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Patent GB-2300419-A (GB)
Title: Detection of classical swine fever virus
Inventor: LOWINGS PAUL
IPC: C12Q1/70
Filed: 1994-11-17
Abstract: A method is provided for the determination of Classical Swine Fever Virus CSFV in a sample comprising exposing the sample to conditions under which, if CSFV is present, a region of its genome having at least 80% homology to bases 2218 to 2888 or bases 11149 to 12238 of the genome of the Alfort strain of CSFV is amplified and relating the amplification of said region to the presence of CSFV. The method permits the differentiation between CSFV of different strains and origins and the closely related pestiviruses Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVDV) and Border Disease Virus (BDV). Oligonucleotides suitable for use as primers are disclosed.
Patent GB-2296227-A (GB)
Title: A garment production process
Inventor: DUNNE FRANK
IPC: A41H43/02
Filed: 1994-12-20
Abstract: A process (1) has a bundling station (6) which receives small and large parts from a store (3) and cutting stations (2). Small parts are sub-assembled in a sub-assembly area (7) in which there is a number of circuits (8) each having an individual suspended rail system for transfer of the parts between workstations. Large and sub-assembled parts are transferred to a marshalling station (9) having a number of trolleys. A batch of parts for ten garments is transferred in a trolley on a passageway (10) to a relevant circuit (12) of a final assembly area (11). Each circuit (12) has an independent endless rail system and there is a quality control inspection both on mounting onto the rail system (40) (fig 5) and on transfer to a return conveyor (13a, 13b). At each circuit (12), the partially assembled garment is supported individually on a chain having a colour-coded tab so that there is ease of handling an individual garment at a particular workstation and whereby there is also close control of garment production progress. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299611-A (GB)
Title: Combination locks
Inventor: MISICK JOHN
IPC: E05B37/12
Filed: 1995-04-05
Abstract: A combination lock has a number of spring-loaded, rotatable, outwardly facing dials 8 which are movable between two axially spaced positions. In the first position (Fig. 3) each dial 8 is coupled to a locking wheel 34 such that rotation of the dial 8 causes rotation of the wheel 34 whereby the wheel 34 may move to a position allowing opening of the lock. In the second position (Fig. 4), the dial 8 is decoupled from the locking wheel 34 so as to be rotatable independently thereof, allowing the combination of the lock to be changed.
Patent GB-2288058-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack retention system and apparatus therefor
Inventor: MCCORMICK TIMOTHY P
IPC: H01M50/204
Filed: 1994-08-22
Abstract: The system includes a battery charger (300) and a battery pack (100). Upon insertion of the battery pack (100) into a retention area (303) of the battery charger (300), a battery pack channel (101) and a corresponding battery charger rail (305) align the battery pack electrical contacts (201) with the electrical contacts (309) of the battery charger. In order to ensure that a reliable electrical connection is made between the two sets of contacts (201, 309), a compliance rib (501) is disposed within the channel (101) of the battery pack (100). The compliance rib (501) creates an interference between the rail (305) and the channel (101), consequently creating a force against the rail. The interference is calculated to create a sufficient force in combination with the force created by the weight of the battery pack (100) such that the force of the battery pack meets or exceeds the force created by the set of electrical contacts in the battery charger. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290076-A (GB)
Title: Device for releasably holding an overfill prevention device in a fuel tank
Inventor: RISBRIDGER BARRY C
IPC: B67D7/36
Filed: 1995-06-02
Abstract: A cage 9 - 13, which is removable through an inspection port 2 of a junction piece 1 connecting a drop tube 6 to an underground tank and to an offset inlet pipe 5, consists of an abutment member 9 and a pivotally linked latch member 12 and holds a liner tube 7 incorporating an overfill device within tbe drop tube. The abutment member is preferably a ring which bears on the top of the liner tube and the latch member is a bar which is moved between a locking position, in which the ends of the bar engage in the internal junction of the junction piece (figure 2), and a position which allows for cage removal by turning a set screw at the top of a tapped rod 11 which is fixed to a cross bar at the centre of the ring. The overfill device is preferably a two stage shut off valve operated by a float and is filled between upper and lower sections of an alloy liner tube. The inspection port may be closed by a plug 3, removal of the cage through the inspection port allowing servicing of the overfill device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290693-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing an edible product
Inventor: JONES SYLVIA A
IPC: A23L25/10
Filed: 1995-06-09
Abstract: A process for producing an edible product is provided which comprises mixing a foodstuff which is spreadable at room temperature with a matrix material which comprises a carbohydrate, extruding the resulting mixture and converting the extrudate to a powder.
