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Patent GB-2200492-A (GB)
Title: Information display
Inventor: KITSON MALCOLM IAN
IPC: G09F11/02
Filed: 1987-11-20
Abstract: A display comprises an elongate element of uniform polygonal cross-section each axially extending face of the element being adapted to carry or display information. The element may be rotatably supported in a stand. The element may comprise a tubular transparent sleeve containing a card insert carrying the information. The sleeve may contain a light source. Alternatively, the element may be solid and made from expanded polystyrene. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198417-A (GB)
Title: Containers adaptable for carrying different loads
Inventor: HENDERSON GRAEME
IPC: B01F15/02
Filed: 1987-11-27
Abstract: A container unit adapted to store simultaneously liquid and solid materials and to deliver blends of the materials comprises at least one container for liquid materials and at least one container for solid materials. The container for solid materials comprises at its floor means (9) for conveying solid materials out of the container via a port (10) located at one end thereof, at least one solid container being adaptable e.g. by means of a false floor (15) such that at least part of this solid container is able to contain a liquid material. The invention is especially useful in vehicles for the transport and blending of explosives in that it enables such vehicles to operate much more efficiently. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197505-A (GB)
Title: Timepiece with analog display
Inventor: PARIENTE-COHEN ALBERT
IPC: G04B19/00
Filed: 1987-04-03
Abstract: Analog display timepiece wherein the hours are inscribed on the dial with figures, characters or other symbols representative of figures, which increment in the trigonometric direction, and the hands turn counter-clockwise. The hours may be inscribed for example with literary Arabic figures, Chinese or Japanese figures or ideograms or with Hebrew letters. Applications: particularly to persons reading from right to left.
Patent GB-2201936-A (GB)
Title: Thermoplastics blow-moulded container
Inventor: PFEIFFER PIERRE
IPC: B29C69/00
Filed: 1988-02-16
Abstract: A container made from a synthetic thermoplastic material by blowing a parison in a mould which is split into two halves along a parting line, has a single-piece body comprising a body wall (2) and endportions (3a, 3b) and optionally roller hoops (4a, 4b). One endportion (3a) has two diametrically opposed bungholes (5) on the mould parting line (1), disposed at a prescribed bunghole distance from the body wall or associated roller hoop (4a). The endportion (3a) has remote from the mould parting line, an additional bunghole (8), blown in during the blow moulding process, to facilitate complete-emptying and which has a distance from the associated roller hoop (4a) smaller than, preferably half or less, the aforementioned bunghole distance. The complete-emptying bunghole consists of an outwardly projecting collar on which is welded a nipple 11 with a sleeve-piece 10 made from synthetic thermoplastic material. The additional bunghole is preferably disposed in the same endportion as the other two bungholes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215535-A (GB)
Title: Discharge lamp lighting system
Inventor: STONE ALAN ALEXANDER
IPC: H05B37/04
Filed: 1988-03-11
Abstract: The system has at least one high pressure discharge lamp 10 connected to main power supply lines 11 an auxiliary lamp 24, a switch circuit 18 which connects the auxiliary lamp to the main supply lines 11 upon the discharge lamp extinguishing for example due to a momentary interruption of the main supply to provide illumination until the discharge lamp re-ignites, and an auxiliary power supply 28, e.g. a battery pack, to which the auxiliary lamp 24 is connected through operation of a voltage responsive circuit 30 in the event of the main power supply malfunctioning. The lamp 24 may be a low volt tungsten halogen type. In a large system having multiple discharge lamps, some only of the these may have associated auxiliary lamps, and only some of the auxiliary lamps may be used to provide emergency illumination on malfunction of the main supply. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2219190-A (GB)
Title: Display holder for merchandise
Inventor: LEPAGE J R E
IPC: A47F5/08
Filed: 1988-06-06
