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Patent GB-2301276-A (GB)
Title: Display rack
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER BRIAN DON
IPC: A47F7/00
Filed: 1995-05-30
Abstract: A display rack comprising a support (4) and a row of arms (5) which extend away from the support, each arm having a tip (6) which points back towards the support for hooking an elongate object such as a golf club (10) to retain it in a slot (3) between the arm and the support. The display rack is usually incorporated in a display. Elongate objects may be displayed so as to extend generally vertically (see Fig. 2) or generally horizontally (see Fig. 7).
Patent GB-2304699-A (GB)
Title: Sheet feeding processes
Inventor: KLAAS LAWRENCE S
IPC: B65H29/66
Filed: 1996-09-04
Abstract: A product supplier 24 feeds shingled printed products 26 to a product separator which accelerates the products into a separated stream 36 before they enter an ink jet printer (50 Fig 3). A gripper conveyor then conveys the products in shingled form 40 from the printer (50) to a gatherer 42.
Patent GB-2320831-A (GB)
Title: Telecine system
Inventor: HUNT STUART WILLIAM ARUNDELL
IPC: H04N3/40
Filed: 1996-12-06
Abstract: A flying spot telecine system uses an elongate scanning light beam 1. The cross-section of the light beam is preferably elliptical and its orientation or shape can be varied in response to the position of the flying spot on the scanned film frame.
Patent GB-2321134-A (GB)
Title: An assembly for a keypad
Inventor: AALTONEN ANTERO
IPC: H01H13/70
Filed: 1996-12-24
Abstract: An assembly for a keypad includes an array of domed snap acting contact elements 30, each of which is depressible into contact with a respective electrical contact region 42 on a substrate 40 and each of which overlies only a portion of the corresponding electrical contact region 42. The arrangement enables a substrate 40 having a particular pattern of contact regions 42 to be used for a range of keypad designs having different key spacings.
Patent GB-2310685-A (GB)
Title: Reversable latch
Inventor: CHAGGAR BALVINDER
IPC: E05B63/04
Filed: 1997-02-27
Abstract: A mortice latch wherein the connection between the latch bolt 16 and the latch lath 24 comprises a shaft 20 fixed to one of the said elements and which is slidably and rotatably received in an aperture in the other opposite element, there being resilient biasing means 30 to bias the latch bolt and the latch lath together in a so as normally to dispose a portion of the latch bolt within the aperture in the fore-end of the lock casing when the latch lath is in its extended position and whereby the latch bolt may be manually displaced outwardly of the aperture in the fore-end and then rotated to change the hand followed by release of the latch bolt so as to be biased inwardly of the case so as to again position a portion of the latch bolt within said aperture. The bolt may be aligned in the case aperture by flanges 62 engageing in alternative pairs of slots (63) fig 2 (not shown).
Patent GB-2308975-A (GB)
Title: Reversible strip merchandiser
Inventor: GEBKA JOHN
IPC: A47F5/00
Filed: 1995-09-11
Abstract: A strip merchandiser (10) made of plastic sheet has W-shaped slits (16) defining central fingers (18) pointing towards one end of the strip (10) for suspending apertured products and outer fingers (20) pointing towards the opposite end of the strip (10) for suspending slotted products. Mounting panels (14, 14') for hanging the strip (10) from a merchandise display shelf are provided at both ends of the strip so that it can be used reversibly depending on the type of products to be displayed thereon.
Patent GB-2324318-A (GB)
Title: Apertured compressed fibre board for tiling over
Inventor: BASTEN STAN
IPC: E04F15/18
Filed: 1997-04-19
Abstract: The apertures in the fibre board allow for the adhesive to fill in the space left by the aperture, which will stop the board lifting away from the surface to be tiled, which, if left for the adhesive to dry out can happen if normal fibre board is used. It also allows for floorboards to move by not affecting the finished surfaces. If the floorboards move the base layer of adhesive will act as a cushion through the perforations in the fibre board and prevent any movement in the finished surface. On concrete floors, by using a waterproof adhesive and the compressed semi-recessed fibre board system, this will create a waterproof membrane.
