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Patent GB-2247358-A (GB)
Title: Mounting rack for circuit boards
Inventor: JOIST MICHAEL
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 1991-07-19
Abstract: Guide rails for the circuit boards of a mounting rack at one end 22 of their underside 21 carry centering pins 24, 25. The guide rails have as a securing element a resilient retaining clip 26 the foot 27 of which is set on the underside 21 and a retaining catch 28 which is bent in the direction towards the centering pin 25. The spacing 30 of the front edge 31 of the retaining catch 28 from the centering pin 24 is slightly larger than the distance of the front rim 33 of elongate holes 19 of the module rails 3 to 6 from the front edge 34 of an elongate web 18 forming part of the guide rails. At the other end 23 of the guide rails, as a second securing element, a resilient clamping lug 36 projects parallel to the centering pin 25 and at its free end has a clamping shoulder 37 directed towards the centering pin 25 for encompassing the front edge 34 of the elongate web 18. The clip 28 and/or the lug 36 are moulded integrally with the rails. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247396-A (GB)
Title: Emergency escape breathing apparatus
Inventor: RICHARDS JOHN BRYAN
IPC: A62B17/04
Filed: 1991-08-05
Abstract: The apparatus includes a hood 1 made of a flexible material and having a neck seal 3 and a baffle 4, such as an orinasal mask, mounted to provide an internal confined space around a wearer's nose and mouth. Breathable gas is supplied to the hood either directly to the interior of the baffle or to the interior of the hood outside the baffle. The flexible material of the hood includes stretchable elastic material 11 extending from a position on one side, around the back of the hood to a similar position on the other side of the hood, so that, in use, the baffle is drawn firmly against the wearer's face thereby correctly Positioning the hood upon the wearer's head. The stretchable elastic material may be incorporated in the flexible material of the hood as one or more bands of smocking. Alternatively, the flexible material of the hood may be made of stretchable elastic material, preferably a knitted viscose material coated with a plastics compound to render the material impervious. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2608980-A (GB)
Title: A protection device
Inventor: KLAUS NORBERT TUSCH
IPC: H01Q17/00
Filed: 1991-08-16
Abstract: The device can be used to absorb incident electromagnetic energy in the radar and infra-red wave band and is a flexible laminate of a plurality of layers of material which can be of foam and/or felt 2, which felt material 2 is perforated, either by having spaced through apertures or spaced blind apertures or wells 3. The device can also include foam as an absorber material, the foam being in plastic foam sheet which may be in the form of "blister" pack material, and may be perforate or imperforate.
Patent GB-2249107-A (GB)
Title: Electrodepositing nickel using sacrificial anode and insoluble iron anode inhibits nickel ion build-up
Inventor: TREMMEL ROBERT A
IPC: C25D3/12
Filed: 1991-10-22
Abstract: A sacrificial anode and insoluble iron anode are immersed in a nickel electroplating bath, the anodes being connected to separate rectifiers. The current provided to the iron anode is controlled during plating to reduce the amount of nickel buildup on solution.
Patent GB-2251940-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for measurements dependent on the faraday effect
Inventor: ROGERS ALAN
IPC: G01R15/24
Filed: 1992-01-15
Abstract: Measurements, particularly of current, using the Faraday magneto-optic effect in an optical fibre, have suffered from inaccuracy due to vibration causing linear birefringence in the fibre. Current measurement according to the invention employs an optical fibre (3) coiled round a conductor (6) carrying the current to be measured. A laser (1) launches two counter propagating light beams into the fibre by way of a beam splitter (2) and directional couplers (4, 5). Polarization beam splitters (7, 8) derive two pairs of orthogonally linearly polarized light beams, one from each direction of propagation. These beams are passed to detectors (10, 11, 12, 13) having outputs coupled to a processor (14). An output signal is derived by the processor which is representative of the non-reciprocal Faraday rotation but independent of reciprocal birefringent effects, including linear birefringence due to vibration. Thus, the output signal is representative of current in the conductor.
