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Patent GB-2304769-A (GB)
Title: Traffic calming device
Inventor: TRIGGS DAVID MARTIN
IPC: E01F9/529
Filed: 1995-09-08
Abstract: A traffic calming device (2) comprises ramp members (38) movable between a first, raised position, maintained by a resilient means (20,22,24) situated in a cavity (18) in the road beneath the ramp members (38) and a second position in which the ramp members (38) lie substantially level with the road surface. A sensor means (15) senses the speed of an approaching vehicle. If the speed is below a given limit the weight of the vehicle causes the ramp members (38) to retract from the first position to the second position. For a vehicle travelling above the given speed limit a locking means (30) maintains the device in the raised first position until the vehicle has passed over.
Patent GB-2311747-A (GB)
Title: Process and plant for the production of pre-stressed concrete products
Inventor: GHIGNONE REMO
IPC: B28B23/06
Filed: 1996-04-04
Abstract: Pre-stressed concrete products for the construction industry are produced on mobile production beds (2) which move between a plurality of distinct work-stations (3,5,12,18-22,25) to which the said beds are transported in succession to carry out the steps of cleaning, optionally together with application of release agent; wire drawing of reinforcement; moulding by continuous casting; curing; cutting and unloading.
Patent GB-2298181-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for enhancing beverages
Inventor: FRUTIN BERNARD DEREK
IPC: B67D1/04
Filed: 1994-10-12
Abstract: Enhancing the foam head (11B) on a beverage (11) is achieved by the use of a liquid stream (16) from a pressurised container (14). The liquid stream contains a suitable gas in supersaturated solution therein. The stream may be in spray form and is applied to the empty drinking vessel (10) prior to the beverage being poured. Alternatively the stream may be in jet form for injecting onto or into a volume of the beverage when the beverage has been dispensed and into a drinking vessel prior to application of the jet liquid stream. As a further alternative the beverage may be within a bottle, e.g. a beer bottle, in which case the pressurised container is housed within the neck of the bottle and above the level of the liquid and so arranged that upon opening of the bottle the pressurised container also opens to release the liquid stream therefrom initially to float on the top surface of the beverage in the bottle.
Patent GB-2312464-A (GB)
Title: Device for and method of aligning roof battens
Inventor: TAYLOR NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: E04D12/00
Filed: 1996-04-24
Abstract: A device for facilitating alignment of roof battens on roof truss beams comprises a strip of material (8) provided with regularly spaced tabs (10), the tab spacing corresponding to the required spacing of the roof battens (4).
Patent GB-2313065-A (GB)
Title: Portable golf ball cleaner
Inventor: DURRANT NEAL ROBERT
IPC: A63B47/04
Filed: 1996-05-16
Abstract: The golf ball cleaner consists of a bag made out of waterproof material and containing a sponge or foam layer 3 which holds water and a scourer layer 4. The bag may be provided with means (not shown) to attach it to the golfer or his equipment.
Patent GB-2302142-A (GB)
Title: Hydroelectric generating device; water wheel
Inventor: DENNIS FREDERICK ARTHUR
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 1996-06-13
Abstract: A hydroelectric generating device for converting fluid motion into rotary power comprises a circulating body, e.g. a roller 9, having pivotally attached blades 1, with means 4, 5 to limit the pivoting in one direction, but, in the other direction, the blades fold against the circulating body so as to maximise the driving forces and minimise drag. As shown, the device comprises a water wheel. It may be adapted for tidal flow (fig 4), may comprise an endless belt (fig 5), and/or may have blades (35, fig 11) with an extension (37) at an angle. It may also comprise a disc (40, fig 12) having axially extending blades so that it will also operate effectively when the current is reversed.
Patent GB-2316348-A (GB)
Title: Semi-watertight sealing of an immersion wire electric discharge machine
Inventor: MAIDAGAN LARRUMBIDE JAVIER
IPC: B23H7/02
Filed: 1996-08-22
Abstract: The window in the rear wall of the tank of an electroerosion machine is covered by a plate 7 in which a hole 5 has been machined through which the electrode-holder arm passes into the tank. A semi-watertight coupling is provided between the hole and the arm. The plastic sliding plate 7 is of low coefficient of friction and slides on a similar plastic frame which surrounds the window. Bearings 11 hold the plate against the frame.
