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Patent CH-508976-A (CH)
Title: Electrolytic capacitor with enlarged effective surface
Inventor: HERWIJNEN AREND VAN
IPC: C25F3/04
Filed: 1967-08-29
Abstract: Cold-rolled high-purity hard aluminium foil yields a larger increase in effective surface after electrolytic etching than the commercially available soft annealed foil generally used. After etching the foil is subjected to heat treatment in an oxygen containing atmosphere at a temp. of at least 200 degrees C but preferably in the range 400 degrees C - 650 degrees C for a controlled time which depends on the temperature. The foil is then subjected to anodic oxidation to give the dielectric oxide layer.
Patent CH-514506-A (CH)
Title: Sewage/effluents aerator - having propeller with suction which prevents dust nuisance
Inventor: JOSEPH RICHARD KAELIN
IPC: B01F3/04
Filed: 1970-09-18
Abstract: Powered propeller dips into the sewage or effluents for aeration and rotates inside a fixed casing. The casing has a cavity wall for floating purposes, and the drives for the propeller is arranged above this, using a hollow shaft linked one end to a compressed air source to feed compressed air to the hub of the propeller. This air is then entrained by the suction effect of the propeller and fed on together with the sludge being aerated. At the bottom of a concentric hollow shaft is a chopper to assist in loosening the material. The propeller and drive can ride up and down on guides to maintain level in relation to the surface of the fluid tank. No fluid spray is formed, thus there is not pollution hazard to the surrounds.
Patent CH-525080-A (CH)
Title: Extrusion appts - for cladding pipes with expanded synthetic resin
Inventor: PIERO CRETTI
IPC: B29C44/20
Filed: 1971-10-18
Abstract: The water or steam pipe to be clad with expanded polystyrene is stepped through a perforated steam heated moulding chamber of the desired cross section, in synchronism with the operation of charging pistons which feed the granules via vertical supply tubes passing through the heating chamber into the moulding chamber.
Patent GB-2349190-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing a common rail
Inventor: ASADA KIKUO
IPC: B21K3/00
Filed: 2000-02-14
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a common rail 1a which can be connected to at least one branch pipe includes the steps of forming a lower hole 3a in a portion of a main tubular rail in the vicinity of a branch hole 5a, eg via an end mill, and generating residual compressive stress in a circumferential part of the end portion of a branch pipe by applying a pressing force, eg via a punch 4. A fine defect occurring in a lower part of the hole, such as a fine crack or a fine slit, is then cut off, eg via a drill. The common rail may be a high-pressure fuel manifold used in an accumulator fuel injection system for a diesel internal combustion engine.
Patent GB-2351631-A (GB)
Title: Automatically completing dialled telephone numbers
Inventor: IKEDA MASAHISA
IPC: H04M1/724
Filed: 2000-03-17
Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for retrieving telephone numbers, including a first memory (110) which stores at least one telephone number input by an operator, a second memory (170) which stores a history of giving calls, a third memory (180) which stores a history of receiving calls, a display screen (120) which displays a telephone number, and a controller (130) which, while a telephone number is being input into the apparatus, retrieves a target telephone number among telephone numbers stored in the first to third memories (110, 170, 180). The target telephone number has at least one figure in the telephone number being input into the apparatus, at a header thereof. The controller (130) also displays the target telephone number in the display screen (120). The apparatus makes it possible to retrieve a target telephone number among telephone numbers stored in advance, without retrieving stored names in call receivers.
Patent GB-2344897-A (GB)
Title: System and method for measuring a bioanalyte such as lactate
Inventor: SAY JAMES
IPC: G01N27/28
Filed: 1998-09-23
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an on-line lactate sensor arrangement. The sensor arrangement includes a lactate sensor, a catheter for withdrawing a test sample, and a first fluid flow line providing fluid communication between the lactate sensor and the catheter. The sensor arrangement also includes a source of sensor calibration and anticoagulant solution, and second fluid flow line providing fluid communication between the source of sensor calibration and anticoagulant solution and lactacte sensor.
