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Patent GB-2300424-A (GB)
Title: Diamond growth on ion implanted surfaces
Inventor: BEER CAROLYN ELIZABETH
IPC: C23C16/26
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: A method for producing a polycrystalline diamond film by plasma chemical vapour deposition on a substrate, such as a silicon wafer involves subjecting the substrate to ion implantation e.g. by bombarding the substrate surface with an ion beam to promote nucleation for subsequent diamond growth, exposing the resulting surface to a carbon-containing plasma to effect nucleation and depositing crystalline diamond on the nucleated surface from carbon-containing plasma. During nucleation the substrate is subjected to a negative bias.
Patent GB-2303808-A (GB)
Title: Mounting spindle
Inventor: HALSTEAD GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: B23B31/02
Filed: 1995-07-29
Abstract: A mounting spindle 2 includes a serrated thrust end 9 upon which a body 1 to be digitised such as a shoe last is mounted. The spindle furthermore includes a mount end 10 separated from the serrated thrust end 9 in order to allow positive driving within a digitiser.
Patent GB-2306633-A (GB)
Title: Lighting system
Inventor: PASELLI CARLO
IPC: F21V25/04
Filed: 1995-10-18
Abstract: A lighting system presenting at least one main lighting fixture (1) for transmitting the light emitted by a currently operative light source (19) to at least one secondary lighting fixture (16) via an optical fiber conduit (28); the main lighting fixture (1) presenting at least two light sources (19), one acting as a standby for the others, and a support (22) for supporting the light sources (19) and moving the currently operating light source (19) into a preferential operating position.
Patent GB-2296692-A (GB)
Title: Powered skates
Inventor: KEYES ADRIAN CHRISTOPHER NOEL
IPC: A63C17/12
Filed: 1995-11-03
Abstract: An inline skate has a powered wheel (1) at the rear. The wheel (1) is driven by an electric motor (D) through a belt or bevel gearing and is mounted on a swingarm (B) and biased against the ground by a spring (A). Power to the wheel is cut off automatically when the wheel loses contact with the ground. The motor receives electric power from batteries in a belt or backpack worn by the skater and is controlled by a hand-operated lever which is combined with a wrist protector. Braking may be similarly controlled. In an alternative arrangement the wheel may be driven through a cable drive from an internal-combustion engine in a backpack. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297897-A (GB)
Title: Suspension filing drawer and components therefor
Inventor: DUNIGAN MICHAEL BRIAN
IPC: B42F15/00
Filed: 1996-02-05
Abstract: A suspension filing drawer 10 has a front 12, sides 13,14, back 16 and bottom 17 plus two rails from which suspension files can be hung. The rails are each cradled on a pair of support members 22,24 mounted in the drawer opposite one another. The support members, being affixed in predetermined locations on the drawer front and back, all have several seatings enabling the rails enabling the rails to be held thereby in different pre-selected spacings suiting different standards of file formats. The rails and supports may be provided in kit form.
Patent GB-2299684-A (GB)
Title: Optical waveguide-fibre array assembly
Inventor: SUZUKI KENJI
IPC: G02B6/30
Filed: 1996-04-02
Abstract: An optical waveguide chip assembly in which a plurality of optical waveguide patterns 12 and two positioning grooves 31 are laterally arranged is prepared by forming a plurality of optical waveguide patterns 12 and two positioning grooves 31 on a wafer (11, Fig 6) in parallel to each other and cutting the wafer. Separately from this, an optical fiber array assembly having a plurality of optical fiber array cables 17 and two guide pin hole 35 is prepared. The optical waveguide chip assembly 41 and the optical fiber array assembly 43 are joined while aligning by the guide pins 37 and then divided (Fig 8) into units of individual optical waveguide modules.
Patent GB-2303120-A (GB)
Title: An anti-tamper lid for a container, in particular for confectionery products and the like
Inventor: D AMATO ANTONIO
IPC: B65D43/02
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: A lid (1) is described for a container (8) of semi-rigid material, open on top, in particular for confectionery products and the like, made in such a way as to be firmly locked when applied onto the top opening of said container (8), so as to evidence any effraction proving an attempted or occurred tampering with the package, said lid (1) being provided with tear-away unlocking means (6,7), suitable to allow said lid (1) to be then used in a conventional manner to open and close said container (8) when required.
