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Patent GB-2265310-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of fibrotic disorders with mannose phosphates
Inventor: FERGUSON MARK WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: A61K31/715
Filed: 1993-03-16
Abstract: Mannose-6- and 1-phosphates and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and bioprecursors thereof are useful in the treatment of fibrotic disorders. They accelerate wound healing and the 6-phosphate also prevents or mitigates scar formation. Appropriate formulations of the mannose phosphates are creams, gels, sterile solutions, wound dressings or implants.
Patent GB-2281684-A (GB)
Title: Fishing hooks
Inventor: BRAMLEY ALLAN
IPC: A01K85/00
Filed: 1993-09-11
Abstract: A fishing hook, which is capable of indicating to a fisherman that a fish has been attracted to his bait or fly and could have been "hooked" but which results in minimal, or even no, damage to the fish, comprises a shank portion (1) having formed at one end a curved hook portion (3) which incorporates an unpointed free end. The unpointed free end may be an eve (7), a rounded or substantially flat head (9), (Figure 3) a bead (13) (Fig. 5) or a tube (15), (Fig. 6) which, being blunt and unpointed, is unable to penetrate the fish thus causing minimal damage. Furthermore, a conventional hook may be converted by placing a bead or sleeve over its pointed portion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273958-A (GB)
Title: Pumping multiphase fluid.
Inventor: GIANNESINI JEAN-FRANCOIS
IPC: E21B43/34
Filed: 1993-12-08
Abstract: A method for conveying fluid from a fluid or effluent sources to a destination in a same pipe, this fluid having at least a liquid phase and at least a gaseous phase, the composition of the fluid being expressed at any time by the value of the volumetric ratio GLR of the gaseous phase to the liquid phase, by using a pumping means (P) 8 designed to transfer to the fluid sufficient pressure to ensure that it is conveyed to the point of destination as long as the GLR value is below a given value and compression means (CP) 5, comprising:     - ascertaining the GLR value of the fluid, - diverting a fraction at least of the gaseous phase to the compression means (CP) to transfer to the fraction sufficient pressure to ensure movement as long as the value of the volumetric ratio GLR is situated above the threshold value (VS), and - recombining as appropriate almost all the gaseous phase with the fluid from the pumping means (P) (8) and the whole, consisting of the gaseous phase and the fluid, is conveyed by a single pipe 20 to the point of destination, the whole of the re-combined fluid having at least a gaseous part.   Controller 22 operates pump and compressor 8, 5 and valves 18, 19 in response to signals from the level sensor 21 which may have two differential pressure sensors inside the (separation) tank 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286005-A (GB)
Title: Frames for windows and doors
Inventor: HEATH RICHARD JAMES
IPC: E06B1/52
Filed: 1994-01-19
Abstract: An outer frame 5 for a casement window has openings 3, 4 with internal and external rebates 51, 52 for mounting an outward opening sash light 1 in the external rebate 52 of the upper opening 3 and a fixed glazing light 2 secured by internal beading 54 in the internal rebate 51 of the lower opening 4. The rebates 51, 52 are provided by upstands 50 which extend around the inner periphery of each opening 3, 4 between the front and rear walls of the frame 5, and the rebates 51, 52 which are not used are fitted with a trim strip 55 or 55'. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275302-A (GB)
Title: Door locking flush handle assembly
Inventor: YAMADA KENICHI
IPC: E05B13/10
Filed: 1994-02-18
Abstract: A door locking handle assembly of the pull-out and side-swinging lever-action type is disclosed. In the assembly, when a handle (19) is pushed into a front concave portion (6) of a casing (4), the handle (19) can be reliably held in its retracted position. A push button (27) is pivotally mounted on a front end portion of the handle (4) and has a catch (29) which engages a keep (35). When the push button (27) is swingably depressed, the handle (19) is released to project from the casing (4) by means of a spring (18). The thus projected handle (19) is side-swung to release the main catch plate (11) of the locking shaft (12). In the assembly having the above construction a lock unit (31) is housed in a front-end portion of the handle (19). A lock plate (33) turns with the rotor (32) of the lock unit (31) when the handle (19) is pushed into the casings (4) and abuts on the leg portion (28) of the push button (27) to prevent the button being actuated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275198-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for irradiating an area with a controllable pattern of light
