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Patent GB-2244021-A (GB)
Title: Jointing tubular electric busbars
Inventor: MARTIN ANTONY DAVID
IPC: H01R4/60
Filed: 1991-03-20
Abstract: A tubular fitting 1 for use in the assembly of an electric busbar installation built up of tubular electric busbars of circular cross-section has over an end part 2 of circular cross-section immediately adjacent each of its ends 3 an external diameter which decreases smoothly in a direction towards said end of the fitting. Preferably, to permit a tubular busbar 4', 4'.... to be butt welded to the tubular fitting 1 when the tubular busbar and fitting are inclined with their longitudinal axes at a small angle to one another, the rate of decrease of the external diameter of fitting over said end part 2 of the fitting decreases smoothly in a direction towards the end 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253501-A (GB)
Title: Electronic pocket notebook-type pager
Inventor: KUDOH KAZUHIRO
IPC: G08B5/22
Filed: 1991-11-28
Abstract: A display-equipped radio pager provides a detecting circuit 6 to detect keywords which are distinguished by e.g. double quotation marks for each message received, and another detecting circuit 14 to detect whether the received keyword is already registered in a memory 10. When a signal including its own call number is received, a call alert is issued 7, and a message included within that signal is displayed 9. In addition, when a keyword is detected, it and data related to it within the message are registered 15 into memory 10, unless the keyword is already registered in the memory in which case the related data from the message is appended to its existing data in the memory. Keywords and data can also be registered via a keyboard 13, and data can be read out 17 from memory 10 to the display 9 by keying in the corresponding keyword. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252408-A (GB)
Title: Water assay
Inventor: THORPE GARY HAROLD GREGORY H
IPC: G01N21/76
Filed: 1992-01-28
Abstract: An assay for antioxidant activity of a sample of water comprises monitoring the change exerted by the sample on a luminescent reaction. Water sample may comprise sea, tap, reservoir or industrial H2O or may be sewage. Kits for the assay contain a luminescent substrate e.g. DPD or luminol plus a standardising antioxidant e.g. Trolox or o-phenylenediamine.
Patent GB-2260545-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing printed wiring boards
Inventor: ICHIKAWA JUNICHI
IPC: H05K3/00
Filed: 1992-04-08
Abstract: The present invention enables easy visual inspection of the solder resist and marking in high density or high performance printed wiring boards. The solder resist is formed by means of an ink including a conventional solder resist ink containing 5 to 15 wt% of a fluorescent dye and a fluorescent pigment, respectively applied thereto, while marking is performed by means of an ink including a conventional marking ink containing 5 to 15% of a fluorescent pigment applied thereto.
Patent GB-2256979-A (GB)
Title: Cable gland.
Inventor: WALES ALAN CHARLES DURWARD
IPC: H02G15/04
Filed: 1992-05-21
Abstract: The application describes a plastics cable gland (1) for an electrical enclosure comprising a fixing component (2), a resilient internal seal (3) and a compression nut (4), each with a bore therethrough for the cable (5). The fixing component (2) has a rear threaded portion (6) and a front threaded portion (7), the compression nut (4) being threaded for engagement with the front threaded portion (7). The front threaded portion has a larger diameter than the rear threaded portion both externally and internally. The compression nut (4) comprises an internal inclined surface (8) which in use abuts the seal (3) whereby tightening of the compression nut on the fixing component forces at lease part of the seal inwardly to grip the cable. The cable gland also includes a substantially rigid annular support member (10) within the fixing component (2) to the rear of the seal (3), the said support member (10) have an external diameter the same or only slightly less than the internal diameter of the front portion (7) of the fixing component and having an internal diameter substantially the same as the internal diameter of the rear portion (6) of the fixing component. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272201-A (GB)
Title: Beverage package
Inventor: LYNCH FRANCIS JOSEPH
IPC: B65D85/73
Filed: 1992-11-10
Abstract: A secondary chamber of a beverage package has a seating in the form of a bore 11 or a spigot (21, Fig 3) within which or on which is received the lower end of a tube 15. The tube 15 is press filled in position in the can. When the can is charged with beverage beer from the chamber 20 may fill the tube 15. The secondary chamber 10 contains gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric and possibly some beverage 5A and on opening the container the headspace 21 de-pressurises causing beverage and/or gas from the secondary chamber to be ejected through a restriction and the tube 15 and such ejection causes froth to be developed in the headspace 21, the upper end of tube 15 opening at a position remote from the bottom of the container. The tube 15 isolates a major part of the beer in the container from having its gas liberated so that such gas can evolve gradually to provide sparkle in the beer when the latter is poured into a glass. Preferably the seating 11 is coaxial with a cylindrical can 1 and the tube 15 is curved to locate its upper end adjacent to the side wall 3 of the can, below or above the beverage level. The secondary chamber may be formed integrally with the container or be an insert held by friction, suction or magnetically within the can. The restriction may be formed either by providing a small diameter base of the tube or providing a small gap 18 between the tube and the insert base. The tube may carry a baffle 30. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272783-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft engine control system.
