filed: 1996-05-02
Abstract: A roofing truss (3) has an end plate (10) for engagement against a flange (1a) of a supporting I-beam (1). To aid assembly of the truss and I-beam and to locate the same after assembly the upper end of the plate (10) carries on the surface to face the I-beam a bifurcated guide means (11,12) arranged to extend over the upper portions of the flange (1a) and to engage on either side of a central web (1b) of the I-beam 1. Clamping means (14) can also be provided for engaging around the flange (1a) to clamp the end plate (10) of the truss against the I-beam.
Patent GB-2317168-A (GB)
Title: Sequential batch reactor
Inventor: BROWN JAMES REDFERN
IPC: C02F3/12
Filed: 1996-09-12
Abstract: A sequential batch reactor comprises a rotationally moulded settlement tank 1, an aerobic digestion tank 13 received within the settlement tank and means to transfer sewage (i) into the settlement tank, (ii) from the settlement tank to the digestion tank and (iii) away from the digestion tank. Preferably the reactor also has a transfer compartment 17 between the settlement tank and digestion tank, the transfer compartment having holes which prevent gross solids from entering. In use, effluent is introduced into the settlement tank 1 via pipe 10, some of the effluent transfers to compartment 17, an airlift pump 20 is periodically activated so as to transfer an aliquot of sewage into the digestion tank 13 and, once treated, the sewage is transferred away via outlet 23 to a drain or sewage system.
Patent GB-2305283-A (GB)
Title: Laser unit for a bar code reader
Inventor: JEPHCOTT TONY GLYN
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1996-09-16
Abstract: This invention relates to a laser unit for a bar code reader and fitable as a retro-fit into a hand-held computer. A laser unit (10) for a bar code reader (40) has electrical connections, a source of laser light and means to analyse reflected light, the unit being adapted for fitment into the casing (38) of a selected hand-held computer (42) with its electrical connections coupled to those of the computer processor.
Patent GB-2306842-A (GB)
Title: Reordering prediction macroblocks for image processing
Inventor: YU PIL-HO
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 1996-10-25
Abstract: A variable length decoder 10 receives the variable length coded input data and decodes it using an inverse process. An inverse DCT processor 20 converts the decoded data from the frequency domain to the spatial domain. The access converter 50 reads the macroblock data of the previous frame from the frame store 40 and stores it. It then outputs the macroblock data in the order required for processing in the macroblock filter 32. The macroblock filter 32 performs filtering such as horizontal interpolation, vertical interpolation, forward prediction and backward prediction on the basis of the prediction macroblock data output from the access converter 50. The output of the macroblock filter is then added to the inversely discrete cosine transformed data to thereby output motion picture data that is motion compensated and restored.
Patent GB-2319883-A (GB)
Title: A voice-activated musical dummy
Inventor: MCTAVISH DOUGLAS ALEXANDER
IPC: A61J17/00
Filed: 1996-12-02
Abstract: A dummy or pacifier for a child or infant. The dummy 1 comprises a teat or mamillate protuberance 4 extending from a shield 2, and a housing 3 at the reverse side of the shield 2. The housing 3 contains an acoustic sensor 7 which is arranged to activate an electrical music generator 6 in the event that the child/infant begins to cry. The electrical music generator 6 may also be activated by manual button switch 5 located at the end of the housing 3. A tune selection switch 6A allows the user to select the tune to be played. The electrical music generator 6 may also be isolated from the replaceable power source 9 by way of pin switch 8.
Patent GB-2320406-A (GB)
Title: The weeding tool
Inventor: WILKINSON RICHARD MICHAEL
IPC: A01B1/18
Filed: 1996-12-21
Abstract: A weeding tool which may be operated with one hand from a standing position, or by additional foot pressure. The tool has three positive actuating positions essentially based on a scissors type of action with inbuilt grasping and releasing mechanisms. The tool comprises two pivotally connected arms F having weed gripping jaws I at their distal end. A tension spring T urges the arms together. An operating handle A is connected to the upper ends of the arms F via links D and C allowing the two arms to be moved together and apart and hence the jaws I to be closed and opened by manipulation of the handle with one hand. An extension G allows foot pressure to be used to urge the jaws I into the ground.
Patent GB-2315890-A (GB)
Title: Microprocessor having conditional-execution instructions
Inventor: YAMADA AKIRA
IPC: G06F9/32
Filed: 1997-03-07
Abstract: At least one condition field in a conditional-execution instruction stores an encoded value indicating general purpose flag values required for execution of the instruction. The indication may be direct or indirect (via a register pointed to by the encoded value). A microprocessor has an instruction decode unit 2a comprising a section 401 for decoding the value in the condition field and a judgment section 402 for judging whether or not the decoded result from section 401 is equal to a condition stored in general purpose flags, and which outputs a signal to execute the instruction when both are equal. The bit-length of the condition field is less than the number of bits needed to encode all possible combinations of the flag values.
