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Patent GB-2226807-A (GB)
Title: Tool chest that converts to a workbench or seat
Inventor: CAVE JAMES ANDREW
IPC: A47C13/00
Filed: 1989-03-01
Abstract: A tool chest 10 resembles a rectangular box when closed for transportation but when opened up becomes a work station on four legs 30 and with hinged work platforms 11, 12, 27 and 28 on which most tasks associated with building construction or DIY work may be performed. It has internal moulded profiles for tool storage and externally along one side enclosed storage for hand saws and on the opposite side a tool rack 23 for use when being used as a work station. The entire assembly may be transported by means of a shoulder harness which is releasably attached to two moulded lugs in the upper central position on the two short sides 15 and 16. The four legs 30 hinge within a recess in the base of the chest and each leg has a cushioning insert fixedly secured at the base to prevent slipping and to cushion impact and noise. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232876-A (GB)
Title: Rack and oven for cooking foodstuff
Inventor: CLARKE EDWARD THOMAS
IPC: A21B1/40
Filed: 1989-06-03
Abstract: A rack for cooking foodstuff comprises a frame [6], comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal frame elements [8], between which extend a plurality of transverse elements [10]. Each support element [12] is of inverted U-shape, and is inclined to the general plane of the frame [6], at an angle conveniently of between 30 DEG  and 60 DEG , allowing the support element to be inserted into an interior body cavity of poultry. The oven (not shown) comprises an elongate housing provided with an inlet opening adjacent to a loading station and an outlet opening which extends directly into a cooling device, the oven being designed as part of a cooking system, involving a continuous conveyor run extending through the oven, from a loading station adjacent to the inlet, through the cooling device and to an unloading station adjacent to the outlet, and through a washing station at which the racks and conveyor are cleansed, prior to returning to the loading station. Each rack comprises a temperature sensing device [14] comprising a probe [16] which may inserted into the meat on the rack, the probe being connected to a housing of the device by a flexible connector [18], specifically to two outlet terminals, the voltage across which being proportional to the temperature sensed by the probe [16]. Provided at spaced intervals beneath the conveyor are sensing elements in the form of flags, extending into the path of travel of the racks on the conveyor so as to engage the outlet terminals of the sensing device [14]. In this manner, as a rack passes each sensing element the temperature sensed by the probe [16] thereof will be picked up by the element, conveniently for transmission to and displayed at a VDU located at a remote position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2224824-A (GB)
Title: Gas burners
Inventor: HOMER DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: F23D14/26
Filed: 1989-11-02
Abstract: A burner head assembly for a gas cooker is comprised of a stack of flat plates A to H with cut-outs to define gas passageways and combustion and flame retention ports 12 and 13. The combustion ports may be defined in part by a cap (Figs 8, 10, not shown). The cut-outs may be pieced holes or edge recesses, may be asymmetric. They allow selection of different plates for different burner uses and fuels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225057-A (GB)
Title: A centrifugal fan for alternators, particularly for motor vehicles
Inventor: ANNOVAZZI LORELLA
IPC: F04D29/28
Filed: 1989-11-07
Abstract: The fan impeller 6 has a conical surface 7 facing an annular conical surface 4 defined by an open end of the alternator casing 1. The blades 8 of the impeller extend axially from the conical surface of the impeller and have aerofoil cross-sections. Impeller surface 7 and casing surface 4 are not parallel since conicity angle A is greater than conicity angle B. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239452-A (GB)
Title: Treating water with chlorine and ozone
Inventor: WRAY IAN A
IPC: C02F1/78
Filed: 1989-12-29
Abstract: Treatment of chlorinated water to remove impurities utilises injection of ozone at a treatment station 13 to remove oxidisable impurities and subsequent passing of the treated water through a de-ozonising medium 14A to remove residual ozone. The ozone is injected on a discontinuous basis to enable the chlorine content of the water to penetrate the bed of de-ozonising medium for sterilisation thereof. Chlorine may be injected at 15. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233300-A (GB)
Title: Removing articles from an underlayer
Inventor: FOCKE HEINZ
IPC: B65G47/90
Filed: 1990-04-19
