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Patent GB-2261977-A (GB)
Title: Controlling vehicle movements
Inventor: LEONARD JOHN BERNARD
IPC: G07B13/00
Filed: 1991-11-29
Abstract: Each vehicle in a fleet of taxicabs carries a computer (40) which is automatically supplied with input signals by a position detector (44) showing its instantaneous geographical location, and by a motion sensor (46) and other detectors (47 to 49). This information is processed by the computer to give an output signal transmitted through a radio modem (42) to a base station. A computer at the base station uses these output signals from the cabs, together with other relevant information supplied from control databases, to select the most suitable cab for making a proposed journey, details of which have been fed into the base station computer by an operator. The base computer then transmits to the selected cab a command signal which the vehicle computer (40) converts into printed instructions to the driver. In normal use, cab selection and the issuing of instructions to the driver are entirely automatic.
Patent GB-2264228-A (GB)
Title: Levelling device for table leaves
Inventor: CHIEN RUCA
IPC: A47B1/00
Filed: 1992-02-06
Abstract: First and second (3, 4) members are attached to the fixed and moving leaves of an extension drop leaf table. The members are coupled together by pivoted links (71, 81) of adjustable length. The links are of two sections, one (81) having an externally threaded end, and the other (71) having a collar (5) rotatably attached to it. The collar has an internal thread mating with the thread of the one section to allow the spacing between the members to be altered. The adjustment allows tolerances to be taken into account, and allows the user to compensate for wear. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254310-A (GB)
Title: Sissor lift
Inventor: PIGGOTT TREVOR
IPC: B66F7/08
Filed: 1992-02-21
Abstract: The lift comprises two top frame members (18), a central platform (20) situated between and below the top frame members, a bottom frame (2) and a scissor mechanism composed of two spaced-apart scissor units each situated on one side of the platform between the bottom frame and one of the top frame members. Each scissor unit comprises a pair of legs including a first leg (15) and a second leg (16) interconnected by a central pivot (5) for their scissor-like movement. Each leg has one end provided with a fixed pivot (6, 7) and the other end with a roller (8, 9). Ram or rams (14) are provided on each side of the platform for its lifting and lowering. The scissor lift further comprises a rigid connecting member (17) interconnecting the bottom ends of the first legs and/or the second legs so that when the platform is raised or lowered it can pass between the scissor units without being obstructed by the rigid connecting member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265133-A (GB)
Title: Packaging
Inventor: MUIR DEREK DAVID
IPC: B65D81/05
Filed: 1992-03-21
Abstract: Packaging 10 for protecting equipment or articles includes at least one sheet 18 of a first material (eg. corrugated fibreboard or plastics) having an aperture 24 with flaps 20 around its periphery, a body 14 of a second material (eg. rubber or plastics foam) protruding through the aperture 24 and being retained by engagement with the flaps 20. A tongue (22, fig 2) at the base of one or more of the flaps provides additional grip. The packaging may further have an inner layer 16 of sheet material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256706-A (GB)
Title: Straightness measuring machine
Inventor: ISHIDA AKIRA
IPC: G01B11/30
Filed: 1992-04-27
Abstract: Two lasers 1, 2, transmitting light at two separate wavelengths are mounted on a platform, 3. A light detector is mounted on a moveable stage 4. Dependent upon the surface straightness the position of both laser beams on the detector will alter as the stage is moved across the surface. Temperature variations in the transmitting medium will cause fluctuations in the laser light, the size of such fluctuations being dependent upon the wavelength of the light. The use of two lasers of separate wavelengths allows this deviation to be eliminated. In a second embodiment (figure 3, not shown) a single laser beam is split into two separate beams each of which is passed through a dove prism (25a, 25b) to form parallel spots on the light receiving stage. The prisms are arranged so as to invert the phase of the fluctuations of each the light beams relative to each other in two mutually orthogonal directions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266753-A (GB)
Title: Variable crank mechanism
Inventor: SANDERS TREVOR GEORGE
IPC: F02B41/04
Filed: 1992-05-08
Abstract: Crank pin 2 is eccentrically movably mounted in a bearing at the end of a connecting rod. Gearing causes the position of the eccentric to vary during each stroke such that the crank pin describes a non-circular locus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271072-A (GB)
Title: Thickness measurement
Inventor: IOANNIDES ANDREW
IPC: B21D22/28
Filed: 1992-06-06
Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the thickness of a drawn article such as a can body in which the distance between the surface of the can and each of typically four proximity sensors (140 - 143) disposed around the can circumference is measured. The measurement is carried out while the drawn article is still carried by a forming punch (128) and an indication of mean thickness of the can body together with its variation in thickness is provided. Can bodies with an excessive thickness variation can thus be rejected immediately after manufacture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258566-A (GB)
Title: Encapsulated magnets in a permanent magnet rotor
Inventor: HEYRAUD MARC ALFRED
IPC: H02K1/27
Filed: 1992-07-22
Abstract: In a permanent rotor (2), the circumferential gaps (10) between circumferentially spaced sintered or cast magnets (8) are filled by a plastics or resin material (12) which also coats the outer circumferential surface of the magnets (8) to secure the magnets (8) to the rotor base (6). The plastics or resin material (12) has a filler of magnetic material to thereby provide a more gradual circumferential variation in magnetic flux between circumferentially adjacent magnets (8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276329-A (GB)
Title: Toy speech unit
Inventor: PAGANI DAVID ANTHONY
IPC: A63H3/28
Filed: 1992-11-19
Abstract: The speaking unit for a toy squirel formed with a flexible plastics body (10) consists of two halves (12 and 13) containing electrical components. The unit has a loudspeaker (26) adjacent one end where a rim (24) is provided which fits against sides of an aperture 11. An electrical switch button (22) is held against an inside surface of the body (10) so that when the squirel is squeezed a voice chip (20) is initiated to broadcast a message. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274093-A (GB)
Title: Vessel mooring system
Inventor: DE BAAN JACOB
IPC: B63B21/00
Filed: 1992-12-11
Abstract: A vessel (10) has a stand-off mooring system which comprises an outrigger (14) pivotally mounted on the vessel (10) with one end extending beyond the edge of the vessel (10), and a stiff link (16) connecting the far end of the outrigger (14) to a turntable (13) on a mooring point (12). Means (17) is provided to resist downward tilting of the outrigger (14) so that if the stiff link (16) deviates from a vertical position, a force acts tending to restore the link (16) to the vertical, hence maintaining the position of the vessel (10) with respect to the mooring point (12). The stiff link (16) may comprise a strut or a ram, and the means (17) may comprise a strut, a ram or a counterweight. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274074-A (GB)
Title: A turbo exhaust pipe with exhaust gas filters
Inventor: LIN CHING-CHIH
IPC: B01D53/04
Filed: 1993-01-07
Abstract: A turbo exhaust pipe 10 comprises a turbine blade 23 driven by the gas to rotate a smoke filter 25, a cleaning element 29 and a chemical filter 21 in a common casing 11. Filter 25 comprises closely spaced aluminium bars, whose gaps retain the soot, which is thrown off by centrifugal force and collected in container 17. Element 29 comprises moving balls 30 between two nets and acts as an impingement filter. Chemical filter 21 absorbs nitride and converts carbon monoxide, and container 17 contains more of the same chemical. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to clocks and timepieces
Inventor: YOO WON GEUN
IPC: G04B19/23
Filed: 1993-04-20
Abstract: A clock 14 has two clock pans (14a, 14b) able to indicate different times. The first clock part (14a) containing a first gear group (11, 12, 13) for operating hands (11', 12', 13') thereof, and the second clock part (14b), which is attached to the rear of the first clock pan, has a second gear group similar to the first. A common drive shaft (3) is rotatably supported in the first and second clock parts and is driven from a drive source. The common drive shaft (3) is fixedly mounted to the first gear group at its first end, and its second end is selectively engaged with the second gear group. Adjustment means (7) are also provided for selectively adjusting the time indicated by on or both of the first and second clock parts. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267405-A (GB)
Title: Polarization control in an optical transmission system
Inventor: EDAGAWA NOBORU
IPC: H04B10/29
Filed: 1993-05-24
Abstract: Polarization control is used in an optical communication system that includes as repeaters optical amplifiers whose output signal power fluctuates according to the state of polarization of signal light L1. The transmission system comprises means 8 for detecting the bit error rate of a received signal which deteriorates as the polarization fluctuates. A feedback signal from the detector is used to change the polarization 3 to an orthogonal polarization state. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279130-A (GB)
Title: Valve for delivering fluids
Inventor: GRIFFITHS JOE A
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 1993-06-03
