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Patent GB-2329821-A (GB)
Title: Nappy Changing Aid
Inventor: LISNEY PETER
IPC: A61F5/37
Filed: 1997-10-06
Abstract: A nappy changing aid comprises a length of material (10) with loops (11) at each end. The loops may be replaced with hooks or by a single loop and may be adjustable in size and may be secured through the holes (12) or formed using a knot or Velcro (RTM). The material may be neoprene rubber or a fabric, and may be reinforced, solid or padded. In use, the babies feet and ankles pass through the loops (11), and the material (10) may be used to hold up the baby's feet to facilitate nappy changing.
Patent GB-2319114-A (GB)
Title: An electric power generation system
Inventor: FELLOWS RICHARD GRIFFITH
IPC: H01M8/06
Filed: 1997-11-03
Abstract: In an electric power generation system 2, there is a cross-flow stack 4 of fuel cells 6 each having an anode, electrolyte, and a cathode. Associated with the anodes are anode passages which in each cell are divided into a first group formed by anode passages 28a and a second group formed by anode passages 28b. Fuel gas, for example methane from a supply 26 is fed via path 34 to an inlet manifold 38a to the anode passages 28a, and a portion of anode exhaust gas from the anode passages 28a is fed via an exhaust outlet manifold 40a and lines 42, 46 to an inlet manifold 38b feeding the anode passages 28b. A reforming reaction takes place in the anode passages 28a and 28b. The other part of the anode exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold 40a is fed via lines 42 and 44 to the line 34 to mix with the fuel gas. Atmospheric air provides the oxidising gas supplied on line 18 to the cathodes. That oxidising gas is heated in an heating arrangement 21 in which anode exhaust gas from the anode passages 28b, and supplied on line 50, is burnt.
Patent GB-2331501-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible containers
Inventor: FEINER SIMON
IPC: B65D1/04
Filed: 1997-11-19
Abstract: A container 1 for fluids comprises a container body having two ends spaced apart by a tubular wall 3, the wall being adapt to concertina by being corrugated, and at least one of said ends having an aperture through which fluid can be dispensed. Baffles may be provided to subdivide the interior of the container transversely or longitudinally into compartments each of which has its own dispensing aperture. The ends of the container may comprise lid members 2A screw threaded onto the wall (3), at least one lid member 2A having a spout with a sealing cap through which fluid may be dispensed. The container may be wire-reinforced.
Patent GB-2319669-A (GB)
Title: Hand machine tool with cooling means
Inventor: LAMPRECHT JUSTUS
IPC: B25F5/00
Filed: 1997-11-18
Abstract: A hand machine tool (9, figure 1) has a centrifugal fan impeller 20 mounted on the rotor shaft of a motor, between a stationary air guide cap 18 and air guide ring 22. The ring has blades 23 mounted on its outer surface, for directing the air flow 26 once it has left the impeller. The blades are angled to reduce swirl in the outgoing air, leading to a reduction in noise. The blades are also concave on the front side 28 and convex on the rear side 30. An air guide ring may also be provided upstream of the impeller, integrated into the air guide cap. The tool is preferably an angle grinder.
Patent GB-2332498-A (GB)
Title: Hydroelastic supports
Inventor: DRUMEL PHILIPPE
IPC: F16F13/26
Filed: 1997-12-22
Abstract: A hydroelastic support, such as for use as an engine mount in a vehicle, comprises a liquid-filled working chamber (16) and a liquid-filled compensation chamber (18). The working chamber has a flexible-walled part which is flexed by the engine vibrations so as to create pressure changes within the working chamber. A control member (26) comprises a disc-shaped flexible rubber element (28) located within an aperture (27) in a rigid wall between the two chambers (16,18). The flexible element (28) flexes in response to the pressure changes in the working chamber and causes partial damping thereof. Upper and lower movement-limitation members (32,34), made of relatively rigid material, limit the flexing of the flexible element (28) in response to high amplitude vibrations.
