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Patent GB-2277798-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle-Light Body
Inventor: GEHBAUER KARL
IPC: F21V3/04
Filed: 1994-04-28
Abstract: A vehicle-light body comprising     (a) a transparent light cover made of PMMA, (b) a housing made of thermoplastic plastics material, connectable to or integrally formed with the light cover, (c) at least one fixing means connectable to or integrally formed with the housing in order to connect the vehicle-light body to other components, and in which the thermoplastic plastics of the housing is comprised either substantially or wholly of re-processed vehicle rear and indicator lights and the fixing means comprises an ABS-plastics materials.
Patent GB-2276820-A (GB)
Title: Volatile liquid samplers and process for their manufacture
Inventor: BISHOPP DEREK ALBERT
IPC: A61L9/04
Filed: 1993-11-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a sampler for a volatile fluid material, which sampler comprises: a) a vapour barrier base layer (1) having applied directly to a selected area of a first face thereof a volatile fluid material (2); b) a vapour barrier cover layer (3) applied directly and without an intermediate layer over at least said selected area of the said first face of the base layer; c) a seal (4) between at least the periphery of said base and cover layers whereby there is formed a vapour barrier enclosure containing said volatile material, said seal being separable whereby a user can separate at least part of said cover layer from said base layer so as to expose at least part of said first face of said base layer directly to the atmosphere and allow the fluid volatile material to be released and to replace said cover layer so as to prevent further release of said volatile material. The invention also relates to a method for making a sampler of the invention. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280486-A (GB)
Title: Damper for autotensioner
Inventor: SAKAI KOUICHI
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 1994-07-28
Abstract: In a fluid damper 19 of an autotensioner for a moving belt, a blockage member 143 is provided in an upper chamber 23 above a piston 25 to inhibit inflow of air to the path 33 (via check valve 34) for fluid flow between chamber 23 and a chamber beneath the piston 25. The blockage member 143 may be a baffle 144 supported by legs 145; or a baffle (146, 147, Figure 15) bridging the interior of a recess 31 in the piston 25 or of the chamber 23 within a push member 22a acting on the piston 25; or a porous member (50, Figure 19) or filter (150, Figure 34) bridging the chamber 23; or a float (54, Figure 26) in the chamber 23. The damper can follow a sudden change in tension of the belt so that the viscous fluid has a liquid surface kept high even when the push member 22a rises to its uppermost position to prevent air from entering underneath the piston 25. The damper acts on a pivotally-mounted arm carrying a belt-tensioning pulley which is also biased towards the belt by a coil spring separate from the damper. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293145-A (GB)
Title: Cycle rear suspension
Inventor: LIN FU-HSIUNG
IPC: B62K25/30
Filed: 1994-09-06
Abstract: A bicycle B has a frame F which includes a five-way joint 11 mounted at a lower end of a seat tube 10, a down tube 30 connected to the five-way joint 11, and a crossbar 20. A lower rear fork 50 has a shank 60a pivoted to the five-way joint 11 and a pair of prongs 61 located on the sides of the rear wheel 100. Each prong 61 fixedly locates on a shaft 100a of a rear wheel 100. An upper rear fork 50 has a shank 50a fixed to the seat tube 10, in the region of the cross bar 20, and a pair of prongs 51 extending rearwardly and downwardly from the shank 50a, and located at the sides of the rear wheel 100. A shock absorbing device R includes a pair of connecting units R1, interconnecting resiliently the rear end 611 of the prongs 61 of the lower rear fork 60 and the rear end 51a of the prongs 51 of the upper rear fork (50). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293666-A (GB)
Title: A process control system.
