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Patent GB-2305905-A (GB)
Title: Sleeve for enclosing and supporting a tray
Inventor: EDWARDS GORDON DAVID
IPC: B65D77/00
Filed: 1997-02-14
Abstract: A sleeve 10 for fitting around a tray 4 of foodstuff has a projecting portion 18 arranged to enable the tray and sleeve to be stood on edge with the display face 12 of the sleeve (which covers the mouth of the tray) vertical, or almost vertical but facing slightly upwards. The sleeve is formed from a blank folded around the tray with its joined ends forming the protrusion 18. The protrusion extends along the length of the sleeve or there may be a spaced series of protrusions. The sleeve may be sealed to a flange around the mouth of the tray.
Patent GB-2322869-A (GB)
Title: A coated superalloy article
Inventor: BENNETT ANDREW
IPC: C23C28/00
Filed: 1997-03-04
Abstract: A rhenium-containing nickel superalloy article 10 has a multilayer coating 12 comprising a nickel aluminide layer 14 and a protective coating which may be a platinum aluminide-silicide coating 16. The platinum aluminide-silicide coating 16 is a very good corrosion and oxidation protective coating for the superalloy article 10. The nickel aluminide layer 14 prevents platinum and/or silicon in the platinum aluminide-silicide coating diffusing to the superalloy article 10 to minimise the formation of topologically close packed phases at the interface between the superalloy article 10 and the multilayer coating 12. It is also possible to have a cobalt aluminide layer on cobalt superalloy articles. The nickel aluminide layer 14 is preferably produced by high activity, low temperature, aluminising.
Patent GB-2314455-A (GB)
Title: Method of planarizing an insulating layer in a semiconductor device
Inventor: KIM SANG YONG
IPC: H01L21/304
Filed: 1997-06-16
Abstract: The method comprises a first polishing step for rotating the platen and the carrier holding the wafers in contact with a polishing pad secured to the platen, applying nitrogen (N 2 ) gas to the rear surface of the wafer to contact a surface of the wafer with the polishing pad, and applying force to the wafer through the rotating carrier to press the wafer against the polishing pad. Then, a second polishing step for increasing the speed of revolution of the platen and the rotating carrier and decreasing the force fapplied to the wafer is performed.
Patent GB-2319059-A (GB)
Title: Vehicles:powered door drive:door lock
Inventor: GHOSN MICHEL
IPC: E05F15/60
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: A sliding door of a mass transit vehicle is moved by a linear induction motor via a rod 26 carrying spring-biased, pivoted latch 42 which, as the rod moves to a door-closed position, is pivoted by body-mounted pin 41 so that the pin enters latch slot 49 to lock the door. Movement of the rod in door-opening direction 62 pivots the latch to release pin 41 from the slot to unlock the door. Body-mounted lever 52 is pivoted via cable 56 to contact and pivot the latch, thus allowing manual unlocking and door opening.
Patent GB-2316172-A (GB)
Title: Gas monitors
Inventor: PARRY MICHAEL K
IPC: G01N21/03
Filed: 1997-08-04
Abstract: A gas monitor includes an infra-red source 5 enclosed within a housing 2 having inner surfaces which are reflective. Radiation emitted from the source 5 reflects off ellipsoidal surfaces 7 and 8 and intermediate planar surfaces 3 and 9 to be focused at a sensor 6, being reflected five times. The source and sensor are each placed substantially at foci of the ellipsoidal surfaces. Radiation is absorbed by gas within the housing and a comparison of the source intensity and detected intensity gives a measure of the gas concentration. Use of ellipsoidal reflective surfaces 7 and 8 directs emitted radiation along a plurality of routes having substantially the same path length, hence giving an accurate measure of the gas concentration with a compact device. In another embodiment, off-axis parabolae are used to direct the radiation through the gas.
Patent GB-2319322-A (GB)
Title: Flywheel assembly viscous medium seals
Inventor: SCHIERLING BERNHARD
IPC: F16F15/131
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: The assembly comprises relatively rotatable input and output side flywheels 1, 26, resilient elements 7 of damping device 8 and planet wheel 50. The output-side flywheel 26 has a hub disc 12 guided by a bearing assemblies 14, 20 radially and axially relative to the input-side flywheel 1. Bearing assembly 14 has an axial journal bearing 21 forming a seal for a chamber 6 containing viscous medium. The axial bearing 21 is radially enclosed along a part of its axial extent by an axial projection 32 provided on ring 19 secured to flywheel 1 to form a clearance gap seal 36. Dripping viscous medium is diverted by projection 32 from the bearing. Spring 57 is used to urge the flywheel parts into engagement with the bearing 21. In another arrangement (Fig. 4), bearing 21 has an axial projection (60).
