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Patent GB-2238221-A (GB)
Title: Automatic water supply adjusted pot
Inventor: YOUNG KWON KIM
IPC: A01G27/04
Filed: 1990-11-21
Abstract: A planter comprising a planting pot with a water supply receptacle 7 formed in and extending from the bottom of the planting pot to enable fluid communication therebetween is disclosed. A water reservoir 4 is juxtaposed the water supply receptacle with the top thereof in a horizontal plane which is equal to or below a horizontal plane of the bottom of the planting pot. An aperture 7C, 4C is formed in both the bottom 7A of the water supply receptacle 7 and the bottom 4A of the water reservoir 4, respectively. A water pipe 5 is secured to the aperture of the water supply receptacle and the aperture of the water reservoir in a fluid tight manner to enable fluid communication between the water supply receptacle and the water reservoir. An adjusting means 6, 9, 8 controls the rate of flow of fluid into the planting pot from the water supply receptacle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239487-A (GB)
Title: A circumferential flow type liquid pump
Inventor: YOSHIOKA HIROSHI
IPC: F02M37/10
Filed: 1990-11-27
Abstract: A circumferential flow liquid pump comprises an impeller 4 with vanes 5 on its outer periphery, and a pump casing assembly 1 defining an arcuate pump flow path 7 along the outer periphery of the impeller and a suction inlet (8, Fig. 1) and a discharge outlet (9) at opposite ends of the pump flow path. The pump casing assembly includes a gas venting path 11 which opens in the inner periphery of the pump flow path near the impeller with a step extended from the bottom of the pump flow path and radially inwardly, and a through-hole 12 much larger in sectional area than the gas venting path, through which the gas venting path communicates with the outside of the pump casing assembly, whereby bubbles formed by vaporization of the liquid in the pump flow path are positively discharged from the pump casing assembly, and vapor locking is avoided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239945-A (GB)
Title: Photomultiplier tube mounting system for well logging detectors
Inventor: WHITE JOHN A
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 1990-12-11
Abstract: A photomultiplier tube mounting system capable of withstanding substantial vibration and the like without damage to the photomultiplier tube. The mounting system provides a resonant frequency substantially above the frequency of the vibration normally encountered to prevent amplification of the vibration. The photomultiplier tube 16 is mounted within a support tube 21 by a thin layer of elastomeric material 22. The support tube is in turn mounted in a light-tight tube 11 by spaced elastomeric rings 31 having a relatively high spring rate. The support tube is provided with openings which render the support tube radially resilient so that thermal expansion of the elastomeric material between the support tube and the photomultiplier tube does not result in high compressive loads on such photomultiplier tube. Further, the elastomeric material can elastically flow into the openings in the support tube to relieve compressive stresses which would otherwise occur. The photomultiplier tube is coupled to a scintillation cell 12 by an optical coupler 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254126-A (GB)
Title: Material having a temperature-dependent passage therethrough
Inventor: CHALLIS ANTHONY ARTHUR LEONARD
IPC: B65D5/42
Filed: 1991-03-25
Abstract: A sheet 2 for use in packaging vegetable produce incorporates an element with a temperature-dependent variable- registry hole system consisting of superposed discs 5 retained by a grommet 4. The discs 5 have ventilation holes 8 which are in registry at one temperature but slide out of registry at another temperature on thermal change of the element. Alternatively the element may be used (i) in a roadside sign to display a backing colour or a message e.g. FROST, on a certain ambient temperature, (ii) as one fabric of a two-fabric attachment system wherein the other fabric has hairs which can be locked in holes 8 on a temperature change, (iii) in a medical dressing, a ventilation controller for other than foodstuffs, a radiation absorber or reflector, or a variable vapour barrier e.g. for clothes and shoes, or (iv) to control dosage release e.g. of deodorant. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242893-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible containers
Inventor: PELTOMAA PENTTI ILMARI
IPC: B65D19/12
Filed: 1991-04-02
Abstract: In a roll container, a latticework base wall 7 is obstructed from being inadvertently turned upwards by being releasably wedged beneath wire protrusions 13 fixed to vertical wires 14 of a latticework lateral wall 5 of the container. The base wall 7 is releasable by sliding horizontally along the lowermost horizontal wire 12 of the wall 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254650-A (GB)
Title: Ball and socket joint.
