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Patent GB-2243422-A (GB)
Title: Pipe coupling apparatus for free-standing sink unit
Inventor: SAGE-PASSANT PETER
IPC: F16L39/00
Filed: 1991-02-05
Abstract: Apparatus for coupling to a free-standing sink unit (10) feed lines for hot and cold water and a waste line for waste water comprises a wall mountable connection unit (26) supporting first and second service line base connector element 29, 30 extending away from the wall and each for connection to a different hot and cold water service line at the wail, and a waste line base connector element 28 for connection to a waste line at the wall; first and second satellite connector elements (17, 20) each engageable in fluid-tight manner to a different one of the service line base connector elements, and a satellite waste line connector 23 engageable in fluid-tight manner to the waste line base connector element, and each to be mounted, in use, to the sink unit whereby the sink may be freely moved between an operational disposition adjacent the wall with the respective base and satellite connectors mutually engaged, and a decoupled disposition away from the wall, with all the respective connectors disengaged; and latching means 31, 32, 33 for maintaining the sink unit in the operational disposition until release of the latching means allows transition to the decoupled disposition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241179-A (GB)
Title: Coated glass microbeads and pigment for synthetic polymeric material
Inventor: LAROCHE PIERRE
IPC: C09C1/28
Filed: 1991-02-20
Abstract: The invention relates to glass microbeads having a coating comprising particles of metal compound of refractive index greater than 2 distributed in a binding polymer which provides the microbeads with a coloured external surface and to a synthetic polymeric material incorporating such microbeads; a pigment for synthetic polymeric material comprising such microbeads, and to microbeads for retroreflective paint.
Patent GB-2242481-A (GB)
Title: Security unit
Inventor: BARRY MARTIN ANTHONY
IPC: A47G29/14
Filed: 1991-03-27
Abstract: A security unit 1 comprises a container having an inlet opening 10 closed by a lockable flap 11, said opening leading via a delivery means (26) to a storage area (25) which is closable by means of a lockable door (15). The unit may incorporate an advertising display panel. The door is suitably provided with first and second lock means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242883-A (GB)
Title: Fabrication of friction elements
Inventor: WATKINS ADRIAN HOWARD
IPC: B65H54/10
Filed: 1991-04-09
Abstract: A preform suitable to be cured to form a friction element, such as a clutch facing, is produced by winding a filament, or a tape (34), on to a surface (36) of a rotating plate (12). The filament, or tape (34), is guided on to the surface (36) by a guide (52) which is movable in a plane. A signal representative of the angular position of the plate (12) causes generation of a demand signal indicating the desired position of the guide (52). A closed loop control means (68) controls the movement of the guide (52) to give a predetermined winding pattern. The control means (68) causes the guide (52) to move as a function of the demand signal and a feedback signal representative of the position of the guide (52).
Patent GB-2242491-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle brake control system.
Inventor: ATKINS THOMAS M
IPC: B60T8/70
Filed: 1991-05-08
Abstract: A vehicle brake control system having an isolation valve (22) between the pressure supply source and a selected brake or brakes (eg. of the driven, rear wheels) is adapted to detect the approach of an end of stop condition of the vehicle and to open the isolation valve so as to apply extra pressure to the brakes. The system may generate a speed ramp 57 corresponding to the vehicle stopping at a predetermined deceleration and when the speed ramp 57 reaches a certain value VL at a time T12 before the actual speed (at time T13) reaches that level the isolation valve is opened by a series of apply pulses 52b. After time T13 pulses 52c may follow at an increased spacing. Apply pulses are still applied when the speed ramp reaches level VL even when the actual speed has already become zero, in the event that the brake pedal is still depressed. The extra pressure applied can prevent wheel spin on a low friction surface as a result of engine idling torque. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259126-A (GB)
Title: Clutch release bearing assembly having cap on thrust surface
Inventor: SLEATH STUART JOHN
IPC: F16D23/14
Filed: 1991-05-15
Abstract: A clutch release bearing assembly (10) including a bearing (11) having one race (16) with a thrust surface (22) thereon and a second stationary race (15) by which the bearing (11) is mounted in a support (12). The thrust surface (22) is covered by a protective cap (23) which is a snap fit over the first bearing race (16), and has a detent (26) that snaps into an axial gap (28) between the bearing races (15) (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256587-A (GB)
Title: Acetazolamide in sustained release form
Inventor: PARKER DAVID
IPC: A61K31/425
Filed: 1991-06-11
Abstract: The anti-glaucoma drug acetazolamide comprises, in sustained release form, spherical binder-free pellets of the drug coated with a release-controlling membrane. Cellulose derivatives, methacrylic acid polymers or wax can be used as the membrane.
