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Patent GB-2225948-A (GB)
Title: Respiratory condition diagnosis and apparatus therefor.
Inventor: STONEMAN STEWART ALBERT THOMAS
IPC: A61M16/06
Filed: 1989-11-01
Abstract: Diagnosis of respiratory dysfunctions including asthma and bronchitis is facilitated by generating electrical signals representative of breath sounds from a patient in effectively continuous manner during respiration extending through at least one phase of an expiration/inspiration cycle, and subjecting the resultant signals to spectral analysis to indicate frequency components in a range up to at least 5 kHz and the relative intensities of such components. The signals preferably result from an expiration phase, and especially a forced expiration, with generation effected from a microphone (11, 11a) housed in a hand-held tubular instrument with a separable mouthpiece (10). The components resulting from analysis are preferably visually displayed by way of a two-dimensional array (17) with frequency/time ordinates and component intensity indicated as variations in colour, contrast or another parameter.
Patent GB-2228076-A (GB)
Title: Device for supplying a flow of heated air
Inventor: WILLIS TREVOR
IPC: B08B9/08
Filed: 1989-11-13
Abstract: There is disclosed a device for supplying a flow of heated air for scavenging the interior of emptied liquid-containing tanks and comprising an electrically driven fan (5, 6), an air filter (11) fitted to an inlet of the fan, ducting (12) connecting an outlet from the fan to an inlet of a heating chamber (14) which houses one of more electrical heating elements (30), ducting (19) connecting an outlet from the heating chamber (14) to an inlet (20) of a hose reel (21), a hose wound on the reel and connected to the hose reel inlet (20), a thermostat (54) in the air path downstream of the heating elements (30), a connection box (40) for the heating elements (30) which is spaced from the heating chamber (14), and guide means in the form of tubes (36, 38) enclosing ends of the heating elements (30) and guiding these from the heating chamber (14) to the connection box (40). A control box (50) houses electrical controls for the fan and the heating elements; and the electric motor (6), the connection box (40), the control box (50) and all the connections thereto are flameproof. A device according to the invention is therefore particularly useful for scavenging fuel tanks which have contained volatile material, so as to deliver air at a temperature which is sufficiently low that there is no danger of ignition of any residual volatile elements, while being sufficiently high to promote evaporation and therefore clearance of less volatile or non-volatile material, such as water.
Patent GB-2232042-A (GB)
Title: A method of processing a text in order to store the text in memory
Inventor: MOORE JOHN DOUGLAS
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 1989-11-23
Abstract: A method of compressing text by allocating word tokens to each unique word and phrase tokens to adjacent word tokens, to adjacent phrase tokens or adjacent phrase and word tokens, which occur in the text at least three times and changing the binary character code representation of the text so that the text is represented by phrase and word tokens. A data processing system for decompressing and displaying the compressed text.
Patent GB-2234559-A (GB)
Title: Radial piston engine
Inventor: CUNNINGHAM SINCLAIR
IPC: F03C1/247
Filed: 1990-06-01
Abstract: A radial piston machine, particularly a hydraulic motor comprises a cylinder block (110) with cylinders (111), a piston (112) received in each cylinder, a roller (114) carried by the piston and engaging the internal cam surface (117) of a surrounding cam ring (103) and detents (181, 182, 188, 189) for releasably locating the pistons in their inner dead centre positions. During normal operation the detents allow free reciprocating of the pistons., The detents comprise spring-loaded balls (181, 182) located in respective bores (183, 184) in each roller, the balls co-operating with bores (188,189) in the cylinder block when their pistons are at inner dead centre. The detents may also be provided between each piston itself and the cylinder block. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234097-A (GB)
Title: Variety control
Inventor: MORTIMORE CHARLES ROGER
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1990-06-22
Abstract: Means for organising the construction of an article chosen from many similar articles each comprising a combination of a multiplicity of component parts, the incorporation of some of which is optional and the incorporation of others of which is dependent upon part options already chosen, in which, first: (a) there is prepared an ordered total parts list of all the component parts, the incorporation of which might be required for the construction of the article; (b) there is prepared an optional parts list identifying the incorporation of which component parts is dependent upon the incorporation of which other component parts; (c) using both total parts list and optional parts list, there is prepared an actual parts list of which component parts are to be incorporated in the chosen article, no part or group of parts that is dependent upon them presence or absence of one or more other parts being able to be included there within unless the or each other part on which it is dependent has, as appropriate, already been included within or excluded from the actual parts list; and thereafter the article is constructed from the parts identified in the actual parts list.
