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Patent GB-2234818-A (GB)
Title: Microprobe for coulometric measurement of metallic coating thickness
Inventor: FISCHER HELMUT
IPC: G01B7/06
Filed: 1989-07-31
Abstract: A microprobe comprises a first chamber II with electrolyte connection 16 and a second chamber 12 with electrolyte connection 14, the chambers connecting by pipe 8 which faces the measuring outlet 7. Electrolyte is supplied at pressure P0, P1, at least one of which is oscillating so that the electrolyte is pumped from the first chamber 11 into the second chamber 12 and vice versa during the measurement. As a result, fresh electrolyte constantly reaches the measuring spot below the outlet orifice 7 and the troublesome formation of gas bubbles at this measuring spot is completely or substantially reduced. Pump 28 is operated to maintain the whole system at underpressure below atmospheric so that, if the probe is inadvertently lifted off the coating 2, electrolyte does not escape from orifice 7. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229533-A (GB)
Title: Portable measuring tape
Inventor: KANG DONG MIN
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 1989-09-04
Abstract: A portable measuring tape comprising an integral flashlight 1 which is arranged to provide illumination during use of the tape measure, and a manually operated spring loaded stopper 9 for stopping or inhibiting passage of the tape during a measurement. As shown, upward finger pressure on the stopper 9 lifts a jaw 10 clear of the tape. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226238-A (GB)
Title: Power seat slider driving mechanism
Inventor: TANAKA YUJI
IPC: B60N2/06
Filed: 1989-12-14
Abstract: A motor 40 drives a worm 36 which in turn drives a worm wheel 37 at a given speed. The worm wheel 37 is connected to a threaded shaft 35 which it drives to rotate. Rotation of the threaded shaft 35 forces it through a nut 21 which is fixed to the body of the vehicle. This drives the threaded shaft 35, which is connected to the sliding frame of the seat, longitudinally with respect to the vehicle. In order to prevent force exerted on the seat in the direction of travel from causing the threaded shaft 35 to rotate faster than it is being driven and thus overrun the worm gear, a resilient governor member is included which provides a limited braking effect and tends to resist the rotation of the shaft. 
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Patent GB-2231527-A (GB)
Title: Mould release lining and mould having lining locating means
Inventor: WAITE CHRISTOPHER BRIAN
IPC: B28B7/00
Filed: 1990-05-01
Abstract: In casting a concrete product, a release lining 10 of sheet material is fitted into a mould 11 before the concrete mix is introduced into the lined mould and allowed to harden. Once the concrete product has been removed with the liner, the mould can be quickly relined for re-use. Preferably the lining 10 resists the adherence of concrete thereto and can itself be re-used. In fitting the lining 10 into the mould, the corners 21 of the lining are folded and pinched e.g. about lines of weakness 20 and inserted into slots 19 formed in the corners of the mould, to hold the liner in shape within the mould. The lining may comprise acrylic coated paper card, and may be embossed to produce a textured finish on the concrete. The mould may have outwardly projecting lifting flanges 14, 15 a pair of opposite sides which are of greater height than adjacent sides 15, 17 to facilitate both mould stacking, and air flow over the concrete in the stacked moulds. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238945-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing shaped food
Inventor: MURATA SUSUMU
IPC: A23G3/48
Filed: 1990-11-20
Abstract: A process for producing shaped food, which comprises binding processed food particles such as corn flakes or wheat flakes to each other with powdery  alpha -starch or high-molecular substance containing an aqueous alcolhol and shaping the mixture into a long, platy form or the like. In the conventional process comprising wetting processed food particles, covering the wetted particles with powdery cereal containing  alpha -starch and heat-drying the covered particles to impart a binding ability to the powder cereal to bind the processed food particles, there has been a problem that the cereal powders bind to each other to form a mass, which penetrates into a part of the shaped food to form spots or the like, thus deteriorating the appearance or taste of the food. In the process of the present invention, a sugar is adhered to the processed food particles before the particles are covered in a wet state with the powdery cereal containing  alpha -starch. This process prevents the cereal powders from binding to each other so that the problem of the poor appearance or bad taste of the processed food due to the binding can be solved.
