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Patent GB-2283825-A (GB)
Title: IC fault analysis system
Inventor: NIIJIMA HIRONOBU
IPC: G01R31/307
Filed: 1994-11-09
Abstract: An IC fault analysis system which is capable of accurately correlating mask layout data and/or net listing data associated with CAD (computer aided design) data developed in the IC design and an image obtained by a non-contact type tester such as an electron beam tester. The IC fault analysis system includes a circuit diagram display for showing a circuit diagram of the IC device under test based on the CAD data, a mask layout display for showing a mask layout of the IC device under test based on the CAD data, a contrast image display for showing a potential distribution of the IC device under test obtained in the non-contact type tester, an input means connected to the circuit diagram display for specifying a circuit component of the IC device under test, a comparison means for comparing the circuit diagram of the circuit component defined by the input means and contrast image corresponding to the circuit component, and a comparison data memory for storing the comparison data of the comparison means and providing the comparison data to the contrast image display.
Patent GB-2296971-A (GB)
Title: Electronic monitor
Inventor: CLAYTON ALAN MARKHAM
IPC: G01D9/00
Filed: 1995-01-10
Abstract: An electronic monitor (22) comprises at least one sensor (34 - 37) for sensing a parameter of its environment, and an electronic memory (32). The memory (32) records data relating to the sensed parameter(s), for example peak or cumulative values, and stores this data for a prolonged time. The monitor (22) also includes a power supply (40) so it is self-contained and can operate for example for months. Such a monitor (22) can enable the usage of a railway truck (10), and the loads to which the track is subjected, to be monitored and recorded.
Patent GB-2297881-A (GB)
Title: Communications system
Inventor: BRUECKHEIMER SIMON DANIEL
IPC: H04L49/111
Filed: 1995-02-09
Abstract: Interworking between narrow band and broad band traffic in an ATM network is provided by a narrow band switch having a point to multipoint capability. Narrow band channels are mapped to time slots in broad band virtual circuits by providing a mapping between channel addresses and virtual circuit payloads.
Patent GB-2303666-A (GB)
Title: Safety gate apparatus
Inventor: DE ROZARIEUX DAVID MICHAEL
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 1995-03-31
Abstract: In safety gate apparatus in which the gate (2) carries a pivoted handle (13) for operating a lock (16) by projecting it to exert pressure on a post (8) or wall when the gate (2) is closed or retracting the lock (16) when the gate (2) is to be opened, the lock comprises a screw (18) carried by the gate (2) and a buffer (17) at the end of the screw (18) for acting on the post (8) or wall, the screw (18) being manually turnable in the tapped hole of a screw carrier displaceable by the handle (13), wherein the lock (16) is provided with a lost-motion device effective to limit the pressure exertable by the handle (13) on the buffer (17). Fig 4 shows one embodiment of lost motion mechanism but others are disclosed.
Patent GB-2290204-A (GB)
Title: Relay apparatus, decoder and security broadcasting apparatus
Inventor: NISHIURA MASAAKI
IPC: H04N21/4405
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: In a head end (3) for sending pay satellite broadcasts received through a BS antenna to a cable, a separation portion (11) separates scrambled video and audio signals from the received signals and another separation portion (13) separates descrambling information signals multiplexed with the audio signals and associated information packets. The descrambling information signal is packeted by a packeting portion (45). When this packeting is made, the descrambling information signal is encoded and a corresponding error correcting code is read out from a ROM and added to the encoded information signal. Next, this descrambling information packet and the associated information packet separated by the separation portion (13) are multiplexed by a VBI multiplexing portion (51) during the vertical blanking period of the video signals and in this case, the descrambling information packet is multiplexed prior to the associated information packet. The multiplexed packets of scrambled video signals from the VBI multiplexing portion (51) and the received audio signals descrambled by a descrambler (39) are subjected in frequency multiplexing in a frequency multiplexing portion (53) and are sent to the cable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303150-A (GB)
Title: Laundry washing method
Inventor: BAILLELY GERARD MARCEL
IPC: C11D1/62
Filed: 1995-07-08
Abstract: There is provided a method of washing soiled laundry in a domestic or industrial washing machine wherein a delivery means is provided for dispensing an effective amount of a detergent composition directly to the drum of a washing machine before the commencement of the wash and subsequently enabling release of said detergent composition to the wash liquid during the wash. Said detergent composition contains a cationic ester surfactant and an alkalinity system comprising alkaline salts. The delivery means enables the delivery of said cationic ester surfactant to said soiled laundry prior to the establishment of an alkaline wash liquor environment around the soiled laundry. A washing method including a pretreatment step is also provided. With this arrangement the solution stability of the cationic ester surfactant is not reduced and thus its stain removal performance is enhanced.
