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Patent GB-2279236-A (GB)
Title: Meat substitute manufacturing process and apparatus therefor
Inventor: REED JOHN
IPC: A23L13/00
Filed: 1994-06-10
Abstract: A process for manufacturing a proteinaceous foodstuff of reconstituted meat or meat substitute or the like, which comprises the steps of forming the reconstituted meat or meat substitute into slabs and conveying the slabs along a production line past a cutting head (39, 40) of an apparatus having a conveyor (37), the cutting head having at least one cutting or shearing blade (39, 40) mounted so as to cut or shear the slabs transversely substantially perpendicular to the direction of motion of the conveyor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281292-A (GB)
Title: Detonation break apparatus
Inventor: MULLAN TERENCE WILLIAM
IPC: C06B21/00
Filed: 1994-07-15
Abstract: Detonation break apparatus (1) for breaking a continuous stream of explosive slurry being supplied from a mixer (5) to a storage hopper (7) comprises three hoppers (17a) to (17c) arranged in series between the mixer (5) and downstream hopper (7). Pumps (25a) to (25c) pump the explosive slurry through pipelines (27a) to (27c) from the hoppers (17a) to (17c). Load cells (24a) to (24c) monitor the weight of explosive slurry in the hoppers (17). A control circuit operates the pumps (25) for pumping slurry from one hopper (17) to the next on the quantity of explosive slurry in the hopper reaching a maximum set point. The control circuit is arranged so that no two adjacent pumps (25) operate simultaneously. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292765-A (GB)
Title: Fire escape ladder
Inventor: SPILLINGS PATRICK JOHN
IPC: E06C9/14
Filed: 1994-09-03
Abstract: A flexible fire escape ladder which is packed and stored in a modular container A (Fig. 1) the size of a standard concrete building block for ease of installation under any window. It takes up no storage space in the room. It provides a quick and simple means of egress in emergency, even in darkness, and packs away easily into its container after use. The ladder is made of wooden slats connected by lightweight belting, sufficiently long to reach from a first-floor window to ground level. It is designed as an affordable household item to be fitted into an existing wall or incorporated at the time of construction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283260-A (GB)
Title: Grouting liquid for injection into the ground
Inventor: KAYAHARA KENJI
IPC: E02D3/12
Filed: 1994-10-19
Abstract: A suspension-type grouting liquid for injection into the ground which shows high strength of consolidation in spite that it shows low viscosity and long gellation time, and moreover, which is excellent in long duration strength of consolidation. These advantages are accomplished by providing a grouting liquid for injection into a ground which comprises water glass having mol ratio of 2.5 or less and slag, or sodium aluminate having mol ratio of 10 or more and slag, or, moreover, water glass, sodium aluminate and slag, or if necessary, cement and/or dispersant in addition to each of said mixtures.
Patent GB-2286432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to compressors and pumps
Inventor: MCQUEEN JOHN CORBET
IPC: F04B19/02
Filed: 1995-02-13
Abstract: A compressor/pump unit has a float (2) captive to an elongate member (1) but free to move lengthwise of it. At the ends of this member there are cylinders (7) in which slide pistons (6) coupled to the float (2). The member (1) is rotated about a horizontal axis transverse to its length, and the float (2), immersed in liquid (3), asserts its buoyancy with periodic motion corresponding to the rotation. The pistons (6) are thus actuated and compress or pump. There may be several such units mounted on a common rotary shaft with staggered angular relationships, and the inlets and outlets to and from the cylinders can be coupled to common manifolds on the shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286589-A (GB)
Title: Sulphonamides for solvent extraction
Inventor: QUAN PETER MICHAEL
IPC: C07D215/48
Filed: 1995-02-17
Abstract: A compound of the general formula (1):-   <IMAGE>   wherein     X   is a divalent group which, together with the nitrogen and         carbon atoms to which it is attached, forms an optionally 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring;     Y   is a divalent linking group;     m   is an integer having a value of 0 or 1; and     A   is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group; wherein A and X taken togerher contain at least sixteen aliphatic carbon atoms in one or more hydrocarbyl group. The heteroaromatic ring is preferably 2-quinolinyl and Y is preferably CO. The compound is useful for the extraction of certain metals from aqueous solutions and has a particular affinity for zinc permitting the selective extraction of zinc from other metals, especially iron.
