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Patent GB-2308346-A (GB)
Title: A hand held bag support
Inventor: CLARKE JOSEPH
IPC: B65B67/12
Filed: 1996-12-19
Abstract: A hand held bag support comprises a rigid support member 150 (12 fig 1, 100 fig 5) defining a mouth (13 fig 1) and securing means suitable for securing a bag (32 fig 3) to the support member 150 (12 fig 1, 100 fig 5) such that, in use, an open end of the bag (32 fig 3) is held open. The support member 150 (12 fig 1, 100 fig 5) may be substantially circular and the securing means may comprise a clamp in the form of one or more tensible and/or resilient clamping members 152 (16 fig 1, 102 fig 5) which may clamp the bag (32 fig 3) between the securing means and the support member 150 (12 fig 1, 100 fig 5). The bag support may have a handle 156, 158 (14 fig 1, 104 fig 5) which may be integral with the support member 150 (12 fig 1, 100 fig 5). The handle (154 fig 8) may be comprised of two halves 156, 158 whereby each half is secured at an end of the clamping member 152, such that in use, the clamping member 152 is wrapped around the support member 150 with the bag held there between, bringing and holding two halves 156, 158 of the handle (154 fig 8) together, thus securing the bag in position. The two handle halves 156, 158 may be held together by hand or by other means, eg a swivel latch (174 fig 8). A clamping member (16 fig 1, 102 fig 5) may be releasably secured between two anchor points (24, 26 fig 2, 124, 114 fig 5), each of which may be located on either the support member or the handle. The clamping member 152 (16 fig 1, 102 fig 5) may be in the form of a spring or a rubber/steel/plastic band. The bag support may be attached to a wall when not in use by a wall mounting (42 fig 4, 130 fig 7).
Patent GB-2321139-A (GB)
Title: Connector assembly allowing lateral movement
Inventor: NICHOLSON JOSEPH ALAN
IPC: H01R13/631
Filed: 1997-01-14
Abstract: A connector assembly 1 comprises first and second connector parts 5,6, the first connector part being mounted by a carriage 7 being reciprocatable between a forward position for connecting the connector parts and a retracted position for disconnecting the connector parts, wherein the mounting of the first connector parts by the carriage is such as to permit pivoting of the first connector part in response to a force in any lateral direction on the first connector part and acting at a location forward of the mounting.
Patent GB-2305821-A (GB)
Title: Telephone terminal and telephone exchange system housing the terminal
Inventor: TAKAHASHI TOSHIE
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 1996-06-05
Abstract: A telephone terminal which is used for, for example, a dealing telephoning system for a financial institution, etc., and provided with a large-sized display for displaying telephone operation of touch panel type. This telephone terminal has an excellent telephone operation displaying function for controlling the display and an excellent primary communicating function. A telephone terminal (1-1) is provided with a master controller (3-29) which controls a display (3-30) for displaying telephone operation (pagination key 2-2) and a slave controller (3-1) which controls the processings regarding the communication function. The controllers (3-29) and (3-1) control the telephone operation displaying function and the communication function cooperatively.
Patent GB-2313574-A (GB)
Title: Dry etcher with removal of gas from wafer prior to unloading
Inventor: KIM TAE-WOOK
IPC: H01L21/302
Filed: 1997-03-26
Abstract: A wafer dry etcher includes a loadlock chamber 60 that controls the etching atmosphere before and after the wafer is loaded and unloaded from the etching chamber 50, and a pump 70 that purges the reaction gas out of the two chambers after the wafer is etched. A heater 80 or a water cleaning device (90, Fig 5) prevents any residual reaction gas remaining in the chambers from condensing on the wafer when the wafer is exposed to ambient atmosphere after exiting the loadlock chamber. The heater may be a UV or halogen lamp or electric. The heater or cleaning device may be disposed in the etching or the loadlock chambers.
Patent GB-2310507-A (GB)
Title: Transceiver module for optical communication
Inventor: NAKATA NAOTARO
IPC: H04B10/40
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: A transceiver module for optical communication including a light-emitting element (1) for emitting transmission signal light, a coupling lens (3) for connecting the transmission signal light emitted from the light-emitting element to a light transmission path such as an optical fibre, and a light-receiving element (2) for receiving detection signal light from the light transmission e.g. light from the emitting element (1) or light from the path through the coupling lens (3). Transmission signal light emitted from the light-emitting element is reflected on a surface of the light-receiving element and connected to the light transmission path by the coupling lens. Detection signal light from the light transmission path is received by said light-receiving element.
