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Patent GB-2236715-A (GB)
Title: Walkway unit
Inventor: CASSIDY JONATHAN MICHAEL
IPC: A01K61/00
Filed: 1989-09-20
Abstract: A walkway unit (40) for use in providing a walkway for a flexible buoyant structure such as that of a pair of hoses forming a part of the frame of a fish farming apparatus comprises a location portion (42) which supports a tread portion (41) and provides a pair of recesses (44) which face outwardly in opposite directions for location relative to a buoyant structure.
Patent GB-2229859-A (GB)
Title: Roll surface cutting method
Inventor: ONO YASUHIDE
IPC: H01B1/02
Filed: 1989-12-21
Abstract: A bonding wire (3) for connecting an electrode of a semiconductor element to an external lead (2), which comprises 1 to less than 5 wt % of copper and the balance of gold and unavoidable impurities, and which has excellent break strength and bonding strength to provide reliable connection even in a thickness as small as about 10  mu m in diameter.
Patent GB-2227361-A (GB)
Title: "Manufacture of colour cathode ray tube screens"
Inventor: LEE KWANG-SIK
IPC: H01J9/227
Filed: 1989-12-21
Abstract: In a lighthouse arrangement for making the phosphor screen of a colour cathode ray tube in which a shutter 3 is reciprocated with respect to an irradiating linear light source 1, there is further provided an apertured control disc 10, the rotation of which, in synchronism with the reciprocation of the shutter, changes the effective length Lv of the light source. In a specific embodiment the apparatus comprises a mercury lamp 1 in lamp house 2, a circular control disc 10 having an elliptical central opening 11 and sprocket teeth 12 around its periphery, a rack 15a formed at one side frame of a shutter 3, a pinion 16 for meshing with the rack 15a, and a sprocket wheel 13 integrally formed with the pinion and coupled with the sprocket teeth 12 by a chain 14. Thus rotation of the control disc 10 is synchronised with shutter moving speed to vary the light source arc length in accordance with the dimensions of the elliptical opening 11, Fig. 6 (not shown), so that the amount of light reaching the peripheral and central portions of the panel 9 is constant. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240807-A (GB)
Title: Clip
Inventor: MCMASTER-CHRISTIE COLIN
IPC: F16L3/237
Filed: 1990-02-13
Abstract: A clip for holding a pipe(s) and a cable(s) in position on a surface has an integrally moulded body 10 including a base (flange) 12, and recesses to receive the pipe(s) /cable(s). As shown a flange 14 supports on each side a C-section element 18 into which a water supply pipe can be snap fitted and a U-section member 20 which an electric cable can be received. When the clip is secured to the surface, the C-section element 18 overlies the cable so that the cable can be hidden from view. In Figure 1 the body 10 has a sleeve 16 for a fixing screw although the underside of flange 12 may be adhesively secured to the surface. In Figure 2 each U-section member 20 has pairs of ribs 22, and a retaining element 24 may be provided. In Figure 3 the body has a monolithic form with undercuts 28 to retain a cover 30. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234821-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for measuring weight, torque and side force on a drill bit
Inventor: MARON ROBERT
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 1990-08-07
Abstract: Apparatus for measuring weight, torque and side force (bending) on a drill bit for oil and gas well drilling. This apparatus includes radial holes 102, 104 which do not pass completely through the wall of the drill collar sub 100, but instead, pass only partially through the wall of the drill collar sub 100. Strain gauges are located in the partial radial openings 102, 104. These strain gauges measure each of the three parameters of weight, torque and bending. Each partially formed hole is sealed by a plug 108 and retained in place by a retaining ring 124. For torque and bending measurements, the strain gauges are arranged with symmetry of position between diametrically opposed holes. The strain gauges are oriented relative to one another in such a way as to enable cancellation of errors in the weight measurement caused by pressure differentials across the sub 100. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237996-A (GB)
Title: Calving jacks
Inventor: PHELAN PATRICK
IPC: A61D1/08
Filed: 1990-10-17