Patent GB-2290186-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling the loop bandwidth of a phase locked loop
Inventor: GILLIG STEVEN FREDERICK
IPC: H03L7/093
Filed: 1994-11-21
Abstract: In a phase locked loop (PLL) (308), and edge proximity detector (302) identifies a phase error, indicative of a difference between a phase of a reference frequency signal (115) and a phase of an output frequency signal (116 or 117), as either desirable or undesirable. When the phase error is identified as desirable, a counter (301) determines a rate of change of the phase error over a first predetermined time period (412) to provide an indication of frequency error (306) between the frequency of the reference frequency signal (206) and the frequency loop of the output frequency signal (116 or 117); and a lop bandwidth adjuster (310) controls a transition between a first and a second loop bandwidth state of the PLL (308) responsive to the indication of the frequency error (306). When the phase error is identified as undesirable, the PLL (308) operates in the second loop bandwidth state. The present invention advantageously provides an accurate determination of when to vary the loop bandwidth of the PLL (308). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292225-A (GB)
Title: Loop testers
Inventor: LAWLOR GEOFFREY KEITH
IPC: G01R27/18
Filed: 1995-08-10
Abstract: A loop tester tests mains live-to-earth resistance (R1 Fig. 1 not shown) by putting a resistance R2 across L and E. To avoid tripping a current imbalance detector, R2 is relatively large. In one form, switch SW1 is closed on alternative positive half-cycles, so successive positive half-cycles measure mains voltage with and without the "shorting" resistance (R1). A control switch SW2A passes the mains voltage on half-cycles without R2 to an integrator 23 directly, and a control switch SW2B passes the mains voltage on half-cycles with R2 to the integrator 23 via an inverter 11. The integrator integrates the difference between the with and without resistor half-cycles over many pairs of half-cycles, to reduce the effect of mains noise. The switch timings can be varied, and higher frequency switching can be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307403-A (GB)
Title: Mirror stand for barber shops and beauty parlours
Inventor: JU MING LANG
IPC: A45D44/02
Filed: 1995-11-22
Abstract: A mirror stand (1) includes a mirror (11) vertically disposed at a top side, a sloping table (12) forwardly downwardly disposed in the middle, a receiver monitor/video tape player recorder/video game machine (13) mounted on the sloping table for video output, a plurality of control keys (14) mounted on the sloping table (12) and connected to the receiver monitor/video tape player recorder/video game machine (13) for video game controls, two speakers (15, 16) and an earphone (17) mounted on the sloping table (12) and respectively connected to the receiver monitor/video tape player recorder/video game machine (13) for audio output, and a foot massager (18) at a bottom side below the sloping table for massaging the feet.
Patent GB-2298426-A (GB)
Title: Rubber-modified styrenic resin composition
Inventor: YOSHIMI SHUJI
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: A rubber-modified styrenic resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a rubber-modified styrenic resin (A) having 10 to 40 % by weight of the content of soft component particles formed in situ and having a mean particle diameter of the said particles of 0.1 to 1.2m, and 1 to 30 parts by weight of fine particles (B) having a mean particle diameter of 0.1 to 5m and not having a glass transition temperature between -130 to 90{C. The composition may also contain a polysiloxane. Particles (B) may be of calcium phosphate, barium sulphate, silicic acid, alumina, talc, cross-linked polystyrene beads, crosslinked divinyl benzene beads, beads of crosslinked polymethylmethacrylate or beads of crosslinked styrene-methyl methacrylate copolymer. The composition may be foamed.
