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Patent GB-2241208-A (GB)
Title: Suspension control system
Inventor: WADA SHUNICHI
IPC: B60G17/015
Filed: 1990-12-19
Abstract: The suspension control system according to the present invention enhances the response characteristic of a vehicle body vibration suppressing control; by lowering the spring constant or the damping force to a first desired level for both front and rear wheels at a time or only the rear wheel for a predetermined time in accordance with a differential value of an output signal from the acceleration detecting means in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, to thereby soften the shock of the vehicle body when the rear wheels get over a protuberance, and also by changing the spring constant or the damping force settled beforehand to a second desired level for both front and rear wheels at a time in case an unnecessary vibration of the vehicle body is detected afterwards, the second desired level being held for a predetermined time or continuously to suppress vertical vibrations of the vehicle body. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-904179-A (GB)
Abstract: 904,179. Controlling gas burners. KROMSCHRODER A.G., G. April 11, 1961 [April 16, 1960; Jan. 19, 1961], No. 13008/61. Classes 75 (1) and 75 (3). A flame safety control system for a burner 20 comprises a thermo-electric relay 10 energized by a thermocouple 15 heated by a pilot burner 13 and a monitoring relay 30 energized by the thermo-electric relay 10 and adapted to open a valve 18 supplying gas to the main burner. The Figure shows the condition of the relays during burner operation. When the burner is inoperative the thermo-electric relay closes contacts 8, 9, the monitoring relay 30 opens contacts 31, 32 . and holding contacts 33, 34, and an intermediate relay opens contacts 24, 25 and closes contacts 35, 36. On closing switch 1, an ignition transformer 11 is energized to produce sparking at the pilot burner 13, a pilot gas valve 14 is opened and the coil of the monitoring relay 30 is energized to close contacts 31, 32 and holding contacts 33, 34. The pilot burner is ignited and heats the thermocouple 15 to energize the relay 10 which therefore opens contacts 8, 9 to de-energize the ignition transformer and closes contacts 16, 17 to energize the coil of the intermediate relay 23 which closes contacts 24, 25 to energize the main gas valve 18. The system also includes a thermostat 4, a switch 26 opened by a drop in gas pressure and a thermal cut-off 7 which breaks the circuit after a predetermined time under the heavy current conditions caused by energization of the igniter. In a second embodiment, Fig. 2 (not shown), the relays are energized with D.C. from a rectifier, the igniter is an incandescent coil energized by a transformer, the pilot gas valve is controlled either mechanically or electrically by the monitoring relay and the intermediate relay is dispensed with. The thermal cut-off 7 is in parallel with the ignition transformer but in series with a resistance which is de-energized with the ignition transformer.
Patent GB-2244355-A (GB)
Title: Programmable control system
Inventor: YOSHIKURA FUYUHIKO
IPC: G05B19/05
Filed: 1991-03-20
Abstract: A programmable control system for controlling a multiplicity of equipments by a plurality of programmable controllers (PC's) in parallel. Each PC is provided with a program linkage condition memory 20. The linkage conditions are the conditions for linking sequence programs to each other which are stored in the respective programmable controllers at the time of reading out the sequence programs in series. When a predetermined read command is issued, the sequence programs stored in the respective PC's are successively read out in accordance with the linkage conditions and are displayed on a display unit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244897-A (GB)
Title: Method of storing and editing data in a television system and apparatus therefor
Inventor: CHANG DOND HO
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1991-05-09
Abstract: There is disclosed a TV system with the functions of teletext comprising a TV set (A) and a teletext receiving and processing section (B), which performs the editing and storing of data received through an antenna. The system first determines whether a key interrupt indicates TV mode, teletext mode or data edit mode, and if it indicates the TV mode or the teletext mode, the associated function is performed, whilst if it is determined that a key interrupt indicates the data edit mode, the system performs a corresponding program stored in memory. If the first step indicates the data edit and storing mode, the system performs each of the programs for storing, fetching and editing the memo data, performing the program for storing the memo data, indicating cursor and switching character mode if the third step indicates the first switching of the TV mode or the teletext mode to the memo mode, switching the TV set into the TV mode by detecting a memo fetching key if the memo data edited and stored by the user in the third step is indicated on the TV screen, and storing memo identifications and memo data at the memory means if the third step indicates memo storing mode. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256719-A (GB)