Patent GB-2332628-A (GB)
Title: One use syringe
Inventor: LIU WEN-NENG
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 1997-12-24
Abstract: A retractable and destructible safety syringe including a syringe barrel 21, a plunger 36, a needle holder 32, a needle 24, clicks 25 formed on the needle holder or the plunger and a one-way movable detent 26 formed on the plunger or the needle holder. When a piston of the plunger is pushed to the bottom, the detent engages with the clicks, whereby the needle holder and the needle are pulled back into the barrel. In addition, the tip of the needle is pressed against a shoulder section of the barrel and bent. Sealing fixing rings are formed on the outer wall of the needle holder and inner wall of the needle holder cavity. An ensurance latch plate may be disposed between the barrel and the plunger to prevent the plunger from being pushed to latch the clicks with the detent by mistake.
Patent GB-2332113-A (GB)
Title: Video encoding apparatus providing weighting signal for scaled motion vector interframe decoding
Inventor: KIM JONG NAM
IPC: H04N19/48
Filed: 1997-12-24
Abstract: A scalable MPEG encoder produces an optimal weighting signal W in generator 70 which is subsequently used during decoding, instead of a fixed weighting signal (eg 0.5 in Fig 2B), for scaling a motion vector MV applied to a low-resolution image decimated from a high-resolution image. The optimal weighting signal is such that the decoded image has the best S/N ratio and accumulated drift effects caused by the interframe encoding are eliminated thereby enabling good video recovery.
Patent GB-2323458-A (GB)
Title: Computer server dynamic interval-based load balancing
Inventor: YU PHILIP SHI-LUNG
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 1998-01-14
Abstract: In a geographically distributed or clustered system, an arbiter 110 assigns clients 100 to servers 150 and dynamically assigns a valid time interval to each mapping request based on network load and/or capacity parameters such as the client request rate and/or the server capacity. Alternative means for dynamically setting the valid interval in conjunction with a scheduling process, which can be either deterministic or probabilistic, are also devised.
Patent GB-2317894-A (GB)
Title: Polymer product manufacture
Inventor: SIMPSON BRIAN ROBERT
IPC: C08K5/00
Filed: 1996-07-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a plastics product from a polyolefin resin using a plasticiser monomer system which is substantially non-polymerisable under the product shape forming, conditions used in the product manufacturing process and which acts as a plasticiser or processing aid under said shape forming conditions, whilst being substantially polymerisable subsequently so as to produce a product substantially free of liquid plasticiser. The plasticiser monomer is mixed with the polyolefin resin; and the mixture formed into a desired product form. Polymerisation of the plasticiser monomer then provides a final product substantially free of liquid plasticiser.
Patent GB-2336522-A (GB)
Title: Rotating shelf
Inventor: COHN DAVID
IPC: A47B96/02
Filed: 1998-04-23
Abstract: A rotating round shelf 1 for use in refrigerators is supported peripherally on its underside by bearings 3 contained in a housing which partly surrounds the circumference of the shelf, leaving a gap (see Figs 4,5) at which a user may grasp the shelf to turn it. The top half of the bearing house is removable to give access to the bearings.
Patent GB-2336623-A (GB)
Title: Locking assembly
Inventor: DENHAM KEITH
IPC: H04N5/645
Filed: 1998-04-24
Abstract: A locking assembly for mutually locking together two members over a range of relative positions, e.g. for use as a clamp for securing the tube of a television set in its housing, which comprises: a first tubular member 22 and a second tubular member 26 which are relatively mutually adjustable along an adjustment direction to provide the range of relative positions, but which are not relatively mutually rotatable about the adjustment direction; each of the members 22, 26 having a bore, the bore 34 of the second member 26 being of larger diameter than the bore 11 of the first member 22; and a locking member in the form of a screw 38 having a first part 17 of a diameter such as to engage the bore 11 in the first member 22 but to be a clearance in the bore 34 of the second member 26, and a second part 19 of a diameter such as to engage the bore 34 of the second member 26; whereby the two members 22 can be mutually positioned in a selected relative position along the adjustment direction, and then locked together by inserting the first part 17 of the screw 38 through the bore 34 of the second member 26 and into engagement with the bore 11 of the first member 22 and screwing it thereinto until the second part 19 of the screw 38 engages with the bore 34 of the second member 26, so that the screw 38 locks the two members 22, 26 into the selected relative position.
