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Patent GB-2284368-A (GB)
Title: A circuit board production process
Inventor: HEHIR PATRICK
IPC: H05K13/04
Filed: 1993-12-02
Abstract: A production process (1) for circuit boards includes various steps which are carried out simply and which improve efficiency and quality in the overall process. A computer system cross-references (2, 3) internal and supplier raw material identification data and prints (4) colour-coded labels for raw material for immediate identification of receipt time. The epoxy is applied in a screen printing process (6). Support pillars for the circuit board during screen printing are mounted by use of a guide plate having through-holes, which is removed upon correct alignment of the magnetic support pillars (7). Optical sources and sensors are mounted for detection of mis-alignment of component reel dispensers and a resilient probe is provided for monitoring of incorrect support of an applicator head to prevent damage occurring to it. A very quick change around in manual assembly is achieved by use of rotatable support plates for bins at different stations (15). Burn-in testing (19) is carried out by use of aligned cylindrical sockets and pin probes in which a support rack and burn-in tray slide rails are aligned for effective and efficient connection of the boards to control circuits for burn-in testing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289138-A (GB)
Title: Optical lens containing a reflective layer
Inventor: KOYAMA HIROFUMI
IPC: H04B10/114
Filed: 1994-04-27
Abstract: A multiple light path apparatus, which may be used for a wireless optical A/V (audio and video) communication system, comprises at least one reflective layer RL within a lens which forms an entry or end portion for a beam waveguide said layer RL forming an angle with the optical axis of the lens. The lens may be formed by moulding. The beam waveguide may form a stud 2 for connection to an optical fibre OF, LED or photodiode or photodetector PD. Layer RL may be semi-reflective. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280175-A (GB)
Title: Device for the symmetrical adjustment of a folding-roller gap in a knife folder
Inventor: DANNEMANN GEORG-DIETRICH
IPC: B65H45/18
Filed: 1994-07-15
Abstract: The device for the symmetrical adjustment of a folding roller nip in a blade folding unit has a first (1) and a second (3) bearing lever, which levers are mounted so as to be pivotable about parallel pivot axes (12, 13). A first and second folding roller (10, 11) is mounted on the bearing levers (1, 3) respectively so as to be rotatable in such a way that its axis of rotation (14) is parallel to the pivot axes (12, 13). …<??>In order to allow rapid adjustment of the folding roller nip in a simple manner, the first bearing lever (1) has a projection (15) directed towards the second bearing lever (3) with a spherical surface (2), and the second bearing lever (3) has a projection (16) directed towards the first bearing lever (1) with a flat surface (4) which is in contact with the spherical surface. For a basic adjustment, the flat surface (4) and/or the spherical surface (2) is adjustable in its height in relation to the second bearing lever (3) or the first bearing lever (1). For a symmetrical adjustment of the folding rollers (10, 11), a pivoting drive acts to pivot the bearing lever. … <IMAGE> …
Patent GB-2281091-A (GB)
Title: Guard for vehicle window
Inventor: HODGETTS TERENCE JOHN
IPC: B60R25/01
Filed: 1994-08-16
Abstract: A window guard is in the form of a panel 5 which is shaped to match the opening for the window 4 and has a rim 6 which fits over the surround 7 for the window. Consequently, when the door 1 is closed within the frame 2 the rim 6 of the guard panel 5 will be trapped between the window surround 7 and the door frame 2. The panel 5 can be formed from a shatterproof polypropylene material or metal so that, even if the window is broken, access to the interior of the car through the window is substantially or wholly prevented by the guard panel 5. Figs 4 and 5 illustrate an alternative guard which covers the outside of the window. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294643-A (GB)
Title: Golf grip rake
Inventor: WILLIS ROBERT
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 1994-10-04
Abstract: Grip Rake is a one piece injection moulding. The head of the rake has tapered brackets divided by an opening for easy fitting and removal on the grip of a golf club. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283404-A (GB)
Title: Holding means
Inventor: LITTLEWOOD JOHN ALAN
IPC: E05B75/00
Filed: 1994-10-17
