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Patent GB-2331356-A (GB)
Title: Display means for a coal or log effect electric fire
Inventor: ROGERS JOHN RICHARD
IPC: F24C7/00
Filed: 1997-11-12
Abstract: A display means for a coal or log effect electric fire comprising a transparent screen (11), lighting means (15), ribbons (25) and a fan (26). The fan (26) causes the ribbons to waft about and give the impression of flames when viewed through the screen (11) which is backlit by the lighting means (15). The screen has a lenticular surface and a partially opaque double image picture. The non-opaque portions of the picture allow light to be emitted through the screen (11) so that the illumination reflected from the moving ribbons is viewed stereoscopically. In a second embodiment the flickering effect of the flames is provided by an electronic display means and the screen bears a holographic image which is at least partially translucent so that the flickering effect can be viewed stereoscopically through the hologram.
Patent GB-2321794-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic wire connection
Inventor: ITO NAOKI
IPC: H01R43/02
Filed: 1997-12-24
Abstract: A connection between a terminal 6 located in a hole 5 in the end 3 of a connector 2 and an insulated wire 7 placed on the terminal 6 is made by placing the wire 7 in the hole 5 and pressing the top wall of the hole onto the wire while subjecting the connection to ultrasonic energy so as to melt the insulation and allow the wire to contact the terminal 7; the wall of the hole is also melted by the ultrasonic energy. The wall of the hole may be formed with a protrusion 8 which is pressed by an ultrasonic anvil (30, figure 5, not shown) onto the wire. The wall may have lines of weakness round the protrusion to facilitate its movement onto the wire by the anvil (figures 6, 7, not shown). Notches (5a, figures 8A and 8B, not shown) within the hole may receive molten wire insulation. The wall of the hole may additionally be provided with tabs 14 which, initially upstanding, are bent over so as to retain the material of a protrusion 12, figure 10B, after it has been forced into the hole 5. The material of a protrusion may fit in the hole with clearance to allow for displacement of molten insulation 7b, figure 10B. The top wall of the hole may be provided with lines of weakness, but no protrusions (figures 9A and 9B, not shown) in which case an anvil has protrusions (31) to disrupt only a part of the top surface defined by the lines of weakness.
Patent GB-2322321-A (GB)
Title: Continuous casting using tundishes at a common changeover position
Inventor: REYNOLDS TIMOTHY
IPC: B22D11/10
Filed: 1998-02-10
Abstract: Continuous casting of metal, comprising pouring the molten metal from a tundish into a mould through a tap hole in a base wall of the tundish, and wherein first and second tundishes and associated corresponding first and second nozzle means are used to enable the flow of molten metal to be continuous or nearly continuous is characterised that when one of the tundishes is required to be changed it is moved into a changeover position, and that both the first and second tundishes are in position over the mould so that metal may flow from both tundishes simultaneously into the mould, with the nozzle means immersed in the molten metal in the mould. The combined flow from the first and second tundishes is approximately equal to the required full flow from one tundish. The second tundish is moved with the first tundish, in the same direction such that a second tap hole is over the mould so that molten metal flows from the second tundish into the mould. The flow from the first and second tundishes is regulated so that the combined flow rate does not exceed a prescribed rate. The tundishes 11, are so shaped as to each have top sides 16,17 which when the tundishes are arranged so that the corresponding sides of each tundish are abutting, the top holes 13,14 of the corresponding tundishes are close to each other.
Patent GB-2322897-A (GB)
Title: Combined step ladder and stool
Inventor: SHRIMPTON DAVID
IPC: E06C1/393
Filed: 1998-02-19
Abstract: A combined step ladder and stool (10) has two pairs of legs (20, 30), pivotally connected together at or adjacent their upper ends (40), and a tread (50) pivotally connected to a first pair of legs (20). The tread (50) is turnable between a stowage position in which it lies generally in or close to a plane defined by the first pair of legs (20), and an erected position in which it spans the first and second pairs of legs (20, 30). The tread (50) carries a latch member (60) pivotally connected thereto so as to be tumable between latching and release positions. When latching, the latch member (60) engages and retains an engagement member (70) of or carried by the second pair of legs (30). In the release position the latch member (60) allows the engagement member (70) to enter the mouth of an open slot in the latch member (60). The engagement member (70) may be a strut joining two legs of a pair, and two latch mechanisms may be provided.
