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Patent GB-2298391-A (GB)
Title: Tamper Indicating Security Item
Inventor: KAY RALPH
IPC: C09J7/29
Filed: 1996-02-20
Abstract: A tamper indicating security item such as a shrink wrap seal comprises a substrate 4 including an optically variable effect generating structure such as an embossed hologram 2. Each surface of the substrate 4 carries an adhesive 1,5 having a strength such that after the substrate has been adhered to a surface it cannot be removed without damaging the optically variable effect generating structure.
Patent GB-2300682-A (GB)
Title: A gripping device
Inventor: TAYLOR MICHAEL
IPC: F16L37/091
Filed: 1996-03-07
Abstract: The gripping device 1, for use in a pipe coupling, comprises a plurality of teeth 2 disposed to grip a member, in use, at least one tooth 2 being provided with strengthening means 4 to prevent deformation of the tooth 2 under pressure. The strengthening means 4 comprises flanges 8 on either side of each tooth which is otherwise of planar form.
Patent GB-2298425-A (GB)
Title: Extruded propylene polymer resin foam
Inventor: FUKASAWA YOSHIHITO
IPC: B29C44/50
Filed: 1995-01-31
Abstract: An extruded propylene polymer resin foam having a wall thickness of 20 mm or above, a density of 0.005-0.03 g/cm 3 , an average cell diameter of 0.4-2.0 mm, and a closed cell content of 80 % or above. It has a large number of closed cells and is produced from a propylene polymer resin having such high viscoelastic characteristics that the biaxial elongation viscosity and the biaxial strain curing rate (* small Greek alpha *) as defined by the following equation are, respectively, 3.0x10 6 P or above and 0.25 or above when the biaxial elongation strain is 0.2: * small Greek alpha * = 0.77 x (log* small Greek eta *2 - log* small Greek eta *1 ) wherein * small Greek eta *1 and * small Greek eta *2 represent biaxial elongation viscosities, respectively, when the biaxial elongation strains are 0.01 and 0.2. The foam is lightweight and has high cushioning characteristics and excellent mechanical strengths. Hence it is cut into various forms and utilized in the fields of cushioning packaging materials, floating materials and also heat-insulating materials.
Patent GB-2313106-A (GB)
Title: Serving wine
Inventor: ELLIOTT IAN
IPC: B67D3/00
Filed: 1996-05-17
Abstract: There is disclosed a method for serving mulled wine in which a mulled wine mix is supplied from a source connected to a serving tap and heated between leaving the source and being served from the tap.
Patent GB-2304158-A (GB)
Title: Brush seal
Inventor: HOFFELNER HERBERT
IPC: F01D11/02
Filed: 1996-08-09
Abstract: A brush seal seals chambers, at different pressures, at a circumferential gap between a machine housing 1 and the shaft 2. The seal consists of a bristle bundle B mounted in a holder 3 from which it is guided radially inwardly between circumferential flanges 4,5 in order to seal against the shaft. In order to protect the bristles from turbulent flow a cover ring 6 for the bristle bundle is arranged radially and axially movably in the gap between the bristles and the flange 5 on the high-pressure side. The differential pressure urges the cover ring against the bristle bundle. The cover ring projects beyond the inner edges of the flanges and encloses the machine shaft, and in extreme eccentric positions of the shaft (Fig.3b) reduces the maximum gap to twice the clearance of the ring from the shaft.
Patent GB-2311017-A (GB)
Title: Golf club shaft
Inventor: KITCHENS JEFFREY E
IPC: A63B53/10
Filed: 1997-03-13
Abstract: A fibre-reinforced plastic golf club shaft 12 includes a bulge 32 near the inboard extremity of the tip end. The bulge is formed with a central cylindrical section 34 and transition sections 36 and 38 and has an axial opening whose diameter is less than the diameter of the immediately adjacent portions of the shaft.
