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Patent GB-2297222-A (GB)
Title: Telephone exchange with FAX facility
Inventor: AZUMA FUSAO
IPC: H04M15/12
Filed: 1995-06-30
Abstract: An equipment for facsimile call service of a telephone exchange which can apply a charging system 10 to a facsimile call by distinguishing the facsimile call from ordinary speech calls, notify a caller of the cause when a failure occurs in transmitting a facsimile call, and advise the caller on how to eliminate the cause.
Patent GB-2295726-A (GB)
Title: Switching devices
Inventor: CONNELL RICHARD ANTHONY
IPC: H01H1/54
Filed: 1994-08-04
Abstract: A switching device device (220) comprises a solenoid actuator (224) and an inlet terminal (224) attached to a first bus-bar (246). Mounted on the bus-bar is a flexible switch blade (236) operable by the actuator and having a movable contact (240) at its free end. An outlet terminal (254) is connected by a second bus-bar (250) to a fixed contact (242) of the contact pair, the arrangement being such that in us an electrodynamic force is produced at least between the blade (236) and the first bus-bar (246) which tends to maintain the contacts (240, 242) in engagement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311712-A (GB)
Title: Watering system for plants
Inventor: ROLFE MICHAEL
IPC: A01G27/00
Filed: 1996-04-04
Abstract: A watering system comprises in combination a supply of growing medium 5 enveloped or partially enveloped within a sheet or sheets of plastics material 4 and an open-topped water containing vessel 1 for receiving a supply of water. The vessel has a body which includes sides and a base with one or more apertures 6 formed in the body sides towards the lower ends thereof. The vessel has an annular lip 3 (or an annular array of lips) which, in use, locates immediately below the sides of an opening formed in the plastics sheet to space the apertures from the growing medium present in the plastics envelope.
Patent GB-2301626-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injector control
Inventor: MILLER CHARLES R
IPC: F02M59/10
Filed: 1996-04-12
Abstract: A valve 96 is actuated to connect the fuel chamber at the end of the valve needle 66 to a low pressure passage 126 to provide needle lift in place of high pressure produced by a plunger (126, Fig. 6) fed through passages 92, 115, 120, 112, 114. The valve 96 is associated with only two clearances subject to a pressure difference when the plunger is providing high pressure fuel, 180 between the stationary valve guide 97 and 182 between the valve and guide. The valve 96 may be actuated by a piezoelectric elements (84, Fig. 6) and a supply of oil under pressure to an intesifier piston (146) operating the plunger (126) may be controlled by a solenoid-operated valve (162, Fig. 5).
Patent GB-2299871-A (GB)
Title: Position control system
Inventor: KAZAMA TSUTOMU
IPC: G05B19/19
Filed: 1994-03-10
Abstract: In a position control system the position of the object is detected and compared A with the desired position to form a first difference signal. This first difference signal is processed by position loop gain means 1 having a gain K p to generate a speed command signal. This speed command signal is compared B with the actual speed of the object to obtain a second difference signal which is processed by a high order internal control loop 1a. The control loop may be second or third order.
Patent GB-2301700-A (GB)
Title: A laser writer drive circuit
Inventor: MAKIS WILLIAM R
IPC: B41J2/32
Filed: 1996-05-29
Abstract: A laser writer drive circuit switches a constant current source 32' between a write laser 34' and a dump load such as a dummy laser 36'. An inductor 46 is provided such that the inductor and the constant current source form a series circuit with whichever of the dump load and the write laser that is switched ON. The inductor keeps the current constant because the inductor produces an e.m.f. counter to the e.m.f. of the load inductance. The added inductance will generate an e.m.f. counter to that of the load inductance.
Patent GB-2304110-A (GB)
Title: Printing Inks
Inventor: DUNCAN ROBERT HUME
IPC: C09D11/10
Filed: 1996-07-11
Abstract: A printing ink for radiation curing, e.g. by UV radiation or an electron beam comprises a mixture of a polymerisable composition, a pigment or a dye and a titanium or zirconium compound which is an alkoxide of an unsaturated alcohol, said polymerisable composition comprising at least one unsaturated monomer and, optionally, at least one prepolymer and being polymerisable by exposure to radiation. The titanium or zirconium compound acts as an adhesion promoter for the ink.