Patent GB-2304136-A (GB)
Title: Groundwork
Inventor: PALING GODFREY LESLIE JOHN
IPC: E02D27/14
Filed: 1996-07-31
Abstract: A method of installing groundwork for the support of a building or other structure comprises driving into the soil by a series of impacts or by vibration a re-usable former 1 having at least on its sides (and preferably on its base) a lining of sheet material; removing the former to leave the lining in place in the soil; and casting concrete in situ in the lining. The sheet material comprises a wire mesh (preferably welded wire mesh) which is preferably embedded in a sheet of plastics or other material.
Patent GB-2317760-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone apparatus
Inventor: TOLSON NIGEL JAMES
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: The mobile phone shown in Figure 1 includes a modulator (1) for producing a signal to be transmitted in a transmit band. A power amplifier (5) supplies the signal to be transmitted to an antenna. A tunable filter (3) is connected between the modulator (1) and the power amplifier (5). The filter (3) has a passband and an attenuation band. There is a control circuit (8) for tuning the filter (3) such that the passband is at the transmit band and attenuation band is at a receive band of the apparatus.
Patent GB-2306637-A (GB)
Title: A Vehicle Headlamp
Inventor: UCHIDA NAOKI
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 1996-10-28
Abstract: Out of a plurality of light distribution steps 12a constituting a reflecting surface 12, the light distribution steps 12aA, 12aB positioned at upper left and upper right corners with respect to an optical axis Ax of a reflector 10 are formed so that luminous fluxes of reflected light from upper areas A1, B1 thereof and luminous fluxes of reflected light from lower areas A2, B2 thereof can emit downward with broken lines interposed therebetween. As a result of this construction, even if headlamp parts forming accuracy requirements are not adequately met, undesired upward emitting of the luminous fluxes of reflected light from the upper areas A1, B1 is prevented. Further, by forming the upper areas A1, B1 and the lower areas A2, B2 of vertically long single light distribution steps 12aA, 12aB, respectively, not only division of the reflecting surface 12 into small segments can be minimized, but also steps between the upper areas A1, B1 and the lower areas A2, B2 are eliminated, so that the likelihood that upward scattered light will be generated is excluded.
Patent GB-2309519-A (GB)
Title: Encoder for exposure controlling device of a camera
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: G02B7/08
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: An encoder 100 comprises a rotatable shaft 58a, a disk 58 rotating with the shaft and having a light modulating pattern eg a series of slits S1-Sn or reflective areas, and a photosensor 56 to detect the pattern eg by transmission or reflection. The pattern is provided around less than the entire circumference of the disk to provide one angular range 58b where the photosensor output does not vary during rotation and another 58c where the output varies at intervals in accordance with the pattern. When used in a camera having a lens shutter, a control means sets the shutter diaphragm as closed at an initial position in the first angular range and controls the degree of opening of the diaphragm in accordance with the signals from the photosensor produced in the second range. The pattern spacing may vary to increase the sensitivity at small apertures.
Patent GB-2323215-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic device for treating fluids
Inventor: MCFADZEAN RICHARD AIRD
IPC: F02M27/04
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: The device comprises at least three rectangular planar magnets arranged to project radially from an axis and spaced equidistantly about the axis. Preferably there are four magnets arranged in a cruciform pattern about the axis. The magnets apply a magnetic field to fluid flowing through the chamber, the field being strongest closest to the axis. The magnets are rare earth magnets such as samarium cobalt or neodymium, or ferrous, ceramic or electromagnets. The fluid may be hydrocarbon fuel such as gas or petrol, water, air, oxygen, beer or blood. The device may be inserted in a fuel line or fuel filter.
Patent GB-2323584-A (GB)
Title: Tagging System
Inventor: ARTINGSTOLL JOHN
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 1997-03-26
Abstract: An inspection tag is made from a permanently markable material or laminate and has means for attachment to an item, information marked thereon which can be read by the user and additional information which can be electronically read. The tag is attached to an item by means such as a crimped ring (fig. 1A) or a wire and lead crimp (fig. 1B) and is divided into separate areas 21 on which information such as the inspection date is marked using a tool e.g. a punch. In this manner a history of the item is established. Other information which is intended for the user may be the item identity 22. On the reverse of the label electronically readable information is applied such as a bar code 31. A tool for crimping and/or marking the tag is also disclosed (fig. 4).