Patent GB-2328206-A (GB)
Title: Child resistant closure
Inventor: CADMAN BERNARD VICTOR
IPC: B65D50/04
Filed: 1997-08-16
Abstract: A child resistant closure comprises an inner cap 22 with internal threads 27 and at least one pawl 26 located on its upper wall, an outer cap having ratchet teeth 16 located adjacent the outer cap side wall 12 and ceiling 13, and resilient tabs 15 depending from the outer cap ceiling 13, the tabs being splayed apart when the caps are forced together axially. In use, the closure can be screwed onto a container neck because the ratchet teeth drive the pawl(s) (see fig 15), but cannot be unscrewed without axial pressure. When axial pressure is applied, the resilient tabs are splayed and engage with the pawl(s) so that the closure can be unscrewed (see fig 18). The outer cap may have an annular ridge 14 which cooperates with an annular protusion 24 on the inner cap to prevent separation of the caps. The inner cap may have a raised portion 25 on its upper wall past which the ratchet teeth may move.
Patent GB-2331888-A (GB)
Title: Fastening arrangement for a radiotelephone housing
Inventor: SHELDRAKE CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: The two-parts 1, 3 of the housing of a radiotelephone are fastened together by means of fastening means 4 that pass through the rear part 3 of the housing to engage with bosses 6, 9 formed on moulded attachments 5, 8. The bosses pass through apertures 12, 13 in the front part 1 of the housing. The fastening means 4 may be screws, bolts or push-fit connectors. The moulded attachments may surround a display or carry a graphic design.
Patent GB-2321073-A (GB)
Title: Straight hole drilling system
Inventor: YAO JAMES JING
IPC: E21B17/042
Filed: 1998-01-02
Abstract: A drill rod for a drill string has a thread 16,18 at each end and is connected to an adjacent rod by a sleeve 14. The diameter of the outer surface of the rod is greater than or equal to 65 mm and is at least twice the diameter of an internal bore 27. The threads on the rod and sleeve are configured to reduce stress concentrations and provide sacrificial wear on the sleeve. The thread has a single start with a part circular root 42 with linear flanks 44 extending tangentially from the root. Each of the threads has a wear volume 48 between adjacent flanks 44 with the wear volume on the sleeve being less than that on the rod.
Patent GB-2333946-A (GB)
Title: Drink infuser
Inventor: WALKER DAVID
IPC: A47J31/20
Filed: 1998-02-06
Abstract: A drink infuser comprises an open-topped container 11, a domed lid 14, a pourer spout 15, and a plunger 15 having 1) a piston 16; 2) an actuator rod 17 carrying the piston 16 and slidably mounted in a mounting passage 18 formed in the lid 14; and 3) a filter 19 incorporated within the piston 16 and operable upon depression of the plunger to press solid particles downwardly toward the bottom of the container when infusion has been completed: in which the periphery of the piston 16 comprises two annular sealing portions 20, 21, which define a "V" shape, with the upper sealing portion 20 extending outwardly and upwardly and the lower sealing portion 21 extending outwardly and downwardly, whereby one sealing portion forms a wiping seal with the container wall during downward movement and the other sealing portion forms a wiping seal during upward movement.
Patent GB-2322940-A (GB)
Title: Yarn tension measurement
Inventor: IWADE TAKASHI
IPC: B65H59/40
Filed: 1998-03-03
Abstract: A method and device for measuring the tension of yarn (100) during its production is disclosed. The technique involves the application of a transverse wave by a transducer (6) to the yarn and the calculation of its velocity upon detection of that wave by a further transducer (18). The difference in apparent velocity, measured by a unit (2), and yarn velocity allows the true propagation velocity to be calculated by another unit (3). Yarn tension is calculated from the true velocity, and winding of the yarn onto bobbins is controlled in accordance with the tension thus calculated. The method is designed to prevent filament breakage or loop generation during yarn production and to ensure even winding of thread onto the bobbin.
Patent GB-2335483-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for cooling an engine using exhaust gas
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI HEI
IPC: F02F1/40
Filed: 1998-03-19
Abstract: A cooling system for varying the engine operating temperature in dependence upon engine load in an engine comprises at least one cylinder 20 with intake 22 and exhaust 26 ports and a coolant circuit comprising a pump, flow passages 34, 36, 38 through the engine, a thermostat 40 and a radiator connected in series to form a closed loop. The coolant is additionally heated after it has traversed the engine cylinders but before it reaches the thermostat by passing the coolant through a heating passage 36, 38 deriving heat from the exhaust gases. The temperature of the coolant reaching the thermostat 40 thus exceeds the average coolant temperature in the engine by an amount that varies in direct proportion to the engine load dependent temperature of the exhaust gases.
