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Patent GB-2277371-A (GB)
Title: Versatile cycle lamp
Inventor: COOKE ROGER KENNETH ROBERT
IPC: B62J6/00
Filed: 1993-04-19
Abstract: A cycle lamp which can be recharged from a barrel dynamo mounted on a cycle or from an alternative source. The primary unit is secured in a holster which is permanently mounted on the cycle. On insertion of the primary unit into the holster, electrical connections are automatically completed for dynamo charging and illumination of the rear light. When the primary unit is withdrawn from the holster, the primary unit may be used independently as a torch or recharged independently.
Patent GB-2268185-A (GB)
Title: Oily preparation and method of production thereof
Inventor: NIWA EMIYO
IPC: A23L33/12
Filed: 1993-06-21
Abstract: An oily preparation and its production method where the activity of antioxidant substances as effective components are high and the penetrating ability into the inside of the cell in 8 disease portion is high, and its production method. The oily preparation is prepared by heating a cereal raw material comprising rice germ and/or wheat germ and soybean at a temperature not exceeding 100(C; making it fine powder after koji is added to the heated material to brew it; and adding thus brewed powder to an oil mixture comprising an oil obtained from sesame heated in the same manner and an oil obtained from raw sesame, wherein a ratio of oil mixture to a total amount of the fine powder and the oil mixture is 60 to 95 % by weight. This oily preparation can be used to prevent and treat various inflammations and inveterate diseases resulting from or worsened by destruction of cellular organization by reactive oxygen and lipid peroxide produced in a human body.
Patent GB-2268578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to burners
Inventor: WALL ANDREW MARTIN
IPC: F23D11/00
Filed: 1993-07-08
Abstract: A gas or oil burner has two individual combustion heads (11, 12) arranged respectively to direct combustion flames, in use, towards different locations, the burner assembly having a fan (10) to supply combustion air and shutter/diverter plates (11a, 12a) to control operation of the heads so that only one or both of the heads operate at anytime. The burner assembly is part of an appliance having two separate heat-operated units, the heads (11, 12) supplying heat for a cooker, having an oven 15, and a boiler (16) respectively, comprising the units of the appliance. Head (12) heats the boiler 16 whilst the combustion gases from head (11) press upwards through the interior of the boiler enclosure, around and underneath the oven (15) and then passing around the side of the oven remote from the boiler to exit via a flue (18). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269011-A (GB)
Title: A PIR sensor device.
Inventor: GOUGH KEITH ADRIAN
IPC: G08B13/191
Filed: 1993-07-20
Abstract: A miniaturised and sealed PIR sensor device adapted to be positioned within the body of a lighting appliance and comprising a housing (10) with integrally moulded lens (12) and containing a PIR sensor (14) behind the lens (12) and associated switching circuitry (15) contained within the housing (10). A sealing substance (16) fills the remaining space of the housing (10) beneath a welded-on back plate (11). The device may be located conveniently behind the mounting plate of a wall mounted lighting appliance with the lens (12) exposed by or projecting through a small aperture in the appliance. The device obviates the need for a separate PIR housing alongside of beneath the appliance.
