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Patent GB-2262635-A (GB)
Title: Betting terminal.
Inventor: HOORN RON VAN DER
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 1992-11-30
Abstract: A transactional terminal comprises a reader for reading data from a betting slip, coupon etc. Electronic processing means are provided for processing the data. An interface communicates the data to a remote host over a telecommunications link and a printer produces a receipt. The arrangement allows the bets to be "pooled" centrally at the remote host without requiring time for manual processing and collation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263286-A (GB)
Title: Upholstery fabric
Inventor: GREGORY GILES TIMOTHY
IPC: D04B1/22
Filed: 1993-01-14
Abstract: An upholstery fabric of enhanced stability is formed of knitted double jersey construction and has (i) a visible face side and (ii) a rear face side of principally bird's eye structure (zones A and B). The fabric has on its visible face side zones (and D) of a bird's eye structure, there being on the rear face side of the said zones a plain structure. The respective zones may display different colours. <IMAGE> .o
Patent GB-2278118-A (GB)
Title: Carbon black incorporation in polymeric material
Inventor: HOLROYD ERIC
IPC: B29C48/38
Filed: 1993-05-20
Abstract: A loose admixture of polymer pellets and carbon black primary aggregate (together with any other desired fillers) is subjected to a first shear and smear action to incorporate the filler(s) into the polymer and subsequently to additional shear and smear actions to deagglomerate and blend the mixture, all of these actions being carried out at temperatures well below the plasticising temperature of the polymer so that smearing of the filler(s) into the polymer is facilitated. Each shear and smear assembly is made of similar hammer and anvil components comprising a milling tool 38 or 39 acting as a hammer by rotating adjacent an array 33 of stationary pegs acting as anvils. The end face of a milling tool 38 or 39 presented to the pegs has oblique surfaces 42 at the downstream ends of its channels and these smear the mixture against the confronting corners of the pegs 34. Two similar incorporating screws 10 and 10A feed their product to a common deagglomerating screw 12 and the product of this is either pelletised to make a feedstock or supplied to calendaring mills and extruders for further processing of the mixture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273827-A (GB)
Title: Electrical fitting
Inventor: VEERMEER CHRISTIAN JULIAN
IPC: F21V23/06
Filed: 1993-09-02
Abstract: An electrical fitting 10 for fitting an outside corner of a building includes a body having opposite walls 20 (22), each wall having a triangular recess defined by two edges 24, 26 for respectively abutting against two meeting walls 28, 30 of an outside corner of the building. The electrical fitting further comprises electrical connections associated with the body for electrically fitting at least one electrical appliance such as a light to the body. It may be secured to the building by screws passing through holes in blocks 34 (36), 38 (40). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281873-A (GB)
Title: Glazing holloware internally on rotating support which can be tipped to remove excess glaze
Inventor: HARRISON MICHAEL
IPC: B05B14/00
Filed: 1993-09-15
Abstract: Glazing apparatus 10 provides a recessed rubber pad 24 for accommodating the base 18 of a holloware item 14 to be glazed. The item 14 is releasably retained on the pad 24 by suction. The pad 24 is provided on an arm 34, which is mounted on a tipping plate 38 for rotation by an electric motor 16 and which can be tipped under the control of a piston and cylinder arrangement 42 from a position for receiving glaze from a dispenser 52, to a position through approximately 150 DEG  when excess glaze drains from the item 14 into a sump 54. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282662-A (GB)
Title: Lighting ornament
Inventor: JEAN LAI-D
IPC: F21S8/00
Filed: 1993-10-05
Abstract: A lighting ornament comprised of a socket internally coated with a magnetic substance, a light emitting device fastened inside the socket to give light, at least one hollow ball respectively and peripherally coated with an inner layer of a magnetic substance of the same magnetic polarity of the magnetic substance on the socket and then coated with a fluorescent coating, whereby the at least one hollow ball is respectively floated within the socket by means of the effect of the magnetic repulsion force to reflect the light of the light emitting device in all directions.
