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Patent GB-2321892-A (GB)
Title: Promotional container for bottle necks
Inventor: WAUGH JAMES
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 1997-02-07
Abstract: A container suitable for mounting on the neck of a bottle or other vessel having an annular abutment surface formed thereon comprises first and second end wall sections 12, 14 which form a generally closed space, an opening (17 fig 1) in the wall section 14 and a plurality of elongate resilient fingers (18 fig 1) projecting into the container from around the periphery of the opening such that when a neck of a bottle is inserted into the opening (17 fig 1), the resilient fingers (18 fig 1) are pushed open to allow the passage of the neck therethrough,the tips of the resilient fingers then engaging the abutment surface of the bottle to oppose subsequent movement of the bottle out of the container. The container can be used for securing a gift to the bottle as part of a promotional exercise. The fingers may be vacuum formed on a separate insert (16 fig 1) fixed to the wall section 14. The wall sections may be frequency welded together and may be vacuum formed from a plastics material, eg PVC. There may be a recess 15 in the wall section 12 to help secure the free end of the bottle neck inside the container.
Patent GB-2324373-A (GB)
Title: Pressure-sensitive floor covering enabling motion and position tracking
Inventor: MACPHERSON TIMOTHY
IPC: G08B13/10
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: A mat contains electrical pressure sensing components (7) which respond to the position of an object such as a person walking across the mat. Electrical signals from the pressure sensors are converted by electronic hardware into a spatial code which can be read by a computer, so that computer processes can respond to changes in position of for example, a person walking across the mat. In another embodiment (Fig.3), two pairs of continuous conductors are used, with the position of the person being detected by the change in current caused by the effecting impedance change in the circuits of the conductor pairs due to the person stepping on a particular point in the mat.
Patent GB-2313822-A (GB)
Title: Device for engaging articles to be lifted
Inventor: AUSTON PAUL
IPC: B66C1/16
Filed: 1997-06-03
Abstract: A device for use in the lifting of articles 4 having a bore 3 therethrough comprises: a base plate 1 adapted to support the article 4 with its bore 3 extending substantially normally from the base plate 1, an annular wall member 2 upstanding from the base plate 1 adapted to locate in the bore 3 and a demountable load-bearing cross member 5 extending across the interior of the wall member 2 at or adjacent the open end thereof, secured to the wall member 2 by means 12-14 being disengagable by positive action of the operator of the assembly. A load bearing sling 20 is attached to the device by a loop around the cross member 5, the sling 20 extends along the bore 3 and beyond the bores distal end where it provides a loop 21 by which the device and associated article 4 can be lifted. The securing means 12-14 may comprise a screw threaded member 13 engaging a screw threaded recess 14 in the wall member 2.
Patent GB-2326065-A (GB)
Title: Dual mode master/slave system on IC
Inventor: NANNETTI GIANNI MICHELE
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 1997-06-05
Abstract: A scalable processor independent bus is disclosed. Each bus master function block is provided with a bus master interface having a state machine that implements at least two operational modes, including a two state fast mode, and an at least four state normal mode. Each bus slave function block is likewise provided with a bus slave interface having a state machine that implements the two operational modes in a complementary manner. Each bus master/slave function block is provided with a bus master/slave interface having a state machine that implements the at least two operational modes in the role of a bus master as well as in the role of a bus slave. Each bus master, slave, or master/slave interface is equipped to facilitate scaling of the address as well as data width. In various embodiments of the present invention, they are equipped to support multiple masters on the bus, broadcast writes, burst mode transfers, and/or tri-states.
Patent GB-2327579-A (GB)
Title: Data transportation in two modes using two clock signals
Inventor: ZEHNGUT ILAN
IPC: H04L12/861
Filed: 1997-07-22
Abstract: For data transportation between a master apparatus 2 and at least one module 4 there is provided a clock signal and a strobe signal on clock lines 32 and 34 respectively. In Normal mode data from micro-controller 6 is written into output buffer block 16 and into output shift register block 18 by the strobe signal. The data is then shifted out serially bit by bit by the clock signal to input shift register block 30 of module 4 via output port 36. Data received into input shift register block 22 from module 4 via input port 38 is transferred to input buffer block 20 by the strobe signal. In SPI mode data is transferred between SPI devices 12 and 14 using the strobe signal, while the clock signal is deactivated or stopped. Thus data in the shift register blocks is halted until the normal mode is resumed. Typical applications include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Patent GB-2327937-A (GB)
Title: Air cargo containers
Inventor: KINANE MICHAEL FRANCIS
IPC: B65D90/14
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: Transportation apparatus comprises an air cargo container (10) having an inclined floor (14) to at least one side of a cargo charge/discharge opening (18), and a collapsible framework (20) that is erectable internally of the air cargo container (10). Elements of the framework (20) have means to provide - when the framework (20) is erected - a plurality of runners (22) in parallel horizontal planes within the air cargo container (10) at least above said inclined floor (14), said runners (22) being for the sliding reception of support members (24) for goods to be transported.
