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Patent GB-2284278-A (GB)
Title: Temperature control in photographic materials
Inventor: FREEMAN BARRIE
IPC: G03D15/02
Filed: 1993-11-27
Abstract: A photographic paper processing apparatus in which exposed photographic paper is passed through in turn a wet processing section, a washing section and a drying section by a series of rollers and flat guides, wherein the drying section 2 comprises infra-red heaters 10, 11 and 12 with associated reflector 13, and air is passed over the emulsion face of the paper material together and out through channel 4 where probes 18 measures the temperature of the emulsion face of the material after drying or which measures a temperature which is directly related to the temperature of the emulsion face of the material, there being sufficient probes so that whatever the path of the material through the processing apparatus or whatever the width of the material being processed the temperature to which the emulsion face of the material has been subjected will be monitored together with means to alter the drying conditions when the temperature of that probe, which is detecting the lowest temperature, falls below a predetermined temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287036-A (GB)
Title: Wallpaper stripping solution
Inventor: ROBERTS TREVOR ANTHONY
IPC: C09D9/04
Filed: 1993-12-17
Abstract: A wallpaper stripping solution comprises a gelling agent, an alkaline solution and a wetting agent.
Patent GB-935086-A (GB)
Abstract: 935,086. Magnetic door fasteners. AUSTIN & DODSON Ltd. April 20, 1960 [April 21, 1959; Dec. 7, 1959], Nos. 13595/59 and 41526/59. Class 44. In a magnetic door fastener the magnet element is adjustably mounted on a non- magnetic plate 20, Fig. 1 (Prov.), such that when the element and the keeper plate 40 are engaged a part of the plate 20 is between the element and the keeper plate. The element, which comprises a yoke 26 and polepieces 34, 36 is loaded by a spring 28 in a casing 30 and is adjustable relative to the casing by actuation of a screw 20. In a further embodiment, the element comprises polepieces 34<SP>1</SP>, 36<SP>1</SP>, Fig. 2, carried by a suitably adapted channel-sectioned yoke 26 of non-magnetic material housed in a casing 30 secured to an L-shaped mounting plate. The interengaging edges of the keeper and the protruding polepieces may be chamfered.
Patent GB-2274821-A (GB)
Title: Tractor and trailer service line duct.
Inventor: COLLIER WILLIAM
IPC: F16G13/16
Filed: 1994-01-19
Abstract: An articulated vehicle with a tractor 12 having a pivot point 14 about which the trailer 13 pivots, and electrical and/or other conduit means connect the tractor and trailer, is provided with a chain type duct 16 that at least partly constrains the conduits in a path forward from the pivot point, and then upwardly and rearwardly to the front of the trailer 13a. The chain is of limited flexibility and extends forward from the pivot point in a cantilever fashion. The chain may be attached to a swivel arm 17 pivoted near the pivot point. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276975-A (GB)
Title: Doped incandescent filaments for radiant sources
Inventor: BLOMBERG MARTTI
IPC: H01K3/02
Filed: 1994-03-30
Abstract: The invention concerns a radiant source and method for manufacturing the same. The radiant source comprises an essentially planar substrate (1), a well (2) or hole formed into the substrate (1), at least one incandescent filament (3) adapted to the substrate (1), said filament being aligned at said well (2) or hole, and contact pads (5) formed onto the substrate (1), to both ends of the incandescent filament (3), for feeding electric current to the incandescent filament (3). According to the invention, the incandescent filament (3) is doped with phosphorus to an impurity concentration of at least 5-10<19> atom/cm<3>. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277935-A (GB)
Title: Copper-lead based bearing material
Inventor: TANAKA TADASHI
IPC: B32B15/01
Filed: 1994-04-12
Abstract: The material comprises a steel backing layer and a bearing layer of a copper-lead based bearing alloy, the latter consisting essentially, by weight, 0.5 to 10% Bi, 0.5 to 8% Sn, 15 to 30% Pb, 2 to 10% Ni, not greater than 0.2 % P, and optionally .05 to 1.5 % B the balance Cu and incidental impurities. By adding Bi in a copper-lead based bearing alloy it becomes possible to obtain excellent corrosion resistance without impairing the conformability and seizure resistance of the bearing material in comparison with the conventional copper-lead based bearing alloys.
