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Patent GB-2294492-A (GB)
Title: Mitred edge joint, with connector, for flanged window frame sections
Inventor: BUCKLEY JOHN EDWARD
IPC: E06B3/964
Filed: 1995-10-02
Abstract: A T-joint is provided between two extruded elongate profiled elements of a window frame or the like, each profiled element including an elongate hollow web 12, 17 along which extends hollow flanges 13, 14, 18, 20. The hollow flanges are cut and mitred to form the T-joint and L-shaped connectors 31 extend across each mitred joint and into the hollow flanges so as mechanically to connect the profiled elements together at the T-joint. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296353-A (GB)
Title: Cache memory system with reduced request-blocking
Inventor: WANG WEN-HANN
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1995-10-05
Abstract: A cache memory system with reduced request-blocking blocks requests from being accepted by the cache memory 101 based on the types of requests the cache is already servicing. A request which hits the cache memory, or a request which misses the cache memory but does not conflict with any requests already being serviced, is not blocked. A request which misses the cache memory and also conflicts with a request(s) already being serviced causes the request to be blocked. In one embodiment, conflicts for write requests are determined by checking whether the cache is already retrieving a cache line from system memory 108 for a request which maps into the same cache set as the write request. If such a request exists, then a conflict occurs. In this embodiment, conflicts for read requests are determined by checking whether the cache is already servicing an outstanding request to memory for the same address. If so, then a conflict occurs. If not, then a conflict does not occur unless the victim line for the read request is dirty and no space exists in a 105 write-back buffer to temporarily store the victim line. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297875-A (GB)
Title: Distance measurement device
Inventor: KIM SANG-CHEOL
IPC: G01S17/32
Filed: 1996-02-09
Abstract: A distance measuring device, which can be used in CD focusing or semiconductor manufacture by lithography, comprises a laser diode 4, lenses 5 and 8, mirror 6 and 7 and quadrant detector 9. The light beam output by laser diode 4 is elliptical and astigmatic; this is not corrected. As a result, lens 5 does not perfectly focus the light beam, and forms a light spot on object 3 which is circular when the object 3 is correctly positioned, and vertically or horizontally extended when the object 3 is too high or too low. The outputs of quadrant detector 9 correspond to this (figure 4) and are used to move the object 3 to the correct position.
Patent GB-2299978-A (GB)
Title: Milk and gas containing beverage
Inventor: BOLT PETER STEPHEN
IPC: C12G3/04
Filed: 1996-04-15
Abstract: A milk containing beverage containing a dissolved gas is arranged in a pressurised beverage container. When the container is broached and the beverage poured out dissolved gas comes out of solution to form a dispersion of bubbles in the beverage. This may produce a milk-shake like effect. The gas may be nitrous oxide; the beverage may be flavoured and/or contain alcohol and may have a fat content of 7%-12%.
Patent GB-2306255-A (GB)
Title: Flyback transformer coil structure
Inventor: JUNG SUNG-HWAN
IPC: H01F38/42
Filed: 1996-10-11
Abstract: A flyback transformer coil structure comprises plural layers 70 in which each layer 70 includes a conductive coil pattern 74 formed around a tubular sheet 72 and a magnetic core 68 is inserted into said tubular sheet 72. Each said layer 70 may be an elongate flexible strip. Electrical connections may be arranged between the coil patterns 74 and between the cores 62, 64, 66 and 68.
Patent GB-2303558-A (GB)
Title: Exercise apparatus
Inventor: GARDNER PETER EDWARD
IPC: A61H1/02
Filed: 1995-06-01
Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprises a platform (50) for a user to stand or sit upon, mounted on a body formed of two wedge-shaped parts (62, 64) which are turned relative to each other so that the platform (50) is inclined relative to a base (40). The platform (50) is coupled to the top of the body (62, 64) via a first bearing, and the body (62, 64) is coupled to the base (40) by a second bearing: the platform is prevented from rotating relative to the base (40) by a gimbal arrangement (80, 82, 84). A motor coupled to a shaft (70) rotates the body (62, 64), so that the direction of tilt of the platform (50) sweeps around in a corresponding circular manner.
