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Patent GB-2266268-A (GB)
Title: Bending or folding a veneer surfaced material
Inventor: LEWIS ROBERT DEXTER
IPC: B32B21/10
Filed: 1993-04-23
Abstract: A surface material such as a fire retardant laminate of veneer (20) treated with a flame retardant compound, flexible fire retardant fabric (21) and veneer (22) or simply wood veneer or synthetic wood veneer is bent or folded by the application of a layer of paper along the fold line, followed by the application of hot water or steam to the fold line, folding of the surface material and finally removal of the layer of paper. The result is a folded, surface material which is free from cracks and faults. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279636-A (GB)
Title: Indicating use of fall-arrest apparatus
Inventor: FEATHERS LEONARD JOHN
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 1993-07-07
Abstract: A fall-arrest apparatus for protecting workers who are exposed to the risk of a fall from an elevated work site incorporates a drum (1) onto which a safety line (SL) is wound and a drum brake mechanism which becomes automatically applied in the event of an excessive unwinding speed of the safety line. A safety line guide roller (27) is located between the drum (1) and the exit passage (26) through which the safety line leaves the apparatus. In the event of the fall of a worker attached to the safety line the fall-arrest forces on the safety line result in exertion of such pressure of the safety line on the guide roller (27) that the roller spindle snaps and an associated disc (31) become displaced. Such displacement results in exposure to view of a coloured ring (33) which serves as a warning that the apparatus has arrested a fall and must not be re-used until it has been serviced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282973-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball retrieval device
Inventor: THOMPSON COLIN FEDERICK
IPC: A63B47/02
Filed: 1993-10-05
Abstract: A device for use in retrieving golf balls, which device comprises in integral combination a plurality of first members 12, 13 defining a mouth area through which a golf ball may pass into a retrieval space to receive and hold a golf ball for retrieval and a plurality of second members 23 disposed in a direction away from the first members and defining a space to receive and accommodate an end of a golf club handle the device including means 29 to bring the second members into a lockable configuration to grip the golf club handle end. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283289-A (GB)
Title: Immobilising valve for a vehicle hydraulic brake circuit
Inventor: BRAMLEY DAVID
IPC: F16L19/00
Filed: 1993-10-09
Abstract: A valve (10) for use in a hydraulic braking circuit of a vehicle as an immobiliser comprises: a housing (12) including a first port (14) for connection to the master cylinder of a braking circuit, and a second port (16) for connection to at least one wheel cylinder of the braking circuit; a first valve means (28, 30) disposed in a first major passage (18) connecting the first and second ports and rotated by the locking and unlocking of a key-operated lock, the first valve means (as shown) being operable when the lock is locked to block only liquid flowing along the first major passage (18) from the second port (16) to the first port (14), and when the lock is unlocked to permit bidirectional liquid flow along the first major passage (18); and a first bleed-back means including a path (42) along which liquid can seep from the second port (16) to the first port (14) when the lock is locked. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272520-A (GB)
Title: Navigation system for motor vehicles
Inventor: INOUE NOBUTAKA
IPC: G08G1/0969
Filed: 1993-11-15
Abstract: A vehicle navigation system comprises road map display means M1, and map data and route storage means M2. Position detecting means M3 am provided, the road map display means M1 indicating the predetermined route and the current position of the vehicle on the road map. Zoning means M5 determine the next intersection Pi (Figure 8) on the route Pi-1 to be taken. The means M5 also determine several indication trigger sector zones SH, SM, SL, defined by sectors of co-axial circles CH, CM, CL having the next intersection Pi at their common centre. When the vehicle enters the zone, selected according to the vehicles velocity, it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the intersection Pi, and the next intersection to be encountered by the vehicle is indicated on the road map. The driver can thus be guided along a predetermined route. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284623-A (GB)
Title: Filling of spaces
Inventor: FRANCE BARRY
IPC: E21D11/15
Filed: 1993-11-16
