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Patent GB-2293544-A (GB)
Title: Retractable suitcase handle
Inventor: LIN I-CHUAN
IPC: A45C13/26
Filed: 1994-09-28
Abstract: A retractable/extensible suitcase handle comprises a handle portion 10 joined to a pair of inner tubes 20 slidable within outer tubes 18 and held in their extended or retracted positions by catch members 23 engaging in aligned holes in the tubes. The members 23 are connected via linkage to a drive member 12 mounted in the member 10 so that the members 23 can be retracted by operating the drive member 12 and hence allow movement of the handle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294059-A (GB)
Title: Rib jacquard knitting machine for knitting eyelet fabric
Inventor: CHEN VAN-YIH
IPC: D04B15/02
Filed: 1994-10-14
Abstract: A cylinder and dial rib jacquard knitting machine has both transfer needles (6) and pelerine jacks (3) arranged on the needle cylinder to make small openings and full eyelets respectively in the fabric, and a knit selector is controlled to selectively drive the pelerine jacks and the transfer needles into operative positions. The jacks and transfer needles may alternatively be in the dial. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to internal combustion engines
Inventor: MELCHIOR JEAN FREDERIC
IPC: F01L3/24
Filed: 1994-09-02
Abstract: Internal combustion engine comprising a cylindrical work chamber (1) with a piston (3) sliding therein, said work chamber being closed by a cylinder head (4), a device (5) operating in two stroke mode, for injecting liquid fuel atomized under high pressure, a system for loop scavenging through the cylinder head and two valves having the same cylindrical form and axes. The outer inlet valve (7) cooperates with a cylinder head seat (15), the other valve being an exhaust valve (6) of tubular shape which has a surface bearing against a seat (16) formed in the lower portion of the inlet valve (7). The inlet valve opens into the work chamber and the exhaust valve opens in the opposite direction thereby delimiting, between them, an exhaust passage (8). The injection device (5) opens into the work chamber substantially at the centre of a central hub (21) on the cylinder head, the exhaust valve (6) sliding along said hub. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287969-A (GB)
Title: Structural component, e.g. lintel
Inventor: HAYWARD JOHN
IPC: E04C3/02
Filed: 1995-03-13
Abstract: A structural component (1) e.g. a lintel formed from a plurality of separately made interconnected parts (2, 3) which are arranged so that they may be alternatively interconnected so as to form at least two respectively different configurations of the component. A thermal insulating means may be interposed between the parts, being preferably incorporated in a joint (4) between the parts. In a further configuration, an S-sectioned support member is formed (Fig. 7, not shown), which can be used for supporting cladding from a wall.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289557-A (GB)
Title: Personal computer enclosures
Inventor: HILL THOMAS ROWLAND
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 1995-05-22
Abstract: A system unit for a personal computer, comprises a main part enclosed within a fire-and/or radiation resistant metal casing and at least one component, such as a floppy disk drive or a transformer that is separate from the main part of the system unit and is connected to the main part by a fire- and/or radiation-resistant housing, within which are power and/or data wires connecting the device to the main part. The system unit as a whole is arranged to be mounted under a desk. It is attached to the desk in numerous places, so that it cannot be quickly dismounted and stolen, and assembles into such an awkward shape that it is virtually unusable except when installed under a suitable desk. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297827-A (GB)
Title: Mounting of decorative lights
Inventor: FENNESSY CHARLES W
IPC: F21V21/088
Filed: 1995-06-05
Abstract: An arrangement for mounting decorative lights on a variety of external building structures, including roof shingles, soffits, vinyl or metal gutters or the like, includes a mounting member having a support portion including at least one substantially cylindrical confining portion for receiving a portion of the respective decorative light. The mounting member further includes a mounting portion including a central portion extending substantially along the same plane as the support portion, and a pair of angled lateral portions flanking the central portion and extending out of the plane and back to it as considered in a direction away from the support portion. The central portion and the pair of lateral portions are operative for engaging oppositely facing surfaces of the respective building structure to at least frictionally detain the mounting member and, thus, the decorative light in place on the building structure. The lateral portions may be provided with teeth that either dig into the roof shingle or soffit, or engage behind a ledge or a rear protuberance of a gutter, depending on the type of structure on which the mounting arrangement is mounted. The central portion may include a serrated detent that projects out of the plane of the central portion towards the support portion and into engagement with either the roof shingle, or a front protuberance of a metal gutter.