Patent GB-2307432-A (GB)
Title: Sample removing tool comprising two blades having circular cutting edges rotatably mounted on a carrier rotatably mounted on a support
Inventor: GILMOUR KENNETH SCOTT
IPC: B26D1/16
Filed: 1995-11-21
Abstract: A sample removing tool (10) comprises two part spherical blades (12,16) which are rotatably mounted on a carrier member (20) about parallel axes (24,26), the cutting edges (14,18) of the blades (12,16) facing each other and a portion of the cutting edges (14,18) arranged to lie on a nominal circle (C), the carrier member (20) being rotatably mounted on a support member (22) about an axis (54), the axis (54) being perpendicular to a plane containing the nominal circle (C) and passing through the centre (T) of the nominal circle (C), the axes (24,26) of the blades (12,16) being inclined to the axis (54) of rotation of the carrier member (22). The blades (12,16) are rotated about their axes (24,26) and the carrier member (20) is rotated about the axis (54) such that the cutting edges (14,18) of the blades (12,16) move along the circumference of the nominal circle (C) to cut a boat-shaped sample from a surface of a component arranged perpendicular to and intersecting the nominal circle (C).
Patent GB-2308910-A (GB)
Title: Lighting control
Inventor: REGAN BERNARD JOHN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1996-01-02
Abstract: A lighting system has lighting units (10) controlled by means of radio signals transmitted between switches (14) and the lighting units. This arrangement simplifies wiring and provides a wide range of control options.
Patent GB-2310751-A (GB)
Title: Safety system with a gas supply cut-off valve
Inventor: COLEMAN CYRIL WILLIAM
IPC: A62C2/04
Filed: 1996-03-11
Abstract: The Safety system and valve designed in conjunction with the appropriate sensors is designed to prevent the build up of gas or carbon monoxide in domestic or commercial gas appliances which might be the cause of loss of life personal injury or damage to property whether from explosion or otherwise. It may be used in conjunction with appropriate sensors for all types of gas systems. It has a battery back up if there is a mains failure and can be incorporated into existing or new installations.
Patent GB-2313834-A (GB)
Title: Improved synthesis of yellow couplers
Inventor: CRAWLEY MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: G03C7/36
Filed: 1996-06-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of synthesis of image dye-forming couplers, specifically yellow dye-forming couplers for use with silver halide based photographic systems and to certain couplers per se. In particular there is disclosed the preparation of a coupler of formula (I)  wherein X is a coupling-off group, R 1 is an alkyl or aryl group, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more coupler-modifying groups, or a 5-10 membered heterocyclic group containing one or more heteroatoms selected from N, O and S, said heterocyclic ring being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more coupler-modifying groups; R 2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more coupler-modifying groups; R 3 to R 7 are the same or different and selected from a hydrogen atom and coupler-modifying functional groups; which comprises the reaction of a compound of formula (II) wherein R and R 1 are the same or different and are as defined above for R 1 and X is as defined above with a compound of formula (III) wherein R 2 to R 7 are as defined above, in the presence of an inert organic solvent. A method of synthesis of the intermediate of formula (II) from the reaction with a corresponding halide of a compound XH is also disclosed. Compounds of formula (I) where R' is an unbranched alkyl group are also claimed per se .
Patent GB-2300632-A (GB)
Title: Brick making additive
Inventor: ROBINS CHRISTOPHER ARTHUR
IPC: C04B33/08
Filed: 1995-01-11
Abstract: Surface scumming in fired heavy clay articles is reduced or avoided by including in the clay a water-soluble liquid syrup carbohydrate derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch to a DE value of less than 50. In the brickmaking process, clay (1) is crushed (2) and ground with water (3), the mix then being extruded (5) and the bricks dried (6) and fired (7). The liquid syrup carbohydrate is added at A to the grinder or at B to the extruder.
