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Patent GB-2154131-A (GB)
Title: Child's vehicle seat
Inventor: SWIFT THOMAS RICHARD
IPC: B60R22/00
Filed: 1984-02-17
Abstract: A child's seat arranged for use seated on a vehicle seat which is equipped with an adult-sized safety belt comprises a horizontal seat portion 2 on which a child may sit, an upright back portion 1 against which such a child may rest its back when seated on the seat portion, and transverse hinge means hingedly inter-connecting said seat and back portions between position 4/5 and point 3 so as to permit the back portion to be hinged relative to the seat portion from an upright in-use position towards a horizontal storage position and vice versa. The safety belt passes through moveable clip or strap 10 and lies diagonally across junction 4/5 of the back and seat portions. By positioning of said clip or strap 10 the height of the safety belt above the seat portion may be adjusted. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2140285-A (GB)
Title: Self-propelled chaff cutter
Inventor: OLIVA KLAUS
IPC: A01D43/08
Filed: 1984-04-12
Abstract: A chaff cutter (1) comprises a relatively wide chopping drum (6) arranged under a driver cabin (5) and an obliquely upwardly extending ejector shaft (7) behind the cabin. To adapt a stream of chopped crop material to the narrower cross-section of an ejector elbow (13) connected to the shaft (7) and to convey the material through the elbow, an accelerator (8) is arranged at the junction of shaft and elbow and preferably comprises two rotors (9, 9') rotatable about horizontal axes (10, 10') parallel to the direction of travel of the chaff cutter. The rotors (9, 9') are arranged symmetrically to the width of the ejector shaft (7) and, in their lower regions, the peripheral surfaces (14, 14') and end faces (11, 11 min ) thereof extend into a rectangular opening of the shaft (7). The rotors (9, 9') are driven in opposite sense through a drive (18) derived from the motor (15) of the chaff cutter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to heat exchanger devices
Inventor: BYRNE PATRICK JAMES
IPC: F28D15/02
Filed: 1984-06-13
Abstract: The invention discloses a heat exchanger device which may facilitate the handling of dangerous fluids to be cooled. Alternatively the device may be used in adverse conditions since the risk of failure by damage is considerably reduced by the use of a plurality of heat pipes (12) arranged in a parallel manner with lower ends in thermal contact with a passage (10) through which runs the fluid to be cooled. The upper ends of the heat pipes (12) are, for example, provided with a multi-finned cooling means (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162392-A (GB)
Title: Television interface unit
Inventor: AMIN MOHAMMAD KHALID
IPC: H04N5/765
Filed: 1984-07-26
Abstract: Sockets are provided for connection to the input (37, Fig. 2) and output 4, Fig. 1 of a video recorder, the output 3,5 of at least one other source of television signals such as a computer, and the input 20 of a television set, and switches 19,21 (32) are arranged for selectively connecting signals appearing at an aerial input to the video recorder input socket (37) and the television input socket 20, signals appearing at the video recorder output socket (4) or the computer socket 3,5 to the television input socket 20, and signals appearing at the computer socket 3,5 to the video recorder input socket (37). An automatic tuning circuit 23 is provided having an input bandwidth wide enough to embrace all the channels of the signals applied to it and to convert those signals to a predetermined single frequency for application to the television input. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2145150-A (GB)
Title: Binding strap
Inventor: VERGARI GUIDO
IPC: F16G11/00
Filed: 1984-07-30
Abstract: A flexible band-clamp of plastics material for binding detached elements, particularly filiform continuous lengths 8, comprises a band (1), having on one side serrations (2), and an apertured head (3) integrally moulded at one end of the band (1) and having an inclined inner surface (10). An insert (5) is housed in the head (3) and has one surface provided with serrations (6) and another bearing projections (7). In operation, the serrations (6) engage with serrations (2) of the band (1) and the inclined projections (7) with the corresponding inclined inner surface (10) of the head (3). The insert (5) is linked to the head (3) by a flexible portion (11) which permits a sliding action. Preferably two projections (7) are provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162638-A (GB)
Title: Vibration isolation section for a seismic streamer
Inventor: CAMERON NEIL WILSON
IPC: G01V1/20
Filed: 1984-08-03
Abstract: A vibration isolator section for a seismic streamer having a flexible tube 1 of plastics material containing nylon rope strainwire(s) 4 attached to discretely spaced bulkheads 2 substantially filling the tube cross section, with open spacer elements 3 between the bulkheads supporting the tube wall and electrical cables 5, the remaining internal volume of the section being filled with an electrically inert liquid, the placement of the bulkheads being such as to optimise the attenuation of vibrational energy at peak input frequencies. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2168840-A (GB)
Title: Customerisation of integrated logic devices
Inventor: HADLEY MARK JOSEPH
IPC: H01L27/118
Filed: 1984-08-22
Abstract: A method of manufacturing integrated logic devices in which a relatively large general array of gates and/or other devices is produced by a diffusion and/or other process over the surface of a stock wafer (e.g. silicon) without scribe lanes or with scribe lanes provided in one direction only. The wafer is then customerised by metallisation and scribing into the chosen sizes.
