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Patent FR-828935-A (FR)
IPC: A01G3/047
Filed: 1937-11-09
Granted: 1938-06-03
Abstract: 505,506. Automatic exchange systems. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L. M. ERICSSON. Nov. 11, 1937, No. 30998. Convention date, Nov. 14, 1936. [Class 40 (iv)] A switching arrangement comprises a number of pairs of electronic or other discharge paths U1, U2 connected in multiple to subscribers' lines AL and giving access to links FL which are also multipled to the discharge paths. According to the invention, line AL and link FL are connected over resistances rl, r2, r5, r6 to batteries E1, E2 of different voltages, the difference E1-E2 being less than the striking voltage of the paths. When subscriber A1 calls, the voltage dropped over resistances r1, r2 causes the paths to strike and busies the line, the link being busied by the voltage drop over r5, r6. Resistances shunted by condensers similar to those shown may be connected between points 5, 6 and subscribers' line to adjust the line resistance. In order to ensure that only a corresponding pair of paths shall strike, the striking voltages for different pairs may be graded, or the striking of one path U1 may bring about the striking of the other path U2. Numerical selection of a subscriber's line may be effected by application of marking potential over ML to grid electrodes with or without a change of voltage applied to the link. The line may be rung in the ordinary way or by causing the discharge tubes to oscillate.
Patent FR-829738-A (FR)
IPC: G02C9/04
Filed: 1937-11-23
Granted: 1938-07-05
Abstract: 483,697. Goggles. DEGEA AKT.-GES. (AUERGES.) Nov. 24, 1937, No. 32398. Convention date, Dec. 21, 1936. Drawings to Specification. [Class 97 (i)] Spectacles, with tinted glasses, for protection against strong light incorporate a polarizing filter of the type containing a large number of minute double refracting crystals uniformly orientated. A filter with a glass backing may be mounted in the main frame with the protective glass, or in a subsidiary frame rotatably mounted on the main frame. A filter in the form of a thin foil may be applied to one side of the protective glass or held between two layers of glass, one at least being protective. Layers of tinted celluloid &c. may replace glass.
Patent GB-2370229-A (GB)
Title: Light delivery system for improving the appearance of skin
Inventor: KIERNAN MICHAEL NOEL
IPC: A61B18/20
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: Pulsed light from solid state devices is applied to an area of skin under conditions that produce an improvement in the appearance of an area of skin, without significantly damaging the skin. Preferred light sources are light emitting diodes (LEDs) and diode lasers, preferably selected to produce at least a substantial portion of their output in with a narrow band of wavelengths between 570 and 600 nm, more preferably within a wavelength band no greater than 15 nm, and most preferably including a substantial portion of their output at about 585 nm. A controller drives the light sources in at least one of a banked, overpulsed, and super pulsed modes. Pulsing is preferably accomplished using a pulse width of between about 1sec and 1msec. A skin or other applicator preferably cooperates with the controller to provide light energy to the area of skin under conditions that produce a skin reaction without producing any significant ablation, or any other substantially deleterious effect upon the skin, especially the basal layer.
Patent GB-2355291-A (GB)
Title: Brake wear sensor system with mounting clip
Inventor: PRESTON DAVID MICHAEL
IPC: F16D66/02
Filed: 1998-05-27
Abstract: A brake wear sensor comprises a sensor housing 12 and a housing cap 17 with an abradable conductor 11 disposed therein, and a spring clip 6 for holding the cap and housing together and for retaining the sensor in an opening slot 9 formed in a brake table 14 between two brake pads 5A, 5B. The spring clip 6 engages the opening slot 9 with clip arms 6A, 6B which compress preload springs 7A, 7B against the sensor housing 12 thereby forcing the sensor housing 12 and housing cap 17 against the underside of the brake table 14.
Patent GB-2377548-A (GB)
Title: TFT fabrication process
Inventor: BULLOCK RICHARD JOHN
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2001-01-05
Abstract: A first gate oxide layer 22a is formed by oxidizing a thin film polysilicon silicon layer 10a, subsequently the structure is annealed to improve the parametric performance of the device, a second gate oxide layer 24a comprising TEOS is then deposited by CVD and densified using a high temperature anneal. The first and second oxide layers form a composite gate oxide layer of a TFT device. Alternatively, the TEOS layer may be formed directly on the polysilicon active layer and densified using an annealing process.
