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Patent BR-9910670-A (BR)
Title: Sistema de verificação de calibragem para turbidìmetro
Inventor: BANNERJEE ASHIM K
IPC: G01N21/01
Filed: 1999-05-18
Abstract: "SISTEMA DE VERIFICAçãO DE CALIBRAGEM PARA TURBIDìMETRO" Um sistema é descrito para verificar a calibragem de um turbidímetro que possui uma fonte de luz e de detetor  para luz dispersa. Um primeiro polarizador está posicionado na trajetória do feixe de luz, e um segundo polarizador está posicionado entre o primeiro polarizador e o detetor. O primeiro polarizador polariza linearmente o feixe de luz e o  segundo polarizador restringe a quantidade de luz que passa  através dele para alcançar o detetor.
Patent BR-9912231-A (BR)
Title: Aparelho e método para revestimento a laser
Inventor: MAZUMDER JYOTI
IPC: B23K26/00
Filed: 1999-06-22
Abstract: "APARELHO E MéTODO PARA REVESTIMENTO A LASER". O sistema de revestimento a laser (102) é usado para acumular a formação de material sobre um substrato aquecendo um ponto localizado sobre um substrato formando um poço de fusão sobre o qual o material é alimentado para criar um depósito tendo uma dimensão física. Um meio de detecção óptico acoplado a um sensor optoelétrico que recebe luz através de uma máscara com aberturas é usado para monitorar uma dimensão física do depósito, e um controlador de sinal de retorno (104) ajusta o laser de acordo com um sinal elétrico, daí controlando a taxa de deposição de material. Na configuração preferida, a dimensão física é a altura do depósito, e o sistema adicionalmente inclui uma interface (106) com um sistema de projeto computadorizado incluindo a descrição do componente a ser fabricado, capacitando ao controlador de sinal de retorno (104) comparar a dimensão física do depósito com a descrição e ajustar a energia do sinal de retorno (110). O controlador de sinal de retorno (104) inclui um conjunto de circuitos para ajustar o laser (110).
Patent BR-9912927-A (BR)
Inventor: FEINGOLD VLADIMIR
IPC: A61F9/007
Filed: 1999-08-11
Abstract: A blade assembly for a keratome is suspended from its ends by a blade support which is driven by a drive mechanism, so that the blade describes a forward path between a positioning ring and an applanation shoe at a controlled distance from the applanation shoe reference surface while also oscillating laterally, and preferably without the blade or the blade support touching either the positioning ring or the applanation shoe. A guide may be disposed parallel to the blade edge to control resectioning thickness. Drive control and vacuum for the positioning ring are provided under user command by a control unit having user inputs. <IMAGE>
Patent BR-9913640-A (BR)
Title: Agente herbicida para culturas de soja tolerantes ou resistentes
Inventor: HACKER ERWIN
IPC: A01N57/20
Filed: 1999-08-10
Abstract: Patente de Invenção: <B>"AGENTE HERBICIDA PARA CULTURAS DE SOJA TOLERANTES OU RESISTENTES"<D>. Para o combate de plantas daninhas em soja, que consistem em mutantes tolerantes ou resistentes ou em plantas de soja transgênicas, são adequadas combinações de herbicidas (A) + (B), eventualmente em presença de safeners, com um teor ativo de (A) herbicidas com amplo espectro de eficácia a partir do grupo (A1) (sais de) glufosinato e compostos parentais; (A2) (sais de) glifosato e compostos parentais, tal como sulfosato; (A3) imidazolinonas, tais como imazetapir, imazapir, imazaquin, imazamox ou seus sais; e (A4) azóis herbicidas a partir do grupo das substâncias inibidoras da proto-porfirinogênio-oxidase (PPO); e (B) um ou mais herbicidas a partir do grupo, que consiste em (B0) um ou mais herbicidas estruturalmente diferentes a partir do mencionado grupo (A) e/ou (B1) herbicidas seletivamente ativos em soja contra plantas daninhas monocotiledóneas e preponderantemente dicotiledóneas, com ação nas folhas e/ou com ação no solo (ação residual) ou (B2) herbicidas seletivamente ativos em soja contra plantas daninhas dicotiledóneas ou (B3) herbicidas seletivamente ativos em soja contra plantas daninhas monocotiledóneas, com ação nas folhas e com ação no solo ou (B4) herbicidas seletivamente em soja ativos contra plantas daninhas monocotiledóneas e dicotiledóneas, com ação nas folhas, com ação nas folhas ou (B5) herbicidas não seletivos, utilizáveis em soja para finalidades específicas, tais como (sais de paraquat) ou herbicidas a partir de mais do que um dos grupos (B0) até (B5), e as culturas de soja são tolerantes com relação aos herbicidas (A) e (B) contidos na combinação, eventualmente em presença de safeners.
