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Patent GB-2108614-A (GB)
Title: Fire-seal for pipe or duct extending through wall, floor or ceiling
Inventor: WARD DEREK
IPC: F16L5/04
Filed: 1982-07-22
Abstract: A fire-seal for a pipe or duct extending through a wall, floor or ceiling comprises a sleeve (1) having an outer cylindrical casing (2), a perforate cylinder (4) of material of high thermal conductivity contained within the cylindrical casing, and a cylindrical layer (5) of intumescent material on the inner surface of the outer cylindrical casing and within which the perforate cylinder is embedded. The perforate cylinder is preferably of wire mesh and adjacent the inner surface of the layer of intumescent material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2110436-A (GB)
Title: Structure for preventing the rotating of a register ring of a diver's watch
Inventor: MURATA TOSHIO
IPC: G04B19/28
Filed: 1982-09-10
Abstract: A diver's watch having a watch case and a register ring which is rotatably mounted on the watch case to set a diving time. The register ring has a plurality of notches on the underside thereof and is urged by clicks made of spring plate and held by a holding ring secured to the watch case. A plurality of lock notches are formed on the outer periphery of the watch case. A lock pin is projected from the inside of the register ring and engaged with one of the lock notches, so that the register ring is locked to the watch case. When the register ring is depressed against the clicks, the lock pin disengages from the lock notch, so that the register ring can be rotated.
Patent GB-2117510-A (GB)
Title: Chip collecting means for tooling motor
Inventor: SUZUKI YUKITOMO
IPC: B08B15/04
Filed: 1982-11-24
Abstract: A suction chamber 11 defines a suction passage about the tooling motor 7, to which is attached a cutting tool 8, and is connected to suction apparatus for withdrawing chips cut off a workpiece. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2137724-A (GB)
Title: Toothed Gear Element, and Cam and Link Arrangement
Inventor: MUCKLE WILLIAM
IPC: F16H25/06
Filed: 1983-04-07
Abstract: A toothed gear element Figure 3 wherein the addendum and dedendum (apex and root portions) are both of curved or arcuate form and interconnect to provide a continuous profile. In a further embodiment, Figure 12, a pair of wheels, each provided with a continuous cam groove or track in a face thereof, are interconnected by a reciprocating rod and an oscillating link. Followers located at the ends of the rod and link move in the cam grooves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138297-A (GB)
Title: Electrically heated cauteries
Inventor: HOSKIN WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: A61B18/08
Filed: 1983-04-22
Abstract: Cauteries are used to cauterise or seal blood vessels and other tissue during surgical operations. An electrically heated cautery is in the form of a U-shaped electrical resistance heating element 1 of surgically acceptable material. The element 1 has a necked portion 3, (that is a portion of reduced cross-section) which becomes hotter than the remainder of the element in response to the passage of an electrical current. A member 2 of different material to the element 1 is made to contact the necked portion 3 to form with the element 1 a thermocouple junction 4. By this means an accurate indication of the temperature of the necked portion can be ascertained and by means of the circuit disclosed its temperature accurately maintained. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120120-A (GB)
Title: Control of drying operation
Inventor: WALLIS BRUCE
IPC: F26B21/06
Filed: 1983-05-18
Abstract: An improved technique for the drying of materials or otherwise controlling the moisture content thereof consists of passing air over or through the materials, the specific enthalpy of the input air being controlled independently of its drying potential. For example, in the drying of green malt 4, air from 28 is pumped (pump 8) through heater 18 and moisturiser 20 (water or steam added from 24) to chamber 2 and subsequently vented at 12 or partially or totally recycled to pump 8 via line 14. Sensors M1-M4 and T1-T4 located as shown monitor moisture content and temperature to generate control signals for valves 16, 24, 30. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141077-A (GB)
Title: Tipper body
Inventor: LAWSON JOHN
IPC: B60P1/28
Filed: 1983-05-19
Abstract: A floor for a tipper body for a lorry or truck comprises two floor sections (23) extending longitudinally on either side of a support spine (21) the support spine being in the form of a single folded sheet defining a central portion (33) and a pair of longitudinal supports having vertical side walls (34). The tipper also includes a pair of top rails (18), a pair of bottom rails (31) and two pillars front and rear. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2116429-A (GB)
Title: Wood preservative compositions
Inventor: SUNDMAN CARL-ERIK
IPC: A01N59/00
Filed: 1982-04-27
Abstract: Compositions containing the three main components metal, an organic nitrogen containing compound selected from the groups amines, amine salts and quaternary ammonium compounds containing at least one organic hydrophobic group, and ammonia, ammonium salt or a short-chain amine have very satisfactory properties against wood destroying fungi. The wood preservative compositions are especially satisfactory rot protection agents for wood. The metal in the composition is a so-called preservative metal, suitably copper, tin or zinc and is preferably copper.
