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Patent GB-2299118-A (GB)
Title: Road studs
Inventor: SLADE PETER KENNETH
IPC: E01F9/06
Filed: 1995-04-04
Abstract: A road stud comprises a body 2 made from a transparent material. A recess 12 in the body accommodates a reflective device 14. Light 20 travelling horizontally is refracted at a light-receiving surface 10 on the body to fall on the reflective device 14 substantially normally. The light is thus reflected back to return in the direction towards the source. This construction protects the reflective device from the weather and from traffic passing over the road stud. There may be two reflective devices facing in each direction, each fitting in its own recess, (Fig 3), which are of different lengths. There may be means for reinforcing the body in the region of the recesses. The reflective means in each recess may consist of two or more reflective devices separated by one or more webs extending across the recess. A scratch resistant coating may be applied over the entire surface of the body. Also disclosed is a reflective element having a reflective panel of transparent material having a rear face from which, in use, light is reflected, the reflective element also comprising a rear panel which is fixed to the reflective panel to provide an air gap between the panels. The air gap may be divided into cells.
Patent GB-2289436-A (GB)
Title: Curable plastic sheet material
Inventor: DUNNE DESMOND CHARLES
IPC: E04D5/10
Filed: 1995-05-17
Abstract: A flexible ultra-violet curable plastics sheet material for covering or repair purposes has a UV upper barrier layer (13) to prevent premature hardening of the resin. The sheet material may comprise a layer (11) of chopped glass fibre and a layer (10) of glass fibre tissue and at least one outer protective sheet (12). The sheet material may be carried by a support sheet (14) with an adhesive coating on each surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300794-A (GB)
Title: Processing prawns
Inventor: SCALLAN ALEC
IPC: A23B4/06
Filed: 1995-05-19
Abstract: Fresh whole prawns are dipped in a preservative, e.g. a solution of sodium metabisulphite and then sorted and graded. The prawns are then arranged in an open-topped container in a generally linear pattern with their shells uppermost. The graded prawns are blast frozen and a first glazing liquid is applied. After freezing, the frozen prawns are glazed a second time by spraying a second glazing liquid onto the surface of the frozen prawns. The glazing liquids in one or both glazing steps may contain a polyphosphate based glazing compound.
Patent GB-2302082-A (GB)
Title: Separating signatures from piles
Inventor: OUDEN JACOB WIJBE VAN DEN
IPC: B65H3/08
Filed: 1995-06-13
Abstract: Signatures 6 are separated from the bottom of a pile by a suction cup 16 acting between a roller 7 and a lip 8, which together support the base of the pile. The side of the pile rests on inclined guide bars 5. The cup 16 is one of three mounted on a rotary indexed head, each cup moving radially outwardly to engage the lowest signature and then radially inwardly to snap the signature past lip 8. The signatures are deposited on a conveyor 2, along the length of which there may be several of the pile/separator apparatuses.
Patent GB-2291377-A (GB)
Title: Loose fill packing material
Inventor: THOMPSON NEIL ANTHONY
IPC: B65D81/09
Filed: 1994-03-11
Abstract: Loose fill packaging material consists of elements (21) having a central liner (15) and a corrugated medium (17) on both sides of the liner. The element is made from fibreboard material. A method is disclosed of making the element by securing together the liner of a folded sheet of single faced corrugated fibreboard or securing together the liners of two sheets. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300626-A (GB)
Title: Web threading apparatus
Inventor: WHITTEN DAVID ELLIOT
IPC: B65H45/22
Filed: 1996-05-08
Abstract: When feeding the leading end of a web 2 into apparatus, eg around a roller 3 and/or over a longitudinal folding former 4, a driven endless belt 30 and/or 13 is positioned to direct the web along the required path. Once the web has been threaded through the apparatus, pulleys 32, 31, 14 or 15 are retracted by respective means 36, 35, 40 or 42 to move the belt(s) to a retracted non-operative position. The belts are preferably resilient. Such a belt may also be used to guide the leading web end around a turning bar.