Patent GB-2286875-A (GB)
Title: Adapting vehicle accelerator and brake controls to manual operation
Inventor: GUMMERY NEIL
IPC: G05G1/54
Filed: 1995-02-21
Abstract: Two elongate control members 10, 20 are each secured to the pedals by a clamp 11, 21 comprising a body portion 41 having a first bent over portion 51 which locates around one edge of a pedal and a bracket portion 42 having a second bent over portion 52 which locates around the other edge of the pedal. The bracket portion 42 is slidably displaceable with respect to the body portion 41; retaining means 44 retain the bracket portion 42 at a fixed position in relation to the body portion 41; and locking means 27 including a locking plate 46 is urged against a surface of a vehicle pedal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287521-A (GB)
Title: A piston and ring assembly
Inventor: RAO V DURGA NAGESWAR
IPC: F16J9/28
Filed: 1995-03-06
Abstract: A piston and ring assembly (40) operative within a cylindrical bore wall to retain pressurised fluid to one side of the assembly, the piston having a crown and an annular side wall for movement along the bore wall comprises a piston having at least on annular groove (43) (the groove having an enlarged height of at least 4mm) in the side wall of the piston; at least two split compression rings (41, 42) in each said groove effective to each substantially annularly engage the bore wall, the rings having mating superimposed surfaces to facilitate movement of the rings in unison as a result of friction therebetween; a compressed elastomeric ring (32) (constituted of polysilanes, such as silastic with strengtheners) disposed in said groove (having a compression of 10 - 20% at room temperature), acting between the piston and ring most-remote from said piston crown, to resiliently bias at least said most-remote-ring against the bore wall; a solid film lubricant coating essentially all the sides of said groove (43); and non-mating surfaces (56 - 61) of solid lubricant carried by said rings (41, 42) to effect reduced friction between said rings and groove when being biased by said elastomeric ring. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288765-A (GB)
Title: Shear-mode ink-jet print head.
Inventor: HIRAISHI HISATO
IPC: B41J2/16
Filed: 1993-02-24
Abstract: A shear-mode ink-jet print head structure of the kind in which a plurality of generally parallel channels are formed as grooves in a piece of piezoelectric material, and in which the internal walls of each channel bear a respective electrode, and wherein the application of a driving voltage to the electrodes of any pair of mutually adjacent channels causes the intervening wall to bend in shearing mode to eject ink from one of the participating channels;      is characterised in that:-   (a) active channels (having an ink-ejection orifice) are alternated with dummy channels (which have no ink-ejection orifice), (b) the active channels are supplied with ink from a common source, and (c) the dummy channels (i.e. those having no ink-ejection orifices) are of a different size to the active channels (i.e. those which have ink-ejection orifices) by virtue of being channelled to a different depth into said piezoelectric material than their neighbours.   The dummy channels may be of the same width as (Fig 14) or narrower than (Fig 10) the active channels. They may be either deeper than (Fig 13) or shallower than (Figs. 10, 11, 15) the active channnels. The print head may be of the kind having a nozzle plate secured over the ends of the ink channels, and may be either of the kind having the open sides of the channels of a single piezoelectric plate closed by a roof plate (Figs 10 - 14) or of the kind in which two complementarily channelled piezoelectric plates are secured together face-to-face to give channels of double depth (Fig 15). Print heads of a kind in which centrally located nozzles are provided in a roof plate overlying the open sides of the channels of a single piezoelectric plate are disclosed (Figs 1 - 7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300832-A (GB)
Title: Timber processing
Inventor: GRAINGER WILLIAM
IPC: B27L11/02
Filed: 1995-05-18
Abstract: Two opposite sides of a graded debarked log 1 are canted in a first stage canter 2 and the other two sides are canted in a second stage canter 3. Wood chips from the canters 2, 3 are delivered along a main wood chip conveyor to a vibrating screen unit 30 which divides the chips into over-size wood chips 31, fines 32, and wood chips 33 of desired size. End trimmers 10 and resaws 15, 18 provide a finished timber 25. Waste slivers from edgers 17, 20, waste timber ends 12, and the oversize wood chips 31 are delivered to a main waste timber conveyor 29. From the conveyor 29 the timber is chopped by a chopper 35 into wood chips which are delivered up a pipe 36 to a cyclone 37 which delivers the chips to the screen unit 30 for sorting.
