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Patent GB-2375587-A (GB)
Title: Armour panel
Inventor: JOHNSTON CAMERON LINDSAY
IPC: F41H5/013
Filed: 1990-11-19
Abstract: An applique explosive reactive armour panel for protecting a substrate from missile or other projectile attack comprises an exterior plate 1, an interior plate 4 and a layer or layers 6 of explosive material therebetween, and is constructed so that upon reactive explosion the interior and exterior plates are driven apart more rapidly at one edge of the panel than at an opposite edge by a rotating moment of one plate relative to the other. This effect can be achieved by restraining the plates more at one edge than the opposite edge; by tapering the thickness of the explosive layer; by perforations of graded size in the explosive layer; or by use of an additional layer of explosive which may be perforated, chevron-shaped, or in the form of discrete strips.
Patent GB-2251507-A (GB)
Title: Rolling stock safety device
Inventor: YOUNG ANDREW NORMAN
IPC: B61L23/34
Filed: 1991-01-04
Abstract: In an onboard train safety device, a passive vibrational device 11 constantly listens for other trains on the same track. An active vibrational device 13 constantly sends out the train's identity information. Digital signal analysis is carried out so that relevant information such as trains on the same track and position relative to station or other trains may be obtained. Subsequently relative speeds of trains may be formulated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256850-A (GB)
Title: Hot/boiling liquid dispenser for the handicapped
Inventor: GALLAGHER SR MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: G01F11/44
Filed: 1991-04-30
Abstract: A hot/boiling liquid dispenser 6 for the handicapped comprises a device which when located within a suitable container 12 e.g a kettle, will when activated by the valve actuator 11 open a valve and thereby flood the dispenser with hot/boiling liquid commensurate with its size. After the valve is closed a dispenser tap 13 is opened and the volume of liquid held by the dispenser is then discharged into a cup or other suitable holder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247931-A (GB)
Title: A flexible plastics toothed rack
Inventor: FARBER MANFRED
IPC: F16H55/26
Filed: 1991-08-09
Abstract: A flexible plastics toothed rack (15) for engagement with a gearwheel, in particular for driving moveable motor vehicle parts, such as roof parts, sliding windows and the like, having a series of restrained teeth (17) and a tension-resistant reinforcement member (21) incorporated in the rack and extending substantially parallel to the pitch line of the toothed rack. The rack teeth are restrained on either side by webs (29) and the reinforcement member lies only in one cross-sectional region or layer of the toothed rack, which in the direction of the tooth height is situated between the tip and the root of the rack teeth. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248844-A (GB)
Title: A powder coating composition
Inventor: TANABE HISAKI
IPC: C09D5/46
Filed: 1991-08-21
Abstract: A powder coating composition which is suitable for precoated steel plates has excellent storage stability (e.g. blocking resistance) and provides a cured film having good weather resistance and a good balance of hardness and processability comprises;   (I) 95 to 70 % by weight of a polyester resin having a glass transition temperature of 40 to 70 DEG C, prepared from (i) an acid component containing at least 80 mole % of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid with (ii) a polyol component which comprises     (a)at least 50 mole % of neopentyl glycol, and (b) 1 to 10 % by weight of a diol selected from a linear chain C8-C16 alkylene diol, 2-methyl-1,8-octane diol and a mixture thereof, and     (II) 5 to 30 % by weight of a curing agent.   The acid component may further contain adipic, sebacic, succinic or trimellitic acid, and the polyol component may further contain other polyols, e.g. ethylene, propylene or trimethylene glycol, butane diol, neopentylglycol hydroxypivalate and cyclohexane dimethanol. The polyester preferably has an acid or hydroxyl value of 10 to 100 and a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 10,000. The curing agent (II) is preferably an epoxy compound or a blocked isocyanate compound. The composition preferably contains 0.1 to 10% wt. of non-crosslinkable resin particles.
Patent GB-2247314-A (GB)
Title: Radial immunodiffusion and like techniques
Inventor: BRADWELL ARTHUR RANDELL
IPC: G01N33/559
Filed: 1990-04-26
Abstract: In a known method of immunodiffusion, a sample containing a first agent such as an antigen is introduced into a well in a lamina of agarose gel containing a second agent such as a complementary antibody. The first agent diffuses through the gel and becomes releasably bound to the second agent and, when the concentrations of agents are optimal, the agents form an extended matrix incorporating light-scattering aggregates. The size of the visible matrix enables the concentration of one of the agents to be assessed when that of the other agent is known. Each aggregate comprises very large numbers of the molecules of the agents. The invention provides an improved method in which the second agent is attached to carrier means in the gel (3) so that the carrier means constitutes part of the visible aggregations. The carrier means may constitute the gel itself and/or it may constitute particulate material such as polystyrene particles.
