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Patent GB-2267637-A (GB)
Title: Mowing machines
Inventor: MINAMOTO TAKASI
IPC: A01D34/81
Filed: 1993-06-10
Abstract: A mowing machine 100, has a machine frame 2, front and rear single wheels 3, 4 rotatably mounted on the machine frame 2, a control handle 5 mounted on the machine frame 2, and a cutting assembly 12, 13 suspended by the machine frame 2 for angular movement about a swing axis (C) (Figure 2) extending along a direction in which the mowing machine 100, can travel straight. The machine frame 2, the front and rear wheels 3, 4, and the control handle 5 jointly serve as a non-swingable section A, and the cutting assembly 12, 13 serves as a swingable section B, the swingable section B being suspended in offset relationship to the swing axis (C), the swingable section B including a guide member 18 for keeping the cutting assembly 12, 13 spaced from ground. The mowing machine 100, may further include an angular range limiting mechanism (30) (Figure 9) for limiting the range of angular movement of the swingable section B. The angular range limiting mechanism (30) is capable of selecting one, at a time, of a plurality of modes representing respective angular ranges, the modes including a mode whose angular range is substantially nil with the swingable section B being fixed to the non-swingable section A. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270280-A (GB)
Title: Suspension file pocket with sliding receptacle.
Inventor: TREILLET JACQUES
IPC: B42F15/00
Filed: 1993-08-16
Abstract: A suspension file comprising a pocket 10 having two panels 11 that are fitted with suspension hooks 14 and a movable receptacle 20 for receiving documents, the receptacle being capable of sliding on the bottom (12) of the pocket parallel to the panels between a storage position and an extraction position, wherein the movable receptacle (20) is in the form of a flat-bottomed elongate shoe whose bottom (22) is in contact with the likewise flat bottom of the pocket (20), and an abutment system is provided limiting the displacement stroke of the movable receptacle (20), said system being constituted by an enlarged head tab (17) secured to the bottom (12) of the pocket and passing through an elongate slot (25) in the flat bottom (22) of said receptacle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282874-A (GB)
Title: Thermally insulated rucksacks
Inventor: BOWERS MARSHALL GUY
IPC: A45C11/20
Filed: 1993-10-13
Abstract: A thermally insulated container (10) comprises outer and inner layers (12) and (14) of sheet plastics material, and a layer of thermally insulating material (16) between the outer and inner layers. Shoulder straps (26) enable a person to carry, for example, cold beverages while leaving both hands of the person free. The container has a lid (22) which can be closed by means of a sliding clasp fasten or (24). A cushion (36) can be secured to the container by means of fasteners (32), (34). A carry handle (40) is also provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274184-A (GB)
Title: Security device
Inventor: MCINTOSH WILLIAM
IPC: G07F7/10
Filed: 1993-12-30
Abstract: A pocket-sized electronic security device for securely recording and readily recalling one or more sequence(s) of numbers, comprises input means 10 capable of recording within memory means one or more sequence(s) of letters each sequence corresponding to a particular sequence of numbers, output display means 15, and access means by which the sequence or one of the sequences of letters may be input, causing the memory means to display the corresponding sequence of numbers on the display means. If an incorrect sequence is input during access, a random number is displayed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286410-A (GB)
Title: Mutually pivotable panel mounting assembly
Inventor: TAI MING-FENG
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 1994-02-08
