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Patent GB-2343492-A (GB)
Title: Fuel line coupling system
Inventor: SMITH KENNETH ROBERT
IPC: B67D7/34
Filed: 1998-11-06
Abstract: A fuel line coupling system for coupling a fuel tanker to a fuel supply tank and a fuel destination tank comprises an adjustable fuel type designator for the tanker coupling and a fuel type identifier means for the supply and destination tanks. The identifier means interacts with the designator means electronically or mechanically to prevent fuel coupling and transfer and/or to warn against incorrect coupling. The coupling system may be used on conventional API adapters 1, 2 and may comprise locating pins 4a-d extending from the rim of cup-shaped portion 3. The pins mate with sockets 5a-d provided in annular plate 10 which is rotatably mounted on a neck portion 7 of adapter 2 and is held against shoulder 15 by spring 12. The plate is further provided with keyways 8 which engage splines 9 mounted on neck portion 7. Rotating the plate 10 and having the pins and sockets in various positions allows for fuel-type specific coupling between the adapters 1, 2.
Patent GB-2345153-A (GB)
Title: Fault-tolerant microcontroller arrangement, eg for a vehicle braking system
Inventor: JORDAN MARK JOHN
IPC: G05B9/03
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: Microcontroller arrangement 5 controls a sensor (eg brake pedal) or actuator (eg wheel brake) node of a distributed communications network and has a first microcontroller 10 communicating with the network bus 7 and terminal 60 for the sensor/actuator, and a backup microcontroller 110 for monitoring the communication and for providing backup communication in the event of a fault in microcontroller 10. Microcontroller 110 is also directly coupled to provide internal diagnostic parameters to the first microcontroller, such that in the event of a fault occurring in the backup microcontroller, the first microcontroller provides a fault signal to the network. The first microcontroller may similarly provide internal diagnostic parameters.
Patent GB-2329511-A (GB)
Title: Spindle motor with fluid dynamic bearing having a journal in combination with a conical bearing (one side open)
Inventor: HEINE GUNTER KARL
IPC: F16C17/26
Filed: 1997-12-19
Abstract: A hydrodynamic fluid bearing which is relatively insensitive to changes in load and rotational speed is provided for use in a magnetic disc storage system. The bearing includes a shaft (100) in a sleeve (102) separated by a fluid gap (104) with journal bearings (1, 2, 8, 7), a conical bearing (200) and a thrust bearing (202) disposed along its axial length.
Patent GB-2345555-A (GB)
Title: Controlling device access in a network
Inventor: DADSETAN FARZIN
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 1999-01-05
Abstract: A client arbitrator operates in a multi-processing operating system for monitoring and controlling a client machine's access to one or more devices. The arbitrator includes a) a requesting thread which is a request monitoring means and is instantiated by any process request to begin or to cease accessing a device, for updating a list of monitored processes accordingly; and b) a waiting thread monitoring termination of a monitored process. If a monitored process terminates, the waiting thread determines any locked devices to which the terminated process has access, and, responsive to no other monitored process having access to any of the locked devices releases the client machine's access to the devices. In a banking environment the device may be a card reader, magnetic stripe reader, a document reader (for reading cheques, say) or a passbook printer/reader.
Patent GB-2348301-A (GB)
Title: A double watch
Inventor: PHILLIPS GRAHAM NEIL
IPC: G04B37/00
Filed: 1999-02-05
Abstract: A double watch consists of a watch face and casing 1 on one side of the watch with an expanding bracelet 3 which goes around to another watch dial and casing 2 on the other side. The adjustable hands button/knob 4 is on the left as per usual on a watch with the adjusting knob of the other watch on other side also on the left of the watch 5.
Patent GB-2336435-A (GB)
Title: Electronic odometer
Inventor: DAVIES WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: G01C22/02
Filed: 1999-02-24
Abstract: An odometer for e.g. a trailer comprising a display, a sensor capable of sensing a measure of the distance travelled by the trailer and emitting a signal representative of that measure, a controller which operably converts the measured signal into data representative of the current or trip distance travelled, a memory for storing data representative of a cumulative distance travelled by the trailer, and wherein the processor is adapted to add the current distance data to the cumulative distance data from the memory to provide a new cumulative distance value which is operably shown on the display. The odometer also includes means for calibration due to wheel size, means to input the number of sensor pulses which will constitute a single revolution of a wheel, and means to conserve power if the vehicle is stationary for a certain time.
