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Patent GB-2279004-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic umbrella sleeve with water collecting and draining device
Inventor: LIU CHANG LIN
IPC: A45B25/24
Filed: 1993-06-18
Abstract: An umbrella sleeve comprises a series of tubes sliding telescopically one inside another, the sleeve being extended over a closed umbrella to collect and to drain rain water therefrom, or collapsed into a non-operative position on the tip of the umbrella to allow opening of the umbrella, and having a water reservoir at the bottom end. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269212-A (GB)
Title: Journal bearing
Inventor: KALLENBERGER HARVEY
IPC: F16C17/02
Filed: 1993-07-09
Abstract: In an assembly comprising a plain journal bearing (10), a housing (11) radially supporting the bearing to a reference plane (17), and a shaft (13) extending through the bearing beyond the reference plane, that portion of the bearing between the reference plane and a bearing end is unsupported by the housing and therefore subject to fatigue breakage as the shaft repeatedly deflects. A contoured surface (19) is therefore formed on an end of the bearing to define a clearance zone (23). The surface (19) may have a straight profile, or a simple or compound curved profile. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280583-A (GB)
Title: Plant support
Inventor: LISTER GARY DIGBY
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 1993-08-03
Abstract: A plant support includes a base plate 2 to which the said support 4 is removably secured, the said base plate 2 being provided with at least one pair of spaced holes 8, 10 or slots 12 therein for receiving the lower extremities 14A, 16A of the said support. The plant support comprises two main stems or arms 14, 16 from which extend branch stems or arms 30, 32, the lower extremities 14A, 16A of the main stems or arms being tapered and waisted so as to be gripped by said plate when inserted into the holes or slots in the base plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269604-A (GB)
Title: Drain gully adaptor
Inventor: COULDRIDGE BARRY MICHAEL
IPC: E03C1/12
Filed: 1993-08-04
Abstract: A drain gully adaptor comprises a body providing a through bore, a flange 7 of dimensions suitable to locate in the position normally occupied by a gully grid, a means 11 for locating the adaptor within the vacated grid position and a means 10 for securing the adaptor to at least one above ground pipe or fitting, such that when in situ the adaptor provides a continuous through path between the at least one pipe and a below ground pipe or gully system. The adaptor converts the gully from an obsolescent method of water discharge (above grid/non self-cleansing) to the contemporary means (below grid/self-cleansing) and prevents one of the main drawbacks of open gullies, leaves and debris blocking the grid and inhibiting discharge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282985-A (GB)
Title: Production of plastics sheet material
Inventor: MCGEE JAMES
IPC: B29C48/08
Filed: 1993-10-22
Abstract: In a process for the production of plastics panels, plastics material is extruded in screw 3, filtered at filter 4 and pumped by gear pump 5 through a flexible lip die 6 to form a sheet which is cooled by passage over three successive calender rolls 7, 8 and 9 before being edge trimmed at trim-station 12 and cut to desired length at cutter 13. A protective plastics film may be applied to one or both surfaces of the sheet before the edge trimming stage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272850-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for coating a paper web
Inventor: KOSKINEN JUKKA
IPC: D21H23/34
Filed: 1993-11-12
Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating a paper web (13), a coating mix is applied on a paper web (13) using an applicator unit (12) which forms a linear mechanical force on the web (13) against a backing surface (16) situated on the back side of the web (13), and the coating mix applied on the web (13) is doctored using a doctor unit (14) acting against a backing surface (18). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273016-A (GB)
Title: Distance measuring apparatus
Inventor: SEKI YOICHI
IPC: G01S17/10
Filed: 1993-11-30
Abstract: In a camera rangefinder a pulsed light beam is transmitted 15,1 and received 2 (after reflection) by a position sensitive detector 3 whose current output is converted to a voltage 20, 30, amplified 40, 50 and integrated 60. The number of pulses required for the integrator 60 output to reach a threshold indicates range, and is determined by counter 74. In order to correct for a "drift voltage" (caused, for instance, by variations is the ambient temperature) at the amplifier 50 output, the amplifier output is measured with the light source off and used to correct the output value of the counter after range measurement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274366-A (GB)
