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Patent GB-2311791-A (GB)
Title: Gold-tinted glazing panels
Inventor: DEPAUW JEAN-MICHEL
IPC: C23C14/00
Filed: 1996-04-02
Abstract: Glazing panels having a gold appearance but not including gold as such are provided by coated substrate sheets carrying a stack of coating layers comprising, in sequence from the substrate at least one of each of the following layers:  (i) a slightly absorbent metal nitride or metal oxide transparent layer having a geometric thickness in the range 2 to 40 nm and (ii) a transparent layer of a highly infra-red reflective metal selected from silver, copper, aluminium and mixtures and alloys thereof or of a semi-conductor selected from silicon and germanium, said layer having a geometric thickness in the range 10 to 40 nm, wherein the coating layers impart to the substrate, as measured from the uncoated side, a luminous reflection of more than 25%, a colour purity of more than 25% and a dominant wavelength in the range 575 to 595 nm, giving the substrate a gold tint. The so-coated substrates, with certain additional features according to the precise duty, provide both spandrel and window panels for a glazed building facade to give a uniform gold tint across the whole facade. Layer i) may be titanium nitride, chromium nitride, or stainless steel oxide.
Patent GB-2311933-A (GB)
Title: An easel
Inventor: JONES RONALD DAVID
IPC: A47B97/08
Filed: 1996-04-09
Abstract: An artist's easel is disclosed that permits an artist's work surface to be mounted at more than one location on the easel. The easel 1 comprises an adjustable easel frame 3 and a support stand 2 for supporting the easel frame. The easel frame is removably engagable with the support stand at a first location atop of the stand, and at a second location aside of the stand. The easel frame is freestanding and can be used independently of the stand.
Patent GB-2299641-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic tensioning nut
Inventor: GETHINGS MICHAEL SHAUN BRIAN
IPC: F16B31/04
Filed: 1996-04-09
Abstract: A hydraulic tensioning nut includes a stack of compressible Belville washers 12, on which a piston 2 acts and which fits freely about an externally screw-threaded part 19 of an article 21 to which the nut is applied for use. The washers 12 are compressible to a limited extent under hydraulic pressure applied between a body 1 and piston 2, but resist further compression when the applied pressure exceeds a predetermined value. The initial effect of applied hydraulic pressure, while the compressible means compresses, is for equal and opposite reaction to the force at the screw-threaded part. As the predetermined value is exceeded and the washers 12 resist further compression loading, tensioning of the screw-threaded part 19 increases. Retention means, e.g. shims 17 or a collar 18, is then applied to hold the screw-threaded part 19 tensioned when the hydraulic pressure is removed. The arrangement reduces load loss on the screw-threaded part when the hydraulic pressure is removed, enhancing security of the nut. Screws (35, Fig 4) in tapped holes (34) extending through the body to the piston 2 can be tightened onto the piston 2 to urge the body 1 and piston 2 apart mechanically if hydraulic pressure cannot be supplied between them.
Patent GB-2302794-A (GB)
Title: Body armour
Inventor: MURDEN DEAN GARY
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 1996-06-20
Abstract: Body armour 10 for use in protecting a protected side 12 thereof from a stabbing threat comprises first 16 and second 18 layers of platelets overlying a flexible sheet 20. The platelets 22 forming said first layer 16 comprise first protective portions 22a being arranged adjacent to each other in a two dimensional array which substantially covers the area of said armour. Each platelet 22 also comprises a second protective portion 22b which covers the gap between adjacent first protective portions 22a. The inner platelets 26 are positioned to intercept stabbing threats 30 passing between the outer platelets 22 obliquely.
Patent GB-2303924-A (GB)
Title: Resistive gas sensing
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID EDWARD
IPC: G01N27/12
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: A resistive gas sensor has a porous semiconducting oxide in which the pore surfaces are decorated with a precious metal. The sensor operates at ambient temperatures for detection and measurement of target gases, especially carbon monoxide. For this purpose, parameters of the oxide and of the metallic phase are defined. The sensors operate best in the dark, and may be connected in an oscillator circuit so that the output signals representing gas concentration are frequency signals.
