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Patent GB-2299697-A (GB)
Title: Bank note validator
Inventor: GARDNER KENNETH
IPC: G07D7/00
Filed: 1995-04-05
Abstract: A bank note validator for detecting the metal strip in a bank note comprises a coil connected to a voltage controlled oscillator in a phase locked loop, so that when the metal strip is detected the control voltage is adjusted and the change in this voltage is digitised and analysed by a digital signal processor. The processor may be linked with a visual display.
Patent GB-2289892-A (GB)
Title: Mortar compositions
Inventor: YANG QIWEI
IPC: C04B16/04
Filed: 1995-05-31
Abstract: A repair mortar composition for concrete surfaces comprises cement, aggregate and at least 5% by volume of non-porous granular crosslinked polymeric material, e.g. polyurethane. The preferred polymeric material is reinforced reaction injection-moulded (RRIM) particles in the size range 0.1 - 4mm. These repair mortars display good application and final properties.
Patent GB-2303534-A (GB)
Title: Body armour
Inventor: MEADOWCROFT DAVID STUART
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 1995-07-22
Abstract: Armour for providing protection against a stabbing threat comprises a first protective plate (10, Figs. 1 and 2) which has a substantially straight edge portion 10d, and a second protective plate (12) which also has a substantially straight edge portion 12a. The armour also comprises a joining member (16) which comprises a protective portion 16a which extends over said edge portions 10d and 12a and bridges the gap between them. The joining member (16) also defines oppositely-facing sockets 16d which receive said edge portions 10d and 12a and maintain said edge portions in alignment with one another while allowing the protective plates (10 and 12) to pivot relative to one another. The protective plates and said joining member are contained in a pocket formed from flexible sheet material 18 which acts to prevent said edge portions from leaving said sockets.
Patent GB-2305162-A (GB)
Title: Multi-unit packages
Inventor: DRISCOLL DAVID
IPC: B65D75/34
Filed: 1995-09-13
Abstract: A multi-unit package comprises a series of generally wedge shaped receptacles 11 each having a substantially rectangular opening 14, adjacent receptacles 11 being hingedly connected in edge to edge relation to allow the configuration of the receptacles 11 to be altered between a first configuration with the openings 14 of the receptacles 11 coplanar and a second configuration in which walls 15, 16 of adjacent receptacles 11 lie against one another to form a polygonal package with receptacle openings 14 facing outwardly therefrom. The cross section of each receptacle 11 is greater at one end 20 than the other 19 to allow space for the bulkier ends of non-uniform cross section articles to be accommodated in use and the series of receptacles 11 is arranged with each receptacle end of greater cross section next to the receptacle end of smaller cross section of the or each adjacent receptacle. A web 12 of plastics material is joined to flanges 13 of the receptacles 11 to close the openings 14.
Patent GB-2293127-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for applying a compressive force to sheet material
Inventor: WADE COLIN MAXWELL
IPC: B21D45/00
Filed: 1995-09-14
Abstract: A hand-held clinching device is used for joining together two sheets (100) of material such as metal. The device has a die (2) onto which the sheets are urged by a punch (1) carried on 8 piston (4). Before punching, the sheets (100) are clamped in position on the die (2) by clamping means (66), which are at least partially accommodated in the piston (4) thereby enabling the device to be of a relatively compact construction. Such a construction may be used on other devices which apply compressive forces to sheet material, and which require clamping means in addition to a punch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294963-A (GB)
Title: Doors with mouldings
Inventor: PUIG OLIVER VICENTE
IPC: B27M3/00
Filed: 1993-02-05
Abstract: A door comprises a frame 1 surrounding a core comprising two panels 26 of noble wood which sandwich a middle panel 25 of wood or agglomerate. The outer sides of the panels are covered by outer boards 21 of less dense wood which form a level surface with the surrounding frame. A relief pattern is formed in at least one surface of the noble wood and is exposed through the outer board. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309415-A (GB)
Title: Greetings card with scratch-off areas
Inventor: SHIELDS DEREK NEIL
IPC: B42D15/04
Filed: 1996-01-26
Abstract: The card comprises areas 15 having printed indicia hidden by scratch-off covering patches 16. The indicia may relate to a lottery game or provide a story eg a strip cartoon.
