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Patent GB-2290613-A (GB)
Title: Optically-readable bearing compass having means for correction of declination
Inventor: LAEHTEENMAEKI ARI
IPC: G01C17/20
Filed: 1995-05-30
Abstract: A compass body (1) encloses a hermetically sealed capsule (3) containing a compass scale and is provided with a main reading line (10) calibrated to indicate bearing to the earth's magnetic pole without correction of declination. The compass body (1) further has an opening (8) equipped with an optical system (9) adapted to facilitate taking the bearing indicated by the compass scale. The compass is provided with a movable auxiliary reading line (11) which is adjustable with respect to the compass body (1) and the main reading line to both sides from its centre position corresponding to the zero value of declination, thus permitting the correction of bearing error caused by the geographic displacement between the true North Pole and the magnetic north pole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2302325-A (GB)
Title: Drum Strap
Inventor: TAYLOR LINDA
IPC: B65D63/10
Filed: 1995-06-15
Abstract: A drum strap to secure flat paper products in a shingled format around the circumference of a rotating drum, comprising a base strap 1, made from a continuous length of thermoplastic two ply polyester fabric with PVC middle and top coating, and machined surfaces to accommodate hook and loop fastening material e.g. 5 and a polyester ribbon 6. The above material specification allows repair to be effected to any part of the drum strap. One end of the base strap is rounded, punched, and steel rivets 2 are inserted to allow magnetic pick-up and so eliminate the need for an operator. This magnetic tongue if damaged can be removed and reproduced on-site thus shortening the belt without altering performance. The hook and loop material are stitched onto the base strap as a fastening. The polyester ribbon 6 is glued and stitched to the end of the drum strap to lengthen the strap and can be shortened or replaced as necessary.
Patent GB-2291049-A (GB)
Title: Material Handling Apparatus
Inventor: SEMENENKO IVAN
IPC: B65D88/28
Filed: 1995-07-10
Abstract: There is shown an outlet closure element 1 which in the embodiment is a metal or other material e.g. plastic plate 1 which is circular in plan, formed in one piece and which has a substantially central frusto-conical upwardly directly (as considered in use) inset or profile 2 which engages with a seal ring 10 of a closure 11 to prevent its movement during transport. The periphery of the rim 6 element has a plurality of projecting interengaging means, in the embodiment four, equiangularly spaced, bayonet shaped locators or slots (7, Fig 3) for releasable interengaging cooperation with means in the form of four bayonet lugs (8, Fig 2) located on the periphery of the outlet of the associated container or hopper. In other embodiments a separate cap (303, Fig 9 or 404, Fig 22) latches onto a further member (301 or 401, respectively) to move it between released and engaging positions to hold the seal ring in position. The closure flange (122, Fig 4) may have external and internal holes (125, 124) which coact with an expandable wall (133) of an opening bellows (131) to release the hopper wall to allow opening of the closure when the wall (133) is expanded. The cap 1, (241, Fig 8), (303) and (404) and hopper may have ears which can be locked during transport. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292459-A (GB)
Title: Accelerometer for use in golf club selection
Inventor: BUTLER JOSEPH H
IPC: G01P15/04
Filed: 1995-07-18
Abstract: An acceleration responsive device includes a rod 46 and a weighted disc 48 mounted for movement on the rod against a spring 128 at one end of the rod 46. An indicator 50 is mounted for movement on the rod 46 adjacent disc 48. A tube 62 is coupled to support 34 to facilitate swinging movement of the device where, due to the acceleration thereof, disc 48 is moved along rod 46 and pushes indicator 50 along the rod. When the swinging movement ceases, disc 48 is returned to the one end of rod 46 and indicator 50 remains at the position to which it was moved. A scale reading of a decal 89 adjacent the moved indicator 50 provides a indication of the acceleration attained during the swinging of device. This reading can be applied to a graph to assist the user of device in the selection of golf clubs having a shaft stiffness most appropriate for the user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295646-A (GB)
Title: Slider for a slide fastener
Inventor: JIRO HARADA
IPC: A44B19/26
Filed: 1995-11-20
