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Patent GB-2287803-A (GB)
Title: Decorative watch glass
Inventor: CHEN LIN CHI-MEI
IPC: G04B39/00
Filed: 1994-03-15
Abstract: A watch or clock includes a case (30), a plate (31), a driving assembly, a transparent outer cover plate (34), and a transparent inner cover plate (35). The outer cover plate (34) is mounted removably on the front end portion of the surrounding wall so as to close the opening of the case (30). The inner cover plate (35) is mounted removably on the front end portion of the surrounding wall behind the outer cover plate (34) to permit positioning of a decorative sheet (36) between the outer and inner cover plates (34), (35). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276106-A (GB)
Title: Key mill
Inventor: CLEMENT DAVID ALAN
IPC: B23C3/35
Filed: 1994-03-17
Abstract: A key mill comprises one or more carriages 10, 14, 15 mounted to a frame 2 with means 50 to move the carriage(s) relative to the frame in an axial direction X and with means 48 to move the carriage(s) transverse Y to the axial direction towards a notch forming means 26, 96 mounted to the frame. A milling head with a milling tool 28 is movable in a further direction Z substantially at a right angle to the axial direction X and at an angle to the transverse direction Y. An indicator 62, 58 is provided for indicating the axial and transverse movement of the carriage and a further indicator 74 is provided for indicating movement of the milling tool in the further direction Z. At least one clamp 19, 22, 24 is provided for clamping a key blank to the carriage(s) so that a key blank held in a clamp 19, 22, 24 may be machined according to a predetermined shape indicated by the indicating means or else duplicated from a master key clamped to the carriage. The machine is designed to provide easy and accurate duplication of keys and to enable a variety of keys to be cut in particular where vertical milling is required. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289150-A (GB)
Title: Coded items for labelling objects
Inventor: KAYE PAUL HENRY
IPC: G06K19/063
Filed: 1994-04-25
Abstract: A microparticle is invisible to the naked eye and is marked with a machine readable code. A tagging compound comprises a powder, fluid or gas mixed with one or more sets of microparticles of which each has a predetermined shape representative of a unique code selected from a multiplicity of such codes, such that the presence of the microparticles is undetectable to the naked eye. Each microparticle may also be marked with a binary code. The invention is for security marking.
Patent GB-2287766-A (GB)
Title: Crank mechanism for mutual conversion between rotation and reciprocation
Inventor: YOSHIZAWA YASUO
IPC: F02B75/02
Filed: 1994-05-12
Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus for conversion of a circular motion, characterized by comprising: a lever member (103, 125a, 125b, 126a, 126b, 133, 148, 103A, 103B, 103C) having a fulcrum (104, 123, 124, 135) as well as an action point (112) and a force point (102, 132) rotatably mounted at a point on a line connecting a rotational center and a circumference of a rotary body (100, 121, 122, 131, 141, 100A, 100B, 100C), the fulcrum being provided with a regulator (106, 107, 135) for functioning the fulcrum as a movable fulcrum, wherein the regulator includes a pair of guide plates (106, 107, 146, 147) for supporting the fulcrum to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the lever member and a roller (105, 145) which is pivoted to the fulcrum. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280095-A (GB)
Title: Disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper or the like
Inventor: VANDEMOORTELE PHILIPPE
IPC: A61F13/49
Filed: 1994-06-20
Abstract: The article comprises a liquid-impervious supporting sheet, an absorbent pad (2) a liquid-impermeable cover sheet (3), lengthwise elastic members (8) and two side flaps (11) secured to the supporting sheet. The two side flaps (11) are secured together at (11c) and each comprises a lengthwise fold (16) pointing vertically. Thus, there is formed an oblong central opening (17) above the absorbent pad (2) which constitutes a peripheral first leakproofing barrier, and the two vertical folds themselves each constitutes a side second leakproofing barrier. Elastic members (13, 14) are provided along the adjacent edges of the flaps and within the folds (16). A process for making the flaps is described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290680-A (GB)