Inventor: SHANKS IAN ALEXANDER
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 1994-02-18
Abstract: Apparatus for irradiating an area with a controllable pattern of light comprises a laser or light source (2), which illuminates a spatial light modulator (6). The resulting spatially modulated light then passes to a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer beam-splitter (10) which reflects it to an image surface (13) of an endoscope (12). The endoscope relays it to another image surface (40) whence it is focussed on the area (22) to be irradiated. This light may he used for photodynamic therapy. In other embodiments the modulator (6) may be omitted and the light emitted from light source (2) controlled in other ways. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277430-A (GB)
Title: A bag for curing food
Inventor: TIRKKONEN TAPANI
IPC: A23B4/044
Filed: 1993-10-14
Abstract: The present invention concerns a bag for curing food which will he placed into the bag, said bag being made from a heat-resistant, foldable material, preferably from metal foil or paper or similar material coated with a metal film. Conventionally, simultaneous flavoring and curing of food is awkward. The interior of the bag (1) according to the invention contains material releasing flavoring gas, whereby desired flavoring of food curing inside the bag is attained. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279232-A (GB)
Title: Blast containment structures
Inventor: FERRAR ANDREW NICHOLAS
IPC: F42D5/045
Filed: 1994-05-25
Abstract: A blast containment structure e.g. refuse bin, post box, comprises an enclosure (10) having a wall (12) formed of a plurality of overlying sheets. Each sheet is formed of high tenacity fusible elements, surface elements of adjacent sheets being fused together to join the sheets to one another. The sheet may comprise a woven cloth formed from polypropylene filaments coated with a layer of propylene copolymer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290401-A (GB)
Title: Electronic information providing device
Inventor: CHANG CITRON
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 1994-06-08
Abstract: An electronic information providing device such as an electronic dictionary includes a housing (50) with a slot (10) for receiving removably an integrated circuit card (40). A cover (20) is mounted detachably to the housing (50) for covering the card slot (10), and is formed with a switch actuator (21) which actuates a switch unit (30) so as to enable a main circuit system (3) when the cover (20) is mounted on the housing (50). The switch unit (30) disables the main circuit system (3) when the cover (20) is removed from the housing (50). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280238-A (GB)
Title: Fluid connector
Inventor: SAITO SHUNICHI
IPC: F16L37/35
Filed: 1994-07-06
Abstract: A fluid connector (1) comprising a socket (2), a plug (39) and a mechanism for locking the plug (39) in the socket which has an axial passage (6) and a first valve mechanism (10, 22), for opening and closing the passage (6). The first valve mechanism includes a stem (9) having one end fixed to the socket (2) and the other end formed with a valve seat (10), a sleeve-like slide member (17) movable in the axial passage (6) a first packing (22) provided on the slide member, for opening and closing the passage (6) in cooperation with the valve seat (10), and means (19) for urging the slide member (17) toward the valve seat (10) and causing it to abut the first packing. The plug (39) being insertable in the socket (2) is formed with axial holes. A second valve mechanism (46, 50) for opening and closing the axial hole (51) is provided in the plug and includes a valve member (46) slidably provided in the plug and urged towards a second packing (49) in the end portion thereof for retaining the valve member (46) and closing the axial hole (51) in cooperation with the valve member (46). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281824-A (GB)
Title: A resonant DC-DC converter
Inventor: ARCHER MICHAEL PATRICK
IPC: H02M3/28
Filed: 1994-08-18
Abstract: A resonant converter for changing the magnitude of a DC voltage compnses a transformer having a core 24 with at least three legs, a primary winding 13, 14 on a first leg 32, control switch means 19, 20 for switching the primary winding, the first leg including a secondary winding 15, 16, rectifying means 21, 22 for rectifying currents in the secondary winding, a control winding 11, 12 being provided on a second leg 30 of the core and responsive to load current, an air gap 25 being provided in a third leg 34 of the core, a tank winding 10 linked magnetically to the control winding and a tank capacitor 17 coupled in parallel with the tank winding. The switch means 19, 20 may be MOSFET's. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284730-A (GB)
