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Patent GB-2271155-A (GB)
Title: Toughened carbon composite brake discs
Inventor: FISHER RONALD
IPC: F16D55/00
Filed: 1993-09-20
Abstract: An aircraft disc stack (1) comprises a plurality of interleaved stator an rotor discs (3, 4) keyed respectively to a torque tube (5) and a wheel rim (not shown). The stack (1) further comprises bi-functional friction/load-transmitting discs in the form of end stator discs (10, 13). These discs (10, 13) are subject to uneven loading because the non-friction surfaces (12, 15) are in use compressed on areas less than the load bearing areas of the opposing friction faces (11, 14). This can lead to premature disc failure and in the past lead spreader plates have been used to distribute loading over these areas to minimise the risk of failure. In this invention portions of the lead bearing areas of non-friction surfaces (12, 15) are toughened ie: material underlying these surfaces is toughened, to increase their resistance to deformation, fracture and/or wear thereby removing the need for additional load spreader plates which were hitherto required. The toughening may be effected by needle-punching or by a chemical treatment process. Also disclosed is an annular carbon composite disc in which at least a portion of at least one of its inner and outer peripheral surfaces is toughened. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282447-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of flow rate in gas meters.
Inventor: SPENDEL KARL DAMIAN
IPC: G01F1/66
Filed: 1993-09-29
Abstract: A gas meter which comprises a measuring tube through which gas to be supplied is fed, which tube includes two ultrasonic transducers between which ultrasonic signals are transmitted whereby gas flow is measured in dependence upon the difference between the time of flight of ultrasonic signals transmitted therebetween in opposite directions, means for measuring the gas flow in dependence upon the said difference between times of flight, a digital display operative to indicate the volume of gas used, an electrical power supply for driving the apparatus, an electronic clock in dependence upon which the said times of flight are measured and data interface means which facilitates the feeding of data to or from the meter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285790-A (GB)
Title: Leak free baby bottle and holding arm
Inventor: LOCK MICHAEL
IPC: A61J9/00
Filed: 1994-01-21
Abstract: A baby bottle includes a float 1 controlling a valve 3 which cuts off flow through the teat unless the teat is being sucked, the bottle being secured in an inverted position by a holding arm 6, 7 which is clamped to a pushchair, pram, playpen, etc. A filter 2 prevents pressure from the fluid forcing the float valve 3 downwards. The float 1 passes through a centre hole of the filter 2, preventing it moving from side to side. The bottle 4 is screwed into holding arm 6 by section 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287062-A (GB)
Title: Friction stay
Inventor: WRONSKI YUREK ADRIAN
IPC: E05D15/44
Filed: 1994-03-05
Abstract: A friction stay comprises a strut 13 extending between a sash arm 11 and a track 15. The stay comprises a breakable or releasable connection formed in the strut 13 or at the pivotal connection between the strut and the track 15 to allow additional opening of the window in an emergency. In the embodiment shown the connection comprises an opening 27 having a restricted mouth 28 formed in an end of the strut 13 which engages with a pivot rod 24 on the track 15. The rod is longitudinally moveable to enable the strut 13 to be disengaged from the rod 24. In a further embodiment (Figs. 1 & 2) the pivot between the strut 13 and the track 15 is formed by a nylon rod 19. The rod 19 is configured such that a longitudinal force, along the strut 13, will break the rod. In further embodiments (not shown) the connection comprises means for frictionally engaging strut portions, or a breakable or releasable sleeve interconnecting two strut portions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276336-A (GB)
Title: Coating foam rubber
Inventor: SHERMAN AARON
IPC: A61L27/56
Filed: 1991-10-15
Abstract: A composite foamed product, particularly a prosthesis, is prepared by impregnating a silicone rubber into an open-celled foamed material. The foamed material may be a natural rubber sheet (10) and the silicone rubber is urged into the cells of the foamed material by means of a roller (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278266-A (GB)
Title: Portable shearing pen
Inventor: PUGHE JOHN HAROLD
IPC: B62D63/06
Filed: 1994-05-23