Patent GB-2269062-A (GB)
Title: Emergency lighting; Battery charging
Inventor: BOXER TREVOR CHARLES
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 1993-07-23
Abstract: The emergency lighting system has a fluorescent lamp connected to output terminals 36, 38 of an inverter 30 which is powered from a battery via a DC-DC converter 12, 14, and in order to reduce the warm-up time before the lamp becomes fully effective, the DC-DC converter initially boosts the input power to the inverter for a predetermined time to a level greater than that normally required to operate the lamp at normal brightness. The power boost is achieved by controlling the ON period duration of a switching transistor 12 by means including an R-C circuit 39, 40, 42, 40 in which a transistor 54 effectively gradually removes a capacitor 42 from the circuit so that the operating frequency of transistor 12 changes from 18 KHz to 36 KHz over an initial two minute period. The ON period duration of transistor 12 is also controlled to maintain light output as the battery voltage decreases. A battery charger has a switching converter in which an FET (76), (Fig 2), is turned on for a period inversely proportional to the main supply voltage so that the charging rate is independent of mains voltage fluctuations. An inductor (84) in series with the battery (72) sets the desired charge current. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283507-A (GB)
Title: Modular strongroom
Inventor: PEARCE PETER
IPC: E05G1/00
Filed: 1993-11-01
Abstract: A modular strongroom, which can be prefabricated and assembled in situ and demounted for removal elsewhere comprises a pair of end walls (13), a pair of substantially C-shaped side walls (12), ends of the side walls at least partially overlapping the end walls externally, and primary anchoring means (23) for securing interlocking joints between the side and end walls, said anchoring means penetrating both the side and end wall adjacent said joints. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287004-A (GB)
Title: Car turntable
Inventor: HARRIS DEREK ANTHONY
IPC: B60S13/02
Filed: 1994-03-04
Abstract: A vehicle turntable comprises a steel plate 1 supported by a central main bearing 4 and wheels 2 bolted to the underside of the plate for rotation through 360 DEG . The turntable is mounted in a concrete liner 6 to be positioned level with the ground. The turntable enables the owner to drive onto his private drive onto the turntable, park the car, engage the handbrake alight from the car insert the metal arm 8 into the hole 12 on the turntable and with a light push turn the turntable with the car on it. Alternatively an electrical motor to turn the turntable may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291208-A (GB)
Title: Incubated Bragg gratings in photosensitive waveguides
Inventor: BYRON KEVIN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G02B6/34
Filed: 1994-06-01
Abstract: A Bragg reflection grating is written in photosensitive optical fibre 11 using ultra-violet light from an ArF excimer laser 12 with the aid of a phase grating 10 to create a fringe pattern. The writing is effected by a type II damage process performed in two stages, the first of which involves the creation of a low reflectivity grating, which is incubated to greater reflectivity in the second stage. Incubation may be performed without the use of any fringe pattern. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279992-A (GB)
Title: Buckle
Inventor: FUDAKI TSUTOMU
IPC: A44B11/04
Filed: 1994-08-17
Abstract: A buckle (B1) comprises a locking crossbar (51) connected at its end to respective ends of a pair of parallel side bars (14) and a wrapping crossbar (31) disposed in parallel spaced relation to the locking crossbar (51) and connected at its ends with the side bars (14) at their respective intermediate positions. The wrapping crossbar (31) has a pair of opposed sharp projecting ridges 35, 37 each extending longitudinally thereof: one projection ridge (37) directed towards the locking crossbar (51). The locking crossbar (51) has upper and lower locking corners (73, 75) and the two crossbars at least partially overlap. A further construction is disclosed (Figs. 1 - 5, not shown) in which there is no crossbar overlap and the wrapping crossbar has ridges arranged to project upwardly and away from the locking crossbar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289571-A (GB)
Title: Solenoid valves
Inventor: ERICKSON BRADLEY C
IPC: F16K31/06
Filed: 1994-09-12
Abstract: The valve comprises an armature 200 provided with a cavity (205, Fig. 15) and a push rod 96a which is slidable within a pole piece (32a, Fig. 13). When solenoid 28a is energised via a power source 166a, the armature movement displaces the push rod which in turn pushes ball 84a off its seating. A pressurised fluid supply 14 is therefore connected to a control device 16 via conduits 88a, 38a, 40a, 78a. The delay in the pressure rise due to the filling of the cavity (205) by the pressurised fluid enables the speed of operation of the valve to be increased. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282701-A (GB)
Title: Electro-luminescent indicating panel
Inventor: KAWASHIMA TOMOYUKI
IPC: H05B33/26
Filed: 1991-08-29
Abstract: Reduction of weak points in insulating layers that are used on electro-luminescent indicating panels, and prevention of degradation of the image quality and reduction of the service life are achieved by the use of coated films, applied with fluid materials and sintered, at least on the lower side of insulating layers that make contact with a light emitting film 40. The light emitting film 40 is divided into light emitting film cells 40r, 40g, 40b and the dimensions of the light emitting film cells are made greater than those of the intersection areas S of lower electrode films 20 and the upper electrode film 60 associated with those cells. The cells 40r, 40g, 40b emit light of different colours. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297074-A (GB)
Title: Sealing apparatus for packaging machine
Inventor: SUGA YASUTAKA
IPC: B65B51/30
Filed: 1995-01-17
Abstract: In a packaging machine, a frame 21 which carries seal bars 52, 53 is reciprocated in direction 23 by a servo motor 54 via a crank mechanism 22. A servo motor 47 drives the upper and lower seal bars 52, 53 to cross-seal an advancing tubular film 15 accommodating a number of package articles 16 equidistantly in line. When a photo-electric sensor 64 attached to the seal bar or frame detects an irregular spacing between the package articles accommodated in the tubular film (by detecting an article 16 in zone 68 after the seal bars commence closing) and outputs a detection signal to a computer 58, the computer instructs the servo motor 47 to reverse or stop the rotation thereof. At this time, though the operation of the seal bars is interrupted, the reciprocal motion of the frame supporting the seal bars is continued. The position of the frame 21 is monitored by means 57, 59 sensing the rotary position of servo motor 54.
