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Patent NO-992447-D0 (NO)
Inventor: WELLEMAN JOHAN
IPC: B65D19/00
Filed: 1999-05-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing releasable joining together of spacers in pairs which are preferably formed by support blocks for pallets or support walls on pallets or other load carriers by joining the spacers by means of flexible straps or by means of other releasable joining means, like pins or clamps. Spacers which are unattached or which already are integral building units in a respective pallet, are fed forward by means of a hauling track compressed in pairs to a joining station after which they are joined together and clamped together tightly. The invention is also related to machines for performing the method.
Patent GB-0013334-D0 (GB)
Title: Vortex shedding and drag force reduction
IPC: F15D1/12
Filed: 2000-06-01
Abstract: Smoothly curved protuberances ( 8, 26, 34 ) are added to an elongate body ( 2, 16, 18, 20, 22, 32 ) to modify the fluid flow to reduce the drag Force F<SUB>drag </SUB>and the forces induced by vortex shedding F<SUB>vortex</SUB>. The protuberances can be arranged in diametrically opposed pairs with longitudinally adjacent pairs having different radial directions first to cope with fluid flow from a variety of different directions.
Patent GB-0118673-D0 (GB)
Title: Communications systems
IPC: H04W88/18
Filed: 2001-08-01
Abstract: A mobile radio communication system which is operable to provide subscribers having MSs with a plurality of communications types by which they can communicate with others either using that system or another system by way of an interface link, said communication types comprising a full duplex format and a half duplex format, said system being arranged so that when a communication is initiated in a half duplex format by a first one of the MSs in a region served by the system and is intended for receipt by a second one of the MSs in a region not served by the system but served by another system connected to the said system only by a full duplex link, the system is operable: (i) to detect that the communication has been initiated in half duplex format and cannot reach the second MS directly in half duplex format and (ii) to send a signal back to the first MS or to another transceiver in communication with the full duplex link, indicating that the communication can only be re-sent in full duplex format and optionally to initiate re-sending of the communication automatically in a full duplex format, so that the communication can be delivered via the interface link to the second MS. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-0215268-D0 (GB)
Title: Carton and carton blank
IPC: B65D5/02
Filed: 2002-07-02
Abstract: A carton comprising a rectangular tubular body and an end closure structure closing one or each of the opposite ends of the tubular body, the end closure structure includes a pair of overlapping, mutually glued major panels hingedly connected to first opposed walls of the tubular body respectively and a minor flap hingedly connected to at least one of second opposed walls of the tubular body and lying between the major flaps, and the minor flap has a cut-away portion to increase the area of one of the major flaps directly glued to the other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-0311355-D0 (GB)
Title: Lid for kitchen appliance
IPC: A47J36/10
Filed: 2003-05-17
Abstract: The invention provides a lid (1) for a vessel associated with an electrically operated kitchen appliance, such as a blender or a kettle. The lid is formed with a recess (2) which accommodates an actuator (3) capable of rotational movement within the recess, and further comprises a plurality of arm members (14), each extending radially from the recess towards an edge of the lid. The actuator bears a plurality of outstanding lugs (7) each associated with, and capable of engaging, a respective arm member (14), and the arrangement is such that, upon rotation of the actuator (3) into a predetermined angular position, the lugs (7) engage inner ends of the respective arm members (14) and urge them radially outwards to promote interaction of their outer ends with the vessel. <??>The arrangement is preferably such as to constrain the arm members (14) against motion in directions other than the radial direction and, in a preferred embodiment, the actuator comprises a receptacle (3) supported by means of a bayonet latching arrangement which provides for first, second and third stable rotational positions of the receptacle (3) relative to the container; the receptacle (3) being removable from the lid (1) in the first position, latched to the lid (1) in the second position and urging the arm members radially outwards in the third position to tighten a seal between the lid and the vessel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-0311929-D0 (GB)
Title: Non-polarity charging device
IPC: H02J7/04
Filed: 2003-05-23
Abstract: The charger (3) detects the polarity with which the battery (2) is connected to the charger using a sensor circuit. If the battery is connected with the incorrect polarity, the device supplies current via its negative output terminal to the positive battery connection and receives the current back into the charger via its positive output terminal.
