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Patent GB-2182755-A (GB)
Title: Improved gas regulator
Inventor: FANG REUY-FENG
IPC: G05D16/06
Filed: 1985-11-08
Abstract: A gas regulator for connecting a gas tank to a stove comprises an upper cover 1 having an inlet 11, an outlet (12), a threaded hole 14 on the top thereof, for connection of a pressure gauge 10, and a L-shaped passage 15 communicating the threaded hole 14 with the inlet 11 and having a vertical hole 16 communicating with interior of the upper cover 1, a fixing member 17 formed in inner surface of the upper cover, a rocking arm 18 pivotally mounted on the fixing member and having a pad 183 for sealing hole 16, a lower cover 2 fixedly connected with the upper cover, a diaphragm 19 mounted between the upper cover and the lower cover, a screw 191 extending through the diaphragm and connected to an upper end with the rocking arm and engaging a nut at its lower end, a cap 23 threadedly engaged with a lower end 21 of the lower cover, an adjusting screw 22 threadedly engaged with the lower end 21 of the lower cover, and a spring 195 disposed between the nut and the adjusting screw 22. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170028-A (GB)
Title: Alarm device for freezer and refrigerator cabinet doors
Inventor: COX ALLEN CHARLES PETER
IPC: F25D29/00
Filed: 1986-01-20
Abstract: An alarm device is contained in a housing that can be attached to the body of a freezer or refrigerator. The alarm will emit a single high pitched note at regular intervals if the door or lid is not completely closed. The alarm may be powered by an internal dry battery or by mains electricity. If required the alarm signal can alternatively be either a continuous buzz and/or a visual display. Means are provided to isolate the alarm for maintenance purposes such as de-frosting. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191920-A (GB)
Title: Memory address system
Inventor: WILLIAMS MICHAEL ALAN
IPC: G06T1/60
Filed: 1986-06-21
Abstract: In a system for accessing a smaller reference region 2 within a larger image store 1, an address generator looks at each address in turn according to clock pulses. Data representative of the start address 5 of the region and the number of elements between the end of one line and the beginning of the subsequent line of the region is used to skip points in the store which lie outside the desired region. Hence, processing time is decreased since clock pulses are not wasted while unwanted data is processed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178553-A (GB)
Title: Thermal transfer material
Inventor: KATAYAMA MASATO
IPC: B41M5/26
Filed: 1986-07-23
Abstract: A thermal transfer material comprises a support (2) and a heat- transferable ink layer (3). The heat- transferable ink layer includes at least two species (A, B) of domains (particulate or non-particulate) of heat-fusible materials. The thermal transfer material provides a transfer image of high density and clear edges even on a recording medium having poor surface smoothness, particularly when peeled off the recording medium within 50 milliseconds after the heat application. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180678-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic identification system
Inventor: WYATT ARTHUR ROBERT
IPC: G06K7/08
Filed: 1986-09-08
Abstract: The system comprises a reader (3) having a magnet (8) and Hall effect generator means (9). A flag (1) is attached to or forms part of each item to be identified or a carrier therefor, and is adapted to pass adjacent to said generator means (9) during travel of the item. The flag (1) is of substantially non-magnetic material having at least one pin (5) of magnetically sensitive material extending through the flag (1), whereby, on passage adjacent the generator means (9), the presence of the pin (5) increases the magnetic field strength in the vicinity of the generator means (9) and is thereby detected and the flag identified by its unique pattern of pins (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181496-A (GB)
Title: Split plain bearing
Inventor: GROSSKURTH HANS
IPC: F16C43/02
Filed: 1986-09-30
Abstract: The split plain bearing in particular a big end bearing for medium and large engines comprises half-shells (11, 12) releasably held together by means of retainer devices (16) arranged preferably in pairs to grip directly in the backing of the shells of the plain bearing across their joint faces. Each retainer device is formed by an annular elastically prestressed tension member which embraces the plain bearing and which is accommodated in a circumferential groove (15) formed on the outside of the backing of the parts of the plain bearing. The tension member may be formed by a helical tension spring (16), the ends of which are connected together or by an elastically stretchable plastics wire or plastics tube, the ends of which are welded together. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187651-A (GB)