Abstract: In a slide fastener slider, an attachment lug for the slider has a pair of support projections 8, 8 facing each other, defining a recess 9 for receiving a pintle 7 of a pull tab 2. The lug 6 additionally has opposite reinforcing projections 10 situated outside the respective support projections 8. For assembly, the support projections 8 are bent toward the recess 9 by pressing, and at the same time, the reinforcing projections 10 are bent against the associated support projections 8 to seal and hold the pintle 7 of the pull tab 2. The support projections 10 reinforce the lugs 8, and deformation of the lugs 8 is required. A pair of pull tab attachments lugs 6 may be transversely arranged on the upper wing 3 of the slider body 1 as shown in fig. 9. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296482-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum indicating means for a sealed package in a container
Inventor: HEINRICHS HORST
IPC: B63C9/22
Filed: 1995-12-22
Abstract: The device, which is inflatable, is for life-saving in water and is packed in a casing under vacuum. The container contg. the packing casing has a viewing window (15) in a wall. The packing casing has a characteristic indication showing the requirement for maintenance. With regular vacuum in the packing casing (17), there is a distance between the viewing window and the packing casing. When the vacuum diminishes the characteristic indication is brought in front of the viewing window so that it is identifiable from the outside. The characteristic indication is arranged on a separate component part moving with the packing casing.
Patent GB-2310431-A (GB)
Title: Press head and dross pot for dross processing system.
Inventor: BRAMLEY ALAN
IPC: F27D99/00
Filed: 1996-01-17
Abstract: The dross pot comprises a generally conical vessel with a plurality of internal upstanding ribs which divide the dross pot into a plurality of segments and also provide a plurality of draining holes for molten metal.
Patent GB-2299397-A (GB)
Title: Plate heat exchanger
Inventor: KULL REINHARD
IPC: F28D9/00
Filed: 1996-02-06
Abstract: A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates stacked one above the other. The plates each have a peripheral edge projecting from its plate plane. The heat exchanger plates succeeding one another in each case are sealingly connected at their edges, so that flow ducts for at least two heat exchange media form between the plates. Each of these flow ducts is connected via openings in the heat exchanger plates to at least one other flow duct, so that a first heat exchange medium can flow through a first group of ducts loaded in parallel and a second heat exchange medium can flow through another group. So that a heat exchanger constructed in this way offers a satisfactory heat transmission capacity even in the case of widely varying volume flows of the media involved, the openings for the first heat exchange medium have a substantially larger cross section than the openings for the second heat exchange medium.
Patent GB-2298347-A (GB)
Title: Seed spreader
Inventor: BONE PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: A01C7/02
Filed: 1996-02-27
Abstract: A seed spreader that attaches to a packet of seeds (1) or bag, or envelope containing seeds, that when agitated will allow the seeds to pass from the packet into the seed spreader through the oval opening (2) along a narrowing tube (8) towards the wider open topped part of the seed spreader (3), where their progress is slowed down by a bar (4) which they pass on either side towards a "T" bar (5) which the seeds progress along on either side of towards the end of the "T" (6). They then progress out of the seed spreader through openings (7) as required. Once sufficient seeds have been distributed the seed spreader can be up-ended and all of the remaining seeds can return to the packet or bag for later use.
Patent GB-2303820-A (GB)
Title: Cutting appatatus with guides
Inventor: HEPWORTH PAUL STEABBEN
IPC: B27B5/26
Filed: 1996-07-23
Abstract: Apparatus for cutting tiles comprising a base (29, 30), a gap in the base through which a cutting wheel (26) projects, and a guide fence (35) linearly slidably adjustable over the base. The guide fence (35) has clamps (54, 55) at its opposite ends for snap-fit quick engagement and release with a body (10) of the apparatus, and has slots (71, 72) in its upper surface for the releasable engagement of tags (69, 70) at the lower end of a mitre guide (66) which provides a flat surface (68) at an angle to the base (29, 30) for producing a mitre cut for a tile received on said surface (68) and fed at said angle onto the cutting wheel.
