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Patent GB-2261468-A (GB)
Title: Releasable locking hook
Inventor: WIGMORE JOHN
IPC: F16B45/02
Filed: 1992-11-16
Abstract: A releasable locking hook has a hasp assembly 20 carried on a mount 10 such that under load, the hasp assembly is moved downward relative to the mount against a spring loading (14, 15). The hasp assembly consists of a hasp 40 pivoted on a hasp base 30, the hasp engaging with a control mechanism (60, 70), downward movement of the hasp base locking the control mechanism into position against a stop means 80 to maintain such engagement, emergency release stop means 80 allowing the control mechanism to be released even under load. The control mechanism includes a first pivoted element (the cam or lever 70) abutting against the emergency release stop 80, carried on the mount 10, when the hasp assembly 20 is moved downward by a load, and a second pivoted element (the cam or lever 60) intermediate between and engaging with both the first pivoted element 70 and the hasp 40. The stop is withdrawable to release the hook even under load. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264174-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for obtaining NMR information
Inventor: LONERGAN ANDREW RALPH
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 1993-01-12
Abstract: Spatial NMR information is obtained from a sample by applying a magnetic field having a static component and two orthogonal periodically-varying gradient components. A recurring cycle of rf excitation pulses is applied. One of the gradient components is reduced in amplitude from its maximum to zero over a period and the other gradient component is subsequently increased from zero to its maximum over a period. The said periods are both longer than the cycle time.
Patent GB-2263854-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable guard for hedge cutter.
Inventor: LUPTON WILLIAM G
IPC: A01G3/04
Filed: 1993-01-18
Abstract: A boom mounted hedge cutter (104 fig 1) has a front guard 8 which is adjustable, from the cabin (100 Fig 1) of the vehicle on which the boom is mounted, to vary the extent to which a flail cutter 2 projects from an open side of a casing 4. This enables adaptation of the hedge cutter for cutting light or dense hedges and/or grassy banks. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276227-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for depositing solid carbon dioxide on items to be refrigerated
Inventor: KUZNIARSKI JOHN NICHOLAS STEFA
IPC: A23L3/375
Filed: 1993-01-22
Abstract: An apparatus for depositing solid carbon dioxide on items to be refrigerated comprises a device (10) eg. a snow horn operable to convert a stream of liquid carbon dioxide into a forward flow of gaseous carbon dioxide containing entrained particles of solid carbon dioxide, a vertical guide rail (4) upon which said device (10) is mounted for movement in opposite directions and means for moving said device so as to direct said stream towards a plurality of individual items to be refrigerated. The device (10) is mounted on a carriage (8) adapted to be moveable on the rail (4) by a piston and cylinder arrangement. Snow from the snow horn passes through a vertical slot (24) in a casing containing, for example, prepackaged meals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266089-A (GB)
Title: Support post for packaging system
Inventor: HUGHES BILLY RAY
IPC: B65D85/68
Filed: 1993-03-04
Abstract: A support post for appliance packaging consists of a formed paperboard tube having inner and outer walls (16, 18) and laterally directed stiffening beads (26) formed from either wall and extending into free engagement with the opposite wall. The stiffening beads (26) include opposed side panels (28, 30) with an integral apex portion (32) therebetween. At least one side panel (30) extends at an acute interior angle (36) to the side (18) from which the bead is formed for a generally lateral inclination of the bead to lie at least partially between planar portions of the inner and outer wall to form intermediate layers upon collapse of the inner and outer walls toward each other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265494-A (GB)
Title: Switching device
Inventor: NIKL HORST
IPC: B62D5/065
Filed: 1993-03-09
Abstract: A switching device which is actuated when a torque transmitted by a shaft (1), such as a motor vehicle steering shaft, which can rotate more than 360 DEG , achieves or exceeds a predetermined value. The switching device comprises a shaft part (2) which is disposed in the train of the torque transmission and which can be displaced axially in one direction or the other depending upon the rotational direction of the shaft (1). The shaft pan (2) cooperates with a resiliently pretensioned push rod (5) in such a way that an electric switch (4) is actuated when the shaft part (2) is axially displayed by a predetermined amount in either direction. Such a switching device can be used with power-assisted steering devices, wherein for the purpose of minimising the required energy expenditure, the servo mechanism is only activated by switching on and off the electrical drive if, upon achieving a predetermined steering moment, a servo mechanism actually appears necessary. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264883-A (GB)
