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Patent GB-2233202-A (GB)
Title: Cloches
Inventor: BROOK GERRY
IPC: A01G13/04
Filed: 1990-06-29
Abstract: A cloche for placing over plants to protect the plants and improve the growing conditions therebeneath consists of two elongate ground engaging side members 12, which are releasably connected to an upper hollow elongate member 14 by struts 16 to form a frame of substantially triangular shape in cross-section. A flexible covering formed from a tube is releasably connected at the sides thereof to the side members and is stretched over the upper member so that the tension of the cover maintains the frame in position. The layers of the tube can be spaced-apart over at least part of the distance between the upper member and the side members to provide a double glazing effect. Fluid under pressure for treating the plants is supplied to the interior of the upper member and is sprayed through holes or jets in the upper member onto the plants. The side members, upper member, struts and the tubular cover are formed of plastics materials. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239793-A (GB)
Title: Security clothes support
Inventor: MURPHY JOHN
IPC: A47G25/14
Filed: 1991-01-10
Abstract: A security clothes support is disclosed in the form of a hanger having a substantially inflexible rod or rods attached thereto. The rod(s) are passed through or into the garment ensuring the garment cannot be folded readily into a small unit for hiding thus deterring thieves. Figure 1 shows one example of the security hanger. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242099-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary telephone receiver unit
Inventor: CHARLESWORTH DAVID VALENTINE
IPC: H04M1/03
Filed: 1991-03-14
Abstract: An auxiliary telephone receiver unit operates in conjunction with a telephone instrument to enable a second person to listen-in when a first person uses the instrument. The unit comprises a housing (1) of two parts (1A, 1B) secured together and has a wall (3) with apertures (4) in it such that the external surface (3A) can be held against the second person's ear. Receiver (6) is mounted inside the housing over the apertures (4) and connected to a first end of a cable (17) through a push-button switch (14, 15). Diodes (13) may be connected across the receiver (6) to provide acoustic shock protection to the said second person. A standard plug (18) connected to a second end of the cable (17) plugs into a parallel-connected double socket provided on a telephone line. Coupling to a hearing aid may be provided by a hearing aid compatible receiver which incorporates an internal coil for this purpose. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256894-A (GB)
Title: Fixing device for securing panels together.
Inventor: HARLEY DAVID NORMAN
IPC: F16B21/08
Filed: 1991-06-18
Abstract: The device comprises a resilient pin 10 having a leading end portion 18 inclined relative to the pin axis. The pin 10 is used to fasten two panels 30, 34 together by inserting it through one panel 30 into a bore 36 in the other panel 34, this insertion being made possible by resilient deformation whereby portion 18 and body portion become substantially aligned. As shown, leading end portion 18 of the pin 10 is provided with a peg element 20 which extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the pin axis and is arranged to engage in a hole 38 provided in the other panel. A head 24, which may be slotted to allow the pin to be turned, is provided on the trailing end. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261386-A (GB)
Title: Water cooled crushing machine
Inventor: YANG MU-TSANG
IPC: B02C23/18
Filed: 1991-11-14
Abstract: The crushing machine comprises a frame 10 having therein a receiving space 11, a shaft 20 mounted in the receiving space, a plurality of cutter bases 30 mounted on the shaft, a plurality of inner cutters 40 mounted on the cutter bases to rotate synchronously with the shaft, and a plurality of outer cutters 50 mounted on the frame in such a manner that they are positioned tangentially to the inner cutters. The shaft is provided with an axial hole 21 and a plurality of through holes in communication with the axial hole and with through holes 31 in the cutter bases 30. The shaft is further provided at one end thereof with a connection head 60 attached pivotally thereto in such a manner that it can rotate freely for 360 degrees. The connection head 60 is coupled to a water pipe 71. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253423-A (GB)
Title: Gallery support, more particularly for underground mine workings
Inventor: VON LINSINGEN-HEINTZMANN PETER
IPC: E21D11/10
Filed: 1991-12-19
