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Patent GB-2309666-A (GB)
Title: Heat curing system for silk screen printing press
Inventor: SPYCHALLA DENNIS J
IPC: D06P5/20
Filed: 1997-01-27
Abstract: A multi-colored silk screen printing machine has an improved electric resistance heating station to cure silk screen printed ink on a substrate such as a textile. A control system has a proximity switch that detects the presence of a pallet within the heat curing station and starts supplying electrical power to a bank of electric resistance heaters automatically only when a pallet is present. An infrared temperature sensor is used to measure the ink temperature when the bank of electric resistance heaters is heating the printed ink on the textile. The infrared sensor provides a signal to a control system that interrupts power to the bank of electric resistance heaters when the signal exceeds a preselected maximum ink temperature value. A timer can also be used to override the infrared temperature sensor. A sheltered passageway and a low level air flow therethrough protect the face or lens of the infrared sensor from gases, smoke or other types of contamination. The heat curing unit also uses a board made of a heat retaining material to support the bank of electric resistance heaters, thereby promoting quicker, more uniform heating of subsequent units entering the heat curing unit.
Patent GB-2310724-A (GB)
Title: NMR well logging tool with reduced magnetoacoustic ringing
Inventor: TAICHER GERSH ZVI
IPC: G01R33/44
Filed: 1997-02-12
Abstract: An NMR well logging tool includes a tubular magnet 60 magnetised uniformly and transverse to the axis 76 and producing a magnetic field in a sensing cylinder 58. The RF transceiver antenna 67 is located in the bore 83 of the tubular magnet 60, where the static magnetic field is zero. Magnetoacoustic coil ringing is thus reduced. The transmitter coil may be wound on a ferrite rod 68 to improve efficiency and allow tuning by an adjusting coil 101. A saddle type RF receiver coil may be used (70, figure 3), which is orthogonal to the transmitter coil.
Patent GB-2319613-A (GB)
Title: Metal film thickness measurement of a moving CRT panel
Inventor: LEE KIL-WON
IPC: G01B5/06
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: A device for measuring the thickness of the metal film on the inner surface of a moving cathode ray tube panel 90 includes a frame 20 located over the path of the panel with measuring sensors 70 mounted on a dolly 41 movable back and forth along a guide rail 31. Depending tracking rod 50 moves the dolly at the same speed as the panel by contacting the side surface thereof. The sensors 70 can be raised and lowered into contact with the panel. At the end of a measuring operation, one end of the guide rail 31 is raised by an actuator 33 so as to return the dolly 41 to its starting position.
Patent GB-2313521-A (GB)
Title: Analog time division duplex
Inventor: SERINKEN NUR M
IPC: H04L5/14
Filed: 1997-05-14
Abstract: A first terminal for use in a time division duplex communication system comprising apparatus (3, 7) for automatically, successively, repetitively and alternatingly transmitting and receiving compressed signals to and from another terminal via a single transmit and receive the divided channel (1), including apparatus (16, 18) for changing a transmit and receive mode of the first terminal in synchronism with an opposite transmit and receive mode of another terminal (37), apparatus (16) for receiving a timing signal which is the same timing signal received by another terminal, and apparatus (18) for changing the mode at intervals determined from reception of the timing signal.
Patent GB-2311890-A (GB)
Title: Semi-permanent enclosure for optical data storage device
Inventor: BURROUGHS TREVOR ALAN
IPC: G11B7/24097
Filed: 1996-01-10
Abstract: A semi-permanent enclosure for an optical data storage device (60) comprises a first film (50) dimensioned to overlie the read surface of device (60) and a second film (30) dimensioned to overlie the non-read surface. The enclosure includes rim means (20, 40) having an L-shaped cross section extending around the periphery of device (60). Film (50) may have optical couplant on the surface thereof destined for attachment to device (60) in use. The optical couplant preferably has a refractive index compatible with that of device (60) to minimise losses and distortion of signals. Optical couplant may also be used with second film (30). The optical couplant may be a material capable of flowing into minor defects on the surface of device (60). This allows minor blemishes to be repaired so that stored data is not compromised. Alternatively, the optical couplant may be a solid malleable material interposed between device (60) and the films(s) or may comprise the film itself.
