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Patent GB-2200701-A (GB)
Title: Anti-skid control apparatus for vehicle braking systems
Inventor: ARIKAWA TETSURO
IPC: B60T8/1764
Filed: 1988-02-09
Abstract: Anti-skid control apparatus includes fluid pressure modulating control valves 4a, 4b arranged between fluid pressure generating chambers of a tandem master cylinder 1 and respective front wheel brake cylinders 7a, 7b and a control unit 31 receiving the outputs from wheel speed sensors 28a, 28b, 29a, 29b for judging the skid conditions of the front and rear wheels 6a, 6b, 11a, 11b and for generating instructions for controlling the fluid pressure control valves 4a, 4b. The control unit 31 discriminates the frictionally lower one ("low side") of the sides of the road on which the wheels are running, on the basis of the judging results of the skid conditions of the rear and/or front wheels, combines logically the judging result of the skid condition of the one rear wheel running on the "low side" of the road or the judging results of the skid conditions of the rear wheels, with that of the one front wheel running on the "low side" so as to generate an instruction for controlling the first or second fluid pressure control valve 4a, 4b for the corresponding "low side" front wheel, and generates an instruction for controlling the second or first fluid pressure control valve 4a, 4b for the other front wheel, on the basis of the judging result of the skid condition of the other front wheel running on the "high side" independently of those of the rear wheels 11a, 11b. The "low side" can be changed over in accordance with the judging results, or the control unit 31 can reset the "low side" such as when one "low side" wheel is accelerated beyond a set threshold, or rotates in the stable region of frictional coefficient-slip characteristics for longer than a set time. Alternative criteria are set out. 
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Patent GB-2211749-A (GB)
Title: Game boards
Inventor: VICTOR PETER A
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1988-11-04
Abstract: A game board piece (1) for assembling a game board comprises a flat polygon with sidewalls (3, 4, 5, 6) from one of which a locking projection (8) extends and in the others of which a complementarily shaped opening (7) is formed. A plurality of such pieces can be interlocked to form a game board of any desired configuration. Alternatively, pieces with suitably shaped openings can be held together by dove-tail keys (11) or dowels. Chess-type games can be played in which board assembly is part of the game. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225747-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning device
Inventor: KINGSBURY PHILIP CHARLES ORLAN
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 1988-12-12
Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a data reading head in card actuated apparatus comprises a card-like member (10) formed from a laminate having two layers (12, 14). The first layer (12) is of substantially rigid plastics material. The second cleaning layer. which is bonded to the first layer by adhesive or heat or otherwise, is of lint-free non-woven fabric. Two or more patches (16) of magnetisable tape are formed on the laminated card-like member (10) by hot foil stamping. These magnetisable patches are encoded with appropriate signals to enable the cleaning device to be positioned in the card- receiving aperture of card-actuated apparatus with the cleaning layer (14), which has preferably been wetted with a cleaning solution, in contact with the data reading head of the card actuated apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228625-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic paper clip holder
Inventor: MOK KWOK WAH
IPC: H01F7/02
Filed: 1989-02-21
Abstract: A holder for paper clips and the like comprises a container 4 having a bottom wall 5 with an opening 6 therein. The container is seated on a base 1 having a pillar 2 upstanding therefrom such that the pillar 2 projects through and is slidably received within the opening 6. A lid 7 is removably fitted on the upper end of the container and defines an annular gap 9 surrounding the upper end of the pillar. A permanent magnet is housed within and adjacent to the upper end 3 of the pillar whereby the container 4 is manually displaceable relative to the base 1 by a lifting movement so that paper clips therein may be brought into the region of magnetic attraction of the magnet and retained thereby within the annular gap 9 so as to be accessible from the exterior of the container 4 after the latter has been reseated on the base. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-890404-A (GB)
Abstract: 890,404. Agglutinated fibrous materials. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION. June 9, 1959 [June 19, 1958], No. 19768/59. Drawings to Specification. Class 140. [Also in Group XXIII] Glass fibres, coated with a surface-active agent which produces an aqueous dispersion having a pH from about 6 to 8¢ and has a molecular structure which includes a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophilic portion which is bonded to the fibre surface, the hydrophilic portion being an oxazoline or an imidazoline and including an aldehyde, sulphydryl, nitrile, amide, amine, halide or hydroxyl group, are bonded into a mass by a hardened phenolic binder composition comprising chitin. The binder composition was produced by mixing, in parts by weight, 0.07 parts of chitin, 38 parts of water and 5 parts of a phenol-formaldehyde resin dispersion, the composition and formation of which are disclosed.