Patent GB-2322668-A (GB)
Title: Clip friction hinge
Inventor: GANNON DEAN
IPC: E05D11/08
Filed: 1996-11-13
Abstract: The present invention is a torque producing apparatus (20) comprising a first member (26), a second member (22), and a retention means (28). The first member (26) has first (32) and second arms (34), each having first and second ends, and a connection portion (30) adjacent the joined first ends of the first and second arms (32 and 34). The second ends of the arms (32 and 34) define an opening (36) between the outer (27) and inner (39) surfaces. The second member (22) has a surface (24) arranged to engage in interference fit against at least one surface (39) of the first member (26) when the first member (26) is in its relaxed state. The retention means (28) engages the connection portion (30) of the first member (26) so that the second member (22) rotates relative to the first member (26) upon relative rotation of the second member (22) and the retention means (28).
Patent GB-2337536-A (GB)
Title: Anti-scaling device
Inventor: MOSS FREDERICK JAMES
IPC: E04H17/00
Filed: 1998-05-19
Abstract: An anti-scaling device comprises a hollow central body (1) for mounting on a bar and several spike units (5) extending outwardly from the body (1 ) in different directions. Pairs of spike units (5) are detachably and rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the central body (1). The device may further comprise serrated webs (7) extending outwardly from the central body (1) between the spike units (5). Preferably the device is moulded from plastics material.
Patent GB-2326160-A (GB)
Title: Making group III metal nitride crystals; crystal growth methods
Inventor: SHIBATA MASATOMO
IPC: C01B21/06
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: A Group III metal element (eg Al, Ga or In) is heated so as to melt, a gas containing nitrogen atoms (eg NH 3 ) is injected into a melt of the Group III metal element at a temperature lower than the melting point of a nitride to be obtained, thereby producing a nitride microcrystal of the Group III element having high wettability with the melt in the melt of the Group III metal element. A mixture of the Group III nitride microcrystal obtained as mentioned above and the Group III metal element solution is used as a starting material of a liquid phase growth or Group III nitride powders obtained by removing the Group III metal material from the mixture are used as a starting material of a vapor phase growth. Further, a seed crystal or a substrate crystal is immersed in a melt of a Group III element such as gallium, bubbles of a gas containing nitrogen such as ammonia are intermittently come into contact with the surface of the crystal, and the Group III element and the gas containing nitrogen are allowed to react with each other on the surface of the seed crystal or the substrate crystal, thereby allowing the nitride crystal of the Group III element to be grown on the surface of the seed crystal or substrate crystal.
Patent GB-2328791-A (GB)
Title: A microwave oven
Inventor: CHUNG LEE-KYO
IPC: H01J23/075
Filed: 1998-07-01
Abstract: A microwave oven includes a microwave generating apparatus having a cathode 120 and a first grid 130 for controlling the flow of electrons from the cathode. The first grid 130 has holes for converting electrons from the cathode to electron beams and a metal film 310 for reducing emission of secondary electrons from the first grid. The cathode 120, the first grid 130 and a choke structure 160 define an input cavity 170 functioning as a resonant circuit. The microwave generating apparatus further includes a resistor (210, fig.8) for inducing a bias voltage on the first grid 130, a second grid 140 having holes through which the electron beams pass, an anode 150 for receiving the electrons passing through the holes of the second grid 140, and a driving voltage source (200, fig.8) for providing a driving voltage to the cathode and the anode. The anode 150 is provided with a plurality of protuberances 300 and/or a graphite layer for reducing emission of secondary electron from the anode 150. The second grid 140 and the anode 150 define an output cavity 180 for generating microwaves. The output cavity 180 is connected to the input cavity 170 by a feedback structure 190.
Patent GB-2328728-A (GB)
Title: Belt tensioner with resin damping member
Inventor: AYUKAWA KAZUMASA
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 1996-06-13
Abstract: A belt tensioner comprises a tensioner cup (22) and a tensioner arm (30) rotatably connected to the cup. A torsion spring (50) is provided in the cup to act between the cup and the arm so as to elastically urge the arm to rotate. A damping member (32) is securely attached to a lid portion (30b) of the tensioner arm and two ring-like springs (33) are provided in the damping member so as to elastically urge an outer circumferential surface (32a) of the damping member to slidingly contact with an inner circumferential surface (22b) of the cup. The damping member is formed of a partially-aromatic polyamide resin having a coefficient of dynamic friction of at most 0.20, a critical pressure-velocity value (PV) of at least 1400, and a specific wear volume of at most 0.2.
