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Patent GB-2256321-A (GB)
Title: Watertight casing for electronic apparatus
Inventor: MATSUMURA TETSUO
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 1992-05-21
Abstract: A watertight casing 10 for electronic apparatus includes a first case 11, a second case 12 and a cover 13. Sealing members 21, 22 are interposed between the first case and the second case, and between the second case and the cover, respectively. The first and the second cases and the cover are fastened tightly together. The first case is provided with a recess portion 16 into which a printed board 14 is received. The printed board mounts electronic parts on one side thereof, and a battery 15 on the other side. Another sealing member 20 is interposed between the second case and the other side of the printed board. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256803-A (GB)
Title: Disposable diaper
Inventor: SENOO MASAMICHI
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 1992-06-09
Abstract: The diaper (11) has front, rear and crotch portions and comprises a liquid permeable topsheet (12), a liquid impermeable backsheet (13) and an absorbent member (14) disposed between them. An elongate liquid permeable inner sheet (15) is situated adjacent the topsheet (12) and extends over the crotch portion, the two end portions (25, 26) of the inner sheet being connected to the front and rear portions, respectively, of the tops hoot. The connection of at least one of the end portions (25, 26) to the topsheet (12) is releasable and constituted by peelable adhesive or a line of perforations. The sides of the inner sheet are provided with expansible members (17) which, in use, form gathers. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268404-A (GB)
Title: Portable steriliser unit
Inventor: KELLY CEDRICK
IPC: A61B19/02
Filed: 1992-07-10
Abstract: A portable steriliser unit comprises a liquid-tight covered container and a clamping and/or support arrangement allowing easy attachment to a vehicle such as a pram or car.
Patent GB-2257920-A (GB)
Title: Trucking game
Inventor: EHSMAN PATRICIA MARY
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1992-07-21
Abstract: A boardgame is played on a board laid out to a segmented track and encounter periodically recurring and chance events to acquire and lose money until they are all bankrupt but one. Playing tokens must be leased by the players at the start of play, which thereby become indicative of respective players and able to be advanced along the track. The playing board displays destination stations, arrival at which by a player's token cause that player to be paid, and arrival at a preselected number of which cause the player to be obliged to make a lease payment for his token. Other stations are indicative of instructions, arrival at which by a player's token causes chance event to occur which may cause profit or loss to that player. Random number generating means determine on each operation of those means the magnitude of advance of a player's token. The apparatus may also include insurance policies and play money. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267425-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to footwear soles.
Inventor: WONG HON LEONG
IPC: A61N2/08
Filed: 1992-07-28
Abstract: A sole for footwear wherein the sole includes a plurality of islands (13, 15, 24, 26, 28, 38) and connecting ridges (14). Some of the islands include magnets (16, 18, 32, 34, 36) secured in a manner so as to provide a good surface skin contact with the foot of the wearer. Other islands include prominent stubs (22) on the foot of the wearer when the footwear is worn. Such footwear enhances the stimulation of the reflexological points in the sole of the foot of the wearer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271486-A (GB)
Title: A cellular communications system employing GPS positioning
Inventor: RICHARDSON JULIAN HOWARD
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 1992-10-07
Abstract: A communications system (10), providing communications coverage to at least one coverage area (12 - 26) comprises a plurality of mobile communications devices (68, 70) each having a GPS receiver (80, 82, 84) for receiving information (88, 90) from a Global Positioning System (86) relating each mobile communications device to a geographic position (x, y, z) and a transceiver (72, 74) for transmitting the position to a base station (28 - 42). A controller (44, 46) administers, through control of a base station, control of the communications system (10) in response to the position information. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264552-A (GB)