Patent GB-2297670-A (GB)
Title: Ring discriminator
Inventor: PURITS VALENTIN
IPC: H04M19/04
Filed: 1995-12-29
Abstract: A ring discriminator in telephony comprises an apparatus 1-13 for receiving an input ringing signal, a counter 15 enabled to count clock pulses during one cycle of ringing current, and apparatus 19-23 for determining or evaluating a clock pulse count on the counter to distinguish a frequency characteristic of the ringing signal. An arrangement including a differentiator 3, an integrator 5, a comparator 7, a NAND gate 9, flip-flops 11, 13 derives a single ringing pulse from the signal received at 1. Logic gates 19-23 determine whether the clock pulse count corresponding to the ringing pulse period lies within upper, lower limits indicative of a valid ringing signal. An indication of the frequency or period of the input signal may be derived from the pulse count. The discriminator may be used to evaluate signals other than ringing signals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298555-A (GB)
Title: Method of highlighting display
Inventor: TAKITANI YUKITAKA
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 1993-07-09
Abstract: A method of controlling highlighted display for displaying an object graphic image by highlighting the same, comprising the steps of: ```allotting a predetermined highlighted graphic image for the respective object graphic image; and ```during highlighted display, changing the allotted highlighted graphic image to the object graphic image so as to effect highlighted display. The change over to the highlighted graphic image may be one-off, or may alternate, or a plurality of images may be sequentially displayed to give animation.
Patent GB-2311721-A (GB)
Title: Bath
Inventor: SANDERS RENE
IPC: A47K3/022
Filed: 1996-10-25
Abstract: A bath, suitable for use by an invalid or handicapped person, comprises a tubular steel frame surrounding and supporting a plastics bathing portion, one end of which is narrower than the other. The frame is arranged such to allow a user easy access to the bathing portion whilst using the uppermost part of the frame for support.
Patent GB-2308290-A (GB)
Title: Reclosable absorbent garments
Inventor: FERNFORS INGEMAR
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 1996-12-18
Abstract: An in-line method for producing reclosable absorbent garments, in particular pants, comprises a continuous web (1) of connected absorbent articles delimited from one another by a line of weakening (6). A first strip (8) comprising releasably attachable material is applied across the line (6) at one edge (25) of the web (1). A second strip of flexible material (13) is also applied across the line (6) at the other edge (26) of the web (1). Both strips (8, 13) are attached in such a way so as to leave a surplus of material positioned above the line (6). The web is then folded longitudinally (figure 2) and adjacent articles are separated at line (6). However, due to the surplus of material, the strips (8, 13) are not ruptured and they provide a zone between the separated edges of each article. The strips (8, 13) are then joined together across the zone to form a plurality of joined garments. The strips (8, 13) may then be severed so as to form individual garments that are adjustable by means of the strips (8, 13), or they may be provided with a line of weakening for later separation.
Patent GB-2321646-A (GB)
Title: Electrode having an active surface
Inventor: ECCLES CHRISTOPHER ROBERT
IPC: C25B11/00
Filed: 1997-02-04
Abstract: An electrode 1 having an active surface for contacting an electrolyte. The electrode 1 comprises first and second metallic materials 2,3 arranged to provide a number of first metallic material to second metallic material interfaces at the active surface. The invention also relates to a method of making such an electrode 1 and to an electrolysis cell provided with such an electrode 1. The first metallic substrate, corresponding to a substrate of the electrode, may be steel. The second metallic material may be nickel or a matrix of nickel and chromium. The electrode is produced by plating a substrate of a first metallic material with a second metallic material and removing regions of the plated second metallic material, eg by machining. The surface of the substrate onto which the second metallic material is plated may be made uneven, eg by etching, to create raised portions and trough portions onto which the second metallic material is plated.
