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Patent GB-2276099-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust emission control
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 1993-03-13
Abstract: In an engine with an exhaust gas ignition and catalyst temperature management system for raising the temperature of the catalytic converter during cold starts, air is added to the exhaust gases while the engine is still partly cold and operating in deceleration mode, even after a stoichiometric mixture is supplied to the engine combustion chambers, to force the catalyst to function as an oxidation catalyst rather than a three-way catalyst to prevent break-through of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Air is supplied via pump 30, valve 32 and conduit 34 to afterburner chamber 16 between catalyst brick 10a, 10b. This avoids cooling brick 10a which is still being warmed to light off temperature and provides the excess oxygen necessary to oxidise the CO and hydrocarbons by means of brick 10b. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265607-A (GB)
Title: Fibreboard packing cases
Inventor: KELSO CLIFFORD WHITE
IPC: B65D19/20
Filed: 1993-03-26
Abstract: In a packing case provided with supports including fibreboard tubes (16) fixed to its base (9, 10), the tubes (16) include access holes (20) for a stapling head so that the tubes (16) can be stapled onto the case after their formation. After stapling, rigid blocks are inserted into the tubes (16) to hold them erect. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267073-A (GB)
Title: Person lifting means
Inventor: LAHTINEN VELI-TAPANI
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 1993-05-10
Abstract: A lifting means intended for lifting and lowering a person, and provided with a drive means 2 and lifting mechanism, 3 and 4, disposed in a housing 1 and on opposite ends of the housing, 1, altogether four lifting belts, 5 and 6, or equivalent moving in relation to each other simultaneously inward or outward, for keeping stable a parson suspended in a harness or frame with their aid, and the upper part, or the end, of said housing further comprises a carrying pivot, 8, for keeping suspended the housing and the person who is being lifted. The rollers, 7, at the corners of the housing may be omitted (Fig 2, not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279848-A (GB)
Title: A transmitting and receiving system and transmitter-receiver utilized therein
Inventor: DORMER MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: H04B1/40
Filed: 1993-06-02
Abstract: A transmitting and receiving system having two or more radios, each capable of transmitting and receiving a transmission signal on two or more radio frequencies where a first radio transmits on a selected frequency at a predetermined time interval and a second radio recovers the transmitted signal. The second radio has a first intermediate frequency generator which generates an intermediate frequency signal which is substantially equal to an integer multiple of the channel spacing whereby an image response corresponding to the selected frequency is separated by twice the intermediate frequency signal from the selected frequency. Thus, locations for the two or more transmission frequencies can be selected so as not to be located on the image responses corresponding to any and all of the two or more transmission frequencies.
Patent GB-2269241-A (GB)
Title: Image forming apparatus capable of forming an erasable image
Inventor: SUZUKI KOJI
IPC: G03G13/08
Filed: 1993-07-30
Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of forming both of erasable images and images to be stored, and increasing the number of times that a single sheet with an image can be repetitively decolorized and reused. The apparatus includes a photoconductive element 10 developing device A containing decolorizable toner and developing device B containing ordinary toner. Either device can be selected and this is controlled by marking areas to be exposed on keyboard 34 and this allows control unit 30 to select the developer, control the amount of charge applied to charger 12 and optionally charge transfer unit 20 and the scanner 14. When the decolorizable toner is selected, a lower charge is used as well as a lower fixing temperature and possibly lower pressure at the fixing unit 22 so that less toner is used. Sheets S1 are fresh sheets whereas sheets S are sheets containing decolorized toner images. A specific fixing pressure switching device is disclosed (Fig 5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274816-A (GB)
Title: Suspension system for automobile
Inventor: MAEDA HIROSHI
IPC: B60G11/18
Filed: 1993-08-13