Patent GB-2302485-A (GB)
Title: Improved communication protocol for satellite data processing
Inventor: BEDWELL THOMAS E
IPC: H04B7/212
Filed: 1996-06-14
Abstract: A communication system includes a communication switching office having a transceiver for receiving/transmitting a message from/to a data terminal using a communication system, and a management system including a central controller receiving/transmitting the message from/to the communication switching office. The central controller is responsive to the message received from the data terminal, and receives data in the message received from the data terminal. The data terminal transmits to the management system on a message channel. The message channel includes multiple messages from multiple data terminals. The management system receives the multiple messages per message channel or TDM group, and allocates message channel bandwidth for each of the multiple messages to the data terminal responsive to the data terminal call request received on the signalling channel. The management system minimizes the store of the message therein and maximizes the forward of the message, providing the capability to minimize the amount of data that must be stored before transmitting the message to the data terminal, while simultaneously maximizing utilization of communication system resources. The protocol is suitable for enabling the INMARSAT maritime satellite system to be used with land mobile data terminals.
Patent GB-2315311-A (GB)
Title: Articulated end fitting for a push-pull control cable
Inventor: CRACK DAVID JOHN
IPC: F16C1/26
Filed: 1996-07-12
Abstract: An end fitting for a push-pull control cable comprises a hub member 32 and a resiliently deformable plastic sleeve member 31, both of which are tubular to accommodate respectively a core of a push-pull control cable and a rod member. One end of the hub member 32 is fixable to a casing of a push-pull control cable and the other end carries a ball member 35 which is a snap fit in a spherical cup member 34 formed on an end of the sleeve member 31 so as to form an articulatory ball joint between the hub and sleeve members 32,31 through which push-pull cable core can pass.
Patent GB-2315396-A (GB)
Title: Plant watering device
Inventor: MILLS MOSES ARTHUR
IPC: A01G25/06
Filed: 1996-07-25
Abstract: A device for watering a plant 6, comprising a refillable water reservoir 1, and pipe 5 for releasing water from the reservoir simultaneously at a plurality of locations 8 on or in the ground around the plant 6. The watering device may be formed as an annulus (Figure 3, not shown) locatable around the stem of the plant and having perforations in the lower part of the annulus. The annulus may be formed of a flexible plastics material so as to inflate when water is introduced therein. The watering device may comprise a double-walled tube, which can be located around the plant so as to provide shelter during the early stages of development of the plant.
Patent GB-2317556-A (GB)
Title: Table with fold-out leaves
Inventor: MASON BRYON
IPC: A47B1/05
Filed: 1996-09-20
Abstract: A table, useful for board games, has a housing 2 with a circular track (5, Fig 3) bearing a hump 6. On rotation of the table top 7 about axle 9 a tab 12 in the wall of central well 8 engages the hump, causing a central rectangular board 10 to rise and lift table flaps 14, which are hinged to and overlie the top 7, whereby they can be opened out to extend the table. Board 10 may be inverted to reveal a game playing surface on its underside and the game pieces may be stored in the well.
Patent GB-2306838-A (GB)
Title: Means to tilt a display panel in both horizontal and vertical directions
Inventor: CHOI YONG-HWAN
IPC: H01J1/00
Filed: 1996-10-18
Abstract: When the viewer pushes or pulls the upper part of the display panel 100, the balls 133 held in the cavities 132 are deviated from the recesses 125 of the supporting member 120 to be fitted into the next recesses 125, thereby tilting the display panel 100 toward or away from the viewer. When the viewer rotates the knob 162, its driving force is transmitted into the driven pinion 175 via the driving pinion 160, the rack 171 which, in turn, moves the supporting member 120, thereby rotating the display panel 100 in sideways directions.
Patent GB-2308992-A (GB)
Title: Nebulizer
Inventor: CLEMENTI FRANCIS J
IPC: A61M11/00
Filed: 1996-11-28
Abstract: A nebulizer 15 has a reservoir 29 for liquid medicament, an inlet tube 30 for connection to a source of compressed air for atomisation, an inhalation check valve 23, an exhalation check valve 24 and a mouthpiece 20. The reservoir 29 has a bell-shaped bottom 28 adjacent to which is a bell-shaped baffle 35, so spaced from it as to define a capillary passage 37, up which the liquid will rise towards fluid discharge orifice 40. Atomisation air is discharged through orifice 33 within orifice 40. Deflector 45, directly above the orifice 33, deflects the air, and liquid entrained in it, back towards the reservoir 29. This deflected aerosol is carried by air inhaled through valve 23 and passing down tube 54, to mouthpiece 20. Deflector 45 has a lower face shaped (Figures 6-8, not shown) to induce swirling motion in the aerosol, so causing it to shed larger drops.