Abstract: A method of filling spaces between the lining segments B of a tunnel and a substrate, wherein a flexible bag 2 is secured to the outer face of each segment to cover the area of the segment, and a filler material is supplied through a hole 6 in the lining segment to expand the bag thereby filling the space. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286623-A (GB)
Title: Support hook
Inventor: KENDALL TREVOR JOHN
IPC: B60R7/08
Filed: 1994-01-10
Abstract: The device is S-shaped, providing a hook at one end and intended to be used in any situation where an object (for example a container for a take-away meal) needs to be stabilised or supported within a moving motor vehicle. The device has means at the other end enabling it to be trapped in position by the vehicle's glove box or window, or to carry an adhesive pad or receive bolts or screws. A clip can be carried by the hook. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287485-A (GB)
Title: Variable flush facility for valve-discharge flushing cistern
Inventor: JEREZ REQUENA JOSE LUIS
IPC: E03D1/14
Filed: 1994-03-15
Abstract: A flushing installation comprising a cistern 11 providing for a free surface level 16 for a working volume of water in the cistern; an flush outlet 14 from the cistern located in a lower part of the cistern whereby water can pass out of the cistern; a first trigger system 18 adapted on operation to provide for the passage of a first volume of water from the cistern by way of the outlet; the first volume being a minor proportion (say about 25%) of the maximum water capacity; the major proportion (say at least 70%) of the maximum water capacity continuing to be retained in the cistern; and a second trigger system 19 adapted on operation to provide for the passage of a second volume of water from the cistern by way of the outlet; the second volume being a major proportion (say at least 70%) if not all of the water contained in the given water capacity. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283123-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display
Inventor: CHOI SUNG-LIM
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 1994-07-11
Abstract: A liquid crystal display with low resistance electrode includes an indium tin oxide (ITO) transparent electrode (10) formed on a glass substrate (S) and first (12) and second metal (14) layers formed on both sides of the ITO transparent electrode (10). As a result, line resistance by line voltage drop of the transparent electrode can be reduced to obtain the uniform picture quality. The first of the metal layers may be nickel or nickel plus aluminium while the second layer may be nickel plus gold or merely nickel. Both metal layers are produced by electrodless plating. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281565-A (GB)
Title: Expandable polystyrene particles and foams therefrom
Inventor: MORIOKA IKUO
IPC: B65D81/09
Filed: 1994-07-28
Abstract: A foamed article is obtained by expanding particles obtainable by a graft polymerization of a styrene type monomer onto cis-rich polybutadiene using a blowing agent containing n-pentane as its main component; the foamed article shows a density of 0.015 - 0.040 g/cm<3>, an average cell diameter of 60 - 300 micrometers and a closed cell foam rate of not less than 50%.
Patent GB-2281513-A (GB)
Title: Indicating abnormal operation of a ventilator
Inventor: CAMPBELL DUNCAN
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 1994-08-30
Abstract: One method of sensing a ventilation failure measures a ventilation cycle and, if the pressure is not maintained throughout the whole of an inspiration period above the setting for the low datum point 10, an alarm is signalled. A normal cycle is shown in Figure 1(a) with the pressure indicated by curve 14, low pressure datum 10 and the high pressure datum 12. The inspiration period 16 occurs for a given length of the cycle 14. When the tube feeding air to the patient is disconnected (wholly or partly), the cycle is as shown in Figure 1(b). Inspiration peak 18 is now much lower and pressure drops rapidly, once the given volume has been delivered, to below set low pressure datum 10 before termination of period 16. The peak 18 and the slope of the curve at 20 will vary depending upon the circumstances experienced. Another method measures the period between excursions of the pressure above a given level above datum 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292665-A (GB)
Title: Pest control RF transmitter
Inventor: PALMIERI MARIO
IPC: A01M29/28
Filed: 1994-09-02
Abstract: This invention relates to a RF transmitter getting rid of pests, comprising a circuit which supplies electrical signals determined by a mathematical algorithm. The resulting frequency spectrum is converted into two sequences which follow the pattern of the algorithm itself. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282353-A (GB)
Title: Vectored thrust flight control
Inventor: BISHOP PETER WILLIAM
IPC: F02K1/00
Filed: 1994-10-04
