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Patent BR-9915984-A (BR)
Inventor: FISHER CHARLES JACK
IPC: A61K38/48
Filed: 1999-12-01
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) with protein C. The claimed invention provides a needed therapy for a potentially serious and debilitating disorder while avoiding complications such as bleeding tendency, toxicity and general side effects of plasma exchange or currently available anti-coagulant agents.
Patent CH-512456-A (CH)
Title: Bis-oxido steroids
Inventor: SCHMIDLIN JULIUS DR
IPC: C07J75/00
Filed: 1963-10-03
Abstract: Steroids I Intermediates for aldosterone and analogues. (a) To DELTA5-3:3:20:20-bisethylenedioxy-11beta:18-oxido-18-hydroxy-preg- nene (433 mg) in PhMei(40 ml) at 0-3 deg.C under N2, was added (5 min.) M-Bu2AlH in PhMe (2.5 ml). Stirred 22 h. at room temp., cooled to 0-3 deg.C., dild. with THF (5 ml), added 1 ml H2O, and stirred 15 min. Added kiesel-guhr (1 g), warmed to 20-5 deg.C., dried (2.5 g Na2SO4), and filtered, washing with 1:3 THF -PhMe (60 ml). Evapd. in vac., residue dissolved in PhH (16 ml), and hexane (144 ml), and chromatographed on Al2O3 activity IV (20 g), eluting with 9:1 and 8.5:1.5 hexane/PhH, to give I (153 mg) m.p. 212-6 deg.C (from Et2O-THF).
Patent CH-500793-A (CH)
Title: Method of casting metal by immersion
Inventor: ALAN SUTHERLAND
IPC: B22D23/04
Filed: 1968-10-08
Abstract: Method of casting objects in a foundry which overcomes many of the disadvantages of conventional casting is by immersion of a mould or a series of moulds of gas permeable material in molten metal so that the cavities are filled with the metal and the mould or moulds withdrawn. Mounting for the moulds and mechanism for immersion is provided.
Patent EE-9600046-A (EE)
Inventor: JAMES D HULL
IPC: C03B7/06
Filed: 1996-05-17
Abstract: A forehearth (20) for cooling glass from a melting furnace as it flows to a feeder bowl (28) from which it is discharged to a forming machine. The forehearth is in the form of an elongate, horizontally extending insulated trough (26) with a roof formed by a longitudinally extending series of roof block elements (30), each of which is of one-piece construction and extends completely across the width of the insulated trough. The downwardly facing surface of each roof block element is contoured to incorporate concave portions (30a, 30b) near the edges of the forehearth, a concave portion (30c) above the center of the forehearth and convex portions (30d, 30e) separating the center concave portion from the side concave portions to substantially impede heat transfer between the side concave portions and the center concave portion. Burners (32) are positioned along the opposed sides of the forehearth to fire transversely into the spaces underlying the side concave portions of the roof blocks, and cooling air passages (40) extend through the roof blocks to discharge cooling air transversely of the forchearth into the space underlying the center concave portion in direct contact with the glass in the forehearth. A plurality of exhaust openings (34, 42) for products of combustion from the burners and cooling air, respectively are positioned along the length of the forehearth to provide for longitudinal flow of products of combustion and cooling air at rates which are variable along the length of the forehearth. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2359403-A (GB)
Title: Fall detector apparatus and computer software product for controlling such apparatus
Inventor: HOLDSWORTH DENNIS EDWARD CHARL
IPC: G08B21/04
Filed: 2000-02-17
Abstract: A fall detector apparatus 1 includes a housing 2 adapted to be worn by a user and containing an impact detector 3 and an orientation detector 7. A processor 9 receives output signals from the impact detector 3 and orientation detector 7 and activates an alarm generator 12 if an amount of a plurality of time intervals, following an impact to the impact detector 3, spent by the user in a horizontal orientation exceeds a threshold value.
