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Patent GB-2202581-A (GB)
Title: Garment ironing cabin: door actuator
Inventor: COSTA PISANI SERGIO
IPC: D06F73/02
Filed: 1988-03-22
Abstract: A cabin for automatically ironing garments comprises driving means to open and close folding doors (2) pivotally connected to the main body of the cabin. Said driving means comprises cylinder (7) - piston (6) mechanisms each of which is pivotally connected (8) to the cabin and to a bracket (9) secured to the edge of a door at a position spaced from the hinge axis of the door. The spacing of the bracket (9) from the hinge axis produces a movement which facilitates the tight closing of doors against air and steam, and increases the speed of the movement of said doors. The driving means may be controlled by proximity switches (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2208393-A (GB)
Title: Leather dyeing pre-and post-treatment
Inventor: DIEN MICHEL
IPC: D06P5/08
Filed: 1988-08-05
Abstract: The dyeing or printing of leather with anionic metal-complexed monoazo and/or monoazomethine dyes is preceded and/or followed by treatment with a product (P) or a mixture of products (P) or an acid addition product thereof, product (P) being a polymer obtainable by reaction of… ( alpha ) a mono-functional or poly-functional amine containing one or more amino groups of the group consisting of primary, secondary and tertiary amino groups with… (???) cyanamide, dicyanodiamide, guanidine or biguanide or a mixture in which up to 50 mole percent of the cyanamide, dicyanodiamide, guanidine or biguanide are replaced by a di-carboxylic acid or a mono- or diester thereof with cleavage of ammonia… or a further reaction product thereof with reactant… ( gamma ) selected from the group consisting of:… … …  1) (???1) a N-methylol derivative of a urea, a melamine, a guanamine, a triazine, a urone, a urethane or an acid amide, …  2) (???2) an epihalohydrin or an epihalohydrin precursor, …  3) (???3) formaldehyde or a formaldehyde yielding product, …  4) ( gamma 2) followed by (???1) …
Patent GB-2208645-A (GB)
Title: Processing waste
Inventor: HOOD PETER
IPC: B03B9/06
Filed: 1988-08-15
Abstract: In a plant for processing municipal waste, the waste is passed through a reception and storage stage, a shredder, a screen, magnetic separator to an anaerobic digestion stage producing biogas, which is fed to a power generation stage, and solid material, which is fed to a filter press. The dewatered residue constitutes an ideal growing medium or fertilizer and has a high nutrient value. If waste with a high organic content is to be processed, some or all of the pro-digestion stages may be omitted.
Patent GB-2211250-A (GB)
Title: A fluid machine with radial cylinders in a rotary block supported by a single bearing
Inventor: BIGO LOUIS BERNARD-MARIE-JOSEP
IPC: F04B1/107
Filed: 1988-10-11
Abstract: A radial cylinder machine includes a cylinder block (5) having radial cylinders (16) in which pistons (17) reciprocate. The pistons carry rollers (18) which co-operate with a surrounding cam (22). The block and cam ring are provided with extensions (32, 33) which define tracks (32B1, 32B2, 33B1, 33B2) for balls (7). The tracks and balls form a single bearing support for the rotor and eliminate the separate track rings of the prior art. 
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Patent GB-2222196-A (GB)
Title: A process for lowering a building structure into the ground
Inventor: OFENSTEIN JOSEF
IPC: E02D35/00
Filed: 1989-01-19
Abstract: A building structure e.g. a shutdown nuclear power plant or building structure is lowered into the ground by a caisson (1, 2) constructed below a bed plate (4) of the building structure. The caisson comprises a reinforced top plate (1) supporting the building structure on supporting elements (7) and a reinforced concrete ring (2), which depends from the rim of the top plate and constitutes a cutting edge. A transfer duct (8), lowerable with the top plate, is provided adjacent the rim of the top plate. A superatmospheric pressure is maintained by means of air locks (10, 11) in a working chamber (14) which is defined between the top plate and the ring (2). To permit a superatmospheric air pressure to be maintained in the working chamber (14) of the caisson even when the transfer duct or ducts (8) must be extended after corresponding lowering steps, the top plate (1) is connected at its rim to the bed plate (4) by a sealing wall (6) and is formed with an aperture (13), which connects the working chamber (14) to an approximately disk-shaped space (5) between the top plate and the bed plate, and air locks (10, 11) extending through the sealing wall (6) of the transfer duct (8) are provided between aid disk-shaped space and the transfer duct. 
