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Patent GB-2101666-A (GB)
Title: Clamping device
Inventor: J E M ENGINEERING
IPC: F16L3/10
Filed: 1981-04-29
Abstract: Two identical clamp members 2 and 3 have parallel limbs 4 and 5 joined by a bridge portion 6 the inner surface of which, between the limbs, has two gripping portions 10A and 10B mutually at right-angles. Limb 4 consists of two flattened fingers 7. Limb 5 consists of three such fingers 7, spaced by spaces 8 which can in each case accommodate the fingers 7 of a limb 4 on the other clamp member to define a clamp with good grip over a range of pipe diameters held by the gripping surfaces 10A, 10B inside each bridge portion 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2090567-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose Vehicle
IPC: F02B75/02
Filed: 1979-01-29
Abstract: A multi-purpose four-wheel drive vehicle is disclosed having four- wheel steering, A relatively high ground clearance is achieved by employing four vertical axles and wheels situated at the four corners of a main frame body of the vehicle. The vertical axles are situated in respective spaced-apart leg post members (54a to 54d), each leg post member being rigidly interconnected by two spaced- apart longitudinally extending frame members (50, 52) and two spaced- apart transversely extending frame members (56, 58). At least three (50, 52, 56) of the frame members are of torsionally resilient construction, whereby vertical movements of the leg post members are absorbed by the torsionally resilient frame members without permanent deformation thereof. The vehicle incorporates a belt or chain and sprocket transmission for driving the vehicle, which can also be used as an amphibious transporter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2077220-A (GB)
Title: Load gripper with means to centralise the load
IPC: G21C19/105
Filed: 1981-06-03
Abstract: An apparatus for engaging and lifting a cylindrical object disposed with its axis substantially vertical inside a substantially vertical tube, incorporates a circular array of radially movable and axially spring loaded jaws (1), said jaws being chamfered at their lower ends so that on being lowered on to a said object the weight of the apparatus causes the jaws to penetrate into the space between the object and the wall of the containing tube to centralise the object relative to the tube. A second circular array of jaws (4) is disposed coaxially above the first said array, said second array being arranged to engage the surface of a ridge or recess (16) of the object when the latter has been centralised so that lifting of the object is effected by the second array. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2077761-A (GB)
Title: Double Mutation of Herpes Viruses
IPC: C12N15/01
Filed: 1981-06-12
Abstract: Herpes viruses are subjected to double mutation by treatment with phosphonoformic acid and 5-ethyl-2'- desoxyuridine (in two steps). This weakens the pathogenicity of the herpes viruses to such an extent that they may be used as vaccines.
Patent GB-2079926-A (GB)
Title: Combustor Assembly
IPC: F23L9/02
Filed: 1981-06-15
Abstract: A gas turbine engine combustor 10 has mixing slots 46 formed in a circumferential wall 20 of the combustor so that the slots are inclined to the longitudinal axis of flow 50 through the combustor and wherein the slots on opposite sides of the circumferential wall are crossed with respect to one another to increase combustor turbulence and mixing vortices while eliminating the penetration of inlet air flow through the slots to opposing walls of the combustor to retain the action of momentum ratio of the inlet air jet momentum to main stream gas momentum on mixing of the combustion components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2080396-A (GB)
Title: Latch
IPC: E05B65/52
Filed: 1981-06-18
Abstract: A cam (3) is rotatable to move one or two resilient latching arms (20) at the end of which may be latching means (25) engageable on a hasp (4) to catch or lock an article. The cam (3) or casing (1) has a follower (18) which acts in a groove with a ramped bottom dividing the groove into two portions and preventing the cam from being totated from the second back to the first portion. When the cam is in a first position (x) with the follower in the first portion the latching means are held open and are inoperative for latching, the key is then inserted to move the can so the follower is in the second portion, wherein the cam is movable between positions (y) and (z) in which the latching means open and close respectively and wherein the key is removable in position (z).
