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Patent GB-2287306-A (GB)
Title: Ice making machine
Inventor: GORMAN DEREK HARCOURT
IPC: A23G9/28
Filed: 1994-01-25
Abstract: An ice making machine (1, 2) comprises a product dispensing and shaping unit (5, 6), a pre-cooling unit (7), one or more sealed containers (13 - 16) adapted to contain proprietary flavoured syrups and at least one sealed container (17a) adapted to contain carbon dioxide. The pre-cooling unit houses a storage cabinet for holding a supply of ice-cold water, a plurality of tubes (9 - 12) within the storage cabinet for the supply of syrup from the or each container (13 - 16), a filtered supply of cold water and a steel canister in which carbonated water is produced. The storage cabinet has a bank of ice extending from its side walls and an ice bank control for regulating and maintaining the thickness of the bank of ice such that the syrup, cold water and carbonated water are pre-cooled before passing through flow control valves and then delivered to the product shaping unit to form shaped ice products. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275134-A (GB)
Title: Encapsulated magnets in a permanent magnet rotor
Inventor: HEYRAUD MARC ALFRED
IPC: H02K1/02
Filed: 1994-02-07
Abstract: In a permanent magnet rotor (2), the circumferential spaces (12) between circumferentially spaced sintered or cast magnets (8) are filled by a plastic or resin material (12) which also coats the outer circumferential surface of the magnets (8) to secure the magnets (8) to the rotor base (2). The plastic or resin material (12) has a filler of particulate permanent magnet material (13) to thereby provide a more gradual circumferential variation in magnetic flux between circumferentially adjacent magnets (8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276971-A (GB)
Title: Karaoke system having playback and synthetic sound sources
Inventor: TASHIRO MASASHI
IPC: G11B31/00
Filed: 1994-03-11
Abstract: A karaoke system comprises a storage means such as an autochanger 11 loaded with laser discs from which a desired song may be selected. If the desired song is not available from the autochanger, then a digital data store 22c is searched, and if the song is stored there it may be reproduced electrophonically. If the song is not stored in the store 22c, a host station 30 may be requested to supply the song to the store 22c. The link between the host station 30 and the store may be by telephone. Alternatively song data may be loaded into the store by portable apparatus carrying a package of songs. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276992-A (GB)
Title: Temperature coefficient controlled radio frequency signal detectors
Inventor: HIETALA ALEXANDER W
IPC: H04B1/40
Filed: 1994-03-30
Abstract: A TC controlled RF signal detecting circuitry (211) used in the output power control circuit of a TDMA RF signal power amplifier includes positive coefficient current source (303) producing current I+, negative coefficient current source (305) producing current I-, and current mirror (301) for summing currents I+ and I- to produce substantially identical compensated mirror currents Im1 and Im2. Anti-clamping current mirror (309) mirrors current Im2 to produce compensated currents Ia1 and Ia2, which are applied to and bias a Schottky diode coupled in series to a resistor network in each leg of diode detector (311). Schottky diode (431) in one leg of diode detector (311) half-wave rectifies RF feedback signal (212) to produce temperature and voltage compensated power level signal (229), which has a DC level proportional to the output power level of RF output signal (214). The detecting circuitry may be included in the feedback control loop of a power amplifier which is normally turned off and required to ramp up or down quickly within a short time interval. The amplifier may form part of a cellular radio telephone transmitter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278361-A (GB)
Title: An anti-fouling paint
Inventor: BEAUMONT MICHAEL
IPC: C09D5/16
Filed: 1994-05-20
Abstract: An anti-fouling paint comprises an organic algicide, a copper-based barnacle-killing product, and a binder which is such as to cause the paint to set hard. The preferred organic algicides are dichlorfluranid N,N-dimethyl-N'-phenyl-N'-(dichlorofluromethylthio) sulphamide and N'(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl urea. The copper-based barnacle-killing product may be copper oxide. The binder may be a two component binder system comprising a urethane base component and a hardener component.