Patent GB-2246671-A (GB)
Title: Terminal assembly for pmdc motor
Inventor: STROBL GEORG
IPC: H02K5/14
Filed: 1990-07-31
Abstract: An end cap 10 assembly for a d.c. fractional horsepower motor has brush leaves 11 anchored by mounting plates 12 radially separated from a central motor axis. Power supply terminals 17 are provided relatively close together, intermediate the anchor points and the motor axis to accept a supply socket (not shown) and electrically connected to the plates 12 by radial (elbow) links 18. A bearing housing 15 is fitted to the end cap 10 after the terminals and links are fitted and before the plates 12 are rivetted to the links 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238103-A (GB)
Title: Device for simultaneous manual adjustment of pivotable elements
Inventor: AROLD KLAUS
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 1990-10-17
Abstract: Manual rotary knob (3) turns a control disc (4) which has an endless cam groove (5) followed by at least two separately pivoted levers (6, 7). The pivoting movements of the levers (6, 7) are transmitted to levers (19, 20) which actuate valves, eg in a vehicle air-conditioning or heating system, via universal-joint arrangements (11, 12) which can also compensate for length tolerances by means of sliding splined shafts and sleeves (13, 14, 15, 16). The device is simple to control, has short transmission paths and requires no adjustment after assembly in the vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240260-A (GB)
Title: Step-on wastebasket
Inventor: CRAFT JR CHARLES W
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 1990-10-31
Abstract: A wastebasket (10) includes a base portion (11) with an open upper end and a cover (12) pivotally attached thereto. Means to pivot said cover from a closed position on said upper end of said base portion to an open position slightly rearwardly of said base portion may comprise a lever (27) pivotally attached to the base portion (11), a link arm (30) connected near one end thereof and operating mechanism means on the cover and on the upper end of the link arm. Handle means (50) extends rearwardly from the base portion (11) to a further extent than the cover (12) when it is fully open. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249727-A (GB)
Title: Syringe vial
Inventor: REYNOLDS DAVID L
IPC: A61M5/31
Filed: 1990-11-14
Abstract: A bottomless vial (2) for forming a syringe has a strengthening bead (6) at its wider open end to which a combination finger grip and piston retainer can be secured. The bead is formed at least partly inward of the main portion of the inner surface of the sidewall (4) of the body, so as to reduce or eliminate projection of the bead beyond the main portion of the outer surface of the sidewall (4). By forming the bead by flaring of a reduced diameter end portion (74) of the body, this objective can be achieved whilst providing a flare (76) which assists insertion of the piston and a shoulder (84) to retain the finger grip and piston retainer (16).
