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Patent GB-2272134-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for determining signal transmission quality levels of a transmitted signal
Inventor: MARRY PATRICK J
IPC: H04B17/00
Filed: 1993-04-08
Abstract: An apparatus, and associated method, for determining signal transmission quality levels of a discretely-encoded information signal received by a receiver. The signal strength of the received signal is calculated, and the levels of interference introduced upon the information signal is determined. The value of the signal strength is weighted by the amount of interference introduced upon the information signal. The resultant weighted signal forms the signal transmission quality level. The value of the signal transmission quality level is displayed to provide a user with a quantitative indication of the signal transmission quality level of the signal received by the receiver.
Patent GB-2272804-A (GB)
Title: A seal for a waterproof connector
Inventor: SAKURAI KAZUAKI
IPC: H01R4/20
Filed: 1993-11-19
Abstract: A seal, for example of rubber, is formed of a larger diameter portion having external projections for reception sealingly in a connector body (fig. 5, not shown), internal projections for sealing the sheath (15) of a cable (13), a step (12) against which the end on the sheath (15) may abut, and a smaller diameter portion for engagement in a connector pin. The step (12) defines a limit for cable insertion. The pin has a wire connection end (18a), an engagement hole (19) and an abutment shoulder (20) against which a front (10c) of the seal may abut. Conductors (14) of the cable (13) and the front of the seal (10) are inserted into the engagement hole (19) and crimped in place.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274301-A (GB)
Title: Security covers for door or window openings
Inventor: MUIRHEAD ROBERT
IPC: E06B9/02
Filed: 1994-01-14
Abstract: A security cover (100) for an opening of a building, such as a window or door, comprises a cover (102) for the opening and on its intended inner face a pair of relatively movable gripping members (112, 114) for gripping a surround of the opening and means for moving the gripping members apart to exert a gripping force on the opening surround. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275032-A (GB)
Title: Control appliance for a vehicle steering system
Inventor: VOGEL THOMAS
IPC: B62D5/06
Filed: 1994-02-04
Abstract: The control appliance enables an automatic control intervention or steering intervention, e.g. in response to sensors 9 which sense side-wind perturbations, without corresponding motion of a steering wheel. For this purpose, the drive connection 2', 2" between the steering wheel and the steered wheels of the vehicle can be separated by a clutch 5, relative movement between the two parts being controlled by electrical drive means 6, 7, 10, 12. In the event of a malfunction the driver may be isolated from their energy supply or if only one drive means 6 or 7 fails, automatic intervention may still be provided by the other although in such a case the input and output shafts 2', 2" will make equal movements. The clutch may be replaced by a self-locking drive 10 (Figure 2) in the form of a travelling wave electric motor or by a differential gear (Figure 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274700-A (GB)
Title: Pipe bracket
Inventor: BAKER ALAN KEITH
IPC: F16L3/227
Filed: 1991-10-04
Abstract: Pipe brackets are described which are generally moulded integrally from plastics material. The brackets have an upright web 1 pierced with one or more holes 10 for securing the web 1 to a support 3 and a pipe-supporting member 4 extending generally at right-angles to the upright web 1. Pipe clips 5, 6 are moulded into the pipe-supporting member 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292204-A (GB)
Title: A connecting element for a universal joint or pivot assembly
Inventor: NEWPORT ROGER G
IPC: F16D3/00
Filed: 1994-08-06
Abstract: A universal joint or pivot assembly has a connecting element with a portion 1 connectable to one member and a portion 3 connectable to another, the portion 2 between these being joined to portions 1 and 3 via respective hinge lines 11, 12 and 13, 14 to permit relative angular movement between the axes of the connected members. The connected members may rotate, the connecting element transmitting torque. The element may be an integral member with arcuate slots creating the hinges or the hinges can alternatively be formed by pin hinges. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282403-A (GB)
Title: Method of securing door or window opening
Inventor: DUFFUS ALEX MCDONALD
IPC: E06B9/01
Filed: 1994-08-24
