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Patent GB-2219747-A (GB)
Title: Board
Inventor: CARR ROBERT HENRY
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1989-06-15
Abstract: Each board piece 10 of a set of board pieces is capable of affording a respective portion of a playing or work surface, means 26 being provided whereby some or all of the board pieces may be fastened together, to provide a board, in an edge-to-edge manner in any of a plurality of alternative configurations. As shown, the board pieces 10 are fastened together by the insertion of projections 28 on a connector 26 which are a friction or snap-fit into bore (24) in a block (22) on each board piece. In another embodiment (Figs 4-9, not shown), the board pieces have interengaging formations which interlock in a friction or snap-fit manner. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229512-A (GB)
Title: Piston and cylinder arrangement
Inventor: FISHER DOUGLAS JOHN
IPC: F16F9/32
Filed: 1989-07-10
Abstract: A virtually frictionless piston and cylinder arrangement 1 has a cylinder 2 of circular cross section with a closed end 2a and open end 2b. A reversible, hollow, cup-shaped piston 3 is mounted with a clearance 4 in the cylinder 2. Piston and cylinder are extruded from lightweight aluminium so that there is no differential expansion/contraction effect between piston and cylinder due to temperature changes. The arrangement 1 is usable as an air damper in a weighing apparatus (not shown). Block 5 has a through-bore 5a to connect the arrangement 1 to a spring balance via a pin received in the through-bore. Resilient rubber grommet 6 is fixed to piston 3 by head 6a, said grommet providing a flexible coupling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230491-A (GB)
Title: Homogeneously needled three dimensional structures of fibrous material
Inventor: MALFETES MICHEL
IPC: D04H1/4242
Filed: 1990-03-05
Abstract: An intermediate textile fabric for use in the manufacture of a three dimensional reinforcement for composite materials capable of sustaining high thermomechanical forces, for example for use as brake pads and heat shields, is proposed, the fabric (11) comprising a coherent textile structure, preferably comprising warp and weft yarns (12, 13) woven together, the surfaces of the fabric being subjected to a textile raising operation to provide a nap (14). The three dimensional reinforcement is produced by the progressive needling of successively superimposed such fabrics. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230579-A (GB)
Title: A device for the generation of auxiliary pressure in a brake system
Inventor: VOGEL GUENTHER
IPC: F02B1/04
Filed: 1990-04-06
Abstract: Auxiliary pressure is generated for slip-control in a brake system with a pedal-force-operated brake booster (7) by a piston or pistons (1) working in a chamber (9) in the brake booster housing the piston (1) being coupled to and actuated by a servo piston (2) which in turn is displaced by switching of a valve (5) controlling the application to a chamber (15) of different energy sources (11), e.g. vacuum and atmosphere. Thereby a device is created for the generation of auxiliary pressure which, while using the most simple construction means, enables an operationally reliable as well as economically intelligent use of available thermodynamic state variables such as the use of the atmospheric pressure and of the gas throttling of an internal combustion engine. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2243432-A (GB)
Title: A fuel line arrangement
Inventor: MCGLYNN JOHN
IPC: F02M55/00
Filed: 1990-04-26
Abstract: A fuel rail 16 has fuel entry and exit passages. A fuel line connector (24) is connected between one or other of the passages and a fuel line and the connector itself includes a pressure sampling valve (50) to which a pressure measuring device can be connected to measure the fuel pressure in the rail. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236777-A (GB)
Title: Skirting board
Inventor: HOLLAND CATHERINE
IPC: E04F19/04
Filed: 1990-09-24
Abstract: A first member (11) is attachable to a wall (30), and a skirting board (12) is releasably attachable to the first member. The first and second members have releasably engageable parts (23, 40, 16, 17) so that the second member (12) may be releasably secured to the first member (11). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248552-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive plaster for treatment at acupuncture points using ceramic semiconductor
Inventor: WANG YING SHUNG
IPC: A61K9/70
Filed: 1990-10-05
Abstract: A kind of fine ceramics semiconductor 1, which is mainly made of transition metal oxides such as managanese, cobalt, iron, and nickel, is attached on the base 4 of plaster 2 by a layer of glue 3. First, while the devices are applied on the traditional acupuncture vital points of body skin, they absorb thermal energy of the body and irradiate far ultra-red rays. Secondly, the fine ceramics semiconductors 1 can be ionized by acting with electrolytes (such as perspiration) excreted from minute pits of skin. These two effects work together and provide as a good remedy as the traditional acupuncture for human illness. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249709-A (GB)