Patent GB-2237853-A (GB)
Title: A differential gear assembly
Inventor: BLESSING MARTIN G
IPC: F16H48/30
Filed: 1990-11-26
Abstract: A limited slip intermeshed planet differential gear assembly, for driving each axle of a pair of coaxially aligned vehicle axles (24, 26) at the same rotational speed or at relatively different rotational speeds as conditions require, comprises an externally controllable clutch mechanism (70) for preventing excessive relative rotation of the axles. The amount of the clutch force being applied to resist relative rotation may be varied independently of the relative rotational speed of the axles and also of the torque level in the gear assembly. The differential has a rotatable input case 14 provided with a ring gear 36 and the two axles (24, 26) are journalled therein, one connected to the sun gear 56 and the other to the carrier of the planets 48, 50. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241560-A (GB)
Title: Flexible coupling
Inventor: KUEHNE VIKTOR
IPC: F16F15/123
Filed: 1991-03-01
Abstract: A flexible coupling has plate components (1, 2) which are torsionally and elastically connected via spring assemblies (7) arranged in peripheral cut-outs (6) in the plate components (1, 2). The assemblies (7) each consist of two springs (11, 12) which are arranged in succession in the direction of action and are connected in series in the power flow. The springs (11, 12) are helical but a first of the springs (11) has a single turn or only a few turns so that, at maximum compression it forms only a single plane on which the adjacent spring (12) rests statically. The first spring (11) is of lower rigidity for idle running and has only a small length. The space inside the coupling is therefore available for the second spring (12) acting over the main operating range without being significantly impaired by the first spring. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243492-A (GB)
Title: Microstrip antenna system
Inventor: HIRATA TOSHIKIYO
IPC: H01Q1/28
Filed: 1991-04-04
Abstract: When the beams are to be formed in the directions of switching points of the microstrip array plates, two microstrip array plates associated with the switching points are used, and deviation in the phase caused by the arrangement of the two is corrected using a half-fixed phase shifter. Therefore, sufficiently large gain is obtained in all directions inclusive of boundary directions in each of the portions of the antenna array in which the gain was very small so far.
Patent GB-2242900-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing phosphorous acid
Inventor: LOWE EDWARD JAMES
IPC: C01B25/163
Filed: 1991-04-10
Abstract: Phosphorous acid is made by a continuous recycling process from a mixture of phosphorous and hydrochloric acids, comprising:     (i) continuously recycling the mixture in a loop apparatus; (ii) adding water to and passing phosphorus trichloride into said recycling mixture so as to generate a condition of turbulent flow at the point of contact of the phosphorus trichloride and the recycling mixture, whereby a reaction product, comprising an aqueous solution of phosphorous and hydrochloric acids as a continuous liquid phase and gaseous hydrogen chloride as gas bubbles of disperse phase, is produced;   (iii) separating said gaseous hydrogen chloride;   (iv) cooling said reaction product; and (v) recycling at least a portion of said reaction product and repeating steps (ii), (iii) and (iv) thereon to produce a more highly concentrated solution of phosphorus acid.
Patent GB-2246654-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle presence detection system
Inventor: HUTCHINSON MICHAEL RAYMOND
IPC: G01V3/12
Filed: 1991-08-01
Abstract: A vehicle presence detection system comprises a first part 10 disposed at an elevated position above or to one side of a vehicle pathway, e.g. on top of a traffic signal 11, a second part 12 disposed in or on the surface of the vehicle pathway, means for transmitting a microwave signal between the two parts 11 and 12, and means for detecting an interruption of said signal when a vehicle passes between, or comes to rest between, the two parts 11 and 12. In one embodiment, the part 10 includes a microwave transmitter and a microwave receiver and the part 12 includes means for modifying microwave energy incident thereon from the transmitter and for transmitting modified microwave energy to the microwave receiver. In another embodiment, the part 12 includes a microwave transmitter and the part 10 includes a microwave receiver. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255126-A (GB)
Title: Ladder stile.