Patent GB-2321184-A (GB)
Title: Games table
Inventor: FISHER EARL
IPC: A47B25/00
Filed: 1997-01-18
Abstract: A pool table having a playing surface (2), such as a cloth covered slate, has a built in lifting device (18) to enable the playing surface (2) to be lifted, as shown, to provide access for service and maintenance. The lifting device is a screw jack (30) operated by a handle (32) and stops (34) are positioned to help maintain the playing surface (2) securely in a raised position.
Patent GB-2313507-A (GB)
Title: Locating plane of light in laser surveilling instrument
Inventor: SAHM WILLIAM C
IPC: G01S5/00
Filed: 1997-02-26
Abstract: A method and system to determine the relationship between a laser plane and an external coordinate system using a mobile machine with a work implement is provided. The laser plane is intersected at three points by a laser receiver installed on a mast attached to the work implement. A position determining antenna located a known distance on the mast from the laser receiver is used to determine external coordinates at the position determining antenna point. An equation for the laser plane in external coordinate terms is determined based on the three external position coordinates and the known distance between the external coordinate system plane and the laser plane.
Patent GB-2312024-A (GB)
Title: Temperature-responsive hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission
Inventor: YOKOYAMA FUMITOMO
IPC: F16H61/02
Filed: 1997-04-08
Abstract: An oil temperature responsive hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission 10 includes a hydraulic servo 28 for applying/releasing a frictional engagement element B-3, a pressure regulator valve 25 for regulating oil pressure fed to the hydraulic servo; and a signal pressure oil passage 203 for applying a pressure regulating signal pressure P SLU to the pressure regulator valve. A control valve 24 is arranged in the signal pressure oil passage for changing the effective diameter of the signal pressure oil passage responsive to change in oil temperature. A second hydraulic servo 29 is provided for a second frictional engagement B-2.
Patent GB-2312064-A (GB)
Title: Analog multiplier
Inventor: KIMURA KATSUJI
IPC: G06G7/163
Filed: 1997-04-14
Abstract: A bipolar analog multiplier, which is capable of complete four-quadrant multiplication operation, has a quadritail cell 108 serving as a multiplier core circuit. Linear V-I converters 101-102 linearly convert applied initial input voltages V x , V y to pairs of differential output currents, respectively, which are converted 103A,103B,104A,104B to differential output voltages through logarithmic compression. Linear transconductance amplifiers 105,106 amplify the differential output voltages to generate pairs of differential output currents which are added 107, to generate first, second, third, and fourth input currents. An I-V converter 109 converts the input currents to input voltages, which are applied to the quadritail cell 108. The quadritail circuit 108 may be replaced by a nonuple tail circuit or a quadri-decimal tail circuit.
Patent GB-2324239-A (GB)
Title: Garment hanger
Inventor: WHITEHURST PETER
IPC: A47G25/14
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: A garment hanger comprises a planar body 1 having a front face 2 and a rear face 3. The planar body 1 is made of recycled board and is rigid. The board of the planar body 1 is laminated on its rear face 3 with a white laminate 4 and on its front face with a print quality laminate 5. The front surface of the planar body 1 is printed with an image 6. This image 6 may relate to the garment which the hanger is intended to support and may give, for example, size information and product details and may also include a picture image. The garment hanger includes a hook 7 for hanging the hanger on, for example, a rail. The hook 7 may be formed integrally with the planar body 1. The planar body 1 further includes recesses and/or slots 8 integrally formed with the planar body for holding a desired garment.
Patent GB-2320228-A (GB)
Title: An automobile assembly line
Inventor: IKEDA SHINICHI
IPC: B23P21/00
Filed: 1997-04-22
Abstract: An automobile assembly line comprises plural numbers of transferring carriages (4) to place and support the automobiles during transferring operation, a first transferring means including a first closed loop line (5) to carry each transferring carriage, the first transferring line being comprised of many stations where automobile parts are assembled to the automobile body at each station, plural numbers of transferring suspension frames (6) under which the automobiles are suspended and supported during transferring operation, a second transferring means including a second closed loop line to carry each unit of suspension frames, the second transferring line being comprised of many stations where automobile parts are assembled to the automobile body at each station, and a transferring means to transfer the automobile body from said transferring carriage (4) of the first transferring line to said suspension frames (6) of the second transferring line at one location where said first transferring line and said second transferring line run in parallel upper and lower sides.