Patent GB-2152067-A (GB)
Title: Ethylene-propylene block copolymers
Inventor: REPIN JOANNES FREDERICUS
IPC: C08L53/00
Filed: 1984-12-21
Abstract: An impact-resistant ethylene-propylene block copolymer consists of (a) a completely homopolymeric propylene part and (b) a copolymeric ethylene-propylene part, the weight ratio (a):(b) being between 4:1 and 9:1, and the producing containing a total amount of 10-15% (wt) ethylene, and having an Izod value measured according to ISO-R-180 at 296 K of at least 30 kJ/m<2>, an E- modulus measured according to ASTM-D-790 at 296 K of at least 1000 N/mm<2> and a melt index measured according to ASTM-D-1238 at 503 K and 21.6 N of 2.5-20 dg/min. The block copolymers are prepared by the sequential steps of (a) polymerising propylene, (b) copolymerising ethylene and propylene in the presence of the product (a), and (c) kneading the product of (b) in the presence of free radicals a high-energy radiation.
Patent GB-2170897-A (GB)
Title: Encased panel radiator and holding device for the casing of panel radiators
Inventor: STANNEK SIEGFRIED
IPC: F28D1/03
Filed: 1985-02-26
Abstract: In an encased panel radiator 1 one part of the holding device constructed in the form of a screw connection 14 for securing a casing plate 10 is provided on the panel radiator, while the other part penetrates through the casing plate and rests on the outside thereof with a flange 18. In order to prevent its rotation, this flange comprises a projection (19) which engages resiliently in a counter recess (15) on the casing plate. The part carrying the flange is preferably constructed in the form of a tube socket 16 which is fitted in one piece and eccentrically to the elongated flange which carries the projection on its end remote from the tube socket. This one-piece part is preferably made from flexible plastics material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2166880-A (GB)
Title: Flash exposure
Inventor: GUNDLACH ROBERT WILLIAM
IPC: G03B27/54
Filed: 1985-05-01
Abstract: In full frame imagewise exposure on a moving photoconductive belt using flash illumination of an opaque original, a shadow cast by the lens 32 is removed by means of auxiliary non-imagewise exposure (before, during or after the imagewise exposure). A predetermined area of the belt may be illuminated from the lamp housing as shown (during the imagewise exposure) or independently by means of an LED array (50, Fig. 1) at a location spaced from the imagewise exposure station. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171134-A (GB)
Title: Sliders for guiding doors
Inventor: JACOBS KENNETH
IPC: E05D15/06
Filed: 1985-06-21
Abstract: A slider (41) for guiding the top of a sliding door (12) in a channel (42) comprises spaced cheeks (56) between which extends a rib (59) which engages one side of the channel, and a rib mounted on a flexible tongue (60) which flexes between the cheeks and is thereby biased into engagement with the other side of the channel. An alternative form of slider is also shown (Fig. 10) wherein first and second members (113, 114) overhang the sides of the body, at least one of these members is rotatable on the body and has a deformable circumference. The sliding doors have wheel assemblies at the base of the doors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161162-A (GB)
Title: Process for obtaining alkyl ethers of b-(4-oxy-3 5-di-tert butylphenyl)-propionic acid
Inventor: ERSHOV VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICH
IPC: C07C69/732
Filed: 1983-12-01
Abstract: The process for the obtention of alkyl ethers of  alpha -(4-oxy-3,5-di-tert. butylphenyl)-propionic acid provides for interacting 2,6-di-tert. butylphenol with alkylacrylate, whcih are taken in an amount of 1 : 1-1.3 mole parts, respectively, at a temperature of 70 - 150<o>C in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst consists of hydrated alkali metal oxide, 4-R-2,6-di-tert. butylphenolate of alkali metal and 4-R-2,6-di-tert. butylphenol, wherein R = H, CH3, C(CH<3>)3, at the following ratio in parts by weights: hydrated alkali metal oxide: 0.05 - 20; 4-R-2,6-di-tert. butylphenolate of alkali metal: 2.05 - 99.94; 4-R-2,6-di-tert. butylphenol: the remainder. Said catalyst is utilized in an amount of 2 - 20 mole % in relation to an amount of 2,6-di-tert. butylphenol as calculated from the sum of amounts of hydrated alkali metal oxide and 4-R-2,6-di-tert. butylphenolate of alkali metal.