Patent GB-2329725-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle cruise control and engine idle control
Inventor: HESLOP GARON NIGEL
IPC: B60K31/04
Filed: 1997-09-30
Abstract: Fuel pump control 48, injector control 50 and optionally spark scheduling 52 are responsive to driver controls 2 (accelerator pedal signal 18 and cruise speed control signal 20) and desired idle signal 32. A target engine speed (cruise) signal 28 is derived from the difference between signal 20 and actual vehicle speed signal 26 which is calculated from sensors 4, 6 before and after the vehicle transmission and from look-up table 106. Signal 28 is then compared at 34,36 with the desired idle speed signal 32 and the greater signal of the two is selected as an idle-cruise target engine speed signal 42. This in turn is compared at 44 with a target engine speed (demand) signal derived at 38 from the accelerator pedal signal 18 and the greater of these two is selected to provide the engine control output signal 46.
Patent GB-2319484-A (GB)
Title: Drum screening apparatus
Inventor: HANSON ARTHUR
IPC: B01D33/067
Filed: 1997-11-20
Abstract: The invention which is the subject of this application relates to screening apparatus for removing solids material from effluent such as sewage, food waste and the like. The screening apparatus includes a drum screen with a screening wall onto which the effluent is impacted and which has slots 18 which allow the passage of the liquid but retain the solids material. The screening wall comprises a series of segments 2 which are held on support means (14,figs 4 and 5) in respective positions. The use of a series of supported segments held in the required configuration allows adaptive construction of the same and allows greater flexibility in forming screening walls of different dimension but ensuring performance characteristics are maintained. Preferably, there are 4 segments forming the drum periphery and the ends of each segment preferably have apertures 8 for the supports (14), alternative segments having a recessed end 6 to define the width of the separating slots 18. Preferably the screen has lifting fingers (22, Fig 5) to move the separated material onto a helix conveyor where it is passed to a compactor.
Patent GB-2332582-A (GB)
Title: Large screen television display system
Inventor: MURRAY-SHELLEY RICHARD
IPC: H04N9/12
Filed: 1997-12-18
Abstract: A large screen video display system consists of a matrix of light emitting diodes (LEDs) with usually one red, one green and one blue making up each pixel. The pixel pitch might typically be 25mm. The current through each LED is controlled in a continuous way rather than the LED's brightness being controlled by pulse width modulation techniques. The control signal necessary to set the current through each LED - and thus its brightness - is derived by sampling the incoming video waveform at a suitable instant. The sampling point is derived with reference to the physical position of the LED within the display and to the line and frame synchronising signals in the video waveform.
Patent GB-2327278-A (GB)
Title: Coupling of a light emitter and an optical fibre
Inventor: KANAZAWA HIROSHI
IPC: G02B6/42
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: A coupling apparatus for coupling light from a LED (15), such as a laser diode, to an optical fibre (20), comprises a LED holder (12), secured to a lens holder (11) retaining a coupling lens (13), which holder is secured to a adjusting ring (16). The adjusting ring (16) is movable and adjustable in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis (01) of the lens (13) before it is secured to the lens holder (11), and a ferrule ring (17), movable in a plane parallel to the optical axis (01), is located within the adjusting ring (16). A ferrule holder (18) holding ferrule (19) and the optical fibre (20), is push fitted into the ferrule ring (17) so that the optical fibre (20) is inclined at an angle to the optical axis (01). Movement of the ferrule ring (17) allows the optical fibre (20) to be moved to the focal point (f) of the lens (13), in a direction which is parallel to the optical axis (01). The ferrule ring (17) is secured to the adjusting ring (16) once adjustment of the optical fibre (20) has been completed. The ferrule holder (18) and the adjusting ring (16) may be made from metal and secured to the lens holder (11) by laser welding. The adjusting ring (16) may alternatively be made from a ceramic material, in which case securement is achieved with an adhesive. The inclined position of the optical fibre (20) reduces back reflection from the incident surface of the fibre (20) to the LED (15), which in the case of a laser diode, disturbs the laser emission and results in a change in the intensity of the laser beam. The assembly is also advantageous in that the it may be assembled and disassembled easily when the LED (15) is replaced.