Patent GB-2316551-A (GB)
Title: A bushing
Inventor: MANGONE JR PETER GEORGE
IPC: F16L5/10
Filed: 1997-08-14
Abstract: A feed through bushing having a plurality of passageways formed therein with two passageways sized to receive two coaxial cables 2, and an additional passageway adapted to receive a messenger or other auxiliary cable 6 when needed and wherein each of the plurality of passageways has a longitudinal axis located so that two of the longitudinal axes lie in a common plane and the other longitudinal axis lies outside the common plane. The feed through bushing also has another additional passageway 56 to receive another cable when desired. Each of the additional and another additional passageways are provided with knock-out plugs 58, 60 at one end portion thereof that can be removed when a cable is to be passed therethrough.
Patent GB-2316991-A (GB)
Title: Double layer liner pipe
Inventor: WILSON KEITH ANDREW
IPC: B29C63/00
Filed: 1997-09-09
Abstract: The liner pipe 2 comprises a first layer 4 of a first polymeric material and a second layer 6 of a second polymeric material, wherein the second material has a more elastomeric character or has a greater plastic limit than that of the first material; the two layers 4,6 being bonded together to an extent sufficient to substantially prevent differential straining between the layers. The first layer is selected from polyolefins, polyamides, ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyesters, polyvinyl or polyvinylidene halides. The second layer is selected from low density polyethylene, ethylene copolymers, block copolymers of polyesters and polyether glycols, thermoplastic polyurethanes, thermoplastic polyesters, plasticised polyvinyl halides, nitrile rubber blends, plasticised polyamides.
Patent GB-2317818-A (GB)
Title: Mountings for wiper arms
Inventor: ZIMMER JOACHIM
IPC: B60S1/34
Filed: 1997-09-25
Abstract: A wiper device, in particular for the wiping of panes at motor vehicles, comprising a coupling element (12) which carries a wiper arm and which can be set into reciprocating pivotal movement by means of a drive element (18) and a control element, the coupling element (12) being connected with each of the drive element (18) and the control element by way of a respective bearing (30) to be movable rotationally. The drive element (18) and the control element each have, in the region of the bearing, a respective recess (44) into which the bearing engages at least partially, thereby to increase the effective axial length of the bearing. The bearing can be formed by a pin (74) journalled in a bearing bush (60), which is located in a passage (58) in an enlarged end portion (54) of the coupling element (12), and in an opening (50) in the recess (44) of the drive element or control element. The bearing can be covered by a cap 94.
Patent GB-2317599-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle support
Inventor: BURNS MATTHEW MICHAEL
IPC: B62H3/04
Filed: 1997-09-29
Abstract: A bicycle support (10) of moulded plastics material is arranged to be attached to a wall and has one or more vertical slots (12) to receive a bicycle wheel. The slots (12) are tapered and are arranged on each side of a shelf (13) or tool box. Hooks may be provided at the bottom of the support.
Patent GB-2323307-A (GB)
Title: Water distiller with improved automatic shutoff feature
Inventor: BELONGIA DAVID C
IPC: B01D3/00
Filed: 1997-10-22
Abstract: Disclosed is a water distiller of the type having a raw water container 119, a heater 67 for boiling water in the container and a thermostat 69 for disabling the heater. In the improvement, the container includes a water cavity 115 having an upper perimeter 109 around a panel 111 and the heater is mounted in heat-transfer relationship to the panel. The container includes a thermostat in heat-transfer relationship to the panel and connected to the heater. When water diminishes to a level at which the panel is no longer submerged, the panel temperature rises and trips the thermostat. A heater retention member 121 secures the heater 67 the panel 111 and a reflective heat shield 129 has a first portion 131 spaced from the retention member. The heater is between the panel and the first portion. The thermostat projects through an aperture in the retention member and an opening in the heat shield so that such thermostat is in intimate, heat-transfer relationship to the panel.