Abstract: A rear end of a torsion bar 21a, 21b is fixed to a distal portion of a spring plate 24a, 24b so that the rear end of the torsion bar is in a position other than front to rear direction of a cross member. Thus, when a load is applied to the suspension system in the front to rear direction, the spring plate elastically deforms in this direction. Therefore, the suspension system can prevent the torsion bar from directly contacting the cross member. Also, the suspension arm has two arm portions 11a, 11b each of which is supported by two pivot portions 13a, b 14a, b. The body has sufficient rigidity against a load applied in the lateral direction thereof. When a load is applied in the front to rear direction, the spring plate elastically deforms, thereby moving the suspension system in this direction. When a load is applied in the vertical direction of the body, the torsion bar twists. With this reaction force, a suspension force takes place and the spring plate bends. Thus, an excessive bending force is not applied to the torsion bar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282286-A (GB)
Title: A radio device with spectral inversion
Inventor: HOROWITZ IIAN
IPC: H03D7/16
Filed: 1993-08-20
Abstract: A radio device, such as a radio receiver or a radio transmitter, is described comprising a radio stage (30) and a baseband stage (36), where the baseband stage comprises a digital signal processor arranged (40) to invert the spectral shape of a signal passing through the radio device, to compensate for spectral inversion of the signal between the radio stage and the baseband stage. The arrangement is particularly applicable to reception or transmission of signals modulated according to a modulation scheme having an asymmetric spectral shape, such as QAM. The digital signal processor (40) computes the complex conjugate product of a signal, effectively inverting its spectral shape. A crystal filter 32 removes unwanted image signal components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274715-A (GB)
Title: Slab electrophoresis system with improved sample wells
Inventor: CHU DANIEL YUEMAN
IPC: G01N27/447
Filed: 1994-03-11
Abstract: A gel enclosure 11 and buffer tank for vertical slab gel electrophoresis are disclosed. The gel enclosure is formed from two flat plates 12, 14 one of which contains angled troughs 31 extending off to one side to serve as extensions of the sample wells, thereby increasing the volumetric capacity of each sample well, and improving the ease of loading it with sample. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275406-A (GB)
Title: Compton free gamma camera images
Inventor: SOIL ADRIAN
IPC: G01T1/164
Filed: 1994-04-07
Abstract: A method of reducing the contribution of Compton scattered photons on an image produced by a gamma ray imaging system, said method comprising the steps of:     detecting as counts photons impinging on a gamma ray detector,     determining an X, Y coordinate location for each detected count,     measuring the energy of the impinging photons, using a plurality of energy windows that together span an energy range, placing each detected count in a memory matrix according to the measured energy of the impinging photon, said matrices thus storing digital images each corresponding to a single energy window, accumulating counts at each of the X, Y coordinate locations in the memory matrices, constructing a measured energy spectrum of each X, Y location using the accumulated counts per location per matrix, said measured energy spectrum including counts produced by scattered and unscattered photons, obtaining the count per X, Y locations produced by only the unscattered photons,     said last step including the steps of: calculating energy distribution of one or more orders of Compton scattered photons, convolving the energy distribution of the Compton scattered photons with the energy spread function of the system to obtain system dependant energy distributions per location, constructing a trial function and locally fitting it to the measured energy spectrum to obtain the count of the unscattered photons by solving for the unknown coefficient of the unscattered photons, and using the count of the unscattered photons to produce a practically Compton free image. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276100-A (GB)
Title: Bituminous composition
Inventor: TOWNEND IAN
IPC: C04B41/47
Filed: 1992-11-02
Abstract: A method of forming a bituminous membrane for application to a surface in order to render the surface resistant to penetration by water which comprises: providing a raw material supply of bitumen e.g. a blend of 50/200 PEN bitumen, and an aqueous blending supply of water in a pH range which is slightly alkaline; heating the bitumen and the aqueous blending supply and blending them together in a blending unit to form a blended mixture emulsion; and storing the blended mixture/emulsion in a flowable form prior to supply to a spray coating device in which a separate acidic aqueous dispersing supply is also fed to the spray coating device so that two streams of the blended mixture/emulsion and the acidic dispersing supply impinge on each other to form a dispersed spray applicable to the surface to be treated.
