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Patent GB-2282628-A (GB)
Title: Production of window and door frames
Inventor: BEASLEY STUART
IPC: B29C65/20
Filed: 1993-10-06
Abstract: A method of production control in the manufacture of window frames, according to which a printer (16) applies bar-coded labels to out lengths of a plastics extrusion as they emerge from cutting equipment (14) to be welded together to produce a window frame, the labels are read by a scanner (18) downstream of the printer as the cut lengths are fed to a welding station, and a monitor (30) receiving the signal outputs of the scanner at the welding station details to an operator (32) the manner in which the cut lengths require to be loaded into the welding equipment (28). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271510-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive compositions and products
Inventor: RICHARDSON MARK CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61L15/46
Filed: 1993-11-10
Abstract: Chlorhexidine gluconate-containing adhesives have dispersed therein solid chlorhexidine particles which will pass through a 125  mu m sieve and at least about 30 % of the total volume of particles has a size of not less than 5  mu m. The adhesive may be a vinyl ether adhesive and may be coated upon a backing layer such as a hydrophilic polyurethane to produce products suitable for use as wound dressings, IV dressing or incise drapes. The chlorhexidine gluconate may be obtained as a freeze-dried solid and added directly, in suspension, to the adhesive mass without further milling.
Patent GB-2272699-A (GB)
Title: Biodegradable polyethylene composition
Inventor: YOO YONG-DEUK
IPC: C08L101/16
Filed: 1993-11-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a biodegradable film prepared by chemical bonding of starch and polyethylene chains using a coupling agent such as maleic anhydride, methacrylic anhydride or maleimide which bonds with starch and polyethylene, and acid catalytic comonomer like acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid. The coupling agent (such as maleic anhydride, methacrylic anhydride or maleimide) is used at an amount of 0.01 - 10 weight%, acid catalytic comonomer such as acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid at an amount of 0.01 - 10 weight% and radical initiator at an amount of 0.01 1.0 weight% based on the amount of polyethylene.
Patent GB-2276423-A (GB)
Title: Guide vane adjustment in radial-flow exhaust turbocharger turbine
Inventor: BAETS JOZEF
IPC: F02B37/24
Filed: 1994-03-16
Abstract: In a radial-flow exhaust turbocharger turbine with a row of individually adjustable guide vanes 18, said guide vanes can be turned by means of an adjusting shaft 19 supported in a casing 14. Each adjusting shaft 19 is actuated by means of a pivoting lever 21. In each case two adjacent pivoting levers 21 are coupled by means of a connecting element 24. The connecting elements have a pivot at their point of attachment to the pivoting lever and may comprise two parts connected by a central third pivot. The distance A between the pivots of a connecting element corresponds to the center distance B between two adjacent adjusting shafts 19. As a result, all the pivoting levers perform the same angular movement. The elements connecting the levers may be in the form of links (24 b) of a roller (figure 8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276933-A (GB)
Title: Composite ballistic armour
Inventor: SLATER ANDREW PETER
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 1994-04-05
Abstract: A rigid ballistic armour composite (10) comprises fibre reinforcement in a polymer matrix, and has (a) adjacent the strike face, a layer (11) containing aromatic polyamide fibres in a matrix of a first polymer and, laminated thereto, (b) adjacent the back face, a layer (12) containing magnesium aluminosilicate glass fibres in a matrix of a second polymer. The first and second polymers may be the same of different and be selected from a group containing phenolic, polyester, epoxy, vinylester resins, polyetheretherketones, polyethersulphones, polysulphones, polyetherimides, polyarlylketones, polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonates, polystyrene and polyacrylates. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278989-A (GB)
Title: Milk bottle receptacle and plant tub
Inventor: CHAFFE MICHAEL J
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 1994-05-19
Abstract: A receptacle in the form of a tub, e.g. for milk bottles, whose side walls comprise inner and outer skins 12, 13 defining an open-topped annular cavity 14 adapted to be filled with a planting medium 15 the planting medium acting as an insulator for the tub and the contents thereof. Removable lid 18 is insulated by expanded polystyrene disc 19. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294844-A (GB)
Title: Communications operating system and method therefor
Inventor: VAN DEN HEUVEL ANTHONY PATRICK
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 1994-11-07