Abstract: A portable sheep shearing assembly comprises a pen P, a trailer T, and means for detachably fixing the pen to the trailer in a transport position. The pen unit P comprises a base 1 and a plurality of walls 2 to 5 defining a closed working area within the base. The trailer T comprises an elongate frame member 12 having a front portion and a pair of wheels 15 mounted thereon adjacent to a rear portion. The assembly is such that, with the pen fixed to the trailer in the transport position, the centre of gravity of the pen and frame is front of a line of contact between the wheels (15) and the ground, thereby reducing loading and unloading forces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280741-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger
Inventor: MACGREGOR KERR A W
IPC: F24S10/75
Filed: 1994-08-03
Abstract: A heat exchanger suitable for applications such as solar energy collectors or space heating radiators in which a length of flexible pipe 6 is disposed between two sheets 2, 4 of highly conductive material such as aluminium alloy. The sheets have fasteners 14 regularly disposed around the pipe such that the sheets are deformed to surround the pipe and compress the pipe, thereby increasing the area 12 of the surface of contact between the pipe and the sheets. The pipe may be formed of a rubber or polymer material and is generally a single length of pipe formed in a serpentine shape. Alternatively, a number of separate lengths of pipe may be used. The surfaces of the sheet members may be treated to improve heat exchange properties. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288923-A (GB)
Title: An enclosure for cable connections
Inventor: MANGONE JR PETER GEORGE
IPC: H01R13/44
Filed: 1994-08-22
Abstract: A tamper-resistant enclosure for use in installing cable, such as a splitter for television cable, wherein a base plate (6, Figure 4) is secured to a wall of a building and after a cable connection has been made a cover 4 having an opening (28, Figure 2) therein is attached to the base plate and wherein during the attachment of the cover a portion thereof is deformed over a projection 70 from the base plate so that as the cover resiles the projection passes through the opening and a flange portion 84 on the projection moves into contact with a portion of the cover surrounding the opening. Also, the projection has an opening 100 extending therethrough to enable a portion of a tamper indicating sealing device may be passed therethrough. The bottom of the base plate has openings (60 to 68, Figure 5) for cables to pass through. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296385-A (GB)
Title: Antenna
Inventor: MCKINNON JOHN PETER BRUCE
IPC: H01Q1/38
Filed: 1994-12-20
Abstract: An antenna assembly suitable for use in a fixed radio access arrangement comprises a layered array antenna (430, 440, 450, 460) and high frequency electronics within a sealed housing including randome (210) and a rear baseplate. A ground plane for the layered array has depressions corresponding in position to radiating elements whereby the bandwidth is increased. The depressions have radiussed edges. Cable trunking for the antenna assembly may consist of a metal tube having a telephone wire inserted therein. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304376-A (GB)
Title: Window stay
Inventor: BAKER NEIL MARTIN
IPC: E05D15/30
Filed: 1995-08-15
Abstract: In a stay comprising a support track 1 for attachment to a fixed frame, a vent arm 7 for attachment to a movable vent, a plurality of links and/or struts 9,11,13,19 for carrying the vent arm 7 from an open position to a closed position and an end cap 101 on the support track 1 for receiving an end point 107 of a vent arm 7 during closing of a stay, the interaction of the end cap 101 and end point 107 assisting in closing the stay, either the end cap 101 or the end point 107 or both can be temporarily displaced from their normal position during closing of the stay to facilitate entry of the end point 107 into the end cap 101. The invention is particularly applicable to egress hinges and allows a significant improvement in the engagement of the end point 107 into the end cap 101, thereby improving the security of the complete hinge.
Patent GB-2309798-A (GB)
Title: Fuel metering system
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F02D41/04
Filed: 1996-02-01
Abstract: A fuel metering system for a spark ignition fuel injected internal combustion engine is described that comprises a first air supply duct 10 containing a mass air flow meter 30 and a first throttle 12 connected to a demand pedal 14. A second air supply duct 20 is arranged in parallel with the first air supply duct 10 and contains a second throttle 22. The two throttles 12 and 22 have similar geometries and the second throttle 22 is connected to the first throttle 12 by a position follower mechanism 24 to follow the movements of the first throttle 12 with a time delay. An electronic control unit 32 processes the output signal of the mass air flow meter 30 in the first air supply duct 10 to compute the total mass air flow through both air supply ducts 10, 20 and meters to the engine a quantity of fuel based on the computed total mass air flow.