Patent GB-2341163-A (GB)
Title: Coupling device
Inventor: CHILD CRAIG LYNTON MARK
IPC: B60D1/04
Filed: 1999-06-24
Abstract: A coupling device (2) incorporates a ball coupling component (4) and a jaw coupling component (6). The jaw coupling component is arranged so that an eye shaft (8) contacts a horn (12) of a pivotable securement member (12) and is urged further between two inclined faces (14, 16) of a body (18). The securement member (12) is pivoted into a locked position where a hook end (11) of the securement member (12) engages and retains the eye shaft (8) in position.
Patent GB-2353175-A (GB)
Title: Telephone contact system
Inventor: TAYLOR MARK
IPC: H04M3/527
Filed: 1999-08-13
Abstract: A system for automatically selecting and dialling a service provider in any location uses coded locations, services and service providers an d automatic selection means and so avoids the need for human operators.
Patent GB-2341912-A (GB)
Title: Flexible shaft-coupling
Inventor: FIEDLER KURT
IPC: F16D3/78
Filed: 1999-09-22
Abstract: In a flexible shaft-coupling (10, Fig 1), in particular for the torque-transmitting connection of the facing ends of two substantially aligned shafts of a motor vehicle, at least two anchoring plates 14, 18; 16, 20 each of which can be affixed to a respective shaft end so that viewed in the circumferential direction of the coupling (10), the anchoring plates 14, 18 affixable to one shaft end and the anchoring plates 16, 20 affixable to the other shaft end are arranged alternately. For the transmission of torque, the adjacent anchoring plates 14, 16, 18, 20 are connected to one another by one elastic first strap element 74 and one elastic second strap element 76. The second strap element 76 has a smaller spring constant than the first strap element 74 and the first strap element 74 is only effective from a predetermined angle of torsion between the adjacent anchoring plates.
Patent GB-2355362-A (GB)
Title: Media gateway control
Inventor: MECKLIN THOMAS
IPC: H04Q3/00
Filed: 1999-10-12
Abstract: A method of prioritising actions at a gateway 1 to a bearer network 3, the gateway comprising a Media Gateway 7 which is responsible for establishing call connections over said bearer network 3 and a Media Gateway Controller 4 coupled to the Media Gateway. A signalling message is received at the Media Gateway Controller 4, which determines the priority of the message. The signalling message is converted into a Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) message including a parameter indicating the priority of the associated signalling message. The MGCP is then transferred to the Media Gateway (7) which acts upon the message in accordance with the indicated priority.
Patent GB-2356851-A (GB)
Title: A bleach dispenser for a toilet flush
Inventor: CHAUB-EDDRA DJAMEL
IPC: E03D9/03
Filed: 1999-12-03
Abstract: A dispenser for a toilet flush comprises a refillable container 1, a funnel 6 at the bottom through which fluid such as bleach exits the container 1, a flask element 10 which also acts as a stopper for the funnel and a float 12 which is attached to the flask element 10, and moves up and down according to the water level in a tank such as a cistern. A conical rubber portion 11 acts to seal the funnel opening 7 when the float 12 and flask 10 are in the raised position. At least three guiding strips 8 are attached to the container 1 and extend downward towards a removable plate 14. This arrangement acts as a guide to the flask 10 and float 12, which is constrained to move within it. Hooks 15 are attached to the refillable container 1 and may be adjusted at brackets 15 to adjust the height at which the container 1 rests within the cistern.
Patent GB-2357034-A (GB)
Title: Shower tray
Inventor: MORTON RICHARD JAMES
IPC: A47K3/40
Filed: 1999-12-10
Abstract: A shower tray has an outer slip resistant area <B>1</B> for disabled shower use, an intermediate rim <B>2</B> for fixing shower doors and an inner area <B>5</B> for able-bodied use. The shower tray floor slopes towards the drain <B>4</B>. Around the edge of the tray wide flanges <B>6</B> are provided and the sheet flooring <B>8</B> is fixed over them to give a flush edge. Vertical ribs <B>7</B> bear on floor screed to support the shower tray. In order to provide for water tightness at a junction with tiled walls, upstands <B>3</B> are provided on two sides.