Patent GB-2308577-A (GB)
Title: Mooring a balloon
Inventor: GIACOMONI JERM ME
IPC: B64B1/66
Filed: 1996-12-27
Abstract: The method comprises mooring the balloon casing to the ground through use of guy lines distributed over a circumference of a casing. The balloon is descended into the casing (1) to bring it into contact with the basket (2) of the balloon. The guy lines are then used to fix the casing to the ground whilst keeping it in contact with the basket. The method also incorporates using a number of protective elements for damping a reaction force of the basket and for distributing the reaction force over the casing.
Patent GB-2310671-A (GB)
Title: Sintered sliding member and production thereof.
Inventor: OZAKI KOUKI
IPC: F16D69/02
Filed: 1997-02-04
Abstract: The member has not only excellent wear resistance but also low attack against a mated member. To obtain the member, 0.1 to 3.5 wt.% h-BN and 0.1 to 3.5 wt.% graphite are mixed in a matrix material of iron-based powder containing chromium, and a resultant powder mixture is compacted. The compact is sintered while bringing it into contact with copper or copper alloy so that the copper or copper alloy is infiltrated simultaneously with the sintering. In this way, the copper phase is filled in the iron-based matrix and the h-BN is distributed in the copper phase. Graphite reacts with chromium to be precipitated as chromium carbide in and/or near boundaries defined between the matrix and the copper phase.
Patent GB-2322693-A (GB)
Title: Packaging of commodities
Inventor: ENBOM SVEN AEKE
IPC: D06F73/02
Filed: 1997-02-28
Abstract: Apparatus is provided for the conditioning of a commodity (12) such as clothing suitable for vacuum packing in which there is provided a conditioning tunnel (2) including a floor (4), a ceiling (6), and two side walls (8), through which tunnel runs a conveyor system (10) for transporting the commodity. The tunnel is provided with air inlets (14) for directing streams of air at the commodities being conveyed through the tunnel, means for extracting and transporting air from the tunnel to apparatus for dehumidifying the air. There is further provided means for conveying the dehumidified air to the air inlets. The air inlets pass through both side walls of the tunnel, one or more of the air inlet means is provided with an air temperature regulation means to regulate the temperature of the input air. Use of the apparatus conditions the commodity so that when vacuum packed, the commodity does not crease.
Patent GB-2323635-A (GB)
Title: Bursting discs or bursting panels and methods for their manufacture
Inventor: SYMONDS KEITH THOMAS
IPC: F16K17/16
Filed: 1997-03-25
Abstract: A composite reverse/buckling bursting disc having two or more domed metallic discs. The discs are bonded together using patterns of welds 16 which influence the burst pressure of the assembly. Such welds are typically associated with regions of one disc which have grooves or slots 17, the grooved or slotted disc being of greater thickness than the other disc. The invention enables more predictable bursting characteristics to be attained for discs which typically incorporate lines of weakness.
Patent GB-2312896-A (GB)
Title: Synthesis of 1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropane
Inventor: BLACKMOND DONNA G
IPC: C07C29/149
Filed: 1997-05-08
Abstract: 1,1-Bis (hydroxymethyl)cyclopropane is produced by reduction of 1,1-cyclopropanedicarboxylic ester with hydrogen over a Cuo catalyst, supported by Zno, Cr 2 03, Mg0, Al 2 0 3, Si0 2 or mixture thereof.
Patent GB-2315035-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum seal for slide guiding
Inventor: SHORT MICHAEL L
IPC: B30B15/04
Filed: 1997-07-07
Abstract: The invention pertains to a mechanism for guiding and controlling the clearance of slides of single or multiple slide mechanical presses (14). A novel gib mount assembly (10) with at least one substantially flat bearing surface (22) is utilized adjacent a portion of a slide (18) to control clearance and undesired movement of the slide while sealing press lubrication oil from the area of the press where products are produced. Between the bearing surface (22) of the gib mount (12) and slide (IS) is created a squeeze seal oil film region to assist in controlling the clearance therebetween. One or more vacuum pressure regions (36) are created about the boundaries of the oil film region to suction and capture any oil escaping from the oil film region thereby preventing oil contact with the stamped parts or products.
