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Patent GB-2215918-A (GB)
Title: 13 amp 250 volt electrical connector
Inventor: CURTIS GEORGE SEYMOUR
IPC: H01R13/68
Filed: 1988-03-18
Abstract: A screwless 13amp three pin plug whose pin layout coresponds to BS 1363, which refers to Published British Application 2202096 comprises biassed spring conductors (5, fig 16) and dis-engageable wire retainers (T) which are arrayed in an arc of under thirty degrees centered between the rear of the live and neutral pins and the cable entry port, so permitting all wires to be of the same length. The wire retainers (T) are mounted upon an inner moulding (IM) engaged with the plug base. The moulding (IM) provides wiring channels (N, E, L) for the live, earth, and neutral wires. The slidably engaged plug lid (H) is locked in situ by a radially moved lever which is in turn locked into the said plug base in a disengageable manner. The plug includes a wire stripper (5, fig 3, not shown). Wiring is intended to be executable by persons having some degree of manual disability. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203057-A (GB)
Title: Game board
Inventor: KIDDELL PAUL DAVID
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1988-03-31
Abstract: A board for a game has a pair of solid planar board parts (10, 12) of rectangular outline coupled together by a hinge (14) mounted at the longer edges of the board parts. Each board part (10, 12) has an inner surface portion (10A, 12A) and an outer surface portion, the inner surface portions lying face to face when the parts are in their closed position, and the outer surface portions constituting a patterned playing surface when the parts are in their open position with the outer surface portions lying in a common plane. One of the board parts (10) has a plurality of lined recesses (18) extending into the thickness of the board part and opening out in the respective inner surface portion (10A) for receiving playing pieces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209203-A (GB)
Title: Open water heater
Inventor: KURZ ROLF
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 1988-08-12
Abstract: A hot water heater includes a water tank defining a tank space for accommodating water; a cold water inlet and a hot water outlet connected to the tank; a hot water tap in the hot water outlet for controlling flow of hot water from the water tank; a cold water valve in the cold water inlet for controlling flow of cold water into the water tank; and a volume altering device for changing the tank space. The volume altering device comprises an expandable and collapsible chamber situated in the tank space and defining a chamber space hermetically separated from the tank space; and a volume varying arrangement connected to the chamber and exposed to pressure of inflowing cold water for increasing the chamber space by a predetermined volume while correspondingly reducing the tank space when the hot water tap and the cold water valve are open and for reducing the chamber space by the predetermined volume while correspondingly increasing the tank space subsequent to closing the hot water tap and the cold water valve to obtain a water-free space having the predetermined volume and forming part of the tank space.
Patent GB-2222557-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle body side trim
Inventor: WHITAKER CHARLES LEICESTER
IPC: B60R19/26
Filed: 1988-09-08
Abstract: In order to secure a side trim member 10 to a body 12 of a vehicle, an attachment flange 16 is provided which is fixed to the outer surface of the sill, and a bridging piece 40 fits into a rebate 26 provided in an upper portion 14 of the trim member and overlaps the door ledge 38 of the vehicle. Since the bridging piece 40 is not a main means of attachment of the trim member 10, it can be made relatively thin, and therefore the risk of the lower edge of the vehicle door fouling the trim is reduced, and yet the provision of the attachment flange 16 and the rabbet section 14 considerably enhances the strength of member in an area particularly susceptible to damage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220614-A (GB)
Title: Hardback bookbinding assembly technique
Inventor: KRITZINGER ANN CATHRINA
IPC: B42C7/00
Filed: 1988-09-22
Abstract: A bookbinding assembly method embodying a template has dry adhesive casing material 1 of differing dimensions adhered to front panel 2, back panel 3 and spine panel 4 of corresponding dimensions. Dry adhesive end papers 5 are adhered to front panel 2 and back panel 3 and to the text hull of a book 6 to complete the case and form a hinge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226023-A (GB)
Title: Optical isomers of thromboxane antagonist prostanoids
Inventor: WILLIAM COLLINGTON ERIC
IPC: C07D295/096
Filed: 1988-11-29
Abstract: There is provided the following compounds: [1R-[1???(Z),2???,5???]]-6-[[2-(hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-5-[[2'-(hydr oxymethyl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4- yl]methoxy]cyclophentyl] oxy]-4-hexenoic acid; [1S-[1???(Z),2???,5???]]-6-[[2-(hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-5-[[2'-(hydr oxymethyl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4- yl]methoxy]cyclophentyl]oxy]- 4-hexenoic acid; and their physiologically acceptable saris, solvates and cyclodextrin complexes. These compounds exhibit endoperoxide and thromboxane antagonist activity.
