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Patent GB-2300393-A (GB)
Title: Cycle wheel alignment clamp
Inventor: PLANT SIMON ANTHONY
IPC: B25B27/00
Filed: 1995-04-26
Abstract: A shaft 8 provides a mounting for two jaws 12, 13, and two spacers 7 located between said jaws. All of these parts can move along shaft 8. Releasable fastening means 9, 11 operate to move the jaws towards each other, and hold them in the resulting position. In use, the jaws are positioned outside the cycle chain stays 2, the spacing elements are inserted between the chain stays and the wheel rim 6, centring the wheel, and the fastening means are tightened to hold the clamp and wheel in position. The fastening means may be a wing nut, or a pivoting cam arrangement. There may be a separate spacing element 4 for insertion between tyre 5 and cross member 3, or bottom bracket 1, to maintain rearward pressure on the wheel during fitting. One jaw may be fixed, and the other moveable. Rollers may be provided at each end of the shaft, to assist the movement of the clamp along the chain stays.
Patent GB-2300453-A (GB)
Title: Telescoping rod assembly
Inventor: GORDON LARRY DANIEL
IPC: F16B7/14
Filed: 1995-05-05
Abstract: A telescoping rod assembly (10) including an outer tube section (12) and an inner tube section (14) that is slidably disposed inside the outer tube section. The tube sections are locked into position relative to each other by a packing wasller (18) that is fitted around the inller tube section adjacent ttle open end of the outer tube and a locknut (1G) that is fitted around a inner tube and is rotatably secured to the open end of the outer tube. The inner tube and the locknut are provided with complementary outer and inner non-circular surfaces so as to couple the two members together so tllat tlley rotate in unison. The locknut can be tightelled down over tlle packing washer to secure the tube sections into position relative to each other by the simple act of eitller rotating the outer tube or the inner tube.
Patent GB-2300655-A (GB)
Title: Self-tensioning roof canopy
Inventor: BRENT RENE CHARLES
IPC: E04H15/58
Filed: 1995-05-10
Abstract: The canopy comprises a flexible covering (1) which has an apex (2) and spaced corners (3). It is held in its extended state by the internal framework (4). The framework (4) consists of adjustable length struts (5), one end of each being pivotally attached to common axis (6). The distance between the point at which the adjustable length struts (5) intersect the common axis (6) and apex (2) has a dimension inferior to the perpendicular distance (7) between the mean plane of the spaced corners (3) and apex (2). The upper end of axis (2) bears on the inner side of flexible covering (1) at its apex (2) and is releasably attached to the flexible covering (1) at this point. The outer ends of the adjustable length struts (5) are releasably attached to the corner points (3) on the perimeter (8) of the flexible covering (1).
Patent GB-2289132-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for detecting an input signal level
Inventor: CONNELL LAWRENCE EDWIN
IPC: H03G7/00
Filed: 1994-10-17
Abstract: A level detector detects an input signal lever (205). A rectifier (210) receives the input signal and provides a rectified signal (215). A prefilter (220) receives the rectified signal and attenuates high frequency components at frequencies near multiples of a decimation sample rate. The prefilter signal (225) is decimitated by a decimator (230) and low pass filtered by a low pass filter (240) having a passband below the input frequency of the input signal. The level detector can be provided to control a variable gain stage circuit which applies a gain to the input signal based on the level to form a dynamic range compressor or expander. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289000-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical movement system
Inventor: BAILEY RALPH-PETER STEVEN
IPC: F16M11/14
Filed: 1992-04-06
Abstract: The mechanical movement system comprises a base with a platform 7 having three pairs of supportive legs 8 coupled at triangularly spaced-apart locations by three universal joints 9 each of which couples to one end of each of the two legs of a respective pair. Each leg is drivably engaged by controllable leg drive means for moving the leg in its own longitudinal direction, the leg drive means 10 associated with each leg being mounted by ball and socket means such as to be capable of accommodating movement in all directions except about the longitudinal axis of the respective leg. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309770-A (GB)
Title: Elevation compensating gun sight
Inventor: COOK TREVOR JAMES
IPC: F41G3/22
Filed: 1995-09-08
Abstract: An elevation mirror 12 is mounted on stub shafts 14, 16 to determine the elevational field of view of the sight. A rotor assembly including a respective winding and a shaft 24 is coupled to the mirror via a tape drive 28. Elevational movement of a gun causes another winding 20 to rotate via a linkage 32. An optical encoder coupled to a computer 40 detects movement of the winding 20 relative to the shaft 24, and the computer generates drive signals for the windings. When the gunner lays an aiming mark onto a target the phase relationship between the two windings is maintained so that the mirror accurately follows the gun, but when a ranging laser 42 is fired, the computer 40 deflects the aiming mark downwards and varies the phase angle in such a way that when the gunner elevates the gun to lay the mark back onto the target the mirror remains on target.
