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Patent GB-2290173-A (GB)
Title: Wire spacing device
Inventor: SAWAMURA NAOHITA
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1992-11-25
Abstract: A wire spacing device 70 is used to keep a signal line 11 of a wire harness 2 from the interference of the strong electromagnetic field of a power line 12 by mounting the signal line 11 in holders 79 on one wall and the power line 12 in holders 79 on the other wall. In other embodiments, the holders (84, Figure 13) are mounted on a central wall (83), or on the floor (73c, Figure 16) of the device. Other embodiments have shelves (88, 89, 90, 91, Figures 17 and 18) on the walls or floor of the device to receive the lines and hold them apart. Another device (Figures 9 and 10) for holding the signal and the power line of a wire harness apart comprises a flexible strap (60) having ends (63, 64) which can be secured together around the harness and having integral spaced holders (61, 62) for the lines so that they are on opposite sides of the secured harness. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292799-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of nonlinear properties of an earth formation
Inventor: SINHA BIKASH K
IPC: G01V1/44
Filed: 1995-08-17
Abstract: A method of investigating a formation traversed by a borehole includes, measuring at a plurality of different static borehole pressures the acoustic Stoneley and/or flexural wave velocities of waves propagating through the borehole and formation, and generating an indication of the nonlinearity of the formation by processing the velocity measurements. The velocity measurements are processed either by determining a fractional change in the measured acoustic velocity and dividing that fractional change by the change in borehole pressure to provide frequency dependent acoustoelastic coefficients, or by determining the fractional change in the measured acoustic velocity, and subtracting from the fractional change a component generated by the borehole fluid and a component due to linear aspects of the formation to provide a nonlinear formation component. By processing the velocity measurements at a plurality of frequencies, the nonlinear formation components are used to find nonlinear parameters of the formations. The nonlinear parameters are then used in conjunction with shear wave velocity information and a database of experimental data, to determine the stress in the formation, the strength of the formation, and therefrom, the amount of additional stress required to fracture the formation.
Patent GB-2296842-A (GB)
Title: System and apparatus for recording and displaying received information at a remote location using a premises recording unit
Inventor: SIZER II THEODORE
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 1995-12-14
Abstract: A system and apparatus records and displays information received from a premises such as ambient temperature or information received over a telephone network 14. A premises recording unit 18 is connected to a telephone network 14 and receives and stores telephone information received therefrom. eg. Caller ID. The premises recording unit includes a wireless transmitter 90 for generating and transmitting a packet of telephone information received from the telephone network. The generated signals can be radio, infrared and ultrasonic. A packet receiver 11 is spaced distant from the premises recording unit but within range of the packet transmission generated therefrom for receiving and storing the packet of telephone information. The packet receiver displays at least a portion of the packet of information. Another embodiment discloses a system which does not record the information prior to transmission. The display may be located near a doorway. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309410-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for heat sealing
Inventor: COOK PETER JOHN
IPC: B29C65/18
Filed: 1996-01-26
Abstract: Apparatus (2) for heat sealing material comprises a body (4) for receiving the material to be heated sealed, a sealing member (6) which closes on the body (4) to effect the heat sealing, a heating element switch means for causing operation of the heating element a stepdown transformer (14), first timer means (24) which is connected to the transformer primary and which controls the supply of current to the transformer primary and second timer means (20) which is connected to the transformer secondary and which controls the duration of the supply of current from the transformer (14) to the heating element.
Patent GB-2297537-A (GB)
Title: Label applying system
Inventor: TROUTEAUD LEE E
IPC: B65C1/02
Filed: 1993-07-02
Abstract: Label applying apparatus comprises a hollow shaft 56 drivable in both rotary directions and carrying a drive gear 54 coupled thereto by clutch means (comprising a spring 74); a driven gear 58 which is at a right angle to and in mesh with the drive gear 54; a tubular wand 18 fixed to and coaxial with the driven gear 58, for supporting a label 12 by suction; and means (comprising solenoids 60 to operate interceptor pins 62, 64, 66 engageable with abutment 68 on the back of gear 54) to cause disengagement of the clutch means and rotary movement of the driven gear 58 and wand 18 about their common axis so as, in use, to adjust the angular orientation of the label 12 on the wand. The rotation of the wand and label is 90, 180 or 270 degrees depending which pin 62, 64 or 66 is activated. The label 12 is initially delivered from a printer 14 and is stripped from the wand 18 by a slapper 28 which places it on a package 36.