Patent GB-2316940-A (GB)
Title: Silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite
Inventor: JHA LAKHAN JEE
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1996-08-30
Abstract: A synthetic silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite comprising from 0.1% to 1.6% by weight of silicon may be used as a synthetic bone material for use in bone substitution, coatings for metallic implants, and for making hydroxyapatite-polymer composites. The silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite is prepared by reacting a calcium salt or calcium hydroxide with orthophosphoric acid or a salt of orthophosphoric acid in the presence of a silicon-containing compound, under conditions such the silicon-containing compound yields Si ions and a precipitate of a silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite is formed which may be dried and sintered.
Patent GB-2318764-A (GB)
Title: Ergonomic computer keyboard
Inventor: CHEN SHIH-MING
IPC: G06F3/023
Filed: 1996-10-29
Abstract: An ergonomic computer keyboard is disclosed including a front edge section (10,Fig.1) character control section (20,30,Fig.1), an edit control section (40,Fig.1), and a number control section (50,Fig.1), wherein the character control section (20,30,Fig.1) includes a left character control section (20,Fig.1) and a right character control section (30,Fig.1), the left character control section (20,Fig.1) and the right character control section (30,Fig.1) having a respective hollow, rounded shape; the edit control section (40,Fig.1) and the number control section (50,Fig.1) are arranged between the left character control section (20,Fig.1) and the right character control section (30,Fig.1). The front edge section (10,Fig.1) is designed for supporting the wrists of a user when operating the keyboard. Respective keys (60,Fig.1) of the left and right character control sections (20,30,Fig.1) are of different elevations and not orthogonally aligned with respect to one another.
Patent GB-2307704-A (GB)
Title: Torque control device for downhole milling
Inventor: REHBOCK HANS H
IPC: E21B29/06
Filed: 1996-10-30
Abstract: Apparatus for use in milling a tubular member such as a well casing, using a whipstock, comprising a support member (38) for a mill (10) driven by a downhole motor (14) and supported by coiled tubing (16). The support mechanism (38) comprises a wearable ring adjacent to the cutting structure which, when assembled into the downhole assembly, keeps the cutting surfaces of the mill away from the whipstock face and oriented toward the casing to be cut. As the milling progresses, the support mechanism (38) wears away to allow advancement of the mill (10) into the casing to complete the formation of the window or opening.
Patent GB-2319105-A (GB)
Title: An alarm device
Inventor: FAGENCE DAVID ALAN
IPC: G08B7/06
Filed: 1996-11-07
Abstract: A sounder 23 and a strobe (inside hardened glass dome 31) are incorporated in an alarm device. The sounder and strobe are controlled by a printed circuit board 17 that is located within a single flameproof housing 13. A pressure unit 23 produces the sound for the device with the sound passing through a sintered disc 24 into an upwardly and outwardly diverging cone 25 from the top of which the sound is reflected outwardly and downwardly within a dome 26. A ramp 27 then assists in reflecting and emitting the sound. A coloured lens 37 may be attached to the device without affecting the housing. Also disclosed are an alarm device as described but with only an audible alarm and a kit of parts for assembly into an alarm device comprising a housing and at least one alarm attachment.
Patent GB-2319335-A (GB)
Title: Integrated interferometer
Inventor: PECHSTEDT RALF-DIETER
IPC: G01B9/02
Filed: 1996-11-15
Abstract: An interferometer integrated on a silicon-on-insulator chip (which comprises a layer of silicon (1) separated from a substrate (2) by a layer (3) of insulating material), the optical chip having integrated thereon fibre connection means (13) for connecting the optical chip to one or more optical fibres (6), the fibre connection means (13) comprising a groove (5) formed in the substrate (2) for receiving an optical fibre (6) (see Figs. 3A, 3B), waveguide means (4) for transmitting light to or from the fibre connection means (13), the waveguide means (4) comprising one or more rib waveguides (9, Fig. 2, not shown) formed in the layer of silicon (1), and at least one phase modulator (14) for altering the phase of light travelling along a rib waveguide (9) on the chip, the arrangement being such as to form an interferometer in which light transmitted along different optical paths can be combined and the effective path length of at least one of the optical paths can be altered by means of the phase modulator (14) (see Fig. 4).
