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Patent GB-2193674-A (GB)
Title: Gasket cutting device
Inventor: FERNANDEZ MANUEL ALVAREZ
IPC: B23B51/05
Filed: 1986-08-13
Abstract: A device for cutting annular gaskets comprises a vertical spindle (1), the upper end (26) of which fits the spindle of a drilling machine, and the lower end (2) of which has a point for engagement with the gasket material. A transverse beam (5) arranged to rotate with the spindle (1) has two arms (6, 7), each of which supports a corresponding cutting wheel (12, 13) which is adjustably mounted thereon via a bracket (10, 11) and a clamping screw (15). By setting the cutting wheels (12, 13) to the inner and outer radii of the desired annular gasket, with the aid of graduated scales (17) and indexes (16), the drilling machine can be utilised to cut the appropriate gasket. An auxiliary cutter (24, Fig. 4) for small circles may be mounted on the spindle (1, Fig. 4) about the point (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196396-A (GB)
Title: Zip-fastening flexible gaiter
Inventor: WALTON RONALD
IPC: F16J3/04
Filed: 1986-10-14
Abstract: A zip-fastening flexible gaiter, as protective equipment to be used primarily on motor car steering racks and track control arms, in the form of a flexible, convoluted tube which has a flexible zip running along its whole length. To fit the gaiter, simply unzip it and place it around the steering rack and track control arm. Then re-zip it together and clamp it firmly at both ends with worm-drive ("Jubilee") clips. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185100-A (GB)
Title: Simulated solid fuel gas fire
Inventor: WRIGHT JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: F24C3/00
Filed: 1986-12-08
Abstract: A solid fuel effect gas fire (10) comprises a chamber (13) into which a gas injector (14) entrains air to form a mixture which can permeate through a perforated ceramic radiant plaque (20) which is disposed above the chamber (13). A ceramic fibre spacing blanket (23) and blocks (24,25) space imitation coal or other solid fuel pieces (26) from the plaque (20) so that combustion of the mixture can take place in the spaces between the pieces (26) and between the pieces (26) and the plaque (20). The plaque (20) glows and serves to radiate heat to supplement the heat of the burning gas/air mixture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199522-A (GB)
Title: Introducing additives to molten metal in flow
Inventor: SPENCELEY GENE DONALD
IPC: C21C7/00
Filed: 1986-12-20
Abstract: During transfer of molten metal from a first containing vessel (2) to a second containing vessel (4) through a hollow carrier (3), additive(s) are injected (6) into the first containing vessel or the hollow carrier as the metal passes therethrough; and the metal is subjected to turbulent flow conditions as the metal and additives pass through the hollow carrier. The invention may be applied to continuous casting (as shown) in which the melt passes from a tundish (2) to a mould (4). Alternatively, in uphill ingot teeming, the hollow carrier replaces the conventional runner leading to the mould base from the pouring vessel (Fig. 2, not shown). In a further alternative, the hollow carrier may be incorporated as part of a blast furnace runner system.   The additive(s) may be for various purposes and in various forms e.g. wine, powder, gas. Turbulent flow conditions are established by any of a variety of techniques, and the carrier may be force-cooled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203825-A (GB)
Title: Container for storing liquefied gas
Inventor: TOMSETT ALAN CLIVE
IPC: F17C7/02
Filed: 1987-04-01
Abstract: Container for storing a liquefied gas comprising a bottle (1) having an outlet opening (2) and valve means (3) secured to the outlet opening (2), which valve means (3) include a relief valve (7), a flow control valve (13), a first open-ended pipe (19) connected to the inlet (8) of the relief valve (7) and arranged in the bottle (1), and a second open-ended pipe (23) connected to the inlet (14) of the flow control valve (13) and arranged in the bottle (1), wherein the centre of the opening (27) at the free end of the second pipe (23) is located at or near a plane (29) defined by the centre of the opening (25) at the free end of the first pipe (19) and the central longitudinal axis (28) of the valve means (3) and at the other side of the central longitudinal axis (28), and wherein the opening (25) at the free end of the first pipe (25) is relatively close to the inlet (8) of the relief valve (7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2195507-A (GB)
