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Patent GB-2253262-A (GB)
Title: Toilet cistern water intake assembly
Inventor: SHIH SEN-TEIN
IPC: F16K31/26
Filed: 1991-02-27
Abstract: A water intake duct (10) for a toilet cistern has a passage (20) through its upper portion communicating with a countersunk recess (21) of enlarged diameter located at its lower end, a cistern inlet opening (22) and a lug (23) to which the end of float arm (14) is hinged (at 24). A valve control rod (11), whose upper end is hinged to the float arm (14) is inserted through the duct (10) and carries a valve member (12) at its lower end, disposed in the recess (21). The valve member (12) has a sealing ring (13) which separates from a valve seat formed by the recess (21) in the duct (10) when the float arm (14) lowers the control rod (11) upon flushing so as to allow water to flow through passage (20) and inlet (22) to refill the cistern. When the float arm (14) is raised again, and the water in the cistern reaches the required level, the valve member is returned to block the passage (20) and terminate water supply. The inflow of water to the cistern is substantially silent because the inlet (22) is positioned below the lowest water level. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254262-A (GB)
Title: Golf club protector
Inventor: SUNG HENRY H
IPC: A63B55/00
Filed: 1991-04-06
Abstract: A golf club protector includes a rigid tube 301 sized to house the shaft section of an individual golf club, and a flexible hollow cover 306 attached to the upper end of the tube to surround (and shield) the hitting head of the club. An elongated slot-like opening 308 is formed in the cover to permit the club head (and shaft) to be moved into or out of the protector. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246805-A (GB)
Title: Shutter curtain for fitting to a building
Inventor: HIRAO MASATO
IPC: E06B9/11
Filed: 1991-07-19
Abstract: A shutter curtain for fitting to a building comprises slats 4,5 which are made of materials having different rigidity values. The shutter curtain is formed by arranging the slats 4,5 in series. The shutter curtain includes main slats 4 made from a rigid material; and sub slats 5 made from an elastic material. End portions of the main and sub-slats are connected in series to make up the shutter curtain, either alternating or in groups. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258333-A (GB)
Title: A coin routing gate
Inventor: BOINTON RICHARD GUY
IPC: B07C3/06
Filed: 1991-07-31
Abstract: A coin routing gate for directing coins into one of two coin paths 6 & 8 is formed by a solenoid, the armature of which is fixed to or embedded in a resilient flexible member 18 preferably made of a plastics material. Upon energisation of the solenoids coil 16, the member is attracted to a yoke, and flexes during the course of its movement so that the path of movement is increased and the solenoid requires little current. The inherent resilience of the member shifts it back to its original position upon de-energisation of the coil 16. The flexible member has a coin-directing surface 22, or is coupled to a separate coin-directing member. The armature may take the form of a soft-iron layer (30, fig 2B) embedded in said member, or a layer laminated to the member, or strips or rods embedded (28, fig 2A) in the member. The solenoid 12 also has a soft-iron yoke in the form of a U-section channel 14 to which the lower end 20 of the member 18 is fixed. The flexible member may straighten as it curves towards or away from the yoke, and the thickness of the member may decrease towards its free end. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249100-A (GB)
Title: Expression of M-CSF deletion mutant polypeptides
Inventor: MIZOGUCHI JUNZO
IPC: C12N15/27
Filed: 1991-10-04
Abstract: A recombinant vector capable of expressing M-CSF active polypeptide containing an M-CSF-delete DNA (DNA containing DNA encoding the M-CSF amino acid sequence starting from the N-terminal to the 179 amino acid of a polypeptide which contains M1-CSF signal peptide and not containing a part or whole of the DNA encoding amino acids from the 180 amino acid to the C-terminal) downstream of a promoter and upstream of a dhfr marker DNA. The promoter is preferably SV40 early promoter. Also disclosed are animal cells, eg. CHO cells, transformed with the above vector. The transformants provide for a sustained, high level production of M-CSF active polypeptide.