Patent GB-2325042-A (GB)
Title: Wall mounted tap
Inventor: PHILLIPS RONALD LUTHER DESMOND
IPC: F16K27/06
Filed: 1997-05-06
Abstract: A tap comprises a housing (2) which defines a fluid conduit having an inlet (4) and a nozzle outlet (6,8). The inlet (4) is integrally formed with the housing (2) and is provided with means for forming a watertight flow connection to a fluid supply pipe. The housing (2) contains a main valve operable to isolate the outlet from the inlet. The housing includes an attachment means (10) which is formed integrally with the housing and by which the tap can be mounted on the surface of an upright wall.
Patent GB-2313513-A (GB)
Title: Picture synthesizing apparatus
Inventor: KOYAMA NOBORU
IPC: H04N5/14
Filed: 1997-05-21
Abstract: A picture synthesizing apparatus includes a reproducing means (32, 34, 35) for reproducing video data from a first recording medium where the video data is recorded in accordance with a data recording format having a hierarchical structure and for reproducing synthesizing video data and synthesizing key data from a second recording medium where the synthesizing video data and the key data are recorded in accordance with the same recording format as the data recording format, and a synthesizing means (30) for forming output data, based on the key data, the video data and the synthesizing video data.
Patent GB-2316028-A (GB)
Title: Forming a panel
Inventor: BRIDGE DAVID RICHARD
IPC: B21D13/04
Filed: 1997-07-14
Abstract: A panel (10) is formed from a sheet (12) of metal. The method comprises corrugating the sheet (12) with corrugations which extend parallel to one another in a first direction, and corrugating the already corrugated sheet (12) with corrugations which extend parallel to one another in a second direction, said second direction being inclined at an angle of at least 10{ to said first direction. The panel (10) is formed into a plurality of generally parallel upstanding ridges (20) separated by troughs (22). The troughs (22) have reentrant side walls (24). Each ridge (20) varies in width along its length in a regular manner and varies in height along the length of the ridge with the greatest height occurring at the narrowest points of the ridge.
Patent GB-2315855-A (GB)
Title: Closed hot water circulating system
Inventor: ITO KOICHI
IPC: F28F27/02
Filed: 1997-07-30
Abstract: A closed hot water circulating system comprises a beat exchanger (3), a bypass circuit (5) allowing hot water to bypass the heat exchanger, a rotatable flow control valve (4) for controlling the flow to the heat exchanger and to the bypass circuit, and a pressure-actuated valve (6) in the bypass circuit. The distance between the valve seat (33) of the valve body (30) of the pressure-actuated valve (6) and a centre position of the rotatable flow control valve is not greater than 60mm. The control valve (4) includes a control passage (170). The circumferential surface of the valve body (13) of valve (4) includes inlet-side opening portions (171, 171a), portion (171a) being a small circular opening of 2mm diameter, a bypass-side opening portion (172), and outlet-side opening portions (173, 173a). A spray of hot water may be formed by the shaping of valve (4) directed onto the pressure-actuated valve body (30).
Patent GB-2315960-A (GB)
Title: Automatic timing adjustment for diverse routing of HFC systems
Inventor: BURKE TIMOTHY MARK
IPC: H04L1/22
Filed: 1997-07-31
Abstract: A telephony system having automatic timing adjustment for diverse routing of HFC systems has a signal stream routing through a signal line loop (140) between a head-end (120) and at least one communication unit (152). If a fault occurs within the signal line loop (140), recognized by the head-end (120) when a short uplink burst from the communication unit (152) does not align within a predetermined timing window, the head-end (120) will cycle through predetermined delay parameters corresponding to various alternate signal line loops made up of redundant signal lines (146, 148). Once the predetermined delay parameter corresponding to the current alternate signal line loop is determined, normal operation of the system resumes.
Patent GB-2314508-A (GB)
Title: Diamide-dicarboxylic acid microspheres
Inventor: MILSTEIN SAM J
IPC: B01J13/02
Filed: 1996-04-29
Abstract: Diamide-dicarboxylic acid microspheres are provided. The diamide-dicarboxylic acids may be combined with active agent(s). The resultant composition may be in microsphere form. Also disclosed are methods for administering the microsphere and/or composition that includes the active agent. The microsphere, with or without active agent, may be prepared by (A) solubilizing, in a solvent, at least one diamide-dicarboxylic acid, to yield a first solution; and (B) contacting the first solution with a precipitator solution in which the diamide-carboxylic acid is insoluble and optionally with an active agent.
