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Patent GB-2270388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to field cameras
Inventor: CORFIELD KENNETH GEORGE
IPC: G03B19/10
Filed: 1992-09-07
Abstract: The invention provides a field camera comprising a base 3; a front standard 2 for holding a lens; a rear standard 1 for supporting a film holder 5; a bellows 4 interconnecting the front 2 and rear 1 standards; the front 2 and rear 1 standards being arranged to fold down to give a box-like structure for transporting; characterised in that the rear standard 1 comprises a mounting assembly for removably securing the rear standard 1 to the base 3; and a film holder support assembly removably secured to the mounting assembly. The present invention thus provides cameras of a modular construction which enables mounting assemblies having different sets of movements (or no movement at all) to be used interchangeably. Moreover, the modular nature of the camera also enables a given film holder support assembly to be replaced by another such assembly having a different range of movements. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270952-A (GB)
Title: I.c.engine carburetted mixture atomiser.
Inventor: O'KEEFE MICHAEL
IPC: F02M29/04
Filed: 1992-09-24
Abstract: Gauze 9 or perforated plate (33, Figs. 6 and 7) extends across the mixture flow path in an engine intake manifold, fuel collecting reservoirs 21 are located downstream of the gauze or plate and supporting metal strips 11 are secured to a continuous metal strip 14 which is clamped between the manifold and a carburettor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to decoration of ceramic ware
Inventor: PAVITT ROBIN GRAHAM
IPC: B41M1/34
Filed: 1992-11-10
Abstract: A ceramic surface formation (10) and a method of applying substantially raised surface formations to ceramic ware by direct print applications. The surface formation (10) comprising either the same ceramic materials as the item of ware (12) to which it is to be attached or a mixture of feldspathic china material and zircon frit. The surface formation (10) further comprising other ingredients including glaze. The surface formation (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) is sequentially applied in a single or plurality of layers (14, 114, 118, 214, 218, 314, 340, 410) to provide the required raised characteristics. The ceramic surface formation (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) is attached to an item of ceramic ware (12, 112, 212, 312, 412) either raw unfired ware or to an item of prefired biscuit ware. The ceramic ware (12, 112, 213, 312, 412) may be raw glazed (316) or left unglazed prior to the application of the ceramic formation (10, 110, 210, 310, 410). Alternatively the ceramic formation (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) may be further provided with a conventional glaze coating (16, 116, 216) prior to firing. The ware (12, 112, 212, 312, 412) with the ceramic formation (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) are then once-fired. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261439-A (GB)
Title: Mixtures of disperse dyes
Inventor: HENZI BEAT
IPC: C09B67/22
Filed: 1992-11-12
Abstract: 1. A mixture of disperse dyes comprising  i) 25-85% by weight of a compound of formula I   <IMAGE> in which R1 is phenyl-C1-3 alkyl or a group of formula H5C5-(OCH2CH2)n-, the phenyl nucleus unsubstituted or substituted by one or two groups selected from chloro, bromo, C1-2 alkyl and C1-6 alkoxy; R2 is C1-6 alkyl, C1-5 alkoxy-C2-3 alkyl hydroxy-C2-6 alkoxy-C2-3 alkyl or C1-4 alkoxy-C2-5 alkoxy-C2-4 alkyl and n is 1, 2 or 3;  ii) 5 to 50% by weight of a compound of formula II   <IMAGE>  in which R is a group of formula a; to d> <IMAGE> in which R3 and R4 independently are C1-4alkyl; and R5 is C1-4alkyl or halogen; and  iii) 0 to 35% by weight of a compound of formula III or IV   <IMAGE>  in which  R6 is C1-6alkyl or phenyl C1-4alkyl R7 is phenylaminocarbonyl, the phenyl group of which is unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2 halogen groups (preferably CI), benzoyl substituted by C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl or para-cyclohexylphenyl; R8 has a significance of R7 independently of R7 or is a group of formula e   <IMAGE> where R10 is C1-6alkyl or -(CH2)2-3-C6H5.u
Patent GB-2269538-A (GB)
Title: Medical probe
Inventor: EDWARDS STUART D
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 1993-02-16
Abstract: A medical probe device comprises a catheter having a stylet guide housing with one or more stylet ports 40 in a side wall thereof and a stylet guide for directing a flexible stylet 36 outward through the stylet port and through intervening tissue at a preselected, adjustable angle to a target tissue. The stylet may be a radiofrequency electrode, a microwave antenna or a hollow tube for delivering treatment fluid to the target tissue. It may also include a fiber optic cable for laser treatment. The catheter may include one or more inflatable balloons 30, 32 for anchoring the catheter or dilation. Ultrasound transponders 42 and temperature sensors 46 may be attached to the probe end and/or stylet. The device may be employed in the treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266548-A (GB)
Title: Subsurface tubing safety valve