Patent GB-2335717-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle security device
Inventor: GIBSON SAMUEL
IPC: B60R25/08
Filed: 1998-03-26
Abstract: A motor vehicle security device comprises a valve arrangement, in a vehicle brake fluid line 5, 19, which can be switched between a secure mode in which fluid can only flow towards the vehicle brake, so that the brake cannot be released once applied and a normal, drive mode in which bidirectional brake fluid flow is permitted for normal brake operation. As illustrated, the valve arrangement comprises a solenoid operated, on/off valve 21 and a one-way valve 25. The arrangement may comprise a single valve which can be switched between two-way and one-way states, may be integral with a master cylinder, and may be manually operable.
Patent GB-2324059-A (GB)
Title: Method for the purpose of producing a divided disc
Inventor: KIENZLER DIETER
IPC: F02M61/08
Filed: 1998-03-31
Abstract: Method for the purpose of producing a disc (31) which is divided in an axial manner by means of a separating cut, wherein the separating cut surfaces are off-set from the overall cutting plane (43) by a value of a slit displacement (S) corresponding to the separating cut width, wherein during the cutting procedure the position of the separating tool is displaced at least once from a first side of the overall cutting plane (43) to a second side with respect to the overall cutting plane (43), so that the separating cut surfaces of the disc parts produced contact each other at least partially in the overall cutting plane (43) when the disc parts are mutually rotated 180‹ about a radial axis of the disc (31). The disc may be used in fuel injection valves for internal combustion engines.
Patent GB-2325678-A (GB)
Title: An insulated wall panel with male and female edge connectors
Inventor: MCCARTHY EOIN T
IPC: E04C2/292
Filed: 1998-05-21
Abstract: An insulated wall panel comprises an external sheet (2), an internal sheet (3), and an insulating core (4) between the two sheets. The external sheet (2) has an external male projecting part (10) and an intemal recess (11) on one side, for engagement with a corresponding external recess (12) and projecting inner male part (13) on the opposite side of the panel. A seal (not shown) is interposed between the inner male part (13) on one side of the panel (2) and the corresponding recess (11) on the opposite side. The internal sheet (3) has an internal recess (30) and an external male projecting part (31) on one side for engagement with a corresponding external recess (33) and a projecting internal male part (32) on the opposite side of the panel. The internal joint between the external male projecting part (31) and external recess (33) on internal sheet (3) can also be sealed by a seal (not shown) interposed between the two.
Patent GB-2329564-A (GB)
Title: Preventing microwave leakage at turnatable shaft
Inventor: TATSUMU NORIKIMI
IPC: F24C7/02
Filed: 1998-08-04
Abstract: In a microwave oven, a driving motor is fitted inside a fitting member that is fixed to a cabinet. The upper part 26 of the output spindle of the driving motor is disposed through the fitting member 36 so as to protrude outward, and is fitted into the loiter part of a linking member 32. The lower part of the rotary shaft 27 of a turntable is fitted into the upper part of the linking member 32. The linking member is covered by a cover, and the lower part of the cover is fitted to the fitting member. On the upper part of and outside the cover, a coil spring 60 for preventing leakage of radio waves is fitted so as to surround the rotary shaft. The coil spring is kept in close contact with the rim 31 of a through hole formed in the bottom surface of a heating chamber. An overhang 51 for drainage is formed in the linking member to prevent fluid from coming into contact with the output spindle. Shaft 27 may be a ceramic and dimensions and arrangements of the coil are disclosed a resilient tube 71 or ring structures may be used.
Patent GB-2346416-A (GB)
Title: Bayonet-type connection between a cap and a body of a drum pump
Inventor: WILLIS KARL
IPC: F16L37/248
Filed: 1998-08-28
Abstract: A drum pump of a kind comprising an open-ended cylindrical pump body (10) having an upper open end closed by a cap (60). The body (10) has outwardly extending locking pins (30) received within cranked slots (63) of the cap (60). The outer wall of the cap containing the cranked slots (63) is of substantially uniform thickness throughout its circumference and the lower cap edge has long ramped surfaces (61) and short flattened surfaces (64) between successive slots (63). The cap has features of shape and construction which, when compared with conventional pumps of this kind, enable the pump parts to be of polypropylene, a material suitable for receiving a wide variety of potentially hazardous liquid substances.
