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Patent GB-2240404-A (GB)
Title: Lens barrel with screw mount
Inventor: WATANABE KENJI
IPC: G02B7/04
Filed: 1991-01-16
Abstract: A lens barrel 20 having a screw mount including a mount ring 22 having a threaded portion 21 which can be engaged by a corresponding screw mount of a camera body 11 to which the lens barrel is to be attached, a focus adjusting ring 24 which is rotatably supported by the mount ring, a barrel body 28 which is screw-engaged by the focus adjusting ring to support a focus adjusting lens, a linear movement guide member 37 which is rotatably supported by the mount ring to restrict the movement of the barrel body so as to move only in the optical axis direction of the focus adjusting lens, and a frictional resisting member 36 which resists the rotational movement of the linear movement guide member relative to the mount ring. The frictional resisting member provides a resistance which is determined so that when the focus adjusting ring is rotated, no rotation of the linear movement guide member relative to the mount ring takes place, and when the rotational force is applied to the barrel body, the linear movement guide member can be rotated relative to the mount ring. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240326-A (GB)
Title: Article-retaining trays
Inventor: EMBLETON MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B65D71/70
Filed: 1991-01-25
Abstract: A thermo-formed bottle-tray 3 has a flat upper surface 4 which includes a flat peripheral rim 6 and which is relieved by sockets for receiving the bases of individual bottles 1 of an array supported by the tray in a stack. Further recesses between lands in the surface 4 interlink the sockets to yield strengthening ribs 9 on the under-surface of the tray. The ribs 9 run between annular shoulders 10 that circumscribe and flare down into recesses 11 for nesting on the tops of bottles 1 of an underneath array of the stack. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243213-A (GB)
Title: Optical probe calibration
Inventor: LIVESLEY DAVID MACALPINE
IPC: G01N15/10
Filed: 1991-03-12
Abstract: An apparatus is provided to enable the effective size of the probe volume of an optical particle-counting instrument to be calibrated. The apparatus comprises a support such as a tube (12) with a funnel (15) atone end and a collection pot (20) at the other. Windows (30) enable the optical instrument to observe particles in a probe volume at a position (P) just above the pot. The middle of the tube (12) encloses a spaced succession of particle scattering components (34, 36, 38, 40), which spread out a stream of particles falling from the funnel (15) so the falling particles (for example glass spheres) are distributed uniformly over the probe volume (P) and over the pot (20). The pot includes a cavity (26) of known capacity to contain the particles. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255119-A (GB)
Title: Traffic cone
Inventor: POWELL ANTHONY
IPC: E01F9/012
Filed: 1991-04-02
Abstract: A traffic cone comprises an apertured base and a hollow generally conical member 13a mounted on and upstanding from the base. The conical member is fitted in the aperture 12a of the base. The aperture permits the traffic cone to be stacked on a conical member of an underlying traffic cone. The base of the cone is annular and is made from a scrap vehicle tyre. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243615-A (GB)
Title: Beta-phase soap bars containing solubilized solid antibacterial agent
Inventor: DUNBAR JAMES CHARLES
IPC: C11D9/02
Filed: 1991-05-03
Abstract: Solid soap compositions for use as toilet detergents arc formed in the beta-phase from soaps preferably made from fat feedstock having a high Titer and a lower Iodine Value (I.V.). Preferred compositions contain a low level of moisture and a water-insoluble antibacterial agent (e.g. 3, 4, 4' trichlorocarbonilide (TCC)) solubilized in an organic solvent e.g. polyethylene glycol methyl ether for improved antibacterial effectiveness. The compositions form beta-phase more readily than those where the soaps are made from fatty feedstock having a high Titer and low I.V.. The beta-phase bars disclosed herein can be prepared at the surprisingly low moisture levels which provide improved degerming-antibacterial effectiveness.