Patent GB-2313051-A (GB)
Title: Mattress system
Inventor: SCHWARTZ JACK
IPC: A47C/
Filed: 1995-02-17
Abstract: In a mattress system having side-by-side sleeping zones (190, 191) for two individuals, movement of a person resting on one side is suppressed from inducing movement in another side of the mattress system by providing a sectional spring base having a panel (196) for each sleeping zone and a middle panel (196) to support a boundary area of the two sleeping zones. To prevent side-by-side foam mattresses from sticking as they flex and compress independently, an edge separation is provided to reduce the foam-to-foam friction.
Patent GB-2320896-A (GB)
Title: Washable mats
Inventor: DUNN MARTIN
IPC: A47G27/02
Filed: 1997-09-02
Abstract: A washable floor mat of tufted fabric on a backing sheet secured by latex and a binding tape is provided that will not curl under during washing and dyeing. This is achieved by having a binding tape formed from a spun bound chopped continuous filament yarn which is partially heat set to give the tape the same contraction rate under washing and dyeing as the tufted fabric.
Patent GB-2318248-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus
Inventor: MINAMI KOUJI
IPC: G09G3/28
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: A display apparatus, such as a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) or plasma display panel (PDP), is driven so that each pixel is either luminescent or non-luminescent in each of a plurality of sub-fields during each video field. The longer duration sub-fields, at least, increase or decrease in duration during each video field and the ratios of the durations vary from the conventional 2 n progression. Preferably, the durations follow the progression 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80. The digital word for each pixel is recoded (eg from 8 to 10 bits) so that each bit corresponds to one sub-period and determines whether the pixel is luminescent or not. In addition, the recoding is defined so that, for at least the three longest periods, an increase in pixel brightness value from n to n+1 which results in luminescence during the next longer sub-period also results in non-luminescence in the adjacent lower duration sub-period.
Patent GB-2335411-A (GB)
Title: Helically driven elevator
Inventor: MIDDLETON PHILIP BRENDAN
IPC: B66B9/02
Filed: 1998-03-21
Abstract: A helically driven elevator comprises an elevator body 44 eg a car or carriage, a cylindrical shaft 10 incorporating a helical groove or ridge eg a screw thread, and a stay means 12. The helical shaft is rotated such that the body adapted to move thereon may ride up and down but is prevented from rotation with the shaft by said stay. Alternatively, twin shafts (10 Fig.5) maybe used to move the body. A turn pole 33 means may be provided to assist in manual rotation of the shaft, which may further be miniaturised. In a further embodiment the stay means may be adapted to rotate the body. The elevator may be adapted for movement on a non vertical incline (Fig.4). The elevator aims to provide simple elevation means in a space saving format which may be employed in outdoor, open floor or industrial situations.
Patent GB-2321978-A (GB)
Title: Point of sale system with graphic user interface for use with fuel dispenser
Inventor: BROWER ED
IPC: G07F13/02
Filed: 1997-09-23
Abstract: A point of sale system (10) of the present invention for use with a fuel dispensing system (14) includes a controller (32) for communicating with the fuel dispensing system (14), a graphic user interface (1000, 1100, 1200) having a plurality of manually actuable areas (1202, 1204, 1206), each of which produces a selection signal (82) when touched by the user, and a computer (26) including a program (60, 68) which enables the computer (26) to operate the fuel dispensing system (14) and generate graphic icons (1104, 1114, 1108) corresponding to system operations for display on the graphic user interface (1000, 1100, 1200) over the manually actuable areas (1202, 1204, 1206). The program (60, 68) also enables the computer (26) to execute system operations in response to the selection signals (82) produced by the manually actuable areas (1202, 1204. 1206).
