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Patent GB-2290651-A (GB)
Title: Illuminable vehicle display
Inventor: SCHINDELE WOLFGANG
IPC: B60Q3/02
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: An illuminable display (7) for lettering (8) or symbols (9) is provided in a wall section 6, for example, an entrance sill of a car (1, Figure 1). The wall section 6 comprises openings 10, 11, 12, 13 forming the lettering (8) or the symbols (9). An illuminating film 15 is attached to the concealed side of the wall section (6), preferably by means of a transparent connecting strip 16. The connecting strip 16 has projections extending into the openings of the wall section 6. The surface of the projections may be flush with a visible side of the wall section. The illuminating film 15 may be operated by means of a door contact switch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290991-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball with coating of paint including polymer gel particles
Inventor: MARUOKA KIYOTO
IPC: A63B37/12
Filed: 1995-07-04
Abstract: A coated golf ball which suppresses sagging of the paint at the dimple edge, has a paint layer including fine internally-linked polymer gel particles. The use of acryl-styrene copolymer is preferred. The particles are hollow, have a size in the range 0.01-25 mu m and are present in a amount of 0.1-5%. A polyurethane paint is preferred.
Patent GB-2291401-A (GB)
Title: A dispense member
Inventor: HAGGART JOHN ALEXANDER
IPC: B29C65/02
Filed: 1995-07-14
Abstract: A dispense member 1 of a dispensing system for dispensing flowable material such as a liquid from a container such as an IBC 3, comprises integral means 4 for securing the member to a further part 5 of the system whereof to provide a unitary dispensing system 2. The means 4 may be in the form of a socket having a surface of fusible material and it has a spiral passage in which is mounted a heating element such as a copper wire which can fuse the material of the socket for joining it with member 17. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303745-A (GB)
Title: Damping vibration in a switched reluctance motor
Inventor: BIRCH PETER H
IPC: H02K19/10
Filed: 1995-07-27
Abstract: A switched reluctance motor includes a stator 11 which may comprise a plurality of laminated sections 12-18 each of which has a non-circular shape and which has a plurality of pairs of opposing stator pole portions projecting radially inwards and extending in the axial direction, each pole portion having a coil wound thereon; an end bracket 23, 24 on either side of the stator, the end brackets supporting A rotor and a plurality of stiffening rods 22 each of which penetrates the end brackets and passes through a portion of the stator which is substantially radially aligned with a stator pole portion. The laminated sections are circumferentially offset to define projecting portions which act as cooling fins 28.
Patent GB-2292363-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive strip securing a stack of articles together
Inventor: SCHOETTLE KLAUS
IPC: C09J7/02
Filed: 1995-08-18
Abstract: An article pack of stacked articles (K1 - K3) comprises at least one adhesive strip (5, 6) which does not have a line of weakness or tear lines and which is provided over at least the narrow sides of the stack. Each article has an individual marking so positioned so that in the stack only one marking is on the outside. This marking is covered by at least on of the adhesive strips. The material as well as being opaque or transparent is recyclable and corresponds as far as possible to other packaging material of the articles. A gripping aid may be provided to facilitate the largely non-destructive pulling off of the adhesive strips for individually separating the articles. The pack can be used for all rectangularly or parallelepiped shaped articles such as cuboids, cubes, packaged disks etc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307921-A (GB)
Title: Plaster key for lintel
Inventor: COYLE SEAN
IPC: E04C3/02
Filed: 1995-12-05
Abstract: A plaster key for infil material (10) in a channel portion (12) of a lintel (14) is formed by a plurality of first keying formations (16) provided on the obverse face (20) of an elongate channel capping member (18). Means are provided on the reverse face (22) by which the capping member (11) is secured to the infil material (10). The capping member (11) is a strap of synthetic plastics material. Each longitudinal edge of the strap is provided with a shoulder (24) to abut against the corners (26) of the lintel (14) provided at the translation between the limbs (28) and respective flange portions 30, 32 extending angularly therefrom.
