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Patent FR-952197-A (FR)
IPC: G03F1/54
Filed: 1947-08-20
Granted: 1949-11-10
Abstract: 676,834. Hydraulic brakes. FIAT SOC. PER AZIONI, and BALDWIN, P. S. May 3, 1950 [May 4, 1949; April 21, 1950], No. 10925/50. Class 103 (i). In a master cylinder for hydraulic brakes, when the pressure is being supplied to the brake cylinders through connection 2, the connection 3 to the reservoir is sealed off by means of freely floating valve elements 4, 5, 6 located between the end of the cylinder and a stopring 9, which may be a spring ring of annular form. In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the valve element 4 is an elastic ring of smaller diameter than the cylinder bore, the ring 5 a metallic spacer element, and element 6 an elastic sealing ring having a convex outer surface of maximum diameter normally slightly greater than the cylinder bore. Located between element 4 and the stop-ring 9 is a cup-like thrustmember 16 having in its end a reduced bore of such size that when the piston 12 is operated to apply the brakes the resistance of the fluid to flow through the bore is such that the member 16 is moved and compresses the elements 4, 5, 6 sufficiently to seal off the reservoir connection 3. In Fig. 5 there is a plunger shaft 17 of smaller diameter than the cylinder bore and the thrust member is in the form of an axially-bored piston 25. Fig. 7 shows a similar arrangement with a normal size piston 12 and in both Figs. 5 and 7 the pressure-fluid passes out of the brake cylinder connection 2 without having to pass through the restriction in the thrust member.
Patent GB-2348744-A (GB)
Title: Electrical coupling
Inventor: GEARING HUGH
IPC: H01R25/16
Filed: 2000-02-04
Abstract: An electrical coupling for use in electric lighting or power circuit systems comprises a connector and a counterpart 15 which may have respective sets of in-line terminals (14, 16) which are registered with each other by push insertion of one member into the other. The connector (figure 1, not shown) is provided with gripper portions (17, 18) which may be located axially outboard of the in-line terminals. The connector can be manipulated for insertion and withdrawal by the gripper portions. At least one (17) of the gripper portions is associated with a latching mechanism (19) in such a way that pressure on that gripper portion operates the latching mechanism. The latching mechanism (19) has a latch bolt (22) for engaging a detent (22) of the counterpart, both latch mechanism (17) and detent (22) are concealed. Terminal (16) in the counterpart (15) may be located within cylindrical sleeves (16a) and extend to a circuit board of an electric lighting or power circuit rail (figure 1, not shown). The latch mechanism (19) may be formed in an insert (13) of the connector, The insert having bores containing contacts which terminate in grub screws.
Patent GB-2349833-A (GB)
Title: Crane
Inventor: BAKER ALAN
IPC: A63H17/12
Filed: 2000-03-01
Abstract: A crane has a base comprising upper part 12 rotatable on a vertical axis 16 about fixed lower part 10. Arm 18 is horizontally pivoted 14 on the upper part. A linkage is pivotable relative to the arm and includes first link 22 moving parallel to the arm, second link 24 pivotally interconnecting the arm and first link 22 at a point adjacent to the base and third link 26 pivotally interconnecting the arm and the other end of the first link. Optionally the linkage may include a fourth link 30 and fifth link 32 as shown below. Hook 34 is attached to the end of the third or fifth link. In operation, pivoting of the arm about the base moves the hook in a vertical circle centred on the horizontal axis, whereas manipulation of the linkage varies the radius of the circle and the reach of the hook. The crane can either be a full size machine, wherein rotation of the arm and movement of the linkage are controlled by electric motors, or a toy operated by hand lever 20 to rotate the arm and either hand lever 28 or hand-wheel (42) to operate the linkage.
Patent GB-2353288-A (GB)
Title: Spot cleaning compositions useful for cleaning garments and textiles
Inventor: LANDY KATHLEEN ELIZABETH
IPC: C11D3/386
Filed: 2000-06-19
Abstract: Compositions particularly useful for the localized cleaning of stains from garments and textiles comprise<BR> <UL ST="a"> <LI>t least one detersive surfactant ; <LI>n organic solvent ; <LI>dispersant material ; <LI>thickener and water. </UL> Enzymes may also be present.