Patent GB-2320703-A (GB)
Title: Portable nursing cot
Inventor: HIBBERT ELAINE
IPC: A47D13/02
Filed: 1996-12-23
Abstract: A portable nursing cot comprises a padded cot 22 mounted on a wheeled trolley frame 14. The frame allows the height of the cot to be adjusted, particularly to allow a baby to be fed from a bed. The cot may be releasably secured to a flat panel (17 figure 2) on the trolley with nuts 15. The wheeled part of the trolley may pass beneath a bed so that the cot overlies the bed. The trolley may be provided with brakes operated by a lever (18 figure 3) at the front of the trolley. The trolley may be dismantled for transport and the cot may be provided with carrying handles (20 figure 2). Storage pockets may be formed on the cot.
Patent GB-2321260-A (GB)
Title: A finial base for a conservatory roof
Inventor: BRIGGS LESLIE GEORGE
IPC: E04D3/06
Filed: 1997-01-20
Abstract: A finial base (24) for a conservatory roof, comprising a first cover part (26) for fitting over conservatory rafters (28), and a second cover part (30) for fitting on top of the first cover part (26), the first cover part (26) being adapted to be cut to a required shape to fit over different configurations of the conservatory rafters (28), and the second cover part (30) being such that it is able always to be the same so that it forms a universal fitting for first cover parts (26) which have been cut to different shapes for the different configurations of the conservatory rafters (28) in conservatories of different designs.
Patent GB-2322662-A (GB)
Title: Seal
Inventor: BYERS CHRISTOPHER DONALD
IPC: E06B3/62
Filed: 1997-02-28
Abstract: A seal for use between a window pane and a window frame, the seal comprising an elongate strip (11) arranged to be positioned between the pane and the frame, the strip having a first adhesive layer (18) for attachment to the window frame, a second adhesive layer (22) for attachment to the window pane, and a flange (12) secured along one edge of the strip (11) by a neck (13) providing a flexible region overlying the upper surface of the frame in use, and extending to contact the window pane. The flange (12) may be integrally formed from a different colour of material to the strip (11). One of the adhesive layers may be covered with a peelable sheet to allow the rolling of the strip (11) for storage purposes.
Patent GB-2326031-A (GB)
Title: Fire resistant junction box lid
Inventor: MCCARTHY BRYAN WILLIAM
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 1997-04-12
Abstract: A fire resistant electrical junction box lid 14 includes a printed circuit board 16 and a ceramic intumescent barrier 18. The circuit board is connected to a fused track 26 by means of connectors 20, 22 and 24. The junction box connects a sounder 10 to a power supply (12).
Patent GB-2315549-A (GB)
Title: Measuring the alignment of a laser amplification system
Inventor: RIOLAND JACQUES
IPC: H01S3/00
Filed: 1997-07-21
Abstract: A device for the alignment of a laser beam amplification system comprises at least measuring means eg a CCD camera and alignment templates positioned instead of filtering hole plates (T 1 , T 2 , fig 1) of the amplification system, the alignment templates having holes whose centers have substantially the same spatial positions as the centers of the filtering holes. Some of the template holes are provided with reference sights 21 offset in an angular way with respect to one another. The tips of these sights 21 are pointed towards the center of the holes, the measuring means defining, by sighting at the end of the amplification system, the divergences between the focusing points of the beam in the holes, merged at a single point, and the tips of the sights. The angular positions of the sights 21 enables them to be assigned to their respective holes, the positions of elements of the amplification system being then controlled as a function of the measurements of divergences.
Patent GB-2316320-A (GB)
Title: Spinal-epidural needle assembly
Inventor: COLLINS MICHAEL NORMAN
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 1997-07-28
Abstract: A spinal-epidural needle assembly has a rearwardly-extending sleeve 16 on the epidural needle 1 that has a series of circumferentially-extending ribs 22 on its outer surface. The spinal needle has a collar 32 extending forwardly from its hub 31 and slidable along outside of the sleeve 16 of the epidural needle. The collar 32 has a small elastomeric pad 33 on its inner surface, which is slidable along a smooth region 20 to one side of the ribbed region 21. The spinal needle 2 is locked longitudinally relative to the epidural needle 1 by twisting its collar 32 so that the elastomeric pad 33 slides laterally over the ribbed region 21 with the ribs 22 gripping into the pad.