Patent GB-2233770-A (GB)
Title: Protection device for force measuring equipment
Inventor: ENGLAND ROBERT
IPC: G01L5/00
Filed: 1989-07-11
Abstract: A protection device for protecting a strain gauge, load cell or similar force measuring instrument includes a releasable magnetic coupling (5, 6) for coupling the instrument (1) to the force to be measured. The coupling is designed to release at a specified force which is less than the maximum force the instrument can withstand. The specified force can be varied by securing the coupling components 5, 6 in different aligned holes in spring biased lever 3, 4 and a place 7 upstanding from a carriage 8. Lever 4 is hinged to plate 7 by spring 3 and is coupled to the actuating rod 17 of instrument 1 by a pin 2 mounted on a bracket at the end of rod 17. Should the overload limit be exceeded carriage 8 is pulled forward to rest against stops 10 which absorb the excessive force. The device is automatically reset by the spring and magnetic coupling when the overload is removed. The device is used in an instrument measuring the force required to pull material 12 from a cassette 9 mounted on carriage 8.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2319567-A (GB)
Title: Clearance control for the turbine of a gas turbine engine
Inventor: HUBER FRANK WILLIAM
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 1990-01-09
Abstract: An aerodynamic buffer zone in the gap 54 between the tip 30 of an air cooled axial flow turbine blade of a gas turbine engine and its surrounding shroud or seal (outer air seal) 56 is created by discretely discharging a high velocity stream of cooling air from the tip of the blade in a judicious direction. The stream is angularly oriented relative to the plane of rotation of the turbine so that it is discharged in the gap in the direction of the pressure side of the turbine and preferably at between a 15-45{ angle relative to the flat surface of the tip of the blade.
Patent GB-2231241-A (GB)
Title: Paging receiver to which a portable tape player is connectable
Inventor: NAKANO YASUSHI
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1990-04-24
Abstract: A paging receiver 100 includes first means 6 for generating a coincidence signal and an alert signal when the first means determines that a paging number received over a radio channel and a paging number assigned to the paging receiver are identical; first terminal means 8 for receiving an audio signal externally generated by a tap, player 11; second terminal means 10 for receiving the alert signal and the audio signal and for outputting the alert signal and the audio signal to a headset 12; and second means 7 for preventing, in response to the coincidence signal from the first means, the audio signal from being fed to the headset and for feeding the alert signal to the headset. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232691-A (GB)
Title: Single facer in corrugator
Inventor: ISOWA EIICHI
IPC: B31F1/28
Filed: 1990-05-21
Abstract: Disclosed is a single facer having a first fluted roll unit 22 consisting of a pair of upper and lower rolls 18, 20, a second fluted roll unit 25 also consisting of a pair of similar upper and lower rolls 24, 26 and a press roll 12, wherein the press roll 12 is designed to be operated selectively in combination with any of the two units 22, 28 before forming operation; characterized in that the first unit 22 is disposed diagonally above press roll 12 relative to the perpendicular line (P) crossing the axis of press roll 12, and the second unit 28 is disposed vertically below press roll 12 along perpendicular line (P), and that the upper and lower rolls with a larger fluting than that of the rolls set in the first fluted roll unit 22 are set in the second fluted roll unit 25. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244469-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for carrying bales
Inventor: RISK JAMES
IPC: A01D87/12
Filed: 1990-05-30
Abstract: Apparatus for carrying bales of hay or straw is disclosed. The apparatus is intended to be mounted on the back of a tractor (10) or other agricultural vehicle and has rearwardly and horizontally extending tines (16) which, when no bales are being carried, can be tilted to an inactive position (16a) where they extend generally upward. The tines are secured to a cylindrical bar (24) which is mounted in bearings so it can be rotated about its axis. Some of the tines can be mounted on an auxiliary frame movable relative to a main frame. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239315-A (GB)
Title: Detection of polypeptide production by fungal cells
Inventor: GOODEY ANDREW ROBERT
IPC: C12R1/19
Filed: 1990-12-04
Abstract: Mutant transformed fungal (eg yeast) strains producing high levels of heterologous protein may be detected by plating fungal cells onto a solid medium such as agarose and applying antibodies to the heterologous protein. The resulting complexes can either be visualised directly or following staining or labelling.
