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Patent GB-2284847-A (GB)
Title: Method of building a multi-storey building
Inventor: JEAN ANDREW FOH-CHUNG
IPC: E04B1/35
Filed: 1994-12-13
Abstract: In a method of building a building core walls (1a), for example to form lift shafts, are formed as by slip forming and lifting gear (7) is installed at an upper level by supporting each lifting gear (7) on a beam (6) passing through an aperture (1b) in the core wall (1a). A steel skeleton (9) which is to form a floor of the building and which may have been successively assembled at successively higher levels at the base of the building, is raised by the lifting gear by cables (8) which pass through the lifting gear (7) and through the skeleton (9) to an anchorage (10). The steel skeleton flooring (9) is raised to its ultimate position in the building and secured to the core walls before being converted into a floor of the building by concrete pumped to the level of the floor. Skeletons of floors can be assembled at intermediate positions and placed in position by a top down and bottom up simultaneous system of forming. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284714-A (GB)
Title: Motor-driven slide potentiometer
Inventor: TAKAHASHI KISABURO
IPC: H01C10/14
Filed: 1992-04-23
Abstract: A potentiometer has a motor 11 supported so that its longitudinal axis lies generally parallel to and underneath a frame 9 of the potentiometer. The motor is mounted on a support member 12 by a crimped lug 25 and by a motor boss engaged in a hole in a support end wall 13. A boss 30 at the opposite end of the motor snap fits into a hole 29 of the frame 9 and a depending frame lug 26 is caught in a T-hole 28 of the support. The motor is mounted so that fixing means such as screws are not required. The motor drives a slider holder (8, figure 1) by means of a pulley system 15, (31, 33), manual operation also being possible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290536-A (GB)
Title: Container closure with outer foil cover
Inventor: GILES GEOFFREY ALAN
IPC: B65D41/62
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: A container, suitable for pourable fluids such as beverages, has a closure 16 which is rotated relative to the container for opening and an outer foil cover 19, the foil cover extending beyond the edge of the closure to lie against the container wall and the closure having one or more projections 20 that puncture or weaken the foil cover on rotation of the closure. The projections preferably provide a serrated edge of castellated shape (figure 4). The closure may fit directly on the container neck or on an adapter 14 fastened on the neck. The closure may engage the neck/adapter by screw threads or by way of cooperating cam surfaces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293945-A (GB)
Title: Battery saving in a radiotelephone
Inventor: BELLIN NATAHAN P
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 1995-10-02
Abstract: A radiotelephone has a timer shutoff feature and a roam shutoff feature. If the timer shutoff feature is selected, a processor (310, Fig. 3) determines if a flip Fig. 4) has been closed or a call terminate or end key or button (410) has been pressed 106. If either of these events occurs, a timer is started 108, and the radiotelephone is placed in an off mode 114 if the timer exceeds a predetermined period of time 110 before another phone call exists 112. If the radiotelephone is in a roam mode 116 and no phone call exists 118, the radiotelephone is placed in the off mode 114. The user may select either the timer shutoff feature or the roam shutoff feature, Fig. 1, or in an alternative embodiment (Fig. 2) both features can be activated simultaneously. In the off mode 114, the radio telephone is not able to receive inbound calls and the only function performed is scanning by the processor (310) to determine if the user has depressed an on button. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2308989-A (GB)
Title: Supplying secondary air to exhausts
Inventor: VALISKO STEVEN
IPC: F02B27/06
Filed: 1996-01-12
Abstract: An exhaust manifold device is provided to allow air to enter an exhaust manifold during normal operation of an engine to prevent exhaust gases being sucked into the cylinders via exhaust valves. Air can be supplied, via valves 18 and 21 to the exhaust manifold as required and, is supplied to the valve 21 at pressures, above atmospheric pressure, that increase with engine speed.
Patent GB-2297773-A (GB)
Title: Stop end for lintel
Inventor: BAYES RONALD CURTIS
IPC: E04C3/02
Filed: 1996-02-09
Abstract: A building component 1 of flexible water-impermeable material such as bitumenised P.V.C. or polypropylene is used as a stop end in a cavity wall and has a first part 3 for securing to a first (in the outer skin in use of the cavity wall) flange of a lintel, a second part 6 which is configurable to the configuration of a second flange of the lintel (which flange in use spans a cavity in the cavity wall) and, associated with the second part 6, a barrier 9 which seeks to obviate transference of moisture from the second part 6 over a lateral edge 10 thereof.
