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Patent GB-2254769-A (GB)
Title: Animal bedding materials
Inventor: WALL DONALD HENRY
IPC: A01K1/015
Filed: 1992-02-19
Abstract: An animal bedding material comprises a plurality of irregular shaped pieces 1 of cardboard having feathered edges 2 which are formed as by tearing or shearing rather than as by cutting. The provision of such feathered edges 2 avoids sharp edges which might cause injury or discomfort to an animal, and renders the material particularly absorbent. The pieces 1 of cardboard may be crimped to render the bedding material more compressible, resilient and comfortable. The animal bedding material may be mixed with animal excrement, and optionally also woodchips, to form a compost or mulch. A machine for tearing sheets of cardboard into the irregularly shaped pieces is also described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253848-A (GB)
Title: Heterocyclic compounds
Inventor: BARTON JOHN EDWARD DUNCAN
IPC: A01N43/38
Filed: 1992-03-05
Abstract: A compound of formula (I):   <IMAGE> in which Ar is an optionally substituted aryl or heterocyclic ring system;  W is O or NR<1> where R<1> is hydrogen or lower alkyl or alkenyl; Y is a 5 membered ring containing one nitrogen atom, the ring being substituted by a group CR<2>R<3>XR<4> and optionally by one or more additional groups; X is (CH2)n, CH=CH, CH(OR<6>)CH2, COCH2; where n is 0, 1 or 2; R<2> and R<3> are H, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, halogen, NR<7>R<8> or R<2> and R<3> together with the carbon to which they are attached form an optionally substituted alkenyl or cycloalkyl group; R<4> is CO2R<9>, CN, COR<9>, CH2OR<9>, CH(OH)R<9>, CH(OR<9>)R<10>, CSNH2, COSR<9>, CSOR<9>, CONHSO2R<9>, CONR<11>R<12>, CONHNR<11>R<12>, CONHN<+>R<11>R<12>R<13>R<14->, CO2-R<15> or COON=CR<9>R<10>; R<6>, R<9> and R<10> are H or an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl or alkynyl group; R<7>, R<8>, R<11>, R<12> and R<13> are H or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkynyl group or any two of R<7>, R<8>, R<11>, R<12> and R<13> together with the atom to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclic ring;  R<14-> is an agriculturally acceptable anion; and R<15+> is an agriculturally acceptable cation.
Patent GB-2267293-A (GB)
Title: Bearing and lubricating structure for a knitting machine
Inventor: CHEN CHUN-CHUNG
IPC: F16C21/00
Filed: 1992-05-21
Abstract: The needle cylinder and its attached gear (21) in a circular knitting machine are mounted on a supporting plate (20) with an interposed bearing arrangement comprising balls (23) in a groove (22) and radially inwards of the balls, a liner ring (24). Lubricant supplied through a channel (25, 26) first soaks through the ring (24) and thereby reaches the groove to lubricate the balls. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267360-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for interacting with floating objects
Inventor: BONSOR NIGEL
IPC: B63B27/30
Filed: 1992-05-22
Abstract: A ship's quarters are provided with orthogonal arrays of four light sources 10 to permit a CCD camera (22, figure 2) on a crane to monitor the motion of the ship in six degrees of freedom in real time. As shown in figure 2, data is passed to an image analyser (30) which first acquires and then tracks the two dimensional co-ordinates of one of the three dimensional orthogonal arrays, passing its data to a processor (40) which interprets these co-ordinates as motions of the ship. The processor outputs a signal indicative of sea state and other data to enable the crane (56) to lift cargo from the ship with enhanced efficiency and safety. Servo control of the relative position of the ship and the crane can be automatically effected or an indication thereof can be given to a human operator of the crane. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257983-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of carbonaceous dry aggregates for production of electrodes for aluminium fusion electrolysis
Inventor: FISCHER WERNER
IPC: C25C3/12
Filed: 1992-06-25
Abstract: In the production of anodes by mixing dry aggregate with pitch, shaping the mixture and calcining, the dry aggregate is prepared by first processing individually a petroleum coke, baked electrode scrap and green electrode scrap to produce feeds 11, 10. 12 respectively, each feed is divided into a coarse fraction 15, middle fraction 16, fine fraction 17 by sieving/screening machine 14 and the fractions are combined as required in mixer 24, the mixed material is divided up into several eg. 7 grain fractions in grader 28 each comprising a mixture of coke, baked and green electrode scrap and accommodated in metering silos (30a to 35a, Fig. 2 not shown) and the fractions are metered via weighing apparatus 47 and conveyor 46 to mixer 45. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268575-A (GB)
