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Patent GB-2239742-A (GB)
Title: A plug-in sensor and switch assembly
Inventor: GOUGH KEITH ADRIAN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1989-12-07
Abstract: A plug-in sensor and switch assembly comprising a body (10) having protruding pin connectors (11) for insertion into an electrical power socket, and slotted terminals to receive an appliance plug. A PIR sensor (16) is connected internally to a switching circuit to make or break a connection between the connectors (11) and the terminals. Also included is a photo- electric cell, a timer control and a manual override switch. The device permits an appliance such as a lamp to be switched on for a predetermined period in response to the presence or movement of a person within the vicinity of the device and may be removed from place to place as required. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227779-A (GB)
Title: Fitting sealing strips
Inventor: GOEDDERZ DIETER
IPC: B60R13/06
Filed: 1989-12-18
Abstract: An arrangement for mounting a sealing strip 7 on a mounting flange 6 comprises a body 12 preferably supported at the end of a robot arm. The sealing strip 7 is received by the body at A and driven through it to emerge at B. Its end may be engaged by a pivotted finger which may carry a spigot. As the strip movement continues, this finger pivots and constrains the strip to follow a curved path around a guide roller on the end of an arm. The robot arm 14 then moves the body towards the flange 6 so that the curved strip, as shown at C, engages the flange 6. Thereafter the finger is accelerated by a motor out of engagement with the strip. The robot arm then drives the body along the flange, thus laying the strip onto the flange. The first end applied may be left sticking up until the other end has been applied, when there is provided a mechanism to lay in the first end whilst compressing the strip 7 longitudinally. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240075-A (GB)
Title: Distance indicator for motor vehicles.
Inventor: WESTMORELAND MICHAEL
IPC: G01C3/00
Filed: 1990-01-18
Abstract: Distance indicator for motor vehicles. The indicator device comprises a housing (2) or other body which carries a disc (20) arranged to project a pair of lines (24, 25) onto the windscreen of a vehicle at vertically spaced positions to indicate the minimum stopping distances for certain speeds. The lines can be adjusted to horizontal by rotation of the disc (20) about an upright axis, and the vertical positions of the lines are pre-adjustable by sliding the housing (2) back and forth on a fixed base (1). A movable cover (28) is provided to shut off one or other, or both, of the projected lines.
Patent GB-2244745-A (GB)
Title: Cab mounting for a cleaning vehicle
Inventor: BRADLEY RICHARD MAURICE
IPC: E01H1/08
Filed: 1990-06-08
Abstract: A self-propelled sweeper vehicle has a cab (290) with a resilient suspension in which pivoted links limit pitch and a panhard rod or leaf spring resist roll. The pitch-limiting links are provided at each side of the cab and extend fore/aft. The upper links (302) may be generally in line with the centre of gravity of the cab, thereby minimising cab pitch on braking, for example. The lower links (304) and resilient suspension components of the cab mounting are located in a relieved region below and at the rear of the cab. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236312-A (GB)
Title: Process and installation for flue gas cleaning
Inventor: BRUECKNER HERMANN
IPC: B01D53/86
Filed: 1990-10-01
Abstract: The flue gas cleaning installation comprises a flue-gas-desulphurizing stage (22) and a subsequently connected DeNOx stage (30) with catalyst; a DeNOx gas pre-heater (26) is associated with the DeNOx stage. A flue-gas blower (50) is arranged between the flue-gas-desulphurizing stage (22) and the DeNOx gas pre-heater (26). According to the invention a small part of the desulphurized heated flue gas (r') is intermixed with the desulphurized flue gas (r) that has not yet passed through the flue-gas blower (50) for the purpose of increasing the temperature of the desulphurized flue gas (r). In this respect, a recirculation line (34) is provided, which leads from a removal point (29) at the input of the DeNOx stage (30) to an admixing point (23) at the input of the flue-gas blower (50). Through the temperature increase (T3 - T2 the vanes of the flue-gas blower (50) are kept largely free of deposits, more particularly from the lime milk of the flue-gas-desulphurizing stage (22). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238013-A (GB)
Title: Clipchain assembly
Inventor: RUTZ ANDREAS
IPC: B29C55/20
Filed: 1990-10-24