Patent GB-2296984-A (GB)
Title: Automatic constant pressure valve device
Inventor: YOKOTA HIROSHI
IPC: F16K1/52
Filed: 1994-08-31
Abstract: An automatic constant pressure lift valve device for maintaining a downstream side fluid pressure at a predetermined value by adjusting in a one-touch fashion a set of predetermined external pressure applying means mounted on a pilot valve device comprising an A valve portion and a B valve portion. The automatic constant pressure lift valve device prevents, due to the construction of its main valve structure, the occurence of an extraordinary pressure increase phenomenon in the fluid pressure on the downstream side not only when equipment such as storage/conveying pump is started or stopped but also while it is continuously run. In addition, the device provides watertightness without any difficulty when water supply is stopped. Furthermore, the device is characterized in that there is provided no stationary throttle adjusting flow path such as a needle valve in the pilot valve device portion. In addition, the device is characterized in that when clogging takes place in the main valve portion and the A and B valve portions in the pilot valve device, unclogging is effected by automatically opening the valves and generating self cleaning flow. Thus, the automatic constant pressure lift valve device is greatly advantageous in industrial applications.
Patent GB-2309934-A (GB)
Title: A toy built from books
Inventor: LEESON TIFFANY
IPC: A63H33/38
Filed: 1996-02-12
Abstract: A toy is formed from a plurality of books 1,2,3 which are interengagable to form a specific toy which may be of the form of a model such as a boat (figures 1 and 2), a car, a train or a truck. It may also take the form of a jigsaw puzzle. Interengagement may be by the means of apertures 7 into which another book may be fitted.
Patent GB-2307805-A (GB)
Title: Brushless DC motor start circuit
Inventor: TANG SHI-MING
IPC: H02P6/182
Filed: 1996-05-20
Abstract: During start-up a telegraph-start circuit for a DC motor withholds exciting current from the stator field coils during alternative ones of the polyphase commutation signals used when the motor is running. This produces a high starting torque at an initial time overcoming dead-point, head-sticking and insufficient-initial-starting-torque problems in motor drive applications, while avoiding rail-to-rail short-through problems in the driver circuitry. Commutation-stop and power-OFF time control lowers dissipation required of field coil driver circuitry by periodically interrupting starting current flow into the DC motor field coils. The telegraph-start circuit includes an adjustable-rate clock generator 20, a commutation-stop and power-OFF time controller 30, a ring counter 40, a dual-mode commutation circuit 100, field coil driver circuitry 10, a zero-crossing reference generator 50, a phase selector 60, a zero-crossing detector 70, and a condition-of-rotation detector 80. A further aspect relates to a method for controlling the motor including checking the number of failures of the motor starting.
Patent GB-2313517-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunication system monitoring
Inventor: MAGUIRE PHILIP JOSEPH
IPC: H04M9/02
Filed: 1996-05-22
Abstract: A telecommunication system having a number of local telephone units 2, a digital switch 5 and a local processor 11 allowing monitoring of individual or groups of telephone units 2 in real time.
Patent GB-2301945-A (GB)
Title: Strengthened external stations for intercom systems
Inventor: SANTINI ERNESTO
IPC: H04M9/00
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: The invention provides a pushbutton unit (30) of the flush-mounted or wall-resting type, in particular for external stations of intercom and video-intercom systems, comprising a convex front plate (10) on the inside of which there is a housing (25, Fig.3, not shown) for containing the electrical and electronic component modules. To strengthen the structure (28) of the pushbutton unit (30) against vandalism there are provided two metal ties (22, 22A, Fig.3) positioned within the housing (25) and which when in use constitute, together with two frontal fillets (11, 11A), a rigid impact-resistant assembly and also preserve the appearance of the pushbutton unit (30) itself; ribs (26, 26A, Fig.3) provided on the sides (17, 17A) of the structure (28) further strengthen the faceplate (27) and the front plate (10). Electronic modules are carried on the faceplate (27), which is attached to the front plate (10) via screws (24, Fig.3).
Patent GB-2312355-A (GB)
Title: Spread spectrum radio transmission system with base station repeaters
Inventor: ITAYA EIJI
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 1996-10-10
Abstract: A radio transmission system e.g. for mobile communications, comprising a master station 1 and a plurality of substations 2,3.., the stations being arranged in a radio-linked chain with the master station at one end thereof. The master station transmits a spread spectrum modulated signal comprising "n" signal components to a receiver 2a of the first substation 2. The received signal is passed to a demodulator 2b where one of the "n" signal components, defined by a pseudo-noise (PN) specific to the demodulator, is extracted from the modulated signal. The modulated signal is also passed to a transmitter 2c for retransmission to the second subsidiary station 3 in the chain. The second and subsequent substations are of similar construction with respective modulators, demodulators and transmitters. If one of the substations develops a fault in its demodulator, the modulated signal will still be retransmitted along the chain, allowing the remainder of the radio system to operate.