Patent GB-2345903-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible storage bin
Inventor: BOYCE GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: B65D19/16
Filed: 1999-01-13
Abstract: A collapsible storage bin comprises a wooden pallet (1) having an upper surface (2) defining the bottom floor of the bin and a lower surface (3) comprising or including a continuous outer frame (3) connecting each corner of the pallet (1) to thereby prevent or inhibit bending of the pallet when the storage bin is loaded. The upper surface (2) of the pallet (1) is shortened on opposing edges adjacent to which detachable side walls (10) are guidingly receivable in or on releasable locking formations (8, 14, 15) on the side edges of pivotable side walls (5) by an amount corresponding to the thickness of each such detachable side wall, thereby to permit the lower edge of each such detachable side wall (10) to extend past the upper surface (2) of the pallet (1).
Patent GB-2348904-A (GB)
Title: Well isolation system
Inventor: PATEL DINESH R
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: A fluid control system actuatable by a tool includes a valve and a valve operator coupled to operate the valve between an open and closed position. The valve operator is adapted to be responsive to signals generated by the tool such that a first combination is received when the tool is run in a first direction and a second combination is received when the tool is run in a second direction. The valve operator includes electronic circuitry adapted to actuate the valve open in response to the first combination and to actuate the valve closed in response to the second combination.
Patent GB-2351010-A (GB)
Title: Anti-splash baffle for drinking vessels
Inventor: CORNWALL ROGER WILLIAM
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 2000-06-19
Abstract: An anti-splash device for a liquid-containing vessel 14 comprises a wall member 12 adapted to at least partially span the vessel interior so as to divide liquid therein. The device may comprise several members 12 which may be mounted on a core member and define several cells 18. It may be an insert in the vessel or be formed integrally therewith so as, in either case, to be located near the top of the vessel. It may be flexible and may include members of apertured, concertina or corrugated form. A variety of other shapes are disclosed.
Patent GB-2356973-A (GB)
Title: Process for manufacturing a dual damascene structure for an integrated circuit using an etch stop layer
Inventor: CHITTIPEDDI SAILESH
IPC: H01L23/522
Filed: 2000-08-08
Abstract: A process for manufacturing a dual damascene structure for an integrated circuit involves forming a first opening (125) in a stack of layers including a first layer (105), second layer (115) and an etch stop layer (110), and forming a second opening (135) larger than the first opening (125). The first opening (125) is formed in a portion of the base of the first opening (125). Preferably the first opening (125) is formed before the second opening (135). The etch stop layer (110) may be a hardmask, and the first (105) and second (115) layers may be dielectrics. The two openings may be filled with conductive material (145) to create vias and interconnects for an integrated circuit. Patterned masks (120, 130) may be used to produce the dual damascene structure, where the mask used to create the second opening (130) is deposited over the mask used to create the first opening (120).
Patent GB-2363764-A (GB)
Title: Seat belt pretensioner
Inventor: LEE JONG-HOON
IPC: B60R22/46
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: A pretensioner includes a pyrotechnic force generator (160) which includes a piston within a cylinder. The pyrotechnic force generator (160) is mounted in a housing. The piston is connected to an arm (171), one end of which is attached to the piston and the other end of which extends out of the cylinder and has a pulley (172) mounted on it. A cable (174) is fixed at one end to the housing, passes through the pulley (172) and is wound around a clutch disk (210), having another end attached to the clutch disk (210). The clutch disk (210) is connected to a seat belt reel by a clutch mechanism so that when the force generator (160) is activated the reel is caused to reverse rotate.
Patent GB-2354743-A (GB)
Title: Restraint assembly
Inventor: ZYCHOWICZ JULIE ANN
IPC: B60R21/213
Filed: 2000-09-20
Abstract: A member for use within a vehicle of the type having a selectively inflatable restraint apparatus (20) which is movable from a first stored position to a second expanded position, said member (34) comprising first and second end portions and a central portion which is removably connected to said first and second end portions and which becomes disconnected from at least one of said first and second end portions as said inflatable restraint apparatus (20) moves to said second expanded position, thereby allowing said inflatable restraint apparatus (20) to expand within said vehicle. The member is preferably a hollow tube that acts as part of the air conditioning piping within the vehicle.