Inventor: AKKERMAN NEIL HOOVER
IPC: E21B34/00
Filed: 1993-04-29
Abstract: There is disclosed a subsurface tubing safety valve of the type having a curved flapper 12 swingable between an open position to one side of its bore and a closed position over a seat 14 about its bore. A seal ring 51 retained in a groove 50 about the seat 14 has a protruding lip 51A which is initially engaged by the flapper as it is swung toward the seating surface of the seat 14. The depth of the groove 50 varies around the seat to ensure that the flapper 12 contacts the whole circumference of the seal ring 51 when it makes initial contact. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277853-A (GB)
Title: Signal compression signals
Inventor: BAYES TERENCE
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 1993-05-07
Abstract: A signal compression system receiver comprises, a down frequency convertor to which received spread signals are fed thereby to provide baseband signals and an m-bit digital correlator defined by the serial combination of n similar smaller correlator stages 29 - 24, each of k-bits, where nk = m, and a frequency transform processor 44 e.g. (FFT, DFT or maximum entropy having n input ports fed from the n similar smaller correlator stages, 29 - 34 to provide n output signals from the processor 44 which are fed to signal selector means 51 which serves to select that output signal from the processor 44 which has the largest amplitude thereby to provide a compressed or despread signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280769-A (GB)
Title: Radio pager
Inventor: HO KENNY MING WAI
IPC: G08B5/22
Filed: 1993-07-14
Abstract: A pager comprises electronic circuitry for receiving and processing a radio paging signal and including memory means 25 for storing said radio paging signal, an LCD display 13 for displaying said radio paging signal, an audio generating means 14, 18 for providing an audible signal in response to the receipt of said radio paging signal, and telephone dialling means 24 for providing through the audio generating means 14 an audible telephone dialling signal in accordance with a radio paging signal stored in the memory means 25, under the control of button means 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271122-A (GB)
Title: Beryllium-beryllium oxide composites
Inventor: GRENSING FRITZ CARL
IPC: C22C29/12
Filed: 1993-07-19
Abstract: A beryllium metal matrix phase includes up to 70 % by volume of beryllium oxide single crystals dispersed therein. The composites are useful for electronics applications because of their light weight, high strength and effective thermal properties.
Patent GB-2282758-A (GB)
Title: Oral morphine-6-glucuronide compositions
Inventor: MILLER RONALD BROWN
IPC: A61K31/485
Filed: 1993-08-23
Abstract: Morphine-6-glucuronide is used as active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of pain by oral administration e.g. in the form of a capsule or tablet.
Patent GB-2281289-A (GB)
Title: A display shelf/case divider system
Inventor: PARKER NIGEL IAN
IPC: A47B57/58
Filed: 1993-08-26
Abstract: A display shelf/case divider system for use in a display case 2, comprises a stock limiter plate 14 having slots 18 in it to co-operate with dividers 10 also having slots 16a, 16b in them such that items may be kept to the front of the display case 2. The dividers 10 are moveable along the length of the display case 2 and the limiter plate 14 may co-operate with any one of the slots 16a, 16b in the dividers 10 as required. The limiter plate 14 itself has a number of slots 18 such that the dividers 10 may be spaced apart by varying distances as required by the display case user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273570-A (GB)
Title: Measuring device for determining a rotation angle
Inventor: HECHT HANS
IPC: G01D5/22
Filed: 1993-11-19
Abstract: A measuring device for determining rotation angle has a rotor 11 which consists of two cores 19, 20 which have an approximately semicircular cross-section, are displaced in the axial direction with respect to one another and are displaced through 180 DEG  with respect to one another in the radial direction. Two coils 12, 13 are wound on a coil former which is arranged in a fixed position and is of sleeve-shaped construction. Each coil also has two axially displaced regions, each region corresponding to one core of the rotor, the coils also being radially displaced by 180 DEG  relative to one another. The cores either comprise or are coated with ferromagnetic and/or conductive material, the sensor operating either on the inductive or eddy current principle. This sensor arrangement renders the device insensitive to relative movement of the rotor and coil arrangement in x, y and z directions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284226-A (GB)
Title: Counter screen
Inventor: BALDWIN MICHAEL
IPC: E05G7/00
Filed: 1993-11-30
Abstract: A counter screen comprises a glass panel 12 which can be retracted below the level of the counter 13 or raised to prevent access between the two sides of the counter. The panel can be moved by an electric motor 15. The panel 12 and a fixed panel 11 are supported by a wooden frame 14. Glass barrier members (18, Fig 3) can be located at the sides of the panel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286132-A (GB)
Title: Inflatable toy dolls.