Title: Discarding sabot
Inventor: SIPPEL ACHIM
IPC: F42B14/06
Filed: 1993-02-25
Abstract: A sub-calibre discarding sabot penetrator projectile (1) has a penetrator (2) and a segmented sabot (3), having a front support (4) and a second rear support (5) including a rotationally symmetrical air compartment (6) facing the first support (4). The first support (4) has air flow passages or apertures (43, 44, 45 Fig 2 not shown) between three web-shaped parts (40, 41, 42) dimensioned to function as three separate air compartments. To ensure that the sabot (3) will roll about the rear edge (10) in a reproducible manner and that the mass of the sabot in the front zone is much reduced, the length L of the nose (8) of the penetrator in front of the first support (4) and the calibre D satisfy the equation L/D >/= 1.2. The distances x and 1 shown also satisfy the equation x >/= 0.45 * 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276517-A (GB)
Title: Sampling and line noise reduction in parallel data transmission
Inventor: WALTON NIGEL HOWARD
IPC: H04L25/08
Filed: 1993-03-22
Abstract: A device for use, for example at the printer end of a PC to printer parallel cable responds to a data strobe signal sent with the data to sample the value on each of the parallel data lines a number of times to establish the value of the received data. A technique for reducing the effect of line noise is also disclosed which involves driving the output ends of the strobe and/or data lines to predetermined levels in dependence upon the data value determined on each line. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268517-A (GB)
Title: Fibre-reinforced material
Inventor: IRIE SHOICHIRO
IPC: B28B3/12
Filed: 1993-03-22
Abstract: A fibre reinforced inorganic hardened body is manufactured from a mixture of reinforcing fibre such as bamboo fibre, water-hardening inorganic binder such as cement and water by forming it into a mat configuration laminated with thin layers (a, c) including finer fibres on both sides of a thick layer (b) including thicker fibres. The material is fed by pin-roll sets (10) to a forming conveyor (7) and the finer fibres are separated from the material by oscillating separating means (5, 6) respectively to form the upper and lower layers (c, a). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266980-A (GB)
Title: Queue method and apparatus.
Inventor: BADEN ERIC ALLEN
IPC: G06F5/10
Filed: 1993-04-26
Abstract: A queue method and apparatus which reduces the overhead commonly associated with computer queues by not requiring direct addressing of each location in the queue and by not requiring specialized underflow logic. Furthermore, reads and writes to the computer queue can be asynchronous. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278308-A (GB)
Title: Gas assisted injection moulding method and apparatus
Inventor: PEARSON TERENCE COLWYN
IPC: B29C45/17
Filed: 1993-05-11
Abstract: Method and apparatus for the gas-assisted injection moulding of thermoplastic or thermosetting components so as to avoid the formation of sink marks and other surface imperfections opposite to bosses or pillars moulded integral with the main body of the components in which pressure is applied within a tubular section at the base of the pillar or boss, or in close proximity on the outside surface adjacent to a pillar or boss within a sealed area surrounding the pillar or boss created by moulding of integral seals to prevent the escape of gas, and to enable the pressure to be exerted on the surface of the plastic remote from the mould cavity surface to maintain the plastic material in good contact with the mould cavity surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268182-A (GB)
Title: Polyamide resin composition and molded articles obtained therefrom
Inventor: EBARA KENJI
IPC: C08K7/06
Filed: 1993-06-16
Abstract: A polyamide resin composition comprises:     (A), as a polyamide component, 30-95% by weight of a polyamide resin which is a half-aromatic polyamide comprising (a) 70-95% by weight of hexamethyleneadipamide unit obtained from adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine and (b) 5-30% by weight of hexamethyleneisophthalmide unit obtained from isophthalic acid and hexamethylenediamine and which has a sulfuric acid solution viscosity h r of 1.5-2.8 and (B) 5-70% by weight of at least one inorganic filler selected from glass fiber, carbon fiber, mica, talc, kaolin, wollastonite, calcium carbonate and potassium titanate. Molded articles having a high surface gloss and comprising said resin composition are also provided.
