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Patent GB-2307713-A (GB)
Title: A cargo latch
Inventor: HUBER THOMAS
IPC: B64D9/00
Filed: 1996-10-21
Abstract: So-called butterfly latches are known, by means of which containers, pallets or similar items of freight can be secured within the cargo area of an aircraft. These comprise a frame that can be attached to holding rails on the floor of the cargo area. In the present latch, in the frame (10) is disposed a double latch hook (20) comprising two arms (21,22) that are hinged to one another at first ends and at these first ends are provided with hook elements (23,23';24,24') so constructed as to engage and retain items of cargo. At second ends the arms (21,22) are mounted in the frame (10) so that they can move in a plane of rotation in such a way that when they are struck by an item of cargo travelling in a first horizontal direction parallel to the plane of rotation, the first ends of the arms (21,22) are deflected downward from an upper operating position toward the frame (10). To prevent unintended collapse of the arms (21,22), there are provided releasable locking mechanisms (30,30') that in their locked position block downward rotation of the arms in such a way that the arms (21,22) can be deflected downward only when unlocked by the frontal impact of an item of cargo moving in the first horizontal direction against one of the arms (21,22).
Patent GB-2306766-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer
Inventor: LI GANGQIANG
IPC: G01N27/62
Filed: 1996-10-25
Abstract: A time-of-flight mass spectrometer with improved signal to noise characteristics and the ability to reject specific signal ions includes a plasma source (13) that generates the ions, an ion pulser (17) that directs ions towards an ion detector (19), and a retarding grid assembly (21) charged to repel noise ions. The retarding grid assembly (21) maintains at least a predetermined minimum potential sufficient to repel all ions, except those which have been deliberately sampled by a deliberate pulse of the ion pulser (17). As a result, noise ions which unintentionally escape the ion pulser (17) are repelled by the retarding grid assembly (21), and mass peaks are more easily detected and distinguished from background noise. Specific ions of the desired signal are also selectively rejected by stepping up the potential of the retarding grid assembly (21) at a predetermined time calculated to correspond to the time-of-flight of the specific ions from the ion pulser (17). A grounded grid (69, 70) is also provided to maintain a field-free region away from the retarding grid assembly (21), such that rejection of ions may be tailored to a narrow range of ion masses.
Patent GB-2319173-A (GB)
Title: Baby-changing unit
Inventor: HENDRIKS JUDITH MARJORIE
IPC: A47D5/00
Filed: 1996-11-13
Abstract: A baby-changing unit comprises a board adapted to be supported over a bath, said board having an associated harness to retain a baby on the board.
Patent GB-2321083-A (GB)
Title: A control valve for cutting-off a distributor vacuum advance and admitting additional air into the intake of an i.c. engine
Inventor: CUBITT GORDON
IPC: F02M7/17
Filed: 1996-12-12
Abstract: A constant depression carburettor emission control means comprises valve means 10 and electronic control means 11; valve means 10 being arranged to admit additional air into inlet manifold 16, of an internal combustion engine, in response to predetermined engine speed signals and to cut-off the vacuum advance function of the distributor 20 in response to predetermined engine speed signals. Whether additional air is admitted or the vacuum advance function is cut-off depends on the engine operating conditions, (figure 3).
Patent GB-2308495-A (GB)
Title: Cathodes
Inventor: LEE GYEONG-SANG
IPC: H01J1/20
Filed: 1996-12-19
Abstract: An indirectly heated cathode comprises an emitter 107 comprising a laminate of an active metal 105 and electron emissive material 106. A layer of active metal may be sandwiched between two layers of electron emissive material, the layers being formed successively e.g. by printing or air spraying. The active metal may be Mg, Si, Zr, Mn, W, Th, Cr or Mo, and the electron emissive material is preferably a compound oxide of BaO with at least one of SrO, CaO, Sc 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 .
Patent GB-2322810-A (GB)
Title: A toy
Inventor: HARRISON NIGEL
IPC: A63H23/10
Filed: 1997-03-07
Abstract: A toy (2) comprising a body (4) having an inlet (6) adapted to be secured to a water outlet (9), an outlet (8) in liquid communication with the inlet (6) and between the inlet (6) and outlet (8) at least one articulated member (10) adapted to be articulated by a flow of water from the inlet (6) to the outlet (8). The flow of water may cause the nose (18) to whistle. The toy may be made of a thermochromic material and may thus change colour with change of temperature of the flow of water.
