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Patent GB-884569-A (GB)
Abstract: 884,569. Liquefying and separating gases. PRVNI BRNENSKA STROJIRNA, ZAVODY KLEMENTA GOTTWALDA, NARODNI PODNIK. April 8, 1958 [April 9, 1957], No. 11049/58. Drawings to Specification. Class 8(2). In a process of the liquefaction or separation of gases, wherein heat is reduced in at least a part of this mixture by adiabutic expansion in an expansion machine, and the reduction in heat is converted into work used in driving the engine, which is directly coupled to a blower. The blower withdraws the expanded gas under a pressure lower than atmospheric through a heat exchanger. The above arrangement increases the adiabutic heat drop of the engine.
Patent GB-2226546-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcement device for cardboard boxes
Inventor: BOIX JAEN JOSE
IPC: B65D5/44
Filed: 1989-02-13
Abstract: Independent laminar parts 2 abut the smaller sides 1 of a tray-shaped box. The parts 2 form in each corner a diagonal element 3 for supporting an overlying stacked box. Vertical angular ribs 9, 10 are also formed, which improve the support and are located in end portions of the laminar parts 2 which abut the larger sides. 
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Patent GB-2217085-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the advance booking for parking at a parking place
Inventor: HILTON IAN CAREY
IPC: G07B15/02
Filed: 1989-03-28
Abstract: Uncertainties as to where and when a vacant parking space will be found can be removed, and travel in search of parking eliminated, by means of advance booking of parking. Advance booking can benefit other road users and the community, and offers new opportunities to owners and operators of parking facilities. The invention is a system comprising advance booking apparatus adapted to accept or reject bookings on the basis of parking place booked occupancy and to indicate to the prospective user or enquirer the availability for booking of parking space, either by duration from specified time of commencement of parking or by time of commencement for specified duration. Advance booking systems may include, variously, systems for admission control, charging, prediction of actual parking behaviour, and assessment of practical capacity. Component fees may be charged for parking before, within, and after the booked period.
Patent GB-2230244-A (GB)
Title: Document transport and detection apparatus
Inventor: COUPER JOHN
IPC: B65G43/08
Filed: 1989-04-06
Abstract: Documents 10 are moved along track 12 by driven members 16 and idler members 18 together with means 54 for detecting non-contact there-between. As described, members 16, 18 are electrically conductive and the presence of an insulating document 10 between the members 16, 18 breaks an electrical circuit. The driven member 16 has a motor 36 controlled by a motor control switch 38b which can receive a control signal 40 to switch the motor on and another control signal 42 to switch the motor off. Spaced along a track, drive sets 14 co-operate to move a document along the track 12 with only 2 drive sets switched on at any time and without need for central control. 
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Patent GB-2234593-A (GB)
Title: Environmental monitoring apparatus
Inventor: LUMLEY JACK BROOMFIELD
IPC: G01K1/02
Filed: 1989-08-04
Abstract: A monitoring apparatus for an environmental control system e.g. of a refrigerated articulated road vehicle comprises independently operable master and slave systems. The slave system comprises sensing means e.g. temperature sensors for detecting an environmental condition, means (1, 2, 3, 6, 8) for periodically recording and storing information indicative of the current environmental condition, and data transmission means (15) capable of being connected to a similar means forming part of the master system. The master system also comprises data storage means capable of receiving and storing information downloaded from the slave system and output means to indicate visually or aurally contemporaneous information received from the slave system when it is connected thereto. Preferably, the master system and the slave system are separately powered and the slave system is powered by the same power source as that for the environmental control system itself but is also provided with a back-up power supply (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236101-A (GB)
Title: A methord of and system for load storage and retrieval.
Inventor: LEUNG LIT-CHEONG
IPC: E04H6/32
Filed: 1989-09-21
Abstract: A system for storage and retrieval of a load, for example a motor vehicle, is arranged to be installed, for example, in a multi-storey car parking building. The system includes a plurality of substantially parallel conveyor belts (1, 2) installed at floor level on at least one floor of the building and an overhead pulley unit (4), which moves a pulley block (5) along a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belts (1, 2) and itself moves along a direction substantially parallel with the conveying direction. Containers (13, 15) are dimensioned to contain the load, and the containerized load is conveyed to and from a vacant storage space (3) located either side of the conveyor belts (1, 2) by the conveyor belt and pulley system. Lifts (10, 11) for carrying the containerized loads may be located at the end of the conveyor belts (1, 2) provided on floors above and/or below ground level.