Patent BR-9915719-A (BR)
Title: Enroladeira de superfìcie com recorte por aperto
Inventor: BLUME JOSEPH A
IPC: B65H18/20
Filed: 1999-12-02
Abstract: "ENROLADEIRA DE SUPERFìCIE COM RECORTE POR APERTO". Trata-se de uma enroladeira de superfície que inclui primeiro e segundo rolos de enrolamento para enrolar uma manta em um elemento central, uma superfície estacionária espaçada do primeiro rolo de enrolamento para rolar um elemento central na superfície estacionária e uma pastilha de aperto para apertar a manta contra uma superfície de aperto a montante do elemento central e, deste modo, separar a manta. O primeiro rolo de enrolamento é dotado de uma superfície com alto atrito e apenas um pequeno comprimento de manta precisa ser esticado entre a superfície de aperto e o primeiro rolo para tensionar a separar a manta. A manta separada é enrolada no elemento central à medida em que o elemento central rola sobre a superfície estacionária.
Patent BR-9916500-A (BR)
Title: Remoção de chumbo de misturas de reação orgânicas de carbonato de diarila
Inventor: OFORI JOHN YAW
IPC: C07C68/00
Filed: 1999-10-12
Abstract: Patente de Invenção: <B>"REMOçãO DE CHUMBO DE MISTURAS DE REAçãO ORGâNICAS DE CARBONATO DE DIARILA"<D>. A presente invenção refere-se a método para a remoção eficiente de espécies de co-catalisadores de chumbo de correntes orgânicas de processo que se originam da síntese de carbonatos de diarila, através do contato das misturas de reação orgânicas com uma solução aquosa de ácido, sal e/ou ácido/sal, dessa forma, extraindo a mistura tratada em uma fase aquosa ou através de tratamento das misturas de reação orgânicas com um ácido oxálico sólido ou sal de ácido oxálico sólido ou uma solução aquosa de ácido oxálico ou sal de ácido oxálico, dessa forma, resultando na precipitação de chumbo. O chumbo precipitado pode, então, ser calcinado a fim de proporcionar um composto de chumbo que é cataliticamente ativo na carbonilação de fenol a fim de proporcionar carbonatos de diarila. O uso desses métodos reduzirá substancialmente as preocupações financeiras e ambientais quanto ao preparo de carbonatos de diarila.
Patent BR-9917507-A (BR)
Title: Pneumático com frisos na superfìcie do talão
Inventor: KORNELIS HENDRIK
IPC: B60C15/024
Filed: 1999-10-06
Abstract: "PNEUMáTICO COM FRISOS NA SUPERFìCIE DO TALãO". Um pneumático ( 10 ) particularmente adequado para a montagem em um aro de desenho ( 12 ) possuindo frisos ( 20 ). Os frisos de aro ( 20 ) sendo projetados para engatarem uma superfície de talão ( 28 ) do pneumático ( 10 ). Os frisos de pneumático ( 42 ) possuindo uma localização e uma inclinação complementar aos frisos ( 20 ) especificados pelos padrões de aro aplicáveis para um tamanho de pneumático de forma que os frisos ( 42 ) no pneumático ( 10 ) intertravem os frisos ( 20 ) no aro de desenho ( 12 ).
Patent CH-497556-A (CH)
Title: Prepn of poly ethylene-1 2-dipheno 4 4-dicarboxylate
Inventor: ERIC FRANK HARRIS
IPC: C08G63/672
Filed: 1965-09-09
Abstract: Poly(ethylene-1:2-diphenoxyethane-4:4'-di-carboxylate), or a high m. wt. co-polyester of it, is melt spun and the yarn is drawn. The resultant yarn has an initial modulus greater than 160 g/denier/100% extension and has a shrinkage, when immersed in boiling water, of less than 2%. It is therefore important in mfg. tyre cords, webbings, fabrics and belting reinforcing.
Patent CH-552006-A (CH)
Title: Optical brightening agents - comprising phenanthrotriazole cpds, for brightening synthetic fibres etc.
