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Patent GB-2288328-A (GB)
Title: A restraint system for a child
Inventor: PARSONS ROBERT MASON
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 1995-04-13
Abstract: A restraint system for a child comprising a base component (1) adapted to be secured to a car seat (50) and a child carrying component, such as a chair or capsule (30), adapted for releasable interconnection with the base component, wherein each of the components have interlocking portions including a flange means (35, 36) formed on one of the components and a corresponding recess means (8, 10) formed in the other component for receiving the flange means, the base component also comprising a swivel assembly (12) which is adapted to be keyed to a locating portion (34) of the child carrying component, and wherein the carrying component is interconnected with the base component by introducing the locating portion into the swivel assembly and sliding the carrying component relative to the base component until the locating portion is keyed to the swivel assembly, and subsequently rotating the carrying component on the swivel assembly so that the flange means is received in the recess means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2302447-A (GB)
Title: Capacitor
Inventor: WENG SHUI-TE
IPC: H01G2/04
Filed: 1995-06-21
Abstract: A capacitor including a cylindrical housing 10 having a chamber for receiving an insulating material 20, the cylindrical housing being formed with a slot 13 on an upper end and a recess 12 under the slot, the recess being larger than the slot thereby forming two shoulders 121, and an engaging member 300 having a base having a U-shaped flange 301 extending outwardly and slopingly from a circumference and a threaded bolt 30 extending upwardly from a top 302, the engaging member being adapted to fit into the recess 12 with the U-shaped flange 301 fitted under the shoulders and the threaded bolt 30 extending upwardly out of the slot.
Patent GB-2292638-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimensional antenna structure
Inventor: LEISTEN OLIVER PAUL
IPC: H01Q1/36
Filed: 1995-08-21
Abstract: An antenna for use at UHF and upwards has a cylindrical ceramic core (12) with a relative dielectric constant of at least 5. A three-dimensional radiating element structure, consisting of helical antenna elements (10A - 10D) on the cylindrical surface of the core (12) and connecting radial elements (10AR - 10AD) on a distal end face (12D) of the core, is formed by conductor tracks plated directly on the core surfaces. At the distal end face the elements are connected to an axially located feed structure in a plated axial passage (14) of the core (12). The antenna elements are connected together by a plated sleeve (20) covering a proximal part of the core (12) which, in conjunction with the feeder structure, forms an integral balun for matching to an unbalanced feeder. Since the ceramic core fills the major part of the interior volume defined by the radiating clement structure, the antenna is very much smaller than an air-cored antenna. It is also mechanically robust and electrically stable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294320-A (GB)
Title: Detection of microbial growth
Inventor: BROCKLEHURST TIMOTHY FREDERICK
IPC: C12Q1/04
Filed: 1994-06-24
Abstract: A technique, apparatus and cassettes are provided wherein, in a preferred predictive format, bacterial colonies are allowed to form as spheres within gelatin gel unhindered by any surface or constraints of nutrient or oxygen limitation. Using fixed angle laser light scattering in order to determine continuously the increase in diameter of the bacterial colonies within the gel cassettes, computations translate the data and derive the increase in the number of viable bacteria within the colonies continuously with time, and this is used to determine the growth rate of the bacteria. Such technique allows the effect of various agents on bacterial numbers and growth to be automatically monitored. Maintained gradient cassettes are also provided that allow a gradient of a particularly agent or condition, eg. pH, to be set up for the purpose of determining the profile of the effect of the condition on microorganisms. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303145-A (GB)
Title: Detergent compositions
Inventor: DODD IAN MARTIN
IPC: C11D3/386
Filed: 1996-05-31
Abstract: There is provided a detergent composition suitable for use in laundry and dish washing methods comprising  (a) a cationic ester surfactant; and (b) a amylolytic enzyme present at a level of from 0.05% to 5.0% by weight of said detergent composition, on a 120KNU/g activity basis.  The cationic surfactant is preferably a quaternary ammonium compound where one of the alkyl chains is interrupted by an ester-type linkage.