Inventor: SPENCER GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 1991-04-12
Abstract: A ball and socket joint includes a ball (20) defined part spherical surfaces which engage with part spherical surfaces of a socket (19). The ball is formed with a transverse and axially extending slot (23) and is formed from deformable material to allow it to be engaged in the socket. The component which defines the socket also carries a wedge shaped projection (24) which enters into the slot during engagement of the ball and socket to urge the part spherical surfaces of the ball and socket into engagement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255699-A (GB)
Title: Image restoration using a neural network
Inventor: TONG CHONG-SZE
IPC: G06T1/40
Filed: 1991-05-10
Abstract: The method of image restoration comprises processing 5 an estimate of an original image so as to obtain an estimate of a received degraded version of the original image; comparing the estimate of the received degraded image with an actual received degraded version of the original image to obtain an indication of the difference between the actual received degraded image and the estimate of the received degraded image and utilising said difference to improve said estimate of the original image. Normally the steps of the method are executed a number of times using for the first step of each further execution the improved estimate of the original image obtained in the preceding execution. Processing means 5 may comprise a neural network. In such a method in the final step of at least one of the executions, e.g. in alternate executions, instead of utilising the difference to improve the estimate of the original image, the difference is utilised to modify the processing of the first step in such a manner as to improve the estimate of the received degraded image obtained in the first step of the next execution. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250925-A (GB)
Title: Board or like game apparatus
Inventor: PATTIE ANDREW EDWIN CHARLES
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1991-11-22
Abstract: A board or like game apparatus comprises a playing area (2) comprising a continuous serpentine track (4) divided into a large number of individual positions (6) numbered in sequence and being marked to represent rewards (12), penalties (14) and movement or rest (16), a plurality of play members to represent players on the playing surface, random number indicating means for indicating the number of positions a player may move his/her play member along the serpentine track (4), random decision means for varying the effect of a players move, a pack of reward cards each indicating a number of rewards to be awarded to a player landing on a reward position (12), a pack of penalty cards indicating a number of penalties awarded to a player who lands on a penalty position (14) and a plurality of scoring means by means of which a player can keep a score of the rewards and penalties awarded him. A similar apparatus can be used wherein real people can be the play members. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264052-A (GB)
Title: Mats
Inventor: FRANCE PAUL DAVID
IPC: D06N7/00
Filed: 1992-02-11
Abstract: A flooring mat is formed from strips of material at least some of which are substantially flexible and arranged to support a tread surface, the strips being arranged parallel with one another in a side-by-side relationship and the tread surface being defined by a layer of fibrous material which has been subject to a sublimation printing procedure to provide a chosen colour to at least selected areas of the surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264727-A (GB)
Title: Portable building unit
Inventor: WESTBROOK CHARLES DAVID
IPC: E04B2/82
Filed: 1992-03-03
Abstract: A portable building unit comprising a floor structure and a roof structure supported above the floor structure, there being a partition wall extending between the floor and roof structures and disposed within the periphery of the floor and roof structures wherein the partition wall is connected to the roof and floor structures by a mounting means which permits of variation in the spacing between the floor and roof structures. The upper mounting means may comprise two angle shaped bracket members 219 welded to a base plate 201 fixed to a batten 200, in turn fixed to the roof. The bracket members 219 guide the studs 214 in the vertical direction, and wall panels 207 are fastened to horizontal angle members 215 in turn fixed to the studs. In the embodiment of Fig. 15 (not shown), C-sectioned studs (300) necessitate the use of a single bracket member (310). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266180-A (GB)
Title: Magnetron.