Patent GB-2300680-A (GB)
Title: Spigot and socket pipe joint with intermediate ring
Inventor: WALLACE IAN EDWARD
IPC: F16L37/092
Filed: 1995-03-08
Abstract: The joint comprises a spigot 20, and a socket 40. The socket 40 is configured such that, when the spigot 20 is inserted in the socket 40 an annular cavity is defined between a radially outer surface of the spigot 20 and a radially inner surface of the socket 40. Alternative wedging mechanisms using grab rings 50 are disclosed for for resisting withdrawal of the spigot 20 from the socket 40 under axial load without causing damage to the spigot 20, by limitation of axial grab ring movement by an abutment shoulder 45. An associated seal 60 is provided and may abut the ring 50. The joint may be a bolted flange joint and may have two grab rings in respective cavities. An alternative assembly has a ring located between sloping shoulders of the spigot and socket to prevent axial separation.
Patent GB-2288257-A (GB)
Title: Nutritional microcomputer
Inventor: WILLIAMS III WILLIAM B
IPC: G16H70/00
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: A microcomputer and method for selecting foodstuffs from a foodstuff database, nutrients from a nutrient database, minerals from a mineral database, vitamins from a vitamin database and physical activities from a physical activity database and maintaining a record of the foodstuffs, nutrients, minerals and vitamins eaten and the physical activities exercised. The user's daily dietary and physical activities may then be compared to the user's RDA (recommended dietary allowance). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287920-A (GB)
Title: A thrust reverser provided with at least one swing door, for a jet engine notably that of an aircraft, and a jet engine equipped with this thrust reverser.
Inventor: SERVANTY GUY
IPC: F02K1/60
Filed: 1995-03-28
Abstract: The invention concerns a thrust reverser for a jet engine, of the type having swing doors (6) pivoting about fixed transverse pivots (7) secured to the rear end of flanges extending in line with the pipe of the engine. According to the invention, each door (6) is borne by a connecting piece (10) offset towards the front with respect to a transverse plane passing through the pivot axis and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the door. Furthermore, the fairing (4a, 4b) extends as far as the rear end of the flanges, the fairing and each door (6) being arranged, on the one hand, so as to cover completely the flanges in the folded position of the door, and, on the other hand, to enable each door (6) to be brought into its deployed position without any interference between the fairing and door. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290800-A (GB)
Title: High strength high weldability steel bars and wires for pretressed concrete
Inventor: YAMASHITA EIJI
IPC: C21D8/08
Filed: 1995-05-26
Abstract: A high strength steel bar or wire having better weld-ability for prestressed concrete is improved in the relaxation at high temperature thus increasing the toughness. It contains 0.3 % to 2.0 % of silicon, 0.08 % to 0.35 % of molybdenum and predetermined amounts of carbon and manganese. If desired, it may contain titanium and boron. In particular, the silicon and the molybdenum are not less 1 % in the Si+4Mo combination. At heat treatment, the steel bar or wire is rapidly heated within 20 seconds so that a fine austenite microstructure of the grain size number 9.0 or more is formed. More preferably, while the steel bar or wire is heated to a tempering temperature, it is loaded with a bending strain of not more than 3 % before cooled down rapidly.