Title: Remote control apparatus
Inventor: WALMSLEY STEPHEN
IPC: G03B17/38
Filed: 1991-06-11
Abstract: A button-actuator shown generally at 10 comprises an outer cylindrical housing 11, a slidable peg 12, an inner, partly cylindrical support member 13 and part of a securing strap 14. A standard remote release cable, shown generally at 15, threadably engages an upper surface 11a of the cylindrical housing 11 such that when a plunger (not shown) of the cable 15 is depressed an inner, slidable core 15a of the cable 15 is able to penetrate a cavity 16 and contact an upper surface 12a of the peg 12. In use, the button-actuator 10 is attached to the body of a camera by means of the strap 14 such that the slidable peg 12 rests immediately above and in contact with the shutter release button of the camera. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246321-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of reinforced elastomeric bearing
Inventor: RAINES KENNETH WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: B29L31/04
Filed: 1991-07-17
Abstract: For the manufacture of a heavy duty elastomeric bearing having a stack of elastomeric and metal reinforcing layers (16, 15) interleaved with one another use is made of a mould sufficiently large to allow an elastomeric cover layer (21, 22) to be formed and cured simultaneous with compression and cure of the elastomeric layers. Relative transverse movement of the metal layers during compression is restricted by spacers (28, 31) which occupy in the mould a small part of the space that in the finished product is to be occupied by the cover layer. Subsequent to moulding and cure the spacers are removed and the resulting spaces in the part formed cover are filled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263100-A (GB)
Title: Simulated beer pump
Inventor: WALKER DAVID
IPC: B67D1/14
Filed: 1991-11-28
Abstract: A simulated beer pump is in the form of a traditional hand drawing pump although beverage is dispensed under pressure from a storage keg controlled by a valve 22 actuated by pump handle 11. A resistive force to a drawing stroke is created by the frictional engagement of a rod 28 and an inner surface of a bush 30. Spring 28 may be arranged to provide some resistive force to a drawing stroke. A second spring 31 is arranged to position the bush. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264752-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic control system
Inventor: CINTRON JOSE
IPC: E21B29/00
Filed: 1992-03-07
Abstract: A system for severing anchor chains mooring lines and oil well drill pipes on offshore installations is disclosed in which a primary hydraulic system containing a first fluid under pressure is utilized to actuate cutters and a secondary hydraulic system containing a second fluid under pressure is used to control valves which regulate the application of the first fluid to the cutters, The system is designed to operate independently of local power sources during an emergency. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254850-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of ceramic fibres
Inventor: HOCKING MICHAEL GWYN
IPC: C04B35/573
Filed: 1992-04-09
Abstract: Silicon carbide ceramic fibres are made by using a high energy ball mill firstly to mill silicon and carbon powders separately to fine, sub-micron particle size powders. The powders are then mixed and further milling of the mixture is done. The resulting powder is mixed with a binder eg polyvinylalcohol acetate aqueous solution and further milled to produce a paste. This paste is then placed in a standard pelletising die which has been modified to provide a hole of about 100 microns diameter in the lower disc anvil. The paste is extruded through the hole in the die under applied pressure. The die is placed on a steel support such that the extrudate can be collected and subsequently heat treated to simultaneously reaction bond the silicon and carbon and sinter the silicon to produce a silicon carbide fibre. The temperature of the extrudate is raised gradually such that the binder evaporates without causing porosity in the silicon carbide. The temperature is then raised to between 1400 DEG C and 1600 DEG C to reaction-bond and sinter the silicon carbide.