Abstract: In a calving jack, a frame 501 for juxtaposition against the hindquarters of a cow consists of a folding longitudinal member, at one end of which there is located a transverse member 502. Folding side members 503 are hinged at the ends of the transverse member 502, so that they may be moved from a disposition of use in which they extend alongside the rear of the body of the cow and a folded transport disposition in which they overlie the transverse member 502. A belt 505 links the free ends of the transverse members 503 to support the jack on the rear part of the cow's body. The longitudinal member 501 is suitable hinged intermediately at 515 so that the entire device may be folded into a compact storage and transport configuration. The jack may be manually operated, or alternatively, the end portion 514 of longitudinal member 501 may house a drive motor serving to wind-up a cable or chain 532 on a winch drum 543. Chain 532 carries a hook 509 for connection to ropes engaged around the calf during use of the device. The unit is preferably equipped with a pulling force gauge 544, which may be associated with a cut-out feature, to terminate the application of pulling force when this exceeds a preset value. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254216-A (GB)
Title: Video signal editor
Inventor: CUTHBERT ANTHONY JOHN
IPC: H04N5/272
Filed: 1991-03-14
Abstract: A method of mixing two video signals whereby a first video frame signal, forming the background and input via a freeze frame recorder, is mixed with a second video signal and subsequently recorded. The second video signal image is suitably positioned onto the frozen background video signal. It is used for example when a product having an English name needs to be advertised in a different country e.g. France, an image corresponding to the product and having the French name is superimposed onto the original. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246559-A (GB)
Title: Withdrawing sheets from piles
Inventor: FOCKE HEINZ
IPC: B65B43/18
Filed: 1991-07-23
Abstract: Suction openings 26-28 on arms 23, 24 grip the underside of the lowest carton blank 10 in a stack 16, subsequent downward pivoting of the arms (figure 5) positioning the blank on a conveyor track 50 (figure 6). Rotary movement of the arms then moves the suction openings clear of the periphery of the withdrawn blank so that the arms can move past the blank (figure 8) to make the next withdrawal from the stack, without having to wait for the conveyor to remove the blank 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247740-A (GB)
Title: Fluid cooling apparatus
Inventor: REED PETER SUTHERLAND
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 1991-08-22
Abstract: Apparatus for cooling a fluid eg beer to be passed around a cooling circuit comprises a thermally insulated tank (24) for containing said fluid; a refrigeration means including a compressor (30) and a condenser (32) coupled to the tank for effecting cooling of the fluid therein; and pressurising means (38) having a pumping head for forced circulation of cooled fluid from the tank around said cooling circuit. The tank and compressor are located in a lower region of the apparatus, the condenser is located in an upper region of the apparatus and the pumping head is located within the tank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249341-A (GB)
Title: Tubing clamp
Inventor: KEMMERICH JOSEF
IPC: F16L33/035
Filed: 1991-09-12
Abstract: A tubing clamp comprises a clamping band (1) having free ends, means for mechanically connecting the free ends of the band which overlap each other which comprise outwardly directed holding and supporting hooks (2, 3) on an inner band section which can be locked in corresponding openings (5) in the outer band section, and a built-in tensioning device (7). The inner end of the overlapping region a step (9) is formed having a height equal to the thickness of the clamping band. which extends from one longitudinal side of the band only over about half the width of the outer clamping band portion (6). A prolongation (11) of the inner band (4) corresponding to about half its width is applied against the step (9) on the part of the outer clamping band portion (6) which is not stepped and has a length which is greater than the distance of the not-prolonged end of the clamping band (10) from the step (9), and in particular, moreover, the tensioning device (7) on the inside of the clamp is covered by the internally located clamping band end (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249658-A (GB)
Title: A sintered nuclear body and the production thereof
Inventor: WOOD GEOFFREY ALAN
IPC: G21C3/62
Filed: 1991-09-25