Patent GB-2355683-A (GB)
Title: Brazed heat exchanger
Inventor: KOMODA SHUJI
IPC: F28F19/00
Filed: 2000-09-26
Abstract: A heat exchanger has a core portion composed of several pairs of first and second plates (1, 2) laminated with and brazed to one another. Each of the first and second plates (1, 2) is composed a core member (41, 51), a brazing filler layer (42, 52) formed on a surface of the core member (41, 51), and a sacrifice layer (43, 53) formed on the other surface of the core member (41, 51). For instance, to form a pair of the first and second plates (1, 2), the first plate (1) is formed with a convex portion with an opening portion (65, 66), and a burring portion (63, 64) of the second plate (2) is inserted into the opening portion (65, 66) and is plastically deformed such that the sacrifice layer (53) of the second plate (2) closely contacts the brazing filler metal layer (42) of the first plate (1). Then, the first and the second plates (1, 2) are brazed together.
Patent GB-2357387-A (GB)
Title: Remote viewing and security system
Inventor: GOLIGHTLY SAMUEL JAMES
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2000-10-13
Abstract: A camera (1) at a first location produces images which, on the occurrence of an alarm condition from a sensor (8), are forwarded by a computer (2) as a web page to an Internet server (5). A message may be forwarded to a user via cellular telephone (3, 4). The user can access the web page from any computer (6) at a second location and thus view events at the first location. The web site at the server (5) contains data which enables the user to use the same Internet connection to control devices (13) at the first location without the remote computer (6) holding any dedicated programs or data.
Patent GB-2353617-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for hardware block locking in a nonvolatile memory
Inventor: GAFKEN ANDREW H
IPC: G11C16/22
Filed: 1999-04-30
Abstract: The memory device (200) includes a nonvolatile memory array (215) including a first block of memory cells (230). The first volatile protection bit coupled to the first block is programmable to prevent a memory access operation directed to the first block from being performed.
Patent GB-2354182-A (GB)
Title: Board game
Inventor: EVERETT ELAINE
IPC: A63F9/02
Filed: 1999-05-06
Abstract: The invention herein described relates to a board game adapted to provide at least one playing surface wherein said surface is provided with at least one feature adapted in a manner that a participant may cast a suitably sized and shaped projectile around and/or into the feature and wherein said board is adapted to move. The board game is particularly, but not exclusively adapted for use by individuals with limited motor ability for recreation and/or as an educational tool and/or as a therapeutic means.
Patent GB-2353634-A (GB)
Title: Oven-heated crystal resonator and oscillator assembly
Inventor: CLARK ROGER L
IPC: H03H9/08
Filed: 1999-06-01
Abstract: A crystal resonator assembly is described wherein a piezo-electric resonator (14) is mounted over a heat conducting substrate (28) and one or more heat generating elements (40) are located on the substrate. The heating elements provide heat both by conduction and radiation and by virtue of the use of a heat conducting substrate enable a uniform and efficient heating of the crystal resonator to a desired oven temperature.
Patent GB-2357135-A (GB)
Title: Torsional vibration damper
Inventor: OSER REINHOLD
IPC: F16F15/134
Filed: 2000-12-05
Abstract: A torsional vibration damping arrangement has two relatively rotatable elements 2,3 rotatable against a torsional vibration damper having energy accumulating springs 8 which counteract relative rotation. At least one element 2 is a disc-like shaped sheet metal part having circumferentially extending energy accumulator sockets 18,19. Impressed support areas 9,10 for the energy accumulators are provided between sockets. Elongate impressed areas 23 having depth 25 of 10-30% material thickness are formed in the sockets between the support areas without causing material to project on the opposite side thereof and extend (24 Fig. 2) over 30-95% of the socket angular extent and have width (28) of 10-40% of the spring diameter. There may be more than one impressed area in circumferential succession within each socket (Fig. 3). Impressing the elongate areas introduces stresses into the plate counter to those produced when forming the plate which tend towards folding the plate.
Patent GB-2370296-A (GB)
Title: A well head system comprising a sliding sleeve seal
Inventor: MCINTOSH GAVIN JOHN LIAM
IPC: E21B33/00
Filed: 2000-12-20
Abstract: A scaling sleeve <B>28</B> is slidable between a retracted position within a spool <B>18</B> (fig. 2) or within a hanger <B>10</B> (fig. 4), for running and retrieval of the tubing hanger <B>10</B>, and an extended position as shown, for sealing between lateral conduit parts <B>20a</B>, in the spool <B>18</B>, and <B>20b</B>, in the tubing hanger <B>10</B>. This allows the use of only one annular seal <B>16</B> between the tubing hanger and the spool.