Patent GB-2280465-A (GB)
Title: Illuminable article of street furniture
Inventor: COOPER MARK
IPC: E01F9/615
Filed: 1994-07-21
Abstract: An illuminable article of street furniture comprises a housing unit (11a), an electrically operable lamp carrier mounted in the housing unit to provide illumination of the article, electrical connection means in the housing unit to connect an external power supply to the lamp carrier, a cover mounted on the housing unit to prevent access to the internal components of the housing unit, the cover being removable for access to the lamp carrier, and a switch arrangement in the housing unit which is capable of being triggered by non-mechanical means to interrupt power supply to lamps located in the lamp carrier so as to isolate at least part of the housing unit, prior to, and/or as a consequence of removal of the cover. The article might be an internally illuminated bollard or a street sign. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281934-A (GB)
Title: Window glazing system
Inventor: GORN MARTIN
IPC: H01L31/048
Filed: 1994-08-23
Abstract: Glazing of reduced radar reflection and which utilises incident light for energy production comprises a double-glazing unit with sealed cavity (5), in which (i) a layer (1, 4) transparent to light with defined surface resistance is arranged in the area of the outside pane (2), (ii) the inside pane (8) is provided with a radar-reflective, optically transparent layer (6) and (iii) the inside pane is provided with a thin-film solar cell. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293888-A (GB)
Title: Walk-through weighing system
Inventor: CLARK DAVID MICHAEL
IPC: G01G17/08
Filed: 1994-10-04
Abstract: A weighing system comprising a platform 2 with or without side rails (for human or animal applications) utilizing loadcells, A-D converter and a microprocessor 9 with visual display and print out. The speed of weighing (potential one weigh every second) is possible due to software and A-D Converter. The system is modular and can be:   1) built onto a prepared base allowing it to be flush with surrounding surfaces. 2) built onto a frame 4 suitable for moving with a fork lift truck or similar. 3) built onto a single or double axle trailer for use in various locations.   It incorporates hydraulic or mechanical gates 7, 8 to control and direct livestock and a leveling system 3. It may include spray marking for livestock identification and a disinfecting system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285044-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for removing organic vapours from a gas stream
Inventor: MCGEE DONALD RICHARD
IPC: B01D53/86
Filed: 1994-12-12
Abstract: A method for removing organic vapours from a gas stream comprises collecting said organic vapours upon a porous material, which may be a belt (13) of carbon fibre material, removing said porous material from said gas stream and then oxidising said organic vapours by contacting then with a catalytic infra-red heater (16). Apparatus for carrying out this method are also claimed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299072-A (GB)
Title: Collecting Recycleable Material
Inventor: BROOKS RICHARD
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 1995-03-24
Abstract: The collection arrangement 10 for material and particualrly a can crusher and collector for aluminium cans has incorporated therein in a display device 12 capable of displaying a plurality of images 14, 16, for example, advertisements. The disply may comprise one or more screens 14, 16 on to which images are projected by any suitable means. The screens are preferably TV screens, preferably located above the collector and preferably three in number. The images may be on a timer to provide sequential images. Alternatively, posters or transparencies, projected or back lit displays may be provided instead.
Patent GB-2299724-A (GB)
Title: Suppressing video signals
Inventor: BRAINE ADRIAN RUUSSELL
IPC: H04N5/272
Filed: 1995-04-06
Abstract: Composite suppression signals, derived from a plurality of primary suppression signals, are independently produced for suppressing chrominance signals and for suppressing luminance signals. A comparator 14 compares a suppression signal against a threshold reference signal. If the suppression signal is larger than said threshold, a gate 142 sets the suppression signal to zero, while a gate 143 sets the video components being suppressed to zero. A subtracting circuit 145 subtracts the modified suppression signal from the respective modified luminance chrominance signal.