Patent GB-2320412-A (GB)
Title: A sole for a boot or shoe
Inventor: JAMES STANLEY
IPC: A43B13/18
Filed: 1996-12-23
Abstract: A sole 2 of moulded plastics material, eg PVC, has a sole portion 2a and heel portion 2b contiguous therewith. The upperside of the sole 2 is recessed 4 to accommodate a foam insert 3 extending over substantially the whole length and width of the sole 2 so as, in use, to reduce the weight and increase the flexibility and comfort of the sole 2. This enables the provision of a chunky or platform sole of PVC without the consequent weight and rigidity.
Patent GB-2314588-A (GB)
Title: Device for the combined injection into an i.c. engine of fuel and an additional fluid, eg water
Inventor: REMBOLD HELMUT
IPC: F02M43/02
Filed: 1997-06-17
Abstract: An injection device for the combined injection of fuel and additional fluid, in particular water, into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel-injection process is performed by means of an injection valve (8) which is controlled by virtue of a solenoid valve (57) and has in addition a connection to an additional fluid pressure source (20) which is provided with a delivery piston (22) which is driven by a controlled pressure medium and provides intermittent delivery. Pressure is drawn as a pressure medium from a pressure accumulator (3) which is supplied by a high pressure delivery pump (1) provided for the purpose of forming high pressure for the fuel which is to be injected.
Patent GB-2328902-A (GB)
Title: Album or book with pages formed by concertina folding elongate sheet
Inventor: LEE HO-CHOU
IPC: B42D1/08
Filed: 1997-09-09
Abstract: The pages are formed by concertina folding elongate sheet 10 (Fig 2) along fold lines 12,13 which define alternate wide and narrow portions A,B. The wide portions A include upper and lower trapezoidal flaps 16,17 defined by folding lines 14,15 which are folded inwardly and attached to the wide portions (Fig 3). Concertina folding of the elongate sheet results in a double-layer page construction (Fig 4). Trapezoidal indentations 19 of the outermost pages receive trapezoidal flaps 21 of a pair of hard covers 20.
Patent GB-2329326-A (GB)
Title: Removable valve for vacuum cleaner
Inventor: DYSON JAMES
IPC: A47L5/32
Filed: 1997-09-23
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner (100, Fig. 7) provides apparatus for carrying a fluid flow, such as entrained air, from at least one fluid inlet to at least one fluid outlet via a plurality of alternative fluid flow paths. A valve 14 for selecting the alternative fluid flow paths and at least a part of the fluid flow paths 26, 70 are housed in a removable portion 10 of the vacuum cleaner. This arrangement facilitates removal of blockages in the valve and fluid flow paths and replacement of the seals (32, Fig. 5).
Patent GB-2321087-A (GB)
Title: I.c engine throttle valve actuated by electric motor and having a biassing mechanism
Inventor: SATO HISAAKI
IPC: F02D11/10
Filed: 1997-12-30
Abstract: A valve plate 12 is fixed to a valve shaft 14 to rotate therewith in an air induction passage. An electric actuator 16 is connected to one end of the valve shaft 14. To bias the valve plate 12 toward a predetermined intermediate open position, a biasing structure 18 comprises: a cam 20 which is secured to the other end of the valve shaft 14 and has a generally V-shaped cam edge 22; a loading lever 26 which has a pivoted base end 26a; a follower member 24 which is connected to a leading end of the lever 26 and slidably engaged with the cam edge; and a biasing member 28 which biases the lever in a direction to press the follower member against the cam edge. The intermediate open position to which the valve plate 12 is biassed enables the vehicle to move slowly in the event of failure of the actuator 16.
Patent GB-2321964-A (GB)
Title: Detecting the surface condition of a semiconductor wafer
Inventor: WATANABE MASAO
IPC: G01B11/30
Filed: 1998-02-04
Abstract: To detect the surface condition of a wafer (403), eg in a semiconductor wafer production system, a laser beam (402) is applied to the wafer from the reverse side so that the laser beam undergoes total reflection from the inside surface of the wafer. Scattered light generated by near-field leakage light is observed to detect a surface condition of the wafer such as a fine particle (404) on the surface, a surface irregularity, or an IC pattern trench. The scattered light may be projected onto a screen (405) and imaged by an imaging device (408). The images may be processed and then compared with the stored patterns of scattered light produced by known phenomena by a controller (407) which also actuates an X-Y stage (401) to scan said wafer. The phenomenon may be identified from the ratio of scattered light produced by p-polarised and by s-polarised laser light.