Title: Temperature sensing apparatus
Inventor: JENKINS JAMES OLIVER MICHAEL
IPC: G01K1/16
Filed: 1987-06-19
Abstract: It is desirable to be able to sense the temperature of a semiconductor element to detect, for example, overheating of that element. A temperature sensing apparatus is disclosed which comprises a polysilicon silicon oxide layer (5) separates the temperature transducer device (7) from the element (1) to provide electrical isolation and thermal coupling. The element (1) may be a FET and the transducer (7) may comprise junction diodes having an abrupt characteristic for protection purposes or a thermister having a continuous characteristic to allow the actual temperature to be obtained. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2207906-A (GB)
Title: Machine for winding films on a non-circular support
Inventor: PIRAZZOLI ETTORE
IPC: B65H18/10
Filed: 1987-08-01
Abstract: The machine produces spools of dielectric films, metallised on one side or with metal films intercalated between them, around a support of non-circular section (2). The films pass around two fixed rollers (3a) and (3b), supported for rotation by a structure (10), and a compensating roller (4), supported by the free end of a bar (5) hinged to the structure (10). The bar (5) is acted on by a cam (6), driven in rotation synchronously with the support (2), so that the compensating roller (4) is moved to compensate for the variations in speed of take up of the films (1) by the support (2) and thus to maintain a constant speed of take off of the films from feed spools situated prior to the fixed rollers (3a) and (3b). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2194776-A (GB)
Title: A stacking tray
Inventor: SWAIN MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: B65D5/00
Filed: 1987-09-02
Abstract: A stacking tray formed from a blank comprises a base (2), a first pair of spaced apart walls (3a, 3b), a second pair of spaced apart walls each having an outer wall portion (9a, 9b) integrally joined to the base (2) and an inner wall portion (6a, 6b) and a corner reinforcement at each corner of the tray. Each corner reinforcement is folded from a pair of wing sections (14, 15; 16, 17) integrally joined to each wall of said second pair of spaced apart walls and each having a height greater than a central portion of each wall of said second pair of spaced apart walls. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2216259-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser for chemical analysis carrying a code
Inventor: WESTON TERENCE EDWARD
IPC: G01N35/10
Filed: 1988-03-31
Abstract: A dispenser 10 for chemical analysis insertable into e.g. a cylindrical housing 20 of an analyser 18, carries a label 16 bearing an optical code of analysis data e.g. in bar coded form. A scanning head 28 can be mounted towards the top of the housing 20, so that as the dispenser is lowered into the analyser the head 28 reads the bar code. This data may then be fed to a microprocessor for the automatic setting of the analyser. The dispenser 10 may have a longitudinal groove with which a pin 26 at the top of the housing 20 engages to align the bar code label 16 with the scanning head 28. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2217298-A (GB)
Title: A jewellery box for earrings and/or brooches
Inventor: WOOD GABRIELLE ANNE
IPC: A45C11/16
Filed: 1988-04-12
Abstract: A jewellery box (2) for earrings and/or brooches comprises a body portion (4), a lid (6), and at least one tray member (8, 10) which is located in the body portion (4) and which is provided with a plurality of fixing devices (12), the fixing devices (12) being for receiving the earrings and/or the brooches such that the earrings and/or the brooches are fixed in position and are displayed on top of the tray member (8, 10). More than one relatively slidable tray member (8, 10) may be provided and the front of the box (2) may be weighted for stability. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210867-A (GB)
Title: Destruction of environmentally hazardous halogenated hydrocarbons, with lead
Inventor: MANTLE EDWARD CHARLES
IPC: A62D3/32
Filed: 1988-04-15
Abstract: Chlorinated hydrocarbons, especially PCBs, are destroyed safely by reacting them with molten lead. The molten lead extracts the chlorine values from the chlorinated hydrocarbons to give lead chloride from which the lead and/or chlorine values can be recovered.