Title: Attaching watch to sweatband
Inventor: LUK TAI WAI
IPC: G04B37/14
Filed: 1990-11-14
Abstract: A sweatband watch is disclosed in which a watchset is securely mounted in a wrist sweatband. The sweatband 11 is provided with an aperture to the periphery of which a collar 10, of metal is clamped. The watchset is received into the aperture and a peripheral part 1 thereof engages one side of the collar 10. A removable clamping member 9 is then secured to the backside of the watch to clamp the collar 10 and hence secure the watchset. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250241-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle steering column assemblies
Inventor: HAYWARD ROLAND JOHN
IPC: B62D1/19
Filed: 1990-11-28
Abstract: The assembly (11) includes an upper outer column (16) and a lower outer column (21). The lower outer column has two support members (22) hold by frangible couplings (23). A cable (25) forms a loop around the support members and is fixed to the upper outer column. In a vehicle collision involving movement of a forward body part (24) towards the driver, the lower outer column is moved in the same direction and causes a peg (27) to pass between the support members to tension the cable and pull the upper outer column and the steering wheel (13) away from the driver. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239617-A (GB)
Title: Coating for preventing oxygen embrittlement
Inventor: THOMA MARTIN
IPC: F01D5/28
Filed: 1990-12-19
Abstract: Coating for preventing oxygen embrittlement on titanium components at elevated temperatures consists of sodium silicate (water glass) paint and silicon powder, in a silicon powder to sodium silicate paint ratio of 1:08 to 1:1.4 by weight, which effectively prevents the formation of oxygen diffusion layers. The protective coating exhibits a strong bond with the component and resists detachment also under gross alterations in temperature.
Patent GB-2256313-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor dot logic/memory device
Inventor: NAKAZATO KAZUO
IPC: H03K19/08
Filed: 1991-01-04
Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises an array of semiconductor dots (D1 ... D25) having preset electrical couplings therebetween. A plurality of conductors (T1 ... T20) form quantum mechanical electrical couplings with the dots (D1 ... D25). The device is so configured that upon application of a given electrical input voltage to the conductors (T1 ... T20), currents are produced in the conductors (T1 ... T20) in a pattern dependent upon the couplings between the dots (D1 ... D20). The device can be utilised to perform logic and memory functions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243496-A (GB)
Title: Cable closure
Inventor: MILLER JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: H02G15/18
Filed: 1991-01-17
Abstract: A cable joint closure 10 includes a heat expandable inner closure member 14 which is disposed within a number of cables 11a-11c and an outer heat shrink closure member 27. Associated heat melt adhesive 28, 15 melts on heating the assembly so that the expanding inner member 14 and the shrinking closure member 27 together with the adhesive form a cable seal. The outer member 27 may be a band of material which surrounds and is sealed to an accessible body portion 25 on shrinking. Additional sealant is provided by bodies 17 on supports 18. The inner member 14 and/or sealant 15 can be shaped (eg. ribbed) to define cable positions. The closure 10 can be provided at one end of a domed housing 25, at both ends of a sleeve or plurally in a common sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241313-A (GB)
Title: Air gun
Inventor: WHITE KENNETH WILLIAM
IPC: F41B11/64
Filed: 1991-02-14
Abstract: In an air gun powered by means of a helical coil spring 1 which drives a tubular piston 2 along a cylinder 3 to provide compressed air in firing the gun, the piston is lined by a nylon sleeve 5 which prevents contact between the coils of the spring and metal inside surfaces of the piston. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247925-A (GB)
Title: Generating electricity from sea waves
Inventor: FILIPOV IVAN A
IPC: F03B13/14
Filed: 1991-06-25
Abstract: A device for generating electricity from the power of sea waves consists of a body 1 with an upper conical surface for guiding waves to a wheel 14 with a bar construction (20) (Fig 2) and balanced or non-balanced radial blades 9, pivotable about their axes automatically from a working to a non-working mode (see Figure 4). The wheel 14 is turned by the waves and transfers the motion by a flywheel 6 to an electro-generator 5. The electricity produced is transferred to the shore by a cable 7. The body 1 can go up or down in accordance with the changes of the tidal sea level and is fixed to the bottom of the sea at the necessary level by the construction 3, 4 and stopping slides 2. The arrangement protects the blades (9) and other parts from damage in the event of a storm or overloading and allows the blades to swing around their axes and take up a safe position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246228-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the protection of an external alarm housing
Inventor: BEST DAVID
IPC: G01V8/12
Filed: 1991-07-02
