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Patent CH-550553-A (CH)
Title: Granular food concentrate contg. fat and swelling agent - for prepn. of instant creamy foodstuffs, esp. soups, for slimming diet
IPC: A23L33/115
Filed: 1971-12-24
Abstract: Food concentrate, which can be dispersed in a hot liquid (without boiling) to form a creamy product esp. a slimming foodstuff is produced by liquefying fat and blending it (e.g. by spraying) with other components so that a homogeneous product is formed, in which all particles of the swelling agent are coated with fat so that they do not lump together. The fat should have a distinct m.pt. of between room temp. and 37 degrees C, pref. 34-36 degrees C. The concentrate contains 10-12% of a swelling agent, and 5-20% of fat, with other usual additives.
Patent EG-20045-A (EG)
Title: Hair conditioning shampoo compositions with silicone conditioning agent
Inventor: INMAN EVERETT J
IPC: C11D1/82
Filed: 1992-04-02
Granted: 1997-03-27
Abstract: Disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions, containing a detersive surfactant component, a silicone hair conditioning agent, and water and preferably comprising a suspending agent for the silicone conditioning agent. The detersive surfactant component comprises, at least in part, polyethylene glycol glyceryl fatty ester nonionic surfactant. The compositions hereof provide improved silicone deposition.
Patent GB-2351891-A (GB)
Title: Item selection for broadcasting system
Inventor: EPSTEIN STEVE
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2000-03-08
Abstract: A method for selecting an item to be broadcast in a broadcasting system includes : assigning 175 a communication channel having a bandwidth to a community of users of similar interests; for each one item of a plurality of available items, determining 180 an affinity between the one item and the community and associating 185 the affinity with the one item; computing 190 a measure of remaining bandwidth of the communication channel assigned to the community; and choosing 195 at least one item to be broadcast from among the plurality of available items based on the affinity associated with the one item and on the measure of remaining bandwidth. The communities are established from profiles of individual users. The method is particularly suitable where the users can receive only a single channel at a time.
Patent GB-2347664-A (GB)
Title: Telescoping tube assembly
Inventor: STURM JR ALBERT J
IPC: B66C23/70
Filed: 2000-03-10
Abstract: A telescoping tube assembly including a first longitudinal tube section (12, Fig. 3) with a base plate 12B a second longitudinal tube section (14, Fig. 3) with a base plate 14B and a third longitudinal tube section (16, Fig. 3) with a base plate 16B. The second longitudinal tube second can be telescoped into and out of the first longitudinal tube section and the third longitudinal tube section can be telescoped into and out of the second longitudinal tube section. A drive motor 66 drives a first ball-screw assembly 60, 58 and a second ball-screw assembly 64, 52. The first longitudinal section is joined to the first screw 58, the second longitudinal section is joined to the second screw 52 and the third longitudinal section is joined to the second nut 64. The drive motor, which is joined to the second longitudinal section, simultaneously rotates the first nut 60 and the second screw 52, displacing the first screw and first longitudinal section in the opposite direction to the second nut and third longitudinal section.
Patent GB-2360062-A (GB)
Title: Espagnolette Bolting System
Inventor: SANTOS JOSE MARIA
IPC: E05B63/18
Filed: 2000-03-10
Abstract: An espagnolette bolting system for a door, window comprises first and second bolts 7,17 moveable between locking and unlocking positions by first and second toothed racks 4,14. The first toothed rack 4 is driven by a toothed wheel 3 to which a handle is attached. The toothed wheel 3 also engages and drives a second toothed wheel 13 which in turn drives the second toothed rack 14. A dead lock, to lock the bolts 7,17 in their locking position, comprises a sliding plate 18 which can be brought into engagement with a slot in one of the bolts. The sliding plate 18 is retained in its locking or locking position by a toothed plunger 31. An anti-slam mechanism 41 is also provided to prevent movement of the bolts 7,17 to their locking position when the door or window carrying the mechanism is in its opened position.