Patent GB-2244591-A (GB)
Title: Chord progression finder
Inventor: BEZEAU ROBERT A
IPC: G10G1/02
Filed: 1991-01-10
Abstract: A chord progression finder for determining each and every tone of a selected musical scale in a selected key note and each and every tone of its relative musical scales, as well as the various chords playable for the selected musical scale and its relative scales, while simultaneously providing information on which keys or frets of a musical instrument are to be played for producing the indicated tones. A base 10 has printed information pertaining to a particular musical instrument and also fingering patterns 20 for playing tones on that instrument arranged in a predetermined sequence indicative of any number of desired musical scales. A slidable, transparent first overlay 26 is slidably connected with the base, and has printed thereon the letter designations for the musical tones arranged in a predetermined sequence so as to cooperate with the fingering patterns on the base in order to selectively indicate to a user the finger positions on the subject musical instrument that will produce the tones of a selected musical scale and its relative scales. A slidable, transparent second overlay 27 is also slidably connected with the base, and has thereon indicia indicative of chord numbers arranged in a predetermined numeric sequence. The base and the first overlay cooperate with the second overlay to indicate to the user the tones and finger positions on the subject musical instrument that will produce the specific chord voicings of the selected scale and its relative scales. These chords can then be used to form chord progressions, as the user may thereupon select. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243443-A (GB)
Title: Nuclear logging apparatus
Inventor: NORDSTROM ROY
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 1991-04-17
Abstract: The apparatus includes radiation detectors which are supplied with power via high voltage filter means and output a signal via preamplifier means. The outputted signal is supplied via a multiplexer 176 to a programmable gain amplifier 178 which includes a low pass filter for improving signal to noise ratio and gain means for quantifying pulse amplitudes within predetermined spectral limits. The output signal from the PGA is received by peak detection means 180 which converts the signal to a stable DC pulse for digitising by an A/D converter 184. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249921-A (GB)
Title: Calling signal controller
Inventor: FURUKAWA TETSUO
IPC: H04M19/02
Filed: 1991-07-04
Abstract: A telephone calling signal controller in which a calling signal generator (5) having a necessary and minimum output capacity is used most efficiently. The controller includes a phase number memory (71) specifying the total number of phases of calling signals used to selectively call a plurality of telephone sets (31 to 3n), a ringing count memory (72) loaded with a ring count for each of the phases, and a ringing control memory (73) of which addresses are associated with the phase numbers and the ringing counts, thereby controlling the calling signals. Since the controller supervises the ringing count for each phase excessive load is prevented. System modification is facilitated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243809-A (GB)
Title: Driving arrangements for compound thermal printheads
Inventor: ONDIS ALBERT W
IPC: G01D15/10
Filed: 1991-07-26
Abstract: A chart recorder includes a chart drive assembly including a drive platen, first and second along ate print heads in end- to-end relationship, a slave controller for energizing the second print head, a master controller for energizing the first print head and for enabling actuation of the slave controller and a host computer for controlling the master and slave controllers and for supplying data thereto. The master controller controls the chart drive assembly to coordinate it with the energizations of the print heads, and it enables the slave controller to synchronize the energizations of the print heads. The print heads are independently mounted in end-to-end relation and independently biased toward the chart and the platen at a printing station to enable them to compensate for deflections in the print heads and/or the platen, as well as distortions in the heads due to thermal expansion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249330-A (GB)
Title: Wall tie
Inventor: PARR MICHAEL ROY
IPC: E04B1/41
Filed: 1991-10-30
Abstract: A wall tie (15a-15f) for tying together inner (10) and outer (11) wall skins of a building construction comprises at a first end, a first engaging formation (18) adapted to be secured relative to the inner (10) or outer (11) wall skin, and at a second opposite end a second engaging formation (17) adapted to be secured relative to the outer (11) or inner (10) wall skin respectively, the tie further comprising an indicator means (22) which extends from the inner (10) or outer (11) wall skin to indicate the presence of the wall tie when the built walls (10, 11) conceal the wall tie (15a-15f). At the first end, formation (18) may comprise spaced wall engaging formations to allow central portion (20) of tie to be horizontal when courses in the two wall skins are staggered. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265270-A (GB)
Title: Linearization of an rf power amplifier using a feedback loop controlled by a look-up table
Inventor: WRAY ANTONY JOHN
IPC: H03F1/32
Filed: 1992-03-02
Abstract: A radio transmitter is provided comprising: a power amplifier (12); linearizing means (10) for maintaining linearity in the power amplifier; and feedback means (13) for feeding a signal from an output of the power amplifier to the linearizing means for maintaining linearity, said amplifier, linearizing means and feedback means forming a loop having adjustable loop linearization parameters (for example phase and gain); a look-up table (19) for storing predetermined loop linearization parameters; and control means having an operating condition input, said control means being coupled to the look-up table and the loop for selecting a loop linearization parameter in response to a transmit control signal according to an operating condition input, such as battery level or temperature, to the central means at the time of receipt of the transmit control signal. The invention also provides an adjacent channel receiver for monitoring the linearization and other factors.