Patent GB-2222987-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle wheel suspension system
Inventor: MOULTON ALEXANDER ERIC
IPC: B60G21/05
Filed: 1989-09-22
Abstract: A wheel suspension system for the rear wheels of a vehicle in which the wheels are carted by arms 10, 11 pivotally mounted by pivot bearing means 12 carried on the sprung structure of the vehicle, has the sprung structure being supported on each wheel by means of a respective hydropneumatic spring unit 15 operating against the respective wheel supporting arm 10, 11. The spring unit has a means resiliently deformed between two abutments, one acted upon by a strut 16 which moves with the wheel and transmits wheel loadings to the spring unit. The second abutment is constrained in its movement upwardly relative to the sprung structure of the vehicle. The suspension arm carries, at different vertical levels, two pivot mountings, one 19 for the strut 16 which transmits wheel loadings to the first mentioned abutment of the spring unit, and the other 18 for a non extensible link means 17 connected to, or integral with, the second abutment of the spring unit, these vertically spaced pivot mountings 19, 18 being displaced from the pivot bearing means 12 supporting the supporting arm as it swings when the wheel rises and falls relative to the sprung structure of the vehicle, said displacement being towards the end of said arm at which the wheel is carried. The wheels rotate about axes 2, 3 and the arms 10, 11 are interconnected by a torsionally resilient beam. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237563-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for use in handling magazines
Inventor: BABINGTON DAVID J
IPC: H05K13/02
Filed: 1989-10-30
Abstract: A method of preparing electronic components for insertion into printed circuit boards by means of an automatic insertion machine which has an attached set of component retaining and dispensing magazines, comprising the steps of loading another set 1 of magazines at a position detached from the automatic insertion machine while the machine is in operation, then shutting down the machine and swapping the loaded set of magazines for the set previously attached to the machine, and restarting the machine. The magazines may be mounted by spigots 3 to a keyhole slot 7 in rail 2 and filled from tubes 17, filling taking place on a wheeled trolley which can be brought to the insertion machine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-892472-A (GB)
Abstract: 892,472. Capacitors. ERIE RESISTOR CORPORATION. Jan. 19, 1961 [April 19, 1960], No. 2170/61. Class 37. A trimmer capacitor has inner and outer electrodes, one of which is carried on a tubular dielectric and the other of which is a plunger in telescoping relation to the dielectric with a gap interposed therebetween, means for traversing the plunger, and a fusible metal coating on the surface of the latter such as to fill the gap in its molten state while adhering to the plunger and not to the dielectric; the coated plunger having a thermal coefficient of expansion exceeding that of the dielectric so that the contraction on cooling produces an airgap between the coating and the dielectric bore, and the melting point of the fusible metal being less than that of the plunger and dielectric. In Fig. 1 a tube of e.g. glass (or quartz) carries at its lower end an end cap 13, a lead 14, and an outer electrode layer 3 and is fixed at its upper end by a metal coating 8 and a solder bead 7 to a flanged bush 4 clamped to chassis 11 by a nut 10 and a lock washer 12. A slotted spindle 15 is rotatably secured in a bore of the bush by a snap washer 16 and a collar 18 bearing on a spring washer, and the lower end of the spindle is threaded and split to engage and grip a threaded bore of plunger electrode 2, which is formed with one or more flats or ribs engaging corresponding flats or ribs of the tube interior to prevent rotation. The dielectric and plunger having matching coefficients of thermal expansion to minimize temperature variations of their clearance are heated in manufacture, and the latter is coated with molten soft (or silver) solder and pressed into the bore of the dielectric tube, whereby excess solder is squeezed out and the gap therebetween is filled. On cooling the solder contracts to leave a small sliding airgap. In a modification (Fig. 3, not shown) a slotted screw extends through the threaded bore of the bush with its head received in a recess thereof and through a nut held against rotation by projections received by slots in a skirt dependent from the bush within the dielectric tube; a compression spring being interposed between the nut and the bush. The end of the screw is fixed to the bottom of a cylindrical bucketshaped electrode slidable within the dielectric tube whose bore is also cylindrical; the electrode being coated with solder as before and axially rotatable and traversible with the tube. The movable electrode may be traversible over the outside of the dielectric tube with the solder layer on its inside surface and the remaining electrode on the inside of the tube.
