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Patent GB-2295090-A (GB)
Title: A method of combatting pinewood nematodes involving hydroxystilbenes
Inventor: SUGA TAKAYUKI
IPC: A01N31/08
Filed: 1993-02-05
Abstract: A method of combatting pine wood nematodes comprises administering highly effective pest control chemicals against pine wood nematodes comprising synthetic hydroxystilbenes or salts thereof which may be prepared by synthesizing methoxystilbenes from benzyl phosphonates and methoxybenzaldehydes by a Wittig-Horner reaction and by demethylating to obtain the hydroxystilbenes.
Patent GB-2295427-A (GB)
Title: Crank assembly for a bicycle in which ratio is changed by reversing rotation of pedals
Inventor: CHANG DIANLIN
IPC: B62M11/14
Filed: 1995-11-22
Abstract: The crank assembly provides for high ratio drive (typically one-to-one) while the pedals A are rotated in a normal, forward direction, and a reduction ratio when the pedals A are rotated in a reverse direction. Reduction and reversal of rotation is preferably achieved by transmission of drive through an epicyclic gear train comprising a sun gear 5 driven by the pedal cranks A, planet gears 8 and an outer ring 1 connected to a chain sprocket. On forward pedal rotation pawls 4 pivoted on a bearing ring 2 engage inner teeth of the outer ring 1 to prevent the planet gears from orbiting. On backward rotation of the pedals the pawls 4 freewheel and an external pawl 7 on the bottom bracket prevents rotation of the bearing ring 2 causing the planet gears 8 to orbit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303889-A (GB)
Title: A floating seal assembly
Inventor: KUBALA ZBIGNIEW
IPC: B23Q11/12
Filed: 1996-07-18
Abstract: A coupling device provides a sealing arrangement with a rotating seal member (36) includes a housing (29) having a liquid coolant inlet (43), an air coolant inlet (44) and a passageway therethrough. A seal shaft member (40) has seal member (38) thereon and an axial bore, and is positioned in the housing (29) for axial sliding between unpressurised and pressurised positions. The seal shaft member (40), when in the pressurised position, provides a sealing arrangement between the rotating seal member (36) and the shaft seal member (38). The coupling device further includes a first sealing assembly (33) positioned between confronting surfaces of the shaft member (40) and the housing (29) and structurally arranged to communicate with the air coolant inlet (44) and a second sealing assembly (34) positioned between the confronting surfaces of the shaft member (40) and the housing (29) and structurally arranged to communicate with said fluid coolant inlet (43). The first sealing assembly (33) provides a seal between the movable shaft member (40) and the housing (29) when air coolant is directed into the housing and axially moves the shaft member (40) to the pressurised condition. The second sealing assembly (34) provides a seal between the movable shaft member (40) and the housing (29) when fluid coolant is directed into the housing and axially moves the shaft member (40) to the pressurised condition.
Patent GB-2316272-A (GB)
Title: Method of local call routing and transcoder for use in the method
Inventor: CHAMBERS DAVID FRASER
IPC: H04W88/18
Filed: 1996-08-09
Abstract: A transcoder, such as 42, of a communication system is operable to embed a data pattern into a call to produce a slow-rate data channel in a call emanating from a switch, such as 26. The data pattern includes a call identity that identifies how the call is routed through the system. If the transcoder 42 detects this call identity during subsequent routing of the call back to the switch 26, the transcoder identifies that the call can be routed directly through switch 26 and therefore instructs the system to execute a local routing operation in which control information is routed throughout the system while traffic information in the call is routed directly through switch 26. Thus, for example, a call from a mobile, linked with a base station 30, to a fixed unit linked with a PBX 50, or to another mobile linked with base station 30, may have the traffic information routed locally through switch 26. Traffic channel resources between base 30 and BSC 16 and between BSC 16 and MSC 12 are released for use in non-local calls. The data pattern may be embedded by substituting bits of the data pattern for the least significant bit in every consecutive word of a selected frame of a 64kbits/sec voice circuit. When the transcoder subsequently identifies the data pattern to set up local routing, it may apply a predetermined bit sequence to the four most significant bits of the 64kbits/sec voice circuit. The transcoder would then normally detect this bit sequence in signals from the system. When the transcoder ceases to detect the bit sequence (because MSC 12 has changed the call routing or terminated the call), the transcoder instructs the base station 30 to revert to normal call routing.