Patent GB-2311720-A (GB)
Title: Handbag assembly
Inventor: WALKER JEAN MARGARET
IPC: A45C3/08
Filed: 1996-04-02
Abstract: A handbag assembly comprises an outer pouch (1) having an upper margin (5) around an opening and an inner section (6) with at least one storage compartment (8) having a frame (7) adapted to engage with the margin so that the storage compartment forms the interior of the handbag. The frame is releasable from the margin so that the inner section can be removed for storage or relocation to another outer pouch. The frame 7 may be of metal or plastics and of U-section. It may be secured to the margin 5 by its own resilience, by press-studs, or by two-part fasteners passing through holes in the margin 5. It may have relatively slidable parts to enable its size to be adjusted.
Patent GB-2316316-A (GB)
Title: Sustained release of erythropoietin from microspheres
Inventor: BARALLE FRANCISCO
IPC: A61K9/16
Filed: 1996-08-23
Abstract: Polylactide-co-glycolide (PLG) microspheres containing erythropoietin (EPO) are produced by an oil-in-water emulsion process and have a bimodal size distribution which enables sustained release of EPO. The microspheres may be injected parenterally or subcutaneously.
Patent GB-2315016-A (GB)
Title: Shower screen
Inventor: CHEN CHANG THAN
IPC: A47K3/36
Filed: 1997-02-07
Abstract: A shower screen includes two posts 10 each having a bracket 12 secured on top for securing a rod 20 in which a rail 23 is secured. The rod includes a groove 22 formed in bottom and the rail includes a duct aligned with the groove of the rod. A number of foldable Panels 30 include a number of slides 31 slidably engaged in the groove and the duct for allowing the panels to be folded and unfolded. Two beams 32 are secured to the sides of the panels and each has a rib 33 for engaging with the channel 11 of the post and for preventing spilling. Two sleeves 25 are engaged on the ends of the rod for engaging with the brackets when the rod 20 is short.
Patent GB-2311382-A (GB)
Title: Boresight marker with intersecting parallel lines
Inventor: RUNCIMAN HERBERT MORRISON
IPC: G02B27/34
Filed: 1997-02-14
Abstract: A optical system 10 has boresight which forms a marker (fig 2) consisting of two intersecting pairs of parallel lines 17A and B, 19A and B on a detection surface 15 by means of a boresighting arrangement so as to denote the pointing direction 18 of the system. An imaging lens 14 images objects in the object space 13 onto the detection surface 15. The lens 14 further acts to collimate light from a light source 12 which is directed towards the object space 13, preferably by a beamsplitter 12,22. The boresighting arrangement may comprise two optical sub-systems 16,16' arranged perpendicular to one another and each having a pair of mirrors 16A and B with a cylindrical lens 16C,16'C. The mirrors may be replaced by constant deviation (pentag) prisms (20A and B,fig 3). A telescoping lens system (26,fig 5) may be introduced. A second light source (12, fig 6) may create a second box-like marker (fig 7). The detection surface 15 may be a matrix of electro-optic sensors.
Patent GB-2322337-A (GB)
Title: Method of folding an airbag
Inventor: CRUET JEAN-MARIE
IPC: B60R21/16
Filed: 1997-02-20
Abstract: A method of folding an airbag comprises laying the airbag flat and folding or rolling two side portions (7, 8 figure 1) of the bag away from the first layer (2 figure 2) towards an aperture (5 figure 2) for a gas generator, moving the two folded portions 9 and 10 inwardly towards the aperture, against the direction of rolling or folding, so as to remove tension in the unfolded portion of the airbag, folding or rolling the resulting extending portions of the airbag (11 and 12 figure 5) also away from the first layer, perpendicular to the first two folded portions and towards the aperture, then moving the two folded portions 13 and 14 inwardly towards the aperture, against the direction of rolling or folding, so as to remove tension in the unfolded portion of the airbag. Thus the central portion of the folded airbag adjacent the gas generator 6 is slack and can move away from the generator easily upon inflation and hence open any doors of a housing (18 figure 9).