Patent GB-2141372-A (GB)
Title: Moulding apparatus
Inventor: GOWER KEVIN ROBERT
IPC: A01K97/04
Filed: 1983-05-31
Abstract: Apparatus for moulding a material (6), such as fishing bait, into a spherical shape, comprises a complementary pair of plates (1,1') of which at least one has one or more grooves (2) in a major surface and parallel to one edge, so that when a non-spherical piece of mouldable material (6) is placed in the or each groove (2) between the plates a relative reciprocating movement of the plates (1,1') causes the piece (6) to be formed into a spherical shape. In a preferred embodiment both plates (1,1') have grooves of (2) semi-circular cross-section and the plates (1,1') have a ridge (3) and correspondingly-shaped channel (4), for guiding and controlling the reciprocal movement (1,1') during moulding. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125867-A (GB)
Title: Tilting window
Inventor: LAHMANN ERNST
IPC: E05D15/44
Filed: 1983-06-23
Abstract: A wing frame 4 is mounted on plates 7 pivotally connected 22 to arms 9 pivoted on the main frame 1 at a fixed axis 10 and short arms 13 pivoted intermediate the ends of struts 12 which are pivotally connected to the arms 9 at 23 and to sliders 18 in the main frame at 21. In the closed position (Fig. 1) the axes 10, 21, 22 and 23 are in a straight line and the axes 28 and 29 in arm 13 are in a line at an acute angle to it. In the fully open position the wing can be cleaned on both sides. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124555-A (GB)
Title: Hot foil blocking machines
Inventor: LEROY VICTOR
IPC: B41F17/20
Filed: 1983-07-07
Abstract: A hot foil blocking machine comprises a carriage 1 which is movable to and fro by a feed screw 4 and carries a block 7. The block 7 is movable upwards and downwards in the direction of an arrow 8 and supports a shaft 12 which carries at one end a mandrel 13 for supporting a non-circular article to be marked by hot foil blocking by means of marking heads. The feed screw 4 and the shaft 12 are rotated by electric stepping motors 5 and 15 respectively and these motors are controlled by a control circuit which delivers to the motor pulses, the numbers and rates of delivery of which are so determined in dependence upon the peripheral shape of the article that the instantaneous speeds of movement of the carriage and of rotation of the mandrel are such that the peripheral surface of the article, even though it is non-circular, is in rolling contact with the foil on the marking heads during the whole of the movement of the article across the surfaces of the heads. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2145858-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring system
Inventor: WILKINSON HARRY BARNETT
IPC: F02D17/04
Filed: 1983-08-27
Abstract: A system for monitoring an engine operating in a hazardous area comprises an engine driven generator which supplies power which is rendered incapable of causing an ignition spark by circuits 16, 17 and the circuits 14, 15 include current limiters to protect circuits 16, 17 from voltage transients. The system also includes a tachometer 20, a speedometer 21, a set of sensors 51 to 55, 58, 59 a sensor checking circuit 30, and a set of comparators 32 responsive to the sensed variables to provide fault signals to a memory 34 formed from a set of magnetic relays which are associated with display elements to indicate faults. The comparators 32 also provide a signal to cause engine shutdown when a fault is detected to a drive circuit 36 of the main fuel valve solenoid 41. A system checking circuit 42 is provided which temporarily applies a signal indicative of a fault condition to the output of each sensor in turn and checks that each time such a signal is applied the output of the drive circuit 36 assumes a shutdown condition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126862-A (GB)
Title: A soil cultivating machine
Inventor: VAN DER LELY CORNELIS
IPC: A01B63/32
Filed: 1983-09-08
Abstract: A soil cultivating machine comprises a rotor (6) having tines (10). Behind the rotor there are cultivating members (49) which are displaceable upwardly and downwardly relatively to the rotor (6) by hydraulic or pneumatic means (45). The tines (10) are each held in recesses in a tine carrier and have forwardly directed portions (14).   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126587-A (GB)
Title: Fungicidal thiophene derivatives
Inventor: SANDMEIER RUDOLF
IPC: C07D333/36
Filed: 1983-09-09
