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Patent GB-2291329-A (GB)
Title: A plant protection device
Inventor: JOWETT GEORGE EDWARD
IPC: A01G13/10
Filed: 1994-07-16
Abstract: A plant protection device comprises a molluscicide 2 fixed to a substantially rigid substrate 1. The protection device may also include a vertebrate repellent fixed to the substrate 1 and the molluscicide may be associated with a mollusc bait. The substrate 1 may take the form of a cylinder, disc or a flanged cylinder and may be biodegradable with the molluscicide/bait fixed to the substrate with a water based adhesive binder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280476-A (GB)
Title: Carburettor throttle valve linkage for response to a vehicle automatic transmission
Inventor: TISCHER DIETER
IPC: F02D9/02
Filed: 1994-07-28
Abstract: The linkage includes a piston 10 connected to the throttle valve 2 and a cylinder connected to the accelerator pedal 1. During an automatic gear shifting operation the piston is displaceable relative to the cylinder by hydraulic medium under the control of solenoid valves 33, 34 operated by an electronic control in response to a gear shift signal. The cylinder (12, Figs. 2 and 3) may be mounted in a stationary housing (22). A single spring (44, Fig. 4) mounted between seats (49, 50) may bias the piston (10a) to an intermediate position in the cylinder (12a). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292085-A (GB)
Title: Penis erection aid
Inventor: PALMER LEWIS ANTHONY
IPC: A61F5/41
Filed: 1994-08-13
Abstract: A device to aid the natural erection of the male sex organ by applying an elastic tourniquet ring to the base of the penis. The aid comprises a flat sided rigid hoop 12, an elastic ring 10, and a bell shaped arbor 11, the elastic ring 10 is fitted around the base of the penis, by passing it over and around the penis whilst expanded around the the rigid flat sided hoop 12. The elastic ring 10, is rolled off the hoop 12, into position around the base of the penis. The bell shaped arbor 11, is used to expand the elastic ring 10, around the flat sided hoop 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278891-A (GB)
Title: Flap valve assembly for trigger sprayer
Inventor: MAAS WILHELMUS J J
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 1993-02-23
Abstract: The trigger operated pumping mechanism (49) for a fluid dispensing device (10) comprises: a body (14) having a hollow cylinder (48) therein for receiving a piston (42), the hollow cylinder (48) extending to a fixed back wall (326) in the body (14), the cylinder (48) having a fluid inlet valve (330) and a fluid outlet valve (336) associated with the back wall (326); the valves (330 and 336) being pressure controlled; the inlet and outlet valves (330 and 336) are first and second plastic flap valves (330 and 336) which are each positioned opposite an opening (332 and 334) in or adjacent to the back wall (326) of the cylinder (48) and by making the remaining space between the back wall (326) and the movable wall (328) at the end of the ejection stroke of the piston (42) as small as possible, thereby to facilitate the creation of high vacuum and high pressure during intake and ejection strokes of the piston (42) and to facilitate priming with a minimum of strokes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284159-A (GB)
Title: Automatic resuscitator
Inventor: BOWDEN KEVIN
IPC: A61M16/20
Filed: 1994-10-28
Abstract: An automatic resuscitator which can be held and controlled by one hand is disclosed. The device can operate in three different modes - an automatic timed mode for the treatment of a patient who is not breathing which can change automatically to a demand mode when the patient commences natural inspiratory effort and a manual mode. The manual mode overrides the automatic mode to allow use of the resuscitator by a trained paramedic. The resuscitator attaches directly to a face mask using gas outlet connection 16 and the controls 18, 20 are in a housing 12 which can be held in one hand so that the other hand is left free to assist in keeping the patient's airway clear. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288292-A (GB)
Title: Tracking external power supply
Inventor: DEMURO DAVID MARK
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 1994-07-29
Abstract: An external power supply (22) powers an electronic device (20) having rechargeable cells (70). The external power supply (22) provides power (26) having a voltage which tracks the rechargeable cells. The voltage of the external power supply preferably tracks with an offset above the voltage (86) of the rechargeable cells. An external power supply type indicating device (130), such as a resistor, indicates to the electronic device the type of external power supply. The external power supply (22) can thus provide power for fast-charge or trickle-charge operations, and charge control circuitry within the electronic device is capable of accurately controlling charge of the rechargeable cells based upon the type of external power supply indicated by the resistor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290218-A (GB)
Title: Process and device for stacking and transporting extruded products cut into discs
Inventor: REIFENHAEUSER UWE
IPC: B26D7/32
Filed: 1995-05-11
Abstract: The system uses a feed member (1), engaging at the upper end of the elongated material (9), which is height-adjustable and with a height-adjustable accommodation device (3) is cyclically connectable such that it synchronised and has a constant velocity. As coupling and drive device (5) for the feed member and the accommodation device a lift belt (23) which is endless, directed vertically and provided with a drive (25) is guided over an upper and a lower deflector roller (24,26). The belt is provided with horizontally directed connecting arms (10,19). The accommodation device comprises a thrust belt (14), endless, and provided with a drive, and guided horizontally over at least three deflector rollers (15,16,17). First and second deflector rollers (15,16) in the thrust direction are located in a common bearing chair (18), from which a connecting arm (19) emerges to the lift belt.
