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Patent GB-2325268-A (GB)
Title: Computer security
Inventor: THOMAS MERVYN JOHN
IPC: E05B73/00
Filed: 1997-05-08
Abstract: The invention comprises apparatus for use in securing a laptop computer in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a base plate 1 for securing to the rear of a vehicle seat 22 and a carrier 2 to which the laptop 26 is secured. The base plate 1 has runners 4 and 5 under which flanges 14 and 15 on the carrier 2 are slid into a fitted position and captively held to prevent direct removal of the carrier 2 from the plate. The plate and carrier also each have apertured lugs 10 and 16 which are locked together to secure the carrier in the fitted position on the plate. This arrangement is to prevent unwanted removal of the laptop from the vehicle.
Patent GB-2325223-A (GB)
Title: Novel antiatherosclerosis agents for lipid-lowering and antiperoxidative activity
Inventor: YENG FENG-WEN
IPC: C07C319/14
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein  R 1  is hydrogen, hydroxy or alkoxy; each of R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5 , which are the same or different, is hydrogen or alkyl; and n is 0, 1 or 2; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; act as inhibitors of LDL-peroxidation and can therefore be used to treat or prevent atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of formula (I) and a process for making such compounds.
Patent GB-2327615-A (GB)
Title: Golf course layout and score card
Inventor: DE VERE JOHN
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: A golf course layout comprises a small number of greens A, B, C, D and a larger number of tees so that individual holes are played in a crisscross manner. Each green has a unique identifier which is shown on a score card and the score card (or set of score cards) provides a way of playing multiple matches whilst largely avoiding conflicting actions on the course.
Patent GB-2328918-A (GB)
Title: Selecting modules to produce aircraft variants
Inventor: ASH GEOFFREY JAMES
IPC: B64C1/00
Filed: 1997-09-04
Abstract: Aircraft variants are assembled from modules (eg. hydraulics module 16, and environmental control system module 22) that are common to all the variants, and modules that are specific to respective variants. By appropriate combination of wing modules (fig. 2) variants having different wing areas can be produced. Modular interchangeability reduces assembly time and simplifies repair and manufacture.
Patent GB-2315295-A (GB)
Title: Free wheel double lock clutch mechanism
Inventor: O'DONNELL PATRICK
IPC: E05B65/12
Filed: 1996-03-15
Abstract: A clutch (22) providing lost motion between a motor operated mechanism for operating a vehicle door lock and a manually operated mechanism for operating the vehicle door lock. The clutch (22) includes a cam member (80) rotatable about an axis between a first "locking" position and a second "un-locking" position and an output member (62) rotatable about the axis between a third "lock" position and a fourth "unlock" position. The output member (62) has a first drive surface (64b) and a second drive surface (64c) spaced apart from the first drive surface (64b) of the output member (62). The cam member (80) has a first drive surface (82b) disposed to engage the first drive surface (64b) of the output member (62). The cam member (80) also has a second drive surface (82c) disposed to engage the second drive surface (64c) of the output member (62).
Patent GB-2330266-A (GB)
Title: Generating camera image data for an image processing system
Inventor: APPLEBY KENNETH PHILIP
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 1997-10-10
Abstract: To produce camera data α, #, #, A and Á (as defined in figure 3) for a sequence of images two images i and j are selected 500, from the sequence of images. A portion or sample, P, of pixels from the first image i of the two images is selected 502. The initial estimates of the camera image data parameters are set 504 as α i , # i , #', A and Á. The initial parameters are used to establish a first estimate of the matrix T (figure 4). The pixels of the sample P are transformed, using the current estimate of matrix T into the second image to produce a second set of sample pixels P'. The images i and j are compared 508,510 to determine the degree of similarity or alignment between them by determining the difference using the function #C where #C=(#)#((#r)<SP>2</SP>+(#g)<SP>2</SP>+(#b)<SP>2</SP>) for all N in which #r, #g, #b represent the differences between the colour components of the two images. A determination is made 512 as to whether a minimum of #C has been reached and if not the estimates of α i , # i , #', A and Á are altered in accordance with a Simplex method. Once a minimum has been reached the values of α, #, #, A and Á are stored. This process is then repeated for each pair of images in the sequence and an iterative process used on the processed frames to find the values of A and Á. These are then used in the above described process to find the values of α, # and #.
