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Patent GB-2282635-A (GB)
Title: Door locking handle assembly
Inventor: YAMADA KENICHI
IPC: E05B5/00
Filed: 1994-06-30
Abstract: A door locking handle assembly has a pivot (13) by means of which a button (7) is pivoted to a casing (1) in a manner reducing the risk of deformation on assembly to ensure a smooth swinging action of the button (7). A leg (8) of the button (7) extends from a rear surface of the button (7) and has a hole (9) through which the pivot (13) passes. The pivot (13) also passes through a hole (12) of a bearing portion (11) of a base plate (10) of a button unit (6) so that the button (7) is pivoted to said base plate (10) by means of the pivot (13) and biased forward by a spring (14). The unit 6 is received in a lower space (15) of the casing (1), has the base plate (10) fixed to a bottom wall (4) of the casing (1) and has opposite ends of the pivot (13) abutting inner surfaces of side wall portions (5) of the casing (1) to prevent the pivot (13) from dropping out of the unit (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286086-A (GB)
Title: I/O device for a data bus
Inventor: HENNEMANN LOTHAR
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 1994-12-15
Abstract: The invention relates to I/O devices for a data bus, which are configured as series terminals having an I/O electronic means installed therein (so-called bus terminals). The terminals are locatable on commercially available support rails and form there a terminal bus. Incorporated in the bus terminals are, power supply lines. A power supply electrically communicates with the power supply lines, the lines being automatically contacted or slipped therethrough upon location on the support rail.
Patent GB-2291187-A (GB)
Title: Flow velocity measurement in a multi-phase fluid flow
Inventor: ROSCOE BRADLEY A
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 1995-06-27
Abstract: The method comprises injecting into the flow 16 a non-radioactive tracer having a neutron capture cross section higher than that of the flowing fluids, for example a gadolinium compound, and measuring the neutron capture cross section in the fluid downstream of the injection point to detect the passage of the tracer and hence determine the time of flight. By making the tracer miscible with only one phase (typically the continuous phase) of a multi-phase fluid, it is possible to measure the flow velocity of that phase. The neutron capture cross section can be measured by irradiating with neutrons from a pulsed neutron generator and measuring secondary capture q rays with a scintillation detector. The source 24 creates a radiation environment around the detectors 26. Tracer is released from 18 and its presence near the detectors 26 affects the amount of radiation reaching them. This detection triggers the end of the timing period. Applications in oil/water flow from a borehole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295367-A (GB)
Title: Hitch assembly
Inventor: MCCORMICK PATRICK
IPC: B60D1/46
Filed: 1995-11-27
Abstract: A tractor hitch assembly for releasably securing a trailer to a tractor comprising a pick-up arm 1 with a hook 7, wherein the means for releasably securing the trailer comprises a pin-receiving orifice 9A located on the pick-up arm 1 and further comprises a spring-loaded pin 16 moveable between an extended position in which it is engaged through the pin-receiving orifice 9A to secure the pick-up arm 1 and a retracted position in which it is disengaged from the pin-receiving orifice and the pick-up arm 1 is disengaged from the hitch assembly 10. A pair of flanges 13, 14 are provided with pin-guiding apertures 19 located co-axially with the axis of the pin to guide the pin into the extended position. A pin stopper 20 is provided to block the passage of the pin 16 until the orifice 9A is lined up with the apertures 19 to ensure the pick-up arm is in the correct position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296801-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for personal attribute selection having delay management
Inventor: ZANCHO WILLIAM
IPC: H04M1/72406
Filed: 1995-12-21
Abstract: An application device 401 eg a cellular phone is connectable with a donor device 541 such as a portable memory card 560 or widely accessible central database 550. The donor device 541 stores and provides preferences to the application device 401. The donor device (541) contains a reference preference memory capable of storing preferences for a particular user. A controller 450 accesses the donor device, when the donor device is available, to obtain preferences that pertain to the particular user under certain conditions and stores preferences obtained from the donor device in the session preference memory 490 of the application device 401 for use in a session by the particular user. When the donor device is unavailable, alternate preference establishment procedures are used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307433-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for forming a pair of spaced apart projecting elements on an outer peripheral surface of a wal of a valve housing.
