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Patent GB-2277969-A (GB)
Title: Articulated coupling for internal combustion engine
Inventor: GODEL FRANK-UWE
IPC: F16L27/10
Filed: 1994-04-07
Abstract: An articulated connection 1 is provided between tubular parts 2, 3 of the exhaust gas pipe. A bellows 17, and a vibration damping pad 8 of pressed metal wire located inside a housing of parts 6, 12 each having an end 4, 9 connectable to one of the tubular parts 2, 3. The outer housing part 6 is connected to the upstream inlet connection end 4. The bellows (17) is situated behind the damping pad 8. A protective pipe 19 extends radially inside a supporting pipe 11 connected with the inner housing part 12, 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275889-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to floor milling machines
Inventor: WEILAND RAYMOND FRANCIS
IPC: E01C23/088
Filed: 1994-04-22
Abstract: A floor milling machine is provided which comprises a chassis structure (10) supported by front and rear ground-engaging wheels (14, 12) respectively and a rotatable milling drum (20) mounted on the chassis structure (10). The machine is particularly designed for use indoors, and includes a removable waste hopper (28) and a vacuum system (30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37) to suck up debris and dust created as a floor surface is milled by the drum (20) and to transfer the dust and debris to the waste hopper (28) so that dust is contained within the machine and not released to the surrounding environment. The machine also includes individual height adjustment devices (38) for at least the rear wheels (12) and a control and detection system (42, 48, 50, 54) which can control the height adjustment devices (38) to vary the level and orientation of the milling drum (20) relative to the level of the wheels (12). The machine can thus be used to take up tiles from a floor surface of, for example a shopping center, or to plane a concrete floor surface to produce a flat, level surface or a sloping surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277369-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for consuming volatiles or solids entrained in a process   plant fluid
Inventor: BRADSHAW WILLIAM
IPC: F26B23/02
Filed: 1994-04-25
Abstract: Volatiles are produced at a given rate in an oven 301. Fluid containing the volatiles is taken off through the conduit 302. The conduit 303 recycles a proportion of the fluid containing the volatiles to maintain the flow velocity of fluid over the product giving off the volatiles. The remaining fluid is taken away through the conduit 304 for incineration of the volatiles. Under steady state conditions the percentage of volatiles in the fluid in the conduit 304 is greater than the percentage of volatiles in the fluid leaving the oven thereby reducing the heat input that is required to raise the volatiles to the incineration temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278725-A (GB)
Title: Production method of cadmium mercury telluride crystal for use in an infrared detector
Inventor: KAWAZU ZEMPEI
IPC: H01L31/103
Filed: 1994-05-05
Abstract: A method of producing a CdHgTe crystal includes growing an n-type CdHgTe crystal on a CdTe substrate 3 by liquid phase epitaxy using growth melt 7a including Te as solvent and Hg and Cd as medium to which indium is added at up to 0.01 ppm, and thereafter annealing the CdHgTe crystal in a mercury ambient so as to have a carrier concentration of 3 to 6 x 10<14> cm<-3>, thereby producing an n-type photoconductive Cd0.2Hg0.8Te crystal. The mercury atoms are diffused into the CdHgTe crystal from the mercury ambient during the annealing and the indium taken into the CdHgTe crystal during the growth is activated as n-type impurity thereby to determine the n-type carrier concentration. Alternatively In is added to the melt at 0.01-0.1 ppm and the crystal is annealed without Hg present. A p-type lager may also be produced if a photovoltaic detector is required. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279555-A (GB)
Title: Cracked egg supply unit
Inventor: MANABE EIICHI
IPC: A23J1/08
Filed: 1994-08-12
Abstract: When a shell of an egg inserted into and supported by a supporting hole (5) of an egg supporting plate (11) is cut with an egg cracking blade (12) movable in a direction of crossing the egg, whereby a cracked egg is dropped and supplied, an egg shell cutting position and a posibon where the cracked egg is dropped and supplied are changed. According to a second invention, there is provided a cracked egg case moving device (4) for moving a cracked egg case (10) of an egg cracking unit which cuts the egg in a direction crossing the vertical axis of egg, from an egg cracking position to a cracked egg supplying position. According to a third invention, a difference in phase is formed in the moving direction of the egg cracking blade (12) movable in the direction crossing the egg between a cracked egg supplying hole (6) of the cracked egg case for dropping and supplying the cracked egg and the supporting hole (5) of the egg supporting plate, and a cracked egg introducing mechanism (2) for introducing the cracked egg toward a cracked egg dropping hole (22) having a difference in position in a moving direction of the egg cracking blade in plan view with respect to a cracked egg receiving portion (21) opposed to the supporting hole of the egg supporting plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292882-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner airflow assembly
