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Patent GB-2323040-A (GB)
Title: Inhalation apparatus
Inventor: DURKIN JASON R
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a housing (2) for a pressurised dispensing container (3) and including a portion (8) adapted to receive a valve stem (9) of the pressurised dispensing container, an air inlet to said housing and a mouthpiece (7), duct means communicating with the housing for conveyance of product towards the mouthpiece, and an air flow controller in the form of an annular membrane (12) adjacent to the valve stem receiving portion. The air flow controller (12) is biased to a first position corresponding to no or a minimum flow of air from the air inlet to the mouthpiece, and is movable in use by the pressurised dispensing container to a second position corresponding to a maximum flow of air from the air inlet to the mouthpiece, continued movement of the container causing a dose of product to be dispensed into the maximum air flow, the air flow being created by a user applying suction to the mouthpiece.
Patent GB-2312909-A (GB)
Title: Ball valve actuated by shifting tool passing through centre of valve
Inventor: PATEL DANISH
IPC: E21B34/00
Filed: 1997-05-12
Abstract: A formation isolation valve (FIV) 18 is disclosed for building a tool string of any desired length, prior to lowering that tool string downhole, for the purpose of performing wellbore operations during a single trip. The FIV apparatus comprises a valve such as a ball valve 18a, initially disposed in an open position and being adapted be changed to a closed position when a shifting tool 16 is run through the centre of the valve 18; and a hydraulic section (see figure 9b), including a rupture disc assembly and a pair of chambers separated by an oil metering orifice, which is responsive to the previous closure of the valve by the run of the shifting tool 16 through the centre of the valve 18, and is further responsive to the further running of the setting tool through the centre of the hydraulic section, for changing the valve back to the open position when a predetermined internal pressure inside the FIV, exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure valve rating of the rupture disc assembly.
Patent GB-2309386-A (GB)
Title: Method of whitening teeth and composition therefor
Inventor: GOULET MARIE-KATERI
IPC: A61K8/42
Filed: 1995-11-17
Abstract: A chewing gum or wax base is mixed with a tooth whitening agent such as carbamide peroxide and is conditioned into pieces of chewing gum or wax. Mastication of these on a regular basis helps in whitening teeth in a person in need of a tooth whitening treatment.
Patent GB-2315320-A (GB)
Title: Regulating temperature in a cryogenic test chamber
Inventor: SAGER RONALD E
IPC: G01N25/00
Filed: 1997-06-26
Abstract: A dual capillary inlet cryogenic test chamber has the ability to continuously regulate temperature between about 1.5 K and 400 K. A controllably heated capillary tube (13) is located in the cryogenic reservoir (11), spaced from the test chamber (45) and thermally insulated from the cryogen (12). This capillary tube (13) has a characteristic impedance to fluid flow. A second low temperature, high impedance capillary tube inlet (72) is also in the cryogenic reservoir (11) and is connected between the cryogen reservoir and the test chamber. The combination of a control system with pressure and temperature feedback, combined with the two inlet tubes (16, 72) of different impedance, enables the apparatus to operate continuously and stably at any temperature within its operating range, or to smoothly sweep through any predetermined temperature range. A wire (74) may be inserted into the second capillary tube (72).
Patent GB-2312206-A (GB)
Title: Lockable cash box
Inventor: PETERS ANDREW CHARLES
IPC: A45C13/10
Filed: 1994-01-26
Abstract: A cash box 1 comprises a base 4 and a lid 2 releasably lockable thereto, the box having a button operated catch 11 separate to the locking mechanism 8 but mounted on the same axis to retain the lid to the base in a closed position such that with the locking mechanism in an open position the lid may be retained by the catch means and with the locking mechanism is operated to lock the box in the closed position the catch means is no longer operable. The catch may comprise a generally square C shaped portion (11b, Figure 2) forming a spring integrally attached to an inner generally square portion (11c, Figure 2) mounted on the main shaft of the lock mechanism 8.