Title: Toy trackway system
Inventor: TONOKURA MASAYUKI
IPC: A63H13/04
Filed: 1987-03-13
Abstract: A toy trackway system includes a vehicle 1 capable of retrieving an object 5 from a station 4a, 4b or 4c or depositing an object at the station. The vehicle incorporates electric motor drive to front wheels, the drive automatically reversing when the vehicle encounters track projections 46,48. During forward movement, the vehicle head nods and a bellows actuated whistle sounds. A pivoted lower jaw and pivoted tongue cooperate with the objects 5 and stops 82 during retrieval or deposit of an object. A turntable F is powered by the vehicle's driven wheels and manually controlled. Points are provided at G and 2''. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197929-A (GB)
Title: A modular system
Inventor: BRAUM GUNTHER
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 1987-05-27
Abstract: In a modular system, more particularly for display devices in a vehicle, wherein modules (1) are arranged substantially in a single plane and the modules are provided laterally with grooves (3), connecting elements (7) are provided having a ridge (10, 11) on each side which fit into respective grooves of a pair of adjacent modules. The connecting elements also have two elastically arranged latching noses (8, 9) which, when the ridges are inserted in the grooves, engage into latching recesses (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200889-A (GB)
Title: Control for load carrier of lift truck
Inventor: HOSOTANI TAKASHI
IPC: B66F9/19
Filed: 1987-12-23
Abstract: The lift truck includes a roller 42 rotatable at a rate substantially proportional to a vehicle ground speed and operating a hydraulic regulator 44 to discharge hydraulic fluid at a rate substantially proportional to the ground speed. An actuator 36 for a push-pull mechanism with a face plate is operated on the hydraulic fluid generated by the hydraulic regulator 44 so that the face plate can displace in synchronism with the ground speed. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2200980-A (GB)
Title: Domestic refrigerator and/or freezer appliance with closable back wall
Inventor: PEZZETTA ROBERTO
IPC: F25D23/00
Filed: 1988-02-05
Abstract: A vertical refrigerator/freezer appliance, in particular of domestic type, comprises at least one internal compartment closed by at least one corresponding vertical door, an external casing (1-4) acting as containment and structure, and a back (3) from which there is free access to at least some of the members (5-6) of the refrigerator system, in which the back (3) is completely closed by a vertical, removable facade member (8) and at a position corresponding to said back said appliance has lower and upper openings (11 and 12 respectively) for circulation of cooling air. The facade member (8) may be hinged to the remainder of the casing (as shown) or releasably attached to it by means of screws, press-studs or the like (Fig 2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220077-A (GB)
Title: Digital planimeter
Inventor: TOTTENHAM HUGH
IPC: G01B5/26
Filed: 1988-02-06
Abstract: A digital planimeter comprising a supporting plate member 3 provided with means for attaching it to a board or table, a parallel motion linkage 2, 5, 6 pivotally connected to the date member 3 by pivots 4 and having at its free end a member 6 which supports a tracking device (mouse) 1 provided with a tracking ball, said tracking device (mouse) 1 being connected by a cable to a computer 7 and said member 6 or tracking device (mouse) 1 being provided with a pointer or sighting member 8. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202918-A (GB)
Title: Rotary mountings
Inventor: BIGO LOUIS
IPC: F16H57/021
Filed: 1988-02-25
Abstract: A rotary mounting for mounting a gear wheel relative to a frame, the gear wheel being constrained to rotate with a shaft such as a drive shaft, the mounting being constituted by: the gear wheel being mounted at one end of the shaft around the outer periphery thereof; an axial hollow in the end of the shaft opening out into the end transverse face of the shaft; a protuberance fixed to the frame and coaxial with the hollow, the protuberance being contained inside said hollow; and a single rotary bearing disposed between the protuberance and the hollow at the end of the shaft.