Inventor: BRADY MICHAEL BARRY CLIVE
IPC: H01J23/40
Filed: 1992-04-10
Abstract: A magnetron comprises a cathode (2) and an anode (1) having a plurality of circumferentially spaced resonant cavities (4). An output arrangement includes a generally cylindrical resonant cavity (6) disposed co-axially at one end of the plurality of resonant cavities (4) and within an axial magnetic field. Means are provided for coupling energy directly from each adjacent pair of resonant cavities (4) into the cylindrical cavity (6) and for coupling energy from the cylindrical cavity (6) out of the magnetron. The use of a cylindrical resonant cavity (6) ensures that energy can be coupled symmetrically from each adjacent pair of cavities (4).
Patent GB-2258269-A (GB)
Title: Door closer.
Inventor: FAYNGERSH ZAKHARY
IPC: E05F3/12
Filed: 1992-05-15
Abstract: A door closer (20) is attachable to a door (24) and is formed with a chamber (44) in which a piston element (50) is movable to move fluid from the chamber to a reservoir (82) upon opening of the door. After the door (24) has been opened to a position, for example, of sixty to seventy-five degrees, continued opening of the door causes the fluid to be compressed within the chamber (44) and to be directed only through a back check valve (95) to the reservoir (82). This results in the development of an adjustable "back check" condition to provide a counterforce to the continued opening of the door. The adjustable valve (95) includes a spring biased ball (144), the biasing of which must be overcome by the force of the fluid being compressed in the chamber (44) to allow for fluid to pass through the valve to the reservoir (82). The chamber (44) is formed partially by a spring tube (38) having slots formed in the interior wall thereof which extend radially beyond convolutions of spring (52) contained within the tube. The slots allow the fluid, and gas bubbles entrapped therein, to be moved beyond the convolutions of the spring (52) and to be moved unimpeded into the reservoir (82). Otherwise, the gas bubbles would be trapped in the chamber (44) and would deleteriously affect the operation of the door closer (20). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269421-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle ignition immobilisers.
Inventor: ELLIS ANTONY MARK
IPC: B60R25/045
Filed: 1992-08-08
Abstract: A cap 8 secured with security fastenings 10 to the head of an ignition coil 2 contains an immobiliser circuit 16 which acts to make or break the connection between the battery and the low voltage terminal of the coil. A module 22 storing a unique code can be plugged into a socket 20 on the dashboard of the vehicle and when the ignition switch 18 is turned ON it will generate a unique code which the socket 20 will transmit to the circuit 16. The circuit 16 includes a decoder and when the unique code is decoded and identified as identical to a stored code the decoder will activate a relay (52, fig. 2) to close its contacts and so make the connection between the low voltage terminal and the battery. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272599-A (GB)
Title: A method of cellular radio communication and a cellular radio system for use in such method
Inventor: GREENWOOD MARTIN WILLIAM
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 1992-11-12
Abstract: In a method for improving radio coverage in a cellular radio system which comprises at least one base station 4 and a plurality of mobile stations 6 communicating with said base station 4, and at least one repeater station 5 for retransmitting messages received from the base station 4 to at least one mobile station 6, a first communication channel to a mobile station 6 is converted in the base station 4 into a second communication channel having a frequency offset from the first channel, in order to send a message to a repeater station 5 on the second channel. Correspondingly, in the repeater station 5, the message is received on the second channel, the second channel is converted back to the first channel, and finally, the message is transmitted to the mobile station 6 on the first channel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262858-A (GB)
Title: Television intra/inter-frame encoding apparatus
Inventor: ASANO KENICHI
IPC: H04N19/136
Filed: 1992-12-03