Patent GB-2317571-A (GB)
Title: Golf course turf protector
Inventor: LETTERS HOPE
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 1996-09-30
Abstract: A device for protecting the turf of a golf course from the taking of a divot comprises a rigid base 2 provided with means 4, 10, 12 to receive a golf ball and means for securing the base in position on the ground prior to the taking of a golf shock. The means to receive a golf ball can be a combination of a slit in the base and a golf tee passing through the slit.
Patent GB-2320139-A (GB)
Title: Data Line Connector
Inventor: O'CONNOR EDWARD
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1996-12-04
Abstract: A portable unit within which a telecommunications cable may be securably placed and held and penetrated via an array of needle connectors directly contacting and accessing the internal signal lines permitting such accessed lines to be individually selected isolated and adjustable combined for onward connection to an external communications device.
Patent GB-2320278-A (GB)
Title: Demountable mooring cleat
Inventor: JAMES FRED ALAN
IPC: B63B21/08
Filed: 1996-12-10
Abstract: A mooring cleat which is demountable to that it can be rapidly secured to or removed from an existing genoa track on a sailing yacht. The cleat comprises a body 1, mounted on a claw 6, with a plunger 2, a lever 3 and a latch 4, forming a mechanism which allows the cleat to be locked or unlocked from the track 5 by actuation of the lever 3.
Patent GB-2322114-A (GB)
Title: Pouches for dispensing two-part reactive chemicals
Inventor: EVANS PAUL
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 1997-02-18
Abstract: A half-circular threaded neckpiece is heat sealed into a film or laminate pouch for use in juxtaposition with another such pouch so that the two neckpieces together form a circular neck engageable by a threaded member such as of a mixer or nozzle. This enables two reactive constituents, eg of adhesive, to be kept separately in the two pouches but dispensed simultaneously by squeezing both pouches. The two pouches can be of different dimensions to provide the appropriate ratio of the two constituents.
Patent GB-2315150-A (GB)
Title: Large area displays
Inventor: AN SANG-SIK
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 1997-06-05
Abstract: A large area liquid crystal display is formed by combining a number of smaller area displays. The edges of the smaller displays are removed before they are combined to form the larger displays. The smaller displays have light shielding layers 111, 111a between pixels and at the edges and the removal process involves cutting along a line 121 through the light shielding layer 111a. The removal step may be undertaken by etching or laser cutting.
Patent GB-2319467-A (GB)
Title: Furniture with display screen
Inventor: GILBERT DAVID
IPC: A47B88/80
Filed: 1997-09-19
Abstract: An article of furniture 1 incorporates a substantially flat work surface 2 having a recess 3 adapted to accommodate a display 4, which display 4 comprises a flat screen display device 7 movable between a viewing position and a position in which it is substantially flush with the work surface 2. Typically, the work surface 2 is constructed from wood or a wood substitute and the flat screen display device 7 may comprise a sheet of toughened glass. The display 4 may be pivotally mounted for movement through a horizontal axis and may include drive means for moving the display from the flush position to the viewing position. Moreover, means 9 may be provided for holding the display 4 in more than one viewing position. The article of furniture 1 is preferably in the form of a desk or a table, wherein a false drawer front 11 may be included to conceal at least part of a computer 12.
Patent GB-2330935-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sensing a vehicle crash using neural networks
Inventor: BREED DAVID SCRANTON
IPC: G06V30/194
Filed: 1997-10-31
Abstract: A sensor system for initiating deployment of an occupant protection apparatus (e.g. air bags 110, 111) in a motor vehicle in the event of a crash. The system includes a tri-axial accelerometer 122 mounted in the passenger compartment 100 of a vehicle. Accelerometer 122 produces an analog signal, representative of vehicle acceleration, which is input to an analog-to digital converter 124 and therefrom is input to a signal processor 130. The signal processor 130 comprises a microprocessor that employs a pattern recognition algorithm which utilises a trained neural network (fig. 2) in order to determine the presence of acceleration patterns in the digital acceleration data that are indicative of a crash requiring deployment of the vehicle occupant protection apparatus 110, 111. When such an indication is made, the said occupant protection apparatus is deployed. The system also provides a method for determining the position and identity of the occupants of the driver and front passenger seats respectively. Should either the driver be out of position (i.e. in an unsafe position) or should the occupant of the passenger seat be a rear-facing child seat, then the system inhibits deployment of the respective air bag. The said neural network is used in determining said position and identity.
