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Patent GB-2309869-A (GB)
Title: Operation board - remote I/O communication controlling system
Inventor: JUNICHI MITO
IPC: H04Q9/00
Filed: 1997-01-20
Abstract: In a system that connects a numerical controller (NC) unit 1 to an operation board 3 and to a plurality of remote I/Os 2 with serial communication lines 111, the control method of the serial communication line 111 between the NC unit 1 and the operation board 3 is similar to the control method of the serial communication line between the NC unit 1 and the remote I/Os 2, so that the operation board 3 can at times use the same communication lines as the remote I/Os 2 to improve the flexibility of the system. The frame lengths and communication intervals of data transmitted/received between the NC unit 1 and the operation board 3 are the same as those of data transmitted/received between the NC unit 1 and the remote I/O 2. The operation board 3 and the remote I/O 2 can thus be connected to a common communication controlling portion 109 of the NC unit 1.
Patent GB-2314717-A (GB)
Title: Laser obstacle detection
Inventor: OKA KOJI
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 1997-02-12
Abstract: A sensor detects the presence of the absence of an obstacle in snow or fog or rain by radiating a laser to the outside casing via a rotating light projecting mirror. The light projected mirror faces a light projecting window, and the light receiving faces a light receiving window. The windows are formed with a space provided between them in the casing to prevent reflected light directly from the light projecting window to be received. The mirrors are attached to opposite ends of a rotation shaft of a same motor. The reflecting surface of said light projecting mirror is at slightly less than 45{ to radiate projecting laser beam as rotating the laser beam in a cone shape form. The light projecting mirror (fig 4) has a flat area, a smaller inclined area and an even smaller variably inclined area to compensate for parallax. By comparing a received light signal from a light receiving circuit to a range dependent threshold set in accordence with the expected light intensity at each range, a light receiving trigger is outputted and the distance is calculated when a signal is greater than the threshold, and the presence or the absence of an obstacle is determined depending on whether the reflected light intensity is above or below the threshold. The present invention used on an automated guided vehicle (AGV). It does not misdetect rainfall or the like as an obstacle.
Patent GB-2327950-A (GB)
Title: Steam iron
Inventor: HOPE NICK
IPC: D06F75/18
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: The invention provides an arrangement enabling the generation of steam to be temporarily interrupted by the user and includes a lever mechanism (17) which acts on a water supply valve (10), disposed between a water tank (6) and a heated steam chamber (6) and is normally biassed to close the valve. The lever has a trigger portion (19) which normally protrudes through an aperture in the handle of the iron, but which is depressed into the aperture, against the lever's bias, by the normal pressure exerted by the hand of a user, when the user grasps the handle to use the iron. When the trigger portion is thus depressed, the valve is opened and steam can be generated in the usual way. When, however, the user wishes to inhibit the steaming function, it is necessary merely to allow the trigger portion of the lever mechanism to emerge through the handle aperture, thereby to cut off the water supply from the tank to the steam chamber. The trigger may be locked in position to maintain the valve open.
Patent GB-2317673-A (GB)
Title: Valves
Inventor: BROOKES GEORGE
IPC: F16K5/20
Filed: 1996-07-12
Abstract: A gas isolation valve which is capable of maintaining a reliable seal even if exposed to a fire. In one arrangement a ball valve is sealed by O-rings (5, 7), the ball valve being in the form of a housing, a ball (3) located within the housing, and a spindle (4) engaging the ball through an opening in the housing wall. The spindle (4) and ball (3) are interengaged by mating dovetail formations. One of the sealing O-rings may be associated with an annular member (12) which is spring (14) biased towards the ball (3), the annular member (3) being arranged such that in the absence of the O-ring it is biased against the ball (3) and forms a seal between the ball and the valve housing. The ball valve may be used in association with a heat activated isolation valve in which a valve member is mounted on a spring biased over centre mechanism extending across the interior of the valve housing. A bimetallic strip (26, 27) extends adjacent the over centre mechanism, the bimetallic snip being arranged to move the valve member to a valve closed position if the temperature exceeds a predetermined limit.
Patent GB-2325132-A (GB)
Title: A steam heat transfer oven with supplementary induction heater
Inventor: ESKILDSEN CHRISTIAN
IPC: A21B3/04
Filed: 1998-03-12
Abstract: In a steam heat transfer oven, supplementary "dry" heat is obtained by providing induction heating energy which generates eddy currents and hence local heat in the baking tin or on the baking plate supporting the food. Corrosion is avoided, and precise dosage of supplementary heat is obtained. The induction heater may be parked in a cavity in a wall of the oven.