Patent GB-2334389-A (GB)
Title: Control of electrically heated panel or blanket
Inventor: MALKIN RAYMOND
IPC: H05B3/56
Filed: 1998-02-16
Abstract: An electric blanket 22 has a heating element 2 with a helical heating conductor 4, first helical temperature sensing conductor 6, and second straight axial temperature sensing conductor 8. Melting of insulator between conductors 4,6 results in a short circuit which is sensed by a detector 34 which turns off a triac 32. The temperature of the element 2 is sensed by the conductors 6,8 which are separated by a layer of doped polyvinylchloride. The impedance of this layer is measured and used to control triac 32 to regulate the temperature of the blanket. If an overtemperature is detected, a resistor 40 ruptures a fuse 38.
Patent GB-2336224-A (GB)
Title: Hardware register access and database
Inventor: SINGH BALBIR
IPC: G06F13/10
Filed: 1998-04-07
Abstract: A system (202) for managing the interfacing of electronic devices (105) containing I/O registers (such as peripheral components on a computer PCB) to one another, in which a data storage means contains information that relates to the data structure of the registers or the functions that may be used to access them. In one embodiment a database, called a common parameter interface file (CPIF), is created which contains data describing each device present on a board of electronic components: the CPIF contains data describing the registers and attributes of each device. Such a database may also be used to aid in the generation of test or initialisation software and/or device documentation. An advantage is that hardware abstraction is achieved making it easier for development of software (201) which accesses the peripheral devices without the programmer needing a specialist knowledge of the registers present in the peripheral devices.
Patent GB-2325475-A (GB)
Title: Fire resistant poke through service fitting
Inventor: CASTELLANI NORMAN
IPC: H02G3/18
Filed: 1998-04-27
Abstract: A service fitting for installation in the floor (A) of a structure enables activation of power, communication and/or data services at the fitting location. The fitting includes an intumescent fire retardant material (40) for retarding the transmission of heat and flame from a fire, which enables the fire rating of the floor (A) to be substantially the same with or without a floor opening (B) and the fitting therein. The intumescent material is encapsulated in a composition to retard the ageing and degrading process.
Patent GB-2338351-A (GB)
Title: Thermoplastic cable mounting device for engagement with hook
Inventor: STUBBS NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: F16L3/24
Filed: 1998-06-09
Abstract: A cable mounting device suitable for use in mounting radio signal cables to a hook-type cable support mounted on a wall or ceiling of a tunnel comprises a thermoplastic stand-off base (1) with a thermoplastic cable cleat/clamp/tie (2) connected to one end, and a thermoplastic connector (3) connected to the other end. The thermoplastic connector (3) comprises female connection means for receiving and tightly engaging with the free-end of the hook of the support, so that the cable is mounted substantially over and above the tip of the hook. The female connection means may be formed from two legs 16,17 or by a channel (3, Figure 2) and stop 14.
Patent GB-2329762-A (GB)
Title: An electronic component with a coil encapsulated in resin containing filler material
Inventor: OGAWA HIDEKI
IPC: H01F41/12
Filed: 1998-08-17
Abstract: An electronic component comprises a conductive wire coil 22 encapsulated in a resin 64 containing a powder of highly thermal conductive material 60. The thermal conductive material 60 may be a metallic or an inorganic material. Ferrite material may also be added to the resin to provide magnetic shielding. The ferrite material may be added such that the encapsulating resin 22 and a coil bobbin 10 have a similar thermal expansion coefficient. Alternative arrangements disclosed include: a filler material which has had a surface 62 treated such that it is hydrophobic; a multi-layer formation of encapsulating resin with and without ferrite filler material or with different levels of ferrite filler material or a sealing resin containing a relaxation material. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing an electronic component comprising winding a conductor around a bobbin, encapsulating the wound coil in a thermoplastic resin, then placing the component in a magnetic powder followed by the application of heat and vibration. Further disclosed is a filler material composed of burnt and pulverised ferrite forming metal oxide materials.