Patent GB-2212373-A (GB)
Title: A garden tool
Inventor: LONG SAMUEL FALCONER
IPC: A01B1/16
Filed: 1988-10-21
Abstract: A hand held weeding tool (20) comprises a scoop (21) having an apertured bottom (22), soil riddling means (23) associated with the apertured bottom (22) and weed retaining means (25) for retaining weeds or plants on the riddling means (23) during passage of soil through the riddling means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214066-A (GB)
Title: Spare key and holder
Inventor: CLAPPER ROBERT C
IPC: E05B19/26
Filed: 1989-01-12
Abstract: A combination spare key and spare key holder (10) includes one or two spare keys (12, 14 Fig 2) e.g. for automobile ignition, and door and truck locks, formed of rigid plastic, and a generally rectangular spare key holder (20) formed of flexible plastic, the holder including two panels (22, 24 Fig 3) joined to form elongate pockets (26, 28) with openings (44) to receive the spare keys. Complete withdrawal of each key from the pocket is prevented by engagement between shoulders (46) on the key and stop edges (48) of the pocket. Alternatively, a one-piece spare key (56, Fig 5) having a pair of opposed lock actuable stems (60, 62), is provided and is contained within a single pocket in the holder (Fig 4). To allow insertion in a key cutting machine, stems (60, 62) are relatively pivotable about a reduced thickness hinge (68). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2217175-A (GB)
Title: Proteinaceous lipid composition
Inventor: FREEMAN CHRISTOPHER PAUL
IPC: A23K1/16
Filed: 1989-01-23
Abstract: A dry solid composition comprises from 70 to 95% by weight of lipid containing from 10 to 50% by weight free fatty acids, protected in sodium caseinate. The composition can be in free-flowing particulate form, and can be used as an ingredient in animal feedstuffs such as fish feeds. The composition can contain lipid-soluble components such as vitamins and carotenoid pigments. Use of a blend of fish oil fatty acid distillerate, neutralised fish oil and antioxident is exemplified. A process comprises drying a liquid emulsion of lipid, the lipid containing 10 - 50% free fatty acids, in an aqueous solution containing not less than about 5% caseinate.
Patent GB-2215938-A (GB)
Title: Background differencing operator for target motion detection
Inventor: JAMES ENOCH
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 1989-01-31
Abstract: The images of two successive scenes are subtracted pixel by pixel to leave an image containing only a moving target, the background being eliminated. If the background moves relative to the camera the background is not eliminated, edges in particular being prominent, Fig 5. In order to obviate this effect a pixel from the second image is subtracted not only from the corresponding pixel in the first image, but also from each of pxq pixels Figure 6 adjacent to the corresponding pixel and the minimum difference used in the resultant image. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229706-A (GB)
Title: Combined cigarette carton and matchbox
Inventor: PAYNTER BRYANT WILLIAM TIMOTHY
IPC: B65D85/10
Filed: 1989-03-29
Abstract: A combined cigarette carton and match box comprises a carton (10) of the flip-lid type having an open ended passage (18) at the base within which is positioned a slide out drawer (28) for matches. The drawer (20) may be positioned with its base lying adjacent a false bottom (26) of the carton, so providing additional reinforcement, or it may be positioned with its base lying adjacent the base (24) of the carton. One or more strikers (20) are provided on the front, back or side walls. The carton may be manufactured from a suitable cut and folded single blank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2217879-A (GB)
Title: Correcting running track of railless crane
Inventor: TAKEHARA TORU
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 1989-04-25
Abstract: An apparatus for correcting a running track of a railless crane includes a running reference point detecting unit 7, a running speed measuring unit 9, a running direction angle detecting unit 11, and a track control unit 15. The running reference point detecting unit 7 generates running reference point detection signals indicative of the lateral offset of the crane when the crane passes spaced running reference points. The track control unit 15 calculates a track offset amount on the basis of the last running reference point detection signal, the running speed and the running direction angle, and generates a track correction signal for correcting a track offset. The correction signal may be used to steer the crane by driving running motors 17a, 17b at different speeds. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230753-A (GB)
Title: Passenger conveyor apparatus
Inventor: KWOK SHEK-SHUEN
IPC: B66B21/06
Filed: 1989-04-28
Abstract: Apparatus for conveying people, comprises an endless platform and driving means for driving the platform around a closed path, the endless platform comprising linked pairs of platform elements (2, 3), individual platform elements (2, 3) of which are articulated together for pivotal movement about a substantially vertical axis, and respective elements (2, 3) of each said pair of platform elements (2. 3) being articulated to adjacent elements (3,2) of the next-most pairs (2, 3) for pivotal movement about a substantially horizontal axis. The elements (2, 3) are preferably complementarily shaped to minimise the gap between the elements. Preferably, two or more such or other conventional apparatus may be used, arranged to run essentially contiguously over parts of their respective paths of travel and adapted to operate at different speeds. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2224028-A (GB)
Title: Substituted 5-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzothiophenes as inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis
Inventor: ZAMBIAS ROBERT A
IPC: C07D333/54
Filed: 1989-10-12
Abstract: Position-4 and/or position-6 substituted 5-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzothiophenes of the following general structural formula (I) are disclosed:   <IMAGE>   These compounds and their salts are found to be potent inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis. In the above formula, R4 and R6 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or phenylthioalkyl.
