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Patent GB-2276991-A (GB)
Title: Protection circuit responsive to several sensors
Inventor: POWELL SIMON COLIN
IPC: H02H5/10
Filed: 1993-03-22
Abstract: A monitoring device for operating a switching means 40 in a power supply line 62, 64 between a supply 60 and load 50. The device comprises a plurality of sensors 10 for sensing a combination of characteristics of the power supply circuit e.g. overcurrent, residual current or cable sheath integrity and producing sensor signals in response thereto and logic means responsive to the sensors for producing an output signal for operating the switching means 40. The switching means may be placed in one 40 or both 40' of the live and neutral supply lines 62, 64. The cable sheath integrity sensor may consist of an insulating material with embedded conductors surrounding a standard 3 core mains cable (Fig. 2) where change in the resistance or capacitance of the conductors is sensed to indicate damage to the sheath. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276307-A (GB)
Title: "Webbing clamp of a safety-belt arrangement"
Inventor: JONSSON TONY
IPC: B60R22/42
Filed: 1993-03-22
Abstract: A lever 6 forming part of webbing clamp comprises an intermediate portion located between means 30, 31 to engage a pivot shaft 5 and means defining or engaging a clamping shoe 8. As shown the intermediate portion comprises a plurality of webs. The webs are formed in two groups (36, 37, 38; 39, 40, 41, Figs. 3 and 4) which groups diverge from one another from the ends thereof adjacent the clamping shoe. Extensions 18, 19 of the level cooperate with stops 20 to 23 formed on the frame 1 to limit the movement of the lever. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266435-A (GB)
Title: Audio data processing system
Inventor: HAN HONG-SU
IPC: H04B14/04
Filed: 1993-04-08
Abstract: An audio data processing system includes an interpolation circuit to correct for so-called double errors in successive digital audio samples. 64-Bit parallel samples of an audio signal, typically comprising four simultaneous audio channels for a sattelite t.v. transmission, are checked and corrected for single bit errors by a Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) circuit (not shown). Samples containing double bit errors, which cannot be corrected by the BCH circuit, are replaced by average values. When a sample containing a double error is detected, it is substituted by an average value based on the non-erroneous samples preceding and following the detected erroneous sample (Fig. 1A). When a succession of samples are detected to contain double errors, the last non-erroneous sample value is used as a substitution for the erroneous samples except for the last sample in the succession, which is substituted by the aforesaid average value (Fig. 1B). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278429-A (GB)
Title: Air vent with heating
Inventor: BRAND DANIEL MARTIN
IPC: F24H3/00
Filed: 1993-05-26
Abstract: There is disclosed an air vent 5a particularly for use in caravans comprising a first inlet orifice 10a having one or more heating elements 15a provided on an outermost side 20a thereof such that, in use, air passing through the first inlet orifice 10a from outside to inside is heated by the one or more heating elements 15a. The air vent preferably has an insulated enclosure 25a which defines the first inlet orifice 10a and a second inlet orifice 40a. Grills 45a, 50a are preferably provided over the inlet orifices 10a, 40a. A lip 51a may be provided to facilitate fixing the vent in a hole 55a in the floor of a caravan. Alternatively the vent may be located above a hole (55b, figure 3) in the floor or alongside a hole (55c, figure 4) in the wall of a caravan. The elements may be planar sheets or wires.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279742-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for monitoring ultrasonic surgical ablation
Inventor: HILL CHRISTOPHER ROWLAND
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 1993-06-29
Abstract: Apparatus for monitoring ablations in tissue during surgery. Pulses of ultrasound are emitted from an imaging transducer (4) which receives echoes back from the ablated tissue (14) and tissue (12, 16) adjacent to it. The received signals are then monitored with regard to backscatter and/or attenuation to determine whether or not they indicate changes in the absorption coefficient of the tissue which result from lesioning of that tissue. By this a surgeon may know whether or not to move on to other areas of tissue to ablate them. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269867-A (GB)
Title: Bypass clutch for a torque converter transmission is modulated according to percentage of shift completion
Inventor: PALANSKY BRUCE J
IPC: F16H61/14
Filed: 1993-07-26