Patent GB-2360362-A (GB)
Title: Moisture measuring apparatus
Inventor: HANCOCK PETER SAMUEL
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2000-03-17
Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the quantity of water in a porous solid member. The apparatus 10 comprises an enclosure member 14 locatable against the solid member. Inlet and outlet pipes 20,22 extend through walls of the member 14. Air can be blown from a pump 30 through an air desiccant tube 28 and flow gauge 26 into the enclosure member 14. Air exhausts through the outlet pipe 22 and passes into a moisture measuring cell 24 which permits the quantity of water in the solid member to be calculated.
Patent GB-2353608-A (GB)
Title: Tuning a process control loop
Inventor: WOJSZNIS WILHELM K
IPC: G05B13/02
Filed: 2000-08-22
Abstract: A system for tuning a process control loop includes a tuner module 600 for receiving an error signal 680 representative of the difference between a set point SP and a process variable PV, the module generating a first process control signal for controlling the process. The system further includes a controller module 610 for receiving the error signal and a parameter signal 641 and/or 651 from a nonlinear module 660 to generate a second process control signal for controlling the process, wherein the nonlinear module applies a nonlinear procedure to generate the parameter signal. The system further includes a switching means 670 coupled to the tuner module and the controller module to select the appropriate process control signal for controlling the process. The system provided uses nonlinear approaches in the nonlinear module to approximate the desired controller tuning parameters. The nonlinear approaches include neural network tuning, fuzzy logic tuning and nonlinear functions, including sigmoid tuning. A system also provides that the nonlinear module use nonlinear approaches to approximate the desired process model parameters. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the nonlinear module includes a process model identification module 640 and a controller design module 650 that provides controller parameters and model identification parameters using neural networks, fuzzy logic and nonlinear functions, including sigmoid tuning.
Patent GB-2368605-A (GB)
Title: Manhole cover assembly
Inventor: TURNER BARRY
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 2000-11-04
Abstract: A manhole cover 14 is installed on a frame with at least one seat 42 on the frame or cover comprising means to allow temporary adjustment of the seat, particularly to prevent rocking of a unitary cover when it is supported on four seats. The adjustable seat may comprise a member floating in resin 46 which can adopt a position to prevent rocking of the cover before the resin is cured. There may be three non-adjustable seats and one adjustable one or alternatively three or all four seats may be adjustable.
Patent GB-2369951-A (GB)
Title: Detecting and recovering embedded data using correlation and shifting
Inventor: PELLY JASON CHARLES
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 2000-12-07
Abstract: An apparatus for detecting and recovering data embedded in information material e.g. watermarks, the data embedded in the material in a transform domain representation by using the data to modulate a predetermined data sequence to form modulated data and combining the modulated data with the material. The apparatus comprising a transform processor operable to transform the material into the transform domain representation, and a correlation processor 334 operable to correlate transform domain data symbols bearing the modulated data from the transform domain representation with a reproduced version of the predetermined data sequence to form a correlation output signal, and to recover the embedded data from the correlation output signal. The correlation processor 334 is operable to repeat the correlation for transform domain data symbols and data symbols of the predetermined data sequence for a plurality of start position (Figure 10) in transform domain, the start positions representing the transform domain data. If the shift of transform domain data represents a loss of transform domain symbols, corresponding symbols from the predetermined data sequence are omitted and the lost transform domain data symbols and corresponding symbols of the predetermined data sequence are not included in calculating the correlation output signal.
Patent GB-2366415-A (GB)
Title: A method for identifying and removing false feedback loops in circuit synthesis
Inventor: NISHIDA KOICHI
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2001-01-26
Abstract: A circuit synthesis method includes the steps of converting a behavioural description describing a behaviour of calculation processing into a control data flowgraph (CDFG) describing a logic circuit at register transfer level (RTL) : assigning a plurality of calculations, at least one input and at least one output in the CDFG into a plurality of prescribed time slots: assigning the plurality of calculations, of data dependency edges, the at least one input and output respectively to a plurality of calculation devices, at least one register, input pin and output pin; and generating a plurality of paths corresponding to the plurality of data dependency edges: and detecting a feedback loop formed of at least two of the plurality of paths and at least one of the plurality of calculation devices: and re-assigning one calculation, which has been assigned to a first calculation device included in the feedback loop, to a second calculation device among the plurality of calculation devices, so as to delete the feedback loop.