Inventor: CLARKE JAMES BRIAN
IPC: E06C7/08
Filed: 1992-02-28
Abstract: A ladder having rungs (2) has two channel shaped stiles (1), each of which comprises a web (3) to which the rung are fixed. The stile (1) extends beyond each edge of the web (3) progressively into first (4), second (5) and third (6) portions. Each first portion (4) extends from the web (3) in the direction away from the rung (2). Each second portion (5) extends from the first portions (4) towards the other second portion (5). The third portion (6) provides an effective increase in the thickness of the edge of the second portion (5) remote from the first portion (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256108-A (GB)
Title: Focus detecting
Inventor: SENSUI TAKAYUKI
IPC: G02B7/34
Filed: 1992-05-20
Abstract: In focus detecting apparatus, two bundles of rays are transmitted through different portions of a taking lens L, through a common focus detecting zone 11 formed on an imaginary focal plane 10 of the taking lens L, and through two image reforming optical systems (20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33) which reform images of the bundles of rays. Different image reforming optical systems are used depending on the direction of the light bundles or the lens focal length. One or more pairs of line sensors 40, 41 are located at the positions at which the images are reformed. Various alternative arrangements (fig 2 to 8) involve fewer lenses, optical wedges or shutters, or complexly shaped lenses, as well as one or two pairs of line sensors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259232-A (GB)
Title: Transplant apparatus
Inventor: HAMILTON THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: A01G9/10
Filed: 1992-07-10
Abstract: Transplant apparatus for transplanting seedlings from a tray (16) of smaller pockets to a tray (12) of larger pockets includes a first pair of guides (10) for guiding the tray (12) along a horizontal path. A second set of guides (14) acts to guide the tray (16) along a vertical plane in a direction transverse to the horizontal path. An ejector mechanism (18) on one side of the tray (16) acts to eject selected seedlings from each row in turn, out of the tray (16). A catcher mechanism (26) facing the tray (16) but located on the opposite side of the tray (16) to the ejector mechanism (18) acts to catch the ejected seedlings, to turn them through a right angle and then to lower them into the waiting tray (12) below. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258846-A (GB)
Title: Paper bail lifting apparatus for printer
Inventor: TSUKUDA YASUNORI
IPC: B41J13/20
Filed: 1992-07-20
Abstract: With reference to figure 1 of the drawings, the present invention provides a bail. In order to move the bail roller (17) from the release position to the bailing position, the driving force of the paper feed gear (13) is utilized. The paper feed gear (13) transmits the driving force to a bail gear (21) which rotates the bail roller (17) through an idle gear (23). The idle gear (23) is normally held away from the paper feed gear (13) and the bail gear (21). but a compression piece (27) provided on a carriage (15) moves the bail gear (21) to the driving position when the carriage (15) is moved beyond the printing range. Once the idle gear (23) meshes with the paper feed gear (13) and the bail gear (21), even if the carriage (15) is moved beyond the printing range, the interlocking is continued until the bail roller (17) is moved. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270907-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for storing and dispensing articles
Inventor: MOFFAT EDWARD MCKINLEY
IPC: B65G1/07
Filed: 1992-09-29
Abstract: Apparatus (1) for storing and dispensing articles arranged in a vertical stack, comprising a cabinet having a base (2), and article, e.g. plate, carrier (6, 10) mounted for up and down movement within the cabinet and a heater (40) mounted beneath the carrier (6, 10). The apparatus further includes vertical guides (15) for guiding articles carried in a vertical stack on the carrier (6, 10) during up and down movement of the latter, the guides (15) being adjustable to adjust their radial spacing from a vertical axis (16) passing through the heater (40). Each guide (15) has a foot portion 18 which is offset outwardly of the guide in 7 relation to the axis 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276012-A (GB)
Title: Improved power meter
Inventor: PAYNE KENNETH
IPC: G01R19/252
Filed: 1993-03-13
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring electrical power is adapted to produce an output signal proportional to the product of a supply voltage and current flowing through a connected load. A first signal proportional to the supply voltage and a second signal proportional to the load current are used to modulate at 5 and 4 respectively the period of two constant frequency carrier signals. Third and fourth signals derived from the modulated signals are transmitted to a microprocessor 8, for example via electrical isolating devices 7 and 6. The processing of the third and fourth signals may include counters and generation of a constant frequency clock signal. The signals can be averaged over a period of time to provide automatic zero power calibration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276617-A (GB)
Title: The multi-functional vertical tube biological reactor
Inventor: ZHOU JITI
IPC: C02F3/12
Filed: 1993-04-01
Abstract: The multi-functional vertical tube biological reactor, based on the optimum of hydraulic, gases kinetics and microbiological conditions, gives the high efficiencies in the waste-water biological treatment, industrial fermentation, and other bio-engineering. It is composed of some basic units having the tube-like or tower-like structures. In the reactor, the gas and liquid are well mixed and their contact time can last as it needs. The vertical installation of the reactor save the construction floor. In the same device, the aerobic, anaerobic, suspended growing and fixed growing of the microbe can all be performed. The higher oxygen transport efficiency, energy-save stirring, easy management, lower operation cost and systematically manufacture properties are quite striking.