Abstract: An information source encoding system in which overload noise and block noise are less recognized and quantizing overload and large quantizing distortion can be reduced within an intra-frame mode encoding region even when intra-frame and inter-frame mode encoding regions coexist in an image screen. An orthogonal converter eg. a discrete cosine converter, in a motion compensated prediction unit outputs conversion coefficients in a predetermined spatial frequency region. A coefficient separating unit 11 selectively separates the conversion coefficients. With the separated coefficients from the coefficient separating unit, a power is calculated. The calculated power is compared with a predetermined threshold value by a coefficient power determining unit 12. A step width controller 13 sets a quantizing step width, based on the combination of a power determining ON/OFF signal from the coefficient power determining unit 12 and an adaptive control ON/OFF signal from the encoding controller 14, when the coefficient power is larger than the threshold value in the intra-frame mode, and sets a quantizing step width determined by the quantization characteristic designation signal from the encoding controller 14 in remaining cases. As a result, a combined adaptive quantization characteristic signal having a quantizing step width for combined adaptive control is output to the quantizer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275935-A (GB)
Title: Bell chamber and float type flush system
Inventor: ROBERTS JAMES CHARLES
IPC: E03D5/02
Filed: 1993-03-13
Abstract: A bell chamber 3 and float 2 type flush system for a water tank includes an elongate vent conduit 7 connected at one end to a vent port 6 of the bell chamber and extending to valve means 8 provided with a valve actuator 9 operable from the exterior of the water tank. Typically the conduit is flexible and may either extend to the wall of the tank in which case the valve means and valve actuator are provided in the wall of the tank, or may alternatively extend beyond the wall of the tank such that the valve means and valve actuator may be positioned remote from the tank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267884-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulically powered tracked vehicle
Inventor: MERRITT JOHN THOMAS
IPC: B66F11/04
Filed: 1993-06-07
Abstract: A small, manoeuvrable, self-propelled tracked machine (10) with a bucket or a digging tool (20). The machine is small and light enough to enter and be used in places, such as residential yards, in which traditional machines with buckets and digging tools, because of their size and weight, cannot be used. A three-stage hydraulic gear pump (14) powers the tracks (12) and the boom (18) on the bucket or digger. The machine has four outriggers (24) to stabilize the machine during use, the outriggers (24) arranged substantially perpendicular to each other and at angles of approximately forty-five degrees from the longitudinal axis of the machine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269349-A (GB)
Title: Devices for controlling spray from vehicles
Inventor: KAY ROGER
IPC: B62D25/18
Filed: 1993-08-04
Abstract: A spray controlling device 14 for a vehicle wheel 10 has a lower deflector part 19 which extends downwards and rearwards to intercept spray thrown up by the wheel. The deflector may have an upper upright extension 18. The parts 18, 19 may have forward extending side walls to confine the spray. The deflector 19 directs the spray towards the ground 11, preferably substantially vertically, and the deflected spray tends to stay on the ground. In a modification the device 14 is mounted to move up and down with the wheel 10 in relation to the vehicle chassis or body 12. The wheel 10 may have a sprung or unsprung suspension. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281978-A (GB)
Title: An applicator device for positioning a contact lens on the human eye
Inventor: HELLENKAMP JOHANN FRIEDRICH
IPC: A61F9/00
Filed: 1993-09-20
Abstract: The applicator comprises a base 16 having a handle portion 18 and a support portion 20 and includes an applicator (30) movably mounted or connected to the base and selectively positionable between an outwardly extending operative position wherein the lens 14 is transferred to the eyeball, and a stored position wherein the lens is removably secured to the applicator and is also capable of being positioned for proper cleaning of the inside surface immediately prior to the application to the eyeball. The head of the applicator has a plurality of lands 40 which support the lens in the operative position and matingly engage with support 20 in the stored position. A container (60, Fig. 1) is also provided for the assembly wherein the cover or lid portion (64) is a magnifying lens (70) for viewing the contact lens (14) when mounted on the applicator for proper orientation of the lens immediately prior to placing on the eyeball. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282605-A (GB)
Title: Photographic sensitising dyes
Inventor: TIREL MALCOLM DAVID
IPC: C09B23/10
Filed: 1993-10-07
Abstract: Photographic sensitising dyes of the general formula   <IMAGE> wherein Y is the residue to complete a merocyanine dye, R and R<1> may be the same or different and are alkyl, substituted alkyl or together they form a heterocyclic ring.