Inventor: COLDRICK VINCENT
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 1994-09-29
Abstract: A process control system has a number of process controllers. A data controller (11) in a network stores event data immediately it is generated by the process controllers. A monitor device (10) monitors this to determine failure of any process controller and there can be an immediate back-up by automatic retrieval of necessary parameter values from separate parameter input devices (15, 16). All processing of the process controllers (3) is carried out directly using a large high speed memory (9) for a very fast response. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296780-A (GB)
Title: Electronic weighing scale
Inventor: CHA FREDY CHI CHIU
IPC: G01G19/414
Filed: 1994-12-29
Abstract: An electronic weighing scale comprises a body incorporating a weighing mechanism and an alphanumeric display (9), and an internal electronic control circuit for responding to the weighing mechanism and displaying the weight of a food item on the display (9). The control circuit includes a ROM memory storing a set of names of food items and a set of corresponding nutrition values per unit weight, a keyboard (10) for selecting one food item from the set of names, and calculating means for calculating the nutrition value according to the measured weight and the associated unit-weight nutrition value, for displaying on the display (9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295299-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring computer network transactions
Inventor: SOUTHARD CARL D
IPC: G06F11/30
Filed: 1995-02-01
Abstract: A network manager collects information and converts the information to reports that emphasize the network management and financial aspects of a computer network. The system provides a network monitor/data collection function 1, a network environment 4 to communicate among the activities, an end-user interface system 11 to support network information services, and a resource center 2 which is a repository of network data collected, information processing, and network coordination and monitor data collection personality. The network transaction data is collected by network monitors 1 and is transmitted in a processed form to the central resource center 2, which performs a series of data manipulation functions and stores in a database the information necessary to produce both standard and user-defined reports. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298073-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for simulating flames
Inventor: O'NIELL NOEL
IPC: G09F13/34
Filed: 1995-02-14
Abstract: A heating appliance has an object, such as simulated fuel (3), positioned in front of a light diffusing and reflecting screen (4), which reflects an image of the object (3). A light source (7) directly illuminates strips of foil (9) on a rotor (8), whereby moving beams of light (B, C) are reflected from a rear reflector (6) onto a light diffusing surface (4b) of the screen (4). When the rotor rotates, moving beams of light appear like flickers moving upwardly on the screen (4). The source (7) is shielded (10). An auxiliary reflector (13) reflects moving beams along another path (D) to be viewed by a viewer nearer to the appliance. The appliance houses a fan heater (2). The reflector (6) may be fixed or have a variable angle of inclination. The movement of the strips of foil may be intercepted to thereby accelerate the moving beams of light. A translucent panel (5) may be provided in front of object (3). This panel may be tinted, partially reflective or masked.
Patent GB-2296607-A (GB)
Title: Maximum demand power control apparatus
Inventor: CHIBA SEICHO
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: A maximum demand power control apparatus is provided which can be easily wired up even when a large number of loads are to be controlled, and wherein the burden related to control does not fall on one device. In the arrangement shown, a sensor node 2 estimates the consumption power amount for a whole facility on the basis of the pulses outputted from an integrating wattmeter 1, and outputs power warning information to a transmission line 5 based on the estimation. Control nodes 3a to 3c respectively control the consumption power of power loads 4a to 4c corresponding to the respective control nodes, according to power warning information received via the transmission line 5, which may be the power supply leads to the respective loads. Several such arrangements may be interconnected via network nodes (10, Figs. 3, 4). Control may be influenced by a further variable e.g. illumination level, as sensed by a detector (20, Fig. 5) connected to a sensor node (21). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289164-A (GB)
Title: Packing element
Inventor: BRAUMANN GUNDOKAR
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 1995-04-28
Abstract: A mounting system (1,3,4) to assemble like and unlike electrical components in an assembly, and esp. a personal computer, has at least one electrical or light conductor (10,11,12,17,18,43,44) for each mounting unit. The conductor has at least one section to give a contact with a conductor section of a further mounting unit.  Also claimed is an assembly, esp. a personal computer, with at least one electrical component (20) and at least one mounting unit (11-4) to hold the component (20) firmly in place. A mounting housing (5-7) holds the mounting unit(s) and the electrical component(s) together. The specification is a division of P4447466.0.