Patent GB-2342092-A (GB)
Title: Tipping heated hopper for bituminous aggregate
Inventor: KUJAWA ANTHONY
IPC: B65G47/20
Filed: 1998-09-29
Abstract: A tipping heated hopper comprises a hopper 4, having a filling opening 16 at a first end and a discharge outlet 28 at a second opposite end 12, a support structure for supporting the hopper 20, e.g. by a pivotal mounting to the second end of the hopper 24, and means, e.g. a number of hydraulic pistons 26 and hydraulic locking pins (38, Figure 3), acting between the hopper first end and the support structure for raising the hopper into a discharge position. Preferably the hopper is mounted in a thermally isolated manner, e.g. by using heat insulating spacers, on a subframe 19 and its temperature is controlled by the provision of double walls 18 containing a layer of insulating material and heating elements. Preferably, when the first end of the hopper is lowered, a lorry may be driven into the hopper through the filling opening to fill the hopper and also the hopper is mounted on a number of load cells for weighing the hopper. The hopper outlet may also be provided with a geared motor driven sliding gate (36, Figure 3) opening onto a screw conveyor (30, Figure 3) which delivers the bituminous aggregate to a belt conveyor (31, Figure 2) having a weighing device which controls the opening of the gate so as to dispense a desired weight of aggregate. The hopper may also be fitted with an internal hinged flap door (40, Figure 4), operated by an electric winch, which may be opened in a controlled manner to slow the fall of the aggregate to prevent the loss of bitumin from the aggregate upon elevation of the hopper.
Patent GB-2332025-A (GB)
Title: Inter-rotor bearing assembly
Inventor: GLISTA DAVID GERARD
IPC: F16C33/62
Filed: 1998-10-02
Abstract: An inter-rotor bearing assembly (2) includes a first annular member (22), a second annular member (28) and a bearing (30) disposed between members. The bearing (30) has an outer race (34), an inner race (36), and rolling elements (32) disposed between the races. A low density high circumferential strength support ring (50) is fixedly attached to the first annular member (22) and is preferably made of a Titanium matrix composite. The support ring (50) may be fixedly attached around or integral (70) with the first annular member (22). The first annular member (22) may be an annular portion of a gas turbine engine high pressure rotor (10) and the second annular member (28) an annular portion of a gas turbine engine low pressure rotor (23).
Patent GB-2331938-A (GB)
Title: Golf club head with reinforced front wall
Inventor: NOBLE RANDALL B
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 1998-11-11
Abstract: A golf club head 12 having a heel end 12a and toe end 12b includes a hollow body 18 with a top wall 20, a bottom wall 22, a side wall 24 connecting the top and bottom walls 20, 22 and a front wall 26 arranged for impacting a golf ball. The front wall 26 of the body 18 varies in thickness in two planes including a first plane A that is disposed substantially horizontally between the top and bottom walls 20, 22 of the body 18 and a second plane B that is disposed substantially vertically between heel and toe ends 12a, 12b of the head 12. The body front wall 26 has increased thickness along an axis X where the two planes A,B intersect. The increased thickness of the front wall 26 decreases in four directions including a first direction extending from this axis X toward the body top wall 20, a second direction extending from this axis X toward the body bottom wall 22, a third direction extending from this axis X toward the head heel end 12a, and a fourth direction extending from this axis X toward the head toe end 12b.
Patent GB-2343612-A (GB)
Title: Filter attachment for a kettle spout
Inventor: GORT-BARTEN LESLIE ALEXANDER
IPC: B01D29/01
Filed: 1998-11-13
Abstract: A filter assembly is provided for use with a kettle having a spout (14) having an exit end. The assembly comprises an annular sealing element (18) of elastically compressible material having a first portion (20) adapted to fit within the exit end and a second portion (22) adapted to abut an end edge (17) of the spout, and a filter element comprising a channel sectioned annulus (23) of more rigid material, the channel sectioned annulus being sized so that the filter element is an easy push fit over the exit end with the sealing element (18) located thereon while causing sufficient deformation of the sealing element to form a seal around the spout end and retain the filter element on the spout, the channel sectioned element mounting a filter (24) across the passage defined thereby. The annular sealing element (18) is received within the channel of the annulus (23) which also has an undercut lip (30) at its mouth. The element (18) has an outwardly-facing groove (21) to accommodate a lip (16) on the spout (14).