Patent GB-2314712-A (GB)
Title: Comparator for semiconductor testing device
Inventor: YOSHIDA KENJI
IPC: G01R31/3193
Filed: 1997-01-20
Abstract: A comparator comprising a comparator circuit of a differential receiver type for testing the operation of DUT differential output signals, wherein effects of in-phase signals are eliminated. For this purpose, an offset adder unit (30) receives differential signals (101, 102) from the DUT and produces output signals (111, 112) at a predetermined offset voltage, and a comparator (71) receives the two output signals from the offset adder unit (30) and produces an output signal upon comparing the two signals.
Patent GB-2319299-A (GB)
Title: Electromechanically actuated intake or exhaust valve for i.c. engine
Inventor: LIANG FENG
IPC: F01L9/20
Filed: 1997-11-12
Abstract: The valve (12) is actuated by a electromechanical actuator assembly (18) which includes a first electromagnet (22), second electromagnet (30) and third electromagnet (32). A disk (38) is fixedly mounted to the valve (12) in a gap between the second and third electromagnets. The second electromagnet (30) is slidable between the first electromagnet (22) and a stop (42), allowing the gap between the second electromagnet (30) and the third electromagnet (32) to vary. This allows for multiple valve lifts. A second spring (50), mounted between the second electromagnet (30) and disk (38), and a third spring (52), mounted between the disk (44) and an actuator housing (20), create a balanced oscillatory system which drives most of the valve movement during engine operation, thus reducing power requirements to actuate the valves while increasing the responsiveness of the valves.
Patent GB-2335743-A (GB)
Title: Remote monitoring of biological sensing implant
Inventor: EGLISE DAVID
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 1998-03-24
Abstract: There is disclosed a method for measuring biological and physical conditions using a system comprising of a compatible sensor device which can be placed or implanted within other bio-physical environments and the said changes detected and the output measurement is communicated to a remote reader unit using wireless, contactless means.
Patent GB-2336301-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary seat assembly for a vehicle
Inventor: BEADLE DAVID EDWARD
IPC: B60N2/30
Filed: 1998-04-14
Abstract: The assembly swivels at 8 at its seat edge 11 on one or more arms 14 which are mounted to swivel at 9 on a vehicle panel 3 in the luggage space behind a wheel arch 4. In the stowed position (Fig 4, dotted lines) the seat 6, to the edge of which the back 7 is pivoted, extends upwards from the edge 11. To deploy the seat, it is first moved outwardly, upwardly by an amount H, and forward (Fig 4, full lines) in a single movement on the arm(s), the seat portion being then pivoted to its use position (Fig 6) and the back 7 finally pivoted upwards (Fig 8, not shown). The initial three-component movement is achieved by suitable angular and spatial arrangement of the swivels. The height H provides leg clearance for a seat user.
Patent GB-2328657-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft with orientable solar-power panels
Inventor: KEIDEL BERNHARD
IPC: B64C3/38
Filed: 1998-04-21
Abstract: A solar-powered aircraft comprises wings 10, 11 secured to twin booms 12, 13 which are connected by a stabilator 15. Propellers 31 to 34 powered by electric motors are provided at the wings 10, 11 and at the forward ends of the booms 12, 13. For energy supply of the electric motors, panels 21, 22, 25, 26 equipped with solar cells are arranged on the booms 12, 13. The panels 21, 22, 25, 26 are pivotable about their longitudinal axes 23, 24, 27, 28 and thus orientable relative to the aircraft to improve the energy yield from the sun. A neutral point of the panels 21, 22, 25, 26 is arranged to coincide with the centre of gravity for stability. Alternatively a thin solar film (60 fig 2e) is secured to the aircraft by a guy wire and orientated by control tabs. Various other arrangements of solar panels are described (figs. 2a-2d) as well as details of the ways in which the panels may be folded or telescoped to reduce drag (figs. 3a-4b).
Patent GB-2325804-A (GB)
Title: Combined satellite and CATV receiver
Inventor: PARK YOUNG-ROK
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1998-04-22
Abstract: A satellite TV receiver is adapted to receive either a satellite TV band or a CATV band by selecting a second or third local oscillator frequency 215 for the I-Q mixers 219,221. When the CATV band is selected, the output of the I mixer 219 passes through bandpass filter 229 to a CATV output. When the satellite band is selected, the output of the I mixer 219 passes through low pass filter 231 to provide the I output. Channel selection is achieved by control of the first local oscillator 203. The technique allows low cost and compact adaptation of a satellite receiver design for additional CATV reception.