Abstract: The door or window opening of a building is made secure by mounting a supplementary support means, e.g. a frame 26, to the wall 10 and/or to the door or window frame 14, 16, 22, on each of the four sides of the door or window frame, by providing a closure panel 36 of a shape to fit the door or window opening and securing the closure panel to the supplementary support by means of rivets 40. Alternatively (figure 2) the closure panel may be secured, e.g. to the door or window frame, by means of one-way screws (44). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286494-A (GB)
Title: A noise matching network
Inventor: MINASIAN ROBERT ARAM
IPC: H03H7/065
Filed: 1993-09-01
Abstract: A noise matching network for an optical receiver, comprising a T-network having an inductive element (3) in the series arm or arms, and a capacitive element (8) in the shunt arm or arms, wherein the network also comprises a resistive element (9) in at least one of the arms. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287864-A (GB)
Title: Protective layer for phosphor imaging screen
Inventor: FLEIG GORDON E
IPC: G21K4/00
Filed: 1995-03-14
Abstract: A phosphor imaging screen for use in the fields of biochemical assays and detection methods utilizes a stimulable phosphor having a plasma-deposited protective coating (7) comprising a substantially continuous, protective coating which conforms to the surface of the stimulable phosphor (9) which is formed on a support (3). The protective layer comprises an optional substituted parylene polymer. In a preferred embodiment, the coating has a thickness of between about 0.1 and 1 0 microns, and provides a thinner coating having greater sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation and beta particles emitted from weak radioactive labels than conventional screen protective coatings whilst still maintaining effective protection from moisture and physical damage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290564-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for needling a nonwoven web
Inventor: RINDER LAURENZ
IPC: D04H18/00
Filed: 1995-05-22
Abstract: An apparatus for needling a nonwoven web comprises at least one needle beam (1) carrying a needle board (2), a rocker (12) for guiding the needle beam (1), and a slider-crank mechanism (6) for actuating the needle beam (1). For a first-order mass balancing the slider-crank mechanism comprises two parallel crankshafts or eccentric shafts (7, 8), which are adapted to be driven to rotate in mutually opposite senses, and associated connecting rods (9), which are connected to a link (10), which is pivoted to the rocker, and the arrangement is such that when the slider-crank mechanism is in a mid-position of its stroke the plane of symmetry (17) between the two crankshafts or eccentric shafts is at least approximately at right angles to a plane (16) which contains the instantaneous overall center of gravity (S) of the oscillating masses and the pivotal axis (13) of the rocker. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293336-A (GB)
Title: Nozzle for producing jet or spray
Inventor: MARTIN DOUGLAS S
IPC: B05B1/34
Filed: 1995-09-05
Abstract: A nozzle comprises a cap 10 so mounted on a bushing 12 that it may rotate between three angular positions - ie, for a spray, a jet, or off. The cap has a central orifice 54 connected to a swirl chamber 60 on the rear of the front face. The chamber is fed by grooves, two (66 and 68) being radial, and two more (70, 72) being tangential. The cap has a rearwardly extending skirt, the inside surface of which has four slots 76, 82, (two, 78 and 80 not being shown), each slot being aligned with a groove. The bushing has a water passageway 92 leading via passage 94 to an annulus 99. The core of the annulus is spigot 96 which has three channels 102, 104 and 106 formed at its front end. When assembled with the skirt 56 located in the annulus 99, the cap may be rotated so that patterns of alignment between the channels and the slots either sends water either to the two radial grooves 66, 68 (as in Fig. 12) to yield a jet, or to the two tangential grooves 70, 72 to give a spray, or to none, when the apparatus is off. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294342-A (GB)
Title: Expandable memory cassettes
Inventor: NISHIKITA SUSUMU
IPC: G06F12/06
Filed: 1995-10-13
Abstract: A secondary memory cassette 31 includes a connector 32 which can be connected to both a primary memory cassette 21 or a processing device body, an address transfer circuit 39 which judges whether the connector has been connected to the primary memory cassette 21 based upon the connection state of the connector and outputs an address transfer signal, and a memory 38 which outputs data corresponding to the address transfer signal and the address signal supplied from connector 32. The primary memory cassette 21 includes a mask ROM 28, a connector 22 for connection with the processing device body, and a connector 24 which can be connected with the secondary memory cassette 31. A predetermined pin of connector 24 is connected to a ground. When primary memory cassette 21 is connected with secondary memory cassette 31, signal Sa becomes level L, so that address transfer circuit 39 changes the memory allocation of ROM 38. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295957-A (GB)
