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Patent GB-2220146-A (GB)
Title: Wine tasting game
Inventor: HAYWARD RODNEY HARRY RAYMENT
IPC: A63F9/18
Filed: 1988-06-29
Abstract: A board game for 2 to 6 people or teams played by throwing dice to move pieces around the board, with the object of landing on appropriate wine areas and buying tasting tokens with currency, obtained at start of game and when passing start point. Interest is added by drunk and sober cards. When 3 wine tokens are collected, the wine may be tasted after landing on the appropriate square. The object of the game is to taste various wines and correctly guess their origins, type, etc. On guessing correctly a connoisseur medal is won. At the end of game the winner will have the most medals. Wine is provided by the players and the host, as agreed. and then listed on the wine cards. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221025-A (GB)
Title: Safety device
Inventor: FITZPATRICK GRAHAM
IPC: F21Y101/02
Filed: 1988-07-19
Abstract: A safety device 1 comprises a plurality of light emitting means 4 presented at a surface of a housing 2, which contains a battery and electrical circuitry to energise the light emitting means 4, the housing being provided with straps 7 by which the safety device can be secured to a user of the device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211441-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the application of refractory materials
Inventor: BARNES EUSTACE PETER
IPC: F16C39/02
Filed: 1988-10-17
Abstract: Apparatus for the application of refractory materials, including a vertical feed tube (16) for refractory material, a spinner tube (22) encircling at least an upper portion of the feed tube (16) and provided with a spinner head (24) from which material issuing from the upper end of the feed tube (16) is flung outwards, a bearing bush (32) being provided between the feed tube (16) and the spinner tube (22). So that the apparatus will require very little power to drive it, means are provided for imparting a vertically upwards force to a lower portion of the feed tube (16) to relieve the bearing bush (32) of a part of the load which it would otherwise carry. These means comprise a plate (38, Fig.4) and an adjustment bolt (46). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227131-A (GB)
Title: Shielded electrical connectors
Inventor: COLLIER JOHN COVELL
IPC: H01R13/658
Filed: 1989-01-10
Abstract: A screened plug-in connector comprises a plug (14) and a socket (15), wherein shielding of the plug is biassed into contact with shielding of the socket by resilient contacts (12) of the plug. The plug is on the end of a screened cable (3), the screen of which is internally connected to a conductive (e.g. plated) layer (9) on the exterior of the plug. The socket has a body (18) open towards conductive tracks (17) on a printed circuit board (16). The body is coated with or made of conductive material (21) which is pressed into intimate contact with the screening layer (9) on the plug, when the latter is inserted, by virtue of the reaction between resilient contact fingers (21) on the plug and the tracks (17) on the board (16). The body (18) is held in contact with the board (16) by latches (not shown) which are also conductive, at least on their exterior and continue the screening path by contacting screening layers (33) on the underside of the board. 
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Patent GB-2232184-A (GB)
Title: Door or panel
Inventor: MCDOUGALL BRYAN GARNER
IPC: E06B5/16
Filed: 1989-04-07
Abstract: A frame element of a fire resistant door or panel comprises a laminated array of at least one layer of friable fire resistant material (21) bonded to a layer of non-friable deformable fire resistant material (22). The deformable material is provided in order to prevent axial removal of hinge screws. The non-friable material may be thin sheet aluminium or paper laminate. The friable material may be bonded ash. A layer of intumescent material may also be provided at the door or panel edge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236509-A (GB)
Title: A removable safety cap for a writing instrument
Inventor: TSODA TAKASHI
IPC: B43K23/12
Filed: 1989-10-04
Abstract: A removable cap for a writing instrument comprises: a cylindrical cap main body (5) having its opposite axial ends open; an inner cap (6) only one of the axial ends of which is open and the other of the axial ends of which is closed, the inner cap (6) being coaxially mounted in the cap main body (5) while provided with an axial bore (12) which sealingly engages with the writing instrument and axial ventilating means, such as ribs (9) and grooves (8), interposed between the cap main body (5) and the inner cap (6) for permitting axial air flow between the ends of the cap main body. The ventilating means (8,9) of the cap enable an infant to inhale and exhale air even when the infant's bronchi are clogged with the cap. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242029-A (GB)