Patent GB-2316814-A (GB)
Title: A radio telephone connector
Inventor: BARNETT RICKY WILLIAM
IPC: H04M1/03
Filed: 1996-08-30
Abstract: A connector for mounting on a circuit board of a radio telephone and providing external connection to the radio telephone, comprising a first conductive track for coupling the circuit board of the radio telephone to an external connection, and a second conductive track, wherein the connector is adapted to receive a microphone of the radio telephone and maintain it in a predetermined position, in which an output terminal of the microphone contacts the second conductive track, such that the microphone is coupled to the circuit board of the radio telephone.
Patent GB-2305195-A (GB)
Title: Earth boring bit with rotary cutter
Inventor: PESSIER RUDOLF CARL OTTO
IPC: E21B10/16
Filed: 1996-09-10
Abstract: An earth-boring bit has a bit body 13 and at least one cantilevered bearing shaft depending inwardly and downwardly from the bit body. A cutter 21 is mounted for rotation on the bearing shaft and includes a gauge surface 31 and an adjacent cutter backface 33. The cutter has negative offset with respect to the axis and direction of rotation of the bit. A plurality of cutting elements 19, 41 are arranged on the cutter including a plurality of gauge cutting elements 41 on the gauge surface of the cutter. At least one of the gauge cutting elements projects beyond the gauge surface and defines a cutting surface facing the backface of the cutter for engaging the sidewall of the borehole being drilled as the gauge cutting element moves up the sidewall.
Patent GB-2320393-A (GB)
Title: Panel form loudspeaker
Inventor: HERON KENNETH HARRY
IPC: H04R1/02
Filed: 1996-12-11
Abstract: To overcome acoustic distortion caused by local resonance in panel core cells, a resonant multi-mode radiator element is provided for a panel form loud speaker with a functional upper frequency limit f max . The element has skins and a cellular based core, the skins have a thickness h , a Young's modulus E a Poisson's ratio of * small Greek nu *and a material density * small Greek rho *, and the core has a cell siz e l cell  characterised in that the cell size l cell is less than:
Patent GB-968556-A (GB)
IPC: D01H13/18
Abstract: 968,556. Stapling fibres; stop-motions for feed rollers. BRITISH NYLON SPINNERS Ltd. April 26 1963 [March 28, 1962], No. 11798/62. Headings DID and D1F. When feed rolls are stopped to arrest delivery of a strand e.g. filamentary tow, thereby, the rolls are also driven in reverse to withdraw a length of the strand: thus, a fault e.g. slub or knot may be made accessible for removal and/or a machine cleared in preparation for another operating cycle. In the apparatus shown, movement of a slub detector 13 or completion of the slow advance of a knife 9, which cuts into tufts the tow emerging from a nozzle 7 in the wheel 5 of a Beria stapler, makes a microswitch 17 or 29 thereby energizing electric relay apparatus 47, which includes a timer and a reversing contactor (not shown) to stop and then reverse (for a predetermined time interval) a motor 41 driving feed rolls 3,1, through variable gear-box 39. Specifications 289,028 and 679,039 are referred to.
Patent GB-2310514-A (GB)
Title: Watchdog circuit
Inventor: COLLINS DAVID FAUSTO
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 1997-02-07
Abstract: Data processing apparatus comprises a processor, and a watchdog circuit for monitoring the processor. The watchdog circuit receives a series of trigger signals from the processor, and sends an interrupt signal NMI to the processor if the trigger signals cease for a first predetermined period. The watchdog circuit also sends a reset signal to the processor if the trigger signals do not recommence within a second predetermined period following the first predetermined period. The watchdog circuit allows a reset to be avoided unless it is absolutely necessary, or at least to be delayed until vital diagnostic information has been gathered and stored. The first and second periods are defined by clock pulse counters 20, 21 respectively, which are reset by the trigger pulses if AND gate 22 is enabled. The AND gate is disabled (via FF23), by the NMI signal and re-enabled when the processor acknowledges the NMI signal. The counters may be disabled, instead of being reset by the trigger pulses to prevent them timing-out.