Patent GB-2327747-A (GB)
Title: Laundry Dryer
Inventor: WATTS DEREK JOHN
IPC: D06F58/28
Filed: 1997-07-26
Abstract: A laundry dryer comprises a drum 1, a motor for rotating the drum and a heater for heating air to be passed through the drum. Conventionally, laundry left in the drum on completion of a drying programme (selected by means of heat setting selector 5 and timer control 6), begins to crease and becomes difficult to iron. The invention provides means, selectively operable by turning timer control 6 to mark 7, for producing a conditioning sequence, to reduce creases in laundry in the drum, wherein heated air and unheated air are alternately passed through the drum as it is rotated for a set period of time. The rotation may be intermittent in opposite directions.
Patent GB-2331931-A (GB)
Title: Needle incinerator with filter
Inventor: CONSTABLE NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 1997-12-05
Abstract: A needle incinerator has a compartment containing electrodes for passing a current through a needle to be destroyed, a mouth in the wall of the compartment to allow a needle to be introduced into the compartment to contact the electrodes, and a filter (24, 26) arranged in the mouth to prevent the escape from the compartment of any noxious gases produced by the incineration of the needle.
Patent GB-2332792-A (GB)
Title: Controllable latch/register circuit
Inventor: KIRSCH GRAHAM
IPC: G01R31/3185
Filed: 1997-12-22
Abstract: A controllable latch/register circuit for an integrated circuit comprises an input latch (30) coupled in series with an output latch (32). The latches are operated under control of a control circuit (34) having mode inputs. In one mode, the latches are operated as a non-transparent register; the output latch (32) holds the output stable while new data is inputted to the input latch (30); the output latch (32) is only opened once the input latch has been latched closed. In one or more other modes, the latches are operated as a single controllable transparent latch; for example, one or the latches (30) can be held permanently open such that operation of the circuit depends entirely on the state of the other latch (32). Applications include dual purpose interface circuits for synchronous and asynchronous memories, and configurable circuits operable as high speed latches during normal operation, and as scan-test registers during a scan-test operation, thus avoiding the problems of dedicated latch-only and register-only circuits.
Patent GB-972867-A (GB)
IPC: A45D20/18
Abstract: 972,867. Hair drying. SUNBEAM CORPORATION. March 29, 1962 [April 6, 1961], No. 12151/62. Heading A5R. A hair drier cap is made from two sheets 5, 6 of flexible, plastic material seamed together around their edges to form top, back and side portions. The cap is secured around the head by draw-strings 15 and air supplied to the space 7 through a hose connection 10 passes on to the hair through perforations 8 in the inner sheet and escapes through an outlet 11. Additional seams 25, 26, joining the two layers, may be provided to assist in distributing the air and avoid ballooning of the cap, and a seam 23, sealing off the front margin of the cap, prevents hot air being blown on to the ears and face.
Patent GB-2335666-A (GB)
Title: Roof ventilator unit
Inventor: PESTELL CLAIRE LOUISE
IPC: E04D13/17
Filed: 1998-03-21
Abstract: A covert roof ventilator unit (10) is manufactured as a planar or substantially planar configuration, having a lower wall (12,13) and an upper wall (14,52) hingedly connected thereto which upper wall (14,52), when the unit (10) is in use on a roof is closed upon the lower wall (12,13) to form a hollow ventilator having an aperture (24) in said lower wall (12,13) for ventilating a roof space on which the unit is used (10), said walls when closed together defined an elongate aperture at a toe end portion of the unit (10). Baffle elements (32,54) provided on the said walls (12,13,14,52) intermesh in use to prevent the ingress of small birds, mammals and large insects to the roof space via the elongate aperture and the aperture (24) in said lower wall (14,52).
Patent GB-2321752-A (GB)
Title: Ticket dispensing apparatus
Inventor: TEICHELMAN EDWARD LINDELL KAYE
IPC: B65H35/10
Filed: 1996-10-17
Abstract: Ticket dispensing apparatus for dispensing tickets from a series of tickets joined by lines of perforations or weakening including: severing means (31) for severing the tickets along a line of perforations or weakening; a dispensing wall (15) along which tickets to be dispensed are fed past severing means; positioning means for positioning the leading ticket fed past severing means in a dispensing position at which the line of perforations or weakening along which it is connected to the remaining tickets is operatively aligned with the severing means; holding means (16) for holding the leading ticket against the dispensing wall during movement beyond severing means to dispensing position, and folding means (18) for folding the ticket to be dispensed along the line of perforations or weakening operatively aligned with severing means.