Patent GB-2173084-A (GB)
Title: Method of milking
Inventor: RUBINO DANIEL A
IPC: A01J5/04
Filed: 1985-07-04
Abstract: A method of milking is disclosed for a double action milking system having teat cups which alternate time periods of release and squeeze of the teat to allow milk to flow and to provide for rest respectively. Milking is initiated at one ratio of milk period to rest period and then increased to a selected higher ratio. Milking is then done at the selected higher ratio for a selected segment of time or until the milk flow rate falls below a predetermined value, after which the ratio is decreased so that milking is completed at a lower ratio. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187075-A (GB)
Title: Food composition
Inventor: KREITZMAN SUSAN LINDA
IPC: A23L27/60
Filed: 1986-02-28
Abstract: A food composition which can be used as the basis for preparing pseudo oil-based sauces, especially pseudo emulsion sauces such as a pseudo mayonnaise, comprises a blend of a proteinaceous coagulum and an aqueous medium essentially to the consistency of an oil-in-water emulsion, the coagulum preferably being a skimmed milk yoghurt cheese. The invention also provides a pseudo oil-based sauce comprising a composition as defined above, together with a non-toxic acid such as acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid or a mixture thereof. Such a sauce may be prepared by forming a blend comprising a proteinaceous coagulum, water and a non-toxic acid to the consistency of an oil-in-water emulsion.
Patent GB-2172278-A (GB)
Title: Scale inhibitors
Inventor: CALLAGHAN IAN CHARLES
IPC: C02F5/10
Filed: 1986-03-13
Abstract: A copolymer of an alkene, preferably a branched chain alkene, and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, in acidic or neutralised form, is used as a scale inhibitor. The preferred compound is the sodium salt of a copolymer of isobutene and maleic anhydride. The scale inhibitors may be used in secondary or tertiary oil recovery, desalination of sea water and the softening of boiler feed water.
Patent GB-861137-A (GB)
Abstract: 861,137. Discharge lamps. PHILIPS ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. July 25, 1957 [July 28, 1956], No. 23601/57. Class 39(1). An electric cathode glow discharge inductor tube, the extent of the glow along the cathode providing a measure of the current through the tube, comprises a cylindrical envelope 1 of transparent material containing the anode 4 and the cathode 3, each of which is a wire or rod, which may be flat, extending parallel to the axis of the tube 1. The wall of the tube for the major part is provided with a layer 6 of disintegrated cathode material, the anode and cathode being so arranged with respect to each other and to the wall and in relation to their transverse dimensions that part 7 of the wall behind the anode viewed from the cathode is substantially free from disintegrated material. The pressure of the tube filling and the operating characteristics of the tube are such that the cathode glow, viewed from the anode, has a width exceeding that of the anode. The axes of the anode and cathode preferably lie in the same diametral plane of the tube. The anode may engage the wall of the tube but preferably the anode is a cylindrical rod having a diameter of 0.1 to 0.25 times the diameter of the tube, the anode being spaced a distance not exceeding half the anode diameter from the wall, and the cathode is a thin wire or a flat rod with a narrow side facing the anode. Specific dimensions are stated. An auxiliary anode 5 is provided ensuring that at small currents the cathode glow is at the lower end of the cathode. The filling is neon with 1 % of argon at a pressure of 20 mms.
Patent GB-2177004-A (GB)
Title: Fumigation
Inventor: LATIF SHERIF
IPC: A23B9/18
Filed: 1986-06-26
Abstract: A fumigant composition comprises a pressurised mixture of a diluent gas and phosphine in predetermined proportions within a container adapted for release of gaseous fumigant. The diluent gas is preferably carbon dioxide, and the phosphine proportion is preferably less than 3% by volume of the diluent gas. The composition may be prepared by pumping a predetermined quantity of phosphine under pressure into the container and filling the container with a liquefied diluent gas. A substantially closed space can be fumigated by liberating the composition into the space.