Patent GB-2352525-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat weight measuring device
Inventor: AOKI HIROSHI
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2000-07-27
Abstract: To measure the weight of a vehicle seat, including the weight of a person sitting on the seat, load sensors 50 are arranged to measure the load applied between seat-supporting rails 7 and base plates 21 secured to the vehicle body. To prevent preloading of a load sensor 50 as a result of variations in the alignment and spacing of the base plates 21 and seat rails 7 due to manufacturing tolerances, each seat rail 7 applies the load to the sensor 50 through pin brackets 25 and Z-arms 23. Each pin bracket 25 has vertically and horizontally elongate holes 25c which absorb vertical and longitudinal misalignment and there is lateral spacing between the pin bracket 25 and the Z-arm 23 to absorb side-to-side misalignment. The load sensor 50 is engaged between the forked ends 23j of a pair a Z-arms 23.
Patent GB-2358695-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: APPLEFORD DAVID ERIC
IPC: F16K5/18
Filed: 1999-08-25
Abstract: A rotary valve for blocking opposed apertures of a valve body includes a central assembly (202) comprising laterally offset hemi-cylindrical first camming surfaces (22) on an exterior of a rotatable spool (102) and substantially hemi-cylindrical seal plates with hemi-cylindrical first cam following surfaces (42) which engage the first camming surfaces (22). Stop pins fixed to the valve body run in rebates (224) in the seal plates (106) to limit rotation of the seal plates to 90{. Each of four clearance members (206) is supported by a wedging block (218) loosely located in a recess (212) in the spool (102), slidingly extends through a radial slot (208) in one of the seal plates and prevents the spool (102) jamming the seal plates against an inner face of the valve body during closing of the valve until a projecting end (228) of the clearance member (206) enters a recess in the valve body.
Patent GB-2358232-A (GB)
Title: Torsional vibration dampers
Inventor: COOKE RICHARD DAVID MAITLAND
IPC: F16F15/139
Filed: 2000-08-15
Abstract: A torsional vibration damper (16) for use in drive lines having an input member (17) for connection with an associated engine and an output member (26) for connection with an associated driveline, these members being relatively rotatable via a support bearing (30) acting therebetween against the action of a torsional damping means to damp torsional vibrations in the associated driveline. The torsional damping means is in the form of circumferentially disposed springs (18) acting to oppose relative rotation of the input and output members and a linkage means (28, 35) interconnecting the input and output members and which generates a speed dependent damping effect. The springs and linkage means are located side by side in an axial sense. The damper may be used in combination with an Electro-magnetic combined Starter. Alternator and Damping unit (10) and in particular mounted within a rotor element (11) of such a unit.
Patent GB-2377283-A (GB)
Title: Initialising dependent modules
Inventor: HUBERT PATRICK
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2001-04-10
Abstract: A method of initialising application instructions on a processing system. An application (<B>602</B>) comprises a number of dynamically shared objects or modules. Each of these modules may include data structures (<B>614</B>) that require initialisation. Modules are dependent upon each other, and a module initialisation order is identified by automatically registering a module's dependencies in an initialisation list (<B>608</B>) during module loading, processing module dependencies to identify all dependencies, and generating an initialisation schedule (<B>609</B>). Module initialisation (<B>506</B>) is then performed. Plug-in modules can be loaded and initialised after the application has started, and the plug-in schedule is appended to the initialisation schedule. Finalisation is performed in reverse order, when the application is closed.
Patent GB-2358370-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing slices of bulk foodstuff materials
Inventor: BAUR WILHELM
IPC: A23L13/60
Filed: 1999-08-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing slices of bulk foodstuff materials, whereby one of said materials is a cheese preparation. A bulk material is transformed into slices by means of rollers, belts or disks. After or while the bulk material is being pressed flat or applied in a flat position to form a layer with a given thickness, specific or non-specific parts of said bulk material are not applied to the layer or are pushed so much that cavities, holes and/or open points are created. The cavities, holes and/or open points are filled with at least one second bulk material that is different in kind or colour from the first bulk material.