Patent GB-2323030-A (GB)
Title: Dietary supplements for immunocompromised patients
Inventor: CHAPMAN THOMAS BRIAN
IPC: A23L33/15
Filed: 1997-03-12
Abstract: A nutraceutical designed for support of immune compromised patients which when administered to patients with immune compromised systems caused by diseases such as HIV, cancer, chemotherapy or radiotherapy will be utilised as a precursor in nucleotide synthesis. The essential amino acid in this nutraceutical will supplement the body's own production of glutamine which is required by the body during rapid cell division and during the production of antibodies. The nutraceutical also provides an adequate level of anti-oxidant vitamins which play a preventative role in the development of cancer by removing free radicals. The composition essentially comprises glutamine or a glutamine-rich peptide, beta-carotene, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E and a source of selenium such as sodium selenite.
Patent GB-2306890-A (GB)
Title: Artificial posterior tooth for humans
Inventor: KURA GUENTER
IPC: A61C13/097
Filed: 1995-09-08
Abstract: The present invention concerns artificial posterior teeth, namely large and small posterior teeth for the upper and lower human jaws. The occlusal surface of the tooth has at least one vestibular cusp (6) and at least one palatal cusp (5) between which a longitudinal groove (7) runs in the longitudinal direction of the tooth. The vestibular cusps (6) of the posterior teeth of the lower jaw engage in the grooves in the posterior teeth of the upper jaw, and the palatal cusps (5) of the posterior teeth of the upper jaw engage in the longitudinal grooves of the posterior teeth of the lower jaw. The longitudinal grooves (7) and the palatal/lingual cusps (5) and vestibular cusps (6), respectively, of the posterior teeth (34 to 37 and 24 to 27) are adapted to one another such that, in the region of the longitudinal grooves (7), at least one rest zone (11) is formed in which there is point-wise contact in the closed position of the posterior teeth (34 to 37 and 24 to 27, respectively).
Patent GB-2309079-A (GB)
Title: Light scattering type smoke sensor
Inventor: NAGASHIMA TETSUYA
IPC: G08B17/107
Filed: 1994-09-02
Abstract: A light scattering type smoke sensor has a plurality of labyrinth members 9 for facilitating an inflow of smoke entering from outside. A light emitting device 12 radiates light toward a smoke detecting chamber formed in a centre portion by the labyrinth members, and a light receiving device 13 detects light which is scattered by the smoke in the smoke detecting chamber. A labyrinth member 91 is at 45{ to the optical axis of the light emitting means (fig 9) and has a reflecting face 91b for reflecting light radiated from the light emitting device in a direction opposite to the light receiving device. In other embodiments, the axes of the emitting device and detecting device intersect at a scattering angle in the range 60 to 80{, and a projecting area of the emitting means (fig 9) is within a height of the member 91.
Patent GB-2316590-A (GB)
Title: Data communication apparatus and method thereof
Inventor: SANDERS STUART
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 1997-08-12
Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing ingress noise in the upstream frequency band and reducing power consumption in a cable communication system (200) by not allowing signals generated in the customer premise (104) to enter the upstream frequency band on the cable network unless a customer premise device (102) is attempting to establish a communication link. An RF detector (206) monitors the signals on the coaxial cable for an RF signal. The comparator (208) indicates to the logic circuit (210) when the RF signal has exceeded a minimum threshold. The logic circuit (210) determines if the subscriber premise device (102) is attempting to establish a communication link. If the subscriber premise device (102) is transmitting the logic circuit (210) closes the ingress switch (212) to connect the subscriber premise device (102) to the network. In an alternative embodiment, the ingress switch is closed in response to detection of a DC signal transmitted by the customer premise device.
Patent GB-2329794-A (GB)
Title: Disabling electronic equipment in hazardous areas
Inventor: FRANK RAINER
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: Apparatus for controlling an electronic device 2, for an example a mobile telephone, as it approaches a controlled zone, for example an aircraft, is provided. The apparatus includes a controller 13 with an antenna 8 located at an access point to the zone. As the user 14 approaches, the device 2 is disabled until the user leaves the zone. Controlled zones may include petrol filling stations, public theatres and operating theatres. The invention is also applicable to disabling compact disc players and, with pagers, switching from auditory to vibratory alerts.
Patent GB-2315572-A (GB)
Title: Temperature control with hand held sensor
Inventor: MCNAIR HENRY PETRIE
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1994-05-23
Abstract: A boiler control system includes a remote hand held control unit 125 including a room temperature sensor which utilises radio transmission to send temperature information via antenna 126 to control centre 110 via antenna 117. The control unit 110 causes actuation of the boiler valves etc for example if the room temperature falls below a preset value. The hand held unit 125 includes a display 127 to display temperature information eg current boiler settings which can be adjusted using keyboard 130. Transmission can be sequenced on a number of frequencies to reduce the risk of reception failure.
