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Patent GB-2237184-A (GB)
Title: Grid for electrical household appliances
Inventor: BONVINI ALBERTO
IPC: A47B96/02
Filed: 1990-10-23
Abstract: A grid or shelf for electrical household appliances is made from a thermoplastic polymer, having a peripheral edge (1) whose perimeter is of substantially quadrangular shape, and a plurality of rods (2) inserted inside said edge, parallel to one of the sides of the perimeter, and united to said edge without discontinuities. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250268-A (GB)
Title: Tape dispenser with cutter
Inventor: LIN SHUH-CHIN
IPC: B65H35/00
Filed: 1990-11-29
Abstract: A tape dispenser comprising a tape cutter (8) movable reciprocably between respective inoperative and operative cutting positions and a safety device (41) arranged to maintain the cutter (2) in its inoperative position, when the dispenser is not in use, as a consequence of tape (38') to be dispensed therefrom being in a slack condition and, when the dispenser is in use, to allow the cutter (8) to be moved to its operative cutting position as a consequence of tape (38) to be dispensed therefrom being in a tensioned condition. When tape (38) tightens it pivots lever (43) which has been acting as a stop against cutter (8) thereby enabling the cutter to move. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246071-A (GB)
Title: Push-button for a self-opening umbrella
Inventor: LIU FU-TIEN
IPC: A45B25/16
Filed: 1991-05-10
Abstract: A push button system for an umbrella where the push button has a flexible latch section that allows it to be inserted into the umbrella handle's button hole from outside the handle, the latch section resiliently cooperating interiorly of the handle with at least one of the umbrella's centrepost and the handle's inside surface to hold the button in operative assembly with the handle.
Patent GB-2259386-A (GB)
Title: Text processing
Inventor: LONGWORTH ROBERT HUGH
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 1991-09-03
Abstract: A text processing system comprises an on-screen display from which selections are made using an on-screen pointer controlled by e.g. a "mouse". Character entry can take place by one or more of, for example, radical selection (2). stroke selection (4), phonetic selection. As such selections are made, a number (10) appears on the screen indicating the number of characters formed from the combination of radicals and/or strokes etc. selected. Selecting that number will cause a window to open on the screen displaying all such characters, from which the required character can be entered. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259587-A (GB)
Title: Engine fuel supply
Inventor: OWEN-EVANS ALEC
IPC: F02B1/04
Filed: 1991-09-11
Abstract: The temperature of fuel reaching a vehicle engine 14 is sensed by means 40 and a valve 32 controlling the flow of excess fuel through a by pass passage 48 between the return and feed lines 22, 18 is adjusted accordingly so that when the detected temperature is below optimum for the engine, excess fuel that has been warmed by its passage through the engine is recirculated from the return line 22 to the feed line 18 via the by pass instead of returning to the tank, thus raising the temperature of fuel supplied to the engine. The output of the fuel pump 16 is adjusted to maintain fuel pressure, as measured by sensor 36, at an optimum level. The valve and by pass passage may be incorporated in a fuel filter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260293-A (GB)
Title: Booklet for logging photographs
Inventor: ROBERTS JAMES RICHARD
IPC: B42D1/08
Filed: 1991-10-02
Abstract: A booklet 11 for logging photographs includes pages 12, and a writing implement 17. Each page has a plurality of self-adhesive labels 18. Details of succeeding photographs are written, at the time of taking the photographs, on succeeding labels. After printing of the photographs the labels are removed from the page one at a time, and attached to or in the vicinity of an associated photograph. The labels are consecutively numbered to avoid incorrect allocation of the labels and the photographs, and the writing implement is housed in a sleeve 16 in the booklet, to allow easy portability of the entire unit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261154-A (GB)
Title: Ornamental dummy teat
Inventor: MCCARTHY ANTHONY
IPC: A61J17/00
Filed: 1991-10-26
Abstract: The "teat" is formed from a hard material such as silver or gold and comprises a body (1) formed as a teat nipple (2) and guard (3), a closure (4) and security means (5). The body has a hollow interior to which access can be obtained by removal of the closure and in which a souvenir of a child, such as a tooth or lock of hair, may be retained as a keepsake. The closure may have a screw-threaded plug (13) which is inserted into a bush (12) soldered within the body (1), and a ring (15). The security means comprises lengths of chain (16, 17) interconnecting the body (1) and closure (4), the lengths of chain being interconnected by a lump link (18) which is separable to allow the closure to be removed from the body. The "teat" may also be used to wean an infant off a conventional dummy teat. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-918345-A (GB)
