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Patent GB-2275069-A (GB)
Title: Down hole installations
Inventor: MOORE EDWARD RODERICK BRYAN
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 1994-02-01
Abstract: In use a motor 9 drives a pump 11 to force oil and gas up the tube 7. The motor and pump can be raised partially within the liner 2 or removed from the liner 2. A packer 8 remains in the liner when the motor and pump are raised and kill fluid may be added to isolate the region below the packer from the region above. The packer 8 may incorporate a valve to isolate the producing zone when the pump is removed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290969-A (GB)
Title: Wound Closure
Inventor: MCNICHOLL BRIAN PETER GERALD
IPC: A61B17/08
Filed: 1994-07-06
Abstract: The closure consists of glue and a linking material which is stuck by the glue to the skin on each side of the wound to hold the edges of the the wound together. The closure may also be used to pull the wound edges together by bonding to the skin on one side of the wound, pulling on it until the edges come together and then bonding to the skin on the other side preventing the edges from separating. The material may be whole or in strips and may comprise tape, rubber, nylon or fibrous material. The glue may be a cyanoacrylate.
Patent GB-2301067-A (GB)
Title: Deck-mounted vehicle cargo retention apparatus
Inventor: DINGLE CLIVE
IPC: B60P7/15
Filed: 1994-11-04
Abstract: Cargo retention apparatus for a vehicle comprises one or more bracing beams 13 mounted on a vehicle deck 2 on which cargo may be loaded. The deck has channels 10 on each side and each beam is connected in a socket 12 below each channel. The beam 13 is moveable between a raised locked operative position in which it restrains the loaded cargo and a stowed position in which it is received in the channel 10. The beam 13 is released from the operative position by raising it towards the vertical and displacing it axially. The beam may then be pivoted to the stowed position. The interior of the beam stores a restraining strap (28, figs.7,8) which is withdrawn to secure the cargo. The strap is retractible into the beam automatically. The apparatus is easy to use and can be stored away when not in use to permit unhindered loading and unloading of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2295131-A (GB)
Title: Easy recovery anchor
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND JOHN
IPC: B63B21/22
Filed: 1994-11-16
Abstract: The easy recovery anchor has a body 1 and an attachment arm 2. Two shear pins 3 are inserted through plates 4, these being attached to the inside edge of the blades 1. When the upward pull 6 is increased by the angle of the warp and chain the stress on the shear pin becomes sufficient to cause the pin to shear and so allows the arm 2 to swing into a reverse pull position which in turn allows for the easy recovery of the anchor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295137-A (GB)
Title: Toothpaste tube squeezing device
Inventor: HARRIS MARGARET
IPC: B65D35/28
Filed: 1994-11-19
Abstract: A tube squeezing device comprises a rectangle of heavy quality plastics which is folded and attached to the non-dispensing end of the tube, the rectangle having attached thereto wings made of wire covered in plastics which extend laterally of the tube and can be used to roll up the tube and then folded behind the tube, (figure 3). The rectangle may be bonded to either side of the tube end, which may be open prior to the attachment of the rectangle, during the last stage of manufacture or the rectangle may include sharp prongs on the inside when folded (figure 4) and be clipped or slid onto a previously crimped edge of the tube. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2459526-A (GB)
Title: Protection from attack
Inventor: MEILI GERARD
IPC: F41H11/02
Filed: 1995-03-08
Abstract: A platform (P) under attack by an opposing threat (M), for example a missile with a homing head or a projectile guided by fire control, is protected by the deployment of at least one substance forming a screen (E) between the platform (P) and the threat (M), and by placing at least one emissive element (W) between the threat (M) and the screen (E), this emissive element emitting radiation in the visible and/or infrared or as radar.
Patent GB-2300643-A (GB)
Title: Hard Surface Cleaners
Inventor: WEIBEL THOMAS
IPC: C11D3/37
Filed: 1995-05-11
Abstract: A thickened stable hard surface cleaner comprises (a) from 10 to 30% abrasive particles, (b) from 0.5 to 2.5% of a chlorine-containing bleach, (c) from 0.5 to 3% of a thickening system comprising from 0.5 to 3%, based on the weight of the composition, of a cross-linked polyacrylate resin having a molecular weight in the range of 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 and from 0 to 1.5% of a synthetic smectite clay resembling natural clays of the hectorite class, (d) from 0.25 to 2.0% of a bleach stable surfactant system comprising mainly anionic surfactants, (e) from 0 to 3% of an electrolyte selected from the group comprising sodium or potassium carbonates or silicates, and (f) sufficient amount of sodium or potassium hydroxide to attain a pH in the range of 11.5 to 13.5. The bleach is based on hypochlorite. The surfactant may be a sulphate or sulphonate.