Abstract: A holder for brackets comprises two elongate parallel channels (1 and 2) each with a common central dividing wall (3 and 4) which are spot welded to be integral. Each channel has a flange (5 and 6) turned inwardly to define a slot (7 and 8). Rods 9 and 10 extend along each channel and are welded thereto, the ends of the rods are bent to define pegs which engage through apertures in a backboard. In use the holder projects out substantially at right angles to the backboard. In use, shelf support brackets (16 and 17) are engaged by their hook-shaped lugs (19 and 20) with the flanges (5 and 6) and slid back along the channels (1 and 2). The lips (13 and 14) abut the brackets to prevent contact and to assist in retention. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222492-A (GB)
Title: Waste cable processor
Inventor: LEE WEI KUNG
IPC: H01B15/00
Filed: 1988-08-30
Abstract: A waste cable processing apparatus is disclosed which includes first and second cutter sets 20, 21 and 24, 25 for removing, respectively, outer and inner cable covers and first and second sets of respective rollers 18, 19 and 22, 23 for guiding and shaping the cable prior to feeding to the rollers. The first and second sets of rollers and second cutter set are driven by a motor. A wire brush wheel 27 and corresponding roller 26 are also provided for final removal of waste cable cover and guiding of the cable core to an outlet 29. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212120-A (GB)
Title: Versatile collapsible protective structure
Inventor: RENNARD MICHAEL EDWARD
IPC: B60J7/06
Filed: 1988-12-22
Abstract: A protective structure, particularly useful for casual or intermittent protection of materials and/or persons, comprises an open framework of rigid members 10, 11, 12 etc which together form at least a pair of opposed sides and a roof bridging the sides, the sides and roof being extensible and retractable in the direction of the length of the sides by relative movement of adjacent members. The framework is secured in its position of use, for example upon a floor or base 17, Fig 4 or upon the bed of a haulage vehicle Fig 1 and has a flexible covering which is connected or connectable to the framework. In one preferred form of the invention, the rigid frame members form telescoping frame units eg. 14, 15, 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231533-A (GB)
Title: Production of artwork
Inventor: SHEPHERD JOHN VICTOR
IPC: G03G7/00
Filed: 1989-05-09
Abstract: A method of providing an image on artwork comprises the steps of forming a toner image on a first receptor by a xerographic process, eg using a photocopier or laser printer, transferring the toner image under the action of heat and pressure to an intermediate carrier sheet, and then transferring the toner image, again under heat and pressure, to the artwork. The first receptor is preferably a silicone-coated sheet of paper or plastics film; the intermediate is preferably a dimensionally-stable smooth plastics sheet, such as polyethylene terephthalate; this intermediate may be transparent or translucent to enable the artist to position the image where desired over the artwork. After the double transfer, the toner image on the artwork may receive additional colouring or a metallic finish from a suitable blocking foil.
Patent GB-2232128-A (GB)
Title: A wheel cover for a motor vehicle wheel
Inventor: PETTY DAVID JOHN
IPC: B60B7/08
Filed: 1989-05-22
Abstract: A wheel cover (22) is mounted on a wheel through fixing legs (24) which engage in fixing holes (16) in the wheel spider (2). The fixing legs are a snug fit in the holes to prevent them moving radially. The legs are supported by a wire ring (28) which surrounds all the legs.
Patent GB-2219111-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems with delayed cache write
Inventor: BEGUN RALPH MURRAY
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1989-05-25
Abstract: In a dual bus microcomputer system using a cache memory and a cache controller, the timing requirements placed on non-cache memory components by the cache controller are more stringent than the timing requirements placed on the non-cache memory components by the microprocessor. A logic circuit operates on the cache write enable (CWE) signals, and delays those signals in the event of a cache read miss. Delaying the CWE signals relaxes the timing requirements placed on non-cache memory components and at the same time does not impact wait state parameters for read miss operations.