Abstract: Gadolinia-doped nuclear oxide material pellets have the gadolinia free and undissolved in the nuclear oxide material to improve the thermal conductivity of the body. The pellets may be made by mixing together gadolinia and nuclear oxide material, shaping the mixture, and subsequently heating the shaped mixture to a sintering temperature. The heating and duration at the sintering temperature and the environment in which the sintering is performed are selected to inhibit the dissolution of the gadolinia in the nuclear oxide material. Aluminium oxide may also be present in the pellets. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261098-A (GB)
Title: Footwear hanger
Inventor: HARRIS SYDNEY JAMES
IPC: A47G25/00
Filed: 1991-10-31
Abstract: A hanger for displaying a pair of footwear items comprises a suspension portion 2 for connection to an external suspension surface and a support portion for supporting the footwear items, the support portion including engagement moans for engaging simultaneously opposed sides of the soles of the footwear items. The engagement means includes upper and lower first abutments 15, 17 and second abutment 19. The hanger is suitable for footwear items such as sandals having an instep strap 22a, 22b which co-operate with abutment 19 on the hanger. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261358-A (GB)
Title: Sock for limb stump
Inventor: WILSON ALAN
IPC: A61F2/78
Filed: 1991-11-13
Abstract: The sock comprises a tubular element (10) with a closed end portion (11) and an open end portion (12), the open end portion having a recess (16) extending towards the closed end portion of the sock. The free edge (15) at the open end portion of the sock may be inclined to the centre line of the sock. The recess (16) may be V-shaped and have hook and loop fastening means (24) associated therewith. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250369-A (GB)
Title: Applying indicia to a surface
Inventor: TOMS MALCOLM
IPC: G09F7/16
Filed: 1991-11-26
Abstract: In order to apply a set of independent indicia (22) to a surface (14) with the indicia correctly aligned and spaced relative to one another, a flexible jig 16 is made which holds the indicia in the correct relative positions and leaves the backs of each indicium exposed. A pressure sensitive adhesive (24) is applied to the back of each indicium so that the entire jig can be offered up to and pressed against a surface to position the indicia on the surface. The jig is then removed leaving the indicia in place. The jig may be made by use of a former (30, Fig 5) over which a thermoplastic sheet is vacuum formed leaving spaced lips 26 for the purpose of retaining an indicium during use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-913527-A (GB)
IPC: E02D19/16
Abstract: 913,527. Soil stabilization. IMPRESA CONSTRUZIONI OPERE SPECIALIZZATE S.p.A. March 17, 1959, No. 9270/59. Drawings to Specification. Classes 68 (1) and 68 (2). A trench is formed in ground which may or may not be under water by digging out the trench and maintaining the trench, as it is formed, full of a thixotropic clay, which supports the walls of the trench against caving in. The clay may be left in the trench to form a water impervious barrier. Alternately, the clay may be displaced from the trench by concrete or other suitable material.
Patent GB-2251798-A (GB)
Title: Biosignal electrode
Inventor: MCADAMS ERIC THOMAS
IPC: A61B5/0408
Filed: 1992-03-19
Abstract: A biosignal electrode (10) which comprises a flexible substrate (1) having an obverse side and a reverse side, the obverse side having printed thereon an electrically conductive layer (2) comprising an ink having electrically conductive particles or mixture of particles therein, the layer in plan comprising a first or sensor end (11), a second or connecting end (12) and an interconnecting portion (13), the sensor end (11) in plan resembles a hollow figure.
Patent GB-2266846-A (GB)
Title: Board game
Inventor: MULLNER FIONA JANE CHARLOTTE
IPC: A63F3/04
Filed: 1992-05-15
Abstract: Game board 1 has a tortuous playing route 2 of individual playing regions 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d of different size and of square or rectangular shape. The game may be based on the theme of nursing and the configuration of the playing route may be a hospital floor plan. The playing route 2 includes question regions Q and game instruction regions B and P. Region 3c is a detention region. Counters are used for individual players and a die for determining the number of regions to be progressed by a particular player in any one turn. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257744-A (GB)
Title: Latching connector for furniture parts.