Patent GB-2280140-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for feeding fluent solid materials to moulding apparatus
Inventor: YODA TSUKASA
IPC: B29C48/03
Filed: 1994-06-29
Abstract: Apparatus for feeding fluent solid moulding material to a moulding machine comprises a container 1 for said material moulded of transparent or translucent synthetic resin whereby the quantity of material in the container is visible, an adaptor 4 having a first funnel-shaped open end 6, threadably engageable with opening 3 of container 1 and a second end 7 having an opening for fitting onto a receiving part 13 of the moulding machine 14, 17 and, located between the first and second ends, a shutter 9 slidably displaceable within the adaptor 4 to close off the interior of the container 1. The container 1 is preferably small and, after charging with moulding material can be closed with seal 2 which is removed immediately prior to engagement of the container with the adaptor whereby, the shutter in the adaptor being closed, the moulding material is protected from atmospheric moisture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293114-A (GB)
Title: A three dimensional game for two people
Inventor: JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER EDWARD
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1994-09-08
Abstract: A three dimensional game of four-in-a-row has four transparent platforms (i), stacked above each other, held together by supports (ii), with a gap large enough to place the counters (the playing pieces, iii and iv) in between. Each platform consists of sixteen spaces, arranged in a four-by-four square. One counter of colour P (iii) belonging to player 1 and one of colour Q (iv) belonging to player 2 are placed alternately in a vacant space, until one player has succeeded in obtaining a straight line of four of his counters. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283641-A (GB)
Title: Telephone time recording system
Inventor: VAN HUYSSTEEN ALASTAIR MORRISO
IPC: H04M15/30
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: A telephone time recording system is provided in which the opening part only of the voice communication that takes place during a telephone conversation is recorded, along with, amongst others, information relating to the total time of the call. The latter information may be generated 24 as a synthesized speech and as such recorded on the same record medium 16 as the opening part of the voice communication. The information recorded in this manner can later be used to identify the parties who participated in the call and the matter in question, and this can then be correlated with the information relating to the total time of the call, for billing purposes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299604-A (GB)
Title: Removable security bollard
Inventor: GROSVENOR JONATHAN MARK NIGEL
IPC: E01F15/00
Filed: 1995-04-07
Abstract: The bollard comprises a socket (2) for placing within the ground and a solid metal bar (5) insertable within the socket (2) so as to project above ground level; the socket (2) and bar (6) have external parts (5,7) arranged for locking together when the bar (6) has been inserted in the socket (2) so as to inhibit removal of the bar (6) from the socket (2). The bollard is designed to be simple and inexpensive to manufacture yet very robust.
Patent GB-2290558-A (GB)
Title: Mounting components of warp knitting machines
Inventor: MISTA KRESIMIR
IPC: D04B15/20
Filed: 1995-06-02
Abstract: In a device for holding components such as needles, thread guides (2) or sinkers of warp knitting machines the component is held detachably on a carrier (9) by means of a lateral recess (16) in the shank of the component which receives a sprung catch (15) on a holder (4) the catch being moveable in the shank plane perpendicular to the shank axis and engaging in the recess (16) under pretension. The holder (4) is coplanar with the component and may be secured by peripheral welds (8) to cover plates on both its faces. The cover plates also sandwich the carrier (9) which may be part of a piezoelectric bending device. Alternatively, a series of holders with their components may alterate with single cover plates and the stack may be welded or clamped to a single carrier plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296927-A (GB)
Title: Kerbside drainage unit
Inventor: TURNER BARRY
IPC: E01C11/22
Filed: 1995-08-25
Abstract: A drainage unit 10 for a bridge kerbside drainage system is formed of a metal casting and provides a housing 12 having a roadside front wall 14, an upper wall 18, a rear wall 20, and a lower wall 22. The latter is profiled to define a drainage channel 24. Apertures 26 are provided in the wall 14 whereby to drain surface water from the road into the channel 24, which can provide a desired flow rate under most road drainage flow conditions. A forwardly extending platform 28 enables, in the construction of the road, the road surface to be finished against a reference location provided by the platform 28, and thus enables a close approach by machinery, without possible damage to the housing 12.