Abstract: In its first embodiment it comprises a photodetector 18 and a light source 12 enclosed in a flexible barrier 20. This barrier is such that it will collapse under the application of a force e.g. such as in the event of tampering with the alarm by injection of foam. By collapsing it will reduce the amount of light entering the detector and so indicate an alarm condition. In the second embodiment, Figure 2 (not shown) the light source (22) is mounted so that it does not illuminate the detector (24). Both detector and source are placed in a flexible housing (18) which is preferably painted white inside so that a force on the housing will collapse the barrier causing light to reflect into the detector thus indicating an alarm condition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247711-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle glass stabilizer guide
Inventor: YANAGIZAWA HIROFUMI
IPC: E06B7/22
Filed: 1991-08-09
Abstract: A slidable member holding device having a flock portion 2 for contact with a window glass slidable relative thereto. The flock portion comprises a yarn 20 including as its components at least two kinds of filaments 21, 22 having different thicknesses, and is improved in slipping property, abrasion resistance and durability. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249778-A (GB)
Title: Automatic hose reel : controlling rotation
Inventor: ORD GLYN
IPC: B65H75/44
Filed: 1991-10-23
Abstract: For an automatic hose reel, where reel unwinding turns on a water supply valve, a releasable device for preventing reel rewinding, and thus preventing unwanted valve turn-off, comprises a toothed plate 30 rotatable with the reel 11, and spring-biased plunger 31 which abuts one of the plates' tooth surfaces 34 to prevent (clockwise) reel rewinding. To allow rewinding, plunger 31 is retracted using key-operated lock (36, Fig.2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251318-A (GB)
Title: Defrosting in air conditioner
Inventor: NIGO TOSHIRO
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 1991-10-25
Abstract: An air conditioner has indoor and outdoor heat exchangers and a compressor which can be driven at a variable-speed by an inverter and motor. When the air conditioner is used to heat a room, time calculating means 19 calculate the time required to heat the room to a preset temperature at each of a plurality of inverter frequencies, in accordance with environmental condition data. Frost amount calculating means 20 calculates the amount of frost that will build up on the outdoor heater exchanger in accordance with the environmental condition data and assuming that the inverter runs for the time period calculated by the means 19. An inverter output frequency is then selected by a frequency selecting means 22 from the aforesaid plurality of frequencies to bring the room to said preset temperature in the shortest time while if possible confining frost build up on the outside heat exchanger to a level which will avoid the need for a defrosting operation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251682-A (GB)
Title: Turbidimeter
Inventor: KING KARL LEWIS
IPC: G01N21/53
Filed: 1991-11-29
Abstract: A turbidimeter includes a housing having a cavity with an inlet through which a fluid flows. An emitter 41 is driven by an alternating signal having a given frequency to transmit a modulated light beam through the fluid. A second emitter 42 may be provided, in which case the emitters are driven alternately. Two detectors 43, 44 produce signals representing the intensity of scattered and unscattered light within the fluid. Each of these detector signals is processed to measure the level of the signal component at the given frequency. Such processing includes filtering (94) and phase demodulating (100) the detector signals to produce a signal indicative of the levels of the component signals at the given frequency. The turbidity is calculated from the signal levels measured as the or each emitter is excited. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255000-A (GB)
Title: "sheet metal drawer"
Inventor: TWELLMANN GUNTER
IPC: A47B88/00
Filed: 1992-03-25
Abstract: Sheet metal drawer having a plastics material front part, is characterised in that a sheet metal part forming the base and the side walls of the drawer is open at least at the front; and in that the front wall of the drawer is formed directly by the plastics material front part which is provided on its rear surface or on its edges with grooves in which the front edges of the sheet metal part and/or flanges on the sheet metal part engage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261214-A (GB)
Title: Article dispenser
Inventor: THORNE ROSS THOMAS
IPC: A47F1/08
Filed: 1992-09-11
Abstract: A dispenser includes a storage zone (1) for a column of articles (P), e.g. cigarette packs, a rear resilient first abutment (5, 6) engagable by the lowest article (P3), (Figure 1) and a lower dispensing zone (3) having an inclined article support (9) with a stop (10), the arrangement allowing at least two articles (P4, P5) to rest on support (9) in edge to edge relationships with the upper edge of upper articles (P4) in contact with the lowest articles (P3) to provide a further abutment (C). On removal of a lowermost article (P5) (Figure 2), the other article(s) (P4) on support (9) will move downwardly and withdraw the further abutment (C) and article (P3) will pivot about the first abutment (5, 6) with outward deflection of the said abutment (5, 6) with outward deflection of said abutment (5, 6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262292-A (GB)
