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Patent GB-2286821-A (GB)
Title: Counterbalancing of collapsible flatracks
Inventor: CLIVE-SMITH MARTIN
IPC: B65D88/52
Filed: 1995-02-23
Abstract: A collapsible flatrack assembly has a counterbalancing system whereby a normally upright post 2 pivotable relative to a horizontal base 1 is movable relative to the base under the action of a biasing force towards the upright position. The counterbalance includes a bar spring 5 and a coacting follower 9 which engages with the spring during movement of the post to deflect the spring. The bar spring progressively contacts a shaped former 13 as it bends. Preferably, the spring is fixed at one end by block 6, spacer 8 and screw 7. Preferably the former is provided by plate 13 whose size can be adjusted to suit required counter balancing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299014-A (GB)
Title: Insulated vessel for cooking foodstuff
Inventor: CHEN CHAO JEN
IPC: B65D81/38
Filed: 1995-03-22
Abstract: A high temperature adiabatic cooking device, comprises a detachable, thermally insulated outer covering (4) and an inner pot (1) enclosed within the detachable insulated outer covering. The detachable, thermally insulated outer covering features a base (8), an outer lid (7) and an enclosing wall, (4a, 4b) filled with thermally insulating materials. The enclosing wall can be of a single tubular wall or comprised of any plural number of arc-shaped wall units. High temperature adiabatic cooking is achieved by sitting the heated inner pot with semi-cooked food stuff inside on the base, covering with the enclosing wall and capping with the outer lid.
Patent GB-2288282-A (GB)
Title: Circuit interrupter
Inventor: CASTONGUAY ROGER NEIL
IPC: H01H71/12
Filed: 1995-03-24
Abstract: A circuit interrupter having an electronic trip unit for separating the contacts upon the occurrence of an overload comprises an escutcheon cover 4 on a top surface of an enclosure, a pair of recesses 3 within the cover 4 over operating levers within the enclosure and a pair of push buttons within the recesses for interacting with the operating levers to move the contacts between on and off conditions. The push buttons can be assembled to the cover 4 in a press fit manner from the front of the cover 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289950-A (GB)
Title: Toner for developing electro static images and processes for preparing the same
Inventor: NAKADERA KAZUE
IPC: C08G63/46
Filed: 1995-06-05
Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image, comprising a colorant and a polyester resin, which contains a polymer prepared by reacting a polyester oligomer and one or more long chain alcohols and/or long chain carboxylic acids having 12 or more carbon atoms. The polyester is prepared by a two stage process firstly (i) either (a) reacting a polyhydric alcohol with polybasic acid which is aromatic or aliphatic with 11 C atoms or less or (b) reacting a polybasic acid with a polyhydric alcohol which is aromatic or aliphatic with 11 C atoms or less thus forming an oligomer (a) or (b) and (ii) either reacting oligomer (a) with a carboxylic acid with 12 or more C atoms or reacting oligomer (b) with an alcohol with 12 or more C atoms to form a fist polymer, and a second polymer formed directly from the oligomer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2310554-A (GB)
Title: Generation of pulse-width modulating waveforms with dead-bands for three-phase, power switching circuit configurations
Inventor: FLETCHER JOHN EDWARD
IPC: H03K7/08
Filed: 1996-02-20
Abstract: A pulse-width modulator for a three-phase inverter/converter circuit comprises a counter, 1, a ring counter, 2, and look-up table, 3, to produce suitably phase displaced, per-unit, flat-topped waveforms, SA, SB and SC. The waveforms are scaled by the modulation index, M, using multipliers 4, 5 and 6 to yield signals S1, S2 and S3. The shifting stage, 11-14, is configured to add or subtract the term 1-M from the signals S1, S2 and S3. The addition or subtraction is dependent on the current sextant of the fundamental cycle identified by the ring counter. The outputs from the arithmetic stage, D1, D2 and D3 control the pulse-width of the carrier waveform, C1, and through the drive electronics, 10, the inverter phase leg duty ratios. The addition or subtraction of the 1-M term from the modulating waveforms effectively shifts the flat-tops of the scaled waveforms S1, S2 and S3. The duty ratios, at the shifted flat-tops, are either 1 (leg clamped to positive rail) or -1 (leg clamped to zero volt rail). This produces the desired dead-bands in the waveforms D1, D2 and D3. The pulse-width modulator may be applied to a variety of power switching circuit configurations including inverters, converters, matrix converters, active VAr compensators and cycloconverters.