Title: Marshalling outstations in a TDMA telecommunications system
Inventor: WELTON PAUL DOUGLAS
IPC: H04J3/06
Filed: 1994-06-22
Abstract: In a TDMA communications system comprising a base station and a number of outstations, a marshalling signal enables a newly connected outstation to determine the timing of its transmission bursts. A detector circuit for recovering the marshalling signal incorporates comparators 21, 41 whose thresholds are adjusted to the high and low levels of the normal data signal. The marshalling signal is recovered from one or other of the comparators 21, 41 according to whether a high or low normal data signal; is received, this condition being determined by a third comparator 31 whose threshold is adjusted mid way between the high and low level. This allows the marshalling signal to be recovered continuously without interrupting normal data transmission from the outstation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291464-A (GB)
Title: Fixing for door lock pinion
Inventor: THORLEY PETER JAMES
IPC: E05B3/08
Filed: 1994-07-15
Abstract: A door lock mechanism is described comprising a latch bolt (12) and a rotatable follower (14) in operative association with the latch bolt (12). The follower (14) has a polygonal aperture (16) to receive, in use, the spindle (18) of an operating handle. Play-reducing means are associated with at least one face (20) of the polygonal aperture (16) to reduce any play between the spindle (18) and the side faces of the aperture (16). The invention is characterised in that the play-reducing means comprises a deformable locking pin (22) of PTFE or PVC secured by a grub screw 32. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282035-A (GB)
Title: Controlling termination of current driven circuits that bidirectionally transmit and receive data
Inventor: YAMAMOTO KANTA
IPC: H04B3/02
Filed: 1994-08-31
Abstract: A method of controlling termination of current driven circuits that bidirectionally transmit and receive (3) a current driven signal such as an ECL (Emitter Coupled Logic) signal or a PCML (Pseudo Current Mode Logic) signal, has the step of transmitting the current driven signal from a first one (1) of the current driven circuits and receiving the signal by a second one (2) of the current driven circuits, while connecting (22) only a termination circuit (21) on the receiver side and disconnecting (12) the othertermination circuits (11). Therefore, the method of controlling termination of current driven circuits carries out simple termination switching control to prevent a decrease in the impedance of the output stage of the current driven circuit and transmit the current driven signal at correct amplitude. Thus, data is transferred at correct amplitude under dual or multiple termination control. Application is to integrated circuits. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282443-A (GB)
Title: Glass ceramic hob plate
Inventor: HEISNER THOMAS
IPC: F24C7/08
Filed: 1994-09-19
Abstract: A plate of glass ceramic for use as a hobplate of a cooking appliance has at least one region 7 of the one-piece plate 1 deviating from the main plane 6 of the plate 1. The region 7 forms a control panel having openings for controls and displays. The region 7 may deviate upwardly and/or downwardly, or may form a further plane parallel to the main plane. The regions 7 may alternatively be shaped to form the cooking areas above gas burners. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282840-A (GB)
Title: Sliding shutters
Inventor: BRADBURY GORDON
IPC: B60J5/14
Filed: 1993-07-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding or roller shutter or door (1) which consists of a plurality of generally similar lathes or planks (2) hinged together by elastomeric members (6) attached to adjacent edges (5) of the lathes or planks. Preferably the edges (5) of the lathes or planks are formed with longitudinally extending key-hole shape slots (4), and the elastomeric hinge members are formed with opposite enlarged portions (7) received in the slots (4) in the lathes or planks. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299920-A (GB)
Title: Floating fish pass
Inventor: BAILLIE GEORGE
IPC: E02B8/08
Filed: 1995-04-20
Abstract: A floating fish pass pivots at the downstream end and buoyancy devices maintain the entrance to the pass at a fixed depth below the water level. The pass included removable wooden baffles mounted in the rectangular channel of the pass. The pass allows the free movement of fish while losing only the necessary amount of water for the movement of the fish.
