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Patent GB-2299900-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector
Inventor: LAVERICK ROBERT CLEMENT
IPC: H01R13/646
Filed: 1995-04-26
Abstract: An electrical connector comprises input and output terminals 12, 24, 26 which are interconnected by a transformer 16. The transformer 16 may have an annular torroidal core connected and mounted on a printed circuit board and a terminal 12 may be arranged to extend through the centre region of the core. Various input and output coupling arrangements are described (figs. 2-5). Also disclosed (figures 6 to 13) is an electrical connector comprising a body member with a plurality of parallel insulation displacement contacts, each of which are connected to a coupling contact of the connector, a housing member and a cable receiving member. The cable receiving member is arranged to assist in positioning the wires of the cable such that each wire is aligned with and is pierced by a different insulation displacement contact when the members of the connector are assembled.
Patent GB-2306201-A (GB)
Title: An adjustable and compact clutch slave cylinder having telescoping cylinder walls
Inventor: VO REMY
IPC: F16D25/08
Filed: 1995-05-02
Abstract: A clutch slave cylinder 10 comprises an axially fixed cylinder wall 14 and a telescoping axially movable wall 15 which contains an annular piston 11 having seal 16. Another seal 20 having a spring steel energising ring 20' acts between the fixed and movable walls 14, 15. The ring 20' due to frictional forces prevents the piston 11 moving wall 15 until it abuts against flange 15b. A wiper seal 30 is provided on the flange 15b to preclude contamination. The seals may be manufactured from EPMD or a silicone elastomer. Inner cylinder wall 13 and fixed wall 14 define a chamber 17 behind the piston 11. A sleeve 31 is carried by the piston 11 and has a metal retaining member 18 which holds a clutch release bearing captive by snapping over an internal flange 31b on sleeve 31. The piston 11 and sleeve 31 may be of metal or plastics material. In another embodiment the spring steel ring 20' may be complimented by a ratchet and pawl (114, fig 5). The slave cylinder 10 may be pre-filled before being associated with a vehicle.
Patent GB-2291749-A (GB)
Title: Fixing electrical connector in liquid-carrying housing
Inventor: SAUR ROLAND
IPC: H01R13/74
Filed: 1995-05-22
Abstract: An electrical connector 18 for an electrical component (11) which is arranged in a liquid-carrying housing 10 is held in a socket 17 in the housing by a stirrup-shaped spring 27. The spring 27 has a rectangular cross-section and bends 30, 31 which lock into recesses 28, 29 in the socket and retain a stop 24 located on the connector. Detents 25 on the connector locate in recesses 26 in the socket to retain the connector in a predetermined orientation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298147-A (GB)
Title: Device for treating exhaust gases
Inventor: BREITMAN MARCOS
IPC: F01N3/24
Filed: 1995-10-10
Abstract: The device consists of concentric cylinders 2, 16 providing an annular space 17 in which is located alloy treating element 17'. Outer cylinder 2 has end covers 3, 4 apertured to accept the ehaust inlet pipe 6 and also to admit air to the annular space 17. The gas, after passing through expansion chamber 16', passes to the atmosphere through pipe 6' and truncated cone 11 which, together, form a venturi drawing air through annular space 17 and so over element 17'. The heat of the gas passes through the wall of the inner cylinder to the element, which shifts the infra-red frequency. This so affects the air that reactions between it and the exhaust gases occurs in after-burner chamber 12. Bi-metallic valves 20 permit some of the exhaust gas to escape from chamber 16' and pass over element 17' with the air. This only applies, however, when the device is employed with a petrol engine; when used with a diesel engine, the valves remain closed.