Patent GB-2081236-A (GB)
Title: Pilferproof Screwclosures
IPC: B65D41/34
Filed: 1981-06-26
Abstract: A container such as a bottle 10 having a neck with an external screw- thread 21 is provided with a rolled-on pilferproof closure 11, the pilferproofing element of which comprises a band 14 secured to the skirt of the main part of the closure by a series of frangible bridges 16. The free bottom edge of the band is deformed into abutment with a downwardly-facing shoulder on the container, and an intermediate part 22 of the band spaced below the bridges is deformed into a circumferential groove 18 in the external surface of the neck of the container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2082593-A (GB)
Title: A plastics body modified in respect of optical properties
IPC: C08K5/37
Filed: 1981-08-20
Abstract: The refractive index of a transparent, hard-elastic amorphous plastics body is increased by means of modifying agents. A solid modifying agent dissolved in a common solvent is incorporated into the polymer or monomer solutions from which the polymer is to be formed and the solvent is removed after working and/or synthesis of the plastics material. The polymer may be thermoplastic and/or formed from a plurality of polyadditionable components. The modifying agent may be thionalide, acridine, pyrene or N- phenylurea. For impressable layer bodies, the polymerisation plastics material has a give refractive index, softening point and melting point. For those, the solvent may be tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexane, methyl ethyl ketone or dimethylformamide; for multi- components plastics materials, it is a polyhydroxy alcohol. Machine-readable information carriers comprise a carrier, the impressable modified plastics layer and a protective layer. If transparent colouring agents and/or pigments are mixed with the high-refraction lacquer, paints or colours with a particularly high sheen are obtained.
Patent GB-2106086-A (GB)
Title: Stabilization of hydrogen peroxide solutions
Inventor: MOENES ELIAS L
IPC: C23F1/18
Filed: 1981-09-08
Abstract: Aqueous hydrogen peroxide solutions used in metal dissolution processes are effectively stabilized against decomposition caused by metal ion contaminants by the addition of 3- amino-1,2,4,triazole.
Patent GB-2105868-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to film/slide holders
Inventor: TEMPLE BRYAN KENDALL
IPC: G03B21/64
Filed: 1981-09-15
Abstract: A film/slide holder for use in optical projectors comprises two glass flats (1, 2), a metallic member (7) attached to one glass flat (2) and a magnet (4) attached to the other glass flat (1), whereby the glass flats (1, 2) are clamped together for locating a film/slide between them by magnetic attraction. In use the holder is clamped in a metallic frame member (8) of a projector and the magnet (4) may also be effective to hold the film/slide holder in the frame member. For example the magnet (4) may be attached to the glass flat (1) through a further metallic member (3) and the two metallic members (3, 7) contact the frame member 8 to complete a magnetic circuit between the frame member (8) and the magnet (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2092435-A (GB)
Title: Cooking pan with lid
IPC: A47J37/10
Filed: 1981-11-10
Abstract: A cooking pan includes external projections (3) on the pan bottom (2) for holding the pan bottom spaced from a hotplate, and internal recess (4) in the pan bottom, and a lid (7) supported by supports (9) so as to define a gap between the rim of the pan and the lid for ingress of air into the pan. Closable apertures (13) are provided in the lid. The supports (9) may be replaced by an annular slotted member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2091483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to radiography
IPC: H01J47/00
Filed: 1981-12-17
Abstract: A detector is provided which responds to a two-dimensional pattern of x-radiation emergent from an object under examination to generate discrete electrical signals indicative of the amounts of radiation received at each of many locations, distributed over the pattern. The detector includes a substantially flat chamber, containing a noble gas, with an x-ray permeable window disposed to receive the pattern of radiation, a target 22 at the rear of the chamber comprising high resistance material capable of storing charge and means for reading the charge pattern from the target. To improve resolution for such a flat chamber, as opposed to one which is spherical about the x-ray origin, a potential pattern is provided at least on the input surface 21 of the detector to provide lines of force 26 in the chamber more closely radial from the x-ray source 19 than would otherwise be the case. The potential pattern may be applied by conductive rings. By the use of a suitable resistor chain, to which a variable potential can be applied, the detector can be adapted to x-ray sources 19 at different distances from the detector. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2093550-A (GB)
Title: Rivet
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 1981-12-21
Abstract: Rivet sleeve 1 has a succession of annularly-shaped recesses 1d of of saw- tooth configuration which engage with a sharp edged rim 2b of an expansion body to prevent loosening. The rivet is used, for example to fasten insulating material 5 to a wall 6, and the force applied to the stem 2 when the rivet is expanded is sufficient to break the stem at a predetermined breaking point 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2094338-A (GB)
Title: Dielectrical insulating fluid for use in electrical capacitors
IPC: H01B3/22
Filed: 1982-02-02
Abstract: A dielectric insulating fluid particularly suitable for use in electrical capacitors, for impregnating the sheets of insulating material contained therein, comprises at least one hydrocarbon of general formula  [Rn-Ar-R']p-Ar-Rm, where Ar is a benzene, di- or polyphenyl, or naphthalene ring, R is H, alkyl or cycloaliphatic, R' is at least C2 alkylene group which may be substituted, n and m are 1-5, and p is at least 1.
