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Patent GB-2315618-A (GB)
Title: Power supply switching with logic integrity protection
Inventor: POPPER JAY D
IPC: H02J9/00
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: A computer or other electronic system has a primary power supply (VCC, Fig. 1), a trickle supply VTR which is supplied to standby logic circuitry when the system is in a low power sleep or standby state, and a battery back-up supply VBAT. A power management circuit has a D-type flip-flop 110 acting as a storage element which stores an indication of the present turn-on or turn-off condition of the primary power supply (VCC), the data output of flip-flop 110 controlling turn on/off of (VCC) via an FET 130. A group of logic gates 114-124 process signals which are applied thereto in order to control the flip-flop 110 and thus the turn-on/off condition of main supply (VCC). If the trickle supply VTR is deactivated (eg. due to a line power failure which interrupts VCC and VTR), the power supply inputs of the flip-flop 110 and certain logic gates are switched by a control circuit 100 from the trickle supply VTR to the battery back-up VBAT, and an inhibit signal is applied from circuit 100 on a line 140 to certain logic gates so that those signals which require the trickle supply for logic integrity are prevented from being applied to flip-flop 110. After the trickle supply deactivation event is corrected, the flip-flop 110 will contain an accurate indication of what the present turn-on/off state of the primary supply (VCC) should be. Thus, when trickle supply VTR is deactivated, flip-flop 110 is prevented from responding to signals S1, S2 generated in logic circuitry powered by the VTR supply and not having battery back-up, but the flip-flop 110 can still respond to power on reset signals BATPOR, VTRPOREN for the back-up battery and the trickle supply, and can also respond to an ALARM signal generated by a battery backed-up real time clock (26, Fig. 1) at a predetermined time when the system would normally wake up from the sleep mode and turn on the primary supply VCC.
Patent GB-2315933-A (GB)
Title: Portable radio telephone with built-in battery charger
Inventor: SATO TAKEHIKO
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 1997-07-29
Abstract: A portable radio telephone 11 has a built-in charger 12 to recharge its lithium-ion battery 16 from an external power supply 20 under control of a controller 13. A memory 14 stores tables of charge-restart times and charge-restart threshold voltages for different states of use of the telephone, corresponding to different current consumptions. Charging of the battery 16 is stopped when its voltage reaches a full charge threshold voltage. A charge-restart timer is then started, and the present state of use of the telephone is detected. Charging of the battery is restarted when the battery voltage falls to the charge-restart threshold voltage corresponding to the present use state, or when the restart timer indicates that the battery has been discharging for a time equal to or greater than the charge-restart time for the present use state. A high current consumption use state may have a charge-restart time set at zero, so that the battery is always put on charge in that use state. Temperature may be used as a further parameter determining when charging should be restarted.
Patent GB-2330168-A (GB)
Title: Double-glazed partition
Inventor: RUSTIN NIGEL A
IPC: E06B9/264
Filed: 1997-10-10
Abstract: A double-glazed partition comprises a pair of glass panes 7 spaced from and parallel to one another, an extruded aluminium frame member 2 along each edge of the glass panes defining a U-shaped channel, and an extruded UPVC glazing adaptor 6 fitted in the U-shaped channel to support the edge portions of the glass panes. The glazing adaptor provides an open recess 30 into which the ends and sides of a blind (not shown) supported between the panes of glass can extend so as to be hidden from view. The panes may be mounted to the adaptor by outer retaining beads which do not extend into the frame channel.
Patent GB-2331569-A (GB)
Title: A connection unit and system
Inventor: DENNIS SIMON
IPC: A47B57/04
Filed: 1997-10-11
Abstract: A connection unit 2 enables a transverse beam 4 to be connected to a horizontal beam 6. The horizontal beam 6 defines a guide channel 8 which is engaged by the connection unit 2 and along which the unit 2 can be slid to a desired position. The roof and floor of the beam 6 are provided with spaced pairs of aligned openings 10 and 12. The connection unit 2 has a series of vertically spaced horizontally extending lands 16 for supporting the horizontal beam 6 at different vertical levels. A pair of openings 20 and 22 having the same spacing as the openings 10 and 12 extend through the connection unit 2 to pass through both the recess 14 and all the lands 16 therein. A pair of locking pins 24 and 26 are provided to lock the three components together.