Title: Tail fin unit
Inventor: NIXON JOHN ROBERT
IPC: F42B10/06
Filed: 1992-07-09
Abstract: A polymeric tail fin unit (1) for a sub-calibre projectile which comprises a body member with a plurality of fins (4) extending radially therefrom. The body member is provided with a rearwardly-facing recess (3) having a removable plug (2) which is inserted during launch to provide rigidity to the unit and prevent its being damaged as rapidly expanding gases rush past it, but is removed by the aerodynamically generated vacuum produced at the rear of the projectile immediately after launch, thus giving the unit increased flexibility during flight to minimise the chance of in flight damage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264295-A (GB)
Title: Water purification apparatus
Inventor: MATHIESON MARK
IPC: C02F1/32
Filed: 1992-07-18
Abstract: Water purification apparatus has a filtration tank 10 containing a mass of filtration media 12. The apparatus has a water sterilisation chamber 16 fitted on or within an upper part of the tank, a UV source 18 being furnished within the chamber 16. A water inlet 23 connects to the chamber 16 and that chamber is provided with at least one outlet hole 24, through which sterilised water leaves the chamber 16, to be distributed over the filtration media 12. An outlet 13 for sterilised and filtered water is provided in a lower part of the tank 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269067-A (GB)
Title: Optical transmitter
Inventor: KING JONATHAN PAUL
IPC: H04B10/556
Filed: 1992-07-22
Abstract: A method of controlling the depth of modulation of an optical source 14 in a frequency shift keyed intensity modulation optical transmitter, the method including the steps of impressing on a digitally modulated drive signal for the source an amplitude modulation at a frequency less than that of the digital signal, detecting at 24 the envelope of the transmitted signal, multiplying the detected envelope signal with the impressed frequency and deriving therefrom a control signal to control the depth of modulation of the source. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-921939-A (GB)
IPC: C08G8/08
Abstract: 921,939. Continuous manufacture of phenoplast. P. S. IVANOV, and V. M. DIOMKIN. Aug. 18, 1960, No. 28629/60. Drawings to Specification. Class 2(5) A phenol-formaldehyde resin is continuously prepared and is then dried in a heated tube in which it forms a thin film on the walls (this effect is due to the flow properties of the resin and the emitted vapours), the rate of flow being adjusted if necessary by the blowing of gas into the tube, or by the application of vacuum at the outlet of the tube. The resin is then cooled on an internally cooled rotating drum which dips into liquid to cool the outer face of the resin. Volatile matter emitted during drying is recycled, and the concentration of usable reactants in these vapours is increased by separating the resin from the aqueous phase before drying. A flow diagram is given, and a specific preparation is described. The flow of gas-liquid mixtures in tubes is described and a reference relevent to this matter given.
Patent GB-2272191-A (GB)
Title: Fluid control system for a vehicle power steering mechanism.
Inventor: MILLARD BARRY JOHN
IPC: B62D6/02
Filed: 1992-10-23
Abstract: The fluid control system has a manually driven steering member and a fluid driven driving member 16 operatively connected to steering means of the vehicle and includes a first valve 12 for metering pressurised fluid flow to the fluid operated driving member 16 in response to the force required to move the steering means when operating the manually driven steering member. The first valve 12 includes at least two independent fluid flow paths eg. high and low pressure paths HFP, LFP each including metering means which are simultaneously operated to meter fluid flow along each flow path at a different rate. The first valve 12 is in fluid communication with the fluid driven driving member 16 via a second valve 14 which is arranged to selectively connect the fluid driven driving member 16 to one of fluid flow paths HFP, LFP depending on vehicle speed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272787-A (GB)
Title: Identifying and controlling e.g. Vehicles.