Abstract: 918,345. Reforming natural gas. CONCH INTERNATIONAL METHANE Ltd. Aug. 17, 1961, No. 29696/61. Class 55 (2). In a process of reforming natural gas by reaction with oxygen to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide, natural gas in liquid form is compressed at 2, heated at 6 by indirect heatexchange with the products of the reforming step, the heated, compressed natural gas is passed through an expansion engine 8 to produce energy, and the refrigeration potential of the liquid natural gas is used in an air rectification plant 23 for producing oxygen which is used in the reforming step at 10. The liquid natural gas at atmospheric pressure and -258‹ F. enters at 1 and is compressed at 2 to 1500 p.s.i.a., being subsequently heated in heatexchangers 3 (where air for the plant 23 is cooled), and 4 . . . 6 to 500‹ F. The pressure is lowered to 500 p.s.i.a. in the engine 8 and the temperature raised to 570 ‹ F. in heat-exchanger 9 before entering the reactor 10 where oxygen from the plant 23 enters at 13 and steam at 14. A proportion, e.g. 40%, of the natural gas, may by-pass the engine 8 and reactor 10 through line 11 and be blended with the reformed gas in line 17. Energy produced by the engine 8 may be employed to drive a compressor 21, in the plant 23, or to compress oxygen or nitrogen produced at 23.
Patent GB-2266078-A (GB)
Title: Convertible cycle.
Inventor: CHEN TING-HSING
IPC: B62K13/08
Filed: 1992-04-09
Abstract: The cycle is composed of a body frame formed with two identical U-shaped rods 102 having one end of each extending longer than the other and having a rear wheel fixture 1022, and a front fork fixture 101 being connected to the other ends thereof. A connector 7 having a reduced diameter end may be inserted into one end of the front fork fixture and having a blind bore at the other end to receive one end of a push rod 8. The cycle further comprises a rear wheel axle block 14 which has two axles extending at respective ends. The cycle may be assembled as a strolling bicycle, a tricycle, a walker, a training bicycle or as a bicycle by rearrangement of the various components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261791-A (GB)
Title: Image display device incorporating TV and video devices
Inventor: HIGUCHI YOSIO
IPC: G11B31/00
Filed: 1992-07-27
Abstract: An image display device having a casing (11) enclosing a television device and a video device. The device includes a main circuit board (14), a first area (14A) of which is provided with the electronic parts of a power supply circuit and a second area (14B) of which is provided with the remaining electronic parts for the TV and video devices. By providing the electronic parts of the power supply circuit on a separate area of the main circuit board, the remaining electronic parts for the TV device and for the video device can be densely installed without causing substantial interference with each other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263240-A (GB)
Title: Extension member for inlet chute of chipper/shredder
Inventor: CHESSER THOMAS O
IPC: A01G3/00
Filed: 1992-11-03
Abstract: An extension member 20 is securable to the inlet chute 15 of the chipper/shredder, the extension member 20 being selectively movable toward and away from a lowered folded position and an upright position extending from the chipper/shredder inlet chutes 15. Member 20 is formed of wire rod with open top member 22 having generally U-shaped configuration, and a bottom member 25 joined by side members 25a, 25b. Support member 35 extends along open face of member 24 and member is fixed by folding latchable structure (see Figures 5-8 for details). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272508-A (GB)
Title: Fuel fired burners
Inventor: SMITH COLIN
IPC: F23D14/58
Filed: 1992-11-12
Abstract: A fuel gas fired premixed burner includes a flame strip 13 having a plurality of through slots 17. Each slot includes a relatively narrow dimension portion 31 that opens stepwise by means of a land 32 into an outlet portion 33 of a substantially constant relatively wide dimension. Under given conditions the burner flame stabilises either at the outer end of the outlet portion 33 (at a relatively high heat input range) or on the lands 32 (at a relatively low heat input range) accompanied by reduction of the resonance tendency of the burner over those heat input ranges. In another embodiment, Fig 3 (not shown), the outlet portion 33 is formed in two parts with the exit part being wider than the inner part. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-928658-A (GB)
IPC: G03B27/72
Abstract: 928,658. Photo-electric control of photographic printing. ILFORD Ltd. Aug. 30, 1961 [Aug. 31, 1960], No. 30065/60. Class 40 (3). [Also in Group XX] A photographic colour printing method comprises assessing the correction to each colour exposure necessary to produce a grey print and applying full correction to the blue exposure and partial correction to at least one of the other exposures. A vacuum photo-cell V1B is exposed to the printing light through a blue filter, and the photo-current charges a condenser C B  to terminate the blue exposure after a predetermined quantity of light has fallen upon the printing paper. Photo-cells V1R and V1G are sensitive to red and green printing light, and the termination of the red and green exposures are controlled mainly by the corresponding photo-cell, but also, by means of potential dividers Ru, Rv and Ry Rx, by the other photocell. Potential divider Ru, Rv may be omitted and the trigger of thyratron V3R connected to the cathode of triode V2R directly, Fig. 1 (not shown). Specification 660,099 is referred to.