Inventor: SUMMERFIELD LESLIE ROY
IPC: F02C9/46
Filed: 1992-11-20
Abstract: A system for controlling the fuel to an aircraft engine, where in the event of failure of the control unit 12, a governor 36 automatically controls the fuel supply depending on sensed engine parameters, is provided with a cockpit mounted switch 42 whereby a fuel demand signal corresponding to the current position of the pilot's speed lever is input into the governor to control the fuel supply within the range set by the governor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272322-A (GB)
Title: Autoreverse mechanism for a tape recorder
Inventor: YOSHIMURA TOSHIO
IPC: G11B15/44
Filed: 1993-02-18
Abstract: A running direction change-over plate 10 is provided to change the running direction of a tape. The running direction change-over plate 10 is moved either leftwards or rightwards by a transmission gear 22 when the latter is rotated half a turn in mesh with a partially de-toothed gear 12 to which rotational force is transmitted from a drive motor via a frictional rotation transmission mechanism. Reaction force acts on the running direction change-overplate 10 at the end position of its leftward or rightward movement, whereby the transmission gear 22 is urged in the rotation-continuing direction. As a result, the running direction change-over plate 10 is held at the end position of its leftward or rightward movement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277640-A (GB)
Title: Antenna
Inventor: CARTER MICHAEL FREDERICK
IPC: H01Q9/04
Filed: 1993-04-07
Abstract: An antenna 11 comprising: a plane rectangular reflector 14 of conducting material; a plane rectangular radiator 13 of conducting material; a stub assembly of one or more individual stubs 19 linking the radiator to the reflector on an axis of symmetry eg X of the reflector and the radiator, the stub assembly being symmetrically located relative to the reflector and the radiator; and a feeder input location 31 on the radiator set at a predetermined distance from the stub assembly. A second radiator, corresponding to the radiator 13, can be mounted on the opposite side of the reflector to the radiator to provide an omni-directional antenna. A combination of two such antenna can be adapted for electrical coupling to one another to provide for circular or elliptical polarisation. The antenna may be contained within a housing together with a movement detector. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266907-A (GB)
Title: Portable secure accommodation unit
Inventor: BASING ALAN PETER
IPC: E04H3/08
Filed: 1993-05-12
Abstract: A portable accommodation unit, which is of particular value for a custody building within which prisoners or other persons may be confined, comprises a secure, generally box-shaped, load-bearing inner structure 11, an outer wall and a layer of heat-insulating material 12 disposed between said inner wall structure and said outer wall 13. Vertical and horizontal service ducts may be provided, and exterior frame members 22, 23 may permit multi-storey stacking. There may be insulation 16 inside the outer wall; auxiliary staircase, corridor, and like modules may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272295-A (GB)
Title: Evaluating circuit for an inductive sensor
Inventor: BITZER RAINER
IPC: H03M1/60
Filed: 1993-10-29
Abstract: In an evaluating circuit for an inductive sensor 10, especially an eddy-current sensor of the type having two coils the inductances (L1, L2) of which alter in opposite senses as a function of a position to be determined, and having an oscillator (15) which is connected by an analog switch (14) alternately to one and the other of the two inductances, the output signal of the oscillator is fed to a frequency divider (16), which drives a flip-flop (17) and a counter (18), which counts high-frequency pulses of a further oscillator (19). The counter statuses determined in the counter are further processed in a downstream arithmetic logic unit (24) for the generation of a digital output signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271976-A (GB)
Title: Forming a multiple pack by adhering packages to sheet material
Inventor: COMPTON PETER ARNOLD
IPC: B65D73/00
Filed: 1993-11-01
Abstract: A multiple pack of individually packaged items comprises an array of individual packages in a desired configuration held by a planar sheet material adhered to each package of the array. The planar sheet material is preferably a sheet of corrugated cardboard. The sheet may be applied by spraying foam adhesive onto each of a line of containers and feeding continuous sheet material as the line advances, dividing the large array into the desired sizes at a later point. The adhesive is preferably strong enough to remove a part of the sheet material when a container is detached.