Patent GB-2290811-A (GB)
Title: Cementing process and apparatus
Inventor: GAI HAUWEN
IPC: E21B47/09
Filed: 1994-05-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for cementing a passage underground. The process comprises forming a layer (13) of liquid above uncured cement (9) in the passage (1) above a bottom (2) to the passage (1). A pressure impulse is applied to the liquid at a place remote from the cement (9) to cause the impulse to travel through the uncured cement (9) and be reflected by the bottom (2) back into the liquid (13) towards a recorder (7) for registering the pressure impulse. When the cement (9) is set, a further pressure impulse is applied to the liquid (13) resulting in reflection of the impulse from the upper surface (10) of the cement (9). The reflected impulse is then registered at the recorder (7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284433-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of corrugated board
Inventor: KEENY THOMAS RICHARD
IPC: B31F1/28
Filed: 1994-11-21
Abstract: A single facer has corrugating rolls of which the cross-sectional tip and root curves are elliptical (as broadly defined) to form a medium compression zone 38 to define a gap 36 of uniform thickness beyond which, on each side of the tip centre line, the root curve extends to define a clearance gap 40 greater than the thickness of the medium or gap 36; the root curve may continue as an ellipse which also defines the flute flank, or alternatively the flute flank may be defined by a straight line 56 (Figure 4) with a transition curve 58 between the straight line and the root curve 52. According to a different aspect of this invention, flank clearance is provided by the use of differently shaped flutes on the two corrugating rolls; for example the second roll which carries the medium after corrugating may have straight flanks and the other roll may have concave flanks. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286945-A (GB)
Title: Noise reduction system
Inventor: SAUNDERS ARTHUR FRANK
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 1995-01-31
Abstract: A noise reduction system particularly but not exclusively for a vehicle, includes a first microphone 11 for receiving sound in the presence of a background noise and for generating a first audio signal, a second reference microphone 12 for receiving background noise and for generating a second audio signal, first signal treatment means T1 to treat the first audio signal and second treatment means T2 to treat the second audio signal, there being means 25 to sum output signals from the first and second treatment T1, T2 means whereby the noise component in the first audio signal generated by the first microphone 11 is at least partly cancelled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2302079-A (GB)
Title: Plastics vehicle jack
Inventor: BINKS ADRIAN
IPC: B66F3/12
Filed: 1995-06-14
Abstract: A y-form vehicle jack comprises a leg 4 provided with a foot 14 at its lower end, and an arm 2 pivotally mounted on the leg 4 with a load-engageable member 12 at its upper end. A screw and nut arrangement moves the arm 2 relative to the leg 4 for raising and lowering the load-engageable member 12. The leg has a conical plastics body 20 that tapers away from the foot 14. The leg 4 and foot 14 are a one-piece moulding, preferably with internal cruciform bracing. The y-form jack is strong enough to cope with compressive forces distributed to the leg in use, and is relatively light.
Patent GB-2292913-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door trim energy absorbing structure
Inventor: YAMADA SHIGEO
IPC: B60N2/75
Filed: 1995-08-30
Abstract: An energy absorbing member 26 is provided at the door trim 16 so as to correspond to a position in a vicinity of a femur 18B of a vehicle occupant. The energy absorbing member 26 absorbs energy from a vehicle exterior. The member 26, which may be a urethane pad or resin ribs, may be located at the outer side of the lower region of the arm rest 20. A door trim may have an incorporated member (Figs. 4 - 7) protruding into the passenger compartment which absorbs loads applied from inside to outside in a region corresponding to the ilium of the occupant. With the inventive structure, small loads are applied to the lumbar vertebrae above the hip without excessive reduction of the interior space. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300735-A (GB)
Title: Mirror disk control
Inventor: ONISHI SAKUYUKI
IPC: G11C29/00
Filed: 1995-10-31
Abstract: In a mirror disk device, specific numbers identical to those written in disks 1, 2 and name of a drive 3, 4 used for a master disk are recorded in a set-up memory 7. This data is compared to a specific number written in a disk 1, 2 to determine a master disk or to transfer data to a slave disk. With this feature, it is possible to prevent effective data from being lost due to, for instance, instruction miss because of manual operation, following replacement of a faulty disk.
Patent GB-2295715-A (GB)
Title: Reproduction of recording media
Inventor: NAGANO SHUICHI
IPC: G11B27/11
Filed: 1995-11-24
Abstract: A reproducing system is capable of performing an index search on both a recording medium on which an index point to subdivide a program is beforehand recorded together with programs, and a recording medium on which no index point is beforehand recorded. The reproducing device for reproducing a recording medium on which plural programs and management information to manage the plural programs are recorded comprises: reproducing means for reproducing the management information and the programs from the recording medium; judgment means for judging on the basis of the management information reproduced by said reproducing means whether index information to subdivide a program is recorded on the recording medium; index access instruction means for instructing an access to an index point on a desired program; setting means for judging on the basis of a judgement result of said judgement means whether any index information exists in a program serving as an index access target when the access of the index point is instructed by said index access instruction means, and setting an index point through a predetermined calculation processing when no index information exists in the program serving as the index access target; and control means for performing a control operation to access to the set index point. An access method is also provided.