Patent GB-2323662-A (GB)
Title: Pulse combustor and boiler for same
Inventor: MOVASSAGHI MEHRZAD
IPC: F23N5/00
Filed: 1996-03-05
Abstract: A pulse combustor of a type having a combustion chamber (20) in the center between two spaced apart walls (12, 13) and an exhaust region (15) between the plates which surrounds the combustion chamber and extends outwardly therefrom. The combustor has first (12) and second (13) spaced apart walls each formed of hollow tubing wound in a spiral from the combustion chamber outwardly, and a fuel inlet in the combustion chamber. An ignition rod has an electrode which extends into a nozzle at an entrance of a combustion chamber proximate an incoming fuel passageway and initially ignates the fuel therein in order to start the combustor.
Patent GB-2328798-A (GB)
Title: Knob assembly for use in electronic appliances
Inventor: LEE JONG-EUN
IPC: H01H25/04
Filed: 1998-06-23
Abstract: A knob assembly for selecting a desired function of electronic appliances comprises a front panel 50 having a circular mounting hole 52 a knob, and a front circuit board 70 having switches 72 disposed to be pressed by a contacting member 66 of the knob. The front panel has a tension holder 54 situated around the mounting hole 52. The holder 54 consists of a first group of tension ribs 56 and a second group of tension ribs 58 located between the first group of tension ribs 56, the first group of tension ribs 56 each being provided with a groove 55, respectively. The knob has a knob handle 62 protruding from the front panel 50, a rotational sphere 64 inserted into the tension holder 54, and a contacting member 66, the rotational sphere 64 being provided with projections 65 on its surface, the projections 65 being coupled with each groove 55 of the first group of tension ribs 56. The knob is restored by a restoring force of the tension holder 54 to a standard position which allows the projections 53 of the rotational sphere 64 to be always coupled with each groove 55 of the first group of tension ribs 56.
Patent GB-2340815-A (GB)
Title: Engine bonnet guard
Inventor: GIRSTENBREI ERICH
IPC: E02F3/627
Filed: 1998-08-25
Abstract: An engine hood guard for a front end loader comprises a sliding side rail 5 connected between a front impact guard 4, a front loader mount bracket 3 and a stop 8. Preferably, the slide rail is mounted via a fixed (14, fig 4) or articulated joint 7 to the impact guard and via a spring pressed bolt (9), 11 to the stop 8 so that the rail pivots outwardly when the vehicle is not connected to the loader and moves inwardly to guide the loader during connection.
Patent GB-2330769-A (GB)
Title: Electrovibrator device for babies cots
Inventor: RAVASIO RENZO
IPC: A47D9/04
Filed: 1998-10-15
Abstract: An electro vibrator device which can be applied to a cot comprises: a vibrator 10,19,30, attachable to the cot; and elastic supports 42, to be applied to the ends of a pair of the cot legs. Vibrations caused by the vibrator are transmitted both to the cot and the elastic supports to generate a composite oscillatory movement. The vibrator consists of an outer casing (10, fig.2) with brackets 17 to attach it to the cot, an electric motor (11, fig. 2), a motor reducer (13, fig. 2) or reduction gear (25, fig. 4) and a shaft (14, fig. 2) or rotating member (28, fig. 4) with an integral rotating eccentric mass (15, fig. 2). Alternatively, vertical motion can be imparted to a mass (39, fig. 5) on the end of a rocking lever (37, fig. 5) by continuous rotational motion of a cam (34, fig. 5) abutting the rocking lever. The elastic supports may each consist of a cylindrical spring (44, fig. 7) supported by retaining caps (43a,45, fig. 7) or a non-rigid material (such as rubber), terminating in a suction pad (46, fig. 7) to rest on the floor.
Patent GB-2332973-A (GB)
Title: Biometric interface device
Inventor: DIMARIA PETER C
IPC: A61B5/117
Filed: 1998-12-23
Abstract: An existing personal control system upgraded by replacing each of the personnel data input units of an existing personal control unit 40 with a biometric interface terminal 10 capable of reading physical characteristics. The personnel control unit 40 controls access based upon a signal from its terminal 10. Each terminal is also connected to an existing host 50 which is programmed to permit access, entry and/or egress for certain personnel, based upon authorisation information. The host 50 is connected to a database 60 for storing the authorisation information and to a keyboard 70 and a display 80.
