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Patent GB-2271484-A (GB)
Title: Selective colour or monochrome facsimile system
Inventor: SUGIURA SUSUMU
IPC: H04N1/333
Filed: 1993-12-03
Abstract: The facsimile system comprises a discriminating circuit 312 for determining when parts or whole of the original are monochrome or colour and selects an image data compression method accordingly. The automatic determination can be overided by manual input. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288970-A (GB)
Title: Trestle bracket
Inventor: ALBERT BRIAN ALFRED
IPC: A47B13/02
Filed: 1994-04-12
Abstract: A bracket for a trestle consists of one flat plate (1) with six holes (3) for fixing to underside of a bench top and two sockets (2) with holes (4) to enable either timber or other material to be inserted to make up required length of legs (6) for bench. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278625-A (GB)
Title: Garage or like doors or panels
Inventor: BURY ALAN
IPC: E06B3/78
Filed: 1994-05-04
Abstract: A garage or like large area door or panel 11 comprising a formed shell 12 of sheet material, a stiffening framework 15 and a curable conforming reinforcing material 18 applied in uncured state to conform to the shell and framework and cured, and a method for making same. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281436-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a cathode for a high temperature rechargeable electrochemical cell
Inventor: GALLOWAY ROY CHRISTIE
IPC: H01M10/39
Filed: 1994-08-25
Abstract: The method comprises impregnating a mixture, in granular form, of an alkali metal halide and a substance comprising a transition metal selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, and mixtures thereof, with an alkali metal aluminium halide molten salt electrolyte, subjecting the impregnated mixture to at least one charge cycle in a high temperature electrochemical cell in which the impregnated mixture forms the cathode and is located in a cathode compartment of the cell, the cathode compartment being separated from an anode compartment by a solid electrolyte separator. Alkali metal forms in the anode compartment during the charge cycle. The advantages of using a granular cathode precursor as opposed to a powdered form are that homogeneity of the mixture is obtained and improved bulk density improves the capacity per unit volume.
Patent GB-2283264-A (GB)
Title: Block for constructing retaining wall and constructed retaining wall structure
Inventor: AKAMINE MASUMI
IPC: E02D29/02
Filed: 1994-10-14
Abstract: A block for constructing retaining wall comprises a front wall 14 and a counterfort 16 protruded from the back side of the front wall, wherein the counterfort 16 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing steel bar inserting holes 22 each of which has upper and lower ends thereof open-ended, and each reinforcing steel bar inserting hole which is disposed in a front wall side from the neutral plane N-N is either a tapered hole increasing the diameter thereof from the upper opening to the lower opening thereof or a straight hole having a uniform diameter throughout the entire length thereof, and each reinforcing steel bar inserting hole disposed in the rear end side from the neutral plane is an inverse-tapered hole having a diameter increasing from the lower opening to the upper opening. The above-mentioned blocks for constructing retaining wall are stacked on the upper surface of a footing foundation 12 made of steel bar reinforced concrete, and a plurality of anchoring steel bars which protrude from the footing foundation and a plurality of connecting steel bars are inserted into the steel bar inserting holes which are vertically aligned with each other, and filler is filled in the steel bar inserting holes to construct the retaining wall. Due to such a construction, the hardened filler is prevented from sliding relative to the steel bar inserting hole and the rigidity of the junctions where the abutting surfaces of the blocks for constructing retaining wall merge is increased to provide a rigid body integrally formed with the footing foundation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293563-A (GB)
Title: Metal tube
Inventor: SASAKI TAKASHI
IPC: C23C28/00
Filed: 1995-04-06
Abstract: A metal tube is formed from a metal tape which is rounded to be abutted at the both side edges, and the edge-abutted portion is welded to provide a butt-welded seam. The metal tube comprises an inner iron, copper, aluminium or steel base layer, a chrome layer provided on the base layer, and an outer chrome oxide layer provided on the chrome layer. The chrome oxide layer is preferably roughened at the outer surface to provide an appropriate frictional resistance relative to forming tools. A layer of tin may be provided between the chrome and chrome oxide layers.