Title: Wood decay detecting drill
Inventor: SEABY DAVID ALLEN
IPC: G01N33/46
Filed: 1990-03-17
Abstract: An electrical hand drill with a long, narrow telescopically supported drill bit is used to detect wood decay by discovering suddenly much easier drilling conditions. A drill chuck (8) is mounted on a tube (9) connected to a rod (10) which is rotated by the drill motor. Rod (10) slides axially in the tube (9) but is rotationally secured by a rod (15). Constant drilling pressure is maintained using spring (11) and a linkage (17, 18, 19) which operates a lamp when the spring is compressed a predetermined distance. Drill bit rotations may be recorded as a trace on a rotating drum or as mechanical or electrical pulses. The pulses may be used to operate electrical pulse counters or a remote chart recorder. The number of rotations (pulses) per unit of drill bit penetration may be determined using a linear commutator attached to the telescopic drill bit support. The drill bit is very narrow to minimise damage to the test piece and relatively very long, to penetrate deeply into the test piece. It is prevented from flexing by one or more telescopically supported bearings, positioned along its length. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246663-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic switch for coaxial transmission lines
Inventor: NELSON VICTOR
IPC: H01H51/22
Filed: 1990-03-27
Abstract: A magnetic switch for coaxial transmission lines 32 comprises a body 21 defining a closed cavity 25 in which terminals 48 of the lines are exposed. One or more conductive contact members 80, 82, which are the only moving parts in the cavity, are reciprocable magnetically so as to bridge one or more pairs of the line terminals in the closed circuit position. In one arrangement, the contact member 80 is movable from the closed to the open circuit position when a first winding 58 of an electromagnet 50 is energised and in the reverse direction when a second winding 59 of the electromagnet 50 is energised. The contact member may carry permanent magnets which are either attracted or repulsed by the windings 58, 59 or may be held in the closed circuit position by an adjacently disposed magnet. In another arrangement, the contact member is reciprocated to the open circuit position by an electromagnet or a permanent magnet and is biased to the closed circuit position by a permanent magnet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231358-A (GB)
Title: Packer centralizing device
Inventor: PINHEIRO ELIBERTO EDUARDO
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 1990-04-09
Abstract: This invention concerns a centralizing device for packers intended to be connected to the lower end of a packer and lowered into a producing well, guiding and centralizing said packer within the inside casing. The device consists of a sturdy tubular body (51) provided at its middle with a set of fins (53) which project outwards from the diameter of said tubular body (51), and divide it into a lower part (63) and an upper part (59) provided with connecting means (55, 57), and a middle part (61) therebetween surrounded by said set of fins (53), said fins (53) being spaced equidistantly and consisting of a longer curved portion (65) having an outer surface concentric with the tubular body and provided above with straight portions (67) that rise towards the upper part (59) of said tubular body (51) and below with straight portions (69) that drop towards said lower part (63) of such tubular body (51). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244915-A (GB)
Title: Carpet trim strip
Inventor: HOLT SEVILLE RODNEY
IPC: A47G27/04
Filed: 1990-06-15
Abstract: A carpet trim strip 1 comprises a base part 2 for securing to the floor and a cover part 3 for mounting on the base part 2 to overlie and conceal the marginal edge of the carpet. The base part 2 has a mounting block 5 that provides a guide for accurate cutting of the carpet prior to mounting the cover part 3, and the base and cover parts 2, 3 have co-operating formations 7, 12 that are snapped together for securing the cover part 3 to the base part 2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246715-A (GB)
Title: Reducing light-off time in a catalytic converter
Inventor: TSOI-HEI THOMAS
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 1990-08-11
Abstract: In order to reduce the light-off time, the exhaust gases from a cold engine are constrained by diverting screens to enter a catalyst matrix via a restricted area and to flow back and forth through a sequence of successive parallel channels therein. When the catalyst is warm all the channels are available for the gas to pass through only once. In Fig. 1 the diverting means comprises an extensible tube 18, which concentrates inlet gas on the centre of first matrix block 16a, and frustum 20 closed by valve 22 so that the gases pass through the core of matrix 16a, the inner of ring seals 28 and the core of 16b before being reflected by frustum 22 back through annular portions of 16a and b and the space between seals 28. Final passage is through the outsides of the matrices, around the frustum and out of inlet 14. A similar result is achieved by flap valves 32, 34 in Fig. 2. Microwaves may be supplied via connector 24 to heat the catalyst. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247668-A (GB)