Patent GB-2305776-A (GB)
Title: Charge amplifier
Inventor: NASHASHIBI TAWFIC
IPC: H01L27/06
Filed: 1995-09-28
Abstract: A charge amplifier comprises a substrate and a first layer of semiconducting material (402) contacting said substrate to form a first semiconducting channel. Regions within said semiconducting channel define a source (405), a gate (404) and a drain (406) of a field effect transistor. A capacitive element (414), (415), (416) is connected to the field effect transistor to provide charge storage. A second layer (408) of semiconducting material contacts the substrate to form a second semiconducting channel isolated from the first semiconducting channel. Regions within the said second layer define an emitter (409) and a base (410) of a bipolar transistor. The bipolar transistor is energised in order to discharge the capacitive element. The amplifier is used to integrate charge from a detector crystal subject to incident X-rays in an electron microscope.
Patent GB-2308369-A (GB)
Title: Imprinted materials; separation/sensing of small molecules
Inventor: BYFIELD MARK PHILIP
IPC: B01D53/02
Filed: 1996-01-31
Abstract: The problem of obtaining an "imprinted material" ( ie one having a three-dimensional structure with cavities therein optimized in size, shape and chemical properties to take up a specific "target" molecule, usually obtained by forming the material round a "target" molecule, which is then removed) adapted for small target molecules, eg of molecular weight < 150, is overcome by using as the "imprinting" molecule a complex of the desired target molecule with a larger molecule forming a complex with it, thereby obtaining a material imprinted with the complex and therefore capable of taking up the target molecule when it is complexed with the larger molecule. In a variant the larger molecule may be left in situ and only the target molecule be removed, leaving an imprinted material which will take up the target molecule itself. In further variants the complex is formed during or after formation of a polymer and/or the larger molecule may be chemically bound to the polymer or a precursor thereof. The imprinted material may be used to in sensors or to extract or separate target molecules. There are no examples.
Patent GB-2301114-A (GB)
Title: Method for controlling differentiation of precursor cells
Inventor: STRINGER BRADLEY MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: A61K35/16
Filed: 1996-05-23
Abstract: There is detailed a method for regulating or controlling the differentiation of precursor cells to at least one specific phenotype comprising exposing the cells to blood or neural cell milieu or an extract thereof so as to selectively drive differentiation to a predetermined mature phenotype. Examples of the extracts include prostaglandins, retinoic acid, neurotrophic factors (e.g. CNTF, FGF, BDNF), fibroblast growth factor, hydrocortisone, dexamethasone. Also claimed are agents which inhibit this differentiation.
Patent GB-2302304-A (GB)
Title: Ventilating roof tiles
Inventor: BIRRELL MICHAEL JOSEPH
IPC: B28B7/18
Filed: 1996-06-21
Abstract: A mould for and a method of moulding a one piece ventilating roof tile having a roof member (12) (Fig 2, not shown) with an aperture (16) (Fig 2) formed therein and a cover (14) (Fig 1, not shown) for the aperture The mould comprises an upper mould part (34) which forms the upper part of the tile, a lower mould part (50) for forming the lower part of the tile including aperture (16) and a void former (60) (Figs 6 and 7, not shown) which forms the inner surfaces of the cover (14).
Patent GB-2313882-A (GB)
Title: Lip seal for a rotatable shaft
Inventor: MULLER UWE MANFRED
IPC: F16J15/16
Filed: 1996-07-05
Abstract: A lip seal (100) for engaging the outer surface (120) of a rotatable shaft (120) comprises an annular outer portion (112) for mounting the lip seal; an annular inner portion (114) for engaging the outer surface of the shaft and having a predetermined inner diameter; and an intermediate portion (116) integral with the inner portion and the outer portion; wherein the intermediate portion includes temperature sensitive means (122) which adjusts the predetermined inner diameter of the inner portion as the temperature of the lip seal changes. The seal adjusts radial force applied by the lip seal on the shaft as temperature changes. The temperature sensitive means may be a metallic ring (122) or a lobe, (222) Fig 3 , on the inner or outer surface of the intermediate portion.