Patent GB-2315076-A (GB)
Title: A phase change ink
Inventor: SMITH BRIAN
IPC: G03F1/00
Filed: 1996-07-05
Abstract: A phase change ink for printing a UV opaque image on to a printing screen carrying a stencil emulsion, the ink comprising a water soluble material having a wax-like texture and an opacity agent. The water-soluble material may be polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, ethoxy steary alcohols, ethoxy stearamides, ethoxy castor oils and ethoxy hydrogenated castor oils.
Patent GB-2305086-A (GB)
Title: Viterbi trellis decoder using branch metrics
Inventor: ONO SHIGERU
IPC: H03M13/41
Filed: 1996-07-29
Abstract: A Viterbi decoder employs a path memory 18 describing paths with a length of X* solidtriangle; up triangle filled*N branches, where N is a fixed positive integer, and X has a fixed value not less than two. One path is selected and retraced over its X* solidtriangle; up triangle filled*N branches, and the least recent (X - 1)* solidtriangle; up triangle filled*N branches are also traced forward and decoded; then the least recent (X - 1)* solidtriangle; up triangle filled*N branches of each path in the path memory are replaced with new path information. This process is repeated up to the end of the data to be decoded.
Patent GB-2303101-A (GB)
Title: Underwater swimming group towing device having a "V" shaped frame
Inventor: HEATON RICHARD
IPC: A63B35/12
Filed: 1994-04-29
Abstract: Apparatus for towing a group of swimmers at a predetermined distance below the surface comprises buoyancy means 20, 40 below which are mounted handrails 24, 44 that may be zig-zag in shape. A first elongated buoyant float 20 and a second elongated buoyant float 40 are joined by a joining member 50 to form a substantially "V" shaped frame. Participants in a guided group underwater tour can hold onto handrails 24, 44 and be provided, via regulators 32, with breathing air through air hoses 30. A propulsion unit 60 is pivotably mounted at the apex of the frame and can be controlled through a pistol grip 70 having a trigger 72. Audio communication means may be provided to the tour participants. An alterative embodiment (fig 8) includes a "V" shaped frame having zig-zag legs with two main floats and two outrigger floats at the ends of the legs. In another embodiment (fig 10) the device comprises a "U" shaped float with a handrail, the float being guided by guiding fins.
Patent GB-2318384-A (GB)
Title: Sash window:motor drive
Inventor: DERHAM MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: E05F15/16
Filed: 1996-10-17
Abstract: One or both vertically-sliding sash windows 1, 2 may be driven by a motor via a winch and a cable 5 or via a rack and pinion. The motor and winch may be located in a housing in the window frame. The motor may be remotely controlled, and by sensors detecting the end points of window movement.
Patent GB-2318942-A (GB)
Title: Accessing data files in a computer network
Inventor: BYFORD DERRICK JOHN
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 1996-10-30
Abstract: A system for accessing data files in a computer network has means for receiving a call from a telephone 170, means for allocating a teletext page in a television signal in response to the call, and means for writing data from one or more of the data files to the allocated teletext page.
Patent GB-2322268-A (GB)
Title: Electronic Graphics system with preview of effect of user defined tool
Inventor: CORDERY JOHN KENNETH
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 1997-02-13
Abstract: An electronic graphic system is arranged so that a painting implement can be defined by a user. A representation of a patch 24 and/or a line 31 painted using the user defined implement is displayable on a monitor to enable the user to preview the defined implement.
Patent GB-2311379-A (GB)
Title: Smectic liquid crystal element and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: KABE MASAAKI
IPC: G02F1/1337
Filed: 1997-02-21
Abstract: An electrode substrate (5a) is placed on a stage (10) heated at temperature in a range of from 50 to 200{C in such a manner that an alignment film of the electrode substrate faces upwards. Thereafter, a rubbing treatment is applied by a roller (12) having the rubbing cloth (11) wound therearound by moving the stage (10) while rubbing the surface of the alignment film by rotating the roller (ROTATING DIRECTION) in a state where the electrode substrate is sufficiently heated. Here, as the alignment film is softened by the described heat treatment, the rubbing process is facilitated. This permits a uniform C2 orientation without defects to be achieved in smectic liquid crystals.
