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Patent GB-2240071-A (GB)
Title: Clock-like arrangements of numeral keys on keyboards
Inventor: WU LOUIS TSUNG-CHENG
IPC: E05B37/00
Filed: 1990-01-23
Abstract: Number-input keyboards are arranged so that the numeral keys from digits 1 to 9 are located in the positions of the number on a conventional clock-face, and the zero is positioned where the 10 on a clock-dial is to be found. The positions for 11 and 12 may be allocated to other symbols (e.g. * and #) or left blank. As described, a telephone dial in accordance with the invention includes tactile markers at the "quarter-hour" positions. Also described are keybuttons for combination locks. ADVANTAGE. The keys can be easily identified in darkness or low light. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229242-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for indicating completion of fastening of screw components
Inventor: YOSHIDA MINORU
IPC: F16B31/02
Filed: 1990-02-23
Abstract: A tightness indicator for a screw-threaded assembly (1, 2) comprises a washer (3) consisting of a pair of confronting apertured discs (3A, 3B) joined by a bridge (3C), and a deformable ring (5) located between the discs (3A, 3B) and larger in diameter than them, so that when the deformable ring (5) is compressed by the discs (3A, 3B) as the assembly is tightened, its outer part breaks away when the compression force reaches a predetermined value. 
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Patent GB-2242891-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible bulk container
Inventor: OWEN DONALD RAE SYDNEY
IPC: B65D88/52
Filed: 1990-04-12
Abstract: This invention relates to a collapsible bulk container which is adapted to receive a plastic receptacle for the transport of liquids although the container may be used for other purposes. The sides of the container are locked to the front end or gate and to the rear end of the container by bolts which project through holes 38 in L-shaped brackets 37 attached to the vertical tubes 29 and 30 which form the upright members of the side frames. The sides are attached to the base or pallet by tongues 32 having offset portions 32A which project through slots 23A in plates 22, 23 and 26 fixed to the base or pallet. Other features of the invention relate to the method of securing the top or lid to the container and to methods for providing for stacking of one container on another. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231498-A (GB)
Title: A golf club with a flexible shaft
Inventor: KOBAYASHI MASASHI
IPC: A63B53/10
Filed: 1990-05-16
Abstract: A golf club comprising a flexible shaft (3) having at least two flexible portions whereat the bending stiffness is decreased and again increased longitudinally of the shaft, to increase the head speed by utilizing the flexure of the shaft. The flexible portions may be formed by articulated joints 5 or by a series of spaced tubular elements 12 with an outer plastics body 13 and spaces 14 between the elements 12. Alternatively the body is formed of wound carbon fibre where the winding is varied to provide the flexible portions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245715-A (GB)
Title: Optical sampler
Inventor: NELSON BRIAN PETER
IPC: G01R13/34
Filed: 1990-05-25
Abstract: An optical sampler comprises an all-fibre Sagnac loop (6) having one port (12) coupled to a source of pulses to be sampled (22) via an optical coupler (18). A pulsed laser source (2) is also coupled to the port (12) by the coupler (18). The loop (6) exhibits a non-linearity which is sufficient for the optical sampling pulses from the laser (20) to cause a relative phase shift in part of the signals from the laser (22) as they propagate round the optical fibre loop (6) whereby that part of the optical signal is switched to a second port (16). The signal output from the port (16) is sampled via a detector (26) and displayed on an oscilloscope (30). By making the repetition rate of the optical sampling pulses different from that of the signal to be sampled, the sampling pulse will switch successive parts of the signal to be sampled to the output port (16) with each period. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233116-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre coupler having polished grooved substrates whose sides have different areas
Inventor: SUZUKI FUMIO
IPC: G02B6/28
Filed: 1990-06-21
Abstract: An optical fiber coupler 301 comprises two polished grooved substrates 303a, b each having a polished one side surface 314 with a groove opening holding therein an optical fiber 302a, b and an optical fiber comprising a core 307a, b and a cladding 311, a part of the optical fiber being polished off such that the polished surface of the fiber is close to the core so as to allow leakage of light power propagating in the core to the outside, the polished optical fiber being embedded in the grooved substrate and fixed thereto in such a manner that the polished surface of the grooved substrate is in flush with the polished surface of the polished optical fiber, with the two polished substrates being in close contact with each other at the polished surfaces thereof to allow coupling of light power, wherein the area of the polished one side surface 314 of each of the substrates inclusive of the area of the polished optical fiber surface is smaller than the area of the opposite side surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2235305-A (GB)