Patent GB-2318989-A (GB)
Title: Model aircraft
Inventor: SMIDA MARTIN
IPC: A63H27/00
Filed: 1997-10-21
Abstract: A model aircraft includes a base body 11 to which is attached at least one blade wheel 12 so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, and at least one helical spring 14 supporting the base body and the at least one blade wheel. The model aircraft further includes means 15 for an easily or freely rotatable bearing of the at least one blade wheel, wherein the at least one blade wheel includes a device 16 for changing the direction of rotation. Means 15 suitably takes the form of rivets (20, 21, Figure 2), positioned in a through opening (17) of the blade wheel 12. Device 16 takes the form of inclined blades attached to the blade wheel.
Patent GB-2318950-A (GB)
Title: Portable telephone system with out of range notification
Inventor: ISHIDA TAKESHI
IPC: H04M1/72505
Filed: 1997-10-30
Abstract: When a calling telephone makes a failed attempt to call a portable telephone, a base station may be instructed to notify the calling telephone user of the status of the portable telephone, i.e busy, out of range of the base station (or switched off). The notification appears on a display of the calling telephone. The base station may be instructed to periodically monitor the status of the portable telephone and notify the calling telephone when the status changes. When communication is possible, the calling telephone user is notified via a ringer and the display. A one touch button on the calling telephone then allows connection to be made. If the user is away from the calling telephone when notification occurs then the ringer stops after a standard time period while the display message remains. The display is updated periodically by the base station due to any change in portable telephone status.
Patent GB-2319903-A (GB)
Title: Current take-off device with IDC contacts
Inventor: NIEMINEN EERO
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1997-11-18
Abstract: A current take-off device for a contact rail system comprises an adapter 4 for connection to a contact rail and conductors 6 connected to IDC contacts 8. At least one wall portion (9, 10, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b) is arranged inside the adapter portion next to each IDC contact, to turn the conductor into an inclined position with respect to the plane of the IDC blade when the conductor is being pressed into the IDC contact. The conductors may be pressed into the IDC contact by the cover of the adapter.
Patent GB-2331972-A (GB)
Title: Ice protection system for aircraft
Inventor: YARDLEY CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B64D15/00
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: The application describes an aircraft deicing system comprising an inflatable wing envelopment 1, for an aircraft flying surface, a source of warm air 6, a releasable ducting system 7,8,9, to connect the warm air source to the envelopment, the envelopment including an exhaust duct. Multiple envelopments provide for wings and the tailplane. The exhaust duct is preferably arranged so as to maintain a substantially constant internal pressure sufficient to keep the bag inflated and thereby ensure application of hot air to all external surfaces. The envelopment preferably includes a pressure relief valve or blow-out panel to prevent excessive internal pressures arising in the event of failure of the exhaust duct. The system acts by (a) effecting a reduction of the relative humidity of the air inside the envelope, (b) increasing the temperature of the aircraft skin, and (c) providing a physical barrier to prevent freezing precipitation (snow, sleet or freezing rain) from coming into contact with the aforementioned critical surfaces. A corresponding method is also described.
Patent GB-2332163-A (GB)
Title: A hydroforming process
Inventor: GRIFFITHS SIMON JONATHAN GILES
IPC: B21D26/053
Filed: 1997-12-13
Abstract: A process for hydroforming an elongate tubular structural member in a mould die, the structural member having portions spaced along its length which have different circumferential dimensions, a first of said portions having a first cross-sectional shape defining a minimum outer circumferential dimension C 1  and a second of said portions having a second cross-sectional shape defining a maximum outer circumferential dimension C 2 , the process including the steps of :- (i) selecting a precursor tube of constant cross-sectional shape and constant outer cross-sectional dimension along its length and having an outer circumferential dimension C 0  which is greater than or equal to C 1  and being of a cross-sectional shape which can be located within said first cross-sectional shape, and selecting the wall thickness S 0  of the precursor tube so as to fall within the range S 0  # S 1  and S 0  # S 2  wherein S 1  is the average wall thickness of said first portion and S 2  is the average wall thickness of said second portion, and (ii) placing the precursor tube in the mould die and hydroforming the precursor tube to produce said tubular structural member.