Patent GB-2318774-A (GB)
Title: Two/four wheel drive shifting device
Inventor: YAMADSA HIROAKI
IPC: B60K23/08
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: A two/four wheel drive shifting device capable of detecting a success or failure in the engagement of a clutch 106, disengaged in two wheel drive to allow the wheels 4 to rotate freely, has a two/four wheel drive shifting mechanism 82 disposed in a transfer mechanism 10, a switch 100 for detecting shifting between two wheel and four wheel drive and a fluid-pressure operated actuator for engaging the clutch 106 which is associated with an interaxle differential 18. The fluid pressure for operating the actuator is supplied by a motor-driven pump 172 which is switched on by a control 178 in response to the operation of switch 100. When the pressure supplied to the actuator reaches a predetermined level, sensed by switch 176, the pump motor is switched off and an indicator 104 shows that the shift to four wheel drive has been successfully completed.
Patent GB-2333664-A (GB)
Title: Mobile station location
Inventor: THOMPSON DAVID
IPC: G01S5/00
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: A mobile station (MS) location algorithm stores and extends multiple paths, each thereof having a finite probability of defining the preceding locations of the MS. The said probability is quantified by a path probability metric, resulting from a product calculation, the multiplicand thereof being the prior path probability metric which was associated with the path before the path was extended, and the multiplier thereof being the probability that the MS is located at the end point of the extended path while giving no consideration to the history of MS movement. A MS location is independently predicted using an autoregressive process applied in turn to orthogonal co-ordinates of the locations which form the path having the highest path probability metric at that instant. The path probability metrics associated with all paths are modified according to the relative position of the predicted location to the path end points.
Patent GB-2334827-A (GB)
Title: Housing support suitable particularly for housing containing a device such as an electric motor
Inventor: LEES JOHN DAVID
IPC: F16M7/00
Filed: 1998-02-28
Abstract: Housing support comprising a support member 22 having two spaced apart connecting means 40 for securing the support member 22 to a suitably prepared location zone 21 on the housing 14. Both the location zone 18 and the support member 22 have a recess 27 and 39 which when positioned together form a keyway chamber (figure 4, 27) in which a key 43 is located. The housing is generally cylindrical in form and is provided with four location zones 18, 19, 20, 21, each comprising a flat surface. The connecting means may comprise a screw threaded bolt 40.
Patent GB-2327560-A (GB)
Title: Speech coding
Inventor: FURUYA NOBUO
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1998-05-21
Abstract: In an ISDN multi-exchange communications system in which the exchanges may employ respective different speech coding schemes, each transmitted coded speech sample is accompanied by an identifier which indicates the type of coding employed by the sample and, on receipt of a speech sample at an exchange, the exchange reads the identifier and decides whether the sample requires further coding [i.e. its coding scheme is different from that employed by the exchange] or may traverse the exchange with its coding scheme unaltered.
Patent GB-2329015-A (GB)
Title: Infra-red multi-wavelength non-invasive measurement of blood component concentrations
Inventor: AMEROV AIRAT K
IPC: A61B5/1455
Filed: 1998-08-21
Abstract: A method and device for noninvasive measurement of blood component concentrations utilizes pulsed polychromatic light source emitting in particular light in the near infrared range 800-1850 nm. The light is back scattered from or transmitted through a part of a patient's body. Back scattered light from blood-containing tissues and blood vessels has information on blood component concentrations. That light is properly collected to avoid the surface reflection from the skin surface and provide minimization of the effects of changes in the scattering background. The concentrations of blood components is calculated from the spectral analysis based on selected wavelengths by a proposed algorithm. A microprocessor calculates a ratio and determines the blood component concentrations by comparing the ratio with a calibration curve stored in a memory of the microprocessor. The calculated concentration values are displayed on a display. The method and device can be used for clinical use or for a home test.