Patent GB-2293128-A (GB)
Title: Punching device
Inventor: FELTON GEOFFREY
IPC: B26F1/14
Filed: 1992-11-13
Abstract: A punching device comprises a housing 6 carrying a main punch body 8 in the form of a plate having a plurality of integral punch members 12 projecting downwardly in a staggered array. The punch members are tapered and have a waisted portion 12c which is narrower than an operative edge portion. The device comprises an operating handle 30 pivotally mounted on the housing 6 carrying drive pinions 32 engageable with the racks 10, so that by movement of the handle 30 the punch body may be raised and lowered. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295575-A (GB)
Title: Manually-operable de-laminator apparatus
Inventor: CAMPBELL COLIN CARL
IPC: B44C1/165
Filed: 1995-11-29
Abstract: A laminating system for bonding, to receiver stock (24), a lamination sheet (22) of the type including a carrier and a material to be applied to the receiver stock, and for subsequently delaminating the carrier from the receiver stock after the material has been applied to the receiver stock, includes a fuser (16, 18) to apply the material to the receiver stock. The leading edge of the carrier has a de-lamination leader to separate the carrier from the receiver stock as the leading edge of the sandwich emerges from the fuser. A first portion of the carrier is manually directed through a pair of idler rollers (30, 32) as the sandwich emerges from the fuser to form the carrier into a generally S-shaped curve so that operator attention is thereafter not needed to separate the remainder of the carrier and receiver stock. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296092-A (GB)
Title: Surveying method and instrument
Inventor: ROMINE MICHAEL LEE
IPC: G01C15/00
Filed: 1995-12-14
Abstract: The surveying method includes locating a platform base at a working location, mounting a sighting mechanism having a sighting axis on the platform base, and sighting a selected point on a first object in a given direction from the platform base by adjusting the position of the platform base relative to the working location, thereby directing the sighting axis of the sighting mechanism toward the first object, and aligning the axis incident with the selected point on the first object. A reference point is marked on a second object in a direction opposite the given direction from the platform base, by observing along the aligned sighting axis in the direction away from the first object, and defining the reference point as that point on the second object with which the sighting axis is incident. A measurement associated with the selected point on the first object is determined by referring to the reference point marked on the second object. The method and apparatus may be used in laser and/or optical alignment, levelling or plummeting and determining angle measurements.
Patent GB-2299886-A (GB)
Title: Alarm system
Inventor: CHAPMAN KIERON
IPC: G08B29/12
Filed: 1996-04-11
Abstract: An alarm system is provided in which each of a plurality of sounders 7 can be independently triggered, to be individually tested, in addition to normal triggering which occurs when all sounders are to be set off. Normal triggering occurs when an input voltage supplied on a lead 3 is within an operating range. Independent triggering occurs when an activating signal is received by a sensor 11. The sensor may include a receives for radio, light, microwave, infrared or ultrasonic signals. The alarm system may be a fire alarm, security alarm or general industrial alarm.
Patent GB-2300129-A (GB)
Title: Mixer for shearing materials between confronting grooved members
Inventor: WATSON WILLIAM FERGUSON
IPC: B01F5/00
Filed: 1996-04-22
Abstract: Batch mixing takes place in the gap 3 between grooved faces of counter-rotating discs 1 and 2 such that the spiral grooves 8 and lands 10 of each face traverse the grooves and lands of the other, to shear and split material drawn inwardly along the grooves for distributive mixing. Modifications include plural-turn spiral, straight, and truncated spiral grooving (Figs 5 to 10), and batch mixing in which only one disc (28, Fig 11) rotates. Continuous mixing is carried out within a cylindrical barrel (40 and 57, Figs 12 and 13) between its internal helical-grooving (43,59) and the helical grooving (44,60), of opposite hand, of a rotor (41,58). The shearing can produce mechano-chemical reactions that break down the molecular structure of the material, notably in the context of mastication and solubilising of used rubber in reclaim from vehicle tyres.
Patent GB-2308924-A (GB)
Title: Method and means of forming a transformer winding
Inventor: CHOI CHANG-GU
IPC: H01F41/10
Filed: 1996-12-30
Abstract: A method and means suitable for connecting between two sets of terminals which are distributed around the surface and towards the end regions of two different diameter concentric hollow cylindrical arrangements 12, 14 is disclosed. The method or means comprises a circular flexible sheet of insulating material 22 with a hole at the centre and conductive lines 24 formed, on a surface of the sheet, to extend in a radial direction from the inner edge to the outer edge of the sheet 22. The inner and outer edge regions of the sheet 22, which do not carry conducive material, are cut away such that the resulting protruding ends of the conductive lines 24 can be soldered to the said terminals to provide interconnections between the said terminals. The surface of the flexible sheet with no conductive material deposited there on may be arranged in use to be the outward facing surface which may be adhered to a flat annular rigid support plate 26. The flexible insulating sheet material may be polyimide or polyester and the supporting plate 26 may be made of FRP.