Patent GB-2311341-A (GB)
Title: Gearshift position indicator
Inventor: PHELPS NICOLAS
IPC: F16H59/70
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: A gear selector shaft in a motor vehicle gearbox has a cam C1 which acts through a feeler P1 to move a pin 100 relative to two switches 11 and 12 when the selector shaft is moved axially along an axis X-X. Four positions of the shaft can be detected by the two switches, neither, one or both being operated at the different positions. A reversing light switch 56 is also operated. A further feeler P2 and cam surface C2 detect rotation of the shaft. The signals generated may be exploited by a control circuit of a control mechanism of a clutch associated with the gearbox.
Patent GB-2325573-A (GB)
Title: Tubing arrangement with non-circular tubes
Inventor: WATSON VINCE
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: A tubing arrangement for optical fibres (4), comprises a plurality of non-circular (in cross-section) tubes (2A-2D, 36A-36C). Also there is provided a tubing arrangement for optical fibres (4), the arrangement comprising a plurality of tubes (2A-2D, 36A-36C) at least two of which abut against each other for a substantial length thereof. Further, there is provided a tubing arrangement for optical fibres (4), the arrangement comprising a plurality of tubes (2A-2D, 36A-36C) at least two of which comprise means (12A-12C, 14A-14C) to cooperate with one another, thereby to be at least partly located relative to each other. The tubes may cooperate by means of a lug (12A-D) and a recess (14A-D). The tubes may be held together by tape.
Patent GB-2324457-A (GB)
Title: Nutritional supplement
Inventor: PLUMMER NIGEL TERENCE
IPC: A23L1/00
Filed: 1997-04-26
Abstract: A nutritional supplement has a droplet 22 of nutritional oil such as borage, cod liver or evening primrose oil. This is coated with an emulsifying agent such as lecithin. The droplet is then microencapsulated in a layer of modified starch, such as vegetable oligosaccharide. Similar droplets 20 are formed from essential oils. The droplets 20 are smaller than the droplet 22 so that the essential oil coats the nutritional oil, rather than the other way round. The presence of the microencapsulation and the smaller droplets, together with an appropriate choice of materials, enables properties of taste, texture and aroma of the nutritional oil to be masked, thus allowing adequate dosages to be administered without unpalatable properties.
Patent GB-2325839-A (GB)
Title: Ignition wire choke in gas/microwave combination oven
Inventor: PARKER CHRISTOPHER DOUGLAS
IPC: H05B6/76
Filed: 1997-05-28
Abstract: A microwave cooking oven is provided with an electrical lead, e.g. an ignition wire 2, which extends from the oven cavity and which is provided with a choke assembly 5 for minimising microwave energy leakage from the oven cavity where it extends through the wall thereof.
Patent GB-2316191-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the longitudinal dynamics of a motor vehicle
Inventor: FRITZ HANS
IPC: B60W10/18
Filed: 1997-08-05
Abstract: A method of, and a device for, controlling the longitudinal dynamics of a motor vehicle, in which, as control output signal, at least one drive train actuating signal is generated as a function of input data about the desired longitudinal speed or the desired longitudinal acceleration and about the current driving state. Firstly, using the input data, controller-internal values for the desired longitudinal speed and the desired longitudinal acceleration are determined and then the drive train actuating signal is ascertained from these values using an inverse vehicle longitudinal dynamics model. This realizes longitudinal dynamics control taking account explicitly of the non-linear dynamics vehicle behaviour which is relevant, in particular, in the low driving speed range.
Patent GB-2317227-A (GB)
Title: Laser coagulation of the retina
Inventor: MOLLER BEATE
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 1997-09-03
Abstract: In an apparatus for treating the layers of the retina below the fundus of the eye 2, the degree of coagulation caused at a striking point by treatment laser 1 is monitored by projecting a measuring beam at the vicinity of the striking point and detecting 7 light reflected or scattered from the retina or fluorescence caused by the measuring beam. A refraction device 5 allows the striking point of the treatment beam on the fundus to be changed. The measuring beam may be provided by a second radiation source (8,fig 2) or may be obtained by switching and/or filtering the treatment laser 1.
Patent GB-2315264-A (GB)
Title: Waste treatment apparatus
Inventor: KIM HAI-SOO
IPC: C02F3/12
Filed: 1996-10-28
Abstract: Apparatus for treating sewage or waste water by using granular carriers C comprises an outer housing 10, an inner case 20 disposed in the outer housing, a supplier 30 for supplying the sewage or waste water, the supplier being installed on top of the outer housing, a granular carrier separating duct 40 for removing bubbles B attached to the granular carriers and guiding the granular carriers downwardly, an outlet duct 50 for discharging the treated sewage or waste water, inner and an outer air injection pipes 60, 70 for injecting air into the inner case and the outer housing; a compressed air injection duct 80 for injecting compressed air into the outer housing; an overflow duct 90 for overflowing the sewage or waste water, a guide duct 100 for guiding the sewage or waste water overflowed to the outlet duct, and a slant member 110 for guiding the flow direction of sewage or waste water and granular carriers.
