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Patent GB-2235142-A (GB)
Title: Coating of substrates
Inventor: YOUNG PHILIP DEREK
IPC: B05B12/08
Filed: 1989-08-09
Abstract: Apparatus for applying a coating material, eg a foamable material, to a substrate 25, which moves past a coating head 20, comprises a holding tank 22 for the coating material, a load cell 23 for weighing the coating material in the tank 22 and a pump 24 for supplying the coating material at a controlled rate from the tank 22 to the coating head 20. The pump 24 is controlled by an electronic control unit 34, which is responsive to a first control signal 30 from the load cell 23 and a second control signal 29 from a tachogenerator 28 measuring the speed of movement of the substrate 25 past the coating head 20. The control unit 34 may also receive a control signal from a sensor 41 representative of the width of the substrate 25 and a reference signal indicative of the desired percentage of solids in the foamed compounds. In this way the desired weight "add on" of coating material can be controlled to a predetermined value. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228646-A (GB)
Title: Telephone microphone
Inventor: OKU HIDENORI
IPC: H04R1/08
Filed: 1990-02-05
Abstract: A telephone microphone includes a casing 2 with a speaker piece 2a. The speaker piece is provided with a plurality of outer microphone through holes 3. An air chamber housing 5 is arranged on an inner surface of the speaker piece and includes an air chamber 4 communicating with the outer microphone holes. The air chamber housing has an inner microphone hole 6 formed therethrough to open at an upper surface thereof. A microphone holder 7 is integrally formed with the upper surface of the air chamber housing to communicate with the inner microphone hole. The microphone holder is adapted to receive a condenser microphone 8. A jack 13 is integral with the upper surface of the air chamber housing. 
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Patent GB-2226958-A (GB)
Title: Sexual sterilisation device
Inventor: MCQUILKIN PETER
IPC: A61F6/20
Filed: 1990-02-20
Abstract: The device comprises a pair of hinged jaws made of plastics material which close together to occlude a duct clamped between the jaws. The jaws are permanently lined with a silicone rubber material which may be provided with serrations or teeth to hold the duct in position during closure of the clip and the jaws are provided with at least one permanent snap action latch arrangement at their ends opposite the hinge which prevents opening of the clip once the clip has been fully closed. The lining is so dimensioned as to produce a desired pressure on the duct in the locked position of the clip. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233353-A (GB)
Title: Yarn guide for a circular knitting machine
Inventor: PLATH ERNST-DIETER
IPC: D04B15/48
Filed: 1990-06-20
Abstract: A yarn guide for a circular knitting machine has a through opening 14 for guiding yarn 4 from the front to the rear side of the guide and a guide surface 28 for the yarn which is disposed on the front side of an extension portion 26 at the underside of the guide. The guide is disposed in use with an inclined face 37 adjacent the rising part of the paths of the needle hooks. Inclined front surfaces 29, 30 serve to displace outwardly any needle approaching in a raised position. The guide may be used in combination with a conventional guide. The opening 14 may have a side slot for threading. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246138-A (GB)
Title: Electro optic liquid crystal polymers
Inventor: GRIFFITH MICHAEL STEWART
IPC: C09K19/38
Filed: 1990-07-20
Abstract: A method of processing electro optic liquid crystal polymers comprises applying a high DC poling field to the polymer at a temperature below Tg such that liquid crystal properties are exhibiting despite a nominal isotropic nature of the polymer. The polymer comprises a polymeric backbone having side groups with non linear electro optic properties and side groups with liquid crystal properties, and can be made from combinations of the illustrated monomers A/2ANAS, A/20CPB, A/20CBB, A/20CBAB and A/60MBB. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252649-A (GB)
Title: Gold assay calculator
Inventor: KISHEK MARWAN ALFRED
IPC: G01N9/08
Filed: 1991-02-05
Abstract: An analytical equation is derived which links the gold assay of a gold alloy article with the density of the article and the relative proportions of the individual base metals within the alloy. If two of these variables are known, or can be estimated, the other can be calculated. For example, if the density of a gold alloy piece of jewellery is determined by Archimedes method, and the relative proportions of alloying metals (copper and silver) estimated from a consideration of the alloys colour, the gold assay can then be calculated. A calculator, for carrying out the method, has keys for entry of alloy colour. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253556-A (GB)