Title: Water-sealed camera
Inventor: HAYAKAWA MASAHIRO
IPC: G01F23/18
Filed: 1990-08-01
Abstract: In a camera having at least one lens barrel arranged to be movable along a predetermined direction, provided are a member 30 for detecting water around the camera; and a member for controlling the lens barrel so as not to be moved when water is detected by the detecting member. Thus, it becomes possible to prevent water from penetrating into the camera. Further, in a camera sealed against water, provided are a member for detecting water having certain hydraulic pressure and a member for alarming when the water is detected. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247623-A (GB)
Title: Volatile liquid dispenser powered by rechargeable battery and solar cell charge
Inventor: WOOLLEY GORDON WILLIAM
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1990-09-05
Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing, in vapour form, a volatile liquid (which can be an insecticide, germicide, deodorant, a perfume, a fragrancy, air freshener or the like) has a housing (30) having a air inlet (45), at least one aperture (42) permitting the egress of air and vapour from the interior of the housing, and an absorbant pad (39) at the bottom of the housing (30). (The apparatus of figure 5 functions with the long side (35) orientated horizontally and above the long side (36)). A holder is formed within the housing and serves to hold a volatile liquid container (37) within the housing and above the pad (39), the volatile liquid container (37) being wholly or partly of rupturable material. Rupturing means (47, 48) for rupturing the container (37), a fan (1), and a motor (2*) coupled to the fan are also provided. The fan is positioned in the housing in relation to the inlet (45) so that when the motor is energised, the fan draws air into the housing through the air inlet (45), creates an air flow across the absorbant pad (39) and discharges the air through the aperture or apertures (42). There are provided a rechargeable battery (4*), a solar cell (6*) (which is connected to the rechargeable battery via a charging circuit (7*)) and a timing circuit (5*) through which the rechargeable battery is connected to the motor (2*). The timing circuit is arranged to energise the motor on an on/off timed cycle basis. *Not shown - see figure 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240731-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for separating particulate plastics materials
Inventor: BUZGA HEINRICH
IPC: B29B17/02
Filed: 1991-02-04
Abstract: The dry particles are supplied (18) to a heated, moving substrate (2, 3, 4), to which the plastics material particles with the lower softening point adhere, and the particles with the higher softening point flow freely thereover and can be separated. After separation of these particles, the adhering particles are scraped by a scraper (20, 25, 29) from the substrate. The substrate can be one of a series of rolls (as shown) internally heated by hot air, or a continuous moving band also hot-air heated. The invention may be applied to separation of PVC from PET. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240795-A (GB)
Title: Floor structure
Inventor: KEFFORD MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: E04F15/024
Filed: 1991-02-06
Abstract: In order to provide a floor structure having space for mechanical and electrical services (e.g. air-conditioning, lighting, heating, security and communication systems) the floor structure is formed by mounting in position at least one floor support structure comprising a substantially horizontal slab member 1, which is supported by upstanding beam members 2 which are configured so that the upper portions of the beam members 2 project upwards from the slab member 1, and thereafter placing a raised floor system 16, 19 on the support structure. The floor structures may be assembled from a number of abutting floor support structures. Beams 2 and slabs 1 may be formed separately or as integral units, e.g. of concrete reinforced with steel wires or I-beams. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253076-A (GB)
Title: Attenuating acoustic vibrations in a medium.
Inventor: MCDONALD ANTHONY MALCOLM
IPC: G10K11/178
Filed: 1991-02-21
Abstract: Apparatus is provided for attenuating acoustic vibrations in a medium comprising a tunable acoustic resonator (3) with an open end (5) for interfacing with the medium, at least one transducer (11) to provide a resonator signal indicative of a dynamic parameter of the medium within the resonator (3), and a resonator controller (8) operable in response to the resonator signal to tune the resonator (3) to a selected frequency of the acoustic vibrations.