Patent GB-2288759-A (GB)
Title: Chuck for forming a seam
Inventor: MORAN PETER LESLIE
IPC: B21D51/32
Filed: 1994-04-20
Abstract: A chuck, for use in a machine forming a double seam joining a can body to an end wall of a can, has a hollow body portion 36 made of machinable material and an annulus 37 of harder material joined to the body portion to define a lower part of the side wall of the chuck. The annulus of harder material is preferably covered by an impervious continuous layer 38 of hard material such as titanium nitride, chromium carbide, iron boride or chromium boride. The harder material may comprise carbide particles in a metal matrix. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286639-A (GB)
Title: Positive clutch
Inventor: WODECKI LESZEK MARK
IPC: F16D43/286
Filed: 1994-07-07
Abstract: A positive clutch comprises a pair of relatively rotatable and axially movable drive members 11, 12, each having torque transmitting abutments 73, 74, a relievable resilient means 40, 44 to bias the drive members axially towards each other so as to be disengagably connected in torque transmitting relationship by a plurality of torque transmitting elements 72 which are interposed between the drive members and which are biased into torque transmitting relationship with the torque transmitting abutments by the biasing means when the clutch is engaged and means 85 - 87, 80 to relieve the resilient biasing means 42, 44 so that the torque transmitting elements 72 are movable out of torque transmitting relationship with the torque transmitting abutments 73, 74 to disengage the clutch, and a cage 70, which is free to rotate relative to both the drive members during disengagement, to guide the torque transmitting elements 72. The member 44 has an elongate mounting part 46 axially slidable on a support 15 which does not form part of the torque path. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291787-A (GB)
Title: An insert for a baking tray
Inventor: MEARS SHEILA ANN
IPC: A21B3/13
Filed: 1994-08-03
Abstract: A baking tray comprises a lattice-like arrangement of interlocking slats, to sub-divide the space in the tray into a plurality of cells for baking small cakes or the like. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296822-A (GB)
Title: Switch for a flashlight
Inventor: SHIAU SHOEI-SHUH
IPC: H01H13/58
Filed: 1995-01-05
Abstract: A switch for a flashlight includes an insulated hollow seat member 4 having four conductive contacts, eg 462, mounted thereon, two of which are connected to a lamp and the other two of which are connected to a pulse generating circuit 7. An insulated cylindrical member 6 is disposed rotatably in the seat member 4 and has conductive members, 63 and 64, mounted thereon, one of which 64 is connected to a power source. The cylindrical member 6 is manually operable to rotate between a switch-off position, a first switch-on position, wherein the, one conductive member 64 contacts one of the contacts of the seat member 4 which is connected to the lamp so as to cause the lamp to generate a constant light output, and a second switch-on position, wherein the one conductive member 64 contacts one of the contacts of the seat member 4 connected to the pulse generating circuit 7 and the other conductive member connects the other contact of the seat member 4 which is connected to the pulse generating circuit 7 to a contact connected to the lamp so as to cause the lamp unit 22 to generate a blinking light output. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298390-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive pad for sealing the connecting portion of construction materials
Inventor: SHIEH TYNG-YUN
IPC: C09J7/26
Filed: 1995-03-01
Abstract: An adhesive pad for sealing the connecting portion of construction materials, comprises a pad body 11, a protective layer 12, and two releasing papers 13. The protective layer is adhered to one side of the pad body. The exposed surfaces of the pad body and the protective layer are coated respectively with an adhesive so as to form two adhesive surfaces to which the two releasing papers are adhered detachably. Alternatively, a protective layer is adhered to each side of the pad body.
Patent GB-2291638-A (GB)
Title: Box-type Trailer
Inventor: JOHN NATHAN GWYLLIM REES
IPC: B66F9/06
Filed: 1995-07-07
Abstract: A box-type trailer has a U-shaped chassis with hydraulic forks 11 which can be used to mount or demount a storage part of the trailer which is characterised in that the load box is mounted on a pallet base (12, Fig. 3). Thus the chassis portion can be used for other purposes whilst the load portion is in use for storage. Preferably the chassis guides the box part and the box part and the box part is releasably secured to the chassis by a telescopically sliding member.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2302201-A (GB)
Title: Method for converting high level radioactive waste into glass using fly ash
Inventor: JEON GWAN-SIK
IPC: C03C1/00
Filed: 1995-08-30
Abstract: The method includes the steps of: purifying fly ash generated from coal-fired steam power plants; mixing fly ash with SiO 2 or sand, B 2 O 3 or Na 2 B 4 O 7 or H 3 BO 3 , NaNO 3 or Na 2 CO 3 , and high level radioactive waste in an amount based on oxides of: 10-65wt% of fly ash, 0-45wt% of SiO 2 , 10-17wt% of B 2 O 3 , 10-19wt% of Na 2 O, and 5-30wt% of high level radioactive waste; and heating and melting the mixture so as to stabilize the waste, whereby high level radioactive waste is converted into borosilicate glass form by adding fly ash in an amount of up to 65% by weight.