Patent GB-2297491-A (GB)
Title: Disposable absorbent pants product
Inventor: WIDLUND URBAN
IPC: A61F13/496
Filed: 1996-01-30
Abstract: The product, which is particularly a diaper, comprises an elastic pant 1 provided with at least one hole 2,3 at the urethral and/or anal openings when worn and an outer liquid impermeable layer covering the hole(s), such layer being sealed to the elastic pant around the hole(s) to form pockets 5,4 for receiving urine and faeces respectively. The pockets may be provided with absorbent material which may extend beyond the periphery of each hole.
Patent GB-2300595-A (GB)
Title: Supported fibrous web assembly
Inventor: GILDERSLEEVE MICHAEL R
IPC: D04H13/00
Filed: 1996-03-29
Abstract: A supported fibrous web assembly comprises a support material adhered to a nonwoven web of multicomponent fibers comprising a first polymer and a second polymer such that the second polymer is present on at least a portion of the surface of the multicomponent fibers and has a softening temperature below the softening temperatures of the first polymer and the support material, wherein the supported fibrous web assembly has a water flow rate at least about 20% of the water flow rate of the nonwoven web of multicomponent fibers alone. The supported fibrous web assembly can further comprise a second fibrous web which is adhered to the nonwoven web of multicomponent fibers such that the nonwoven web of multicomponent fibers is positioned between the second fibrous web and the support material, and wherein the supported fibrous web assembly has a water flow rate at least about 20% of the water flow rate of the second fibrous web alone.
Patent GB-2313726-A (GB)
Title: Voltage follower with improved power supply rejection
Inventor: RUSZNYAK ANDREAS
IPC: H03F3/50
Filed: 1996-06-01
Abstract: A voltage follower circuit (50) for generating an output voltage signal (Vout) in dependence on an input voltage signal (Vin), comprises a first transistor (52) having a control electrode coupled to receive the input voltage signal, a load transistor (70) having a control electrode and a first current electrode coupled to the second current electrode of the first transistor (52) and to an output (61) for providing the output voltage signal, and a second transistor (54) of opposite conductivity type to the first transistor (52). The control electrode of the second transistor (54) is coupled to the second current electrode of the first transistor (52), and its first current electrode is coupled to the first current electrode of the first transistor (52). A current source (58) is coupled to the first current electrodes of the first (52) and second (54) transistors for supplying a current (Is) which is greater than the current (I) through the first transistor (52). An excess current (Id) supplied by the current source which does not flow through the first transistor (52) flows through the second transistor (54).
Patent GB-2308512-A (GB)
Title: IC card adaptor and connector
Inventor: OMORI MAKOTO
IPC: H01R31/00
Filed: 1996-06-20
Abstract: An adaptor 51 plugs into an IC card 42 and provides additional functionality to the card. A connector 53 of the adaptor connects the card 41 to equipment through circuitry in the adaptor. The connection between the adaptor and the IC card may include a feature to take the physical stress of the connection. The feature is embodied as lugs 37a,37b of the adaptor 51 engaging over the IC card 41 (figure 10) or as an extension of the adaptor 51 fitting in a corresponding recess in the IC card 41 (figure 13). The connection the IC card 41 and the adaptor 51 may include more than one connector 52A,52B.
Patent GB-2316135-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic machine
Inventor: MENON BHASKAR MANAVELIL RAMAKR
IPC: F03G3/00
Filed: 1996-08-05
Abstract: A hydraulic machine comprises a pair of reciprocating pistons (1,11) linked for out of phase operation in outer cylinders (4,8). A valve (6) is arranged to connect one cylinder to a supply of pressurised liquid while connecting the other cylinder to an outlet and then to reverse the connections in an alternating sequence. The pistons include depending skirts which are received in liquid-filled annular spaces defined between the outer cylinders (4,8) and respective inner cylinders (3,9).