Inventor: GRABHER GUENTHER
IPC: E05D7/12
Filed: 1992-06-25
Abstract: A furniture connector for connecting furniture parts is used for the attachment of a hinge arm 1 on a body part 10 fig. 1 or for attaching a drawer front 36 to a drawer side wall 35 fig. 13. The connector comprises a first fixture on one furniture part, provided with a slide-in opening 37 respectively for the arms 4, 5 pointing forward in the slide-in direction of a second fixture on the other furniture part and the second fixture has a spring element 8 which engages in a snap-in recess 21 of the first fixture when the two fixtures are assembled and interengaged. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260724-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for cushioning movement of a member in a press
Inventor: TERRELL JOHN
IPC: B21D22/21
Filed: 1992-07-24
Abstract: An apparatus and method for use in cushioning movement of a member in a press includes a cushion assembly 28 having a piston 38 and cylinder 36 which are movable relative to each other against the influence of fluid pressure to cushion movement of the member. A flexible diaphragm 52 retains a body of lubricant 54 between an inner side of the diaphragm and the piston. The body of lubricant lubricates a seal between the piston and the cylinder. Fluid pressure e.g. nitrogen is applied against the outer side of the diaphragm to oppose movement of the piston during operation of the press from the open condition to the closed condition. The piston is movable relative to the cylinder, under the influence of the fluid pressure applied against the outer side of the diaphragm and transmitted to the piston, during operation of the press from the closed condition to the open condition. The piston and diaphragm are spaced apart with the body of lubricant filling the space between the piston and diaphragm. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259968-A (GB)
Title: Double-seat valve device
Inventor: GOETTLING HELMUT
IPC: F16K31/122
Filed: 1992-09-04
Abstract: A double-seat valve device comprises a valve housing within which is located at least one valve tappet 2 with two valve discs 3, 4 coupled thereto, each of which, in a closed state, is pressed against a valve seat to form a space 10 therebetween connectable to a first pressure medium line P. The space, upon actuation of the valve tappet to simultaneously raise the valve discs from the valve seats 5, 6 is connected to at least a region of the remaining interior 11 of the valve housing which, in turn, is connectable to a second pressure medium line A. An actuating cylinder comprising a piston 7, a cylinder space 13 and a control pressure medium line 9 which opens into the cylinder space is provided for valve tappet actuation. The interior region 11 of the housing, which is connectable to the second pressure medium line A, has a constant pressure-medium connection to the entire cylinder space provided by clearances around the tappet 2 and the piston 7. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259784-A (GB)
Title: Calibration of power meters
Inventor: PAYNE KENNETH
IPC: G01R22/00
Filed: 1992-09-11
Abstract: A method for calibrating a power meter (58, Figure 5) of the type shown in Figure 2 involves supplying (74, 76 Figure 5, 32 Figure 2) unit power pulses from a standard meter (50) to a supplementary data accumulating means (41) in the meter under test (58) while both meters are subject to similar voltage and current values. A signal is generated (45) when the supplementary value (41) reaches a predetermined value N and is used to cause (42) arithmetic division by a factor N of a latched value of an accumulator register (28) to form a quotient value and this is entered into a reference memory (30) for determining the number of pulses per unit power pulse generated by the meter. Apparatus for performing the method (Figure 11 not shown) may comprise external processing means for each meter under test and a master processor such as a programmable computer, for controlling the intermediate processors. A card reading facility is described with reference to Figures 6-10 (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259847-A (GB)
Title: Filter cigarette manufacture
Inventor: DYETT DEREK HENRY
IPC: A24C5/47
Filed: 1992-09-28
Abstract: Double filter cigarettes (B66Z, A66Z), having double length cigarette portions with single length filter portions joined to each end are produced by a process in which the portions are conveyed by a series of fluted drums and in which intermediate assemblies (B42Y, A42Y), each comprising a double length cigarette portion with an attached single length filter portion at its outer end, are joined to opposite ends of a double length filter portion (F2), and the resultant assembly sub-divided at its mid-point. Each intermediate assembly is itself produced from a double length intermediate assembly (A38, B38) which is severed through a double length filter portion at its mid-point so that two rows of intermediate assemblies are produced, the assemblies (B42X) in one of which rows being axially shifted beyond the position of the assemblies (A24X) in the other row, so that the filter ends of the intermediate assemblies are axially outermost prior to joining to the double length filter portion. The double filter cigarettes may be packed as such, or sub-divided to produce conventional cigarettes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259953-A (GB)
Title: Rotary engine
