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Patent GB-2456251-A (GB)
Title: Heating hydrocarbon containing formations in a spiral startup staged sequence
Inventor: COMPANY SHELL OIL
IPC: E21B36/04
Filed: 2007-10-19
Abstract: A method for treating a hydrocarbon containing formation includes treating a first zone of the formation. Treatment of a plurality of zones of the formation is begun at selected times after the treatment of the first zone begins. The treatment of at least two successively treated zones begins at a selected time after treatment of the previous zone begins. At least two of the successively treated zones are adjacent to the zone treated previously. The successive treatment of the zones proceeds in an outward, substantially spiral sequence from the first zone so that the treatment of the zones moves substantially spirally outwards towards a boundary of the treatment area.
Patent GB-2458050-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for rejecting radioactive interference in a radiation monitoring station
Inventor: PROCTOR ALAN
IPC: G01T1/167
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for rejecting radioactive interference in a radiation monitoring station. Techniques typically include two radiation detectors positioned to acquire first and second radiation measurements from a moving radiological source in substantially distinct fields of view. A transition zone is established between the fields of view. A function yielding a dependent variable is defined at least in part by the first radiation level measurement and the second radiation level measurement. A detection alert is generated when the dependent variable reaches the first threshold value. In some embodiments a determination is made as to whether the monitoring station is occupied as a condition for generating a detection alert, and in some embodiments a determination is made as to whether the detected radiological source is likely innocuous or offensive prior to generating a detection alert.
Patent GB-2465496-A (GB)
Title: Measuring area of wind-tunnel testing apparatus, and wind-tunnel testing apparatus using the same
Inventor: KATO HIDEHIKO
IPC: G01M9/04
Filed: 2008-07-24
Abstract: Provided is a measuring area for a wind-tunnel testing apparatus, which can measure a more practical air force while suppressing the influences of indraft air flows from the boundary layer of a floor face and the side portions. A measuring chamber (7) of a wind-tunnel testing apparatus (1) includes a placing area (17) for placing an automobile (41) along a floor face (15) in a wind-tunnel (3), and performs tests by applying an air flow blown in the wind-tunnel (3), to the automobile (41) placed in the placing area (17). The measuring chamber (7) is equipped, on the floor face (15) positioned upstream of the placing area (17) in the air flow direction, with a slit (19) arranged to extend in an intersecting direction to intersect the air flow direction, for sucking the portion of the air flow near the floor face, and side suction areas (23) arranged in the two side portions of the placing area (17), for sucking indraft air flows (R) to come into the placing area (17) from the side portions.
Patent GB-2466114-A (GB)
Title: Blade dispenser capable of coupling with like dispenser
Inventor: LLIFFE EDWARD A
IPC: B65D83/10
Filed: 2009-12-09
Abstract: A blade dispenser 10 including a body 2 consists of a housing 12 and a cover 14. The housing 12 is configured to store a plurality of new blades 11. The housing 12 has an opening 13 for receiving the blades 11. The cover 14 is configured to close the opening 13. The blade dispenser 10 further includes a blade ejector (ref 64, fig 7) constructed and arranged to dispense blades 11 through a slot 20 in the body 2. The body 2 comprises an attachment member 30 configured to couple the blade dispenser 10 to another blade dispenser 10 to increase a storage capacity of new blades 11 of the blade dispenser 10. The attachment member 30 may be a tab (ref 30, fig 2B) attached to the cover 14. The attachment member 30 may also be used to attach the dispenser 10 to a belt or strap. The dispenser 10 may further comprising a resilient member (ref 54, fig 7), e.g. a spring, which biases a blade platform (ref 50, fig 7) such that a blade 11 is forced into alignment with the slot 20 in the body 2. The housing 12 and the cover 14 may comprise male and female closing latches 56, 57. Also claimed is a removable storage unit (ref 40, fig 5B) attachable to the body 2. A blade counter device configured to indicate the quantity of blades 11 in the housing 12 is also claimed.