Patent GB-2328336-A (GB)
Title: Video signal colour adjusting processing system
Inventor: BECKWITH TIMOTHY JOHN
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 1997-08-14
Abstract: An image processing system is arranged to convert data representing a picture element with an original colour defined in terms of original brightness and hue values into data representing the picture element with a new colour, different than the original colour. In the system a new hue value is calculated from the original hue value by way of a transforming circuit 5. The original and new hue values are both processed in look up tables 4, 6 to determine respective inherent brightness values associated therewith. The original brightness value is processed with the inherent brightness values by way of a subtracter 7 and an adder 8 to produce a new brightness value that together with the new hue value defines the new colour of the pixel.
Patent GB-2318329-A (GB)
Title: Patient transfer aid
Inventor: ILIFFE-MOON ETIENNE
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: A transfer aid for invalids comprises a castored chassis 10', a support structure 11' upstanding from the chassis, a footplate or foot rests 16' supported by the chassis, a knee abutment 21' above the foot rests, one or more hand supports supported (22, 23, Fig. 2) or formed by arms 12' 13' and two seat parts 24', 25' pivotable between an inoperative position in which a seated person can take hold of the hand supports and raise himself to a substantially standing position on the foot rests and an operative position behind the posterior of the person when standing so that the person can be supported by the seat parts with his feet on the foot rests and his knees against the knee abutment.
Patent GB-2330337-A (GB)
Title: A load limiting arrangement for a seat belt
Inventor: REES ELIZABETH
IPC: B60R22/28
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: Seat belt webbing is attached to a structural part of the vehicle via a load limiting device, the load limiting device comprising a torsion bar having one end fixed with respect to the structural part of the vehicle and the other end connected to the webbing so that when the webbing is subjected to a load above a predetermined value, the torsion bar twists and absorbs energy. The torsion bar may be connected via a lever arm link or may be mounted in a knurled or toothed roller or connected to a pinion wheel arranged to deform a rack. The load limiting arrangement can be mounted beneath a vehicle seat.
Patent GB-2321573-A (GB)
Title: A system for displaying fax machine activity reports on a computer monitor
Inventor: PARK JOO-SEUNG
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1997-12-29
Abstract: A system comprising a personal computer and a fax machine is disclosed wherein the user can request an activity report containing information relating to the status of documents transmitted or received by the fax which is then displayed on the computers monitor.
Patent GB-2322885-A (GB)
Title: Computer-controlled and motorised adjustable flow-rate gas lift valve
Inventor: CARMODY MICHAEL A
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 1998-01-14
Abstract: An adjustable flow-rate gas lift valve comprises a electric motor (12) connected by a shaft (20) to a ball screw (18) and a ported sleeve (28) threadably attached to the lower end of the ball screw. Power is supplied by a electric line (10) to the motor which turns the ball screw through gear box (16) transferring axial movement to the ported sleeve. Downward movement of the ported sleeve brings ports (32) into alignment with the main annulus opening (34) which allows well fluid to flow into chamber (26) of housing (24). The inward fluid flow is dependent on the number of ports (32) uncovered. Fluid pressure in chamber (26) unseats check valve (36) which is biased by spring (40) allowing fluid to flow out of access opening (38) into, for example, a production tubing string. An alternative method of altering fluid flow is by varying the size of the ports on the ported sleeve and having correspondingly sized openings to the annulus. Further embodiments include use of a reservoir, a pump and a bladder or piston-actuated check balls to cover annulus ports, a series of identical or varied valves operated by a computer, a helical valve member or a remotely controlled fluid/gas regulator.
Patent GB-2324790-A (GB)
Title: Purifying nickel sulfate with organic acid extractant
Inventor: MAKINO SUSUMU
IPC: C01G53/10
Filed: 1998-04-30
Abstract: The method of purifying nickel sulfate solution comprises extracting nickel from a crude nickel sulfate solution into an organic acid extractant within a pH range falling between 6.0 to 7.0 while the nickel content of the organic phase is kept to be from 0.5 to 1.7 times the stoichiometric nickel loading capacity of the extractant, and then scrubbing the nickel-loaded, organic phase followed by stripping it with sulfuric acid. Sodium, ammonium and other impurities are not extracted into the nickel-containing organic phase. The scrubbing solution may be an aq. solution containing nickel in about the same concentration as the nickel-containing organic phase.