Patent GB-2301686-A (GB)
Title: Transaction synchronisation procedure in a routing node
Inventor: BANKS TIMOTHY W
IPC: G06F9/52
Filed: 1995-06-03
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing synchronisation of a transaction in a data processing system where the transaction involves an initiator node (205), which starts the synchronisation, and a coordinator node (215), which decides the outcome of the transaction. They communicate through a routing node (210) having no resources of its own which are modified in the transaction. The synchronisation is provided by establishing a first conversation (220) between the initiator and routing nodes and a second conversation (225) between the routing and coordinator nodes. A first commit request message (240) is then sent from the initiator node to the routing node. A second commit request message (245) is sent from the routing node to the coordinator node. An additional step is performed of storing asynchronously, checkpoint information to non-volatile storage in the routing node after establishing the first and second conversations and before sending the second commit request message. The routing node acts as just a routing node and does not save checkpoint states as if it were a node with a real need to do so. In the event of failure, the routing node only recovers the route end points of the conversation it was routing when failure occurred. Then resynchronisation protocols are carried out between the end points with the routing node not aware of their contents, except to monitor when it can safely forget its routing information.
Patent GB-2289391-A (GB)
Title: Electrical communications switching system
Inventor: BABIARZ JOZEF Z
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1992-09-29
Abstract: A high speed communication link 20A, B, between peripheral nodes 13 and a single multi-link layer protocol (MLAP) controller 41 with an integrated HDLC framer 19 in a main control complex. Peripheral nodes contain a very simple control that forwards all the HDLC D-channel data from the peripherals to a single MLAP controller, thus making the peripheral nodes small in physical size, extremely flexible to connect to new interfaces and very portable. The bit rate of transmission of HDLC formatted data is changed from 16 kb/s or 64 kb/s to 2.048 mb/s and visa versa. Plural modified HDLC packets are multiplexed to one physical link that is terminated by an HDLC framer inside the multi-link access protocol controller or, from one MLAP controller, many peripherals can be accessed and controlled. The functions of the present invention are transparent to the end-point HDLC framers and hence to the link layer protocol and peripheral software. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305329-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunication system
Inventor: MOLLER CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04M19/04
Filed: 1995-09-15
Abstract: A telephone (1) is provided with a component (2) arranged to detect the Calling Line Identification (CLI) signal in an incoming call. The CLI signal is fed to a comparator (3) which compares the CLI signal with a list stored in a memory (4). If the comparator (3) finds a match with the list in the memory (4), an audible indicator (5) is operated by a sound signal generator (6) to provide an audible indication associated with the matched listed number. If no match is detected, the sound signal generator (6) is arranged to operate the audible indicator (5) with a default ringing cadence which conveniently can be the native cadence supplied by the telephone network. The invention enables information about an incoming call to be stored, such as the number of the intended Answerer, the reason why the call has been diverted to the present number and, when available, the telephone number of the Caller. This information is then transmitted in audible form to the eventual Answerer when the appropriate telephone is answered, whilst at the same time giving the Caller a ringing tone, the Caller/Answerer connection only being made either when the audible information is complete and/or the Recipient is ready to accept the call.
Patent GB-2299141-A (GB)
Title: Booster
Inventor: IKEDA MASAHIRO
IPC: B60T13/57
Filed: 1996-03-05
Abstract: A booster for use in an automobile brake system has a valve element comprising first and second annular, metal members 12A, 12B connected together, and an elastic deformation element 12C connected to the rear side of the second annular member. A rubber piece 27 mounted on the first annular member defines a first seat area S1, and a rubber piece 28 mounted on the second annular member defines a second seat area S2. With this construction, a spring 11 which is used to urge either seat area of the valve element into seating engagement with the respective valve seat 6, 8 may be compressed to a lower load than previously, thus reducing the input required to initiate the operation of the booster. The surface of seat 6 is spherical. The rubber piece 28 seals the joint between the two annular members.