Patent GB-2298804-A (GB)
Title: Water distilling apparatus
Inventor: MAGIDSON STANLEY I
IPC: B01D1/00
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: A water distillation apparatus 10 comprising a vaporising chamber 38 containing an inclined electric coil heating element 72 the forward portion of which being elevated relative to the rear portion, and a thermostatic control 82 means is positioned above the elevated portion of the heating element and maintained in contact with the substantially uniform water level such that when the uniform water level dips below the thermostatic control means, the heating element is immediately de-energised thereby preventing the residual heat in the heating elements from quickly evaporating the raw water surrounding the heating element.
Patent GB-2305800-A (GB)
Title: Image compression processing
Inventor: KANDA TAKAYUKI
IPC: H04N1/405
Filed: 1996-05-09
Abstract: In compressing a static image, image data is displayed in a window on a display unit, and an operator specifies a segmented rectangle. The specific coordinates of the segmented rectangle are stored as positional coordinate information, and are amended so that the segmented rectangle does not destroy the basic blocks used in the compressing process. The image segmented by the amended rectangle is an image formed by basic blocks, and the data is not rounded in the recompressing process, thereby successfully maintaining the quality of the image.
Patent GB-2313449-A (GB)
Title: Stereo camera
Inventor: INABA MINORU
IPC: G03B35/10
Filed: 1996-05-20
Abstract: A prism 11 installed over focal plates 9 and 10 of a reflex-type stereo camera 1 is a composite prism forming two right and left inversion prisms as a unitary structure (see also Figure 4, not shown). The inner one-half pictures of the right and left inverted pictures on the focal plates 9 and 10 are inverted right side left through the prism 11, so that an erect image of the outer onehalf picture in the photographing range of the left lens 5 is projected onto the left side of the central projection plane of the prism 11 and an erect image of the outer one-half picture in the photographing range of the right lens 4 is projected onto the right side thereby to synthesize a picture. Thus, the right and left images can be simultaneously seen through one finder, making it easy to view the image and to operate the camera.
Patent GB-2302704-A (GB)
Title: Brick-laying aid
Inventor: HARPER MICHAEL PHILIP
IPC: E04G21/22
Filed: 1996-06-06
Abstract: A brick laying aid comprising a box-shaped container open at one end and one side to receive a brick as a relatively close fit between two side walls (12, 14) and lying against a base wall (10) and an end wall which may be of adjustable thicknesses, one side wall (12) having an opening (20) enabling the brick to be finger pressed against the opposite side wall to hold the brick in place when the device is grasped by the hand across the base wall (10), which is equipped on the outside with a handle (18) which may be adjustable for hand size. Brushlike elements may be provided on the end and side walls.
Patent GB-2303269-A (GB)
Title: Video signal identification
Inventor: FERGUSON KEVIN M
IPC: H04N17/00
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: An automatic video signal identification system uses zero-mean normalized reference signals that are cross-correlated with an input video signal. The input video signal is stored in an acquisition memory and then cross-correlated with a plurality of reference signal templates, each template representing a particular video signal to be identified. The cross-correlation process provides a corresponding plurality of maximum correlation outputs. The largest maximum correlation output is determined, 24, and the corresponding template identified. If not already normalized, the largest maximum correlation output is normalized to produce a correlation coefficient. Based upon the identified template the correlation coefficient is tested, 26, to determine the validity of the match, i.e., whether the video signal is identified or whether the video signal is unknown. The resulting match ID is then converted into a code which is used to steer video signal measurements for the identified video signal and/or into a text label for display. The reference signal templates may be preloaded or captured from the input signal, making the system adaptable for identifying additional video signals.