Patent GB-2248950-A (GB)
Title: A voltage step up regulator
Inventor: HAAPAKOSKI ARTO
IPC: H02M3/155
Filed: 1991-10-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage step up regulator for producing a frequency control voltage for a frequency synthesizer in a radio transmitter from a low operating voltage. To minimize the disturbances conveyed elsewhere in the radio device, the regulator of the invention comprises an amplifying means (Q1) controlled by an oscillator signal and operating in class A, the output of the amplifying means (Q1) comprising means (D2, C6, C7) for rectifying and filtering the amplified signal, the regulator further comprising feedback means (Q2, R1, R2) for stabilizing the output voltage by adjusting the amplitude of the amplified signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263819-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic force-operated power generating unit
Inventor: HSIEH SHUI T IEN
IPC: H02K53/00
Filed: 1992-01-28
Abstract: A magnetic force-operated power generator unit comprising a plurality of coil holders (11) fastened around a plurality of rotary vanes (8), said rotary vanes (8) having permanent magnets (22) secured thereto, and a plurality of magnet holders (3) controlled by a hydraulic starter (9) to move toward said rotary vanes (8) causing said rotary vanes (8) to be rotated by means of the effect of magnetic repulsion. Rotating said rotary vanes (8) causes a central shaft (5) to be rotated in driving an output device, and simultaneously causes the permanent magnets (22) thereon to act upon coils (110) on said coil holders (11) in generating electric power. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252120-A (GB)
Title: Joining of a concrete element to a support
Inventor: VIDAL HENRI
IPC: E02D29/02
Filed: 1992-02-27
Abstract: A concrete facing panel (3) is joined to a counterfort (2) by means of a pair of bolted joints (4). Each joint comprises a hole (16) in the panel through which a bolt (8) projecting from the counterfort (2) passes, and a nut (11) mounted on the threaded end of the bolt. A resilient plug (12) is located in the hole at its end facing the counterfort to form a first watertight seal, the plug including an integral spacing ring (15) to space apart the panel and the counterfort. A second watertight seal is provided by a layer of epoxy resin (41) applied over the nut (11). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264711-A (GB)
Title: Glass-polyalkenoate cements
Inventor: HILL ROBERT GRAHAM
IPC: A61K6/083
Filed: 1992-03-06
Abstract: A dental cement made from poly(acrylic acid) and a zinc-containing glass such as 198gZnO + 138gSiO2 + 32gY2O3 combines the tolerance to dental pulp of zinc oxide-polycarboxylate dental cements with the adhesion to enamel and dentine of calcium-aluminosilicate-glass polyalkenoate cements.
Patent GB-2256393-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for shaping dough pieces
Inventor: KONIG HELMUT
IPC: A21C3/06
Filed: 1992-06-01
Abstract: An apparatus for flattening and, if desired, rolling of portioned dough pieces has a head machine (3) that delivers dough pieces to conveyor belts (4) by which the dough pieces are conveyed to a first endless running belt (9) by which the dough pieces are conveyed to a further endless running belt (13) disposed below the first band (9) said second band (13) conveying the dough pieces back again towards the head machine (3) such that the dough pieces are formed between the two bands and the overall length of the apparatus is shortened. If the two belts (9, 13) run with the same speed, the dough pieces are further flattened or, if the two belts (9, 13) show different speeds, the dough pieces are rolled. Flattening stations (7) and (15) comprising flattening rolls (6 and 16) may cooperate with belts (4 and 9) and a drag band (18) for rolling dough may be associated with first belt (a). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270471-A (GB)
Title: Syringe with protective needle cap
Inventor: CHUANG HSIAN-TZUO
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 1992-09-11
Abstract: The syringe includes a barrel and a needle holder 2 with a needle 4 secured thereto and a protective needle cap mounted unreleasably on the barrel assembly. The cap is movable linearly relative to the barrel assembly between a first position wherein it encloses the needle 4 and a second position wherein the needle extends out of the cap. After use of the syringe, the cap may be returned to the first position and locked therein to prevent reuse by means of a locking projection 301 and groove 20. The cap may include first and second caps 35b, 36b as shown in Fig. 6 or may have an internal screw thread which engages an external thread on the needle holder adjacent the locking groove (Fig. 9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272894-A (GB)
Title: An anti-trickle filling arrangement for a fuel tank
Inventor: ROGERS MICHAEL C
IPC: F02M25/08
Filed: 1992-11-26