Patent GB-0315009-D0 (GB)
Title: Method and arrangement for TCP flow control
IPC: H04L12/841
Filed: 2003-06-27
Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) flow control in a communication system are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, TCP flow control includes determining delay in a transmit buffer of the system; and modifying TCP window size based on the determined delay and a target transmit buffer delay. An indication of a modified TCP window size is sent to a TCP server of the system in an acknowledge packet. Embodiments of the invention are particularly suitable for TCP flow control in wireless communication systems (e.g., UTRA) systems, and has the advantage that RTT (i.e., the latency of the system) can be substantially guaranteed, irrespective of the throughput that a user is allocated.
Patent GB-0415287-D0 (GB)
Title: A pulse detonation initiator
Filed: 2004-07-08
Abstract: A pulse jet engine comprising a quarter wave gas resonator (1) which is arranged to cycle at an ultrasonic frequency, wherein the resonator (1) is closed, or substantially closed, to gas flow at the pressure antinode (4) thereof. The shape and dimensions of the quarter wave gas resonator (1) at least partially determine the ultrasonic frequency at which the resonator (1) cycles.
Patent GB-0418783-D0 (GB)
Title: Data network traffic filter
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2004-08-23
Abstract: A traffic filter for a decentralised peer-to peer data network is described. The data network comprises a number of interconnected ultrapeer nodes, each ultrapeer node being arranged to accept connections from a number of leaf nodes; maintain a database identifying material available from each connected leaf node, receive search queries from connected leaf nodes and other ultrapeers, forward received search queries to connected ultrapeers and provide data from the database matching a received search query. The traffic filter includes an ultrapeer node, a filter module and a protected material database. Upon receiving a search query the ultrapeer node is arranged to pass the query to the filter module. The filter module is arranged to analyse the query in dependence on content in the protected material database to determine if the query relates to protected material, the filter module being arranged to filter queries relating to protected material and pass non-filtered queries to the ultrapeer node for subsequent processing.
Patent GB-0517959-D0 (GB)
Title: Improvements to lighting systems
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2005-09-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to power adaptors for solid state lighting units and fixtures, of a kind including light emitting diodes, one of the adaptors comprising an input for receiving a phase controlled input power signal of varying on-duration and a controller coupled to the input and operable to produce at least one pulsed output driving signal in which both the duration and height of the pulses are varied according to the on-duration of the input power signal, to thereby control a light intensity output of the solid state lighting unit, such that the output is made to vary in a way that substantially matches the intensity response of the human eye. Various other arrangements of power adaptors are described along with dimmer controllers for use with the power adaptors, including some which involve motion sensing techniques.
Patent GB-0610226-D0 (GB)
Title: Drive circuit for an injector arrangement and a diagnostic method
Filed: 2006-05-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a drive circuit (20a) for an injector arrangement comprising a first fuel injector (12a) in parallel with a capacitive component. The drive circuit (20a) comprises: a selector means (SQ 1 , SQ 2 ) and diagnostic means (36a, 36b). The selector means (SQ 1 , SQ 2 ) is operable to select the first fuel injector (12a) and/or the capacitive component into the drive circuit and to deselect the first fuel injector (12a) and/or the capacitive component from the drive circuit (20a). When the capacitive component is selected and the first fuel injector (12a) is deselected, the diagnostic means (36a, 36b) is operable to sense a sensed current (I sense ) through the first fuel injector (12a). When the sensed current (I sense ) is at variance from a first threshold current (I limit ) the diagnostic means (36a, 36b) is operable to provide a first signal on detection of a stack terminal short circuit fault associated with the first fuel injector (12a). Preferably the capacitive component is a second fuel injector (12b).
