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Patent GB-2300621-A (GB)
Title: Storage container
Inventor: FORD GRAEME
IPC: B65D5/20
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: A storage container is formed from a single, shaped piece of corrugated fibreboard or similar material. The sheet includes a central body portion 79, 85 and two sets of flaps 69, 73, 75, 81 which form the ends of the container. Each set of flaps includes side flaps 69, 77 which partially overlap, and central flap 73 which extends around the overlapping side flaps and which has means 81 for holding the central flap in engagement with the central body portion. The side flaps have means 67, 75 for engagement therebetween.
Patent GB-2293737-A (GB)
Title: Postage evidencing system with encrypted hash summary reports
Inventor: PINTSOV LEON A
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 1995-09-20
Abstract: A method verifyies summary activity report representing the total postage expended by a postage meter (11) for a given activity period per preselected postal categories by generating a hash value representative of the postal transactions of the meter. As a first step, each transaction is recorded in the meter memory unit (17). The funding activity records are then retrieved from unit (17) by recorded postal category for the selected activity period. A hash value is then calculated for the retrieved records. The calculated hash value is encrypted and printed along with the retrieved record of funding activity. The printed report including the encrypted hash value is then inputted into a verification apparatus (30) by either key entry or optical scanner (32). The verification apparatus (30) then independently calculates a hash value based upon the inputted record of funding activity and generates an encrypted hash value representative of the inputted funding information. A comparison is made between the now derived encrypted hash value and the encrypted hash value generated by said verification apparatus. If the report has not been altered the encrypted hash values will be identical. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293454-A (GB)
Title: An acoustic screen
Inventor: MANSFIELD PETER
IPC: H01F7/20
Filed: 1994-06-01
Abstract: The invention describes apparatus for, and a method of, active acoustic screening and combined active acoustic and magnetic screening, of magnetic field coils, which pass a time varying curent and which reside in relatively high static magnetic fields, typically greater than about 0.1 T. The invention is particularly well suited for acoustic screening of a magnetic field gradient coils used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In a preferred embodiment a closed loop carrying current is arranged such that two different parts of the loop are mechanically coupled, dimensioned and arranged with respect to one another such that Lorentz forces experienced by the magnetic equipment are substantially reduced and preferably cancelled. In a different embodiment the invention is modified so as to permit simultaneous magnetic and acoustic screening. The invention overcomes existing problems of non-acoustically screened coils used in conjunction with high magnetic fields, by reducing vibrational forces by cancelling them, within the gradient coil structure, rather than damping or absorbing emitted high levels of acoustic noise. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296420-A (GB)
Title: Cigarette making machine
Inventor: DAWSON JOHN
IPC: A24C5/18
Filed: 1995-12-18
Abstract: The machine includes a shower channel (10) through which tobacco is conveyed upwards pneumatically to form a cigarette filler stream on a suction band (12) running along the top of the shower channel, the tobacco being directed towards the lower end of the shower channel by being projected approximately horizontally over a jet block (22) through which air flows are induced to deflect the tobacco upwards and into the channel, the air flow passages (34, 36) in the jet block being inclined to the vertical so as to impart a horizontal component of movement to the tobacco particles in the general direction of movement of the suction band. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309438-A (GB)
Title: Motorised golf trolley
Inventor: GREGG MICHAEL ALEXANDER FREDER
IPC: A63B55/60
Filed: 1996-01-23
Abstract: A motorised golf trolley 10 comprises an elongate part 12 and a motor carrying part 14, said elongate part comprising a mounting section 16 for a golf bag, a wheel 22 and a handle 42 movable between in use and storage positions, and said motor carrying part comprising two wheels 69 and a motor 68. A T-shaped connecting part 52 with a projecting part 58 may be provided to connect the elongate part and a female element 62 of the motor carrying part with at least one over centre clamp 66 to secure the two parts. The projecting part may have a low friction nylon sleeve (60 figure 3) on its outer surface. The over centre clamps may be lockable. The handle may pivot to a storage position adjacent the mounting section, or it may telescope. The elongate part may be aluminium. A motor control 50 may be provided on the handle and a pull-off electrical connection 76 may be provided between the elongate part and the motor carrying part.