Patent GB-2324130-A (GB)
Title: Breakaway hose coupling
Inventor: THOMSON JACK GALL
IPC: F16L37/56
Filed: 1996-12-23
Abstract: A hose assembly including a hose and a breakaway coupling connected at one end of the hose, the coupling including two axially separable coupling portions which are releasably interconnected by connection means, a flexible elongate release member extending longitudinally of the hose and being movable relative thereto, the release member being connected at one end to the connection means and being anchored at its opposite end such that relative movement in excess of a predetermined amount between the hose and the release member causes actuation of the connection means to permit axial separation of the coupling portions.
Patent GB-2329480-A (GB)
Title: Electrophotographic devopers used in producing images on ceramics
Inventor: KAWASE HIROMITSU
IPC: G03G9/08
Filed: 1998-09-17
Abstract: A method of forming a toner image on an image transfer sheet by (1) forming a latent electrostatic image on an image bearing member, developing the latent electrostatic image to a toner image, using a developer which has a carrier and a toner which contains a thermoplastic resin and a coloring agent having a color which does not change even after the toner is sintered, and satisfying at least one of three conditions that (1) a toner concentration in the developer is in a range of 8 to 24 wt.%, (2) the toner has an absolute charge quantity value of 12 ÁC/g or less, and (3) a ratio of a true specific gravity of the carrier to that of the toner is in a range of 2 to 3, and transferring the toner image to an image transfer sheet where it is fixed. The transferred image can be further transferred to a heat-resistant solid surface eg. ceramic, and the toner image sintered. The toner is preferably a mixture of a glass frit and inorganic oxides which have been sintered.
Patent GB-2331669-A (GB)
Title: Identifying, grouping and reading received message data in a mobile telephone
Inventor: SHIMAZAKI SADAYOSHI
IPC: H04M1/72502
Filed: 1998-09-25
Abstract: A mobile telephone, e.g. portable or automobile telephone, in which caller telephone numbers may be allocated to any of a plurality of groups so that message data received from said allocated telephone numbers may be stored in a region corresponding to the associated group, enabling ready confirmation, manipulation and reading. In the embodiment described, a user of the mobile telephone (A fig 1) may enter telephone numbers S101 and allocate each entered telephone number to one or more of a plurality of groups S102, S103 in the mobile telephone. Each group (11,21,31, fig 3) has an associated storage region (12, 22, 32, fig 3) for storing message data from received calls having the telephone number(s) allocated to the respective group S203. Each group may further be provided with a distinctive message reception notification tone S105. If it is determined that the received call is not from a telephone number that has been allocated to a group (11, 21, 31, fig 3) the associated message data is stored S205 in a remaining storage region (42, fig 3) of a non-set group (41, fig 3). Message data may be read out in response to a readout request from an external appliance (B, fig 1) e.g. a personal computer.
Patent GB-2332240-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine with low-pressure lubricating pump and high-pressure hydraulic pump immersed in lubricating oil
Inventor: MESSINGER DEAN D
IPC: F01L9/10
Filed: 1998-10-27
Abstract: The engine has a conventional oil lubricating system, which includes a low-pressure pump 20, and also a high-pressure hydraulic system using the lubricating oil 13 for actuating a number of hydraulic devices eg hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled unit injectors 44, exhaust brakes or gas-exchange valves. The high-pressure hydraulic pump 30 is situated in the engine oil pan 12 with at least part of the pump housing 34 immersed in the oil to reduce pump noise compared with the conventional practice of attaching the high-pressure pump to the exterior of the engine. Tile high-pressure pump 30 may be a swash plate pump driven from the engine drive shaft 16. The pump 30 may be immersed in oil other than in the oil pan.
Patent GB-2334317-A (GB)
Title: Removable deformable tee nut
Inventor: NAGAYAMA YUTAKA
IPC: F16B37/04
Filed: 1998-12-21
Abstract: A metallic fastening member of a one piece configuration formed of a metal material includes a shaft portion (32) and a flange portion (33) extruding outwards from a first end of the shaft portion. The shaft portion (32) includes a relatively thin-walled portion (34) to be caulked at a second end opposite to the first end. A female thread (36) is formed at an inner peripheral face of the shaft portion excluding the portion to be caulked (34). An annular groove (50) is formed at an outer peripheral face of the shaft portion (32) or at the inner peripheral face of the portion to be caulked (34), so that the shaft portion (32) has a partially thin wall. Since the wall of the shaft portion (32) is thinner at the annular groove (50), the metallic fastening member is fractured at that area to be separated into upper and lower pieces in the work of detaching the metallic fastening member from an object of fixation. Therefore, the metallic fastening member can be readily removed from the object of fixation to facilitate the recovery work for recycling purposes.