Patent GB-2337171-A (GB)
Title: Direction finder
Inventor: OWEN RAYMOND
IPC: H01Q1/24
Filed: 1998-05-06
Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the arrival direction of a signal, (for example a received radio signal in a cellular mobile communication system) comprises at least two antenna arrays (10, 12) connected to associated processors (14, 16) for extracting the desired signal. Two independent direction of arrival estimates are determined in associated direction estimators (18, 20), and a similarity testing unit (22) determines the direction of arrival and the accuracy of this estimate from the difference between the two estimates. The determination of the direction of arrival of the received signal may be characterised by weighting the individual direction of arrival estimates according to their power levels or their signal to noise ratios. A feature of the invention is controlling the beam form of a downlink signal in response to the direction estimate and the determined accuracy.
Patent GB-2327930-A (GB)
Title: Transhipping hoist and guide apparatus
Inventor: VAN DEN DOOL ARNOLD ANDRIES
IPC: B63B/
Filed: 1998-08-07
Abstract: A transhipping hoist and guide apparatus for transferring cargo between two ships comprises a hoisting beam 2, provided with cargo grippers (9, Figure 2), suspended from flexible hoisting elements 10 arranged on one of the ships and a number of contact surfaces 4 for positioning the grippers located on one of the ships. Preferably the hoisting beam, which may be a spreader, has a side shaped complementary to the hoisted cargo, e.g. wedge shaped, and may be suspended by flexible elements from a second beam which may also be a spreader (12, Figure 4). Preferably, the contact surfaces are provided with an additional guide device e.g. a funnel (19, Figure 5) or rails (20, Figure 6). Preferably the guide device is displaceable relative to the cargo. The cargo is preferably pipes from a supply to a pipe laying vessel.
Patent GB-2341451-A (GB)
Title: Inorganic surface analysis
Inventor: CASATI DONATO
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the degree of cleanliness of an inorganic surface by measuring the surface wettability, particularly of an inorganic surface 103 used in the manufacturing of electronic components. The wettability of the inorganic surface is measured by depositing a droplet of test liquid 101 on the inorganic surface and measuring the speed at which the droplet evaporates through weighing. This speed is proportional to the droplet liquid surface area, which depends on the inorganic surface wettability. A good surface wettability indicates a clean surface.
Patent GB-2330351-A (GB)
Title: Winding up device for paper webs and method for winding up paper webs
Inventor: WIDMER JOSEF
IPC: B65H23/195
Filed: 1998-05-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a winding-up device (1) for a web of paper, textiles, plastic or other material (2), comprising a roller driving device (5) for driving a roller (3), to convey the web (2) in a direction of supply (Z) and to wind said web up on the roller (3), and a web drawing roll (12) for tensing the web (2) in the opposite direction to the direction of supply (Z), said web drawing roll (12) being situated in front of the roller (3) in the direction of supply (Z) and being coupled with a driving device (15). The driving device (15) comprises a coupling (20) and a drive mechanism (17), said coupling (20) being positioned effectively between the drive mechanism (17) and the web drawing roll (12) and allowing a slip between said drive mechanism (17) and said web drawing roll (12).
Patent GB-2337278-A (GB)
Title: Glazing unit retention for curtain walling systems
Inventor: KENNY SIMON JOSEPH
IPC: E04B1/66
Filed: 1999-01-19
Abstract: A glazing unit retaining system retains glazing units (1,2) to a support (3) of a curtain walling system. The glazing units comprise at least two sheets of glass (eg 5,6) separated by a spacer bar (7). An outer seal (10) extends around the periphery of the unit into which are set a number of retaining inserts (15) to receive ferrule pins (20) which pass through undersized holes (25) in a retaining profile section (26), thereby fixing the glazing units to the support. The profile section is fixed to the support by a fixing screw (30).
Patent GB-2348718-A (GB)
Title: Data processing system having a centralised trace facility with dynamic tracing
Inventor: PAICE CHRISTOPHER COLIN
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 1999-04-07
Abstract: In a data processing system in which applications 111, 121, 131 pass messages among themselves (e.g. over the Internet) it is determined if receipt of a message should be logged in a central trace facility 141. If so, a predetermined indication (e.g. bit pattern) is included in the message, an application receiving the message detects the indication and notifies the central facility, and the message is logged. This dynamic control over which messages should be logged provides a compact log.