Patent GB-2372622-A (GB)
Title: Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) training game.
Inventor: TANFIELD RICHARD
IPC: G09B25/02
Filed: 2001-01-18
Abstract: An electronic simulation of a machine to be used as part of a training exercise to teach the principles of Overall Equipment Effectiveness. The virtual machine will simulate the main control functions and operating characteristics of an actual machine. Users of the training game will learn to monitor and control machine performance and optimise Overall Equipment Effectiveness by developing the correct operating and maintenance procedures which may then be applied to actual machines in the workplace.
Patent GB-2361775-A (GB)
Title: Two-layer LCD with heater
Inventor: EMA HIROSHI
IPC: G02F1/13363
Filed: 2001-01-22
Abstract: In a two-layer STN liquid crystal display element having a displaying liquid crystal element (10) and a compensating liquid crystal element (20) superposed one on the other, the glass substrates (25, 26) of the compensating liquid crystal element (20) have formed thereon transparent resistance films (43, 44), respectively which are short-circuited with each other at their opposite ends by means of short-circuiting members (28) and which are connected to heater electrodes (27), respectively. Driving signal supplying printed-wirings (91) for connection to the displaying liquid crystal element (10) are formed in a single rectangular insulation sheet (90). Heater printed-wirings (71) are formed through branch sheet sections (70) branched off from the opposite lateral side edges of the insulation sheet (90) with the forward ends of the heater printed-wirings being connected to the heater electrodes (27).
Patent GB-2372978-A (GB)
Title: Coupling
Inventor: MATHER STEVE
IPC: B60D1/14
Filed: 2001-03-07
Abstract: A coupling for connecting a load to a load transporting apparatus (10, Fig 2A) comprises a coupling having a first member 40 mounted on the load transporting apparatus and a second member (42, Fig 2) for mounting on the load. A coupling plate 44 of the first member is received by a channel member 70 of the second member, and a coupling plate 62 of the second member is received by a channel member 48 of the first member. The first and second members are brought into and out of engagement by relative movement and once engaged, relative movement in a horizontal direction is not limited. Means may be provided to allow upward movement only of the first coupling member when engaged. Guide means 66 may be provided on the second member to assist engagement of the two members.
Patent GB-2373973-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive OFDM receiver where sets of sub-carriers which are coherent are grouped into sub-bands and a single weight is calculated for each sub-band
Inventor: SIMMONDS CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
IPC: H04L1/06
Filed: 2001-03-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved adaptive weighting system particular for use with broadband multicarrier systems. Prior art systems determine a series of weights to be applied to each sub-channel of a frequency domain received signal. These weights are then applied to each of the channels according to their coherency. The present invention provides a reduction in the complexity of determining the weights by grouping the sub-channels into groups/sub-bands which are sufficiently coherent to allow narrowband processing and for a single set of weights to be applied to all sub-channels in the sub-band. Thereby reducing the processing required. The system may use multiple antennas.
Patent GB-2359316-A (GB)
Title: A composition and method for fracturing a subterranean formation
Inventor: BRANNON HAROLD D
IPC: C09K8/80
Filed: 1997-11-27
Abstract: A composition for fracturing a subterranean formation comprises a blend of a particulate fracture proppant material (eg. silica, resin-coated sand, ceramic, synthetic organic particles, glass, sintered bauxite or a mixture thereof), and a deformable particulate material (eg. a polymer, cross linked polymer, metal or a mixture thereof) having a tapered shape. In use the fracturing composition is injected into a subterranean formation. The deformable particles may combine with the fracture proppant material to increase fracture conductivity, reduce fines generation and or reduce proppant flow back.
Patent GB-2376669-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft cabin ejection system
Inventor: YOMI-ALLI DAVID
IPC: B64D25/12
Filed: 2001-06-20
Abstract: An aircraft cabin ejection system includes a removable inner crew / passenger cabin (1 figures 1-3 ) located within the fuselage of an aircraft. The inner cabin is equipped with wheels (4 figures 1-3 ) to allow it to slide along rails, located inside the fuselage, and parachutes (2 figures 1 and 3 ) to allow it to land safely once separated from the aircraft. In an emergency, a rear escape hatch (3 figure 1) is opened and a parachute attached to the rear of the inner cabin is also allowed to open. The opened parachute causes the inner cabin to slide out of the fuselage, after which a second parachute at the front of the inner cabin is allowed to open. With both parachutes open, the inner cabin can land safely.