Patent GB-2313475-A (GB)
Title: Electrode material for compound semiconductor
Inventor: IYECHIKA YASUSHI
IPC: H01S5/323
Filed: 1997-05-16
Abstract: An electrode material for a Group III-V compound semiconductor 1 represented by the general formula In x Ga y Al z N(provided that x + y + Z = 1 , 0 * less than or equal to * x * less than or equal to * 1, O * less than or equal to * y * less than or equal to * 1, and 0 * less than or equal to * z * less than or equal to * 1) doped with a p-type impurity enables a good ohmic contact to be made with the compound semiconductor. The electrode 2 formed from the material is a metal comprising at least Ca and a noble metal, wherein the total amount of the weight of Ca and the noble metal is not less than 50% by weight and not more than 100% by weight based on the weight of the whole electrode material. The electrode may be used for an L.E.D or laser diode and is sufficiently thin to transmit light. Contact is made to a terminal 4 via a second electrode 3 made of Al, Ti or Cr.
Patent GB-2315531-A (GB)
Title: Viscous and electromagnetic actuation of a friction coupling
Inventor: SAKAI TOSHIFUMI
IPC: F16D47/00
Filed: 1997-07-17
Abstract: During normal operation a driving shaft and driven shaft (f and g fig 15), of a four-wheel drive vehicle, are connected by a main friction clutch 10c having its engagement force varied, according to a rotational speed difference between the shafts, by viscous fluid actuating means 10d. In severe driving conditions, eg travelling on sand etc, second actuating means 10e presses the clutch 10c at the same time, but from an opposite direction, as the viscous actuating means 10d, thereby augmenting the engagement force of the clutch 10c. The second actuator 10e comprises control means 10f having an electromagnetically operated pilot friction clutch 15 which, when engaged by electromagnet 18, causes relative rotation between ramped cam members 16a, 16b so that ball 16c presses the clutch 10c. Viscous actuating means 10c comprises an axially movable piston 13 and a rotor 14 disposed in a chamber R. Upon relative rotation of the shafts, the rotor 14 revolves in chamber R so as to produce a pressure which moves piston 13, thereby engaging clutch 10c with a force corresponding to the speed difference between the shafts. In other embodiments, the pilot clutch 15 may be operated by hydraulically actuated changeover means (eg see fig 7) and/or the cam members 16a, 16b may be controlled by a vacuum actuator (see fig 10).
Patent GB-2328282-A (GB)
Title: Finger temperature sensor
Inventor: CHEN MEI-YEN
IPC: A44C9/00
Filed: 1997-08-13
Abstract: A temperature sensor mounted within a ring (1) measures and indicates the finger temperature of the wearer. A rod (14) of high thermal conductivity, such as platinum, is provided in the ring with its lower end exposed from the ring to contact with the finger. The finger's temperature is accurately and quickly transmitted to a thermistor (41) provided within the ring via the thermal conductive rod. A circuit connected to the thermistor converts the finger temperature into a signal which is sent to an indicating element (42) in the ring. The signal may be presented to the wearer in different manners selected using a switch button (31), for example by liquid crystal display, LED or by discharging an electric current strong enough for the ring wearer to perceive. As finger temperature is related to stress, the device encourages the wearer to reduce the level of physical or mental stress being experienced.
Patent GB-2314541-A (GB)
Title: A mooring device for a floater
Inventor: LANGE ESPEN
IPC: B63B21/50
Filed: 1996-03-06
Abstract: A mooring device for a floater (1), where, in a vertical shaft (2) in the floater (1), there is arranged a socket (10) for a submerged buoy (11) moored by means of mooring cables (12, 13) and connected to a riser (32). The buoy is locked into the socket by means of fastening cables (14), extending from the buoy up to deck level, where they are subject to the action of suitable tensioning means, for example hydraulic jacks (19, 20). The fastening cables are gathered in a tensioning head (18) which may be connected to a winch (27) during the lowering process of the buoy.