Abstract: Pivotable panel mounting means includes a plurality of panel frames (1) respectively mounted around the four sides of a plurality of rectangular board panels. Each panel frame has a mounting groove (11) at one side, which receives an edge of a respective board panel, and a track (12) at an opposite side. The assembly further includes a plurality of mounting devices (2) respectively fastened to each panel frame for pivotably connecting one board panel to another, each mounting device consisting of a sliding rail (21) made to slide in the track (12) of the associated panel frame, and a connecting member (22) connected to said sliding rail (21), for permitting two board panels to be respectively turned about the joint to change their positions relative to each other. Member (22) may be part-cylindrical to resiliently embrace a tube (6) about which it can pivot, the adjoining panel having similar member (22), or alternatively the tube may be part of the member of the other panel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276636-A (GB)
Title: Take-down device for flexible goods
Inventor: SCHERZINGER WERNER
IPC: D04B15/88
Filed: 1994-03-18
Abstract: A steplessly-adjustable take-down device for flexible goods (17) e.g. in a circular knitting machine comprises at least one take-down roller (14, 15, 16), a drive source (24) and a V-belt transmission. The transmission includes a V-belt pulley (25) with two conical flanges at least one of which is mounted so as to be axially movable against spring force to alter the effective diameter of the pulley (25). The transmission further includes a device (47, 53) for adjusting the tension of the V-belt (26), changes in belt tension resulting automatically in changes in the effective diameter of pulley (25) which in turn changes the take-down speed and tension. The adjusting device suitably comprises two screw-adjusted tensioning pulleys (47, 48). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276267-A (GB)
Title: An amusement device
Inventor: HAGIWARA TAKASHI
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 1994-03-18
Abstract: An amusement device containing one or more symbol-carrying rotary reels (5, 6, 7) selectively highlights symbols on the rotary reels by the use of phosphorescent, fluorescent, or otherwise luminescent symbols (L), the use of stereoscopically processed symbols to achieve three-dimensional effects, the use of stereoscopic symbols to achieve animation effects, the use of selective backlighting for the special symbols, or the use of special controls for the selective backlighting of the symbols. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276929-A (GB)
Title: Rotating ring shoe for guiding or tensioning chains belts and the like
Inventor: SHIMAYA KAZUHIKO
IPC: F16H7/12
Filed: 1993-06-15
Abstract: A vibration proofing system for an engine timing chain utilizes, on the tension side of the chain path, a guide 35 comprising a fixed support 84, a first ring 83 rotatable on the support, and a ring-shaped, chain-engaging shoe 81 which is in off-centered relationship to the support and the inner diameter of which is larger than the outer diameter of the first ring 83. Engine oil is supplied through the support to lubricate the first ring 83. A tensioner mechanism 34 disposed on the slack side of the chain path comprises a ring-shaped chain-engaging shoe 64 rotatably disposed on a circular frame 60 incorporating a tensioner piston 42. Engine oil used in the tensioner lubricates the chain-engaging shoe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277093-A (GB)
Title: Coating compositions
Inventor: MILIGAN BRIAN DAVID
IPC: C09D5/00
Filed: 1992-12-21
Abstract: A composition suitable for the production of protective coatings, especially for the inhibition of fouling, more particularly in marine environments, which comprises: (A) a polymer carrying pendant and/or terminal curable functional groups, at least a major proportion of the repeating units in the polymer of (A) being other than siloxane units, and (B) a curable organohydrogen polysiloxane or polydiorganosiloxane, the curable functional groups in component (A) being capable of undergoing a condensation curing reaction with component (B), and normally also a solvent and a curing catalyst. The compositions provide coatings having good adhesion and mechanical durability, and require only moisture curing at ambient temperature.