Patent GB-2325390-A (GB)
Title: Filter cap
Inventor: GABRIEL GEORGE
IPC: A01K1/03
Filed: 1997-09-15
Abstract: A filter cap for an open-top cage comprises a substantially rigid bonnet 80 adapted to cover the open top of the cage 60. The bonnet has a perforated top, and side walls extending therefrom forming an open bottom. A substantially rigid filter retainer 100 is provided sized to fit upon the bonnet to cover the perforated top thereof. The filter retainer has a top with perforations substantially coextensive with the perforations in the top of the bonnet. The filter retainer also has side walls 108 extending from the top forming an open bottom. Securement means for detachably securing the filter retainer to the bonnet are provided to permit enclosure of a sheet of filter material 99 between bonnet and retainer. The securement means is integrally formed in the bonnet and filter retainer.
Patent GB-2325939-A (GB)
Title: Thermally conductive chuck for vacuum processor
Inventor: MOSLEHI MERHDAD M
IPC: C23C16/46
Filed: 1997-12-30
Abstract: A chuck body (38) mounts a substrate (64) within a vacuum chamber (46). An intermediate sealing structure (44) seals the chuck body (38) to the substrate (64) and forms a pressurizable region within the vacuum chamber (46).
Patent GB-2331004-A (GB)
Title: Fastener for jewellery
Inventor: BATT PAUL VINCENT JOSEPH DUNNE
IPC: A44C7/00
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: A brooch or ear ring 2 has a body 4 with a protruding pin 6 (eg for passing through a pierced ear 11). A fastener 8 pivoted to the body is biassed to the closed position by a leaf spring (14, Fig 8) and has a recess (10, Fig 7) which receives the end of the pin when the fastener is fully closed. The end of the fastener is near to the free end of the pin in use and acts as a pin guard. The closing force of the spring is reduced towards the closed position for increased wearer comfort. The pin may be screwed into the body and act as a clamp locating the fixed end of the spring.
Patent GB-2329361-A (GB)
Title: Etching optical fibres
Inventor: LAMING RICHARD IAN
IPC: G02B6/245
Filed: 1995-02-22
Abstract: A method of tapering a portion of an optical fibre comprises the steps of: suspending the fibre in an etching bath having a layer of cladding etchant suspended between two non-etching liquid layers; and causing relative movement between the fibre and the etching bath so that the layer of cladding etchant moves longitudinally along the fibre with time.
Patent GB-2350268-A (GB)
Title: Packet data transmission
Inventor: O'KEEFFE DANIEL MARTIN
IPC: H04L49/901
Filed: 1999-05-19
Abstract: A multi-port data communication device e.g. for an Ethernet system includes a common central memory 5 through which all data packets must pass. Packet data is written to and read from the common memory space 5 in bursts in response to receive write requests and transmit read requests. A transmit read request for a first burst of data in a packet has in a central arbiter 7 a relatively low priority and transmit read requests for a second and any subsequent burst of data in a packet have in the central arbiter 7 a relatively high priority. Preferably the receive write requests have in said central arbiter a priority intermediate said relatively low priority and said relatively high priority. The priority system reduces the likelihood of underrun and overrun particularly when the burst size is generally smaller than the packet size.
Patent GB-2336278-A (GB)
Title: Multiplex communication system
Inventor: SHIBAZAKI KEN
IPC: B60R16/03
Filed: 1995-10-25
Abstract: In a multiplex communication system in which operational data is transmitted to a bus line 21, transmitting and receiving nodes can be identified without having to append address data to message data, thereby avoiding a time lag in control processing of vehicle-loaded equipment. One of node devices serving as the master node device M has set the transmission cycle of message data transmitted onto the bus line 21 as a cycle of a start pulse that is sent to the bus line 21. This cycle has been set so as not to cause a time lag in data processing executed by the respective node devices. Each time interval between the start pulses is divided into a plurality of time slots. The time slots have been allocated to the individual node devices so that message data can be transmitted from the respective devices in the associated time slots.