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Patent GB-2215712-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing fluent materials.
Inventor: HOLT PAUL
IPC: B65B3/28
Filed: 1989-01-19
Abstract: Fluent materials, e.g. food materials, are dispersed via one or more fixed chambers (20) through orifices (21) in a rotating member (18) into pipes 16 and thence via a weight metering valve (30) and a cam-driven closure valve (31) into containers (12, 13) supported on member (18). The chamber dimensions, and the orifice size and spacing, are chosen to maintain a constant cross-sectional area of passages through which the material passes. To supply liquids through which the device, a pump is used to force the liquid into the chambers (20), and when supplying bulk granular material, augers can be located in pipes (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2216749-A (GB)
Title: Reducing flicker of a still frame in a digital image processing system
Inventor: SU JUNG-HOON
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1989-03-08
Abstract: An apparatus and a method capable of reducing flicker phenomenon upon reproduction of a still picture frame obtains and outputs an average value of picture data of first and second fields of the frame after output of the picture data of the first field of the frame. The apparatus comprises a controller means 10 for controlling the system, an A/D converter means 20 for converting the input analog video signals into digital video signals at a predetermined sampling frequency fs, an image memory 30 for storing the frame unit data from the A/D converter means 20 and outputting the field unit data under control of said controller means 10, and a D/A converter means 80 for converting the predetermined field units of picture data into analog video signals at said sampling frequency to output them to a monitor. The apparatus further comprises a field memory 40 for temporarily storing the first field data from the image memory 30 under control of the controller means 10, an adder 50 for adding the first field data from the field memory 40 to the second field data from the image memory 30, a divider 60 for dividing the output from the adder 50 by two to thereby output the average value of two field data, and a selector 70 for successively outputting the first field data from the image memory 30 and the average data from the divider 60 according to selective control of the controller means 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232534-A (GB)
Title: Radar reflectors.
Inventor: BROADHURST JEFFREY CHARLES
IPC: H01Q15/20
Filed: 1989-04-04
Abstract: An electromagnetic reflector comprises an array of pairs of panels (11) of electromagnetic reflecting material arranged about a central axis (x - x) with the panels of each pair perpendicular to one another and meeting along a linear join, and with the joins of said pairs of panels (11) lying on the sides of a polygon (12) about said central axis. The panels (11) may be rigid and hinged together as pairs along said join so that they fold together, whereby the whole array can be collapsed and erected. Two or more similar arrays may be stacked together along the central axis (x - x) with the edges of the panels (11) of adjacent arrays hinged together. Each pair of panels may be provided with a pair of intermediate panels (13) of electromagnetic reflective material, one towards each end of said join to each form a corner reflector with the panels.
Patent GB-2218882-A (GB)
Title: Attribute management
Inventor: KAPLAN MIKE
IPC: G09G5/30
Filed: 1989-04-19
Abstract: In the prior art (Fig.1), when only one attribute, out of a plurality, has been changed at a node (group) (102) all the default attributes have to be stored for retrieval at reset. This is time wasting in Tree climbing and wasteful of memory. The object of the invention thus is to store only those attributes which have been changed. This involves a hierarchical tree stack structure Fig.2, in which a first stack (201) holds a list of successive change nodes (groups), pointing to respective stacks (202) of attributes which have been changed at the node, each such attribute then pointing to the attribute value stack (203) and to the respective operating routine (204). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236544-A (GB)
Title: Fire retardant
Inventor: GRAHAM ROBERT PHILIP
IPC: D06M11/72
Filed: 1989-06-22
Abstract: A material having at least part treated with a composition comprising an aqueous solution of ammonium polyphosphate and buffered to remain substantially neutral, and then dried.
Patent GB-2236515-A (GB)
Title: Civil passenger aircraft escape system
Inventor: PERSHADSINGH RAAM SHANKAR
IPC: B64C1/32
Filed: 1989-08-24
Abstract: An escape system by which passengers may disembark from an aloft aircraft. Comprising parachutes stored in front of all seats a spring driven latch secured to the distant end of the parachutes release cord ; a 'bar', uninterrupted, the distance between exits over and onto which the spring driven 'rip cord' latch is placed. Additionally, the incorporation of as many new exits as structurally feasible located in either the port or the starboard walls of the lavatory with a release bar on the side of the exit facing the nose of the aircraft, will provide an alternative exit with a greater positive safety margin.
