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Patent GB-2304695-A (GB)
Title: Processing, including de-curling, paper webs.
Inventor: BAILEY CEDRIC
IPC: B65H23/34
Filed: 1995-09-06
Abstract: Waste paper reels are sorted and selectively conveyed to either a transverse web cutting station or a longitudinal web cutting station. At the transverse web cutting station shown, web is led from a rotatably supported reel 10 to a de-curling device 16 including a number of relatively adjustable web guides 18,19,20 around which the web is bent to remove the curvature resulting from the web being wound on the reel . Downstream of the de-curling device 16, the flattened web is led to a cutting station 40 for cutting the web transversely into sheets 45 of a desired length. The sheets are collected and stacked by a stacker 52. At the longitudinal web cutting station (not shown), a waste paper web is led from a reel and cut longitudinally into separate webs which are reeled up on separate cores. Immediately after cutting, the webs are moved apart by a tapered separating roller to prevent entanglement of the cut webs. A chain saw may be used to cut through a wound reel.
Patent GB-2293748-A (GB)
Title: A process for treating tobacco.
Inventor: NEVETT ROBERT
IPC: A24B3/18
Filed: 1995-10-06
Abstract: Tobacco is treated to cause its expansion by a process which comprises the steps of subjecting it to a reduced pressure of not greater than 7 kPa, impregnating the cell structure of the tobacco with isopentane vapour at temperatures of 70 to 90 DEG  C and maintaining the tobacco in contact with the vapour at a pressure of at least 400 kPa for up to 30 minutes, evacuating the excess vapour, the pressure change being effected adiabatically, treating the impregnated tobacco with steam to expand the tobacco cell structure and then subjecting the expanded tobacco to vacuum reordering. Expansion levels achieved by the process are similar to and may be greater than those achieved using conventional expansion processes.
Patent GB-2307860-A (GB)
Title: Device for monitoring and treating diabetes
Inventor: WAGNER WOLFGANG
IPC: A61M5/28
Filed: 1995-12-07
Abstract: A device for the treatment of diabetics using jet injection includes a suction cup (1) for raising the skin and separate sources of insulin and cleansing fluid (7) eg saline solution. In use, the injection channel (3) is rinsed with the cleansing fluid during the insulin injection to even out the injection pressure and so prevent suck-back of air into the insulin syringe because of the suction vacuum. Also claimed is (1) a system (not shown) for measuring the metabolism eg blood sugar which includes a sensor which punctures the skin and transmits signals indicative of the metabolism to electronic control means and (2) a urine collector and combined test strip.
Patent GB-2299822-A (GB)
Title: Anti-fouling Coatings
Inventor: ARNOTT THOMAS CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B63B59/04
Filed: 1996-03-20
Abstract: An anti-fouling coating material for application to elastomer coated articles comprises a sheet of antifouling material 10 having a plurality of elongate slots 12 formed therein. The slots are arranged in columns, and are dimensioned and arranged to permit the material to deform so as to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of the elastomer material, particularly in the process of curing of the elastomer coating after application of the material thereto. The coating material may include an elastomer layer 28 on the side thereof which is to be applied to the elastomer coated article. The slots 12 are preferably arranged in vertically staggered columns, with V-shaped, interleaving ends. The material may be formed as an elongate strip for application to a tubular structure 34 by helical wrapping, with the slots extending across the width of the strip.
Patent GB-2316460-A (GB)
Title: Adapter for aerosol container
Inventor: SELLARS MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B05B15/55
Filed: 1996-08-17
Abstract: An adapter is provided which can be a one piece mould which allows a foamable material applicator to be attached via the adapter to an aerosol container, and in particular to the valve of the same to allow the dispensation of cleaning material in the form of solvent solution from the container and through the applicator to clean the same by digesting any foam which may be trapped in the applicator. The adapter allows different types of applicators to be fitted without the risk of leakage The adapter can comprise engagement means 24 for connection to the aerosol container and threaded location means 18 for attachment to the applicator to be cleaned; a central nipple 19, suspended between the walls of the location means 18 by arms 26 connects the valve of the aerosol to the dispensing channel of the applicator.