Abstract: The torque transmitting capacity of a torque converter bypass clutch is modified during gearshift and subsequently increased according to the percentage of completion of the gearshift. The clutch is preferably electronically controlled and operates by comparing desired slip with actual slip to produce a slip error signal, controlling a bypass clutch PWM solenoid operated valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281264-A (GB)
Title: Ground attachment for use with a wheelclamp
Inventor: MILBANK FREDERICK NIGEL
IPC: B60R25/09
Filed: 1993-08-24
Abstract: A ground attachment for use with a wheelclamp comprises plates 1 and 2 connected by a hinge 3 which enables simple anchoring of a wheelclamped vehicle to the ground by means of a structure which is fixed to the ground by bolts 4 and locked to a crosspiece 6 the wheelclamp when the latter is in its wheel-clamped condition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272119-A (GB)
Title: Circuit breaker trip circuit supervision
Inventor: BLISS CHARLES ALAN
IPC: H02H3/04
Filed: 1993-11-01
Abstract: A trip circuit, for a three phase transmission circuit breaker, has the trip coil TCA, TCB, TCC for each phase in one of three parallel-connected branches, and a trip relay initiating contact TRC in a common line in series with the three branches. A solid-state supervision relay SA, SB, SC in each of the parallel branches includes a zener diode ZD1 in series with the respective trip coil which provides a substantially constant voltage in normal operation independent of whether it carries a low current with the circuit breaker closed or open and its associated trip coil energised, or a high current pulse with its trip coil energised in the circuit breaker "preclosed" condition. A circuit failure in any of the branches or the common line in any of these conditions results in the absence of this constant voltage being detected by a light source Land switch DA in at least one of the supervision relays and hence alarm activation via an alarm relay coil OA. The light sources L may be protected by further zener diodes and fuses. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273206-A (GB)
Title: Antenna for windows of automobiles
Inventor: MAEDA MASARU
IPC: H01Q1/32
Filed: 1993-11-29
Abstract: A rear window antenna (1) is disposed on a glass panel (2) of an automobile above a plurality of horizontally disposed heating electric wires (3). The antenna includes a feeder terminal (5) disposed on the rear window panel (2) near an edge thereof, and a plurality of antenna wires (4). A first section (4a) of the antenna extends from the feeder terminal along an edge of the rear window panel, a second section (4b) is folded from an end of the first section (4a) towards a vertical central line (6) of the rear window panel, and a third section (4c) extends as a main antenna section from an end of the second section (4b). The second section (4b) includes a horizontally folded portion which comprises a plurality of thin wires lying parallel to each other. The parallel thin wires are equivalent to a thicker wire for achieving increased gain in a wider frequency band and also reduced impedance. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276269-A (GB)
Title: Electrically conductive sheath for ribbon cable
Inventor: PLUMMER III WALTER ALLEN
IPC: H01B11/10
Filed: 1994-03-08
Abstract: A tubular electrical shielding sheath has inner and outer flexible electrically insulating sheets and an electrically conductive sheet shield sandwiched therebetween. An edge of the conductive shield is folded over the adjacent edge of the inner sheet and brought into electrical contact with the other edge of the shield. One edge of the outer sheet overlaps the other edge of the outer sheet and is adhesively bonded thereto, and one edge of the inner sheet overlaps the other edge of the inner sheet and is adhesively bonded thereto. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287932-A (GB)
Title: Carbonated beverage dispensing system
Inventor: WALSH JOHN JUSTIN
IPC: B67D1/00
Filed: 1994-03-29
Abstract: A carbonated beverage dispensing system includes a carbonation bowl 1 having a chamber 2 with a frusto conical upper part 4. Water is admitted to the chamber 2 as a mist through nozzle 7 and CO2 is admitted to the chamber through inlet 8 to provide a carbonated water reservoir. Carbonated water is driven under pressure of CO2 in the headspace of chamber 2 through a metering unit 42 and mixed at 27 with beverage syrup for dispensing through tap 29. When the dispense system is dormant a microprocessor 70 actuates pump 13 to introduce water which raises the level of the reservoir into the frusto conical part 4 so that the surface area of the reservoir exposed to the CO2 is reduced to alleviate excessive absorption of CO2 by the water in the reservoir. The system may be applied for post mix of carbonated water with beverage syrup or to pre-mix of beverage syrup with un-carbonated water and which mixture is subsequently carbonated. In a modification the volume of the headspace above the reservoir may be increased without the admission of CO2 to reduce the gas pressure in the headspace during dormant periods. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288737-A (GB)
