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Patent GB-2275660-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced motor vehicle door
Inventor: YAMAZAKI SHOUJI
IPC: B60J5/00
Filed: 1994-03-04
Abstract: A hollow door body 1 has a pair of vertically spaced hinges 6, 7 mounted on an end thereof and also a lock 8 mounted on an opposite end of the door body, and a substantially triangular truss fixedly housed in the door body 1 and connected between the hinges 6, 7 and the lock 8. The substantially triangular truss comprises a vertical beam 10 connected to the hinges and a pair of vertically spaced upper and lower cross beams 12, 13 joined at respective ends thereof to the vertical beam near the hinges, respectively, and joined at respective opposite ends thereof to the lock. The lower end 17 of the vertical beam overlaps the corner 16 of the door opening when the door is closed. The arrangement of beams 10, 12, 13 aids in the transmission of side impact forces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287389-A (GB)
Title: Pole float winder
Inventor: DRENNAN PETER JOHN
IPC: A01K97/06
Filed: 1994-03-15
Abstract: The winder comprises two elongate side members (13, 14) connected to each other by first and second cross-members (15, 16) adjacent the ends of the side members (13, 14) and by a brace (17) extending between the side members (13, 14) at an intermediate position along the length of the winder, the brace (7) defining a first aperture (18) between the first cross-member (15) and the brace (7) and a second aperture (19) between the second cross-member (16) and the brace (7), the first aperture (18) being longer than the second aperture (19). This construction allows the winder to accommodate pole float winders of a variety of different shapes and configurations without the float portion (10) projecting beyond the edges of the side members (13, 14). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275149-A (GB)
Title: Bone-conduction transducer with reduced friction surface
Inventor: NAKAMURA YASUJI
IPC: H04R5/02
Filed: 1994-04-07
Abstract: A voice transducer system for use in a vehicle comprises a seat, a casing 13 mounted on said seat and a piezoelectric transducer 15 disposed in said casing to detect vibrations of produced voice waves when they are transmitted through the skull 1 of an operator's head. A damper material 14 is disposed in said casing and surrounds said piezoelectric transducer. The casing including a side surface 13a to be contacted with the operator's head so as to receive said vibrations, said side surface of the casing being pretreated to have a small coefficient of friction to reduce rubbing noises when the operator's head or hair 11 slides on said side surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288569-A (GB)
Title: Mailable Picture Frame
Inventor: EDMONDS PAUL WILLIAM
IPC: A47G1/14
Filed: 1994-04-22
Abstract: An article for postal transmission comprising a generally planar envelope or pouch which is adapted to receive a pictorial (eg photographic) insert, the article comprising a viewing portion extending over a major portion of the area of one side of the article through which the insert may be viewed and an area on the other side of the article adapted to receive and display postal and message information. The pouch may be sealable after insertion of a photograph. A rear leaf may serve as a foldable leg to stand the article on a surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280336-A (GB)
Title: Portable radio telephone with automobile adaptor
Inventor: YAMASHITA OSAMU
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 1994-07-21
Abstract: The telephone can be used as a portable, Fig. 1A, when a radio unit 130 is directly coupled via connectors 134, 146 to a handset unit 140. The unit 130 includes a control circuit (131, Fig. 4) and RF circuits (132), and the unit 140 includes a speaker 141, display 142, keypad 143 and microphone 144. The telephone can also be used as a mobile in an automobile by means of an adaptor 111 when the units 130, 140 are separated, Fig. 1B. In the mobile mode, unit 130 is received in a recess 111a in adaptor 111 and is connected thereto via connectors 133, (163, Fig. 2B) so that the unit 130 receives power from the vehicle battery 152 and transmits/receives via the vehicle antenna 115; the handset unit 140 is connected to the unit 130 and to battery 152 via a connector 113, a curled cord 112 and the adaptor 111. On detecting that the connectors (163), 113 are coupled to the units 130, 140, the control circuit (131) of radio unit 130 disconnects the internal circuits therein from the connector 134 used for direct connection between units 130, 140. The handset unit 140 can be mounted on the radio unit 130 when not in use in the mobile mode (Figs. 2A, 2B). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291365-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of water for use in a cooling tower by passage through a membrane to remove multivalent ions
