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Patent GB-2250734-A (GB)
Title: Stop and flow device for a watering can
Inventor: BONE PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: A01G25/14
Filed: 1991-10-03
Abstract: A stop and flow device for a watering can controls the flow of water or liquid feed being administered. The device may consist of a stopper or plug 1 or a hinged lid (15, Fig. 4) that is attached to one end of a flexible wire or cord 3, the other end leading through a spout of the watering can and being fixed to a flexible bow attachment 11 or button 12 located near the handle of the watering can (10, Fig. 2). The cord may be tensioned by resilient means incorporated in the bow 11 or button 2 such that when released or adjusted, the device moves to allow water to flow from the spout at a controlled rate. When the bow 11 or button 12 is released. the tension will return to the cord 3, and the stopper will relocate itself in the end of the spout 4, cutting off the flow of water to the end of the spout and any rose or sprinkler attachment. Alternatively the cord may be relaxed inside the watering can and tension applied by means of a pull ring 14 so as 10 restrict the flow. The device may be fitted to the watering can by means of a rubber adapter 6 and spout 5. In another embodiment the device may be incorporated integrally with the watering can. Both the flexible blow 11 and pull ring 14 may be manufactured in one piece, and cut in half at 19, so that the preferred bow or ring may be chosen. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252481-A (GB)
Title: Image transforming apparatus
Inventor: TANAKA SADAAKI
IPC: G06T3/00
Filed: 1991-11-29
Abstract: An image transforming apparatus 10; 50; 100 forms an output image by VDOUT2 by mapping input image VDIN onto a three-dimensional curved surface IM, and derives one or more positions TN of regions on an input image corresponding to positions on the output image at which image information becomes discontinuous. After a blanking signal BLK is inserted onto this region on the input image, an output image signal is formed by an interpolating process on the basis of an input image signal with a blanking signal inserted. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250989-A (GB)
Title: Thioacid amide derivatives and fodder compositions containing the same
Inventor: BUDAI ZOLTAN
IPC: C07D295/194
Filed: 1991-12-20
Abstract: The subject-matter of the invention are substituted N-[phenyl-(thioxomethyl)]-morpholine derivatives of the general formula <CHEM>  wherein   R   represents hydrogen, C1-18 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl or C2-6 alkynyl and R1   stands for hydrogen, halogen or methoxy,  with the provisos that     a) at least one of R and R1 is other than hydrogen,   b) if R represents ethyl   R1   is other than hydrogen  and     c) if R stands for methyl   R1   is other than hydrogen or methoxy  and acid addition salts thereof. Further aspects of the invention are concerned with a process for preparing these compounds as well as compositions containing them and their use. These compounds exhibit useful weight-gain increasing and fodder-utilization improving effects.
Patent GB-2253361-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of particulate material - milling, classifying
Inventor: BOURNE RONALD FREDERICK
IPC: B02C13/06
Filed: 1992-02-14
Abstract: A mill or classifier comprises a rotor 8 with a plurality of radially extending beater elements 8A and which is mounted for rotation within a housing 1, the housing 1 defining a high level inlet 2 for raw material and one or more outlets 5, 6 for treated material, characterised by an expansion chamber 1A into which material is thrown by the beater elements of the rotor in use. The illustrated unit may operate as a (differential) impact mill or (differential) attrition mill or air classifier. As shown inlets 2, 3, 4 are provided and outlet 5 is axial. Expansion chamber 1A may be divided by radial partitions 9. The interior surfaces of housing 1 are protected by abrasion resistant lines. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261652-A (GB)
Title: Lifting and transporting apparatus
Inventor: FUJII DAISUKE
IPC: B66F9/04
Filed: 1992-10-15
Abstract: A lifting and transporting apparatus comprises a load support 8, which is moveable up and down a support frame 1, and a hand truck B which is detachably mounted on the support frame 1 by means of hooks 24 and releasable fastener 7 (and associated engaging member 30). The load support, and a load fitted thereto, is driven up the support frame by means of a gas spring (11 fig. 7 not shown) mounted inside of a hollow vertical pipe 15. A locking means (3 fig. 2 not shown) is provided to lock the load support in its lower position. Retainer portions 10 and ground contact portions 9 are provided at respective upper and lower ends of the support frame 1 to allow the support frame 1 to be leant up against a truck onto which the load is to be lifted, with the aid of the gas spring, once the hand truck B has been removed (see fig 4, not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261948-A (GB)
Title: Analysis
Inventor: ABUKNESHA RAMADAN ARBI
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 1992-11-27
Abstract: The invention relates to analysis and more particularly to a reagent system, a reagent material, an apparatus, a method and a test-kit which find application in analysis. The invention provides, inter alia, a reagent system, suitable for use in a method of analysis for detecting an analyte species in which method a specific binding reaction is utilised, which reagent system includes an auxiliary entity, said auxiliary entity being in a substantially inactive form and said reagent system being such that it may be activated so as to permit the auxiliary entity to undergo a binding reaction. The invention also provides, inter alia, a reagent material, suitable for use in a method of analysis for detecting an analyte species in which method a specific binding reaction is utilised, which reagent material includes an auxiliary entity, said auxiliary entity being in a substantially inactive form and said reagent material being such that it may be activated so as to permit the auxiliary entity to undergo a binding reaction.