Patent GB-2325279-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic vane machine axial sealing arrangement
Inventor: MARTENSEN LARS
IPC: F04C15/00
Filed: 1998-01-29
Abstract: A hydraulic vane machine comprising a rotor 3, several radially movable vanes, a stator 2 having a stator bore, in which the rotor is arranged rotatably, and whose internal wall is made as a guide contour 4 on which the vanes bear, and a respective sideplate arrangement 18 on the axial side faces of rotor and stator, which bound the vane cells 17 together with the rotor, the vanes and the stator. For this purpose, the sideplate arrangements are fixed on the rotor and rotate together with the rotor in relation to the stator. Hydraulic pressure pockets 23 connected via a channel 24 to the vane cells press the inner cell 19 against the stator to ensure fluid tightness, and the area 22 may be coated in low friction material.
Patent GB-2334043-A (GB)
Title: Float assembly for flush valve cistern
Inventor: MCMANUS DAVID TERENCE
IPC: E03D1/33
Filed: 1998-02-10
Abstract: A float assembly comprising a float chamber for fixing to the interior wall of a cistern having a flush valve operated by an actuator, said float chamber having water ingress means located, when the float chamber is fitted to the cistern wall, above the normal water level, a float shaped to fit loosely within said float chamber such that it will move with the cistern water level between an inoperative position corresponding to a water level at or below the normal level, and an operative position corresponding to a water level above normal level, and temporary locking means to retain the float in the operative position wherein operation of the flush valve is prevented.
Patent GB-2322182-A (GB)
Title: Inflator for an air bag device
Inventor: KOHNO KANAME
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 1994-12-07
Abstract: The propellant filled metallic casing 114 of an inflator for an air bag device is provided with gas discharging means 116 closed by a metallic film 118 integrally formed with the casing, the film having a groove 120 therein.
Patent GB-2321318-A (GB)
Title: Temperature control in a fixing device for an imageing apparatus
Inventor: SUZUKI TAKASHI
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 1994-10-13
Abstract: A temperature control method for a fixing device provided with a heating means 1,3 for heating a recording medium 5, a pressurising means 2 forming a fixing nip portion as it is kept in contact under pressure with the heating means defined above, a temperature detecting means 4 or detecting the temperature of the heating means defined above, and a temperature controlling means for controlling the temperature of the heating means defined above on the basis of the temperature detected by the temperature detecting means defined above, wherein the temperature controlling means defined above makes a selection of a control temperature for the heating means defined above on the basis of the quantity of heat which the above-defined heating means is deprived of by the above-defined pressurising means in the state in which the heating means and the pressurising means as defined above are being driven, wherein the temperature controlling means is characterised in that the temperature controlling means defined above performs a controlling operation in such a manner that a higher temperature is attained in the fixing operation performed on the latter portion of one sheet of recording medium than the fixing operation performed in the former thereof.
Patent GB-2330348-A (GB)
Title: Work positioning apparatus
Inventor: HARDING ANTHONY DOUGLAS
IPC: B66F9/22
Filed: 1998-06-01
Abstract: A work positioning apparatus comprises a load platform 22 which is moveable between an upper and lower position and furthermore moves in response to the load placed upon it. The platform is moved by means such as a hydraulic cylinder 12 provided with a reciprocable piston 14, connected via hydraulic line 16 to a pump motor 18. The piston 14 pushes on a chain wheel 20 which raises the platform via chain 24. A load sensing means, eg a load cell 26 or ultra -sonic detector (42, figure 3), detects the load on the platform and sends a signal to control apparatus. The position of the platform is measured by monitoring the angular position of the chain wheel 20 via a potentiometer and sending the signal to the control apparatus. The signals from load sensor and position sensor are connected to a comparator circuit and compared to reference signals. This allows the control circuit to send a raise or lower signal to pump motor 18 to raise or lower the platform 22 to keep the loading or unloading surface at a constant height. The piston and chain arrangement may be replaced by a mast and fork structure (figures 3 and 4) or by a scissor table provided with a piston (figures 2, 5, 6) in which the platform position is determined by monitoring the angular rotation of a pivot pin (34, figure 2). In "loading-mode" an audible alarm may be provided which indicates that the platform is about to move in response to the detection beam being interrupted. This follows a time delay which allows for unintentional interruption of the beam. The apparatus may be mobile (figures 1, 3-6) and may further be provided with a manual control system to over-ride the automatic system. The specification also discloses apparatus which is incrementally tiltable in response to the load placed upon the platform comprising control means load and position sensors and a progressively tiltable load platform.