Inventor: JACKSON GRAHAM DUNCAN
IPC: C02F9/00
Filed: 1994-07-21
Abstract: A method of treating water to be fed into an evaporative cooling tower is provided. Water is passed through one or more membranes, which are adapted to remove multivalent ions from the water, and the treated water is then passed to the cooling tower. The association of a membrane filtration unit and a cooling tower is also claimed. As water is evaporated from a cooling tower (1), contaminants in the water replenishing the system could become concentrated in the cooling water. Unless these concentrations are controlled, the cooling water deposits materials (eg scale) on the heat exchange elements in the cooling tower and the condensor (6) in the cooling circuit (5) if the solubilities of various salts are exceeded and becomes increasingly corrosive. Control can be achieved by passing replenishing water (7) through membranes (8) adapted to remove multivalent ions from the water, so that the cooling tower is fed with treated water. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298300-A (GB)
Title: Security system for battery-powered equipment
Inventor: JANSON NIGEL
IPC: B60R25/045
Filed: 1994-09-20
Abstract: In e.g. a vehicle, insertion of a master key at 27 stores a code from the key into a controller 36 in a battery casing 12 and causes the battery to be locked in place 43. Later insertion of the master key is required to unlock it. Insertion of a working key at 27 stores a code from this key into the controller 36 which recognises this code on subsequent insertion of the working key. The working key causes 39 the battery to supply power to its main output terminals 13,14. A tamper sensor 44 can give an alarm.
Patent GB-2284731-A (GB)
Title: Audio signal bandwidth reduction for recording
Inventor: YAMADA KUNIO
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 1994-12-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of accurately recording and reproducing a digital signal having a wide dynamic range which efficiently uses the available memory and avoids errors due to overflow. In order to achieve the reduction in the memory requirement, a number of successive digital values of the digital signal are stored 12 as a frame in which the magnitude of the digital values lie within a certain range together with an associated frame factor indicating the relationship between the original values and the stored values of the frame. During reproduction successive stored digital values are adjusted in accordance with the value of the frame factor to form the output digital signal. An analog input audio signal is first A/D converted 4 and then the difference between the present and previous signals for each frame of signals is derived in circuit 6. This difference signal  DELTA  is reduced in magnitude by a factor K, set by setting circuit 11, and stored 12 together with the factor K. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285310-A (GB)
Title: Device for correcting optical axis of headlight
Inventor: MURATA NAGATOSHI
IPC: G01M11/06
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: The alignment of the optical axis of a headlight HL is examined by projecting the light from the headlamp onto a translucent screen 2. A light shielding panel 5 and an imaging screen 7 are attached to the lower portion of screen 2. Light enters the device by pin hole 6 and is reflected from mirror 8 and imaged onto screen 7. Camera 3 views both the illumination pattern on translucent screen 2 and the image of the light source on screen 7. The actual position of the headlight HL is located from the position of the source image on screen 7. A measuring area is then positioned on screen 2 and the headlamp is adjusted until a characterising feature of the pattern on screen 2 lies within the measuring area. The optical axis may also be corrected by adjusting the head lamp so that the image of the source on screen 7 becomes a normal shape. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298783-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable chair
Inventor: BAKER JONATHAN
IPC: A47C7/40
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: The chair comprises triangular side pieces 10 with a set of evenly spaced bars between them. A seat 12, footrest 13 and backrest 14 can be releasably mounted on the bars at any desired height. The chair may be provided with wheels and may be collapsed for transport.
