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Patent GB-2229558-A (GB)
Title: Device for analyzing Japanese sentences into morphemes with attention directed to morpheme groups
Inventor: SAKAI SHINSUKE
IPC: G06F17/28
Filed: 1990-03-01
Abstract: On analysing a syntagm, such as a phrase, a clause, a sentence, or sentences, into a succession of morphemes, use is made of at least one group of two or more morphemes in a predetermined order. Such morphemes of each group are memorized in a dictionary 11 together with a descriptor of the group and an identifier indicative of the predetermined order preferably by numbers, used as the identifier either in an ascending or a descending order. Selected by a separating unit 12, candidate morphemes for the analyzed morphemes are memorized, together with, if any, the descriptor and either the identifier or the numbers, in a memory 16 in connection with morpheme intervals into which the syntagm is separated by the separating unit. As a part of the analysed morphemes, an output unit 17 selects those of the memorized morphemes which are accompanied by a common descriptor descriptive of a single group and either the identifier or the numbers indicative of the predetermined order of morphemes in the single group. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243674-A (GB)
Title: Feeding glass to melting furnace.
Inventor: MCNEILL KEITH RUSSELL
IPC: C03B3/02
Filed: 1990-04-26
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB91/00670 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 22, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 22, 1992 PCT Filed Apr. 26, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/16272 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 31, 1991.A method of feeding glass to a glass-melting furnace for making a vitreous material, a heated airstream containing air at a temperature in excess of 1,000 DEG  C. is passed down vertical cylinders towards the crown of the glass-melting furnace. Powdered glass batch is introduced into the vertically moving heated airstream in the lower and wider cylinder and infra-sound is applied to the vertically moving heated airstream by an infra-sound generator to vibrate the heated airstream and effect heat transfer from the airstream to the glass batch particles so that the glass batch particles are heated and the temperature of the heated airstream is reduced to a temperature below 700 DEG  C., thereby reducing the propensity of the air to produce nitrogen oxides. Fuel is subsequently added as the heated glass batch particles and the cooled airstream move downwardly towards the crown of the furnace and a stream of glass batch, burning fuel and air is passed downwardly through the crown of the furnace in a manner such that there is a direct contact between the flame of the burning fuel and the surface of molten glass within the furnace, and the glass batch is melted.
Patent GB-2234146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in agricultural plough assemblies
Inventor: INGATE JOHN DAVID
IPC: A01B3/36
Filed: 1990-07-19
Abstract: An agricultural plough has multiple plough bodies without landslides spaced along a transverse beam whose pulling point and angle relative to the line of pull are so arranged that side thrusts acting on the plough are substantially balanced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234233-A (GB)
Title: A lithium manganese oxide
Inventor: THACKERAY MICHAEL MAKEPEACE
IPC: C01G45/00
Filed: 1990-07-27
Abstract: A novel lithium manganese oxide compound has 0 anions, Li cations and Mn cations arranged in layers, each layer of Li cations being sandwiched between two layers of O anions, each layer of Mn cations being sandwiched between two layers of O anions and each layer of O an ions being sandwiched between a layer of Li cations and a layer of Mn cations. A method of making the compound and an electrochemical cell employing the compound as its cathode are also described and claimed. As the formula of the compound is Li2-2x Mn O3-x where 0< x </=1, when x = 1 a layered MnO2 compound is produced, in which each layer of Mn cations is sandwiched between 2 layers of O anions and each layer of O anions is sandwiched between a layer of O anions and a layer of Mn cations.
Patent GB-2233559-A (GB)
Title: Antibodies for use in antilymphocyte antibody therapy
Inventor: BUURMAN WIM
IPC: C07K16/24
Filed: 1989-03-13
Abstract: The use of antibodies against human alpha tumour necrosis factor in antilymphocyte antibody therapy is described. The anti-human alpha tumour necrosis factor antibodies may be used to prevent or treat shock-related conditions arising from antilymphocyte antibody therapy. Also described are compositions containing anti-human alpha tumour necrosis factor antibodies and antilymphocyte antibodies, as well as recombinant anti-human alpha tumour necrosis factor antibodies.
