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Patent GB-567642-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to heat exchange devices
IPC: F28D1/03
Filed: 1942-10-05
Abstract: 567,642. Cooling radiators. HITCHEN, H., COLTMAN, J. L.. and IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, Ltd. Oct. 5, 1942, No. 13931. [Class 64 (iii)] Thin-walled elements 5 forming horizontal air passages between vertical waterways 1 are secured to header frames 12 by comb-shaped metal plates 11 with teeth inserted and secured in the ends of the elements and with flanged back portions 10a riveted to the front and back of the frames. The parts are made liquidtight by soft soldering or brazing. In a radiator having flat water tubes with horizontal fins in the air passages, the tubes are flanged at their ends and secured in apertures in the teeth of the comb-shaped plates.
Patent GB-1395114-A (GB)
Title: Composite catalyst and disproportionation of alkylbenzenes
IPC: C07B61/00
Filed: 1973-03-23
Abstract: 1395114 Disproportionating and isomerizing alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP 23 March 1973 [15 May 1972] 14070/73 Heading C5E [Also in Division B1] Alkylaromatic hydrocarbons are disproportionated and/or isomerized by contacting them with a sulphide and a composite catalyst comprising a hydrogen mordenite having a silica: alumina molar ratio of 12-80 : 1, a sulphided Group VIII metal, optionally a Group VI metal, and 10-50 wt. per cent based on the composite of a binder which is γ- or #-alumina, preferably in the presence of hydrogen. Conditions may be 350-750‹ F., LHSV of 0À1-15, 100-2000 p.s.i.g., 100-15,000 s.c.f. H 2 /bbl. feed and an amount of sulphide to provide 3 x 10<SP>-4</SP> to 1 x 10<SP>-2</SP> mole H 2 S/mole H 2 . Examples describe the disproportionation and isomerization of o-xylene and pseudocumene and the disproportionation of toluene, ethylbenzene and cumene.
Patent GB-1211006-A (GB)
Title: Protective coating of glass containers
Inventor: MENDELL GEORGE S
IPC: C03C17/00
Filed: 1967-03-28
Abstract: 1,211,006. Coated glassware; coating apparatus. DOMINION GLASS CO. Ltd. 22 March, 1968 [28 March, 1967], No. 14076/67. Headings B2E and B2L. Glassware is coated with stannic chloride by vapourizing the stannic chloride and using air under pressure to spray the vapourized stannic chloride on the glassware, both the air and the stannic chloride being heated to a temperature which will prevent the stannic chloride from crystallizing as it is sprayed. As shown in Fig. 4, a spray chamber has side walls 83 with openings 85 to receive vertically and laterally adjustable spray nozzles B. The bottom of the chamber is closed by a travelling conveyer belt 84 which transports bottles through the chamber. The top 87 of the chamber is provided with a gap 89 through which projects the neck of the bottle. The gap is formed by two parallel adjustable exhaust ducts 71 connected to a suction fan. The ducts prevent any coating materials from being deposited on the necks of the bottles. The vertical side 73 and horizontal side 75 of the exhaust ducts have adjustable openings 77 through which the coating material is exhausted. Slides 79 having openings 81 are mounted on the faces 73 and 75 and are used to adjust the size of openings 77. The exhaust from the ducts 71 are passed through conduits 9 to the exhaust manifold. Deflector vanes (Fig. 6 not shown) can be adjustably moutned opposite the nozzles to ensure even coating of the glassware. As shown in Fig. 2, a preferred form of nozzle comprises a solid body 39 which is machined on its surface to provide ribs 41, each rib being cut out for a certain portion of its length. The cut outs in every second rib are arranged in rows and the cut outs in the other ribs are arranged in a second row offset from the first. The body is covered with a shell 45 to provide a closed zig zag path for the air flowing through the cut outs in the ribs. The body has a central bore 47 to a receive a stannic chloride supply pipe 49. Two heaters 51 are inserted into two holes 53 in the body, to heat both the air and the stannic chloride. The air entering the body at inlets 57 passes through the outer rib section, through conduits 59 into an annular channel 60 in an air cap body 61. The air cap body has conduits leading from the channel to direct the air from openings 62 against the stannic chloride as it emerges from nozzle 55 and is provided with a recess 64 to receive the nozzle 55. The nozzle is biased in the recess by spring 65.