Patent GB-2301319-A (GB)
Title: Bumper structure
Inventor: JONSSON MARTIN
IPC: B60R19/18
Filed: 1995-01-20
Abstract: A bumper bar construction which is primarily intended for use with automobiles to absorb collision impact energies, and which has a closed and generally trapezoidal cross-sectional shape and includes a broad flange (1) on one side of the trapezium and a narrow flange (2.1) on the opposite side of the trapezium, and two webs (2.2) which join the two flanges together. Respective webs (2.2) have at least one bend guide, such as a fold (2.4), which extends along the bumper bar, and a part of the web (2.2) that is located proximal to the broad web (1) is bent outwards from the centre line of the bar. The fold (2.4) is preferably spaced from the board flange (1) by a distance which is less than one third and greater than one eighth of the height of a respective web (2.2).
Patent GB-2303578-A (GB)
Title: Burglar-proofing glass
Inventor: HAVERKAMP ULRICH
IPC: C08J5/12
Filed: 1996-07-19
Abstract: The burglar-proofing of glass windows or glass doors may be improved by producing a laminated sheet by placing together three films of which the two outer films consist of transparent plastic material and the inner of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and/or polyurethane (PU), to form a three-layer ply, heating of the PVB and/or PU layer by thermal radiation before or after the placing together such that the PVB and/or PU is placed in a plasticized state, at least on its outer face, and applying pressure and allowing the sandwich to cool and joining of an existing glass pane in a glass door or glass window with the laminated sheet. If the glass pane has not yet been fitted an outer film consisting of the transparent plastic material and an inner film of PVB and/or PU may be joined to the glass pane.
Patent GB-2305889-A (GB)
Title: Method and mould unit for moulding headrest of automotive seat
Inventor: ISHIKAWA YOSHIHARU
IPC: B29K105/04
Filed: 1996-10-08
Abstract: A bag-shaped flexible outer skin member 12 is prepared, with an elongate slit 12d. A stay member 14 is inserted into the outer skin member 12 through the slit 12d and positioned relative to the outer skin member such that its pole portions 14a, 14b project outwardly of member 12 through openings 12b. A biasing force is applied to longitudinal ends of the slit 12d so that the slit is stretched longitudinally and thus caused to close. Then an injection nozzle is put into the slit 12d, expanding the slit against the biasing force. A foamable material is injected into the outer skin member 12 and feeding is stopped when a given amount of material has been fed in. The application of the biasing force to the slit is continued until the material is sufficiently cured. The biasing force may be applied by tensioning devices 15 mounted on a mold 13 or by a spring wire expanding piece.
Patent GB-2320315-A (GB)
Title: A keyboard glove for use by the blind
Inventor: HE HEPING
IPC: G06F3/00
Filed: 1996-12-14
Abstract: A keyboard glove 3 has a set of symbol keys 11 to communicate, via cables or a remote control device, with a computer (8, Fig.4) or monitor or other keyboard gloves. Each key 11 consists of a button (6, Fig. 3) and may include a responding device (5). When a key 11 is pressed, the button (6) produces a signal to the computer or monitor, and the responding device 5, if present in that key, is activated to produce a soft tick at the key position on the glove 3. The operator 7 feels the tick and recognises which letter has been fed back. A properly trained operator may use the responding keyboard glove to communicate with computers or monitors without using eyes and sounds.
Patent GB-2320467-A (GB)
Title: Patchwork sheet laminate of leather offcuts
Inventor: RAJPUT OWAIS
IPC: C14B7/04
Filed: 1996-12-18
Abstract: A laminated sheet made from leather offcuts is produced by a) cutting the offcuts into a common shape, b) pasting the shaped offcuts onto a cotton substrate using glue, and c) stitching the shaped offcuts together.