Patent GB-2307667-A (GB)
Title: System for inspecting vehicular shock absorber
Inventor: NOZAKI HIROMICHI
IPC: G01M17/04
Filed: 1996-09-10
Abstract: The system is used to test a shock absorber 2 installed between a vehicle body 1 and a road wheel 3 by manually moving the body in a generally vertical direction until it initiates vibration in the vertical direction. Vertical displacement of the body is detected by a sensor 4 and load imposed on a road surface by the wheel is detected by a detector 6, giving, as a damping force, the load detected at a moment when the detected displacement is zero. A controller 7 calculates a first derivative, with respect to time, of the detected displacement at the moment of zero displacement to give the result as a piston speed of the shock absorber at that moment. The damping force at that piston speed is compared with a predetermined damping force at that piston speed to evaluate whether the shock absorber has deteriorated.
Patent GB-2306636-A (GB)
Title: Controlled Operation of Lamps
Inventor: LAPINSKI GEORGE ARTHUR
IPC: F21S8/00
Filed: 1996-10-18
Abstract: There is disclosed a system for controlling two or more lamps to effect a desired illumination comprising a control device connected to each of the lamps to control them according to a control scheme stored in the control device, and a setting device connectable to the control device to predetermine the scheme to be stored in the control device and operable when so connected to control the lamps to vary the illumination to enable a desired illumination to be selected.
Patent GB-2306848-A (GB)
Title: Mounting of a low-distortion piezoelectric hydrophone element
Inventor: ERATH LOUIS W
IPC: H04R1/44
Filed: 1996-10-18
Abstract: A robust hydrophone structure comprises a cylindrical hydrophone casing 12 within which is mounted a conductive support element 14. Sound pressure signals are conducted through the interior of the support element which can be rectangular in cross-section, and piezoelectric crystals 16 are mounted on the exterior of the support element. The volume between the casing 12 and the support element 16 is nearly filled with a fluid, preferably oil. One or more bubbles of air 62, 64 remain in the volume between the casing and the support element to permit vibration of the support element and consequently of the piezoelectric hydrophone element 16. The piezoelectric element 16 is preferably etched into electrically coupled segments of appropriate area and polarization so that the second harmonic signals from the different segments tend to cancel, thereby reducing distortion effects.
Patent GB-2318811-A (GB)
Title: Soffit-fascia system
Inventor: SIMPSON KENNETH
IPC: E04D13/158
Filed: 1996-11-01
Abstract: A soffit - fascia system (1) having concealed fixing comprises a soffit (12) and a fascia (27) both formed from an extruded UPVC material. The soffit (12) is secured to noggins (5) provided on external wall (3) by nails (4) passing through its end (12a). The end (12b) of the soffit (12) has a nose portion (18) extending at right angles thereto and is secured to the rafter end (8) by nails (20). The fascia board (27) is secured to rafter end (8) by means of nails (9) which are concealed by the guttering on the building (not shown). A rebate (30) is provided in the rear face of fascia (27) and engages the extending nose portion (18) of soffit (12) concealing the nails (20). Fascia (27) has a nose portion (15) which extends at right angles therefrom towards the external wall (3) contacting the surface of the soffit (12) and being secured thereto by adhesive.
Patent GB-2309612-A (GB)
Title: Colour burst gate pulse forming circuit
Inventor: MURAKAMI SADAKAZU
IPC: H04N9/465
Filed: 1997-01-23
Abstract: A color burst gate pulse forming circuit has a first counter 3 a second counter 7, a logic circuit 6, and a decoding circuit 4 . The first counter counts a chrominance subcarrier supplied in a form of a clock. The second counter starts counting said chrominance subcarrier in synchronization with a horizontal synchronizing signal, and resets itself in a period longer than half a horizontal scanning period and shorter than one horizontal scanning period. The logic circuit controls the operating period of the first counter based on an output from the second counter and said horizontal synchronizing signal. The decoding circuit decodes a count output from the first counter, and outputs color burst gate pulses based on a predetermined count output. To form colour bursts in the PAL system a PAL SWITCH (12, Fig 4) is included.
Patent GB-2311278-A (GB)
Title: Corner guard
Inventor: LAU CHYE KEONG ALAN
IPC: B65D81/05
Filed: 1997-02-05
Abstract: A corner protecting device is formed of two component parts (10,11,12,13) with male/female connection means to allow for slidable interconnection of the parts to thereby provide for ready adaptation and fitting of the device to corners of differing dimensions.