Patent GB-984091-A (GB)
Abstract: 984, 091. Taximeters. GEECEN Ltd. Feb. 28, 1964 [Dec. 31, 1962; June 20, 1963], Nos. 49088/62 and 24557/63. Heading G4T. A taximeter having an automatically variable ratio drive between a mixed time drive and the fare indicator, is also provided with means for automatically selecting certain of the fares and recording them on a totaliser. As described a shaft 10, rotated by mixed time and distance, drives a cam 9 to periodically lift an arm 2 e.g., twice per revolution. A cam 11, rotated as described in Specification 971, 015, co-operates with a stop 8 on the arm 2, prevents the fall of the arm during an initial period, then prevents alternate falls of the arm during a first tariff period but allows every fall during a second tariff period. The arm 2 indexes the fare indicator 6 for each drop of the arm. During the first tariff period, as the arm 2 is reciprocated, a link 61 pivots a bell crank 60 which reciprocates a pawl 52, which in turn indexes a totaliser 50 recording the amount of fares that the driver has to pay the owner. A lever 54 pivoted at 55 is also provided and is pressed by a spring 58 into engagement with the arm 24 which is described in the Specification referred to above. When the arm 24 enters the recess 22 when the tariff changes, the lever 54 pivots clockwise to disengage the pawl 52 from the ratchet 51, so that no further fare is recorded on the totaliser for that particular passenger; thus the driver gets all fares over a certain amount. In a modification an additional bell crank 64A, 64B is provided. The crank has a pin 66 which is engaged by the lever 54 so that the spring 58 biases the bell crank 64A, 64B anti-clockwise under the control of a cam 29. The cam allows the crank to oscillates so as to pivot the lever 54 so that the pawl 52 is alternately engaged and disengaged from the totaliser 50 for successive drops of the lever 2. Thus during the second tariff period, half the fare recorded on the indicator after the tariff change is recorded on the totaliser while the other half is kept by the driver. In a further modification the pawl 52 may be disengaged electromagnetically. Specification 971,014 also is referred to.
Patent GB-2348038-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display with three-dimensional effect
Inventor: NG PUN TAK
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 1999-03-16
Abstract: A display for a watch or the like comprises a matrix of pixels arrayed in intersecting rows and columns, the width of the rows and/or the columns varying progressively moving along a row from column to column or along a column from row to row. In embodiments illustrated, the matrix defines lines of longitude and latitude akin to a two-dimensional projection of an oblate globe. A method of moving an image across such a pixel matrix display is also defined. Also disclosed is a device such as a watch including a display controlled by a display controller to display an image and further including a motion sensor arranged to detect motion of the device, the display controller taking a control input from the motion sensor and being arranged to manipulate the image displayed by the display in response to motion of the device detected by the motion sensor. The device could be a game of chance device in which the motion sensor means acts upon the display means to influence an illustrated selection process in response to motion of the device.
Patent GB-2336772-A (GB)
Title: Slidable foldaway vehicle seat.
Inventor: ARAI TOMIJI
IPC: B60N2/30
Filed: 1999-03-30
Abstract: An automobile seat, which can be folded from a normal position to a flat position (Fig. 9), comprises a seat cushion 12, a seat back 16, and a supporting element. The seat cushion may be forwardly rotated about a front end supporting fulcrum 101 from the normal position to an inverted position in which its reverse surface 12a is substantially horizontal. The seat back may be forwardly folded about a lower end supporting fulcrum 102 from the normal position to a fall-down position in which its rear surface 16a is substantially horizontal and substantially co-planar with the reverse surface 12a of the seat cushion. The supporting element fixes the seat cushion and seat back so that they may be slidable from a first position to a second position. By sliding the seat backwards, the seat may be folded flat when there would otherwise be insufficient room in front of the seat. An automatic locking mechanism 13,19 may be provided so that the seat cushion and seat back cannot be rotated unless the seat is first slid backwards from its first position to its second position.