Patent GB-2259686-A (GB)
Title: Forming handle in wrap-around carrier blank
Inventor: MEYERS ALFONS
IPC: B65D71/00
Filed: 1991-09-23
Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a handle of a wrap-around carton comprises folding together two adjacent panels of a blank into a coplanar substantially erect position and engaging handle locking means thereby maintaining those panels in a locked position. The locking means may comprise flaps hinged to one of those panels for insertion in apertures provided in the other panel, and may be held engaged by co-operation with articles such as bottles inserted in the carton. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261723-A (GB)
Title: Electrical convector heater
Inventor: WARREN RONALD MICHAEL
IPC: F24H3/04
Filed: 1991-11-19
Abstract: An electrical convector heater comprising a casing (1) adapted to receive a heating element (15) supported by a side portion (6) when fitted to the body portion (1). Perforate closure members (3, 19) act as an air outlet and air inlet for the air convector chamber within body portion (1). The body portion (1) is selected from a range having different lengths for accommodating suitably dimensioned heating elements (15), 50 that similar side portions (6) can be fitted to body portions (1) of different lengths to vary the side or rating of the convector heater. The controls are all mounted in the side portion (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261940-A (GB)
Title: A gas-discharging lighter
Inventor: CHEN CHENG-MING
IPC: F23Q2/16
Filed: 1991-11-27
Abstract: In a gas-discharging lighter a cotton fibre member 50 is embedded in a rubber washer 40 which is disposed between a nozzle seat 30 and a gas supply pipe 70, a through hole of constant small diameter is formed in the fibre cotton member, permitting a small constant amount of gas to be discharged and the gas is steadily sucked through the fibre cotton member and a constant stream discharged so that the flame is stable and constant. The rubber washer is leakproof without adjustment and the parts of the lighter are fewer than before and can be easily assembled so that lighter production can be totally automatically performed to lower the cost. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252681-A (GB)
Title: Busbar connector
Inventor: RUSSAM VICTOR
IPC: H01R25/16
Filed: 1992-01-10
Abstract: An electrical connector for holding an electrical accessory (70) in a busbar-in-trunking system is provided with an integral mount (64) in which connecting means (30) are detachably received. The connecting means comprise a series of plug-like busbar strip contacts (42) and securing elements for wire tails which wires can then complete the connection between the accessory and the busbar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265107-A (GB)
Title: Sheet corrugating machines
Inventor: OGILVIE MYLES GORDON
IPC: B29C53/28
Filed: 1992-02-13
Abstract: A machine for corrugating sheets of thermoplastics material includes a number of softener units each comprising a heater 12 extending along the length of the intended bend line 8 (Fig 5, not shown) on one side of the sheet 2, a backing bar 14 on the opposite side of the sheet, and means 16 for gripping a sheet to be bent between the heater and the backing bar. After softening the sheet to be bent, adjacent pairs of softener units are moved, in pairs, in opposed directions perpendicular to the plane of the unbent sheet and, at the same time, horizontally towards one another as the sheet is bent, thus avoiding stretching of the sheet. The machine may be capable of forming up to ten corrugations simultaneously and the corrugated products may be used as roofing elements in the building industry. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257365-A (GB)
Title: Dental inlay holder and inserter
Inventor: NG TZE CHUEN
IPC: A61C3/10
Filed: 1992-05-15
Abstract: A dental tweezer for holding and inserting CEREC (RTM) dental inlays has contra-angled shanks 2 with     (a) spring 3, threaded axle 4 and a rotatable wheel knob 5, (b) detachable finger slots 7 in different ring sizes fitted into a socket (12, Fig 4) permitting 360 DEG  rotation and tilting up to 50 DEG , and (c) a thick X-shaped elastic stainless steel band (15, Fig 8) with hole 16 for the screw 17 of an inlay plugger 23, four band holders 21 and four sharp pointed lateral claws 22 inclining at the angle of a tooth cusp.   For anterior veneers, the claws/plugger section and the contra-angled shanks are replaced by converging angled shanks of different lengths (32, Fig 21) finished with hemispherical grips (31, Fig 21), and a dead space stopper with a rubber cushion pressure absorber (34, Fig 21) is provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269007-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring of the condition of a fetus during labour.