Abstract: A holding means for holding a pair of handcuffs or a side handled baton comprises a two part assembly, one part (11) comprising an attachment device for securing to the user, and one part (12) comprising the holding part. The two parts are connected by a connecting member (20) enabling relative rotational movement between them thus providing for personal preference and comfort of the user depending on whether for example the user is standing or spending a long time seated. Means are provided by the holding means to hold the two parts together in one of a plurality of different relative positions (25), (26) (27). The means comprise releasable fastenings, preferably of a press-stud type. Preferably the holding part comprises an open loop assembly, being such as to enable rapid removal of the held article by the user, but including a securing device, such that accidental removal of the article is impeded. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286622-A (GB)
Title: Fire escape ladder
Inventor: PRITCHARD JOHN EDWARD
IPC: E06C9/14
Filed: 1995-03-01
Abstract: A compact and portable escape ladder and anchorage has rungs and straps and is secured in a non-permanent way by using a bed in a bedroom. The ladder can be used when staying in hotels where permanent fixing is not allowed. The easy anchorage allows the ladder to be treated as personal equipment and avoids the need of specialist installers. The ladder can be rolled up and stored in say a briefcase. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300910-A (GB)
Title: Electronic cabinet temperature regulation
Inventor: MILLS RICHARD
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: A temperature regulation unit for an electrical cabinet includes a heat exchanger 22, and a refrigerating circuit consisting of a compressor 24, a condenser 26 and an evaporator 28. Air is drawn from the interior of the cabinet, passes through the heat exchanger 22, across the evaporator 28 and is returned to the cabinet. Ambient air is drawn either through the heat exchanger 22 or across the condenser 26 and then expelled. A control flap 44 determines which. In normal operation, the flap 44 is positioned to communicate the heat exchanger with the ambient air flow. If the temperature of the interior of the cabinet rises above its maximum acceptable value, the flap is moved and the compressor 24 started up. The unit then goes into refrigeration mode. Once the interior temperature reaches the lower end of its acceptable range of temperatures the control circuit switches the compressor off. If the temperature of the interior of the cabinet is greater than ambient temperature, the flap is moved once again to go back to heat exchange mode. However, if ambient temperature exceeds the temperature of the interior of the cabinet, the flap 44 stays where it is until the temperature of the interior of the cabinet rises above ambient temperature, effectively maintaining the interior of the cabinet insulated for the time being. This arrangement prevents the heat exchanger 22 contributing to the heating effect inside the cabinet.
Patent GB-2290376-A (GB)
Title: Projected beam smoke detector
Inventor: NARUMIYA JUNICHI
IPC: G08B17/103
Filed: 1995-05-31
Abstract: In a projected beam-type smoke detector having a light emitter mounted separately from a light receiver in order to detect a fire by an attenuation of light due to smoke between the emitter and receiver, a cover status sensor in the light receiver senses the closing or opening state of a cover 2 that is openable to allow adjustments eg of optical axis or sensitivity, and a control block sets each section of the light receiver into the adjustment mode when it receives a cover open signal from the cover status sensor. The adjustment mode of each section of the light receiver is automatically set with improved efficiency. The light receiver preferably comprises a sensitivity setting status sensor whereby the control block releases the adjustment mode automatically when the sensitivity setting is completed and the cover 2 is closed. If the adjustment step is not complete on closing the cover, a warning is given eg by lamp 35. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2306090-A (GB)
Title: Drying timber by microwaves
Inventor: GERRISH PHILIP
IPC: F26B3/34
Filed: 1995-09-15
Abstract: Timber drying apparatus comprises a housing defining a microwave cavity (4) for containing a quantity of timber, a microwave generator (1) coupled to the housing for introducing microwave energy into the cavity, temperature sensing means (13) arranged to sense the temperature of timber within the cavity and/or weight sensing means (8) for sensing the weight of timber within the cavity and control means for varying the power output of the microwave generator in response to the sense temperature and/or weight. The humidity and/or air temperature may also be sensed in the cavity.