Abstract: A method for the control of adverse yaw in an aircraft, for example, to compensate for engine failure, uses vectored thrust from the APU to provide a directional control means to augment aerodynamic control. In another aspect vectored thrust from wing mounted engines is utilised to provide a twisting force to restore a deformed loaded wing to an optimum aerodynamic profile to minimise drag. Thrust vectoring may be achieved by variable nozzles (figures 1 and 2), variable exhaust flow deflector plates (figures 3A, 3B) or vanes (figures 6 to 8), or pivotally mounted engines (figures 4A to 5A). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288265-A (GB)
Title: Alarm systems
Inventor: SEYMOUR JOHN EDWARD
IPC: G08B13/22
Filed: 1994-10-11
Abstract: An alarm unit 20 which conveniently forms part of an alarm system is adapted when in operative condition, and the alarm system of which it forms part is armed, to be caused by a trigger signal produced by the alarm signal to generate an audio and/or visual warning message advising activation of the alarm system. Thus if the alarm system is armed or disarmed erroneously by an authorised user, or if an authorised user inadvertently triggers the alarm system, he will be alerted by the warning message to take the appropriate remedial action. An embodiment describes distinguishing between alarm signals that might be false and those which cannot be false and effecting a message only if the alarm signal might be false. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295665-A (GB)
Title: Infra-red body
Inventor: HIGHGATE DONALD JAMES
IPC: F41H3/02
Filed: 1994-11-29
Abstract: A flexible IR camouflage garnish comprising a hydrophilic material such as cross-linked methyl methacrylate N-vinyl2-pyrollidine (MMVP) polymer attached to a support material which provides camouflage in the visual region. In use the garnish is applied to the surface of a body and water is transferred eg from a central spray reservoir to the hydrophilic material of the garnish whereby the water evaporates therefrom cooling the surface of the body and thus reducing the IR emissions from the body.
Patent GB-2285240-A (GB)
Title: Spinneret
Inventor: ZIKELI STEFAN
IPC: D01D4/02
Filed: 1994-07-12
Abstract: A spinning nozzle is particularly suitable for spinning cellulose solutions and has a substantially rotationally symmetrical nozzle body (1) with a coolant gas supply (2) at its centre, a supply for cellulose solutions (3), and a ring-shaped, deep-drawn spinning insert made of noble metal (4) with spinning holes (6). The spinning insert has a concave cross section. A rebounding plate (5) guides the coolant gas stream onto the cellulose filaments (7) extruded through the spinning holes (6), so that the coolant gas stream is substantially perpendicular to the extruded cellulose filaments (7). The spinning holes (6) are uniformly spaced from each other in the spinning insert (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285610-A (GB)
Title: Traveling control equipment of construction machine
Inventor: YOMOGITA MAKOTO
IPC: B60N2/75
Filed: 1993-09-22
Abstract: According to the present invention, a front visibility is improved, entry into a cab or exit therefrom of an operator is facilitated, fine operability by a travel pedal is improved, and fatigue at feet is decreased. To achieve this, when the neutral position N of a palm rest (56) is to be detected, forward or rearward speed signals of respective traveling hydraulic motors in response to detection signals of control input detectors (19a, 20a) of right and left travelling knobs (19, 20) are outputted to respective control valves from a controller (15). When the neutral position N of the palm rest is not to be detected, a larger one of detection signals issued from these control input detectors (19a, 20a) is converted into the forward or rearward speed signals of the right and left traveling hydraulic motors (9, 10) in response to a detection signal of the control input detector (21a) of the traveling pedal (21) and a smaller detection signal issued from one of these control input detectors (19a, 20a) causes the controller (15) to output the forward or rearward speed signals of the right and left traveling hydraulic motors (9, 10) in accordance with a product of a ratio of the smaller detection signal to the larger detection signal and the detection signal issued from the control input detector (21a) of the traveling pedal (21), to the respective control valves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299928-A (GB)
Title: Shelf support bracket
Inventor: HARRIES WYNNE
IPC: A47B57/10
Filed: 1995-04-18
Abstract: The shelf support bracket comprises a spine member having a series of equispaced slots 3, each slot having a space which is slightly greater than the spacing between opposed major surfaces of an elongate shelf to be received edgewise in the slots, a wedging disc 4 is arranged to project from the spine member such that upon insertion of the shelf into the slot, the disc engages a major face of the shelf so as to securely wedge the shelf in the slot. Discs may be provided above and below a slot.