Patent GB-1042714-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for forming fried ring-shaped comestibles
Inventor: FRIES EDWARD WILLIAM
IPC: A21B5/00
Filed: 1964-04-06
Abstract: 1,042,714. Making doughnuts. D.C.A. FOOD INDUSTRIES Inc. April 6, 1964, No. 14125/64. Heading A4D. [Also in Division B5] A dough extruding apparatus comprises closure member 21, a nozzle 18 in communication with a hopper 19 of dough under pressure, a sleeve 22 vertically reciprocatable relative to the member 21, means for reciprocating the sleeve 22 in a cycle including an upstroke from a depressed closed position in engagement with closure member 21 to a raised open position, a dwell period in said raised position and a downstroke back to said closed position, and means for adjusting one of the time parameters of said cycle independently of the frequency thereof. One of the time parameters may be altered by adjusting the length of the sleeve stroke, upstroke time, downstroke time or dwell period. An apparatus for producing deep fried ring doughnuts comprises a dough extruding apparatus 11 and deep frying unit 10. The frying unit 10 comprises trough 13 of oil in which are mounted a pair of driven endless chains between which are mounted flights 17 determining the frying departments. When a frying department is beneath nozzle 18 cam 49 closes switch S2 to actuate solenoid 42 such that compressed gas is fed through parts P4 and P2 of fourway valve 40 and valve V2 and air is exhausted from the cylinder 24 via valve VC and ports P1 and P3. This causes the piston in cylinder 24 to retract and hence sleeve 22 is moved upwards and dough is extruded through the opening between member 21 and sleeve 22. When bar 37 hits stop 38 the piston retraction and upward movement of sleeve 22 is stopped and bar 44 closes switch S1 which actuates through a time delay 46 to allow the sleeve 22 to remain in its upper position for a period of time, solenoid 41 which causes the piston to move such that sleeve 22 moves downwards to perform its cutting operation. The dough ring drops into the frying unit 10 and the time parameters of the dough ring forming and cutting cycle are adjusted such that the dough expands to rupture the surface of the ring in the inner periphery of the ring. The length of the sleeve stroke is varied by altering the position of stops 38, 39; the dwell period by altering the time delay 46; and the rate of rise and fall of the sleeve 22 by altering valves V2 and V1 respectively.
Patent GB-543855-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the production of photographic emulsions
IPC: G03C1/053
Filed: 1940-09-12
Abstract: 543,855. Cellulose derivatives. KODAK, Ltd. (Eastman Kodak Co.). Sept. 12, 1940, No. 14136. Addition to 531,579. [Class 2 (ii)] [Also in Group XX] Ethanolamine cellulose acetates are prepared by reacting cellulose acetate which has been hydrolysed to a low acetyl content, e.g. 22 per cent, with p-toluene-sulphonyl chloride in the presence of pyridine to give cellulose acetate p-toluenesulphonate, and reacting the latter with mono-, di-, or tri-ethanolamine. Diethanolamine cellulose acetate is referred to. Specification 543,854 is referred to.
Patent GB-1149750-A (GB)
Title: Underwater apparatus and installations
Inventor: WORD WILLIAM WARREN
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 1967-03-28
Abstract: 1,149,750. Pipe couplings. ARMCO STEEL CORP. 28 March, 1967, No. 14162/67. Heading F2G. [Also in Division E1] An underwater apparatus, such as a well head, has a flow line connection comprising a receptacle 36 having a side port 45 connected to a pipe, such as a well pipe, a connector body 52 for downward insertion into the receptacle so that one end of a transverse passage 55 is in communication with the port, and a flow line 57 attached to the body in communication with the other end of the passage. The body is lowered into the receptacle on tubing connected to a framework 83 engaging two of four guide posts 78 which surround a well head, and latches 59 fix the body within the receptacle. The body is released from the receptacle by a tool 88 (Fig. 7) carried by tubing 90 and having latches 92 to engage the body. Pressure is applied to fluid in the tubing so that an annular piston 96 on the tool forces a ring 60 on the body downwardly to retract the latches 59. The tool is freed from the body by lifting a plug 100 so that a sleeve 101 retracts latches 92. The body also carries a control line 58 which communicates with a control line extension 23 when the body is in the receptacle.
Patent GB-212463-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to wireless receiving apparatus
IPC: H05K11/00
Filed: 1923-05-29
Abstract: 212,463. Pascall, F. May 29, 1923. Receiving sets, construction of.-Valve receiving sets are constructed as standard or table lamps, the valves c furnishing the illuminating means. The remainder of the set is housed in cupboards g, h in the supporting column or, in the case of a table lamp, in a hollow base.