Patent GB-2260828-A (GB)
Title: Real image zoom viewfinder
Inventor: BETENSKY ELLIS I
IPC: G03B13/14
Filed: 1992-10-22
Abstract: A real image zooming viewfinder (100) comprising three lenses (110, 120, 140) and an additional moving reflective optical unit (130). Zooming is accomplished by moving one of the lenses and the additional reflective optical unit (130). A parallax correction can be achieved by moving laterally a first lens (110). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275371-A (GB)
Title: An electronically commutated electric motor
Inventor: LISEIKIN VIACHESLAV PAVLOVITCH
IPC: H02K3/18
Filed: 1993-02-11
Abstract: A rotor 12, having a plurality of magnetic devices eg permanent magnets 21 around its axis, is located between stator elements 14 carrying coils 15, the motor including a Hall sensor to sense the position of the rotor and control the current supply. An inverting circuit is disclosed. The relative dimensions of the rotor/coil diameters and the coil size/separation are disclosed. The coils on the stator may be circumferentially offset from the other set of stator coils. The stator body may be formed with ventilation inlet ports near the rotor shaft and with ventilation outlet ports near the periphery of the rotor, the air flow being driven by the centrifugal action of the rotor. The relationship between the rectified wave form, applied current and the pulse-wave form are disclosed as is the relationship between the magnet and coil dimensions to interactive torque. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264640-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical spheroid formulation
Inventor: KNOTT TREVOR JOHN
IPC: A61K9/16
Filed: 1993-02-17
Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising spheroids comprising a water-soluble active ingredient or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, microcrystalline cellulose and a sugar. Preferably the active ingredient is hydromorphone hydrochloride and the sugar is lactose. Surprisingly the incorporation of a sugar improves the dissolution rate of the spheroid formulation instead of reducing the dissolution rate by competing with the active ingredient for solubilization.
Patent GB-2276486-A (GB)
Title: Combined clamp/tuning means for a guitar string
Inventor: BENNETT RONALD WILLIAM
IPC: G10D3/14
Filed: 1993-02-25
Abstract: A string on a guitar or the like is clamped and tuned by turning a single screw which bears on a first lever 2 which is rotatable about a shaft. A second lever 1 is held in a slot in the body of the first lever and is independently rotatable about the same shaft. A guitar string is passed through an aperture between the levers and subsequent tightening of the screw rotates the first lever until it clamps the string against the second lever. Further tightening of the screw results in rotation of both levers and tensioning of the string. The levers and shaft may be mounted on a frame which is let into the body of a guitar. The combined clamping/tuning means permits a player to replace and tune a string quickly and simply, requiring the adjustment of only one screw. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270368-A (GB)
Title: A vortices-activated muzzle stabiliser for a gun
Inventor: CAVE RICHARD GALE
IPC: F41A21/36
Filed: 1993-09-10
Abstract: A vortices-activated muzzle stabilizer (2) for a gun, which muzzle stabiliser (2) comprises a cylindrical body (4) having a main vent slot (6) which defines a main gas deflection area and which deflects the gases in the form of gas vortices, a balancing slot (12) which extends at 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the body (4) and which is positioned opposite the main vent slot (6), a barrel connecting bore (14) for affording a connecting passage between the muzzle stabilizer (2) and the barrel of the gun, and a gas exhaust aperture (20) which is positioned at a downstream end (22) of the body (4).