Title: Suture anchor
Inventor: COOPER DEREK REDVERS
IPC: A61F2/08
Filed: 1994-04-18
Abstract: A suture anchor especially suitable for repairing tears of the rotator cuff tendons is disclosed. The anchor 10 comprises screw-receiving means 16, 18a for rotatably receiving a bone screw, suture receiving means 24 for receiving at least one suture and anchoring means 22 for preventing relative rotation between the suture anchor and a bone into which the bone screw is screwed. During insertion into the bone, and whilst sutures holding the tendon are in the receiving channels 24, the anchor can be rotated on the screw with respect to the bone to allow the orientation of the anchor to be adjusted. The screw is then further inserted into the bone to achieve a firm fixing. The anchoring means provide a broad area of anchorage and the anchor does not require a specialised tool to fix it in position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278454-A (GB)
Title: Toner for developing electrostatic image and process for the preparation thereof
Inventor: YAMAZAKI HAJIME
IPC: G03G9/08
Filed: 1994-05-16
Abstract: A process for producing a toner for developing electrostatic image comprises preparing a suspension of a mixed solution of a polymerizable monomer system containing at least a coloring agent and an aqueous system and polymerizing the suspension, wherein the suspension is prepared by jetting the mixed solution through a nozzle under elevated pressure in a flowing direction which is forced to vary so that the mixed solution collides with each other or with a predetermined plane to prepare suspended grains, and immediately passing the mixed solution through an apparatus for throttling the path so that back pressure and shearing stress produced by the throttling apparatus are used to adjust the grain diameter and grain size distribution of the suspended grains. The process provides a toner having a small grain diameter and a narrow grain size distribution and comprising additives homogeneously dispersed therein.
Patent GB-2279262-A (GB)
Title: Infant incubator and humidifier
Inventor: MCDONOUGH ROBERT M
IPC: F24F6/02
Filed: 1993-02-25
Abstract: An infant incubator having a humidifier (20) in which water, used to humidify the air circulated to the hood of the incubator, is supplied to a shallow, heated evaporation tray (34) from a larger unheated water reservoir (32) in regulated amounts. The humidifier (20) is located in the base (10) of the incubator and is arranged such that the reservoir (32), which is removably carried by a pivotally mounted door (30), and the evaporation tray (34), which is slidable into and from the humidifier when the humidifier door (30) is open, can be easily removed for refilling of the reservoir (32) and cleaning or maintenance of the water reservoir (32), the evaporation tray (34) and other components of the humidifier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285809-A (GB)
Title: Cationically bridged tetrakisazo dyestuffs with variable couplers, their production and use
Inventor: MOSER HELMUT ANTON
IPC: D06P1/41
Filed: 1995-01-11
Abstract: The invention relates to cationically bridged tetrakisazo compounds, corresponding to formula I,   <IMAGE> in which K1 is any coupling agent, B is any bridging member, K2 is a cationic pyridone coupler or pyridone coupler carrying a tertiary amino group, A<1> is an anion, eg of an organic carboxylic acid, and D is a hydroxyalkylene, alkylene or xylylene group. Each chromophore must contain at least two water-solubilizing groups and coupling must be asymmetrical. The compounds and their preparations are used for dyeing and printing hydroxy-group-containing or nitrogen-containing organic substrates by a known method. Preferred substrates are textile materials which consist of or contain cellulose, especially cotton, or also bast fibres, leather and preferably paper or paper pulp products, especially wood-containing paper.
Patent GB-2299700-A (GB)
Title: A portable hard disk drive connector
Inventor: SHIEH RON-YEN
IPC: G11B33/12
Filed: 1995-04-05
Abstract: A portable hard disk drive connector with a parallel printer port control board including a casing 1 having an upper cover 12 and a lower cover 11 engaged with the upper cover, a control board fixedly fitted in the lower cover and having a parallel printer port interface input connector 21, a parallel printer port output connector 22, and a hard disk drive connector (Fig 2A, 23), whereby a 1.8" hard disk drive can be fitted into the casing and externally connected to the parallel printer port of a computer.