Patent GB-2334771-A (GB)
Title: Making a spring out of thermostructural composite material
Inventor: MAUMUS JEAN-PIERRE
IPC: F16F1/368
Filed: 1998-12-15
Abstract: A fiber preform (11) is made from a fiber block by forming at least one cut (12, 13) in the block, so as to make a gap (15, 16) between two portions of the preform corresponding to leaves or turns of a spring (19) that is to be made, and the preform is densified by a material for constituting the matrix of the thermostructural composite material. The gap between two portions of the preform is provided either by removing material, preferably after the preform has been consolidated, or else by forming a slot and then spacing apart the lips of the slot and holding the preform in the spaced-apart state.
Patent GB-2350031-A (GB)
Title: System for graphically displaying a computer network map which shows information about the type, capacity, etc. of the network links
Inventor: WALKER LEE
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 1999-05-10
Abstract: A system for displaying a graphical representation or map of a computer, telecommunications or other network includes a store 21 for information about the network components 12,13,14 and links 16 in the network. A processor 19 is provided which converts the information into a format suitable for visually displaying on display apparatus 18. The visual display is a map representing the physical relationships of the components and links. For example, it may also show information about the type of link (eg half duplex/full duplex), speed of link (which may be represented by thickness of the line showing the link) and whether the link has been validated by the system. The information is preferably provided graphically, but may be provided by text. The display system is intended for use in network supervisory or management workstations.
Patent GB-2349932-A (GB)
Title: A hammer driven wall plug
Inventor: NIGHTINGALE CLIVE
IPC: F16B13/12
Filed: 1999-05-12
Abstract: A fixing device (10) comprising a plug section (12) is hammered directly into a building block (14) . The plug section (12) has an opening (16) in which an expandable insert (18) is inserted. A screw (20, see figure 2) is inserted into the opening (16) after the insert (18) and is tightened, causing the insert to expand and extend out of lateral windows to grip the building block (14).
Patent GB-2351776-A (GB)
Title: A gas turbine engine
Inventor: REYNOLDS GRAHAM ALFRED
IPC: F02C3/36
Filed: 1999-07-03
Abstract: A gas turbine engine (10) comprises an air intake (12), a compressor section (14), a combustion section (16), a turbine section (18), a recuperator (26), an exhaust (20) and an alternator (22). The turbine section (18) is arranged to drive the compressor section (14) and the alternator (22). The air intake (12) is arranged to supply air at atmospheric pressure to the combustion section (16) via the recuperator (26). The combustion section (16) is arranged to receive and burn fuel at atmospheric pressure and is arranged to supply hot gases to the turbine section (18). The turbine section (18) is arranged to supply the hot gases at less than atmospheric pressure to the compressor section (14) via the recuperator (26) and a steam or hot water generator (28). The compressor section (14) is arranged to supply the exhaust gases to the exhaust (20) substantially at atmospheric pressure. A preheater (30 fig.2) may also be incorporated.
Patent GB-2354209-A (GB)
Title: Safety restraint retractor with axially adjustable torsion bar
Inventor: BLACKADDER DAVID
IPC: B60R22/28
Filed: 1999-09-17
Abstract: A retractor for a vehicle safety restraint comprises a spool 2, rotatable about its axis, for receiving seat belt webbing, a locking means (6 in figure 2) for preventing rotation of the spool under crash conditions to prevent webbing pay out, and load limiting means comprising a torsion bar 1 extending through the spool 2 and connected in the force path between the locking means (6) and the webbing. One end 3 of the torsion bar 1 is attached to the spool 2, and the opposite end 4 of the torsion bar 1 is connected to a toothed ratchet wheel 5, wherein said opposite end 5 of the torsion bar 1 is connected to the toothed wheel 5 in an axially adjustable manner, by screw thread (see figure 4) or helical splines 8,9 to automatically compensate for axial expansion of the torsion bar 1 and thus prevent the ratchet wheel 5 being moved out of locking engagement with locking means (6).
