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Patent GB-2264281-A (GB)
Title: Security bag
Inventor: BOLTON GEOFFREY ANTHONY
IPC: B65D33/34
Filed: 1992-02-20
Abstract: A security bag (10) comprises front and back portions (14) and (16) welded together and defining an opening (20). A tape (24) has a pressure sensitive adhesive coating 26 partially covered by a release strip 28 and is attached to the front portion (14) of the bag either directly or indirectly via a non-contact adhesive layer 32 and the back portion (16) of the bag is provided with a strip (34) of non-contact adhesive positioned so that it can be overlaid by that part of the layer (24) which is not attached to the front portion (14), after removal of strip 28. The tape 24 may include indicators eg sensitive to solvents or stress which show if an unauthorised attempt is made to open the bag. The back portion 18 may include a line of weakness 22 to provide a tear-off flap 16A. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254987-A (GB)
Title: Terminal device for catv system.
Inventor: SAKUMA KAZUSHI
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 1992-03-17
Abstract: A terminal device for a CATV system has a microcomputer for controlling operation of the terminal device. Data on the type of the microcomputer, or a module, on the license fee are stored in a memory. The data stored in the memory is read out and displayed in accordance with a predetermined operation of a keyboard.
Patent GB-2256241-A (GB)
Title: Friction roller type continuously variable transmission.
Inventor: TOSHIFUMI HIBI
IPC: F16H25/12
Filed: 1992-04-28
Abstract: A thrust cam device 18 biases an input disc 10 toward an output disc in accordance with torque applied thereto. The thrust cam device 18 includes groups of cam rollers 24 disposed between respective cam surfaces of a drive cam 20 and the input disc 10 and rotatably carried by a cam holder 30 disposed between the drive cam and the input disc. A disc spring 32 is compressed between the input disc 10 and the drive cam 20 for constantly biasing the input disc 10 toward the output disc 12. The input disc 10, the cam holder 30, and the drive cam 20 have respective positioning holes 41, 39, 37 which can be aligned. The positioning hole 41 of the input disc 10 is threaded. For 28 preassembly of the thrust cam device 18, the input disc 10, the cam holder 30, and the drive cam 20 are turned to positions wherein the positioning holes 41, 39, 37 are aligned, and a bolt 38 is inserted into the holes 41, 39, 37 and screwed into the threaded hole 41. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255863-A (GB)
Title: Connector for coaxial cables.
Inventor: MYSCHIK DIETER
IPC: H01R24/44
Filed: 1992-04-29
Abstract: A connector for coaxial cables (16), in particular coaxial cables having a small diameter, comprises a tubular conductive housing (10) having open ends; a signal contact (18) mounted in said housing, connected to the conductor (32) of said cable, and electrically insulated relative to the housing (10); and a ground contact (20) mounted in said housing and electrically connected to the shield (28) of said cable and/or to said housing (e.g. by contact 40). An inner two-pan housing (12, 14) of insulating material may be inserted into the housing (10) from one open end, with the outer dimensions of the inner housing corresponding to the inner dimensions of said tubular (12, 14) housing. The inner housing has inner spaces (42, 44, 46) to receive the signal and the ground contacts (18, 20) in fixed, spaced positions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259833-A (GB)
Title: Switching apparatus
Inventor: TAKAMORI TSUTOMU
IPC: H04N5/222
Filed: 1992-08-27
Abstract: A switching apparatus, for selectively outputting input video signals, comprises a main switching unit 1, a sub switching unit 3, switching means 5 and a housing. The main switching unit 1, supplied with a plurality of input video signals, outputs a desired video signal selected from among these input video signals. The sub switching unit 3, fed with these plurality of input video signals, outputs a desired video signal selected from among them. The switching means 5 is supplied with the output signal from the main switching unit 1 and that from the sub switching unit 3 and outputs one of the two signals supplied. The housing removably secures the main switching unit and the sub switching unit so that one of the two units is removed from the housing while the output signal from the other unit is being output to the switching means. The removal of one of the two units is performed without adversely affecting the operation of the other unit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259234-A (GB)