Patent GB-2194186-A (GB)
Title: Method of rolling steel workpieces
Inventor: VARO RONALD ARTHUR
IPC: B21B1/16
Filed: 1986-08-21
Abstract: A method of hot rolling high strength steel workpieces, such as reinforcing bars, comprises at least two stages of rolling. The last stage of rolling, during which the cross- section of the workpiece is reduced by at least 50%, is effected in two or more passes at a temperature above the AR3 of the material with a time delay of less than 1 second between passes. The method results in workpieces which have high strength, good weldability and cold deformability without resorting to alloying. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198725-A (GB)
Title: New quaternary ammonium salts
Inventor: SUNKEL CARLOS
IPC: B01J31/02
Filed: 1986-11-05
Abstract: Quaternary ammonium salts of general formula (I) <CHEM>  wherein: R is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alkyl radical of C1 to C8. R' is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alkyl radical of C1 to C12, or a benzyl radical.  n is a number equal to 2 or 3.  X<(-)> is a halogenide anion, such as Cl<(-)>, Br<(-)>, I<(-)>, are used as phase transfer catalysts, in heterogeneous ionic reactions wherein the reagents are in different phase and have different polarity.
Patent GB-868234-A (GB)
Abstract: 868,234. Fuel injection engines. USTAV PRO VYZKUM MOTOROVYCK VOZIDEL. April 10, 1959, No. 12193/59. Class 7(3). The shortest of a number of fuel jets from an injector is sprayed on to the edge of the transfer opening of a combustion chamber in the piston, at a point immediately below the exhaust valve, so that part of the jet spreads across the piston crown to initiate ignition. The injector is arranged offset from the cylinder axis towards the exhaust valve and the air flowing into the combustion chamber opposes the direction of flow of the fuel jets and facilitates mixing.
Patent GB-869324-A (GB)
Abstract: 869,324. Transformers. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Nov. 25, 1959 [Dec. 1, 1958], No. 40002/59. Class 38 (2). An intermediate frequency transformer coil 30 is mounted on an insulating former 28 secured to an insulating base 18 which is slidably fitted within an open-ended tubular metal shield can 12. The former 28 has cemented to it a metal shield cover 26 which completes the shielding and supports the coil former when it is in place. The inductance of coil 30 may be varied by varying the position of a threaded core 34 which can be adjusted from above or below. A condenser 32 supported on its lead wires may be connected in parallel with coil 30 at terminals 20, 22. The can 12 is secured to a metal chassis plate 10 by bendable tabs such as 16. The chassis plate may be of insulating material and carry a printed circuit, the tabs being soldered to earthed conductor strips and the terminals to the appropriate circuit strips.
Patent GB-2188837-A (GB)
Title: Neck support for hairdressing backwash basin
Inventor: STUBBS JOHN
IPC: A45D19/10
Filed: 1987-04-10
Abstract: A saddle-like support 10 for improving the comfort of a hairdressing backwash basin is of a resiliently compressible polyurethane foam material and has a recess 18 therein for accommodating the rim of the backwash basin with little clearance so as thereby to retain the supporting position on the basin. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213704-A (GB)
Title: Rail support assembly
Inventor: BEST MICHAEL
IPC: A47G25/06
Filed: 1987-12-22
Abstract: An oval clothes rail (14) supported between end brackets (12). Each bracket (12) defines a socket which receives the associated end of the clothes rail (14) and has a generally vertical slot (20) in its base which opens at two locations into a side wall of the bracket by way of respective slots (22). Each bracket is supported by two vertically spaced support screws (16) which are screwed into a respective end panel (24) of a wardrobe or the like. The rail is engaged in the brackets (12) and each bracket is then engaged onto the respective screws (16) by engaging the shanks of the screws in slots (22) and sliding the bracket first horizontally to engage the screw shanks in slot (20) and then, vertically into its secured position. The slots are wider than the screw shanks to allow ease of movement but are narrower than the screw heads to prevent the latter being pulled through the slots. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201629-A (GB)
Title: Insert moulding mounting element
Inventor: SICK HANS-HERMANN
IPC: B29C44/12
Filed: 1988-02-26
Abstract: A mounting element 1 is insert moulded in a rigid foamed plastics body 7. An anchor plate 2, 2' being embedded in the body and a mounting zone 3 being left exposed so that it can be connected to another mounting member. During the moulding the mounting zone 3 is surrounded by a sealing element 11, for example in the form of a cap, which cooperates with a mould insert 10, to keep that zone free from foam material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2204536-A (GB)