Patent GB-2271753-A (GB)
Title: Form, fill and seal packaging with inclined transverse seals
Inventor: HARRISON IAN MICHAEL
IPC: B65B9/20
Filed: 1993-10-20
Abstract: A method of making form, fill and seal packages (32) comprises supplying packaging film in the form of a web (20), converting the web into a continuous hollow tube (21), feeding a product (28) into the tube, pressure and heat sealing the filled tube at intervals, and cutting within the sealed areas (33, 35), characterised in that at least every other sealed area (33) makes an angle with the axis of the tube other than 90 DEG . Selection of the angle is made possible by rotary mounting (about axis 37) of assemblies comprising reciprocating sealing jaws (26 A/B) and cutters (27). Alternate sealed areas may make equal and opposite angles to the tube axis and either meet so that the packages are of isosceles or equilateral triangular shape or be spaced so that the packages have a trapeziform. Alternatively, the packages may be of diamond or rhombic shape, or of the shapes such as a chevron. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285195-A (GB)
Title: Telephone handset includes rocker switch
Inventor: HUGHES JOHN NEVIL
IPC: H04M1/2747
Filed: 1993-12-22
Abstract: A telephone handset (Fig. 1) has a housing with a first surface including a loudspeaker and microphone arranged to be brought into operating proximity with a user. A rocker member 41 extends through a side surface of said housing and is arranged to be resiliently pushable in a first direction 46 and resiliently pushable in a second direction 47. A first switch 26 and a second switch 27 are mounted to the circuit board 28, each arranged to cooperate with the rocker member so that the first switch is activated when the rocker member is pushed in the first direction and the second switch is activated when the rocker member is pushed in the second direction. The rocker member itself pivots about a pivot 31 mounted to the circuit board, in preference to being mounted to the housing, thereby facilitating fabrication of the circuit board into the housing without the constraint of ensuring, at this stage, that the rocker member cooperates with the board-mounted switches. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-939893-A (GB)
Abstract: 939,893. Adding machines. ING. C. OLIVETTI & C. S.p.A. April 10, 1962 [April 11, 1961], No. 13811/62. Class 106 (1). A ten-key adding machine is selectively operable on decimal or sterling amounts, and when operating on decimal numbers a mechanism which causes the skipping of the sterling differential actuators only operates when at least one amount key has been depressed with consequent indexing of the pin carriage. The machine has four sterling actuators; shillings actuators 8, a pence actuator 9 and a pence fractions actuator 11. The skipping mechanism 49 is carried by a yoke 43 rocked by a lever 18 through a pin 42 and is slidable later. ally of the yoke by operation of a lever 61 so that lugs 51, 52 register or do not register with zero and escapement pins 3, 4 of sterling orders of the pin carriage 1. If the pin carriage 1 has not been indexed flange 22 holds lever 18 to the right of shaft 13 and, when operating handle 12 is oscillated, plate 14 will rock lever 18 in a path clear of pin 42. When a numeral key 5 is depressed the pin carriage 1 moves to the left and releases lever 18 to spring 19. Full movement of lever 18 to the left is prevented by the end 24 of a lever 25. Oscillation of handle 12 now releases lever 25 to spring 28, movement to the left of lever 18 is completed and, as plate 14 rocks lever 18, the yoke 43 is rocked to depress the sterling pins 3, 4 and cause the carriage to skip the sterling denominations. As the stroke of handle 12 continues surface 66 of lever 18 is latched against the pin 42. Return movement of the pin carriage is necessary to unlatch the lever. For sterling amounts lever 61 is moved to its forward position moving mechanism 49 to the left. If none of the fraction keys 31 to 33 are pressed the action is as described above with the exception that the mechanism depresses only the first and third pair of pins 3, 4, and the fraction order is skipped. If a fraction key is depressed the rod 30 is locked by one of the arms 34. Spring 28 is ineffective to rock lever 25 and arm 24 does not release lever 18 to act on pin 42. Mechanism 49 does not operate.