Patent GB-2293720-A (GB)
Title: ATM queuing and scheduling apparatus
Inventor: HAYTER ANDREW TIMOTHY
IPC: H04L49/111
Filed: 1995-05-19
Abstract: The apparatus is used for queuing and scheduling ATM cells across an ATM switch. A sustainable cell rate calendar is connected in series with a peak cell rate calendar and cells are scheduled independently in each. The sustainable cell rate calendar guarantees the maximum ATM cell delay is not exceeded. The ATM cells are not placed on the peak cell rate calendar unless the peak cell rate threshold might be exceeded. In this case the cell is scheduled on the peak cell rate calendar and it is this that determines when the cell is sent. In this way, it is possible to guarantee absolute minimum and maximum cell rates of a connection. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293525-A (GB)
Title: Increasing spectrum efficiency in radio communications systems
Inventor: MALEK CHARLES JOHN
IPC: H04B1/713
Filed: 1995-09-14
Abstract: Spectrum efficiency is increased by eliminating the requirement for a base station to transmit signals to maintain synchronization with a handset when there is no call in progress. A base station and an associated handset normally maintain RF silence 504. When a handset wishes to set up a call, it synchronizes to any other traffic 506. The handset then becomes the sync master with respect to its associated base and rings the base which acts as sync slave for initially synchronizing handset and base. Thereafter, the call continues with the base and handset reverting to their normal roles as sync master and slave respectively 512, 514. To set up a call between two handsets independently of the base, an intercom mode is selected (804, Fig. 8), a first handset is established as sync master and the other remains as sync slave (808, 810), with the first handset reverting to sync slave after the end of the call (816). The arrangement may be used in a TDMA/TDD slow frequency hopping spread spectrum communications system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2312602-A (GB)
Title: Printing on fishing flylines
Inventor: TALLENTS PHILIP RICHARD
IPC: A01K91/12
Filed: 1996-05-03
Abstract: A fishing flyline with information printed thereon is described comprising a fishing flyline (1) attached at one end to a leader (2) which in turn is attached to a fly hook (3) and at its other end to a fishing reel (4). The fishing flyline (1) is marked at regular intervals, e.g. every metre or yard, with information. This information enables the angler using the marked fishing flyline to measure the exact length of line being utilised at any point of time. In one embodiment the line (2) may be marked by a series of bands which may be contrasting colours, at regular intervals. Alternatively, the increments of length may be marked with printed words on the surface of the line e.g. "2 METRES". This enables the incremental length of the line to be judged when casting.
Patent GB-2317178-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing 1-chloromethylsilatrane
Inventor: ZAITSEVA GALINA S
IPC: C07F7/18
Filed: 1996-09-17
Abstract: 1-chloromethylsilatrane having the formula:  is produced by reacting triethanolamine with a chloromethyltrialkoxysilane in an alkanol solvent in the presence of potassium hydroxide as a catalyst. The reactants are mixed at room temperature with stirring and the reactor is allowed to proceed for at least 30 hours, preferably two days or more. If the alkyl groups of the alkanol solvent and the organosilane starting compound are the same, almost all of the solvent can be recovered.
Patent GB-2305777-A (GB)
Title: Base resistance controlled thyristor structure with high density layout for increased current capacity
Inventor: AJIT JANARDHANAN S
IPC: H01L29/74
Filed: 1996-09-18
Abstract: An insulated gate base resistance controlled thyristor with a high controllable current capability is described. The device has a high density of MOS-channels modulating the resistance of the base region of the NPN transistor of the thyristor structure. The higher MOS channel density is achieved by contacting directly only the N ++ emitter 40 and the P + cells 20 (and not the P base region 16 of the NPN transistor) to the cathode electrode. The N ++ cells (i.e. the P base regions each containing an N ++ emitter) and the P + cells are connected in certain regions under the MOS gate by a P - region 42 to provide a higher base resistance when a positive bias is applied to the MOS gate, thereby facilitating latching of the thyristor. The added MOS gate controlled base resistance between cells allows the P base cells to be designed with smaller dimensions for high maximum controllable current without affecting latch-up capability. The device is preferably provided in a checkerboard style cellular layout. A source-base short by means of a contact plug (figure 12) on a metal strap (figure 14) allows a higher bias to be applied to the base in the on-state.
Patent GB-2306096-A (GB)
Title: The treatment of small animals
Inventor: JULL HARVEY WILLIAM
IPC: A01K45/00
Filed: 1994-05-27
Abstract: Poultry is stunned by a subjection to a treatment gas having an anaesthetic and/or noxious effect. A chamber (40, 106, 140, 170, 200, 218) is utilised, to which the treatment gas is delivered, and the treatement environment is maintained. Crates (18, 48, 72, 114) are delivered by a conveyor mechanism (22, 50, 78, 108) to the vicinity of an inlet (8, 42, 80, 102a, 102b, 102c), and mechanism is utilised which conveys the containers through the inlet and into the chamber and preferably through the chamber to an outlet (10, 144, 184, 102a, 102b, 102c), from which the crates are conveyed by further mechanism. The speed at which the containers are conveyed through the treatment gas in the chamber is such that humane stunning or killing of the poultry is effected during passage thereof from the inlet to the outlet.
