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Patent GB-2255326-A (GB)
Title: Container for cooked ham
Inventor: PERAFITA JAIME CASCADEMONT
IPC: B65D33/06
Filed: 1992-04-29
Abstract: A package comprises a bag 2 of plastic material inside which is placed an article to be packaged; a clip closing the end of the bag; and a prism-shaped piece 3 of plastic attached to the exterior of the closed bag, said piece of plastic having surface dimensions similar to those of the end of the article itself, and having an opening 4 from which emerges a handle 5 by means of which the filled bag can be carried. Where the article is a cooked ham, the piece of plastic forms a protection for a hand grasping the handle when cutting the ham on a slicing machine. In an alternative construction, the piece of plastic is a flat member formed with an inverted U-shaped handle over its central opening. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268036-A (GB)
Title: Dutch hoe riddle.
Inventor: GOUGH JOHN
IPC: A01B1/08
Filed: 1992-06-25
Abstract: A Dutch hoe 1 has a detachable wire mesh riddle 2 fitted to the rear of the hoe arch, which allows the hoe to be used either as a standard hoe or, as a hoe with the potential to collect garden waste e.g. weeds etc. The riddle situated to the rear of the hoe arch by means of clips or similar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269085-A (GB)
Title: Multi-length garment
Inventor: ROUT CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: A41D15/00
Filed: 1992-07-31
Abstract: The garment 1, embodies at least one lengthwise extendable telescopic double fold 2fa/2fb, in the garment materials of the midriff section 2m. Alternatively, the midriff section embodies one or more detachable telescopic sections. The telescopic means are secured by one or more rows of stitching 6, and/or other materials securing means, including one or more rows of male/female press studs, and/or buttons and button holes, and/or Velcro (RTM), and/or zip fastener. Additionally the garment sleeves 10, and garment legs 11, are also embodied with similar lengthwise extendable telescopic means 12 & 13, respectively. The garment may be for children or a full bodied suit for workmen or in the uniformed professions, as well as wet suits and suits for use in sub-zero temperatures. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258537-A (GB)
Title: An evaluation apparatus for power supply system
Inventor: KANAMARU KOUJI
IPC: G01R31/40
Filed: 1992-08-03
Abstract: In an evaluation apparatus for measuring the fluctuation of a voltage and a current on a power supply line and evaluating the result of the measurement, the apparatus includes: a dummy load 10 connected to the power supply line instead of an actual function unit; and a switch SW for turning ON/OFF the dummy load. Further, the above switch can be replaced by a switching control circuit connected to the dummy load for continuously switching ON/OFF of the dummy load. The dummy load may include capacitive, resistive loads 40, 50, a current control circuit 20, a time constant circuit 30 and a voltage setting circuit (not shown). The dummy load simulates a function unit inserted or removed during normal operation of a computer system and the results of the evaluation is utilised in a design of the system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259155-A (GB)
Title: Food trolley controller
Inventor: HATANO HISAAKI
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 1992-08-27
Abstract: The state of an object to be controlled eg a food trolley T is monitored and stored as a symbol in a working memory 132 of an information processing means 13. An inference engine 13 rewrites the stored symbols according to a set of rules R1 to R4 stored in a production memory 133 and the trolley is controlled according to the contents of the working memory. The control system includes a neural network 16 and can be used to cause the trolley to move to a person h1, h2 who is detected as being irratable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270772-A (GB)
Title: Cylindrical white light transmission hologram image display
Inventor: DIERKS CHARLES HENRY
IPC: G03H1/26
Filed: 1992-09-21
Abstract: A cylindrically-curved white-light transmission hologram comprising several holo-plane multiplexed images which are individually exhibited whole to an observer's eye, and are seen binocularly superimposed inside the cylinder/or part-cylinder as a virtual image 9 which remains stationary when the cylinder/or part-cylinder is rotated on its axis. The curved hologram may exhibit one image seen around an arc of up to 360 degrees, or several different images seen individually or sequentially, or a three-dimensional display of multi-stereo images, or a kinematic display of any duration. White light source 2, two overlapping images 3, 4 on cylinder 1 projecting viewing slits 5, 6 and observer's eyes 7, 8 are shown. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261549-A (GB)
Title: Cooling arrangement for a semiconductor module and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: YAMASHITA KOYO
IPC: H01L23/367
Filed: 1992-11-03