Patent GB-2347138-A (GB)
Title: Display frame
Inventor: COBBLEDICK PETER
IPC: B65D5/20
Filed: 1999-02-24
Abstract: A frame which can be used for point of sale display of a packaged article and which, on removal of the packaged article, can be adapted for display of a picture comprises a bearer member 1 defining a rectangular aperture 2 formed with a rebate 10 opening to the rear of the bearer member 1. The rebate 10 provides seating 11 for a box-shaped enclosure 3 mounted in the aperture 2. The enclosure 3 has a clear wall 9 for display of an article housed in the enclosure 3, and a base wall 4 which can later be re-used as a backing panel 25 for a photograph 24 mounted in the frame 1 (Figure 5). The base wall 4 and adjacent walls 6, 8 of the enclosure 3 are preferably formed from a card board blank, having mitred joints secured by adhesive. After detaching the walls 6, 8 of the enclosure 3 from the bearer member 1 for removal of the packaged article, the base wall 4 may be separated to provide the backing panel.
Patent GB-2351738-A (GB)
Title: Alternative fuel for motor vehicles
Inventor: PITCHER ANDREW ROBERT HENRY
IPC: F02B43/10
Filed: 1999-04-10
Abstract: Motor vehicles rely on fuel for provideing engine power. This particular fuel is Hydrogen, converted by means of electrolysis, from water stored in a tank within the vehicle. There is a water storage tank with a conversion box fitted above. Water with salt added would be poured through "G" until it reaches the required level "F". Battery power is supplied to "B" which converts the water into gasses, these are collected in storage tanks as they are evacuated via "H" and "I" by means of replenishing "B" to level "F" by pump "C". A one way vented cap is incorporated in "G" preventing vacuuming of "A" and a drip feed "M" in place in "B" allowing circulation of the water, which is filtered by "D". There are two separation joints sited to allow the unit to be split for cleaning/inspection, and a drainage point at base of "A". The battery power comes from an independent unit, or units and charged by the vehicles charging system, although a night facility be present to allow the conversion to take place whilst vehicle is parked. "A" is made of insularity material as the whole system would become electrically charged. "N" would be made of highly conductive material for maximum efficiency, and would be independently insulated from each other. The air storage tanks are connected to a standard gas conversion for vehicles. And the original system be kept in place which is standard practice, for back-up.
Patent GB-2349532-A (GB)
Title: Mobile unit location method
Inventor: HORSPOOL NIGEL
IPC: G01S13/87
Filed: 1999-04-28
Abstract: A method and system for establishing the location of a mobile unit (20) which may be within a communications network such as a GSM network. A reference unit (30) is provided having a known location and communications are sent sequentially from three or more fixed location base stations (10<SB>1</SB>, 10<SB>2</SB>, 10<SB>3</SB>) to the mobile unit (20) and the reference unit (30). The times of receipt of the communications at the mobile and reference units are established and compared by control unit (40) in order to establish the location of the mobile unit. The position of the reference unit (30) may be coincident with one of the fixed locations (10<SB>1</SB>, 10<SB>2</SB>, 10<SB>3</SB>) and the fixed locations may be mobile telephone network base stations.
Patent GB-2349418-A (GB)
Title: Crankcase-supercharged four-stroke i.c. engine with at least one pair of cylinders
Inventor: BIDDULPH LEONARD THOMAS
IPC: F02B33/26
Filed: 1999-04-29
Abstract: An internal combustion engine including at least one pair of cylinders ( 8 , 28 ) and pistons ( 9, 27 ) operating each in a four stroke cycle with two strokes off-set and reciprocating in phase in the respective cylinders. Air charging means ( 2, 14, 17, 18, 22, 34) associated with the crank case interior including an air inlet means (12, 13, 23, 24 ) to the interior which communicates through a passage (1) with both cylinders so as to cause air displaced by both pistons on a working and induction stroke to charge into one cylinder performing the induction stroke. The cylinders may be arranged parallel, at an angle or opposed. The pistons may be connected to a common crankshaft or to a pair of crankshafts 15, 19.