Title: Paint roller cleaner
Inventor: KENNEDY STEPHEN DEREK
IPC: B44D3/00
Filed: 1991-02-14
Abstract: A container D, having a lid A, contains a sprinkler device C, which can be connected to a tap by hose E. The roller to be cleaned is held under the sprinkler device C so that tap water can wash out water based paints. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253383-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to conveying assemblies
Inventor: SIMMONS ROBERT JULIAN
IPC: B65B23/12
Filed: 1991-02-28
Abstract: A hopper (1), containing flat cakes or biscuits (6), opens at its lower end (3) onto a conveyor (4). This conveyor (4) is arranged to successively remove the lowermost biscuit/cake (6) from the lower end (3) of the hopper (1). To assist in this removal a back driving belt (13) is positioned below the lower end (3) of the hopper (1) to move or urge the lowermost biscuit/cake (6) backwards, in a direction opposite to the direction of its removal by conveyor (4), prior to its removal. In this way, the leading edge of the lowermost biscuit/cake (6) is lowered so that the biscuit/cake assumes the correct position for removal from the hopper (1), reducing the risk of the biscuit/cake (6) being damaged on removal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242484-A (GB)
Title: Rolling bearing component
Inventor: UTSUMI YASUO
IPC: F01L1/18
Filed: 1991-03-22
Abstract: A rolling member 1 used as an outer race, inner race, a ball or a roller of a bearing contains a metal flow in the structure formed by plastic working (cold forging), and the angle of metal flow  theta 1, theta 2 determined by a tangent line 3, 4 of the metal flow and the axis of rotation 5 is 10 DEG  or larger to improve the member against rolling fatigue. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248201-A (GB)
Title: Drilling jig
Inventor: LEE ROBIN CHARLES
IPC: B23B47/28
Filed: 1991-08-19
Abstract: A drilling jig comprises three rails (4, 6, 40) with spaced holes (5), a saddle (60) which straddles the rails and contains a bushing (62, Fig. 3 not shown) that fits through the saddle and into the holes of the rails (5) and clamping means comprising a rod (10) and a fixed jaw (18) secured by a clamping screw (20) and a movable jaw (16) secured by a clamping nut (12) to hold the jig (2) to the workpiece (26). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249493-A (GB)
Title: Cooker canopies
Inventor: ISAAC RICHARD JOHN
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 1991-08-29
Abstract: A cooker canopy of commercial size comprises a rigid outlet plenum made up of fixed panels, one of which carries one or more separation elements 5 (e.g. filters) and is pivotable and/or otherwise removable to allow access into the plenum for cleaning. The movable panel 2 may be in separate sections and constitutes at least 80% of the area of the corresponding plenum wall. It may be hinged to the plenum at the top, or pivotted at the side, or laterally slidable or simply secured by removable wing nuts. If hinged, the hinges may be demountable to enable complete removal. The filters in turn may be hinged to the panel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250826-A (GB)
Title: Borehole penetrometer
Inventor: THIERCELIN MARC JEAN
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 1991-11-27
Abstract: A downhole penetrometer (18) comprising a body which can be lowered into a bore hole and including a tooth (28) and an associated actuator (34) for moving the tooth radially outwardly from the body so as to penetrate the wall of the borehole, a sensing arrangement (24) being provided for determining the force applied to the tooth and the extent of penetration of the tooth into the borehole wall. A motor (22) and pump (20) arrangement is included to power the actuator, power typically being provided by a wireline (10) which can also be used to communicate readings to the surface. A pair of inflatable packer modules (14), (16) are situated above and below the tooth to isolate an interval of the borehole in which a measurement is being made. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250706-A (GB)
Title: Chip removing device of electro-discharge machine
Inventor: LEE YONG-KOO
IPC: B23H1/10
Filed: 1991-12-11
Abstract: A chip removing device used in electro-discharge machining with a discharge electrode T comprises a lower plate 3 adapted to be disposed on the surface of the workpiece W and an upper plate 4 with an inner surface defining a cavity 6. This provides a machining oil chamber adapted to communicate with the discharge gap and supply machining oil under pressure thereto. The machining oil chamber is defined by the cavity and the outer surface portion of the discharge electrode exposed to the cavity as the discharge electrode penetrates the upper plate and the lower plate during the electro-discharge machining. A nipple 5 is provided for supplying machining oil under pressure from a supply. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253866-A (GB)