Patent GB-2362401-A (GB)
Title: Tubing hanger landing string with blowout preventer operated release mechanism
Inventor: HAMILTON SCOTT MITCHELL
IPC: F16L37/12
Filed: 2000-05-19
Abstract: A coupling 10 is connectable to a tubing hanger landing string and to a tubing hanger landed within a BOP wherein, disengagement of said coupling 10 is non destructive. The coupling 10 comprises resiliently deformable fingers 30. Upwardly facing shoulders 32 on said fingers 30 locate beneath undercut 34 engaging the coupling. The undercut 34 also accommodates an outwardly biassed split ring 38. To disengage the coupling actuator pins 40 acted upon by rams on the BOP compress the split ring 38 radially inwards releasing the shoulders 32 from the undercut 34, effecting disengagement of the coupling. A further embodiment (not shown) comprises the shoulders 32 being directly acted upon and released by the rams. A still further embodiment (not shown) comprises the resilient fingers 30 having a buttress thread formed on them to correspond with a similarly formed thread in the coupling lower part. To disengage the actuator pins flex the fingers inwards disengaging the thread and allowing retraction of the string.
Patent GB-2348366-A (GB)
Title: Unitary slipcover with straight front skirt
Inventor: WHITE CECIL A
IPC: A47C31/11
Filed: 1999-12-07
Abstract: A unitary slipcover (30) for covering a seat-type piece of furniture having a base (12), a back (16), arms (10), and a cushioned seat portion (18). The slipcover (30) includes a seat cushion covering portion (32) with a rear edge. A cinching element (34) terminating in first and second ends is secured therebetween to at least a portion of the rear edge of the seat cushion covering portion for reducing the effective peripheral dimension of at least a portion of the rear edge of the seat cushion covering portion (32). A main body covering portion (36) of the slipcover (30) is folded in a longitudinal direction and each end is sewn to itself to the fine arm covering portions. One longitudinal side of the main body covering portion (36) of the slipcover (30) is secured to the seat cushion covering portion and the other longitudinal side is preferably secured to a main body skirt covering portion (48), which conceals at least a portion of the base of the piece of furniture.
Patent GB-2366103-A (GB)
Title: Mixer circuitry
Inventor: JOHNSON PETER BRUCE
IPC: H03D7/14
Filed: 2000-08-10
Abstract: A mixer circuit has three transistors 410, 400, 301 connected in series across the supply rails 10, 11. Two of the transistors 410, 400 carry signals, and these are arranged to be close to but not in saturation so that the circuit can operate with very low supply voltages.
Patent GB-2364745-A (GB)
Title: Camshaft drive system for selectable two-stroke/ four-stroke i.c. engine
Inventor: MA JONATHAN AUSTIN
IPC: F02B69/06
Filed: 2000-09-12
Abstract: A camshaft drive system is described for a selectable two-stroke/four-stroke internal combustion engine with exhaust and intake poppet valves opened and closed by at least one camshaft. In the system, the camshaft is connected permanently to a planetary gear set which is driven continuously by the engine crankshaft, and means are provided for setting the planetary gear set in one of two selectable stable modes to function either as a gear box or as a rigid coupling.
Patent GB-2353248-A (GB)
Title: Silicone sheet and surgical bandage manufactured using the same
Inventor: MURAMATSU HIROSHI
IPC: A61L15/26
Filed: 1999-05-13
Abstract: A silicone sheet comprising a silicone gel layer and a silicone elastomer layer, wherein the layers are formed in one-piece so that the sheet has a continuous heterogeneous phase structure, a surgical bandage manufactured using the sheet and a method for manufacturing the bandage. The bandage is excellent in stickiness to an affected part, protecting property and following property, and also is excellent in mechanical strength as a whole, and can be produced with efficiency and be handled with great ease.
Patent GB-2358042-A (GB)
Title: Scroll compressor discharge check valve for preventing reverse rotation
Inventor: DEWAR TODD WILLIAM
IPC: F01C1/02
Filed: 2001-01-05
Abstract: A plurality of return gas passages 34 through a valve stop body 30 of a floating check valve assembly are angled from an outer periphery 31 of the body 30 towards a rear surface of a floating valve 32 in a central chamber 36 to quickly move the floating valve 32 to close a discharge port 26 at shut down and prevent reverse rotation of a scroll compressor. Returning gas has a component in the direction of the angled passageways 34, the angle of inclination of which are non-parallel relative to the axis of an orbiting scroll. During normal, forward operation of the compressor, the discharge gas flows through discharge passages 28, passing by the return passages 34, creating a venturi effect which holds the floating valve 32 against the stop 30. In one embodiment the return passages (66, Fig 5) are perpendicular to the axis.