Patent GB-141388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with signalling the position of a ship's helm
IPC: B63H25/36
Filed: 1918-07-24
Abstract: 141,388. O'Neil, R. S. July 24, 1918. Order and order-type apparatus.-In a device for indicating the position of a ship's rudder, a - contact drum 5 is rotated by the rudder-post through a flexible connexion (shown as comprising a rod 2 and universal joints 3, 4) and a connexion allowing limited relative endlong movement comprising telescoping members 3<a> 3<b> with feather- and-groove connexion to transmit rotary motion. Current passes from a fixed contact 6a to a drum contact 6<b> connected with drum contacts 7, 8, 9 arranged to indicate the direction and degree of movement of the rudder. With the rudder in central position, circuit is closed through a fixed contact 6<c> and a white lamp 6. When the rudder moves to either side, this circuit is broken, and one or other of two drum contacts 7, 8 engages a corresponding fixed contact 7<b>, 8<b>, lighting one or other of two lamps 7<a>, 8<a>, which are distinctly coloured, say red and green, to indicate the direction of movement. The degree of movement is shown by one or other of a number of drum-contacts 9, connected in pairs as shown, co-operating with fixed contacts 10 and controlling corresponding lamps or other indicators 11. The above-described arrangements may be used in conjunction with means for indicating whether the ship is travelling ahead or astern.
Patent GB-708991-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to bird cages
IPC: A01K31/12
Filed: 1952-04-23
Abstract: 708,991. Bird-cages. COWEN, J. S. March 12, 1953 (April 23, 1952], No. 10190/52. Class 5 (2) A bird-cage perch comprises a pair of transversely-aligned sockets 4, 8 mounted between the bars 5, 10 on opposite sides of the cage and a perch-rod 1 which slides into the sockets and has a screw-threaded part 3 which engages a complementary thread on one of the sockets. As shown in Fig. 1, the socket 8 is plain and receives the tapered end 9 of the rod 1, the screw-thread 3 being provided on a knob 2 fixed on the other end of the rod. In modifications, Figs. 4 and 5 (not shown), the socket 4 is externally screw-threaded, the knob 2 being cup-shaped with an internal screw-thread, or alternatively, the socket 4 is plain and the socket 8 is internallythreaded. The sockets may be soldered to the cage-bars or may carry members which seat on each side of a cage-bar. In a further modification, the knob and socket constitute a bayonetjoint. The cage need have no door, entry being effected by an aperture normally covered by a feeding-trough. Instead of bars, perforated metallic or plastic sheet may be used for the cage, the upper surface of which may be spiked externally to prevent the access of cats.
Patent GB-277400-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the manufacture of starch
IPC: C08B30/04
Filed: 1926-04-19
Abstract: 277,400. Dehn, F. B., (Penick & Ford, Ltd., Inc.). April 19, 1926. Starch.-In the manufacture of starch from corn, the bulk of the water whch has passed over the starch tables and afterwards has been separated from the gluten, is sterilied so as to arrest or prevent fermentation, and is re-used together with make-up water to treat fresh starch bearing material. The water is preferably heated to about 160‹ F. in order to arrest, fermentation. The process may be carried out in a system such as is indicated in the diagram. The water after use in the separating operations overflows from a gluten settler 1 where gluten is extracted, and the bulk passes to a tank 3, and a sterilizer 5, where it is heated. The heating is effected by the vapours of steep water (dilute .sulphurous acid) previously used for steeping the corn. The steep water is heated in a vacuum evaporator 8 and when sufficiently concentrated is used with the bran and gluten for cattle-feed manufacture. The sterilized water passes by pipes 20, 22 to a cooler 23, where cooling is effected by cold makeup water introduced through pipe 24. The fresh water warmed in the cooler, passes to the filterpress 26 where starch from the starch separators and tables is washed, and thence by pipes 27 and 28 to the wet starch house where starch separation is conducted, or by pipes 27 and 29 to a sulphur tower 30 where it is treated with sulphur dioxide. The dilute sulphurous acid thus formed is passed by pipe 32 and the cooled sterilized water by pipes 33 and 35 to the wet starch house. The three supplies of water to the wet starch house are used there in various proportions for separating operations. A certain proportion (10-20 per cent) of the water from the gluten settler may pass by pipe 36 direct to the steep house, where after being sulphurized, it is used for steeping. The soluble matters contained in the gluten overflow water will thus eventually be recovered in the concentrated steep water withdrawn from the evaporator 8, while insolubles will be recovered with the magma going through the wet starch house.