Patent GB-2295331-A (GB)
Title: Filter with by-pass flow
Inventor: COX IAN MALCOLM
IPC: F01M11/03
Filed: 1995-11-23
Abstract: A full-flow filter assembly has large pore size 11 and small pore size 30 screens in series with the fluid flow, and means responsive to obstruction of the small pore screen to cause substantially all of the flow to pass only through the large pore screen, with all the fluid passing through at least one screen. As shown, excess back pressure in annular space 38 caused by blockage of screen 30 displaces spring 36 loaded valve member 37 from its seating to allow by-pass flow though spaces 34, 35. A heat shrinkable tube (50, Fig 2) may surround screen 30 for trapping fine particles after a warm-up period and following shrinkage the filter acts in a single screen mode only. The filter is useful in conjunction with a centrifugal cleaner for IC engine applications. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296144-A (GB)
Title: IIR type digital filter
Inventor: FUKUI TAKAO
IPC: H03H17/04
Filed: 1995-12-14
Abstract: An infinite impulse response digital filter includes a dither signal generator 2 arranged to add a dither signal to output data (n) of the filter which data is to be fed back via delay circuits 29, 30 and multipliers 27, 28 to adder 26. The word length of the output of the adder is greater than the word length of the delay circuits and so the output data is truncated prior to being delayed, the dither signal being added to the bit of the output data which is one bit lower than the least significant bit of the delay circuits. The addition of the dither signal helps to prevent the occurrence of a DC limit cycle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300729-A (GB)
Title: Toner density sensor for image forming apparatus
Inventor: SAWAYAMA NOBORU
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 1996-01-12
Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a toner density sensor has an element 2 for emitting light toward a toner image formed on an image carrier 1, and an element 3 for receiving the resulting reflection from the image. The elements (2, 3) each have a beam spread (2* small Greek phi *1 ) and collecting spread (2* small Greek phi *2 ) of 40-60{. The optical axes (2a, 3a) of the elements intersect each other at a point (P) on, or in the vicinity of, the surface of the image carrier (1). The elements (2, 3) are positioned such that a plane containing their optical axes (S 1 ) is inclined at an angle (4) to a normal (R) extending from the surface of the image carrier (1) through point (P). The image carrier may be an image transfer belt (1) or a photoconductive drum.
Patent GB-2297554-A (GB)
Title: Sliding member
Inventor: TANAKA TADASHI
IPC: C08L27/18
Filed: 1996-01-23
Abstract: A sliding member excellent in cavitation resistance and friction properties which has a sliding surface composed of a resin composition comprising a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer resin and a polytetrafluoroethylene having a molecular weight of 5,000,000 to 15,000,000 and optionally a solid lubricant, wherein the proportion of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer resin is 1 to 50% by volume based on the volume of the resin composition and the proportion of the solid lubricant is 0.5 to 10% by volume based on the volume of the resin composition. The addition of the solid lubricant results in an enhancement of friction properties and the use of an exfoliated graphite as the solid lubricant brings about a further enhancement of friction properties.
Patent GB-2309480-A (GB)
Title: Lock and lockable box
Inventor: ROBEY JAMES CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E05C3/14
Filed: 1996-01-26
Abstract: The lock 5 comprises a lock barrel 9 which is mounted within a rotatable bezel 10. Rotation of the bezel controls a spring-biased latch arm 14. The lockable box 1, for example, a cash box, may by virtue of this latch arm remain latched whilst it is in its unlocked condition. The lock barrel can be set to a position in which an abutment 16 it projects can engage a formation on the box to resist latch arm unlocking movement.