Patent GB-2311145-A (GB)
Title: Tapered single mode waveguides coupled to photodetector by multimode fibre
Inventor: BRICHENO TERRY
IPC: G02B6/28
Filed: 1996-03-13
Abstract: An assembly for combining the outputs from a group of n single mode optical fibres on to the photosensitive surface of a photodetector 1 has an adiabatically tapered bundle 2 of fibres 3 the small end of which is fusion spliced to one end of a length 4 of multimode fibre whose other end is optically coupled with the detector 1 by means of a lens 5.
Patent GB-2320517-A (GB)
Title: Secure housing for computer equipment
Inventor: LUCAS CLIVE ROBERT WARREN
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 1996-11-25
Abstract: A secure housing for computer equipment comprises a tray 10 with a backing plate (13, Fig 3) and means of attachment (36,37,38) to a secure surface (40), a lid 12, and an aperture 102 allowing access to the computer. To secure the computer further, a metal panel 108 is inserted in slot 106 to close the aperture 102. A lock 43 with a double ended hasp 42 can be used to lock the lid 12 to the tray 10 and the panel 108 in the aperture 102. Alternatively the panel 108 can be replaced by a cassette comprising channel sections with bars between to allow limited access to the computer (not shown).
Patent GB-2309053-A (GB)
Title: Turbomachine guide stage assembly
Inventor: BOITE SYLVAINE
IPC: F01D25/24
Filed: 1996-12-31
Abstract: The segments (22) of a turbomachine guide stage are secured to a casing (3) by ring sectors (8) which retain a flange (23) of the segments against the casing. The segments are prevented from rotating relative to the casing by pegs (13) which are fixed to the casing and are received in notches (26) in the segments, and the notches are separated from the flanges by a continuous partition wall (27) which contacts the casing and prevents any leakage of air.
Patent GB-2311331-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic ram booster
Inventor: RUFF STEPHEN
IPC: F15B11/036
Filed: 1997-03-19
Abstract: There is described a fluid operated actuator comprising primary and secondary pressurisable cylinders (1, 8) in which primary and secondary piston assemblies (2, 3, 6, 7) comprising primary and secondary pistons (2, 6) and primary and secondary piston rods (3, 7), respectively, are sealingly slidable, the secondary cylinder and piston assembly (6, 7, 8) being of shorter stroke than the primary, and the primary (1, 2, 3) and secondary piston assemblies (6, 7, 8) further comprising respective abutment surfaces adapted to be in abutting relation when the primary piston (2) is at one end part of its stroke, the arrangement being such that as pressurised fluid is supplied to both the primary and secondary cylinders with the primary piston assembly (1, 2) at the one end part of its stroke, the pressurised fluid causes both pistons (2, 6) to exert a force on the primary piston rod (3) until the secondary piston assembly (6, 7) reaches the end of its stroke. The primary and secondary pressurisable cylinders (1, 8) are preferably coaxial, with the secondary piston rod (7) extending through an end wall (4) of the primary cylinder (1) to abut the primary piston (2) when the latter is near the end of its stroke.
Patent GB-2325807-A (GB)
Title: Position determination
Inventor: RUSSELL RICHARD THOMAS
IPC: G01S17/875
Filed: 1997-05-30
Abstract: In order to locate a television camera within a studio, a number of markers are placed on and below the studio ceiling; these are viewed by a progressive camera mounted on the main camera. The markers are each in the form of concentric rings whose width allows the markers to be binary encoded for identification purposes; they can be in two shades of blue, which can be keyed out by chroma-keying. The position of the markers in the video image and their known positions are used to locate the camera using a iterative correction process. An initial estimate of the marker positions can be corrected iteratively. Alternatively, the markers may be on the main camera and the progressive camera may be fixed.
Patent GB-2317977-A (GB)
Title: Reducing power consumption in a processing device
Inventor: LOPER ALBERT J
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: When a processing device 10 operates in a 'special' mode, the maximum number of instructions dispatched by dispatch circuitry in a sequencer unit 18, per cycle of the circuitry, to execution units 20, 22, 26, 28, 30 is reduced to save power. The number of cache ways active at a time in caches 14 and 16 may also be reduced.