Patent GB-2225659-A (GB)
Title: Optical bar-code reader
Inventor: NIWA KATSUHISA
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 1989-11-17
Abstract: In an optical code reader, the height and width of a light beam emitted by one or more LEDs (5, 6) is varied by two lenses (9, 7; 10, 8) or an integral single lens to produce uniform illumination of a strip-shaped region in which a bar-code is placed in order to be read by a sensor (12A). Suitable lenses are illustrated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229790-A (GB)
Title: A seal
Inventor: LEIGH-MONSTEVENS KEITH VERNON
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 1990-02-14
Abstract: The seal (50) includes an axially forward portion (50a) defining radially inner and radially outer deflectable lip seals (50c, 50d) and an axially rearward portion (50b) defining radially outer and inner arcuate heel seals (50e, 50f). When positioned in an annular groove (43) in a piston (30) and with the piston slidably received in the bore (27) of a cylinder (28), the annular seal (50) provides fluid pressure sealing at the deflectable lip seals, provides secondary fluid pressure sealing at the arcuate heel seals, provides air sealing at the arcuate heel seals, and functions at the arcuate heel seals to preclude the entry of contaminants into the sealing interfaces. The seal is especially effective when employed in a hydraulic pressure cylinder of the centre feed type since it allows the usage of a single annular seal positioned in a singular annular groove in the piston.
Patent GB-2236332-A (GB)
Title: Clothes washing machine
Inventor: ISHIBASHI OSAMU
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 1990-07-19
Abstract: A clothes washing machine includes a tub (5), an agitator (7) agitating the wash water contained in the tub, an electric motor (8) driving the agitator (7), an air trap (12) mounted so as to communicate to the interior of the water receiving tub (5) such that the air pressure in the air trap (12) is increased in accordance with increase in the water level in the tub (5), a semiconductor pressure sensor (14) having an air inlet (17) communicating to the air trap (12) through an air tube (13), thereby generating an electrical signal the magnitude of which depends upon the pressure of air received in the air inlet (17) thereof, and an electronic circuit unit (4) including an amplifier (20) amplifying the output signal of the sensor (14) and a control circuit (19) controlling the motor (8). The electronic circuit unit (4) is formed on the same circuit board (18) as the sensor (14). The sensor comprises a silicon diaphragm (16) upon which a piezoresistance layer 16a is formed by impurity diffusion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236061-A (GB)
Title: Application of locking adhesive to screw threads
Inventor: TROST WILHELM
IPC: B05C1/00
Filed: 1990-08-23
Abstract: For the reliable application of screw locking adhesive on threads of a screw, a procedure and a device are proposed, whereby the free end of the screw shaft of a screw is pressed into an absorbent cushion, soaked with the screw locking adhesive, and accessible through a cover opening of a vessel which encloses the cushion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236472-A (GB)
Title: Concealed hygienic pocket
Inventor: MORROW ROBERT FRANCIS EDWARD
IPC: A41D27/20
Filed: 1990-10-03
Abstract: In a workwear garment having co-operating edges provided with fasting means engageable together (see Fig. 2) with one edge overlapping the other, a panel 12 is adhered to a portion 11 of the garment material extending from that edge of the co-operating edges which is outermost when the edges are engaged together. The panel 12 and the garment material portion 11 together define an enclosed region 15, 16 accessible only by an opening 13 defined between the outermost edge of the garment material portion 11 and an edge portion of the panel 12. All other edges 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d and 14e of the panel 12 are continuously adhered to the garment material portion 11. A pocket 17 is then defined within the lower part 16 of the enclosed region 15, 16. The invention provides a hygienic pocket construction acceptable for use in industries where both external pockets and internal pockets are prohibited. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239907-A (GB)
Title: Pressurised fluid mechanism and a disc brake coupled thereto
Inventor: PEROT MARC
IPC: F16D65/18
Filed: 1990-11-26