Patent GB-2274767-A (GB)
Title: Handling and storage of potatoes.
Inventor: DOOLEY MICHAEL
IPC: B65B25/02
Filed: 1993-02-03
Abstract: Potatoes are loaded into a roofless storage box (50) and a plurality of the boxes (50) are stacked in rows and columns in a storage room (70) having an air inlet (71). The air circulation and temperature in the room (70) is controlled. Potatoes are delivered from the boxes on demand to a multi-function line including sorting, grading, washing, weighing and packing steps. The box (50) has internal bracing elements (68) which are rounded to promote the flow of potatoes from the box, on tipping. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264413-A (GB)
Title: Complex initialisation processor for digital filters
Inventor: AL-AHMAD HUSSIAN
IPC: G01S13/524
Filed: 1993-02-22
Abstract: Two second order digital filters 1, each filter having internal memories 2, 3, operate on two input signals in phase quadrature. A complex initialisation processor 4 processes the two input signals in order to generate initial input signals for each of the memories 2, 3 of the filters 1 so that each filter 1 reaches its steady state after one sampling of the input signals. Application is to an MTI radar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265137-A (GB)
Title: Plastic pallet assembly.
Inventor: ROSS COLIN
IPC: B65D19/00
Filed: 1993-03-19
Abstract: A pallet has three base members 10, 12, 14, to which are removably secured (by double-sided tape, screws, nuts, and bolts or by means of expanding plastics fastening means not shown) a plurality of upper beams 16 and three base planks 4, 6, 8. The upper beams 16 are located on the base members 10, 12, 14 between ribs 20 or on projections (50, Fig 8 not shown). The base planks 4, 6, 8 are located in recesses (24, 22, 26 Fig 2 not shown). All of the beams, base planks and base member are in the form of hollow plastic extrusions (see Figs 5, 6, 8, 9 not shown). The beams may have internal strengthening in the form of internal bridges or ribs or aluminium cores. The base members 10, 12, 14 have apertures 18 for receiving the forks of a fork lift truck. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266153-A (GB)
Title: Dielectrophoretic separating of a mixture of particles
Inventor: BETTS WALTER BERNARD
IPC: G01N27/447
Filed: 1993-04-15
Abstract: Apparatus for separating a mixture of particles comprising a chamber with an inlet (3) and an outlet (4), means for providing an eluant flow between said inlet (3) and said outlet (4), within the chamber an electrode structure (4) of at least two electrodes, means (10) for applying an alternating voltage between the electrodes, said electrode structure being such that when energized in operation of the apparatus there is established in the eluant a spatially non-uniform alternating field, whereby particles caused to flow through the chamber in said eluant flow are carried past the electrode structure and are separated into fractions. There may be an ancillary electrode structure (15) of at least two electrodes placed upstream of the main electrode structure (2) with regard to the direction of the flow of fluid. At least one of the electrodes of the electrode structure (2) may be comprised of one or more grid like structures (53, 54). The electrode structure (2) may be comprised of interleaved grid like structures (75, 76) aligned to obstruct straight through flow.
Patent GB-2267254-A (GB)
Title: Structure of single-integrated-chip ink-jet print head.