Patent GB-2288832-A (GB)
Title: Single drilling base for subsea oil wells
Inventor: AWAD SAMIR PASSOS
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 1995-03-30
Abstract: A single drilling guide-base for subsea oil wells comprises two parts, namely a lower part (1) and an upper part (2), which are bolted together (at 7), the whole arrangement being provided with a seating indicator (5) which indicates when the guide base is fully in contact with the sea bed when the conductor pipe is jetted into the sea bottom. Holes 29 let gravel out of the guide base to prevent it gathering there during the jetting operation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288772-A (GB)
Title: Skydiving simulator
Inventor: HUGHES LEE
IPC: G01M9/02
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: A skydiving simulator is designed to be trailer-mounted so as to be readily transportable. A flight chamber 4 is mounted on a trailer alongside an engine-driven fan 12 rotatable about a generally horizontal axis, and a duct 14 leads air from the downstream side of the fan 12 to an aperture in the floor of the flight chamber 4. Flop diverters 20 deflect the air flow upwardly into the flight chamber 4 to support the weight of a human flier 6. Preferably a tubular baffle 4 induces a greater air flow around the edge of the flight chamber 4 than at its axial centre, to make it easier for a flier 6 to maintain a central position in the flight chamber. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304200-A (GB)
Title: Photographic processing solution
Inventor: FYSON JOHN RICHARD
IPC: G03C5/26
Filed: 1995-07-07
Abstract: A thickened photographic processing solution contains particles having a diameter of from 20 to 1000 m and a polymer. Specified particles are glass and ion exchange resin beads. The processing liquid may be a developer, fixer, an activator or a developer/fixer. The addition of particles ensure that the solution does not get squeezed out and thus more even processing occurs. As shown, photographic material (50) is placed on foam rubber sheet (70) covering wooden block (60). Viscous processing solution (80) containing bends and a cellulose acetate sheet (40) is applied to material (50) and block (30) containing water at a specified temperature is pressed onto sheet (40) and material (50) is processed.
Patent GB-2294757-A (GB)
Title: Separation of contaminants from mass of material
Inventor: MCCARTHY MARTIN JOHN
IPC: B07C5/34
Filed: 1995-08-01
Abstract: Contaminants are separated from a mass of material on a vibratory conveyor 4 having a material inlet end 6 and an outlet end 8 using a light source 10 underneath the conveyor to direct light across the whole width and through a transparent region of the conveyor to an imaging system 12 comprising a camera which scans the material on the conveyor. The imaging system 12 identifies contaminants and communicates information to a control computer 14. The computer 14 controls a rejection system 16 which lifts contaminants from selected areas on the conveyor 4 by suction and directs them to a rejection hopper 18. The conveyor is divided into channels by elongate guides and may comprise a rotating drum or a chute fed by a vibratory conveyor. The apparatus may separate caps, paper and contaminant flakes from a mass of PET flakes, or diseased/discoloured rice or beans from a mass of such material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-959010-A (GB)
IPC: H02K21/22
Abstract: 959,010. Friction and detent brakes. NOVI-P.B. S.A. March 5, 1963 [March 19, 1962], No. 8654/63. Heading F2E. [Also in Division H2] In a hub-dynamo, the armature 6, 7 is normally free to rotate on hub 1, but may be locked to cause generation (see Division H2) by an expanding- shoe brake which slows it by friction and finally locks it by means of a detent. The brake-drum consists of a steel ring 10 insulatedly mounted in a tube projecting from the armature element 6 and connected to the armature winding 8 by a lead 12. The braking and current collecting functions are performed simultaneously by the brake lining 23 which is connected to the output terminal 13 and expanded by plastic shoes 24, 25. These shoes are pivoted at 26, 27 and expanded by a cable-operated cam 30. The brake lining may be of steel or bronze and may be plated for better contact. The ring 10 has notches 47 into which the end 23a of the lining 23 can latch to form a positive detent.
Patent GB-2297623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in leakage detection
Inventor: DENBY CARL
IPC: F02B3/06
Filed: 1994-10-07
Abstract: A method of testing the leakage rates from tanks for containing volatile liquids such as petrol or diesel, with a view to determining whether the tank leaks excessively. The tank is at least partially filled during testing in order to save time. The leakage is detected by sealing the tank and measuring the drop in pressure in the tank over a period of time. In order to measure the rate of leakage, a first measurement is taken during which an amount of 380 ml is removed from the tank over a short period whilst otherwise sealed, with the resultant pressure drop being measured as a calibrated value. The tank is then re-sealed and the pressure drop over the period of an hour is compared with the calibrated value. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299942-A (GB)
Title: Flexible skin contact electrode
Inventor: BROOKE-REID MARK
IPC: A61N1/04
Filed: 1996-04-22
Abstract: An elongate electrode for establishing electrical contact with a patient's body comprises a flexible layer 1 made of an electrically-conductive (carbon-loaded) closed cell foamed plastics material having an exposed lower face 2 for conformal surface contact with the patient's skin. The layer 1 is backed throughout its upper face 3 by a thinner flexible layer 4 of non-conductive foamed plastics material. A thin copper tape 5 is sandwiched between the layers 1 and 4 in electrical surface contact with the face 3 throughout the length of the layer 1. Snapfastener connection of an external lead is made to the electrode via a stud 6 that projects upwardly through the layer 4 from one end of the strip 5.