Patent GB-2358189-A (GB)
Title: Fluorinated carrier solvent
Inventor: HANADA TSUYOSHI
IPC: C07C19/08
Filed: 2001-01-05
Abstract: A composition comprising an organic chemical substance, eg a lubricant, and a carrier solvent, wherein the carrier solvent comprises at least one fluorinated solvent selected from (perfluorohexyloxy)methane and tridecafluorohexane.
Patent GB-2373001-A (GB)
Title: Prefabricated building panel
Inventor: BROWN PETER WILLIAM
IPC: E04C2/38
Filed: 2001-03-08
Abstract: A prefabricated building panel 2 comprising a peripheral timber frame 10, first and second wall members 4, 6 affixed to respective opposed sides of the frame to define a cavity 8 therebetween and a body of insulation material 16 disposed in the cavity. At least one of the peripheral edges of the frame is provided with an interlocking joint member 22, 24, the interlocking joint member comprising a peripherally outwardly extending section located adjacent to one of the first and second wall members. The panel can be used for constructing timber frame buildings, and a construction method and kit of parts is described as a further embodiment.
Patent GB-2362681-A (GB)
Title: Passive automatic door opener
Inventor: STEPHAN CRAIG HAMMANN
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2001-04-30
Abstract: A passive automatic overhead door system which automatically activates a remote door operating device (17) through communication with a global positioning system (18). A vehicle (12) equipped with a GPS receiver (14) and a GPS controller (16) is capable of communicating information to automatically activate a remote door operating device (17) based on predefined vehicle locations and predefined travel directions stored in the GPS controller (16). After programming the GPS controller (16) through a user interface (19) located on board the vehicle (12), there is no further action required from a vehicle's operator in order to activate the remote door operating device (17). The system can also contain an overide and a time delay before the activation of the remote overhead door. The speed of the vehicle (12) may also be taken into account when determining the activation of the remote overhead door.
Patent GB-2377201-A (GB)
Title: Moulded lenticulated articles
Inventor: BURDER DAVID GIFFORD
IPC: B29D11/00
Filed: 2001-06-08
Abstract: A lenticulated article is produced by positioning a printed film inside a mould, which includes a lenticular lens defining surface opposite the surface positioning the film, and injecting transparent plastics material into the mould to produce an article having a film on one surface and a lenticular lens on the opposite transparent surface. The article may be a container having a lenticulated convex exterior surface 3. On the opposite surface of the moulding is an 'in-mould label' (printed film) 2 which comprises two or more images of animation, as stripes. By moving the container, or by moving past the container, the eyes observe the instant changes in the image and hence animation or other special effects are achieved.
Patent GB-2363362-A (GB)
Title: Motion compensator for a cable-laying vessel
Inventor: GRINSTEAD TIMOTHEY WILLIAM
IPC: B63B35/04
Filed: 2001-06-12
Abstract: A cable-laying ship 42 is provided with a cable engine (36, Fig 3), an over-boarding guide (37, Fig 3), a cable path defined between the cable engine and the over-boarding guide and a movable cable guide (34, Fig 3) for varying the length of the cable path in response to motion of the ship or changes in the tension of the lay-cable. The movable cable guide may have two guide elements (69, 70, Fig 6) hinged relative to each other and movable between a first position (Fig 5) in which intermediate points on curved surfaces of the cable guide elements possess a common tangent and a second position (Fig 6) in which the curved surfaces form a single continuous part circular surface. The first position corresponding to the shortest cable path and the second position corresponding to the longest cable path.
Patent GB-2377634-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of spirillicide
Inventor: WU SHIAN SHYANG
IPC: A61K9/16
Filed: 2001-07-18
Abstract: A method for making spirillicide includes mixing a chloride hydrargyrum (Hg<SB>2</SB>Cl<SB>2</SB>) material and a gypsum material and pork into particles, and the particles are then fried into pills. The chloride hydrargyrum (Hg<SB>2</SB>Cl<SB>2</SB>) material and the gypsum material are preferably ground into a mixed powder material before mixing with the pork, and may be fried with the sesame oil, or the peanut oil, or the soybean oil. The fried particles may be cooled into the room temperature under the room temperature, and may be refrigerated into the pills.