Patent GB-2307449-A (GB)
Title: Device for washing outer cylindrical surfaces of a rotary printing machine, and rotary printing machine
Inventor: BAER WOLFGANG
IPC: B41F35/00
Filed: 1996-11-20
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for washing outer cylindrical surfaces of a rotary printing machine with a washing cloth which is unwound from a supply roll and, via a pressing-on rail, supplied to a take-up roll, with said washing cloth being pressable by means of said pressing-on rail against the outer cylindrical surface to be washed, for the purpose of facilitating matters only the two washing-cloth rolls with the washing cloth are changed and the other components of the washup device remain inside the machine.
Patent GB-2322066-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning head with fluid delivery and removal means
Inventor: BREWIN GEOFFREY MARTIN
IPC: A47L11/30
Filed: 1997-02-17
Abstract: A cleaning head 10 for surface cleaning comprises agitating means 50 engageable with the surface S for agitating cleaning liquid thereon; means (40 fig 5) for delivery of a cleaning liquid to the surface in the region of the agitating means 50; air passage means 20 adapted for connection to a source of suction; collecting means 30, engageable with the surface and communicating with the air passage means 20, for collection of liquid from the surface by suction; means for effecting relative movement between the agitating means 50 and the collecting means 30 in a direction which, in use, is generally perpendicular to the surface being cleaned. The agitating means 50 comprises a transversely extending strip (51 fig 5) of porous material, having a width in the fore-and-aft direction much less than its transverse length. The means 40 for delivery of the cleaning liquid is arranged and constructed to deliver said liquid at a transversely extending edge face of the porous strip (51) so that said liquid can flow onto the surface S without passing through the strip, and includes a transversely extending distribution duct (52, 53 fig 5) which is disposed above the agitating means and is closed apart from an inlet aperture and a plurality of transversely spaced outlet apertures. The cleaning head is mounted on an operating member 21 which is adapted to be held by a user to facilitate movement of the head over the surface to be cleaned, and the air passage means 20 includes a pivotal connection (16, 24 fig 5) which enables relative angular movement between the cleaning head and said operating member. The cleaning head is adjustable between respective cleaning and drying modes of operation and when the head is in its cleaning mode both the agitating means (50) and the collecting means 30 co-operate substantially equally with said surface, whereas when the head is in its drying mode the collecting means co-operates predominantly or exclusively with said surface. Various arrangements are described relative adjustment of the agitating means (50) and the collecting means 30 as necessary to achieve this.
Patent GB-970431-A (GB)
IPC: C07C69/76
Abstract: 970,431. Preparation of esters. WACKERCHEMIE G.m.b.H. Jan. 24, 1962 [Feb. 4, 1961], No. 2712/62. Heading C2C. Esters are prepared by transesterification of an ester with an alcohol, or by esterification of an acid with an alcohol in the presence, as a catalyst, of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, or thorium chelates, of general formula in which X is a chelate-former and/or a whole number, and titanium may be replaced by the other Group IV( A ) metals mentioned. Chelate formers, i.e. substances bound to the metal atom by valency bond and by a co-ordinate link through a oxygen or nitrogen are listed, and include those formed from acetyl acetone, diacetoacetic acid ester, acetyl-mesityl oxide, acetonyl-acetone, benzoyl-acetone, triazyl-methane, benzoyl-diacetyl-methane, formyl-acetyl-acetone, acetoacetic acid ester and substituted acetoacetic acid esters, propionyl-propionic and butyl-butyric acid ester, acetone-dicarboxylic acid esters, oxaloacetic acid ester, mono-, di-, or tri-ethanolamine, polyols, lactic acid ester, or glycollic acid ester, hydroxy-succinic acid ester, hydroxybutyric acid ester, glycerine acid ester, malic acid ester, dihydroxysuccinic acid ester, citric acid ester, diacetone alcohol, dihydroxyacetone, hydroxymalonic-dialdehydes and higher condensation products of acetone (acetone oils). The process may be continuous with the catalyst in a column, or discontinuous by the addition of the reaction components to the catalyst which may be supported on carriers such as aluminium silicate, coke, active charcoal, porous ceramic substances, silica gel, and aluminium oxide. Examples describe the use of various catalysts in the preparation of butyl #-methoxypropionate, n-hexyl chloracetate, butyl butyrate, 2-ethyl butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl #-butoxypropionate, allyl acetate, dibutyl carbonate, phenyl isobutyrate, butyl acrylate, butyl 2-ethoxyisobutyrate, triethylene glycol dibutyrate, dihexyl sulphate, butyl benzoate, diethylene glycol phthalate, 2-ethylbutyl benzoate, ethyl acetate, and butyl acetate.