Patent GB-2330464-A (GB)
Title: Demodulating device
Inventor: SASAKI TERUO
IPC: H04L27/14
Filed: 1998-06-23
Abstract: In a demodulating device which comprises an orthogonal transforming circuit (3), an up-converting circuit (20), a pulse signal producing circuit (5), and a low-pass filter (6), the orthogonal transforming circuit orthogonally transforms a received frequency shift keying signal to produce a first base band signal and a second base band signal. A phase converting circuit (22) converts a clock signal from a clock signal producing circuit (21) to produce a first clock signal having a first phase and a second clock signal having a second phase. A first EXOR circuit (23) receives the first base band signal and the first clock signal to produce a first EXOR output signal. A second EXOR circuit (24) receives the second base band signal and the second clock signal to produce a second EXOR output signal. A mixing circuit (25) mixes the first EXOR output signal and the second EXOR output signal to produce and supply an up-converted signal to the pulse signal producing circuit. Alternative embodiments use different types of phase converter (22) and different logic gates in mixing circuit (25).
Patent GB-2328759-A (GB)
Title: Metal coated optic fibre array on a grooved substrate
Inventor: RHEE TAE-HYUNG
IPC: G02B6/40
Filed: 1998-08-25
Abstract: A metal coated optical fiber array module including a metal coated optical fiber array 120, an arranging substrate 100 having arranging grooves 110 for loading the optical fiber array, wherein a metal (180, Fig 4) is coated on the upper surface including the arranging grooves and the optical fiber array loaded into the arranging grooves is united therewith through the medium of the metal, and a cover 130 for protecting and fixing the optical fiber array 120 loaded into the arranging grooves of the arranging substrate. It is preferable that the optical fiber array module further includes a planar substrate 150 having holes into which the optical fiber array is to be inserted, wherein the optical fiber array 120 loaded on the arranging substrate is inserted into the holes and united with the arranging substrate. After the optical fibers are loaded, the ends thereof are easily polished. When the optical fibers are attached to a waveguide device, the ends of the arrayed optical fibers are enlarged to increase an attachment strength at the contact surface.
Patent GB-2343378-A (GB)
Title: Stuff-in type nose plug with air filters
Inventor: CHEN JUNG-FU
IPC: A62B23/06
Filed: 1998-11-05
Abstract: A stuff-in type nose plug with air filters is made up a pair of plug units (11) that are integrally connected to each other at one end (at 12) and has an air filter (20) preferably made of active carbon fixed to the air inlet of each plug unit. Each plug unit made of soft material can be closely engaged with the nostril respectively so as to permit air to be inhaled via each active carbon air filter so that dirt ad filthy air can be completely filtered before being inhaled by a person. Preferably the plug units are shaped to conform with the shape of the nostril.
Patent GB-2343718-A (GB)
Title: Steering column seal
Inventor: DA SILVA JOSE
IPC: B60R13/08
Filed: 1998-11-10
Abstract: A steering column gasket for sealing a steering column to an aperture in a vehicle bulkhead (50), comprising a substantially rigid collar (32) arranged to encompass and sealingly to engage a non-rotatable part (60) of the steering column and a flexible sealing member (10) arranged sealingly to engage the collar (32) and the bulkhead (50) adjacent the aperture thereby to bridge the gap between the edge of the aperture and the collar (32).
Patent GB-2332456-A (GB)
Title: Bidet attachment for a toilet
Inventor: GILL PARMJIT SINGH
IPC: E03D9/08
Filed: 1998-12-16
Abstract: A bidet attachment for a toilet comprises a jet means 12 for directing a jet of fluid to the genital and/or anal area of a user, one or more valve means (28,30) for controlling the flow of fluid from a fluid supply to the jet means, conduit means (24,26) connecting the jet means to the valve means and connection means (32,34) connecting the valve means to the fluid supply.
Patent GB-2332657-A (GB)
Title: Connecting device
Inventor: TOURRET ALAIN
IPC: F28F9/00
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: The connecting device comprises a male member 82 having two parallel branches 84, 86 which fit into two complementary holes 88, 90 in the end 80L of a rod 80. A first branch 84 cooperates with a first hole 88 to transmit forces which are essentially parallel to the translational movement. The second branch 86 bears snap-fastening means 92 cooperating with the second hole 90 to lock the male member 82 and the rod 80 together.
