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Patent GB-2251312-A (GB)
Title: Sensor for measuring fluid flow rate
Inventor: MAREK JIRI
IPC: G01F1/68
Filed: 1991-12-17
Abstract: A sensor for measuring the velocity or flow rate of a flowing medium, in particular a gas, and which is exposed to the flowing medium, has a silicon base 1 to which there is applied a sequence of thin films in which a membrane 20 is formed. Between the membrane and the silicon base there is a cavity 15. The membrane has a resistor arrangement comprising at least one heating resistor 21 and at least one temperature-dependent sensor resistor 22 formed e.g. as doped polysilicon film elements. As shown the membrane consists of a polysilicon film 10, a silicon nitride insulating film 11, and an overall passivating film 12. Various forms and methods of manufacture are described. Since the device is also pressure sensitive, a "dummy" device which is not sensitive to temperature may be included in the sensor and used to compensate for pressure variations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-916068-A (GB)
IPC: F25B31/00
Abstract: 916,068. Lubricating. WORTHINGTON CORPORATION. Aug. 11, 1961 [Aug. 29, 1960], No. 29034/61. Class 12 (3). [Also in Groups XIII and XXVIII] In a refrigeration installation, having a multiple compressor system including a first compressor A and second compressor B, Fig. 2, each comprising a casing with a partition 3 dividing it into a suction compartment 5 and crank-case compartment 4, the low and high sides of the installation being connected respectively through conduit 40 to the suction compartments and through conduit 41 to discharge compartments 8, a port 22 in each partition equalizes the pressure in compartments 5 and 4, means 21 in each partition permit lubricant to flow from compartment 5 to compartment 4, and by-pass means such as 35 interconnecting the compartments 4 maintains substantially equal levels of lubricant in the compressors. As shown, the compressor lubricating system includes a pump 11 in each compressor which sucks oil in the bottom of crankcase compartment 4 through strainer 14 and pipe 13. The pump outlet side 16, Fig. 1, is connected via line 20 to ejector 19 which returns the oil to the crank-case and also sucks oil back from compartment 5 through the means 21. The outlet 16 is connected also via pressure-responsive valve 32 to a by-pass arrangement comprising hole 33 for returning the lubricant to the crank-case and a tube 35 or 35<SP>1</SP> for feeding oil to the other crank-case via input 36. Pressure between the two crank-case compartments is equalized by conduit 23 including a valve 24. In operation, if say the pressure in compressor B should rise relative to that in compressor A, oil will flow into compressor A through conduit 23, but at the same time oil will be returned to compressor B through by-pass tube 35. Should the level of oil in either crank-case compartment drop to the level of holes 15 in tube 13 the flow of oil through the corresponding pump 11 will first slow down and then stop altogether. In another arrangement (Figs. 3 and 4, not shown), in which two compressors are superposed, only the lower compressor has the output of the lubricating pump connected to an ejector and by-pass arrangement, and in the upper compressor oil flows back from the suction to the crank-case compartment through a check valve.
Patent GB-2253329-A (GB)
Title: Activity device for animals and/or human beings
Inventor: CARRUTHERS JOHN
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 1992-01-10
Abstract: An activity device for animals and/or human beings comprising a casing 10 and a food store 22 within the easing, the device being adapted to discharge food or other material through a hole 20 when suitably displaced by the user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254349-A (GB)
Title: A device for supporting a pole
Inventor: MCCARTHY HENRY PATRICK
IPC: E01F9/677
Filed: 1992-03-12
Abstract: A device for supporting a pole includes a housing having a circular opening 11 for receiving the lower end of a pole and also having an adjacent chamber 12. A bolt extends from the chamber 12 sideways into the opening 11 for releasably retaining the pole within the opening 11, the head 20 of the bolt being accessible in the chamber for operation thereof. The bolt and/or a cover 16 for the chamber 12 is lockable to prevent unauthorised release of the pole from the opening 11. The housing may be of iron cast in two halves held together by bolts through lugs 23 and an extension tube 30 may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255350-A (GB)
Title: Production of ferromanganese
Inventor: BUSBY NICHOLAS BRIAN
IPC: C22C33/04
Filed: 1992-04-16
Abstract: The invention is concerned with the production of ferromanganese in a blast furnace. By the injection of a proportion of the manganese ore as fines in the region of the blast pipes the operating conditions of the furnace may be considerably improved. Particularly oxygen and heat may be liberated in the reaction zone. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2504252-A (GB)
Title: Radar
Inventor: KELLY KEVIN MALCOLM
IPC: G01S7/292
Filed: 1992-06-08
Abstract: A method of restoring the performance of a radar Doppler filter which has been seriously degraded by sample exclusion, e.g. due to noise corruption, including the steps of performing a first Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) 10 on the available samples, selecting from the FFT outputs a limited number of those outputs which relate to the lowest frequencies in the transform, performing an inverse FFT 18 on the selected outputs from the FFT, deriving from inverse FFT outputs an estimate of the clutter component, weighting this estimate 20, subtracting 14 the weighted estimate from the original data and then re-applying the modified data to the FFT.