Abstract: A common communications system 19 provides information regarding the availability of other communication systems 11-17 within the common communications system coverage area to a generic, programmable subscriber unit 20. The subscriber unit then selects one of the communications systems and receives enabling programming from the communication system. The enabling programming permits the subscriber unit to configure itself to operate on the selected communication system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282941-A (GB)
Title: A communication system for motor vehicles
Inventor: RADO WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 1993-06-09
Abstract: A communication system for motor vehicle comprises at least one controller microprocessing module (14) including multinetwork high speed communication receiver and transmitter, and an interface microprocessing module (16) for microprocessing data signals and bidirectionally transmitting information and commands to and from at least one of a plurality of workunits (18, 20). The interface modules (16) include transformation circuits to transform data signals to control signals and transforming condition responsive signals from the sensors into data signals. The modules (14, 16) communicate through a trunkline (22) comprising separate power and signal conductors (24, 26) and the modules are coupled to the trunkline by generic connectors (28). The modules may also be housed in combination to include interface processing and separate controller algorithm processing in a single unit. A plurality of sensors and actuators (18, 20) may be coupled to a single interfacing unit. Independently operating interfacing units may be operated in correspondence with each other by means of the controller module. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296836-A (GB)
Title: A piezoelectric transformer
Inventor: KON IRV
IPC: H01L41/107
Filed: 1994-12-29
Abstract: A voltage multiplier comprises an elongate piezo electric element 10 which is supplied with an alternating voltage at electrodes 13 across its minor axis. Electrodes 14 pick up a multiplied voltage developed across the major axis of the element 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285440-A (GB)
Title: Fluidised beds process and plant for waste water treatment
Inventor: ALANI SAAD
IPC: C02F3/12
Filed: 1995-01-09
Abstract: A plant for the combined aerobic treatment and filtration of waste water comprises a plurality of support beads for aerobic bacteria (6) optionally together with a filtration medium (8). Waste water is passed over the beads and subsequently over the filtration medium. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292834-A (GB)
Title: Power mosfet with overcurrent and over-temperature protection
Inventor: NADD BRUNO C
IPC: H01L29/78
Filed: 1995-08-22
Abstract: An NPN transistor 100 is added to the chip of an integrated circuit which contains a power MOSFET 10 and a control circuit 21, Fig. 4 in a common chip. The NPN transistor is coupled between the P well containing the integrated circuit components and the N type substrate of the chip and is turned on in response to the forward biasing of the body diode of the power MOSFET. A depletion mode control MOSFET transistor M7 is coupled, through a fault latch circuit 20 to the power MOSFET gate and is in series with a capacitor C1. The node X between the power MOSFET gate and capacitor is decoupled from the N type substrate when the bipolar transistor turns on, to turn off the power MOSFET in response to a fault such as overcurrent or overtemperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304625-A (GB)
Title: Combined telephone and retail outlet loyalty points card
Inventor: MURRAY SEAN GERRARD
IPC: G07F7/02
Filed: 1995-08-24
Abstract: The card 1 comprises one or more magnetic strips 3,5 for storing information representative of credits accumulated through use of the card at a retail outlet which can be used to pay for telephone charges.
Patent GB-2297926-A (GB)
Title: Diagnostic test-tube
Inventor: MONRO PHILIP
IPC: B01D61/28
Filed: 1996-02-16
Abstract: A container for testing a potentially infectious, toxic or dangerous sample, comprises one or more primary chambers for the material, one or more secondary chambers linked to the primary chamber(s) via at least one common wall of at least partly formed by one or more semi-permeable membranes, whereby test reagent(s) in the secondary chamber(s) of lower MW or diameter than the cut-off point of the membrane, pass through the membrane(s) and react with the sample(s) within the primary chamber(s) whilst material of higher MW or diameter is retained within the primary chamber(s), or a lower MW fraction from the primary chamber(s) passes into the secondary chambers for reaction with reagents therein. The following features may be present : Primary chamber sealable by a lid and the secondary chamber open topped. Secondary chamber detachable. Device useable with a centrifuge or microscope (with clear-walled chambers) and volume-graduated. Substances affecting or influencing the reaction or diffusion rate, or indicators, included in the chambers and/or membrane. Single primary or secondary chamber associated with multiple secondary or primary chambers.