Abstract: In a film stretching machine, a clip chain with infinitely adjustable sub-division for simultaneous biaxial treatment of a film web has clamping members arranged on a clip body and acting on the edge of the web. The clip body is supported on tread surfaces of a guide rail by a plurality of rollers in staggered formation, and chain links are pivotally mounted in the clip body and connected at variable distances apart to adjacent clip bodies. So as to achieve a small sub-division and a large alteration in distance between adjacent clip bodies (1, 2, Figure 8), eccentric pins (9,10) are rotatably and adjustably mounted in each clip body (1, 2), one part (12) of each eccentric pin (9, 10) is mounted rotatably in bores (13, 14) of a clip body (1, 2) which bores are situated opposite and in alignment with one another, while the other part (11) of the pin extends through a bore (3) in the chain link (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249207-A (GB)
Title: Security alarm
Inventor: MUDHAR KALVIN S
IPC: G08B29/10
Filed: 1990-10-27
Abstract: An audible sound 10 generator for a security alarm contained within a housing 18 is described which further includes means for acoustically detecting the injection of a foam into the housing. For this purpose, a low power sound transmitter 20 and a sound receiver 22 accoustically coupled to one another are mounted in the housing. The acoustic coupling between the low power sound transmitter and the sound receiver is modified by the injection of foam into the housing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249252-A (GB)
Title: Ear accessory receiving stud
Inventor: CALE DAVID GEORGE
IPC: A44C7/00
Filed: 1990-11-01
Abstract: The ear accessory receiving stud for pierced ears has two components; a hollow outer stud 3 and an inner solid stud 2. The outer stud remains in the ear lobe, whilst the inner stud, supporting accessories, can be inserted and removed at will. A crimped section 5 in the outer stud, and a locking groove 6 in the inner stud, hold both studs together when accessories are being worn. The inner stud is made slightly longer than the outer stud, so removal can be obtained by pushing on the protruding end. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251419-A (GB)
Title: "Substantially leakproof package and method of forming same"
Inventor: HERR WILLIAM
IPC: C09J7/35
Filed: 1990-11-14
Abstract: A package for products which contain a liquid includes a tray for the product, a film wrapped around the tray and product, and a heat-activated adhesive on at least selected areas of the tray bottom, whereby the film will seal to itself and to the tray bottom and the package will be substantially leakproof. The heat-activated adhesive may be applied to substantially the whole of the tray bottom or in strips in the form of tapes bearing the heat-activated adhesive and secured to the tray by pressure-sensitive adhesive. The invention also includes a method for forming such a substantially leakproof package. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242117-A (GB)
Title: Bread slicing machine
Inventor: WILLET PAUL EATON
IPC: B26D3/00
Filed: 1990-12-04
Abstract: In a bread slicing machine having at least one pair of counter-reciprocating frames 18, one in front of the other, each with a set of spaced slicing blades 18a, those of one frame alternating with those of the other. Yes are fed in sequence to the slicing blades 18a through arcuate guides 33, 35 curving rearwards, downwards and forwards to the slicing blades 18a. The loaves are pushed through the guides 18a by means of a spring-loaded pusher 28 mounted for arcuate movement. A stop bar 46 is moved by a loaf received on the delivery table 42 to operate a stop switch. The guides 35 are adjustable towards and away from the guides 33. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241084-A (GB)
Title: Zoom lens barrel
Inventor: SEKIGUCHI TETSUO
IPC: G02B7/04
Filed: 1991-02-14
Abstract: A zoom lens barrel having an adjusting ring (25) connected to a cam ring (14) through a gear ring (24). The cam ring is rotatably supported by a stationary cylinder (12) in which some of the lens groups (L2, L3) are housed. The gear ring (24) is fixed to the cam ring (14). The stationary cylinder (12) is provided with the adjusting ring (25), which is movable relative to the stationary cylinder (12) and along the optical axis. The adjusting ring (25) is connected to the cam ring (14) in such a manner that the adjusting ring (25) and the cam ring (14) can be rotated relative to each other and can be moved along the optical axis as a single body. The barrel provides a mechanism for a back focal distance adjustment of the zoom lens barrel during assembly of a camera. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248251-A (GB)
Title: Roof valleys
Inventor: WHITE DEREK CHARLES
IPC: E04D12/00
Filed: 1991-05-24
Abstract: A batten support strip (11) for use with a roof valley includes a fixing portion (14) which is nailed onto the top of the valley batten (10), an upstanding portion (15) that abuts the side of the valley batten (10), and a support portion (16) for supporting tile/slate battens (5). The support portion (16) includes a number of upstanding teeth (19) which are punched out of the support portion to bite into the tile/slate battens (5).