Title: Safety belt retractor with self-blocking prevention
Inventor: LAUN ULRICH
IPC: B60R22/41
Filed: 1995-12-13
Abstract: The belt retractor carries a belt reel for winding and unwinding the webbing and comprises a control wheel (12) controlled in a webbing-sensitive and/or vehicle-sensitive manner and a control plate (16) controlled thereby for triggering blocking of the belt reel. Potential self-blocking of the belt retractor should be cancellable by a single pull on the webbing and, to that end, there is supported on the control plate a pilot pawl (20). The latter is rotatable by the movement of the control plate (16) and during the blocking sequence holds the control plate (16), before the latter reaches its starting position, securely in such an intermediate position that a subsequent relative movement between the control wheel (12) and the control plate (16) is possible. As a result self-blocking is avoided and the relevant structural parts return to their starting positions.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296118-A (GB)
Title: Power reduction in a data processing system using pipeline registers
Inventor: ADELMAN JUDAH LIONEL
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 1995-12-18
Abstract: In a data arithmetic logic unit (54), power consumption is reduced by eliminating unnecessary write backs to the destination register (82) following a MAC operation. A series of instructions provided to the data ALU (54) are monitored by a control circuit (89). When two or more consecutive instructions having identical destinations for a result are detected, the result is written to a pipeline register (78) instead of to the destination register (82) named in the consecutive instructions. Thus, only a short, lightly loaded bus to the pipeline register (78) is driven, instead of the longer heavily loaded bus to the destination register (82). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295585-A (GB)
Title: Copper etchant solution additives
Inventor: RICHARDSON HUGH WAYNE
IPC: C23F1/34
Filed: 1994-09-08
Abstract: Copper etchant solution additives (18) for use with an aqueous ammoniacal cupric chloride etching bath (12) include several compounds, each of which is shown to stabilize the copper (l) state. The compounds discovered by the present invention iodide ions such as potassium iodide, ammonium iodide, sodium iodide, calcium iodide and magnesium iodide. Other copper (l) stabilizers discovered by the present invention include certain water soluble salts containing sulfur such as thiocyanate ion (e.g. ammonium thiocyanate, potassium thiocyanate, sodium thiocyanate, magnesium thiocyanate, and calcium thiocyanate) and a thiosulfate ion (e.g. ammonium thiosulfate, potassium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulfate, magnesium thiosulfate, and calcium thiosulfate). Etching rates for alkaline ammoniacal cupric chloride with different concentrations of potassium iodide, ammonium thiocyanate, and sodium thiosulfate were studied. The results of controlled experiments revealed that adding concentrations up to approximately 1200 mg/L of any one of these compounds to the alkaline ammoniacal cupric chloride etchant resulted in a 20 - 130 % increase in etch rate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301709-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming a junction in a flash eeprom cell
Inventor: LEE HEE YOUL
IPC: H01L21/8247
Filed: 1996-05-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a modified DDD junction structure 18 on a stack gate structure side of a flash EEPROM on which a floating gate and a control gate are laminated and a non-DDD structure is formed on a split gate side, by forming a first impurity region 18A through a tilt angle implanting of impurity ions at a high level of energy and then forming a second impurity region 18B through a tilt angle implanting of impurity ions at a low level of of energy using a side wall spacer 22. The cell includes a tunnell oxide film 12 on a silicon substrate 11. After the second ion implantation, the spacer 22 and a nitride layer 21 are removed.
Patent GB-2317300-A (GB)
Title: Communications handset assembly
Inventor: SEYMOUR RICHARD WILLIAM
IPC: H04M1/03
Filed: 1996-09-12
Abstract: A communications handset assembly, for example for a mobile telephone handset, comprises a wearable element 1 which can accommodate a detachable handset 5, the handset comprising a flexible portion 6 and a rigid portion 7, the flexible portion 6 being deformable between a curved configuration for attachment to the wearable element 1, and a straighter configuration for extending between the ear and the mouth of the user. The wearable element 1 comprises a strap for engagement with a limb of the user, and is preferably a wrist strap so that the handset curves around the user's wrist.