Patent GB-2232420-A (GB)
Title: Liquid detergent compositions
Inventor: FRANKENA HIDDE
IPC: C11D1/72
Filed: 1989-05-30
Abstract: An aqueous clear or translucent liquid detergent composition being substantially free of synthetic anionic surfactant materials, said composition comprising:   (i) a mixture of surfactant materials comprising a C 8-24 mono- or dicarboxylic fatty acid material, or salts thereof, and a nonionic surfactant; and (ii) a C 1-7 mono-, di- or tri carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof. o
Patent GB-2269660-A (GB)
Title: Combustor
Inventor: DUBELL THOMAS LOYD
IPC: F23R3/26
Filed: 1989-07-13
Abstract: An annular combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a sector S in the primary combustion zone that operates at a reduced level of airflow compared to the remaining portion of the combustor by providing reduced air openings in the dome or fuel nozzles and in the combustion air admission holes. This allows the combustor to operate at higher fuel/air ratios with a minimum of complexity in the hardware. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222098-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to contacting of plural distinct fluid phases
Inventor: AJINKYA MILAND BHOLANATH
IPC: C07C67/00
Filed: 1989-08-10
Abstract: For improving the contacting of plural, distinct phases in a circulatory reactor (10) containing a liquid-immersed circulation tube (15), a stream of dispersed distinct phases is injected into the circulation tube (15) of the circulatory reactor. Sufficient fluid movement will force the fluid in the reactor (10) to circulate downwardly through the circulation tube (15) and upwardly in the annular space (16) between the tube (15) and the reactor wall (11). This assisted by baffle (17). In an alternative the fluids may be introduced via a ring sparger (26, 27 Fig 2 not shown) near the baffle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231286-A (GB)
Title: Flat-jet nozzle for atomisation of liquid
Inventor: BENDIG LOTHAR
IPC: B05B1/04
Filed: 1990-01-30
Abstract: A flat-jet nozzle for the atomisation of a liquid having a rectangular characteristic, incorporates a mixing head (10) having a mixing chamber (11) with two mutually perpendicular unions (13, 18) for gaseous and liquid medium respectively, a tubular connecting piece (20) attached thereto, and a mouthpiece (22) with a slit-shaped nozzle outlet (28). 
<??>The second union (18), through which the liquid is admitted, houses a mixture insert (29) having a blind bore (30) opening inside the mixing chamber (11) through two lateral transverse bores (31, and 32 (not shown)). The mouthpiece (22) has a stepped bore (38) with a domed base (39), on the step (37) of which there is set a diaphragm (40) having a sharp-edged central orifice (42), the internal diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the stepped mouthpiece bore (38). 
<??>A nozzle having the above features is characterised by having an uncomplicated design, being easy to manufacture, and providing a very uniform liquid distribution. 
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Patent GB-2245045-A (GB)
Title: Leak repair apparatus
Inventor: BEALE DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: F16L55/172
Filed: 1990-06-12
Abstract: Leak repair apparatus for pipes comprises a strip or sheet of flexible material eg sheet steel 1 adapted for folding at least part way around a pipe 12 to be repaired, opposing ends of the strip or sheet 1 being provided with securement means eg 14-16 to enable the securement of the apparatus about the pipe 12, conduit or similar hollow member in use, and the sheet or strip 1 of material being encapsulated within a body 11 of elastomeric material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246709-A (GB)
Title: Eyeglasses incorporating magnets for therapeutic treatment
Inventor: LEE WEN-PIN
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 1990-08-06
Abstract: A pair of therapeutic eyeglasses includes a pair of lens frames 100, a bridge 102 interconnecting the pair of lens frames 100, a nose pad 101 attached to each of the lens frames 100, and an elongated bow 103 hinged to each of the lens frames 100. At least one of the lens frames 100, the bridge 102, the nose pads 101 and the bows 103 has a recess (11, 12, 13, 14) located adjacent to a nerve area (A, B, C, D) of the user when the pair of therapeutic eyeglasses is worn. A magnet 20 is disposed in the recess (11, 12, 13, 14) and is positioned close to the skin of the user. Each magnet 20 produces a magnetic field which stimulates the nerve area, achieving therapeutic effects. In addition each magnet may have a conductive rubber electrode overlying it and connected to acupuncture apparatus (fig 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236977-A (GB)
Title: Extruder granulating die outlet element
Inventor: LAMBERTUS FRIEDRICH
IPC: B29B9/06
Filed: 1990-08-17
Abstract: An extruder outlet element for strands of synthetic material to be granulated has an annular distributor channel (19) at an entry end, a cutting plate (7) penetrated by strand exit nozzles (8, 8'), and feed channels (9, 10) connecting the nozzles with the distributor channel (19). For improvement of the melt flow in the inlet region, the distributor channel (19) in radial extent has a cross-sectional width which is smaller than the radial range of extent of the feed channels (9, 10), which open out individually from the distributor channel (19) and the neighbouring longitudinal axes of which are arranged at an angle of inclination relative to each other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252051-A (GB)
Title: Croquet set
Inventor: TOWNSEND CHARLES PETER
IPC: A63B59/10
Filed: 1991-01-25
Abstract: The present invention relates to a croquet set comprising a ball, a mallet and a plurality of hoops and a peg having standard competition dimensions, characterised in that the weight of the mallet and of the ball are matched to a conventional ratio, said weight being less than one half of the conventional weight.