Patent GB-2341733-A (GB)
Title: Plug-in elecrical accessory assemblies
Inventor: DEBOECK PETER ANTHONY
IPC: H02G3/12
Filed: 1998-09-16
Abstract: A plug-in electrical accessory assembly comprises one of a series of different electrical accessories 13 plugged into a socket of an accessory box 1. The box may have wire connectors 8 each with a contact 9 for connecting to a corresponding contact 12 of an accessory. Contacts may be formed on legs 18 of the accessories and the contacts may be retained by interference fit. A temporary cover (figure 8, not shown) may cover the accessory box during initial wiring and subsequent maintenance. The cover may have legs without contacts, which are retained in the contacts of the accessory box. Alternatively the cover may include contacts which bridge switch terminals of an accessory box so that electrical services can be provided during maintenance. The accessory assemblies allow a building's wiring and plastering to be completed and checked before final fitting of accessories in accessory boxes. Accessories for plugging into the box include one-, two- and three-phase outlets, fused and/or switched outlets, audio, TV, radio, telecom, data and HVAC outlets, 20 amp isolators and switches, lighting switches, ceiling roses, dimmers and clocks. A plurality of accessory boxes may be fitted together.
Patent GB-2330983-A (GB)
Title: An Integrated Wireline/Wireless System (IWWS) including a database containing both wireline and wireless directory numbers
Inventor: MIRZA ARSHAD
IPC: H04W8/26
Filed: 1998-09-22
Abstract: A communication system comprising a wireline section 100 and a wireless section 200 is disclosed. The wireline section includes a switch 101 and an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) Service Control Point (SCP) 102. The wireless section includes a Base Station Controller (BSC) 201 connected to a plurality of Base Station Transceivers (BST) 205 and a Visited Service Control Point (VSCP). Switch 101 is connected to the Base Station Controller (BSC) 201 via a GR-303 interface and the Service Control Point (SCP) communicates with the Visited Service Control Point (VSCP) 202 via a mobility management interface eg. a modified IS-41 or IS-634 interface. A database containing both wireline and wireless directory numbers is provided in the wireline section. When a call arrives at the switch 101, the called party's number is compared with those in the database and if the called party is a wireless user, a message is sent from the Service Control Point (SCP) to the Visited Service Control Point (VSCP) to locate the user and to connect the call. The database may contain information for use in global title translation, digit translation or routing.
Patent GB-2336703-A (GB)
Title: Card transaction settlement method in point of sale systems
Inventor: LEE JONG IN
IPC: G07F7/12
Filed: 1998-10-15
Abstract: A card transaction settlement method for a point of sale system, in which a payment by either credit card or debit card is made, involves getting authorisation before the transaction, for a virtual transaction amount, and also after the transaction, for the actual transaction amount. The settlement with the cards can be conveniently accomplished since conflict between the merchant and the consumer, caused by such as the difference between the transaction amount and the amount debited against the card, can be eliminated. Signature is not necessary, permitting non-cashier self-service sales.
Patent GB-2342622-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for inflating inflatable structures
Inventor: CORNS MICHAEL
IPC: B01J7/00
Filed: 1998-10-16
Abstract: A method and a device for inflating inflatable structures, such as life jackets, liferafts, inflatable slides or emergency buoyancy systems, having at last one chamber 4, in which a hot pressurised gas having a temperature exceeding the temperature of the environment is produced by a chemical gas generator 1 and discharged into the chamber 4 which is closed by a flexible cover 3. A gas pressure is crated exceeding the pressure in the environment outside the cover. The discharge of the gas into said chamber is controlled for compensation of reduction of volume as a result of transfer of thermal energy through the enclosing cover 3 to the environment to achieve a desired operating pressure without exceeding a predetermined maximum gas pressure. The control used for the discharge of gas may be based on time, temperature or gas pressure in the chamber(s). Inflation may be by sequential multistage gas generation (See Figs 1 and 2).
Patent GB-2346615-A (GB)
Title: Isolating plasmid DNA
Inventor: JONES CHRISTOPHER PETER
IPC: C12N15/10
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: Plasmid DNA is isolated from material containing plasmid and genomic DNA by extracting the plasmid DNA into a water-immiscible organic solvent (such as a C<SB>3-6</SB> alcohol, particularly n-butanol) by mixing the material with said solvent, a chaotropic agent (such as guanidine hydro-chloride, guanidine thiocyanate and/or sodium perchlorate) and water, particularly under basic conditions or at a temperature of at least 65{C so as to denature the genomic DNA, and recovering the plasmid DNA from the organic phase. An extraction mixture comprising the organic solvent, chaotrope and water is also claimed.