Patent GB-191125412-A (GB)
IPC: C02F1/64
Abstract: 25,412. Andrews, E. A., and Owen, A. E., [trading as Rubery, Owen, & Co.]. Nov. 15. Liquids, purifying. - Apparatus for aerating water from swimming-baths, so that after filtration it may be returned to the baths, comprises a tank A with outlet pipes K1' K2, leading to cones E1, E2 provided with apertures through which air is drawn by the flow of the water. The water and air are led by pipes F1, F2 below a perforated plate P in a tank G, and the treated water overflows through a pipe H. The tank is fitted with partitions M1, M2 of gradually decreasing height, so that the pipes K1' K2 shall run at full bore or not at all.
Patent HU-T67354-A (HU)
Title: End of dose indicator
Inventor: HARRIS DALE CARVIN
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 1993-10-18
Abstract: This invention provides an improvement in injection syringes by providing for a sound as an indication that the complete dose has been administered. The end of dose indicator (20) of this invention is operatively associated with the dose knob (15) of a injection syringe (1) which is raised to set the dose and pushed to inject the dose. The improvement comprises a means for producing a sound which is set to produce a sound when the dose knob (15) is pushed to the end of the dose and also includes a means (24) for resetting the above means when pressure is released from the dose knob (15) after the dose is injected. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T70719-A (HU)
Title: Variable rate vocoder
Inventor: GILHOUSEN KLEIN S
IPC: G10L25/93
Filed: 1992-06-03
Abstract: An apparatus for masking frame errors comprising memory means for storing at least one previous frame of data and for providing said at least one previous frame of data in response to a frame error signal; and masking means for receiving said frame error signal and for generating a masking signal in accordance with at least one previous frame of data and a predetermined error masking format.
Patent HU-T77574-A (HU)
Title: Methods for producing enhanced antigenic helicobacter sp. and vaccines comprising same
Inventor: FREY STEVEN M
IPC: A61P37/04
Filed: 1995-10-04
Abstract: Methods using in vitro processes are disclosed for inducing or enhancing expression of enteric bacterial antigens or virulence factors. The methods, therefore, produce antigenically enhanced enteric bacteria. Also methods for using the antigenically enhanced bacteria are also disclosed, as well as vaccines containing the enteric bacteria. Specifically a whole enteric bacterium or components thereof are provided by Helicobacter species. Also there are other enteric bacteria which are useful for the disclosed invention; such as Campylobacter jejuni.
Patent IL-62982-A (IL)
Title: Bi-ocular optical system for a telescope
IPC: G02B23/12
Filed: 1981-05-28
Abstract: A binocular observation device for a single real or aerial image with a short focal length, comprising an optical element having a semi-reflecting surface permitting the passage of light towards a convergent eyepiece and deflecting the light onto a convergent group of lenses centered about a frontal optical axis which is oblique with respect to the optical axis of the eyepiece, and followed at the rear by a reflective component the optical reflected axis of which is displaced by the interpupillary distance of the eyepiece relative to this axis.
Patent IL-88020-A (IL)
Title: Oral formulation of buspirone and salts thereof
IPC: A61K/
Filed: 1988-10-12
Abstract: Oral controlled/extended release formulations of buspirone and salts thereof for increase of bioavailability and drug tolerability.
Patent IL-90514-A (IL)
Title: Fusion gene comprising a multi-drug resistance gene fused to an adenine deaminase gene
IPC: C07K19/00
Filed: 1989-06-02
Abstract: Gene therapy utilizing an MDR1 linked fusion coding sequence has been disclosed. ADA activity has been introduced into cells using MDR1 linked fusion gene.