Title: Brine recycling method and apparatus
Inventor: MIZUTANI MASUMI
IPC: B01D65/06
Filed: 1993-03-09
Abstract: An organic or inorganic 'brine', used as a heat transfer medium and contaminated with metal ions, is treated with a chemical reactant which reacts with the metal ions to produce insoluble substances, which are then filtered off using a microporous filtration membrane having an average pore size within the range 0.005 to 1 mu m, preferably 0.02 to 0.2 mu m. As shown the filter 7 comprises a bundle of hollow fibres 70 and can be used in a cross-flow or 'dead end' mode by adjusting return valve 16. Before filtering begins the reactant is added to the brine in tank 1 and pumped round circuit 2, 5, 14, 13 to mix them. The filter has a reverse flow cleaning mode using compressed air, and an ion exchange filter 17 is connected downstream of filter 7. The reactant may be dithiocarbamic acid salt, thiourea, thiazole or triazole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271112-A (GB)
Title: Heterocyclic amines
Inventor: COUTTS IAN GEORGE CORMACK
IPC: A61K31/535
Filed: 1993-10-01
Abstract: Heterocyclic amines of the formula       Ar-X-A-Nr<1>R<2>  wherein Ar is a bicyclic or tricyclic aromatic group which is unsubstituted or which bears one or more substituents selected from halo, nitro and cyano groups and alkyl and alkoxy groups each of up to 4 carbon atoms;  wherein X is a direct link or is -O-, -S-, -SO- or -SO2- or has the formula -C(R<3>)=CH- wherein R<3> is hydrogen or alkyl of up to 4 carbon atoms;  wherein A is straight or branched alkylene or alkenylene of 3 to 8 carbon atoms which may be interrupted by -O-, -S- or -NH-; and wherein NR<1>R<2> is a cyclic amino group; or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, which are mainly novel compounds, are of value for therapeutic use, particularly in the treatment of myocardial ischaemia and hypertension and in the treatment of fungal infections.
Patent GB-2283238-A (GB)
Title: Nitric esters of propionic acid derivatives
Inventor: DEL SOLDATO PIERO
IPC: C07C203/04
Filed: 1993-10-06
Abstract: Compounds of the formula:   <IMAGE>  where:  A and B are hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl; R is   <IMAGE> Y is oxygen, NH or NR1, where R1 is alkyl; and n is 1 - 10, have pharmaceutical uses, e.g. as anti-inflammatory agents.
Patent GB-2286624-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat latch and belt reel arrangement
Inventor: WARD MARCUS JOHN SCOTT
IPC: B60N2/20
Filed: 1994-02-09
Abstract: A vehicle seat latch arrangement comprises latch means (1) to releasably secure a foldable component of the seat in its correct riding position to the vehicle body 3 wherein the latch (1) is provided with a sensor (7) to sense the secure latching of the seat component in its correct riding position and on so sensing to activate a release mechanism (14), to release a seat belt retractor locking device (16) from a reversible locking position to an unlocking position to permit a seat belt web retained by the reel to be payed out by the reel and the seat belt to be used, only when the seat is properly latched. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288022-A (GB)
Title: Method of sensing the condition of a piece of food
Inventor: TRUMBLE FRANK
IPC: G01N33/02
Filed: 1994-03-23
Abstract: The method comprises a) applying a current or voltage impulse having three or more Fourier components to a piece of food, b) detecting the resulting transient voltage or current in the piece of food in the time and/or frequency domain, and c) measuring the difference between characteristic features of the transient and those of a reference response in the time and/or frequency domain. The applied impulse may have a square or step waveform. To ensure a good signal to noise ratio over a wide bandwidth, a plurality of square waves of different frequencies may be used (eg. 24.4Hz, 488.3Hz, 9.76KHz and 244KHz). The detected signal may be fast Fourier transformed into the frequency domain and the condition of the food determined from the number of points where the susceptance vs. frequency plot crosses zero (eg. 1 crossing point indicates fresh meat, more than 1 indicates thawed meat). Alternatively, the condition may be determined from the slope of, or the number of maxima in, the graph of conductance vs. frequency. In further alternatives, the difference between the shape of the detected transient response in the time domain and that of a known response may be measured directly, or the response in the frequency domain may be detected directly using frequency-selective filters coupled via respective peak detectors to sample and hold circuits.
