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Patent GB-2269849-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door lock device with super lock mechanism
Inventor: IKEDA TAKAO
IPC: E05B77/28
Filed: 1993-06-30
Abstract: A vehicle door lock device has an inside lock lever 17 connected to a lock member 90 on the inside of the door, a key lock lever 28 connected to a key cylinder 92 of the door, and a super lock member 62 for blocking a displacement of the inside lock lever 17 in its unlocking direction after engaging with the inside lock lever 17 at its locked position. A motor 60 is provided for displacing the super lock member 62 but in case of motor failure the super lock member can be released manually. The manual release is achieved by the key lock lever 28 having a releasing protrusion 67 adapted to abut on the super lock member unlocking the super lock when the key lock lever 28 rotates. The state of engagement of the super lock member 62 with the inside lock lever 17 cannot be altered by a door-opening-operation of a door opening lever 38. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268802-A (GB)
Title: Photo-electron spectroscopy apparatus
Inventor: TOMIE TOSHIHISHA
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 1993-07-06
Abstract: In a photo-electron spectroscopy apparatus, pulses of X-rays 17 of a prescribed wavelength are generated from plasma 16 produced by pulsed laser beam irradiation of a target 14 containing specific elements, the X-ray pulses are used to irradiate a specimen 23, producing an emission of photoelectrons 25 from the specimen, and the time it takes these photoelectrons to fly along a flight channel 27 is measured and analyzed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282604-A (GB)
Title: Paving composition, cushion material, and horse race track made thereof
Inventor: OTANI KAZUYA
IPC: A63K3/00
Filed: 1993-07-06
Abstract: A paving composition comprises 0.1 to 30 % by weight of a synthetic resin having a contact angle of at least 95 degrees, 0.1 to 30 % by weight of an oil and 40 to 99.8 % by weight of sand. A silicone resin, a polyurethane resin, an acrylic or methacrylic resin having a polyurethane moiety or a polysiloxane moiety and a fluoropolymer are preferable for the synthetic resin. A silicone oil, an oil-soluble polyether, a plant oil and a thickened mineral oil are preferable for the oil. This paving composition is suitable for all-weather tracks for use in horse riding.
Patent GB-2271089-A (GB)
Title: Attaching awnings to support structures.
Inventor: TEASDALE JEFFREY ALAN
IPC: E04H15/64
Filed: 1993-09-29
Abstract: An edge of the awning has a rope or cable 12 attached to the end which can be passed through a channel 11 on the caravan 10 and pull under power. The power source may be a motor 16 operated by a foot control 17. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271368-A (GB)
Title: Rainwater gutter system
Inventor: STROWBRIDGE MICHAEL
IPC: E04D13/068
Filed: 1993-10-11
Abstract: A rainwater gutter system comprises lengths of gutter (54), brackets (68), union clips (122) to join gutters together. Each attachment bracket has an upstanding upper flange (66), shaped to engage under the gutter mounting rail, and a depending lower flange (76), and a bracket locking slide (82) is longitudinally slideable on the gutter wall and is shaped to embrace and engage at least part of the gutter mounting rail and at least a portion of the attachment bracket upper flange to thereby lock together the gutter and the attachment bracket. Each union clip (see e.g. Fig. 6, not shown) is shaped to fit within the gutter. Resiliently deformable sealing means (124) are provided between the union clip and the adjacent ends of gutters to be joined, and longitudinally-slideable locking slides (130 and 140) are shaped to embrace and engage at least part of the gutter mounting rail or the gutter front rim (50) respectively and at least part of the adjacent union clip lip, to thereby lock together the gutter and the union clip. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-936466-A (GB)
Abstract: 936,466. Measuring rotor unbalance electrically. W. & T. AVERY Ltd. Dec. 7, 1959 [Dec. 24, 1958], No. 41414/59. Class 40 (1). Machine for measuring the unbalance of rotors compounded of two or more independently rotatable parts, such as automatic vehicle clutches, has a drive 13c, 14c, Fig. 1e, for the rotor parts 13, 14, the unbalance of which in the compound rotor R1 is measured by the addition of signals from reference phase generators 13h, 14h which rotate synchronously with the motor parts and are a measure of the angular position of unbalance, and signals from a moving coil vibration receiver 11h which responds to the unbalance vibrations of the compound rotor, the added signals being received and evaluated by frequency selective unbalance measuring instruments 13k, 14k, e.g. wattmeter vector meters, to give a measure of the magnitude and angular position of each rotor part unbalance. In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the generators 13h, 14h are replaced by signal-generating devices 13x, 14x comprising switch arms rotating relatively to fixed contacts or photocells responsive to markings on rotating elements, in either case having their rotating parts coupled to respective parts 13 and 14 of the rotor R1, so as to provide reference signals of the same frequency as the rotor parts and in constant phase relationship to the rotor parts which signals together with those provided by the vibration receiver 11h excite the wattmeters 13y and 14y. The measurements can be employed for the automatic control of unbalance compensating treatment.