Patent GB-2352975-A (GB)
Title: Finger glove oral cleaner
Inventor: LEWIS EWART DAVID
IPC: A61C15/00
Filed: 1999-08-07
Abstract: An oral cleaner in the form of a finger glove comprises a tubular body portion (1) of flexible, absorbent material into which a finger of a hand may be introduced at a reinforced open end (2). The closed end (1a) of the body (1) is provided with a waterproof elastomeric cap (3) on its outer surface, extending outwardly from which at intervals are a series of short bristles (4) around the radial periphery thereof. Stitched to the free end (2) of the body (1) is an elongate tab (5) which is long enough to be gripped by the hand of a person using the oral cleaner. The tab may be attached to a toothpick or dental floss.
Patent GB-2340761-A (GB)
Title: Multi-piece solid golf ball
Inventor: HAYASHI JUNJI
IPC: A63B37/00
Filed: 1999-08-10
Abstract: In a multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a solid core, an enclosure layer, an intermediate layer, and a cover, the enclosure layer and the intermediate layer each have a Shore D hardness of 10-50, the hardness of the intermediate layer is lower than that of the enclosure layer, and the deflections under a load of 100 kg of the solid core, a first spherical body consisting of the solid core and the enclosure layer, a second spherical body consisting of the solid core, the enclosure layer and the intermediate layer, and the ball are controlled to fall in specific ranges. The cover is formed of a cover stock comprising an ionomer resin and an inorganic filler.
Patent GB-2352976-A (GB)
Title: Choanal atresia stent
Inventor: SADEK SARWAT ABDEL AZIZ
IPC: A61F5/08
Filed: 1999-08-11
Abstract: A choanal atresia stent has two curved hollow tubes 1 bridged by a flexible transverse tube 2. It is placed into position by two fine guides 8 that are passed through the nose and brought out the mouth. The clip 7 at the guide end is clipped onto the clip 6 at the tapered end 5 of the stent. The stent is then passed from the mouth through the back of the nose to the front of the nose. Further movement is arrested by the transverse tube 2 at the nasal septum. The stent is secured in place by sliding two short connected tubes 9, 10 onto the two long hollow tubes 1. Fixation is achieved through an adjustable catch mechanism 4. Excess tubing is trimmed off. The stents are removed without general anaesthesia by cutting only one long tube 1 below the level where the thread 3 is fixed.
Patent GB-2353184-A (GB)
Title: Disabling a touch sensitive display screen when a call is established
Inventor: LEHTINEN KARI
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 1999-08-13
Abstract: A communications device 2, (such as a radiotelephone handset, personal digital assistant (PDA), communicator or laptop), having a display for entering and displaying data which has a touch sensitive screen 6 and a processor that is operable to disable at least a portion of the touch sensitive display screen 6 when a voice communication channel is established. The touch sensitive screen may be disabled when a user initiates a voice call, the device starts to dial to establish a voice channel, the initiated call is answered, a voice call is received or a voice call is answered in response to a user input. Thus if the device is positioned close to a user's face during a call, accidental activation of the screen by a user's ear or cheek is prevented. Means may be provided to override the disabling of the touch sensitive screen, for example. a pre-defined area 28 of the screen may remain active and be operable to re-enable the touch sensitive screen or other switch means may be provided e.g. operable by cover movement or attachment of a headset. Further, the device may have data input means such as a stylus 16 which is attachable to the device and the touch screen may be enabled/disabled in response to the stylus being removed/attached from the device. Device may be wireless or wired.
Patent GB-2345027-A (GB)
Title: Hand-held planning machine
Inventor: ZAISER ADOLF
IPC: F16C19/26
Filed: 1999-10-28
Abstract: A hand-held planing machine (10; figures 1,2) comprises a plane shaft 120 which is driven by an electric motor (15; figure 1,2). The plane shaft 120 comprises a bore 44 at one end, in which a housing-fixed journal 30 rotates, wherein at least two juxtaposed needle bearings 331,332 serve as a roller-contact bearing. Lubricant grease and/or a felt seal 291 may be disposed between a collar 31 and one of the needle bearings 331 in order to seal the bore 44 and form a lubricant depot.