Patent GB-2315318-A (GB)
Title: A pulsed motor
Inventor: MOFFAT JAMES RONALD
IPC: F03G3/00
Filed: 1996-06-26
Abstract: A pulse motor has motion acheived by applying an electrical pulse to the motor which converts this energy into linear motion. The motor requires no gearboxes or drive trains to obtain motion. The motor does not emit any gaseous discharges. The motor may be manufactured in any size. A striker 20 of ferrous material is moved linearly when a pulsed current is applied to coil 10. The striker strikes plate 15 to cause movement. Return movement of the striker is by a spring 15 or another coil which is suitably pulsed.
Patent GB-2304348-A (GB)
Title: Composition for artificial tracks and other surfaces
Inventor: FISK ADRIAN MORRIS
IPC: E01C13/06
Filed: 1996-08-16
Abstract: A composition e.g. for an artificial track comprises a blend of a hydrocarbon, particularly an alkane, with a polymer, particularly atactic polypropylene, as an aqueous emulsion. The emulsion has the particular advantage that it can be used without the need for heating. The emulsion may be mixed with aggregate, e.g. sand, and applied to a locus.
Patent GB-2317137-A (GB)
Title: Crimping tool with wire stripping capability
Inventor: YANG SHYI-DONG
IPC: H01R43/042
Filed: 1996-09-11
Abstract: A crimping tool 30 includes first and second elongated members 31, 32, each of which has a front jaw portion 33, a middle pivot portion 34 and a rear handle portion 35. The crimping tool 30 further includes a fastener 301 which extends through the pivot portions 34 to mount pivotally the elongated members 31, 32 to each other. The rear handle portion 35 of each of the elongated members 31, 32 has an inner longitudinal edge formed with a wire stripping section 38 and a lobe member 39. The lobe members 39 of the elongated members 31, 32 cooperatively prevent movement of the elongated members 31, 32 away from each other in a direction parallel to an axis of the fastener 301 when the elongated members 31, 32 are operated such that the wire stripping sections 38 cooperatively strip an insulation layer 41 of an electrical wire 40.
Patent GB-2306773-A (GB)
Title: Optical modulator
Inventor: SHIELDS ANDREW JAMES
IPC: G02B6/12
Filed: 1996-10-09
Abstract: The device comprises a quantum well guide region 57 for transmission of an optical beam therethrough, front 61 and back 53 gates an ohmic contact 63 to the guide region and a substrate, the guide region 53 comprises a quantum well is intersposed between the front and back gates. Applying biases to the front and back gates allows modulation of an incident beam in the guide region by varying the carrier concentration and the electrical field in the guide region. A single gate embodiment is also possible if a doped layer is provided at the other side of the quantum well to the single gate. A patterned back gate (53, figure 9) provides a variation in the thickness of the cladding below the quantum well and provides lateral optical confinement.
Patent GB-2312589-A (GB)
Title: TV speaker system with amplifying horn
Inventor: KIM JAE-NAM
IPC: H04R5/02
Filed: 1996-11-15
Abstract: The television loudspeaker system comprises an enclosure 16 and a support member 10 which is provided with a partition wall 10a and is mounted on both sides of a television cabinet. A speaker 14 is installed in the partition wall of the support member. An amplifying horn 20 is connected to the rear of the frame or chassis 18 of the speaker and collects and amplifies sound waves projected toward the frame or chassis. The speaker system collects and amplifies not only the midrange-frequency and high-frequency sounds projected toward the front of the speaker, but also some of the sound waves projected in the backward direction of the speaker, thereby providing improvement in the bass-frequency sounds.
Patent GB-2321007-A (GB)
Title: Safety runner for an umbrella
Inventor: KO CHIN-SUNG
IPC: A45B25/08
Filed: 1997-01-14
Abstract: An integrally moulded umbrella runner has an upper tubular portion 11, a nest 12, a base 13 and a lower portion 14. The lower portion has an elongate gap sized to receive the umbrella locking hook. A resilient tab 16 extends downwardly from the base to cover the gap and is depressed by the user when lowering the umbrella so as to release the hook by engagement with projection 17 on the inner surface of the tab.
