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Patent GB-2179412-A (GB)
Title: A fluid-mechanical drive device
Inventor: MONTALVO SR EDWIN J
IPC: F16H47/04
Filed: 1986-03-11
Abstract: A fluid mechanical drive device comprises an input drive shaft (2, 202, 302); an output drive shaft (3, 203, 303); a torque transfer system (4, 204, 304) mechanical connecting the input drive shaft to the output drive shaft; and a fluid drive (5, 205, 305) assembly connecting the torque transfer system to the output drive shaft. The fluid drive assembly comprises hydraulic pump means (6, 206, 306), pump-driving gear means (7, 207, 307) connecting the torque transfer system to the pump means (6, 206, 306), hydraulic motor means (9, 209, 309) connected to the pump means (6, 206, 306) and motor gear means (10, 210, 310) connecting the motor means (9, 209, 309) to the output drive shaft (3, 203, 303). The pump and motor are both variable in capacity and may be of the swash-plate type. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176456-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for changing over the operation of the lifting cable in a crane
Inventor: BANTLE WERNER
IPC: B66D3/04
Filed: 1986-04-28
Abstract: The changeover between two- and four-stranded operation of the lifting cable of a bridge or tower crane is carried out automatically without the need for the block and tackle to be lowered to ground level. The crane has a trolley (1) movable on a raised track and comprising a change-over pulley block (9) having a vertically displaceable coupling member (12), portions (14) for receiving the coupling member (12), and openings in the coupling member (12) and receiving portions (14) for receiving a horizontally displaceable pin (13). The pin (13) is axially loaded by a compression spring (22) such that on alignment of the openings (15) in the coupling member (12) and receiving portions (14), the pin (13) moves automatically thereinto, thus retaining the coupling member (12) in a raised position for four-stranded operation. The pin (13) may be automatically retracted by the abutment of a transverse member against fixed stops at a particular point on the raised track, whereupon the coupling member (12) drops into a lowered position for two-stranded operation and is retained by a stop. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2177021-A (GB)
Title: Dialysis fluids
Inventor: HARBER MICHAEL
IPC: A61M1/28
Filed: 1986-05-20
Abstract: Peritoneal dialysis fluid contains as active ingredient for inhibiting growth of bacteria a non-toxic iron-chelation substance e.g. transferrin or lactoferrin of concentration about 20 mu M.
Patent GB-2192563-A (GB)
Title: Shower fitting for ablutionary purposes
Inventor: BECK NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: B05B15/654
Filed: 1986-07-19
Abstract: The invention concerns a shower fitting 1 mounting a spray head 3 which is arranged for swivelling movement to vary the trajectory of the water spray. The fitting comprises a hollow body 10 providing a waterway 11 with an offset outlet port 14 into which swivel member 15 with a water throughway 16 is mounted. The part-spherical member 15 is engaged by opposed support mountings 19 and 27 and a spring 28 acts on mounting 27 to urge the mountings together in sealing engagement with the member 15. The spray head 3 has a housing 23 with opposed flanges 24,25 of which the inner flange 24 is associated with the support mountings 19 and 27 whilst the outer flange 25 mounts an adjustable spray mechanism. The swivel member 15 and associated mountings 19 and 27 are enclosed by a sleeve-like bellows 40 which is flexible and both protects, covers and safeguards the swivel assembly whilst permitting such swivelling of the spray head 3. Various other features relating to the mounting fixture, and alternative forms of spray plate are described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181549-A (GB)
Title: Echocardiographic rule
Inventor: MARELLI CLAUDIO
IPC: G06C3/00
Filed: 1986-10-01
Abstract: An echocardiographic rule, e.g. of plastics, reproduces on its two sides the uni- and bi-dimensional modes of the heart, in combination with the graph of the electrocardiogram (ecg), as a reference. Also indicated are the minimum and maximum values of the measurements in pre-determined points, identified by suitable reference marks, and a series of scales. The instrument enables information to be obtained relating to variations of size with time for the different heart zones of a patient. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186436-A (GB)
Title: Making printed circuits
Inventor: IWASA YAMAHIRO
IPC: H05K1/09
Filed: 1987-01-13
Abstract: A method of making printed circuits on a base board (10) comprises the steps of applying adhesive (20) to both sides of the board, providing a through-hole (40) in the board, selectively applying a plating resist (60) to both sides of the board, applying copper (80) by electroless deposition to the non-resist-covered regions of the board and the interior of the through-hole to provide circuits (C10) as required, applying a further layer (60) of plating resist onto the areas already covered with plating resist, coating electrically conductive copper paste (90) onto the plating resist, heating the board to harden the paste, and plating copper (100) onto the hardened copper paste to form a second circuit layer (C20). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187981-A (GB)
Title: Cutter
Inventor: SHATUROV GENNADY FILIPPOVICH
IPC: B23B27/12
Filed: 1985-05-23
Abstract: A cutter comprising a cutting element (1) and a mechanism of rotation of the cutting element (1), provided with a ratchet wheel (8) with a hub (9) and a pawl (10). The mechanism of rotation of the cutting element (1) further contains a gear wheel (11) rigidly connected to a casing (4), a gear wheel (12) rigidly connected to an axis (3) of the cutter, a unit of two axial gears (14 and 15) which is mounted with the possibility of rotation about the hub (9) of the ratchet wheel, mounted eccentrically in relation to the axis (3) of the cutter, and which is in engagement with the gears (11 and 12), and a sleeve (16) containing the pawl (10) and provided with a rotation mechanism.
