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Patent GB-2282786-A (GB)
Title: Engine and transmission assembly.
Inventor: SMITH RUSSELL
IPC: F16H57/025
Filed: 1993-10-16
Abstract: An engine 10 has a mounting face 16 for a transmission 20 which is surrounded by a rim 18 having a plurality of circumferentially extending slots 28 which are tapered and have an opening at one end. The transmission 20 also has a rim 26 on the edge of the clutch bell housing 24 which fits inside the rim 18 on the engine and has a plurality of radial tapered projectons 30. To assemble the transmission to the engine the projections are passed through the openings into the slots 28, and the transmission is rotated so that the projections become wedged in the slots. Wedge shaped locking members 48 are then placed in the slots behind the projections and drawn inwards by screws 52 to urge the projections into the slots and retain them there. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282977-A (GB)
Title: Filter apparatus
Inventor: PIERSON HENRI GERHARD WILLEM
IPC: B01D25/12
Filed: 1993-10-25
Abstract: An assembly of parallel filter plates 40 is enclosed by a rigid shell 22 while liquid to be filtered is pumped through inlet 100, and subsequently the shell is moved to expose the plates 40 and allow filter cake to be removed from between them. Shell 22 is lined by a tubular membrane 90 and possibly an end membrane 92, which are inflated with water during filtration and subsequently deflated to allow easy separation of the shell from the plates. Membrane 92 may also squeeze the plates together at the end of the filtration step. Plates 40 are flat discs, covered with filter cloth or made of sintered steel and spaced apart by crescent-shaped elastomeric members (Fig. 11). The plates and members are mounted on an end plate 36 by draw rods extending through the assembly and tensioned by rams mounted on plate 36. Filtrate drainage channels in the discs open into ducts through the assembly to which suction may be applied to assist filtration. Before or after shell 22 is withdrawn, the plate 36 and disc assembly are rotated through 90 degrees to place the elastomeric members in a vertical position. The tensioning rams are relaxed and the cake falls from the plates, possibly assisted by an arcuately moving rake. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283159-A (GB)
Title: A process for producing meat pies
Inventor: MOGERLEY DAVID HENRY
IPC: A23L13/00
Filed: 1993-10-26
Abstract: Prepared raw meat and other ingredients are mixed and cooked in cooking vessel (12) to form a pie filling mixture. The cooked mixture is delivered into containers, which are half filled with the mixture first and then are topped up with mixture. The containers are rapidly cooled to approximately 5 DEG C. Each container can be delivered to a pie forming station (20). A pie base dough is prepared by mixing ingredients and scrap dough and formed into dough buns. Each dough bun is placed in a pie tray at station (20) and pressed by a former to form a pie base. Pie filling mixture is deposited in each pie base. Cover dough for the pies is formed from a layered dough sheet. Each pie cover is perforated before placing over a filled pie base. Unwanted material is removed from the pies by air jet and they are sprayed with a glazing liquid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272924-A (GB)
Title: Method for freeing or preventing stuck pipe
Inventor: COLEMAN DEREK ALAN
IPC: E21B43/00
Filed: 1993-11-18
Abstract: Sticking of drilling pipe can be reduced by imparting vibrational energy to it, by connecting it to a Coanda switched vortex valve (CSV), and pumping fluid, such as drilling mud or completion fluid, through the CSV and pipe, with the fluid oscillating between high and low states in the CSV to create a fluid hammer effect to impart vibration to the pipe.
Patent GB-2277160-A (GB)
Title: Electric field screening arrangement for MRI RF coil
Inventor: BURL MICHAEL
IPC: G01R33/422
Filed: 1994-04-13
Abstract: An electric field screening arrangement for a single turn surface coil, especially those designed for use in NMR apparatus, comprises a conducting loop of substantially the same dimensions as the surface coil, arranged to lie between the coil and a body to be examined, and split in two positions 11, 12a quarter of the distance around the coil from each of its two output ends. The screen renders the coil relatively insensitive to frequency detuning. The capacitance between coil 1 and half-loop 14 forms part of the coil tuning capacitance. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277938-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for filling sliver cans
Inventor: LEIFELD FERDINAND
IPC: B65H75/16
Filed: 1994-05-13
Abstract: In an apparatus for filling cans (6a) with fibre sliver at a coiler (5) there is associated with the can an external lifting and/or lowering device (32) for changing the height of the can base. The lifting and/or lowering device (32) acts through slots (20) in the can walls. The device (32) may comprise belts (22, 25) or screw spindles and may be actuated by a motor or pressure cylinder. The motor may be controlled in a feedback loop. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290240-A (GB)
Title: Sound emitting toy animal
Inventor: MARNOCH ALLYSON DEBORAH
IPC: A63H3/16
Filed: 1994-06-14
Abstract: A toy animal figure in separate parts comprises a torso and the other anatomical parts of the animal (the components) eg legs, head and tail. The torso contains a number of sockets into which protrusions on the components can be inserted to complete the toy. When the toy is assembled anatomically correctly the toy will emit a sound corresponding to the noise made by the type of animal assembled. The sockets and components will be designed to allow each component to be inserted into any socket, but no sound is emitted unless all the components are correctly assembled to produce an anatomically complete animal.