Title: Display and dispensing packaging
Inventor: HUGHES JOHN ROBERT
IPC: B65D75/36
Filed: 1990-09-03
Abstract: A package containing a plurality of similar objects (11), particularly cylindrical batteries, comprises a support sheet (10) against which the objects are held in stacked, side-by-side, relationship by, for example, a transparent blister secured to the sheet and enclosing the objects. The sheet has a window (20) extending over part of the stack whose one edge (22) is provided by a defined portion (24) of the sheet overlying an end region of the stack which is adapted to be displaced out of the plane of the sheet to provide an opening of dimension substantially corresponding to that of one object through which the object at the bottom of the stack can be removed. The package allows the objects to be extracted individually in turn as required in convenient manner. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237681-A (GB)
Title: Device for generating electrical energy
Inventor: BROWN RICHARD HUNTER
IPC: H01L41/113
Filed: 1990-09-03
Abstract: The device generates electrical energy from a travelling pressure wave such as that produced by a detonating cord 10. The device comprises a spiral of piezoelectric film 14 mounted via a compliant cylinder 16 such as rubber, to a deformible metal tube 12, such as copper, encircling but spaced from the cord 10. A terminal structure 18 provides an output for electrical energy produced in the film 14 as the pressure wave travels through the device. The device may be for energising a CMOS circuitry or for ignition of chemical fuses. The spiral may be wound from polymeric film and double sided adhesive tape. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249239-A (GB)
Title: Power system for telephony systems
Inventor: WALKER DAVID
IPC: H04M19/00
Filed: 1991-06-12
Abstract: The invention concerns a telephony system in which a plurality of local network terminations (8) are connected to a street cabinet (3) in turn connected to an exchange (1), the street cabinet (2) having a power supply (21) for supplying power and a master ringing signal to each of the local network terminations. The power supply comprises a rectifier (21) for rectifying A.C. mains (7) and one output of the rectifier (21) is connected to a battery (22) to provide back up in the event of power failure.
Patent GB-2260473-A (GB)
Title: Folding rake
Inventor: SPINK TREVOR KEITH
IPC: A01D7/00
Filed: 1991-10-01
Abstract: A rake is provided with a head 6 pivotally mounted to the handle 2 so that it may be brought parallel to the handle 2 for compact stowage as may be suitable for carrying by a golfer in a golf bag. Co-operating cam surfaces 13 and 15 are provided between the handle 2 and the head 6 for locating the head 2 in the operative condition. A cover may be provided on the rake head 2 in the stowed condition, and a golf ball retrieving means, such a ring of smaller diameter than the ball, may also be provided on the end of the handle 2 or on the outer end of the cover. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259215-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for compressing still images
Inventor: BLONSTEIN STEVEN MICHAEL
IPC: G06F7/78
Filed: 1991-10-08
Abstract: Image data is compressed wherein the pixel data is first horizontally transformed eg using the Generalized Chen Transformation (G.O.T) and employing only adders, the transformed data is rotated to vertical using a transposition memory and the rotated data vertically transformed - eg using G.C.T and only adders and the transformed data subjected to a single multiplication function. The method and apparatus described is achieved using adder arrays and is compatible with a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) Transform. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251676-A (GB)
Title: Sabot for a projectile
Inventor: SIPPEL ACHIM
IPC: B29C43/00
Filed: 1991-11-07
Abstract: A sabot is formed from a fibre reinforced plastics composite to provide strength and rigidity required for the transmission of force to a sub-calibre projectile (30). Each sabot segment (40) has laminar elements (42) separated by wedge-shaped elements (44). The contact zone (15) between the sabot segments (40) and the projectile body (30) is formed entirely by the edges of the laminar elements (42). The elements (42) have fibre layers with preselectable orientations in relation to the surface (31) of the projectile (30). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262569-A (GB)
Title: Oscillatory rotating engine.