Patent GB-2202655-A (GB)
Title: Modular electronic vehicle-management system
Inventor: HARROLD PETER JAMES
IPC: B60R25/10
Filed: 1987-03-11
Abstract: A modular system for providing vehicle electronic functions has a first module 10 with a central processing unit, one or more second modules 12 connected to the first module and normally a third module with a display. Each second module has first and second connectors 16 linked by straight-through conductor paths in the module to provide daisy-chaining of various modules, and each second module also includes a functional circuit such as a reversing meter, a burglar alarm unit or an MPG/trip meter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187829-A (GB)
Title: Gas-fired heating appliance
Inventor: WALSH BERNARD
IPC: F24H8/00
Filed: 1987-03-12
Abstract: A gas-fired water heater includes a combustion chamber (10) containing a condensing heat exchanger (11) and a main heat exchanger (12). Hot combustion gases from a burner (14) pass successively over the main and condensing heat exchangers (12) and (11). Water vapour in the combustion gases condenses on the surface of the condensing heat exchanger (11), and the condensed water is passed from a trough (16) along a pipe (17) to a collecting device (20). A discharge duct 24 and sleeve 26 form a siphon which discharges water in bulk from the collecting device (20) thereby reducing the risk of drain blockage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193534-A (GB)
Title: Multi-stage positive displacement gas-moving apparatus
Inventor: GROVES JOHN FREDERICK
IPC: F04C23/00
Filed: 1987-07-02
Abstract: The apparatus, for example for discharging bulk cargo from a vehicle, has two mechanically identical Roots blowers connected together in series and driven from a single prime mover (a hydraulic motor) through a mechanical drive transmission 42-44 which is arranged to give the required volumetric displacement ratio between them. In the preferred arrangement, the pressure ratio in passing through the upstream rotors (Pu) and the downstream rotors (Pd) is within the range 0.92 to 1.08. The upstream rotors are driven at a faster angular velocity than the downstream rotors. The apparatus may include first and second cooling chambers each in thermal contact with parts of both blowers. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193754-A (GB)
Title: Clamp
Inventor: HOPPER HANS PAUL
IPC: H02G1/10
Filed: 1987-07-23
Abstract: A double clamp has (a) two hook-shaped claws 4, 5, which are matching and opposed, which are capable of intermeshing and which are free at one end, (b) a flexible linkage 8 at the other end of one claw 5 connected to a locking plate 10, and (c) a flexible linkage 11 at the other end of the other claw 4 connected to an adjustable mechanism 15 and a locking pin 13 adapted to fit into the locking plate. In use, the clamp comprises two S- shaped configurations adapted to intermesh in such manner that two areas are enclosed when the locking pin is engaged in the locking plate. Operation of the adjustable mechanism to adjust the size of one area causes a similar adjustment of the other. The clamp is particularly suitable for clamping an umbilical cable to a supporting steel cable when running the umbilical to a subsea oil production system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2207522-A (GB)
Title: Integrated optical coupling device using movable liquid
Inventor: YOUNG TERENCE PAUL
IPC: G02B6/35
Filed: 1987-07-25
Abstract: Light energy is selectively coupled between two adjacent wave guide channels 2,3 co-extensive in a surface layer of a substrate by causing the overlying medium 8, to be either a dielectric liquid 9 or air This is achieved by moving the dielectric liquid selectively over and away from the wave guide channels 2,3, preferably using the electro-capillary effect between two electrodes 5,6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193419-A (GB)
Title: Ringing indicator
Inventor: CAMERON IAN ROSS
IPC: H04M19/04
Filed: 1987-07-31
Abstract: A ringing indicator for connection to a telecommunications line 10 comprises means responsive to an incoming ringing signal on the line to produce an audible signal which comprises a previously stored message. The message is preferably a voiced message and may correspond to the number of the line/telephone-"2767", or may be the name of the 'phone's user-"Jim's 'phone". In one embodiment of the invention a non-volatile memory 5 holds the numbers 0 to 9 in digitised speech. The user of the telephone keys in the number sequence appropriate for that telephone-ie 2767, and that sequence, stored in RAM, determines the numbers which are read out when the 'phone rings. In another embodiment, users can store their own voiced messages or other sounds (a dog's bark) by means of the telephone's microphone. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211808-A (GB)