Patent GB-2310502-A (GB)
Title: Materials Testing Apparatus
Inventor: VERRALL AIDAN
IPC: G01N3/08
Filed: 1996-02-23
Abstract: Materials testing apparatus comprises a base 11, an upright column 12 and a vertically moveable member 13, for exerting a load on a test sample (not shown) attached between the base and the moveable member. The column 12 comprises a full length housing 14 which consists of two identical full length aluminium extrusions 14 a and 14 b connected at their rear edges. The upper and lower ends of the housing extrusions 14 a and 14 b are covered by a top plate 17 and base plate 16 respectively so that four tie rods 15, which are attached to and extend between the base plate 16 and top plate 17, hold the plates 16, 17 and housing 14 together. By tightening nuts 17 a , at the top of the rods 15, to a predetermined torque, to compress disc springs 17 c at the top of the rods 15, the housing extrusions 14 a , 14 b are pre-loaded with a predetermined compressive force, to increase the rigidity of the entire column.
Patent GB-2299188-A (GB)
Title: Communicating between two microprocessors
Inventor: BRADY PETER MARTIN
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 1996-03-25
Abstract: First and second microprocessors (1,2) communicate through a parallel data bus (5) through apparatus (3). The apparatus (3) comprises a first latch (7) and a first buffer (8) located in the data bus (5) for transferring data in individual eight bit data words from the first to the second microprocessors (1,2) and a second latch (9) and a second buffer (10) for transferring data in individual eight bit data words from the second microprocessor to the first microprocessor (2,1). First and second interrupt lines (14,16) transmit an interrupt signal from the appropriate first and second microprocessor (1,2) after a data word has been written to the appropriate first and second latch by the first or second microprocessor (1,2), and interrupt acknowledge lines (15,17) transmit an interrupt acknowledge signal from the microprocessor of the first and second microprocessors (1,2) after a data word has been read from the appropriate latch (7,9) through the appropriate buffer (8,10).
Patent GB-2304635-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for positioning a printing mechanism between stations.
Inventor: MURPHY III CHARLES F
IPC: B41J2/165
Filed: 1996-08-23
Abstract: A mail handling apparatus (1) having a printing mechanism (3); a device (33,47) for moving the printing mechanism along a path of travel between a printing mechanism printing position and a printing mechanism maintenance position; a maintenance station (81) positioned lateral to the path of travel; and a device for rotating the printing mechanism along the path of travel to align the printing mechanism for engagement with the maintenance station (81) as the printing mechanism moves into the maintenance position.
Patent GB-2319976-A (GB)
Title: Aluminium extruding machine
Inventor: CHEN WU HSIUNG
IPC: B21C23/21
Filed: 1996-12-03
Abstract: An aluminum extruding machine which includes four guide rods 5 connected between two opposite upright blocks 2,4 above the machine base, a fixed die holder 3 a material carrying barrel 7 moved on the guide rods relative to the die holder to carry molten aluminum, a push member 13 with a tubular plunger 16 moved along the guide rods to extrude molten aluminum out of the die holder, a center rod 45 moved by a cylinder through the material carrying barrel into the center of the die holder to define an annular cavity within the die holder for the passing of extruded molten aluminum, and a cutter assembly 1 driven by a cylinder to cut off extruded aluminum tube.
Patent GB-2321455-A (GB)
Title: Lipophilic derivatives of biologically active compounds
Inventor: DALEN ARE
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: The properties of biologically active compounds, for example drugs and agrochemicals, which contain in their molecular structure one or more functional groups selected from alcohol, ether, phenyl, amino, amido, thiol, carboxylic acid and carboxylic acid ester groups are modified by replacing one or more of these functional groups by a lipophilic group selected from those of the formula: RCOO-, RCONH-, RCOS-, RCH 2 O-, RCH 2 NH-, -COOCH 2 R, -CONHCH 2 R and -SCH 2 R, wherein R is a lipophilic moiety selected from cis-8-heptadecenyl, trans-8-heptadecenyl, cis-10-nonadecenyl and trans-10-nonadecenyl.
Patent GB-2305594-A (GB)
Title: One-piece molded stretchable leash
Inventor: MUDERLAK KENNETH
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 1995-07-27
Abstract: A stretchable leash (10) which forms a continuous one-piece structure is described. The stretchable leash (10) generally includes a substantially planar, one-piece molded unit having a handle portion (12) and a lead portion (14). The stretchable leash does not contain any physical connection points between the handle portion (12) and the lead portion (14).
