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Patent GB-2348455-A (GB)
Title: Air brick faceplate
Inventor: HUMPHREYS RICHARD JOHN
IPC: E06B9/00
Filed: 2000-03-13
Abstract: A detachable faceplate 1 for use, as a flood barrier, with an air brick 4 has an outer plate 2 and inner sealing means 3.The inner sealing means forms a water tight seal and may be of rubber or foam. The detachable faceplate may be made from a rigid impermeable material, preferably stainless steel, aluminium or plastic and have at least one female receiving means 5 through which a hollow wall fixing 6 can be passed. The detachable faceplate may be aligned with the air brick such that the hollow wall fixing can be inserted into one of the holes 7 of the air brick. The faceplate may be compressed against the air brick by tightening the hollow wall fixing, such that the sealing means forms a watertight seal over the air brick. The faceplate may be detached from the air brick by slackening the fixing.
Patent GB-2362764-A (GB)
Title: Connection with flexible circuit contacts
Inventor: MAEJIMA TOSHIRO
IPC: H01R12/77
Filed: 2000-03-15
Abstract: A connector for a flexible printed circuit or flexible flat cable having exposed conductors comprises a housing 1 and a holder assembly. The housing 1 includes a first cavity 3 having a plurality of terminals 16 installed therein and a second cavity 5 for receiving the holder assembly. The holder assembly includes a holder around which the flexible printed circuit or flexible flat cable 14 is folded and a holding cap 8 which is clipped onto the end of the holder whereby the flexible printed circuit or flexible flat cable 14 is held between the holding cap 8 and the holder. The holding assembly is inserted into the second cavity 5 and the terminals 16 electrically contact with the exposed conductors of the flexible printed circuit or flexible flat cable. The terminals 16 protrude into the cavity 5 through apertures in the boundary between the cavities 3, 5.
Patent GB-2348299-A (GB)
Title: Method for cylinder cut-off and restart
Inventor: FROEHLICH JOHANN
IPC: F02D17/02
Filed: 2000-03-23
Abstract: In order to configure the cut-off of cylinders and the restart of cut-off cylinders (A, B, C, D) in a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine so as to be low with respect to bucking, the cylinders (A, B, C, D) of the internal combustion engine are cut off and restarted in two groups (C, D; A, B). The time period (T/2) between the cut-off or restart of the two groups is selected so that it corresponds to one-half the period duration of a characteristic bucking oscillation of the internal combustion engine.
Patent GB-2362106-A (GB)
Title: Urine sample collection facilitator insert
Inventor: HARRIS PETER PHILLIP
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 2000-05-09
Abstract: A urine sample collection facilitator insert has a body which is secured into a standard toilet bowl 10. A front handle 12 is provided to releasably secure the insert to the front of a standard toilet bowl. Means of distancing the device from the standard toilet bowl are provided by two under-side spacers 14 and one front curved angled shield 15. A centre opening 16 is provided to allow urine to pass downwards through the under-side shaped moulding, internally threaded at the end 16. A standard medical sterile sample bottle, connected to the threaded moulding, can be used for the purpose of urine sample collection for analysis. A downward graduated back lip 18 is provided for excess drainage. After the insert has been removed from the standard toilet bowl the sterile medical sample bottle and content is unscrewed from the insert and capped to transfer for analysis.
Patent GB-2349922-A (GB)
Title: Pump unit bearing arrangement
Inventor: WETZEL GERHARD
IPC: F04B1/02
Filed: 2000-05-10
Abstract: A pump unit (1) has a radial piston pump (6) with at least one pump piston (24) in a pump block (3), and also has a driving motor (2) attached to the said pump block. A shaft (10) can be driven by the driving motor (2) and, in turn, drives the pump piston (24). The shaft (10) is mounted in a housing (13) belonging to the driving motor (2) with a first bearing (11), and in the pump block (3) with a second bearing (14) at that shaft end (27) which is on the pump piston side. The second bearing (14) is a fixed bearing, whose outer race (17) is inserted in the pump block (3) with a clearance fit and is held in a non-twistable and axially non-displaceable manner by the displacement of material belonging to the pump block (3) against the periphery of the said outer race (17). The displacement of pump block material may be caused by pressing a body such as a ball (29) into a bore (28) in the housing (13).