Patent GB-2267870-A (GB)
Title: Clip for holding sheets of a newspaper together
Inventor: COLE ANNE SIMCOE
IPC: B42F1/04
Filed: 1992-06-16
Abstract: The clip comprises an elongate base member 1. Two arms 3a, 3b are provided having ends remote from the base member 1 which are pointed. Hinges 4a, 4b connect the arms to the base member, and allow each arm to move from a position normal to the base member to a position parallel to the base member under the action of leaf springs 6a, 6b. A cover 7 is placed over the two arms when they point at each other after the arms have been inserted through the fold line in the sheets of the newspaper and the arms folded parallel to the base member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267923-A (GB)
Title: Retractable bollard
Inventor: MCCOMISH EDWARD
IPC: E01F13/04
Filed: 1992-06-20
Abstract: A retractable bollard has a housing (10) for subterranean installation, said housing (10) having four open-topped silos (14) in each of which a bollard (16) is mounted. Means are provided to extend or retract each bollard (16) from the respective silo (14). The means comprises a piston and cylinder arrangement (18) for each bollard (16). Each arrangement (18) is a hydraulic or a pneumatic piped circuit with a supply of medium, a pump and a motor, actuation of which being from remotely located controls. A circular resilient gland (22) is provided circumferentially around the inside of the top of the or each silo to abut against the side of the respective bollard and thus prevent entry of dirt therebetween. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256160-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for installing clamps.
Inventor: OETIKER HANS
IPC: F16B2/08
Filed: 1992-07-14
Abstract: A machine comprising a device (51) for transferring a closed clamp (10) from a deformation station (40) to an object to be fastened thereby, comprises pick-up means having several pick-up finger members (56a-d) operable to engage with the outer surface of the clamp at the deformation station upon completion of the deformation operation, a support structure rotatably supporting thereon the pick-up means in such a manner as to enable selective pick-up of the clamp from the deformation station and release thereof over the object to be fastened, and actuating means (58, 59) operable to close the finger members in their position over the clamp in the deformation station, thereupon causing retraction of the pick-up means while retaining the deformed, closed clamp, thereafter rotating the pick-up means relative to the support structure to face the object to be fastened, thereupon mounting the clamp over the object, and finally causing the clamp to be released by disengagement of the finger members. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259385-A (GB)
Title: Angular position detecting apparatus for an internal combustion engine
Inventor: ITOU MASAYUKI
IPC: G01D5/246
Filed: 1992-09-04
Abstract: Up-down counters (17, 18) up and down count clock pulses in response to the pulse train from a rotation sensor (3) and detect a distinctive interval (Ti) of the pulse train which corresponds to a reference angular position of the engine as denoted by a gap (2b) in the teeth (2a) of a rotor (2). The frequency of the pulse train is divided by a frequency dividing circuit (6). Up-down counting of clock pulses by each of the first and second up-down counters (17, 18) is terminated every two periods of the pulse train. The first and second up-down counters (17, 18) are out of phase by one period of the pulse train. Thus, one of the up-down counters will always detect the distinctive interval (Ti) of the pulse train by producing a negative (borrow) output. Details of a frequency divider (9) are given. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260974-A (GB)
Title: Automatic retrieval system
Inventor: BANKS EDWARD JOHN KENNETH
IPC: B65G1/04
Filed: 1992-10-27
Abstract: An automatic retrieval system for retrieving selected articles (5), such as articles of clothing provided on hangers at predetermined storage locations arranged in rows uses a transporter (1) moving along a path above the row of storage locations (4) for transporting retrieved articles to a delivery point (8/9). The transporter has a pivotal arm (3) for moving retrieved hangers clear of the other hanging articles and for rotating the retrieved hangers so as to be transported end-on, thus producing a compact storage/retrieval facility. A pick-off/gripping device (6, 7) is provided at the end of the transporter arm (3) for disengaging the selected hangers from the storage location at which they are held. Where the hangers are suspended from slots (4a) in a rail the transporter (1) may carry magnetic field detectors for detecting the open tops of the slots. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262778-A (GB)
Title: Variable cycle propulsion engine for supersonic aircraft.