Abstract: In a semiconductor module for use with an aluminum heat sink (17), thick-film resin (25) is directly coated onto the aluminum heat sink (17). A copper foil pattern (14) forms conductive passages on a surface of the thick-film resin (25). A semiconductor element (16) e.g. a power transistor is connected onto the copper foil pattern (14). Further in a power control device for use with the semiconductor module. a control circuit section is mounted on portions of the thick-film resin (25), but isolated from the conductive passages formed by the copper foil pattern (14). The arrangement avoids the thermal stress which can result in bolted-on devices. The heat sink may have a honeycomb construction instead of fins. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262794-A (GB)
Title: Controlling damping coefficient for vehicular shock absorber
Inventor: KAKIZAKI SHINOBU
IPC: F16F9/46
Filed: 1992-12-22
Abstract: The shock absorber SA is interposed between a vehicle body and a wheel. An adjuster of the shock absorber is so constructed as to change its position so as to provide an optimum damping coefficient for the shock absorber in response to drive by means of an actuator (pulse motor) 3. A vehicle behavior detector 41a provides an output to a damping coefficient control portion 41b which derives an optimum damping coefficient according to the vehicle behavior, and a drive/control portion 42b sends a drive/control signal tV to the actuator 3. The drive/control part 42 is separated from the damping coefficient control part 41 and is integrally incorporated into the actuator 3. Furthermore, a fail safe circuit 42d is integrally incorporated into the actuator, to provide a predetermined fail safe drive for the actuator 3 upon receipt of a signal indicating an occurrence of abnormality in either the damping coefficient control portion 41b or the drive/control portion 42b. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265918-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for producing cellulosic paper pulp
Inventor: CHOUDHURI PUNYA BRATA
IPC: D21C3/02
Filed: 1993-03-09
Abstract: A process of manufacturing cellulose paper pulp from bagasse, jute, straw and like raw materials of relatively low lignin content comprises passing the raw material upwardly along a digester (1) down which hot alkaline liquor passes in a counter flow, feeding the treated material to a screw press (10), mixing it with aqueous magnesium salt and fluffing it in a shredder (11) and then passing the material down through a vertical oxygen reactor where it is treated with hot oxygen whereafter it is mixed with hot water to obtain a suspension, gases are removed from the suspension and the latter is pressed to dryness of 20 to 35%. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279948-A (GB)
Title: Ricinoleic acid derivative
Inventor: CHO SUK HYUNG
IPC: C07C69/025
Filed: 1993-06-21
Abstract: A compound of formula   <IMAGE>  wherein:- M is selected from hydrogen, all alkali metal, ammonium and an alkylamine; and R is a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms; is prepared from reacting ricinoleic with an acylating agent. The process is carried out at low temperatures and without solvents or catalysts.
Patent GB-2279741-A (GB)
Title: A level for indicating that a corner is vertical
Inventor: EMMS ROBERT GEORGE
IPC: G01C9/28
Filed: 1993-07-09
Abstract: A device to assist a bricklayer in determining that a junction between two walls is upright is capable of simultaneously indicating inclination of two adjacent walls in more than one plane. The device comprises a first elongate element (1) for abutting against one of the walls, the first elongate element incorporating first inclination indicating means (13), and a second elongate element (3) for abutting against the other of the walls, the second elongate element incorporating second inclination indicating means (13). Connecting means (5) is provided to interconnect the first and second elongate elements such that the first and second elongate elements are able to lie in corresponding first and second intersecting planes, and means (19, 23) is provided for adjustably securing the device to at least one of the walls. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282311-A (GB)
Title: Turf and garden tool
Inventor: GREEN WILLIAM JACK
IPC: A01G3/08
Filed: 1993-10-26
Abstract: A turf and garden tool implement useful in extracting weeds as well as severing the branches of small plants, bushes and small trees includes an elongate rod member 11 provided with a handle 16 and a foot step 15, with the lower portion of the rod member being attached to a working head 19, which is curved and hemi-conical in configuration, the leading edge being provided with serrations 21 suitable for cutting purposes, and the upper edge 20 of the tool being arcuate, upwardly angled in a curvilinear manner, and being provided with a sharpened edge margin for effecting branch removal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272324-A (GB)
Title: Helical tape scanner
Inventor: MAGNUSSON STEVEN L
IPC: G11B5/53
Filed: 1992-06-18
Abstract: A helical tape scanner (10) in which the stationary lower drum (16) includes a narrow upper ridge (18) which is offset from the axis of the rotatable upper drum (14) in a direction toward the end of scan. The video tape moves in a helical path from the stationary lower drum (16) over the offset upper ridge to the rotatable upper drum (16) which includes the video read/write heads (22) to transfer signals to and from the tape (12).