Title: Processing of food or other products
Inventor: MCFARLANE IAN DUNCAN
IPC: A21B1/26
Filed: 1992-09-07
Abstract: A ribbon 1 of dough moves through the baking duct 4 of an oven, supported on a cushion of air that is supplied through slots 5 in the bottom and sides of the duct 45, from three spaced units 6. Each unit 6 includes a compressor 7 and an electric heater 8 for heating the compressed air so that the dough is not only supported by the compressed air but baked by heat transfer from it. The air is re-circulated via a duct 12 in each unit 6, being in this first cooled by heat exchange with the compressed air and then bubbled through a water bath 13, before return to the compressor 7. The method may be used for freezing a product, by cooling the air supplied to support it. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272791-A (GB)
Title: Revolving information displays
Inventor: MARKS LAWFORD DELROY
IPC: G09F9/33
Filed: 1992-11-24
Abstract: A display comprises an LED module 1 mounted for rotation on a base 2. The rotation of the LED's creates for an observer the illusion of a larger display. Control of the LED's by suitable electronic circuitry makes it possible to display textual or graphical information. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268862-A (GB)
Title: Video playback apparatus
Inventor: KO YOUNG-OK
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1993-01-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a video playback apparatus having a function of varying a caption color according to audio level. The video playback apparatus for displaying caption signals on a predetermined area of a TV screen comprises a level detector for detecting audio levels 10, and a controller 12 for controlling color brightness of the caption signals in response to the detected audio levels. Thus, video music may be displayed more vividly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275804-A (GB)
Title: Child alarm/monitor
Inventor: BAINS MANJIT SINGH
IPC: G08B21/02
Filed: 1993-03-06
Abstract: Currently, the main device available on the market for keeping young children in close proximity to their parents or guardians in public places is the mechanical harness which is manually attached via leads to the child. The proposed invention works on the basis of a transmitter attached to a child and a receiver operating on the same wavelength/frequency which is attached/held by the parent or guardian or person with responsibility for the child. The transmitter will emit signals to the receiver within a set range and if the receiver fails to pick up these transmissions, it will output an audible signal via an electronic sounder to alert the parent/guardian.
Patent GB-2276055-A (GB)
Title: Speed measurement
Inventor: BLOODWORTH GREVILLE GEORGE
IPC: G01S13/60
Filed: 1993-03-12
Abstract: A speed measurement device comprises a transmitter 2 transmitting a microwave signal and mounted 22 on a moving body 20, and a receiver 4, mounted on the body, receiving reflections of the transmitted signal from the surroundings. The homodyned with the transmitted signal 6 is to provide a Doppler signal which is amplified 8 with a gain which increases with frequency. The resultant signal is digitally Fourier analysed 10, 12 (Fig. 4) to determine the frequency at which its amplitude-versus-frequency curve (Fig. 5A, 5B) drops suddenly. This frequency is used to determine the speed of the body 20. The speed is displayed on the device, transmitted to another part 30 of the moving body or transmitted by radio to a remote display unit. The display (Fig. 3) is in the form of LCD or LED bars, or may be a digital display. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265606-A (GB)
Title: Fibreboard tray
Inventor: KELSO CLIFFORD WHITE
IPC: B65D5/00
Filed: 1993-03-26
Abstract: A fruit and vegetable tray comprising a base (1), side walls (2, 3) and corner posts (4) formed by folding from a fibreboard blank, the corner posts (4) being formed by folding adjacent parallel panels (7, 8, 9) provided as extensions on one of the sides (2) of the tray into a tube. The upper end of the posts (4) are held together and connected to an adjacent side wall (3) by a cap of plastics material, and locking means (10, 11, 13 to 17) formed as an integral part of the fibreboard blank secures each corner post (11) with respect to an adjacent side wall (2, 3) and/or the base (1) of the tray. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267172-A (GB)
Title: Difference calculating neural network utilizing switched capacitors