Patent GB-2322269-A (GB)
Title: A video image processing system
Inventor: WREY COLIN JOHN
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 1997-02-13
Abstract: A video image processing system 1 comprises a monitor 5, a stylus/touch tablet device 6 and a processor 3, 7, 30 for processing frames of a video clip. The processor is responsive to the stylus/touch tablet to generate data representing a time-based function defining the manner in which a parameter of the video clip varies with the time of the clip. The processor is arranged to generate data for display on the monitor of a graph representing the plot of the function. The processor also responds to operation of the stylus/touch tablet device by manipulating the graph data for display so as to zoom into or out from a portion of the plot.
Patent GB-2323260-A (GB)
Title: Fishing weight
Inventor: WILLIAMSON KEVIN
IPC: A01K95/02
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: A fishing weight is provided with a spiral loop for attaching a fishing line thereto.
Patent GB-2313619-A (GB)
Title: Door lock  system for vehicles
Inventor: ASADA TETSUYA
IPC: E05B81/72
Filed: 1997-05-30
Abstract: A vehicle door lock system employs an internal manually operated means 1 and an externally actuable motor 16 to operate a door locking/unlocking mechanism 10 . A super locking arrangement allows motor 17 to act on a member 8 to decouple the means 1 from the mechanism 10 . When the ignition switch is operated and the door is locked and superlocked, a control arrangement causes an unlocking signal to be repeated until unlocking action is detected. As shown, on detection of ignition action the unlocking signal is sent to motors 16 and 17 until a switch 12 linked to unlock action signals unlocking. When unlocking occurs the member 8 is brought into contact with a member 21 to disable the super locking. In another embodiment (figs 8,9) when ignition action is detected a signal is sent to motor 17 until a switch actuable by member 8 signals the disabling of the super locking.
Patent GB-2314982-A (GB)
Title: Level control using parallel feedback integrators which are selectable to control the output to different levels
Inventor: SPARKS STEPHEN T
IPC: H03L5/00
Filed: 1997-06-11
Abstract: An amplitude control system (30) uses a pair of parallel integrators (32a, 32b) to rapidly adjust the amplitude of a test signal (45) between two precisely determined power levels in an RF signal generator. The amplitude control system (30) initializes a first power level by switching a first integrator (32a) into a feedback signal path to establish a first drive voltage (34a), corresponding to the first power level. A second power level is initialized by switching a second integrator (32b) into the feedback signal path to establish a second drive voltage (34b), corresponding to the second power level. The amplitude control system (30) then alternately switches each of the integrators (32a, 32b) into the feedback signal path to alternately apply the first and second drive voltages (34a, 34b) to a level modulator (12), which rapidly adjusts the amplitude of the test signal (45) to each of the two initialized power levels. An electronic step attenuator (54) and a burst modulator, when used in conjunction with the pair of parallel integrators, enable the difference between the initialised power levels to be increased beyond the dynamic range of the level modulator (12) and also enable the amplitude of the test signal (45) to be further customized. Additional parallel integrators, when incorporated into the amplitude control system (30), correspondingly increase the number of initialised power levels for adjusting the amplitude of the test signal (45).
Patent GB-2315105-A (GB)
Title: Connecting elongate members together
Inventor: SMITH COLIN SIDNEY
IPC: A63G9/00
Filed: 1997-07-01
Abstract: Two circular section tubes (10, 12) (Figure 2) are connected together by the use of an end plug (13) fitted in the end of the tube (12), the plug having a nut (24) therein (or an integral screw-thread) which is engaged by a threaded shank (28) of a headed screw (26), the screw passing diametrically through the tube (10) and through a hole (17) in tube (12), so that when the screw is fully tightened, the head (27) of the screw is engaged against the tube (10) with the two tubes (10,12) engaging against one other. In Figure 3, a double-ended plug 36 joins the tubes 37,38, as well as the tube 30, and the plug 33 joins overlapped tubes 31,32.
Patent GB-2316730-A (GB)
Title: Swivels
Inventor: MARR DOUGLAS GRAY
IPC: F16G15/08
Filed: 1997-08-29
Abstract: A swivel 1 comprises a first eye 3 carried on a screw threaded shank 4, the shank being received in a hole defined by a body 2 carrying a second eye for rotational movement, a screw threaded fastener 7 screwed and welded to the shank 4, and an end piece 9 received over the screw threaded fastener 7 and welded to the shank 4 and the fastener 7.