Abstract: A valve is made of a resilient material and comprises a housing (1) and at least two closure elements (11) defining an openable slit 13. The housing 1 is closed around its periphery to define a fluid flow path from an inlet 3 and through slit 13 when open. The elements (11) are secured to housing 1 in the region of its inner surface and abut each other in a closed position of the valve, the elements (11) extending in the closed position over at least a portion of each element 11 in a direction counter to the intended direction of flow A of fluid through the valve. On urging spaced peripheral portions of housing (1) towards each other, the housing 1 is caused to deform resiliently and to move elements (11) over at least a portion of each element 11 in a direction counter to direction A thereby causing elements (11) to become spaced from each other and to allow fluid to pass through the open slit 13. Protrusions 7 allow orientation of slit 13 to extend between upper and lower teeth of user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273278-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a cable hoist
Inventor: SCHULTE-LANDWEHR HELMUT
IPC: B66C13/46
Filed: 1993-12-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for controlling hoists. Such hoists typically have a motor-driven cable drum 5, a deflecting pulley 14 and a hook or pulley tackle 13 to which the load is secured. The motor-driven cable drum is frequently controlled visually from a point remote from the desired stopping positions 11, 12 for the load on its path of travel so that they cannot be sufficiently precisely and reliably attained. According to the invention, a measuring arrangement is disposed on the motor-driven cable drum to register the position of the load on the travel path preferably the necessary braking of the drum 5, to provide two alternative rotational speeds is determined. By means of these data and preferably the weight of the load, and controlling the braking which may include eddy-current and friction breaking, every desired position of the load on the travel path may be automatically and reliably attained. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275458-A (GB)
Title: Container with handles above a closure
Inventor: DORSETT PATRICIA
IPC: B65D75/56
Filed: 1994-02-25
Abstract: A blank for forming a unitary pack comprises a generally tubular plastic member 1 having a transverse closure 5 located inwardly of one axial extremity of the member to provide a terminal portion 4 of wall material located axially beyond the transverse closure, one or more loop handles 6 being formed by securing one or more thicknesses of handle material to the terminal portion at diametrically opposed positions. A pack formed from the blank contains items eg nappies and has its second end closed by a further transverse closure. A method for forming such a blank comprises transversely severing a lay-flat tube having an axial gusset fold along each edge thereof and sealing the tube along the edges of transverse severance to form a series of a tubular members, the axis of each tubular member being transverse to the axis of the tube, and further severing each tubular member transversely substantially at its centre to form two smaller tubular members each having one open end and the other end being provided by one of the axial gusset folds, and securing handles to the wall material of the gusseted end beyond heat seals 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289303-A (GB)
Title: Electro-mechanical hood release cable locking system
Inventor: GREEN JEREMY ROSS
IPC: E05B47/00
Filed: 1994-05-04
Abstract: A vehicle hood release cable is locked by a electro-mechanical system which responds to a vehicle alarm. A plate 2 is clamped to the cable 18 and can be engaged by a detent 3 driven by a solenoid actuator 4 to prevent cable movement. When the vehicle alarm is triggered power is fed to the actuator 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287358-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic valve unit
Inventor: INDEN MASAHIRO
IPC: H05K3/20
Filed: 1995-03-09
Abstract: The unit comprises a valve body (20) receiving an array of electromagnetic valves (10) mounted with their electrical terminals (14t) exposed. A frame (30) which has a connector portion (33) with through holes (34) defined therein, is secured to the valve body (20) to surround the electromagnetic valves (10). A conductive member (40) has integrally formed connector terminals (40c) and contact pins (42t, 44t) the latter being electrically connected to respective terminals (14t) of the electromagnetic valves (10). A cover (50) is provided for covering the conductive member (40). The connector terminals (40c) of the conductive member (40) are simply pressed into the through holes (34) of the frame (30). The unit is simple to assemble, involves no printed circuit boards and is capable of easy design modification without excessive re-tooling, to accommodate different specified locations for the connector portion (33). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299909-A (GB)
Title: Radar target detection
Inventor: LINTOTT PETER
IPC: G01S13/02
Filed: 1995-04-11
Abstract: Received radar signal data is arranged in cells eg by range, azimuth and doppler (ARD). Different categories of noise associated with respective cells being identified 6.White noise is applied to signal data associated with each respective cell 7-10, the type of white noise being selected in dependence on the category of noise associated with that cell, before the processed data is recombined 15. The invention is particularly applicable to over the horizon radars where different, clearly distinguishable noise sources exist, eg surface clutter, radio frequency interference and meteor streaks.