Patent GB-974190-A (GB)
IPC: F16K41/02
Abstract: 974,190. Valves. FMC CORPORATION. Dec. 6, 1962 [Jan. 3, 1962], No. 46065/62. Heading F2V. A rectangular valve gate 20 with a circular through port 22 is engaged by a pair of spring and fluid-pressure loaded annular seats 26, 42 which are inserted through the gate-receiving chamber 18 in the body 11. An operating stem 52 is connected to the gate via a " T "-shaped slot 50 in the latter, the stem 52 passing through a stuffing-box 56 with a conical surface 58 which sealingly abuts a complementary body surface 60; the stuffing-box packing is loaded by a snap-ring 66. The stem 52 is threaded in a manually-rotatable nut 75 co-operating with thrust bearings 80, 82, which latter sits on the stuffing-box 56. A cylindrical balance stem 102 is connected to the lower end of the plate 20 via a " T "- shaped slot 106 in the latter, the stem 102 passing through a stuffing-box 110 also having a conical surface 112 that sealingly engages a complementary body surface 114; a lip 116 on the surface 116 is capable of radial flexure. Ports 132, 134 in the body 11 provide for the introduction of grease into chamber 18; a further port 136 permits lubrication of bearings 80, 82. A nut 90 retains the bearings 80, 82 in engagement with the nut and the surface 60 in contact with the body. In another form (Fig. 5, not shown), the balance stem is dispensed with and the thrust bearings are replaced by ball bearings. The threads on the operating stem 52 are protected by a shield fixed to the nut.
Patent GB-2318964-A (GB)
Title: Inter-line fishing rod
Inventor: AKIBA MASARU
IPC: A01K87/00
Filed: 1994-08-30
Abstract: An inter-line fishing rod has a rod tube 12 with a fishline introducing passage 22 associated with guides for ensuring smooth passage of the fishline, the passage 22 being adjacent a junction between rod tube 12 and a forward rod tube 14.
Patent GB-2319818-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring method for control of a clutch during gear shift
Inventor: SALECKER MICHAEL
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1995-02-21
Abstract: A monitoring method for a torque transfer system with a manual gearbox. The position of the selector lever and the drive torque of a drive unit on the drive side are detected by a sensor unit. A selector lever signal and a comparison signal are recorded and different possible characteristics of these signal paths are recognised and identified as a switching intention. A switching intention signal is then supplied to a subordinate clutch operating system.
Patent GB-2324311-A (GB)
Title: Rinse water additive dispenser
Inventor: MCKIBBEN GARY EUGENE
IPC: D06F39/02
Filed: 1998-04-06
Abstract: A rinse water additive dispenser (10) for an automatic washing machine having a spin cycle, comprises a substantially rigid body (12) having a resilient bellows portion (14) and an internal volume (18). An opening (16) into the dispenser may be sealed closed by a valve (24) so that the rinse water additive is maintained within the dispenser (10) until the valve (24) is unseated by the centrifugal force applied to the dispenser (10) during the spin cycle of the washing machine. The resilient bellows portion (14) of the dispenser (10) allows for volumetric expansion and contraction of the dispenser (10) when it is placed in variable temperature water. This acts to relieve any pressure difference between ambient and the internal volume so that the centrifugal force unseats the valve (24) without interference from a pressure differential. The opening (16) may be in the resilient bellows portion (14) or in the substantially rigid body (12), and the valve may (24) be provided with a rigid counterweight (36) which has a centre of gravity (40) along an axis (34) substantially perpendicular to and centred on the opening (16), and which assists the centrifugal force in unseating the valve (24). This rigid counterweight (36) is preferably provided with a base (42) which mates with an internal bottom surface (38) of the dispenser (10) when the valve (24) is unseated to centre the valve (24) along the axis of the opening (16). The resilient bellows portion (14) may then be deformed to lower the valve seat (20) into engagement with the valve (24) once the dispenser (10) has been refilled.