Patent GB-2239098-A (GB)
Title: Weighing pans for weighing batches in combination weighing machines
Inventor: PETERSEN GUNNAR CHRISTIAN
IPC: G01G13/22
Filed: 1990-12-07
Abstract: A weighing pan (17) for weighing sub-batches of fruit and vegetables to be packaged in batches in a combination weighing machine, comprises a pivoted bottom chute (1) whose open discharge end is covered by a front wall (13) in the collecting position, the chute (1) being pivoted downwards about the upper end of the frame (6) to empty the pan (17). The weighing pan collects individual items in a single row in the bottom chute (1) which slopes downwardly in the discharging position at such an angle that the items slide out of the pan without colliding. The combination weighing machine comprises a row of weighing pans (17), and a stop member (23) common to the weighing pans (17) and movable from a position in which the stop member (23) covers the discharge openings of the weighing pans (17) to a second position at the other side of the receiver conveyor (19, 20). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240666-A (GB)
Title: Using unidirectional magnets for careless torsional magnetic coupling
Inventor: PRESTON MARK ALAN
IPC: H02K1/27
Filed: 1991-02-01
Abstract: A coreless magnetic coupling is comprised of a driven member (40) having a plurality of tangentially polarized magnets (54-59) interposed between radially polarized magnets (48-53) and a driving member (42) having a plurality of tangentially polarized magnets (66-71) interposed between radially polarized magnets (60-65). Rotating the driving member (42) causes a tangential force to be generated on the driven member (40) which rotates the driven member (40). A non magnetic separator 44 allows the drive to be communicated to a sealed chamber. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242355-A (GB)
Title: Seat slide device
Inventor: AIHARA TSUTOMU
IPC: B60N2/02
Filed: 1991-03-26
Abstract: Movable and stationary rails are of complementary cross sections, the movable rail 30 being generally C-shaped with grooved side walls 32, the stationary rail 40 having an elongate flat upper plate 41 whose side edge portions constitute guide portions 42 spacedly received in the grooved side walls 32. Metal rollers 51 are disposed between major flat portions of the movable and stationary rails. A plastic slider 53 is secured to each of the guide edge portions 42 and so shaped as to be neatly and slidably received in the corresponding grooved side wall 32 of the movable rail. The slider 53 has an opening through which an outside edge wall of the guide edge portion is exposed. A metal ball 52 is rotatably received in the opening in such a manner that diametrically opposed parts thereof are contactable with the outside edge wall and an inner surface of the corresponding grooved side wall, respectively. The movable rail may be driven by electric drive means comprising a reversible electric motor 26, a speed reduction gear unit 27 driven by the motor, a flexible cable 'F' driven by the gear unit, and a drive unit 35 mounted on the movable rail which is driven by the flexible cable. The drive unit 35 may comprise a worm 36 driven directly by a flexible cable 'F', a worm wheel 37 driven by the worm 35, and a pinion 38 driven by the worm wheel and meshed with a rack 44 associated with the stationary rail 40. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244413-A (GB)
Title: Modulating horizontal deflection power supply for pincushion correction
Inventor: TAKAHIRO BANDO
IPC: H04N3/18
Filed: 1991-05-01
Abstract: A horizontal deflection apparatus is provided with a circuit 2 to convert a vertical deflection voltage VD into a crosswise pincushion correction voltage V3in a parabola form, a vertical frequency detecting circuit 4, 5 which detects the frequency of a vertical synchronizing signal and outputs a control signal V4 corresponding to the frequency. An automatic gain control circuit 3 amplifies with the gain controlled by V4, corresponding to the vertical frequency, and outputs a voltage signal V5 in a parabola form with a fixed amplitude for correcting crosswise pincushion distortion. A pulse width modulating circuit 6 modulates a pulse signal synchronized with a horizontal synchronizing signal in response to V5 from the automatic gain control circuit, and a chopper-type power circuit 8 chops a power voltage with the pulse width modulating output and supplies the chopped power voltage to a horizontal output circuit, thereby correcting the crosswise pincushion distortion in response to the voltage signal with the fixed amplitude irrespective of changes of the vertical frequency, and enabling adequate correction of the crosswise pincushion distortion even if the vertical frequency changes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255901-A (GB)
Title: Electric toothbrush holder
Inventor: NG POON-KEE GILBERT