Patent GB-2320866-A (GB)
Title: An equalization arrangement in which initial values which determine tap coefficients are adaptively chosen
Inventor: JUNG MYUNG-HWAN
IPC: H04N5/21
Filed: 1997-11-06
Abstract: In a waveform equalizer, a variable initial value providing block selectively determines an adaptive initial value by using a reproduced signal corresponding to ITI pre-amble data recorded on a track of a magnetic tape. The determined initial value is coupled to a tap coefficient generation block and used for producing initialized tap coefficients to be used at a transversal filter. By using the tap coefficients, the transversal filter performs waveform equalization of the reproduced signal to thereby produce an equalized output signal to a transmitter for the transmission thereof to a digital signal processor. At the same time, the equalized output signal is fed to a level detection block and a amplitude error calculation block in order to execute feedback operation of the waveform equalizer.
Patent GB-2332052-A (GB)
Title: Object position and orientation determining system
Inventor: JONES ALAN HENRY
IPC: G01S13/86
Filed: 1997-12-04
Abstract: A system by which the orientation of an object 10 can be determined in relation to a plurality of sensing receivers 20-26 positioned at known points therearound. A directional transmission from a known face of the object is initiated by a trigger signal from a timing transmitter 16 at the beginning of a timeslot, at which point the sensing receivers are also reset. A control system polls the receivers at the end of the timeslot to determine those on which the directional transmission has been incident. The positions of the receivers may be fixed. The directional transmission may be a radio wave, ultra-violet, infra-red, visible light or a soundwave, typically ultrasound. The timing and resetting signals are radio transmissions. Where the directional transmission is ultrasound, the time periods latched by the sensing receivers can be related to the distances between the transmitter and the receivers. The location of the transmitter on the object, and therefore the orientation of the latter can be determined using computed distances to selected receivers. Alternatively a device with a narrow beam angle is mounted facing upwards on the object and the position of the object relative to receivers in a horizontal plane above the object is determined by polling the receivers for those which received the transmission. Alternatively the receivers are polled and the position of the directional transmitter on the object is determined by computing the distances, from which can then be determined the facing direction of the object. In a further arrangement a directional beam is transmitted from an object towards the receivers and the latter are polled to determine those on which the beam has been incident together with the times of incidence, and computing means determines the direction of propagation and therefore the position and orientation of the object.
Patent GB-976804-A (GB)
IPC: H02M7/04
Abstract: 976,804. Converting. SOC. GENERALE DE CONSTRUCTIONS ELECTRIQUES ET MECANIQUES (ALSTHOM). March 30, 1961 [March 31, 1960], No. 11752/61. Heading H2F. A converting arrangement which may operate as either rectifier or inverter comprises at least two constituent rectifier units 2, 12, in series each unit comprising a polyphase transformer winding 3x, 3y &c., with associated thyristors 4a, 4b &c., the control of the output voltage being effected by altering the output voltage of one constituent rectifier unit (by varying the firing point) and then the other alternately. By so doing power factor improvements are effected. The constituent rectifier units 2, 12 may take many forms as disclosed in Figs. 4-12, not shown. Among these are arrangements where the interphase transformers 16x, 16y, 17 of Fig. 1 are dispensed with (Fig. 4); arrangements where the units 2, 12 are single bridges, or pairs of parallel bridges and are controlled in accordance with the disclosure of Specification 976,803 (Figs. 6-10), arrangements in which additional thyristors are connected to the neutral point of a transformer winding, and arrangements where each constituent unit comprises two similar series subunits.
Patent GB-2325202-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle article carrier
Inventor: CUCHERAN JOHN S
IPC: B60R9/058
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: A vehicle article carrier having a pair of side rails (16, fig.1), at least one cross bar (22) and a pair of bracket members (24) secured at opposite ends of the cross bar for adjustably supporting articles thereon along said side rails. In one embodiment each bracket member includes a rotator (36, fig.2) having a circumferential camming surface (62) which urges a locking member (64) out of engagement with portions of the side rails to permit the cross bar to be adjustably positioned along the side rails. In another embodiment each bracket member includes a lever member 134 which has a circumferential camming surface 158 used for urging the locking member 64 out of locking engagement with its associated side rail 116. In yet another embodiment each bracket member includes a slide member (206, fig.18) having a longitudinal camming surface (226). The slide member is moved longitudinally to urge the locking member into an open position to allow the bracket member to be adjustably positioned along the side rails. A plurality of arrangements are disclosed for securing the slide member to the bracket member while permitting sliding movement of the slide member.