Patent GB-2289914-A (GB)
Title: Multiple lock assembly for door having three locks
Inventor: LOZIER BENJAMIN F
IPC: E05G1/00
Filed: 1995-04-21
Abstract: A lock assembly (20) for locking and unlocking a door comprises a lock bar (94) moveable between locked and unlocked positions, three locks (70A, 70B, 70C) each of which have lock arms (76) moveable between locked and unlocked positions and a linkage connecting the lock arms (76) to the lock bar (94). The linkage has a first operating configuration whereby the lock bar (94) moves from its locked to its unlocked position in response to the movement of any pair of lock arms (76) from their locked to their unlocked positions. The linkage also has a second operating configuration whereby the lock bar (94) moves from its locked to its unlocked position in response to either movement by a predetermined pair of lock arms (76) from their locked to unlocked positions or the movement of the third lock arm from its locked to unlocked position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291079-A (GB)
Title: Insulated building blocks
Inventor: CHRISTIAN ANDREW DAVID
IPC: E04C1/41
Filed: 1995-06-23
Abstract: A building block (2) for use in cavity wall constructions comprises a main body (4) of cementitious material provided on one face with a pad (6) of insulating material, preferably polystyrene. The pad comprises an inner face adjoining a face of the main body and an outer face which is offset relative to the inner face. The pad is offset in two directions substantially perpendicular to each other such that when a wall is built by laying the blocks in broken bond there is overlap of insulating material between adjacent blocks. The overlap between the insulation provides the requisite amount of tolerance to maintain the integrity of the thermal barrier even if there is some misalignment of the blocks during laying. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303066-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic therapy system
Inventor: NAYLOR KATHRYN
IPC: A61N2/02
Filed: 1995-07-08
Abstract: Apparatus for administering magnetic therapy comprises a chair 10 having at least one coil 20, 22 built into the back and/or seat thereof and is provided with a control panel 26 capable of producing an alteration in the magnetic field(s) applied.
Patent GB-2290610-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for cooling hot fluids
Inventor: BRONICKI LUCIEN Y
IPC: F01K25/08
Filed: 1994-02-14
Abstract: The cooling of a hot fluid is effecting using a heat exchanger (11) adapted to receive the hot fluid and liquid coolant for cooling the hot fluid such that the liquid coolant is vapourized. A turbine (12), having an output shaft (19) connected to a fan (18), is responsive to vapourized coolant which expands in the turbine (12) for driving the fan (18) to move a mass of air, and produce vapourized coolant. A condenser (13) receives the expanded vapourized coolant and is responsive to air blown by the fan (18), for condensing the expanded vapourized coolant thereby cooling the same producing coolant condensate which is then returned to the heat exchanger (11). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299486-A (GB)
Title: Dial-less calling device
Inventor: SUDA MINORU
IPC: H04M17/02
Filed: 1996-03-20
Abstract: A voice dial card, which is not shown in the drawings, includes a number for accessing the dial-less calling service 5 - 10 and a user identification number. Public telephone (1) is equipped with reader 1a that reads the card. When the card is inserted in direction p, the aforementioned access number and user identification number are read by the reader. These numbers are automatically originated from public telephone (1), and switch (3) connects the line to controller (5) according to the access number. Controller (5) judges whether the customer is eligible to receive the dial-less calling service according to the user identification number, and if it judges that the customer is eligible to receive the service, it requests the caller to speak the destination name. In the following steps, voice dialing is performed. According to this invention, a user can access voice dialing service from public telephones as well as non-public telephones.