Title: Rank order filter for determining maximum, minimum or median of an array of values
Inventor: KOHNO MASAHIRO
IPC: G06T5/20
Filed: 1994-01-12
Abstract: A rank order filter is disclosed in which the maximum value, the minimum value and the median value are determined in a 3 x 3 local area having three sample values in each of column and row. The three sample values in the 3 x 3 local area are rearranged in descending order of magnitude by column, and the maximum values or the minimum values in each column are compared with each other thereby to determine the maximum value or the minimum value in the 3 x 3 local area. Also, after comparing the median values with each other in each column, the maximum value in the column having the minimum median value, the minimum value in the column having the maximum median value and the median value in the column having the median median value are compared with each other. The result of comparison is used to determine the median value in the 3 x 3 local area. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285749-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for applying limb compression
Inventor: SCHILD ROLF
IPC: A61H23/04
Filed: 1994-01-24
Abstract: The apparatus comprises separate inflatable cuffs for the thigh and calf portions of the limb, inflation being cyclically controlled by means of a valve so that the thigh cuff 2 is inflated for a brief period first to promote filling of the lower leg with blood and is then deflated and the calf cuff 1 is inflated to promote movement of blood towards the heart. After a period, the thigh cuff is also inflated before both cuffs are deflated together at the end of the cycle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275878-A (GB)
Title: Endless web crop grader with agitator for upper run
Inventor: HOOLEY JOHN CLARKE
IPC: B07B1/48
Filed: 1994-03-11
Abstract: A web grader comprising an endless grading web trained around spaced apart first and second web return rollers 12, 13 to provide a grading web upper run 15 and a lower run 16, includes means to agitate the upper run to facilitate grading comprising means to slacken and tighten the web so as to cause the upper run to oscillate up and down, between positions A and B. The means to slacken and tighten the web may comprise one or both rollers 12, 13 slidably-mounted in horizontal guide slot 36 and driven by oscillator arm 37. Alternatively the oscillator arm 37. Alternatively the rollers 12, 13 may be non-circular. As a further alternative, agitating members (172, Fig. 9) may bear on the run of the web. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276348-A (GB)
Title: Bracket-mounted clipboard.
Inventor: STARLING NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: B62B3/14
Filed: 1994-03-22
Abstract: A clipboard comprises a body (1) having a socket (4) and a separable mounting bracket having a two tongues (6, 7) of different length, each of which tongues is complementary to the socket (4). When the shorter tongue (7) is engaged in the socket (4) the bracket is adapted to be mounted to a shopping trolley (i.e. either with the edge rail of the basket engaged between lugs (8) and the longer tongue (7), and with the longer tongue (7) itself resting on the inner surface of the basket to stabilise the clipboard against tilting; or with the tongue (7) engaged with a dedicated complementary formation on the trolley). When the longer tongue (6) is engaged with the socket (4) the bracket is adapted to cooperate with a complementary further bracket (14, Figs 5 and 6, not shown) which may be secured to a wall by adhesive. In this configuration the lugs (9) may serve as a pencil holder. An embodiment is shown in which the tongued bracket is provided with a cord loop whereby the clipboard may be worn round the neck of a user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289746-A (GB)
Title: Mixing valve assembly
Inventor: SPRINGER GERALD ALFRED JOHN
IPC: F16K11/20
Filed: 1994-05-27
Abstract: A valve assembly for controlling a water supply, suitable for use in for example a shower system, which is fed by hot and cold water supplies, has pressure regulating valves 15, 16 that compensate for fluctuations in inlet water pressure such that the outlet temperature remains substantially constant, each valve also providing for complete cut-off of fluid flow. A control knob 14 is rotatable to adjust the compression of a spring 57 which bears on the closure members of the two valves 15, 16 via an intermediate plate 30, thus moving the closure members towards or away from their respective seats 35, 36. When the valves are open, the positions of the two closure members are controlled in response to prevailing water pressure acting in opposition to further springs 17, 18. In a modification (fig. 4, not shown) separate control knobs are provided for the two pressure regulating valves.