Patent GB-755668-A (GB)
Title: Process for the manufacture of aromatic compounds containing fluorine
IPC: C07C51/567
Filed: 1954-04-07
Abstract: A process for the manufacture of aromatic compounds containing fluorine comprises reacting an aromatic compound containing one or more chlorine atoms bound to the nucleus and, in addition to chlorine, at least two strongly electro-negative substituents, at least one of which is, in the case of compounds of the benzene or naphthalene series, in ortho- or para - position (for naphthalene compounds "ortho-" includes 1 : 8-position and "para-" includes 2 : 5 position) to a chlorine atom, with dry potassium fluoride at a raised temperature and in absence of a solvent.  The electro-negative substituents may be nitro, sulphonamido, sulpho-ester, carboxy-ester, carbamido, carboxyanhydride or trifluoromethyl groups or quinone oxygen (in the case of anthraquinones the chlorine atom or atoms may be in either the a - or b -positions).  The process may be carried out by heating in a closed vessel to a temperature between 175 DEG and 275 DEG  C., using appropriate quantities of potassium fluoride to partially or wholly replace chlorine atoms by fluorine atoms.  New compounds prepared by the process are dinitro-chloro-difluorobenzenes from 1 : 3-dinitro-2 : 5 : 6-trichlorobenzene and from 1 : 3 - dinitro - 2 : 4 : 6 - trichlorobenzene; 1 : 3 - dinitro - 4 - fluoro - 5 - trifluoromethylbenzene from 1 : 3 - dinitro - 4 - chloro - 5 - trifluoromethyl - benzene; 2 - chloro - 3 - fluoronaphthoquinone from 2 : 3-dichloro-naphthoquinone; 1 - fluoroanthraquinone from 1-chloroanthraquinone; 1 : 8 - difluoroanthraquinone from 1 : 8 - dichloroanthraquinone; 2 : 5 - difluoro - 3 : 6 - dichloro - 1 : 4 - benzoquinone and 2 - fluoro - 3 : 5 : 6 - trichloro-1 : 4 - benzoquinon from chloranil; and 1-fluoro - 2 - nitrobenzene - 4 - sulphonic acid diethylamide from 1 - chloro - 2 - nitrobenzene-4 - sulphonic acid diethylamide.  Other compounds which may be prepared by the process include 1 : 3 - dinitro - 4 : 6 - difluorobenzene and 1 : 3 - dinitro - 4 - chloro - 6 - fluorobenzene from 1 : 3 - dinitro - 4 : 6 - dichlorobenzene; 3-nitro - 4 - fluoro - benzoic acid - ethyl ester from 3 - nitro - 4 - chloro - benzoic acid ethyl ester; 3 - nitro - 6 - fluoro - benzoic acid methyl ester from 3-nitro-6-chloro-benzoic acid methyl ester; 4-fluoro-phthalic anhydride from 4-chloro-phthalic anhydride; and 2-fluoroanthraquinone from 2-chloroanthraquinone.
Patent GB-182576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in means for discharging coke or residues from retorts, producers and the like
IPC: C10B33/02
Filed: 1921-04-08
Abstract: 182,576. Hardie, G. D., and Maclaurin Carbonisation, Ltd. April 8, 1921. Discharging.-A discharging-device for retorts or producers comprises a pivoted closing-plate and a swinging water-seal, each separately operated. As shown, the discharge hopper A is curved at its lower end and closed by a correspondingly curved plate B, pivoted at D and operated by a lever E. A water-seal F is suspended by chains K from quadrants G, which are carried by a shaft H provided with a counterweighted lever J. On operating the lever J the bucket F descends vertically until the chains K are caught by pins L on the quadrants, whereupon the seal moves horizontally away from beneath the hopper A.
Patent GB-1080066-A (GB)
Title: Detergent tablets
IPC: C11D3/12
Filed: 1966-03-09
Abstract: A detergent composition in tablet form comprises (a) from 5-30% by weight of a water-soluble synthetic detergent in the form of granules, (b) from 25-85% by weight of sodium tripolyphosphate (hereafter referred to as STP), at least 20%, by weight of the tablet of said STP being in particulate granular form unassociated with the synthetic detergent granules, and said granular STP being intimately intermixed with a hydration retarding agent which is either (i) highly particulate CaO in an amount from 0.1-0.5% by weight of said STP, and/or (ii) water of hydration sufficient to hydrate to the hexahydrate state the STP forming the surface of said STP granules such that the proportion of said hexahydrate is from 2-15 mole per cent of the granular STP, and (c) from 3-15% by weight of water, in addition to any water resulting from item (b) (ii) above, the STP and detergent granules being of such a size that substantially all of them will pass a 5 mesh B.S. sieve, and at least 95% by weight are retained on a 100 mesh B.S. sieve.  The synthetic detergent may be anionic, cationic, nonionic, ampholytic or zwitterionic, and mixtures are possible. Many detergents are specified.  The ratio of STP to detergent is preferably between 2 : 1 and 9 : 1.  When the hydration retarder is water, this must be added to the STP in a highly particulate form.  Other additives include builders, soap, bleaching agents, suds builders or depressants, inorganic salts, optical brighteners, dyes and perfumes.  The components (a), (b) and (c) are blended and tabletted, preferably in a rotating die tabletter, at a pressure of 100-450 p.s.i.g.
