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Patent GB-2318628-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic spring
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN JAMES B
IPC: F16F9/36
Filed: 1996-05-30
Abstract: A pneumatic counterbalance spring (10) includes a hollow cylinder (15) defining a first internal chamber (20) divided into a compression compartment (50) and an extension compartment (55) by a piston (25) movably mounted in the chamber. The compression compartment (50) contains pressurized gas and a seal assembly (60) which is mounted on the piston (25) prevents the gas from escaping into the extension compartment (55). A piston rod is slidably mounted in the open end of the piston. The piston rod (30) includes a hollow portion defining a second internal chamber (125) which is fluidly connected to the compression compartment (50) by a flow passage (140). A gas permeably insert (150) may be positioned in the flow passage to provide restricted rate flow of gas through the flow passage.
Patent GB-2333113-A (GB)
Title: Drainage channels
Inventor: MONKS DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: E03F3/04
Filed: 1998-01-09
Abstract: A drainage channel section has an interior flow-confining surface including an elongate planar floor (12) having spaced parallel side edges (13). Two spaced side walls (14) project upwardly from the respective side edges (13) of the floor, and each side wall (14, fig. 2) is formed from an upper wall portion (15) and a lower wall portion (16). The lower wall portions (16) extend from the floor (12) at an angle α to the plane of the floor, where α is between 45‹ and 75‹. The upper wall portions (15) extend from the top of the lower side walls (16) in respective planes normal to the plane of the floor (12). These upper side walls (16) are separated by a constant width W, and the width of the floor (12) may be between W/1.5 and W/2.5. The top of the lower side walls (16) are hence at a height of W/2sina above the plane of the floor (12). This provides good flow capacity and sediment transportation, whilst it also allows the sections to be free standing, and to be stacked in pairs to make transportation easier.
Patent GB-2335087-A (GB)
Title: Plug point safety guard device
Inventor: KHAN-SULLMAN RUSSELL
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 1998-03-03
Abstract: A plug point safety guard device that holds one or more plug (s), when inserted, immovable from one or more plugpoint (s), to minimize the risk of hazard and of tampering. It has a base, safety guard and attachment fixtures. All or some of the components may be joined together, or they may all be supplied seperate. The device may be supplied for singlepoint plug points or for multiple plugpoints. The inserted plug may be partly or completely covered when the device is in place. Design may allow the point to be switched on and off whilst the device is fitted. The base may be incorporated into the plugpoint, and the guard may be incorporated into the plug. The device may also be designed to assist those with reduced physical function.
Patent GB-2322241-A (GB)
Title: Methods and devices for repairing marine seismic cables
Inventor: PETTERSEN JAN BJORNAR
IPC: H02G1/04
Filed: 1997-07-14
Abstract: A method of replacing an electronics module in a seismic cable on the open sea, (as well as a device for use in the replacing) where the replacement is carried out with the aid of a small boat equipped with cable rollers, the method comprising positioning the part of the cable including the electronics module on a first and a second cable roller respectively in such a way that the electronics module and its couplings are located between the two rollers, clamping the sections of cable on either side of the electronics module in a first and a second clamping arrangement (1, 2) respectively, with the clamping arrangements connected together via a mechanical tensioning device (3), moving the clamped sections of cable towards each other using the tensioning device in such a way that the tension in the seismic cable is taken up by the tensioning device, after which the electronics module can be removed and replaced after which the tensioning device (3) is slackened slightly and the clamping arrangement (1, 2) is released from the sections of cable before the part of the seismic cable with the new electronics module is replaced in the sea.
Patent GB-2337941-A (GB)
Title: Billiard cue rest
Inventor: SHEARER STANLEY
IPC: A63D15/10
Filed: 1998-06-03
Abstract: A cue support comprises a base 19 which is provided with two opposing upright supports 18, a handle 17 rotatably journalled between the supports, an arm 15 mounted on the handle and a cue guide 21 mounted on the arm, the arrangement holding the longitudinal axis of the cue generally parallel to the plane of the table and perpendicular to the axis of the handle. Rotation of the handle adjusts the height of the cue above the table surface. The support can be used in combination with a base piece to enable a user to cue over an intervening ball.