Patent GB-2312753-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical gas sensor
Inventor: TINDALL IAN FRANCIS
IPC: G01N27/49
Filed: 1997-05-02
Abstract: An electrochemical sensor 1 comprises a generally cylindrical container 2 having a gas inlet aperture 9, and containing first and second electrodes 6, (12) sandwiching an electrolyte soaked wad 7. The second electrode is substantially smaller in area than the adjacent face of the wad, but provides a semipermeable barrier between the aperture and the wad. The second electrode is welded to a circular ridge (10) which extends around the aperture and projects towards the interior of the container 2. A filter disc, is located between the aperture 9 and the second electrode structure for filtering and/or absorbing gas entering the sensor. One face of each electrode is fully coated in catalyst.
Patent GB-2319633-A (GB)
Title: Developing device for semiconductors
Inventor: KIM DONG-HO
IPC: G03F7/30
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: A developing device for a semiconductor device fabrication includes a table (40), a container (70) provided on the table and supplied with developer, from tank (82) via lines and outlets (71),a spin chuck (10) provided over the container and fixing by suction bottom surface of an exposed wafer (W), a driving motor (11) for rotating the spin chuck, a vertical driver (60) for moving the spin chuck upwards and downwards so as to move the wafer upwards and downwards out of and into the container, an inverting driver (50) for rotating the spin chuck and the vertical driver by a defined angle so as selectively to direct a pattern-forming face of the wafer upwards or downwards, a developer supplier (80) for supplying an amount of a developer into the container, and a rinse supplier (90) for spouting a rinse via feed lines (91) and nozzles (73) onto the pattern-forming face of the wafer. By-products left on the wafer after development can be satisfactorily removed by high speed rotation of the spin chuck. Developer and rinse are removed from container via outlet (75).
Patent GB-2312019-A (GB)
Title: A breather system for an internal combustion engine
Inventor: HUTCHINS WILLIAM RICHARD
IPC: F01M13/04
Filed: 1995-12-19
Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a cylinder head assembly with a camshaft (28) mounted therein and breather passages (70) through it. A guard member (38) is mounted on the head casting (12) and includes guards (40) over the cams (42), side walls (39) and a bearing ladder for the camshaft. A gasket (46) between the guard member (38) and a cover (44) forms, with the guard member (38), a separation region (50) having an inlet (72) fed by the breather passages and outlets (51) in the form of holes through the gasket (46). The gas that can flow from the breather passages to the outlets (51) is slow and substantially horizontal so that oil can separate out of the gas. The guards (40) prevent oil from the cams (42) from mixing with the breather gases.
Patent GB-2315355-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display repair system
Inventor: SONG IN DUK
IPC: G02F1/1362
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: A repair system for a liquid crystal display includes a plurality of gate lines (21) and data lines (22) with pixels being formed at the crossing points of the gate and data lines. The pixels collectively define a display region (29). The system includes a plurality of repair lines (26a, 26b) with each of the repair lines having a portion (A,D) along a first side of a display region and a portion (B,E) disposed along a second opposite side of the display region. The repair lines are arranged so that at least two of a plurality of signal lines are overlapped by the repair lines.
Patent GB-2327513-A (GB)
Title: Power control apparatus for an ion source having an indirectly heated cathode
Inventor: WELLS STEPHEN
IPC: H01J37/248
Filed: 1997-07-16
Abstract: In a power control apparatus for controlling power supply of an ion source 10 having an indirectly heated cathode 12 the cathode bias power supply 15 which provides a bias potential between the filament 13 and cathode has an output that is effected by changes in impedance of the electron flow in the region between the filament and the cathode. Such impedance changes can arise due to changes in the chemistry of materials in this region, changes in gas pressure or physical changes, for example. A bias supply controller 32 in the power control apparatus maintains the output power of the cathode bias power supply unit at a desired level, thus not effected by changes in impedance of the electron flow between the filament and the indirectly heated cathode.
