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Patent GB-2280636-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for welding a bag
Inventor: ACHELPOHL FRITZ
IPC: B29C65/78
Filed: 1994-06-21
Abstract: An apparatus for welding the end of a tube to form sacks and bags comprises a rotating drum 12 with welding jaws 40 on stations (14, Figure 1) arranged on one face of the drum. To ensure a crease-free processing of the tubular sections 16 to be welded grippers 22, that can be caused to open and close, are arranged on the drum at the individual welding stations (14) to hold the tubular sections 16. A movable welding jaw 42, set into a recess 44 in the drum, forms a flat bearing surface for the pivotable jaw 40 on the sections 32, 34 of the bag to be welded, while the drum itself has a cylindrical peripheral surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280474-A (GB)
Title: Locking system for doors
Inventor: MCMORRAN DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: E05B63/14
Filed: 1994-07-29
Abstract: A locking system (1) for a door, comprises a primary mechanism (5) and a secondary mechanism (10). The primary mechanism (5) includes a plurality of bolts (11) and actuation means such as linkage rods (7, 7') for common actuation of bolts (11). A secondary mechanism (10) is provided so as to be selectively operable to disable actuation means (7, 7') of the primary mechanism, and to provide an additional locking bolt for the system. An example secondary mechanism is a deadlock (11') which extends through an aperture in a linkage rod to disable the primary mechanism. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292060-A (GB)
Title: Gardening tool
Inventor: HANNAM RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: A01B1/00
Filed: 1994-08-10
Abstract: The invention provides a gardening tool (10) which is suitable for attachment to a handle and which is used to create a gutter at the edge of a border so as to improve the appearance of the border. The tool includes a vertical plate (11) which has a lower edge (12) and a cutting edge (18). Extending from the vertical plate (11) at an acute angle is a curved plate (20) which has a cutting edge (22). In use, the tool is pulled along the edge of a border, and soil and the like lying at the edge of the border is caused to move by the curved plate (20) and its cutting edge (22) away therefrom, creating a gutter (Fig. 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-943308-A (GB)
IPC: B65G19/28
Abstract: 943,308. Endless scraper conveyers. GEWERKSCHAFT EISENHUTTE WESTFALIA. Dec. 4, 1961 [Dec. 16, 1960], No. 43317/61. Heading B8A. Sections 10 of a channel for a double-chain scraper conveyer have replaceable end elements 11, 12 which have a wall thickness greater than that of the side members 18 of the channel to which the elements 11, 12 are secured. The end elements are of wear-resistant material, e.g. vanadium-tungsten steel, and are preferably secured by welding over the entire length of their edges where the edges contact the members 18 and a bottom plate 21. The end elements have projections 20 which engage recesses 19 and are drawn together by a bolt 17 passing through a pin 13 which engages in a socket 14. When the elements become worn, they may be cut out and replaced. When the end portion of a bottom plate 21 becomes worn, the portion is cut off and a shaped part 22 is welded in position, Fig. 5.
Patent GB-2296730-A (GB)
Title: Barrier arrangements
Inventor: FOLLOWS MELVIN ALBERT LESLIE
IPC: E04H17/22
Filed: 1995-01-04
Abstract: A barrier arrangement comprising support means made up of a plurality of upright members (42) connected in series by cross-members (44) and mountable on a fixture (14) such as the ground, and a plurality of generally planar barrier members (16) locatable over the cross-members (44) to generally hook over and hang therefrom to provide a barrier. Each barrier member (16) may locate at its lower end into a retaining channel (48) which holds the member (16) in place. Successive barrier members (16) may also be interconnected through connecting lips. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to silt extractors
Inventor: EVANS PHILLIP DAVID
IPC: B08B17/02
Filed: 1995-01-11
Abstract: A silt extractor for insertion in a pipeline comprises a pipe section 1 with an annular chamber 8 surrounding the main passage 9, an outlet 2 branching upwardly from the top of the chamber 8, and an aperture 7 in the inner wall of the chamber on the opposite lower side of said passage. The pipe section may be a T-joint with a stem 2 extending upwardly. The arms of the T are larger in diameter than the pipeline, but taper at their ends 4. A tubular insert 5 lies coaxially within the arms, its ends sealingly wedged against the tapers. The aperture 7 may be elongated in the direction of flow and keyhole shaped and extends along the lower side of this insert, opposite the stem 2 and silt drops through it to accumulate in the lower part of the annular chamber 8 found between the insert and the arms of the T. This can periodically be purged by opening a valve or stopcock in or downstream of the stem.
Patent GB-2295819-A (GB)
Title: Sheet or bag dispenser
Inventor: ISAACS NEIL ADRIAN
IPC: B65H1/04
Filed: 1995-07-14
Abstract: A dispenser for a stack of sheets or bags 50 includes an elongate lever 12 pivoted at 14, at the rear of tray 10 in which the stack is retained. A second lever 22 is pivotally mounted on the lever 12. Depression of the lever 12 (fig 4) causes only the uppermost bag 52 to be dispensed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305367-A (GB)
Title: Three dimensional board game
Inventor: PEARSON WILLIAM
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1995-09-25
Abstract: Board game apparatus comprises a base laid out to a square array of hemispherical depressions, and a plurality of spherical playing pieces which can be received into the depressions and which themselves in turn can support further spherical pieces upon themselves. The pieces form at last two distinguishable sets and the object of the game is to place spheres of a single sort in straight lines.
Patent GB-2295204-A (GB)
Title: I.c.engine fuel injector and spark plug arrangement
Inventor: LINDER ERNST
IPC: F02B23/10
Filed: 1995-11-16
Abstract: An outwardly-opening poppet valve fuel injector 6 provides a basically conical fuel or fuel/air mixture spray 12 with a spray portion 31 directed towards the spark plug electrodes 14, 15. The spray portion 31 provides an ignitable mixture at the spark gap 16 with an overall lean charge in the cylinder 4. A recess (26, 126, Figs. 2 to 5) in the annular wall (24, 124) of the injector downstream of the valve seat (20) and spaced from the valve head (10) provides the spray portion 31. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311275-A (GB)
Title: Package with reusable biassed closure
Inventor: STADEN DAVID ALEXANDER
IPC: B65D33/16
Filed: 1996-03-21
Abstract: A package 1 includes a reusable closure 5 comprising a plurality of strip members 9, 10 fixed along their surfaces to opposite sides of the package and prestressed such that in the absence of any external force acting on the members they press towards each other. Pressing on the ends 13, 14 of the members causes them to bow outwards, opening the package. The package may include a primary seal 2 adjacent or around (Figure 11) the reusable closure. The reusable closure may lie across a corner of the package (Figure 10). The strip members 9, 10 may comprise protrusions and channels (Figures 9a-d) which engage one another to produce a locking seal.
Patent GB-2299584-A (GB)
Title: Flame retardant flexible polymer foam
Inventor: WALLACE WILLIAM RONALD
IPC: C08K3/04
Filed: 1996-03-29
Abstract: A flexible closed cell polymeric foam contains expandable graphite as fire retardant. The foam is prepared by mixing a polymer, a curing agent, at least one blowing agent and an expandable graphite at a temperature of at least 100{C but below a temperature causing activation of the blowing agent to foam a foamable mixture and thereafter heating the foamable mixture to activate the blowing agent and cause foaming. The method of preparation may additionally include a curing step in which the foamable mixture is heated under pressure to activate simultaneously each of a curing agent, which is preferably a free radical curing agent, and a foaming agent. The polymer is e.g. polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene-propylene rubber or ethylene-propylene terpolymer.
Patent GB-2301464-A (GB)
Title: Multi-server fault tolerance using in-band signalling
Inventor: EKROT ALEXANDER C
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 1996-05-16
Abstract: A primary server/standby server network configuration includes a primary server 202 executing network operating system software and a standby server 200 monitoring for the proper operation of the primary server, where both the primary server and the standby server are connected to a storage system 208. If the primary server fails, the standby server instructs the storage system to switch its hardware connections to the standby server, allowing the standby server to boot the operating system. This instruction is done via in-band signalling. Further primary servers, e.g. 204, can be backed up by the single standby server.
Patent GB-2302774-A (GB)
Title: Method of inserting a background picture signal into parts of a foreground picture signal
Inventor: GEHRMANN RAINER
IPC: H04N9/75
Filed: 1996-06-25
Abstract: In a method of inserting a background picture signal into key color-characterized parts of a foreground picture signal, the selectivity, i.e. the boundary between its foreground colors and the transition or mixed colors degenerated by the key color is made to be changeable within a frame period by means of masking. This provides the possibility of differently keying equal colors of different origin occurring in a picture - as a pure foreground color, on the one hand, and as a mixed color, on the other hand - namely, by dynamically switching the selectivity within a frame period by means of the chroma angle * small Greek alpha *c .
Patent GB-2305507-A (GB)
Title: A cache static RAM having a test circuit therein
Inventor: CHOI JIN KOOK
IPC: G11C29/02
Filed: 1996-09-25
Abstract: A static random access memory (SRAM) device comprises: a 4 way by 64 set array of memory cells 50, memory cell write circuit means 10 and precharger 40, word line decoder 60, sense amplifier 30, comparator 20 and test 70 circuitry. The write circuit 10 being suitable for renewing one 4 way bit line of the memory cell array 50 after receiving a read signal from a control device and an address from a memory management unit. The comparator 20 is for comparing the address from the write circuit 10 with a bit signal from a selected word line which is obtained via the sense amplifier 30. The test circuit 70 calculates from various signals a node value for the cell which indicates if the cell is normal or not. Separate calculation parts may be used for each bit of a 4 bit word. P-MOS and N-MOS transistors may be used in the precharger 40 and test circuitry 70 respectively. The device may include inverter circuitry formed with a C-MOS transistor arrangement.
Patent GB-2317570-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable moulded club head
Inventor: CHESWORTH PHILIP JAMES
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: A golf club head has an adjustable weight 2 and a stub shaft 7 extending next to or into the weight 2. Filler material is moulded around the weight 2 and stub shaft 7 when the desired position of the weight 2 in the head has been finalised. The head may comprise an angled sole plate 1 of angle iron to which the weight is welded before the moulding process or the head may be of an open ended metal box construction (figs 6-9) into which weights (29 fig 9) are welded before the cavity is filled with the filler material. The stub shaft may be placed directly into a bore in a weight (10 fig 5), into a cut in a weight (5 fig 4) or spaced from a weight (25 fig 7). An aluminum machined face (8 fig 2, 31 fig 9) may be adhered to the head.
Patent GB-2306037-A (GB)
Title: Evaluation system and method for POS terminals
Inventor: GREEN GRAHAM MARTIN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 1996-10-02
Abstract: A method for use in evaluating performance of a plurality of individual POS stations POS1 to POSn, each station being clerk operated and providing POS station transaction data, comprises providing video cameras for generating video indicative of activity at the POS stations and providing first recorder(s) 1 for recording the video and the transaction data, establishing statistical rules for analyzing the recorded POS transaction data and applying first analysis rules to transaction data provided by the POS stations to provide selected transaction data and recording the selected transaction data and video corresponding thereto in a second recorder 11 in a succession according with another analysis rule. The recording succession may be a succession commencing with the most abnormal transaction and proceeding to the least abnormal transaction. A recording succession applicable to the first recorder(s) is chronological and brought on by human intervention.
Patent GB-2318501-A (GB)
Title: Wall cabinet
Inventor: KU KUEI-CHIANGE
IPC: A47B47/00
Filed: 1996-10-24
Abstract: A sectional wall cabinet structure eg for religious purpose includes two end panels 3, two side panels 1, a back panel 2 and a front panel, assembled together by engaging flanges eg 32 with corresponding receiving channels eg 33 to be held together by friction. The front edges of panels 3 and the side panels 1 are inserted into receiving channels formed at a backside of the front panel (see Fig 2) and are fixed thereto by means of fixing pins. Multiple units of the cabinets can be continuously and firmly connected in either vertical or horizontal direction.
Patent GB-2307082-A (GB)
Title: Alarm apparatus and a method for monitoring the alarm apparatus
Inventor: ANDERSON FRANCIS JOSEPH
IPC: G08B29/12
Filed: 1996-11-08
Abstract: Alarm apparatus comprising siren alarm means 10, where said alarm means emits a sound signal in response to the application of an alarm and/or test signal. The signal generator 12 under the control of a microprocessor 14 generates a high frequency alarm signal which is applied to the siren 10 in response to an alarm condition being determined by the central control panel 16 of the security circuit 15. Low frequency test signals are applied periodically to the siren 10 by a signal generator 12, which cause the siren to emit a low volume sound signal for testing thereof. A microphone 30 adjacent the siren 10 detects the sound signals emitted. On the microphone failing to detect the sound signals emitted by the siren 10, the microprocessor 14 determines that a fault condition exists in the control box, and transmits an alert signal to the central control panel 16 of a security circuit 15, which in turn relays an alert signal to a central monitoring station over a telephone network.
Patent GB-2304568-A (GB)
Title: Patient support apparatus for tilting examination table
Inventor: FALBO SR MICHAEL G
IPC: A63B22/08
Filed: 1995-02-06
Abstract: A patient-supporting bed (10) especially adapted for cardiac sonography includes a horizontal uppermost bed surface (20), an exercise apparatus (24) coupled to one end of the bed (10), a tilting mechanism (22) for tilting the bed surface, and a novel support structure for supporting the patient on the tilted bed. The support structure includes a flexible patient support sling (46) adapted to circumferentially surround the patient's midsection and an adjustable shoulder support apparatus (48) adapted to engage one side of the patient's body while the bed is tilted. The bed surface includes an access opening (38) and a corresponding shiftable bed filler section (40) disposed within the opening (38). The bed filler section (40) is shiftable between upper and lower positions and includes a latching assembly serving to normally maintain the filler section (40) in an upper, generally horizontal position so that the bed presents a generally horizontal and uninterrupted patient-supporting top surface (20).
Patent GB-2323576-A (GB)
Title: Fairing arrangement for aircraft control surface
Inventor: JOHNSON BRIAN D
IPC: B64C9/02
Filed: 1997-03-26
Abstract: A fairing arrangement for bridging an aircraft fixed structure 14, and a control surface 10. (eg. an aileron operated by a jack 16) comprises first and second fairing portions 22, 24, on the fixed structure 14, and control surface 10, respectively, with an intermediate flexible seal 26, disposed between them. The seal is deformable, to accommodate differential movement between the fairing portions 22, 24, and may include a surface layer (30 fig.7) of low friction material. The seal 26, may be made by impregnating plies, of knitted polyester fibres, with silicone. One of the plies may be provided with border strips of woven glass fibre material.
Patent GB-2312577-A (GB)
Title: Portable audio equipment with battery saving
Inventor: PETERSON ERIC CARL
IPC: G11B19/00
Filed: 1997-04-10
Abstract: In portable electronic equipment comprising source of power 10 and operational circuitry 30, a load device 50, which may be internal or external to the equipment, is coupleable to the operational circuitry and a switch 20 is coupled between the power source and the operational circuitry and connects the power source to the operating circuitry only when the load device is coupled to the operational circuitry. In portable audio equipment, for example, the switch connects the power source to the operational circuitry only if an external or the internal speaker is coupled to the operational circuitry.
Patent GB-2324579-A (GB)
Title: A liner for a well shaft
Inventor: DIXON ROGER ALLAN
IPC: F16L47/24
Filed: 1997-04-24
Abstract: The liner (1) has sections insertable one (21) inside another (31) with coupling by screw threads (22, 32) for use during installation, one of the threads (32) being formed in a boss (33) that is shearable from one section, e.g. the outer (31), in response to significant longitudinal settlement loads applied to the liner and thus allowing telescopic movement of the liner to avoid buckling. The shearing can be provided by brittle shear pins mounted on the section (31) and in apertures of the boss (3); alternatively, the boss (33) is welded to the section by welding of a known strength. Other section jointing is disclosed, i.e. L-slot bayonet, sprung pins, or push-fit.
Patent GB-2332435-A (GB)
Title: Coating material comprising thermoset and thermoplastic materials
Inventor: COATES ROBERT JOHN
IPC: C09D201/00
Filed: 1997-12-16
Abstract: A coating material comprises a cured particulate thermoset material dispersed in a matrix of thermoplastic material. The thermoset may be an acrylic, polyester, vinyl or epoxy thermosetting polymer. The thermoplastic material may be for example a thermoplastic acrylic, polyester, vinyl, epoxy or ionomeric thermoplastic polymer. Preferably both polymers are of an acrylic or polyester basis. The composition may be prepared by extruding a thermosetting polymer into eg a strand sheet or film, breaking the resulting product into particulate form, blending it with the thermoplastic material and extruding the blend. The composition is especially suited for dual mould coating where the coating material is introduced into a mould to coat its interior and then injecting the moulding material which becomes coated with the previously introduce coating material. This is especially suited to vehicle body parts, especially those of plastics materials.
Patent GB-2333247-A (GB)
Title: Lock mechanism for a filter housing
Inventor: BRADFORD PETER FRANCIS
IPC: B01D35/14
Filed: 1998-01-17
Abstract: A filter arrangement, comprises filter housing and a filter head, the filter housing 12 and filter head 10 including cooperating regions arranged to permit the filter housing 12 to be secured to the filter head 10, and a lock arrangement 24, 26, 28 whereby undesirable angular movement of the filter housing 12 relative to the filter head 10 is restricted, the lock arrangement 24, 26, 28 comprising a projection 28 associated with one of the filter housing 12 and the filter head 10, the projection 28 being engageable with an abutment 24 associated with the other of the filter housing 12 and the filter head 10 to restrict relative angular movement of the filter housing 12 and the filter head 10, at least one of the projection 28 and the abutment 24 being displaceable in a generally radial direction to disengage the projection 28 from the abutment 24 to permit relative angular movement of the filter housing 12 and filter head 10, thereby permitting removal of the filter housing 12 from the filter head 10. The filter head 10 is preferably secured to the filter housing 12 by angular movement of one relative to the other. The lock mechanism may require manual disengagement before movement of the filter housing can commence.
Patent GB-2336310-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing transdermal patches
Inventor: TUCKER MARK RUPERT
IPC: A61F13/02
Filed: 1998-04-14
Abstract: A continuous process for forming a transdermal patch which comprises the steps of: continously feeding a strip (7) of material comprising a layer of permeable membrane; continously feeding into close proximity and in face-to-face relationship with the first strip a second strip (2) formed of impermeable backing material; passing the first and second strips together through a filling and sealing station in which the material containing an active substance is introduced between the strips and pouches are formed by first sealing devices (13,14,15) which seal the strips together in a longitudinal direction of the strips and second sealing devices (21, 22) which seal the strips together in a transverse direction of the strips; the size of the pouches being adjusted by adjusting the number position and/or frequency of operation of the first sealing devices and/or by adjusting the number position and/or frequency of operation of the second sealing devices.
Patent GB-2321032-A (GB)
Title: Edge protector
Inventor: HUNT RAYMOND JOHN
IPC: B65B25/14
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: An edge protector for the edges of roll shaped articles, e.g. pallets, reeled steel and paper products is made from a reel of an elongated sheet (10) of plastics material, the sheet having an indentation (11) extending longitudinally along a major surface of the sheet and extending only partially into the thickness of the sheet. The indentation (11) divides the sheet into webs (12,13) which are folded into an L-shaped edge protector. The folded edge protector will remain in the folder position for sufficient time to allow the edge protector to be applied to the edge portion of the article, i.e. the recovery of the webs towards their original unfolded configuration is relatively slow.
Patent GB-2340569-A (GB)
Title: A method of joining adjacent end portions of aligned pipes
Inventor: JOHNSON RAYMOND EDWARD
IPC: F16L17/025
Filed: 1998-08-12
Abstract: A method of joining adjacent end portions of generally longitudinally aligned pipes 1, 2 using a sleeve 3, having end portions in which are formed outwardly open-ended housings 3A for receiving respective resilient sealing rings 6. The method comprises placing the sealing rings respectively around the pipe end portions, and then arranging the sleeve to bridge between and surround the adjacent pipe end portions within the axial positions occupied by the sealing rings. The sealing rings are then forced into the respective sleeve housings so as to resiliently compress the rings radially between the internal surfaces of the housings and the outer surfaces of the pipe end portions so that they constitute self sustaining seals between these surfaces. Retaining means are positioned to retain the seals within the housings, which may be in the form of two end members 5 connected together by tie bolts 9 carried by and extending between the end members, and where each end member may be a one-piece plastics moulding.