Inventor: STEER PHILIP JAMES
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 1992-07-01
Abstract: A system for in vivo monitoring of the presence and concentration of meconium and/or blood in amniotic fluid includes a probe having a flexible body housing an optical cell (11). The probe has at least one aperture (17 or 18) so that amniotic fluid can enter the cell. A fibre optic cable (10) connects the cell to a light source and to a spectral analyser for measuring light backscattered by the amniotic fluid. The probe includes shielding means (13) to shield the fibre optic cable from any light scattered by the wall of the uterus or fetus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269880-A (GB)
Title: Damped detuning plate
Inventor: FRANCE DAVID
IPC: F16F13/02
Filed: 1992-08-18
Abstract: A damped detuning plate (26) is provided for location between the flanges (20, 22) of a vertically orientated motor) and the structural headpiece of a pump. The plate (26) comprises two flexible structural plate elements (28, 30) with an incompressible damping element (32) therebetween. Respective series of bolts (34, 36) are provided for separately mounting the plate (26) to the motor and pump. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270596-A (GB)
Title: Analogue to digital and digital to analogue converters
Inventor: ARKAS EVANGELOS
IPC: H03M1/12
Filed: 1992-09-15
Abstract: An analogue to digital converter has an input for receiving an analogue signal and a frequency modulator for modulating the frequency of a carrier signal in dependance upon the analogue inpupt signal. A digital counter counts the time between successive events in the modulated signal to provide digital signals representative of the analogue input signal.
Patent GB-2271614-A (GB)
Title: A supercharged four-stroke engine
Inventor: HUTTON WILLIAM NOEL
IPC: F02B33/26
Filed: 1992-10-19
Abstract: Air compressed in the crankcase 10 on the exhaust stroke is transferred to the chamber 27 to be supplied to the combustion chamber with air compressed on the intake stroke when the valve 30 is opened. An injector 14 which supplies fuel is controlled in response to the pressure in the chamber 27. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261452-A (GB)
Title: Self preloading connection for a subsea well assembly
Inventor: MILBERGER LIONEL JOHN
IPC: E21B33/043
Filed: 1992-11-12
Abstract: A subsea well assembly has a tubular inner housing 23 that locates within a tubular outer housing 11. A locking element 37 carried by the inner member 23 is biased outward for engaging a groove 17 provided in the bore of the outer member 11. The inner member 23 has a metal compression shoulder 27 that has a skirt portion 45 that engages the rim 21 of the outer member 11. A recess 43 located in the load ring 27 provides slight resiliency to the skirt portion 45 of the load ring 27. This resiliency allows the load ring 27 to deflect elastically during bending forces exerted on the inner member 23. The slight deflection of the skirt portion 45 of the load ring 27 results in the locking element 37 moving deeper into the groove 17 to preload the connection. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273430-A (GB)
Title: Foam distributor.
Inventor: WESTON TERENCE EDWARD
IPC: A01M21/04
Filed: 1993-01-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to equipment for applying a layer of foam in a controlled width and thickness to soil, grass and crops, which foam contains a fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, growth regulator or other substance. The foam may be deposited at a rate relative to the forward movement of the device of the invention. One device comprises a tank 1 containing the liquid to be formed, compressed air from blower 2 producing the foam 8 which is delivered to the ground by duct 11. The thickness of the foam layer is controlled by scraper blade 13 with excess foam being conveyed by portable wheel 12 into hopper 14 which has a perforated base. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270414-A (GB)
Title: Periodic permanent magnet assembly for electron tubes
Inventor: KARSTEN KENNETH S
IPC: H01J9/236
Filed: 1993-01-22
Abstract: A periodic permanent magnet (PPM) assembly for producing a focusing field in a travelling wave tube 86 comprises two semi-cylindrical stacks produced by alternately stacking pole pieces 16, 18 and magnets 50, 52. Once formed the two stacks are joined around the travelling wave tube 86 and locked together as a result of the male locking flanges 20 on one stack engaging with the female receptacles 24 on the other stack. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276210-A (GB)
Title: Submerged hydro electric scheme.