Patent GB-2098171-A (GB)
Title: Tanker loading station
IPC: B63B27/24
Filed: 1982-04-01
Abstract: An open-sea loading station for tankships, comprising a flexible pipe 6 connecting a first structure 2 situated at the bottom of the sea, to a second structure 3 on the surface or submerged close to the surface, the said second structure including a lead 5 for the flexible pipe to pass through. A terminal 7 is mounted on the end of the flexible pipe in order to prevent it from passing through the lead, the flexible pipe having an excess of length which enables its end equipped with the terminal to be brought over to a loading junction on the tankship by making it slide in the lead. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2106237-A (GB)
Title: Guide member
Inventor: HOLBEK JOHN VALDEMAR
IPC: E04D15/06
Filed: 1982-05-25
Abstract: A guide member for use in the application of a sheet material in roll form and having a bottom surface consisting of or coated with a heat activatable binder onto a base, said guide member comprising a shaft for insertion into the central hole of a roll of said sheet material, a rod connected with one end of said shaft and extending essentially perpendicular thereto in a zone adjacent to said shaft, a supporting rod extending parallel to and essentially over the full length of said shaft, a fuel pipe and coupling means located at the ends of said supporting rod and coupling the ends of said fuel pipe to the ends of said supporting pipe in such a manner that said fuel pipe is movable within predetermined limits relative to said supporting rod, said fuel pipe being connected with a plurality of burners and being connectable to means for supplying fuel to said fuel pipe.
Patent GB-2113908-A (GB)
Title: Integrated circuit device having internal damping for a plurality of power supplies
Inventor: PHILOFSKY ELLIOTT
IPC: H01L23/495
Filed: 1982-06-16
Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprising a lead frame (15) having a ceramic capacitor (20) mounted thereon and forming the support for a silicon chip (11) bearing a multiplicity of circuits, including at least a main and a secondary power supply circuit. The capacitor (20) is shunted across the terminals (15a, 15c) of the main power supply and the main power terminals (C'', C''') of said IC chip (11). A conductive layer (28) disposed atop the ceramic uppermost layer (27) of the capacitor (20) defines with the uppermost electrode (24') of the capacitor (20), a second capacitive load (30) of lesser value than the main capacitor (20), the said second capacitive load (30) being shunted across the terminals of the secondary power supply and a secondary set of power terminals of said chip. The chip (11) and capacitor (20) are encapsulated to leave the leads (15) projecting. This provision enables lead length to the capacitors, and thus inductive reactance, to be minimised and thus enables small capacitances to effectively dampen noise and pulses in the circuit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2099827-A (GB)
Title: Food product and process
IPC: A23J1/00
Filed: 1981-11-23
Abstract: A novel soluble protein aggregate is described which may be prepared from whey by suitable methods of alkali treatment and concentration, particularly using ultrafiltration to remove selectively calcium phosphate and lactose. The product is readily heat-settable and suitable for replacing at least part of the egg ingredient in cake mixes.
Patent GB-2103962-A (GB)
Title: Fluid recovery system
Inventor: WOLDE-MICHAEL GIRMA
IPC: B01D17/04
Filed: 1981-04-16
Abstract: A system (10) for recovering a coolant fluid from a contaminated fluid mixture. The system (10) includes a container (20) structured to permit a fluid vortex to be created therein. The container (20) includes a bottom outlet opening (24) and a tangential inlet means (25). A conduit (30) connects a separator (35) to the container outlet opening (24). A second conduit (33, 34) recirculates fluid discharged from the container (20) back into the container (20) through inlet means (25) to maintain the fluid vortex created within the container (20). The lighter liquid within the mixture rises to the surface of the whirlpool created by the fluid vortex and is then carried by the vortex forces upon that surface to the outlet opening (24), the lighter liquid thereby being 'skimmed' from the coolant fluid within the container (20).