Patent GB-2305823-A (GB)
Title: Distributed circuit switched telecommunication network
Inventor: CHANDLER STEPHEN ANTHONY GERAR
IPC: H04L27/22
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: A radio telecommunications network has randomly distributed fixed transceiver stations 20, 21, S, D each provided with switching circuitry for routing of calls between stations and utilizing other stations in the network for relaying such calls when necessary. Each station 20 incorporates a call routing control unit to select a further station 21 to which a call from a source S to a destination D is to be transmitted for relaying the call. The routing control in a station transmits an interrogation signal to all other stations within range of that station, and such other stations transmit an acknowledgement signal after a delay indicative of the suitability of the station for relaying the call towards its intended destination. That station with the shortest delay is then selected. The delay may be indicative of the distance of the station from the call destination D. If further routing of a call from a station is blocked, eg. by an obstacle (26, Fig.4), the routing procedure backtracks one step and when other stations become aware of this, the delays are chosen such that a route bypassing the obstacle is set up. Gaps during speech or data transmission are indicated at a station by receiving a null speech packet (35, Figs.6,7). If an interrupt packet is received at a station during such a gap, a relayed call can be re-routed and that station can then act as a or destination D or source for a call from thereto or therefrom. A mobile may be associated with a particular fixed station acting as a base station. The mobile periodically transmits registration packets which are relayed to its base and which include information identifying the first station in the relay link, whereby the base knows the approximate location of the mobile. A transmit carrier in a transceiver may be generated by means of an oscillator (51, Fig.9) and a divider (50), the divider being turned off on switching from transmit to receive to prevent interference with the receiver part which operates on the same frequency. A transversal filter (70, Fig.10) in a transmit circuit may be used to convolve a stream of impulses representing a data sequence with individual symbol waveforms to produce a combined waveform (60, Fig.10a) having transmitter ramp up and down portions (65, 66) of limited duration. In a receiver circuit (Fig.12) clock signal timing may be based on phase adjustment rather than a zero crossing technique, and means are also provided for offset error compensation and gain compensation.
Patent GB-2320348-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle booby trap detector
Inventor: DOIG ROBERT IAIN
IPC: G01V3/08
Filed: 1996-12-10
Abstract: The VBT detector is designed to detect changes in a vehicle's magnetic flux pattern and then, utilising electronic circuits, provide a means of indication of any such changes in the vehicle's magnetic flux pattern.
Patent GB-2327317-A (GB)
Title: Access control and resource reservation in a communications network
Inventor: ERIKSSON ANDERS
IPC: H04L47/80
Filed: 1997-07-11
Abstract: A first network user A wishing to send data to a terminal B sends a user resource reservation request REQ-U to an access router AR. If the required bandwidth specified in the request REQ-U is available to user A, the router AR sends a network resource reservation request REQ-N to terminal B. If the required bandwidth is available across the network, an acknowledgement is sent from terminal B to router AR and then the router AR sends to user A a ticket message containing all necessary connection information. The ticket message must then be included in the data transmission from user A to terminal B. The ticket message cannot be altered by user A and may be protected by a digital signature. The ticket message is used to police access to the network and may include information about allocated bandwidth, priority level allocated, quality of service guarantee to user A and time of expiry thereof, and source and destination addresses. Thus, information needed for admission control is not stored in the network on a per call basis, but can be extracted by the network from the ticket messages associated with every transmission which gains access in order to calculate the total amount of resources which have been allocated in every priority level on every link in the network. The network admission control function can thus determine whether a new resource reservation request can be accepted. The network may be a private or public connectionless packet network, particularly the Internet.
Patent GB-2327877-A (GB)
Title: Rake-handled hair comb
Inventor: LYE GEOFF
IPC: A45D24/02
Filed: 1997-07-17
Abstract: A double or single sided comb has a handle extending from the spine at 90  to the teeth in the manner of a rake. One set of teeth may be curved in the centre to fit over the crown of the head.