Patent GB-2359218-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling transmission parameters of home network stations
Inventor: JUNG KYONGSOO MICHAEL
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 1999-05-14
Abstract: A physical layer transceiver of a home network station connected to a telephone medium has an architecture enabling adaptation of detection circuitry based on received network signals to enable reliable recovery of data signals. The physical layer transceiver includes an input amplifier that amplifies network signals according to one of 128 gain settings set by a receiver gain control signal. A signal conditioning circuit includes an envelope detector configured for outputting an envelope of the amplified received signal, and an energy detector configured for outputting an energy signal of the amplified received signals. The envelope signal and the energy signal are supplied to slicer threshold circuits, configured for outputting noise, peak, data event and energy event signals based on noise threshold, peak threshold, data transition threshold, and energy threshold signals, respectively. A digital controller controls the input amplifier gain and the threshold values, and adjusts the gain and threshold values based on the noise event signal and the peak event signal within an access ID (AID) interval. A link controller monitors the number of errors in received data packets, and causes the media access controller and physical layer transceiver to output AID command packets that signal a transmitting station to reduce transmit data rate or increase transmit power to improve reception reliability on the telephone line medium.
Patent GB-2359711-A (GB)
Title: xDSL modem having time domain filter for ISI mitigation
Inventor: SIMEON RICHARD
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2000-09-11
Abstract: An xDSL communication system having a reduced number of digital filter coefficients. The full-length equalizer channel impulse response is truncated by first selecting a subset of contiguous filter samples (130) followed by windowing (140) and covolving (150) with a time domain representation of a frequency domain filter. The result is a shorter equalizer having fewer coefficients so as to improve data transmission rate.
Patent GB-2375359-A (GB)
Title: Fixing wedge for lead flashing
Inventor: PACKMANN MAURICE
IPC: E04D13/14
Filed: 2001-05-11
Abstract: A tapered toothed wedge of reinforced plastics co-operates with a packing wedge to grip and fix lead flashing into a masonry joint. The toothed side of the wedge is used to grip the lead, the other, smooth, side of the wedge slides against the packing wedge, so that the lead is forced inwards into the joint.
Patent GB-2377870-A (GB)
Title: Generating confidence data when rendering surfaces of a 3D object
Inventor: BAUMBERG ADAM MICHAEL
IPC: G06T15/20
Filed: 2001-05-18
Abstract: A representation of an object's (<B>56</B>) surface is rendered as seen from a particular viewpoint. Combining a number of such representations (<B>50-55</B>) from different viewpoints generates a 3D image. A rendered surface which is square on to a viewpoint is likely to be highly accurately rendered, and can be depended upon when producing an image from a different, but nearby viewpoint. A surface which is side on to a viewpoint is poorly rendered, and cannot be relied upon to produce an image from a different, squarer, viewpoint. Confidence data is applied which is indicative of how much weighting should be given to a particular part of a surface of a 3D object rendered from a particular viewpoint. Rendered surfaces from different viewpoints can be used in varying ratios based on the confidence values to accurately render the 3D object surface as seen from any arbitrary viewpoint.
Patent GB-2362644-A (GB)
Title: Yttrium chromite chromia thermistors
Inventor: SORG DAVID J
IPC: H01C7/13
Filed: 1999-11-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to rare earth elemental thermistors and compositions useful for making such thermistors. In particular, it relates to yttrium and chromium oxide based thermistor systems having at least two phases: YCro<SB>3</SB> and Cr<SB>2</SB>O<SB>3</SB> and their use for measuring temperature.
Patent GB-2376892-A (GB)
Title: Medical needle removal device
Inventor: COOLEY STEPHEN FRANCIS GERARD
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2001-06-28
Abstract: Apparatus (10) for the removal of a needle assembly A having a needle hub H which is screw-threadedly engaged with a syringe S, said apparatus (10) comprising a housing (11) having an opening (16) for insertion of the needle assembly A and adjacent portion of the syringe, a socket (19) mounted within the housing (11) in alignment with the opening (16) with a cavity (22) shaped to receive the hub H and a coaxial through-bore (23) to accommodate the needle. The socket (19) holds the hub rotationally fast allowing the syringe S and needle assembly A to be unscrewed, and an ejector means (51) located in the housing ejects the unscrewed needle assembly A from the socket (19) into a collection container (42) located within the housing (11).