Inventor: MURPHY WILLIAM
IPC: B21D22/02
Filed: 1996-03-06
Abstract: Apparatus (15) for forming a pair of projecting elements (9) and (10) in a valve housing (1) of a beer keg. The apparatus (15) comprises a spigot (19) onto which a main housing (3) of the valve housing (1) is located and supported. Rocker members (20) pivotally mounted in slots (21) in the spigot (19) carry forming members (23) and (24) for forming the projecting elements (9) and (10). A camming member (29) shuttles within the spigot (19) for rocking the rocker members (20) and in turn the forming members (23) and (24) between a retracted position and a forming position. A die (40) having recesses (46) co-operates with the forming members (23) and (24) for forming the projecting elements (9) and (10).
Patent GB-2312877-A (GB)
Title: Side impact air-bag with tensioned strap
Inventor: JUCHEM ALOIS
IPC: B60R21/232
Filed: 1996-05-10
Abstract: The air-bag 20 is associated with a strap 5 which extends between two anchoring points 11,7 on the A- and B-pillars respectively. The air-bag and strap are stored in a recess along the top of the door and along the A-pillar; the strap is therefore longer than the distance between the anchoring points 11,7. When the air-bag is inflated, parts of the strap are caused to follow a non-linear or convoluted path, applying tension to the strap. Either the strap can pass alteratively in front of and behind a plurality of cells 21,22,23... defined by the air-bag, as in fig.5 or the strap can be constrained to follow a zig-zag path within the interior of the air-bag as in fig.2. The air-bag is thus made rigid enough to protect the occupant even if the side window is broken during a side impact.
Patent GB-2315250-A (GB)
Title: Tricycle with driven front wheels, and rear wheel steered by steering wheel
Inventor: HUGGETT JOHN PHILIP
IPC: B62K5/05
Filed: 1996-07-16
Abstract: A pedal tricycle has a box framework 4, 5, 6, 7 at the front, supported by two parallel driven wheels 2, with a differential 29 mounted between half shafts 30 and 31. The rear portion of the tricycle includes a conventional pedal and sprocket assembly 25. Saddle 26 is situated above steered rear wheel 16, which has forks 17 rotatable about a vertical axis. Steering wheel 10 turns the back wheel via shaft 9, sprocket 11, chain 24, sprocket 23, shaft 18, and bevel gears 21 and 20. The steering wheel may not be circular.
Patent GB-2300936-A (GB)
Title: Data access apparatus and distributed data base system
Inventor: ITOH KAZUHIKO
IPC: G11B27/10
Filed: 1995-05-02
Abstract: In a distributed data-base system, an access apparatus 90 is coupled by a network 91 to a manager sub-system 70 and a plurality of member sub-systems 80, 81 managed by the manager sub-system in response to requests from the access apparatus 90.
Patent GB-2304612-A (GB)
Title: Forming an annular member
Inventor: SATO CHUICHI
IPC: B21H1/06
Filed: 1996-08-29
Abstract: An annular member forming apparatus includes a forming roll 3 in contact with an outer surface of an annular workpiece W; a mandrel 5 relatively movable towards and away from the forming roll 3 in contact with an inner cylindrical surface of the workpiece W; and a detecting device 16,17 for detecting an outside diameter of the workpiece. The apparatus further includes a moving device 9,10,12 which urges the forming roll 3 and the mandrel 5 towards each other to subject the workpiece to a rough rolling and a finish rolling step. The moving device 9,10,12 includes a retracting device for correcting an elastic deformation of the forming roll 3, the mandrel 5, and the moving device occurring during the rough rolling. A deflection sensor 17 outputs a signal proportional to the outside diameter of the workpiece to a controller 13 which in turn operates the moving device to alter the pass gap.