Patent GB-2294448-A (GB)
Title: Pipe Handling System
Inventor: INNES PETER GEORGE
IPC: B65D61/00
Filed: 1994-10-29
Abstract: A pipe handling system 10 comprising a plurality of U-frames 14, 15 for receiving profiled spacers (26, Fig. 2) to locate pipes 12 within the frames 14, each frame 14 having at least one demountable side member (20, 21). The side members (20, 21) may be pivotably or demountably mounted relative to the base member 18 such that the frame 14 may be easily moved between the loading and unloading configurations and may further comprise lifting eyes 16 for engaging a lifting arrangement. The pipe handling system 10 can be adapted to enable stacking of the system both horizontally and vertically e.g. by top and bottom profiles. Preferably a top member (32) is connected by a swing bolt and not to the U-frame. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284148-A (GB)
Title: Foot assembly for mounting the base of a machine
Inventor: TARRANT RONALD MICHAEL
IPC: F16M7/00
Filed: 1994-11-04
Abstract: The mounting is defined by a threaded mounting shaft 1 and a foot portion 2. The shaft 1 terminates as a ball head 3 which is received within a recess 4 of the foot portion 2 and also contacts the rim 5 of the recess 4. A bolt 7 passes through a washer 8 and 2 spacer sleeve 9 and is screwed into the lower end of the ball head 3. The ball head is thereby retained captive within the recess 4 but can nevertheless pivot to the extent allowed by the width of the passageway 10 through which the sleeve 9 passes. A concave surface 11 of an underneath cavity 12 allows for the angle of movement of the washer 8 as the ball head 3 is tilted. A portion of the recess is cut away at 6 where no significant vertical bearing force is to be experienced, so as to reduce resistance to movement of the ball head 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285241-A (GB)
Title: Copier/printer operating with interrupts
Inventor: HANSEN DAVID ROBERT
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 1994-12-19
Abstract: A copier and/or printer apparatus (10) that supports plural interrupts. When a job is tagged as an interrupt job, the queueing of jobs in a buffer memory (48) switches from FIFO (first in first out) to LIFO in order to process the interrupt job as soon as prescribed. Another job may interrupt the first interrupt job still adhering to the LIFO operation making it the active job as soon as prescribed. When this second interrupt job is completed, the first interrupt job resumes. When the first interrupt job is completed, the job that was interrupted resumes. The original job that was interrupted may have been the first-out job of a FIFO job queue. Interrupting an interrupt is thus possible in an electronic copier and/or printer. The limiting factor is the maximum number of jobs that memory space has been allocated for on power-up of the machine. There thus may be supported interrupting a "normal" job, interrupting a queue of "normal" jobs, proofing a page, and proofing a page within an interrupt job (2 levels of interrupt). With the apparatus configured as a copier/printer, the machine thus supports interrupting a print job with a copy job, interrupting a copy job that interrupted a print job (2 levels of interrupt) and proofing a page within a job that interrupted a copy job that interrupted a print job (3 levels of interrupt). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285156-A (GB)
Title: Memory addressing method and memory device
Inventor: CHO JUN-HYOUNG
IPC: G11C8/00
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: A method of addressing a memory device in which respective cell blocks 200A, 200B are alternately addressed, comprises generating an internal row address signal RAD, generating first and second internal column address signals CAD1, CAD2, generating a column clock as a selection control signal SE in accordance with external column address signals ADD, addressing row addresses of the cell blocks simultaneously by the internal row address signal RAD, addressing the column address of one cell block by means of a row clock and the first internal column address signal, addressing the column address of the other cell block by means of the row clock and the second internal column address signal and selecting input and output signals 270 of the cell blocks in response to the selection control signal SE. Another aspect describes a method of addressing where the pair of cell blocks are alternately column addressed such that the column line of one cell is precharged while the column line of the other cell block is addressed, and that subsequently, the precharged column line of the other cell block is addressed while the next column line of the one cell block is precharged. An embodiment providing a dual port VRAM is described (Fig 10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-944933-A (GB)