Patent GB-2301844-A (GB)
Title: A recording sheet
Inventor: BODY JAMES CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B41M5/52
Filed: 1995-06-05
Abstract: A recording sheet for use with pigment-based inks has a usable surface that includes a combination of a water soluble cationic substance and water soluble binder substance. The recording sheet, which may in particular be a prepared tracing paper, is calendered to a Bendtsen value of at least 200ml/min. The pigment-based ink is preferably applied to the recording sheet by an ink jet plotter or printer. The cationic substance may be a quaternary amine or a polymer and the binder may be a starch or polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Patent GB-2292654-A (GB)
Title: Wireless Local Area Network System
Inventor: MINETT PETER JOHN
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 1995-08-14
Abstract: A wireless local area network system comprises a first transmitter/receiver arrangement (base station) (10) having a plurality of switchable directional antennae (11,12,13,14) orientated in different directions and arranged to switch into circuit one of the antennae in whose footprint lies a second transmitter/receiver arrangement (user) (19,20). Because the antenna arrangement has gain relative to a single isotropic antenna, communication between the base station and user can be effected at reduced transmitter power relative to an equivalent isotropic system. Positional information on the second and any further transmitter/receiver arrangements (users) can be obtained by the base station either by transmission of GPS (Global Positioning by Satellite) or radio location data from user to base station, or by arranging for the base station to scan through all antennae until the relevant user is located. The antennae will normally provide full azimuth coverage at uniform gain, or may be configured to give elevational coverage, or both. <MATH>
Patent GB-2304593-A (GB)
Title: Numeric board game
Inventor: BERKOVI JACK
IPC: A63F3/04
Filed: 1995-08-23
Abstract: Game apparatus comprises a board laid out to an array of a large number of playing spaces, a corresponding plurality of playing pieces to occupy the playing spaces and a plurality of random number generators, either the playing spaces or the playing pieces each bearing a different number. The apparatus may also comprise play money and a set of cards bearing rewards and penalties. In the course of the game the random number generators are cast and the player combines the numbers mathematically to make up a required number to be "played" on the array.
Patent GB-2292933-A (GB)
Title: Self-rewinding cable extensions
Inventor: GINNEVER MICHAEL
IPC: H02G11/02
Filed: 1995-09-08
Abstract: A self-rewinding cable extension for use with garden tools, such as lawn mowers, comprises a reel 20, having a spool 23 biased by a spring 25 to rewind a cable onto the spool whenever tension in the cable is released. Electrical slip-ring connections ensure electrical connection between an input cable and the extension cable. The reel has a housing with attachment means such as a hook 26, spigot 27, or a ring for attachment to one of a variety of supports which ensure that the housing can be moveable to accept and dispense cable over an extensive arc, up to 180 DEG  to each side of its median position. The spigot 27 may be mounted on a spike or a G-clamp or a free-standing weighted base. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2306252-A (GB)
Title: Self-terminated travelling wave antenna
Inventor: FORSTER EDWARD CHARLES
IPC: H01Q21/10
Filed: 1995-10-10
Abstract: A monopole-type antenna for electromagnetic waves comprises five series connected elements 1-5. The first, third and fifth elements are conducting whilst the second and fourth elements are resistive. The conducting element 1 remote from the feed point may be twice the length of the other two conducting elements. Thus the incident forward travelling wave predominates over all other forward and backward travelling waves along the antenna resulting in a relatively constant load being presented to a transmitter over a wide frequency range. The conducting elements may take the form of conducting rods, cylinders or truncated cones (see fig 2).
Patent GB-2307260-A (GB)
Title: Ground reinforcement panel
Inventor: ARDERN FERGUS JOHNATHAN
IPC: E01C9/08
Filed: 1995-11-14
Abstract: A ground-reinforcement panel (1) has parallel rectilinear edges (2,4 and 3,5) one of them provided with a number of male interlock members (6) projecting therefrom in the plane of the panel and the other provided with a corresponding number of female interlock members (7) recessed therein, so constructed and arranged that the male members can be forcibly but detachably interengaged with the female members in a next-adjacent panel in a direction vertical to the plane of the panels but cannot be disengaged therefrom in the plane of the panels, while when interengaged the respective male and female members and the adjacent panels associated therewith are capable of limited rotation with respect to each other.