Patent GB-2344604-A (GB)
Title: Inter-engaging, castellated, elongate beams with locking devices
Inventor: SIHRA KIRPAL SINGH
IPC: E04C3/28
Filed: 1999-11-04
Abstract: A building system using elongate, inter-engageable, castellated, I-section beams (200, 300). The castellations (316) on one beam (300) can be fitted into the castellation spaces (218) on another beam (200), to locate the beams at right angles to one another. Lock members (30, fig 8, not shown) or (50, fig 11, not shown) engage with features on one beam and are mounted for sliding movement along that beam to engage another beam, thus locking the beams together. The locking member is preferably held in position by friction or by a snap- fit arrangement.
Patent GB-2350077-A (GB)
Title: Wafer polishing apparatus
Inventor: NUMOTO MINORU
IPC: B24B37/30
Filed: 1999-11-09
Abstract: Wafer polishing apparatus has a device 304 at least a part of which is provided on a member 302 which transmits a rotation force to a wafer carrier 24, the device 304 detects the rotation torque of the carrier 24 applied from the carrier 24 to the member 302 and/or determines the friction which occurs at the wafer - platen interface. The amount of polishing can be determined and/or wafer polishing can be controlled as a result. The device 304 may be a strain gauge (96, Fig. 2) or alternatively a differential transformer, in which case it may measure the displacement between parallel springs (202A and 202B, fig.5) which transmit the rotation force to the wafer carrier 24. Also, the wafer carrier 24 comprises an air blowing member 54 on its wafer carrying face and a retainer ring 28 which is mounted on the periphery of the carrier via an O-ring 74 and is pressed against the platen 16 during wafer polishing.
Patent GB-2343933-A (GB)
Title: Combustion engine piston
Inventor: PISILAE SAKARI
IPC: F02F3/22
Filed: 1999-11-18
Abstract: The piston comprises a piston crown (1) and a skirt (3) surrounding a piston pin, which, at a joint surface, fit together on at least one axial support surface (11, 12) while the piston crown and the skirt are joined by at least one screw (2) extending through the support surface. Further, the top of the piston has a circular outer cooling gallery (9) and, inside it, an inner cooling gallery (10). In the piston of the invention, at least one recess (19), which is lower than the rest of the bottom (18) of the cooling gallery, is arranged to its outer cooling gallery. During the stroke of the piston, the recess causes a tangential movement in the cooling oil in the piston, thus improving the cooling of the piston.
Patent GB-2356965-A (GB)
Title: Changeable self-service terminal
Inventor: MACKENZIE SCOTT PHILIP
IPC: G07F19/00
Filed: 1999-12-03
Abstract: A self-service terminal (10) having an adaptable fascia (12) is described. The fascia (12) has a first appearance when not in use, and a second, different appearance when a user has been identified by the terminal (10). This enables a card issuer to associate its corporate colour scheme with a user, so that when the user operates the terminal (10), the terminal can adapt the fascia to present the colour scheme of the card issuer. A method of adapting the appearance of the fascia of a self-service terminal is also described. Preferably, the terminal has additional panels or translucent portions (30, 32, 34) behind which coloured lights can sit.
Patent HU-T64345-A (HU)
Title: Methods for producing amino-alkyl-pyrrolidinyl-thio-carbapeneme derivatives and pharmaceutical preparatives containing them as active agent
Inventor: NAKAGAWA SUSUMU
IPC: C07D477/20
Filed: 1992-11-26
Abstract: A compound of the formula: <CHEM> wherein R<1> is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R<2> is a hydrogen atom or a negative charge, R<3> is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkanoyloxy group, an amino group, an N-lower alkylamino group, an N,N-di-lower alkylamino group, a lower alkanoylamino group, an aroylamino group, a (lower alkylsulfonyl)amino group, a sulfamoylamino group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a group of -COOR<4> (wherein R<4> is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group) or a group of -CON(R<5>)R<6> (wherein each of R<5> and R<6> which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R<5> and R<6> form together with the adjacent nitrogen atom a heterocyclic group selected from the group consisting of an aziridinyl group, an azetidinyl group, a pyrrolidinyl group, a piperidyl group, a piperazinyl group, a 4-lower alkyl piperazinyl group and a morpholino group), A is a linear or branched lower alkylene group, X is a group of -N(R<7>)R<8> (wherein each of R<7> and R<8> which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group) or a group of -N<+>(R<9>)(R<1><0>)R<1><1> (wherein each of R<9>, R<1><0> and R<1><1> which may be the same or different, is a lower alkyl group), provided that when A is a linear lower alkylene group, R<3> is other than a hydrogen atom; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.