Patent GB-2247693-A (GB)
Title: Peeling tool process involving machining prior to coating
Inventor: ZIEMEK GERHARD
IPC: C23C14/06
Filed: 1991-08-22
Abstract: In a process for increasing the service life of a tool for peeling billets or wires of aluminium or of an aluminium alloy, which tool is constructed in the manner of a truncated pyramid and has a passage bore through which the billet or wire is drawn and at the same time peeled by means of the cutting edge formed by the passage bore and the pyramid faces, at least the faces of the tool subjected to wear during the peeling operation are first machined until a surface roughness (peak-to-valley height) of less than 1  mu m is achieved and then the faces are coated with a film of a metal compound harder than the material of the body of the tool such as a metal nitride, metal carbide, metal carbonitride, the metal being preferably Ti, the film thickness lying between 1 and 10  mu m. The faces of the tool may be machined, eg by lapping and/or honing, until a surface roughness less than 0.25 micron is achieved. The tool may be provided with the film by vapour deposition, cathode sputtering or ion plating. In a development a continuously fed aluminium wire peeled in an inert gas by means of a tool prepared according to the invention is thereafter encased, again in an inert gas, in a longitudinally fed copper strip which is longitudinally seam-welded and is thereafter drawn down on to the aluminium wire, the sheathed aluminium wire being subsequently drawn down to form a metallic bond round at least 30% of its cross-section. As illustrated in Fig 3, a projection of the cross-section of the peeling die 8, the cutting edge of the peeling die is formed by a front part 16 shaped like a truncated pyramid and the bore 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259133-A (GB)
Title: Combat vehicle viewing system
Inventor: GRIFFITHS RONALD MICHAEL
IPC: F41H5/26
Filed: 1991-08-30
Abstract: A combat vehicle carrying a gun 2 has back to back cameras 5 mounted at the muzzle end of the gun and supplying images to a CRT inside the vehicle. A further camera 11 pointing forwards along the barrel is pivotable about a horizontal axis. This allows the crew to look around or over obstacles without exposing any part of the vehicle except for the gun muzzle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248933-A (GB)
Title: High resolution camera with hardware data compaction
Inventor: TURCHECK STANLEY P
IPC: G01B11/02
Filed: 1991-09-16
Abstract: A camera serves as an object discrimination - identification system by creating an object silhouette. Objects (12, 14, 16, Fig. 1) are singulated on a conveyor (18, Fig. 1) and scanned by a linear array of CCD units 34 (e.g. 2048 pixels per inch) at a scan rate of e.g. 10 MHz. The pixel data is compacted by creating count values from a counter which is synchronised with the scanner. These count values relate to pixel transitions corresponding to object edge points. A microprocessor 54 with a first in, first out buffer memory 52 needs only a capacity to handle the count values rather than all data from the pixels, thus reducing both memory requirements and processing time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262876-A (GB)
Title: "box"
Inventor: ABEL DEREK MARSTERS
IPC: A47G29/20
Filed: 1991-12-31
Abstract: A lockable wall-mountable box includes a housing 1 and a cover 2. The housing has an upright back wall 3, a pair of forwardly extending side walls 6 and 7, and a bottom wall 5, and is open at the front. The cover includes a front wall 10 which closes the front of the housing, together with rearwardly projecting top and side walls, 14, 15. The cover 2 is pivotally coupled at 18 to the side walls 6, 7 of the housing, for pivotal movement from a lowered position to a raised position permitting access to the interior of the housing. The top wall of the cover has a relatively long front part which is upwardly inclined in a rearward direction, and a relatively short rear part which is downwardly inclined in a rearward direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263793-A (GB)
Title: Ac supply voltage regulator
Inventor: LIN HUI-CHI
IPC: H02M5/458
Filed: 1992-01-22
Abstract: An output voltage DE is stabilised by controlling a voltage BC which is added to an input supply voltage AE. The voltage BC is formed by a feedback-controlled switched bridge Q1-Q4 receiving as input the full-wave rectified input voltage, and feeding a pulse-width modulated output voltage to a transformer T. This voltage may be phase-reversed to allow bucking or boosting of the supply. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267110-A (GB)
Title: Slip moulding apparatus
Inventor: MORLAND-SMITH GRAHAM
IPC: E04G11/34
Filed: 1992-02-11
Abstract: A slip moulding apparatus for forming a structure made by coil building has a plastic/concrete compound delivered by a pump along tubing to an end effector whose position is computer controlled. The end effector is mounted on a robot arm whose position is controlled to effect sequential visiting of the end effector to selected locations. The robot may be mounted on a gantry of a vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266135-A (GB)
Title: Hand-thrown munition fuze
Inventor: MOSSE RICHARD JOHN MACGREGOR
IPC: F42C11/00
Filed: 1992-04-14
Abstract: The hand-thrown munition fuze improves the safety and usefulness of hand-thrown munitions by:   Ensuring that a pre-set launch velocity is reached before the timing function can operate e.g. by means of a 3-dimensional accelerometer and integrating circuit. The time delay can be adjusted and the launch velocity threshold can be removed to facilitate the use of the munition in non hand thrown modes. The munition can be sterilized/neutralized at a limited time after arming.