Patent GB-2346785-A (GB)
Title: Extending the resolution of a codebook
Inventor: CHAN DOMINIC SAI FAN
IPC: G10L19/002
Filed: 1998-09-15
Abstract: A Communication system e.g. mobile radio using vector quantisation techniques for speech processing includes reference signals arranged in an original element list 70 of a codebook e.g. in a speech coding-decoding arrangement. The system utilises extra resources in the system in the form of extra data bits, free time slots, frequency channels or spreading codes for extending the resolution of the codebook. Based on the extra resources received, a space representing at least a first portion 72 of the original element list is divided into space representing at least two sub-lists 76. A full VQ (vector quantisation) codebook is progressively divided into sub-codebooks and a centroid, i.e. a fixed vector, is calculated for each sub-codebook from the centroid of the original list or codebook. Upon receiving an input signal a codebook index is allocated using a centroid of the original codebook together with a centroid of at least one extended codebook or sub-codebook to reference the optimum centroid for the received signal.
Patent GB-2341770-A (GB)
Title: Modular bus topology
Inventor: PHELPS RICHARD CARL
IPC: H04L12/403
Filed: 1998-09-18
Abstract: Apparatus for a computer system comprises a bus architecture (90) and a plurality of modules (M1...M3) connected to the bus architecture. The bus architecture comprises a plurality of bus connection units (91<SB>1</SB>, 91<SB>2</SB>, 91<SB>3</SB>), and a plurality of bus portions arranged in series, each bus portion, except the last in the series, being connected to the next portion in the series by way of a bus portion connection unit. Each of the modules is connected to the bus architecture by way of a respective one of the bus connection units. The connection units are controlled by inputs 93 from the arbitration unit. Application is to a computer game console.
Patent GB-2341838-A (GB)
Title: Product display packaging
Inventor: OAKES MICHAEL CAMPBELL
IPC: B65D73/00
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: Product display packaging comprises a backing member 1 of planar material with a substantially L-shaped cross section defining a base 2 and upright 3. The base and upright are both connected to the product 7, preferably with plastic securing ties 13 and 16. The product may be an item such as a blowlamp or lantern. The base supports the product, and can have a triangular cross section (23, Figure 7). The backing member is preferably made of card, and the base and upright can be from a single piece or separate pieces joined together. The backing member may have apertures (8 and 9, Figure 3) through which the product may protrude to locate the product. A plastic hanger 14 may be attached to an aperture near the top of the upright. The hanger extends to a greater extent on the rear of the upright such that the securing tie through the upright also goes through it. The product may sit in either a stabilizing base 10 or on a stand (32, Figure 6), which is secured to the base by securing ties. The hanger, stabilizing base and stand are preferably of a plastics material. Information about the product may be printed on the member on either or both of the base and upright.
Patent GB-2328868-A (GB)
Title: Handwash station
Inventor: FOSTER FRANK
IPC: E03C1/05
Filed: 1996-02-12
Abstract: A handwash station has operation control means, communication means and a portable programming unit having user input means and means for communicating with the communication means of the station to establish a handwahing programme for the station.
Patent GB-2331526-A (GB)
Title: A method of deacidifying a gas with a high content of acidic gases
Inventor: LEBAS ETIENNE
IPC: C10L3/10
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: A method of deacidifying a gas containing at least one acid gas such as carbon dioxide or hydrogen sulphide and at least one hydrocarbon whereby the acid gas is brought into contact with a liquid solvent phase which is selective towards the acid gas or gases and a temperature gradient is created during this contact treatment to prevent condensation of a liquid hydrocarbon phase and obtain a treated gas with a low content of acid gases and a liquid solvent phase enriched with acid gases. The apparatus used to achieve the removal of the acidic gases involves the use of an absorption tower (C1) where gas at a temperature between 10 and 50‹C is fed in via line (1) to the bottom of the tower and a solvent and water mixture is fed in to the top of the tower via line 2 at a temperature between 0 and -50‹C. Countercurrent flow of the gas through the solvent/water mixture gives purified gas via line (3) and solvent rich in dissolved acidic gases via line (4). A variety of arrangements for the recovery of the solvent phase for subsequent reuse are described (see Figs 3-5, not shown).