Patent GB-2341073-A (GB)
Title: Barrier device against climbing organisms such as snails
Inventor: PRITCHARD JOHN EDWARD
IPC: A01G13/10
Filed: 1998-09-03
Abstract: A device 10 for preventing the passage of a climbing organism comprises a barrier 12 and at least one freely rotatable member 20 mounted thereon, the clearance between the barrier and the rotatable member being insufficient to allow passage of climbing organism, and the diameter of the rotatable member being sufficiently large that the organism is incapable of bringing its entre of gravity to the highest point of the rotatable member before such member rotates. The device may be used to surround a plant, tree, bush or the like, in order to give protection from slugs and snails. The device may be in modular form, a plurality of barrier sections being attached to posts, an aperture at the top end of each post supporting an axle (14, 16, 18, Figure 2) on which rotatable members in the form of a wheels are supported. The barrier sections, wheel and axle may be of plastics or metal material.
Patent GB-2332188-A (GB)
Title: A spreader with guide means for stacking containers
Inventor: ASADA HIROSHI
IPC: B66C1/10
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: A spreader with guide means for stacking containers on top of one another comprises a rectangular body 1, e.g. a beam which extends telescopically at each end (1A and 1B), having means for securing a container at its bottom four corners, a pair of telescopic elevation guides 3, vertically mounted so as to be swingable, e.g. tiltable, one on each end of the body, a pair of guide frames 5, e.g. telescopic beams (5A and 5B), horizontally mounted one at the end of each elevation guide, four load guides 9 mounted, e.g. pivotally (Figure 14), one at each end of each guide frame such as to align the lifted container above a stationary container for stacking, and two or four winches 16 mounted on the body with cables 19 and a cable securing arrangement, e.g. an attachment point by each load guide (Figure 12) or a guide pulley 20 located by each load guide and an attachment point 21 on each lower corner of the spreader body, for extending and retracting the elevation guides. Preferably the guide frames are each provided with a retractable stopper (10, Figure 9) for catching the bottom of the lifted container and a pair of rollers (8, Figure 6) to maintain a set displacement between the container and the guide frames upon lifting. Preferably the winches, telescopic body, and telescopic guide frames are actuated by hydraulic cylinders (Figure 11) having overload relief valves and the elevation guides are three part telescopic beams (3A, 3B and 3C).
Patent GB-2334767-A (GB)
Title: Electrically actuated braking system for a motor vehicle
Inventor: ZITTLAU DIRK
IPC: B60T8/172
Filed: 1998-10-23
Abstract: Electric, continuously acting wheel brake actuators (4, Fig.1) are individually controlled. In a control unit (10) the following calculation and control processes are carried out: the wheel slip and the wheel acceleration are calculated for each wheel; when an incipient wheel locking is recognised i.e. when a specified first threshold value (S1 or B1) for the wheel slip or the wheel acceleration is exceeded, the actual value of the brake pressure or force (Pist) is stored; the coefficient of friction Á s  is determined [Á s  = the stored actual value/a locking pressure value when Á = 1]; and anti-lock control of the brake pressure or force at the individual wheels is carried out based on Á s . If a second threshold value (S2 or B2) is not attained for a defined time period i.e. signifying the end of anti-lock control, the stored pressure or force is increased which will result in Á s  being increased.
Patent GB-2332307-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector for automotive lamp having two blades in the same plane
Inventor: NITTA KAZUTO
IPC: H01R13/506
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: An electrical connector for an automotive headlamp includes a connector housing formed from an insulating material and electrical terminals which are electrically conductive and inserted into the respective sleeves of the connector housing. Respective planar connecting portions of the electrical terminals are disposed in the same plane as corresponding to external terminals provided in the lamp. Thus, the length of the connector housing in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the planar connecting portions can be reduced, thereby reducing the width of the electrical connector. As a result, the overall height of the headlamp can be reduced.