Inventor: EDGINTON BENJAMIN
IPC: A47L7/04
Filed: 1994-09-07
Abstract: An air-flow assembly consists of an expansion box 1, flexible hose 2, and a cowling 3 connected to the air exhaust outlet of a vacuum cleaner. The exhaust is directed through holes 4 evenly over a rotary brush 6 and assists the rotary brush to remove dirt from the object being cleaned, the dirt then being drawn into air intake 7. Excess heat is removed from the exhaust in the expansion box 1. The cleaner may be an upright cleaner of the type that has the fan and motor located in the upright part of the machine with the cowling on the base and the expansion box on the upright, connected so as not to restrict the movement of the cleaner. The assembly may be part of the cleaner housings or separately attached components. The hose may be replaced by a rotating or sliding coupling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283482-A (GB)
Title: Introduction of particulate material into a borehole
Inventor: CHAMP JAMIESON EDWARD
IPC: E21B33/13
Filed: 1993-06-18
Abstract: Bentonite, and other water-sensitive materials in granulate form, are introduced into boreholes. The material is borne into the borehole through a conduit, in which a flow of air (or nitrogen) not only transports the material but also keeps water that may be present in the borehole from entering the conduit. The materials are contained, above ground, in hoppers arranged to feed in parallel into the conduit. Material from a selected hopper enters via a respective valve into the conduit. The hoppers are pressurised to ensure the moving gases in the conduit do not enter the fall pipe. Having turned the air on, the technician lowers the conduit to the bottom of the borehole; then he opens the valve to admit the selected filler material; then he withdraws the conduit gradually and progressively up the borehole, depositing the material. The conduit is of flexible material, and can be held in the hand, to assist in sensing the flow of material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291716-A (GB)
Title: Early detection of cell failures
Inventor: DEAS ALEXANDER ROGER
IPC: G11C29/00
Filed: 1995-04-26
Abstract: A method of detecting cell irregularities in a cell array by determining whether the drain current required to read from or write to a cell differs from the drain current required to read from or write to other cells in a cell array. If the current required for a cell array differs from that required for one of the cells in the array then the cell is marked as irregular. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289975-A (GB)
Title: Process For The Regeneration Of A Degraded Organic Solvent Used For The Reprocessing Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Inventor: SCOAZEC HENRI
IPC: G21F9/12
Filed: 1995-05-17
Abstract: The process comprises a first stage (A) of contacting the degraded solvent with a first aqueous solution containing an organic sequestrant constituted by  alpha -hydroxycarboxylic acid or  alpha -ketocarboxylic acid, e.g. mesoxalic acid, for extracting the radioactive metallic impurities, then a second stage (C) of contacting the solvent with a second solution comprising a basic reagent, e.g. tetramethyl ammonium hvdroxide, in order to extract acid organic molecules resulting from the degradation of the solvent.   Thus, two separate effluents are collected (in 7 and 19), whereof only one (7) is radioactive. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307407-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetic composition containing a ceramide and a silicone carrier
Inventor: BERTOLOSSO GERARDO
IPC: A61K8/58
Filed: 1995-11-22
Abstract: A liquid cosmetic composition which comprises a ceramide solubilised in a medium comprising a highly viscous silicone and a volatile silicone. The composition may be encapsulated and is used to treat the hair and scalp.
Patent GB-2298402-A (GB)
Title: Mounting a jet engine intake
Inventor: PORTE ALAIN
IPC: B64D33/02
Filed: 1996-02-22
Abstract: The intake 24 is supported on a support strut 12 through a hinge 32 to allow the air intake to pivot between a closed position, where the intake and the fan frame 20 are arranged substantially coaxially, and an open position, where the intake is angularly spaced from the frame. An hydraulic jack (40, Figs. 3, 4) pivots the intake 24 and may be pressurised by a foot pump (64). Rods 23 provide locking of the intake 24 to the frame 20.