Patent GB-2294962-A (GB)
Title: Modular test tree closure device
Inventor: STEWART ADRIAN JAMIESON
IPC: E21B34/00
Filed: 1995-11-09
Abstract: In an offshore oil installation, the closure device 40 of a subsurface test tree placed in the blowout preventer stack on the seabed is made in a modular manner. More precisely, the closure device comprises a plurality of lengths 54, 56 or 56' suitable for being placed in arbitrary order between a top element 50 and a bottom element 52. This arrangement makes it possible to place the connector 46 between the total shutoff valves 26 and the partial shutoff valves 28 of the blowout preventer stack, and to place the valves 42, 44 of the closure device 40 in a closure length 54 that can either be situated (a) between the total shutoff valves 26 and partial shutoff valves 28 (Fig 2A) or (b) beneath the partial shutoff valves 28 (Fig 2B). The two total shutoff valves (26) can thus be actuated regardless of the type of blowout preventer stack that is used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295519-A (GB)
Title: Radio transceiver with interface apparatus which visually displays information and method therefor
Inventor: MEIDAN REUVEN
IPC: H04M1/2747
Filed: 1994-06-20
Abstract: A mobile radiotelephone (100), and associated method, which facilitates usage thereof by a user while also operating an automotive vehicle (199). The radiotelephone includes a handset (222) having actuation keys (224) of unique geometrics permitting the user to identify the keys by tactile rather than visual inspection. A visual-signal display assembly (772) comprised of a heads-up display, including a screen element (778) positionable at a front windshield assembly portion of a automotive vehicle, forms an output display of the radiotelephone, also to facilitate usage of the radiotelephone by a user while also operating the automotive vehicle (199). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2313463-A (GB)
Title: A multi-function information display apparatus
Inventor: CHOW WING CHEUNG STEPHEN
IPC: G04G17/00
Filed: 1996-05-21
Abstract: A multi-function information display apparatus for displaying one of three types of information at a time is disclosed as including a body portion 14 and a head portion 12 which are engageable with each other. The body portion includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 20 and three buttons 30a, 30b, 30c. Each of the buttons is adapted to activate the LCD to display a different type of information. The head portion includes three surfaces. Each of the surfaces is engageable with the body portion to actuate a respective button to selectively activate the LCD to display a different type of information. Preferably each surface of the head portion includes groove means which engage with and actuate a respective button of the body portion. Each groove means depicts a word for indicating the type of information displayed, which may relate to date, time or temperature.
Patent GB-2302295-A (GB)
Title: Reamer
Inventor: MILLINGTON DOUGLAS
IPC: B23B27/14
Filed: 1996-06-10
Abstract: A replaceable blade 1 for a reamer 2, comprises a solid, elongate body 3 having front and rear faces 4, 5 and parallel major edges 6, 7. The rear face is adapted to seat against a support surface of the reamer 2, whilst the front face 4 is adapted to be engaged by a screw clamping member 9 to urge the blade 1 into tight seating engagement against the support surface. The front face 4 is provided, intermediate its ends 10, 11, with at least one relatively shallow indentation or recess providing an abutment surface 13 that is non-parallel with respect to the major edges 6, 7, which abutment surface 13, or non-parallel portion of that surface, being engageable by the clamping member 9.
Patent GB-2314032-A (GB)
Title: Solids screening apparatus
Inventor: COLLINS ANTHONY WILLIAM
IPC: B01D33/11
Filed: 1996-06-11
Abstract: Solids screening apparatus (10) comprises a rotatable drum (14) for receiving the material to be screened. The material comprises a liquid component and a solid component. The drum (14) defines an outlet for the solid component, and comprises a screen (16) for screening at least some of the solid component from the liquid component. The apparatus (10) further includes at least one conduit (30) provided in the drum (14) and being rotatable therewith. The, or each, conduit (30) is so arranged to collect at least some of the screened solid component on rotation of the drum (14) and deliver the collected solid component towards the solid component outlet where the collected solid component can exit from the drum (14).