Patent GB-2321571-A (GB)
Title: Network/node interface
Inventor: NAM HONG SOON
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1997-11-05
Abstract: An STM-16 Network-Node Interface (NNI) is capable of checking whether a fault is generated on any station when the VC-4 AU received from a remotely located station has the fault, by checking the incoming data streams 17 and communication with the remote node using the still unused values of APS bytes. The interface comprises duplicate physical layer processing blocks 10 for processing a physical layer to provide a plurality of simplex ATM layers, an ATM layer controller 40 for controlling the processing condition of each of the ATM layers processed by the ATM layer processing means, a controlling microprocessor 15; and ATM layer processing block 20 for processing the ATM layers to a plurality of ATM cells.
Patent GB-2331399-A (GB)
Title: High intensity light source
Inventor: HART PETER BRIAN
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A radiation source for use in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and adapted to emit light, having a high intensity close to an emitting surface, including a densely packed two dimensional array of light emitting diodes assembled on a surface of a thermally conductive substrate 2, the density and pattern of the light emitting diodes on the substrate being such that the intensity of the light emitted by the array is uniform over an emitting surface; means for applying drive currents to each of the light emitting diodes; heat sink 5 for dissipating the heat generated by said light emitting diodes; and a housing 4 within which the light emitting diode array is located. The housing includes an output port 11 for the emitted light. The housing members and diode array each have a physical shape and size determined by a particular PDT application. The diode array is preferably of modular construction to facilitate the provision of a number of radiation sources having different physical shapes and sizes to suit particular PDT applications.
Patent GB-2332289-A (GB)
Title: Handling processor-intensive data processing operations
Inventor: HAWKINS JOHN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1997-12-11
Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for data retrieval which identify from requested data retrieval operations those operations which require a particular processing task to be performed, and then separate those operations from operations not requiring the processing task. The separated sets of tasks are queued separately for independent processing. This enables resource scheduling to be performed which avoids the operations which do not require performance of the task from having to wait for the operations which do require the task. This is an advantage where the task is a processor-intensive task such as digital watermarking of images. A particular resource allocation method includes enqueing the set of operations requiring the processing task in a circularly linked list and then employing a scheduler to implement a round-robin allocation of resources for each of the system users in turn. Also provided is a pre-fetch policy whereby sets of data objects are retrieved from a data repository for processing in response to data retrieval requests and post-retrieval processing such as watermarking is initiated before an individual data object in the set has been selected.
Patent GB-977944-A (GB)
IPC: E21C27/24
Abstract: 977,944. Mineral-mining machines. GEBR. EICKHOFF MASCHINENFABRIK UND EISENGIESSEREI m.b.H. July 13, 1961 [July 20, 1960], No. 25344/61. Heading E1F. To prevent jamming of the cutter head of a mineral-mining machine by the sides of the space mined out by vertical-swinging of the cutter head there is also applied to the head a limited oscillatory movement transverse of the face being mined. The cutting means comprises pick-armed cutter drums 3 mounted between or beyond vertically swingable cutter chaincarrying jibs swingable by a ram 7 about axis 1. The cutter head is swingably supported about a vertical pivot 8 on a self-advancing base and rests at the leading end thereof on an arcuate track 10. Oscillation of the cutter head is caused by controlled actuation of opposed rams 9, 9<SP>1</SP>.
Patent GB-2321450-A (GB)
Title: Sheet feeding
Inventor: HERMANN HERBERT
IPC: B65H3/08
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: The uppermost sheet of a pile 1 is lifted by a pneumatic sucker 4, and pulled backwards a distance x so as to remove its leading edge from under a catch 8. Thereafter the sheet is advanced to feed rollers by a further sucker 10. The catch, may be domed (8', figures 6 - 8) and freely movable in a mounting (13'), eg as a piston (17) which directs air out of apertures (24) at the front edge of the sheet stack. Guide fingers (32) may direct the sheet to the feed rollers.