Patent GB-2290237-A (GB)
Title: Ostomy coupling with reinforcement
Inventor: EDWARDS JOHN VICTOR
IPC: A61F5/448
Filed: 1995-06-09
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB95/01352 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 12, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 12, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 9, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/34258 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 21, 1995An ostomy coupling includes two rings which can be interengaged concentrically. The inner ring (1a) has a peripheral flange (2) at one end for attachment to an abdominal pad (3a) and a radially outwardly directed peripheral bead (6) at its other end; while the outer ring (1b) has a radially outwardly directed flange (7) for attachment to an ostomy pouch (8a), and a lip (11) which engages behind the peripheral bead (6) on the inner ring in order to secure the two rings of the coupling together. The flange (7) on the outer coupling ring includes a stiffening member (10) which is disposed so as to restrain the outer coupling ring from expanding away from the inner coupling ring when the two parts of the coupling are interengaged in use.
Patent GB-2290323-A (GB)
Title: Rock bit
Inventor: CAWTHORNE CHRIS E
IPC: E21B10/22
Filed: 1995-06-13
Abstract: A rock bit for drilling subterranean formations has an improved dynamic O-ring seal 33 for retaining lubricant around the rock bit bearings during operation of the rock bit. Such a bit has a plurality of journal pins 16, each having a bearing surface, and a cutter cone mounted on each journal pin and including a bearing surface. A grease reservoir 29 is in communication with such bearing surfaces for maintaining grease adjacent to the bearing surfaces. The grease is sealed in with dynamic O-ring seals 33 rotating against a sealing surface 46 with a Vickers hardness of at least 1000 and vibratory burnished to have a surface finish in the range of from 5 to 32 microinches (0.13 to 0.8 micrometers) AA. Preferably, the sealing surface 46 is formed on a seal ring interposed between the cone and journal. Preferably the sealing surface 46 comprises a tungsten carbide composite sprayed onto the outside surface of a steel ring which is then welded to a journal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290334-A (GB)
Title: Offshore platform and method of installation
Inventor: SMITH MICHAEL TIMOTHY
IPC: E02B17/02
Filed: 1995-06-14
Abstract: An offshore platform having at least three spaced feet (12), each foot including a pile sleeve (14) through which a tubular pile (19) can be inserted into the subsea strata, said pile sleeve comprising upper and lower portions, the upper portion of the pile sleeve (16) having an internal cylindrical surface for connecting the pile sleeve to the exterior surface of the pile (e.g. by grouting, swaging or any other form of connection), and the lower portion of the pile sleeve (17) being arranged as part of a joint to connect the pile sleeve to the remainder of the platform. The platform may be reinstalled elsewhere by cutting the pile below its connection to the upper portion, removing the platform from the water, and then fixing another upper portion to the lower portion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309891-A (GB)
Title: Necktie hanger
Inventor: CHAN YIP KWONG
IPC: A47G25/74
Filed: 1996-02-12
Abstract: A necktie hanger (10) for use in a wardrobe, which hanger (10) comprises a body (11) formed by at least first (12/13) and second (14) elongate sections, and top support means (30) for supporting the first section (12/13) onto a hanging rail of a said wardrobe. The second section (14) is connected to the first section (12/13) by means of sliding engagement means provided between the first section (12/13) and an intermediate position of the second section (14) and permitting a linear sliding movement in a co-parallel manner and a pivotal movement of the second section (14) relative to the first section (12/13). The second section (14) incorporates hooks (36) on opposite sides of the sliding engagement means for hanging neckties.
Patent GB-2314012-A (GB)
Title: Removable seat for vehicle
Inventor: CALLARD MICHAEL ANGELO
IPC: B64D11/06
Filed: 1996-06-13
Abstract: A seat is removably mounted in a vehicle by studs 34 of T-shaped cross section attached to a leg of the seat and which pass through holes in a vehicle-mounted base channel 2. The seat slides along the channel to engage the studs and a spring loaded locking plunger 38 then engages a further hole in the channel to secure the seat. This arrangement is provided on both sides of the seat and the two plungers are operated by a common handle on the seat back via a twin cable mechanism. The handle may have a retaining lock for the withdrawn position of the plungers.