Inventor: LARDELLIER ALAIN MARIE JOSEPH
IPC: F02K3/075
Filed: 1992-12-10
Abstract: The engine comprises a compressor 2, a combustion chamber 3, a turbine 4 which drives the compressor, an adjustable cross-section ejection nozzle 18, an annular duct 7, a fan assembly comprising at least one stage of rotor blades 6 rigidly connected to a shaft 5 which drives the compressor 2 and disposed between an upstream stage of adjustable pitch inlet guide vanes 8 and a downstream stage of adjustable pitch flow straightener vanes 9, an adjustable cross-section nozzle 19, and adjustable inlets and outlets 20, 21, 22, 23. The fan assembly may be axially located intermediate then ends of the compressor 2 (Fig. 5) and inflatable bladders (32, 33) may be located either side of the fan assembly to close off duct 7 during supersonic cruise. The vanes 8, 9 may each comprise three pivotally connected segments (Figure 2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262846-A (GB)
Title: Wire harness protector assembly
Inventor: SAWAMURA NAOHITO
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 1992-12-17
Abstract: A harness protector assembly (10) accommodating a desired length of a wire harness is assembled from protectors (10-I and 10-II) and connectors (11). A projection (10b) receives tabs (11b, 11c) to secure the connector (11). A thin-wall portion (11f) substantially at the center of the connector (11) allows the assembly to be bent (Figure 2). The protectors can be stored in a straight configuration prior to assembly. In another embodiment, the ends (10g, 10h Figure 3) of the protectors overlap and have curved mating faces (10j, 10k). Another embodiment has the hinged portion at the base of the assembly (Figure 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273986-A (GB)
Title: Microwave spectrometer.
Inventor: GIBSON COLIN
IPC: G01N22/00
Filed: 1992-12-29
Abstract: A microwave spectrometer includes a sensing chamber 22 into which is introduced a gas or constituent to be analysed. Microwave radiation is introduced into the chamber and at least two of the chamber resonant frequency, the microwave frequency, and the centre frequency of the absorption peak are varied independently and the resultant variation in intensity of the microwave radiation in the chamber is monitored to determine the concentration of the gas within said chamber. The spectrometer may include a frequency measuring and reference system incorporating a reference cavity for measuring the resonant frequency of the chamber. The chamber resonant frequency may be varied by moving a member or wall, eg by a piezoelectric driver element 20, by opening or closing an aperture, or by varying the impedance of the chamber eg by using a varactor diode. Adjustment of the absorption peak frequency may be by exposing the gas to a varying electric or magnetic field or by applying energy from a pumping source. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262174-A (GB)
Title: Reconfigurable signal processor
Inventor: GORIN ALLEN LOUIS
IPC: G06F15/177
Filed: 1993-01-28
Abstract: An interconnection scheme among processing elements ("PEs") of a multiprocessor computing architecture realizes, through PE reconfiguration, both fault tolerance and a wide variety of different processing topologies including binary trees and linear systolic arrays. By using a novel variant on a tree expansion scheme (Leiserson), the invention allows for arbitrary up-sizing of the PE count to build virtually any size of tree network, with each size exhibiting the same high degree of fault tolerance and reconfigurability. This is achieved by selectively connecting all but two of the PEs within an array 20a, 20b to form a two port subtree 21a, 21b and the element not used 24 and 25 have 3 port expansion nodes. This provides each array with 8 connection paths 22, 23, 26-31, which allows composite networks to be formed with PEs 25a, 25b available for expansion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267684-A (GB)
Title: Armature abutments in needle dot matrix print head.