IPC: A62B9/02
Abstract: 944,933. Respiratory appliances. NORMALAIR Ltd. May 31, 1961 [June 11, 1960], No. 27225/63. Divided out of 944,931. Heading A5T. An aircraft breathing system comprises first and second oxygen supplies connected through a valve means which directs the supply in use to one or other of two demand regulators. The system is intended for use with an ejection seat so that the aircraft supply is normally in use but, after ejection, a secondary supply, mounted on the seat, is utilized. The aircraft's supply is received through a pipe 22, Fig. 1, and pull-away coupling 23 while the secondary supply 24, with its own gauge 26 and filling coupling 27, is mounted on the rear of the seat 11. A by-pass valve 29 connects the appropriate supply to a main 20 or secondary 28 demand regulator, which passes it through a junction box 18 to the mask 17. Fig. 2 shows the arrangement of the connections, components to the left of the line 56 being mounted on the ejection seat. The main oxygen supply, through pipe 22, connector 23, pipe 35 and a one-way valve 38 passes to a junction with the supply from the gas bottle 24, which is turned on by a valve 25, and feeds through a one-way valve 37. The supply then flows to the by-pass valve, which is pneumatically controlled by a control unit 30, so that gas flows either to the main demand regulator 20 or secondary regulator 28. In either case the outgoing gas passes to a tube 21 leading to the mask 17. Testing means 31 and overriding controls 34, 33 are provided in conjunction with the main regulator. A control knob 32 is connected by cables to the gas supply valve 25 and control lever 51, so that the second gas supply can be brought into use at the will of the user but, if the seat is ejected, these levers are automatically actuated by a striker mechanism. The oxygen then flows out through the one-way valve 37, escape through connection 23 being prevented by the one-way valve 38, and it is directed through the secondary regulator 28 to the mask. Specification 785,371 and 994,932 also are referred to.
Patent GB-2286296-A (GB)
Title: Connector with terminals having anti-wicking sealant
Inventor: GOTZ KLAUS-PETER
IPC: H01R4/02
Filed: 1995-01-24
Abstract: An electrical connector (2) comprises a housing (4) and terminals (6) mounted therein, the terminals (6) comprising contact tails (26) for soldered connection to a printed circuit board (20). The contact tails (26) have sealing material (32), eg. a gel, deposited thereon for sealing between the contact tail and housing (4) to prevent solder and flux wicking onto contact sections (22) of the terminals. The concept also advantageously provides sealing of the connector from the environment, whilst using minimal quantities of sealing material and having very small sealing surfaces for increased reliability thereof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300796-A (GB)
Title: A falsie
Inventor: LIN CHIN-LUNG
IPC: A41C3/14
Filed: 1995-05-19
Abstract: A falsie (1) made from flexible rubber, having a breast-shaped front part (2) and a hollow, rounded rear part (3) for covering over the breast, wherein the rear part has a plurality of elongated grooves (5) with vent holes (7) and a plurality of elongated ribs (6), each elongated groove having at least one end (51) perpendicularly connected to the periphery (4) of the orifice of the hollow, rounded rear part, each elongated rib having a center portion (61) and two opposite ends (62) extended from the center portion and perpendicularly connected to the periphery of the orifice, the height of each elongated rib reducing gradually from the respective center portion toward the respective opposite ends.
Patent GB-2297165-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for measuring resistivity of an earth formation surrounding a borehole
Inventor: FANINI OTTO N
IPC: G01V3/24
Filed: 1996-01-16
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring resistivity of an earth formation includes at least one source of measuring current, the source including a delta-sigma modulator 64 and a serial bit source 60. The serial bit source represents the magnitude of the measuring current at spaced apart time intervals. The apparatus further includes a sensor responsive to formation current resulting from interaction of the measuring current with the earth formation. The sensor is coupled to a measuring circuit containing a sigma-delta modulator 74 and a digital filter 76. The output of the digital filter corresponds to the magnitude of the measuring current detected by the sensor.