Patent GB-2327504-A (GB)
Title: Durometer with interchaneable heads
Inventor: GARRATT ALAN
IPC: G01N3/00
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: The present invention provides improvements in and relating to durometers. More specifically, the invention provides a durometer comprising an indentor 7, means 9 for applying a predetermined force to the indentor 7, and means for measuring the extent to which the indentor 7 indents a material being tested in response to the predetermined force. The characterising feature of the invention is a self contained module 4 which is formed by the indentor 7 and the force applying means 9. The module 4 can be removed from the measuring means so as to allow an alternative module having a different indentor and/or force applying means to be substituted. A modified durometer may be thereby provided which is capable of operating on an alternative hardness scale. The present invention thus enables a single durometer, provided with a multiplicity of interchangeable heads, to operate in different hardness scales.
Patent GB-2331911-A (GB)
Title: Dog muzzle
Inventor: LIU CHUN CHIEN
IPC: A01K25/00
Filed: 1997-12-03
Abstract: A dog muzzle (10) having a cylindrical muzzle body (1) adapted to put over the mouth of a dog to keep it from biting, and a strap (2) fastened to the muzzle body (1) and adapted to secure it to the dog's head, the muzzle body (1) having a top opening (11) at a rear part thereof through which the dog's eyes and stop exposed to the outside, the strap (2) having a fixed middle part (29) stitched to the muzzle body (1) and two free end pieces (26,27) extended from two opposite ends of the fixed middle part (29) and joined by buckle means (21, 22), wherein the fixed middle part (29) of the strap (2) is wound round the muzzle body (1) and fixed thereto by stitches, then crossed over each other at a bottom side of the muzzle body (1) and extended upwardly backwards to two opposite rear corners of the top opening (11) of the muzzle body fit and then fixedly secured to the muzzle body (1) in a substantially V-shaped form by stitches. Loops 23,24 are provided for attachment to a leash/lead.
Patent GB-2333375-A (GB)
Title: Image processing
Inventor: HOWIE GRANT
IPC: G03B27/32
Filed: 1998-01-16
Abstract: An image processing method for photographic materials in which photographic, preferably negative, images are backlit, print exposure settings appropriate to the backlit image are compared against a plurality of pre-defined known print exposure settings. The comparison being achieved automatically using a density reading for the backlit image, a lookup table of pre-set tone, scale and colour reproduction data. The comparison also produces a suitable transfer optimisation identifier (T.O.I) for the image which facilitates electronic storage of the image. The TOI may also use a series of differently coloured masks which are applied to the final image to determine the colour hues at each point of the image.
Patent GB-2319676-A (GB)
Title: Reduced cross talk electrical connector
Inventor: VADEN STERLING ALAN
IPC: H01R13/6467
Filed: 1997-07-22
Abstract: An electrical connector (14) includes a housing (16) which receives a plurality of elongated contacts (20; 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) for receiving electrical signals. Each contact (20; 22, 224, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) includes a free end (52, 54) and has a major bend (44, 46). At least a portion of adjacent contacts (20; 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36) between their resective free ends (52, 54) and major bends (44, 46) are not parallel so that electrical signal transmission of the connector (14) is enhanced.
Patent GB-2338249-A (GB)
Title: Bidet attachment for water closet
Inventor: CHIBANI ABDEL WAHAB
IPC: E03D9/08
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: The invention comprises a command box 1 fixed to the wall (in case of normal use), or to a base (in case of mobile use), part of the command box a self clean compartment 2 which will inhabit a nuzzle 4 which contain a sensitive switch for the on mode, as soon as pressed against the genital area it starts injecting water to desired temperature and after a selected time starts the drying process . Preferably the hose 3 may be made of a flexible which include the water pipe 10 coming from the hot and cold water mixer. An emergency stop 7 located in the box as well as a hot and cold water switch selectors 5 will be apparent, the water temperature selector 6 is also mounted on the box Electro hydraulic valves will be situated in the box for water command, a dryer fixed at the fresh air supply 8 to blow hot air on the channel 11. A timer 9 could be found on the left hand of the box. A nuzzle handle 12 is located in the nuzzle which as soon as put in the self clean compartment start the cleaning process of the nuzzle to be ready for the next use.