Patent GB-2293584-A (GB)
Title: Transverse manoeuvring device for vehicles and mobile machines
Inventor: TENCER CLAUDE
IPC: B60S9/20
Filed: 1995-09-19
Abstract: An arm 5 is articulated at one end to a mounting plate 1 which is secured to the underside of a vehicle near the middle of its rear axle and carries a pair of freely rotatable auxiliary wheels 7 mounted on an axle 24. A double-acting hydraulic ram 4 can swing the arm 5 downwards to bring the wheels 7 into contact with the ground to lift the rear of the vehicle and raise its rear wheels clear of the ground. As the auxiliary wheels 7 come into contact with the ground, a shaped guide aperture 9 in a guide arm 8 turns the axle 24 and the auxiliary wheels 7 out of the straight-ahead position. The vehicle can then be parked by driving forwards, thereby causing the auxiliary wheels 7 to move the rear of the vehicle towards the kerb. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299811-A (GB)
Title: 3,8-di(hetero-)arylnaphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b']difuran-2,7-dione dyes and 6-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-(hetero-)aryl-2,3-dihydronaphtho[1,2-b]furan intermediates
Inventor: WIGHT PAUL
IPC: C09B57/00
Filed: 1995-10-23
Abstract: Compounds of Formula (1):  ```[in which ```A and B each independently is optionally substituted (hetero)-aryl; and X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 each independently is -H, halo, alkyl or alkoxy; provided that both A and B are not unsubstituted phenyl] may be used to dye synthetic textile materials and fibre blends, or may be used for the mass colouration of plastics. Intermediate compounds of Formula (4):  are also claimed (provided that A is not unsubstituted phenyl).
Patent GB-2309448-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with loading/unloading apparatus
Inventor: PIERCE ROBERT EDWARD
IPC: B60P1/02
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: A vehicle (1, Fig. 1 and 7, Fig. 5) including a load supporting area 2 (8, Fig. 5) combining a moving floor system with one or more driven moving floor sections 3 (10, Fig. 8) and a floor track system having a plurality of guide rails or tracks 4 of interposed between and/or adjacent the driven moving floor sections 3 (10). The floor track system preferably includes inflatable means 5 for lifting a load and displaceably supporting an elongate plate 6 along which a skate may run or slide. The moving floor sections may comprise a plurality of endless conveyor belts 3 or elongate supporting planks or members (10), extending along the length of the vehicle (1, 7), which are preferably reciprocable along their length by drive means. The floor track system may also be adapted to receive displaceable support rollers which, in their operative position, may extend above the plane of the support members (10) to engage the load.
Patent GB-2303014-A (GB)
Title: Recording apparatus with image scanner
Inventor: SAKAMOTO MASAKI
IPC: H04N1/41
Filed: 1996-05-22
Abstract: A reading apparatus and a recording apparatus reduce storage capacity for storing read data and, because the read data processing mode can be switched according to the type of document to be processed, perform fast and proper document reading. If a document to be processed is an image document, a controller operates in the image processing mode in which M pieces of read data are sampled out of N pieces of read data and a mean value of the M pieces of read data is calculated to be stored in the memory as gradation data of one pixel. If the document is a text document, the controller operates in the text processing mode in which read data of each read unit of the image scanner is digitized by a threshold to be stored in the memory. Switching between these two processing modes is performed by a conversion processing operator section (24) in the controller.