Patent GB-2319611-A (GB)
Title: Marine seismic surveying
Inventor: DRAGOSET JUNIOR WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 1997-11-17
Abstract: A computationally economical method for applying multi-dimensional multiple-reflection attenuation to a marine seismic-signal data set comprises of a plurality of common shot gathers that have surface-multiple wavefields embedded therein. The multi-dimensional data are assumed to have been gathered from a plurality of parallel 2-D lines of survey. From every nth reference line, where n is a small number greater than 2, a common shot gather is selected. For every so-selected common shot gather, a reference surface-multiple wavefield is predicted as a function of offset and travel time with the aid of any well-known multiple attenuation routine, using a wavelet having fixed attributes in terms of amplitude, phase and frequency. A common shot gather is chosen from among the plurality of common shot gathers. The predicted surface-multiple wavefield nearest to the chosen common shot gather is adaptively filtered to match the predicted surface-multiple wavefield to the surface-multiple wavefield embedded in the chosen common shot gather. The matched predicted surface multiple wavefield is subtracted from the embedded surface multiple wavefield to provide a multiple-free common shot gather.
Patent GB-2317463-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the spatial orientation and manipulation of a game ball
Inventor: GORDON STEVEN J
IPC: B41F17/30
Filed: 1996-05-28
Abstract: This invention is an apparatus for the spatial orientation of a spherical object (110) comprising a camera (180) for gathering an image of the spherical object (110) and its spatial orientation, a computer (190) communicating with the camera (180) for processing the image and for computing a required spatial rotation to bring the spherical object (110) into a desired spatial orientation, and motors (150, 155) communicating with the computer (190) for rotating the spherical object (110) to a desired orientation without substantially moving the center of the spherical object (110).
Patent GB-2332224-A (GB)
Title: Gelling composition for wellbore service fluids
Inventor: JONES TIMOTHY GARETH JOHN
IPC: E21B43/32
Filed: 1997-12-13
Abstract: A wellbore service fluid comprising viscoelastic surfactants in combination with cross-linkable, preferably hydrophobically modified, water soluble polymers. The surfactant and polymer form a gel used to aid hydrocarbon recovery. The viscoelastic surfactant generally forms a gel before the polymer has cross-linked. Reagents are used to delay or promote the formation of a viscoelastic gel. After the surfactant has formed a viscoelastic gel the polymer can be cross-linked, using cross-linking agents, to produce a rigid chemical gel. The surfactant and polymer gels do not interact significantly and both the surfactant and the polymer in separate aqueous solutions will give viscoelastic gels under the conditions in the mixed solution. A class of suitable viscoelastic surfactants are long-chain quaternary ammonium surfactants e.g. N-erucyl-N,N-bis(2-hydoxyethyl)-N-methylammonium chloride. A suitable polymer could include poly(acrylamide).
Patent GB-2333682-A (GB)
Title: Fishing float with adjustable counterweight
Inventor: WATCHAM CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: A01K93/00
Filed: 1998-01-30
Abstract: The fishing float has the bait 12 balanced by an adjustable counterweight 5. In use the float 1 has located below it a balance arm 3 pivoted about axle 4, one end of the arm having a hole 7 for attachment of a line 8 bearing bait 12 the other end having an adjustable counter weight 5. The counterweight may be adjustable by means of screw thread 6. The counterweight ensures that the float does not submerge when a fish takes the bait. The balance arm 3 or the counterweight 5 may activate a sensor.
Patent GB-2333911-A (GB)
Title: Capacitor drive circuit
Inventor: ANDERSSON HAKAN
IPC: H02M7/48
Filed: 1998-01-30
Abstract: A method of providing AC charging of a capacitive element 10, having first and second electrodes el,e2, from a DC source 1 comprises first and second cycles: the first cycle comprising a first charging step in which the first electrode el is connected 6a to be charged to a first voltage, a connection step in which the first electrode el is connected 5c, 6c to the second electrode e2 , thereby equalising the voltage on each electrode to be half the said first voltage, and a first discharge step in which the voltage from the first electrode e1 is connected 6b to be discharged; and the second cycle comprising a second charging step in which the second electrode e2 is connected 5a to be charged to a second voltage, a connection step in which the second electrode e2 is connected 5c, 6c to the first electrode e1 , thereby equalising the voltage on each electrode to be half the second voltage, and a second discharge step in which the voltage from the second electrode e2 is connected 5b to be discharged. The capacitive element may be an electroluminescent lamp. The first and second voltages may be provided by converter 2, 3.