Patent GB-2216548-A (GB)
Title: Travellers for textile ring spinning
Inventor: WADDELL MATTHEW
IPC: D01H7/60
Filed: 1989-03-13
Abstract: A traveller for a textile ring spinning machine includes an insert of a hard wearing material, for example, metal or ceramics to prevent or guard against excess wear of the traveller's body. The insert has a substantially semi-circular arcuate portion 10 carrying respective extensions 12, 14 at each end thereof. One extension 23 is embedded in a thickened angle portion 28 at one end of a shank 20 having a first hook portion 22. The other extension 14 is similarly embedded in a second hook portion 24 which is preferably joined to the shank 20 by a thin web 26. The extension 12, 14 lie on a common line extending substantially diagonally to the shank direction so as to minimise the risk of the insert being pulled out of the shank 20 and hook portion 24 respectively during use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2216869-A (GB)
Title: Stair lift
Inventor: GILL COLIN MICHAEL
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 1989-03-28
Abstract: A stair lift comprising a seat arrangement mounted on a track. For neatness and to promote smoothness in operation, a toothed rack (22) engaged by a gear wheel (20) carried by the seat arrangement is located in a cavity between wheel channels (16) of the track, the teeth of the rack being level with or beneath the upper suriace of the track. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229866-A (GB)
Title: Homopolar concentric field direct current machine
Inventor: WALKER FREDERICK WILLIAM
IPC: H02K31/00
Filed: 1989-03-30
Abstract: A direct current machine rotor consists of a conductor (i) coiled around a segmented core (ii) of relatively low coercivity material, resulting in two consecutive rings of wound conductor situated between two POT type stator magnets (iii) of identical field orientations and possessing central bores for drive shaft (iv) access. These magnets induce an opposite pole in the core segments. In the generator mode, the terminal voltage and current at the slip rings remains constant in magnitude and direction for an input, rotation constant in speed and direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2219120-A (GB)
Title: Bill processing apparatus
Inventor: ARIKAWA JUNICHI
IPC: B65H83/00
Filed: 1989-05-08
Abstract: A bill processing apparatus capable of receiving and/or dispensing bills includes a rotatable drum 3 disposed in the vicinity of a bill transaction opening 2 and capable of communicating between the outside and inside of the apparatus. The drum has a bill accumulating portion 12 which has an opening 13 at one side, and can receive and accumulate bills via the opening. A bill feed-in passage 16 provides for feeding the bills from the bill accumulating portion into the inside of the apparatus, and a bill feed-out passage 7 for feeding the bills from the inside to the bill accumulating portion. The opening of the bill accumulating portion can selectively communicate with the bill transaction opening 2, the bill feed-in passage 16 or the bill feed-out passage 7. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232951-A (GB)
Title: Axially compacted tubing
Inventor: RICHARDS DAVID CHARLES
IPC: B65B9/18
Filed: 1989-06-19
Abstract: An annular container (20) mounted at the base of a passage between a layering tube (15) and a central mandrel (6) is charged with a layered tube of flexible tubing (22) delivered over a floating mandrel (5) when coaxially in contact with mandrel (6) by driving rollers (32) coacting with pinch rollers (48) on the floating mandrel (5). The tubing passes over the mandrel (6) and gathers in the layering tube (5) while being compacted by two sets of shoes (4, 4a) reciprocated 180 DEG  out of phase by rotating discs (53, 53a) and connecting rods. When sufficient tubing has been delivered the floating mandrel is raised to enable a hot wire to pass between the mandrels to sever the tubing (22). The layering tube (15) and central mandrel (6) with the container (20) can then be carried by a turntable (21) through further stationary positions where the layered tubing is further compressed by reciprocable rings, a lid is put on the container (20) to form a cassette and the cassette is discharged.