Patent GB-2278004-A (GB)
Title: Selective power supply control
Inventor: KURAMATSU HIROYASU
IPC: H04L25/02
Filed: 1994-05-16
Abstract: A radio section 2 demodulates a received signal. A bit pattern detector 8 detects a predetermined bit pattern from the demodulated signal. A bit rate detector 5 detects a period of a transition of one of leading and trailing edges and decides whether or not the period is within a predetermined range. A controller 9 controls power supply to the radio section 2 in response to both of the result of the detection of the bit rate and the bit pattern. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279776-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulic load sensing system
Inventor: TSCHIDA DONALD W
IPC: G05D16/18
Filed: 1994-05-26
Abstract: A variable displacement, pressure compensated pump 30 delivering hydraulic fluid to a fluid operating device 26, 29 through sections 22, 24 of a directional control valve is controlled by a load-sensing system having a pressure limiter 64 between a load sense line 67, 68 and an exhaust line 74 for relieving the load sense signal when it exceeds a selected level. The limiter 64 is set so that the system operates at the maximum continuous system operating pressure. By also selling pump destroke pressure slightly higher than the necessary operating pressure for the load, optimum performance of the pump 30 is realized. The pressure limiter 64 is configured as a poppet (125, Fig. 4) which is placed inside of the body (96) of the limiter 64 and is biased by an adjustable spring 75 to the closed position. Preferably, the poppet (125) connects the load sensing core of the directional control valve to an exhaust passage (110) therein so as to require minimal modification of the directional control valve. In a preferred embodiment, the poppet (125) has a bleed-down orifice 72 extending therethrough to unload the load pressure signal when work has been completed or diminished. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292547-A (GB)
Title: Sprung bicycle frame construction
Inventor: KULHAWIK JOSEPH EDWARD
IPC: B62K25/30
Filed: 1994-08-05
Abstract: A bicycle, motorcycle or the like is fabricated from a pair of frame sections. A front frame section 8 includes the front fork and wheel, handlebar assembly and seat. A rear frame section 9 includes the crank assembly, pedal assembly and the rear stays and wheel. The rear frame is pivotally mounted to a pivot plate 21 mounted between the steering assembly, 14, and a support tube 18 attached to a top tube 17 of the front frame section. A shock absorber 57, 58 resiliently couples the front and rear frames to one another intermediate the crank assembly and seat. The lower terminus of the shock absorber is secured to a center support stay 34 of the rear frame, the upper terminus of the shock absorber being coupled to one plurality of selectable locations on a diagonal support 19 of the front frame. The point of coupling alters the relative stiffness of the suspension to compensate for the load imposed on the bicycle seat. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292565-A (GB)
Title: Fully automatic washing machine
Inventor: ISHII TETSUO
IPC: D06F39/08
Filed: 1994-11-23
Abstract: A fully automatic washing machine comprises a pulsator 3 disposed at the bottom of a vessel 4 with a ring-shaped balancer 14 at its upper part, a circulation channel 13 oriented from an under position of the pulsator 3 to an upper part of the vessel 4, the channel 13 being separated from the inside of the vessel 4, and having a discharge opening 15 at its upper end. The discharge opening 15 is at a position lower than the position of the balancer 14 and higher than the highest possible water level. Thus, the opening of the vessel 4 is not narrowed so that putting in and out of the wash is easy, and, the circulation is not reduced at low water level. There are filters 19 on the discharge openings 15 and baffles 19 enhance washing. The channels may have openings half-way up. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285600-A (GB)
Title: A tarpaulin-type cover comprising an edge-strengthening band containing holes
Inventor: JABLONKA DIETER
IPC: B60J7/10
Filed: 1992-04-13
Abstract: A tarpaulin-type cover 1 comprises an edge-strengthening band 2 containing holes 3, the cover being further reinforced in the region of the edge-strengthening band 2 and a zone 7 adjacent to the band facing away from the edge by a deposited material, lattice, woven web or mat 8 moulded into or onto it. This increases the area across which the force from the holes is spread, reducing the likelyhood of tearing. The edge of the band 2 facing away from the edge of the cover may define a wave-like line. The holes 3 may be located off-centre in the edge-strengthening band, being displaced towards the edge of the cover. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286425-A (GB)
Title: Bolt lock casing for a door, window or the like
Inventor: PREVOT GERARD
IPC: E05C9/00