Patent GB-2349406-A (GB)
Title: Rolling cone bit
Inventor: PORTWOOD GARY RAY
IPC: E21B10/16
Filed: 1997-04-10
Abstract: A drill bit (10) has a bit body and at least one rolling cone cutter. The cutter has a plurality of gage inserts (70) secured to said cone cutter in a circumferential gage row and a plurality of off-gage cutter elements (80) secured to said cone cutter in a circumferential first inner row of cutter elements. Relationships between the sizes and positions of the inserts (70) and the cutter elements (80) are described.
Patent GB-2353486-A (GB)
Title: Water spray nozzle
Inventor: PREDDY ROBERT
IPC: B05B15/40
Filed: 2000-08-10
Abstract: A water spray nozzle 11 for use in conjunction with a pick box 3, comprises an elongate, circular section body member 12 having at, or toward a rear end a thread 14 whereby, in use, the nozzle 11 may be screwed into, and from, a tapped receiving bore 4 ; a circumferential groove (15 fig.3) provided in the body member 12 and adapted to receive an 'O'-ring seal 16 to engage a portion of the internal periphery of the receiving bore 4 ; a reduced diameter portion (17 fig.4) of the body member 12 is located forwardly of the circumferential groove to receive a cylindrical, gauze water filter (18 fig.3); a radial, water inlet aperture (19 fig.3) within the reduced diameter portion to receive water from a water supply network 10 in fluid flow communication with the receiving bore 4 ; an axial, water delivery bore (20, 20A fig.4) in fluid flow communication between the radial, water inlet aperture (19) and a discharge aperture (21 fig.3) in a nose 22 at the front end of the body member 12 ; with a circumferential groove (25 fig.4) adjacent the front end of the body member 12 housing a resilient latching device (27 fig.4) to releasably retain, directly or indirectly, the gauze water filter (18). The invention also includes a pick box provided with such a nozzle, a rotary cutting head provided with such a pick box, and a mining machine provided with such a rotary cutting head.
Patent GB-2357606-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus which allows storage of copyright material in a copyright-noncompliant memory card, but with reduced quality
Inventor: UTSUMI YOSHIMASA
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2000-08-17
Abstract: Similarly dimensioned copyright-compliant or copyright-noncompliant flash memory cards may be inserted into terminal apparatus. When the terminal apparatus determines that the attached card is of the non-secure type, music data from a PC may be stored in the card via the apparatus, but with lower quality than if the card is copyright-compliant. This allows a user to record copyright-protected files, for which proper payment has been made, when a copyright-compliant storage card is not available. The files may comprise audio, video or still pictures. Audio files supplied in the ATRAC3 format may be stored on the card in the lower quality ADPCM format. Alternatively, files supplied in stereo format may be stored in mono format.
Patent GB-2354055-A (GB)
Title: Speed-adaptive vibration damper
Inventor: PRESTEL WOLFGANG
IPC: F16F15/14
Filed: 1999-07-08
Abstract: A speed-adaptive vibration damper for a shaft rotatable about an axis (15) comprises a hub part (17), on which a number of inertia masses (19) adjacent in the peripheral direction are in each case mounted in two holders (21), which are adjacent in the peripheral direction and which comprise pins (1) which can roll on curved tracks (27, 29), curved in opposite directions, of the inertia masses (19) and the hub part (17) in such a way that, when torsional vibrations superimposed on a rotational movement are initiated, the distance of the inertia masses (19) from the axis (15) is reduced in the course of curved paths of movement. The curved tracks (27, 29) are lubricated with a traction fluid.
Patent GB-2359274-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing shaped panels
Inventor: FRANKS ALAN JOHN
IPC: B29C51/08
Filed: 2000-10-17
Abstract: A body of substrate material such as a polyester fibre mat or sheet which will become pliable when heated to a given temperature for moulding into a final shape is covered with a sheet of facing material such as a PVC sheet having a lower melting point from the given temperature before final shaping. One method involves heating the body to the given temperature, removing it from the source of heat, applying adhesive, applying the sheet material, reheating the coated substrate for just sufficient time to cure the adhesive but not melt the applied sheet material, placing the coated substrate in a press mould, shaping the body of material to the final desired shape and removing the shaped component from the mould. In a second method an adhesive is selected which will cure with the residual heat in the substrate so that it is not necessary to reheat the substrate in the oven. In a third method the heated substrate is placed in the press mould before the adhesive is applied, and the adhesive and facing sheet material are applied in turn to the substrate after it has been located in the press mould but before the mould is closed.