Inventor: HSIUNG LIU CHANG
IPC: A63H3/06
Filed: 1994-01-28
Abstract: An inflatable toy doll comprises, within the cavity of the inflated body 1 of the doll, a sound-producing pump 2, a pull bar 9 and a main control board 8. The doll has swinging arms R that are connected to the pull bar 9 to enable manually actuated movement. A primary pull cord 3 and a secondary pull cord 7 are respectively connected to the sound-producing pump 2 and to the pull bar 9, such that movement of the primary pull cord 3 causes the sound-producing pump 2 to emit a whistling sound, while the secondary pull cord 7 moves the pull bar 9 up and down, thereby causing the arms R to move up and down. The up and down movement of the arms R within the cavity can be viewed through a transparent window. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275796-A (GB)
Title: A dealing system.
Inventor: MIDORIKAWA HIDEYO
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 1994-02-28
Abstract: A dealing system which performs matching processing between information on transaction orders placed by order-side customers and hit-side customers so as to establish transactions. The system detects orders for which hit requests have been made, but for which transactions have failed to be established for a long period of time and eliminates those orders from the electronic dealing market. Further, when transactions fail to be established due to factors other than the transaction price and the transaction amounts, other customers which would help establish the transactions between order-side and hit-side customers are found so as to increase the number of transactions which are established. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282520-A (GB)
Title: A cigarette disposal bin
Inventor: BRIGHT MARTYN ANDREW
IPC: A24F19/00
Filed: 1994-03-04
Abstract: A cigarette disposal bin 1 comprising an outer shell 4 formed with at least one aperture through which a cigarette may be inserted into the bin, a separate collection device 12 located within the outer shell for collecting cigarettes inserted into the bin, a baffle 13 provided within the bin below the at least one aperture for preventing smoke from a cigarette from escaping through the at least one aperture and for extinguishing a cigarette in the collection device, which baffle defines an opening into the collection device, the collection device retaining cigarettes in the cigarette disposal bin when the cigarette disposal bin is opened. A further embodiment has a stubbing-out portion located adjacent an aperture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276552-A (GB)
Title: Sanitary napkin
Inventor: SASAJIMA YUKIO
IPC: A61F13/472
Filed: 1994-03-10
Abstract: The napkin has flaps 20 extending from opposite sides of a central absorbent portion which comprises a liquid impermeable backsheet 2, an absorber 3 and a liquid permeable topsheet 1. The flaps are composed of film having a base weight of 30 to 90 g/m2 and comprising material having a resin density of 0.910 to 0.940 g/cm3, particularly a polyolefin or olefin copolymer. The flaps carry adhesive layers 5 and may be embossed to provide protuberances 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277248-A (GB)
Title: Device for supporting objects eg. hi-fi equipment
Inventor: KEITH DEREK ROBERTSON
IPC: A47B96/06
Filed: 1994-04-05
Abstract: The device (50) includes a support member (51) having spaced sets of three support arms (56, 57) coupled thereto. Each support arm (56, 57) has a support element (54) thereon and the associated support arms (56, 57) are arranged such that one of the support elements (54) faces downwards or upwards and the other two support elements (54) face in the opposite direction. The support elements (54) of each set define the apexes of a triangle. Each set of support elements (54) supports a shelf (58) in cantilevered fashion for carrying a piece of hi-fi equipment or a video. Alternatively, the arms may be suitably spaced to support a rectangular object (e.g. hi-fi equipment) direct. The support elements may be adjustable relative to the support arms. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289526-A (GB)
Title: A lighting apparatus capable of emitting light of different frequencies
Inventor: TOMLYN ANTHONY HEDLEY
IPC: F21V9/08
Filed: 1994-05-10
Abstract: Lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a light source disposed within the housing, a first side of the housing being permeable to light of a first pre-selected frequency range, and a second side of the housing being permeable to light of a second predetermined frequency range. The second frequency range is different from the first frequency range. The first side of the housing is opposite to the second side of the housing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279168-A (GB)
Title: Configurable logic array
Inventor: JONES GARETH JAMES
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 1994-06-01
Abstract: A configurable semi-conductor integrated circuit comprises a matrix array of core cells (cc), each of the cells having a first simple function in common and at least one subsidiary function, there being at least two different subsidiary functions, the core cells being grouped in tiles comprising a matrix array of the core cells smaller than the whole array and wherein each tile has at least one of each different subsidiary functions and wherein the tiles of core cells are arranged so as to uniformly cover the array. Preferably there are fours cells to a tile and the preferred subsidiary function are:- wired-OR, XOR, D-type flip flop and latch function.