Patent GB-2284284-A (GB)
Title: Open hypermedia systems
Inventor: DAVIS HUGH CHARLES
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1993-11-11
Abstract: A hypermedia system includes a plurality of viewers (which display data to a user) for generating messages in a tagged text message format including messages for creating and/or processing hypermedia links and a plurality of filters for processing messages. Each viewer is arranged to introduce selected tags and/or data into messages, and each filter is arranged to respond to recognised tags and to ignore other tags. A message comprises a plurality of fields TI including a document identifier DN identifying a source document, a document type identifier DT indicating a type of document, a position identifier O denoting the location of a selected item within the document, a selection indicator S indicating a data type of the data selected and an action type A specifying the operation to be performed in response to said message and/or a filter to perform said operation. In one example (Fig. 1), a document control system (16) is connected to the viewers (12) and a filter management system (20) passes messages via a chain of filters (14) in turn. In another example (Fig. 11) a plurality of direct bi-directional channels between viewers and filters, and a document communications system for superimposing a network of connections on the channels, enable any viewer and/or filter to be connected to any other viewer and/or filter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287883-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic therapeutic apparatus
Inventor: MASUDA ISAMU
IPC: A61N2/00
Filed: 1994-03-22
Abstract: In a magnetic therapeutic apparatus, operating times of respective electromagnetic therapeutic portions (A, B, C, D) including solenoids are separately and variably set by timers (57A, B, C, D). The elapsed times of operation of the respective therapeutic portions are timed and when an elapsed time reaches the set time, the operation of the corresponding therapeutic portion (A, B, C, D) is made to stop. Furthermore, by displaying elapsed time and operating conditions of the respective therapeutic portions separately using lamps (LA, LB, LC, LD and L1 - L8) the operating times and the portions operating are confirmed at a glance. Therapy may include vibration and heat as well as magnetic fields. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277790-A (GB)
Title: Elastomeric mounting
Inventor: WHELAN JAMES MATTHEW
IPC: F16F1/42
Filed: 1992-10-22
Abstract: An elastomeric mounting comprises a body of elastomeric material having end zones the surfaces of which are bonded to respective confronting surfaces of a pair of rigid end members for compression therebetween, at least a first of said rigid end members (32) extending radially outwardly from a longitudinal compression axis (19) of the mounting to lie beyond the bonded interface (35), said first rigid end member having outwards of the bonded interface an abutment face (34) which is contacted by the elastomeric body when subject to compression loading, and a discontinuity being defined by the first rigid end member whereby the interface and abutment face depart from a wholly co-planar form. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279329-A (GB)
Title: Washing line reel
Inventor: JAYNES PETER
IPC: B65H75/44
Filed: 1994-05-21
Abstract: A washing line reel comprises a housing 2, a spool 3 rotatably mounted within said housing, handle 4 for rotating the spool 3 and a locking arm 5 mounted in the housing which is movable between a retracted position in which rotation of the handle is permitted and an extended position in which rotation of the handle is precluded. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279223-A (GB)
Title: Method and equipment for felling and processing trees
Inventor: GRESS JOSEF
IPC: A01G23/093
Filed: 1994-06-27
Abstract: The tree is sawn, trimmed, pollarded and cut into trunk sections by a working head (harvester) 7 carried by a crane 3. At least during pollarding the tree is tilted by the working head 7 into a horizontal positon and the working head held, so that the top can be pushed into the infeed 4 of a shredder 11 or thrown over its collecting area, so that at least the top enters the shredder 11 and is reduced in size to coarse pieces. The vehicle 1 used carries the slewable crane 3 with the working head 7, the shredder 11 with infeed 4 or collecting area (23 Figure 2) and optionally a container 13 arranged on the working vehicle 1 or attached to the latter, into which the shredded material from the shredder 11 is transported by a conveyor (15 Figure 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280001-A (GB)
Title: Friction clutch for motor vehicles
Inventor: WEIDINGER REINHOLD
IPC: F16D13/58
Filed: 1994-07-15