IPC: A46B17/00
Filed: 1991-05-21
Abstract: An electric toothbrush holder (10) which comprises an elongate casing (11) and an electric motor vibration unit (29) supported within the casing (11), the casing (11) provided with an elongate cavity (14) having an opening (15) at the forward end (11a) of the casing (11) for insertion of the handle of an ordinary toothbrush, in which opening (15) there is provided clamping means (16) having at least two clamping surfaces which are resiliently biassed together by a resilient member so as to clamp or hold said toothbrush at its handle automatically when the toothbrush handle is inserted into the cavity (14) through the opening (15). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247878-A (GB)
Title: Article protector
Inventor: WILLIAMS ERNEST DONALD
IPC: B65D81/113
Filed: 1991-06-20
Abstract: An article protector, such as may be used to protect bottles during transportation, is assembled from parts (8, 10) which may be interfitted to provide an open framework within which a bottle (B) may be supported and securely held for protection. The parts (8, 10) are produced by being stamped from cellular plastics material in sheet or slab form. The parts (8, 10) may be permanently secured together to provide to superstructures (10) which may be located together around the articles to be protected, being secured together by releasing securing means, or may be retained in an enclosing condition by virtue of being located within a carton. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246964-A (GB)
Title: Method of applying metallic paint
Inventor: OHHASHI YUTAKA
IPC: B05B12/08
Filed: 1991-08-01
Abstract: In a method of applying a metallic paint to an object conveyed by means of a conveyor, by reciprocating one or more rotary atomizing electrostatic painting machines at right angles to the direction in which the object is conveyed, the speed of the reciprocation of the painting machines is controlled according to the speed of the conveyor so that the pitch between the adjacent orbits of the strokes of the reciprocation of the machines drawn on the object may become a predetermined value.
Patent GB-2259513-A (GB)
Title: Autoxidisable coating composition
Inventor: HARRIS PHILLIP GERARD
IPC: C09D133/02
Filed: 1991-09-16
Abstract: An autoxidisable coating composition (especially a paint, varnish or woodstain) comprises an autoxidisable film- forming polymer and a cobalt drier dispersed or dissolved in an organic or preferably aqueous volatile carrier liquid where the activity of the drier is promoted by the presence of a halogenated (preferably fluorinated) ( beta -keto ester either added as a complex with the cobalt or which forms such a complex in situ. The esterifying moiety of the  beta -keto ester is aliphatic (including cycloaliphatic). The autoxidisable groups of the polymer may be derived from the condensation of allyl glycidyl ether or one of its analogues with a carboxylic acid moiety e.g. acrylic or methacrylic acids. The polymer preferably also comprises hydrophobic non-acid monomers e.g. alkyl acrylates, vinyl acetate and styrene. Alternatively the polymer may be an alkyd resin. The promoter is preferably (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl 3-oxobutanoate) or (ethyl,4,4,4-trifluoro-3-oxobutanoate). The invention also relates to a bis cobalt (II) ion complex, wherein the complexing moiety is a promoter as defined above, particularly, bis (ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-oxobutanato) cobalt (II). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249515-A (GB)
Title: Razor with hair detection means
Inventor: SAGOL SAMI
IPC: B26B21/40
Filed: 1991-10-28
Abstract: A razor having an integral hair detection means comprises a razor assembly (2) mounted on a handle (1) for brushing against a surface of a person's face and vibrating in response to contact with hairs thereon and a pickup (3) coupled to the handle and responsive to vibrations produced therein for generating a corresponding signal. Electronic or acoustic audio frequency amplifying means (5) are provided within the handle (1) for amplifying the signal from the pickup (3) as an audio frequency output. In use, the person shaving hears the amplified vibrations either directly via a loudspeaker or via an earpiece (8) so as to obtain feedback relating to the surface quality of the shave. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250260-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle load lift and tailgate
Inventor: MARTIN JOHN C
IPC: B60P1/46
Filed: 1991-10-29
Abstract: A tailgate closure mechanism for a tailgate hoist serves to move the tailgate (20) from the horizontal position in which it functions as a platform to the upright position in which it functions as a gate. The closure mechanism includes a closing slide (38) which is slidably mounted on at least one of the tailgate support slides (26) and a connecting link (54) that connects the slide to the tailgate. A drive mechanism is provided to drive the closing side toward its raised position. The drive mechanism may be in the form of an hydraulic ram, a compression spring or a combination ram and spring (fig 7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250113-A (GB)