Patent GB-2319858-A (GB)
Title: Control system for a construction machine
Inventor: KIM JOO KYUNG
IPC: E02F3/43
Filed: 1997-07-14
Abstract: In a control system for a construction machine comprising a plurality of actuators 111,112, a controller 100 controls the drive of the actuators, and a plurality of sensor units 121,122 detect and transfer the state of the actuators to the controller. The system enables a plurality of actuators to be driven by a single controller. The controller 100 receives the signals from the sensor units 121,122, determines the function performed by the actuators and the state detected by the sensor units, and then drives the actuators according to a relevant stored program. Therefore, if a function is to be added to the system, it is only necessary to add a sensor unit to detect the actuator performing a predetermined function and the state of the actuator, and develop a program to be performed by the controller.
Patent GB-2315806-A (GB)
Title: Lock with light controlled by ambient light and motion sensors
Inventor: ADELMEYER GERARD G
IPC: E05B17/10
Filed: 1997-07-30
Abstract: Light and motion sensors 21,22 are located in holes 24,26 in the cover 12 of a cylinder lock 15, and form part of an electronic module 19 which controls an integrated light emitting diode (L.E.D.) 27. Light from the L.E.D. 27 illuminates a translucent ring 16 which extends around the face 14 of the cylinder 15 to illuminate the keyhole area.
Patent GB-2317117-A (GB)
Title: Hockey Stick
Inventor: ANGELL PAUL
IPC: A63B59/12
Filed: 1997-09-11
Abstract: Field hockey stick comprising head, shaft and handle, wherein the shaft has a ball-striking face on the same side of the stick as a ball-striking face of the head, characterised in that the plane of the ball-striking face of the shaft is oriented about its longitudinal axis such that said plane is at an acute angle to the plane of the ball-striking face of the head. The rear surface of the shaft may be of conventional shape or may have a face whose plane is at an acute angle to the plane of the head striking face. The geometric configuration of the stick facilitates manipulation during play, especially when aligning the stick on or close to the playing surface for defensive play.
Patent GB-2332523-A (GB)
Title: Tool, apparatus and method for testing a disk drive fixture
Inventor: HEARN ANTHONY ROGER
IPC: G11B5/55
Filed: 1997-12-16
Abstract: A tool is provided for mounting in and testing a fixture (12) used for mounting a device, such as a disk drive, having an arm which is movable to selected locations by an actuator. The tool has a movable member (25) which is movable to mimic movement of an arm of such a device mounted in the fixture (12). Movement of the tool (20) in the fixture (12) as a reaction to movement of the movable member (25) is measured by acceleration sensors (40) and compared with a standard to enable the fixture to be passed or failed.
Patent GB-2321246-A (GB)
Title: Screening for disorders of serotonergic dysfunction
Inventor: BATTERSBY SHARON
IPC: C07K14/47
Filed: 1996-09-23
Abstract: Three novel alleles of the serotonin transporter gene are disclosed and shown to be effective markers for screening and diagnosis of migraine and psychiatric disorders. The sequences of the alleles are given. Methods for in vitro screening of individuals using DNA taken from blood samples are taught.
Patent GB-2325673-A (GB)
Title: Copper foil formed from electrolyte containing nitrogen-containing organic compound
Inventor: SANO YASUSHI
IPC: C25D3/38
Filed: 1998-05-29
Abstract: A process for the production of an electrolytic copper foil from a sulfurically acidic copper sulfate electrolytic solution which contains additives of 0.1 to 1.0 g/# of an oxyethylenic surfactant, 50 to 250 mg/# of a chloride, 1 to 10 mg/# of a glue or gelatin and 1 to 10 mg/# of a nitrogen-containing organic compound. The nitrogen-containing organic compound may be α-naphthoquninoline; 1,10-phenanthroline; 4,7-diphenyl-1,10- phenanthroline; 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline; 4,7-diphenyl-2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline; pyridine; nicotic acid; or triazine. The dyestuff thioflavine T or Janus Green may also be used. The foil formed has a Vickers hardness of 180-320 at 25C and a Vickers hardness of not less than 150 after 30 minutes of heat treatment at 220C.