Patent GB-2308191-A (GB)
Title: Inspection of pipes
Inventor: CAWLEY PETER
IPC: G10K11/00
Filed: 1995-10-20
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB95/02482 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 20, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/12951 PCT Pub. Date May 2, 1996An apparatus and a method for inspecting elongate members, especially pipes, using Lamb waves. The apparatus and method provide for the propagation of an axi-symmetric Lamb wave of a single mode in one direction along the pipe. A receiver is provided to receive the Lamb wave after its passage along the pipe and convert the received wave for storage, processing and analysis to determine whether or not there are faults present in the pipe. The apparatus includes at least one and usually several excitation rings each having a plurality of Lamb wave exciters deployed in equiangular spacing in a ring clamping structure whereby each exciter can be pressed with equal force against the surface of the pipe under inspection.
Patent GB-2316204-A (GB)
Title: Scalable cache coherency using distributed path directories
Inventor: HERGER LORRAINE MARIA PAOLA
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: Multiple processors 13-1 - 13-8 with associated caches 14-1 - 15-8 are connected through a plurality of interconnects 1-1 - 1-3, typically arranged in a hierarchical tree, to a shared memory 9. Each interconnect has multiple Local ports 3 that connect either to processors or to other interconnects, and a Global port 4 connected to a Local port of another interconnect, and a directory 11 in each interconnect has a routing record, for each line of storage in the system memory, having an entry for each port to indicate whether a copy of the line is being held by a processor or memory reached through that port. Information is shared in caches in the system using these path indicators in the directories, and, when a processor acquires a copy of information exclusively, it uses the path indicators to invalidate all the other cached copies so that it can write to an exclusive copy.
Patent GB-2321173-A (GB)
Title: Reconstituted meat
Inventor: EGAN WILLIAM ANTHONY
IPC: A23L13/60
Filed: 1997-08-29
Abstract: A method for reconstituting meat comprises mixing meat, a brine solution, a milk protein and Collagen Protein, cooking the mixture and cooling, the milk protein and collagen being present in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0% by weight, base on the weight of meats. Yields in the order of 36% to 47% over the original quantity of meat have been achieved.
Patent GB-2332859-A (GB)
Title: Floor covering
Inventor: STEAD GORDON CHARLES
IPC: A47G27/04
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: A floor covering comprises a web of durable material adhered to a layer of resilient material. The layer of resilient material is substantially thicker than that of the web. The web is preferably a flat tightly woven textile material. The resilient material is preferably a foam material, such as foam rubber to which the web is adhered by a process in which the foam has been heated to a temperature at which it becomes adhesive.
Patent GB-2331676-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the transmission of data groups having different classifications
Inventor: MURPHY CIARAN
IPC: H04L12/54
Filed: 1997-11-22
Abstract: A technique for maintaining a ratio between the transmission data in at least two classes, such as high priority and low priority, comprises setting selectable quotas for the classes of data, favouring the transmission of one class, counting data groups of that class as they are transmitted, determining when the number of data groups in that class equals the selectable reference number and then switching to preference for the transmission of another class, and maintaining that preference until the respective quota has been met. Application is to date in the form of frames or packets, and stored in buffer memories prior to transmission over e.g. an Ethernet network. For "multi-media" traffic, television signals would be high priority and electronic mail would be low priority.
Patent GB-973173-A (GB)
Abstract: 973,173. Moulds for ceramic ware. BRITISH CERAMIC RESEARCH ASSOCATION. Oct. 15, 1963 [July 19, 1962], No. 27691/62. Heading B5A. A mould for pressing, jiggering, jolleying and casting ceramic material is made from diatomaceous earth. The diatomaceous earth may be calcined and may have a binder of ball or stoneware clay, a glaze or enamel flux, Portland cement or acrylic or phenolic resins.
Patent GB-2321641-A (GB)
Title: Amino-sulphonamides as Metalloprotease inhibitors
Inventor: BROKA CHRIS ALLEN
IPC: C07D401/12
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: This invention relates to sulfamides of formula (I) wherein R<SP>10</SP> is C(O)OH or C(O)-NR<SP>11</SP>-OR<SP>12</SP> and the other R symbols may be a wide variety of substituents including where R<SP>1</SP> and R<SP>2</SP> together with the C atom to which they are attached form a carbocycle or hetrocycle, where R<SP>3</SP> and R<SP>1</SP> or R<SP>2</SP> and the atoms to which they are attached form a heterocycloamino group, where R<SP>20</SP> and R<SP>21</SP> together with the N atom to which they are attached form a heterocycloamino group and where either of R<SP>20</SP> or R<SP>21</SP> together with R<SP>3</SP> forms an alkylene group. They are inhibitors of metalloproteases, (MMP inhibitors) for use in treating disorders of connective tissue.