Patent GB-2320562-A (GB)
Title: Laser illuminated lighting system for vehicle
Inventor: FOHL TIMOTHY
IPC: F21V8/00
Filed: 1997-12-22
Abstract: A lamp assembly, preferably a rear light assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a remote laser light source (12, fig. 1), coupled with an optical fibre light pipe 14 which illuminates a unitary thin sheet optical element 16 comprising an input section 18 with a first collimator (30, fig. 3); a manifold portion 20 with a second collimator 40 and a series of variable depth recesses 48, 50, 52 for directing light towards the kicker portion 22; and a kicker portion with a series of reflective facets (58, fig. 5) for directing light through the face of the lamp.
Patent GB-2320758-A (GB)
Title: Seismic exploration data processing
Inventor: GUNLUNAY NECATI
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 1997-12-24
Abstract: A data processing method for providing a de-aliased output data set d L (t,x L ,y L ) from a spatially aliased, three-dimensional, input data set of known seismic signals, a(t,x,y), where L is an interpolator. The known data set is zero-padded by L and transformed to the f-k domain. The zero-padded data set is zero-masked and transformed to the f-k domain. The zero-padded data set is divided by a zero-padded, zero-masked data set to provide an interpolation operator H L . L-1 zero traces are interleaved between the known traces of data set a(t,x,y) to provide a zero-inserted data set c L ((t,x L ,y L ) whose transform is C L (m,k xL ,k yL ). The product of (H L ) with (C L ) is (D L ) which is inverse-transformed to provide the desired de-aliased data set d L (t,x L ,y L ).
Patent GB-2321177-A (GB)
Title: Combined basket handle and lid latch for deep fryer
Inventor: EDEN ROLAND CYNRIL
IPC: A47J37/12
Filed: 1998-01-12
Abstract: A handle arrangement for a domestic cooking appliance, such as a deep fryer, is described. The appliance has a tank 1 in which a cooking medium can be heated and which is housed in a casing 2 and covered by a lid 5 hinged to the casing and sprung towards an opened condition. Food to be cooked is placed in a container 3 and lowered into and raised out of the cooking medium in the tank by means of a handle 4. The handle includes a manually releasable latch 6 engaging the lid 5 and a restraining arrangement 9,26 acting between the handle 4 and the casing 2 intended to resist upward motion of the handle under the influence of the lid spring and to enable a user to withdraw partially or fully container 3 from the tank 1 in a controlled manner after the lid has been opened by releasing the latch 6.
Patent GB-2324378-A (GB)
Title: Attaching a sensor to a housing
Inventor: MEYER ERNST-AUGUST
IPC: G01D11/30
Filed: 1998-04-14
Abstract: A means for attaching a sensor 7 to an elongate housing 1, especially a housing for linear drives, is described. The housing 1 has on its outer surface at least one longitudinally extending clamping groove (3, fig 1) provided with a groove flank 6 which narrows the groove width towards the groove opening, it being possible to fasten at least one sensor 7 to said groove flank 6 by means of an attaching means. A groove 16 or surface arranged coaxially to the axis of symmetry of the sensor extends in parallel with and adjacent to the clamping groove (3, fig 1) and supports respectively within it or on it a screw 9 associated with the sensor, by means of which screw 9 at least one partial surface of the sensor may be pressed under the bevelled groove flank 6 when the screw is tightened, in such a way that a frictional and form-fitting connection is formed between the clamping groove (3, fig 1) and the sensor 7.
Patent GB-2336898-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connection box
Inventor: TANAKA MITSUO
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 1998-04-27
Abstract: An electrical connection box comprising electronic components mounted therein and a heat pipe (30) for radiating heat generated from the electronic components to the outside, the heat pipe having a heat absorbing portion inside the connection box and a heat radiating portion outside. The heat pipe is formed of an electrically conductive material, an electrically conductive heat collecting member (40) is provided for collecting the heat generated from the electronic components, the heat absorbing portion of the heat pipe is connected to the heat collecting member, and a grounding current is supplied to the heat pipe and the heat collecting member.
Patent GB-2329594-A (GB)
Title: Golf club grip and method of putting
Inventor: MOORE SIMON GARRY
IPC: A63B53/14
Filed: 1998-05-08
Abstract: A long putter, adjustable in length to suit the golfer's stature and preferred posture, with a single long adjustable putter grip, where the grip may have a reverse taper and/or be non circular in cross section, and may be grasped with an inter-woven finger gripping technique. The putter may be used in a simple pendulum type putting stroke, with minimal wrist flexure. A method of putting where the top of the putter makes direct contact with the sternum depression, thereby stabilising the top of the putter against the body, and extending both arms comfortably to grasp the lower portion of the grip, the hands being in direct contact with each other. To strike the ball, the golfer rotates the triangular unit of arms and shoulders, together with the putter, about an axis point which would be, near his spinal column, and behind his sternum depression.