Patent GB-2269275-A (GB)
Title: Micropin connector system
Inventor: MCCARDELL WILLARD B
IPC: H01R13/11
Filed: 1991-11-07
Abstract: An electrical connector system includes socket and plug connector components (10, 180) which each receive a plurality of electrical wires for interconnection. The socket and plug components (10, 180) each include a molded receiver element (12, 182) having a plurality of elongated, parallel locking finger elements (14, 184) and a molded spacer element (16, 188) having a plurality of elongated, parallel spacer fingers (18, 190). The receiver and spacer elements are assembled so that their respective fingers are interdigitated to define a plurality of terminal receiver channels within each of the socket and plug components. Each of the electrical wires carries a socket and plug (26) or a pin terminal (200) for connection to respective socket or plug component (26), the terminals each incorporating a locking surface (20, 192) which engages a corresponding locking surface formed in corresponding terminal receiver channels, so that the terminals can be releasably secured in the connector components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269630-A (GB)
Title: Code plate mounting device comprises elastic curved code plate and engaging     projection
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: G02B7/10
Filed: 1993-10-18
Abstract: A code plate mounting device for mounting a code plate (63) on an outer peripheral surface or on an inner peripheral surface of a cam ring (61) of a zoom lens comprises an engaging projection (67) provided on the outer peripheral surface or on the inner peripheral surface of the cam ring and an engaging hole (69) provided on the code plate. The code plate is made of an elastic or flexible plate which is curved at a curvature greater than that of the outer peripheral surface or less than that of the inner peripheral surface of the annular member. There may be engaging holes at both ends of the code plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283383-A (GB)
Title: Real time remote sensing topography processor
Inventor: DOWNS ROGER COLSTON
IPC: G01S17/89
Filed: 1993-11-18
Abstract: A real time remote sensing topography processor comprises an array of three or more image sensors V1...V3 whose fields of view share a common scenario (figure 3), and a processor or processors (figure 4) capable of processing the composite video signals output from each image sensor in the array so as to identify image element information characterized by image signal discontinuities, representative of vectors from particular image sensors in the array to elements of topographical detail in the observed scenario, and correlate such information between sets of such information to identify real multiple vector intercepts comprising one vector from each image sensor whereby the relative position of such elements of associated topographical detail may be established. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283960-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing arrangement from a bag
Inventor: FIELDING ROBERT MICHAEL GEORGE
IPC: B65D33/36
Filed: 1993-11-22
Abstract: A dispenser for doses of a viscous fluid such as liquid soap comprises a bag 40 with an outlet at the bottom, and an insert member 50 inside the bag and fixed in the outlet, the insert member comprising a lower region 51 with an outlet 52, and an upper region 53 which is arranged to be squeezed through the bag walls for dispensing a dose and which restores itself after squeezing to substantially its uncompressed state and moves apart the bag walls. The outlet 52 of the insert member may have narrow slits serving as a valve, or alternatively the lower region 51 may comprise an internal slit diaphragm (57, Fig. 9 not shown). The bag 40 may be housed within a holding unit 60 incorporating means for squeezing the bag. The lower region 51 may be relatively rigid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272857-A (GB)
Title: Flash-free tool handle moulding
Inventor: BETTS GEOFFREY
IPC: B29C70/76
Filed: 1993-11-23
Abstract: A method of moulding a synthetic plastics handle in place on a hand tool includes the step of fitting a resilient sealing member (19) on a root end portion (16) of said tool before said root end portion has been located between the two halves (10 and 12) of the moulding die such that on closure of the moulding die a fluid tight seal is formed between the die halves and the sealing member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-936378-A (GB)
Abstract: 936,378. Securing wall panels. D. J. W. CULLUM. April 10, 1962, No. 13742/62. Class 20 (4). The fixing plate 16 for use in the wall panel securing system disclosed in Specification 646,406 has elongated slots 10 formed in it so that each slot is at an angle to all the sides of the plate.