Patent GB-2303041-A (GB)
Title: Coupling implements to a tractor
Inventor: TAKEMURA TOSHIHIKO
IPC: B62D49/00
Filed: 1996-03-22
Abstract: A reinforcing frame structure for coupling a front loader (6) to a front region of a tractor body (5) and a working implement to a rear region thereof. The reinforcing frame structure (8) includes right and left frames (13) arranged laterally of the tractor body (5) and extending longitudinally thereof, a first cross bar (14) for rigidly interconnecting the right and left frames in rearward positions thereof, a rear connecting mechanism (12) formed integrally with the rearward positions of the right and left frames to be connectable to a rear axle case (18) of the tractor body from below, a working implement coupling mechanism (11) for coupling the working implement, a loader coupling mechanism (9) for coupling the front loader, and a front connecting mechanism (16) for connecting forward regions of the right and left frames to the tractor body. The rear connecting mechanism (12) includes a holding mechanism for holding opposite ends of the rear axle case (18), whereby the reinforcing frame structure (8) is attachable to and detachable from the tractor body (5) from below.
Patent GB-2299855-A (GB)
Title: Air-conditioning system for an automobile
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI HIROYUKI
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 1996-03-22
Abstract: An air-conditioning system for an automobile comprises an air passage (6) for air cooled by an evaporator (4) in parallel to an air passage (7) for air heated by a heater core (5), with an air mixing chamber (13) positioned downstream of the passages (6) and (7). A sliding door (12) in the form of a sealing film member (22) mounted on an apertured support member (21) is slidably movable in grooves (33) across the respective air flows in the passages to control the ratio between cool and warm air passing into the mixing chamber. A link mechanism (14) for moving the door comprises a drive shaft (37) having a drive lever (27), an air guide plate (34), and a lever member (35) with a pin (36) on the lever member engaging a U-shaped recess (23a) on the support member (21). The clearance between the sliding door (12) and the evaporator (4) in the passage (6) may be at a minimum. The link mechanism (14) is located inside the casing (3) of the air conditioning system in the space leading from the cool air passage (6) to the mixing chamber (13). As shown, a manually-operable temperature control lever (41) on a control panel (40) is connected to the drive lever (27).
Patent GB-2313367-A (GB)
Title: Container closure assemblies with bidirectional opening
Inventor: KING ROGER MILNER
IPC: B65D41/17
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: The invention provides container closure assemblies comprising a container neck (5) and a closure (3) releasably securable on the neck. A first securing means (19) on one of the neck and the closure comprises a first projection. A second securing means on the other of the neck and the closure comprises a substantially V-shaped or U-shaped projecting shoulder (17) in which the first projection nests when the closure is secured on the neck, and a retaining bead (18). The projecting shoulder enables the closure to be removed from the container by twisting either clockwise or anticlockwise.
Patent GB-2302877-A (GB)
Title: Aerosol ironing aid comprising non-polysaccharide stiffening agent and dimethyl ether
Inventor: SILVESTER RAYMOND NEVILLE
IPC: D06M15/263
Filed: 1996-07-02
Abstract: An emulsified; aerosol ironing aid comprises:  (i) from 0.1 to 2.5% by weight of a non-polysaccharide (including non-cellulosic) stiffening agent (preferably selected from anionic polymers, amphoteric polymers, acrylidones, acrylic polymers, vinylpyrrolidone/vinylacetate copolymers, quaternised vinylpyrrolidone/dimethylaminoethylmethylmethacrylate copolymers and polyvinylpyrrolidone); (ii) from 0.4 to 3.0% by weight of an emulsified gliding agent (preferably a silicone fluid); (iii) from 5 to 25% by weight of dimethyl ether (as propellant); (iv) up to 100% by weight of water.
Patent GB-2303183-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating electronically controlled CVT has additional manual control
Inventor: BAEUERLE PETER
IPC: B60W10/10
Filed: 1994-03-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle having an electronically controlled, continuously variable transmission (CVT), wherein, by means of a manually operated actuating device 20, a continuous adjustment of the transmission ratio occurs. The adjustment preferably occurs at a constant rate of change and may be carried out with or without engine control such that the engine speed remains within permissible limits.