Patent GB-2249414-A (GB)
Title: Predicting the performance of a computer system
Inventor: ALLT GEORGE
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 1991-07-29
Abstract: A benchmark program is run on an existing host computer, and is monitored to determine the actual sequence of instructions in the instruction set of the host. This sequence is then converted into the corresponding sequence in the instruction set of a target computer. The performance of the target system in executing these instructions is then estimated. There is also disclosed a method of performing a range definition test on a simulated target model. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249351-A (GB)
Title: Co-rotational scroll apparatus with enhanced lubricant flow
Inventor: UTTER ROBERT E
IPC: F01C1/02
Filed: 1991-08-29
Abstract: In a co-rotational scroll apparatus having two interleaving scroll wraps 80, 100 secured to end plates 82, 102 rotating about parallel, non-concentric axes to produce a relative orbital motion, a means for enhancing lubricant flow through the scroll wraps is provided. One or more passages 200 are provided in one or both of the scroll end plates, each passage disposed to discharge lubricant between the scroll end plates, discharging adjacent the outer end of the scroll wraps immediately before the point where the scroll wraps form the first compression chamber to provide lubricant to the entire scroll wrap length. Lubricant is provided to the passages by a combination of pickup tubes 220 affixed to the scroll end plates 102 and inlet openings 216 in the scroll end plates. The inlet openings 216 accept lubricant discharged from the bearings 110 in the apparatus. The pickup tubes rotate with the scroll end plates and remove lubricant from a sump 222 adjacent the scroll end plates. In other embodiments (see Figs 4-9) different arrangements are used and the pickup tubes may be omitted, as in Figs 5 and 7. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261724-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation duct formed by floor components
Inventor: FELLOWS RICHARD GRIFFITH
IPC: F24F13/02
Filed: 1991-11-22
Abstract: Underfloor air ducting comprises at least one channel 6 defined by one or more of the components that form the flooring structure, eg concrete base 10, polystyrene boards 11, 12, sealing sheet 13 or chipboard 14. As shown upper boards 12 are spaced apart to form duct 6. Alternatively a channel may be cut in a single polystyrene board (20, fig 2) and closed by floor boards (21). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250519-A (GB)
Title: Needling apparatus for fibrous preform
Inventor: OLRY PIERRE R
IPC: D04H18/00
Filed: 1991-11-29
Abstract: A fibre preform needling installation comprises support tooling (10) having the shape of the preform to be made and on which superposed layers of fibrous fabric can be draped; a needling head (30) comprising a group of reciprocable needles and a perforated stripper plate; an arm (25) of a robot or machine tool carrying the needling head and possessing a plurality of degrees of freedom; and a control device (28) for automatically controlling the displacement of the arm to move the needling head along predetermined trajectories and with predetermined orientations. The tooling (10) may also have plural degrees a of freedom and in particular may be rotated after each successive layer has been need led. The stripper plate may be spring biassed, the preform may be of carbon or ceramic fibre or a precursor of these. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252980-A (GB)
Title: Pistons
Inventor: RHODES MICHAEL LEDSHAM PRICE
IPC: B22F7/08
Filed: 1992-02-05
Abstract: Pistons and a method for the manufacture thereof are described. The pistons have a ceramic insulating member within a porous sintered ferrous material body which is incorporated into a light alloy piston casting by a pressure casting technique.
Patent GB-2266799-A (GB)
Title: Intruder warning alarm system
Inventor: HALA ALBERT
IPC: B60R25/10
Filed: 1992-04-22
Abstract: A warning alarm system comprising of a programmable computer 22, intruder detectors 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and deterrents or warnings activated by an intruder. Detectors such as pyro-electric infra-red devices, signal the computer which triggers warnings and deterrents. The property 1 is divided into a number of zones 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. Each zone categorised into highly critical, critical and non critical areas. Warnings and deterrents include generated sounds, which differ in each detection zone, sounding as a discrete on/off buzz/beep, or as psychological warning sounds which deter an intruder. The deterrents or warnings may be switched on or off and timed and controlled by the hardware and software which may be modified by use of a keypad. The programmable computer also has the capability of being upgraded and updated with revised software. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255847-A (GB)
Title: Selective calling radio pager having time-shared display modes.