Abstract: A friction clutch (1) has a plate spring (4) acting on a pressure plate (3) to clamp a clutch plate (13) against a flywheel (16) and a withdrawal element (9) in the form of a diaphragm spring acts as part of a withdrawal mechanism for disengaging the clutch. The element (9) pivots on spacer pins (15) mounted in the housing (2) and acts on the pressure plate (Fig. 1) whereby a generally flat overall spring characteristic is achieved, even with substantial wear travel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-941695-A (GB)
IPC: C07J71/00
Abstract: 941,695. 11#,18-Oxido-steroids. CIBA Ltd. Feb. 9, 1960 [Feb. 12, 1959], No. 4619/60. Heading C2U. 11#,18-oxido-steroids are prepared by reacting 18-unsubstituted 11 #-hydroxy-steroids with a lead tetra-acylate. The starting material may be a steroid of the cholestane, coprostane, ergostane, spirostane, cholane, norcholane, bisnorcholane, pregnane or androstane series, and preferably contains a free hydroxyl group in only the 11- position. It may also contain further substituents such as esterified or etherified hydroxy groups, free or ketalized oxo groups, alkyl groups or halogen atoms; and it may contain double bonds, especially #<SP>4</SP> or #<SP>5</SP>. In an example #<SP>5</SP>-3,20- bisethylenedioxy-11#-hydroxy-pregnane is refluxed with lead tetra-acetate in benzene to give #<SP>5</SP>-3,20-bis-ethylenedioxy-11,18-oxido-pregnene which is then converted to #<SP> 4</SP>-3,20-dioxo-11#, 18-oxido-pregnene. The preparation of 3#- acetoxy-20-oxo-11#, 18-oxido-5α-pregnane is also referred to, and a list of further starting materials is also provided. Specification 936,345 is referred to.
Patent GB-2299756-A (GB)
Title: Gelatinous pastille containing nicotine
Inventor: CLAYTON GILBERT FALKINGHAM
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 1995-03-29
Abstract: The pastilles contain nicotine in an acacia gum or gelatine base and thus have a jelly-like consistency. The pastilles may be formed into bars or be cigarette shaped and contain nicotine dissolved in alcohol such a spirit or liqueur. Alternative flavourings such as aniseed or peppermint may be used and vitamins may also be included. The pastilles overcome the disposal problems and social unacceptability of chewing gums.
Patent GB-2288609-A (GB)
Title: Method of preparing composite sintered body
Inventor: FUJIKI AKIRA
IPC: B22F3/02
Filed: 1995-04-19
Abstract: A composite powder compact 14 comprises interfitted inner and outer powder compacts 10, 12 respectively selected such that, during sintering, the amount of growth of the inner powder compact 10 is greater than that of the outer powder compact 12. Each powder compact 10, 12 is made of a wax-type or metal-soap-type segregation prevention powder mixture. At least one of the powder compacts 10, 12 is made of a wax-type segregation prevention powder. The mechanical property of the inner and outer portions of the composite sintered body is not limited, and the bonding strength between the inner and outer portions is high. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287258-A (GB)
Title: Processing of pulp
Inventor: CAPPS CHARLES L
IPC: D21C5/02
Filed: 1993-11-22
Abstract: Pulp is treated with an agent formed when water soluble metal salts are precipitated by adding a source of alkalinity to an acid salt solution to improve distribution of fines, whiteness of the pulp and/or binding of the fines to fiber for preparation of paper products. The treatment agent may be used alone or in combination with a surfactant which is precipitated onto the pulp fibers, and may be added to the pulp slurry during processing or formed in situ by adding the appropriate reagents to the pulp slurry.
Patent GB-2290663-A (GB)
Title: An electrical switch
Inventor: MAHONEY DAVID SYDNEY
IPC: H01H23/02
Filed: 1995-06-19
Abstract: A rocker operated electrical switch 1 comprises a rocker 2, a surround e.g. a frontplate 3 and a housing 4. The rocker 2 comprises an outer part 10 and an inner part 12. The inner part 12 is of a contrasting appearance to the outer part 10. An indication of when the switch is in one state is provided by the inner part 12 extending through an aperture 5 in the surrounding frontplate 3. In another state the inner part 12 is shielded by the surrounding frontplate 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305108-A (GB)
Title: A slotted earring clasp and method of manufacture
Inventor: WILSON SHIRLEY ELIZABETH
IPC: A44C7/00
Filed: 1995-07-28
Abstract: A butterfly clasp 2 for an earring is provided which has a base 8, a through hole 10 formed in the centre of the base and two resilient scrolls 4 each containing a slot 12, 14 formed parallel to the axis of the centre hole extending from either side of the base and in contact when not in use. An earring shank passes through the hole, is received between the scrolls and is located in the slots. The slots prevent lateral movement of the shank relative to the clasp. The scrolls are created so that there is an elastic deformation prior to the insertion of the earring shank.