Abstract: An anti-trickle filling arrangement for a fuel tank 12 which has a vent line 32 leading to a vapour recovery canister 34 and a vent to atmosphere valve 36 downstream of the canister uses a sensor to detect when re-fuelling is taking place. When re-fuelling is detected, the valve 36 is closed to shut off the fuel tank vent to atmosphere and thus to prevent trickle filling. The sensor may be a "cap off" sensor 22 or may be a fuel level sensor (122, Figure 2), the rate of fuel level change being monitored and when the rate exceeds a certain level a signal causing processor 14 to shut off valve 36. The valve is reopened either by a "cap-on condition being sensed by sensor 22 or upon restarting the engine or after a time delay. A sensing tube 24 is also provided which allows air and/or free vapour to be expelled during refuelling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262733-A (GB)
Title: Drink dispenser : mounting
Inventor: PRECELTON ROGER ALBERT
IPC: B67D1/14
Filed: 1992-12-16
Abstract: A drinks dispenser comprises a dispensing device 6 and a housing 30, the housing comprising a threaded inlet opening 32, into which a mounting stem 8 of the dispensing device may be screwed. In a drinks dispenser of a first type, a receptor is secured within the hollow stem 8 of the dispensing device, to which a supply pipe 48 may be connected, whilst in a dispenser of a second type, the supply pipe is connected to a receptor carried by the housing. In accordance with the invention, an adaptor 40 is utilised, adapted to be screwed into housing 30, and in turn adapted to carry the threaded stem of dispensing device 6, the adaptor providing means 50 to enable the supply pipe to be connected thereto. In this manner the dispensing device of a dispenser of the second type may be mounted on the housing of a dispenser of the first type. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274500-A (GB)
Title: Anti-scald device
Inventor: BEAUMONT IAN
IPC: F16K31/00
Filed: 1993-01-20
Abstract: A shower head (1) includes a temperature flow device containing temperature sensitive means (6) for sensing the temperature of water supplied to the shower head. The device also contains a valve (3, 5) operable to prevent the flow of water through the shower head. When the temperature of the water supplied to the shower head exceeds a threshold temperature value, the temperature sensitive means closes the valve. The threshold temperature at which the temperature sensitive means will operate is adjustable by adjusting the position of the valve seat (3) and with it the balance of spring means (4) between which the movable portion (5) of the valve is supported. The temperature sensitive means (6) may include a wax element on a shape memory metal member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278839-A (GB)
Title: Article dispensing machine
Inventor: REID JOHN NICHOLAS
IPC: G07F9/10
Filed: 1993-06-09
Abstract: A dispensing machine is for dispensing articles in a cold environment, such as in a freezer compartment of a hot food vending machine. Each article 16 has attached to it an electrical conductor 10. The machine comprises at each dispensing location a pair of spaced electrodes 18 from which an article may be suspended by means of the electrical conductor 10. By applying an electric potential across the electrodes 18 a heating current is made to flow in the section of the electrical conductor bridging the electrodes 18 which causes the conductor 10 to break and the article 16 to drop. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279908-A (GB)
Title: Screen printing machine
Inventor: PATEL NALIN DURLABHBHAI
IPC: B41F15/08
Filed: 1993-06-25
Abstract: The machine comprises a printing bed (11) for receiving an item to be printed and two screen holders (8a, 8b) for holding screens for use in printing a design on the item. The bed is located between the two screen holders when the screen holders are in respective retracted positions, and each screen holder is pivotally positionable over the printing bed in a common printing position. The holders may each have arms (12) which are adjustable towards and away from each other. The machine may be constructed from aluminium tubing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270153-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioner
Inventor: NUKUSHINA HARUNOBU
IPC: F24F1/008
Filed: 1993-06-30
Abstract: At the bottom of the front panel of an indoor unit of an air conditioner there is provided a light receiving/monitor section (4) which has a built-in a humidity sensor (8). A decision is made as to which of the low humidity range, the optimum humidity range and the high humidity range the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor (8) lies in. The decision result is indicated by a lamp (9a, 9b or 9c). The optimum humidity range can be varied by a microcomputer by comparison of a sensed indoor temperature with a target preset temperature, or by a user's manual operation. Automatic adjustment is made at the end of a timed interval after cooling or heating is stopped. If a humidifier is provided, operation thereof may be controlled simultaneously with the indication of the sensed humidity. Each lamp may be an LED. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269367-A (GB)
Title: Dispensers for bags or sheets
Inventor: SMITHSON MARTIN DOMINIC
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 1993-07-30
Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing individual pre-formed bags or sheets (9) from a stack of such bags or sheets comprises a casing (2) and an anchor plate (5) releasably engaged within the casing. Catch means (8) to the underside of the anchor plate engages with a hole in the stack of bags or sheets, the stack being folded around the anchor plate to exit the casing above the catch means. Individual bags or sheets can be detached at the free end (9A) of the stack by pulling in the direction shown by arrow C. Detachment of individual bags is facilitated by the feathering effect created at the stack end (9A). Detachment of more than a few bags at a time is made difficult by frictional effects in the stack. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270562-A (GB)
Title: Determination of immune and infection status against Aeromonas salmonicida
Inventor: ELLIS ANTHONY EWART
IPC: G01N33/569
Filed: 1993-09-08
Abstract: A method is described for the determination of immune or infection status of an animal, with respect to Aeromonas salmonicida, said method employing iron regulated outer membrane proteins and/or external lipopolysaccharides and/or antibodies raised to either or both of these as binding agents together with test kits for use in the method.
Patent GB-2286346-A (GB)
Title: Simulating wood grain
Inventor: FANNIN STEPHEN GARY
IPC: B44F9/02
Filed: 1994-02-07
Abstract: A technique for simulating a wood-grain appearance on a plain surface, which technique can be performed by unskilled painters, comprises brushing onto a dried undercoat of paint, a coating composition which is partially transparent, has a greater blackness and or chroma than the undercoat (as determined according to Swedish Standard SS 01 91 02) and has a balance between viscosity and drying time such than marks made by the bristles of the brush in the coating composition remain visible. The marks create a variation in darkness in the dried coating composition which simulates the wood-grain appearance.
Patent GB-2276421-A (GB)
Title: Rotary screw-type machine
Inventor: YAMAMOTO AKIHIKO
IPC: F04C18/08
Filed: 1994-04-20
Abstract: A compressor or a vacuum pump has male and female rotors 1', 2' which rotate within a casing 3', with or without mutual contact. The rotors are each surface-treated so as to form a non-electrolytic Ni plating layer which is then heated to a temperature not lower than 500 DEG C to produce a fine grain crystal structure in the non-electrolytic Ni plating layer which allows diffusion of constituents of both the Ni plating layer and the main body of the rotor at the boundary layer between the main body and the non-electrolytic Ni plating layer. The non-electrolytic Ni plating layer may be porous and impregnated with a solid lubricant. At least one organic resin layer may be applied over the Ni plating layer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292059-A (GB)
Title: Hand held power tiller
Inventor: BONE DANIEL
IPC: A01B1/06
Filed: 1994-08-06
Abstract: A hand-held power tiller (2) includes two independently driven tines (10, 12) which, in use, are arranged to rotate in opposite senses about generally vertical axes. This provides a more controllable tiller than conventionally available. Each of the tines (10, 12) has forks (24a, b, c) which are angled to drag the tiller (2) down into the earth being tilled. Each set of tines 10, 12 is driven by an electric motor 14, 16, which may be powered by batteries stored in the handle 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295352-A (GB)
Title: A pedal
Inventor: SMITH BARRY
IPC: G05G1/00
Filed: 1994-11-26
Abstract: A pedal comprises a foot plate 2 connected to a mounting plate 8 by spring means comprising spring members 4 and 6. The pedal is integrally moulded from a plastics material, and at least one material property has different values in different regions of the spring means. The foot plate 2 and mounting plate 8 are preferably connected by a live hinge 16 which is also integrally moulded. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286469-A (GB)
Title: Cooking apparatus
Inventor: SAKAI MASAYUKI
IPC: F24C7/02
Filed: 1995-02-10
Abstract: A cooking apparatus is provided with a weight unit switching key 13 for changing the units of weight the cooking apparatus operates according to. When operation detection means 19 detects that the weight unit switching key 13 has been operated plural times, the apparatus is placed in a standby state for the weight unit switching operation, and the weight unit can be changed by the subsequent operation so that a user not familiar with the apparatus can easily change the weight unit without a failure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289468-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing alkenyl aromatic foams using a combination of atmospheric and organic gases and foams produced thereby
Inventor: REEDY MICHAEL E
IPC: C08J9/12
Filed: 1993-12-22
Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing alkenyl aromatic foams utilizing a combination of atmospheric and organic gases as blowing agent, preferably using greater than 30 % by weight of atmospheric gas, and preferably also using a predetermined amount of a masterbatch mix comprising a styrenic polymer, a rubbery block copolymer, and a solid blowing agent. Also disclosed are alkenyl aromatic foams produced by the process which exhibit increased densities, increased thermoforming capabilities, increased post-expansion properties, and increased retainment of the atmospheric and organic gases.