Patent GB-2203833-A (GB)
Title: High accuracy structured light profiler
Inventor: HARDING KEVIN GEORGE
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 1988-03-28
Abstract: An optical gauging system for evaluating the surface shape of a workpiece along a particular cross section. The gauging system includes an illumination system which projects a line of light 20 onto the workpiece surface. A viewing system 24 is focused along the line which is illuminated when a workpiece surface is intersected by the line of light. The focused line of the viewing system is imaged onto a linear detector array 22. A translation mechanism is provided which moves the line of light and the focused line of the viewing system together into the workpiece along the plane of the cross section of interest. The relationship between the translation movement and the output of the array is related to the profile shape of the workpiece along the cross section of interest. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2205638-A (GB)
Title: Cooling beverages
Inventor: LAMB MARTIN JAMES
IPC: F25D17/02
Filed: 1988-06-03
Abstract: A remote cooling assembly for finely adjusting the temperature of beverages supplied to a bar along a common insulated pipeline 36, in which the beverage is passed through a product coil in a water filled module 38, 40, 42 adjacent the dispense point, and the temperature of the water in the module is finely adjusted by selectively passing cooling water therethrough from a common cold water line 44 in response to a temperature sensor which detects the temperature of water in the module. The cooling water for the pipeline and the common cold water line may be provided by separate, inter-communicating tanks (Fig 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226103-A (GB)
Title: Pipeline gate valve
Inventor: BALL CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: F16K43/00
Filed: 1988-11-30
Abstract: A top entry gate valve for a pipeline comprises an elongate housing 1 for straddling the pipeline horizontally and at right angles thereto to provide a through passage between pipeline sections upstream and downstream thereof, the housing containing at least two gating sections 7, 11, 13 and associated means 4 for achieving linear displacement of the gating sections within the housing, at least one 11, 13 of which sections is a gate for closing the valve, which sections are releasably coupled together, each being capable of entering the position of the through passage, the housing comprising at least one top entry opening 2a, 2b having closure means therefor and positioned laterally with respect to the position of the through passage and being sized sufficiently to allow the removal therethrough of the gating section which has been displaced to be thereunder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233887-A (GB)
Title: Garment hanger
Inventor: HUNT WILLIAM
IPC: A47G25/48
Filed: 1989-04-28
Abstract: A garment hanger of plastics material has a substantially rigid elongate support bar (1) and a centrally mounted support hook of either plastics or metal. On each arm of the hanger on either side of the hook is slidably mounted a clip (3) which is constructed so as to be slidable along the support bar (1) in its closed non-supporting condition which in its supporting condition is locked on the support bar (1) at least in one direction of movement along the support bar. Each clip (3) has two arms (10, 11) which pivot about the support bar (1) and are normally biased by spring (12) into the closed position. The clip has two arms (10, 11) with a projection (16) extending from each into a slot. At least one of the slots is preferably provided with a saw-tooth configuration and the projection (16) engaging therewith conveniently has a series of castellations which engage with the teeth to prevent movement of the clip (3) when the clip is opened. The spring (12) is preferably a metal or plastics leaf spring having a U-shaped configuration with the free ends biased towards each other.
Patent GB-2220915-A (GB)
Title: Labelling systems
Inventor: BERESFORD MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: B65C9/26
Filed: 1989-05-24
Abstract: A label application mechanism comprises a head (14) which holds pressure sensitive labels in front of a moving article (18) which moves towards the head. As the article moves and engages the label so the head is caused to move under power in the direction (22) of the article travel and also in a direction at right angles and upwardly relative to the article travel, from position B to position C, so as to wipe the label onto the article front face. When a subsequent article is detected, the head, in the meantime supplied with another label, is lowered so as to lie in front of the next on-coming article. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220877-A (GB)