Patent GB-2337958-A (GB)
Title: Producing a single composite sheet of material
Inventor: ROWAN ROBERT MICHAEL
IPC: D04H1/70
Filed: 1998-06-05
Abstract: A single composite sheet of material (16), is produced by simultaneously feeding two different types of fibres (2, 4) to carding means (6) such that the two different types of fibres (2, 4) are fed to the carding means (6) in a side by side manner in order to produce two different types of sheet material (8, 10) which leave the carding means (6) in a side by side manner, providing non-woven material (11) in sheet form over an outer face of at least one of the two different types of sheet material (8, 10), feeding the two different types of sheet material (8, 10) and the, non-woven material (11) through folding means (12) to longitudinally fold the two different types of sheet material (8, 10) and the non-woven material (11), and feeding the folded two different types of sheet material (8, 10) and the non-woven material (11) through bonding means (14) to bond together the two different types of sheet material (8, 10) and the nonwoven material (11) to form a single composite sheet of material (16) having a face composed of the non-woven material (11).
Patent GB-2329869-A (GB)
Title: A document file with slidable display portion
Inventor: SAMUELSON NEVILLE ANTHONY WYLI
IPC: B42F7/02
Filed: 1994-10-31
Abstract: The document file has a separate display portion 517 attached by means of oppositely-extending tabs 563,565 slidably-engaging a single elongate slot 567,569 or a pair of elongate slots 525,527.
Patent GB-2343637-A (GB)
Title: Adding carbon dioxide to a stream of ultra pure water using a gas permeable membrane
Inventor: KATOU HITOSHI
IPC: B01D53/22
Filed: 1998-11-16
Abstract: The resistivity of pure water is controlled by adding carbon dioxide to a stream thereof using a gas permeable membrane, wherein a minor portion 2 of the water stream 7 is divided at 5 therefrom and flows through the membrane 1, the carbonated water then being recombined at 6 with the main water stream 3 which bypasses the membrane. The water can be used for cleaning semiconductors or LCDs.
Patent GB-2344906-A (GB)
Title: Object-oriented job scheduler
Inventor: WEAVER GARY
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 1998-12-19
Abstract: A computer system includes an object-oriented job scheduler for scheduling batch jobs. When a job is defined, a job request object is created, containing details of that job. When a job is submitted for execution, an associated job run object is created, containing details of a first run for the job. Job repetition frequencies and dependencies can be defined by means of associated objects. Candidate job runs in each of a number of job streams are selected for execution, up to a job concurrency limit. This creates an instance of a batch application object. When a job completes, a new job run object is created, containing details of the next job run.
Patent GB-2345231-A (GB)
Title: Data processing with distributed messaging problem determination
Inventor: BANKS ANDREW DAVID JAMES
IPC: H04L45/02
Filed: 1998-12-24
Abstract: A method of testing a network of data processing units includes steps of sending a test message from an originating data processing unit 10 to a destination data processing unit 11 via an intermediate data processing unit 1-9; receiving at the originating data processing unit a channel definition from the intermediate data processing unit, the channel definition defining a routing action taken at the intermediate data processing unit to determine a next intermediate data processing unit to forward on the test message to; and displaying the channel definition at the originating data processing unit. The definition enables the originating unit to determine not only the message route but also why that route was taken, thus aiding detection and diagnosis of errors.
Patent GB-2341538-A (GB)
Title: Stand for a cooking device
Inventor: BELL GEOFFREY IAN
IPC: A47J37/07
Filed: 1999-09-17
Abstract: A stand is disclosed that is capable of being used to support either a large disposable barbecue or a small disposable barbecue depending on the way up the stand is placed. The stand is a framework formed in the shape of a truncated pyramid. The smaller area 10b of the truncated pyramid is designed to be parallel to the larger area 10a and spaced vertically therefrom. The framework 10 is formed by two rectangular members 11 and 12 which are joined together and spaced apart by ten sloped struts 13. The size and shape of the larger area 10a of the truncated pyramid is designed to support a large disposable barbecue preferably by receiving the base of the barbecue within the perimeter of the member 11 so as to prevent the disposable barbecue from sliding off the stand.