Patent GB-2321899-A (GB)
Title: Differentially tempered glass panel for cathode ray tube
Inventor: SHIMIZU NAOYA
IPC: C03B27/044
Filed: 1998-01-27
Abstract: A glass panel for a cathode ray tube comprises a substantially rectangular face portion and a skirt portion constituting a side wall of the face portion, wherein a compressive stress layer having a thickness of at least 1/10 of the thickness of the face portion, is formed on each of the inner and outer surfaces of a useful screen area of the face portion, so as to satisfy 0.4## di /# ci #1.0, where # ci  is the compressive stress on the inner surface at the center of the useful screen area, and # di  is the compressive stress on the inner surface in the vicinity of ends of diagonal axial lines of the useful screen area. The desired property is achieved by cooling the corner portions of a glass panel with air.
Patent GB-2334600-A (GB)
Title: Pre-regulated power supplies for ECUs
Inventor: DAVIES GARRY RAYMOND
IPC: H02J1/00
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: A voltage supply circuit for an ECU of the type in which a supply voltage is connected to a voltage regulator 10 via an N-MOSFET control device 16 and 20, wherein, at least above a predetermined lower operating value, the control device 16 and 20 is adapted to introduce resistance of progressively higher value between the voltage supply and the voltage regulator in dependence upon increasing values of supply voltage. The N-MOSFET control device acts as a pre-regulator.
Patent GB-2323334-A (GB)
Title: Wet etching glass with recycle of etchant and end-point sensing by temperature
Inventor: SHIN WOO-SUP
IPC: C23F1/08
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: Apparatus for etching glass in the manufacture of LCDs includes a tank 12 for supplying an aqueous solution of HF to an etch bath 20 which includes a temperature sensor 60 for detecting the end-point of the etching process. On completion of etching, residual etchant from etch bath 20 is transferred to a settling 13 tank wherein oxide residues are separated by precipitation and then removed to a drain line 53. Diluted HF etchant solution is recycled from tank 13 to tank 12 for further use.
Patent GB-2325106-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating a surveillance system
Inventor: TAYLOR ERIC
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 1998-04-09
Abstract: A surveillance system has a plurality of video cameras. Using a keyboard 12, the user selects a desired camera, and displays its output on the relevant monitor for a desired length of time (dwell time). Once the desired dwell time has elapsed, the next camera is selected, and so on. When any camera is selected, a controller automatically records the identity of the camera, and reads a system clock to commence the measurement of the intended dwell time for the camera. When the next camera is selected, the clock is read again and the difference between the two time readings is recorded, associated with the relevant camera identity, as the selected dwell time. This process is repeated until the desired sequence list has been created. The list is stored in a RAM 18 and controls the automatic selection of the cameras in use.
Patent GB-2327817-A (GB)
Title: Mounting of an electrical part with motor; fan guide construction; vibration isolation
Inventor: KATO YASUHIRO
IPC: F16F15/08
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: The motor 3, of a crossflow fan, has an outer shell 8 through which an output shaft 7 passes, the shaft 7 then passes through a component mounting plate 15 which confronts the side of the outer shell 8 defining a space in which the electrical parts 4, 18, 19, 20, required for the operation of the fan, are positioned. The shell 8 comprises two halves which are sealed together, orientating means are provided. The protective sleeve 9 which prevents whipping of the shaft, is supported by the mounting plate. The fan is of a double casing type with impellers 2 and fan casings 1, which surround the impellers, being provided on both sides of the electric motor 3. The casing components are assembled by the caulking flanged portions. A second electric motor 4 is provided for swinging the casings 1 to change the air supply direction. The fan is provided with a vibration isolating mounting device (fig.20, no.s 404, 405 etc.), the device having opposing parts which are assembled captively either side of a mounting flange.
Patent GB-2331485-A (GB)
Title: Tape application device and method
Inventor: MAEDA TSUYOSHI
IPC: B65H37/00
Filed: 1998-11-19
Abstract: A tape squeezing device for folding an adhesive tape over both side edge portions of a work 12, for example, a door sash of an automotive vehicle, comprises a main body 11 formed with a grooved portion 13, a pair of tilted surface portions 16, an expandable elastic sheet 19 arranged along the recessed portion 13 and the tilted surface portion 16, and a pair of squeezing levers 22 held for reciprocal motion in opposing directions. In use, the work 12 is engaged with recessed portion 13 and the device pushed along the work 12 while the pair of squeezing levers 22 are operated to fold the adhesive tape over both side edges of the work 12. A bracket 27 may be provided having a base end portion pivoted at a centre portion 28 of the main body 11 and an adhesive tape guide roller 30 rotatably mounted on the free end 29 of the bracket 27 to contact one side of the work 12. A further embodiment of a tape squeezing device is disclosed (see Figures 10-12) in which a main body includes three groove portions (41, 43, 45) formed to engage both side edges of the work and to fold the adhesive tape over both side edges of the work as the device is pushed along the work.