Abstract: Articles are removed from an underlayer with high frictional resistance, eg several layers of cartons with one underlayer each from a pallet, by generating an air cushion at the upper side of the underlayer 19 underneath the cartons 20 so that they glide on the air cushion and can be removed from the underlayer 19 with transverse movement by means of a pusher (23, Fig 2). Air is introduced into underlayers 19 by nozzle 14, Figs 5, mounted on connecting piece 15. Clear underlayers 19 can be deposited on depositing pallet 25 as shown in Fig 1. It is possible to remove even delicate and flexible packs from an underlayer with high frictional resistance by transverse movement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239802-A (GB)
Title: Transcutaneous energy transfer device
Inventor: MILLER JOHN A
IPC: A61N1/378
Filed: 1990-05-01
Abstract: A transcutaneous energy transfer device comprises a primary winding L1 for placement on or near a skin surface, and a secondary winding L2 for implantation under said skin surface. A field effect transistor 10 (FET) is arranged to switch said primary coil across an external DC power supply. A tuning capacitor 11 is linked to said primary coil whereby said primary coil, when said FET is turned off, will resonate thereby compensating for drift in component values and reducing power transfer sensitivity to component drift. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244385-A (GB)
Title: Brush connecting assembly for an electric machine
Inventor: SHIINA HIROYUKI
IPC: H01R39/38
Filed: 1990-05-21
Abstract: A brush holder stay 1 in an electric machine such as an electric motor carries at its one side a plurality of brush holders 2 slidably receiving brushes 3 with pig-tails 4 connected thereto. A pair of conductor plates 5, 6 are secured to the other side of the brush holder stay concentrically with the brush holder stay and are superposed on each other through the intermediary of an insulating plate 7 clamped there between. Each of the pair of conductor plates provides electrical connections between the pig-tails of the brushes of the same polarity. The brush holder stay further comprising notches formed in the inner and outer peripheral edges (1a, 1b) thereof so as to expose the respective conductor plates for connection to the pig tails by, for example, spot welding. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249529-A (GB)
Title: Electric motor-assisted pedal bicycle with battery and solar power source
Inventor: HSU CHI-HSUEH
IPC: B62M6/55
Filed: 1990-10-30
Abstract: The bicycle has an electric motor (14) mounted beneath the chainstay (61) and driving, via worm gearing, a gear wheel (11) which is attached coaxially to the chain ring (12). The power source for the motor (14) consists of a solar energy plate (21) and a battery (22) mounted on opposite sides of the rear wheel (6). A speed controller (5) comprising a variable resistor is mounted on the handlebar. The bicycle enables pedal and/or motor propulsion with speed control of the motor and provides solar recharging of the battery. The weight of the motor and power source is not large; about 2.5 kg. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250521-A (GB)
Title: An element and method for attaching coping stones or capping stones to walls
Inventor: GLICKMAN MICHAEL NEIL
IPC: E04H4/14
Filed: 1990-11-14
Abstract: Coping or capping stones are attached to the top of a wall by means of an element (10, figure 1), which may be a plastics extrusion, and which is embedded in the upper course of the wall using anchor portions 14a, 14b. Resilient latches 18a, 18b engage in a recess 36 formed in the underside of the coping or capping stone 32. The walls of the recess may be tapered. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250939-A (GB)
Title: Electric soldering iron
Inventor: WANG CHIOU-LIANG
IPC: B23K3/02
Filed: 1990-12-18
Abstract: In an electric soldering iron of the type having a draught tube assembly disposed above the bit 13 a tubular nose piece 21 slides inside a tube 2 which is fastened in the handle 11 to communicate with outside air. A fork end 24 is obliquely disposed at the top for connection to an induced-draught fan through a flexible tube 3. The nose piece is adjusted to a suitable position relative to the soldering bit so that fumes can be induced to exhaust through the fork end while outside cool air is simultaneously induced into the handle to reduce the inside temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251773-A (GB)
Title: Graphics accelerator using parallel processed pixel patch to render line
Inventor: NEAVE JOHN WALTER
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 1991-01-09