Patent GB-2322139-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical treatment of concrete
Inventor: MILLER JOHN
IPC: C04B41/53
Filed: 1997-02-15
Abstract: An electrochemical process for the removal of chloride ions from reinforced concrete which comprises passing a direct current between (i) an anode in electrical contact with an adherent layer of an electrolyte applied to an external surface of the concrete and (ii) a cathode which is located internally in the concrete, which process causes chloride ions to migrate to the anode and wherein to reduce the production of chlorine gas, the coating contains, as a chlorine scavenger, solid calcium hydroxide or barium hydroxide or mixtures thereof. The electrolyte layer may contain cellulosic fibres. The chlorine scavenger may be present in an amount of at least %, preferably 20 to 50%, by weight based on the dry weight of the cellulosic fibres.
Patent GB-2321004-A (GB)
Title: Wall mounted cable connection enclosure
Inventor: WRIGHT COLIN MORGAN
IPC: H02B1/40
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: A wall-mounting enclosure for housing telecommunications or data cable connections and equipment comprises a skeleton frame structure 1,2,3,4 which supports top, bottom and removable side panels (10,11,15-17; Fig 7). The frame includes upper 1 and lower 2 forwardly projecting portions each arranged as a cantilever supported at its rear in channel members 3,4 and extending towards the front of the enclosure. The enclosure may be provided in flat-pack form. This structure allows relatively free access to the interior for servicing.
Patent GB-2316148-A (GB)
Title: Gearing arrangement for coupling two concentric shafts to a solitary driving shaft
Inventor: FRANCHINI GIUSEPPE
IPC: F16H1/22
Filed: 1997-08-06
Abstract: A toothed gearing mechanism comprises two concentric twin shafts, an inner one 2 and an outer one 3, each of which respectively carries a main gear 4, 5, a solitary input shaft 6 which has a first coupling gear 7 in meshing engagement with the main gear 4 of the inner or outer shaft, and a second coupling gear 8, and at least one intermediate shaft 9 carrying two coupling gears 10,11 in meshing engagement with the second coupling gear 8 of the solitary shaft 6 and with the main gear 5 of the inner or outer shaft, respectively. The solitary shaft 6 may be parallel to the inner and outer concentric shafts 2,3,as shown, or it may be inclined with some of the meshing gears being bevelled ( see Figs 10-13,).
Patent GB-2328489-A (GB)
Title: Universal joint for down-hole motor
Inventor: TEALE DAVID W
IPC: F16D3/223
Filed: 1997-08-18
Abstract: A universal joint assembly (12) includes a coupling hub member (26) and a female coupling member (24) which includes a receptacle (28) at one end for receiving a pivot end (30) of the coupling hub member (26). The joint (12) includes a central bearing structure (34) and a plurality of torque transmitting spherical rollers (50) which are received in respective roller slots formed on the coupling hub member (26) and the female coupling member (24) to enable the rollers (50) to transmit torque between the coupling members. The universal joint (12) also includes a spherical central bearing structure (34) and a seal structure (60) associated with the coupling hub member (26). Two universal joints (12) may be employed in a down-hole mud motor oriented with the receptacle (28) of each female coupling member (24) facing in the downstream direction of fluid flow through the motor.
Patent GB-2316918-A (GB)
Title: Entrance region for a motor vehicle
Inventor: KOSTER KARL
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: An entrance region for a motor vehicle has a covering 5 which is secured on a door-sill flange 4 and closes a cable duct 3 which adjoins the sill towards the vehicle interior, and having an entrance rail 6 which is arranged at least approximately level with the sill flange 4. The covering 5 for the cable duct 3 has a strip-like continuation 7 which grips over the sill flange 4 in a frictionally locking and sealing manner, and the entrance rail 6 is configured as a T-profile which has a central retaining web and two profile legs 13 which project approximately horizontally in the fitted state, a latching connection 10, 11 securing the retaining web in a receiving channel 9 of the covering, said channel 9 adjoining the continuation 7 and running along the sill flange 4.
Patent GB-2318297-A (GB)
Title: A Tracheal Shield
Inventor: TURNBULL CHRISTOPHER STRATTON
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 1997-09-16
Abstract: There is provided an oral or nasal endotracheal tube assembly comprising a tube 10 with a tracheal shield 20 insertable therethrough. The tracheal shield comprises a stiff rod 21 with a stop 22 at its machine end and a laterally expansible shield member or plate 23 of generally rectangular shape. The tracheal shield plate is made of a relatively stiff, resilient id puncture-resistant material such as polycarbonate or plastic composite. In use the rolled up or otherwise contracted shield plate is inserted through the tube so as to project from the patient end and then laterally expand to shield the posterior wall of the trachea. A tracheostomy may then be safely performed. A number of different shield plates are disclosed and a further aspect of the invention uses the shield in conjunction with a laryngeal mask.