Patent GB-312482-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in screw propellers
IPC: B63H1/26
Filed: 1928-05-14
Abstract: 312,482. Father, A. N. May 14, 1928. Screw propellers.-A screw propeller with concavo-convex section blades is constructed so that the concavity and convexity of the surfaces increase gradually from the boss toward a point adjacent the tips and then decreases toward the tips. The leading and trailing edges are curved with the blade widest at its centre. Blades 8 are mounted on a boss 11 and have concave faces 9 and convex faces 10, the concavity and convexity of which increases from the boss to a section at 5-5 near the tip and then diminishes to the tip section 6-6. When the propeller is placed horizontally the leading edge 12 is higher than the trailing edge 13 and is also highest at a position nearer the tip than the centre. Also the trailing edges lie in a single plane. The edges 12, 13 are curved so as to provide the maximum width near the tip.
Patent GB-290603-A (GB)
IPC: G03B17/30
Filed: 1928-05-16
Abstract: 290,603. Agfa Ansco Corporation, (Assignees of Bornmann, C., and Slocum, B. A.). 16, 1927, [Convention date]. Roll - film dark slides. - A wooden container having a slot for inserting or withdrawing the film, is provided with a metal lining between the film and the walls of the container to prevent fogging of the film due either to leakage of light through the wood or to the effect of fumes given off thereby. In the form shown, the container comprises a cylindrical chamber 2 formed in a wood block 1 and closed at each end by a metal plate. The film roll 3 is held by a guide 4 passing out of the container through the light-trapped film-slot 6, and held in position by turning over the end 5. The cylindrical wall of the chamber 2 is lined with a rolled metal sheet 10, held at one end 11 by the film guide 4, and secured to the wall of the container by adhesive or pressed thereagainst by its resilience.
Patent GB-1043576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in electrical control switch assemblies for electrically heated devicessuch as bedcovers
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 1964-04-08
Abstract: 1,043,576. Push-button retractive switches; protective arrangements. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. April 8, 1964 [April 30, 1963], No. 14433/64. Headings H2B and H2K. A switch assembly includes a pair of pushbuttons such as 13, each manually depressible to close contacts 15, 16 or 17, 18, and each also having a flange 26, Fig. 2 (not shown), engaging a U-shaped contact member 19 to open contacts 19b, 20, acting as a safety switch. The switch assembly controls the circuit for an electric bedcover heated by a heating resistance 38. Contacts 15, 16 are closed by depressing pushbutton 13 to initially energize relay coil 36 to close relay switch 37 which remains closed under normal conditions. Overheating causes a layer 15 of material normally insulating to become conducting and allow current flow between conductors 43 and 44, thus lowering the voltage to coil 36 and causing relay switch 37 to open. Closing of contacts 17, 18 by the other push-button (Fig. 2, not shown), shunts relay coil 36 and opens relay switch 37 manually if required. Whenever a push-button is depressed, the safety switch contacts 19b, 20 open first to interrupt the heater circuit before the contacts 15, 16 or 17, 18 close. Each pushbutton is guided for movement in the housing 10 by a projection 28 on push-button 13, moving in a guide groove 31.
Patent GB-452812-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to locks for doors and the like
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1935-05-17
Abstract: 452,812. Latches. SYKES, F., 5, Ing Head, Linthwaite, Huddersfield. May 17, 1935, No. 14445. [Class 44] A sliding latch is actuated by an inside or an outside handle, which is normally held locked and can only be turned after an endwise movement of the spindle, preferably in a direction opposite to the opening movement of the door. A latch C is movable by a follower engaging a spindle D on which the two handles A, B are mounted, the spindle being normally pushed towards the outside of the door by a spring F to bring a pin G on the handle A into engagement with a hole in the latch case. Alternatively a peg may be provided on the spindle to engage a notch in the case.
