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Patent GB-2269703-A (GB)
Title: Electro-magnetic wave shielding structure e.g.for car telephone
Inventor: KONISHI YOSHIHIRO
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 1993-07-13
Abstract: For shielding an undesired electro-magnetic wave which penetrates into a communication apparatus (1), eg a car telephone through stray coupling, or leaks therefrom, an electronic circuit substrate and a case (4b) of the communication apparatus are formed of flat plates which consist of insulating material having a magnetic material eg. ferrite layer 12 and one surface of which is provided with conductive film (5, 5a, 5b, 5c). The communication apparatus itself is accommodated in the case. The electric power source connecting cable (3) is also wrapped with a conductive wire mesh coated with insulating material containing ferrite particles, so as to reduce obstruction caused by undesired waves and other communications. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271727-A (GB)
Title: Gas distributor plate for fluidized bed reactors
Inventor: HAMBA MASASHI
IPC: C08F2/00
Filed: 1993-10-26
Abstract: A gas distributor plate for use in a fluidized bed reactor has holes arranged respectively at the vertices of a multiplicity of phantom squares adjoining to one another on the distributor plate, and also at positions close to a side wall of the reactor. Each of the holes being covered with a cap 2 having one outlet for directing the gas, so that polymer particles are prevented from adhering to the plate or agglomerating to ensure a stabilized operation for a long time. As shown in Fig 6, all nozzles but the peripheral ones are aligned parallel to a tangent to the edge of the plate. The peripheral ones are directed more towards the circumference to clear particles from the reactor wall. The plate may be made in sections 7 as shown in Fig 6b. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284509-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a printed circuit board
Inventor: KNOPP JOHN FREDERICK DAVID
IPC: H05K3/42
Filed: 1993-12-03
Abstract: A method of making a plate through hole printed circuit board, comprises the steps of:   a) forming conductive circuit elements (10) on two opposed faces of a paper phenolic containing substrate (11); b) coating the substrate and circuit elements with a de-sensitising material (12); c) forming holes (13) through the substrate, each hole passing through a circuit element on each of the opposed faces of the board; d) treating the board to render the substrate exposed in the holes receptive to the action of a metallic plating solution;   e) removing the de-sensitising material; f) printing an acid-resist mask (14) on to both faces of the board, the mask leaving exposed only a small area of the board surrounding each hole therethrough; and g) treating the board with an electroless nickel-plating solution to deposit nickel (15) in the holes to the desired thickness to provide an electrical connection through each hole between two opposed conductive circuit elements.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286616-A (GB)
Title: Indicator sheet for use when removing or laying a road surface
Inventor: MURPHY STEPHEN BERNARD
IPC: E01C23/06
Filed: 1994-02-16
Abstract: An indicator sheet for indicating the remaining thickness of road layer on removal of part of the road comprises a substantially flat sheet of material which produces a highly visible debris when damaged or broken up. The road suitably comprises a waterproof membrane (5) laid on a substrate (1), a sand carpet layer (4), the indicator sheet (6), a base layer (10) and a tarmacadam surface layer (3). The indicator sheet is preferably in the form of a plastics mesh structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293955-A (GB)
Title: Fishing cast holder
Inventor: ROSBY ERIC
IPC: B65H75/04
Filed: 1994-09-19
Abstract: A fishing cast or line holder, e.g. a fly cast holder, has two or more flexible leaves 1 and 2 so that the prepared cast 4, comprising line and a number of flies, can be wound between the leaves in order to provide a safe and secure way to handle, transport and store the fishing cast or line. The leaves are joined together in such a manner, e.g. by fasteners 3, that they can be parted, allowing the cast or line to be wound between the leaves and the pressure exerted by the leaves will cause the cast or line to be retained safely inside. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282964-A (GB)
Title: Pillows
Inventor: DUKE LESZEK MIECZYSLAW
IPC: A47G9/00
Filed: 1994-10-19
Abstract: A pillow case (12), which affords great versatility as to the softness and comfort afforded the user, has two compartments (13, 14) extending lengthwise one above the other, one compartment (14) being adapted to receive any selected independent pillow (17), while the other compartment (13) houses a bag (18) of flexible impervious material adapted to be inflated or otherwise filled with such an amount of fluid that in use of the pillow case (12) with a selected pillow (17) the fluid is substantially displaced by the user's head (19) to each end of the pillow, thus being able to add to the thickness of the pillow (17) at each side of the users head. Permanent soft filling material (21), in quilted form, on the side of the bag compartment (13) remote from the pillow compartment (14), results in the bag (18) being effectively surrounded by soft filling material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298947-A (GB)