Patent GB-2336930-A (GB)
Title: Light modulating devices
Inventor: ULRICH DIANA CYNTHIA
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 1998-04-29
Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal display panel comprises an addressable matrix of pixels and an arrangement for selectively addressing each pixel within a series of addressing frames in order to vary the transmission level of the pixel relative to the transmission levels of the other pixels. The addressing arrangement utilises a temporal dither (TD) addressing scheme for addressing each pixel within each frame with different combinations of temporal dither signals applied to separately addressable temporal bits within the frame to produce different overall transmission levels. In order to limit the perceived errors at the transitions between different grey levels the TD addressing scheme is arranged to address a first pixel with a first combination of TD signals to produce a first grey level and to address a second pixel with a second combination of TD signals, which differs from the first combination of TD signals, to produce the same first grey level such that, during a transition between the first grey level and a second grey level, a transient in one direction in the transmission level of the first pixel is at least partially compensated for by a transient in the opposite direction in the transmission level of the second pixel. Preferably the arrangement is such that, during a sequence of transitions between a series of grey levels, the path followed by the mean position of the transmission periods of the temporal bits during transitions of the first pixel is significantly different to the path followed by the mean position of the transmission periods of the temporal bits during transitions of the second pixel.
Patent GB-2326178-A (GB)
Title: Coiled tubing injector
Inventor: GOODE JOHN E
IPC: E21B19/22
Filed: 1998-05-01
Abstract: A coiled tubing injector 201 comprising, a pair of continuous drive chains 211,213 having opposed, elongate, parallel runs, spaced apart to form a path for engaging coiled tubing by means of a plurality of grippers 215. A transmission 231 with reduction gear trains having two rotary power outputs (fig 7 269,273), for driving each of the injector's two chains through a pair of drive sprockets (fig 7 275,277), and one or more rotary power inputs 253 located on the same side of the transmission as the rotary drive outputs.
Patent GB-2338590-A (GB)
Title: Insulated gate power semiconductor devices
Inventor: WAIND PETER RAWSON
IPC: H01L29/417
Filed: 1998-06-16
Abstract: The semiconductor device has a plurality of gate trenches extending from a major surface thereof and which trenches extend through a shallow first region 9 of first conductivity type semiconductor, and through a second region 4 of second conductivity type semiconductor to terminate in a third region 1 of a first conductivity type semiconductor. An apertured mask is used to diffuse dopants into the third region to form the second region 4 and the same mask is used to define the gate trenches. The trenches so formed are used as a mask for introducing dopant to form the first region 9. The device may be an IGBT, a MOSFET or a thyristor.
Patent GB-2341398-A (GB)
Title: Cloth dyeing machine
Inventor: CHANG CHI-LUNG
IPC: D06B3/28
Filed: 1998-09-10
Abstract: In a cloth dyeing machine, circulated cloth 2 is vibrated and spread out in tube 12 by dye jets 13, the tube having downwardly curved section 121 to facilitate spreading out.
Patent GB-2344030-A (GB)
Title: Credit-based scheme for packet communication system.
Inventor: QUINLAN UNA
IPC: H04L49/111
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: A network switch comprises a first device (1) which includes a store (6) for data packets, a second device (2) which includes a plurality of ports (4a, 4b etc) from which said packets may be transmitted, a plurality of temporary stores (5a, 5b...) each associated with one of said ports, a data bus (3) connecting the first device to the second device, means for maintaining a count of units of storage space in respect of each of said ports, means (21) for incrementing the respective count on transmission of data from one of said stores, and means for decrementing the count in response to dispatch of data from said temporary store (6) in said first device (1) to said second device (2).
Patent GB-2333302-A (GB)
Title: Solutions for steam ironing or pressing
Inventor: PARRY LYNDON DAVID
IPC: D06M23/06
Filed: 1999-01-15
Abstract: A solution for use in a steam iron or press for treating fabrics consists of demineralised water and additives including a water-soluble volatile fragrance, a water - soluble dispersal agent which may be a non-ionic surfactant, and a water-soluble preservative which may be an antimicrobial agent.
