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Patent GB-2328862-A (GB)
Title: Removing dust from materials
Inventor: MCKECHNIE MALCOLM TOM
IPC: B03C7/00
Filed: 1997-09-05
Abstract: A method for removing dust from materials such as carpets and curtains comprises electrostatically charging carrier particles to give them a minimum charge to mass ratio of 1Î10<-4>C/kg and delivering the charged particles to the material, whereby the dust in the material agglomerates with the charged carrier particles, and removing the resultant agglomerates by vacuuming or brushing. An apparatus for delivering electrostatically charged particles comprises a container 2 having squeezable walls for expelling particles at high velocity into a tube 3 made of such a material that charge is imparted to the particles by the frictional contact of the particles on the inside of the tube.
Patent GB-2319626-A (GB)
Title: Preview in AF single lens reflex camera
Inventor: OGI MIKIO
IPC: G03B9/02
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A method for controlling a preview apparatus which is actuated by a preview switch 92 which can be actuated externally, in an AF single lens reflex camera, wherein when the preview switch is turned ON, the AF operation is carried out before a stop-down operation to move a diaphragm from a full-open position to a set diaphragm position begins. Photometering is switched on by the operation of the preview switch 92 or by using the photography release button 108.
Patent GB-2332753-A (GB)
Title: Reducing optical grating scanning errors
Inventor: CLEMENTS STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: G02B6/12
Filed: 1998-02-20
Abstract: A grating is made by scanning, relatively short sections 1-3 of grating cooperating together so as to minimise stitching errors. The use of regularly repeated small sections of pattern in making a complete optical grating may generate unwanted effects, such as side lobes, as a result of the regular repetition of defects in the small sections. Methods are described for disrupting the regularity of the occurrence of such defects in a grating made of a plurality of sections, thereby minimising the likelihood of the occurrence of unwanted side lobes, for example. Stitching gaps 5,6 may be made to occur at irregular intervals. The gratings 1-3 may have different patch lengths. The grating may be formed on an optic fibre waveguide.
Patent GB-2322648-A (GB)
Title: Floor or work surfaces
Inventor: POLLITT CLIFFORD BRUCE
IPC: C04B14/22
Filed: 1998-02-27
Abstract: A horizontal surface, in particular a tiled surface, e.g. floors, kitchen tops and other working surfaces, wherein the tiles (11) are laid on a substrate (14) adjacent to each other, and the spaces (12) between adjacent tiles (11) are filled with a material (13) consisting of ground glass or a mixture of ground glass and sand. If required, the tiles may be laid on a leveling screed (15) which may be formed as a mixture of ground glass and sand.
Patent GB-2320158-A (GB)
Title: Special effects camera with plug-in special effects cartridge
Inventor: LOVE STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: B41J3/42
Filed: 1994-12-02
Abstract: A special effects camera for providing an instant hard copy picture, comprises a plurality of photosensors arranged in an array for providing analog image data signals proportional to the intensity of light via lens 204 incident on the respective photosensors and an analog to digital converter for digitizing the analog image data signals from said photosensor array. Means for processing said digitizing image data signals to prepare said data for printing and a replaceable special effects unit 206 including information for a plurality of special effects are provided. A printer 208 operates under control of said processing means to provide a hard copy special effects picture.
Patent GB-2336255-A (GB)
Title: Electric cooking appliance energy regulator
Inventor: DEWICK ROBERT
IPC: H05B3/74
Filed: 1998-04-08
Abstract: A cooking hob or grill with a plurality of heating elements 1, 2 has an energy regulator A adapted to energise a first heating element 1 at progressively higher levels in response to rotation of a manually operable control knob 3 in a first sense, and adapted to energise both elements 1, 2 at progressively higher levels in response to further rotation of the knob 3 in the same sense. As the knob is rotated between 30 degrees and 165 degrees from a top dead centre off position, the output from element 1 is increased from 7-70% and thereafter a contact A is held closed for 100% output. On further rotation, a switch B closes at 190 degrees, and then both elements 1 and 2 are energised with output increasing from 7-70%, followed by holding contact A closed so that elements 1, 2 are at 100% output before 330 degrees. A narrow off setting of both elements is provided between 165 and 190 degrees, this off position not being marked on the appliance to encourage the user to return the knob 3 to the top dead centre off position. The heating unit may alternatively have three elements similarly progressively energised as the knob 3 is rotated in one sense.