Patent GB-2327038-A (GB)
Title: Oscillating electric toothbrush
Inventor: MCDOUGALL GREGORY JOHN
IPC: A61C17/34
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: An electric toothbrush (or flosser) comprises a handle 10 incorporating a motor 11. A set of bristles 17 are mounted on a shank 16 coupled to an auxiliary shaft 18. The shaft 18 is pivoted and oscillated at one end by a drive coupling 20 so that the bristles 17 move backwards and forwards generally along a mean axis A. Such oscillations are particularly effective in cleaning teeth during normal brushing and are not directly applied to the handle 10.
Patent GB-2327842-A (GB)
Title: Dibber with former member
Inventor: BOTT JOHN ANTHONY
IPC: A01C5/02
Filed: 1997-08-05
Abstract: A garden tool for making holes in the ground for the planting of bulbs or seedlings comprises an elongate handle 1, 2, a spike member 5 and former member 7. In use, the spike member 5 and the former member 7 are pressed into the ground and a wider hole is left by the former member 7 above the hole made by the spike member. A bulb or seedling can be inserted into the hole left by the spike member 5 and then covered, leaving open the hole made by the former member 7. Water can thus be poured into the open hole left by the former member 7 to direct the water to the newly planted seedling or bulb. The former member 7 may be of a semi-circular configuration, screwed to the handle and be a foot support.
Patent GB-2328064-A (GB)
Title: Illuminating apparatus
Inventor: WARD DEREK ALFRED
IPC: G09F19/22
Filed: 1997-08-09
Abstract: Apparatus for directing people seeking to leave a building to one or more exits from that building comprises a wall mounted member 1 formed with a generally linear lengthwise extending channel 3 in which is positioned one or more strips of photoluminescent material 4 masked by one or more strips 5 of non-luminescent material in which are formed a linear series of spaced holes 6 through which discrete areas of the photosensitive strip are visible. In darkened conditions, the visible areas of photoluminescent strip define a path for directing people to an exit or exits of the building. The wall mounted members may comprise such items as skirting boards, dado rails, hand rails, architraving, door frames and window frames. The masking strip may take the form of an apertured metallic grill (Figure 4). The apparatus may include a stencil to form an exit sign.
Patent GB-2317685-A (GB)
Title: Gas burner element
Inventor: SHIMEK RONALD JOHN
IPC: F24C3/00
Filed: 1997-09-24
Abstract: A combined log set and gas burner system comprises a plurality of reinforced ceramic fiber burner elements 25,26,27,28 formed in the shape of artificial logs and or glowing embers or a bed of coals. The burner elements are formed with a gas passageway 29 in the interior of the element and a plurality of gas jets 31 are made which connect the surface of the burner elements to the gas passageway in the burner elements. A source of gaseous fluid is connected to the passageways to complete the combination burner system which eliminates the need for a separate burner apart from the log system.
Patent GB-2330309-A (GB)
Title: An Ankle-Foot Orthosis
Inventor: WATTS ROBERT JOHN
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: An orthosis 32 for resisting plantarflexion comprises a resiliently flexible sock-like structure 34 covering a portion of the patients lower leg near the ankle and at least part of the plantar and dorsal parts of the patients foot. The orthosis, which has a foot insertion slit (not shown) in its dorsal leg part together with closing means, is integrally or separately provided with a reinforcing member for further resisting plantarflexion of the foot. The reinforcing member may be a tape 38 in the form of a figure of eight crossing on the dorsal aspect of the foot or a rib insert 56 running along the dorsal aspect of the foot. The orthosis is made of rubber or plastic but is preferably of silicone elastomer. The rib insert may also be of metal. In a second invention there is provided an orthosis comprising essentially a polypropylene rib, worn along the dorsal aspect of the patients foot, together with strap or adhesive securing means.
Patent GB-2334115-A (GB)
Title: Processing text eg for approximate translation
Inventor: POZNANSKI VICTOR
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 1998-01-30
Abstract: An input device 20 supplies sections of text such as sentences to a morphological analyser 21. The words or basic word forms from the morphological analyser 21 are supplied to a set deriver 22 which derives a plurality of sets. Each set comprises at least one of the words of the input text. All of the words of each set are present in the input text. Any words which are candidates for collocations are gathered together in sets. An assignor 23 assigns a unique priority value to each set. A comparator and selector 24 compares the sets in order of reducing priority with the input text and selects each set, all of whose words are present m the input text and none of whose words is present in a previously selected set of higher priority. The selected sets may then be used as input into a store 25, for instance containing entries in the form of a bilingual dictionary.