Patent GB-2316634-A (GB)
Title: Reverse painting process
Inventor: YAMISHITA YUKIHIDE
IPC: C25D13/00
Filed: 1997-08-27
Abstract: In a reverse painting process suitable for vehicle bodies, a powder paint is applied to the substrate after it has been preheated and cooled below the cross-linking or curing temperature of the paint; the paint is then fused to form a film below the cross-linking or curing temperature. A film having a sufficiently large thickness to maintain a satisfactory level of rustproofness in the boundary area between the film of paint and a film subsequently formed by electrodeposition is achieved, as well as shortening of the time required to heat it in a fusing oven.
Patent GB-2328693-A (GB)
Title: Wire rope terminator
Inventor: MARR DOUGLAS GRAY
IPC: F16G11/04
Filed: 1997-08-29
Abstract: A wire rope terminator comprising a tapered plug for securing to a wire rope, the free end of the tapered plug being of greater diameter than the portion for securing to the rope, a fastener for attaching to a further object, the fastener having a socket complementary to the plug for receiving the plug for relative rotational movement and intermediate the socket and the plug a plurality of bearings, e.g. roller or ball bearings, which may be split bearings.
Patent GB-2329711-A (GB)
Title: Capacitance measurement of a dielectric medium
Inventor: DAVEY CHRISTOPHER LYNDON
IPC: G01R27/26
Filed: 1997-09-27
Abstract: A method for analysing a dielectric medium comprises the step of measuring, at one or more frequencies, the capacitance between a pair of electrodes immersed in the dielectric medium. The proportion of the or each capacitance measurement due to electrode polarization capacitance and/or to the residual capacitance of the dielectric medium is then determined using capacitance measurements made between the electrodes at a first frequency and at a second frequency, the ratio of the respective polarisation capacitances at these two frequencies being pre-determined.
Patent GB-2314967-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer system and method for transporting and analyzing ion
Inventor: MORDEHAI ALEX
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 1997-02-12
Abstract: A mass spectrometer system for performing a separation of ions from neutrals and mass analyzing ions comprising an ion generating source with an ion introduction system, a radio-frequency ion guide and a mass analyzer disposed within a vacuum chamber. The radio-frequency ion guide is positioned with respect to the ion introduction system so that a main axis of the radio-frequency ion guide is angled toward a central axis of the ion introduction system. The trajectory of the ions is diverted toward the main axis of the radio-frequency ion guide while neutrals continue their flow along the central axis. The ions from the ion introduction system are transported via the radio-frequency ion guide to the mass analyzer.
Patent GB-976922-A (GB)
Abstract: 976,922. Valves; rotary joints. JAMES BARWELL Ltd. Sept. 20, 1963, No. 37000/63. Addition to 907,541. Headings F2G and F2V. A tap has an outlet portion 12 of the body 10 which receives an outlet member 13 rotatable about the axis of the portion 12. The member 13 carries a steel ball 16 which engages a circumferential groove in the portion 12, an axial groove (not shown) being provided for assembly of the member 13. In a modification, a groove is formed in the member 13 which is engaged by a set screw in the portion 12. A sealing ring 17 is provided.
Patent GB-2320965-A (GB)
Title: Method for testing electronic devices attached to a leadframe
Inventor: LAW YIU KAM
IPC: G01R1/073
Filed: 1993-11-25
Abstract: A method for testing electronic devices attached to a leadframe includes positioning more than one electronic device attached to a common leadframe underneath a test fixture. The test fixture then contacts the devices to perform an electrical test. Testing more than one device at a time while they are attached to a common leadframe greatly improves efficiency of the testing process. Furthermore, positioning the devices below the test fixture reduces the amount of contamination that may settle on the test fixture. Plural test apparatuses 72,74,76 are arranged to feed a trim-and -form apparatus 78 such that the trim-and-form apparatus is constantly active. The leadframe and associated electronic devices are transported by a walking beam from a heated storage area to the test site, then to a further storage area. The walking beam may be heated and an inker may mark failed devices.