Patent GB-2284379-A (GB)
Title: Loader basket assembly for tire press
Inventor: IMLER DONALD C
IPC: B29C35/02
Filed: 1994-10-25
Abstract: A tire loader basket assembly for a tire press includes a frame (12); a plurality of loader shoes (20) mounted for radial movement on the frame; an adjusting plate (40) mounted for rotation with respect to the frame and connected to each of the shoes by a respective link (36) such that rotation of the adjusting plate causes radial movement of the shoes; an actuating plate (56) mounted for rotation with respect to the frame by operation of an actuating means (60) connected to the actuating plate; and means (74) for releasably connecting the adjusting and actuating plates together so that when the plates are connected they rotate together by operation of the actuating means, and when the plates are unconnected the adjusting plate can be rotated to set a movement limit for the shoes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285682-A (GB)
Title: Distortion compensation in pcb optical inspection system
Inventor: KOHLER JAMES P
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 1994-12-14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for compensating substrate distortion in automatic optical inspection (AOI) systems eliminates false error signals during printed circuit boards (PCB) defect detection. The present invention is used in feature edge transition AOI systems that employ pixel to pixel comparison between CAD and scanned PCB feature databases. The present invention divides the substrate into a plurality of regions or "tiles" (36). A distortion vector (38) for each tile is calculated and is used to generate a shift of pixels within each tile which removes any variation between the preferred pixel location and the actual pixel location, thereby enabling the AOI system to avoid generating error signals when features are only misplaced on the substrate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284904-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous fluid core light guide for light transmission and spectrophotometry
Inventor: LIU SU YI
IPC: G01N30/74
Filed: 1994-12-16
Abstract: Water or some other aqueous fluid is employed as the light transmitting medium of a liquid-core fiber-optic wave guide employed as a spectrophotometer cell by employing, to define the core region, a polymer having a refractive index of less than 1.33. The light conducting channel defined by the aqueous fluid filled core may be a capillary or other suitably shaped vessel. The analysis of samples is accomplished by drawing a sample into the wave guide core region throughout the use of a fiber optic piston and thereafter delivering measurement light to the sample via the piston.
Patent GB-2287661-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic honeycomb structural body
Inventor: MACHIDA MINORU
IPC: B01J35/04
Filed: 1995-03-08
Abstract: In a honeycomb - eg for use as a monolith for a catalytic converter in vehicle exhausts - mechanical strength is improved if those axially-running passages which occur at the periphery of the body are blocked by ceramic material. Only those passages which, by reason of being at the periphery, have a significantly smaller cross-sectional area than the other passages are sealed. These passages (or cells) are termed "incomplete cells" and are preferably those which have a cross-section of no more than 80% of that of the complete cells. This can eliminate catalyst being wasted by being put into passages through which exhaust gas would pass in small quantities. As shown in Figure 2, only the significantly narrower passages 2b are sealed with ceramic 4. The preferred material for the honeycomb is cordierite, and it is also preferred that sealant 4 is of the same material as the honeycomb. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294628-A (GB)
Title: Heel top piece
Inventor: PARSONS ROY BARRIE
IPC: A43B21/39
Filed: 1995-05-19
Abstract: A top piece (110) for attachment to a heel body (121) comprises a first component comprising a plurality of spaced apart formations (113), each adapted to corporate with a respective opening in the heel body (123), and a second component (112) attached to the first component. The second component may be planar (see Fig 2 not shown) or it may have raised portions (112b) to engage in recesses (130) in the heel body. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291175-A (GB)
Title: A water-tight socket cover for a vehicular lamp
Inventor: CHOJI MASATAKA
IPC: F21V19/00
Filed: 1995-06-19
Abstract: A vehicular lamp having a socket cover which waterproofs a rear opening edge of a lamp body and a bulb socket or a base of a bulb attached to a reflector. A skirt fitted around a rear opening edge of a lighting fixture, and a sleeve fitted around a bulb socket or a base of a bulb projecting to the rear of the reflector are joined via a thin member. An engagement edge is coaxially formed along the inside of the skirt. A stopper flange is formed along the leading end of the engagement edge meshing with a stopper flange formed along the rear opening edge of the lamp body. A number of grooves are circumferentially formed extending parallel to each other along the inner surface of the skirt and the sleeve. Water entering from the rear opening edge of the lamp body is stopped by a recessed groove formed at the bottom between the skirt and the engagement edge and the grooves circumferentially formed along the inner surface of the skirt and the sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291261-A (GB)