Abstract: A gallery support, more particularly for underground mine workings, has curved or polygonally assembled shoot steel segments (1) covering the perimeter of the gallery, which are profiled to form open compartments (4) facing the rock and are connected together both along the gallery and round its perimeter. The compartments (4) extend along the gallery and are back-filled with concrete (5) to form reinforced concrete beams (6), reinforced at least by the steel in the sheet steel segments and having surface moments of inertia determined by the constant cross-section of the compartments on the one hand and the rock surface area on the other hand. The zones (7) between the reinforced concrete beams (6) in the peripheral direction are made flexible. The flexible zones (7) are adapted as yieldable compartments (12) filled with an adequately yieldable building material. The back-filling concrete (5) on the rock face and the material in the yieldable compartments (12), with the sheet steel segments (1) as reinforcement, form a flexible load-carrying arch dimensioned in conformity with the rock forces it must withstand. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257191-A (GB)
Title: Thermal break for interlocking frame sections
Inventor: CROWDER JEFFREY LEE
IPC: E06B3/267
Filed: 1992-04-14
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a door or window frame in which two aluminium extrusions (220, 240) destined to form the outside and inside facing pans of the frame locate together by means of one or more sets of cooperating formations (260, 280) which also form a channel into which insulating infill material (380) is poured and allowed to set, whereafter the formations are partly cut away to leave the two parts of the frame united by a thermal break. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256362-A (GB)
Title: Dishwashing machine dispenser with a rapid fixing arrangement
Inventor: SANDRIN GIANNI
IPC: A47L15/44
Filed: 1992-06-01
Abstract: A dispenser device for substances, in a domestic dishwasher, comprises a casing (1) for containing said substances, with an external surface (3) which includes a cover (not shown) which is openable within the washing tub, and means for introducing and locking said casing in a suitable recess provided in the secondary door (5) of the dishwasher, which are formed by a plurality of preferably metal brackets (9, 10, 11, 12, 13). The brackets are capable of being permanently inserted into as suitable cavity (8) which surrounds said casing (1) at the opening of said recess, said cavity (8) being provided between the side walls of said casing and a ring (6) which surrounds said walls at a certain spacing, said ring (6) preferably being integral with the external surface (3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259807-A (GB)
Title: Low drift resistor structure
Inventor: KERTH DONALD ALLAN
IPC: H01L27/04
Filed: 1992-08-14
Abstract: A low drift integrated circuit resistor structure 60 has a current input end 78 and a current output 76. A sense connection 82 is located proximate to the input end, and a sense connection 90 is located proximate to the output end. The resistor structure also has one or more intermediate sense connections 94, 98. This structure can be used in an instrumentation amplifier that includes a pair of operational amplifiers which regulate the current between the input connection and the output connection in response, in part, to the current sensed in the intermediate sensing connection of the resistor structure. The sense connection 82 and the sense connection 90 form the outputs of the instrumentation amplifier, the gain of which is independent of the resistance of contacts 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100 which lie outside the main current path. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275005-A (GB)
Title: Method of mass-producing an electrical column radiator
Inventor: NEWTON PETER JOSEPH
IPC: F24H3/00
Filed: 1993-02-11
Abstract: The method includes the step of joining adjacent columns of a radiator by slidably engaging cooperating flanges which may be outwardly or inwardly directed and then causing deformation or outward flaring of the flanges to secure adjacent panels (or columns) together. Peripheral edges of the columns are preferably joined by a folding technique e.g. by folding flanges 10a, 10b. The method facilities mass production and avoids the use of welding. Adhesives may be used as an alternative. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276968-A (GB)
Title: An electrical security device
Inventor: DALTON PAUL WILLIAM
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 1993-04-08
Abstract: The device has an elongate barrel 20 for location in a jack plug socket 34 of an article to be protected by a security system 17. An elongate member in the form of a pin 28 is disposed coaxially within the barrel 20. The pin is movable relative the barrel to cause an electrical contact to be made when the barrel is inserted in the jack plug socket 34 thereby bringing a circuit of the security system 17 into a first condition. When the barrel is removed from the jack plug socket 34, the pin moves into a different position and brings the circuit into a second condition, in which an alarm is actuated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283994-A (GB)