Title: Medical history-taking device
Inventor: TURCOTTE II WILLIAM E
IPC: G16H40/63
Filed: 1991-12-27
Abstract: A medical history-taking device 20 for use by a patient is about the size of a book and has a screen 22 for displaying questions to a patient, a limited number of keys 26 by which the patient can enter answers, and a memory for storing the patient's answers. The device is battery-powered for portability and uses a low-power liquid crystal display or the like to display instructions and medical questions to the patient. Only four keys are seen or used by the patient for answering the questions: YES, NO, NOT SURE, and NEXT QUESTION. Additional control keys 36 used by the medical staff are hidden from the patient. The device is controlled by a pre-programmed microcomputer on a chip, and contains a ROM-based, removable and replaceable program cartridge 38b which contains the questions. The device collects the patient's answers, and drives a remote printer or computer terminal which provides an output of the medical history. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263103-A (GB)
Title: A travel accessory
Inventor: FORRESTER BRUCE JOHN
IPC: A45C13/03
Filed: 1992-01-08
Abstract: A travel accessory in the form of a suitcase or a suitcase insert comprises a plurality of stacked open top containers each having a base 9 and upstanding walls 10-12 upon which a further container is stacked. The containers are interconnected by a backing spine 7 so that each container can be moved between a raised position and the stacked position to permit access to any one of the containers. The containers are designed to receive items of clothing and are of a substantially rigid construction so as to prevent clothes received in the containers from becoming creased during travel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251697-A (GB)
Title: Shaft having torque indication means
Inventor: ARAND ERNST-BERNHARD
IPC: G01L5/00
Filed: 1992-01-13
Abstract: A shaft for torque transmission, e.g. a propeller shaft for a motor vehicle, includes a holding element 32 which extends co-axially relative to the shaft and has one end non-rotatingly connected thereto, the other end of the holding element and the adjacent part of the shaft having cooperating indicating means for indicating shaft twisting under torque, the indicating means comprising capsules 23, 24 of a marking material eg, a dye, and a member 21 arranged to break the capsules on excessive twisting of the shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263885-A (GB)
Title: Cover with closure for booklet or map
Inventor: CORBISHLEY THOMAS SIMON
IPC: G09B29/04
Filed: 1992-02-07
Abstract: The cover having a front panel 13 and a rear panel 14 divided by a spine 15 includes an upwardly direct tongue 18 located inside the outer edge of the front panel and a complementary downwardly directed tongue 19 formed inside the outer edge of the rear panel. When the front and rear panels 13, 14 are folded together, their outer edges may be held together by engaging the tongues with each other. One or more sheets of material may be attached to the cover in various arrangements. In one arrangement, a rectangular and foldable sheet of material (30, Fig. 5) is attached to the rear panel 14. The front and rear panels may be the size of a credit card. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258608-A (GB)
Title: Core drill for a food product
Inventor: RAY ALLEN
IPC: A23L19/12
Filed: 1992-08-13
Abstract: A core drill (1) for forming a cavity in a food product, e.g. a potato, comprises, in one embodiment, a rotary tubular member (9) provided at an open front end with a first cutter (11) operable, on rotation of the tubular member, to cut into the food product, a second rotary cutter (18) being mounted internally of the tubular member (9) and operable on rotation thereof to cut into the food product. A third cutter is mounted on the tubular member (9) and is movable between an inoperative position and an operative position in which it is proud of the exterior of the tubular member, the third cutter being operable, in the operative position and on rotation of the tubular member, to cut a cavity in the food product of a selected diameter which is greater than the diameter of the tubular member. An auger (15) or a suction device is operable to convey along the tubular member to a discharge opening (12) provided therein food product cut by any of the first, second and third cutters. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260075-A (GB)
Title: Patient support table.