Patent GB-2329282-A (GB)
Title: Releasable magnetic sweeper
Inventor: TELFER THOMAS
IPC: B25B11/00
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: A releasable magnetic sweeping device 8 comprises a magnetically permeable base 16 located at one end of a hollow shaft 10. An elongate magnetic member 28, 34 is mounted adjacent to a base portion 22 such that it is movable between two positions relative to the said base portion. In the first position the magnetic member provides a more intense magnetic field at the base portion than that provided when the said member is at the second position. The said magnetic member 28, 34 is biased towards the first position by resilient means 30. A wire or cord 12 may be attached to the magnetic member 28, 34 and may be arranged to extend through the hollow shaft 10 to provide a mechanism to move the magnetic member between its two positions, thereby releasing metallic objects collected. The base 16 may be an enclosure formed from upper and lower box members made of non-ferrous material which may be joined together by a gasket or an adjustable screw arrangement to adjust the spacing between the members. The resilient means may be two symmetrically arranged V or U-shaped leaf springs.
Patent GB-2327743-A (GB)
Title: Reed valve
Inventor: SELWAY MARTIN
IPC: F16K15/16
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: A piston and cylinder air compressor has an induction reed valve including a flat springy reed 7 having end regions 7a, 7b which are tiltably supported to hold the reed in closing relationship with an air induction passage 4 of a valve plate. Deflection and bending of an intermediate region of the reed without bending stress at the end regions 7a, 7b is permitted since the valve plate has recesses 6a, 6b permitting accompanying tilting of the end regions.
Patent GB-2325320-A (GB)
Title: Fast access to a shared resource on a computer bus
Inventor: BAINS KULJIT S
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 1996-07-18
Abstract: Accelerating transfer of control of access to a shared resource (13) between a plurality of controllers (25 and 26) having access to bus (12) used by the shared resource (13) includes detecting an access request by a bus controller (25 or 26). Immediately after detecting an access request by a bus controller (25 or 26), commencing a fast bus transfer sequence if the bus (12) is not in use, and commencing slow bus transfer when the bus (12) use is over if the bus (12) is in use.
Patent GB-2342211-A (GB)
Title: Sign assembly with releasable display panels and locking means
Inventor: HULL GRAHAM
IPC: G09F7/02
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: A sign assembly comprising a mounting member 11 and one or more display panels 10 with engagement means to releasably secure the panel(s) to the mounting member and locking means moveable between a first position in which the engagement means are in an unlocked disposition whereby the panels can be installed on, or removed from, the mounting member and a second position in which the engagement means are in a locked disposition whereby the panels are locked to the mounting member. The engagement means may be a projection accommodated in a channel or recess. A preferred embodiment has a projection 10.4 on a panel accommodated in a channel 11.3 in the mounting member and locking means 12 comprising an elongate member housed in the channel. The sign assembly may be securable to a wall or like surface.
Patent GB-2336251-A (GB)
Title: End winding layout for stator of an alternator
Inventor: TAJI RYOICHI
IPC: H02K3/04
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: The stator has a core 2 with slots 2a. The windings 3 are composed of coil units formed by winding coil strands 4 a number of times and having coil end portions 3b joining the ends of adjacent straight portions. The windings are incorporated into the core by inserting the straight portions into the slots 2a in sequence at intervals of e.g. three slots and allowing the end portions 3b to protrude axially outward from the end of the core. Each strand 4 is shaped so that, after coming out of a slot, the strand extends in one direction around the circumference so as to be pointed axially outward and away from the end of the core, then turns around towards the radially inner edge, extends in the one direction around the circumference so as to approach the end of the core, and enters a slot three slots away from the slot out of which the strand came in the one direction around the circumference. The strands 4 are arranged so as to overlap around the circumference in the turn around region of the coil shape.
Patent GB-2335621-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of infinite variable slide motion for a mechanical power press
Inventor: BORNHORST JOHN B
IPC: F16H48/08
Filed: 1999-03-24
Abstract: An infinite variable slide motion for a mechanical power press (10) is achieved by use of a differential located on the press drive system. Differential movement means are employed to rotate the differential relative to the drive system so that the output of the differential may be increased or decreased relative to the drive system.