Patent GB-2378961-A (GB)
Title: Composite structure with fibres orientated along primary stress lines
Inventor: NEAL STEVEN EDWARD
IPC: B29C70/08
Filed: 2001-08-23
Abstract: A composite structure based on a core material such as foam or honeycomb comprises fibres laid along the primary stress lines found through the structure. The fibres may be stretched or tensioned so that the structure as a whole is pre-loaded. The fibres may be wet laid directly to the core, or stored between two disposable films and laid on to a core at a later date. In one embodiment carbon fibre tows are laid down on a foam core and then consolidated with epoxy resin which is subsequently cured under a vacuum. Preferably the orientation of the fibres is determined by stress analysis carried out by a computer. The composite structure may be formed as a panel or laid straight on to a shaped mould. The fibres may be laid by hand or by a mechanical device.
Patent GB-2382521-A (GB)
Title: Combined parasol and clothes dryer
Inventor: STEWART WENDY
IPC: A45B23/00
Filed: 2001-10-05
Abstract: The lower support arms 7 of a folding waterproof parasol or umbrella 6 are provided with hooks or holes 8 by which a clothes line is supported. The device has two open positions, one as shown to act as a parasol and the other (Fig 2) in which the support 9 is lower whereby arms 8 slope upwards from the central support 1 to act as a clothes dryer. The arms may be raised/lowered by an electric, hydraulic or pneumatic motor and the cover 6 may include side flaps 12 and be easily removable.
Patent GB-2377271-A (GB)
Title: Scattered-light smoke detector
Inventor: OPPELT ULRICH
IPC: G08B17/107
Filed: 2002-04-18
Abstract: A scattered-light smoke detector is proposed, which comprises either two opto-receivers or an optical imaging system for definition of a measuring volume. By forming the opto-receiver into a detector line or a detector array, tracking of a test object is possible. When two detector lines are arranged perpendicular to one another, two-dimensional tracking as with a detector array is also possible. By virtue of mutually offset detector lines or detector arrays three-dimensional tracking of a test object is also possible.
Patent GB-2381475-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for estimating the efficiency of an exhaust gas treatment device
Inventor: SURNILLA GOPICHANDRA
IPC: F02P7/07
Filed: 2002-05-30
Abstract: A method and system for monitoring efficiency of an exhaust gas treatment device 70, 72 is disclosed. The efficiency is inferred from the amount of fuel required to perform purge of the device 70, 72 after it has been saturated with exhaust gas components such as NOx and Oxygen to a predetermined level. The level of saturation is determined from the amount of tailpipe emissions as indicated by the tailpipe exhaust gas sensor 140. The method and system improve precision in determining device 70, 72 efficiency and therefore eliminates unnecessary sulphur purges and improves fuel economy.
Patent GB-2380585-A (GB)
Title: A method for disabiling a touchpad
Inventor: RUDD MICHAEL L
IPC: G06F3/038
Filed: 2002-05-03
Abstract: A keyboard for a computer includes at least one insertion point control device (100-110) (eg. touchpad, mouse, rollerball). When alphanumeric or typographic keys on the keyboard are actively being used, the insertion point control device is automatically disabled or ignored for a predetermined period of time. As a result, when a user is actively typing, the insertion point control device is automatically disabled, and when the user pauses, the insertion point control device is re-enabled. Automatically disabling or ignoring the insertion point control device reduces the risk of inadvertent movement of an insertion point.
Patent GB-2382862-A (GB)
Title: Throttle valve having a pressure relief valve
Inventor: HECKT ROMAN
IPC: F16K17/04
Filed: 2002-07-05
Abstract: A pressure regulating valve 1 comprises a pivotable throttle-type valve 10, such as a butterfly valve used in exhaust engine brakes or exhaust-gas heat exchangers, having also a pressure relief valve, such as a spring biassed tappet or poppet valve. The throttle 10 may have a through passage 40 in which a valve tappet 44 having a valve cone 45 is biassed by a conical helical spring 46 onto a conical valve seat, the passage 40 being opened by a predetermined pressure difference across the valve.