Patent GB-2315590-A (GB)
Title: Optical disc apparatus having an objective lens with a moveable shutter
Inventor: OHYAMA MASAO
IPC: G11B7/12
Filed: 1997-07-21
Abstract: An optical disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a carrier mechanism, an optical pickup apparatus and a moveable shutter. The carrier mechanism carries a disc inside and outside the apparatus. The optical pickup apparatus features an objective lens and radiates beams onto a disc carried bny the carrier mechanism. The shutter can be moved between a first position for exposing the upper surface of the objective lens and a second position for closing the upper surface of the objective lens. The shutter is moved between the first position and the second position according to whether the recording and/or reproducing operation is taking place, by means of a moving mechanism controlled according to the operation of a feed mechanism which moves the optical pickup apparatus in the radial direction of a disc.
Patent GB-2316184-A (GB)
Title: Sensitising silver halide emulsions with palladium compounds
Inventor: GYSLING HENRY JAMES
IPC: G03C1/09
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: The invention is generally accomplished providing a silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains and a palladium compound represented by Formula I:  PdX* small Greek eta *(TeR* small Greek eta *)* small Greek eta * wherein ```X is Cl, Br, I, NCO, NCS, NCSe, N* small Greek omega *, or O* small Greek eta *CR' R, R' are alkyl or aryl.
Patent GB-2317284-A (GB)
Title: A transceiver in which the gains of the transmitter and receiver are controlled in a timed relation to the transmit/receive switching
Inventor: HA JI-WON
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 1997-09-12
Abstract: A communication terminal of a mobile radio communication system employing a time-division duplex (TDD) transmission is described. A digitally gain-controlled transmission power amplifier 34 and a digitally gain-controlled receiving amplifier 36 are provided in the transmitting and in receiving paths of the terminal. A control processor 38 generates a next frame transmission gain control signal based on mobile station transmission power level information included in a signal received from a base station and a digital RSSI detector 44, 46 provides a digital RSSI signal indicative of the strength of a signal received in the receiving path. The next frame transmission gain control signal and the digital RSSI signal are mapped onto a transmission gain control code and a reception gain control code respectively. A selector 52 selects the transmission gain control code or the reception gain control code, based on a selection control signal denoting a transmission mode or a reception mode of the terminal. Transmission and reception data latches for providing the transmission power amplifier and the reception amplifier with the transmission gain control code and the reception gain control code, as digital gain control signals, when respectively selected by the selector.
Patent GB-2330198-A (GB)
Title: Article identification system
Inventor: GOLDSTONE LEONARD FREDERICK
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 1997-10-10
Abstract: In a system for identifying articles, eg. stolen articles, a digitised image of various parts of the object is obtained e.g. by using a scanner or digital camera, and the images are enhanced and stored in an electronic data base. When an article is to be identified, the relevant parts can be compared with the images stored on the data base. The system identifies articles from their intrinsic features eg the grain of a wooden object. Thus articles do not need to be marked making it harder to circumvent than known methods.
Patent GB-2320860-A (GB)
Title: Combined unidirectional and bidirectional mobile communication system
Inventor: KOWAGUCHI SATOSHI
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 1997-12-11
Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a one way communication system in which a wide area base station 102 forms a wide area 101 for one way communication to a mobile station 105A, and a two way communication system having a cellular service area 103 formed by cell base stations 104 for two way communication with the mobile. A system controller 109 selects the one way or two way system to transfer data to a mobile. When a mobile is in the wide area and cellular area, its two way transceiver circuitry is powered down. A start-up signal sent through the one way system powers up the two way transceiver circuitry for reception of the data through two way system. When the mobile determines it is outside the wide area 101 but in the cellular area the data is transmitted through the two way system without a start-up signal. When the mobile is in the wide area but outside the cellular area the data is transmitted through the one way system to the mobile. A mobile can check if there is data stored in a storage device 110, addressed to it. The system controller may decide which system to use based on signal strength measurements (RSSI) made by the mobile.