Patent GB-2250489-A (GB)
Title: Mounting pedals on cranks
Inventor: RATTY WILLIAM LEONARD
IPC: B62M3/08
Filed: 1990-12-08
Abstract: A system of pedal propulsion is provided, such as for a bicycle, in which both cranks are linked to provide for thrust, applied to either pedal 14 to cause the pedal ends to follow a circular locus 22; a torque transmitter 21 whereby torque generated by the thrust can be transmitted to a torque sensitive load, such as a road wheel; and a pivoting attachment linking the pedal end of each crank and its associated pedal which attachment acts to offer resistance by way of the crank to a thrust on the pedal when the thrust is parallel to the tangent of the locus of the first end but to offer little or no resistance to a thrust on the pedal which is other than parallel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242953-A (GB)
Title: Liner for a chimney
Inventor: VALTRE DANIEL
IPC: F23J13/02
Filed: 1991-04-05
Abstract: A flexible piping is of the type formed from an aluminium alloy strip, of which at least the face intended to form the interior wall of the pipe is coated with a layer of material which is insensitive to smoke, such as an epoxy-phenol. Each protective layer of material which is insensitive to humidity and smoke is covered with a second layer e.g. polyamide or polyurethane which is far more flexible, and has good qualities of adhesion to the first layer.
Patent GB-2247249-A (GB)
Title: Making wear resistant body
Inventor: IMAI JUNJI
IPC: C23C8/10
Filed: 1991-07-30
Abstract: A ferritic alloy with a wear resistive oxide scale is obtained through the steps of pressing a ferritic alloy powder containing aluminum into a powder compact of a desired configuration, sintering the powder compact in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to provide a resulting sintered product, and heat-treating the sintered product in an oxidizing gas atmosphere in order to precipitate in the surface thereof alumina in the form of an alumina scale as the wear resistive oxide scale which is responsible for improved surface hardness or wear resistance. Due to the inherent porous nature of the sintered product, the oxidizing gas can readily penetrate deep into the surface of sintered product to facilitate the oxidization of the product surface into the alumina scale, in addition to that the oxidization depth can be controlled such as by the density of the product, which makes it possible to readily control the thickness of the alumina scale. The resulting alumina scale has an improved scale adherence due to the ferritic structure of the alloy.
Patent GB-2258411-A (GB)
Title: Question-and-answer board game
Inventor: ROBERTS ELAINE
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1991-08-08
Abstract: Apparatus comprises a board with a central start/finish area, an endless segmented track and segmented paths joining the centre to the endless track, player markers, dice, question cards bearing a picture and category cards to collect. The surface of the board may carry squares bearing instructions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256410-A (GB)
Title: A marine propulsion system.