Inventor: HOLLER MARK A
IPC: H03K19/173
Filed: 1993-04-20
Abstract: A difference calculating neural network has an array of synapse cells 20 arranged in rows and columns along pairs of row and column lines. Each cell 20 includes a pair of floating gate devices 21, 22 which have their control gates coupled to receive a pair of complementary input voltages. The floating gate devices 21, 22 also have complementary threshold voltages such that packets of charge are produced from the synapse cells 20 that are proportional to the difference between the input and voltage threshold. The charge packets are accumulated by the pairs of column lines 25, 26 in the array. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279005-A (GB)
Title: "Hair curling apparatus"
Inventor: CHAN WING-KIN
IPC: A45D4/10
Filed: 1993-06-01
Abstract: Hair curling apparatus comprises a curling iron that can be inserted in a curling roller. The curling iron has a shaft 4 (for insertion in the roller) which is formed by a number of elongate plate-like members 5 and the interior surface of the roller is formed with slots 8 corresponding to the edges of the shaft 4 defined by the edges of the plate-like members 5. Thus the curling iron may be easily located in the roller by inserting the edges of the shaft in the corresponding slots in the roller. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268170-A (GB)
Title: Display device with card dispensing means
Inventor: MACKAY ROY ALAN
IPC: A47F3/02
Filed: 1993-08-02
Abstract: A display device (10) has a display surface defined by support members which support various types of display modules (2, 4, 6, 8) including a card dispenser (2) which supports a stack of vertically positioned card in a large capacity holder (14) which is inclined rearwardly and upwardly behind the display surface. Cards are dispensed through a slot (94) in a face plate (12) onto a projecting inclined surface (96) of a tongue (100) which causes the card to flex ensuring that only one card is dispensed at a time. The stack of cards in the holder is urged forwardly by a lightweight pusher (18) mounted on a track (22) in the holder in a non-return manner.
Patent GB-2271962-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a printing unit in response to the sensed speed of the substrate therethrough.
Inventor: WEEKES SIMON
IPC: B41F33/00
Filed: 1993-11-02
Abstract: The speed and registry of a printing unit are controlled in response to the output of a substrate-speed sensor, whereby to control the spacing of successive printed images and to match the speed of the print unit with the substrate when printing is being effected. In one form, the control determines the timing of the onset of printing after detection of a registration mark on the printstock, said timing being dependent on the sensed speed of the e printstock. The control may also be responsive to a sensor for detecting the temperature of the ink. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272915-A (GB)
Title: Cam arrangement for knitting machines
Inventor: PLATH ERNST-DIETER
IPC: D04B15/32
Filed: 1993-11-22
Abstract: A cam arrangement for a knitting machine includes a take-down cam part (61) associated with working butts (6, 6a) and two cam parts (10, 10a; 11, 11a) associated with control butts (7, 7a) and each, slidable in the longitudinal direction of the needles between an advanced and a retracted position, these cam parts being provided with raising surfaces (43, 46) for raising the knitting implements (3, 3a) into a tuck position or a knit position, as well as with hold-down surfaces on their bottom faces. When both cam parts (10, 11 or 10a, 11a) are retracted their faces (43, 46) lift the needles to knit as shown. Cams (11, 11a) alone raises needles to tuck, the butts being held down at tuck height by the bottom faces of cams (10, 10a) in advanced position. Both cams (10, 11, 10a, 11a) at advanced position hold down the butts in miss position. The cam parts are mounted on guide bars (36, 36a, 37, 37a) adjustably disposed in a recess in the face of a cam segment. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288645-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft unit for a vehicle
Inventor: SIMONS JOHN SLACK
IPC: B60R25/08
Filed: 1994-02-05
Abstract: An anti-theft unit for insertion into a vehicle's hydraulic system comprises a one-way valve B1 and a two-way stop valve B2 arranged in parallel, so that, in use, when the stop valve is closed, brake fluid can only flow via the one-way valve from the master cylinder to the brakes on brake pedal application. The unit can be activated manually, electronically, or by a key. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276053-A (GB)