Patent GB-2360034-A (GB)
Title: Precipitating aragonite calcium carbonate
Inventor: YANIV ISSAC
IPC: C09C1/02
Filed: 2001-03-02
Abstract: A process for producing a particulate precipitated aragonite calcium carbonate, comprises reacting an aqueous calcium hydroxide slurry with a carbon dioxide or a gas containing it, wherein the parameters of said process, including at least one preselected active agent, mode of operation, operating concentrations of raw materials, operating temperature, operating mixer speed and operating pH, are such that (A) the specific gravity of the product after drying for 12 hours at 120{C is <2.5 g/cm<SP>3</SP>; and (B) the specific gravity of this dry product after ignition for eight hours at 500{C is <2.5 g/cm<SP>3</SP>. The active agent may be carboxylic acid of the formula CH<SB>3</SB>(CH<SB>2</SB>)<SB>n</SB> COOH where n = 7-10 or a salt, anhydride ester or acyl halide thereof or a ketene CH<SB>3</SB>(CH<SB>2</SB>)<SB>n</SB> C=C=O (n=7-10).
Patent GB-2366872-A (GB)
Title: Improvemnets in and relating to optoelectric devices
Inventor: HICKS SIMON ERIC
IPC: G02F1/01
Filed: 2001-04-03
Abstract: There is disclosed an improved optoelectronic device (5a) and a process for fabricating same. The optoelectronic device (5a) includes at least one optoelectronic device element (10a), a portion of which intimately contacts a surface of a substrate (110a), the substrate (100a) being at least partially transparent, the surface being at least partially electrically conductive.
Patent GB-2377987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to emergency lighting installations
Inventor: MARNEY DEREK
IPC: F21V17/16
Filed: 2001-07-24
Abstract: A mounting means 1 for an LED for use in a luminaire to form part of an emergency lighting arrangement comprises a shade 2 for location within a reflecting means of said luminaire and attachment means 4 for attachment of the shade within the reflecting means. Shade 2 is in the form of a cup in which an LED is suspended and the attachment means 4 is a clip. The shade reduces glare from the main reflecting means of the luminaire, which may comprise a cup-shaped reflector or a reflecting louvre, facilitating inspection of the LED. The mounting means which may comprise a one-piece moulding and may be made of flame-proof polycarbonate is also provided with means 6 for retention of an electric cable.
Patent GB-2367963-A (GB)
Title: Method for increasing the cut-off frequency in flip-flops
Inventor: REIMANN REINHARD
IPC: H03K3/2885
Filed: 2001-08-09
Abstract: In a flip-flop comprising a control element SG and a holding element HG, in which a first current causes the control element SG to set a logic state and a second current causes the holding element HG to maintain the logic state, the cutoff frequency is increased by dimensioning the transistors T5, T6 of the holding element HG to be smaller than the transistors T3, T4 of the control element SG.
Patent GB-2368343-A (GB)
Title: Resin material for denture base
Inventor: KUMAGAI TOMOHIRO
IPC: A61K6/00
Filed: 2001-09-03
Abstract: The resin material for denture base is of a two-liquid type, constructed by (a) a methacrylate or acrylate monomer having at least one unsaturated double bond; (b) one or two or more polymers selected from the group consisting of a methacrylate polymer, an acrylate polymer, a methacrylate/acrylate copolymer, a methacrylate/styrene copolymer, and an acrylate/styrene copolymer; and (c) a polymerization initiator, wherein a liquid A comprises of the polymer (b), the monomer (a) having a solubility to the polymer (b) of 20 % by weight or more, and the polymerization initiator (c) ; and a liquid B comprises the polymer (b) and the monomer (a) having a solubility to the polymer (b) of less than 20 % by weight.
Patent GB-2381236-A (GB)
Title: Protective sheet
Inventor: ADLINGTON ANTHONY PETER
IPC: B32B3/26
Filed: 2001-10-26
Abstract: A protection sheet (10) comprises two plies (11,12) of blended polyethylene including anti-slip agent. A first ply (11) defines a non-slip backing and a second ply (12) defines non-slip air pockets (14) with the first ply (11). The sheet provides slip resistance on both sides and is impervious to water and oil based liquids.