Title: Uncoated woven fabric
Inventor: NAKAYAMA YOSHIKAZU
IPC: B60R21/235
Filed: 1992-12-04
Abstract: An uncoated woven fabric for use in vehicle airbags is woven using warps (6) and wefts (7) at least one of which includes coated threads (6a) and (7a), respectively, with the remaining threads being uncoated threads (6b), (6c). The coating is of a fusible, eg thermoplastic, material so that the coated threads (6a), (7a) are melted by a heat setting treatment, thereby fusing the coated threads to adjacent threads. The woven fabric becomes an uncoated woven fabric on which a thin coating film has not been. The uncoated woven fabric has a predetermined amount of air permeability. The threads will not become frayed or tattered and the amount of air permeability will not change even when the fabric is cut. The coated threads may comprise every second, third or fourth warp or weft and the intervals in the warp and weft may be different. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-925912-A (GB)
IPC: F16L3/14
Abstract: 925,912. Wall brackets. BRYSON BRACKETS Ltd. Feb. 23, 1962 [Nov. 28, 1960], No. 40848/60. Class 52 (5). An adjustable wall bracket for supporting pipes and radiators comprises an L-shaped member 1 having a slot 2 in its vertical limb 3 for receiving a wall bolt, a saddle 7 having a projecting arm 6, either the arm 6 on the horizontal limb 5 of the member 1 being of channel form to slidingly accommodate the other, the web of the channel being vertical, and means 8, 9 for adjustably locking the arm 6 against said sliding. A half-ring 10 co-operating with the saddle may be provided.
Patent GB-2268798-A (GB)
Title: Air purifier having a fragrance emitter
Inventor: YAVNIELI MORDECHAI
IPC: A01M1/20
Filed: 1993-01-19
Abstract: An air purifier comprises a fan, a filter and a fragrance emitting member 20 for adding fragrance to the air flow, the member 20 defining air flow channel(s) 28. The member 20 is moulded from a plastics material including a fragrance concentrate e.g. insect repellant or an insecticide. The member 20 may be removably mounted in a housing of the purifier. The filter may be mechanical or electrostatic, end an ioniser may be provided therefor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264709-A (GB)
Title: Imidazopyridine production by fermentation
Inventor: CHEN SHIEH-SHUNG TOM
IPC: C07D471/04
Filed: 1993-02-22
Abstract: Fermentation of a genetically engineered microorganism, a Strepromyces lividans TK21 containing a plasmid pHM500, in the presence of the Angiotensin II receptor antagonist   <IMAGE> yields a 5-hydroxymethyl, a 7-hydroxymethyl, a 1'-hydroxy and a 1'-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl analog, all of which are also A II antagonists useful in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure and other indications known to respond to A II antagonists.
Patent GB-2263861-A (GB)
Title: Wet/dry vacuum cleaner with cleaning solution supply facility
Inventor: YONKERS ROBERT ALLAN
IPC: A47L11/30
Filed: 1992-06-09
Abstract: A vacuum extractor has a tank assembly (11) including an outer tank (15), a coaxial inner tank (13), and a pivotally attached handle 33. The inner tank (13) has an open top which is reversibly closed by a cover assembly (40) which includes a vacuum source (47) and a liquid pump. The cover assembly (40) also includes a hose connection (65) in communication with the inner tank (13) and vacuum source (47) enabling the inner tank (13) to receive either wet or dry materials. The outer tank (15) is for cleaning solution; and has an input port (17) closed by a closure member (19) in the form of a measuring cup which can be accessed through a hose (95). The hose has an external connector (93) for supplying cleaning material via a pump (81) to a cleaning tool. A pair of opposed caster recesses (31) are shaped to provide hand holds. The inner tank (13) can be emptied by pouring in a first direction while both inner and outer tanks can be emptied simultaneously by pouring in a second direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267611-A (GB)
Title: Phase locked loop
Inventor: PAULI VISURI
IPC: H03L7/107
Filed: 1993-06-04
Abstract: A phase-locked loop comprises a loop filter (6), the loop filter having a by-pass circuit to by-pass a resistance element, of high value, during the setting phase of the loop. The by-pass circuit comprise at least one diode (D1) and a second smaller resistance element. The filter enables the bypassing of the resistance element during set up of the loop which increases the filters cut off frequency or speeds up the setting of the loop. The smaller resistance element may itself be bypassed by a series combination of a further diode and a resistance element of smaller value. Frequency dividers under control of system processor may be included in the paths of loop reference, oscillator signals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267899-A (GB)
Title: Emptying equipment for flowable product containment bags.