IPC: C07D405/04
Filed: 1970-08-14
Abstract: Phenanthotriazole deriv. of formula (I):- (where R1 and R2 are H or sulphonic acid gp; and R3 is H or low alkyl), (I) are prepd. from cpds. of formula (II) by saponifying the CN to COOH and (opt. after splitting off the low alkyl residue R3) lactonising the prod. (I) are useful as optical brightening agents, esp. for fibre-forming polymers such as polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyolefins, PVC, polyacrylonitrile etc.
Patent GB-2358072-A (GB)
Title: Tabular range editing
Inventor: ABDALLA SAMUEL
IPC: G06F17/24
Filed: 2000-01-07
Abstract: A method of manipulation of cells within a table on an interactive user display comprises the steps of: (a) selecting a subset of cells of the table as a block on the display, the block having an orientation of fields of the cells along at least one dimension (horizontally in Fig. 1A); (b) determining data characteristics of the block for each field in the direction of the orientation; (c) selecting representative data from the block for each field in the direction of the orientation; (d) generating a first interface displaying for each the field (i) one or more of the data characteristics; and (ii) corresponding representative data as an editable element; (e) making user desired modifications to each editable element to form a changed element; (f) applying corresponding modifications of each changed element to all cells of the block in a direction perpendicular to the orientation to form an altered block; and (g) outputting the altered block to the table for display.
Patent GB-2358761-A (GB)
Title: Multi-port network communication device
Inventor: BURGESS JON JAMESON
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2000-01-25
Abstract: A multi-port network communication device includes a plurality of ports for the reception and transmission of addressed data packets which include media access control address data, a forwarding mechanism for directing packets received at any of said plurality of ports to at least one of the plurality of ports, a memory for the selectively controllable storage of permitted media access control addresses, and means for restricting forwarding of packets from the device in response to an examination of media access control data in said packets and said permitted media access control addresses. The forwarding of a unicast packet having a source address and a destination address is prevented when neither of those addresses in the unicast packet corresponds to a permitted media access control address. The forwarding mechanism prevents the forwarding of multicast or broadcast packets to ports which are not connected to devices having permitted media access control addresses.
Patent GB-2346681-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerating circuit
Inventor: KIRCHNER JOERG
IPC: F25B43/00
Filed: 2000-01-28
Abstract: A refrigerating circuit comprises a condenser and an evaporator, wherein shaped bodies (9, 9a) of drying agent are arranged within a component (6), which carries liquid refrigerant, of the circuit and are so adapted to the internal geometric shape of the respective component as to filter residual moisture from throughflowing refrigerant. Each body (9) may be of a molecular sieve. The bodies (9) may be tubular or cylindrical (11) in shape. The bodies (9) may be moulded into shape. A fine-mesh sieve (15), which may be sintered and acts as a filter, holds the bodies (9) in place, The bodies (9) may be attached to a wire to help in replacement of a body.
Patent GB-2360056-A (GB)
Title: Rapid fixing road modules
Inventor: VERITY ROGER JOHN
IPC: E01F9/529
Filed: 2000-03-09
Abstract: A modular road accessory has a preformed anchorage integrated with a prefabricated structure to allow rapid fixing of modifications onto existing road surfaces. The accessory has an anchor plate 3 at each end which fits into a trench formed adjacent a road. It can be fixed in place by a bolt and then the trench backfilled. The fixing can be used for speed humps, with restrictions and pedestrian islands.
Patent GB-2364065-A (GB)
Title: Fabric treatment composition
Inventor: GRAY PETER GERARD
IPC: A61K31/453
Filed: 2000-06-28
Abstract: A fabric treatment composition comprising surfactant, fabric substantive dye and dye auxiliary agent. The fabric treatment composition of the invention can be used to change, refresh or maintain the colour of fabric, during laundering. The composition may include Drimarene navy dye, benzoate or citrate as the auxiliary agent, enzymes, perfume, quaternary salts, nonionic surfactant, zeolite, carbonate and sulphate.
Patent GB-2352592-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle monitoring and control systems
Inventor: MERAGI ALI REZA
IPC: G07C5/00
Filed: 1999-04-06
Abstract: A vehicle monitoring and control system has a base station (8) having a radio transmitter and receiver. A plurality of motor vehicles (10) each have a radio transmitter and receiver tuned to communicate with the radio transmitter and receiver of the base station (8). Each vehicle has a central control system (12), a databank (16), audio and visual information indicators (24, 26), fuel and brake controlling mechanisms (22, 28) and vehicle performance monitors (18, 20). The central control system (12) responds to the base station to provide data from the databank (16) and the information indicators (24, 26). The system (12) is operable to control the fuel and brake controlling mechanisms (22, 28) both in response to the output of the performance monitors (18, 20) and in response to commands from the base station (8).