Patent GB-2301594-A (GB)
Title: Treating polymer coated implants
Inventor: KING RICHARD S
IPC: A61L27/34
Filed: 1996-05-30
Abstract: A method for chemically extracting the low-molecular weight chemical additives from a polymer e.g. PMMA coating formed on an orthopaedic implant comprises subjecting the implant to a solvent extraction process to remove residual materials such as DMPT, HQ, and MMA from the polymer mass. A solvent such as methanol or hot water does not attack the PMMA but effectively diffuses into the PMMA to extract out these unreacted and residual components. The removal of these components substantially inhibits discoloration and random chain scission in PMMA upon subsequent irradiation for sterilization purposes.
Patent GB-2315900-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal device
Inventor: BRADSHAW MADELINE JOAN
IPC: G02F1/1341
Filed: 1996-07-26
Abstract: A liquid crystal device is provided with a pair of substrates (12, 16) containing a liquid crystal material (22). A wall structure comprising, for example, a plurality of walls (14) is provided between the two substrates. The wall structure provides mechanical strength to the device and resistance to flow of liquid crystal material which can cause deterioration in the device performance. The walls may extend in two mutually different directions (Fig. 8, 40) to provide mechanical strength and resistance to flow in two directions while the device can still be readily filled. The device is particularly applicable to a ferroelectric liquid crystal device.
Patent GB-2306457-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing system for use with a cleaning machine
Inventor: GEE ALAN GEOFFREY
IPC: A47L15/44
Filed: 1996-10-22
Abstract: A dispensing system for use with a cleaning machine, e.g. an industrial dishwasher, comprises a container 10 containing cleaning liquid and a receptacle 12 which removably supports the container in an inverted orientation. The container has a neck 16 which is closed by a valve 20 which is opened, or can be opened, when the container is supported by the receptacle. Preferably, the valve is a push-fit in the neck of the container and is closed by a spring 30 when not in use. The valve may be opened automatically by an elongate, tapering spike 36 either fixed or movable within the receptacle. The container neck may be fitted with a sealing membrane and an outer closure. In use, water is supplied to the system through pipe 40. The water may be taken from the cleaning machine (not shown) via a filter 42, injected with air 44 and delivered using a pump 38, which may be peristaltic, to the receptacle 12. The air displaces cleaning fluid from the container which mixes with the water and is then discharged to the cleaning machine via outlet 32 and 34. The discharge may be controlled by a conductivity probe (not shown).
Patent GB-2312011-A (GB)
Title: A foldable fire escape ladder
Inventor: MOORE TERENCE EDMUND
IPC: E06C9/08
Filed: 1996-10-03
Abstract: A fire escape ladder comprises rigid sections pivotally connected to each other and a mounting member for mounting the ladder over a window sill or parapet or the like. The ladder folds up when not in use. Preferably the mounting member is adjustable to fit over varying sizes of parapet, the rigid sections have sleeves which slide over the pivotal areas to hold the ladder rigid when in use and the ladder has spacers to keep the ladder away from the wall. The adjustable mounting member may comprise telescopic tubes.
Patent GB-2309593-A (GB)
Title: Flexible printed circuit board
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: G03B7/097
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board has a predetermined circuit pattern printed thereon. The flexible printed circuit board is bent in use at a bent portion (13b). The flexible printed circuit board includes a covered portion (13c) at which a part of the printed circuit pattern is covered by a covering layer attached thereto; and an uncovered portion (13a) at which another part of the printed circuit pattern is not covered by the covering layer, the covered and uncovered portions being formed on the flexible printed circuit board. A border (13e) of the covering layer that is located adjacent to the uncovered portion on the flexible printed circuit board is positioned in the vicinity of the bent portion and is formed to be longer than a possible minimum length of the border, e.g. curved. Other variations of the shape of the border are shown in Figs. 23-25. The shape of the border acts to disperse stress thereon caused by bending of the circuit board. Applications include use inside a camera.
Patent GB-2322194-A (GB)
Title: Hand drill levelling device
Inventor: CURTIS KARL JASON
IPC: B25F5/02
Filed: 1997-02-13
Abstract: A levelling device which has a liquid bubble 1, 2 or 3 that can be used on all types of portable hand drills without changing any existing features common with todays designs. Levelling device 1 and 2 give accuracy in one plane only which is common with most jobs but in the event of levelling in two planes such as drilling into floors a bullseye type level mounted in position 3 will achieve this.