Patent GB-2242618-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for cleaning the rim of a rounded object
Inventor: CROFT GEOFFREY GILBERT
IPC: B08B1/04
Filed: 1991-04-09
Abstract: An apparatus (10) for cleaning the rim of a rounded object (11) comprising means (16, 17, 19) to support the object (11), a cleaning tool (30) movable into engagement with the rim of the object (11) and means (21, 22) to cause relative rotation between the rounded object (11) and the cleaning tool (30), the support means comprising a pair of rollers (16, 17) one (17) being mounted generally above the other (16), and a third roller (19) carried by a movable arm (15) which is movable from a first position (A) in which the object (11) is out of engagement with the pair of rollers (16, 17), to a second position (B) when the object (11) is engaged with the pair of rollers (16, 17) and the third roller (19), in a generally upright orientation with its central axis (24) located in a generally horizontal plane (25).
Patent GB-2255042-A (GB)
Title: Tile cutting blade for a jig saw.
Inventor: KONNARIDES DEMETRIUS
IPC: B23D61/12
Filed: 1991-04-27
Abstract: A tile cutting jig saw blade has a main part (b) having one edge formed with teeth which may be of tungsten, and an attachment part (a), (d) which may have alternative configurations to suit different makes of jig saw. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246141-A (GB)
Title: Two stage process for conversion of hydrocarbons
Inventor: HALL ANTONY HAROLD PATRICK
IPC: C07C5/32
Filed: 1991-05-23
Abstract: A two-stage process for the upgrading of a feedstock comprising C2 to C8 hydrocarbons comprises a first dehydrogenation step wherein the feedstock is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst at elevated temperature to produce a first product, said dehydrogenation catalyst comprising a platinum group metal on a silicalite support; and a second step wherein at least part of the first product is passed over a zeolite catalyst at elevated temperature to produce a second product rich in tertiary olefins and/or aromatics.
Patent GB-2250824-A (GB)
Title: Flowmeter proving apparatus
Inventor: OGAWA YUTAKA
IPC: G01F25/00
Filed: 1991-12-03
Abstract: A reliable meter factor can be obtained in a short time even when proving flowmeters having non-uniform pulse outputs per unit of volume flow using a small volume prover. A line in which a flowmeter 3 to be proved and a small volume prover 4 are connected in series with each other also contains series valves 15, 16 and a prover by-pass valve 2, all controlled by CPU13. For proving, the valve 2 is closed and the other valves open. Piston 6 of the prover is moved through its travel, sending start and finish signals at positions 9 and 8 to the CPU, to count pulses emitted by generator 3a of the meter under test. A high frequency clock in the CPU allows a correction to be made for non-synchronisation between a start/stop signal and a meter pulse. Since the correction may be in error if there is any irregularity in the meter pulses with a constant flow, the CPU 13 calculates the irregularity of meter-pulse spacing with the prover 4 by-passed, and then determines the repeatability (%) for a proving run from the number of counted meter pulses and the meter pulse space irregularity. The CPU 13 then computes the proving pass number Np necessary for obtaining the required repeatability (%) by substituting the repeatability value into an another predetermined function, thus minimising the number of proving passes for the desired repeatability. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252190-A (GB)
Title: Fire alarm device
Inventor: OHTANI SHIGERU
IPC: G08B17/00
Filed: 1992-01-17
Abstract: A fire alarm device for measuring the physical quantities of parameters arising from the outbreak of a fire and giving a fire alarm, in which membership functions showing the correlation between measured physical quantities and the danger degree which a person would actually feel with respect to the physical quantities are preset, the danger degree with respect to the physical quantities detected by a fire detection means being obtained by using the membership functions. An alarm in accordance with the danger degree is then given. The fire alarm device is thus capable of judging the outbreak of a fire based on an actual fire situation and giving an alarm in accordance with the degree of danger which a person would actually feel with respect to the scale, situation and so on of the fire. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254355-A (GB)
Title: Door finger guard
Inventor: RENTON JULIAN ELWYN
IPC: E06B7/36
Filed: 1992-03-06
Abstract: The invention describes an improved door finger guard (10) to prevent people from trapping their fingers between the edge of a door and the door frame. The invention is arranged to lie neatly between a door surface and a door frame (31) when the door (30) is closed so that is does not intrude in a passage way and in effect forms a hypotenuse of a triangle. The door finger guard (10) of the present invention comprises alternating regions of relatively rigid (11A, 12A, 13A, 14A, 15A) and relatively flexible (11B, 12B, 13B, 14B) plastics materials. The invention also describes a novel method of producing the aforesaid door finger guard.