Patent GB-2290776-A (GB)
Title: Rectangular-faced enclosures
Inventor: CAMERON ROBERT
IPC: B65D27/00
Filed: 1995-06-06
Abstract: A rectangular envelope is produced from a rectangular blank by folding triangular flaps 1 to 4 onto a central rectangular area PQRS of the blank. One flap may carry adhesive in area XYZB. The adjacent edges of the folded flaps may be spaced to leave an address window. In an alternative structure the flaps are connected to the central area by narrow strips of material which when the blank is folded form side walls of a thin box. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304577-A (GB)
Title: Disposable urine bag for females
Inventor: LU KE-WAY
IPC: A61G9/00
Filed: 1995-08-24
Abstract: A disposable urine bag for females, including a bracket (1) having an open bearing frame (12) at one end for fitting around the vulva and a flat handle (11) at an opposite end for carrying by hand. A polybag (3) is fastened to the open bearing frame for collecting urine and a packing member (2) is fitted into an endless mounting groove on the open bearing frame to secure the polybag.
Patent GB-2293328-A (GB)
Title: Bandy stick
Inventor: UNGER MICHAEL
IPC: A63B59/12
Filed: 1995-09-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for an indoor bandy stick, comprising a top-edge reinforcing rib (5), a bottom-edge reinforcing rib (6) and therebetween a number of reinforcing ribs (7, 9) which lie lengthwise of the blade and are spaced from each other so as to form open spaces between the lengthwise ribs (5, 6, 7, 9). The interspace between the midsection reinforcing ribs (7) is located at the distance of a radius (D/2) of a ball (3) from the bottom edge of a blade (12). Thus, the ball hits the reinforcing ribs at more than one point along the ball surface. One or both sides of the blade can be concave. Vertical or diagonal ribs are also provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304838-A (GB)
Title: Electrically operated parking brake
Inventor: LOCHE JACQUES
IPC: B60T13/74
Filed: 1995-09-12
Abstract: An actuator 12 for an electrically operable parking brake comprises a screw 20 drivable by an electric motor 18, a first nut 34 threadably engaged with the screw and connectible, via a yoke (36, figure 2) and cable(s) 16 with brake(s) 14, and a second nut 46 threadably engaged with the screw and having teeth 50 thereon. The first and second nuts can be locked in a brake applied position by teeth 58 on a lever 54 engaging the teeth 50 on the second nut. A solenoid device 62 on actuation disengages the teeth so that the nuts are returned to the brake release position by a spring 52. Different locking arrangements are disclosed (figures 5B and 6), and in one embodiment a cable (126, figure 7) is also connected to a hand brake or a pedal.
Patent GB-2294077-A (GB)
Title: Paving system for spillage and flood management
Inventor: PRATT CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: E03F1/00
Filed: 1995-10-16
Abstract: The paving system has a perforated pavement (1) covering a deep substrate of mainly hard nodules or shells, the whole being surrounded by impervious walls (5) to provide temporary storage in the interstices for chemical spillage or flood water, wherein liquids may be chemically treated or biologically decomposed, and whence the rate of outflow may be regulated. The pavement may consist of preformed pavings of brick, concrete or other material, laid edge to edge without mortar or cement. These pavings may be perforated or notched to allow liquids to run down into the substrate. The pavings are laid on a screen (2, 3) which filters out solid particles to stop the system clogging. This system allows biological substances to grow, or be introduced with or without additional nutrients, or chemical treatments to be introduced, from above, when needed. The whole pavement system can be lifted out for cleaning or substitution, and relaid as new. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307108-A (GB)
Title: Formation of conductive vias in printed circuit boards
Inventor: TYLER STEPHEN GEOFFREY
IPC: H05K3/38
Filed: 1995-11-02
Abstract: A miniature conductive via (32) is formed in a blind bore (23) in a dielectric substrate (20) to provide a conductive path between first and second metal layers (11 and 21). The blind bore (23) is formed by etching an aperture (22) in the metal foil (21) and ablating the underlying material of the substrate (20) using an excimer laser or other process. Stress raisers are removed by etching which also roughens the adjoining surfaces of the metal layers (11 and 21). The blind bore (23) is then conditioned and metalised by immersion in a bath of activated palladium and the conductive via (32) is subsequently formed by electro-deposition.