Abstract: Novel compounds of formula I   <IMAGE>  wherein R1, R2 and R3, independently, are H, C1-4alkyl, C1- 4alkoxy, C1-4alkylthio, F, Cl or Br  X is -CH(R4)-R5 or -N(R6)- COOR7,  in which  R4 is H or C1-4alkyl, R5 is COZR8, CO- N(R9)OR10, CN, CHO,   <IMAGE> C@C-R14, allenyl; or is 2,2-dihalo-1-cyclopropyl unsubstituted or substituted by C1-4alkyl; or is phenyl unsubstituted or substituted,  R6 is C1-3alkyl, R7 is C1-6alkyl, C3-6alkenyl or C3-6alkinyl, or R6 and R7 may be linked together to form CH2-CH2; Z and Z min  are O or S R8 is C1-4alkyl, C3-5- alkenyl, or C3-6alkinyl, or ZR8 may be linked with R4 to form the bridge ZCH(R15)-CH2 in which Z is as defined above and R15 is H or CH3; R9, R min 9 and R min  min 9 are H or C1-4alkyl, R10, R min 10 and R min  min 10 are C1-4alkyl, or R9 may be linked with R10, R min 9 with R min 10, or R min  min 9 with R sec 10 and signify alkylene, to form a 5- or 6- membered heterocyclic ring, R11, R12, R13, independently, are H, C1-4alkyl, F, Cl or Br,  R14 is H, C1-4alkyl, Cl, Br, or I,  and  Y is H; C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2- 6alkinyl unsubstituted or substituted by F, Cl, Br, or CN; C2-6epoxyalkylene; C3-6cycloalkyl; a 5- membered heterocyclic ring comprising 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, S and N, which in unsubstituted or substituted by C1-4alkyl, F, Cl or Br;  (A)n-Az; (A)n-Y1- NR9aR10a;  (A)nZ1H and esters or ethers thereof;  benzyl unsubstituted or substituted,  in which  A is CH2 or CH(CH3> n is 0 or 1,  Az is a 1-azolyl comprising 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms,  Y1 is a covalent bond or NH,  R9a is H or C1-4alkyl,  R10a is C1-4alkyl, and Z1 is O or S, possess fungicidal properties.n
Patent GB-2148248-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft device
Inventor: DUNLOP JAMES KERR
IPC: E05B45/00
Filed: 1983-10-25
Abstract: An anti-theft device of the kind used for preventing unauthorised removal or use of an article comprises a housing (11) and a flexible elongate element (12) which is mounted on the housing on a spool (13) thereof, and which may be drawn therefrom from a substantially retracted condition to an extended condition in which the element (12) may be passed around part of the article. A plug (12d) of the element (12) may be inserted into the aperture (16) of a locking means, to secure the end portion to the housing. The element (12) may be released from the aperture (16) by the insertion of a key into an aperture (18). The element (12) may be electrically conductive, and if the conductive passage is broken other than by the use of the key, an alarm is sounded. The device is particularly useful in connection with cycles. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152389-A (GB)
Title: Random selection device for games
Inventor: WEARE ALLAN
IPC: A63F9/06
Filed: 1984-01-05
Abstract: A device for the random selection of numbers, letters or symbols comprises a flat element (9) loosely but captively housed within a shallow enclosure having an opening (7) through which the element is visible. In use the device is shaken so that the element moves freely within its enclosure and thereafter when the device is held still with the movable element visible through the opening, an indicator (10) on the enclosure or element will point to one of a series of numbers etc. on the element or housing respectively. The flat element may be a disc in which case the shallow enclosure is of circular shape. Alternatively, the element may have straight sides. The device may be incorporated in a badge, a hand-held playing board on which play can be recorded by writing or magnetic or adhesive playing pieces, a book e.g. a diary, a calendar, a greeting card, a box or carton, an ornament or a picture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291133-A (GB)
Title: Convergent-divergent nozzle
Inventor: CAMBOULIVES ANDRE ALPHONSE MED
IPC: F02K1/12
Filed: 1984-01-10
Abstract: The various movable blades (11) 12, 13 of this nozzle are supported by a structure formed by longitudinal sides 1A, 1B interconnected two by two to form frameworks by plates 3 and by straps 2 of which the ends are interconnected by clevises 2d, 2e in such a manner as to form a ring; with each framework there is associated an actuator (6a) which actuates a pivotal linkage (7) in the form of an H, pivoting on the straps (2) and coupled with the control levers (14) 17, 18 of the movable blades (11) 12, 13; the blades are synchronized by an annular chain 20A, 19A, 7a, 19B, 20B. The nozzle is usable particularly with aircraft turbo-jet engines. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2133729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in socket wrenches
Inventor: REEVES COLIN ARTHUR
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 1984-01-23
Abstract: A socket wrench comprises a main handle 11, a socket carrier 12 mounted on the main handle at one end thereof, and a ratchet mechanism 23, interconnecting the handle and socket carrier whereby the socket carrier may rotate in only one direction relatively to the main handle. A lever 15 is pivotally mounted on the main handle 11, and a push rod 17 and cam 18 are provided interconnecting the lever and socket carrier in such manner that pivotal movement of the lever 15 imparts rotation to the socket carrier, so that where the socket is applied to a nut in a location where side-to-side movement of the main handle is not permitted through lack of space, the socket may be rotated by squeezing the lever mounted on the handle. The lever 15 is mounted on a tubular sleeve 13 on the main handle of the wrench so that it may be rotated to the most convenient position for operation.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138094-A (GB)