Patent GB-2311408-A (GB)
Title: Portable apparatus and battery locking mechanism
Inventor: TSURUMARU SHINICHIRO
IPC: H01M2/10
Filed: 1996-09-11
Abstract: A portable apparatus capable of using batteries as an energy source includes: a battery case portion 16 including at least a first region 16a and a second region 16b providing a space for a first battery 15a and a second battery 15b, respectively, and a third region 16c located between the first region and the second region necessary for loading and releasing only one of the first battery and the second battery, a slide member 20, located slidably at the third region, having an engaging portion 20a which contacts one of the first battery and second battery, and a locking member 21 which is engaged with the slide member when one of the first battery and the second battery is taken out from a corresponding region of the battery case portion, and locks the other battery in a corresponding region.
Patent GB-2308402-A (GB)
Title: Retaining polluting fluid in damaged containers
Inventor: MACLEOD IAIN TORQUIL
IPC: B60K15/03
Filed: 1996-09-24
Abstract: A fluid container (3) comprises a flexible bladder (4) stored within and in fluid communication (8) with the container, pump means (10) for transferring fluid from the container into the bladder, sensor means for monitoring the condition of the container and control means responsive to the sensor means for activating the pump means (10) in the event of an emergency resulting in rupture of the container to transfer the fluid from the container into the bladder (4). The container may be an oil tanker, a tank lorry, or the fuel tank of a vehicle, e.g.
Patent GB-2307763-A (GB)
Title: Fire alarm system
Inventor: KHELLAF FARIZ
IPC: G08B25/01
Filed: 1996-11-13
Abstract: A fire alarm system can determine whether a detection event on a zone circuit (14) occurred as a result of actuation of a manual call point (24) or an automatic detector (22). In normal operation, the zone circuit (14) is in a high-impedance state, current flowing only through an end-of-line unit (26). On actuation of a manual call point (24), the resistance is reduced to a first value (eg. 1200* capital Greek omega *) and on actuation of an automatic detector, the resistance is reduced to a second value (eg. 680* capital Greek omega *), the nature of the actuated device being thus determinable. Once a detection event has occurred, the system preferably does not respond to further changes in resistance.
Patent GB-967118-A (GB)
IPC: A63B69/18
Abstract: 967,118. Games apparatus. A. FEINER. Oct. 19, 1962 [Dec. 6, 1961], No. 39623/62. Heading A6H. Amusement apparatus comprises means for controlling the movement of a model skier 15 relative to a moving, endless belt 23, the surfaces of the belt 23 and of the skis 18 of the model being such that the friction between the two causes variation in their relative speed as the angle of the skis on the belt changes. The model skier 15 is mounted on a metal support 19 which, as shown in Fig. 2A, forms part of a double parallel linkage system of which the arms 39 and 40 are rigidly connected at 41 but are free to move as a unit relative to the support 19 and arm 43. The operator of the apparatus controls the model skier by rotating a pair of foot controls 12, 13, corresponding rotation being transmitted to the model 15 via selsyn motors 46, 48 and the double parallel linkage system. In order to obtain the above variations in speed between the belt and the model, the surface of the former comprises a material having a pile, and the longitudinal edges of skis 18 are flanged downwardly. The apparatus also comprises means for testing the operator's skill in guiding the model between pairs of flags 26, 27 and 28, 29 marked on the belt. The flags are in the nature of contacts in a circuit to a scoring clock 32 which also serves to record the time taken for the belt 23 to complete a prearranged number of revolutions, the speed of the belt being adjustable by means of a control 35. In the event of the metal support 19 touching one of the flags, an additional pulse is transmitted to the clock 32 and registered thereon as penalty time. The apparatus may be modified to simulate water-skiing, in which ease a model skier is guided over miniature jumps provided on the belt 23 and the model is connected to a combined dash pot and switch mechanism, the latter being in circuit with a scoring clock registering the times the model is successfully guided over a jump.
Patent GB-2320687-A (GB)
Title: Partitioning for a golf bag
Inventor: HSU KANG-CHIANG
IPC: A63B55/40
Filed: 1997-01-10
Abstract: A partitioning rack 20 for a golf bag 10 has elongate portioning strips 21 of differing heights connected together by connecting members 22 (see fig 2). Each partitioning strip 21 has a arcuate portion 211 and a flat portion 212 such that the arcuate portions can be joined together to form a cylinder with the flat portions 212 extending radially therefrom. The partitioning rack 20 can accommodate clubs of different lengths which can be held by clips (40 fig 4) or in perforated members 24 (27 fig 2), and an additional crossed rack 25 can be placed inside the cylinder of the partitioning rack 20. The partitioning rack 20 is placed inside a club-containing cylinder 11 in the golf bag 10.