Abstract: A graphics accelerator system which provides improved image rendering speed. In computers using sophisticated image systems, the processor must be able to refer to graphical objects (such as lines, polygons, etc.) in the image space. At some point, these graphical objects must be translated into a specification which can be used by a display driver (i.e. a set of pixel values). This necessary translation step is called "rendering," and presents a key performance bottleneck in sophisticated graphics systems. One key bottleneck in rendering is the memory bandwidth from the pixel processor into the display memory. To improve this bandwidth, the pixel processor will access multiple contiguous pixels at a time, and process them in parallel. Such a group of pixels is referred to as a "patch". By providing a pixel processor with parallel patch access to the memory subsystem, higher rendering rates can be obtained. The disclosed innovations provide improved techniques for rendering lines into a patch accessed memory subsystem. A method somewhat like Bresenham's algorithm is used to access the appropriate patches for manipulation. Within each accessed patch, the appropriate linear equation is solved to select the appropriate pixels. Thus, a line is first mapped onto an appropriate patch of pixels, and then mapped onto the appropriate pixel. The patches used are defined, within the overall geometry of the image, to have aligned corners. That is, within the geometry of the image space, the patches make up an aligned rectangular grid, so that any two adjacent patches are aligned horizontally or aligned vertically. Each stage of patch-to-patch stepping consists of one vertical step or one horizontal step: diagonal movement is forbidden. With page mode memory access, this reduces access times. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241194-A (GB)
Title: Preventing breakage of covering film, during sheet forming and curing of fibre reinforced resin
Inventor: KOHAMA KATSUMI
IPC: B29C43/12
Filed: 1991-02-01
Abstract: Breakage of the film (30) during sheet forming may be avoided by applying a sheet forming fluid pressure to the film (30) and the fibre/resin sheet (20), via a silicone rubber membrane (50), or by at least initiating cure of the resin adjacent the film, or of a resin coating the film, prior to that of the remainder of the resin in the sheet (20), by means of ultra-violet (140), far infra-red, or electron radiation, or by a hot wind, or by utilising a means (417) cooling the film (30) by cold gas or liquid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244387-A (GB)
Title: Winding connection tang for a commutator of an electric motor
Inventor: STROBL GEORG
IPC: H01R39/32
Filed: 1991-05-30
Abstract: The tangs of the commutator segments 16 20 have a U-shaped portion 23 having a lower arm 24 which rests on the collar 4 and is wider than the other arm 25, to form wings 26 which can be used when hot forging the tang to an armature coil wire. A first electrode bears down on the arm 25 and a second electrode bears down on the wings 26. Each segment 16 has a tang 20 with a wall portion 21 having an aperture 22 to locate the tang 20 about a projection 15 on a collar 4 formed on the base 2, to locate the segment 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257627-A (GB)
Title: Elevator as an escape from fire
Inventor: CHUAN CHING CHENG
IPC: B66B5/02
Filed: 1991-07-05
Abstract: An elevator acting as fire-escape equipment for a high-rise building is disclosed. The elevator includes a fire-activated control system that when sensing fire causes the elevator to descend without stopping (or with restricted stopping) to a safe level below the level of the fire. The elevator may include a self-contained electrical power generator, and an air purifier. It may be air-tight and constructed of fire-proof material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250053-A (GB)
Title: Locking latches and their operating means
Inventor: BANHAM GERALD
IPC: E05B13/00
Filed: 1991-11-04
Abstract: A manual release mechanism for a locking latch is rendered operable by use of a key-operated mechanism (4) or a solenoid device (8) alternatively. The release mechanism comprises an elongate connecting member (12) having one end permanently engaged with the latch bolt and the other end transversely displaceable into and out of engagement with a rotary handle (6). When engaged with the handle, the connecting member transmits a rotary motion of the handle to the latch bolt. The displacement of the connecting member with respect to the handle can be obtained either by a linking member (20) between the key-operated mechanism and the connecting member or by an operating rod (26) that is axially displaced by the solenoid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250722-A (GB)
Title: Assembly line for rear floor of vehicle
Inventor: SASAMOTO HIROSHI
IPC: B62D65/00
Filed: 1991-11-27