Patent GB-2266251-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing utensil
Inventor: SAHOTA BHOPINDERPAL SINGH
IPC: B67C11/02
Filed: 1992-04-23
Abstract: A dispensing utensil comprising an open-topped bowl portion for receiving a medicament to be dispensed, means by which the utensil can be stably supported with the bowl generally horizontal, and an opposed pair of funnel portions communicating with the bowl portion and through which the medicament can be poured into a medicament container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254788-A (GB)
Title: 2-piece tampon applicators
Inventor: WYNNE ROBERT IDWAL
IPC: A61F13/26
Filed: 1992-04-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a tampon applicator comprising an inner tube (12) for storing a tampon therein, and an outer tube (2) slidably disposed over the inner tube (12). The outer tube (2) has a distal discharge end (3) for insertion into the body of a user and means (9) for resisting movement of the tampon towards the proximal end (4) of the outer tube (2) when the inner tube (12) is partially withdrawn from the outer tube (2). The outer tube (2) has a first projection (6) extending into a first longitudinal slot (16) in the inner tube for limiting the sliding movement of the inner tube (12) and resisting complete withdrawal of the inner tube (12) from the outer tube (2). The inner tube (12) and outer tube (2) are provided with means (9) such that when the inner tube (12) is withdrawn and the applicator is primed for use the distal end (15) of the inner tube (12) is deformed slightly when the inner tube (12) is pushed back into the outer tube (2) to prevent the tampon from re-entering the distal end (15) of the inner tube (12) during expulsion of the tampon from the applicator.
Patent GB-2258869-A (GB)
Title: Polypropylene resin composition
Inventor: LUO JIJIANG
IPC: D01F6/06
Filed: 1992-07-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of polypropylene resin, process for the same, and fine-denier and super-fine-denier fiber, thin coating/film prepared by the said composition of polypropylene resin. Said composition comprises:     a) 2-95 wt.% polymeric grade polypropylene resin,   b) 5-98 wt.% chemically degradative polypropylene resin; and, 0.2-15.0 wt.% processing promotor, calculated on the basis of the total weight of a) + b). The melt flow index of the composition is in the range of 4-100, and the distribution index of molecular weight (Q value) is in the range of 1.3-4.0. Polypropylene resin (a) includes polypropylene prepared using conventional Ziegler-Natta catalysts and/or highly active catalysts. Polypropylene resin (b) is prepared by chemically degrading highly active catalytic grade polypropylene with an organic peroxide which has a melt flow index of 10 to 170. The processing promoter includes a stabilizer, e.g. a hindered phenol and/or a hindered amine, tin and a polymeric stabilizer; a flow improver, e.g. calcium stearate and/or alkyl aliphatic amides, a colorant and/or an antistatic agent.
Patent GB-2269190-A (GB)
Title: Connector assemblies
Inventor: BARFIELD IVOR
IPC: F16G11/12
Filed: 1992-07-28
Abstract: A connector assembly suitable for use for example rotatably to connect a rigging wire or rod to a fixed component has a tubular main body 13 threaded at both ends. A link 21 is rotatably connected to one end by means of a threaded pin 17 passing through a bore in the link and having a head at one end, to restrain the link on the pin. The threads on the pin have a pair of diametrically opposed flats and the material of the main body is deformed into those flats in such a way as to form a pair of opposed flats 24 externally of the main body and which may be engaged by a spanner. The rigging wire or rod is connected to a stud 10 having threads 12 adjustably engaged in the other end of the main body and locked in place by means of lock nut 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262236-A (GB)
Title: Skin treatment appliance
Inventor: HAAS FRANZ
IPC: A61H23/02
Filed: 1992-12-08
Abstract: The appliance, which is for cosmetic facial treatment, includes a replaceable treatment head (1) made of thermally conductive material and a handle (3) which houses both a vibrating or eccentric drive motor (6) and a controllable heater unit (7) arranged between the treatment head (1) and the drive. The heater may comprise a heat emitting semiconductor. The treatment head (1) comprises a skin treatment portion (1a) and a shank (2) which is engageable with the handle (3), the heater (7) acting directly on the shank. The vibrating or eccentric drive also applies heat to the shank (2) via a thermal bridge (15). A handle-mounted shaft holder (11) may have at least one inwardly directed rib accommodating the heater and the shank (2) may have one or more longitudinal grooves corresponding to the rib. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267743-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for vacuum drying colloidal substances
Inventor: SATO TAKUYA
IPC: F26B25/00