Patent GB-2323269-A (GB)
Title: Pedestrian operated suction sweeping machine
Inventor: GALASHAN FRANCIS ALLAN NICOL
IPC: E01H1/05
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: The machine has a brush raising mechanism to raise the brush when not in use which is operable from the handlebars, this mechanism preferably being rod and cable operated. The machine has a pair of rotatable brushes 17 and a suction head 5 at its front end, handlebars at the rear, an optional foldaway trailing seat, and a casing in which are located a motor and a fan to generate a suction air stream to draw debris from the suction head into a debris compartment at the rear of the machine. Filters are associated with the debris compartment to filter dust and heavier debris from the air stream before this is returned to the atmosphere. An adjusting mechanism 31 for compensating for brush wear has an adjustment compensating lever 65 linked to the brush raising mechanism.
Patent GB-2324017-A (GB)
Title: Protective enclosure for aquaria or terraria
Inventor: EYDMANN MICHAEL ALBERT
IPC: A01K63/00
Filed: 1997-04-08
Abstract: Glass aquaria or aqua-terraria 12 are fragile and susceptible to breakage. External impact can result in such breakage or vibrations which can cause the escape, shock or death of the aquariums or aqua-terrariums inhabitants. By enclosing the aquarium or aqua-terrarium within unbreakable protective barriers 10 and 16 and an air gap 17, the aquarium or aqua-terrarium and their inhabitants are rendered safe from external impact.
Patent GB-2312553-A (GB)
Title: Micromechanical structures
Inventor: LAERMER FRANZ
IPC: G01P15/08
Filed: 1997-04-21
Abstract: The micromechanical structures (16) produced in a separate wafer (14) and this wafer (14) is aligned with and placed on a wafer (12) containing integrated circuits by interposing a metallic connecting element (20). The device may be used as a capacitive acceleration sensor.
Patent GB-2313744-A (GB)
Title: Billing Arrangement for a Mobile Telephone System
Inventor: PLUSH CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04W4/08
Filed: 1997-05-23
Abstract: A billing centre for a mobile communications system is provided which allows groups of subscribers sharing a single account to be identified both during the call rating procedure, during which call detail records are related to add a charge to the call detail record, and/or to add a usage of a pre-paid usage allocation to be added to the call detail records, and during the production of billing details at the end of a billing period. A relational database holds usage allocation records which pertain either to a single subscriber, or to a group of subscribers. The group of subscribers may consist of any of 2 to 50, or more, subscribers, depending on the subscription type held by the group.
Patent GB-2325459-A (GB)
Title: Automatically erecting box.
Inventor: PETERS ANDREW
IPC: B65D5/46
Filed: 1997-05-23
Abstract: An automatically erecting box (Fig. 3) is constructed from a blank that comprises a base panel 1 and connected to the base, first and second pairs of opposing wall panels. In a preferred form the first pair of wall panels 3,4 are rectangular and and the second pair 6, 7 are triangular. A pair of flaps 8-11, 14-17 extend between adjacent edges of the wall panels, the flaps being foldably connected to each other 19 and to a respective edge of a wall panel. The flaps 14-17 are doubled over and glued to the adjoining wall panel (Fig. 2b). In this way the flaps 8-11 are effectively attached to an interior surface of the first pair of wall panels. This provides a flat partly assembled box that can be automatically erected by raising any one of the wall panels. The box may be held in its erect state by providing a tab 30 which is insertable into a slot provided on an opposing wall panel. The tab is conveniently defined by a cut line that forms part of a double thickness handle assembly 21-31 extending from each rectangular wall panel.
Patent GB-2314130-A (GB)
Title: Antilock brake control system in vehicle
Inventor: MATSUNO ISAO
IPC: B60T8/66
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: An antilock brake control system in a vehicle is designed to retard the pressure increasing timing in one of front and rear wheel braking liquid pressure regulating devices which corresponds to a wheel having the smaller load share, until the wheel speed of such wheel is started to be reduced while following an actual vehicle speed after being restored to near the actual vehicle speed, when both of front and rear wheels are in antilock brake-controlled state. In this state, when the pressure increasing timing is retarded, brake pressure at the wheel having the smaller load share is (a) in a pressure maintaining node if the vehicle deceleration calculated at 24 is equal to or larger than a preset deceleration, and (b) in pressure reducing mode, if the vehicle deceleration is smaller than the preset deceleration.