Patent GB-2253078-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the storage and playback of spoken messages
Inventor: DOUGHTY ROBERT M
IPC: G11C7/16
Filed: 1991-02-21
Abstract: An apparatus for the storage and playback of spoken messages has a solid state memory (RAM 32) for the storage of a sequence of recorded messages. Control logic defines a sequence of message slots in the solid state memory, each message slot being for a respective recorded message. The control logic is responsive to selective user operation of buttons (22, 24, 26) to replay previous, current or next message or (combinations of buttons) reset to first message slot, overwrite current message or overwrite next message. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242051-A (GB)
Title: Coin feeding apparatus for a coin handling machine
Inventor: UEDA NOBUO
IPC: G07D3/00
Filed: 1991-03-14
Abstract: A coin feeding apparatus for a coin handling machine includes a rotatable disk 1, a guide ring 3 having an opening 5 for the coins and having its inner circumference 3a disposed radially within the periphery of the disc, a coin passage 4 communicating with the opening and having first and second guide rails 20, 21, a transporter belt 32 and a rotatable guide roller 22 disposed upstream of the first guide rail, the first guide rail 20 and the belt 32 extending onto the rotatable disk. A guide member 7 is positioned adjacent the opening 5 and is swingable between a normal use first position, where its radially inner face 7a is smoothly aligned with the inner circumference of the guide ring and a second coin reversal position (Figure 3) where the face is misaligned with the guide ring 3. The shortest distance between a comer portion 7c of the guide member 7 and a plane tangential to the guide roller and lying parallel with the first guide rail 20 being smaller than the smallest diameter of coins and the shortest distance between the corner portion 7c and the periphery of the guide roller 22 being slightly greater than the largest diameter of coins when the guide member 7 is positioned at the first position so ensuring all coins contact the roller. The shortest distance between the corner portion 7c and the tangential plane of the guide roller lying parallel with rail 20 being greater than the largest diameter of coins when the guide member is positioned at the second position and so preventing coin jamming. Guide member 7 is moved into second position by a cam 12 under control of a control unit (50, Figure 4) when an unacceptable coin has been detected by detectors 40 and 41, stop 42 having been raised to prevent passage of the unacceptable coin and disc rotated in the reverse direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249985-A (GB)
Title: Workpiece clamping apparatus
Inventor: BONE ADRIAN
IPC: B25H1/06
Filed: 1991-10-04
Abstract: Workpiece clamping apparatus (10) comprises two sets of legs (16, 17), each including means to clamp to a scaffold pole, two clamping moans (11, 12) including mounting means to clamp said clamping means to said scaffold pole (13), at least one of said mounting means being arranged so as to be able to move the clamping means to any desired position along said scaffold polo, said clamping means including a clamping surface between which a workpiece may be clamped, whereby, in use, the sets of legs are each clamped to said scaffold pole, said two clamping means are mounted on said scaffold pole and adjusted in position so as to enable a workpiece to be clamped between their clamping surfaces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263381-A (GB)
Title: Plant container for purifying air.