Inventor: ORCHARD MICHAEL
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 1993-03-18
Abstract: The scheme comprises 2 turbine and generator located in 2 tunnel formed in a land mass beneath the sea. In another scheme (figure 2) turbine driven generators utilize the energy flowing from a high tide to low tide through tunnels formed in a land mass. Lock doors may be actuated by compressed air. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264594-A (GB)
Title: Electrical accessory mounting boxes
Inventor: RUSSAM VICTOR
IPC: H02G3/12
Filed: 1993-02-17
Abstract: An electrical accessory mounting box (10) has engagement formations e.g. apertures (20A, 20B) in side-walling for separable multi-limbed components (21A, 21B). One limb (30, 31) engages a said engagement formation (20B) and others (22, 25) extend laterally of the box to affording fixing means e.g., an aperture (23, 26) for an accessory plate or cover and/or the box (10) itself. Preferred boxes (10) are round or oval and other provisions include outer side-wall and corner-pieces to join up in a rectangle around one or more round or oval boxes. Other conduits snap fit into conduit apertures (14) to serve wiring in or between boxes (10), and other separable fixing and multilimbed components can be positioned between adjacent boxes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2268315-A (GB)
Title: Low activated incore instrument
Inventor: EKEROTH DOUGLAS ERNEST
IPC: G21C13/08
Filed: 1993-04-23
Abstract: Instrumentation thimbles for nuclear reactor head- mounted incore instrumentation systems are fabricated of low nuclear cross section materials. The instrumentation thimbles emit less radiation than these fabricated of conventional materials when the thimbles are removed with the reactor vessel head. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277679-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible furniture structure
Inventor: CHENG NAN-SHAN
IPC: A47C17/58
Filed: 1993-05-06
Abstract: A collapsible furniture structure (100) is expandable from a collapsible condition in which a foldable support member (1) is received within an interior space (302) of a frame member (300). In the collapsed condition the structure has the appearance of a chest or cabinet The foldable support member (1) is defined by a number of hingedly connected panels (2, 3, 4) which define a horizontal bed base with appropriate supports. A further bed may be defined by a further foldable member (6) also received within the interior space (302). The foldable members (1, 6) may, in the expanded position, define an upper bed constituted by three panels (1, 2) supported over a lower bed which is also constituted by three panels (6, 7). Panels of the first foldable member also define a leg (4) and two ladders (3) which can be moved from under the upper bed panels (1, 2) to an upright position to support the upper bed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265880-A (GB)
Title: Waste container
Inventor: LYON JOHN CLEMENT
IPC: B65F1/12
Filed: 1993-05-10
Abstract: A waste container includes a container body having a pair of opposed side walls, an elongate side pocket 20 located on the exterior of each of said opposed side walls for receiving a lifting arm 14, each pocket being open ended to define an insertion opening to enable the associated lifting arm to be slidably inserted into the pocket, the length of the pocket and its location on the side wall being such that the pocket extends along substantially the entire length of the associated lifting arm when fully inserted into the pocket. Preferably the arm is insertable from either end of the pocket and the pocket has an internal opening 40 for receiving a locking nose 15 on the arm 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278183-A (GB)
Title: Water supply apparatus
Inventor: USHER-SMITH JON JULIAN
IPC: G01M3/02
Filed: 1993-05-21
Abstract: A water supply manifold (10) comprises a first inlet (21) connected to a water supply conduit, an isolating valve connected to the manifold at aperture (23), a first outlet (29) connected to a water meter, a second inlet (31) receiving a return flow from the water meter, a second outlet (27) connected to supply a metered flow of water from the manifold, a non-return valve connected between the second inlet (31) and the second outlet (27), and a blanked third outlet (33) for use a test point connected upstream of the non-return valve and communicating with the first inlet (21). The isolating valve, meter and test point are arranged at the apices of a triangle to provide a compact arrangement allowing adequate access via a tubular boundary box. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278718-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacture of a discharge tube
Inventor: LEE ELDON KAI CHOI
IPC: H01J9/22
Filed: 1993-06-01
Abstract: A method is described for the manufacture of a discharge tube for a compact fluorescent lamp having at least one bend in the tube. A drain hole 3 is formed at a bend by heating and applying an internal gas pressure to form an opening. When luminescent material is then applied to the tube after it has been formed with the bend(s), the drain hole 3 allows excess luminescent material to be drained away, thus enabling an even coating of luminescent material to be provided.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278955-A (GB)
Title: A method of producing thermoelectric devices utilising transition metals and their oxides and the devices so produced.