Patent GB-2332114-A (GB)
Title: Variable frequency shutter pulse control
Inventor: URAYAMA YOJI
IPC: H04N5/376
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: Shutter control circuit 28 calculates a value with which to divide the frequency of a master clock in order to produce a variable frequency drive for image sensing device 21. Shutter control circuit 28 sends this value to timing generation circuit 26 which divides the master clock according to the frequency dividing value. Simultaneously, shutter control circuit 28 calculates the number of shutter pulses, for sweeping out electric charges, from the shutter speed value and sends the shutter pulses via drive circuit 29 to image sensing device 21. Advantages: gives better control of charge accumulation time when this is small and enables charge accumulation time to be longer than one frame period.
Patent GB-2332970-A (GB)
Title: Plumbing control system
Inventor: GAUTHIER JEROME M
IPC: E03C1/00
Filed: 1998-12-17
Abstract: A plumbing control system comprises a plurality of plumbing fixtures, e.g. a smart sink (Fig. 12) that requires a sequenced hand washing, each fixture having a communicating control board for controlling its operation, the boards communicating with a central computer running software to remotely install, replace, monitor, control and collect and print data relating to the control boards.
Patent GB-2342851-A (GB)
Title: A rod sleeve
Inventor: FOX CLIFFORD ROYSTON
IPC: A01K97/08
Filed: 1999-01-29
Abstract: A rod sleeve for holding an angling or fishing rod complete with reel and line or other tackle. It comprises an elongate portion 18 for accommodating the rod, a pouch 20 extending in an intended downward direction from the elongate portion, to accommodate the reel and the line or other tackle whilst still attached to the rod, and a zip fastener 22 extending along the sleeve to open and close the latter. The zip fastener 22 is on the intended upper side of the sleeve, further from the pouch 20.
Patent GB-2347165-A (GB)
Title: Compact fire escape system
Inventor: MORGAN MICAH STUART
IPC: E06C9/14
Filed: 1999-02-23
Abstract: A fire escape system comprising, an oblong box, with two doors 5 ad 6 at its base, which when opened release a foldable escape ladder 9 and a harness 7. The harness may be used with a rope 8 and pulley (Fig 2, 2), to lower those unable to use the ladder, to the ground. In use the box is secured to the inside of an external wall, using the brackets provided (Fig 1, 1), above a window, a bolt 6 is released, opening the doors, to drop the escape equipment into position.
Patent GB-2347351-A (GB)
Title: De-odourising apparatus
Inventor: EVANS IAN
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1999-03-03
Abstract: A toilet de-odouriser comprising a compressible housing 2 with a cavity therein, and at least one aperture 8. The aperture provides communication between the cavity and the exterior of the housing. Disposed in the cavity is a scent source 5 which is arranged to release scent through the aperture upon compression of the housing. The device may have a spring 7 to return the housing to the expanded state.
Patent GB-2335804-A (GB)
Title: Joining wires by ultrasonic welding
Inventor: TANIKAWA SATOSHI
IPC: B23K20/10
Filed: 1999-03-22
Abstract: To join a wire 2 to the braid of a coaxial cable 1, the wires are first crossed, and resin chips 13 and 14 placed above and below. The structure is then subjected to first ultrasonic oscillations, which melt the insulation between the wires. A brazing metal 15, eg solder, is then placed by the exposed parts of the wires. The structure is then subjected to second ultrasonic oscillations, which melt the material 15 to connect the wires. The resin chips are welded together to insulate the connection - this may be done by either the first or second oscillations. The first oscillations may be applied through a hole 13b in the first chip, and this may be sealed up using a further chip 16 when the second oscillations are applied.