Patent GB-2316212-A (GB)
Title: Security device for computer hardware
Inventor: HENDERSON PHILIP JAMES
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 1996-08-05
Abstract: There is described a security device for detecting the unauthorised tampering of an object, external from the device, this object having an electrically conductive portion. The security device comprises: A resilient electrical conductor 6 for providing an electrical connection with the electrically conducting portion of the object to be protected; circuitry (Figs 2 & 3) for generating an alarm signal when the potential of the electrical conductor 6 is not the same as a predefined reference potential; an antenna 8 for transmitting a coded wireless signal to a remote receiver which, in turn generates an alarm signal indicative of the alarm event. The security device may be mounted in an expansion port of a computer or a peripheral device, and may further comprise movement sensing apparatus also arranged so as to initiate the alarm in the event of an alarm condition.
Patent GB-2303828-A (GB)
Title: Energy-absorbing structure of vehicle body pillar or roof rail for protecting occupants
Inventor: MIMURA ETSUHISA
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 1995-09-11
Abstract: An occupant protecting structure of a vehicle body upper portion, which is applied to at least one of a pillar and a roof rail, at least one of the pillar and the roof rail comprising: ```an outer panel having a predetermined thickness; ```an inner panel having a predetermined thickness and disposed further toward an interior of a vehicle than said outer panel with a space therebetween; and ```garnish disposed further toward the interior of the vehicle than said inner panel, ```wherein end portions of said outer panel and said inner panel respectively are joined so as to form a closed cross-sectional configuration when cut along a virtual line perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said outer and inner panels, and said inner panel has an energy absorbing portion including a pressure-applied surface which expands in an inward direction of the vehicle to maintain a predetermined rigidity and strength, with a state in which an area of the closed cross-sectional configuration is made to a size at which building-up characteristics of at least one of the pillar and the roof rail are obtained.
Patent GB-2307773-A (GB)
Title: Component mounting bracket for VCR
Inventor: KIM TAE WOO
IPC: G11B25/06
Filed: 1996-11-28
Abstract: A bracket in a video cassette recorder includes a base plate 60, a pair of loading gear support shafts 62, 63, a cassette guide pin 65 and a sub-brake pivot shaft 64. The loading gear support shafts 62, 63 are integrally formed with the base plate 60 to vertically protrude from one principal surface thereof. The cassette guide pin 65 is integrally formed with the base plate 60 to vertically protrude from the other surface of the base plate 60. The sub-brake pivot shaft 64 is integrally formed with the base plate 60 to vertically protrude from the surface of the base plate on which the cassette guide pin 65 is formed. Further, an intermediate gear boss is integrally formed with the bracket to vertically protrude from the surface on which the loading gear support shafts are formed.
Patent GB-2320902-A (GB)
Title: Material with thermal properties
Inventor: COLLIER STUART
IPC: B32B15/08
Filed: 1997-01-02
Abstract: A material with thermal properties comprises a metal film supported on a carrier sheet, the metal film being coated with a pigmented polymer. Such material can be used as a background for a display panel, a symbol being mounted in front of the background material with means for changing the temperature of the symbol in relation to the background material.
Patent GB-2323245-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone
Inventor: HAESTRUP JAN
IPC: H04M1/72409
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: A portable phone has a controller 10 with an associated storage for the storage of the setting for a plurality of functions which may be set individually by the user. The controller arranges the stored settings as groups which each define a phone mode selectable by the user. Each mode is associated with at least one control parameter. The controller is associated with at least one sensor for sensing said at least one control parameter, and it automatically selects the phone mode in response to the sensed control parameter.
Patent GB-2315141-A (GB)
Title: Memory with column redundancy discrimination circuit
Inventor: AKASHI SHUNICHI
IPC: G11C29/04
Filed: 1997-07-09
Abstract: To minimize the number of fuses for block write redundancy discrimination, a memory having a block write function of eight columns comprises; first and a second memory cell arrays (MCA1 and MCA2) both driven by a common row decoder (RD1), the LSB (Y0) of the column address of the first memory cell array being "0" and that of the second memory cell array being "1", first and second column decoders (CD1 and CD2), and first and second column redundancy discrimination circuits (CRD1 and CRD2), each controlling corresponding each of the first and the second column decoders to replace data written into a defective column address by data written to a redundant column address, by monitoring logic of higher bits (Y3 to Y7) and corresponding half of eight column mask signals (CM0 to CM7) in a block write mode.