Patent GB-2289117-A (GB)
Title: Downhole telemetry system
Inventor: SWIETLIK GEORGE
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 1995-05-04
Abstract: In well drilling, a downhole telemetry system, employing pressure pulsing of mud flow down a drillstring, comprises a valve having a pattern of orifices which variably chokes mudflow to cause dependent variations in back-pressure at the surface. The pattern of orifices is preferably formed by one or more orifices in each of two mutually telescoping sleeves 116, 120 whose relative positions determine the orifice pattern and total mud throughflow area. One sleeve is preferably fixed and the other sleeve slides or turns in dependence on the parameter being telemetered. The telemetry system may be reversed in operation to allow remote operation of downhole equipment from the surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289316-A (GB)
Title: Pipe coupling
Inventor: HANSEN ALBERT FREDERICK
IPC: F16L19/02
Filed: 1995-05-12
Abstract: A pipe coupling has two body parts (1) and (2). One or both comprise a tubular portion having an end (6) onto which a pipe can be engaged and an external screw thread (8) around a part of each tubular portion, to receive a pipe nut (9) which by rotation can be moved onto the exterior of a pipe (5) engaged on the end of the coupling to clamp the pipe. There is a ball and socket joint (11, 12) between the two body parts (1, 2) of the coupling and a centre nut (10) captive around and against one of the body parts and screwed partly onto the other body part to hold the two together, so that the two body parts can swivel relative to one another. The ball (12) of the ball and socket joint may comprise an annular flap (13) integral with and around the ball and an annular undercut beneath the flap, which form a fluid tight seal against the socket of the other body part. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2302317-A (GB)
Title: Steering mechanism for a narrowboat
Inventor: HILL CHRISTOPHER ROGER
IPC: B63H5/14
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: A steering mechanism 1 for a narrowboat comprises duct means 2 formed by two arcuate baffles 2a, 2b mounted on vertical shafts 5, 6 connected via linkage 9 to the rudder R of the boat so that the baffles 2a, 2b and the rudder rotate in unison to angle the duct means 2 relative to the boat and propeller 3 during reversing of the boat, in order to counteract sideways drift of the boat. The ducting effect is aided by base plate 8. In a modified embodiment, the duct means is tubular and the propeller pivots with the duct means, and in another embodiment, the duct means (D, figure 5) is tubular, is connected to the rudder via a belt drive (B), and has a top portion (D1) which is removable with a weed extractor unit (W).
Patent GB-2304151-A (GB)
Title: Automotive i.c. engine with supplementary piston-and-cylinder energy accumulator
Inventor: MORTON GUY STEWART
IPC: F02B21/00
Filed: 1995-07-25
Abstract: A floating piston 11 is slidable in a cylinder bore 10 sealed at one end with automotive type piston rings. The piston 11 is preloaded against one closed end of the cylinder bore by a spring 12. The closed end against which the piston is preloaded is pierced so that a tube or airway 14 may communicate with the combustion chamber of an I.C. engine. The preload is made such that on the compression stroke of the engine the floating piston 11 will not move until the full compression pressure is reached. The subsequent pressure due to mixture burning moves the floating piston 11 against the spring 12 thus storing energy for use at a later portion of the engine stroke. The accumulator may be integral with the engine cylinder head or block or may be incorporated into the engine itself eg the working cylinder may contain two pistons spring loaded apart.
Patent GB-2307434-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for forming a notch in a flange in the neck of a container
Inventor: MURPHY WILLIAM
IPC: B23D3/02
Filed: 1996-03-06
Abstract: Apparatus (20) for forming a notch in an internal flange (8) in the neck (3) of a beer keg (1) comprises a cutting tool (45) which is carried on a carrier shaft (46), which in turn, is slidable within a carrier housing (32) on which the keg (1) is supported in an inverted orientation located by a spigot (43), extending into a throat (6) of the neck (3). An urging ram (48) inserts the carrier shaft (46) and cutting tool (45) into the beer keg (1) through the throat (6) and then urges the cutting tool (45) and carrier shaft (46) (48) downwardly, so that as the cutting tool (45) passes the internal flange (8) and the notch is formed. The removed material passes down a slot (76) into a chute. Means are provided to monitor passage of the removed material down the chute.