Title: Post support with adjustable socket
Inventor: MILLS DEREK JOHN
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 1993-09-24
Abstract: A post support comprises a ground-engaging portion (1) and a post engaging portion in the form of a box section (2). One corner (3) of the box section wall is not complete. This portion is covered by an angle plate (4) welded to the wall of the box section. A moveable angle plate (5) is mounted within the angle plate (4). Two nuts (6) are welded to the angle plate (4) and receive bolts (7) such that the bolts extend diagonally of the box section, such that screwing the bolts (7) into the nuts (6) causes the angle plate (5) to move diagonally to corn press the post into the opposite corner (8). Thus, an undersized post can be held firmly in the box section. In an alternative embodiment the moveable plate arrangement for clamping the post is replaced by a cam arrangement with horizontally disposed cams on a vertical shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283629-A (GB)
Title: Splatter-reduced training for adaptive pre-distortion or cartesian feedback    linearizers
Inventor: VALENTINE STEPHEN THOMAS
IPC: H03F1/32
Filed: 1993-10-26
Abstract: A radio communications apparatus employs a training routine for optimising performance and has a modulator (64) to modulate a radio channel with digital information, to provide baseband signals (I, Q) at a first data rate. A power amplifier (36) amplifies signals fed from the modulator. A feedback loop (40, 42, 44, 30) samples the output signals of the power amplifier and adjusts amplitude and phase of the baseband signals to compensate for distortion introduced by the power amplifier. The data rate of the baseband signals is reduced (66) during the training routine to reduce adjacent channel interference. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274300-A (GB)
Title: Pre-formed anti-burglar flashing for up and over garage type doors
Inventor: ROBERTS JOHN BARRY
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 1994-01-10
Abstract: A pre-formed anti-burglar flashing 6 comprises either a one-piece non-adjustable metal plate or a two-piece adjustable, flashing (15, 16, Fig B). The flashing is fixed with one-way clutch head screws (12) and washers (11), and encased with plastic dome head screw covers (13) and holding washers (10). The flashings (6, 15 and 16) are fixed to the door frame (5) head soffit so as to cover the gap (3) between the top of the door (4) and the frame (5) to prevent an implement being inserted into the gap (3) to manipulate the locking pin mechanism (1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290281-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic mast order picker truck
Inventor: JINKS DAVID M
IPC: B66F9/06
Filed: 1994-06-17
Abstract: A telescopic mast order picker or order picker/stocker truck of the invention controls most movement from a battery powered DC electric motor 11. A controller for the motor 11 has inputs representing a desired motor speed and direction and a sensed motor speed and direction, and an output which is a function of the difference between those inputs. The motor torque being a function of that output. Forks 8 are carried on a cabin 6 also moved via the motor 11. Preferably cables winding onto a winch drum 9 move the most and chains passing round an idler drown move the cabin. Preferably during downward movement the motor is used as a generator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292250-A (GB)
Title: Power supply and switch for a calculator
Inventor: KAO SUENG-NIEN
IPC: H01M6/32
Filed: 1994-08-04
Abstract: The power supply comprises at least one container (72) formed on casing 64 and defining an inlet through which aqueous solution of salt can be filled into the container and an outlet through which the casing (60) is in fluid communication with the container (72), at least one pair of positive and negative electrodes (34, 36) attached to a plate (24), at least one absorber (70) received in the casing (60), at least one filament (80, Fig. 4) inserted through the container outlet for inducing the aqueous solution of salt from the container to the absorber, and the plate 24 being joined to a switch 6 slidable between an OFF position where the electrodes do not contact the absorber so as to prevent any chemical reaction between the electrodes and the aqueous solution of salt so as not to generate a current and an ON position where the electrodes contact the absorber so as to allow a chemical reaction between the electrodes and the aqueous solution of salt to occur so as to generate a current. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292758-A (GB)
Title: Closure for cavity walls
Inventor: RICKUSS IAN DAVID
IPC: E06B1/00
Filed: 1994-09-03