Patent GB-568020-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in liquid spraying devices
IPC: B05B7/24
Filed: 1943-06-28
Abstract: 568,020. Spray-producers. ROSE, W. H. June 28, 1943, No. 10433. Convention date, June 10, 1942. [Class 69 (iii)] A spray-producer contains a core of loosely compacted liquid-absorbing material 26, e.g. cotton &c., surrounded by a more compacted liquid-absorbing material 22, e.g. cotton &c. The core material may 'be held together by twisted wires, Fig. 5, occupying the central passage, or may be wound in the form of a helix to form a clear central passage. A screw-on bottle may contain the liquid to be sprayed.
Patent GB-105370-A (GB)
IPC: F01D9/04
Abstract: 105,370. Baumann, K. April 5, 1916. Nozzles. - Nozzle-boxes for axial-flow steam turbines are constructed so that they may be inserted endways into the turbine casing in a substantially tangential direction relativelv to the moving blades through comparatively small openings in the side of the turbine casing. in one construction having three nozzle boxes 1, each nozzle box consists of a tapering curved tube closed at its smaller end 2 and provided at its other end with a flange 3, by which it is secured to the casing. Lugs 10, 11 on the nozzle box have tongues engaging grooves in lugs 14, 15 on the casing. The boxes may be straight instead of curved, and in cross-section may be of circular, elliptic, or other shape. The guide-blades of the nozzle box may be secured between flange portions 7, 8, Fig. 4.
Patent GB-108316-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Egg-beaters.
Inventor: MOSES ALBERT
IPC: A47J43/10
Filed: 1917-07-23
Abstract: 108,316. Moses, A. July 27, 1916, [Convention date]. Egg-beaters.-The ends of the wire loops 9 of an egg-beater are formed with parts 10 of rectangular cross-section to engage in slots 11 in the edge of a socket-plate 12, which has a neck 14 screwed on the inside to engage a central core, and on the outside with a coarse thread 15 to receive a collar 16. Below the sections 10, the wire is of circular section to form anchoring-knobs 13. The collar 16 has an annular flange 17 with two oppositely-disposed openings 18. To remove a worn loop, the collar is retracted by means of its manipulating wings 19 until the bottoms of the openings 18 are below or on a level with the knobs 13, and, when the openings 18 are opposite the ends of the loop, the said ends are withdrawn from the slots 11.
Patent GB-232416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in pianofortes
IPC: G10C3/04
Filed: 1924-04-29
Abstract: .232,416. Collen, R. H., and Broadwood & Sons, Ltd., J. April 29, 1924. Pianoforte bridges and framing. -The pressure bar F and the rib or bridge i form integral parts of a metal frame, in the upper parts h of which holes are drilled for the tuning-pegs, which pass through these holes into the wrest-plank. The, lower part b of the frame is dished, and the lower edge is curved in " ogee " manner. Specifications 10011/88 and 506/92 are referred to.
Patent GB-551502-A (GB)
Title: An improved device for promoting the growth of plants
IPC: A01G9/10
Filed: 1941-08-20
Abstract: 551,502. Treatment of growing plants. LEE, W. H. CARTER-. Aug. 20, 1941, No. 10579. [Classes 6 (i) and 6 (ii)] To improve the cultivation of plants, a band formed from straw, bracken, or the like bound together is embedded in the soil adjacent to each plant. A continuous band 11 is made by stitching together as at 12 the straw stems, or instead, or in addition, they may be held together by adhesive material such as glue. The straw may be impregnated with fertilizers or insecticides which may be added to the adhesives used. These bands may, as shown in Fig. 4, be partially or mainly arranged below the surface of the soil, and the exposed part 47 may be bent over to lie on the surface. A projecting part 45 may be used as a screen and subsequently folded down as at 47 to provide a top dressing or mulch. These bands also assist in ventilation and irrigation of the soil around the plants 44.