Patent GB-2289135-A (GB)
Title: Photographic booths
Inventor: BARNETT GAVIN
IPC: G03B17/53
Filed: 1994-04-12
Abstract: A photographic booth includes an upright housing (2) for photographic equipment abutting a circular chamber (4). The chamber (4) has an opening on the opposite side thereof to the housing (2). A ramp (10) adjacent the opening leads up to the floor of the chamber (4). A fold down seat can be folded down to allow able-bodied users to be seated or folded up to provide accommodation for a wheelchair user. An arcuate door (6) is provided to open and close the opening. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283494-A (GB)
Title: Machine dishwashing
Inventor: MACBEATH FIONA SUSAN
IPC: C11D3/39
Filed: 1994-09-15
Abstract: A detergent composition adapted for use in machine dishwashing providing reduced tendency to damage glassware containing a water-soluble alkali metal silicate at a level (measured as SiO2) of from 1% to 11% by weight wherein said composition has a pH measured as a 1% solution in distilled water at 20 DEG C of from 9.0 to 11.5. Preferably, the composition contains a crystal growth inhibitor component. When the composition contains an oxygen-releasing bleach system it also preferably contains an Mn(II) compound to reduce the propensity for silver tarnishing to occur.
Patent GB-2293756-A (GB)
Title: Dual-purpose bag
Inventor: NASH KEVIN ROBERT
IPC: A47C4/52
Filed: 1994-10-08
Abstract: A dual-purpose bag comprises front and rear reinforced padded panels 12, 28 joined to another along a fold line at the base of the bag and releasable closure means 24, 26 extending along the two side edges of the panels. The closure means, such as zip fasteners, serve to form a bag closed on three sides and having a mouth defined by the upper edges of the front and the rear panels 12, 28. A closure flap joined along a fold line to the upper edge of the rear panel 28 can be releasably fastened to the front 12 panel to cover the mouth of the bag. A pair of straps 20, 22 extend from the lateral ends of the closure flap or from the sides of the back panel 28 to the two sides of the front panel 12 to hold the padded panels at angle to one another when the closure means are opened, so that the bag may be used as a seat with the padded panels acting respectively as a seat cushion and a back support. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294333-A (GB)
Title: Demountable scope leveller
Inventor: RAYNER GREGORY RICHARD
IPC: G02B23/16
Filed: 1994-10-19
Abstract: A scope leveller comprises a spirit level having a body 11 which is demountable from a mounting block 12 on telescopic sight 15 that is directly mounted on the rifle, pistol or crossbow. The mounting position on the telescopic sight tube is at any available position that the user wishes to use, other than the position occupied by the telescopic sight main mounts. As the body 11 is held by the mounting block 12 and not the telescopic sight main mounts this means that the scope leveller can be used in conjunction with any make of telescopic sight main mounts. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284791-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle tray apparatus
Inventor: KEARNS REFORD THOMAS
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 1994-10-26
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a metallic support frame 4 having a saddle portion 5 to be positioned in the interior of a vehicle such that the saddle portion straddles and rests on a raised transmission cover 2 positioned intermediate adjacent foot wells. A pair of spaced support struts 9, 10 extend upwardly from the saddle portion to provide a support for a tray 15. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283546-A (GB)
Title: Method for automatically varying,in dependence on the driver,the triggering point of an automatic braking process for a motor vehicle.