Patent GB-704608-A (GB)
Title: A new or improved machine for making cartons
Inventor: ROWLANDS TOM
IPC: B31B17/00
Filed: 1950-06-09
Abstract: 704,608. Endless conveyers. BRITISH MILK CANTON CO., Ltd. June 7, 1851 [June 9, 1950 ; Oct. 24, 1950], Nos. 14460/50 and 25877/50. [Class 78 (1)] [Also in Groups VIII, XVI and XVII] A machine for making, filling and sealing cartons (see Group XVII) comprises conveyers linked by discharge and delivery means, 'passing the carton through various processes. Carton blank conveyers (Figs. 2, 9). Carton blanks are cut from a web and carried by a conveyer 8 to formers 96 via a transfer conveyer 9 at right angles'to the conveyer 8. The conveyer 8 comprises tapes and is of conventional form, but the conveyer 9 is .pivoted at 94 and carries a member 105 pivoted to it which, on upward movement of the conveyer 9 presses a blank against a former 96. On downward movement, the member 105 follows the path of the former for a short period to ensure gripping of the blank by the former. Carton tube conveyers (Figs. 1, 9, 17, 19, 19a). The tubes are stripped from the formers by a suction head 160 carried on an oscillating arm 166 and deposited on the conveyer 12 having projections 70 for engaging the tubes.. The tubes are discharged from the conveyer 12 by a pivoted gripper 13 having suction cups 180 which turn them through 90 degrees for delivery to a conveyer 14 by a reciprocating pusher 192. The conveyer 14 comprises two belts carrying blocks 202, 203, each opposite pair of which grips a tube for transmission past end closure applying tools. The conveyer 14 is operated intermittently by a Geneva mechanism, Fig. 19, comprising pins 222 engaging a wheel 223 driving gear wheels 226, 229 mounted on the conveyer chain shafts at the exit end. The completed cartons are received at the exit by fingers 361 on a pivoted arm 360, Figs. 19, 19a, turned from a horizontal into an upright position and deposited on a conventional conveyer 17. The cartons are removed from the conveyer 17 by a pusher 18, Fig. 1, to form a double line on twin conveyers 19 for transmission, past known sterilizing and filling devices 20, 21, with intermittent motion. Guide strips 361 direct the cartons on to two further conventional conveyers 22 for stoppering and labelling. Specification 694,644, [Group XVII], is referred to.
Patent GB-370703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to metal pipes and like bodies provided with a wear-resisting lining
IPC: F16L57/06
Filed: 1931-05-16
Abstract: 370,703. Lined metal pipes. ELEKTROSCHMELZE GES., 25, Hardenbergstrasse, Charlottenburg, Berlin. May 16, 1931, No. 14546. Convention date, May 20, 1930. [Class 99 (ii).] A metal pipe &c. for the conveyance of ashes is provided with a protective lining of corundum which is applied by dipping the pipe rapidly one or more times into a bath of the molten material and allowing the pipe to cool between each immersion. The outer coating of corundum resulting from the dipping will scale off during.cooling of the pipe.
Patent GB-1305832-A (GB)
IPC: B60K31/06
Filed: 1970-03-25
Abstract: 1305832 Regulating I. C. engines BOLINDER - MUNKTELL AB 25 March 1970 [8 April 1969] 14567/70 Heading F1B A device for limiting the engine speed of a diesel engine driven vehicle in dependence on the engaged gear ratio of the vehicle gear-box comprises an abutment 2 for limiting the movements of a control rod 6 connected to the control lever 1 of the fuel injection pump B, the abutment being movable to a position which is dependent on the engaged gear and comprises a spring- loaded piston in a pressure cylinder and surrounding a coupling rod operatively connecting the control lever with an accelerator. When the low gear ratio is engaged oil from the engine lubrication system is admitted to cylinder 3 via a magnetically-operated valve which is controlled by a contactor in or on the gear-box. Piston 4 is moved to the right compressing spring 5 to the position shown in which the fuel injection pump control lever 1 can swing through angle α. When high gear ratio is engaged the abutment moves under spring pressure to restrict the movement of lever 1 to angle To prevent driver interference by violent movement of the accelerator the control rod 6 may include a spring linkage 13. In a modification the abutment may be positioned by an electromagnet.