Filed: 1993-05-26
Abstract: A colloidal substance is injected into a vacuum chamber 2, to be dehydrated therein. The dehydrated substance is extracted from the vacuum chamber by a screw extruder 3 disposed at a bottom of the vacuum chamber. A gas resulting from the dehydration is drawn from the vacuum chamber into a surface condenser 4 to be cooled through an indirect heat exchange with cooling water. After the dehydration of the substance, the extraction of the dehydrated substance and the cooling of the gas are carried out in parallel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273855-A (GB)
Title: Fractional data rate adaption in an ISDN system
Inventor: CHEN CHI-CHANG
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1993-07-05
Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for adapting the rate of a data terminal equipment having a V-series type interface connected to an integrated services digital network which supports more than two simultaneous communications. A V.110 rate adapter (101) is provided which receives user data at a user data rate from the data terminal equipment and outputs a bitstream containing the user data at a B-channel data rate. A fractional rate adapter (RA3) is also provided which receives this bitstream and outputs a second bitstream at a lower subchannel data rate using a bit discarding technique, the data then being transmitted at this subchannel rate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270374-A (GB)
Title: A reflector for a vehicle lamp
Inventor: IIYAMA KATSUHIKO
IPC: G02B5/10
Filed: 1993-08-27
Abstract: A reflector for a vehicular lamp which has a reflecting surface and a wall portion surrounding it and is generally rectangular when viewed from a front side, the reflecting surface being defined by:   a reference curve located on a horizontal plane including an optical axis of the reflecting surface and formed by connecting parts of a plurality of parabolas having different focus positions under the first-order continuity condition, the parabola closer to the optical axis having a longer focal length; a reference focus being located at the focus position of one of the parabolas having a shortest focal length; and a quadratic cross-sectional curve obtained by cutting the reflecting surface by a vertical plane including a direction vector of a ray reflected from each point on the reference curve after being emitted from the reference focus.
Patent GB-2283692-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing device such as a pipette
Inventor: SEWELL MILES ATHOLL BLACKWOOD
IPC: B01L3/02
Filed: 1993-11-11
Abstract: A dispensing device comprises a tube having a dispensing nozzle having a piston head slidable in the tube, and a rod extending therefrom and projecting from the open end and adapted to be moved along the tube by application of a force to the side of the rod. Also described is a dispensing device in which the piston head is inflatable by means of a bulb at the outlet end of the rod. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275094-A (GB)
Title: Device for indicating underground object
Inventor: BROWN STEPHEN DAVID
IPC: H02G9/00
Filed: 1994-02-02
Abstract: A device for enabling a council inspector to identify the utility responsible for a reinstatement from an inspection of the surface of the road, pavement or footpath comprises a plug 1 having a head 2 for engaging the surface of the road and a shank 6 depending from the head for embedding in the road, the shank having a portion shaped to anchor the plug in the road. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289056-A (GB)
Title: Methods and materials for brazing aluminium
Inventor: ORELLA MARVIN
IPC: B23K35/28
Filed: 1994-04-26
Abstract: A low temperature brazing alloy for aluminum and aluminum alloys, especially suitable for fluxed brazing methods, comprises 15 - 30wt% Al, 1 - 5wt% Cu, with the balance being zinc. A flux to be used with this brazing alloy may comprise: NaCl                       24 &cirf& 15 - 26 &cirf& 31%     Na3AlF6 3 &cirf& 98 - 4 &cirf& 27%     ZnCl2             11 &cirf& 62 - 13 &cirf& 10%     LiCl                       15 &cirf& 07 - 17 &cirf& 87%     Lif                         7 &cirf& 41 - 9 &cirf& 63% KCl                        33 &cirf& 01 - 35 &cirf& 17%
Patent GB-2289568-A (GB)
Title: Strengthened stringed instrument
Inventor: SIMS BARRY ROGER
IPC: G10D1/00
Filed: 1994-05-18
Abstract: A hollow bodied stringed instrument, eg of the violin family or the guitar family, is provided with one or more stress bearing extensions 1 from the neck 2 into the body 3 of the instrument. Such extensions increase strength and rigidity of the instrument, providing extra resistance to damage and distortion and to bending and torsional loads applied when the strings are tuned to the desired pitch. Also, compliance between individual components, which can adversely affect the sound of the instrument, is reduced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294375-A (GB)
Title: Position monitoring system