Patent GB-2266878-A (GB)
Title: "Delivering measured quantities of granular materials"
Inventor: CASHMAN WILLIAM
IPC: G01F11/24
Filed: 1992-07-01
Abstract: Apparatus 1 for dispensing a pro-set quantity of granular material comprises a hopper with a top inlet 6, a bottom discharge outlet 7 and a substantially cylindrical motoring device 15 in the hopper. The device 15 has an opening 16 and is movable within the hopper from a dispensing position with the opening 16 in line with the discharge outlet 7 from the hopper to a discharge position with the opening 16 in line with an opening 9 in an inlet trough. First and second partition walls 20, 25, one 20 of which is movable, define together a motoring chamber 26, the volume of which may be readily adjusted by moving the partition wall 20. The partition wall 20 is movable by an adjustment mechanism including a lever 30 and disk 32. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269982-A (GB)
Title: A juicer
Inventor: WANG JOHNSON
IPC: A47J19/02
Filed: 1992-08-26
Abstract: A juicer includes an actuating device (1) for providing electrical power to a rotating shaft (12) thereon, to which a squeezing housing device (4) within a housing (2) is engaged, thus allowing food to be processed in the squeezing housing device (4). Food is milled in the squeezing housing device (4), which is provided with cutting apertures (43), and, after double filtering, juice is obtained from a juice outlet (21), and the dregs are retained in an inside wall of the squeezing housing device (4). A dreg displacement switch (50) is provided to trigger a scoop (56) to expel the dregs via a dreg outlet device (3) by utilizing centrifugal force. Food is pressed into an inlet (57) by means of a member (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272334-A (GB)
Title: Wire-clamping terminal of electrical connector
Inventor: CURTIS GEORGE SEYMOUR
IPC: H01R4/48
Filed: 1992-10-22
Abstract: Each of the pins of a 13A B81363 connector may have a spring terminal Z onto which a wire (not shown) is clamped by a hinged retainer E biassed towards clamping by a resilient hinged deformable link S. The retainers E and links S are moulded integrally with an insert which carries the plug pins. The retainer is hinged at h, and the link at 5. A heat sink P may be formed integrally with each retainer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273203-A (GB)
Title: Electrical switches
Inventor: HART PETER GORDON
IPC: H01H25/04
Filed: 1992-10-23
Abstract: An electrical switch assembly has two membrane switches (2, 3) operated mutually exclusively by opposite ends of a rocker beam (4) which is biased to an intermediate, non-operating position. The beam (4) has a central fulcrum (6, 8) shaped so that as it tilts towards either operating position, the pivot point rises slightly. The ends (10) of the beam have surfaces (11, 12) which cooperate with the switches (2, 3) and which are so shaped, eg angled, that, with the tilting and raising of the beam, the bearing force on either membrane switch is substantially directly downwards, with a negligible sideways component. A crossbeam co-operating similarly with another pair of membrane switches can use the same fulcrum (6, 8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266035-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring symmetrical two-wire bus lines
Inventor: HAUSSLER BERND
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 1993-03-30
Abstract: The method provides pulse weighting of "L" -> "H" transitions or "H" -> "L" transitions of the two wires 10A, 10B, operated in phase opposition of a two-wire bus line 10 and the use of the pulse chains thus obtained for step sequencing in each case one multistep shift function which is assigned to the first bus wire 10A, can have applied to it a first, constant logic read in state and can be reset to a second logic state in an all-step fashion, and for all-step reselling of a similar second multistep shift function assigned to the second bus wire 10B, and vice versa, the step last achieved in each case of the one multistep shift function (20A, 20B) characterising the respective fault state UB, UA of the other bus wire 10B, 10A. A device for carrying out the method is also provided.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271160-A (GB)
Title: High impact strength pipe
Inventor: SHIN YONG GOO
IPC: F16L9/14
Filed: 1993-04-05
Abstract: A high impact three-layer water service pipe has excellent impact strength, tensile strength and flattening load strength. This pipe has a triple pipe wall construction including an impact resisting outer hard layer 1, an impact resisting inner hard layer 1' and a middle hard layer 2 which is interposed between the outer and inner hard layers. The thickness ratio of the outer hard layer, the middle hard layer and the inner hard layer is 1 : 2 - 3 : 1. The outer and inner hard layers are made of a vinyl chloride material having relatively higher impact strength and relatively lower tensile strength than those of the middle hard layer. All three layers may comprise PVC and the inner and outer layers 1', 1 may include an additive of CPE. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269571-A (GB)
Title: Process for determining quantities characterising vehicle travel behaviour.
