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Patent GB-2306275-A (GB)
Title: Baby monitor with transmission of audio and temperature signals
Inventor: GOOCH DAVID
IPC: G08B21/02
Filed: 1995-10-13
Abstract: A baby monitoring device comprises a sound transceiving apparatus, with a microphone/transmitter in the child's room coupled to a loudspeaker/receiver carried by or located adjacent a child minder such as a parent - so that any noises the child makes are instantly transmitted to and received by the parent. The transmitter and receiver are coupled, either inductively or electromagnetically - in the latter case, by VHF radio of only a short range. The monitoring equipment includes an associated temperature sensor and at regular intervals, transmits up-to-date information about the room temperature to the receiver, upon which a display is mounted for visual indication of the data. The monitoring equipment may include a memory for storing the highest and lowest temperatures detected.
Patent GB-2296774-A (GB)
Title: Impedance measuring probe
Inventor: WAKAMATSU HIDEKI
IPC: G01N27/74
Filed: 1995-12-29
Abstract: An electromagnetic induction-type probe, for measuring the electrical properties of a solution, exhibits both a reduced size and a wide band property. The probe includes a primary transformer, composed of a toroidal core 10 with a primary coil winding 11 a secondary transformer composed of a toroidal core 12 with a secondary coil winding 13 an electrostatic shield 14 and coaxial cables 67 which connect the probe to a measuring instrument. The structure of the probe is symmetrical in order to eliminate measurement errors due to asymmetry of the electric field produced in the solution. The symmetry of the electric field in the solution is maintained up to the high-frequency region and a wide-band effectiveness is realized by connecting the center tap terminal of a transformer 32 acting as a balancer to the outer conductors of the coaxial cables and the other terminals of the balancer to each side of a gap in the electrostatic shield. Since the balancer can be contained in the handle of the probe, the size of the probe is reduced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297220-A (GB)
Title: A gift article voice greeting system
Inventor: GOW BRENDAN PATRICK
IPC: H04M3/38
Filed: 1996-01-15
Abstract: A voice greeting system connected to a telecommunications network 3 enables gift articles, such as greeting cards, chocolates, flowers, etc. to have personalised messages stored at a central location 4. Each time a message is recorded, a password is assigned to that message and transmitted to the person recording the message. This password can then be passed on to the intended recipient of the message by associating it to the gift article, eg. writing the password on the greeting card (figure 2, not shown). The recipient can then connect to the telecommunications network to listen to the recorded message 7 after providing the appropriate password. Generating the passwords on-the-fly in this manner means that the gift articles need not have pre-printed passwords, thereby making mass production easier. The subscribers can be charged either when recording the message, or listening to it.
Patent GB-2297839-A (GB)
Title: Presence or motion detection device
Inventor: DEAN THOMAS WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: A63F5/00
Filed: 1996-02-06
Abstract: A casino dolly 12 used to prevent the illegal re-positioning of chips in a roulette game includes sensors 17a, preferably using passive infra red detection, to detect the presence of a hand or movement of chips in a predetermined area around the dolly. The sensors can also be microwave, capacitative, radio wave, active infra red, optical or audio. Upon detecting a presence, by heat, or movement within a predetermined distance, audio 18 and visual 18A alarm means are triggered by control means 17. An on/off switch 19 is included which can be operated manually or automatically by the incorporation of a tilt switch 21 and piezo 22 so that the dolly only operates when upright, and after a predetermined delay. The visual alarm can be in the form of four flashing red LEDs and the audio alarm in the form of a loud speaker or horn.
Patent GB-2299736-A (GB)
Title: Graphical user interfaces
Inventor: MORGAN OLIVER F
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 1996-03-27
Abstract: A graphical user interface for use in computer systems includes a function palette 68 that displays a variety of function icons 62 to 74. Each function icon corresponds to a function that a user may wish to perform. The user selects a function icon from the palette corresponding to the desired function and places a copy of the icon at that point in the display where the function is to be performed. For example, in the context of a multimedia video editor, the user may place an icon on a timeline 76, 78 that corresponds to source material. The desired function will then be performed on the source material at that point where the user placed the icon, either immediately or upon subsequent command from the user.