Patent GB-2261800-A (GB)
Title: Synchronisation on a communications bus
Inventor: FIELD ANTHONY VINCENT
IPC: H04N7/15
Filed: 1991-11-23
Abstract: A communications bus through which a plurality of terminals (T) communicate and which comprises a transmit sub-bus (ST) to which an output (OUTT) of each terminal (T) is connected, a receive sub-bus (SR) to which an input (INR) of each terminal is connected, repeater means (RPT) having an input (INT) connected to the transmit sub-bus (ST) and an output (OUTR) connected to the receive sub-bus (SR) so as to receive information transmitted by each terminal on the transmit sub-bus (ST) and to re-transmit this information on the receive sub-bus (SR) for receipt by another terminal for which said information is intended, a transmit clock line (CT) extending alongside said transmit sub-bus (ST), a receive clock line (CR) extending alongside said receive sub-bus (SR), and clock means (CKR) connected to the receive clock line (CR) in a region substantially adjacent to the point of connection of the repeater means (RPT) to the receive sub-bus (SR) so that a clock signal generated by the clock means (CKR) and the information re-transmitted by the repeater means (RPT) travel in the same directional sense as one another on the receive clock line (CR) and receive sub-bus (SR). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252281-A (GB)
Title: Remotely reversible toy car for carrying a child
Inventor: CHANG HUANG KUO
IPC: A63H17/39
Filed: 1991-12-04
Abstract: The toy car is provided with a reversing switch which reverses the direction of motion of the car and can be actuated by means of a remote transmitter (4). In this manner the car can be prevented from being driven into a dangerous area and damage to the drive motor of the car which may result when the car is stalled against an obstacle is also prevented. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265050-A (GB)
Title: Presence sensor for detecting closed door conditions with tamper resistance
Inventor: CLARKE WALTER WILSON HUGH
IPC: H01H36/00
Filed: 1992-03-06
Abstract: A presence sensor employs door mounted 10 and frame mounted magnets which repulse each other. The frame mounted magnet is displaceable within a housing 18 of the sensor such that when the door is open, the frame mounted magnet adopts a first detectable position and when the door is closed the frame mounted magnet is repelled to adopt a second detachable position, which positions are detected by a microswitch 34. A second microswitch 32 detects the condition that the frame mounted magnet is displaced beyond the second position to a third detectable position. By this means, if a strong tampering magnet is placed close to the housing 18, then either the tampering magnet will attract the frame mounted magnet and bring it to the first detectable open door position or the tampering magnet will repel the frame mounted magnet sufficiently to bring it to the third detectable position indicative of an open door. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266601-A (GB)
Title: Governor mechanism
Inventor: COLLINGBORN PETER ALBAN GEORGE
IPC: F02D1/04
Filed: 1992-05-02
Abstract: A fuel injection pumping apparatus for supplying fuel to an engine includes a governor mechanism incorporating a pivotal lever (10) which is coupled to a fuel control member (17) and also to a centrifugal weight mechanism (12, 15) and a governor spring (16) so that as the speed of the associated engine increases the amount of fuel supplied to the engine will decrease. In order to adjust the droop of the governor a leaf spring (20) is provided. One end of the leaf spring is anchored to the housing of the mechanism and the other end engages the lever to assist the governor spring. The leaf spring is engaged by an abutment (25) which is adjustable generally along the length of the spring thereby to vary the spring rate of the two springs. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269485-A (GB)
Title: Sealed electrical connector
Inventor: BATEMAN PHILIP KENNETH RODERIC
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 1992-07-20
Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a front plate (3) provided with electrical contacts (4), and a moveable lid (5) for covering the front plate (3), the front plate (3) and lid (5) together forming (a) an enclosure accommodating a counterpart (not shown) mated with the contacts (4) and (b) an opening (12, 13) communicating with the enclosure, the opening receiving an electrical wire or cable. Sealing means (II, 14, 15) seals between the lid (5) and the front plate (3) and seal the opening (12, 13) when the lid (5) is closed. The seal round the cable may be formed from a gel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272158-A (GB)
Title: Tanning booth
Inventor: TURNLEY DAVID JAMES
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 1992-11-07
Abstract: The booth comprises a compartment (12) and tanning means (14) located in a wall (22) thereof, the compartment having an opening (28) with a movable curtain (40). A sensor is provided to prevent operation of the tanning means until the curtain is properly closed, a lock (50) allowing the curtain to be locked closed. A stool (38) and a thermostatically controlled fan may be provided. Reflective panels (30) inside the compartment (12) reflect radiation from the tanning means (14) around the compartment. The booth is coin and/or token operated, and a timer is provided to allow the user to select the amount of time of operation of the tanning means (14). A goggle dispenser (44) is also provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265931-A (GB)