Patent GB-2302399-A (GB)
Title: A SHADE fOR THE LIGHT SOURCE
Inventor: OHASHI YASUHIRO
IPC: F21W107/00
Filed: 1996-06-17
Abstract: Structure is provided to protect a lamp body from the heat generated by a bulb without impairing the external appearance of a lamp or increasing the number of parts of the lamp. A lamp body incorporates a reflector, a bulb, and a shade for limiting the scope of light rays projected from the bulb. The shade has an upper shade portion and a lower shade portion which are integral with each other. The upper shade portion shields those of the light rays that would become dazzling light out of all of the light rays projected from the bulb. The lower shade portion shields those of the light rays from bulb projected toward a lower surface portion of the lamp body. The lower shade portion prevents direct projection of the light rays onto the lower surface portion of the lamp body by shielding the light rays from the bulb, which in turn prevents the lower surface portion of the lamp body from being overheated by the bulb. A part of the reflector extends over the lower surface portion of the lamp body, so that a problem of impairment in the external appearance of the lamp due to the lower surface portion of the lamp body being seen from outside is eliminated.
Patent GB-2305862-A (GB)
Title: A tracheal tube
Inventor: FIELD STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 1996-09-10
Abstract: A tracheal tube 1 has an extruded suction lumen (16, figure 3) extending along its length on the outside curvature of the tube. The suction lumen (16) opens internally to the main lumen 14 through one or a series of holes 61, which increase in size towards the patient end 11 of the tube. Towards the machine end of the tube (12, figure 1), the suction lumen (16) is connected to a suction source (3, figure 1) by which suction is applied to the suction lumen to remove secretions that collect inside the tube. The suction lumen (16) has an arcuate cross section, i.e. is elongated around part of the circumference of the major lumen 14, and may take a helical path around the major lumen of the tube. The openings 61 between the suction lumen and the major lumen can take the form of circular holes or an elongated groove.
Patent GB-2308385-A (GB)
Title: Fabrication method of welded steel pipe using dual-phase stainless steel
Inventor: SHIOZAKI TSUYOSHI
IPC: B23K26/351
Filed: 1996-10-22
Abstract: A method of making welded steel pipe using dual-phase stainless steel comprises:  (a) forming hot-rolled dual-phase stainless steel plate continuously into open pipe having opposed edges using multi-stage forming rolls, wherein the steel has composition: 0.03 wt.% or less C, 1 wt.% or less Si, 0.8 to 2.0 wt.% Mn, 0.03 wt.% or less P, 0.01 wt.% or less S, 20 to 30 wt.% Cr, 2.5 to 4 wt.% Mo, 4 to 7 wt.% Ni and 0.08 to 0.2 wt.% N and the balance essentially Fe; (b) welding said opposed edges of open pipe to form a welded pipe, while upsetting, by healing said edges to welding temperature by application of a laser beam thereto; (c) grinding the portion that increases in thickness during upsetting on the welding part, and (d) solid solution treating the welded part at a temperature ranging from 950 to 1100 {C for 30 to 300 seconds.  Alternatively, the opposed edges of open pipe may be compression-joined by electric resistance heating and upsetting, and re-fusing the welded part with a laser beam after the grinding step.
Patent GB-2302534-A (GB)
Title: Composite package for scoopable products
Inventor: RING CARL D
IPC: B65D77/04
Filed: 1996-03-27
Abstract: A composite package for scoopable products comprising an outer rectangular paperboard box (12) having vertical front (16), rear (18) and side walls (20, 22) and an upper foldable flap assembly (26) connected to the vertical walls. An inner thin-walled plastic jar (14) has a lower, generally rectangular portion (29) fitting within the box and an upper portion of slightly reduced cross-sectional size provided with a large open mouth. The lid (72) is removably connected over the mouth and is normally covered by the flap assembly. The upper portion has wall sections spaced inwardly from opposed walls of the box to provide finger receiving spaces (54, 56) therebetween, and the opposed walls have finger receiving openings (58, 60) adjacent the spaces to facilitate handling of the box.
Patent GB-2319955-A (GB)
Title: Weight adjusting apparatus
Inventor: MCDONALD IAN WILLIAM
IPC: B26D7/30
Filed: 1996-12-03
Abstract: Apparatus for reducing the mean weight of articles of a soft material, for example cheese, in a flow (1), including a first weighing device (2) for weighing the articles; a flow splitter for splitting the flow (1) into a first flow (3) of articles with individual weights less than an acceptable minimum, a second flow (5) each with a weight greater than the acceptable minimum but less than a predetermined amount in excess, and a third flow (4) each with a weight above the acceptable minimum plus the predetermined amount in excess; a cutter (6) for removing the predetermined amount of material from each of the articles in the third flow (4); a second weighing device (8) for weighing individual articles in the second flow (5) and those in the flow (7) leaving the cutter (6); and a controller for controlling the splitting of the original flow leaving the first weighing device (2) into the respective first, second and third flows.