Patent GB-2115826-A (GB)
Title: Olefin polymerisation catalyst and process for the polymerisation of alpha-olefins
Inventor: WELCH MELVIN BRUCE
IPC: C08F4/02
Filed: 1982-10-08
Abstract: Alpha-olefins are polymerized employing a catalyst which forms on mixing a catalyst component A formed by milling together a magnesium halide or manganous halide with selected catalyst adjuvants followed by treatment of the resulting milled product with a halogenated tetravalent titanium compound and combining the product thus formed with a cocatalyst component B comprising at least one of an organoaluminum compound and an organoaluminum monohalide with or without an aromatic ester as a part of the cocatalyst system.
Patent GB-2108402-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy
Inventor: KHAN FASIHULLAH
IPC: C10J3/00
Filed: 1982-10-13
Abstract: Hydrogen and oxygen produced from splitting the water with exchanged zeolites (preferably titanium exchanged zeolites) acting as a catalyst immersed in water in the presence of solar energy or other visible radiation is used for the synthesis of chemical products and the process therefore serves as a method of converting solar energy into chemical energy. Possible processes use powdered coal, nitrogen and carbon oxides as starting materials for reaction with the products of water splitting.
Patent GB-2112194-A (GB)
Title: Recognition apparatus
Inventor: ALEKSANDER IGOR
IPC: G06V30/194
Filed: 1982-11-02
Abstract: In image recognition systems of the type employing a frame store having groups (N-tuples) of locations mapped to storage forming discriminators trained to respond to different images, a problem arises in that either a large number of separate discriminator stores is required or recognition times are long. In the present invention the discriminator storage comprises p discrete stores 41, 42, 43 having address terminals (A) divided into two groups: one group (N) directly mapped to respective portions of the frame store and the other group (E and F) being connected in parallel and used to count through a number of N-tuple groups (each of size p) and/or a number of discriminators. Such a storage arrangement allows many different combinations of number of discriminator stores and recognition time, making possible an optimum combination for a particular application. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2113826-A (GB)
Title: Hob guards
Inventor: GREENFIELD SIDNEY ARTHUR
IPC: F24C15/36
Filed: 1982-11-05
Abstract: A hob guard for fitment around a table-top hob and having guard members extending around the hob to provide a barrier to passage of pots, pans and the like from the hob. The guard members 1, 5 can be interconnected horizontal spaced wires 2, 6 and the members can be adjustable to allow locating and to suit different sizes of hob. Locking tabs 4 fit below the hob to hold the guard in place. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131201-A (GB)
Title: Circuit for controlling switching of an electrical supply to an electric motor
Inventor: DUMONT GILBERT C
IPC: H02P23/00
Filed: 1982-11-17
Abstract: An electric motor control apparatus includes a control circuit which supplies output signals for controlling the driving condition of an electric motor in response to input signals. The input signals comprise control signals produced by means responsive to output conditions of the motor and command signals indicating the desired operating modes of the motor which command signals may be supplied from a remote location, or a local location or both. The means responsive to output conditions of the motor may be Hall sensors or reed switches and are electrically insulated from the surrounding atmosphere to reduce the risk of explosion in hazardous atmospheres. In addition, the electric motor control apparatus comprises delay means for introducing a delay in the response of the motor to input signals commanding a change in the direction of rotation of the motor. The motor may be used to operate a valve.