Patent GB-2311957-A (GB)
Title: Vice with extension arms
Inventor: ROSE ROLAND FRANCIS
IPC: B25B1/12
Filed: 1996-04-11
Abstract: A vice for use as part of a workbench has a first jaw 3 supported by blocks 4 on a framework of collapsible legs 1. A second jaw 5 is movable relative to the first jaw and frame by means of a screw operated mechanism 7,8,9. A plurality of extension arms 12 are affixed to the jaws by means of hooks (1202, fig 9) and locking plugs (20, figs 10-12) or by means of nuts and bolts (fig 6) or by means of screwed tapered plugs (fig 7). The arms extend away from the gripping surface of the jaws. Abutment plugs 10 are located in holes 1201 in the arms to provide an enlarged vice clamping region X. Corner supports (21, fig 14) may be affixed to the arms to grip the corners of a frame (23, fig 14).
Patent GB-2302582-A (GB)
Title: External valve stem back seat
Inventor: RUESSE ROLF
IPC: F16K41/14
Filed: 1996-06-20
Abstract: A valve arrangement suitable for use in penetrations of pressure vessels in the oil and gas industry. The valve arrangement comprises a rising stem (3, 4) housed within a stem bore (10) and sealed by stem packing (5) held in the bore by the lower end of a gland ring (6). In the upper end of the gland ring (6) is provided a tapered seat (2), which engages with a tapered ring (12) on the upper stem (4) to form an external back seat when the stem is in the lower position. Secondary stem packing leak protection is thus provided in the upper end position of the rising stem valve (3, 4). A conventional internal back seat 1 can also be provided to provide rising stem sealing by engagement with a lower stem tapered ring 11.
Patent GB-2316182-A (GB)
Title: Combined securing and weighing device for vehicles
Inventor: SHEWARD PHILIP JOHN
IPC: G01G19/08
Filed: 1996-08-09
Abstract: Each coupling device for securing a container to a vehicle, comprises a rotatable securing pin and a load platform arranged to telescope into a fixed casing to compress a rubber block to an extent determined by the load on that device, so as to give a visual indication of the weight and its distribution.
Patent GB-2305059-A (GB)
Title: Menu selecting method for a facsimile system
Inventor: KIM IK-HYUN
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1996-08-27
Abstract: A main menu is displayed upon operation of a menu key. Subsequently, a sub-menu is displayed upon operation of a key corresponding to a desired function from the menu. A function from the sub-menu is selected by operation of a key for a desired function followed by a confirmation key. The menu key may be a function key and the selection key may be one of a number of numeric keys, each of which is assigned to a corresponding function, or one of a number of up/down keys.
Patent GB-2302007-A (GB)
Title: A settable dessert
Inventor: FLYNN MICHAEL SHAUN
IPC: A23P30/40
Filed: 1995-05-02
Abstract: A method for making a stable dessert type food product using cream, artificial cream, thickened cream or cream cheese which involves adding to the first aerated mixture as a hot liquid solution gelatine directly into the much cooler mixture while this is being substantially beaten and then allowing the resultant product to set while maintaining the aerated structure.
Patent GB-2307831-A (GB)
Title: Dual mode cellular radiotelephone with diversity receiver apparatus
Inventor: RICH RANDALL W
IPC: H04L1/02
Filed: 1996-11-20
Abstract: A dual mode cellular radiotelephone 802 having a diversity receiver 812 operates in two communication systems 804,806. The first may be a CDMA, TDMA, GSM or other digital or analogue system and the second may also be a digital or analogue system. The diversity apparatus may have switched antenna diversity (SAD), selection diversity (SD) or maximal ratio combining diversity (MRCD). In a first embodiment a controller 814 selects one of two diversity algorithms 834,836 to control the diversity receiver depending on which communication system is being used. This may be automatic or in response to a user key input. Both diversity algorithms employ the same information set 835 comprising at least one of RSSI, integral of RSSI and E c /I 0 where E c is a coded pilot signal of the composite RF signal I 0 . In a second embodiment there is only one diversity algorithm, responsive to one of two information sets 835,837 depending on which communication system is being used. One set may include integral of RSSI and E c /I 0 , the other just RSSI. In a third embodiment the radiotelephone employs either a first diversity algorithm responsive to a first information set or a second diversity algorithm responsive to a second information set depending on which communication system is being used. A diversity algorithm for a DS-CDMA system is described in detail.