Patent GB-2287038-A (GB)
Title: Metal matrix composites
Inventor: BASS RICHARD ARNOLD
IPC: F16D65/12
Filed: 1994-09-29
Abstract: A metal matrix composite component such as a brake disk which has a work surface formed on a porous member infiltrated with a metal containing infiltrate. Typically the porous member is formed from silicon carbide or aluminium oxide and the infiltrate contains aluminium with a very low or substantially zero infiltration into the working surface. Methods of manufacturing such composite are also disclosed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289032-A (GB)
Title: Device for piling bundles of sheets
Inventor: UNO TADAO
IPC: B65H39/115
Filed: 1992-11-13
Abstract: In a sheet-bundle piling lane 10, an upper table 21 supports a series of sheet-bundles 8 but can be opened to allow each bundle to fall onto a respective pile 11. A lower table 31 supporting each pile 11 is lowered as the pile accumulates. Pushers 45, 26 and 34 propel the sheet-bundles 8 and the completed piles 11, respectively. Each bundle 8 is bound by binding (7) and the completed piles 11 are bound by binding (12, 13). The sheets are arranged in serial number order and may be banknotes, lottery tickets or postcards. A number of such piling lanes 10 may be arranged in parallel and fed by a common sheet-bundle feed lane 43 and transfer member 46. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292151-A (GB)
Title: Telomers
Inventor: POWELL RICHARD LLEWELLYN
IPC: C08F14/18
Filed: 1995-07-21
Abstract: A telomeric composition is described which comprises at least one compound having the formula X[(P)n-H]m (I). In Formula I, X is a moiety selected from the organic radicals R and Ra where R is the radical remaining after removing m hydrogen atoms from a hydrogen containing, organic chain-transfer agent and Ra is a functionalised derivative of radical R; (P)n is a divalent polymer chain obtained from the reaction of trifluoroethylene; n is an integer and represents the degree of polymerisation; and m is an integer and is equal to the number of hydrogen atoms abstracted from the chain-transfer agent in the telomerisation process.
Patent GB-2291741-A (GB)
Title: Field effect transistor with lightly doped drain
Inventor: CHO BYUNG JIN
IPC: H01L29/792
Filed: 1995-07-24
Abstract: The transistor is formed by forming a T-shaped gate electrode 20, forming auxiliary gates 40 which are capacitively coupled with the T-shaped gate electrode at undercut portions below both sides of the T-shaped gate, forming a lightly doped region 50 in the silicon substrate 1 below the auxiliary gates by utilizing a doped oxide film, and forming a heavily doped region 60 connected to the lightly doped region. Accordingly, a short channel length required for a highly integrated circuit device is formed and the operational speed of the device is improved by reducing the resistance of the lightly doped region of the LDD structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298304-A (GB)
Title: Theft alarm device
Inventor: MCCART PATRICK
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 1995-07-27
Abstract: The device monitors apparatus having first and second states, eg electrical equipment such as a computer having on and off power states. The device comprises detecting means 14-19 for detecting each change of state of the equipment, timing means 21-23 for measuring the duration between successive detected changes of state and memory means 21, 24, 25 for storing first, second and third predetermined durations. The timing of detected changes of state are compared with the stored durations and an output signal is delivered in the event that first and second changes in state are detected within a duration not exceeding the first predetermined duration, a third change of state is detected after the second change of state at a time corresponding to the second predetermined duration and a fourth change of state is detected after the third change of state at a time corresponding to the third predetermined duration. The output signal may be used to disarm an alarm system and is produced by switching the power supply to the equipment protected by the alarm system on and off in the correct timing sequence. Audible timing signals may be provided by the buzzer of the alarm system during the second and third durations.
Patent GB-2305604-A (GB)
Title: Carrier base materials comprising hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and lecithin
Inventor: SMILES MARK CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61K9/22
Filed: 1995-09-29
Abstract: Tablets with a hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) and lecithin carrier base have reduced friability and susceptibility to capping. The carrier base may also include dicalcium phosphate, magnesium stearate and/or micro-crystalline cellulose and is suitable for making vitamin tablets.
Patent GB-2305029-A (GB)
Title: Surface-mount type microminiature electric current fuse
Inventor: YUZA YASUTADA
IPC: H01H85/00
Filed: 1996-01-22
Abstract: A miniature electric fuse comprises a pair of saddle-shaped electrodes (2) gripping a fusible wire (5) extending between opposite ends of a box shaped rectangular body (1). A lid portion (3) is slightly sunken relative to the upper surface of the body (1). Adhesive (4) is applied to the lid portion (3) to fix the lid portion to the body (1) to seal the interior of the body. The lid portion and adhesive may be transparent. Such a construction allows easy manufacture, enables variation of pre-arcing time-current characteristic to be kept to minimum, and brings about a high degree of reliability.