Patent GB-2334361-A (GB)
Title: A portable subscriber unit for controlling access to television transmissions via wireless communication
Inventor: TSURIA YOSSEF
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 1998-09-21
Abstract: A portable subscriber unit 100 includes a receiving antenna 126 for receiving television transmissions, a receiver and decoder unit 122 to receive and decode them, a smart card 132 to provide authorization for viewing the television transmissions via a smart card reader 124, a verifier 128 to accept the authorization and provide a key for decoding the television transmissions to the receiver and decoder unit 122, a transmitting antenna 126, and a transmitter 140 . The receiver and decoder unit 122 provides to the transmitter 140 decoded television transmissions in response to acceptance of the key, and the transmitter 140 provides them to the transmitting antenna 126 for wireless transmission.
Patent GB-2342581-A (GB)
Title: Air freshener
Inventor: PESU MAXINE TRUAX
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1999-06-30
Abstract: The air freshener 10 has the appearance of a decorative snow globe and comprises a transparent container 15, an opaque, volatile base gel layer 30, a transparent, volatile top gel layer 20, and decorative objects 40 embedded in the top gel layer 20. A method of making the air freshener is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2353953-A (GB)
Title: Elbow brace
Inventor: PARK MATTHEW
IPC: A63B21/002
Filed: 1999-09-11
Abstract: The elbow brace has forearm 1 and bicep sleeves 2, which pivot around a hinge 3. By attaching springs or tension bars to the connectors 4 the brace can work in static and dynamic flexion or extension. By removing the forearm sleeve and rotating it the elbow can be exercised in both static and dynamic motions with the forearm in either pronation, supination or neutral position.
Patent GB-2354557-A (GB)
Title: Reciprocating Electromagnetic Pump
Inventor: BRANSDEN ERNEST JAMES
IPC: F04B49/06
Filed: 1999-09-16
Abstract: A solenoid operated positive displacement pump 10 which includes a moving permanent magnet 35 fixable to a reciprocating shaft 31, a Hall effect switch 61 for detecting the position of the permanent magnet 35 and an electronic switching means in circuit relationship with the solenoid 41 and the Hall effect switch 61 for controlling current flow through the solenoid 41 in response to the actuation of the Hall effect switch 61. The position at which the piston completes its discharging or discharging stroke is adjustable by adjusting the position of a magnetic shield 70 in a space between the Hall effect switch 61 and the moving permanent magnet 35 so that the pump operation can be optimised once the pump has been assembled. The electronic switching means comprises a MOSFET which is in circuit relationship with a switching delay circuit including a resistor, capacitor, and a diode.
Patent GB-2341866-A (GB)
Title: Water-absorbing granular compositions
Inventor: SKIDMORE PETER RALPH
IPC: A61L15/46
Filed: 1999-09-22
Abstract: Water-absorbing compositions in granular form, useful in personal hygiene products such as cateminials and diapers and personal care products such as incontinence padding, as well as also in horticultural or agricultural contexts, comprise both super-absorbent water-insoluble polymeric material capable of absorbing water to form a gel without dissolving therein and at least one other water-insoluble but non-polymeric material, the granular composition substantially consisting of a co-granulate between all the water-insoluble materials present wherein each granule contains all said materials in substantially the same relative proportions as those wherein they are present in the composition as a whole. The polymeric material typically includes a part-neuralised cross-linked polyacrylic acid, whilst the non-polymeric material may be an aluminosilicate, a silicate, carbon, an absorbent earth, an expanded clay mineral, or an organic fibre. Processes for preparing the compositions are also described.
Patent GB-2364403-A (GB)
Title: An information search system and a text translation system
Inventor: WRIGLEY EVERHARD NICHOLAS
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-11-11
Abstract: A system for searching for information units 1a-1c such as Web pages stored at a plurality of logical locations 2a-2c operates by storing metadata for an information unit in association with the information unit, 3a-3c. The meta data contains classification data for the information units. The metadata is read to form a database 6 of logical location identifications and corresponding classification data. When a classification query is received for the database, the identities of any logical locations matching the query are determined to allow the retrieval of information from the or each logical location. Further, a system for obtaining translations of text is disclosed in which text to be translated is sent to a translation database and used to look up any translations of the text in the database. If the text has no translations in the translation database, text is added to the translation database for the translation to be added later. The translation system can be used in conjunction with the information search system.