Inventor: MACDUFF THOMAS
IPC: B63H25/40
Filed: 1991-09-10
Abstract: A cylindrical rotor (10) mounted on a drive shaft (12) is driven by a reversible motor (20) within the hull; a pair of jets or nozzles (22, 24), preferably a plurality arranged along the rotor, are positioned on each side of the rotor and arranged to direct water from a pump or turbine (34) across the front and rear faces of the rotor so as to generate a propulsive "Magnus effect" when the rotor turns. For providing sideways motion for steering, a further set of jets (40, 42) are placed adjacent to the rotor. A pair of propulsion units (rotor and jets) can be located port and starboard each in a narrow sharp-edged trough in the aft quarter side of the vessel (Figs. 19-20). A submarine (Fig. 12) can have one or more rotor on a horizontal axis, for use in lift or diving. An oil rig semi-submersible platform (Figs. 10-11) has 4 or more units fitted to its hull. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254061-A (GB)
Title: Device for immobilising a vehicle
Inventor: GARFORTH DENNIS
IPC: B60R25/09
Filed: 1992-03-16
Abstract: A device for immobilising a vehicle (e.g. a wheel clamp) comprising a pair of spaced wheel stops 4, 5 for location forwardly and rearwardly of the wheel in the path of travel thereof. A pair of withdrawal prevention means 14 are provided, each of which is associated with one of the wheel stops 4, 5 and each being moveable between a first position permitting location of the respective stop in the path of wheel travel and a second position preventing withdrawal of the respective stop out of the path of said travel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255947-A (GB)
Title: Method and arrangement for steering a body
Inventor: CAREY CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B63H11/02
Filed: 1992-05-20
Abstract: A method and apparatus for steering a ship or other water-borne vessel by means of the magnetohydrodynamic effect. An array of bar magnets 19 with intervening bar electrodes 21, 23 are embedded in the surface of the vessel itself or a hydroplane 7 mounted on it. The magnets and electrodes produce crossed fields and a resultant force which is aligned with the flow (forward or reverse). Such an array mounted on opposite faces of a hydroplane and driven differentially effectively turns the (symmetrical) hydroplane into an aerofoil as a result of maintenance or disruption of the boundary layer. The 'lift' on the hydroplane is transferred to the vessel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257737-A (GB)
Title: Hollow reinforced pile sections
Inventor: BULLIVANT ROGER ALFRED
IPC: E02D5/58
Filed: 1992-07-13
Abstract: A pile section 10 is formed of concrete and is provided with a longitudinally extending passage 12 and with only longitudinally extending reinforcing members 14 cast into the concrete. The reinforcing members may be aligned by elongate members (30, fig 4) extending between the reinforcing members. Two types of connectors are disclosed (figs 2, 3, 6 & 7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258493-A (GB)
Title: Window lock
Inventor: WATKINS BARRY
IPC: E05C17/24
Filed: 1992-07-16
Abstract: A locking device (20) which facilitates partial opening of a window (2), while restricting complete opening of the window (2) when desirable, has a channel member (1) for mounting on the window (2) and a first member (4) for mounting on the window surround (10). The first member (4) includes an arm (6), one end of which suitably engages within the channel member (1) enabling only partial opening of the window (2). Dislocation of the arm (6) from the channel member (1) enables the window (2) to be fully opened. Upon closing the window (2) the arm (6) is automatically re-engaged within the channel member (1). A spring members, which may be constructed from a resilient plastics material, is connected by a centre section (12) to a base (7) of the first member (4). Dislocation of the arm (6) from the channel member (1) requires the arm (6) to be pushed against the spring member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269310-A (GB)
Title: A bracket to fit slotted concrete fence posts
Inventor: BROWN FREDERICK
IPC: A47G7/04
Filed: 1992-07-21
Abstract: A bracket to fit a slotted concrete fence post has a central support (vertical in use), optionally with a scroll end attached to its top end, and attached to the central support is a fixed shaped arm and an adjustable shaped arm all securely held in place by one set screw. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269255-A (GB)
Title: Fire alarm system
Inventor: O'BRIEN NICHOLAS
IPC: G08B17/00
Filed: 1992-07-27
Abstract: A fire alarm system Fig 1 (not shown) comprises a voltage source (14) having an internal resistance (15), which source feeds a shunt regulator end-of-line device (16) via a pair of conductors (10, 12). A plurality of fire detector assemblies (18) are distributed along the conductors. Each assembly comprises a removable fire detector unit (18a) and a mount 18b therefor. Each mount has a first terminal 44 for connection to one conductor and second 42 and third 43 terminals for connection to upstream and downstream portions respectively of the other conductor. When present the corresponding fire detector unit completes a conductive path between the second and third terminals. In order to maintain power downstream when a detector unit is removed while allowing the removal to be detected by a voltage change occurring at the voltage source, an auxiliary shunt regulator 20 is connected across the break which occurs in the other conductor when the detector unit is removed. In order that removal of more than one detector should not result in more than one auxiliary voltage regulator being brought into circuit, a respective controllable switch 22 is connected across each auxiliary regulator, this switch being controlled by means of a voltage threshold detector 24 to the open and closed states when the voltage between the first and second terminals lies above and below a predetermined threshold respectively. If desired a further threshold detector 46 and controllable switch 45 may be provided to translate a short circuit between the conductors to an open circuit as seen at the voltage source. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259015-A (GB)
Title: Three-phase lotion for pharmaceutical or cosmetic use
Inventor: NADAUD JEAN FRANCOIS
IPC: A61K8/73
Filed: 1992-08-27
Abstract: A three-phase lotion suitable for application to the body, which comprises an upper oily phase, an intermediate silicone phase and a lower aqueous phase, the lotion also comprising at least one volatile silicone.