Patent GB-2378114-A (GB)
Title: Irrigation and drainage system
Inventor: WEBB DEREK
IPC: E02B11/00
Filed: 2001-07-30
Abstract: An under soil irrigation and drainage system comprising a core pipe co-axial with a perforated twin-walled conduit. The inner wall, of the twin-walled conduit, is rotatable so that the perforations may be brought in and out of alignment opening and closing the holes. The core pipe is sealed from the rest of the conduit and carries liquids to outlets above ground.
Patent GB-2379225-A (GB)
Title: Piled underground structures
Inventor: BRODSKI STANISLAV
IPC: E02D29/05
Filed: 2001-08-29
Abstract: An underground structure is formed by driving piles 1 to the desired depth, excavating to permit the installation of a first row of prefabricated modular wall panels 2, (Fig 2), installing steel bracing 5 between the piles round the perimeter, fixing sliding piers 6 to the steel bracing, excavating the core consecutively to the next lowest level (Fig 3), installing further modular panels 2, and this cycle is repeated, with installation of further bracing 5 at each level, until the structure has been lowered to the desired depth. Edge details 4 of the panels can then be welded together and the joints made monolithic with concrete, and the bottom of the structure is concreted.
Patent GB-2367953-A (GB)
Title: An electric machine rotor suitable for sensorless control
Inventor: LIANG FENG
IPC: H02K29/12
Filed: 2001-09-13
Abstract: To allow sensorless (transducerless) control of a drive motor 9, the rotor 10 of the motor is designed to have position-dependent saliency. The saliency is introduced by the provision of a plurality of sensing slots 16 around the outer periphery of the rotor 10. By using separate sensing slots 16, there is an effective decoupling between the sensing and the torque producing functions. This significantly reduces the potential for ripple torque, cogging torque, or saturation effects. Another advantage is that the sensing slots 16 do not have to be skewed if the rotor bars 14 are skewed. Instead, the rotor sensing slots 16 may remain parallel to the stator slots 20, resulting in a much greater saliency. The number, depth, width and location of the sensing slots 16 is chosen, either directly or in combination with the number of stator slots 20, to create a desired saliency. The invention may be applied to induction machines, Lundell-type synchronous machines, and permanent magnet synchronous machines.
Patent GB-2381451-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaco-dietary preparation having nutrition-supplementing and nutrition-enhancing effect
Inventor: RAGGI GIUSEPPE
IPC: A23K1/16
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: A pharmaco-dietary composition comprising: <SL> <LI>a) a hydrolysate of amino acids and/or peptides having a relative molecular mass between 10<SP>2</SP> and 2x10<SP>4</SP> daltons obtained from proteins; <LI>b)   b  -alanine in an amount equal to, or greater than, 0.1% of the aminoacyl total of the hydrolysate of amino acids and/or peptides. </SL> The said composition may optionally further comprise (c) a mixture of oligonucleotides, nucleotides or nucleosides obtained by hydrolysis of nucleic acids from yeast, (d) protein extracts having a hydrolytic activity, (e) a mixture of D-ribose and/or xylitol or (f) a mixture of vitamins, vitamin-like factors, minerals, oligonucleotides, carbohydrates and fibres. Such compositions are of use in the reduction of excess weight, preventing aging and assisting in the treatment of disorders such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, menopausal syndromes, senile cerebral disorders, psychophysical stress, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, cutaneous or dermal aging and benign prostate hypertrophy.
Patent GB-2385329-A (GB)
Title: Coloured, sandable all purpose filler
Inventor: O'NEILL MARK
IPC: C04B40/00
Filed: 2002-02-19
Abstract: A filler material suitable for use in filling gaps in plaster, walls or timber contains a colouring agent such that the finished product is not white. The filler may be either a dry powder to be mixed with water for use, or a ready mixed formulation. The dried filler is also sandable.