Title: A canopy for building
Inventor: MCHUGH THOMAS JOSEPH
IPC: E04G21/28
Filed: 1992-11-17
Abstract: A canopy (10) for extending over an upper portion of a building (29) during construction or reconstruction of a roof thereof comprises a rectangular flexible sheet (11) having straps (18) extending from a pair of opposite margins thereof. The straps (18) are secured to a structure (26, 27, 28) and tensioning means (20) is provided so that the sheet (11) is maintained in tension, when supported relative to the structure (26, 27, 28) by operation of the tensioning means (20).   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263337-A (GB)
Title: Seismic well source
Inventor: STARON PHILIPPE
IPC: G01V1/42
Filed: 1993-01-19
Abstract: The seismic source (5) comprises a closed chamber (6) fastened inside a drill collar (4) of the drill string (1). The section thereof is smaller than the inner section of the 21 drill string, so as to allow free circulation of the drilling fluid. A reactive mass (8) is caused to move within this chamber (6) and along the axis of drill string (1). Hydraulic or electro-mechanical means (14-17) allow a strong alternating force of controlled frequency and duration to be applied to this mass. The energy necessary to the operating thereof may be taken from the fluid current. Drilling a well and performing seismic measurement may be achieved at the same time by means of the source by arranging sensors at the surface and/or in one or several (3 adjacent wells. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268553-A (GB)
Title: A diaphragm clutch mechanism for a motor vehicle
Inventor: THIRION DE BRIEL JACQUES
IPC: F16D13/58
Filed: 1993-06-15
Abstract: A diaphragm spring clutch for a motor vehicle includes a cover plate (14), a diaphragm spring (20), assembly means which mount the diaphragm spring for pivoting movement on the cover plate, and at least one pressure plate (18) on which the diaphragm spring bears. The assembly means comprise firstly a support ring (26) which is joined to the cover plate by a series of between the support ring and the cover plate (14), and rivets (28), which define a constant axial distance secondly, resiliently deformable means, in the form of a crown ring (44), which define a pivot fulcrum (48) for the diaphragm spring (20). The crown ring (44) is interposed axially between the diaphragm spring (20) and the support ring (26). The spring (20) may be outside the cover and during assembly portions (33) of rivets (28) are upset to determine the force applied to the spring by the ring (44). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272147-A (GB)
Title: Protective undergarment
Inventor: NORWELL JEAN
IPC: A41D31/00
Filed: 1992-05-21
Abstract: A stretchable water penetration resistant moisture-vapor permeable undergarment that protects the body from accidental contact with blood and other body fluids. The underwear provides protection to medical personnel working in non-standard environments such as emergency rooms, accident and natural disaster sites, rescue operations and the like. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273683-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring integrity of printhead performance alarms.
Inventor: SAKAINO HIROSHI
IPC: B41J2/30
Filed: 1993-12-06
Abstract: A serial wire dot printer in which there is a communication path (14, 15, 16) between the print head (2) and a controller (18) (which controller is not in the print head) whereby the performance of the means driving the printing elements can be monitored for the purpose of detecting and signalling a malfunction; characterised in that there is provided means for monitoring the integrity of the said communication path (14, 15, 16) between print head (2) and controller (18) and for stopping operation of the print head if said integrity is detected to be absent. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273431-A (GB)
Title: Method of hatching avian eggs
Inventor: FERGUSON MARK WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: A01K67/02
Filed: 1993-12-16
Abstract: A method of hatching eggs of avian species, especially chickens, which comprises carrying out at least one cycle of steps (a) to (c) as follows: (a) incubating the eggs in a first, baseline ambient environment which is normal for hatchery incubation of the eggs of the avian species in the prevailing climatic conditions and then during a sex-sensitive time window of embryonic development, (b) altering the ambient environment to shifted conditions for a period of time effective to bias the normal phenotypic sex ratio of the embryos, without significant adverse effect on the average mortality rate, and (c) thereafter restoring the incubation conditions to or towards normal and allowing the eggs to hatch. Preferably the ambient environment comprises a temperature of 37.5 - 38 DEG C and the shifted conditions comprise reduced temperature, especially a temperature maintained at about 22 DEG C for a period of from 18 to 42 hours. The method may be used to produce birds which are chromosomally male (ZZ) but phenotypically female or chromosomally female (ZW) but phenotypically male.