Title: Forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device
Inventor: PARK SANG HOON
IPC: H01L21/76
Filed: 1995-06-29
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of forming a field oxide film of a semiconductor device which can minimize the birds beak effect. The portion of the substrate (1) used is protected form a first etching step by a patterned photoresist layers (6, Fig. 2A not shown) and an oxide layer (5, Fig. 2). These layers are then removed and a second oxide film (7), a polysilicon film (8) and a nitride film (9) are sequentially deposited on the substrate. The polysilicon film is then exposed by etching, and thermal oxidation of the oxide film is carried out to yield the field oxide film (11). The remaining nitride, polysilicon and oxide films are then removed and a layer of single crystal silicon is formed on the substrate (Fig. 2E, not shown). In another embodiment, there is no polysilicon film and nitride spacers (100, Fig. 3E not shown) are used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290747-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for rotary bonding
Inventor: EHLERT THOMAS DAVID
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 1995-06-29
Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for bonding at least two continuously moving substrate webs (12,14) together is disclosed. The apparatus (10) comprises a rotatable bonding roll (20) which is located adjacent the substrate webs (12,14) and configured to rotate about a bonding axis (22). A rotatable anvil roll (40) has an anvil surface (42) and is configured to rotate about an anvil axis (44) to press the substrate webs (12,14) against an outer peripheral bonding surface (24) of the bonding roll (20) thereby bonding the substrate webs (12,14) together. The anvil roll (40) is pivotally connected to a pivotal support mechanism (50) which is configured to maintain the anvil surface (42) in a substantially parallel relationship with the bonding surface (24). The pivotal support mechanism (50) is configured to allow the anvil roll (40) to pivot such that the anvil roll (40) maintains a substantially constant force on the bonding surface (24) of the bonding roll (20) across the width of the anvil roll (40). <MATH>
Patent GB-2292535-A (GB)
Title: Workpiece holding and aligning assembly
Inventor: GAN CHIU LIANG
IPC: B26D7/01
Filed: 1995-08-17
Abstract: Apparatus 10 for aligning a stack of sheet material with a housed guillotine tool, comprising a tool assembly 22, 24 arranged to be attached to a press (10, Fig. 2), a demountable workpiece holder assembly arranged to hold a stack of papers, and means to releasably align and lock the tool assembly with respect to the workpiece holder assembly. The tool assembly is housed in a cabinet 29 in order to maintain a safe cutting zone. The workpiece holder comprises a bed 44 with a mat 56 on which a stack of sheet material 52 is placed. An alignment guide 32 is placed on top of the stack and a magnetic locking means 36 at the end of the guide is aligned with a line to be cut. Clamp 38 secures the stack firmly to the bed. The workpiece holder is placed on the apparatus using grip 40 until guide wall 34 abuts a knife 22 and is locked to it by means of the magnet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307216-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for rotating an aircraft wheel prior to landing
Inventor: AL-THANI HAMAD ALI JASSIM
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 1995-11-15
Abstract: Apparatus for causing an aircraft wheel to rotate in an airflow may comprise a plurality of wind catching members (54; 128)(fig, 10) disposed about a central axis 20 (110) which may be movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The wind-catching members may comprise sails extended by a piston and cylinder arrangement 24 in a wheel axle 20, which causes pivotal movement of arms 44, 46 to which the sails are connected so that the sails project beyond the outer periphery of the aircraft wheel in the extended position. In a second alternative arrangement (figs. 9 to 14) the wind-catching members (128) are mounted on a central mounting portion (118) which, during movement between the retracted and extended positions, is displaced axially so that the wind-catching members (128) are displaced radially with respect to the central axis (110). In a further arrangement (figs. 15 to 19) involving no moving parts, the wheel is driven by air directed from at least one nozzle or vent arranged to expel air at least partially circumferentially.
Patent GB-2311124-A (GB)
Title: A reflector for a light fitting
Inventor: GALLETLY KENNETH
IPC: F21V17/16
Filed: 1996-03-13
Abstract: A reflector for a light fitting, the reflector being constructed substantially from a resiliently flexible light-reflective material and including a resilient tongue (2, 30, 40) arranged such that the distal end of the tongue is wider than its proximal end, the tongue (2, 30, 40) being inserted through a slot (4, 32) whose length varies with its width between a length only slightly greater than the narrowest width of the tongue to a length significantly greater than the narrowest width of the tongue. Other embodiments have two tongues (22, 24) and several brace structures are described.