Inventor: BERGHOF WINFRIED
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 1993-04-28
Abstract: In a thermal ink jet print head of the kind in which the nozzles, the ink chambers, the heating elements and the electrical interconnections are all formed on a single chip, there is provided a membrane-like portion in which the nozzle orifices are formed, and the electrical heating arrangements are integral with said membrane-like portion. As shown in Fig 4, the membrane-like portion is composed of an "etch-stop" layer 26, an electrothermal resistance layer 27, an electrode layer 28 and a supporting membrane layer 30 all of which is projected beyond the underlying substrate 25. Optionally an insulating layer 29 and a wetting-resistant layer 31 are also incorporated. The device is made by firstly depositing the layers on the substrate and then etching the ink chamber 16 through the substrate until the etch stop layer is reached. In use an ink vapor bubble 20 grows in the opposite direction to the ejection direction of an ink drop through nozzle 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266215-A (GB)
Title: Fishing tackle
Inventor: HAIGH LEONARD
IPC: A01K91/18
Filed: 1993-06-22
Abstract: A fishing tackle comprising a hook (14) element, a snood (15) and a further element, the snood (15) having a first attachment means (21) for attaching the snood to the hook (14) element, a second attachment (22) means for attaching the snood to the further element, and a body part (20) intermediate the first (21) and second (22) attachment means, at least one of the hook element and the further element comprising a loop (L) having an opening (P), the opening (P) affording passage only to the body part (20) of the snood into a hollow (H) of the loop (L), the loop (L) being positioned adjacent one of said attachment means (21, 22) which comprises an enlarged or bulbous formation (B) of larger cross-sectional dimension than the hollow (H) of the loop (L). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268344-A (GB)
Title: High tension grounding protection circuit for direct current electrification    system
Inventor: SAWADA KAZUTAKA
IPC: H02H3/16
Filed: 1993-06-23
Abstract: Sources 100, 200 supply AC to bus bars 4, 6 isolated by breaker 13, and a plurality of parallel dc rectifiers 7, 8, 9a-d. The rectifiers feed dc to line 10 (fig.2.) which passes through a load (eg. a train) to non-grounded line 11. Should a source eg.100 fail, rectifiers 9c,9d continue to supply line 10 but an increased current may leak to ground, triggering ground fault monitoring relays 12c,d. and tripping the supply. To avoid this, if source 100 fails, the operation of relays 12c,d is inhibited; the lower supply voltage is sensed 14, closing contact 14a, thus energising coils 17, 18 and closing contacts 17a, 18a, such that increased current flow from ground to line 11 will not trigger relays 12c,d. On closing breaker 13 ground fault relays 12c,d resume monitoring, which may be after a fixed time delay. The system may be used with a sectionalised supply network for an electric tramway or railway. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281299-A (GB)
Title: Composite materials containing fibres
Inventor: FANCEY KEVIN STEVEN
IPC: C08J5/06
Filed: 1993-08-18
Abstract: A composite material comprises a matrix material which may be of polymeric, ceramic or metallic material reinforced with fibres. The fibres, e.g. nylon fibres, are subject to an applied tensile stress prior to incorporation into the matrix. After incorporation, the retained stress, resulting from the viscoelastic properties of the fibres, imparts compressive forces on the surrounding matrix. This inhibits crack propagation.
Patent GB-2272108-A (GB)
Title: Removal of parasitic inductance in surface mounted assemblies
Inventor: MERRIMAN TERENCE CLIFFORD
IPC: H05K1/11
Filed: 1993-10-22
Abstract: An electrical circuit has a substrate 1 and a surface mount capacitor 3 having a connector pad 31, 32 at each end. The substrate 1 has two separate contact pads 10 and 11 that are both soldered to the same pad 31 on the capacitor 3. Two further pads 20 and 21 on the substrate 1 are soldered to the other pad 32 on the capacitor 3. The pads 10, 11, 20 and 21 on the substrate 1 are connected to tracks 13, 14, 23, 24 that extend to plated-through holes 15, 16, 25, 26 and are electrically connected to one another at a point remote from the capacitor 3. The presence of the two separate inductances carried by the pads 10 and 11 results in improved attenuation by the capacitor at higher frequencies, and the capacitor is therefore more effective at reducing interference. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284583-A (GB)
Title: Powered two-wheel vehicles
Inventor: BOTHWELL PETER WILLIAM
IPC: B62J17/00
Filed: 1993-12-10
Abstract: A motorcycle having an enclosed or substantially enclosed body 18 and respective support members 25 at the sides of the motor cycle and movable downwardly relative to the body into engagement with the ground, wherein each support member is in the form of an open-topped enclosure for receiving a lower portion of the respective leg of the rider, and footrest means 29 extends into such enclosure. Low friction seals 28 may be provided and the supports may be raised by spring action and lowered manually or by fluid drive means. The angle of the supports may be variable and they may give way under collision conditions and may be lockable in the extended condition. Wheels may be provided on the underside and these may be driven for reversing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-936110-A (GB)
IPC: H01R33/46
Abstract: 936,110. Lamp holders. R. G. T. BRYAN. Sept. 28, 1959, No. 17040/58. Class 38 (1). The insulating body 1 and cap 2 of a lamp holder are held together by outwardly biased spring clips 5 which are carried by the part 1 and which have at their ends latches 6 engaging a detent formed by a shoulder 7 in the cap 2. Conducting tubes 9, the ends 13 of which form contacts to engage the contacts 14 of a bulb 15 carried in the holder, are moulded into the body 1 and receive tubes 8 incorporated in the cap 2. The bare ends of supply cables 11 which pass through the tubes 8 are folded back about the outer periphery of the tubes 8 so as to be in good electrical engagement with the tubes 9. The bayonet lugs 16 of the bulb are accommodated in slots 17 in the holder and are engaged by springs 18 which hold the bulb in place. Inwardly compressible springs 19 urged outwardly from the sides of the holder are provided to support a lamp shade.