Patent GB-2355901-A (GB)
Title: Measuring the delay of audio stream packets across a network using marker packets
Inventor: PAP DENES
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 1999-11-01
Abstract: A system is provided for measuring delays across equipment in a packet network. A test audio signal is generated by a signal generator 102. A multimedia terminal 104 receives and digitally encodes the test audio signal forming an audio stream packet for transmission onto the network 108. Multimedia terminal 106 receives and decodes the audio stream packet and regenerates test audio signal which is then looped back to the signal generator 102. At various stages (e.g. test signal generation, audio stream packet transmission), marker packets are generated by the packet generator 110 in response to trigger signals from the signal generator 102. Marker packets and audio stream packets are time-stamped and logged for analysis. Time differences between marker and audio stream packets determine delays at various stages. Measurement accuracy can be improved by locating the position of the encoded test signal in the audio stream packets.
Patent GB-2344438-A (GB)
Title: Reducing track misregistration due to digital-to-analog converter quantization noise
Inventor: LU WEI-MIN
IPC: G05B19/29
Filed: 1999-12-01
Abstract: In a hard disk drive servo control system 300, a digital signal processor (DSP) 310 provides a control signal 322 for controlling a voice coil motor (VCM), which is driven by a D/A converter (DAC) 312. Quantization noise (or roundoff errors) are present due to the finite precision of the DAC driving the VCM, and these contribute to the total track misregistration (TMR). The control signal 322 from the processor 310 has a precision defined by a predetermined number of bits comprising a first group of most significant bits 320 and at least one least significant bit 324. The control error due to quantization noise is reduced by accumulating at least one least significant bit, using a quantization error feedback circuit (figure 6), until a new most significant bit is generated. Then the newly generated most significant bit is added to the existing most significant bits 320 of the control signal to generate a corrected control signal. This results in a reduction in TMR by reducing the control error in the control signal provided by the processor 310.
Patent GB-2341967-A (GB)
Title: Laminated neck for guitars, and combination thereof with adjustments system
Inventor: CARLSON MARK R
IPC: G10D3/22
Filed: 1998-04-30
Abstract: An elongate graphite strip (10) having a domed upper surface (11) and a flat bottom surface (12) is adhesively secured to or molded to the fingerboard (16) of a guitar in wide shallow groove (14) formed in the bottom of the fingerboard (16). The combination strip (10) and fingerboard (16) is laminated to the top surface (19) of the neck body (21). The neck body has a truss rod (22) or lever system therein.
Patent IL-69095-A (IL)
Title: 9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)-guanine derivatives,their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
IPC: C07D473/34
Filed: 1983-06-28
Abstract: Compounds of the general formula(wherein X represents an oxygen or sulphur atomR' represents a hydroxy or amino groupR<sup>2</sup> represents a hydrogen atom or a group of formula -CN<sub>2</sub>OR<sup>3</sup><sub>a</sub>and R<sup>3</sup> and R<sup>3</sup><sub>a</sub> which may be the same or different, each represents an amino acid acyl radical) and physiologically acceptable salts thereof are useful for the treatment if viral infections and have been found to have a surprisingly high water-solubility which renders them of value in the formulation of aqueous pharmaceutical preparations. Processes for preparing the compounds are described.
Patent IL-69479-A (IL)
Title: Process for isolating microbial polysaccharides in the form of fatty amine adducts and their use
IPC: C12P19/06
Filed: 1983-08-12
Abstract: Microbial polysaccharides can be quantitatively precipitated from their aqueous solutions, in particular directly from the fermentation solutions, in an acidic medium in the form of an adduct with a tertiary amine which has a long-chain alkyl radical. It is advantageous to add the amine to the polysaccharide solution and then to carry out the precipitation, in particular by adding the dispersion obtained to an acidic coagulation bath. The adducts are suitable for use as thickeners and for preparing the free polysaccharides.
Patent IL-72058-A (IL)
Title: Method for heat and mass exchange operations
IPC: B01D53/04
Filed: 1984-06-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for carrying out simultaneous heat and mass exchange operations between two input streams, where a gradient of at least 30 degrees C. exists between the streams, each stream containing at least two components. According to the invention, the two streams are introduced into a reactor containing a solid or liquid adsorbent material, which retains at least one component preferentially to the other components. The adsorbancy power of the component by the adsorbent material is higher at lower temperatures than at high temperatures. A stream results from the reactor in which the diluted component becomes more concentrated in respect to the input stream. The equilibrium concentration of the adsorbable species in the adsorbent, at the conditions of the colder stream, is higher by at least 0.01 g adsorbed species per g adsorbent than that prevailing at the conditions of the hot feed. The method is applicable to a number of processes such as gas purification, distillation, process-air drying, air conditioning, air enrichment and internal combustion engines. The method imparts appreciable savings in energy requirements and improved mass transfer efficiency for processes wherein heat and mass exchange operations are involved.