Title: Chain conveyor
Inventor: SHEWRING JOHN
IPC: A22B7/00
Filed: 1987-10-30
Abstract: A conveyor for carrying animals such as pigs in an abattoir, includes a chain (23) trained between sprockets (22) and carrying a succession of saddle plates (30) for supporting the pigs (P). At each side of the chain is a slide rail (32) for slidably supporting a respective side limb (31) of the plate. The weight of the pig (P) may be transferred through an enlarged chain roller (26) which rolls on a horizontal track plate (18). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201489-A (GB)
Title: Valve arrangement
Inventor: SZELES NANDOR ZSEGMOND
IPC: G05D16/06
Filed: 1988-01-08
Abstract: A valve arrangement for supplying gas from a high pressure supply has a pressure reducing arrangement and a suction demand arrangement carried by a single housing 20. The housing is a substantially cylindrical hollow body 24 with an internal partition 22 to define two opposed cavities 36, 52. The pressure reducing arrangement is associated with one cavity and the suction demand arrangement with the other cavity. Each cavity is closed off by a diaphragm 28, 50, which serves to control an associated valve closure member 42, 56 of the presstire reducing and suction demand arrangements respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218585-A (GB)
Title: Transconductance mixer
Inventor: DENNY PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: H03D7/14
Filed: 1988-05-13
Abstract: A mixing circuit comprises first and second transistors Q5, Q7 connected in differential configuration having as an emitter load a third transistor Q2, a first signal S2 being applied to the base of the first transistor Q5 and a second signal S1 being applied to the base of the third transistor Q2, whereby to provide a signal across an output load XL of the first transistor proportional to the product of the first and second signals, and a transimpedance amplifier 12 being coupled to said output load to provide a voltage output signal dependent on the current flow in said output load. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211066-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing animal feed products using rapeseed
Inventor: HOLMES WILLIAM BRIAN
IPC: A23K1/00
Filed: 1988-10-07
Abstract: This invention relates to a method of producing animal feed products.   A method of producing animal feed products using rapeseed is described wherein rapeseed is mixed together with the species Vicia Faba (field beans) in predetermined proportions and the mix is extruded at a predetermined temperature to substantially inactivate components in the rapeseed and said species which otherwise directly or indirectly cause components in the extruded product which are detrimental when contained in an animal feed product.
Patent GB-2217489-A (GB)
Title: Shared memory area management system for use in a network system
Inventor: YAMASAKI AKIKO
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 1989-03-30
Abstract: The system which includes a main computer 9 accessed through a plurality of terminals and a main memory 12 provided in said main computer the use of which is shared by said terminals. The memory area is divided into a plurality of delimited areas. A first bit map, 10, and a second bit map, 11, each includes a plurality of flag areas corresponding to the delimited areas and adapted to show the state of shared use of the areas in such a manner that, when it is necessary to reserve or release any one of the delimited areas for processing a task by way of any one of the terminals, the state of a corresponding flag area in the first bit map is changed, and that when such task in the delimited area is determined to be completed, the state of the corresponding flag area in the second bit map is changed accordingly. 
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Patent GB-2224517-A (GB)
Title: Dyeing keratin fibres with monohydroxy indoles and iodide ions
Inventor: JUNINO ALEX
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 1989-09-11
Abstract: Keratin fibres, esp. human hair, are dyed by applying in either order- 
 
  (A) a composition comprising- 
 
  (i) a monohydroxy indole of formula I below, and 
  (ii) either iodide ions or hydrogen peroxide; and 
 
  (B) a composition comprising either iodide ions or hydrogen peroxide (whichever was absent from composition (A)).
 
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 in which:
 R1 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
 R2 and R3 are each H, C1-C4 alkyl, COOH, or C1-C4 alkoxycarbonyl; and
 the OH radical is in position 4, 5, 6 or 7;
 or a salt or precursor thereof (e.g. O-acyl derivative);
 provided that when the OH radical is in position 5, at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not H. 
 
<??>The compositions may additionally comprise 5,6-dihydroxyindoles, oxidation dyes, "rapid" oxidation dyes, couplers, or direct dyes. 
<??>The following compounds, and their salts, are claimed per se -
 5-hydroxy-3-methylindole
 6-hydroxy-1-methylindole
 7-hydroxy-3-methylindole
Patent GB-2237201-A (GB)
Title: Protecting device for guide tubes used with blood and serum bags and the like
Inventor: BRIZUELA RICARDO ADRIAN
IPC: A61M5/158
Filed: 1989-09-28
Abstract: To diminish risk of injury the present invention provides a protecting device for guide tubes used with blood and serum bags and the like, which comprises a hollow cylindrical body 4 which length is greater than that corresponding to the guide tube needle 3 to be protected, assembled to one end of a plastic tube 1 connecting the blood or serum bag outside, said cylindrical body 4 being mounted in a sliding way on said plastic tube 1, the upper end of said body being closed by a fixed cap 5 while the lower end of same is opened; said fixed cap 5 having at the centre thereof a hollow cylindrical projection 6 axially arranged with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body 4 and coincidentally with this axis a hole 7, the edge of which is bevelled and is capable of hindering the needle 3 to slide or go backwards along with the plastic tube 1 passing through said hole; this device having a cap 8 at the lower end thereof, which is hinged to same by a tongue piece 9, said cap 8 being capable of closing the open lower end of the device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2235195-A (GB)
Title: Durene derivatives
Inventor: HENDY BRIAN NORMAN
IPC: C07C49/813
Filed: 1990-02-06
Abstract: Compounds of formulae   <IMAGE>   wherein:- A and A<1> are SO, SO2 or CO and may not be the @same; Ar and Ar<1> are divalent aromatic groups and may or may @not be the same; and X and X<1> are halogen, OH or SH, preferably Cl or F, and   <IMAGE> wherein A and A<1> are SO, SO2 or CO and may not be the same when A is ortho or meta to A<1> and wherein A and A<1> are SO or SO2 and may not be the same when A is para to A<1>, may be used in the preparation of polyarylethers suitably containing the unit ArADA<1>Ar<1>, wherein D is a residue of durene or of a monomer terminating with durene units, connected by either and/or thioether linkages to itself and/or thioether linkages to itself and/or to other units.
Patent GB-2232581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to toothbrush holders
Inventor: APLIN DAVID PATRICK
IPC: A47K1/09
Filed: 1990-06-11
Abstract: A toothbrush cabinet has two side-by-side compartments (10, 11) accessible from the front. Each can hold a toothbrush (19, 20) upright and at the base of one compartment (10) there is a removable bath (14) containing sterilising liquid in which the head of one toothbrush (19) rests. The other compartment (11) holds a toothbrush (20) to dry after sterilisation, and the brushes are used in alternation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249334-A (GB)
Title: Crash barrier
Inventor: WHITEHEAD BERNARD
IPC: E01F15/04
Filed: 1990-11-02
Abstract: A crash barrier suitable for mounting along the central reservation of a highway comprises two parallel angle iron sleepers (5, 6) mounted atop box tube posts. Opposing posts may suitably be joined via a further sleeper which optionally passes through a vehicle tyre acting as a means to keep the posts and sleepers apart under impact. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240673-A (GB)
Title: Microwave oven with barbecue end fish-broiling functions
Inventor: KIM EUNG KYUN
IPC: F24C7/02
Filed: 1990-12-28
Abstract: The barbecue function is selected by a switch SW1 carrying a latch circuit A to energise relays RY1, RY2 whereby a heater H is energised and a motor M continuously rotates an object to be barbecued. Closure of a switch SW2 selects the fish-broiling function causing a latch circuit B to operate relay RY2 for energisation of the heater H, the motor relay RY1 being operated by latch B via an oscillator C whereby the motor is energised intermittently for periodically changing the side of the fish which is cooked. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242614-A (GB)
Title: Liquid heating vessel
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN CRAWSHAW
IPC: A47J31/54
Filed: 1991-03-18