Filed: 1995-02-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a bolt lock 1 aimed at being embedded into a groove 10 made in the front edge 3 of a stile 4 or rail of a frame of a door, window or the like, comprising a control mechanism 13 accommodated within a casing 14 made integral with a face-plate 11 at the rear side 15 of which slide one or several operating rods 9. This bolt lock is particularly characterized in that the longitudinal axis of the casing is oriented perpendicularly to the axis of the operating rod or rods and in that this casing is capable of being located within a recess made in a rail 22 or stile, respectively, extending perpendicularly to the stile 4 or rail, respectively, receiving the operating rod or rods 9. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298896-A (GB)
Title: I.c.engine cylinder charge stratification
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F02M25/07
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: At least three intake port channels 112, 113 and 122 per cylinder introduce gases of different composition into the combustion chamber 102. The channel 122 supplies a fuel and air mixture, the channel 112 supplies predominantly air and the channel 113 supplies EGR gases. The channels and the combustion chamber 102 are such as to create within the combustion chamber a stratified charge comprising three distinct regions made up of gases entering by way of the three channels. One of the regions containing air or EGR gases serves to separate the region containing the fuel and air mixture from the other of the regions containing EGR gases or air. The channels, the passages supplying the channels and the valved ports opening to the combustion chamber may take various forms (Figs. 2 to 6) to provide different forms of stratification within the combustion chamber.
Patent GB-2301577-A (GB)
Title: Equipment Lifting Frame
Inventor: FOSTER DEAN GEOFFREY
IPC: B66F9/18
Filed: 1995-05-31
Abstract: A frame F for lifting and transporting three-point hitch connected equipment is connectable to a fork lift carriage or a front end loader by brackets A and has a top hook B for picking up the equipment and lower, replaceable stabilising plates C for restricting unwanted movement of the equipment during transport. The plates C can be removed and replaced by e.g. bail forks or a dumpy bag carrier (Fig 3) when not being used for transporting the three-point equipment.
Patent GB-2292608-A (GB)
Title: Microactuator
Inventor: BEATTY CHRISTOPHER C
IPC: F15C5/00
Filed: 1995-06-22
Abstract: A microactuator preferably in the form of a microminiature valve (10A) for controlling the flow of a fluid carried by a flow channel (11A) includes a first silicon substrate (15) having a thermally actuated boss (18) selectively operated by heating a nickel layer (19) such that the first substrate (15) thereby develops thermal energy, and a second silicon substrate (12) having opposed first and second major surfaces (30) and (38) and a flow passage (14). The second substrate (12) is attached to the first substrate (15) at the first major surface (30). The second major surface (38) defines an isolation cell (34) for enclosing a volume when the second substrate (12) is attached to a support (11) to thereby reduce the thermal mass of the microactuator (10A) and to thermally isolate the first substrate (15) from the support (11). A third substrate may be used (FIG 15) and this may provide the isolation cell (FIG 16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290251-A (GB)
Title: Compaction of inflammable and/or explosive metal waste
Inventor: JACQ PATRICK
IPC: G21F9/30
Filed: 1994-01-14
Abstract: A method for safely compacting inflammable and/or explosive metal waste by compacting a container saturated with an inert gas and containing said waste. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291615-A (GB)
Title: A hand operated tool
Inventor: LINSBAUER PETER
IPC: B24B27/08
Filed: 1995-07-13
Abstract: A hand-operated tool 10 has a tubular grip 4, which is profiled on at least its outer surface by shaping of a wall of the tube. The profiling comprises raised sections 5 and/or indentations 6 in the metal wall of the tube, which raised sections and/or indentations run lengthwise to the grip 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303868-A (GB)
Title: Auger piling
Inventor: ENGLAND MELVIN GERRARD
IPC: E21B44/04
Filed: 1995-07-31
Abstract: A method of continuous flight auger piling comprising applying an auger 2 to the ground so as to undergo a first, penetration phase and a second, withdrawal phase, is characterised by determining and controlling the rotational speed of and/or the rate of penetration of and/or the torque applied to the auger during the first, penetration phase as a function of the ground conditions and the auger geometry. The control is effected by means of an electronic computer so as to tend to keep the auger flights loaded with soil originating from the region of the tip of the auger. During the withdrawal phase, concrete may be supplied to the tip of the auger by way of flow control and measuring means, the rate of withdrawal of the auger being controlled as a function of the flow rate of the concrete, or vice versa, by means of an electronic computer so as to ensure that sufficient concrete is supplied to keep at least the tip of the auger immersed in concrete during withdrawal.