Patent GB-2301775-A (GB)
Title: High dosage lutein and zeaxanthin for macula therapy
Inventor: HOWARD ALAN NORMAN
IPC: A23L33/155
Filed: 1996-06-07
Abstract: The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin are used either separately or in combination to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The carotenoids are administered in the form of a pharmaceutical preparation, e.g. a capsule or alternatively as a food e.g. a genetically engineered tomato producing enhanced levels of carotenoid. High dosages of lutein and zeaxanthin are needed to ensure high serum levels necessary for take up of the carotenoids by the macula.
Patent GB-2316956-A (GB)
Title: A weaving process
Inventor: HACKETT JONATHAN
IPC: D03D47/18
Filed: 1996-09-09
Abstract: A process for weaving relatively weak yarns comprises winding warp yarns from spools (10) to form a warp section on a drum (14), a plurality of such sections being successively wound on the drum in juxtaposed manner and then transferred to a spool (40) which is loaded on a loom (42) for weaving a cloth. A desired longitudinal tension is applied to the warps by a tensioning roller downstream of the weaving station which roller has a surface of resilient material formed with projections to grip the cloth gently but firmly. Downstream of the loom the cloth is inspected at a station (80) where the cloth runs vertically past a lamp. Wax may be applied to the yarns. Temple rollers, a yarn tensioner and a disengageable pile-covered support bar for the cloth at the weaving station are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2317122-A (GB)
Title: Particle collecting apparatus for attachment to a particle separating means
Inventor: DYSON JAMES
IPC: A47L9/14
Filed: 1996-09-16
Abstract: Apparatus for collecting particles issuing from a particle separating means eg a cyclonic vacuum cleaner, comprises a base 20, releasably connected to a side wall 22 of the separating means, having sealing means to seal collected particles within the base 20, before removal of the base 20 from the side wall 22 for disposal of the particles held within. The sealing means may be in the form of a flexible portion 44 suitable for twisting to make the seal, and the volume of the base may be expanded by providing a flexible sleeve 42. The connecting means preferably comprises a tubular collar 48, the side wall being tapered adjacent the collar. An annular recess portion 32 may be provided for receiving the flexible sleeve 40 and the sealing portion 44.
Patent GB-2320405-A (GB)
Title: System, method and pointing device for remote operation of data processing apparatus
Inventor: BYFORD DERRICK JOHN
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 1996-12-13
Abstract: Described is a pointing device comprising a sensor for directing towards an icon displayed on a display screen. The sensor generates a sense signal indicative of an attribute of the icon. An audio generator generates, in dependence on the sense signal, an audio signal for subsequent detection by the microphone of a telephone. Also described is a system, which may include such a pointing device, for remote selection of one or more options in a data processing apparatus. The system comprises means for receiving a call from a telephone; means for allocating a teletext page in a television signal in response to the call; means for associating the or each option with an icon; means for writing the or each icon to the allocated teletext page; means for associating the or each icon with an audio signal; and, means for activating the or each option on receipt of the corresponding audio signal from the telephone.
Patent GB-2312597-A (GB)
Title: Phase Modulation Scheme and Apparatus
Inventor: KAWABATA HISASHI
IPC: H04L27/20
Filed: 1997-04-25
Abstract: In phase modulation of the quadrature signals of a multi-valued digital signal, when the signal state transition is * small Greek pi *  rad, the spectrum of a nonlinear amplifier extends beyond the transmission bandwidth, and the AM/AM or AM/PM conversion distortion becomes conspicuous. A phase modulation apparatus includes a phase shifter (11) which receives a multi-valued digital signal, converts the digital signal into two quadrature signals such that a period for which the self phase shift amount of the digital signal on an orthogonal coordinate system becomes * small Greek pi */2  rad at the time of state transition of the digital signal is always obtained, and outputs the quadrature signals, a bandwidth limiting filter (12) which band-limits the outputs from the phase shifter (11), and a phase modulator (13) for phase-modulating the output from the bandwidth limiting filter (12). Since the state transition is * small Greek pi */2  rad, extension of the spectrum beyond the transmission bandwidth is suppressed in a nonlinear amplifier, and the AM/AM or AM/PM conversion distortion is relaxed.