Inventor: PARSONS BRYAN NIGEL VICTOR
IPC: F01C1/063
Filed: 1991-12-21
Abstract: Concentric rotors 20, (21, Fig 1) are mounted for rotation within a cylindrical housing 10, each rotor 20, (21) having a pair of diametrically opposed lobes 30, 32; 31, 33 which engage the walls of the housing 10 to define four working chambers 40, 41, 42, 43. The rotors are interconnected in a manner which will impose a variation in relative angular velocity on them so that the volumes of the working chambers alternately expand and contract. An inlet port 81 and an exhaust port 80 are provided, the position of the inlet port corresponding to an expansion phase of the working chambers to draw in air or air/ fuel mixture. Means 88, 90, 91 are provided to vary the angular extent of the inlet port 81 in the plane of rotation of the rotors to vary the period for which the port 81 is open, for a given overall rotor speed. A slide valve (95, Fig 7) may be used in place of butterfly valves 90, 91. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252801-A (GB)
Title: Differential using jamming clutches having driven cage
Inventor: ITO KENICHIRO
IPC: F16H48/12
Filed: 1992-02-18
Abstract: The differential includes an outer ring (1) formed with a bore (1 a), a holder (6) fixedly mounted in the bore, and rolling elements (9) mounted in the holder so as to be rollable as the outer ring (1) rotates. A pair of input shafts (10, 11) are provided coaxially with the axis of rotation of the outer ring (1) so as to sandwich the roller elements (9) from both sides thereof. Output shafts (12, 13) are rotatably mounted in the bore (1a) at both sides of the input shafts (10, 11). Gages (25) are rotatably mounted between the output shafts and the outer ring and formed with pockets (26). Jamming rolling elements (27, 28) are mounted in the pockets and adapted to be engageable between oposite surfaces (22, 24) associated with the outer ring and the output shafts to transmit drive when relative rotation between the cages and the output shafts occurs in either direction. Elastic members (29) are mounted in the pockets (26) to bias the engaging elements towards a position where they are not engaged. The cages (25) are coupled to the respective input shafts (10, 11) to provide the relative rotation except on overrun such as when rear wheels slip relative to front wheels. The input shafts and the cages are coupled together with gaps formed therebetween in the direction of rotation to provide lost motion. In a second embodiment one such jamming clutch is used in the drive to one wheel with direct drive to the other. In a third arrangement, the cages are not driven but the output shafts and the outer ring are driven at different ratios to give jamming drive except on overrun. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253290-A (GB)
Title: Signal processing apparatus using neural network
Inventor: KUWATA RYUICHI
IPC: G06Q50/10
Filed: 1992-02-19
Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes a reference signal generating section (3) for generating a plurality of reference signals (Ai) having different signal values, a complement signal generating section (4) for receiving the reference signals and an unknown input signal (X) and generating a plurality of complement signals representing (2X - Ai), a multiplication section (5) for multiplying the reference signals (Ai) with the corresponding complement signals (2X - Ai), and a neural network (1), in which a plurality of neurons are reciprocal-inhibition-coupled, the neurons receiving the products obtained by the multiplication section (5), and the neuron which receives the product having a largest value outputs a spark signal which is sensed by a sense element (2). The apparatus may be used to linearise the output of a thermocouple or a temperature- measuring resistor (Figs 2-3), or in an analogue to digital converter (Figs 8-13). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255235-A (GB)
Title: Shielding strip-line oscillators
Inventor: FUNADA YO
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 1992-04-27
Abstract: In an oscillator employing a triplate type stripline, earth electrodes (20) are formed only on an opposite pair of side surfaces of a substrate (12) in which a stripline is embedded, while an oscillation circuit (14) mounted on the substrate (12) is covered with a shielding case (16). The remaining side surfaces of the substrate (12), are provided with no earth electrodes (20), and are covered with shielding plates (24) which are provided on the shielding case (16). Connecting portions (26) of the shielding case (16) are electrically connected with the earth electrodes (20) by soldering. Thus, the stripline is simply electromagnetically shielded so that it is possible to easily manufacture an oscillator employing a stripline at a low cost. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262158-A (GB)
Title: Ice bucket and water dispenser
Inventor: JOHNSTON GERALD
IPC: F25C5/18
Filed: 1992-12-07