Patent GB-2304995-A (GB)
Title: Mounting semiconductor lasers on heat sinks
Inventor: HIRONAKA MISAO
IPC: H01S5/042
Filed: 1996-05-28
Abstract: A semiconductor laser device comprises: a semiconductor laser chip 100a ; a heat sink 200a on which said semiconductor laser chip 100a is mounted via a solder layer 8 ; a lower electrode formed on said semiconductor laser chip 100a comprising a layer 7b which is non-alloyed with the solder layer 8, and within prescribed distances from direct below the center line in the longitudinal direction of the light emitting region 5 of the laser, and layers 7c alloyed with the solder layer 8. The structure reduces the internal stress generated due to the difference in coefficients of the thermal expansion between the laser chip 100a and the heat sink 200a at the light emitting region 5. In other arrangements, the solder layer has a gap or is of lower melting point beneath the region 5.
Patent GB-2304133-A (GB)
Title: Surfactant additive for oilfield acidizing
Inventor: MOKADAM ANITA R
IPC: C09K8/52
Filed: 1996-08-08
Abstract: Subterranean oil-bearing formations are treated with aqueous acid solutions which include an effective amount of an ester or salt of a sulfonate fatty acid, which exhibits both antisludge and demulsification properties.
Patent GB-2316176-A (GB)
Title: A motor vehicle fuel load measuring system
Inventor: DEVANE CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: G01G17/04
Filed: 1996-08-09
Abstract: The amount of fuel remaining in a fuel tank 10 of a motor vehicle is measured by means of a load sensor 20 associated with a bracket 13 used to attach the fuel tank to the floor 11 or other part of the body structure of the vehicle. As shown the tank is pivotally connected at a point 12 to the body structure, and the load sensor 20 is a strain gauge which provides a signal to a microprocessor 21 to drive a display gauge 22. An arrangement using a load cell in compression between the floor bracket (113, Fig. 2) and a lug (114) attached to the tank is also described.
Patent GB-2317096-A (GB)
Title: Ventilated shoe
Inventor: KWON TAEK-MAN
IPC: A43B7/32
Filed: 1997-02-12
Abstract: A ventilated shoe, injection molding device and method for producing the ventilated shoe are disclosed. A cushion midsole (4), which is made of a foam resin material is interposed between and integrated with inner (3) and outer (2) soles of the shoe. The ventilation means is composed of a hemispherical air pump (52) and an L-shaped air hose (54). The above air pump (52) is installed on the inner sole (3) of the shoe with a shield 58 securing it to the underside of sole 3. The L-shaped air hose (54) is set in the midsole (4) and opens to the atmosphere at the side surface of the midsole (4). The ventilation means forcibly expels moisturized and contaminated air from the interior of the shoe into the atmosphere while continuously introducing fresh air into the shoe. The above ventilated shoe thus prevents propagation of harmful germs on a wearer's foot and emission of a bad smell. The shoe may be a safety shoe with a protective shield 5.
Patent GB-2311842-A (GB)
Title: Warning lamp with pulley actuated variable speed rotation
Inventor: HOLDSWORTH MELVYN
IPC: B60Q1/26
Filed: 1997-05-24
Abstract: A warning lamp for producing a flashing light has a reflector 30 mounted on a rotary platform 20 which is journalled on a stationary vertical shaft 18. A light bulb 28 is arranged to produce a horizontal light beam from the reflector. A pulley 38 on the shaft 36 of an electric motor 34 is coupled to the platform by a flexible belt 26. A removable tyre 44, which is fitted to the pulley 38, can be removed so as to reduce the effective diameter of the pulley 38, thereby causing the reflector to rotate at a second rate, slower than the rotation rate when the tyre is present.
Patent GB-2314665-A (GB)
Title: Efficient backlighting for lcds
Inventor: GOSTICK MARK
IPC: G02F1/13357
Filed: 1997-04-02
Abstract: A display comprising a light modulator defining between a transmissive rear support element and a transmissive front support element a plurality of selectively addressable regions which can be switched between at least an opaque state and a transmissive state, and a light emitting device (8) arranged adjacent the light modulator (9) and fixed to the same comprising a substrate (6) on which is formed a continuous first electrode layer (7), a continuous light emitting layer (11) and a second electrode layer (13) which extends continuously over the light emitting layer (11) to encapsulate an active area of the light emitting device (8).