Patent GB-2314766-A (GB)
Title: Mattress side member
Inventor: KAY BRIAN ANDREW
IPC: A47C21/04
Filed: 1996-07-04
Abstract: A mattress side member 16 is attached to the side of a mattress by passing a portion of a mattress ventilator 14 through a hole in the mattress side member, the mattress side member being used to modify the appearance of the mattress ventilator, display a design on the side of the mattress and/or stiffen the side of the mattress.
Patent GB-2317143-A (GB)
Title: Stencil incorporating electronic tag
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID GODFREY
IPC: B41F15/34
Filed: 1996-09-16
Abstract: A stencil or mask incorporating or including a tag/transponder capable of storing relevant characteristics and other data relating to the characteristics, performance and use of the stencil.
Patent GB-2324075-A (GB)
Title: Manipulating objects into an array to be shrink-wrapped
Inventor: TYREMAN GRAHAME
IPC: B65B21/06
Filed: 1997-04-08
Abstract: A trayless close-packed array of twenty five generally cylindrical objects such as cans or bottles in alternating rows of three and four as shown at the left-hand end of Figure 7 is produced by conveying such objects through the marshalling station of Figure 4 and then the collating station of Figure 7, before wrapping the array in a plastics sleeve to be heat shrunk. The plastics is sufficiently thick to hold the array in its close-packed formation when carried unsupported after shrinking. The marshalling station comprises a reservoir area leading to parallel conveyor belts 36-48 each having a pair of arresting means moving slower than the belt so as to engage and slow down the leading object of a respective row. The arresting means of the middle three rows 40-44 move more slowly than the others so that those rows of the array produced contain less objects (three) than the other rows (four). That array is then pushed by pusher means 90 (carried by endless chains 106, 108) at the collating station so as to cross a stationary surface onto a downstream conveyor 104. The pusher means 90 has projections 94-98 engaging and additionally displacing alternate rows of objects and the array is laterally compressed by converging guide means 100,102 so that the final formation of seven rows containing 4-3-4-3-4-3-4 objects results.
Patent GB-2324739-A (GB)
Title: Game racket having a reinforced shaft
Inventor: YOU CHIN-SAN
IPC: A63B49/02
Filed: 1997-04-30
Abstract: A game racket consists of a head frame, a shaft fastened with the head frame, and a hand grip fastened with the shaft. The shaft is composed of a main body 20 formed of a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin and a plurality of first fibre braids. The main body is reinforced by a plurality of second fibre braids 30 which are tougher than the first fibre braids and are arranged in such a manner that the second fibre braids are separated from one another by a predetermined distance, and that the second fibre braids are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main body.
Patent GB-2313408-A (GB)
Title: Powered closing device for a vehicle door with a safety mechanism
Inventor: WATANABE HIROFUMI
IPC: E05B79/16
Filed: 1997-05-23
Abstract: A powered closing device for a vehicle door comprises a latch engageable with a striker, a ratchet for maintaining the engagement between the latch and the striker, an output member (31) rotated by a motor (33) when the latch comes into a half-latched position, an intermediate lever (36) connected to the latch for displacing the latch from the half-latched position to a full-latched position. a connecting member (37) provided between the output member (31) and the intermediate lever (36). a cancelling lever (48) having a first arm (51) connected to an opening handle of the door and a second arm (53) on which a cancelling cam surface (54) is formed. The cancelling cam surface (54) is brought into contact with the connecting member (37) to disconnect the output member (31) and the intermediate lever (36) when the opening handle is operated. The cancelling cam surface (54) is overlapped with the output member (31) when the opening handle is not operated and is moved in a direction away from the a shaft (32) of the out put member (31) when the opening handle is operated.