Patent GB-2322014-A (GB)
Title: Trunking join with rotary locking means
Inventor: THOMPSON MALCOLM
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 1997-02-06
Abstract: A trunking or like component is disclosed comprising an open body having a flat base 11 and upright sides 12, 13 extending between at least two generally rectangular openings defined on three sides thereof by the base 11 and upright sides 12, 13. A lid 17 is adapted to close the open body, and a cover plate 23 overlies the junction between one end of the lid 17 and the end of an aligned adjacent lid 18. Rotary locking means comprising a turn buckle 25 is provided to both secure the cover plate 23 to the lid 17 and the lid 17 to the body.
Patent GB-2322686-A (GB)
Title: Drive coupling and apparatus including such a coupling
Inventor: CATFORD JOCELYN DAVID
IPC: A63B55/60
Filed: 1997-02-26
Abstract: In a drive coupling an inner component 13 has a part spherical outer surface 16 and an outer component 20 has a part spherical inner surface which is a close sliding fit over part of the outer surface of the inner component, a pair of ball bearings 24 each being located in a respective recess in one of the surfaces and engaging in a groove 17 of semi-circular cross-section in the other surface. The grooves extend in a common plane through a rotational axis of the associated component and the ball bearings 24 are located at opposite ends of a diameter in said plane. Rotation of the inner component about its drive axis will cause the outer component to rotate about an axis which may be at a variable angle relative to the drive axis, since the outer component is free to move through a limited angle in said plane by travel of the ball bearings along the groove. The ball bearings may be replaced by members attached to one component movable along grooves in the other component. The coupling may be incorporated in a foldable golf trolley having an electric motor/drive assembly (41, Figs 4,5).
Patent GB-2314951-A (GB)
Title: DRAM sense amplifier arrays
Inventor: LEE JAE JIN
IPC: G11C11/401
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: A dynamic random access memory comprises first and second sense amplifier arrays, each including a sense amplifier 6, 26 for sensing/amplifying data on a bit line connected to a selected word line, a sense amplifier driver 9, 29 for generating pull-up and pull-down bias voltages to drive the sense amplifier, and an equalization transistor MN1, MN4 for equalizing the pull-up and pull-down bias voltages from the sense amplifier driver when the sense amplifier is not driven. The dynamic random access memory further comprises a signal transfer circuit 40 connected between the sense amplifiers in the first and second sense amplifier arrays, for switching the pull-up and pull-down bias voltages from the sense amplifier driver in the first sense amplifier array to the sense amplifier in the second sense amplifier array, and a control signal generator 41 for controlling the signal transfer circuit 40,the sense amplifier drivers 9, 29 and the equalization transistor MN1,MN4. After the first sensing operation is performed, the sense amplifier bias voltages with supply and ground voltage levels are transferred for the second sensing operation and then equalized. Therefore, current consumption can be reduced in the second sensing operation.
Patent GB-2314939-A (GB)
Title: Thin film actuated mirror array having an increased tilt angle.
Inventor: LEE HWA-SUN
IPC: H04N5/74
Filed: 1997-06-27
Abstract: An array of thin film actuated mirrors (fig.3, 420) comprising an active matrix 310, an array of actuating structures (fig.3, 421) and an array of thin film mirrors 460, wherein the actuating structure is provided with a pair if side actuators (fig.3, 430) and a centre actuator (fig.3, 440), both ends of the side actuators being fixed to the active matrix. Each of the thin film mirrors 460 is cantilevered at the distal end of the centre actuator in each of the actuating structures. The upper thin film electrode 385 of the side actuator is electrically connected to the lower thin film electrode 365 of the centre actuator to thereby function as a common bias electrode, the lower thin film electrode 365 of the side actuator being thereby connected to the upper thin film electrode 385 of the centre actuator to thereby function as a signal electrode. When the electric field is applied, the side actuator expands and the centre actuator contracts upwards, allowing the thin film actuated mirror an increased angle of tilt.
Patent GB-2316044-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle wheel trim
Inventor: SALT DEREK ARTHUR
IPC: B60B7/16
Filed: 1997-07-29
Abstract: A lockable vehicle wheel trim 1 comprises a body member 2 for covering a central portion of a vehicle wheel and having an aperture therethrough, a barrel lock 3 being operable via the aperture to rotate an actuator member 4, which is connected to a pair of retaining rods 5, between locked and unlocked conditions. Each of the retaining rods 5 is adapted to engage a retaining bracket 7 on the vehicle wheel when in the locked condition.