Inventor: SUISSA AVSHALOM
IPC: B62D6/00
Filed: 1993-07-19
Abstract: Signals 401, 402, 403, 406 which represent the longitudinal acceleration ax, the vehicle velocity in the longitudinal direction Vx, the transverse acceleration ay and the yaw angular velocity OMEGA z, are fed to a computer 407 and at least one further quantity 408, 410 comprising at least the floating angle is derived on the basis of these measured quantities in the computing device 407, using a vehicle model. The floating angle  beta is defined by  beta  = - arctan (Vy/Vx). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271466-A (GB)
Title: Etching semicondudtor wafers
Inventor: KIZUKI HIROTAKA
IPC: H01L21/3065
Filed: 1993-09-07
Abstract: In a method for producing a semiconductor device such as a laser a compound semiconductor cap layer 11 including no aluminum is grown on a compound semiconductor layer 2 including aluminum. A mask pattern 21 comprising an insulating film is formed on a part of the compound semiconductor cap layer 11, and the exposed oxide film 12 is etched in an ammonium sulfide solution. The compound semiconductor wafer is then selectively etched away using a chlorine containing gas in a reaction chamber, and a groove formed in the etching process is filled with a compound semiconductor layer 1 grown in the reaction chamber by MOCVD. A regrowth interface 3 with no impurities such as oxygen and chlorine is attained, improving the quality of the regrown crystal layer 1. The etching gas may be a mixture ofAsH3 : HCl : H2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271474-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connectors
Inventor: ADAMS EDWARD JOHN
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1993-09-30
Abstract: An electric connector comprises first and second housings (2, 60) movable relative to one another to displace an insulating layer of an electric cable and connect a contact (30) situated within the connector with a wire core of the cable. One housing (60) may be arranged with an aperture (70) for receiving the cable and may include a cable seat support (84). The other housing (2) being arranged to receive the contact (30). The contact (30) being a tubular body with a slit (46) with flared end lips for receiving the cable and cutting edges for piercing the cable insulation, it may also include a projecting are (54) surrounded by the housings to form a male electrical contact member. The connector may be employed in a terminal block arrangement (150). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271315-A (GB)
Title: Mutually bonding moving continuous webs for use in making absorbent articles
Inventor: ANDERSEN VERNER E
IPC: B32B7/02
Filed: 1993-10-06
Abstract: At least two moving continuous webs of material (1, 5) are advanced at different speeds (V1, V2) to a web-bonding means (4) in which the webs are mutually bonded and the resultant laminate (12) is further advanced at the lower speed (V2). Because of the difference in speed between the two webs (1, 5), that web (1) which moves at the higher speed (V1) at the web-bonding moment is puckered while the other web (5) remains smooth. An absorbent article (17) which includes a liquid-receiving outer layer (20) which contains at least one puckered, first liquid-permeable layer (21) and at least one smooth, second liquid-permeable layer (22). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278387-A (GB)
Title: A plastics pipe sleeve for lining an access hole
Inventor: TAN YOCK KUAN
IPC: E04F17/08
Filed: 1994-05-17
Abstract: A plastics sleeve (10) comprises 2 hollow open-ended cylindrical body (11) with a plurality of circumferential rib elements (12) on its outside wall and radial stiffener members (30), to span one said open end. A circumferential rib element (12a, 12d) rims either open end of the sleeve (10) with at least one of them being provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced fastening locations (13). A central hole (31) in the hub of the stiffener members can act as an aid to alignment of sleeves on adjacent floors of a building. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283841-A (GB)
Title: Interfacing an external computer system with a main computer system
Inventor: MURTAGH GERARD
IPC: G06F15/167
Filed: 1994-11-08
Abstract: Apparatus (1) and a method for interfacing an external computer system (2) with a main computer system (3), where the main and external computer systems (2) and (3) are operating under the control of different software use a microprocessor (7) and a memory (9). Records are read from an intermediate movements file (6) created by the external computer system (2) and after validation are written into a valid records transfer file which is stored in the memory (9). The validated records in the valid records transfer file are written into the main computer system (3) through an IAS link facility (4) of the CODA-IAS system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285251-A (GB)