Patent GB-2309927-A (GB)
Title: Hand machine tool
Inventor: HOELZEL MARTIN
IPC: B23Q11/12
Filed: 1997-02-06
Abstract: A hand machine tool 1 has a machine housing 9 in which openings 13 of a cooling blower (11, Fig 3) are provided, through which cooling air 33 is blown outwards. The openings 13 are at least partially overlapped by a guide element 14 of an attachment 17 so that the cooling air 33 is conveyed through a cooling channel 15, 22 to a working region 16 of the attachment 17 to be cooled and passes from there through openings 23, 23a into the open air.
Patent GB-2322334-A (GB)
Title: Twin yacht keels
Inventor: BRYANT STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: B63B43/04
Filed: 1997-02-25
Abstract: A yacht has twin keels A,B each independently pivotable about a horizontal axis extending fore and aft between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal position. The twin keels, which are attached to the hull of the yacht below the waterline, may be pivotable about a common horizontal axis or alternatively about two separate axes either side of and generally parallel to the fore and aft centreline of the yacht. Each keel, which contains internal ballast or has a ballast bulb, is aerofoil shaped, with a flat surface facing outboard and a curved surface facing inboard. The keels may be made from a slightly flexible resilient material such as a carbon fibre composite laminate.
Patent GB-2307825-A (GB)
Title: Call manager box
Inventor: SANDY JEAN CARLO
IPC: H04M1/2747
Filed: 1997-04-01
Abstract: Call management facilities at a domestic telephone handset 1 are provided through single or two key stroke operation by a call management apparatus 5 fitted between a conventional handset and an exchange network switch. Subscriber services, such as 1471 last caller information, call diversion, may be provided by single key activation operation.
Patent GB-2326183-A (GB)
Title: Roller shutter with ends mounted on a plate slidably located in a bracket
Inventor: BELL IAN COLIN
IPC: E06B9/174
Filed: 1997-06-13
Abstract: A roller shutter comprising a shutter member 1 for covering a door or window aperture of a building, a rotatable shaft 6 to which the shutter member 1 is attached, means 7 for rotating the shaft 6 to raise and lower the shutter member 1, a locating plate 9, 10 for removably locating an end of the shaft 6 and securing the shaft 6 relative to the building, and a slide member 11, 12 into which the locating plate 9, 10 is slid when the shutter 1 is located relative to the building, the locating plate 9, 10 having a threaded portion 13 and an associated threaded securing means which restrains the locating plate 9, 10 from being slid relative to the slide member 11, 12.
Patent GB-2312772-A (GB)
Title: Prepayment commodity supply system
Inventor: CLARKE DAVID JOHN
IPC: G07F15/00
Filed: 1997-08-01
Abstract: A prepayment supply system for electricity, gas or water comprises a prepayment token, typically a memory card or a smart card, into which credit data representative of an amount of credit or an amount of the commodity is entered by a vending machine in return for payment. The token is then inserted into a commodity supply control device, typically a meter, to enable the supply of an amount of the commodity determined by the credit data. The system includes simple vending machines 44 each of which communicates by phone with a system manager 40 which periodically downloads a list of tokens requiring some kind of special action to the vending machines. On recognising a token on the list, the vending machine automatically performs the special action.
Patent GB-2328063-A (GB)
Title: Exterior lights monitoring system for vehicles
Inventor: GOLOVATYI OLEG
IPC: B60Q11/00
Filed: 1997-08-07
Abstract: An exterior light monitoring system for a vehicle, incorporates a control panel, and light carriers (optical fibres or others), connected to the external light sources (headlamps, side lights, fog lamps, reverse lamps, stop lamp, turning indicators) of the vehicle and shows to the driver/operator the real operational state of each individual external lamp. By this simple improvement the safety of participants of the traffic (whether on the roads or waterways) increases drastically, by showing a complete picture of the external lights and notifying the operator/driver immediately of any failures of the lighting, illuminating or indicating lamps. The control panel carries a graphic drawing or illustration of the vehicle to more clearly show the operational state of each lamp.