Patent GB-971218-A (GB)
IPC: A21C3/00
Abstract: 971,218. Shaping dough blanks. WERNER & PFLEIDERER G.m.b.H. Jan. 5, 1962 [Jan. 10, 1961], No. 589/62. Heading B5A. Roll kneaded dough lumps, on conveyer 1, are gated and sized by vertical rollers 8, flattened by roller 7 and folded and squeezed, as at c, within the channel formed by belt 1 and adjustable moulding checks 5, then pass under the adjustable grooving roller 4 and between further adjustable moulding checks 6 prior to flattening of the top of the moulded blank by roller 10 as at e.
Patent GB-2312009-A (GB)
Title: Soil stabilisation
Inventor: NEIL THOMAS BRUCE
IPC: C09K17/02
Filed: 1995-11-17
Abstract: A composition for soil stabilisation or treatment of contaminated soils which comprises a coagulant, preferably a salt of a polyvalent cation for aggregation of soil particles and preferably a flocculent such as a polyacrylamide for agglomeration of coiloidal soil particles.
Patent GB-2313087-A (GB)
Title: Extraction of bushes
Inventor: GOODENOUGH DAVID
IPC: B25B27/073
Filed: 1996-01-11
Abstract: A pierce bush (12) is mounted directly in a bore (18) in the lower casting (10) of a press tool. It has a stepped bore (26) through it which is narrower at the top (28) than at the bottom (30). In order to extract it a tube (32) with an expander (36) are passed down into the bush, the expander (36) is pulled, using a nut (48), up through the tube (32), which is deformed outwards, and the expander and tube (32) are then used to pull the bush out of the casting (10).
Patent GB-2328438-A (GB)
Title: Polymer compositions having improved barrier properties
Inventor: BRANCH MARK GRAHAM
IPC: C08K5/5425
Filed: 1997-08-22
Abstract: To improve the gas and vapour barrier properties of a polymeric composition containing an inorganic platelet filler a coupling agent is added to the composition, the coupling agent having a first chemical group which is reactive with the polymer and a second chemical group which is reactive with the platelet filler. The coupling agent may be a vinyl silane, preferably vinyl trimethoxysilane and the filler may be talc. A free radical initiator may also be added. Flexible tube containers may be formed from such compositions.
Patent GB-2329017-A (GB)
Title: Gas detector
Inventor: WALLWORK TONY
IPC: G01N21/78
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: Detector 30 has a gas detection tube 3, a backplate 1, a tube holder 2 e.g. made of a plastic moulding, and an outer cover 4. The tube 3 houses a chemical compound which reacts with the test gas to provide a visual indication of its concentration. The detection tube 3 has a detachable end portion 29 which allows the gas to come into contact with the chemical compound. The end portion 29 is generally retained within the outer cover 4 after detachment from the main body of the detection tube 3. The backplate 1 may be marked to indicate the concentration of the test gas. Contact of the operator with the fragments resulting from breaking of the detachable end position is avoided.
Patent GB-2319625-A (GB)
Title: Preview apparatus in single lens reflex camera
Inventor: OGI MIKIO
IPC: G03B9/36
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: A preview apparatus in a single lens reflex camera is provided in which a mirror drive mechanism, a diaphragm drive mechanism, and a shutter are driven in association with the rotation of a single-revolution cam gear 25 which is driven by a motor 12. When the release switch is turned ON, the one-turn cam gear is rotated by single-revolution in the forward direction, and when an external preview switch is turned ON, the preview operation is carried out by the reverse rotation of the single-revolution cam gear 25 within a predetermined angle range in which the stop-down operation takes place without causing an upward movement of the mirror 55.
Patent GB-2317155-A (GB)
Title: Soft gelatin capsule manufacture
Inventor: BROX WERNER
IPC: A61K9/48
Filed: 1994-09-26
Abstract: A process for manufacturing soft gelatin capsules having a capsule shell comprising gelatin and a component which leads to tackiness, wherein the gelatin is in the form of bands, wherein cooling of the gelatin bands to form the capsule shell is effected using a liquid coolant.