Patent IL-74504-A (IL)
Title: Hair growth stimulating agents and their use
IPC: A61K31/40
Filed: 1985-03-05
Abstract: Prolactin secretion stimulating agents including e.g. 1,10 min  alpha beta - dimethyl-9,10-dihydro-ergocristine, Domperidone, Sulpiride, 2-mercaptoethanol, 2-hydroxyethyl 4-pyridylmethyl sulfide, 2,2 min -dithio-ethanol and S,S min -ethylene-bis-(2-dithioethanol); are useful as hair growth stimulating agents. This novel use as well as novel compositions comprising prolactin secretion stimulating agents for use in the stimulation of hair growth are described and claimed.
Patent IL-90423-A (IL)
Title: Interleukin-1 inhibitors methods for producing them pharmaceutical compositions containing them isolated DNA sequences encoding interleukin-1 inhibitors and host cells and vectors containing them
IPC: C12N15/25
Filed: 1989-05-26
Abstract: A substantially purified interleukin-1 inhibitor (IL-li which is active against interleukin-1 alpha or interleukin-1 beta or both of these substances. A recombinant-DNA method for the production of an interleukin-1 inhibitor (IL-li), and an isolated DNA sequence encoding a physiologically functional interleukin-1 inhibitor (IL-li). <IMAGE>
Patent IL-92655-A (IL)
Title: Polymer blends with enhanced properties
IPC: C08L33/26
Filed: 1989-12-12
Abstract: Polymer blends of a) polymers containing predominantly mers of (meth)acrylates and/or glutarimides with b) up to about 40 weight percent of polymers having greater than about 50 mol % vinyl alcohol mers exhibit useful barrier properties to oxygen and other environmental gases, and attractive physical properties such as clarity.
Patent JP-S57123955-A (JP)
Title: Free graphite dispersion type sintered sliding iron material and its manufacture
Inventor: NISHINO YOSHIO
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 1981-01-26
Abstract: PURPOSE: To manufacture a sliding material with superior lubricity and wear resistance by blending a specified percentage each of carbon powder, powder having an effect of inhibiting the diffusion of carbon, and Fe powder, uniformly coating the surface of the carbon powder with the powder having the inhibiting effect, and carrying out molding and sintering.  
     CONSTITUTION: A composition consisting of 1W4wt% carbon powder having 20W 350μm average particle size, 0.2W4wt% of one or ≥2 kinds of powders having 1W15μm average particle size and an effect of inhibiting the diffusion of carbon selected from Si powder, Sn powder, P powder and alloy powder contg. ≥15wt% Si, Sn and P, and the balance Fe powder and/or Fe alloy powder having 40W 150μm average particle size is prepared, and the composition is mixed to uniformly coat the surface of the carbon powder with the powder having the inhibiting effect. Press molding and sintering are then carried out by an ordinary powder metallurgical method. 
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Patent JP-S54102981-A (JP)
Title: Charge transfer device
Inventor: MAEKAWA TOORU
IPC: G11C27/04
Filed: 1978-01-31
Abstract: PURPOSE:To reduce the error of the weight coefficient caused by the shift of the electrode patterning by providing the region featuring a higher specific resistance than the substrate at the area of the substrate under the transfer electrode where the charge transfer path is to be formed and then limiting the area of the region so as to correspond to the weighting coefficient to the input signal. CONSTITUTION:Split electrode E6a and E6b for the weighting coefficient are formed on semiconductor substrate SUB via SiO2 film IF and then connected to bar B1 and B2 for signal detection through the SiO2 film. Then the impurity of the opposite conducting type to SUB is doped to the surface layer of SUB under electrode E6a and E6b to form region R6a and R6b featuring a high specific resistance substantially and to cause a deep depletion layer there. Thus, signal charge Q6a and Q6b are stored in the amount proportional to the areas of these regions and irrespective of the electrode division ratio. In addition, high specific resistance region R6 connecting to region R6a and R6b is formed. As a result, the error can be reduced for the weighting coefficient, which is suited for the transversal filter of the transfer device.