Patent GB-8322426-D0 (GB)
Title: Welding
IPC: B29C65/06
Filed: 1983-08-19
Abstract: A method of connecting a tube 1 to a wall 2 comprises friction welding the tube to the wall 2; and puncturing that portion of the wall 2 surrounded by the tube 1 to enable fluid communication from one side of the wall 2 to the other through the tube 1. A conventional drill bit 5 connected to a drill 6 may be used to puncture the wall. The method may also be used for connecting a branch pipe to a main pipe, as shown in Fig. 2. For highly curved walls part of the wall surface (12, Fig. 2) of the main pipe is machined flat in a preliminary stage before friction welding. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-8323656-D0 (GB)
Title: Brewing and distilling
IPC: C12H6/02
Filed: 1983-09-02
Abstract: A process of brewing wherein malt is replaced, at least in part, by an extruded starch product and a process of distilling for the production of whisky wherein grain is replaced, at least in part, by an extruded starch product.
Patent GB-8503121-D0 (GB)
Title: Ct scanner & detector
IPC: A61B6/03
Filed: 1985-02-07
Abstract: A CT scanner comprises a rotatable gantry 1 carrying an X-ray source 3 which provides a fan-shaped beam of X-rays and an X-ray detector 10 which scans the X-ray intensity along a line in the plain of the beam. The gantry is rotatable about an axis A relative to a couch 2 which supports the patient under investigation.The X-ray detector 10 is of novel construction, comprising two concentric X-ray masks exposed around a scintillator tube; the two masks have helical X-ray transmissive apertures, the helices being of opposite senses so that rotation of the masks in opposite directions causes the exposed area of the scintillator tube to move along its length.
Patent GB-8508317-D0 (GB)
Title: Metal quenchants
IPC: C21D1/60
Filed: 1985-03-29
Abstract: Novel metal quenchants, which are particularly suitable for quenching steels, are provided. The quenchants comprises an aqueous solution to a polyoxyalkylene glycol and an oxazoline polymer. Such quenchants are more oil-like in their behaviour than the aqueous polyoxyalkylene glycol quenchants of the prior art and hence are less likely to introduce stresses into metals such as steel when they are quenched.
Patent GB-8603917-D0 (GB)
Title: Potato processing apparatus
IPC: A23L19/12
Filed: 1986-02-18
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB86/00079 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 31, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 31, 1986 PCT Filed Feb. 18, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO86/04788 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 28, 1986.A machine is disclosed which is capable of cutting solid pieces of potato from potato halves. A potato half (42) is supported in the cup (28) of a potato holder (18) beneath a plate (60). The plate (60) slides across the flat surface of the potato half to restrain it from movement, and while this happens a curved blade (88) moves into the potato half through a slot (64) in the plate (60) to cut out a solid piece (b 116) from the potato half (42). The depth to which the blade (88) penetrates the potato as it sweeps through it is controlled by a cam (100).
Patent GB-8607528-D0 (GB)
Title: Wire for bonding semiconductor device
IPC: H01L21/48
Filed: 1986-03-26
Abstract: The present invention eliminates the problems associated with the use of oxygen-free copper and other high-purity copper materials as bonding wires. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, at least one rare earth element, or at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ti, Zr, Hf, Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs, or the combination of at least one rare earth element and at least one elemented selected from the above-specified group is incorporated in high-purity copper as a refining component in an amount of 0.1-100 ppm on a weight basis, and the high-purity copper is subsequently refined by zone melting. The very fine wire drawn from the so refined high-purity copper has the advantage that it can be employed in high-speed ball bonding of a semiconductor chip with a minimum chance of damaging the bonding pad on the chip by the ball forming at the tip of the wire. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, 0.5-3 ppm of a rare earth element and/or Y is further incorporated as an alloying component in the zone-refined high-purity copper.
Patent GB-8611718-D0 (GB)
Title: Spin-welding apparatus
IPC: B29C65/06
Filed: 1986-05-14
Abstract: Apparatus for spin-welding comprises a spin welding machine having a spin welding head (16), a ram assembly (15), and a feed mechanism (12); the ram assembly is driven from a shaft (8) and the feed mechanism comprises a rotating turret mounted on a shaft (13) which is driven from the shaft (8) via a Geneva mechanism (14). The spin welding head (16) is driven by a low inertia DC servo motor (17) operated by a programmable logic controller and timed from a switch unit (18) driven off the shaft (8).