Patent GB-2306759-A (GB)
Title: A case for a cleaning disk-cartridge
Inventor: MIYAZAKI YUKIO
IPC: G11B7/12
Filed: 1994-06-03
Abstract: A casing for a disc cartridge the cartridge including a cartridge shell and a disc rotatably received in the shell. The casing comprises a body with openable cover and a plurality of support elements for holding the disc. A holder is arranged on the casing body to hold the centre of the rotating disc thereon. Preferably, the disk is for cleaning the lens of an optical disk apparatus and the holder prevents brushlike cleaning members attached to the disk from becoming compressed against the cartridge shell.
Patent GB-2322222-A (GB)
Title: Multi-functional game and learning device
Inventor: TSAO CHIN-CHEN
IPC: A63F9/12
Filed: 1997-02-17
Abstract: A multi-function game and learning device comprises a storage box (1) having stepped side panels and a plurality of blocks (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 10) with the numbers 1-10 marked thereon respectively, each block being greater in size than the preceding block whereby the blocks can be stacked in a step-like manner. Trays are provided for receiving the blocks which enable children at play to perform simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division calculations by using the blocks and contribute to an understanding of the concept and practice of carrying over tens in arithmetic. The assembly of various animal toy figures, buildings and other structures is also possible with the blocks so that the multi-function game and learning device integrates educational and intellectual development into a form of rewarding amusement.
Patent GB-2315322-A (GB)
Title: Motor Vehicle Headlight
Inventor: SALADIN DENIS
IPC: F21V7/00
Filed: 1997-07-07
Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight comprises a reflector 20, a bulb 10a, a glass, and a direct light mask 12 provided in front of the bulb and mounted on the reflector by at least one generally vertical bracket. The reflector has a reflective surface capable of generating, without any action of the glass, a beam whose light is distributed widthwise in a homogeneous manner, between a zero inclination and a maximum inclination. The reflector has two lateral zones Z2, Z3 delimited by axial vertical limit-planes P1, P2 passing in the vicinity of the edges of the bracket(s), the reflective surfaces of which are such that the radiation changes progressively, from these limit-planes, between an essentially zero horizontal deviation at the limit-planes and a divergent horizontal deviation, and a central zone Z1 situated between the said limit-planes and capable of directing a substantial part of the radiation away from the transition zones constituted by the edges of the bracket(s).
Patent GB-2316543-A (GB)
Title: High power broadband termination for K-band amplifier combiners
Inventor: BUER KENNETH VERN
IPC: H03F3/60
Filed: 1997-07-17
Abstract: A microstrip 11 termination 10 for microwave and millimeter frequency amplifiers comprises a resistive termination 15 which absorbs energy at low frequencies, and a broad band high frequency absorptive element 13, which may be made from an absorptive material such as Eccosorb. A mid-band matching network 14 is provided between the resistive termination and the absorptive element. The network may comprise an open ended microstrip line, or it may be capacitively coupled to ground. A K-band amplifier combiner 30 is also disclosed which includes these terminations 10.
Patent GB-2317148-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle folding roof box cover arrangement
Inventor: SCHULER ECKART
IPC: B60J7/20
Filed: 1997-09-11
Abstract: The cover comprises side flaps 9 hingedly 16 attached, one on each side, of a covering plate 7. When the vehicle roof is closed the cover assumes a relatively forward position forming a parcel shelf (Fig. 2), the flaps urged by springs 17 out of the covering plate plane to lie to the inside of the vehicle C-pillars (Fig. 1). When the roof is opened the linking mechanism 13 moves the cover to a rearward covering position. A cable 18 is attached at its one end via a compression spring to the bracket 14, passes around cable deflection means 19 comprising a guide cone 20 and a circular guide member and is attached at the other end to the flaps 9. The rearward movement of the cover relative to the bracket causes the fixed length of the cable to pull the flaps into the plane of the cover.