Patent GB-2324682-A (GB)
Title: Connection of a mobile wireless terminal to a host computer
Inventor: HAYASHI KEIICHI
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 1998-01-30
Abstract: A connection is established between a wireless mobile terminal and a host computer via a radio mobile communication network. A connection establishment request, which may be encrypted, is sent from the mobile to the host computer. If the information sent in the request is verified, a response is sent back to the mobile to establish the connection. The encrypted data may be different each time a connection request is made and may include the time the call is made. A hash value may be generated using the encryption data, a random number generator initialised depending on the hash value, and a random number generated from the time information.
Patent GB-2323537-A (GB)
Title: A brace
Inventor: GILMOUR ROBERT FARRER
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 1998-03-27
Abstract: A joint 30,40 is provided between the first engaging means (2) and the second engaging means (3) of the brace which joint is capable of movement in more than one plane, usually three planes. A clamp 41,42,50 is provided to clamp the joint 30,40 in a selected position. The engagement means allow the ball and socket to be alligned with the body joint which may be the wrist, elbow, ankle hip or shoulder.
Patent GB-2324999-A (GB)
Title: Evacuating and sealing arrangement
Inventor: BRECHEL KARL
IPC: B67B1/00
Filed: 1998-04-14
Abstract: An evacuating and sealing arrangement comprises a module 25 with a plurality of evacuating and sealing units 35, which is independently displaceable along three mutually perpendicular axes X,Y,Z. The module cooperates with a first conveying device 13 for small containers 1, and a second conveying device 17 for container stoppers 21, the evacuating and sealing units having devices (see figs 4-6) for evacuating and, optionally, fumigating the containers and sealing them with a stopper. The module may be connected to one of three support elements 28,29,30 which are displaceable relative to each other, and may be moved by freely programmable drives. The arrangement may also have a device 32 (and see fig 3) for sterilising and cleaning the evacuating and sealing units, which may have pressure recorders (45, fig 6) connected to a control device (not shown) for detecting seal leakage.
Patent GB-2337021-A (GB)
Title: A blank folding apparatus
Inventor: RYLE RONAN
IPC: B31B50/02
Filed: 1998-05-05
Abstract: A blank folding apparatus (1) has a magazine (2) at an inlet of the apparatus (1) for delivering a stack of blanks (3) individually to a feeding device (4) for delivery to a folding station (5). Downstream of the folding station (5), the blanks pass through an alignment device for alignment with a gluing station. At the gluing station, adhesive is applied to the blank which is then delivered through a second folding station prior to discharge. The feeding device (4) comprises a pair of spaced-apart wheels each having circumferential suction pads for gripping and delivering an uppermost blank from the stack of blanks. The alignment device comprises a straightedge framed by a side lay bracket and an associated conveyor mounted at an angle to the bracket to urge a blank against the bracket for alignment with the gluing station. The folding apparatus relates, in particular, to the forming of wallets for compact discs, photographs and the like.
Patent GB-2327940-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible containers
Inventor: HEDGECOCK GARY RICHARD
IPC: B65D65/40
Filed: 1998-07-06
Abstract: A collapsible container suitable for use in storing papers etc in office environments comprises a body member comprising a first pair of opposing side walls 6 and a second pair of opposing side walls 8, the side walls 6,8 being pivotally joined to one another, and a base comprising at least first and second flaps 12 pivotally connected at the base edges of the first side walls 6. At least one U-shaped reinforcement member 22 has its side arm portions 24 coupled to the side walls 8 of one pair and its base portion 26 extending across the base, whereby in use to provide reinforcement for the container, but to permit collapse of the container when the flaps 12 are pivoted away from the base forming position.