Title: Computer having automatic setting function of static routing information
Inventor: AIKAWA HIDEYUKI
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 1994-09-07
Abstract: A computer provided with a routing information collecting unit 1f which collects the dynamic routing information flowing in the network. The collected routing information is set in the routing table 1e as static routing information by a setting unit 1g. The routing unit performs the routing referring to the routing table. Further, it is possible to provide an information collection timing determining unit 1h or an information collection completion determining unit 1i so as to determine the timing of the collection of the routing information or the completion of the collection of the information. Further, it is possible to provide an optimum route discriminating unit 1j and a default generating unit 1k to determine the optimum gateway and to generate the default routing information. By this, static routing information can be set automatically without human intervention and flexibly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285925-A (GB)
Title: Novel attenuated pseudomonas aeruginosa strains
Inventor: LEE NAM JOONG
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 1994-06-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel safe attenuated Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains obtained by isolating Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a pure state according to Fisher-Devlin immunotype and then repeatedly purifying the isolated strain, particularly CFCPA 10142 (KCCM 10029), CFCPA 20215 (KCCM 10030), CFCPA 30720 (KCCM 10031), CFCPA 40057 (KCCM 10032), CFCPA 50243 (KCCM 10033), CFCPA 60534 (KCCM 10034) and CFCPA 70018 (KCCM 10035) strains. In addition the present invention relates to a vaccine for immunization against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection which includes cell wall proteins having molecular weight ranging from 10,000 to 100,000, obtained from the attenuated Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, a therapeutic agent for treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection containing immunoglobulin(s) induced by the cell wall proteins in an experimental animal, and methods of their preparation. The cell wall protein component of the attenuated strain is non-pathogenic and safe and exhibits excellent antibody formation and is useful for preparation of a vaccine and therapeutic agent. The cell wall proteins exhibit an excellent cross-protective capacity for various Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains and a superior antibody inducing property.
Patent GB-2286452-A (GB)
Title: Device for inflating life jackets and the like
Inventor: GLASA STEFAN
IPC: B63B7/08
Filed: 1995-02-13
Abstract: A device for inflating life jackets and the like comprises a piercing portion 23 for piercing the diaphragm sealing a cartridge of pressurized gas, the piercing portion being movable towards the diaphragm by the force of a spring 35 which is held in a pretensioned postition by a retaining means 46 which is released when a sensor 73 transmits an electrical signal indicating the presence of water. Preferably the releasing unit 11 containing the sensor and releasing means is separate from the housing 10 of the portion including the piercing portion and spring. The action of screwing the cartridge into the bore 19 of the housing 10 may tension the spring 35. An alternative arrangement is also described where the electric sensor is replaced by a water soluble tablet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305208-A (GB)
Title: A roof hip ladder
Inventor: ATKINS MICHAEL HAROLD
IPC: E06C1/34
Filed: 1995-09-18
Abstract: A roof hip ladder is an arched frame which connects together in sections and seats over the hip of the roof and hooks over the ridge to secure by means of a hook and a swivel T anchor bar. The ladder provides easy and safe access to carry out work to the hip tiles on roofs with various pitches and lengths.
Patent GB-2307266-A (GB)
Title: Fall arrest system
Inventor: LUKE MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: E04G21/32
Filed: 1995-11-17
Abstract: A fall arrest system that reduces the risk of a fallen worker injuring himself by swinging into an object comprises an arcuate beam (9) and an elongate beam (13). The arcuate beam (9) and elongate beam (13) are movable relative to beams (7) so that they may be positioned above the object under maintenance. The free end of a pivotable beam (15) is movably supported by the arcuate beam (9) and can be locked in a position relative to the arcuate beam (9). Fall arrest devices (not shown) are movable in the longitudinal direction of the pivotable beams (15) and along the length of the elongate beam (13).