Patent GB-2267307-A (GB)
Title: Double glazed units
Inventor: BOLTON GORDON ARTHUR
IPC: A62B3/00
Filed: 1992-05-13
Abstract: The invention concerns double glazed units which, ordinarily, may be hazardous in a crisis in view of their resistance to fracture. The invention provides a double glazed unit which has between the two sheets of glass (1, 2) a glass- fracturing member (5) so constructed and located that, on the outer face of either of the sheets of glass (1, 2) being struck adjacent the members (5), the member (5) promotes fracture of at least one of the sheets of glass (1, 2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256358-A (GB)
Title: Decorative item
Inventor: LEE JOHN
IPC: A42C5/00
Filed: 1992-05-22
Abstract: A decorative item e.g. a bridal head-dress, Fig. 1, comprises a length of braid 4 having inserted therein at least one decorative component 8 which has an attachment end 12 for such purpose. The item may be manufactured by using a circular braider, Fig. 4, wherein the threads 20 from bobbins 16 are braided at point 22 around a wire filament 6, and the attachment ends of decorative components are introduced into the braiding as appropriate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260167-A (GB)
Title: Turntable element
Inventor: HARLEY DAVID NORMAN
IPC: F16C33/46
Filed: 1992-10-30
Abstract: A turntable element comprises a substantially flat bearing member holder (16) and a plurality of bearing members (26) which are rotatably engaged in respective apertures (24) extending inwardly towards the centre of rotation of the turntable element from the outer edge of the holder (16). The bearing members are retained in their apertures by portions (30) which engage the inner edge of the holder. The element may be formed as an integral plastics body wherein the bearing members are forcibly displaced so as to break frangible webs and bring the members into rotatable engagement with the holder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262839-A (GB)
Title: Integral semiconductor wafer map recording
Inventor: CORLEY M DEAN
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 1992-12-14
Abstract: A method for integral semiconductor wafer map recording which comprises taking a semiconductor wafer (11) having a plurality of individual die (12, 13) thereon, testing each of the individual dice (12), summarizing the results of the testing in a wafer map, and recording the wafer map on the semiconductor wafer (11) by laser scribing a binary code (19) within inactive die (13). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273824-A (GB)
Title: Cable Ladder
Inventor: WARNER MARTIN DAVID HUGH
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1992-12-23
Abstract: A cable ladder has a pair of parallel metal side walls 22 (24) separated by a plurality of spaced apart rungs 10. Each rung is formed by a respective metal strut extending perpendicularly between the side walls, and each strut has a flat face at each end of which there is provided a pair of oppositely directed co-planar ears 18, 20 and a tongue 12 which extends between the ears. The tongue and ears extend perpendicularly to the flat face. Each side wall includes integral pockets 26 formed by die punching sections of said side walls so as to provide aligned slits top and bottom through which the tongues can be pushed to retain the struts in position while the tongues are being secured to the displaced panels by, for example, being riveted (32, 34, 36 Figure 6) press joined or bonded thereto. There is also provided a kit of parts for making such a cable ladder.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273980-A (GB)
Title: Concentric tube heat exchanger
Inventor: TSUI WILLIAM TAK MING
IPC: F28D7/12
Filed: 1993-01-04
Abstract: A heat exchange connection 1 comprises an inner pipe 2 with connectors 3 and 4 to supply fluid to a process. Surrounding the pipe 2 at a spacing therefrom is a concentric pipe 5 which forms a space 6 provided with connectors 9 and 10 so that steam or water can be supplied to removed from space 6. Surrounding pipe 5 and spaced therefrom is a pipe 11 which defines, a space 12 provided with connectors 15 and 1650 that outlet fluid can pass through the space 12. Thus, inlet fluid flowing in the pipe 2 is in heat exchange relationship with the steam or water flowing in the space 6 and outlet fluid flowing in the space 12 is in heat exchange relationship with the steam or water flowing in the space 6. In the preferred embodiment the fluid is a dyeliquor. A further annular duct may be provided outside the outer flow or return duct 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261686-A (GB)
Title: In situ reversible crosslinked polymer gel used in hydrocarbon recovery applications
Inventor: TACKETT JR JAMES E
IPC: C09K8/68
Filed: 1993-01-18
Abstract: Reversible crosslinked polymer gels are prepared by adding a degelling agent precursor to a gelation solution during initial preparation. The precursor is integrated into the resulting gel and undergoes hydrolysis to transform into an active degelling agent which reverses the gel. The process has specific utility to hydrocarbon recovery applications where in situ gels are difficult to contact with conventional reversing agents.