Patent GB-2301250-A (GB)
Title: Transponder for synthetic aperture radar
Inventor: HOUNAM DAVID
IPC: G01S13/90
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: A synthetic aperture radar is calibrated using a transponder. The transponder receives 1-6 and amplifies 1,6 the SAR pulses and converts them 3 to IF. These then trigger a code generator 12 which phase modulates 14 the IF signal, which is then converted back up 17 to a frequency which is the same or different from that received, amplified 18 and transmitted 15-21. This enables the transponder to be identified. The SAR can process the signals from the transponder to provide a display on which the transponder is clearly visible, or alternatively so that it is defocussed.
Patent GB-2318295-A (GB)
Title: Wire-guided surgical stapler for closure of a puncture site in a blood vessel
Inventor: GLEESON MALACHY
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 1996-10-17
Abstract: A surgical stapler comprises shaft 6 with a hollow channel running throughout its length. A surgical staple is housed in the distal end of said channel and a push rod system runs along the shaft to advance and deploy the staple. The stapler is brought into position at puncture site 14 over guide wire 1 which has previously been inserted into blood vessel 5 through puncture 14. Correct placement of the stapler is confirmed by advancing tube 2 over guidewire 1 into blood vessel 5 through puncture 14 when backflow of blood will be observed. Following withdrawal of tube 2, the staple is deployed into artery walls 9 and the stapler removed over guidewire 1 which itself is removed when haemostasis is observed.
Patent GB-2322086-A (GB)
Title: The solar lid
Inventor: JONES ROSEMARY
IPC: C02F1/14
Filed: 1997-02-17
Abstract: The invention comprises of a pan made of heat conducting material on the inside and non heat conducting material on the outside, with a cylindrical shape moulded up from the centre of its base to the height of its rim. Above this is placed the solar lid, made of whitened glass with a convex lens placed at an angle in such a way that the converging sunlight is directed at the top of the pan's cylinder. The glass is curved inwards at the base of the pan to collect the distilled water running down the sides. This collector channel communicates with a duct set in the centre of the lid's handle. Small versions of the pan and lid may be manually moved about and therefor require a pan handle directly below the lid one. Larger versions need an aperture for pumping in more water and cleaning out any chemical residues.
Patent GB-2323285-A (GB)
Title: Orifice couplings, parts therefore and methods of production
Inventor: STEER PETER LESLIE
IPC: A61F5/448
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: An orifice coupling (e.g. an ostomy coupling) comprises a first bodyside coupling member (10), a second bagside coupling member (12) and a locking ring (14). One of the coupling members (10) carries a deflectable sealing strip (34); that coupling member consists of a structural outer part (36) of a relatively hard or firm plastics material, and an inner part (38) carrying the seal (34) and made of a relatively soft or deformable plastics material. The two parts may be integrally moulded, for example by a 2-shot moulding process.
Patent GB-2325943-A (GB)
Title: Handrail or balustrade system
Inventor: GREAVES BENJIMAN
IPC: E04F11/18
Filed: 1997-05-29
Abstract: A handrail or balustrade system includes tubes (10) whose ends define sockets, and connectors (12) which may take various forms such as straight line, T or cruciform, being characterised in that they have spigots (16,18) which mate with the sockets. Each spigot has a uniform cross-section part (20) which is a close sliding fit inside the socket, a neck groove (24) closest to the main body of the connector, and a tapered lead-in outer end (22) to facilitate insertion into the socket. A preferably self-curing bonding agent is placed on the surface of the spigot before insertion, with any surplus being forced into the neck groove.