Patent GB-2296509-A (GB)
Title: Method for mounting pantyhose blanks
Inventor: TSUCHIYA MASATAKA
IPC: D06C5/00
Filed: 1995-12-28
Abstract: A device for loading legs of pantyhose and transferring them to a machine (21, 23) for slitting and sewing the legs together comprises pairs of upper and lower plates (37) on which a pair of legs are loaded manually and means (32, 33) for indexing the plates to a station for orientating the legs and then to a transfer station. At the orientating station driver rolls (54) rotate the legs around their plates (37) till a mark on each leg is detected at the correct circumferential position, thus ensuring correct alignment for slitting. At the transfer station the whole welt or panty portion of each leg is first fed on to the plates (37) by driver roll (56). Then the legs are transferred by means (68) from the plates (37) to the holder plates (24, 25) of the slitting/sewing machine. In a modified embodiment a central loading device in turntable form services two slitting/sewing machines. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2313630-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injection pump
Inventor: COLLINGBORN PETER ALBAN GEORGE
IPC: F02M41/14
Filed: 1996-05-28
Abstract: A rotary fuel injection pump comprises a rotor 1 with at least one diametrically extending bore 4 and a pair of opposed pumping plungers 2,3 reciprocating in the or each bore and defining a pumping chamber there between. The radially inner end regions of the plungers are relieved to provide at least one land 11 for supporting the plunger for sliding movement within its associated bore 4, the relieved areas (12,13 etc. Figs. 2-8) being in fluid communication with the pumping chamber and having an axial length such that, in all possible positions which the plungers can adopt, a portion of at least one relieved area is in register with at least part of a fuel supply passage 9 to permit flow of fuel from the fuel supply passage 9 to the pumping chamber. Thus, the relieved areas prevent the fuel supply passage from becoming blocked by a pump plunger when the pump rotor 1 comes to rest with the plungers located substantially vertically. With the plungers so located, the upper plunger tends to slide down the cylinder under the action of gravity, but is prevented from blocking the fuel supply passage by the relieved areas.
Patent GB-2310088-A (GB)
Title: Surface mount connector promoting capilliary action
Inventor: LEGRADY JANOS
IPC: H01R12/57
Filed: 1997-02-11
Abstract: One and two piece surface mount pin constructions include excess solder receiving channels 22, 24. In the one piece construction an elongate channel is provided through a tubular pin 12 which is flared 16 or swaged at the lower end 34 to form a base 18. In the two piece construction a solid pin 27 is provided at a lower end with a uniform cross section in the form of a regular polygon, such as a square, hexagon or octagon. The resulting edges are press-fit against an internal surface of a sleeve which is also swaged at a lower end to form a base. The spaces between the sleeve and the flat or convex surfaces on the captured end of the pin provide the solder-receiving channels. A bead or shoulder on the pins can provide a stop for a vacuum nozzle. When a flared upper lip is used for this purpose it can also serve as a reservoir or well to receive excess solder beyond the amount that can be received in the channels.
Patent GB-2313578-A (GB)
Title: Mounting structure for vehicle frame assembly
Inventor: BONNVILLE KENNETH J
IPC: B62D21/09
Filed: 1997-05-30
Abstract: A mounting structure (21) is adapted for use in a vehicle frame assembly. The mounting structure (21) is formed as a one-piece body. Preferably the body is formed of cast aluminum alloy. The body includes a recess having a C-shaped cross section for disposing the mounting structure (21) about a vehicle side rail (17). The body also includes a plurality of mounts (38, 39, 53, 68, 80) for securing vehicle components to the mounting structure (21).
Patent GB-2312911-A (GB)
Title: A tool for retrieving a completion tool
Inventor: DINHOBLE DANIEL E
IPC: E21B23/04
Filed: 1995-01-25
Abstract: A retrieving tool for retrieving a completion tool comprises an open cylindrical housing 214 having an inner diameter which is sized such that the housing may be disposed surroundingly over the completion tool to protect the completion tool during retrieval; and retrieval means in the form of a lug ring 228 rotatably mounted on the interior of the housing so that lugs 230 of the ring will line up with slots on the completion tool for mating connection with the completion tool. In a preferred embodiment the housing ends in a hooked section 222 having spaced radial segments of milling material 226.