Patent GB-2266712-A (GB)
Title: Improved prilling process
Inventor: OLIVER RAYMOND
IPC: B01J2/04
Filed: 1993-04-21
Abstract: Explosive grade ammonium nitrate (EGAN) prills are made by a process that comprises the steps of:   a. continuously spraying a 95 to 98% by weight solution/melt of ammonium nitrate (or a mixture of ammonium nitrate and minor proportions of one or more other EGAN - acceptable nitrates) in/with water under spray-head conditions causing the emergent jets to break into cascades of substantially mono-sized droplets;   b. allowing the formed droplets to fall within a vertical duct; c. continuously feeding a stream of cooling gas upwards through the duct, the temperature difference of the gas flow between its inlet to the duct and its outlet from the duct being at least 60 DEG C; the falling velocity of the prills being at most 3 metres/second, the upward gas flow velocity being e.g. 6 m/s for 2 mm prill and 9 m/s for 3 mm prill and, optionally, recycling the gas. ade b
Patent GB-2280688-A (GB)
Title: Fence post supports
Inventor: CHILDS NORMAN JOHN
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 1993-08-04
Abstract: An improvement to fence post supports in UK Patent NO. GB2218718B; in which the ground-penetrating spike is driven in by force applied adjacent its point. The stop in the tubular body has been modified to the form of a combined stop and pointed end (60) welded and/or crimped into the end of spike (31). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268560-A (GB)
Title: Locking pipe swivel joint
Inventor: SKEELS HAROLD BRIAN
IPC: E21B43/013
Filed: 1993-08-20
Abstract: In a well completion system comprising a subsea Christmas tree and a pair of lay-away flow lines 148, 150 individually interconnected to the subsea tree by pipe swivel joints 154, 156, apparatus is provided for releasably locking the flowlines against pivotal movement about the axes of their swivel joints. Such locking is achieved by external spring-biassed pins 112, 114 engageable in receptacles 126, 128 provided on the flowlines 148, 150. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283860-A (GB)
Title: Key switch
Inventor: TSAI CHING-CHENG
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 1993-11-10
Abstract: A key switch includes a key cap 1 having a rectangular plunger 11 movable through a rectangular through hole in key base 2 for compressing a hollow rubber cone 4 having a solid stub portion 42 for pressing a contact 511 on an upper membrane 51 through a hole 54 in an intermediate insulating layer 53 and into engagement with a contact 512 on a lower layer 52. The plunger 11 has four pairs of longitudinal ribs (114, Fig.5) respectively spaced around its four sides and longitudinal gaps 111 on two opposite sides defining two spring hooks 112 engageable with stepped surfaces 213 at the bottom of the key base 2. Each spring hook 112 has two sloping edges 113 for guiding the spring hooks 112 into the engaged position after each down stroke of the plunger 11 without causing noises. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-934849-A (GB)
IPC: B64D1/10
Abstract: 934,849. Dropping loads from aircraft. R. SERRA. Dec. 10, 1959 [May 14, 1959], No. 41975/59. Class 4. Means for dropping a load 1 from an aircraft comprises an extractor parachute 7 connected by a line 8 to deployment initiating means 9 of a main parachute 11 and to a pivotable hook 14 mounted at the rear of a platform 2 on which the load is secured, the hook having fastening means 21 which, prior to release, is connected to the aircraft 4 by a connection comprising a line 32 of such length as to become taut after the load and platform have been pulled out of the aircraft by the extractor parachute, the connection releasing when subjected to the pull of the extractor parachute, with or after release of hook 14. In Fig. 3, the fastening means 21 of hook 14 is formed on the rearward end of a rod 22 slidable fore- and-aft of the platform in suitable guides. Line 32 engages hook 27 pivoted to rod 22 on a pivot having rollers (not shown) working on the platform. Hook 27 is normally fastened by engagement with a bridge piece 24 on the platform. When the extractor parachute 7 has pulled the load and platform clear of the aircraft sufficiently to make line 32 taut, rod 22 is pulled forwardly relatively to the platform by line 32, releasing hooks 14 and 27. Lines 8 and 32 are pulled off the hooks, and the extractor parachute then deploys parachute 11 through line 9. The bridge piece 24 and hook 27 may be connected by a nylon shear pin.