Patent GB-2341689-A (GB)
Title: Locating underground cable faults
Inventor: MILLER DAWN ELIZABETH
IPC: G01R31/12
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: A method or means for locating cable faults comprises sampling gases near to a suspected cable fault 2 and testing the said sample using at least one gas sensor. The gas sensor output signal is monitored and is used to provide an indication of the location of a cable fault by identifying the presence of gases characteristic of underground cable faults. The signals from the gas sensor unit 5 may be monitored by a computer 10. A plurality of metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors with different sensitivities to different gases may be used in the gas sensor unit 5. The sensors may include a heater element for temperature control. Samples of gases may be drawn into the sensor unit 5 through a hollow probe 4 located in one or more holes in the ground 1 in the vicinity of the cable 3. A sample of air may be used to calibrate the sensors and the sensing arrangement may compensate for the air temperature and humidity.
Patent GB-2335256-A (GB)
Title: Stator and freewheel assembly for a torque converter
Inventor: DEHRMANN UWE
IPC: F16H41/28
Filed: 1998-11-04
Abstract: A stator assembly comprises a set of blades 17 and a hub 21 into which fits an outer ring 31 of a freewheel 29. The hub 21 has an axial projection 39 that projects, towards a pump shell (3, fig 1) beyond an axial extent of the outer ring 31. Inwardly directed elastically deformable webs 41 are arranged at prespecified angles (a, fig 2) around a circumference of the projection 39 and have ends 43 which locate and centre a bearing, eg a needle roller bearing 45 or plain bearing (67, fig 9), and a pressure pad 47 having radial fingers (61, fig 2) which engage between the webs 41. The webs 41 may be of semi-circular or cylindrical cross-section (see figs 4 and 5). The stator is manufactured in a die and axial free faces 53 of the webs 41 act as support surfaces for an ejector to facilitate removal of the stator from the die.
Patent GB-2331042-A (GB)
Title: Reels of adhesive wrapper blanks
Inventor: LAGHI ALBERTO
IPC: B65H18/28
Filed: 1998-11-09
Abstract: A method for making reels 10 of light sheet material, in particular for the production of soft wrappers, starting with a band 1 which has at least one longitudinal strip 2 of adhesive applied along one lateral edge of the band 1, envisages the application, along the lateral edge of the band 1 opposite that to which the longitudinal strip 2 was applied, of a corresponding longitudinal strip 4 of thickening material; where the strip of thickening material 4 is designed to balance the thickness of the band 1 for winding into a reel 10. The thickening material 4 may be the same adhesive as the longitudinal strip 2. The method achieves a reel of wrapper blanks having a cylindrical shape, preventing the reel from becoming bell-shaped.
Patent GB-2330087-A (GB)
Title: Milk frothing apparatus and method
Inventor: PUGH JEFFERY ROBERT
IPC: B01F3/04
Filed: 1997-06-13
Abstract: Apparatus (10) for providing a frothed mixture of milk, air and steam has a milk reservoir (16), and a steam boiler (18). A pump (24) draws milk from the milk reservoir (16) and delivers it to an inlet (28) of a Y-connector (31) forming a mixing chamber. A second inlet (34) of the Y-connector (31) is fed with steam. The pump (24) and the steam pressure are controlled such that the milk and steam are substantially of an equal pressure. The milk-steam mix is fed to a jet (70) and exits from its outlet nozzle (72). The milk-steam mix expands as it exits from the nozzle (72). Furthermore, the flow of the milk-steam mix draws air into the mix by way of an air inlet conduit (64) whereby a frothed product of milk, air and steam is produced at the nozzle (72).
Patent GB-2332400-A (GB)
Title: Boot opening mechanism for a Cabriolet having a foldable roof
Inventor: MACHADO CARLOS P
IPC: B60J7/20
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: A Cabriolet has a roof structure including at least one roof part and a rear window part which can be partially stowed in a boot below a rear lid 1. To open the boot to the rear, the lid 1 is coupled at each side to a first pivoting link device 2. The lid 1 is connected in the rear region to the vehicle body via a releasable latching device 14. A base plate 4 of the link device 2 forms a connecting means for a four bar linkage having an upper and a lower guide bar 5,7 via which the lid 1 is pivotable into a position for storing the roof, the latching device 14 being undone at the same time. At least one of the guide bars 8,9 can be connected to the vehicle body via a releasable latching element 13 and a locking device 12.