Patent GB-2322250-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive contour encoding of a video signal
Inventor: KIM JIN-HUN
IPC: H04N19/50
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: A video frame signal containing a plurality of contours is encoded by first assigning index data to each of the contours according to their processing order 160. The contour data is then input to an intra-coding block 130, a mode selection block 100 and an inter coding block 140 in response to a first control signal S1. The mode selection block 100 outputs first or second mode selection signals and the first and second control signals S1 and S2. It also outputs an optimum previous contour for the current contour, based upon the current contour and all previous contours, which is fed to a motion compensator 110. This produces a predicted current contour by shifting the optimum contour by an optimized displacement. This optimum contour is then fed to the inter-coding block 140 which inter-codes the current contour based on the predicted current contour and the information provided from the selection block 100. Its output is then passed to a selection block 150 which passes either the intra-coded or inter-coded contour information depending on the mode selection signal.
Patent GB-2325193-A (GB)
Title: Folding workbench
Inventor: GRANT DAVID
IPC: B25H1/04
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: A foldable workbench 1 includes means 3 for securing the workbench to a wall or other fixed structure. A worktop 5 is pivotally connected to the securing means for movement between a horizontal and vertical position. At least one leg 7 is pivotally connected to the support means tor movement between a folded-in position and a folded-out position. Means are provided for connecting together the worktop in its substantially horizontal position with the or each leg in its folded-out position. The connection means include one or more threaded members (23,29 Fig 5), each arranged for threaded engagement to both a leg and the worktop to achieve secure connection therebetween. The legs may have a screwthreaded attachment 31 to vary the length of each leg.
Patent GB-2313963-A (GB)
Title: Wire harness
Inventor: ICHIKAWA HIROSHI
IPC: H01B7/00
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: A wiring harness is made by placing a flexible PVC sheet 11 in a mould 15 together with circuit wires 9 with components 15 attached, a further flexible plastics sheet 12 is provided and secured in place by hot melt adhesive (14 Figure 3) after air has been sucked out of the mould. The excess (20) of sheet 12 is removed (Figure 4). The harness may be rolled up for transportation (Figures 5A & 5B). The harness is intended for the door of a car.
Patent GB-2325933-A (GB)
Title: Flame retardant bis-[2,4-bis(dimethylethyl)phenyl-2,6-dimethylphenyl] aryl diphosphate compounds, method for their production & resin compositions of the same
Inventor: CHUNG HAE RYONG
IPC: C07F9/12
Filed: 1997-06-02
Abstract: Bis [2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl-2,6-dimethylphenyl] aryl diphosphate compounds having the following formula 1 are flame retardants imparting heat resistance as well as flame retardance to plastic resins.
Patent GB-2315064-A (GB)
Title: Dispersion of ultra-violet intercepting agent
Inventor: HORINO MASAAKIRA
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1997-06-27
Abstract: A dispersion of a moisture-retaining agent for use in a cosmetic article, the dispersion characterized by having dispersed in the moisture-retaining agent an inorganic ultra-violet intercepting material having the molecules of the moisture-retaining agent adsorbed thereon by a mechanochemical reaction. The dispersion resists aggregation of the inorganic particles and exhibits excellent stability in a cosmetic article. The inorganic ultra-violet intercepting material may be titanium dioxide, iron-containing titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide and iron oxide. Examples of the moisture-retaining agents specified are glycerin, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol. Dispersing and fixating agents may also be present.
Patent GB-2317415-A (GB)
Title: Roll-up door:brake
Inventor: NIEMINEN KARI
IPC: E06B9/84
Filed: 1997-08-20
Abstract: A slatted roll-up door is braked by a roller 2, or a non-rotating member, that is spring-biased against the inner face of the door.
Patent GB-2317213-A (GB)
Title: Air spring
Inventor: STEINER HELMUT
IPC: B60G11/28
Filed: 1997-09-05
Abstract: An air spring, similar to that disclosed in EP 0554573, has a device 11 for centring the pot 9 in plunger 8.
Patent GB-2318390-A (GB)
Title: Forming an ignitable fuel/air mixture in a direct-injection i.c. engine using an injector with adjustable stroke and injection time
Inventor: ROESSLER KLAUS
IPC: F02F3/26
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: An ignitable fuel/air mixture can be formed in the cylinders 2 of direct-injection internal combustion engines 1 by injecting fuel by means of an injector 5 into each combustion space 4 delimited by a piston 3, when a nozzle orifice 6 is opened by the lifting-off of a valve member 7 from a valve seat 8 surrounding the nozzle orifice 6. In order to optimize fuel consumption and emissions under all operating conditions, in particular the stratified charge mode, the invention provides for the opening stroke of the valve member and the injection time (duration) to be adjusted variably. For example, at 2000 rpm the stroke may be 0.02mm and the injection time may be 0,75ms while at 6000 rpm the corresponding figures may be 0.03mm and 0.375ms. The injector 5 may be of the outwardly-opening type which produces a conical spray pattern the cone angle * small Greek alpha * of which depends on the stroke of the valve element 7. The valve stem 17 is connected to a piston 27 which is displaceable by a piezoelectric element 23 to open and close the valve, the opening stroke of the valve being proportional to the applied voltage. For each operating point of the engine determined by engine speed and load the respective optimal values of injection time and opening stroke are filed in a map (20, fig 3) which is read by the injector control (25).