Patent GB-2307079-A (GB)
Title: Memory address generation in programmable logic array devices
Inventor: SUNG CHIAKANG
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 1996-05-14
Abstract: A programmable logic array integrated circuit device has a relatively large block 20 of programmable memory cells in addition to the usual programmable logic modules and the usual programmable interconnection conductor network. In order to simplify the circuitry associated with the large block, and especially the circuitry for addressing that block during programming and/or verification of the device, an address decoder 36 normally used to address the block during use of the device to perform logic is also used during programming and/or verification. During programming and/or verification a counter 40 or other similar coded address signal generating circuitry is used to supply address information to the decoder 36.
Patent GB-2313275-A (GB)
Title: Multi-block three dimensional grid
Inventor: PAOLETTI STEFANO
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1996-05-18
Abstract: A computer graphics system and method for automatically defining a multi-block grid in a three dimensional space region which has a plurality of finite 4-sided surfaces arranged so that the space region is divided into a plurality of substantially hexahedral adjacent blocks.
Patent GB-2301980-A (GB)
Title: Machine diagnosis using connectionless communication mode
Inventor: MOTOYAMA TETSURO
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 1996-05-22
Abstract: A method and system for monitoring, controlling and diagnosing operation of a machine such as a business office machine, e.g. a facsimile machine (28), a copier (24) and/or a printer (32). When the speed of communication between the remote device (16, 18, 20, 22) and machine is not urgent, a connectionless mode of communication may be used. The preferred form of connectionless communication is an electronic mail message transmitted over the Internet. However, when a condition needs urgent action, a direct connection is used for communication such as communication via a telephone or a ISDN line. The information obtained from the machine is stored in one or more data bases within a company and information of the machine is shared between a service department, engineering and design department, manufacturing department, and marketing department. As communication over the Internet via electronic mail is not secure, the connectionless-mode messages transmitted using Internet electronic mail are encrypted.
Patent GB-2323554-A (GB)
Title: A plastics moulded component for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the component
Inventor: LIDGARD BRIAN DAVID
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 1997-03-27
Abstract: A plastics moulded component 48 for a vehicle is disclosed comprising a plastics substrate layer 36 joined to a colour coat layer 16 by an adhesive layer 18 wherein the colour coat layer comprises a hologram 20. The invention also discloses a method of manufacturing such a component 48, (78)(figure 9-not shown) both as a shallow draw and as a deep draw moulding. The hologram 20, 62 is a visible decorative feature, such as the vehicle trade mark, and the component may comprise, for example, a dash panel of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2324968-A (GB)
Title: A putting aid for golfers
Inventor: WILSON JAMES
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 1997-05-07
Abstract: A putting target for golf practice comprising a flap or disc (12) rotatably mounted about a substantially horizontal axis (13,23,33) to allow free passage of a golf ball and so that a major portion (12B) of the flap or disc lies below the axis (13) so that the flap always returns to an upright condition.
Patent GB-2312786-A (GB)
Title: High performance integrated circuit package
Inventor: MOSLEY LARRY
IPC: H01L23/12
Filed: 1996-01-11
Abstract: A high performance integrated circuit package (10) placed on a printed circuit (PC) board (56) and having a first dielectric layer. On top of this first dielectric layer a metallized die pad (22) and a first metal ring (38a), surrounding this metallized die pad, are positioned. The metallized die pad and the first metal ring electrically couple to the PC board to receive respectively a first power supply signal and a second power supply signal. An integrated circuit die (12) is then affixed to the metallized die pad. This integrated circuit die (12) has a first power supply signal bond pad (28, 30) and a second power supply signal bond pad (33, 34), which respectively are coupled to the metallized die pad and the first metal ring. Consequently, the metallized die pad and the first metal ring operate as a first power supply plane and a second power supply plane coupling the first and second power supply signals coming from the PC board to the first and second power supply signal bond pads on the integrated circuit die.