Patent GB-979947-A (GB)
IPC: H04W88/02
Abstract: 979,947. Combined radio receiving and transmitting systems. MOTOROLA Inc. Sept. 25, 1963 [Oct. 16, 1962], No. 37801/63. Heading H4L. A radio transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a common circuit for receiving and selecting a predetermined tone signal for removing muting from the receiver, and for generating the same tone signal for transmission. The F.M. receiver includes a muting circuit in which noise signals derived from point 33 of limiter 21 and supplied via lowpass filter 35, 37, 39, 41 and I.F. signals from the base of transistor 22 in the limiter circuit operate to mute the receiver via control amplifier 45, voltage doubler 47, 49, 51 and audiofrequency amplifier 27 in the absence of a predetermined tone signal. With switch 55 in position R audio-frequency signals from the discriminator 23 are supplied via a low-pass filter 53 to an amplifier 57, 59, 61 controlling a reed 67 resonant at the frequency of the predetermined tone signal, operation of the reed 67 applying voltage to a diode switch 73 so that the amplifier 45 is rendered inoperative. In the absence of a carrier signal, high-frequency noise signals are passed via capacitors 79, 81 to prevent false operation of the reed by any low-frequency noise signal passed by the filter 53. When the reed 67 is operated a forward bias is applied to diode switch 77 to shunt the capacitors 79, 81. When the gauged switches 55, 87, 116 are moved to the transmit position T, signals from a microphone 112 frequency modulate oscillations from a master oscillator 110 at 111 and the resulting signals are transmitted via a power amplifier 115 and the tone amplifier 57, 59, 61 is converted into an oscillator to produce the tone signal for transmission. The reed 67 is provided with an additional coil 89 which provides positive feedback to the input of the amplifier, and the tone signals are derived from a potentiometer 95, the diodes 103, 109 maintaining the amplitude constant.
Patent GB-2323173-A (GB)
Title: Multiphase flowmeter
Inventor: PROUVOST HUBERT
IPC: G01F1/74
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: A multiphase flowmeter 12 comprises a flow measuring device 26 arranged generally vertically and adapted to be connected to a conduit carrying a multiphase flow (e.g. the outflow of an oil well). The flowmeter includes a first valve 28 arranged below the flow measuring device and a branch passage 34 connected above the flow measuring device and provided with a second valve 36, such that the flow measuring device can be selectively filled with a single phase of the flow for the purpose of measuring a parameter (e.g. the conductivity) of this phase.
Patent GB-2332773-A (GB)
Title: Optically pumped optical waveguide amplifier
Inventor: JOLLEY NIGEL EDWARD
IPC: H01S3/10
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: An optically amplifying waveguide 14 guides two different modes, for example both the LP 01  and the LP 02  mode. Its dopant distribution profile e.g. of erbium is preferentially matched with the modal field distribution of the LP 02  mode. The waveguide is provided with long period perturbations 18 of a pitch and strength that resonantly couples signal power of different wavelengths from propagation in the LP 01  mode to propagation in the LP 02  mode and back again to propagation in the LP 01  mode whereby the longitudinal distribution of gain along the waveguide at one wavelength is longitudinally displaced with respect to that at least one other wavelength. The waveguide is useful for gain equalisation in WDM transmission.
Patent GB-2336947-A (GB)
Title: Data transmission adaptor
Inventor: WU PETER
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 1998-04-28
Abstract: A data transmission adaptor includes a bottom cover shell 1, a top cover shell covered on the bottom cover shell 4, an optional circuit board 2 mounted in the bottom cover shell, and two electric data transmission connectors 3 mounted back-to-back on the circuit board, the top cover shell having a transverse partition (41, fig.4, not shown) inserted in a gap between the electric data transmission connectors to separate the electric data transmission connectors from each other. The adaptor also may have openings 421 at front and rear side walls thereof in alignment with the receiving sides of the electric data transmission connectors for insertion of external electric connectors, a top locating block 43 and two side ribs 441 for positioning in a locating hole on a face panel or distributing frame, the bottom cover shell having a bottom hook (11) and two side ribs 13 for positioning.
Patent GB-2326167-A (GB)
Title: Skin cleansing composition
Inventor: BERGIN BRIAN
IPC: C11D3/36
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: A rinse-off cleansing composition comprises a surfactant together with an anti-bacterial agent and a synthetic phospholipid. Prefered synthetic phospholipids include fatty acid amidopropyl PG-dimonium chlorides. The anti bacterial may be triclosan, chlorohexidine, trichlorocarbanilide, xylenol, PVP-I, quaternary ammonium compounds or mixtures thereof.