Patent GB-2221993-A (GB)
Title: Meter arrangement
Inventor: HAYNES ALBERT
IPC: G01R22/00
Filed: 1989-06-29
Abstract: A meter arrangement whereby domestic, or industrial, service meters 10 (electricity, gas and water) can be read for billing purposes without entry to the premises to which the service is being supplied, comprises a display indicator housed within 14 a protective casing fitted to the outside of an external wall of premises, the display indicator being operatively connected to a service meter 10 within the premises and being adapted to record and display the quantity of service supply used by the user of the premises. The indicator 14 may be read by a laser gun reader. The indicator 14 is connected to a fused transformer 17 and may be provided with an emergency battery supply. A clamp on meter display 18 is clamped to mains supply 19 to the service meter may be provided to enable a meter reader to see any discrepancies between meters 18 and 10 indicative of fraud. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229939-A (GB)
Title: Cooking apparatus
Inventor: HOLT HAROLD ROBERT
IPC: A47J27/04
Filed: 1990-03-02
Abstract: Cooking apparatus, especially for pressure cooking. A sealable enclosure for food items to be cooked comprises a tray removable from the apparatus and having a sealable lid (30). Means (60) are provided for introducing steam into its enclosure to cause cooking of food items therein. The tray is preferably slidable into and out of the apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231387-A (GB)
Title: Torsional shock absorbers
Inventor: SACHER CHRISTOPH
IPC: F16F15/124
Filed: 1990-04-19
Abstract: A torsional shock absorber for ships' drive gearings comprises an input part 1, 9 which is coupled with the flywheel of an engine, an output part 4 which is coupled with the input shaft of a reversing gearing and which is rotatable relative to the input part, springs, 10 which act between the input part and the output part, arranged symmetrically to the rotation axis, and which oppose the relative rotation, and at least one friction elements 13 which is arranged between the input and output parts and which resists the relative rotation. In order to provide a greater relative rotation with spring elements of a particular length, the spring elements 10 bear on the input part and/or on the output part by way of oblique surfaces 18 which extend in the circumferential direction. 
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Patent GB-2248761-A (GB)
Title: Fish flavouring
Inventor: TAN CHENG-MENG
IPC: A23L27/10
Filed: 1990-08-23
Abstract: A fish flavouring for food is prepared by drying fish to remove substantially all moisture therefrom, comminuting the dried fish to a mean particle size of from approximately 45 to 1,000 microns, and packing the comminuted fish in a porous- walled container therefor, the pores of the walls of the container being selected to be less than the mean particle size of the comminuted fish contained therewithin.
Patent GB-2237365-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerator with an automatic ice maker
Inventor: AONO MASAO
IPC: F25C1/04
Filed: 1990-10-12
Abstract: An ice maker for use in a refrigerator includes a sealed water tank (13), a water reservoir (15) supplied with water from the water tank (13) a measuring vessel (16) in communication with the water reservoir (15) through a relatively small path (19) and a pump (27) for supplying the water reserved in the measuring vessel (16) to an ice tray (8). The measuring vessel (16) includes a lid (20). When the refrigerator is in an inclined position, instead of water in vessel (16) rising to level T, the lid is able to keep the water to the level S. The amount of water supplied to the ice tray is accordingly always the same amount. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238751-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for use in making an opening
Inventor: BEECHING P
IPC: B26F1/38
Filed: 1990-11-23
Abstract: An apparatus for and method of cutting a portion out of a member in such a way that the resulting hole may be closed in a simple and effective way, including a template designed to be arranged on the member, in such a way that the overall relative positions of the template and the member are fixed, there being a hole or a slot in the template through which a routing tool may be inserted and moved under the guidance of the template to cut a slot out of the member, whereby a portion having a particular edge profile is cut out of the member and may be removed and the part defining the hole in the member is given a required edge profile.