Title: Tubular artefact
Inventor: SAMUELSON NEVILLE ANTHONY WYLI
IPC: G09F1/08
Filed: 1994-10-31
Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of artefacts which are cylindrical,frusto-conical or tubular in shape,from a piece of flexible material,by bringing together and attaching two opposite sides.The artefact may folded into a smaller size to facilitate packaging and distribution and in this instance,the material is provided with a cut-out portion in the form of a tongue 19, the base of the tongue lying across the line of the fold 17, the tongue acting as a bracing element so that the residual effect of the fold is reduced or modified following assembly of the artefact (Figure 1.5.6).In alternative forms,the artefact may be made up of a plurality of layers which may be integral or otherwise attached to each other (Figure 2.1.2, not shown), the flexible material used in forming the artefact,may be attached in such a way as to allow variation in the diameter of the artefact ( Figure 3.1.1, not shown),the artefact,which may be folded flat, may be provided with means to restore it to its hollow shape (Figure 4.1.4, not shown),the artefact may incorporate two portions of material, one capable of rotation with respect to the other ( Figure 5.1.3, not shown), and, the artefact may incorporate two portions of material, one capable of linear movement with respect to the other (Figure 6.1.4, not shown). The artefacts may be used as toys, models, figurines, hat stands, point of sale displays or wrappers for other goods.
Patent GB-2291436-A (GB)
Title: Washing and/or drying machine
Inventor: MARIOTTI COSTANTINO
IPC: D06F34/28
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: A washing and/or drying machine is described, comprising   - means for the selection of a operating cycle, where the selected cycle comprises one or more phases during which determined functions of the machine are realised; - a plurality of agents device: which, during the execution one or more phases of the selected operating cycle, are able to realise said determined functions; wherein said means for the selection of the operating cycle comprises an electromechanical cycles programmer, having a plurality of cams which are entrained in movement by a suitable motor, and means for reading the profile of said cams that, in function of the position reached by said cams during their entraining, provide for enabling electric contacts which control said agents devices. According to the invention, electric control means are further provided, for varying the times of entraining of one or more determined cams, so as to vary consequently the activation times of the contacts being associated to said determined cams, and therefore the operating times of the relevant agent device or devices. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291841-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle partition
Inventor: BONN HEINZ OTTO
IPC: B60R21/02
Filed: 1995-08-04
Abstract: A net partition 10 which can be disposed between the back seats of a motor vehicle and the stowage compartment behind the back seats comprises a frame (12) having transverse and longitudinal frame limbs (16, 18, 20) which at least in sections is adapted to the internal contour of the motor vehicle the frame being fastenable by means of fastening elements (46, 48) in the interior of the body. To enable easy fitting of the partition, combined with inherent stability of the partition, it is proposed that the frame (12) is subdivided along a line (22) extending parallel to the floor area (28) of the stowage compartment into two regions (24, 26), which define two planes describing an angle differing from 180 DEG  relative to one another. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296892-A (GB)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: ENOMOTO YOSHIHIRO
IPC: G03G21/06
Filed: 1995-12-13
Abstract: An image forming apparatus which prevents toner image, which is transferred onto a recording sheet 30 but not yet fixed thereto, from being scattered by reducing the amount of the charge generated by a pre-cleaning charge contron 25a attaching itself to sheet 30 after it passes the image transfer stage. In the image forming apparatus, a recording sheet 30 is transported so that it is electrostatically attracted onto drum by contron 41, a toner image is transferred from the photoreceptor drum 20 onto the recording sheet 30 by transfer corotron 42 and charges removed from drum 20 by contron 25. An earthed conductive plate 61 is placed between contron 25 and sheet 30 so that it prevents the negative charge of the same polarity as of the toner, generated by the pre-cleaning charge contron 25a, from attaching to the sheet 30 after it passes an image transfer stage. Alternatively, an electrode may be placed in transfer drum 31 after the transfer stage or both conductive plate and electrode may be used (see Figs 8 and 10-12 not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297201-A (GB)
Title: Dummy plug and cover
Inventor: BECK H RICHARD
IPC: H01H71/74
Filed: 1996-01-09
Abstract: A cover device for a communications port and an aperture at a surface of an electrical switching device includes a cover 26 for covering at least the communications port and the aperture and a dummy plug 28 having a proximate end attached to the cover mechanism and having a distal end for insertion within a recess of the communications port. The cover may cover a battery compartment.