Patent GB-2346015-A (GB)
Title: Brush and spring combination
Inventor: CHUK JOHN HIU YU
IPC: H01R39/38
Filed: 1999-01-13
Abstract: A brush/spring combination for use in a brush cage of a low current small electric motor has a brush body 10 of a carbon based composition and a helical coil spring 12 of electrically conductive material. One end 14 of the coil spring is embedded in the body of the brush 10 to form a good physical and electrical connection between the brush 10 and the spring 12.
Patent GB-2348312-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in advertising on receptacles
Inventor: HARRIS JONATHAN C
IPC: G09F23/08
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: A receptacle for containing an alcoholic beverage has a transparent base on which a design or message is applied by means of screen process printing.
Patent GB-2336513-A (GB)
Title: Method for regenerating a point-to-multipoint interface on a point-to-point interface
Inventor: AKSNES ANNA KRISTIN
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1998-01-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for regenerating a point-to-multipoint interface on a point-to-point interface, especially in an ATM (Asyncronous Transfer Mode) network configuration, and in order to more efficiently carry out such a method, it is according to the present invention suggested that the method comprises the following steps: a) using a circuit means with a point-to-point interface for the connection thereof to a plurality of interfaces, b) using said circuit means to identify from which physical interface any cell originated, namely c) by using pre-pending byte(s) or the user defined byte(s) in the respective ATM-cell, for thereby regenerating the physical layer information which was lost at the transition between said interfaces.
Patent GB-2355048-A (GB)
Title: Diaphragm activated compression pump
Inventor: LO CHI-CHUNG
IPC: F04B43/02
Filed: 1999-10-05
Abstract: A diaphragm pump comprises a base frame 3 having a hollow shell 31, a pressure cylinder 1 having a fluid chamber 13 with a fluid inlet 14 and outlet 15, and a fluid pumping mechanism 2 comprising an semispherical diaphragm 212 having an extended portion 213 which fits a compression space 132 extending from a semispherical chamber 131 of the fluid chamber 13. A mounting rod 22 is held within the extended portion 213 of the diaphragm and is attached to a supporting cup 24 at the rear of the diaphragm 212 and then to a reciprocating rod 23 driven to reciprocate the diaphragm 212.
Patent GB-2343978-A (GB)
Title: Coin discriminator with encrypted voucher output
Inventor: BEACH KIRK
IPC: G07D7/00
Filed: 1999-10-25
Abstract: Apparatus for providing a voucher includes a coin discriminator which receives randomly oriented coins of different denominations and computes a value for the coins, and an output unit, such as a printer, which provides a voucher output with an encrypted version of the coin value or transaction identifying information. The encryption may include bar coding, digit order permutation, modulo addition, binary concatenation and /or binary-to-digital conversion. The encryption assists the detection of voucher alteration.
Patent GB-2357494-A (GB)
Title: Tissue dispensing and disposal box
Inventor: HEWITT BARBARA WINIFRED
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 1999-11-26
Abstract: A box for paper tissues has an upper aperture (2) formed by an oval tear out portion through which tissues may be dispensed from within a polythene bag within the box and a similar lower aperture (4) in a base through which used tissues may be inserted for disposal. The box may be formed from cardboard.
Patent GB-2341107-A (GB)
Title: Electronic games board
Inventor: HARPAZ YEHOUDA
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1999-12-06
Abstract: In an electronic games board which consists of an array of grid points 6 which can be pressed by one of two players and which has a game manager which controls the illumination of any one point in one of two colours, the game manager is programmed so that each player in turn can press an unilluminated point and the manager determines whether the "move" is allowed by comparing the number of unilluminated points in straight lines connecting the pressed point to the next points illuminated in the respective colours of the two players and accepting only if the comparison is equal or greater in favour of the player pressing the point. The winner at the end of the game is the one who has succeeded in turning on the most number of points.