Patent GB-2253521-A (GB)
Title: Mounting an electrical component or coaxial cable on a printed circuit board
Inventor: KUKKONEN OSMO
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 1992-03-05
Abstract: An electrical component provided with an inner (central) conductor e.g. coaxial cable (1) is mounted in a recess (3) formed in printed circuit board (2). The depth of the recess (3) is such that the central conductor (4) is located at the level of the board surface and may be coupled to a point on the surface without bending thereof. The surface of the recess may be metallised and connected to the solid shield (6) of the cable and together with metallisation of the lower surface of the board provide RF shielding. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254646-A (GB)
Title: Locking tool e.g.a wire line jar for downhole operations
Inventor: MCHARDY COLIN
IPC: E21B31/107
Filed: 1992-03-24
Abstract: A tool 1 has inner and outer co-axial members 2, 3 which are capable of relative axial positional adjustment and a locking mechanism 6 for locking the members 2, 3 in an adjusted position. The mechanism 6 comprises a tooth-and-groove formation 8 on the exterior surface of inner member 2, an aperture 9 extending through the thickness of outer member 3 to expose part of formation 8, an element 10 which can be releasably inserted into aperture 9 to engage with the exposed part of formation 8 and a sleeve 11 which is axially movable to overlie the aperture 9 and retain the element 10 captive therein. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266405-A (GB)
Title: A Battery conversion kit
Inventor: BRACCHI PAUL
IPC: H01M2/10
Filed: 1992-04-22
Abstract: The kit comprises a set of nesting sleeves 1, 2 and 3 whose internal and external diameters correspond to those of a set of standard batteries, the smallest battery being indicated at 4, the base of each sleeve having an electrically conductive base plate 11 and internally (Fig. 3 not shown) there is a spring to contact either the base plate of another sleeve or the base of a battery. If a battery of a particular size is required but only a battery of a smaller size is available then sleeves of suitable sizes can be selected to contain the available battery. The assembled set will then be of the equivalent size of the required battery and the end contacts will be provided by the top end of the actual battery and the base plate of the outermost sleeve. At least the outer sleeve may have a removable cover (Fig. 3 not shown) and at least one of the sleeves may have a cage formation (Fig. 4 not shown) or U-shaped formation (Fig. 5 not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268656-A (GB)
Title: Television synchronising signal regenerator
Inventor: EVANS RICHARD HAROLD
IPC: H04L7/08
Filed: 1992-07-03
Abstract: A sync. separator receives sync. signals from a remote source. A window generator 34-40 opens a window for a period and a counter 44 regenerates sync. signals detected when the window is open. Detection of an incoming sync. signal when the window is open causes a window counter 38 to be stepped to reduce the window duration to approach a set minimum width. The window generator 34-40 and the counter 44 are controlled by a voltage controlled oscillator 62 whose oscillation frequency varies according to a feedback signal derived from the sense of the phase error between an external counter 36 of the window generator and the regeneration counter 44.
Patent GB-2271386-A (GB)
Title: Uniflow scavenged two-stroke engine.