Patent GB-2343553-A (GB)
Title: Printed circuit board for memory module
Inventor: YONG SIK YOON
IPC: H05K1/00
Filed: 1998-12-29
Abstract: The circuit board wiring pattern has a series of jumper contacts which are used to configure the wiring to accommodate different configurations of memory devices. The memory devices are arranged in four groups with chip select lines (S0-S4) and address lines (30-33) formed on the circuit board. For modules comprising stacked memory chips a chip select line is provided for each group of memory devices by providing jumpers across J1 and J2, whilst leaving J3 and J4 open circuit (Fig 4). For modules comprising non stacked memory chips a single chip select line is provided to two groups of memory devices by providing jumpers across J3 and J4, whilst leaving J1 and J2 open circuit (Fig 3). Address signal transmission paths are configured by providing jumpers across selected contact pads (K1-K7) according to the capacitance of the memory devices. For 64MBit memories jumpers are provided across K2 and K3 and also K4 and K5 (Fig 5). For 256MBit memories jumpers are provided across K1 and K2, K3 and K4, and also K5 and K7 (Fig 6). In this manner a single circuit board wiring pattern can be used for different memory module designs.
Patent GB-2344051-A (GB)
Title: Topical pharmaceutical composition for wound healing comprisinf borneol and bismuth subgallate
Inventor: CHEN JAMES J T
IPC: A61K31/555
Filed: 1999-01-07
Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition which promotes healing of skin injuries caused by exposure to cold or sun, exposure to chemicals or electricity, and wounds caused by, for example, a knife, comprises (a) borneol (0.05 to 10% by weight) and (b) bismuth subgallate (1-30%) in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient, such as Vaseline (RTM). The composition is applied topically. It may also include further optional ingredients such as a disinfectant (0.5-25%), for example, boric acid, and/or an anti-bacterial agent (0.5-25%), such as benzenesulphonamide. A preferred composition contains borneol (0.7%), bismuth subgallate (4.5%), Vaseline (84.8%), boric acid (4.5%) and benzenesulphonamide (5.5%). Animal studies using rabbits showed that this preferred composition enhances wound healing, causes only minor irritations to injured skin, and prevents the formation of scar or granulation tissues so as to help regenerate the skin with normal tenderness and appearances. The composition may be added to cleansing or cosmetic lotions or to sun-screen formulations to treat skin lesions resulting from exposure to the sun.
Patent GB-2347410-A (GB)
Title: Plant cell growth promoting material
Inventor: MARSH TONY NORMAN
IPC: A01N65/00
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: Plant cell material is processed, for instance by culturing it, to produce a specific plant cell growth promoting material which, when applied to a site or sites on a growing plant, tree or shrub, will encourage the plant, tree or shrub to produce plant cell growth of a required type at the site or sites. The material may be applied in the form of a gas, liquid, solid, gel or paste, by injection, spraying, painting, bandaging or radiation molecular transfer or by a carrying means. The growth produced may be of root cells, flower bud cells, terminal or lateral bud cells or cambium or epidermal cells.
Patent GB-2336951-A (GB)
Title: Connecting a connector to a PCB using a flexible circuit film
Inventor: LEVY YORAM
IPC: H05K1/11
Filed: 1999-02-19
Abstract: The pins (34) of a connector 2 are connected to the tracks of a PCB 20 by a flexible film 38. The flexible film has tracks which lead from apertures 42 to connection zones 52. The film is laminated to a rigid substrate 36 which has plated through holes 58 lining up with those of the film.
Patent GB-2348433-A (GB)
Title: Pigmented ink-jet inks
Inventor: WALKER NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 1999-03-31
Abstract: A pigmented aqueous ink jet ink composition is provided which comprises a sarcosinate compound of the formula:- <EMI ID=1.1 HE=9 WI=56 LX=583 LY=1433 TI=CF> In which R is a ballasting group comprising at least ten carbon atoms and M is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation, an ammonium cation or a substituted ammonium cation. Preferably the ink is prepared by dispersing the pigment in the presence of the sarcosinate compound in water, together with optional cosolvents or other components, and then diluting this dispersion to form the ink.