Patent GB-2258078-A (GB)
Title: Picture quality compensation
Inventor: HAN HONG-KYU
IPC: G11B20/24
Filed: 1992-03-31
Abstract: A picture quality compensating apparatus for a video tape recorder for compensating the picture quality when the control signal of a tape is damaged (or omitted) comprises a control signal generator (20) for amplifying and shaping the signal recovered by the control head, a pseudo control signal generating circuit (30) producing a pseudo control signal from the vertical sync pulse of the video output and a system controller (5) which counts the output pulses from control signal generator (20) and controls phase control (4) to allow an output of a pseudo control signal when the counted value is smaller than a predetermined value. When the control signal is damaged, pseudo control pulse is passed, whereby the phase of a capstan motor is controlled, and at the same time, auto-tracking is carried out, thereby providing a clear picture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257210-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic clutch control means
Inventor: MARTINEZ CORRAL CECILIO
IPC: F16D25/08
Filed: 1992-06-26
Abstract: A hydraulically operated clutch (10) has an hydraulic control means (20) comprising two elements (21A, 21B) in piston and cylinder relationship to each other, including an outer element (21B) acting on the diaphragm spring (18) of the clutch. A spacer element (24) is associated with the inner element (21A) of the hydraulic control means (20), so that the inner element (21A) is coupled in axial force transmitting relationship to the reaction plate or flywheel (11) of the clutch through the spacer element (24). The spacer element may be constituted by part of the output shaft (Fig. 4) and the flywheel may be in two parts (Figs, 5-9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257559-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating a multi-deck tape recorder
Inventor: LEE HYONG-JU
IPC: G11B15/02
Filed: 1992-07-08
Abstract: A programme recorded on a plurality of tapes can be replayed without interruption by using start, mode and end marking signals recorded on the tapes, to control the operation of a multi-deck tape recorder. Detection, by the tape recorder, of a mode marking signal causes a tape in another deck to be rewound until a start marking signal is detected thereon. When an end marking signal is detected on the tape bearing the mode marking signal, that tape is stopped and playing of the tape in the other deck commences. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268382-A (GB)
Title: Ledgers for use by anglers.
Inventor: GOODWIN JULIAN
IPC: A01K95/00
Filed: 1992-07-10
Abstract: A ledger weight for use by anglers which comprises a weighted front section and a relatively light elongate tail section. Attached to the distal end of the ledger weight is an eye for connection to a line, and means are provided selectively for connecting the front and tail sections of the ledger weight together. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272611-A (GB)
Title: Control system for machinery and/or plant apparatus
Inventor: MARSHALL PAUL
IPC: H04L12/403
Filed: 1992-11-05
Abstract: This invention provides a control system 40 for controlling machinery and/or plant apparatus, comprising a plurality of control stations 42 - 60 interconnected by at least one discrete communications network 62, 64, each control station (fig. 2, not shown) comprising a system processor (90) and at least one operational processor (92 - 98), whereby each control station can execute control algorithms, and interface to controlled apparatus and control system operators, simultaneously. Preferably one control station is initially configured as a master control station and its system processor governs the systems processors of the remaining control stations which are designated as slave control stations. In the event that the master control station becomes disabled, any one of the other control stations may be designated the master control station and any of the remaining control stations may be commanded to perform any of the duties previously performed by the disabled control station. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272384-A (GB)
Title: Stabilising device for a bow.