Patent GB-2336453-A (GB)
Title: MOS current multiplier
Inventor: KIMURA KATSUJI
IPC: H03F3/345
Filed: 1999-04-19
Abstract: A MOS current multiplier has two current squarers 2A,2B. A sum current of first and second input currents is applied to a source of a first MOSFET M3 to generate a first output current containing a component proportional to the square of the sum current. A difference current of the first and second input currents is applied to a source of a third MOSFET M5 to generate a second output current containing a component proportional to the square of the difference current. An output of the MOS current multiplier containing the multiplication result of the first and second input currents is generated at lout by subtraction between the first and second output currents.
Patent GB-2338450-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel hook-on clipboard or desk
Inventor: HOWARTH DAVID
IPC: B43L3/00
Filed: 1999-05-04
Abstract: A clipboard or desk 11, which can be hooked over a vehicle steering wheel, may include spaced apart rails 61 (Fig 6) on rear face 11R in order to clear the air bag or wheel hub formations. The desk may have a hinged shelf 51 to support a laptop computer which can be locked into position or which can fold away, possibly into a recess in the rear face. The hook can comprise an upper projection 15 (Fig 5) from the rear face or retractable hooks 62 (Fig 6) which retract into a recess to facilitate storage. The desk may utilise a compact stowing configuration which can be achieved by the use of a hinge (17,Fig 2) or by a telescoping arrangement (Figs 3 and 4). The desk can also incorporate an electronic calculator or computer using keyboard/keypad 63 and VDU screen 64.
Patent GB-2350167-A (GB)
Title: Cable having intermediate pull means
Inventor: SPURR NIGEL VICTOR
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1999-05-15
Abstract: A cable 10 for connection at a first cable end 12A to a remote cable pull means 30 and at a second cable end 12B to a latch 32, movement of the first cable end causing movement of the second cable end. The cable also having an intermediate cable pull means 14 provided between the fist and second ends, movement of which causes movement of the second cable end 12B.
Patent GB-2350168-A (GB)
Title: Lining a pipe
Inventor: BOWMAN JEREMY ARCHIBALD
IPC: B29C48/00
Filed: 1999-05-18
Abstract: A pipe is lined by <SL> <LI>a) extruding and cross-linking a lining pipe ("the liner") of thermoplastics material and having a first diameter of smaller diameter than that of the pipe to be lined; <LI>b) inserting the liner into the pipe to be lined; <LI>c) heating the liner above its crystalline melting point; and <LI>d) causing the liner to expand into contact with pipe to be lined. <LI>e) cooling the expanded liner to below its crystalline melting point. </SL> The liner may then be reheated to above its crystalline melting point thereby allowing the liner to return to the first diameter, the pipe depressurised, the liner again heated to above its crystalline melting point and caused to re-expand into contact with the pipe and the pipe finally repressurised.
Patent GB-2342394-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine with offset intake and exhaust valves operated directly by a single overhead camshaft
Inventor: TOSAKA TETSUYA
IPC: F01L1/02
Filed: 1999-10-05
Abstract: An engine in which combustion chambers are formed between pistons slidably fitted in cylinder bores and a cylinder head, a cam shaft is linked with intake valves and exhaust valves for respectively opening/closing intake passages and exhaust passages provided in the cylinder, and a transmission mechanism is provided between the crank shaft and the cam shaft, wherein the intake valves and the exhaust valves can be opened/closed with an extremely simple mechanism. To this end, intake valves 36<SB>L</SB> or 36<SB>R</SB> and exhaust valves 37<SB>L</SB> or 37<SB>R</SB> are disposed in parallel at positions offset to one side from a plane 38<SB>L</SB> or 38<SB>R</SB> passing through the axial lines of cylinder bores 21<SB>L</SB> or 21<SB>R</SB> and the axial line of a crank shaft 29; and cams 48<SB>L</SB> and 49<SB>L</SB> or 48<SB>R</SB> and 49<SB>R</SB> for directly opening/closing the intake valves 36<SB>L</SB> or 36<SB>R</SB> and the exhaust valves 37<SB>L</SB> or 37<SB>R</SB> are provided on the cam shaft 46<SB>L</SB> or 46<SB>R</SB> which is disposed in parallel to the crank shaft (29) in such a manner as to common to the intake valves 36<SB>L</SB> or 36<SB>R</SB> and the exhaust valves 37<SB>L</SB> or 37<SB>R</SB>.