Patent GB-2307412-A (GB)
Title: Endotracheal tubes with pulmonary medicaments
Inventor: BANGHAM ALEC DOUGLAS
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 1996-11-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for administering a pulmonary medicament directly to the lungs, especially of premature neonates. The device may comprise a endotracheal tube (1) or a rod, mop or wick having a solid pulmonary surfactant deposited on its distal end. The tube has a connector 4 at its proximal end for attachment to a resuscitator or ventilator, thus enabling the patient to be intubated with the endotracheal tube while simultaneously administering the pulmonary surfactant. The surfactant is deposited on the device by coating it in a concentrated solution thereof and evaporating the solvent.
Patent GB-2320563-A (GB)
Title: Ventilator
Inventor: WATERS RICHARD ARTHUR
IPC: F24F11/75
Filed: 1996-12-20
Abstract: A ventilator canopy (10) is adapted for location adjacent a slot (80) through a window sash 70. The ventilator includes a cambered wing 30. One edge of the wing is hinged to the body of the canopy. The flap is biased to an open position by a flexible hinge 60 and/or a spring 100. In the open position, air may flow into the canopy, past the other edge of the wing (which may include an air-spoiling toe 120) and into the ventilation slot. As the wind speed increases, the flap moves towards the slot to restrict the air flow through the ventilator. A bi-metallic strip 110 may be provided to move the flap and likewise restrict ventilation in very cold weather. The wing may incorporate apertures 90, on either side of the articulation 220 formed part-way between the hinge 60 and toe (120).
Patent GB-2318748-A (GB)
Title: Improved darts
Inventor: LEACH JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: F42B6/00
Filed: 1997-01-20
Abstract: A conventional dart has an elongate solid body at one end of which are the flight feathers and from the opposed end of which projects a point in the form of an elongate metal rod the actual end of which is sharpened so that when the thrown dart strikes the dartboard the pointed rod will penetrate and stick in the board. The dart may be a lightweight or a heavyweight dart, or something inbetween; the player normally chooses a weight of dart the provides the right "feel", and this means that the manufacturer must produce several sets of darts, covering a range of different weights. The invention proposes a novel but surprisingly simple way of achieving such a range of weights but at a much reduced cost. It suggests that there be used a dart body (221) (to the respective ends of which a point (214,215,216) and a flight (217,218,219) may be added separately), which body (221) is in the form of a tube with an axial opening extending along it from the flight end to the point end, together with an associated weight (222) shaped and sized so as in use to fit and be securable within the body (221). Merely by selecting an appropriate weight (222) so the manufacturer may produce a dart having the desired one of a range of weights and thus "feel".
Patent GB-2306051-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for coupling a multiple emitter laser diode to a multimode optical fiber
Inventor: HEAD DAVID F
IPC: H01S3/0941
Filed: 1996-05-28
Abstract: A laser system includes a laser diode source (10) with a plurality of output facets (12, 14, 16). The laser diode source (10) produces a divergent output along an emission path. A microlens (26) is optically coupled to the diode source (10). The microlens (26) receives the divergent output along the emission path and modifies the divergence of the output in a high numerical direction of the microlens (26). A power source is coupled to the laser diode source (10).
Patent GB-2321898-A (GB)
Title: Selective removal of metal ions from aqueous solution
Inventor: BROAN CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: C02F1/26
Filed: 1997-02-08
Abstract: A method of selectively extracting one or more species of metal ion from an aqueous feed stream 104 containing two or more species of metal ion comprises passing the stream through an extraction cell 100 containing an immiscible carrier having a ligand which complexes with the desired species, ensuring that the ligand is saturated with the desired species, reacting the complex with a stripping solution to remove the desired species, releasing the ligand back to extract more of the desired species and repeating these steps in a series of connected extraction cells 102,104 until the concentration of the desired species produced 116 is no longer capable of saturating the ligand. At this stage, the product becomes contaminated with another species 120. Preferably the extraction cells are electrostatic pseudo liquid membrane-type cells having a feed side 106 and a stripping side 108 separated by a baffle 110 with the ligand/ligand complex migrating across the baffle.