Patent GB-191115175-A (GB)
IPC: F16B37/06
Abstract: 15,175. Kroll, F. O. June 29. Sides.-Aluminium and like metal plates, mouldings, and beadings for attachment to wood and other surfaces, such as the bodies of motor and other carriages, have holes punched from the back so as to leave upstanding burrs which are hammered down over the heads of the securing screws or nails until flush with the surface of the metal. Fig. 4 shows a moulding in which the burr B has been opened out and countersunk to receive a screw D over the head of which the burr is hammered as shown to the right of Fig. 4 after the moulding has been fixed in position.
Patent HU-T62929-A (HU)
Title: Microbiological process for the terminal hydroxylation of ethyl groups on 5- or 6-member aromatic heterocyclic compounds
Inventor: KIENER ANDREAS
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 1992-03-06
Abstract: A microbiological process for the terminal hydroxylation of ethyl groups on aromatic 5- or 6-membered heterocycles is described. The hydroxylation is carried out with microorganisms which   a) contain the genes of a Pseudomonas OCT plasmid which form an active alkane monooxygenase and b) form no active chromosomal- or plasmid-encoded alcohol dehydrogenase. i
Patent HU-T74570-A (HU)
Title: Bicyclo (2.2.2) octane derivatives as cholecystokinin and/or gastrin antagonists, process for preparing them an pharmaceutical compns. contg. them
Inventor: HUDSON MARTIN LYN
IPC: A61K31/403
Filed: 1994-08-09
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein R<1> and R<2> are independently H, methyl, halo, carboxy, esterified carboxy, amidated carboxy, carboxymethyl, esterified carboxymethyl or amidated carboxymethyl; R<3> and R<4> (or each R<3> and R<4> group, when m or n is 2 or more) are independently selected from halo, amino, nitro, cyano, sulphamoyl, sulphonyl, trifluoromethyl, C1 to C3 alkyl, C1 to C3 alkoxy, hydroxy, C1 to C3 hydroxyalkyl, C1 to C3 alkylcarboxyamino, carboxy, esterified carboxy and amidated carboxy; R<5> and R<6> are independently selected from H and the groups recited above for R<3>; m is from 0 to 4, provided that m is not more than 2 unless R<3> is exclusively halo; n is from 0 to 4, provided that n is not more than 2 unless R<4> is exclusively halo; R<7>, R<9> and R<10> are independently H or C1 to C3 alkyl; R<8> is H or C1 to C15 hydrocarbyl, in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbyl group may be replaced by a halogen atom, and up to two of the carbon atoms may be replaced by a nitrogen, oxygen or sulphur atom, provided that R<8> does not contain a -O-O-group; U is aryl, substituted aryl, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic or cycloalkyl, and Z is a group of formula (II) or (III) (wherein R is H or C1 to C3 alkyl; X is -CO2H or tetrazolyl; Y is H, -CO2H, tetrazolyl, -CH2OH, -CO2Me or -CONH2, and a is from 0 to 2); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have a high affinity for CCK and/or gastrin receptors.
Patent HU-T76290-A (HU)
Title: Separation of the enantiomers of amlodipine via their distereomeric tartrates
Inventor: SPARGO PETER LIONEL
IPC: C07D211/90
Filed: 1995-03-06
Abstract: A method for the separation of R-(+)- and S-(-)-isomers of amlodipine (I) from mixtures thereof, which comprises the reaction of the mixture of isomers with either L- or D-tartaric acid in an organic solvent containing sufficient dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) for the precipitation of, respectively, a DMSO, solvate of an L-tartate salt of R-(+)-amlodipine, or a DMSO solvate of a D-tartrate salt of S-(-)-amlodipine.
Patent IL-42891-A (IL)
Title: Sulphur-containing tricyclic ring compounds and compositions thereof
IPC: C07D335/12
Filed: 1973-08-03
Abstract: Compounds of the formula WHEREIN R1 is COOH, COO-alkyl, CH2OH or CH2-alkanoyl; R2 is CH3 or C2H5; R3 is H, F, Cl or Br; and Y is CH2, O or S, at least one Y being S, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, possesses antiphlogistic activity.
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