Patent GB-2331403-A (GB)
Title: A magnetic mounting for an electrical component
Inventor: CHUANG STEVE TZU-HSIUNG
IPC: H01R13/62
Filed: 1997-11-15
Abstract: A magnetic mounting base for an electrical component such as a vehicle alarm and intended for mounting the component on a vehicle body has a permanent magnet 10 having a substantially flat lower surface 17 and a shroud 13 surrounding the magnet 10. The shroud 13 has an outer wall 15 the peripheral edge of which is provided with pointed teeth 18, which project beyond the lower surface 17 of the magnet. A mounting bracket 20 is provided for supporting the component on the magnet and includes an electrical path between the teeth 18 of the shroud and a part of the supported component.
Patent GB-2320003-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle power steering control
Inventor: BOHNER HUBERT
IPC: B62D5/04
Filed: 1997-12-04
Abstract: A vehicle power steering system has a steering wheel 10 which actuates a set point value transmitter 11 for the steering angle and is operatively connected to the steered wheels 1 of the vehicle via a control system 7, 13, 15 which actuates an actuator unit 12 for the steered wheels as a function of the set point value. Sensor units 16 arranged on the wheel carriers 2 of the steered wheels provide early sensing of the forces acting on the steered wheels to increase the control dynamics. The steering force can be provided hydraulically or by an electric motor (Fig. 2).
Patent GB-2327734-A (GB)
Title: Chain tensioner lever
Inventor: HASHIMOTO HIROSHI
IPC: F02B67/06
Filed: 1998-03-02
Abstract: A chain tensioner lever 1 in which a shoe 3 made of resin in sliding contact with a chain is secured to a lever base 2 made of metal, wherein a portion of the shoe 3 having large wall thickness is formed with relief portions 3F, 3H. When the shoe is moulded, the resin material uniformly flows within a mould, a curing speed of the whole shoe 3 is made uniform, and a distortion when moulding is prevented thus enhancing the precision of the shoe 3 and the mounting precision to the lever base 2.
Patent GB-2334942-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible glass carrying frame
Inventor: HODGKINSON JOSEPH BRYAN
IPC: B65D85/48
Filed: 1998-03-03
Abstract: A storage and transport carrying frame Fig. 2 for sheets of glass comprises a structure which may be collapsed/disassembled into a transport position of the frame Fig. 3 and one which is of a size and/or shape as to be capable of being assembled or nested or interfitted with a similar or identical collapsed/disassembled carrying frame also in transport arrangements to occupy reduced or minimum space (Figs. 6-14). Preferably, the frame comprises a base portion 2 with a plurality of A-shaped trestles 3 thereon, the trestles being hinged above the frame to form, when collapsed, a trapezium shape in cross-section. Parts of the A-shapes may be disassembled and stored within the rest of the collapsed frame during return transport to the factory (Figs 6-14).
Patent GB-2325763-A (GB)
Title: Layering cache and architectural functions for operation splitting
Inventor: ARIMILLI RAVI KUMAR
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1998-03-27
Abstract: Cache and architectural-specific functions within a cache controller are layered (separated) to permit complex operations to be split into equivalent simple operations. Architectural variants of basic operations may thus be devolved, 310, into distinct cache and architectural operations and handled separately. The logic supporting the complex operations may thus be simplified and run faster. The functions are handled by respective controller units (212, 214, Fig 2).
Patent GB-2336996-A (GB)
Title: A multi-adjustable desk/table
Inventor: BETT JAMES
IPC: A47B21/03
Filed: 1998-04-16
Abstract: A multi-adjustable desk/table is disclosed which is height adjustable and which has a number of individually adjustable supporting surfaces. This allows the desk/table to be adjusted to suit particular individuals using it. The desk/table is intended for use with computer or other electronic equipment. Legs 7 are extendable for heavier use. Cable clips are mounted externally to secure cables. The desk/table can be coupled with chair(s) for use as a simulator or can be used as a table to support a TV. The desk/table base may carry different styles of supporting surfaces.