Patent GB-2331979-A (GB)
Title: Dispensers for powdered baby milk
Inventor: BENNETT MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G01F19/00
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: A dispensing spoon for dispensing powdered material, such as powdered baby milk, comprising a handle (10) having a scoop (12) at one end and a powder levelling part (14, 18) coupled to the handle (10) which can be displaced manually for levelling off the scoop contents, and wherein an operation of the powder levelling part (14, 18) to level off the scoop contents is arranged automatically to advance a numbered counter wheel (20), carried integrally on the spoon by one digit.
Patent GB-2345237-A (GB)
Title: Dual purpose bird table roof
Inventor: MINDELL BERTRAM
IPC: A01K45/00
Filed: 1998-12-29
Abstract: A bird table roof 1 has an upright member 5 below its base, the upright member 5 engaging with an upright support 3 for the roof 1. The roof 1 may be removed from the upright support 3, turned upside down, and used as a bird bath or as a container for plants (figure 3). The upright member 5 either fits over the upright support 3 (as shown) or into the upright support 3 (figure 1). When the upright member 5 fits over the upright support 3, it preferably terminates in resilient spring fingers which are tightened using a clamping clip 6.
Patent GB-2334714-A (GB)
Title: Bayonet fit closure with spring member
Inventor: MONTGOMERY GARY V
IPC: B65D41/06
Filed: 1999-02-25
Abstract: A bayonet fit closure 10 has a sealing element 16 and at least one spring member 20 for biasing the closure away from a container neck to which it is fitted. The sealing member may engage an inner or an outer surface of the container neck, and may be located on a top wall or a side wall 18 of the closure. The spring member may depend from a sealing element sleeve portion (216, fig 13) and may engage a frustoconical portion 56 of the container neck. The closure may have four bayonet lugs 19 which can be biased by the spring member into corresponding recesses 63 on the container neck.
Patent GB-2335587-A (GB)
Title: Attaching walls to a switchgear cabinet frame
Inventor: BENNER ROLF
IPC: H02B1/30
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: Walls 30,40 (three alternative designs shown) are attached to the frame members 20 of a switchgear cabinet by pins 21 (eg headed screws which connect parts of the frame) which engage with open ended slots 33 in the walls whereby the wall can be located on the lower pins and then pivoted about them to be locked in place using catch 35. The lower slots 33 are angled upwards.
Patent GB-2341384-A (GB)
Title: Stacking or destacking sheets from a pile
Inventor: LUCAS ALAN WILLIAM
IPC: B65H3/08
Filed: 1999-09-10
Abstract: Sheets, eg for the production of printed circuit boards, are removed from a pile 11 by lifting the front edge of the top sheet 10 so that a train 20 of rollers 21 can be inserted thereunder. The train is then reversed, so feeding the sheet to a pair of pinch rollers 30. Lilting is effected pneumatically or by grippers. To form a stack, sheets are advanced by the train, held above the stack by suction grippers while the train withdraws, and then lowered onto the stack.
Patent GB-2343544-A (GB)
Title: Shock/vibration damping bumper for a hard disk drive
Inventor: PHAM THO
IPC: G11B33/12
Filed: 1999-11-05
Abstract: A hard disk drive assembly 10 includes a shock and vibration damping bumper 12 for attachment to an outer surface 14 of the housing 16 of the disk drive 18. The bumper comprises a soft damping material eg moulded polyurethane or rubber and can be formed having an inner profile corresponding to the profile of the housing. The bumper may have outer walls 20 extending about an inner opening 22, the walls being flexible enough to be stretched to form a snap fit to the housing. The bumper may incorporate radially shaped bands 26 forming integral channel portions (28, Fig.2) which cooperate for attachment with tab portions 30 on the disk drive housing. Alternatively the bumper may be an interference fit.