Patent GB-2324916-A (GB)
Title: Pulse load averaging power converter
Inventor: MYERS RONALD GENE
IPC: H02M3/156
Filed: 1998-04-28
Abstract: A pulse load averaging power converter 10 provides low duty cycle, high amplitude power pulses while drawing substantially constant power from a power source. A voltage peak detector 70 provides a pulse width modulator PWM 20 with a feedback signal proportional to the peak of the output voltage. A further aspect relates to a regulated switching power converter (200, Fig 2) including the pulse load averaging power converter 10 and a switching power converter (210). The resulting power converter provides high current, low duty cycle power pulses, while maintaining a substantially constant current draw on a battery (230). An individual subscriber unit (700) which operates in a cellular communications system, utilizes pulse load averaging power converter 10 to prolong battery life.
Patent GB-2327727-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic brake operation in bicycles
Inventor: KORMANN BENJAMIN
IPC: B62L3/02
Filed: 1998-05-11
Abstract: A device in a hydraulic line extending from a brake lever operated means on the handlebars of a BMX bicycle to a brake mounted on the bicycle frame, comprises a first disc 8 fixed on the steering tube 5 of the frame and a second disc 9 rotatable with the handlebars. Hydraulic pipes 6, 7 are connected via pipe connections 16, 34 and an annular passage 11 defined by the discs, and the device enables a complete rotation, in either direction, of the handlebars about the axis of the steering tube.
Patent GB-2338802-A (GB)
Title: Medication dispenser with dose time signal
Inventor: JONES T T
IPC: A61J7/04
Filed: 1998-06-19
Abstract: The dispenser has separate daily pill compartments 6 subdivided into three sub compartments, and a battery operated alarm 5. The auditory, vibratory or visual alarm can be set for dose times. A childproof access window 1 linked to the alarm allows, upon opening, termination of the alarm signal and access to relevant medication. Once the daily compartment is empty, the dispenser is rotated to bring the next day's medication compartment in line with the access window. The underside (Fig 4) incorporates an emergency compartment accessed through a childproof flip lid. It contains the time/alarm controls and a panic button. This compartment also contains any emergency 'as required' medication. Essential personal, medical and drug information is attached to the lid.
Patent GB-2329304-A (GB)
Title: Control channel management
Inventor: NAKANISHI HITOSHI
IPC: H04W84/16
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: A private branch exchange is connected to a number of base stations each of which serve a broadcast call area. Base stations located within close proximity of each other and having overlapping service areas are assigned the same broadcast call area number. A system controller manages the broadcast call area numbers in such a way that the positions of mobiles are not registered in adjacent base stations in an overlapping manner. Control channels of different frequencies or having a different period within a slot are allocated to a plurality of base stations assigned the same broadcast area number.
Patent GB-2330930-A (GB)
Title: Navigation system for document database
Inventor: CULLEN JOHN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1998-09-21
Abstract: An interactive database organization and searching system employs text search and image feature extraction to automatically group documents together by appearance. The system automatically determines visual characteristics of document images and collects documents together according to the relative similarity of their document images.
Patent GB-2327802-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
Inventor: OKUDA YASUHIRO
IPC: G11B15/665
Filed: 1995-10-05
Abstract: Magnetic Recording/reproducing apparatus has a supply reel stand 70 and a take-up reel stand 71 movable between first positions for cooperation with a normal-size cassette and second positions for cooperation with a small cassette. The supply reel stand 70 has a braking mechanism 207a, 210a which is cammed by a cam plate 212a, The plate 212a has a first surface 262 for operating the brake when the reel stand 70 is in its first position and a second surface 264 for operating the brake when the reel stand 70 is in its second position. The take-up reel stand has a similar braking mechanism. A switch block (303, figure 27) is provided for cooperation with elements on a cassette casing. The block is movable between two positions depending on the type of cassette inserted, and is moved to one or other position by a drive which also operates the tape loading mechanism.