Patent GB-2321275-A (GB)
Title: Electronic equipment security lock and alarm device
Inventor: BATEMAN ROY
IPC: G11B33/00
Filed: 1997-01-17
Abstract: A replica floppy disc 21 is integral with a back plate 22 to which a lockable cover 24 is pivoted; the floppy disc 21 is inserted into the disc drive slot of electronic equipment 27 so as to be captivated by its internal locking mechanism, the release actuator 23 being covered by the back plate 22 and by the closed cover 24, and may be captured against release. A movement sensitive alarm 26 is provided in the cover 24, on the back plate 22 or on the floppy disc 21. A wedge 28 engages the equipment 27 to prevent removal of the device.
Patent GB-2321532-A (GB)
Title: Multi-colour reflector device and display
Inventor: KURATATE TOMOAKI
IPC: G02F1/13357
Filed: 1997-01-22
Abstract: A reflector device has a stack of three reflective layers 100,102,108 each of which selectively reflects different a part of the spectrum of white light 106 to a different region. The respective regions may or may not overlap each other. The layers 100,102,108 may be reflective cholesteric liquid crystal materials, dichroic mirrors or reflective multi-layer interference structures. The layers 100,102,108 may be, planar, curved or formed from several curved surfaces in series (fig.11) and may be mutually inclined. The third layer 108 may be combined with either a black absorber layer (110, fig.5) or a panchromatic layer (112, fig.6). The incoming light may be focused by a plano-convex lens array (116,fig.13). The reflector device may be used in a display in conjunction with a spatial light modulator 104, such as a liquid crystal device, having pixels 104a-c, selectively illuminated by light from the regions.
Patent GB-2321827-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications system
Inventor: NYBERG HENRIK
IPC: H04L7/08
Filed: 1997-01-31
Abstract: An air frame synchronisation signal is transmitted as a data signal over a PCM link from a central unit 2 to a plurality of remote radio basestation transceivers 10, allowing the remote radio basestation transceivers to recreate the AFS signal with the desired accuracy, compensating for transmission delays.
Patent GB-2309982-A (GB)
Title: Textured surface effect fabric and methods of manufacture
Inventor: PADGETT WILLIAM PAUL
IPC: D05C15/32
Filed: 1994-10-25
Abstract: Tufting apparatus includes servomotors (18, 20) driving front and back yarn feed rolls (R) for feeding yarns (Y) to the needles (N) of the front and back needle bars (10, 12), respectively. Incremental servomotor control for each stitch enables a height differential between immediately adjacent stitches in excess of 3.32 inch (2.38 mm). By providing yarns of multiple colors and textures, a variety of patterns and textured surface effects are provided in the surface of the tufted pile fabric.
Patent GB-2317883-A (GB)
Title: Retortable container and anti-loosening closure
Inventor: FUKUHARA AKIO
IPC: B65D51/22
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: A retortable container 12 comprises an engagement ridge 19 formed on a circumferential surface of a threaded neck 11, and a threaded closure 20 with an engagement portion 26 extending downwards from a top wall 21, the engagement portion having a hook 26a for engaging the ridge 19 which has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter D 2 of the closure thread 23. The engagement portion may be a cylinder with walls that are thinner than an outer wall 28 of the closure, the hook being annular and protruding radially inwards. The top wall of the closure may be connected to the outer wall by bridge portions 21a with openings 27 therebetween. The engagement ridge may be discontinuous and the neck may be frustoconical. The thread on the closure and neck may be multi-start, and the top wall may include a sealing ridge 25 and a projection 24 for piercing a sealing member across the container outlet 15. The interference fit between the ridge 19 and the hook 26a, prevents loosening of the closure, especially during sterilisation in a retort chamber. A second embodiment comprises a retortable container with a threaded closure having a top wall and an outer wall connected by bridge portions.
Patent GB-2330287-A (GB)
Title: Background matching for graphics objects
Inventor: MOIR CHARLES CLEMENT
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 1997-10-13
Abstract: In a computer graphics system (11) in which image objects (8) derived from master image objects (2) are displayed over a background (4), the master image objects (2) are rendered, such as by anti-aliasing to make the boundary (6) between the image object (8) and the background less visible. When the background (4) is changed, then the objects require re-creating. Together with the rendered image object data, a copy of the master file data (38, 42) together with any rendering parameters (34) for controlling the rendering process is stored. Accordingly, when the background is changed, rendered image objects that require a corresponding change are identified and then the master image data and rendering parameters access to carry out the necessary changes without user intervention.