Patent GB-2377212-A (GB)
Title: Descriptive contents cover for gas cylinders used in diving
Inventor: AARONOVITCH PAUL
IPC: F17C13/00
Filed: 2001-07-03
Abstract: A descriptive contents cover extends from point 3 to point 4 on the cylinder neck, covering the whole circumference. It is open ended to enable exposure of the pillar valve 2 and the main body of the cylinder 13. The top opening 3 has a smaller diameter than that of the bottom opening 4, to enable close fitting. The cover, if made in latex, can be vulcanised white in sections to indicate a breathing air, painted with variety of rubber paint colours or left natural black. This can be supplemented with individual colour indicators, preferably made in plastic, 10 that slide in place by means of two separate lips at points 11 and 12.
Patent GB-2378066-A (GB)
Title: A zeroed TFT inverter-type comparator with two input capacitors
Inventor: TAM SIMON
IPC: H03K5/24
Filed: 2001-07-23
Abstract: A CMOS inverter pair of polycrystalline transistors Q1,Q11 is zeroed prior to comparison by the switch Q6. When zeroing is complete, the input switches Q3 and Q10 are enabled to couple the input signals to the inverter through the capacitors C1 and C2. An output buffer Q5,Q9 and an output holding circuit Q7,C3,Q2,Q12 are provided. The zeroing technique reduces the effect of the large spread in threshold voltages exhibited by TFT devices.
Patent GB-2371146-A (GB)
Title: Dual damascene interconnect between conducting layers of integrated circuit
Inventor: ADEBANJO RICHARDSON O
IPC: H01L21/822
Filed: 2001-08-31
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor layer (14) which may include a MOSFET (18), a conductive metallisation level (62c), and a dielectric layer (64b). An electrical contact (74a) having a wide portion and a narrow portion (such as dual damascene contact) passes through the dielectric layer (64b) between the metallisation level (62c) and the semiconductor layer (14). The integrated circuit may include a further insulating layer (80) and dielectric layer (78) between the electrical contact (74) and the metallisation layer (88) to form a capacitor (70). The electrical contact (74) may connect conductive members (62) of different levels in the structure, and may comprise tungsten, titanium or titanium nitride. The metallisation level (62c) may comprise aluminium. A method of manufacturing the structure is also disclosed where the contact (74a) is formed by forming an opening with narrow and wide portions, and then filling the opening with conductive material.
Patent GB-2380015-A (GB)
Title: Resource allocation using electronic contracts
Inventor: SALLE MATHIAS JEAN RENE
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: A method of optimising the allocation of resources by a supplier in the event of the supplier being unable to fulfil one or more of a plurality of contractual obligations determines the gain to the supplier in respect of each contractual obligation were it to be fulfilled; determines the penalty that would be incurred by the supplier in respect of each contractual obligation were it not to be fulfilled; and determines the combination of contractual obligations for which their fulfilment would give the greatest utility to the supplier, utility being defined as the total gain to the supplier as a result of resources allocated minus the total penalty incurred by the supplier as a consequence of unfulfilled contractual obligations. The method may take into account anticipated future resources in determining the combination of contractual obligations for which their fulfilment, at the present time or in the future, would maximise the overall utility to the supplier.
Patent GB-2363721-A (GB)
Title: Skin-friendly absorbent articles and compositions
Inventor: KRZYSIK DUANE GERARD
IPC: A61Q19/00
Filed: 2000-04-20
Abstract: A superior skin barrier enhancing body facing material on an absorbent article, can be made applying, on the outer surface of the body facing material, a melted lipid-enriched hydrophilic composition comprising a hydrophilic solvent, a high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, a fatty alcohol (C<SB>14</SB> - C<SB>30</SB> or greater), humectant, an oil-in-water emulsifying surfactant having an HLB range greater than 7, a sterol or sterol derivative, and a natural fat or oil, and thereafter resolidifying the composition to form a distribution of solid compositon on the outer surface of the body facing material.