Patent GB-2274941-A (GB)
Title: Low power pulsed anode magnetrons
Inventor: SCHAEFFER GREGORY THOMAS
IPC: H01J23/213
Filed: 1994-02-08
Abstract: A low power pulsed anode magnetron is provided having a cylindrical cathode 22 centrally disposed within a plurality of radial anode vanes 46. A ratio of the anode-to-cathode space over the center-to-center distance between adjacent vane tips is within a range between 0.95 and 1.05. The cathode 22 and the polepiece 24 are mechanically adjustable externally of the magnetron to reposition the cathode 22 and poiepiece 24 with respect to the anode vane 46. The cathode 22 surface is formed from an active nickel alloy which is cleaned by a chemical process followed by a high temperature and vacuum firing. An emissive surface is applied over the cleaned cathode surface. The output spectrum of the magnetron is calibrated by applying a sequential pulsed input of increasing amplitude and adjusting the relative cathode-anode position until the frequency spectrum remains constant. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287191-A (GB)
Title: Sprinkler systems
Inventor: DUNN STUART MARTIN
IPC: A62C37/00
Filed: 1994-03-05
Abstract: The system comprises a fluid delivery pipe in communication with a pressurized source of fire dousing fluid, the pipe having delivery aperture(s) and being housed in a decorative housing to form a design feature of the room in which the system is installed, the housing having aperture(s) positioned in correspondence to the delivery aperture(s) in the pipe to enable fluid within the pipe to be emitted from the housing through each delivery pipe delivery aperture and corresponding aperture in the housing. Decorative design feature makes system suited for domestic installation. Further disclosed is (a) a sprinkler with sprinkler head(s) having a jet and a spray outlet and (b) a sprinkler system with a control unit linked to a circuit breaker which switches off the electrical supply to a room prior to fire dousing fluid being supplied.
Patent GB-2276374-A (GB)
Title: Means for continuous digestion of organic matter
Inventor: ROBINSON LEE FISHER
IPC: C12M1/00
Filed: 1994-03-25
Abstract: A multi-stage process for the digestion or conversion of organic matter which comprises supplying organic material-containing liquid/(with or without solid) feedstock mixture to an inlet port in a multi-stage reactor vessel, and causing microorganisms or catalytic agents to digest or otherwise convert said organic matter within the interior of said vessel to form liquid and/or gaseous by-product(s) characterised in that the reactor comprises an outer body portion defining an internal chamber and an inner rotatable rotor assembly, said rotor assembly comprising at least two spaced plate members affixed about a common central axis and constructed to divide the chamber into a series of three or more compartments, each compartment being bounded by a pair of oppositely located plate members or by a plate member and an end of said vessel.