Title: Direct digital synthesizer
Inventor: OOGA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H03B28/00
Filed: 1994-02-24
Abstract: A direct digital synthesizer (DDS) (3) has a phase accumulator (31) generating phase data in response to frequency data, periodic signal converters (32A, 32B) generating a sine signal and a cosine signal in response to the upper bits of the phase data, phase error signal generating means (33C) generating a phase error signal in response to the lower bits of the phase data, a multiplier (34) multiplying the cosine signal and the phase error signal to produce a spurious cancel signal, and a subtracter (35) subtracting the spurious cancel signal from the sine signal, thereby obtaining a resultant sine signal free from spurious noise. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289101-A (GB)
Title: Wall plugs having wings
Inventor: ANQUETIN ROBERT PAUL
IPC: F16B13/02
Filed: 1994-04-29
Abstract: In a wall plug having a body portion (12) and two fluted legs (36, 38) separated by zig-zag slots (20), wings (40, 42) are hinged to the legs (36, 38) and are accommodated in recesses (48) in the legs (36, 38) when deflected inwards during insertion of the plug, a line joining the ends of the wings (40, 42) being co-incident with the ends of the slots (20). The wings (40, 42) press against the rear of a hollow wall (not shown) when the legs (36, 38) are splayed by a screw in the bore (24). Anti-rotation arms protrude into the bore (24) and have ridges (60). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277967-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injection pumps
Inventor: LAUFER HELMUT
IPC: F02M41/14
Filed: 1994-05-11
Abstract: A fuel injection pump in which the commencement of injection is varied by an injection-timing device having an adjusting piston (21, 20) which is subjected to a hydraulic control pressure in a chamber (23) and which is adjustable against a return spring (24). The adjusting piston moves a pin (27) of the cam drive of the fuel injection pump to effect adjustment of the commencement of injection. To reduce the maximum pressure in the high-pressure chamber of the fuel injection pump and for forming the injection pressure characteristic, the adjusting piston is of bipartite construction with a first piston (20) which is adjustable relative to the second piston (21) against a compression spring (30) and has recess (26) for the pin (27). Thus, it is possible for the piston (20) to perform a displacement travel relative to the second piston (21), and thereby reduce the speed of the stroke of the pump piston. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287677-A (GB)
Title: Control of tearing of air bag module covers
Inventor: YAMAKAWA KAZUHIKO
IPC: B60R21/2165
Filed: 1994-06-30
Abstract: An airbag cover member 14B has tear lines including a first tear line 28 which extends in the transverse direction of the cover member and second tear lines 30B, 32B which extend in the longitudinal or vertical direction thereof. Several mechanisms are disclosed which ensure that the cover tears along first, then second tear lines, and nowhere else. According to the first embodiment, adapter members 34B, 36B are provided, which are thicker than the rest of the cover member. According to a second embodiment, the portions 100B, 200B between the adaptor members and the tear lines are thicker than portions 300B, 400B within the tear lines. The third embodiment is similar to the second embodiment, but without adaptor members. According to the fourth embodiments, ribs (80, Fig. 13) are provided to limit transverse tearing, along with stop holes (81, Fig. 13) to limit vertical tearing. Thick walled portions (82, Fig. 15) are similar in function to ribs 80. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280437-A (GB)
Title: Chlorination process
Inventor: JACKSON ALAN RAYMOND
IPC: C07C17/42
Filed: 1994-07-25
Abstract: There is provided a process for the preparation of 1,1,1-trichlorotrifluoroethane in which 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane is subjected to chlorination by bringing the 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane into contact with chlorine within a reaction vessel characterised in that the process is conducted in the liquid phase in the presence of a chemical free radical initiator under a pressure of from 1 to 20 bar and at a temperature within the range 50 to 120 DEG C, and the product is separated from the reaction mixture by fractional distillation. The product is useful in the manufacture of insecticides.