Patent GB-2228368-A (GB)
Title: Method of fabricating a multilayer capacitor
Inventor: KAWABATA SHOICHI
IPC: H01G13/00
Filed: 1989-12-14
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating a multilayer capacitor including a series of steps of applying an electrode paste on a ceramic green sheet (2) supported on a supporting film (1), cutting the ceramic green sheet supported on the supporting film to a predetermined size by a cutting head (4) having sucking means, stripping the ceramic green sheet cut from the supporting film with the ceramic green sheet being held by suction in the cutting head, transferring the ceramic green sheet held in the cutting head to a metallic mold (10) for pressing, and laminating a plurality of ceramic green sheets in the metallic mold for pressing to obtain a laminated body by repeating the above step of stripping the ceramic green sheet from the supporting film and the above step of transferring the ceramic green sheet to the metallic mold for pressing. Suction is also applied to the base member (a) supporting the film (1). The suction platen (8b) of the cutting head (4) is projectable by a cylinder (8) to press the cut ceramic sheet (2) into the mould (10). 
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Patent GB-2239157-A (GB)
Title: Roller separating tables for root crop harvesters
Inventor: SCOTT JAMES ROY
IPC: B07B13/04
Filed: 1989-12-19
Abstract: An arrangement to allow easy changing/replacement of rollers on separating tables comprises incorporating male and female sliding fit drive members between roller and driving gears, whereby rollers can be simply removed to allow different diameters to be used or to replace damaged or worn rollers when necessary. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238637-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor memory device
Inventor: YIM HYEONG-KYU
IPC: G11C16/16
Filed: 1990-01-30
Abstract: An electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) device has an array of floating gate transistor memory cells MC with page erasable capability. The memory cell array of the device is divided into a plurality of pages, wherein each page comprises a plurality of bit lines BL, a plurality of common source lines CS, and a plurality of word lines WL. An erase selection circuit 400 is assigned to each of the pages in order to erase the cells MC in that selected page. Each erase selection circuit 400 comprises a logic gate, a pass transistor an erase driver, a voyage stabilising means, and an erase line 41. The device addresses the problem of the limited erase times in conventional page erase memories due to the series resistances in the common source lines of such memories. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240307-A (GB)
Title: A leaf spring vehicle suspension
Inventor: WILCOX LESTER THOMAS
IPC: B60G3/14
Filed: 1990-01-30
Abstract: An arm (10) pivoted to the vehicle structure for carrying a road wheel is sprung by a leaf spring (14) extending lengthwise of the arm, the spring being pivoted between its ends to the vehicle structure and the pivot axes (12, 21) of the arm and spring being arranged so that the spring end bearing on the arm moves through an arc centered on the pivot axis (12) of the arm. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236877-A (GB)
Title: Fan-controlled PTC heating apparatus
Inventor: MACFARLANE WILLIAM IAN
IPC: G05D23/24
Filed: 1990-08-01
Abstract: Fan controlled PTC (positive thermal coefficient) heating apparatus for use in domestic applications maintains a desired room temperature by controlling the speed of the air through the PTC element by electronic control of the speed of a cooling fan. As the room temperature approaches the desired temperature, the fan slows down to a speed sufficient to maintain the room temperature. At the desired temperature, the fan moves very slowly and any further rise in temperature causes the heating element to be switched off to ensure that no heat is generated thus saving power and limiting the rise of temperature in the room. The fan speed is controlled by varying the firing angle of a triac switch, relative to the zero crossing points of fan current. The fan or fan and heater may be controlled by a clock to switch on and off, or vary the room temperature during a day. Alternatively they may be controlled by a proximity detector. The heater may be used in conjunction with an ioniser or a dehumidifier.