Patent GB-2323789-A (GB)
Title: Biopsy needle
Inventor: AL-AZZAWI FAROOK
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 1997-12-18
Abstract: The present invention concerns biopsy needles comprising along its length and angled tip and a first shank mounted on a relatively thin rod-like extensor, in turn mounted on a second shank section, together with uses of same and methods of performing biopsies.
Patent GB-2334561-A (GB)
Title: Pipe connector assembly
Inventor: DION OLIVIER
IPC: F16L37/14
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: The assembly, comprises a male connector 3 and a female connector 4 for sealed connection to a pipe 1 held by the male connector, the female connector comprising a hollow body and two inwardly-biased locking pieces 7a,b mounted to the body, the male connector 3 comprising at its distal end two axially inclined guide surfaces 8a,b each for, on axial movement of the connectors into connection, meeting a leading edge of a respective one of the locking pieces 7a,b of the female connector 4 and forcing the locking piece outwards, and two recesses 9, each located beyond and radially inward of the proximal end of a respective one of the guide surfaces 8a,b for receiving a respective one of the locking pieces 7a,b to retain the female connector in connection with the male connector; the guide surfaces 8a,b and/or the leading edges of the locking pieces 7a,b are axially offset from each other such that on axial movement of the connectors into connection the leading edge of one of the locking pieces meets its respective one of the guide surfaces before the leading edge of the other locking piece meets the other guide surface to reduce resistance to locking movement. The locking pieces 7a,b are diametrically opposite arms of a U-clip.
Patent GB-2335775-A (GB)
Title: Coin dispnsing mechanism
Inventor: AURELIUS KAREN
IPC: G07D1/00
Filed: 1998-03-27
Abstract: A coin dispenser has two co-operating, apertured members (22, Fig 5), 24 with upper coin supporting surfaces that are co-planar for accepting a coin from one or more coin tubes 14 and delivering it to an outlet opening (32a, 32b, Fig 7) on a base plate 25. The two members (22), 24 are movable relative to each other to align the apertures (28, 30, Fig 5) to accept a coin or so as to be non- aligned. Preferably, the member (22) is a drive ring with external gearing and the member 24 is a selector disc. Preferably a cam (36, Fig 5) moves in a slot 38 formed between the ring and disc to allow a certain amount of free relative movement there between, with them moving together thereafter. Preferably, the base plate has inner and outer coin supporting surfaces (26a, 26b, Fig 6) spaced by a groove (34, Fig 6). Preferably, the coin tubes are positioned around a circle and are four in number. The mechanism is preferably used as a change giver in a vending mechanism (Fig 1).
Patent GB-2340999-A (GB)
Title: Isolating MOS transistors from substrates
Inventor: LITWIN ANDREJ
IPC: H01L21/761
Filed: 1998-08-28
Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a substrate 1 of a first conduction type semiconductor material, an epitaxial layer 10 which is of a second conduction type semiconductor material different to the first conduction type material, a well 3 of semiconductor material in the epitaxial layer and an MOS transistor 4-6 formed in the well, the epitaxial layer 10 being substantially depleted in a region beneath the well 3 when a bias voltage is applied to the circuit. The p-n junction between the substrate and the epitaxial layer isolates the transistor from signals carried by the substrate.
Patent GB-2330137-A (GB)
Title: Cementitious materials
Inventor: FARRINGTON STEPHEN A
IPC: C09J1/00
Filed: 1998-09-17
Abstract: A method for making a cementitious material comprises forming a mixture of water and active ingredients consisting essentially of i) a compound capable of providing, in aqueous solution, magnesium ions, ii) a potassium phosphate compound and iii) optionally an additional phosphate source; wherein forming said mixture is substantially in the absence of ammonia or an ammonium ion-containing compound. A method for repairing a flaw in a cementitious structure comprises applying to the flaw the cementitious binder thus prepared.
Patent GB-2343146-A (GB)
Title: Sculptures made from woven metal strips
Inventor: RAYNER RANULF COURTAULD
IPC: D03D15/02
Filed: 1998-10-26
Abstract: The sculptures are made by weaving non-ferrous metal strips.