Patent GB-2291303-A (GB)
Title: Relative position detection
Inventor: DUFFY BRIAN
IPC: G01S11/06
Filed: 1995-07-14
Abstract: In order to monitor the distance between a transmitter 10 and receiver 12 (which may be attached to a child and parent respectively) the transmitter periodically transmits PWM coded bursts of RF from antenna 24. These are received by "zig-zag" antenna 26 (fig 3), and if they are determined 32 to be correctly coded and 30 of sufficient amplitude, timer 36 is reset. If timer 36 is not reset after n transmission periods, an alarm 40 sounds. The receiver (50, fig 4) may also incorporate a direction-finder comprising omnidirectional antenna (52) and coil antenna (54). The omnidirectional antenna (52) output gates transistor amplifier 56 which is amplifying the coil antenna (54) output to perform phase comparison; the magnitude of the resultant signal is taken to be indicative of the direction of the transmitter and indicated by LEDs (70). For monitoring purposes, oscillator (74) replaces coil antenna (54). To prevent back-sensing, coil antenna (54) is screened (72). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294379-A (GB)
Title: Bite indicator
Inventor: ROMANG DEREK
IPC: A01K97/12
Filed: 1995-10-17
Abstract: A bite indicator has a remotely located command module from which the sensitivity of the bite indicator to line movement may be adjusted. The bite indicator of the preferred embodiment comprises a first housing including a rod support 16 and having means therein for sensing line movement. A command module 12 connected to the first housing by a remote communication link 14, has means for receiving over the communication link the output signal of the line movement sensor and means for processing the output signal of the line movement sensor to produce an alarm indication, the processing means including a control 34 for adjusting the sensitivity to line movement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294295-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic control system
Inventor: WALKER JOHN HIRST
IPC: F15B13/00
Filed: 1995-10-19
Abstract: An hydraulic control system comprises a first housing 10 containing a plurality of full flow valves and having a plurality of pilot pressure inlet ports for receiving hydraulic pilot signals for operating the full flow valves, a second housing 11 containing a plurality of manual control valves 12 and having a plurality of pilot pressure outlet ports for transmitting hydraulic pilot signals to the pilot pressure inlet ports of the first housing, a multi-core hose 15 and an adaptor 13, 16 at each end of the multi-core hose for connecting the pilot pressure outlet ports of the second housing to the pilot pressure inlet ports of the first housing. Each adaptor comprises a connector 20 at the end of each core 22 of the multi-core hose and a body 31 which supports the connectors in positions such that, when the body is secured to the first or second housing, the connectors will sealingly engage respective pilot pressure ports of the housing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298122-A (GB)
Title: Process for cooking cereal grains
Inventor: WHITNEY ANTHONY DAVID
IPC: A23L7/196
Filed: 1996-02-21
Abstract: A continuous method and apparatus for cooking cereal grains such as wheat is provided. The method comprises two stages, a first continuous pre-cooking stage wherein the grains are hydrated by heating in water at a temperature below 95{C for a period of time sufficient to raise the moisture content of the grains to from 28% to 36% while allowing a substantial amount of starch to remain ungelatinised and a second continuous stage wherein the grains are heated in water at a temperature above 95{C for a period of time sufficient to substantially fully cook the grains. The apparatus comprises a cooking chamber having screw conveying means therein and a perforated basket for containing the grains.