Patent GB-2289178-A (GB)
Title: Circuit and method for generating a delayed output signal
Inventor: KOSIEC JEANNIE HAN
IPC: H03K5/13
Filed: 1994-10-17
Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit (10) and method for providing a delayed output signal which is less sensitive to supply variation compared to conventional circuits, has high noise immunity, can be operated at high frequency, and occupies a minimum area on the semiconductor. The delay is provided according to the present invention by separately controlling the discharge currents of a capacitor (26) before and after the trip point voltage of an output inverter (16) of the circuit (10) has been reached. The delay interval is determined primarily by the capacitor value, the voltage difference between the supply and the trip point of the output inverter, and the first discharge current, set by a resistor (24) in series with a transistor (34). The second discharge current is set by a switch (36) having a series of transistors (38, 40). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293365-A (GB)
Title: Method and Apparatus of Elevator Control
Inventor: TOBITA TOSHIMITSU
IPC: B66B1/20
Filed: 1995-09-05
Abstract: Every time a hall call is registered, a table of operating conditions is consulted in a memory part 36 and an operation mode determined at 35 to decide which car is allotted to the call. The decision can be based on previous allocation, present traffic demands or traffic flow or a long waiting call and is based on current operating conditions rather than times of operation or zoning of elevators. The allocation function chosen can be based on minimum waiting time, an average waiting time or first car to arrive, etc., depending on the amount of unanswered calls. In a further embodiment, a traffic flow mode determination (38, Fig 7) can be added. The control may make use of a neural network (Fig 10) or fuzzy logic rules in determining the basis of car allocation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294882-A (GB)
Title: Self rescuer apparatus
Inventor: GORMAN WARRICK IAN
IPC: A62B17/04
Filed: 1995-11-06
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a hood having a visor of clear plastics or laminate, a breathing mask fixed inside the hood, two air filters and an exhaust valve which also allows the user to be heard if speaking. Elastic is sewn into the hood so that, when the hood is placed over the head, the mask is pulled over the nose and mouth of the user. The hood may be of heat-resistant cloth including heat and light reflective material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307993-A (GB)
Title: Optical device with two reflective surfaces for inserting in partially open book
Inventor: CHRISTIE-MILLER IAN RUSSELL
IPC: B42D9/00
Filed: 1995-12-05
Abstract: A wedge shaped device with one acute angle may be inserted into a partially open book 5, allowing the book to kept partially open, illuminated from 8 and examined at 7 either directly or by double reflection. The device has two reflective surfaces 1, 2 which may be held in position by transparent elements 3, 4. The book may be supported in a partially open position by a container (10, Fig 5) for the device (11, Fig.5).
Patent GB-954922-A (GB)
Abstract: 954,922. Lamp caps. UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. May 17, 1961 [June 22, 1960], No. 17921/61. Heading H1F. [Also in Divisions F4, G1 and H2] A lamp assembly 58 for illuminating an indieating instrument (see Division G1) comprises a base 60 of phenolic resin with slots 62 to facilitate assembly of the lamp in an instrument housing and a boss 63 with slots 66 leading down into threaded holes 68. A cavity 64 in the boss 63 is filled with epoxy resin, a curved resilient washer 74 and a light-barrier washer 76 are fitted over the boss 63, studs 78 are screwed into holes 68 and a bulb 70 is assembled in the boss 63 with its leads 72 passing along the slots 66. The ends of the leads 72 are disposed in slots in the outer ends of the studs 78 and soldered therein.
Patent GB-2301291-A (GB)
Title: Thread-wound golf balls
Inventor: MARUKO TAKASHI
IPC: A63B37/08
Filed: 1996-04-30
Abstract: The present invention provides a thread-wound golf ball comprising a thread rubber ball prepared by winding thread rubber around a spherical solid center, and a cover enclosing the thread rubber ball therewith, which has a number of dimples of from 350 to 500 and a dimple volume rate of 0.76 to 0.9 percent, and wherein the solid center has an outer diameter of from 27 to 38 mm, a deformation under a load of 30 Kg of from 1.5 to 3.5 mm and a rebound, when dropped from a height of 120 cm, of at least 96 cm. The thread-wound golf balls of the present invention show good spin properties in addition to good restitution properties, resulting in improved travel distance.
Patent GB-2301040-A (GB)
Title: Inhaler with collapsible or telescopic chamber.