Inventor: HANNANT KEITH
IPC: A61G13/02
Filed: 1992-09-21
Abstract: A surgical operating table has a cover (37) resiliently supported on a base assembly (3) and microswitches (39) that detect displacement of the cover to prevent lowering of the patient support platform (1). The base assembly has a castor plate (31) and a base plate (30) which is lowered to brake movement of the table over the floor. A pneumatic tube (35) around the base plate (30) senses the presence of an object under the plate and causes the plate to be raised. A tilt switch (5) in a leaf of the platform (1) prevents angular displacement of the platform when its angle exceeds a safe limit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260375-A (GB)
Title: Superconducting bearing unit
Inventor: FUKUYAMA HIROMASA
IPC: F16C39/06
Filed: 1992-09-30
Abstract: A superconducting bearing unit comprises a permanent magnet (26) mounted to a rotating shaft (25) and a superconducting member (27) mounted on the inner periphery of a housing surrounding the shaft. The superconducting member (27) is adapted to be cooled after the shaft has been moved upwards (Fig 1A) until it attains a superconducting condition, so that the shaft is supported in use in a balanced condition between the weight of the shaft and a pinning force comprising an attracting component caused by the permanent magnet and the superconducting member (Fig 1B). The bearing unit may alternatively accept radial loads. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262786-A (GB)
Title: Transfer arrangement
Inventor: MACDONALD AUSTIN PATRICK
IPC: B25J21/02
Filed: 1992-12-07
Abstract: A transfer arrangement for use in removing liquid or powdered material from a vessel (400) in a sealed manner, comprises a portable housing (300), a door (305) in the housing, a corresponding door (409) in a wall of the vessel and, means (318, 418) for detachably securing the housing to the vessel so that the door (305) in the portable housing engages said corresponding door (405) and lies thereagainst. A remote manipulating means enables an operator outside the transfer arrangement to open the doors together as a unit. The portable housing may be a closeable receptacle means or a separate sampling container may lie within the portable housing. With this arrangement, liquid or powdered material can be removed from the vessel and transported to a location remote from the vessel. The doors sealingly engage with each other and the housing and vessel respectively when closing the latter. In this way toxic material is prevented from reaching the environment. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274224-A (GB)
Title: Image data compression
Inventor: WILKINSON JAMES HEDLEY
IPC: H04N7/30
Filed: 1993-01-07
Abstract: For compressing M-bit data words where M is a plural positive integer, groups of N data words are defined, where N is a plural positive integer, and then the bits of the group of N data words are output as a bit stream including a sequence of sub-streams, each sub-stream relating to a respective bit position in the N data words and being formed from a sequence of N data bits from that bit position of respective data words. The bit sequences are run length encoded and the run length codes thus generated are further encoded using a commaless code such as a Huffman code. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in refuse containers.
Inventor: BOUGHTON THOMAS TRAFFORD
IPC: B65F3/26
Filed: 1993-01-08
Abstract: There is described a container for the collection of refuse for recycling. comprising a container body of substantially parallelepiped shape and having its internal volume divided into two or more separate enclosed compartments (A to C), a first compartment having a selectively closeable discharge opening (6) in a first side thereof and having a selectively openable communicating opening (7) in a side opposite said first side, the communicating opening leading to an adjacent compartment of the container, a respective charging opening being provided in a top wall of each compartment, and means being further provided to direct the refuse into one of the compartments via its charging opening. The means can be a hopper and a conveyor and controllable gates closing the openings or a rail mounted bin tipping device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263588-A (GB)
Title: Junction box and bridging terminal
Inventor: NAKAMURA MASAYOSHI
IPC: H01R13/68
Filed: 1993-01-11
Abstract: A junction box comprises a busbar (13) having conductive members (13a, 40) exposed at locations at which electrical connections are to be made to the box and terminals (16, 17) in electrical contact with the exposed parts of the busbars. Terminal (16) comprises: a spring contact (33) for engaging a blade of a device (eg fuse or relay) to be attached to the junction box; and a leg (35) penetrating the busbar at exposure (40) and extending therethrough to form a tab connection. Terminal (17) comprises a similar spring contact (33') and engages the busbar at exposure (13a) without penetrating it. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266221-A (GB)
Title: Pie manufacture
Inventor: TUCKER GODFREY DAVID
IPC: A21C11/00
Filed: 1993-04-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a pie by forming pastry into a dished case in a mould, depositing a pie filling in the case, laying a sheet of pastry over the filled case, sealing the pastry sheet to the case, around the inside of the latter, to close the pie, and ejecting the pie at station 15 from the mould 17 prior to baking. The apparatus provides means for performing the manufacturing steps as successive stations along an endless conveyor. <IMAGE>