Patent GB-2306904-A (GB)
Title: Supporting circuit boards
Inventor: WILLSHERE JEFFREY RICHARD
IPC: H05K3/00
Filed: 1995-11-06
Abstract: A circuit board locating assembly for locating a circuit board during a manufacturing operation such as a solder paste printing operation performed on the board, comprises a tooling platen (1) for supporting during the operation a plurality of individual board support means (9), a magazine (4) for storing the board support means when the board support means are removed from the area in which the board is supported during the operation, and conveying means (13) adapted to convey the board support means from the magazine and to position the board support means in selected positions on the tooling platen.
Patent GB-2294989-A (GB)
Title: A brake system
Inventor: TAKEUCHI HIROAKI
IPC: B60T8/58
Filed: 1995-11-13
Abstract: A brake system includes a master cylinder 12 for generating a brake fluid pressure. The brake fluid pressure is supplied to a first wheel brake 13 via a switching valve 45 and a first normally opened solenoid valve 17. The brake fluid pressure is also supplied to a second wheel brake 14 via the switching valve 45 and a second normally opened solenoid valve 19. The first wheel brake and the second wheel brake are associated with a oneway fluid pressure pump 47. Each of the switching valve, the solenoid valves and the pump is independently controllable. By selecting condition of each of the switching valve, the solenoid valves and the pump, the brake fluid pressure supplied to each the wheel brake is adjustable depending on what kind of function which the brake system is going to fulfil, i.e. anti-skid, traction control, rear/front pressure distribution, and stability control when cornering. Orifices 39, 41 may be replaced by normally open solenoid valves (70, 71, Fig. 2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295399-A (GB)
Title: Solder recovery
Inventor: JOHNSON STEPHEN ANTHONY
IPC: C22B13/02
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: Apparatus and a method for recovering solder from dross. Dross is poured into a heated chamber (1). The heated dross is then compressed by a piston (21) to force good solder out of the dross into a collecting tray (17). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296514-A (GB)
Title: Odour trap for a waste water drain
Inventor: COLLINS BRIAN DONALD
IPC: E03C1/29
Filed: 1995-12-05
Abstract: An odour trap, particularly for a urinal, is capable of being attached to or integrally moulded with an existing bottle trap 1, 2 or 'S' bend and comprises a system of baffles and weirs 7, 8 proportioned so that a layer of aromatic or active bio-remedial oil separates the contaminated charge of liquid from the surrounding atmosphere thereby eliminating noxious odours. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311952-A (GB)
Title: Improved blank feeding unit for a coining press
Inventor: RIDGWAY CHARLES IAN
IPC: B44B5/02
Filed: 1996-03-16
Abstract: A coining press (10) which comprises an indexable feed plate (11) having a number of circumferentially spaced blank-receiving recesses (12) in its periphery, a coining tool (13) arranged at a forming station (14) adjacent to the periphery of the feed plate, and a blank feed unit (15, 16) arranged at a feeding station adjacent to the periphery of the feed plate and circumferentially spaced from the forming station, in which the blank feed unit comprises a stacking device for receiving a stack of coin-forming blanks and a feeding device engageable successive with the instantaneously lowermost blank of the stack to feed the latter into an adjacent blank-receiving recess in the periphery of the feed plate, and the press being characterised by: an electrically operable driving device coupled with the feeding device to operate the latter between a retracted position and an extended position in order to move the lowermost blank into a respective recess in the feed plate; and, a control arrangement connected to the driving device and arranged to monitor the operation of the press so as to operate the electrically operated driving device in synchronism with the operation of the press.