Title: Elevator vibrations dampening
Inventor: OKUNA KENJI
IPC: B66B11/02
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: To improve riding comfort and safety by horizontally movably supporting a cage 14 against a car frame 5 and by suppressing lateral vibration of the cage. A cage and a car frame are supported with supporting means e.g. 2, 20 having a small spring constant in the horizontal direction, a viscous damping member 30 being provided between the cage and the car frame to damp the vibration of the cage in the horizontal direction. The supports restrict the main vibration mode to less than second order and can be a pendulum suspension, struts 2 and springs 20 or laminated rubber members. In some embodiments, horizontal damping is by a spring or friction member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286283-A (GB)
Title: A recording apparatus for use in a video door phone or telephone
Inventor: CHOI YOUNG-GYO
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 1995-02-02
Abstract: A recording apparatus for use in a video door phone fig. 7 or telephone (fig. 8) which playsback a pre-recorded message when the recipient is absent and subsequently records the callers response. The apparatus may also be used as part of a surveillance system (fig. 10) in which a motion detector (210, fig. 10) actuates a camera (15, fig. 10) to record the image of the intruder and causes the apparatus to output a pre-recorded message as a deterrent. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289955-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre light diverging/converging device having ferrules
Inventor: TAKAHASHI MITSUO
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 1992-09-18
Abstract: A 2 x 2 circuit diverging unit comprises a double circuit diverging ferrule A coupled by optical fibres a1, a2 to two single core optical fibre ferrules C1, C2. Plural units may be used for tree-type and star-type light diverging/converging devices. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294433-A (GB)
Title: Wheel mounting aids
Inventor: HERMAN VICTOR EMILE
IPC: B60B29/00
Filed: 1995-09-29
Abstract: A tool for aiding alignment of a wheel 2 and hub 1 which are to be joined by a plurality of bolts (14, Fig 3) or studs 3 extending through apertures 4 in the wheel has a tapered portion 7 and either a bore (10, Fig 2) or projection (12, Fig 3) for engagement with the hub. When the tool is engaged on the hub the taper acts as a guide to ease location of the corresponding wheel aperture. In preferred embodiments the tool has a cylindrical shoulder portion (9, Fig 2) with dimensions closely corresponding to the wheel aperture dimensions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295443-A (GB)
Title: Metering apparatus
Inventor: ROBERTS JOHN ARTHUR
IPC: G07F7/00
Filed: 1995-11-10
Abstract: A metering apparatus including a valve for controlling the flow of a flowing commodity, the valve having an open condition and a closed condition, a cam having a cam surface, a motor arranged to drive the cam in opposite first and second directions, a valve operating member coupled to the valve, a cam follower connected to the valve operating member and arranged to contact the cam surface and the valve operating member being arranged to act on the valve such that movement of the cam in the first direction moves the valve to the open condition and movement of the cam in the opposite second direction moves the valve to the closed condition. The cam may comprise first and second cams coupled by a lost motion mechanism. Preferably, the cam is arranged to move through a predetermined distance in the first direction from a rest position before the valve will be in its open condition, and the operating member is arranged to close the valve after the cam is moved from the position corresponding to the valve open condition towards the rest position through a distance less than the predetermined distance. The valve control can be employed in a gas metering system and be arranged to shut down the gas flow under predetermined conditions such as an attempt to tamper with the system.
Patent GB-958929-A (GB)
IPC: B65D39/08
Abstract: 958,929. Closures for metal casks. R. FISSLER, [trading as RUDOLF FISSLER KOMM.- GES.]. May 8, 1961 [May 10, 1960], No. 16669/61. Heading B8T. A metal beer cask has a sleeve 15 welded to the cask wall and threaded internally to receive one of a number of interchangeable sleeves, as shown at 17, bearing on a sealing ring 18. The sleeve 17 is provided with a rubber portion 19 which is perforated when the cask is tapped. The sleeve 17 has an internal screw thread to receive a screw plug 21 seating against a sealing ring 20. The alternative sleeves 17 are of varying construction to receive different fittings.