Title: Plural stage construction of high-rise building
Inventor: KANEKO YOSHIO
IPC: E04H1/00
Filed: 1992-03-10
Abstract: A construction comprising: plural levels of building frame blocks 1, 2, 3 which are located in a vertical stack, and plural corresponding supporting members 1a, 2a, 3a, each of the plural supporting members supporting a corresponding building frame block 1, 2, 3 independently of the other blocks and frames, axial load acting on each of the building blocks, e.g. 3, being transferred to substantially only the corresponding supporting members, e.g. 3a. Thus the first stage 1, 1a of a high-rise building may be built initially with foundations to support that part only; later on, further foundations may be laid, and an "independent" second stage 2, 2a, constructed subsequently. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254149-A (GB)
Title: Underwater detecting device
Inventor: NISHIMORI YASUSHI
IPC: G01S15/89
Filed: 1992-04-01
Abstract: An underwater detecting device which performs direction detection covering a wide range in the underwater in a short period of time and indicates an object to be detected in motion by the use of different colors corresponding to the speeds of the object. An underwater detecting device of this invention is composed of: ultrasonic wave transmission means (101) to emit detection pulse signals of a fixed carrier-frequency in the directions covering a wide-range; ultrasonic wave receiving means (1p, 1q) performing detection in different directions in a wide range one after another and receiving, at least twice, ultrasonic wave signals coming from the directions in a wide range; phase difference detecting means (10, 12) for detecting a phase difference between carrier waves of received signals coming from the same direction in a wide range and caught by wave receiving means; computing means (18) for computing an angular frequency on the basis of the phase difference between the carrier waves; color signal generating means (103) for emitting a specified color signal corresponding to the angular frequency on the basis of a signal indicating the angular frequency and emitted by said angular frequency computing means; and indication means (104) for indicating an output signal emitted by said color signal generating means.
Patent GB-2259596-A (GB)
Title: Compressed language dictionary
Inventor: LETKEMAN KIM D
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 1992-04-02
Abstract: A method of translating a command into natural language comprises the steps of: compressing the language words required for all the commands by storing each word once only (Fig. 2) as either a word or subset of a word or of a group of adjoining words in a memory; storing a numeric indicator of each group of words (tokens) which form a natural language string, with position locators; looking up the position locators in response to the command; accessing the memory to retrieve the words from the compressed form; and providing a string of the tokens as a natural language string. The command, via the index in the top part of Fig. 4, obtains from the bottom part of Fig 4 the identifier(s) of the token(s) making up the string. Fig. 3 then gives the location and length of each token, in the compressed memory of Fig. 2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269520-A (GB)
Title: Working station e.g. for use in greenhouses
Inventor: LISTER GARY DIGBY
IPC: A01G9/14
Filed: 1992-08-15
Abstract: The working station 2 comprises a box-like structure 4 having a base 6 and upstanding walls 8, 10, 12, 14, at least one of said walls 14 having an opening 16 therein which communicates with a chute or the like 18 into which material on said base may be directed so as to remove said material from said box-like structure, via ramp or other arcuate surface 20. The working station is a one-piece structure formed of plastics material, with bracing struts 24. Collection means (e.g. a bag) is served by e.g. rubber band or cord around a bag 22 on chute 18. Recess 26 provides location mean for the station on a support surface e.g. greenhouse staging. The station is for use when seed grading, planting, re-planting. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260936-A (GB)
Title: Router attachment for a power tool
Inventor: LALLIER GUY
IPC: B27C5/10
Filed: 1992-10-27
Abstract: The router attachment (2) is mounted to a conventional screw gun (4) with a router bit (12) mounted in a chuck (14). The screwdriver tip (52, Fig. 2, not shown) and the screwdriver shaft (53, Fig. 2, not shown) of the screw gun (4) are received in the router housing (5) and drive the input shaft (18) which in turn, via a step-up gear, drives the output shaft (28) and thus the router bit (12). The output shaft therefore rotates at a higher rate than the input shaft. The router attachment is used in the construction of interior walls and partitions covered in drywall material so that only one tool is needed to both install the screws and to cut the sheets of drywall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264119-A (GB)