Inventor: YASUNAGA MAKOTO
IPC: B41J2/275
Filed: 1993-05-17
Abstract: In a noodle dot matrix print head of the kind in which the armatures 7 are abutted against a stop or abutment means when at rest, the stop means comprises a leaf or plate spring member 9 which is cantilevered out over a recess 14. As shown in Fig 1 the arrangement is secured to a central boss on a backplate 8, but in an alternative embodiment the spring member is secured by its outer periphery to a generally annular ridge projected forwardly from the backplate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278482-A (GB)
Title: Mathematical learning aid
Inventor: COX PHILIP
IPC: G09B19/02
Filed: 1993-05-29
Abstract: The device comprised an elongated body (10) upon which a sliding sleeve (11) is housed. The body (10) and sleeve (11) together act as an adjustable linear slide rule. The sleeve is manipulated to align the varying scale of numbers, with a corresponding numerical scale and related addition and subtraction symbols depicted on the body (10) to produce in digitised form, the product of any chosen sum of addition or subtraction. Rings (12) are manoeuvred about the body (10) in order to provide adjustment of the sleeve, enabling sums of addition and subtraction to be aligned from both numerical scales. Calculation for combinations of the same resultant total for the sums aligned by the sliding numerical scale rule is achieved by counting the number of rings (12) above the sleeve (11). Thus, the results are given both, in a physical format by means of the rings (12) and in a digitised format provided by the sliding numerical scale rule. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281367-A (GB)
Title: Tenon for woodwork joint
Inventor: THOMAS GRAHAM ROY
IPC: F16B12/12
Filed: 1993-08-19
Abstract: A rectangular or cylindrical steel tenon 1a is screwed onto stairway timber and is returned in a mortise by means of a screw 4 engaging the tenon 1a. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268745-A (GB)
Title: Humanised antibodies.
Inventor: ADAIR JOHN ROBERT
IPC: C07K16/24
Filed: 1993-09-13
Abstract: A CDR-grafted antibody heavy chain comprises a variable region domain having acceptor framework, and donor antigen binding, regions wherein the framework comprises donor residues at at least one of positions 6,23 and/or 24,48 and/or 49,71 and/or 73,75 and/or 76 and/or 78, and 88 and/or 91. A CDR-grafted antibody light chain comprises a variable region domain having acceptor framework, and donor antigen binding, regions wherein the framework comprises donor residues either at at least one of positions 1 and/or 3, and 46 and/or 47, or at at least one of positions 46,48,58 and 71. Composition of the CDR-grafted antibodies are of use in therapy and diagnosis.
Patent GB-2279065-A (GB)
Title: Carrier for bottles or the like
Inventor: HAILEY DANIEL TIMOTHY
IPC: B65D71/62
Filed: 1994-02-07
Abstract: A carrier for packaging and conveying a plurality of bottles, cans, cylinders and the like, while preventing contact between the bottles, etc., comprises a planar base 12 to support the bottles in side-by-side relation and two upwardly directed retaining sections 20, 30 which extend from opposing edges of the base 12. At least one of the retaining sections includes at least a first, a second and a third portion 21, 23, 25, which are disposed in oblique, zig-zag orientation with respect to the plane of the base 12. Each portion 21, 23, 25 has an aperture for passage of at least one of the bottles therethrough. The configuration allows the labels on the bottles to be fully visible when packed, and offers a stable presentation of the bottles both upright and when on their sides. A carrying handle 40 includes a locking mechanism to close the package. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288089-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive threshold line receiver
Inventor: CHOPPING GEOFFREY
IPC: H03K5/08
Filed: 1994-03-31
Abstract: A digital multiplexed transmission line 11 carrying bipolar return to zero data requires a line receiver circuit 10 to convert the data into a pair of binary outputs 12, 13 carrying respectively positive and negative mark data. Transformer 15 feeds two identical adaptive threshold slicers 17, 18. Each slicer comprises a peak voltage level detector, a potential divider 26, 27 connected to the output of the peak voltage detector, and voltage comparing means arranged to compare an input voltage to the circuit with the output of the potential divider. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289186-A (GB)
Title: Collaborative working method and system
Inventor: ALDRED BARRY KEITH
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1994-04-05