Patent GB-2357483-A (GB)
Title: Forward facing rowing mechanism
Inventor: WRIGHT FRANCIS
IPC: B63H16/10
Filed: 1999-12-22
Abstract: A forward facing rowing mechanism for use with a rowing boat comprises a pair of oar mechanisms, each comprising a handle section and a paddle section connected by a connection rod and pivotally mounted on the longitudinal axis of a rotatable roller. During use each of said oar mechanisms are mounted on opposite sides of the boats gunnel, with the roller allowing vertical as well as horizontal movement of the paddle sections in response to movement of the handle sections.
Patent HU-T64459-A (HU)
Title: Process and apparatus for the diagnostics of cardiovascular
Inventor: BODO MIHALY
IPC: A61B5/0205
Filed: 1992-03-31
Abstract: During the process, arterial blood circulation parameters are measured and recorded and diagnoses are made on the basis of the results. The essence of the process consists in: a) asking the patient questions about his/her neurological state and recording the answers; b) measuring and recording by means of instruments the patient's electrical brain activity, the rheographical pulse waves in the head and members and the electrical activity of the heart ; c) evaluating the data from the verbal and instrumental findings together and, on this basis, making the diagnosis. The device for implementing the process is fitted with a computer (2) and an essential feature is that the computer (2) is connected via a data transmission channel (6) to a patient interface unit (1) which comprises the converter channels (3a-3c) for recording and transmitting the human physiological parameters, a data collection unit (4) and a mains supply unit (5), while the computer (2) has a patient-related adapter board (5a).
Patent HU-T65147-A (HU)
Title: Method for desulphurization of melt pig iron
Inventor: ABELE KARL-HEINZ
IPC: C21C1/02
Filed: 1992-08-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating molten pig iron for desulphurisation thereof in a vessel. The characteristic of the invention is that the treatment is carried out in three phases: In the initial phase, those solids are blown in which deoxidise the initial slag and increase its basicity, and effect a circulating motion of the melt or form a basic deoxidised covering slag. In the middle phase, a desulphurising agent is blown in for the main desulphurisation and, in the final phase, those solids are blown in which purify the melt and effect a final desulphurisation and affect the resulting desulphurisation slag in such a way that its content of iron granules is low. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T71533-A (HU)
Title: High efficiency absorbent articles for incontinence management
Inventor: YOUNG GERALD ALFRED
IPC: A61F13/49
Filed: 1992-08-07
Abstract: Disclosed are absorbent articles, such as diapers, for the management of incontinence. Such articles utilize in their absorbent cores an fluid acquisition/distribution component and a fluid storage/redistribution component maintained in fluid communication with the acquisition/distribution component. The fluid acquisition/distribution component can be any porous hydrophilic, e.g., fibrous or foam-based, material which will provide an initial Fluid Acquisition Rate of at least 2 mL of synthetic urine per second and will also preferably provide a 30-minute Vertical Wicking Height of at least 2 cm. The fluid storage/redistribution component comprises a hydrophilic, flexible, open-celled polymeric foam having a free absorbent capacity of at least about 12 mL of synthetic urine per gram of dry foam and an absorbent capacity under a 5.1 kPa confining pressure which is at least 5% of this free capacity. Preferred fluid acquisition/distribution component materials comprise chemically stiffened, twisted, curled cellulosic fibers. Preferred fluid storage/redistribution component materials comprise absorbent foams prepared by polymerizing a high internal phase emulsion (HIPE).
Patent HU-T70835-A (HU)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions containing phenylalkylamines having cholesterol lowering effect
Inventor: AEBI JOHANNES
IPC: A61P9/10
Filed: 1994-07-13
Abstract: Use of compounds of the formula <IMAGE>  in which   one of R<1> and R<2> is C1-7-alkyl and the other is C1-7-alkyl or C2-6-alkenylmethyl, L is C1-11-alkylene or C2-11-alkenylene which is optionally bonded via an O atom to the phenyl group, or L is 1,4-phenylene,   n is 0 or, if L contains an O atom, n is 0 or 1,   Q is C1-7-alkyl, C2-10-alkenyl or a group of the formula Q': <IMAGE>     R is H, halogen, CF3, CN or NO2,   R<3> and R<4> are H, C1-4-alkyl or halogen, and   R<5> is H or, if R is H, H or halogen, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts for producing cholesterol-lowering medicinal agents, and compounds covered by formula I.