Patent GB-2321276-A (GB)
Title: Latch device for a vehicle back door
Inventor: DOWLING PATRICK
IPC: E05B65/19
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A vehicle door latch device comprising a latch assembly fixed to a vehicle back door and a motorized closure assembly attached to the latch assembly 7. The latch assembly includes a housing 64, a latch 31 accommodated in the housing by a latch shaft 37, and a ratchet 32 accommodated in the housing by a ratchet shaft 38. The motorized closure assembly (63) (Figure 1) has an electric motor (5) and a rotating lever (4) for displacing the latch 31 from the half-latched position shown to a full-latched position (Figure 6). The latch has a latch arm 40 which substantially extends toward an outer panel of the door and overlaps with a rotating locus of the rotating lever (4). A fail-safe lever (6) (Figure 2) connected to a handle (67) can be used to disengage the ratchet 32.
Patent GB-2331707-A (GB)
Title: Breathable gas mixture and apparatus for delivering it
Inventor: GARRETT MICHAEL E
IPC: A61M16/12
Filed: 1997-11-26
Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a breathable gas mixture of hydrogen and oxygen to a patient comprises a source 6 of oxygen connected to a first conduit 12 for delivery of oxygen to a gas mixing chamber via a humidifier 14 and a separate source 4 of hydrogen connected to a second conduit 10 for delivery of hydrogen to the chamber.The mixing chamber may be arranged within a facial breathing mask 8 and has a demand valve which opens on inspiration of the patient.The gas mixture may comprise 40-95 % by volume oxygen with the remainder being hydrogen.
Patent GB-2319548-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for use on a vessel for working on subsea wells
Inventor: CLAUSEN STEINAR
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 1995-08-22
Abstract: An apparatus for use on a vessel for the maintenance of subsea completed wells and subsea systems for production of hydrocarbons, characterized in that it comprises a well workover rig 8 which is arranged to be mounted at a side of the vessel so that it projects at least partly outside the vessel side, and a guide means 43 arranged beneath the rig 8 for guiding of workover equipment and the like through the splash zone at the vessel side near the surface of the water.
Patent GB-2333027-A (GB)
Title: Providing cookware with steel-capped base
Inventor: CHENG STANLEY KIN-SUI
IPC: A47J36/02
Filed: 1998-01-09
Abstract: An article of cookware comprises a body (2) having a base region that is at least partly formed of aluminium or aluminium alloy having a steel cap (4) secured thereto by an impact bonding process through an intermediate aluminium or aluminium alloy plate (6), the process including (a) arranging an aluminium plate between the base and the steel cap; (b) heating the base, plate and cap to a temperature such that the aluminium has softened; (c) arranging the article with plate and cap in a press and whilst the aluminium remains soft, impacting the steel cap against the base of the article and deforming the aluminium plate thereby forming a bond therebetween. The press may have a die part (12) dimensioned to fit within the body (2) up to its inner cooking surface and a die part (14) to impact the cap (4). Cooling fluid may be provided in coils internally or externally of one or both die parts and/or be directed externally onto the die parts. The plate (6) and cap (4) may be weakly bonded into place by welding before the heating and impact bonding.
Patent GB-2335578-A (GB)
Title: Add-compare selection circuit for a Viterbi algorithm processor
Inventor: LEE SANG-BONG
IPC: H03M13/41
Filed: 1998-03-17
Abstract: A high speed add-compare selection (ACS) circuit for a Viterbi algorithm processor having a branch metric calculator and a metric memory is described. First and second previous metric values are supplied from the metric memory to first and second registers 10A, 10B. The first previous metric value from the first register and a branch matric value bmcl of the present state calculated by the branch metric calculator are added 30, as are the second previous metric value from the second register and a branch metric value bmc2 of the next state calculated by the branch metric calculator. The values obtained are compared 40 and a survival metric value calculated accordingly. Thus the data read from the metric memory and stored in the register 10 is used to calculate the next state without the need to access the same memory repeatedly. Processing time is reduced by reducing the number of memory accesses.