Inventor: ROMAN FRANK
IPC: B60R25/102
Filed: 1992-11-18
Abstract: A system for automatic vehicle identification and possible subsequent stopping comprises a base station and a mobile unit. The mobile unit (10) has a receiver (11), a decoder (12), two switches (13 and 22), a memory (14), a coder (15), a transmitter (16) and a bypass unit (28). The base station (operated by the police, say) sends a question (Q) signal towards a vehicle equipped with the mobile unit (10). The mobile unit (10) responds with a signal (R) identifying the vehicle. This R signal is received by the base station (20), processed and displayed and compared to database information about the vehicle. The inspecting body can decide to stop the vehicle automatically if it is discovered the vehicle is stolen. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264713-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal device
Inventor: ASAOKA MASANOBU
IPC: G02F1/1337
Filed: 1993-02-04
Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes: a liquid crystal disposed between a pair of substrates; at least one of which has thereon an alignment film comprising a polyimide or polyamide imide formed by reaction between a diamine component of formula (1) shown below and at least two acid components selected from tetracarboxylic acid components having a structure of formula (2) shown below at least including a naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid component, and dicarboxylic acid components having a structure of formula (3) shown below:   <IMAGE> wherein R and R2 independently denote an alkyl group or a fluoroalkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms;   <IMAGE> wherein A and B respectively denote a tetravalent or divalent organic residue comprising an aromatic ring, aromatic
Patent GB-2263347-A (GB)
Title: Fuel system
Inventor: DINGLE PHILIP JOHN GREGORY
IPC: F02D11/10
Filed: 1993-03-09
Abstract: A fuel system for an engine (10) has a transducer (16) which supplies an input signal to an electronic fuel control system (15) representing driven demand. A variable gain amplifier (19) modifies the signal applied to the control system and is controlled by a load sensor (20) which detects when a suddenly applied load is placed on the engine such as when an air conditioning compressor (18) is brought into operation when the power output of the alternator (17) is suddenly increased.
Patent GB-2267011-A (GB)
Title: Pseudo-vertical sync in VTR output.
Inventor: KODAMA MASAFUMI
IPC: H04N5/937
Filed: 1993-07-14
Abstract: A helical scan type video tape recorder for reproducing a high quality video signal with no distortions eliminates phase distortion by combining (1000, Fig. 9) a pseudo-vertical synchronizing signal from a circuit 900, which has a specific phase relationship with a video tape phase standard signal at any travelling speed of the video tape, with a reproduced video signal for causing no disturbance in vertical synchronization. A tape phase detector 101 in the pseudo-vertical synchronizing signal generating circuit 900 receives rotary pulses 100 generated at the tape drive capstan and being indicative of the tape speed and tape phase standard pulses 113 which have been detected on the tape and which were recorded with a frame period, the detector being initialised by the pulses 113 and counting the rotary pulses 100. The count is latched by circuit 103 on receipt of a head switching pulse 114 to a processor 105 which generates a ratio of the latched count to the maximum count. This value is input to a circuit 107 which counts down to produce at zero a borrow signal which initiates production of the pseudo-vertical synchronising pulse 112. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280288-A (GB)
Title: Code sequence detection.
Inventor: CARTER SUSAN
IPC: G06F15/18
Filed: 1993-07-20
Abstract: Software clones (ie. duplicated portions of source code) in a software package are identified from the physical layout of the source code and/or from the occurrence frequency and distribution of keywords in the code. These features are used to define multicomponent vectors which are input to a neural network. The output of the network comprises a histogram analysis of the various code sequences (potential clones) in the source code. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280177-A (GB)
Title: Article dispensing machine
Inventor: REID JOHN NICHOLAS
IPC: G07F9/10
Filed: 1993-07-22
Abstract: A dispensing machine comprises a compartment 14 for storing the articles 18, 20 to be dispensed and a transport mechanism 26, 28 for conveying articles from the compartment to a dispensing location 16. The transport system comprises a flexible transport web 26, 28 releasably secured to the articles 18, 20 to be dispensed and driving means 40 for advancing the web from the storage compartment 14 to the dispensing location 16. The dispensing machine described is a hot food vending machine in which the compartment 14 is a freezer compartment and the articles 18, 20 are transported by the web 26 to a microwave oven 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270335-A (GB)
Title: Security door assembly
Inventor: KENNEDY IAN
IPC: E06B5/02
Filed: 1993-08-09
Abstract: A security door assembly has a surround 1 which overlaps a doorway in a wall and clamps securely to an external face of the wall of an enclosure and a door 15 which opens outwardly of the enclosure. Locking means provided on the door comprise a mobile bar (35, 36 Figs 7 and 8) having at least two protrusions for engaging with the door surround at spaced locations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270084-A (GB)
Title: Lavatory cleansing blocks
Inventor: MARSHALL JOHN
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 1992-04-22
Abstract: The invention provides a solid lavatory cleansing block formed of a composition comprising (A) from 5 % to 80 % by weight of a surface active component comprising one or more anionic surface active agents; (B) from 10 to 75 % by weight of a chlorine release agent component consisting of one or more chlorinated cyanuric acid derivatives and chlorine agents; and (C) from 2 to 25 % by weight of a solubility control agent (as hereinbefore defined): the composition containing not more than 20 % by weight of water-soluble inorganic salt introduced with the anionic surface active agent component and containing no other added fillers or diluents.