Patent GB-2299875-A (GB)
Title: Calibrating and/or monitoring a temperature control system
Inventor: STRAKA DERRICK
IPC: D02J13/00
Filed: 1996-04-12
Abstract: Apparatus such as a heated godet 3 is provided with a heating unit 5 and a temperature sensor 11 connected in a control loop to maintain constant the temperature of the surface of the apparatus, e.g. the godet on which a synthetic yarn is guided. The control loop is opened periodically or intermittently so that the heating unit can be heated independently of the feedback control provided by a control unit 7. Upon the heating unit attaining an equilibrium with temperature, a first actual value temperature is measured and a difference is obtained from an expected setpoint temperature corresponding to a given control ratio. A signal representing the difference is generated and an appropriate correction applied. It is also possible to deduce failure of the temperature sensor and/or the heating unit or inappropriate positioning of the temperature sensor, from the magnitude of the difference signal.
Patent GB-2315034-A (GB)
Title: A method for casting aluminium; release agents
Inventor: THONI LOTHAR
IPC: B22C3/00
Filed: 1996-07-09
Abstract: A steel mould of a desired configuration associated with a particular product is prepared by the use of selection quantities of graphite, a micro-colloid, waterglass and water which are combined to form an aqueous release agent composition. A coating of this release agent composition is sprayed onto internal surfaces of the mould. The mould is closed. Molten aluminium is prepared in a furnace and poured into the mould. After cooling the aluminium in the mould to form the desired product the mould is opened and the product is ejected from the mould.
Patent GB-961759-A (GB)
Abstract: 961,759. Capacitors. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO. Inc. Oct. 18, 1962 [Oct. 23, 1961], No. 39409/62. Heading H1M. A low value by-pass capacitor for an Esaki diode is fabricated from an aluminium rod 11 (Fig. 1C) which is washed in trichlorethylene, dried, quick dipped in hot sodium hydroxide solution, bright dipped in hot phosphoric acid solution with admixture of nitric and acetic acids, washed in trichlorethylene and anodized in dilute sulphuric acid to produce an oxide layer. The rod is then washed and boiled in distilled water to seal the layer and inserted in clean copper tube 13 after which the assembly is drawn through a die to bind the elements together. The copper sheath may be trimmed back to expose the aluminium surface for connection, or a pin may be inserted in a reamed hole of the rod. The ends are polished to remove shortcircuiting burrs, silver may be used in lieu of copper, and alternatively an aluminium tube 21 is drawn over a silver wire 22, anodized, and a silver or copper sheath 23 drawn over the anodized surface (Fig. 2B). The capacitor may be inserted in a brass microwave iris in conjunction with an Esaki diode (Fig. 3, not shown).
Patent GB-2319090-A (GB)
Title: A Spectrum Analyser
Inventor: THOMAS NEIL EDWIN
IPC: G01R23/173
Filed: 1996-11-07
Abstract: A spectrum analyser comprising: means 2 for converting at each of a first and at least one further tuned setting thereof the frequency of a received radio frequency signal 1 to a respective first and at least one further intermediate frequency; means 8 for digitising each intermediate frequency signal; means 9 for carrying out a frequency analysis of each digitised intermediate frequency signal to provide a respective power spectrum thereof; means 10 for shifting the frequency of the power spectrum of the or each said further intermediate frequency signal so that the spectral line corresponding to the further intermediate frequency is shifted to the first intermediate frequency; and means 13 for combining the power spectrum of the first intermediate frequency signal with the shifted power spectrum(s) of the further intermediate frequency signal(s) such that any spurious signals present in the power spectrums due to operation of said spectrum analyser are attenuated as compared to spectral lines present in the power spectrums due to frequency components of said received radio frequency signal.
Patent GB-2310470-A (GB)
Title: A continuously-variable transmission for a vehicle with automatic and manual control modes
Inventor: SAKAKIYAMA RYUZO
IPC: F16H61/662
Filed: 1997-01-23
Abstract: A continuously variable transmission has an automatic transmission mode and a manual transmission mode. When a manual transmission mode is chosen the ratios selected are not fixed but vary in accordance with engine and/or vehicle speed. This provides an upshift at high engine speed in low speed ranges and a downshift at high vehicle speed in a high speed range. Also when the engine speed reaches a lower limit value without making a down-shift, the speed ratio is controlled so as to hold the engine speed at the lower limit value. Thus constituted continuously variable transmission provides a vehicle with advantages such as easy handling, smooth acceleration/deceleration performance and extended maximum speed when the manual transmission mode is selected.