Patent GB-2307772-A (GB)
Title: Tape guide post structure for use in a video cassette recorder
Inventor: YOO HYO-JONG
IPC: G11B15/60
Filed: 1996-11-28
Abstract: The tape guide structure comprises a guide post 30 and a post cap 40. The guide post is provided with a lower cylindrical portion 31 and an upper cylindrical portion 35 with a diameter less than that of the lower portion. The guide post is fixed to a deck (10, fig. 1) of the VCR. The post cap 40 is provided with a head portion 47 with a slant surface 49 fixed on top of the guide post 30. With this tape guide structure, even when the tape cassette is loaded into the VCR with the tape loosened to the extent that it passes over the central axis of the guide post, the tape comes into contact with the slant surface of the head portion, thereby allowing the tape to be loaded into the correct position (see fig. 4) between the guide post 30 and the capstan shaft (26, fig. 1).
Patent GB-2310676-A (GB)
Title: Plural height expandable framework; shipping case therefor convertible to podium
Inventor: PACKRALL TIMOTHY
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 1997-01-03
Abstract: An expandable framework for attachment of display panels and the like. The linkage is lockable in one or more configurations intermediate the collapsed and fully expanded configurations so that the same framework may be used for more than one type of display, such as floor display and table-top display. A shipping case for containing the framework, when collapsed, is convertible into a podium by wrapping a decorative panel 52 about the case and fastening the panel thereto to be flush with an upper platform on the case.
Patent GB-2316534-A (GB)
Title: Probe head and method for measuring electrical properties of multi-port circuit
Inventor: JUNICHI UDOMOTO
IPC: G01R31/00
Filed: 1997-03-07
Abstract: A probe head 5, 5a, 5b, for measuring electrical properties of a circuit (20) having n ports (n* <------ solidus *3) on a semiconductor chip (9), includes a pair of signal terminals 6a, 6b, to/from which an RF measuring signal is input/output; a grounding terminal 11; n-2 terminating circuits 4 terminated by 50 ohm; a pair of first probe groups A 1 , A 2 comprising a first port probe 1 connected to the signal terminal 6a or 6b and a pair of grounding probes 2 connecting to the grounding terminal 11; and n-2 second probe groups B comprising a second port probe 3 connected to the terminating circuit 4 and a pair of grounding probes 2 connecting to the grounding terminal (11). In testing a semiconductor chip, all ports of the chip except a pair of ports connected to the terminals 6a,6b are terminated by 50 ohm equal to the characteristic impedance of the system to obtain a matched state. This permits a precise measurement of electrical properties, e.g. S-parameter, isolation, when the chip is in wafer state.
Patent GB-2312249-A (GB)
Title: Rotary pivoted-vane pump
Inventor: SOMMER MANFRED
IPC: F04C3/02
Filed: 1997-04-21
Abstract: Vanes 70 are pivotable about respective radial axes (75, Fig 3.1) so as to be transverse to the direction of motion 34 in a supply-duct part 54 from an inlet 31 to an outlet 32 of an annular duct 30 and to be parallel to the direction of motion 34 in a sealing-duct part 55 from the outlet 32 to the inlet 31 of the annular duct. The sealing-duct part 55 has a cross-section corresponding to the vanes when parallel to the direction of rotation 34 and is always sealed by at least one vane passing through it. At least one deflecting element 90.1 for pivoting the vanes is provided at the transition from the supply-duct part 54 to the sealing-duct part 55. In the region which makes contact with the deflecting element 90.1, the thrust face of the vane 70 has a surface contour 71 adapted to the shape of the control edge or face of the deflecting element.
Patent GB-2309081-A (GB)
Title: Container device and method for use in detecting microorganisms in a sample
Inventor: EDEN GIDEON
IPC: C12M1/34
Filed: 1994-11-04
Abstract: A new device (10) and method to detect the presence of live microorganisms are described. The device (10) employs a liquid phase (12) which supports microbial growth by utilizing appropriate media (12). A secondary phase (16) which consists of semi-liquid material forms a barrier layer through which only small particles can diffuse and which prevent the presence of any large particles. Noise-free optical measurements are carried out at the barrier layer which are indicative of metabolic changes associated with microbial growth.