Patent GB-2326315-A (GB)
Title: Client/server system runs multiplex/demultiplex objects
Inventor: LAMBERT HOWARD SHELTON
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: In a distributed data processing system each component is provided with an object orientated platform together with instantiations of a generic network object for each application involving data transmission, enabling it to run a multiplexing/demultiplexing object appropriate to each application being processed. This effectively provides multiple concurrent data "pipes" over a single physical/logical connection. This can be used in a retail smart card system.
Patent GB-2330302-A (GB)
Title: Duvet cover
Inventor: CLAYDON HILARY ELIZABETH
IPC: A47G9/02
Filed: 1997-10-07
Abstract: A duvet cover (1) comprises a double-sided fabric shell (4,6) bounded by at least four edges and releasable edge fastening means (18) wherein the edge fastening means (18) extends along one full edge, continuing at least partially along two adjacent edges to so that a side of the shell may be opened as a flap (16) when the edge fastening means (18) is released.
Patent GB-2331657-A (GB)
Title: Communications network management
Inventor: TATTERSFIELD PETER JAMIESON
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 1997-11-21
Abstract: A communications network, eg a distributed network, comprises a plurality of distributed physical resources in the form of components, assemblies of components 604, and systems based on components and composites. A network management system of such a network comprises an application level 600 which represents the functionality of a plurality of different composites being hardware and/or software components of different proprietary manufacture and different function capability, and an implementation level 601 which implements control of the composites. The application level is sub-divided into a plurality of application level elements each of which correspond to a function capability of a composite or system, a system being a highest level of composite. The implementation level is sub-divided into a plurality of implementation level elements each of which represents a system, a composite or a component. The internal structure of the elements within the application controller and implementation level corresponds to internal architectures of the systems and composites.
Patent GB-978161-A (GB)
IPC: C08L23/02
Abstract: 978,161. Preserving butter. J. R. GEIGY A.G. Sept. 16, 1963 [Sept. 17, 1962], No. 36302/63. Heading A2D. [Also in Divisions B1, C2, C3 and C5] Butter is stabilized by the presence of a compound of formula wherein A is C 1-6 -alkylene, R 1  is alkyl, R 2  is hydrogen or C 1-8 -alkyl and B is alkylimino, alkoxy, alkylthioalkoxy; or B may be alkylene dioxy or thio di (alkylene oxy) in which cases the free valency is joined to another such hydroxyphenoxyalkanoyl radical as that shown. An additional stabilizer of formula S [CH 2  (CH 2 ) n  CO 2 R] 2  wherein n is 1 or 2 and R is C 8-24 -alkyl, may also be present.
Patent GB-2321019-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball
Inventor: SULLIVAN MICHAEL J
IPC: A63B37/12
Filed: 1998-01-08
Abstract: A golf ball with an enhanced Moment of Inertia is constituted by a core, a mantle or inner cover layer and an outer cover layer wherein the core is made smaller and lighter than is normal and the mantle is made heavier than is normal. Typical golf balls according to the invention comprise a core having a diameter of not more than 40 mm and a weight of not more than 44.5 g; an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer each having a thickness greater than .25 mm ; the weight of the core plus inner layer is more than 32.2 g ; and the whole ball weighs more than 45 g. A typical minimum value of Moment of Inertia is 0.390. The desired weight distribution is attained by incorporating a heavy filler.
Patent GB-2323316-A (GB)
Title: Container end forming apparatus
Inventor: HILL REGINALD THOMAS
IPC: B21D51/32
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: A seaming head of a container seaming machine comprises inner (22) and outer (24) portions of an eccentric mechanism, one or more roller tools (16) being carried by the outer portion (24). The portions are driven independently by master and slave servo motors (72,74), the eccentric mechanism enabling the two portions to be rotated in unison about a machine axis (12) but also to be rotated relative to one another about an off-set axis (26) whereby to vary the distance of the roller tool from the machine axis. A composite balancing mass (40) comprises primary (42) and secondary (46) discs which are rotatable in unison about the machine axis and also relatively rotatable to shift mass radially in order to balance radial movements of the roller tools.