Patent GB-2382586-A (GB)
Title: Fabric treatment compositions
Inventor: MCRITCHIE ALLAN CAMPBELL
IPC: C11D3/50
Filed: 2001-12-03
Abstract: A solid particulate fabric-treatment composition comprises: <SL> <LI>(a) a first perfume component comprising a pro-perfume compound that is the product of a reaction between an amino-functional compound comprising at least one primary and/or secondary amine group and an amine-reactive perfume molecule comprising a ketone and/or an aldehyde functionality; and <LI>(b) a second perfume component comprising: <SL> <LI>(i) at least 30% by weight of the second perfume component of volatile perfume molecules having: <SL> <LI>(i) a boiling point of less than 250{C; and <LI>(ii) a clogP value of greater than 2; and <LI>(iii) an odour detection threshold of less than 50 parts per billion; and </SL> <LI>(ii) less than 35% by weight of the second perfume component of non-volatile perfume molecules having: <SL> <LI>(i) a boiling point of greater than 250{C; and <LI>(ii) a clogP value of greater than 3; and <LI>(iii) an odour detection threshold less than 50 parts per billion; and </SL> <LI>(c) optionally, adjunct detergent components; </SL> </SL> wherein, the composition comprises particles that comprise at least 1% by weight of the particle of the first perfume component and less than 1% by weight of the particle of the second perfume component. Other standard laundry detergent components may be present.
Patent GB-2383993-A (GB)
Title: Food and drink container having insulated compartments
Inventor: JAAP WILLIAM
IPC: B65D5/49
Filed: 2001-12-06
Abstract: A container for items of food or drink includes a separator (20) for dividing its interior into at least two compartments which are thermally insulated from each other. As shown, the separator is formed from a sheet of corrugated cardboard or other sheet material, having two centre panels (22,24) which are folded into face-to-face contact with each other to form an upright between two lower compartments, and two outer panels (26,28) which extend outwardly to form, in combination, a planar platform forming the floor of an upper compartment.
Patent GB-2383443-A (GB)
Title: Method of managing materials requirements in a manufacturing industry
Inventor: CHEN CHENG-JU
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-12-24
Abstract: A method of managing materials requirements in a manufacturing industry aims at resolving the problem of not being able to distinguish actual demands of materials from forecast demands of materials by the material management system. The material requirements planning server manages and controls all orders of inventory stocks to separately manage actual demands and forecast demands to achieve the objects of decreasing materials in the facility, reducing the risk of purchasing materials by enterprises, and increasing profit margins of enterprises.
Patent GB-2387946-A (GB)
Title: Response timing
Inventor: VAN NOETSELE ROBERT
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2002-03-07
Abstract: A receiver unit 3c receives a video stream including video data and a timing stream indicative of the timing of the video data. The receiver unit 3c receives an instruction from a user to transmit a message, for example the answer to a quiz question and forms a message including a timing indication based on current data from the timing stream; an analysing unit 6 analyses the messages from different receiver units, for example to determine the shortest period for reply.
Patent GB-2386805-A (GB)
Title: Differential compression of packet headers wherein the mask of changed bits is compared with previous bit mask and only transmitted if different
Inventor: KUTKA ROBERT
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2002-03-22
Abstract: In a communications network 1, a signalling of a communication packet is compressed by firstly determining a difference, (15,16) between a first and a second subsequent signalling portion/header. This difference is used to produce a bit mask (17) and this bit mask is transmitted with the data. If the bit mask for the next packet is the same (18/19), then an indication that this is the case is transmitted with the data. The bit mask is not transmitted. A receiver upon detecting the indication will use as the bit mask the earlier received one. Thus less information needs to be transmitted and the signalling portion is compressed in a first and a second stage of compression thus saving bandwidth.
Patent GB-2387469-A (GB)
Title: Out of range alarm
Inventor: NICHOLAS ANDREW
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 2002-04-11
Abstract: The forget me not is a small transmitting/receiving device that either fits inside a watch or attaches to a key ring. It consists of two modules, one that transmits a radio signal, and one that receives. The signal strength is very low and once out of range (approx 2m) an audible alarm sounds on the transmitting module. This notifies the wearer that they may have forgotten whatever they have attached the receiver to, or the object has been stolen, or they have moved out of range of the object.