Patent GB-2312216-A (GB)
Title: Detergent compositions
Inventor: SORRIE GRAHAM ALEXANDER
IPC: C11D3/386
Filed: 1996-04-17
Abstract: There is provided a detergent composition containing an amylase enzyme and a builder system comprising an aluminosilicate zeolite, a crystalline layered silicate and most preferably an organic polymeric compound wherein the weight ratio of said crystalline layered silicate to said amylase enzyme (120 KNU/gram activity basis) is from 7:1 to 20:1. In one preferred aspect the detergent composition contains a bleaching system capable of providing delayed release of an organic peroxyacid to a wash solution.
Patent GB-2312962-A (GB)
Title: Commodity meter employing a calibrated bucket counter
Inventor: GRAHAM IAN
IPC: G01R35/04
Filed: 1996-04-18
Abstract: A commodity meter comprises a central processing unit (cpu) with means 2, 4 and 6 arranged to calculate instantaneous values indicative of the quantities of a commodity used. These values are fed to a bucket counter 8 until the value within the bucket counter 8 reaches a threshold level 12, at which point an output pulse 14 is generated. This output pulse 14 is calibrated to accurately indicate the use of a certain amount of the said commodity. The threshold level 12 may be set at the capacity of the bucket counter 8. The threshold level 12 may be input and compared with the level within the bucket counter 8 by the cpu to control the bucket counter reset. The counter 8 may include a feed back system to allow for overflow and underflow conditions within the counter. A further bucket counter may be employed to extend the dynamic range of the meter. The meter may measure electrical power in which the output pulse 14 is calibrated to indicate one kilowatt hour.
Patent GB-2313462-A (GB)
Title: Metering systems
Inventor: LOE ROBERT RIVERS
IPC: G01F15/00
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: A metering system comprises a plurality of meters 1, 2 for, generating consumption data indicative of consumption by a consumer of respective services such as electricity, gas and water. At least one of the meters includes cut-off means 9 for cutting off the supply to the consumer of the service metered thereby. The system includes control means for storing, for at least one of said services, a credit value indicative of consumption credited to the consumer for the associated service. The control means is arranged to receive the consumption data from the meters and to activate the cutoff means to cut off said supply if, for the service or a predetermined number of said services for which the control means stores a credit value, consumption exceeds the associated credit value. For example, the control means may store a credit value for each service, and the cut-off means may be activated if consumption of any one of the services exceeds the associated credit value. The consumption data for all services can also be conveniently communicated to the supplier via the control means. The consumption data may be transmitted to the control means via a wireless link.
Patent GB-2311355-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle suspension arrangement
Inventor: AZAGAMI MASAYOSHI
IPC: B61B13/08
Filed: 1997-03-17
Abstract: A wheel for supporting a magnetic levitation vehicle 40 at low speeds (or an aircraft wheel) is mounted on a pivoted arm 20, and raised and lowered by cylinder assembly 50, and supported by an arrangement of four springs 70 around the cylinder. The arrangement is damped by a cylinder coaxial with the cylinder 50.
Patent GB-2327394-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing breaker material for tyres
Inventor: HOLROYD ERIC
IPC: B29C48/156
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing breaker material comprises means 26 for producing a tube of elastomeric material reinforced by longitudinally extending elements 20. The apparatus includes cutting means 54 for cutting the tube helically.