Patent GB-2223160-A (GB)
Title: Electric kettle
Inventor: HOWARD VICTOR GEORGE
IPC: A47J27/21
Filed: 1989-09-29
Abstract: An electric kettle has a sump 8 in its base 9 in which a heating element 10 is accommodated and is large enough for just a small quantity of water to be boiled safely sufficient to fill a cup or mug. The sump is screened from view by a skirt 11 depending from the underside of the base 9, which may also serve as a stand for the kettle. A water level gauge 16 extends from the sump 8 and is visible at the outside of the body. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238338-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcement frame structure for concrete piles
Inventor: KIAT ONG SAY
IPC: E04C5/06
Filed: 1989-11-15
Abstract: A reinforcement frame structure for reinforcing a concrete pile comprises a plurality of elongate metal members (2) for extending along the longitudinal length of the pile (1), wherein the elongate metal members (2) are connected together by a plurality of metal cross-members (3) spaced apart at different locations along the longitudinal length of the pile, which metal cross-members (3) are connected to the inside surface of the elongate metal members (2) so that when the concrete pile is cast within the frame structure, the cross-members (3) are at least partially embedded at the surface of the pile thereby establishing a bonding relationship with the concrete of the pile in order to offer resistance to bending stresses applied thereto. Jointing between a pair of piles is disclosed (Fig 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233533-A (GB)
Title: Data communication via telephone line
Inventor: SENOO SEIITI
IPC: H04M11/06
Filed: 1990-05-30
Abstract: A data communication apparatus including a data communication portion adapted to be connected to the public telephone line in parallel to a telephone set for data transmission/reception with another station through line connection, a termination command generating device for generating a termination command to terminate data communication by the data communication portion under predetermined conditions, a detecting device for detecting a termination command and generating a detection signal; a delay circuit for delaying the detection signal by a predetermined time, and a line connection terminating device responsive to the delayed detection signal for terminating line connection. There is a predetermined time margin defined by the delay circuit, during the time the termination command is generated until the line connection is terminated. Accordingly, the operation to maintain line connection after the termination of data communication can be performed easily, and talking with the destination station by the telephone is available without re-establishing the line connection, for example. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2235721-A (GB)
Title: Die cast model assembly
Inventor: JOYCE FRANK LAWRENCE
IPC: A63H17/26
Filed: 1990-06-14
Abstract: A die cast model assembly comprising at least first and second parts 1, 2 held together by a pin 11 having a head 10 at one end retained in the first part, the end of the pin remote from the head having a plurality of peripheral flanges 18 and being disposed within a socket in the second part, and a bush 15 located over the end of the pin remote from the head within the socket as an interference fit with the pin in order to fix at least the first and second parts permanently together. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246487-A (GB)
Title: An optical fibre communication network
Inventor: HARTOG ARTHUR HAROLD
IPC: H04B10/2587
Filed: 1990-06-18
Abstract: An optical fibre communication network comprising at least one optical source 1 connected to one end of an optical fibre 3, and several optical receivers 9 for detecting light scattered to the side of the optical fibre 3, the network being characterised by the fact that each optical receiver 9 is sufficiently sensitive to require for reliable communication only light lost by the fundamental scattering of the fibre 3 during normal propagation of the light originating in said optical source 1 whilst travelling in the vicinity of the optical receiver 9. Each receiver can be identified by a unique address and its output can be used to control peripheral equipment. The optical fibre may form part of a distributed fibre-optic sensor using the principles of scattered radiation from within the fibre e.g. Raman scattering to measure a physical property such as temperature, pressure, strain or electromagnetic field. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234288-A (GB)