Patent GB-2269476-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger for an electrical storage battery
Inventor: RUSCH WIELAND
IPC: H01M10/6551
Filed: 1993-07-19
Abstract: A heat exchanger disposed in use between adjacent cells of an electrical storage battery, comprises a hollow body having a pair of sides in heat exchange relationship with walls of the cells. The sides of the hollow body define a chamber, the hollow body being provided with an inlet and an outlet for heat exchange fluid, defining a flow path. At least one of the sides including a rib 1 disposed transversely of the fluid flow path projecting into the chamber towards the opposite side to divide the chamber into a plurality of sub-chambers. The rib and the opposite side defining a slit providing communication between adjacent sub-chambers. The rib is provided with at least one projection 2 cooperating with the opposite side to resist deformation of the hollow body. Fluid-baffles (8, 9, figure 7) may also be provided. The hollow body may be made by blow moulding a plastics material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269409-A (GB)
Title: A joint member for e.g.concrete floors
Inventor: SANSOM ERNEST PATRICK
IPC: E04B1/684
Filed: 1993-10-18
Abstract: A joint member is substantially elongated and has stabilising means (2, 3) which retain the joint member in a desired orientation in use. Seal members (6, 7) are included which engage members on either side of an aperture into which the joint member is positioned. The joint member includes an insertion means (5, 8) which enables the seal members to be placed in a desired position in use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272227-A (GB)
Title: Injecting steam into soak baths of towel cleaning apparatus
Inventor: RHODES GEORGE ALBERT JOHN
IPC: D06B3/20
Filed: 1993-10-18
Abstract: Cabinet towels are cleaned by passing them through a soak bath 21 and under a washer 25. The soak bath is preferably filled with hot water preferably discharged from the washers. To increase the temperature of the soak bath, steam is injected via steam injector 35. In a soak tank comprising an entry chute 22, an exit chute 24 and a linking section 23, a steam injection chamber 30 is created by perforating the upper wall 26 of the linking section, and bridging the space between the entry and exit chutes with a new upper wall and sidewalls. Water from the soak bath enters the chamber 30 via the perforated upper wall and is heated by steam injector 35. The temperature of the soak bath may be controlled by use of electrical controls. The width of entry chute 22 may be increased to give larger towel folds to increase the residence time of the towel in the tank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272093-A (GB)
Title: Enuresis alarm
Inventor: CROSS DAVID EDWARD
IPC: G08B21/20
Filed: 1993-10-22
Abstract: The alarm has a housing 1 with a resistance monitoring circuit 13 driving a motor 15. A moisture-sensing strip 2 has two spaced conductive tracks 21 and 22 extending along it and is connected to the housing by press studs 12 and 20. The strip 2 is perforated with holes 24 to allow urine to pass through it. The strip extends within an outer sleeve (3, Fig. 1, not shown) one face (31) of which is presented to the wearer is permeable and non-absorbent, the opposite face (30) being non-permeable and absorbent. When urine reduces the resistance between the tracks 21 and 22, the monitoring circuit 13 drives the motor 15 to rotate an eccentric weight 17, to produce vibration, and a striker 18, to produce an audible alarm to wake the user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278793-A (GB)
Title: Hole cutting tool
Inventor: SHELDON STEPHEN
IPC: B23B51/04
Filed: 1994-05-10
Abstract: A hole cutting tool, in particular a trepanning tool suitable for producing holes in metal, comprises a hollow shaft having teeth 4 around the annular end of the shaft and fluting 5 originating between the teeth 4 and extending in a helical fashion along the length of the shaft. In order to facilitate the break-up of chips and to extend the life of the tool, the tool has one or more of the following features: a substantially axial rake angle, an end tooth angle ( gamma ) of around 29 DEG , and the front edges of the teeth located in front of centre-line of the shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278180-A (GB)
Title: Vibration isolator
Inventor: YAMAZOE HISAMITSU
IPC: F16F13/26
Filed: 1994-05-13
Abstract: A vibration isolator 3 is disposed between a vibration source, such as an engine, and a base on which the vibration source is supported. The vibration isolator has an elastic member 18b provided between the vibration source and the base to elastically support the vibration source, a main chamber 20 in which a fluid is enclosed and the volume of which is changed according to deformation of the elastic member, a sub chamber 21 defined by an elastic membrane 15 and communicating with the main chamber through an orifice 23, S, a movable member 41 provided in a fluid chamber formed by the main and sub chambers, and an electromagnetic actuator (39) for driving the movable member. The actuator is fixed to the elastic membrane in a fluid sealing manner, and drives the movable member from the outside of the fluid chamber through attachment members 37a, 41a connected to the movable member. The actuator may be controlled by a system sensing rotational angle, position and acceleration (Figure 3). Details of various forms of the actuator and magnets which may be used therein are also disclosed (Figures 8a, 8b, 16, 17). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279136-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for dispensing liquid