Patent GB-2323321-A (GB)
Title: Moulding an article and releasing from the mould
Inventor: BUCKINGHAM ALAN THOMAS
IPC: B29C45/44
Filed: 1998-02-27
Abstract: A moulding apparatus comprises a female mould tool 10 a male mould tool 12 arranged to mould a hollow article. Two hollow flexible tubes 28, 28a are mounted in circumferential grooves 26, 26a in the surfaces of the two tools 10, 12. The tubes 28, 28a are flexible between an expanded condition in which they protrude beyond the tool surfaces into the mould cavity 14, and a contracted condition in which they are contracted into the grooves 26, 26a. A fluid in the form of air is pumped into and out of the tubes 28, 28a to control their expansion and contraction. The tubes are contracted after the moulded article has hardened to enable the article to be removed from the tools 10, 12.
Patent GB-2323603-A (GB)
Title: Liquid-crystalline medium having at least four 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene-containing mesogens & negative dielectric anisotropy and its use in displays, eg IPS
Inventor: ICHINOSE HIDEO
IPC: G02F1/13
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: An electro-optical liquid-crystal display is provided which has a realignment layer for realigning the liquid crystals, where the field thereof has a significant component parallel to the liquid-crystal layer, and comprises a liquid-crystalline medium having negative dielectric anisotropy, where the medium comprises at least one mesogenic compound which contains at least four compounds which contain a group of the formula A The medium is also claimed per se provided it comprises - from 15 to 85 % by weight, preferably from 30 to 75 % by weight, of at least four compounds of the formula I, - from 10 to 55 % by weight, preferably from 10 to 40 % by weight, of at least one compound of the formula II. in which m and n are 0, 1 or 2 such that m+n is 1, 2 or 3 O is 1, 2 or 3 in each of which R, R<SP>2</SP>, R<SP>3</SP> and R<SP>4</SP> are each an alkyl or alkenyl radical having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which is unsubstituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF 3  or at least monosubstituted by halogen, where, in addition, one or more CH 2  groups in these radicals may each, independently of one another, be replaced by -O-, -S-, #, -CO-, -CO-O-, -O-CO- or -O-CO-O- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another; A<SP>1</SP>, A<SP>2</SP>, A<SP>3</SP>, A<SP>4</SP> are each, independently of one another, ring systems selected from (a) a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene radical in which, in addition, one or more non-adjacent CH 2  groups may be replaced by -O- and/or -S-, (b) a 1,4-phenylene radical in which, in addition, one or two CH groups may be replaced by N, (c) a radical from the group consisting of 1,4-cyclo-hexenylene, 1,4-bicyclo-[2.2.2]octylene, piperidine-1,4-diyl, naphthalene-2,6-diyl, decahydro-naphthalene-2,6-diyl and 1,2,3,4-tetra-hydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl, where the radicals (a) and (b) may be substituted by one or two fluorine atoms; and Z<SP>1</SP>, Z<SP>2</SP> and Z<SP>3</SP> are each, independently of one another, a link selected from -CO-O-, -O-CO-, -CH 2 O-, -OCH 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH=CH-, -C#CO- or a single bond, or one of the radicals Z<SP>1</SP> and Z<SP>2</SP> is alternatively -(CH 2 ) 4 - or -CH=CH-CH 2 CH 2 -, Such materials are suitable for achieving relatively low threshold voltages and short response times in "in-plane switching" (IPS) displays.
Patent GB-2321917-A (GB)
Title: Mortar bedded verge system for roofs
Inventor: QUINNELL GEOFFREY CHARLES
IPC: E04D13/158
Filed: 1995-09-07
Abstract: A mortar bedded roof verge construction having a traditional appearance incorporating an undercloak 2 and mortar 9, which extends longitudinally of the verge. Roof tiles are secured by means of clips 6 which may be slid along a track 2' which extends along the verge and into frictional engagement with the tiles 4. The track 2' may be formed as an integral part of the undercloak 2, preferably by extrusion. The undercloak may have a cover portion 19,20 to cap the end of a roof tile batten.
Patent GB-2330298-A (GB)
Title: Toothbrush holder
Inventor: BISSESSAR DIANAND
IPC: A47K1/09
Filed: 1998-10-05
Abstract: A toothbrush holder comprises a support arm 9 which at one end is attachable to a wall and at the other end is forked to hold a disc which may be tilted and which has holes in which a toothbrush handle may be placed.