Patent GB-2324534-A (GB)
Title: Polymers
Inventor: GARNETT MARTIN CHARLES
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 1997-01-06
Abstract: A composition for delivering a biologically active polyanionic molecule comprising a linear polymer with a backbone comprising amido and tertiary amino groups arranged regularly on the said backbone and said biologically active polyanionic molecule bound to said polymer. Preferably the linear polymer comprises a poly(amidoamine). Preferably the biologically active polyanionic molecule is a nucleic acid, more preferably DNA. The compositions are useful for delivering nucleic acids to a cell, for example in cell transformation or transfection and in gene therapy.
Patent GB-2340501-A (GB)
Title: Acidic hard surface cleaning and disinfecting compositions
Inventor: COLURCIELLO ANDREW FRANCIS
IPC: C11D3/48
Filed: 1998-08-11
Abstract: Acidic, hard surface cleaning and disinfecting compositions include a film-forming, organosilicone quaternary ammonium compound providing a protective layer for water and stain repellency. The composition may also include an amine oxide surfactant, an ethoxylated alcohol, an amphoteric surfactant and a solvent.
Patent GB-2340929-A (GB)
Title: Gas or electric simulated solid fuel fire
Inventor: CHARLTON BARRY GEORGE
IPC: F24C3/12
Filed: 1998-08-22
Abstract: A gas or electric fire 2 having a display effect 10 for simulating the appearance of burning solid fuel in a grate wherein the fire has a decorative fire front 12 comprising a fret 14 and a simulated ash pan cover 16 provided with a front knob 18 on which a sensor 20 is mounted. First radiated signals incident on the sensor are converted thereby to second signals which act on a fire control system which controls operation of the fire, for example switches the fire on or off or varies its heat output. The first signals conveying fire control information are emitted by a manually controlled hand-held emitter device, and may be infrared signals. In which case the sensor 20 is an infrared sensor.
Patent GB-2328779-A (GB)
Title: Cartridge retention mechanism
Inventor: MUSE JAY A
IPC: G11B23/03
Filed: 1998-08-27
Abstract: An apparatus for retaining a cartridge 10 in a removable media disk drive 50 during drive operation is disclosed. The apparatus has a protuberance 32 at a distal end of a flexible arm 23. When a cartridge 10 is pushed into the drive 50, it engages the protuberance 32 and flexes it along the edge of the cartridge 10. The protuberance 32 flexes back when it engages a cut-out 34 in the side of the cartridge 10. An opening (fig 4A,59) in a side wall of the disk drive chassis 57 allows the flexible arm 23 to flex out when the cartridge 10 engages it. The flexible arm 23 is attached to a sliding lever 22. As the cartridge 10 is inserted further into the drive 50 the flexible arm 23 moves past the opening and thereby locks the cartridge 10 into the drive 50. The cartridge comprises an inner shell rotatably disposed inside the outer shell.
Patent GB-2332034-A (GB)
Title: Active vibration isolating device
Inventor: MURAMATSU ATSUSHI
IPC: F16F15/02
Filed: 1998-12-02
Abstract: An active vibration damper in a fluid-filled vibration damping device (10; 86) has an elastic body (16) partially defining a primary fluid chamber (52) filled with a non-compressible fluid and an oscillating plate (48) partially defining an auxiliary fluid chamber (56) filled with the fluid and communicating through an orifice passage (64) with the main chamber. The pressure in chamber (56) is variable with the oscillation of the oscillating plate by a drive means (68; 72; 74). An electric drive pulse signal operates the drive means, the pulse signal (P) having a frequency related to that of the vibration to be damped, its phase and amplitude also being related to the nature and amplitude of the vibration.
Patent GB-2335560-A (GB)
Title: Moving picture encoding system
Inventor: SHIMADA TOSHIAKI
IPC: H04N7/50
Filed: 1998-12-17
Abstract: A moving picture encoding system includes an encoding control unit (14) for setting a target quantiser step size used to encode each of different types of pictures so that a ratio among the target quantiser step sizes set for the different types of pictures is a predetermined one. The encoding control unit (14) initially sets the quantiser step size for a macroblock to be encoded first to the target quantiser step size set for the picture type of that picture, and, each time the encoding unit (6) encodes each macroblock remaining in the current picture, updates the quantiser step size so that the average of the quantiser step sizes used during the encoding of all macroblocks in the current picture finally approaches the target quantiser step size set for the picture type of the current picture. Thus the system is able to control the amount of codes generated during the encoding of each picture in the unit group while keeping the relative picture quality among the pictures adjacent with respect to time.