Patent GB-2328673-A (GB)
Title: Patch bag comprising homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer
Inventor: CHILDRESS BLAINE CLEMONS
IPC: B32B27/32
Filed: 1995-12-12
Abstract: A patch bag has a heat-shrinkable patch 24 adhered to a heat-shrinkable bag 22, the patch comprising a heat-shrinkable monolayer patch film of from about 2 to 8 mils thickness which comprises homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer in an amount of from about 5 to 100% (preferably 15 to 85%) by weight. The patch film has a total free shrink at 85 degrees C of from about 10 to 100%. The homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer may be linear or long chain branched and may be blended with heterogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer.
Patent GB-2334429-A (GB)
Title: Running shorts
Inventor: GOUWS PETRUS CHRISTIAAN
IPC: A41D1/089
Filed: 1999-02-19
Abstract: Running shorts (10) comprise a front material panel (12) and a rear material panel (14) defining top edges (16), bottom edges (18) and side edges (20), where the panels are stitched together along the side edges and are connected by a string-like element (24) extending between the bottom edges. The panels may be profiled. The string-like element may comprise a conventional string element, a lace element, a material strip element or the like, and its location separates and defines spaces within the shorts through which the legs of the user pass. The top edges of the panels may be elasticated., and may carry an elastic band or a pull-string. The shorts may include underwear-type briefs located between the panels and stitched to the panels near their top edges.
Patent GB-2334725-A (GB)
Title: Overlaying alloys
Inventor: ANDO KIMIHIKO
IPC: C22C38/04
Filed: 1999-02-22
Abstract: A first alloy comprises 20-70 wt % molybdenum, 0.5-3 wt % carbon, 5-40 wt % nickel, 0-20 wt % manganese, 0-30 wt % cobalt with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. A second alloy comprises 20-60 wt % molybdenum, 0.2-3 wt % carbon, 5-40 wt % nickel, 0-15 wt % manganese, 0-40 wt % cobalt with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities. The second alloy may optionally be modified to also include 0.1-4 wt % silicon and/or niobium, vanadium and titanium totalling 1-15 wt %. Both alloys may be used to face valves, for example in gas engines where the oxidising power is weaker then in petrol engines leading to little oxidation. In such cases molybdenum in the alloys is oxidised to form a lubricating film.
Patent GB-2347546-A (GB)
Title: Wheel display system
Inventor: MARGETSON GUY EDWARD JOHN
IPC: G09G3/00
Filed: 1999-03-02
Abstract: A taxi has four radially extending arrays of LEDs (38A) mounted one on each hub cap. A local receiver (fig.1, 32A to 32D) in each hub cap receives data representing a desired image from a local transmitter (fig.1, 24) and stores it in a local memory. A local control unit in each hub cap selectively energises the LEDs in the associated array (38A) in the required sequence (as the hub cap rotates) to produce an apparent image corresponding to the desired image. A central control station (fig.1, 2) supplies data representing the desired image to a receive (fig.1, 14) in the taxi. This data is only stored in a associated store (fig.1, 20) when a gates (fig.1, 18) responds to a code in the transmitted data corresponds to that particular taxi. The stored data is then downloaded from the memory by the local transmitter.
Patent GB-2347651-A (GB)
Title: Seat Belt Retractor
Inventor: BELL JOHN
IPC: B60R22/36
Filed: 1999-03-11
Abstract: A locking safety belt retractor 10 comprises a retractor housing and a spool in the housing. A toothed ratchet wheel 12 is coupled to the spool. A locking assembly comprises a lockbar 14 pivotally mounted to the housing and moveable by means of a camming arrangement 32 from an initial position clear of the ratchet wheel 12 to a position whereby the lockbar 14 locks the ratchet wheel 12 to the housing. An adjustment mechanism 48 is provided to enable adjustment of the initial position of the lockbar 14. An optical sensor can be provided to sense the position of the lockbar 14 and thus allow the adjustment to be automated.