Patent GB-2316417-A (GB)
Title: Can conveyor system between two draw frames
Inventor: LEIFELD FERDINAND
IPC: D01H9/18
Filed: 1997-08-21
Abstract: In a can conveyor system between two draw frames 1,4 disposed in succession in the operating cycle, in which the spinning cans 13 are moved by at least one conveyor device 7 in a forward direction along a path, there is provided between the upstream draw frame 1 and the downstream draw frame 4 a can store for a plurality of full cans 13' and between the downstream draw frame 4 and the upstream draw frame 1 there is a can store for a plurality of empty cans 13", and each can store is in the form of a conveyor means 22; 25; 23; 15; 21 with at least one driven conveyor element 19; 26; 24; 17; 20. The can conveyor system allows an increased processing speed and is operationally flexible.
Patent GB-2316797-A (GB)
Title: Head base construction for a VCR head drum
Inventor: CHO BU-HYUN
IPC: G11B5/52
Filed: 1997-08-29
Abstract: A head drum assembly 200, comprises of a fixed lower drum 210, a motor 230 which is mounted at a lower surface of the lower drum, an upper drum 220 rotated by the motor, a rotary transformer 260 having a rotor 262 which is fixed to a lower surface of the upper drum and a stator 264 which is fixed to the upper surface of the lower drum, and a plurality of head bases 272 having one or more heads 214 for reproducing the video signals from a magnetic tape. The head bases 272 and the rotary transformer rotor 262 are integrally formed by means of an insert molding (see figs. 3 and 4).
Patent GB-2318187-A (GB)
Title: IC testing device
Inventor: SHIMASAKI NORIAKI
IPC: G01R31/319
Filed: 1997-10-01
Abstract: In an IC testing device, first and second analog comparators 4a, 4b for comparing response waveforms from an I/O pin 13 and an output-dedicated pin 15 of an IC under test 2 and a selector 25 for selecting either one of the outputs from the two analog comparators are provided. By switching the outputs of the analog comparators 4a, 4b to a digital comparator 6 with the selector 25, the conventional I/O common system is used to carry out measurement for an I/O pin 13 of the IC under test 2 and the conventional I/O split system is used to carry out measurement for input and output-dedicated 14, 15 pins of the IC. This reduces redundancy in the circuitry when different kinds of IC having different numbers of I/O, dedicated-input and dedicated-output pins. Also, effects of unused test circuitry connected to the IC pins is removed. A variation is described (Fig 5 not shown), where the selection is carried out between two drivers supplying test signals and only a single analog comparator is provided.
Patent GB-2320630-A (GB)
Title: Signal chatter reducing circuit
Inventor: HONG YOUNG-SOO
IPC: H03K5/1252
Filed: 1997-10-17
Abstract: A chatter reducing circuit comprises a first portion 20,28 containing a latch 24,26 which responds faster to a falling edge of the input signal than it responds to a rising edge. Spurious chattering positive-going pulses occurring after the initial falling edge are thereby diminished. A second portion clock-samples the output of the first portion to detect the initial falling edge output by the first portion and outputs a transition detection signal LTDS.
Patent GB-2330398-A (GB)
Title: Valve-actuator for cistern
Inventor: JACKSON JOHN ALAN
IPC: E03D1/33
Filed: 1997-10-18
Abstract: A valve-actuator comprises a main float-chamber 12. A float 3 which is over-topped and floods when the cistern fills within the float-chamber is movable downwards under gravity and upwards under buoyancy. The uppermost position is one at which the float remains at least partly submerged beneath its natural buoyancy level when the float-chamber is flooded. An attachment point 15 associated with the float 13 operates means responsive to its position within the float-chamber. The operating means are adapted either directly or indirectly to close the cistern water-inlet valve 2 when the float 13 is in its uppermost position and open valve 2 when the float 13 is in a lower position. A float-chamber drainage outlet 16a, 16b allows water within float-chamber 12 to discharged at a controlled rate such that the float does not de-submerge and then fall from its uppermost position, thereby opening the water-inlet valve 2 and commencing to refill the cistern, until flushing has effectively-emptied the cistern.