Patent GB-2314839-A (GB)
Title: Chiral reactive mesogens
Inventor: PARRI OWAIN LLYR
IPC: C09K19/38
Filed: 1997-07-01
Abstract: The invention relates to chiral reactive mesogens of formula I P-(SP-X)n-(A 1 -Z 1 ) m -G-(Z 2 -A 2 ) I -R I  wherein P, Sp, X, n, Z 1 , Z 2 , A 1 , A 2 , m, I, G and R have the meaning given in claim 1, to compositions comprising chiral reactive mesogens of formula I, to linear or crosslinked (co)polymers obtainable by (co)polymerizing said chiral reactive mesogens or compositions and to the use of said chiral reactive mesogens or compositions for the preparation of linear or crosslinked polymers or polymer films for decorative pigments, cosmetics or security applications, active and passive optical elements, colour filters, liquid crystal displays, adhesives or synthetic resins with anisotropic mechanical properties.
Patent GB-2330654-A (GB)
Title: Device for hydrocarbon sampling
Inventor: GUIEZE PAUL
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 1997-10-24
Abstract: The device for sampling liquid and/or gaseous hydrocarbons down or at the surface of an oil well comprises a receptacle 10 housing a driving fluid 18 surrounding a flexible sampling bag 16 to receive the sample. The bag is connected to the receptacle wall by a sampling tube 20 and the receptacle has a valved inlet/outlet 28 for the driving fluid and a valved passage 22 for sample ingress to the bag via the tube 20.
Patent GB-2314511-A (GB)
Title: Putting green apparatus
Inventor: RUSSELL IAN JOHN
IPC: A63B67/02
Filed: 1996-05-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf putting green apparatus (1). The apparatus (1) comprises a putting green surface (16) having a putting-off area (14) and a hole area (15). The putting green surface (16) is provided on a flexible panel (2) supported on spaced apart elongate generally rigid, at least in use, side members (8) which are pivotally mounted at an intermediate portion on a first support leg (3). The side members (8) are mounted at the putting-off end (17) on independently height adjustable second support legs (4) so that as the putting-off end (17) of each side support member (8) is raised or lowered the hole end (18) of the side support member (8) is lowered or raised, respectively. When the putting-off ends (17 a , b ) of the side members (8) are supported at different heights, the flexible panel (2) is twisted between the putting-off (17) and hole ends (18). Adjustment of the height adjustable second legs (4) provides a variety of pitch and roll putting conditions.
Patent GB-2322731-A (GB)
Title: A glass panel for a cathode ray tube
Inventor: SUGAWARA TSUNEHIKO
IPC: H01J29/86
Filed: 1998-02-18
Abstract: A glass panel 1 for a cathode ray tube having a diagonal length of at least 360 mm, and a substantially flat face portion 4 is characterised in that the smallest value of the averaged radius of curvature R of an outer face of the face portion is 25,000-50,000 mm and the outer face portion of the face portion has a compressive stress of 6-30 MPa. Such a panel is light yet safe from implosion.
Patent GB-2341155-A (GB)
Title: V/STOL aircraft
Inventor: SEYFANG GEORGE REGINALD
IPC: B64D33/04
Filed: 1998-03-25
Abstract: An aircraft 10 capable of conventional take off and landing and having a powerplant 12 with an aft-directed main propulsion outlet means 14 for providing forward thrust, further includes duct means 18 having an inlet for receiving at least a proportion of the efflux from said main propulsion outlet and extending forwardly to an auxiliary outlet 24 disposed adjacent or forwardly of the centre of gravity 26 of the aircraft, said auxiliary outlet being arranged to exhaust efflux with at least a vertical component allowing the aircraft to take off or land vertically.
Patent GB-2335564-A (GB)
Title: Folding telephone has earpiece in keypad cover
Inventor: HEADON DAVID ROGER
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 1998-07-07
Abstract: A mobile phone 1 having a pop-up button cover 9 which carries a loud speaker 20, the button cover 9 being hinged to the body 2 of the phone 1 and being movable between a closed position wherein a surface of the button cover 9 overlies a surface of the phone body 2 and an open position wherein the surface of the button cover 9 does not overlie the surface of the phone body 2, the phone 1 further comprising a first engagement means 22 adjacent the surface of the phone body 2 which is arranged to engage a second engagement means 23 adjacent the surface of the button cover 9 to secure the phone 1 in the closed state, the phone body 2 further carrying means 12 to disengage the engagement means 22, 23 to allow the phone 1 to move to the open position.