Patent GB-2329593-A (GB)
Title: Golf marker
Inventor: FROUD ROBERT JOHN
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 1998-08-11
Abstract: A device to enable a golfer to mark the position of their ball accurately during a game of golf and/or to replace the ball accurately at the marked position comprises: a body (10) which a user can place on the ground (38) in abutment with the ball (12); a marker pin (32); and a magnet (28) for releaseably attaching the pin to the body so that the pin projects downwardly, can be driven into the ground adjacent the golf ball and can be released from the device. The device may further include an element (22,24,26) operable by the user when the body is on the ground to release the pin from the body so that the user can pick up the body leaving the pin in the ground. In another emodiment (not shown), a element like the element (22,24,26) is operable by the user when the body is on the ground to drive the pin downwardly into the ground. In a further embodiment, the marker pin can be attached to the device by user operable jaws, rather than by magnetic attraction.
Patent GB-2330598-A (GB)
Title: A subsurface safety valve monitoring system
Inventor: SHIRK STEVEN H
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: A downhole safety valve system comprising a safety valve and a plurality of sensors delivering information to and receiving instructions from a processor or computer controller located proximate to or remote from the valve. The system may be electrically, hydraulically, mechanically, electromechanically, electrohydraulically or pneumatically actuated to close the valve. The sensors may measure eg. flow tube position and/or orientation, flapper valve, friction, valve temperature, differential pressure across the valve, annulus pressure or temperature, leakage across the valve, tension and torque on valve components, bending moment on the valve, contamination of production fluid by water, seismic activity etc. and may also sense a control signal. The system may also comprise a downhole heater to remove paraffin and a current supplying device to remove scaling. The system may communicate with other downhole systems and surface systems on the same or different platforms and between different wells. Decisions made by the computer controller may be based on preprogrammed operational parameters or accumulated sensory information and projections made therefrom. Surface, manned monitoring may be included in the system.
Patent GB-2343114-A (GB)
Title: Display frame
Inventor: CAHILL HELEN
IPC: A47G1/06
Filed: 1998-10-27
Abstract: A frame for display of materials such as photographs comprising a backing support 1 having a locating means 2, 3 to receive and locate a sheet of display material to be displayed and a plurality of removable overlapping pieces 4 to hold the display material in position. The arrangement enables the display material to be inserted in the frame from the front, and to be held in position by the overlapping pieces 4, which may themselves be held in place by magnetic, snap-in or hook-and-loop means.
Patent GB-2330042-A (GB)
Title: Electronic animal control system transmitter with variable phase control
Inventor: TOUCHTON SCOTT F
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 1997-05-30
Abstract: A transmitter (12) for an electronic animal control system of the type employing a boundary wire antenna (18) for radiating a predetermined radio frequency signal is provided with phase detection circuitry for detecting a phase difference between the applied radio frequency signal and the electrical current within the antenna. Phase control circuitry is provided for adjusting the phase of the voltage with respect to the current in response to detecting a phase difference.
Patent GB-2332089-A (GB)
Title: Field electron emission materials and devices
Inventor: TUCK RICHARD ALLAN
IPC: H01J29/87
Filed: 1998-12-03
Abstract: A field electron emission material is formed by coating a substrate 221, 230 having an electrically conductive surface with a plurality of electrically conductive particles 223, 231. Each particle has a layer of electrically insulating material 222, 232 disposed either in a first location between the conductive surface of the substrate 221 and the particle 223, or in a second location between the particle 231 and the environment 237 in which the field electron emission material is disposed, but not in both of such first and second locations, so that at least some of the particles 223, 231 form electron emission sites at such first or second locations. A number of field emission devices such as displays and lamps are disclosed, utilising such electron emission material. Some of the particles may comprise gettering material.