Patent GB-2312637-A (GB)
Title: Grinding tool
Inventor: BIRK HEIDRUN
IPC: B24B23/04
Filed: 1997-04-28
Abstract: In a grinding tool for a hand-guided, electrical vibrating grinder which comprises a clamping plate (10) for attachment to a tool holder of the vibrating grinder and a grinding member as a continuation of the clamping plate, for grinding surfaces with a concave curvature and points which are difficult to access, the grinding member comprises an elongated, dimensionally stable carrier (15), which is an integral part of the clamping plate (10), and a highly flexible casing (16) surrounding the carrier (15) and having an elliptical to circular external contour. For receiving two individual grinding sheets (19, 20) or one hollow-cylindrical grinding sheet, an adherent cover (17, 18) is disposed on the top and bottom surface of the casing (16).
Patent GB-2326397-A (GB)
Title: Forward-facing rowing boat
Inventor: LUNNON CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B63H16/10
Filed: 1997-06-16
Abstract: The boat is propelled by oars, each of which comprises a handle part 2 and a separate blade part 1,the handle part 2 being pivoted at its outer end, and the blade part I pivoted at its inner end. The two parts are connected by a link 3 which is resistant to buckling and torsion, and which is pivotably attached to the two parts at a distance from their pivots such as to transmit the fore and aft movement of the handle, in the same sense, to the oar blade. It feathering is desired (see Fig 5), each part above is subdivided into an inner (4) and an outer (concentric) part (5), and the relative twist of the handle is transmitted by an additional link, e.g. a bowden cable (6), to give a corresponding twist to the blade.
Patent GB-2311463-A (GB)
Title: Composition for inhibiting intimal hyperplasia using PDGF antagonists
Inventor: HART CHARLES E
IPC: A61P7/00
Filed: 1995-12-20
Abstract: Methods for inhibiting intimal hyperplasia in the vasculature of mammals, including primates, are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to the mammal an anti-PDGF receptor antibody, such as an anti-PDGF-alpha receptor antibody or an anti-PDGF-beta receptor antibody. The methods are useful in reducing intimal hyperplasia due to, for example, vascular injuries resulting from angioplasty, endarterectomy, reduction atherectomy or anastomosis of a vascular graft. The anti-PDGF receptor antibodies may optionally be administered coordinately with heparin, whereby the coordinately administered antibody and heparin are combinatorially effective in inhibiting intimal hyperplasia.
Patent GB-2315831-A (GB)
Title: Limiting differential with cone clutch
Inventor: ISHIKAWA YASUHIKO
IPC: F16H48/40
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: A limiting differential comprises output side gears 17, 19 having male truncated cone sections 23 engaging female cone sections 7 on a differential casing 1. The cone sections 7, 23 form a cone clutch 25 which limits, by sliding friction produced via thrust loads, a differential movement between the side gears 17, 19 when they are rotated at different speeds. Male cone section 23 has a curvature which is offset, in a direction of a main axis 51, by a predetermined amount with respect to the female cone section 7. This offset results in a clearance p (eg of 5~m) at the large diameter portions 7b, 23b and a clearance q (eg of 15~m) at the small diameter portions 7a, 23a. When a differential movement takes place and a relatively high thrust force is applied to the cone clutch 25, the female cone sections 7 are deformed and enlarged thereby allowing slipping of the male sections 23 so that hatched portion D engages the female cone section 7. However because of the clearance q the small diameter portions 7a, 23a do not contact which avoids overheating, galling, wear and shock loads etc. Male cone section (see 33, fig 3) may have two radii of curvature or it may be a straight line, see fig 4.
Patent GB-2321056-A (GB)
Title: A method of preparing mixed glucosamine salts
Inventor: WAN MAURA DE
IPC: A61K31/70
Filed: 1997-08-19
Abstract: A method of preparing a therapeutically active crystalline form of glucosamine sulphate which is stale at ambient temperature and humidity and corresponds to the empirical formula: in which M represents a metal selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca, Mg, x = 1 if y = 2, and x = 2 if y = 1, wherein glucosamine hydrochloride and a sulphate of a metal selected from Na, K, Ca, Mg are reacted in the stoichiometric ratio defined by formula (I), in an aqueous solvent, and the stable crystalline form is precipitated by the addition of a liquid precipitating agent miscible with water.