Patent GB-2300562-A (GB)
Title: A plunger filter infusion device
Inventor: HORNSBY DAVID JULIAN
IPC: A47J31/20
Filed: 1996-05-08
Abstract: A plunger filter infusion device comprises a container 4, a plunger 5 having a resilient plunger head slidable within the container and an insert 1 placeable in the base of the container. Infusible material is placed in the insert, heated water is poured into the container and the plunger is slid into the container until the plunger head engages the insert. The infusible material is thus confined by the plunger head in the insert and the plunger head and insert can be removed together and separated allowing clean and simple disposal of the infusible material. The container may be a cafetiere or a cup. A stand for holding the plunger and insert after infusion and removal from the container is also disclosed. Alternatively, the plunger head may form part of the insert and the insert is used with a removable handle.
Patent GB-2300588-A (GB)
Title: Thermoplastic coated substrates
Inventor: DODD KEITH HERBERT
IPC: B29C48/05
Filed: 1993-09-23
Abstract: A polymeric article, for example a vehicle component, comprises a thermoplastic substrate provided with a thermoplastic coating layer, for example a paint layer or an electrically conductive layer, the coating layer comprising a thermoplastic polymeric material and one or more substances selected from finely divided metallic material, finely divided pearlescent material and UV stabilisers and having a thickness of at most 500m subject to the proviso that the coating does not form part of a sheet of material brought into contact with the substrate. The substrate may comprise recycled material and the article may be prepared by in-mould coating processes, preferably in processes in which the softened or molten coating material is applied to the mould surface before or substantially simultaneously with the introduction of the substrate material. Thermal spraying, multiple injection and co-extrusion/blow moulding processes are described.
Patent GB-2316163-A (GB)
Title: Portable heating or cooling apparatus
Inventor: GUDGIN DARREN JAMES
IPC: A61F7/00
Filed: 1996-07-30
Abstract: Heating or cooling apparatus comprising a closed circuit (1) for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, an input heat exchanger cooperable with a heat source (7) or a heat sink to heat or cool the heat transfer fluid and means (2) for circulating the heat transfer fluid around the circuit (1) between the input heat exchanger and an output heat exchanger (5), the arrangement being such that the apparatus is portable. The apparatus is particularly suitable for use in the warming or cooling of a human being in an emergency situation.
Patent GB-2307009-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulic drive unit and piston pump for use therein
Inventor: SHIMOTOMAI MITSUHIRO
IPC: F04B1/32
Filed: 1996-11-07
Abstract: A hydraulic drive unit for a press comprises a pump unit 11 (figures 2 to 5, not shown), a spool valve unit 12 (figures 6 and 7, not shown) and a ram 1; the pump unit including a swash plate variable capacity axial piston pump in which the inclination of the swash plate is varied by a rotary motor 30 which drives a rotary-to- linear motion conversion means 35 which in turn drives an axially movable piston member which abuts the swash plate and adjusts its inclination; and the spool valve unit including spool actuating means which includes a rotary motor 47 and a rotary-to-linear motion conversion means 52a, 52b. Operation of the motors 30 and 47 is coordinated by control unit 14.
Patent GB-2320002-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft landing gear arrangement
Inventor: HIGGINS NIGEL
IPC: B64C25/12
Filed: 1996-12-04
Abstract: The trunnion bearings 8,10, of an oleo strut 7, are mounted one on a wing rear spar 2, and the other on a gear beam 4, mounted between the spar and the aircraft fuselage. The spar-located mounting includes fusible links (12)(fig. 1) while the rear bearing 10, is mounted in a housing 11, mounted by trunnions 16,17, on the beam 4, for rotation about the longitudinal axis 15, of the beam. Alternatively (figures 8-12) the housing 11, may be mounted firmly in the beam 4, that itself is mounted on the spar and fuselage for rotation about the axis 15. Unwanted rotational movement of the beam may then be prevented by a strut (34) or fuse pins (37-40)(figures 13 and 14). During an emergency overload condition, the fusible links (12) of the spar-located mounting fail, allowing the strut 7, to rotate about the axis 15, until the bearing 10, drops out of the housing 11, ensuring controlled detachment of the landing gear.