Patent GB-2358308-A (GB)
Title: Determining the position and orientation at which images are recorded
Inventor: LYONS ALEXANDER RALPH
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 1999-11-25
Abstract: An input sequence 130 of video images is processed to determine the different positions and orientations at which the images were recorded. A subset of the input images are selected as keyframes to form a sequence 250 of keyframes. Respective triples of keyframes having different, non-overlapping positions in the sequence 250 are selected and processed to determine the relative positions and orientations at which the keyframes in each triple were recorded to form respective sets of keyframes. The positions and orientations of keyframes between the keyframes in each triple are then calculated to form expanded sets of keyframes 266, 276, 286. The sets are further expanded by calculating the positions and orientations of keyframes which lie between sets in the sequence 250. The sets are merged by calculating the relationship between the coordinate systems in which the positions and orientations of the keyframes in each set are defined. During the processing, the positions and orientations calculated for keyframes in a set are adjusted to optimise the calculated solutions. This is performed in stages, considering at each stage a different window 270 of the keyframes and performing processing to minimise the error associated with the keyframes in the window. The window is moved sequentially through the keyframes so that every keyframe in a set is considered at least once.
Patent HU-T68336-A (HU)
Title: Passenger seat
Inventor: VOGEL IGNAZ
IPC: B60N2/24
Filed: 1993-05-05
Abstract: Passenger seats in public transport vehicles should be capable of being matched with ease to the various types of vehicle and also be suitable for economic manufacture and assembly. This is achieved according to the invention in that the underframe, seat component and backrest assemblies which are to be manufactured by means of metal working are to be prepared ready for mounting and installed in the passenger compartment, and that the upholstery, in the form of upholstery units, is not attached until all the mounting operations are terminated and the passenger compartment is cleaned. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T68953-A (HU)
Title: Vehicle transmission and a thrust washer combination for the same
Inventor: REYNOLDS JOSEPH DOUGLAS
IPC: F16H3/00
Filed: 1993-05-27
Abstract: A thrust washer combination employing three thrust washers (28,70 and 72) is provided for maintaining separation between and for transferring axial thrust to a mainshaft (2) that has been imparted to either one adjacent floating mainshaft gears (12,18) of a change gear transmission (100) respectively by a clutch assembly (20) or (22) during the process of selectively clutchingly engaging one of gears (12,18) to the mainshaft to effect the rotation thereof. Gears (12) and (18) have respective adjacent flanges (42) and (44) that extend towards mainshaft (48) with thrust washer (28) being contained in an annular groove (42) therebetween and keyed for rotation with mainshaft (2) and thrust washers (70) and (72) positioned on opposite sides of flanges (40, 42) and held thereagainst by retaining rings (74) and (76) respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T69877-A (HU)
Title: Device for serving shelves
Inventor: BREITENBACH BERNHARD
IPC: B66C9/16
Filed: 1994-03-18
Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a storage and retrieval unit (1) which is positively guided by means of pinions (13/14) meshing with racks (15/16) and in which the bottom pinion (14) can be mounted in a universally jointed manner in the way shown in Fig. 7 and can be tilted in the direction of the arrow (39). <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T72309-A (HU)
Title: Piperazine and piperidine derivatives, having antipsychotic activity pharmaceutical compositions containing them and process for their preparation
Inventor: NAVAS FRANK III
IPC: C07D333/66
Filed: 1993-02-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of piperazine and piperidine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in therapy, in particular in the treatment of psychotic disorders.
Patent HU-T69559-A (HU)
Title: Method and device for jointing at least two plastic elements in a liquid- andior gastight manner
Inventor: WULFF FREDERIK KAREL ALBERT
IPC: F16L47/26
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: A method for jointing at least two plastic elements (1-1,2-1), whereby an edge (18) of a first plastic element (1-1) is at least partially placed in an opening of a second plastic element (2-1), the edge (18) of the first plastic element (1-1) being folded over an edge (3) of the opening of the second plastic element (2-1) under plastic deformation, using pressure means (12), whereby the edge of the first plastic element is pressed against a curved butting face of a pressure body being placed in the second plastic element at the opening thereof, that the edge of the first plastic element along the butting face is pushed radially outward and over the edge of the opening of the second plastic element, that the edges of both plastic elements are pressed together by exerting pressure on both sides of the edges, and that use is made of a sealing ring at least partially between the edges. <IMAGE>