Patent JP-H07219075-A (JP)
Title: Light quantity controller
Inventor: SAKAKI SHIGEHIRO
IPC: G03B27/72
Filed: 1994-01-31
Abstract: PURPOSE:To prevent the printing quality of a color copy image from deteriorating by counting image data, and variably setting the forcible lighting period of a semiconductor laser. CONSTITUTION:While data corresponding a laser-ON state among bit-serial data are counted by a CPU, the counted value is held in the counting means and once an expansion process ends, the CPU transfers the counting result to a printer control part. And, an illumination time control circuit 407 receives an indication signal S411 from an image formation device. This indication signal S411 indicates the count value corresponding to the laser-ON state amount the bit-serial data. The illumination time control circuit 407 outputs a forcible illumination time variation signal S412 to a forcible illumination circuit 408 according to the indication signal S411. And, the forcible illumination circuit 408 makes an UNB signal (laser forcible illumination signal) S410 variable at light quantity control timing according to the forcible illumination time variation signal S412.
Patent JP-S54103454-A (JP)
Title: Vinyl chloride resin composition
Inventor: NIKAIDOU TOSHIHIRO
IPC: C08L1/00
Filed: 1978-01-31
Abstract: PURPOSE: A vinyl chloride resin composition capable of forming a molded article having improved appearance without lowering properties of the composition, obtained by blending vinyl chloride resin with calcium stearate and dibutyl tin-β- mercaptopropionate.  
     CONSTITUTION: A) 100 parts by wt. of vinyl chloride resin is blended with B) 0.2W0.6 parts by wt. of calcium stearate, C) 0.9W1.5 parts by wt. of dibutyl tin-β- mercaptopropionate, D) an additive, E) a filler, etc. to give a vinyl chloride composition. When the amount of the Zinc stearate is not more than 0.2 parts by wt., flow and lubricity in molding become insufficient, and impact strength of a molded article decreases. No less than 0.6 parts by wt. of the Zinc stearate lowers heat distortion resistance of the molded article. When the amount of the dibutyl-β- mercaptopropionate is not more than 0.9 parts by wt., weatherability diminishes. No less than 1.5 parts by wt. of the dibutyl-β-mercaptopropionate will cause stick in cavity in molding and decrease of moldability. 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)1979,JPO&Japio
Patent JP-H01187134-A (JP)
Title: Image forming device
Inventor: OUCHI OSAMU
IPC: B65H1/26
Filed: 1988-01-20
Abstract: PURPOSE:To facilitate image formation from small to large size by feeding a large-sized web stored in a machine body to an image forming part, and providing the machine with a cassette storing small-sized sheets. CONSTITUTION:There is provided with sheet storing units 3, 5 storing small-sized sheets in a machine body of a image forming device 1. A large sized-web W is stored in the machine body 2, and web feeding means 7, 9 are arranged so as to feed the web to an image forming part 11. In forming small-sized image, small-sized sheet is fed to the image forming part 11 from the sheet storing units 3, 5 and then image is formed thereat. In forming large-sized image, the web W is fed to the image forming part 11 from the web feeding means 7, 9 and image is formed thereat. It is thus possible to perform image formation from small size to large size.
Patent JP-H09196588-A (JP)
Title: Heat transfer pipe for absorber and its manufacturing method
Inventor: ISOBE TAKESHI
IPC: F25B37/00
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat transfer pipe for an absorber having a high performance which is superior in view of a wide spreading characteristic and agitating characteristic of the absorber liquid toward an axial direction of the pipe in which a metallic belt-plate is electrically welded and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: This is a heat transfer pipe for an absorber in which a metallic belt plate 1 is electrically welded. This is the heat transfer pipe for the absorber in which an inner surface of the pipe is smooth, an outer surface of the pipe has a smooth section 3 near the welded section in an axial direction of the pipe. The sections other than the smooth surface section 3 are many parallel curved grooves or serrated curved grooves in a helical form. In addition, this pipe is made such that the metallic belt plate 1 is provided with some desired grooves 2 and manufactured by the electric welding.
Patent JP-H10178580-A (JP)
Title: Electronic still camera
Inventor: NAKANO HARUMI
IPC: H04N5/907
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic still camera in which a shutter opportunity is surely acquired. SOLUTION: When a photographer touches its finger lightly onto a shutter button 15, a shutter 12 is operated for every 1/60sec to start image pickup operation and a picked-up image is sequentially written in a semiconductor memory 22, and when write by 180 frames is finished, a new image pickup image is replaced sequentially from a picked-up image written at first. When the photographer touches its finger onto the shutter button 15, the write of the picked-up image to the semiconductor memory 22 is continued for one second after that. Thus, when the shutter button 15 is depressed, picked-up images (120 frames) for two seconds before shutter operation and picked-up images (60 frames) for one second before shutter operation are stored in the semiconductor memory 22.