Patent GB-2318780-A (GB)
Title: Skip
Inventor: JOUBERT ROBERT MONTAQUE
IPC: B66B17/26
Filed: 1997-10-23
Abstract: A skip 10 includes a hollow body 12. A discharge opening 20 leads from the body 12 at a low level. A door 22 is mounted on the body 12 for displacement between a closed position in which it closes the discharge opening 20 and an open position. A discharge chute 46 is mounted on the body 12 such that it is inclined downwardly from the discharge opening 20. The chute 46 is mounted for displacement relative to the body 12 between a rest position and a displaced position. Preferably, displacement of the chute 46 between its rest and displaced positions is effected simultaneously with displacement of the door 22 between its closed and open positions. The skip 10 may have door locking means in the form of a latch 38 and shaft 34. Cam followers 32, 44 are situated one above the other to facilitate displacement of the door 22 and latch 38 in a discharge station.
Patent GB-2330952-A (GB)
Title: Sealing arrangement for an electronic circuit module
Inventor: MCCULLOCH ANDREW
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 1997-11-01
Abstract: A sealing arrangement is provided for sealing an orifice (110) between an interior and an exterior surface of a housing (20) of an electronic module. An air-permeable, water-impermeable membrane (120) is disposed in the orifice. A portion of the exterior surface is provided with at least one surface channel (140) which extends between the orifice and a distant point. A protective cover (130) is attached to the exterior surface and arranged to overlie the membrane disposed about the orifice but not to overlie the distant point, thereby providing an air path to the interior surface of the module, via the surface channel and the membrane. In another embodiment (Fig. 4), the channel is provided in the cover with the membrane located in a gasket.
Patent GB-2332269-A (GB)
Title: A cooker hood
Inventor: CHEN CHAN-HO
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 1997-12-11
Abstract: A cooker hood includes a filter (1) for use in removing fumes emanating from cooking utensils. The filter is secured to the bottom side walls (3) of the hood housing by hook and loop fastening means (4 and 5). The filter includes a plurality of holes (2) for the passage of air therethrough.
Patent GB-2325283-A (GB)
Title: Conjoint control of gearbox and clutch
Inventor: REIK WOLFGANG
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1998-02-25
Abstract: The power train of a motor vehicle employs an automated transmission 6 and an automated clutch 4 between the transmission and the combustion engine 2. The clutch is automatically disengaged prior to, and is automatically reengaged after, each selection of a particular gear of the transmission. A common first actuator 12 (such as a reversible stepping motor) is employed to select the condition of the clutch and to select various gears, and a second actuator 16 is used to effect actual shifting of the transmission into or from a selected gear. The connection between the first actuator 12 and a clutch operating member 14 comprises a reciprocable or rotary first cam 31, and the connection between the first actuator and a gear selecting member comprises a preferably rotary second cam 18 which receives motion from the first cam.
Patent GB-2322782-A (GB)
Title: Tree support
Inventor: KIDA YUKIO
IPC: A01G23/04
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: Apparatus for supporting a tree comprises a retainer 7 placed in the planting hole and locked therein by slidable rods 9, 10 which engage in the walls of the hole; a support member 1 in the form of a flat belt which is wound round the base 18 of the tree and the ends of which are fastened together; and a tensioning member 19 attached to the support member 1 and the retainer 7, thereby holding the rootball 16 in place. The support member 1 is made from hemp coated with thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer so that it will decompose as the tree establishes itself. Alternatively, the support member may be made from rustable iron, or it may have a blade which severs the member as the roots expand, or a timing device which releases the tree after a preset interval.
Patent GB-2327269-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion resistance test for coated metal article
Inventor: TAKEUCHI TOSHIHIRO
IPC: G01N17/04
Filed: 1998-05-06
Abstract: A corrosion resistance test process which estimates the corrosion resistance of an article 4 formed of a metal 6 and a coating 7 is carried out synthetically and in a short time. The article is immersed in an electrolyte 3 and a voltage is applied to the metal to carry out a metal corroding step and a coating peeling-off step alternatively and repeatedly. The voltage applied is a superimposed voltage V d  + V a  resulting from superimposition of a DC voltage V d  and an analogue voltage V a . A voltage condition V d  < 0 and V d  + V a  > 0 is established at the metal corroding step, and a voltage condition V d  < 0 and V d  + V a  < 0 is established at the coating peeling-off step. One of the voltages may be held constant and the other increased in proportion to elapsed time. Preferably the AC voltage V a  is 12 to 30V and the DC voltage V d  is -6 to -10V.