Patent GB-2319242-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for compact discs
Inventor: PRICE ROBIN JAMES
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 1997-11-07
Abstract: A pack for a compact disc comprises a front cover (13) and a back cover which are hingedly connected to each other, and a holder for the compact disc. The holder is constituted by a number of sheets bonded together one on top of the other and to the back cover. The top sheet (15) is formed with an aperture (16) through which the disc is visible retained by an edge (19), and the or each other sheet is formed with an aperture (22) to receive the disc.
Patent GB-2333411-A (GB)
Title: Document scanning system controlled by received scanning coordinates and characteristics data
Inventor: PASSMAN ANDREW
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1998-01-14
Abstract: A document scanning system communicates with a scanner 40 to provide scanning characteristics and scanning coordinates for a scan and to receive a scanned image from the scanner. The document scanning system processes scanning requests from an application 20, defines a set of images to be scanned and calculates the scanning characteristics (colour depth, resolution, brightness, contrast) and scanning coordinates from a document set definition comprising one or more image definitions. Each image definition includes an associated set of coordinates and scanning characteristics for the or each image. A configuration file 30 stores the document set definition and the document scanning system comprises a parser module 12 adapted to read the configuration file.
Patent GB-2335040-A (GB)
Title: Navigational apparatus
Inventor: HARDING GARY MICHEAL JAMES
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: A navigational apparatus for a surface vehicle comprises automatic position finding means such as a GPS based navigation system 4 and/or an inertial navigational system 6. The apparatus also includes a data store such as a mass storage device 8 and control means such as a microprocessor 2 which logs position data at regular intervals and stores logged data in the data store. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus includes a touch screen display 20 which displays a map, position and orientation data and allows user editing/annotation of data.
Patent GB-2324499-A (GB)
Title: Portable planing machine.
Inventor: ZAISER ADOLF
IPC: B27C1/10
Filed: 1998-04-15
Abstract: A portable planing machine (10) having a plane housing (12), which receives in a rotatable manner a plane shaft (20) provided with at least one longitudinal groove (34), into which at least one plane knife (21) with a standard cutting edge (22) is releasably clampable, the plane shaft (20) carrying at least one radial stop for positioning the standard cutting edge (22) of the plane knife (21) on an intended circular path (24), is improved in terms of its quantitative and qualitative performance in that the plane knife (21) is flexible and twistable and is made of metal and at the opposite side to the cutting edge (22) carries at least one limb (50) bent at an angle for locking it radially in position relative to the plane shaft (20) and that the longitudinal groove (34) takes the form of a helical groove, which in the radially inner region of the plane shaft (20) is bent into an L-shape for engagement of the limbs (50).
Patent GB-2337514-A (GB)
Title: Crystalline structure enhancer; calcining gypsum
Inventor: YOUDS MARK
IPC: B01J19/10
Filed: 1998-05-22
Abstract: The crystalline structure of raw or waste gypsum is altered during calcination of the gypsum by treating it with sound frequencies, preferably in the range 485 to 515 Hz and for 20 minutes. The calcined and treated gypsum is then rehydrated in the manufacture of strong and fire resistant products, e.g. bricks and building materials. The apparatus used comprises a variable frequency generator, an amplifier and sound emitting speakers.
Patent GB-2329322-A (GB)
Title: Waste containers with electromechanically operated lids
Inventor: KENNEDY JAMES WALTER
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 1998-07-03
Abstract: A waste bin comprises a base container 10 and a flap 14 on or at the top of the base 10. The flap 14, which can be attached to a separate lid 11, is openable by electrical drive means or manually in the event of failure of the drive means. The drive means comprises a pinion 20 actuated by an electric motor (18, Figure 5), a drive connection between the pinion 20 and the flap 14 and, preferably, an interruptor mechanism, such as a unidirectional clutch 24, which can be mounted in a driving/non-driving relation between a motor output shaft 23 and the pinion 20. Preferably, the pinion 20 is in driving relation with the motor output shaft 23 via a gear box 22 and be rotated in the flap opening direction without actuating the motor (18), thereby allowing the flap 14 to be opened manually, preferably by using a upstanding projection 27. The flap 14 can be closed by means of a spring 25 or by gravity wherein the flap can back drive the motor (18), whilst it closes, so that the motor acts as a brake. Sensing means 28 can be provided to detect the proximity of a user's hand and initiate operation of the motor (18).