Patent GB-2364472-A (GB)
Title: Generic module to facilitate extension of a network management portal
Inventor: RAYMOND ROBERT L
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-01-23
Abstract: A system for providing a generic module (220) that facilitates extension of a network management portal (210), the portal providing a centralized view into the overall health of the network. A systems administrator (201) does not need to code the generic module; that is, the portal can be non-programmatically extended. After the administrator configures an XML configuration file (205) with the appropriate tags, the portal invokes the generic module to display any one or more of the following: embedded html, external html file, output from an OS command or contents of a URL.
Patent GB-2358323-A (GB)
Title: Distortion in a communication system
Inventor: EYUBOGLU VEDAT M
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: A system and device for, and method of, detecting, characterizing, and mitigating deterministic distortion in a communication system. An exemplary communication system includes a digital adaptor for sending octets on to a backbone of a PSTN, which then sends, and potentially distorts the octets, received by a line interface. The line interface converts the octets to baseband signals received by an analog adaptor. Several mechanisms and methods are described in which the analog and digital adaptor cooperate to detect the presence of distortion, in particular, robbed bit signaling, on the communication system. The characterization may then be used to mitigate the effects of the distortion. Several receive constellations are provided, each constructed in view of the transmit constellation and in view of the manner in which the deterministic distortion will distort signals transmitted over the system. The receive constellations differ from the transmit constellation. The analog adaptor uses an appropriate receive constellation based on the type of distortion expected at a given interval. The digital adaptor may similarly include several constellation in view of the same considerations.
Patent GB-2379288-A (GB)
Title: Financial management system and method
Inventor: MULLAN ANTHONY JOHN
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2001-05-24
Abstract: The invention provides a financial management system wherein a real bank account is notionally sub-divided into virtual sub-accounts and transactions are effected between the virtual sub-accounts without affecting the operation of the real bank account, such a system allowing a customer to maintain an automatically updated model of the customer's finances within the single account, thus assisting visualisation of his or her financial position, while retaining the benefit of the single account.
Patent GB-2367898-A (GB)
Title: Surface texture measuring machine and method of correcting a measured value for the machine
Inventor: KATAYAMA MINORU
IPC: G01D3/036
Filed: 2001-06-12
Abstract: A surface texture measuring machine comprises a vertical V-axis column D, a vertically movable table E, a horizontal X-axis guide 17 and a slider 18 disposed on the vertically movable table E, a probe C attached to the slider 18, a V-axis detector (13, Fig 3) a displacement detector (27, Fig 6) an X-axis detector (74, Fig 3) and a control device CPU. The control device CPU calculates the amount of a bending deformation   a   in the X-axis direction at the height of the X-axis guide 17, from a height signal from the V-axis detector (13, Fig 3) and a displacement amount signal from the X-axis detector (74, Fig 3) and sets a value that is obtained by subtracting the bending deformation amount from the X-axis direction displacement amount, as an X-axis displacement in measurement. The machine can measure surface roughness or two- or three dimentional shape. It may also have temperature compensation.
Patent GB-2379999-A (GB)
Title: A method of transferring software code between a server and a browser linked to the server
Inventor: GIBARA TOM
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2001-06-14
Abstract: A method is provided for transferring data or code from a server 102 to an internet browser operating on a user system 101. When data is received from the server 102, the browser will manifest the document and any linked document from the data in a first content manifestation environment. However, in accordance with the method of the invention a second content manifestation environment is also created within the browser which is functionally independent of the first content manifestation environment. The first and second content manifestation environments may be defined in said browser by separate HTML frames. The second content manifestation environment may be formed by an embedded Java  õ   applet in the HTML document which forms the first manifestation environment.