Patent GB-948419-A (GB)
Title: Reel for supporting heavy coils of metal strip
Inventor: HERR RICHARD FREEMAN
IPC: B21C47/30
Filed: 1962-04-16
Abstract: 948,419. Reels. HERR EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. April 16, 1962, No. 14574/62 Heading B8M. A reel, for supporting coils of metal strip, comprises an expansible, coil supporting drum carried by a rotatable arbor having an axial bore within which cam members can cause the drum to expand and contract. In one embodiment (Figs. 1 and 4), the drum of a reel for coiling strip has a fixed segment 12 connected to a sleeve 16 fitting around the arbor 11, and movable segments 13, 14 with tubular portion 19 pivoted to the segment 12. The segments are expanded by a wedge member 15 connected to various riser pins 41 having sleeves 44 and movable in slots 40 in the arbor. The pins have inner surfaces 43 which straddle a shaft 29 coaxial with the arbor and which engage cam surfaces 37 on cylindrical members 32, 33, 34, 35, closely fitting within the bore 27 of the arbor and spaced on the shaft 29 between collar 31 and nut 39. Hence by reciprocating the shaft 29 the drum is expanded and contracted. The reel may be disassembled by unscrewing the end plate 47 from the arbor, longitudinally withdrawing the segments 12, 13, 14 in one unit, and then by laterally removing the wedge 15 and pins 41 screwed thereto from the arbor. Slots 52 are provided for the insertion of the free end of the strip. A larger reel may be obtained by spacing the segments 12, 13, 14, further away from the arbor (Figs. 7 and 8, not shown). In another embodiment a reel, especially for gripping a coil during unwinding comprises four drum-forming segments each connected by pins 60 to a cylindrical cam member 57 within the arbor 55 and having cam surfaces 63 inclined to the axis of the cylinder 57 arid mating with the inner surfaces of the pins 60. The pins may be offset so that the surfaces 63 can extend beyond the centre of the cylinder 57 (Fig. 9, not shown).
Patent GB-380404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in overedge-stitching sewing machines
IPC: D05B27/18
Filed: 1932-05-23
Abstract: 380,404. Sewing-machines. MULLER, E., 27, Michaelkirchstrasse, Berlin. May 23, 1932, No. 14614. [Class 112.] In a machine for forming overedge stitching, the holder a for the looper bar is controlled at the rear end by a supporting roller d which can be vertically reciprocated to increase the vertical stroke of the loop. The roller is carried by a shaft e guided in vertical slots g, g<1> of the guide-plates b, b<1> of the member a. The roller is reciprocated twice for each rotation of the main shaft by a cam groove m, bell crank i. and hub h. The holder a has an arcuate slot c in which the roller d works so that the looper can make the usual horizontal movements.
Patent GB-1119435-A (GB)
Title: An electrode for use in welding alloys
IPC: B23K35/30
Filed: 1966-04-01
Abstract: A coated welding rod used for welding alloys with a carbon content lower than 0.3% has a coating comprising a maximum of 6% basic carbonates, a maximum of 1% organic materials, 3.5-10% deoxidizing agents 3-10% free MgO, 3-10% free Al2O3, the weight ratio of free MgO to free Al2O3 being 0.3 to 3.33, 13-35% of metal powders, TiO2 and/or ZrO2 free or combined, silicates, binding agents such as alkali silicates and fluxing agents such as alkaline or alkaline earth fluorides and cryloite. The following composition range is disclosed:- <TABS:1119435/C6-C7/1> The metal powders added, which enter into the weld metal may be Cr, Ni, Mo, Ti, Nb and their alloys or ferro alloys.  The deoxidizing agents may be Fe-Mn, Fe-Ti, Fe-Si-Ti or metals such as Mg, Al, Ti, Si, Ca.  The dry powders are mixed with aqueous alkaline silicates and the paste coated on the welding rod e.g. a stainless steel rod.
Patent GB-1221963-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to electromagnetic flowmeter heads
Inventor: SMITH ROBERT JOHN
IPC: G01F1/58
Filed: 1968-03-27
Abstract: 1,221,963. Induction flowmeters. GEORGE KENT Ltd. March 25, 1969 [March 27, 1968], No.14728/68. Heading G1N. In an electro-magnetic flowmeter head for mounting within a pipeline, a plurality of angularly spaced conductors 16, providing a magnetic field, are embedded in a casing 12 of electrically insulating material, and two electrodes 20 are arranged in a line at right-angles to the magnetic field produced. The cross-sectional areas of the conductors reduce symmetrically away from the plane 18 such that the magnetic field is uniform and parallel and the potential sensed by the electrodes indicates the mean flow speed over the whole crosssectional area of the casing. A tube 22 acts as a core for the conductors and a tube 24 acts as an electrostatic screen. The head may be secured in the pipeline by a flange 28, which may be mounted at one end of the casing, Fig. 3 (not shown). Leads 26 to the conductors and electrodes are taken through this flange 28. Alternatively, screws may be provided in holes in the casing for frictional engagement with the inner wall of the pipeline, in which case the leads 26 may be taken through a grummet in an aperture in the pipeline.