Patent GB-2316449-A (GB)
Title: High speed fuel injector
Inventor: STURMAN ODED EDDIE
IPC: F02M47/02
Filed: 1995-06-30
Abstract: A fuel injector (50) which has a double solenoid (138, 140) three-way or four-way spool valve (162, 118) that controls the flow of a working fluid that is used to move an intensifier piston (84) of the injector (50).
Patent GB-2319304-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust-gas turbocharger
Inventor: SCHEINERT HELMUT
IPC: F02C6/12
Filed: 1997-11-18
Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger for an internal combustion engine with an exhaust-driven turbine and a compressor with a compressor impeller 11 driven by the turbine has means to stabilize the characteristic diagram comprising a radial inlet groove 15 upstream of the comporesssor impeller, a radial contour groove 16 downstream of the inlet edge of the compressor impeller, and an annular chamber 17 connecting the two grooves axially and being separated from the intake duct by an annular web 20 forming part of the duct wall, at least one of the grooves being variable in width. The closure element for one or both grooves may be an axial slide of multi-part or telescopic design. A stored electronic characteristic diagram, adapted to the respective engine, can be used to determine the respective groove width as a function of the respective engine operating point to provide control.
Patent GB-2331867-A (GB)
Title: Power cable termination
Inventor: LEIJON MATS
IPC: H02G15/34
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: A high voltage power cable termination (1) comprising a current lead (3), a power cable (2) having inner first tube means (5) and outer conducting means, e.g. super-conducting means, whose electrically conducting properties improve at low temperatures, arranged around the first tube means and intended in use to be cooled to low temperatures by cryogenic fluid flowing through the first tube means (5), joint means (4) electrically connecting one end of the current lead (3) to the conducting means at one end of the cable at or adjacent one end of the first tube means (5), and second tube means (10) communicating with the first tube means (5) at or adjacent to the joint means (4) for conveying cryogenic fluid to or from the first tube means (5). The first and second tube means (5,10) are arranged so that, in use, no cryogenic fluid conveyed by the tubes contacts the conducting means or the current lead (3) at the joint means (4).
Patent GB-2332619-A (GB)
Title: Retaining grooves particularly for a deck chair
Inventor: PENGELLY SIMON GERALD
IPC: A47C4/50
Filed: 1997-12-23
Abstract: An article of furniture, particularly a deck chair 80 or sun lounger, includes a first structural portion 86, 86' pivotable relative to a second structural portion 84 and retained in a desired position by way of at least one strut 85 pivotally attached at one end 81 to the first structural portion, wherein the other end of the strut has a locking member 87 engageable with one of a plurality of spaced apart grooves (16-18, Fig. 2a) associated with the second structural portion, characterised in that each groove comprises an entry space (20-22, Fig. 2a) leading to an engagement space (25'-27', Fig. 2a) transverse to the entry space. The spaced apart grooves may be integrally formed with the second structural portion or may be provided in a metal or plastic bracket 83 affixed thereto. Preferably, the engagement space comprises forward and rearward sections 89, 89' and the entry space communicates with the engagement space therebetween.
Patent GB-2333656-A (GB)
Title: Video compression
Inventor: BRIGHTWELL PETER JOHN
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: An MPEG2 decoded video signal is accompanied by a representation of the coding decisions to aid downstream re-encoding. The representation is MPEG compliant bit modified to reduce the number of bits.
Patent GB-2335149-A (GB)
Title: Golfing putter
Inventor: ROBBINS PHILIP CONWAY
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 1998-03-14
Abstract: The golfing putter comprises a head 2 fixed to a shaft located in hole 5, the head having a front surface 10 for striking the golf ball, in which the upper face 6 has a band coloured green to match the colour of green grass disposed along the edge between the upper and front faces. The front surface may also be coloured green. The golf putter 1 helps golfers suffering from the 'yips'.