Patent GB-2349147-A (GB)
Title: Doped calcium fluoride precipitate
Inventor: TOVEY DANIEL RUSSELL
IPC: C09D5/22
Filed: 1999-04-19
Abstract: A calcium fluoride precipitate is doped with ions, eg at least one of the lanthanide ions, (preferably Eu<SP>+2</SP>, Eu<SP>+3</SP>, ions of Tb or Dy) or at least one group IIIb ion, (preferably, ions of T1). A method for manufacturing a calcium fluoride precipitate, comprises the steps of producing a dopant solution using a salt of at least a first dopant and a solvent for that salt; producing a solution of CaC1<SB>2</SB>; mixing the dopant solution and CaC1<SB>2</SB> solution with hydrogen fluoride to produce a calcium fluoride precipitate doped with ions of the first dopant. The doped calcium fluoride is used as a phosphor.
Patent GB-2349960-A (GB)
Title: Secure password provision
Inventor: PETERS MATTHEW FRANCIS
IPC: G06F21/46
Filed: 1999-05-08
Abstract: A method for providing, from a client computer across a network, such as the Internet, secure passwords to one or more remote computers. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a string, such as a domain or realm name, associated with an application on one of the or each remote computer; obtaining a password from a user of the client computer; combining the string and the password ineversibly, such as by a forward hash algorithm, to generate a secure password for the application; and providing only the secure password to the one remote computer. There may further be provision for using this secure password as the basis for one-time secure passwords based on challenges from the remote computer for each access.
Patent GB-2341284-A (GB)
Title: Smart battery charging system with reduced power consumption
Inventor: KOMATSU MASAYUKI
IPC: H02J7/02
Filed: 1999-06-30
Abstract: A smart battery charging system for a portable information processing device, e.g. notebook computer, comprises a smart charger 3, smart selector 4, a switch control unit 13 and smart battery packs 11 and 12. When a charge request signal is output from microprocessor 14 of smart battery 11, switch 19 within the switch control unit is closed and switch 20 is opened. As a result, smart selector 4 detects connection of battery 11 and effects charging. When the battery is fully charged, a full charge signal is output from microprocessor 14 to open switch 19 and close switch 20. This disconnects battery pack 11 from selector 13 and allows charging of battery pack 12. The switch control unit is separate from host controller 5 of the information processing system (see fig. 1). Prior art charging systems rely on the host controller performing the functions of switch control unit 13. Having a separate low power switch control unit allows the host controller to be switched off during charging, thus reducing power consumption. The system can charge more than two smart battery packs.
Patent GB-2354841-A (GB)
Title: Compensating inertial forces in `pick and place' robot systems
Inventor: BANCROFT DAVID
IPC: B01J19/00
Filed: 1999-10-01
Abstract: Inertial forces in a pick and place robot system, such as the gantry system shown for transferring samples to high-density arrays RA of biologically active substances are compensated for by controlling the transfer units TU1, TU2 to move in opposite directions with the same speed/acceleration profiles. As shown, the units move respectively in the X-direction by means of linear motors LM1x, LM2x on trust rod TR1x, in the Y-direction by means of linear motors LM1y, LM2y on rods TR1y, TR2y, and in the Z-direction by means of linear motors LM1z, LM2z on rods TR1z, TR2z to transfer samples from positions SP1 and SP2 respectively to two arrays RA1-RA12, RA13-RA24. In an alternative embodiment (Figures 5, 6) are central printed circuit board has components added by both transfer units. The compensation method may also be applied to arm type multi-axis robots. Means for dissipation of energy in the system to prevent frame shake may be provided in the form of a suspended mass and attached damper (Figure 7).