Patent GB-2284252-A (GB)
Title: Marking projectiles
Inventor: SAXBY MICHAEL ERNEST
IPC: F42B12/40
Filed: 1993-11-25
Abstract: A projectile has a hollow casing with a perforated nose portion 11, a piston 3 disposed within the casing, and a marking substance 4 disposed forwardly of the piston. The piston is movable forwardly under force applied to it by gas used to discharge the projectile. The marking substance is thereby compressed and expelled through the nose portion for contact with a target. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282976-A (GB)
Title: Children's amusement ride
Inventor: SLATER DANIEL
IPC: A63F13/08
Filed: 1993-12-02
Abstract: A coin or token-operated young children's ride 1 comprising a fixed enclosure 2 having therein a seat 5 for a child to sit on during a ride, a display screen 6 within the enclosure on which images may be displayed during the ride for viewing by the child, control means for controlling the display of images on the screen, means for generating sound in accordance with the images, and means for moving the seat 5 relative to the fixed enclosure 2 and screen 6. The control means further operates to move the seat during the ride in accordance with the images displayed on the screen. The ride can further include input means 8, 9a, 9b, 9c, for the child to operate during the ride, and the display of images can be adapted in accordance with the operation of the input means. A sensor to detect the presence of a child on the seat is preferably included in the ride. The display of images to attract customers to the ride can be adapted when the presence of a child is detected. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285392-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dispensing applicator
Inventor: HIBBERT JOHN COLVILLE
IPC: A47L23/05
Filed: 1993-12-07
Abstract: An applicator for dispensing fluids e.g. shoe cream or waterproof boot cleaner, onto a surface, comprises a nozzle (7), and a plurality of brush filaments (3) mounted in a brush area generally in the region of and preferably surrounding the nozzle. The brush filaments are arranged and adapted to encourage the liquid being dispensed to flow to outer end sections of the filaments for application to the surface as required. Preferably the brush filaments are longer than the nozzle e.g. twice to four times as long. These relative lengths, together with the thickness, flexibility, surface friction and density of the filaments is chosen to suit the viscosity of the liquid being dispensed. The applicator avoids the problem of clogging and tearing in known devices which use sponges. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274697-A (GB)
Title: Part mounting device and method
Inventor: NAITO NOBUHARU
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 1994-02-21
Abstract: A part mounting device (1) comprises a bolt (3) welded to a panel (2) and a hollow collar (6) for securing a part (5) disposed on a vehicle body to the panel with a blank hole (4) put over the bolt. The collar (6) comprises in turn a flange which is larger than the part blank hole (4) and a trunk portion (9) which is tightly secured to the bolt, and the inside diameter of the trunk portion is originally formed slightly larger than the outside diameter of the bolt. However, when the collar flange (8) is press-fitted while it presses a part against the panel, the inside diameter of the trunk portion (9) is reduced so that the trunk portion is secured to the bolt (3). Thus, the trunk portion can be tightly secured without any skill by press-fitting the collar flange, whereby a part can be mounted on a panel such as a vehicle body panel by an operation made only from one side. Moreover, the part so mounted can easily be dismounted and re-mounted by rotating the collar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286960-A (GB)
Title: Flat pack assembly-type cabinet
Inventor: LIN ELTON
IPC: A47B47/02
Filed: 1994-02-25
Abstract: An assembly-type cabinet comprises side panels 3, a lower panel 5, an upper panel 6 and frame 4, a rear panel 2 and an interior panel 7 that are assembled together through interlocking and screw fasteners, enabling the invention herein to be of a simplified and layered structure which overcomes the disadvantage of excessive shipping bulk and, furthermore, reliably increases the speed of manufacturing and assembly by reducing welding processes. The interlocking parts comprise complementary angular edge portions and tabs or hooks engaging holes or slots. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288414-A (GB)
Title: Canopy for use with vehicle
Inventor: WELLS AMANDA JANE
IPC: E04H15/06
Filed: 1994-04-12
Abstract: The canopy is designed to provide protection from different weather elements at the rear of a vehicle. The canopy is made in aluminium sectional struts with various canopy designs for different uses; is fully collapsable for easy storage, and has drive-over wheel plates for stability. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276169-A (GB)
Title: Antibodies specific for carcinoembryonic antigen
Inventor: OWENS RAYMOND JOHN
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 1994-04-25
Abstract: Humanised antibody molecules (HAMs) having specificity for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and having an antigen binding site wherein at least one of the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of the variable domains is derived from the mouse monoclonal antibody A5B7 and the remaining immunoglobulin-derived parts of the HAM are derived from a human immunoglobulin. The HAMs may be chimeric humanised antibodies or CDR-grafted humanised antibodies and are preferably produced by recombinant DNA techniques. The HAMs are useful for in vivo diagnosis and therapy.