Patent GB-2281901-A (GB)
Title: Nestable containers
Inventor: LOFTUS STEPHEN CLIVE
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 1994-09-15
Abstract: A nestable container 10 comprises a base 12 and four upstanding walls 14 extending from the base 12 to permit the container 10 to nest on a second like container 110. Retaining means 16 is provided to releasably retain a label L on a wall 14 of the container 10. Label removal formations 18 are also provided on the wall 14, the removal formations 118 of the second like container 110 being operable to wholly or partially remove the label L from the retaining means 16 of the container 10 as the container 10 is nested on the second like container 110. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293314-A (GB)
Title: A garment hanger
Inventor: EDWARDS WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: A47G25/36
Filed: 1994-09-22
Abstract: A garment hanger 1 comprising means 3 for suspending the hanger from a rail or the like, a pair of arms extending outwardly from the suspension means 3 for supporting a folded information card 15 and a hooking portion 8 spaced from the arms for engaging the information card 15, during use, to retain the information card 15 on the hanger 1. Portion 8 comprises a bridge provided between the arms of the hanger 1 and the element 3 to straddle the width of the card 15 between a slot in the card 15 and element 3, which may include a label area of the garment hanger, positioned overlying the front of the card 15. As a result, the manufacture and assembly of a garment hanger 1 and information card 15 is made much less labour intensive and, therefore, less costly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284347-A (GB)
Title: Folding table
Inventor: HOROBIN PETER
IPC: A47B3/12
Filed: 1994-11-12
Abstract: A folding table system and in particular a collapsible structure (4), see Fig. 1, for supporting a surface (2) has a pair of oppositely disposed connecting members (8) and folding members (14, 16). Hinges located at the centre (18) and at the opposite ends of the members (14, 16) allow the structure (4) to be collapsed. In particular the structure can be collapsed within its own length. The collapsible structure (4) has means for connection to similar units so that any table layout can be achieved. In Fig. 11 a table base on which a removable top may be placed, comprises a central spine (38) and end members (36) which can be pivoted about a vertical axes to storage positions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295414-A (GB)
Title: A window production process
Inventor: RING DONAL
IPC: B27M3/00
Filed: 1994-11-22
Abstract: Timber sash frame elements are prepared at a forming station (10) and delivered to an assembly station (12) at which a sash frame is formed. Downstream of the assembly station (12) outer edges of the sash frame are sanded (14) and then profiled (30). The profiled sash frame is delivered to a drilling station (32) having drilling machines for drilling sets of mounting holes for hinges and a hook-in wedge on the sash frame. After fitting a hook-in wedge to the sash frame, it is delivered to a sash fitting station (80). Window frame elements are prepared and a window frame is formed at an assembly station (84) and then delivered to the sash fitting station (80). The sash is mounted on the window frame which is then dipped in liquid preservative prior to glazing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296670-A (GB)
Title: Spraying device
Inventor: CARUANA JOSEPH
IPC: B05B3/04
Filed: 1994-12-30
Abstract: A spraying device comprising a rotary spray head which is adapted to be rotationally driven by a flow of water and is journalled on a hollow shaft (2), the rotary spray head comprising a base disc (4) on which is superposed a combined motivator disperser unit (6), comprising at least one face adapted to deflect water radially and at least one face adapted to rotationally drive the rotary spray head. The shaft is in the form of a retainer spindle and has a radial projection (8) which is received loosely between opposed surfaces of the base disc (4) and the motivator disperser unit (6) so that the rotary spray head is retained on the shaft but can rotate relative thereto. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296767-A (GB)
Title: Ladder stability indicator
Inventor: ROBERTSON CHARLES
IPC: G01C9/12
Filed: 1994-12-30
Abstract: The ladder stability indicator when fitted permanently to wood or, metal, extending or non extending ladders 2, on both sides, at eye level, gives instant safety information to the user. The free floating indicator needle rests in either the red or green fixed background giving information that the ladder is either at a safe, or unsafe, angle from the structure on flat ground. The ladder stability indicator may be fitted to only one side of the ladder, or used as a hand held instrument when detached from the ladder to give the correct angle for safe use of the ladder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284520-A (GB)
Title: Method for memory dialing for cellular telephones
Inventor: DILLARD PAMELA A
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1994-06-10
Abstract: A unique method for memory dialing for cellular telephones includes storing a recall sequence having a variable number, and replacing the variable number with a directory number in response to a prompt from the telephone when employing memory dialing. In particular, the method comprises the steps of selecting a memory location in a telephone for designating a recall sequence and storing within the memory location the recall sequence including at least one predetermined number which is automatically dialed by the cellular telephone and at least one variable number to be inserted by the user (59); accessing a memory location (60); responding to a prompt from the telephone (64); and replacing the variable number to complete a calling sequence (66). Finally, the present method provides for the transmission of both data and DTMF tones. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301193-A (GB)
Title: Load cells positioned to measure axle loading
Inventor: YOUNG IAN
IPC: G01G19/12
Filed: 1995-03-08
Abstract: A means for mounting a load cell between the axle and springs of an articulated trailer comprising a machined recess in an adapter plate to restrict any possible lateral movement that would attempt to shear bolts anchoring the load cell to the axle mountings and suspension springs. The system is for use in conjunction with sensors situated on a fifth wheel towing apparatus of the trailer.