Title: Reclining seat device
Inventor: YAMADA YUKIFUMI
IPC: B60N2/20
Filed: 1990-07-25
Abstract: In a vehicle front seat which can be adjusted manually to a comfortable reclining angle and can also be inclined forwards so that rear seat passengers may get in or out of the vehicle the seat-back on returning to a reclining position is made to adopt a suitable angle by means 23, 24 which hold the pawl 8 en the lower bracket 2 of the seat in a position disengaged from the ratchet 6 on the seat back bracket 5 after the seat back has been tipped forward to a certain position and which allow re-engagement of the ratchet and paw when the seat-back is returned to the suitable reclining angle. The means comprise a shield member 23 pivoted on the main pivot 3 and adapted, on engaging a projection 25 on the bracket 5 when the latter is tipped forwards, to engage a shoulder 22 on the paw where it is retained by resilient means 24. A further projection 26 releases the member 23 when the seat back returns. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237410-A (GB)
Title: Command input device for voice controllable elevator system
Inventor: YUTAKA NAKAJIMA
IPC: B66B1/46
Filed: 1990-08-14
Abstract: A command input device for a voice controllable elevator system, enables a user to perform a command input in voice more easily and accurately. The device includes a sensor (6) for detecting a presence of the user within a prescribed proximity to a microphone (4) which will provide a suitable speed volume; and a unit (10) for outputting the command recognized by a speech recognition unit to an elevator control unit (20) of the elevator system, in response to a termination of a detection of the proximity of the user by the sensor (6). In addition, the speech recognition unit recognizes a last command given by the user while the sensor is detecting the presence of the user. The user can correct the command incorrectly recognized by the speech recognition unit by re-entering the command while the sensor is detecting the proximity of the user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250982-A (GB)
Title: Product supports for dispensing
Inventor: GRIFFITHS PHILIP MORGAN
IPC: A47F5/08
Filed: 1990-12-20
Abstract: A product support that is a so-called "peg board fitting" has two pairs of latches (7, 7 and 8, 8) at its end at which products supported in a row on the fitting are to be removed from the fitting, these latches being connected together so as alternately to adopt product-retaining and product-releasing positions upon actuation of a tag (10) so that when one pair of latches (7, 7) is moved to release the outermost product the other pair of latches (8, 8) move to retain the remaining products of the row on the fitting. By alternate operation of the latches products are presented one at a time for removal from the fitting and removal of a handful of products in one movement is prevented. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251436-A (GB)
Title: Process for obtaining a composition to prevent blowouts
Inventor: VICTOR-SANTIAGO ANDRES FERNAND
IPC: B29C73/16
Filed: 1990-12-28
Abstract: A composition for prevent blowouts is prepared by:   Grinding cellulose in water, the average grinding being some 90 degrees Chooper, adding kaolin, a thickening agent and subsequently ammonia to the mixture, and, as a final ingredient, propylenglycol, which must be mixed with the above solution in the grinder until the mixture is homogeneous is added. A desired dye is added to the resulting product. This chemical product is applicable to the prevention of blowouts by maintaining liquid inside the tyre and forming during rolling, a homogeneous film that seals any perforation produced.
Patent GB-2252984-A (GB)
Title: Novel compositions and their use for sizing paper
Inventor: MALATESTA ALBERTO
IPC: D21H17/17
Filed: 1991-01-21
Abstract: A new sizing material which may be employed to reduce or eliminate the technical and cost problems associated with the paper sizing with emulsified sizing compounds comprises a blond of from 3 to 50 wt% alkyl ketene dimer and 97 to 50 wt% alkyl or alkenyl cyclic acid anhydride. In a preferred embodiment the invention provides a solution of 3 to 50 wt% alkyl ketene dimer in form 97 to 50 wt% of a liquid alkyl or alkenyl cyclic anhidride.