Patent GB-2364356-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle brake and booster in a combined unit
Inventor: WILLIAMSON MICHAEL
IPC: F16D65/18
Filed: 2001-07-03
Abstract: A vehicle braking system in which an annular piston brake 2 and a booster 3 to generate an amplified output force for actuating the brake 2 are combined to form an integrated unit. The booster 3 is mounted on an axle casing 6 in which the brake piston 4 is located so that the amplified force acts directly on fluid in a chamber 9 to displace the brake piston 4. Operation of a control valve spool 40 and boost piston 21 are described, including a self-bleeding facility for brake fluid via a bleed hole 64 in the booster. Thus more responsive brakes are provided, and noise from long high pressure hydraulic pipe runs is reduced.
Patent GB-2378766-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for testing compaction of material samples
Inventor: WAKELIN TERENCE BRIAN
IPC: G01N33/42
Filed: 2001-08-14
Abstract: A compactor apparatus, particularly for the testing of the compactability of paving material, comprises a cylindrical mould 5 for receiving a sample of the material and a compression platen 11 for engaging the material in the mould. The mould 5 is supported with its longitudinal axis tilted relative to the axis along which compression is applied by the platen 11 and is rotated about this tilted longitudinal axis, the tilted longitudinal axis not itself moving. The angle of tilt is set by a motor 26.
Patent GB-2385523-A (GB)
Title: Descent apparatus
Inventor: BYRNE RONAN ANTHONY
IPC: A62B1/10
Filed: 2002-02-25
Abstract: A portable descent apparatus (1) for use in effecting the controlled descent of a body from an elevated location, for example a multi-storey building, comprises a support frame (2) having a substantially planar base (3) and upright supporting end brackets (4,5), a fixed shaft (6) extending between said end brackets, a rotatable drum (7) coaxially mounted on said shaft and having means for attachment of one end of a flexible cable thereto, the drum (7) having fixed to one end a manually or remotely controllable calliper-operated disc brake assembly and to the other end a gear driven descent speed controller comprising a toothed annular member (13) meshing with a pinion (19) driving a centrifugal brake assembly (12), the flexible cable having one end attached to said drum and the other end having anchoring means for attaching the cable to a fixed position, and a first handle (15) attached to the support frame (2) adjacent to said disc brake assembly and provided with means (11) for manually or remotely controlling the braking effect of the disc brake assembly, and a second handle (14) attached to the support frame (2) adjacent to said descent speed controller, the arrangement being such that in use the apparatus may be held using the two handle means (14,15) with the planar base (3) positioned against the descending body.
Patent GB-2387184-A (GB)
Title: Foundation with service recesses for lightweight buildings
Inventor: BULLIVANT ROGER ALFRED
IPC: E02D27/01
Filed: 2002-04-04
Abstract: A building foundation arrangement <B>10</B> comprises a plurality of foot members <B>12</B> laid on the ground, some of which have ducts <B>22</B> through which services <B>18</B> (e.g pipes, cables) related to the building are provided. The foot members <B>12</B> may abut each other so as to ensure continuity of the ducts <B>22</B>, which may lie generally horizontally <B>30</B> or vertically <B>36</B>. The ducts may have removable covers <B>26</B> with a lock. Wall panels <B>24</B> may be received in a central recess <B>20</B> of the foot member <B>22</B>. The foot members <B>22</B> may be elongate, reinforced with mesh <B>16</B> and made of concrete, brick, stone or polymeric material.
Patent GB-2371985-A (GB)
Title: Selective removal of contaminants from a surface using articles having magnets
Inventor: KOENIG DAVID W
IPC: G01N33/536
Filed: 2000-10-03
Abstract: A system and method for removing contaminants from a surface. The system is designed to use particles having means thereon which are capable of selectively binding to a contaminant or contaminants of interest. The particles are applied to the surface whereupon the contaminants bind to the particle. When the particle is removed, the desired contaminants are also removed. Preferably, the present invention utilizes magnetic particles having iron therein. The particles may then be readily removed using magnets. The means for binding the contaminant to the particle preferably compose a ligand or a charge specifically designed to remove the contaminant of interest. The particles may be included in a carrier to facilitate their application to the surface. The invention is especially useful for the removal of contaminants from skin.