Title: Device for converting uniform rotary motion into variable speed rotary motion
Inventor: PAZZAGLIA LUIGI
IPC: F16D3/04
Filed: 1984-04-03
Abstract: A coupling device able to convert uniform rotary motion into variable speed rotary motion in accordance with a non-harmonic law, is fitted between a driving shaft (2 or 3) rotating at a constant speed and a misaligned driven shaft (3 or 3) virtually parallel to the former. The device comprises an engaging element (6) fixed rigidly in an eccentric position to one extremity of one of the said two shafts, and a slot (8) that is located on the extremity of the other shaft and extends perpendicularly to the axis of this, the engaging element and the slot cooperating in such a way as to convert the uniform rotary motion of the drive shaft into variable motion for the driven shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141749-A (GB)
Title: Compound spiral dryer fabric and belt made therefrom
Inventor: DONOVAN JAMES GODFREY
IPC: D21F1/10
Filed: 1984-06-12
Abstract: Compound spiral dryer fabrics suitable for belts useful as forming wires and/or in the dryer section of a papermaking machine comprise alternate left hand and right hand spiral yarns (1,2,3) arranged with their axes parallel and in the same plane and pins (18) interconnecting them, the yarns and preferably also the pins being of monofilaments e.g. of polyester. With a view to decreasing the air permeability of the fabric and increasing the number of paper contact points, each spiral contains at least three pins (18). The left hand spirals are hinged together by non-adjacent pins and the right hand spirals are also hinged together by non- adjacent pins. and adjacent left and right hand yarns (1,2; 2.3) touch each other and are off-set along the fabric length. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144097-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for excavating boreholes or channels
Inventor: PANACEK ANTON
IPC: E21B11/04
Filed: 1984-06-22
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a grab having a stationary portion (1) and a movable portion controllable by hydraulic or mechanical means (2). The stationary grab portion (1) is fixed to the lower end of a rod or tube (5), the upper end of which is secured to a vibratory hammer (8). Control means (9) for the movable grab portion may be on the rod or tube or remote therefrom. In operation, the grab with open jaws is driven into the earth or rock by vibration. The jaws are then closed and contents scooped out of the ground. Sticky earth is removed from the jaws when emptied by vibration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2146072-A (GB)
Title: Rotors for pumps or turbines
Inventor: FORSYTH RICHARD JOHN
IPC: F02B3/06
Filed: 1984-07-13
Abstract: The rotor of a pump or turbine comprises parallel plates 34,36 at least one of which has an edge portion which does not lie on an arc of a circle having its centre at the axis of rotation of the plate. When operating as a pump, e.g. for pumping crude oil, the shaft 28 is driven by an electric motor, petrol or diesel engine. Fluid flows into an inlet 16, through apertures 40 in plates 36 and is propelled outwardly by centrifugal force. The plates 34,36 may be square, triangular or polygonal, or eccentrically mounted circular plates may be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161969-A (GB)
Title: Edge lit liquid crystal display device
Inventor: GRAY EDMUND
IPC: G02F1/13357
Filed: 1984-07-17
Abstract: An edge-lit scattering mode type matrix addressed liquid crystal polychromatic display device has a set of filter elements in an layer (16) that register with the individual pixels of the liquid crystal layer (15). Light is piped into device to the rear of the liquid crystal layer via a leaky waveguide formed by the dielectric material lying between the rear face of the display device and an apertured reflector (19). in this way light to illuminate the central region of the display does not have to make multiple passes through the filter elements. The leaky waveguide may include a partial reflector or a total reflector provided with apertures. The light illumination may be made uniform by providing a gradation in the sizes of the apertures across the reflector. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2163786-A (GB)
Title: Deodorizing toilet seat
Inventor: BLAIR NORMAN
IPC: A47K13/30
Filed: 1984-08-29