Patent GB-2318542-A (GB)
Title: A method of blow-moulding
Inventor: FLOOD NICHOLAS
IPC: B29C48/09
Filed: 1996-12-24
Abstract: In a method of blow moulding, a parison is extruded by pushing a hollow tube of hot thermoplastic material through a die gap 2 between a mandrel 3 and die 1. An exit compression ring 5 is formed on the mandrel 3 adjacent to the die exit 2. The ring acts as a flow enhancer to ensure free flow of the thermoplastic material. The ring 5 presents an obstruction to the flow and causes a turbulent-type-flow of the material. A surface 6 of the die 1 is treated to enhance wear resistance and to enhance flow of the material. Outer surfaces of the die 1 and mandrel 3 may be provided with release strips 9, 10 to prevent the parison becoming stuck to the die face. The parison is then inflated against mould halves by blowing air.
Patent GB-2305068-A (GB)
Title: Geophone shock absorber
Inventor: WOO DANIEL MING-KWONG
IPC: G01V1/18
Filed: 1995-07-20
Abstract: A geophone is disclosed that has a cylindrical housing (102) closed at one end by a a bottom (117) and the other end by a top (115). A magnet assembly with pole pieces (114, 120) at each end of the magnet (104) is centrally mounted in the housing (102) providing an annular space between the magnet assembly and the housing. A coil from (108) is located in the annular space. Springs (110, 112) support the coil form (108) for axial movement relative to the magnet assembly along the longitudinal axis of the housing (102). Washers (126, 127, 128, 129) are included on the upper and lower sides of each of the springs to enhance the life span of the springs by reducing the damage caused by torsional forces experienced by the springs (110, 112) during normal operation and rough handling. Also incorporated in the geophone are resilient members (140, 142) mounted between the coil form (108) and the housing (102) to prevent the coil form (108) from directly hitting the housing (102) and thereby reduce the amount of frequency shift experienced by the geophone over its life span.
Patent GB-2314251-A (GB)
Title: Sole construction
Inventor: CHANG CHUNG-TANG
IPC: A43B13/20
Filed: 1997-01-30
Abstract: A sole construction 1 includes a midsole 1A and a sole layer 30. The midsole 1A is made of a transparent polyurethane material and has a toe portion 111, a heel portion 112, a plurality of side-by-side adjacent air cavities 11, and a plurality of walls 10 which confine the air cavities 11. The walls 10 include a base wall 20, a plurality of resilient upright partition walls 101 formed on the base wall 20, and a transparent peripheral wall 13 which extends upwardly from the base wall 20 so as to surround the air cavities 11 and the partition walls 101. Each of the air cavities 11 is initially open at one side opposing the base wall 20. The sole layer 30 is adhesively bonded so as to cover the top-side of the midsole 1A and thus form air cushion cells. A plurality of light emitting units 40 can be disposed in the air cavities 11 located along the peripheral wall 13 in order to emit light from the periphery of the midsole 1A.
Patent GB-2321853-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasound Emitting Stent
Inventor: DICKINSON ROBERT JULIAN
IPC: A61F2/82
Filed: 1997-02-08
Abstract: The stent comprises a closed coil 5, a megnetostrictive tubular member with a plurality of slots (7 figure 3) or a laminate of insulation (9 figure 4) and metallic coil (10 figure 4). Emission of ultrasound for destruction of a stenosis is initiated by energisation from external coils 3 and 4 arranged around the body.
Patent GB-2308003-A (GB)
Title: Continuous mandarin chinese speech recognition system having an integrated tone classifier
Inventor: HON HSIAO-WUEN
IPC: G10L15/18
Filed: 1995-09-29
Abstract: A speech recognition system for continuous Mandarin Chinese speech comprises a microphone, and A/D converter, a syllable recognition system, an integrated tone classifier, and a confidence score augmentor. The syllable recognition system generates N-best theories with initial confidence scores. The integrated tone classifier has a pitch estimator to estimate the pitch of the input once and a long-term tone analyzer to segment the estimated pitch according to the syllables of each of the N-best theories. Tne long-term tone analyzer performs long-term tonal analysis on the segmented, estimated pitch and generates a long-term tonal confidence signal. The confidence score augmentor receives the initial confidence scores and the long-term tonal confidence signals, modifies each initial confidence score according to the corresponding long-term tonal confidence signal, re-ranks the N-best theories according to the augmented confidence scores, and outputs the N-best theories.