Inventor: MORISHIMA MASAAKI
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1992-05-18
Abstract: In a selective calling radio display pager, a serial number and a time-of-day stamp are affixed to a received paging signal, and a caller's telephone number, the serial number and the time-of-day stamp are stored into a memory. The stored telephone number and serial number are displayed in first and second areas of a display unit, respectively. A timer is then activated to measure the amount of time elapsed from the time of reception of the signal. For efficient use of the second display area, the displayed serial number is replaced with the stored time-of-day stamp when the measured time lapse reaches a predetermined value. The above display procedure also occurs in response to operation of a readout key. Alternatively, the second display area displays time-of-day stamp and day-of-week (or month) stamp, on reception and in response to the readout key, but in the case of display in response to the readout key, the day-of-week (or month) stamp is omitted or not depending on whether at least a week (or month) has elapsed since reception.
Patent GB-2272558-A (GB)
Title: Navigation aid.
Inventor: WEEKS STEPHEN
IPC: B60K35/00
Filed: 1992-11-16
Abstract: A navigation aid for use by a vehicle driver has a display face with navigational information, such as a map including text information, presented in left-to-right reversed format and preferably in a light colour on a dark background. The display face is positioned to be reflected at the surface of the windscreen in use, so that the drivers attention need not be diverted from driving when consulting the navigation aid. The obverse of the display face may show the same navigational information as the display face but in non-reversed format. The display face may be an electronic display, including LCD, or it may be on an elongate sheet, to be scrolled across a display position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262119-A (GB)
Title: Lockable access cover
Inventor: ROBINS IVAN LEE
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 1992-11-19
Abstract: An access cover (1) has locking means incorporating a key-operated lock (20) to secure the access cover in a frame (2). In order to prevent ingress of water and dirt into the lock a cover plate is provided movable between a closed configuration in which it covers the lock (20) and prevent access thereto and an open configuration in which access to the lock is available. The locking means preferably comprises a hinge (8), one leaf (10) of which is secured to the access cover and carries the key-operated lock and the other of which (9) constitutes the cover plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264131-A (GB)
Title: Drilling fluid
Inventor: BRANKLING DAVID
IPC: C09K8/34
Filed: 1993-02-11
Abstract: Drilling fluid comprises an emulsion of which the continuous phase is a water-soluble ester and the non-continuous phase is a salt-containing aqueous solution in which the ester is substantially insoluble. The fluid provides an environmentally-acceptable water-based system which resists shale hydration and salt dissolution.
Patent GB-2277592-A (GB)
Title: Water overflow detector/alarm
Inventor: JORDAN ROBERT DELSTER
IPC: G01F23/24
Filed: 1993-05-01
Abstract: A water overflow detector/alarm, has a water tight body 15 which houses a ball wire 10 connecting in series a battery holder 12 to which a battery 11 is connected, an audible alarm 13 and a probe 14. The probe consists of two lengths of wire, the length of the wire defining the height or depth of the water. When the probe is in contact with water or another conductive liquid, the alarm sounds. A heat reacting strip may be attached to the end of the probe. In a bath, the housing 15 may be in the shape of a duck. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279787-A (GB)
Title: Personal alarm
Inventor: STOCK MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G08B21/02
Filed: 1993-07-10
Abstract: A battery operated personal attack alarm which is activated by a two stage operation. The first stage of activation is effected before the user deems an attack likely by the release of safety catch 5, and the action of holding the alarm in the hand prevents the alarm from sounding as the second stage of the activating mechanism 4 is held in an off position. If the user releases the alarm, the alarm buzzer sounds and cannot be turned off until the device is reset, by the users, by means of a pin, key or combination lock. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280166-A (GB)
Title: Mobile platform assembly.