Patent GB-2274911-A (GB)
Title: Preventing clogging in heat regenerators
Inventor: VAN DER BURGT MAARTEN JOHANNES
IPC: F28D17/02
Filed: 1994-02-01
Abstract: Heat regenerator (1) comprises a cylindrical, open ended housing (2) rotatably arranged about its central longitudinal axis (3). A first manifold (5) communicates with one open end of the housing (2) and a second manifold (9) communicates with the opposite open end of the housing (2). A plurality of rods is (17) arranged in the housing (2) parallel to the central longitudinal axis (3) of the housing (2). The degree of filling the housing (2) is less than 1. Rotation of the housing in use results in the rods (17) moving relative to each other because the housing (2) is not completely filled with rods. This results in any deposits on the rods being rubbed off. The removed deposits are removed through a separate outlet (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276020-A (GB)
Title: Operation control device for washing machines
Inventor: IMAI MASAHIRO
IPC: D06F34/08
Filed: 1991-08-27
Abstract: An operation control device for a washing machine incorporating equipments such as a motor (4) and electromagnetic valves (2, 3) includes a sub microcomputer (25) for controlling the equipments and a host microcomputer (24) supplying control commands to the sub microcomputer (25) to control the same. The sub microcomputer (25) is provided with a first function of returning a command supplied from the host microcomputer (24) to the host microcomputer (24). The host microcomputer (24) is provided with a second function of collating the command returned from the sub microcomputer (25) with a corresponding command stored therein to thereby determine whether or not the command returned from the sub microcomputer (25) agrees with the corresponding command and a third function of supplying an operation command to the sub microcomputer (25) so that the command is executed by the sub microcomputer (25) when a result obtained by the second function is an affirmative. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278598-A (GB)
Title: Splicing webs
Inventor: STIVANI EROS
IPC: B65H19/18
Filed: 1994-05-27
Abstract: A slender ribbon 2 nearing depletion is spliced automatically with a replacement ribbon 3, held motionless and ready to feed as the replacement for the ribbon in use, by a pair of jointing rollers 4, 5 disposed normally in a standby configuration, stationary, which allows ribbon 2 to pass freely between their two peripheral faces whilst the leading end 9 of the new ribbon 3 is held by roller 5 and distanced from ribbon 2 through the action of a pulley 6. In a second configuration, the two rollers contrarotate, completing one full revolution during which the new strip 3 is accelerated initially by roller 5 to a feed velocity matching that of ribbon 2, whereupon the two ribbons are heat-sealed together or sandwiched between two stickers 13 and pinched tight (figures 2 - 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279995-A (GB)
Title: Engine body cover
Inventor: YONEYAMA TADAYUKI
IPC: F02B63/02
Filed: 1994-07-06
Abstract: The two-stroke engine E has a cover 1 in two separable parts (45, 46, Fig. 3) one on each side of the axis of the cylinder barrel 16. Cooling air inlet ports (69, Fig. 4) are defined between the rear ends of the cover parts and the support post 31 for the steering handles (4, Fig. 2) and exhaust ports 71 are provided at the front of each cover part. An air filter housing (86, Fig. 7) is formed in one of the synthetic resin cover parts and a cover (88) retains a filter element (87). A synthetic resin fuel tank 68 is located at the rear of the engine E and includes a peripheral groove (682, Fig. 11) receiving edges (452, 462) of the cover parts. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289812-A (GB)
Title: Bidirectional communications
Inventor: DYKE PETER JOHN
IPC: H04B10/25
Filed: 1994-10-03
Abstract: A digital ATM communications system provides broadband services including television and video over fibre-coax and/or optical-fibre-to-the-house system to subscribers. The system incorporates carrier based transport for downstream telecom and video services and baseband transport for upstream telecoms and video. Quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation is employed for downstream telecoms and video transport. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295992-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle package tray convertible into a container
Inventor: BURY SIMON
IPC: A45C9/00
Filed: 1994-12-15
Abstract: A rear package tray (10) for a hatchback motor vehicle is formed from two pivotally connected panels (12 and 14). The panels have a bulge (22) in them so that when the panels are pivoted together, the tray (10) forms a container for the storage or carriage of items. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286145-A (GB)