Patent GB-2291532-A (GB)
Title: A method of producing a metal-in-gap magnetic head
Inventor: KIMURA HITOSHI
IPC: G11B5/127
Filed: 1995-07-13
Abstract: A head chip of a metal in gap (MIG) magnetic head is produced by a method in which magnetic core half blocks 1, 2, each having plural track width delimiting grooves 3 on its major surface and having a magnetic metal film 4 of a soft magnetic metal material formed on the major surface, are abutted to each other with a gap material 5 in-between to form a magnetic head block which is then sliced to give plural head chips for the magnetic head. Each track width delimiting groove 3 is polygonally-shaped in cross-section and has at least two bends 10. This enables suppression of cracks of exfoliation of the magnetic metal film 4 otherwise caused in the magnetic core during its fabrication to improve product yield and operational reliability.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291973-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for imaging a borehole sidewall
Inventor: DORY EFRAIM
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 1995-07-20
Abstract: A method for concurrently gathering acoustic and resistivity data for mapping the texture of the sidewall of a borehole uses a single imaging tool having an acoustic televiewer 32 and resistivity arrays 26. The data are sampled, formatted and combined, e.g. merged, to provide a single composite image of the borehole sidewall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295448-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for igniting inflammable gases in a flare tower
Inventor: BJ RKHAUG MAGNE
IPC: F23Q13/00
Filed: 1994-05-30
Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the ignition of combustible gas (18), which is released in a flow of gas in a flame tower, where a priming means (14) is used to ignite the flow of gas. The priming means (14) is in the form of a projectile, which is fired in a path (16) in a direction towards the release of gas. The priming means is caused to impact against a stop plate (24) which is arranged in the release of gas, whereby the priming means (14) deforms and detonates and causes a flow of incandescent particles (26) into the gas flow (18), which is thereby ignited. The path of the projectile is protected with a pipe arranged concentrically of the path. The incandescent particles are produced by the use of a priming means (14) including particulate zirconium metal (76), which on impact and deformation of the priming means (14) against the stop means (24), is caused to burn. There is also disclosed an apparatus for carrying out the process. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297093-A (GB)
Title: Alcoholic, ready-to-freeze beverage cross-referenced to related applications
Inventor: KLOSE SHARI
IPC: C12G3/00
Filed: 1995-10-13
Abstract: A ready-to-freeze, packaged alcoholic beverage having a pH of about 3.0 - about 5.0 includes an alcohol, sugar, a flavouring, water, a stabilizer blend of a locust bean gum, guar gum and, optionally, pectin, and other ingredients. The beverage is shelf-stable and can be frozen in a freezer to produce a frozen or semi-frozen, slushy cocktail which retains its consistency for a prolonged time period. Also disclosed is a container for packaging the beverage.
Patent GB-2308813-A (GB)
Title: Gas-cooled garments for cooling surgical patients
Inventor: GARRETT MICHAEL ERNEST
IPC: A61F7/02
Filed: 1996-01-05
Abstract: Garment 2 for use by a patient during surgery comprises inner skin 8 and outer skin 10 defining space 12 through which air and helium is passed. Pump 14 circulates air and helium through inlet 16 into space 12 and through outlet 18. The patient is cooled via the use of eutectic blocks 30 whereby the amount of cooling is controlled by regulating the relative amounts of helium and air in space 12.