Patent GB-2302394-A (GB)
Title: Ball cock valve regulator
Inventor: HENSON DENNIS RAYMOND
IPC: F16K33/00
Filed: 1996-11-09
Abstract: As water/liquid is drawn off tank 5 the float/arm 3 will fall, opening the valve 6 partially. Water/liquid is discharged into reservoir 1 (FIG 2). By the time reservoir 1 is filled to the top of syphon tube 2 the weight of water/liquid causes float/arm 3 to fall further opening valve 6 fully (FIG 3). Water/liquid fills reservoir 1 to the brim and cascades over the top, a lesser quantity syphons down tube 2 (FIG 4). Float 4 now less buoyant will rise as tank 5 fills until valve 6 partially closes (FIG 5). When this happens discharge from syphon tube 2 is greater than discharge of feed nozzle 7 (FIG 5), As reservoir 1 empties float 4 becomes more buoyant and rises shutting off valve 6 in a few seconds (FIG 6). Tank 5 will now contain more water/liquid than it would, had reservoir 1 not been fitted. This excess water/liquid can be drawn off before the valve 6 reopens. Tank 5 can be fitted to standard ballcocks by screws bolts, glue or moulding to arm 3.
Patent GB-2319202-A (GB)
Title: Hot gas soldering
Inventor: LEAK DAVID
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 1996-11-14
Abstract: A soldering workstation for printed circuit boards has a hot gas nozzle or nozzles arranged to pass hot gas (eg nitrogen) over selected areas to effect soldering while avoiding heat sensitive elements on the board. A preheating step may be provided before the soldering step and the hot gas may be projected from both sides of the board.
Patent GB-2322714-A (GB)
Title: Cable connection closure having semi cylindrical sleeves and adhesive tape gasket
Inventor: SASAKI DAIJIRO
IPC: H02G15/117
Filed: 1997-02-20
Abstract: A closure, for cable connection, includes a pair of semicylindrical sleeve members 1, 2 and end plates 3. The end plates 3 are each provided with slits (22) which extend from cable guide holes 20 to an outer surface of the end plate 3. Each cable guide hole 20 is provided thereon with a thin-wall cap 21 and the slit 22 is detachably fitted therein with a rigidity holding member 25 1 . An adhesive tape-like gasket (11, Fig.9) is interposed between an outer periphery of the end plate 3 and an inner surface of a sleeve so as to cover an outer end portion of the slit 22. Hinged fasteners 60 releasably connect the sleeve members 1, 2.
Patent GB-2320596-A (GB)
Title: Data storage structure for sequential transactions
Inventor: TAKEUCHI HIROBUMI
IPC: G06F17/22
Filed: 1997-05-28
Abstract: Data is recorded in the order in which it is generated in an explicit form which is not restricted by record/item structures. Data items are stored between delimit symbols, eg BEGIN and END in a form which allows the file to be read directly without knowledge of a database record/item structure. The resulting data can then be easily analysed. If new data types are required there is no need to redesign the data structure. The system may be used for recording data generated at a POS terminal.
Patent GB-2314833-A (GB)
Title: Containers
Inventor: STUBBINGS DAVID WALTER
IPC: B65D6/08
Filed: 1997-06-11
Abstract: A storage container comprises a first panel (16) forming a base and front and rear walls, a pair of second panels (20) forming end walls, and a series of clips (40) for fixing each second panel to the first panel. Preferably the panels comprise wire mesh and preferably the clip comprises recesses for engaging wire.
Patent GB-2326392-A (GB)
Title: Personal mobility vehicle
Inventor: GOULD ROYSTON MERVYN
IPC: A61G5/04
Filed: 1997-06-18
Abstract: A personal mobility vehicle of the kind comprising a chassis, a seat for a user mounted on the chassis, a rear axle bearing wheels, drive means arranged to drive the rear wheels, a front axle bearing at least one wheel and a steering tiller (10). The vehicle further comprises connection means (21) adapted to connect the steering tiller (10) to the front axle such that the inclination of the tiller with respect to the front axle is alterable to provide a plurality of use positions and such that the tiller is demountable from the vehicle.