Patent GB-2319790-A (GB)
Title: Structural element, e.g. purlin
Inventor: MCCARTHY EOIN T
IPC: E04B1/38
Filed: 1997-03-07
Abstract: A structural element such as an purlin (1) has an elongate web (2) extending between flanges (3) which extend outwardly on opposite sides of the web (2) at each end of the web (2). The web (2) has a central web portion (6) and a pair of outer web portions (7) each of which is connected to the central web portion (6) by a trough (8). The troughs (8) are spaced inwardly from the flanges (3) by a preset desirable distance.
Patent GB-2323480-A (GB)
Title: An adapter for a circuit breaker
Inventor: BALL KEITH WRAY
IPC: H01H71/08
Filed: 1997-03-14
Abstract: An adapter for a circuit breaker which comprises an electrically conductive member formed to be attachable to a circuit breaker, having a portion 12 to be clamped and electrically connectable within a cable entry of the circuit breaker, a downwardly dependable connector portion 13c and an upwardly dependable support portion 13a for engagement with the circuit breaker casing, in use. Preferably the adapter is formed from a blank 10 of electrically conductive material.
Patent GB-2315348-A (GB)
Title: Programmable logic arrays
Inventor: KERR JOHN ANTHONY
IPC: G11C11/22
Filed: 1997-06-30
Abstract: A programming or function-setting cell for a field programmable gate array utilises ferroelectric capacitors 16,17 connected to the nodes of a latch circuit to retain charge representing the state of the cell so that, following a power loss or a specific event upset, the programming information held by the latch circuit may be reinstated. The latch circuit comprises a pair of inverters 9,10 having their inputs and outputs cross-coupled by way of respective switching transistors 11,12, and the capacitors 16,17 are connected between the nodes and a common plate conductor 18 normally held at a potential intermediate the supply potentials for the inverters.
Patent GB-2327391-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of ply for tyres
Inventor: HOLROYD ERIC
IPC: D04H3/04
Filed: 1997-07-23
Abstract: A ply material for use in tyres comprises a pair of parallel anchor cords (102, Fig 6) and a plurality of cord windings. Each winding passes around both anchor cords (102), and each winding is positively located against axial movement of each of the anchor cords by circumferential grooves in the cords. Rotation of a sleeve 32 causes cord to be dispensed from bobbins 48, passed to the tips of arms 36 and from there wound round spindles 42 within which the anchor cord is supplied. The wound cord is then passed via a rubberising calender 14, a press (16, Fig 1) and a lining calender (18) to a trimmer (20).
Patent GB-2315727-A (GB)
Title: Removable patterned-adhesive labels for garment hangers
Inventor: DAMS ROGER
IPC: B65C9/20
Filed: 1997-07-25
Abstract: The adhesive layer 18 applied to the back of a label is discontinuous, adhesive-free strips 20 (for example) extending from edge-to-edge of the label; alternatively, the adhesive layer may be applied in a stippled pattern, or with any other suitable form of discontinuity. The label can be peeled off by means of a suction cup on a rotatable drum 22 to which the labelled article 12 is passed on a conveyor. A raised wall 14 bounding the label on the article becomes located in a recess 24 in the drum in order to register the label precisely with the cup. The label may comprise printed paper and the article 12 may be a styrene garment hanger 12.
Patent GB-2315688-A (GB)
Title: Orthopaedic splinting material
Inventor: PEEL CLAIRE
IPC: A61L15/12
Filed: 1997-07-25
Abstract: An orthopaedic splinting material comprises a flexible substrate carrying a resin system comprising at least a water hydrolysable organo-oxy silane functionalised prepolymer where the organo-oxy silane functional group is a cyclic organo-oxy silane functional group.