Patent GB-2383856-A (GB)
Title: Multi-use pins on ASIC
Inventor: BANKS ANTHONY PAUL
IPC: G06F1/22
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: An ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) (40)comprises a plurality of internal communication buses (46, 48, 50), a plurality of pins for connecting external devices to the ASIC (40), and means for selecting one of the buses to which each pin is connected. The means for selecting is particularly a multiplexer (52) and the buses may be an address bus (46), a data bus (48) or a control bus (50). It is also preferable that at least some of the pins are bidirectional.
Patent GB-2384768-A (GB)
Title: Releasably locking containers to vehicles
Inventor: CARTWRIGHT ALAN JOHN
IPC: B60P7/13
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: A road transport vehicle has a load-carrying body mounted on a wheeled chassis. Support legs (14) are provided on opposite sides so that the body can be supported above the chassis to enable the chassis to be removed. The legs (14) can be retracted to lower the body on to the chassis. The body is locked relative to the chassis by engagement of projections (22) on the legs with apertures (ends of beams 6) in the chassis when the legs are retracted. The body is located on the chassis by interengagement of tapered projections (25) on the chassis with tapered recesses (24) on the underside of the body.
Patent GB-2385398-A (GB)
Title: A blind fastening device
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: F16B43/00
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: A blind fastening device has a cylindrical slotted sleeve (2) and a threaded fastener (4) receivable in the sleeve (2) and having a head (5) and a tapered threadedly mounted member (7) engageable with the sleeve (2). A washer (6) is positionable between the head (5) and an end of the sleeve (2), and has a portion of a surface in contact with the end of the sleeve (2) adapted to prevent rotation of the sleeve (2).
Patent GB-2385625-A (GB)
Title: Self-contained adjustable flood barrier
Inventor: LOMAX WAYNE DANIEL
IPC: E06B9/00
Filed: 2002-02-23
Abstract: A flood barrier, e.g. for doors, windows or gates, which is adjustable to fit the opening to be protected, and does not require any fixings to be attached to the surfaces defining the opening, comprises battens 4, steel plates 3, bolts 6 and rubber seals 1. Firstly, the bolts 6 on the two horizontal battens are adjusted, thereby forcing the steel strips 3 to push the rubber strips 1 into watertight engagement with the respective surfaces defining the opening. The bolts on the horizontal batten are then similarly adjusted to force the corresponding steel and rubber strips into sealing engagement with the adjacent face of the building.
Patent GB-2385976-A (GB)
Title: A method of determining the fret position on a fingerboard of a stringed instrument
Inventor: BOOKER PAUL EVERARD
IPC: G10D3/06
Filed: 2002-03-01
Abstract: The position of a fret on a fingerboard of a stringed instrument having non-parallel strings of different scale lengths is determined by interpolating between, or extrapolating from, a fret position (R1, R2 etc.; G1, G2 etc.; Q1, Q2 etc.) on a first fret scale and a corresponding fret position (F1, F2 etc.) on a second fret scale (F-F'; L-L'). A jig is also disclosed for marking the position of the frets.
Patent GB-2384245-A (GB)
Title: Synergistic combination of aryl amine antioxidants in turbine oils
Inventor: GODICI PATRICK E
IPC: C10M141/06
Filed: 2002-10-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a turbine oil composition exhibiting enhanced antioxidancy and thermal stability, and to a method for achieving that result in turbine oils. The gas turbine lubricating oil of the present invention comprises a major portion of an aliphatic ester base oil having lubrication properties and formed by the reaction of pentaerythritol and an organic monocarboxylic acid. The turbine oil further comprises arylamine antioxidants. Two commonly deployed arylamines are substituted diphenylamines (DPA) and phenyl-alpha-naphthylamine (PANA) that may also be substituted. This invention discloses a synergistic combination of an arylamine antioxidant formulation comprising a DPA, a PANA, and an oligomeric antioxidant formed by the reaction of DPAs and PANAs.
Patent GB-2395638-A (GB)
Title: Enabling a user on a first network to remotely run an application on a second network, even if the second network is protected by a firewall
Inventor: STORER GUY
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: A computer system comprises first 10 and second 11 networks, the second network being protected by a firewall 15. The first network includes a first terminal server 14, which is granted permission to access the second network through the firewall. The second network includes a second terminal server 16, including a number of application programs that can be run remotely. A user on the first network who has successfully logged on to the first terminal server is then enabled to log on to the second terminal server through the first terminal server, and may then remotely run application programs in the second server. The invention finds particularly application in enabling support staff to access multiple networks, to enable them to diagnose and fix problems.