Patent GB-2331220-A (GB)
Title: Fishing line clip
Inventor: FOX CLIFFORD ROYSTON
IPC: A01K87/04
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A fishing line clip comprises attachment means 10 for attaching the clip to a rod and line engagement means, connected to the attachment means, for releasably holding the line. The line engagement means comprise two engagement portions at least one of which is resilient. The force with which the engagement portions are urged towards one another is adjustable and this affects the force required to pull the line from between them. The two engagement portions are preferably two arms 34 of a U shaped resilient wire (Fig. 2) with ball shaped members 38 on their ends. The adjustment may be effected by a tapered slide 28 which acts on spaced apart areas of the attachment means between which spaced apart areas the engagement portions are gripped (18, Fig. 1). In one embodiment the two engagement portions can be replaced by a single tongue like engagement portion (Fig. 13).
Patent GB-2325290-A (GB)
Title: Fluid gun for high pressure jetting
Inventor: COOPER BRETT
IPC: B05B3/14
Filed: 1997-12-12
Abstract: A fluid gun comprises a rigid tube 5 supported within at an upstream end and protruding from, a supporting body 2. Near a downstream end of the tube it is supported by a carriage which in the embodiment shown comprises a disc 7 rotatable about its centre. The disc is driven by an air motor 9. The tube is supported off centre in the disc, so that rotation of the latter causes the end of the tube and thus the jet to describe a spiral path as the gun is moved. Although the tube is rigid it has enough flexion for this to be possible. In another embodiment the tube is oscillated linearly so that the jet describes a zig-zag path as the gun is moved.
Patent GB-2320767-A (GB)
Title: Four group zoom lens system
Inventor: PARK CHEON-HO
IPC: G02B15/173
Filed: 1997-12-15
Abstract: A zoom lens system includes a first lens group 1 of a positive refractive power, having eg two lenses, which moves linearly toward an object for a magnification change; a second lens group 2 of a negative refractive power; a third lens group 3 of a positive refractive power which moves non-linearly toward the object for a magnification change; and a fourth lens group 4 of a negative refractive power which moves linearly toward the object for a magnification change.
Patent GB-2333948-A (GB)
Title: Removable handle for carrier bags
Inventor: HOARE KEITH
IPC: A45F5/10
Filed: 1998-01-28
Abstract: The handle is formed from a flat sheet of cardboard that has an aperture A and portions B and C which are rolled inwards to form arcuate sides of the handle. In operation the handles of a standard plastic carrier bag are passed through aperture A and then looped over the rolled up portions of the carrying handle, the weight of the carrier bag then forces the two portions B and C to be pulled tight forming the finished handle. By reversing the operation the handle can be removed. The portions B and C can have indentation lines to aid in the rolling up and the whole sheet can be preprinted with advertising.
Patent GB-2325360-A (GB)
Title: Charging batteries of different voltages
Inventor: HIROSE TOSHINORI
IPC: H02J7/02
Filed: 1998-05-13
Abstract: A charger 10 for Li-ion batteries charges at constant current until the battery voltage reaches its predetermined charge voltage and then charges the battery at a constant voltage equal to that voltage, and the charger can be used to charge batteries of different rated voltages whilst having only one reference voltage against which detected battery voltage is compared to determine when to switch from constant current to constant voltage. A charger for 4.2 volt and 4.1 volt Li-ion batteries has its reference voltage 106 set to 4.1 volts. Each battery pack has a circuit for generating a control voltage which reaches the reference voltage when the battery voltage reaches the rated voltage for that battery. The control voltage from the battery is detected at an auxiliary battery terminal T BE  which in a 4.2 volt battery is connected to a tap on a voltage divider with resistors R1, R2 having resistances in the ratio 1:41 so that the voltage at the terminal T BE  is 4.1 volts when the battery voltage is 4.2 volts. In a 4.1 volt battery the resistance R2 is omitted, so that the voltage at terminal T BE  is the same as the battery voltage. In order to reduce the drain on the battery imposed by the voltage divider R1, R2 in a 4.2 volt battery, the resistors may be of high value, or a normally open switch (SW, Fig.3) may be arranged in series with the resistors R1, R2 so that the switch closes on coupling the battery to the charger, or the resistors R1, R2 may be connected to respective auxiliary terminals (T BE1 , T BE2 , Fig.4) which become connected to one another by a shorting bridge in the charger when the battery is coupled thereto.