Patent GB-2326513-A (GB)
Title: Rotating body display
Inventor: MARGETSON GUY EDWARD JOHN
IPC: G09F9/33
Filed: 1998-06-18
Abstract: A bicycle wheel (4) is supported by a fork (6) to which a magnet (12) is attached. Attached to one spoke (8) of the wheel (4) is an elongate array (10) comprising sixteen light emitting diodes extending radially of the wheel (4). A controller (16), mounted on the spoke (8) is connected to the array (10) by a cable (18). The controller includes a memory that stores a program for controlling the sequence in which the different LEDs of the array are to be energised. By selecting the timing and energisation of the different LEDs in accordance with a predetermined program, the observer will see an apparently stationary image on the wheel notwithstanding that it is rotating.
Patent GB-2338718-A (GB)
Title: An Iron Holder
Inventor: CARR CECIL
IPC: D06F79/02
Filed: 1998-06-27
Abstract: An iron holder (10) for a domestic iron (34) comprises a base plate (11) in the shape of the base of an iron (34) surfaced with a heat resistant mat (16), and supporting forwardly and rearwardly upstanding components (25,26) having curved upper formations (24,25,33) for retaining the iron's electric supply cable (35) away from the heated surfaces of the iron (34) when wound in a loop there around. One or each of the components (25,26) have apertures (21,32) for receiving the electric plug of the iron (34). This arrangement enables the iron (34) and the iron holder (10) to be moved around as a single unit without the cable (35) unravelling.
Patent GB-2342967-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle parking brake
Inventor: BASNETT MICHAEL NEIL
IPC: B60T11/10
Filed: 1998-10-21
Abstract: An electrically controlled vehicle parking brake 22 is operated by a control unit 28 in response to inputs from a strain gauge 34 mounted on a suspension arm 20 for measuring braking torque, a parking brake on/off switch 30, a gear select switch and an engine control unit 32. The control unit 28 releases the parking brake 22, following operation of the switch 30, when the braking torque falls to a predetermined level i.e.substantially zero e.g.due to an increase in the drive torque when the vehicle is being driven uphill. Unit 28 also provides an input to unit 32 so as to control the drive torque in response to the braking torque during parking brake release. For a fully automatic parking brake operation, switch 30 is omitted and control unit 28 additionally receives vehicle speed sensor signals so as to apply the parking brake whenever the vehicle speed falls to a predetermined level e.g.zero.
Patent GB-2331447-A (GB)
Title: Vamp formed from aramid fabric
Inventor: PESALLACCIA ENRICO
IPC: A43B5/02
Filed: 1998-11-13
Abstract: An article of sporting footwear comprises a vamp 2 and a sole unit 3, wherein at least most of the vamp is formed from aramid fibre fabric. Preferably, the article of footwear is a football boot having studs 4 on the sole unit 3. The vamp 2 may comprise a rear stiffening portion 15 and may also include closure flaps 13, 14 constructed from a semi-rigid material. At least some of the vamp 2 may be formed from a composite material. An outer surface (5, Fig. 2) of the vamp 2 may be provided with a number of projections 6 and the vamp 2 at a front part of the footwear may also comprise recesses.
Patent GB-2345872-A (GB)
Title: Grinding machine and method of grinding grass mower rotary blades
Inventor: BERNHARD STEPHEN GEOFFREY
IPC: B24B3/42
Filed: 1999-01-20
Abstract: A portable grinding machine for grinding or restoring a relief angle 34 onto the rotary blades of a grass mowing machine in a transverse reciprocal movement the grinding machine comprising a blade support means which comprises finger 11 for automatically maintaining the rotary blades 2, 102 of said mowing machine in contact with the grinding wheel 5, 105 during the reciprocal movement of the grinding machine along a blade.
Patent GB-2345963-A (GB)
Title: Surname/haplotype correlation
Inventor: SYKES BRYAN CLIFFORD
IPC: C12Q1/6879
Filed: 1999-01-25
Abstract: A method is provided for determining the probable surname of a male from a sample of his tissue or DNA, wherein the haplotype of his sample is compared with a database, the database containing information which correlates Y chromosome haplotypes to given surnames.