Patent GB-2308491-A (GB)
Title: Time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Inventor: HOLLE ARMIN
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 1996-05-08
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer to analyze substance molecules which are ionized by laser desorption, particularly by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI). In detail it relates to improving mass resolution by the known method of delayed acceleration (sometimes called delayed extraction) of the ions. The invention consists of using ion source electrodes 2, 3 with gridless apertures 10, 11 for the acceleration of the ions, and compensating for the ion beam divergence, due to the lens effect of the apertures, by means of a lens arrangement 4, 5, 6 in the drift region of the time-of-flight spectrometer. For laser light pulses, illumination, and observation, there are further holes in the electrodes 2, 3.
Patent GB-2314661-A (GB)
Title: Fingerprint capture system
Inventor: HALSALL DOUGLAS
IPC: A61B5/117
Filed: 1996-06-21
Abstract: A fingerprint capture system includes two imaging devices (1, 2), preferably a digital fingerprint scanner and a digital camera, positioned respectively below and above a finger locating means (4), which is preferably the lens of the scanner. In use, after initiation of the image capture process, images are automatically captured from the two imaging devices (1, 2). The first imaging device (1) produces an image of the fingerprint of a finger of a person's hand located by the finger locating means (4) and the second imaging device (2) produces an image of the hand from which the finger used can be determined.
Patent GB-2301726-A (GB)
Title: Motion compensated video signal processing
Inventor: DAVID MORGAN WILLIAM AMOS
IPC: H04N5/14
Filed: 1992-11-10
Abstract: Motion compensated video signal processing apparatus in which motion vectors are generated to represent image motion between a pair of input image 210, 220 from which an output image 205 is to be derived by motion compensated interpolation, comprises means for generating a plurality of motion vectors for each pixel 200 of the output image; means for testing the motion vectors, to select a motion vector for use in interpolation of a pixel of the output image, comprising means for detecting correlation between test blocks of the input images pointed to by a motion vector under test, each test block comprising test pixels of the input images pointed to by the motion vector under test and pixels interpolated from the test pixels; and means for selecting, from the plurality of motion vectors, that motion vector having the highest correlation between the test blocks pointed to by that motion vector.
Patent GB-2317594-A (GB)
Title: Stroller
Inventor: HUANG LI-CHU CHEN
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: A stroller comprises a handle 10, a pair of supports 20 pivotally connected to the handle at a joint 31 of a connector 30, a cross bar 32 pivotally connected to said connector and retained by a retainer 33 and a pair of wheels 40 detachably secured at the distal ends of the supports, each having a braking system 50 mounted thereon. A resting member may be detachably mounted on the supports. The stroller may be folded to form a back-pack (figure 12).
Patent GB-2308434-A (GB)
Title: Aiming Device for a Headlamp
Inventor: MARVELL MICHAEL DOUGLAS
IPC: B60Q1/068
Filed: 1996-11-26
Abstract: A self-sealing headlamp adjustor mechanism (20) is used to effect pivotal movement of a movable headlamp component (22) in a headlamp arrangement (26). The headlamp adjustor mechanism (20) includes a bushing (30) having an initially unthreaded bore (54) therethrough and an adjusting screw member (32) having a shank (34). The shank (34) of the adjusting screw member (32) has a threaded portion (42) and an unthreaded portion (44). When the adjusting screw member (32) is engaged in the bore (54), female threads (60) are cold-formed within the bore (54) as the threaded portion (42) contacts the bore (54) and the cold-formed, female threads (60) are thereafter deformed and collapsed against the unthreaded portion (44) to seal the bushing (30) against the unthreaded portion (44) as the unthreaded portion (44) contacts the cold-formed threads (60) in the bore (54).
Patent GB-2307631-A (GB)
Title: Furrow press linkage
Inventor: MCFADZEAN DOUGLAS SMITH
IPC: A01B59/048
Filed: 1996-11-29
Abstract: In a linkage mechanism (8) formed and arranged for mounting a furrow press (10) or the like onto the front of a tractor (1) or the like, the linkage mechanism (8) comprises an elongate support member (24) having suspended thereon at a distal end thereof a furrow press (10). The linkage mechanism (8) is formed and arranged with drive rams (38)(Fig.4) for varying the amount of yaw of the elongate support member (24) with respect to the longitudinal axis (39) of the tractor (1). The linkage mechanism (8) is arranged such that the furrow press (10) may be moved in a horizontal arcuate pathway ('B') from a first position on one side of the tractor (1) to a second position on the other side of the tractor (1) with the furrow press (10) remaining substantially on the ground between the first and second positions.