Patent GB-2301596-A (GB)
Title: Lubricious coatings
Inventor: WATSON JEREMY
IPC: C08G18/08
Filed: 1996-06-03
Abstract: A hydrophilic lubricious coating for an article, eg for medical use, comprises a non-toxic, cross-linked, hydrophilic polyurethane. The coating composition may be made by reaction of a non-aqueous solution of a prepolymer formed from a polyether or polyester polyol and excess polyisocyanate with a non-aqueous solution of a high molecular weight hydrophilic diol.
Patent GB-2317073-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone generating multiple short message signals
Inventor: GREEN MARK
IPC: H04M1/2749
Filed: 1996-09-05
Abstract: A mobile station, for use in a mobile communication system such as GSM, stores groups of directory numbers in a memory. A short message signal is composed by the user of the mobile station, and one of the groups of directory numbers is selected by the user. The mobile station in response sends the short message to each of the directory numbers appearing in the selected group. Each of the groups is provided with an identifier which is programmable by a user of the mobile station. The group identifier may comprise a description of the members of the group, eg 'Family' or 'Project Team', whilst the directory numbers may also be given identifiers, eg 'Family' member's name. Allows user of subscriber unit to sequentially send radiotext messages to each member of a specified group without the need for an SMS service centre. Also disclosed is a method of selecting and editing the stored groups.
Patent GB-2305904-A (GB)
Title: Frame for supporting packaged article
Inventor: PEASE JOHN MCNAIR
IPC: A45C13/02
Filed: 1994-04-25
Abstract: A frame for packaging an article such as a shirt has first and second flat panels (11, 12) joined by a hinge which enables the panels to be folded on top of each other with the shirt folded around the panels. The hinge bends to form a curved transition between the panels to avoid creasing of the shirt.
Patent GB-2319736-A (GB)
Title: Engine exhaust system
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 1996-11-30
Abstract: An exhaust system for an internal combustion includes an exhaust gas after-treatment device such as a catalytic converter 26 or a gas storage trap 28, and means for cooling the exhaust gases upstream of the after-treatment device. The cooling means include a turbine-blower 20, 30 comprising a turbine 20 driven by the exhaust gases from the engine and a blower 30 driven by the turbine 20 and connected by auxiliary pipes 32, 38 to draw gases from and return gases to a section 22 of the exhaust system downstream of the turbine 20. Recirculation of exhaust gases by the blower 30 through the auxiliary pipes 32, 38 and the section 22 of the exhaust system serves to cool the exhaust gases by heat loss through the walls of the auxiliary pipes 32, 38.
Patent GB-2319963-A (GB)
Title: An anatomical restraint
Inventor: PARR MICHAEL JOSEPH ANTHONY
IPC: A61F5/058
Filed: 1996-12-05
Abstract: An anatomical restraint for restraining a part of the body of a wearer comprises a laminar envelope housing a plurality of separate, substantially similar, unrestrained elements in the form of, for example, polystyrene beads. The envelope comprises a main portion from which project at least one pair of oppositely-directed limbs (3, 3', 5, 5') such that, in use, the envelope may be at least partially wrapped around a part of the body of the wearer and evacuated of all or substantially all the gas through a valve (6). The envelope is then sealed such that the restraint retains the shape to which it had been moulded prior to the evacuation by the action of air pressure.
Patent GB-2312294-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal element
Inventor: SAKO TEIYU
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 1997-03-21
Abstract: To manufacture a liquid crystal element, substrates having electrodes (S1), alignment and insulating films (S2) are combined (S4). Monomers with photopolymerization characteristics and an initiator for polymerization are added to a liquid crystal composition having a ferroelectric liquid crystal phase (S5). In a state (S6) where coexist two domains which differ from each other in directions of molecular major axes in the ferroelectric liquid crystal phase, light is projected to the liquid crystal layer to form a polymer reticulate structure therein (S7). As a result, this state is made a stable one and the liquid crystal shows macroscopic switching behaviours among two states causing dark and bright displays respectively, and the above-described state causing halftone display. The invention also relates to a ferroelectric liquid crystal device including a polymer reticulate structure.