Patent GB-2376797-A (GB)
Title: Stable, oxide-free silicon surface preparation
Inventor: PIGLIARO JR ROBERT H
IPC: C11D7/08
Filed: 2002-02-26
Abstract: Methods are provided for producing a hydrogen-terminated silicon wafer surface with high stability against oxidation. The silicon wafer is cleaned (10) with ammonium hydroxide/hydrogen peroxide/water, etched (20) with high purity, heated dilute hydrofluoric acid, rinsed (30) in-situ with ultrapure water at room temperature, and is spin-dried (40) with heated, ionized purge gas. The stability of the surface of the silicon wafer is assured by optimizing to minimize particle addition at each step. The silicon wafer produced by the method is stable (ie. grows a native oxide of less than 1Ñ) in a normal clean room environment for greater than 3 days and has been demonstrated to last without significant oxide regrowth for greater than 7 days. The etching, rinsing and drying adds fewer than 0.032 particles/cm<SP>2</SP> having a size larger than 0.12m to the silicon surface.
Patent GB-2369405-A (GB)
Title: Hinge for pivot windows
Inventor: COYLE JOHN
IPC: E05D1/04
Filed: 2000-10-23
Abstract: A hinge for pivot windows comprises two hinge parts (10, 12). Both hinge parts (10, 12) have a base plate (14, 16) for securement respectively to a frame and to a sash of a window. The first hinge part (10) has on an obverse face guide means of part-circular formation and formed of two spaced guide members (20, 22) defining a passageway (24) therebetween with the second hinge part (12) having on its obverse face a slide member (26) adapted to be displaceable in the passageway (24) of the guide means between the two guide members (20, 22) whereby the two guide members (20, 22) and/or the slide member (26) are all formed of a hard wearing plastics material.
Patent GB-2387838-A (GB)
Title: Tamper evident cap
Inventor: PARKER IAN MALCOLM
IPC: B65D51/24
Filed: 2002-03-07
Abstract: A tamper evident cap for a container for pourable substances. The cap comprising a pouring neck 10 for attachment to the opening of a container, and a closure for the mouth of the neck. The neck 10 comprising a substantially closed chamber 54 surrounding a pouring aperture. The chamber 54 having an opening for communication with the aperture and being adapted to define a well 12 in the upright condition of the container wherein in use a pourable substance in the chamber is visible from the exterior thereof The cap 40 has a female thread and the neck 10 has a male thread and the closure is adapted to prevent communication between the chamber 54 and the aperture. Wherein, when the closure 40 is removed from the mouth (Fig 2, 32) of the neck 10 and the contents of the container are dispensed for the first time, by tipping the container, some of the pourable substance enters the chamber 54 and remains in the well 12 when the container is upright. The substance in the well 12 is visible through the transparent outer wall 16.
Patent GB-2391083-A (GB)
Title: A processor array with redundancy in which functionality is removed from a row containing a faulty processing element
Inventor: ROBBINS WILLIAM
IPC: G11C29/00
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: A processor array, or method, comprising a plurality of processor elements AExx (20, in figure 1, which may be only memory devices), buses 41, 42 (and 41-44, 32, 36 in figure 1) and switches SWxx wherein the processor elements AExx form rows and columns and are interconnected by buses, switches being placed at the bus intersections; such that in the event that a processing element AExx is found to be faulty no functionality is allocated to any processing element in its row 45. Preferably a redundant row of processor elements is used to functionally replace a faulty row, the bus structure being designed to accommodate this replacement. The replacement can either be performed by switching from a faulty row to a redundant row or by switching a first (faulty) rows functionality to a second adjacent row then switching this second row with a further row, and so on, until the redundant row is used. Also disclosed is a processor array in which all rows of processing elements are the same and pairs of horizontal buses carrying data in opposite directions are provided between the rows and two pairs of vertical buses carrying data in opposite directions are provided between some of the colunms. The invention is used to allow useful products to be created despite point defects in wafers (figure 4) and also to allow operational faults to be bypassed.
Patent GB-2374906-A (GB)
Title: Friction clutch with automatic compensation for wear.