Title: Method for automatically setting injection moulding speed condition
Inventor: FUJITA SHIGERU
IPC: B29C45/50
Filed: 1994-12-23
Abstract: A reference pressure of melted material injected to a mold cavity is set as a function of injection time or of an injection plunger moving distance, and the plunger is started at a constant speed. The injection speed is corrected to eliminate a difference between a sensed pressure of the injected melted material and the reference pressure for the condition where the sensed pressure exceeds the reference pressure during the passing time or the plunger movement. The corrected value of the injection speed, and the passing time or the plunger movement distance, (those of which corresponding to the range) are memorized in a memory (42), and characterized to a desired injection speed pattern, and the pattern is read out therefrom as an injection molding speed condition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283986-A (GB)
Title: Knitting and handling of articles
Inventor: PRESTON MICHAEL EDWARD
IPC: D04B15/90
Filed: 1993-08-12
Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for taking down work (11) from a knitting machine comprising feeding said work close to the knitting elements on to a stable moving surface (14) to which the work (11) temporarily adheres whereby the work (11) retains the shape in which it was produced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300492-A (GB)
Title: Processing photographic materials
Inventor: RIDER CHRISTOPHER BARRIE
IPC: G03D3/06
Filed: 1995-05-04
Abstract: In conventional processing of photographic material, agitation of processing solution in a processing tank associated with a particular processing stage is achieved by withdrawing processing solution from and pumping the same solution back into the tank. It has been recognised that, especially for the fixing and washing stages, solution flow across the material surface has greater effect on diffusion rates of chemicals into and out of the photographic material when it occurs during the latter stages of the time that the material remains in a particular processing solution. As shown, fixer is withdrawn at foot 70 of tank 32, filtered at 102, and returned using pump 104, at inlet port 72 which injects the fixer at right angles to material M near the exit from the tank.
Patent GB-2290145-A (GB)
Title: Device for monitoring and detecting irregularities in a pressurised circuit
Inventor: CLARET PIEERE JEAN EDOUARD
IPC: B01D37/04
Filed: 1995-06-01
Abstract: A monitoring device (20) comprises a detector-indicator (40) associated with a switching device (60) which ensures simultaneous monitoring of two hydraulic elements, for example a filter (2) and a booster pump (3). If one of the elements develops a fault the switching device (60) automatically applies the pressure differential across the faulty element to the detector-indicator, which gives a warning by moving rod 42 directly this pressure differential exceeds a reference threshold. The invention is applicable to fuel or oil supply circuits. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292432-A (GB)
Title: Fastener for corrugated sheeting
Inventor: KNELL TONY
IPC: E04D3/36
Filed: 1995-08-15
Abstract: A drill screw (10) (Figure 10) or stud or hook bolt (51) (Figure 8) for securing flexible corrugated sheets (15) (Figure 10) to a structural support (17), co-operates with a spacer (12) which has a body (13) for insertion through a hole (14) in the corrugated sheeting, and a flange (16) near to the upper end of the body (13) for overlapping the sheeting (15) around the hole (14). The body (13) has a hole through which a screw (10) passes. The screw (10) secures the spacer (12) to the supporting structure (17). The corrugated sheeting (15) is held down by the flange (16) of the spacer (12). The spacer (12) thus controls the force on and compression of the corrugated sheeting (15). The flange (16) may include several annular ribs (70) and the spacer (12) may be tapered inwardly at its base (74). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290885-A (GB)
Title: Express elevator system
Inventor: TOBITA TOSHIMITSU
IPC: B66B3/00
Filed: 1993-05-12
Abstract: An elevator control system wherein when it is determined that demand for travel between certain floors is heavy (fig 5a), an elevator car is operated alternately in a mode whereby only the certain floors are served (fig 5c), and in a normal running mode whereby all floors are served (fig 5e). This operating pattern is maintained only for as long as the heavy demand condition exists. <IMAGE>