Patent GB-2334040-A (GB)
Title: Dry cleaning machine and method of dry cleaning
Inventor: SULLIVAN WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: D06F43/00
Filed: 1998-02-05
Abstract: A dry cleaning process has several dedicated oil-spirit conditioning tanks (50-58) which are colour-graded for use with specific colour-sorted garments. An oil-spirit mixture appropriate to a particular colour of garment is selected and injected into a cage (12) of a dry cleaning machine (10) during a garment conditioning phase. Oil is absorbed by the similarly coloured garments in the cage (12), while residual spirit, already discoloured by the oil, is further contaminated by dirt previously contained in the garments. Residual spirit from the cage is returned to its colour-graded conditioning tank for re-use on subsequent garments having a substantially similar colour to those having just been dry cleaned, unless an assessment of the spirit reveals that its subsequent use is likely to adversely effect coloration of those subsequently dry cleaned garments. In this case, the spirit is either switched to a different conditioning tank assigned to condition a darker colour of garment, or rejected for distillation.
Patent GB-2336299-A (GB)
Title: Rising seat for seating and toilets
Inventor: PAXON JOHN BERNARD
IPC: A61G5/14
Filed: 1998-03-18
Abstract: A Rising Seat comprising a top section 1 on which the user sits being pivotly-hinged to a lower section 3 that rests on a seat or toilet or which is a part of the seat or toilet. A compression spring 4 is used that gives resilience to the top section to enable the user to lower himself gently into a seat for example and to rise to a standing position without difficulty often experienced by the handicapped. The spring is compressed by a protrusion 6 fixed to the rising seat.
Patent GB-2324940-A (GB)
Title: Rom-based control units in a geometry accelerator for a computer graphics system
Inventor: KRECH JR ALAN S
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 1998-03-24
Abstract: The invention provides for a system and method for minimizing space requirements and increasing speed in a geometry accelerator (23) for a computer graphics system (16). In architecture, the system is implemented as follows. The geometry accelerator (23) includes a plurality of processing elements (52) (e.g., an arithmetic logic unit (54), a muliplier (55), a divider (56), a compare mechanism (57), a clamp mechanism (58), etc.) and a plurality of control units (17) (e.g., a transform mechanism (24), a decomposition mechanism (25), a clip mechanism (26), a bow-tie mechanism (27), a light mechanism (28), a classily mechanism (29), a plane equation mechanism (32), a fog mechanism (39), etc.) that utilize the processing elements (52) for performing data manipulations upon image data. In accordance with the invention, the control units (17) are implemented in a read-only memory (ROM) (100) via microcode. A next address field (104) is associated with each of the microcode instructions (117) and defines a location in the ROM (100) of a next instruction (117) to be executed. A plurality of control unit logic elements (115) correspond respectively with the control units (17) and control instruction branching within their respective control unit (17) by defining the next address field (104). A branch central intelligence mechanism (112) controls branching between the control units (17) by defining the next address field (104).
Patent GB-2341596-A (GB)
Title: Applying stripes to a web
Inventor: DISANO JOHN NICHOLAS
IPC: B41F19/06
Filed: 1998-09-16
Abstract: In an apparatus for applying discrete security stripes to documents, eg banknotes, the stripes are carried by ribbons 26 driven to advance from unwind reels 32 to take-up reels 52 through a nip 24 where the stripes are applied to the documents. A ribbon speed modulator 60 acts on the ribbons to modulate their speed through the nip so that it coincides with the speed of the documents without changing the general speed of advancement of the ribbons. The modulator comprises a series of fixed rollers 94, 98 and a series of movable rollers 80 on a slidable shuttle 70, with which the ribbons engage on the in-feed and out-feed sides of the nip.
Patent GB-2344042-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing resistive heating elements on an uninsulated conductive substrate
Inventor: BOARDMAN JEFFERY
IPC: H05B3/46
Filed: 1998-09-29
Abstract: A resistance element is produced by oxidising particles of metal powders to form a surface oxide layer, preparing a metal substrate to receive the particles, Heating the previously oxidised particles so they become at least semi-molten and depositing them on the substrate to form a resistive layer and depositing a conductive contact layer onto the surface of the deposited oxide layer. Current carrying paths, formed from lines of interconnected oxide particles extending though the resistive layer, interconnect the conductive layer and substrate, the area of the conductive layer determining the power output of the heating element. Ni Cr Fe alloys may be employed and the deposition processes may be plasma, arc or flame spraying. Parameters are disclosed.