Patent GB-8622541-D0 (GB)
Title: Producing mouldings
IPC: B29C44/44
Filed: 1986-09-18
Abstract: A process for producing a moulding from an expanded styrene polymer. This process comprises applying gas pressure to particles of the polymer, introducing the particles under pressure into a mould, and reducing the pressure to allow at least some of the particles to expand in the mould and bond together to form the moulding.
Patent GB-8713071-D0 (GB)
Title: Pipeline systems
IPC: B08B9/04
Filed: 1987-06-04
Abstract: A pipeline pig for pigging a fluid transportation pipeline, especially one in which a cable or other line is permanently deployed, comprises on a central tubular shaft (10,24) an array of radial-bristle planar brushes (12,14) which are spaced apart in planes normal to the axis of the shaft (10,24) by spacers (16), and in some cases by groups of sail cloth diaphragms (18) secured between spacers (20). The brush bristles (22) comprise resilient plastics filaments (preferably nylon) coated with an abrasive material such as carborundum, and have a radial length such that when the pig is inserted in a pipeline, the bristles are deflected and curved rearwardly so that a substantial part of each bristle lies in contact with the internal surface of the pipeline. The leading end of the pig may comprise a deflector cone (50) to facilitate passage of the pig past a cable deployed in a pipeline. The sail cloth diaphragms (18) may be provided with radially extending pleats (62).
Patent GB-8820357-D0 (GB)
Title: Solid alkene polymerization catalyst components & process for their preparation
IPC: C08F10/00
Filed: 1988-08-26
Abstract: A solid catalyst component for alkene polymerization comprising a magnesium halide, an electron donor and a phenoxy-titanium halide, the latter being a dihalophenoxy-titanium halide or a dialkoxyphenoxy-titanium halide in which the alkoxy groups each have from 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
Patent GB-8927913-D0 (GB)
Title: Amino acid derivatives
IPC: A61K31/472
Filed: 1989-12-11
Abstract: Compounds of the general formula <CHEM>       wherein R represents benzyloxycarbonyl or 2-quinolylcarbonyl, and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts inhibit proteases of viral origin and can be used as medicaments for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections.
Patent GB-9025486-D0 (GB)
Title: Ni-ti-al alloys
IPC: C22C19/00
Filed: 1990-11-23
Abstract: Ni-Al-Ti alloys which are plastically deformable at room temperature and have good strength at high temperature include a structure of regions of a  beta  phase of ideal composition NiAl, a  beta ' phase of ideal composition Ni2TiAl and a  gamma ' phase of ideal composition Ni3Al, the regions being epitaxially related to one another and preferably the  beta  phase or the  gamma ' phase is continuous.
Patent GB-9110948-D0 (GB)
Title: Multi-part optical fibre connectors
IPC: G02B6/40
Filed: 1991-05-21
Abstract: An optical fibre connector-part (1) comprises a housing (2) in which an optical conductor extends between two oppositely disposed ends of the housing, at least one of which ends constitutes a plug or a socket. An integrated optical chip (6) is disposed within the housing and constitutes a part of the optical conductor. Preferably, the housing (2) is a moulded plastics body and the integrated optical chip (6) is at least partially encapsulated in the moulded plastics material. The connector-part provides for ready reconfiguration of modularised optical systems. <MATH>
Patent GB-9111079-D0 (GB)
Title: Tamper-evident security bag
IPC: B65D33/34
Filed: 1991-05-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a security bag intended for carrying money or confidential documents and which if opened and re-sealed provides an indication that the bag has been tampered with. The bag (12) has an opening means (18) and sealing means (20) comprising a transparent flap adapted to fold over the opening to seal the bag by adhering the bag to an area (23) of the bag adjacent the opening. The sealing means is formed of a material whose surface has a lower co-efficient of friction or is otherwise less retentive of print than the area (23). The sealing means is printed or otherwise marked with a pattern (24) such that when the sealing means is adhered to the area (23) to seal the opening a mirror image of the pattern is transferred to the area while remaining on the sealing means. The sealing means is of a thin easily distorted material making it extremely difficult to match the original pattern once the bag has been opened and if an attempt is made to re-seal it. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9211822-D0 (GB)
Title: Composite pigmentary material
IPC: C09D17/00
Filed: 1992-06-04
Abstract: A composite particulate pigmentary material is disclosed which comprises an association of at least two chemically distinct materials in which the particles of one material carry a positive surface charge and the particles of the second material carry a negative surface charge and particles are held in association as a result of these surface charges. Also disclosed is a method for preparing composite particulate pigmentary material comprising forming aqueous dispersions of two particulate materials under conditions in which the surface charges of the particles of the two materials are of different signs and mixing the dispersions. Typical materials useful for preparing the composite include inorganic pigments, fillers and extenders and organic polymeric microspheres. The product is useful as a pigment in, for example, paints, inks, paper and plastics.