Inventor: SARRELONGUE DIDIER
IPC: F41B5/20
Filed: 1992-11-13
Abstract: A stabilising device for a bow, of the type comprising two lateral stabilisers comprising two limbs 7 forming a V-shape, pointing rearwards, on either side of the string has at least one shock-absorbing assembly which, comprises at least one component made of visco-elastic material linked to the two lateral stabilisers, and forms a pivot for each lateral stabiliser along an axis which is substantially parallel to the bow-string when the latter is at rest, to allow an overriding oscillation of the lateral stabilisers in a plane which is perpendicular in relation to the string at rest, dampened by the visco-elastic component(s). The stabiliser suitably includes a central shock-absorber (8, Figure 3) consisting of a tubular component (9) and a laterally extending component (17), both components being of visco-elastic material. The limbs 7 are pivotally mounted on the components (17). Further stabilisation may be achieved by feeders (22) made up of first cylindrical part (23) and, screwed there-into, a second cylindrical part (25). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272887-A (GB)
Title: Disc case
Inventor: HILL CLIVE ROLAND
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 1992-12-18
Abstract: A case for an information storage disc comprises sleeve 2 having an open edge 4 through which the disc may be inserted and withdrawn. A flap 6 is hinged at 7 to the sleeve, part-way between edge 4 and the opposed edge, the flap having a fold line 10 separating the flap into first and second parts 12 and 14. The flap is configured so that first part 12 may lie against one side of the sleeve, and the other part against the opposite side of the sleeve, with the region of the fold line 10 closing the open edge 4 of the sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263164-A (GB)
Title: Fire-resistant plastic structure
Inventor: GUITON JEREMY DAVID LEHARDY
IPC: E04B1/94
Filed: 1993-01-08
Abstract: A sandwich structure comprising a pair of parallel plastic walls 2, (1, Figure 2) with a spacing therebetween and an array of mutually spaced strut elements 4 arranged in said spacing, which elements are each at opposite sides thereof bonded to said walls to provide a rigid core throughout said spacing, the structure further comprising fluid inlet and fluid outlet means and a pump for pumping cooling fluid from the fluid inlet means through said spacing towards the fluid outlet means, the strut elements being so arranged that the flux of cooling fluid is distributed uniformly throughout said spacing, and at least one of the walls which may be exposed to fire being reinforced with fibres 5, in which the strut elements are contiguous and all oriented in one direction and are arranged in at least two parallel rows, the elements of adjacent rows being in a staggered position. In the preferred embodiment the structure forms a pipe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264156-A (GB)
Title: Milk pipeline washing system
Inventor: ANDERSON MITCHELL RICHARD
IPC: B08B9/02
Filed: 1993-02-15
Abstract: Milking apparatus is cleaned in three stages comprising a water rinse, a detergent wash and an acid flush. The first stage rinse is very thorough, so that the second stage wash leaves the detergent solution clean enough for re-use. The solution is stored in a separate tank between washes, and used again the next wash. Only a small make-up quantity of detergent need be added. The acid flush solution and the sanitizer flush solution also may be similarly stored for re-use. The detergent solution may be heated prior to re-use by heat from the milk. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262399-A (GB)
Title: Multiple socket outlet module
Inventor: HODGES KEVIN NEVILLE
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1993-03-03
Abstract: A multiple socket outlet module 2 for use in a modular power and communications management and supply system has a body 3 and receives busbars 7 extending through the body and electrical contact clips 6 connected to the busbars 7. A cover has pin apertures for permitting pins of plugs to engage the contact clips 6. Shutter portions 9 have further pin apertures 14 and connected by a connection portion 10 with integrally moulded hinge portions 11 at either end to permit the shutter portions 9 to be slid so that the pin apertures 14 overlie the contact clips 6. The shutter portions 9 are resiliently biased to overlie the contact clips so as to bar contact clip access but are cammable upon plug insertion to provide contact clip access.
Patent GB-2266979-A (GB)
Title: Phase register for synchronization of multiple signal processors.
Inventor: ANDERSON ERIC C
IPC: G06F9/52
Filed: 1993-04-22
Abstract: In a computer system having two processors which are used to process frames, a method for synchronizing a first set of frames with a second set of frames. A register is initialized at frame boundaries of the second set of frames. This register is repeatedly incremented during the frames of the second set. A timer value provides a timing reference for each frame of the first set of frames. The value stored in the register when a frame boundary of the second set of frames had occurred is computed, based on the register value and the timing value. Based on the computed values, a frame length of the first set of frames is adjusted to maintain synchronization between the two sets. <IMAGE>