Patent GB-2320164-A (GB)
Title: Restricting a function of a radio communication device in a specific area
Inventor: IWATA SHINICHIRO
IPC: H04W48/04
Filed: 1997-11-05
Abstract: A radio communication device, e.g. a pager or portable telephone 7, in a function control area 3 receives both a call signal 4 from a base station and a function control signal 5 transmitted from a function control signal transmitting device 2. The control signal 5 has the same frequency as the call signal 4 and is transmitted in response to the function control signal transmitting device 2 receiving the call signal 4. The call signal received by the radio communication device 7 is converted into a block format and data errors occurring in a predetermined block due to collision with the control signal are counted. The number of data errors in the predetermined block is compared with a predetermined value and on the basis of the comparison it is determined whether or not the radio communication device 7 is in a function control area 3. One embodiment involves the control signal 5 being transmitted only during the "judge" block of the call signal (see figure 5) and the radio device is then determined to be in the control area if the number of errors in the judge block of the received signal is greater than a first predetermined value and the number of errors in a following block is fewer than a second predetermined value (see figure 6). When the radio communication device is in the control area 3 its predetermined function is controlled and restricted. For example, the alert may be switched from ringing to vibrating to minimise disturbance, a reply signal from a bi-directional pager may be prohibited or reserved to avoid interference with electronic devices within the control area or a portable telephone may be controlled to perform response reservation, absence response or call transfer. The device may also have a display indicating that the device is in a control area and a function is controlled. Methods for controlling a predetermined function of the radio communication device employing the call signal are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2335204-A (GB)
Title: Coating aluminium alloys prior to heat treatment.
Inventor: OPALKA SUSANNE M
IPC: C21D3/06
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: A method of controlling bulk absorption of atomic hydrogen and facilitating degassing of hydrogen from aluminum alloy workpieces during heat treatment in furnaces with ambient and/or moisture-laden atmospheres. The method includes exposing the surface of the workpieces to an acidified inorganic salt solution or dispersion, with the inorganic salt of the solution containing a transition metal cation and a sulfate, phosphate or nitrate anion, before being subjected to the heat treatment. The workpieces are next subjected to the heat treatment, and the acidified transition metal sulfate, phosphate or nitrate salt is used to substantially decrease the amount of atomic hydrogen entering the respective bulks of the workpiece during heat treatment and to facilitate removal of atomic and molecular hydrogen from the bulks of the workpieces.
Patent GB-2325302-A (GB)
Title: Cross-species chromosome painting
Inventor: FERGUSON-SMITH MALCOLM
IPC: C12Q1/6841
Filed: 1998-02-27
Abstract: The invention provides methods and reagents for detecting a chromosomal aberration in an animal chromosome or karyotype. One or more detectably-labeled chromosome-specific probes from a first animal species are hybridized to chromosomes of a second animal species. This results in a banding pattern that can be compared to the pattern found in a normal chromosome or karyotype.
Patent GB-2330701-A (GB)
Title: Connector with ejection arm having two fulcrums
Inventor: KUSUHARA TOSHITAKA
IPC: G06K13/08
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: A connector for mounting a circuit card C has an ejection arm 50. To eject the card, handle 53 is pressed. At first the arm pivots about column 73 which lies in recess 57b, but later column 74 engages in recess 58b and the arm pivots about this. Member 52 on the arm pushes the card C away from the connector. The mechanism provides more mechanical advantage when the card is being disconnected and then less when the disconnected card is being removed. A projection 61 stops the arm 50 from slipping out.
Patent GB-2329474-A (GB)
Title: RF coil pair with improved field homogeneity
Inventor: KNUETTEL BERTOLD
IPC: G01R33/34
Filed: 1998-07-28
Abstract: The RF coil system 1 for an side-access NMR tomograph is constructed of two partial systems 2, 2' which are arranged symmetrically about the plane z=0 with an axial gap between them. Each partial system has a compensation section at the end nearest to the gap which homogenizes the RF field drop in the gap. The compensation section comprises a section which is bent radially outwards, so that the inner end of each system has a greater radius than the distal end. Each system may comprise a birdcage resonator, figure 1, or a saddle coil, figure 3. Complimentary shaped shielding structures are provided (see figure 6) which surround the partial RF systems.