Inventor: BROTHERSTON ALEXANDER COUTTS
IPC: F01M9/10
Filed: 1992-10-06
Abstract: A piston valve 18 in a bore which slightly overlaps the cylinder controls the exhaust port 24. External and internal fins 30, 31 on the camshaft cover 49 provide for cooling of oil providing valve gear lubrication. Balance weights 6 are bolted to the crankshaft journals 3. Air or mixture is guided into the crankcase 1 by vanes 14 and passes through cooling passages 45, 46, 47 around the main bearings and the connecting rod 41. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271899-A (GB)
Title: Television game remote control
Inventor: JONG TOM-KUANG
IPC: H04B10/114
Filed: 1992-10-22
Abstract: An infrared remote control for a television game includes a main unit 1 which is to be connected to a television set, and a remote controller 3, which has an infrared signal transmitter 31 transmitting to the main unit 1. The main unit 1 has a car-shaped housing 1 including an aerial 13. The aerial 13 includes an infrared sensor (51, fig 2) which receives the control signals, a signal transmission member (53, fig 2) connected to the sensor (51) and to a plug unit (55, fig 2). The plug unit (55, fig, 2) electrically and detachably connects the aerial 13 to the main unit 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-926462-A (GB)
IPC: G03C8/08
Abstract: 926,462. Photographic colour image transfer processes. GENERAL ANILINE & FILM CORPORATION. May 19, 1960 [May 28, 1959], No. 17730/60. Drawings to Specification. Class 98 (2). A silver halide layer having dispersed therein oily packets containing colour former free from water-solubilizing groups and which can form alkali salt only at high pH and so become diffusible in aqueous medium is exposed, colour developed to make a non-diffusible dye image in exposed areas, pressed into contact with a receiving sheet while imparting a higher pH to cause transfer of unreacted colour former and developer, and the latter is oxidized to enable it to react with such colour former and produce a dye image in the receiving sheet. All the colour former in exposed areas of maximum density should be used up and made non- diffusible so that no colour from such areas can transfer and a recommended ratio for this is 10 millimols of colour former to 2 to 20 grams of silver halide. The receiving sheet may contain oxidizing agents such as potassium ferricyanide, hydrogen peroxide or potassium dichromate, and caustic alkali; or oxidizing agent may be applied thereto after transfer. Examples are directed to (I) single layer cyan image production, (II) and (III) single layer yellow image production, (IV) double layer for cyan and yellow, (V) triple layer with inclusion of magenta, and (VI) single layer mixed packet for the three colours, thus in Example (I) 1- naphthol - 2 - N - butyl - benzimidazole as cyancolour former dissolved in tricresyl phosphate is dispersed in aqueous gelatin solution to form the packets, the dispersion is mixed with a gelatino silver chloro-bromide emulsion and this is coated, exposed in a step-wedge sensitometer, colour developed at pH 10.7 and pressed without washing on to a transfer sheet of baryta paper which had been soaked in 2% aqueous sodium hydroxide, which provides a pH in the emulsion of 12.5-13 and causes the unreacted colour former and unused colour developer to diffuse to the transfer sheet, which latter is separated and placed in a potassium ferricyanide solution to oxidize the developer and hence produce a cyan image corresponding to the step wedge. Various colour formers for the procedure are disclosed by formulµ. Specifications 718,404 and 864,060 are referred to.
Patent GB-2265547-A (GB)
Title: Compositions containing organogermanium compounds
Inventor: KAKIMOTO NORIHIRO
IPC: A61K31/28
Filed: 1993-03-15
Abstract: Compositions for suppression or interception of the Maillard reaction comprise as active component an organogermanium compound of formula:   <IMAGE> wherein R1 to R3 may be the same or different and are a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; X is a hydroxyl group, an O-lower alkyl group, an amino group, or a salt represented by OY (Y is a metal or a basic group-containing compound).
Patent GB-2270299-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing nozzle in towel dispenser
Inventor: SCHEEPERS ROGER BASIL LAWSON
IPC: A47K10/32
Filed: 1993-09-01
Abstract: A towel dispenser 10 comprises a housing 12 and a dispensing nozzle 16 projecting from a cap 24 which is press fitted onto the housing 12. The housing 12 is sized to contain a continuous roll of towel which is impregnated with liquid and which has parallel, spaced apart perforation lines along its length. The nozzle 16 has an aperture 26 defined therein which is surrounded by an inturned lip 18. A leading edge of the roll of towel can be pulled through the nozzle 16. A diaphragm 28 with a raised, cross-shaped slit 32 defined in it is positioned in the housing 12 beneath the roll of towel. The leading edge of towel passes through the slit 32 before it exits through the nozzle 16. The cross-shaped slit 32 helps to create tension in the towel, across a line of perforations, when the towel is gripped and pulled through the nozzle 16. It thus assists a user to tear a towel of a desired length from the roll. The diaphragm 28 has an upturned periphery and between this upturned periphery and the raised cross-shaped slit 32, a drip tray is defined for liquid from the roll of towel. <IMAGE>