Title: Oxide-system dielectric thin film formed by cvd method using vapour of organic solvent
Inventor: UCHIKAWA FUSAOKI
IPC: C23C16/448
Filed: 1993-02-17
Abstract: A method for manufacturing an oxide-system dielectric thin film using a raw material compound in which a metal atom is coupled with an organic group through oxygen atoms by the CVD method is characterised by causing a vapor of organic solvent having a boiling point less than 100 DEG C contacts to the raw material compound at least in one of processes for vaporizing or transporting said raw material compound. The raw material compound of oxide-system dielectric thin film can be vaporized stably and transported to the reactor at a lower temperature than before ensuring that the composition of the film can be controlled homogeneously. The raw material compound may be an acetylacetonate, dipivaloyl methanate of Ba or Sr, alkoxide of Ti or Zr, hexafluoroacetylacetonate, pentafluoro propanoil pivaloylmethanate of Pb or alkaline earth metals. Ta may also be bound to an organic group through oxygen. The organic solvent may be a hydrocarbon, alcohol, ether, ketone or amino with diethyl ether, dimethyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl ketone, methyl ethyl ketone, dimethylamine, ethylamine, methanol, ethanol and isopropanol being preferred. Examples describe the preparation of films of SrTiO3, a mixed oxide of Pb. Zr and Ti, and a mixed oxide of Sr, Ba and Ti. The product may be used as a dielectric memory or a semiconductor device.
Patent GB-2264361-A (GB)
Title: Measuring head for a pressure measuring device
Inventor: BIRENHEIDE TORSTEN
IPC: G01L9/00
Filed: 1993-02-18
Abstract: A head for fluid pressure measurement consists of a metal or ceramic membrane-like diaphragm (6) which divides a pressure chamber (4) from a reference chamber (7) and on which are applied sensitive elements. e.g. thick-layer resistors or strain gauges (9) which, under the effect of pressure in the chamber (4) above a certain value, undergo a deflection proportional to that pressure. As the pressure in chamber (4) increases from zero, the membrane (6) and its support (5) are displaced as a unit in housing (1) against the force of a spring (18) until annular contacts (13, 13a) on the diaphragm are 21 bridged by end face (17) of a support ring (15). The strain gauges (9) are thereby connected in circuit and any further increase in pressure causes deflection of the diaphragm (6) to vary the resultant pressure signal from the circuit. The measuring head is thus able to provide a switching function as well as delivering an electrically processable pressure signal, without the need of subsidiary energy, and the sensing circuit and a signal amplifier can remain unenergised below a pressure determined by the spring (18). In an alternative embodiment, a magnet (31, Fig. 2 not shown) on the diaphragm actuates a reed switch after a certain displacement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275526-A (GB)
Title: Combustion control apparatus
Inventor: SHIMIZU MASANORI
IPC: F23N1/00
Filed: 1993-06-10
Abstract: A combustion control apparatus for use in a multiple type of burner having a large-capacity burner (1a) and a small-capacity burner (1b) has a first flow control valve (10) which is disposed in a gas passage (6) communicating with the large-capacity burner (1a), a second flow control valve (11) which is disposed in a gas passage (7) communicating with the small-capacity burner (1b), and an electromagnetic safety valve (12b) which is disposed in a gas passage (9) on an upstream side of both the control valves and which is kept open when an electromotive force of a flame detector (21) is above a predetermined value. The flame detector (21) is positioned to be heated by a flame of the small-capacity burner (1b). The flow control valves are opened and closed by a single piece of common operating member (13) and held in throttling positions depending on the operating position thereof. The electromagnetic safety valve (12b) is opened in interlocking with an ignition operation of an ignition push button (20). When the second flow control valve (11) is positioned in a throttled position by the operating member (13), the operating member (13) is moved, during an ignition operation of the ignition push button, so that the second flow control valve (11) is open. The valve for the large-capacity burner remains closed to avoid wastage of gas and during ignition sufficient gas is supplied to the small-capacity burner to avoid a wrong recognition that the flame has extinguished. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279237-A (GB)
Title: Portable barbecue
Inventor: GASGOIGNE CRAIG ANTHONY
IPC: A47J37/07
Filed: 1993-06-29