Patent GB-2377433-A (GB)
Title: Grease/oil separator and digester
Inventor: CARR WILLIAM ANTHONY
IPC: C02F3/34
Filed: 2001-07-13
Abstract: A grease or oil separator comprising a chamber with an inlet pipe (2) close to the top of one side, an outlet pipe (4) close to the top of another or same side, having a dip pipe (5) on the inside of the chamber connected to the outlet pipe in order to allow liquid from the lower portion of the chamber (1) to be displaced to the outlet pipe as liquid enters the chamber (1). Air is pumped into the chamber (1) to an air distribution pipe (7,8) located close to the floor of the chamber, causing air to bubble through the retained liquid inside the separator assisting the separation of oil and grease from water. A bacteria culture is created inside the chamber (1) which through aerobic action, breaks down collected grease, oil and organic matter into CO2 and water. Bacteria are added from reservoir (14) via dosing pump (11).
Patent GB-2365113-A (GB)
Title: An emergency lighting system comprising a photoluminescent track
Inventor: STOKES PETER DAVID
IPC: B64D25/00
Filed: 2001-01-08
Abstract: An emergency lighting system for an aircraft, ship, train or other mass transportation carrier has photoluminescent material arranged to define an escape path to the exits. The photoluminescent material is encapsulated within a track 1 for securing to the floor of the aircraft. The track 1 comprises a one piece transparent plastic housing 2 formed with a longitudinally extending slot 4 and the photoluminescent material is provided by an insert 3 that is a push-fit in the slot 4 from one end of the housing 2. The housing 2 is closed at both ends to seal the slot 4 and prevent ingress of dirt or fluid. In a modification (Figures 7 and 8) the housing 102 is compressed between a pair of rollers 105,106 with the insert 103 in place to reduce the height of the track 101 and optionally to provide the track with anti-slip characteristics in the form of V-shaped grooves.
Patent GB-2378622-A (GB)
Title: Updating a lookup table used in mapping between TDM channels and packets
Inventor: FLOYD GEOFFREY EDWARD
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2001-08-11
Abstract: A method of updating a lookup table associated with a TDM transmit unit which is coupled to a packet network to receive data therefrom, the lookup table mapping packet network contexts to TDM channels. The method comprises priming a controller with data for updating the lookup table in advance of the receipt of packets containing data to which the update relates, incorporating a flag in each packet sent over the packet network to the TDM transmit unit, the flag being set to indicate whether or not a packet is the first packet to which the update relates, and detecting the setting of said flag in a first packet and in response updating the lookup table with the update data. The lookup table includes duplicate flags indicating new valid channels and the first channel in a new context, and these flags are used instead of the normal flags in the table when an update is to be made.
Patent GB-2380172-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for aiding vehicle traction in snow or ice
Inventor: CHARMAN MICHAEL CHARLES
IPC: B60B39/12
Filed: 2001-09-29
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a rubber mat 1, an elasticated cord 2 and a magnet 3. The rubber mat 1 is placed against a driven wheel 4 and the elasticated cord 2 connects the rubber mat to the magnet 3 which is magnetised to the vehicle chassis 5 to retain the mat with the vehicle after the wheel has traversed the mat.
Patent GB-2380901-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone with selectable software capabilities
Inventor: CHANRASIRI PUBUDU PRIYANJAYA
IPC: H04M1/72406
Filed: 2001-10-10
Abstract: The mobile telephone handset or terminal stores software capabilities or application programming interfaces (APIs). Some (shown as   Ò  ) may be standard, others (shown as <B>x</B>) can be enabled or disabled to create (in combination with the standard APIs) different logical domains, such as a domain (L). By enabling or disabling different ones of the APIs (<B>x</B>), particular domains can be configured. In particular, domain definition files (D1, D2, D3) held on SIMs (S) are provided which store information for respectively selecting the APIs for different domains. Therefore, the capabilities of the domains in a particular terminal will be determined by the information stored in the domain definition files on the currently used SIM. Different SIMs will store different information in their domain definition files. Furthermore, the information in the domain definition files can be updated by OTA methods, to change the capabilities associated with a particular domain. For a SIM-less terminal, the domain definition files can be stored in a secure part of the terminal.