Patent GB-2321493-A (GB)
Title: A scaffold coupler flap
Inventor: BOOKER ROBERT ERIC EARNEST
IPC: E04G7/14
Filed: 1997-01-27
Abstract: A coupler flat 1 for use in a scaffold coupler has a first end portion 2 of substantially planar form which is provided with a aperture 4 so that this end portion is adapted to co-operate with a pivotal mounting means to enable the coupler flap to be pivotally mounted in position. A second end portion 3 of the coupler flap, which extends substantially perpendicular to the plane of the first end portion, defines a central structure having a portion defining a upper surface 8 which is of a width less than the width of the first end portion, and having substantially parallel depending side walls 10, 11. Adjacent the free end of this part of the coupler there is a "U'-shaped slot 14 to accommodate a bolt 24.
Patent GB-2309888-A (GB)
Title: Spillage clearance apparatus
Inventor: NEWTON TOM
IPC: A47L13/16
Filed: 1997-02-05
Abstract: An emergency spillage clearance apparatus (11), comprises a segmented ring of elongate absorbent elements (21) stored in a circumferential array within a shallow, flexible-walled, tray (12) for debris collected by, or liquid wrung from the absorbent elements. The element 21 comprises an absorbent inner core within a permeable sleeve.
Patent GB-2316950-A (GB)
Title: Firelighter comprising a fatty acid and a polymer
Inventor: BARFORD ERIC DENNIS
IPC: C10L11/04
Filed: 1997-08-27
Abstract: A firelighter having good flame properties and low odour comprises a fatty acid and/or fatty acid ester component, such as stearine structured with a synthetic polymeric substance such as urea-formaldehyde resin.
Patent GB-2319049-A (GB)
Title: Prefabrication type high level road structure and construction method thereof
Inventor: HONG WAN-KI
IPC: E01D19/00
Filed: 1996-08-20
Abstract: An improved prefabrication type high level road structure and a construction method thereof by which a high level road can be more easily and rapidly constructed without causing a traffic jam at the construction site of a high level road, which includes an underground section for stably supporting said prefabrication type high level road structure and for effectively distributing the weight of the same to the ground; a plurality of support sections spaced-apart from one another among a road on which a prefabrication type high level road is constructed and standing on said road; a pavement section formed on the upper portion of said supports; and a wall section formed at both sides of the road and along the pavement section.
Patent GB-2327787-A (GB)
Title: Data classification and retrieval system
Inventor: PRESNELL PETER DONALD
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1998-06-01
Abstract: Methods for knowledge management which may be performed within a data processing system. In one method, documents held in a database are displayed. Usage information, for example the number of times a document has been read, or printed, or e-mailed, is accumulated, for each document in the database, and a usage score is determined 353, based on that score. A relevance value is assigned to each document, based at least in part, on the usage score, which value is stored with the relevant document. The relevance value is then used to sort the documents and a list is presented to the user. Preferably, knowledge related concepts are defined and a profile representing a knowledge requirement of the user is established. A profile score may then be calculated and included in the relevance value. A user score, based on a subjective assessment of the document, may also be included in the relevance value.
Patent GB-2340731-A (GB)
Title: Attaching an auxiliary bin to a wheelie bin
Inventor: ATTEWELL JAMES BADEN
IPC: B65F1/00
Filed: 1998-08-20
Abstract: A refuse bin assembly comprises a plastics container 1, having a hinged lid 2 and a handle 5, and a "S" shaped clip-hook 9 to enable the container 1 to be attached to a wheelie bin 8. One end of the "S" shaped clip-hook 9 defines a clip (11, figure 4) which is adapted to snap onto the, preferably cylindrical, handle 5 so as to be retained thereon and the other end defines a hook by means of which the container 1 can be hung from the edge of a wheelie bin 8. Preferably, the clip-hook 9, which can be arranged to fold away against a side of the container 1 when not in use, is fabricated from corrosion protected sheet steel and comprises three straight portions of flat sheet material (13,14,15) which in combination define the hook and which are formed integrally with the clip (11), which can be a spring clip and generally "C" shaped.