Abstract: A closure 10 for a cavity wall has a preformed block 12 of a foamed plastics material of rectangular cross-section, each of opposed side edges of the block being capped along its length by a profiled strip 14 which is liquid impermeable and corrosion resistant. Each strip 14 has a U-shape with legs embracing respective sides of the block 12 and a base alongside a respective side edge of the latter. One leg of each strip is extended to form a flange 22 whereby, in use, the cavity closure 10 locates between inner and outer leaves of a cavity wall with the flanges overlying the end faces of the leaves and a respective one of the flanges being securable to a frame member 30 of a window or the like. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291640-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for holding a compact disk
Inventor: FRASER ANTHONY HENRY JOSEPH
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 1994-11-03
Abstract: The apparatus comprises: a base portion (12), disk-engaging means (15, 16) extending from the base portion (12) for releasably engaging the central hole of the disk; and resilient ejection means (17) arranged to urge the compact disk out of engagement with the disk-engaging means (15, 16) when the disk-engaging means (15, 16) is released, the disk-engaging means comprising resilient inwardly extending radial arms (15), cantilevered from the base portion (12); the inner ends of the arms (15) being mechanically interconnected (16, 21) so that pressure applied to any one or more of the inner ends of the arms (15) flexes each of the arms (15) towards the base portion (12) to move the inner ends of the arms (15) towards each other sufficiently to release their engagement with the disk. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284080-A (GB)
Title: Interface circuit for CD-ROM drive
Inventor: PARK MOO-HUM
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 1994-11-17
Abstract: An interface circuit for an IDE-type CD-ROM drive connected to a personal computer using a standard IDE interface as the hard disk drive interface standard includes: a drive selecting circuit (10) for activating a buffer gate signal; a control circuit (30) for generating a command signal, a drive read signal, a drive write signal and a drive reset signal by receiving an IDE port address, an input/output read signal, an input/output write signal and a reset signal, for outputting the received signal to the IDE interface by receiving handshake signals; a data buffer (20) for transmitting the data to the data transmission direction determined according to the drive read signal; and a master-slave communication circuit (50) for generating communication signals by receiving the reset signal from the IDE interface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296615-A (GB)
Title: Distortion and noise reduction in wide band feedforward amplifier/mixer
Inventor: MCGEEHAN JOSEPH PETER
IPC: H04B1/12
Filed: 1994-12-21
Abstract: A front-end circuit for a radio receiver or spectrum analyser or similar device comprises an amplifier 88 with a feedforward loop around it. An error signal, representing the distortion introduced by the main amplifier, is subtracted from the amplified signal which includes the distortion. Controllable variable phase shift and controllable variable gain elements are introduced into the circuit so that the degree of distortion cancellation can be optimised, and kept at an optimum level to minimise the amount of distortion in the output signal at all operating conditions. Other components of the receiver front end, such as the first mixer and the first IF filter, are included in the feedforward loop. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286547-A (GB)
Title: Applying resin patches to both the internal and external threads of a fastener
Inventor: DUFFY RICHARD J
IPC: F16B39/34
Filed: 1995-01-25
Abstract: Patches of resin coating are applied to both the internal and external threads of a fastener 38 by transporting the fastener past a first spray assembly 28 wherein an air-borne powdered resin stream 42 coats the external thread. A second spray assembly 40 generates a second air-borne powdered resin stream which coats the internal thread. The second spray assembly 40 includes an air jet 39 to aspirate air-borne resin from the first stream 42 by way of receiver 20 and conduit 41. Receiver 20 is vertically-adjustable to vary the amount of powder sprayed onto the internal thread. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283802-A (GB)
Title: Top entry flow control valve with two sets of orifices
Inventor: WOODS JOHN B
IPC: F16K27/04
Filed: 1993-07-23