Patent GB-2291177-A (GB)
Title: Panel for a heating unit
Inventor: BEALE DAVID
IPC: F24D10/00
Filed: 1994-07-07
Abstract: A panel for a heating unit, comprises a supporting plate (33) and at least one conduit (42) disposed at a first side of the plate (33). A tubular connector (40) is fixed to the conduit (42) and has a portion (44) extending through an aperture (46) in the plate in order to allow connection of an operative component (6) thereto at the opposite side of the plate (33). The aperture is of a larger dimension than the tubular portion (44) of the connector (40) to allow a limited degree of movement of the conduit (42) and the connector (40) relative to the plate (33) in a lateral direction substantially parallel to the plate (33). Further compliant support is afforded by heat-insulative material (58) enclosing the conduit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299061-A (GB)
Title: Airbag arrangement for protecting against side impact
Inventor: HALAND YNGVE
IPC: B60R21/231
Filed: 1995-03-23
Abstract: The air-bag arrangement is inflated by a gas generator (3) which supplies gas to a first air-bag (11). This air-bag is located between the torso of a person sitting in the motor vehicle and the side of the motor vehicle. The first air-bag (11) communicates by means of an airflow passage (8) to a second air-bag (9) located on top of the first air-bag (11). The second air-bag thus inflates after the first air-bag (11) is inflated and is positioned to provide protection for the head of a person sitting in the motor vehicle. The two air-bags may be formed as an integral air-bag structure and may be stored within the B-Post of the vehicle or the back of the seat.
Patent GB-2291388-A (GB)
Title: Safety towing bracket
Inventor: BRAGA DA COSTA CAMPOS LUIS MAN
IPC: B60D1/28
Filed: 1995-05-10
Abstract: A towing bracket/coupling 1 for a towing/towed vehicle combination is provided with a secondary towing bracket/coupling assembly 10, 12 that can act as a primary coupling in the event of the main coupling 4, 5. A plurality of secondary couplings may be fitted, and they may be connected to the vehicle drawbar through damping means 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295637-A (GB)
Title: Strengthening a reinforced concrete structure
Inventor: NISHIMURA AKIRA
IPC: E04C5/07
Filed: 1995-06-27
Abstract: A method for strengthening a reinforced concrete structure (1) uses a fiber reinforced plastic plate by coating a resin on a concrete surface of the reinforced concrete structure and then laminating a fiber reinforcement (2, 3) in sheet form thereon followed by resin impregnation and cold curing. In the method:   (A) the resin is a cold curable epoxy resin having a density of 40 to 200 poise and a thixotropy index of 3.0 to 8.0; and (B) the fiber reinforcement is a unidirectional strengthening fabric in which a series of ancillary weft threads (7) are present on both sides of a sheet surface of yarn strips (5) comprising flat reinforcing fiber-multifilament yarns which are arranged unidirectionally and in parallel to form a sheet, and a series of ancillary warp threads (6) parallel to the multifilament yarns (5) are woven with the ancillary weft threads (7) to hold the yarn strips together. Interstices exist between adjacent reinforcing fiber-multifilament yarns (5) to permit the resin to penetrate and air to escape.
Patent GB-2297708-A (GB)
Title: Trowelling tool and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: MCCOMBER LARRY J
IPC: E04F21/06
Filed: 1996-01-23
Abstract: A trowel and related method of manufacture in which residual stresses are intentionally imposed upon the bottom working surface and/or the top mounting surface of a trowel blade. Stresses can be imposed, for example, by glass bead peening, shot peening, rolling, and/or brushing the metal trowel blade. Stresses are built up to a working stess level that remains substantially constant with further use of the trowel against abrasive, spreadable surfaces. Imposed stresses on the top and bottom surfaces can also be used to vary the resulting curvature of the blade.