Patent GB-2333182-A (GB)
Title: An integrated circuit package
Inventor: BANERJEE KOUSHIK
IPC: H01L23/24
Filed: 1997-07-09
Abstract: An integrated circuit package (10) which contains an integrated circuit (18). The internal integrated circuit is coupled to external lands (34) located on a first outer surface of the package (10) by a plurality of vias (32). The vias (32) extend through the package (10) from the first outer surface to an opposite second outer surface. The package (10) has a plurality of devices such as capacitors (28) that are mounted to the second outer surface. Some of the vias (32) are connected to a whole group of external lands (34). Grouping the lands (34) to a single via reduces the number of vias (32) on the second surface of the package (10). The reduction in vias (32) allows additional capacitors (28) to be mounted to the second surface of the package (10).
Patent GB-2333605-A (GB)
Title: Seat weight sensor having self-regulating fluid filled bladder
Inventor: SEWELL MICHAEL R
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 1998-09-04
Abstract: A hydrostatic weight sensor (10) incorporates a bladder (15) having a plurality of cells (210) in fluid communication with one another, and with the outlet of a check valve (30), the inlet of which is in fluid communication with a source of sensing fluid, preferably the atmosphere (25). A cell-filling restoring mechanism (230) is operatively coupled to a portion of the cells of the bladder. When the applied load is removed from the hydrostatic weight sensor (10), the volume of those cells (210) operatively coupled to the cell-filling restoring mechanism (230) is restored, whereupon if the pressure becomes less than the local atmospheric pressure, then fluid is added to the bladder (15) through the check valve (30), thereby restoring lost sensing fluid. A pressure sensor (20) operatively coupled to the bladder generates a signal (22) responsive to the pressure of the sensing fluid within the bladder (15), and a signal processor (50) calculates the weight of the occupant (5) therefrom.
Patent GB-2351933-A (GB)
Title: Detachable collection box for regular lawn edging shears
Inventor: MITCHELL DEREK
IPC: A01G3/06
Filed: 1999-05-27
Abstract: A universal detachable collection box for scissors action lawn edging shears comprises an open top box 1a (Figure 2) to which a strip of hook fastener 4 is attached by adhesive means to the inner face of vertical side 7. The lower shear blade 2 is fitted with a strip of loop fastener by adhesive means and the shear blades are inserted into the box 1a through slot 6 (in side 5) and the two parts of the fastener are pressed together to attach the collection box. The box is pulled off to remove. The box 1a may be moulded or vacuum formed plastic.
Patent GB-2350480-A (GB)
Title: A mount with heatsink for a central processing unit
Inventor: YEH CHIH-CHIANG
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 1999-05-28
Abstract: A mount suitable for a central processing unit 23 24 (CPU) comprises a radiating plate 10, a back plate 11, a fixing means such as screws 12 that fix together said plates and preferably elastic elements 13 (27 fig 5). The CPU is preferably sandwiched between the plates. The radiative plate has a heat conductive portion 16 that is in thermal contact with the CPU, possibly via a material such as a thermal glue 25. The radiating plate may have a plurality of sleeves 17 that locate with corresponding studs 19 on the back plate. The screws may fix the sleeves and studs together with elastic elements such as a spring 13 between each screw and the plates or elastic resilient strips (27 fig 5) between the plates. The elastic elements urge the CPU towards the heat conductive portion of the radiating plate ensuring that sufficient pressure holds the CPU in place without damaging it during assembly. Such a mount is suitable for a CPU mounted on a motherboard 20 in a portable notebook computer and may further comprise a finned heatsink radiator portion 14 and cooling fan 15.
Patent GB-2344012-A (GB)
Title: Distance measuring apparatus
Inventor: HIGASHINO FUMINOBU
IPC: G01C3/08
Filed: 1999-10-15
Abstract: A line of CCD elements is used in conjunction with a light emitter to produce DATA1. DATA2 is obtained while the light emitter is off. Corresponding CCD elements from each data set are compared and used to provide a corrected signal DATA2'. DATA 0 (corresponding to just the source light reflected by the object) is the difference between DATA2' and DATA1, and the spectral centre (the CCD element having the highest intensity reading) is determined. The signals may be integrated over a period of time until the signal level reaches a threshold. The detector may also be used as a passive sensor.