Patent GB-2318758-A (GB)
Title: Metod for applying conductive shielding to a non-conductive part
Inventor: SCIANNA ANTHONY
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 1997-09-22
Abstract: A substantially planar conductive layer (12) provides a conductive shield. The conductive layer (12) is vacuum formed to produce a vacuum formed part. The vacuum formed part is loaded into a mold cavity (20) of a mold machine (10). The mold cavity (20) and the vacuum formed part have a predetermined shape being substantially the same. Non-conductive material (22) is injected into the mold cavity (20) between the conductive layer (12) and a surface (50) of the mold cavity (20) to permit the non-conductive material (22) to bond to the conductive layer (12) to form a finished part (27) having the predetermined shape. The finished part (27) has the non-conductive material (22) on an outer surface (52) of the finished part (27) and the conductive layer (12) on an inner surface (54) of the finished part (27). The finished part (27) is ejected from the mold cavity (20). The abovementioned method (28) reduces processing time, reduces piece part cost and improves the conductive shield's placement and effectiveness over that of the prior art. The conductive layer 12 is carried on a carrier layer during the moulding process. The finished part 27 may be a top or bottom housing for a portable radiotelephone handset.
Patent GB-2341937-A (GB)
Title: Determining timing of integrated circuits
Inventor: CORR WILLIAM ERIC
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 1998-07-02
Abstract: Method and means to improve the timing operation of a synchronous integrated circuit by considering the effects of crosstalk whereby; <SL> <LI>a) the timing delays in a signal path are predicted, <LI>b) a signal path (victim wire) is selected and adjacent and/or crossing wires (aggressor wires) are detected, <LI>c) the amount of perturbation the aggressor wire will have on the victim wire is determined, <LI>d) the aggressor wires are categorised according to their clocked timing in relation to the clocked timing of the victim wire, <LI>e) margins of error are added to the clocked timing of the victim wire according to the number of aggressor wires in one or more categories. </SL>
Patent GB-2330186-A (GB)
Title: Clutch actuator having a modular construction
Inventor: BERGER REINHARD
IPC: F16D27/00
Filed: 1998-07-30
Abstract: A clutch actuator comprises a first sub-unit 2 having a drive motor 4 driving a gearbox and a second sub-unit 3 containing power and/or control electronics. The sub-units 2, 3 each form a closed module and may be connected together by a mechanical connection, eg screws, rivets etc, which secure the two modules together via holes 8a-8c in the first sub-unit 2 and corresponding holes (23a-23c, fig 1) in the second sub-unit 3. Alternatively an electrical plug/socket connection 5, 24 may form the mechanical connection as well as an electrical connection. The sub-units 2, 3 can also be provided with a keyed snap-fit or an adhesive connection. First sub-unit 2 is manufactured from metal and the second sub-unit 3 is made of plastics. Both sub-units 2, 3 are furnished with dust tight and/or fluid tight seals. The completed structure may be fixed to a vehicle by the same connection as that which secures the sub-units together and the second sub unit is equipped with an electrical plug connection for other vehicle electronic units and/or sensors. The actuator may also be provided with a slip clutch between the motor 4 and an output element.
Patent GB-2342930-A (GB)
Title: Double weave fabrics
Inventor: LOVATT PENELOPE JOANNE
IPC: D03D11/02
Filed: 1998-10-20
Abstract: A fabric 10 is woven with regions 12 of a double weave and separating regions 14 of single weave and the regions 12 include a shrinkable yarn in one of their plies so that on treatment after weaving, e.g. with heat or a wet-finishing process, the yarns shrink and the regions 12 adopt a bubble-like configuration.
Patent GB-2330072-A (GB)
Title: Lightweight telescopic cane
Inventor: HOUSE OF HARDY LIMITED
IPC: A61H3/06
Filed: 1997-06-30
Abstract: A lightweight telescopic cane to guide the visually impaired. The sectional nature of the cane means that for use it is extensible by a simple flicking motion, and locks in position due to high toleranced interference fit tapers between sections. Twisting adjacent sections breaks the locking effect and allows the cane to be collapsed to a short length for carriage or for storage.