Inventor: ACKER CHRISTOPHE
IPC: F16D13/75
Filed: 1999-03-17
Abstract: A friction clutch for use in the power train of a motor vehicle has a diaphragm spring 404 which, when the clutch is engaged, reacts against the rear wall 402a of a housing 402 and urges the axially movable pressure plate 403 against friction linings of a clutch disc so that the latter can receive torque from an engine-driven flywheel. The wear at least upon the friction linings of the clutch disc is automatically compensated for at requisite intervals by a unit 407 which employs a first set of ramps 424 on the rear wall of the housing and a second set of ramps 421 on an annular element 435 which is installed between the rear wall of the housing and the diaphragm spring 404, or directly on the diaphragm spring. The spring 404 can be provided with resilient hairpin shaped tongues 412,413 which bear against the outer side of the rear wall 402a of the housing and bias the diaphragm spring against the annular element or, in the absence of such element, directly against those ramps of the wear compensating unit which are provided on the rear wall 402a.
Patent GB-2393226-A (GB)
Title: Screw guide
Inventor: GILLIES CHRISTOPHER JAMES
IPC: A47B96/06
Filed: 2002-08-15
Abstract: A screw guide, preferably made from a plastics material, comprises a resilient sleeve 2 defining a cylindrical aperture 3 and a lateral projection 4 at one end. The screw guide is typically for use with a shelf bracket 12 which has a hollow, substantially U-shaped cross-section. The bracket has screw holes 14 spaced along its length. Preferably, the length of the screw guides is less than the width of the bracket, such that in use the guides are wholly located within the body of the bracket. The screw guides are located in the hollow interior of the bracket, the lateral projection is then retained so that the planar surface is parallel with the top, shelf supporting rim, of the bracket to ensure that the screw is driven in normal to a shelf.
Patent GB-2394445-A (GB)
Title: Inkjet printhead servicing station wherein one of the servicing modules is detachably connected to another servicing module(s) via a rotatable hook
Inventor: BORRELL ASABEL
IPC: B41J2/165
Filed: 2002-10-22
Abstract: An ink-jet printer, has a service station carriage 30 which is movable in a direction 21 transversely of a printhead scanning direction 22 and comprises servicing modules 31, 32, 34, 35 which undertake different functions, such as capping, spitting, and wiping, etc. of printheads (141-144,Fig.1). The modules (35) is detachable from the rest by way of a detachable connection 40 which comprises a rotating hook (41, Fig.5) and a fixed hook (42) which automatically engage and disengage. The detachable module 35 may be used for wiping colour pens and is selectively aligned with a black pen wiping module 34. Alternatively, a module (55, Fig.8) may be provided for undertaking a different servicing function such as application of a lubricating and/or cleaning liquid. Instead of the detachable connection 40, a service station carriage (630,Fig.6) may be provided with an electromagnet (641) which is selectively switched on to attract and hold a metallic part (642) of a detachable servicing module (635).
Patent GB-2395182-A (GB)
Title: Insulated transport container
Inventor: WHITE WILLIAM NEIL
IPC: F25D3/14
Filed: 2002-11-05
Abstract: An insulated transport container comprises a preferably tapered outer body (1) defining a base and a side wall extending from the base, and a liner (2) of insulating material supported by the outer body (1). The liner (2) comprises at least one sheet of compressible insulating material extending around and retained by the side wall. The liner (2) is dimensioned such that abutting edges of the at least one sheet are pressed together. An insulating lid (3) and an insulating base sheet (2) may be provided and breather holes (11) may allow the escape of carbon dioxide generated by dry ice used as a coolant. A sample container (5) to be transported may be positioned within a box (4) within the container.
Patent GB-2395804-A (GB)
Title: Information retrieval
Inventor: TREPESS DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: An information retrieval method in which a set of distinct information items map to respective nodes in an array of nodes by mutual similarity of the information items, so that similar information items map to nodes at similar positions in the array of nodes, comprises defining a search criterion, detecting those positions within the array of nodes corresponding to information items relevant to the search criterion, displaying points 300 which are at positions representing those positions within the array of nodes corresponding to the information items relevant to the search criterion; and displaying a representation 906 of each of the information items relevant to the search criterion in a sequence, wherein the representation/s displayed to the user varies in time.