Patent GB-2309521-A (GB)
Title: Lens shutter type of camera
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: H05K3/28
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: A shutter arrangement for a camera includes a lens shutter 40; a lens group movable along an optical axis thereof relative to the lens shutter; a first motor for opening or closing the lens shutter; a second motor for moving the lens group along the optical axis; a first encoder 121 for detecting a size of a diaphragm formed by the lens shutter, the first encoder comprising a first photosensor 56 and a first rotating disk 58 associated with the first photosensor; and a second encoder 122 for detecting an axial position of the lens group relative to the lens shutter, the second encoder comprising a second photosensor 57 and a second rotating disk 59 associated with the second photosensor. The first and second encoders 121, 122 are positioned to overlap as viewed in a direction of the optical axis.
Patent GB-2312281-A (GB)
Title: 3D seismic surveying
Inventor: IKELLE LUC THOMAS
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 1997-03-20
Abstract: A method for determining a representation of an anisotropic earth formation is described, wherein the inversion step for generating the representation from recorded seismic data is performed using several values of a pre-defined anisotropy parameter addition to components of the moveout velocity. The anisotropy parameter is preferably introduced into the moveout equation or dispersion relation, which in turn is used in the inversion process. A more accurate representation of earth formation can be generated.
Patent GB-2324501-A (GB)
Title: Golf scorecard with figure strip
Inventor: MORLEY HUGH RICHARD
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1997-04-25
Abstract: A golf scorecard for use with the Stableford scoring method has secured thereto a strip 3 printed with figures relating to the handicap of the player. The strip may be located between slots 4,5 or temporarily secured by means of semi-adhesive.
Patent GB-2314435-A (GB)
Title: Selecting radio area of selective calling receiver
Inventor: KUDOH KAZUHIRO
IPC: G08B5/22
Filed: 1997-06-12
Abstract: A selective calling receiver displays 10 information corresponding to frequencies assigned to radio areas. When the receiver tunes a receiving frequency, a scrolling circuit of the receiver scrolls the information based on a changeable scrolling order, which may be decided automatically 95 or by a user of the receiver 92, to minimize the time it takes the user to select the frequency appropriate for the area he is in.
Patent GB-2333908-A (GB)
Title: Busbar support connector
Inventor: CHAN KWOK FAI
IPC: H02G5/00
Filed: 1997-08-14
Abstract: A busbar support connector has an insulating body and a conductive insert. The busbar is screwed to the insert, which provides support for the busbar and allows a connection to be made to the busbar via the insert.
Patent GB-2334207-A (GB)
Title: Fingerstall tooth cleaner
Inventor: SPENCER STEPHEN
IPC: A46B5/04
Filed: 1998-02-14
Abstract: A fingerstall teeth cleaner comprises a sleeve of towel or woven material which may be placed on a finger. The material may comprise a mild abrasive, fluoride, and mint, and may be moist. Dental floss is attached to the sleeve, which after use may be pulled to collapse the sleeve for disposal.
Patent GB-2325437-A (GB)
Title: Inking System
Inventor: JOHN THOMAS
IPC: B41F31/02
Filed: 1998-05-20
Abstract: A printing machine has an inking system 1 with at least one ink duct 2, preferably a plurality of adjacent ink ducts, and an arrangement for filling the ink duct 2 with printing ink. The filling arrangement is constructed as a magazine, for instance as a revolver magazine 11 or as an endless belt, having a plurality of cartridges 6 to 10 which contain printing ink. Each of the cartridges 6 to 10 can be brought into a position in which it is emptied into the respective ink duct 2. Sensors 15 detect when an ink duct needs refilling and the cartridge with the correct ink is called automatically.