Patent GB-2336354-A (GB)
Title: Tribute
Inventor: HILL LAURA JANE
IPC: A61G17/04
Filed: 1998-08-26
Abstract: A tribute has an open topped bowl 1 for a floral tribute with drainage hole(s) 5 through the lower side wall of the bowl 1, preferably with lip(s), spout(s) or drainage tubing, a chamber 2 where ashes are, interred, and a means 3 for closing the chamber. The means for closing the chamber forms a lid, base, or side to the chamber 2 and is sealed with cement or other material, or provided with means for reopening the chamber. The means for closing the chamber may be shaped to form a water collection tray with lip(s), spout(s) or plug(s). The tribute is made from pottery, ceramics, man-made, material, metal or wood. The means 3 for closing the chamber may be defined by part of the bowl 1, or a plurality of bowls 1 and chambers 2 may be used, including plinth 6 and separator 7. The tribute may be affixed with nameplate, epitaph and/or glazed photograph 4.
Patent GB-2331660-A (GB)
Title: Telephone with call-incoming-operation limiting function
Inventor: MIURA NOZOMI
IPC: H04M1/72484
Filed: 1998-11-11
Abstract: A telephone with a call-incoming-operation limiting function which has a clock means 2 for measuring the time and changes over call-incoming operation according to the time, comprises: a ringer-tone-volume controlling means 4 for controlling the tone volume of a ringer 5 during call incoming; and a call-incoming-operation limiting function controlling means 3 for instructing the ringer-tone-volume controlling means at the time set by a user to change over the tone volume of the ringer to a tone volume set by the user. By designating the time when the surroundings become quiet and by lowering the tone volume of the ringer, the user is able to know call incoming without imparting discomfort and annoyance to the surrounding people. Also the call can be signalled by a vibrator or switched to a answer phone.
Patent GB-2333321-A (GB)
Title: Releasable latch
Inventor: EVANS KEVIN DENNIS JOHN
IPC: F16B5/06
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: A latch for attachment to a first member 3 at an aperture therethrough and adapted to releasably attach also to a support surface of a second member 4 at an aperture therein. The latch comprises: a first element 1 for attachment to a first member 3 at an aperture therethrough, the first element 1 having a flexible guide component having a chamfered guide surface, and a shoulder (106, Fig 1) adjacent to the chamfered surface for engaging a surface of the first element adjacent the aperture to mount the first element on the first member; a substantially L-shaped second element 2 having first and second limbs, pivotally mounted within the first element about a pivot axis disposed substantially at the junction of the first and second limbs, the first limb having, on one side, a chamfered end face adjacent to a latching shoulder 222, for guiding the limb through an aperture in a second member 4 to which the first member 3 is to be latched in use, the second limb extending adjacent to a surface of the first element; and a spring 20 disposed between the second limb and the adjacent surface of the first element to bias the first limb in the direction of the one side of the first limb. The latch is of resilient plastics material and the first member 3 may be a removable panel or door while the second member may be a supporting frame element.
Patent GB-2343331-A (GB)
Title: Base station signals to switch mobile terminals out of a power saving mode to ensure that its own power budget is not exceeded
Inventor: HULBERT ANTHONY PETER
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 1998-12-04
Abstract: If a cell (10 in fig.1) is supporting the maximum number of calls for the capacity of the cell it is essential that the performance of mobile terminal receivers (30-40, fig.1) is high to minimise interference. However, if the system is not fully loaded, mobile terminals may operate with degraded receiver performance, interference still remaining low. In this system if the base station (20) is not operating at its overall power limit, it signals to individual mobile terminals that they may operate at a lower receiver performance and save their own battery power. This requires an increase in the power transmitted by the base station to those mobile terminals. Once, however, the base station reaches its power 'budget' (for example by additional mobile terminals entering the cell), the base station may require terminals in power saving mode to return to operate at full power.