Patent GB-2133387-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible container
Inventor: ROBINSON ANDREW PHILLIP
IPC: B65D5/36
Filed: 1983-01-06
Abstract: A container having a plurality of side walls with fold lines (38-41) in them and a base with a fold line is collapsible by folding the base within the container interior and bringing widely spaced walls A, B together. The container is preferably hexagonal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2119848-A (GB)
Title: Scaffolding fitting
Inventor: DAVIES HORACE RAYMOND
IPC: E04G7/16
Filed: 1983-03-07
Abstract: This invention relates to a scaffolding fitting of the kind having a body portion 11, a cover portion 14 pivotally connected at 10 to the body portion and a bolt 16 and nut 17 for releasably connecting the body portion and the cover portion in a closed position in which an elongate scaffolding member placed between them will be clamped between seatings formed in said body and cover portions. A pad 19 having a concave surface 21 is pivotally mounted on the bolt 16 so as to be movable relative thereto between an operative position (shown) in which it will project into the space between the body portion and the cover portion to clampingly engage a scaffolding member of relatively smaller diameter and an inoperative position in which it does not project into said space to allow a member of relatively larger diameter to be engaged. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2117769-A (GB)
Title: Substituted diamino-thiadiazoles
Inventor: CRENSHAW RONNIE RAY
IPC: C07C239/00
Filed: 1983-03-28
Abstract: Histamine H2-receptor antagonists of the formula   <IMAGE> wherein A, m, Z, n and R<1> are as defined herein, and their nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and solvates are novel anti-ulcer agents which are prepared by ring closure of a substituted ethanediimidamide of the formula   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2121064-A (GB)
Title: Bonding a polymer film with a polymerizable adhesive
Inventor: OKUNO TOSHIMITSU
IPC: C08F2/02
Filed: 1983-03-30
Abstract: To bond together an article (e.g. of plastics, metal, rubber or glass) to a film or sheet of a polymer (e.g. a synthetic resin or rubber), there is coated on the film or sheet a layer of liquid comprising at least one of a vinyl monomer, (e.g. an alkyl acrylate) and an oligomer which dissolves or swells the surface of the film so as to make it tacky, and either the liquid or the film or sheet contains a polymerization initiator which decomposes to form free radicals (e.g. an organic peroxide) and the other thereof contains a polymerization accelerator which decomposes the initiator by redox reaction. A two-phase microscopic structure made of the polymer film or sheet and polymerized or cured liquid material is formed at the interface. Polymerization occurs at room temperature or with heating to 40 to 100 DEG C for 1 to 700 minutes. A bond of high shear strength is obtained.
Patent GB-2123267-A (GB)
Title: Coupling trailers to towing vehicles
Inventor: MAZERY GILBERT
IPC: B60D1/14
Filed: 1983-06-15
Abstract: A device (10) for coupling a tractor (12) to a trailer (14) comprises a tow hitch (16) connected to a trailer beam (18). The tow hitch (16) has a post (38) having slots (40) and an axle for mounting on a cross beam connected by beams (22) to a bracket (28). A trailer beam (18) has a secondary beam (44) each beam having mounting plates for hinged seating in the slots (40). An advantage of the device (10) is that at least a part of the mass of the load on the trailer (14) is transferred to the four wheels of the tractor (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127193-A (GB)
Title: Control system for a serial printer
Inventor: AKAZAWA HIROYUKI
IPC: B41J19/30
Filed: 1983-07-26
Abstract: The system comprises: a stepper motor for driving a printing head across a recording medium and arranged to operate in a cycle of three or more energising intervals; a first detector for detecting the position of the stepper motor after each step thereof and for producing a print position signal (PS) indicative of the position of the printing head; a second detector for producing a home position signal (HS) when the printing head is detected in a home position; and a control circuit for determining a predetermined energising interval of the stepper motor in which a print start signal is to be produced, and for producing a print start signal during the first occurrence of said predetermined energising interval, in synchronism with a print position signal (PS), after the production of a home position signal (HS). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125270-A (GB)
Title: Method of processing rice
Inventor: BURSILL DONALD WILLIAM
IPC: A23L7/196
Filed: 1983-08-19
Abstract: A "dry" method of preprocessing rice to produce a quick cooking rice involves cooking the rice substantially by direct heat or radiant heat at a temperature of between 350 DEG C to 500 DEG C for a period of time between 35 seconds and 10 seconds. The rice (5) is preferably heated by radiant heat from a heating element (3) as the rice is transported on a thermally non-conductive conveyor belt (20). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126885-A (GB)
Title: Article of furniture
Inventor: YOUNG DALE ALEXANDER
IPC: A47B41/00
Filed: 1983-09-06
Abstract: An article of furniture comprises two spaced upstanding supports (1, 2), a work surface (3) extending between the supports, and a lid or cover (4) movable between a first position in which the work surface (3) is exposed for use, and a second position in which the work surface is concealed from view. Thus when the work surface (3) is active the lid or cover (4) is passive and vice versa. <IMAGE>