Patent GB-2345886-A (GB)
Title: Collapsable cart including meshing teeth on wheel frames and support
Inventor: SU CHUNG-SHIU
IPC: B62B1/12
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: A push cart comprises a main frame <B>1</B>, a handle <B>2</B>, a front support <B>3</B>, a rear support <B>7</B>, two wheel frames <B>4</B>, two wheels <B>5</B> and a retractable rod <B>61</B>. The main frame <B>1</B> is connected to the handle <B>2</B> in a slidable manner, the centre portion of the main frame <B>1</B> is connected to the respective sides of the rear support <B>7</B> and the lower portions of the main frame <B>1</B> are connected to the wheel frames <B>4</B> and the lowermost ends are connected to the front support <B>3</B>. The respective ends of the front support <B>3</B> and the wheel frames <B>4</B> each have teeth <B>312</B>, <B>41</B> corresponding to and meshing with each other. The handle <B>2</B> is connected to one end of the retractable rod <B>61</B> and the other end is connected to an inner centre portion of the front support <B>3</B>. Thus, by operating the handle <B>2</B> movement is communicated through the retractable rod <B>61</B> to thus collapse the front support <B>3</B> and wheel frames <B>4</B> simultaneously.
Patent GB-2333689-A (GB)
Title: Anatomically-fitting footwear
Inventor: FRITON MICHAEL R
IPC: A43B5/06
Filed: 1999-01-28
Abstract: A first article of footwear 10 comprises a sole 14, a fastening system for permitting the tightening of an upper 12 around a user's foot, and an articulated arch member 50 which, in use, moves towards the user's foot in response to the tightening of the upper 12. A second article of footwear 10 is disclosed which comprises a sole 14 having a midsole 16 and an outsole 17 and an upper 12 comprising a medial quarter panel (18, Fig. 4) and a lateral quarter panel (20, Fig. 4), wherein both quarter panels (18, 20) are provided with a heel notch (30, Fig. 4) having a depth of at least 40 mm. A third article of footwear 10 is described comprising a sole 14, an upper 12, and a heel clip 38 coupled to the upper 12 and extending around a rear section thereof.
Patent GB-2335119-A (GB)
Title: Self configuring multi-mode communications terminal
Inventor: SUGAR GARY
IPC: H04L27/00
Filed: 1998-08-12
Abstract: A communications terminal adapts to different operating standards by using software algorithms and digital processing instead of physically dedicated hardware. The communications terminal includes digital processing circuits (103) having a digital signal processor and microprocessor circuits, volatile and non-volatile memory, signal characteristics stored in memory and receiver circuitry to receive and digitize a radio signal. The communications terminal receives the radio signal, converts the radio signal into a digital signal and compares the signal characteristics of the digital signal to signal characteriscs of stored signals. The comparison of the signals identifies the standard of the radio signal and determines the format and protocol of the signal. The hardware is then reconfigured to operate according to the identified standard, format and protocol.
Patent GB-2350028-A (GB)
Title: Compression/decompression of ATM streams over WAN links
Inventor: PAPAEFSTATHIOU IOANNIS
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 1999-05-11
Abstract: Traffic sent over a WAN link in a LAN interconnection network using ATM as the backbone infrastructure is increased by compressing ATM streams transmitted over it. An ATM gateway 4 analyses the VPI/VCI (Virtual Path Identifier/Virtual Channel Identifier) field of cells received from other stations within the LAN and uses this field to index a compression information table (60, fig. 2). For a given VPI/VCI field, the table indicates whether or not cells should be compressed and, if so, which compression technique should be applied. During compression, cells having the same header are collected, the headers are removed and the compression applied to the payload only. The compressed stream is then partitioned into forty eight bytes and the original header attached ready for onward transmission over WAN links to the destination ATM gateway 6. Decompression (if required) is performed at the destination in a reverse manner.