Title: Cutting apparatus
Inventor: LEIPER FREDERICK
IPC: E21B29/02
Filed: 1989-06-21
Abstract: The apparatus 1, for use in cutting tubing comprises an explosive charge 18 which is inserted into a deformable material 16. Means is provided to deform the deformable material 16 into engagement with the tubing wall after the apparatus 1 has been positioned for cutting the tubing. Preferably the deforming means comprises a movable member 13 which may be moved by a solenoid device 20 or by a rotary motor (8) and worm drive arrangement (10, 11 Fig 1) to deform the deformable material. The deformable material 16 may be an elastomer and the explosive charge 18 may be a chevron charge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233806-A (GB)
Title: Display of symbols on reels
Inventor: MARCHINI BARRY ALLEN
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 1989-07-15
Abstract: A device for a fruit machine comprises a rotatable reel (8) with primary symbols around its periphery. The reel (8) can be rotated and brought to rest with one of the symbols displayed through a window (9) of a fruit machine. The surface of the reel (8) is reflective and a supplementary symbol (18, 19) is concealed in a darkened region. The supplementary symbol (18, 19) can be illuminated with a lamp (20, 21) whereupon it then becomes visible, by reflection from the reel surface, on top of or alongside the primary symbol. The surface of the reel may be half-silvered so that supplementary symbols (15) can be seen when illuminated by lamp (14). The primary symbol may represent a playing card rank and the supplementary symbols may represent suits. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221843-A (GB)
Title: Omega-3-fatty acid composition
Inventor: KROKAN HANS EINAR
IPC: A61P9/00
Filed: 1989-08-02
Abstract: Fatty acid composition comprising at least 80% by weight of omega-3-fatty acids, salts or derivatives thereof, wherein (all-Z)-5, 8, 11, 14, 17-eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and (all-Z)-4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) comprises at least 75% by weight of the total fatty acids and are in a ratio of 1:2 to 2:1. The compositions can be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of multiple risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
Patent GB-2236899-A (GB)
Title: "Clamping electrical components to heat sinks"
Inventor: ADAMS GRAHAM LEONARD
IPC: H01L23/40
Filed: 1989-09-09
Abstract: A method of clamping an electrical power device to a heat sink comprising the steps of:   positioning a power device (42) proximate to said heat sink (44) whereby one face of said power device is to be in contact with said heat sink; positioning shrinkable securing means such as a sleeve (48) made from shrinkable thermoplastics material round the power device and heat sink arrangement; and shrinking said shrinkable securing means onto said power device and heat sink arrangement whereby said power device is clamped to said heat sink.   A semiconductor assembly produced by such a method is disclosed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238208-A (GB)
Title: Automatic telephone calling device
Inventor: DAWSON PETER HENRY
IPC: H04M1/658
Filed: 1990-09-06
Abstract: A device is provided upon which a user can record a message to be sent by telephone to another person's telephone automatically. The user records his speech message on the device and programmes the telephone number or numbers to which appropriate messages are to be sent, and the time for sending the messages, and the device then automatically dials the first number and plays the corresponding message when the telephone is answered. If the device cannot get through at the first dialling attempt it waits for a period and then redials. The device is portable and may incorporate a telephone answering facility, a printer, a fax, and/or a portable telephone.
Patent GB-2236141-A (GB)
Title: A releasable connector
Inventor: GRANT MARTIN FRANCIS
IPC: F16B21/02
Filed: 1990-09-14
Abstract: This application relates to a connector for releasably connecting two members (68, 69), the connector comprising a first connector part (12) arranged to be fitted to the first member (68) and a second connector part (13) arranged to be fitted to the second member (69) in which the second connector part (13) comprises two portions (40, 42) which are joined to fix the second connector part (13) to the second member (69), one of which portions is movable to engage the first connector part (12) to hold the members (68, 69) together.