Patent GB-2326055-A (GB)
Title: Communication system
Inventor: KIRKBY PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1997-06-04
Abstract: A communications system comprises an access layer 4 in which a plurality of local access networks give access to entities 2a,2b. A packet switching layer 8 provides packet switched communication between the local access networks. A cut through layer 10 provides guaranteed quality of service communication between the local access networks. The entities are arranged to signal selection of the packet switching network and/or the cut through network to its access network.
Patent GB-2316455-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating a motor vehicle with vehicle-movement-stabilizing braking interventions
Inventor: RUMP SIEGFRIED
IPC: B60T8/58
Filed: 1997-08-12
Abstract: In a method for operating a motor vehicle with a brake system by means of which wheels on the same axle can be braked independently of one another, and in which vehicle-movement-stabilizing braking interventions are performed automatically by means of the brake system, there is, for at least one vehicle-movement dynamics characteristic variable which is indicative of the tendency of the vehicle to tilt about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, an associated tilting-prevention threshold value is prescribed and the respective characteristic-variable instantaneous value is continuously acquired and compared with the tilting-prevention threshold value. The wheels which are on the outside during cornering are, for the purpose of preventing tilting, braked as soon as an associated characteristic-variable instantaneous value exceeds the associated tilting-prevention threshold value.
Patent GB-2318106-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the drive train of a motor vehicle in response to environmental conditions
Inventor: PROBST GREGOR
IPC: B60W20/00
Filed: 1997-09-12
Abstract: In order to control the drive train of a motor vehicle, the position of the accelerator pedal 21 is interpreted as a wheel torque or an initial gear torque that is desired by the driver and together with the position of the brake pedal 20 is used to calculate central control parameters for the drive sources and decelerating units of the drive train. Data on the local environmental load is taken into consideration in such a way that a driving mode of the motor vehicle that is adapted to the respective current environmental conditions is established and indicated to the driver. Unless the driver rejects this mode of driving for special reasons, it is automatically carried out.
Patent GB-2330442-A (GB)
Title: Display device
Inventor: CHARLES CHRISTOPHER HUGH
IPC: G09F7/10
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a display device (10) which has a rear panel (12) for attachment to a surface. A transparent front panel (11) is releasably secured to the rear panel (12) so that the panels define between them one or more cells (14) for receiving a card or sheet (17) bearing information to be displayed. The front panel (11)  has one or more slot-shaped apertures (13) therein for allowing a card or sheet (17) to be deposited in a corresponding cell (14). The cell(s) (14) have tongues (18) for guiding a card or sheet (17) deposited therein towards the front panel (11), and are of such a depth that the top of a card or sheet (17) deposited therein is below the aperture (13). Accordingly, the sheet (17) cannot be removed from the cell (14) via the aperture (13).
Patent GB-2321120-A (GB)
Title: Remote education via an internet
Inventor: OH MIN-SEOK
IPC: G06Q50/20
Filed: 1997-10-20
Abstract: Remote education is provided via an internet which has been widely used as an information network. It has an open structure which is not influenced by particular hardware, or software such as an operating system or a web browser. A remote education provider can construct a remote education server with the minimum cost and time. Also, users easily connect to the remote education server via the internet to then receive a remote education service. The remote education server providing an educational program includes individual learning progress according to a learning evaluation and a performance management function, and performs a discriminative education according to capability of each individual.
Patent GB-2328004-A (GB)
Title: Drip control valve
Inventor: YAMADA HIROSUKE
IPC: F16K23/00
Filed: 1998-07-01
Abstract: A opening and closing valve (40) comprises ROM (245) in which a plurality of valve-closing program control patterns are stored in order to avoid liquid drip when the valve is closed. The valve (40) further comprises a control unit (242) for controlling a valve plug lift position in a direction to close the valve by controlling an amount of electric power application to a linear voice coil type driving unit (134) in accordance with the valve-closing program control pattern.