Patent GB-2326259-A (GB)
Title: Waist belt with an alarm for monitoring eating
Inventor: MARLOW SCOTT CAMPLIN
IPC: A61B5/107
Filed: 1997-06-13
Abstract: The belt 12,14 includes a sensor housing, 18 containing an alarm 26, and an activation switch 38 operatively connected to the alarm; and the belt is adapted to be worn about the waist of a user, and is operatively connected to the housing, such that a predetermined tensile force applied to the belt, caused by the consumption of food by the user, activates the switch, and in turn, activates the alarm. Preferably, the sensor includes a delay circuit 28 connected between the activation switch and the alarm such that the tensile force must be applied continuously for a desired time interval before the alarm is activated.
Patent GB-2327556-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications system
Inventor: HAWKINS ANDREW
IPC: H04Q3/72
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: Telecommunications network apparatus (14) comprises subscriber storage means (146) for storing name information corresponding to specific caller identity information in response to a subscriber request, caller storage means (144) for storing the calling line identity of the last caller to the subscriber, and access means (146, 148) for providing, in response to a request from the subscriber, the stored name information corresponding to the stored identity information. The information can be provided, for example, in the form of a voice or text message. The system can thus provided an improved call return service.
Patent GB-2317731-A (GB)
Title: Digital postage indicia verification for inserting system
Inventor: BODIE KEVIN W
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 1997-09-04
Abstract: A plurality of documents are inserted into an envelope to form a stuffed envelope. The stuffed envelope is conveyed to a digital, postage indicia printer which prints postage indicia including a barcode on the stuffed envelope (46). The printed, stuffed envelope is conveyed to a barcode reader which determines whether or not the barcode is readable (50); if the barcode is readable, it is determined whether or not the indicia was printed with the correct amount of postage (54); if the barcode is not readable or if the indicia was not printed with the correct amount of postage, the stuffed envelope is outsorted (52).
Patent GB-2315642-A (GB)
Title: Communication system
Inventor: KUNIKYO TOMOO
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 1996-05-13
Abstract: An information communication system in which a switch constituting section (2) housing a data generating source is connected to a center switch constituting section (1) through a communication channel (3) using an ATM technology as if the function of an ATM switch of distributed arrangement type was realized. This information communication system flexibly handles new kinds of information produced with the progress of times and, even when a fault occurs, properly copes with the fault.
Patent GB-2331678-A (GB)
Title: Controlling data flow in a synchronous data compression system
Inventor: CHO SUNG-RYUL
IPC: H04L25/05
Filed: 1997-11-25
Abstract: The apparatus controls a flow of data being transmitted via a buffer 34, in order to prevent the buffer from being overflowed or underflowed, by continuously detecting an amount of data contained in the buffer and producing a synchronous clock signal SYN having a variable frequency which varies according to the amount of data contained in the buffer. That is, if a surplus amount of data is contained in the buffer, the synchronous clock signal having a lower frequency is produced in order to reduce an amount of data being inputted to the buffer. On the other hand, if the buffer does not contain a proper amount of data therein, the synchronous clock signal having a higher frequency is generated to increase the amount of data being inputted to the buffer. By controlling the data flow as described above, data compression and decompression, Fig.5, (not shown), are continuously implemented and the data throughput through the encoding system 32, the transmission channel, and the decoding system can be also improved.
Patent GB-2323650-A (GB)
Title: Clutch control with racing start means
Inventor: JOHN THOMAS
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1997-12-17
Abstract: An automatic friction clutch 3, for a motor vehicle, is controlled during a starting sequence by control means 17 receiving signals from road speed sensor 25, engine speed sensor 19, gearbox input sensor 21, gearbox output sensor 23 and accelerator pedal position sensor 27. The control means 17 operates an engine to provide an engine speed above a first threshold value (35, fig 6) when a driver signals, via racing start switch 16 and/or by a detected actuation rate of the accelerator pedal 13, a requirement for a racing start and the vehicle is stationary the control means 17 acts on the clutch 3 so as to deliberately produce slip at driving wheels 11, 12. This slip is held for a predetermined amount of time, which is initiated by the drivers signal, and subsequently regulated to an amount of slip dependent on the speed of the vehicle. Overload protection disengages the clutch if, for example, after an intermediate time interval the speed of the wheels 11 are below a minimum speed.