Patent GB-2250447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to novelty decoration sets
Inventor: PRINEPPI FRANK JOSEPH
IPC: A47G33/08
Filed: 1990-12-03
Abstract: An electrically operated decoration set comprises a figurine 1 in the form of an angel having a body portion and a pair of movable wings 18, 19 adapted to move relative to the body portion, an electrically operated actuator (25, Figure 2) within the body portion and adapted to move the wings 18, 19, and a rod 2 fixed at one end to the figureine 1 and slidably inserted at the other end in a control box 3. The control box 3 incorporates motor and gear means 7, 8, 9 for moving the rod 2 and hence the figurine 1 between first and second positions and limit switches 10, 11 for sequentially generating predetermined electrical signals for activating the actuator (25) in the angel's body portion to move the wings 18, 19. The figureine may also be provided with a light 20. The limit switches and control circuit 14 are arranged so that when the rod 2 and figureine 1 are in the uppermost position in respect of the control box, light 20 and wings 18, 19 are activated, but when in the lowermost position, they are deactivated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239010-A (GB)
Title: Aligning electronic components
Inventor: KONISHI TORU
IPC: H05K13/02
Filed: 1990-12-13
Abstract: An apparatus for aligning electronic component chips includes an aligning passage 24 for guiding a plurality of electronic component chips which are in an aligned state along a prescribed direction, and a chamber 22 communicated with the aligning passage for storing the plurality of electronic component chips. A blowing passage 28 is provided near an inlet of the aligning passage 24 for introducing compressed air from the outside. An upper wall surface 35 defining the space is provided by a displaceable movable block, the displacement of the movable block upward is driven by the compressed air introduced from the blowing passage 28, and displacement downward is driven by natural gravity. Therefore, by the intermittent introduction of the compressed air, the movable block 35 reciprocates up and down so that a space between the upper and lower wall surfaces of the space is widened and narrowed. Consequently, jamming of electronic component chips by bridging between these wall surfaces is prevented. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252634-A (GB)
Title: Elastic spring beam
Inventor: BYERS EDWARD VICTOR
IPC: G01G3/08
Filed: 1991-02-07
Abstract: An elastic spring beam particularly for use in a platform type weighing machine. The beam comprises a central spring strip section 8 the deflection of which under load provides a measure of that load, and one or more return spring strip sections 7 at the respective ends for of the central spring strip section. The spring beam may either be loaded via the return spring strip sections or the central section thereby to reduce measureable deflection of the central section to a minimum which in turn leads to improved accuracy of measurement of the applied load. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245886-A (GB)
Title: Supplying sheets from cassettes
Inventor: TOKUDA HIROSHI
IPC: B65H1/26
Filed: 1991-06-25
Abstract: In a cassette type sheet supplying device, the two or more of adjoining spaces 30, 32 for installing standard cassettes S1, S2 therein are joined into a continuous space 34 to enable a large cassette L to be installed in the space in lieu of the two or more standard cassettes. The paper feeding rollers for any standard cassettes other than the uppermost standard cassette installed in the continuous space are arranged in positions wherein the installation of the large cassette is not obstructed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245600-A (GB)
Title: Metallising a surface using a plasma with a post-discharge zone
Inventor: GOUDMAND PIERRE
IPC: C23C16/50
Filed: 1991-07-01
Abstract: The surface (15) to be metallised is placed in an enclosure (7) and a plasma is produced in a plasma tube (3) which extends into the enclosure (7), the plasma having a post-discharge zone in which the surface to be metallised is placed (Fig 1). Vapour of a carbonyl metal compound is injected into the enclosure (7), such compound dissociating in the post- discharge plasma to cause the metal to be deposited on the surface (15). The surface to be metallised may be pretreated in the enclosure by a nitrogen-based post-discharge plasma without an addition of carbonyl metal compound. Metals which may be deposited are Ni, Fe, Cr, Mo, W and Co. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253555-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for cooking food in water, then oil
Inventor: DYSON PETER ANTHONY
IPC: A23L5/10
Filed: 1991-07-10
Abstract: A cooking apparatus 10 comprises a water boiling compartment 11 and an oil frying compartment 12. A turbo gas burner arrangement 13 is arranged to heat water in compartment 11 and a gas burner arrangement 14. arranged to heat oil in compartment 12. In use, food portions eg. chipped potatoes, to be cooked are placed in a stainless steel mesh basket 15, which is lowered into compartment 11, and the food is allowed to partially cook. After a suitable time period, basket 15 containing the food is lifted by a lifting mechanism and placed into compartment 12, where the food portion is then fried. After immersion in hot oil for a suitable time period, basket 15 containing the food is lifted from compartment 12 by the lifting mechanism and placed on a drain portion 16 to allow excess oil to drain from the food. In a second embodiment, a steam-cooking compartment (21, Fig. 2) replaces the water-boiling compartment 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251552-A (GB)
Title: Skin care composition comprising coumarin or a derivative thereof
Inventor: DUCK EDWARD WILLIAM
IPC: A61K8/49
Filed: 1991-12-18
Abstract: A skin care composition, for example a cream or a lotion, comprises at least one compound selected from coumarin, a naturally occurring substance containing coumarin, a derivative of coumarin and a derivative of a naturally occurring substance containing coumarin. Preferred compositions comprise up to 5% by weight of the composition of a coumarinic ester formed from a tocopherol and/or a chiral amyl alcohol.