Inventor: WOOD NIGEL GEOFFRY
IPC: G01S5/00
Filed: 1994-10-22
Abstract: A body is tracked using a network of fixed transmitters and a receiver on the body. Each transmitter illuminates a part A1, B1, A2, B2... of the area to be monitored with microwaves generated by a pulsed Gunn oscillator, digitally encoded with distinctive data, and transmitted by a horn antenna. The receiver, which is also uniquely coded, receives the radiation via an open wave guide and detector diode, determines its position from the data received, and transmits information to a control unit by radio; two-way communication is possible. Variations in data give direction of movement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284017-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle security system
Inventor: CHENG KAI LEUNG
IPC: B60R25/04
Filed: 1994-11-23
Abstract: A main unit 1 is operable to arm and disarm a plurality of circuit breakers 2 which can immobilise the vehicle or operate a siren in response to an emergency situation such as unauthorised entry into or starting the vehicle. The circuit breakers 2 are programmable so as to be actuated at different times after the receipt of a signal indicating an unauthorised action. The circuit breakers 2 may control a fuel injection control circuit and a fuel pump power supply circuit and a siren or sirens may also be operated. A remote control key (30, figs. 9 and 10) may control the unit 1 and the breakers 2 by coded wireless links. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297495-A (GB)
Title: A portable game and quiz buzzer unit
Inventor: RATCLIFFE KEVIN RAINIER
IPC: A63F9/18
Filed: 1995-02-06
Abstract: The portable game and quiz buzzer unit supplies each of four teams or indviduals with a switch, which when pushed first, disconnects all other teams or individuals switches, allowing identification of that particular team or individual of the fact that they were the first to respond or complete their task. Although one such unit allows four teams or individuals to so respond, simply plugging additional units together increases the number of contestants by four each time a unit is added.
Patent GB-2287125-A (GB)
Title: High voltage transistors
Inventor: KIM JHANG-RAE
IPC: H01L21/762
Filed: 1995-02-23
Abstract: A high voltage transistor of a semiconductor memory device has improved element isolation and breakdown voltage characteristics. A high voltage transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate comprises a first and second diffusion regions doped with a first conductive impurity which are separated from each other by a channel region doped with a second conductive impurity. The first and second diffusion regions and the channel region are surrounded by an oxide layer (12) for isolating elements, having a second conductive channel stop layer on the lower portion thereof. The density of a second conductive impurity doped in regions where a boundary area in a direction of channel length of each of the first and second diffusion regions contacts a boundary area of the oxide layer for isolating elements, is lower than that of the second conductive impurity doped in regions where a boundary area in a direction of channel width of each of the first and second diffusion regions contacts the boundary area of the oxide layer for isolating elements. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298154-A (GB)
Title: Abrasive tool comprising abrasive sheets retained on mounting pin by deforming the pin
Inventor: EWING JOHN KIRK
IPC: B24D13/08
Filed: 1995-02-25
Abstract: In an abrasive tool eg. in the form of an abrasive mop 10 including a number of abrasive sheets 12 such as cruciform shaped sheets of resin bonded zinc stearated adhesive cloth, the sheets being cut or slashed to define strips or tails and located on a mounting pin 16 adapted to be held in the drill chuck or collet of a power tool, the sheets 12 are held between two retaining members eg. dished metal discs 18,20, the first disc being retained on the pin 16 by a machined stop 22 and the second disc 20 being retained on the end 26 othe pin by deforming the hollow end of the pin outwardly eg. in a press which also serves to compress the sheets 12 and washers 24.
Patent GB-2300762-A (GB)
Title: Busbar joint
Inventor: BROOKS KEVIN
IPC: H02G5/00
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: A length of busbar 1 carries elongate conductors 2,3,4,5 extending beyond the end of said length and straddled by two side plates 6 and 7 which provide means on which a cover may be mounted. The side plates 6,7 are fastened to a known joint pack 2 for joining conductor lengths, with said plates extending into slots 9,10 of the pack and with plate flanges 6f, 7f attached to the bus bar. Two further side plates 6a, 7a straddle adjoining conductor lengths. The joint area is protected by the cover which is mounted to the side plates on angle brackets or by cover flanges engaging plate regions 12, 12b. Lengths of busbar are interconnected by self-piercing rivets.