Patent GB-2334637-A (GB)
Title: A mobile transceiver in which the level of the received audio is controlled in dependence on the power of the signal from the microphone
Inventor: TANIGUCHI KEIICHI
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1999-02-19
Abstract: In a mobile transceiver, a level detector 81 detects and calculates the power A1 of a d.c. component of an audio signal to be transmitted. A subtractor 82 calculates the difference between the transmitted signal power value A1 and a reference power value A0 written in a memory 14, to obtain an amplification factor A2 which is temporarily stored in a memory 11. When a received audio signal is next inputted through an audio signal processing portion 5 to an amplifier 83 of a signal comparator 8, the amplification factor A2 of the received sound read out from the memory 11 is used to variably control the gain of the amplifier 83, to thereby amplify the received audio signal by the factor A2. Thus, the received sound volume can be variably regulated in accordance with the transmitted sound volume, enabling the user to adjust the received sound level to a level which is easy to hear and to compensate for ambient noise.
Patent GB-2377196-A (GB)
Title: Pipe trimming tool
Inventor: HIGGS DAVID EDWARD
IPC: B23D21/06
Filed: 1999-03-24
Abstract: A tool for forming a chamfer at an end of a pipe comprises a housing made up of first and second parts 10 (12 Fig 1) which are held together, with a sleeve 17 for receiving a pipe end thereon being captive between respective end portions 13 of the housing parts and rotatable relative to the housing. The first housing part 10 carries a blade holder 32 with an angled blade (35 Fig 4) secured therein, the blade holder being biased, in use, into contact with the pipe end to be chamfered and the first housing part have means (19 Fig 1) for adjusting the strength of the bias. Rotation of the housing relative to the pipe end received, in use, on the sleeve effecting said chamfer cut. A clip 4-2 may be resiliently snapped onto the pipe to serve as a guide for cutting the pipe or to form a guide line on the pipe for cutting.
Patent GB-2336198-A (GB)
Title: Unit charge and warhead utilising same
Inventor: EDLICH MARTIN
IPC: F42B1/036
Filed: 1999-04-01
Abstract: In a unit charge with a fuse unit eg for a shaped charge warhead, exact alignment of the charge axis in relation to the axis of the fuse unit is ensured by sticking a plate-shaped explosive 7 into a case for the fuse unit, and combining the fuse unit and the charge body 8 by means of an adhesive layer 9 when their axes are in exact alignment with one another. A warhead contains the unit charge and an outer shell (11), which are stuck together radially all over. This makes it possible to accomplish a more lightweight and shorter mode of construction which meets high performance expectations.
Patent GB-2340644-A (GB)
Title: Security system
Inventor: TALBOT KEVIN TREVOR
IPC: B60R25/24
Filed: 1999-08-10
Abstract: A security system, suitable for use in e.g. a vehicle 10 provides the ability to produce a duplicate, replacement or spare key. The system includes a security controller 12 which is arranged to perform a predetermined security function in response to receipt of a signal Rs from a transponder 140. If a user loses the transponder 140, it is possible to program a blank transponder by communicating to it the vehicle's electronic key profile via a mobile telephone 26. The key profile is copied from a spare transponder 1400 held at a remote location. The profile is communicated in encrypted form, and the user must enter a PIN or password into the telephone 26 to enable the profile to be decrypted and used. Alternatively, the profile may be cut into a mechanical key.
Patent GB-2355441-A (GB)
Title: Gauge changing apparatus
Inventor: PERCIVAL DAVID
IPC: B61F7/00
Filed: 1999-10-13
Abstract: A rail vehicle has two sets of wheels 4, each of a different gauge, and hydraulic rams 5 which pivot the sets about a fixed strut 2 to place either set selectively on an appropriate gauge railway track. The different gauge tracks are connected by a tapered transition section.
Patent GB-2344434-A (GB)
Title: Laser ablative element
Inventor: TUTT LEE W
IPC: B41M5/26
Filed: 1999-11-08
Abstract: A laser ablative recording element comprising a support having a certain Young's modulus, a compliant layer having a Young's modulus lower than that of the support, and the compliant layer having a thickness of between 2 m and 200 m and preferably being polyethylene, acrylate copolymer, or a polyester, an image layer comprising an image dye or pigment dispersed in a polymeric binder, the image layer having a near infrared-absorbing material associated therewith to adsorb at a given wavelength of the laser used to expose the element, the image dye or pigment absorbing in the region of from 250 to 700 nm. There may be a barrier layer between the compliant and image layers, and a top layer of binder and fluoro-polymer particles may be applied. The element is used to produce masks to make printing plates or printed circuit boards.