Patent GB-2390876-A (GB)
Title: Wave energy electricity generator
Inventor: WHITE KEITH
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 2002-05-23
Abstract: A float which rides up and down with the waves supports a shaft which extends down to a depth where there is little wave movement and is rotated by paddles attached to the base of the shaft. The paddles move freely up and down in an arc of 45 degrees from the horizontal, as the float moves down and up, resepectively, The electricity generator is located at the top of the shaft.
Patent GB-2379116-A (GB)
Title: Synchronised digital devices for transmission to a central database
Inventor: GROSVENOR DAVID ARTHUR
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 2002-06-28
Abstract: A method of sharing a digital recording between a group of users of digital recording devices (e.g. digital cameras 40) present at a common event, comprising: (a) creating a digital recording (e.g. a digital photograph) using a digital recording device; (b) subjecting the users' digital recording devices to a synchronisation event associated with the common event, resulting in the transmission of a code between the users' digital recording devices, comprising an address code to uniquely identify a database 44; (c) establishing a digital communication connection between the digital recording device and the database 44; (d) causing the database to receive the digital recording without input from a user; and (e) enabling a user to access the digital recording from the database. Thus, digital data such as images or sound records may be transmitted automatically from several user's recording devices to a common, central database. The coding, as well as identifying the destination database for the captured digital images, may also comprise event and camera identification data, a password to restrict access to the database, time information - allowing chronological arrangement of the database - and encryption coding to securely transmit digital data to the database. As shown in Figure 6, the digital cameras or other recording devices (60) may be networked together such that their combined data stores form a distributed database. Communication between devices in the system may be by means of GSM or GPRS transceivers.
Patent GB-2391148-A (GB)
Title: Selecting functions via a graphical user interface
Inventor: VIENNEAU CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G06F3/0482
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) allows function commands to be selected, such as function commands applied to image data. A first user-generated input command, such as the pressing of a spacebar on a keyboard, displays a plurality of function gates (<B>701</B>) at a cursor position (<B>602</B>). Movement of a stylus or similar device through one of said displayed gates (<B>702</B>, <B>703</B>, <B>704</B>, <B>705</B>) results in a related menu being displayed from which a specific function may be selected.
Patent GB-2391034-A (GB)
Title: Railway points assembly
Inventor: PROSSER WILLIAM DAVID
IPC: E01B7/08
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: The points assembly (14) comprises a pair of parallel entry rails (12, 13) extending to a points location; a pair of parallel main exit rails (16, 17) extending away from the points location generally in alignment with the pair of entry rails (12, 13) or at an angle thereto; and a pair of parallel branch exit rails (19, 20) extending away from the points location at an angle to the pair of main exit rails (16, 17). First and second switching plates (24, 25) are mounted for rotation about respective vertical axes at the points location, each switching plate (24, 25) defining first and second rail sections profiled so that with the plate in a main setting the first rail section is aligned with the entry (12, 13) and main exit rails (16, 17) and with the plate (24, 25) turned to a branch setting, the second rail section is aligned with the entry (12, 13) and branch exit rails (19, 20). The plates (24, 25) carry respective rails or are grooved, and are synchronised via toothed gears and pinions during operation by an electric motor.
Patent GB-2385134-A (GB)
Title: Applying electrical stimulus to a system and aquiring the system response
Inventor: BRUCE PETER GEORGE
IPC: A61B5/053
Filed: 2002-09-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and apparatus for applying electrical stimulus to a system and acquiring a system response, particularly in clinical environments. According to the present invention there is provided use, in the detection of medical conditions, of a portable test device for generating an electrical signal to be applied to a system and acquiring a response signal generated by the system, the device comprising signal generation means, signal receiving means, and signal processing means, wherein, in use, the device generates a signal to be applied to a system to be tested and receives a response signal of the system which was tested whereby the applied and received signals undergo processing by the signal processing means, providing data representative of a characteristic of the system. The invention may be used for portable wireless of physiological properties. The apparatus is battery powered and may display the processed data. In particular the apparatus detects electrical properties of parts of a body and may be used in the detection of dental caries or skin conductivity.