Patent GB-2293572-A (GB)
Title: A fabric which is fire and heat resistant
Inventor: ROWAN ROBERT MICHAEL
IPC: B32B5/26
Filed: 1994-09-19
Abstract: A fabric (2) which is fire and heat resistant comprises a laminate of first and second sheets of material (4, 6) which have been separately formed and then connected together, the first and the second sheets of material (4, 6) each comprising a mixture of an organic intumescent filler and an adhesive which has been applied to a first side (8) of each of the sheets of material (4, 6) in liquid form such that the liquid mixture penetrates partially into each of the sheets of material (4, 6) from the first side (8) and on drying provides each of the sheets of material (4, 6) with an inner layer (10) formed of just the mixture, an intermediate layer (12) formed of that part of the sheet of material that has been penetrated by the mixture, and an outer layer (14) formed of that part of the sheet of material that has not been penetrated by the mixture, the fabric (2) being such that the first and the second sheets of material (4, 6) are positioned with the inner layers (10) touching each other, and the inner layers (10) being at least partially connected together by the adhesive in the mixture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284652-A (GB)
Title: Ammunition with combustible propellant charge case
Inventor: THIESEN STEFAN
IPC: F42B5/18
Filed: 1994-12-08
Abstract: Ammunition for a gun has a combustible propellant charge case (1, 11) which acts as a propellant charge igniter, and is operatively connected with an ignition device (5) situated at the breech end of the case. The propellant charge case (1, 11) contains a pyrotechnical redox mixture comprising titanium metal and iron oxide. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286286-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device having shield conduction lines
Inventor: KIM PIL JONG
IPC: H01L23/552
Filed: 1994-12-30
Abstract: A semiconductor device is formed to have spaced inner conduction lines (1, 2, 3) and shield conduction lines (a, b) each arranged between adjacent ones of the inner conduction lines (1, 2, 3). A shield plate (6) is in electrical contact with the shield conduction lines (a, b) and connected to ground. The shield conduction lines (a, b) and the shield plate (6) are effective to shield a coupling capacitance formed due to increased integration of the inner conduction lines (1, 2, 3). Thus, generation of noise is prevented, as is erroneous operation of the chip even when variations in voltage between adjacent inner conduction lines occur. In another embodiment, the device has upper and lower shield plates (16, 17 - Fig. 3B, not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287859-A (GB)
Title: Device for recognising a child's seat strapped to a seat of a motor vehicle
Inventor: MEYER MICHAEL
IPC: B60R21/02
Filed: 1995-03-06
Abstract: The device is provided to inhibit release of a passenger side airbag 2 when a child's seat 5 is strapped to the front passenger seat 1 of a motor vehicle. The device includes an identification carrier 6 fixed to the child's seat 5, and a base station 7, 8 which produces an electromagnetic field 9 to detect the presence of the carrier 6. The carrier 6 may be an L-C circuit resonant at the frequency of the field 9, eg. 100KHz - 50MHz. Different types of seat 5 may have circuits resonant at different frequencies, the frequency of the field 9 then being modulated or wobbled. Alternatively, the carrier may be in the form of an integrated circuit intelligent data carrier which, on being powered by inductive coupling with the base station 7, 8, transmits data thereto. A coil 7 of the base station may be integrated into a conductor track of a membrane pressure sensor 4', normally provided to enable the airbag system on sensing that the seat 1 is occupied. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301217-A (GB)
Title: Display driver
Inventor: SEYMOUR RICHARD
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 1995-05-26
Abstract: A display driver suitable for use with touch sensitive displays, and responsive to a wiping motion across the touch sensitive display, is disclosed. Upon detecting a wiping motion across a touch sensitive display the display driver responds by displaying a subsequent page of information which is in sequential correspondence with the page of information displayed when the swipe motion was made. Criteria for determining whether or not a swipe or wiping motion is intended or not are disclosed, and there is provided a description of a flow chart for a method of operation suitable for implementation via a micro-processor. The touch sensitive displays may be used in hand held devices such as mobile telephones.