Patent GB-2272865-A (GB)
Title: Image printing apparatus.
Inventor: LIM YOUNG-TAC
IPC: G03G21/16
Filed: 1992-11-27
Abstract: An image printing apparatus has an upper main body (10) provided with a drum, electrifying apparatus and light-exposure apparatus therein and a lower main body (10') is provided with image-transferring apparatus and a developing apparatus (20) having a developer carrier roller. The upper main body (10) is pivotally detachable from the lower main body (10'). The image printing apparatus is further provided with a protecting cover (30) having a semi-cylindrical body section (figure 3) (31), whose outer surface is formed with a plurality of semicircular protrusions (32). The protecting cover encloses the upper part of a developer carrier roller (21) of the developing apparatus (20) when the upper main body (10) is detached from the lower main body (10'), so that the protecting cover (30) can prevent foreign matter from entering into the developer carrier roller (21). Also, the semicircular protrusions facilitate the guidance of the printing paper. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263261-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle security device
Inventor: PARROTT RONALD
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 1993-01-11
Abstract: A vehicle anti-theft security device (2) comprises of plate (3) hingedly secured to the floor panel of the vehicle and moveable from a storage position in which the plate lies against the floor of the vehicle to a used position in which the plate is secured to a bar provided immediately under the dashboard of the vehicle to prevent access to the vehicle pedals. The system may incorporate an ignition cutout and/or a means for applying the brakes when the plate is in the use configuration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263350-A (GB)
Title: Digital processor for audio signal generator.
Inventor: KUTARAGI KEN
IPC: G10H7/08
Filed: 1993-03-03
Abstract: A digital data processing aparatus for use in digital audio signal generating apparatus and suitable for the application to electronic musical instruments, sound effect generators for amusement machines and the like uses a microprocessor 13 and digital signal processor 10 which access a shared memory 14 in a time-division multiplex fashion.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277283-A (GB)
Title: Coiling apparatus
Inventor: WHITING GARY JOHN
IPC: B21F3/04
Filed: 1993-04-23
Abstract: Fine metal wire or tubing (18), particularly for incorporation in jewellery or ornaments, is coiled into a helix by being wrapped around a rotary mandrel (20) having a helical channel (25) in its surface. The wire or tube (18) is pressed into the channel by a former (16) having a complementary channel in an opposing surface, the former being movable longitudinally with the tube to be coiled, over at least a short distance. The former is carried by a rotatable cap (14) at one end of a large rod (12) controlling the spacing between the former and mandrel. The mandrel is carried by a bar (2) which is movable both axially and angularly relative to a pair of supports (8), which may in turn be secured to a workbench. The bar (2) may have a handwheel (4) fast with it at one end or be motor-driven. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267994-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer having means for observing optical emission spectra
Inventor: HOLMES JOHN LEONARD
IPC: G01N23/225
Filed: 1993-05-14
Abstract: A substantially enclosed collision cell (8) containing a target gas is bounded by a wall (46) having an entrance aperture (47) and an exit aperture (29) through which an ion beam (5) may be passed, and has an observation region (15) therein adjacent to the entrance aperture with a first window (22) in the wall through which radiation generated in the observation region may pass, and, disposed adjacent to the exit aperture and in communication with the observation region, an exit region (16) comprising radiation-trapping means, such as a blackened interior wall coating of colloidal graphite, for minimizing the transmission to the first window of radiation generated in the exit region. The collision cell may be incorporated in a conventional mass spectrometer, perhaps with other conventional collision cells. Light, eg. in the 180- 680nm range, passing through the first window 21 may be transmitted through a polished tube 37 to a second window 44 in the mass spectrometer casing to a spectroscopic analyser 14, Figs 1 & 3 (not shown). <IMAGE>