Patent GB-2271913-A (GB)
Title: Supervision of information transfer in a network
Inventor: AGESTAM LENNART
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 1993-10-15
Abstract: A method for supervising and controlling the information transfer between two or more categories of users of a data network with closed user groups (CUG4, CUG5, CUG9, CUG10). Users (11), belonging to a first category of users, constitute, together with a number of users (43, 44, 52, 92) belonging to other categories, a special closed user group (CUG1). Within this group, the users (11) belonging to the first category are given a certain first identity (+), whilst users, belonging to other categories of users, are given a certain second identity (-), different from the first identity (+). Transfer of information is only allowed firstly between users (11) with the first identity (+) and users (43, 44, 52, 92) with the second identity (-) and secondly between users (43/44, 43/92) who belong to the same closed user group (CUG4, CUG9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271819-A (GB)
Title: Stern tube bearing system.
Inventor: WYLAND HARALD
IPC: B63H23/32
Filed: 1993-10-21
Abstract: A stern tube bearing system comprises counter-rotating ship's screws 11, 13 with concentric shafts 10, 12. Oil is supplied to the bearing 14 for the inner shaft from a rotary transmission lead-through 20 - 22 in such a way that only the oil supply means 15' which are located in the lower region of its path of rotation are connected flow-wise with the oil supply. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-937231-A (GB)
IPC: H05B41/30
Abstract: 937,231. Supply systems for electric fences; converting. E. I. BARDOS, and F. BARDOS. Feb. 9, 1960 [Feb. 10, 1959; Oct. 12, 1959], Nos. 4535/59 and 34446/59. Classes 38 (2) and 38 (4). A transistor or controlled rectifier inverter 44 charging a capacitor 46 for supplying an electric fence or photographic flash tube has a muting circuit comprising a potentiometer R4, R5 charging a low valued capacitor C1 discharging intermittently through a discharge tube N1 into another capacitor which blocks the inverter transistors 44a, 44b through a transistor amplifier X1, X2 and rectifiers D1, D2 when the capacitor 46 is charged. The transistor amplifier may alternatively operate a relay the contacts of which block the transistors 44a, 44b or break the feed to the capacitor 46 or from the battery 41.
Patent GB-2286011-A (GB)
Title: Friction hinge
Inventor: SOUTHWARD DAVID
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 1994-01-26
Abstract: A hinge comprises a tapered shaft 10 received in a sleeve 12 having a correspondingly tapered inner bore. The shaft 10 is held in the sleeve 12 by means of a screw 18 which enables the frictional torque of the hinge to be set by controlling the compression of a number of disc springs 16. The hinge may be used to mount a computer display screen to the computer main housing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275319-A (GB)
Title: User adjustable damping system for optical tops and vibration isolated structures
Inventor: HEIDE ULF B
IPC: G12B9/08
Filed: 1994-01-28
Abstract: In an optical top or vibration isolated structure, which has resonant bending frequencies, an accessible variable-tuned damper is secured in a recess in the top, the damper being tunable to at least the primary bending or torsional frequency of the top. As shown, the damper comprises mass 52 threadingly engaged with rods 46, 48 which are rotated as appropriate to move and lock the mass. The mass may carry an apertured plate 56 located in a viscous liquid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276455-A (GB)
Title: Calibrating machines
Inventor: TAYLOR BENJAMIN ROLLER
IPC: G01B11/02
Filed: 1994-03-14
Abstract: In a method of calibrating the measuring performance of a machine, the conventional physical length bar is simulated by moving a retro-reflector (26) to various positions along a trace (20). A laser beam (25) of an interferometer (22) is aligned with the track using the retro-reflector at two extreme positions in order to define a measurement axis for the calibration. The retro-reflector has a part-spherical surface on its rear face which is centred on the nodal point of the retro-reflector. By contacting the reference surface with a probe (9) on the machine at several points, the centre of the sphere at the two positions of the retro-reflector can be calculated and hence the measurement axis is defined in the machine frame of reference. Measurements are taken with the interferometer of the position of the retro-reflector at several points on the measurement axis, and at each point the measuring probe is brought into contact with the spherical surface of retro-reflector (preferably at the intersection of the measurement axis and the surface) to make a second measurement of the retro-reflector's position. The accurate measurement of the interferometer is compared to the machines measurement to determine the machine error. The retro-reflector may be a corner-cube or a glass sphere. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280417-A (GB)
Title: Trench filler
Inventor: SHERRY DENIS CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B60P1/36
Filed: 1994-05-05