Patent GB-2330943-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing a flat display panel device
Inventor: MORI HIROSHI
IPC: H01J11/42
Filed: 1998-10-28
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flat panel display device such as a plasma display panel comprises: forming a barrier-ridge-forming layer over a whole surface of a substrate (12) having an electrode (14) pattem, then removing from barrier-ridge-forming layer the unnecessary portions by abrading using a jet of abrasive particles, so as to form a barrier ridge (16), and further filling the removed portions with fluorescent paste layer (18) and removing from fluorescent paste layer the unnecessary portions by jetting the abrasive until a given discharge space is achieved (20). The abrasive comprises organic particles composed of a carbohydrate or an organic high molecular compound (e.g potato starch, coffee, apricot or nylon) coated with inorganic material (e.g. silicon oxide or silicon nitride).
Patent GB-990113-A (GB)
Abstract: 990,113. Temperature transducers. R. F. OXLEY. July 26, 1961 [July 26, 1960], No. 26005/60. Heading G1N [Also in Division H1] In a "parallel" plate capacitor temperature transducer, stator plates 13, 14, Fig. 1, 2 are mounted on opposite sides of the axis 11 of the rotor vane 12 and connected to a common terminal 16. One or both stator plates is/are bimetallic so that only at one particular temperature are the rotor and stator plates truly parallel, giving zero capacity variation as the rotor is rotated. At all other temperatures the capacity will vary with the position of the rotor and the variation may be given a positive or negative temperature coefficient, selected by the direction of rotation, according to the bimetallic arrangement of the stator plates. The stator plate 13 is above the rotor vane 12 and stator plate 14 below it. Alternatively, the stator elements may be both above the rotor Fig. 3 (not shown) or two stator plates may be mounted above and two below the rotor Figs. 4 and 5 (not shown). In a further embodiment the rotor vanes 31a, 31b Figs. 6 and 7 are arranged circumferentially displaced 180 degrees. Alternate bimetallic stator elements 32 move upwardly and strips 33 downwardly in response to a temperature rise.
Patent GB-2345987-A (GB)
Title: Memory control within data processing systems
Inventor: KERSHAW DANIEL
IPC: G06F12/0804
Filed: 1999-01-19
Abstract: A data processing system 2 is described including a cache memory 8 and a plurality of DRAM banks 16, 18, 20, 22. A victim select circuit 32 within a cache controller 10 selects victim cache storage lines 28 upon a cache miss such that unlocked cache storage lines are selected in preference to locked cache storage lines, non-dirty cache storage lines are selected in preference to dirty cache storage lines, and cache storage lines requiring a write back to a non-busy DRAM bank are selected in preference to cached storage lines requiring a write back to a busy DRAM storage bank. A DRAM controller 24 is provided that continuously performs a background processing operation whereby dirty cache storage lines 28 within a cache memory 8 are written back to their respective DRAM banks 16, 18, 20, 22 when these are not busy performing other operations and when the cache storage line has a least recently used value below a certain threshold. A bus arbitration circuit 12 is provided that rearbitrates bus master priorities in dependence upon determined latencies for respective memory access requests. As an example, if a high priority memory access request results a cache miss, with a lower priority memory access request resulting in a cache hit, then the lower priority memory access request will be re-arbitrated to be performed ahead of the normally higher priority memory access request and may be finished before that higher priority memory access request starts to return data words to a data bus 14.
Patent GB-2350299-A (GB)
Title: Diffuser
Inventor: HUNTER NEIL EDWIN
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1999-01-29
Abstract: A diffuser 1 for diffusing essential oil into a room using steam comprising a housing 2, a liquid container 6 in the housing, a heater 11 for heating the liquid in the container 6 to vaporise it, and a support 5 for holding volatilisable-substance matter 20 above the liquid container. For convenience, the volatilisable-substance matter 20 is in the form of an aroma packet, having upper 22 and lower 23 cellulose tissue webs, holding between them some dried plant material, for example lavender blooms. The webs are sealed together at their edges by a rim, which is sized to fit the support of the diffuser.