Patent GB-2335555-A (GB)
Title: Phase locked loop oscillator circuit
Inventor: NEWTON ANTHONY DAVID
IPC: H03L7/099
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: A phase locked loop includes a ring oscillator as a voltage controlled oscillator. This oscillator has a frequency control input 50, a common frequency output 60 and a number of stages 10, 20 and 30 operating in sequence and having a fundamental frequency of operation. Each of the stages includes a pull-down transistor 12, 22 or 32 connected as a cascode and supplying charging current to pull-down transistors 14, 24 or 34 arranged as a capacitor. The cascodes conduct in sequence and by adding their currents together at a summing resistor 40, a current is derived at 60 which fluctuates at three times the fundamental frequency. A prescaler (fig.2 not shown) also forming part of the phase locked loop including the ring oscillator is supplied with the fundamental frequency derived at terminal 38 instead of the higher frequency at output 60 and the power consumption of the loop is reduced. The phase locked loop may form part of a frequency synthesiser used in mobile telephones.
Patent GB-2329284-A (GB)
Title: Portable device connection assembly
Inventor: TUIN JACOBUS NICOLAAS
IPC: H01R13/627
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: A connection assembly has an in-portable connector (4) and a cradle connector (6). The cradle connector has rigid latching members (20) that engage within cavities of the in-portable connector provided with flexible latch members (38) having spring latch arms (66). Both the rigid and flexible latch members are edge-stamped from sheet metal for a relatively compact yet robust latching. Provision of the exposed latch members (20) as rigid members and protection of the more delicate flexible latching members (38) fully within connector cavities (40), reduces the risk of damage to the latching system.
Patent GB-2324889-A (GB)
Title: Thawing method for microwave oven with thermopile sensor
Inventor: KOON-SEOK LEE
IPC: H05B6/80
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: Thawing of food in a microwave oven 1 with a thermopile sensor 2 which receives infrared radiation from food 10 on rotating turntable 9, is controlled by, computing the variation of the measured temperature during one rotation of the turntable, computing a value Kd, which varies in accordance with eccentric mounting of food on the turntable, in accordance with the computed temperature variation, computing a magnetron turn on ratio P (the amount of the magnetron on + off period t m  that the magnetron is turned on), by multiplying the difference between the initial temperature and the current temperature of the food by Kd, and, terminating thawing when the difference between the magnetron turn on ratio P and the product of Kd and the computed temperature variation in an on/off period t m  is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
Patent GB-2330215-A (GB)
Title: Blur correcting lens attachment
Inventor: ISHII SHINICHIRO
IPC: G03B5/00
Filed: 1998-08-25
Abstract: A blur correcting lens attachment 10 includes a blur correcting lens system 13 having at least one correction lens group 11 which is movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis and which can be detachably attached to and between a photographing lens 20 and a camera body 30, the blur correcting lens system having the correction lens group is located so that an image formed by the photographing lens system is inverted at least once and reformed on an image forming surface 31 of the camera body. Alternatively, the magnification m of the blur correcting lens system including the correction lens group is made less than zero.
Patent GB-2340880-A (GB)
Title: Device to facilitate the opening of a door letter box
Inventor: AL-ALI SALAH ABDULLAH
IPC: A47G29/12
Filed: 1998-08-29
Abstract: A device to facilitate the opening of a letter box in a door comprises a tubular member wherein one inner tube is spring loaded inside an outer tube, activation of the spring loaded mechanism being by means of rotating a handle at one end of the tubular member. The device is also provided with a wrist strap and finger rest. The outermost end of the inner tube is also provided with a rubber stopper.
Patent GB-2332232-A (GB)
Title: Post support bracket
Inventor: STILLINGS GEORGE LEO
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 1998-12-09
Abstract: A post support bracket (2) with a pointed lower end (3) is designed to be positioned next to a broken fence post (5). A dolly (13, see fig 4) is positioned on the top of the bracket (1) to enable it to be driven into the ground or down between the post and its concrete foundation (7). The bracket is provided with a plurality of holes (4) to enable the bracket to be fixedly attached to the post with screws or the like once the bracket is in position.