Patent GB-2279752-A (GB)
Title: Blood pressure measurement
Inventor: TAKEDA FUMIHIDE
IPC: A61B5/352
Filed: 1994-06-14
Abstract: In a noninvasive blood pressure measurement using an inflatable cuff 1, dynamic parameters of arterial wall motion, such as wall velocity, acceleration, force, power and energy, are determined during stretching and contracting of the arterial wall due to pulsating blood flow. An optical sensor 11 and an ultrasonic transducer 12 may detect displacement of the arterial wall and its velocity, respectively, and derivatives of these measurements used to determine the required parameters. The parameters may be used to identify when the systolic and diastolic pressures are indicated by a cuff pressure transducer 5 during inflation or deflation of the cuff. The parameters may be displayed at 7 with other physiological signals like aortic pressure and ECG received through a data link 10, making it possible to noninvasively detect abnormalities between the mechanical and electrical cardiac cycle. Non-local information on blood circulation may also be obtained by simultaneously using a second occlusive cuff system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281078-A (GB)
Title: Rock bit bearing material
Inventor: KEMBAIYAN KUTTARIPALAYAM T
IPC: C22C1/04
Filed: 1994-08-15
Abstract: The use of a sintered compact of a copper base alloy, a transition metal, a metalloid and optionally a strengthener for bearing surfaces formed between roller cutter cones of sealed bearing rock bits. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284472-A (GB)
Title: Spirally wound plate heat exchanger
Inventor: ROBERTSON JAMES MARTIN
IPC: F28D9/04
Filed: 1994-11-11
Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly includes a tubular mandrel 25 onto which are wound two long thin plates 30, 31. The plates are spaced apart radially, so they define passages (33, 34, figure 3) for two fluids. At the ends of the assembly the edges of adjacent plates are sealed by discontinuous strips 36, 37 between whose ends are gaps 38, 39; the gaps provide for fluid communication with the passages (33, 34). The assembly also includes headers (28, figure 1) communicating with one set of gaps 39 and so with one of the passages (34). The gaps communicating with one passage are staggered. Circumferentially relative to the gaps communicating with the other passage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285960-A (GB)
Title: Wingsail
Inventor: WALKER JOHN GRAHAM
IPC: B63H9/06
Filed: 1995-01-30
Abstract: In a wingsail assembly of the type comprising a thrust wing having relatively deflectable leading and trailing aerofoils 1, 2, the trailing aerofoil has a cross-sectional shape with a relatively flat leading edge interconnecting relatively strongly curved corners on opposite sides of the aerofoil, such that for each direction of relative deflection between the leading and trailing aerofoils the corner more remote from the trailing edge of the leading section provides an aerodynamic leading edge for the trailing section and the corner more proximate the trailing edge of the leading section provides an inner wall for a convergent slot. The assembly is mounted on a vessel via a bearing 10 having an axis passing through the trailing section. A tail aerofoil 3 to trim the assembly is mounted on a boom 7 extending from the trailing section. The arrangement is intended to improve stability at low angles of attack with the aerofoils deflected with respect to one another, the tail boom extending outside the region of disturbed air flow and thereby able to maintain control. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301007-A (GB)
Title: Support unit for fishing rod or pole
Inventor: WATTS BARRIE
IPC: A01K97/10
Filed: 1995-02-02
Abstract: A support unit comprises: a chassis defining a working axis W to support a longitudinal member X such as a fishing rod or pole; a support means comprising at least one roller 16, 17 mounted on the chassis for rotation about a rolling axis substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the working axis; a pair of limiting members, 18, 19 one member disposed at either end of the support means to provide a boundary to lateral movement of a longitudinal member supported on the support means; and ground engaging means 21, 22, 23, 24. Whereby the chassis can be supported above the ground in a stable manner. Typically the support means comprises a pair of rollers having their rolling axis parallel to one another and serving to define an intermediate axis parallel to, and lying between the rolling axis of the pair of rollers. The chassis is preferably mounted on the ground engaging means by way of a rocking pivot (45) (Fig. 4) coaxial with the intermediate axis so that, to at least a limited extent, the chassis tends to pivot about the intermediate axis to equalise loading applied to the support means by a longitudinal member passing over the two rollers.