Abstract: A top entry flow control valve having a body (12) with an inlet port (30), an outlet port (32) and an access opening (34). The body has a cavity connected with the access opening and communicating with the inlet port and outlet port to allow fluid flow through the valve body. A pair of discs (16) (18) with orifices (44) (54) are positioned within the cavity to control flow into the outlet port by rotating one of the discs to change the degree of alignment between the disc orifices. A sleeve (22), a wear sleeve (14) and a rotatable cylinder (20) are located within the cavity to control flow from the inlet port. The sleeve and the cylinder both have side walls with a set orifices (68) (90). One disc (18) is secured within the open end (60) of the rotatable cylinder and the other disc is secured to the wear sleeve. By rotating the cylinder, the alignments of the sleeve orifices (90) with the cylinder orifices (68) and the orifices of the two discs (44) (54) are changed to control flow through the valve. A cover (24) is removably attached over the access opening and secures the sleeve, the cylinder, the wear sleeve and the discs in the cavity. The cylinder and the wear sleeve have sets of flanges or threads which cooperate to allow the cylinder and the wear sleeve to be installed into and removed from the valve body separately or together. The valve may also be constructed without the sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287835-A (GB)
Title: Offset reflector antenna
Inventor: HENDERSON ROBERT IAN
IPC: H01Q19/13
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: The reflector of an offset antenna has a pair of ridged portions 42, 44 arranged either side of a central smooth portion 46. The ridge depth is a quarter of the wavelength of operation of the antenna. The ridged portion causes reversal of the phase of cross polar components relative to co-polar components so that when signals reflected from ridged and smooth portions are summed in the feed horn 2, at least partial cancellation of cross polar components ensues. Other distributions of ridged portions are disclosed. The ridges may comprise recessed grooves, salient vanes, corrugations, or may comprise strips or wires arranged a quarter of a wavelength above a ground plane. Intervening spaces may be filled with solid dielectric to provide a substantially smooth surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301033-A (GB)
Title: Head support
Inventor: WHELAN HELEN ROSALIND
IPC: A61F5/055
Filed: 1995-05-22
Abstract: The support comprises a head-engaging portion 10 for fitting to the head above the level of the eyes, a trunk-engaging portion 16 for fitting to the body and a connecting portion 22 which extends along the back of the neck when the support is being worn, the support being sufficiently rigid when worn to give support to the head. The support does not prop up the chin, thereby avoiding restriction of jaw movement, and the connecting portion does not obscure the field of vision. The portion 16 may fit over the shoulders as shown and may include an adjustable tightening portion 28. At least a part of the support may be double walled so that it can be filled with settable material that is mouldable to the wearer's shape.
Patent GB-2306123-A (GB)
Title: Scum decanting device
Inventor: BARTON CLIFFORD
IPC: B01D21/00
Filed: 1995-10-14
Abstract: A scum decanting device for removing floating scum from a liquid surface comprising a scum discharge means 8, and a relatively movable scum blade (Fig. 14; 19x) with an associated flush bucket (Fig. 14; 15x), where the scum blade is adapted such that it pushes the scum up a scum ramp (Fig. 12; 9x) into said discharge means 8 and the trailing flush bucket flushes the discharge means. A second embodiment of this device is where the scum is collected in a pivotal scum ramp 1 and is pushed into a discharge means 8 by a scum flap (Fig.7; 20) thereafter the a skid 15 associated with said scum flap contacts roller 14 and causes the ramp to pivot whereby the remaining liquid washes the residual scum from the ramp and flushes the discharge means 8.
Patent GB-2294762-A (GB)
Title: Heat metering
Inventor: PRICE BARRY LEONARD
IPC: G01K17/08
Filed: 1995-11-03
Abstract: A heat meter 2 measures the amount of heat Pd consumed by a region 36 having heat exchange means 38 supplied with heated fluid, such as water, through an inlet pipe 4 containing temperature sensors 14, 16 and 18, by sending signals to a control 8 receiving signals from temperature sensor 20 in an outlet pipe 6 carrying the fluid from the region. Pipes 4 and 6 are well insulated from each other and their surroundings. A low power electric heater 22 of known heat power value Ph (e.g. 10W) is mounted between the sensors 16 and 18 to add heat to the fluid passing through pipe 4. The sensors observe the temperatures of the fluid thereat; Ti, t1, t2, and To being the temperature values observed by the sensors 14, 16, 18 and 20 respectively. The control 8 calculates the heat power Pd consumed by the region 36 from the fluid using the expression :- Pd = Ph x Dd DIVIDED Dh, where Dd = (Ti - To> and is substantially the temperature difference across the region 36, and Dh = (t2 - t1) and is the temperature difference across the heater 22. Alternatively the fluid may extract heat from the region. <IMAGE>