Inventor: FOSTER DAVID
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 1992-01-23
Abstract: There is disclosed a plant container comprising an outer tub 10 and an inner tub 11 adapted to fit within the outer tub and define a space 15 between the two which houses a motor-driven fan 16, having an air inlet 17 and an exhaust duct 18, a vent 19 in the wall of the outer tub communicating with said space to enable said fan to draw air from atmosphere for discharge into the lower region of said inner tub through said exhaust duct which is in the form of an inverted U-tube whose upper extremity is located above the top of the inner tub. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253817-A (GB)
Title: Ribbed tire tread having high density siping zones in the rib regions
Inventor: SCHUSTER DANIEL EDWARD
IPC: B60C11/12
Filed: 1992-03-09
Abstract: In a tread 12 of or for a pneumatic tire with circumferentially extending ribs 14, 16, 18, 20, at least one and preferably all ribs include a high density siping zone 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, each siping zone having inside and outside edges e.g. 40, 52, spaced by from about 1.4% to about 4.5% of the overall tread width and/or between 3mm and 9mm. One edge, e.g. 52, of each siping zone is spaced from the the overall tread width and/or by 0.5mm to 4mm. About 50% nearest rib edge e.g. 64 by from about 0.2% to about 1.9% of to about 80% of the surface area 80 in each siping zone is ground contacting, the remaining area being siping 82 and no more than 50% of the siping is arranged in the circumferential direction. At least 75% of all sipes within the siping zone are arranged so that their end portions are laterally aligned with or overlap in the circumferential direction an end portion of another sipe within the siping zone. The high density siping zones reduce rib edge erosion wear by creating a weakened zone without the tendency for tearing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257265-A (GB)
Title: Zoom lens barrel for waterproof and/or water-resistant camera
Inventor: TANAKA HITOSHI
IPC: G02B23/22
Filed: 1992-06-25
Abstract: A zoom lens barrel has a movable lens barrel 15 which is movable in an optical axis direction. An opening is provided in which the movable lens barrel is movable in the optical axis direction, as well as a moving frame 13 to which the movable lens barrel 15 is secured to move in the optical axis direction together with the movable lens barrel 15, and an intermediary member 14 (16, 51, Fig. 6) which is positioned between the movable lens barrel 15 and the moving frame 13. The movable lens barrel 15 is secured to the moving frame 13 through the intermediary member 14 e.g. a ring member or hexagonal nuts (51, Fig. 6). Also shown is O-ring 9, protection glass 7, seal member 23 to keep out water drops and sand grains, auto-focus unit 5 and air-permeable but water-impermeable filter 31. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258040-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for producing a porosity log of a subsurface formation corrected for detector standoff
Inventor: ALLEN LINUS SCOTT
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 1992-07-15
Abstract: A borehole logging tool with a pulsed source of fast neutrons is lowered into a borehole traversing a subsurface formation, and a neutron detector measures the die-away of nuclear radiation in the formation. A model of the die-away is produced using exponential terms varying as the sum of borehole, formation and thermal neutron background components. Exponentially weighted moments of both the die-away measurements and a model are determined and equated. The equated moments are solved for the ratio of the borehole to formation amplitude components of the measurements. The formation decay constant is determined from the formation and thermal neutron background. An epithermal neutron lifetime is determined from the formation decay constant and is used with the amplitude ratio by a trained neural network to determine a lifetime correction. A standoff corrected lifetime is determined from the epithermal neutron lifetime and the lifetime correction. A porosity log is produced which is corrected for detector standoff from the borehole wall as a function of the standoff corrected epithermal neutron lifetime calibrated in borehole models of known porosities.
Patent GB-2269875-A (GB)
Title: Tongue and groove panel connection
Inventor: PARASIN ALEXANDER V
IPC: E04C2/10
Filed: 1992-08-17
Abstract: A tongue and groove construction panel comprises a tongue 12 which has a small chamfered tip 16, a neck 20 having parallel sides 22, and a shoulder portion 24 having chamfered sides 25 that merge with the panel 27. The groove 14 comprises a correspondingly shaped cavity 32, 35, 37 formed on a second panel 29. The chamfered surfaces 17, 25 of the tongue 12 are disposed at a more acute angle than the chamfered surfaces 33, 38 of the groove 14 to leave spaces 42, 44 therebetween in an assembled joint, to accommodate excess glue, and panel expansion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260225-A (GB)
Title: High-frequency semiconductor hybrid integrated circuit device
Inventor: KOMURO KATSUYA
IPC: H01P5/08
Filed: 1992-09-30
Abstract: A high-frequency semiconductor hybrid integrated circuit device is capable of providing a desirable high-frequency property by reducing a significant floating capacitance generating at a line path of a high-frequency circuit, and of manufacturing easily at lower cost with saved labour. A coupling dielectric substrate 9 having conductive films 6c, 7c, 8e, 8f etc. formed thereon as a circuit pattern is joined onto the main dielectric substrate 2 mounted on a heat radiating plate 1 and a heat sink 3 mounting circuit elements 4, 5 for high-frequency amplification located in a hole portion 2a of the main dielectric substrate 2, for electrical coupling of the both. The coupling dielectric substrate 9 preferably has the same circuit constant at the high-frequency circuit as that of the main dielectric substrate 2. <IMAGE>