Inventor: RUMP SIEGFRIED
IPC: B60T13/66
Filed: 1994-11-01
Abstract: A method for automatically varying a threshold value (Seff) in dependance on the behaviour of a driver, which threshold value if exceeded by the speed of actuation (vP) of a brake pedal triggers an automatic braking process for a motor vehicle. The threshold value is determined as a product of a fixed threshold value (Sf) of the actuation speed of the brake pedal and a driver-dependent factor (F) which is determined again after each braking process as a function of the previous driver-dependant factor, and the actuation speed, and the pedal travel (sP), of the brake pedal. Thus, on the one hand continuous matching to the behaviour of the driver is ensured but on the other hand sufficient damping is ensured by taking into account all the previous braking operations since the last resetting of the factor to an initial value. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298891-A (GB)
Title: A water tight shower curtain retaining device
Inventor: MAY DENNIS
IPC: A47K3/36
Filed: 1995-03-15
Abstract: A shower curtain retaining device that provides a water tight seal between a edge of a shower curtain and an adjacent wall of a bathroom or shower cubicle comprises a L-profile body 1 having a flat surface 30 fixed to the wall by adhesive strips 6 or screw holes 8. The device retains the curtain (4, fig 1) by way of a spring clip 2, which can extend the full length of the device, and a tongue member 31. The curtain is placed in front of tongue 31 and the clip 2 is snapped over the tongue 31 and the curtain, thereby holding the curtain in place. In another embodiment a channel and wedge arrangement (see fig 6) may replace the clip and tongue. A base seal (see fig 3) is provided to effect a water tight seal at a lower end of the body 1. The clip may be hinged (see fig 4) to the body 1 and a resilient pressure pad (10, fig 4) may be provided so as absorb varying thicknesses of curtain. The device may be manufactured from plastics and it can be made to any length and cut or sawn to size. The body 1 may be in the form of a F-profile body (13, fig 6) or a T-profile body (see fig 7).
Patent GB-2302039-A (GB)
Title: Free-wheeling toy vehicle
Inventor: WIGGS CHRISTOPHER CHARLES
IPC: A63H17/26
Filed: 1995-06-09
Abstract: A free-wheeling toy vehicle comprising a body (1) fitted to a chassis (2). Wheels (7) are mounted at each end of front and rear axles (5,6) which are fitted into front and rear axle mounting lugs (3,4) provided on the chassis (2). Each wheel (7) is made of a heavy metal material and has an annular tyre (10) fitted in a central groove (9) formed thereon or it can have a heavy metal insert inside each tyre, the tyre being molded with an upstanding bead. The axles (5,6) are retained in positioning slots (3a,4a) on the chassis (2) by means of a tension leaf (8) mounted on a post (12) protruding from the chassis (2). The body (1) and the chassis (2) are preferably molded from a lightweight plastics material so the major portion of the total mass of the vehicle lies in the wheels (7) which greatly assists in the free-wheeling properties of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2290687-A (GB)
Title: Voice decoding apparatus
Inventor: MATSUMOTO ICHIRO
IPC: G10L25/78
Filed: 1995-06-20
Abstract: To prevent a pseudo-background noise for a voice-nonactive duration at the receiving side from having unnatural tone quality in a receiving side, a voice decoding apparatus of the adaptive PCM coding system comprises an auxiliary controller (6) provided between a controller (5) and a prediction coefficient holder (7). The controller (5) receives a voice activity detection flag (b) separated from a received demodulated signal (a) and, at the time of transition from the voice-active duration to the voice-nonactive duration and vice versa, outputs a reset signal (d) and a signal (e) indicating whether the voice activity detection flag is voice-active or voice-nonactive. The prediction coefficient holder (7) extracts, from an ADPCM decoder (4) for decoding a coded signal (c), a prediction coefficient (g), calculates and stores its average value for each frame and update the old value with the new one and, at the time of transition from the voice-active duration to the voice non-active duration, outputs an immediately stored value (h). Even when the input flag (e) changes from the voice-non active duration to the voice-active duration, the auxiliary controller (6) keeps on outputting a flag (f) indicative of the voice-nonactive duration for about five frame periods, thereby preventing the degradation of the tone quality of the pseudo-background noise which is generated and decoded by a decoder (4) during the voice-nonactive duration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303218-A (GB)
Title: Portable dynamometer
Inventor: GEORGE MICHAEL ANDREW
IPC: G01M15/04
Filed: 1995-07-08
Abstract: A measured braking force is applied to a spinning disk 10 and the angular velocity of the connected shaft 11, itself connected directly to the crank shaft of the engine to be measured, calculated. The applied braking force is measured by the displacement of a linear position sensor 15, and the angular velocity of the rotating shaft is measured by the pulses from an optical sensor being processed by a microcontroller. The microcontroller calculates from these two values a third value for the instantaneous power output and sends this value, along with the corrresponding value for rpm, to a display. Once the engine is stalled or stopped the value for the greatest encountered horsepower and the corresponding rpm is displayed.