Patent GB-2277945-A (GB)
Title: Kerb or wall base
Inventor: MACDONALD ALEX
IPC: E04H5/10
Filed: 1994-05-16
Abstract: A kerb or a wall base is formed by casting concrete into or behind a stainless steel shutter (4, 5) or (10). The wall base shuttering can be fastened to the floor via straps (8) and to the upper wall portions by straps (9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293664-A (GB)
Title: A process controller for concrete mixing
Inventor: FURLONG CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 1994-09-21
Abstract: A process controller 1 has a processor 2 with an initialisation controller 2(b), an operations controller 2(a) and a communications processor 2(c). The operations controller 2(a) operates in communication with a machine interface 4 for controlling operations of a concrete-mixing machine 3 for overall job sequencing and individual job control. There is automatic communication by use of polling and return signals to ensure correct sequencing of mixing operations. The initialisation controller 2(b) helps to ensure that the process controller 1 is configured at all times for correct operation at a particular building materials distribution location. The initialisation controller 2b creates a control file 9 and carries out verification operations automatically to ensure that the initially sorted data is correct. The communications processor 2(c) operates with parallel control and transmission files which are automatically transmitted to a host computer for consolidation. Control data in both the control and transmission files ensure data integrity. Delivery records are printed and are stored on disk. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293855-A (GB)
Title: Brick spacing tool
Inventor: BOYLE SEAN THOMAS
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 1994-10-06
Abstract: A brick spacing tool comprises a handle 2 and three spacing blades 6a, 6b, 7, connected to a shaft, 3b, 4a, 4b. A pair of spacing tools can be used together, being placed alternately over the top of each other between bricks, causing the mortar joints between the bricks to be of equal size. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295841-A (GB)
Title: Driveway security device
Inventor: CUMBERWORTH SIMON ALEXANDER
IPC: E01F13/08
Filed: 1994-12-06
Abstract: A Security device e.g:- a driveway security lock comprising a hollow section "sleeve" (3) a second capped hollow section "post" (1) which is elevated through 90 degrees, upon reaching the vertical position, the post is then slid down predetermined by the two slots (8) incorporated in the said post when used in conjunction with the static fulcrum (5) in the sleeve. A flat bar (4) is incorporated inside the post which is in turn fastened by means of a pivot action on the fulcrum attached to the sleeve. The post will travel independently of this flat bar in an upward and downward motion. When the post is in the raised position the said post and independent bar may travel through 90 degrees to the horizontal. The post may then be locked through the internal flat bar. When the post is raised through an angle of 90 degrees to the vertical position it is then lowered into the sleeve independently of the flat bar, the plunger type lock (2) will then align with the receptive hole in the flat bar allowing the locking mechanism to operate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283395-A (GB)
Title: Methodd of operating a combination radio telephone and paging device
Inventor: OKADA TOMOYUKI
IPC: H04M1/72403
Filed: 1994-03-31
Abstract: A combined radiotelephone and paging device (101), hereinafter the combined unit, normally operates as a radiotelephone. In response to a predetermined condition, the combined unit operates as a paging device. The predetermined conditions include low battery voltage and poor communication channel quality or a request signal from a remote transceiver (109) of the radiotelephone system. The paging system and the radiotelephone system may be independent communication systems or they may be a single communication system. The combined unit (101) and its unique switching characteristics allows the combined unit (101) to utilize the paging devices beneficial qualities of lower power consumption and broader service range to enhance the usefulness of a radiotelephone. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305473-A (GB)
Title: Aerosol valve operating means
Inventor: HARVEY JOHN WINSTON
IPC: B65D83/16
Filed: 1995-09-21
Abstract: The aerosol valve (12) of a can (10) is actuated by a cap (11) having a push button part (15) and an outer part (13). The upward movement of the push button part (15) is limited by at least one tongue on one of the push button or outer parts, which at least one tongue (19) abuts an edge of an axially elongated aperture (26) in the other of the push button or outer parts in which said at least one tongue (19) engages. The engagement between the tongue and an edge can be used to prevent accidental opening of the valve.
Patent GB-2293799-A (GB)
Title: Air bag inflated from a gas cylinder contained within, or part of, the steering shaft.
Inventor: ROSS HUBERT R
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1995-09-25
Abstract: An airbag 2 is located in the boss of a steering wheel 1 and is connected thereto by retaining ring 7 which is, in turn, held in place by a cap nut 5 which has an even number of passages 8 within it to form a manifold. These passages communicate with an axial passage 9 in the hollow steering shaft 4, to which the nut 5 is attached, and also houses a cylindrical gas reservoir 3. When the system is triggered gas flows from the reservoir, via the passages to inflate the air bag. There is also provision for a conical filter to be fitted within the nut 5. An alternative to the manifold-nut is a frusto-conical filter or manifold (depending on the number and size of holes) also serving to retain the base of the air bag, mounted over the open end of the steering shaft (Fig 5.) and fixed to a body (6) attached to the nut (30) joining steering wheel to shaft. An alternative to mounting the gas reservoir inside the shaft is for the reservoir, equipped with torque-transmitting splines, to be mounted telescopically on the end of the shaft to take the function of the upper steering shaft (Fig 6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-953637-A (GB)
Abstract: 953,637. Waveguides. HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. Oct. 4, 1962 [Oct. 10, 1961], No. 37552/62. Heading H1W. [Also in Division H3] Signals enter a maser through a waveguide 18 which is coupled to a waveguide 14 having an alumina dielectric by a step or taper in the E dimension followed by a step in the H dimension. Impedance matching is accomplished with a stub 21. Separate maser cavities 10 are separated by isolators 13 composed of yttrium iron garnet members 17 held in a block of alumina. Irises 9 provide the coupling between successive maser cavities 10. The conducting surfaces of the solid waveguides may be formed by plating the alumina. Sapphire may be used in place of the alumina in the isolators. The magnetic field for the masers and isolators is provided by a permanent magnet 11 with trimming coil 12. The waveguide 18 may be fine grained fibre glass lined with gold. A Y circulator is also described comprising an alumina or sapphire dielectric with yttrium iron garnet active element 26 (Fig. 6, not shown).