Inventor: BEBB RICHARD HODSON
IPC: B65D19/42
Filed: 1993-07-12
Abstract: A mobile platform assembly 10 has a rectangular platform 12 with a deck 16 and wheeled castors 14. A first downwardly directed flange (42 Fig 2 not shown) is located along one edge (18b Fig 2 not shown) of the platform 12 and an upwardly directed flange 32 is located along the opposite 18a, so that the flange (42 Fig 2) can slidably engage the second flange 32 of a similar platform assembly 12 until it abuts an end stop 60 associated with the flange 32, each of the engaging flanges being received in a channel 34, formed between the respective opposite flanges and associated platforms respectively. Two pads 51, 52 extend from the platform 12 in association with the flange 32 to engage an upper surface (45 Fig 2) of the flange (42 Fig 2) when two similar platforms 12 are engaged. The flanges restrain the two platforms 12 from moving apart laterally and the two pads 51, 52 restrain the two platforms from relative vertical displacement. A latch (80 Fig 3, not shown), associated with the flange 42, engages with a projection (70 Fig 2 not shown) formed on the flange 32 of a similar platform 12, when two flanges 32, 42 are engaged, to restrain the two platforms 12 from relative longitudinal displacement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270584-A (GB)
Title: Code conversion circuit
Inventor: MIYANISHI ATUSHI
IPC: H03M7/16
Filed: 1993-08-31
Abstract: A code conversion circuit includes a first decoder 1 having a number of output lines. The first decoder is responsive to an input binary signal representing a value i to develop a signal "1" on the (i+1)-th output line thereof. A second decoder 2 is provided which includes gates connected to the respective ones of the first decoder output lines. The second decoder develops a signal "1" on all of the first to i-th output lines thereof, and a signal "0" on all of the remaining output lines. The gates of the second decoder are divided into a plurality of blocks each put into one of three states as appropriate under control of block control signals prepared 3 from most significant bits of the binary input signal. The block to which the signal "1" is applied from the first decoder is conditioned so that the signals "1" and "0" are developed on appropriate ones of the output lines. The lower order blocks are conditioned to develop a signal "1" on all of the output lines thereof, and the higher order blocks are conditioned to develop a signal "0" on all of the output lines thereof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-935822-A (GB)
IPC: B31D3/02
Abstract: 935,822. Laminates; honeycomb paper. DUFAYLITE DEVELOPMENTS Ltd. Aug. 28, 1959 [Aug. 28, 1958], No. 27709/58. Classes 96 and 140. Structural cellular material is produced in the unexpanded state by laminating continuous webs of sheet material with parallel bands of adhesive to form a composite material containing a small, and preferably even, number, of individual layers of the sheet material, and building up the composite material by securing together layers thereof with further parallel bands of adhesive, the two groups of adhesive bands being so placed that they co-operate to enable the product to be expanded to the cellular state. The sheet material may be of paper or thin cardboard. As shown, webs 1 and 2 of paper &c. are printed with bands of adhesive by rollers 3 and 4 and brought together at 5 to form a composite web, the layers of which are stuck together by the adhesive on web 2. The composite web is cut by the shear 6 into portions of equal length which pass down the band 7 to a stack device 8 to form a stack 9 which may be expanded to the cellular state after any pressure- or heat-treatment that may be required. The lines of adhesive may run along, across or diagonally across the webs. In other embodiments: (1) the composite layers consist of an odd number of individual layers, have bands of adhesive on both exposed faces, staggered with respect to one another, and are interleaved with adhesive-free individual layers; (2) composite layers and individual layers each have adhesive on one side only; and (3) two two-ply webs are run through the machine to yield a four-ply web, and this process may be repeated until the product becomes too thick to be handled in this way; it is then cut and stacked ; this method is useful when the stack is to be formed with a regular arrangement of layers of different materials. Specifications 591,772, 628,180, 659,075, 876,220 and 901,583 are referred to.
Patent GB-2276383-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutically active ring fused imidazoles
Inventor: DHANOA DALJIT S
IPC: C07D235/08
Filed: 1994-03-17
Abstract: Compounds of general formula I   <IMAGE> wherein the symbols are as defined in the specification, have endothelin antagonist activity and are therefore useful in treating cardiovascular disorders, such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, postischemic renal failure, vasospasm, cerebral and cardiac ischemia, myocardial infarction, inflammatory diseases, Raynaud's disease, and endotoxic shock, and asthma.