Patent GB-2291960-A (GB)
Title: Cryocooler system with welded cold tip
Inventor: GRESKO LAURENCE S
IPC: F25D19/00
Filed: 1995-07-25
Abstract: A cryocooler system includes a heat sink such as a Stirling cycle heat engine having a cold cylinder sleeve (26) and a cold gas pocket region (32) within the cold cylinder sleeve (26). An adapter (36) is sealed to the cold cylinder sleeve (26) with a hermetic seal such as a welded joint (38). A cold tip (28) preferably of copper, silver or aluminium has a first end directly contacting the cold gas pocket region (32) within the cold cylinder sleeve (26). The periphery of the cold tip (28) is welded, preferably by frictional welding, to the adapter (36). The cold tip (28) thereby provides a hermetic seal to the end of the cold cylinder sleeve (26) to retain the working gas within the cold gas pocket region (32) and also to provide an unimpeded heat flow path to the cold gas pocket region (32).
Patent GB-2291915-A (GB)
Title: Door for refrigerating appliance
Inventor: MANIAGO LUIGI
IPC: E05F1/04
Filed: 1995-07-27
Abstract: An automatically re-closable door 1 is mounted so as to be slidable automatically along a guide 5 having an inclination directed downwardly towards the position of closure of the door so that the door is raised against gravity in moving from the closed to the open position. The inclination 5 can be adjusted. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303970-A (GB)
Title: CPU heat dissipating apparatus
Inventor: CHIOU MING DER
IPC: H01L23/467
Filed: 1995-07-31
Abstract: CPU heat dissipating apparatus includes a metal PC board (1), a heat sink (3) welded to the metal PC board, and a fan (2) disposed within a circular centre opening on the heat sink. The metal PC board (1) has a plurality of radial welding points and a printed circuit (132) including a fail-safe circuit for protection of the fan. The heat sink (3) has a plurality of holes (322) and notches (321) on radial flanges (32) for passing the electronic components and conductors of the printed circuit to separate them from contact with one another.
Patent GB-2291170-A (GB)
Title: Multi-shot air operated projectile launcher
Inventor: CLAYTON RICHARD A
IPC: F41B11/02
Filed: 1993-02-12
Abstract: An air gun comprises a magazine (632) with a plurality of barrels (634) with associated projectiles (670, 672). Air is compressed by a piston (623) through an outlet (637). The barrels are sequentially alignable with the outlet by an advancement mechanism (653, 664). In one embodiment, the magazines is normally biased with a spring (663) toward the outlet to create a seal (631) with the aligned barrel. Upon magazine advancement, the advancement mechanism counteracts the spring bias to reduce friction. In another embodiment, the outlet is slidable, under friction provided by the piston, into sealing contact with magazine. The gun may be mounted on a bow frame (900) to provide force to propel the piston. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293135-A (GB)
Title: Manual tile cutter
Inventor: TURNER BRIAN
IPC: B28D1/22
Filed: 1995-09-14
Abstract: A manually operated tile cutter 10 having a carriage 42 slidably mounted on a pair of guide rails 34, 36 supported by a base 12. An operating lever 44 is pivotally connected to the carriage 42 at a point below the guide rails 34, 36, and the carriage 42 contains two operating lever pivot supports 94, 118 which position the scoring wheel 48 at different heights thereby accommodating different tile thicknesses. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299243-A (GB)
Title: Digital signalling in a PABX
Inventor: O'KEEFFE MICHAEL
IPC: H04Q1/30
Filed: 1996-03-25
Abstract: A communicating circuit (1) communicates a system phone (2) to a PBX (3) and comprises wires (5) and (6) for signalling between the system phone (2) and PBX (3). A transmitting circuit (10) in the system phone (2) applies a Manchester encoded digit signal on the wires (5) and (6) which is detected by a differential amplifier circuit (14) in a receiving circuit (12) in the PBX (3). On detection of a signal on the wires (5) and (6) the differential amplifier circuit (14) outputs a signal corresponding to the signal on the wires (5) and (6), which is, in turn, fed to a comparator circuit (15) where it is converted to a HCMOS logic signal suitable for feeding to a buffer of a microprocessor of the PBX. The differential amplifier circuit (14) detects a change in voltage between the wires (5) and (6) which remains constant irrespective of whether induced spurious signals appear on the wires (5) and (6).