Patent GB-2390880-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle braking light testing and anti-theft device
Inventor: PATTISON RONNIE ALFRED
IPC: B60R25/022
Filed: 2002-12-23
Abstract: A device for checking motor vehicle braking lights comprises an elongate telescopic assembly for interposing between a brake pedal and a fixed point in the vehicle eg. steering wheel rim, door pillar, under-seat cross-member. A cushioned yoke 18 receives the rim, the device extended so that an enlarged rubber foot or boot 22 contacts the pedal when depressed, and a sleeve 12 is clamped to a strut 10 by a screw 14. In unillustrated embodiments, the device may be secured to the steering wheel and the pedal by jaws, and the two parts may lock together to also act as an anti-theft device; parts may be bent, shaped or hinged to go around obstructions; length adjustment is effected by rotating one part in screw threaded engagement with another part, and locking the thread with a lockable pin through openings; or a one-way jamming clutch may allow fitting of the device, with a release mechanism to allow removal of the device after testing. A braking light test method is also claimed.
Patent GB-2387122-A (GB)
Title: Ball game device
Inventor: WATSON KEN
IPC: A63B59/00
Filed: 2001-10-29
Abstract: A ball game device comprising a body (10) adapted to receive a hand (24) of a user (26), the body (10) presenting two hitting surfaces (14) for hitting a ball (20). The body (10) comprises two panels (12) with a cavity (22) therebetween for receiving the hand (24) through an opening (23). The device may also be supplied in kit form.
Patent GB-2392447-A (GB)
Title: Process for obtaining the yellow pigment xanthohumol from hops by repeated extraction of 'ethanol pure resin extract'
Inventor: BIENDL MARTIN
IPC: C12C3/08
Filed: 2003-08-28
Abstract: A process is specified by which the xanthohumol present in hops can be isolated in high yield in an economical manner. In the process an "ethanol pure resin extract", obtained from hops, milled hops or hop powder, is (1) first extracted with a liquid or supercritical solvent in which the xanthohumol is insoluble and the resultant extraction residue is (2) first washed with a first solvent mixture and then the extraction residue which has been washed with the first solvent mixture is, after removing the first solvent mixture, (3) extracted with a second solvent mixture, the first solvent mixture having a higher polarity than the second solvent mixture. The hop extract produced from the second solvent mixture has a xanthohumol content of at least 85% by weight. The liquid or supercritical solvent in step (1) in which xanthohumol is insoluble may be a C1-6-alkane, petroleum ether or (preferably) carbon dioxide, or mixtures thereof. The solvent mixtures in steps (2) and (3) may be a mixture of water with an organic solvent selected from alcohols (such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol), ketones (such as acetone) and carboxylic esters (such as ethylacetate). Preferred mixtures are MeOH and water in weight ratio of 2:3 and 2:1 for step (2) and step (3) respectively. The "ethanol pure resin extract" is preferably mixed with a particulate carrier before step (1), for example with a maltodextrin, silicagel, magnesium silicate gel, particulate silica of (preferably) kieselguhr. This converts the viscous extract into a free-flowing material with improved handling properties.
Patent GB-2406454-A (GB)
Title: Transceiver controlling flow of digital video data to analogue transmission line
Inventor: DOUGLASS JOHN ALAN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2003-09-25
Abstract: A transceiver interface unit (204) for a closed circuit video monitoring system (200) including analogue video cameras (202) and digital video cameras (203), data routeing equipment (208), a CCTV computer (210) and a screen (212), includes a processor which controls the flow of digital data and an output which is impedance matched to an analogue co-axial cable (205), which is used to carry the digital video signal to other transceivers that in turn connect to data routeing equipment (208) to form a bridge between the analogue transmission lines and the network at large. The data routeing equipment (208) combines the digital video signal with at least one other digital video signal and outputs the digital video signal to the CCTV (210) computer and the screen (212).
Patent GB-2407745-A (GB)
Title: Method of providing an electronic service guide in a datacasting system
Inventor: VERMOLA LARRI
IPC: H04H20/00
Filed: 2003-10-28
Abstract: Method of providing an electronic service guide in a datacasting system comprising providing data relating to one or more services and providing supplementary data selectively provided by a datacast operator. A main page may be provided including at least some of the supplementary data and data files including information for locating the main page may also be provided. Preferably the method is provided in a mobile terminal such as a personal digital assistant but it may be within a set-top box or a personal computer.