Patent GB-2337080-A (GB)
Title: Security multi-bolt lock mechanism
Inventor: VINEY BERNARD JOHN
IPC: E05B65/10
Filed: 1999-05-10
Abstract: The locking mechanism comprises at least two commonly driven bolts, and means for ensuring that if pressure is applied to the distal end of one bolt tending to disengage it, the other bolt(s) is/are not disengaged. In one embodiment - figure 4 - this is achieved by having two bolt portions 24, 26 eg in a tube 30 and joined by a spring 28. In an alternative embodiment - figure 6d - the bolt has a slot at one end in which a cam 72 is pivoted. In the disposition shown the bolt can be moved to its engaged position. If however pressure is applied to the end part of the bolt its relative movement exposes a corner of the cam which strikes against the housing 20 so preventing movement of the other bolts. A variant (figure 8) has a differently shaped cam and spring-urged bolt portions. In yet another embodiment (figure 10) the rack drive includes a lost-motion.
Patent GB-2345428-A (GB)
Title: A divot repair body for golfers
Inventor: BOWKER DAVID BOURCHIER
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 1999-11-16
Abstract: A method of repairing a divot made by a golfer in the grass of a golf course in which a divot repair body is placed in a divot and crushed under foot to fill the divot. The divot repair body comprises a growing material, such as sand, formed into a consolidated mass. A binding agent, such as hydrous aluminium silicate, may be used to bind the particulate growing material, to form the moulded consolidated mass. The divot repair body may also include nutrients to stimulate the growth of grass, pH adjusting substance, grass seeds and a colouring agent to dye the sand green.
Patent GB-2357394-A (GB)
Title: Modular component permitting transmission of radio signals through walls
Inventor: TUTTLEBEE WALTER HAROLD WILLIA
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 1999-12-15
Abstract: A modular electronic component for relaying radio signals comprises a housing 1 which in a preferred embodiment has external dimensions corresponding to those of a standard building brick or block, or to an assembled combination of such bricks or blocks. A pair of printed antennas 4,5 are provided on juxtaposed faces of the housing and may be linked either in a passive arrangement (fig.1), by a means of a conductor 8, or in an active arrangement (fig.2), by means of an amplifier 9. In the active arrangement, the amplifier, which receives its power via a power supply connector 13, may be unidirectional or bidirectional and may be controlled or preset via a radio control signal (15, fig.3). The active component features an RF input socket 18 into which RF signals may be fed via a cable from, for example, a distribution amplifier, thereby facilitating the distribution of radiated signals throughout a building. The antennas may be simple slot antennas or may comprise alternative dipoles, phased arrays or directional embedded lens antennas.
Patent HU-T68740-A (HU)
Title: Tool for handling a drum containing a coil of a flexible object especially a cable drum
Inventor: LINDSTRAND ULF
IPC: B65H75/40
Filed: 1992-05-25
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/SE92/00351 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 22, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 22, 1993 PCT Filed Mar. 25, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/21604 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 1992.A tool mounts a parcel containing a coil of a cable, for instance, a sleeve for the cable, and two protective rings at the sides of the coil, the tool having two wheel-shaped side supports including one larger and one smaller circle segment having opposite dividing edges, the circle segments being capable to be coupled and locked to each other. The side supports are provided with concentric centering elements to center the sleeve, the dividing edges being provided radially outside the centering elements of the side supports for dividing the distance between the centering element and the peripheral edge element in a ratio of from 1:1 to 1:3. The dividing edge of the larger circle segment is provided at a radial distance from the center of the side support that is less than the radius of the parcel.
Patent HU-T74327-A (HU)
Title: Telecommunication system and method for delivering telecommunication service
Inventor: BEVERIDGE GREGORY JOSEPH
IPC: H04Q3/42
Filed: 1994-05-26
Abstract: A hybrid coaxial cable network employs interdiction to ensure privacy in telephony communications. Video and telephony signals are secured such that telephony and interactive video signals to and from a subscriber do not appear on the network at any other subscriber location. Combined video and telephony signals transmitted from a control office 13 over a network including fibre optic and coaxial cable transmission systems are supplied to subscribers via a selective delivery arrangement 37 including an interdiction device 16, and modulator/demodulator 39 and a power supply unit 41. In interdiction device, 16, a jamming oscillator or a negative trap circuit 49 is provided to pass video signals and to interdict all downstream telephony signals. An isolation amplifier 47 and forward coupler 48 passes interactive video signals but block telephony signals. Modulator/demodulator 39 ensures that only selected telephony channels are delivered to and from a subscriber. <IMAGE>