Patent GB-2287973-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for retaining a fluid
Inventor: NICHOLS PAUL
IPC: B09C1/00
Filed: 1995-03-17
Abstract: A method of retaining a fluid within a part of a porous body by creating a barrier of pressurising fluid at a pressure greater than that of the fluid to be retained within the body. The fluid to be retained may be a ground-emanating gas and the porous body a predetermined region of ground. The method is performed by introducing a barrier gas into the ground at a pressure greater than that of the retained gas to form a gas barrier in a region surrounding or at least partly surrounding the region containing the retained gas and defining the interface between the barrier region and the region containing the retained gas by a plurality of gas-escape channels. Apparatus for retaining a fluid within a given part of a porous body by creating a barrier of pressurising fluid at a pressure greater than that of the fluid to be retained within the body is also described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288651-A (GB)
Title: Power transmission apparatus
Inventor: NAGANO TORU
IPC: B64C27/12
Filed: 1995-04-18
Abstract: A sleeve 40 having a pair of small helical gears 41, 42 is spline-fitted around a splined input shaft 37. Since the small helical gears 41, 42 have opposite helix angles, the sleeve 40 moves along the splined shaft in the axial direction so as to distribute an equal torque to both small helical gears. The split torque is transmitted to a pair of drive shafts 33, 34 each of which drives the main rotor 4 of a helicopter through a combination of gear and pinion 35, 31; 36, 32. The drive shafts 33, 34 are fixed axially and therefore helical gears or double-helical gears can be used in the combination of gear and pinion. Consequently the power transmission apparatus provides a light and compact structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300472-A (GB)
Title: Promotional display unit
Inventor: GREENWOOD MALCOLM RONALD
IPC: F21S6/00
Filed: 1995-05-03
Abstract: A promotional display unit, e.g. for marketing malt whiskies, has an illuminated circular tray unit 5 that may be rotated - manually, or by means of an mechanical or electrical motor - for easy display and access to the promoted merchandise. The display tray is illuminated by a lamp unit 1-3 embedded in the center of the tray, the tray being enabled to rotate by being mounted on a ball bearing unit 6 attached to a circular base 7.
Patent GB-2290540-A (GB)
Title: Fungicidal salt of cis-2-amino-cyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid with a substituted benzenesulphonic acid
Inventor: LAWSON KEVIN ROBERT
IPC: C07C229/48
Filed: 1995-05-26
Abstract: A compound of formula (I):   <IMAGE>      wherein X is halogen or alkyl (provided that X is not p-methyl); fungicidal compositions comprising a compound of formula (I); methods of using said compounds of compositions to combat fungi, especially fungal infections of plants; and a process for preparing compounds of formula (I) are disclosed.
Patent GB-2302458-A (GB)
Title: Printed circuit testing apparatus
Inventor: MADINE ANTHONY
IPC: G01R1/073
Filed: 1995-06-14
Abstract: Apparatus for testing an electrical circuit comprises: a base part for receiving a printed circuit board 10 carrying the electrical circuit, the base part comprising a plurality of test pins 20 for contacting a corresponding plurality of solder pads 30 formed on a first surface of the circuit board; a cover part comprising a test head 70 facing a second surface of the printed circuit for shorting together a plurality of contacts of a component of the electricaL circuit connected to the plurality of solder pads and mounted on the second surface of the circuit board; means 120 for applying a stimulus signal to a first one 20a of the test pins; and, means 133 for detecting the stimulus signal from a second one 20b,20c of the test pins. Preferably the test head comprises a resilient pad, 100 with a contact strip 90, eg. of braid, and is urged against the contacts 40 of the component by a pneumatic plunger.