Inventor: BOARDMAN JEFFREY
IPC: H01L35/22
Filed: 1993-06-11
Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a method for producing thermo-electric devices by flame spraying transition metal powders, so as to produce semi conducting transition metal oxide deposits, having n or p type conductive properties, onto a variety of conducting or non conducting substrates. The oxide deposits are combined in a variety of configurations such that they will produce positive or negative temperature changes in the bulk, or at the junctions of dissimilar substances, as a result of the passage of electrical energy, or the passage of electrical energy combined with an applied magnetic field. The degree to which the transition metal oxide sprayed deposits exhibit n or p properties may be determined by adjusting the various process parameters. In addition the electrical conductivities of the sprayed n or p type deposits may be greatly enhanced by the use of dopant elements from other parts of the periodic table.
Patent GB-2279150-A (GB)
Title: Low road friction detector for vehicles
Inventor: REEVES BRIAN CHARLES
IPC: G01N33/42
Filed: 1993-06-19
Abstract: An extra, smaller vehicle roadwheel 1 is lowered, optimally by remote control, onto a surface that is suspected of being slippery, under such downward pressure of a spring 4 that the wheel rotates despite constant slight retardation applied to it. A signal to the driver's cab generated by this rotation, which alters or ceases when road friction decreases sufficiently to cause this rotation to stop (due to ice or other such causes), alerts the driver to take appropriate precautions to avoid an accident before any main roadwheel skidding due to braking commences. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269807-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic tape cassette
Inventor: YI GIL-GOO
IPC: G11B23/087
Filed: 1993-08-18
Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette 10, for use in a magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus, comprises a lower casing 18 accommodating reels 12, 14 wound with magnetic tape 16 and having walls 26 to confine the reels. Lower casing 18 is provided on its bottom panel 22 with a first 38 and one or more second 40, 42 longitudinal reinforcement ribs. First rib 38 is located just above a longitudinal groove 28 recessed onto the opposite surface of the bottom panel to guide the cassette during side loading. A pair of circular ribs 34, 36 extend upwardly between the first 38 and the second 40, 42 ribs to reinforce two circular openings 30, 32 positioned in alignment with the reels. The reinforcement ribs allow the bottom panel 22 to be thinner, to thereby reduce the weight of the lower cassette casing 18 and improve the manufacturing efficiency of the magnetic tape cassette 10, and are planar to support the reels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267803-A (GB)
Title: Hardware implementation of clipping and inter-coordinate comparison logic
Inventor: PRIEM CURTIS
IPC: G09G5/393
Filed: 1993-08-27
Abstract: An apparatus for implementing, in hardware, clipping and inter-coordinate comparison logic in a graphic display subsystem. Clipping is necessary when an object to be displayed is defined as being only partially contained within a predetermined window on a video display. For example, if a rectangular window is defined in the upper left hand corner of a video display, and a line has been defined which extends from the upper left-hand corner to the lower right-hand corner of the display, the portion of the line which is outside the defined window is not displayed. i.e., it is clipped. Additionally, if a line of text is wider than the window, the portion of the line of text which is outside the window must also be clipped. Calculations in the nature of comparisons are performed in hardware for use by a graphical subsystem for clipping images to be displayed on a video display in hardware whenever possible, leaving for software only those images, or portions of images which cannot be reliably clipped using the hardware of the graphical subsystem. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284501-A (GB)
Title: Height adjustable guitar nut
Inventor: CROSS VICTOR GEORGE
IPC: G10D3/12
Filed: 1993-11-06
Abstract: A guitar includes a nut 8 comprising a plurality of blocks 9 guided by a gutter 10 and the outer end face 12 of the fingerboard 2. Set screws 18 extending through threaded bores 17 are located unilaterally of respective string-guiding grooves 16 in the blocks 9 and serve to adjust independently of each other the spacings between the strings 7 and that portion of the fingerboard 2 adjacent the nut 8, while the strings 7 remain guided by the grooves 16. <IMAGE>