Patent GB-2294229-A (GB)
Title: Safety razor
Inventor: BENTON CYRIL REGINALD
IPC: B26B21/28
Filed: 1995-09-13
Abstract: The safety razor is of the type comprising an elongate handle (3) and an elongate blade (1) held in a blade holder (2) which extends in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle (3). In order to extend the useful life of the razor, the blade and the handle are so disposed that their general axes lie at an angle between 1 DEG  and 30 DEG  from the perpendicular direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305812-A (GB)
Title: ATM network
Inventor: MAUGER ROY HAROLD
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1995-09-29
Abstract: An open Services architecture for interworking narrow band services with equivalent broad band services delivers services on both the existing narrow band network and a future broad band network based on flexible signalling connections. The architecture incorporates an adaptive grooming router providing a fully interconnected backbone network function providing connectivity between a plurality of multimedia access routers and a narrow band network. The multimedia access routers provide hub points where access units terminating ISDN basic access and primary rate access lines used for multimedia services are terminated.
Patent GB-2297624-A (GB)
Title: Multiple point test probe
Inventor: UHLING THOMAS F
IPC: G01R31/28
Filed: 1996-02-05
Abstract: A probe (100) comprises an integrated circuit amplifier device on a circuit board. The circuit board comprises a material with a dielectric constant of 5 or less and a ground plane. The device has plural input leads each of which are connected to circuit test points via circuit board traces which are on the opposite side of the circuit board to that of the ground plane and are about 12 to 125 microns wide. The dielectric material may be 100 to 150 microns thick and the probe may include input divider networks. An arrangement using grounded leads located between signal leads, to effectively separate the signal leads and a further arrangement in which selected input leads are connected to ground, are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2300483-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining the water fraction in a multiphase fluid flow
Inventor: MARRELLI JOHN DAVID
IPC: G01N22/04
Filed: 1996-04-30
Abstract: A multiphase fluid having a water phase and an oil phase, for example produced fluid from a well borehole, is caused to flow through a test cell 18 having known geometry. The fluid is irradiated with microwave energy, the transmitted and reflected microwave energy are measured, and the wave number of the fluid is determined therefrom. The water fraction in the fluid is determined from the wave number and from the known geometry of the test cell. The fraction is thus determined directly from the dielectric properties of the fluid mixture, thereby giving the advantage that it is not necessary to know in advance whether the fluid has oil or water as its continuous phase.
Patent GB-2306349-A (GB)
Title: Method of coating the surface of an object with a paint design
Inventor: LATHAM ELAINE
IPC: B44D2/00
Filed: 1996-06-28
Abstract: A method of using compositions and kits for preparing a marbleized coating on the surface of a sheet or object involves floating multiple colour coating materials on the surface of water and dipping the sheet or object directly into this two phase liquid system. The colour coating forms its own design on the water surface and does not need to be moved around or it can be changed. The resulting sheet or object is coated with a marbleized coating which is flexible and permanent. The water is conditioned with cream of tartar or a similar non-toxic substance and tested prior to carrying out the coating method.
Patent GB-2309624-A (GB)
Title: Stake supporting apparatus for plants
Inventor: BRINKHURST NORMAN ERIC
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 1996-12-02
Abstract: Stake supporting apparatus for plants includes a tubular stake support 1 upstanding from a base 2 on which, in use, a grow-bag is positioned with the tubular stake support 1 penetrating and passing through the lower and upper surfaces of the grow-bag to form openings therein. The surface 4 of the base which surrounds the lower end of the tubular stake support is raised to lift the opening formed in the undersurface of the grow-bag to a height which is above the level of the base 2 when a grow-bag is supported thereon. In cross-section, the tubular stake support 1 is preferably circular and the raised base surface 4 is preferably of semi-spherical shape. The tubular stake support 1 may be tapered such that the diameter of the support 1 progressively increases towards its base.