Patent GB-2319313-A (GB)
Title: Toroidal-race continuously-variable friction gearing lubrication
Inventor: YAMAMOTO HIDEHARU
IPC: F16H15/38
Filed: 1997-10-20
Abstract: A friction roller 36a of a toriodal-race CVT is rotatably mounted on bearings 41, 42 in a supporting member 38a and lubrication and cooling is effected by oil sprayed from orifices 77, 87, 88 onto the friction surface of the roller and the bearings. The supporting member 38a is controlled by a piston 49 in a cylinder 48 acting on the supporting member 38a through a ball joint 44. The oil is either led from chamber 54 in the cylinder 48 through a passage 70 in the piston rod to the orifices or is fed into the supply passage 70 directly from a pressure source (Fig. 4).
Patent GB-2332565-A (GB)
Title: Time setting control mechanism for a mechanical timer
Inventor: CHEN CHAN-FU
IPC: G04C23/02
Filed: 1997-12-16
Abstract: A time setting control mechanism mounted in a mechanical timer to automatically start or stop a machine at a given time, comprises a hollow time counting wheel 1, a dial 2 mounted in the time counting wheel and having a center through hole 23, a disk 3 mounted between the time counting wheel and the dial and supported on the time counting wheel by springy supporting means 33 the disk 3 having an upward flange 34 raised around the periphery, and a press portion 35 raised from the center and protruding through the center through hole on the dial for pressing by hand, and a time setting control pin 4 detachably mounted on the periphery of the time counting wheel, and having a mounting base 41 detachably coupled to the periphery of the time counting wheel, a springy hook 42 extended from the mounting base and inserted into an annular space defined between the upward flange 34 of the disk 3 and the periphery of the dial 2 and hooked on a bottom edge of the dial, and a trigger rod 45 for triggering a switch of the mechanical timer to start or stop a machine at a given time. The spring hook 42 of timer to start or stop a machine at a given time. The spring hook 42 of the time setting control pin is disengaged from the disk 3 when the press portion 35 of the disk is pressed down, permitting the time setting control pin to be removed from the time counting wheel.
Patent GB-2321140-A (GB)
Title: Battery charger control responsive to ambient temperature
Inventor: CHOI KI-RYONG
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 1998-01-13
Abstract: The charging current supplied to a battery BT is interrupted by turning off a transistor Q1 when a comparator CP2 senses that the battery voltage exceeds a reference voltage Vref2 which is compensated for variations in the surrounding temperature. A circuit which provides the reference voltage includes a PTC thermistor R7, such that the reference voltage Vref2 decreases with increasing ambient temperature. Transistor Q1 is also turned off to interrupt the charging current if a comparator CP1 senses that the charging current is greater than a predetermined level. A light emitting diode LD indicates when current is being supplied to the battery BT.
Patent GB-2322293-A (GB)
Title: Windscreen wiper driving mechanism
Inventor: BOUGHTON RUTLAND SHERMAN
IPC: B60S1/34
Filed: 1996-10-28
Abstract: A wiper driving mechanism includes a yoke member (5) driven by a rotary crank which in turn drives a pair of symmetrical arms (14, 15) each of which drives a wiper blade (17). Either the two arms (14, 15) are connected in parallel and drive one wiper blade (17) in a pantograph motion or separate unconnected blades carry out an arcuate sweep over a wider area. The arrangement enables a smooth motion approximating to simple harmonic motion to be achieved, and this then enables shock loads to be reduced at the ends of travel.
Patent GB-2323822-A (GB)
Title: An add-on part of a motor vehicle
Inventor: FISCHER CAROLA
IPC: B60R9/02
Filed: 1998-04-03
Abstract: The invention relates to an add-on part 3, in particular a front or rear bumper, of a motor vehicle, which may be subjected to impact energy in its outer wall, in particular, and is connected to a support 2 of the motor vehicle at certain points by pin fasteners 5 located in cutouts 6, 7 in the add-on part 3. For this purpose, one of the cutouts 6 is closed around its periphery and is located at the end which is at the greatest distance from the point of introduction of the impact energy, in the direction of action of the latter. The rest of the cutouts 7, which are open around the periphery, are in the form of grooves 7 which are inclined by less than α = 90‹ with respect to the direction of action F of the impact energy, such that, without any deformation of the support 2, the add-on part, which deforms under the impact energy, can be detached from the support part at the grooves 7.