Patent GB-2338840-A (GB)
Title: Winding/core arrangement in an electric motor
Inventor: ETTRIDGE SNR JOHN PATRICK
IPC: H02K1/14
Filed: 1999-03-22
Abstract: The commutated winding coils are mounted to the yoke part of a salient pole core so as to oppositely energises adjacent poles which act on a permanent magnet rotor. The arrangement may employ a series of horse-shoe cores 11 having individual coils 10, figs 3,7 or "H" shaped cores which act on permanent magnet assemblies 6,17 fig 9 which are linked to rotate together. Alternatively as shown in fig 10 the coils may be wound about the continuous yoke19. Hall sensors are disclosed for providing control signals and the motor may be incorporated into wheel.
Patent GB-2336073-A (GB)
Title: Voice activated volume control in a mobile telephone
Inventor: BANNO SATOSHI
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 1999-03-30
Abstract: The level of a user's speech entering the microphone of a mobile phone is used to control at least one of the output level of the phone's speaker and the output level of the speech signal transmitted to the other party in the telephone conversation. A level of a voice inputted from a microphone 1 is detected in a level detecting section 2. An instantaneous voice level is sampled every predetermined time, averaged in a processing section 4 and output as an average voice level. The first average voice level immediately after starting a telephone conversation is stored in a memory section 6 as a reference amplitude level. During the telephone conversation, the voice level inputted to the microphone 1 is compared with the reference amplitude level in a comparing section 5. When the voice level inputted to the microphone 1 is higher than the reference amplitude level, a controlling section 7 increases the voice volume outputted from a speaker 11. When the voice level inputted to the microphone 1 is lower than the reference amplitude level, the controlling section 7 decreases the voice volume outputted from the speaker 11. The system may also reduce the amplitude of the voice signal transmitted to the other party so that they notice no appreciable increase in volume as a result of the caller raising his voice to increase his speaker output.
Patent GB-2348877-A (GB)
Title: Disposal of water soluble, biodegradable material
Inventor: KEEP MATTHEW JOHN HENRY
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 1999-04-16
Abstract: A method for disposing of articles 10 formed from a hot water soluble, biodegradable material comprises the steps of (i) dissolving the articles in water at a sufficient temperature (preferably 80-100{C) to produce a solution of the material, (ii) cooling the solution, (iii) feeding the solution into a bioreactor 40 containing air, nutrients, and microorganisms capable of digesting any biodegradable material in solution, (iv) passing the solution across a filter 50 to separate the water from the material and microorganisms, (v) recycling the water to step (i) via a heat exchanger 60, and (vi) recycling the material and microorganisms to the bioreactor. Typically, the biodegradable material is polyvinyl alcohol. Excess water may be drawn off between steps (iv) and (v) and passed to a liquid effluent facility. The method may be suitable for use in the nuclear industry.
Patent GB-2335749-A (GB)
Title: Testing of plumbing installations and plumbing tool
Inventor: MANKINS JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: E03F7/00
Filed: 1997-12-30
Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a plumbing system (20) and for removing obstructions (70) in a plumbing line (44). During the rough-in plumbing phase of construction (Fig. 1), the drain pipe (44, 46, 48) from the plumbing system (20) in a building (22) to the main city sewer line (38) is positively sealed off by a test cap (70) welded in the pipe at the location of the clean-out (56), access to which is maintained through the clean-out (56). Pressurizing the rough-in plumbing to test proceeds. If any leaks occur, they are in the branch plumbing (26) on the building side of the test cap, and not at or in the test cap. Following successful completion of the initial test, the top-out plumbing is completed, leaving the test cap (70) welded in the clean-out (56) or drain pipe (44). After the roof vents are in, the second test of the plumbing system (20) is made. If the system shows any leaks, they are the result of a failure in the plumbing and not a failure of the test cap (70). After final test and inspection, a special tool or apparatus (100) in accordance with the present invention is inserted down the clean-out (56) to penetrate and ream-out the test cap (70), so that the drain pipe is opened (174) and provides a passageway (180) through which the waste can flow to the sewer line (38).