Abstract: A portable barbecue comprises folding legs 11, a removable grill (15, Fig. 2) and extensible side leaves 12. The barbecue has a lightweight, durable body body which makes it readily portable. Extensible leaves 12, when in the extended position, may act as a work surface or a warm storage area. Legs 11 when not in use are held in the folded position by use of spring washers, bolts and close tolerance friction. The barbecue is also designed to carry a quantity of firewood or charcoal in the cavity formed by the body and the extensible leaves when in the retracted position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268860-A (GB)
Title: Video store and forward on demand apparatus and method
Inventor: BRADLEY GRAHAM C
IPC: H04N7/20
Filed: 1992-02-07
Abstract: Disclosed is a two-stage television signal distribution system useful for distribution where the first stage of the television distribution occurs over satellite. The distribution system has a distribution control centre for producing a television signal including system control a information in the vertical blanking interval thereof. The television signal is carried over a first transmission means to at least one receive station. Each receive station is provided with storage means for storing incoming television signals under control of the system control information contained in the television signal. The system further provides a second transmission means having multiple television channel capacity for transmitting television signals from each receive station to a plurality of terminations (i.e. the audience) where the television signals carried on said second transmission means include television signals previously stored at the receiving station and may also include the television signal carried on said first transmission means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285433-A (GB)
Title: Pill dispenser
Inventor: CARTER DENNIS REGINALD
IPC: A61J7/04
Filed: 1993-10-11
Abstract: A pill dispenser comprising of a base (A) which houses the signal switch, flash and buzz and "take off" for auxilliary transponder. The motor drive unit (D) detachably connected to the central indexable rotating pill tray (B). A top cover (C) which incorporates the shuttle tunnel that automatically resets the selected time settings. The device automatically signals and presents the pills at the dispensing aperture over 24 hours or more. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286251-A (GB)
Title: Examining a diamond for synthetic diamond
Inventor: SMITH MARTIN PHILLIP
IPC: G01N21/87
Filed: 1994-01-25
Abstract: In order to test whether a diamond 2 comprises synthetic diamond material, a plurality of different zones of the diamond 2 are irradiated with radiation of wavelength substantially 230 nm to 320 nm, an image or reading of the radiation transmitted by each zone of the diamond 2 being produced. UV light source 3, UV filter 9 and TV camera 7 are shown. The diamond 2 may be in an integrating sphere (21, Fig. 7). An image of the diamond may be viewed by eye on a UV conversion phosphor screen (31, Fig. 8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277237-A (GB)
Title: Detecting transmission faults in a communication system
Inventor: MUTO MINORU
IPC: H04L1/24
Filed: 1994-03-31
Abstract: A fault in a transmission circuit in a station can be detected in an idle state time by transmitting a fixed bit pattern during an idle state of transmission. Each station has a fixed bit pattern generator 2202 for outputting a fixed bit pattern during the idle time. Each station also has fault detection means 2206 - 2209 which detects a fault when it receives a signal other than transmission data and the fixed bit pattern. Since the state of a line can always be monitored, a fault of the line state can be rapidly identified. Since transmission data are not encoded, the data transmission can be conducted at high speed. Further embodiments involve two fixed bit patterns, or halting transmission to add detection bits of alternate logic valves, or inverting the logical level of the transmission signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-940680-A (GB)
Abstract: 940,680. Electric measuring instruments. SANGAMO WESTON Ltd. Aug. 26,1960 [Aug. 26, 1959], No. 29575/60. Heading G1Q. A magnetic system for a moving coil instrument consists of two magnets 16,17 each having opposed polar surfaces two of which are spaced to provide a flux gap for one side 23<SP>1</SP> of the moving coil 23, and the other two poles of which are connected by a yoke 10 of magnetic material to provide a magnetic flux return path. The moving coil 23 and pointer system 28 are pivoted by pins 51 in threaded bushings 47 in jewelled bearings 33, 34 carried on bridges 31, 32 integral with part 12 of yoke 11, the coil 23 and its aluminium frame 24 being supported by channel-shaped brackets 26 secured to a U-shaped section 27 carrying the pointer. The jewels may be spring-backed. Current is carried to coil 23 through springs 43, 44. An adjustable pointer stop system is provided by screws 78,78<SP>1</SP> threaded into part 36 of bridge 31 to co-operate with stops 81,82 respectively on the pointer assembly 27. A zero adjustment lever 71 acts on a washer 72 of the bearing 34.