Abstract: A trailer for laterally moving aggregate directly from a supply tipping lorry to trenches at the road verge comprises an open top trailer body which is mounted on a wheeled chassis 2 which is connected to, and can be towed by, the tipping lorry and where within the trailer body is placed, as a fixture, a hydraulically powered conveyor belt which moves the aggregate from the trailers hopper to a lateral moving chute which ducts the aggregate to the verge trenches. The chute receives the aggregate from the trailers internal moving belt system which achieves its lateral movement, of up to 1.5 meters, by the use of a four drum conveyor system, two of which are movable in the direction of the road verge trenches (to the left in the UK), and the other two are on fixed chassis. After use, the trailer is connected to the lorry, e.g. by chains joined to brackets 13, lifted off the ground as the tipping body is lowered and transported elsewhere. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294101-A (GB)
Title: Actuator control using slipping clutches opposing eachother
Inventor: COLLINS ANDREW
IPC: F16D48/06
Filed: 1994-10-14
Abstract: An actuator control comprises a clutch pair 10, 12 including a first torque clutch 10 and a second torque clutch 12 having respective outputs 14, 18 which are coupled together to provide a common actuator output. The preferably electromagnetic clutches are continuously powered and in a slipping condition, such that they can operate against each other. The output can thus be driven in opposite directions by controlling the respective clutches such that one dominates at a given time to drive the output accordingly. The common actuator output may comprise a single shaft or respective output shafts from each clutch geared together. A plurality of clutch pairs may be driven by a single power source and have respective actuator outputs individually controlled by a common controller. By virtue of the arrangement the source of power is isolated from the control applied to the clutches. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289256-A (GB)
Title: Locating a glass on a bottle
Inventor: DOWLER GLYN
IPC: B65D41/26
Filed: 1995-01-12
Abstract: A drinking glass 12 is packaged by locating an insert 14 in the glass and then placing the glass and insert either in a sleeve 16, which is shrunk around the glass rim, or in an apertured carton (36, figure 3) to prevent separation of the glass and insert, and then the packaged glass is mounted on a bottle by being a snap fit or a push fit. The insert may be a friction fit within the glass or a flange of the insert may abut the glass rim, (22A, figure 3). The insert may be a vacuum formed plastics insert. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287646-A (GB)
Title: Attachment of child safety seat to a vehicle seat
Inventor: MEYER THOMAS
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 1995-02-20
Abstract: A vehicle seat with a child restraint is described which has a harness safety belt (20) with shoulder belts (18). The shoulder belts (18) are or can be secured via their respective first end section (40) on one of the two connection elements (14) which are spaced apart from each other and by means of which the headrest (12) of the vehicle seat is connected in a releasable manner to the backrest (10) of said vehicle seat. … <IMAGE> …
Patent GB-2294178-A (GB)
Title: Telephone call alerting system
Inventor: MATSUDA MASAHIRO
IPC: H04M1/715
Filed: 1995-06-07
Abstract: A telephone call alerting system is applied to a telephone communication system accommodating a line (#1, #2, #3) to which a telephone terminal (12, 14, 16) is connected, a plurality of telephone numbers being assigned to the line. The telephone call alerting system includes an output unit for outputting information indicating a telephone number of a call when the call is received by the telephone terminal (12, 14, 16), a plurality of informing units for outputting an alert indicating that a call has been received by the telephone terminal, each of the plurality of informing units corresponding to one of the plurality of telephone numbers, a memory unit for storing a table indicating a relationship between the plurality of telephone numbers and the plurality of informing units, an identification unit, when the call is received by the telephone terminal, for identifying one of the plurality of informing units corresponding to the telephone number indicated by the information output by the output means, with reference to the table, and a control unit, when the call is received by said telephone terminal, for supplying an instruction of outputting the alert to the one of the plurality of informing units identified by the identification means, so that the one of the plurality of informing units outputs the alert. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304523-A (GB)
Title: Whipping cream
Inventor: HANDLEY SIMON JAMES
IPC: A23P30/40
Filed: 1995-08-24
Abstract: A method of whipping cream and mousses (18) includes the step of providing a quantity of gas G such as, for example, nitrogen nitrous oxide, helium or argon and causing it to be whipped by screw 12 into the cream or mousse to the exclusion of natural air and particularly oxygen.