Patent GB-2313496-A (GB)
Title: Fused isolation device
Inventor: HUTCHINS DAVID
IPC: H01R4/36
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: An isolation device, for use with an electrical component provided with a removable fuse in a fuse holder (neither shown), comprises a shield 20 which prevents access to a recess vacated by the fuse and is located by two members 21, 22. A bar 32 on the member 22 passes through holes in the shield 20 and member 21 (Figures 3 to 5) and receives a lock 34 to secure the members and the shield 20. The shield has a dependant shank (27 Figure 4) with a screw threaded part (29) which is received in the threaded recess 18 vacated by the fuse. Cables 3, 4 in the component are secured to terminals 10, 13 by screws 12, 15. The device may be mounted on a rail (2 Figure 1).
Patent GB-2329249-A (GB)
Title: Laser levelling device
Inventor: SMITH MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G01C15/00
Filed: 1997-09-12
Abstract: A levelling device 1 consisting of a housing 2 containing a laser light source 11 in a fixed position, an aperture 20 aligned with the path of a laser beam 15 from the laser light source 11 and a deflecting arrangement, 16 which may include mirrors or prisms, that deflects the laser beam 15 emitted by the laser light source 11 from its original path when the device 1 is not horizontal to the ground.
Patent GB-2315666-A (GB)
Title: Liquid impervious surgical gown cuff and method for making the same
Inventor: BAKER JERRY WAYNE
IPC: A41B11/00
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: A surgical gown sleeve formed from a liquid impermeable elastic necked-stretched laminate is disclosed. The elastic necked-stretched laminate may include an elastic layer captured between two necked-stretched spunbond layers. The disclosed elastic necked-stretched laminate may also be incorporated in a variety of products such as stockinettes, shoe covers and foot covers.
Patent GB-2320140-A (GB)
Title: Branched cable for telephone test set
Inventor: ZOISS EDWARD J
IPC: H01M2/10
Filed: 1997-11-12
Abstract: A multiconductor telephone test set line cord contains multiconductor cable (300) a first end of which may be terminated by a first RJ45 style modular plug (241) that plugs into an RJ 45 style modular jack within the test set, and a second end of which is provided with multiple cable segments (311,312,320) that extend from a cable splice (302) external to the test set. One of the multiple cable segments extending from the cable splice is a multiconductor cable section (320) which may be terminated at a second RJ45 plug (243). A remaining pair of wires (311,312) of the multiple cable section-containing line cord, duplicating tip and ring lead associated wires thereof, may be terminated by means of set of alligator clips. Between this cable splice and the first end of the line cord a strain relief test set attachment is provided for securely attaching the multiconductor line cord to the test set. This line cord strain relief attachment is configured to provide a tight weatherproof seal with the test set, and to facilitate replacement of the line cord.
Patent GB-2320950-A (GB)
Title: Captive fixing assembly
Inventor: DEAN STEPHEN
IPC: F02B77/00
Filed: 1997-12-13
Abstract: A captive fixing assembly 10 has a compression limiting sleeve 11 onto which is moulded an elastomeric captivating member 14 having a lip 17 arranged to grip a mechanical fastener 26 inserted in the sleeve 11, thus preventing the fastener 26 falling out of the sleeve 11 during assembly or disassembly operations. The sleeve 11 is gripped by a gasket 29 between a camshaft cover 21 and a cylinder head 25. A rubber bush 18 isolates the sleeve 11 from the camshaft cover 21.
Patent GB-2332432-A (GB)
Title: Biodegradation of Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Inventor: NICKLIN STEPHEN
IPC: C12P13/00
Filed: 1997-12-19
Abstract: The use of a strain of the bacterium Enterobacter cloacae, designated PB2, capable of producing the enzyme pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase (PETN), for the degradation of the explosive, trinitrotoluene (TNT) is described. Alternatively, the enzyme itself may be used to degrade TNT. A sequence of the PETN gene is illustrated. In the degradation process nitrites are liberated but toluene and dinitrotoluenes are not produced. The methods are intended to be used for the bioremediation of water and soil.