Patent GB-2284405-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for vehicle alignment
Inventor: VENAELAEINEN OLAVI
IPC: B21D1/12
Filed: 1994-11-23
Abstract: The invention concerns an equipment and a method for use in vehicle alignment work. Between the alignment table (11) Fig. 1 and the base frame (10), there are vertical guides (14a1, 14a2, 14a3, 14a4), which are connected with the alignment table (11), and with the base frame (10), and whose function is to guide the movements of raising and lowering of the alignment table (11), and whose function is to further support the alignment table (11) and to keep it at the desired working level. The guides (14a1, 14a2...) are provided with articulated joints at their top end, and the articulation axis (g) is parallel to the central axis (X-axis) of the alignment table. Preferably a trolley jack 5 is used to jack the vehicle up, to set alignment clamps (13a1, 13a2) and then pins (16) are inserted in holes in the vertical guides to hold the vehicle at the working height. Preferably tables and ramps (C1, C2) onto which the vehicle is driven are removable to provide working space, once the vehicle is raised in position. An alignment boom 500 is provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298269-A (GB)
Title: Radioactivity tester
Inventor: GREGORY GORDON GERALD
IPC: G01T1/167
Filed: 1995-02-21
Abstract: This invention relates to testers enabling to define radioactivity for solid substances, fluids, and gasses. These substances, to be tested against radioactivity, should be placed into the radioactivity tester for some period of time. A "charge wire net" conducts a discharge in the ionizing chamber (16) to an opto-electrometer transducer (12). There is an arrangement for an adjustment of the time period of the test by means of an adjustable capacitor (13) incorporated in the charge wire net. These radioactivity testers can be easy adapted for the radioactivity test from below the background radioactivity level of the natural surrounding (as ground, water or air) and a cosmic radiation, to the highest radioactivity level which might be caused by a radioactive contamination.
Patent GB-2286948-A (GB)
Title: Electronic identification system
Inventor: INMAN MICHAEL RICHARD
IPC: G09F3/00
Filed: 1995-02-28
Abstract: An identification tag (1) of the inductively coupled type is used in electrical equipment (3) in combination with a processor or reader (2) which is adapted to read the identification code in the tag (1) via an electrical connection (35) which supplies power to the tag for this purpose. The tag (1) can then be read either by the internal reader (2) or by an external reader (4) via the inductive coupling (5). The tag (1) can readily be securely implanted in a component or sub-assembly of the equipment (3) and used to identify the equipment during assembly, even before power means (41) or the internal reader (2) is added so as to allow improved production line and quality control and monitoring as well as subsequent identification of the manufactured equipment. A second memory (40) may be provided in the equipment to store another identification code for checking against the first in an authorisation or validation process. An electronic tag (1) may also be adapted so as to store a code which is changed by a preset unit each time the tag is read or energised. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289487-A (GB)
Title: Curtain wall
Inventor: OSANAI MASAMI
IPC: E04B2/96
Filed: 1995-04-20
Abstract: A curtain wall 2 in which attachment portions 12, 13 are arranged near both an interior surface 11A and an exterior surface 11B of mullions 10 and transoms, a supporting member 15 supporting a glass panel 4 and a facing member 14 covering the interior surface 11A being attached. Alternatively, glass or other facing panels can be attached to the interior attachment 12, or to both the interior 12 and exterior 13 attachment in any permutation. <IMAGE>