Patent GB-2328052-A (GB)
Title: Device for reading data carrier cards
Inventor: WIETZKE JOACHIM
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 1998-06-04
Abstract: In order to provide protection from dirt and damage for the contact elements (8) for reading a chip card (3), when no card (3) is placed on a bearing surface (2), the contact elements (8) are positioned below the bearing surface (2) and at a distance from it in the interior of the housing (1), so that when a card (3) is placed onto the bearing surface (2) and an adjusting member (20) slid to the right, the distance between the contact elements (8) and the bearing surface (2) is reduced so that the contact elements protrude at least partially through at least one opening (5) and contact the contact surfaces of the card (3).
Patent GB-2338727-A (GB)
Title: Eaves ventilator with directional baffles
Inventor: BRAMHALL PAUL
IPC: E04D13/152
Filed: 1998-06-26
Abstract: An eaves ventilator 2 which fits between rafters 9 in a roof space which has directional baffles 3 and 6 which will maintain the integrity of the ventilation path 5 by compressing the ceiling insulation 4 in both the lower and upper edges.
Patent GB-2331445-A (GB)
Title: Sprint training exercise system and method
Inventor: WEHRELL MICHEAL ADRIAN
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 1997-05-14
Abstract: This invention is a sprint exercise training system and method suitable for a variety of animals, including horses, dogs and humans, to apply a restraining force during training to condition an animal to run faster. An exercise path (19) is defined by a single elevated monorail (20). The monorail (20) slidably carries a restraining assembly for providing a force opposing, and generally aligned opposite, an animal's direction of movement along an exercise path. A harness (12, 16) transfers the restraining force via a single tether (5) from the restraining assembly to the moving animal. An animal using the present invention may be conditioned to run faster when not subjected to a restraining force.
Patent GB-2345556-A (GB)
Title: Device for searching sorted list of data
Inventor: HUGHES KEVIN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1999-01-06
Abstract: A double-linked sorted list has a start pointer, which can be positioned to point to any item in the list. A search mechanism starts at the item currently pointed to by the start pointer, and searches in the direction of increasing or decreasing item values according to whether the search value is less than or greater than the value of the item currently pointed to by the start pointer. The start pointer is repositioned to the last item accessed. This provides reduced search times.
Patent GB-2346920-A (GB)
Title: Roof cover
Inventor: ENOS PHILIP RUDOLPH
IPC: E04G21/28
Filed: 1999-02-12
Abstract: A cover for a roof is supported at opposing sides (shown for two adjacent covers in the figure). A first support (303) is supported by wheels or rollers (103) and is configured to support a first one of the sides. Similarly, a second support is also supported by wheels or rollers. An adjusting mechanism (203, 302) is provided to facilitate adjustment of the distance between the first rolling wheels and the second rolling wheels such that the width of the cover is adjustable. The rolling wheels may be configured to roll within tracks (104), and the adjusting mechanism may be adjusted in order to accommodate the distance between the tracks.
Patent GB-2335816-A (GB)
Title: Motion picture watermark system
Inventor: SHIMIZU SHUICHI
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1999-02-26
Abstract: The invention provides an electronic watermark method and system for which the detection reliability of embedded information does not depend on the strength of signals that are measured in frames. Information is prepared for embedding as a bit stream, the sign of the bit stream being changed in accordance with a sign inversion cycle, and the bit stream being embedded in a frame. As for detection of information, values obtained through observation of frames are accumulated, and the accumulated values are compared with threshold values that are varied in accordance with the accumulated values obtained by observation. The comparison results are then employed to detect the embedded information.
Patent GB-2347360-A (GB)
Title: Expandable anchor point
Inventor: ARRAN JOHN MICHAEL PETER
IPC: A63B29/02
Filed: 1999-03-02
Abstract: A camming device for removably inserting into openings when climbing comprises: a support means; and a plurality of cam means A and B mounted on said support means, at least two of the cam means being rotatable about a pivot means C between extended (Fig 2.1) and contracted (Fig 2.3) positions, and at least one of the cam means being able to rotate through a greater angle than at least one other cam. The device preferably includes first L and second E/K actuator means for moving the cam means towards the extended and contracted positions, respectively. The pivot means may comprise a single axle which may be straight (Fig 3.1), stepped (Figure 3.2) or curved so that the cams are offset. The pivot means may also comprise more than one axle. On pulling handle H the cams A rotate, when ball F meets loop G cams B rotate. Thus cams A may rotate further than cams B. The cams may be different sizes and have an arcuate cam surface. The support means may have a receiving means N for receiving a rope used in climbing.