Patent GB-2308408-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injection valve for internal-combustion engines
Inventor: SCHLAF SIEGFRIED
IPC: F02M45/08
Filed: 1996-12-10
Abstract: The valve element (5) has a conical valve sealing face (7) with which it cooperates with a conical valve seat face (9) at the closed, combustion chamber end of the bore of the valve body (3). A seat angle difference is provided between the cone angles of the valve sealing face (7) and of the valve seat face (9), by means of which seat angle difference a peripheral seat edge (25) is formed between the valve element (5) and the valve body (3) and with at least one injection orifice (10) in the region of the valve seat face (9) adjoining the seat edge (25) downstream. For a reliable defined line of contact on the sealing edge formed by the seat edge (25), the annular gap, adjoining the seat edge (25) downstream, between the valve seat face (9) and the valve sealing face (7) of the valve element (5) is enlarged by a peripheral radial recess (27) between the seat edge (25) and the inlet orifice of the injection orifice (10). The valve element (5) may be loaded by two valve springs (15,17,fig.1), of which the first acts continuously and the second only after a preliminary stroke, to produce preliminary and main injection phases.
Patent GB-2321655-A (GB)
Title: Ground anchor
Inventor: TURNER MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: E02D5/80
Filed: 1997-02-01
Abstract: A ground anchor system 10 has a tendon 12 surrounded by a sheath 14, grouting material 24 being provided between the tendon 12 and sheath 14, the grouting material having a fibrous reinforcement.
Patent GB-2310043-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring forces applied to a can in a necking process
Inventor: HAINSWORTH MARK
IPC: B21D51/26
Filed: 1997-02-03
Abstract: A method and means for measuring one or more of the forces applied to a metal can 14 in the course of a process for reducing the diameter of an open end 16 of the can ("necking"), comprises a load transducer 32 associated with carrier means such as a pusher platform 12 used to bring the can end 16 into engagement with a reducing die 18, whereby the axial load imposed upon the can is measured, and a pressure transducer 34 capable of measuring internal pressure within the can imposed by compressed air which is fed through a passage 22 in a knock-out 20 to help the can resist buckling during the necking process. The measurements may be recorded by respective data-logger(s) 40,42 which may be carried upon the necking machine, or be remote from it with the measurements transferred to the datalogger(s) by means of a wire-less link. The data-logger(s) may be associated with data-processing means capable of generating graphical or numerical force/time profiles for the necking process from the stored data, and of comparing the data with stored data representative of historical or desired parameters of the necking process.
Patent GB-2323243-A (GB)
Title: Telephone call monitoring
Inventor: LEITH LEWIS
IPC: H04M3/36
Filed: 1997-03-13
Abstract: A telephone call monitoring system (1) has a call record handler (14) which performs real time processing of call data. It communicates with a communications server (10) via an API and is thus isolated from the communications elements which are scalable in a modular manner. Processed data is written to a dedicated call database (15) for which write access is only allowed to the call record handler (14). Parameter values for the processing are stored in a separate values database (VDB, 26) which may be accessed by a user interface (20). Data managers (27) provide comprehensive parameter value updates to a master RAM (28) used by the CRH (14), to a reporting database (RDB 20) and to the values database (VDB 26). A reporting module (19) has read only access to the CDB (15) and to the RDB (20). Reporting criteria are stored in separate objects and lower-level filters which may be easily modified for flexible report outputting.
Patent GB-2312667-A (GB)
Title: Sheet separator
Inventor: GETTELFINGER DARIN MICHAEL
IPC: B65H3/68
Filed: 1997-05-02
Abstract: The inclined end of a feed tray has a plurality of substantially parallel ribs 53 with recesses 55 therebetween, at least one of which has a pad 57 therein with its sheet engaging surface 58 being interior of the sheet engaging surfaces 59 of the ribs. The rib surfaces, which are engaged first by the sheets being fed, have a lower coefficient of friction with the sheets than the sheet engaging surface of the pad 57. If more than one sheet is fed from a stack 14 to the dam 17, the sheets will strike the rib surfaces first and then the pad surface 58 if not separated from each other by the rib surfaces. Since the pad surface has a coefficient of friction substantially equal to the sheet to sheet friction, this step function in friction helps to separate the top sheet from the next adjacent sheet. The sheets are fed by a pair of rollers 18 mounted on pivted arm 19 and driven by a gear train from motor 20; the arrangement being such that it can be raised to an inoperative position.