Patent GB-2310522-A (GB)
Title: Fingerprint identification system
Inventor: MATSUMURA YOSHIHIDE
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 1994-04-21
Abstract: A fingerprint ID system, which compares input fingerprint image data with registered data scans input fingerprint image data, thins it and extracts minutiae bulge-line direction patterns and bulge-line curvature patterns are compared, and the matching degree between the fingerprint image data and the registered data is compared with two threshold values for judging if the examinee is the person of the registered data. When the matching degree is between the two thresholds, minutiae are compared successively in minutia high-density areas and minutia medium-density areas.
Patent GB-2314151-A (GB)
Title: A license plate lamp with cover lens comprising both diffusion and plain lens portions
Inventor: UNNO MASAYOSHI
IPC: F21W107/10
Filed: 1997-05-28
Abstract: A license plate lamp 10 comprising a light source 12 and a cover lens 14, said cover lens having a first part 14A formed from a diffusion lens portion located to illuminate the part 2A of the license plate 2 closest to said light source and the area below, and a second part formed 14B from a plain lens portion through which light beams are directed to illuminate those parts 2B of the license plate located farthest from said light source and the area above. In this way, uniform illumination of the license plate is achieved.
Patent GB-2330484-A (GB)
Title: Mobile initiated handover during periods of communication inactivity
Inventor: FRANDSEN SVEND
IPC: H04W36/36
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: In a radio communication system having a plurality of base stations, a mobile station 38 communicating to a first base station initiates handoff to a second base station during periods of communication inactivity. The operation may be performed in silent or idle periods during a call or in periods between calls. The invention is applicable to semi-duplex calls which are divided into several transactions separated by an 'over' period, or duplex calls in which Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) is employed. A Push to Talk (PTT) feature provides inactivity periods. During periods of inactivity the mobile monitors the first and second base station downlink signal quality. When a threshold is exceeded for the second base station the mobile performs a call handover. The mobile is then registered with the second base station and waits for a call to be initiated.
Patent GB-2317081-A (GB)
Title: Cordless Telephone System with Charging Control
Inventor: INUKAI SHINICHIRO
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 1994-09-27
Abstract: A cordless telephone system is provided in which a mobile telephone set is ready to operate with a quick communication mode by distinguishing between a situation where charging voltage supply is stopped as a result of complete charging of a battery and a situation where charging voltage supply is stopped as a result of interruption of supply of power due to, for example, failure of a power source. In the cordless telephone system, a control unit (4) in the mobile telephone set (1) monitors voltages at a plus (+) charging terminal (9) and a charging control terminal (10) of the mobile telephone set (1) and decides that the mobile telephone set (1) can operate with a quick communication mode ready for starting to originate an outgoing call or answering an incoming call when the voltages at these two terminals (9, 10) simultaneously drop when the mobile telephone set (1) is unloaded from a charging stand (12). In the event of stopping of supply of the voltage due to, for example, interruption of supply of power from an AC power supply or failure of a power supply in the charging stand (12), a minus (-) charging terminal (15) is electrically opened earlier than a plus (+) charging terminal (14), and a charging control terminal (13) holds a predetermined voltage for a predetermined period under control of a charging control unit (16). On the basis of the voltage held at the charging control terminal (13), the charging control unit (16) decides that the charging voltage supply is stopped, so that the mobile telephone set (1) is not permitted to operate with the quick communication mode.
Patent GB-2323306-A (GB)
Title: Recreation apparatus; pneumatic transport system
Inventor: AYRES MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: A63B47/02
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: A method for providing a cascade of balls to a ball pool comprises transporting at least some of the balls from a ball pool to a storage vessel and releasing at least some of the balls from said storage vessel as a cascade of balls back into the said pool. A ball transport mechanism comprises a conduit leading from a source of balls to a storage vessel 15, a chamber 16 adjacent the storage vessel, the vessel and the chamber having apertures in a wall, a fan 20 for drawing air through the storage vessel and discharging it into the chamber, and a flap member 30 adapted to pivot around an axis to alternately close and expose the apertures in the walls and comprising means to bias it closed. The mechanism also includes a cut off means to adjust the flow of air. When the flow rate is slow enough the flap pivots open and the balls are discharged through the base of the storage vessel.