Patent GB-2291982-A (GB)
Title: Photo masks
Inventor: HWANG JOON
IPC: G03F1/36
Filed: 1995-07-25
Abstract: A photo mask used for manufacturing a semiconductor device which can form a photoresist pattern (4) of the same width as the chrome pattern (1) of the photo mask has dummy patterns (2) of a certain width (C) chrome spaced a certain distance (B) from both sides of an isolated region of the chrome pattern, which prevents variation in width of the photoresist pattern formed on a wafer caused by the proximity effect caused by a difference in light amount at the time of exposure. Preferably the distance (B) is 0.3 to 0.8 microns and the width (C) is 0.05 to 0.2 microns. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294161-A (GB)
Title: Rotor
Inventor: GREER KIERAN ROBERT CHARLES
IPC: H02K1/24
Filed: 1995-09-04
Abstract: A wholly or substantially magnetically non-conducting rotor for a motor, on and around which rotor is located one or more asymmetric and/or outstanding magnetically conducting elements adapted to cause rotation of the rotor by one or more magnets located therearound in use is described herein. The rotor is suitable for use in stepping motors using electro magnets, movable permanent magnets or magnetic shields. Fig. 7a shows an arrangement permitting reverse rotation. Asymetric electromagnet disposition is disclosed (Fig. 5A - C). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-955965-A (GB)
IPC: A45D20/10
Abstract: 955,965. Hair driers. FIRTH CLEVELAND Ltd. April 19, 1960 [April 15, 1959; April 17, 1959], No. 13604/60. Heading A5R. A portable blower device, primarily for use as a hair drier, comprises a casing having an end wall, two side walls, a bottom wall interconnecting the side walls and having an interior surface merging into that of the end wall, a second wall extending between the side walls, the casing defining an air inlet and the second and bottom walls defining an outlet opposite the end wall, an electrically driven cylindrical bladed rotor mounted within the casing close to the end wall for rotation about an axis parallel thereto, the rotor co-operating with the interior surface of the end wall and with the opposed surface of the second wall whereby rotation of the rotor induces air flow through the inlet, rotor and outlet, and with electric heating means to heat the air flow. In one embodiment the fan blades 13 rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow and air enters through an orifice 6, passes through the blades 13 of the fan rotor and leaves through a duct 18, the zones of entry and escape being separated by the web 16. In this form a heating element 28 is mounted in the outlet duct 18 and is preferably connected in series with the blower motor. Numerous other forms are also described, one of which has heating elements mounted in both the inlet and outlet. In some forms two rotors are mounted on opposite ends of the motor spindle, the two outflows converging into a single outlet and some appliances have brush or comb devices associated with the outlet nozzle. Specifications 876,611 and 955,966 are referred to.
Patent GB-2309920-A (GB)
Title: Electric cooker with two cooking chambers
Inventor: CHUNG CHIN-FU
IPC: A47J27/04
Filed: 1996-02-08
Abstract: An electric cooker which includes a cooker unit 2 controlled to heat an electric heating coil (fig 3; 223) therein and defining a top chamber above the electric heating coil and a bottom chamber below the electric heating coil, a cooking container 40 mounted in the top chamber of the cooker unit, a sliding steam tray 3 assembly mounted in the bottom chamber of the cooker unit, and a cover 1 hinged to the cooker unit and covered on the top chamber and having a pressure regulator (fig 3; 100) controlled to let excessive pressure be exhausted out of the cover or to guide steam from the top chamber to the bottom chamber to steam food in the steam tray assembly.
Patent GB-2297031-A (GB)
Title: Clamp type garment hanger with resilient friction pads
Inventor: GARRISON JUDD F
IPC: A47G25/48
Filed: 1992-09-29
Abstract: A clamp type clothing hanger with the usual hook 57 and cross bar 56, has a pair of clamp assemblies 58,59 one at each end of the cross bar, and is characterised in that:  [a] each clamp comprises front and rear clamp members with an outer surface and an inner clamping surface, the outer surface having a recess 76 to receive a 'U' shaped spring clamp 77 for urging the clamping members together; [b] the rear clamping member comprises two laterally spaced downwardly extending fingers 74,75 and the front comprises a single downwardly extending finger 81, the latter lying opposite the space between the former; [c] each inner clamping surface includes at least one resilient friction pad 67,71,72 fixed to it and comprising a block copolymer with discrete styrene monomer units and rubber monomer units.