Patent GB-2370370-A (GB)
Title: Arrayed waveguide grating
Inventor: LANKER MICHAEL
IPC: G02B6/34
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: An arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) device comprising: first and second optical interaction regions 3,4 between which an input optical signal propagates from a first position on a first side of the first optical interaction region to a second position on a second side of the second optical interaction region, a correspondence between said first and second positions depending upon a wavelength of the optical signal; a plurality of array waveguides 8 coupled between a second side of the first optical interaction region and a first side of the second optical interaction region; and a plurality of output waveguides 10' coupled at one end to the second side 5 of the second optical interaction region; wherein the output waveguides are arranged to fan-out from the second optical interaction region, in a fan-out region of the device which comprises an initial portion of the length of each output waveguide, and the waveguides in the fan-out region are substantially identically curved in at least a portion of the fan-out region. F is the length of the fan out region. The output waveguides may be tapered at 11.
Patent GB-2378874-A (GB)
Title: Audiovisual distribution system
Inventor: AINSCOW FRANK
IPC: H04H20/61
Filed: 2001-04-30
Abstract: This invention provides for the distribution of audio and video programme material amongst a number of locations within a building, or other environment such as a vehicle, to enable entertainment, communication and other facilities to be used at those locations without limitation by the siting of the primary equipment. The system comprises fixed cabling 1 of standard type, e.g. category 5, local cables which connect individual items of equipment to outlets of the fixed cabling and a central switching point at which the cables are linked together. Linking may be performed manually using a patch panel 2 or automatically under remote control by users. There is provision for users to control the operation of remote equipment using a control channel in the distribution system.
Patent GB-2362136-A (GB)
Title: Thermal transfer tape cassette with winding cores having play such that neither the winding cores nor the tape contact the cassette housing during spooling
Inventor: HARTMANN THOMAS
IPC: B41J31/00
Filed: 2001-05-04
Abstract: The cassette 1 (Fig. 1) includes winding cores 19 (Fig.2) for receiving a thermo-transfer tape 11 inside a housing 2. The winding cores have play with respect to the cassette housing which allows the winding cores to be positioned with respect to the housing in such a way that neither the winding cores nor the thermo-transfer tape contact the housing during spooling processes. The cassette may be used with a laser (26,Fig.3) for producing an image on a printing forme cylinder (27). The arrangement reduces friction, wear and electric charges on the tape during the tape spooling processes involved in producing an image on the cylinder.
Patent GB-2365237-A (GB)
Title: Superconducting switching element and method
Inventor: KINDER HELMUT
IPC: H02M9/02
Filed: 2001-05-15
Abstract: A switching element for modifying electric resistance comprises at least one high temperature superconductor (1) and means (3) for high frequency electromagnetic irradiation of the at least one high temperature superconductor (1). A method for switching a high temperature superconductor (1) comprises the steps of providing a high temperature superconductor (1) in the superconducting state and electromagnetically irradiating at a high frequency until the high temperature superconductor (1) changes over into a normally conducting state. The switching element may be used for a current limiter, magnetic energy storage, flow pump, rectifier and inverter.
Patent GB-2363206-A (GB)
Title: Monochromator with beam cut off member
Inventor: TOKUMOTO ISAO
IPC: G01J3/18
Filed: 2001-05-31
Abstract: A monochromator in which a measured beam is diffracted by a plane diffraction grating 14 and collected by a collimator includes return mirrors 22, 24 disposed side by side for returning the measured beam when the grating 14 is rotated. A displacement device which can be in form of glass plate(s) 26, 28 is also included for displacing the measured beam in the direction of rulings of the plane diffraction grating 14 , located along the optical path in the vicinity of the return mirrors 22, 24 together with a cut-off member 30. The cut-off member 30 can have a predetermined width formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the rulings of the plane diffraction grating 14 and serves to eliminate stray light. A spectrometric method is also disclosed wherein the measured beam is displaced in a direction parallel to the rulings of the plane diffraction grating 14 and is directed towards a cut-off member 30 disposed in a position along a normal optical path of the measured beam.