Patent GB-2342677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to tracks for railway type vehicles
Inventor: COPE DAVID
IPC: E01B1/00
Filed: 1998-10-15
Abstract: A track (10) for railway type vehicles includes a foundation (11), a track pavement (12) on the foundation (11), and a pair of rails supported by the track pavement (12) , characterised in that the track pavement (12) includes a plurality of pre-formed sections (13) laid end to end and connected together.
Patent GB-2330704-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor AC switch units
Inventor: HEFTMAN GEORGE
IPC: H03K17/30
Filed: 1998-10-20
Abstract: A switch unit 1 of an AC power-supply circuit for a lamp 2 includes a triac 7 connected in series with the lamp 2 to regulate current supply to it in dependence upon voltage across a resistor 13. The resistor 13 is connected in series with the AC input 11,12 to a bridge rectifier 10 in a current path that shunts the triac 7. A thyristor 14 is connected across the DC output 16,17 of the rectifier 10 in series with a resistor 15 so that the triac 7 is switched ON or OFF from the shunt-path resistor 13 in dependence upon whether the thyristor 14 is OFF or ON respectively. Gate control of the thyristor 14 is effected from the collector of a transistor 23 which is turned ON or OFF by a control-function signal applied to its base from a controller 9. DC power for the transistor 23 and the controller 9 is supplied from the rectifier 10 across a capacitor 21 that is shunted by a zener diode 22 and charged via a diode 26 and resistor 27 by current drawn from the path through the thyristor 14. The circuit may power an electric motor, for example, of a heating system, instead of the lamp 2.
Patent GB-2329570-A (GB)
Title: Food preparation rollers
Inventor: BOWER RONALD
IPC: A21C11/10
Filed: 1996-06-11
Abstract: A food preparation method for teething rusks includes a cutting machine for cutting sheets of dough into strips, the cutting machine comprising a pair of rollers (170,171) which are mounted with rotation axes parallel. The roller bodies (173) are provided with a plurality of circumferential grooves (180), separated by lands (181). The adjacent grooves (180) and lands (181) of the rollers (170,171) are closely aligned, with the lack of clearance between the pairs of lands (181) of opposing rollers ensuring that the dough is "pinched" off to form the sides of the dough strips thus created. The particular shape of the grooves (180) and lands (181) allows the dough strips to expand as the dough is proved.
Patent GB-2346318-A (GB)
Title: Extruded plastics wiper blade carrier
Inventor: LUMSDEN PETER
IPC: B60S1/38
Filed: 1999-02-02
Abstract: A wiper blade carrier comprises a plastics extrusion which is generally in the form of a channel member with a cap portion 18 and a pair of depending side walls 20, 22. Each of the side walls has an in-turned flange 24, 26 to retain a wiper blade rubber 12. The carrier is characterised in that at least one of the side walls eg 20 is aerodynamically shaped as at 28. Thus unlike the prior art aerodynamic attachments which are complex to manufacture, the invention provides a simple extruded aerodynamic wiper blade assembly which is cheap quick and easy to produce.
Patent GB-2332286-A (GB)
Title: Device for authorizing an unrestricted operating mode of a vehicle control device in the event of a failure of the ignition signal
Inventor: AMENDT OLIVER
IPC: F16H61/12
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle having a device for the automated activation of a clutch in the drive train of a motor vehicle. A failure in the security system (103) of the automated clutch, for example, when the device is in operation, can cause the ignition signal (V 2 ), in the control device to cease functioning. The inventive device is characterized in that it identifies that the absence of the ignition signal ((V 2 ) is due not to the fact that the ignition has been switched off, but to some other cause, for example a defect. To this end, at least individual control devices communicate, for example via a data bus, such as a CAN bus. Thus, despite the failure or absence of an ignition signal (V 2 ) in the control device (102) of the automatic clutch, the other control devices can function and emit and/or receive data via the data bus. Furthermore, as a result of the functioning of the motor control (104), for example, the motor speed, which is regulated by the motor control, can be detected, or received via the data bus. This motor speed is then used as a reference to establish the presence of an ignition signal (V 2 ) in the other measuring devices.