Patent GB-956232-A (GB)
Abstract: 956,232. Valves. CONTROLS MAATSCHAPPIJ EUROPA N.V. Feb. 1, 1963 [Feb. 5, 1962], No. 4179/63. Heading F2V. Oil is supplied to a vaporizing burner 2, Fig. 1, from a chamber 3 via a manuallyoperable metering valve 7, the air level in the chamber being maintained by an inlet valve 6 actuated by a float 5. The oil passes from the valve 7 to the burner through an auxiliary chamber 15, Fig. 3, and should the level therein exceed the height of a slot 16 in the wall of a further chamber 10 a float 11 in the latter is lifted to actuate a trip mechanism 12 which closes the valve 12. The slot 15 enables the oil level in a flooded burner to be at a minimum and lower than the air holes 13. In a modification, the auxiliary chamber is dispensed with and the outlet from the metering valve is connected to the further float chamber by a channel.
Patent GB-2300887-A (GB)
Title: Determination of fill time of a transmission clutch from transmission speed me asurements
Inventor: MITCHELL RANDALL M
IPC: F16H59/68
Filed: 1996-02-26
Abstract: The present invention is directed toward determining when a clutch of an automatic transmission substantially fills with fluid. Once it is accurately determined when a clutch fills with fluid, then control over the transmission shifting may reliably be performed. The present invention determines when an on-coming speed clutch substantially fills with fluid in response to determining when an off-going speed clutch releases. Further, the present invention determines when an on-coming direction clutch substantially fills with fluid in response to determining when the torque converter output torque suddenly changes.
Patent GB-2296977-A (GB)
Title: Semi-conductor acceleration sensor
Inventor: UEYANAGI KATSUMICHI
IPC: G01P15/12
Filed: 1993-03-24
Abstract: A semi-conductor acceleration sensor comprises a thick weight 901 made of a semi-conductor, a thick support member 906 surrounding the weight, four thick protrusions 901 A-D connected to the weight 901, and four thin beams 902, 903, 904, 905 which connect the weight 901 with the support member 906. As shown each beam carries a respective pair of strain gauges (e.g. 902A, 902B) at the junctions with the support and the respective protrusion. The gauges are connected in a bridge circuit to cancel the sensor output for accelerations in directions other than perpendicular to the plane of the support 906.
Patent GB-2300154-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for multicolour thermal recording and thermal transfer recording
Inventor: SAWANO YUKIO
IPC: B41J2/315
Filed: 1996-03-22
Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for thermal recording and thermal transfer recording in a multicolor system, after performing thermal recording, thermal transfer recording is performed by overlaying a portion thermally recorded already. A thermal transfer donor sheet (154) has a thermal transfer layer (154B) containing a desensitizer so that on transfer of image (158), the coloring reaction in the thermal recording layer (20B) is suppressed at (156A) but retained as image (156) in thermal recording sheet (20). In performing multicolor recording by overlapping images of plural documents, after an image of a first document has been thermally recorded on a recording sheet (20), an image of a second document is recorded on the same recording sheet by thermal transfer recording. No color mixture occurs between colors thermally recorded and thermally transferred respectively and bright and clear color development can be obtained.