Patent GB-2320317-A (GB)
Title: Branch pipe for a rotary combustor
Inventor: BLASIOLE GEORGE ANTHONY
IPC: F23H3/02
Filed: 1997-08-07
Abstract: A rotary combustor is disclosed in which a plurality of tubes (220) connect a first header (230b) to a second header (230a), and in which the first and second headers have a plurality of baffles (235) dividing them into a plurality of chambers (236). In accordance with the invention, a branch pipe is located at the extreme end of a first of the chambers for admitting fluid to the first chamber, such that the fluid flows through a first set of tubes to a second chamber and then through a second set of tubes and is returned to another chamber and exits through a second branch pipe disposed at an extreme end of the chamber. The structure made in accordance with the present invention exhibits a relative flow pattern between the chambers that is a counterflow, thereby improving the performance of the combustor. Preferably, the tubes are grouped in plurality of pairs of tubes (220', 220''), and the chambers include relatively smaller chambers and relatively larger chambers. In one preferred embodiment, the combustor has an input end and a discharge end, and the relatively larger chambers (236'') are disposed at the input end and the relatively smaller chambers (236') are disposed at the discharge end. Preferably, the headers are toroidal ring headers.
Patent GB-2325261-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a mining system
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DAVID A
IPC: E21F17/06
Filed: 1996-01-02
Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a mining system are disclosed. A pair of parallel data communication highways connects a master and slave computer processor and the functional status of the data communication highways is monitored. When both data communication highways are functional, the master processor operates the mining system in an automatic mining mode, but if either data communication highway fails to function the master processor operates the mining system in a reverse mode. If both data communication highways fail to function, the master processor can be operated in a manual radio controlled mode.
Patent GB-2341821-A (GB)
Title: Water craft with inflatable air bags mounted below the waterline
Inventor: WHITE DAVID CHARLES
IPC: B63B43/14
Filed: 1998-09-21
Abstract: A water craft has longitudinal inflatable air bags 2 disposed below the waterline in a plastic or carbon fibre frame, with a hinged cover 5 held in place by a full length bracket 8. The air bags are inflated with compressed air provided by two compressors 3 via an inlet valve 4, while an outlet valve 9 is provided to allow deflation of the air bags. The air bags may be inflated in response to a signal sent from a sensor mounted on a mast of said water craft. In another embodiment the air bags may be mounted on another vehicle which may come to be on a body of water, such as an aeroplane.
Patent GB-2342287-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to seat suspension arrangements
Inventor: DECEUNINCK STEFAAN
IPC: B60N2/70
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: A seat suspension arrangement comprising a platform element (2) for a seat frame adapted to provide support for upholstery of the seat including a plurality of transverse wires (6) extending between side rails (4) to present a grid, the diameter of some of the wires (6") in the grid differing from the diameter of other wires (6') therein.
Patent GB-2331205-A (GB)
Title: Providing handoff in a CDMA communications system
Inventor: KIM JONG YOUN
IPC: H04W36/08
Filed: 1998-11-05
Abstract: In the preferred embodiment, a non-full rate frame of IS-95 forward channel is squeezed into a shorter frame in order for the mobile terminal 100 to monitor other frequencies with a single receiver. Modulated symbols of non-full rate frame are transmitted with reduced repetition maintaining the total symbol energy. Generally, for 1/n (n=2,4,8) transmission, 1/m (m#n) rate frame is transmitted with m/n times repetition at n/m times power level of the full rate frame. The system may use rate limitation to generate a non-full rate frame. For transmission positioning assignment, a starting position of the transmitted symbols for each user may be randomized by a user long code to minimize the intra-cell interference. For intensive frequency scanning and synchronization, the transmission limitation can be assigned for continuous or successive frames of some interval. For 1/n (n=2,4,8) continuous or successive transmission limitation, the starting position of the transmitted symbols are staggered by 1/n frame time in each 20ms frame. If there is no part of the frame to be staggered, the starting position is the beginning of the frame. Such implementation minimizes guard time overhead for frequency switching and PN resynchronization.