Patent GB-2347809-A (GB)
Title: Ring transmission system that detects presence/absence of each optical carrier
Inventor: ARNOLD PHILIP ANDREW
IPC: H04B10/00
Filed: 1999-03-12
Abstract: A signal transmission system has a number of wave division multiplex optical carriers linking a number of switching units arranged in a closed ring network. The carriers are amplified to compensate for loss and attenuation, but the ring gain of each carrier must be less than unity to prevent unwanted signal oscillation. An automatic gain control arrangement is operative for each optical carrier which is detected as being present at a switching unit, and the gain control is disabled for each carrier which is detected as being absent.
Patent GB-2338764-A (GB)
Title: Feed belt for holding rivets
Inventor: OHUCHI MASATOSHI
IPC: F16B15/08
Filed: 1999-04-20
Abstract: The belt has upper and lower tabs T4 and T5 which are continuously arranged at constant intervals with narrow slits T3 formed at upper and lower ends of a perpendicular portion T2 which has feeder slots. The tabs T4 and T5 include through holes T41 and T51 provided so that a rivet R can be passed through the holes obliquely. An oblique, U-shaped groove T21 to allow bending of the belt is also provided. The combination of slits and grooves allow the rivets to 'fan out' when the belt is flexed as it is fed through a rivetting machine, ensuring that there is no interference between adjacent rivets during the setting process.
Patent GB-2356388-A (GB)
Title: Can opener
Inventor: SO SHUN
IPC: B67B7/72
Filed: 1999-11-22
Abstract: A manually operable can opener of the rim-cutting type comprises a rotatable traction wheel (22) of generally cylindrical configuration and a freely rotatable circular cutter blade (48). The rotational axes of the cutter blade and traction wheel are so inclined that, in use, the axis of the cutter blade is inclined at an angle of between 3{ and 10{ to the longitudinal axis of a can being opened and the axis of the traction wheel is inclined at an angle of between 0.25{ and 2.5{ to the can axis. In their operative position, the cutter blade (48) penetrates and axially separates a radially outer thickness of metal material comprising the rim but does not cut completely through the rim whereby the can end (62) may be separated from the can leaving a smooth edge both to the end (62) and the side wall (68) of the can.
Patent GB-2357663-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communication adaptor
Inventor: SMITH GRAEME ROY
IPC: H04B1/20
Filed: 1999-12-20
Abstract: A wireless communication adaptor is capable of transmitting and receiving data or control signals in order to replace wired means of interfacing together pieces of equipment such as musical instruments, computer peripherals and audio equipment. The adaptor may be programmable and have interchangeable interface and connector means to allow the adaptor to be reconfigured and connected to various pieces of equipment. This allows equipment not originally made for the wireless communications standards such as the Bluetooth specification to be upgraded for use with wireless systems. In an embodiment the adaptor comprises SCART and coaxial input connectors, and means for re-formatting a UHF/VHF signal so that signals from a video device 11-17 may be wirelessly transmitted to a plurality of receivers. The adaptor also comprises output SCART and coaxial connectors to allow signals to bypass the unit and be output to a local television 12.
Patent GB-191420556-A (GB)
IPC: H01H19/58
Abstract: 20,556. Gledall, E. D. Oct. 5. Switches.-A three-position switch for use in testing telegraph, telephone, or like lines comprises a hollow base a within which are mounted three segmental contacts e, f, g connected with the terminals b, c, d and having depending flanges e<1>, f<1>, g<1> engaged by a rotary contactspring i which has large rubbing-contact surfaces and is adapted to bridge different pairs of the fixed contacts in each of its three positions. The contact spring i is secured to the spindle j', operated by the hand-lever j, by means of two washers l, m which clamp the spring between them and are themselves secured by the screw o to the spindle. A resilient locking-pin p on the spindle slides, under the pressure of the spring blade i, over a flanged segmental guideplate q which is provided with three notches corresponding to the three positions of the blade i.
Patent HU-T65629-A (HU)
Title: Single-layer, sheer biaxial-oriented with thermal fixed pipe-like coating material for foodstoffs
Inventor: STENGER KARL
IPC: B29K77/00
Filed: 1992-12-14
Abstract: A single-layer, transparent, biaxially oriented, heat-set, tubular food casing, in particular artificial sausage casing, based on polyamide is described. It essentially contains a mixture of     a) a linear, aliphatic polyamide and   b) a partly aromatic copolyamide and   c) an acid-modified polyolefin and   d) a pigment of a partical size from 0.01 to 15  mu m.   A process for producing the food casing and its use are also described.