Patent GB-2343467-A (GB)
Title: Wiper plug launching tool
Inventor: SMITH JR SIDNEY KENNETH
IPC: E21B33/16
Filed: 1999-11-02
Abstract: The tool comprising a housing, at least one wiper plug selectively held in the housing by a biased pin and an actuating piston connected to the wiper plug and able to move the wiper plug sufficiently to overcome the biased pin when a predetermined force is applied. In operation, a ball is dropped into the tool (Figure 1) which obstructs fluid flow through the tool, pressure builds up behind a piston until it is sufficient to break a rupture disc allowing a fluid filled cavity, bounded by the piston, to decrease in volume as the piston moves in conjunction with the wiper plugs at controlled rate toward the end of the tool (Figures 2d-f). A dart is pumped into contact with the actuating piston (Figures 3a, 3b) allowing a further pressure build up, rupture of a disc and controlled release of fluid from a cavity as the dart moves in tandem with the actuating piston (Figures 4a-f) until the lowermost wiper is ejected form the tool (Figure 5g), the spring biased pin being overcome as it is no longer retained by the housing. A second dart may be dropped to facilitate the release of a second wiper plug when cementing is complete (Figure 6).
Patent HU-T66903-A (HU)
Inventor: OSTERMANN BERND
IPC: H04M15/30
Filed: 1994-05-04
Abstract: Es handelt sich um eine Vorrichtung zum Erfassen der Gebühreneinheiten von Telefongesprächen, die einen Gebührenmonitor zum Einschleifen in die Anschlußleitung eines Telefonapparates aufweist. Der Gebührenmonitor besitzt einen Mikroprozessor zum Mitlesen der angewählten Telefonnummer und zum Erfassen der Gesprächsdauer. Ferner ist ein Datenspeicher mit einem Rechner zum Erfassen des anzuwendenden Gebührensatzes und zur Ermittlung der Gebühreneinheiten über die Gesprächsdauer vorgesehen. Ein Anzeigefeld läßt die ermittelten Gebühreneinheiten und die daraus resultierenden Telefongebühren erkennen.
Patent HU-T69050-A (HU)
Title: Catalyst support and process for obtaining it, catalyst and polymerization of alpha olefins
Inventor: COSTA JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: C08F110/06
Filed: 1994-05-25
Abstract: Catalyst support containing an  alpha -olefin polymer in the form of particles of mean size from 5 to 350  mu m in which the pore volume produced by the pores of radius from 1000 to 75,000  ANGSTROM  is at least 0.2 cm<3>/g. Catalyst usable for the polymerisation of  alpha -olefins, including a compound containing at least one transition metal belonging to groups IIIb, IVb, Vb and VIb of the Periodic Table, bound into or onto this support.
Patent HU-T70437-A (HU)
Title: A controllede release drug dispersion delivery device and process for production of it
Inventor: RORK GERALD S
IPC: A61K9/22
Filed: 1992-12-18
Abstract: A device for the controlled delivery of a beneficial agent as a gelatinous dispersion consisting of (i) a core which contains a beneficial agent, a polymer which forms gelatinous micoroscopic particles upon hydration and if desired an agent to modulate the hydration of the polymer; and (ii) an impermeable, insoluble coating which adheres to and surrounds the core and contains apertures which provide an area for the hydration and release of a disperson comprising gelatinous microscopic particles. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-T72795-A (HU)
Title: Method for transmitting digital signals and a receiver for implementing this method
Inventor: SARI HIKMET
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: Method in which signals are sent by modulation of a carrier frequency and, on reception, in the frequency domain, the received signals are equalized (11) before making them pass again into the time domain in order to carry out recognition thereon (20), and in which the signals are demodulated after equalization, the phase errors of the signals ( epsilon k) are measured according to prior equalized signals, and complex phase rotation coefficients (e<j theta i>) are determined, serving for the equalization (18) of subsequent signals. Application to digital television. <IMAGE>