Patent GB-2331755-A (GB)
Title: Water paint composition
Inventor: AMES RICHARD J
IPC: C09D133/04
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A water paint composition comprises a particulate base material and a binder, wherein the binder is a water-based acrylic resin emulsion. Typically, the emulsion is a non-plasticised copolymer of vinyl acetate and a long chain branched ester. The particulate material may be chalk, lithopone, or titanium dioxide. The composition may further incorporate a wetting agent, a silicate, a defoamer, glycol, ammonia, Calgon (RTM), a cellulose gelling agent, and an antibacterial agent. A vegetable and/or mineral oil may also be included. It is intended that the composition can be washed without significant loss of the binder.
Patent GB-2321523-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring heart function regularity
Inventor: PLATT JOHN S
IPC: A61B5/364
Filed: 1998-01-09
Abstract: To assess the regularity of heart function, a particular patient's EKG (electrocardiographic) waveform data is first monitored and recorded (42) for a defined period of time. As the EKG waveform data is being monitored and recorded, a set of EKG waveforms is created (44) from the monitored and recorded data. The set is made up of waveforms deemed to be dissimilar to other waveforms in the monitored data. The total number of dissimilar waveforms in the set are counted (48) and the total count of the dissimilar waveforms is divided (50) by total number of waveforms that were contained within the EKG data recorded and monitored (46) during the defined period. The result of this division is deemed the disorganisation index, and serves as a measure of how dissimilar succeeding waves in the EKG wavetrain data were, and thus gives a good indication of the regularity of heart function.
Patent GB-2333172-A (GB)
Title: Recognition
Inventor: ROBINSON TONY
IPC: G10L15/14
Filed: 1998-01-13
Abstract: A method of automatically recognising data such as speech represented as sequential tokens grouped into one or more items comprises storing known items as respective finite state sequence models having common prefix states organised in a tree structure. Each sequential token is compared with stored reference tokens to generate scores for each token, an accumulated score for the final state in the models being determined by (a) sequentially calculating the accumulated score for a model to reach the final state comprising a leaf in the tree, (b) identifying the closest branch to the leaf corresponding to a next model for which an accumulated score for the final stage has not yet been calculated, (c) accumulating the score from the identified closest branch for the next model to the final state, (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) for the branches of the tree and (e) repeating steps (a) to (d) for each of the trees.
Patent GB-2321228-A (GB)
Title: A scraper chain belt for scraper chain conveyors
Inventor: MEYA HANS
IPC: B65G19/22
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: The scraper chain belt consists of vertical and horizontal chain links (1, 2) wherein the horizontal chain links (2), which serve for the scraper connection, are formed in the manner of webbed chain links having a central web (12) which passes transversely through their internal opening. The scraper connection is preferably effected with the aid of studs (19) which are fixedly disposed on the scrapers (13) and which point towards the scraper base, and which engage in openings (20) in the central webs (12) of the horizontal chain links (2), wherein the scraper connection can be secured with the aid of locking elements. The vertical chain links (1) advantageously have a non- round cross-section which has a flat (6) on its external contour.
Patent GB-2322032-A (GB)
Title: Camera system for a transmission electron microscope
Inventor: DABERKOW INGO
IPC: H01J37/22
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A camera system for a transmission electron microscope consists of a luminescent screen (4) in the region of the projection chamber of the microscope, which screen can be moved in and out of the electron beam path (1) of the electron microscope and which converts the electron image into a photon image, a deflection element (5) which is disposed underneath the screen and which deflects the photon image at right angles to the electron beam path (1), and a subsequent lens system (6, 7) which reproduces the photon image on a camera (8) which is disposed outside the electron microscope. The luminescent screen (4), the deflection element (5). the lens system (6, 7) and the camera (8) are disposed in a rigid constructional unit which is mounted displaceably in relation to the electron microscope.
Patent GB-2334231-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for manufacturing furniture
Inventor: CAFFREY PETER
IPC: B24D5/16
Filed: 1998-02-09
Abstract: Preformed natural wood panels of preselected sizes are prepared at a preparation station 40. Selected panels are delivered through an apparatus 1 for applying a smooth edge profile to the panels. The panels are delivered through a sanding machine 41 for sanding a top face of the panels, that is the face that when in use will be outwardly facing and exposed to view. Downstream of the sanding machine 41, the panels are passed to a loading station 42. At the loading station 42, the panels are mounted on a conveyor 44 which carries the panels through a sanding and polishing station 45 prior to delivery of the panels to a spraying booth 46 for applying a lacquer to the panels. Downstream of the spraying booth 46, the panels are loaded on mobile racks 50 which are delivered by an endless conveyor 52 through a drying tunnel 53. A number of lacquer coats are applied to the panels which are then built into furniture products.