Patent GB-2248159-A (GB)
Title: Food packaging
Inventor: LIVESLEY DAVID
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 1991-02-13
Abstract: An assembly comprising a container 2 and a heat-recoverable article 4 that can be dimensionally-recovered at a desired temperature to cause an externally-visible change in the container and to allow the container if closed to be opened. Food can be stored in a sealed container 2 and cooked in a microwave oven until article 4 heat recovers to indicate that cooking is complete. It may receive heat from the food or a microwave susceptor. Article 4 may be a sheet placed over a hinge and shrinks to open the container or allow springs to open the container. A thin lid (3, fig 3) may coil upon heat recovery. A film (4, fig 4) may shrink to expose a "Ready" message (14). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246868-A (GB)
Title: Diagnosing circuit faults in vehicles
Inventor: PINK DAVID
IPC: G01R31/00
Filed: 1991-07-25
Abstract: An apparatus (16) for diagnosing faults in the electrical circuit of a motor vehicle which has a microprocessor (90) connected to a wiring harness (10) of a vehicle for controlling selected operations of the vehicle as a diagnostic microprocessor (22) which is coupled to the vehicle microprocessor (90) and wiring harness (10) by way of a multipin connector (14) and either an autotest circuit (44) or a manual breakout box (42) and reference probe (18). The microprocessor (22) also has a further test probe (20) for connection to the various terminals in the wiring harness (10). A plugin module (28) stores information particular to the vehicle and the test and the diagnostic microprocessor (22) monitors the vehicle microprocessor (90) and interprets any fault signals received from this using the information in the plugin module (28) to carry out a diagnostic test of the vehicle wiring harness (10) to locate the fault. The diagnostic test may include user interface through a display (24) and a keypad (30) which allows user input in response to selected displays generated on the display (24) by the microprocessor (22).
Patent GB-2258114-A (GB)
Title: Video monitoring system
Inventor: TURNER RACHEL MARY
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 1991-07-26
Abstract: A data transmission system 15 transmits video and audio data to a remote monitor (32, Fig 2) using a frequency modulated transmitter 18. The system may include a data compressor 12 for compressing data so as to transmit it more efficiently. The monitor (32, Fig 2) may be hand held, typically an LCD type, and may include an inverse compressor (30, Fig 2). In a preferred embodiment the invention is used as a remote baby monitor, the monitor being placed proximal to the baby's cot and the LCD monitor being carried by the baby's parent <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259021-A (GB)
Title: A badminton racket
Inventor: LIU LEUEIS
IPC: A63B49/02
Filed: 1991-08-29
Abstract: A badminton racket comprises a frame (4), a handle (6), and a shaft (5) coupling with the frame at one end thereof and with the handle at other end thereof. The shaft is composed of a plurality of beaded sections (51) and a linear section (52). Each beaded section has tubular diameters becoming progressively smaller toward both ends thereof from the widest portion (53) thereof. A narrow portion (54) is located between the two adjacent beaded sections or between the beaded section and the linear section 52. Both the narrow portion and the beaded section are of circular cross section. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247764-A (GB)
Title: Recording/reproducing circuits for toll road tickets
Inventor: YAMASHITA RIICHIRO
IPC: G07B15/06
Filed: 1991-09-05
Abstract: A toll road ticket 10A has a mark 12 indicating the magnetic recording density; this mark is detected, 15,17, and a magnetic record demodulating circuit 19, 20 is selected in accordance with the result of detection. An increase in the recording capacity of a ticket is possible by reading data at one density and writing new data at a higher density; data may be read from one track and written on two parallel tracks. Data may be selectively road and written in frequency modulation or modified frequency modulation form. In a toll receiving system of a toll road, coexistence of tickets adopting different magnetic recording densities or recording systems is made possible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251683-A (GB)
Title: Method of accessing race competitors using an infra-red detection system
Inventor: AOYAMA TADAMASA
IPC: A61D13/00
Filed: 1991-12-11
Abstract: A method of measuring the infra-red radiation emitted by an organism, in which an infra-red sensor (1) takes measurements during at least three sampling periods, which are then statically processed, the results are stored in memory (6) and can be selected to be shown on a display (5). The results can be used to access the condition of race competitors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252038-A (GB)
Title: "Folding seat/bed assemblies"
Inventor: TREVELYAN ANTHONY LESLIE CALVE
IPC: A47C17/16
Filed: 1992-01-15
Abstract: A folding seat/bed assembly has a horizontal sliding or rolling leaf (5) which in the bed mode forms one end of the bed and which in the seat mode forms the level portion of a seat. Another leaf (8) hinged to it forms an adjacent portion of the bed when horizontal and the seat back-rest when hinged upright. The changeover motion is controlled by a swinging link 11 pivoted to the other leaf (8) about an axis above its hinge coupling to the first leaf (5) when both are aligned flat, and to a fixed point above or below the level of the first leaf. A horizontal push on the first leaf (5) can thereby shift the other leaf from its bed mode. The leaves can be augmented by further ones, fixed (13, 14) or hinged (9), to extend the bed or seat and to provide extra shelving. <IMAGE>