Patent GB-2338309-A (GB)
Title: Recognition apparatus for toughened glass
Inventor: HAMILTON NEIL COLIN
IPC: G01N33/38
Filed: 1998-06-13
Abstract: Apparatus for recognising toughened glass comprising an opaque casing having a planar surface for placement on the surface of a sheet of glass to be tested. An opening 6 is formed in the planar surface in which is mounted a filter (7, fig.1) which polarises light passing therethrough. A source of white light 12 is housed within the casing and is positioned to direct emitted light through the filter (7) and onto the surface of the glass sheet on which the planar surface of the casing is placed. A transparent window 9 is formed in the casing surface opposite to the filter-containing planar surface with the window at least partially aligned with the filter (7). The arrangement is such that light from the source polarised by the filter is directed onto a sheet of glass to be tested and is reflected by the sheet surfaces back onto the filter to display images whose colours are dependent on the angles of incidence of the received reflected light rays, these images being viewable through the transparent window 9.
Patent GB-2340476-A (GB)
Title: Carrying device for panels
Inventor: ROSS ANTONI STEVEN
IPC: B65G7/12
Filed: 1998-08-08
Abstract: A hand held carrying device for panel products comprises a body portion in the form of a substantially rectangular frame 3, two or more spaced apart hooked bars (2) depending from the lower side of the frame facing in one direction and a single lifting handle (4) secured to the upper part of the frame facing in the opposite direction. Preferably the device is formed from flat section material.
Patent GB-2345462-A (GB)
Title: Supporting sheet for holding open a ring binder as a presentation display
Inventor: WEBB HUGH
IPC: B42F13/40
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: Sheet 10 has flaps 18 which fold out of the plane of the sheet 10 to support the cover flaps 28,30 of a ring binder 32. The fold line 22 of the flaps 18 can have a reduced thickness compared to the rest of the sheet 10. The ring binder 32 sits inside-out between the flaps 18 with its binding rings 42 upper most so that its contents 40 can be displayed as in a flipchart. The sheet can also have auxiliary flaps 24 which are positioned on the other side of the cover flaps 28,30 to prevent movement of the cover flaps 28,30 toward one another. The sheet can be made of synthetic plastics material, such as polypropylene, and can have holes 16 along one edge to enable it to be stored in the binder 32.
Patent GB-2337508-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable cable coiler
Inventor: RENTON JULIAN ELWYN
IPC: B65H75/36
Filed: 1999-02-01
Abstract: A rotatable cable coiler, for coiling and storing flexible elastic material 4, e.g. cable, wire or tube, comprises a hollow polygonal, or cylindrical, drum 1, pivotally supported for rotation about its axis on a first closed end 5 and having a circular opening at a second end. In use, a first end of the cable is passed through the opening into the drum to rest against a drum inner wall, and as further material is fed into the drum the feeding force 8 causes the drum to rotate about its pivot point so that the cable is coiled onto the inner wall. Preferably the inner wall is formed of or coated with a material, e.g. rubber, having a high enough coefficient of friction to prevent the cable slipping during coiling. Preferably the drum includes holes for drainage of liquid or dust, has a returned lip defining the opening, and is provided with means for securing both the first and second ends of a coiled cable (13-15, Figure 7). The coiler may include a base 2, about which the drum rotates, having means 3 to guide the cable into the drum by constraining the cable movement perpendicular to the length of the cable. The drum may be detachable from the base and may be shaped to enable it to be rolled along the ground (Figure 8). Powered means may be provided for urging the cable into and out of the drum and the base may be designed to be free standing or to be mountable on a ceiling (Figure 6).