Patent GB-2345071-A (GB)
Title: Masonry walls : insulation
Inventor: WIGLEY VICTOR JOSEPH
IPC: E04F13/04
Filed: 1999-11-19
Abstract: A masonry wall has a solid load - bearing outer skin and an interior plasterboard skin, this being supported on a bridging stud adhered to both skins with plaster dabs, there being insulation supported in the space between the skins. Also disclosed are a flat rib strengthened mesh, a thinner than conventional brick with attached insulation, a pre-rendered building block, a cast - in - situ reinforced lintel, and a crimped or pleated insulation material.
Patent HU-T68113-A (HU)
Title: Device for controlling, regulating and monitoring heating systems in particular district heating systems
Inventor: GROEMER HERBERT
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1993-02-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling, regulating and monitoring remote heating systems using exchange stations at the final users' premises. According to the invention, several exchange stations (25, 26, 27 or 28, 29, 30 or 31, 32, 33 or 34, 35, 36) are brought together to form groups of stations (37, 38, 39, 40) which are each connected to a central master computer (2) via a data concentrator (11, 12, 13, 14). Each station (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36) has a remote heating meter and freely programmable electronic units. The central master computer (2) has a program for interrogation, diagnosis and value predetermination and for the graphic display of test and fault data and is coupled via a backbone LAN to an energy management computer (3) fitted with an energy optimising program. The device of the invention makes it possible for the remote heat generator to match the energy supply precisely to the current energy requirement on the basis of the information transmitted to the central master computer from the exchange stations via the data network and thus to make the best possible use of the available energy.
Patent HU-T67004-A (HU)
Title: Synergistic microbicidal composition for plants
Inventor: ZEUN RONALD
IPC: A01N43/36
Filed: 1994-06-27
Abstract: Plant microbicide composition comprises at least 2 active components in a ratio providing a synergistic fungicidal activity. The composition comprises a first component (I) selected from fludioxonil (i.e. 4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile) (Ia) and a 4-(dihalophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile of formula (Ib); and a component (II) comprising 2-phenylamino-4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-pyrimidine. R1 = F or Cl; R2 = Cl or CF3.
Patent HU-T75619-A (HU)
Title: Method for removing of moist from gases
Inventor: HAMM REINER
IPC: B01D53/28
Filed: 1994-09-05
Abstract: The removal of moisture from gases is carried out by adsorption to a composition which comprises an active metallic component, preferably chromium, on a heat-resistant oxidic support. The absorption of moisture is connected with a colour change of the composition which can be used as an indicator when a transparent adsorption cartridge is employed.
Patent HU-T71331-A (HU)
Title: Angiotensin ii antagonists against disorders associated with impaired neuronal conduction velocity, especially diabetic neuropathy
Inventor: OLDHAM ALEXANDER ANTHONY
IPC: A61K31/47
Filed: 1993-04-07
Abstract: This invention relates to the use of angiotensin II antagonists in treating or preventing the development of disease conditions associated with impaired neuronal conduction velocity, such as diabetic neuropathy, and concerns pharmaceutical compositions containing an angiotensin II antagonist together with one or more other agents known to be of value in treating or preventing the development of disease conditions associated with impaired neuronal conduction velocity.
Patent HU-T72842-A (HU)
Title: Multiple drug resistance gene of aureobasidium pullulans
Inventor: PEERY ROBERT BROWN
IPC: C07H21/04
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding the multiple drug resistance protein of  Aureobasidium pullulans . Vectors and transformed host cells comprising the multiple drug resistance-encoding DNA of Aureobasidium pullulans are also provided. The invention further provides assays which utilize these transformed host cells.
Patent HU-T72755-A (HU)
Title: 4-hydroxy-benzopyran-2-ones and 4-hydroxy-cycloalkyl[b]pyran-2-ones useful to treat retroviral infections
Inventor: ANDERSON DAVID JOHN
IPC: A61K31/427
Filed: 1994-02-03
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/US94/00938 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 4, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 4, 1995 PCT Filed Feb. 3, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/18188 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 1994The present invention relates to compounds of formula I which are 4-hydroxy-benzopyran-2-ones and 4-hydroxy-cycloalkyl[b]pyran-2-ones useful for inhibiting a retrovirus in a mammalian cell infected with said retrovirus.    <IMAGE>  I  Wherein R10 and R20 taken together are:    <IMAGE>  II   <IMAGE>  III