Patent GB-2237975-A (GB)
Title: Protective sleeve, e.g. for medical use
Inventor: KABUKOBA JOSAPHAT JOSEPH
IPC: A41D13/08
Filed: 1990-11-02
Abstract: A protective sleeve 14 comprises a generally tubular length of a fluid tight material (e.g. a natural of synthetic rubber or other elastomeric material) having means at or adjacent each end such as elasticated section 18, 20 to retain the sleeve on the arm of a wearer. The sleeve is dimensioned to be a loose fit over at least a major part of the arm of a wearer. Separate elasticated bands may also be used for attachment. That end of the sleeve to be worn at the wrist of a wearer is preferably adapted for fluid tight interconnection with a glove worn by the wearer. This interconnection may be provided as an adhesive coating 26 on the inner (or outer) surface of a sleeve cuff 24 which cuff part in use overlies (or underlies) and engage the outer (or inner) surface of a cuff a glove 12 worn by the wearer. A pair of the sleeves are provided interconnected by a tape, cord or string which passes in use behind the neck of a wearer to support the sleeves on his arms. The sleeve may be provided with a series of perforations (22) at or adjacent the upper (in use) end thereof permitting perspiration on the arm of a wearer to escape. Pairs of the sleeves may be provided in a sterile, sealed readily rupturable container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242409-A (GB)
Title: Transfer apparatus for moving articles sideways of a main transport route
Inventor: FUJIO YOSHIHIKO
IPC: B65G47/84
Filed: 1991-03-26
Abstract: A transfer apparatus comprises a pair of chains 19 disposed along a main transport route 21 and a large number of guide bars 20 disposed across the chains perpendicular to the main transport route. The bars 20 support movable members 25 with a guided portion 28 provided at the rear thereof for engagement with changeover devices whereby articles moving on the main transport route 21 are pushed sideways so as to be transferred to a branch transport route. Each changeover device comprises a pair of members 73A, 73B suppor1ed on first shafts 74A, 74B, and pivotted on the shafts by a member 77 mounted on a further shaft 76 between the shafts 74A, 74B. Movement of the member 77 about shaft 76 pivots the members 73A, 73B to guide the portions 28 for engagement with guides 42A or 42B. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242770-A (GB)
Title: Paging receiver capable of reporting the time of paging
Inventor: MOTOHASHI TERUYUKI
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1991-03-28
Abstract: In a paging receiver, one or more LEDs 1-6 selectively glow or intermittently flash in a particular color to inform the user of the time when the paging signal is received. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255492-A (GB)
Title: A faecal collecting walking stick
Inventor: RANSOUI PETER
IPC: E01H1/12
Filed: 1991-05-10
Abstract: A faecal collecting walking stick combines the function of a conventional walking stick with that of a trigger operated 8 multi arm grabbing mechanism (17) and a suction mechanism (21), housed within the body of the walking stick, which mechanism serves to automatically collect the faeces into a self-sealing bag, which is subsequently drawn into the body of the walking stick, until the excrement can be disposed of aptly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257154-A (GB)
Title: Self-polishing antifouling coating composition.
Inventor: KUO PING-LIN
IPC: C09D5/16
Filed: 1991-06-26
Abstract: A hydrolyzable anti-fouling coating composition comprises a metallic soap resin having a general formula   <IMAGE> wherein R1 is an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, M is a metal having a valency of at least 2, A1 and A2 are independently a functional group of a carboxylic acid, a sulphuric acid or a phosphoric acid, R2 is an unsaturated or saturated residue of an aliphatic, aromatic, or alicyclic monovalent organic acid or alcohol or an acrylic oligomer, said metallic soap resin being prepared by reacting a metal compound containing a metal having a valency of at least 2 with a reaction composition comprising an unsaturated organic acid.