Patent GB-2345653-A (GB)
Title: Receiver medium for ink jet printing
Inventor: HANN RICHARD ANTHONY
IPC: B41M5/52
Filed: 1999-01-12
Abstract: A receiver medium for use with oil-based ink jet printing ink comprises a substrate having an ink receiving surface bearing a coating of plasticised acrylic polymer, that preferably has a Tg below 0{C and a high butyl acrylate content. The coating is capable of absorbing oil and can thus enable oil-based inks to be printed successfully onto non-absorbent substrates, including optically transparent polyethylene terephthalate films for use in OHPs. The substrate may alternatively absorb some of the oil from applied ink. The acrylic polymer may be plasticised by a polyoxyethylene amine and/or an unsaturated long chain alcohol or ester thereof, applied in admixture therewith or as a layer thereon. The coating may include a further acrylic polymer of Tg at least 20{C.
Patent GB-2347053-A (GB)
Title: Proxy server filters unwanted email
Inventor: JELBERT RICHARD
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 1999-02-17
Abstract: Email messages transmitted from a server via a mail transport protocol over an email network are passed through a proxy host 301, which is able to locally filter useful email from junk email by utilising a series of "scoring" metrics or by more explicit user configuration (killfiles), before passing the filtered mail on to the client user via the chosen mail transport protocol. The proxy server can produce logs and digests of processed junk email and send them by email or present them via a secure World Wide Web document to a system administrator for inspection, and also, for any message which cannot be conclusively scored as being junk, add it to a second per-user mailbox which can be inspected by the intended recipient at his discretion via a World Wide Web interface. The user can then inform the proxy definitively by World Wide Web fill-out form whether the message is junk or not, and email messages confirmed as being junk can then be removed automatically from all mailboxes held on the proxy.
Patent GB-2335965-A (GB)
Title: Torsional vibration damper
Inventor: PEINEMANN BERND
IPC: F16F15/12
Filed: 1999-02-18
Abstract: A torsional vibration damper comprises a component (12, Fig 1) acting as a first damper part, a hub disc 20 acting as a second damper part, and an intermediate ring 30. The first and second damper parts (12), 20 are rotatable about an axis (A) relative to one another and the intermediate ring 30 is rotatable relative to both the first and second parts (12), 20. Spring units 36 are provided in apertures (42, 44), 46 in the first and second parts (12), 20. Each spring unit 36 comprises at least two springs 38, 40 arranged in succession. The intermediate ring 30 has arms 34 with spring abutment edges 60, 62 for engaging the springs 38, 40 and each spring 38, 40 is associated with stop means 64, 66, 68, 70 as well as radial blocking means 78, 80, 82, 84. The radial blocking means are constructed so that when the associated stop means come into abutment to restrict undue compression of the springs, the radial blocking means (78, 80, 82, 84) overlap in the peripheral direction, at least in certain regions, to restrict the outward displacement of the springs.
Patent GB-2348674-A (GB)
Title: Device for pumping slurry
Inventor: THOMAS GARETH DAVID
IPC: E21B21/06
Filed: 1999-04-08
Abstract: A device 1 which may be lowered into a slurry tank 3 and used to pump out a drill cuttings slurry comprises a progressing cavity pump 12 located above a macerator 4 having two horizontally disposed counter-rotating shafts upon which are provided a series of alternating toothed cutter wheels 9 and spacers 10. The spacers 10 are axially thicker than the cutter wheels 9, creating gaps 11 between counter-rotating cutter wheels 9 through which small solids 2 of a size acceptable to the pump 12 can pass, but leaving larger solid particles 5 to be broken up. Impellers 6 agitate the slurry.
Patent GB-2333362-A (GB)
Title: Diagnosis of spongiform encephalopathy
Inventor: COLLINGE JOHN
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for typing a sample of a prion or spongiform encephalopathy disease, a kit suitable for use in such a typing method, a method for identifying infection in an animal and/or tissue of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a method for assessing and/or predicting the susceptibility of an animal to BSE, a kit for use in such an assessment and/or prediction method, a method for the treatment of a prion disease, compounds suitable for such a method, use of such compounds and phamaceutical agents comprising such compounds.