Patent GB-2315304-A (GB)
Title: Epicyclic speed change gearing for an automatic transmission
Inventor: SUMI YASUO
IPC: F16H3/66
Filed: 1997-07-04
Abstract: The epicyclic gearing has three planetary gear units G1-3 each including a single pinion meshed with both a sun gear and a ring gear. The pinion carrier PC 1 of the first unit G1 is united with the ring gear R3 of the third unit G3. The ring gear R2 of the second unit G2 is united with the pinion carrier PC3 of the unit G3 . A clutch C1 is between the ring gear R1 of the unit G1 and the ring gear R2 of the nit G2. A clutch C2 or direct connecting member (Fig. 10) is between the sun gear S2 of the unit G2 and the sun gear S3 of the third unit. A clutch C3 is between the sun gear S3 and the pinion carrier PC3. A brake B1 brakes the ring gear R2 and the pinion carrier PC3. A brake B2 brakes the sun gear S1 of the first unit G1. A brake B3 brakes the sun gear S2. An input shaft IN is connected to the ring gear R1. An output shaft OUT is connected to the pinion carrier PC2.
Patent GB-2317697-A (GB)
Title: Automatic resumption of route guidance in vehicle navigation system
Inventor: SEKINE MASAYUKI
IPC: G01C21/00
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: An on-board automobile navigation system provides route guidance instructions to a user. The system detects a power-down of the vehicle and, in response, determines whether to resume route guidance in response to the next start-up of the vehicle. This determination is made prior to powering down the system. The determination is based on the current position of the vehicle and the computed route. If a determination was made to resume guidance after start-up, the selected destination and the computed route are saved in memory before powering down the system. If a determination was made to resume guidance, then in response to the next start-up of the vehicle, the selected destination and the computed route of the vehicle are recalled from memory, and route guidance is resumed from the current position of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2324837-A (GB)
Title: Grease nipple
Inventor: HIGASHI TAKEHIRO
IPC: F16D3/26
Filed: 1997-09-05
Abstract: A grease nipple includes a fixture 1, a plurality of nipples 3, and a screw 4 tapering in a direction away from the fixture. A passage is formed through the fixture and the screw for feeding grease to a universal joint spider. A clamp portion 6 which can accept a spanner is further provided between the fixture and the screw. The clamp portion provides a spacing between the fixture and the universal joint spider for receiving a thickness of a grease feed pipe between one of the nipples and the universal joint spider. The clamp portion may be formed integrally with the fixture and the screw.
Patent GB-2330520-A (GB)
Title: Roasting rack
Inventor: ATTECK LOUIS AUGUSTUS GEORGE
IPC: B25B7/00
Filed: 1997-10-23
Abstract: A rack is shown which comprises a conical member at ix for insertion into a cavity of poultry (ii figure 3), and a sloping support iv. A clamp (xi) is disclosed also.
Patent GB-2333628-A (GB)
Title: Detection of contaminants in granular material
Inventor: DAVIES EMLYN ROY
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 1997-11-07
Abstract: For detecting contaminants in granular material, and in particular in cereal foodstuffs such as grain, A four-stage process is used in which an image of a grain sample is taken upon which a plurality of image processing operations are applied to identify regions of the image where a contaminant may be. The contaminant is then recognised and classified 26, and then finally an operator is alerted to the presence of the contaminant 27. Two different image processing techniques are applied to the image to detect and classify contaminants, being rapid block clustering 22, 23 and linear feature detection 24, and the techniques are particularly adapted so as to provide for real-time operation.
Patent GB-2319737-A (GB)
Title: Electrostatic coating method
Inventor: MINOURA SHUUJI
IPC: B05B12/14
Filed: 1996-09-19
Abstract: An apparatus for electrostatically coating a workpiece has an insulating separator valve mechanism (30) for electrically separating a paint supply passage for supplying an electrically conductive paint to a coating gun (24), into a paint supply passage (28b) to which a high voltage will be applied and a paint supply passage (28a) to which no high voltage will be applied. The insulating separator valve mechanism (30) has a first valve body (52) connectable to the paint supply passage (28a) through a first on/off valve (54), and a second valve body (96) connectable to the paint supply passage (28b) through a second on/off valve (100). While the first and second valve bodies are connected to each other and the first and second on/off valves are closed, a paint trap (105) is cleaned by a cleaning medium, which is discharged into a second dump passage (66).