Patent GB-2316110-A (GB)
Title: Metal face seal for earth boring bits
Inventor: LIN CHIH
IPC: E21B10/22
Filed: 1997-08-05
Abstract: An earth-boring bit has a bit body, at least one cantilevered bearing shaft 31, including a base and a cylindrical journal bearing surface extending inwardly and downwardly from the bit body, and at least one cutter 33 mounted for rotation on the cylindrical journal bearing surface of the bearing shaft 31. A seal assembly 42 is disposed between the cylindrical journal bearing surface and the cutter proximally to the base of the cantilevered bearing shaft. The seal assembly 42 includes at least one rigid seal ring 52,60 having a seal face 56 in contact with a second seal face 58. A selected one of the seal faces 56,58 is at least partially formed of a hard ceramic type material with the other seal face being formed of a relatively softer material to provide improved wear resistance for the seal assembly.
Patent GB-2318140-A (GB)
Title: Preform cutting element having chip-breaking formation
Inventor: TAYLOR MALCOLM ROY
IPC: E21B10/56
Filed: 1997-10-10
Abstract: A preform cutting element for a rotary drag-type drill bit comprises a front facing table (10) of superhard material having a front surface (14), a peripheral surface, a rear surface bonded to a substrate (11) of less hard material and a cutting edge (12) formed by at least part of the junction between the front surface and the peripheral surface. The front surface of the facing table is formed with a chip breaking formation (15) which is located adjacent a part of the cutting edge. The formation is shaped such that cuttings formed at the cutting edge are deflected transversely of the cutting face. The chip breaking formation may comprise a groove, a rebate, a ridge or an insert.
Patent GB-2330923-A (GB)
Title: Transaction manager
Inventor: JENSEN JAN SANDER
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 1997-10-28
Abstract: A transaction manager includes a dispatcher (22) connected to an input queue (19), one or more output queues and one or more processing module queues (11' to 17'). The transaction manager includes input data handling means (18'), responsive to transaction requests received from one or more clients, to place said transaction requests on said input queue. The transaction requests include a service code, indicative of the transaction type, and data specific to a transaction. The manager includes one or more processing modules (11 to 17), the or each processing module associated with a respective processing module queue and being adapted to process processing module queue entries and place any result of said processing on the input queue. The manager further includes output data handling means (18") connected to the or each output queue for forwarding output queue entries to respective clients. The dispatcher is responsive to a service code to place a transaction request on one or more of said processing module queues, and is responsive to a result to place said result on a selected one of the or each output queue.
Patent GB-2319011-A (GB)
Title: Transport apparatus
Inventor: ISHIKAWA SHINJI
IPC: B65G17/06
Filed: 1997-11-04
Abstract: A transport apparatus comprises two rails 14, 17 arranged side by side for supporting right and left metal wheels of a truck 18. At least one of the rails 14, 17 is a truck transport moveable rail 17 moveable longitudinally. A portion of the moveable rail, including at least a rail tread (35, fig.2) is made of elastic material. Each of the blocks (35, fig.2) which form the moveable rail 17 preferably comprises a base plate (61, fig.3) and a rubber main body (62, fig.3) bonded to the surface of the base plate. The tread of the moveable rail may be formed by blocks (35, fig.5) which have a recess formed therein or are different in height (35, fig.6) in order to provide increased tractive force.
Patent GB-2322579-A (GB)
Title: A grinding plate for a hand-held tool
Inventor: PFAUNDLER JULIAN
IPC: B24B23/04
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: A grinding plate 17 with dust extraction means for a hand-held tool (Fig 1, 10) has a flexurally stiff plate 23 on its top side fixedly connected to which is a plate 24 on the underside made of soft material, the plate 23 on the top side being covered substantially over its entire top surface with a soft seating layer 34. The seating layer 34 provides a seal between the grinding plate 17 and the tool (Fig. 1,10) to reduce dust and air leakage as well as providing damping and compensation for manufacturing tolerances. Flanges 36 and 37 are preferably provided on the seating layer 34 and the seating layer 34 is preferably made in one piece with the plate 24 on the underside from a homogenous foam such as polyurethane foam. The top surface of the plate 23 on the top side may be drawn upwards out of the plane of the plate in regions of fastening holes and be substantially free from the seating layer in these regions (Fig. 7).