Patent GB-2342911-A (GB)
Title: Dispensers for folded bags
Inventor: SMITHSON MARTIN DOMINIC
IPC: B65D33/00
Filed: 1999-09-30
Abstract: A dispenser for a stack 1 of mutually connected pre-formed bags, or a method of retaining a stack 1 of mutually connected pre-formed bags wherein the stack of bags is in a side-to-side folded-over condition with the spine 7 of the fold presented so as to be accessible to a person wishing to remove an individual bag 2 from the stack. The dispenser comprises a body part and an anchor part (6), the anchor part being adapted to engage the stack of folded bags for dispensing. The bags may be light-gauge plastic bags. The stack of bags may be interconnected by blocked lips 3, each lip extending from one rim 9 of each bag and each bag being connected to its lip through a line of weakness 8 e.g. perforations. The anchor part (6) of the dispenser may be a hook, rod, bar or shaft which passes through at least two holes 4, 5 in the blocked lips of the stack, and the holes may be located in from the lateral edges of the stack by a distance (d) which may be 25% of the width of the stack.
Patent GB-2344628-A (GB)
Title: Load indicator for a threaded fastener
Inventor: ECCLES WILLIAM
IPC: F16B31/02
Filed: 1999-10-21
Abstract: A load indicator comprises a ring gauge (1) that is free to spin in an unloaded condition. The ring gauge (1) is attached to a lower washer element (2) and an upper washer element (3). A disc spring (4) is inserted into the ring gauge (1) between the lower and upper washer elements (2,3). The components of the device are retained by the ring gauge (1) resulting in a unitary assembly. When a load on the load indicator is less than a predetermined amount, the ring gauge (1) can spin. When the load exceeds a predetermined amount, the disc spring (4) is compressed and the ring gauge (1) is held between the upper and lower washer elements (2,3) and cannot be rotated.
Patent GB-2344964-A (GB)
Title: Time slot based call pacing method and apparatus
Inventor: ZHAO ALBERT Z
IPC: H04M3/51
Filed: 1999-11-23
Abstract: A pacing algorithm is disclosed which is based upon mathematical probability models and provides more accuracy in the dialing of outgoing telephone calls from a call centre than the use of presently known pacing algorithms. None of the existing algorithms take into account the multi-dimensional aspect of the probabilistic model as is described. The use of this algorithm could eliminate or at least minimize annoying calls from both customers and the attendant's point of view, when calls are made, and it is subsequently found that no one is at the other end of the connection.
Patent GB-191418500-A (GB)
IPC: A63F5/04
Abstract: 18,500. CondÚ, M. Aug. 9, 1913, [Convention date]. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not not paid). Roulette.-Relates to a chance apparatus having a rotary disk or table 2, Fig. 1, on which playing-disks 12 are placed and are adapted to be thrown outwards centrifugally when the disk or table is rotated. The objects are deflected by abutments 13 and when the table stops, the positions of the disks 12 indicate the scores of the different players. The device may be of small size, similar to a watch, or may be of large size for use on a table. The table 2 is surrounded by a sleeve 17 in which compartments or recesses 24, Figs. 1 and 4, are provided for the reception of spare disks. A movable sleeve 14 which surrounds the table has parts which project above the table and may be moved to close the compartments 24. In order to rotate the disk, there is provided a toothed sector 3, Fig. 5, integral with a lever 4 which is provided with a slot 6 which embraces a pin 7. Thus, when a knob 5 on the lever 4 is pressed, the sector engages a pinton 27 on the disk and rapidly rotates it. A spring 8 secured to the sector and to the pin 7 normally holds the sector out of engagement with the pinion and also restores it to its normal position when the finger is raised from the knob 5, the slot 6 allowing the spring to disengage the sector from the pinion. In the larger form of apparatus, devices are provided for pushing the disks from the compartments 24 on to the disk and for arranging the disks in a radial line on the table.