Patent GB-2300693-A (GB)
Title: A shut off device
Inventor: TRUNK WERNER
IPC: F16K39/06
Filed: 1996-04-19
Abstract: A shut-off device (1, 21), such as a valve or a cock, for pipelines and comprising a casing (2) provided with a flow passageway (3). The casing (2) is provided with an inlet (4) and an outlet (5) and at least one shut-off member (6) provided with a cavity (7), said member being movable between a position in which the flow passageway (3) is open and a position in which the flow passageway (3) is closed. An auxiliary chamber (9) is arranged in the casing (2) and communicates with the cavity of the shut-off member. The auxiliary chamber is defined by a separate, almost non-resilient wall portion (15) abutting an abutment face (12) on the wall (13) of the casing. A pressure-relieving passageway or vent (14) formed in the wall of the casing is arranged between an abutment face at the auxiliary chamber and the inlet (4) or outlet (5) of the shut-off device. When an excess pressure arises in the auxiliary chamber 9 the wall portion 15 moves away from the abutment face 12 allowing fluid to escape into the pressure relieving passageway 14. Two such shut off devices (26, 46, figure 3) may be provided in a double block and bleed valve.
Patent GB-2312966-A (GB)
Title: Stereo image display system with mirror
Inventor: PARKS PETER DENISON
IPC: G02B27/22
Filed: 1996-05-08
Abstract: A 3D information image display system 1 comprising a first order reflective surface 9 arranged substantially perpendicular to and between a pair of stereo images 8a, 8b, one 8b of which is reversed left to right, wherein a viewer (21, 23 Fig 2) directing his line of sight towards the stereo image 8a behind the reflective surface 9 and positioned such that one eye (21, Fig 2) views the stereo image 8a behind the reflective surface 9 directly and the other eye (23, Fig 2) views the other stereo image 8b reflected by the reflective surface 9, can readily appreciate the 3D information provided by the stereo images 8a, 8b. Substrate 17 may be a double sided mirror. The stereo images may be in book form or displayed on video screens or LCDs, and may be static or moving images.
Patent GB-2301665-A (GB)
Title: Measuring gas concentration using infrared absorbtion
Inventor: STOCK BURKHARD
IPC: G01N21/3518
Filed: 1996-05-22
Abstract: A measuring device for determining the concentration of gases by the use of infrared absorption has two radiation sources 11 and 12, a hollow conductor 13 receiving the gas to be measured through openings 14, and one or more radiation detectors 15 and 16. To provide a compact, easily assembled gas measuring device which compensates for temperature-dependent and ageing-dependent changes, the signals due to radiation from each respective source are distinguished in the outputs of the or each detector. This may be achieved by modulating the sources 15 and 16 at different frequencies or switching the sources on and off alternately. The second radiation source (12) may be arranged between the first radiation source (11) and the radiation detectors (15, 16). The hollow conductor may be curved and have a reflective internal surface to defocus the image of the sources at the detectors.
Patent GB-2301640-A (GB)
Title: Elastomeric sleeve for coupling pipe ends
Inventor: PRITCHATT ROBERT JAMES
IPC: F16L21/00
Filed: 1996-05-23
Abstract: The outside of the sleeve (10) is formed with circumferential ribs (11, 12) between which are located band clamps (13, 14) with screw tightening devices (15), and in order to prevent the sleeve (10) from collapsing and becoming separated from the band clamps (13, 14), stakes (16) are driven through the ribs (11, 12) to overlie portions of the band clamps (13, 14).
Patent GB-2307529-A (GB)
Title: Linkage connecting a brake pedal and a master cylinder
Inventor: HARTL MATTHIAS
IPC: B60T7/04
Filed: 1996-11-22
Abstract: During normal operation, change-over valves 14, 510 are closed, the brake pressure in the wheel-brake cylinders is generated from a separate power source, and the brake pedal can develop "feel" due to the telescopic pedal rod 1, 3 and return spring 2, or due to accumulator 513. If the change-over valves remain open as a result of a fault in the control device 15, 511, the wheel-brake cylinders receive pressure fluid from the brake master cylinder 8, 50 in which case the two elements of the rod are locked together against relative movement or the duct 512 leading to the accumulator is blocked. Locking of the rod can be achieved by cammed latches 4, (24, 44 figs.2 and 4) or electromagnetic bolts (34 fig. 3), and blocking of duct 512 can be achieved by a piston-operated valve 520 or an electromagnetic valve (61 fig.6).