Abstract: A combined ice bucket and water dispenser comprises a container (10) divided into an upper chamber (14) for receiving ice and a lower chamber (16) by water permeable filter means (18). Melt water from the upper chamber is collected in the lower chamber and may be dispensed therefrom via an outlet (22) by operation of a tap (24). The container is mounted on a base member (12) having a recess (32) located beneath the tap. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267278-A (GB)
Title: Valved vent cap for vent pipe of fuel storage tank
Inventor: RISBRIDGER BARRY C
IPC: B60K15/035
Filed: 1993-05-21
Abstract: A vent pipe (1, Figure 1) for a fuel storage tank includes a flameproof vent cap 11 having a pressure relief valve incorporated in the cap. The valve comprises a body 20 having an orifice 22 or passage permanently open to atmosphere so as to permit admission of sufficient air to pump fuel from the tank, but at the same time to generate back pressure during delivery of fuel to the tank and also a larger orifice 23 or passage normally closed by a movable valve member which is adapted to open to allow escape of vapour or gas in the event of over-pressurisation of the tank. The valve member may comprise a plate 24 spring biassed into its normally closed position. The valve body fits within the opening 16 of the cap, the cap being apertured in the region of a gap 14 and the apertures being covered with fine metal mesh to arrest flame transfer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275203-A (GB)
Title: Lottery game
Inventor: GRIMES ROGER PATRICK
IPC: A63F9/00
Filed: 1993-06-17
Abstract: A lottery game comprises the amassing of a score by the playing of question-and-answer and like games, the movement of players pieces along tracks, the amassing of a score in the form of a sporting result and the comparison of this result with the result of a real sporting event.
Patent GB-2269130-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of composite type plastics articles
Inventor: YARDLEY JAMES FRANK
IPC: B29C45/44
Filed: 1993-07-21
Abstract: A composite type plastics article having a structural component eg of metal formed integral with a plastics body is manufactured by providing a mould cavity, locating in the mould cavity a fusible melt out core member, providing in the cavity a structural component part, injecting molten plastics material into the mould and subsequently removing the mould core member by heating the material of that member to a molten state. The structural component part has at least a surface region of aluminium or like material and/or an opening to an internal chamber thereof which opening is sealed.
Patent GB-2273476-A (GB)
Title: Fuel tank, eg for vehicles.
Inventor: SCHEURENBRAND DIETER
IPC: B60K15/073
Filed: 1993-12-03
Abstract: A fuel tank has two tank parts 12, 14 which are connected to each other by a hollow web 16. In one tank part 14 is a fuel distributor 44 which is connected to an accumulation vessel 18 in the other tank part 12 by two feed lines 50, 52 which include an ejector 54 in tank part 14 and an ejector 60 in tank part 12. To enable the feed lines to be connected to the fuel distributor 44 and accumulation vessel 18 quickly and easily, the feed lines 50, 52 are installed in the tank with an excess length which makes it possible to pull their line end pieces out of the tank openings and, outside the fuel tank, to connect them to the accumulation vessel 18 and the distributor 44 respectively. The vessel 18 and distributor 44 are then installed eg the vessel 18 may be welded to an opening 26 in the tank wall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278127-A (GB)
Title: Rolling bearing
Inventor: MURAKAMI YASUO
IPC: F16C33/62
Filed: 1994-05-13
Abstract: A rolling bearing is disclosed, which comprises an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements each composed of an alloy steel which are, after being subjected to a carburizing treatment or a carbonitriding treatment, subjected to quench-hardening and tempering or is subjected to quench-hardening or tempering, wherein the alloy steel contains from 0.10 to 1.00% by weight C, from 0.50 to 3.00% by weight Cr, from 0.15 to 1.00% by weight Si, from 0.2 to 1.50% by weight Mn, and rest being Fe and unavoidably intermixed impurities, the average amount of the retained austenite of at least the inner ring in the inner ring and the outer ring is not more than 4% by volume and the average amount of the retained austenite of the rolling elements is from 20 to 30% by volume. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296032-A (GB)
Title: Locking sysem for doors and windows
Inventor: SHENTON NIGEL PHILIP
IPC: E05B47/02
Filed: 1994-12-17
Abstract: An electronic window or door locking system which is ordinarily in the unlocked position, moving to the locked position upon the detection by sensor (130) of a person outside the window (100) or door, the mechanism returning to the unlocked position after the person has moved beyond the range of the sensor. The operation of the locking system by electronic means allows a plurality of locking formations to be provided without the need for more than one handle or complex mechanical linkages. <IMAGE>