Patent HU-T76554-A (HU)
Title: Extracts of shark cartilage having an anti-angiogenic activity and an effect on tumor regression, process of making thereof
Inventor: BRAZEAU PAUL
IPC: A61K35/32
Filed: 1995-04-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to shark cartilage extracts and to a method of producing the same, these extracts having anti-angiogenic properties (reduction of the area of blood vessels observed in vivo on experimentally induced tumors), tumor regressive activity in vivo as well as demonstrating a direct inhibitory effect on tumor cell lines. This process does not involve any denaturing solvent or product and does not involve the use of any enzymes. It consists of obtaining a blend of whole cartilage in an aqueous solution of neutral pH, preferably pure water, this blend being centrifuged and the pellet and supernatant kept for further processing. The pellet is lyophylized and tested for anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic activities in vivo and in vitro, with or without supernatant. The supernatant has been shown to have anti-angiogenic and tumor regressive activities in vivo. The composition of the supernatant has then been investigated by different ways. Fractionation of this supernatant led to the characterization of some of its active components. The fractions were tested for their direct in vitro activity on cancer cell lines. Therefore, it is assumed that the non-fractionated supernatant has such an in vitro activity. Lyophilization substantially destroys the activity of these liquid fractions while no such abolition is observed in the solid extract.
Patent IL-42180-A (IL)
Title: Water insoluble antibiotics and processes for the preparation thereof
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 1973-05-02
Abstract: A process for the preparation of a water insoluble antibiotic which process comprises reacting at pH 3 to 7 an antibiotic exhibiting antibacterial activity with a titanium, tin, zirconium, iron or vanadium derivative of cellulose or a derivative thereof.
Patent IL-45168-A (IL)
Title: Method for in vitro propagation and maintenance of cells
IPC: C12N5/071
Filed: 1974-07-02
Abstract: The propagation and/or maintenance of living cells in vitro is accomplished by attaching and growing cells on one side or surface of a hollow fiber membrane. The attached cells are propagated and/or maintained by passing oxygen through the membrane from the other side and into contact with the cells and simultaneously incubating the cells in a nutrient medium. This method is employed in tissue and cell culturing of altered and unaltered cells which attach to a surface for maintenance and growth.
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Patent IL-66538-A (IL)
Title: Burner for gaseous fuel
Inventor: I ELPERIN
IPC: F23D14/58
Filed: 1982-08-13
Abstract: A gas-fueled burner which produces a concentrated, rotating flame has a body (2) including a plenum chamber (6) into which gas and primary combustion air are introduced through a standard nozzle. The chamber (6) is defined and delimited on its upper side by a roof element (4) provided with a plurality of relatively narrow passageways (8) for the gas/air mixture. The passageways (8) lead from the plenum chamber (6) upwards and inwards to the upper, outside face of the burner. Each passageway (8) is set an angle ( beta ) with a plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the burner. A vertical plane substantially passing through each passageway (8) is tangential to an imaginary vertical cylinder (10) passing through the centre of the burner.
Patent IL-68822-A (IL)
Title: Pyridyl(oxy/thio)phenoxy compounds,herbicidal compositions and methods of using them
Inventor: HOWARD JOHNSTON
IPC: C07D213/79
Filed: 1983-05-31
Abstract: Certain novel pyridinyloxyphenoxy alkanoic acids, pyridinylthiophenoxy alkanoic acids, derivatives thereof and related compounds are described. More specifically, these novel compounds bear a fluorine substituent in the 3-position of the pyridinyl group and in the 5-position the substituent is selected from chlorine, CF3, CF2Cl or CF2H. These novel compounds exhibit surprising preemergent and postemergent activity in the control of grassy weeds.
Patent IL-78495-A (IL)
Title: Leukotriene antagonistic benzyl mercaptan derivatives, their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
IPC: C07C323/19
Filed: 1986-04-15
Abstract: Intermediates of structure: <CHEM> wherein Y is CO2R10 or CH(R12)CO2R10 in which R10 is an ester protective group and R10 is hydrogen, methyl, methoxy or fluoro, and their use for the preparation of leukotriene antagonists.
Patent IL-84699-A (IL)
Title: Process for transforming plant protoplasts
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 1987-12-03
Abstract: The method makes use of simple, purely chemical procedures and entails the genetic material being transferred into the plant cell directly without using a natural system which is infectious for plants, such as a plant bacterium or plant virus, and without transfer by insects or phytopathogenic fungi, but by incubating together the DNA to be transformed and the plant protoplasts in a suitable incubation medium. It is possible in this way to transfer genes very straightforwardly and efficiently into plant material, resulting in plants with improved properties. <IMAGE>