Patent GB-2292576-A (GB)
Title: A building structure
Inventor: HEAD PETER RICHARD
IPC: E01D1/00
Filed: 1994-05-03
Abstract: The structure comprises a space frame (12) enclosed by a housing shell in the form of a reinforced plastics section (16). The frame (12) is constructed from elongate tubular members (28) which are connected at intersections by node elements (30). The space frame (12) is thus protected from the environment by the shell (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309619-A (GB)
Title: Protocol coverter card for ATM/Token ring
Inventor: SMALLWOOD MARK ALEXANDER LEITH
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: A communication network end station comprises a host processor (6) programmed to cooperate with interface electronics suitable for transferring data between the host processor and a communication network (5) operating in accordance with a first protocol. An interface device (7) connects the end station to a communication network on which data is carried in accordance with a second protocol. The interface device includes:  a) a first interface (9) which cooperates with the programmed host processor (6) to transfer data to and from the host processor in accordance with the requirements of the first protocol; b) a second interface (13) which transfers data to and from the communication network (5) in accordance with the requirements of the second protocol; and, c) a conversion system (10-12) for transferring data between the first and second interfaces and for suitably converting the format of the data passing therebetween.  The protocols can be ATM and token ring.
Patent GB-2295834-A (GB)
Title: A fluid dispenser
Inventor: DIXON AUBREY LAWRENCE
IPC: E03D9/03
Filed: 1994-05-19
Abstract: An apparatus is provided for dispensing fluid into a cistern, such as a cistern on a wc. The apparatus comprises a receptacle (1) to be mounted in position within the cistern. A pivoted scoop (6) is mounted to move pivotally about trunnions (7). A float (10) is connected to one end of the scoop to cause the scoop to pivot whenever the cistern is emptied. As the scoop pivots, a trough (8) located within the receptacle scoops up fluid from within the receptacle and dispenses the fluid into the cistern. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301117-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing metallised polymeric particles
Inventor: NASTKE RUDOLF
IPC: C23C28/02
Filed: 1996-05-23
Abstract: A process for producing polymeric particles provided with a metallic coating, which process comprises:  (i) activating the surfaces of amino resin polymeric particles which are in the form of microcapsules, microspheres, hollow spheres, compact powder or porous powder, and (ii) depositing a metallic coating on the activated particles by chemical metallisation.  The amino resins may be produced by reacting melamine, urea, thiourea or acrylamide with an aldehyde. In the activation step the solution may contain ions of palladium, gold or silver. The coating subsequently applied may be of cobalt, nickel, a phosphorus alloy of cobalt or nickel, or copper. A further metallic coating may be applied by an electrolytic technique. The coated particles find use as catalysts or as magnetic particles.
Patent GB-2304441-A (GB)
Title: Radio receiver for reproducing a received message by voice synthesis
Inventor: ZENG LI PING
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1996-08-16
Abstract: A radio receiver voice-synthesises voice patterns indicated by a received message, to output the voice patterns. Responsive to the operation of a switch 27 a control unit 22 reads a message from a memory unit 23 and successively produces 24 a plurality of voice patterns in accordance with the message. The voice patterns are voice-synthesized 25 and then supplied to a loudspeaker 26. A counter counts 28 up a count result whenever each of the voice patterns is produced. Responsive to a reproduction request signal from a holding key 29, the control unit 22 produces a predetermined number of previous voice patterns preceding a current one of the voice patterns, with reference to the count result.