Patent GB-2239587-A (GB)
Title: Separating waste from cut pattern pieces
Inventor: GERBER HEINZ JOSEPH
IPC: B26D7/18
Filed: 1990-12-18
Abstract: In a cutting system for cutting pattern pieces from flexible sheet material, the cut pattern pieces are separated from the waste material by moving the material forwardly to a separating station 54 at which the waste material W is constrained to move along to one delivery station 64, while cut pattern pieces 16 are not similarly constrained but instead are allowed to move along a different path to another delivery station 66. In an alternative system to that shown, the waste W is constrained to continue to move along a horizontal path (Fig. 5). An associated means, such as a plurality of plungers (88, Figs 5 & 6) or a roll (70, Fig. 4) with a resilient outer surface, applies forces to the material to aid in the separation of the pattern pieces by tending to push such pieces from the waste material. The material may also be vibrated to assist in the dislodgement of the pattern pieces from the waste material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240554-A (GB)
Title: Anti-pucker presser foot
Inventor: GALUSZYNSKI STANISLAW
IPC: D05B29/08
Filed: 1991-01-31
Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing pucker between layers of sheet material during a sewing process wherein an upper layer and a lower layer of material are fed to a stitch formation zone by means of a reciprocating lower feed-dog 12 which engages the lower layer of the material and a first presser foot 13 which overlies the feed-dog and urges the layers of material towards the feed-dog; comprises the stops of tensioning the lower layer of material relative to the upper layer of material in the zone which precedes the stitch formation zone. Via an associated retarding member 16. The material is urged onto the retarding member by a second presser foot 15. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243896-A (GB)
Title: Mechanism incorporating one way clutches to provide a continuous rotary output
Inventor: MULVANEY RAYMOND STEPHEN
IPC: F16H31/00
Filed: 1991-04-05
Abstract: A mechanism for converting reciprocating or oscillating motion into continuous rotary motion comprises a plurality of fluid driven input means connected to a single rotary output shaft 1 through one-way clutches, said input means and clutches cooperating or being arranged to provide a continuous rotary output. Oscillatory motion is applied to each one-way clutch via a crank 2 connected to a fluid driven linear reciprocating means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265466-A (GB)
Title: A weighing scale
Inventor: STEPHENS BRIAN
IPC: G01G19/414
Filed: 1991-09-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a weighing scale 1, particularly a dietary scale for use in the kitchen, comprising a body 2 with a compartment 3 adapted to record means 4 for providing dietary information. The compartment 3 comprises a rebate or recess 5 in the body 2 of generally rectangular configuration whereby it can record the dietary information means, in the form of a plurality of separate cards 4 each bearing dietary information 6, for example for a particular food the amount of energy, calcium, salt or the like per gramme. The compartment 3 may be closed by a closure such as a door 7 hinged to the body 2, which at the front (as viewed and as in use) has a fascia 8 with an elongate slot 9 in it through which is viewed a bar of a member such as a pointer 10 which is used to indicate weight, there being a graduated scale (not shown) adjacent the slot 9. The compartment 3 is effectively in the fascia 8. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259549-A (GB)
Title: Two stroke engine with pressurised air direct fuel injection
Inventor: CUMMING BRIAN STANLEY
IPC: F02M67/04
Filed: 1991-09-12
Abstract: Two or more stepped pistons 14 are reciprocable in respective stepped bores 12, each piston and cylinder unit defining a variable volume combustion chamber 16 and a variable volume annular chamber 18. The engine also has a fuel injection system with a pressurised air rail 40 for injecting fuel directly into the engine combustion chambers. Each annular chamber has two outlet ports. A first port 22 leads to the combustion chamber 16 of another piston and is closed by the piston before the piston reaches its top dead centre position. A second port leads from the top of each annular chamber to the pressurised air rail 40 of the fuel injection system to avoid the need for an external compressor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259601-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for lining a hollow container e.g. for lining electrolyte cup of sodium sulphur coil
Inventor: ALLEN JEFFREY
IPC: H01M50/40
Filed: 1991-09-16
Abstract: The apparatus includes a mandrel for selective insertion into the container eg. the ceramic electrolyte cup, at least a pant of the external surface of the mandrel being pervious to a gas, a holder to align the container with the mandrel, actuating means to move the mandrel relative to the holding means between a lining position, in which the mandrel is inserted in the container held by the holding means, and a non-lining position, in which the mandrel is clear of the container, means for wrapping a sheet of material eg. of alumina fibre around the mandrel when in said non-lining position by wrapping means, suction means for selective movement of the gas to hold the sheet to the mandrel, and release means to release the sheet when the mandrel is in said lining position from the mandrel to line the hollow container. The release means may comprise selective movement of the gas to blow the sheet away from the mandrel.