Abstract: An assembly line (1) includes a first setting station (1a), a combining station (1b, 1c), an assembling station (1e) and a second setting station (1f). A pair of right and left first setting means (15) reciprocate between the second setting station (1f) and the assembling station (1e) for assembling the rear wheel housings (W3) to the rear floor panel (W1) (1e), a second setting means (16) reciprocates between the second setting station (1f) and the assembling station (1e) for assembling the rear panel (W4) (1f) to the rear floor panel (W1). The assembled rear floor is discharged out of the assembling station (1e) by discharging means 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266592-A (GB)
Title: A brick scale rule
Inventor: PARSONS RICHARD PETER IAN
IPC: G01B3/00
Filed: 1992-02-11
Abstract: A scale rule which is a flat double faced extrusion with one face (10) depicting at scale the accumulative dimensions of standard bricks in both whole brick increments along one edge of the rule and half brick increments along the other edge, and the other face depicting a series of standard increments set at various scales and arranged along the two edges of the rule. The whole is contained in a clear plastic protective wallet which incorporates a descriptive and pictorial instruction sheet with illustrations depicting the standard brick dimensions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257718-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for removing fibre material from textile fibre bales
Inventor: LEIFELD FERDINAND
IPC: D01G7/10
Filed: 1992-06-16
Abstract: An apparatus for removing the fibre material from textile fibre bales (3) of spinning material (e.g. cotton, man-made fibres) includes a tower (2) movable in a reciprocating manner relative to the bales by means of a carriage (30) having a drive motor (13) and at least one extension arm carrying a fibre take-off device (4) and extending transversely to the direction of movement. The extension arm with device (4) can be moved in the vertical direction of tower 2 by means of a lifting motor. The position of device (4) in the longitudinal direction and/or vertical direction is accurately determined by means which is not dependent upon frictional engagement of parts (i.e. friction wheel of carriage rolling along channel) that move relative to one another when device 4 is moved vertically or horizontally. Thus a rotating toothed element (pinion 33c on carriage 30) in engagement with a counter-element (rack 32 on stationary channel 31) having recesses may be used as an incremental travel indicator 33. The rotatable element may be a toothed belt or chain sprocket wheel and counter element is respectively a toothed belt or a chain. The indicators may consist of magnetic, light or ultrasound means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258557-A (GB)
Title: Control rod position indication system
Inventor: IMPINK JR ALBERT JOSEPH
IPC: G21C7/12
Filed: 1992-08-03
Abstract: The present invention is a system which determines nuclear reactor control rod axial position using a deviation signature database generated by assuming deviant axial positions for the control rods in the core, calculating expected incore detector signals for the assumed positions and storing the deviation of expected signals from a calibration reference along with corresponding assumed rod positions. When a change in detector responses is detected the system performs a signature analysis of the deviations in the signature database using the current deviation from the reference to search for the closest match. The closest match is used to incrementally search for the exact rod position by calculating expected response deviations for each assumed incremental move and comparing the expected response deviation to actual response deviations.
Patent GB-2269617-A (GB)
Title: Cage for reinforcing a concrete pile
Inventor: RENDER STEPHEN
IPC: E04C5/06
Filed: 1992-08-12
Abstract: A structure is described for use in forming a cage for reinforcing a concrete pile, the structure being intended to replace the commonly used square helix. The structure 10 comprises a plurality of frames 12a to 12d secured to at least one longitudinally extending rod 14 so that the frames lie parallel to one another in transverse planes. Each frame is formed by a rod bent to form a complete loop having the shape of a polygon, the ends of the rod overlapping along one side of the polygon. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269603-A (GB)
Title: Process for the production of fluff pulp
Inventor: ISSUM BERNARD ERNST VAN
IPC: D04H1/26
Filed: 1992-08-14
Abstract: A fluff pulp, suitable for use in the absorbent core of an absorbent product such as a diaper or the like, comprises a blend of cellulosic fibres and synthetic heat-shrunk fibres, e.g. of polyester. Preferred cellulosic fibres are wood pulp fibres that have been modified so as to impart a crimp or twist thereto. The fluff pulp may be made by heating a mixture of cellulosic fibres and synthetic heat-shrinkable fibres to a temperature sufficient to cause shrinkage of the synthetic fibres.