Patent GB-2296231-A (GB)
Title: Ramp Device
Inventor: MEALE JOHN
IPC: B65G69/28
Filed: 1995-12-11
Abstract: A ramp device (12) for temporarily bridging the gap between the edge (5) of a railway platform (1) or elevated dock and the floor (9) of a rail van (8) for mail, parcels or other goods, comprises a frame (14) adapted to be located, in 5 use, in an upright manner adjacent the edge a carriage (29) mounted on the frame (14) and adapted to be displaceable with respect to the frame (14) between a lower position, and an upper position, a ramp plate (35) pivotally attached to the upper end of the carriage (29) and, when sufficiently elevated by carriage displacement, being pivotable through approximately 90 DEG between a storage position in which the plane of the ramp plate (35) is vertical, or generally so, an operational position in which the plane of the ramp plate (35) is horizontal, or generally so, and running wheels (20, 23) carried by the frame (14) and adapted, in use, to be engaged on at least one support and guidance rail (21, 25) so as to allow lateral movement of the frame and ramp to coincide with the rail waggon position. Preferably an upper rail (21) carries a V-shaped wheel (20) captive therein and a lower, section shaped rail (25) supports the lower wheel (23). Preferably the carriage (29) moves on wheels (27, 28) and is raised by handle(s) (43, Fig 5) having lost motion connection with the carriage. Counterbalancing such as weights (50) is preferably provided for the carriage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2309717-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for abandoning sub-sea wells
Inventor: MCFADYEN IAN
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 1996-02-02
Abstract: Apparatus for the abandonment of a sub-sea well has a tubing hanger 14 with a length of pipe 15 fitted thereto, so as to depend downwardly from the hanger. The pipe 15 is sized to fit within the inner casing of the well to be abandoned. An umbilical connects the pipe 15 back to a surface vessel, and a branch pipe 31 is fitted either into the umbilical or into the pipe 15 at a location above the hanger 14. The branch pipe is adapted for connection to a pressure vessel 40, with at least one isolating valve 32, 33 in the branch pipe 31. During the abandonment process, the pressure in the pipe is monitored, and the or each isolating valve 32, 33, is opened to place the pressure vessel 40 in communication with the pipe 15 in the event that pressure in the pipe exceeds a pre-determined value.
Patent GB-2310452-A (GB)
Title: Cable management clip
Inventor: WEATHERLEY RICHARD
IPC: F16L3/13
Filed: 1996-02-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a cable management clip, that is to say a clip for locating and retaining in position a cable. The invention provides a cable management clip (1) comprising a base (2); a pair of arms (3,4) extending from one side (5) of the base (2) to define a cable management area (6); and a pair of latch members (13,14) extending from the opposite side (15) of the base (2). The latch members (13,14) each define an inwardly facing latch (16) which is on the side of the latch member facing the other latch member, and an outwardly facing latch (17) which is on the opposite side of the latch member. The arrangement is such that the outer latches (17) may be snap-fitted into engagement with latch surfaces provided on a chassis member (19). A locking member (20) may subsequently be snap-fitted into engagement with the inner latches (16) to prevent flexing of the base (2) in a manner to release the outer latches (17) from the chassis (19). The cable management clip may be conveniently, securely and inexpensively attached to a suitable chassis member, thereby overcoming the problems associated with the attaching of traditional cable retaining devices to chassis members by welding.
Patent GB-2310644-A (GB)
Title: Sports post erector
Inventor: BROWN TERENCE
IPC: E04H12/34
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: A sports post erector in the form of a bar B and reel A which can be attached to the front loader arms of a tractor. Left-to-right movement of the reel is limited by retaining arms C which also provide a mounting for safety chain struts D and a safety chain E. The reel is provided with side walls F and a rubberized coating G.