Patent GB-9212204-D0 (GB)
Title: A pharmaceutical composition comprising a phosphosugar
IPC: A61K31/70
Filed: 1992-06-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and to the use of a compound of formula (I): (OH)6-p-(C4+nH5+mO)-(OPO3H2)p, where n=1, 2 or 3, m=1, 2 or 3, p=1, 2 or 3 for the preparing of a medicament for preventing, alleviating or combatting different conditions in mammals including man.
Patent GB-9418749-D0 (GB)
Title: Digital telephony
IPC: H04J3/06
Filed: 1994-09-16
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB95/02135 Sec. 371 Date May 23, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 23, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 8, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/08885 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 21, 1996In time domain multiplex/time domain multiple access communications between a base station and subscriber unit, the base station sends a timing reference signal. A subscriber unit responds with a data packet (a) sufficiently short to ensure correct reception by the base irrespective of transmission time. The base determines the transmission time taken and instructs the subscriber unit to advance its timings so that longer data packets (b) can be sent so as to be received when expected. The timing adjustment includes both a fixed present component dependent on approximate separation of base station and subscriber unit, and a second component from measurement of the transmission time taken.
Patent GB-9908206-D0 (GB)
Title: Waste storage device
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 1999-04-09
Abstract: A waste storage device includes an inlet aperture and a length of flexible tubing passing through the inlet aperture from a cassette. The flexible tubing is pinched by a pair of rollers which can have continuous surfaces or multiple paddles. The waste product is placed into the aperture and the rollers rotate drawing the waste product down into the device and pinching the storage bag above it. The operation can be manually or motor driven.
Patent GB-9910943-D0 (GB)
Title: Response time measurement
IPC: G11C29/50
Filed: 1999-05-11
Abstract: To measure the response time of a circuit the time of application of a clock signal to an output flip-flop is advanced with respect to the time of application of a circuit input until a just valid output is obtained. The operation is repeated after interchanging the input and clock signals, and the two results are averaged.
Patent HU-0001669-D0 (HU)
Title: Antenna structure and arrangement
Inventor: JACKSON DONALD G
IPC: H01Q25/04
Filed: 2000-04-26
Abstract: A distributed antenna device includes a plurality of transmit antenna elements and a plurality of power amplifiers, each power amplifier being operatively coupled with one of the antenna elements and mounted closely adjacent to the associated antenna element, such that no appreciable power loss occurs between the power amplifier and the associated antenna element. Each power amplifier is a relatively low power, relatively low cost per watt linear power amplifier chip. The antenna array may be used in various installations, including cellular, PCS, MMDS, and in-building communication systems such as LANS or WLANS. <IMAGE>
Patent HU-9600470-D0 (HU)
Title: Process for producing on carbon atom of alkyl-chain fluorinated
Inventor: JANIN ROBERT
IPC: C07C323/07
Filed: 1996-02-27
Abstract: A process for the synthesis of fluorinated derivs. comprises a step in which a substrate is reacted with a cpd. comprising the association of a Bronsted base with a defined number (n) of HF species (n=3-20, pref. 15, and esp. 10). The substrate comprises at least one halo-carrying C of sp<3> hybridisation, attached to at least two halogens, of which at least one is a halogen of atomic number greater than F, bonded to at least one chalcogen.