Inventor: FORD THOMAS MCDONALD
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: Apparatus for use in an inhaler system comprises a first member 4 including a mouthpiece attachment, a second member including a port 8 for location of an inhaler or puffer and, mounted therebetween, a collapsible chamber 2 such that the members can be gripped and moved relative to one another to erect or collapse the chamber. The chamber 2 may comprise nested, interlocking rings 2A or, in other embodiments, a tube or bag of semi- flexible material collapsible in concertina fashion; a collapsible tube having reinforcing ribs; or interlocking, telescoping portions. End caps 3A, 3B may be provided.
Patent GB-2315161-A (GB)
Title: Electric switches
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: H01H9/00
Filed: 1996-07-10
Abstract: An electrical switch for use in high moisture environments, eg a thermal switch for an electrically heated vessel, comprises a housing part 22 formed of synthetic plastics material, electrically conductive switch components 23,24 retained in the housing part and a non conductive ceramics material insert 25 for inhibiting the formation of a conductive tracking path between the switch components 23,24 caused by arcing across a wet surface of the housing part.
Patent GB-2315400-A (GB)
Title: Means for anchoring a power cable to a person
Inventor: RICHARDSON MARIE KAY
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 1996-07-23
Abstract: Means for anchoring a power cable to a person comprises an elasticated belt A having three eyelet holes B through which hand metal rings C for carrying the cable.
Patent GB-2302735-A (GB)
Title: Liquid level switch
Inventor: CHEREK BOGDAN
IPC: G01F23/296
Filed: 1995-05-24
Abstract: A piezoelectric liquid level switch is provided which can be made immune to standing wave effects and provides an unequivocal response to liquid contact. The switch incorporates an electrical oscillator circuit including frequency defining elements (C2, L1 & P) in both feed forward and feedback circuit paths, the frequency defining element in the feedback path being a piezoelectric crystal device (P) constructed to have a lowest frequency vibration mode in air which is substantially equal to a first frequency defined by the frequency defining element (C2, L1) in the feed forward circuit which mode is suppressed by acoustic coupling of the device (P) to a body of liquid such that a lowest frequency vibration mode of the device when in contact with liquid has a second frequency which is substantially above the frequency of the frequency defining element (C2, L1) in the feed forward circuit, whereby positive feedback through the oscillator circuit can occur when the piezoelectric device is in contact with air, but not when it is in contact with liquid, and a threshold circuit (T) for detecting an output from the oscillator circuit at said first frequency. The piezoelectric element is preferably coupled to a column coaxial with it, the column having a liquid contacting member at its free end, such that the lowest resonant frequency of the device is substantially increased when the member is in contact with liquid.
Patent GB-2307170-A (GB)
Title: Support for a vertical elongate member
Inventor: TSAPPI PHILIP
IPC: A47G33/12
Filed: 1996-11-08
Abstract: A support device comprises a two-part collar 1, 2 defining a central passage 6 therethrough. The parts of the collar are releasably secured together, thereby allowing a collar to be fitted around a pole. The support device further comprises a plurality of legs 8, 9 adapted to support the collar above the lowermost ends of the legs and with the central passage thereof substantially vertical. As shown two collars may be arranged one above the other. Alternatively a horizontal array of devices may be provided. A ground engaging frame carrying a clamping device is also described. A device for locating a vertical member in an open topped chamber is further described. The vertical member may be a plant stem, a tree trunk, a Christmas tree, an umbrella or shaft of a rotary clothes line.
Patent GB-2320077-A (GB)
Title: Pipe hanger clip
Inventor: BARTON PETER CLARENCE
IPC: F16L3/14
Filed: 1996-12-04
Abstract: A pipe hanger clip 10 comprises a resilient strap 44 which wraps around a pipe (C, Fig 4), of which the ends (50, Fig 2) have recesses (48) which engage in slots 26 in a bracket 20. The bracket 20 can then be fastened to a support using a bolt or threaded rod 34 and a pair of locking nuts 36,40.