Patent GB-2307846-A (GB)
Title: Hand protector
Inventor: BUCKLAND ROY WILLIAM
IPC: A63B71/14
Filed: 1996-11-27
Abstract: A hand protector or glove for use in playing a ball game comprising a shell structure 1 for shielding the back of a wearer's hand by transmitting a proportion of the impact force, when struck, to a bat or other like implement 6 held in that hand of the wearer. The protector is attached to the wearer's hand to form a batting glove. Two or more shell structures may be joined together to form flexible joints, thereby enabling the hand protector to adopt fully flexible characteristics, such as a gripping action. The invention also describes an article to cover a hand used whilst playing a game, for example cricket, having an outer part which substantially acts as a barrier to moving objects for the hand and/or fingers and/or thumb of the wearer, a plurality of side parts connected to the outer part and retaining means to removably retain the article on the wearer's hand, said outer part upon contact with a moving object, substantially deflecting a proportion of the force of the moving object and side parts transmitting said force to a bat or similar object being held.
Patent GB-2319844-A (GB)
Title: Prepolarising MRI magnet with powdered iron poles
Inventor: YOUNG IAN ROBERT
IPC: G01R33/381
Filed: 1996-11-28
Abstract: An MRI magnet has additional, prepolarising, coils 4a,4b adjacent the pole faces. To reduce eddy currents induced in the poles 2a,2b by pulsing of current in the prepolarising coils, the poles 2a,2b are made of a non-conducting but magnetically permeable material such as powdered iron (or wire bundles) in an epoxy matrix. Active shield coils 5a,5b may be used to prevent prepolarising flux entering the iron part of the yoke, but in a preferred embodiment they are not used and instead the main windings 3a,3b and additional coils 4a,4b are energised such that they in effect oppose one another so that the flux in the iron beyond the windings 3a,3b is held substantially constant.
Patent GB-2321574-A (GB)
Title: Training multiple transmitter units during allocated time slots
Inventor: WRAY ANTONY JOHN
IPC: H04L27/36
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: A communication system is provided having a plurality of remote units respectively having transmitter circuits to facilitate communications. The communication system includes time divided periods 44 such that a first portion of a time divided period 52 is allocated to a respective first remote unit for transmitter tuning operations and wherein this first portion of the time divided period 52 is available for use by a non-allocated, second remote unit for its respective transmitter tuning operations. In this manner, the second remote unit does not have to wait for its own, allocated time divided period in order to perform a transmitter tuning operation. May be applied to Cartesian Feedback, Adaptive Predistortion and LINC (linear amplification using non-linear components) amplification transmitters.
Patent GB-2312393-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for making and supplying food paste sheets
Inventor: HARADA MASARU
IPC: A23L17/00
Filed: 1997-02-11
Abstract: Apparatus for supplying food paste sheets (C1) at a predetermined interval on to a surface (12) moving at a predetermined speed includes a horizontally arranged first roller (26) rotatable to receive a continuous food paste sheet (C2) on its circumferential surface; means for severing that sheet on the circumferential surface at a predetermined interval into a plurality of sheet segments (C1); first peeler means (30) at a predetermined position on the lower half portion of the circumferential surface of the first roller (26) for peeling off the severed sheet segments (C1) from the circumferential surface; a second horizontally arranged roller (32) provided under the first roller (26) which is rotatable to sequentially receive the sheet segments (C1) from the first roller (26); a second peeler means (40) for peeling off the sheet segments (C1) from the second roller (32) to supply them onto the moving surfaced 12. The second roller (32) includes means (44) provided on the circumferential surface thereof for receiving a leading portion of each of the sheet segments (C1) which has moved vertically down from the first roller (26) so as to position and hold the leading portion. The rotational speeds of the holding means (44) is substantially equal to that of the moving surface (12) and greater than the circumferential speed of said first roller (26).