Patent GB-2337004-A (GB)
Title: Holders for posters and jigsaws
Inventor: WELLS PAUL
IPC: A63F9/10
Filed: 1998-06-22
Abstract: A storage and/or display system for an object or objects such as a picture or poster or the pieces (15) of a partly- or fully-completed jigsaw (14) comprises the combination of: a flexible transparent sheet (11), on which the one or more object (14,15) to be stored and/or displayed may be laid, which transparent sheet (11) is of a size at least twice that of all the objects (14,15) to be displayed; and two sheets (12,13) of a material that is uni-directionally flexible, these two sheets (12,13) being disposable one over the other either so that their directions of flexibility are the same, and they can be rolled up together, or so that their directions of flexibility are orthogonal, and each prevents the other being rolled up; such that in use the or each object (14,15) is positioned on the transparent sheet (11), and then, if the two uni-directionally flexible sheets (12,13) are orientated with their flexibility direction the same, and rolled up into a tubular former, the combination of the former and the transparent sheet (11) bearing the object(s) (14,15) can be rolled up around them for storage purposes, whereas if the two uni-directionally-flexible sheets (12,13) are placed underneath with their flexibility directions orthogonal, then the combination is stiff, flat and supportive for display purposes.
Patent GB-2338774-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control pedal assemblies eg for drive-by-wire systems
Inventor: BASNETT MICHAEL NEIL
IPC: B60T7/04
Filed: 1998-06-27
Abstract: A pedal assembly suitable for any vehicle control pedal, eg accelerator, clutch or brake especially in drive-by-wire systems, comprises a rigid pedal arm 10 pivotably mounted in a bracket 14. A friction element 22 slidably mounted in the bracket 14 is biased into contact with the pedal arm 10 by means of a spring 26 and lever 24 so as to provide frictional resistance to rotation of the pedal. The force on the friction element 22 from the spring 26 also serves to keep the pedal in its normal position at the rear end of channels 28 in the bracket under normal pedal loads. Under higher loads, e.g. in frontal impact, the spring 26 allows the friction element 22, and hence the pedal pivot. to move forwards giving extended pedal travel. The spring 26 also acts on the top end of the pedal arm 10 to provide the return force for the pedal. The shape of the friction element 22 may be shaped (fig.3) such that the frictional resistance to rotation of the pedal is greater when the pedal is moving downwards and forwards than when it is moving upwards and rearwards.
Patent GB-2332986-A (GB)
Title: Service door interlock with detent
Inventor: KOEK KEVIN C
IPC: H01H9/28
Filed: 1998-10-15
Abstract: An interlock switch access control apparatus controls access to an interlock switch (12) positioned in a cavity (14) in a housing (16). The interlock switch access control apparatus includes a plate (32) for sliding above the cavity (14) in a slot (30) in the housing (16), with the plate (32) having a plurality of apertures. A detent (34) is positioned in a first aperture of the plate (32) for fixing the position of the plate (32) in a first position (see fig. 3) over the cavity (14) to cover the interlock switch (12) to prevent access thereto. A resilient member such as a spring applies a restoring force to the detent (34) to push the detent (34) towards the plate (32). The resilient member pushes the detent (34) towards and through the first aperture when the plate (32) is positioned with the first aperture in a longitudinal path of the detent (34). The detent (34) responds to a releasing force opposing the restoring force to move out of the first aperture to release the plate (32) therefrom so to allow the plate (32) to slide in the slot (30). A main access cover (20) is pivotally mounted to the housing (16) to cover the plate (32) in a closed position, and pivots to an open position (see fig. 4) to expose the plate (32). A lip (50) at one end of the main access cover (20) pivots when the main access cover (20) pivots, so that the lip (50) contacts the plate (32) in the second position when the main access cover (20) is in the open position to prevent the main access cover (20) from pivoting to the closed position (see fig. 5).