Patent GB-2300132-A (GB)
Title: Multi-staged size reduction machine
Inventor: POSER KIMBERLY JOHN
IPC: B02C23/16
Filed: 1995-01-24
Abstract: A size reduction machine for use in process industries to continuously and precisely reduce the size of particles, while controlling fines, has a rotatable spindle (14) and a motor operably connected to the spindle for effecting rotation of the spindle. The spindle (14) is mounted within a channel having an input (20) and an output (22). The size reduction machine has a first stage impeller (15) mounted on the spindle. A first screen (17) is rigidly mounted within the channel so that particles passing from the input (20) to the output (22) pass through the first screen (17) as the first stage impeller (15) rotates relative to the first screen. A second stage impeller (15) is mounted on the spindle. A second screen (18) is rigidly mounted within the channel so that particles passing from the first screen (17) will pass through the second screen (18) as the second stage impeller (16) rotates relative to the second screen. A spacer (70) positions the impellers (15, 16) along the spindle to maintain a first gap between an edge of the first stage impeller and an interior of the first screen and to maintain a second gap between an edge of the second stage impeller and an interior of the second screen.
Patent GB-2316434-A (GB)
Title: Tying device
Inventor: CHANG KUN-SHENG
IPC: F16B2/14
Filed: 1996-08-19
Abstract: A tying device, including a binding strip (10), which has a plurality of locking incisions (11) on one side arranged along the longitudinal direction, and a lock head (20) with a lead opening (21), having two locking tongues (25) extending from opposite inner walls into the interior, wherein the locking tongues (25) each have a plurality of locking pawls (23), the locking incisions (11) being arranged in two rows on one side of the binding strip (10) with the two rows separated by a ridge (12). The locking pawls (23) on the locking tongues (25) each have a slot cut in the middle so as to accommodate the ridge (12) on the binding strip (10). The shape of the locking pawls (23) corresponds to the shape of the locking incisions (11).
Patent GB-2305291-A (GB)
Title: A method of separating trivalent actinides and rare earth elements
Inventor: KOMA YOSHIKAZU
IPC: C22B60/02
Filed: 1996-08-20
Abstract: A method is provided for separating trivalent actinides and rare earth elements in the TRUEX method using a CMPO-TBP mixed solvent. The method of separating trivalent actinides and rare earth elements comprises a trivalent actinide/ rare earth extraction step wherein trivalent actinides and rare earth elements are extracted by a solvent from highly acid waste generated by reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, a nitric acid removal step wherein the nitric acid concentration of the solvent used to extract the trivalent actinides and rare earth elements is reduced, and a separation step wherein the trivalent actinides and rare earth elements contained in the solvent of low nitric acid concentration, are separated from each other.
Patent GB-2303892-A (GB)
Title: Automatically operating the braking system of a vehicle
Inventor: STEINER MANFRED
IPC: G01D1/16
Filed: 1994-07-28
Abstract: In a method of automatically operating the braking system of a vehicle, the automatic braking process is triggered, in a first embodiment, when the actuation speed of the brake pedal exceeds a threshold value (Seff), this threshold value being determined by multiplying a fixed threshold value (S1) by at least one factor (F1, F2) which represents a driving state, e.g. the speed of the vehicle when the brake pedal is actuated and/or the position of the brake pedal. In addition, the automatic braking process is terminated as a function of the actuation force of the brake pedal, of the speed of the vehicle, or of the pedal travel. In a second embodiment, automatic braking is triggered when the actuation speed of the brake pedal does not drop below the fixed threshold value (S1) during the time taken for the pedal to exceed a travel threshold value (dsB).
Patent GB-2322221-A (GB)
Title: Folded sheet
Inventor: HARDAKER TERRY RICHARD
IPC: G09B29/04
Filed: 1997-06-19
Abstract: A sheet 10 of material having folds in it, the folds comprising a set of concertina radial folds 17,18, meeting at a common point 16 in the centre of the sheet to enable the sheet to be folded flat with the common point 16 defining an apex (27) of a triangular portion (26) of the folded sheet, and having a further fold (31) across said triangular portion (26) to enable the apex (27) to be folded across the folded sheet. The sheet 10 may be provided with a front cover (35) and a rear cover (36) attached together to fold about line (37). The sheet may have a map printed on it.