Abstract: A programmable workstation for collaborative working in a network comprises a conventional operating system and network control layer for controlling physical routing of data between nodes. A collaborative application subsystem which interfaces with conventional telephones is responsive to a predetermined call from a collaboration call manager to establish the call manager at the node to handle incoming events which are not specific to any application program instances at the node. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278165-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for testing anti-lock brake system
Inventor: FUKAMACHI KAZUYUKI
IPC: G01L5/28
Filed: 1992-03-30
Abstract: An apparatus for testing an anti-lock brake system has rolls (11, 12) and device for detecting rotational changes of the rolls. The test is performed by running a vehicle having mounted thereon the anti-lock brake system while wheels of the vehicle are placed on the rolls (11, 12), actuating the anti-lock brake system when a predetermined speed has been attained, and judging operating conditions of the anti-lock brake system from rotational changes of the rolls (11, 12) at the time of braking. In the apparatus, the friction coefficient of each of the rolls (11, 12) is set to such a value that a frictional force to act between each of the rolls (11, 12) and each of the wheels at the time of braking exceeds an inertia force of each of the rolls (11, 12). Also the inertia weight of each of the rolls (11, 12) is set to such a value that deceleration of each of the wheels at the time of braking can be increased to a predetermined level which is required to start an anti-lock control and that each of the wheels does not stop before the completion of a first braking pressure reduction by the anti-lock control. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282474-A (GB)
Title: Buffer memory management for a computer network.
Inventor: CEDROS CRAIG
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 1994-08-16
Abstract: A method and apparatus to optimize buffer memory management in a computer system communications resource. The apparatus provides a means for starting the transmission of data into the network before all data has been transferred to buffer memory in the communications resource, and begining the transfer of data from the buffer memory of the communications resource before the complete data packet has been received and stored in buffer memory. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292922-A (GB)
Title: In vehicle jacket retainer
Inventor: BOSTON BRUCE
IPC: B60N3/02
Filed: 1994-09-09
Abstract: A clothes hanger has a body 1 which is mounted inside a vehicle. Two arms 2 are attached to the body. When in use the arms are moved to form the shape of a clothes hanger. When not in use the arms are moved to allow them to retract to an unobtrusive position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285670-A (GB)
Title: Gas spring with charging valve
Inventor: KING ALASTAIR WYNDHAM GORDON
IPC: F16F9/43
Filed: 1994-12-09
Abstract: A gas spring includes a pressurised piston and cylinder assembly in which one end of the cylinder 11 is closed by a plug 24 that forms part of a gas charging valve comprising an elongate annular space 36 between the plug and the cylinder wall, a gas charging passage 40 extending from outside the gas spring into the space, and an O-ring which is moved along the space by gas pressure between a sealing position at one end and a gas charging position at the other end, at which a port 42 is opened into the interior of the cylinder. A supplementary flap valve 50 may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285176-A (GB)
Title: Charge storage electrode having conduit structures
Inventor: CHO SUNG CHUN
IPC: H01L27/08
Filed: 1994-12-22
Abstract: The present invention discloses a structure of a charge storage electrode and a manufacturing method therefor. The present invention features forming initial oxide pattern(s) having viscous property at certain temperatures on a barrier layer (4) as rectangular bar-shaped pattern(s) and applying heat to the oxide pattern(s) to transform the initial oxide pattern(s) to cylindrical oxide pattern(s); depositing a polysilicon layer (30) on the cylindrical oxide pattern(s); etching each end of the portions of the polysilicon layer and removing the oxide pattern(s); so as to provide a charge storage electrode structure having at least one conduit (20) which is formed of polysilicon. The charge storage electrode structure according to the present invention has an increased effective surface area and is manufactured by a relatively simple method facilitating the manufacture of highly integrated semiconductor device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-944325-A (GB)
IPC: B41F13/64
Abstract: 944,325. Printing apparatus. A. SPRINGER & SOHN G.m.b.H. May 12, 1960 No. 16852/60. Drawings to Specification Heading B6H. A method of producing printed magazines or the like comprises the steps of printing parts of each magazine in rotary printing presses and on different webs of paper, winding the webs into rolls, and feeding the webs from the rolls into an associating, folding and stitching or like device.