Inventor: FRASER HERBERT IAN
IPC: B67D1/14
Filed: 1992-11-05
Abstract: Apparatus 10 for dispensing liquid e.g. beer or cider comprises a frame 11 for mounting on a bar and supporting a valve or tap 17 controlling flow of liquid from a pressurized source to outlet 22. The valve 17 has as operating element 23 moved in response to movement of handle 35 via a linkage including rod 32. A friction brake 41 has a rubber member 45 which engages rod 32 to control the opening movement of handle 35 against the effect of bias spring 38. The element 23 could be cam-operated and the bias spring could be located over rod 32. A resilient cushion for the end part of the return movement can be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292718-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with wind-driven turbine to generate electric power
Inventor: GRIFFITHS JOHN STEPHEN
IPC: B60L8/00
Filed: 1994-08-23
Abstract: The turbine extends across the lower front portion of the vehicle, in order to reduce its wind resistance, and is connected to an electric power generator which may power electrical appliances on the vehicle, provide auxiliary electric power or charge batteries to increase the range of the vehicle. The vehicle may be purely electrically driven or have an assisting power unit of some sort. The turbine may have eight paddles connected to an alternator by a belt or chain. A lightweight hinged front panel may be provided which is lowered to cover the turbine when the vehicle is at rest and is raised when in motion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283745-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutically active N-acylindoles
Inventor: BLACK CAMERON
IPC: C07D209/26
Filed: 1994-11-03
Abstract: Compounds of the structure shown below and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are specific inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2 useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated disease states such as inflammation, pain and fever, and are non-ulcerogenic:   <IMAGE>   R<1> is  -OCH3, -N(CH3)2,                 -SCH3, -OCF3, halo or lower alkyl; R<2> and R<3> are independently H or lower alkyl or R<2> and R<3> may be joined to form a                 saturated hydrocarbon ring of 3 to 7 members; A is            halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio,                 lower alkylsulfinyl, lower alkylsulfonyl,                 CF3, CN, N3, NO2, SCF3 or OCF3; B is            A or also H if A is CF3; C is A or H with the proviso that if A is CF3,                 B and C are not both H;
Patent GB-2281354-A (GB)
Title: Piston and cylinder devices
Inventor: FISHER HUGH EDWARD
IPC: F01B3/00
Filed: 1993-04-30
Abstract: The invention relates to piston-and-cylinder devices having an output member adapted to drive vehicles, generators or other mechanical arrangements. The device may in its simplest form comprise a cylinder (2) including a chamber (14) at least one piston (16) having an exterior cylindrical surface (18), and which is adapted to partake of a motion having a component of movement lengthwise of the cylinder (2) and a rotatable output member (8). There are also provided cam means comprising a first cam part and a second cam part, one of said cam parts being a cam track arrangement (20) formed for example in the piston surface and the other being a cam follower means (26) formed on the inside surface of the cylinder (2) and adapted to engage said track arrangement (20), the construction and operation being such that said cam means (20, 26) operates to impart to the motion of the piston (16) a rotational component of movement and such that rotary motion produced in the output member (8) is derived from said rotary component of movement of the piston motion. Conveniently, a skirt flange (190) may be provided on the piston to act as a sleeve valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-944211-A (GB)
IPC: C12N1/02
Abstract: 944,211. Fuel cells. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Feb. 12, 1962 [Feb. 28, 1961], No. 5351/62. Drawings to Specification. Heading H1B. A fuel cell similar to that disclosed in Specification 940,900 [Division H1] used as electrolyte solid stabilized zirconia and two molten electrodes (instead of one molten and one carbonaceous electrode as in the Specification referred to). The electrode to which the carbonaceous fuel is supplied is iron or a cobalttin alloy, both saturated with carbon. The oxygen electrode is liquid silver. The apparatus is virtually identical with that of Specification 940,900.