Title: A convertible hand truck
Inventor: ALEXANDER ROBERT CRAIG
IPC: B62B1/00
Filed: 1988-05-10
Abstract: The truck (1) comprises an elongate main frame (2) having a handle (5) at its upper end and a load-supporting nose portion (10), a load-supporting sub-frame (20) pivoted to the main frame (2) about a first axis (12) and support means (30) pivoted to the main frame (2) about a second axis (13) parallel to the first axis (12). In use the sub-frame (20) and support means (30) can be pivoted against the main frame (2) into transport positions or into positions in which the support means (30) supports the main frame (2) in an inclined position and the sub-frame (20) in a load-carrying position. The sub frame 20 may carry a flexible bag e.g. for refuse, or a plastic washing basket. Holders for garden tools may be provided on the main frame. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2207450-A (GB)
Title: Wind break with rain awning
Inventor: GRAY MALCOLM STUART
IPC: E04H15/00
Filed: 1988-07-25
Abstract: A wind break apparatus including a plurality of poles 10 and a length of flexible material. So that the apparatus can in addiiton be used to give protection against rain showers, the length of flexible material is at least twice the nominal height of the poles 10 and in the shower protection mode of use is capable of being drawn over the heads of the users to that they are protected within a ten-like structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212347-A (GB)
Title: Transformer system for powering gaseous discharge lamps reduces turn-off time of converter switches
Inventor: ZARATE HUMBERTO T
IPC: H05B41/282
Filed: 1988-10-25
Abstract: A transformer system for powering gaseous discharge lamps includes an output transformer T2 having a load 7 connected to its secondary winding 49 and having a power storage capacitor C6 connected in series with its primary winding 9. A voltage doubler DC power source 2 provides the operating voltage for converter 5, and an oscillator 4, connected through a coupling transformer T1 to the bases of the transistors Q1, Q2 causes the transistors to switch into conduction alternately to cause the charging and discharging of the capacitor C6 through the output transformer T1. The charging and discharging characteristics of the capacitor are chosen such that the turn off of the transistors occurs at low current levels whereby turn off of the transistors is accelerated. This system may be used to powering several "satellite" output transformers from a single converter (see Fig. 1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212583-A (GB)
Title: Retaining device for a threaded bolt
Inventor: KRAUS WILLIBALD
IPC: F16B37/10
Filed: 1988-11-16
Abstract: In a retaining device 1 for a threaded bolt comprising an aperture 2 provided with resilient catch lugs 3 and guide elements 4, the latter are flexible. Each guide element may be hollow or T-shaped. The retaining device is made of plastics and may be provided with clips to support pipes. 
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Patent GB-2219895-A (GB)
Title: Connectors for rigid electric cables
Inventor: WOODGATE TERENCE ALAN
IPC: F21V21/12
Filed: 1989-03-23
Abstract: Apparatus for distributing electric current, especially in a low voltage track lighting system includes: (i) a cable in the form of a rigid rod having coaxial conductors (5, 8) and male and female couplings at its opposite ends allowing the cable rod to be connected end-to-end with other similar cable rods, and the inner conductor having a spring loaded contact (10) at one end; and (ii) a coupling unit which may be used to connect rotatably one cable rod to another cable rod or an appliance, the unit having relatively rotatable housing parts (31, 32) defining respective male couplings at the opposite ends of the unit, and contacts (36) arranged to project axially at the opposite ends, the contacts being connected by a flexible braided conductor (38) and urged apart by a coil spring (37). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221194-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetically actuated printheads
Inventor: KIMURA KOICHI
IPC: B41J2/275
Filed: 1989-07-20
Abstract: The print elements (1) of an electromagnetically operated printhead are operated by the free ends (4b) of respective levers (4), each of which is pivoted at its opposite end (4a) to the body of the printhead, and each of which has an armature (4d) located between the pivot end (4a) and the element-driving end (4b). A stop (15) is provided for preventing the armature (4d) from contacting the core (7a) of a driving electromagnet when the electromagnet is energised to attract the armature (4d). …<IMAGE>…