Patent GB-2327332-A (GB)
Title: A cover for a refuse container
Inventor: HUNT MARK
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 1997-07-16
Abstract: A cover 16 which externally lines refuse containers 2 comprises one or more strips of material adhered to the refuse container. Preferably, all or part of the container can be lined with different washable, waterproof materials. The container may have a lid 6 which can be covered. The material may be fixed by adhesive and can be removable. Preferably, the material will be plastic, vinyl 16 or raffia (18 figure 3). The cover may be attached to the container via clips which engage with the outer edges of the container. Preferably, the container is a domestic refuse container and the material has an attractive design. A method of externally lining a refuse container, comprises affixing material to all or part of the refuse container.
Patent GB-2315757-A (GB)
Title: Dilution stable antifoam emulsion concentrate
Inventor: LIAO WEN P
IPC: C09K23/54
Filed: 1997-07-16
Abstract: A water-in-oil emulsion comprising a silicone oil (preferably a polydimethylsiloxane), silica, emulsifiers, and thickening agents having the property that upon dilution the emulsion inverts to an oil-in-Water emulsion useful as an antifoam agent. The emulsifier has an HLB of between 2 and 20 and is preferably an ester of oleic acid, especially an ester derived from glycerin.
Patent GB-2322697-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of deposited surface layer
Inventor: CANTELOUP JEAN
IPC: G01B11/00
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: A device for taking three-dimensional measurements and observations of a surface layer of a thin-film structure undergoing treatment in a vacuum chamber, comprises a monitoring unit 4 which includes a video camera 12, a wide-beam illumination source 14, a narrow-beam illumination source 20, an operation and control unit and a table for horizontal movement. A Wollaston prism 24 is arranged in the optical path of the narrow light beam, in order to obtain two light beams whose polarization states are linear and mutually orthogonal. A rotatable polarizer 27 is arranged on the optical axis of the Wollaston prism 24 so that the reflected narrow light beams pass through it after their return travel through the prism 24 and are caused to interfere before reaching a detection cell 28. The device could incorporate a diaphragm 30 (with a hole diameter corresponding to the reflected narrow light beam) situated between the Wollaston prism and the polarizer 27.
Patent GB-2317498-A (GB)
Title: Method of filling a surface recess
Inventor: RICH PAUL
IPC: H01L21/3205
Filed: 1997-09-10
Abstract: A workpiece, which may be a semiconductor wafer, has a multiplicity of surface recesses 10 filled by depositing a first material layer 11 and applying elevated temperature and pressure sufficient to cause the first layer to deform and fill the recess, characterised in that a second layer of material 12 is deposited on top of the first layer prior to or during the application of elevated temperature and pressure. The first layer may be an aluminium alloy, copper or gold 2,500-50,000  thick. The second layer may be an anti-reflective coating 100-500  thick or an oxide/nitride of the first layer 15-25  thick. An initial barrier/lubricating layer 13 may be deposited before the first layer, and it may be titanium oxide or the first layer material.
Patent GB-2332649-A (GB)
Title: Manual device for profiling or shaping filler in vehicle body repairs
Inventor: WEIGHT DAVID
IPC: B44D3/10
Filed: 1997-12-24
Abstract: The profiling device comprises an elongate body including a core 3 of bendable material (eg a lead bar) which retains its shape when bent. The device includes an outer layer 5 of a flexible or semi-flexible material (eg rubber). The core 3 may be sandwiched between plates of sprung steel 4. The device may include a blade 9 defining a profiling face 10. The ends of the device may be closed by rubber stoppers 7.