Patent GB-2313091-A (GB)
Title: Printing squeegee apparatus
Inventor: TANI OKIE
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 1997-03-25
Abstract: Squeegee apparatus for screen printing includes a resilient receptacle 7 receiving a supply of printing material. The receptacle 7 is connected to a printing squeegee 3. One or more driven rollers 8 or pistons are provided for rolling or pressing the receptacle so as to squeeze the material out of the squeegee, in order to provide consistent and stable printing, with relatively high printing precision over long periods of continuous use.
Patent GB-2312456-A (GB)
Title: Determining the nature of a production well and reservoir
Inventor: AJJOUL MOHAMED
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 1997-04-22
Abstract: A method for automatic identification of the nature of a hydrocarbon production well, the nature of the associated reservoir and possible limits of this reservoir consists in processing the recordings of the value of the pressure at the well bottom, in particular by employing the second derivative of a function of the pressure with respect to a function of time, as well as particularly efficient means for smoothing and filtering the processed signals. The method allows a large number of models to be taken into account and gives real solutions to the problems posed by the identification of hydrocarbon production wells.
Patent GB-2325634-A (GB)
Title: Image projection process
Inventor: MARSDEN PAUL JOSEPH
IPC: B23K26/06
Filed: 1997-05-29
Abstract: A plurality of images (3) are produced on a substrate (4) by passing a beam of collimated light through two or more spaced apart apertures (5) in a mask (1) and through a multi lens array (6) onto the substrate (4). The pitch of the multi lens array (6) is substantially equal to the spacing (P 1 ) between the mask apertures (5) so that the distance (P 2 ) between the images (3) produced on the substrate (4) is substantially equal to the mask aperture spacing (P 1 ).
Patent GB-2312818-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimentional graphics rendering system
Inventor: JEVANS DAVID
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 1995-12-15
Abstract: A graphics rendering system allows retained-mode building and editing of a model, independently of the choice of renderer. Application program calls to the rendering system to draw an object specify not only the object to draw, but also the renderer to use to do so. Switching to a different renderer at any time during the building or editing of a model is trivial for the application program. More than one renderer can be active simultaneously. The graphics rendering system is extensible to support dynamically registered renderers. The system automatically determines when geometries are not supported by a chosen renderer, and decomposes them into a plurality of objects of simpler geometry. The system allows an application program to make immediate or retained mode calls to render a model, without needing to know how many passes the renderer requires to complete the scene. When the application program invokes the rendering subsystem to draw the model, the rendering subsystem returns a re-traverse flag indicating whether the rendering of the model is complete. If the flag indicates that rendering is not yet complete, the application program again invokes the rendering subsystem to draw the model.
Patent GB-2312964-A (GB)
Title: Method for evaluating a remaining life of a rotating machine coil insulating layer
Inventor: TANII TAKESHI
IPC: G01R31/06
Filed: 1996-06-21
Abstract: The method disclosed includes the steps of sampling an insulating layer (12-14) of the stator coil finding infrared spectra of the insulating layer (12-l4), comparing the infrared spectra of the insulating layer (12-l4) of the stator coil with infrared spectra of a healthy stator coil's insulating layer (12-l4) not penetrated by water, finding difference spectra of an ester group of an epoxy resin used as a bonding agent of the insulating layer (12-14) and predicting a period of water penetration into the stator coil's insulating layer (12-l4) as a wet heat degeneration period, on the basis of the difference spectra of an ester group, with the use of a relation between the difference spectra of the ester group initially found and an aging time.
Patent GB-2313493-A (GB)
Title: Modular telephone plug
Inventor: KERN JUNIOR JOSEPH F
IPC: H01R13/627
Filed: 1996-02-01
Abstract: A modular telephone plug (110) having a elongated dielectric housing (112) and a clip member (123, 284) attached that is adapted to fit into a standard RJ-type jack. More specifically, one end (114) of the modular plug (110) defines an electrical connector section to which wires from a telephone cord (120) can be attached. For this purpose, the housing (112) includes an internal channel (143) through which the telephone cord (120) can extend. The clip member (123, 284) is secured in a cantilevered manner at an end (116) of the housing (112) remote from the electric connector section. The housing (112) is also formed with a recess (220) into which extends a free end (276, 313, 380) of the clip member (123, 284). The modular plug (110) has an associated length of 1.1 to 1.5 inches (approximately 2.8 to 3.8 cm). With this construction, the modular telephone plug (110) can be easily grasped and manipulated.