Inventor: SMYTHE RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: F02B53/04
Filed: 1992-11-10
Abstract: A rotary engine having an oval rotor (12) centrally mounted in a cylindrical chamber (11). Cylindrical chamber (11) is partitioned into a number of combustion chambers (40-47) by sliding vanes (48-53B). Rotor (12) is mounted to a partially hollow shaft (21) the shaft (21) extending through respective sidewalls of the cylindrical chamber (11). Rotor (12) is provided with internal passageways to allow exhaust to flow from a combustion chamber (40-47) through an internal passageway and out through the partially hollow shaft (21) and to allow incoming air to flow into a hollow portion (19) within rotor (12) and through a suitable passageway to a port located on the outer periphery of the rotor (12). In this manner, air and exhaust gases can be passed into and from a combustion chamber (40-47) by means of ports in the rotor (12) and the engine does not require external valves. Shaft (21) has a solid end which can be used as an output shaft to drive a fly wheel or the like. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272712-A (GB)
Title: Securing fence panels to posts
Inventor: RICHARDSON CLIVE
IPC: E04H17/16
Filed: 1992-11-18
Abstract: A fence panel securement member (16) is provided in the form of a length of elastic material having means whereby it can be secured to ends of respective fence panels (15) which engage a post (11). The member (16) is arranged to be elastically tensioned in position to resist removal of the panels from the post; apertures (17) may co-operate with pins driven into the panel frame (14) to hold the member in place, and further apertures (18) enable a tool to be inserted to stretch the member (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263460-A (GB)
Title: Store check-out station
Inventor: DAVIDSON MICHAEL B
IPC: A47F9/04
Filed: 1993-01-13
Abstract: A store check-out station 10 comprises a working table 12, an input conveyor 14, and an offset output conveyor 16. The top surface 28 of the working table 12 is preferably shaped in the form of a truncated sector of a circle, having its input edge orthogonal to its output edge. The input and output conveyors are elongated transfer beds, preferably gravity roller beds. The longitudinal axis of the output transfer bed is laterally offset from that of the input transfer bed. In a preferred embodiment, adapted for use with grocery cart and container systems, the difference in height between the top surface of the working table and that of the transfer beds is approximately equal to the height of a merchandise container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274481-A (GB)
Title: Fire escape system
Inventor: HEWITT MICHAEL DEREK
IPC: E06C1/56
Filed: 1993-01-23
Abstract: A fire escape system is comprised of three main components, these being an exterior mounted wall bracket, a main support arm (8) and the wire metal ladder. In the event of a fire, after opening the window the main support arm (8) is slotted into the exterior wall bracket then rotated and locked in position perpendicular to the building with the location key 12. The metal ladder is housed within the quick release wrap 10, this is removed allowing the ladder to unroll to the ground. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263027-A (GB)
Title: Power amplifier ramp up method and apparatus
Inventor: HIETALA ALEXANDER W
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 1992-05-08
Abstract: A power amplifier controller which powers up a power amplifier (203) without a substantial burst of frequency noise. The controller has an RF output power detector (211) which generates a signal (229) correlated to the power level of the power amplifier (203). This signal (229) is compared (215) to a reference signal (213) to determine if the power amplifier (203) is active. The signal (227) generated by this comparator (215) is used to determine the voltage level of the Automatic Output Control (AOC) signal (231). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275410-A (GB)
Title: Cigarettes, tobacco rods and method of making them
Inventor: MOLLOY PETER JOHN
IPC: A24D1/00
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: A wrapped tobacco rod in or for a smoking article has a lined coaxial tubular channel lining the tube and the wrap of the tobacco rod are of a single continuous sheet of material, the rod is formed by wrapping the material around two major faces 3, 4 and one minor face 6 of a layer of tobacco and bending the layer round into hollow cylindrical form. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279592-A (GB)
Title: Selective colour powder coating of extruded aluminium window frames using enclosure mask
Inventor: TOMLIN TREVOR VELLA
IPC: B05B15/04
Filed: 1993-07-05
Abstract: To apply different colour finishing coatings to respective sections of an aluminium window frame extrusion, a first metal enclosure (10) is applied to surround one portion of the extrusion and the remaining exposed portion (1) is coated by electrostatic powder spraying and heating, and after removal of the first enclosure a second metal enclosure (20, Fig. 2) is applied to surround the previously coated section of the extrusion and the remaining exposed section is then similarly coated. The enclosure (10) includes flanges (11, 12) defining a slot through which the bottom wall of the thermal break channel (3) passes. The enclosures may be unitary or formed in two parts. <IMAGE>