Patent GB-2377094-A (GB)
Title: Power converter
Inventor: MORRIS PAUL
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 2001-06-29
Abstract: A power converter has an input 102 for receiving power 100, driving means 112 for providing output power 118, a programmable component 104 for controlling the driving means and an interface 110 to receive the power conversion topology information and to program the programmable component. This enables an optimum power conversion topology to be implemented and updated, simplifying design and improving efficiency. Examples of topologies which may be implemented are full and half bridge converters and boost and buck converters. The figure shows an implementation of a boost converter.
Patent GB-2378730-A (GB)
Title: Cooling of shroud segments of turbines
Inventor: BARRETT DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: F01D11/24
Filed: 2001-08-18
Abstract: Turbine blades 40 are surrounded by an array of shroud segments 42 which have plenum chambers 54, and a space 76 is provided, cooling air being fed into both the chambers 54 and the space 76 from a compressor through holes 66 and 68. Air from the plenum chamber 54 passes out through holes 78 and film cools the interior surface of the segment 42, and air from holes 68 passes out air into space 76 and convection cools the exterior of the segment 42. Ribs 80 and fences or turbulators (82, fig 5) between the ribs are provided on the exterior surface of the segment to enhance the cooling. Plenum chamber 54 and space 76 are separated by a plate 52.
Patent GB-2366961-A (GB)
Title: Rotating signal transducer
Inventor: CRIPE DAVID
IPC: B60R21/16
Filed: 2000-03-14
Abstract: A position determining apparatus has a main unit 2 having an electrically resistive surface 900 having distributed thereon a plurality of electrodes 901a-901d, and a signal supplier 902a-902d for supplying a signal to at least one of the electrodes. At least one subsidiary unit 4 is provided for electrically coupling to the sensing surface. The main unit 2 also has a reader 25 for deriving from signals at one or more electrode, the location of the subsidiary unit on the sensing surface. The main unit may have means for determining the presence of a foreign body on the surface. The subsidiary unit may be a games piece or toy operable to store and transmit data to the main unit by modulating signals supplied by the signal supplying means. The playing piece may be capacitively or resistively coupled to the main unit so that the piece can derive power from the main unit. The main unit may be a game board, toy, or globe. Anti-clash techniques may be used to discriminate between several pieces.
Patent GB-2380824-A (GB)
Title: Digital electronic book and newspaper reading device
Inventor: SMITH STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2001-10-11
Abstract: The invention provides a digital electronic book and newspaper reading device that comprises an elliptical lightweight tube (02), two fully retractable reading surfaces (15 and 13, fig. 4), a small display (01) and a plurality of push buttons (03, 04 and 06 - 10). The reading surfaces may be manufactured from a plastic polymer material and printed with a light emitting polymer (LEP) or an electronic ink, are pulled out by handles (05) and supported rigidly by strips (14). The device contains storage media, batteries and a power supply and is operated using a hand-held PC type OS. The device may connect to a PC or other digital device using cable or wireless connections.
Patent GB-2383294-A (GB)
Title: A sawing machine for contouring foamed plastics
Inventor: HAYES MARTIN
IPC: B23D53/02
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: A contouring machine 3 for cutting a foam workpiece 51 into two sheets 55 and 56 having alternating complementary peaks and hollows comprises a pair of opposed meshing profiling rollers 31 and 32, a bandsaw 36 mounted in a transverse plane midway between the rollers 31 and 32, a conveyor 44 for removing the lower of the two sheets 56 and a height adjustable guide plate 40 projecting upwardly and away from the saw 36 to a position above the conveyor 44. The guide plate 40 guides the upper of the two sheets 55 and thereby ensures that the split workpiece is reconstituted (57, Fig. 1) after sawing with the sheets 55 and 56 accurately aligned. The contouring machine 3 also comprises means (41, Fig. 7) for sensing the position of the cutting edge of the saw 36 relative to the rollers 31 and 32 and means for moving the saw 36 towards and away from the rollers 31 and 32 in response to the sensed position. Workpieces are fed from a slab slitting machine (2, Fig. 1).
Patent GB-2374715-A (GB)
Title: Series LED backlight control circuit
Inventor: WEINDORF PAUL F L
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: A light emitting diode control circuit provides a plurality of series light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are fault tolerant, temperature compensated, and temperature derated. The series LEDs may be used to backlight an LCD in such applications as laptop computers, personal digital assistants, cellular telephones and automotive applications. An optional luminance compensation circuit adjusts the current through the LEDs as a function of an LED temperature to maintain a substantially consistent LED intensity. An optional temperature derating circuit reduces the current through the LEDs when the temperature reaches a threshold. The LED temperature may also be provided externally via a temperature output signal.