Patent GB-2315693-A (GB)
Title: Tool clamping mechanism for a powered contour sander
Inventor: UZUMCU ALBERT I
IPC: B24B23/00
Filed: 1996-12-04
Abstract: A carrier (20) is connected to the reciprocating output member of the sander and is of inverted U-shape defining a recess open at its bottom. A holder (30) is pivotally mounted to the carrier (20) for swinging movement back and forth between a first position substantially nested within the recess in the carrier (20) and a second position wherein a substantial portion of the holder (30) extends out of and away from the carrier recess (24). The holder (30) is also of inverted U-shape defining a cavity for receiving a portion of a contour sanding member (18). Detent elements on the carrier (20) compress the holder (30) when the latter is in its first position thereby to impart a clamping force to the sanding member. A manually operated ejection member (50-60) mounted on the tool housing engages the holder by means of ejector bar (55) for moving the same from its first position to its second position.
Patent GB-968153-A (GB)
IPC: H01H71/12
Abstract: 968,153. Automatic circuit breakers. DORMAN & SMITH Ltd. Feb. 22, 1963 [March 10, 1962], No. 9304/62. Heading H2B. A circuit breaker of the type .described in Specification 784,006 is provided with a resistor 32 in series with the bimetal tripping member 12 to limit the short-circuit current to a valve which will not damage the bimetal.
Patent GB-968709-A (GB)
IPC: C09B1/51
Abstract: 968,709. Anthraquinone dyes. GENERAL ANILINE & FILM CORPORATION. July 7, 1961 [Aug. 17, 1960], No. 24683/61. Heading C4P. The invention comprises anthraquinone dyes of the formula where two of the substituents A, B, C and D are hydrogen, amino, hydroxyl or nitro, one of the remaining two substituents is hydroxyl and the other is a group of the formula where R is alkyl or aralkyl and n is 1, 2 or 3, or a group of the formula where R 1  and R 2  are each hydrogen or alkyl provided at least one is alkyl. The dyes are made by reacting an anthraquinone compound of the formula above wherein two of A, B, C and D are amino, hydrogen, hydroxyl or nitro and the remaining two are hydroxyl with an amine of the formula where R and n are as above or of the formula where one of R<SP>I</SP> or R<SP>II</SP> is amino and the other is hydrogen and one of R<SP>III</SP> and R<SP>lV</SP> is alkyl and the other is hydrogen. Examples are given. The dyes dye polyester textile materials.
Patent GB-2312063-A (GB)
Title: Signal recognition system for wellbore communications
Inventor: JEFFRYES BENJAMIN PETER
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 1997-03-20
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for recognizing wellbore telemetry or control signals, wherein a received analog telemetry signal is compared to a number of possible analog signals equivalent to the received forms of a set of transmitted signals. The probability of representing the received signal is determined for each of the possible analog signals. By selecting the signal with the highest probability, the received signal is demodulated. For calculating the probability, Bayes' method or any equivalent thereof is used. In variants, this probabilistic method is used to determine the synchronization point of the telemetry signal and for controlling the noise removal therefrom. The method and apparatus show increased accuracy in recognizing and demodulating the received signals.
Patent GB-2325260-A (GB)
Title: Abrasives for well cleaning
Inventor: JOHNSON ASHLEY BERNARD
IPC: B08B7/02
Filed: 1997-05-14
Abstract: Abrasive particles for cleaning subterranean wellbores are described. The particles are rounded, preferably spherical, and have a hardness of 80 to 200 Vickers. The particles are preferably made of non-metallic material such as Calcite pellets. The abrasives cause significantly less damage to the well tubulars than sand.
Patent GB-2323831-A (GB)
Title: Bottle with a recess for receiving the extracted cork
Inventor: KELMAN TALIA
IPC: B65D23/12
Filed: 1997-06-17
Abstract: A bottle 1 has means for receiving the extracted cork 5, the wall forming the shell of the bottle having a deformation which is directed towards the inside of the bottle and which delimits a recess 8 into which the cork 5 can be inserted; in order to facilitate re-insertion of the cork 5 into the bottle opening and to avoid the possibility of the cork which has just been extracted expanding, the recess 8 for receiving the cork 5 advantageously tapers frustoconically towards the inside of the bottle.