Patent GB-2327502-A (GB)
Title: Determining the amount of laundry present in a drum washing machine
Inventor: BAEK SEUNG MYUN
IPC: D06F34/18
Filed: 1998-07-14
Abstract: In a first embodiment, the method involves detecting whether the drum has reached a predetermined rotational speed during a laundry disentangling operation, subsequently making repeat measurements of rotational speed, each measurement being carried out for a predetermined time, determining into which of a plurality of predetermined "bands" the measured speed falls (each speed "band" being indicative of the presence of a certain amount of laundry), counting the number of measurements which fall into each "band", and determining the amount of laundry present from the resulting count. In a further embodiment, the number of times during a disentangling stage that the measured drum rotational speed exceeds a certain value is counted and used in conjunction with a measure of the unbalance of the drum and a count of the number of times that the detection process is carried out (see the flowchart of Fig. 7).
Patent GB-2327675-A (GB)
Title: Nicotinic acid amide derivatives
Inventor: KAJIWARA AKIHARU
IPC: A61K31/44
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: A nicotinic acid amide derivative of formula (I), pharmacologically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof: wherein R 1  is H or lower alkyl; R 2  is optionally substituted pyridinyl, pyridinemethyl, N-benzylpiperidinyl, isoquinolyl or benzyl; R 3  is optionally substituted cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclooctyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, piperidyl, pyridyl, isoquinolyl or azabicyclooctyl wherein the ring system is attached to the nicotinamide ring by means of an oxygen or NH group and R 4  is H or lower alkoxy. The compounds are useful for the prevention and treatment of stroke, brain edema after stroke and a variety of allergic and inflammatory diseases, e.g. asthma, chronic bronchitis, shock, rheumatoid arthritis, reperfusion injury, encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis. The compounds are prepared from intermediates wherein R 3  is chlorine which in turn are prepared from reaction of the corresponding acid with HNR 1 R 2 .
Patent GB-2328566-A (GB)
Title: Controlling courtesy light of a taxi
Inventor: OSMOND EDWARD
IPC: B60Q3/02
Filed: 1998-08-21
Abstract: A taxi has a courtesy light L under the control of a taximeter T so as to provide illumination of an area of the taxi at which payment is to be made. The light L may be energised when the taximeter T is in a "stop" mode indicating that the journey has been completed while the vehicle is not yet available for hire. The light L may be disabled unless the vehicle's main lights are energised. The light L may be provided within the driver's compartment 11 above the nearside door 13.
Patent GB-2329008-A (GB)
Title: Coupling of a steering wheel to a steering shaft
Inventor: SATO IZUMI
IPC: F16D1/06
Filed: 1998-09-03
Abstract: A hub 5 fitted on a steering shaft of a vehicle is formed by fixing a collar 22 to an inner cylinder 21 of the steering wheel made of aluminium alloy or magnesium alloy. A serration 26 for interlocking with the steering shaft, and an inclined taper 25 are formed in a fitting hole 24 of the inner cylinder. The collar has a greater tensile strength than the inner cylinder, preferably being made of steel. The collar is fitted on the inner cylinder and the fitting hole is acted on by a punch so that the inner cylinder is deformed toward the outer cylinder to fix it.
Patent GB-2341376-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for a folded shirt
Inventor: WANG JENG-PING
IPC: B65D85/18
Filed: 1998-09-11
Abstract: A packing board 1 for supporting and securing a folded shirt comprises a base panel 11 with a collar flap 110 extending from its front side and an arched cut 10 adjacent to the collar flap 110. Two symmetrical side panels 12, 13 extend from two opposite lateral sides of the base panel 11 and the outer lateral side of each side panel 12, 13 may be curved. To secure the shirt each side panel 12, 13 has a respective retainer flap 122, 132 on the front side, remote from the base panel 11, adapted to be fastened to the arched cut 10 and a plug flap 123, 133 extending from the front side adjacent to the base panel 11, adapted to be inserted into a gap in the folded shirt. Two suspended oblique holding down flaps 121, 131, which can be made from the respective side panel by stamping and having one side connected to the respective panel, are disposed adjacent to the retainer flaps 122, 132 to secure the sleeves of the shirt.