Patent GB-2324525-A (GB)
Title: Process for the heat-soak treatment of tempered glass panels
Inventor: SILANDER KAI
IPC: C03B27/044
Filed: 1998-04-20
Abstract: A process for the heat-soak treatment of tempered glass panels comprises heating the tempered glass (or cooling of the glass is stopped) to maintain the temperature for the duration of e.g. a good minute within the range of 340-370‹C, by means of hot air blasting such that glasses, which would break spontaneously in time as a result of NiS-stones, shatter immediately. During the heating sequence or the cooling stop sequence and during the subsequent cooling sequence, the glass panel is carried in a horizontal plane, e.g. back and forth on rollers in an oscillating fashion. The process is a continuous-action process and apparatus for carrying out the process can be hooked up with a tempering machine for an on-line operation.
Patent GB-2328212-A (GB)
Title: Organic electroluminescent polymer for light emitting diode
Inventor: JIN SUNG-HO
IPC: C08G61/00
Filed: 1998-08-06
Abstract: An organic electroluminescent (EL) polymer for a light emitting diode is PDPCVz which is prepared by combining a dialkyl substituted phenylene moiety and a carbazole moiety (see figure 1). Another organic EL polymer is PPOPPD which is prepared by combining an oxadiazole moiety and a phenylene moiety. A polymer blend of said PDPCVz and PPDPPO is used for an organic EL polymer. The organic EL polymer is applied to a light emitting layer of a light emitting diode having a cathode/light emitting layer/anode structure, a cathode/buffer layer/light emitting layer/anode structure, or a cathode/hole transporting layer/light emitting layer/electron transporting layer/anode structure. Each of said PDPCVz and PPDPPO can be blended with conventional polymers such as polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, polyvinylcarbazole, polyimide, liquid crystalline polymer, etc. The EL polymers can be blended with a lower molecular fluorescent dye.
Patent GB-2332033-A (GB)
Title: A frictional reciprocating drive mechanism
Inventor: MIYAKE TORU
IPC: F16H19/02
Filed: 1998-10-06
Abstract: A positioning apparatus having frictional reciprocating drive mechanism for reciprocatingly driving a slide body 3, which includes a main shaft 5 adapted to be rotated, and a plurality of rollers 9 disposed around the main shaft 5 and inclined at a predetermined angle relative to the main shaft 5. Each roller 9 may be pressed relative to the main shaft 5 by a pressing member 15.
Patent GB-2329857-A (GB)
Title: Cyclonic separator
Inventor: CHRISTIANSEN BJORN
IPC: B04C5/13
Filed: 1997-06-04
Abstract: A cyclonic separator for separating fluids of differing densities comprises a first chamber (2) having a vortex finder (16) and a core member (36). The vane (34) is arranged co-axial with and adjacent the internal surface of the vortex finder to increase the rotational velocity component of fluids passing through the vortex finder (16) by translating the axial velocity component of the fluids into a rotational velocity component.
Patent GB-2342449-A (GB)
Title: Reducing low frequency signal noise in a fetal ECG signal
Inventor: ROSEN KARL GUSTAF
IPC: A61B5/366
Filed: 1998-12-22
Abstract: Apparatus for reducing signal noise in a fetal ECG signal obtained by using a unipolar ECG lead configuration 1, 3 thereby detecting a predominant T wave vector and avoiding changes in ECG waveform shape due to fetal rotation through the birth canal. The ECG signal is transmitted by means of a first signalling link 5 to the signal noise reducing components which include a conventional analogue filter 7, a digital high pass filter 9 for attenuating low frequencies and with a predetermined cut-off frequency, the cut-off frequency being essentially between 0.2 and 1.7 Hz, and a further digital filter 11. The filtered ECT signal is arranged as output signal from the electrical arrangement by means of a second signalling link 13.