Patent GB-2292900-A (GB)
Title: Retaining socket on drive shaft
Inventor: HABELE MICHAEL
IPC: G01N29/22
Filed: 1995-08-23
Abstract: A rotary drive shaft 11 is attached to a socket 13 in a rotationally locking manner by a polygonal coupling 31, 32. The drive shaft 11 is fastened axially by means of two connecting bodies 34 which are arranged in bores 35 and engage in a positively locking manner into an annular groove 33 arranged in the drive shaft 11. Vibrations from a piezo-electric crystal 19 on a fastener head 16 are evaluated by a device 17 to determine the setting torque of the fastener 16. … <IMAGE> …
Patent GB-2305758-A (GB)
Title: Producing a specific manual for configurable electronic equipment
Inventor: FENTON SHAUN RICHARD
IPC: G06F17/24
Filed: 1995-09-27
Abstract: A specific manual for configurable electronic equipment 2 is produced by: providing at least one generic manual; obtaining configuration information relating to the equipment; selecting parts of the generic manual applicable to the configuration; assembling the specific manual from the selected parts of the generic manual and at least some of the configuration information; and outputting the specific manual.
Patent GB-2307230-A (GB)
Title: Filling a pressurised container
Inventor: STOLLERY DAVID
IPC: G01G13/04
Filed: 1995-11-20
Abstract: A method of filling a pressurized container (3) with flowable material, e.g. beer, comprises continuously sensing the weight of the container and its contents as it is filled and automatically arresting, in dependence on the sensed weight, the flow of material into the container (3) when a predetermined amount of flowable material has been introduced.
Patent GB-2294145-A (GB)
Title: Method of objects recognition
Inventor: DMITRIEV ALEXANDER SERGEEVICH
IPC: G06V10/42
Filed: 1994-03-03
Abstract: The invention concerns technics of recognition of various images. In the method, a presentation of reference (standard) objects is transformed into corresponding discretized reference signals without repeating quantization levels, for a set of all these signals a dynamical system is formed of the kind of iterable mapping of d-dimensional cube into itself with limit cycles by the number of reference signals, presentations of an object under identification are transformed into values of information signal, these values are applied to the input of the formed dynamical system as initial conditions and by the results of its functioning a decision is made on recognition of the object under identification. Distinctive features of the method are the conditions of looking through the values of information signal at the input of the dynamical system and the conditions of determining the correspondence of the information signal to one of the reference signals by the phase trajectory of the dynamical system getting to one of the limit cycles in the process of its functioning. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296287-A (GB)
Title: A Lock
Inventor: BABER MURRAY JAMES
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 1995-12-19
Abstract: A lock having a hand-slideable lock-bolt (15). A lock body (10, 11) has a transverse bore (14) passing therethrough and in which the lock-bolt (15) can be mounted. The lock-bolt is movable between locking and unlocked positions. A retention element (23) located in the lock body (10, 11) but externally operable prevents the lock-bolt (15) when in the unlocked position from being removed from the lock body. By externally manipulating the retention element (23) the lock-bolt (15) can be released for complete removal from the lock body. A key operable lock cylinder (21) is located in the lock body (10, 11) and prevents the retention element (23) from being manipulated to release the lock-bolt (15) for removal unless a key (K) is inserted in the lock cylinder (21) and the lock cylinder is in an unlocked position. <IMAGE>