Patent GB-978264-A (GB)
IPC: B01J8/24
Abstract: 978,264. Coating candies &c. ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Feb. 22, 1961 [Feb. 26, 1960], No. 6533/61. Heading A2A. [Also in Divisions A5, B2 and C3] An apparatus for coating solid particulate material, e.g. candies, with a liquid coating composition, comprises a substantially vertical container of greater length than cross-sectional dimensions, a gas injector disposed at the lower portion of the column and shaped to inject an upwardly directed stream of gas into a minor part of the column cross-sectional area, means for supplying an upwardly directed stream of drying gas to substantially the whole cross-sectional area of the lower portion of the column, and means for effecting an upwardly directed injection of the coating composition in atomized form into the lower portion of said minor part of the column under pressure whereby in operation particules in the column are coated in said minor part and are caused to circulate from said minor part into the remainder of the column and to be dried by the gas during their movement in the column. In a modified form of the apparatus, the gas injector may be disposed towards one side of the container. The temperature of the coating liquid and the drying gas may be varied by heat exchangers and tablets may be prewarmed before treatment, in the apparatus. The coating composition may contain cellulose esters, ethylene maleic anhydride copolymer, acrylate polymers and copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate polymer, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, lubricants, dyes. Many examples of such coating compositions are given. Two or more coatings may be applied. Specification 762,229 is referred to.
Patent GB-2320088-A (GB)
Title: Collection and analysis of contaminants in an atmosphere
Inventor: TAKASUGA MASAMI
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 1996-08-23
Abstract: A suction pump 40 draws an atmosphere sample into a two-stage impinger 32, 34 containing absorption liquid 33, 35, so that atmospheric impurities are collected in the liquids. A liquid transfer pump 41 transfers the absorption liquids 33, 35 to a measurement standby vessel 42, from which the liquids are transferred to an analysis apparatus for appropriate measurement. A liquid transfer pump 38 supplies new absorption liquid 33, 35 when the first and second stage impinger sections 32 and 34 are emptied. By thus repeatedly executing collection, transfer of liquid adsorbent and analysis, impurities in the atmosphere can be automatically obtained in real time.
Patent GB-2321715-A (GB)
Title: Single-lens reflex camera with a full-aperture metering part
Inventor: HIRAI ISAMU
IPC: G03B19/12
Filed: 1998-01-30
Abstract: A single-lens reflex camera (1) with a full-aperture metering part includes a lens (9) having an automatic diaphragm part, a lens mount (2) and an information transmitting part for transmitting information for full-aperture metering error compensation; and a camera body having a lens mount attachment part to which the lens mount of the lens is detachably attached, information receiving part for receiving the information for full-aperture metering error compensation from the information transmitting part of the lens, and a mode setting part for selecting one of various exposure modes including an automatic exposure mode. When the information receiving part receives no information for full-aperture metering error compensation or information that the aperture is controlled at the lens side from the information transmitting part in a state where the lens is attached to the camera body, the mode setting part enables the automatic exposure mode to be set, and the automatic diaphragm part forcibly sets an aperture to a full-aperture condition.
Patent GB-2334151-A (GB)
Title: Circuit board injector/ejector device
Inventor: QUARRELL GRAHAM GEORGE
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 1998-02-05
Abstract: An injector/ejector device 1 is provided to insert a printed circuit board to which it is attached into a sub rack or card frame. The injector/ejector device 1 includes a first member 5 having a back plate 6 which is secured to a front panel of the circuit board (not shown) and a forwardly projecting web 8 having a transverse groove 9 therein in which a latch 10 is pivotally engaged. A lever member 14 is pivoted on the first member 5 by means of an axle 15 and a torsion spring 13 biasses the latch member 10 so that when the board has been inserted and pressed fully rearwardly by clockwise movement of the lever member 14 a latch projection 10a of the latch member 10 engages in front of a latch projection 14a of the lever member 14 to maintain the fully rearward position of the latch member 14 and thus the fully inserted position of the board.
Patent GB-2322120-A (GB)
Title: Containers
Inventor: MALCOLM HOWARD DUDLEY
IPC: B65D81/26
Filed: 1998-02-17
Abstract: A container e.g. for produce in a supermarket has a base wall (20) to which is secured a moisture absorbent layer of material (22). The material is retained by means of a perforated film (23) that is secured to the base wall by means of heat sealing. Unwanted moisture of fluid is removed from sight in the packaged product.
Patent GB-2336834-A (GB)
Title: Reusable tissue dispensing system
Inventor: BATCHELOR SALLY FIONA
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 1998-05-01
Abstract: A tissue dispensing system comprises a reusable box, preferably folded from a blank, having a dispensing opening 30 and an open end closed by left and right flaps 60,70 a bottom flap 50 and a top flap 40. The top flap 40 has a tongue flap 42 for releasable retention in a slit 52 along a hinge line of the bottom flap 50.