Patent JP-S62168107-A (JP)
Title: Optical system for focus detection
Inventor: KARASAKI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: G03B13/36
Filed: 1986-01-20
Abstract: PURPOSE:To widen the sensitivity range of focus detection greatly without being restricted by the F value of a photographic lens by putting light away from an optical axis through a prism in front of an image forming lens and putting the light close to the optical axis through a prism in front of a photodetecting element array. CONSTITUTION:A primary image I formed on an expected focal plane F0 is formed again on a transparent plate 17 by image forming lenses 17a and 17b on a right and a left side of symmetry about the optical axis (l) through a condenser lens 13, so that secondary images Ia and Ib are formed on the photodetecting element array 20. The luminous flux is polarized away from the optical axis (l) by the prism 18 provided between a light shield member 16 and the image forming lenses and the polarization is by the prism in front of the array 20. Thus, the interference between the two secondary images on the array is evaded without increasing the inclination theta of the luminous flux to widen the detection sensitivity range of a focus.
Patent JP-H06225398-A (JP)
Title: On-vehicle audio equipment
Inventor: TSUNEKAWA HIROAKI
IPC: H04R1/02
Filed: 1993-01-26
Abstract: PURPOSE:To reduce an equipment scale by eliminating the need of a woofer speaker and to remove the feeling of incongruity in low-frequency sound by a rhythm musical instrument by correcting the sound pressure shortage of the low-frequency sound. CONSTITUTION:At least monoaural low-frequency sound signals, front left/right audio signals and rear left/right audio signals are outputted from the audio left/right signals of a stereo by a DSP 10. The signals are supplied to the LPF 22 of both frequency characterisctics and a volume level det beforehand, a volume adjusting part 16, HPF 18-21 and the volume adjusting parts 12-15. By the constitution, the low-frequency sound signals generated by approximating a low tone listening feeling correction curve for which the listening feeling characteristics of the low-frequency sound inside a using place are considered and four intermediate and high frequency signals are respectively added and outputted and the need of an exclusive woofer speaker is eliminated.
Patent JP-S63260868-A (JP)
Inventor: KAARU BUI KOTSUKUSU
IPC: C04B35/581
Filed: 1988-01-20
Abstract: (57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。
Patent JP-S54104225-A (JP)
Title: Digit change-over circuit
Inventor: MATSUO KENJI
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 1978-02-03
Abstract: PURPOSE: To make it possible to switch among single access, any multiple access and general whole-circuit access by allowing a common control circuit to indicate the required number of digits and by modifying digit switching according to this indication.  
     CONSTITUTION: The common control circuit makes relays SA, SB and SD operate and, in consequence, their contacts (sa), (sb) and (sd) operate respectively to prepare the circuit operation of relays A, B and D. In order to advance the operation of digits next, relays not shown in the figure are operated to operate their contacts (p) and (pc), thereby operating relay A. Then, relay A holds by itself at contact (a 2 ) through contacts (b 3 ) to (d 3 ). After a series of pulses are transmitted, relays not shown in the figure are released, but at the release time, information of the A-number digits is stored via contact (a 3 ). When the next pulse is applied, B-digit information is stored in the same way and by the 3rd pulse, D-digit information is stored. 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)1979,JPO&Japio
Patent JP-S63179449-A (JP)
Title: Magnetic recording and reproducing device
Inventor: OTA YUTAKA
IPC: H04N5/7826
Filed: 1987-01-20
Abstract: PURPOSE:To form an analog-digital converter to lighten a burden imposed on hardware and to obtain an autotracking functional device by using effectively a capture circuit. CONSTITUTION:An envelope comparison means is equipped to compare the data fetched by the capture circuits 800 and 900 by an envelope detecting means based on an instruction from an instruction executing means 400 with the previously fetched data. In this way, the device is easily changed in its operating modes by merely altering a program stored in the instruction execution means 400, so that not only an exclusive complex hardware circuit is eliminated but also such merit that a magnetic recording and reproducing device having an autotracking function is obtained to flexibly cope with various specific changes.