Patent GB-2263351-A (GB)
Title: Radio pager with a message processing function
Inventor: YOSHIZAWA SHIGEO
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1993-01-15
Abstract: A radio pager capable of processing a received message to add information to the message, so that the user may easily see the message on a display 12. Hyphens or similar symbols are added to a received message signal consisting only of numerals to thereby make it easy to see as a telephone number on the display 12. The positions for inserting the symbols are stored in the pager beforehand. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266065-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum particle collector
Inventor: ARNOLD ARTHUR JOHN
IPC: B04C3/06
Filed: 1993-03-17
Abstract: A particle collecting system, when attached to a vacuum/blower unit, enables the collection of particles eg, seeds, insects, plants, into a quickly detachable vessel 22. No nets bags or screens are required for the collection of the particles. Air sucked in from atmosphere is caused to rotate by vanes 18 and entrains particles on surface 21. Particle laden air is further rotated by vanes 14. The separated air is drawn through a sieve 12 and over a vane airspeed indicator 11 to the vacuum/blower unit, while the separated particles fall into collection vessel 22. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277752-A (GB)
Title: Roof vents
Inventor: THOMPSON DOUGLAS OSBORNE
IPC: E04D1/30
Filed: 1993-04-26
Abstract: A roof covered with tiles which are transversely arched or given an equivalent cross-section uses as a vent the substantially-triangular or other-sectioned space between an upper tile overlapping the abutting or adjacent side faces of two lower tiles. A skirt 20 of sheet material able to form a lip with a lower batten 6 and to form a valley between it and an upper batten 5, has at least one vent piece 22 secured to it or integral with it. The vent piece is able to pass through an aperture in the skirt and the roof felt 14 to project into the roof space between two rafters 12. The vent piece forms an airflow passage which turns through about 90 DEG  between an upper inlet and a lower outlet. This causes the intermediate portion of the vent piece to provide a sump in which condensate from the air or other gases flowing through the vent piece may be collected. The vent piece may be connected to trunking when specific rooms in a building are to be vented through the roof space. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268746-A (GB)
Title: Process for the manufacture of poly(arylene sulphide)
Inventor: DOURNEL PIERRE
IPC: C08G75/025
Filed: 1993-07-07
Abstract: Process for the manufacture of poly(arylene sulphide) comprising the reaction of a dihalogenated aromatic compound with alkali metal sulphide in a polar organic solvent in the presence of a compound chosen from sulphimides and their alkali metal salts, thereby leading to the formation of high molecular weight polymeric products. Preferably the sulphimide corresponds to the formula:   <IMAGE>  in which R is an unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon radical. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270678-A (GB)
Title: Containers formed from blanks
Inventor: WOOLASS ROBERT
IPC: B65D5/36
Filed: 1993-09-07
Abstract: A blank for a container has a generally rectangular base panel (1) which forms the base of the erected container and which is bounded by four wall panels (2, 3) each forming a corresponding side wall of the erected container. A locking flap (7), is provided at either or each end of each of two opposing wall panels (3) and means (13) is associated with a crease (5) intermediate the base panel (1) and an adjacent wall panel (3) such that, when the blank is erected, such means (13) is arranged to act between the base and corresponding side wall of the so-erected container, to resist bowing of the side wall inwardly of the container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276888-A (GB)
Title: Washing machine with anti-clogging filter
Inventor: CIMETTA SILVANO
IPC: A47L15/42
Filed: 1993-09-29
Abstract: A washing machine, in particular for clothes comprises a washing tub, a conduit 8 which starts from the bottom of the tub and issues into an anti-clogging filter 9 and a discharge pump disposed downstream of the anti-clogging filter. The filter 9 is formed by a first chamber 15 and a second chamber 16. The conduit 8 opens into the filter by way of an upper aperture 17 of the first chamber 15 and said chambers 15, 16 are connected by an upper opening 19. An outlet hole (20) is provided at the upper portion of an external wall of the second chamber. Preferably the anti-clogging filter is a hollow body and the two chambers 15, 16 are separated by a substantially vertical common internal wall 18 up to a height such as to leave said opening 19. The wall 18 may have a slit (23, figure 3) providing further communication between the chambers. The conduit 8 may be shaped in one piece with the filter. <IMAGE>