Inventor: BENNISON STEWART
IPC: B65B69/00
Filed: 1993-06-09
Abstract: Equipment for emptying either large bags 2 or small bags or socks 3 comprises a support 4, 5, 6 with an upper emptying station 7 for the large bags and a lower emptying station 10 for the bags 3. Preferably the outlet 9 leads to discharge via a screw conveyor 20. The emptying stations can be enclosed and a pair of gauntlets can be provided for handling the material. Preferably discharge is assisted by pneumatic rams. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275272-A (GB)
Title: Dental bonding
Inventor: SAKUMA TETSURO
IPC: A61K6/00
Filed: 1994-01-18
Abstract: A dental bonding method comprises the steps of treating enamel and dentine with a tooth surface-treating material containing organic acid, iron or copper salt, and water, followed by water washing and drying; applying on the thus treated surface a primer containing organic acid, water, and hydrophilic methacrylate, followed by drying; and applying on the thus coated surface a dental bonding material containing methacrylate or acrylate having at least one unsaturated double bond, and polymerization initiator optionally with carbodiimide compound, for surface curing.
Patent GB-2279355-A (GB)
Title: Redox polymerisation coating process
Inventor: BLOCK HERMANN
IPC: C08F271/00
Filed: 1994-06-14
Abstract: Coated solids, for example suitable for use as the dispersed phase of an electrorheological fluid, are prepared by effecting polymerisation of at least one coating monomer in the presence of surfaces of an electrorheologically-functional polymer capable itself of acting as the redox initiator for the polymerisation of the monomer.
Patent GB-2279911-A (GB)
Title: Washing device for inking unit of rotary printing machine
Inventor: STEIN LOTHAR
IPC: B41F35/04
Filed: 1994-07-04
Abstract: The washing device comprises a roller (14) permanently in engagement with an inking roller (4), and supported on a swivellable lever (15) and movable into and out of engagement with a further inking unit roller (8) under the control of a lever arrangement (18) and a spring device (17). The movable roller (14) is operatively linked to a doctor-blade device (22) movable with the roller (14) into and out of engagement with a further distributor roller (26) spaced from the roller (8). The lever arrangement (18) may be operated by an adjusting means (23) or by hand via an adjusting means (20) and lever (21). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283975-A (GB)
Title: Monoacrylate ester coating compositions
Inventor: BALDWIN TERENCE REGINALD
IPC: C08F2/48
Filed: 1994-10-19
Abstract: A curable coating composition contains at least an acrylate ester composition. Preferably the coating composition is a UV curable coating composition and/or an anaerobically curable coating composition suitable for preparing a UV curable anaerobic adhesive or sealant or the like.
Patent GB-2283476-A (GB)
Title: Package of terminal series strip
Inventor: INAGAKI MASAKI
IPC: B65B15/04
Filed: 1994-10-21
Abstract: To make full use of the last terminal metal fixture 11 (to be crimped to the end of a respective electrical lead) on a leading end of a terminal series strip 10 wound around a bobbin 14 as a package the leading end of the terminal series strip 10 is connected through an auxiliary strap 17 to the bobbin 14. The auxiliary strap 17 is longer than the distance from the crimping apparatus to the bobbin 14. Thus, the terminal series strip 10 can remain hanging between the bobbin 14 and the crimping apparatus until the last terminal metal fixture 11 on the terminal series strip 10 is press-worked and before the end of the strip detaches from the bobbin 14. Preferably an intermediate layer sheet 13 is provided to separate wound layers of the terminal strip and the end of this sheet (23) may be folded back (Fig. 2, not shown) on itself to form the auxiliary strap (27). <IMAGE>