Patent GB-2314170-A (GB)
Title: Alignment layers for liquid crystal devices
Inventor: KIM JONG HYUN
IPC: G02F1/1337
Filed: 1997-01-31
Abstract: A photo-irradiating apparatus comprises a UV lamp (21) for generating UV light, a lens (22), a polarizer (23) in which the UV light is linearly polarized, and a substrate (24) exposed by the linearly polarized UV light. The UV lamp, the lens, and the polarizer are arranged in a line. The UV light is irradiated onto an alignment layer (25) and may be moved by a scan motor so as to irradiate uniformly the whole area of the alignment layer (25). In addition, the light may be obliquely irradiated onto the alignment layer (25) so that the area exposed by the light is enlarged.
Patent GB-2316911-A (GB)
Title: A magnetic cash card with thermal printing layer
Inventor: MASO CAVEDA ELIZALDE
IPC: G06K19/08
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: The card is a laminate comprising cellulosic protective layers 1,1', offset printed layers 2,2', a thermal (laser) printing layer 3, a 150-250 micron polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layer 4, a barium ferrite magnetic layer 5, and a cellulosic barrier layer 6. The thermal printing layer comprises 2% selenium, 61% selenium sulphate, 3.5% lead tellurium, 15.5% zinc tellurium, 0.01% zinc, 3% strontium sulphide, 8% thallium tellurium, 0.2% thallium, 0.9% cadmium sulphide and 4.39% lead selenium.
Patent GB-974553-A (GB)
Abstract: 974,553. Valves. JUNKERS & CO. G.m.b.H. June 19, 1963 [June 20, 1962] No. 24346/63. Heading F2V. A thermo-electrically operated ignition safety device for a gas-heated appliance comprises an electromagnet armature plate 10 coupled to a valve stem 11 of a gas shut-off valve by means of a resilient spring plate 12 embracing the outer edge 13 of the armature plate, the centre portion of the spring plate 12 being resiliently deformable axially of the valve stem 11. The spring plate 12 has radial tongues having claws formed at their ends to engage a recess 19 in the outer edge 13 of the armature plate 10. The valve stem has an annular flange 15 which engages a bore in the spring plate 12 and is riveted over.
Patent GB-2328925-A (GB)
Title: A hand holdable manually dispensing mastic container and material therefor
Inventor: DAVID COLIN MICHAEL
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 1996-09-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand holdable manually dispensing mastic container and a method of dispensing mastic. A hand holdable manually dispensing mastic container (1) is made from two sheets of transparent plastics material which are welded together at a seam (7) around the periphery thereof. The container is formed to have a dispensing edge (4) and a filling end (3) which are parallel to one another. The container has a generally elongate shape which diverges from the dispensing edge to a widest dimension, indicated by numeral (6) and parallel to the dispensing edge, and then converges to the filling end. Thus, two trapezoidal portions are formed generally identified by numerals (11 and 12) respectively. The volume of portion (11) closest to the dispensing edge is smaller than the volume of portion (12) closest to the fillind end.
Patent GB-2335705-A (GB)
Title: Motorcycle engine immobiliser for disabling the ignition system
Inventor: PARFITT GWYN DAVID WALTER
IPC: B60R25/04
Filed: 1998-03-24
Abstract: A motorcycle has an engine, an ignition system and an immobiliser device. The engine has a flywheel (14), a flywheel cover (18), and screws (20) or the like securing the flywheel cover to the engine to form a flywheel housing (12) the inside which is not immediately accessible. The ignition system has an ignition unit (28), an engine position sensor (22) disposed within the flywheel housing and cooperating with a formation or element (24) on the flywheel so as to sense the position of the engine, and a cable (26) extending from inside the flywheel housing to outside the flywheel housing for connecting the sensor to the ignition unit. A first part (36) of the immobiliser device is disposed inside the flywheel housing and disconnects or shorts-out the cable or the sensor, but is operable to connect the sensor and cable as normal. Another part of the immobiliser device (30) is operable by an authorised user of the motorcycle to cause the first part to operate to connect the sensor and cable as normal. The immobiliser device cannot therefore be overridden without removing the flywheel cover, which is a time consuming task, in many cases requiring other parts of the motorcycle to be dismantled first.