Patent GB-2333369-A (GB)
Title: Electric wireline well logging instruments
Inventor: TABAROVSKY LEONTY A
IPC: G01V3/24
Filed: 1998-12-24
Abstract: An apparatus for determining radial distribution of resistivity of earth formations 11 surrounding a wellbore 7 includes a sonde mandrel 2 having an insulating exterior surface and electrodes G1A ... G5A, G1B ... G5B, M1A, M2A, M1B, M2B, A0 disposed on the insulating surface at spaced apart locations. The electrodes are connected to circuits 3 for measuring a focused current resistivity within a predetermined longitudinal span. The electrodes are also connected to circuits for measuring electrical impedance between pairs of electrodes spaced apart at a plurality of different longitudinal spacings. The preferred embodiment includes a voltage measuring circuit interconnected between a pair of electrodes which is positioned between a closest spaced pair of electrodes connected to the impedance measuring circuits, so that a vertical resolution of the impedance measurements can be limited to approximately the axial spacing of the pair of electrodes connected to the voltage measuring circuit. The impedance measurements are used to compensate the focused current resistivity measurement for the effects of the resistivities of the borehole fluid 9 and flushed and invaded zones of the formation.
Patent GB-2348531-A (GB)
Title: Forest fire detector unit
Inventor: OMOYIOLA BAMBOUR OLUBUKOLA
IPC: G08B17/10
Filed: 1999-02-17
Abstract: The detector unit comprises a sensor 1, for detecting heat, light or smoke indicative of a fire and a vibration sensor 4 responsive to the alarm generated by another such detector unit. Means are provided to indicate the time when the unit detects a fire and the levels of the outputs of sensors 1, 4 at that time. Such times and levels are also stored in memory. The unit may be solar-powered during the day and battery-powered during the night.
Patent GB-2341922-A (GB)
Title: Surface vibration analysis
Inventor: WOERTGE MICHAEL
IPC: G01M7/00
Filed: 1999-02-16
Abstract: A method and a device for contactless, optical displacement- and/or vibration measurement of an object using an interferometer. For this purpose the object to be measured is scanned in the form of a grid. The position of the measurement points and the contour of the grid are freely selectable. Individual measurement point sub-quantities in each case to be analyzed in correlation with one another can be classified in different categories 8,9 and analyzed as a function of the category to which they are assigned.
Patent GB-990666-A (GB)
Abstract: 990,666. Valves. JUNKERS & CO. G.m.b.H. Oct. 7, 1963 [Oct. 18, 1962], No. 39361/63. Heading F2V. A thermostatically controlled valve for opening or shutting off the supply to a gasheated apparatus has a plate 32 actuated by the thermostat 11 and co-operating with a spring 15 abutting a support 16, the spring having a lever extension 15<SP>1</SP> which acts on a valve member 21 loaded by a closure spring 23 and a depression 30 which faces the support 16 and is eccentric to a hole 31 in the spring. The element 11 is connected by a conduit 12 to a heat-sensitive element and is connected to the plate 32 by a pin 13 so that expansion of the element causes the plate 32 to tilt and the spring 15 to snap into the position in which the valve member 21 is closed by its spring. A stiffening rib 36 is provided on the spring 15.
Patent GB-2336654-A (GB)
Title: Spin-stabilised projectile
Inventor: FISCHER SIEGMAR
IPC: F42B14/02
Filed: 1999-04-08
Abstract: A spin-stabilized projectile (1) with a guide band (13) for engaging barrel rifling has the guide band formed from separate annular guide band parts (5,6) alternately comprising soft iron (5) and copper (6). The guide band part (5) nearest the base (7) of the projectile is of sort iron while the guide band part (6) nearest the nose (8) of the projectile is of copper. The over-all length (L1) of the guide band part (5) of sort iron is between 5% and 50% of the overall length (L0) of the entire guide band (5,6). The construction reduces wear on the guide band and the barrel.
Patent GB-2348823-A (GB)
Title: Exercise apparatus for the upper body
Inventor: SYED ALI MUQADDAS
IPC: A63B21/055
Filed: 1999-04-16
Abstract: Exercise apparatus comprises an elongate housing 1 and two rods 3 which extend into the housing at either end. On the free end of each of the rods 3 is a handle 4. Inside the housing 1 there are resilient means which bias the rods together and provide resistance when they are pulled apart. Each rod may have a plunger 5 at it's end which is disposed inside the housing 1, and the resilient means may be a spring 6 positioned between the plunger 5 and an end cap 2 of the housing 1. One of the rods may carry gradations which can be used to indicate to the user how far it has been pulled out of the housing, and thus the effort expended. A counter may record the maximum extension obtained, or it may record the number of times the bar has been extended.