Patent GB-2258952-A (GB)
Title: Antennas
Inventor: BURRAGE CLEMENT PETER
IPC: H01Q1/32
Filed: 1991-08-20
Abstract: An antenna suitable for use as a car phone comprises an area of material 2 positioned on the surface 1 of the roof of the vehicle, the feed to the transmitter/receiver 3 being on two positions spaced apart around the periphery of the area of material. As far as the region above the car roof is concerned the antenna behaves like a slot antenna, but the antenna does not radiate or receive beneath the car roof. The antenna is applicable to communications other than for car phones. and the material may be positioned on any shape of metal body. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to nibbling tools
Inventor: TURNER KENNETH JOHN
IPC: B23D27/02
Filed: 1991-10-30
Abstract: The invention provides a nibbling tool for cutting a channel in sheet material by relative movement between the tool and the material in the direction of the channel; the tool comprising a body (12), a punch (33), drive means (14, 41, 44, 45) for reciprocating the punch (33), a die (27) mounted to the body (12) and having a main body portion (46) defining a channel (40) for guiding a punch (33) for reciprocating movement, a lower guide portion (47) in which the lower end of the punch is received, and a web portion (48) connecting the main body portion (46) and the lower guide portion (47), the punch (33) and die (27) having cooperating substantially circular cutting edges (39, 56B) extending transverse of said direction of relative movement such that each reciprocating movement removes a crescent shaped chip of material; the diameter D of the circular cutting edge (39) of the punch (33) and the maximum longitudinal dimension L of the web (48) being such that the ratio D/L is greater than 0.5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262682-A (GB)
Title: Remote meter reading system
Inventor: BYFORD PETER JOHN
IPC: H04M11/00
Filed: 1991-11-27
Abstract: A system for remotely reading a gas or water meter in say a house 2 or other premises. A gas or water meter 3 is housed in a pit 4 adjacent the curtileges of those premises 2, there being an encoder means 5 forming an integral part of the meter 3. The encoder means 5 essentially converts fluid flow data from the meter 3 into electronic format. There is also in the pit 4 a meter interface unit 6 which conducts the electronic data via a suitable connection to PSTN 7 (Public Switched Telephone Network). Once in the PSTN 7, the electronic data is transferred to a utility remote metering centre 9 and a remote maintenance centre 10. There is also at the premises 2 a device in the form of a manually operable display device 11 whereby information encoded by the encoder 5 and interface unit 6 can be accessed by the consumer. The display device 11 may be battery powered and may incorporate a power-saving circuit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250303-A (GB)
Title: Stretchable nonwoven polyolefin fabric and production thereof
Inventor: NAKAJIMA TAKAYOSHI
IPC: D04H1/541
Filed: 1991-12-30
Abstract: A stretchable nonwoven polyolefin fabric is produced by heat fusing a web of a mixed fiber containing at least 30 wt.% of a highly crimpable and heat-fusible conjugate fiber of polyolefin in such a manner that the area of each heat fusion point ranges from 0.007 to 0.8 cm<2> and the sum of the areas accounts for 10 to 40 % of the surface of the web and heat treating the web thus fused to crimp and conjugate fiber. The obtained fabric is soft to the touch and can be utilized as the base cloth of bandage, poultice, and other sanitary materials. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264635-A (GB)
Title: Vegetable peeling machine
Inventor: REYNOLDS VICTOR STANLEY
IPC: A23N15/08
Filed: 1992-02-22
Abstract: A garlic peeling machine (1) comprises a chamber having an inlet for receiving unpeeled garlic cloves from a feed chute (2), an air duct (18) for directing a jet of compressed air into the chamber in such a direction as to cause the skins to be removed from garlic cloves within the chamber. An outlet door (20) is arranged to open and close so as to enable peeled garlic cloves to be discharged from the chamber, the skins being discharged through an extraction system (4). Rollers for removing cloves from the outer shells of garlic bulbs are also disclosed, Fig. 4 (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266923-A (GB)
Title: Internal combustion engine fuel supply.
Inventor: THEAKER MICHAEL
IPC: F02M69/04
Filed: 1992-05-07
Abstract: The engine comprises two sets of adjacent cylinders, each set having an inlet duct 12, 14, each inlet duct being associated with a fuel injector 52, 54. The inlet ducts are connected to their associated sets of cylinders by means of siamesed inlet ports (44, 46 Fig. 2) or separate branches (128, 129, 146, 147 Fig. 3) from the main inlet ducts (112, 114 Fig. 3). The fuel injectors are controlled by an engine management system 66 and the fuel injection is timed to provide either two separate injection operations per engine cycle, one for each cylinder in a given set, or one single injection operation per engine cycle to provide both cylinders in a set with fuel. <IMAGE>