Patent GB-2333640-A (GB)
Title: Gimbal micropositioning device
Inventor: BOUTAGHOU ZINE-EDDINE
IPC: B24B37/005
Filed: 1997-05-06
Abstract: A head positioning mechanism in a disc drive system is disclosed. The disc drive system includes a rotatable disc (12), an actuator arm (18), and a suspension load beam (22, 32, 52, 72) connected to the actuator arm (18). The head positioning mechanism includes a motor (38, 58) attached to the suspension load beam (22, 32, 52, 72). A gimbal (23, 33, 53, 73) has a first end attached to the motor (38, 58), and a slider (24, 34, 54, 74) carrying a transducing head (35, 55, 75) is attached to a second end of the gimbal (23, 33, 53, 73). Control circuitry (39, 59, 79) generates electrical control signals to operate the motor (38, 58) to selectively position the transducing head (35, 55, 75) proximate a predetermined radial location on the rotatable disc (12).
Patent GB-2338829-A (GB)
Title: Metallic plate terminal for ceramic electronic component
Inventor: TAKAHASHI MASARU
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 1999-06-14
Abstract: A chip-type ceramic electronic component 12 has electrodes 13 provided on each end face. At each end face is located a terminal member 19, in the form of a metal plate, which comprises a first portion 20 located on an end face and connected to an electrode, and a second portion 22 which is bent round towards the surface 16 of the component body, and which provides a connection part for connecting the component to a circuit board. A projection 23 is formed on the second portion 22 which protrudes towards the surface of the component body. This prevents solder from reaching the ceramic electronic component body. The projection is formed from processing the metal plate, such as by performing a swelling process. The terminals may be further bent in a U-shape fashion, and may have a solder-affinity surface 24 on the outer surface of the bend, and a solder non-affinity surface 25 on the inside of the bend. Further swellings may be formed on the first portion of the terminal. A plurality of ceramic component bodies can be provided, with the terminal members 19 attached to plural electrodes.
Patent GB-2351188-A (GB)
Title: Power line divider
Inventor: CHENG WILLIAM
IPC: H01R25/00
Filed: 1999-06-17
Abstract: A power line divider 1 has a body 10 which comprises two parts separated by a hinge 22. The two parts are clipped and held together using fastening means 14,15. Locating spigots 22 and sockets 23 can also be provided. The divider 1 has three ports 16,18,20 for accepting cable 17,19,21. The cable 17 can enter the divider 1 at a first port 16 and be branched out into two separate cables 19,21 through second and third ports 18,20. The divider 1 may have a moulded casing surrounding it (figure 5).
Patent GB-2355280-A (GB)
Title: Double clip
Inventor: SUCKLING ROBERT PETER
IPC: A61M5/14
Filed: 1999-09-27
Abstract: A "piggy-back" type double clip comprising a two jaw (2, 6) clip which provides a primary clamping action, to which is connected a further jaw (10), which works in cooperation with one of the jaws (6) of the two jaw clip to provide a secondary clamping action.
Patent GB-2357035-A (GB)
Title: Electric vapor diffuser device with tamper-proof mechanism
Inventor: BOADELLA ESTEVE ORIOL
IPC: A61L9/03
Filed: 1999-12-06
Abstract: The device comprises a plug for connection to the mains and a body 1 housing a low voltage electric heater, the body 1 further comprising a hollow sleeve 5 having a screw thread 6 for connection to the neck 3 of a container 2 for a volatile substance, eg an air freshener. The sleeve 5 has a radial flange 8 with equidistant grooves 9 on its upper surface, wherein the flange 8 rests on a ledge 10 on the body 1. The body also includes an annular part 11 which is located above the flange 8, this part 11 being provided with projections (12, figure 5) which engage with the grooves 9 in the flange 8 when the sleeve 5 is raised. This prevents easy disconnection of the container 2 from the body 1 by rotation, and therefore makes the device child-proof. The device may further comprise a mechanism for preventing short circuits caused by wires inside the body (see figures 9 to 13), means (27, figure 13) to centre the wick 4 in the orifice through which it extends, and mechanical and electrical mechanisms to control the rate of diffusion of the volatile substance (see figures 15.1, 15.2 and 16).