Patent GB-2383147-A (GB)
Title: Authorising client access to multiple web servers
Inventor: CHIN HUNG-LIANG
IPC: G06F21/41
Filed: 2001-12-13
Abstract: A method for integrating multiple web servers based on individual client authorization consists of setting up a client, a master web server, and at least one slave web server through a network such that after the master web server receives commands inputted by the client, an authentication routine is executed based on the commands to determine the individual authorization level of the said client and web pages are collected from the master server and slave server, that the client is permitted to browse based on the individual authorization level. The web pages are displayed via a screen on the computer system of the client.
Patent GB-2380428-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the operation of an engine having its cylinders associated with one of two cylinder groups.
Inventor: SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA
IPC: F01N13/04
Filed: 2002-05-31
Abstract: A method for controlling the operation having its cylinders associated with one of two cylinder groups, the exhaust from each cylinder group flowing through a respective upstream emission control device 34/36 before flowing through a common downstream emission control device 44 comprises determining a need to release previously stored components of the exhaust gas from the downstream device and operating the cylinders of one of the cylinder groups with a lean air-fuel mixture whilst simultaneously operating the other with a rich air-fuel mixture so as to release the release previously stored components of the exhaust gas from the downstream device. The combined exhaust air-fuel ratio may be approximately 0.75. The spark may be retarded to the cylinder group operating with the rich air-fuel mixture and the engine may be operated so as to balance the torque output of the first and second cylinder groups when they are being operated at differing air-fuel ratios.
Patent GB-2393929-A (GB)
Title: Knife for self-defence
Inventor: KHYZHNYAK DIMITRY
IPC: B26B1/04
Filed: 2002-10-12
Abstract: A credit-card-sized knife with a grip between the fingers (Fig. 3) and lever 3 which turns around the axis 4 working as a handle in two different positions (second position suitable for using the blade as in general purpose knife with support for thumb (16 Fig. 4), providing secure concealment for the blade 1 in its closed position. The lever also has three boreholes (6 Fig 5) for a spring 5 to fix the blade in those positions. The knife according to it specific shape may include a spanner 9, screwdrivers (flathead 10 and Phillips 11), ruler 13 and wire-cutters (one of the boreholes forms the mouth of the wire-cutters 8).
Patent GB-2378111-A (GB)
Title: Image filling method, apparatus and computer readable medium for reducing filling process in producing animation
Inventor: KOTANI NAOYA
IPC: G06T5/10
Filed: 2000-05-24
Abstract: An image filling method for reducing filling process in producing animation. The image filling method includes the steps: of inputting image data; searching said image data for extracting a small region smaller than or equal to a predetermined size; and outputting a list of said small regions. Said regions may be overlaid on the image in the form or marks.
Patent GB-2394803-A (GB)
Title: Management of security key distribution using an ancestral hierarchy
Inventor: LAIN ANTONIO
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2002-10-31
Abstract: Security keys for the provision of a secure service such as content provision are generated in an ancestral hierarchy, so that invalidation of a key in the hierarchy results in a need to reconfigure all other keys in the hierarchy to the extent they share common ancestry. When a user subscription to the service lapses, a decision on invalidation of their key is based in a determination of whether it's more costly to the subscriber to invalidate the key, or continue providing an unpaid-for service. Keys can be allocated to users from domains of the hierarchy on the basis of their economic value to the provider, with higher value users being allocated keys from domains which share fewer common ancestors with other users of other domains than those users share with each other, to minimise inconvenience to high value users of key reconfiguration.
Patent GB-2382874-A (GB)
Title: Buoyancy liquid for a Galilean thermometer
Inventor: FRIEDRICHS ARVID
IPC: G01K11/28
Filed: 2002-11-12
Abstract: The liquid comprises at least a dipropylene glycol mono(C 1-6 -alkyl) ether, preferably at least a dipropylene glycol mono(C 1-6 -alkyl) ether of the following general formula, wherein R is a C 1-6 -alkyl group: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=20 WI=45 LX=935 LY=914 TI=CF> <PC>as well as to a Galilean thermometer comprising said buoyancy liquid, and to a method of preparing a Galilean thermometer including the use of this buoyancy liquid. The liquid can include water, one or more dyes and/or density modifying agents.