Patent GB-2295329-A (GB)
Title: Golfing aid
Inventor: WILLIS JOHN FAWCETT
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 1995-06-20
Abstract: A golfing aid for assisting a player to develop a consistent golf club swing, the aid including sight means mounted so as to be visible whilst the player swings a golf club, the sight means visually indicating to the player movement of the players head during swinging of a golf club. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300689-A (GB)
Title: Winder assembly
Inventor: SCHULZE REINER
IPC: B65H18/10
Filed: 1996-04-19
Abstract: In a winder assembly for clamping one or more cores 7 on respective carriers 1 arranged on a shaft 2 axially alongside one another and for producing a torque in the carriers 1 for winding material 8, especially self-adhesive tape, a hose 3 for the output of a radially outward force which can be selected freely within a range, is located in the shaft 2. One or more friction tongues 41, can be pressed radially against a transmission element 5 of the respective core carrier 1 so that as a result of the friction between friction tongue 41 and transmission element 5 the transmission element (5) is driven.
Patent GB-2312617-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetics applicator; brush wiper
Inventor: FORDHAM JOHN FRASER WOOD
IPC: A45D40/26
Filed: 1996-05-03
Abstract: An applicator for cosmetics; e.g. mascara; has cosmetic container 1, cap 8, applicator brush 14 extending from the cap, and a brush wiper 6 located in the container neck and having an array of resilient fingers extending from a body and spaced around an orifice in the body. Each finger has a part parallel to the axis of the orifice and an inwardly-directed free end, which ends remove the drop of cosmetic from the brush end as it is withdrawn. The finger ends may rest in a groove in brush rod 12.
Patent GB-2302727-A (GB)
Title: Spiral heat exchange coil for fluid containment vessels
Inventor: SEDDON PETER
IPC: F28D7/02
Filed: 1996-06-10
Abstract: A coil 1 comprises at least one tube 2 which is wound into a spiral which may be flat or conical. As illustrated, the coil is of a multi-strand form comprising four co-extensive tubes which are wound into the spiral form and have manifolds 3, 4 connected at their ends for fixing the coil in a fluid containment vessel, such as a domestic hot water cylinder 9, and to pipework. The coil can be accommodated in a vessel which has a height less than its breadth.
Patent GB-2318535-A (GB)
Title: Ratchet wrench
Inventor: MCCANN FRANK
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 1996-10-22
Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a head 101 formed in one end of a handle 10 and having a number of recesses 16 formed in the inner peripheral surface of an opening. A driver 20 and a cylindrical member 30 are rotatably engaged in the opening. The cylindrical member 30 includes a number of gaps 31 for receiving a number of roller 32. A lever 40 is pivotally engaged in the handle and has one end engaged with the cylindrical member 30. A knob 51,52 is slidably engaged in the handle and secured to the other end of the lever for moving the rollers 32 to engage with either of the ends of the recesses 16 for selecting the active direction of the ratchet wrench.
Patent GB-2313469-A (GB)
Title: Drum shell reinforcements associated with head tensioning assemblies
Inventor: JANSEN ANTHONY GILBERT
IPC: G10D13/02
Filed: 1997-05-27
Abstract: A drum, in particular a snare drum 1 is of lightweight but strong construction and can be tensioned to a high pitch. Shell 3 may be of thin, usually fibre reinforced, plastics material, having a series of tensioning assemblies 6 angularly spaced about the outside of the shell, each comprising a tensioning bracket having tension bars 8 which receive tensioning elements 9 passing through tension hoops 5. On the inside of the shell opposite each tensioning bracket 7 is an elongate stay 11 extending from the lower end of the shell to either the upper end region of the shell or the lower end of an internal reinforcing liner (46, fig. 6) which extends to the upper end region of the shell. Each stay 11 is interconnected with its associated tensioning assembly 6 through the shell.
Patent GB-2313700-A (GB)
Title: Dual beam, dual focus optical pickup
Inventor: LEE KWANG-SUK
IPC: G11B7/1381
Filed: 1997-05-29
Abstract: The pick-up has a U-shaped base plate 150, a pair of guide bars 155, 155A on the bottom wall, first and second pairs of permanent magnets 180 (182, fig. 2) fixed to both side walls of the base plate, first and second tracking coils 166(166A, fig. 2) slidably wound around the permanent magnets, an object lens holder 90 having focussing coils 177 at its upper and lower edges and object lenses 100, 110 mounted on its upper surface, a movable member 160 slidable along the guide bars and leaf springs 171, 171A coupling the object lens holder to the movable member. In the lens holder 90 a half mirror 120 directs half of the laser beam towards the first object lens 100 and transmits the remainder to a total reflection section 130 for directing towards the second object lens 110. The radius of curvature of the first object lens is different from that of the second object lens and so the pick-up can be used with both compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs).