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Patent GB-2255820-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated display shelving system
Inventor: SHARP JOHN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: F21V23/06
Filed: 1991-05-14
Abstract: An illuminated display shelving system (1) is disclosed in which lamps mounted on a shelf (3) are supplied with electricity through brackets (15, 15") which support the shelf (3). The brackets (15, 15') are releasably engageable with a plurality of shelf locations in a pair of vertical supports (11). Engagement of the brackets (15, 15') causes them to be connected, through the supports (11) to an electrical supply such as a transformer (4). The power supply is stabilised to allow shelves (3) to be added to or removed from the system (1) without the need for adjustment to the supply. Alternative embodiments are disclosed having a larger number of vertical supports and having a number of horizontal supports. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247979-A (GB)
Title: Signal processing and sound source data forming apparatus
Inventor: FURUHASHI MAKOTO
IPC: G10H7/10
Filed: 1991-08-14
Abstract: An apparatus for processing a digital signal produced by digitizing an analog signal such as a musical instrument sound signal, and an apparatus for producing sound source data. When the input signal contains a periodically repetitive waveform portion, the fundamental frequency and its high harmonic components of the input signal is extracted by a comb filter prior to signal processing which takes advantage of the periodicity of the input signal. The fundamental frequency or pitch is detected by performing Fourier transform to produce frequency components, phase matching these frequency components and performing inverse Fourier transform. When extracting a repetitive waveform portion or so-called looping domain, such looping domain having the highest similarity in waveform in the vicinity of both ends of the domain is selected. When the bit compression of digital signal data is performed by selecting a filter with blocks each consisting of plural samples as units, a pseudo signal is affixed to the input signal, before the start point of the input signal, which pseudo signal will cause a filter of the lowest order to be selected. The coping domain is set so as to be a whole number multiple of the block which serves as the unit for bit compression, and the parameters of the looping start block are formed on the basis of data of the start and the end blocks. By applying the signal processing to a sound source data forming apparatus, sound source data may be formed which is reduced in the looping noise and error caused by data compression and which is of superior sound quality. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247185-A (GB)
Title: Travelling toy vehicle
Inventor: OZAWA AKIO
IPC: A63H31/00
Filed: 1991-08-22
Abstract: A travelling toy vehicle is provided having an external body (2, Figure 1) in the shape of a dump truck or other vehicle. An internal frame 10 drives two wheels (5) on an axle 60. The frame 10 contains a vibrating mechanism and rocks left and right by the motion of a spur gear 70 disposed between two cylindrical force receiving pieces 71 attached to the external body 2 of the travelling toy vehicle. A power transmission route change mechanism couples drive power from a motor 20 to the vibrating mechanism for a predetermined period of time to simulate idling of the vehicle. Thereafter, the drive power is coupled to the travelling mechanism to provide forward movement of the travelling toy vehicle. Electrical power to the motor 20 is switched on and off by pressing down against the rear portion of the travelling toy vehicle. An operation restricting lever (15) mounted at the rear of the vehicle prevents the switching on of electrical power when the toy is being stored and allows manual use of the toy without propulsion by the motor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250344-A (GB)
Title: Fluid pressure differential monitor
Inventor: BANKS ANTHONY JOHN
IPC: G01L19/12
Filed: 1991-11-14
Abstract: A device for continuously monitoring the difference in pressure of closed spaces A and 8 separated by a wall W comprises an open-ended tubular housing 1 secured at an angle to a tube 2 rotatably mounted in a horizontal passage P in the wall. The housing 1 has a length three times its internal diameter and has transparent ends 15 and 17 and an opaque central part 16. Green and red balls, 8, 9 are retained and free to roll within the housing. Whilst the pressure differential is sufficient, green ball 8 is visible in end 15, when the differential falls both balls move down the housing and the red ball becomes visible. The differential pressure at which the balls move is adjusted by rotating the device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262539-A (GB)
Title: Titanium containing magnesium alloy produced by vapour quenching.
Inventor: BRAY DAVID JOHN
IPC: C22C1/00
Filed: 1991-12-16
Abstract: Magnesium based alloy containing 0.5 to 47% of titanium by weight is produced as a solid solution alloy by vapour quenching. In specific embodiments a source of titanium is evaporated using an electron beam. The ingredients are vapourised from separate sources to avoid the problem of titanium insolubility in magnesium melts. Preferred ranges for titanium are 5 to 40% and 15 to 28% by weight. The alloy exhibits corrosion resistance particularly at higher levels of titanium. Alloys containing 15 to 28% titanium with either approximately 5% aluminium or approximately 1% silicon are disclosed. The alloys may contain other elements conventional as ingredients in magnesium based alloys.
Patent GB-2263705-A (GB)
Title: Method for manufacturing a tin-plated steel sheet useful in making a high strength drawn and ironed can
Inventor: SHIMIZU KEIICHI
IPC: C25D5/36
Filed: 1992-01-23
Abstract: An annealing step in the manufacture of a suitable tin-plated steel is eliminated by hot rolling a steel strip containing 0.01 - 0.06 % carbon, < 0.03 % silicon, 0.1 to 0.4 % manganese, 0.01 to 0.03 % sulphur, 0.02 to 0.10 % aluminium, < 0.006% nitrogen, < 0.03 %, balance iron and impurities wherein % Mn + 10 C % < 0.8 and % M n - 10 S % < 0.2, pickling, cold rolling and tin-coating both sides. The product has excellent formability and corrosion resistance.
Patent GB-2263183-A (GB)
Title: Multiple electronic control switch assembly.
Inventor: BIRKETT HAROLD
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 1992-03-18
Abstract: This invention relates to integrated multiple electronic control switch assemblies for computer keyboards, videos, aircraft, industrial and many other applications which will make them more compact and in some instances easier to use than existing methods. The switch operating pad areas are deliberately positioned close to each other so that the switches immediately adjacent to that being used are enclosed within the operator's finger print area where a pre-determined number of these must also transmit their signals to an integrated control circuit assembly in order that the required signal from the keypad located central to the fingerprint area is transmitted out of the assembly to its required destination.
Patent GB-2258052-A (GB)
Title: Electricity consumption cost metering
Inventor: FORREST ANDREW
IPC: G01R21/133
Filed: 1992-07-20
Abstract: An electricity consumption cost meter comprises means (1) for measuring the consumption of electric energy; means (7) which stores for each of a plurality of successive time periods the price of energy to be supplied by the meter; means (9) for multiplying the consumption of energy in each period and the price of energy for that period; means (11) for totalling the cost of energy consumed during the time periods; and means (17) which periodically updates the price data stored in the storage means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259196-A (GB)
Title: Male electrical connectors
Inventor: HOFFMAN ERNEST GERHARD
IPC: H01R13/213
Filed: 1992-08-13
Abstract: A male electrical connector (10) comprises a plug body (14), a plurality of curved blades (16-18) extending therefrom, and a plate (92) formed integrally with a cylindrical wall (86) of a shield that is slidably received on the plug body (14) and biassed away from it by spring (84). The plate (92) carries locking prongs (106-108) serving to lock the blades (16-18) in a female connector by entering curved slots that have already received the blades axially, followed by rotation to engage the blades behind a shoulder of the female connector. The prongs prevent (figure 5) or resist (with sloped camming edges) reverse rotation. The connector includes lock-in and/or lock-out means preventing relative movement of plate and plug body, such as a band padlocked in a gap (b) between body rim (46') and wall rim (94'); alternatively, an axially extending tab (124) is receivable in a recess (126) in only one angular position of the plug body and plate when a padlock (123) is removed; or a pin engages aligned holes in the relatively slidable parts when operated by a slider. The connector incorporates a sealing shroud around the relatively sliding parts. The shield can be replaced by a pronged plate slidably received and biassed in the plug body. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270051-A (GB)
Title: Shock-absorbing folding bicycle.
Inventor: HWANG TSONG-CHING
IPC: B62K15/00
Filed: 1992-09-01
Abstract: A folding bicycle has two handlebars 12 which can be rotated upwards into a horizontal position for steering control or downwards into a collapsed position to reduce space occupation, a toggle joint 22 in a top tube 21 for permitting the top tube to be folded up, and a shock-absorbing device 4 in a down tube 24 for absorbing shock-waves and also permitting the down tube to be folded up into a collapsed position. The top tube 21 can also be replaced by a twin tube arrangement (fig 14), both tubes having a toggle joint. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272645-A (GB)
Title: Wound Dressing
Inventor: ARNOLD PETER STUART
IPC: A61L15/44
Filed: 1992-11-23
Abstract: The invention provides wound dressings comprising a molecular filtration membrane (4) having a maximum pore size in the range of from 0.001 mu m to 0.5 mu m, and preferably in the range of from 0.01 mu m to 0.25 mu m. The wound dressings may also comprise an absorbent layer (3) atop the molecular filtration membrane and/or a wound contact layer (5) of wound-friendly bioabsorbable material for contacting the wound. In use, the molecular filtration membrane retains high molecular weight biopolymers and wound healing factors at the wound surface while excluding bacteria and allowing rapid egress of wound exudate through the membrane into the absorbent layer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265279-A (GB)
Title: Communication transfer between unlike communication domains
Inventor: HART THOMAS B
IPC: H04W36/14
Filed: 1993-05-18
Abstract: A communication system transfers communication from one communication domain (analog) (105) to another, unlike communication domain (digital). The communication system uses a transition cell having both analog and digital coverage areas overlapping in a 1:1 RF footprint. The transition cell is partitioned into sectors, each sector marked with either an analog or digital domain indication. When a subscriber unit (100) enters the transition cell from one domain, an inter-cell handoff into the transition cell within the same domain is performed. When the subscriber unit enters a sector having an opposite domain indication, an intra-cell handoff is performed. If the subscriber unit (100) then moves out of the transition cell, an inter-cell handoff into the new domain is performed.
Patent GB-2273528-A (GB)
Title: Security device
Inventor: WHITFIELD JOHN
IPC: E05G1/00
Filed: 1993-12-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a security device, particularly for such as safes that are ordinarily attendant to such as cash dispensing machines and night safes. Such safes are susceptible to attack by the technique generally referred to as ram raiding where heavy equipment such as, for example, motorised mechanical diggers, are employed to break through a wall or a window behind which the safe is located and lift the safe for deposit on to a waiting vehicle. The object of the invention is to provide a security device able to resist such attack for an appreciable time scale, which objective is met by a construction comprising at least one anchor means (2) for affixing to the ground or securing to a floor adjacent and below the location of a safe, a pivot means (4) on said at least one anchor means, at least one elongate support means (5) pivotally secured to said pivot means on the at least one anchor means, said elongate support means to be attached to the safe (1). Preferably, the or each elongate support means (5) has an attendant telescopically located outer encasing means (6), with an attendant means to prevent the removal of the outer encasing means from the elongate support means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274384-A (GB)
Title: Automatically releasable safety device in a mechanical igniter for a gas generator
Inventor: NISHIZAWA MUNEO
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 1994-01-24
Abstract: The igniter for a gas generator in a seat belt pretensioner or in an air bag system, has an inertia weight 51, a latch lever 52 and a firing pin 53 which are all movable in the event of an emergency to fire a percussion cap attached to the gas generator in response to acceleration. Furthermore, the igniter has a restraint member 61 and a controller 62 therefor as a safety device for making the elements 51, 52, 53 immovable. The controller 62 shown is a leaf spring (Figs. 1, 5, 6 and 7) which moves the restraining member 61 into a release position when the igniter is attached to the vehicle body. In other embodiments the leaf spring is replaced by a lever mechanism (Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11). Alternately, the controller may connect the restraint member to a belt stopper so that the restraint member is released upon removal of the stopper after the igniter has been attached to the vehicle body (Figs. 16 and 17). The restraint member may instead be released by a solenoid upon the fastening of a seat belt to the occupant's body (Fig. 15). Another arrangement employs the fitting of a trim cover to release the restraint (Fig. 12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288321-A (GB)
Title: Storage system
Inventor: SZMIDLA ANDREW
IPC: F16B12/20
Filed: 1994-04-13
Abstract: A storage system has two series of spaced parallel members (11, 12), the members of the first series being at right-angles to the members of the second series and at least some of the members of the first series being displaced in the direction of their length relative to the adjacent member of the first series. The arrangement is such as to form a series of rectangular compartments whose sides are formed by two adjacent members of the first series and two adjacent members of the second series. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288976-A (GB)
Title: Lengthening or thickening human hair
Inventor: GOLD DAVID ANTHONY
IPC: A41G3/00
Filed: 1994-04-27
Abstract: Human hair is lengthened or thickened using a layer of hair filaments in which the filaments are arranged substantially parallel at least at one end of the layer and are bonded together at that end on at least one side by ribbon(s) of thermoplastic resin to form a plastics strip with a row of hair filaments attached thereto. The plastics strip of the layer is bonded by heat and pressure to live hair and the strip then cut or broken to provide separate tufts forming hair extensions. A process and apparatus for producing the hair layer and a tool for use in joining it to the live hair are also described.
Patent GB-2287116-A (GB)
Title: Device for seat occupancy detection for a motor vehicle
Inventor: ZEIDLER FALK
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 1995-02-21
Abstract: A device for seat occupancy detection for a motor vehicle, especially for inhibiting airbag release when a seat is unoccupied, has a seat occupancy sensor 3 which has a front sensing region 3.1 and a rear sensing region 3.2, which can be evaluated separately. In this way, it is possible to indicate whether the front-seat passenger is in a sitting position close to the front seat edge of the seat cushion 1. As a further measure, the inhibiting of airbag release can be provided in the case of an incorrect sitting position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287942-A (GB)
Title: C-terminal sorbin analogues for inhibiting pepsin release
Inventor: DESCROIX-VAGNE MONIQUE
IPC: A61P1/04
Filed: 1995-03-09
Abstract: A peptide of the general formula I      A1 - A2 - A3 - X (I> in which: A1 represents the residue L-Thr or D-Thr; or one of the following sequences in which at least one amino acid residue may be of D configuration:   <IMAGE> A2 represents the sequence Lys-Pro-Gln-Ala in which at least one amino acid residue may be of D configuration; A3 represents a covalent bond or the sequence Gly-A4-A5 in which each of A4 and A5 independently represents a basic amino acid residue; and X represents a hydroxy, amino or alkylamino group; with the proviso that the peptide contains at least one D-amino acid residue. The peptides are derived from the C-terminal sequence of sorbin. Other peptides disclosed are those in which A1-A2-A3, as defined above, are present in a longer sequence.
Patent GB-2301225-A (GB)
Title: Switch to prevent trapping of an object
Inventor: KILBY MICHAEL PAUL
IPC: H01H3/14
Filed: 1995-05-25
Abstract: A switch intended for use in an anti-trap sensor system comprises first and second jaws (1, 2) capable of flexing relative to each other and having first end regions (3, 7) formed of an insulating material, but with second free end regions (5, 9) formed of an electrically conductive material. When relaxed, the free end regions (5, 9) are spaced apart but when a lateral force is applied to one of the jaws (1, 2) the electrically conductive regions (5, 9) are forced into contact and permit a signal to be generated which can be interpreted so as to cause for example an electric motor tending to close a window pane to reverse, so as to free any trapped object. The jaws (1, 2) are so shaped that, as soon as the electrically conductive regions (5, 9) abut, there is left between the jaws (1, 2) a hollow zone so as to accommodate any over travel of the closing window pane or the like, thus taking care of the inertia usually associated with systems which stop and then reverse closing window panes.
Patent GB-2301910-A (GB)
Title: Management of records on a computer system recovery log
Inventor: LUPTON PETER JAMES
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 1995-06-07
Abstract: A method of moving records, stored on a recovery log, which are associated with units of work which have waited for a long time is described. Units of work which have waited for a long time, such as those which are "in-doubt", have their records copied from a recovery log 900 to a secondary log 950. When the earliest-written record 710 for this in-doubt unit of work has been copied, a new record 910 called a fork record is written on to the recovery log 900 which has two effects: effectively to subtract the log records 710,725,750 currently on the recovery log 900 for this unit of work from the recovery log 900 and to refer to the copied records 711,726,751 written on the secondary log 950. The new record 910 achieves this using two pointers, a pointer 970 to point to the most-recently written record 770 on the recovery log 900 for this unit of work and a pointer 960 to point to the most-recently written record 751 on the secondary log 950 for this unit of work.
Patent GB-2302366-A (GB)
Title: I.c.engine exhaust manifold
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F01N13/10
Filed: 1995-06-21
Abstract: A thin metal or alumina shell 32 within the manifold chamber 24, communicating with the engine exhaust ports 26 and pipes 16 leading to a downpipe, has apertures for receiving a proportion of the gases from the ports and directing gas from one port though which exhaust is flowing to the remaining ports. Partitions 30 extending into the ports 26 are formed by portions of the shell 32 cut to form the apertures.