Patent GB-2309497-A (GB)
Title: A friction coupling actuated by two coaxial annular pistons
Inventor: GASMANN THEODOR
IPC: F16D43/284
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: A friction coupling comprises a disc 22 which rotates in a pressure chamber 21 filled with a viscous fluid and generates a pressure that acts upon two coaxial annular pistons 19 1 and 19 2 which loads, via pressure plate 18, friction plates 15, 17 in dependence upon different characteristic curves (see figs 7 and 9). A disc spring 25 exerts a counter-force by acting on piston 19 1 in a direction opposite to force F 1 . This counter-force neutralizes force F 1 up to a certain speed (see n 1 , fig 7),thereafter the force F 1 contributes to the total force on the pressure plate 18. In another embodiment a stepped piston (119 1 , fig 8) and two disc springs (125 1 and 125 2 , fig 8) are employed to provide the characteristic curves (see fig 9). Changes in volume in the pressure chamber 21 are balanced by a reservoir 26 having a piston 27 biased by disc springs 28. Grooves and apertures (see 31, 33 and 37, fig 3a) are provided in the disc 22 and in a control member 23 respectively so that relative rotation between hub 24 and housing 24 generates, due to shearing of the fluid, a pressure force.
Patent GB-2315583-A (GB)
Title: Configuration memory
Inventor: COUTS-MARTIN CHRIS
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 1997-07-18
Abstract: A configuration memory for storing information which is in-system programmable is programmed using JTAG (IEEE Standard 1149-1) instructions. Furthermore, the configuration of a programmable logic device using the configuration data in the configuration memory may be initiated with a JTAG instruction. Pull-up resistors are incorporated within the configuration memory package.
Patent GB-2323706-A (GB)
Title: Method to inhibit the formation of ion implantation induced edge defects
Inventor: HSIEH YONG-FEN
IPC: H01L21/285
Filed: 1997-03-24
Abstract: Ions are implanted through a concave depression 136 in the surface of a substrate 130 to form an implantation zone 134 of a shape so that, when the substrate is subsequently annealed, the direction of recrystallisation of the zone is such as to reduce defects. A surface layer may be applied to the depression before implantation. In a modification, this surface layer rather than the substrate is formed with a concave depression. The method can be applied to the formation of a bit line contact of a DRAM cell.
Patent GB-2318224-A (GB)
Title: Plug with expanding pin
Inventor: WHATMORE GREGORY JAY
IPC: H01R4/50
Filed: 1997-09-26
Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrical pin 330 forming part of an electrical plug of known construction and configuration for providing power to an appliance having an electrical cord. The pin 330 has an elongate body which is receivable in a complementary socket of an existing electrical outlet, while two electrically conductive pins on the same plug are simultaneously receivable in respective sockets for establishing a power supply path for the appliance. Two metal spheres 334 lie in respective transverse passages 333 and 333' bounded by the body of the pin 330, and spaced laterally from each other. A screw 336 lying in a threaded, axial passage 331 intersecting the transverse passages 333 and 333' bears against the spheres 334. In use the advancing screw 336 urges the spheres 334 radially outwardly until they project partially beyond the outer peripheral region of the body of the pin 330 and bear frictionally against an adjacent portion of an associated electrical socket. A resilient ring may hold the spheres in place. The plug may also include a cover which prevents access to the power switch on the socket.
Patent GB-2318665-A (GB)
Title: Work group computing for electronic design automation
Inventor: FAIRBANKS BRENT ALAN
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 1997-10-27
Abstract: A work group computing system for facilitating programmable logic device design among multiple engineers has a global work space 102 including design project source files 110, a compilation basis 112, compilation report text file, a binary assignments database and a user-readable assignments text file. Any number of local work spaces e.g. 104 contain downloaded versions of any of the project source files e.g. 114, local compilation processing results for that user e.g. 116 and a local assignment database containing records of downloaded assignments. Downloaded project source files or assignments are assigned states by the user such as default, locked, owned-write, owned-read-only to facilitate coordination amongst the user engineers. The system controls editing of files so that two engineers may not inadvertently edit the same global source file at the same time. Individual engineers receive automatic updates of new versions of source files; files that are being edited are locked, and an isolation mode allows an engineer to work with source files in an unchanging state. Each engineer incrementally compiles local changes made to source files in his own user work space to produce a local set of compilation and processing results. Incremental compilation uses unedited source files, the basis from the global work space, and the user's edited local files to produce the local processing results. Upon satisfactory results, edited source files and local processing results may replace and overwrite global files and results. Multiple engineers are allowed to work on complex logic design that can be implemented on a single, large capacity device.