Patent GB-2334158-A (GB)
Title: An electric connector
Inventor: MOUNTFORD ANTHONY EDWARD
IPC: H01R39/64
Filed: 1998-11-20
Abstract: An electrical connector (1) is disclosed for facilitating relative rotational movement between two members between which an electrical connection is provided, comprising a housing (2, 3) accommodating at least one input terminal (17, 18) and at least one output terminal (19, 20) which are relatively rotatable about a common axis and a rotatable member (12, 33) for rotation substantially about the common axis relative to the input terminal (17, 18) and the output terminal (19, 20), the rotatable member, in use, providing a permanent electrical path between at least one of the input terminals and a corresponding output terminal. The rotatable member may comprise a disc (12) of one or more concentric rings of insulating and/or conducting material which rotate about an axis. In an alternative, a sandwich of an inner disc (12) of conducting material and two washers (14, 15) of insulating member is provided, one pair of terminals engaging the inner disc through holes in the washers (14, 15), another pair being in electrical contact via tracks on the washer contacting a contact sleeve (33) in the centre of the disc.
Patent GB-2347374-A (GB)
Title: An open wrench
Inventor: HSIEH CHIH-CHING
IPC: B25B13/08
Filed: 1999-01-27
Abstract: An open end wrench comprises two jaws, a nest connected between the jaws, a flat raised portion 11 and a longitudinal series of teeth 12 inside the jaws for grasping and turning polygonal head bolts or nuts. The length of the flat raised portion is equal to the distance from the midpoint of a first tooth 125 to the midpoint of a last tooth 121 in the longitudinal series of teeth. The total length (B, fig 18) of the longitudinal series of teeth is equal to 0.67 of the width (A, fig 18) of the mouth, and the distance (C, fig 18) from the remote end of the longitudinal series of teeth to the nest is 0.91 the width of the mouth. There is an odd number of teeth, and the first and second teeth, 125, 124, when counting from an end adjacent the nest, are smoothly curved. The third and fourth teeth 124, 123, when counting from an end adjacent the nest are pointed.
Patent GB-2332464-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing hydrocarbons from a multilateral wellbore system
Inventor: DONOVAN JOSEPH F
IPC: E21B37/06
Filed: 1996-03-25
Abstract: The method comprises: (a) forming a primary wellbore 2 in a non-producing formation adjacent to but spaced apart from a producing zone; (b) drilling a branch wellbore 106 extending from the primary wellbore 2 and projecting into the producing zone 14 for producing eg gaseous hydrocarbons; (c) forming a junction at the intersection of the primary wellbore 2 and branch wellbore 106, said junction formed entirely within the non-producing zone; (d) producing the hydrocarbons from the producing zone by flowing such hydrocarbons through the junction and the primary wellbore 2; and (e) placing a flow control device 114, 115 in the branch wellbore 106 for controlling the flow of the hydrocarbons from the producing zone into the primary wellbore 2, whereby the primary wellbore 2 is substantially free of equipment which is not utilized for flowing hydrocarbons through the primary wellbore. The flow control device 114, 115 may be a pressure sensitive device that allows natural gas to enter the diverter tubing 116 and commingling assembly 112.
Patent GB-2337964-A (GB)
Title: Trim correcting mooring system
Inventor: CHRISTIANSEN POUL-ERIC
IPC: B63B9/06
Filed: 1999-06-04
Abstract: A mooring system for a spar-type substructure 200, comprising means to create a restoring couple, by adjusting the vertical position a, b and c, at which a mooring force takes effect on the substructure. A mooring line 204 may be connected to the substructure by a bridle 203, having upper 205 and lower 206 elements, attached to the substructure, with means to adjust the relative lengths of the elements, thereby varying the effective mooring position. The elements of the bridle may pass through fairleaders 207 and 208, which may alter the relative lengths of the elements, through vertical movement or rotation (Fig 4). The mooring line may be connected to the bridle, by means of a ratchet type chain stopper (216, Fig 5), arranged to adjust the pretension in the mooring line, with respect to the substructure.
Patent GB-2353199-A (GB)
Title: Food cone insert
Inventor: SHARMAN ROBERT ANTHONY
IPC: A23G9/50
Filed: 1999-06-30
Abstract: An insert 20 for fitting into a food cone 10 preferably comprises a platform 22 to support the edible contents of the food cone. An upwardly extending projection 26 may be provided to help support the edible contents. The insert can have an upstanding peripheral rim 24 which is frusto-conical in section for seating against the inside of the food cone. The upper end of the projection may have a cup-shaped receptacle for sauces, (68, Fig 10) or carry indicia (38, Fig 6) or a novelty figure. The insert may be formed of plastics material or an edible material such as chocolate. The insert can be used to support ice cream, popcorn or french fries in an edible or inedible food cone.