Patent GB-2318901-A (GB)
Title: Variable reproduction speed optical disc device
Inventor: ARAI SHINICHI
IPC: G11B19/28
Filed: 1997-10-21
Abstract: There is provided an optical disc device in which a reproduction speed of audio information recorded in a track (or disc) of an MD etc. can be easily changed. Reproduction speed information code is recorded in a track name area (or disc name area) of UTOC area of an MD etc. At the time of reproduction, the audio information is reproduced at a speed according to this reproduction speed information code. As a result, it is possible to reproduce audio information at a speed according to the reproduction speed information code, for each track (or each disc).
Patent GB-2320422-A (GB)
Title: Windscreen wiper harness yoke claw construction
Inventor: CLARKE ANDREW
IPC: B60S1/38
Filed: 1997-11-12
Abstract: A head plate 4 of a claw member 2 of a wiper blade yoke member 1 has side walls 5 formed by pressing along first bend lines 6, with tabs 3 returning inwardly along second bend lines 7 to support the head of a blade rubber. Because the bend lines 6 and 7 are offset pressing or punching tools can be applied to the parts of the sheet of material extending from the head plate 4 separately at the two bend lines 6 and 7. Forming the bend lines 6 and 7 with this offset enables a very accurate construction of the claw member 2 to be achieved.
Patent GB-2319880-A (GB)
Title: Electroluminescent polymer
Inventor: HEEKS STEPHEN KARL
IPC: G09G3/32
Filed: 1997-11-26
Abstract: A light-emissive polymer device comprising: an anode (2), a cathode (5), a conjugated light-emissive polymer layer (4) which may be formed of PPV located between said anode and cathode, and a driver for applying a voltage drive scheme between the anode and the cathode. The voltage drive scheme consists of a pattern having a relatively high voltage portion which causes the polymer layer to emit light and a relatively low voltage portion (which may be zero or negative) during which substantially no light is emitted by the polymer layer. The device may also include a conductive polymer layer (3) located between the light-emissive polymer layer and one of the electrodes.
Patent GB-2332570-A (GB)
Title: Lamp socket
Inventor: HUANG PETER K H
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1997-12-19
Abstract: A lamp socket and electric wire arrangement which includes a lamp socket (10) holding a bulb (20), a socket cap (30) fastened to the lamp socket (10) at a bottom side, an electric wire (40) retained between the lamp socket (10) and the socket cap (30), and a shell (90) molded on the socket cap (30) and the lamp socket (10) over the electric wire (40), wherein the lamp socket (10) has two downward coupling plates (17;18) raised from a bottom side thereof, a wire mounting space (19) defined between the downward coupling plates (17;18) which receives the electric wire (40), and two hooked portions (171;181) respectively raised from the downward coupling plates (17;18) at an outer side; the socket cap (30) has two upright coupling plates (31;32) raised from two opposite sides thereof and respectively attached the downward coupling plates (17;18) at an outer side, the upright coupling plates (31;32) of the socket cap (30) having a respective hook hole (33;34) respectively forced into engagement with the hooked portions (171;181) on the downward coupling plates (17;18).
Patent GB-2333325-A (GB)
Title: Control of jet pumps
Inventor: YUDIN IGOR
IPC: F04F5/46
Filed: 1998-01-20
Abstract: A jet pump unit has a diaphragm 6, or partition, having a coaxial through-hole, the diaphragm 6 being located between an axially moveable nozzle 3 and a working chamber 1 and forming two circumferential channels 7,8. Communicating with the channel 7 located between the diaphragm 6 and working chamber 1 is an inlet port 2 of the pumped medium. Leading to the channel 8 located between the nozzle 3 and diaphragm 6, are two manifolds 9,10 which are hydraulically connected to a power pump 5 of the working fluid and to an outlet port 11 of the working chamber 1 respectively. Each manifold 9,10 has a corresponding regulating valve 12,13 for changing the hydraulic resistance. By regulating the flow rate of working medium through channel 8, control of the jet pump operation is possible.