Patent GB-2334336-A (GB)
Title: NMR well logging
Inventor: CHEN SONGHUA
IPC: G01R33/44
Filed: 1999-01-27
Abstract: The intrinsic transverse relaxation time, the longitudinal relaxation time and hence the viscosity of a first mobile phase, eg oil, in a porous medium is determined by subjecting the medium to CPMG sequences of different interecho spacings and wait times, 2, 4, 18, 16. The first and second wait times are slected to provide different magnetization recoveries of the first phase, and are selected to be longer than the longitudinal relaxation time of a second mobile phase, eg water. For the measurements made at the first interecho spacing, components of signals in the measurements corresponding to the first phase are separated from components corresponding to the second phase by determining differences between the signals measured at the first and second wait times, 8, 12. The separation step is performed for each of the interecho spacings. The intrinsic transverse relaxation time is extrapolated as the transverse relaxation time at zero interecho spacing, 16. The viscosity is then calculated from this value, 28.
Patent GB-2333436-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for harvesting cane
Inventor: WATTS JUBAL
IPC: A01D45/10
Filed: 1997-10-08
Abstract: A two-row cane harvester (10) simultaneously harvests two rows of sugar cane in a green tropical cane field. Gatherer chains (62, 64) lift fallen cane stalks upwardly and support the fallen cane stalks as the harvester (10) moves through the cane field. A pair of topper mechanisms (54) top the cane stalks while base cutters (80) cut the cane. A pair of transversely spaced turnaround devices (62) each move the cane transversely past the respective topper mechanism and toward a centerline (22) of the harvester, and thrust the topped cane stalks in a direction away from the harvester movement such that the topped cane stalks do not interfere with the cane moving toward the topper mechanisms by the gatherer chains. Base cut cane is received base first into the harvester intake. The cane is cleaned in a whole stalk condition with a cleaning mechanism (92) that includes a plurality of rotating tines (100) moving in a direction to engage and force the cane leaves toward a base of the cane stalk, thereby efficiently stripping the cane leaves. An extractor blower (106) removes the leaves from the rotating tines and the cleaned cane. A stalk cutter mechanism (120, 122) may be adjusted to cut the cleaned cane stalks into selected billet lengths. The cleaned cane billets may be conveyed to a transport for transporting to a sugar processing mill.
Patent GB-2351561-A (GB)
Title: Joystick controller
Inventor: AGUILAR ANDREW
IPC: G06F3/0338
Filed: 1999-06-30
Abstract: A joystick controller for a portable radio communication device in which a ring 30 of elasto-resistive material -which when relaxed acts as an insulator, and when stressed acts as a conductor- is positioned below the joystick lever 12 of the controller and above four pairs of contact pads 34 arranged in a circle, and the elasto-resistive material is used to transduce the movement of the joystick lever so as to provide an electrical signal output indicative of the amount of movement of the joystick lever.
Patent GB-2352541-A (GB)
Title: Providing an optimum financial portfolio
Inventor: TAKEDA SHINICHI
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 1999-12-06
Abstract: In a method of providing a portfolio by combining a plurality of financial instruments for a prefixed operating period, there are included a setting step of systematically setting up beforehand a plurality of fluctuation scenarios of market prices related to said instruments, a simulation step of making profit and loss simulation in the future for each one of said plurality of fluctuation scenarios, by using first parameters representing said fluctuation scenarios and second parameters representing characteristics of market, an optimizing step of configuring the optimum portfolio out of the set of portfolios from the preceding step, and a step of presenting the optimum portfolio together with simulation results on the whole or a part of said fluctuation scenarios.
Patent GB-2345345-A (GB)
Title: Parallel test circuit for a semiconductor memory device
Inventor: SHIM YOUNG BO
IPC: G11C29/34
Filed: 1999-12-29
Abstract: A parallel test circuit for a semiconductor memory device comprises means to write/read data into/from a plurality of memory cell arrays 2A, 2B. The circuit includes a main output driver 8A with control means 4A arranged such that when the signals in the memory cell arrays 2A, 2B are of the same level the main output driver 8A provides an output signal at that said level. When the memory cell arrays 2A, 2B have different levels a subordinate output driver 10A and control means 4A, 6A provide a signal having an intermediate level. The circuit may include comparing means in the form of a current mirror type sense amplifier. The parallel test circuit is intended to provide an accurate and reliable pass/fail test and may also be used to check the characteristics of a memory device or to provide a speed sort test.