Patent GB-2316075-A (GB)
Title: Acrylonitrile Production Process
Inventor: LUCY ANDREW RICHARD
IPC: C07C253/26
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: A process for the production of acrylonitrile by the reaction at elevated temperature of propylene, oxygen and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst therefor wherein a crude aqueous acrylonitrile by-product stream from the acrylonitrile production process is hydrolysed by contact with a base to produce a hydrolysis product comprising ammonia and acetate salt and recycling the ammonia to the acrylonitrile production process and/or recovering the acetate salt therefrom.
Patent GB-2332004-A (GB)
Title: Resilient support system for walls
Inventor: ANDERSON KEITH JAMES HUNTER
IPC: E04B9/18
Filed: 1997-12-02
Abstract: A support system for mounting a first wall (10) with respect to an underlying second wall (12) comprises a clip (16) with means for mounting the clip to the second wall, and a batten (18) and means for mounting the batten to the first wall. At least one of the means for mounting is resilient, and the batten (18) resiliently engages the clip (16) to retain the first wall with respect to the underlying second wall. There is also described a wall comprising a plurality of support systems positioned in rows over the surface supporting a second wall substantially parallel to the first, and a method for constructing such a wall.
Patent GB-2321432-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for automatic monitoring and control of stencil printing
Inventor: SHAW MICHAEL F
IPC: H05K3/12
Filed: 1998-01-21
Abstract: A stencil printing apparatus (100) is provided for printing a solder paste (108), through apertures (104) in a stencil (102), onto metallized portions of a printed circuit substrate (106). The printing apparatus contains a laser surface profiling device (114) which is used to produce 2- and 3-dimensional profiles of a portion of the surface of solder paste adjacent to a squeegee (110). Data is processed and sent to a controller (118) which is coupled to a solder paste dispenser (112). The controller automatically signals the dispenser (112) to dispense additional solder paste at deficient locations as needed.
Patent GB-2321963-A (GB)
Title: Earth formation oil saturation determination
Inventor: MICKAEL MEDHAT W
IPC: G01V5/10
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: A method for determining oil saturation in an earth formation 18 penetrated by a wellbore 22 includes taking measurements of relative amounts of carbon and oxygen by spectral analysis of neutron-induced inelastic gamma rays detected from the earth formation 18 at spaced apart locations F, N. The method includes calculating an apparent oil holdup in the wellbore 22 at each of the spaced apart locations from the relative amounts of carbon and oxygen. A corrected oil holdup is calculated in the wellbore from differences between the apparent holdups determined at each of the spaced apart locations. An apparent oil saturation in the formation is determined at each of the spaced apart locations from the relative amounts of carbon and oxygen and the corrected oil holdup. A corrected formation oil saturation is determined from differences between the apparent oil saturations at each of the spaced apart locations. In a preferred embodiment, the apparent oil holdups and apparent oil saturations are determined by comparing the measured carbon and oxygen amounts with empirical relationships of the relative amounts of carbon and oxygen with respect to known values of oil saturation for various mineral compositions and porosity values of the earth formation. Alternatively, the corrected formation oil saturation is determined by interpolating the apparent saturation value at one location between values of the hold up for which the empirical value of the saturation is determined.
Patent GB-2323210-A (GB)
Title: Light emitting device
Inventor: STEIGERWALD DANIEL A
IPC: H01L33/06
Filed: 1998-03-10
Abstract: In a QW LED employing the Al In Ga N material system an intentional impurity is introduced in the quantum well active region to increase the efficiency of the LED (10) and to increase the emission wavelength beyond that of an undoped QW LED. In addition, an intentional impurity similar to that found in an adjacent layer can reduce the uncontrollable or undesirable effects of impurity diffusion.