Patent GB-2338738-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in drilling operations
Inventor: KNOWLES DAVID GEORGE
IPC: E21B23/04
Filed: 1998-03-02
Abstract: A method of facilitating fluid circulation may be utilised during a drilling operation in which drilling fluid is circulated downwardly through a small diameter drill support, such as coiled tubing (22), and upwardly through an annulus (44) between a lined bore wall (38) and the drill support (22). The method comprises providing a sleeve (48) between the bore wall (38) and the drill support (22) to reduce the annulus flow area to facilitate maintaining the drilling fluid flow speed in the annulus at a level sufficient to maintain entrainment of drilling cuttings. Further provided is a method of protecting a well head tree and safety valve from erosion by drilling fluid by hanging a protection sleeve above the tree (or safety valve) and sealing above and below the tree (or safety valve).
Patent GB-2340449-A (GB)
Title: Transcription system
Inventor: CHERY YONALD
IPC: G06F3/0354
Filed: 1999-05-12
Abstract: A transcription system is provided which includes a plurality of signal receivers (12A, 12B, Fig.1.) for positioning adjacent a writing surface (28) and for receiving a position signal transmitted from the stylus (10) when the stylus is positioned adjacent the writing surface, the signal receivers producing timing signals in response to receiving the position signal from the stylus, the transcription system using the timing signals to determine a position of the stylus adjacent the writing surface. The stylus comprises a position signal transmitter 129, and a housing 111 which removably receives a writing element 115. The writing element incorporates a battery 117 connector to an external contact which makes electrical contact with a contact in the housing when the writing element is electronics and transmitter incorporated into the stylus.
Patent GB-2357095-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible structural stiffening element
Inventor: ADDISON ARTHUR JAMES FRANCIS
IPC: E04C3/00
Filed: 1999-12-10
Abstract: A structural stiffening element comprises a pair of flexible strips foldable from a first configuration (Fig 1b) in which the element is flexible and cannot support a load in direction M-M via an intermediate configuration (Fig 1c) to a second configuration (Fig 1d) in which mating formations such as the corrugations shown mate to form a rigid combination which can withstand a force across its width W. The element may be used as a duckboard support where a plurality of the elements are fitted between sheets 1 or as a play tent frame member. The elements can be erected by mechanical pressure or by inflation / deflation.
Patent HU-T62563-A (HU)
Title: Process for producing 4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydroproin derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same
Inventor: HEAULME MICHEL
IPC: A61K31/4418
Filed: 1992-02-04
Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a compound of formula (I)  (* CHEMICAL STRUCTURE *) (I) wherein R and R1, each independently, represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and its pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, as free radical scavengers. The pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds may be employed in the treatment and/or prevention of pathological processes involving cell damage due to the formation of free radicals. The invention also concerns the compounds of formula (I) wherein at least one of R and R1 is methyl, which are new compounds, as well as the process for the preparation thereof and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
Patent HU-T74049-A (HU)
Title: Method for treating of technical textile material and leather and apparatous thereof
Inventor: STAHL ANTON
IPC: A41H42/00
Filed: 1995-03-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a procedure for optimizing the processing of cutting material, such as textiles, leather and technical fabrics and the like, as well as to a device to perform the procedure. The cutting patterns (T1, T2, T3) are first contained in the main memory of a computer (1) and then are selected. The selected patterns are projected on a cutting material on a working surface (AF) in their original size by means of direct laser projection, possibly with different colors, and are also projected on a control panel (4) in a scaled down size. The laser projections of the individual patterns are then interlocked on the cutting material by means of a control unit (5) actuated by an operator (P) positioned next to the cutting material. The patterns are interlocked to optimize use of the cutting material by accounting for the conditions of the cutting material, such as defective spots (F1, F2, F3, F4), and the shape of the cutting material. Once the patterns are finally positioned, data on these positions is then transmitted to a cutting unit, such as an automated cutter (C), by an instruction given by the operator and the citing operation is triggered.