Patent GB-2275718-A (GB)
Title: Window or door construction
Inventor: MILLS ROBERT D
IPC: E06B1/00
Filed: 1994-03-04
Abstract: A window or door construction comprises an outer frame comprising a pair of jamb members (16), a top member (17, Fig 3) and a bottom member (15, Fig 2 and Fig 4) arranged in a generally rectangular configuration, at least an opposed pair of the top (17) and bottom (15) and jamb members (16) and the bottom member (15) having an inwardly extending formation (24) positioned towards the outer wall (17), and a recess (25a) and (25, Figs 2, 3 and 4) spaced from the inwardly extending formation (24) towards the inner wall (11), each recess (25, 25a) being adapted to receive therein a connecting element (26) of a retaining formation (27) whereby an inner frame (30) may be located between the inwardly extending formations (24) and the retaining formations (27) of the outer frame. At least one of the jamb members or the top or bottom members can have a sideways facing groove which faces inwardly of the building for receiving adjacent plasterwork. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277675-A (GB)
Title: Curtain track batten assembly
Inventor: WRIGHT STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: A47H1/144
Filed: 1994-04-14
Abstract: A batten 10 for carrying curtain track support brackets is releasably securable eg. by snap fittings to a first bracket 17 substantially mid-way between its ends, and to second brackets adjacent its respective opposite ends, each second bracket having associated with it for fitting in an adjacent end of the batten an end cap (27, 43 Figs. 10 - 12) which during fitting of a second bracket to a wall can be used to indicate the correct position of a fixing hole for securing the second bracket relative to the first bracket so that, in use, the batten attached to the brackets is level. Each second bracket has a slot formed of overlapping screw holes which allows a fixing screw to be passed through one of the screw holes aligned with the drilled fixing hole (Figs. 33 and 35) to secure the second bracket correctly relative to the first bracket, even if the drilled hole is displaced from the correct position of the fixing hole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287334-A (GB)
Title: Maintaining memory consistency in a pipeline, nonblocking caching bus request queue
Inventor: BRAYTON JAMES M
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1994-08-11
Abstract: A computer system having a mechanism for ensuring consistency of data among various level(s) of caching in a multi-level hierarchical memory system. The cache consistency mechanism includes an external bus request queue and associated mechanism, which cooperate to monitor and control the issuance of, and the order of, data requests, such as read requests and write requests, onto an external bus. The computer system includes one or more CPUs each having this consistency mechanism. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296988-A (GB)
Title: Re-transmitting paging system
Inventor: CASPERS ALFRED
IPC: H04W84/02
Filed: 1995-01-10
Abstract: A store and forward paging system having base stations which receive paging messages and re-transmit those messages, enabling wide-area coverage without expensive wire lines, comprises a first base station (10) having an input for receiving paging messages and a plurality of second base stations (13-17) each having a control and memory elements comprising an identification number and a path table. Each path table comprises a plurality of paths and each path comprises a series of sequential identifiers of the base stations in the path. Each base station extracts a path identifier from a received message and uses it to select the appropriate path from the table. The base station compiles a message that includes the identification number of the next base station in the selected path and re-transmits it. If it does not receive an acknowledgement, it tries another path from the table. The message contains a numeric/alphanumeric flag.
Patent GB-2285300-A (GB)
Title: Vibration reduction
Inventor: CHI LEUNG RONNIE
IPC: B64G1/38
Filed: 1993-08-06
Abstract: A cross axis actuator (1.1) for reducing the transmission of vibration along elongate members (1.2) comprising a series of windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) wound helically at 30 DEG pitch around the member (1.2) along part of its length in clockwise and anti-clockwise fashion and are anchored at two or more points (1.3, 1.4) to the member (1.2), the windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) being able to be subjected to strain which causes deformation of the member (1.2) between attachment points (1.3, 1.4). The member (1.2) can be either a steel pipe or a rod. The windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) can either be in the form of steel wires or be strips of material. The numbers of windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) wound around the member (1.2) in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction should be equal. Ideally, the windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) am attached to the member (2) on a continuous basis except for the ends which are left free. The strain is generated from actuators, preferably made from piezo electric materials, which can either be attached to the ends of the windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) or form part of the windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10). The actuators can be controlled by control signals which are calculated by a control unit based on signals produced by vibration sensors (1.13, 1.14). Ideally, part of the member (1.2) is formed to produce an impedance mismatch with the rest of the member (1.2). This can be achieved by having a flexible section (1.2a) within the member (1.2). The windings (1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10) are usually attached across this section (1.2a). <IMAGE>