Abstract: A liquid heating vessel such as a kettle (1) is divided into two chambers (2, 3) by a partition (4). An electrical heating element (7) heats water in the first chamber (2) but not in the secured chamber (3) whereby when the water on the first chamber (2) boils, that in the second chamber (3) will still be relatively cool. When the kettle is filled for pouring, water discharged from the chambers (2, 3) mixes in the spout 6 to produce a mixture of a intermediate temperature. This is desirable when making a coffee beverage, for example, since boiling water should not be used in such circumstances as it will spoil the flavour of the beverage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243197-A (GB)
Title: Gearbox arrangement for opposite fifth and reverse ratios
Inventor: MOLE PETER ALAN
IPC: F16H63/30
Filed: 1991-04-02
Abstract: A motor vehicle gearbox having five forward ratios engageable by three rocker arms any selected one of which can be rocked by means of the gear lever in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. One (30) of these rocker arms cooperates with a pair of levers (32, 42), a first of which operates a synchromesh unit (28) associated with a fifth ratio gear and a second of which operates a reverse gear (36) for providing a reverse ratio. Holding means are preferably provided to prevent movement of either lever whilst the other is being actuated. One lever is preferably pivoted on the gearbox housing and the other on that lever. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252511-A (GB)
Title: Moving toy or decoration
Inventor: SATOH YASUTA
IPC: A63H29/00
Filed: 1991-06-10
Abstract: A movable article, capable of complicated motion sufficient to attract a viewer, includes a base section 2, housing a motor drive which rotates a wheel 46 to cause the whole article to rotate about a vertical axis while resting on a support surface. Balls 72 assist in this motion. The motor also operates through an eccentric pin 36 to vertically reciprocate an upper section 80-91, so that the article, which may represent a doll, animal, utensil or the cylindrical casing shown, expands and contracts vertically. The motor drive may be activated in response to an external stimulus, e.g. sound. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257203-A (GB)
Title: Letter box flap indicating system.
Inventor: GREEN DAVID BRYAN
IPC: A47G29/122
Filed: 1991-06-27
Abstract: A letter box located at the entrance of a building enables persons remote from, or not with a line of sight to the entrance, to ascertain when mail and the like has been delivered through the letter box. A signalling means (12) (13), which may be electrically or mechanically operated, is provided and operates automatically in response to the movement of a closure (5) for the letter box. The movement actuates a switch which activates an audible and/or visible alarm. The letter box may be provided on an outer door of a porch and the main door may have a peep-through viewer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-911977-A (GB)
IPC: A22C29/02
Abstract: 911,977. Prawns &C. shelling. ASSOCIATED FISHERIES & FOODS (FLEETWOOD) Ltd. April 21, 1960 [April 24, 1959; May 9, 1959], Nos. 14014/59 and 15991/59. Class 28 (2). The flesh is ejected from the shell tail of a headed shrimp &c. by fluid pressure (air), injected at the anus G, Fig. 1, by a nozzle 33 (Fig. 3) moved by an air cylinder 30 to penetrate the shell. The tails, placed by hand on a conveyer, are blown into one of the troughs 23 of an endless conveyer 24 moved intermittently through a Geneva mechanism. The tail upside down is gripped therein by a descending pad 46 and then a water-pressure jet 52 (Fig. 6) drives out the sand vein, the jet 52 being in register with the adjacent sand vein end. The conveyer carries the tail to the next station where the air nozzle 33 is moved to penetrate the shell at the anus and supply a blast of air to blow the flesh out of the shell. The blown-out flesh is arrested and conveyed away, while the tail shell is blown out by another blast of air, by a third endless belt conveyer moving with the second endless conveyer 24. The various nozzles are supplied with fluid and actuated by a camshaft 13. Specification 911,979 is referred to.
Patent GB-2259780-A (GB)
Title: Sensing electric currents
Inventor: WATSON MICHAEL BARRY
IPC: G01R15/18
Filed: 1991-09-20
Abstract: A current, power or frequency sensor for a cable having spaced conductors (22, 24) carrying equal and opposite currents includes a current transformer having a high permeability member (10) defining a pair of jaws (102, 104 Figure 5), the transformer having secondary windings (16, 18) connected to indicating means, such as a current meter (108 Figure 4 not shown). The cable is placed between the jaws in a relatively low permeability part of the flux path of the transformer and magnetic flux is able to flow between the spaced conductors (22, 24) of the cable as in Figure 1. Induced currents in the secondary windings (16, 18) are additively combined (20) and applied to the meter. <IMAGE>