Patent HU-T71148-A (HU)
Title: Safety switch
Inventor: SCHUH GERHARD
IPC: H01H83/20
Filed: 1994-02-15
Abstract: A safety switch has an LS (line protection) and an FI (fault current protection) section. The switch lock of the LS section has a catch support lockable by a catch which, for tripping (in the event of an overcurrent), works with a bimetal release and a magnetic release. The switch lock of the FI section has a catch (31) and a catch support (32) associated with a permanent-magnet release with a release push-rod (51). The switch bridge of the LS section and that (36) of the FI section can pivot about a common axis (60) in the safety switch housing. The switch bridge of the LS section is coupled to the switch bridge (36) of the FI section for combined movement by a pin (7) which is inserted into a switch bridge support (35) for the switch bridge (36) of the FI section. In the catch support of the switch lock of the LS section there is a pin (69) associated with the catch (31) of the FI section in such a way that it abuts on the pin (69) when pivoted in the event of a fault current. Thus the catch support of the LS section pivots to release the switch lock of the LS section.
Patent HU-T75591-A (HU)
Title: Glass compositions for producing dual-glass fibers
Inventor: POTTER RUSSELL M
IPC: C03C13/00
Filed: 1994-10-28
Abstract: Compositions for producing irregularly-shaped dual-glass fibers include a first glass composition and a second glass composition, the first and second glass compositions having nonidentical coefficients of thermal expansion, the difference between the coefficients of thermal expansion being greater than about 2.0 ppm/ DEG  C.
Patent IL-39424-A (IL)
Title: Panels incorporating a glass sheet strengthened on one face only and the manufacture thereof
IPC: C03C15/00
Filed: 1972-05-11
Abstract: 1359165 Glass laminates GLAVERBEL 21 May 1971 16282/71 Heading B5N [Also in Division C1] A plurality of sheets, including at least one glass sheet, are secured together by a frame and/ or by an intervening organic sheet in facing relationship and one glass sheet is subjected over at least part of its area to a rectifying treatment which improves the face of such sheet by reducing the impairment of that face by faults liable to cause stress concentrations when tensioning forces are applied thereto, the sh eets being secured together so that at least the improved face is located internally. The rectifying treatment may be a fine-polishing treatment, a chemical dissolution, as by a medium containing fluorine ions, of a surface layer having a thickness at least equal to the deepest fault present. The glass sheet or sheets may also have treatment such as thermal or chemical, ion-diffusion, tempering to give compressive stresses in the faces of the sheets; or may be stressed by assembling the sheets so that at least the one sheet is held in a state of elastic flexure, and the sheets may have differing resistances to breakage by flexure. The differing resistances may be achieved by selecting sheets of different thickness and/or by chemical tempering. The sheets may be flat or curved and may, as shown, have differing curvatures, which are secured together with or without an intervening plastics sheet, as 14, 15, 16 or 21, 22 and be held at a further different curvature in a frame (17, not shown) or 23. Specifications 1,274,731; 1,359,168; 1,359,169 and 1,359,170 are referred to.
[GB1359165A]
Patent IL-68709-A (IL)
Title: 1-azolyl-2-oximinobutane derivatives,their preparation and their use as fungicides and plant growth regulators
IPC: C07D249/08
Filed: 1983-05-16
Abstract: 1-Azolyl-2-oximinobutane derivatives of the formula   <IMAGE>   in which A is nitrogen or CH, R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, halogenoalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, or optionally substituted benzyl, phenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or cycloalkenyl, and R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, phenylsulphinyl or phenylsulphonyl, or physiologically acceptable addition products thereof with acids or metal salts, which possess fungicidal and plant growth-regulating activities.
Patent IL-75180-A (IL)
Title: (r)-alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide,its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
IPC: C07D207/27
Filed: 1985-05-13
Abstract: (R)-alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide, its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. It can be prepared either by reacting (R)-alpha-ethyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineactic acid successively with an alkyl haloformate and with ammonia, or, by cyclizing an (R)-2-amino-butanamide of the formula X-CH2CH2-Y-NHCH (C2H5)CONH2 wherein Y is a -CH2-radical when X represents a ZOOC-radical and Y is a -CO-radical when X represents a HalCH2-radical, Z being a C1-C4 alkyl radical and Hal a halogen atom. This dextrorotatory enantiomer has been found to have significantly higher mnemic activity and lower toxicity than the corresponding racemate.