Abstract: This invention relates to an assembly of a pressurized fluid mechanism and of a brake which is coupled thereto, said mechanism comprising an internal fluid distributor valve 16 having a communication face 17 in abutment with the cylinder block 7 of the mechanism to define within the housing 1A, 1B, 1C of the mechanism, two enclosures 41, 42 separated by said communication face, and said brake comprising a brake-release chamber 39. The brake-release chamber is in permanent communication with one of said two enclosures. One application of the invention is the production of a high yield motor of moderate cost price. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243513-A (GB)
Title: Video recording
Inventor: KIM CHEOL-MIN
IPC: G11B20/02
Filed: 1990-12-31
Abstract: A circuit for recording video signals in high quality comprises a frequency modulator 100 for separating a luminance signal from a video signal and modulating the frequency of the separated luminance signal; a low frequency converter 110, including a color detector, for separating a chrominance signal from a video signal, and modulating the amplitude of the chrominance signal so as to be distributed in a low frequency band when a chrominance signal is detected by the color detector; a mixer 40 for mixing an output of said frequency modulating means and an output of the low frequency converter; a recording device 50 for recording an output of the mixer on a record medium; and a frequency characteristic controller 120 for controlling a frequency band of an output of the frequency modulator according to whether the video signal is a black- and-white signal or a chrominance signal, the frequency characteristic controller being connected between the mixer 40 and the frequency modulator 100. Thus, in the case of a color video signal, color balance is finely kept, and in the case of a black-and-white video signal, a frequency characteristic of a video signal is controlled so as not to lose a fine contour resolution. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252791-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine inlet manifold
Inventor: PEER STEPHEN
IPC: F02M35/10
Filed: 1991-02-16
Abstract: Tubes 14, 15, 16 and 17 are connected at one end to a riser bore 11, the other ends being adapted to be connected to engine inlet ports. The tubes are connected to the riser bore at a level below the ends of the tubes adapted to be connected to the engine, tubes 15, 16 being wound around the riser bore. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242666-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the temporary storage of products
Inventor: GAMBERINI ANTONIO
IPC: B65G47/51
Filed: 1991-03-18
Abstract: An apparatus for temporarily storing formed cigarette packets 2 to allow adhesive to dry, comprises two coaxial wheels 6, 16 rotatable intermittently and provided with respective aligned pluralities of peripheral compartments 8, 17, feeder means 3, 7 for introducing the packets in succession into the compartments 8, extractor means 15 for removing packets in succession from the compartments 17, a static drum 11 positioned between the two wheels and provided with a plurality of peripheral compartments 12, each to contain a plurality of packets and having their longitudinal ends facing respective compartments of the two wheels, and a transfer device 21 for simultaneously extracting a plurality of packets from a like number of first wheel compartments 8 and inserting them into corresponding drum compartments; the entry of each packet into a drum compartment causing the exit of another packet from the other end of the same drum compartment and the entry of this packet into a second wheel compartment. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255719-A (GB)
Title: Electro-therapy apparatus
Inventor: MATTHEWS TONY
IPC: A61N1/34
Filed: 1991-05-11
Abstract: Electro-therapy apparatus delivers modulated or mixed electromagnetic signal to a patient via electrodes A, B of substantially different sizes, so that the small electrode B provides a targeted and specific therapeutic effect. Typically the effect may be of pain relief. Two high frequency signals f1 and f2 may be mixed to deliver a signal having a beat frequency (f2 - f1) of 1 to 250 Hz, and the area of the electrode B at the treatment site may be over 50 times smaller than the other electrode A. The signal may be switched between a plurality of electrodes (B1 to B4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256740-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic head support carrying electronic circuits
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID ANTHONY
IPC: G11B5/48
Filed: 1991-06-14
Abstract: A magnetic disc reader head assembly in which the support member 13 of the electromagnetic pick-up carries read/ write amplifiers 15 connected by short leads to the pick-up to minimise induced noise. The support member may be formed in part from ceramic sheet material, on which the read/write amplifiers may be mounted directly. <IMAGE>