Patent GB-2313921-A (GB)
Title: Colour filter for liquid crystal display having two red pigments
Inventor: KOBAYASHI KESANAO
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 1997-05-29
Abstract: A colour filter for a liquid crystal display has a red coloured layer having two red pigments. The first red pigment, preferably C.I. Pigment Red #224, has a 40% transmittance wavelength at the short wave end of a transmitted spectrum in the range of 550 to 600nm (figure 1). The second red pigment, preferably C.I. Pigment Red #177, has a 40% transmittance wavelength at the short wave end of a transmitted spectrum within 40nm of that of the first red pigment (figure 1). The transmittance of the red layer in a wavelength region of 450 to 500nm is substantially 0% (figure 3). Also provided is a photo polymeric composition having the two red pigments, at least one unsaturated photo polymeric compound with at least two terminal ethylene groups, a photopolymerization initiator, which is activated by illumination of an active electromagnetic wave, and an organic high-molecular polymer having a water soluble atomic group in part of a side chain.
Patent GB-2330336-A (GB)
Title: Energy absorbing device for a seat belt
Inventor: SMITHSON ALAN GEORGE
IPC: B60R22/34
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: An energy absorbing device for absorbing or dissipating energy from a seat belt during extreme acceleration or deceleration comprises a metal strip (1) of a predetermined length connected between an anchorage point and seat belt webbing (8), and means (7) for deforming or bending at least a portion of the metal strip (1) to transfer load from the seat belt webbing (8) to the metal strip (1). The metal strip (1) may be bent from a straight strip, straightened from a bent strip, sheared or split or punched to absorb energy. It is deformed by being drawn or pushed or pulled through shaped slots, or alternatively deformed by rotating rollers with fins, or moving toothed racks, operating against cooperating mandrels.
Patent GB-2331981-A (GB)
Title: Enclosure for holding a data carrier
Inventor: FRASER ANTHONY HENRY JOSEPH
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: An enclosure comprises: a base portion (3); retaining means (2, 2A, 4) provided on the base portion (3) for releasably holding a data carrier such as a CD within the enclosure; and a closure member (6), e.g. a plastics film or laminated plastics sheet, attached to the base portion (3) to prevent removal of the CD from the enclosure. An irreversibly breakable join, e.g. an adhesive or welded bond, is provided between the closure member (6) and the base portion (3) which, when broken, enables the closure member (6) to be peeled off to allow the CD to be removed from the enclosure.
Patent GB-2334028-A (GB)
Title: Making hydrogen peroxide by the anthraquinone process
Inventor: VANDENBERG DOMINIQUE
IPC: C01B15/023
Filed: 1998-02-04
Abstract: A process for the manufacture of hydrogen peroxide by the anthraquinone process is improved by carrying the hydrogenation step in a conventional hydrogenation reactor containing a fixed bed hydrogenation catalyst and passing a foamed mixture of the anthraquinone-containing working solution and the hydrogenating gas downwards through the catalyst bed without using a diffuser, spray nozzle or other special device for forming the foam. The hydrogenaing gas may be a mixture of hydrogen and an inert gas such as nitrogen, a rare gas, carbon dioxide or a fluorinated gas.
Patent GB-2335213-A (GB)
Title: Nozzle arrangement for well cleaning apparatus
Inventor: JOHNSON ASHLEY BERNARD
IPC: E21B37/08
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning subterranean wellbores comprises a rotatable jet head (24) with less than five axially separated nozzles (241, 242) through which an abrasive fluid is discharged. The nozzles are arranged with a uniform angular spacing and the axial separation between adjacent nozzles is larger than 0.5 times the nozzle diameter, but smaller than 20 times. A sleeve member (22) is situated above the nozzle arrangement.
Patent GB-2327249-A (GB)
Title: Clutch actuator with anti-tilting compensating means
Inventor: WILLERT JORG
IPC: F16D25/08
Filed: 1998-04-02
Abstract: A friction clutch actuating device 10 comprises a servo arrangement with a pressure medium power cylinder arrangement 14 acting on a release bearing 32. The power cylinder 14 is controlled by a valve 42 having a measuring cylinder 82 with a piston 86 coupled, via a transmitter arrangement 88, 94, to the release bearing 32, thereby ensuring that valve 42 is responsive to an actual position of the release bearing 32. Transmitter arrangement 88, 94 and power cylinder 14 exert forces on the bearing 32 that may set up a tilting moment which could result in self-locking of piston 22. An anti-tilting compensating means is provided which ensures that the forces are substantially coaxial with an axis A of the clutch, the anti-tilting compensating means may include, for example, providing a pneumatic auxiliary cylinder (120b, fig 8) which induces a counter-tilting force. In other embodiments the pneumatic cylinder is constructed eccentric (eg see fig 12) or springs are used to afford the counter tilting forces (eg see figs 18a to 24).