Patent GB-2331583-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle automatic distance warning system
Inventor: RICHARDS THOMAS WAYNE
IPC: G01S15/931
Filed: 1997-11-20
Abstract: The system uses ultrasonic ranging sensors 2,3 mounted at the rear of a vehicle 6 to determine the distance to a following vehicle 7. The ABS wheel speed sensors of vehicle 6 are used to determine the speed of the vehicle and a warning is given to the driver of the following vehicle if he is driving too close having regard to the determined speed. The fog lights of the vehicle 6 may be used to give the warning. The system is disabled if the vehicle 6 is turning a corner as determined from signals from the ABS wheel speed sensors. Ranging sensors may also be provided at the front of vehicle 6 in which case the driver of vehicle 6 is warned when he is too close to a vehicle in front.
Patent GB-2320937-A (GB)
Title: Horizontal tree block for subsea wellhead
Inventor: LILLEY ROBERT OWEN
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 1997-11-26
Abstract: A removable, horizontal tree block (65) is lowered over subsea wellhead housing (11). The tree block comprises two separate sections (65a, 65b), secured together by bolts (71) or a clamp (not shown), each section containing a portion of hole (67) which is tapered to match the conical contour of wellhead housing seat section (23). A locking member (37, figure 1) releasably locks blocking sleeve (31, figure 1) around wellhead housing (11). A horizontal production passage (73) extends from hole (67) to a production line (not shown) and registers with housing production passage (25), sealed by seals (74). Production valves (77) and (79) control flow through production passage (25). Bypass passage (81) joins upper and lower annulus ports (27, 29), sealed by seals (82). Annulus crossover line (89) connects passage (81) to production passage (73) via a crossover valve (91). Hydraulic and mechanical actuators (93) control valves (77, 79, 85, 87, 91). On completion of the installation of the tree block (65) a retrievable internal tree cap (97) is put in place. In use, if reentry into the well is needed for workover operations, the operator retrieves the tree cap (97), opens annulus access valve (83) and annulus valves (85, 87) to open the bypass passage (81) and closes production valves (77, 79) to allow access through the production tree to the tree tubing. Also disclosed is a method for completing a subsea well and a method for drilling a subsea well, both incorporating the tree block (65).
Patent GB-2334367-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable chin rest for musical instrument
Inventor: BENHAM WILLIAM
IPC: G10D3/18
Filed: 1998-02-17
Abstract: The chin rest has a part 5,20 attachable to the instrument 3 and a part 10 arranged to cooperate with the jaw of a player, the two parts having telescoping members to enable the distance between the two parts to be adjusted. The first part (Fig. 5) has two cylindrical holes (6) which receive two legs (14) of the second part (Fig. 4). Washers 15 are used to determine the distance between the two parts so as to suit the physique of the player. The chin rest pad 10 is connected to the first member by a universal joint in the form of a ball 8 and socket (9, Fig. 3). A plurality of sockets may be provided. Thus the angular position of the chin rest pad may be adjusted and locked in the desired position, again to suit the physique of the player.
Patent GB-2322464-A (GB)
Title: Patient monitoring system
Inventor: LAMOND MARGARET BUTCHART
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 1998-02-25
Abstract: A monitoring system for assisting a person responsible for supervising persons requiring care. The system monitors both the length of time the person spends in any one position, so as to know when to move that person for reasons of comfort, and also when that person moves from that position, in order that they do not leave unsupervised. The system comprises a carer unit (6) and a user unit (3). The carer unit contains an alarm, a receiver and a display (14) for indicating the location of a user unit. The user units (3) comprise a pressure mat (1a, 1b, 1c) and transmitter along with various timing electronics forming part of a control section. Multiple user units may be used each transmitting a different identifying code.
Patent GB-2320248-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing omega-aminoalkanoic acid derivatives from cycloalkanones
Inventor: HO KOC-KAN
IPC: C07C269/04
Filed: 1996-09-10
Abstract: A convenient synthetic route to * small Greek omega *-aminoalkanoic acids, N-Boc protected * small Greek omega *-aminoalkanoic acids and Boc-amino acid coupled * small Greek omega *-aminoalkanoic acids is disclosed. The method provides high purity compounds that generally do not require further purification.