Patent GB-2317223-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the operation of a cooling circuit
Inventor: ZEPPENFELD REINHARD
IPC: F25B9/00
Filed: 1997-09-11
Abstract: In a closed cooling circuit, water is fed from a common gas/water reservoir (6) via a user (5) and pump means (7) to an air/water heat exchanger (1). The gas in the gas/water reservoir (6) is able to pass into a storage means (9) via a compressor (8). When the cooling circuit is switched off, the water present in the heat exchanger is removed from the heat exchanger by a shut-off valve means (10) being opened, thereby allowing the gas to expand and enter the heat exchanger via inflow opening (4). The cooling water from the heat exchanger (1) is then stored in gas/water reservoir (6). When the circuit is switched back on - pump means (7) being operated, gas present in the heat exchanger (1) is forced by the cooling water back into the gas/water reservoir (6) though discharge line (B).
Patent GB-2315552-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of calibrating vertical particle velocity detector and pressure detector in a sea-floor cable with in-situ passive monitoring
Inventor: RIGSBY TIMOTHY B
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 1996-07-03
Abstract: A method of processing data from a colocated hydrophone-geophone pair of seismic receivers of an ocean-bottom cable system. Ambient noise is obtained for the hydrophone and geophone. A relative noise signal is determined by finding the normalized difference between geophone and hydrophone noise signals. Geophone and hydrophone data signals are then scaled by an amount equal to the relative noise signal.
Patent GB-2337176-A (GB)
Title: Communications software agents
Inventor: PINARD DEBORAH L
IPC: H04Q3/545
Filed: 1998-05-05
Abstract: A communication system includes a plurality of desktop controller agents receiving goal commands and invoking a process to achieve the goals. A plurality of resource agents each in communication with an associate device receives and stores goals from a desktop controller agent and operates the associated device in response to goals received from the desktop controller agent. A network interconnects all of the agents and carries goals between the agents. Communications folders for the user agents are maintained and include a log of communications made using devices associated with a respective desktop controller agent. Attachments can be selected to accompany communications made using the devices.
Patent GB-2325502-A (GB)
Title: A pipe fitting
Inventor: CASSIDY PETER
IPC: F16L21/00
Filed: 1998-05-22
Abstract: The fitting for joining to a pipe for accommodating a cable therethrough from the pipe comprises a body, which may be of elbow form, defining a cable accommodating bore 7, connecting means on the body for attaching the fitting to a pipe, a cable entrance in the body, a cable exit in the body, an opening in the body between the cable entrance and cable exit and a closing panel 11, through which cable may be passed, engageable in the opening between the cable entrance and cable exit. The body has two connecting means, with sealing rings, to couple to pipes. The panel 11, has a sealing ring in a groove 15 and is held by screws on the body. The panel 11 is closed, with knockout sections 26,27 for cable passage, or is funnel-shaped and open (Fig 11, not shown).
Patent GB-2328574-A (GB)
Title: Dual feedback loop power control in an optical fibre amplifier
Inventor: PARK BONG-JIN
IPC: H01S3/067
Filed: 1998-08-21
Abstract: An automatic power controlling device can stabilise the output of an optical erbium doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) 506 by selecting either a first feedback control loop, using an output photodiode 516, or a second feedback control loop, using a photodiode 514 provided in the pump laser diode 532. The optical excitation signal output from the pump laser diode 532 is thereby controlled on the basis of the intensity of the optical signal detected through the selected feedback control loop. The feedback loop to be used is selected on the basis of the current flowing through the pump laser diode 532. The control process may be either analogue or digital.
Patent GB-2342683-A (GB)
Title: Child safety seat-belt device
Inventor: GOLLEDGE MARK
IPC: A44B11/25
Filed: 1998-10-07
Abstract: The purpose of the device in drawing 1. is to prevent children of 2 to 4 years in age from unbuckling their seat-belts. The device fits over the original female part of the existing belt 2. The portion of the device which covers the original release button is only operable by an adult or larger child.
Patent GB-2345822-A (GB)
Title: A security and access control system for unobtrusively managing access to and movement within a building
Inventor: MULLARKEY WILLIAM JOSEPH
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 1998-10-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to a security and access control system for unobtrusively managing access to and movement within a building or structure. The system includes means capable of locating and identifying individuals within the building or structure and enables them to be given access as appropriate to their security clearance to different parts of the building and which may additionally serve to detect intruders or a fire and may then activate an appropriate alarm. A plurality of readers are provided and are capable of reading one or more tags and a plurality of sensors are locatable at various predetermined locations for determining the presence of an individual at any of such locations. A central computer is capable of locating an individual within the building in dependance upon information received from the readers and sensors.