Patent GB-2287551-A (GB)
Title: Three lens aspheric optical system for head mounted display
Inventor: MARSHALL IAN
IPC: G02B27/01
Filed: 1995-03-01
Abstract: An optical system comprising three lenses 2, 3, 4 concentrically housed in a frame 5 is aligned with a screen 8 on which a televisual image of a virtual reality application is displayed. The compact and high power lenses 2,3, 4 permit the eye of a viewer when placed at eye position 10 to have a wide field of view of the magnified virtual image of the screen 8. To train the eye of the user along optical axis 9 of the system the lenses vignette the image on screen 8 when the eye is not closely aligned with axis 9. By plastics moulding one or more of lenses 2, 3, 4 so that they are of truncated form it is possible for injection points of the mould to be adjacent truncated side faces thereby permitting a balanced generally free flow of material through the mould cavity which results in minimal optical stresses in the finished lens. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287627-A (GB)
Title: Windowed graphic video display system
Inventor: WONG WAI-SING
IPC: G09G5/42
Filed: 1995-03-01
Abstract: In a graphic video display system including at least one graphic layer having sizable, positionable a possibly overlapping windows and with programmable priority values, portions of graphic layer windows which overlap (in accord with priorities) in the current scanned horizontal line of the display, are written to a line buffer. Overlapping objects are resolved by writing to the buffer in order of priority. The use of a line rather than a frame buffer, saves memory. Sprites are displayed in the same manner. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287992-A (GB)
Title: A heat engine and heat pump
Inventor: CONEY MICHAEL WILLOUGHBY ESSEX
IPC: F25B23/00
Filed: 1993-12-01
Abstract: An engine is provided comprising a compression chamber to contain gas to be compressed and a first piston to compress the gas by movement of the piston into the compression chamber, and driving means arranged to drive the first piston into the compression chamber to compress the gas. The heat engine further comprises an expansion chamber and a second piston to allow gas to expand therein by movement of the second piston out of the expansion chamber, means to feed compressed gas from the compression chamber to the expansion chamber, and heating means arranged to heat the compressed gas from the compression chamber. Transmission means are operatively coupled to the second piston to permit power from the engine to be drawn and means to form spray of liquid in the compression chamber is provided to cool the gas during compression. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301580-A (GB)
Title: Beverage dispenser
Inventor: MOBBS NIGEL
IPC: B67D3/04
Filed: 1995-06-01
Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser, typically for chilled drinks, which is capable of dispensing a drink which incorporates either carbonated water or still water. A valve housing 15 within the dispenser incorporates an externally operable shuttle valve 20. Valve 20 has spaced passageways or orifices (21, 22) capable of alignment with either a still water inlet 17a or a carbonated water inlet 16a.
Patent GB-2304167-A (GB)
Title: Lining insides of pipes
Inventor: TALBOT SAMUEL LESLIE
IPC: F16L55/28
Filed: 1995-08-08
Abstract: Two spray heads H1, H2 are present for use in lining a pipe P, the heads H1, H2 being arranged in line and arranged to apply composition, from the same supply line, in succession to the inner surface of the pipe P. The heads H1, H2 are supported by a carrier 6 which travels inside the pipe. Hose supply lines 3A, 4A feed into an inline static mixer 8 from reservoirs 3, 4 of unhardened resin and a hardener therefor. Use of two heads H1, H2 ensure application of two layers of lining in succession thereby guaranteeing that lining is complete. Each head comprises a floor 10 and with a side wall 11 shaped to direct atomised lining composition outwardly of wall 11. A plurality of heads may be connected in series.
Patent GB-2294621-A (GB)
Title: Automatic brightness control apparatus for a monitor
Inventor: KWON GI JOUN
IPC: H04N5/59
Filed: 1995-09-15
Abstract: The automatic brightness control apparatus provides a high picture quality by properly adjusting the back raster's brightness in accordance with the picture's brightness. According to the invention, the back rastor's brightness is lowered in a relatively bright picture state, while it is raised in a relatively dark picture state. This is done by modifying the brightness control signal applied to a grid electrode of a CRT monitor in accordance with the beam current of the CRT. The beam current is measured at the EHT transformer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293329-A (GB)
Title: Games scoring device
Inventor: WILCOX CHRISTOPHER NORGROVE
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1995-09-21
Abstract: A tennis or the like scoring device having first and second user operated input means (4 - 6), user observable display means 7 and control means, said first and second user operable means sending signals to the control means upon operation, the control means sending signals to the display means reflecting the input sequence of the first and second user input means and the device being portable for example by means of a wrist strap for wearing by a sports-person so as to enable them to keep score during a game. <IMAGE>