Patent GB-2327827-A (GB)
Title: Motion vector detection image processing apparatus
Inventor: ISHIKAWA TOSHIRO
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 1997-11-26
Abstract: An image processing apparatus, wherein image data is stored in a current block memory 71 and image data of a search range of a reference picture is stored in a search window memory 74. Using a gray code, the register file of the search window memory is read, candidate blocks are successively extracted, and the image data is successively input to processor elements 75. The data stored in the current block memory is input to a register 72 and input through a barrel shifter 73 to the processor elements 75. The processor elements find the differences of the current block and candidate blocks, find the cumulative values, compare the cumulative values of differences at a comparison unit, extract the candidate block giving the smallest value, and detect the motion vector based on the candidate block.
Patent GB-2328713-A (GB)
Title: Surgical glove retainer
Inventor: SUKIENNIK CORRINE A
IPC: A61B19/04
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: Disclosed is an elastic strip (10) having a length which terminates at first and second generally opposed ends and a width which terminates at generally opposed edges. The strip (10) has a first surface which includes an area of loops (26) located near one of the opposed ends and a second surface which includes an area of hooks (30) located near the other second opposed end. The strip (10) is adapted to elongate and recover at least along the strip's length and the hooks (30) are configured to engage the loops (26) to join the first and second surfaces of the strip (10) together. The device may be utilized to effect retention of a surgical glove (64) in place upon the forearm of the wearer by encircling the wrist of forearm of the wearer of the surgical glove (64) with the device, stretching the device about the gloved wrist/forearm and joining the opposed ends of the device about the gloved wrist/forearm. The device can be designed to be used only one time and then disposed. That is the device can be a "single use" device.
Patent GB-2333160-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle occupant detecting system
Inventor: FUKUI TSUTOMU
IPC: H03K17/955
Filed: 1999-01-12
Abstract: A high-frequency generating circuit is connected to six electrode fabrics 29a-29f embedded in a seat back 27 of a passenger's seat 4. Current flow when a human body approaches the electrodes is detected. It is determined whether an occupant is an adult or a child, by comparing patterns of the output current which correspond to the electrodes with a first threshold value and a second threshold value to detect the positions of the head, neck and shoulder of the occupant. When the occupant is a child having a short sitting height, the operation of an air bag is prohibited upon collision, and a warning lamp is lit to advise the occupant to move to a rear seat. A further electrode 29g is provided to detect an occupant who is leaning to the side, deployment of a side airbag being prohibited in such a case. Various electrode constructions are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2336268-A (GB)
Title: Correction of grey values in IR imaging
Inventor: BREITER REINER
IPC: H04N5/349
Filed: 1999-04-08
Abstract: A method for correcting the grey values of images from a digital infra-red camera including a two-dimensional detector, wherein correction co-efficients K j  for each picture element j are stored in a memory of an image processing system and the correction co-efficients K j  are constantly improved with the aid of a dynamic correction process. The detector and the image on the detector are also subjected to microscan which prevents static objects having a high spatial frequency from affecting the correction co-efficients.
Patent GB-2351904-A (GB)
Title: Herbal composition for treating viral infection of the liver
Inventor: ZHOU JAMES H
IPC: A01N65/00
Filed: 1999-07-15
Abstract: An herbal treatment composition includes a combination of mushroom derived polysaccharides wherein the polysaccharides are derived from at least two mushrooms from the group consisting of Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi, Poria, Cordyceps and Hericium. A preferred composition comprises polysaccharides derived from 20-40% wt Maitake, 10-30% wt Reishi, 15-35% wt Shiitake and 15-35% wt Cordyceps. The compositions suitable contain at least 10 mg mushroom derived polysaccharides per unit dose.