Patent GB-2302709-A (GB)
Title: Combined tidal power turbine and pumped storage system
Inventor: SCOTT STANLEY
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 1996-06-20
Abstract: A lagoon is created by a continuous barrier of caissons 30 located below low tide level to ensure that inlet ports 30A are always under water. The outlet ports are located adjacent to the sea bed, to ensure a scouring action which keeps them clear. Water flows through the inlet ports and over guide vanes 28 to drive blades 12 on shaft 22. The blades rotate, driving generator 14 which is dry housed above the highest water level. Blades 12 also contain hollows 16. Water passes out through these hollows during blade rotation, into spiral duct 18 (plan view in fig. 1), then through outlet port 26 into conduit 34. This climbs above high water level to deposit water into storage tank 32. When tidal activity is low, water may be drained from the tank through outlet 37 and pipe 36 to drive land-based generator 39. Alternatively, water may be drained out to the caissons to drive blades 12. Distribution of stored water may be controlled manually, or by tidal activity sensors or time clocks (not shown). The apparatus may be used in canal locks, or in rivers.
Patent GB-2316761-A (GB)
Title: Chirped optical fibre grating
Inventor: LAMING RICHARD IAN
IPC: H04B10/2569
Filed: 1996-08-23
Abstract: A chirped optical fibre grating 100, 110 is formed by impressing a chirped substantially periodic refractive index variation on a polarisation-maintaining optical fibre. This grating may be used for at least partial dispersion compensation in an optical fibre transmission system
Patent GB-2318757-A (GB)
Title: Moulding process and layered article produced by the process
Inventor: YASUDA KAZUHARU
IPC: B29K101/10
Filed: 1996-11-01
Abstract: A process for forming a moulded article having a multilayer structure which comprises successively injecting melts of at least two materials A,B into the cavity portion of a mould, solidifying a part thereof in the cavity portion to form the multilayer structure, characterized in that as a first step, one of the molten materials is injected into the cavity portion and the portion of the injected molten material contacting with the mould surface is solidified to a predetermined thickness to form a skin layer; as the second step, the next molten materials is fed into the cavity, the unsolidified portion of the molten material previously fed is pushed out of the cavity and a part of the thus fed molten material is cooled and solidified from the surface of the mould to form the next layer; and the procedure of the second step is successively repeated using the remainder of the molten materials alternately, and the moulded article produced by the above moulding process.
Patent GB-2319014-A (GB)
Title: Tender lifting apparatus
Inventor: INFLATABLE BOAT SUPPLIES LIMIT
IPC: B63B23/32
Filed: 1996-11-07
Abstract: Tender lifting apparatus which secures and raises a tender (10, Figs 1-6) out of the water. The tender is first positioned over an apron. A rope 32 attached to the apron is then pulled to move the tender against a semicircular frame 21,22 and to secure the apron 11 against and around the opposite outside edge of the tender. The inner tube of the tender is gripped between the semicircular frame 21,22 and the apron 11. A second rope 40 is then pulled to lift and pivot the tender about brackets 23, out of the water. Lowering and release of the tender is a reversal of the procedure. In a further embodiment (Fig 7), an upper arcuate frame 57 grips the tender inner tube and the tender is secured downwardly facing.
Patent GB-2322842-A (GB)
Title: Excavator tow hitch with multiple towing points
Inventor: EVANS ROBERT STUART
IPC: B60D1/07
Filed: 1997-03-06
Abstract: A tow hitch for an excavator comprises a steel body member preferably having the width of the excavator, and having more than one towing point 14,15,16 positioned along its length for towing one or more pieces of equipment in a central 15 or offset 14,16 position. At each end of the steel body are mounted U-shaped attachment clamps A,B which fit over the jack legs of the excavator, fixed in place by bolts 10,12 passing behind the jack legs. The U-shaped attachment clamps A,B are offset from the body member by short pillars so that the body member is positioned stepped down from the clamps. The hitch can be easily removed when it is not needed.