Patent GB-2348024-A (GB)
Title: Prefetching in cache memory systems
Inventor: FUENTE CARLOS FRANCISCO
IPC: G06F12/0862
Filed: 1999-03-16
Abstract: A cache memory system comprises a cache 4, a prefetch store 5 and a memory controller 3. The memory controller receives requests from a processor 1 for access to lines of data stored in a memory 2 and maintains priority data indicative of the relative priority of lines of data stored in the cache. The memory controller responds to receipt of a processor request for access to data in a line N such that: in the case of a cache hit, the memory controller supplies the data from the cache to the processor; in the case of a cache miss when line N is not stored in the prefetch store, the memory controller retrieves line N from the memory, and controls storage of the line in the cache and supply of the data to the processor, the priority data for line N being set to a high relative priority; in the case of a cache miss when line N is stored in the prefetch store, the memory controller transfers line N from the prefetch store to the cache and supplies the data to the processor, the priority data for line N being set to a low relative priority; and for both a cache hit and a cache miss, the memory controller prefetches the sequentially next line N + 1 from the memory to the prefetch store. Prefetching is preferably only performed for a defined subset of the lines in the memory. Processing apparatus including the cache memory system, and corresponding methods, are also provided.
Patent GB-2349153-A (GB)
Title: Pigmented ink jet inks
Inventor: ROSE PETER EDWARD
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 1999-04-17
Abstract: A pigmented aqueous ink jet ink composition is provided which comprises two dispersants characterised by:- <SL> <LI>(a) A first dispersant selected from a ballasted poly(ethylene oxide) dispersant, a dispersant containing a triple bond, an acrylate resin dispersant, a sarcosinate dispersant, or a naphthalene sulphonic acid dispersant, and <LI>(b) A second dispersant which is a styrene acrylate copolymer. </SL> It is preferred that the ink is prepared by dispersing the pigment in an aqueous carrier medium in the presence of the first dispersant to form a concentrated dispersion, and then diluting this to produce the ink by adding an aqueous alkaline solution of the styrene acrylic co-polymer second dispersant, together with other components and optional co-solvents.
Patent GB-2355309-A (GB)
Title: A radiation source
Inventor: ARNONE DONALD DOMINIC
IPC: G02F2/02
Filed: 1999-09-27
Abstract: A radiation source comprising a frequency conversion member (1) configured to emit a beam of emitted radiation (7) with at least one frequency in the range from 0.1 THz to 100 THz, in response to irradiation with an input beam (3) with a frequency different to that of the emitted radiation (7), the source being subjected to a magnetic field (9) which has a component parallel to that of the emitted beam of radiation (7), the emitted beam of radiation being produced by reflecting the input beam off a surface of the frequency conversion member (1). The radiation source may also comprise a magnetically doped frequency conversion member or also have means for applying an electric field.
Patent GB-2343184-A (GB)
Title: Improved protein expression strains
Inventor: SLEEP DARRELL
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 1998-06-26
Abstract: The use of a means to vary Ubc4p or Ubc5p activity in a fungal cell to control the copy number of a plasmid in the cell. The level of Ubc4p or Ubc5p activity may be reduced/abolished (for example by gene deletion, mutagenesis to provide a less active protein, production of antisense mRNA or production of competitive peptides) to raise the copy number and increase yield of a protein encoded by the plasmid.
Patent HU-T61021-A (HU)
Title: Process for producing substituted imidazol-2-one derivatives
Inventor: VARASI MARIO
IPC: A61P25/04
Filed: 1992-03-26
Abstract: Derivatives of 1-phenyl-3-azabicycloalkylimidazolidin-2-ones are provided of general formula (I) <CHEM>  in which inter alia R3 represents a group  a) <CHEM>  or b) <CHEM>  wherein n is an integer of 1 or 2 and R8 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, formyl or C2-C6 alkanoyl; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful in the treatment of CNS disorders, gut motility disorders, emesis and migraine, as cognition activators, anti-drug addition agents and analgesic.
Patent HU-T62877-A (HU)
Title: Process for producing 4-amino-1,2,2a,3,4,5-hexahydro-benz/cd/indoles substituted in 6-position with heterocyclic group and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds
Inventor: BOOHER RICHARD NOLAN
IPC: A61P25/24
Filed: 1992-03-26
Abstract: 6-Heterocyclic-4-amino-1,2,2a,3,4,5-hexahydrobenz-[cd]indoles are provided which are useful in modifying the function of serotonin in mammals.