Patent GB-2300384-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for forming laminated articles
Inventor: DE BOCK JAN JULIEN IRMA
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 1996-04-11
Abstract: A printed article (44), such as a bank card or identity card, is formed by applying a mirrored toner image onto a web (12) of transparent material and thereafter laminating the transparent material with a relatively opaque substrate (51), with the substrate in contact with the image-carrying face of the transparent material, thereby to form a printed article in which the image is visible through the transparent material. The method is particularly useful where passing the substrate through an electrostatographic printer is to be avoided. It is preferably used with multi-coloured toner images with the 4 colours being produced at the 4 printers (A, B, C, and D), the speed of the web (12) through the printers being controlled by rollers (22a, 22b) which are driven by controllable motors (23a, 23b) so that proper registration of the images occurs. The speed of substrate (51) is also controlled by motor (48) on roller (47) so that, when the substrate (51) contains an image, it is properly registered with the toner image.
Patent GB-2301017-A (GB)
Title: Securing garments
Inventor: BENTLEY DAVINNA JENNIFER
IPC: A41D25/00
Filed: 1996-06-14
Abstract: A garment, e.g., a tie T, is secured by means of a brooch, tie pin or the like B, wherein the garment has one or more holes or slit-like apertures A1, A2, so that the pin passes through the holes or slit-like apertures and secures the garment to itself or another garment or support, the body of the brooch, tie pin or the like extending beyond the holes or slit-like apertures to hold the garment to itself or the other garment or support.
Patent GB-2302842-A (GB)
Title: Nozzle plate, ink jet head and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: MIYATA YOSHINAO
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 1996-07-03
Abstract: A nozzle plate (6) has a plurality of nozzles for discharging ink which is fed from an ink reservoir (3) to ink cavities (2) through ink supply ports (4) and is pressurized by a pressurizing element (8). In the nozzle plate (6), nozzle openings (7) are formed in a silicon monocrystalline substrate with a lattice face (110) by anisotropic etching in such a way that through holes have faces (1-11) and (-11-1) in the direction in which the nozzle openings are arrayed as well as faces (111) and (11-1) in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the ink cavity. The nozzle openings (7) can be formed so as to have the faces (1-11) and (-11-1) normal to the silicon monocrystalline substrate in the direction in which the nozzle openings are arrayed. The width of the nozzle opening becomes constant irrespective of the time required to etch the substrate. The method of making an ink jet includes forming an etch resist film on a silicon microcrystalline substrate having a face -110 ; etching part of the etch resist film to expose an area of the substrate, etching the exposed area anisotropically to form a plurality of nozzles and laminating a spacer having a plurality of ink reservoirs, ink supply ports and ink cavities on the side of the exposed area.
Patent GB-2316119-A (GB)
Title: Beam clamp
Inventor: BLACKBURN DARREN
IPC: B66C1/64
Filed: 1996-08-02
Abstract: A clamp is provided for attachment to an elongate member such as an I-section beam 10, the clamp comprising a pair of jaws 14, 16, relatively moveable towards one another to embrace the elongate member and clamp the elongate member between the jaws with a given pressure, the jaws being such that if force is applied to the clamp intending the move the jaws in any direction, the said given pressure increases. Preferably one jaw comprises a cam member 27 mounted for universal pivotal movement, movement of the jaw with respect to the elongate member causing the cam member 27 to rotate in the direction which reduces the distance between the jaws. The clamp of the invention is easily mounted and is resistant not only to vertical loads, but also to side loads tending to slide the clamp along the length of the beam 10.
Patent GB-2306490-A (GB)
Title: Polyurethanes
Inventor: WUENSCH THOMAS
IPC: C08G18/64
Filed: 1996-11-01
Abstract: Hydroxyl-containing polyurethanes I are derived from  a) a diisocyanate of 6 to 30 carbon atoms (component II) with b) a component III comprising  * small Greek alpha *) an aliphatic diol of 2 to 20 carbon atoms or * small Greek beta *) an aromatic-aliphatic or aromatic-cycloaliphatic diol of 8 to 30 carbon atoms having nonphenolic hydroxyl groups as hydroxyl groups of the diol, and  c) a polyhydric alcohol having at least 3 hydroxyl groups, 3 to 18 carbon atoms and nonphenolic hydroxyl groups as hydroxyl groups of the alcohol (component IV), the amounts of components II to IV being such that the total number of nonphenolic hydroxyl groups is from 1.1 to 5.0 per isocyanate group of II. The polyurethanes can be used as binders or binder components for pigment-containing coatings, in particular for the production of magnetic recording materials.