Patent GB-124980-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Advertising and like purposes.
Inventor: TAYLOR ROBERT
IPC: G09F19/08
Filed: 1918-06-27
Abstract: 124,980. Taylor, R. June 27, 1918. Moving apparatus.-An automaton for adverbising and like purposes comprises a figure a mounted on a base b and having a head f which is turned periodically by a rod n actuated by a cam l on a disk k fixed on a shaft journaled in bearings beneath the base. A pivoted arm d is adapted to be raised and dropped in quick succession by a rod, Bowden wire, &c. i, which is acted on at its lower end by a pivoted lever actuated by a number of pins h on the disk k. A second arm e is raised to the horizontal position and lowered by a rod o worked by a lever p moving up and down under the influence of a spring s and a cam r on the shaft. The figure and the parts are so arranged that the arm d knocks on a, window-pane, and the head f then turns and the arm e rises to point out a desired article.
Patent GB-689697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to milk pasteurising plant
IPC: A23C3/033
Filed: 1950-05-01
Abstract: 689,697. Pasteurizing milk. GRAHAMENOCK MANUFACTURING CO., Ltd., and ENOCK, A. G. Aug. 1, 1951 [May 1, 1950], No. 10647/50. Class 49. In a self-contained plant for pasteurizing milk by the high temperature-short time process having plate heat-exchange means and comprising heating, regenerating, mains water cooling and chilled water cooling sections, there is located between the heating and regenerating sections a holding unit which is in connection with the discharge opening of the heating section directly and with the treated milk opening of the regenerating section by way of a diversion valve. In the apparatus of the drawings (Figs. 2, 3 and 10), a holder comprising milk conveying pipes 4 in a hot water tank 11 is in the upper part 3 of a support for the sections, the heating section 22 being located on one side of the support and the regenerating, mains water cooling, and chilled water cooling sections 24, 25 and 26 on the other side; the upper part of the support has side walls which form seating surfaces for plates of the heating 'and regenerating sections; the sections 22, 23, 24 and 25, the respective headers therefor, and the casing of the upper part 3 of the support are clamped together by means of a plate clamp 30, a bar 18 extending above the holder, on which bar the sections and headers are suspended by hooks, and a bar 19 extending below the holder; filters 54 for raw milk, a tank 68 for raw milk and a pump 40 therefor are located in the lower part 1 of the support; at the milk outlet of the holder is a diverter valve 44 wherefrom milk passes, if at the correct temperature, to a port in the wall of the regenerating section, or, if of insufficiently high temperature, to the raw milk tank.
Patent GB-1063821-A (GB)
Title: Prednisone preparation
Inventor: SUVOROV NICKOLAI NICKOLAECIH
IPC: C12P33/00
Filed: 1964-03-13
Abstract: The invention comprises a process for producing prednisone by microbiological dehydrogenation of cortisone acetate with simultaneous or subsequent deacetylation by means of a different micro - organism.  Micro-organisms specified are, for the dehydrogenation step, Corynebacterium simplex and Mycobacterium globiforme 193 and, for the deacetylation step, Bacillus megatherium.
Patent GB-107000-A (GB)
IPC: H02K21/18
Abstract: 107,000. Akt.-Ges. Brown, Boveri, et Cie. May 16, 1916, [Convention date]. Magneto-electric machines.-A magneto-electric machine for ignition in internal-combustion engines comprises a magnet H mounted to rotate on its longitudinal axis and a stationary induction coil S arranged outside the magnet and wound on a core J, the ends of which are arranged opposite the magnet poles. The shaft does not extend through the magnet. An interrupter U in the primary circuit is operated by a cam ring R on the periphery of the magnet or by the magnet itself. The distributor V is driven from the shaft W through gearing Z<1>, Z<2>. The whole apparatus is enclosed within a casing G. The sleeve P on which the induction coil yoke J is mounted may be adjusted for timing. The yoke J is made with wide surfaces at its ends opposite the magnet poles and is reduced to a small circular crosssection where it is enclosed by the induction coil.