Patent GB-2333788-A (GB)
Title: Method of installing tubing into a lateral borehole
Inventor: MCGARIAN BRUCE HERMANN FORSYTH
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 1997-09-25
Abstract: A method of installing tubing (2) into a lateral borehole (4) which extends from a primary borehole (6), wherein the primary borehole is provided, at a point below the intersection of the primary and laterally boreholes, with a support device (8), comprises: running into the primary borehole a deflector device (10) until the deflector device is engaged with the support device with the deflector face (12) of the deflector device orientated to deflect tubing into the lateral borehole; surrounding the upper portion of the deflector device with an elongate tubular member (14) having a pre-formed window (16) in register with the mouth of the lateral borehole; sealing between the elongate tubular member and the casing (18) of the primary borehole at a location above the intersection between the primary borehole and the lateral borehole; and running a length of tubing through the elongate tubular member to be deflected by the deflector device through the pre-formed window into the lateral borehole.
Patent GB-2334865-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus, system and method for secure, recoverable, adaptably compressed file transfer
Inventor: ANIGBOGU JULIAN C
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 1997-12-16
Abstract: The present invention provides a system for handling and transmitting a file over a communication channel wherein the file may be adaptably compressed to improve throughput. The invention also provides for a method of recovery in the event of a communication failure. The file may be encrypted while it is being transmitted. The compression and transmission may occur while the file is being written, so that the receiving location receives the data in near real time.
Patent GB-2352230-A (GB)
Title: Biodegradable packaging material
Inventor: SONG JIM
IPC: B29C44/56
Filed: 1999-07-22
Abstract: Biodegradable packaging material, particularly of block form, comprises an ordered structure of lengths 16 of foamed starch rod. The rod may be extruded and each length adhered to at least one adjacent length. The surface of each length may be moistened with water, eg a spray or steam, to cause the surfaces to adhere together. The lengths of rod may be in substantially axial alignment and may be arranged in layers, the lengths in successive layers being parallel and/or perpendicular. The ordered structure may comprise a cubic grid structure, a honeycomb lattice structure or a helix. Reinforcement ribs of denser material may be formed along the regions of contact of adjacent lengths. The structure may be at least partially covered with a protective or decorative coating such as wax paper.
Patent GB-2355405-A (GB)
Title: Zinc lactate compositions
Inventor: ROWLAND GEORGE FERDINAND
IPC: A61K31/315
Filed: 1999-10-20
Abstract: A solid sustained release matrix composition for release of zinc 2+ ions in the oral cavity of a human comprises zinc lactate in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which contains a taste-masking agent such as a sugar. In the presence of human saliva, said composition releases at least 0.2 mg of zinc 2+ ions per ml of saliva with a pleasant taste and aftertaste. The compositions may be used as medicaments or nutritional supplements for reducing the symptoms and/or duration of the common cold, rhinitis and/or sinusitis. The taste-masking was either sucrose plus glucose or lactitol plus maltitol.
Patent GB-2344425-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring usage of a consumable material in a printing device
Inventor: ARCARO DAVID J
IPC: G03G21/18
Filed: 1999-12-01
Abstract: In a device (10) including a replaceable cartridge (12) containing a consumable material. The cartridge (12) has at least one moving part, a system for estimating the use of consumable material from the cartridge (12) is disclosed. The system includes an information storage medium (24) secured to the moving part of the cartridge (12). A read-write head (28) is mounted in the device (10) in proximity with the information storage medium (24), and is adapted and constructed to write information on and read information from the information storage medium (24). The storage medium (24) can be provided as a magnetic storage medium, which may be configured as an annular disc. The moving part can be provided as a generally cylindrical roller assembly (18) including a drive gear (22). The drive gear (22) can include an end surface to which the storage medium (24) may be secured. The device (10) itself can be any suitable printing device (10), such as a laser printer. The cartridge (12) may be provided as a toner cartridge (12), in which instance the consumable material would be toner. In an embodiment, the storage medium (24) may be secured to an Organic Photo Conductor ("OPC") roller. A method for estimating the use of consumable material from the cartridge (12) is also disclosed, in which the read/write head (28) is actuated to write information on and read information from the information storage medium (24) in response to operation of the device (10).
Patent GB-191414660-A (GB)
IPC: D21F5/02
Abstract: 14,660. Russell, D. June 18. Drying; felts.-Felts of a paper-machine are dried and conditioned by subjecting them to the action of a stream of desiccated cold or heated air or other medium. A stream of air from a tube 10 may be sucked through the felts 3, 4 by a suction box 11. Other drying units may be placed as shown.