Patent GB-2322477-A (GB)
Title: Magnetising system for security labels
Inventor: KNIGHT MALCOLM ROBERT MURRAY
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 1997-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetising system for applying a verifiable code to a magnetic security element which is embedded in the label of an item. On paying for the item, the label is brushed or scanned past a magnetising head 13 which has a number of teeth 15 separated by gaps 16. The magnetic security element is magnetised in a pattern which is characteristic of the physical arrangement of teeth 15. The pattern on the security element constitutes a verifiable code which can be checked if there is any dispute over whether the item has been paid for. The head may be in the form of a removable insert which can be changed at regular intervals to provide different security patterns. The teeth may have different shapes, for example triangular or oval cross-sections (see figs 5-7).
Patent GB-2311850-A (GB)
Title: Air cnditioning apparatus for a vehicle
Inventor: TSUNOOKA TATSUO
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 1997-03-24
Abstract: Air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle comprises a case (2) containing a heat exchanger (4) for cooling air and downstream thereof a heat exchanger(5) for heating air, said case including separate face air outlets (15 and 25) for front and rear seats, and a foot air outlet (13b) for said front seat, and a cool air bypass passage(21) having an inlet immediately downstream of the cooling heat exchanger leading directly to said face air outlet (15) for said front seat and bypassing said heating heat exchanger, and a cool air supply passage for said rear seat branched from said cool air bypass passage at a downstream side of said cool air inlet, and means for adjusting air flowing into said cool air bypass passage and said air supply passage.
Patent GB-2325580-A (GB)
Title: Optical document scanner including light shutter
Inventor: PENG HENRY
IPC: H04N1/028
Filed: 1997-05-20
Abstract: An optical scanner with a light shutter apparatus 20 is disclosed. The light shutter apparatus includes a plate member 22 located adjacent to the light transmitting slot 15 of the scanner and a driving device 24 connected with the plate member. The plate member can be driven by the driving device to cover the slot wholly so as to prevent light from entering the optic path of scanner when the light source 3 of the scanner is on. Therefore the brightness/darkness adjusting process of the scanner can be proceeded without switching off the light source, and thus make it more convenient and time saving to use the optical scanner. The scanner includes a document window glass 5, reflection means 7, lens set 9 and CCD 11.
Patent GB-2314806-A (GB)
Title: Edible sausage casing
Inventor: MATSUTOMO KATSUMI
IPC: A23L13/60
Filed: 1997-06-25
Abstract: Edible sausage casing have a graphic design transferred onto the surface by printing, preferably the printing is done by gravure offset printing.
Patent GB-2315455-A (GB)
Title: Bale arranging apparatus
Inventor: ARMSTRONG ALEXANDER CRAWFORD
IPC: A01D85/00
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: Bale arranging apparatus receives bales from a baling machine and arranging the bales in batch form suitable for mechanical handling. The apparatus comprises a frame 16 for location to the rear of a baling machine, the frame defining a bale sorting area 18 for receiving bales output by the baling machine and including a sorting member 24 for moving the bales transversely within the area 18 and arranging the bales to form a batch portion. A holding area 20 is provided for receiving and holding at least a first batch portion of bales from the sorting area and for receiving a further batch portion of bales from the sorting area. The holding area 20 is provided with a gate 28 operable to release the batch from the apparatus.
Patent GB-2316757-A (GB)
Title: Thin film actuated mirror and the method of manufacture
Inventor: UM MIN-SIK
IPC: G02B5/08
Filed: 1997-08-28
Abstract: An array of thin film actuated mirrors for use in optical systems comprising an active matrix 210, a passivation layer 220, an etchant stopping layer 230 and an array of actuated mirror structures including a first thin film electrode 295, a thin film electrodisplacive member 285, a second thin film electrode 275 and an elastic member 265 with a protective oxidation member 255 being located under the elastic member. The second thin film electrode is connected to a corresponding connecting terminal 214 through a conduit 216 and thus functions as a signal electrode. The manufacturing method involves a thin film sacrificial layer (fig. 3B, 240) being deposited on the etchant stopping layer with the protective oxidation layer being deposited on top of the thin film sacrificial layer and acts to prevent phosphorus on the surface of the thin film sacrificial layer from being oxidised.