Patent GB-2337996-A (GB)
Title: Method and electrolyte for anodizing valve metals
Inventor: MELODY BRIAN J
IPC: C25D11/02
Filed: 1999-05-25
Abstract: An electrolytic solution comprises glycerine and an organic salt, an inorganic salt, or mixtures thereof, and has a pH of less than about 7. The electrolytic solution has a water content of less than 0.1 weight percent and is prepared by mixing the glycerine and the salt or their acidic and basic ionogen components and heating to above 150‹C. A method of anodizing a metal comprises forming a film on the metal with said electrolytic solution. The metal is preferably a valve metal, such as tantalum, and the film is formed at a temperature of 150‹C or higher. The salt is sodium p-toluene sulfonate, potassium hydrogen sulfate or monobasic potassium tartrate; or alternately the salt may be produced in situ from acids selected from p-toluene sulfonic acid, tartaric acid or sulfuric acid by reaction with potassium acetate, sodium bicarbonate or potassium formate.
Patent GB-991250-A (GB)
Abstract: 991,250. Capacitors. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Jan. 19, 1962 [Jan. 27, 1961], No. 2100/62. Drawings to Specification. Heading H1M. In an electrolytic capacitor, an aluminium electrode is formed with a dielectric oxide film by anodizing in a film-forming electrolyte in which the anodic film is somewhat soluble at a temperature of 20-40‹ C.; the current density and voltage being such as to produce in a single step a dielectric film having a continuous dense non-porous layer adjacent the electrode and an overlying porous layer substantially thicker than the dense layer. The electrolyte, which may be, e.g., ammonium pentaborate and ethylene glycol in aqueous solution, impregnates the porous layer. Two etched and anodized aluminium foils may be rolled together in a tubular container of electrolyte as a nonpolar capacitor or a single anodized aluminium foil may be rolled in an e.g. silver cathode container of electrolyte, as a polar capacitor. Containers may be singles or double-ended closed with insulating plugs through which connections protrude. The porous and non-porous oxide film may be formed by electrolysis of the anodic foils in a strong acid, e.g. oxalic, phosphoric, chromic or sulphuric at 20-40‹ C., and the total dielectric film thickness may be 1 to 10 microns thick with the dense layer 20 to 1400 Angstroms thick. The thickness of the dense layer is reducible by further anodization at a higher temperature, e.g. 60-80‹ C., and/or with a stronger electrolytic solution and/or a current density reduced from, e.g., 100-1000 mA./in.<SP>2</SP> to, e.g., 10-100 mA./in.<SP>2</SP>. Concrete examples are given.
Patent GB-2341958-A (GB)
Title: File system disaster recovery
Inventor: SWAROOP ANIL
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 1999-06-01
Abstract: A file disaster recovery system employs geographical replication of data from a local site to remote site in a such a manner that file requests from clients of the local site can be handled by a file server on the remote site following a failover from the local site to the remote site. Geographical data replication software 160L running on a local server checkpoints to a log in local stable storage 126d all information on file operations that change the file state of the local file system. According to a selected mode, the local geographical data replication software flushes information in the log pertaining to the file operations since the last flush to the remote site. At the remote site, compatible remote geographical data replication software 160R running on a remote file server receives the flushed log and replicates in sequence order the file operations represented in the flushed log. The results of the operations are stored on remote stable storage 136d. The local server is whichever of a local primary server 122p or a local secondary server 122s is active. When the local primary server is active, it passes file checkpoints and mini-transaction checkpoints to the local secondary server to enable the latter, when the local primary fails, to complete uncompleted local file requests and to handle subsequent local file requests. There is no need for commonality, except for operating and file systems, between the local and remote sites. Because operations are replicated and not low level, formatted data, the local and remote stable file storage can be completely different.
Patent GB-2337944-A (GB)
Title: Fairground amusement apparatus
Inventor: WARD DAVID
IPC: A63G27/04
Filed: 1999-06-04
Abstract: A fairground ride apparatus comprises a pier (11) from which a boom (16) extends and is capable of being raised and lowered between horizontal and inclined positions. A trunnion (17) carries a star-shaped arrangement of arms (18) on the boom, and each arm (18) mounts a further star arrangement of arms (20), each arm (20) carrying a group of seats (21), attached to the respective arm (20) by a pivot above the seats. Each star arrangement of arms (20), and of arms (18) is independently rotatable to produce an epicyclic movement of each seat, and further the boom (16) can be rotated to provide a range of alternative paths for the seats during a ride program.