Patent GB-2338731-A (GB)
Title: A subsea drilling template
Inventor: GOODWIN MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: E21B7/128
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: A subsea drilling template (20) is adapted to be lowered onto a seabed (22) by a drill pipe (24). The template (20) comprises a template base (28) and arm(s) (30) having a releasable clamping assembly (42) for releasably connecting the template (20) to the drill pipe (24). The clamping assembly (42) is adapted to be clamped to the drill pipe (24) during lowering of the template (20) and release from the drill pipe (24) when the lowering is completed. This allows drilling to commence immediately after the template has been positioned and therefore a single trip is all that is required to the seabed.
Patent GB-2351405-A (GB)
Title: Digital watermark tamper detection
Inventor: HOBSON PAOLA MARCELLA
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1999-06-21
Abstract: A method for detecting image tampering firstly provides a digital watermark by means of altering the phase of Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) coefficients, by pixel amplitude manipulation, or by block 'shuffling' of the watermark. When the image is later 'read', the watermark may be analysed in order to determine if it is consistent with what had been applied during watermarking to obtain confidence levels. These confidence levels may be used to determine the likelihood of whether the original image has been tampered with. A method for establishing the confidence values is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2351573-A (GB)
Title: Using webdav with an asynchronous transport
Inventor: COOKE ANGUS J
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1999-06-26
Abstract: A method of allowing a WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) client (212) to access a WebDAV server (242) over an asynchronous transport protocol, includes the steps of, at the WebDAV client: receiving a WebDAV request, including a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), from a client application; creating an asynchronous transport message from the WebDAV request; and sending the asynchronous transport message over an asynchronous transport protocol network (25), such as an MQSeries network, to a WebDAV server targeted in the URI. A field of the URI may identify a queue manager used by the client in creating and sending the asynchronous transport message. The server receives an asynchronous transport message from the client, including a URI, consults a field of The URI to determine which WebDAV classes should be invoked, and invokes these classes.
Patent GB-2336561-A (GB)
Title: Industrial fibers with sinusoidal cross sections and products made therefrom
Inventor: FASTENAU ROBERT FRANCIS
IPC: D01D5/253
Filed: 1998-02-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to industrial fibers and products made therefrom and more specifically to industrial polyester fibers and products made therefrom. The fibers comprise a synthetic melt spun polymer having a relative viscosity about 24 to about 42, a denier of about 4 to about 8, a tenacity of about 6.5 grams/denier to about 9.2 grams/denier, and a sinusoidal shaped cross section normal to a longitudinal axis of the filament, the cross section having an aspect ratio of about 2 to about 6.
Patent GB-2355374-A (GB)
Title: Packet forwarding device with selective packet discarding when paused
Inventor: HAY CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04L47/32
Filed: 1999-10-15
Abstract: A network device which includes flow control, being responsive to a control frame prescribing a pause in the forwarding of packets from a port, sorts received packets intended for forwarding from that port into a first queue, e.g. critical latency traffic and at least one other queue. A count of the number of packets in the first queue is determined at the onset of a pause and at least that number of packets are discarded from the first queue if the pause time exceeds a programmable reference. The invention is particularly applicable to Ethernet networks, especially those conforming to IEEE Standard 802  Ò  3.
Patent GB-191115139-A (GB)
IPC: B60D1/18
Abstract: 15,139. Wolf, A. June 28. Couplings for road vehicles.-In couplings in which a non-rigid coupling-link b, c, b' is provided with balls d or the like at the ends, the balls are free to move downwards behind the forks a when the carriages are pushed together, and the coupling link is prevented from falling down too low between the carriages by bearing- surfaces e. The coupling-links may be replaced by eyes and the forks by spindles, or the chain may be replaced by a rope.