Patent GB-2337854-A (GB)
Title: Stress-alleviating external terminals for electronic components
Inventor: MORIWAKI NOBUSHIGE
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 1999-04-19
Abstract: An electronic component 11, such as a multi-layer ceramic capacitor, varistor or inductor, has one or more external terminals 4 made of a metallic plate, and provided with at least one slit 22. This is designed to alleviate any stress caused by the deflection of the substrate on which the component is mounted, and thus prevent cracking, splitting etc. The slit or slits 22 are formed in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the component. Furthermore, the slits 22 can be filled with a substance having a larger coefficient of linear expansion, or having a lower Young's modulus, than the material comprising the external terminal. This substance can be the same as that used to join the external terminals to the electrodes 25 of the component, and can be a resin, a solder or a conductive adhesive. The component may be accommodated in an insulated, resin-filled case.
Patent GB-2349674-A (GB)
Title: An automatic transmission with ratio change controlled by an accelerator pedal
Inventor: BEHRENROTH JOERN
IPC: F16H59/18
Filed: 1999-05-01
Abstract: An automatic transmission 12, for an off-road vehicle 10, comprises a transmission controller 16 which controls ratio shifts of the transmission 12 by a manually selected input from a mechanism 18. The inputs include park P, reverse R, neutral N, Drive D, and second and first gear hold D2, D1 as well as selection between high and low transfer ratios D <SB>High</SB>, D <SB>Low</SB>. Controller 16 also receives an input representative of accelerator pedal position from a pedal position transducer 20. When a manually selectable single pedal control SPC button 22, eg a non-latching button, is operated the controller 16 enters an off-road SPC transmission control map which provides retardation and traction control across a whole envelope of powertrain operation in D Low using only the positional information, of the accelerator pedal, from transducer 20. For example, over a first 20% of the accelerator pedal travel a braking mode operates while beyond this a traction mode is entered in which a mid-positioned ratio is selected. Between 75% and 95% of pedal travel an extreme ascent mode is accessed in which the control map kicks down ratios until the lowest has been selected.
Patent GB-2344225-A (GB)
Title: Labyrinth seal for AC generator slip ring set
Inventor: YOSHIOKA NOBUATSU
IPC: H02K5/14
Filed: 1999-06-22
Abstract: To protect the slip ring 13/brush 17 interface, a labyrinth seal excludes water from the space between shield 152 and slip-ring carrier122. The labyrinth comprises a radially outward annular stepped structure 31,34 of the shield 152 and a stepped structure 32 projecting toward the shield 152 along with an annular groove 33 both formed at the end portion of a slip ring support 122. Said end portion acts as a slinger, water entering the gap via route X3 being direct via X4 and migrating along the inner surface of the shield step to either be expelled or returned to the said surface by the slinger. The internal surface of the shield may include barriers 35 and a raised area 282 to divert to annular aperture 26 water entering the space when generator is not in use. Fig 7 shows a addition groove 37. A vacuum pump 22 is also driven.
Patent GB-2341034-A (GB)
Title: Reversible wavelet system implementation
Inventor: SCHWARTZ EDWARD L
IPC: H04N7/30
Filed: 1998-04-21
Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing compression comprises a system having a buffer, a wavelet transform unit, and a coder. The wavelet transform unit has an input coupled to the buffer to perform a wavelet transform on pixels stored therein and to generate coefficients at an output. The coder is coupled to the wavelet transform unit to code bitplanes of wavelet transformed pixels received from the wavelet transform unit, and stored bitplanes of wavelet transformed pixels received from the buffer.
Patent GB-2353916-A (GB)
Title: Feature interaction arbitration
Inventor: WEISS MICHAEL
IPC: H04Q3/00
Filed: 1999-08-23
Abstract: An adaptive rule-based mechanism and method to resolve conflicting feature interactions includes the steps of determining conflicting features available for execution in response to an event; examining the conflicting features to determine whether one of the conflicting features takes priority over the other conflicting features; if one of the conflicting features takes priority, selecting that conflicting feature for execution; and if one conflicting feature does not take priority, prompting the user to make a selection to resolve the conflicting feature interaction.