Abstract: A toilet seat (or bowl) (1) is designed with air ducts (2) incorporated, to permit a suction to be formed at the toilet seat rim, enabling foul smelling air to be extracted immediately at its source without permitting it to spread to the toilet cubicle. The suction is by means of an electrical fan (3) operated by an inflatable pressure switch. Air is blown through a deodorizing unit (5) and is returned to the toilet cubicle, or alternatively, to the exterior of the cubicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147516-A (GB)
Title: Edge filter
Inventor: GILAT ALEX
IPC: B01D29/11
Filed: 1984-09-21
Abstract: A fluid filter comprises one continuous strip of resilient plastic material formed into the shape of a helix of n turns with a rectangular cross-section of width W and thickness t in a direction perpendicular to the strip length. At least one of the surfaces of the strip is embossed to form grooves. The helix is compressed so that adjacent turns abut one another with the grooves providing flow paths. The strip may be embossed and curved in one operation by feeding it between knurled frusto-conical rollers. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2154405-A (GB)
Title: Heating apparatus
Inventor: HALBERSTADT ALEX LEOPOLD
IPC: H05B3/74
Filed: 1984-12-11
Abstract: Heating apparatus (e.g. a glass ceramic cooking hob) comprises one or more tungsten-halogen, infra-red lamps (4), a layer (3) of thermally-insulative material and a gasket (10) for retaining the lamps in a predetermined arrangement above the layer (3), the lamp(s) and/or layer being configured to produce a substantially uniform distribution of heat in use. In particular embodiments, the lamp(s) may have a filament (6) with heating and non-heating segments (11, 12) lamps(s) may have various shapes, the lamps may be in the form of bulbs (17) with dome-shaped reflectors (16) or the insulating layer may have a curved reflecting surface (13). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2154551-A (GB)
Title: Cash box assembly
Inventor: WEBSTER LAURENCE
IPC: G07D9/00
Filed: 1985-02-05
Abstract: Cash box 10 is releasably secured to a fixed, preferably inclined, support surface 32 by internal catch means 27 engaging a projection 41 which extends into the box through an aperture 26. The catch means 27 can only be released when the lid 17 of the box is open so the box can be left locked and secured to the support surface for short periods with minimal risk of theft. Internally, the box has a versatile arrangement of compartments formed by plates 22 for banknotes and for coinholders 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152509-A (GB)
Title: Process for the production of L-lysine by fermentation and microorganisms for use therein
Inventor: NAKANISHI TOSHIHIDE
IPC: C12N15/03
Filed: 1985-03-05
Abstract: L-lysine is produced in improved yield by culturing microorganisms of the genus Corynebacterium and Brevibacterium having the ability to produce L-lysine in a culture medium, the microorganisms being characterised by either a resistance to two or more antibiotics or a resistance to one or more purine analogs and/or to one or more pyrimidine analogs. Novel microorganisms of these genera are described.
Patent GB-2173625-A (GB)
Title: A liquid crystal display device
Inventor: LLOYD DAVID RODERICK
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 1985-04-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device 1 wherein there is means in the form of a laminate 2 of metal foil e.g. of aluminium for dissipating incident heat energy so that a desired contrast ratio between the legend 3 and the background 5 is maintained and the legend is visible. The metal foil laminate 2 is in the form of a strip which is secured by suitable means such as adhesive to a major surface 4 of the device 1 through which the legend 3 is viewed, at the perimeter 6 thereof. There is a metallic heat sink 7 at each end of the liquid crystal display device 1, so that heat is conducted rapidly from the device 1 through the foil 2 to which the heat sinks 7 are connected. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172359-A (GB)
Title: Frame member for air ducts
Inventor: MEZ GEORG
IPC: F24F13/02
Filed: 1985-05-22
Abstract: A frame member for prefabricated flanges for reducing leakage losses and designed for above-atmospheric and below-atmospheric pressures in air ducts comprises a first longitudinal bead 22 forming the free end zone of an inner longitudinal web 16, an outer end face 23 of the first longitudinal bead being higher than the inner face 24 of the inner longitudinal web by at least one third of the thickness of the sheet metal, the inner longitudinal web having a second longitudinal bead 26 which is embossed into the push-in gap, and which has an arcuate cross-section and in size is embossed outwards to a height corresponding to around one-quarter to around the entire thickness of the sheet metal and areas 38 for pressure connection, eg spot welding, between the outer longitudinal web, a pushed-in sheet metal portion of a duct wall 36 and inner longitudinal web lies in the region between end face and second longitudinal bead. <IMAGE>