Patent GB-2325165-A (GB)
Title: Surgical knot pusher
Inventor: ISMAIL KHALED MOSTAFA KAMEL
IPC: A61B17/04
Filed: 1997-05-13
Abstract: A surgical knot pusher 30 comprising an elongated plastic body 32 with a tapered end 34, an inlet 42 through the tapered end 34 and a slot 38 in the wall of the body 32 wherein the slot 38 is in communication with the inlet 42 through a passageway 40. The pusher may be used to form a succession of extra-corporeal knots and is particularly suitable for use in laparoscopic, minimal invasive surgery.
Patent GB-2314319-A (GB)
Title: Article for attaching an item to luggage
Inventor: NORDSTROM MARK
IPC: A45C5/14
Filed: 1997-06-18
Abstract: An article for attaching a item to a wheeled suitcase includes a flexible member or strap (41) with one end removably attached to a handle (39) of the suitcase (31) and the other end carrying a collapsible hook (47), suspended from the handle (39) for holding a auxiliary item such as a briefcase. Attachment at the handle (39) includes a plug (37) and socket (49) that permit rotation relative to the handle (39) without risking disengagement of the plug (37) from the socket (49) when tension on the strap (41) pulls the plug (37) downwardly. The hook (47) has two interlinked members (85,87) and is secured to the flexible member (41) such that the hook (47) opens when suspended due to tension from the hook's own weight.
Patent GB-2318788-A (GB)
Title: Stereoselective process for making substituted amino acid derivatives
Inventor: KRESS MICHEAL
IPC: C07D207/16
Filed: 1997-10-21
Abstract: The invention encompasses a method for the stereoselective synthesis of alkyl proline and other amino acid derivatives which are intermediates of the farnesyl-protein transferase inhibiting CA 1 A 2 X motif of the protein Ras. The instant process employs an efficient diastereoselective  2,3-Wittig rearrangement of * small Greek alpha *-allyloxy amide enolates mediated by a chiral auxiliary to provide acyclic and cyclic precursors.
Patent GB-2331018-A (GB)
Title: Prosthetic Leg Having a Fluid Controlled Knee Unit
Inventor: MOLINO JOSEPH LEONARD
IPC: A61F2/80
Filed: 1997-11-20
Abstract: An above-knee prosthetic leg having a fluid controlled knee unit comprising a piston arrangement, a bladder 40 disposed within a bladder cylinder 36 and an arrangement of valves comprising a flow control valve 34, a check valve 60 and a bleeder valve 64. When in use, the gas filled bladder is compressed by fluid that is pressurised by the depressed piston during the gait cycle to give both both swing control and stance control (bias and flexion resistance) for the prosthetic leg.
Patent GB-2334036-A (GB)
Title: An electroplating jig including adjustable cathode racks
Inventor: WALSH PAUL
IPC: C25D17/08
Filed: 1998-02-11
Abstract: An electroplating jig comprises a support frame with cathode racks 20, comprising uprights 26 and transverse support bars 27. To accommodate a wide range of articles 2 to be electroplated the cathode racks 20 have adjustable mounting means and associated locking means. In one case the mounting means comprises a sleeve 28 carried by a transverse support bar 27, (106, Fig 12) which is locked in a desired position by a locking screw 32. To accommodate a wide range of articles 2 mounting hooks (105, Fig 12) are easily mounted and de-mounted from a transverse support bar 106. An anodic support means is also present, and this may take the form of an anodic stub 40 mounted at one end of the support frame adjacent to the cathode racks.
Patent GB-2324020-A (GB)
Title: Animal sorting module
Inventor: SORRAGHAN KEVIN
IPC: A01K1/00
Filed: 1998-04-09
Abstract: An animal sorting module includes a frame assembly 1 defining a passageway 2 through which an animal can travel, the frame having a single entry point 3 and two exit points (6). The entry point and one of the exit points are defined by a pair of elongate vertical cylindrical rollers 8 which can be moved between positions exposing and occluding the entrance and exit. The rollers are used cooperatively by means of handle 9 in opposing pairs. The module may be used for humans.