Patent GB-2305415-A (GB)
Title: A container with a tamper-evident, snap-fit lid
Inventor: LOVATT RONALD FRANK
IPC: B65D43/02
Filed: 1995-09-22
Abstract: A container comprises a body 1 and a lid 2 which both have marginal portions that push or snap fit together. The marginal portion of the lid has a pull-tab 26 which, when pulled, causes tearing of the lid before the lid can be removed from the body. The lid may have two lines of weakness 24 which extend towards the central region of the lid, and which diverge to cause noticeable tearing of the lid. Outer edge 16 of the lid may be located in a trough 14, which, together with an outer flange 17, prevents unwanted access to the edge 16 of the lid. The marginal portions may also have inwardly sloping walls 9 and 10 that provide snap-engagement between the lid and the body.
Patent GB-2306508-A (GB)
Title: Gold-iron alloy electroplating processes compositions and deposits
Inventor: GIORIA JEAN-MICHEL
IPC: C25D3/48
Filed: 1995-11-09
Abstract: An electrodeposit free of cobalt, cadmium and nickel contains 1.25 to 1.55% w/w iron, 1 to 2 ppm zirconium; and 97.7 to 98.2% gold and has a pale yellow colour less than 3N on the NIHS scale. This deposit is produced from an electroplating bath, free of cobalt, cadmium and nickel comprising gold, as cyanide, iron as a soluble salt or complex, a soluble zirconium salt or complex, a citrate, a weak acid, and optionally a heterocyclic sulphonate, which in a preferred form comprises gold as cyanide in an amount of 2.5 to 3.5 g/l gold, iron as iron nitrate in an amount of 0.6 to 0.8 g/l, zirconium as zirconium nitrate in an amount of 0.2 to 0.5 g/l, diammonium hydrogen citrate in an amount of 75 to 125 g/l, citric acid in an amount of 40 to 80 g/l, and 3-(1-pyridino)-1-propane sulphonate in an amount of 1 to 3 g/l.
Patent GB-2296434-A (GB)
Title: Compositions containing precious metals, particularly for the treatment of endometriosis
Inventor: WEST MARLENE
IPC: A61K35/644
Filed: 1995-12-29
Abstract: Homeopathic remedy drops comprise a salt of a precious metal such as gold or platinum and a natural sweetener, preferably honey. Preferably the precious metal is a double salt comprising the precious metal cation and an alkali metal salt for example sodium chloride. The composition may also have a nut tree extract, particularly from the genus Aesculus (including the horsechesnut, Aesculus hippocastanum) and an inorganic acid, such as phosphoric acid. The composition may be used to treat endometriosis.
Patent GB-2297283-A (GB)
Title: Scissors hand tool for blind rivets
Inventor: LANKHORST PETER
IPC: B21J15/04
Filed: 1996-01-12
Abstract: A scissors hand tool for setting blind rivets comprises a front part 11 adapted to grip a rivet pin linked to a handle 16 by scissors action lazy tongs 18. Setting of the rivet is accomplished by pressing down the handle which causes the front part 11 (eg. in the form of a chuck) to pull the rivet pin and this results in upsetting the rivet and snapping off the rivet pin. The action of snapping off the rivet pin transmits a sudden recoil to the handle and there are provided shock absorbers 50 in the tool to absorb the sudden load. A further damping member 51 may be provided for the handle 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311942-A (GB)
Title: Surgical appliance for stoma hernias
Inventor: HAMMOND DENNIS JAMES
IPC: A61F5/28
Filed: 1996-04-09
Abstract: The appliance is comprised of a semi-rigid plastic flange 1 attached to an adjustable belt 4 that gives support to the muscles around a Colostomy, Urostomy or an Ileostomy stoma and will reduce the possibility of a rupture, or reduce the risk of expanding the size of an existing hernia.
Patent GB-2315898-A (GB)
Title: Vicinity monitoring system
Inventor: MAGUIRE RUSTY
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 1996-07-31
Abstract: It is very easy to inadvertently put an item down and walk away from it. This invention relates to a device which alerts when out of range of an associated signal. An example of this idea might be found incorporated into a cellular phone which is modified to emit a radio signal (of limited strength) continually or intermittently. This signal is monitored by a system which might be found incorporated into a wrist watch. This system samples the emitted signal (either intelligently or by loss of signal) and reacts by for example activating an alarm or a vibrating module. An override facility may be provided.