Patent GB-2250124-A (GB)
Title: Sample display cabinet
Inventor: MISICK JOHN
IPC: G09F5/00
Filed: 1991-11-13
Abstract: A cabinet 1 for the display of material samples 2 comprises a frame 3 and a plurality of drawers 4 slidably mounted in said frame. The drawers 4 are adapted to removably hold a plurality of material samples (2). On the front, exterior portion of the drawer 4, means are provided to hold one or more of the samples, whereby a desired sample can be located and removed from a drawer position indicated by the external specimen of that material sample. Each drawer may have a number of recesses (11, Figure 2) for stacks of material samples (2), the recesses being in a row along the width of the drawer. The material samples may be laminate materials. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263101-A (GB)
Title: Stackable containers
Inventor: COUZENS FRANCIS WILLIAM
IPC: B65D25/28
Filed: 1992-01-07
Abstract: A stackable produce container has an integral hollow handle 8 extending part way across its width or length. Similarly oriented such containers can be nested within one another, with the upper parts of the handles 8 of lower containers being housed within the walls of the handles 8 of upper containers, while containers oriented 180 DEG  out of phase may be stacked. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267725-A (GB)
Title: Safety barrier or child stair gate
Inventor: RYAN PAUL
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 1992-05-28
Abstract: A child safety barrier comprises a substantially rigid frame 16 having a base member 20, locatable between opposing supports 12, 14 of a passageway, and a post member 22 which extends vertically from the base member in an offset position between the supports. A gate 18 is mounted to the post member so as to occupy, when closed, both gaps between the post member and the supports. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257333-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid analog/digital radiotelephone communications
Inventor: WIOREK JONAS
IPC: H04W88/18
Filed: 1992-06-05
Abstract: In a radiotelephone network, processing steps previously applied to digital voice transmissions received by a regional radio transmitter/receiver but not applied to analog voice transmissions received by the transmitter/receiver are applied to such analog voice transmissions at the transmitter/receiver itself such that analog voice transmissions and digital voice transmissions may be transmitted identically between the regional radio transmitter/receiver 3 and a regional switching center 1. In particular, a digital speech encoder/compressor and a corresponding digital speech decoder/decompressor (together referred to as a codec), (9,11,) provided at remote transmitter/receivers 5 and the regional switching center 1 are also provided (7) at the regional radio transmitter/receiver 3 so as to apply the same processing to analog voice transmissions received from the remote transmitter/receivers 13 as is applied to digital voice transmissions at the remote transmitter/receivers 5. Communications between receiver 3 and centre 1 are formatted according to a PCM subcode. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258334-A (GB)
Title: Gaming machines
Inventor: KEANE JAMES STUART
IPC: G07F17/34
Filed: 1992-07-27
Abstract: In a gaming machine, which preferably is coin-operated, the player pre-selects results by predicting where rotatable reels 12, 14, 16, or simulations thereof will stop in relation to multiple positions in display windows 18, 20, 22. There are for example three reels and three windows, each window having three positions T, M, B. Depending upon the number of correct preselections, the higher the prize. There may be a win multiplier whereby the win may be increased or lost, a hold function where a win can be held to a subsequent game, and a skill stop whereby the player has a skill control over the stopping of the reels in the windows. <IMAGE>