Patent GB-2276389-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous coating composition
Inventor: MORI YOSHIO
IPC: C09D155/00
Filed: 1994-03-01
Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising an aqueous graft copolymer and an amino resin, said aqueous graft copolymer being obtained by neutralizing, with a base, the carboxyl groups of a copolymer which is obtained by copolymerizing the following components (a), (b), (c) and (d) and which comprises a unit derived from the component (a), a unit derived from the component (b), a unit derived from the component (c) and a unit derived from the component (d) in amounts of 3-30% by weight, 3-20% by weight, 5-40% by weight and 10-89% by weight, respectively, all based on the total of said units derived from the components (a) to (d):   (a) a radical-polymerizable compound selected from the group consisting of the following compounds (i), (ii) and (iii):   (i) a macromolecular monomer which is a (meth)acrylonitrile/styrene copolymer having a radical-polymerizable group at one end, (ii) a macromolecular monomer which is a copolymer of a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and another  alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated monomer, having a radical-polymerizable group at one end, and (iii) a radical-polymerizable polyester which is a polyester of lower condensation degree having a (meth)acryloyl group at one end,     (b) an  alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid,   (c) a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, and (d) another vinyl monomer.
Patent GB-2278815-A (GB)
Title: Landing and mooring apparatus for an airship.
Inventor: HAGENLOCHER KLAUS
IPC: B64B1/00
Filed: 1994-06-08
Abstract: The invention relates to landing and mooring apparatus for an airship (1) with an airframe consisting of a series of transverse girders (3) and longitudinal girders disposed therebetween. To allow the airship to land and to be secured against weather conditions without use of a mooring mast, it is proposed that a two-strut landing gear (5, 5), which is connected, in an articulated manner, on the one hand to the airframe and, on the other hand, by means of landing gear arms (15) in each case, to the airship gondola (2), and which is disposed in a transverse plane in front of the wind pressure centre of the airship, and an additional mooring device on the base of the airship gondola (2) in the vicinity of the connection of the landing gear arms (15) on the gondola base be provided for the connection of the airship to a mooring site. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291913-A (GB)
Title: Weather excluder
Inventor: ALLPORT BRIAN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E06B1/70
Filed: 1994-07-29
Abstract: A weather excluder comprises an elongate sill member 10 for locating on a threshold 14 below the lower edge of a door 16. The sill member 10 has a rear wall 22 to which is secured a barrier 46 of thermally insulating material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292239-A (GB)
Title: Random pulse generation
Inventor: LIGHTFOOT JOHN ADRIAN
IPC: H03K3/84
Filed: 1994-07-30
Abstract: A logic circuit 35 monitors the outputs of R, F and T probability generators 20, 25 and 30, provides an output pulse, and increments or decreases a counter 40, the output of which is fed back to the T probability generator 30. R represents the rate or frequency of a random background, F represents the fraction of events in the random background R that will have associated coincident pairs, and T a respective die-away time. The parameters R, F and T are decided by the user. Such a pulse generator may simulate the output from a neutron well, and may be used to test neutron coincidence systems in a simple and rigorous manner. <IMAGE>