Patent GB-2382396-A (GB)
Title: Universal joint yoke made from a metal sheet
Inventor: GUPTILL SPENCER H
IPC: F16D3/26
Filed: 2002-09-19
Abstract: A metal sheet is cut to provide an elongated blank (10) having five regions defined along the length of the elongated blank, the defined regions being a central region (12), two end regions (14, 16), and an intermediate region (18, 20) between the central region and each of the two end regions. The elongated blank is bent such that the two end regions overlap and provide a mounting for a shaft and such that a pivot member to be mounted on the central region of the elongated blank will be in alignment, axially, with respect to the shaft. Bores (28, 30) may be formed in the intermediate regions for mounting of a cross-piece to pivotably connect the yoke to a coupling member.
Patent GB-2394143-A (GB)
Title: System and method for use of internet authentication technology to provide umts authentication of a usim in a radius server means
Inventor: WILLIAMS ANDREW GORDON
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2002-10-08
Abstract: System and method for use of internet authentication technology to provide UMTS authentication. An SGSN 260 in an Integrated Network Contoroller 240, in a UMTS network and a RADIUS server 270 are adapted to support signalling therebetween whereby authentication of a USIM is performed in the RADIUS Server. This allows a conventional Authorisation Centre (AuC) to be replaced by the RADIUS Server, and it is substantially cheaper, because it is based largely on existing off-the-shelf Internet access authentication technology, modified to this purpose.
Patent GB-2395275-A (GB)
Title: Sensing rotation of a shaft
Inventor: MONTEYNE NIKLAAS G C
IPC: G01P3/487
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: A shaft 14 is disclosed having one end journalled in a support member 12 by means of a bearing 16. A cover 24 is fitted to the opposite side of the support member 12 from the shaft 14 to overlie the bearing 16 and the end of the shaft 14 so as to shield the bearing from dirt. A vane 20 coupled for rotation with the shaft 14 is disposed between the bearing 16 and the overlying cover 24 and a sensor 28 is mounted on the opposite side of the cover 24 for sensing rotation of the vane 20 through the cover 24. This shaft rotation sensing device is suitable for use on the shaft of a film tensioning mechanism of a bale wrapping machine.
Patent GB-2395432-A (GB)
Title: Therapeutic delivery of carbon monoxide using metal carbonyl complexes
Inventor: MOTTERLINI ROBERTO ANGELO
IPC: A61K31/28
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: Metal carbonyls are used to deliver CO to isolated organs to limit post-ischaemic damage. The isolated organ may be extracorporeal e.g. for use in a transplant or may be inside or attached to the body but isolated form the blood flow. The carbonyl preferably has one or more other ligands other than CO, such as amino acids, to modulate the CO release property and solubility. Also, the current specification deals with a method of calibrating a CO electrode using a buffered solution of a metal carbonyl compound having a predetermined concentration in which the metal carbonyl dissociated to form carbon monoxide (CO) in dissolved form.
Patent GB-2383999-A (GB)
Title: Anti-bacterial treatment
Inventor: ARMFIELD DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: C02F1/50
Filed: 2002-12-09
Abstract: A system for treating liquids, particularly water, to render bacteria inactive comprises a combination of silver-plated copper mesh with an activated fibrous carbon felt. The mesh and felt may be rolled together, compressed and then housed in a cartridge. Applications include commercial and domestic installations. Preferably the liquid flow rate through the combination is between 0.3 and 0.6 litres/minute/cm<SP>2</SP> of the cross-sectional area as well as between 40 and 80 cm<SP>3</SP> /litre/minute media volume within the combination.
Patent GB-2397529-A (GB)
Title: Control Belt
Inventor: SWIFT JONATHAN RICHARD
IPC: A61H19/00
Filed: 2003-01-29
Abstract: A control belt, eg a belt 1, which has electronic shock gear 4 , controlled by a control box 5 , for use in adult role play games the belt may also be fitted to a computer via the USB port 6 for live web cam games. As an alternative to infra-red control the belt may use radio control.